The Sun (New York) Newspaper, December 21, 1864, Page 1

THIRTY.VIRAT VRAR. ) NUMBER 10,125. The Latest New By Telegraph to the NX. Y. San. ee THE VICTORY IN TENNESSEE | What Thomas Has So Par Gained. 54 PIECES OF ARTILLERY! OVER 15,000 PRISONERS. FEDERAL LOSS ONLY 3,500. The Pursuit Still Going On. FROM BEFORE RICHMOND, HEAVY FIRING GOING ON. NEWS: FROM _ MONTREAL: Reported Arrest of the Raiders ! THE FENIAN EXCITEMENT. President's Dratt Proclamation. ONLY 240,000 MEN SE BY PME LAST CA GENERAL THOMAS, Details of the Parsuit of Ilood, The vews trom Tennessee indicates thas the re- bel General was pushing for the line of Duck river asa means of etlecting a farther retreat t the Ten- nessee, over which it is stated that Lis pontoons have been already thrown, It is expected, how- ever, thatthe gunboats may materially interfere with this programme. On Monday evening, the rebels had been pushed as far as Columbia, nearly fifty miles south of Nashville, an! twenty-five miles beyond Franklin, This advance of fifty miles in three days shows the enenry with which Gen, Thomas followed uphs victory. The lne of retreas fa marked with abandone! arms and equip of the flylag enemy, and equads of pri are brought in at alinost every turn, Some of the tired, beaten troops of the enemy manifest very little chagrim at their capture. We have captured ten thousand priseners siuce Thursday -including the batch of three thousand of the enemy's wound. ed taken ot Frankliu, We have captured four Major wud three Brigadier-Geverals, This ine!udes Generals Johneton, Jackson, Smith aml Rogers. ‘The enemy has Jost nearly the whole of bis artil- lery. We bave taken fifty-four guns out of seven- ty, Which is supposed to be the ouisiuie number Hood had with bim. Our total lows in killed snd wounded did not exceed three thousand five hundred up to yesterday (Tuesday), We lost no General officers. General Roussenu's forces at Murfreesboro; are now joining in the running fight, and he is reported to have beaten Forrest's forovs, The rivers are repidly rising, and this will operate to our advantage by increasing culties of Hood's escape across the Te heavy fall of rain took place The important strategic points of Mu Chattancoga, Bridgeport, Stevenson and Kuoxville, are firmly held by us, and are not now even threat. ened. All the churches an@ public buildings in Franklin have been taken up for the use of the wounded, and @ number of private houses have been generously opened for their accommodation. This victory is regarded as one of the greatest Dlows inflicted upon the rebels in the Southwest. The captured rebel General Johnstou estimates their Joss in the battle of Franklin, at six thousand, He states that six rebel Generals were killed or wounded in that ongayement, To add to the good news, it appears that General Stoneman has bally Deaten Breckinridge in Fast Te: neswee near the Virginialine, capturing roost of his artillery. The operations of General Canby'# cavalry upon Hood's communications south of the Tennessee, bh in- spired great alarm among the rebel sympathizers, ud wil! no doubt contribute greatly to the final ut- ter discomfiture of Hood, The Governor of Miseissip- pi bas called out the militia to oppose Gen, Canby —but too late probably to prevent the success of his plans of cutting the ruiirosds be.ween Coriuth and Molile. Nashville is full of rebe) paisoners, eludes, besides the Generals mentioned 1 Lieut, Colonel, 7 Majors, 46 Captains, 107 L tenants, aud 2 Surgeons, The Penitentiary ante the public buildings are full of prisoners, and a number are coraled in the stope quarry, wher the materials for buildmg the taken. They are all ® sorry plight, half of them are oud but few of therm are Every being mace their eufferinga and protect them inclemency of tt weather, T possible. H Tenneasec | sand men, him and give him carnes pontvons with Tho list in Capite in barefooted, clothed, mitigate sufficiently to exertion is from the i's totwl loss since he first entered timated at not less than fifteen thou. eneral Thomas is determinod to follow attle wherever found, Thomas m, 80 that the pursuit may not be impeded by rivers ond swoll Governor Anirew Jobuson, the V Pree t elect, was an interested and eager spectator of Thursday's battle wt Nashville, and hie powerfu voice was heard bigh above the din of battle, en eouraginy the officers and men, He has been inde- fatiable in hurrying up supplies and oryenizing @be woans for pursuit, THR BATTLE OF FRIDAY. Wilson's cavalry was Schofield's Corps, the Twen' ex- ru, | the enemy, and then ot | Generals Elli | the colored div | General Wood, _ NEW YORK, m., with fhe roar of a hundred pieces of ar- tillerv, to which the onemy foebly responded. General Shofiel! then marched down the Granny White Turnpike, and struck the enemy's line Kimball's division poured vol'ey ofter volley into n splendid style, but ither ng fire from we 4 balt within balf pis ehot, and fired frst and furious at the enemy But the pomtion was unequ the rebels being covered with breast worka and ® stand- atii) at this point being impossible, our men gave way at last in disorder, At thie pointif the rebels had merely continued ther fire we ehould have been bad!y bandied, but they made a movement to were rocerved with ou my that they came mY SUN. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1864. | threw a few shells m reply, but they did no dam” age. Last uight the pickets on tho right of the | line were very active, keeping up an exchange of | compliments all night. The ‘Border Troubles, ‘ported Arrest of the Raiders, Etc. nireal, Dec, 20.—It is reported that » number of relel raiders who went East, have been arrest- el, Ward for their apprehension. There is much ex- citewent in reforence to the order calling out the change their artillery, wiich waa tnterpreted by our men into an intention to abandon the position. The division at once raised @ triumph ant shout, Canadian militia, and large numbers have volun- teered. Reports are in circulation of intended out- and charving with fixed beyoneta, rushed forward + iimpetuously, @warming | across aces by the Fenians. robe! works, and Layoneting all All the enemy's guns except two were captured This preliminary success, achieved under such singular circumstances, was the turning-point of our fortunes. Gen. Thorns ordered a charve along the entire ‘ine, which proved clorioualy successful The rebela crumbled away before Gene-s! Bebo- i fled to that portion of their line bh was St the same ivetaat attacked by General Congressional Proceedings. AXAVIIth CONGRESS Second Session. SENATE Washington, Dec. %.—Mr. Hale presented 6 Petition Of the Mother Superintendent of the Sisters ! ' | | | and into the who resisted A.J Smith's columo« and contributed to the quc- | Of Charity, stating that by the discipline of the ceas of the latter by throwin the enemy inte coa- | Order, the Bistera are obliged to wear a uniform of fusion In a few minutes the entire line was . . or - carried, and all who could retrested for asfety be- & certain description manufactured only in France, hind Gen. A. D. Lee's Corps, which beld a gapin | Upon which the dutics are so high that they are the hilis, In the last charge Gen, M llan's brigade, which performed such sivnal services on the p coding dey, advanced in the teeth of the powern:! Datteries, which formed the malent polut of the s works Capturing them with a weight oud sould not be resisted, unable to pay them, and asking a reduction of these duties, The petition was referred to the Comrmittes on Finance. Mr. Sherman. from the Committee on Finance, reported the House bill to extend the time allowed for the withdrawal of certain goods therein named from the public stores, which was passed, Mr. Wilson introdicad a bill to Increase the num- ter of cadets at the West Point Military Academ anette raise the standard of aduilssion to the same, It provides that hereafter the Prosulent shall ap pout, in addition to the nurnber already author- ived, two cadets from cach State, and fifty trom persons Who have served pot leas than ove year in The enemy's left was now completely broken, erush hia right ami it ouly remaned to This was not accomplished wi prolonged = atruy, le. “a man’s Corps pushed furward under a heavy lery fire from our guns and supported by the red brigade, Colone: Post's brixade led the ad- vance, and when climting the hill where the ene | my was entrenched, encountered a galling reserved A proclamation has been issued offering a re- | | fire of musket hell aud canister which swept) the army. No person shal! be admitted who is through bis rauks. Bill our men, white and Llack, | than seventeen or more than twenty yoars of advanced, Lut c ft au unfortun mi | The staucard of admission ts raised by ao y pause, during which the brave | increase of studios, in whieh applicants for adimis- | Xo Post was killed, Ail order wat) sion montlhe protlient, The bill was referred to now lost, and = our wen after having | tee M Ltary Committee eroesy rushed back to their former s) Wood reformed bh men for® rd Colonel Poew's gallant veterans The at- powition, Ge Tesh attack, again took the lead of t ¢ vew advance tack waa Now lore venera Iwo divimons, under | | Mr Grimes, from the Naval Committee, intro- | duced a Lill w ereate the office of Vice-Admiral in | the Navy. It provides that the Vice-Adtotral shall be selected from the active list of Rear-Adintrala, the rebel lef and Kimball, were thrown agwiust | ood gi alt he the J . : . . : ral the rankin cer in the U. 8. Navy. thus supporting Post's brigade abd | iis relative rank with omivera of the ariny abull be attack op the right. | + y his atatl, fc ated | that of Lientenunt4ieneral, Hispay sali be $7,000 er annum when o + $4, > y wid puided the mover Once more the Brent. | et 98,000 whan Sante gabe phy «a vu sboreduty, wood billa flash with a blaze of fire, and the xa i“ 5 rebels poure! in a deadly tire ovata and asain but Uo motion of Mr. Grimes, the bill was imme- urgoldiers did not recoil or waver, They ds | diately considered and passed, | vaneed with immovable prec sou and energy a drove the « rom the oll wita the loss Wy THE EROLVROCITY TREATY, . ibdhhe Mk de deahegadile Anclla aytcedegs Mr Sumner, from the Committee on Foreign e been eth)! more decisive Two bows were are being sent North as rapidly as | Atluirs, reported the following substitute for the Mouse resolution providing for the termination of the Reetprocity Treaty of Juue 6, 18f4, between the United States and Great Britain : Whervas, It is provided in the reciprocity Treaty concluded at Washington June Sth, 1854, between the United States on one part and the United King- lught would Lave ubierly rumed the rance of the Aeld sorr jin the ex‘ren ie ruin fell rapidly upon the dead art wounded as they lay exposed to the pelt storm upou the wet ground, Camp equipage, ¥ Droken artillery wagens, Calssong, WounGed \ sureer, aud the quiy at night was gs ot ering forma of wou lately engaged in | dorm of GQreas Britain and Treland onthe other part, mortal strile but now ye ssly wdaog ewch otLer | that the treaty shall reruain in torce ten years from —al) who could--presented a scene that will loug | the date at which it ah come into operation, and live in the wemory of thome wh v tpesed ot. | further until the expiration of twelve months after Thus closed ihe cutie cf I ils —teu | either of the high contracting parties shall give no- a Naga -the secoud day@ buiein this | tice to the other of ite wish to terminate steat. I ny and pr s thirty | therame; aud whereas, it appears by a proclame- di seven thousand smal, ss and not less tion df tue Prosident of the United States, bearing ty pieces of artillury were the tro; hies of | date the 16tu of March, 18 that the Treaty came the day, inte operation on that day nd whereas, turther, BY TELEGRAPI, it appears that 1¢ is oo longer for the interest of (hy Naohvtlle, Dec. 20.--An otfiver of Gen. Rous Uuied Bates to continue the suine in fore»; there- fue Keaolvet, Ny the Senate and House of Represen- seau's wtat!, direct from the headquariers of Gen Thomas arrived here last uight, Our torces were | Uat.ves of the United States of Amer'ca, in Congress ; wesemblec, that notiwe be wiven of the termination then at Spring Hill, near Columias, Hoes's army | of the Reciprocity Treaty, according to the provi- -the remnant of it--was at Duck River, which it | gion saeret stained for the termination of the ata Bip ree ble. Allour wounded | ™@. The Prevident of the United Htates in here- Was Crowding ae ao pose. bi ‘ . charge) with the communication of such notice left at Franklin were recove! We also captured | ¢ « Government ot the United Kingdom of Great there numbers of rebels severely weun fed, inelud- | Pr tain and Treland, ing General Quarles, of Tennessee, fi Ou tnotion of Mr. Sumner the above was ordered taerly duper visor of the banks of this Stute. Yexterday morn- | 0 be printed ing ( Hatch captured three cans from the rebel Mr, W.lkeson offered a resolution declaring that cavalry force at Spring Hill, Our total eap- | whereas our jrisoners in the hands of the rebels turea of artillery from Llood amount to #ixty- } bad been inhumanly treated, badly clothed and oue pieces, The lose of Forrest in bis attack on | *ubjectod to expomure, etc, therefure the Becrotary Murtreesboro on Thur last is estimated at | Of War be justructed to extend » Like treatment to 1,690 killed and wou! who fell into our Rands, | rebel prisoners in our hands, The rebel artay, from all accounts, has become ut- Mr. Wilkeson explained that it wat pot mainly terly demoralized, i@ utterly unable to make o for the purpose of retaliation thet he desired the pessuge of the resolution, It had been stated by rebels that the prisoners turned over to us in ex- change Would never b> fit to enter the service stan i, and has scarcely auy artillery loft, The tele- graph isworking to Bpring Hill, Trains will run gia : ‘ again, While thel: prisoners released fromm confine- to Wronklin this morning, Our total lows {| meng in the Norm would be fit for service fame wounded iu the battles of Thursday and Fr diately, He wanted the resolution passed for the orn re The riv j yurpose of venting .be rebels Lom gaining an Will reach bus Lietle over 4000 mon, The river Is pacleget e over us u the field, aera oe rising rapidly, and there ure 16 feet of water ou the | “ye, Johngon objected tu the resviution and It lies shoals. over, The House bill to amend the Reveuue law was Rebel Reports (rom Shermar, referred to the Finance Couumi sec, The Richmond Disraten, of December 17, eave: | Mr, Wilaou culled up the joint resolution to free “Tt was confidently reported yeeter lay, the 16thy | the wives snd children of colored suldiers. and we think correctly, shat Shertnan's forces Mr. Davie opposed the resolutions He argued were in Hardee's fror id for the | that the power proposed to be exercised was in tag SR ARES tL, heavy | direct conflict with the Constitution of the United surrender ne 7 | States. It violated that clause which declared that fighting ensued, and ¥ ythe | private property sould nos be taken for public Wh, Of the result, howe use Without compensation Pending the discussion on this aubject, the Clerk of the House announced the nou-concurrence of | the House in the Benate’s ainendinsens to the bill to entablia! a bureau of free uy Yuire. A Com- mittee of Couference on the subject was appoluted Wer the present the trains wl! For cease to run between the reached us. two cities."" The Sentinrr pies the g from the Ai } Adjourned, iste Buntiner of the Lut j - By passengers by the ith Carolina Railroad HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, lust eveuing, we wer . oithat two trains Mr. Rolling, of New Hasap shire, offered a pream- eame through from Sevannah to Obarleston, on | yt ‘ ; i Avil me ST Saturday night, as it were by running the gaunt. | ble, wetting fortu that the authorities of the United let’ The cuem | shells at them, | Stites bave treated rebel prisoners in their handa but both trains tinjury, After the | with ghe utmost care, japplying them with amy traind pasded, the enemy cut t arleston and : Savannah Rowl, at a point near Gr uvilic. The | rations and proper medical attendauce tu cares | wlewraph wire was ul catroyed ther | meknesa and wounds; but the rebel authorities The Augusta Rroistet, of the 1th, sa bave confiued Unlou prisoners in !ou.heome prisons Tt wna stat that the F andy tin nd rlected to furnish ervla have p Bava A at ther wultable « J] attendance, aud wit u Railroad a ‘ re Ye I sions ” tf rwarded by their | passeuyer tr ‘ ‘ © perion: fricuds thousands d f dtarvation, disease and teen was Li. BR, Cuyler, Boq, eut of the mal-troatmeut ; therefor roud, Itisaiso r ried that the Y ees have Resolved, That the ttoe on Miltary Af- possession of the € Thae | Bava’ into the expecieucy placed in reserve, but when the battle opeaed | $+ wok position on the left of the cavalry and formed the right of sue infantry line, General A. J. Smith's Corps beld the centre, and Geveral Wood's Corps, with twocolored brigades, occupied the extreme left. The plan of battle was a contin- ustion of Thursday's engagenent—our forces | pressing the euemy's left, The bette ousned faird be lustructed bo ibe | of providing by law for the troauaenst of revel pris. ouers, sitoilar to that Lestowed | pon Union pria er, allowing them only such kind snd quality of bridge over the Savannah Ko ver, GENERAL GRANT, rations, et., #0 that tue reve! authoriues may to Continacd $f iring. compelled to treat cur 60! a w to the Headquarters Army of the Potomae, Dee, 15 | jaw of humal and civilize arf The reao- | lution Was agreed t A good dea! of heavy firiag has bem going on at | UME Tai hiicaa “a. eaastulioan which was the Duteb Gap canal luring the past few days. In | adopted, instructiag the commit om the Public frout of Petersburg the e y adayor two ago | Lauds ts inquire into the expedie of rotting pei nodred pound gum avd have | Pars some of the public lande, the sates of which 1 # pew one hur A pounl Fury BPE Have | oo be forthe benefit of soluicrs who have been or gnce been industriously engaged iu throwing | who may be permane disatled during the pre- ib War. Mr Eliot moved that the House non-coneur in the gubstitute of the Senate tor the House bill es talliuhing Bureau for Free i sand ap & Committee of Conference Mr, Aabley, from the C yteo on the Ri . ious Btates, reported a bill grenting to certuin shells atthe railroad trains os they pass certain | points of the road in full view of th have douse no damage whate to do so unless they show n they have done s far, ‘bis morning u salute of one hundred guns was fired in boner of the great victory of Thomas vver Houd, The revels sullenly | r gunners, Dut r are they more accuracy over(urown a republican furm of government ead Blates whowe goveruments have Leon subverted of | $#iNe a Coutuus With ) PRICE ONE CENT_IN GOLD TWO CENTS IN CURRENCY, —- + ~ os 16th, state that the Em Maximilian, by a elamation published In the offctal garette a ier- da, declares the pentnsuls of Yucatan, with the en- tire territory of the colony of Honduras, and tte Daye and felancda, incorporate! with bis empire, from the lst of October Inst. He orders ite covern- ment by taree prefects, the seat of government bi - ing at Merida. A fow Englishmen egaret in cut- ting mahogany in the eastern portion of the Penin- mula of Yucatan aro permitted to remalu, as wood cutters only, under the old right granted by apa. a ts treaty claims t Honduras seem to be entirely —@ fact which may lead to trouble betwoon the Queen and Kinperor, the consideration of the eubject was postponed until the 10th of January. : Mr. Garfield, irom the Committee on Milit Atairs, reported @ bill providing that the Act of J ine 8, 1889, be #0 amended as to give all persons of color tu the army at that time the allowance, ete. Allowed to others of the same race. Tue bill wae passed Mr Rice, of Massachusetts, called up the Bouate ‘iN creating the grade of Vice-Admiral in the Navy, and It wae passed af was ale the House bill suthorizing offeers in the Navy and Marine Corpa, either regular or volunteer, to be promoted for gal- Jant conduct, and providing that Captain Winslow may be made a Commodory notwithstanding that the number of such officers are limited. Mr. Spalding, of Oh'o, offered a resolution, which waa agroed to, authorizing the Prendent to appoint s commission to examine the different ports and bar'ors on the northern and northwesteru lakea, with s view of ostablishing uavy yarde and depots on the said lakes, Mr. Poudleton, of Ohio, gave notice that he would at an carly day ask the House to take up and con ider the report which made yesterday, provid- ing for the adm/asion of Cabinet officers on of Congress to participate in debate under certain cireumatances On motion of Mr, Frank, of New York, it was resolved that the Secretary of the Treasury be directed to inform the House under what law, goods, wares, merchandise, produce, ete, are pore mitted to paaw from the United States, through Conada, and again into the United States, The House then went into Committees of the Whole on the President's annual message,and after some debate thereon, adjourned. From the Pacific Coast—Mexican Intelli- ence. San Francisco, Dec, W.--The steamer Golden Age arrived from Panama yesterday morning, with the mails and passengers frou New York, Nov, 284, It was rumored at Acapulco, when the Gol- den ‘Age arrived there, that the Imperial forces, uuder Gen. Vicario, had been defeated by the Lib erals before Clillata, Juarez was bemeged there shoe | ler, Alexander Bebimmenfennig, Tne following are given an the list of officers who would be dropped from the roll, under the propos sd bills before the Senate, and which paased the Huse last wock : Major Generale David tunter, Ambrose E. Burnside, Franz Sigel, Bamuel P Helntrelmon, Daniel E. Sickles, James B. Negley, Join M. Pal- mer, Julius I, Stabel, Carl Schurz, Brevet Major Generale William W. Aver'll, George J. Stannard, Keigadior Goneraia Goorge W. Morrell, Sannwel D Sturgis, Eloaser A. Paing, Adolph Von bdtenwebry Jaced G. Lauman, Speed 8, Fry, Mahlon D Man; fon, Pitz-Henry Warren, Francia B, Spinola, Al fred W. Ellett, Thomas W. Sweeny, Robert 0. V'y- rank 8, Niche: - son, Gabriel Ro Paul, Walter O. Greahain Janes Le Ledlie, rh sea tote Cyrua Bussey, Wi!- jam Bartie & Jobn Intogh, George H. man, Eli Long, Salden Connor, _— The ‘Draft. ; Presidents Proclamation. Washington, Dec, 20,—By the President of the United Bates ; A PROULAMATION, Whereas, by th Act approved July 4th, 1864, entitled “Au act iurther to regulate and provide for the enrolling aud calling out the national iorces, end for other purposes," it ta provided that the President of the United States may,at bis discretion stany time hereafter, call for avy number of men #0 volunteers for the respective terms of one, two or three years, for willitary service, and that In cage the quota, or any part thereol, of any town, township, ward of @ city, precinct, or elec- ton district, or of @ county not eo subdivided, shall not bo filled within the space of fifty daye after such call, then the Presideut shall immed: - ately order a draft, for one year, w fill such quota, or any part thereof which me be unfilled; and whereas, by the credits al- by Vicario, and Alvarez went to bie relief. Aca- puleo would probably be evacuated by the French on the 11th just, It was believed toat the fort was wnined and would be blown up. Three French ves- sela were in port to sail fur Mazatlan wish two hun dred refugees Nows Items, (Bp Telegraph to the New York Sun.) Tue prize mouey of Mobile Bay amounts to one year's pay for every man engaged ta the fight, Tuk (crows receipts oi the N.Y, State Canal during the past seascu Were $4,546,206.02, and the aggre- gate expenditures 1,025, 000,45. A Bxow storm: commenced at Halifax at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon, About aix Inches of suow fell, The alei hing is spleadid io that region, ‘Two large fires recently ocourred at Galveston. The yellow fever prevailed at Galveston elarmiag- ly, aud the mortality wae very yreat. Abviors from the blockading squadrov off Gal- vesiou state that during the week ending the 9th inost, six blockade runners were captured on the coast of Texas, Tae Great North-western Freedman's Fair was inaugurated at Chicago Monday evening by an al- «res from Theo:lore Tilton of the Inverzxpant, The fair will coutinue open tor @ week, aud promises tw be a nuccess. Tur ice in the Missiasippi above the city of Bt. Louis, Mo, moved about 600 yards yesterday, #ink- ing the steamers Jerry Servis and Sum Gally, and the ferry-boat Iitnots, and damaging one or two other loata, The river is presumed to be opened t Cairo, The steamers Platte Valley and LM. Kent have been carried away by ice, twenty miles below Bt. Loula Ges. Dawa has issued an order, by which all ex- emptions from militia duty heretofore granted in the District ot Weat Tennessee wil) be sold ater the Ist of January next, and all persons between the ages of 15 and 45, claiming exemption from any cause, must make proper proof,and procure a cert!- ficate before thet date, Auother order requires per- sons taking out liquor Hoenses in thecity of Mem- phis to pay e tax of #280 per month ‘Tur Postoffice Departient bas been offictally informed that on the 10th inat, as the care ou the New Albany and Salem Ruilroad were en route for Bloomington, Tidiana, the train was suddenly thrown from the track, when some tynitable sub- stances, in ove of the cara fell upon the stove in one of the cara, instantly enveloping in flaines the mall and baggawe cars, The wails, trunks, goods and money were totally destroyed, It does not ap- pear that any of the passenyera sustained injury, General Intelligence. (By Mail to the New York Sun.) Tae Baltimore Bus is cut a8 @ two-cent paper, Wuen ie a lady like @ spoon? Wheo ashe is in-teu- esting. Peorie crossed the Connecticut river on the » for the first tue this winter, wt Rocky ALI, Thursday. Tax Spinola court-martial has completed ite ree- | ord of evidence. Bince it has convened It bus ex- | amined sbout 100 wituesies and bas taken over ) pages of testa. Antomr fann notifies the gentleman who left wsphorua in hin led at the Bt, Nicholas | that if he will leave his name with Geo- be will hear of som ing tu his ad. | Daavcon Lewis Coarin | ding at W wale M Was pre to uln'y y Jars one Wibb wn Cap le sullaid iu bbe | contre Mu Branton ig vetting the better of his long t- ness and now spends several hours at the War | Departmeut daily, [he report is promised to be | | ity. lowed in accordance with the act of Congress on the cat! for five hundred thousand mov, made July 18th, 1864, the number of men to be obtained under that call was reduced to 2s0,000 ; and whereas, the operations of the enemy In cer- tain Htates ing rendered it tm ble to procure from them their full quotas under the sald call; and whereas, from the oregon causes but 261,000 men have been put into the Army, Nevy and Marine Corps under the said call of July 18, 1864, leaving a deficiency on that call of 260,000; now, theref I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of Amertea, in order to supply the aforesaid defi- ciency, and to provide for casualtion in the milNary end naval service of the United States, do issue this, my call, for Three Hundred Thousand Volunteers, to serve for one, two or three years. The quotas of the States, districts and aub-districts under this call will be assigned Py the War riment through the Bureau of the Provost Marshal General of the United States, and in case the qu or any part thereof of any town, township, ward of a city, precinet or election district, or of a county not se sub-tivided, shall not be filled before the 16°h day of February, 1366, then a draft shall be made to fill such quota or any part thereof under the cal), which may be unfilled on sald 16th day of Februs- ry, 1866 Tu testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my (L. 8.) band, and caused the seal of the Uniwd Biates to be affixed, Done at the city of Washington thie 19th day of December, in the year of our Lord one thou- sand eight hundred and mxty-‘our, and of the Independence of the Uaited Biutes of America the enghty-ninth, = Avranam Lrooin, By the President, Ww. H. Sewanp, Becrotary of Btate, LOCAL NEWS. NEW YORK AND THE VICINITY, DAY oF THE FeattvaAL or Sr, Taomas— Tax Lraxxy Peetamine TO 1T—MANNER OF ITA Ousgnvanor—To-day, as stated in yesterday's Sun, is the Festival of 8t, Thomas, called Didymus, The festival wae instituted in the 12th century, St. Thomas Se regarded as the patron of architects and builders, from the following legend:—When at Coverca, Josus appeared to him and sent him to Gondofurua, King of the Indie) who wanted « palace built finer than thatol the Emperor of Bome. For this purpose the King gave Thomas much gold and silver, aud went away for two years, during which time St. Thomas, instead of bullding « palace, wave the mouey to the poor and sick, When be veturned the King thrust Lim (ato prison, re- solving to put him to death, but in the meantime the brother of the King died, and after four days sat upright, and tld b's brother thet 8t, Thomas Was @ servant of God; that he hed been in Paradise, and the angels bad shown bim e wonderful palace built of yold, silver and precious slones saying that that was the palace which Thomas the arch!tect bad built for the King. The latter then released Thomas who told bim that thero were paluces without number in heaven, for those who would purchase them by faith and char-~ ‘Thomas sutlered martyrdom tn India, and his tomb iain o simall city iv Malabar,’ A variety of miracles ure suid to be performed there daily. The arms aud hand which he put to our Lord's wide, after ton are still on exhibition Iu parts of Buglond the festivities of Christinas commence on this day, A customs pre= vi 1 people ty Ko & “yooding" or beg- ping @ Supply of mouey or provisions to procure good thangs. In other places tt ti customary for children te xo round the village begging for apples, aud siuyiny @ stidin appropriate t the season, La fur what ja bestowed, a sprig of mlatletoe or hia resurres at the tow ie BUUOLK p retur ready soom but it would bot be gurprosing If it | belly is presented to the donors, There ie were not sentin ti!) after the } apy i hraportant algo w custom jof carrying round the ‘Ade paris. oF the dovument it le sald, are still sual vent tinagem'sewhich aro two dolla dresse Mu, Warp, Chairman of the Democratic Btato |! YP $0 represent Chrint and hie mothers Coutral Coumitice of Pennesylyauia, bas issued an | ond during the jbition « carol la sung called the address to the two hundred and sevent xl and a orate of that Stat, claimug that Mr Lincolu's election was carried by fraud, He saya that fletitious votes were cast aud the sut of the sol vverawed and perverted by cor nidlers waa : rupt« Mr, Ward don't mention what Le | icials, proposes to do avout it, Turse was a severe tivbt at and in the vicinity of | the theatre in Norfolk, Va, on last W jny evening, between the sailors and marine Br tish corvette Buzéard, at anchor off Norfolk, end | some of the crew of the UL, & Irigate Babine, Vhe | tis guld W have Leen caused by the iueulting | ict und words in which the Bizzsra's men bad been tur some time indulging, woenever they | Amerioun ew lors | Lavra from Ballas Huu, wuues dew oi Avy, | | “weasel (wursuil) cup mugers."* yydol May.'"' There ls also # custom of going about with # vessel cup, and the bearers are called The stanza usu¢ ally suuy is: God bless the master of thie houses The mistress also; And all the little children Vuat round the table go, A etmall tribute (about # cent) was invariably paid to the iroage bearer, and it was pot only deemed unlucky tw refuse the game, but it was an sugury of bud fortune not to be visited by the “Advent Iwayes."’ ‘The seven days precediny and the seven Cenbinwed on the laut pays,