Evening Star Newspaper, February 3, 1865, Page 1

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TTRACTIONS FOR TO NIGHT RITRACTIONS ¥OR TO-NIGHT ‘TRAVELERS’ DIREOTORY. @Qrcs BALTIMORE & OHIO BR. 00. WasHincron, December 13, 1964, First appearance of Go SSE Sees es THOMPEON AND KERNS, 7 * 2 THOMPSON AND KERNS, Nigh — a December 18, apt ents THOMPSON AND KEKNS, ill De Tun ae foll ow say ae i — Who are, without the shadow ofdoubt, the ‘will be rap as follews: TRAINS MOVING NORTH. Bo. 1-BALTIMORB, WAY STATION & HAR- RISBURG TRAIN—Leave Washington 6:15 a. mM. Arrive st Baltimore 8:00 a.m. No. 2-NEW YORK & PHILADELPHIA EX- PRNSS—Leave Washingt-n 7:30 4 Ar-ive at Philadelphia 1:56 Pp. M., New Yerk 5:30 p.m. No Baltimore tickets sold No. 3—BaLTIMORE & WESTERN TRAIN— Leave Washington 6:15 a. M.. stopping at w: stations, connecting at Relay with the Mail Tr: for the West,and reaching Baltimore at 10:00 a.m, No. 4—NEW YORK MAIL TRAIN—Leave Wash- ington 11:15 4.™, Arriveat Baltimore at 12:45 ?.M., Philadelphia 5:37 P.m., New York 10:00 P.M. No. 5—BALTIMORE TRAIN AND WAY STA- TIONS—Leave Washington 3:00 P. M., connect- iz with Frederick train, Arrive at Bal- PM No. 6—BALTIM@BRE COMMUTATION AND PHILADELPHIA TRAIN — Le: 4:30 p.m. Arrive at Baltimore 6:10 Pp. wm. This train stops at Bladensburg, Beltsville, Laurel and Annspolis Junction only. No, 7—BOSTON & NEW YORE BX- PREBS TRAIN—Leave Washington 6:00 P. x. Arrive at New York 4:00 4.™. Maileand Passen- by this train connect with all the early morn- lines leaving New York for the Bast, North . West. No Philadelphia or Baltimore tickets so} iby this train, which is limited in eapacity by Government o: insure the mails. No. 8—BALTIMORE & HARRISBURG TRAIN Leave Washington 6:45 P. M. end arrive at Balti- more §:25 P. uw No. 9—-NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA AND WESTERN TRAIN—Leave Washington at 7:30 Y, M.; stopping at Re'ay House fer Western paasen- 8 to take xpress Train for Grafton, Wheeling, arkersburg, and all points in the West, Reaches New York at 6:15 a.m. FOR ANNAPOLIS the connections will be made with the §:15 a. M, and the 3 and 4:30 P. x. from Washington, No trains te or from Annapolis on Banday. BUNDAY TRAFNB. THE ONLY TRAINS FROM WASHINGTON for passengers on Sunday are the “:10 and 11:15 a. ™, and 3 P.M. for Baltimore, and 7:30 P. u. for Baltimore, Philadelphia, and the West, and the 6 p.m for New York oxty. ROUGH TICKBTS to the West. as well ag to Priiclokia, New York, er Boston, can be had at the Station Ticket Office at all heurs in the day, as well as at new office in the American Telegraph ilding, Pennsylvania avenue, betweem 475 and ts. BAGGAGE will be checked at all hours.—also for through points, to save trouble and confusion at the departure of the trains. | ALL PASBENCERS, pliachar saitiers Chee t earnestly reque! rei are eo the Line, established for the general ad vantage, such as the keeping of one or more cars exclusively for ladies and their attendants, and the prevention of smoking in any but the smoker's cars, and a'so to make a cheerfui compliance With ihe decisions of the agents or conductors im regard to their sents. rsa jte.. especially in arting the trains. the bart oT AMITH, Master of Transportation. U. M. COLE. General Ticket Agent. dec rt ‘RSAT PENNSYLVANIA ROUTH TO NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST. ST DOUBLE SONG AND DANCE MEN Rest DOUBLE BONG AND DANCE MEN BEST DOUBLE 8ONG AND DANCB MEN in America, besides being Ethiopian Comedians of the very first order, ——————— Secend week of MISS MAGDE STANLEY, MAUDE STANLEY, Mise MAUDE STANLEY, the Heart hold the audience spell bound. Miss Stanley bas mo equal as a Pathetic Vocalist. Becond and last week of ACK and LITTLE MAOK, JOHNNY MAGE tnt LITTLE MACK, JOHNNY MACK and LITTLE MACK, ital double act Ethiopian Performers, and Tee Ya tagven in their Great Act of * The Nerve.” . WERS AND J. MOLLIGAN, z BOWERS AND J. MULEIGAN, former from Hooley’s Opera Mouse, New Fhe, former the greatest Negro elineaters of the Age; the other too well Known te admitof any comment, The great Contortionist and Acrobat, WALTER WENTWORTH. WALTER WENTWORTH, WALTER WENTWORTH. a We point with pride to our Leviathan Oombina- tier of Talent, and LET THE PUBLIC JUDGB LET THE PUBLIC JUDGE encouragement, READ the names! REMEMBER where they perform! REFLECT upon their merite! RESOLVE to goand see them! 4 after December 25, trai timore from Rorth Calvert Btat Fast Mail at—.—- —-—- -—-- i Aceommodation Borrinpa ftsburgh, Bxpress.-...-. Pittsburg and Elmira Bxpress_..... M. TRAIN FROM WASHINGTON THOMPBON AND KERNS, E. BOWERS, JOHN MULLIGAN, JOHNNY MACK, pda the 920 A. M_train from Baltimore LITTLE Mac fer Pitssbur the West and for Elmira, JOSH HART, Buflale. Canan- W. WENTWORTH, acigus. = J. 8. CLARKE, 7 LOUIS SZ0LLOSY, 708430 P.M. TRAIN FROM WASHINGTON he 8P. M_ train from Baltimore Sonera ba Pittsba and Erie. HE 6.45 P.M. TRAIN FROM WASHINGTON TGonnsets with the 1 P. M. Express from Balti- more end runs through to Pittsburgh and Elmira, without change of care. eennec'ing at Pittsburgh for Cincinnati, Chicago, and St. Lonia and at Kimirs. for Buffalo, Roebester, and Byraeuse, INE THROUGH TRA N SUNDAY, $ Leaving Washicgton at3.o’clook P. M, SLEEPING CARg oN NIGHT TBAINS, Se.pieas’ Tioxets af Government Rares, LOW FARE AND QUIOK TIME. [a i and information apply at the Once otine. ‘Great Penasylvania Route, corner Ratingal Hotels aod Depot House, No, 463 © st., @ear New Jersey avenue, Washes ite amy MIS8 MAUDE STANLBY, LAURA LE CLAIR ZULIA ROBINSON. ELLA WESNER, JULIA AUGUSTA, MARY WESNER, MARY GARDNER, MAGGIE VERNON, LIZZIE WESNE! never appear on the bills, . EVERYTHING NEW TO-NIGHT, "N, dent NO. R. RB. 2 eed MER ING da ent. @HO. GILLETT, Pasccuger Agent, corner 6th street and Pa. ave. dec 29 tf JPRILADELPHIA STEAMERS. New Bx Line, semi ADELPHIA and ALEXA WASHINGTON and GEORG amers Mayflower, Philadelphia and George B. Btout. sailing days WRDNESDAYS and 8AT- URDEVE. from Non 14 North Wherves, Philadel: apd Ho. 59 Water street, between Congress leh, Gcorgetown. freight RA Rate 0. ier Pontos ‘ia whey 2 Philadelphia, WM. @) harves. H & BOWEN Ee Fea anes! 's, FLOWERS “A DAMS EXPRESS COMPANY a A Chica Sik Pa. Avenue Washinston, D.C. New and Beauti- Including aNew Pantomime,a ances and Songs by fal Ballet, a New Farce, New THE GRAND CONSOZIDATION COMPANY Canterbury, comprising the most Charming if th faa: and Talented Gent!ewen in the profession. ON SATURDAY, MATIN ON SATUBDAY, MATINERB ON SATUBDAY, ‘Waen a portion of the Celebrate? MABINE BAND, MARINE BAND; MARINE BAND: After playing will perform eome of their mest popular music. GREAT EASTERN. NORTHERN. AND \r- BRN EXPRESS FORWARDERS. —_ MENS ALPE HOURS PURRE. tAb0- 'b Forwarded AF; DISPATCH to focomtlir seared tangent eRe eon | Iniveisarhsl;n grease wloce,on(Stiod has ‘ies im the Prinei, way Towns in the NORTH, BAST, WEST AND NORTHWEST. eameare ine cen Its Tos fices are af . WASHINGTON 5 Oo NEW TORK, BOSTON, THE BRIGAUD'S GATE: PRUARRLPEIA. BALTIMORE CIN HE BRIGAND'S OATH. ATE ST. LOUIB, LO VILLE, LEXINGTON, pee i Poa formardin So'the CANADAD ana the ee Efdaecat bi uPron ana 1 aivae, TERRIFIC COMBATS, sompsercial fowns te Great Betis Tromizent STARTLING BPFECTS, *Goltestion of NOTES, DRA made - MEW SOBNERY, 4c, on Si cespee pares of ihe fea Sate bettie r¥ ) 9. DUNN, Agent, Washington, D.C, Preauced under the direction ef Josh Hart. ‘Whore sweet and pathctte strains in her Songs of our ability to give anentertainment worthy of CHARLES COVELLI, ADDIE BLAKE, and an Efficient Corpsof Auxiliaries whose zames Chenrng WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1965: The First Corps—Notice te Vetera HzapevaRTERs First Corrs, WasurxerTor, D. O., Dec. 27, 1864. Veterans desiring te enlist inthe lst Army Oorps, should repo! ol. O. F. Johnson, Soldiers’ Rest, Baltimore and @hio Railroad Depot, Washington, D. C. Any Veteran who has served two years, hae been honorably diseharged, and is physically qualified, may enlist in the Corps for one, two or three years. Those enlisting will receive from the Gov- ernment a bounty of $300 as soon as they are Mustered in, and, in addition, the regular in- stalments from the Giovernment, in proportion to the period of enlistment, as follows: $100 for ome year’s service, one-third paid on enlist- Went; $200 for two years’ service, one-third on enlistment; $300 for three years’ service, one- third on enlistment. They will be credited to the quota of the district in wahich they or their families may be domiciled and will, therefore, be entitled to Jocal boun! Free transportation will be furnished them to Washington by any Provost Marshal. The best arms in the possession of the Government will be furnished these troops, And they will be allowed to retain their arms when honorably discharged. mM Headquarters Major General Hancock :—159 F street, between 19th and 20th streets. Office of the Board fer the Examination ot Officers :—Brigadier General John R. Brooke, president, iS} G street, between 19th and 20th streets. By order of Major Genera! Hancock. dec 27-if ities. Assistant Adjutant General. rt im + Star. N°. 3,722. LOCAL NEWS. The Case of Col. Baker. DISSENTING OPINION OF JUDGE WYLIB. Yesterday, Judge Wylie delivered an opin- jon before the District Supreme Court on the Baker case, in substance as follows: The defendant was indicted for assault and battery and false imprisonment upon Stewart Gwynne, and was tried and found guilty at the present term of the Criminal Court of the District, held by one of the justices of this court. A motion for a new trial was entered in the court below, on the ground that the Court erred in several of its instructions given to the jury. This motion, with its reasons, had been duly certified into this court by the judge who tried the cause, and had there been fully argued on both sides. The case was before them on two bills of exceptions to the admission of evi- dence taken by the defendant’s counsel, in ad- ditien to the numerous reasons assigned for a new trial. The Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Ohase, addressed & note to the Secretary of War, Mr, Stanton, of which the following is a copy: Cenfidential.; “TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Dec. 21, 1963.— Sir: Will you oblige me by directing Colonel Baker to make such investigations and arrests, and exercise such custody of persons arrested as] may find needful for the detection and punishment of frauds on the Government, com- mitted by persons in this Department. “Yours truly, S. P. Cuasg. «“E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War. “P. S. Please send me a copy of what- ever order you may issue to Col. aes : “S. PC.” {Endorsement on above note j ‘CIAL, TELEGRAPHIO NEWS. } THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY. =e Michigan. Derxoir, Feb. 2.—The constitutional amend- ment abolishing slavery was ratified by the Michigan Legislature this morning. Rhede I id. Provivence, Feb. Rhode Island Houee of Representativ. is morning passed a resolution approving and adopting the pro- ed amendment to the Constitution of the nited States, abolishing slavery. The vote was—Yeas, 62; nays, 4. The House also passed a resolution request- ing the Governor to make application for a postponement of the draft. [SECOND DIRPATOH.} The Senate of Rhode Isiand has also con- curred in the resolution ratitying tae Constitu- tional amendment. my 5 CxIcaco, Feb. 2.—The General Assembly of Illinois yesterday ra‘ified the Constitutional (anti-slavery) amendment. The yote in the Senate was—yeas 18, nays 6; and in the House—yeas 48, against 28. Five Democratic Senators voted aye. jachusetts. Boston, Feb. 2.—Salutes are being fired. and belle are ringing throughout the State, in honor of the adoption of the anti-slavery Constitu- tional amendment. New York. ALBANY, Feb. 2.—A bill was presented in the House this afternoon, ratifying the Constitu- tional amendment abolishing slavery, and after debate, was referred to the Committee on Fed- rson at the office of FINLEY ANDERSON, AS LADY ISABEL AND MADAMB VINE, in the original, the only genuine play of EAST LYNNE,OR THE ELOPEMENT, which is given TO-NIGHT with an admirable dis- tribution o Miss Lueill Due notice will be given ef Miss Weatern’s first f characters. le Western, aa Lady performance of GEMEA, TH AMUSEMENTS. GROVER’S FHEATER. Penneyivania Avenue, Bear Willard’s Hotel. CROWDED TO OVERFLOWING to witness the impersonation of MISS LUCILLE WESTERN, : HEBREW MOTHER «Referred to Mr. Watson, with direction to detail Colonel Baker to report to the Secretary of the Treasury, for special duty, under his direction. Evwin M. Stanton.” Mr. Watson accordingly detailed Baker by & verbal order, and sent him to the Treasury Department for his instructions, when he received the following order trom the Secre- tary: TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Dee. 24, 1563,— By virtue of an order from the Secretary of War, of this date, you are hereby directed to report te the Solicitor of the Treasury, and re- ceive and recognise such instructions as he may. from time to time, give you, executing the same with all possible promptness. “Respeetfally, S. P. Cuasg, “Secretary of Treasary. “Col. L. C. Baker, &c.” Baker, in obedience to this order, reported to the Solicitor of the Treasury. who set him to work, with & general and unlimited license to eral Relations. It is presumed the bill will be passed almost unanimously. ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. The «‘Peace’? Commissioners—TheirGreet- ing by our Soldiers—Hope Expressed by Mr. Stephens. ‘Correspondence of the Associated Press.] BADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoTomMaAc, Feb. 1.—The announcement that peace commis- sioners had arrived within our lines, and had gone to Washington, although premature, was not without foundation in fact. On Sunday a fiag of truce appeared on the line near the cen- tre, and being answered, it was found to bea request, in pursuance of an understanding with Mr. Blair and Gen. Grant, for permission for the following-named persons to pass to Gen. Grant’s headquarters :—Lieut. Col. Hatch, As- sistant Adjutant General and Exchange Oom- Isabel and Madame Vine. FORD'S NEW Tenth strest, above Pennsylwania avenus. BENEFIT AND LAST APPEARANCE of the eminent American Travetian, EDWIN FORREST. jay) EVENING, Feb. 3, 1565, Firet representation of Shakepeare’s Hietorical THIS (Fi Tragedy of with the fo RICHARD y. Earl of Richmox zabet! RICHARD III; OR, THE RATTLE OF BOSWeRTH FIELD, owing Uneqnalied £ OF GLOSTER, » DUK Lady Z TO MORROW, iast producti contemporanenus drama, the STREETS OF NEW YORK. which, notwithstanding ithas achieved the most genuine success of the Season, must be with- drawn for phe produc ODD FELLOWS’ HALL. AMUSEMENTS FOR OLD AND YOUNG. years of the world-renowned Ma- and Ventrilocuist, SIGNOR BLITZ, ive his wonderful and am » February 6, 1865. and EVERY EVENING DURING THE WEEK, Introducing many marvelou illusions, humorou: leasin, Day Exhibitions on DAY, 7 d SATURDAY AFTERNOONS, commenc- Firet visit in Who will ances on M id SERIES OF ON DAY. the ever- ing at o'clock imirgion 30 cents: Children 15 cents, Keservea seats, 50 cents; Children to reserved seats, 25 cents, Evening Performances begin at ‘4 ea 9 clocks open at 7 0’clock, d...Mr, John McCullough missioner, with Alex. H. Stephens, R. M. T. Hanter and J. A. Campbell. Col. Sam. Harriman, commanding Ist bri- gade, Ist division, 9th corps, received the communication, and forwarded itto headquar ters, Owing to GeneralGrant’s absgnce trom City Point, no reply could be sent immediately; but the matter was referred to Washington, and after several communications had passed be- tween our authorities and the commissioners, the permission was granted, and a deputation, consisting of Col. Babcock, of Gen. Grant’s staff, Col. Harriman and Co). Lydig, 0: Gen. Park’s staff. and Capt. Brackett, ot Gen. Wil- cox’s staff, were deputed to meet the gentle- men and escort them within our lines. The deputation reached the appointed place just before sunset yesterday afternoon, and were soon joined by Mr Stephens and his compan- ions, and after a few moments spent in inter- change of civilities, the party came within our lines, the troops on both sides uniting in a si- multaneous cheer, which seemed to give them greater confidence than they had before exhib- ited. They were escorted to the railroad in carriages, where a special train was in wait- ing to convey them to City Point. A large crowd of soldiers was here assem- bled, anxious to get a glimpse at the strangers, and when the train started loud cheers again greeted them. On arriving at City Point they were taken to General Grant’s headquarters, where they spent the night Meesrs. Riepnens and Campbell looked much emaciated and careworn, but Mr. Hunter ap- pod to be hale and hearty, as did Colonel itch. The latter conducted the negotiations In his usual agreeable and nappy mafnes. The only allusion made te our difficulties ‘was the Rope expressed by Mr. Stephens to investigate the trauds which were supposed to exist in that department. After some days, Baker began to entertain suspicions that Dr. Stewart Gwynne was engaged in defrauding either the Governmemt or somebody else, and re- ported his suspicions and his reasons for en- tertaining them, to the Solicitor, and declared his purpose to arrest Gwynne. The Solicitor, it appears, made no objection, although he gave no express authority for that purpose. Gwynne was at the time a contractor to fur- nish certain miecninerys as well as membrane paper, for making the tractional currency which is now in such general circulation, and ‘was occupying &8room inthe Treasury build- ing, which had been furnished him by the De- partment, forthe purpose of making experi- ments and facilitating his efforts to fulfil his contract. Baker alleged that he had good grounds to suspect that Gwynne was engaged in defrauding either tay Government or his own sub-contractors—he did not know which— and was resolved to arrest Gwynne and seize renee: This was on the 6th of January, 1861, and Baker immediately proceeded to G wynne’s room, arrested him there, took possession of all his private papers, and locked him up in a rooms and under guard for about thirty hours: and this without any other authority than what has been already stated. The arrest thus made was immediately reported to the Secre- tary of the Treasury, who expressed no disap- roval of the deed. The day following, at Ba- er’s instance, Gwynne was committed to the Old Capitol, a military prison in this city, by an order obtained from the Secretary of the Treasury; and there remainca in wounnomant for Sparing! of abont thirty days, when he was Cischarged by order of the Secretary of the Treasury, whohad become satisfied tnat the THEATER. Cast: EDWIN FORR&ST ~ Madame Ponisi Miss Alice Gray ef the famous tion of a COMEDIES, feb 3-8t RAND SACRED CONOERT in Aid GERMAN RELIEF ASSOCIATION. SUNDAY, at GROVER’S THEATER. Mr SEB, B. MILLS, the great classic Pianist, bas been engaged. ent, and a large Orchestra under the direction of vhist scepicions against him were wholly ground- ess. Gwynne subsequently prosecuted Baker tor falee imprisonment, in arresting him and lock- ing him up; and that is the indictment upon which Baker has been tried in the case before Col. Harriman, on bidding him good-bye, that they would coon meet under happier auspices. W. D McGagcor. From Savannah—Arrival of Cotfon. New York, Feb. 2.-The steamer Rebecca Clyde, from Savannah, has arrived, with a tall cargo of cotton consigned to Collector Draper. She brings ro news. of the February 5. us. To this indictment the defendant pleaded not guilty, and gave in evidence, by way of justi- fication, the authority given to him, as above stated, which he claimed amounted to an order from the President of the United States, or ed by eminent Vocal Tal- New York Gold Market. eed aa sO 0 ae eee e+... $100 New York, Fek. 2,10 p. m.—Gold, 20143 an order issued under the authority of the Orchestra Chairs, (secured, ‘50 centsextra | closing atter the cajl, 205%. President. ‘ Family Circle. xe : ~... 8) cents oe It was not made a question in the case, To be bad at the Music Store of Mr. Metzerott, "ane whether the President himself could constitu- corner of llth streetand Penn, avenue. jan3] CONGRESSIONAL. tionally, or by law, give such an order; but,on THE OXFORD HALL OF MUSIC AND PINACOTHECA, Ninth street, fronting on Pennsylvania avenne NEW STARS! ELARGEST COMPANY AND THE LARG LARGEST Co} gz 7H MUWC HALL IN THE COUNTHY | Bx Firet Week fos KATE PENNOYER, the best American Danreuse on the stage MISS KATE PENNOYER, MAR. PENNOYER, MARZETTI and ANTON TO, the Three Best Dancera of the Day. First Week of M’LLE MAZORI ARNOLDI, M’LLE MAZORI ARNOLDI, the Finest Formed Woman inthe World, in her eat imperrovation of eres ROM A DOUG Mi And the other 8: HERTY. N AND GRECIAN STATUARY. & RAINOR, CABT ORTIMER, WILLIAMS, MILLIB CREED, r Performers. : EVERY EVENING, in their Great Challenge Programme. LADIES’ MATINEE NEXT SATURDAY, FOX, OURRAN & NORRIS, Prop’rs. the contrary, it was conceded by the prosecu- tion that he had been invested with that power by the act ot Conercss of 3d March, 1563, au- thorizing the privilege ot the writ of habecs corpus to be suspended; and that question was not passed upon by the judge before whom the cause was tried. The only questions were whether the acts of the two Secretaries. as above set forth, in the absence of any express authofity to them, or either of them, from the President, ought to have been conclusively presumed to have been done by order of the President; and, if so, whether the orders to Baker were, on their face, sufficient in law to authoriz® Gwynne’s arrest and imprisonment. Aiter reviewing at length the relations of the preceding orders to each other, Judge Wylie says: “I regard, therefore, the order to him from the Secretary of War, as conferring upon him no authority whatever, more than a permission to be absent for a time from his duties in the ‘War Department, and to act as a police officer in regard to certain matters of a civil charaeter which the Treasury Department desired to have In THE SBNATE yesterday after the close of our report— The joint resolution excluding the electoral votes of the States in rebellion was discussed at length; and at 5 o’clock the Senate ad- journed. In THE Hovse— The Illinois and Michigan Canal bill was passed. [The bill proposes to complete the improve- ment as & military work, and to facilitate the defense of the Northern frontier, and to enable ‘unboats and vessels of war to pass trom the {aiesiesippi to Lake Michigan, and to promote the commerce between the different States and the United States and foreign nations. The President is authorized to contractewith the State ot Illinois. or with any company incor- porated for that purpose, to construct the works. The Government ts to subscribe five millions in bonds of the United States, payable twenty years from date, bearing six per cent. interest.} Mr. Stevens cailed up the deficiency bill. and moyed inat the House non-concur in the Sen- PENNOYER, TTI and ANTONIO, T sols goods. open forest to call early, pial the conductor B 6u out corner Ve sta. ‘in ped P. J. BELLEW & CO.’8 STORE fan 19-20 RY LATEST RELIABLE SOURCE, J. BEL 610 Seventh Btreet, Ladies’ BELT BUCKLES, new style, just, im- ported, the largest stock, the ae variety, the Dewest goods. We begi e) 81. $1 0, $2.10, S4. gs, t gilt and enameled. These are really beautiful ate’s amendment striking out the appropria- tion of 235,000 for payment of extra compensa- tion to the clerks and employees of the House. He moved that the House non-concur in the action of the Senate. Mr. Schenck inquired of Mr. Stevens how it was that by this bill $247,000 was appropriated for the compensation and mileage of fifty-two Senators, and only $300,000 for one hundred and eighty-nine Representatives; and he re- Jerred to the same disparity as to other items. Mr.Stevens replied that the Committee ot Ways and Means had taken the Senate’s esti- mates as true: but the Senate, when the House investigated; nor do I believe that more than this was intended by thatorder If more was intended, the order to that extent was outside the lawful! authority of the War Department, and, therefore, void to that extent. If, then, the acts of Baker in making the arrest in question were not done under orders trom the Secretary of War, the authority from the President claimed as the defendant's justi- fication in this case could not have descended to him through that channel. Then, if we turn to seek the needed authority from the order of the Secretary of the Treasury, we find that Secretary carefully eschewing the® responsibility, by telling Baker that by virtue oF AND FROM THE MOST LEW & CO., to sell down at75 cents, $6, to $10 for sold plated. 610 7th street, EVER TOO LATE TO LBARN.—Professor N WOLOSKI opensa New SINGING CLASS by his new and extraordinary method, on most liberal terms. All these ladie d make finesingers. and join Professor’s Oratorios, can enter their names at his residence, 353 Siath street, between H and I sta. required & small appropriation to pay their obligations, were disposed to scrutinize it. On motion of Mr. Stevens, the House in- sisted on its non-concurrence in the Senate’s amendment, and asked a committee of confer- ence. Adjourned, an order from the Secreta-y of War, he is to pro- ceed with his business: and thus the Secretary of the Treasury neither assumes to act on his own responsibility in the matter as Secretary, nor &8 authorized to speak by a a ie sp y authority of the gentlemen who wish to jan 17-1m $325 Apply®t the Li: cy, Gast, bet. Sthand loth. D. A. THE GOLDEN RULE! Ho: FOR CALIFORNIA! SHEA’ PASSAGE! 8300, $225, $125. 'verpool and Cork Bteamship ie ime ton of St. Patrick’s. It has thus been shown that the arrest in question was not authorized ei Secretaries, by either of the It was not pretended at the trial of the cause that any direct order had ever been given by the President himself for making the arrest, or that he ever knew such @ proceeding was in SOUTHERN NEWS. The Georgia Peace Movement. A CERTAIN CLA88 OF GEORGIANS ADVOCATING RECONSTRUCTION AND GET BUPPRESSED, we rom the Richmond Sentinel, Jan 2S.) @ are gratified to learn that Gov. Brown is Ta! BROSNAN ja 9-1m' ILLIE’S SAFE! AND WRO a the celeb ated C UGAT IRON FIRE AND BUR. strongly opposed to the reconstruction conven tion movement which a few disloyal and whipped men and colonized enemies are adyo- contemplation. ‘LLEB It followe, therefore, that the arrest was AR P. 5 i made in point of fact without the order of the GEAR B. ere a A cating with audacity aad zeal. President, or any order issued under his FRAMES. 7 THE INTERRUPTION OF MEETINGS Disap-| ®uthority, oreven professing to have been so poneral Bon thern agency 567 west Lombard st, PROVED BY THE REBEL SECRETARY OF War. | issued.” po gh * _A. PROBEUS, General Agent, [From the Richmond Sentine), Jan.-28.] The Judge then refers to the laws enacted by Congress. First, the act providing for the ar- ATCHES, JEWELRY, &¢. LARMOUR & Co., Light street, Baltimore, in- vites the attention of purchasers to their choice stock of No. 1 WATCHES, DIAMOND JBWELRY, &e., SILVER WARE. PLATED WARE, OPERA GLASSES, SPECTACLES, TABLE CUTLERY &c,,atlow Watches and Jewelry repaired in the best = ner by the best: workmen and warranted. 8 2m prices, ‘The Augusta Chronicle contains a letter from Mr. Glenn, or as the Chronicle, for greater ef- fect, styles him, Gen. Glen n, confessing to his having interrupted a public meeting in Geor- gis, because of the improper objects which he supposed to be contemplated. If we are not mistaken, Mr. Glenn holds no Confederate commission. Having, however, informed the Secretary of War of his late proceedings, the Secretary has replied in terms of strong disap- probation of them. restand punishment by court-martial of any person in the naval or mili! service charged with committing frauds upon the Government, and the section relating to the penalty to be inflicted on civilians convicted of the crime, and the paragraph referring ‘to the jurisdiction of the courts of the District F°% BALE.—Will be sold at a great bargain. two C. Double HARNEBS, HORS: AUTISR’S RESTAURANT. ARBIAG. The Bill to Employ Slaves in the Rebel Army. three sets of, five. MATOH| IT WILL PROBABLY BE PROMPTLY PASSED. 5 . BAY MARE. i civil courts, by due course of law. Tae mands high ois years old wextastig: ean trot appt zum the Richmond Rextinel, Jan. $2.) It is equally clear that ke was not liable to inside of t! minutes. Inquire at. Howard's Bike ewaeradce ee engaged | arrest by military authority, or to be tried and Restaurant. G street, between 6th and 7th. north Bit entecine neers ree oe senate | punished by court-martial.” ee jee sand slaves for menial service in the (noting trom the act authorizing the Presi- The proceedings indicate the prom, t Passage of ibemcacuree Thisis an important step dent to suspend the privilege of habeas corpus, the Judge declares that the case of Dr. Gwynne Bevators and members of : tan gieiara need cating in hay far tatctn | the rent cretion, __"P" tno ty Ths tar areas 07d union ance, . enter’ 5 sr te! PRIVAT ROOMS always ready for private Dis. | 87 New York city has turnished from May, meee nie authority, ade akan during nee and Bupper partion at ©. GAUTIER’ 1663, to rE tnt Tis rults, at an ex- | the existence of the present rebellion, shall te de27-1m 252 Pennsylvania avenc een day bra needed 63 the Rew cw a defense in all to any action, or prose. Ti- | the 15th of Fevruary. Committeesaretobesent | © eneed, for any, 7 Parente okt pg 8. a ions from G ; ———— nay ivanio avon. D TEALBUM; Seventy.six Photograph pit sattave re, The Wander- ew; PRL ihe ration of Ghat Gusta to Albany and Washington to i terests of the city in regard tothe draft is teaubri omitted te be under and by virtue it even Ss7The Savannah ladies are said to be in | such order, or under color of any aw of ‘Gone ve blissful ignorance of mice,” “rats,” anduwae | gress, and such defense ma: by special FRANCK TAYLOR. | terfalls,” plea, or under the genera) e. Tiiie section was the one under which the defendant's counsel endeavored to make ont & case of justifiable arrest, claiming that Colone! Baker arrested Dr. Gwynne by the Secretary of Waror Secretary of the Treas- ury, orof both of them acting in concert im the matter, and that such order must be presumed to have been given by authority of the Presi- dent, in coneequence of their official relations to the President. Proceed to examine this defense as a uestion of law, the Judge referred again ‘to e actof March 24 for the trial and punicd- ment of frauds, and the act of March 3d sus- pending the writ of habeas corpus, and claimed that the offence charged against Dr. G@wynne is provided for by the first, and expressly ex- cluded from the operation of the latter. The argument to be met by the defense was that the act of Congress authorized the President to suspend the peiviless of habeas corpus in auch cases as, in opinion, the public safety re- uired. Hehad coeds gO y proclamation, Qeciared and specified all the cases in which the privilege should thereafter be suspended; and this case of Dr. Gwynne’s was not one of those cases. The arrestin this case was, there- fore, made in violation, not only of the law of the land, but of the most solemn proclaimed and authentic order which it was possible for the President to make; an order, too, which he at the same time and in the same manner di- rected should stand and be obeyed in all parts of the land, until it should be revoked or mod- ified by a subsequent proclamation, or expire with the termination of the rebellion. ‘The defence had attem: tag to answer this ar- gument by denying that me arrest was made under the suspension of the habeas corpus bn* aseert that by the Constitution the President is commander-in-chiefof thearmy and eat & and that by virtue of his anthority, in time of war, he may, at his own pleasure, place the whole orany tofthe country under subjection to martial law, and thus lawfully, in obedience to the Constitution itself, cause any man whom- soever to be deprived of his life, liberty, or proverty; and that, possessing this power, each and every member of his Cabinet is presumed te speak for the President, and issue orders by his authority, whether in matters pertaining to bis own proper department or not. Propositions ef this character the Judge con- sidered monstrous, He was sure that the law did not constitute an order of the Secretary an order of the President, whether the order reia- ted to business connecied with the Secretaries own Department or not, and in conclusion says: «I may now claim, I think, withon? pre- sumption, that it has been demonstrated the arrest in question was made, ist, upona charge cognizable and triable only according to the law of the land, and for which no order could lawfully be issued either by any member of the Cabinet, or by the Executive himself; and, 2d, that, in point of fact, no order for the arre: ‘was giver to the defendant by either the Se retary of War or the Secretary of the Treasury, for which either of those officers can be hejd responsible. But there still remains one other view of the subject for our consideration, which has here- tofore received but an incidental allusion The first section of the act, which applies to the case of a party actually in confinement, provides thay the officer having a prisoner in eustody, under an order of the President, or by his authority, shall decline to deliver him up. in obedience to the writ of habeas corpus, bat shall make return to the writ, under oath, thar Be eens him in prison in pursuance ef sach order. The order, therefore, must be in writing, else how could the officer make such a retarn with safety to his conscience! At the time the order was issued, also, it must have contained the name o: the prisoner, and not have been general or in blank; otherwise it could not have been an order to detain or imprison that person, and so RO order at all. The fourth section justifies the officer for having made an arrest provided he, too, can show upon his trial for having made it, a like order from the President, or under his authority. And although in this last case the officer, or the party sued or prosecuted for having made the arrest, is not required, in his defense, to make the oath as in the first case, yet must he show that such an order was given to make the very arrest in question. Now, if the President had himself directed this defendant, by order under his hand, to go into any of the departments, or into any town or city in the country, and arrest whomsoever he might suspect of committing frauds against anybody, I maintain that such an order as that would not have justified the arrest, because the whole discretion which the lew designed to confide to the President in the execution of this act, bad in fact not been exercised by himself, but by some, pobre: unknown &nd trustiless individual. I think it was the manifest inten- tion of Congress to require thatevery arrest made under this act should be made by order, in writing, either by the President himself, or by the Secretary of State, or Secretary of War; and that every such order, when issued, should contain the name of the person to be arrested or detained in prison. If left to the discretion of any irresponsible constable, or detective, to fill up a blank order with the names of whom- soever he might select, the exercise of this bower would be certain to be abused, and be- come an oppression to the people most danger- ous to the Government itself. How much more is it to be deprecated, if in addition to the danger of entrusting this fearful pow. — 0 exercised at the discretion of irresponsible and ignorant hands, the authority should be verbal only, and no record of it preserved by the Government.” ——E i> A very cunning case of smuggling on the Canadian border has recently been detected, for which thelaw provided no remedy. It seems that the smuggler built his house im- Mediately upon the boundary line, with an entrance from the North and another from the South. He canthus bring British or Ameri- can goods into his house without paying duties to either Governmeht, and can, without detec- tion, easily pass them over tothe other side. It is said the fellow has, by this elicit trade, grown rich,and scarcely feels under the neces- sity of concealing the secret of his ill-gotten eine: The Government of the United States az, of course, been the principal loser, as the import of dntiable goods greatly exceeds the export. But this rat-hole is to be stapped. An amendment to the laws for yee pet pats of smugeling is about to be presented in Congress, and will unquestionably be saopied, by which the faet of building upon the boundary line will of itself be assumed as evidence of a pur- pose tesmugglie, and the revenue officers will be empowered toenter and search the prem- ises and seize the goods. PRESSING TOBACCO FOR DOMESTIC UsE.— Mr. James Laurie, of White county, Ind., writes to the American Institute Farmers’ Club, as follews: ‘Another man wanted to know how to man. ufacture tobacco. I will tell him how to press itfor his own use tighter than tobacco was ever pressed by any other plan. Go to the wood pile or the woeds ard get a hickory log two feet long and one foot over, bore two one- ineh holes in the end down to three inches of the other, and then make a good hard ramrod and mallet, and Lease to load it with wads of tobacco, pounding it down well: then make one-inch pins of hard wood and drive into each hole as far as possible. This will press his to- bacco so that it willlook like wax. You must split the press to get it put, but one press will hold ten or fifteen pounds, so that they will not have to be often made for home use.” , W7The tt alment of the Atlantic tele- graph was dispatched on the 16th inst, and thus a most SepoHaae step forward was taken in the means of providing a telegraphic com- munication between England and America. Her Majesty's ship Amethyst, an old sailing corvette, which for some years past has lin at mvorings in the Medway, had received in the iron tank which has been constructed in her hold a coil of two hundred and seventy- nine miles of the cable,jand was duly towed down to the rede where she witli bo laid alongside the Great tern, to deliver up this first instalment of the Atlantic cable. The en- tire cable will be ready by June next, ee S87 A deserter in Clinton count: a. had eluded all parties sent to arrest hiasnee who, it is alleged, had fired several times upon officials in pursuit of him, was captured Jast Wweekina novel manner. The provost marshal procured an empty coffin, filled it with mus- kets, labeled it with the name of a deceased soldier, and sent it in charge of a guard of six Yeterans. in citizens’ clothes, to be buried in Cato township. The veterans, with their sol- emn burden, reached the township without ex- Ned Peer eenteses sree Stags and then and ‘oke open coffin, sei: their and arrested the deserter. ’ = ae I> Forty-fi tons of mail matter pass through the New York post office daily. Of this amount twenty tons passes over the rail- road lines and river routes connecting with New York, exclusive of the mails fer Europe and fleets, and the various armies on the At. lantic coast. Five formidable torpedo boats are in jy cess of construction at the northern yards for the defense of our harbors and destruction of rebel iron-clads. Although nearly sub and having an enormous torpedo Trojecti from the stern, the boats are perfectly tne against any danger to the occupants. found in a ae ‘was obtained to the - OF great fish suppers, ©° “% ® f@vorite place