Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-12-19


 seven millions. Russell, in whose sash and blnd factory he fire originated, thinks It was the work of an incendary or the carclcssnras oi Ii. qroes, ouarered near hy. R-poris from E n" i,.rr say 1he Yankees advanced toa position near Port Royal ferry on Tuesday last and crossed under the cover of artillery to inc nam land and destroyed some confederate rde pi's
 AUGUSTA De. l3.-A meeting o the cItl- zens was h. li here this morning for tht rellet of the sufferers by the Charc>t"n fire. Over hve thousand dollars was suhscr bed ina Sh"rt 'i'le RICHMOND, Dec l3-S. NJ. llil of New Or leans, was found dead in his room at he Spotls wo d House, yeot rday mornins-su apo pleXy.
 WASHINGTON. Dec l0.-Sewatd's letter to minister Draytpn in France, k out. Seward l> anxious to aholi,h private ing. Stwaro re- iec,s proposition of neutrality. Wilkes oill- ,ial statement of the Mason and Snde'l arrest. charges he British agent with c'implicity |" their escape to Europe. Pendle'on ot Oh'":. moved the Congres, alone had power ,o suspend the haheas corpus, aud spoke at length. hr resolution was tabled bv vote of four 10 one.
 NEW YORK, Dec. l0.--Cuton ilrm-aales
 1900 hales--middling aplainds 3l tn 3ls. Ne" York papers to the l0lh and Baltimore to the 1 iih have been received at CrnerWile. Inc new, If the Mason and Slidell aifair had h"l reached England. The steamer Nashville Was still al Southampton, which fact was creating dis,eu,ions. The London Times say the Nash vllle must be treated as ship ot var on the same footing as those oF the United States The abolition tendency ot ,he federal govern ment Is harrasaing the North.
 RlcnuoND, Dec l3-Virgina legislature in the contest for Confederate S4nator,; there Is considerable rivalry between Hunter and Bar bour. The friends of hoh appear co"iidtnr.- At the Ballard House Preston seems io be the i;.vorile c;,ndldaJe on the whig side. he tune oi the election Is not yet de,ernined
 RIcuNoNp, Dee. l3, via N. O., li-WaSbing- ton l0 A corres pendent "t the Philadelphia Enquirer SAYS a number of cilizeus o' Ge"fge. own and Alexandria. openly favor me conicd- crates 4 resolution iavOriiiG the Hb' ilshint oi slavery in the District ot C"umbia has be- II brought mp in c"uhciI at Washington. No doubt Congress will move ir thi, matter at an early day.
 FnA>KFoKT, Nv. Dec. l0-Garret' Dav> has been elected Senator Ill ace ot Breckii- ridge.
 WASHINGTON, Dec l0-It is believed the confederate force near the federal lines num- bers at least 70,000.
 A correspondent of the New York Post Of l rublIcan caucus that atitr Cameron report had s,,n acrrpIcl hy Line in, NJ CtelI4n went |" inc Prr>ldrut at,i said he wou!i resign II lha' portion ot Canlerona report sent u C"n-r>>> [, speeding the emancipation and cnr"lng q slave, wa, ln diir,i. The sat' M -ut TT nttd ,.uml!pfluu allrug tine radical F. ruhilcans vii" lhuk VI, CirIlai int,r r.ets Wht r. c hta h" '''l> ness. Affairs at the Wcrr"r"!I> are tvil~nl'y .,iirng t,r.td. lIrc Post 9ay>, McCielinn ~hpuii i,t arir>ted I.
 I.ovIsyIlIt, be- l0.-Z ,llicoiIvr has not ad- vattotd moui ot the Cumberland nNer. hc lhilad, ha Enqurer puhlisi'cs t S'attme'd utIch elIucr> that lhr nusnncr "t s'tN "i"i wuuttl,d d ted r;tl> is from 4000 '" 3U00. h. New York ce IT. >pord,ll ct ,h, F. qDtrcr "a, Allns TT F4ukl-r hts been ub-ra'~d and "ll soon be rn r,ut- for the south. Wall street + affected with the blu n consequence q 'hr r bi. e,t mates |. the secretary If ne treas n.y.
 NEw YonE Dee l9.-The Herald says Gen Pr,e, ot Au,s .orI, Ia played out, q yo""2 ! lr1uian having been apPuinled ovtr him. large n.mner ot fla lcras prisoners, ln- hUing l licers, have been rcIeas d from Fort Aaricn.
 Gen. Banks has gone into winter qlarter7 al Frederick Scot and family have orlN ed |. England.
 WAsHNGroN, Dec le.-Shcrman, If Ohio, in the Senae Is ad>ocaIu9 an ctql'ry lr'o ili'' Ball Run and Battle B .utI ai4Irs. llr IhuuLh' lht course and whole cuudGyt uj lie war uu4hl lo hr investigated. Mason, Sl.d. Il, Mct'ariand ami E,t>tis have publ>ht a plattot lu lhe New | urt It.. u,d a4;tIiiat thelr slAurr.
 RICHMOND, Dee. i3-,a \ N.w Orleans li.- To-day President Davis sent tue following mes sage tu the Congress ut the C"nicd' rate Sate>: The calamity winch has lad ashes a isrg, portion oi lho city ut Charleston, calls tor our ympahic,, and or,n, tu juairy an offer of ;1d iu ;t manntr to br |, rraIter suggested. Ihe SI.te ut South Carohua, no doubt, desires |" ;tosiot ai Charieotun m tnrlr hour ot hct'; ard as her resources a!e now taxed to their Yefl utmost in resisting an inva4ion ot her suIl, ih'- prompt intervention ui thls government, may not bu deemed unsuitable tU tue occasion. the State 6! south Cavrllua, in commun with the other States, has made hbcrL advances on ac count ot the War. This government Is unque, nol.ahly largely her dchtur. Wuh lhe tXlsIin- pressure upon her resources. 1t Is probable tha' ter desire 10 aid the sntferiug ln the cliy oi Charleston, may bp restrained hy other demands ut,,n her avaltabie meats. Under such GIT ruinstaiiCes, we may ekttiUlt our Syinpatiiito wnh her people, hy an offer to place al the con trUl of the l.1 lalaiure ot the Stale, how III sion, a portion of the sum we owe her.
 The magnitude of the calaulltes aff Irls req son for making an exception i'll her favor, and promptness ot acting will manifest ln the mos npprupriate manntr--,ur regard for the people, oI that yaaut State. and our entire x, np,r%y |. all that concerns them. l recommend, there fore, that Congress make ali arprUpriatWu "t such an am ,uut as may be deemed sufficient lur the pulpJ,e proposed to be paced at iht conlri ol tne authorities of the State of South Carolina,
 o'gntd. JEtfEhSON DANi IS. Mr. Kenner, of Louisiana, offered the follow ing unanimously adopted resolution, to make an advance to the State OF Soulh C:rulIna, on account of her claims against the Confederate , States:
 Resoiced, That 'he sun of S3l000 he, and is Lereby appropriated as an advance on ac count ui any claims ut the State of South Caro. ilna, upon the Con, derate Srte~. and that the same bt pad 10 such person as may b. author lzrd by inc legislature oi the State ot South Carolina to receive the same.
 Urfrnalh.n hy Cnngre%s of comm mss"nrr> under the >tquesirlt,ru Hct. Geo. r. Scarho- rough of Va ihos. c. Rryuulds nf Mo, Wal ter Brooke al Mss. cuniedrr II" dl,rlct ati'r ue>S, J, hn C. Mitchell for Ga,, Wan. RAnd"l ph h.r the eastern district uf Ark. NMhihg inter tsing rom the camps up to SIX o'clock this tvGmng.
 CnARLrsTox, Dec. l4-The Mercury this morniug y,ves list of 5I6 b ll'iings destroyed by the fire on Wednesday. One negro woman