The New York Herald Newspaper, December 24, 1864, Page 1

[>W YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 10,345. THOMAS. Particulars of Hood’s Reut and Flight. Bighteon General Officers and Seventeca Thousand Men Disabled. FIFTY-ONB CANNON CAPTURED. eeod’s Pontoons on the Temnceses - @ut.of Reach of Gur Guubeats. . Rebel Groan Over the Nashville Victo- ries and Details ef the Frankia Battle, ae, &., ee. The Frankiin Despatch. Faamuiin, Tenn. , Dec. 23, 1864. ‘The rebel retreat frem Franklin to Deck river beggars @A description. Hood told bis corps commanders to get eff the best way they could with (beir commands. Frank ‘(Cheatham told bis aunt, Miss Page, that Hood was or- Gered to Nashville againet his own wishes, but he Diames ‘Hiced for not attacking Schofield at Spriog Hill. Hood erdeved Bate to attack at Spriog Hill, and he did pos aon. ‘The cebdel army te vow beyond Columbia. During the gebel ¢arry ie front of Nashville they captured but two Resometives and ten cars. The rajiroad is but little im- paired, and trains are renning up to Spring Aill; but two @mall vridges are destroyed. Trains were run to Mur- freesbero on Bunday. ‘Telegraphic communication is all right with all potots. ‘Dat twe small trestles are destroyed on the Jobnsonvill ¢ oad, Jebusonviile itself was not destroyed, ‘The revel loss durisg the campaign was seventeen theusand men, fifty-one cannon captured and eighteen @emeral Officers. The killed at Franklin numbered four. teen hendred, the wounded three thousand eight bun Gred end one thousand prisoners were taken, The killed ‘aad wounded in the battles before Nashville and retreat to ‘@olambia wore three thousand killed aod wounded and @ight thousand prisovers. The Unica joes in the battle at Preakiia was two thousand; before Nashville not four ‘Gheusand. The total Unien loss will not reach seven Mousand, with twe generals slightly wounded. — ‘Hood has a peatoon above the shoals on the Teancesoe ‘Btver, where our gunboats can not reach them, Boed marehed on Freakiin with forty thoussed men, Mcdading cavalry, and sixty-five ploces of artillery. He ‘Inot yaat half bis general efScere, and, countiag tw deserters any. Ne partioular damage was dene to the town of Colam- Bin by the passage throagh it of the two armies, At least one-third of Hood's army are without arms and equipments, everything which impedes their fight Daving been thrown away. Rebel deserters and prison- @re report the only effective corps of Hood's army to be @ D. Leo's. ‘The latest reports me, with tne panes ‘vigoroa a are rebele something of 8 stand at near t t ! rarneety felis ESs2 £2 agiey g A iid H Hi HE E rl 38 ae E 3 & ves poorer by several mil- captured from Hood, includ- Freskita, BE sup 000, isclading one major . Among the latter is Wil- ‘lle, who was, before the war wo Fone io this State. Se was ‘tho battle of Franiciin, sae is Ofty eight, inclnaind 1 at Mur'rose- beteecs rranklia aod Spring Hill. It is ait Ip Dearly all the artilery Hood had. large force has been put to work to repair the Deca. Railroad, nd trains will soon follow the army. The following eommissioned olicers, prisoners of war, eaptared in the batt of Thursday and Friday, were @ent North by the train on Suoday:— General Edward Jobnstoo. ier Genera! Thomas B Smith. Brigadier Govere| Henry K. Jackson. Colovel Wm. D. Mitchell, 29th Georg’ ‘Samuel E. Hunter, 48th Louisiana. il i i H ! i ; 4] fl | if i 5 3 i i i \ i, hhandred and fifty prisdoers, iacinding twenty com: ‘@honed officers, the brigade musicians, and two rete of musical instruments, one of sliver and the other of brags. ‘The “of the Thirtieth Louisiana was faded and tora, rea With bine cross and twelve silver bul- ‘That of the Fourth Louisiana during the ‘Dat we have kvown quite a8 positive announce. to turn out al and unfounded. Per. the ts diame, as, from Stanton’s totin, it to have been fo diminishing Thomas’ onsualties from showsasd to three buudred. It ie einat ret nears foun got whats and does not ibe thes matters and ding to own dowd Jen or a dozen ones, ’ Geveral wih bie splendid cavairy, yi 14 fH i Barris, of Sensesove, ines Matearal hoea’s. taltare to ere aarnciete vars ot Frenklia wes ebdiefy attri- wuted to hie inability to ese ais artillery, 03 acooun! of ihe ‘valiant ranks, the Lonfederate artiliertete were /orced to sorcombensu byconieemesyelas nt Genera) Hood, it is mageed about ove hundred pleces of artillery duriag I the diseomfted Yankees etole off towards Nashville, and the eanmom were nO. used af all, Gevera) is tee old & soldier Bot to know thet ‘It was therefore a seriees error to atteck the Bis fortified pesition M he did pet intend to try Ca of fils ordmases. His omission to do ee, with the | explanation given, evinesd more tender ) for non-combatants than the enemy bad ever ex for dee ; but ite manifest | it f Wasaimaron, Dec, 23, 1864 YINANCIAL MATTERS. of the payment in eoin of the whole amount of these notes ‘DOW outstanding. THE TAX ON WHISKEY. The whiskey bill passed by Congress, levying the in- creased duty on the 1st of January, bas not yes been signed by the President, THS VACANT PRENOH MISSION. There are already over fifty gentlemen pressed upon the President for nomination to the vacant French mis- sion. It is understood to-day that Mr. Raymond will Probably be oversiaughed, as the friends of the other candidates make common war against him. fie repudia- tion of any desire for, of expectation of , the appointment is regarded as enly preparing a soft place tu fall on, CAPTURE OF A BLOCKADS RUNNER, WITH A CARGO OP MUNITIONS OF WAR—SHARP WORK OF THE BLOCKADE SQUADRON. Beer Admiral Porter, under date of the 16th inst, in- forma the Navy Departmeat of the destruction of the Inlet, Cape Fear rivér, fhe was thes dred upon and susk, Bnd Gnally was tovally destioyed. by: {he wortheast gale, ‘She-bed on board a large cargo of aris aod munitiong of war, alt of which was leet. days he fleet has captured or destreyed five millicds five | buadreé theasand dollars worth of tbe enemy's property {a blockade runaers, about two-thirds of whish cdvers captered property. ‘THE PREMATURE PUBLICATIONS CONORRNING BUT- LER’S AMD FORTER’S EXPEDITION. ‘The Navy and War Departments are engaged in ferret- {ng out the authors of the contraband pullivation of the tmteoded operations against Wilmiogton, end it le under. stood have evidence to fasten that part of it ia reference to the powder boat upon @ person is New York for sev- oral years ecanested wih the press. ‘prematare publications bave, it ie feared, ‘the rebe! au- thorities, amd account fer the reappearance of Bragg at the threatened point, and may cause a much larger sac- Tiftce of life te scoomplish the objects of the expedition than would otherwise have been necessary. It is under. stood that examples are to be made of the offending parties, in the hope that it may prevent similar prema. ture and injurious publications of important military ead naval movements ja the future. ACTIVITY OF GUBRILLAS ON THE UPPER POTOMAC— ROUT OF A BAND ON THE MANASSAS RAILROAD. Early thie moroing s perty of guerillas, of White's command, attempted a crossing to the Maryland shore on the joe, about Muddy Branch. They were discovered by the pickets of the First New Hampshire cavalry, and were driven back. One guerilla was shot dead. Major Andrews, whe commanded at the point, is in nightly expectation of raids, now the canal and river are frozen, and bas accordingly strengthened bis picket line. Several daye ago a portion of our cavalry sccuted as far up as White Piains,on the Manassas Gap Railroe@, and, coming up to-@ large party of guerillas, a fight ensued, ‘The latter were routed, with a loss of one major, one Neutenant, mortally wounded, and @fteen prisoners taken by our troops. FIRE IN THE WAR DEPARTMENT BUILDING. ‘Thore was & lively time at the War Department to-day for awhile. A fire caught in the ceiling over the chief clerk's office, in the third story, In the room immedi. ately overhead are stored the most valuable papers and records of the department, and for atime it was feared that many of these woula be destroyed. The fire was extinguishéd after considerable trouble, and the docu- meats preserved uninjured. The firo was caused by a defective fue. THR OASR OF COLONBL NORTH. The North case was again postponed this morning untt) Monday, on account of the absence of witnesses for the rroecution, The witnesses for the defence were in at- = O98 reteset THB CASB OF COLON#L BAKER~AN IMPORTANT LRGAL OPINION. ‘The charge to the jury in the case of Colonel Baker, chief detective of the War Department, indicted for thé faise imprisonment of Dr. Gwynne, was delivered by Chief Justice Carter, of the Supreme Court of this district, all the Judges of which were appointed by Mr. Lincoln. It was, in substance, that the aéChsed had no right to mako the arrest without a written warrant to do so from the President of the United States, and that the order of neither the Secretary of War nor the Secretary of the Treasury was sufficient to authorize the arrest, as the authority to issue such warrants belongs oxclusively to the President, and cannot be delegated to any subor. dinate, DETAILED SOLDIERS TO BE SENT TO THE FIELD. An examining board is in session, to ‘and men on di service here, All who a Gre to be sent to the field. The hospitais are also being Inspected, and large accessions are expected to the active force from these sources. In view of the active winter campaign which has been determined upon, it is essen- Wal that every soldier ft for duty should be where he can be made most available DPRATH OF ACTING MASTER U. 8. MH The Navy Department to-day received intelligence of the death of Acting Master Charles Thatcher, of Maine, Commanding the Gazelle, attached te the Mississipp' squadron, He was wounded by queritias. ARRIVAL OF EXCHANGED PRISONERS. The last of the prisoners exchanged at Charleston, pumbering about seven hundred, arrived at Annapolis yoaey. Our Washington Correspondence. ‘Wasurnaton, D. C., Deo. 23, 1864. The French Mission—Idle Rumors Set at Ret—The Gen- themen Likely to be Selected from—Rifect of the With- Arai of Mr. Festenden from the Senate—Seward’s In. terest on tha Wan, do. ‘There fs no shadow of foundation for the rumors which connect the same of Henry J. Reymond with the French mission, made vacant by Mr. Dayton’s death, He hag never ‘been sertously mentioned in any quarter having authority either to appolat or advise, as a proper comines for the position, ROM, JOUN P, MALE AoTIVELY PREaSED. 1 ‘There fe @ stremg movement on foot to compensate Joho P. Hale, of New for his lose of a seat Ja Woo Ponate by pumice Bim v0 Furie; pot we geatie: CHARLES THATO NEW YORK, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1864. man lacks every quality fer the place, He is s coarse fester at beat, wholly unacquajoted with the French Iamguage, and of a mind 00 irregular and insubordinate that probably few worse selections could be made. MR, MOTLEY, THE MISTORIAN, 4 PROPER CANDIDATE. ‘The emisent diplomatic qualities displayed by Mr. Motley, the bistorien of the Dutcb Repubiies, in his po- sition as Minister at Viesma, speak trumpet tongued in bis faver, and be would doubtless prove an agreeable Romipation to that eclectic class la the Senate who vote im harmony with Mr, Sumuer, of Massachusetts, Mr. Motley, longo intervailo, ts the best qualified man for the place —a courteous gentioman and ripe scholar, of most eaptivating address, and with a perfect mastery of all the arts and appliances both of statesmapebip and diplo- ‘bas just been deposed to make room for Mr. Towa, whose friendship hae been well described MFFECY OF TREGERDEN The appointment of Department bas com: “conservative” for the venerable Mr. Wi respect; and those who have loog bad means of tho- oughly knowing bim predict that he will make @ mont miserable failure in bis present place. Such force as be bad in the Senate layin tho ‘*worryivg” process. I tron bar opposed bis 1@ be would not atri bi it, but weuld keep dropping acids upon it a x ‘antil i¢ was eaten through with rust. There was nothing [ein or hot blooded in bis temper as displayed to his So far an be Judged i prone t indications, the cap rom, 8, tide of Senatorial opinion now flows more deeply and rapidip than ever heretofore in a‘thorough,’ or radical ai 0. The result of the Presidential contest is ac- cepted as an endorsement by the people, not on'y of all the radical measures passed in the Inst two years, but hose and defeated, either by want of residential veto. fenator Sumner is now being rapidly recognized as the spoksman of a clear ma- jority of the Senate; and as 4 this becomes more clearly appareat every day, new Senators enlist under bis SEWARD'S FOREIGN POLICY APPROVED. The foreign policy of Mr. Seward ie mot as distasteful to the main part of our governing authorities as it would seem to be 40 the clamogpus masses of the less well in- formed public. The advantage of getting our querre! with the South fairly over, before permitting apy em- broilment with vations having such powerful navies as France and England, is admitted; and there are numbers of both Senators ‘men cole bos. tile to Mr. Seward’s ‘conservative’, domestic policy, as regards the rebellion, who pat Modes jorse the fon, loch are to be Fequler diplomesio Buropess THE SKATING CARNIVAL. Great Ruc& of Peep oe Park—The Pigth Avenue Pond, &e. ‘The skatereRad another grand day of it yesterday. carrying skates in their ".nds or slung over their shoul. Gore, and wending their way to the great centre of attrac- tion—the Park. ‘The facilities for skating, though admirable on Thars- day, were much better yesterday. The entire surface ef the ponds had been thoroughly swept during the night, and scarcely ® rut or patch of soow was to be seen, 80 completely had the smoothing and_scrapivg operation uy y the heen The ice Tookea hike a been performed d; sheet of glass, and, of course, was without lemish for purposes, The sport, therefore, was markably expert, evem in the most dificuls style of my- Rewuvring. 14 was kept open uat@ hal’ past eleven o'clock last eat, Bong “teaheniy iuminated alter dark by fal calcium lights, and the spectacie presented was picturesque and animating. It would be vain to attem| y Apel it; Dut, as it Is to be repeated to night, jing the people can do is to go and see for themseives, and they will fing the scene worth all the bother and labor of seeking after. POND OF THR NEW YORE SKATING CLUB. A @kating pond for the exclusive use of the members of ye New York Skating Club is being prepared on the little je, eitaated about oppcalinee Seventy second street, in the Park, close by ‘avenue, On fancy skating may be expected, an@ we learn that rangements have been made for several interesting matokes between noted skaters. The pond, it is expected, will be ready for use to-dag. FIFTH AVENUB POND. ‘The skating on this pond bas beon excollent since ‘Thursday afternoon, when it was thrown open for the use of those having tickets entitliog them to admission. Yesterday the proprietor, Mr. Uatman, was enabled to afford bis patrons better facilities for enjoying themeelyos, the poud having been cleaned more tl bly tban oo the day preceding. Hundreds of our most fashionable le visited the pond, and tho sport was up until if past ten o'ck at night. The Fifth Avenue Pood is patronized by the Lon fon, and i® condacted in the best style by the proprietor, ' A la po for the letting 10 10 of skates is 61 i] at the wes ont Greet iessoeedatios eke of reireshments, ko, is alforded. & and sweepers were hard at work y pond, therefore, will ba in tip-top order TOK Areal ridtog hi themselves eq The lovers of alo! tunity for enjoy skaters during @ splendid oppor- ily as heartily as the past few daye, The snow, which seemed ready to melt away under the inflnence of the raia and hail thaé followed it on Wednesday morning last, was overtaken by the hard frost that occurred on the evening of the same day, aod feateved to the ground toa hard icy grip, which ean only be felaxed by a very heavy dispensation of heat, Tne consequer is that the layer of snow covering the ground, although not remarka- bly thick, is yot v therefore more favorable for sleighin otherwise might have been. Up town fe really spiendid, On the Fifth avenue, enue, Bloomingdale road and the Park larly, there was to be seen yosterds: succession of sleighs dashing upward and downward, no companied by the pleasant music of the jingling bells, #0 Soptiog skating itself, here i, Porhave, no more delight ating {tsel perbape, no more delight. fecles of ourdod than sleigbing, and none (0 our le. Kvery- ‘thing in the shape of a sleigh was placed bebind horse- flesb yesterday; and it is easy to imagine that the profits of livery stable k must have been immenre. The charges are not so high during the present season as they were last year, taking over7aing {nto considera but the domand on sleigh letters is greater than trong, durable and alippory, aud ‘than it sletghing Madisoe particn- & constant Pol imtelligenee. OMARGED WITH PICKING POCKETS. Thomes Kerrigan, a tailor, twenty-fve years of age, ‘was arrested, charged with having stolen a gold watch and chain, valued at $150, frem Henry Lang, residing at gee cae SG Las eae Sosth crowded between two mon—Kerrigan being immediiately 6 iter to look up at John Riley and Catharine, bie wife, were yesterday taken {nto custody on the complaint of Rosanna MoNei!!, her pocket of a wallet ing Of money, while among & crowd of persone in W: I. ton Market. Justice examieation. Dowling held the aceused parties for WILMINGTON. Appearance of a Large Fleet ‘ Off That Point. The Rebel General Bragg Thisks He Can Repel Any Attack, oe, as, . ‘Wassmaron, Dec. 3—12 M. ‘The Repudlican says that the government received a deagatch from General Grant, at City Point, announcing that te Richmond papers of yesterday mordihg, the 224 ipst., contain an official despatch from. General Bragg te Jef, Davie, dated Fort Fisher, New Inlet, N. C., Deo. ‘21, a8 follows:— ‘The eotire flees of the enemy is tn sight, but cannot operate, ‘The weather continues bed. Weare able to hold Wilmington. ‘The Richmond papers of yesterday (Thursday) morn. ing contain a despatch from General Bragg, dated Wil- mington, 21st inst., stating that the Yankee fieet was all off Wilmingtos, but that, in consequence of a storm, up to that time they had made no attack. Bragg also says that be has a sufficient force to moet avy attack that may ‘be made. ‘Wasnincton, Dec, 23—Midnight. ‘There is no later news from Wilmington than that cou- tained jo the Richmond papers of Wednesday. An in- terruption of the military telegraph has prevented the reception of anything further this afternoon. Rebel Accuunts. @BNBRAL BUILER’S EXPEDITION. (From the Richmond Examiner, Dec. 21] ‘The new sensation in Yankeedom is the grand expe- dition which sailed from Hampton Roads last week, under command of Admiral Porter and Geveral Butler. ‘Its destination is well understood to be Wilmington. LATSR—THR FLEST OFF WILMINGTON. An official despatch from Wilmington, dated yesterday, atten A. M., says:— ‘The advance of the enemy’s fleet arrived off this point during last night. Over thirty steamers are now assem- bied, and more are following. ‘WARM WORK PROMISED AT WILMINGTON. ‘The Richmond Whtg of the 21et instant, in reference to the appearance of the fleet off New Inlet, N.C., says:— ‘This foreshadows warm work off Wilmington. The de- fences of the place against naval attack are very strong; and Admiral Porter will, doubtiess, discover that be bas undértaken an impracticable thing, if be attempts the seeduction of Wilmington. “ei RICHMOND. . The Can ade at Dutch Gap. _ al Potomac, Haapqoanreas, wt oe mn} ‘There is nothing of interest transpiring in this depart ment, The enemy keep up their fire, but not so persistently se formerly, on thecensl at Dutch Gep. Very few casu- alia occur, owl ta the precautions taken {0 avold the For the week ending the 18th inst, one hundred and eighty deserters from the Unios armies bed reached Recbmend. They would be forwarded to the border, to start for their homes on blockade runpers. Officers Going Home Deserters to be Hu: Wasnincrom, Dec. 23, 1864. A letter from the Army of the Potomac, dated yester- day, cays:— Quiet continues to prevail here. ‘The weather is such as to prevent acy movement, if intended. A large number of officers are going home on furlough. Among those who left this morning were Generals Grogg, Potter, Ayres, Bragg aod McAllister, with the members of their staffs. Genéral Mott went north yesterday ¢p attend the fune- ral of a brother. Lieut. Col. Osborne, Division Inapector om General Crawford's staf, a valuable and efficient officer, goos bome this moroing, having been mustered out after serving Over three years. Three more deserters are to be hungto morrow. Their Dames are Joho Smith, Wm. Miller and George Bradley, il of the Fifth New Hampshire Volunteers. h, Dec. 21) Undroken quiet still prevails on the military lines north of the James river. Butler has gone south ia ships, {t{s belioved, to attack Wilmington. The Yankee papers gays be is in command of a large land force, whiob is to o-nperate with the Monitor fleet; but be has left his ‘Begroes bebina, ‘The Fighteenth corps, sow composed entirely af Degroes, still bolds New Market Il ts and Fort Harri. 800, and its sable pickets daily tramp witbip easy musket range 0° our lines. On General Pickett's lines, between the James and Ap- Ppomattox, quiet also reigns. At Peterabu farely permit cannonade, On Monday evening they shelled our left, noar the Ap. pomattox, vigorously for two hours. On thie occrssion, woare glad to learn, no casualties occurred among our mev. Extengive Fire in Beekman St About One Hundred and Fifty Thou- sand Dollars, About balf-past ten o’clock net bight 4 fire broke out tn the five story brown stone front store, No. 55 Beek- man street, extending through to 88 Anp street, occu pied on the first floor by James KE. Halsey & Co. , auction. eors in hardware; cecvnd floor, occupied by & Glenn te Brothers, importers of hardware; also Foster & Tower, general merchants in hardware, The whole of the premises were complelely destroyed. Tho latevess of the hour prevented our reporter from acertaining the list of josuracees. The estimated loss on the building 1s about $25,000; be- lieved to be partly tosured, The supposed loss on stock belonging to Halsey & Co. the loss on stock of S. Glenn & Brothers said to be about $15,000, Foster & Tower's loes is about $8, ‘The fire spread to No, 57, The upper oor o the roof, This building was occupied on the Orst floor by Bassett & Mace, dealers in hardware. Second floor by John A. ‘Scott, also dealers jo hardware, Third floor and upper stories, ocoupied by Edward Barnes & Company, ‘The three upper floors of this bulldiog were destroyed before the flames were subducd. ‘The loss o@ stock to the different occupants by fire and water may be estimated at about $30,000; no doubs covered by ingurance. The building was of five stories and marble froat. The damage to it amounts to about $12,000; insered. No. 63 Bookman street—Occupied by Samson & Good. now, dealers in @utiery, Their stock was damaged by water to @ considerable amount. Ne. |60—Ocoupied by Endicott & Co., lithographers. Damaged by water. ‘The origin of the fire ig.at present unknown, A clerk named Joseph V. Park, the employ of Halsey & Co., stated to Fire Marshal Baker that he was in their store at work, and heard the burning of the fre on the second floor , and saw portions of the fre fail on the skylight, and that he instantly gave the alarm, Conviction of ¢! Murderer of Thomp. som, the Cattle Dealer. Atmasy, Deo, 28, 1864. George E. Gordon, whose trial for the murder of Owen Thompeon, the New York cattle buyer, has been in pro- Gress here this week, was found guilty by the jury today, Tho murder was committed at the Weat Alpasy oarile yards om the evening of Sept, 10, PRICE FOUR CENTS. ' CITY GOVERNMENT FOR 1865. ‘The Board of City Canvassers completed their labors 0p Monday, and made a formal deciaratien of the elected Parties. The following persons will compose the city ring the year 1865:— ©. Godfrey Gunther, Matthew 7. Breunan, a Cornell. Ieane Bell. Moses Li, Grionell. James B. Nioholson. BOARD OP ALDERMEN, BARD OF OOUNCILMEN. E. M. Hagert; Isaac Robinson*. Jobn Healy* 6—Charles K: ati ‘Toomas B Samuel P. Pa Wm. b. Taylor 6—abrabam Lent’ J. Wilson Gree: James Dupignac,* Jobn Ha! Jacod C. Bogert, Charles Perley, Jr. Turner,’ James C, Willet, 8. Weir Rooseveit,* ‘Tuomas Brown, J. M. MoLeaa,* Beory P. Weat, Wm. Hitcbmao,* Washington Murray, Patrick Maker, & BH. Vance, Jamos F. Horas, James L. Miller, Ea. B. Heath, ‘Wm. H. Netlaos, Arthur O’Donae) Mc3 be James M. Tuthil, James L Hastis, Timothy Breonan, Lieber, ‘Wilson 1, B. P. Fairchild. SCHOOL DtSPRCTORS. J.C Barley, . L-l. Miner, ‘W. HB. Bagerton, R. Fair, : Ovrereon, f Dea Revy, J. H Barke, J, Brown, Win Hl, Kenedy, BP. woods, oo. ry Q f Sw. Corites, ‘ER Reever, Darocbe, H. Cingeen, George F. Merkles, A. G Rav, - and inated by Mayor , SOMOOL TRUSTEES. nites HL G, Benroeder, Jos. Fitsemmons, ” ‘D. Keamen, ‘J. Cotiens, Bolgwin, W. Dongherty, P. Baldwin, wW. ’» oe " Py J. Coyne, » J. © Akerson, Gee. Kinser, ry A. Barrey, A "aris, E Micbiiog, W. Martio, ig MoGann, }. Hart, J. Soalien, D, H. Koapp, ¥. Holstein, ¥. Coan, 7. P. Braidy, H. J. H. Tooker, M. Burke, P. Relyes, W. B. Draper, ¥. Germain, Papwa, ‘T. Shells, JD, Oliver, D, 3. Twigg, W. Mi. Alien, BC. Smuab, J. Laine, M. Clark, E, Sebel 2. A. Carelto, M. 8t Joho, D. A. Fowler, B. C. Wandell, i L. A. Rosenmiller, J. R. Rosset, P. Campbell, T.T. Evoret, B.C. Vanvost, 3. W. Boo, J. A. Lenmiog, zB 2, J. MeCarty, 2. H Towceend, James Curran, farrigon, LP. W. H. Geeuey, Jobn Patton,* P. Lee, Wm. Keonedy,*fallterm, W. McCafil, M, Joyce,* one year, C. E. Kugler, 'W. Wagnet,* two years, G. P. Stutzman, T. White,* four years, P, MoGrain, or E. Seblichting, J. F, Williams, J. Stephenson, E. C, Josason, T. W. Decker, M. Gebogan, Yard, id A. e, 8 N. Simonson, D. Clarke, T. Rielly, R Coneway, W. Seebach, J. Cambell, W. H. Doherty, UJ. Warren, J ‘Jasper. *The names followed by « star are those of persons elected at the charter election in this month, Brooxrr, Dec, 20, 1864, In the proceedings of the Board of Supervisors of Kings county In the Herat of this day, I am reported as saying “that if inoney could not be raised at six por cont, it could not be at seven per cent.’ I did not moan to @nunciate so illogical @ sequence as these words convey. T said “that money could pot be bad at six por cent; in my judgment it could not be bed ia sufficien Gy joat now, at seven.” 1 gave reasons for my action. It was said by others tbat no barm !L come of a failare to raise money at seven per ceat. Tatated, and think that oredit te injured by @ failure to raise money at a high rate of joterest. I a! contended that if the money could not be raised on bonds tt could not be by tax, under laws of 1864 - chap. 8 (22, V. respectfully, PaILie Roun” . The Rebel General Granbery, 70 THS BDITOR OF THE AERALD. Nonvorg, Va., Doo, 22, 1866. In yourjesue of the 19th inst., under the head of ‘Por. sonal Intelligence,’’ you state, as from a Washington paper, that Brigadier General Granbery, who was killed im the battle between Thomag and Hood, was the Rev, Joba C Granbery , formerly paster of the Methodist Bpteco- Church, South, in Washiogton, You wil! please correct his ta your r, aod ee 4 copied Beit The Rev. J. y was chaplain ia the army of General . ume ie still acting ie that betggt LZ was, | think, from Texas. u te he has acquaintances and by the correction Wert, Cee eee MORAN ¥. of this mistake, bituary: wee, United States wen tue 10h fast, ie Tune pC. CT Lieutenant Com 7, a SHERMAN. Rebel Reports to the 16th Instant. Savannah to Capitulate on the 17th Instant. The Rebels Claim that Cemmanication was Open with Savanah on the 20th Inst., Rea Rebei Accounts. ‘The Charleston Courier of tne 16th inet, qoataies the foltow ing:— * f The fiag of truce boat brought up on Thereday ene hundred and four paroled Confederate officers trom Fort Pulaski. { The Yankee officers in the flees report thet Sherman and bia staff have arrived at fition Head, 18 was also rumored that Savannah was to eapitelate on the 17th inst., at twelve o'clock noon, The Yankees bad learoced of the fall of Fort McAllister, but gave no particulars. Another ove thousand Yankee prisoners will be taken down this morning. This completes the exchange, and makes the number turned over by Volone! Hateb eleven thousand. RBBEL COMMUMICATION STILL OPEN WITH SAVANNAR. (From the Richmond Examiner, Deo. 21 } Stanton’s Jatest offigia! butletin announces that Foster has bad an interview with Sherman, and that the latter stated that he would capture Savannah and the forees therein in two days, Nearly a week bes clepeed sisee that interesting interview was held, and Savannah js stil) free from Yankee occupation. Official despatches from that ¢ity, relating to the die Position of troops, was rece esterday, ‘The Gola 5: ‘There was a very appreciable falling off in the violenee Of the cold suap yesterday, The wind was less bolster- ous, while the mercury stood about the same io thé morning as on the preceeding day, thougn the cold was not felt so keenly. At an early hour yesterday morsisg: the mercury marked seven degrees above nero, but as the bours advanced it rose steadily, and 98 the apprendts of evening there were strong indications of anether snow storm, These indications became more marsed every, bour, apd the community need not be surprised, there- fore, on awaking ‘bis morning to see the snow falling heavily ou tne streets. “Ate late hour inet night a heavy base prevailed, = * &. ‘3B POTOMAC RIVER FROZEN UP. “n° Waserncren, Doo: 9, 2000, * ‘The mail boat Webster, from City Polat yesterday, @ Bet only frozéo up, but sgreved a mile below Wask- fngten. The ice ia tbe Potomac river was sudigiently {Dick this morning to admit of peseone walling asbore! from tbat vessel, ; ‘The channel is completely closed up, 00 thet navigation; Je suspended and boats do not attempt ekther to apprenels or leave Washingtoe. The ice le at most places between two and a ba and three inches thick. Several beats, with troops, which left yesterday, are ice bound below Gresboro. ety Re THR WEATHER Wee R. 17Ax, Dee. ett ke Saom' Dec, 23—8 4. M. ILLS, ‘Wied northwest. Clear. Therinenater leven Anahoes below zero. ~ Concono, N. H., Dec. 23-8 A BM. Weather clear. Wind northwest. Thermometer eight zero. Banaon, Me., Te. 23-9 A. M. Wind corthwest. Thermometer Siteen degrees below zero, Cal Me, Dec. 28-8 Woather cloar. Wind west. therinometer-twenly iy de grees below zero. Ponrtanp, Me, Dee, 28—A. M. Wind north. Clear, Thermometer ten degrees below z0ro, Boston, Deo. 28—8 A, Wind west. Clear. Thermometer eight degrees aero, ' Mowrnest, Dec. 28—8 A. M, Weathor rather basy. Thermemeter twelve degrees below zero, Burra, Dee. 28, 1864. Weare having & driving snow storm to-day. The ‘weather is also extremely cold, the thermometer a Gleven degrees above zero, = trains from the East are considerably beblod | The Patriot Orphan Home. TO TH’ EDILOR OF THR WERALD. Naw Yon, Dec. 28, 1964, ‘The managers of the Pairiot Urpban Home gratefully’ ackaowledge the receipt of $692 10 (two dollars off the same being in gold) at the:r office, No, 14 Bible House. This niohey, we understaod, you were instra- mental in collecting for the purchase of a eword for Gene- ral McClellan, and which, in accordance with hie request, bas now been paid inte the treasury of the Patriot Ore phan Home, Please accept, aiao, our sincere thanks for your generous douation of $10 In gold, Tolb, I learn from an article io the Herat of Monday, Teo. 19, was sont you by Captaia Leon Smith, Conrederate “tates Navy, a9 a remut tion for publishing bis account of the death of Captain Wainwright, United States Navy, at Galves- too, Texas. Very respectfully, ¥ , *ZABRISKIE, Secretary, Mra. Priseners at Fort tren. (From the Boston Traveller, Dec. 22.) The steamer Euterpe, Orptain Lldridge, as hes been ived at Fort Warren yesterday, with sevoaty- | prisoners irom Fort Lafayotte, New York har- The steamer left New York on Saturday. Tee Arrival of bor. prisoners were transierred from the wharf at the fort to the steamer in a tog. After they had been received on the Euterpe the captain of the gasrd, Oxp' disc vored tuat one of thom—a Liockade ri missing A lengthy search discoveret tho hold of the tug. The steamer oxperionced very rough weather on Sonday aight off Cape Cod, and « great deal of seasicknoss was (he result among the guard, crew and Collins, , and seemed to enjoy the scen uterpe put into Provincetown, aod the officer of rd sent a request to the Collector of the Port for Ansistunce, the saliors of the steamer being unable to do duty. Thia was promptly reuderod, and twenty seatar- fog men at once volunteered to accompany the steamer to this city, Tuo Collector and men are entitled to greas Credit for their services. Among ihe party of volunteers from Provincet were Captaio I, H. Simons aad Cap- tain Robert Sope: j The prisoners consisted of twouty four blockade rus- berg and fity.ono officers of the army and navy of the Confederate States, Among the prisoners of war, are Brigadier Genera! Audersea, of the state militia of Florida, OO 4 ee, eh September 27; Colonel An- drew ‘clath, e #tai ‘en! suey: captured at Fort Morgan August 23; Cotonel Robert J. Burrows, Fourth Louisiana jvfantry, who was captured im bis owo house on the 20th of September gma of federal sol- diers in the Confeterate uolform nei T. @. Wilkes, of Louisiana, of te Confederate States army, captured Louisiana ber 27; Captain T, B. Carruchors, Quar- termaster of the First’ Tennessee artillery, captured at Fort Morgan; Lieatontant William Knox, quartermaster Of the First Alabama artillery, captured a} Fort Morgan ; 2 Oraaance wr of tho Post ab 5 Battics, of James Batt Dlockade ruoners are represented ase hard sot of ee Oe a good account is given ran igowers of war, who are said to be very gentlemanly. Seemed to be pleased with the arrangement of ting them to Fort Warrea, Among the blockade runners in Jobo Roberts, of a vonsel that was captured ‘off the coast of North Carolina. The most celebra- with the blockade runners is George D. Mo- ane or transactlons with New York moroba: bat exteusive i Ball ‘of South Carolia, a weil kuown dealer, whose Fecentiy arrest. rged with sitempting 10 ok command