, 1864-01-20

MELANCHOLY AND FATAL
RAILR0AD DISASTERS,
Latest and Important from North
Carolina.
4 GREAT NEW ENGLAND Elk.
PEplTl0Ms
The Franco-Mexican War
The Situation.



FR0M MASHfH8T0s.
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fs,sc,., n;e,s+ch - .be f,h,c.oo n.,,nno,
w.suxo7ox Ian 10 1sst
cosr1Ry.r1oss.
The Senate IN evecnt;vc session vos+erd.v
,nadc tho following cnnf,rmations.
ather+ s,dnev Whito n g n1.t-1c+ 1nao. fl,
Indiana, rice Caleb D. Smith deceased.
Snar!eg = y; Wal9ef o. Indiana, sth Auditor vice
s. II. Tabor, Of iowa ith.saud,tor, rice Bettien
resigned.
tbe c1;rencr Wee n " ntcoft aec,;nad Vi
John n. Braidhead, I'd Comptroller Of the Trea-
su1y: v1ee Catss aseSaseo, e ,.,, f., r.,n.n.,,n.
| Robt. B. Swain. s9perintendent Of Branch Mint
at San Ffancisso:
IN @;ct 4,ncn1, Snres . nsS VI o''-
Nm. II. Briggs ct Afass., Secretary Of Legation
a. Hra9; .vov,, e..,... ..t,.,
at St Pei ersbuGc, Vice Dsyard TAYLOR resigned,
Hutus hing At Hisconsin, minister resident at
AG A1'sn ~ X Hal of Tennesssc minister To- isottr,a
Vie Carter resigned.
Andrew Diekipson Of New York, Minister to
Tos ps1riS1s 1Gg ~, insfeI T. sa}xaGoq
Thos. d, Clay, Minister to Honduras, vice Par
u1aee' t1ans'es1co u ea1saoo1.
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eunofy nominations Ior me plomotlon o1
Objects WHO nave oeen hn1eo !" patue "ele
sSAsn ~, o4s poo.toaeu w oseo1u' ~ |.e
.s@r So. u4e VI 80 . ~ 11~,... 'o -
tae LEI o1 A41or anu otlsaole1 uenStas, WILL.
tne names o1 ohcefs a1eaay deceased aoa
then sacanng them again.
1ES' scaof1hlo'
den. ecnoaelos case "as not copslaefea-
!ne cnance8 o' MS continuation nase gfea'.5
q. olm1nisneo s1nce Inc honoa5s saeauon' ~
tuoaeu aatts eeo17 eon''uae ~ pe
taaoe III LIE oenan.
49,. 1.I .,sa uviss 80 -
,na1es - - 49, 49, - = ~ ~ et+as, .t.,o-
ca.aso,s - -. rtor, ra 5oa,,ad - ~ a,..hsr1-a o, ~
.t.- a,,+ - ~. ..r-s.a l., ,aoo.as~,oa ,,-,tt,
- -, u r I-,1r ,oe,
VI ~" - p-as,aen+ s ~ aac,,naa ~ ~ :, ..sna t,a nooss.
s,-r ordo~s ~ +hns 40 ,n.+ter ~ 49, ~ s.nnaa .,
- t. saas.atoaa ~ ~ 80 g. ~, I.w W..
lam s,ah1 ana s,re1 ,r.1. 7,rnn tha rea;.,,ea
~
Con r Rov,c we,, knovn 7fo- his ,,,.
s,,rsrr conrse n Kentucky hos tcndercd h;s
-es,ono+ion wh,c1, bos haen vratafn11v A. oc.
oo,,taa
,,r ,,,coox co,;1Rr MARITAL
1,z nn5e-stoo7 that tha conf of fnon,rv
;nto tbe coscs ~ cenero1s Mccook and ri.
tenden was convcned Mt the reaucst Of these
Officers
TO BR DETACHED.
E,--n,a.h1o ,,,rana,+a ,.a =, foo+ for N,
imneochmcnt of Jndoe Miller necis,ons are
oiven "a ners,stentlv in favor of one ]aw-f3rm
in n1i,uanrae of which 1,,s ao1 Ia . member
ttot Tho Conf "a nractica1,v closed IN nj
.,,...-,.. A. -. .r,.1o. t..+ a--r srhe
uasra In,,o,o, ConornIttae ,r,,, ahnr+,v ~,
nouse -, .,Naa1.n,a ua - 41,';ss ~. - 49, 49,. ~
au'ine @1e 44''4l1.9 .+., 49, 4.x.s 49, ~ =.
"ardeo 1rom a1H" "oAee ep@'y" lug s3see -
which alleged outrageous decisions ana rnl-
fngs have been made to the pubic detr1ment
in that behalf
MILITARY:
The House Military Comnlttee to-day IN
structed Farns"orth to report back Wash
burnes Lieutenant Generals hlll, Win re-
comnendatlon that It be passed.
PASS THEM AROUND
The eixteeu Copperheads who voted against
Green Clay Smiths resolutions Tor
vigorous prosecution Of the war, yesterday,
were James G. Allen, Ill. Ancona, "a; Den
pison, Pa; Harris, Nd Long, Ohio Marcy,
n. H.; Minor, Pa Mcdowell, Ind. Morri-
eoD, H.; OHeil, Ohio; Fendie1on, omo'
Robinson, Ill; Stiles, Peun.; Vorhees, Ind.
White, Ohio; Fernando Wood, N. r;
Holmans. ....
MISCELLANEOUS.
The resolution directing t9e hl1nlaf3 SoHi-
mittec to inquire into the c8peo1ency OF STOP
ping all pay Of unemployed Generals passed
the House unanimously, amid many express
sfons OF satisfaction from both Sides Of the
House.
The resolution OF Mr. Harding, Of Kentucky,
affirming the fourth section Of the Chicago
Republican platform, concerning ngo1s OF
the statea, was sent oy tne HOUSE 10 tne
special comfnassee on the heoeA1ons LIS
tTcts. ......,
Inc @o'nt teeo4ouon re"eonstfuc1ng INC
tommi.1ee on inc tonauct OF the Har' as re-
| pof'eo ~ III: ocnencA !fom tne douse Mill"
targ commlttee yesterday, embraced Inc sub
slance o. alr. "asnonfnee amenament' en-
po"e'a's 1nean 70 ln'es 1'ea'e army ano nA's
contracts. a1
| MI. "asnpnIne PROPOSED a-lnrtner ameno-
usn', aulno11z1ne tne co1nmlttee 70 sat ou'
a.rs ane tcceas' aao eompe1 tae attenoance
sna.am
.,1nt,a. ~ ~ ~epfsluaa ct@1nor tof LIVES
ei1dinrJ % q % s1'nI 1"ent5-si1 o. tnem, IN.
11,;ea;s rotna @ aaS., AnnpF' ano hoolnson ol
-aat ..hsoh 49, es eu.S nsce6'a1S a'aeno-
-.;aa+r A' "uopteo oy very 1a9ge
'"'o''''
,..a.. as .,aEa nE1c1s SITUATION.
| lug tatesI ,pa1enes nom Minister Cor
WIN tep1eseu. 14a. uc Mexican people, al
lnoasu ss n.n T-as s'sru5 IN tne counties &C.
P'so W u1,,I..sa .us l!ueng oi1sen from their
| AAo44eet PAAANts~-1 $% ~1eaI&0 A1IlOek aG out
cae's' ne'e! I1'aehe 1eu'aln at1ached to the
41oe!al' OF suale1 government Only very
sma1 proPol,lon nase u yet given In their