, 1862-01-03


them to gi7e him lis walking papers!
NEWS SUMMARY. .-- !
- Tie annual report Of Mr.. Pollock, direct
or Of the Philadelphia Mint, is just published.
The amount of bullion received at the mint
aud It's branches during the year WIS rs fol-
lows: gold, $11G,970, ,0o2.6G silver, s4.634,
o6157; total deposits, s121 ,594 9664 g.. From
this total deducted the re-dcposits Of bullion,
or bars made at one institution and deposited
at another for coinage, the amount will be
81, G46, ,5T1ol- The coins struck amounted
to sG3, ,400, ,5s7, OF which sum s49, So, OIL was
tho work Of The Mint at Philadelphia. There |
was coined in the branch mint at San Francis
CO, California, sla 421 GOO in gold, and zlss 900
in silver.
- Samuel Voris, Of Peoria last season |
raised in his garden some excellent specimens |
Of Upland cotton
On Friday last, Capt Fry, Of the 10th BY. |
regiment, searched the house Of Capt San
ders at Warsaw, and took therefrom six |
pound cannon, which was found buried, to-
gcther with six kegs Of gunpoWder, quantity
ct rifles, bowic-knives, pistols, swords, and
percussion caps. The arms, &c, were taken.
to Warsaw.
The difficulty Of providing forage for 60
large an army as that Of lie Potomac is said
to be Increasing daily, notwithstanding the
Immense stores at Washington. The whole
country this side Of Fairfax Courthouse, says
Washington letter, has been nearly exhaust
cd already, in addition to the enormous sup
plies furnished BY the Qunrtcrmaster General
from the North
Tile Fond du Lac Reporter says: "The
numbering community have closed operations
at The mills for The winter. The Eh;ngte mills
viii close up also.
There vas an unexpected suspension Of
specie pa, ments in the sub-treasurJ at Gin
| ciunati few days since, owing to 4 derangc-
| ment in the locks Of the Custom House vault.
| Ii vas thought that the vault would have to
be pierced through the walls.
| Long lines Of advertisements appear in
the Charleston and Savannah papers Of p1au-
| tations for sale, some Of which are recon-
nended as beyond the line Of defence. Sig
| ni6cant-
I old Enick loecs Lewis Gaylord Clark,
| who has commenced !" C1ark's Knickerbocksr.' ~
Gen Totten reports the harbor fortlfca-
tione Of Philadelphia as in readiness to rc.
ccivc their armaments of heavy guns. These
are Fort Delaware On Pea Patch Island, 1876
guns, and Fort Mif1in A guns.
A Fortress Monroe letter says that Faulk-
ner carried to Richmond Important rebel dis
patches rolled up in tobacco leaves as cigars.
| Captain ". J. Kountz, q. s, Quarternas
t Ter, has been assigned to Cairo for duty, an6
| has charge OF all river transportation.
The Canadians are jubiIant over the iEsut
Of the Trent affair. The news Of the surrcn
der Of Mason and slideN YVES received on Sat
urday with joy along the whole line Of th'
Lake Huron Railroad, demonstrated By firins
Of guns Of every description, and the punish
ment Of large quantities Of liquor.
Per contra to the charges against Gen
. | Benham by Gen. Rosccrans rclatiye to mis-
management in Western Virginia, the friend
Of tic former Etoutly defend him, and thro'
the hlame upon his superior officer. Nothin
= hut o rigid investigation will settle the ques
tlon.
a BY the death Of Prince Albert, the Primo
: Of Wales, the heir apparent, becomes, it
h said, a more active participant in matters {
: state. II has been suggested that Queen Vi
r torie in her af1liction, and in view Of the Ii
1cditary rualady with which eheis supposed
: be threatened, will be likely to abdieatc tt
| throne in his favor. For this, however, the
can ofcourse be no authority nor could it atfe
} in the least degree the general character ar
IL disposition Of the Government, if she shon
o do so. Albert Edward, Prince Of Wales, VI
h born November 81, 1910, and is, therefore ju
le turned Of twensy-one.
J. "A list is given By the Peoria 7Tanscri
a Of twenty five members Of the old "Nation
il Blucs' Of that city now serving as officers
r. different loyal regiments THIS is one half t
- membership Of the company at the outbrc
Of the war.
s- On New Years day President Iinco
Or held public reception from l. m. to 2 P. +
rs- when thousands in a continuous sire;
70 passed through the form Of presentation
n. the Chief Magistrate-
-. The Galena Advertiser claims the invt
ton Of Ho1lin's Steam Ram for Capt. r.
;" Harris, who laid his plans before Congress
It's 1851 They in turn referred ito the Comm
OF tee on Na7nl Afairs, who reported flTora
81 on it, but did not at the time recognize
be necessity Of it, rs the nation was at pc
ho with herself and all the world beside. 7
ire transition to rebel hands and uses was natu
- OF COURSE
9o' The Wheeling Press says the Baltimore
- Ohio Railroad is completely guarded as
dy east as Hancock. The Fourteenth Come
the cnt Regiment is at Hancock, some four Or