The New York Herald Newspaper, January 21, 1865, Page 5

WASHINGTON. vad Departare of Mr. Biair on His Mission to Richmond. Passage of the Loan Bill by the House. Tho Post Office and Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation Bills Passed. Rebel Raid on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Wroposed Increase of Our Squadrons Abroad, Bey Ken, ke. ‘Wasmnyaton, Jan. 20, 1865, DEPARTURE OF MR. BLAIR FOR RICHMOND. As announced in this morning's Herat, but denied by ‘pthor papers not’ having means of obtaining correct in- telligence, Mr. Blair left on the steamer Don. for Rich- ‘mond, Speculation is rife as to the purpose and authority ‘with which ho goes, but no doubt is expressed of its importanoe, and favorable results are expected in oiticial Circles to tlow from it, ‘The Star says:—Mr. Francis P. Blair left this city to- day with the purpoce, it {s believed, of paying another visit to Richmond. Ho left on the United States steamer Don, on which vessel he made his last trip. Tho Don bad boon lying at the Navy Yard wharf under special orders during the morning. At eleven o'clock Mr. Blair “arrived at the yard ina carriage, and quietly went on board the Don, whose lines were linmediately drawn in, ‘and she left at a quarter pasteleven o'clock, Mr. Blair 4waa accompanied only by his servant, we believe. ‘MOSBY'S GUERILLAS ON THE BALTIMORE AND ONIO RAILROAD. Mosby's guerillas tore up the track of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad again night beforo last, near Duffleld’s Station, and throw a freight train off. The engincer was robbed of his money and valuables, and one or two cars broken into, when the rebels, numbering from two to four hundred, decamped, disappointed that it Was not a Passengor train with plunder more to their taste. The @amagos wero repaired in timo for the passage of the ‘trains yesterday. INORBASE OF OUR NAVAL SQUADRONS ABROAD. The Navy Department designs establishing an European ‘equadron, undor the command of Rear Admiral Golds- borough, and will largely increaso the Brazil and East India squadrons, THE DEBATE ON THR LOAN BILL IN THE HOUSE. Tho debate on the Loan bill in the House to. day was ‘vory interesting and important. The evident determina. tion of a majority of the House that no further increase Of currency, by iseues of legal tender in any shape, Should be permitted, has disposed finally of the expecta- ton—vory generally cutertained—that the currency ‘would be still further inflated, It was with great dif Oulty that the House could be induced to leave it discre- tionary with the Secretary of the Treasury to issue even the balance of sixty or seven millions remaining ‘unissued under provious acts. It was only on the em- Phatic declaration, by Mr. Stevens and others, that the Secretary was himself unwilling to exercise this power, and would only do so in an emergency ‘Of tho most vita! necessity. It may, in view of the de- “velopments of to-day, be confidently expected that fur- ther inflation in the currency will only be made by the Assue of national bank notes, and this not to the extent indicated by the amount issued to them, as there must be deducted the circulation of the old State banks retired Gpon thelr conversion to national banks. INORBASE OF THE ARMY RATION COMMUTATION. ‘Mr. Ganson was to-day authorized by the Military Com- anittee of the House to report bill increasing the com- ‘mutation value of officers’ rations to fifty cents during the war, and adding to each volunteer officer one extra ration for each year of service, ENLISTMENTS IN NEW YORK. Considerable difficulty has arisen from the enlistment of veterans in New York, under the misapprehension ‘that they were to receive from the city a bounty of one thousand dollars, All that can be done for those not residente of New York who eulisted there undor those Ciroumstances, is to permit them to enlist from some other place where there may be a higher bounty given. ARRIVAL OF GENERAL DE TROBRIAND. Gonoral De Trobriand, of the Army of the Potomac, satrived in town to-day. THE NEW YORK BANK OF COMMERCE. The Bank of Commerce in New York has been created @ National Bank, with a capital of ten millions, GENERAL THOMAS’ COMMAND. The Department of the Ohio has been added to the -eommand of General Thomas. THIRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. SECOND SESSION. House of Representatives. ‘Wasitvcros, Jan. 20, 1865. PUANKS TO GENERAL TERRY AND CENERAL THOMAS AND TIKI BRAVE SOLDIERS. Mr. Scugncx, (rep.) of Ohio, from the Milltary Com- mittee, reported back the Senate juint resolution tender- ng the thanks of Congress to Brovet Major General Torry and the officers and tnea under his command. ‘Tho resolution pazied unanimously, Mr. Ganrmp, (rep.) of Ohio, from the Military Com- Maltese, reported @ joint resolution “that the thanke of aro due, and are hereby tonderod, to Major Thomas and the officers and men under his com- eral mand for the ski!l and dauntiess courage by whisg t fobol army was signally defeated aad driven from Te: mesgeo."” ‘The resolution was unanimously adopted. PURCHASE OF TUE NEW YORK M°RCHANGS’ FXCNANGR. Mr. (rep.) of Pa., reported from the Committee jeans a joint resolution, which war passed, @uthorizing the Secretary of ths Treasury to eed notice ‘to the owners of t! vchants’ Exchange in New-York, occu, asa mn House, to purchase the samo one ti dollars, according to the terms stipulated the lonse. ASLAGH OF THE CONSULAR AND DIPLOMATIC AFPROPRIATION wh Ths House hang oho - — seen rapes hed le Oj ud for a munister jextraordiuary to ’ Tr LAW OF LiBrL. Ei cf s'il providing that in al prose a row in oe or inaltrent for = ~ ap rict of Colam- ‘ truth thereof may ven in evidence, under Ste: issue, as a justificat mn of the libel; and if it: the matter is true, and published or writen ‘Jnstiflable ends, the court shall order the defeudant was pareed. TO ADMIRAL PORTER AND 1S GALLANT GAmoRe Mr. of Muse trom the Comm ttee on Naval + Rios, (rep. fase., from back the Senate joint resolution of wo Admiral Porter, 0 officers, seamen -nd marines under his command, in the recent attack Fort Fisher, ‘Tho resoluudion was unanimously passed. om OF OTIC: OF TUR NAVY AND MARINE CORPS. "The House passed the bill, as amended by thi Authorizing the advance of officers of the pavy an marine corps, for distinguished services, not exceeding thirty numbers in rank. 4 COURTS IN MIReCTT, ‘The House aleo passed abill prescribing the terms for “holding the United states courts for the Western district of Misgourt, ath TRAPric WITH Ti RVEMY, aren oc (rep.) of Miteh., offered a preamble, setting | Whereas, it {9 reporter that G. M. Lane, of Baltimore, re- Ty ons Wi + therefore, be at iN it Resolved, That the Committes on the Conduet of the War Ainquire into the faers, and report to the House whether there fe authority to give tie right to any one under Heonse to Tite Ba supplies to the cucwy, and, if noe, We tape cack jution 1s te! ryt fopor i rot bring the guilty to Justis and tho interests of government In future, " ion as may secure the object ta view... take such Mr. Srevens anggosted anamendement that 0 made as to whether the allegation is trae, the inqui which" rt pied, avid the rwolution was furiler amended aa to refer it to the Committee on Commerce, and in ‘this form it was adept d. COURTS IN Winareta, Mr. Bourwert, (rep.) of Mass,, from the Judiciary Com. §nitiee, reported back the senate bill, which was pee.d Eat ng the place for holding the Circuit and District ourt of the United States for the Eastern district @f Vir- ‘nia from Richmond to Norfolk. TeT OAH POR LAWYERS, | He also reported the Senate bill, which wag viding thet no person after the date of this act, sh wdanitiod to practice in the Supreme Court of the States, nor efter the dth of arch in any Circuit NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 2), 1865. gw md $ o> ties Of Perjury i subj°ot to all the pains ities of oct of uly, n addition to the pains and poa- ‘DAYS MEN, ndred days, and whether thero reason why credits should not be given to States and dis- tricts in proportion to the time of service. On motion of Mr. Nowy (opps). of Oli, a resolu a ir. a resolution was passed calling upon ty of War to state were illegally ‘dratvon, an nesting the fon yr refund the same, sey wsigie WOAN Bry. : tho House resolved itself into Committee of the Whol on the,State of the Union on tho amendatory Loan bill. si Mr. Baooxs, (opp) of N. ¥., remarked that the bill to him was somewhat blind, and ho, with foth had studied to understand it, ‘Ho should therefore like to have an ex; jon. Mr. Stevens replied that by the act of June last Con- gress authorized a lean of four hundred million dollars, which the Secretary of the Treasury had the right to issue in seven-thirties, and he had issued all excepting sixty or seventy millions of that amount. They were uw fast, and it seemed to bs a favorable loan. © Secretary of the Treasury was of the opinion that the conversion of the entire amount would be more accepta- ble asa loan than the present form of bonds; and he had | accordingly made that request, desiring to dispose of the loan on the same principle as the seven-thirties were issued, He gave notice of an amendment that this act shall not be construed to issue logal tender notes in any form beyond what is now authorized by law. Mr. Autry, (r°p.) of Mass., undorstood that this bill provided for no additional loan, but merely changed the form of the one already authorized from five-twenties to seven-thirties, Pe scan replicd that that was exactly what was in- ni Mr. Autry asked whether any part was to be issued in legal tondor? in Srevens replied that it wag not intended it should fr. Broomant, (rep.) of Pa., inquired whether the ee previously {issued wero not circulating as currence: Mr. Savana replied they might be like mn i8801 notes ‘not delivered, ene bay id Mr. Soaoritn, (rep.) of Pa., inquired whether, under this bill, it was proposed that the Sceretary of the Trea- fore: ale issue seventy millions more of legal tender 01 Mr, Srevens replied that the bill did not interfere with btd two hundred millions, as he had already ex- platned, Mr, Mornuts, (rep.) of Vt., said the Committee of Ways and Means did’ not propose to repeal any authority which the Secretary of the Treasury now had. They did not Propose to interfere with the law on the statute book, ex- cepting to authorize tue issue of soven-thirties, There had been no legal tender notes issued under the act, and now they simply proposed to give him authority to issue soven-thirties to the extent of two hundred millions, ‘That was all. Mr. Price, (rep.) of Towa, asked the gentleman from Pennsylvania to accept of an amendment providing for tho issue of three year notes, with coupons, which may be convertible into the bonds of the United States. Mr, Stevens said he could not accept it, But we take away the power to make them legal tender, and that is @norgh. The Secretary of the Treasury thought he onght to bo left to the same discretion oxercised by his predecessor. Mr, Houman, (onp.) of Ind., moved to strike ont the clause exempting the notes from taxation by State or municipal authority, and argued that while the exemp- tion was for the benefit of capiel, the labor of the coun- try had to bear the inci burden. Nothing could be 80 unwise. Mr. Broomant, exhibited a note issued under tho act whieh they now proposed to amend, and which was mm On motion of Mr. Stim Made on its face a legal tender, It was in the form of currency without coupons, If the currency was further to be increased, he proposed that it be uniform. His ob- jection was to the form of the note. If the House would ‘put the paper in some form so that {t could not inflate the currency, he would vote for the bill. The mistake heretofore had been that the currency was inflated too much. We ought to borrow money at double the pre- sent rate of interest rather than add to the volumo of circulation. Mr. Srrvens replied that the note which his colleagne had exhibited was jssued under the clause which author- ized one description of notes to be substituted for another, The notes issued under the law bad boen exchanged for legal tenders, ir. Homan said he would not disewas the question of Power; but his objection was that the paper to be issued wastobe exempted from taxation, It’ should be aub- Jected to taxation the same as other property. Mr. Grinnety, be al of Towa, ex cd Kis views tn favor of equal taxation, and the right as wall as the duty of Congress to provide for the prevent and future neces- sities of the government. ‘Mr. Scormy offered an amendment that no legal ten- der notes shall be issued under the authority of this act, or under the act to which that i# a supplement, uu and that of Mr. Holman were severally Dir. Franx, Lg, asda Y., offered ome, which was re- ved, that the Treasury notes hereby authorized may used as the basis of circulating notes in the same securities. manner as other United States Mr. Brown, (opp) of Wis., offered a proviso, that such Treasury notes not bear interest. The great blun- der, he said, was in issuing two classes of notes—one legal tender, the other lpr Hes calhen 1 which latter were locked up in the vaults of banks, while the former wore in the hands of the people. Hence a further depra- ciation in the currency. Mr. Stevens presumed the gentleman desired to make the notes logal tender. If the gentleman supposed any one would take the loan without interest, of course that would be advantageous to the government. The only doubt was whether the people would take the loau with. out interest, Mr. Brown's amendment waa rejected. Mr. Price offered an amendment providing that the notes shall be issued for one, two and three years, with coupons, and convertible iuto bonds of the United States. He did not want these notes to enter into the volume of baad 'y, thereby increasing the relative yalue of gol Mr, Kassor, (rep.) of I said the power conferred by Concress under the act, to which the pending bill was a supplement, had been in force for six months, an@ by it the power over the inflation of the currency had been re- duced mors than fifty percent. They had been told by the Secretary of the Treasury that he wanted the same power which was conferre’ upon his predecessor, and which was nece for the diministration of the Doepartm ot. ha Secretary was opposed to | @ furihor iniiation of the currency, unless in an emergency not now foreseen, and for the bonefit of the Secretary he (Mr. Kasson) did not feel dispoeed to tamper with the Treasury Department and the general fnancs by withholding from the Secretary the power exercised by his predecessor. Any restriction on the polley which made the loan successful endangered the success of the remainder of the loan. Mr. I’mce said that the national banks were iucreaslog the volume of the currency Mr. Kassov replied thet thoss banks had at first in creased the currency; but vow a@ larger portion of the Stato issues wore merely being converted into govern- m ates. Mr. Price’s amendment was resected. Mr, AL‘es ca d the cause of the civil war is the tucrearo in the volyme of currency, and next in the want of conf denc® in the government. If all italists believed be. ond a doubt that the rebellion would be suppressed and he ayn ye re-established in all its parts, they would not find jegal tender notes more than twenty per cont discount. Ho ross would tax the banks out of existence. He believed that the Secretary of the Treasury would never further inflate the currency, ex- ig a nd the most urgent necessity. ir. Davi, (rep.) of Md., endeavored to obtatn intelli gene concerning the elect of thia bill, being absolutely at aca. Mr. Kensas, ) of N. ¥., said the effect of passi: this bill mall te to authorize the Secretary of td qT to iasue seventy millions of logal tenders; in that amount unisss whe wee! had power tw issue one hundred and thirty millions in notes which by law issue in bonds, ir. Davis, of Md., sald he waa not in favor of putting trope, without inerening {tho volume of outreney and manking incomes only one-half. mM asked what wan the ase of any more somewhere? 2 would be given in CS Le ge ee | J Soncna” in the money merket, cou erwi ay) Mr. Soorizuy asked where, in euch a case, was tho Capitalist who would not supply the money? . Kxsox could not inform the gentleman where to find such alist; but he presumed such capitalists would not money to the government without com- pensation. Mr. Morn said the Committee of Ways and Means did not think it wise to give the Secretary of tho Trea- a legal tender notes in any form. ir. Garry that on the 12th of this month $120,000,000 of ¢ compound interest notes, similar to that shown by the geuleman from Pennsylvania, had bean issued. Mr. Staveve eatd once for all, these seven-thirty com- pound notes were issued under the second section of the a place of legal tenders, which wero cancel led. Mr. Davia of Md. offered an amendment, a& follows: Provided, that no note lesucd under this law shall be « Tegal tender, and no note shall be issued of a less do- nomination than one hundred dollers, ‘This was agroed to by @ voto of 54 yeas against 39 pays. ‘ The committoo Tore, when the qnestion was stated on concurring in Mr. Davis’ amendment, and it was dis- ed to by @ voto of 69 yeas against 63 nays, as fol- Jows == / Yras—Merara, Allfson Ancona, Baldwin of Michigan, Blaine, Rrooks, Broomall, Brown of Wisconstn, Chanke Cox, Chosawell, Davis of Margland, Wiser, Paiva fon, Driggs, Kagorton, idridge, Fiveky Ganwon, INinoia, Jotinson of Ohio, Kalbfieisch, Kellont York, Kernan, Lanear, Long, Moltory, McDowell, Miller of New York rae aie La of Pennaylvan ea, Behenck, Seotlert, Sioa! Kponiding, Strouse, Townsend, ‘Tracy. Wadsworth, Was! burne of Hiinoix, Washhurne of Massechusette, Wheeler, A. White, J. W. White, Williams, Wilder, W ileon, nares Mceers . Armes, Arnold, Ashley, ‘Bailey. asercn of re xteF, Beamal well, Ho Hiren’ Liars Cobb, f ixon,| Donnelly being, Foal English, Frank, Gurhel Grinuell Hf aeaen , Hotohkies, Hubbard of Hubbard ot Jenckes, Johnson eylvanin, alten, Kasion’Kehig Knox, ttle john, a r eae CRE on, Nar of a Ef Centum interest, cared amount may be “ho fd, and thereof, shall not exceed $100,000, Treasury notes may be daiposed of for Maw/ulimoney oF for any other Treasury notes or certificates of indebtedness or certificates of deposit, issued under any previous uct of Con gress, and such notes shall ho exempt from taxation by or Under any State or muntelpal authority. a KCTION 2. ‘Phat any bonds known as five-twenttes, tasu under the act of February amount not exceeding four ‘the Secret Bote of by, the a tates, or, if he shall find { gn such terms aa he may deem mist advisable: iat the act shall not be so constrned as to give any authori: ty for the issue of any legal tender notes in any form beyond the balance untasned of the am: nthorized by the #e- cond section of the act to which (his is an amendment, THE POST OFFICE APPROPISATION BILT. PASIRD. The House took up and paased the Post Oflce priation bill. Adjourned till Monday, } remaining. wi to an millions of ‘dollar, may be dis- of tho Treasury fm the United ‘axpedient, in Kuropa, at any tine, “Appro- THE SPECIAL WAR TAX. Additional List of Twenty Thoasand Dollars Taxpayers and Upwards. Subjoined we give the returns from a few more of tho Congressional districts of the city of the tax patd by the citizens enjoying the privilege of contributing thereto, from the possession of incomes from twenty thousand dollara and upwards, These returns aro not near 40 complete as they might be, because of the ignorance of some of the assessors 2nd their assistants, who ought to know that Commissioner Lewis, in accordance only with the strict letter of the law, has decided that these lists are not only open to individual inspection but to publl- cation, but as yet are ignorant of the fact. If these gen- tlemen in office will not learn thetr duties from the press, those in authority over them ought to stir up their com- prehension by an encyclical letter on the whole subject of their duties, of which they exhibit a most tncorpro- henalble ignorance, FIFTH DISTRICT. The following are the names, residences, incomes and income tax paid by residents of the Fifth district who have over twenty thousand dollars per annum :-~ Dames. Income, John H Contal, 69 Prinee street .... 6, $40,067 Corn‘lins E. Potllon, 166 Madison st Jas, House, No. 9 Chrystie street... Williarn B. Croshy, 12 Ratgors place, John Hecker, 25 Rutgers place... .. 67,657 3.H. Ockershansen, 148 Henry airoot, 60,801 SEVENTH DISTRICT. The office for this district fs at 19 Bible House. Our reporter wonld not be allowed to copy the names of the taxpayers from the returns of the office, efther through the stupidity or ignorance of the offictal there. If from efther cause he must be a most unfit representative of the gentleman at the head of the department, and these are not the times to have offices filed by individuals Dlessed with these attributes; Ignorance in this case is not the bliss the public seek for. KIGHTH DISTRICT. giasa 2,615 mo Stevevs offered ancthor amendoment, which was restricting the issue of legal tenders. was thon passed, in the following form:— 1 » Phat tn to Peachtree raat i rt of any bonds authorized wide ways and means for tppraved ‘Tune 30, 1884, that may remain wn wority of sal nel, f fon and character authorized i wided that the whole amountof bonds authorised, agafore | RIcHmonp. tir, Wiliam J. Sparks’ Huapquantens, Sxooww Dospatoh. AN PXPROTION TO THR WYATT FARM. ‘Tho Ono Hundred and Twontisth Now York regiment, Lieutenant Colonel AL. Lockwood Commanding, was sentout beyond the pickets of tho Third division this morning, for tho purpose of gathering the corn which romainod staading in a fleld om the farm of Colonel ‘Wyatt, and upon which the enomy had been foraging of late, and of ascertaining if any force of the enemy was in he vicinity. A skirmish Une was formod and sont through the field, meeting with no opposition. Tho men immediately set to work gathoring the corn, which was soon effectuaNy accomplished, aud the regiment returned tocamp. No refwls woro seen, The personal proyerty of Col, Wyatt, who was recently sent beyond the lines, was taken possession of by an agent of the governmont and sent to City Point today. It ineluded two pianos and other furniture of considerable value, APPRARANOK OF 4 S¥AIL CAVACRY PAITY OF THR ENYMY. A body of rebel cavalry, numbering about thirty-five men, appeared in froutof the Second division piekots this afternoon. The officer in charge of the line was led to believe from thelr movements that they were desert- ers, and moved ont to meet them. When about midway betwoen them and our pi kets he was ordered to halt, Sehick cunvinend him of his mistake, and he cautiously He was not fired upon, and the party soon after disappeared, “i wy. Mr. 8. Cadwallader’s Despatch. Cry Port, Jan. 19, 1865. Aside from the usta! periodical rumor and report of the evacuation of Petersburg, there is little to report in the way of news. Weather ploasant and roads becoming good. State Bounties to Soldicra. ‘Tho question of State bounties exclusively to soldiers raised for the armies of the Union has been much dis- cussed, and opinion# in reference to {ts propriety and polfcy are as various and inharmonious as tho contest going on between the members of the Legislature and the leaders of the lobby. Some of its advocates are doubtloss actuated by good motives; while others, we fear, look upon ft merely as a huge moneyed proposition of the Stato, in which ple they or thelr friends hope to-have a very long finger so soon as the vast machinery is set in motien. As matters stant every istrict or county is responsi ble for ita quota, and nes wich powers or expends auch moneys iu procuring the necessery number of men us it may deem proper or advisablo, or submit to adraft if a draft is thought to be more eeonamical and wise, This plan so far has worked remarkably well, Nearly every district has ratsed ite quota of volunteers by the payment of bounties, white the rates have bean as va rfous almost as the districts themselves—each being the Bost judge of its own ability to pay. But the plan now before the Logislature places us all on the aame dead Tovel of $600, $100 und $200, for @ three, two and one year man. New York city has filled al! hor quotas heretofore on the payment of $300, $200-and $100 bounty ; but because fome'men in republican districts, from dilatoriness or wuat of liberality, or tor the want of a proper infusion of patriotism, have not filled their respective quotus, it 1s Bow proposed to make the whole matter a State affair, raise the maximum boanty to $600, thus corpelling Now York and some vilier counties to pay double the amount they have heen heretofore paying. We will not deny that it may be novessary In future to “‘tnise the bounties, but we insist that the whole subject should be loft, as heretofore, to the authorities of the various districta, They are the best jndges, and best know whatcan or should be done. But the object de Names. 1. Fox. } sired by this State law will not be secured. The mon $24,018 1,200 { will not be obtained under it, for it will be used to endive 400 1,970 | every able-bod'ed man from this to other States. 1,050 } ‘The moment this plan becomes a law, and the price for 1,081 | volunteers is Oxed boyond the pos+Ibility to chenge tt for 3,117 | a year at least, ail surrounding States or districts will 1,970 | offer a price farger—say ono hundred dollars, or even two 06 21085 | hundred dolfars—than that tixed by thie State, and thus 389 1,006 | entice away overy wan from ove end of the State to the ‘000. 500 | other. We shall be left with our quotag unfilled while tzo 6,406 | our thousends of fighting men are drawn into other States, 1853 2,592 | loaving v# nothing to do but to submit to 4 conscription. 28,465 1,422 | That this will be the efect there can bo- no reasonable 38,250 1,912 | doubt. €ommon sense so teaches us. The experience of 2 1,080 | our Sopervisors? committee—aud there i no body of men, 916 3,446 | that have done +o much towards Qlilug the ranks of our 25,110 1,255 | srmy—prover it. 49,985 2407 it fs determined upon that this law shall be adoptodt, 10, 076 $,548 | Shere is only one way that we can see to prevent the 32,823 641 | exodus from the State which will be certain to take pe 0, 49,008 454 | and that is, toso ament a8 to leave iteptional with 21,454 a county or district to vive an adv; bounty, as 20,517 neighboring States or districts raise theirs; this to be 27,201 Mmited, however, so as not to exceed a certain fixed sun. 34,877 is | In this way we might saye our own men and be enabled 72,708 to Bll our reapective quotas without being forced to ihe 67,583 Jatt resort of an unpalatable eonseription + 76,322 It will have been noticed, in our issue of yesterday, + 28,021 that the Attorney General of the Stato has expressed un 22,500 optuton unfavorable to the coustitutfonality of the issue 35,478 of State bonds for the payment of Lounties, which may - 80,000 possibly put a siop ontirely to this project; but, should + 35,275 tho plan of # direct tax be revorted to, to raise the nec 33,142 Bary State fund, and tho Dill still foreed to adoption, we +167,038 hope that the suggestion we-have Oung out will be care- 49,17 fully considered by the Loxislature before the bill * pe + ge aad a law = The subject is an important one . for all + 60,000 a Gardiner, H. J. » 30,000 The Abduttion of a Hoy from His Fa- Geaot, O a 4 . aan “4 thereA Sad Case. Hye, J’ B..... Bers 43} One of our most rovpectabte citizens called on Me. Hopkins, 25,287 64 | Bluat yesterday to seo what could be done to recover his ee oe oa bi ton from the army. his was a lad scarcely seventeen Miwon WK... 28/008 1'45 | Years of oge, who had fulieu tut the bands of cortain Hartbul, FA. s, 196 1,149 | bonaty brokers, been taken out sleigh riding, plied with ntton, 'B. . 1,036 | Hquor, and, When tn a proper sta(s for their ontragcoas Hunt, Seth B. 62,358 4.117 | work, inueed to join ihe mat, and for this purpose took Hadden, W. A 36416, 3,820 | him to Conn t Ho was there regularly enlisted, Ives, Geo. D. « 23,140 1,157 | notwithstanding bis age, and is now at the front, the Johuson, Geo + 29,208 1,400 | rascals having made by the operation from four to’ five Kimbell, Warren. + $6,000 2,260 | hundred dollars, Of course these fellows are Kable to Knower, John.. 75,000 3,750 | one and imprisonment for this act; but for @ parent's Kennedy, Jobu 8. + 21,606 1,082 | worrows what poor consolation would this be, Mr. Blant King, Edward... » 2404 1,248 | could only point out the Inv in @uch cases and refer th Kissel, Gustav H. . ‘ bd pees | Berty to General Dix. = ‘os {iep [A Good Posttion—Light Work and Big Levin, M. H. 114,763 5,738 Puy. Loritlard, Jacob. + 46,120 2,256 Aman called yowterday for an appointment on she ier, rw. 2s 700 i Enrolling Board, and wanted a certatu postion, aud nono Marquian HG. 27,679 11383 | other. “What position do you desire?’ aya Mr, Blunt. ohn R, 27,363 1,267 | “Ac witnoee to afilavits!”’ promptly responds the ambt- ‘Thomas W. 21,242 1,062 | tious young man. He wax informed that those parti: ular 51,899 2,894 | places bad all been Giled long since; but if he could 86,812 4,349 | devote an hour or ao ny to pliching Te now 48,000 2,400 | atove, it was thought # place might be furnished him, pd ts He wanted timo to consider, and toft. 22) 807 42 The Skating Carulvat. me org | Yeuriay wax another glorious day for tho skaters, 2 871659 1'877 | and thousands enjoyed it to the top of their bent. 61,190 2,056 | On the Park ponds, im addition to the ragniar Sion ps skating, there was # continuation of an intercsting gamo 67,416 g'870 | of “curling,” by the lads of bonny Scotland, among +» 24,787 1,239 | whom noise, mirth and the chameteristic sonorousness ae 4,409 | withal of tho notional character were at their height + 92,983 1'149 | Grent numbers of the lasses were also there, taking notes Speen 2 28, 1}267 | for future reference, | Sawney had, therefore, to look out + re pa bg Op ‘of the Firth ro pond istted by * " 0 avonee was vi be h, Wm. H. “ie eas whole troops of patrons who have, this jolly erason, . 8 B19 } mad» this pond thelr grand teeork Throughout the Sheppard, J. * 40,542 027 | Whole of the day the cars from every potot of depar- F "B. {oe 743 | ture down town wore relieving thomselves of human . 37 1,667 freight, pel on J nde nto are bee Ap. a ily everywhere ap; minong evolution sta mon ty pleas : Seer Baa | Du the ice. Presb. arrivals created’ a frh rest, and ‘Jon retry Zor | among al! there was but one loyal feeling, whieh thou- Smi B 24,057 ‘239 } wands gave utterance to as they hom wend: d their Bmi | aneas ta way sod looked up tothe bright stare, which promised % es 242g | another glorious morrow, Lone reign Ja’k Frost! So ae : ate ri70 | mote it be, tf wecan only got afew hours to enjoy the Stanfield) w. orm 2.464 | plossnve be imparts to others. on, Win 1 408 Taylor, Moses 6r3, 404 sere a! ome erty rtares, Turnball, Wm. ioe boo Larearvor of Baltimore—Mesars G W 21,728 1,086 82,000 1,000 21,018 3,096 a ned Pore Rovat—Ateamship Fotton—Prigadier Oeoeral J 11 ora mn ° Qe hier Keteivam, Colonels D Cas! addon RA Carman, Bou Kuss, kd 32,768 Test | Wood: Unolapenn Cotonehs 0 0 Urieson, aut 80,100 1,606 ion, CPmplaing ——- Upham. 44,501 2,229 Capine GM Young, W Mt Tittor saere Paes | A Wclbhem HO Marui se, ch ~ . 5 —— =e 4237 | Pi enania die Mi 9 4 Titel, KW floor’ =e nay 23,108 35165 | gown Whaley, W Letwim eso ® Moconmell Wy Vendorn, , Bara. K x ae, ny, ,N Thayre, From the enumerated sub-division to No, 10 aub.divt- Mapiom, B + iy Jone, Motiregor, PF Hodge; Som inclusive thea are pone of the tenidants paying the | Wry Xi eek MW A‘Cpa ond rw A el 4 Shen tax On incomes of $20,000, pr 4 ber 7 PE e Pa ‘NN as Kt J Beott, ston oy, artings t Hf e ho canoer of as tei nina ot aston | SaeSN SD Gall OE Red oe eet oc ° oran 6 law | Tabs . purl, Cape Reanett an dy, Mra Foot H sor end of tho expres ection of hin operons vot to | Yi) "ious Be hid Won oaf's Ok withhold from any one desiring it the privilege of copy. |)" tin Moreuil, We & tne Ing tho Ista, refused to permit our reporter to make tho | thsl, proaken’ DW Bratsard’ca usnal copy of the names of the taxpayers, and therefore | steernxe, S91. Total, 005, we give but dgures 10 demonstrate the pumbor in the HAVANA AND Nassag—Sisameliiy Corates.—Me Ilesioa, es tregate who pay om incomes over $20,000 ;— Charles Pineber, J Butler, dr, BJ Dunning, M Finn, Mra For: sweaty nine have lucomes of over §20,000 and under $00 000, twenty-five over $90,000: and under three over $70,000 and under $80,000, and but o $100,000—-namely, $133,230, Death of Dr. R. M. 8. Jackson, Loviswnin, Jan. 19, Dr, Robert Montgomery fmith Jack: ted States Yeates of rtm cy Chattanooga yoster- 3 ss reat, John Sach, B Perera and wife, Theimos Kidd, J nt J WW, Kidd, Mra} Henjumin, Mr Y Benders Pein s T Conk, dunes Donely, Mra WA Trimble, eh lave: £ Puora jorton, Bir Pets boo os diehard ‘Wie Rarne nad J children, JT Holing, FW Mant, Mre Be gnati, Baker, Mice t Hill, © Mager }, R Frazer, Oharion Nobeon 0 Hlinsen, Joka Wady—ead 4 dock pie | THE MjsSISSIPP Colision Between Two River Trans- ports in Daylight, FULL LIST OF CASUALTIES, ber, &e., Mr. Goorge William Brown’s Despateh. Vicxsruno, Mias., Jan. 10, 1865. COLLISION PETWREN THR TRANSPORTS J, M, DIONE AND JOUN RAIN, One of the most painful accidents in wtver navigation happenod yesterday afternoon twenty-flve milos below here. Tho transport John HW. Dickey, from the mouth of White river, heavily laden with troops, horses, mules and stores of varions kinds, was proceeding on her way to New Orleans, when sho mot the steamer John Raino, bound up to this port. Tho steamers were both in a great bend of the river at the time of meeting, and could bo seon for a long distauce before ncaring each other; Dosides, ft was before six o'clock P. M, and day!'ght—so there can bo no excuse for the criminal negligence of the Pilots of the boats, who allowed them to collide with tach other, where the slightest attention to their duty would have made such a conjunction impossible, Tt is not known yet who the gvfity parties are in caus- fng this accident, but an investigat’on will soon be had which will probably elicit that information. At present the pilots of both boats accuse each otler of the groas nogtigence which resulied in the aceicent. “TROOPS ON BOARD THR MICKEY, The One Hundred and Sixty-first New York veteran volunteers, Lieutenant Colonel Kinsey commanding, and & portion of the Twentieth Iowa voluatecr infantry, were on board the John H. Dickey when tho collision occurred. THR EXTENT OF THK CATSIROPAR. ‘Tho John Raine bad no cargo of any kind, but she be. ing a much newer and stronger boat than the Dickey, the latter ateamer, although heavily freighted and bound down stream, suilered the more destructive shock. The Dickey was struck on the larboard guard, near the whoet house, and everything was cut away on’ that side to the bare hull, The chimneys were thrown overboard by tho jar, and it was at once necessary to put out the fires in Ube furnaces to save the wreck from burning by the flying The engineer of the Dickey did almost beroic service in their successful but dangerous efforts tosup- press theso fires, which threatened serious consequences if not instant! wore scarcely the John Raine. THR CASUALTIES IN THe ONE HONDRn AND SIXTY-VIRET NHW &e. spark put out. The effects of the collision ible on the guards and upper works of YORK VOLUNTRRNS. Surgoon Wm. D: Murty, One Hundred and Stxty-frst Row York Volunteors, bas’ kindly furnished mo with # completo list of caenalties, resulting from the collision:— Wouxpen-—Sergeant George @ Prentice, A, three fingers of lefi hand amputated; Augelo Preutica, A, braised head and left hand; Charles Williams, B, compound. fracture of cranium, mortally; Lucius D, Caldwell, B, simple frac- turo of left log; Erastus Sheldon, E, sprained right anklo; Jas, Kounedy, @, bruised bead and back; Jacob McGaire, G, bruised, slightly; Terrence Callahan, G, braised lott Khoo; Valorus D. Starr, G, sprained left knee: Geo. Cable, G, braised knee and back, slightly; Corporal Hugh O'Neil, G} lacerated wound over ‘intt eye; Stephen P,.Marah, G aprained right log; Corporal Warren 8. Knight, G,.iucived wound in the right’ band; Miles Gatch, 6, com- pound fractore of | craniin, oft | utde,’eavorely rgeant Theron B, Moore, E, sprained loft ancie; Nefuon Baruee, F, inclwed wound right hand; L. C. King, B, broles slight; Samuel Nostrand, 1, bruised right side; Gharlos E. Reyer, I, bruised right leg, eilght; James EK. Totton, 3, Drulaod slight; Corporel Elf Rogora, K, bruised! back, Drownep.—Sergennt Everitt F,’ Jewett, B; Thomas Murphy, G@; Wesiey Winship, H. Tadd tion to these there wore three soldiers of the Twenticth Iowa Volunteers wounded. ‘The One Hundred and stxty-firat regiment, T learn, was raised in Steuben county, and probably most of tho sur. ferers aro from that part'of Now York state. TOM TROOPH TRAN#PERRED AND KENT TO NEW ORLEANS, ‘The wreck of the John H. Diokcy was towed up hore to-day by the steamer Missouri, but the troops and wounded wore transforred to the John Raine at the point where the cotlision took place, and she proceeded k with them to Now-Orleans, ‘THE INDLANOLA, ‘The Indianola bs been succvesfutly raised from her long rosting place of about two years, at. Davis’ Bend. Hor (ron-cased bull arrived here to-day under tow of two ateamors. What remained of the ill-fatedMudianola, our first heavy iron-clad on the Mississippi, appeared to be in a perfectly sound condition. Sho will probably be sent at ‘once to some navy yard to be rebuilt, GENERAL, DAVIDSON ASSUMER COMMAND AT MATCHIRZ, MIS, Brigadier General Jolin W. Davidson las sssumed command of the district of Natchez, which includes both banka of the Mississipp: from Grand Gulf to the mouth of the Red river, He succeeds Brigadier General Mason hg org The change in commanders took place on the hy inst, The lowar Mississippi ts now at ® flood stags, being bank full, Crevasses may be expected, as the levees are gone in many places. The Latest News, Carmo, Jan. 19, 1865, The steamor Moltfe Ablo, from Now Orloans 14th, has arrived ‘The steamship George Cromwoll waa to eat that day for New York. The rebel General Hodge, who commande tho District of Missivsippt and East Louisiana, bas established his hoadquasters at Woodville, and begua a most vigorous rule. The corporeal punishment order of Colonol Scott has Deen revoked, and instead Hodge levies a tax of ten dol lars por bale on all cotton taken t the bank of the Miss'a- sippt tive The expedition under Colonel Brayman, which left Vidalia oa the Lith for a raid through Concordia parish, has returned, with several prisoners and one hundred and seventy head of estilo, They wee broke up several bands of guoritias, The gunboat Little Rebel recently made » reconnois- gance up the Red river a4 far atthe mouth of tho Black river, aud broke up a picket statioa near that point Tho Red river was “ out of ita banks’? and atill rising. The Natchez Courier of the 15th mentions tho arrival of eight or tem deserters from Abexandria, who ro port @ stall rebel force at that place furtifying, in expec- tation of another Union expedition. Shroveport har been made very strong. i bas « gar ison of four hundred of five hundred men. Harrivon has a regiment of troops at Trinity. Deserters were of opinion that Northern Louisiane could be easily brought under Union rule. Thero was no change in the New Orlesns market ‘The steamer Giovdale has arrived from Momphis for a Jond of cotton, Roceipts of cutton yosterday from Momphis, at Csiro, eighty-cight bates. Brigadier General B. F. Winchester, United States Vol- unteers; Colonel W. Campbell, Chicago; Colonel & N. Smith, Bridgeport; Hon. Mr. Bradyre, Comnecticat, and Hon. Mr. Sperry, Connocticut, aro at the Astor Houne, Colonol Ross, of General Shorwan's army, te at the Metropolitan Hotel. The Masonic Mission. 10 TH EDITOR OF THR HERALD. New You, Jan. 20, 1865, In your tence of the 10th Is @ letter from Walter 1. fhupo, 25 Chambers street, in answer to one of mino of the 4th. Mr. Shupo sayy, “thie woman te not chief nor com. manor the Maroule Mission.’ 1 wor the tru ating me to wate a ‘aud they ey have never annatlod 't. “she was for a short time comary to give here, revoked her per remain in army, with notice that eho would be ar- rented if found there without # pass.!* » pase, Mr. Editor, was revoked, as multitudes of Others Lave been, but for no cause on rey part. Rovoking & “pass’’ hag not, necoseerily, any referonce fo character. ‘This wan appointed himself (in the name of the trus- tcos) and agonioman in Weshington to go to the field and investigate, After their return, they jointly report to tho trosteos that “thby bad spent five days in thorow in estigation, had conversed wiih all ronks without the neo Of Mea. Edson, and waa unable to tid anything tly or indirectiy ogaingt her asa woman or as an oof the Masonic Mission." pr di ree of They then recommended that my services be retainc® in the Mission where energy, tolegrity, pereoveranee and, got Judgment ere required, and this after knowing all that pertaina to the ‘pan.’ 1 do bot mean to take up your space further, but wil now say, that @ suit it pending to obtaim pay for service rentored the Maronte Mission, and Fam willing to heave my truth and integrity inthe handsef « jury, from whom iu duo time tt reach the public, 6 al Grant por any other officer ever threatened or nottiod me that T would be arrested for any cause, end I Clalivuge any one to briny a word oF ack to ry discredit, basal UL.o1 Masouse Minton, Tho One Hundred and Sixty-first New York Voluntocrs on Board the Dickey. Twenty-one Wonnded and Threo Drowned. GROSS NEGLECT OF DUTY SOMKWHERE. On ———— Police intelligence. DESPERATE ATTHMPT AT MURDER—A MAN @HO¥. Yesterday morning, about haif-past six o'clook, Cad Becs and Joseph Dombaki, both living at 31 Wost Twelfta stroot, became involved in « quarrel, regulting from ® pre vious misunderstanding, whereupon Dombaki followod Bros into & grocery store adjoining the house, where be drow a pisiol and fired three hots at him, only one of which took effeot in bis log, boiow the kues. The alaray was given, when an olficer of the Fifteeuth precinct ram Into the store and. azrostod Doibeki, who was locked a to awalt an examination. The prisover ts a native Poland and Bros was born ia Germany. Tho wound Bres is not considered to be of & dang -rous charucter, MISTAKH IN THE STARS. Mrs. Yeager writes a note to us stat'ng thas the affair fa which Wm. H. Johnson received a beating from an om licoman did not happen in the Bvening star kept by Boe, but in the Morning Star. Tux Taune Cut Prsoms.—The mew three cout frac tional currency {8 now being delivered for circalation, and quaatitios are alroady in the hands of the brokers, ‘Thoy are vory flucly engraved, having oa the face in the contre & likenoss of General Washington under the words “three cents.’ In the upper corner {s the figure “3 under ‘2 Pluri’us Unum."’ In the lower cotnor, backt of flowers, thoy bear the words om the face :— eeaneoverenecererersseanee sonnel tegen Act off March 3, 1588. United States. Reooivable for all U. 4 Stampa. THREE CENTS, Furnished only by the Amistant Treasure and Designated Dopoeitaries of the United states, ‘Treasury Department, eennseenee sxne. On the opposite ride, in a fold of green, is the Sgure “3,” under “IL,” in each corner, They are smallee thaa the live cent pieces and are printed on better paper, THE WEEKLY HERALD. The Cheapest Newspaper ant? Best Fami- ly Litevary Journal in the Country. The Wrraiy Henacp will be on salo at ofse o'clock this (Saturday) morning, and will give:— ‘The official dosputches relntive to the capture of Fort Fisher, below Wilmington, N. €., by the Union Land and Naval Forces under General Terry and Admiral Porter, accompanied with vivid accounta, from our special War Correspondenta, of the assault, from the commencement to its close, iilustrated by a Map showing the Seene of Operations ef the Land and Naval Forcos; Tie latest accounts of the movemouts of General Sherman’s Army in Goorgia; The latest despatches frema the Army under Lieutenant General Grant near Richmond, Va., und the latest accounts of the movements of the Union Forces im all parts of the country; Insportant intelligence from the Rebel States; The result of the Peace Mission to Richmond, Va.; The Abolition of Slavery In Missourt and Tennessee; Aceount of the Death of the Hon. E@ ward Everett, with an interesting sketch of his Life an€ Services; Summary of the proceedings of Congress; the latest News from Europe nnd other parts of the World, and tite latest News, foreign and domestic, received up to the time of publication; Pootry; The interesting story For Life or Death," a tale of Malaga; Interesting Lite- Scientific reading; The Paris Fashions 1 and Theatrical Review for the woek, oultae- rary, Artistic and for Janvary ; Musi Interesting reading matter for Farmers and A ists; Currant Nows of the day; Varieties; Pacetiw; Vale- able reviews of the Monoy, Commercial, ny Goods, Boot and Shoe, Cattle, Horse and Family ceta, and ag- counts of all important events of the day. Terms—fingle subsciption, $2; Two copies, $5; Five copies, $8; Ten copies, $15° Single copies Five’ cents each.’ A limited number of advertisements insorted tm the Wasx.y. Henao. 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