The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-30
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON jan, 20, 1864.


qssas gstr or TgE GUsBoAT HUCAw.
Toe Uned states steamer Eutaw made trip yesterday
dosa tbs rso, 70 Maryland Point and back distance Of
over aicety mites She Is all ready for sea- having arma.
n,eni c,,,s ac.. board; but, Notwithstanding, aver.
aged nearly seventeen miles hour, and Is claimed TO
haye attained specd Of nineteen miles on portion
81 ns route OF she could not make this speed at
sea- ba sae undoubtedly OF the fastest boats ever
bull. il sos Coz atry Will do much towards the cap
tas destruction Of tho remaining blockade runners
on wiimios,ca The Eataw viii 10 morrow mako trip
owu tue c,ves having the Naval Committees and other
snembsrs OF 0s5gress on board.
rag uycNlfs0 IN PURSUIT OF THE ALABAMA.
The sdy,css received At the Navy Department today
from aha Dated States steamship Wyoming show that
that tue vicinity Of and hopes 10 encounter
the pirate Alabama. Al tiuo the two veseels were
wtnia twenty 8vS miles Of esch other sud both passed
khrosga tAs Strata Of Sunda on the same day.
Tho Wyo,s,ag will remain as long as there 10 any
chance o, eacoastegpg tue Alabama, although she 10
oderes sosls uayiag oe5u for long time on foreign
s,a;ao.
fos APPROPRIATIONS FOR CIVIL EXPENSES.
tbs Fxscstye, Legislative and Judicial bin reported
to-day sson COMMITTEES Ways and Means contains,
among o;hcE appropriations, one million dollars fer
pristing. sadas, &C.; six hundred and two thousand
dciars ssaEies in ell branches Of the War Depart
aneut oas nion ave hundred thousand dollars for the
tsrs OF tins Aes sum for the Frst Second and Third
Auditor, ba.s,us their business having largely incrsss
ed ausDs tie PRESENT The bill also appropriatea for
tho As,outs,a department nearly hundred and for
ty.hve ,hsssaad douars.
qas sJsa GOA THE PRESIDENTS AuTocR ApH.
TIE sasueat Ia mado by request that Is utterly i'm
osbe tao President TO answer the great number OF
made Cor his autograph 70 be sold st Sanitary
and etaes fsa n,s tins being wholly sngrossed With
puo,so b.s'aess
rag oJsRuLss MAR ALEXANDRIA.
las, asghs the gueri,s vIalted The neghpornood Of
Alesaaasa ssaa capturing several horses and wagons
rsu saw raovosr MARsHAL OF wAsHINeToN,
Arrscsemsat, ere being made for the instsment OF
tcions we,s Al Provost Marshal OF Washington. II Is
,ndcrsoo1 that tho services Of General MartIndse as
Military Governor viii DO dispensed with.
rHx SANITARY COMMISSION AND rHB NAVAL SERVICE.
Upoa INQUIRY Il has besn sscsrtsncd, In reference 10
susssstcas cececy made in the HnnAp that the sanl.
tary should extend is Geld Of operations TO
include ,aoss Engaged in the naval service that propo
alton \, ,at eject made By the Commission, and
ina, il vas ssonod By tho Chief OF the Medical Bureau
tho New "a tho ground that everything necessary
the comfort ,oo wofere Of the sailors aud marines
provided by the government, and that owing 70 the nc.
Guitar oas Of .hs naval SERVICE the operations Of the
fommlssoa cod DOT welt be extended 10 this branch oi
She pabN; sscvics
,aH LOJistaNA ELECTION Casa.
qhs election before the House Tor soac
time 10 DAY Tbe aps consideration Of the resolution &c
porlsI ~ yon0;tteo Elections postponed IN
III as.t Taosy Mr. Field who claims his seat under THU
elstva 40, being sbc - nnsh his argument today 10
coas.aeaoo >, Uacss from which 30 has besp suGerns
tor aa,sr days IN rsro'u''cr tcfrsn! q rscognlr
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