Evening Star Newspaper, February 17, 1865, Page 1

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YSICIAN AND SURGHON dec otf bit lith street, between G and He YHE BEST EVIDENCE THAT PRINCE. 381 TI F street, is the onty practical STA MPER in the District, in that he daily has todo over work that is botched at other so-called Stamping pla He bas the largest and finest assortment of P: terns ever offered here, Making bis own Patterns, he is able and willing to stampany pattern brought him nov 23-tf FREMIUM TRUNK, SADDLERY, AND MILITARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTORY, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, wrsco SEVENTH STREBT, One Door North of Odd Fellows’ Hall, Where they continue to manufacture and have on sale a large and fine assortment of TRUNKS, VALISES, TBAVELING BAGS, SADDLES, HARNESS, HOBSE COVERS, MILITARY HORSE EQUIPMENTS, SWORD BELTS, MAVERSACES, WHIPS, BITS, SPURS, &e., &e., AT LOW PRICES. BEPAIRING, Tronke, &¢,, repaired promptly and thoroughly. &e., THREE SILVER MEDALS Awarded by the Maryland Institute of Baltimore, October Sint, 1864; the highest premium. & bronze medal, by the Metropolifan Mechanics’ Institute of Washington, D. C., im 1857. SOLE AGENTS For District of Columbia and Alexandria, Va.,for FRANK MILLERS CELESRATED PREPARED HARNESS OIL. Dealers supplied at the lowest feb6-ly FAOTORY PRICES. ATCHES, JEWELRY, &e. LARMOUR & Co., Light street, Baltimore, 1n- vites the attection of purchasers to their choice stock of No. 1] WATCHES, DIAMOND JEWELRY, 4c. SILVER WARE. PLATED WARE, OPERA GLASSES, SPECTACLES, TABLE CUTLERY &c.,atlow ss ; Watches and Jewelry re; man- Ber by the best workmen tod varnatn eat 24-3m T° ING PROMPTLY ATTEND, ED TO, by woot’ Santa! and Bate Honea absoueie Captains on board, or to GonN B. DAVIDa0N, ater street, Georgetewn, mp ye Vs, XXY. AMUSEMENTS. CANTERBUBY HALL, MUSIC. ) CANTERBURY HALL( MUSIO HAL LSAT EREERT HALL} ALL AND CANTERBURY HALL AND THEATER? CANTERBURY HALL‘ THEATER LovisiaNA AVENUE, NEAR SixTH STRERT, Rear of National and Metropolitan Hotels, GEORGE LEA........_-... ---.----Proprieter Also of the Varieties, New York, and Osnterbury Alexandria, Va. JOSH HABT................-....Btage Mansger ao To-night and ree the NEW OOMPANY. NEW QCOMPANY, First appearance in Washington of the DELAVANTE RROTHERS, DELAVANTE bROTHERS, "Phe mort yereatile and accomplished artistes in the profession. Their mode] illustrations of the TLEY BROTHERS NOPEATS ON THE HORIZONTAL BAR, OMIGUE, the 2 CoeROE AND THE TRAPEZR, Are elegant specimens of art and muscular energy, First appearance of MISS SALLIB SUNDERLAND, MIkS SALLIE SUNDERLAND, The favorite vocalist. Reappearance of MISS MAUDE STANLEY, MISS MAUDE STANLBY, +The greatest operatic singer of the day, JOHNNY MACK and LITTLE MACK, JOHNNY MACK and LITTLE MACK, in their original CLASSIO GRECIAN STATUARY, CLASSIC GRECIAN STATUARY, Being one of the most laughable and comic fea- tures of their repertoire, THOMPSON AND KERNS, THOMPSON AND KERNS, The greatest double song and dance mén in the profession- First time of a new burlesque, entitled OTHELLO, OTHELLO, Characters by the two Macks and the entire company, Last week of THE BRIGAND'S OAT THE BRIGAND'S QA The Brigand Boy_._-. —_. The Brigand Chief........ Laurs Le Claire + -+-Josh Hart First week of the laughable and comical absurdity efthe BURLESQUE OIRCUS. BURLESQUE CIROTS, ‘E POPULAR STOCK COMPANY, THe POPULAR STOOK COMPANY, JOSH HART, CHARLES COVELLI, SYLVAS CLARKE, WALTER WE TWORTH, DICK COLLINS, W. FELSMAN, LAUBA LE CLAIRE, JULIA ROBINSON, LIZZIE WESNER, MAGGIE VERNON, MARY BLAKE, GARDNER SISTERS, and A FULL CORPS DE BALLET, A FULL CORPS DE BALLET, Under the direction of MONS. SZOLLOBY, The laughable negro acts, CATCHING A TURTLE, CHICKENS, OTHELLO, WINDY BOYS, &0, The whele evening’s entertainment combining a programme of INCT ACTS! INCT ACTS! MAT MAT ise) NEE, SATURDAY, OOMMENCI NEE, SATURDAY, COMMENCING AT CARD, EW AND ORIGINAL ENTER- ENTIRELY N AND With much pleasure the agement is now at liberty to announce the engagement of M’LLE MARIE BOUVILLE. * MLLE MARIE BOU VILLE, The dashing Parisian equestriénne, from the Cirque de l’Empereur, Paris. She w aypranser alimited number of nights only, the following pieces being produced consecutively, viz : JACK SHEPPARD ON HORSEBACK. JACK SHEPPARD ON HORSEBACK, s MAZEPPA. MAZEPPA, N HAWKE, OR LIFE ON THE ROAD, GAPTAIN HAWK: OR LIFE ON THE Roa, TURPIN’S RIDE TO YORK, TUBPIN’S RIDE TO YORK: ‘ y yA, PEEPING TOM, OF Coy- LADY GODIVA On EEY. O , OB PEEPING TOM, OF Cov- LADY GODIVA, 0 BANTRY. And the grand spectacle of the KNIGHTS OF@HE Be OF THE OLOTH OF KNIGHTS OF THE FIELD OF THE CLOTH OF ieces M’LLE MARIB will intro- ae iantiy celebrated and highly trained stal- lion, ALI KASSAN. of full biped, ane sired by the world-renowned / ABDALLAD. Re eee form tensi' \— teratlonsare bane made in the building. which, ple 180 facilitate the production Tad effects of the Eiis esta lishment pieces as to place BEYOND THE REACH OF OOMPETITION, + AMUSEME NTS, FORD'S NEW THEATER. TENTH STREBT, above Pennsylvania Avenue, FRIDAY BVENING, BENBFIT OF MR. J.8. CLARKE, Who will repeat his very SUCCEESFUL BADGER. In Dion Boucicanit’s sensational Drama, called THE STREETS OF NEW YORK, with new Scenery and Appointments, and an une- aualed Cast of Characters, The Gas-light scenes near UNION SQUARB. Nightly encored, The great FIRE SOENB, And every day scenes of MERRIMENT AND MISERY, WASHINGTON THEATER, Eleventh street and Pennsylvania avenue, Performance of The critical public have-given their unqualified verdict in favor of the oe ghee Enterprise, ANGE OF BILL. FRIDAY EVENING, February 17, will be performed Bourcicault’s splendid five-act Comedy of LONDON ASSURANCE. With a cast of characters defying competition. Sir Harcourt Courtly B.L_ Davenport Richard Dazzle. Wallack Mark Meddle. Max Harkawsa Dolly Spanker. Charles Doris Lady Gay Spanker. Grace Harkaway.._... Pert. ...———- + Wm. i. a +----.W. Holland -.Wm. Barron gi Bose Eytinge _~- Miss Blanch Grey ++-+-Mrs, Walcot Saturday evening, O'Keefe’s glorious old Eng- lish Oomedy of WILD OATS, glorious old Eng: Beats can be secured threa dayain advance, A. 8, PENNOYER, Treasurer. GROVER’S FHEATER. Pennsylvania Avenue, near Willard’s Hotel, ‘THIS (Friday) EVENING, Feb, GENEFIDOB TOC: .,, MRS. BARNEY WILLIAMS, i Who will appear fcr the eccasion, aasisted by the original and inimitable representative of Irish eccentricities cae | In the beautiiel sed Nisnie duet n the beautiful at ighly interesti i Spectacleand Irish romance ef the eee matty i LAKES OF KILLARNEY, Whioh, with its new and beautiful scenic and me- chanical effects superb songs. dances, chorusses, anc music, has everywhere been received with the warmest enthusiasm by large and fashionable ““roconelade with the Comedy of AN HOUR ‘o conclude with the Comedy a! N SAVILLE. presenting Mrs BARNEY WILLIAMS ineight diferent characters, SEATON HALL, MONDAY and TUESDAY, Feb. 20 and 21, Debut in Wachington of M’LLE HELENE DE KATOW, The renowted Russian Violincellist, acknowl- edged in all the leading musical circles of Europa to be one of the most extraordinary artists living; also of : MR JAMES M. WEHLI, The well-known Pianoforte Virtueso and Compo- ser, whose art triumphs extend through three- quarters of the globe. They will appear for the first time in Washing- nin to! a GRAND CONCERT, Assisted by the young American Prima Donna, MISS LAURA HARRIS, and other favorite artists. Musical Director and Conductor,...-Signor ROSA Admistion $1; secured seats 5) cents, Tickets may be secured at Metzerott’s Music Store, to commence on Friday morning. Doors open at 7's; Concert to commence at 8 o'clock. fe 16 METROPOLITAN HALL. Pennsylvania avenue, between 11th and 12th Sts. Ma, B, Henze =. + secees eons Proprietor +, Tenze having opened this Hallasa =" FREE CONCERT SALOON, would be happy te see his old friends and patrons, he having ergaged some of the best and finest ar- tistes in the profession. MILLIE JOSEPHINE, MISS ARLEAN, MISS KITTIE LEE, BILLIE DIMOND. MILLIE MIGNONETTE, H. W. WILLIAMS, ON TUESDAY EVENING, THE THIRD UNITED STATES MILITANY BAND Will play anumber of choice pieces during the evening. Admission free. The Bar is stocked the market. 2 ODD FELLOWS’ HALL, ONE WEEK MORE ONLY! Of the great Magician and Ventriloquist, SIGNOR BLiTZ, On MONDAY, February 13, and EVERY EVENING DURING THE WEEK, 4 Day Exhibitions on TUESDAY, THURS- paveand SATURDAY AFTERNOONS, commenc. Sigatsorclick, Programme yaried nightly, Admission 20 cents: Children 15 cents, Reserved seats, 50 cents; Children to reserved seats, 25 cents, Doors open at7; commence ', toS o'elk, fel3 A GRAND VOCAL CONCERT, For the Benefit of Br. DOMINICK’S CHURCH, ar ODD FELLOWS’ HALL, Seventh Etrect, On FRIDAY EVENING, Feb, 25. 1855, 1] selected and arrange! programme of pop- dine wud favorite re a rendered by some of fire’ tistes of t city, Une Chets of admission, $1; to be had at Metzerott’s Music Store, Russell s Book Store, and at the door on the evening of the Concert. Doors open at 7 o'clock; Concert to commence at clock, precisely. i Tr BoheGraad Piano used on this occasion is from the Music Store of Mr. Metzerott. feb 13-eotd FORD HALL OF MUSIC AND SHE CE PINACOTHECA, Ninth street, fronting om Pennsylvania avenue FRESH ATTRACTIONS! FRESH STARS! i: he Infant Wonder, First Week of PT °NINO EDDIE, Si EL NINO EDDIE, The best Tight Rope Performer in the Wort. Fi f the startling Drama of the First week Sarit SPY. BENCH SPY, with the Ohoicest Liquors in fe 15-lw French Spy.--~ ...-Miss Kate Pennoyer pW BALLETS,” ‘i NEW DANOES, s] thing new this week. rn net POT GU RHAN & NORRIS, Prop’rs, LADIES MATINEE—SATURDAY AFTERNOON, In active preparation, and will shortly be pro- duced, the startling drama of Mazeppa; or, The Wild Horseof Tartary, for which piece eminent artists heve been engaged, and no expense will be s,sred to make this the greatest success of the sea- son. HINGTON CITY SAVINGS BANK wee ae IncorroraTsD Maron STH, 1864, WARD SEMMB, President and Treasurer. xDWD CLABK, Vice President and Secretary. DIREOTORS. . DOLE, 5 5. COOMBS, Wa, BLVANS, | THOS. J. GAHDNER, reece d open for the receipt of De. e NEW Beyaeng uoues: mae isiana av., under 8imm’s New Buildi; No, 58 Louisians 2) ABD OLARK, Becretary, WARD OLARK & 60., = BANKEE the Savings Bank, No. 68 Louisiana aven DEALERS IN EXOHANGE, GOLD AND SILVER, : And General Banking Business. Bowsrp Crarx, Joum BR, E.vans. ihe ee ee eee /E—All persons indebted to the estate of Nee itte James Bkirving are respestialiy: but |; most earnestly solicited to call without delay and ene aay atnnent of eta, = ort teat © age JOHN. T. GIVEN. ja 271-e038 Administrator 20 21-0086 Seen tOr_ mpat RS DICTIONARY —NEW PIOTO hh: Ww Fi Caition. fee jo revised pan ent i roved, Il! 1y enlarged and oe) FRANOK TAYLO This TILG WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1865: FROM THE SOUTH. SHERMAN’S VICTORIOUS ADVANCE. —— geet Capture of Branchville and Orangeburg— Fight Between Kilpatrick’ Wheel- er’s Cavalry at Aiken, S. elumbia Within Shelling Distance—Movements on James Island—Union Force of 20,000 Mepacing Ralei, Demonstration T ward Wilmingt Exchange of Prise: ers, &c, —_=>__ The Richmond Dispatch of Febraary 11 has the following: “Sherman’s Movements—The Situation in Seuth Carclina—Official Dispatch frem General Hardee. “The military operations now gcing onin South Carolina are of the first importance to our cause, and naturally engross the attention of our people to the exclusion of movements re. ported to be taking place elsewhere. Sherman has run through Georgia without meeting with any obstruction, and it is expected, if he is to be checked at all, it must be done quickly. It is only within the past week that his move ment against Branchville was clearly devel- oped. Previous to that timeit was not yet known certainly that he would not concen- trate against Augusta or Charleston. It is now Teported by telegraph that he has a colamn moving on Augusta, but this must be received as an uliconfirmed rumor. We cannot contra- dict it, though, at the same time, we do not know thatitis true. For the present all com- munication with Augusta is cut off, and we do not know what is going on there, orin that neighborhood. ‘“‘As concerns matters at Charleston, and in the direction of Columbia, our information is more definite. The enemy, with a force of three thousand men, landed at Grimball’s, on James Island, last Friday, and drove in our pickets. Some skirmishing followed, butthere ‘was no general engagement. Grimball’s is on the Stonoriver, two miles south west of Charies- ton, and the Ashley river, @ wide stream, lies between it and the city. “This demonstration of the enemy is believed to bea feint. The following despatch, received late Sunday night, is the official! report of this affair It contains also other interesting in- telligence: “CHARLESTON, Feb. 11.—“T7o General 8. Cooper, Adjt. and Ins. Gen ‘The enemy last evening drove in our pickets on James Island. The lines have been re-established to-day. The enemy 4&re still in strong force on the Island, but the movement is believed to be only a de- monstration. There is an increase to-day of eighteen steamers off the bar. A barge attack made to-night upon Battery Tompkins was repulsed. . J. HARDEE, ‘Lieutenant General. «Since the receipt of the above we are with- outadvice frem Charleston. “On Saturday a column of Sherman’s in- fantry and cavalry crossed the Edisto to the west of and above Branchville, and advanced on the Columbia Branch Railroad. Our troops at Branchville withdrew towards Columbia. According to the late official accounts received yesterday, the enemy were at Orangeburg, some twenty miles north of Branchville, and on the road to Columbia. During our retreat there bas been continual skirmishing with the enemy, but no general engagement. It was said here yesterday that Beauregard intended to make an attack, but we think, from present indications, it is more likely he will fall back beyond the Santee, and defend the line of that river. Heissaid to have an adequate force for either an offensive or defensive policy, whichever he may find it expedient to adopt. Columbia is on the right bank of the Santee, about sixty miles west of north of Orangeburg. ‘sm portant from North Carolina—A Heavy Yankee Column Threatening an Advance on Kaleigh. «Unofficial intelligence has been received here that a force of the enemy, estimated at twent; BEOVUN THE HEIF ObJECE To" HA GENCE At OF upen Raleigh, or at least upon our lines of railroad in North Carolina. They are said to bave brought with them five locomotives, and railrocd iron sufficient to lay forty or fifty miles of track.” ‘From East Tennessee. “The report reached us yesterday that Stone- man and Burbridge were preparing to make a raid from Tennessee into North Carolina, in the direction of Raleigh, with the hope of co- operating with the column now said to be on foot to invade the State from the Atlantic coast. We give this for what it may be worth.” {From the Whig } “From Wilmington. “WILMINGTON, Feb. 13.—There has been con- siderable skirmishing on our lines at Sugar Loaf. On Saturday the enemy made three attacks in force, which were handsomely re- pulsed. During the attack, the enemy’s whole fleet opened on Hoke’s left. Our casualties are about twenty men. The same day, one monitcr threw several shells at Fort Anderson, killing one and wounding one. All quiet since.” +tExchange of Prisoners. «We Jearn that one thousand and fifty of our prisoners haye been brought under the Yankee flag of truce to Aiken’s Landing, and are awaiting transportation thence to Richmond, which could not be effected yesterday, on ac. count of the ice in the river.” The Richmond Dispatch of February 15 has the following: Affairs in South Carolina—W heeler Beats Kilpatrick near Augusta. «We have for some days been in doubt as to what force Sherman had sentin the direction of Augusta. This doubt has at length been foived. It seems that while his main army ad-* vanced towards Branchville and Charleston,he sent Kilpatrick and his cavalry todemonstrate against Augusta, and to break up the Charles- ton and Augusta railroad. From official des- patches received atthe War Department, we learn that on last Friday General Wheeler at- tacked Kilpatrick at Aiken, omthe Charleston and Augusta railroad, twenty miles northeast of Augusta, and, aftera considerable engagement, crore him five miles in the direction of Branch- ville. “An official dispatch received trom Colum- bia yesterday, states that im consequence ot the enemy having occupied Orangeburg in force, our troops have abandoned Branch. yille. «This is in effect the same statementas made by us yesterday. Our troops have by this time, no doubt, fallen back to the Congaree river, which, with the Wateree, forms the Santee. «Columbia 1s situated immediately on the right bank of the Congaree, thirty miles above its confluence with the Wateree. If ourtroops fai] back behind the Congaree, the enemy will be able to shell Columbia from the south bank of that stream. ‘s We aleo learn that the Congaree and its tributary, the Saluda, are both eusily forda ble above the city. Tnis disposes us to believe that our troops will seek to give battle before cross- ing the Congaree,’ The Whig eays: ‘We Jearn upon good anthority that our forces are falling back before Sherman’s ad- vancing columns in the direction of Columbia, S. ©, and will probably makea stand on the Santee. ‘sA Naval Force Captured. «We learn that a naval force, consisting of 12 officers and 100 men, under command of Lieut. (Tacony) Read, were recently captured by the Yunkees near Smithfield, Isle-of- Wight county. “Among the party was Assistant Engineer Tomlinson, of the James River fleet, who was marijied the night betore his departure. We do notdeem it prudent to give any informa- tion 26 to the object of this expedition, and think we are sufficiently explicit when we say that they started for a purpose, failed in ac- cowplithing it, and are now, no doubt, in a Yankee prison, doing anything else than bless- ing their luck. “4 heavy fire occurred at Danville on Wed- nesday last. The estimated loss exceeds two million dollars. - “General Braxton Bragg is at present in Richmend.” Magrath on the Crisis—Rebel ts of Sherm s—Im- Pe ir N ina—Repudi- ation ef the Rebel Debt Demanded. [From Richmond Whig of the 14th.) Governor Magrath speaks truly when he says thag “the suggestions of ease and comfort are, in 81 an bour, inglorious and unworthy, and only those ends are honorable which con- duce to the defeat of the foe.” He telis the people plainly that the invasion of the State as commenced; that the horrors of war are now being visited npon it by a relentless en- emy, and are ‘ianifested by trembling fugi- tives driven from their homes, by the plunder Jumbia 66; from Branchville to A\ “Branchville to Wil and the destruction of dwellings, and by the sword and the torch held eut as threats of tne fate reserved fora rebellious population. He tells them, too, that the hour has come when ail who are true to the State will be found in the ranks ot those who arm in its defence, and that there is room in the State but for one class of men—the men who fight in her cause. He Warns all that private business must, for a season, be suspended, and that, everywhere, the men must stand with their arms in their hands. He likewise declares it to be the duty of every man to oppose all possible resistance tothe approach of the enemy—that this is the command of the State; that the enemy has come to kill, and that, therefore, he must be killed. From Seuth Carolina. The Columbia South Carolinian of the 9th, received this morning, does not contain one syllable of news from ‘the front.” The only scrap of information gleaned from the South Carolina exchanges is contained in the fol- lowing paragraph from the Charleston Courier of the Sth: «No official information was received Tues- day; but reports deemed reliable state that the epemy tapped the South Carolinarailroad yes- terday morning in three places, via: Midway, Blackville and Bamberg. ‘*A passenger who left Augusta Monday af- ternoon on an ordnance train states that the whooping and shouting of the enemy could be distinctly heard in the distance as the train passed Williston. It is supposed they reached the South Carolina road early Tuesday morn- ing. The train from Branchville came through all sate Tuesday evening. Passengers by this train report the road cut at Williston, and state that the enemy had turned off towards Au- gusta. A number of militia, principally boys, are reported captured by the enemy.” The Columbia Guardian has the following remarks on * The Situation,” the encouraging tone of which concurs with authentic reports Teceived here yesterday : « The alarming rumors so industriousty cir- culated through the city on Monday were not as fully followed up on yesterday. Indeed, the dearth of sensation reports would almost have led one tosuppose that Sherman was a myth, or at least, if there was such a thing as a Yankee army upon its soil, it occupied a re- mote and by no means threatening position, so far as the capital of South Carolina is con- cerned, «It is not our intention to treat these alarm- ing rumors with contempt; for, in some in- stances, they were of a character more truth- ful than pleasant. Whilst panics are always to be avoided, itis, at the same time, proper that the people shonld havea justappreciation of the dangers which threatan them, in order that due preparation may be made to meet those dangers. «The hour has come whenevery man capable of service must take his place in front of the enemy. We have force sufficient to meet and check Sherman, if that force be properly used, and all used. A calm determination is ali that is requisite, and without it our State may meet the fate which befell Georgia. Sherman, elated by his recent successes, of course feels confident of marching through South Carolina. Doubtless he entertains the conqueror’s con- temptfor the oppositionhe may meet. Weare ‘Willing that he should hug the delusion to his heart, as his fall will be the greater when his disgrace comes upon him. For we, too, in- dulge a teeling of confidence in our strength, based upon far different and much greater grounds. If the croakers and peace-on-any- terms gamblers, who have heretofore been a curse to ovr cause, fancy the State is to be given up without a struggle that will live in history they will find themselves disap- pointed. Repudiation of the Confederate Debt De- manded. [From the Enquirer of the 1ith.} The reduction of the public debt, simultane- ously with the dedication of the productions of the country to the defense of the nation, is im- peratively demanded, as well by sound policy as by evenand exact justice. If the exigencies of the occasion demand that private property Shen be given np te pupils, good, It equally. of property be made, and more than all, that one kind of property shall not be fostered and protected by the sacrifice of all other kinds; and espécially is this true when we property thus sought to be made good has been obtained for not one-tenth its tull value. The indebtedness of this Contederacy in bonds, certificates, aud notes amounts to about two thousand millions, for which the Govern- ment has not received the specie value ot two hundred millions. Can there be any wrong or injustice in reducing this indebtedness, and bringing it within the capacity of the resources of the country to pay, and to provide for. its payment at about what the Government re- ceived for it? It tre public debt be reduced to four hundred Millions, and its interest at, say four per cent., made payable in specie, the bondholders will be actually benefited, receive more than they paid, and the country be relieved of the great burden which now oppresses all classes, and paralyses the arm of many to contribute to the public defence. All nations have recognized asa legitimate measure the arbitrary reduction of the public aebt Where the principal is irredeemable the interest has been reduced. To make what remains after conversion and reduction more valuable than what it was before, is no more repudiation than the taking of all the cotton, tobacco, &c., is robbery; find if the latter may be taken with propriety for the public defense, co the former may be made with justice for the public credit. The reduc- tion of the debt to $400,000,000, at4 per cent., would remove that ocean of figures on which our finances are tossed in imminent peril of swamping. These thousands of millions be- wilder one, confuse all ideas ¢f enumeration, and do much to destroy our credit. Two thon- sand miljions! Think of it. Who can estimate it? Whocan comprehend it! Not the people whose bone and muscle are to pay it. Not that army in the trenches, natless, shoeless, food- less, naked, hungry, suffering. Shall these men, after years of suffering, work and toll through long years of labor and privation, and bequeath to their children the legacy of work and toil toreimburse the bond- holder, who, having now paid one dollar in gold yalue,then demands ten! Let the cotton, tobacco, meat, forage, negroes, all be taken, and then the bonds be taken likewise. Having reduced the public debt to $100,00,000, at 4 per cent., payable in specie, and retired every bond, certificate, and note, leaving the country tree from that which is now most unpatriotically called “trash,” it will become necessary to supply a new currency. Two hundred and fifty millions or notes, fundable in four per cent. specie-paying bonds, will turrish that currency. ‘These notes, paid out for the cotton, tobacco, &c, would give a currency to whieh gold could neyer bear the inordinate proportion it sustains to the present currency, because of its being fundable in specie-paying bonds. The indebtedness of the country would then stand four hundred millions four per cent. bonds; two hundred and fifty millions of notes ex- changable for two hunéred and fifty millions of four per cent. bonds, or six hundred and fifty millions of four per cent. bonds, fer which the Government would hold as redemption iund the cotton, tobacco, &c., of the country— 4 fund amply able to pay the debt and provide ina great measure for carrying on the war. Taxation then upon the “endless chain” prin- ciple, returning to the treasury each quarter the amount demanded for public expanses, would place our finances on & firm and secure footing. Fugacious Chattels. The hegira of the colored population to Yankee tand still goeth on nightly .Saturday night several squads successfully ran the guuntlet andescaped. Four of these negroes went off on a passport obtained for herselfand them by a characterless white woman. We are glad tosee that Mr. Burnett, of Ken- tucky, has introduced in the Senate a bill to abglish the office of provost marshal. We hope the useless and vexatious passport sys- tem will share the fate we feel gratified to be- lieve awaits the provost marshals.— Whig, 13th i> The fishing seasen on the Potomac will probably commence about the 10th of March, and already those who intend to engage in the fishing business in its various departments are making préparations in repairing their eeines, looking after their boats, securing their hands, &c. We understand-that more landings will be fiched this year than were the last, espec- ially on the Maryland side of the river. On the Virginia side we hear of only two or three ofthe shores that will be occapied.—Alezan- eria Gazette. A TaBLE oF DisTances in SOUTH CAROLI- hae Ge to lle tortrom 62 miles; from Branchville to Kings: ;from Branch. ville to Florence 108; from Branchville to Co- sta 75; from mingtor 216; Branch- ‘ville to Charlotte 174; from Charleston to Flor- ence 102; from Wilmingt@ to Florence 107. FROM MEXICO, Legion Deserting—. yana—Movements ef New Yor«, Feb. i6.—The steamer Eagle as Havana dates to the 11th instant. Private letters from Mexico say that Ge ieral Bazaine has been defeated several times At Oaxaca with heavy joss. On one occasion he found himself almost surrounded by mas«-d batteries, which did fearful execution upon his army. General Diax has 12,000 men and 100 pieces of artillery. His force is constantly inc-:eas- Gwin, &e. ing. fi was reported at Vera Cruz that Bazaine waserriously wounded, and seven hundred of the Foreign Legion had deserted, the most of them going ever tothe Liberals. The liberals are increasing in strength, and now number 60,000 men, They have recovered the entire State of Jalesco. Indeed, the em- pire consists only of Matamoras ,Tuxtia. Tam- RS Vera Oruz, Alvarado, and the city of exico. Authority is maintained in (hese laces only by frequentexecation of innovent exicans. The Liberals have gained another victory. Duke Gwin has lett Havana. The blockade runners Flamingo and Dan- bigh started for Galveston on the lst, bat re- turned, not daring to go in. SIGN OF THE TIMES. Remarkable Rebel E Success g Newyern, N. G., Feb. i7.—The Raleigh Progress, of Januery 21, hus an editorial, state- ing thata gentleman, trom Florida, Georgia. aud South Carolina, states that the people of the latter State arethe worst whipped he has ever seenor heard. They regard everything as lost, believing that Sherman will meet with no obstscles,and they want the best peace they can get, and want it now. The Progress, in another article says Sher- man will take Charleston, Wilmington,Colum- bia, and Raleigh. Grant will stay where he is and keep Lee’s army in the vice that he has beld him during the past ten months, and Sherman and Terry will move on. Newhbern would be the water base, Raleigh the inland base, and with Grant on the James, and Sherman at Raleigh, all transportation would be cutoff, and supplies exhausted, Lee's army would be ina tight place. The Govern- ment and Legislature will leave, but the people -Will stay Where they are, bere and throughout the State, and will do as they have done at Sa- yannab, and make the best they can of 2 con- dition of things they could nothelp The peo- ple want peace regardiess of Jeff. Davis and Abe. Lincoln. Give them peace and protec- tion for person and property, and they care very little about boundary lines, or who shal) be President. The Progress also sys rumors are rife in Richmond of its eyacuation at an early day. FROM NORTH CAROLINA, Advance toward Wilmington—Some miles of ground Gained—Capture of Prisoners Union Casualties, &c., &c. General Terry and Admiral Porter have again disturbed ihe repose of the rebels de- fending the city of Wilmington. For the pur- pose ot making areconnoisance in force, on last Saturday morning the national troops were formed in line ef battle above Fort Fisher, stretching across the peninsula from the ocean to Cape Fear river; General Ames’ division of white soldiers forming the right, and General Payne’s colored division the left. A simuita- neous advance was made on tie twb wings. and the rebels were driven from their lines and into their main works, and were forced to yield a few more miles of ground in the direc- tion of Wilmington, which General Terry's men held atnight. They also lost about one hundred in prisoners. The total casualties on the Union side were only sixty orjseventy. Admiral Porter co-operated with his fleet both on theriver and the ocean, his gunboats moving up the Cape Fear in advance of the troops, and subjecting the rebel Fort Anderson to a most vigorous shelling, which was very feebly responded to. Nen- Postponement of the Draft. HARRISHURG, Feb. 15—Adjutant General Russell has just received the following dis- patch from Provost Marshal General Fry: “The time for raising new organizations is hereby extended to the Ist ot March, but this authority does not postpone or interfere with the draft. (Signed) J.B. Fry, “Provost Marshal General.” An Editor Fined. TRENTON, N. J., Feb. 16—In the United States Conrt to-day, E. N. Fauler, editor of the Newark Journal, was fined $1 for publish- ing articles against the United States enrol- ment act. He pleaded guilty, and made a statement to the court, which mitigated the penalty. The Draft Postponed in Buffalo. Burrato, Feb. 15.—Itis understood that the draft, which was tohave taken place to-day has been postponed to the “th of March. GENERAL BuTLER’s CoTTon Sprcoca- TIons.— The Norfolk correspondent of the Philadelphia Press gives the following revela- ee respecting General Butler’s cotton opera- ons: Brigadier General George F. Shepley has been removed by General Ord, and Brigadier General Gordon placedin his position. This gives great satisfaction to the friends of civil law, to which Shepley has been bitterly opposed. A singular circumstance connected with Gen, Butler’s cotton speculations has come to light. It seems that the chief of Gen. Sheply’s staff resigned several months since, to enter, as Bute ler’s chief agent, into the Business of buying cotton from the rebels in North Carolina. He remained at this long enough to make over $250,000 as his share, which he deposited in the First National Bank of Norfolk. A few days ago the military commission, instituted by Gen. Grant to investigate the proceedings of Gen. Butler relative to cotton, got wina of the chief of Gen. Shepley’s staff. He heard tha: they would call upon him soon, but notintend- ing to be outdone’ by them, he arewall his meopey from the bank and decampedin the Baltimore boat. They telegraphed to the au- thorities at Baltimore to arrest and send him back to Nortolk, buf the shrewd chief did not goon the boat further than Fortress Monroe, where he took the Washington boat and land- edat Annapolis. No one knows his where- abouts, although he is anxiously waited here. The commission has proven that Butler re- ceiyed two-fifths of all cotton brought here, his brother in-law one-fifth, and middle-men twe-fifths, the government getting butone-half ot that which was rightinilydueit. Youmay expect even more astounding revelations thia these. COLONEL BAKKER’S MOVEMENTS.—To-mor- row Colonel Baker will return to Washington to prepare for the trialofthe bounty swindlers whom he has arrested. These men will, it is understood, be tried by court martial, bat by the State courts, and ifconvicted, sentenced to State Prison. Colonel Baker in making theze arrests, has been acting as the officer of the War Department, avd notas an officer of the Department of the East, and therefore, does not come within the military jurisdiction of the courts martial which are held in this city and vicinity. Governor Fenton has been consulted in regard tothe trial of the offenders by the State courts, ani has stated that he though: it would be well to doso < Col. Baker in carrying on his raid on the bounty swindlers in this city, became acquaint- ed with facts relative to certain prominent citizens, which if made public would astonish the people of the city. In the course of time, and when the proper occasion arrives, these facts will probably be brought to light,—.V, 7. Commercial. 16th. Dry Goops TRADE SALEIN Boston.—The dry goods manutacturers, importers and job- bers of New England are to hold a great trade sale in Bostonon Tuesday next, the firm of Jordan, Marsh & Co. having placed their ware- house, Nos. 148and 154 Devonshire street, at the disposal of the contributors for the purpose, The whole trade ot New England is alive on this subject and efforts have been made to render it especially worthy the attention of dry goods buyers. Millions of dollars worth of foreign and domestic cotton, weollen and linen goods, will be sold without reservation tothe highest bidder and merchants from all parts of the country have signified their inten- tion to be present. As this is the first dry goods trade of the season in Boston it will probably have a powertul influence upon the market, inasmuch as it will tend to re-establish a scale of prices upon acertain and satisfactory foun- dation. Four thousand packages of goods had been entered yesterday. New York will be largely represented at this sale. New Bawk aT ANNAPOLIS.—We learn that a National Bank is shortly to be established in this city. The necessary amount of capita} has been already subscribed The Hon. Wm, H. Tuck is to be president, and John R. Ma- gruder. Esq,, cashier of the new institation,— Annapolis Gazette. S7-The tolls of the Erie canal and Western products, at Sete Aarne inet five years, amounts to $13,676,560. Wav A New York jury fixes the value of a pet crow at $75. The chap who wrang the crow’s neck found an expensive wring. 7 Thirty thousand dollars passed through the new money order it of the New York city post office last month, Philadelphia last year had mar- meee 15,381 births, and 17,582 rit ia we A. J. Polk and family, of Tennessee, left Boston yesterday tor Europe. =