Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-02-28
FROM MISSOURI.
Gen. Curtis in Possession of La
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From wa.hina,on.

| NEW IoRkI rep. So'--A special dispatch TO
the Tribune says the House bill for the appor.
tionment OF the members Of Congress among
the States, to-day passed both Houses. The
amendment which was adopted, gives one ad.
ditonal member to the States Of Vermont,
Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky,
Illinois and Minnesota, in CONSEQUENCE of the
large fractions In the population OF those States
not representedby the law as 1t first passed the
House. Thus Ohio, which now has twenty.oue
members, by the law as il passed the House got
eighteen, and BY the amendment IL will get nine.
teen members.t The bill only REQUIRES the
Presidents signature to become a LAVE
The Armory committee Of the House will to.
morrow report In favor of establishing national
foundry east Of the Alleghanies, and an arr,ory,
foundry and manufacturing arsenal west of the
Alleghanies; the sites of. all TO be selected by
five commissioners appointed by the President,
who shall report within sixty days to the Score
tary of War, who ahalIsend the result, together
with estimates Of the cost, TO Congress. The
three works west are intended to be placed at
different points. 1JsfG gE0Trf
The Senate committee on Naval Affairs will
report reduction Of the salaries Of navy off,
GERS, OF 2O per cent. on the highest grade, is
per cent. On the intermediate, and 10 per cent.
on the lower; also, the abolition Of all navy
the hemp aud live oak agencies, transferring the
duties heretofore performed by these officers to
paymasters of the navy on duty st or near the
different navy yards and stations, under Fegula.
lions 10 be made BY the Secretary Of tue Navy,
or order of the President. -. ~, .'-.
A vote will probably be reached In the case
Of Mr.. Starke, applicant for the eeat ofga Sena-
tor from Oregon, TO morrow OF next day. The
hrss question will be on the amendment of Sem
ator sumner, which in effect declares that
Stsrke, charged by affidavits and other wise with
disoyalty, isnot entitled TO his seat until the
truth OF these charges shall have been investf,
gated. Should CHS amendment be voted down,
Mr. Starke will be admitted to his seat; should
Il be adopte1i = fsis question upon the suficien-
cy OF the evidence Of his dlsloyalty will re-
main. The vote upon Mr.. Summers amend
ment will be . close ong, but there Is reason TO
fear that it viii be defeated
The herald's correspondent says:
The roads on both sides OF the Potomac we're
getting into good condition rapidly, until a rain
storm set in this evening, which he's again rem.
dered them almost impaesable for loaded teams. .
A report thai iGen. sickleas was ahot at his
camp to-day 10 quite current; this evening it 10
disbelieved.
WAsHINaroN, Feb. 26.-fhe following is a
SePJ VI NuO Uaii % PSobCuf lB6u uo
Of certificates Of indebtedness to public credit.
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Be IL enacted, etc., That the Secretary of the
Treasury be and hereby ia authorized to cause
TO bs Issued To- any public creditor who may be
desiIous TO receive the same upon requisiton of
the head of the proper department, in satisfac-
tion of audited and Bstded demands against the
United o ates, certificates for the whole amount
due, or parts thereof, not less than one thousand
dollars, signed:by the Treasurer of the United
States, and uountersigned as may be directed
BY the Secretary Of the Treasury; which certifl-
cate shall be payable ole year from date, or
earlier, at the option of the, Governments, and
shall bear Interest at the rate oflsix per cent.
WAsHiNoroM Feb. 2T=The, Navy Depart,
rnent has received dlspatches from Com. Colds
boro dated the 10Th inst He had received the
official accounts of the visits Of our vessels to
Edenton and to the Cafrituck canal. The light.
house at Cape Hatteras may now Delighted with
perfect safety. ..al q
The names of the men ofswar destroyed BY
our vessels since the feet reached Hatteras Isl-
and, are as follows: The Seabitd, flag steamer;
the Curlew, and the Fanny, all stesmers; and
the Black Warrior, q schooner The steamer
Ellis was captured A neWhgunboat on the
stocks at Elizabeth City was also destroyed,
making seven vessels IN all. Eacn OF the 1rHt
six were. remarkably we'll armed as gunboats
All Of them, excepting the Curlew, were de-
stroyed or captured in the attRckvcf Elizabeth
City. iBsf& 80 = / q .ffrtk
As our forces took pndisturbed possession of
EdenioD, part of flying artillery regiment,
variously estimated at ftom one hundred aud
fifty to three hundfed, Hsd pfecipitateiy with
out firing shot. Many of the inhabitants al
80 left in consequence. There are no fortifics
lions al or in the water approaches to Edenon.
Among the results Of the expedition, are the
destruction of eight cannon and one schooner on
the stocks at Edenton. Two schooners were
captured in the Sound, one having four thousand
bushels Of corn. Six bales Of cotton we're taken
public stores in the town. The custom house
was empty, g Sf..s
Commodore Goldsboro SAYS he remained two
honrs abresst of the town. and Tvs. 'v;s;taa n.