The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-01-30
rnOn WASHINGTON.

Secretary CnaSe, asked Tor olotDing auo
medical aid for his two or three thousand
negroes engaged in picking and ginning
cotton. Of which. he says. he has mil.
lien dollars worth already. He says the
negroes are Industrious. cheerful and
skiIlful workers.
Gen. Burnside took spare arms with
him for Union Carolinians. under instruct.
ions from General Mo oCIellan.
Bishop Ames Of tho Methodist Episco-
pal Church, and Hamilton Fish of New
York. were appointed to day by Secreta.
ryStanton. Commissioners 70 visit aud re-
lieve United States prisoners. Agrsea.
bly, to toprevious orders, they are directed
TO t.ltgraph their acceptance or reject
ion. ~,
The War Department has ordered that
the released prisoners receive full coin.
mutations for rations additional TO pay.
A Delaware regiment. formerly com.
manded by Colonel Lockwood, new u
General, snd stationed at Drummondiown
Eastern shore Of Vir3 ihia, is publishing
a paper, which c5ntains an advertisement
Of fugitive sl,.ycs. ul 2
Gtner'. Goicourria is here, authorized
to settle all questions and negotiate treat.
ies with the United States in behalf of
Mexico.
The Senate 10 day decided in Execu-
| i've session. that staff appointments to
Major. Generals being temporary. they do
Irequire confirmation, and accordingly
cen! back TO tho President, General Nc
Clellau's appointments, Of which Lane 8
are part.
Wade's new rule for secret sessions Of
Congress was amended in the Senate by
striking out the Starving" clause, SO
that Congress is not obliged to conclude
business before adjournment. Then Doc,
Titles substitute was adopted after which
the question was postponed Wade said
that since they had killed his proposition
he didn't care what became Of the other
thing.
The Farnsworth Illinois Cavalry hav.
: ing suffered much from sickness on ac.
count of tie camp, during the wet wealth
er. orders were given fer them 10 be
quartersd in Secession houses 10 Alexau
dria. They accordingly took possession
Of fifty houses Of rampant Secessionists
including the Recession printing Offices
and one church (the Methodist Church
South.
THIS regiment have Instituted mora
reform in Alexandria BY cutting all the
: liquor shops '..
Schuyler Colfax TO day submitted bill
simplifying the ra'es Of postage on printed
matter to do away with three hundred
and twenty different rates now existing
II was referred to the Post Office Com
miitee. II provides that newspapers no
weighing over Two ounces and going lest
than two thousand miles for which post.
age is now payable by law. shall pay
when sent by mail five cents per quar- tel
Tor weeklies, ten cents for semi, weeklies,
and thirty cents for dailies. instead of the
awkward rates 81 cents per quarter week
y on papers weighing less Than j oun
ces in the State, and 81 cents one half
cent on those less than three ounces sent
out OF the State. The proposed bill puts
another rate Of half a cent an ounce OF
: magazines and periodicals. and cent PEI
: ounce on books, 60 making three rate
instead of over three hundred. 1t is
D mistake that the abolition Of the frankin,
d privilege aboishes the free circulation o
Is papers in the county whore published, o
N the freedom Of exchanges; moi does tn
. proposed bill.
d The Ways and Means Committee vii
IS not recommend the stamp duty on news
IS papers, but tax Oh the circulation
M sworn to by publishers. Railroad passen
70 geis.are to DO taxed.
lr The brig Perry, AMI steamer Islan
70 Belle, ran the rebel Potomac batteries, an
" " were not fred at, The batteries at Cos
70 70 Pit Point, OH the rebels right wing. hav
~ ~ been greatly strengthened recently,
!, WAsHlSoToN. Jan. 2G.--Col. Reynolds
\. the Government agent al PORT Royal I
i. superntend the gathering, growing au
:. transportation Of ootton, arrived here ye:
terday, and bad long interview with tn
al Secretary Of the Treasury. He has a
"a ready secured more than one million do
lars worth Of cotton.
"a The two or three thousand negroes jul
,g freed. are industrious and orderly, an
ar Go their work well and cheerfuly'
,d They need clothing and medical after
dance. and he desires to take bac
es with him an ample supply Of the form,
n. and several physicians, .....
h. A rebel deserter. who came into OIL
lines last evening, contradicts The repo
that the retels have fallen back from Nj
IN nassas. He says tha. about ten reg
A. menIs have gone South. but that the maj
II body Of the rebel army has not change
rs iIs position. The rebel line of defens
extends upward OF sixty miles. The
expect the most sauguinaIy battle to tai
-, place at Centeryile, for they have
" - that place aud for miles around. almo
~ impregnable Notifications.
u For tho Lancaster Gazette.
Private pickpockets, aud commc
thieves, who have not acquired celebriI
~ in their profession, BY popular favor. a
hunted from society, and rewarded wi;
NJ hate, chains, imprisonment and deaf
or Public thieves, who can make thei. W,
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