The New York Herald Newspaper, February 10, 1865, Page 4

¥ Wrew YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, degree that it would have the elfect of disor ganizing the army;” that “the moment it was known that we (the rebol Congress) designed putting our negroes into our armies they would loave by thousands; and, finally, that “this thing involvea the abolition of slavery, which would be the ceriain ruin of the confederacy.’ So intensely hostile to this danger of emancipa- trars thrqughoul the State to provide an official nemiy for | and the wind protty stroug during portions of the day; & railroad on Eleventh avenue, New York; to extend | °t, with the civarsky overbead aud the glassy suriuce Uuion avenue, Brooklyn; and for » Police Court in thts | ander (oot the skaters had little to complain of. city. Bilis to facilitate the acquisition of lands fer the One hundred and seventy-twe tlerces of rice were sold Crown Aqueduct Reservoir; fixing the compensation of | yesterday in Brooklyn, for the bene@t of the poor of members of tha New York Common Councti at two thou- | Savamnah, and realised about ten thousand dollars, The sand dollars per year, to take effect next January ; and to prices ranged from nine to seventeen cents per pound. enable husband and wife to be witne-ses for or against | Mary Beal, senienced o the State Prison wome time each other im certain cases, were advanced toa third | ago ‘or shooting her husband, Peter Real, in Broadway, tite Accounts of Movements of the Anny in South Carolina. y ‘The Lower House of the Legislature at Alexandria, Vs, to-day ratified the anti-slavery amendment to the constl- tution with only two dissenting votes, The Renate yer OFFICE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NAS#AU 8TS, reading. was pardoned by Governor Seymour just before the ¢x- 19 | terday ratiied # unsfimously. = = Fae pay yy as piration of his term of office. tion are the genuine slavery “corner stone’ putainnsicth “ \ Now York, Friday, February 10, 1805. | rence of the Suprineonnne or La ed te anne | itis announced that Governer Andrew Jotneon, of | men of the South that one of them (Senator Delaware. Sherman Reported at Midway, == === == | dill was reported, and made the special order for Wednos- | Tennessee, Vice President olect of the United States, has Atkins) has proposed the purchase of a hundred FEE COPELIOTION AS NELEEES RRND A FOE | » 8.0., on tho 5th Instant. thousand negroes to be used as soldiers, not under & ridiculous promise of freedom, but each ag the slave of a white soldier who is to in- struct his negro in the use of arms, and to watch him. What, then, is the plan of warfare left to “the confederacy” if its armies are too weak to resist the armies of General Grant, if its white reserves are exhausted and its blacks cannot be trusted with arms? They talk of abandon- ing all their cities and strongholds, and of breaking up and scattering their armies into squads of bushwhackers. But the bare sug- gestion of this alternative amounts to a con- fession that for Davis and his confederacy there is no hope, and that the end draws nigh. General Grant has the game in his hands. ‘The case is clear. War now means to the South a wilfl rushing to destruction. In this view, and as @ magnanimous peace offering to the rebel leaders and the rebel army, we would again suggest the expediency of a pro- clamation from President Lincoln, offering “to whom it may concern” a free passage and subsistence to the Mexican frontier, with the understanding that they are to go in and take possession of the “promised land” on the broad American platform of the Monroe doc- trine. If they must have a Southern confede- racy, why not, as our allies and our “erring brethren,” give them a loophole of escape and a chance in Mexico? Dr. Gwin will receive them with open arms, and then good-by to Maximilian and Louis Napoleon. A New Postar Law.—Senator Collamer de- livered a speech in the Senate on Wednesday in support of a new postal law. This law pro- vides that letters deposited in a post office without prepayment, or short paid, shall be returned to the writers; that all newspapers and periodicals shall be prepaid, which sec- tion, however, was stricken out on the pas sage of the bill in the Senate; that two cents a name shall be paid for advertising let ters, instead of one cent as at present; that steamers leaving the United States shall not carry letters or packets which have not been deposited in the post office, and that deliveries in large cities shall be free and drop letters only one cent, These are the principal provi- sions. In explaining the bill, Senator Colla- mer said :— It was not proposed to make newspapor publishers pre- pay with stampa. This could not be dope in the ease of daily newspapers baving immonse circulations. The New York Hekanp, for instance, mailed, say, one hun- ‘dred thousand, or K might be fifty thousand, copies daily. Tuey could not possibly get their papers off in time for the mails if they had fo affix a stamp to each copy. It was proposed to leave this matter to the discretion of postmasters, and let them prescribe the rules under which the payment would be made. It was probable that the Postmaster General would order the prepaymoat to be made on a sworn statement trom the Tubsosiption books at the publication office. The Senator further remarked that the new law met the approval of the Postmaster Gene- ral. Indeed, we see very little in it of which to disapprove. The pay for advertising lotters ought not to be fixed by Congress, in our opin- ion, but each paper should charge its reguiar rates for such advertising. We should object to the advertising section in toto. Besides, no postmaster should be allowed to open letters THE SITUATION. It ts reported from Washington that military and naval ‘operations have cominenced below Wilmington, N. C., ‘and news of the capture of the city, it is sald, may be expected shorty. * Its stated in our Washington despatches that General Sherman was expected to reach Branchville, 8. C., om ‘Nhe Cth inet, It is believed that a battle hae already ‘oon fought in tho vicinity of that place, and itis thought Probable that it 1s now in General Sherman’s possession. Bichmond papors of Tuesday last have rumors that he thas takon it, and thot he has also effected a lodgunent on fhe railroad between it and Augusta, Ga, | The Army of the Potomac still held on Tuesday evening West all the ground wong and west of Hatcher's run, ‘which i #0 bravely wrested from the rebels on the two receding days, and It was believed to be General Grant's ‘dosign to permanontly maintain the new position, which the men had already strongly intrenched. The troops Wffeoting this extension of the left of the Army of the Potomac lines wore the Fifth corps, two divisions of the Becond, one division of the Sixth and Genoral Gregg’s @avalry. The fighting on Monday of the Fifth corps and the \eavairy, with the rebels, was of a very sovere and stub- orn character. The only disturbance of the quiet on Tuesday was caused by un attack of the enomy on a portion of the Fifth corps and tho cavalry, which was Boon repulsed with trifling loss on the Union side; occa- sional briak firing between the pickets, and the opening ‘of some of the Second corpa artillery on the rebel works Docurrod, to the last of which no response was received. \A heavy rain, hail and snow storm prevailed during all Mueasday In thearmy. Wo have no record of Wednesday’s Operations, The Union losses in the fighting ou Sunday jand Monday are estimated at a total of eight hundred, | President Lincoln's account of the lato Hampton Moads.peace negotiations was not, aa was anticipated, pont m to Congross yesterday; but It is expocted that It ‘Swill be recetved in that body to-day. It is said to be of Wensiderable length, giving a complete account of the day evening next, ratifying the amendment to the consti- | been for several days confined to his bed by ‘serious iil- tution of the United States abolishing slavery. The State ness at his residonge in Nashville, Bounty and Loan bill, whioh appropriates thirty millions J The coroner's investigation relative to the terrible con- of dollars for the purpose of raisiug volunteers, was taken | flagration in Philadelphia on Wednesday, by which fifty Up and adopted ; also the bills to provide a military parade buildings were destroyed and a number of lives lost, was ground in Hamilton square; for the improvement and | commenced yesterday. The fire is attributed by many to maintonance of Central Park, and closing Observatory incendiarism; but the facta in the case have not yet place im this elty, Concurrent resolutions of thanks to | been detormined. The Philadelphia Corn and Gold Ex- ‘Admiral Porter and General Terry, for thelr gallantry in | Changes yesterday took up subscriptions for the sufferers, taking Fort Fisher, were unanimously adopted. During | Afteen hundged dollars belng contributed by mombers of the evening session @ petition was presented, signed by the former, and one thousand dollars by those of the Genoral Scott and three thousand others, asking for the } latter. adoption of a system that will secure to veteran soldiors By the !ate accident onthe Marietta and Cincinnati aud sailors employment in the civil service of } Railroad, whore a bridge gave way, plunging atrain of the State, Bills were reported to incorporate | cars into the river, sixty feet beneath, niue persons were the Bay View and New York Railroad Company; | Killed and twelve wounded, relative to marshals and cortain public records in} nthe 20th uit. atrain of carson the way to Athons, Now York; to incorporate the Union League Club, and { Alabama, from Nashville, ran off the track near Clove- tho Soldiers Messenger Corps, Bills were noticed to fa- | land, Tonnessee, killing one. man and injuring five or ax cilitate the construction of the Harlem Bridge; relative } others, all mombers of the Forty-fourth Indiana infantry. to the Marine Court in New York; to regulate the sale of The stock market was dull yesterday. Governments gold; to incorporate the German-Amorican Colonisation | Were stronger. Gold was stagnant, and closod at 211%. Socloty of New York, Bills for a railroad in Whitehall | The markets wore generally quiet, but firm, yesterday, and other streets in New York; to incorporate the Brook- | though but little business was done fp any department, lym Literary Association; amending the Brooklyn Park } Foreign goods were generally nominal at Worlnosday’s act; incorporating the New York and Brooklyn | Prices; ‘but domestic produce sold to some extent at Turkish Bath Company; amending the charter of } full prices, Cotton was without change. Petroieum the Union Theological Seminary of New York; | Was dull and nominal at Wednesday's prices, which were amending the charter of the Harlem Stage and } @bout Ic, a 2c, below those of the previousday. On Ferry Company; to ghango the name of the New York | ’Change tho flour market waa more active and firmer, Frog Acadenny ; for ilroad in Eighty-sixth and other } While wheat was firmer, with more doing, Corn was dull streets in New Yor) the relief of the Fulton Rail. | and heavy. Oats were ¥e. Srmer, with » moderate roud Company; amending the charter of the Alaire | demand. Tho pork market was also more activo and a Works of New York; to incorporate the Masonic Savings | shade firmer, while beef was without change. Lard was Bauk; to tax the holders of national bank stock, and to | a'co firmer and more active, Freights wero dull but authorize the Yonkers and New York Railroad Company | firm. Whiskey was stoady, to extend their track through certain streets in this city, | another War Cry from Richmond=The were Introduced. Prospect—Peace Surely Coming. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. Another war cry comes up from Richmond The Senate Committee on Cities, after hearing all the | in response to President Lincoln’s peace ulti- arguments of those in favor of and opposed to the paid matum at the late Hampton Roads pence con- fire department system, have matured a bill which it is |» expected they will report to the Senate on next Monday. ference. The Richmond Sentinel (the confiden- Itestabilshos a paid fire department for the Metropol. | tial organ of Davis), reforring to the anli-Davis tan district, embracing this city and Brooklyn, and | rebel peace agitators, says:—“The question abolishes the present volunteor departments of the two | with theso so-called peace men is settled;” that cities, A resolution strongly in favor of a paid depart- | “our advance, though invited, haa been mot by ea Yesterday adoptod by tho Chamber of Com- | 4, most intolerable of insults;” that “we have ‘Tho constitutional amendment for the abolition and | been fairly forced to the wall, and it is plain prohibition of slavery bas been adopted by the loyal {| there is no escape from utter ruin save such as Legislature of Virginia, sitting at Alexandria, This is } we shall bew out with manfal swords.” The the twelfth State to raiify it On Wednesday it was i a1 f voted on by the Legislature of Delaware, and rejected by eplabsh sie Sse eee eee ete es a three-fourths vote in the Seunte anda two-thirds vote | Missioners “have beon met with terms degrad- th tho House: Governor Bramlette has cent a message to | ing in their character and ruinous in their the Kentucky Logislature recommending the ratitication } effects, the people of these States have but one of the winondment, but expressing the opinion that the | course $ggpursue. They must fight it out” In national government should pay the State thirty-four } the same spirit tho rebel Governor of Virginia millions of dollags, tho estimated value of the slaves | A “ within her limite in the year 1864. (Extra Billy Smith) calls for a mass meeting in Colonel Baker, chicf the War Department detectives | the African churoh, and the Sentinel, app: is still prosecuting his investigations in this city and | the call, says “let us meet, and put our he vicinity relative to the stupendous frauds of the bounty | Lincoln’s insolent insult, and return instant brokers and bounty Jumpers. A number of additional { q, ” persons have been arrested; but the publication of their fanos to, Wig menitcte.”, | Reconsteadsian ists names at present is not oonsidored proper. Others } 9F° threatened with tho halter, and peace men still will be trapped. In the bank books of those } taunted with cowardice or accuséd of treachery. already in chargo, credits for deposita to the amount of } Jeff. Davis declares, in unmistakable la: 5 about half million dollars have been found, and the | «that bo is not to be forced to become an agent banks have been instructed to retain the monoy till fur- for reconsti on.” ress raises ‘ther orders are received. Many of the brokers, becoming ae ery 7 Sage Rec ahora nae ‘alarmed, have left the city, One man, who was the trea- : surer of a thriving house in Centre street, engaged inthe | Peace measures, with a unanimity which fraudulent bounty certificate business, has left for Europe | betrays the mind of the arch rebel with the funds of the concora, amounting to forty thou- | which controls it. In a word, the Rich- sand dollars in gold, in his possession, mond fire-catera are rampant, and the peace By the arrival here yesterday of the steamship Morro I Castle, from Havana on tho 4th inst., wo havo inter and | Men there @ro cowed into silence, Davis has Interesting news from Moxioo. Tho advices are from | flanked them and ewt them off; but with his the City of Mexico to the 19th and Vora Cruz to | expulsion from Richmond, with Lee’s army, wo the 224 ult A great portion of the country was} ghall hear from them again, The curtain is in a most distracted cormtition. A number of about te be lifted on the closing acenea of tho Doves, Del., Feb. 9, 1868, ‘The Legislature yesterday rojected the proposed amendment to the constitution by s three-fourths vote in Sho Senate and a two-thirds vote in the House, Kentacky. GOVERNOB BRAMLETTH RECOMMENDS THE BATIFI- CATION OF THE AMENDMENT. Lovuwsvusa, Feb. 9, 1865, Governor Bramiette, in his message to the Logislature relative to the proposed amendment of the federal con- Btitution, yields to the amendment, and recommends its ratification, but thinks the national gevernment should pay Kentucky thirty-four millions of dollarae—the eati- matod value of her slaves in 18¢4—as @ consideration for Kentucky's assent thereto. THE ARION FANCY ‘DRESS BALL. Seven Thousand People Present—Three Thousand in Costume—$10,000 Taken in Tickets—Decorations—Police=Music= Committees—Invited Guests, &c. ‘The grand fancy dress ball of the Arion Socioty at the Academy of Music last evening was a most perfect and complete success throughout, The arrangements made by the various committees were such as to insure the comfort and convenience of all the guests assembled, The Academy nevor presented # neator or more tasteful appearance. THE DECORATIONS were not numerous, but were ingenious, and oll had thelr appropriate explanations. The stage end of the room was fitted with the uaual canopy, to which an ex- cellent fancy sketch‘on the rear Wall mado an appropriate ‘and beautiful fish, Fronting thie the word ‘ Arion,” supported on either side by a star, blazed out in a thousand gas jets, and under this. beautiful harp, sur- rounded by a wreath ef fire, appeared ulso in a myriad of gas jets, Fronting this was a platform ornamented with evergreens, and surmounted by a huge box, which ata later period of the evening’s festivities wae ‘used for a most uniqie performance by that imaginary but historic tribe, the Salaitfmnders. Suspended from the centro of the dome was a Huge globe of tricolored bunting, which was algo used with novel effects during the evening. The first tier of boxes hada simple dressing of tricolored bunting, Sgures representing the Princo Carnival and other characters orustnenting tho proscenium boxes, The upper galleries were decorated with wreaths of flowers and banners on which appeared a great variety of fancy sketches. This, with a fow unimportant particulars, completed the decorations. ” THE COMMITTEES were designated by various insiguia, the most prominent of which was the Floor Commiitee, These consisted of twelve gentlomen costimed as the musketeers of the queen of the time of Richelicu—the drces being con- structed after Dumas’ description of the same in the “Three Guardsmen.’’ They were oificered by eee Wn. Candidus and Lieutenant Albert Sieinway. The Reoep- tion and Box committees were attired in plain balireom dress and designated by a small bulge. Thoir duties wero arduous, but most satisfactorily performed. THAR MUSTO was furnished by Deltz & Eckhart, and in addition to the numerous waltzes, quadrilles and polkas, played a piece entitled thgg‘ Arion March,” composed expressly for the ‘occasion ant cated to the Arion Society, by Mr. Wil- Mam Candidu& The music was very heartily encored by the Arions and their guests, 6nd proved a most brilliant composition. We Effects a Lodgment Betweea Branchville and Augusta, The Rebel Advance Guard Flanked and Falling Back. Branchville Reported in Cur Possession, . key Rey kee —_—— Our Special Washington Despated. Wastaxcton, Feb. 9, 1885. General Sherman was expected to reach Branchviite omy the 6h inst, he having been somewhat dolayed by the flooded condition of the country consequent upon toe recent freshet. It is believed that a battle has been fought at that petal’ before this time, and that it is probably in ows possession, as recent Southern despatches in the rebel papers indie cate that they have no hope of being uble to ho A should he succeod in getting that far with hia invinsithe columns, REBEL ACCOUNTS. Sherman Reported at Midway, 8. C., The stroying the Branchville and Auguste. Raliroad. [From the Richmond Dispatch, Feb. 6.) ‘There was a roport current yestorday that Sher=sa) had reached, and was destroying the Augusta Raaread, at Midway, von tiles wost of Branchville; but no intet» gence in confirmation of this wns received by the War Department. According to official advices, Sherman waa) still twenty-five or thirty miles south of Branobyitis. ‘An Augusta paper, rvceived yosterday, says that tre corps of Sherman's army are on the Georgia aide ot me Savannah river. Rebel News from Sherman’s Froute [From the Richmond Examiner, Fob. 7.] Arumor was circulated in tho streets that Brande was in possasion of the enemy, our forces having beew flanked both sides, and thus compelled to fall back. Wy lost credit before night, The telegraph wire was wouring through Branchville all yesterday afternoon, Tho facut are just these: that the War Departinent bas a despaith that our advance guard, under McLaws, fell back, for fat of being enveloped by the enemy's advance ; that {t dit se after slight skirmisbivg, and that the point to whieh. fell back is thirty miles from Branchville, ANOTHER AND DIFFERENT VERSION OF THE 84N3 STORY. [From the Richmong Whig, Feb. 7. «No news” at the War Department last night. . It aa currently roported, however, on the street, that Shaw man’s army had made a AR eee Branchville and Augusta. Tho only fact confirmatory. this report is tho interruption of telegraphic commutes @ tion with Augusta yesterday morning. We hope to hewt something definite from Culurmbla before going topres®. is THE GULF. @ntire conference. Our renders, however, may gather tbe substance of the negotiations from the report of the eebel commissioners to Jeff. Davis, published In this jmorning’s Harap. From this {t will be seen that Mr, Lin- boin informed them that the basis of his terms was their feturn toytho Union and submission to the constitution Bnd laws of Congress, We accompany this with a report lor the proceedings of » masa meeting in Richmond and ory editorial comments of Richmond papers, in which Mamppost suspension ts prescribed for all submissionists, Woconstructionists and peacemen. Joff Davis was one of Igho speakers at the mass meeting. { By the arrival here yesterday from New Orleans of the Btearmships Genoral Barnes and Yazoo we have 4 reitem- ftion of the report that Mobile has been evsouated by the webels, It is not oven yet, however, rendered positive. } Despatches from theSouthwest state that Cheatham’s Bnd Lee's corpse of the rebel Army of Tennessee, lately ommanded by General Hood, have gone to South Caro- fina. It ts roported that a considerable rebel force is fee on the Arkansas side of the Mississippi river, THE COMPANY began to asrembie as early as half-past seven o'clock, and by nine the boxes and floor began to be crowded. Viewed from box eleven, whicl d been most courte- ously reserved for the press, actne was one of the most animating description. ould hardly seem pos- sible that human ingenuity could tavent costumes in such variety and representing every phase in every na- tionalityf"und at cleven o'clock the crowd had become so dense that one costume could hardly be distinguished from another. The grand | aneronsto and the comio quadrilles designed by tho gramine Commiites come of ax arrangement; but it was impoeaibie to got a clear sight of the costumes which had been adopted to suit the various representations, The number of guests present was variously estimated. Two thousand tickets, adinitting a gontieman and two ladies each, wore sold, netting the handsome sum of $10,000. Among the many novelties introduced were a series of tmnastic performances by the pupils of Professor Gob- rd’s Gymnastic College, who performed some Supplies Forwarded to the Prisoners at Camps Groce and Ford, Texas. General Robbing, with the design of attempting her invasion of Tonnersee, The rebel guerillas are Jetill prowling through Kentucky, Murders and rob- Weries by them in diderent parts of tho State are still of Kerequens occurrenge. A portion of Quantrell’s old band Ypeontly orddied the Obio river and passed Into the inte- CAPTURE OF A BLOCKADE RUNNER. Confirmation of the Evacuation ef tho guerilla leaders, acoording to imperial newspaper ac- + " ty or. Gonoral Burbridgo's Inte order disbanding the | counts, had drawn up aud signed a compect to visit | U7Ama, and peace is surely coming—tho peace | becauso they afé not fully prepaid. Suob pri- | astonishing acre eo Pag od poporters, but 1, Mobile. ie ‘Yontucky militia has been countermanded by the War | Instant death on all Frenchmen and traliors caught, of a rebellion put down and our Union re- | vilege would certainly bo abused, and We | a, Tue iady, Mrs, Newoompe, appearing Seated a 7 the New York’ Hexatn, made up in a dress, jockey Lat &e., &e., whether with or without arms in their hands, and their f stored, followers wore oxecuiing tg instructions, It is re-} Meantime, notwithstanding those Richmond ported that they had sacked a little town called Metepec, | gJamorg of Southern unity for war, wo , apd committed many barbaritics there and at other places. ‘Tho war botween tho republican and importal | HAV@ at Inst all the sdvanteges, in every should object to that | section, also. and feather composed of Henaros, She attracted ant- versal attention, and was attended by ae Parker; tn Highland costume, Walking demijohns, negro min- | mye steamship Yazoo, Captain Couch, from New On strels, Irish bootblacks, Pune and Judy, peasant girls, 3 trocbadours, iniiitary: men, civilians, walkeng dolls and | Yeans January 31, arrived at this port yesterday. Purse dancing jac! bounded on every side, Puring the fes- | Cook will accept our thanks for the prompt delivery of Wopartinont, Passes are now required of all persons ping from Louisville to Nashville, It is rumored that General Burbridge has been superseded in the command of the Dopnriment of Kentucky by General Palmer. County Loan Leoatzep.—The Legislature has at last legalized the ordinance of the Super- visors, adopted lust June, for raising two mil- | United Stator atarshal Murray, in obedience to the in- } forces wae duite active in Sinsive oe ote Mette of a united North ageinst @ divided | tions of dollars to pay bounty to soldiers, | {itie the - Tiate” Avlons cootareed an frome, ah pex- 1. OwT Coremlchen, ah es bi ed about ‘orm: f Siar , 9 of o : a . 1 prructions from Washington, loft this city yosterday ape ae 7 crate reorspente fiat! palit oe ce the a Peace be and | Apont one million of this has already been sub- formed a quadrite to tue invense digit of all’ partes. & Our New Oricans Correspondence. "+ fRfernoon for Moutreal, to take charge of twelve of the acles of our Northern peace faction AF | scribed for and the money paid in and expen “Die Htiler wom Ovalon Lirht' The knights of the New Onrxans, La, Jan, 51, 1965, @RPPLIES TO THE CAMPS GROCH AND FORD PRIFONZRS Our prisoners contined af Camp Groce, Toxas, here recently received, through Gol, Dwight (agent fag the ex * change of prisoners in this department), a large Supply a clothing, bootoes, blankets, baversacks, ~cantoeDe, agct and madiciue. see prisoners of vight hundred. A republican attack on the P . a hand fmperial garrison at Mazatlan had been repulsed, vie | SomMered to. the winds, with the repudiattea | We now hope our capitalists will immediately reported that Parfirio Diaz, the republican leader, who was by Davis of reconstruction by any process or > step forward and take the balance. Duty and intrenched at Onjaca, had burned down a great portion of | Upon any terms, Tho Hon, Fernando Wood is | patriotism alike demand this, ‘I'he Supervisors? the city in ordor to improve his defences, Merehal Bazaine } at length convinced of “the error of his ways” | Commiftae are nearly without funds. Men had Iefe tho eapital to conduct the tuperial operations | heretofore, and his voice is for the war. ‘The | must be had; bit {icy cannot be secured with- Oval Circle” —copice of which had been freely circulated through the vast audience, whoeided in swelling the chorus ut the very dome shook with the melody. In fact novelties came 80 thick and fast it would be impos sible to deeribe them. So great was the crowd the floor committees were obliged to join hands and form @ centre, around which the dancers could revolve. JBL. Albans raiders who will be delivered to him there, and brought on here by him for trial. 4 During the discussion in the rebel Senate on Monday on the bill to place slaves in the army Jeff. Davis’ sopponents again dealt out-their denunciations on him for } against Diaz. Juarez was supposed to be at the town of i THE BALL J jpot restoring General Joo. Johuston to command Arispe, in Sonora. A coal mine has been discovered near Hon. Ae Hig! of Ohio, eT eeeno out an increase of bounty and hand money. | oponed at nine o'clock in aground march anda proces. + Since the above was reeeivest by our prisoners, Cotate? Mr. Se: ‘ * ' Monterey. Dr. Gwin was in Hayaua on the 4th inst., en | Peace leader, proposes # vote of thanks to Pre- | pis increase cannot be made until this loan is led off by the musketeer a full un! headed | Dwight has sent 4 sim{lar quantity of clothing, &e., \Mr. Semmes, of Loulsiana, one cof Jeff.'s supporter, | ponte from Mexico to Europe. sident Lincoln for his complete exposure of the | taken. It waits the action of capitalisia, Will y (oo ete enc (Wee | the prisonors.at Camp Ford, by way of Galveston, Ja igave them to understand (hat all their abuse would have | ‘The Hoard of Counciimen mot yosterduy snd transacted } utterly inadmissible requirements of the rebel | they now hesiiate to place da Cacionitinelte but maderste leoraotion was extremely Wifi. | bie report Coionel Dwight euys:— 2 2 cult. The order of dancing comprised twenty selections, Thero has not yet been time for me to hear of thetr tho effect, and that General Johnston would not be again | Some rouline business. A resolution was prosecuted, and | Jeaders in behalf of peace. In fact, every | ¢, 7 . laid over, in favor of procuring a stand of colors for each | yy, P ial funds? We hope not. Northern democrat capable of coo! reflection of the city regiments, at a cost pot to exceed threp hun- ‘ ‘ ‘ext W dred and aoventy. dis Matinee tat ends regiment. A rego. | Must Now perceivo that his party, as organized Tux Ixpicent Weisu Samon.—We have ro- jution was offered to print one thousand copis# of the | tpon the Chicago platform, is dead and dis- | ceived tho sum of seven dollars, sent to uis for maps of fire districts, which was referred to the Com- | solved; that the organization of the opposition | John Probest, the Welsh seaman, whose case mitvee on Printing. A resolution was prosented author | party of 1868 will depend upon the issues }| Was mentioned in our columns a few days ago. izing and directing the City Inspector to contract with growing ont of tho suppression of the rebel- | As we do not know to whom this money is to Daniel Gallagher to deliver all the contents of the sinks ° A of this abe for a poriod of ten years irom the tet of | om, and not apon the slavery question, or any | be paid, we shall be glad if some of his friends ‘April next, at the present places of deposit of the Lodi | of the dead issues of 1864, There is no room, {| would call for it. Manufacturing Company, upon his giving satisfactory | no business, no foothold for an opposition Pre- Vea security in tho sum of five thousand dollars for the per- | sidential party now, and hence, Bd this para- NEWS FROM THE SOUTHWEST. formance of the contract and for the payment of one thousand dollars quarterly into the city treasury. ‘The | 2OUst issue of the war for tho Union or di | mwo Corps of Hood's Army Sent to South resolution was laid over, after which the Board adjourned, | Tuption for the sake of peace, the unity of all Carolina. oe ‘A communication was yesterday sent to Mr. Jones, { parties in the loyal States for the war, save Cincuxnatt, Feb. 9, 1865. Prosident of the Hoard of Aldermen, by the Mayor, cal- | hero and there on incurable copperhead, or | T®* correspondent of tho Gassite, writing from Nuali- ing for » special meeting of the Board, to take action | some fossil of the Albany Rogency. his hay Pe ee tho ordinance passed by the Board of Councilmen oravealile a sachet officers from enlisting |. 1B© contrast presented by the presomt for | nam’s aud Gonoral Loe's, have boen sunt to South Caro- men in the city for other places. Owing to the illness of lorn, exhausted and distracted condition of the | lina, tho President and the short notice given, a quorum was | Davis confederacy is very striking. From Alt | @ne Rebels Preparing for ® New Move not present and no meeting was held; but it is under- | bama and Mississippi, from Georgia and South Into Ve: see. flood that the Board will be @onvened to-day, when the | Carolina, come up to Richmond the most painfal Camo, Ti, Feb. 8, 1865, Ordinance will Goubsless be passed. cries for assistance against the superior forces | The Memphis Pullen says:— In the caso of the Mercantile Bank vorms Charles of the “invading Yankees,” is A large rebePforce, Including.stz hundred mien of Gon- Windsor, » motion was made yesterday before Judge e “Invading Yankees,” and the response 18 | 6.41 ryie%s command, aro reported on the Arkansas side Barnard t vacate the attachment aguinst the defendant's | ® requisition for every absent rebel soldiot, | of the river, noar Mound City, Tho wholo force is under property, on Staten Island, on the ground that the order.| every deserter and every able-bodied mon | Genorai Robbins, and they evidently intend crossing the ‘was not insued in accordance with the provisions of the | within reach of s conscript hunter, for the de- | fiver iuto Tennessee. prnneed ee ae re ee 4 bia | fence of Richmond. Outside of the defences of Guerllla Movements in Kentucky. ‘The quarrel betwoen manager Jacob Grau and his popu- that city, to the Mississippi river, all the broken a aad eo been pregimri-s ener W lar tenor, Pawquale Brignolt, which was to have been ven- fragments of the rebel armies are at the mercy y- en of rolls old band of guer croveed the Obio river, and made for the front of our liner, Sa Co} is has bee jn " tilated in the Supreme Court, cirouit, this term, mj} of Sherman and Thomas, and within the de- several days ago; but shortly afterwards they retired, rent to a referee for adjudication, Bx-Judge Mitchell | fences of that city the dangor which menacets| and have f gone inso the Interior of Kentucky again. Will hoar the testimony and report the result aa speedily | +14 army of Leo is the danger of famine or an- | Gueriilas aro vory numeroas near our Tinea. Robberies Me > aon Court of Common Pleas, before Indge Daly, yea: | Thflation, The region of country which has | ere frequent, Dead pickets ar» brought in every morn- terday, Bmil Roiuhard brought suit against the Gor. | furnished his soldiers is exhausted; the States } 9s poration, laying damages at ten thousand five hundred | which have contributed the bulk of his eb- News from Lowisvilles Collars, for serious injuries received by falling into spoal } sistence are ont off; the seaport from which he Lovurvnas, Fel, 8, 1865, so sncrtalafecteed Uy the route otano he we | B88 obtained his arma, ammunition, clothing | Py re ten vy arctun of the War Depurmat which it belongeds A verdict for one shousand dollars | ®24 hospital stores, by several ship Loads every | Prins for Nuativilo are now roquired for all pareona ‘yas awarded. week, is now hormotically sealed. At the same | jesving thia city for thet place aad points further south, In the Court of General Sessions yesterday Walter Pat- | time, whilo he is confronted by s veteran army ‘The Vico President elect, Gov, andrew J3hneon, ta ten wae convicted’af stealing thirty dollars from Henry | more powerful than his own, he is monaced by feriourly {ndleposed, having been confired to bit bed for F. Koas, at Mr, Blant’s volunteering rooms. Te was re- soveral others converging to envelope hin, wevortd daya manded for *entence, Hannah Miller and William " Saver (Colored) wore oonvicted of robbing Thomes } With their great genoral end their last ro- ee Seno’ te ©, 1e08, Brown of seventeen hundred dollars in gold, on the 12m | maining army thus entangled, it is not sur | — Woil excented counterfert “tons” ox the Mochoates’ of January, in a disrepatable house on the Miva Pointa | prising that the people of the rebellious States Bauk of Now Haven are being eireulated. They wore sent to the Stata Prison for four yours and wit | are now distracted, indifferent, demoralized and | Tnx smomo oF Geonae Comm—Varnex o” Tia arrive) at Camp Fora, but I have no doubt they have #2. rived safely, 1 alo fake pleasure in saying in od the instanoos—and they have boen several—in which 7 have delivered monoy to Major Szymanski for Untog prisoners In Toxas, I have re@ived Proper acknowleay fesse ag ite receipt by the parties for whom It was ia tond and was compose! of the waltz, quadrille, polka, polka redowa and lancer, exclusive of the comic dances, ‘The music was in general selections from the old mas ters, and was mort admirably performed, ORDER OF DANCING. laced in an important position, becauro he was decmed competent. The House amendment placing no limita- ion on the nuraber of negroes to be conscripted was lopted by a vote of twelve to eight, Breckinridgo has Poon confirmed as rebel Secretary of War, and General sPchols has succoeded to his command. | Our correspondent at Key West informs us that the Pwrockers have got fire to and totally burned all that por- lon above the water of tho United States steamer San Wacinto, wrecked a short time ago on No Name Key, (Bahamas. They afterwards attacked the shipwrecked jereand crow, but wore stoully resisted. Though a umber of shota were exchanged, no one was reported as Ynjured. Two more English blockade runners, the ors Augusta and Fanny Mcltea, captured by the ‘ited States steamer Honeysuckle and schooner Fox, bea arrived at Key West, | EUROPEAN NEWS. ‘The steamship Australasian, from Liverpoc! 28th and Queenstown 20th alt, arrived at this port Inst evening. Bier advices are one weok later than the accounta previ- .Moyerbeor .. Lauper ‘ A BLOCKADE RUNNER CAPTURED, ‘Tho schooner Josephine, laden with one hundred anf thirty-four bales of cotton, arrived here yesterday. &he was captured on the 14th inst, by the United tater steamer Seminole, while attempting to enter the mouw of the Rio Grande, The Josephine wok on her cotton sf Houeton, Te: andon the 23th of December ran the blookade out San Luis Le The Josephine tea fine eclhooner, of forty-one tons bhrden, and when captares. hed on board a crow of five men, PRESONAL Admiral Lee, commanding the Upper Miseissippl Be- partnent, arrived in this city on Sunday last A in honor of his arrival was lired from the sloop-of-wat Fortemouth, Senator Michael Habn will probably ge to Washingtoy in a few days, to urge the ciuims of this State to ite re adiuittance inte the Union. Colonel B. G. Farrar has been appointed post command ant 1 Natchez, Mississippl. 16—Polka, 16—Qhuscirilio, os 17—Polka Redowa, 18—Walta. About seven thousand peoplo were present, TUE POLICR ARRANGEMENTS were all that could be desired. Captain Cameron, of the Highteouth prec hI them in charge, and Sergeants Vosburg, Polly and Barfield took care of the insite of the house. Officer Arnoux and aseistants looked after the hacks, and officore Harris and Vermdiyes bad charge of the committee room, which was furnished with the chotcest wines from Stohn é Wuldng, and a most excel- lent array of goodly viands by Wilko. The detective force was also prosent, headed by Chief Young, who had de- tajlod Moser, Kelso, Radford, Dusenberry, Kidor, Farley, MeDougal and Eustace wo attend They circulat through the crowd very generally and aided materiliy inkeoping order. TUR INVITED GUESTS were numerous. His Honor the Mayor and Mr, Christian Godfrey Gunther, Sr., were present; also Recorder Hoff man, the varous court judges, several military geutle- men, and other ded to the general ploasuie of the New Ontmane, La, Jan. 31, 1868, REPORTS OF THE RVACUATION OF MOTE, A refugee who arrived in this city yesterday informe mo that the rebela commenced evacuating Movile on the -16th inst, —the cay that he left the city, ‘The guns, ordnance stores, &e., wero being moved te Selina, Ala, Every ablo-bodied man in Mobile is being conscripted, and tho greatest consternation and alarm are the cons» quence, People are said to bo leaving the ofty {n eqn = fleeing to the woods to escape the sweeping rd wr jon. jobile a go wenkly defended by militia, under Mi and Taylor, that it believed the city will be > cupled without # blow being struc. A few nights since our uavy expected an attack from the rebel vessels beyond the obstructions, Our foreey ‘Wore prepared for them; but the rebels did mot come ad was expected. ously ween ‘Tho rumors rom Righmond of the peace nogotiattona reached Ligerpool on the 28th and exercised a very de- Ing effect on the ootton market. For some days jous the newspapers had published nothing of im- oe Tegarding American affmira, * The Bank of England on the 26th reduced the rate of Posen from five and ahalfto five per cent, Console ir. Suoh was the excellent order of the arrangements that ‘up t twelve o'clock not an article Dad been reported to the commitiee ne stolen, nor had au improper pervon, Bo far as could be jndged, made an eppenrance. Alto gether it war a yrand amtair, reiteoting great credit altke upon the corunutiee of arrangeinents and thelr numerous guests. At four o'clock the ball was over aud everybody departed satiated. City Intelligen Mont Raat Parvorry.--Mra, Mary Real, who, it wil!) be remembered, wae convicted of tho killing of her hun band, Mr. Peter Real, in Broadway, and sentenced to the a ortent lod allowed " poy was granted by Governor Zoymour jus pr tener (he oxpiration of Lia warm of effiee, ond is -” omer Lats. Tur Daun ce Mix, nance. ~-Yorterday afternoon Dy. A. B. MoM appeared at the Coroners’ office and made @ statornent tn writing relavire to the death of Ain Wiftfum Bragch, the broker, who died on the 24th eltime from Injuries scoldeatally received by brick falling on his money Closed on the 28th at 89% a 89%. | At Liverpool the produce marketd were quiet but as CONGRESS. ‘Put ittle business of importance wna trannscted tn the yosterduy. The bill reimbursing Missouri for ex- inourred in calling out ber militia for her defence passed ; also the bill providing for the constraction ‘pf 8 bridge across the Ohio river at Cincinnall, ‘The fea a to send copies of the constivn- 0 The Lat News. Sourmweat Pasa, Jan, 81—P. TR WYACTATION OF MonTUX LY THR RERELO, ‘The news of tho evacuation of Mobile te confirmed. & gentleman reniding in tho city yesterday secoived @ letter direot from Mobile, Gated 26th Instant, in whic 6 ie ptated that the robele wero at that time evacuating ynal amondment abolishing slavery to the Governors of 0 peveral States, that they may take action thereon, j 28 tho flouse of Roprosentatives® tho bill establishing » odmattis burcau was passod. The bill amendatory of 6 Internal Rovenve not wag discussed. My, Washburne wod bir motton to tax stocks of whiskey on hand; RL on coming to # vote there was no quorum. Frorm is poiyt of the proceedings until after midnight the Treas Orega & Baccwta The Brooklyn Academy was crowded lact might with ape of the largest and mo fasKlonaife audiences that jo4 there Fra Diem vss ghen oth; ss Oukiy Weaueahes and was recelred‘with move then tho crdinary on em which @ Drocklya audience To-night jonae Was eheocged in ordering the arrest and hearing | —. 1 he ax0veds of udvontoen montis Jue Tobin was Wand gully et wmaliiox | aighenctencd almost to the poius of a general | Fruwe.—Vo ary requested hy she flenda of Mr. Coorge | bend ov le was loeving We Board of Brokers, tm Dro tony NO aa So TIA te ae ee THE LrersLaror:, ftroota, on the vight of thagpth ef Decombes, and. was collapse, And what is the remedy proposed by Coffin to etate that he is acta bounty Jumper, and thet eae Rear on te so reany on sevens) queatieng Florence, and with much decided muceess i to Yor her the reputation on ono of the finest representatives of the Praviats tn Tislep daring Der tine, We have soon bet immenso drasia@e remanded for ventenca, the rebel Solons at Richmond? The desperate ivan et patient ablation sagen Tho freseing woathor of Wedooaday night, which was | expedient of arming their slave population. saan thes Colee ada niin ero ch sour ths eaee el an agreeable surprice to skaters, renewed the ‘ey conting | Bus when this expedient te bronzht to the test | sl); that he was through Bleecker street, when middle meningeal artery. fe gave @ Cert! wo the gadortaker on the mofning of the funceal, but W did eat forth the indirect cease of death, In concl Doctor said >—*I omualiy gtate the indirect cou ot Tn tho Mote Seuste yertorday Mocsra Andrews, Taim- of, Strong, Shafer, White snd Datoher, mombers of the + (ommlitee on Cies and Villages, and g under in- : ne Motropolitan Pu riet Dill, ten Ds ponds, which w )n ie ri in 5 Nyman Mau iat aa | fi ym wh Yo lente ad eet | no roel Sena cele under moh o- | as fie Baal attain pay Pit eels see ne! Vata | waa he gat pees Plsore sere | tho bil Wye ortlored.to be reforrod to afieiect Conn. | ewered the purpose, being to thore who love abating | VOmMe argument as theo: that “our white nob | Tee aocused mata Ly BAL eR a fF tho releuiven tod tireda of lie, Bloarh aa tthe oman | Weretare We cn anteipate the eanalloune wih wilh Of .polom, — Pils wore IMteriuoed requiring Regie. ively better thaa bo ice at ah ‘The airwasahacn, | diers would object to the measure to sugh ® | pinnation. Per in whish be metia death ‘aul render Vieletin (bie evening,