The New York Herald Newspaper, March 3, 1864, Page 4

4 SE es NEW YORK: HERALD. JAMES GURDUN po Nga the United States growing out of the destruction ef or de- adopted providing thas all claims for quaréermasters’ AMUSENENTS THIS EVENING. WIGLOS GARDEN, Broaaway.—Livna ot Cuanounie . WALLACE'S THEATRE, Broad way.—Rosev ate. ‘WINTER GARDEN, Max. rere THEATRE, Broadway —Tawixe 4 Burren Broadway.—Ticker or Leave Provides for the ascertainment of claims by the eppoint- ment of a commissioner and solicitor for each of the dis- tricts prescribed in tho amendment. Care is to be taken to exclude disloyal citizens, and all claims mot presented within three yeara are to be excluded, Without conclud- ang the subject the House adjourned. BRY THEATRE. Bowe: BOW! COLLEEN Bawx— iv Fou axp My Vantec Jox—Mr ‘Uaoneenas. Yousc Wire axp BOWBRY THEATRE, Bo: hg sacar Max—Kiss iy Tux amperes Taat Jason BARNUW'S MUSEUM, Broadway.—Poun Grants, Two THE LEGISLATURE. 1 eee Hee aT A MEE | ras ammuak of nines was teense te the 472 Broad. | Sislature yesterday. Most of it, however, was only of a BRYANTS' MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Hall, —Bruorian Sonos, Dancms, Buniusqous, 40—Tax proliminary character, and the larger number of eub- jects considered wore only of local or private interest. Te the Senate the bill relative to the eaforcement of meut liens against roal estate was passed. Bills were noticed for the establishment of an inebriates’ asylum in this city, to amend the acts ‘establishing the Boarda of Commissioners of Charities and Correction and of Emi- @Tation, reiative to the statistical records of this city, and for the more effectual paniskmens of drunkennces and vagravcy. In the Assembly tho bill regulating the ferriage of fu- Beral processions between this city and Long Island was passed. ‘A favorable report was made on the bill relative ‘to lenges of the public market stalls in this city. Bills ‘wore intreduced for the incorporation of the Public Stock Board, authorizing the Third Avonue Railroad Compaay to extend their track through. Thirty-fourth street, to ineorporate the East India Telegraph Company, aud for the extension of Lexington avenue from Sixty-fourth to Fighty-sixth otreet, Bulls were given notice of for a “grand hotel company in this city, to compel ferry com- panies to make annual reports, and to prevent the exten- sion Of the evils of prostitution. A resolution was adopt- ed calling on the Emigration Commissioners to make an immediate report, The first movement of the session was made for the establishment of the regular annual grind- ing committee. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. By the arrival of the steamor Eagle from Havana we have received very interesting nows. The affairs of Mexico form the principal part of the intelligence now re- ceived, From St. Domingo there is little or no news. A perusal of our Havans letter wilt be sufficient to supply all information of interest to the public. Comptroller Brennan bas just sent bis annual report to the Board of Superviors. It shows that the receipts of the county treasury from all sources during the year 1863 were $16,060,972. There were transferred to the city treasury, as the Corporation's proportion, $4,885,282. The balance remaining December 31 last was $509,717. Of the total receipis $9,996,212 were collected as taxes, and the remainder was received for the general fund— $45,920. Kxcise license fees, $7,020; temporary loans, $2,517,700; new Court House loan aud promiums, $319,750; substitute and relief (draft) fund bonds, $946,700; riot damages Indemnity fund, $861,323, and soldiers’ substi- tute bounty fued bonds, $1,423,400. Tho total payments, besides those of the Corporation, wero $11,002,738, and sixteen te seventeen millions of dollars were expended in this city and county last yoar. A meeting of Portuguese and others took place yester- day a’ternoon at the office of the Portuguese Consul Gene. ral, No, 31 Broad street, to raise funds to relieve the inhabitants of the Cape Verde Islands, now suffering from the failure of their crops. About forty gentlemen at- tevded, and the Consul presided. Mr. Acugui was appoint. ed secretary, and Messrs. Amsinck and Walsh treas- urers, About five hundred dollars was subscribed on tho spot. and the meeting adjourned till Saturday next. Aregular meeting of the Board of Education took place last evening. The report presented at a former meeting, favorable to reorganizing the Female Normal way. aNG 4 Burreurty. Moon's MINSTREL HALL. S14 Broadway. —Brarortax an Dances, dc AMERICAN Orena, Bio Huwrers. MERICAN THEATRE, No. 44 Broadway. —Batenrs, pares ies, Boebxseves, &c.—MazvLMK, ADWAT AMPOITHEATRE, es Bresdway.-Gue- gen Bovxsinian Peurorsances, ven! BIPPOTREATRON, | Fourtee Doos Axo Moxxurs. " Afternoon and en HOPS OHAPEL, 718 Rrosdway.—Tus Srenxoscorri00x on Mimnor oF tag Univenss, + PERRAM'S, (35 Broadway.—Srentoscorricon anp Mia- Ok OF INR ReseiLion NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway. Oumosiriag ano Lucrvnes, from 9 A. M. ull 10 P. M. “_HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUS! | PR sy od mee, Brooklyn, —Ermiorian Now York, Thursday, March 3, 1864. ——— THE SITUATION. All the important intolligence relative to the brilliant movement of Kilpatrick's cavalry {upon Richmond, and the co-operating action of Gonerals Custer and Sedg- erick, which bas been in our possession for some days, fout which wo withheld for prudentis! reasons before @tated, is given io full in our columns to-day—all Pesirictions boing now romoved, as its publication can in wo way effect the result. General Kilpatrick, wih @ dashing cavalry com. mand, rapiily pressing his way to Rich. mond, with instructions to sack the rebel capital, re Acase the Union prisoners there and cut the tolograph and railroad communications bagweea General Lee and this base of supplios. General Custer’s cavalry, support. ed by the infantry undor Sodgwick, made a feing upon (Lee's lines in the direction of Madison Court House. Cus. er fol in with Stuart's rebel cavalry near Charlottes walle, destroying his entire camp equipage and blow- aug up six caisson:; but, finding that Stuart ‘was posted there in great strength—nearly five 40 one—Custer ,foll back towards Madison Court House, burning the bridges on the Ravenna. fere he amot another force of (he enemy, and, after several dash Ivg charges, drove thom off, capturing ‘five hundred horses wnd fifty prisoners, without thg loss of a man, Kilpatrick meantime is speeding towards Richmond, having reached Spotsylvania Court House on Monday, ‘where our last accounts leave him. We give a map to-day Of the region of country between the Rapidin and Rich mond, together with @ description of that city and sketches 0; Generals Kilpatrick and Custer and Colonel Dahigren A despatch from Port Hudson states that the Free State icket in Louisiana was catried by a majority for Gover- Bor Hahn of three thousand out of a vote of eight thou Gand, and that tho rejoicing at the result is general. Touisiana is therefore dectared by this vote a {ree State. Provost Marsbal Gomerai Fry bas issued an order is fo the offect that Boards of Enrolment will | Seheol, was taken up, and a motion that its sessions be commence on the 10h instant to make the | held atgome other bullding than the hall of the Board Graft in all gub-disiricts which had not filled | adopted. After some discussion as to the amount to be Wreit quotas before the Ist instant; that all volunteers ‘who inay enlist before the draft is actually made will bo Goducted from the quotas by the Board of Enrolment, in accordance with orders to be given in each case by the Acting Assistant Provost Marshal Generals of the States; @od that ff the quot. sbail not be filled by the frst draft tho Board shall make further drafts uatil the entire quota ia obtained , The Richmond Hnquwirer of the 29th ult. boasts that all the recent attempts of the Union forces upon the rebel lines at various points had been repulbed. It ays that Genera! Butler failed in an attack on Richmond at Morton's Ford; that Gillmore was driven back from Jobo’s Island ‘by General, Wiso; “that Farragut was repulsed at Mobtie, Sherman drivon off in Mississippi, Seymour whipp>t in Florida, and Grant forced to retreat from Daiton. The same journal admits that General Long. Btrest was driven across the river at Strawberry Plaing on Sunday, and cut loose the pontoons behind bim. It may bave a different tale to tell in a day or two. We learn from Alexandria that Moaby’s guerillas, led Dy that famous chief in person, were withia two miles fend a half of Fall’s Church on Monday, watching the movements of our trains on the Orange and Alexan- ria Railroad. EUROPEAN NEWS. ‘The steamship Damascus, from Londonderry on the 19th of Fobruary, reached Portland, Me., yesterday morning. Her news is two days later. Forty thousand Danes were still strongly intrenched at Duppel. The Prussians were actively proparing to ‘assault thom; but a thaw retarded their operations, The Danes were strengthentg their works at Alsen. A Daoish irun-clad Monitor attacked the Prussian position @t Engenlund, She fired seventy-two shots, and the Gormans replied with ono hundred and fifty. One of these pierced the funnel of the iron-clad. The German position was consideres dangerous, Seven chartered steamers were to take out four thou gand Spanish troops as reinforcements to the Army of the Antilles. ‘Prince Nupoleon’s anti-English speech on the subject of the Sucz Canal caused @ good eal of excitement in France. It was said that tne E:mporor prohibited its publication in the Moniteur. Tbe @rrangoments for the departure of the Archduke Maxi Milian were completed in Paris. ‘The Great Eastern had been sold at auction to a uewly Yormed Great Ship Comp ny. It ia said she brought £100,900. ‘The Liverpool cottom market was quiet on the 19th ult., ‘with prices unchanged from a slight decrease experienced during the week. Broadstuffs wore hoavy and tonding downward. Provisions were quiet and unchanged, ox- “cept bacon, which was casior, Console rated at 9 for money on the 19th nit. The steamship Etna, from Queenstown on the 18th of February, reached, this port lest nights Her news and @owspaper Bles have been auticipated, CONGRESS. ‘The whiskey tax question was brought up in both houses yesterday, and after due deliperation the subject ‘was handed over to a new Commitice of Conforence, who are to act upon the matter without instructions and untrammelied by previous votes given on the proposition tax stooks of spirits on Io the Geaate yesterday the Military Committee re ported anew billto make the pay of colored soldiers the samo as that of white; also a bill to increase the pay Of West Polat cadets The proceedings of the Naval Ad- visory Board wore received and referred to the Naval Commitice. The bill to oncourage foreign omigration was Passed. A bill establishing and equalizing the grade of line officers of tho navy,was introduced ; also’s bill mak- ‘fag appropriationsg or improving harbors om the lakes. Senator Wiikinson, of Minnesota, rose to make an expla. ation in regard to statements made by Gov. @roor Avdrow, of Missichusetis, while criticising a fecent speech of the Senator's in reference to the Comparative merits of Eastora aod Western soldiers, and to the course of bis remarks animadvorted upon the con- Gastol General MoMietian during the peninsular campaign, Geveral Pope's officers at the second Bull run bactie, and Goveral Monto at Gettysburg. Mr. Johnson, of Mary- fand, defended those officers, placing the blame for tie Aimasters in Virgivia aud Florida on tho President. The debate was kept up with consideradic warmth, and ter dninated by adoption of a joint resolution directing doquiry into ‘cause of the inte disaster im Florida, and Whose direction the campaigo was mado, An ox ta eeesion wie thon held, and, after confirming © Ynanimunly the nom nation of Genoral Grant as Liewton- ent ral, and also agreeing to a number of othor ap. pointments, the Aeva'e adjourned ls (oe House of Represewtatives the Sonate bil making appropriated for the expense of the school it was finally fixed at fifteen hundred dollars a year, and the whole re port was adopted. The Finance Committee roported in favor of appropriating one hundred and soventy-nine thousand duilars for teachers’ salaries and other general current expenses. Adopted. A resolution was sdopted authorizing the purchase of a school site in Sixty-first street, Twenty-seound ward, at thirteen thousand dollars. The Board then adjourned. A melanchely accident occurred yesterday evening on the Hudson River Ratiroad. The train left Troy for New York at a quarter to four o'clock, and about five miles this side of Poughkeepsie the hiodmost car broke the coupling by being thrown off the track by a brokea rail. One lady was very seriously injured and is not ex- pected to survive, aod several others were more or less seriously hurt. The consequence was that the cars wero thrown over an embankment, and therobyadelay of above two hours took plece. Biame is attached to the engineer, as he did not sound the alarm whistle. The building on Fourteenth street in which the Metre. politan Sanitary Fair will be held is fast epproaching completion, and wil! afford a total area of cighty thousand square fect, The Executive and other committees are hard at work, and anticipate having @ place for every- thing, and everything in its piace, by the 28th inat.,on which day the fair will be opened. The enthusiasm created over the water by the Brooklyn and Long Island Sanitary Fair is on the increase as the time approaches for its final close. It was crowded to excess Guring the whole of yesterday,and upwards of four thousand tickets were disposed of at the doors. In the evening the treasurer's , footed up about $232,000. A meeting of the Young Men’a.Republican Association was held last evening at the beadquarters of the associa- tion. ‘The orator of the evening was Mr. George P. An- drews, who in a lougthy speech advocated the claims of Mr. Lincoln for the nomination of the republican party for the next Presidency. Mr. Andrews was followed by Messrs. Webster, Walker and Dittenboffer, The attond- ance was,very slim. The new steamship Fire Queen, intended for the Chi- nese trade, was successfully Iauuched at four o'clock yesterday afternoon, from the foot of Kent street, Green- point. She is@ splendid lodking boat, welt adapted to transatlantic trade. She is three hundred and twenty- two fect long, forty-six feet beam, depth of hold four- teen feet, and was built for Messrs. Aymar & Company, under the supervision of Captain Johnson, by Messrs. Englis & Co, It is expected that she will be ready to start for China, on her first trip, about next June, ‘The Mariposa Mining case, which bas been going on be- fore Judge Barnard for several wocks, was adjourned yes terday if copsequonce of the severe illness of Mr. Garri- son's daughter. The case will be called again on Thurs- dey next. é John P. Limbecker, who had been arrested, at the in- stance of Patrick MoIntyre, as an absconding debtor, moved to be released from custody yesterday, before Judge Robertson, on the ground that he only closed his Place of business {a butcher shop) because it was Leat, ‘and that be never designed leaving the city abel The Geciston of the court was reserved. In the case of Bennott vs. Beonett, where the wife sues for a divorce on the ground of infidelity, Judge Barnard $10 coste. prisoner, with much nonchalance, pleaded not guilty, and expressed a desire for an cari} trial. was addressed by Genoral Burnside (who gave a suc Howard, formeriy of the same corps. Broadstuils con Whiskey was dull and depressed. Groceries quiet. Petroleum was firmer, forg the revel Conaress adiquragd. predations 0a property by the army aud aavy eageged in the suppression of tne rebellion, An amendment was stores may be gubmitied to the Quartermaster Wenora!, end all claims for subsistence to the Commissary General, ‘accompanied by a proof; and it te made the duty of those officers to examine the claims, and if found correct they are to be referred to the Third ‘Auditor ef the Treasury for Payment, whiob shall be fiual and conclusive, It also yesterday denied the motion for an order granting the Platotiff alimony and counsel fee pending the suit, with Joun W. Andrews was brought up yesterday in tho United States Circult Court, Juage Shipman presiding, and was arraigned on the three indictments presented ‘agaiost bim by the Grand Jury on Saturday last, charging bim with treason, insurrection and tevyfog war against the United States on the 13th day of July last. The A moderate amount of business was reported yesterday ; yet tbere was 00 important change ia prices te notice ta oiber foroign or domestic merchandise. Oa ‘Change business was interrupted by a meeting to raise the sinews Of war to fill up tho ranks of the Ninth army corps, which cinct history of its career from its inception), and Colonel tinved dali aod depressed. Provisions wore generally steady. Frotghts wore a trifle Armor, though quiet. Cotton was dull. Tue Gueat Mistake or Kinrarrick’s Rain Aaainst Rioumonn.—Not to have made it be- tf NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1864 isin iain —— The Army of the Potomac—Oheering Sewe—The Ope 1g Campaiga Eas: ana West. In compliance with the wishes ef the mili- tary authorities at Washiagton, we have for eoveral days refrained from the publication of the important movements commenced [rom the Army of the Potomac on Saturday morning last, and which have probably’’by this time culminatéd ina crushing “Yankee raid” into Richmond. Relieved at length of our obligs- tions of silence, we eubmit to our readers the details of these great movements in their chro- nological order, from the beginning te the latest reports on hand from.eur active corres- pondents in the field. The operations thus isclosed will be found exceedingly {nterest- ing, evidently well considered, skilfully exe- cuted, and, so faras heard from, completely and brilliantly euccessful. The objects contemplated were to out the railroad communications between Lee aod Richmond, by which bis army is. eubsisted from day to day; to destroy his depots of supplies in bis rear; but, above all, to engage his attention es against « threatened attack upon his lines, eo as to cover the advance of General Kilpatrick’s cavalry columa by another route beyond them without serious in- terruption. Adl this has been handsomely ac- complished, and we are not without the hope that Kilpatrick has thus been enabled to solve the problem of the release of eur long euffer- ing soldiers held as prisoners in the rebel capi- tal. He may possibly fail; but’ we trust that even greater results than the release of our ‘soldiers at Richmond may crown his daring but hopeful enterprise. We dare say, too, that these movements are but the preliminaries to a decisive battle bo- tween the army of General Meade aud that of General «Lee. We think ft most probable, however, that the heavy work of the spring campalgn will not be commenced by the Army of the Potomac in Virginia, but by the army of General Thomas, in Georgia. The Richmond Eraminer of the 27th of Feb- ruary announces that ‘‘a despatch was received by the President (Jeff. Davis) yesterday, from General Johnston, stating that the enemy were skirmishing all along the lines, north and east of Dalton, and it is not doubted that they are making a general advance on Georgia.” In- formation of a few days earlier has been re- celved from Chattanooga announcing that Gene- ral Thomas, having been considerably rein- forced, was advanoing upon Dalton, and that a severe engagement was believed to be impend- ing. From these concurrent despatohes we con- clude that to Gen. Thomas has been assigned the duty of opening the ball; nor have wo any doubt of his ability and determination to open it with one of the grandest victories of the war. The opposing army of Johnston can hardly exceed forty thousand men—a force de- cidedly inferior in numbers and in every other respect to the never defeated veterans of Thomas. If Longstreet, with his East Tennes- see column of twenty-five thonsand men, in- stead of hanging around Knoxville till com- pelled to hurry off to Virginia, had moved down to a junction with Johnston, the advance of General Thomas would havé been some- what hazardous. As it is, we believe that the absence of Longstrect’s column leaves John- ston as incapable of arresting the advance of Thomas upon Dalton as Bragg was to hold his position in front of Chattanooga. But why has Longstreet fallen Back, as if for Richmond, when so urgently needed by Johnston? We believe it is because of the late threatening advance of General Butler up the Richmond peninsula, in conjunction with the more alarming demonstrations of our Army ot the Potomac. In a word, Jeff. Davis, believing Richmond to be in greater danger than Atlanta, has recalled Longstreet to the support of Lee. Davis, it would thus appear, has been constrained to “dic in the last ditch” at Richmond, even at the hazard of being completely cut off from Georgia, Alabama and Migs!ssippi. Thus much for the Army of the Potomac as & co-operative army with the central army of General Grant, under the immediate command of that other sterling soldicr, General Thomas. This is a great improvement upon the Washing- ton strategy of 1862, under which our armies in the West were kept standing still while the rebels from all quarters were concentrating at Richmond to crush McClellan. But what of General Sherman? We are glad to report that recent news from rebel sources re- lieves us of our late apprebensions ¢on- cerning him. The Atlanta Appeal reports him on the 22d of February as near the Tombig- bee river, in Alabama, and says:—“Sherman, with sudden and unexpected rapidity, has moved against our weakest point. Mississippi is the very‘Egypt of the confederacy, where, if not ejected, he can subsist till spring, and do more damage than by winning a pitehed battle. He is,” the disturbed rebel editor con- tinues, “making war upon our subsistence and resources, which to destroy is to defeat us.” The same authority further tells us: that Shor- man marches in a solid body, with bis artillery in his front, in his rear and on his flanks, and his cavalry close under his guns. The rebel General Polk had retired across the Tombig- bee to Demopolis, where, if Sherman could be decoyed across, he would be accommodated with a battle. This intelligence is byno means discourag- ing. In a country of abundant supplies en army of veterans, thirty-five thousand strong, like that of Sherman’s, may, in any event, be considered safe against the fifteen thousand rebel veterans of Polk, and all the raw recruits that he can muster in the depleted country him. As for the rebel cavalry forces which lately drove General Smith back into Tennessee, they will have to march two hun- dred and fifty or three hundred miles to form 6 junotion with Polk, and, in the meantime, there is @ powerful Union column under General Logan, {a Northern Alabama, which, in con- nection with General Thomas, may do good service in support of Sherman. Thus, East and West, the prospects of the opening campaign ate good. General Lee and Richmond are both in danger, East Tennéssee is relieved, Genoral Thomas, strongly rein* forced, is evidently enveloping Joe Johnston, and Sherman {s getting along swimmingly. In fact, before the lapse of many days, we expect the intelligence of a blow, Kast or West, which will speedily complete the work of rebel demoralization, confusion and dissolution, from Richmond to ) Moxico. A Ciaxce To Mare Mower. —One handred dollars will be paid at this office for a certified copy of Old Abe's joke or stoty abolt the [ion predicamegt of General Sherman's eG 7 Gd iM“ MH A Prerer Puce or Navy Favonrewa.— Simeon Draper, who talks up Old Abe as knocks down other | Trinmaph Pareponreny arent | Hahn Chosen Gevernor—Great Rejelcings, | Arial othe Dansoces ot Portas “and Bina at New Yori. only a few months ago that the Navy Depart- fous ee, va wn all the eae arugue ane " win. fo naval Fees ite Ue, nAWIe-HOLSTEIN apc Big ar sada the centre of We, Miant ab cid Goraaer by abut 300 THE 8H tanjority, out of a vole of ever 6,000. Tiree eresraeentr we rese Sete erty: avd cannon ring ast aight, Contant ry ae b THE FORTHCOMING DRAFT. OMetal’ Order of the pt na Marshal General ¢e the Boards of ‘Forty Thousand Danes. In- trenched a¢ Duppel. - Preparations of the Alties for naval’ stores down filly and seventy-five per tan peraraee, } } an Assault, res cent below the then eelling price. Rosin was |: fpovem, a 4 at this time bought by the goveramont, “for | poarts of Wann, ar aS ‘ Montter the express uso of the navy,” for, say five to | vo make che dralt, in all asb-disteion which bad not aiea | & Dasish fron-Clad Attacks ten dotlare, per barrel. It was brought hither | thoir quotes before she Let instant. the Prussian Pesition, . . Ally made will be deducted from the quotas by the Board Of Kareiment, ta accordance with orders to be givea ic ‘each cree dy tye Acting Anstotant Provost Marshals Gone eal of the Gtates, the quote shalt vot be filed by the firet draft, the Board ptall take turthor drafts wntl! the Ontire quota obtained, «JAMES B. PRY, i Provost Marshal Gonoral, MEWS FROM ARKANSAS. Dosortera trom tne Revel Army—Prepe- wations for ths Btate Blectien—Pree- pects of Large Oreps, &e. ‘Fons.Gurre, rk., March 2, 1864. Captain Ross aud twelve: of his mon, deserters from Goueral Price's army, have.ercived ot Van Buren, He ‘brings a0 confirmation of the news that Price had left tHe webel army. General Frost, of Camp Sackoon wotoriety, bas gone to Mexico. Union mass meetings are being held dally, and the vote at the coming election will be large. Nearly 8,000 voters have boon already registered. Little Rook bas been abandoned. Farms are being rapidly leased, and the prospects for large orops are good, = * NEWS FROM THE SOUTH. Rebel Accountor aps rp Retrograde ‘Movem Ite Ubon mond Four, Fob 2, "4 DO pact to Greeavillo and, Bull's Gap. It is reported that « por- ton of ‘is forcos erossed the river at Birawborry Plains on Saturday last, and were attacked on Gunday | by the on government transports, aod sella for five doliars’ per barrel at auction. Here been a nice speculation for some government favorite; for no one supposes the government would be mean. enough to eater into a contest ‘ with dhe “amall: potato speculators in naval stores who infest the pine regions of North Carolia. * ; Poor Greerer Hitarrovs.—The hans pai | losopher is indulging in a ft of laughter. He roars, he shouts, be snorts, he enickera, ‘he | holds bis hands to bis aides, he contorts his body, he says “he! he!” and ho says “ha! ha!” and he also says “ho! hol” What is it’ all about? Why, he has discovered that the Heratp and some other papers agree sbout Mr. Ericgson’s iron-clads or Mr. Ericsson’s hum- bugs. Well, if poor Greeley wants to laugh, he will soon have a chance to laugh on the other side of bis mouth. The Heratp will sdon agree with some other papers about poor Greeley’s great gun contract, and about Gree- ley’s prison beef contract, and about the Drummond light and Artesian well contract at Fortress Monroe, and about the Zribune con- tract bureau at Washington, and about the Matteson draft, and about the Irish Relief ‘Fund, and about the immense shoe contract, and about the cherry pectoral con- tract, and about all the other jobs and con- Four Phousand Spanish Stoops Or- “dered to. Cuba. 00"). A. ‘and Queenstown on the 18th of February, ert fom York last night. ‘Hor news and newspaper Giles bave beon Parliamentary proceedings on the 17th were — portant. Br, Sanda’ biit for 9 more officiéut't (esting anchors and chain. cables ia the merabant passed its second reading im the Commons afters ig discussion, : ‘Tho Groat Eastern was knocked down at auction te the newly formed Great Eastern Steamship Company for only twonty-five thousand pounds sterling. the company bad, however, previously purchased bonds of” die old company to the extent of seventy thousand pounds ster. ling, which must bé added to the above purchase ro Anotber person claims to have bid twenty-five thoasané pounds at auction, and demands the ahip. ‘The Manchester Ecaminer bieurdtectsa A oy a resolved to torminate the Galway contract. ‘The Spanish government has chartered coven steumaaes ‘to convey four thousand troops to reinforce the Army of tracts in which the Zribune philosopher has | enomy, which drove our forees back. The pontoon | the Antilles. been interested, to say nothing of Fouricrism seater Sea ran ee heer eee sera feat waver, ‘The Schicland palace at Rotterdam containing a picture movement. We may say, feasiegont that the public necd feel no anxiety as to this movement of Longstroet, as we aro assured that its real objoct—which of course it would be imprudent to mention—is very far from being the occasion (or any misgiving. gallery ana. musoum, had been burned. ‘The Kedar reached Liverpool carly on the moraing “¢ the 17th of February. ‘The Nova Scotian, from Portiand, arrived at Londou- Gerry at pine o'clock on the morning of the 16th, and free love, and gold pencil lotteries and strawberry gift enterprises. Then the Tribune's man Gay will be again compelled to admit, as he did once before in a letter which we pub- lished, that “the Hera is constantly ahead. We are obliged to copy from It.” Skirmishing Along the Rebol Lines Near Dalton. The Schieswig Holstein War. ‘The Prussians continued thelr operations againdt the intrencbments at Duppel; but the thaw retarded the movement of their heavy artillery and delayed the attack. It was stated that Prince Frederick Chartes, of Prassia, will command the attack. It is asserted at Rendsbarg that thé Prussian commend- er bas eummoned the Danes to evacuate Duppej.and the Island of Alseu, giving very short delay. Failing to reply, the Prussian army would immediately ocoupy Jutland. Toe Danes were strengthening the defences of Duppel and Alsen. ‘Thirty thousand Prussians are concentrated in the @is- trict of Sundositt. 4 Copenhagen paper says tho Danish government bes recelved 00 proposals respecting ao armistice. The Latest News. Corexuacex, Feb 18—8 P. M. The Danish Monitor iron-cladé Krollkrake had attacke@ Engeusund. She attempted to destroy the bridge erected DESPATCH FROM GENERAL JOHNSTON. [From the Richmond Faquirer, Feb. 20.) Atolodrapulc despatch, received. by the Prostent qe torday from Goneral Joboston, thon near Dalton, Ga., states tbat ekirmisbing was then going on all along his ines. Tue Gooprear Patent.—We notice that this patent is now before Congress, and that peti- tions are being offered against its renewal. Un- doubtedly the petitioners are right; but it is not eo clear that Congress will refuse the re- newal. Many large manufacturing companies are interested in having the renewal granted, and are able to pay for it. The New England Car Spring Company makes a profit of six hun- dred dollars a day from the Goodyear patent. The Boston and the New York Belting and Packing Companies make a profit of four hun- dred and sixty thousand dollars a year. The India Rubber Comb Company does a business of six hundred thousand dolars a year, at one Rebel Summary of Late Events, ‘From the Richmond Enquirer, Feb. 29.) Bince One weather has opened the enemy have tried our lines at many points. Butler, aided by a demonstra- tion from Meade’s army at Morton Ford, made another effort against Richmond and failed. igor = Bey on Jobn’s Island, and was driven back by Gen He tried Savannah, and was equally wo: eral Finnexan bas whipped the Yankees badiy bite. Shermaa bas been Farragut bas been has racy ‘at Mo! driven back in Mississi; a cavalry of the evomy from Corinth bas beon defea if not dispersed. Grant bas been driven from before rs ton, and is rotreating to Chattanooga, General (‘*Grumb’ 10") Jones bas defeated the enemy at Cumberland Gap. Thus going around the circuit of the whole cunfedoracy, the enemy bas not bad success in auy effort they bave made. The Sinking of the Housatonte—The Tor- a tAlso Dest a, Be. handred per cent profit on every article sold. From ‘chmong papers it appoats thst the torpedo boat | by the Austro-Prussians in the Braager peninsula, but The clothes wringing machine manufacturers | “hich sunk the le must have besa aje0 to could not got Mear enough to do #0, owing to the The Charleston papers of the 27th alt. speak of ro AF only ascortained the caure of tho sinking of tho Housa- tonic from captured Yankees. They had previously sup. posed the veseet had gunk ina storm, and only learned that the torpedo boat had been successful ten the occurrence, which, it will be remembered. was 17th ult. The torpedo boat was commanded ty Liout, Dixon, of Mobi'e, Interesting from West Virginia. MR. T. C. WILSON'S DESPATCH. Cumuentann, Md., Maroh 1, 1864. There is a big hitch in ‘tegard to Sigel at Washington, ‘And there is talk ef dividing this department into two departments. There is nothing in tho report of a rebel advance on Harper’s Ferry. water. She fired seventy-two shots, and the German bat- terfes fired one hundred and fifty. One shot weet through her funnel. ‘The Germans drove the Danish pickets from the Sten- drur and Nubel woods. The Danes subsequentiy rallied ia force, whem the Germaas retreated, ns realized a profit of one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars during the last eleven menths. There are seven shoe manufacturing companies which make a profit pf two million dollars a year. All these interests weigh heavily on the side of the renewal; for they can afford to pay a cou- ple of millions of dollars cash down for their monopoly—and any Congress can be bought for half the amount. Horse Rattroap Caarrens axp THE Pro- TECTION OF TBE Crty.—Prompt, like blood- It is stated that tho place is defended by 40,000 Danes, hounds loosened from the leash, the railroad lds sre a of Affairs. The Dotynstve » Pesttions st ther Dense. jobbers at Albany open the first hours after the ON OF LEDLIQS BAIGADE—neviEW iw'rme |, The Teperte fvom the pels, Of war in Cealemes recess by thrusting their speculating schemes pick er Soret pete ae Te ae go to. e that oe Besdsnete intregehed upon the attention’ of the Legislature; and ‘Tho Fighty-frst, Ninoty-sixth and Ninoty-eighth regi. they receive attention, too, while the material bean eed aig a enor which compose Led. | ity Of any immediate tuccess was, up 10 tbe a interests of the citizens of the great city of | N08 Brigade,-and which arrived-in this city on Monday 4 7 last, wore formally reviewed by the city authorities yes. It should be boree in mind that the Dence are etill ia New York g@ unrespecied and uncared for. terday afternoon, The Thirty-seveoth regiment National | possession of other strong places as well as Duppet. A The Police Commission remains unsettled; men | Guard, under cbmmand of Colonel Roome, actod as an oes pean of tees will peoye co oe renters eae are knocked down and robbed in our thorough- | escort to the brigade im their march through the city. | last extremity tbe war may be prolonged fer @ very fares, villains wantonly assail little school | Attwoo'clock the regiments marched past tho City Hall, | lengthened petlod. | ag aus, win where they were reviewed by ‘Ss Gunther, —— pamed by several mombors e Common cil. The procession (hea formed a iia marched up Broad. way to the Fifth Avenue Rotel, whore they were re- viewed by Major General Burnside, who stood upon the Dalcony. Thence the soldiers were conducted to the avenue arsenal, where 4 sumptuous collation girls, murders most foul, burglaries the most daring, assaults the most aggravated, are daily committed, owing to a lack of proper discipline in the police force, for the want of an effective and responsible ‘head; and yet legislators at | was provided for Bait, Me Sled ‘Teh See qaetoarn, | 600 tanh ee poraees, Oe. pepe. Albany devote their early and late hours, in- mt resis casc ‘AWD sudowD po ape pealiea. po st REGIMENT NEW YORK Seven ks upon the coast of stead of applying a remody for these griev- STATS VOLUNTEERS. ts ‘aformidable front tewards the- The above gallant regiment will leave for the seat of ances, to the consideration of some thieving, war to-day, thoir furlough having oxpired. The officers plundering, railroad jobbing scheme, intended @ud men are ordered to meotat the Park Barracks at ‘These tre snwse ith one hundred cannoe of to enrich @ few scamps at the expense of y#he | ain orciock A.M. There are but two hundred nnd Atty | the largest calibre. Thole distance from tbe works on, the citizens and taxpayers of New York. Have the men ivet a Tegiment out of nine busdred ‘and sixty a ts ono thoesand a Sve bevdred to two Dear! Ns exten’ ground being ‘fitted heed New York city delegation in Albany any | Yearseince. ail of the former have re-culmted, °° | the place warmes of an army. The communieation of tbe army, with tbe Isle. of Alsen in the roar, is by future expectations? Cor.ector Banvey’s New Titie.—The friends TBE RECRUITING SERVIOCOR—GENERAL BURNSIDE AT THE PRODUCE EXCHANGE. A vory large and enthusiastic meoting was held at the me FOneeae Oe Ser ceicatin td. tine of Collector Barney will be glad to hear that he | produco Exchange, Whitoball stroet, yesterday afternoon, Dinpelwfih te excoton hat wecten wan teeubes is not to be removed, but is to remain a fixture | for the purpose of hearing addresses from prominent gen- | town secures the passage to the Island of tlemon, military and civil, concerning the enlistment of THE ISLAND OF ALSEN, recruits for the Union army. General Buruside and some other general officers were present, as well as a large ctowd of merchants and other citizens. The one spoke forcibly in favor of sustaining the men and means, urging this as the gran which alone effective aid can be given to tl rayed against treason. The feeling ensnistod sin tirely favorable to the vigorous Droaeata of foe and @ unanimous desire was ae in the Custom House. They will be still more glad to learn that the King of Italy has con- ferred upon Barney the Order of Chevalier and Knight Commander of the Blockade Runners. Congress should at once pass an act authorizing Barney to accept this distinguished title. If the Congressmen were to debate about this act for a-weck or two they would be better om- ployed than they are at present. toton wating tus Exchange be was greeted with Saatt Soupmers pe Attowen to Vote t— SWORD PRESENTATION. Shall they be allowed to fight will be the next | On Saturday last a magnificent sword was presented to Colovel A. Zabriskie, of the Ninth New Jersey Volunteers, at hig residenge in Jersoy City, On the sword was the pws, Newraphl ann Presented to Colonel Abm. 7a- rarer tee Volunteers, ait meen wen cna nan apoces by 3.'W. Ww. ouster, Bsa kan ah T. 3, SAWYER; JR., NOT KILLED. To TUR SDTTOR OF ‘Tae WARALD. Tt ts stated in your isaue of to-day that my son, Captain ‘Thomas J. Sawyer, Jr., Company A, Forty-seventh regi- question. A circular of a sub-committee of the Union Central Comntittee appears in the pa- pers notifying voters that on the 8th of March current the above question is to be decided in this city by ballot. It was decided on earth by Grant’s victories at Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Vicksburg, Chattanooga, and above the clouds by his victory on the crest of Lookout Moun- tain. Shall soldiers vote? Oertainly. Ose Hexpeev Dottars Rewarp.—We offer the above reward for an authentic version of Old Abo’s joke upon the Floride expedition, where a thousand lives wore lost in the attempt to got three electoral votes. It must be very funny. Gewerat Grant Movino Ox.—General Grant has just been promoted to Lientenant General. His next promotion will make him Commander- in-Chief of our Army and Navy and occupant of the White House. A Lanor Rewann ror 4 Smais.’ Jorrn.—Wo offer td pay one bundred déllare for « correct vorsion of Old Abo's joke upon the resroat of General Smith’s cavalry force pont hut to re- liove Sherman. tive, amd applauded throughouythe concert vehemently. faviwo Fatt.—On Baturday evening the grand toatl. monidl goncbrt 0 Mr. L. F. Hernieon wit! take pince at Irving Hail, A number of our most talented and popular artists assist at the concert, which wilt doubtigas be one of tho moat briltiant of (he seagon, fortune, has powerful and Be this as it he bas having bie Hf associated, In the onth tions of fait ahareboldora, Wuk What of We biebost yor ote ~