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PROCEEDINGS Of CONGRESS.



Mr. TRUMBuLL, Of ~, presented me-
mortal asking the establishment Of western
naval depot at Cairo. Referred.
A{r. SUMNER, Of Mass., presented me-
molial Of co1orcl men Of Philadelphia, ask
ing the privileges Of the elective franchise.
Referred to the Committee on Freedmen
Nj. SUMNER introduced a joint resolution
to amend the Constitution of the United
States so that all persons shall be equal
under the law, whether white or colored,
and that no person shall hereafter be held
under bondage Referred to the Judiciary
Sir. ANTHONY, of Mimi, moved to ro-
peal the Joint resolution to amend the Con-
stitution Of the United States, approved
March I'd, 1861. Referred to the Judiciary
Committee. This amendment Would give
power to Congress to abolish slavery through
out the country.
III. DAVIS presented petition Of citizens
Of Kentucky, praying for compensation for
lcsscs by rebel tncursfons.
Mr. PERRY presented memorial from the
Kansas Legislature to indemnify citizens Of
that State for losses by guerilla raids. Re-
fcr1cd to the Military Committee
Bills to organize Territories Of Nevada and
Colorado we're referred to the Territorial
Mr. SUMNER, Of Mass., introduced reso-
1utions defining-the powers Of tha national
Government
The President sent communication en-
closing the correspondence with the rebel
authorities relative to the exchange Of pris-
oners.
The Secretary Of War was requested to
transmit to the Senate information as to the
orders to Provost Marshals, in regard to the
elections in the Border States.
The Senate went into executive session.
The bill to promote enl1stments was taken
rp. Mr. CAKL1LE addressed the Senate at
length in reply to Mr. Sherman.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
In the House, Mr. SPAULDING, Of Ohio,
introduced bill to repeal the Fugitive Slave
law.
Mr. ORTIZ, Of Ind, introduced bill TO e.
tah]ieh Department of Industry.
The Election Committee made q report
against Nfr. Kitchen or Mr. Mckenzie being
admitted as Representatives from the District
Mr. COBB, of Wis, introduced resolution,
which passed, rendering the thanks Of Con-
gress to Gen. ". 7. Sherman aud the officers
and men under his command.
The House went into Committee on the
Enrolment BILL
An amendment was adopted, making al1
able bodied negroes between the ages OF eigh-
teen and forty-tive Hnb1e to the draft. This
amendment was afterwards stricken out The
proceedings are dull On the amendments:
The Enrolment bill was debated until the
adjournment
AdfnnFned
, 1864-02-09
THY WAR In TENNESSEE,

ICPEC101
GALLAT1N, Tenn, Feb. 8, 1864.
4 successful guerilla chase and expedition
composed Of detacIments OF the list Ohio,
52d Kentucky and the Tennessee State Guard,
in all 500, WIS organized by Brig. Gen. Paine,
commander of this post, and made q SUCCESS
ful raid into Putnam, Querton, White and
Fenters counties. It was out about eleven
days and travelled about 800 miles, killed 50
gucrillas, took 102 prisoners and captured
100 horses and mules and considerable guam
tity Of stolen property.
Among the capture is Col. Murray Of the
rebel army, md among the killed is Capt.
Brown and two ueutennnts. Col Mcconnell
Of the list Ohio commanded tho expedition.
, 1864-02-09

Especial Dispatch to tho Chicago TFfbune-I
ST. Louis. February 8, 1864
TonAcco-Market quotations unchanged but tho
feeling better. Sales tpclude hhds Panters Lngs
at $f@6.70; do Planters' LuCs at $7@76o; do CON-
mon Shipping Leaf at t122n: do naedium manufac-
turing Leaf nt S2o2s@ose5; hhds rejected Oh p.t.
BAcos-sales were made OF cases shoulders ar s}<c
z; 10 do Clear Sides at 1s%c.
GREAsE-sa1es include 70 tres White at tox; "a do
Yellow at exc.
Woo1-Sales ofe bags tub washed at 76c q n.
Hces-But verJ few coming in and the prices range
at &E@750 q cWt.
WnsKr-Dec1inlng. Sales comprise Is bbls at SIX,
uud "a bh1s 1t SIC.
, 1864-02-09
FROM FRANKFORT.


Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.1
F1AxKFonT, Feb. 8. 1854.
Senator Worthington received dispatch
from Dnnville that bis son had received &C.
verc accident by which one leg Was broken,
and leave Of absence granted to him for an in
definite time
Mr. Wonhington is one Of the most usctu,
members Of the Senate aud his absence ut
tiiis time Is to be regretted.
, 1864-02-09
FROM SPRINGFIELD.

TEbHft4f Df&DA$rb CHICAGO
Spn1snvrr1n Feb. a 1884.
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,f+bo n-af7 ra,da,vor, ~ +1,,e cts+. ~ a..
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s,ss.nt .d,n,s,t "a nanor., cant TX, NM " n1s,h1s
Ash NJ. 1nfY. a nc. fgirned,
JULIUS WHITE, Brig. Gen. Z. 8. 4.
HEADQUARTERS DRAFT RExDEzvous,}
sfalsol1Ep, us. reg. Il "''
crxzn.r onnrn M ~ s-1st IT ThI. randrzvon.
,nclus;ye Of Camna yates and Dut1er and the c1tv
Of Springfield, constitutes military post. Duty
viii be performed at the several camps In strict ac-
cordance with army regulations.
"a Ihe lawiess ana riotons conduct OF men
msang .ne un,,olm .. Inc 9naea s!a1es Afmy IN
tn,etsd m ~ t sta,s
rer1ments are reminded that tbe tonershr. ~ r nsmc
winch they hnyc von shou1d not be discredltea by
bad conduct, but il found in the commission Of
euch out1aees az have recently been committed
here upon nnotiending citizens, they will be de-
pf1seo OF tnelf inf'ongnh' plaeeo IN eonnnement'
ano hela 1of euen 1oftner punishment as 'ne nature
VI s'' ohe"ee 1aas oeu,4no'
ast,nn ~ a,, haea.5s a,-or1 oSatn. % | sss
~ --A~oN%t7 >SS ~'A@ ~'-1 -oNA~4S "-~%A~@
, 1864-02-09
New Ynrk Market.

New York, Feb. Section dull and dropping ut Sic
mIddlipg uplnnds. Flour is shade dEuer; $6G9700
fOr extra tate $75R74 for extra round hoop Ohio;
37N9eso for trade bElnds. Whisky unsettled. Wheat
s shade nrmer and only llRissd h9siness: $lSG9
siU@1!:o ri Winter Red. Corr loEeF and very un:
do cash Today. Oats very firm but qulet at 9o6Mc
-.PE1Ro.EuN-ActIye aud h1u; crude Il, refined In
bond II, refined free 519H.
P9oyisIoNs-Pork shade nlner; s2o1aaeoss fer
mcss $191 1s19s5 for old do 32225 for do, $6@13
for Old md new prine, s21@eo25 for prirae mess.
Eecf market steady with good demand. Cnt meats ~
@leY for hams. Beef e.ics shade drmer at 11h for
Wesfern Cumberland cut, uk@114 for do short
,fbted, 1sHs1iE for good to extra choice lDug cut
hams. Lard steady ID 38e51SH.
, 1864-02-09
NeuxDuper Life In Dixie

WAsu1sGros. Feb. 8-The Richmond En-
<,ttre1 nf fhe tstb says M the Confederate Con
gress has got in q pet with ths ncwspaper
men, and will consctpt all below, forty-hvee
year, Of age, making it necessary to suspend
al papers except such a. are necessary 70 90
the public printing. There arc now but th1r-
ty-dye papers in tie Confederacy
, 1864-02-09

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. a.-Hong Kong dates
received to the 18th Of December, advising
Brothers, Of York, bound to. that port from
Yokohonas, was burned Oh the 18th Of No
yember by the Alabama, The officers and
crew were eight days on she pirate, aud then
transferred to IN English vessel and car
ricd to Batavia
Arrived, Golden Aga from Panama
Sailed, ship Winassa Scott, for Liverpool,
with q, GOO sacks Of wheat.
Advices state that the American ship
Imperial had been sold to an English
house at Hong E9ng. for 5000 pounds stcr-
ling, under tie, Influence OF fears Of the cap
taip that the alabama might capture her,
Ship Mare2Il}es sold, ta sail under the Pe1u:
yinn FLAG.
, 1864-02-09

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-The Richmond Ssnts-
mel OF the 4th states thattwo Union transports
and gunboat were at West Point on Ina
Sd, also that $, 900 Fedcrals azc:adVanclns up
the Penninsula% ...., r.
Twep,y.tive 1ebe! cavalry were captured ~
, 1864-02-09

C1NcINfA11, Feb 6-Th large OF MIL Of
D. u. Burson d Co., Richmond, Ind. wss
burned On Saturday night The loss T. esti.
lnatcd at 81, ,000, insured Tor s45,o0. l*caty
tbouepnd bushels Of flax seed, ecgcnty-dyc
barrels ol lineeed oil and large quantity Of
oil cakc were destroyed.
, 1864-02-09

Especial Dispatch to tho Chicago Tribsne.1
MILWAUKEE,, Fab. 8, 1851.
Tho receipts Of Wheat to-day were 10000 bushels:
advanced half cent. Sales t9t tco MOL at 1l1s1 ;0ao
d., $t1s5 zoo No. ?, $1.l1 900 do, 3t11K Oats
unchanged. Sales 21Q bushels No. delivered Gle.
Corn nrmer Sales oo0 busels new shelled On track
Sic. At Newhau house this evening market nzmer
hut quiet Sales 20 600 bushels No. i. at S11sH@l1s
Dressed hogs receipts, . head. Market qutet md
heavy. 10G{ Is higher sales dividing on az, $1n0@
, 1864-02-09

Fsp scoo1s a caqiqs RsR
moud, Jan. oyth. He was native Of Lyons,
, 1864-02-09

MpyEY-Eas1eT.
STER1lFa EIcuAsaE-FIfmer.
EoLp-Ffr11er; opening at 59H994, declining 70
SE4, closing frMer at t93l9H.
EpTXKNGEST SroCKs-frmer.
ErocKa-attiyc and better. c Il 1855 PFt v
cS:N. e + Il 81: CE " lsk c & 137x; &
CH P15 49, an cqn H.sa1. III: TIL: r 1Sfp HsH
lam itssz; Hudson 1i6X; Erie n2d lex; E1S1s :
, 1864-02-09
The Constitution and the Union Oc~
KtFnYA6.

If Company Z, I'd Iowa, when starting from
Tairflcld. iowa, to report ut headquarters,
Davenport, went into the office OF the Consti
fttf;ou and Union, paper edited by D. shew~
ard. and threw the type and paper ont Of the
second story window, and destroyed his sub
acrint}mn hooks.
, 1864-02-09
Perfectly Balanced Pi4nos,s
Perfectly Balanced Pianos,
Perfectly Balanced Pianos;

We don't Profess to Know Eyerythiu~.
We don't Proftss to Know EVERYTHING,
Wt don't Profess to Know EYsrs stAtns,
But va tbinkue know or two thtng1 about Phuos.
Bnt We think we know or two things about Pluos
But We think We know or two things shout
Which. II yoa desire, We will tell You without extxa
, 1864-02-09

FORTRESS MONROE, Feb. 8-The steame.
s. R. Spaulding has arri7ed from Beaufort
Telegrnphic communication had been re-
uewed with Newbern. Til. enemy had re-
tired and Ill was qniet.
, 1864-02-09
IN MEMORY OF DELLA IsADELL FERNS.

She il goue she ,s eone the We loved fondly;
She has left for high, for fair and better land
She is resting her tolls she Is Zee now from AL
BORROW,
And the troubles Of this world for her they have
goueby.
HeE ep1inxtmes blooming days asd fairly Just beSap
When suddenly arrived the messenger God had sent:
The Saviour Hanta you-it was an angels Whisper
FAREWELL then dear iataer, other, brother and sister,
Farewell my schooImates. oh how dear you were
to me,
Thinking Of low many happy hou.s have NC enjoyed
In Rlee;
How often we were singing. wish to be an angel
Farewell, schoolmates, tn heaven you will MET me-
Short notice TWAS indeed when, oh 1t AL over
When He who noun her loss had to part With her
Boon;
In vain VIC che1ished hopes Of her approaching sum.
mer,
But she was needed there wbere eas has Joined ths
angel cholH-
VIC miss thee, oht miss thee At exry hour.
When With loving smiles you sreased Rs parent'a
cheeks;
Oh ! hoE eau motheSss heart forbeas bright hopes
which now baye gone; |"
Her memory It will be ever green within sor1ow-
full hearts.
Weep not weep not, 70 parents, brother and sister,
She 10 only gone before, and heaven Is her home;
All cur days numbered, when we will follow her,
So trust In God ye know he doeth all things well.
fe9wieo1t F.H.
, 1864-02-09
ID 1 E D .

II this city, Feb 7th, EDELBERT, twin son OIL. E.
and s. Z. Church.
Funeral to-day at 2 O'Clock from 60 Judd street.
Friends are Invited to attend.
In this city, Feb 7th. FANNIE LOWE, only child OF
John a. and sallle g. 1ook aged 20 months and days
Funeral today at O'Clock 1fom 1f8 South Jetesson
street. Friends IT the family are respectfully Invited
to attend.
, 1864-02-09
,Eqm :. santertise;uf,tts.
'EF ARE SOLE AGENTS,
HEARE SOLE AGENTS,
VIE AEE SOLE AGENTS,

FOR 3,
Hazel:on Bros Splendid Pianos,
HazeIton Brcs' Splendid Pianos,
Haze1ton Bros Splendid Pianos.
Il no4 snrt s!or to an othess ssis e!aiuet BY nssay
OF shs nosa competent and conscientious tudxca, .
THEY ARE INFERIOR TO NONE:
TakH ARE INFERIOR TO NONE;
THEY ace fSFERIOE TO NONE:
THkf CoaiplSE ALI. THE rEQu1slrH,.
THEY COMBINE ArL THE REQUISITES.
THRY COMBINE kL1 THE Rrnrt7rrpo:
OF aEst.elass Piano Fortes,
OF frst-e'ass Piano Fertes,
OF first~tfass Piano Fortes.
IN A KbBT WONDERFUL DECREE
IN Il MOST WONDERFUL DEGREE.
IN L meet WONDERFUL pEaREr
BEAUTY AND EQUALITY OF TONE,
EFFICACY AND ELASTICITY OF TOUCH.
DURABILITY or CONSTRUCTION.
z1aaAscE or rns1sH-
!.
HAZELTdT BHO8., By the FscrBar eoustxuetsa.
OF their nt scale. have grpst1y Increased ths rs-
naneo Of the' treble, that It IT, trdxaed 1vs
powerful basss Wc invite attention to &h<lr P1suas.
specimens IT what Ii 10 raralv fat3NR eIr. I. ~
, 1864-02-09

HAzEIToS BR08., By the Escnt3ar eoussz aetsssL
Of their nt@ SCALE have grpstly Increased ths r..
nance Of ths: treble, that It not drdv1ed ky y
powerful bass. We invite a.senuorto &h<lr P1auaa.
as specimens IT what II rarsly found eTaa In b
strunents Of th5nost st1lte1 reputation
, 1864-02-09

FFO" NC" X0rK.
New YoRK, Feb. 9.-A report was circuIat-
ed to-day that Mobile WAS taken with 40, 0,000
bales Of cotton, ETC., etc. It was lie to at.
feet the gold market.
, 1864-02-09
news BY TELEGRAPH

NEWS BY TELEGRAPH
The War in Virginia--Exci-
ting Intelligence.
.AB3D SCARE At RICHMOND
TIE WAR ROLLING
THAT WAY.
LATE AND INTERESTING
From ARKANSAS.
The Seige Of Charleston and How
It Progresses.
MA iEH5 GUHdhEootVHAA
And MILITARY.
Aspects Of Emancipation in Con.
gress Senator Summers
Resolution.
/ Test Eote In the Senate on Amend
ing the Constitution.
THE EXCHANGE OF PRISON ERS
BEN BUTLER AND COIL
SI0nER GUILDS.
Gen. Sherman's Expedition.
Matters at Mobile.
LATEST FROM THE SOUTH.
GRIEFS OF RE BEL
EDITORS.
Military Matters in Indiana
Hoos1crtIom on Fire.
, 1864-02-09

SEALING OR COVERING
received Patsnt fcr new and Improved method of
Sealing or Covering Huns wishes 70 make It availa
Of Eight The advantages Of this method are noticed
In no 26, Vol X. OF the Scientific American 84ua-
suqe e s9p NsT @ York ESEsEa Rodals; e Mllg,akse:
application Tor further Information Gan Be made
1E1AND & MIXER, Agents It Chicago.
E3 st. Louis Democrat copy and se1d b11l--2tow~lM
feE-N2E3btFAfu
, 1864-02-09
FROM WASHINGTON.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribunc.]
WAsu1Ha7os, Feb. 8, 1854.
The nominations Of BrigadIcr Generals Of
Indiana Colonels, whose names were tele-
grapbcd last night, were sent to the Senate
to-day. After protracted debate, they were
returned to the President with the in
formation that only ono more Briga-
dier General in addition to those al-
ready appointed OF nominated, was
authorized by Law, with the request that he
would designate which Of the four should fill
the vacancy.
Tho Enrolling and Ennb1iug acts for Neya-
da and Colombo, defeated last session, were
re-introduced to-day.
Mr. Sumner's proposed amendment to the
Constitution reads rs follows:
aEyery where within the limits Of the United
States, and each State and Territory thereof all
pe1aons shall be equal before the law, 30 that
no person can bold another IS alaye."
In the test question the indefinite post
ponement vote stood s to 81. Ayes-Duck-
alcw, Carlisle, Davis, Harding, Hendricks,
Powell, sau1bury aud Wright. There
were three absentees. Richardson, Rid
die, and perhaps AfcDougal, would,
Il uEIEs unfE fOlE4 LILO 3AAE HA5s AsSf%4Nf
johnson, Hicks, Meredith and Van Wrinkle
voted with the Republicans in the negative,
and SO would Henderson and Wiley, absent.
More than is requisite, two-thirds, is easily
secured in The Senate. The House is more
doubtful.
The joint resolution Of March I'd, 1861, in
lieu Of which Anthony introduced joint
resolution to-day, is that proposing to amend
the constitution by the addition Of section
forbidding the adoption Of any amendment
prohibitory of slavery.
Bills were introduced by Mr..
Sumner to-day, repeating all Laws
providing for the rendition of fugitive slaves,
ind providing that there shall be no objec-
ton made to any witness In United States
Courts on account Of color.
4 bill was introduced in the Senate By
11r. Cowan, which gives army
chaplains the rnnk and pay oi
Captains of cavalry, and requires them to
r.
The Portland daily press., 1864-04-01

GOOD WORD FROM GgN BURNSIDE FOR
GRANT-Gen. Burnside made speech at
Chicago,a fewevenings since, in which he
spoke thus handsomely of Gen. Grant:
have known him for years. Gen. Grant
possesses qualities which pre-eminently 1T him
for the position he now holds. He is dstin-
guished for magnanmity; he is one of the
most magnanimouss men | ever knew: he is
entirely unambitous and unsefsh; he is Il
capital Judge of men, and he possesses in a
remarkable degree the quality of good COM
mon sense. loud cheering These qualities
L think, will make pretty good general, par
tcularly, when he has good general to deal
with, because il he is magnanimous he will
give orhers credit for what they have done,
and not see k to rob them of the fame which
they have hon estly earned. Ii he is unambi-
tious he will not seek To undermineinnocen
persons, who may seem in his way and if he
has good common sense, and good judgement,
he will keep each man to that specific duty
for which he is best fitted: so that General
Grant, who combines all these qualifications,
is very apt 10 succeed. Aud General Grant
has thus far been successful, aud the chances
are that he will be successful in the future.
(Thunders of appisuse.) He will leave the
West for the present, and take temporary
command of the eastern army cheers land
without saying anything to the disgrace of
the generals who have heretofore commanded
the eastern army, think he will infise into
that army degree of confidence which il has
not felt for some time, because success always
carries with 1t confidence, and that is what
they want
The Portland daily press., 1864-04-01

The charitable ladies of our city are never
weary in well-doing; and without settling
down upon the good they have DONE they are
constantly deyising new plans of kindness to
aid our brave soldiers. The last effort we
have heard of, is one just originated for the
care of sick, disabled or needy soldiers arri-
wing in our city. Mrs. w. Ii. Smaller is Pres
ident, and Mrs. d. M. Rea, Secretary. Their
arrangements are now completed; aud sick,
disabled or needy soldiers arriving in Portland
will be received at the 1City Hotel, kept BY
Lewis Howard corner of Congress and Green
Streets. Cards OF admission are deposited at
the Soldiers Home in Boston, and the weary
soldier is there comforted aud then forwarded
along with an assurance in hand, that he will
be kindly received and cared for here. The
friends OF the soldier will please notice these
iacis and help the good work along by giving
the necessary Information to all eoncerned.-
Some permanent arrangement of this kind has
long been needed in this city, although it has
been in partial operation by means of the city
authorities heretofore. We rejoice that while
New York, Boston, and other large cities are
doing this noble work so well, this Society
mas also taken it in hand. These ladies are
oolng much good for the cause, in their con-
slant labors at their rooms and have been do
Ing so for long time but nothing heretofore
done viii rebound more to their credit, or be
more blessed than the benevolent scheme we
announce in this paragraph.
The Portland daily press., 1864-04-01
Aid to the Soldiers.

So. WATERFORD. March q, 1864.
To the Editor of the Press:
sIE:-lnclosed send copy OF letter re-
ceived from Mrs. Mayhem, an agent of the
Me. Camp Hospital Association written, as
will be seen, on the receipt of a box of articles
forwarded from this place by the friends of the
soldier; list of which articles is also inclosed.
Those who undertake to solicit contribu-
tions for the benefit of our brave soldiers are
often met with this: "The soldiers will never
get what you send; the officers will keep all
the things and the soldiers will get nothing;
We would give the soldiers something if we
knew they would get it, but we don't believe
they WILL" &c.
This letter will show that what we sent
was received where we designed it to be, aud
has aided in some small degree to administer
TO the comfort of our sick and suffering SOL
diers. Very respectfully,
Yours, &C., JMS
The Portland daily press., 1864-04-01

In this city, 3st, Mr. Benjamin Curtis. aged 50 yrs
4months.
TF-Funeral this friday morning, at IL O'Clock
from his late residence. Franklin street Relatives
and friends are invited to at'end.
In this city, 30th, Fred ID. son Of Albert w and
Martha Porter. aged 10 months.
EY-Funerai this friday afternoon lat 8 clock.
In this city, 3ls Freeman Yates, aged 46 years.
: Tg-Services at Windham Centre Meeting House,
Saturday. 10 o'eiok. AN.
In CspeElizabeth, Both, Mrs Eunice L. wife of Amos
p Pickett, aged 81 years months.
Eg Funeral this friday afternoon, at o'clock,
from the D Church. Relatives and friends are in
vted attend.
In Franklin La, March 9th, OF pneumonia. Thomas
Slower of Co l. Both 1fe Regt, aged % years. De-
ceased was a native of Sebago. He was highly re-
spected and beloved by his officers aud comrades by
whom every thing possible was done to alleviate his
suiferings.
In oldtown. Mrs Maria Louise, wife of Grandyile
Snow. aged % years months.
In Bowdonham, Mr. Samuel Douglass, late Depot
Master.
In Northfeld Caroline " Davis, daughter Of p
and Deborah Stuart, aged "a years 10 months.
In Pembroke, Sergt Josiah Sears, Co +, 9Th Maine
Reg, aged "a years.
The Portland daily press., 1864-04-01
Letter from the State Capital.
AUGUSTA, March /.

AUGUSTA, March 81, 1864.
To the Editor Of the Press:
The following commissions have lust been
issued, viz:
First Regiment Caealry-John p. Carson,
of Mount Vernon, Captain Co. l.; Charles C.
Gordon, of Phillips, LIST Lieutenant Co. L.
Levi FL. Daggett, of Pennington, "a Lieuten-
ant Co. l..
Thirteenth Regiment Iafaatry-John d.
FELTON,, of Paris, Capt. Co. X; Simon Il. An
drews, of Biddeford, LIST Lieut.. Co. K: Rob-
bins b. Grover, of Bethel, LIST Lieut.. Co. H.
1hirty-Frst Regiment Intantry-Charles
o. Brown, ofRocksbema Plantation. I'd Lieut..
and Mastering officer.
Those members of the ninth and eleventh
regiments and the LIST battery have been Or
dered to the Army of the Potomac, and left
here by special train this morning at nine
O'Clock. They were RECALLED with a bounti-
full repast in the rotunda of the State
House yesterday afternoon, by the ladies Of
Augusta and appeared to enjoy it hugely.
Gov. Cony has been presented by Col.
Porter of the l4th Regiment, with a neat walk
ing stick cut upon Gen. Jackson's old battle
ground, at Shelbyville, La. 1t is of orange
wood aud is a very convenient keepsake for
preservation in remembrance of the hero of
New Orleans.
Official notice has been received of the dis
charge for promotion of LIST Lit. Stephen C.
Talbot, Co. X, LIST Heavy Artillery, and the
discharge for disability from wounds received
in action, of I'd Lieut.. Henry H. Chamberlain.
Co, /, 9Th regiment. Yours, truly,
HELIos.
The Portland daily press., 1864-04-01

SLANDEB OF THE FEMALE TEACHERS
The copperhead papers which recently gave
currency to the infamous libel upon the fe-
male teachers at Hilton Head, are now mean
ly trying to escape responsibility for the SLAM
der without uttering an indignant word a.
gainst its author. The Argus attempts to
get off by saying it copied from The Ohio
Crsis-a vile shees edited by Sam Medary, so
Infamous that apology should be made to all
decent people for copying anything from its
columns. The Advertiser, after stealing the
SANDER and adopting it as its own by edtori-
al endorsement, tries to escape under the plea
that it was not the first to publish it. But nei-
Their OF these papers has offered particle of
atonement for the damning sin against female
innocence and virtue in the shape of denunci-
alton either of the SANDER or the slanderer,
while both contain almost daily filings about
practical miscegenation." When Satan
makes up his jewels we may expect to find
such papers studding his murky diadem.