The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-01-31

From Washington.
WAsBINGrrs. January 27 Col.
governmrnt agen, at Port
Royal, who lie herc, yesterday, ibl
an interview with Secretary Chase
asked Tor clothiue and medical aid
tor his two or three thousand ne.I
grocs engaged in ickng and gin
ning cotton, Of which, he says, hcI
has million dollars worth already.
He ssys the negroes are industrious. g.
cheerful aud skilliul workers
Gen. Burnside took spare arms
with him for Union Carolinians, un-
der instructions from Gen. McClel.
Ian.
Bishop ,Ames, OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church, and Hamilton
Fish, of New York, were appointed
to day, by Secretary Stanton, Com
missioners TO visit and relieve United
States prisoners. Agreeably to pre-
vious orders, they are directed to
telegraph their acceptance or reject
ion.
The War Department has ordered
that the released prisoners receive
fall communications for rations addi.
ltional to pay.
A Delaware regiment, formerly
commanded by Col. Lockwood, now
General, and stationed at Drum
mondtown, Eastern shore of Virgin
ia, is publishing a paper, which
contains an Advertisement Of iugi-
tive slaves.
Gen Goicourria is here, author
lied to settle all questions and nego
tiate treaties with the Unit, d States
in behalf OF Mexico,
Tie Senate. to-day, decided in
Executive session, that staffappoint
ments to Major Generals being TEN
porary, they do require confirmation
and accordingly cent back tc tn,
} President, Gen. McClellan's appoint
ments, of which Lanes are a part.
Wade's new rule for secret ses
sions of Congress was amended il
the Serste by striking out the ''starv
ing" clause, 30 that Congress is no
obliged to conclude business beior,
adjournment. Then Doolittle's sub
stitnte was adopted, after which tn,
ques,ion was postponed. Wade sale
that since they had killed his propo
sition, he didn't care what becam,
OF the other thing.
The Farnsworth Illinois Cavalry
having suffered much from sickness
on account Of the location OF the
camp, during the wet weather, or
ders were given for them TO be quar-
tered in secession houses in Alexan
dria. They accordingly took pos
session of fifty houses of rampant
secessionists, including the secession
printing Offices and one church oh,
Method st Church South }
\ This regiment have instituted NOR
al reform in Alexandria by guttins
all the liquor shops.
Schuyler Colfax to-day submitted
"a bill simplifying the rates OF po.tng,
on printed matter 20 do away will
three hundred and tTenty diileren
rates now existing, 1t was reierre'
to the Post Office Committee.
provides that newspapers not weigh
ing over two ounces and going les
/. than two thoueaud miles for whici
postage is now payable by law
sh9ll pay, when sent by mail, tiv
cents per quarter for weeklios. ter
cents for semi.wecklies, and thiri,
cents for dailies, instea Of the awli
ward rates OF three and fourtl
cents per quarter weekly oil pGpert
weighing less than one and a hal
ounceS in the state, and Fix and ,
halt cents, one halt cent on those les
than three ounces sent ont OF III,
state. The proposed bill puts All
other rate OF hal. cent an ounce OF
magazines and periodicals, and ont
) cent per ourc ce on books, &c.
; making three rates instead Of owe
three hundred. II is mistake tina
the abolition OF the franking bill
abolishes the free circulation of pa
pers IN the county where published
or the freedom Of exchanges; no
docs the proposed bill.
The Ways and Means Committe,
will not recommend the stamp dut,
ON newspapers, bat a tax on tho cir
cnlation sworn to by publishers. =
Railroad pasfer gera aro to be taxed
The brig Perry, and Island Bell
ran the rebel Potomac batteries, an
were not tirei at. The batteries n
Cock Pit Point, on the rebels righ
wing, have been greatly strength
ened recently.
} SAN FRANCISCO, January 18th. =