St. Mary's gazette., 1863-12-10


(re.'.ceteds Dr.. 4. Jack Spalduz. sh'rt
judge sf the Orphan Court. (re-slected J;
j T. Yates. Juagaf"f ,hs orrhans' CeF'ri. :.
(nawly clcc'ed) WI Alex. k.h. .'udge al
zoe Orphar.' Conrt, (sewls sl+sies); Lrsis
if. L.igh. Ino e. Herberl. +. r flotd.
J.H,-s r. HopeSsla aud JaIsa NJ. Heard.
county Commissioner; Philip H Dorsey.
sheriff: also srycssl Just.ces sf lhe pe.,ee
AID cons,nb'es III
Th- news
The 6rss session u .he Thirty E;siIth
caagrsss csynwe,ced ~ Washington
yesterday The s'ns'e was called 10 ar
der Mt morn hy the Vice President. The
credentials of several nesiy-rl"cted Sena-
.nra wcro presented. Mr.. Dsris contend
cd ,hs, The Senators fr"ra West Virginia
should NOT be allowed their seats HIe
e,nienIed that con.,itu,i .nplly atl legally
skere was no sneh State n Yves, Virginia
xaa ,herrfne ih. r., conld he an Srna,ars
fror. such State tie believed ,he old
State 10 be intact. and that the whsle a,a,.
ter in reference to Wes. Virginia was
Eagrant violation Of the Consultation By
vote Of 3G yeas so : nays tho Senators =.
Messrs Wiley and VaH Wrinkle were
ndn.i,ted 30 their seats. MIR Lane. of
Indiasa. gave notice '.t the inI,odnc'ion of
bids ~ repeal me three handred dollars
cosl,n,utztieu fss.ur. of thr Enrullmest aeI.
AMI 10 increase the rsv of nrn-cummis-
.i.ned "!iic"rs and private. in The army
Gfty pcr cent Afscr some further unr4-
portaut ha~ipess .hr Senate aei"urncl.
The lluu.e uf Representative was
cal-d so m!rr ty Mr.. E;heridgs. the
Clerk of The last Npu.e. He then read
the roll oi members frnsn al! the States rx-
cept Marylana. Virginia, Yves. Virginia.
Missouri and Kansas. ststiug that he hd
vsly placed on lhc r,.lI the names Of those
whose certificates bore ,nurnai ryiicrce cf
sIectieu ia ancard aacc wth ta- iuw cf
March lss.. The law was ,hen read; i,
expressly declares ,ha, ,h. Clerk shall
"mak. a r,,ls nf the Representatives elect
and place thereon The ramcs Of all prr.ous,
sod Of such pvtsaas en'y. ~h"se credentials
show shat thsy were regularly Il. c;rd Ia
aeeordsncr xi;a the laws of their S,aies
respectively or the laws Of :he United
States" After some little dcha,e ,hs va
riou. pames omitted fron .hs rell were di-
rccted 10 be placed thereon by simple rssa-
iutious. although s;renunas opposition
was made by the opposition mernbers
After the oath had been administered In
the meutar.. n tai!la was had for Spea-
k.r, rsIl,ing in the ckuire ce Hon
Schuyler Colfax, Of iLneiaua. wha. on ar-
suming the chair. mnds a vigorous speech.
declaring hmaelf IN iav"r OF crushing OH,
the rehsi!;os BY all the u,eaus within the
power 81: tho Governments, After some
uaimpartan. burmese. the House adjourn
Cd.
Prom the Ar,nv Of the Cumberland
there appears 10 y. no,hiag d'iEite. a
Chattanooga disratcta. dated 4,h instant.
states that the expedition tn relieve tsener-
al Burnside. snder Hs.Brral sherman j.
supposed to have rea:Itd Knoxville. The
Richu.cpd rtpers publish di>pa'ch frora
General Bragg ,o General Cooper. dattrl
Dalton. December z. which states that
the Fsderals had fallen back ncrsrs the
Chattauoega, destroying everything on
their route. including the railroad track
and bridges He states that the Federal
l'ss was heavy in their attack on the Cen
te,lrrate rear guard. under General Gle
burn. Another dispatch. dafcd Briatni
4,h :nstant. states ,hat The siege Of Knox.
vile was progressing. and the caunonad-
ing represented as being very heavy
General Ransom il reported to have cap.
Iurcd large ammunition srai, en- rnae to
Knoxville. Ano,hcy dispatch frsm DIAL.
Ton. OF The 4th. saya tha. the latest ac.
courts represent thai Lones'reet. With 81
par, of his command. made an unsuecess.
full attack on Knoxville; bis Jess war very
small. lie then raisfd the Siege. march.
ing towards Abingdon, Va. General
Bushrod Johnson had suceeeisd. in effect
ing junction with Idmgs'rse, wishout the
loes af his supply train. ss wa. previansly
reported. Tho lass ef the Federal army
st the fight at Ringgold is set dewn at
$500 killed AID wornded. 500 prisoners
aud Says.
The Washington Star Of yesterday after
moot ihiId and faurlk e.linoa+--has tele-
grams from Js..wel|. Tennessee. dated
Gsh and lib a,sssni. Which s:a,rs ,ha; a.
confederais column WIRE passing all toe
night of Saturday last fro,l Knoxville eo-
wards Blair's crcss Reads The men were
heard 70 cay they wrr,' g"ing toward Vir-