Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-01-12

GEN. Q. A. GnLhoRB, commanding the De-
partment Of the South, has been promoted from
Brigadier General Of Volunteers to be Major
General, and from Major in the Regular Army to
be Brigadier; the latter promotion for gallant
service at the seige Of Fort Pulaski,
MAjoR dssERLL MEADE, II Is stated, has
sone to PennsylvaniA on short leave Of absence.
MAJOR GEN. FRANK BLAIR, late in command
Of the Fifteenth corps Of the Army OF the Cumber-
land, arrived in Washington yesterday, and takes
his seat In tho House to-day.
SENATOR GRATZ BRowN has been presented,
by number Of his personal friends In St. Louis,
with = set Of the New American cyclopedlA, bound
in Russia leather and tipped with gold.
MRs. d. p. BowKns appears on Wednesday
night at FordS Theatre In the delightful character
Of Pauline, in " The Lady Of Lyons" Tonight
| Our American Cousin" IL presented for the last
time at Ford's.
Mn, GULIAN G. VEHPLNUK, president of the
Century Ciub" in New York, will, It is said, be
"pushed nom his stool" on account OF his omen
siVs secession sentiments.
MADAME SUccA, OF the Berlin opera, is such
favorite there that she has been engaged for life
at IN enormous SslAry, with six months vacation
annually to rest herself
MISS REYNOLDS, q celebrated English horse
tanner and bTeAken has recovered two hundred and
hity dollars from the Earl Of Dudley for breaking
in one Of his unruly SteedH.
NATHANIEL WoDHLL disappeared very sud
denly from WsstpoTt Mass, In 1916, and has now
returnedaftsr an absence Of foity-soven and hall
years. During nat time he has travelled the Wids
world ever. -..
JoHS PARKER, formerly a slave In Virginia,
who was compelled 10 serve ten months in the
rebel army A. gunner, is lssturinE with great 40.
esptAuce In Boston and vicinity upon his expe.
rienee In the army OF Jei. Davis and the eject Of
the rebellion upon slaves and slavery
ADMIRAL sToRER, U. 8, N, died in Ports
mouth, N. H., his native city, yesterday. In early
life he entered the navy, and has passed through
the various grades, always Acquitting himself as
an able, sfeient, and trustworthy oiiicer. He was
about 10 years Of age. .r.
GEN. RosEcRASs was announced TO preside
at meeting In Cincinnati, to be held on Thursday
evening last. The speakers at the meeting were
to be Gen. E. W. CAN'T, Of ArkanSNs, and Prof
Mccoy, Of Washington, D. C., who was to deliver
an address on the Presidents Proclamation OF
Emancipation
HoH. THOMAS G. PRATT, Ex-Governor OF
Maryland, (who was arrested some weeks since by
order Of Gen schenek, then oommAndAnt Of the
Middle Department, and ordered to be sent South,
via Fortress MonrOeD arrived in Baltimore SatuT-
morning from Fortress Monroe, and Is Sejourning
at Barnum'S HTtel. Gov. Pratt, II appears, had
never been sent up the James river, but has been
retained At Fortress Monroe. On Saturday last
General Butler received a telegraph dispatch from
President Lincoln, ordering him to release Gov.
Pratt, and permit him to return to his home in
Maryland.
GEORGE PEABoDT, the London Banker, con
tinueS to remember DAnverS, his native town
This year he sent them for new years present,
two thousand volumes OF books, selected from .
private library In England, himself paying the
freight and all other charges on them.