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4. NEW YORK HERALD. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. RIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Conntr Soocau. WALLACK'S THEATRE, ma 8) Broadway.—Navau Encacr- 1p Brovism G: MAN Plaid GARDEN, Broadway.—Tickrr or Leave ax, OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway.—A Bovi i 4 Cutwa Bnor—M azErra. NEW BOWERY THEATRE. Bowery. —Mazwrra— Dons Man Or Bonewta—Ticke oF THE Sua ROWBRY THEATRE, Bowery. —Maip or Cxoissr— ouss THAT JAOK BuiLtT—Banpit Host. BARNUM'S MUSEUM, Broadway,—Frexcu Qravt, Quart Gra Grane Bor, &o,, ai all houra Camiita’s Kus: mann, AUSand 7h P.M. BRYARTS' MINSTRELS. Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Broad N#W YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1864, quire into the character and efficiency of the heavy ordnance now provided for fortifica- tions. The Committee on the Judiciary were discharged from the consideration of the resolutions of Mr. Davis, and also from the con- sideration of the resolution to expel Mr. Davis. Mr. Sumner presented a bill to amend the act of July, 1862, prescribing an oath of office. * This was referred. The Senate then resumed the con- sideration of the resolution for the enforcement of the rule requiring Senators to subscribe to the oath, and after considerable debate the propo- aition was adopted by @ vote of twenty-seven to eleven. After an executive seasion, during which a number of nominations were conffrmed, the Senate adjourned. In the House of Representatives a resolution in- structing the Military Committee to report a bill providing for an increase of pay to the soldiers of the army was referred to the Committee on Mili- tary Affairs. The bill reviving the grade of lieu- tenant general, to be bestowed upon major gene- rals most distinguished for courage, energy and wey.—Brarortan Songs, Danone, Busiusquas, &0—Tux Swrrous, Fawicy, a WOOD'S MINSTRI Gonce, Danons. ke. AMERICAN THEATRE, No. Fantomas, Buriusaues, Ac — BROADWAY AMPHITHEATRE. 8s Broadway.—Grw. "| Ras Prening, Broadway —Ermortas | LOSION. roadway. —Baut Tait Jack Burr HAL ano Bt Equysrkian Pearonwances, Afternoon and HOPS OHAPEL. TIS Brosdway.—Tam cx Mimzor oF Tue Univensn, retecaiorsias, COOPER INSTITUTE. —Lavonrwo Gas, by Dr. Colton. PERBAM'S, 585 Broadway.—Srxnvoscorticon any Min- ror OF THE Reskunion. NEW YORK MUSRUM OF ANA: 61 - UMONTIES ABD LYOTUREN {OM YE MUL IOP ae HOOLEY'S OPRRA MOUSE, Brooklyn.—Eem BonGS, Dances, BURLKsaUns, 40 ae ‘dine New York, Tu ay, January 26, 1864 ADVERTISEMENTS FOR THE COUNTRY. Advertisements for the Wrrsty Hxraup must be band- ed in before ton o'clock every Wednesday evening its circulation among the enterprising mechanics, farmers, morchants, manufacturers and gentiemen throughout the Country is increasing very rapidly. Advertisements ta- serted in the Wrrxiy Heratp will thus be seou by a largo Portion of the active and energetic people of the United Dales, THE SITUATION. The rebe! cavalry made a raid acrosa the Rapi- dan at Raccoon Ford a few days ago, and drove in our pickets; but as they only numbered sixty, they Were easily compelled to retire “in confusion.’ About the time that this formidable number of sixty made their attack, a considerable force of the enemy—beth cavalry and infantry—were seen on the other side of the Rapidan, but they did mot attempt to cross; so that our troops had mo opportunity of displaying their valor, except fm the discomfiture of the unfortunate and rash sixty who ventured across the river. Deserters who have come into our lines state ‘that no portion of Gen. Lee's army has been sent out of Virginia to reinforce Lopgstrect, or for any other purpose; but. deserters gre not supposed to know everything transpiring. fn the rebel army. They confirm, hewever, the re; of the fearful scarcity of forage, which has reduced the enemy's cavalry and artillery almost te a condition of @omparative worthlessness whe pitted against our cavalry under Kilpatrick andiMerritt. Ramors were rife that on Saturday the rebels in €ront of Kilpatrick's cavalry division had a fight @mong themselves, as heavy artillery and infantry was heard there. The artillery firing was @o heavy that a despatch was sent from the head- quarters of the army to Kilpatrick's division to know where it was and what was its cause. There @cemed to be very little doubt that it was caused by some trouble in the enemy’s lines, is none of the Union troops were in that direction. General Longstreet bas remonstrated with Gen- eral Foster upon the circulation of the President's amnesty proclamation among the rebel soldiers, which, he says, can only! ave the effect of pro- ducing a few desertions, which will be of no bene- fit to the Union cause, or no damage to the rebels. He suggests that the proclamation should have circulated through himself, or not at all. Foster replied by sending General Longstrect twenty copies of the proclamation for circulation, agreeing with him at the same time that the pro- elamation meant the return of the disaffected to {heir allegiance and the restoration of peace. The delegation from Arkansas have been quite General successful in arranging for the restoration of civil government in the State, as preliminary to its full testoration to communion with the federal Union. skill, was reported back by the Military Commit- tee, and its consideration postponed till next Mon- day, The Senate's Amendatory Enrolment bill was reported by the Military Committee, with amend- ments, and referred to the Committee of the Whole, 8 coursé of action indicating that the House is inno particular hurry to pass it. Bills for anavy yard and depot in Western waters, to amend the Pa- cific Railroad act, to secure the speedy transmis- on of the mails, to create a school fund out of confiscated property, and to form a State govern- ment for Utah, were introduced and appropriately referred. The Committee on Elections made a report against the claim of Mr. Field, of Loui- siana, and Mr. Segar, of Virg as Repre- sentatives from those States. The Judiciary Committee were instructed to inquire and report as to the expediency of establishing a Department of Industry, to embrace agriculture, freedmen’s affairs, mines and minerals, coloniza- tion and immigration, &c. In Committee of the Whole the bill making appropriations for deficien- cies, amounting to between four and five million dollars, for miscellaneous objects, was taken up and discussed. During the debate the Kentucky members indulged in an acrimonious personal controversy relative to their several political posi tions with reference to the slavery question, Without action on the bill, the House adjourned THE LEGISLATURE. \ Tn the Stato” Senaie yesterday very little buai- ness was transacted, and thé méat of the measures to which the attention of the body was directed were of interest only to special localities. Among the few bills introduced was that for the amend- ment of the Brooklyn Water act. The bill to lo- galize the action of boards of county supervisors in paying special bounties to volunteers was un- der consideration for some time, but was not finally disposed of. In the Assembly the annual report of the Health Officer af this port was presented. A bill waa given notice of to authorize the payment of sala- ries of $2,000 per annum to the members of our Common Council. A bill was introduced for the better protection of seanien in the port of New York. It requires keep- ers of sailors’ boarding .houses- to pay $20 yearly license, and prohibits them and their, agents boarding vessqs. Third readings were ordered of the bills directing payment of the | mortgages on the Quarantine lands. so that the State can give a clear title to the same, and for the purpose of taking from the State paper the publication of the tax sales.” A large part of the | day's session was taken up invacdiscussion’ of the question as to the liability of the State to damages in cases of accidents caused by neglect to have proper railings or walls along the approaches to canal bridges. The question came up on the ap plication of a citizen of Rochester for damages by falling into the canal on a dark night. The matter’ was finally referred to the Canal Board. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. We have received files of Rio Janeiro papers to the 8th ult.; but they contain little news of im- portance. The subject of steam communication between New York and Rio Janeiro occupied con- siderable attention, the question being whether a Brazilian or an American company should carry out the enterprise. The Brazilians, very sensibly, are in favor of the company that Will perform the service in the best manner. , The Democratic County Convention of Hunting- ton county, Pennsylvania, met on the 12th inst. and unanimonsly nominated Gen. Geo. B. McClel- lan as the first choice of the democracy of that county for their Presidential candidate. A shocking tragedy, involving the lives of two persons, both colored, took place at No. 217 Sulli van street about nine o'clock yesterday morning. It appears that William Brown, a negro, cglled at the honse in the rear, occupied by Rachel West, and inquired for Mrs. Mary Shipley. Suspecting something wrong, the woman West told Brown thet he could not see her, and at once an officer was sent for to remove the intruder. In the mean- time the latter had forced his way into the back Directions are to be given to General Steele to order an election for State officers and members of the State’ Legislature, the people to have an op- portanity to pronounce in favor of or against the amendment of the State constitution making Ar- kansas a free State. A very curious correspondence has been brought to light by the arrest of Mr. Stuart Gwynno, of the Treasury Departigent, in whose possession it was found. It sho very compli- cated but well planned arrangement between Mesers. Gwynne, J. H. Griffiths, Gen. Haunt, and others, with reference to the construction of gun- Boats, aud so forth, for the Navy Department. EUROPEAN NEWS. ‘The steamship Canada, from Queenstown on the 10th inst., arrived at Halifax yesterday evening on hor voyage to Boston. Her news is three days Sater than the report of the Etna. ) The Princess of Wales had been delivered of a por. The Schle:wig-Holstein question had a very ning aspect. The federal German troops on the borders of Holstein were estimated at bixty thousand men, and it was thought they froala soon muster one hundred thousand. A ‘committee of the German federal Diet had re- age decidedly adverse to the London protocol 1862. England, it wae said, would make a faval demonstration in German waters. Four Btalian conspirators had been arrested in Paris. \The new ship George H. Warren, of Boston, has {been lost on the coast of Ireland. She was on her ‘first voyage to Liverpool. Garibaldi’s resignation ‘of his sent in the Italian Parliament had been ac- wepted. Other members of the “left” had also fesigned. Affairs in Poland remained unchanged. ¢ British journals say that the recent outbreak @n India was a mere insurrectionary movement, ‘confined to the frontier of the Punjaub. The Eng- ish Parliament is to assemble on the 4th of Feb- ‘ruary. } Consols closed in London on the Oth inst. at 9034 91 for money. The Liverpoo! cotton market was r on the 9th inst., and all qualities advanced wlightly. Breadstuffe and provisions were firm, CONGRESS. yesterday Mr. Hale's resolution oF an investigation of the affairs of the javy Department was referred to 1 select com- , consisting of Messrs. Hale, Grimes and kalew. A resolution was offered directing Committee on the Conduct of the War to in- In the room, and, there finding Mrs. Shipley, drew a re- volver and shot her in the side, causing almost instant death. Brown then placed the pistol to his own head, and blew his brains out, falling to the floor a corpse. Brown had become much attached to the murdered woman, and, his love not being reciprocated, he determined to sacrifice her life and then die himself, Both Brown and Mrs. Shipley were married. The Board of Councilmen met at one o'clock yesterday, when a communication was received from the Mayor vetoing the resolution containing the appointment of a large number of commis- sioners of deeds. The Mayor doubted the legality of the appointments from the fact that,the whole number authorized by law is three hundred, and he found, by referring to the roll at the County Clerk’s office, that four hundred and twenty-eight persons are already holding office and acting as commissioners of deeds. Laid over undor the rules. The Comptroller's weekly statement was received, and shows that a balance of $2,771,553 20 re- mained in the city treasury on the 23d instant. Several resolutions to pave streets with Belgian or trap block pavement were adopted, notwithstand- ing the opposition of Mr. David R. Jaques, who thought the property owners were entitled to be consulted on the matter, and moved to refer the papers for that purpose. A number of papers of a routine nature were acted on, and the Board journed until Thursday next at one o'clock. The difficulty inthe McKinley family, growing out of the conduct of young McKinley at the ex- hibition of Mrs. Cora L. V. Hateh, at Clinton Hall, on Sunday, 17th instant, is to be judicially in- vestigated before Justice Dowling, at the Tombs, at nine o'clock to-morrow morning, the elder McKinley having made a complaint against his son, charging him with disorderly conduct, &c., on the occasion referred to. In the Surrogate’s court yesterday, the Christy will trial was further proceeded with. The Surro- gate decided in the matter of John Bradshaw's will that, upon the doctrine of equitable conver- sion, the whole estate is to be considered as per- sonal property from the death of testator, and the rents and proceeds of the sales of real estate are to be accounted fot as personal property. Th the case of John C. Fremont vs. W: Hunt and others, a motion was made to dissolve the injunction against the defendants yesterday, before Judge Barnard, in the Supreme Court, chambers. The argument between David Dnd- ley Field, on the part of the plaintiff, and Mr. Burrell, on the part of the defence, lasted two hours. His Honor announced that he would give @ decision in the matter to-day. William Newby, late Major in Wilson's Zouaves, who was arrested some time agoon @ charge of | TH® News from Bast Tenmessee—The Presenting a fraudulent claim to the government, was committed for trial yesterday by Commission- er Betts. Thore was no featuro in tho stock market yesterday morning worthy of note; but in tho afiermoon the mar- ket became weak and prices foll off. Gold Guctuated con- siderably “daring the day, apd finally closed at 17%. Tho bank statomont shows a further large contraction in loans and discounts, and a reduction in the amount of Specie of over eight hundred thousand dollars. The Money market was quite active at seven per cent, but higher rates are more likely soon to rule. Government securities continued firm, with a pressing demand for tho five twonty bonds. There was but little movement in commercial matiors yesterday. There was some demand for cortain articles; but owing to the variations in gold prices wore very un- certain, and trade was consequently much interrupted At tho Produce Exchange things wore mixed. The steam- er ’s bows influenced the market for flour and grain favor- ably, and both wore higher. Other articles wore with out marked change. Cotton, groceries, &c., wore steady. Petroleum was dull and nominal. Freightawere firmer, in viow of tho more active inquiry for freight room. The “Shent-per-Shent” Convention to Meet at Chicago—The Coming Revolu- tion, Recently a pronunciamiento was issued, from his, house on Fifth avenue, by the surviving administrator de bonis non of the late great democratic party, announcing that the National Presidential Convention of the remnants of said party will -be held in the city of Chicago; on the fourth day of July. The assemblag® thus ordered may not inaptly be designated the “Shent-per-Shent”” Convention of the Bankrupt Democracy. From this aforesaid aristocratic-democratic establishment of Figh avenue the imagina- tion of the intelligent reader will naturally#be carried back to a quaint, antediluvian house in the Jeuden strasse, or Jews’ street, in the old time city of Frankfort-on-the-Main—an unpre- tending, weather-worn house,with green blinds— where, once upon atime, we encountered an old man sawing wood next door on one side, and an old man selling roasted chestnuts next door on the other side. From that old rookery in the Jews’ quarter of Frankfort-on-the-Main emerged those ‘“shent-per-shont” money kings of Furope, the Rothachiids; and we have a lineal descendant and representative of that great house of Israel in this aforesaid Fifth avénue administrator of the late democratic party. From a democratic convention assembled un- der such auspices we have little to expect in the way of the resurrection of the party. In- deed, it has become a proverb that when the effects of a deceased individual, association or government are turned over to “my uncle” the chances against their redemption are as ten to one—or 4-11-44. But, sotting aside this ques- tion of “der monisb,”” wo have reason to ap- prebend that the samo causes which broke into pieces the Democratic Conventions of Charles- ton and Baltimore in 1860, and precipitated the Southern States into the .abyss.of this re- belliog, will atill work nothing but , mischief; for the same eloments of repulsign.and.didmp- tion still exist in the Northern camps of-the party. : Rising to 9 broader view .of .the subject, aa the demotratic party and the republican party | of 1860 have ceased to exist, and aa the broken” fragments of these parties are afl adrift upon the waves of a great political revolu- tion, we contend that the time has come when the American peeple may and should take the election of their President into their own bands, without depending on or wait- ing for the action of any of these juggling fag- end party conventions. We contend that the newspaper press of the loyal States, in bebalf of the people at large, bas now the opportu- nity to lead the people to this grand result. We contend that the public press of the United States, as against administrations and political parties, and party conventions, “the power behind tho throne greater than the throne itself.” before bas been a time when it waa within the power and was the duty of the public press of has become We contend that, if there never all parties to combine on @ common candidate and ina commen cause for the Presidency, that time has now come. We believe thata general movement of the pubjic pross in bebalf of General Grant for the next Presidency will secure his election, without party conventions, without party platforms or machinery, and without opposition. With such an election we shall have little more to do in thé work of suppressing the re- bellion and re-establishing the Union. On the other hand, from the signa of the times, it is apparent that if we trust to the con- flicting political cliques of the day, and their national conventions, we shall have a Presi- dential contest full of danger to the peace and unity of the loyal States. Between the Lincoln and anti-Lincoln factions of the administration party, and between the peace democrats and the war democrats of the opposition elements, we can already perceive the symptoms of vio- lent’ discords and commotions. Anxious to avoid them, and looking to the great advan- tages of an experienced and able soldier for President, elected by the fusion of all parties, we would appeal to the public press of the country of all parties and all creeds for a common movement in support of Gen. Grant. Greater than any victory in the battle field over the rebellfon would be the decisive and comprehensive victory of the perfect unity of the loyal States in this Presidential election. The rebels have taught us a lesson whigh it would be wise upon our part to improve upon. In the midst of this war they have had a@ Pre- sidential election; but, having no time for par- ties or party conventions, they elected Jeff. Davis as by acclamation. They wanted a tried and able soldier at the head of their af- fairs, and be was their man. How much more readily, then, may the people of the loyal States unite upon Gem. Grant. Superior asa soldier to Davis, he is in every other respect a popular candidate. We call upon our contemporaries of the newspaper press in all the loyal States to show their strength and their wisdom by running up to the mast- head the flag of Gen. Grant. Ho is our only man for a saving compromise, and a harmo- nious and completely triumphant election over domestic traitors and foreign enemies. There will be no divisions, discords or bloody disturb- ances among us with Gen. Grant fairly be- fore the people; but on his support we shall be. all republicans and all democrate. We call, therefore, upon the public journalists of the loyal States, of all parties and persuasions, to join usin the agreeable duty of bringing him fairly before the people. Let this be done, and if we have a republi- can convention it will ratify this popular move- ment, and this “Shentyer-Shent” Convention at Ohicago will assemle only to obime in and adjourn. ‘ Southera Preparations for the Final Struggic. By @ meagre item of news from East Ten- nessee we are informed that General Long- atrees has been heavily reinforced, and is driving the Union forcgs before bim in an ad- vance toward Knoxville. Some weeks since facts were made public which tended to show that troops had even then been moved from Virginia to the position held by Longstreet in Tennessee, and it is probable that whatever. reinforcement he may have received has all been from the same source. Troops that were kept in Virginia for the protection of Rich- mond may now be sent to Tennessee with im- punity; for the season, with its rains and snows, and especially its mud, sufficiently protects the rebel capital from any operations of the army under Meade. Indeed, except by a peninsuiar route, no operation against Richmond could be carried on in winter, though for a peninsular route that would, perhaps, prove to be the best season, But it is winter in Tennessee as well as in Virginia, and if the season is to hold us still in one place it will doubtless as effectively hold the enemy still in the other; and the very fact that enables the rebels to send their Vix- ginia atmy into Fonnessee renders it impossible for them to use it when there, ft We do not, think, therefore, that the rein- forcement of Gen, Longstreet is‘of special mo- ment just at present; but it is of some import- ance as an indication of ‘what the ‘rebels have in preparation for the spring. Weshall, in all probability, have an early and terribly hard campaign in East Tennessee; for there the re- bellion is likely to strike its last blow. Some grand offensive operation is necessary to it; for if it stands till it must inevitably die; and Eastern Tennessee is the theatre that promises a better result to them than any other. Opera- tions against Chattanooga, even if successful, while they would greatly injure us, would not positively benefit the enemy, and advances through Virginia are evidently hopeless; but a great Southern victory near Knoxviile, oy the advance thence through Tennessee, an perhaps into Kentucky, of! a victorious army, would restore the Southern heart somewhat, and would set the stronggle back to the position if Was in before the present awfal gloom set- tled on the fortunes of the confederacy. For such a stake Longstreet, or probably Lee, is now making ready to fight. As the stake is an immense one, the enemy will work immense- ly in preparation for it, and will fight despe- tately when the time comes. Do our preparations for this great struggle keep pace with those of the enemy? - Far from it. The administration is busy with politics, and cannot attend to filling up our armies. Sat- isfied with the general fact that our prospects wore never 80 hopeful®as they are now, and not even desirous to end the war, it bas turned the gréater part of its -attentfow to other mhat- tera, and is'mancenvering in the State Legisla-, tures and Lincoln leagues, Meanwhile-Gene-. ral Grant is busy, and will, of course, do all inthe sway. of preparation that lies in his power. But the administration “begins, to fear General Grant: Generel-Grant isitalked of for the Pro- | sidency, and the Washington. authorities Gnd that to be a great ctime in a general. So the country must expect to see the administration attempt to kill General Grant in this groat campaign, as it killed General McCtellan. We may expect to see well planned movoments fail through a want of men, or be brought to naught by some War Department order, and the whole spirit of unity destroyed by the mi- nor irritations and annoyances that the Wash- ington authorities can so skilfully put in a general’s way. All these means will be tried, even at the expense of a great failure in Ten- nessee; but they will fail; for General Grant already stands too high with the people to be kled in that way. Marerzex, Copxt Jouannes ann Ti Boston Amistoorscy.—The aristocracy of Boston, tike that of the old Faubourg St. Germain in Paris, must ever be exclusive, although it feels the necessity of marking its existence by some overt display. There have been lately two vio- lent agitations for the Boston ton—the one the exploits of George Jones, formerly a fire boy in the “Hub of the Universe,” and Maretzek’s grand operatic season. Over both of these the Boston aristocracy have gone insane. They have resuscitated a law of the fifteenth century, applicable to witches, whom they burned in those days, and applied it to the case of Johannes, whom they have convicted as a “bar- rator,” or nuisance, to make the matter plain to people of this century. The object of the Boston aristocracy waa to show to the world that this Count of new parchment is n0 mem- ber of the fime-honored institution. We would advise Jobannes, as a means of retaliation, to come to this city and give lecturea upon the origin of that aristocracy of which he is a victim. If properly applied to, Barnum would herald the Count—not at his Museum, however. That is too old and dirty for Jobannes, who would do better to choose some more fashionable and cleaner place for his lectures. Having cmushed the Count, the aristocracy of Bosten have gone mad over the Opera. Maret- zek has given performances on every night of the week, and turned away thousands each night. He comes back here this week to pre- pare for the season ef sixteen nights he is to commence at our Academy of Music. It isru- mored that he was in town yesterday to make arrangements for special trains to transport hither his treasure—all gained from the Boston aristocracy. It may not be smiss to state that our operatic season is to be of sborter duration than was intended. Max will give sixteen nights of opera, and then retire on.the immense fortune he made in Boston. He will play four nights a week, as, with his immense personnel, he must do this to pay expenses. He is to produce a great variety of operas, many of them new to this public. He has two or three tenors, four prime donne, a corresponding num- ber of baritones and bassi, and will produce novelties with great offect. Nowhere else in the world ts opera given so splendidly at such low prices; and, as at this dete the exponses of the yen ad much greater than former- ly, we hope that New York will not fall behind Boston in its patronage of Marotzek’s enter- prise. The Boston supported opera munificently. sf nights in the week. It remains to be seen whether New York shoddy cannot accomplish asmuch. What will the of Boston do whee they | have been de- prived of Maroteck his artists, to say nothing of Oount J who will of course wer our and come here to lec- tus ‘ Tas Waren Surry on Wasnmaron Heiours.—Great complaints are being made by the residents in the upper part of the island about the delay that has takon place in the arrange- ments for supplying their houses with water from the Croton reservoirs, The plan adopted is that of a tower of sufficient elevation to command the highest part of the island, to which the water’ will be foreed up by steam pumps. Censure has been caat on the Croton Commissioners for not having sooner perfected these arrangements, But they are not to be viamed for it. The delay has arisen in the Board of Aldermen, and until it takes action in the matter nothing can be done. Will the members of the Board be pleased to recol- lect that, however little they themselves may need water, it is an indispensable requisite with those living on the upper part of the island? Tarn Piretavino Nursance.—Notwithstand- ing all that has been eaid on this subject, the obstructions in Fifth avenue, at the en- trance to the Park, continue to be a source of the greatest inconvenience and annoyance to the public. After being entirely blocked up for a time, a passage acarcely wide enough for }-@ Bingle vehicle was opened for the space of about four hundred yards, with a deep. ditch running boside it.; Tho other day a gentleman, io attempting to drive through this narrow Space, bad his wagon upset and his horse killed. The whole system on ‘which « tho laying of these water pipes is conducted isa bungling one, and, however woll it may suit the contractors, will always be a source of dis satisfaction to the public. There is not another city in the world where such a state of things would be tolerated. IMPORTANT FROM ARKANSAS. Procecdings of the State Convention— Reconstruction of the State Govern. ment—Prohibition of Slavery, &c. Carmo, Jan, 26, 1864. Tho steamer Forsyth, with the Tenth Illinois Volun. teers, who have re-enlisted, and who mustor six hundred strong, bas arrived here. Colovel Caldwell, of the Trird Iowa rogimont, brings the following news from Little Rock couceraing the re construction movemont in Arkansas The Stato Convention, which assembled on the 8th fos'., had about completed its labors. The greater portion Of the State was represente¢, and no doliborative body that ever assembled in the State has compfised more men of solid worth aud intelligence than this Convention. Ao articjo prohibiting alavery was adopted with but ono dis- senting voto, The Constitution is to bo submitted to the people en the second Monday in March, at which mo the State officers and membors of tho Legislature will be olectod. The Legislature is to meet on the third Monday in April, The action of the Convention was univorsaliy Gatisfactory to the loyal mea. Tho qualification of voter fs that prescribed by the Presiacat in his proclamation. It ta believed that the loyal citizens will be able to poll twenty thousand votes for tho constitution. The Con- vention will recommend a suitable person for Provisional Governor. Judge Murphy ‘s spoken of in this connection. "Tho editor ot the Little Rock Democrat bas been arregt ea by the military authoritics for publishiag disloyat ‘pentimonts, and his paper suppressed. A now paper will soon be ataeted by men of undoubted loyalty, who will (we their influence im favor of tho reorganization mevo ment. Golten was more activo at On tho 234 than for some days.’ Sales 500 bales at He. a 70c. Receipts, 200-bales, Three hundrod bales arrived at. Cairo to-day, 280 bales of which goes Kast, an@the remainder to St. Lovis. ‘The Twolfth Michigan voterans, threo hundred and fifty strong, are at Memphis, en roule for, home. GENERAL BUTLER’S DEPARTMENT. Forrarss Monnor, Jan. 22, 1864. Captain Ainsworth arrived this morning from the wrock of the propeller Thomas Swan, having succeeded jo discharging the valuable cargo, and ho has landed it evfeiy and in good order at this place, notwithstanding the heavy storm he bad to oncounter much of the time. Whoa he loft the wreck yesterday tho tide was ebbing and flowing into the ship, and bor stern was ombodded twelve feet in the sand, aud the water was within a few inches of hor cabin floor, ho water rises as the stern settles. Captain S. W. Caffoo and Mr. Fleming, the ongineor, rendered valuablo services in saving the cargo, as also did the mato, Mr. Tuttle. ‘Tho steamer New York arrived to day from Annapolis. The ateamor Promothous arrived from Now York and sailed for Port Royal. The stoamer Parrott arrived from New York aad sailed for Alexandria. Tho schooners Randolph and Moses Van Namo also ar. rived bere to.day from New York. ‘The steamer Ellen Getty, from Philadelphia, sailed for Ailton Head€ his afternoon. . Portxras Monrog, Jan. 23, 1864 The Norfolk Old Dominion of to-day says:—Thore is a Tumor that Joi. Davis’ colored steward and chambor maid have arrived ip Norfolk, having successfully escaped from the rebel chief. We do not vouch for the story. Augustus and Louisa Burgess were detected yesterday in Norfoik in receiving avd distributing the rebol mall, and sent to jail Major Burroughs, the noted guerilla, is rapialy recover- ing from bia attack of amalipox Twouty refugees from Richmond, Petersburg and Au- gusta, Ga., arrived in Norfolk yesterday List of vossols passod by the guard ghip:—Young vi tward bound: steamer Julia A. Decker, Craig Taiand, lew York; schooner Maria Jane, Nantucket to Now York: schooner Herald, Baltimore, to Providence; schooner Union Flag, schooner honnie Reeves, Nantucket, to Now York. Arrived, steamer Marblehoad, to Fortress Monroe; schooners J. W. Lawrence, New Jersey, Jacob Hickley, Alien Party, Samuot Pearsall and Isaac Hinkley. Thirty-seven refugees arrived here from Richmond to- day, via Yorktown, General Bugler has gone to Newport's News this after- noon to hav interview with Admiral Lee. The Proposed Navai Race. Mr. G. V. Fox, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, was in town yesterday, perfecting the arrangements for the ocean race between the Eutaw and the Kiu-Kiang. It ig understood that the ownors of the latter steamer re- quire a sum to be paid to them suticient to cover all ox penses, and thet Mr. Fox expresses no doubt that the gum ican bo raised. Messrs. Olyphant & Co. have no de- sire to run their veasel, but simply accord to the pressing desire of the Assistant Secretary. Already persons can be found who are willing to bet largely on each of the vessels, and if the race does come off.a large sum of money will change hands. ALLAOK Manager Wallack.bas a couple of novelties in rehearsal. One of these is a three aot drama, by an Eoglish author, originally called Pure Gold. What they will call it at Wallack’s is not-yot decided, Fossibly, All Is Not Gold That Glitters. The other isa one act triffe to All upar evening. Ma ‘The veteran recently suffered from a case of mistaken enterprise. He procured a comedy from England, after some trouble and expense; but upon reading It to bis artiste be discovered that at least half of them had played in the same piece at Durton's theatre some years if rate, Mr. & comedy by Bovoroeul ini porttoloy ready for use some ¥ means that any of these novelties will ve foeeoghe out oe theatre is every evening resent programmes, Clandest! ‘and Me. Lester Wallack does not act, draws the houses. This is a flue tribute: to Mr. Gilbert; for wi ‘the old comedy ts extremaly stupid. Obituary. DEATH OF AX ATTACHE OF THE HERALD. ' principles. ba ye —————— cs TENNESSEE. The Distribution of the Amnesty Proclamation Among the Bebel Troops. INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE. General Longstreet Objects to the Circulation of the Document Bx- cept Through His Hands. Genoral Foster Sends Him Twenty Copies for That Purpose, &e., de, ae. Me. James O. Fitzpatrick’s Despatch. ? Knoxvitts, Jan. 0, 1864. The following interesting correspondence bas passed between the commanders of the opposing armies in thie Section. I leave you to make your own comment:— “Hiaaneo, ConrsDeea TORCH, JARTERS, TR F¢ Exsr Texnecses, Jan. 3, 1864. ‘To ram Commanpaa Gexerat, Unremp States Foxoxs, Sm—I Gnd the prociamation of President Lincotn, of the 8k of December tast, in circulation in handbills am: Our soldiers, The immediate object of this circu! geems to be to induce our soldiers to quit our ranks and take the oath of allegiance to the United States govern- ment. ‘I presume, however, that the great object and end in view is to baaton the day of pence. I respectfully Guggest. for your consideration the propriety of com- municating any views that your government may baye upon this subject through me, rather than by handbilla circulated amongst our soldiers. The few men who may desert under the promise heid out tn the proclamation cannot be mon of character or standing. If they desert their cause they disgrace them- selves in the eyes of God and of man. Thoy can do your cause no good, nor can they ipjure ours. As Afreat nation you can acceft none but an honora- blo pene. As @ noble people you could have us acceps nothing jess, I submit, therefore, whether the mode that I suggest would not be more likely to load to an honorable ond than such f circulation of a partial promise of pardon. T am, sir, very respectfully, yonr most obediant ser- vant. }. LONGSTREET, Licutenant General Commanding. GENERAL FOSTER'S REPLY, Arapquarrens, DerariMeNt or TAR Om0, Kwoxvii1x, East Tenn, Jan. 7, 1864. LimUTSNANT GENERAL COMMANDING ConrRDERATS FoRcRS OF East Trinegsee:— Sm—I have the honor to acknowledge the reesipt of your letter, dated January 3, 1864, You are correct in the supposition that the great objec’ in view in the circulation of the Prosident’s proclamation is to induce thoge now iu rebellion against tho govorn- ment to lay aside their arms and roturn to their alle- glance as citizens of the United States, thus securing the reunion of States now arrayed in hostility against one another and the restoration of peace. ‘The inrmodiate offect of the circulation may be to cause many men to loave your ranks to retura home, or come within our fines, apd, in view of this latter course, it bas been thought proper to issue an order announcing the favorable terms on which deserters will be received. accept, however, your suggestion that it would have been moro courteous to have gent these documents to you for circulation,.and I embrace with pleasure the tunity thus afforded to enclose you twenty (20) oe each of these documents, and Ce upon your generosity” and desire for peace to give publicity to the same among your officers and men. T have the honor to be, eral, very respectfully, your obediont servant, paper tie FOSTER, | The Reported Re’ Advance Contra- dicted—Reorgani: Government, é&e. m of the State Nasnvites, Jan, 26, 1864. The excitement regarding Knoxville was totally am founded. The demonatrations of Longgtreet wore ap- parontly intended omly to recever the forage grousé: taken by Goneral Foster, and the tatest information t that he is retiring. Our troops are in wintor quarters. Goneral Foster anticipates no attack, and is able to repel any Longstreet can make. ‘Thoré are rosaons to doubt tho truth of the- report thas Leo'has roluforced Longstreet, NO active operations i that vicinity need bo expected for woeks. General Vance and his brigade, which wore capturo® pear Knoxville, arrived hore to-night. Vance had cap- tured one of our forage trains, when General Sturgis weet {n pursait and captured the entire rebel force. General Grant loft for St. Louis to-day. Efforta towards the reconst- uction of the State govern | ment are extending throug out the countics of Middle Tenncases, but with little ho ¢ of its early return te the Union. The radicals, with Governor Johnson at thelr hoad, are in favor of calling a convention to nullify the State constitution and frame a pew one on emancipation people of Fast Tennessee are reviving the olf, Project of forming a separate State of that section. offic ers and soldiers continue to come ia daily for the of taking advantage of the amnesty proola- mation, Reconstruction in Tennessee. MASS MBETING AT NASHVILLE—ANTI-SLAVERY REGO LUTIONS ADOPTED—DELEGATES TO GO TO THE. SOUTHERN FREK STATE CONVENTION—GOVERNOR JOHNSON IN FAVOR OF IMMEDIATE BMANOIPA- TION, BTO., BTC. (Nashvitlo (Jan, 22) despatch to the Cincinnati Gazette.) There was a large meeting at the Capitol last bight to consult on the restoration of civil government in: the State, The hall of the Representatives was crowded Crom floor to gallery. Over two thousand per sons were in attondance. Resolutions were adopted recog- nizing the authority of the national government to secure: & republican government in the rebellious States, by ap- pointing milttary Governors; denouncing slavery as am evil in itself, and as the cause of the rebellion; advising the reorganization of the Stace government by « constite- tional convention, composed of delegates pledged to im. mediate and universal emancipation. The resolutions. commend the integrity and fidelity of Governor Johnson; and request him to call such @ convention. A committee. was appointed to select delegates to the Southern Free States Convention in Louis Governor Johnson made a powerful speech for two hours. Ho said the people had the right to thoir own constitution; for they are the source of Who dared say the convention should not meet?. 5 great righta. and justice to all, and defy tho negro ari and slave drivers. ‘Our wotory is cortaies for or the fredom of whites as well as-biacks. We must reatere- the State government on righteous principics and none of nataral rights; strike the the slave and let the gofree. Gradual —, tion was preposterous; it to fit the slave freedom Oy prolonging his slavery. There must be no compromise with traitors ¢i by Brey yo For. « baps to-day is the cnastening of the for our gieat ational si Slavery is St oa Lt ee justice pre very go down. berty. ‘not come forward and worship is a cowasd and sitwm, The speech was received with Pnbounded enthusianmn NEWS FROM CHATTANOOGA, Civcinvamt, Jan. 25, 160 A special despatch from Chattanooga, dated the 3 is¢ inst. , says— ‘The rebel order requirieg soldiers to. servefor! ares years or mere is causing hundreds to-desert. HI y.cix came in to-day in one equad. One division left the rebel lines yesterday. to.rw .aforce Mobile. ‘The Forty-fourth Indiana and tho Twentyfow th ang ‘Twenty-sixtls Ohio infantry and the First, Seav u, Thire and Fourth Obio cavairy have re enlisted. ‘The rebel Major Goneral Vance and. two of. , gaff, cap. tured at the front, have arrived bere andi 'w on sent to Nashville. . Movements of General Gr ang General Grant passed here this evenia ¢ on riute to M. Louis, to visit a eon who is dangerousty 0 1, GEN. KELLEY’S DEPAY (TME! Hieapgsanters, Daranrumn? W ssreaw Mig } Private John Carter, of the TP ird Virgin cavalry, has been sentenced to bo shot om ‘the 19th of February next for attempting to desert to W 16 enemy, It te almost like a warm, fine 7 ummer’s day here. Store doors and windows are open t9/admit @ rush of custom- ore in the one nse and a rash ‘of warm air in the others, ponerse, News from San Branstcce and Chins. Operations to day towards raising tue php saree )