, 1861-10-01
LATE WASHINGTON NE IFS.
Correspondence Ph1ladeIphia Inquirer, Friday,
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ApsEA q AEf.F nft e11E .1rY NJ F8sr DAY

APIGAhAhEE uf IH6 CITY On FAsI uAfs |
In accordance with the proclamation Of the |
RssId EsS;eedng cd .sfn q ons tta Of
citizens Of Washington, IL common With those |
Of the entire loyal States, observed the ocea- !
sion in = signal aud marked manner. With |
but fen exceptions, business was generally
Suspended, and public service was held in the t
at the different Departments, and the city wore
the look Of q Sabbath dsy. The President aud
members Of the Cabinet attended divine wor
ship thia morning, and, as matter Of course i
all vieitors were excluded from the White
House. On the other side Of the Potomac,
bueiness was suspended, aud the daJ Nas ses
aside as re1a1atiun frzm all toll and Labor.
Instead of the booming Of artillery IN the d.
1ection of the Long: Bridge, pedestrians were
pacing the streets Wttn measqIed tread to The
toneg Of the church bells, Which all dsy haYe
been ringing ont their chimes upon the snft
air; while the churches reverbezated with the
cadence Of voices - they Gsped III unisou the
Responses to the prayers for our national
safety.
.lsmation Of the President, that it has been se,
marked that there has not occurred, foz many
Jears, q period in the history Of the nation
where the object Of ouch an occasion hRs been
go cordially acquleseed in by the people at
large. For the metciea that We have already
received at the hands Of q Divine Providence,
every true patriot humblJ aekno oWledges bis
heartfelt thankfo1pess, snd at the same time
petitoning the "Gi1er Of every good and per
feet eift'' to grant SUCCESS to our arms, and
to uphold the cause Of truth and justice
t. TOMORROW.
Tomorrow is looked forward to by mary as
a day when The Government will strike aauc-
cesstul blow at some one point OF the rebels
entEenchu1e nts. The humility Of to day Is re,
A3r ftFr t@r4I
nan, who firSt seeIs Divine guidance before
engaging in any work in which be desires to
be Bucct ssful. Whether this Is the right con
st1uction to be placed upon the present oe-'
casion or not, there Is certainly noW being
manifested q greater, degree Of activity u
tor week past. The SUCCESS attending the
reconn oisance made BY cur troops OF LeWlns-
vile yesterday, has been productive OF the
moat gratifying result among onr troops, and
econAict'which shall establish the supremacy
Of our arms, and the right to dictate for our
etlvea the termE on winch this great Confed-
etacy is to be 1e eestahl1shed in all it, fcrmer
g1cry.
). TIE SALE OF LIQUOR
The law fer the suppression Of the sale OF
Intoxicating Gqnors Ii the District is q psr}sct
farce the large saloons ate tolerated with the
most glerjng impunity. At Wizards and
iseued to elose all bars, they were wide open,
/ and continuous throng Of ofieers and pri.
sates were drinking the whole day. If Gen.
Porter would devote the attention to carry
ing out the liquor Law that be does to catching
| .1ugitiae sldvss, it #euld be an improvement
that would be- Of vast beneft to the army.
l. WARNING TO rAEXAsFERs.
On Mondsy evening newly fedged West
| ern PaJmaster Visited one Of the many gam
] bling saloons here, and invested to small
| extent The hext day a gentleman called on
the Secretary Of War and recalled his recon-
mendation On which the Major had procured
lis ccmmiseion,- sud few heu1s after the
! Major was settling up his accounts, a sadder
! if not 8 wiser man than he was the Previous
! evening. He can now return to the Westarn
Tilda and mo1a1ize upon the wicked ways OF
tie Fede1sl metropolis.
! TIE WAGON CONTRACTORS.
Over i've hundred wsgors are lying now at
| Ps1t2sii1e, on The ShEquehsnna, condemned al
| worthless. They are made Of green lumber
that they rattle as though about to fall tt
pieces, after having been left out for Weel
or ten days The contract price Was $2l8-.
c1ear loss Of 100000 to the contractor who at
tsnpted to rob the Government. .
THE HORSE CONTRACTORS.
There has been considerable furry among
the horse contractors OF late. On e1an1iua
ton 1t was found that nss q single fn8pecto
could Be trusted, and they we're accordingly dis
| charged, large Numbers OF horaes have beel
accepted and paid for, which are unsound
deerepid and aged. John Raymond, Of Penn
sJl7ania, was appointed Inspector, and yeste1
Day condemed forty out Of q lot oftwo hundred
just sent out by a Phi}adelphia contsaeso,
More money has been made on horses Al
mules than On any other contracts, and, IN
Enmber Of instances. By the connigance ofth
Inspector the Government has been mo:
dngrantly robbed.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE-LACK OF ENGINES.
4 fire broke out tonight about u o'clock
q name house east Of the Capitol There Ra
not single fire engine fit for service, and th
flames communicate d to TOW Of seren house;
all Of which were burnt. About thoussu
zen stood By without the means to save then
The United States Steam Fire EGgine Cou
pany, Of Philadelphia, has otfared to place the
eng1ne at the disposal of the Government