The Portland daily press., 1863-01-20
BY TELEGRAPH.
TO THE
Portland Daily Press.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Attempt Of Paper Dealers to Influence Con-
gress.
Mail Arrangements between New York
FROM WASHINGTON.
Mail Arrangements between New York
and Washington.
The Mcdowell Court Of Inquiry
Disaster to Two Federal Vessels.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.
The agents of paper dealers and manufac-
turers have been busy in attempting to in-
fuence the action of Congress against a re-
duction of the duty on paper. Nothing has
yet TRANSFERRED to encourage their hopes. The
embarrassment to publishers, resulting from
the imposition of extortionate prices, are ap-
precated by many influential members of Con-
gress, who will not fail at the proper time to
urge such relief as may secure the ends of
justice and honesty. The reports which have
reached here that paper dealers and manufac-
turers are only waiting for the adjournment of
Congress to increase their prices above the
present figures, are believed to be true in view
of the present condition of the paper market.
The Postmaster General, in reply to the SEN
ate resolution relative to the mail arrange
ments between this city and New York, re-
piled, with accompanying letters from the
Presidents of the several companies interest
ed, that the difficulty is mainly due to the in
crease of travel required by the exigencies of
the war. He says those companies are re-
solved upon measures to facilitate the mails at
once, remove the delays consequent upon a
single line of track, and greatly promote the
interests of the business community. PIesi-
dent Garrett complains of inadequate compen-
sation for carrying the mail Arrangements
are progressing for making the line continu-
Gus, which it is claimed will greatly facilitate
the prompt delivery of the mails.
In the Mcdowell Court of Inquiry to-day,
the examination of Lieut.. Col. Tillson was
continued, his testimony being with reference
to what occurred on the movements of Gen.
Popes army from Warrenton back to the for
tifcations before Washington, especially on
the 9th, 2sth and 10Th of August.
United States schooner Ariel reports the
capture of the sloop Good-Such on the 9th
inst, of Florida Capes, loaded with turpentine
and cotton.
Lieut.. Commander English of the gunboat
Sycamore, writes to the Navy Department on
the sth, that he discovered two vessels appar-
emily ashore on reef, with signals of distress
flying. He stood down for them, and found
one to be the ship Lucinda, of New York,
laden with troops and horses. She had gone
ashore the previous night. She had thuinped
over the reef, and was inside between the
North poin. of Long Reef and Triumph Rect.
Capt. English went Immediately to work and
got her Off without injury, and she started on
her course. Capt. English then bore down for
the other vessel, which proved to be the ship
Sparkling Sea, of New York, and had on
board the 18th New York battery. She had
run ashore at daybreak on the North point of
Ajax Reef. and will probably prove total
wreck. Finding il impossible to get her off,
as she was hard and fast on the reef, with four
or five feet of water ia her hold, received on
board this vessel the officers and men belong
ing to the 18th New York battery, aud pro-
ceeded with them TO Key West, where | ar
rived this morning.
The joint resolution authorizing the issue of
one hundred million United States notes be-
came law to-day. Upon learning that fact,
the Secretary of the Treasury Immediately
placed to the credit of several paymasters an
aggregate amount sufficient to pay the whole
army and navy.
mi &.
confirmed j. NJ. Perritt Huntington of Oregon
to be Superintendent of Indian Affairs in Ore
gon; Benz. Simpson. Indian Agent of the
same State.