The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-01

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We continue TO nske extracts from the late
Federal papers which have reached ~:
pls1sucsTvs siass AVE xsAvy LOSES II uxw
| Thsrsw no less than eight nros In New
York On Saturday and Sunday OF last week
involving an GEgree2te loss Of about $500 zoe
The first hre broke out on Saturday after
Wyats, on Bridge strsst,, which resulted In
the destruction Of $500 900 wor th Of property.
Tbs building was entirely destroyed. When
the nra reached the cellar, where Q large quar-.
| tity Of scotch and Irish whiskey was stored
/ m explosion took place, the e1sct of which
| was terrific. Bricks, boards, pieces OF barrels,
| and other fragments, were thlown In all di.
| fecuons. The tmmense crowd which had
6athered % view tAs conflagTaeton Sndsa.
vored 10 withdraw quickly, bat q large UNI.
bor were tAroRR down and trAmpled u pon
At one 0'clOckqA Sunday morning the build.
| tng adioining - fre, and burned out some
| On SUNDAY morninE another IRE started at
! the corner OF Fulton and Pearl streets, which
| resulted in the destr uctinn Of ten buildings
| used for commercial and manufacturing paf.
posoea togethsr with the Fulton bank build
Ing. The loss at this Are u estimated At about
wIrsEssEs AID INVESTIGATING COMMITTEES.
WAsHIAafos, en-. 27-Ths President has
! approved the DILL repeating the provision OF
| the law which exempts witnesses who have
| been examined before All investigating com.
] mittee Of either House Of Congress rom tes.
tifyiAS before court.
BALTIMORE NEWS.
The San, Of the 2ssh, contains the follow
| ing:
hev. Joshua Wells, the oldest clergyman
/ of the ~ ethodis. Episcopal Church, died on
I IL nf "A
t1te, IN baltimore equity, II. the 05lh ear of
| mis- age. MH. W was a native Oh Maryland
born IN l764, and in carly life connected him :
| self with the Methodist Church He was
| coteufforery with. Wesley. Asnury, White.
| field, Coke, ana other pioneers OK tina denon,-
! lnauoI, having become an ltiaerant preacher
l il l7SS.
| Yesterday afternoon Maj. 0ilsian, Lien u.
| VIM II. Ward, VIM shaw, and w. Is. Wise,
all Of whom had been c1tined as prison .
| OF war in Fort Warren, left by the aecrss.
| anna for Oli Point, en rouE for the south
A large police force was at tbs wharf when
! the steamer left.
YIox ALExASDaIA, VA. es..
The correspondent Of the Baltimore Sun,
under date Of the z1sh, gives the following
| news from Alexandria:
A new Union paper, started at Alexan-
| dria, says the Methodist Episcopal Church
l Sou IN Is now occupied by the military forces
1 church viii pa used us barracks, but 1t is
| said there will be no interference with the
upper part OF the ed,fice.
a portion OF the Illinois cavalry are now
/ in quarters At the lower end Of Wolfe street
| occupying portion Of the old brewery and
| stabii9E their horses In the wharf sheds OF
Smith g Perkfns's locomotl We esta ablishmeni.
Other houses IL thar vicinity have been taken
for the eane purpose, as has the machine
shop and FOUNDRY Of DIR Thomas Jamtssop
| corner Of Royal and wilkes streets.
The fuel market is ssin quiet, the supply
| and demand being about equal Coal-An. i.
| thractte, ~ pei Ion Gum Dsriand, uump,]
$7.e0; run Of mine, - so. Wood-Oak and
pine, ~ per cord; maple, &C., mixed, nei
| seasOned, $3.50.
xAlYLAsD eIxATs.
In this legislative body, on the 9th ult
| Mr.. GoldsborouBh, from the Committee on
| Federal Relations, repor ted that the cornnf L
tee had had the memorial Of DR.. A. A. Lynch
Senator from Baltimore county, before them
and that some of tho com IN ttee had comm n
! ington in reference 10 the imprisonment O.
LIZ. Lynch. The Department had returned
AM answer that measures nHd been taken fo1
his release on Ger tain conditions.
PROM wsHlxaroN-rAsKss HosP1rALs-pRoxo
! TI0Hs-AIC5 rB-cAAP.
WAsHIxeqou. jan 27--Ths Sanitary Com
mission have had several conferences rs.
Gently, both with the War DSpar tment and
the military committees OF Congress, rslativ,
to q Reorganization n of the Hospital Depart
msnt. II appears that they desire the sele,
ton of omcers Of tho regular medical stafr
/ more with regard to efficiency than to tn.
prevalent usaass Of seniority. The Oommis
sion say they: are acting On the principle tina
| they had better take precautionary measure.
against sickness in camp than 6ll the hOspt
| tale.
General Keim, of Pa, recently appointed
| Brigadier General, has been assi IL I'd 10 d
brigade In General Oasey's division OF IL.
army Of the Potom &C:
Captain Gregg, U. 8. Army, has been ap.
l poin ted Colonel Of the regiment OF Penney /.
| vania cavalry formerly commanded BY Col.
It is Understood that the Senate to-day, in
| Executive session, decided the following
| point, namely: That a confirmation OF aids
dec amp Of Major. q enerals is not necess sry
for the reason that they are in the ture OF
| teml orary appointm snts, and may be made
by the President Oh the reconmer dation Of
any Major. 6aneJal, without tho concurrence
| of the Senate, according TO the act OF ugusl
last. More sharf1!ty aias de- camp had been
| submitted for consideration.
A FAcHTIoUs sEcRErARY.
Stanton, the new Federal sscretary Of
War, seems to transact business in quite an
original and good-humorsd way, Judging
from the following paragraph in Wishing.
| ton letter:
A Colonel of a regiment called and mad.
com plai mt that his com and had not beer
mount led A. cavalry, az they hsd expected
The Secretary remarked that they had
more cavalry now than they knew what tr
do with-.stghty regiments, when fitty were
kample. Bat, said the Colonel, another regi
ment has got the horses we were to have -
| Oh, this is = horse case, hen. Fou want m.
| to unhorss one set and mount another" 70.
spoud.d the Secretary. ga one hogss Case i.
generally long enough, but this would be toe
| much, cantt undertake IT," BY and b.
came an ingenious patriot with o pasent
| brsastplate, surs to tnrn a rife ball. Ths
Secretary coald hardly see the use Of 1t, a,
there had been very little shooting done 81
fsr In the " ar--and the fact was, they wantse
hereafter that men should 70 tn and shoo
and be shot at. But was tho iuver ton OF
any vaiuss oh, yes says the inventor; &
had bsea tested. The Secretary thonght
| however, that the furest test would be AZ
fordeo by tue patriotic tnven tor donning til
I md oil VTf ful Ar >Nl~~