Evening Star Newspaper, February 27, 1865, Page 1

—- =) cine Sl SEE * OH SR TOPE AI te AEE 8 +§—_—— WASHINGTON EVENING STAR, PUBLISHED DAILY, (EXCEPT SUNDAY.) AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Soushwess corner of Pennsylvania av. and lsh sired, By W. D. WALLAUH. -_—_—>—_— a is served by the carriers to their scb- sclibere in, the City and District tor TWELVE AND A HALF CENTS PER WESK Parcr For MarbinG.—Bingle copy, :* month Compan Cari ares — oor d Afty cents, months, thrre dollars . sz doles: No papers até sent from the office Jonger than paid for. Tus Was. Sy. one dollst and a half a rear. AMUSEMENTS. CANTERBUBY HALE, \ NTERBURY HALL MUSIC Sa aie SANTEE YBALL)H AL L ARD ANTER Y HALLS AND THEATER ’ CANTEREURY HALL‘ THEATER Lovrs1a¥a AVEXUE, NAR MxTH STREN?, Rear of National and Metropolitan Hotels. ®ROROB LEA .----Proprieter Blvo of the Varieties, New York, and Canterbury Alexandria, J0&B EART~... tage slanager GREAT NOVELTY WERK, GREAT NOVELTY WERK. NEW PERFORMERS. x TALENTED ARrisTe3. First appearance of J.H OHILDERS, J, H. OHILDBRS, The beet dri'led soldier in the United States. in bis PRILL AND MUSKECRY BXERCIBSES. EY ERYRODY SHOULD SRB HIM, EVERYBODY SHOULD 528 HiM. Bearpearance of the People’s Favorite, boule beats ND CRARLRY KAN NNLUE JOR NSON AS 1 3 RAN JENNIE JOHNSON AND CEARLEY KAN Who will sing s favorite Duet every night, First aprearance ef the Champion Clog Dancers: the Desutifl'! PORTER S13TBRS GRAND BALLET GRAND BALLET By ali the indies. JORNNY MACK AND Y¥ MACK AND” aut rance of Firetappesra’ c. He TWO NEW HOR! TWwe NEW BO TEE WILD HORSE OF TARTARY, AND DICK TURPIN AND TOM KING, DICK TURPIN AND TOM KING: HE DARING HIGHWAYMEN, INED HORSES, INED HORSES, MISS MARIE BAUVILLE as MAZEPPA, In which she will perform the terrible feat of as- conding from the foot-lightato the tepmost height of the thes’ LASHED TO THE bt OF THE UNTAMED LASHBD TO THE BACK OF THE UNTAME. : STBED. 2 Viret time here of the beautiful Drama of PICK TURPIN AND TOM KING Di-k Tarpin ...:..Miss Laura Le Claire (in whieh character she will ride the celebrated horse Ali Kassan.) Charles Corslii Tem King... a (Tn which character he will ride the celebra’ stallion General Grant.) ey Gooneereen i Squire Wiimsey—__. . -J 8 Clark Ado! pb zioozle 2 -Charley Kane Seoreur: one « ack ~-. denny Jelinson SYNOPSIS. Village of Greenfield—Tom Ki and his horse smong the natives—The rebbery— Dick Tarpinand Jaty love—Squire Whimrey’s breakfast par —The Squire boils over. but ths kettle doce » A femsle servant that knows her place— Jackey is taken on trial and tries his master’s tem per— Break fast for one, pot for one intended, TOM KING VISITS SQUIRE WHIMSEY. ‘guisanderstanding—A row and a robbery— Treat. bICK TURPIN AND HIS HORSE, Torpin bas an interview with Fitzfoozle meeting of Turpin and King on herseback two highwaymen enter inte partnersbip—The vii age—The true character of Turpin discovercd—A food maiden’s devotion. ARREST OF DICK TURPIN. “ Mary a slip between cup and lip’—Tom King— The right nan in the right place—The rescus—A readside inv—The robbery of the mail coach.by Torpip and King on horseback—Sqvire Watson's soapsion—An attempted burglary—The robters the wrorg box—Jack in & hero without knowing it. KING 18 SHOT BY TURPIN. THE FLIGHT. King is staunch to the last, and dies in endeaver- tog to save his frien Jackes gets promotion— The open country—The highwayman at bay—Cap- ture of Dick Turpin, DEATH OF DICK AND HIS HORSB, 'S HORSE, DEATH OF DIUK AND EF BONNIE DLAGE BESS. TAELEAUX. MATINEF, ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON, COMMENCING 4T 3 O'CLOCK. NOTIO“. Ip consequence of the very flatterimg notices which BL NINO EDDIE, EL NiNO EDDIB. ‘The Tofant Blondin, bas recetved from the Wash- ington s. Mc Lea bas engaged him for a short period, commencing MONDAY, MAROH 6, On which eccasion previous effortain avi endeavor to sarpass all SKILL AND DARING. SH OTUER NOVELTIEB IN PREPARATION, Chen AMUSEMENTS. (48D SAORED CONCERT, TRINITY CHUROH, Under the direstion of BSL@NOR &B8TRINI, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1855, at 74 P.M. PROGRAMME: 1, Grand “' Te Deum”... ... HL, Millard 2 Duet—''Hark, Waiesetings he -Steveasen 3, Solo Soprano— Teach me Th) 8”. .Torrente 4, Quartette and Cherue race?? 8, Bolo Sopr bv 6. Chorus: 3, Organ Voluntsry. * Magnify Jeho- mt -.. Mozart and Rossini ol Thee,O Lord”. Oosta ene neoennwes Word) Donizetti -Concore ... Verdi 1, Duet and Chorus vah”.. 2. Solo 8opr: 3. Trio—* Piaise Ye 4. Duet—"'I willgive Ti 5, Bolo Boprano—“‘ Judith 6. Solo Basso and Chorus— sor ae ‘Nabucodno- Tickets of admission, #1; to he had at the Book and Music Stores generaliy.and 4% the dvor on the evening of the Concert. fe 3t* ss PRONE ON COLD WATER ” ‘The bursorous Lecturer and original Psycholo- Bitty DR. B. BROWN WILLIAMS, will give a short series of amusing Lectures at ODD FELLOWS’ HALL, commencing MONDAY EVENING, Febroary 2 and EVERY EVENING DURING THE WEEK, at So'clock, MATINEES " ON WEDNESDAY ANB SATURDAY, commencing at 3 o’clock. THE DOCTOR PERFORMS WITH GENTLEMEN FROM THE AUDIENCE, “ and by mysterious intiuence causes them to lauch, sing,@ance, hold conversation with friendsat a lis. tance, to court and Kiss. and becamedrunk on cold water, Disease and pain produced and cured | SPIRITUALIBM PSYCHOLOGICALLY ILLUSTRATED, “WITH PLENTY OF LIGHT,” astonisting and amusing the frmest believer. TWO HOURS OF HARMLESS MIRTH. Admission, 30 cents; Reserved Seats, !) cents. Parties desirous of acquiring the science of ** Psychelocy’’ can have all information relative to the formation of class or cluases by applying to Mr.J. 7, DONNELLY, at office of Odd Fellows? Hall, Dr, Williams cuarantying success the pupile. feas-7t* GROVER’'S GRAND- GERMAN OPERA, IMPORTANT EXTRA NOTIOR, ON TO MORROW, SATURDAY MORNING, Feb, 25, The following Scheme for the SALE OF ALTERNATE SEATS will be opened : SEATS FOR FIVE ALTERNATE NIGHTS, cemmencing with the fret or second, Orchestra Chairs Scie aoe Brees and Parquet The sale of Singie Operas will not commence veil FRIDAY, MARCH 3p, when they will be sold st the following prices: Orchestra Chaire.....-. eae aieaon, Brese and Parquet Circles SPEOIAL NOTICE. The great suecess of the OPERA TROUPE in St. Louis during the recent season there in- duced the Director, previous to his departure for the East, to enterjato an engagement for returo- ing before finaly closing the -cason, That ar- rangement wil! positively preclude extending the season in this city beyond the TEN NIGITS advertised. It is estimated that upwards seven thousand people made application for seats in St. Lovis after the entire house was sold for the s0n and were unable to gain admittance upon an kence the Director’s determination to re- @ Circles.” turn after fulfilling h gement Eas BANKERS. 7.30 AZSRRAY 7.30 Mr. JAY COOKE, of our firm, having resumed the General Agency for Government Loans, we are prepared to furnish promptly to agents and purcharers U.8. 7-30 TREASURY NOTES. These notes are issued, underdate of August 15, 1864. in denomonations of £50, $100, $500, $1,000 and $5,000, They bearing interest at 7310 per e#nt. per an- num, snd have coupons attached, payable in law- ful money, on February 15th and August 15th of each year. The principal will be paid in lawful money on August 15th, 1867; or, at the option of the helder, the notes may then be exchanged, at par. for U. 8. FIVB TWENTY BONDS, redeemable at the pleasure of the Goveroment at any time after five years, and payable twenty years from August Ist, 1967, with interest at SIX PER CENT IN OOIN. payable semi-annually, These bonds are at pres ent worth in the market about NINE PERCENT premium, from which deduct the preminin upon the acerued gold interest, and there is lefta net premium upen the bonds of SIX PER CENT., with a prospect of a much greater value at the date of the maturity cf the Seven-Thirty N tea. We receive in payment for subseriptions the sev- eral istues of FIVE PER ORNT. TREASURY NOTES, allowing accrued interest thereon, We also tak Certificates of Indebtedness and Government Bonds of all irsues at their current value. Full information furnished upon application in person or by mail. cAU BUYERS AND HOLDERS OF CAUTION TO OS TEs. in order te prevent the mutilation of these notes, the Secretary of the Treasury has given notice that the notes are not negotiable wuless all the un matured coupons are attached. JAY COOKE & 00., ‘Bankers. fed 4-att : New 7.30 Loan. We desire to aid the Government Agentin bring- ing to the notice of the people this new Loan which is peculiarly adapted te temporary invest ment, the notes being more of the nature of cur- mgncy than long bonds, and therefore more readily convertible into money. The Notes will be issued in denominations of $50, $100, $500, $1,000 and $5,000, will run three years from August 15, 1854, will bear 7 3 10 PBR CENT. INTBREST in currency (or one cent per day on $20), payable half-yearly, and at matu- rity will be redeemed in currency; or, if the holder prefer, will be converted into 5-2) bonda, bearing six percent. interest in gold. We are authorized to receive five per cent. legal tenders in psyment of subscriptions, allowing ac- erned interest to date of receipt. feds tf LEWIS JOHNSON & 00, Watonzs . JEWELRY, &0. LABMOUR & Oo., Light street, Baltimore, in- vites the attention of purchasers to their choice stock of No. 1 WATCHES, DIAMOND JEWELRY, &e., SILVER WARB. PLATED WARE, OPERA GLASSES, SPECTACLES, TABLE CUTLERY e Gistehor sud Jer repaired in the best man. ee we 2 eo Be © hy the best workncen ted warranted. jo %-3m et PL An, Southern agency 67 west Lombard st, * B. PROBBUS, General Agent, - + AMUSEMENTS. - GROVER’S NEW THEATER. Pennsylvania Avenue, hear Willard’s, LAST WEEK OF THE PALL AND WINTER SEASON The Management takes re l@asure in an- nenncing an engagement of six nights, with the Celebrated Eccentric Comedian and thorotgh Artiste, Mr. B.8. CHANFRAU, who will appear on MONDAY BVBNING, Feb 27. For the firat time in Washington, in Charles Gay- - ler’s Great Comic Drama of OUR AMBRIOAN COUSIN AT HOME. hoe New and Besutitul Musical and Scenic Ef recta. LORD DUNDBEARY,........ HOH. SAMUEL PLANTa- GANET ALBERT TRIP THOLEMUS ROSSLYN, } The Pe mance to conciude with the New and Popular Farce of the QUIBT FAMILY, WASHINGTON TFHEATER, Eleventh street and Pennsylvania avenue, a }MR. CHANFRAU. Under the Management of E,L. DAVENPORT sno J. W. WALLACK, THIRD WEEK OF? THE GRAND COMBINATION. IMPBRATIVE DEMAND FORTHE GREAT DOMESIIc DRAMA oF STILL WATERS RUN DEEP, Which will be reproduced. ; ene (MON BAY) EVENING, FEB. 27, n whic! . W, WALLACK, EL. DAVENPOET?, z T. PLACIDE ROSE EYTI Nem.” ‘And BLANCHE GREY will appear. = Seats can be secured three cays in advance. A.8. PENNOYER, Treasurer Doors open at 7 o'clock; precisely, FORD'S NEW THEATER. TENTH STREBT, above Pennsylvania Avenue, Mr. Pord takes pleasire in anuounecin lovers of high art and chaste and retined acting in Washington, & brief engasement with the brite liant and versatile Artiste, MES. D. P. BOWERS. THIS (MONDAY) EVENING, FEBRUARY 27 CAMILLE, Newly adapted for Mrs. Bowers by Madame Julie De Marguerittes, in which Mrs. Bowers, a= the heroine, will be ni ppar ed by Mr J.C. McOOLLUM..__. --.. ARMAND, Mre. §. WILKINS..... -~MAD. PRUDENCE: Mrs. Bowers willon TUESDAY EVENING ap per ber Unparalleled Impersonation of LaDy AUDLEY, tN LADY AUDLEV’S SECRET Ae Cet e AND INSTRUCTIVE, SEATON HALL, Corner of Ninth and D streete. WEDNESDAY EVENING. MARCH 1, MONS. DUBOIS, cat THE HUMOROUS PRENCHMAN, curtain rises at 80'cluek to the wit) deliver in English, his popular and amasing lecture, SUBJECT: FRENCH BLUNDERS, ENGLISH BLUNDERS, AMERICAN BLUNDERS. s Wherever Professor Dubois may pro- liver his lecture, I have no donbt it wal recei y uditors, as it Was received here, with grea ion. “Ex-Gov. JOHN H. CLIFFORD,” Tickets, & cents; Reserved Beats, $1. Doors op+p at 7—commence até o'clock, feb 27 3t* @RUVEHK’S FHEATER. Pennsylvania Avenue, near Willard’s Hotel, BRILLIANT FAREWELL 8BA30N oF GROVER’S GRAND GERMAN OPERA LEONARD GROVER. cess ss DIRECTOR CARL ANSCHUTZ.. . con vueron LIMITED TO TEN NIGHTS ONLY, & TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 7, 1565. GROVER'’S GRAND GERMAN OPERA COMPANY, | the F. i] Season in Washingt FOEVERAL ADDITIONAL ARTISTS”: Are engaged coy for this Season, CARL - ANSCHUTZ. Condo Thi n'of the Ago, MABIA FREDERICI. e Master B: Prima Donna, Her last appearance prior to her departure for the xnoverian Coart. MADAME JOHANNA ROTTER, Ereaged 1y for the Benson at Waokanat reaged expressly for eason at Washingt, HADAME BERTIIA JOHANNSENS OD. Prima Dons MISS ADALINA MOTE ima Donna, Her first eprearance ip Wes MLLE SOPHIE DZIUBA, : . 1, Prima Soubrette, M'LLE PAULINE CANISBA, Prima Soubrett MI88 THERESA WOOD. te Prima Danseuae, FRANZ BIMMER. Prima Tenore Robusto, His Jast appearance prior to kis departure for the Hanoveriso Conrt Opera, THEODORE HABLEMAN, Prima Tenore Lyric, Hie last appearanoé prior to his departare for Bu 1G. GIUSEPPE TAMAR, Prima Tens JOSEPH HEEMANS, . Fi oa er ireat Basso Profund KARL FORME=, wale The Renowned Basso Profundo, engaged expressly for the Season in Washing ton, ISADORE LEHMAN, _ I Primo Baritone, HEINRICH SDeN Fr Prime Baritone, M. Arton Graff, Basso Bufo, M Otto Lehman. Basso M. Edouard Haimer, Basro, M, Alphonse Urchs, Baritone, es Viereck. Tenore, Ernest La Roehe, Seconda Donna, Mad Marzaret Zimmerman, Seconds Donia, Madame Matilda Berger. Seconda Donia, THE GRAND CHORUS Has been largely augmented by special engage it ment eX PRESSLY FOR THIS OCCASION ADOLPH NEUNDORFF.... Choras Master THE GRAND ORCHESTRA, FRNBSTGRILL......-2.. 02. .- LEADER Will be augmented by the addition of the entire excellent orchestra already employed at this the- ater, a Contralto, ston Re The Director earnestly hopes that the lovers of the Opera will assist in-securing a larga season tale, 1p View of the very great expense and neces. sary risk attending an operatic enterprise of such magnificence. The sale of SEASON TICKETS ONLY wi SGIS | Wednesday) MORNING, Feb | Wednesday) MORNING, Feb. 2 at half- past nine o’clock, zs THE PRICES FOR THE SEASON are fixed at the following rates : Orchestra Chairs (10 operas). Dress aod Parquet Circles (1 operas). The saleof i: SEATS FOR SINGLE OPERAS willeommence op FRIDAY MORNING, March 3, at the following pri-es: Orchestra Chuirs... Dress and -Parquet Circ! 8: Thus it wilk be seen that quite an importan’ vantage is given to PURCHASERS OF BEASON TICKETS. OXFORD: OXFORD! OXFURD: . MUSIC HALL AND THBATRE, Ninth street, fronting on Penusylvanis avenue STILL INCREASING IN POPU ALWAYS AHEAD POR NOVELTIES CONTINUAL INCREASE OF COMPANY. Last six nights of EL NINO EDDIF, The Infant Blof yor tee eat igh ndin, s 2 former in the ‘World. = OS eo naee rer Last six nights of ‘ Syinat wee ot tha erand Bal! on ‘iret week o! 1e ‘ani et e1 LA ORLENTALS. or. the Ladies of Pekin on a Frolic. Bate Harrison. Millie Fraacis, Susie Brown, Alice Franklin, Virginia Chari: and 2 other erformers, who appear nightly in their great Jhallenge Progr m0 8, FOX, CURRAN & NORRIS, Prop’rs. Monday next will be produced Mazeppa ; or. Wild Horse of Tartary, ia which piece Miss Kate d Mr. O, B. Collins will sustain the re characters. ‘ Washington’a eer ee Performances ing. Afternoon and Bveni Com FOR SALE—I have for sale, t: / teen miles from the City, alot of Ci will be sold at one dollar alf per barrel lesa than the market price at Washin, . iis pre- ood opportunity Jor peracny having teams m profitably. Apply to Dr JaMES RUS and 12th street. lve or fif- BN, which img WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDA Y, FEBRUARY 27, 1865; tar. N°. 3,742. TELEGRAPHIO NEWS. - NEWS VIA CAIRO. Enemy Cencentrating their Forces—Great Destitutionin Arkansas, Cairo, Feb. 26—The Memphis Balletin of this morning says the rebel leaders lately is- sued orders to haye sil ,he detachments of their troops in Western Tennessee brought together, with such conscripts ar trey haye gathered, to be rent Sonth without delay. We have reason to believe that a large por- tion of the ,ebel forces lately about Memphis have alreacy gone to their destination, which is said to be Mobile. A raid in 4rkansas developes the tact that much sufferfigexists trom a scarcity of food. eed The Abolition of Slavery in Lonisiana CalRo, Feb. 25—The steamer Swan, from New Orleans, on the 18th instant, has arrived. The Constitutional amendment abolishing slavery was ratified. on the I7th instant, by both Houees of the Legislature of Louisiana. see NEWS FROM REBELDOM. ats Mews ttack Expected frem Grant—Groans of the Rebels—They are sin the Crisis of thelr Ageny”—*+The Public Life ts in Banger’? because the Confederate Senate Refuses to Arm the Slaves—Cotton Hid at Wilmington. ee An Attack Expected frem Grant. {From the Richmond Examiner, Feb. 21 | luis generally understood that some attack, by Grant, in this direction is anticipated, and everything bas been put in readiness for any Attempt he may make. It was theught thar but for the heavy rain of yesterday, the enemy would have developed his intentions. Tne day before it was known that the enemy was egain massing on the Vaughn read, and it was supposed that another attempt would be made to extend his lines on our right. The Si tion at Petersburg. {Prom the Richmond Dispatch. Since the salutes fired by Yankees, on the 22d, the sound of big guus has not been heard on the north sides ef the James. At Petersburg a national salute was fired py Grant's artillery with shotted guns, some of the shells falling in the city on this side. As we have before stated. they contented themsel yes with letting off blank cartridges. For several days past there has been somach stir within the enemy’s lines sonth of Peters- burg, as to give rise to% report that they were concentrating for another attack on our ex- treme right. As, bowever, no attack has been made, it is probable tha! the commotion ob- served was incidental to the removal of part cf the Yankee army to City Point, en route to co- Operate with Schofield and Sherman in the farolinas, Kumors from the Carolinas, The city was yesterday filled with rnmors relative to military movements in North and South Caroli but we have no Official intelli- fence from that quarter. We, however, know that affairs in that quarter are already begin- ning to wear a mere pleasing aspect. Johnston Succeeds Beauregard. Gen. Joseph E. Johnston was on Wednes- day ordered to report to Gen. Lee, and it is the general opinion that he has been assigned to the command of ail the forces operating against Sherman. It has been rnmored for some days that Gen. Beauregard had asked to be relieved on account of ill health. Gen. Johnston had been with Gen. Beauregard since our troops fell back trom tie line of the Edisto. ~ {From Richmond Sentinel.} Dispatches have heen received at the War Department from the South, which itis not proper toprblish, as the enemy would thus procure information in advance of that re- ceived from their own sources of iuitelligence, but this much we mustsay, that the prospect is fair for a most decided check being given to Sherman. Negro Troops. ‘the Confederate Senate on yesierday re- moved the injunction of secresy from the pro- } ceedings on th nate bill introdneed by Mr. Brown, of Mi sippl, to provide for raising 200,000 negro troops. It appears that the bill Was lost in the Senate on Tuesday, the 2ist in- Siant, by @ vole of [I] toi, Those who veted for an indefinite postponement of the bill, which amount its defeat, were Messrs. Ba- Ker, Barnwell, Caperton, Garland, Graham, Hunter, Johnson, (Mis: i,) Maxwell, Orr, and Wigfall. Those who yoted in the negative were Messrs. Brown, Barnett, Haynes, Hen- | ry, Oldbam, Semmes, West, Walker and Wat- son. In official circles this is considered as disporing of the wuestion of putting negro sol- diers into cur armies tinally. The House ne- gro soldier bill, which is very similar to the Senate bill, has not been, aud it is now be- lieved will not be <tupon by the Senate, Cottou at Wilmington. The Raleigh Confederate s m saeh Authority a+ we have. we cannot donb? that at least fifteen thousand bales of cotton are now hid Away in the town of Wilm 2 ovr authorities ther take care thata disgray ¥ bas befallen Sayannah does nut happen in Wilmington. Let the enef@y who conceals cotton ba -re- connoitred.” Let him be discovered before he | gels @crossthe peninsula and intrenches, It is easier to attack him on the march than be- hind entrenchments. These cotion niders are | &s SRarp as the Yankees, and pickets who are derpatcbed to waten the Will Rave to Keep the:rr eye@open and report,or they will be fou » have worked their way across our fank. Nota bale of cotton should the enemy tind in Wilmington if ne ever ¢ here. If we eannot save it, at least dont let the Yank: have it. That it Should Comegto This! [From the Richmond SentiM@M of Friday. We doubt if the werid basever betore known “2B example such asis presentedin the Con- federate vapitol this day. Our armies are ont- numbered und pressed by an enemy that seeks nothing else than our ulter and eternal de- struction. In this extremity © number of citi- wens are desirons of proffering their servan's, with the consent of the latter to assist m the public detense. The Gererai-in. Chief of ovr armies warmly advises the policy of securing this aid, aua pleads that it would be of greatand essential value. The President ard the mouse of Repre- sentatives unite in his views. The Governor of Virginia warmly advocates the policy, Dhue Legislature of the State concurs, The Confederate Senate alone, and the Sen- ate by only one majority, Assumes the respon. sibility of bafiling and disappoin'ing the ver- dict of all the rest; of veloing the uutyersal will, and of prohibiting to the people and the army an aid which the bighest professional and the most univereal popular opiuion pro- nounces te be of extreme conseqnence. The Senators decide, that however impor- tant their countrymen and their generals and their soldiers may deem thi- measure it shall not be conceded, This aid, which either we or the enemy are to have, they say shall not bere- ceived on our side. _ Ali this the Senate decides and by one ma- jority. That majority isgnade up, in part, of the yotes from thé Senatorstrom the Stute of Vir- ginia, whose capital is in danger, or Senator from North Carolina, wnose capital is threat- ened, and the Senators from South Carolina, whose capital has just been sacked. In the name of our own immediate people we im- plore our Own Senators to reconsider their ac- tion. That their conrse threatens to be injurious, if not fatal, is, we assure them, the overwhelming conviction of that people through whose par- tiality they hold their present positions. The fearful responsibility @ the course they are pursuing is eminently increased by the cer-: tainty that they are exercising their trust and their power In opposition to the earnest con- victions of those who bestowed them, and who are to suffer so terribly it they are in error. ‘We had hoped that the Legislature now in fession would have declared to onr Senators ere this its wishes and its wiltin the name of the people. We trust that if it has not already done so it will act to-day. It it shall fail, if that fatal delay and hesitation and timidity which have brooded like a nightmare over all our legislative bodies, filling the people with distress and alarm, shall still continue, then we urge the people to meet in mass assembly and declare, with a voice that cannot be mi3- understeod or despised, their opinion of th measure under consideration, and their jndg ment upon the course of their representatives. This bas time for mawkish delicacy. Tho public life is in danger, and ‘he public mus: say whether it shall choose to live rather than to die in compliment to one or two of its ser- ‘vants. z Let us have a grand meeting in the Atyican Charch te-morrow night to consider this ques- tion, and declare, at least, the sentiments of the citizens and sojourners ere. The people | in Georgetown, 4% street, of some of the counties haye spoken. Our gallant soldiers have spoken. Let Richmond, too, utter her thnnders in the hearing of those who represent her in the State and Confederate councils. Jt Coes seem wonderful that people who have been nursed and waited npon, and watched over by negro servants, are to he told that rather than be defended by them they must run the peril of a Yankee yoke. Slaves fer the ur des Army—A Newspaper Pi jon. The Richmond Enquirer of the 23d declares that Virginia an’ the border States will aban- don the war if the South won’t give up their slaves. tsays “Virginia did not bring on this war, neither did Missouri, Tennessee or Kentacky, but all have now lost their siaves by the for- tune of war, and have suffered all its desola- tion and horror. But the tide is now rolling toward those States which hurried on the fight, and which affirmed that they would have success or universal desolation, and whick States swore the oath. This oath Ras been broken, and they by whom the first blow was struck are first to desert those whose hosts have so far received the fury of the storm raised by others, “On Monday the compact of mutna! snp- port ws broken, and the bill to arm the slaves was defeated by the Gulf States. That vote must be reconsidered, or we must perish. He tor whom the love of the psopie is onty ex- celied by his own pure affection for his coun- try, the hero of twenty victories, implores the States not to abandon the glory he won for them at Chancellors ville and other places.” It concludes:—* Let such appropriation of inter be made as will secure to each State the rights of an unconguered people. If this be refused, and the scenes of war besuch as to imperil the relations, without which strife o | is intolerable, then let provisions of satety be secured tor those who value family honor and individual pride above sordid property: and let those wbo are willing to have masters show that they may live upon the hopes of their slaves being left them. Seal their fate, though the enemy is now at their gates. Per- haps the Gulf States will reconsider the yote before the inconveniences of war be felt on the Congaree and Tombigbee.” The Richmond Sentinel of the wd is exceed- ingly bitter in its denuncistions of the Confed- erate Senaté for not passiag the nezro soldier bill, and says: «The General-in-Cbief, the calm, brave man to whom all eyes are turned, uuites his appeal to that of the army he so no)ly leads. “He gives reasons that will be found tn his letter that we publish to-day. These reasons we will not repeat here, because we desire the reader to study them, where they will com- mand’ greater weight, in General Lee's lan- gage and over General Lee’s name. | He tells what he wants and why he wants it. “Is there a. man in Congress or the country at this crisis ot our agony who can answer kim nay? The Senate has thus far maintained 2 cold, cruel silence; tbe Senate asione, of all the coantry; but will that body, which has just united to seek and just united in ratifying his appoint- ment as Commander-in-Chief, undertake to dishonor bis first recommendation, to deny bim the resources which he declares to be essential, And to set his well considered military opintons at nought? This would be to play not only a crnei gamé, but one which the whole intelli. gence of the country, in the army and out of it, would rise up and pronounce most unwise, and most extraordinary and inexcusable. “The Yankees haye determined that the negro shall play: @ part im the great drama on one side or the other, and it will be the consum- mation of folly if we permit him to play it against us. We have closed our eyes too long to this fact. We have permitted the game to progress too far on one side alone; but if is not too late to repair the error of the past if we will Tise to the height of the great argument, and act at once.” LOOAL NEWS. > Miscellaneous Bil DISPURSEMENT® IN BIRTRICT OF OOLUMAIA. The bill making miscellaneous appropria- tions for civil expenses for the fiscal year end- ing 30th June, 1406, has been made the speciai order for this day. Of the aggregate sum of $1,500,000, the following would be disbursed in this District: For care, support, and medical treatment ct transient paupers, medical and surgical pa- tient-, in proper medical institutions in the ci of Washington, under contracts to be made by the Commissioner of Public Buildings, at 2 #0m not to exceed ©1204. For hire of carts oa the publie grounds. 10. For purchase and repair of tools used in the public grounds, S110. For purchase of trees tree boxes. torepla-e when necessary, such as have been planted by the United Stites, to whitewash tree boxes and fences, and to repair pavements iu front of the public grounds, $3,000. For annual repsirs ai t the Capitol stables. water pipes, &c., &c, and keeping the main approaches to it nn- encumbered, in addition to the sale of old ma- terial, €5.000. For aunual repairs and im- provements of the President's House, gardei:, Ac, $5,000. For tunel, in part, for President's House, $5,000. For lighting the Capito! and President's Liovse, the public gronnds around them, and around the executive offices, and Pennsylvania avenue, Bridreand High streets hand !2th streets aeross the mall, and Maryland avenue west, aud 6th street south, 865,00: Provided, That in order to enable the Washington Gaslight Com- pany to extend their pipes, and accommodate the public in the remeter parts of the city, said company is bereby authorized to increase its capital stock $500,000, subject to the same lia- iility as is provided in the eleventh sestion of the orizinal act of corporation, approved July u, IMS. For repairs of the Potomac, Navy Yard and upper bridges, $6,000. for repairs of Pennsylania avenue, and aiding in keeping i. clean and tree fr+m dirt, $10,000. resery ation No. 2 and Lafayett For taking care of the gronads south of the Pre-idents House, ccntinuing the improye- ment ofthe same, and repairing feaves, $3,100. For repairs of water pipes, #500. For cleaniug and repairing sewer reps on Pennsylvania The it Appropriation ayenue, #300. For casual! repairs of ail the furnaces under the OUnpitol, $500. For ao additonal watchman in reservation No. 2, hereby authorized to be appointed by the Commissioner of Public Buildings, S720, For under-draining the President's rden and Capitol grounds By A ee refurnishing, repairing, and fitting up the esiden’s Rouse for the nex: Presideutial term, $20,400. For casting with s'one and erecling & wall in front of tne north basement of the Old Capitol building, so ‘as to corres- pend with the south busement already com- pleted, and to reimburse the money paid for casing the south basement, viz: $1,195, making $1,300, For completing the sewer throngh the botanic garden, $70 500. To grade East Capi- tol street, #3.0U0, For taking up and re aying the brick pavementin front of the War and Navy Departments on I7th street, 23,000. For stone crossings at the streets intersecting Penn- sylvania ayenue, $5.00. For repairing, re- giazing, repainting, and putting in thorough order the greenhouse at tlie Pre-ident s, $5,000. For continuing the work on the new dome of the Capitol, $50,000. For repairing root and sky-lights over the old portion of the Capitol building, $5,150. To meet the expenditure made by the Commissioner of Publtic Buildings, in illuminating the Capitol ana the Government portion of the City Hall, #500, or so much thereof as may be necessary. For shoveling snow trom walks and approaches to the Oapi- tol, $500. For hauling manure tor top dress- ing the public grounds, $500. For the protee- tion and improvement of Franklin Square, $1,720. For painting the President’s house in- side and out, and the iron fences centiguous thereto, $8,000; to be expended by the Commis. sioner of Public Buildings. For rebuilding the fence (destroyed by fire) around the Smitheoni@n Institute; $200. For fuel for cen- tre building of Capitol, $1,500. To enable the Commissioner of Public Buildings to nave Penn’a avenue cleaned and swept prior to the inauguration on the 4th of March, 1865, $1,000. For carrying the Potomac water into that por- tion of the President's house occupied for of- fices, and all,the necessary fixtarés, $3,000. For replacing all the worn-out and worthless bydrants on Pennsylvania avenue with hy- drants known as the “McClelland hydrant,” $25,000. For repairs to Pennsylvania and South Carolina avenues, east of the Capitol, $5;000. For continuing the dagstone payement from in front of the President’s to 17th street, in front of the War Department, $10,000. For building sewer on Pennsylvania avenue, from 17th street to 20th street, $27,500. For salary of warden of the j1il in the District of Columbia, 1 600. Government Hospital for the Insane.—For the sup) clothing and eeiens treatment of the insane of the Army and Re Eres the revenue cutter service, and of the t of Columbia, atthe Government ital for the Insane in said District, including for books station- ery and incidents] expenses, $90,000. For fin- igbing, furnishing and Jighting additional ae- commodations in the east wing; for new bed- ding for the west wing, and for the extension and replanking of tte coal wharf, $10,000 For continuation of the wall eaclosing the grounds of the hospital, $10,000. For removing and re- pairing the old frame houses and ing two new jor the occu of the em- ployees of the hospitals baving families, $6,000. Fatent Ofice.—For expenses of receiving, ar- i d taking care of copyright books, other copyright matter, $1,600. For preparing illustrations and descriptione for re- ports, 86,000. For finishing the saloon in the north wing of the Patent Office building, and tor farnishing the same with euitable accom- modations for the tion and con venient ex- hibition of models, $16,0e0. Botanic Garden —For grading, drafhing, p curing manure, tools, fuel, and repair, puar- chasing trees and shrubs, under the di n of the Library Committee ef Congress, $3,300. For pay of superintendent of botanic garden, and.aAséis‘ants in the botanic garden and green- Réuses, to be expended tinder the direction of the Library Committee of Congress, 86,115.50. Columbian Institution for the Deaf and Dumb aud the Bi'ne.—For salaries and incidentar ex- penses, including $500 for the ioe of books ang illustrative apparatus, $12,500. For the erection, furnishing and fitting up of the two extensions to the buildings, to provide en- Jarged accommodations fer thc male depart- ment, and to furpish rooms for the instraction cf the pupils im useful labor, $39,455.37. For the proper enclosure, grading and improve- meut of the grounds of the institution, £3,500. . peated Tue Metrorovitan RAiLROAD CoMPANY Y8. THE OMNIBUS Driven, Jouw BYRNE The hearing of the case of John Byrne, charged with having twice obstructed the Me- > tropolitan railway, in front of the Baltimore and Washington depot, on Wednesday las’, was had before Justice Thompson Saturday afterncop Mr. Wilson appeared iv behalf of the pros eueew and Mr. Davidge on the part of the de- fense. Mr. A. C. Richards, Superintendent of the Metropolitan Police, was first sworn, and tes- tified that Mr. Emmert, the snperintendent of the Metropolitan railway, had-calied at h house, & day or two previous to the 22d insr., and desired him to go to the depot, when con- venient, and witness the manner in which the railwey was obstructed by the hackmen and omnibns drivers. Un the wd, atabout2p m, Mr. Emmert again called and desired witness togo with him and see for himselt how the hackmen Were mishehavinge Witness got into the bugey, with Mr. Emmert and went to the depot. itness and Bir. Emmert were con- yersing about the privileges of the hackmen, when an omnibus driver, John Byrne, drove up and stopped his yehicle on the track. He bad been there 2 minute or two, when witeess told him to drive away there. Byrne replied thathe would when he got ready. Witness told him again to move away, when Byrne asked him who he was. Witness then told him be was the Superintendent of Police. Byrne replied, with an oath, that he did not care who he was; that he would go when he got ready Witness then took hold of the trout horses, and told Byrne that he wonid arrest him Byrne then plied the wheel horses with the whip, drove around over the payement and again stopped on the track Witness then climbed up the Omnibus to make the arrest, whon Byrne said, with sa vath, that, if ne came up there, he would knock him down, and did strike him witb the butt end of & load- ed pela About this time Mr. Emmert and officer Howard came to the assistance of wit- ness, and Byrne was arrested and taken to the station house. While the cmunibus was first on the track & car came ajiong and collided with it, Witness thinks the hind end ‘of the omnibus was sbouta footover the track. There was sufficient space for him to drive and dis- charge passengers between tbe railway track andthe curb. An arrangement had been made some time previously, (which was agreed to by both the hackmen and the ra }way company,) thatthe hackmenshonld occopy the south end of the platform and the car- ihe north end; and the platform had been marked off, designating the limits each were to occupy. Witness said complaints had been saveral times made to him that the hackinen and omnibns drivers were infringing on the rights of the Metropolitan Railway company, and be had instructed of- ficer Howard to see that the respective parties keep within their prescribed limi:s. Mir, W. Emmert was sworn, and test among other things, that when Mr. Richards | Was about tomount Byrne’s omnibus, for the purpose of making the arrest, Byrne said, *Dor’t you come up here (using an oath), Fir kill vou.” The driver had stopped still on the track, and had dropped his reins. When the street car came Along, the hind wheels of the omnibus struck the dash-board of the car. ‘Witmess thought [he omnibus was about a foot on the track at the time. There was about eleven feet and nine inches space between the curbstone and the inner rail of the track, and there was plenty of room there for a four- horse emnibus to drive through and discharge | or receive passengers. About one-half of the platform was allotted to the backmen and om- ; pibus drivers. ; Samuel B. Clements, car conductor, was Sworn, and testified that thecar he was on W8s going from the Capitol toward the depot, and when ear the depot he heard the driver of the car call out to some one to get out of the way. Witness then looked ahead of the car to see what was wrong, and heard Mr. Richards tell Byrne to drive away, when Byrne, with an oath, said he would do so when he got Teady. My. Richards then told the driver that the Superintendent of Police, and af- ‘d proceeded to arrest him, when Byrne with an oath, « You get up here, I'l) ilk you” and when Mr. Richards attempted to mount the omnibus, Byrne struck athim and missed him; strnek again and hit Mr. Richards ov the head. The hind end of the car was about ® foot over the track. No one was in the omnibus after the collision There was pienty Of room between the curb and the inner rail! for omniousses and hacks to stop and let outand take in passengers, without danger te” either cars or hacks. Officer Howerd testified that he had seen Byrne on the track on several occasions, and that he, on one vecasion, spoxe to him about it, H. 1. Cordon was sworn for defence, and testified that he was part owner, with Mr. A. B. Kease, of the omnibus and horses which John Byrne had charge of, and that he was at the depot when Byrne drove up; that he col- lected the fare of two passengers bronght from Wiliards’ Hotel; that when Mr. Richards or- dered Ryrne to drive off, one of the passen- gers had not yet succeeded in getting ont ofthe omnibns; die nct think the ompibus was onthe track, but wonld not be positive; the omnibus was on the end of the platform next to the Capitol; bad always been in the habit of start- ing the driver away as soon as the passengers would alight, and did so at the time in ques- tion; did not recojlect telling his drivers to do as they pleased about their positions in front of the depot; would not swear positively. John By ne, dtiver ot the omnibus, was sworn, and testified tha? he had no inteation of ob structing the track; did not drive away when told, because his reins were disarranged, and aman was yet in the omnibus, besides a boy, who wae on the frent wheel trying toget down. Witness denied that Mr. Richards said he was Superintendent of the Police: but that, when he usked who he was, he said, «I'll soon let you know wholam” Did not intend to drive onthe pavement, but Mr. Richards held the front horses, and in that manner he was drawn overor the pavement when he attempted to drive away; and that when he got en the track again, could get no further withont running into an express Wagon, and was therefore com- pelled tostop. Did not use an oath when speak- ing to Mr. Richards, to the best of his recollec- tion: might possibly have done so, as he was much excited. Michael Carpenter, a hackman, was sworn, and testified that Mr. Richards did not inform Byrne that he was Superintendent of Police, but said that he would soon let Byrne know who he was. Byrne did not remain on the track more than two or three minutes—just long enough to let out his passengers; there was no delay in the despatch of his business. The exprees wagon was still in Byrne's way when he was arrested. Several other witnesses were examined on the part of the defence, their testimony not va- rying materially from that given above. The case was then continued, by agreement of both parties, to next Tuesday, y, hen other witnesses will be heard, and the case argued by Mr. Wilson and Mr. Davidge. ——_ + 20 &@ The Internal Revenue for Jaunary amounted to one million and upwards per day. S7-The Savannah prize cotton sow in New York consists of 11,510 bales upland and 1,35! bales Sea Island cotton. @ Advices from Chili say that on and af- ter Way 1, the coasting trade of that country will be thrown open to vessels or every nation. This will have the effect to increase commerce with San Francisco. wz It said that the deficit in the Treasury ot the Imperial Government ot Mexico is twen- ty millions of doliars annually. The Emperor Has a personal allowance of two hundred thousand dollars. ‘The rebel General Forrest, commanding the District of Mississippi, West Tennessee, and East Louisiana, has established his quar- ters at Jackson, Miss., andis Peseta peer care rillas and sending them to Richmond to be put into the Army of Virginia. Queen Victoria’s income—two million— ‘would be a fat one to tax. ua The members of the Illinois Legislature have voted to pay themselves in gold. @7'The passenger varni: of the Illinois Gentral Railroad during tha your 1864 were $2,360,398.55; gross earnings, $),329,447.20. ip7 Amanin den, N. Y., lost his wife Sunday, married his servant girl Monday, and both went to the funeral ‘Ys