Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1863-02-06

Considerable excitement existed in ALBANY
consequent In the action of the Board, who
make the appointments OF the Canal Board.
Some Of these are very valuable, and there is
always a scramble for them. The Republican
Secretary Of State and the Treasurer, Joined
with the Democrats in the Board to control the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the excitement.
The New York ESening Post characterlzes
the traitor and rebel Secretary of State as " an
Israelite, in whom there is much guile -
Adyices by the Edinburgh state that famine
may be said TO exist in Ireland. The means Of
the small farmers were almI st completely ex-
hausted, the laborers were unemployed and In
want OF food, the manufacturing industry of
the kingdom was greatly depressed, and land
lord evlctiOns were multiplied.
The Lynchburg Republican learns from Its
correspondent in Charlottesville that Captain
Mallory, captain OF the post, seized, on Wednes-
day, about S2O,OOO worth Of goods-boots
shoes, dry goods, hats, aud four hundred
pounds bl-carbonate of soda. These goods
were In three wagons, unloading at the store of
a merchant Of the place.
Large numbers Of the N. Y. World are trans.
ported free Of expense by the Government 10
the Potomac army, and distributed by Demo-
Gratis gratuitOusly TO the soldiers. It Is rumOr-
ed that Mayor Wood Ia at the head of this
crafty and mschieyous enterprise.
Yes, and at the same time the soldiers are
unable to get the loyal newspapers. The Gov.
ernmcnt should have this corrected
The Cunard, the Liverpool, New York and
Philadelphia, the Hamburg Packet Company,
and the Bremen lines, have decided To make
| the DaRsane money DaVablp IN cold or H., ,,,,t,
alent In currency. The buyer of a passage
| ticket, on the Edinburgh, for instance which
sails on Saturday for Liverpool, will have IN
pay $50 in gold-the equivalent Of which in
currency deprecated fifty per cent, as ia now
the case, is Sl20-and should gold ever rise TO
one hundred per cent. premium, the buyer Of a
passage ticket will have TO pay one hundred
and sixty paper dollars-Just double the nomi-
nal price of passage.
The Navy Department has ordered the fol-
lowing iron clad vessels 10 be prepared for sea
and sent South at once. II Is believed here that
they can be all ready In four days. The ships
are Keokuk, Catskill, Nantucket and Sanga-
mon. The Secretary of the Navy has received
information that the PatRpscO left Fortress
Monroe to Join the other mailed vessels.
Missionaries, schools, railroads, steamboats.
telegraph, newspApers--all are rapidly multi.
plying In India, and tremendously cooperating
for the civilization Of that vast country. which
Is yet destined TO play an important part in the
history of mankind Twelve lines Of railroad
are In progress In Hindoostan-two Of them arc
TO be l ,268 and 1854 miles In length.
The trade of Peru seems to be on the In
crease, not only In guanO, Its chief article of
export, but In agricultural products and mine
rails. The high price OF cotton, consequent
upon the American revolution, has stimulated
the culture of cotton, and the WOOL Cochineal
rice, sugar and wine exports are increasing.
The dispute between Chill and Bolivia. az 10
the ownership Of the MeJillones guano deposIts.
Ia yet unarranged, but there is little doubt thai
Chill will gain her point, and that wthot much
trouble.
The passenger train from Steubenylle, In
diana, was thrown of the track by a broken
rail at East Cadiz Junction Thursday afternoon
All the passengers In two of the cars were more
Or less injured One car was badly smashcd
and the other burnt up.
Several hundred secessloDists from California
have gone, or soon will leave, for Guayamas
for the purpose Of crossing Sonara and Chihua
hua Into Texas. One party, including judy,
Shadwick and Dan, showalter, had reached the
Rio Grande, when last heard from.
Eleven hundred convalescents have been
sent to the Army Of the Potomac. Over ZOO
additional are now ready TO DO dispatched from
the eonValescent camp near the Long Bridge.
Wednesday ,ras one Of the coolest lays that
Now York city ever had. The mercury stood
at eight degrees above zero early in the morn.
ing and at twelve at noon.