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Baval stations. This would be an excelent to do, and our most powerful vessels— j we can now spare since Fort Fisher bas —should be demited for this service. A sight of Uncle Sam’s new navy would accom- plish world of good im Europe just now. Pence Except Throug' ander H. Stephens, the rebel Vice President, ‘and Mr, R.M.'T. Hunter had made their appear- ance at General Grant’s lines and aslred to be news, when heard in Wail street, sent gold flown to 202. Gold got up again; but the story @aturally started once more all the discussion of the various possibilities af peace. We have y much faith that Stephems and Hunter will any more in Washington than Blair did in Richmond. Mr. Blair's visits to Richmond were mot any more effective than wete those of Ho- ace Greeley and Colorado Jewett to Niagara falls. There is no peace yet, and no other Prospect of peace than that which Sherman ‘and Grant give us, Perhaps Mr. Blair’s visit ‘bas put the President in possession of the terms on which the rebels will lay down their arms and go home, and these new visitors will once more -put him in possession ot the same terms; ut Mr. Lincoln was in possession of these ‘terms four years ago, and if he could not accept them then why should he now? They are ‘Ampracticable and such as he cannot accept. Waving fought against the same terms for four years, we will not accept them now when the ‘ultimate success that will finally destroy the whole rebellion, terms and all, is fairly within our reach, Having fought for the unity of this mation until we have annihilated nine-tenths of the power opposed to it, we will hardly consent to the rupture of that unity at last, when the enemy himself regards his longer resistance to our armies as hopeless, It is time to be done with this nonsense of peace negotiation. It is a delusion, an ignis fatuus, that tempts us away from the true path, which is the vigorous, inflexible prosecution of the war. Negotiate peace with the bayonet! There is no other possible way. All this mat ter of peace negotiation is a corrupt pretence on both sides—especially on the enemy’s side. ‘Davis and his adherents see that the lion’s skin falls short, and they would eke it out with the fox’s. They have no generals upon whom they can depend for any success at all, as opposed to Grant and Sherman; but they have diplo- mats a great deal shrewder and abler than ‘Blair, and so they manceuvre to hold us still on ‘their weaker side and outwit us on the stronger. ‘Hard, real, practicél war would inevitably be their destruction in three months more, and hey have nothing to hope from it; but negotia- tion may save them yet, and so they will ne- wgotiate. Hence they send for Blair to make a second trip to their city, and they send Stephens and Hunter tothe national capital. Negotiation is their only hope, and they will «givert every chance. On our-side it is a trick also—not against the enemy, but a trick to advance some’ parti- ular politician at the expense of the national ~eause. Any man in his senses can see that negotiation is not the safe way to peace, and ‘that it is not even the shortest. We have the enemy on the hip as the war stands, Never was “Mbuman event more certain than our complete eucoess. We are concentrating our two largest armies against the one army that the enemy has “Jeft, and will indisputably crush that army if ‘we do justice to our own. By that means we ‘will have a real and legitimate peace. But -@ome politician diverts attention from this sim- ple issue, upon which the national energy and attention ought to be intensely fixed, and asks as to let him make peace and a little repu- tation. Let us have done with that, and go on ~with the war. General Sherman has recently .@iven expression to the whole state of the ease. If the people will furnish now the men and money necessary to continue the war for four gears \t need not last four months. That is the Jaw and the gospel of the position. We must strike with our whole power now, and one blow will do it. If we will consent to concen- (rate our power—if we will put out now one- tenth of what we will be compelled to put out eventually as the war drags on—we can end it @t once and have peace. We cannot have peace certa‘nly and honorably in any other away one-half so soon. Meeting of’ Loyal Georgians. ‘Tho present condition of military affairs gives as hope ‘that tho loyal eltizens of Georgia may soon be permitted ‘to return to their homes and again enjoy the protection of the government of the United States, under the old ag of @he Union. We bail the promise of such an event with anmingled Pleasure, and, desirous of co-operating with all loyal ® Georgians,“ home and nbroad, to secure the return of the State to her proper and natural relations to the federal government, we earnestly request all Joya! citizens of Georgia now in the loyal Stutes to attend a meeting, to be held in the city of New York, at the Cooper Institute, om Thuraday, the 16th of February Anstant, at two o’clock P. M., that a public expression of opinion may be had by the loyal refugees tm regard t the duty of Georgians at home to take the M@ecemary steps to secure peace laying down their arms submitting to the national authority. Loyal citizens of all the insurgent States and citizens to attend. generally are carnestly isvited Distinguished Speakers have been invited and will be ‘nt. WILLIAM MARKHAM, w.v. ws JAS. L. DUNNING, EDMUND RUSSELL, AW. er, + J. T. BANKS, JAS. A. STEWART, WM. G. RICHARDS, Vv. W. SKIFF, LG. McLILLON, T. W. WEST, LEWIS SCOFIELD, David YOuNa, A. N. WILSON, H. P. WILLIAMS, Fen. 1, 1865. The New After an interval which haa only served to stimulate # the desire of our opera-loving public, a new season of Ttalian opera commences to-morrow night at the Academy. Mr. Maretzek has had a successful season in Boston. He is congratulated by the press of that virtu- ous and punctilious city upon @ quality in his character or manner which we have often had cause to observe—a gid Adelity to his promises, which assures the public ‘against all chances of disagreeable disappointment. In short, what Mr. Maretzek says le will do he always does. To the now season we find thet his repertoire Is to bo drawn upon for those most acceptable works, Le Pro- phite, of Meyerboer, and Brnant. In addition to these the mew grand opera of Verdi, La Forsa dal Destine, will be produced, with great attention to all the Gotails of scenery, costume and chorus which this fine work demands, and whieh, we may predict, will be ron- dored with all the justice that Mr. Maretzck's excellent troup of artists are so competent to bestow upon it. ‘These operas, together with Donizetti's grand spectacu- far and musical feast of Don Sarton, Auber's Fra Diawolr, and the Potivtr, already announced for the frst ‘weok, will well nigh exhaust the brief eason of twonty. four nights, The public can hardly complain, with go fioh a provision for their enjoyment, of the enterprise of @ conscientious an imprerario as Mr. Maretzok has always proved himself, The subscription list, we undor. gtand, has been most liberally filled up, thus giving as @urance of suscons to the Inst season in which we shall Dave the pleasure of hearing Zucchi, Maesimiliani, and othor ao .nirable artists of this company for some time fecome. Dm Sebastian, with all ita splendid effects of PPenery and apectacle, will be given to-morow evening, allowed to go to Washington. This piece of |, NEWS FROM HILTON HEAD. The Occupation of Salt- keteher Confirmed. Yesterday there was @ report that Mr. Alex-| Arrival of a Portion of Admiral Porter’s Fleet in Charleston Harbor, &., &., &o. ‘The Port Royal New South of the 23d ult’ bas been recolved. ‘The occupation of Saltketchor by our troops is con- firmed. The rebels evacuated that position on the ap- proach of the adv: Ashepo, where it is thought they will mal ‘The brig Waltham, Capt. Wylie, which arrived at Port Royal on the 15th ult., reports taking from the brig Expe- riment, of New York, the captaim and crow in latitude 36 degrees and 30 minutes north, and longitude 65 degrees west. The brig wasin a sinking condition, The names of those rescued are as folfows:—Captain, William G. ‘Treworgy; mate, Wm. Oak; second mate, Wm. Judson ook, Qscar Goofins; seamen, Isaiah Davis, Theo. Bron. don, Jefferson Fulington, Lorenzo Jordan. The captain of the Waltham reports bad weather, and that he could not get water from below, and consequently ran short for several days. The Waltham started her cutwater, which caused her to leak badly. ° ‘ ‘The arrival of a portion of the fleet formerly with Admiral Porter in Charleston, harbor is noticed, and the naval movements in that quarter were giving the enemy no Binal! amount of uneasiness, Heavy fogs had prévailed at Port Royal. * The new gunboat Savannah had arrived at Hilton Head. KENTUCKY. Activity of Guerilla Bunds—Sharp Fight- ing with tho Robbers, &c. Lovisvinix, Ky., Jan. 31, 1865. Captain Clark, of the Fourth Missouri rebol cavalry, entered Danville with forty mon on Sunday, at nine o’olock, and, after swapping horses with several of the citizens, helped themselves to boots and shoes and other things that they stood in need of, when they doparted. They were followed by Captain Bridgewater and seventy or eighty Unionists, who overtook them about four miles from Harrodsburg, where a fight occurred. Two of the rebels were killed and four or five wounded, Two of Bridgewater's men were wounded, but none killed. * Major Jones, with a band of two hundrr reported to-night within vine miles of Eliza... town, Quantrell, of Kansas notority, is said to be co-cperat- ing with Jones, and has a force of two hundred and ton men. On Friday afternoon Captain Berry, leading five gueril- Jas, approached within a short distance of Bardstown. ey were fired upon by a party of Union soldicra, and it is reported that Berry was killed. On. Saturday evening the outlaws, being reinforced, made another raid upon the plaoe,’ but were repulsed after a brisk fight. : Tho same day Sue Mundy’s guerilla band dashed into (Bloomfiold, surprised a party of seventepn discharged soldiers, captured fourteen of them, and killed them all on the spot, The guerillas allege in justification for this act that our soldiers -had executed one of their band, named Dudley, a few days before. THE SOUTHWEST. Price’s Rebel Forces on the Upper Red River, Starving, Cold and Naked—{ien- eral Kirby Smith at Shreveport, &c, Camo, TL, Jan. 80, 1865. A Natchez letter, dated the 23d: instant, to the Now- Orleans Delta, has the following :— ' News from the Trans-Mississippi Department says that the rebels aro fortifying Grand Ecore, and have an en- tire division stationed there. One division of rebel cavalry has been sent to Texas lately, with orders to be dismounted for infantry service. The headquarters of the rebel General Kirby Smith are still at Shreveport; but there is no considerable bodg of rebel troops garrisoning them. The main body of the old army of General Price was reported to beat Fulton, on the upper Red river, near the border of the Indian country, suffering all the hor- rors of starvation, cold and nakedness, having returned from their recent oampaign very poorly supplied with the necessaries of life, a large quantity of which they anticipated securing. The brigades of Generals Fagan and Parsons were sta- tloned at Camden, Ark. They compose all tho troops of General Price's army that have returnod to Topeka, from whence the Missouri expedition originally set out. Desertions from Price's army were very frequent, and his entire force was in 4 dreadfully demoralized condi- tion. - The New Orleans cotton market was wnsottled and almost at a complete standstill. Middling was quoted at 85c. Superfine flour was selling at $1125. Sugar and molasses were in light supply. gu cillas, ts News from Chattanooga. Cnatraxooca, Tenn., Jan. 30—Midnight. Col. Salm Salm, of the Sixty-eighth New York infantry, in command of his regiment, and a portion’ of the Kighteenth colored regiment, has returned to Bridgeport, from an expedition on Town Creek, twelve mies from Ramon Landing, where be surprised a guerilla band, killing and wounding cight, and capturing four, with thirty-three horses and their equipments. Lieutenant Morton, of the Eighteenth colored regiment, was killed, the only loss sustained by Salm Salm. The guerillas at Athens yesterday captured and mur- dured Major Devine, of the Tenncesce loyal troops. They also captured Major McGoughey, of McMinn county. Colonel Grosveuor, of General Steadman’s command, has driven the guerillas out of the county. Udpture of the Steamers Chippewa and Annie Jacobs by the Rebels. Camo, Il. Jane 30, 1806. The Memphis Bul!-tin says that the steamers Chippewa and Annie Jacobs, two of the fleet which went up the Arkansas river to Fort Sinith, were captured and burned at White Oak Shoal, by the rebels, and that two others were damaged, but inanaged to escape. Movements of Mrs. H. 8. Foote. Nasuvintx, Tenn., Jan. 31, 1865, ‘Mrs. H. 8. Foote, wifo of the rebel Senator, arrived here last evenin, Affairs in Kentucky. Lovisvnis, Jan. 31. 1966. | ‘The Journal is now informed that the suspected mur- der of fourteen discharged soldiers on Saturday, at Bloomfield, was tncorrect. Ike Ludwig, a notorious guerilla, was caught and exe- cuted that day by Captain Terrell, of the Union guards. In the afternoon Captain Terrell had a fight with Captain Colter’s guerillas, several miles from Bloomfield, re- pulsed them and 4: rously wounded Colter. Berry undoubtedly is dead. Person telligence. Mrs. General Lander (Miss Davenport) arrived here last night from Philadelphia, and is stopping at the Metro- Ppolitan Hotel, She will make her reappearance on the stage, after an abeence of four years, at Niblo’s Garden on Monday evening next. Barsow’s Moercm.—Mr. Levick’s drama, The Union Prisoner, is still running at Barnum’s lecture room. A new moral sensational play has beon purchased from Mise Laura Keene, and is now in preparation. Partison’s Concents.—Mr. J. N. Pattison, one of our most brilliant planiets, begivs a series of musical sotrees at Bieinway's rooms, Fourteenth street, this evening. Mr, Pattison will be assisted by Camilla Urso, the wio- lintv’e, and Mies Laura Harris, the prima donna, Mr. J. N. Morgan will conduct, Attempt to § 1a Girl, TO THE EDITOR OF THE MRRALD. Yesterday, ae my daughter was coming from school, she was attacked by an unknown man, at the corner of Forty- seventh street and Third avenue, who took her by the arm and walked with her into Forty-sevonth street, She asked him what he wanted, but he did not answor her. She was so frightened, as the man kept her arm so tight, that she did not give an alarm, as she was afraid he Would shoot her, but commenced crying. When they tna far as the corner of Sixth avenue they were seen B pelermen, who came up to them and asked my f daughter what was the matter, and she answered him that the man was coing to take hor . The police- man took her away from the man told her to go home. She don't know whether the man was or not, God knows what would have become of my child if she had not been caught by the policeman. D. 8. LBON, 788 Third avonue, ‘Ww YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1865. RICHMOND. Mr. L. A. Hondrick’s Despatch. Hsapqvarrers, Firra Anwr Cons, Barons Psrunsnuna, Jan. 28, 1865. ‘MURB DEWERTERS? REPORTS. ‘Three deserters, belonging to tho Tenth Virginia caval- ry, camo within our lines to-day. They stated that Gen- eral William Honry Lee is commanding the rebel division from which they deserted, with headquarters near Wil- consin’s bridge. An infantry division is supporting the cavalry. The enemy is still at work, but making very slow progress, in reconstructing the railroad destroyed by this corps in its raid to Hicksford. None of the bridges have beon yet rebuilt. The freshet from the recent rains swept away the large bridgo near Weldon, At the pre- gent time all their army supplies have to be drawn in wagons from the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad. The roads are in a terrible condition, and only about half the supplies needed are furnished the troopa. THR DRATH OF BREVET BRIGADIKR GENERAL GREGGORY. Intelligence of the death of Brovet Brigadier General Greggory, although not wholly unexpected, was sad and dispiriting news to his late command, He said when he went away that he had fought his last ght, and felt confident that his lease of life had nearly ran out. Al- though not a brilliant soldier, he was a brave and fearless one, and gave his heart and energies to the noble work of aiding to crush the rebellion. He came out with the Ninety-seventh New York regiment, and was breveted brigadier general for gallantry in last summer's cam- paign. On the advance to Spottsylvania Court House he had ashnstroke, and never saw an entirely well day after it. His surgeons advised and urged him to apply for a leave of absence; but he would not lsten to their admonitions and entreaties, and he has fallen a victim to his zeal and fidelity as. soldier, The officers of bis brigade have passed resolutions commemorative of their appreciation of his*worth, and the same have been for- warded to his family. . A NEW BRANCH OF THR MILITARY RAILROAD PINISTED. A branch of the railroad has just been completed, raun- ning up to near brevet Major General Crawford's hhend- quarters, and the name “Crawford's station’’ given to the now terminus. An immense commissary depot, com- mand of which is to be given to Captain Porcival B. Spee, is being constructed, from which, as 800n as com- ploted, the Fifth corps will Uraw its supplies. RESIGNATION, Among those lately resigning, and whose resignations have caused universal regret, is Captain Marvine, late Assistant Adjutant General at corps headquarters, Ho entored the service asa private in the Fifth New York regiment. Private reasons compelled his resignation. TRANSFERRED, Captain Winslow, lato brigade quartermaster in the First dfvision, and Captain Hoskins, brigade quartor- master, Second division, have been ordered to Savannah as post quartermaster.’ It would require a long list to give the names of all going away on leaves of absenco and returning when their leaves expire. ‘ON TRAV? OF AT@ENCE. Brigadier Genoral Chamborlain and brevet Brigadier General Dennison have gone home on sick leave; also Captain Henry Hamilton Finloy, Commissary of Third brigad», Second division, and Ligutenant Woodhull, are absent on leave. RETURNED, Among those lately returning aro Colonel Sergeant, Two Hundred and Tenth Pennsylvania regiment, at present commanding Thitd brigade, Second division, and Nolonel Partridge, Sixteenth Michigan regiment.’ Tho last named officer, t will be remombered, was very severely wounded in the charge upon the rebel works near Poplar Grove church, at the time Colonel Welch, of the same regimont, was killed. URTULN OF GENER/L WARREN, Major Genoral Warren returned this evening, after twenty days absence, ang! has resumed command of the corps. Coming with him is Captain J. W. Wadsworth, gon of the late General War orth, who has been ap- Po.nted by General Warron one of his additional aids, , NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE. Our Hampton Roads Correspondence. Hampton Roap», Va., Jan. 29, 1865. ARRIVAL OF THE ALABAMA. Tho United Statessteamer Alabama arrived here to-day from New Inlot, N. C., which place she left on the 26th inst. During the bombardment of Fort Fisher the Ala- bama bore a conspicuous part, in covering the landing of the army and its stores, by shelling the woods beyond tho beash, some of her missiles exploding in the midst of the rebel encampment, killing a Colonel Ford and several othor officers and privates, and wounding « large num- ber. Sho brings, aa prisoners, ninety one of the officers, crows and passengers of the blockade running steamors Blenheim, Charlotte and Stag, captured by Admiral Porter’s fleet in the Cape Fear river. Prominent among thom is Lieutenant Gayle, C. S.N., commanding the Stag, who was but recently released from Fort Warren, having been captured over a year ago on the blockade runner Cornubia, THE OFFICERS OF THE ALABAMA. ‘The following is a list of the Alabama's officers:— Acting Volunteer Lieutenant Commanding—A. R. Langthorn. —Win. Bal Acting Master and Executive . Bates, pitt Assistant Engineer and Acting Civef—Baward mer. Acting Assistant Surgeon—D. D. R. Nestell. Acting Assidant Paymaster—E. K. Gibson. ‘Acting Ensigns—Albort Taylor, Sewel T. Graven, Sailing Moster—Thomas Williams, Engincers—Acting Second Assistants, John G. Ross. man, Joseph C Lewis, Grenville Lewis; Acting Third Assistants, George Cowie, M. Villeron. The Press Despatch. Fortress Moxrov, Jan. 28, 1865. The cold weather of the North has at length extended tohere. The mail boat Lady Lang, from the front thia afternoon, reports having encountered very thick ice two-thirds of the way down the James river, und the weather at the front Is bitter cold. Feara are entertained, should the present cold spell continue, that the river will be closed to navigation. The steamer George B. McClellan sailed hence to-day for Fort Fisher, N.C., with the mails, &c., for Major General Torry's army, and several representatives of tho Philadelphia and New York papers, Md There bave been no arrivals to-day from the South, NORTH CAROLINA. Our Newbern Correspondence. Newnnas, N. C., Jan 26, 1865. GRMAT ALARM WITHIN THK REDKL LINES, Intelligence from within the rebel lines represent the utmost consternation prevailing. There is really no communication between Virginia and the South. MOVEMENT POR A GUWERNATORIAL CONVENTION AT RALRIOM. A scheme was set on foot by several membors of the North Carolina Senate to bring about a meeting of the different govervors of States at Raleigh The matter bad met the approval of the governors, the purpose being understood to be to discuss tha question of the crisis and reconstruction; but Governor Vance, by information to Jeff. Davis, broke up the entire arrangement, The Press Despatch. _ Roaxoxe Istanp, Jan. 26, 1966. A letter has been received from a reliable gentleman in the interior of this State, stating that a Jarge number of Union soldiers and citizens are now in Salisbury, N C , many having been removed from Georgia and South Carolina to escape General Sherman. The letter states that the rebels are becoming more in- human and barbarous, having actually taken additional measures to starve ouf men, the number of deaths from actual starvation being on an aferage of fifty per day. ‘The writer, who is fully acquainted with the Prous. stances, pleads in the most carnest manner for the Union authorities to take some steps which will immedi. ately release our men before they are all buried. ‘There is a party of deserters from the Union and rebel armies wandering through the counties east of Chowan river and north of Albemarle Sound, N. C., rob bing the citizens of their money and watches, also the ladies of their jewelry, silver ware and such other articles as they can conveniently take away, Mr J J. Cannon, of Chowan county, N.C, wage large sufferer from these wretches a few nights ago, The Draft. DEPARTURE OF SUPERVISORS’ COMMITTRES FOR WASHINGTON AND ALBANY—TOR BXEMYT BRIGADE. The committee appointed by the Board of Supervisors to proceed to Albany and confer with the Legisiature on the subject of the city quota, loft for the State capital yesterday morning. The committee of the same Board, appointed to go to Washington, were to have left by the late train inst night. A number of influential citizens, {t was understood, would accompany the committee to Washington, for the pur. pose of presenting @ protest against the arithmetic of Provost Marshal Genoral Fry, and of striving to induce the authorities to reduce the Inst quota assigned to this = or, at leat, to graut an extension of time. in anticipation of the enforcement of the conscription there bas been quite ® demonstration by the exempt brignde, who are to be seen bealeging the dhetrict Provost Marshals’ offices every dey now, for the purpose of obtaining certificates of exemption. The greater the number of exemptions the smaiier will be our quota, so lot the exempts hurry up, by all means, and establish thoir claims. WASHINGTON. Wasuscron, Jan. 81, 1666. BPFORTS TO CORRECT THE QUOTA OF NRW YORK. ‘The delegation from the New York Legislature, who came here forthe purpose of obtaining a correction of the quota of Now York, aro still here, and are still hope- ful of success. Mr. George W. Blunt was erroneously announced last night az one of this committee. Ho is not connected with them, and does not aid or sympathize in the movement, RETALIATION LN THE TREATMENT OF PRISONERS OF WAR. The retaliation resolution finally paased tho Senate to- day, so modified that its sponsor, Ben Wado, could hardly recognize it, The changes in tho phraseology, however, did not materially affect the essence, The President is directed to retalinte the outrages and ill treatment of our soldiers in conformity with the usages of war among civilized nations. He is requested to take all propor means to procure early exchanges of prisoners during the continuance of the war, and to send commis- sioners of prisoners to the rebel prisons to note and report to him any recurrence of negloct or brutalities on the part of the rebel authorities, In this shapo the measure passed without a division, greatly to the astoniehment of its radical friends, who had expected a stubborn fight, THE CURRENCY QUESTION. The following resolutions were offered in the House to- day by the Hon. Freeman Clark, but, objection being made by Mr. Stevens, they went over under the rules:— Resolved, That in onler that the government may have, and'the people understand ite feed and deter. mined policy in reference to restoring tho currency of the. country to {ts nominal value, ‘the Committee of Ways and Means are hereby instructed to inquire into thé expedieney of imposing a special tax of one por cent on all sales of the country for the period of one year, and a tax of three-fourths of one per cent for one year thereafter, and a tax of one-half of one per cont theroafter, until the whole sum gollected equals in amount the United States notes now issued by the government; and that the proceeds of the tax, as it may from time to time be collected, be espo- cially appropriates! to the redemption of said notes, until all are redeeined and cancelled; and also that the Socre- tary of the Treasury be authorized, at any time after the close of the war, to issue bonds, not baving less than five hor moro than forty years to run, to an Amount equal to all of tho Treasury interest bearing legal tender notes that, have been o1 y hereafter b» issued, and dispose of the same from timo to time as may be required to pay suid notes as they mature, from and after tho close und tor. minatoa of ‘the rebellion, and report by bill or obher- wise, SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE GOVERNMENT LOAN, The fnancial arrangements just concluded between the Treasury Department and Jay Cooke contemplate the Continuance of subscriptions to the seven-thirties through the national banks in New York, Philadelphia, Boston and elsowhore as heretofore, CIVIL GOVERNMENT IN LOYAL VIRGINIA. The Alexandria (Va.) Journal says tho civil govern ‘ment has been restored on the Eastern Shore o Virginia, and that ina few days civil government will be restorea in every county whore it was suppressed by the action of General Butler. Rebel Barbarity to Prisoners of War. TESTIMONY OF MK. RICHARDSON BEFORK THR COM- MITTER ON THR CONDUCT OF THE WAR. Wasninorox, Jan. 31, 1865. ‘The following testimony was given to-day before the Committee on the Conduct of the War by Albert D. Ricbardson:— I was captured by the rebels May 3, 1863, at midnight, on a hay bale, in the Mississippi river, opposite Vicks- burg. After conflnoment in six different prisons I was sent to Xalisbury, N. C., February 3, 1864, and kept there until Docember 18, 1864, when I escaped. For months Salisbury was the most endurable prison I had seen. There were six hundred inmates, They were exercised in the open air, comparatively well fed and kindly treated, Early in October ten thousynd rogular prisoners of war arrived. ‘ Our treatment immediately changed into a scene of cruelty and horror. The prison was densely crowded, rations were cut down and issued very irregularly; friends outside could not even send in a plate of food; tho prisoners suffered constantly and often tntensely for ‘want of bread and shelter; those who had to live or dic ‘on prison rations always suffered from hauger. Very frequently one or more divisions of one thousand men would receive no rations for twenty-four hours—soroc- tines were without a morsel of food for forty-eight hours. A Tew who had monoy would pay from five to twenty dollars in revel curreney for a little loaf of bread. Many, though the weather was very inclement and snow (re- quent, sold tho couts from their backs and the shoes from their feet, 1 was assured, on authority entirely trust- worthy, that @ great commissary warehouse near the prison was filled with provisions; that the commissary found it dificult to find storage for his flour and meal; that when @ subordinate asked the post commandant Major John H. Gee, “Shall I give the prisoners full rations?"* he replied, “No; God damn hem; give them quarter rations.’' I know from personal observation that corn and yet aro very abundant in the region about Salisbury, ‘or weeks the prisoners had no shelter whatever. They were all thinly clad; thousands were barefooted. Not one in twenty had an overcont or a blanket; many bundreds were without shirts, and hun. dreda moro without blouses. One Sibley tent and one “A" tent were furnished each squad of one hundred men. With the closest crowding these sheltered about half the prisoners. The rest burrowed in the ground, cropt under the buildings or shiv the nights in the open air upon the frozen grow If the rebels at the time of our captare had not stolen our shelter tents, blankets, clothing and money, we would not heve suffered from cold. fr the prison ‘authorities had permitt d us, either on parole or under guard, to cut logs within two miles of the prison, we would gladly have built covfortable and ample barracks in ono week, But the commandant would not consent. He did not even furnish one Lalf the fucl needed. The hospitals were im a horri- ble condition. More half who entered the hospitals died in a ve alw ) piled on each other like logs of wood, aud ¢o driven out to be thrown ina trench end covered with earth. The rebel surgeons we: erally bumane and attentive, and endeavored to improve the shoeking condition of the hos. pitals; but the Salisbury and Richmond authoritice diste- garded their protests On November 25 many of the prison- ers had been without food for forty-cight hoars, and were desperato; without any matured plan, a few of them said, “We may as well die in one way ‘as another. Lat us break out of this horrible p) Some of them wrested the cans froto a relief of fifteeu revel voldiers just entoring the yard, killing two who resisted, and wounding five or aix others, and attempted to open the fence; but they had neither adequate tools nor concert of action, Before they could effect a breach every oue of the garrivon was terned on them; the Jedd plecer opened with grape aud canister, aud they dispersed to their quarters In five minutes from its beginaing the attempt was quelled, and bardly a prisoner was to be seen in the yard. The rebols killed in all sixteen and wounded sixty. Not one- tenth of the prisoners had taken part in the attompt, and many of them were ignorant of it antil they heard the guns Deliberate, cold-blooded muniers of peaceable inen—where there was no pretence tit they were break ing any prison regulation—were very frequent. Our lives were never safe for one moment. Any sentinel, at any hour of the day or night, could deliberately shoot down any prisoner, or fire into a group of priso- ners, binck or white, and would never be taken off his post for it. T left ubout ix thousand five hundred retaining in garrison, December 13, and they were then dying at the average rate ' of twenty-eight per day, or thirteen per’ cont per month. he simple truth is thatthe rebel authoritio# are murdering our soldiers at Salisbury by cold and hunger, while —~ g might easily supply them with ample food and fuel. They are doing this systematically, and, I believe, are killing them Intentionally, for the purpose either of forcing our governmont to an exchange, of forcing our men into the rebel army. on Browne's testimony is to the same effect as the above. The Washington Tragedy. SAD TALW OF BETRAYED CONFIDENCE—PARTICU- LARS OF THE CORONER'S INQUEST—VERDICT OF THE JURY, RTO, [From the Washington Chronicle, Jan 31. ‘, Yesterday afternoon our community war startied with & report that one of the clerks In the Finance Depart. ment of the government had been killed by a you woman, and one version of the affair was that the mur- deress was one of the employes. Upon * summons from the department, Coroner Wood- ward was #peedily ttendance, and at once constituted 8 jury of inquest, ax follows: ‘James Laurenson, foreman, W.G. Finney, Edward @. Flandy, James on, Roswell Woodward, Han. ©, Ad. dison, Samuel Cornelius, Jon, E, Davis, Nelson Theaker, — ‘W Bharretta, Edward W. Hale and Charles H. Bis- eel ‘The jury being duly sworn, proceeded to examine the body of heaves Jackson Burroughs, who, for about eighteen months past, has held the position a clork in the office of Comptroller of the Currency, and, at thp time of bin death,.was receiving a salary of $1,600. He ware man of remarkably fine form, and bore overy 2 pened of correct habits and exemplary doportment. ey 2000 dincovered that a pistol ball had entered his back, about two Inches to the left of the epine, in the region of tho Ofth rib, and that it still remained too déep for the dis covery of ite whereabouts, Dr. Riley gave bis opinion that the wound was sufficient to caure death, The evidence adduced showed that Mr. Burroughs ocen ied a desk in a room on the west range of the Treasury epirtment, and near the hall of principal passage vn the second floor. About midway in this passage, and by the side of one of the room di there is a clock fixed During several hours of the fatal day, a young female, somewhat prepossessing in figure and general appearance, Was noticed sauntering about the hall, but for what pur pose, of course, none could surmise, The hour of four arrived, at which UUme the clerks close their duties for the day, and ina (ew minutos thereafter the pasunge re- ferred to became thronged with the retiring omploves. Mr. full of life and hope, not 6 On ee ee ee ne THE STATE CAPITAL. ve years of age, left his and when he had pamed the clock but two of three fect, the | FM#MSe Of the State Bounty Bill im che z whon one of his comrades returning from below, and ignorant of all that transpired, supposed he was fainting, inquired “ What ts the matter?" to which the sinking man replicd, “I don't know.” He was conveyed to a room near by, and expired in about fi/toon minutes, ‘The young woman, who gave her name as Mary Harris, and whose age is supposed to be about tweuty two yi having fired twice, and appeari: onfident that the work of death was accomplished, remained, and evineing no ex- cited feelings slowly put ber pistol’ in her pocket and awaited further developments. To Hugh McCulloch, Esq., chief of the Curroncy Bu- Teau, she stated that the deceased had violated his mar- riago engagement with her. He had done her no hari, but was engaged to her for many years, evon from ber childhood, and had continued a correspondence until within a month of his marriage. Ho had not soducod her and she added, with emphasis, “As God is my witneas, 1 am virtuousl’” Miss Harris was about leaving the department, when Mr. Sengstack, the doorkeeper, desired her to ‘remain awhile, which she readily consented to do, and then Jus- tice Handy came up, arrested her and committed her to jail for investigation. She told the Justice that she had killed Burroughs, and then, taking the pistoP out of her pocket, nanded it to him. It was a small Sharp's patent, four barreis, two of which were yet loaded, the othor two discharged. Officer George H. Walker conveyed her to the jail ina carriage. On the way she told him that she asked no sympathy for herself. All the sorrow to be felt was for her parents, She charged that deceased had betrayed her, taken hor from home and fricnds, placed her ina house of ill fame in Chicago, and that therefore she had determined upon this deed. For this purpose she had purchased the pis- tolin Chicago, and had arrived here on the morning of yee. terday. She officer Walker an address, asking him to telegraph the fact to Louisa A. Devlin, Janesville, Wia- consin, which he did. She also uddéd ‘that her father resided {u Burlington, Iowa, One of the clerks testified that, sometime during last summer, a young woman, resembling Mias Harris, called at the room of Mr. Burroughs and inquired for him, when she was informed that he was spending that day in Hal- timore with his wife. The person expressed creat disap- pointment at not seeing him, and intimated that she was poor and aid not know where she could remain during hat nigh Auother clerk had a recollection of a similar inquiry at & more subsequent period, when the person calling again failed in seeing Mr B. ‘The jury rendeved the following verdict:—‘That the said deceased left his room in the Treasury Building about four o'clock P. M on the sath day of January, 1865; and that, while on his way through the hull he came to bis death by a ball fred from a pistol in the bands of a woman said to be named Mary Harris, said ball taking effect about two inches t the left of the spino, in the region of the fifth mb. It appears that Mr. Burroughs was wmurried, legs than © Yoar agd, (o an Interesting young lady t iy eaid that deceased was at one time a member of the Presbyterian church in Chicago He had not united with the rch since bis removal to Washington. With bet one or two exceptions, no event has #0 ox- “cited the residents of this city as this sad tragedy, and seldom has so much sympathy been aroused us wa last night manifested for all concernod im this terrible affuir. The United States Suprome Court. Wasuixaron, Jan 81, 1865. In the case of the Bank of the Commonweulth, &c., plaintif—s in error, va. The Commissioners of Taxes, &c., in error, to the Court of Appeals of the State of New York, Justice Nelson, in the Supreme Court of the United States, has delivered the opinion of the court, reversing the judgment of the Court of Appeals, with costs, am remanding the cause, with directions to’ enter judgment in conformity to the opinion of the Supreme Court. ‘Tho same judgroentewas rendered in all the otber bank casos, Two yeara aco the Supreme Court of the United States pronounced a decision that a State had no right to tax United Stites bonds and securitles, and the present de- cision is to the effect that such bonds and securities can- not be taxed by indirection on a valuation equal to the amount of tho capital stock of the banks so invested. RAILROAD ACCIDENTS. Accident on the Hudson River Ratiroad— Five Cars Smashed. An accident occurred on the Hudson River Ratiroad yesterday (Tucaday) afternoon, The four P. M. train from Albany, for this city, ran off the track two miles shove Hamburg, owing to the breaking of an axle of one of the cars. Vive cars wore smashed; but only one per- #on—a brakeman, named Simmons—was dangerously {njured. Another Railroad Catastrophe. Curcaao, Jan, 31, 1865, A passenger train on the Gaions Railroad, when near Cherry Valley Station Inst night, was precipitated down a fifty foot embankment. Five cars were wrecked and several persons were slightly injured. A Chapter of Railroad Accidents in Pennsyivan: [From tho West Branch (Pa.) Bulletin, Jan. 28 } The year 1864 preannted a array of railroad ac- cldents and destruction of life, One month of the year 186) bas not passed, and it shows that the campaign of accidents has opened with renewed vigor. We make up * following record for the week ending Jamuary 21, for @ small portion of this State :— ‘On Monday morning (16th) the cars on the Catawissa road were thrown from the track near Moorsburg, by the breaking of a rail, and the fireman juetantly killed. The engine was much damaged, but the rest of the train did not sufier material injury. ‘On the same day the train from Scranton to Northum berland had one of more paxvenger cars overturned by meens of a broken rail near Shickshinny. Several per: sous were injured, and Mr Thoinas Smith, of Abingtou Centre, Luzerne county, was killed On Thursday evening, Jannary 19, a collision occurred on the Philadetphia and Erie Railroad, abovt four miler above the Muncy station, between the Cattawissn teu bound for Willameport and the traio for Phila- delphia. Mr A.W. Stacy, engineer of the Erie train, was instantly killed, and Jacob Feesler, fireman, 80 seriously injured’ that he died in about four hour: after the accident. Mr Charles Ephlin, matt agent on the Catawlsea train received some injuries, as did several of the passengers on the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad train; but none, we believe, were badly hurt, Mr Clark, niessenger of Howard's express, made a narrow ercape from death The shock Urew hm to the oor of bis ear, and when be attempted to yet wpoa Lis fect again he found the floor of the baggage car just above him-—the two cars having been driven completely throngh each other, The engines are complete wrecks, and beyond ropatring This ts the second collision which has oceurred hetween this swlion and Moncy within a few mouth+—volls tue seauit of blundering carelospess somewhere On the same eveniay a collision occurred on the Corry and Titusy ile Kailroad, about twelves miles from Corry, and an engine of a The engine was detached and was running Neither engine bad Lead lights out The eng: d and several cars were broken up. The engineer of the passenger engine was badly injured, On Saturday the Northern Central train for Baltimore, fun off the track in the neighborhood of Halifax or Dauphin, killing Mr J. D Peck, of Adams’ express, and another inan whose name we did not earn, and there seems to be a studious care to keep the fact and extent of these accidents from the public (From the Philadelphia Press, Jan, 30) On Monday evening, a4 the last train east from Pitts. burg, on the Pennsylvania Railroad, was taking coal at Conemaugh station quite a serious accident occurred, re- sulting in the injury of a brakeman named Alfred Hill, who lives near Mechanicsburg, Cumberland county. The engine was disconnected from the tram, and the poser shoved the train up against the frout engine, knocking the brakeman across tbe track, and smashing his left log to such a degree that amputation became necessary The great too of the right foot bad alto to be amputated A young man named Henderson was slightly tojured by the bame accident, but is able to move around One freight ‘car was badly smashed. A Rebel Spy Sentenced to be Hung, Civetxsati, Jan. 31, 1865. N B. Davis, identified at Newark, Obio, some days since as keepor of the Andersonville, Ga, military pri- fon, and who confessed, on hie arrest, being the bearer of despatches from Richmond to Canada, has been sen. enced to be bung on Johnson's Island on February 17. The Boston Bank Statement. Bow Jan 31, 1966. ‘The following I* a statement of the condition of the Boston banks for the week ; between the regular yee-enger trnt i ran Capital stock... 5, 860,000 *) Loans and discounta., «83,026,000 Specie voce sees + 26,696,000 Due from other banks. . 5,649,600 Due to other banks, 2,103, 800 Deposits... + 16,263,000 Circulation . “6 6,793,000 Cotton for Cin ‘ Carmo, Jan. 31, 1965, Over # thousand bales of cottoa arrived to-day from Memphis for Cincinnati. Destructive Fire at Cairo. Camo, Lil, Jan 29, 1865, A fire Inat night destroyed all the new wooden butid. ings erected om the site of the fire last September. The principal losers are John Chunk, dry goods merchant; Oswald & Co, millinery and fancy goods; Mr. Swayne, grocer; Mr. Asher, clothing, and Mr. Swayno, millinery goods. Total loss, $60,000, which is mostly insured in Kaatern companies. Continued Indian Depredations. Owana, N. T., Jan. 20, 1868. Tho Indians, who burned the government hay and ran Off stock at Valley station yesterday, came down the road to-day, burned two ranches near Julcsburg, and ran off four hundred more catie. They have now gone in the direction of Fort Laramie. Senate. Avaanr, Jan. 81, 1868 The Sonate has padsed the State Bounty bill, whte® prohibits all local bouatios, and creates a State debt ef thirty million doliara, Bounties are to be paid at the rate of four hundred dab lars to one year men, five bundred to two years and ag hundred to three years meu. The ainount of money thas appropriated would Ol) tho quota of tho Stato (sixty.ome {nousand) and allow an average bouuty of uearly tve hundred dollars to each man, NEW YORK LEGISLATURS. mate. Atnany, Jan, 31, 1868. A bill was reported to incorporate the New York aa@ Unien Yacht Club. Bills were noticed to incorporate the State Temperance Society, and for the construction of @ pier in the Nort& river, New York. ° Bills were introduced to regulate the fees of phystelang and surgeons in certain cases, and authorizing the Super- visors of New York Ww raise money to pay bounty to volunteers as they may deem proper. Bills wore passed anvefding the charters of the Germas Savings Bank, aud changing the name ef Moore's Patent Fire Arms Company. ‘The State bounty bill, which provides — State bounty of $300, $400 and $600 for one, two and three years men, probibite all local bounties, and authorises the creation Of a debt of $30,000,000 for the purpose, was passed. A bill was also passed appropriating $200,000 for the reliof of the sick and wounded soldiers of this State te the service of the United States. Bills were ordered to a third reading providing for the appointment of five commiasioners of a ; amending the charter of the Brooklyn Mercantile brary Association. Assembly. Axsany, Jan. 81, 1868. Mr. Regp introduced a bill to authorize the Board of Supervisors of New York to provide means to encoum age enlistments and pay bounties to volunteers. The Dill was referred to the following special committee;— Messrs, Reed, Bemis aud Ingraham. Bills were ordored to a third reading to amend the churter of the Washington Insurance Company of New York; to increase the compensation of Supervisors to $8 per diy; to legalize the ordinance of the Board of Supe» visors of New York, passed June 26, 1864; relative te bounties; in relation to common schools la the city of New York, Mr. Vaw Buns reported a bill for the better protes tion of seamen in the port of New York. Adjourned, Affairs in New Jersey. OPPOSITION TO THE CAMDEN AND AMDOY RAIte ROAD-—HONORS TO THE LATE MINISTBR DAY~ TON, ETC, Travton, N. J., Jan. 31, 1868. The People’s Convention opposed to any extension ef the monoply privileges of the Camden and Amboy Railroad Company will moet here to-morrow. In the Senate to-day the Hon. Mr. Scoville presented @ series of resolutions referring to the patriotism and cmb nent public services of the late Hon. William L. Daytom, bis high distinction as a lawyer, and Lis noble stand te favor of his country, by which be defeated the dangorows policy of the court of France, They conclude as fel lows :—Our grief is solaced by the promise of the conttm ued jaflueuce of his fidelity to principle Hts memerp will live in the homes and hearts of the American people Thursday iswet apart for the consideration of these resolutions The United States Christian Commission. Pmuapetesta, Jan. 31, 1968, The Academy of Music was filled to overflowing t» night in commomoration of the third anniversary of the United tates Christian Commission. Thousands were unable to obtain admission, George H. Stuart, Prosidea® of the Commission, presided. A statement of the wort of the Commiesion for the past year was made by@ Demond, of Boston. It appears that the Commissem has received $2,882,347, and on January 1 there wae $5,420 In the treasury of the central office. Addresses were made by General Fisk, Rev. B. W, Chidiaw, A. D. Richardson, of New York; Rey. Dm Newton, Joseph Story, of Boston, and others. Muck enthusiasm prevailed, und the meeting continued tee late hour. To the Editors of the Kvening Post Gentlemen :—Allow us to say that the communication whi eared tn your ianue of Saturday last, reflecting on uur tae ition an@ its management, is a mischievous jb slander, aud that measures have been taken to hold the 1, whose names arc appended, responsible cama or ansailing private character, intruding themselves on inen, frightening our children, and actual; vo motherlesn little ones, who were committed by fathers toour care. Of the present whereabouts of those dren morunt. 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