The New York Herald Newspaper, January 1, 1863, Page 4

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The story originated from the fact that a few rebel guerillas had crossed fn search of some booty from Ball’s Bluff to Har- Tigon's Island. There is but little 10 report Trom the Army of the Potomac. A reconnoissance in force went out on Tucsday morning, {which will probably be heard from in a fow days. It ia believed that a considerable portion of General Lee's army has moved from its late posi- tion, and gone up the Rappahannock. Its destina- tion, of course, is not known. The news from the Southwest to-day ia interest- ing. General Rosecrans has made an important | demonstration on Murfreeshoro, Tenn. Learning that it was not fortified and that Bragg’s forces were reduced by the sbsence of Forrest's ‘pavalry, who were making raids in other directions, General Rosecrans moved his army on Friday last ‘powards Murfreesboro. Generals Crittenden and McCook led the troops directly on Murfreesboro, | while General Thomas went with his corps to Lavergne, by the Nolinavitle road. The rebels kept up a skirmish the entire way, but were. gra” ‘Wually pushed back fully eight mitcs. General jorans now threatens Murfreesboro, and holds , In the various skirmishes it is waid | a fine position. that we took six hundred and fifty prisoners and three guns. going on near the Nolinsville turnpike, and a ge- neral engagement was anticipated. The enemy Wore drawn up in line of battle on Stone's river, and would probably have a battle to-day. We have later news from the scene of action at ‘Van Buren, Arkansas, detailing the incidents of that brilliant affair. Our army was shelling the enemy, according to General Blunt's official de- patch. Among the property captured are four Btoamers, three of them heavily loaded with sup- plies, a ferry boat and a large amount of ammau- nition. Quite a number of the enemy were killed. ‘The rebels burned their arsenal and ferry boat at Fort Smith, to prevent them falling into eur hands; ‘also a large quantity of provisions on the opposite Dank of the river. A general conflagration was in progress when our forces left. The rebel army is considerably demoralized, any deSerters came into our lines, who report that two regiments of Missourians stacked arms ‘a few days ago, crossed the river and went home. Another regiment of Missourians left a short time efter, taking their arms with them. Two regi- wwents of Texans also stacked arms and started for home. A regiment of cavalry was sent in pur- Buit; but, instead of arresting, they joined the runaways. It is rumored that Mr. Lincoln's emancipation proclamation, which is to be issued to-day, is not ‘to include a large portion of Virginia, presumed to De loyal, nor the city of New Orleans, in its opera- ‘tions, It is alao stated that the President is about ‘to assign Gen. Butler to an important command upon his return from New Orleans. The iron-clads at Fortress Monroe are on the move. The Passaic, Monitor, Montauk and Ga- Jena left there on Tuesday for some point not tated. We give some interesting news from Key Woat At latest accounts heavy firing was | relative to our blockading equadron im our cor- respondence, which arrived by the Ella Warley yesterday, from that port and Havana. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. The steamship Etna, from Queenstown on the 18th of December, arrived at this port early yes- terday morning. Her news was anticipated by her own report off Cape Race, telegraphed from Newfoundland, published in the Heraup last Tuesday morning. Our European files are dated to the 18th ultimo, and contain some very interest- ing details, which appear in ow columns this morning. The steamer Ella Warley, Captain Schenck, arrived at this port last evening. She left Havana for New York, via Key West, on the 25th of De- cember, at five o'clock P.M. On the 25th the rebel steamer Alice, formerly of Matagor- da, left Havana for the purpose of running the blockade. There was great rejoicing in Havana on account of the defeat of General Burnside, which news reached that city three days in advance of the arrival of the Eagie, with Over PS mY agember 27 having been brought cessfully ran the blockade. The news of tie capture of the Ariel was also received with great joy. The secession feeling appears to be strongly on the increase in Havana, The Ella Warley left Key West at four o'clock P. M. on the 26th of De. cember, for New York, and experienced very rough weather, head winds and strong gales dur- ing most of the passage. On the 3d of December, at two o'clock A. M., she passed the United States steamer Cahawba, bound south, towing a bark, her supposed destination being Port Royal. Governor Morgan, of this State, tendered his re- signation as major general on the 22d December, to take effect to-day. The Albany Jowrnal says he has not drawn one cent of pay from the govern- ment on account of his military office. The noxt session of the Legislature of New Jer. sey will commence on Tuesday, January 13, at 12 M. The inavguration of the Governor elect, Joel Parker, will take place at noon on Tuesday, the 20th instant--one week after the meeting of the Legislature. The Republican State Convention of Connecti- cut will meet in New Haven on the 21st of Janua- ry, to nominate State officers. A writer in a St. Louis paper makes out the number of slaves in Missouri as follows:— According to census of 1860. Increase to date..... seecene Still remaining 02,725 Under the system of compensated emancipation, and valuing the slaves at an average of three hun- dred dollars each, it would cost nearly thirty-one millions of dollars to make Missouri a free State- George M. Drake, who was tried at Newton, New Jersey, last week, for the murder of Clara L. Vansyckle, by administering drugs to procure abortion, has been held to bail in the sum of $2,000 to appear at the April term, to answer @ charge of manslaughter, The Judges of the Superior Court of Conuecti- cut have decided the late law of the Legislature alleawing the acldieen im tha fold ta vate nunennati. tutional. Telegraphic communication between Baltimore and Wheeling has been restored, and if the rebels will let the railroad alone for a few days cars will be running through to Wheeling and Parkersburg. The Senatorial committee appointed to investi- gate into the furnishing of transportation for Gen. Banks’ expedition have nearly reached the end of their labors in this city. Before returning to Washington they will probably visit Boston, which city has furnished quite a number of vessels for the use of the War Department. ‘The Board of Aldermen met at one o’clock yes terday afternoom, President Henry in the clair, The ordinance proposed by the Comptroller, nak. ing a number of additional appropriations, chiefly for the payment of interest on the Volunteer Aid Fund bonds, amounting to $47,137, was concurred in. The Mayor's veto of the resolution increasing the salaries of the Police Justices to $5,000 per annum was taken up, and the Beard adhered to ita former action. A communication was received from the Finance Department, showing that the | gum of $67,836 has been disbursed to the families | of volunteers during the week endiog December 27. Alderman Boole wished to know whether there were any more vetoes they could dispose | of. The President stated that there were uo more | papers on the table, and the Board then adjourned to ten-o'clock A. M. to-morrow Inthe Board of Councilmen last evening, the | ordinance providing for the issue of three millions | of dollars worth of smail notes, of the fractional | parts of a dollar, was adopted by a vote of six- | teen in the affirmative to five in the negative, not- | withstanding the veto of the Mayor. The resolu- | tion to inorease the salaries of the Police Justices j to $5,000 per annum was also adopted overa | veto by a similar vote. After transacting some routine business, the Board adjourned. The following statement was submitted to the Emigration Commissioners at their usual fortnight- ly meeting yesterday:—Number of emigrants ar. rived to December 24, 1862, arrived since, to the 30¢h ultimo, 1 stal, 75,982; arrived to same date in 1861, 65,529. Increase over last year, The number of inmates on Ward's up to the date of the statement was 663; in 1861, 764; in 1860, 820; in 1859, 1,119. The cash balance on hand on January 1, 1862, was $5,805 05; aggregate receipts to the 24th of December, | $178,147 41; for commutation of passengers, &c., | $5,224; disbursements, as per previous account, to December 24, 1862, $158,721; balance in bank, 918,519 66. On another page will be found our annual state ment of the passages made by the various steam- ers plying between the United States and Kurope during the past year, as well as the number of passengers who have arrived at or departed from this country in the same period. According to statistics of the beef, mution and pork consumed in Philadelphia during the year, it appears that the greatest quantity of beef is eaten in November; in June the greatest quantity of mutton is consumed, and in December the quanti- ty of pork consumed exceeds that of any other month. ‘The year closed with a grmer market for cotton, 800 bales of which were sold on Wednesday at 671¢. a 68, for middlings. Flour was Se, and wheat 1c. dearer; but each was leas active, Corn wan depressed and lower The jirineipal movements in prov#ions were in lard and Bacon, and prices of all kinds were essentially wnchang- |.0d. Sales of 4,000 bags Rio coffee were made at full rates, Thore was very little dono in mugars, teas, tobac- 0, fish, frifit, hemp, lathe, ofls, metals, molasees or naval stores. A fair business was reported in bay, hops and foreign coal. Freighte continued dull, though rates were about the same. The year closed yesterday on au active aud bueyant stock market, the tendency of prices being still upward. The principal advance of the day war in Rock Island, which rose 244 per cont. Money was easy at 6.06 0n call, Gold rose to 195%%, aud closed at 19334 bid. Ex change closed at 146), a 147. Testimony or Distinovisuep Foretoners to tHe Gexivs oF MoCLeLtax.—A distinguished Frenchman, the Prince de Jeinville; General Prim, of Spain; a Prussian officer of distinc- tion, who served in the rebel army, and a Swiss officer, whose letter we pulsish to-day, all combine in rendering General McClellan their tribute of superior generalship. Wher the representatives of so many warlike nations bear such festimony it is not to be safely de- spised. There is a gteat regkoriing at hand. New Year's Day, 1863—A New Bpech in| The Now Year at Home the Histery of the Werid. The great volume of the most remarkable, eventful and momentous year in American his- tory is closed; but this day we opens new cal- endar, which will more distinctly mark a new epoch, and which will decisively shape the future destinies of this and of every nation on the face of the globe. This is the appointed day for President Lin- @oln’s confirmatory emancipation proclamation. In his initial manifesto of September 22, he declared “that on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun- dred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any State, or within any designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall b¢ then, thenceforward and forever free, and the executive government of the United States, in- WAMU Sew MaSREINE ya” .acaT anthinetty-there- of, will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons, and will do no act or acts to re- press such persons, or any of them, in any efforta they may make for their actual freedom;” and he furthermore declares in said manifesto that on the Ist of January he will, by procla- mation, designate the Siates and parts of States to which this sweeping war penalty of emanci- pation shall apply. We expect this proclamation to-day. In an- ticipation various abolition conventicles have prepared to make it a day of jubilee. The edict, in the opinion of the President himself, will be as futile as “the Pope’s bull against the comet;” but there are many who fear that it will be the opening of Pandora’s box of evils upon the country. Against it and its expected consequence of the employment of negroes as soldiers in the service of the government, Jeff. Davis has fulminated his warning of a summary vengeance. There is, then, some danger of the exasperation of the hostile parties in this war to the savage extremities of mutual extermina- tion. But what will be the effect upon the slave population of the revolted States, under this invitation to run or strike for their free- dom? This is the startling question which we cannot answer. We shrink from the dreadful thought that this war is to ripéf into the horri- ble scenes of St. Domingo, and that they are to bring down upon us armed European interven- tion, on the plea of humanity; but we cannot avoid the misgiving that President Lincoln, acainet hie own goad indament in thie matter, is steering among the breakers of a perilous coast. But while this emancipation proclamation looms up like a dark and ominous cloud over the horizon at Washington, we look for some gleams of a better day in the direetion of Alba- ny. There, to-day, Governor Seymour, the most conspicuous aud influential representative of the public sentiment of the great Central States: as manifested in their late elections, delivers his inaugural address; and there, next week, he sends in his first annual message to the two houses of our State Legislature. We’ expect that in these two State papers our new Gover- nor will so broadly and clearly indicate the true policy of President Lincoln, in view of a united North in support of the war, that it will greatly influence his future course. We expect, too, that this good impression will be materially strengthened by the authoritative voice from New Jersey, which, two weeks hence, will be spoken by her new Governor and Legislature. It would be doing great injustice to the sa’ gacity, good sense and patriotism of President Lincoln to suppose that he had become indiffer. ent to the public sentiment of the loyal States, or that he is deceived as to ‘the significant ver- dict of their recent elections. He knows that, with their increasing burthens resulting from this war, the people of the North have become dissatisfied with the extrava- gances, corruptions, blunders and disasters which have continued to mark the conduct of the war, and that reform, retrenchment, and military results equal to the means employed, are imperiously demanded at his hands, He knows that these late oulspoken popular ma- jovities of the Central States mark their disap- proval of all these violent abolition measures upon the negro question. He knows that from New York to Illinois the people have reaffirmed his own sound doctrine, that this war is not for the destruction of Southern slavery, but for the maintenance of the Union. We have reason to hope, therefore, that President Lincoln will not, if issued, permit this day's emancipation proclamation to carry him into an abolition crusade, but that he will | hold it well in hand, subject to wiser considera- | tions of policy, and to the claims of justice and humanity. Inany event, before the close of the year which has opened upon us to-day, the restoration or overthrow of this Union, and the triumph or downfall of popular institutions throughout the world, will most probably be decided, by the success or failure of Presi- dent Lincoln’s administration. Let him re- spond to the voice of the people, and they will give him the victory. west—The numerous recent raids of the rebel abundant evidence of the wisdom of McClel- lan’s generalship. They present proof posi- tive that the overland route to Richmond is not the true military gate to the rebel capital; and that is what McClellan has always maintained. The line of operations is evidently too long and too much exposed on either flank. No good general would undertake to advance on Rich- mond by that route while « powerful army con- fronted him. If success is ever to be achieved it will be in a different direction; and the sooner the advance by Fredericksburg is abandoned the better for the cause of the Union, all their dearest sentiments and emotions soil with blood, witness the commencement of m RULE eh by | Vif the Union arms the disastrous olvil war whiob is deluging their | of im, . "Pring (or Somerset), and of Fort Hen- dark. ry, on the ye, and Fort Donelson, on the another year in «state of prosperity unacoount- | Cumberland, .@augurated « new era. The able to those who de not thorouglfly appreciate the resources of this country. Our commercial transactions since the begin- ning of the war have incréased instead of di- minishing. While Europe was lamenting over barren crops we found our granaries overflow- ing with such plentiful harvests as enabled us to provide food for all Europe as well as our- selves. Our exports have largely increased, and throughout the North there reigns a pros- perous state of trade. Money ia undoubtedly plentiful, and it is only at the desolated, grief- stricken homes of those who havo lost their dear ones upon the battle field that the fact that we are engagod in the mightiest conflict the world ever witnessed is deeply felt. New York was never more crowded, more bril- liant, more extravagant. Throughout the Wost the farmers have realized vast sums for HY Prwouriwe ~—. chite inthe astern States the people work day and night to supply the demands made upon their manufactories, On all sides we see signs of prosperous, active commerce. In Englaud the people are. starving. The New Year opens upon them .with but little ratives. We will succor the poople of Eng- land; for we know that they are friendly to us that they appreciate our cause justly, and, al- though feeling a natural contempt for England's treacherous aristocracy and government, we will * | Reser, Rais is Vira ano rae Socra | cavairy chief, General Stuart, furnish | aid the people, will send them food. We deplove their sufferings and admire their forti- tude, and with all heart and good feeling we will endeavor to aileviate their misery, not from any spirit of bravado, but in kindness and charity. Tu France le Jour de ’An (New Year) is a great fete, a great day of rejoicing, a period when one and all give and receive presents; but this Ist of Janu- ary, 1863, will, we fear, be but a sorry day in many parts of France. Hundreds of thousands of starving working people will ha‘l its advent with no pleasurable emotion. They are destitutie—are without employment and without means, and their government has but a slender exchequer to draw from such sums as are imperatively needed to meet the wants of these operatives. We naturally feel less sym- pathy for the French, inasmuch as we fully appreciate that they have none for us. The ; rebel organs in France, aided by the govern- mental press, have taught the people to look upon us as enemies. We know that, deceived | by,their ruler, they are anxious to have him aid’ the rebels against our glorious Union. Still we deplore their errors and their unfortunate sonditian, We know that the Frénch were onr friends, and that, had the nature of this struggle not been misrepresented to them, they would have remained as such, and so we sincerely wish that the coming year may see them freed from their present misery, and witness our relations, commercial and social, with France on their former friendly footing. Ovr Post Orrice Trovetes Expiarep.— Some time since we complained in the columns of the Hexatp of great carelessuess or some- thing worse in the management of the mails and the post offices. By every mail we were notified that letters containing money, checks, drafts, and even important correspondence in- tended for our paper, had been posted, which we had never received. This state of things has continued and increased of late. Our troubles were of coitrse made known to the Postmaster here, and to the department's agent, who appeared to be doing his best to | discover the cause, and he has at last been suc- | cesaful in detecting a person in no way con- | nected with the Post Office, but one who had | stealthily obtained access to our letters after | their receipt at the Hera.p office, but before they had been opened. He was ingeniously | and thoroughly caught, and has made a virtue | of necessity by acknowledging himself the | author of the extensive and annoying depreda- | tions. Of course others in and out of the Post Office | are thus relieved from all suspicion and biame, and we shall proceed to credit the various sums | lost to those who sent them in all cases where we are satisfied that such moneys reached this | establishment. All checks and drafts taken | were destroyed, and duplicates will be re- quired. Meantime our confidence in the Poat Office Department is, we are happy to state, fully restored. Tue Commercias, Famures or tus Last | Year.—We publish to-day the important cir- cular of Dun & Co., giving an account of the commercial failures of the last year. It showg | that the rebellion, when it first broke out, proved most disastrous to commerce, as the fuil- | ures of 1861 were one hundred and seventy-eight | millions, whereas the failures in the year ex- | pired are only twenty-three millions. A | wonderful difference, to be accounted for | | by the impetus given to particular branches | by the war. The Soutbern States, of course, | are not taken into the account. “The very small \ | number of failures and the diminished amount of liabilities, as compared with preceding | | years,” show @ great abundance of money. | The return of peace, with resumption of specie payments, will bring « large increase j of importation and reduction ih the prices of goods, the whole country being now fleeced for the benefit of the manufactories ot | New England and Pennsylvania. The great | point now is to “avoid undue inflation” and speculation, and to “owe as little money as | | possible.” Tue Smirments or Gotp From Cattronyia— | It will be seen from the tabular statements which we publish this morning that the ship- | ments of gold from California during the past | | year were ten millions of dollars less than | during the year 1861, This large decrease, it will be remembered, was in spite of the enor- | mous premium to which gold had risen in this | part of the country, and which increased the | shipments fer a month or two, and would have resulted in a tremendous outpouring of the pre. cious metal had not the imbecility of the Navy Department prevented. On account of the dread of rebel privateers and the general dis- trust of the imcompetent Secretary of the Navy—who has just ordered convoys for Cali. fornia steamers, after eighteen_ months of de- lay—dealors in gold refused to ship it in large quantities from California, and thus the Ala- bamea has been allowed to keep up the pres minum, promise. But we will aid those suffering ope- | | times the usual disasters of times of peace ap- linesof the rebels Were cut, and they were ter- ribly alarmed for thet safety. They were aroused to great energy; bus, 08 the whole, we gained ground in the Southwest. At the battie of Shiloh we suffered great losa and weve com- pelled to retreat; but when the reinforceme.*% of Buell came up the enemy was compelled to fall back, and if Halleck had been a general the whole rebel host would have been bagged at Corinth. Unfortunately, it escaped to reia- force the army of Lee in Virginia. Hence the forced retreat of McClellan, the diserderly rout of Pope, the invasion of Maryland and Pennsyl- vania and the menace to the city of Washing- ton, the capital of the United States, During the year our arma have secured footholds on the seacoast of Eastern Virginia, inctuding Norfolk and Suffolk; ou the coast of North Carolina, comprising Roanoke Lland, New- born and Reaufort; on the coast of South Caro- lina and Georgia-—ryrt teyat and Fort Pulaski; in Florida; on the seacoast of Texas-~Galveston and.other points; but, above all, New Orleans, the chief city of Louisiana, and Baton Rouge, {ts political capital. In the West, Nashville has been captured, Western Tennessee overrun; our forces have penetrated into Ainbame and Mississippi—acquisitions which are in dauger | of being lost by the imbecility which rules at Washingten. Yet we hope, by the pro- gress of the arms of Banks, Grant and Porter, Port Hudson and Vicksburg will..| quickly fail, and. the whole territory west of the Mississippi is soon to be secured to the Union. But all is not done that might have been done with such tremendous resources as the nation possessed. In Virginia the foe not only holds. his own, but he revels #ithin sigh: of our capital, and once more invades loyal States: The military blundering which permits such a disgrace will be held to strict account hereafter. Tag Parriors ov 1776.—We give in another column a@ list of some of the patriots of the Revolution of 1776 who are still ieft to us, Only sixty-two were living on the last Fourth of July, and before long the last of this venerable band will have answered the reveille in Heaven and rejoined his former com- rades in a better world. It sadly reminds u® of the youth of this country whon we consider that before all the heroes of the old Revolu tion have passed away a party of infernal traitors are striving to break up the splendid government with which these veterans blessed the world. Let us hope that none of theae sixty-two surviving patriots may leave us during this dreadful period of civil war, but that, before they die, they may see the efforts of our prasent patriots ovocessful, the glorious old Union restored, the country once more peaceful and powerful, and the flag of this free and happy people again brightening the skies from one extremity of the American continent to the other. Fires ano ACcipents.—Among the atatisties published in this morning’s Heratp are those of the losses of property by fires and of life and limb by steamboat and railroad accidents during the past year. Before the war broke out these tables used to form a very important fea- ture of our New-Year’s statistics; but now they seem scarcely worthy of regard. Over one thousand persons have been killed and wound- ed by railroad and over three bundred by steamboat accidents, and about eighteen mil- lions of dollars worth of property has been de- stroyed by fire; but what are these losses in comparison with those in battle? Why, the re- pulse at Fredericksburg atone cost the nation ten thousand men killed and wounded and about one hundred millions of dollars. During war pear insignificant. Amusements on New Years Day. All the managers of places of amusement anticipate crowded houses to-night, and will not be disappointed, Good weather or bad weather, the people will yo t» the | theatres during the holidays, There is no doubt, there- fore, that the amusement mauagers will happily inaugu- Tate the New Year, and weextend to thom all the com- pliments of the season, At Wallack’s the very funny comedy‘called “The Iuvisiv ble Husband,” will be repeated. Mr. Charles Fisher plays the invisible Benedict im full viow of the audience. Miss Mary Gannon, Mr. George Holland, Mr. Mark Smith and Mr. Lester Wallick, are as amusing as they can be, and Miss Fanvy Morant outdresses Mrs. Hoey, The old year \has been a very lappy ove to ail connected with this theatre, and the public will do all it can to make the New Year happy also. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams, haying temporarily ro- Iinquished ‘The Irish Ambassador,” give a holiday pro- gramme of good old pisces at the Winter Garden, aud will, of course, draw a large audience. “Blondette’’ will be played to-night at Laura Keene's, There will be @ matinee on Saturday, and on Monday next Mrs. John Wood will eclipse the fuiries and delight , the town. At Niblo’s the magnificent burlesque of “Faust gud Marguerite” will be repeated. To-morrow wight Mr. J+ B. Roberts takes a benefit, He is tLe best clown we havo bad here since Dan Rice. Manager Wheatley promises new wonders for the new year. “Der Freischutz”’ will be performed at the German Opera House this evening. This is an opera precisely adapted to the German mind, and no lover of th® Fader: land should miss seeing it and Anechutz. At the Brooklyn Academy of Music Misa Kate Bateraaa appears in ‘The Lady of Lyons,” for the frst time in the City of Churches. “Standing room only,” will be the order of the evening . ‘The New Bowery theatre has both a{ternoon and ov en- | ing performances to-day. The regular company does the heavy business. Tony Denier appears in pantomime, and Brooks in farces. Two performances will be given, also, at the old Bowe- ry theatre. Mr. G. L. Fox is the star here, and shine* more brightly than ever. Persons who patronize the Broadway theatres exclusively miss somo of the best act | ing in the city by slighting the Bowery. } Barnum gives “ The Jewess of Frankfort, or the Vision of Fate’’ all day and all night, in honor of New Year's The live albino family, with real bair,and all sorte of queer fish, including Commodore Nutt, Herr Driesbach and his boars, and Barnum Limself, will be on exhibition. ‘The Broadway Menageric continues to flourish, and i* ‘becoming an institution, Two Japanese pigs—not Tommy or the priuces—have been added to the collection, and are said to be vglior than sin or poor Greeley. The Inte Com. mon Council will call upon these Japanese natives in « body The splendid burlesque of ‘ Dinorah’’ is the feature at Wood's Minstrels, aud Grau ought to see the affair and take a lesson in managemont. Bryauts’ amd ioeeiglie troupes appear as usual, Hooley’s Brooklya Minstr re funnier than Beecher. aegis army ige Captain Theodore B. Hamilton, of the Thirty “\nird regi- ment New York Volunteers, has been app'/.nted Lieute~ ant Colonel of the Sixty-second New Y/irk Volunteers for ma rked, gallantry in the eld. Captain, James H. Collen, commandyyg « company in the Ong Hundred and Sixty-ninth ‘regiment New York State, Tolunteers, has been sppoir.ted an aid on the stall of. jor Goneral James A. Garfield. in J. A. Slipper, AG?’.stant Adjutant Genoral in ‘vorcrombie’s division of !’4e Army of the Potomag, ta at | ry Pierrepont Bouse, O<ooklyn, on leave of sbvenbe for ton days. , | details of the measures’ to be introduced upom ‘THS NEW PINANOLAL MRASURES. The Committee of Ways and Means, or the workin® Portion of it, is almost the only remnant of Congress now im the olty. They have boon industriously engaged overy * day during the recess in determining and arranging the the reassembling of Congress. They have quite completed tiie leading financial moasures to be presented. It appears that the delegation representing the import- ing interests of the principal cities Lave, after all, boca unsuccessful in thoir mission, and that the Ways and Means Comm{tiee has not, ag was positively represented by some of the importers, agree! that “import duties + ehall be paid in anything else thar coin, THE PRESIDENT'S BMANCIPATION PRONGAMATION. ‘The President's cuaucipation prodlamation has boea the stthject of consideration in special and extraordinary Cabinet mectings for the laat two days. The border Kate = men hero, who are firimiy weddod to the Union, and why ave proved their toyaity by auiforing and privations te which the people of the Northern State? are ontiro atrangors, earnestly hope that iu issuing the prociamation he will make an excoption of the loyat men of the South, or at levst provide some romody for the loss to be entailed upon them by a general emanoci- pation. It isa bard case that those men, who have aut. fered go deeply for their devotion tothe government, should be oppressed by their own govorament as well am plugdored by the onemy. INTERNAL REVENUE APPAIRG, Tho folowing 18 tw svitenve to be made the Commis. sioner of Internal Revenue when @ cimim for deawback ~ hag been mado. Fii*!.—The certifteato aF tho Collector of Internal Revs nue that the internal revenue (ax has been paid, which certificate hall, when possible, particularly describe the gouds by their marks or otherwise, their quantity, (he rate of tax, wheiLor speciiic or advaiorem, the amount of duty imposed and the aame of ths inandfacturer or pro ducer who patd the same Second. The gertiicate of the colieolor, ov oter com potent oflicer of the customs, to the eltwet that the goods upon which the drawbacks are claimed bays been ox- ported, and the nume of the exporter Third.—The aflidavit of tho party making the olaum, oF other compotent person, sottiog forth that the goods upon which the claim for drawb 3 made are the idon- teal goods upon which the tornal revenue tax has been paid, as certified by the Collector of tute Revenue; that the same goods have beea Oxpu at the time, aad io the oanner stated by the Collector of the Customs, and also the amount of the drawback claimed, and that the party making the claim is justly enticed thereto, This aftidavit muat be exe- cuted before a notary public or magistrate baviog a seat or, if executed beforea Justice of the peacs, thon it muas be a cortilicate from a proper officer that such person is duly authorized to administor vatha, BENATOR WADE, GENERAL BUTLER AND FORNEY'S vikws. ‘There is no good feeling here on the part of the fricoda of Ben Wate towards Secretary Chase. The element that sympathices with Wade lawents the removal of General Butler, but it looks to his employment in a largeway aa = Commanding General of nogroes, &e., kc. Foruey’s paper continues to denounce domoorate, aay- ing that if the rebellion succeeds thoy will have been the cause of it. This simply mouns that certain republican leaders that could be named desir some protencefor > Tesurrecting Ure oid idea of letting the South go, THK CAMPAIGN OF GHN, M'CLELEAN, ‘Tho instructions of Geu. MoClollan to (on. Banks and Gen. Wadsworth, and his communication to the Sccrota:y Of War, respecting the deteaces or Wasbington last spring, which werc Inid before the Melowel! Court of Inquiry to day, showed how admirable wus his plan in alt ite de- tals, These papers form an important chapter ie the bistory of this politico military campalga ia and around Washington. DEPARTURE OF SECRETARY SMtTa. Secretary Smith's relations with the interior Depart+ Mont closed to-day. He ieft here by tie five P. M. train, Ta accordance with law, tho Assistant Secretary (Mr. Urher) acts aa Secretary ad interim. ‘The republicans of the Indiana delegation support the latter for the Soore- taryehip on the score of his ability. Strong assurances have been given that he will reovive the appointment, but political winds and tides point a anothor direction. ‘The President has flatly refused to nameet prosent the suceessor of Caleb B. Smith. THE INDIAN DIFFICULTIES IN MONNRBOTA. ‘The Indian bureau almost dospairs of settling the Indien dificulties in Minnesota 80 as to satiafy the poople of that ak State. They are constantly kopt in a condition of exaite- ment by the arte of demagogues, who go about oxborting | furious crusade against the Indians, in tho expectation of being raised te power by their harangucs. The- Indian Bureau desires to provide tor the removal of the ? bostile Sioux, although the thing is attenddd with great Gifficuities; but the domagogues insist, also, upon the re- moval of the Chippewas and the Winnebagoes, Tho latter have been removed already some half dozen times, aud always to their damage. It might be well tosend a com- mission of just and unimparsioned men into Minnewta (@ roport xipom all matters touching Indian affairs. MINING TBE PUBLIC DOMAIN, Companies are forming in ths Wost to engage in mining < upon the public domain, Commissioner Edmunds, of the | companics access to all (he information im his office touching the various mineral localities. INDIAN TRUST BONDS. Mr. Whiting, of the Iaterior Dopartment, has Lean on- gaged a couple of days in examining Indian Trust Bonds, &o., with a view to thelr transfer to the now Seoretary of the Interior. ‘ THE SOLDIERS’ CHRISTMAS DINNER. Mrs. Secretary Smith has pocelved sulsarlotions whers by the expenses of the Christmas “inner to the soldiers ia the hospitals will be fully met. The serviees of the Bal timore and Ohio Railro: id those of Colonel J. Jones, late of General Wool’s stad, uaye largely contributed oo success in this matter THR A’ Captain Jobn F, Cro aud First Lieutenant Robers O'Connor, of the Ore Hundred and sixty ningh roginenc Now York Voluntee's, have tendered their resignations for cause, which have Yeon accepiod, aud they have beew honorably discharged from the United States go!uatese service. Colone! Wan. ff. Browne, of tho Thirty-sixth New York regiment, has received the appointment of Briguiier (eu eral, Colonel Browne served in the Moxicam war, and in the campaign of (he peninsula was Lieutenant Colonst of the gallant Thirty-first New York. ARMY HORSES, Mr. Snow, Superintendent of the Quartermaster's fm pattment here, has received authority, after persistant application, to provide ample shelter for the,thousands of horses that are needed at this point for the sappy of tae army. There are hundreds of disabled nad wick howew = « G | which uced shelter. SERENADE TO CAPTAIN TOMPKINS. Captain Tompkins, of the Quartermaster’s Depariwent, was soreuded to-night, at the Kirkwood Howse, by the band of bis old cavalry regiment. His desk into Velrfax =~ ' at the begiantug of the war is well rememberet, 4 MR. FORD'S THEATRE. Mr, Ford iktends to rebuild his Ueatre upoaan en! aged wale. Land OMice, is willing to furnish to the agente of anok « City Politics. ‘The Tamany Mall primary Cicotiong passed of quistiy | Jast night, af far as was ascoriained, with the axception | of the Sixteenth ward. The election in this ward «ae | held at the corner’ of Seventeenth street and Ninth ave | nue, and passed ‘off in anything bata quiet manner. At | the time the oh opened a great crowd hind cougregnted, and there wa's the greatest pushing, elbowing and yolling { imsgtaable, making confusion worse confounded. The "| | fact tong im this ward seorm most bitterly opposed to excl cab oe, and the pugilists of each, on this ocoasion, wore vost anxious to distinguish themselves, Thero were soveral knock downs, aud ome or two well contestot rou and tumble fights. The police, however, had no trow One of the tickets was headed by the Hou, &. B. Hart, and the other was hoaded by City Judge MeCann. There, no doubt, will be a severe contest over this mattor in Turm- many’ Hall. Boston Weekly =! ‘The following are the footings of out b Ge and di pecie... ‘ Amount due from other banks ‘Amount due so other banks Deposits. Ciroulation. ‘The qpers matinee ‘a brilliant sygoess. Mdlie Cordier achiev tridmph in “ Traviata,” and Maccaferti was adm ig performance,