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OTHER CHANGES.

OTHER CHANGES.
In the Medical Department the following original va
cancies have been created by Congress-0ne surgeon
general with the rank Of brgadier general one assist
ant surgeon general and medical inspector general
each with the rank Of colonel eight medical inspectors.
with the rank Of lieutenant colonel tbrtysix surgeons,
six military sorskeepers, hundred hospital chap
iains twenty medical cadets eightynin hospital
stewards The pay OF o hospital steward Is go per
month"; with clothing, ratisns and quarters Competent
men are much needed The OF the officers holding
the responsible positions Of surgeon general assistant
surgeon general inspector general and medical inspeo'
tors win be found register, published herewith.
Dr. Fnlay the late surgeon general has been retired at
his own request after than forty years service
In the Pay Department, Colonel Iarned, Paymastor
General, has died since the printing Of the August
Register. The name q his successor has not yct
been announced; but Il the appointment had
gone by seniority, is generally the case in this
department, Deputy Psymster General Timothy
r. Andrews would have boon prsmo,ed, vice Larned.
He however has been placed the retired list his
own application after than forty consecutive years
service. MAJOR Cary h. Fry IL now acting Paymaster
General. Major Thomas J. Leslie, Paymaster In this
city, would have been Paymaster General now had he
not declined promotion in 1851, the demise Of De-
putty Paymsstsr General Randall.
In the regiments Of the line Colonel BENJAMIN L. Beal
First cavalry has been retired from active service and
the Lieutenant Colonel Of tho regiment George A. II.
Blake nov the silver embroidered spread eagle
which the most prominent insignia Of colonel in the
Mmy.
The coopelcy 6 the Second infantry has devoved upon
Lieutenant Cconel sidney Burbank, Of the Thirteenth
infantry consequence Of the death OF Colonel Dixon s.
Mnes The coopclcy Of the Sixth infantry has changed
hands twice. Tho FIRST change the retirement Of
Colonel washington scawsl who was succeedcd by
Ecctus Backus, Lieutenant Colonel Of the Third infantry
Colonel Packus enly enjoyed his from February
20 70 June 4 when he died at Detroit, Michigan, Lou
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MILITARY GEOGRAPHICAL DEPARTMENTS.
Contrary 70 general custom military geosraphcal
departments not given. The following supplies tho
deficiency correctly up to date
DEPARrsESr Observation-Disclosures at ST. Isuis
Mo.-Msjor General Samuel r. Curtis commanding
Mppfx Observation-Disclosures at Baltimore, Md
Major General Robert G. Schenck
iErARrsEu omo-Headquarters at Cinsinnati
Ohio-Maor General Horatie Wright
DEPARTMENT THE Souui-Head quarters at Hiltcrl
Head, s. C.-Major General David Hunter, Acting Com
mander; Brigadier General James ~ Brannan.
DErARMESr THE GurF-Headquarters at New or.
leans, a-Maor General Benjamin \. Butler General
~ Y. Banks is now on his way 10 New Orleans super
sede General Buter.)
DEPARTMENT oF NoRrH Observation-Disclosures at New
bern, N. C.-Major General John q. Foster.
DkPAErxExr NoRrHwx sr-tieadquartors At 81
Paul, Min-Major General John G.. rope.
IMPAIRMENT NEW Observation-Disclosures at santa
Fe, New Mcxico-Br gadlcr General James H. Carleton
DEPARTMENT PACuc--Hsadqua tsrs at San Fran
cisco, California --Brgadicr General George Wright
DEPARTMENT op KASS,s--Hcadqnarers at Fort Leaven-
worth, Kansas gsdier General James g. Biunt (Now
in the neld)
field -Aaior General Ulysses :. Grant.
DKpAsrsySr THE CuNnERIASp--Headquarters 10 tho
Geld MAJOR General william g Rosecrans.
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sOne Of these two geuerals killed at Frederic ckg
burg on the 18Th inst but yet II Is doubtful which
ouR VOLUNTEER ARMY.
The Army Register gives, In tabular form, tho or
ganzaton Of the volunteer army Of tho United
It existed on the LIST OF Augaa, 1862. Tho aggregate
reaches the number of ,09g tO2 officers and
These figures, which have been much altered since
the issue q The Register, were then made foows
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ObitaMrY.

ruorAs wESpxi, ESQ.,, died at harrington, Ne. Nov.
rs, in the 93d year Of his age. Mr.. W Was born al
aarblehead July 10, ITO soon after, however his Ia
ther removed 10 Salem In 1850, during the Of the
American Revolution he shipped cabin boy board
the ship Porus prvatser commanded by Captain John
merchant Of Sal m which vessel took many prizes HIS
IA her died In Ill., British prison ship In 1885 hs
removed 10 Maine, and has been resident OF Farming
ton Tor seventy six years He was says the Farmngton
pausr from which condense the alb We acc unt, IN
doubtcdy the last Of that patriotic band who constituted
the officers and crew Of the ship porus as priyateer
who with stout arms and valiant hearts, contributed 90
large share in achieving independence.
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letter from Rome, in the Cotriers MercontSi< Of
Genoa says-The mother OF Cardinal Antone has lust
died at the age Of 30. she was born at sonnino and
Is well knoyn relative OF the brgands who in tho
beginning Of this century and down 70 the year 1920,
infested the province She never reconcled herself 10
life Rome, and was always talking OF Sonnino. She
eesed The splendid carriage which her kept for her
and her delight was whenever she could get oppor.
tunity 10 take ride In market cart from the country
She leaves fortune beyond the 200 which con
s,itntcd her original marriage portion.
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CASUALTIES.
The list Of casualties In the regular and volunteer
forces occupies six pages. In the regular army there
have bccn the date Of the publication Of the Regis
,er twenty designations nino commissions vacated
under the act OF June 49, 1s46 six commissions vacated
by new appointments, six commissions declined, two
cancelled forty Deaths four appointments expired
by constitutional Imitation not having been confirmed
by Senate discharges order Of tho Pre-
sident the act OF August s. 1S61-these were ad
dsnal aids decamp for service under the Hon. James
H. Lane appointments nesatved by the Senate,
removal, three dropped, three dismissed and nine
cashiered.
In the volunteer force there have been ortyone resg
nations commissions vacated by appointments,
nineteen declined. sixteen neyatvcd by the Senate,
eleven deaths four discharges dropped and three
dismissed. These general or staG officers.
The foregoing summary is, OF course, incomplete, as
many casualties have occurred since August, reported
from time to time in the HERALD No complete list
be given at present, not by the War Department
OFFICIAL ARMY REGISTER.
amERAL OFFICERS.
In the table OF organisation Of the army the number Of
general oisers Is given fourteen, viz-Five major
generals and nine brgadsr generals but tho names Of
twelve only printed, that tsre is vacancy for
major general and also for brgadier. The genera
oficers now In commission are
MAJOR cESKRAIs
0eorge B. Mcclellan.
John G. Fremont.
Henry ". Halleck toommanains army.
John 4. Wosl.
BneApsn GENERALS
Edwin '. sumner (maJor general or.vst, major general
voluntscrs). j ~
irwin Mcdowell lmAj0r general volus'esrs).
Robert Andersen.
william :. Rosscrass (maior general voluu,eers).
philip a. George Cooke.
John Pope (majr general vounteers).
Joseph Hooker (major general volunteers)
- TIE DEPARTMENTS.
In the Adutant Generals Department there one ad
iuant general rigsder General L. Thomas two assist
ant adiuane general Colonel Edward d. Townsend and
Don Carlos Buell. (ma,or general vounteers); four
lieutenant coones, among whom s Brigadier Genera,
Seth williams, and thirteen maiorsBrgadisr General
Hartsuf being ono OF them.
Ths Judge Advocate Generals Department consists Of
one Judge advocate general Colonel Joseph Holt and ono
Judge advocate for esoh army In the field The appoint.
mont OF Major Levi @. Turner the only one given;
but .nree others have been made, vis:-Majors
John A. Bollcs, John G. Knox and Ralston Skinner.
In the Inspector Generals Department there are four
inspectors general with the rank or colonel ve with
the rank OF major The Of three coonels only are
given leaving one vacancy The soionels arc Randolph
b. Marcy, Brlgadsr General of Volunteers; Dcos d.
rals John Bufcrd and Aosalom Baird are two OF the
majors.
Major Albert Myer retains his position az signal ON
ccv Of the army.
In tho Qaastermascrs Department there are quar-.
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The Hovey Expedition.
HEADQUARTERS, UNrTrD STATES FoRcl
EXPEDITION TO MISSISSIPPI, Dec. @, 1862.

EXPEDITION TO MISSISSIPPI, Dec 8, 1862. I
The General commanding the expedition 10 Mississippi
desires 70 express the officers and soldiers under his
command HIS qualification for the cheerfulness and
very displayed by them during the expectation. Though
exposed without tents to cold rains, and compelled 70
march over heavy roads, they have accomplished one OF
the most remarkable marches made during the war /,
penetrating the very heart Of the onenys country,
cutting their roads, and safely returning though hedged In
on both sides by greatly superior numbers This has been
done with the aacrty and cheeruness Of true soldiers,
and the General commanding takes pride n announcing
20 you that the object OF the expedition has been fully ac
compshed Brgadier General Washburnes energy and
skill deserve particular mention. BY order OF
ALVIN p. H0vEY, Brigadier General Commanding
JoHN L. PHILLIPS, Assistant Adjutant General
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Movements Of tho Rebel Chiefs.

yywBERroN's ARMY CONCENTRATED AT GRENADA,
MIss.--REBEI. YoRCE NEAR NASHVILLE, TENN
Jrrv paws AND GENERAL JOHNSTON EXPECTED AT
JACKSON, MISS.
Irrom the Memphis Argus, Dec. 49,
During the past forty-cght hours several gentlemen
have arrived In the city from the south whose travels
there have been extensive whose opportunities for OBJ
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REBEL ACCOUNTS.

We learn from friend just from vicksburg that the
most formidable preparations have been made for giving
the enemy a warm reception In Of attack. The
woods which, IN measure, last winter served 10 conceal
the movements Of the Yankee gunboas. have been Gu
tirey cleared away, that no vessel can take shelter
within range Of the city. Our batteries command the
grand Yankee aqueduct made by the enemy last winter
Breastworks have boon thrown up In the city The peo
spprehension is felt immediate attack there being
no perceptibe rise In the river Brigader Generals NJ
T. smith and 3. D. lee in Immediate command Of the
Qualifications.
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tenant Colonel Hannibal Day, Of ~ esosnd hfanry Is
now Colonel or the SIXTH
PRonorIoss FROM rHn RAMS.

now Colonel or the sixth.
aN PROMOTIONS FROM TEE RAMS.
Below will be found complete list OF the ocers Of our
regular army who have been promoted from tho ranks
We print for the purpose 0 placing On record, more
conceded and much public form thas doue in the
Army Register, the names Of those who, having
listed IN The RANKS and having borne the hArdships and
privasons nseparabe from private soldiers fe proved
themselves worthy Of oommissious- IL jalu
e#t&38 4 CENTRAL sfA1. 8C
Major James Beger, Quarternaastsr ard ABIDE Camp,
with the rank OF Colonel
Captain Warren L. Lothrop, Assistant Quartermaster
and Lieutenant Colonel Of Volunteers.
Captains George D. Dandy, Alexander ~ shIpley and
Colin 3. Ferguson, Assistant ouartcrmssters.
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MSnWrH INFANTRY
Coonel-Bdvard K. s. csnby (BrigadieS General ysfur
teersJ.
Lieutenant Colonel-Edward A. King
Asjors-stephen d. Carpenter, Samuel Y, Ds~sss
George l.. willard
The only captains OF infantry holding generaIs' com
in the volunteer force are Alexander med Nc
COX MAJOR Generai), Cuyier crsyer (Maior Gsasra'
phuip " sheridan (Brigsdier General Volnntsessl
George Crook Brigadier General Vounissrs) Charles T.
1ibst (i,rgader General volunteers), ana Francis y
Ninton (Brigadier General VoiunIsHrs).
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF GENERAL osytoRHs o.
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tssmaster general. Brigader General Montgomery o.
Meigs three assistant quartermasters general Coones
Charles Thomas Daniel u. Tompkns and Thomas Swords
four deputy a~arermasters general Lieutenant Colonies
Crosman, vmton sibiey and Rabbit; twelve quarter.
masters with the rank OF major and forty three assist
quartermasters, with the rank Il captain Generals
WINFIELD 8. Hancock and Rufus Saxtoa are captains in
ths department..
hesubsistence Department comprises one commissary
general Of subsistence, Colonel Joseph Taylor one
sistant do Lieut. COL Amos B. Patton; SIX commissaries,
with the rank OF major General VIM Burns being one,
and sixteen with the rank o, captain.
The Medical Department has undergone great modif
cation already noted detail The principal officers
In the department are:-
Brigadisr General VIM. A. Hammond, Surgeon General
Colonel Robert c. Wood, Assistant Surgeon General
Colonel Thomas f. Perley, Medical Inspector General.
Or. Richard s. satterlee, Medical Purvcyor in New
York is the senior Surgeon aud Dr. Benjamin King is the
senior Assistant Surgeon Dr King has been in the army
since 1873 has been Treasurer Of the Military Asylum
since 1851.
The Pay Department has twenty eight oficers--viz;
pay master general (co ,r j. two deputy paymasers
general (euenant coonels), an wenty FIVE paymasters
(majors) The appointment Of paymastcr general in
tho place Of the late Colonel Larned has been promu
gated The deputy paymaser generals In the Register
are Timothy P. Andrews and George IL Rnggod, but
Colonel Andrews has been retired from active service
quite recently.
Brgadier Generals Benjamin Avord aud Henry Prince
are majors in the Pay Department.
CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
General Joseph g. Totten ID still the Colonel o. this
corps, having held that important post since 1888 The
Lieutenant Coonels Syyanus Thayer brevet coonel
Rene f. DeRussy, Richard Delaield and Henry Brewer
ton The other officers are eight majors, twelve cap
tans fifteen first heuenants aud ten second lieuten
anus. The following generals OF volunteers belong to
this corps:--Generals Barnard, Benham, Woodbury.,
Wright, John Newton Foster and Gilmore.
CORPS OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ENGINEERS.
Colonel, Stephen H. Long; Lieutenant Colones, Hart.
man Hache James ID, Graham and Thoms D. Cram "a. ID.
C. COLI. Generals A.sW. Hum ,hreys, WhipplN sfoad,
William F. Smith pnd J. G. Parke officers Of the Topo.
graphical Eng neers. u#. lt
ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT.
Chief of Ordnance-Brgadier General James W. Rip
ley.
Colonels--Henry X. Craig, John Symngton.
Lieutenant tC,onels-George & ID. Ramsay William May
nader.
The only general volunteers belonging to the Ordnance
Department shown by the Register, was the late Gene
raj Reno.
The following is correct Register Of the neld officers Of
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5y5ssn, ssg1s1i' al 5isatef. tsf the s,s
II bis repHtat-lhe Fu4! Y.r4.Hn C4,ai-
~
A. regards bis remarks 4L1=i tie Sg,-
ee0n. aad h9rse shoe ul. BIS captain
sasgli alteal sad zee that lls5e d.fisJl-
tea ays also remogsi 80 ,tsy no doubt
arse .Fsm iIe same ctsle as above
4 liIls m0ge atlraiiol bestowed by tAG
captains % liaif sonplGiez would remove
Ali Cause Tor s1es Complaint, ai they ays
calculated ~ .alga iAa g-Gliag Of ,ae
regiment aa4 tie service
There no need of r1Ilog 90 atieauoH
oft4e Executive % Gclergl GaeaI4Hs o.
-ucH d..0gs, wien ile Aalt rrsa within
Lil ogu camp, lhuls. II Lu ,lgga quar-
bs MT
th.uk that thg First Virginia CasaIgs
charge % .,ke tic daring brilliant and
dangerous charge Through the Gap. las
described By :. s. g. 10 b.s letter from
RHmaoy published 10 your paper Of the
l4lh iIsultI on ths IVORY r.ld
TINS soLYEgl fgifsU.
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Prom Washinqton.


hAsaN-i.ai jan -J--ilr feH9-i iAa'
iea. WOO. Dos seai q 1o-Ae437l 20 A1r-
..it ua9rs i7e U94ea a-3 sA-i'sl ol'
% That eiiy l- 400 s1aifa'el p! ,ae.a- il-
isA.ss4es
Tue l1am.6sloaer % ll-.i4 Aaa.'s ll'!
To-day Tor idr NEST,
The H.a. Az stanton, Secretary ~ war
ta,erfI ugag DIS Igaes to-day A large
a1alsr " AMY oa1s-s 10 igu sa'.8-
pr.l Aslrresug... 10 Ala.
Preparations are bring made atil- Nsyy
Yard 10 t-st tls strength OF tac a.n rael
q4as Ee % taesa Uae OF o. %, IS le-
Founder. lss 1erl enclosed aill heavy
timber .UI r.l De lul u..l constantly
iaerasag Charge ua4i -blas
,g..rr,-r.g f.r qe AZ Seward lsr
.r-t 4. ,l. p-Is.i,- ln-.u.g III.
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p8.BAp T,srg,- When the news OF the
evacuation of Romncy 6y our troops was
received it was intcrprctcdb by the seccshas
sort OF defeat to us Few Of those of
sCccsh notions had the impudcnce or to-
mcrity to manifest any public joy on the
occasion, but the female members Of one
family, We are informed, slmpCrcd and
gigglcd, aud laughed much to the annoy
Nuco OF their Union ncighbors, The head
of this family, and We believe its only sup.
port, is now in the Government employ
Comment is unnecessary.
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Hiph Water at Pittsburr.

PIrrBURGu, Jan, 2O.--3 7. M.-The
Monongahela is twenty- EIGHT feet high, and
rising ut the rate OF four inches per hont,
The Allegheny is twenty-siS aud half
feet, and rising six inches per hour. Heavy
rains last night
PiTrsBURG, Jan. 90, I P. M.--The River
is IS feet inches by pier mark, and rising
ut the rate of inches per hour. The rise
is from the Aonongahela. The Alleghe.
MS commenced rising this evening at its
sources.
The weather is damp aud cloudy but
cool
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JOSEPH ToRsYTII.


Ga5-WnAr TIE CoSYgDEuArEs HAyg 20
sAY ABOUT wugELIsG ASD rm CogyGsuos
HraE.-l must be the very "rclhble gem
tlcmnnn himself, individually, WHO keeps
the rebels at Richmond advised Of what 70
going on here Mt Wheeling, judging from
the following paragraph, which We find last
night in letter from Richmond ia the
Memphis dWsH
We hear FROM tho picrpoiul dynasty at
Wheeling that the bogus Virginia Oonycn-
ton recently 10 sg5sion in that town, has
reaorted to measure Of punishmentagainst
sccemionisls which Is without parallel
In the history OF lcgi5mtion An ordinance
has been adopted diyor5ing all refugee
husbands from their wives, and hll refugee
wives from their husbands, declaring that
no cit1eos Of Virginia aud no Que claim
ing the protection OF Virginia can rem,in
united in lawful mRtrtmony to a citizen Of
peirpoints Commonwealth, but that gso
freio flight from IinColns dcspotam and
Picrpoints petty tyranny dissolyc5 tho
marriage tici Operated u divorce It pmcWo,
The next step, Of course, will be to ba5t.
arlizo the children and I'LL the pan handle
with iIlegiiimatcs As far as this arcical
attempt 10 unsclllc the hoIicst relations Of
life can effect those who have He'd from the
oppression OF tho federal government to
the freedom Of the Old Dominion, the urdi-
nnuco might rs wcll never have been writ.
ten, hu. more dangerous act OF lcgisIn.
ton for the welfare OF Piorpoints pruper
State could not have been devised, There
is the strongest probability that hnadrcds
Of husbands aud wives nHi msorhwill Geek
refuge rom their bolpmatcs In stct@"a
and that Wheeling will orc long DO dcpop-
ulaled.
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From Fortress Monroe.

FOWTREss MoRoE, Jan 10, VIA BALTI-
MORE, Jan. 2O.-A flag of truce went to
CrAney Island to-day with Two prisoners
who came down from Baltimore last night
TO go south.
The following Is all the news contained
ia due Southern papers ihat have beea re-
cpiyel here;
Ez.prcsldeat Tyler is very III at Rich
moad
\ despatch dated Macon, Ga, 5ays that
accounts from the wheat rcgiunarcycry me
vorablc, and that crops never appeared
more promising thus early,
The following Brigtdiur Generals have
been confirmed Henry llolh Va; johnson
Il, Duncan, la., and $. Wood, Of Alabama.
Dates from Havana To the Jta iast. have
bcan received at New Orleans.
The French fleet, consisting OF liuc.of-
blttle-ship, three iir7t class irgulcs aud
three prOpcllors, LEFT for Vera Cruz on the
Fad.
II was reported at Havana that Vera
Cruz was abandoned by the McNican3 on
the arrival OF the Spanish llcct The com
bincd land forces are under command Of
Cen Prlm
The Confederate steamer Calhoun ar
rived ut Havana on the 9Th, making the
number Of lOl Confederate vessels that
have arrived there since the blockade.
Business was very dull on the Island.
The Norfolk Day Bogk gives u rumor
that the Secretaries Of the Federal Navy
aud Interior have resigned, and that Col
tux, of lad, and Holt Of n.y. will succeed
them.
Tho papers eonni9 nothing In relation
to tic Burnside expedition.
The U. 5. steamer Sumter arrived here
yesterday afternoon.
The troops onboayd of the steamer Con-
stiiu,on viii como ashore tomorrow Tor
exercise.
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ruiiAnurHIi, Jan. 20.--BrralstuGs very duiI. but
without change ia prices the salts u Flour comprise
500 bbls extra at s. 80 aud ZOO bbls extra family
AZ $1,000 receipt, small and stock very moderate.
demand for Wheat aud iQJ1 bush. red sold az 81 is
lbs. 1000 bush Ryc brough, az ,aigc. Corn 1,
coming forward slowly and held rniIy. sales af O9O
bushels At 5SdjSi4o idr new yellow anil old at o..
oats are unchanged; 1000 bash sold at 3slge. Gro.
oeres are very quiet smal sales Of Rio Coffee At 70
62le. In Provisions there were sales Of 5000 hbis
mess pork and 300 bbls mess beef for Government
stores. Whisky unsettled salesat 2l995jzc.
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BSS-RMLRoAp DETENTION The recent
rains have disarrangcd the track Of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and no trains
arrived or departed yesterday morning If
the damage to the road is Of such char.
Octrr as to prevent its immediate repair,
transfers will be made so that there will be
no serious interruption of travel.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-21

H8~A HANDSOME suM, The Ladies of
the Union Aid Society realized about four
hundred dollars from their supper on FRI
day evening The supper was very liber-
ally patroniaed, and the ladies return their
thanks to the many friends who so gcncr.
ously assisted them on this occasion.
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ST, Louis, Jan. 2O.-John 3. Henderson,
Douglas Democratic member OF the State
Convention, an uucompromising Union
man. and Brigadier General Of the State
service, has been appointed by Lient. Gov.
Hall, to Truston Folks seat in the U. States
Senate.
a passageis made through The ice oppo.
site this city yesterday, and Ferry boats arC
now running. Two days more mild wealth.
or will probably break the gorge below
and entirely clear the hatbor Of ice.
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High Water at Cincinnati.

CrScISNATr. Jan. 2O.-IIeavy rains have
prevailed since Saturday. The river here
is 81 feet and rising OF the rate Of three
inches per hour. There are Ave feet water
on the first floor Of the buildings fronting
the river. All the tributaries above are
pouring out at flood HEIGHT.
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From ClNrk.burg.


h'WW" W''H.fWeH
CLAnSsuuHe, VA, Jan. ii, 1852.
noticed in your paper of the 18Th lust,
letter, headed "a Loud Complaint from
Romney,n and partly Ssriptual quotation,
signed, First Va. Cavalry.
The complaint OF the writer may be true
in regard to tue want Of clothing. lfit is,
and as he asks, who is to blame, would
respectfully say, his captain must be to
blame; that is, ithc has one, which doubt,
or he would have seen that his men needed
such clothing as named by the writer, and
would have made n requisitioa upon the
Regimental Quartermaster for, and obtain
ed them, for to my own personal knowl.
edo Colonel Anisansel has in his Rcgimen-
al QuartSrmaster's rooms, socks, shirts,