Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-02-27

The Supreme Court To-day refused the
application. for a writ of certiorari in the
case Of vallandigham, on the ground Of want
of jurisdiction.
The House committee of ways and means
will report the following joint resolution this
afternoon:
Resv1red, That the Secretary Of the Treas
ury be and is hereby authorized from time to
time to sell at his discretion any gold coin in
the Treasury above the amount which in his
opinion may be required by the Government
for the payment Of interest on the public debt
OF other purposes.
The TriJune's Newbern letter says: A
rumor comes from the front that the enemy
are coming upon It's. All is ready for them.
Special dispatches say: Mosby is skirmsh-
ins occasionally with our pickets. Our cav
alry are after him.
Richmond papers mention the escape of 16
officers from Libby prison by digging tuu-
mel under the street. 1t is supposed they
were engaged at it nearly month. A num-
of them We're subsequently recaptured.
The others are supposed to be sccreted in the
ncighborhood of Richmond
Senator Sherman introduced bill to-day
to prevent speculation or traffic in gold and
the making all time sales0payablc in specie or
foreign exchange Partial payments thereon
can be reclaimed by suit. 1t is made the
duty Of the District Attorney to prosecute
such suits-the money reclaimed going in
equal parts to the informer and District At
torney. Drafts not payable at sight, given
in such transactions, made void excepting
when passed into the hands of Il third person.
But the person making the sale may at any
time within year bring suit for the recovery
of the full amount from the person by whom
it was made.
Nev York, Feb. 15.-The Hern1ds spec
ial from the army of Western Va, received
yesterday, says:
A porion of the gucri'las who intercepted
the trains on the Baltimor, and Ohio Railroad
and robbed the passengers, were ove,takcn
and captured n few hours afterwards. The
cavalry were in pursuit of the remainder.
The whole band numbered So, 10 Of whom
We're captured.
Richmond papers of Feb. 10th, contain
the rebel army:
So|'1ios Of tie Army IF tie Confederate
States la the long aud tedious war in
which your country is engaged, you have act
ed nobly you have won glorious vic cries
over vastly superior numbers you have suf
9cred privatious to which you were unaccus-
toned; to all these you have readily sub
mittcd. I.atterly you have aided in the tri-
umph of the noblst of human vict,'res-a
victory over yourselves. AS the time drew
near when you who first entered the service
might reasonably have been expected to claim
relief from your arluous lahors, and br re-
stored to the endearmcnts of home. you have
needed the call Of your country and again
come to tender your services as a free Offer
ing which only such patriots as you could
makc-a triumph worthy f.thc cause to
which you are devoted. 1t would be vain for
me to attempt to express the emotion with
which received the manifestations of esteem
and rrgWd which you have shown to inc.
Would that it were possible for me to rem
der my thanks in person, and in the name of
the country, as we'll as my own, and while
pressing the hand of each veteran to assure
him Of our love and gratitude. by your
will. for YOU and the people are one, have
been placed in the position which prevents
M from sharing your privations. sutfcrings
and dangers in the field. yet with pride and
affection my heart has accompanied you in
every march. With solicitudc it has sought
to minister to your every want. You are not
ready to purchase dishonorablc safety by Il
degrading submission. The victories of Muir
frcesboro Chickamauga Fredericksburg and
Charlottesville, arc referred to, and the
downfall Of the Union armies are confidently
predicted.
Chicago, February ia Cairo dispatch
says:
A fight took place at Sataria Mills on the
4th. with 5000 rebels, with musketry and
artillery-they first opened on transports
The enemy were dislodgcd with fearful loss.
Ne,c York, Feb l5.-Over 10000 bales
Of cotton were accidently destroyed by fire
at Wilmington, North Carolina, on the 9Th.
A dispatch from Vicksburg states that at
ter slight skirmish. attended with but little
loss to the Union troops. jackson and Yazoo
city are in the hands of Sherman. This sue
cess gives us a fine forage country.
Generals Mcpherson and Hurlbut had
reached Jackson. Col. Carter occupied va
zoo city after rough fight where we lost a
few men.
Ncw York, Feb. 16.-The Times special
dispatch says: Gen. Butler has issued an
order forbidding the sale Of liquors in his De-
partment on a penalty Of fine and imprison-
n,cnt at hard labor He also orders that all
estates in his Department abandoned Or occu-
pied by rebels, shall be taken possession of
by the superintendent, OF negro lands, or his
officers or agents.
The Tribune's dispatch says: The cores
pondence between the United States and the
rebel authorities in relation to exchange Of
prisoners, which has been submitted and pub
lsl,ed. includes the following letter from Cen
eral Butler, defining his position: