Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-01-04
FROM WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON, Jan. The rumOrs of trou-
bic with England about the stone blockade are
regarded as entirely unfounded
Gen. Mcclellan continues to improve. The
government has taken measures to obtain
cotton seed from Port Royal, for planting in
Illinois and other western states.
a Richmond dispatch OF Dec 31st says the
rebel war steamer jamestown has joined her
consort, the Yorktown, below, in james River.
The gunboat Teazer, it is said, will soon be
ready for active service.
The opinion of comptroller Whittlesy, &C
guessed in by secretary Chase is that accord
ing to the present law regulating the compen-
sation OF members OF congress, they can re.
ceive mileage only Tor the regular sessions.
Therefore mileage Tor the July extra session
remains to be provided for by future legsla.
ton. 1t may lie stated that several senators
were paid the two mileages before the opinion
was officially furnished for ministerial guild
ance.
1t appears by the report of the superintend-
ent OF public printing, John d. Defrees, that
the government printing bureau has been con-
Quoted with the utmost efficiency and satsfac-
ton The wisdom of congress in supersedng
the former arrangements by the present estab-
Enlistment is fully vindicated.
AS compared to the prices formerly paid to
public printers, there has, during the past
seven months, been an actual saving to the
government OF sixty thousand dollars.
Capt Dickinson, OF the third infantry of the
army, and Captains Shillington and Monsoon,
OF the New York seventy-ninth, late prisoners
in Richmond, have arrived in Washington.
The Union Firearms Company Of New
York, whose principal armOry will be at New.
ark, N. D., are to execute contracts Tor the
manufacture OF 10000 stand of arms, embrac.
ing $4,000 Marsh's breech and notwithstanding
rifles, and $4,000 Springfield rified nuskets.
This company, organized under The laws of
New York, with a capital of $500 900, will
give employment to several thousand mechan-
les, among whom will be many OF the loyal
citizens of Harper's Ferry, who were thrown
ont Of work by tie destruction of the nation.
al workshops.
Capt. Thomas Turner Of the fourth infantry
shot member of the patrol guard named
John G. Halter, buglcr in Co. Z, fourth Uni
ted States cavalry, this afternoon, in front Of
the National Hotel. Capt Turner was arrest.
ed and conveyed to the headquarters Of the
provost marshal
1t is said that circumstances have transpir-
ed within the past few days leading to the be.
lief that it will not be difficult to designate
with certainty the source from whence the
rebels have within the last two months derv-
ed most valuable information, which it is
known the government took every means to
conceal
Horace Greeley delivered lecture, tonight,
before dense auditory, at the Smithsonian
Institute, his subject being "Fhe Nation"
lie said the misfortune OF our country had
been its reluctance 10 look its antagonist in
the eye. Slavery is the aggressor, and has
earned rebels doom. Save the Union, and
let slavery take its chance He was against
compromise, because it implied concession TO
armed treason, and expressed his belief that
the present contest would result in enduring
benefits to the cause of human freedom.
President Lincoln, Secretary Chase, and sew.
eral senators and representatives were on the
platform.