Evening Star Newspaper, March 15, 1865, Page 1

| | — eee — Eben WASHINGTON, D. C.. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 15, 1865; WASHINGTON KVENANG STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, (EXCEPT BUNDAY,) aT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Sowthiess corner of Pennsylvamia av. and Hth siréety By W. D. WALLACH. eer The Bran is served by the carriers to their sab- seribers in the — and District for TWELVE AND A HALF CENTS PER WEEK, Parcs ron MaiLinc.—Bingle copy. :hrce cents; On@ Bed yy ent aS cant Poller: gee at cenis, Six months, thr je . rz ce No papers are sent from the office ionger than paid for. ‘Yun Waar. Syin one dollar and a half a year, BANKERS. 80 SAGSSEA™ 7.30 JAY COOK@®, of our firm, having resumed General Agency for Government Loans, we prepared to furnish promptiy te agents and Teharers bs U.S. 7-30 TREASURY NOTES. These neter are ingned, under date of August 15, 4. in denomonations of $50, $100, $500, $1,000 and $5,000, They bearing interest at 73.10 per cent. per an- num, and have coupons attached, payable in law- fal mi on February 15th and August 15th of each year, The principal will be paid in lawful money on August I5th, 1867; or, at the option of the hehier, the notes may then be exchanged, at par, for . U. 8. FIVE TWENTY BONDS, redeemable at the pleasure of the Government at any time after five years, and payable twenty years from August Ist, 1967, with interest at SIX PER CENT IN COIN. payable semi-annually, These bonds are at pres- ent worth im the market about NINE PER CENT premium, from which deduct the premium upon the accrued gold interest, and there is lefts net premiom upen the bonds of SIX PER CENT., with a prospect of a much greater value at the date of the maturity of the Seven-Thirty Notes, We receive in payment for subseriptions the sey- eral isenes of FIVE PER CENT. TREASURY NOTES, allowing acerued interest thereon, We also tak Oertificates of Indebtednes¢ and Government Bonds of all issues at their current value. Full informstion furnished upon application in person or by mail. ‘ BUYERS AND HOLDERS OF ol 7-30 NOTES. In order te prevent the mutilation of these notes the Secretary of the Treasury has given notice qhat the notes are not negotiable aaless all the un- matured coupons are attached. JAY COOKE & 00., Bankers, fed 4-dtt New 7.30 Loan. We desire to aid the Government Agent in bring- ing to the notice of the people this new Loan: which is peculiarly adapted to temporary invest- ment, the notes being more of the nature ef cxr- rency than long bonds, and therefore mere readily convertible into money. ‘The Notes will be issued in denominations of $50, $100, $500, $1,000 and $5,000, wil ron ‘three years from August 15, 1864, will bear 7 3 10 PRE CENT. INTEREST in currency (or one cent per day on $£0), payable half-yearly, and at matu- rity will be redeemed in currency; or, if the holder prefer, will be converted into 5-20 bonds, bearing six per cent, interest in gold. We are authorized to receive five per cent. legal tenders in payment of subscriptions, allowing ac- erued interest to date of receipt, feb $-tf LEWIS JOHNSON & OO. a JAMES 8. TOPHAM & 00.’8 aay : TRUNK, SADDLERY, PREMIUM AND MILITARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTORY, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, mw soo BEVENTH STREET, One Door North of Odd Fellows’ Hall, Where they continue to manufacture and have om sale a large and fine assortment of TRUNKS, VALISES, TRAVELING BAGS, SADDLES, HARNESS, HORSE COVERS, ILITARY HORS’ \QUEFPMENTS, SWORD BELTS, HAVERSACKS, WHIPS, BITS, SPURS, &e., ae, &e., AT LOW PRICES, BEPAIRING, Trunks, &c.,fepaired promptly and thoroughly, THREE SILVER MEDALS Awarded by the Maryland Inctitute of Baltimore, October Slet, 1854; aleo, the highest premium, bronze medal, by the Metropolitan Mechanics’ Institute of Washington, D. O., in 1807. SOLE AGENTS Por District of Columbia and Alexandria, Va., for FRANK MILLER’B CELEBRATED PREPARED HARNESS OIL, Dealers supplied at the lowest fob 6-17 FAOTORY PRIOES, ATCHES, JEWELBY, &o. LARMOTR & Co., Light street, Baltimore, in- vites the attention of purchasers to their choice stock of No. 1 WATCHES, DIAMOND JEWELRY, &e., SILVER WARE. PLATED WARS, OPERA GLASSES, SPECTACLES, TABLE CUTLERY &c., at low prices, Watches ani Jewelry repaired in the best man- ner by the best workmen and warranted. ja %i-3m 1RDS AND CAGES. JOHN FOLLER, zw 370 Sth street _ sn 1-2m* between Gand A ) Hi. F. ZIMMERMAN & OO., 530.....8RVvENTH StRERT,....530 ineceseors te Me(iregor & Zimmerman, have on and and willcontinue to keepa fine assortment of CABINET FURNITURE, All persons who may be in want of Furniture do well to call and examine onr stock. as we confident our i ‘nd furbitare will give satisfaction. Call at No 530 7th street, bewpeen Louisiana avenue and D street. fe 17-tf . N GENERAL'S OFFICE. czar Wasniseton, D.C . March 1. 1365. A Board of Medical Officers will convene in New York citv, onthe Ith instant, to examine such models of'artificiel limbs Jegs and arms,) and ratus for treatment of caa~s of exsection, 91 may presented by the respective inventors or pro- prietors ‘There manufacturera only who shall be-recom- mended by the Board will be authorized to furnish bs or apparatus. oy he obyeet of this Board is to secure the best artificial limbs, &c.. to the mutilated soldiers, arl macufacturers most submit their medels to this Board in order to receive its apgroval aud reeom- mendatien, including those Who now enjoy that privilege as we.] as those who éerire to do #0, For further information apply te Surgeon Wm, J. Sloan, U_S. A. Medical Director, Department the Fasi, No 125 Bleecker street. New York ity. B f the 1. By order cf the Surgeon Gene CRANE. Surgeon U, 8, Army. _méecota. CS " N OTIOE TO OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS. AssisTaANT QUARTERMASTER’S OFFIC! Durer or W. No 134 F, near 2ist st., Wasginetom, D. C., March 1, 1865. The attestion of officersand enlisted men, for- merly in the service of the United States, is called to the large ameunt of personel property stored ia ise Govern mt warehouses connected with this jevot. The Government requires the space ocenpied by those said prcperty for the effects of new in the service. A description of each artic! with the name, compa! marks, accompanied by am oath or affirmation that the claimant is the autherized The g00¢8 Will be ft a the persons so entitied at his pets ——< a! ave < ing nnelaimed Mainety dane team tale date nt Bo) at public auction. JAMES M. eS mh2-dtmay$l__ Capt. Asst Qr. woes. ¢ ENS OF SONG. Being mem Qu seat anion ing memoirs of some Be slea'e Clayton, tre yton, "aretic. Researches and ‘maux m the years 1960, 1861 and 1862. By Oharies 100 iHustrations, a lama vo#. XXYV. AMUSEMENTS. CANTERBURY HALL, Bevel, GANTBRBURY HALL at b CANTERBURY HALL AED CANTERBURY HALL AND THEATER ’ CANTERBURY HALL ‘ THEATER LovursiaNA AVENUE, NEAR SIXTH STREET, Rear of National and Metropolitan Hotels, GEORGE LEA + 1 +--+ ----Proprieter Also of the Varieties, New York, and Canterbury = Alexandria, Va. JOSH HART -.._.___....._--..Btage Manager A GIGANTIO BILL OF ATTRACTIONS, & HOUSES OROWDED NIGHTLY. The only place of amusement in the city present- ing acompany composed exclusively of STAR PERFORMERS, and the orly establishment in Washington pre. senting a performance combining all the best and most popular features of the DRAMA, OPERA, DANCB, AND BURLESQUE, , SOLDIBRS. CITIZENS ANB STRANGERS SV ERY BODY make a note of it, and witness our recherche and elegant entertainment, Last week of EL NINO EDDIE, EL NINO EDDIE, EL NINO EDDIE, Bt NINO EDDIB, BL NINO EDDIE, BL NINO EDDIK, EL NINO EDDIR, EL NINO EDDIE, THE INFANT BLONDIN, THE INFANT BLONDIN THE INFANT BLONDIN, Only 8 years of age, On! y 8 years of age, Only 8 yearsof age, Whose extraordinary performances are pronounced WONDER OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY WON DBR OF THE NINETEBNTH CENTURY: WONDER OF THE NINETEBNTH CENTURY EDDIE EDDIE Will make am entire changein his performanee, and enact his great WIRS ASCENSION AND TIGH? ROPE ACT WIRB ASCENSION AND TIGHT ROPE ACT Wgas Aecention AND TIGHT ROPE AOT ON THE SAME EVENING. First eppearance of ‘The celebrated Ethiopian Comedian, Second week of J. H. CHILDERS, J. H. OHILDERS, J. H, OHILDERS, The Great Military Wonder, whose exhibitions in 8 TERRIFIC MORERT AND BAYONET EXER- Are pronounced without parallel. is ETHIOPIAN CORPS, Consisting of HN MULLIGAN, JOHNNY MACE, JOHN MULLIGAN, JOHNNY MAOK, “LITTLE MACK”? JOHN REDDEN. “LITTLE MACK” JOHN REDDEN. And others, in a new series of Corkographicalties OUR DRAMATIC COMPANY Consists of the following well known Artists: HART. 08H TLV as CLARER, CHAKLES COVELLI. MISS LAURA LE CLAIRN sca KAN an ‘M183 JENNIE JOHNSON, OUR NEW CORPS DE BALLET, Under the direction of MONS, LOUIS SZOLLOZY, combining beauty and artistic display,introducing SIXTEEN YOUNG LADIES. BIXTEEN YOUNG LADIES, SIXTEEN YOUNG LADIES, SIXTEEN YOUNG LaDIXxs. In a Ballet Divertissement, The entire troupe engagel at the Graat Canter- bury numbers over SEVENTY STAR PERFORMERS, SEVENTY STAR PERFORMERS, The best artists that money can procure, CHANGE OF PERFORMANCE NIGHTLY. LADIES’ MATINEE ON SATURDAY, LADI&S’ MATINES ON SATURDAY, LADIES’ MATINEE ON SATURDAY, When EL NINO EDDIE will make an ascension, on a single wire, FROM THE ROOF OF THE CANTERB FROM THE ROUF OF THE SANTERBURY TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STREET, TO THE OPPOSIPE SIDE OF THE STREET. Precisely at two o’clock in the afternoon, weather . permitting. NOTICE TO LADIES AND FAMILIES NOTICE TO LADIES AND PaMILIES VISITING THE SATURDAY MATINBES. VISITING THE SATURDAY MATINE. The proprietor is happy to announce that he has had builta s LARGE AND SPACIOUS ENTRANCE, LARGE AND SPACIOUS ENTRANCE, Exclusively for the accommodation ef Ladies and Familte whieh will in future be opon expressly or their accommodation, FRIDAY, MARCH 17, COMPLIMENTARY BENEFIT COMPLIMENTARY -BEN Evit To NINO EDD: NINO EDBIB, age, In addi A MAMMOTH ENTERTAINMENT, ON MONDAY, MARCH 20, . J. THOMPSON AND BIS WONDERFUL ss 2 TRAINED DOGS, “ HECTOR AND GABLO, will esvear in the Splendid Spectacular Drama, entitle: THE MURDERED FERRYMAN, Also, his exquisitely beautiful daughter, 188 FANNY THOMP: A MIB FANNY THOMPSON, +> AMUSEMENTS. FORD'S NEW THEATER. TENTH STBEBT, above Pennsylyania Avenue, BENEFIT OF MR. H. B. PHILLIPS, THIS (Wednesday) EVENING, March 15, On which occasion the following Grand Oombina- lien ef Artistes in Comedy and Tragedy, forming a bill of unparallelled attraction. MRS. I, B, PHILLIPS, MADAME PONISI. MI£8 ALICE GRAY, MRS. M. WILKINS, MR. J. McCULLOUGH, ME. O. J. COLOHESTER, the Oelebrated Test ledin m, The performance will commence with Rowe's celebrated tragedy of SHORE. M: Jane Bhere...-....... RUSE sac cas To conclude with Knowles THE LOVE C Constance... _. IB Phillips iadame Ponisi . rs -Mr H 8 Phillips Mr John McCullough Trueworth... --Mr OJ Colchester GROUVER’S NEW THEATER. Pennsylvania Avenve, near Willard’s, GROVER’S GRAND GERMAN OPERA. THIS ( Wednercay) EVENING, March 15, FIRST TIME IN THIS CITY, And moat positively the only presentation of Mo zart’s celebrated romantic Opera, MAGIC FLUTE, With the following unexampled cast : Presented entireia America only by Grover’s Ger- man Opera Company: = Joseph Hermanns M Theo Habelmann Baragtro... Tamino Pamina...... Mlle Marie Fr-derici ueenu of Night. . Mlle Johanna Rotter ierophant.. ... -.- Isadore Lehmano Papsagena____. -Mlle Pauliae Canissa Papageno.. Monostatos. First Priest. -Philip Schlosser Secend Priest... __.. Alphonzo Urchs First Lady. He Sophie Dzinba Becond Lad adame Zimmerman lane Berger me Marchaund -M’le Ernestine ~- Mle Pauline Debloe Opera giverentire. Seldom presented, from nee cessary study and rehearsal ani magnitude of the company required for @ satisfactory cast. Only presented by this compsny, Mention may be made of the Grand Orchestra, comprising at this time FORTY OF THE VERY FIRST INSTRUMEN- TAL MUSICIANS on the American continent, The equal of this Or- chestra has appeared in ne American Acalemy or Theater for several seasons, PRICES ADMISSION ONE DOLLAR to Parquet and Dress Circle. Secured Seats as usual Parquetand Dress Circle Orchestra Chair Family Circle. WASHINGTON THEATER, Eleventh street and Pennsylvania avenue, Under the Management of E.L. RAVENPORT anv J. W. WALLACK, ITIVELY LAST WEEK OF THE MOBT PORCHAND COMBINATION. In accordance with the great public demand, HAMLET will be given on THIS ( Weinesday) BVENING, March 15, with the following great cast: ueen Gertrude. . Miss Lucille Western (Who has most gener endered her services, ) Hamlet. L First Ophelia. LAST THREB NIGHTS POSITIVELY. Thursday—‘Money ” Fri “*How She Loves Him”? Saturday—‘still Waters Run Deep.” OXFORD! OXFORD: OXFORD! MUSIC HALL AND THBATRE, Ninth street, fronting on Pennsylvania avenue, ENTIRE CHANGEOF PROGRAMME, ; First pane ae his House of the interesting Drama in three acts, 0: JACK SHEPPARD, rodueed with all the thrilling effects of New Reonery, New Costumes, New People, and the whole strength of the Stock Company, incladin Kate Raymond. O. B. Collins, R. George, | Roberts,&c_ The magnificent horse Sultan will be brought into requisition in this piece. and will penton his gre at feats of leaping, ascending ateep runs, &c, < ri In ‘connection with the above will be given the usual GRAND OLIO ENTERTAINMENT, ivtroducing the celebrated and highly accom- pilshes aenaenee ee earsett who will appear in the grand ballet o: ne CONSERVATOIRE OF PARIS, together with Mops. Antonio, and his superb bal- let troupe—twelve beautiful young ladies—among whom willbe found the talented dance: Mile Helena. M lle Mazori Arnoldi, M’lle A. Mlle Kate Harrison, M’lle Susie Brown. Millie Francis Also, the numerous and Versatile Corps of Ethiopian Delinea'ors, &c., &c., &c. ave Digger..... WwW AS HING. The OLD NATIONAL STEAM LAUNDRY, es- tablished I#i1, Messrs. CLARK & COLMAN, pro- prietors, take this method of notifying ‘their former patrons and the peblie that they have pur- ehased the extensive Laundry situated on lith ttreet, near the canal, formerly known as the City Steam Laundry, thereby combining the two, and are now prepared to execute werk in asuperior manner and at short notice. Satisfaction guaran- teedinall cases Willcontract with Hotels, Rea- taurante, Steamboats, &c ,at reduced rates. Goods will be called for and promptly returned to all parts of the city and Georgetown. by leaving an orderat our office,(the old stand.) 311 E street, between 15th and 132 arceiasoemneite Grover’s Theater, or at the Laundry on lath street, between Band C streets, near canal, Patronage respect- fully solicited. Tar 3-!m*_ BrRowres METALLIC WEATHER STRIPB AND WINDOW BANDS Totally exclude Cold, Wind, Rain, Snow and Dust from the crevices of Doors, Windows ani Sky- lights—stop the rattling of sashes without inter- fering with the free use of the same, They save one half the fuel, and are warranted good for five years, For circulars, with prices, references, &e., address JOHN A. PAINE & CO., Agents. Offices No, 535 7th street west, and No, 342 D stree north. feb 23 Im* yesees ! HORSES!! HORSES 1!) Quartermaster General's Office. First Dieisoe Washington City, February 13, 1865. __ HORSES, suitabie for the cavalry service, wiil be purchased at Giesboro Depot, in open market, till April 1, 1865, ‘Horses will be delivered to Captain L. Lowry Moore, A.Q, and be subjected to the usual Government inspection before being accepted. Specifications. as follows: ‘‘ Cavalry horses must be sound in all particulars, well broken,in full flesh and good eondition, from fifteen (15) to six- teen (16) hauds bigh, trom five(5) to nine(9) years old, and well adapted in every way to cavalry pur- poses. Horses between nine (9) and (10) years of age, if still vigorous, sprightly and healthy, may be accepted. Price. ope hundred and seventy-five dollars ($175) each. Hdars of laayechon, Some &.m.to4p. im, ill be made at this office. picvedd JAMES A. HEIN, ~ fe 14.40 Col. in eharge let Div. Q. M.G. 0. DOZEN AXES AND HANDLES—Just re- i fs) je by ceived ane or 5, P. BARPHOLOW, 558 7th etreet, below Penn’a Ave, K BOs N ATLS— Assorted sizes, just ro a ceived an or *s BARTHOLOW, 555 7th street, below Penn’a, Ave. 1000 WAKE. HAP attention of Builders and othors, is ca led to our large and va k of d varied stock o! BUILDERS AN HOUsE | URBNISHING HARD- A at the lowest market rate Se UARTHOLOW, 588. 7th street, below Penn’a, Aye. 200 DOZEN SHORES U rece og POLEN PioKs ANB HANDLES just received and for #916075 ARTHOLOW, 5587th street, below Penn’s Ave, ‘AY AND STRAW CUTTERS, Hi irabce paoow i STREET BROOMB. BUCKETS. in ‘CURRY Uomss, HAY AND MANURE FORKS, SWINGLETHEES. mer ealeds 7 CHAINS, &c., &e., i J. P, BARTHOLOW 558 Beventh Below P enue, AL BARROWS C44}, REELB ARROW! BTORB TRUO! ‘OX-YORBI G@RINDSTONRS, 8, &e., &e, CHAIN: Fer gale by J. P. BARTHOLOW, fe}4-eolm 558 7th street. below Penn’s. Ave. HEA F2242 ee ONS na & BUROMBLL, Yeet and Vermont avenue. Just received. 019 Cornea I Tig N°. 8,756. TELEGRAPHIO NEWS. IMPORTANT REPORTS. Apprehensions in Richmond from Sheri- dan’s Raid—The Alarm Bells Rung— Fvery Availabie Person Hurried to the Detences—Signe of the Abandonment ef the City. BALTIMORE, March 14, 1895.—A returned Union prisoner, who reached Annapolis to-day direct from Richmond, e¢ommunicates some interesting intelligence in relation to the state of affairsin Richmond, and Sheridan’s moye- ments, ° He said he was confined in Castle Thunder, and through the friends of Union citizens in- carcerated there, obtained much information relativeto events transpiring, about which Richmond papers are silent. ic On Saturday night last Richmond was thrown into a state of intense excitement by the announcement that Sheridan was near to the city. The alarm bells were rung, and ali the homeguards and every available man that ceuld be spared was hurried off to repulse the Yankees, who were said tobe at Beaver Mills Aqueduct, on the James river, some twent miles from the city destroying the canal which ig the main feeder of Richmond. Théexcitement continued aj! night, and in- creased to a panic throughout Sunday, and down to Monday morning. When he left the a arm still prevailec, and it was understood that Sheridanghad effected the destraction of the aqueduct, blowing it up with cunpowaer, and it would take at least six months to repair the damage done by him. During Sunday afternoon, Pickett’s division parsed Castle Thunder on their way to meet Sheridan. There was a ferry near the aque- duct, and it was thought Sheridan’s purpose was tocross the James and strike the Dan- ville railroad near the coal fields, where there Was an extensive bridge, destroy that, and then complete the destruction of the communication eee phon; and then make a junction with rant. r Movements indicating preparations for the ! abandonment of Richmond have been in pro- grees forsome time. The heavy machinery for Manufacturing iron has been removed; also, the machinery of their percussion-cap factory; and ajllthe carpenters in tewn were at work filling a large government order for packing boxes. The high water in the James has subsided so much that the buat which conveys passengers from Richmond could met pass above Rockett’ as she had previously been doing. From this circumstance itis hoped that Sheridan will find less difficulty in crossing the streams in the line of his march. NEW HAMPSHIRE ELECTION. Republican Candidate for Governor Cho- sen—His Majority over 6,000—Gain of a Kepublican Member of Congress. Concord, N.H., March 14, 9.30 P. M.—The election for State officers, members of Congress, and the Legislature took place to-day. The Republicans supperted Frederick Smyth for Congress, and the Democrats Edward G. Harrington, residents of Manchester. Returns received to an early hour this morning indicate that Smyth's majority will exceed 6(0. Many towns make considerable Union gains over the vote last year, which gave Gilmore & m&jority of 5,500 The aggre- gate yote to-day will be less than that of last here The vote in the First Congressional ietrict is close. [SECOND DESPATCH Dovsr, N. H., Mareh 14, 10.3) P. M.—Re- turns from 19 towns give Marston, Republican, for Congress, 4,007, Marcy, Democrat, 2,964. Marston’s majority over Marcy, 1,613. This secures the election of three Republican mem- pee of Congress trom New Hampshire, a gain of one. ae DESPATCH.) CorcorD, March 14.—The yote for Governor in 127 towns foots up as follows : Smyth, 24,685; Harrington, 14,313, Gen.Marston is elected to Congress in the First District by nearly 1,500 majority, and in the other two Districts Rollins and Patterson are re-elected by about 2,00 majority. The Republicans have re-elected all the councillors, 9 of the 12 senators, and haye a Majority of about 100 in the house. Canadian Defences. (QUEBEC, Mareh 11.—The Minister of Finance to day submitted to Parliament the estimate for the current year, including $1,000,000 for the permanent defences of the country. —_——_—~<0e>__ THE FIGHT AT KINSTON N. C, From the Newbern correspondence of the New York Heald we compile the following account of the recent engagements at Kinston between Gen. Schofield and Bragg: The first action of any consequence was on Wednesday, the th, although there was some inferior skirmishing on the 7th between asmall body of Colonel Classen’s cemmand and the enemy’s skirmishers, which resulted in the Jatter being driven to their works at Jackson’s Mills, about four and & half miles east of Kin- ston. There was subsequently more or less artillery firing till might came on, attendea with insignificant results. Wednesday forenoon, the Sth, the enemy gave evidence of a determination to turn our Jeft flank, when the 15th Connecticut and 27th Massachusetts regiments were occupying the udvance skirmish line. The rebel torce that made this unexpected onset is supposed to have been Hoke’s division. They came upon us furiously, and the conse- quence was that a large portion of the two regiments mentioned above were taken pris- Oners, they haying been completely outflanked by the rebels, who pressed in upon them from the rear and the sides, and gobbled them up nearly en masse. The 27th Massachusetts numbered not far from two hundred, Lieut. Colonel Bartholomew teing in command. He Was captured with nis regiment. Just previous to this the enemy had advanced With similar impetuosity in tront of the “irst and Second divisions, and captured portions of three or four companies of the Twelfth New York cayalry. Many of these three commands made good th:ir escape in the confusion that occurred and atcerwards, and some have straggled in frem time to time even up to the present moment. The left of the line was held by the Second division, Gen] S. P. Carter in command, and Some ef the most cesperaie fighting occurred an_their front. To partially compensate for the loss of the regiments above named (Colonel Savage, of the Twelfth New York cavalry, afterwards made a detour towards the rear of tae enemy with a ortion of his command, capturing between fty and one hundred rebels, a few wagons andasurgeon, The same afternoon, also, an attack was made upenjour right occupied b the First Division, commanded by Gen’1 I. N. Palmer; but it was repulsed withont difficulty @ud witkout any serious loss of life. Onr line at this time (atternoon of the Sth) ‘Was in tront of Jackson’s creek, at one point on which (Jackeon’s Mills, previously men- tioned) the rebels had their strongest position. In the early part of the atternoon Col. Malloy, ot the Seventeenth Wisconsin, but now incom- mand ofthe First brigade, Second division, was winning laurels by the gallant and successful opposition he was presenting to any further advances upon our Jeft. It must be confessed, however, that it was no trifling talk, inasmuch as many of his troops were small, fragmentary fortions of a large number of regiments from different States, many of them being without officers of their own, some of them being con- valescentg, others new recruits, and all of them but little’disciplined under their new organi- zation. Strangely, too, no connection’ existed at this time between the First and Second divisions, there being an interval of andefended territory between them. Brigadier General Ruger, of the First division, Twenty-third corps, but now in command of the Third division of this army, had his headquarters and division four or five miles back, and General Coxs head- quarters were in the same vicinity. Between three and four o’clock on the after- noon of the &th, General Ruger came up and filled the interstice between the first and sec- ond divisions. This gave a new life to the entire line, and Colonel Me acy eae a charge upon the rebel rifle pits, partially regaining the ground he had formeriy occupied. At this night came on and the action ceased. Captain Fish, of the 12théVew York cavalry, had lost twg emall howitzers, and Captain Kelsey, of mead? New York artillery, had lost a Napoleon gun. We haa sexes, ‘perhenes two hundred risoners during 'y- ; 3 Thursday morning, the 9th, Malloy fally re. pained bis original position and contiaued to olegit. The enemy charged upon him three [Limes in the forenoon, and were each time easi- ly repulsed, with some loss of Itfe and a small loss of prisoners tothem. The afternoon was mostly eccupied with light skirmishing along the whole lire, About two bundred prisoners were taken by us during the day. We still held our origina) line, ample breastworka hay- n ing been erected, and stout heafts occupying both them and the skirmish pits. All through the evening of the 9th, and the Bight and morning of the 9th and 10th, rebel fury again belched forth. They had evidently learned of something that urged them to un- usual desperation; and we afterwards learned that it must bave been the reception of intelli- gecvce ty them that Couch was coming upover- jand to join Cox. This, of course, necessitated 8 furieus and speedy onset upon Cox, in order to annihilate him before Couch should come up and prove a couch of thorns to them. All nigh long they charged again and again, making six or seven different charges, amid a roar of mus- ketry and cannon that was deafening and ter- rible as itsurged through the rightair. They bad driven back our skirmish line from their rifle pits tothe breastworks. and they seemed determined to pour their hordes over these. But the wave was sent bounding back time after time, and finally, on the morning of the loth, as they attempted another flank move- ment on our left, itis said that we took from them an entire regiment ef Alabamians. The list of killed and wounded from the op- erations of yesterday and the night before will be quite heavy on both sides, though mach more so with them than with us, from the fact that we fought behind our works, whils they indulged in some most foolhardy charges. We have probably taken. from the commencement up to last evening, not far from 2,000 prisoners. Our entire loss from the commencement, in Bee ‘wounded aud prisoners, cannot be over The topography of the country where most of the fighting occurred presents a dead legel, and the fields and roads were muddy beyond description. The soil is @ mixture of sand and clay, and those who were with Sherman through Tenzessee and Georgia affirm that they never saw the mud worse in any of those marches than here, There being no eminerf- ces, also, the artillery could not be worked so adyantageously as otherwise. The prisoners we tock were mostly Georgians and South and North Carolinians. The most of the prisoners ‘were well dressed, and had with them duplie cates of jackets, shirts, shoes and personal outfit generally, including good knapsacks, canteens, &c. They were generally robust young men, of eighteen or twenty years of age. The rebel cavalry force seems to haye been small. The prisoners generally affirm that Bragg is in chief command, and that they have a force of from 15,00 to 25,000, among whom is A. P. Hill’s division, from Lee’s army. There is no donbt of Hoke’s presence with them, and they have great confidence in him. i LOOAL NEWS. Sao eg ee The Colored Schools and the School Fund. The following is the correspondence between the Trustees of the ( olored Schools and Mayor Wallach, sentin to the Board of Aldermen on Mon -+y night, in answer to a call of that boara: Wasuincton, D. C., Novy. 29, 1964.—To his Honor tie Mayor of Washington City, D. C.—Sir: We, the undersigned, trustees of the schools for colored children in the cities of Washington and Georgetown, appointed under the act of July 11, 1662, respectfully desire information in regard to the tunds proyided for the educa- tion ot colored children in Washington by the oy of Congress ef May 21, 1862, and June 25, The act of May 21, 1962, section 1, (U. Yol. 12, page 407,) provides as follow: shall be the duty of the ure ie authorities of the cities of Washingtoa and Georgetown, in the District of Columbia, to setapart ten per centum of the amount received from taxes levied on the real and personal property in sald cities owned by persons of color, which sum, received for taxes as aforesaid, shall be appropriated for the purpose of initiating a system of primary schools for the education of colored children residing in said cities.” The act of July 11, 1862, section 1,(U.S. laws, vol. 12, page 537,) appeinted three trustees to take charge of the schools for colered children, - tO ** possees all the powers and perform allthe duties conferred upon, and required of, the trustees of public schools in the said cities of Washington and Georgetown by the aforesaid act.”—( Act of May 21, 182.) The first section of the actof May 21, 1562, was repealed by ths eighteenth section of the actof June 25, 1864, (U.S. laws, last session, page 191,) consequently it was operative from May 21, 1662, to June 25, 1864, durin® which time the ten per centummpof taxes collected from colored persons is to he’ accounted for to the ee appointed under the actof July 11, The 18th and 19th sections of the act of June 25, 1861, providing funds for the support of colored schools, are as follows: “Sec. 18. And be it further enacted, That the first section of the act of Congressentitled ‘An act providing for the education of colored children in the cities of Washington, and Georgetown, District of Columbia, and for other purposes,’ be, and the same is hereby, repealed; and that from and atter the passage of this act it shall be the duty of the municipal authorities of the cities of Washington and Georgetown, in the District of Columbia, to set apart each yeir, from the whole fand, re- ceived from all sources, by such authorities. applicable, under existing provisions of 1a’ to purposes of public education, such a pri Portionate part thereof as the number of co! ored children, between the ages of six and seventeen years, in the respective cities bear to the whole number of children thereof, for the purpose of establishing and sustaining public schools in said cities for the education of colored children; that the said proportion shall be ascertained by the lastreported census of the population of said cities made prior to said apportionment, and shalj be regulated at all times thereby ; and that the said fund shall be paid to the trustees appointed under the act of Congress approved July eleven, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, entitled ‘An act re- lating to schools tor the education of colored children in the cities of Washington and Georgetown, in the District of Columbia,’ to be disbursed by thern in accordance with the provisions of the said act.’ “Sec. 19. And be it further enacted, That one- fourth part of all the moneys now in the hands of the marshal of the District of Columbia, or of any other officer of said District, which have accrued from fines, penalties and tor- fettures imposed for the violations of the laws of the United States within said District, shall be by euch officer or officers paid to the ‘Board of Commissioners of Primary Schools of Wash- irgton County, District of Uo umbia,” one- fourth pari to the Mayor of the city of George- town, and the remaining two-fourths thereof to the Mayor of tne city of Washington, the said eums 80 paid to the said commissioners and the said mayors to constitute in their hands funds for the supportot primary schools Within the said county and public schodls in said cities in the proportions aforesaid. And it shall be the duty said marshal and other officers to pay over, every three months, from &nd after the passage of this act, all the money coming into their hands in the manner afore- Said, to the said board of commissioners of primary schools and to the said mayors, in the proportions aforesaid, for the use of the said primary and public schools, any law to the contrary notwithstanding: Provided, That the tunds thus obtained for educational purposes shall be applied to the education of both white and colored children, in the proportion of the numbers of each between the ages of six and seventeen years as determined by the latest census report that shall have been made prior tosaid apportionment; and the mayors of the aforenamed cities of Georgetown and Wash. apgton are hereby outhorized and instructed to pay over such part thereof as may be appli- cable under the provisions of this section and the proviso thereto to the education of colored children in the aforenamed cities, to the trus- tes appointed under the actof July eleventh, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, entitled «an act relating to schools for the education of cel- ored ghildren in the cities of Washington and Gcorgetown, im the District of Columbia,’ to be used for the education of colored children according to the provisions of law, and the aforenamed Officers failing to pay over the moneys &s aforesaid shall be liable to the pen- alty imposed by the second section of the'nct of UCengress approved July twelfth, eighteen hundred and eixty-two, entitled »An acttopro vide for the payment of fines and penalties collected by and paid the justices of the peace in the District of Uolumbia, under the acts of Congress approved the third and fifth of Au- gust. eighteen hundred and sixty-one, and for other pu es.” By official information from the Saperin- tendent of the Census Bureau, it appears that by the last census the whole number of chil- dren in Washington, between the ages of 6 and 17, was 14,833, of Whom 11,866, or 90 per cent., ‘were white, and 2.907. or 20 per cemt, were col- ored; consequently, under t! above 15th sec tion '20 per cent. of the whole fand received from all sonrces, applicable under existing pro- visions of law to purposes of publiceducationin Washington, since the Panes. ate ewes June 25th, 1664, ts to be Applied to the support of colored schools in Washington; also, under “ance” in seseived by tae Macon or Wwantingaet moneys yor of Wasbington for fines, penalties and forfeitures imposed for violation of the laws of the United States, ia to be similarty @: What we desire to know is the amount which as accrued from the ere eine y colored people from May 2iat, 1862, to June ‘Sth, 1863, as above expiained, and the mount due under the above Léth tions, if any has yet accrued; if not, when it will be payable, As arrangements are now being made for schools during the coming winter, your early Attention to the matter will oblige, Yours yery respectiully, Dane. Brexp, 8, J. Bown, Rurvs @ETOR, Mayor's Orrics, Dec. 12th, 1964.—Mesers. Danvel Breed, Sayles J Bowen, and Rufus Leigh- ton, Trustees :-—Genutlemen: I received, through the post office, on the Sth, yours of the 29%&h of November, in regard to the funds provided for the education of colored children in Washing- ton by the acts of Congress of May 2ist, 1862, and June 5th, 1661, in which, after giving me in detail the sections of those laws under which you claim, and your eonstruction of them, ae concinde by propourding to me two ques- jOons. 1:t. What the amount which accrued from the ten per centum of taxes paid by colored people from May 21st, 162, to June 25th, 1861, and the balance now payable to the trustees. 2d. The amount due under the 16th and igh s@ctions of the act of June 25th, 1864, If any has yet accrued; if not, when it will accrue? To your first inquiry I have the honor te reply, that from information derived from the Collector of Taxes, the amount which accrued from the ten per centum of taxes paid by col- ored persons, from May 21st, 1862, to June 25th, 1864, was $742.83, of which you have received abel leaving a balance of $42.83 subject to your order. In answer to your second inquiry, I have to reply that the + whole fund” applicable to pur- poses of public education in this city is com- prised in and derived from the following sources: ist. A pollor echool tax imposed by act of Congrees of May i7, 1845, made a condition precedent to voting, and of which nothing will acerue until after our next municipal election. 2d. A epecial tax imposed by act of the Uity Councils on real and personal property, the larger portion of which for the present fiseni year bas been coilected, and the amount wherect I willinferm you 80 soon as the Col- lector of Taxes makes a distribution of the taxes collected. 3d. A fund accruing from the fines, penal- ties and forfeitures imposed for violations of the laws of the United States in the District of Columbia, two-fourths of which are given by actof Congress of June 25, 1861, a8 a gratuity of this city for primary schools, and trom which, to this day, there has been received $3,919.98. You are unquestionably entitled to 20 per eentum of that amount, which will be paid when demanded. I have, however, great doubt whether you fre entitled to receive any portion of the fands accruing under the act of the Councils of this city imposing a special taxon real and per- sonal property for the present fiscal year for the support of public schools, though I have no doubt that you are notentitled to receive 20 per centum of that fund as claimed by you. The language of that section (18th) of the act of Congress of June 25th, 1864, under which alone any claim to any portion of itcan be based is “that from and after the passage of this act, itshall be the duty of the municipal authorities of the cities of Washington and Georgetown, in the District of Columbia, to set apart each year from the whole fund received from all sources by such authorities applicab @ under existing provisions of law to parposes of public ed ‘ion such & proportionate part thereof as the number of colored children be: tween the ages of 6 and 17 years, bears to the whole number of children thereof, for the pur- pose of establishing and sustsining public schools ip said cities for the education of col- ored children; that the said proportion shall be ascertained by the last reported census of the population of sald cities made prior to sald apportionment, and shall be regulated at sl2 times thereby.” This doubt is occasioned by the fact tRat the actof the City Councils (August Lith, 15¢4,) imposing this special tax for the support of the public echools of this city was subsequent to the act of Uongress, June 25th, 1864, and was notat the time of the passage of the actof Congress “an existing provision of law,” as contemplated by that section of that act. It is,however, very clear tomy mind that you are not entitled to receive, if anything, the pro= Tertionate part of the fund aceruing frem this special tax you claim, viz: 20 per centum, and on ie point I already perceive we dilfer widely. In your letter you say “by official informa- tion from the Superintendent of the Census Bureau, it appears by the last census the whole number of children in the city of Washington , between the ages of 6 and 17 years was 14,533, of whom 11,[66 or £0 per cent. were white, and 2,967 or 20 per cent. were colored, consequently under the 18th section of the act of Congress of June 25th, 1864, 20 per centum of the whole fund received from all sources, applicable under existing provisions of law, to purposes of public education in the city of Washington,” is to be applied to the support of colored schools in this city.” A more critical exémination of those two sections, the 1Sth and 19th of the act of Congress of June 25th, 1864, will, I think, satisfy yon that there isa material difference m their phraseolegy, m king a discrimination in the proportlonsie part you are to receive respec- ively under them. The former giving you only such 4 propor- tlorate partas the number of colored children in the respective cities between the ages of 6 and 17 years bears to the whole number of children thereof whichis 10% per cent, and the latter such proportionate part as the num- ber of colored children between the ages ot 6 and 17 years bears to the number of white children between the same ages, which is 2% per cent. ‘This discrimination between these two see- tious of the law &s well as the reason for it are clear to my mind. The isth section which gives you the lesser is sppitcabie to a fund arising from taxes im- osed on and paid by the citizens of Washing- 4, while the 19th, under which yon are to re- ceive the greater proportion is limited, and ap- plies only to a fund accruing to this city from & gratuity of Congress, and when you con- sider that of the fund to which the 18th section is alone applicable, the poll or school tax is contributea by white persons only, and of the special tax for the support of public schools there was contributed from May “Ist, 1862, to June 25th, 1864 by white persons sixty-six thousand three hundred and thirty-two dollars and forty-eight cents, ($66.332.48,) and by col- ored persons seven hundred and forty-two dollars and eighty-three cents, (#712.63,) only 1.12-1(0 per cent, the propriety ofeven a greater imination will 1 think be obvious to you. Very respectfully, your ehedientservant, RicHARD WALLACH, Mayor. | rrantees AiR Link RalLRoap.—In the Maryland Le- gislature, on Tuesday, an act to incorporate a company to build an air-line railroad from Baltimore te Annapolis and Washington was favorably reported by Mr. Males, from the committee on ‘corporations. The corporators are Jacob J. Bankard, Samuel T. Hatch, Wm. Price, Chapman Herwood, F. Littig Shaffer, Wu. Frazier, Wm. Chestnut, John Gorsnch, John Lee Uhapman, Thos, J. Pitt, Samuel M. Evans, Alford Mace, Wm. W. Taylor,Geo R. Vickers, Wm. E. Hooper, Charles Reeder, F. K. Ziggler, Nathan Hanes, Col. D.C. Bruce. The capital stock is placed at 82,000,000, in shares of $50 each ‘he road is to be com- menced in one year from the date of the pas- sage of the bill, to be completed in five. Itis to becommenced in South Baltimore, east of Spring Gardens. Mr. Jones moved the reference of the bill to the committee on corporations. It was “a big thing,” and should be examined into. Messrs. Smith, of Allegany, and Miller, of Anne Arunce!, also urged the committal of the bil}, which was done. Tae Lats Homiciwe IN QusEN ANNBS Qounty.—Yesteraay Messrs. Whitney and Rodgers, attorneys for Jenn P. Paca; (at press ent in the city jail on the charge ef being impli- cated in the killing of Alfred Jones and Jenn Paca, a few days since in Queen Anne’scoun- ty,) appeared before Judge Bond, in the Crime inal Court, and submitted # petition for the is- suing of a writ of habeas corpus in the taser of their client. Judge Bond ordered vey Ww) ce be issued, made returnable on Monday nex! In the meantime Paca will be kept is jail, and on Monday will be brought before Judge 5 in the Criminal Court, when theargument in regard tothe prayer for the writ of habeas corpus will be heard and di Bali. Sum SoTL ae te eat ider our silver coin ‘a nuis- phy da. We have most succesefally abated the nuisance here. az A new counterfelt #5 greenback is ont engraving ae y poor. RAR Great freshets are expec wn: 3 ties so much snow to melt there. ~> if il7In New York 165 men were enlisted Jast Friday. = The Charleston Mercury, which «mys- teriously disappeared” on the’ ot thatcity by our forces, hastarned up. At last accounts, ithad established a temporary : ‘base of operations” at Cheraw, South Oaro- ina, y 7A! Rewspaper correspondent has BR ad Boreas poll from. W! aiid Loves hp ie salon to be = is making mene; uring from it; to Bostonians. nee 3 ‘ (> The endowments given to American 0ol- leges with two years, amount to $1,571,000, a