The New York herald., 1862-01-19

sting there General Jacksons movement upon Romney
concerning which have been in hourly expecton
hearing something decisive since yester lay, has very
probably been interrupted by the sudden blast OF winter
Tho passengers Manassas who arrived in town last
night reported heavy fall OF Culpep-
per Court House, and this would indicate ths high
region Of Hampshire, more than two degrees further
north there has been severe storm.
The flags have been at hak onthe Treasury Build
ing and the Capitol To-Day in consequence of the death
Hon Judge Hemihil, member of the Provisional Con-
grsss from Texas This gent was aSenator in the last
Congress OF the United Statos the coeagrc OF MI wig
fall and has served in the Legislature Of tho Confedei ate
States since its first organization at Montgomery. He
was man of great private worth, Of amenty OF
manners and Of remarkable research HIS illness has
been OF short duration and his deceaso
TO tho public. He died OF pneumonia.
Another despatch received at headquarters this
morning from General Magruder asking for immedi-
ate call out Of the entire militia force in ths Peninsula
and the counties adjoining The snppositon that the
General has good reason to apprehend immediate
tack by the enemy at Newport News He has, however,
created sensation often by his demands upon Gov
focements that but little importance ID attached to his
Dispatches by the public though there s danger that
We hear from the Pierpont dynasty at Wheeling that
the bogus Virginia Convention recently In session in that
secossonsts which is without parallel in tho history of
legislation. An ordinance has been adopted dvorcng all
refugee husbands from their wives and all refugee wives
from their husbands declaring that no citizen Of Virginia
and no one claiming the protection Of Virginia remain
united in lawful matrimony to citizen OF Pierponts
Commonwealth but that pso acto fight from Lincons
despotism and Perponts petty tyranny dissoIves the
marriage tie, operates a divorce vinculo. The next
STOP Of course will be to basardize the children and Oil
the pan handle with egtimates As far this farcical
attempt to unsette the holiest relations of life
effect those who have fed from the oppression
OF the federal government 10 the freedom OF the
Old Dominion, the ordinance might as wcll never
have been written. but more dangerous act Of legsla
tion for the welfare Of Perpcnts paupcr State could
not have been devised There Is the strongest probs
bty that hundreds Of husbands wives NAL dssoti
win seek refuge from their helpmaes in sscee and
that Wheeling will ere long be depopulatcd
course Of lectures for the benefit Of tho volunteers
s in preparation in this city to commence Thursday
Of next week or the week succeeding The lecturers
gagged are the Hon. J. L. M. Curry Of Aabams DR.. A.
snowdcn Pigott Of Maryland; Oliver p Baldwin, Esq,
editor Of the Richmond DiTasch: Hon. A. T. BIeisos,
Assistant Secretary Of War; Hon. Henry W. Hilard,
ExPresdent Tyler aad others. With such names there
be little donbt Of the entire of the enterprise
Lieutenant Charles Carroll Simms Of the Confederate
States Navy, was in town yesterday. Hs board
the Sea Bird in the recent dashng little engagement
with the steamer Express and the federal gunboats in
Hampton Roads. The schooner Sherwood, taken and
carried into Norfolk, proved to be water transport
and was proceeding with its regular supply Of drinking
water TO Fortress Monroe, which thus or The
Sea Bird went up under the very guns Of the fort