The New York Herald Newspaper, March 2, 1864, Page 1

ae EW YORK HERALD. NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2 1864.-WITH SUPPLEMEN’. ine Leena satisfactorily sbow that the | lomea.gitens = Ahey Baye used has paid duty to the United | Objection was made to the imtroduction of such a Dill. °Y OF TEN CRNTS PRR PUEREL. | “f Mich., the Coramit- | inatrue ed to inquire iato of ing ten cen buehe! om sait impgried into the ‘Unitea States. ity TRANSIRA ANG AXCIANEO OF GOVRRNMNT SECURITING. x im Coane, (rep ) of N. Y., offered the foliow- fog rerciusion, wien was pate: 5 WHOLE. NO. 10,028. Dine o’ch-ok P. M. the same day ihe boat discovered the floop G, Garibaldi, of Nagsau, N. P., on her way down fo the inlet from Eand Point, Florida, bound to Nassan with a cargo of cotton. Sbe was scized as a prise of war Dy the officer im charge of the boat, FIRB ALARM AND POLICB TELEGRAPH. ‘Pho Washiegton City Councils have usavimously passed am ordipance authorizing a contract for a fire alarm police telegraph for this city. Pact Between independent Powers, would depend for their ‘execution apon the geod faith of the party upon whom the duty waa cbarged; Dut @ Stale acgrieved, in case of a ‘Wiolatton of the compact, would have a right to redress ite own wreng Sy @ war reprisal or other means kn to Jateraational law, By several provisions of Ihe constitution, Bowever, meace of redress by one "| Shute agent against another was taken away, and there- fore the power to enforce the right of reclamation must THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON. General Grant Nominated’ for Lieutenant General. Premature Publication itary Move- mente—Capture of a R Mati, de. MR. B. @. CHAPMAN'S DESPATOR. Amy oy ram Potomac, March 1, 1864. A great excitement was started to-day at Brandy Sta- tou and throughout the army by the publication, in the New York Times, of an announcement of the movements aaaananaa ex\st im the government of the United States or it can ‘RELBAGE OP CAPTAIN FERGUSON. Lae oN That the Committee of of @ part of this ‘The result will be probably the exist néwhere ae against Btate, Gocond, tbe several | Captain Ferguson, late quartermaster at Alesandria, he foe aeuee ven Pecpatoten 4 nat poper doa te’ abrrsebasenand. (athe Agreement of the Twe Houses of Com- | decisions of sno Supreme Court affirming the law of Con: | has been releaxed from the Old Copitol prison and honor: | $f 8 y iho Biates bral. grees fe relation to fugitives are cited, and the pointe | ably acquitted, the exes large erees for a New Conference Com- rade to the majority report are reviewed. Ibte objected ARRIVAL’ OF REFUGEES. ~ ; ier “ anal te roa banter wee nae mittee on the Whiskey Tax. |, 40 the proposed repeal that 1b fe againad the axisthg} Ferly-threo rofugees arrived Roraap Monday: from Vir» y Red vorm 70" xD Tum FRetuoW On THR Laer Day op | by & pass from the War Department, but the vigilance of ginta, aud after taking the onth of allegiance wore allowed to go North, right of many citizens of the United @tates: that insterd of being a measure hostile te the rebellion ite practical efiect would fall wpon loyal citizens in the border States, and the tendeney of these lawe to prevent the passage of Regroes into loyal ftates is productive of obvious social Colone! Devereaut’s railroad detectives circumvented the miscreants and led to the arrest, The offender was a woman. whe professed ‘to be om a mission of mercy to the Army of the Potomac, GRANT'S ARMY. Mr, Ki. Di Westfall’s Despaten. may. (rep. yon , offered a resolution that, Ting, Doth Houges adjourn on the 90th ‘ext, Sunvers, {rop.) of Pa., suggested the Set-of May acoepted the modi Yon, remark: to Ax a time'tn order Congress a E ‘What extraordinary at- diecuatiaae 4, of ua 2 oes being tw Whionasiease ee , RAyaL. Commander Oderton Carr bas been ortered-to jaive. juleutenant Commander M, P. Jonen aa Exoqutive Omer of tho Washington Navy Yara. ‘TAR QUICESILVER MMNING CASE, [ ‘The Quickstiver Mioing case wae debated in the Supreme denn tn Yentob bb HUA Rieeedd fliben.begice Teo of the Amendatory ‘Eoan Bill by the Senate. ue Bill for a Burenw of Preedmon’s Affairs Maryland, io Dohaif of the cleimants, and the argument of " Cusrranooaa, Tenn., Fed, 18, 1964, ‘ S Attorney General Bates was begun, bat not concluded, pasecd— THE SPRING CAMPAIGN, Paastd te tho House. These arguidents have made ihe case appear somewbéd prousnep A great many things indjoate that tho spring campaign eet EPs (thaw emt | trae cmmmmenie mest rns a y THIRTY: GHTH CONGRESS Pp oom ig necess ry to | military railroad te im successful operation between Jeint Resolution Adopted by the House “Fase sein, otha paral of. carcaet Nashville and Kooxville, with caly seven bundred and a3 Of pay snd bounty due decersed sol. | Sfty yards of ferriage across the Tenvessee river at to End the Session on the Slst of May, Genate. parca’ teeederrss ael-catonatter te aes | aieb ox cond silken oo Bape nom’ acoenetivg’ en the 3 i ‘Wanuixcrom, March 3, 1864, ington aa well as fm tbe” dietrict where the | suse” : suaee'% ae “a, ae on coun oo momen esiag, two depots, which are to be’ te bases of operations — Obie, pr , ‘THR YRREDMEN’S BUARAU BILL. against Longstreet ana Joe Johnston. The fortifications . “ ; he Mr. Wape, (r4p.) of Obie, protanted « peition Tesnmmed the consideration of the Dill to | here and at Knoxville are as complete as Graat carea to aia acy Oe eee rte es againes | DAVE them, T bave no doubt, and both places might » (Opp ), of TH ), arguing that such a system rassalage ‘a8 propose’ never entered into ‘brain of man, If the bill was based on oharity, why we Woe and orphans of those who have ‘their jives f) the defence of what gentlemen on Hoan alte cil ‘free fantitntions?”” 1» (rep.) of lows, advocated the bill on the i proposed to direct into the proper Sie aa free. foresaw h en rather than 1HE WHOURY TAX. TOM, (Opp.) of Ohio, commenced his remarks Dill, but was interrupted by a mecange from A, stating thas she Committee of Conference on ry Dill had been unable to agroe. safely be left in the bands of a small garrison, Toe “transportation” of the armies, though not now in the best condition, is rapidly becoming #0, and the tide of ‘tveterans”’ bas begun to set this + If Sherman doce not ask for a diversion in his favor, either agaivet Atlanta or Longstreet, 1 see no reason why a bold push against whom the fortunes | one or the other should not be made soon, if only in that at benefits to re- spirit of enterptie for which Grant is famoi ‘evils which it# | ptreet nas builied our people up at Knoxvill Yq enough, and Johnstou is in no condition to help bi w a biow is aimed at hime S@XVATION OF THE JOHNSTON ARMY. bout half the remuants of the army which trot- ted’ of Dilssion Ridge and Lookout with Bragg last November are stationed at various points between jerman Politica! Club of ‘Ohio, 18: va nocanreses. "Sora to 6 Jodi WOMINATION OF GENBRAL GAANT FOR LIBUTENANT ‘ORMARAL. thee, ‘The President, by message, informed the House to day Be bad approved the Dili reviving the grade of lieutenant: ) YEnmon yom Taw TOPAW MKDINONON OP HLAVERY! ‘Mr. Boxormn, (rep.) of Mase, presented petit the citizens of Ohio praying for the repeal of Blave laws, and for an amendment of the: that it.snall not favor slavery, Referred, =. ‘BAINSH TESTIMONIAL TO AN AMERICAN SRA CAPEANE, Mr, Bumvas reported back the joimt @ommitted, on Foreign AMhire giving, to the acceptance of a watch from the British Privy) juncil of Trade by the master of the” Amierioab phodnéer lander. Adopted. geowwal. ‘The nomination of Major Genera) Grant as Lieutenant ‘General was sent to the Senate to-day, and was referred to the Military Committee, according to the usage in eiiatre retative to the'army. ‘The committee wilt consider the matter at their mecting to-morrow morning, and probably report it back to the Senate to-morrow after. Meoy, It ie reported to-night that there will be some op. peateion to his con{irmation, but there is no probability of peace democrats to swallow, and many of the war demo- orate voted againat them. - THE CASB OF VALLANDIGNAM, It seems that Vallandighem cannot be allowed to rest quiet im his provincial retreat, notwithstanding the recent decision to that effect of the Supreme Court. Mr. Pendle. ton, of Obio, introdaced in the House on Monday a pream- ‘Me Doing of a Ferious natare. dle and resolution denouncing his arrest, tria!, &c., in the ‘THE TAX 08 @WEDA AND LICENRES. v1 ‘of Ill., without referring to w! . ‘THR QOVBUNMENT FINANGRS. usual styie; but his case, as usual, failed to reach tbe | Mr. ‘Monauw, (rep.) of N, Y., predented. 1 thghiorla ihe fine, wi ee eer nasa ae ere taet omaeany aveecmnnia Wao foes” ot she ‘Thedin ‘supplementary to the Jean act, having passed | sympathies of the majority, tender and sympathetic as | from the trustess of the Roosevelt Hospital, of New. . me nla oy rege tyr ip coming | enemy in print— too owlish, 1m fact; but in givin ‘Doth houses, Dow only awaits the Presi‘ent’s approval to | thoy are-known tobe, and the resolution was rejected, “ ; ssisias auied ee dlntnianeatoe pocorn fg ae nate rhip:D cuuppaalicly oaSetay te Jaw. It is the same as published in this moro- | He was found to have forty-seven friends in the House, Ly “ , u At Dotweenthe two houses, a tax of} statement of a Connecticut Yankee wo masepent the last , with the addition that the coupons or regis | although some of them appeared to. dislike baying'to eet ots “ ale nen oe aes hand: "| ton years of bis iife at Atianta, und who came through for the two hundred million loan, redeem. | manifest thglr affection in so publie a manner. PROTECTION ws said Mls collengad (Mr. Damece); ano aiee lines, with his family, efew days ago, During the war he bas made pounds of rebel cash by making gun carriages for the rebels on contruct. Alter the man- ner of Litchfeld county men enguged in he kept bis mouth ciogo aud bis eyes and ef Came to possess the confidence of Atlanta psople, and tra yelled about iroely on passports from the military auth Titles. Hie etorie about tho. feeliug, destitution, dopre- elation, devastation, and so on, heve deon retailed +0 otten in the public prints that 1 will not repeat any of them here, , ‘eraanctTu oF ATLANTA. Atlanta ts strongly fortitied, according ¢o the rebel theory of fortification, and the popular delusion is that it will'De héld till the jast gasp. ‘The fact is#the town is encircled by a walt of earth about thirty inchos in height, with a shallow ditch infront. The monotony of thie wai nittee, did not represent the majority of the pvomxe replied, that be believed Mr. Dawson the gentleman (Mr. Stevens) in the House jog ‘on hand. It was insistea by a Conference that the House had de- on apirits on hand, while the otners use had only decided against forty order to teat the strength of the oflered a resolution jst the disagreement to the Seaate amend. the Senute another conference, and y jared, as the judgment of the House, ys adjustment of the differences there ahould be al tax of not Jess than twenty nor more than C+ ‘spirits on band for sale. : it that the Committce of the fact of dlzngreemqnt and mex bold that while ® committee must report she House power to instruct any committee atly said the gentleman offered bis in- the pleasure of the government after avy period five yeare from date, and payable at any Heb, more than forty yoars from date, are to be paid in coin. ¥W ts understood tobe the purpone of the. to tence five per cout bandas, payable ia forty years, bat Sedeemabie nt the pleasure of the goverhmont a‘ter too ‘the principal avd interest to be paid in gold. No 15 Gitertayned that the bonds can be readily placed (at par. The plates will be immodiately engraved, ; - THE GOLD BILL. ‘More, isnow.on the calendar of the House only. the in regard tq the juriediction of the Court of in certain’ anes abend of the Gold bill, That will ‘be dixpozed of without debate, under the pre- jas question, and it is hoped that the Gold bill may be fekee up and passed to-morrow. It is believed that 5 pp singed favor of ite passage, and it ‘Well known that its success is carnestly desired by the Meawetary Of the Treasury. THE WHISKBY TAX, ‘Te whiskey speculators were well represented, both $ floor and in the galleries of the House, thie after. ywhite the report of the Conference Committee en Tuternal Revenue bill was under ponsideration. dir. ‘Washdarne roported tlie disagreement of the Conference Commattioe, and moved that Houre insist on its disa- greta. ‘with’ the Gonate's amendments and ask (or @eether conference of the committees, and that the @emmittee on the part of the House be instructed report @ tax of not less than twenty nor more thaa ‘cents upon stocks on Band. There was considera. {Wie excitement on the floor, but debate was cut off by PROTECTION OF OVERLAXD RMIGRANTS, ‘The bill introduced into the feuate on Monday by Mr. Grimes, appropriates $40,000 for the protection of emi grants ocrosaing the plains, $10,000 ef which is to be ex- panded upon the route Between Fort Abercrombie Fort Benton, and §10,000 on the route to Idaho by Niobrareb river. THE DICTIONARY OF CONGRESS. ‘The rescinding by the House of the regolution passed February 12;t0 pay Eaumen, the ox-librariet’ of "the: i “ st House, ® copyright of $wo dollars. per copy on his '*Dic- y ptt ya tlonary of Congress,” took that geatiemaa and his friends rather by surprise. They thought that the job had been onsummatod beyond recall; but their bopes were blasted, the consciences Of @ majority of the members not ‘Doing sufficiently a¢ared to allow co trausparent a swindle to aand upon the Lauman’s friends made quire ‘a Dght over the matter, bat could uot gave him, AN EARLY ADJOUBNMENT OF CONGRESS, Ib is the determination of the mejority to finish up the business before Congress and adjourn before the meeting of the Paltimore Convention. The resolution offered by Mr. Brandegee, that the session should close on Tuesday, May 31, was accordingly promptly adopted in the Houde to-day. It bas not yet been acted upon is the Senate, bus. is expected to meet with but little oppesition tn that body. ‘ any at bbe : \ ~ he 7 me bat eat atetne et snteadeeede-camiained + pies aa red Sema atr tnd ‘6 relieved at intervais by cunning Httle redoubts, and it ts situate at an average distance of two miles from the coutre of Atleata, This is of the Tullahoma order of millx lary architecture—a superb conception lazily carried ous by the rebels, They are too weak-backed and thiu:Jegged to dig well—witness the battie field of Chickamauga, where four hundred skeletons of brave Union soldiers have been buried within ten days past. The Tebele bave jew gans mounted on these works at present; but there are some- beg like two hundred pieces which may bo mounted on See defensive line ag soon as the carriages are re- pait er nal member. ed The gonilemen would not get at all. on moved thatthe House recode from its to the Senate’s amendments. ‘ seid if (iis metion prevail there will spirits ow hand. -That is a0. his own notion REBEL DEMORALIZATION AND DIVFICULTIRG. ‘The last important statement of my Connecticut friend is that nearly all the officers from the rebel front with ‘whom he conversed before leaving home evinced a very mtrong desire to evade the ‘last gasp,” and told him that feeling was very common among the men. 1 ad- here toa statement | once made in a despatch to you, that at least one-third of Bragg’s old army will fail their Rew commander iu his hour of peed. Such is the situa. tom at Dalton, Rome. |, Resace and Atlanta, and } hehe a RE ve in a few gray ur chins this winter feom Georgia; but the stock ts abou exhausted, Joun Morgan, who oscillates between Ma- rietta and Decatur, has very poor success in éniisving “gtalworth men’’ for bis service. wwe ‘beve ‘beea, fa quick loation i ag wo bave im quick common! with Rast THE RE-ENLISTED VETERANS. Bodie Several days ago the House of Representatives called After.a few explanations by Messrs. Jouxson, upon the'Presideat to publish a #titement of tbe uumber | MG estuxpey, (rep.) of Me., and, Consaas,’ Of ro-entisted veterans from each State, and other iafor- ty ation ia thi MH To this the President ie none mafion ia that connection, bas Ayné—Mesern, tei Davis, Mend Hendricks, replied, enclosing @ communication from the Secretary | Howe. Lane of ‘ansne, Morgan Powell, Baulsbory, Bum Nirs—Me ; Anthony, Ch to—63, 28. was them adopted—yeas pa. 67, a8 ja i rH et Ate dg Aaa "eran Ba rep. lotchkiss. ‘Hubbard Ptevious'question, and the motion finally agreed to | of War, who says that ia bis opinion it would be pre- fs majority of nine, notwithstanding the strenuons | Judicial to the public service to transmit to the House at ‘J wd Focier,, Gaen a Jet Fs Kernan, Eo pant i ie ae ron nome time, pies a besetes why Gen, Gemertions of the speculators and their friends to defeat | the present time the information requested. 1 Marist 2 oe terls of. 1B, | eondition of his enemy in Goorgia long be- “sg 4 <i za fore vow? "Those who Lave welcomed our &. This vote may be considered as a final declaration of the determination of the House to pass no revenue law ‘which does not provide for taxing whiskey in the hands @f speculators, and is so considered by the interested partion, who are getting rid‘of the article as rapidly as fn order to save themselves, as far as practica ‘Ba, from loes. It is to be regretted that Mr. Washburne ‘@eslined to serve longer upon the Conference Comm tteo, although Mr. Spaulding, who bas been substituted for ‘Bian, ts algo in favor of imposing the proposed tax, and, wader the instructions of the House, the Conference Com- waitics cannot agree to anything less. YH TROT OATH IN TENNESSER. APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED. ur. The Senato to-day confirmed the nominatians of N. M. Orr, to be Assessor of Internal Revenue for the Third district of California, and Alfred Briggs, to be Collector of Internal Revenue for the Fourth district of California, Second Lisutensnot David Evans was confirmed as First Lieutenant in the revenue cutter service. D. N. Cooley was also confirmed as Commissioner of Taxes for the insur- rectionary district of South Carolina, vice A. D. Smith, removed. “THE GOODYRAR RUSWAR PATENTS. The applicants for an extension of the Goodyear rub- ber patents are to have @ hearing befote the Committee a ‘Maca Hice of Ross,’ Sch Spaulding, Huspnuces, (opp.) of Ind., moved to strike out the a veterans, or read bulletins of their movements towards word ‘‘aix”’ as the rate of iaterést on the two hundred | Washburne ure of” Mase, the North, will need no answer to this question. Cer- mifliton bonds, and insert “fh in the first seation. He Wilson and Rpton. tainly the man who devised the plan of re-enlisting the thought if aximum was inserted it would be diff. Messrs. es C, All ola t |, Whose time shortly expires, for another a loan. three years or during the war,” deserves much of the thought ft was unwise to say to the “republic. ‘The plan is@ grand success, for it saves us Secretary of the Treasury that he was not authorized to the campaign of 1864, and assures us entirely of victory. ee the ordinary rate of interest to the market. He be. 1 know not whst success bas been met with ia tbe other ved the Secretary was of the opinion that he could armies of the Union; but im this it is traly wonderful. not obtain a loan for less than moi It ts the rejnvenation of the old army. It is the resur- to keep down interest than the Secretary of the Trea. Fection of the army assured to us as positively as war. ot a pte tan If figures bho a Me, Fewnrscie sald it the banks of the ceuntry could | mtd an he Ne tthe nthe fl use their money im loans at six per cent, payable in de- preciated currency, why should she Sec : ry pay the jo Morrill, Leonard Rogers, Sebenek’ dott Bens Logers, enck , route, Stuart, Tha: suhurgh, Vorb Wintels. = one PAMBAOE OP THB FAEBOMEN’S BUREAU BILL. The House resumed the consideration of the bill to es- tablish a bureau for Freedmen’s Affairs. mons the army is in its patriotism. About one-third of the troope of thig army were formerly ealisted for three their time expires this summer, like to show by official statements 1 bave how unani- equivalent of atve cent ja yer in gol These only some controversy exists in Tennessee concorning | °Pstents in about two weeks. It isunderstood that the | Mr. caked if the Senator would not give the | Mr. Paxpurron finished bis remarks against it for want iigible for re-enlistment, and twenty-five thousand Qo test San habe Governor Johnson in ae application is made tn behalf of the family of Mr. Good. } Secr' power to pay nive per cent. of constitutional power and other considerations. ~~ have become ‘veteran yolunt y A large por. Sane ty mouse fortunes wiich ba been realized from his tnven- | fie was cntitied Wo tye respect and conldence of the | the loyal slave Slates. phy 5 gp anna Bence onb Ril a ton tly oe! ity with the Presfient’s amnesty proclama. en, 1 ie proper to sey that tt is known in Washing!.a~ eyend avy doubt that tne President aud Gvveruor @eBmeon are in perfect accord in the matter of pro- @eeding for ap siectios in that State with the view of re @teriag Teuversee to her former position in the Uaion, and that the President coes vot consider the Governor's ferm of oath in the qualification of voters as incongruous , ‘WR that which he Dimeelf bas proscribed to be taken as to pardon, but rather as ao cath which 0 thore is 90 particular harm ia telling they bave been country, gone. Mr. Hancax, (rop.) of wa, charged that the party with whioh @he gectiemas (Mr, Hendricks) acted had ian one per cent ed month in gold. not satend to be drawn into a polical twas that the government might ly a8 possible. Did the Senator know instance where money had been obtained at a less the maximam rates mentioned in the acts tiews, OMDors having reaped the reward of his labors. Justice rronki soem to requiPe, howover, that those who have been enriched by thene Inventicnsshould be called spon to remuuerate tye inventer and provide for his fa. mily, ead not the public, who have already been so heavily taxed for the benefit of the patentees. It will be vory dificult te get any such extension through Congress, In justice to the chairman of the Committee on Patents, Mr. Jenckes, it should be stated Mr. Bison {ren of Moss , referred to the amended DH! to show that this wag npt the case, and said that as Key subject, be would new move the previous question, ey subject, be would now move the previous q which was teooneeas * Mr. Marzony, (opp.) of Ky., moved to lay the bill on the table, which was di to—yoas 62. nays 63, ‘The bill to establish;a bureau Freedmen's Affairs passed—yeas 69, nays 67, as foliowe:— Yras—Mosere, Alley, Alligon, Ames, Anderson, Arn Baldwin of Mass, * . Blair, Boutveell Brandegee, W. Clark, Cobb, Cole, Creswell, onelly, Gre RRERSE PicTCRE. While the soldiers of the Union army show sueh a Jaudabdie desire to ‘see this thing pe! yi the poor Febelijous warriors continue to think strive in the Opposite direction. They desert to us more freely now than ever, and very few of tucm Mud the onth of allegiance teo hard to swallow. The awnosty pro clamation is saanieg yer ei he way to the ti ety or Bfty per Org ney b ne secret es among therscives, the objects of which are to aid one avetwer in slipping. th oy was then = the maximum was fixed | Dixon, . D Damont, Eckley, Ellet, F joe when thetr enlistment expires, If De respected and enforved; and of thie fact there | that he declines to act upon these india rubber patent ry and of the department | Dini. on iraniky Gartels: inwol Hooper, | Sey’ 5 season to bellove that the citizens of Tennessee wil! bo | “#6, he having for sevoral years been engaged ss a lead- Gur Gabe is growing ot a0 | Hoichhigs: Wubvard ef Lowa, irabbard of } Goan Jone as | Lorena eo eat Oslonel J. Ge Parkhorst, Miata we ing counsel in the extensive and important litigation | could not secure money at a lees rate. aye ele, Martin Motions, Metnoos Master o? | Miobigan Veteran Voliiutesrs, at its head, is the busiest Mi ‘Morr! Tinent in the army. No more energetic or capable ir. EN the language of the gentlemen amounted to this—that he would not allow tue govern- ‘ment tp borrow money at more than five per cent. Was the Senate prepared to Mr. Hexpnicks Believed the money could be obtained Longyear, Love a, MeClure, N. 4, Moorhead, i, Morris, Aino, Myers, Norton, | 60) Onell of Fa. Pergem. Eu rameray. Frog 8 at | oflccr than Cvianel P. could bave been selected by the er, Van’ Vaikcoburgh, Washburn of Mass, | General commanding to conduct its affairs. easrs, of Chattanooga te becoming #0 Yankeefed =| neue. a ich, ‘The town ‘hattan ecoming 80 Yan! WenVe:, Brea Brown gf Wis Brown & that i owners will hardly recognize it when the which arose from the conflicting interests and claims of rubber patentces. THE NRW JAIL WARDEN. ‘The appointment of warden of the jail of the District ‘THB BUREAU OF FAREDMBN’S AVFAING. @Be passage in the House to-day of the act establishing (Berean of freedmen’s affairs was rather a tight squeere, baving only two majority. It has been urged vigorous for five per cent. Confidence in the success of militar; Qy He author, Mr. Eliot, and fully discussed by doth | % Columbia having by law been taken frem Marshal La. | operations had mach to do with the subject. . Cay, Conriis, Cox: Bawson; Denti | ‘orgel War,” ke is over. Uncle Sam is engaged upon & Ite passage by the Senate is problematical; but mon and vested in the President, the latter to-day momi- The amendment was 1 so een Hard . oa Grider ee fine bridge across the Tounessee; has already «steam frieuds hope to be able to put it through, on tho | M#ted to that office Robert Beale, of Washington, whe a ronig fo {Siiditional pection, tn place Holeag Mctehion gr ina aw, | fetey ta operation; 18 coastracting 's revery it on Came. 4 ‘s LY oa | o ; pat | wed etry negates thn Sent sSenta to taemteen tees mlifens; ana soi | Kchaeaucat Re gets. Naber QaaerPeede: | f'putiay’ap susan is putting up neat and substantiel buildings where the sleepy Southern eeeo Keg Hg be go ente ak such things, i¢ improv! railr prop f+ | levelling mavy of the unsightly Knolls around. "All these imprevements “may be onjoyed by the “misguided” when rd return to allegiance. The opportunity some of the citizens will have to study practical military en- models of forts, kc., in thelr owe Of she pressing necessity and the requirements of that something should be done to regulate and for fee freedmen and thoir families liberated by advancing Union armice. ‘Tew Dill creates that office in the War Department. WW to de placed in charge of a commissioner, at an an- A PRIVATE SOLDIER PROMOTED TO A COLONBLCY. A private of the Invalid Corps was last week passed by the Casey Examining Board for the rank of colonel of a colored regi:nent. CAPTORE OF BLOCKADE RUNNERS. oft titer in She open ‘market at the ‘higheas rates, to eatie’ mm rates, to eatisly the exceas’ ifthe loan of five hundred millions. Re. jected. Mr. Davis, (opp.) of Ky., renewed the motion of Mr. Hendricks to strike out “six” and insert “five.” My. Davis thought that at this maximum rate of six per cent y Raakel Re Fe'ahame SPM Je Buen beat, 9 Wooley. 0. A- White J: W. White, Willianss, Winteld- The House then, at Ralf-past four o'clock, adjourned. Unitea witty oe Court. wesbeslary of four thousand ‘whom ‘Tho Navy Dey be ived information of freotee fb to their ptanda ‘asnixctom, March 1, 1864, lor ards t mI ue “4 tb the price of subscrip- ie Navy ens ive receiv int Ly up . iJ |, wi lone wort terurved ine néjortment rad €atermioaton of alt qe. | the folowiog c&bFireo on tho 11th inet:—Thb United | ie atvendment was ejected by the follow ee eee eae eas Sate ineceacy | ine, soa are few be grown, before the people Bet . ; but they ma; wo Maps arising under any Iaws now existing or hereafter to | States sohooncr Queen captured the schooner Loulea, of | puryund Weigle ey ery Hemarioks, Powelh Sauls | for ihe government, toes Me vite for enether rebellion. ba ry Me Anthon; bs, » one Basen Bad nt iy, Chandier, Clarl Co. sate Grimes: Hardiog, Harlan, aria, pndarnn, Hors * Howes Johnson, ao cs Mr. ine ital KR. 1, moved am amendment, requiring the prineipal of the bonds to be paid in coin. Ado) Too bill, with thie amendment, was then passed. ‘THE CONFERENCE tomreiore DIBAGRERMENT OF THB pasate Nassau, N. P., three miles north by west of the Brazos Rivor Pass, running for the mouth of that river.. Io ‘answer to tho hail of the Queen, she replied that she was Havana, bound somewhere along the coast of Texas, and did not know of what hercargo consisted; but upon boarding her she gave up to the Queen & British cortit. cate of registry and her shipping articles, remarking at the time that she surrendered as a lawful prise to the oa Queen. Upona hasty examination the cargo was found Surrw, Committee ference to consist of powder, Rafcld rifles, salt, sugar and whia- er. alge the two heey nevenve keoy. Dill, presented f the 0 On the Ist inst, a boat expedition from the United ‘Senate ineisted States bark ——, lying in St. Andrews Sound,G@a.,com- | and agreed to submit the matter sate te tae nme f00 manded by Acting Master Gillespie, captured a sloop. | anal action, Jaden with seventy-two bales of upland cotton and two of See Island cotton. They also secured the picket, con- sisting of a sergeant and ix men, of the Fourth Georgia eavairy, and six civilians, Five were take on board the sloop and one ashore,’ She also hrought away the fami- lies of Mr. Lasserreand Mr, 1) \xalx, consisting of their wives and sight ohikiren, On the night of the 80th of December the United Alates gunboat Kennebec, off Mahile bar, discovered a New York Municipal and Town Elec- tloms. Troy, March 1, 1864. The municipal election was held to-day, A large vote was polled, Thorn, demecrat, is elected Mayor by seven dred majority, Six of the ten Aldermengere democ- rate, The whole democratic city ticket is elected by an jocreage Of six hundred over the mejorily of last year. Loonront, March 1, 1864. The entire democratic ticket was elected to day by adout one bupdred and firty majority. Yownmns, March 1, 1864. The democratic tleket for village officers bas beca elec- ted by about ope hundred majority. ‘Temes, March 1, 1864. At our charter election to.day George MeChain, Union, was elected Dy seventy-one majority, with the whole Union ticket, xcept one sruatee. Union gain, one hun- dred and fiir, Oewnco, March 1, 1864. At the CLarter glection to-day, Mayor Grant, democrat, wes re-clected by Ofty majority, The democrats clect {bree Aldermen and twoSuperyieors, The Union men Weenacted concerning persons of African descent and perecns who are or shall become free by virtue of any rectemation, law, or military order issued, enacted or @uring tho present rebellion, or by virtue any act of emancipation which shall be enacted by pay Ftate for the freedom of such persons bold service or isbor within such Stato, or who eal) be otherwise entitied to their freedom. ‘The commissioner is nleo charged with the execution of QU Jaws providing for (he colonization of freedmen, and {WMA (he delivery of any bonds of the United States or @my WWaéwinity to any State which shall become entitled by reason of the emancipation of slaves within such Beate, and of any act of Congress authorizing the issue of uch bonds er paymetit of such indemnity. The bill, mong ciher things, provides for the appointment of eseietant commissioners and @sber officers, who are fe permit porrons of Afric dercent and per- song who ate or shall free to oacupy, @uttvate egd improve all land# lying within the @istricts now or heretafore in rebellion; which lands may bave boon, or may hereafter be, abaudonoa By thelr Germer owners, and all real estate to which (he United Reported Advance of General Thomas on Dalton, Ga. General Thomas has ced on the enemy at Dalton from Tunnel Hill, It ie stated im special despatches re- colved here that General Thomagbas been reinforced by ‘a considerable number of mes. If this is correct a severe engagement will inovitably take place very soon. _— Hews from Fortress Monroe. ARRIVAL OP MA, BULKLRY, ONS OF THE HERALD CORRESPONDENTS, AND SEVERAL ARMY OFFICERS, FROM RICHMOND, ETO, Fortress Moxron, March 1, 1864. Major Wade, of the Seventy-firet Indiana; Captain Rar- ton, of the Tenth Massachusetts; Colonei Delaney, of Gov- ernor Pierpont’s staff; Drs. Robinson and Baker, Lieuten- ant Doty, of Colonel Streight’s command; Mr. Bulkley, of the Naw Yore Heraip, and seven citizen prisoners, ail from Richmond, arrived to-day on the flag Of truce boat, Two rebel prisoners of war, captured Above W) liams- barg, arrived yesterday vie Yorktown, Interesting from Loulsvilic. CAPTURE OF 4 XOTOMOUS GUERILLA—SHIZUAB RATLROAD. ep.) OF or & resolution Pesoln| Fequeati.g the Presidevt to inform the Renate it he haw fixed the pointe oF youn mencement of the Union Pe ite Railroad, or ite 2 arte NSS von inmate wet ree 00) ‘ ‘went tpto ox- eoutive session, and goon after adjourned. or @redes aball have acquired titlé and\ to edvise and afd | eat) ranning ont of Mobile bay, Chase was immediately slect one AMdermi two i . ‘thom when needful, to organize and their labor, | given, ut sho wan leet sight of sn the darkneem, bat wae enka or ia me asses eS epee © Lowmtvinas, March 1, 1864, . : vem ‘The notorious goers Oo), Richardson wae captored ween again the following morning attempting to ereape from the Kennebeo, She was bronght to by a phot, and hauled down Ler colors. She was found to be the Gray Jacket, bound from Mobile to Havana, w' cargo of Gotton, rosin and thrpentine, Bhe had twenty-tites pas. Senger, WhO were transferred to the Colorado, PRIZURE OF THE FY OOP G. GANIBALDI, Acting Master Burgess, + vg to the Naty Depart: mone from on board the Vaited States schooner Resure adjnet with them their wages, and rocvive all returns ertaing therefrom, which shall be’ daly gocounted for to (he commisnionér, and all ballapce, if any there be, aftor Gotray ing the charges and.expenses of the Burexu, are to ho anawaliy paid dnto the Treasary of the Uaited States. THR FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW. Ronntor Sumner baving yesterday made + whe Relect Committee of Slavery on the nt of Preoimen, propos*ng vo repeal all fugitive sjave lawn, Benator Frykalaw (o-day, in Debalf of bimeelt anc cena- 0 dlockade duty of Jupiter Inlet, under date of tor Cariilo, presented {HO “Tews ae thoes et ThETIEHOTS cuary 0, eaye De went @ HOKE inAide of Jupiter Inlet, In They iake the poe.4iou thks the clauses Of Mhié oon- | ‘charge of Acting Master Hf. B, Colby, to oxamino Jupiter Ataorlon roiaring $0 Mg), If they anncerad yA com J Narrows and vicinity for blogkade renvere, ond ® eamship Company. Boston, March 1, 1864, A comm|ttoe of the Boston Board of Trade have issued 6 ciroular, soliciting sudsoriptions for ihe American Steamship Company, They propos to raive'a capital of $1,700 000 in sbares of $100 oagh, and to construct four frat class stoarships of 2,600 to 2,800 tone to run be- voen Boston and Liverpool Counterfelte ‘THE USS OF BRYTIRE PROVINGLAL GALT BY OUR RASTERN "RHER MEN, Xr, Wasnmvann, (rep.) of Til., caused to bo read an let ter the Secretary of the Treasury, saying that jt !s ascertained from authentic sources that many vessels employed in the cod fehery obtain halt to cure thoir teh from the British provinces, thereby avoiding the pa: ‘Ment of she doty om salt incorporatea with their M.. peepengy sp hovnsien the shine as if they nad procure alt which had paid a duty jo our own parte, To pro ‘vent this there appeared to be no provinton of law ‘Therefore tho Secretary roq That an ACH De passed fo the ego} that hopeatier pe bountign pp al- on Sunday, south of the Cumberined river, mena Bark. ville, by adetachment of ol, Woatherfort’s cavalry, Another rebel was taken with bim. In the United States Conrigro day, W. W. Gregory, of ‘this county) who wes convicted last woek, and sentenced to-day, for harboring and concealing o rede) coldier, took the oash presorived in the amnesty proclamation, and wasn discharged. Ton Monrand doviare In gol’, wWhile,ia tranait from Cin clanat) (0 ‘Tennessee, wore Yast night by officer Symme, being soot in gonira jon of tho noK-bmtor fourne regulations, crvfrom © Southbridge Bank. Boston, Maroh 1, 1864. ‘Welt exocuted Ayes Om tho Howthbriday Baap are in afroulation, = — PRICE THREE CENTS, IMPORTANT FROM EUROPE. Arrival of the Bremen with Three Days Later News, OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENCE, Maximilian Preparing to Set Out for Mexico. Dehates im Parliament on the Ravages of the Alabama and the Seizure 6f the Ram#,. / pan Earl Russell Pledged Not to Pay Mr. Seward’s Indemnity Demand. _ THE ,SCULESWIG-H* LSTEIN. WAR, : The Danes Still in Position and tho Allies About to Shell Their Army. Speech of the Emperor of Austria. COMMERCIAL FAILURES IN ENGLAND, &e., &,, &o, The steamship Bremen, Captain Moyer, from Southamp. ton oa the 178h of Fobruary, reached this port yesterday morning. Hor nows \s three days later. ‘High gales havo boca prevalent in all parts of England tod Scotland, and shipping dinagiors aro roported from evory part of the coast. Tho King of Italy and ministors have roturned to Turia, Theltafinn Pariamont bas resumed ite sittings, and commended tho discussion of the Dill relative to tno taxes om landed property, 4 very loug and animated debate ie oxpected. Advises from Italy Btate that tho ifinister of tho Toto rlor has iesu:d orders to the provects. tO pawh om tho ar- mameht of the National Gaard, — Large quantities of war materiel continue to bo formurded 0 Aecosa and Bologna. A jelegram from Thora of Fobruary 13 says:—The ingurgent leader Jankowski, and the oatiqoal gendarme Schindler, were hengod upon the’ gkicly of tho Warsaw citadel on the 12th, A Cossack was shot for desertion to the insurgents upon the same ocoision, The Havre journals anuounce the death of M, Viel, Mayor of that town, at the age of 72. The deconscé, who was a member of ine Covacil General, officer of the Legion of Honor, and Knight of the Swediels Order of Wasa, was born at Charleval (Fure). in 1816 be left France for the United States, and entablished a meream- Ule house of the first order at Chariestou, under the @rm of Pitray & Viel, which existed wotil 1840, He, however, Teturned to France in 1930, and founded a branch eatab- Hsbment at Havre, where he wae soon at the head oF tho principal )ine of satting packels between (At porpene New York. i According to n circulay of Mesers aries, Dafowr& Co , of Lyons, business in alk bee lately (Feb. 16) been ia- active, althougb the trapeactions ja Preach and Italian sorts were’ for come time suficient to prevent @ fall of any consequence. Since tho begloning of Fobenary, under the Jasting prossure of the bigh rates of discount 1d the apprehensions caveed by the Gormap war, the | »sposition to realize has bee re genera), and has Jed to a more distinct decline, A despatch from Lisbon of Febroary 14 saye:—A rumer is current that tbe Duke do Saldanha ie aout to be trane- ferred as Ambassador from Rome to Leadon, A communication from St, Petersburg of the Ob of February says:— * No one can be found bere to acest the Aid Finance. The state of affairs is 60 delicate that the boldest are afraid. One of the eminent men to the office was offe; General Tebekviae, furl ter of Public Works, refused tt in the following “To accept the portfolio of Finance in the present — of things a man must be either a genius or mad, aud, +) I am nejther, | refuse.”” The Canada arrived at Liverpool on February 15. ‘The City of New York arrived on Tuesday, February 16, ‘The City of Limerttk arrived cn February 10. The Germania passed Cowes at 9 A. M. ou Febenary 31, Our Paris Corrceyon tence, Panis, Ved. 10, 1064. The Mexican Depututton—Neao Enchore—ithe Florida and Rapoahannock—Mazsini—Ball ab the Americon * Minisier’tA Model Consul, de. ‘The now Mexican deputation which te to convey # the Archduke Maximilian {bo ratification of bis call to the tbrone reached Parie on Bunday, direct from Menico. They are stil! Bere, m communication with the Emperor, and will pot leave for Miramar until (he lailor part of the week. Nobody bere pow doubts that the Archduke will imme diately accept, and, after visiting the Emporer, the King of the Belgians apd Queen Victoria, will seteut fer hie new empire. A broshure has just been published by Dentu, entiiied “La Politiqne Francaire eo Amerique.” 18 je & rerume of the policy which the French government haa purnuod te ‘wards ours since the commencement of (ho war, and am answer to the various arguments waich have been em- ployed to prove that it was the ifiterest of France thas the American blic abould bedivwled, The duthor of this work is M. Ty Morean, the secretary of the cele Jawyer M, Berryer. Florida, is scome, made her escape from Brest at Ne: thie ad wher miiitates tbe Bine o'clock at o captain of the United Btates corvetio Kearsargo, and that she was going out to fight, ‘The Rappabannock stil Hee to Caiale. leparwure of the Florkia has beon the on use of ao- other sbort letter irom Mr. Dayton to the Minister # Fer- ign Affaire. Mr. Dayton thinks he has furni- bed evidence that the Fiorida hae not violated law, by shipping a crew, but that sbe actualty taken arme and ammunition on board while lying at Brest. Mazzin} bas been indicted, win ten other |talian com- sprnememcens with Daving meditated an u stated je-of the Emporor, One of ihe Pai that he intended coming bere to ‘Ibis, however, is vory improbavie, a he is siready aB Outlaw on the foil of 100, 0 conviction hay ng deen OD- tained against him, in company with several ‘otbers, im 1866. ‘The United States Minictor, Mr. Payton, gives @ Dall at hie house om Monday evening, she S20 Bas ruary. Bigelow, wife of the American Vovow, den qoute il that scourge@ot Paris, typhokt eg “y now ootirely out of dangor and in 4 fairtway of Theard an Mmterosting pioge of scandal a few daye relative. wo ane of the representatives of Our Furope, and ft comen frem #0 good authority ry fully inclined to believe itm truth. ‘Ao American Coneal 1p a oneldefadle seaport la the South of Europe has recevily beoo what is rim EE eens ry memhers ‘aristocency—ap ** tain Roguish, moano prigging from i ‘end he is rooms view of 4ho mater, ovgds exob & man to De comtinned in oifice? THE AMERICAN QUESTION. ARRAN H President Lincoin’s Army Call. ENGLISH OPINION OF THE DRAPT AND PROSPKUTS OF THB UNION ARMY, (From the London Times, Feb. 17. doen of apring the o10 Om * proparing 10F than ao \hoee atvit ware of HHO dyad raed, wi has not worn omt (bodetormiaation oF pie to Anait jadenandense, oF of