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WASHINGTON ITEMS.
Yp,spa.ehes to the Philadeaphia Inquirer. asth.l
Information has been received here that
large quantities Of cotton are taken through
Texas into Mexico, and shipped from there
directly to Europe, or to Matanzas and Ha-
Tuna.
The Tar bill still drass It's slow length
alonr. The WHISKY Instruction kept The
House occupied FL day. Thad. SteTeus final.
u getting out Of patience, protested against
go much discussion, and moved that ,..they
be crowded through the House in about three
weeks.
A large -four warehouse in Georgetown,
on the canal and near the ferry across the Po.
tomac, has been fitted up as military prison.
Cells have been put up for those who are to
be In solitary confinement, with 1ock-ups for
those sentenced to perform hard labor.
there Is no doubt but that Congress will abol
ish slavery in this District~ Il there is any
doubt that compensation will be made to the
owners Of slaves, it arises from the resistance
made By the city officials to the pending bin,
which provides for compensation But, from
the opposition made by the shareholders, the
consequence may be the abolition Of slavery
without compensation.
= This morning some Of the dockmen ut
the Navy Yazd werc engaged in placing the
1argc ridcd gun lately used by the rebels at
the Eyansport battery, in position alongside
weighing s.542 pounds, aud bears the inscrip-
tion, 'Blakeley's Patent, 1861, ," thus showing
it to be Of English manufacture It Is calc1e
lated to carry q Eeyen-inch shell, or 15O-
pound Tided ball The load, which consisted
Of ftwo shells, was taken ont Of the gun in tho
Ordnance Department yesterday. It had been
spiked with d Tat-tail file, which was driven
through the vent Il Is NOW in as good eondi-
ton Us ever.
The Senate Finance Committee are con-
sidering, and will doubtless report, a general
bill providing that arms, purchased by any
preston Of the present rebellion, for af1nlng
the militia or Volunteers, will be imported
free Of duty. Nearly all the States have asked
Tor such measure Most Of the States have
raid the duties on the arms which they obtain
ed from abroad. This bill meets the necessities
OF all the cases which have arisen.
The Senate Committee On Patents, who
have been for scyer1l weeks considering the
bill for the establishment Of an Agricultural
Department, unanimously reported in its fa-
vo!. ne oili R5osiass ts' G;ee; taeaH 9ia oH ap
Agriculture, with salary Of three thousand
dollars, with force of scientific and pratical
assistants. The separate organization Of an
Agricultural Department has long been de.
manoeu y Inc Vast anees1et au4 VIII 'ae LIZ
true sources OF QUE naliona1 pfospe11ss'
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Dan 94ce - n nlrr.. arua1.e 1.e Phtsa9aIMh1n'
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me on1day y1spd:s4 s1ses tong aceoun'
o1 has tIonoies. HetIleo o1 nS o1uoa speecA,
pug II alon e. oonn MIL eIe uoss, Gah IL "
was Mssea ana essea ons n.Sns, MMsn n4pa 81 ~
wrought upon LIS teshngs that heset me .ss ca =!
out ct tae bag, re canea aatenlao9 70 speeei
when ne nao oenyeIso sonewu " ueae ~ ~
oama, ana In "ncn nc saio tne sousn nat
neen WIongea; A1Ier 1eaqlng tne sensc4se
Kace remarked: . beneSeo SO t9en, say t1:ao ps
GounIesea G W. appta1se '4 do ~ eaa
lne D4s3a1ea save o. lne neAl naguts seene:
EE9fs1alng MenL On q9.eHy aai3nS ln
scenes ~ Maa: 2'ohes n 1n ~; oones
~ men he logafa' appeaIea, Dan hlee can
Into the ring terrlthc storm oi iHssc
broke 10TH, mlngled Win 1atner "eak az
plausc+ klce stooa apparently Hresolut
What to do. While IN thai position some an
Clint and odorons eggs were thrown at him
Atthis, Klce said- Young men, l have n
mislcd-" Fresh hlsscs were heard, and froI
IN upper tier there rang oEer The house th
question, What dtoat The *peech yo7s made
Nete O71eansp What speech? what do 70
Deans' said klee, as the confusion continued
and then, lifting his arms, he exclaimed
<What have done? what have donee' An
then he appealed to- the audience to let II
show 60 on, as they were interfering with Il
pleasures Of those wo came to see it. Til
seemed 10 be acqniesced in, and Zoyara pr
introduced the blind horse Excelsior, and tt
Kissing was renewed as Rice appeared. a yols
Was heard from the upper part of the houst
Make that speech again that you made Il
night To this 70 answer was made by I'll
greatest living humorist' The applant
*Neycr mind the speech; go on with the show
Go on with the show!' was re-cehocd, and
order to save further demonstration, the hor!
was started Afterwards, Dam appeart
tlree times IN the ring. and each time he y
blssed aud treated to q few more eggs T
was mute upon the subject Of Union OF 6ece
sion, said nothing offensive, appeared to
pretty well cowed down; and attended to
proper business"
On the night Of LIS benefit lie called il
strong police force for protection We que
from the Dispatch.
t'Soon after the performance comme1ce
Dan began speech which he continued
easy stages until the curtain fell for the eve
ing. The upshot of the speech, or rather t
series Of speeches, was that it was perfect
absurd to charge linn, Dan Rice, with being
secessionist, when be was deyotedly attach
to the Union, and the flag which was the IT
resentatire OF its sovereignty.
o ~, ann 1ass ~ e 5".ssa.s w ~.
t1,o 1rnfhh1i6css ~ the assertion ana =.
nearly undfd al he had before said in dcfc,
Of his LOYALTY, He said he was in Nashville
the time spoor Hon. John Bell was the,
They took John into the court house, -wh,
Dan Rice followed him. and where he II.
made a speech, aud cave In bis allegiance
secesaion. tTbe crowd, said Dan Ri
<gaye three cheers for JED. Davis. hats q
Imust acknoWledre., saws this consist,
loyalist, .tho: I M,eap up ny hot for .zeE
sis. I should have got nv head knocked
if I had not done sp!' This inju
cious admission was almost too nj
for the friends Of Dan, who were pres,