Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-12-20

Floyd IL also ssSd 70 have dispersed the Peter.
Creek Home Guards and band Of Kentucky
along the Kentucky STATE Line,
GoLpsBoRo', Dec. fs.-An quiet below. The
neht OF yesterday was terrible, and ne abe
aoiI llionsss sem sa,isaea 70 enjoy holiday.
the same a. In other actiona.
leEcoND pIePATcHl
OoIpeBoRo. Deo. l5.-The report Of aytllsrv
has been heard in the direction OF the line.
XAXyIIth CONGREsS-rHrRDs SESSION
SFShTE-After our report closed Yesterday
tonal war Gommitse of New YorS % =. ssns s ia, IA
letters OF marque be issued to priyate ves.els
for the capture Of the Alabama.
Mr. Henderson introduced q bill krantins aad
% Pa me nS'e OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS her slaves.
Mr.. Powell called up the resolution inous.
ring OF the Secretary Of War whether any oath
would not bring action against thoee who ar.
rested them for damages; which wis debated
by Messrs. morrill,, Powell and Csrimes.
The bankrupt hill was taken nm and ~ veyaI
verbal amendments were made.
HousE-After our report closed-
ihr. Delaplalne moved the appointment Of
select committee OF three TO inquire as to the
causes which led 10 the results az Frede rick.
burg, with power 20 send for per~ons and
papers. OBJECTED to-
Mr.. Mcknight moved to request the Military
dividing the duties Of the O Quartermsstcr den
erale once among ainerent bureaus, the heads
OF each 10 be held responsible for the perform
anSe oi III ,ne duties nereod Objected %.
tate the discharge Of disabled soldiers from the
army, and for the inspection Of convalescent
camps and hospitals. Passed.
THE bill provides that there be added 70 the
present medical corps Of the army two medical
inspec ctor generals and eight medical ins pectorp
to lie appointed by the Presfdent TO be selected
frnr he Nf0al ~<xfst
surgeons in the volunteer service, without
regard 10 their rank when 80 selected, but win
sole regard to Qualifications Their duties shall
be the regular and frequent inspections Of all
military general hospitals and con yaieeeent
camps. and shall, upon each inspection. desiS-
nate 10 the surgeon In charge Of such hoepftais
a,n;an ann camps m All soldiers who may BE- in their
vice on surgeons certificate Of disability, or
sufficiently recovered 10 be returned to their
regiments for duty. And the medical in spectnS
the case NAV bel
Joint resolutions Of thanks 10 Lieut. wordeu,
OF the Monitor, and Lieut. Morris, Of the Oum-
Mr.. Sedgewick offered aresolution requesting
the Secretary Of the Navy TO inform the House
the amount received from the sale Of prizes, the
disposition Of the proceeds, &c. Adopted.
The bill making appropriations for invalid
pensions was taken up in Committee of the
Whole, and afterwards passed.
Mr.. Stevens addressed the House in suur,oyt
Of the financial bill introduced by him indi-
vidually.
Mr.. Crissfeld addressed the House on the
Presidents message; and was followed by Mr.
Kelly. Adjourned till Monday.
PERENPToRY ORDERS TO GEN BuaHsrpl
ToGRoss THE RIvER.-ltis asserted that Cen
Burnside has publicly declared that he would
not have crossed the river in the face of the
formidable works Of the enemy and stermed
ton.
In this connection we may give what we un-
derstand from a semi-ofhcial source to have
been The language Of the President day or two
since in conversation: 81 yielded my own COM
mon sense view, which was against Gen
Burnside's crossing the river and attacking the
experience OF Gen. Halleck. the General-in.
Chief. .'-Repubiican.
- A curious fact came ont lately before the
Court Of ExcheQuer, in England. The pro-
prietor OF theater at Hc1toh quarreled with
Mr.. Wilde, lessee OF Leotard, the ctrspszistn
as 70 q commission due % him, when il was
shown in evidence that Mr. Wilde paid IIeotard
AGO week for his services at the Alhambra.
else. In other words, a French acrobat receives
a salary greater than the income Of the Arch
bishop Of Canterbury, and three ttmee that OF
another at the risk OF his neck. II is We An
much as that Of the President Of the United
States; six times that Of any Of the Secretaries;
income OF any clergyman, lawyer, Judge, sen
erai or editor In the whole country.
TEE "WHAT is IT1' AT THE NAVY Yam
The New York Evening Post says:
ihls queer specimen OF naval architecture n
now now nearly ready for launching. An day yes
fitting the ways from which IL he 10 eIids In ~
the water. Crowds Of people ave visited the
Navy Yard TO look at the new craft, but are
much disappointed on account Of it's meaxre
and dimiR utve appearance. Its armamenf ~
almost ready for mounting.
THE CREW OF AN IRoN-Cbap-As ma ea,-
tery OF our iron. clad steamer Montauh Weirh.
tnirty-five tons, Il is interesting to know tkat
nsr en- en.ire crew VIII De less than seventy men.
three hundred sailors and landsmen and a
guard Of marines. These would man four OF
.ne new iasnionea ships, and while every 81
pounder on the frigae required the labor OF
t~eiNe men, the 45O-pounder Of the Montauh "a
easily moved by four.
TIE CosT eF KIss-'Squire Ben Exrye..
ton, Of Cincinnati, venerable gentjeman.
whose hairs are siivered with the froets Of
slxty-hre winters, has been arraigned before
Jtsuce Hampton, in South Ceyington. ON the
charge OF kissing Miss Iavina Fenton q voua0
and beautiful female, contrary to her wishes.
fence.
- To make wiss soup, boil three pound.
OF pota: oes, mash them well, and add slowly
some good broth, suficient for the tureen Let
these boil together, then add some spinach, a
chopped very fine. Boil together five minutes:
pepper and salt 10 taste. Just before takina Il
on The hre to serve, ade two well beaten eggs.
sTThere arejn the Italian kingdom thirty
four vacant sees. Seven of the PSedmonteee
prelates, six OF those Of the Island Of Sardinia,
one IN Ligurl2, two in Lombardy, enc In Parma.
Sir IN Tuscany, three in the Marches, two In
Cmbria- three i'm Naples, three In Sicily, are
either dead or have been turned out Of their
dioceses owing 70 their political misconduct
- At the last monthly meeting Of the Zoo-
logical Society Of London il was announrs<a
that the King Of Italy had presented 20 tha
Society two ibe1es, two chamcA, and two ma in
of Italian cattle; and the King OF Portursl 4
leopard. The number Of visitors TO the 9ardena
20 the end Of October was 65o,45s.
- The Dublin Natior states that ,eetnrers
and Others are going about Ireland p>rs uading
men 10 enlist in the American service by iAe
ldea that wnen they have settled with the
Southern rebels, the American C}overumeut
will turn upon England for her perndiss, and