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struction of the Lake Superior Railroad
and providing for its use by the Unitet
States free Of charge.
Mr.. Ganson opposed the admission o
Mr.. Field on the ground Of insuficien
constituency, and took occasion to sternly
condemn the conduct of interference il
elections exercised by General Shepley
who had become convert to the pernicious
doctrine " that the revoltsd States are out
Of the Union"
Mr. brown, of Wisconsin, argued that
the military Governor had SO interfered as
IN effect to prevent an election.
The House by eighty-seTen against four
teen, adopted the resolution that Mr.. Field
is not entitled to a seat.
The House went into Committee on the
Enrolment Bill.
Inc House then went into Committee Of
the Whole on the State Of the Union, Mr..
Dawes in the chair, and resumed the con-
slderatlon Of the Ssnate's bill smendatory
Of the Enrolment law.
Mr.. Herman, of New York, offered an
amendment eLempting from draft clergy
men who ara not engaged in trade or SEQ
ulsr business. Daring the debate Mr..
Cox, Of Ohio, opposed the amendment, say
ing the psstiferous clergymen Of the
country ought not to bs exempted.
Mr.. Kelly, Of Pennsylvania, was also
opposed to the amendment but for a differ
ent reason he did not want to put an
insult on the patriotism of clergymen.
Mr.. spalding, Of Ohio, said no patriot
le clergyman had asked any such exemp-
ton. Dr.. 0ld's church will remedy all
defects Of which his colleague (Cox) COM
planned.
Mr.. Cox resumed, saying the rebellion
was fermented by clergymen North and
South. His colleague (Spslding) was not
the man to impugn his (Cox's) loyalty,
FOR he had been opposing secession while
his colleague (Spslding) was singing an
thems to John Brown and plotting sedi-
ton and revolution.
Mr.. Arnold, of Illinois, made an earnest
appeal not to waste time in personal dis
putes, but at once pass the bill before them.
as within thirty days the draft is ordered !
and the army will enter upon a campaign |
the most important and decisive since he |
rebellion commenced.
Mr.. Ethridge, of Wisconsin. offered q |
proVlso that the ministers have not hereto-
fore and will not in future, preach politics. |
Laughter. He said that ministers are |
and stirrers up of strife and |
and they ought to 20 to the war
because they are moro fitted for that than
peace.
Mr.. Kernsn's anendment was rejected. |
The committee disagreed to an smend- |
nent, 20 against IA, that in assigning the
quota of troops credited, shall be given to
States and counties from which men have
enlisted in the milinary organizations
from other State for three years or dur
ing the war.
Fernando Wood offered an amendment.
namely, to exempt from draft ell, who.
rom conscientious belief in the human.
ty, necessity or eventual success of this
TGr, are opposed to its further prosecution
Until an effort has been made and fled to
md 1t by negotiation. The committee re-.
ected this By % against 10S, and refused
o strike out the clause which proposes to
consolidate the two clauses by As against
The committee rose without auy coucIud.
ng action on the bill and the House ad
ourned.
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THE ATTACK on RICHuOND.
RATTTlr,uz H.E- n

| DALTlAoAE, February 9.
A special despatch from Fortress Mon
roe to the American, from Mr.. C. C. Fail
ton, whois at City Point, saws the rebel
flag Of truce with Commissioner OnIJ and
Captain Hatch, the truce officer, arriyed on
Sunday at City Point. Two citizen pris.
oners were brought down. They were
both Msrylsnders.
They brought exciting news from Rich.
mond, which they represent wss in a state
OF the most fe7sFish excitement from mid.
night on Saturday up TO the time they
left on Sunday afternoon.
At midnight on Saturday the halls NJ the
city were rung and men were Tusbinr
through the streets crying, "To Arms To
arms ! Inc Yankees are coming The
Yankees are oomingp During the re.
mainder Of the night there was intense
eommotion everywhere visible.
The Home guards were called out and
the tramp Of armed men could be heard in
all directions, cannon were hauled tbrouvb
the streets, women and children we're h1r-
rying to and fro, and were all the eviden-
| ces OF such panic ss has seldom been
witnessed II Richmond. On Sunday
morning there was no abatement in the
excitement. Ths guards we're sll marches i
out Of the city to its defense, and armed
citizens were placed on guard over the
prisoners while horsemen we're dssbine
to and fro, and the excitement among the
prisoners to know the cause Of all this ex
cltement became intense. 1t was soon
learned that large cavalry and infantry
force, with artillery, had made their Sd.
pesrance on the Peninsula at Bottom
Bridge within ten miles of the city, and
that Richmond was sotually threatened by
the Yankees. The same hurrying Of troops,
arming Of citizens, and the excitement
among the women and children, continued
during the morning, and at two O'Clock,
when the two released prisoners were
about to leave in the truce boat.
The alarm bells were again rung with
great fury.
The press of rumors that prevailed
were compliostingly wild. It was their
impression that from 5000 to 10000 cav
airy would have had but little difficulty in
entering the city, liberating the prisoners
and destroying the Forts and public prop
erty and retiring by the Peninsula before
any sufficient force to resist them could be
brought to the aid Of the small garrison
left to defend it. For several days previ-
GUS to this alarm the troops in and around
the city to the number of 1000 to 5000
had been sent off to join Lees army with
great dispatch, the impression prevailing
that movement was contemplated by
Gen. Meade. In this they were right, for
during the progress Of the excitement on
Sunday intelligence was received that
Meade had crossed the Rapidan.
On Monday morning courier arrived
at City Point bringing copies of the
morning papers with the intelligence that
the excitement had sbated and that it had
been ascertsiped that the Yankees were
falling back from the Chiokahominy aai
had abandoned the attack.
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FROHNRWBRRN.
NEW YoRK FaI

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.
A Newbern letter Of the 4th inst, to the
Tribune, says:
A desertsr from the 9th North Carolina,
Clingman's brigade, reports that General
Clingman was slightly wounded by q
shell.
He reports II pieces Of artillery just in
our front, and 5000 men. He thinks
they have now gone to Little Washington,
and says they supposed We had only q
couple Of regiments here.
He says that some 300 men and officers,
with boats, came from the gunboat at Rich.
mond and launched their boats in the
Neuse River.
These are the ones, Of course, that took
the Underwater.
From sll that we know, the work about
here ia over for few dsya, and We are
looking to Washington, N. C,
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NROMCATRU.

CAIRO, February 9.
The steamer Illinois from New Orleans
On the 10Th ult, with a heavy cargo Of
sugar and molssses has arrived.
The officers learned at Island 76 that the
steamer Gillum had been seized BIZ euer-
rillas under Colonel Lee and used to ferry
their horses, mules and wagons to the
Mississippi side. Also took Mr.. Cole.
msnager of the government wood yard
and twenty contrabands. They released
the negroes after crossing, but carried Cole
snd the man acting as guard Of the wood
yard with them, who it was said would be
hanged. They carried of property from
Bolivar landing and burned the town. No
harm was done the boat or cargo.
The steamer Dunleith, from NasAville,
has arrived with the 59th Illinois Infantry
veteran volunteers, about 800 strong, en-
route home.
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:FROM NEW ORLgANs.

NEW YORK, FEB. y.
The steamer George Cromwell from New
Orleans %, has arrived.
Banks, in his letter to the State Com.
mittee, says he will allow all persons to
vote at the ensuing election who have been
registered as voters under the Presidents g
Proclamation OF the 25th OF July 1862, and
his subsequent orders upon that subject.
he viii be glad to appoint Commission
eTs Of Elections, who viii be authorized to
administer tho oath Of allegiance to per-
sons otherwise qualified to vote by State
laws: All taking the cath on the day of
election, shall be authorized to vote. Sol
diers who arc citizens Of the State, shall
be authorized to vote there, those who are
not cannot vote.
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ITEMS or NRws

Gov. BrOugh has decided upon a differ.
ent method Of promotion than that prsc.
tiesd heretofore. The promotions are to
be made with regard to seniority. he
found thatit created hard feeling in the
regiments, leading to remonstrancs and
continued pickering, and that it threaten.
ed Generalization.
There is project in the Kentucky Leg
islature to establish systsm Of common
schools in that State. This is very i'm
porssnf movement
The excitement in Germany against the
Governments Of Austria and Prussia is On
the increase. The Prussisn Chamber of
Representatives have passed resolutions
oOndeuning the policy of their Govern.
Rsat in separating from the other States
ofssrmSny. The representatives. of the
Great Duke Of Baden at Berlin and Vienna
have been instructed to use every effort to
restrain the two governments from viols-
ating the fundamental laws Of the Confed-
ersoy. Orders have also been given for
an immediate mobilization Of the Baden
corps de GTnsss. The leading paper Of
Wurtemburg, advocates the calling out by
the Diet Of1OOOOO troops IfrOm the minor
States, and the keeping Of a reserve Of
100000 morein readiness to march.
The School Board Of Cincinnati have for
bidden pupils admission to the schools
who do not exhibit evidences Of having
been vaccinsted, or who come from fami. /
lies in which any contagious disease ex-
lists.
FOREIGN LIQUORS.
Tse following table shows the imports |
Of foreign liquors iato New York during
- L
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FROM THE POrOnAC ARMY.


The papers contain fuller particulars Of
the late reconnaissance over the Rapidan,
but there is little additional information,
The 18th Connecticut suffered heavily.
The Tribune's dispatch says that Gen.
Kilpstriok's reconnaissance conousively
proves that no force of the enemy occupies
the country east of Mine Run.
The small parties ofcavalry all belonged
TO HanPton's Legion, which were stationed
at Fredericksburg.
More than half of the videttes have no
horses, and are seldom relieved, and are
sometimes obliged to walk % miles to their
post Of duty.
The Times'i dispatch says it has been
sseeFtained that the msiu body of Lees
9rny IS betWeen GordonsTille and Orange
Court House.
Citizens residing within the enemy's
lines say that he expected to have a, 900
consoripts added to his army by the new
levy, raising it to so, 900 or 10000 men.
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PROM WASHINGTON.
HAsHIrnrnr- Fahrus

WAsHIsoTOE, February g..
Official documents show that during tn
year 1862, $500 claims Of deceased an,
discharged soldiers were settled ct tn
Treasury Department. The number settles
during 1868, was 45,700, and there re
mained on hand and unsettled on the Isl
Of January last, "a, 600. By the middle o.
August next all claims now in the Second
Auditors office, when the necessary eYi-
dence can be obtained, will be settled. But
as bill has passed the House giving in
creased facilities, which will doubtless be
soon concurred in by the Senate, the
causes Of delay will in great measure be
removed.
Senator Shermsn's bill introduced to-
day prohibiting speculative transactions
in gold, makes all time sales Of specie or
foreign exchange null and void, and par
| tisl payments thereon reclsimsble by suit,
and it is made the duty of District Attor-
neys to prosecute such suits, the money
reclaimed going in equal parts to the in
| former, the District Attorney, aud the
United States Treasury. All checks and
drafts not payable at sight given in such
transactions are made void, excepting
when they have passed into the hands Of
third person ignorant Of the agreement;
but the person making the sale, may, at
any time within three years, bring suit for
the recovery Of the full amount from the
person to whom it was made.
The joint resolution which Senator An
thouy has introduced to repeal, and which
IS now before the judiciary Committee, is
ss follows:
ARTICLE Is. No amendment shall be
made to the Constitution which will su-
thorize and give Congress the power to
abolish OF interfere in any State with the
domestic institutions thereof including
that Of persons held to labor or service BY
the laws Of States.
This resolution was approved March q, |
1861, and submitted to the Legislatures of
the several States for their ratification,
the assent Of three-fourihs of them being
necessary to make it part Of the Consti- |
tuition. But owing to the breaking out of |
the rebellion, there was no general action |
OF the Legislatures upoH the subject.
The resolution was one Of the compro- |
m1ses prepared by the House select COM
mittee.
Inc House has made various amend |
ments to the Senate Enrolment Bill, prin- |
cipalIy those proposed by the Committee
on Military Atfsirs. OF course the amend
ments will have to be sent to the Senate
for their action, including the one retain.
Ing the present oommutation, viz $500, |
the Senate having proposed to make it
S4OO- Both Houses, however, are agreed on
consolidating the two classes and exempt
ing from the draft only the Vice Presi-
dent, members Of the Cabinet, the United
states Judges and those who may be de-
olsred BY the proper officers physically or
mentally incapable Of bearing srms.
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CONGRESSIONAL PROC EDINGS
BUTLER'S MOVEMENT on RICH.
M0ND.
The Rebel Capital In Terrible
Excitement.
Every Citizen called TO Arms.
DefeaSeless condition OF the
City.
CENTRAL WASHINGTON NEWS,
Further from New Orleans.
Guerrilla DepFedatiOns on the
Mississippi.
CENTRAL WASHINGTON NEWS.
Further from New Orleans.
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, February 9.
SENATE.

Mr. Sumner presented the petitions Of
l7706 ladies of New York, Is, 800 of Hi
nois, and II GAL of Massachusetts,, and q
duplicate number Of males, praying for
the entire abolition Of slavery.
The Introduction Of the petitions caused
spicy and interesting debate between
Messrs. Salisbury, Sumner, Wilson, and
others.
Mr.. Sherman introduced a bill, which
was referred to the Finance Committee.
prohibiting speculation in gold, silver,
and foreign exchange, and for other pur-
poses.
Mr.. Powell introduced i'll amending
the Constitution so as to provide new
method OF eleciing the President of the
United States.
Mr.. Wilson reported back the bill re.
viving the grade of Lieutenant General,
with an amendment striking out the clause
making said officer Commsnder-in-C Chief,
and the clause reoomuendGtory Of Gener-
81 Grant for this position.
The Senate proceeded to the considers-
ton Of the bill for the promotion Of en-
listmelts.
Mr.. Doolittle spoke at length, claiming
thst it was the first duty Of Government
to increase our armies. Slavery was the
primary cause Of the war, and ought to be
forever done awsy with.
He was followed by dr. Richardson,
who considered the war thus far carried
on totally for the negro, leaving white men
who have some civilization, out Of account
The war had been chapter of Admins.
trstion blunders.
Mr.. Wilson reported bill for the exam
instion Of certain army officers. Passed
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
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CHAReERY SALE,
OiHANCERY sALE.-Pnrsnar

A IhANCER1 SALE.-PursuRnt TO the
" command of a decretal order Of sale from
the Circuit Court Of the United states for the
Northern District Of Ohio, at the suit of John W.
Perigo and Edward 3. Bulkley, against Joel
Terrell and others, to me directed, shall offer
ior sale at public auction, at the South door Of
the Federal Court Building in the CITY Of Cleva-
land, in said District, on the 10th day Of Febru-
Rry, 1854, atthree o'clock P NJ, the following de.
serlbed premises, situate in the township Of
Ridgevilie, LOTain County, Ohio, with the appur-
tenanees thereunto belonging, known by being a
part of lot No. twenty y-eight, and bounded as fol
lows:
Beginning at point where the centre line ~
toe highway running North and South through
the centre OF said township intersects the centre
line Of the highway leading from Elyua to Cleve-
land through sad township, thence running In
Northerly direction along the center line OF
said North and South road about fOrty-fiTe rods
to the lsnd Of Wyllis Terrell thence in q West
erly direction along the South line Of said
Wyllls Terrlll's land about forty-eight rods to
the East line Of land owned by Wyllis Terrill
thence IN Southerly direction along the East
line of said Wyllis Terrill's land about thirty-two
rods TO the Northwest corner Of land owned by
John Chester; thence in an EasterlY direction
along the North line Of said John Chester, G. HI
Gibson and Lew Ternll's land, about twenty.
four rods to the Northeast corner Of said Levi
IerTlil's land; thence in a SOutherly direction.
along the East line of said Levi Terrllls land
about fifteen rods to the center Of the aforesaid
highway, leading from Elyris aforesaid thence
IN an Easterly direction, along the center Of said
highway about twenty rods 70 the place Of be.
ginning-beiDg the property known as the Ter
rel House Tavern property, including Tavern
House. Store Room, Barn, etc. Appraised at
s2,766. HENRY G. ABBEY,
Master Commissioner in Chsneerv.
Baekus Noble, Solicitors for Complaiuants
January 20, 1864. ian20I3s
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amendment Of the Preamble to the Con
stitution 50 that it will more distinctly
recognize goods and sovereignty.
-ARTIAL.
/ fne nnUngs Of the Court Martial, az
officially received at the War Department,
sentences Capt. Samuel Black, a. Q. NJ,
at Louisville, to be dismissed from service
with both loss of psy and allowances that
may be due, and to the payment of a fire of
ten thousand dollars and Imprisonment
for two years. at the end of that time if
the fine is not paid he is to be confined
until it is paid-absting at the rate of two
dollars per day.
REISsTATED.
Colonel s. Allen, Ssh Wi isconsin, Major
A. Paldie, 1st Michigan Cavalry, and Lisu-
tenant A. W. Moore, 10th Ohio, have been
exempted from dismissal on account Of
satisfactory defense.
DIsMssALs.
Assistant Surgeon Morrow, 43d Ohio,
Lieutenant F. B. Dieffsnbacher, ID Iowa
Cavalry, Lieutenant Daniel Hall, ID Iowa
Cavalry, Lieutenant Colonel Stevens, ssh
Ohio, Captain Peter Casey, 9th Illinois,
Captain W. W. Eaton, I'd Iowa Cavalry,
and Captain NJ Ryan, 4ih Missouri Mill
tia, have been dismissed the service.
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1t is seen that notwithstanding increas,
ed duties and the high rate'of exchange,
the imports Of liquors last month wero
larger than in January OF any Of the pre-
ceeding three years. This is fair Illus.
tratiOn of the mode Of living in the United
States at present; and as it is a fair ex-
ample Of ths'Simports OF luzuries, it ex-
plains the cause Of our Eheavy imports,
which are aggregating in greenbaCks,
S8.O0o,OO0 per week. The people are
msnifestly inclined to eat drink and be
merry, trusting to luck for means to square
accounts with our trans Atlantic creditors
st some future dsy.
HARD TTNEs WITH NEWSPAPERS.
The following are the subscription prices
Of various Southern daily papers.
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FROM ST. LOUIS.
O. L.. Il

81. LOUIS, February 9.
A meeting at Turner'S Hall last night,
appointed sixty delegates to the Louisville
Freedom Convention from amoHg the most
prominent Radical Emsncipstionists IN
the city. A large number Of counties in
the State will send delegates.
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FROM NE ~ YORK.

NEW YORK, February 9.
The supervisors of this county to day
appropriated $4,000, 900 for bounties. They
estimate the total number Of men to be OBJ
tanned by draft on the 10Th Of March at
about $500.
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U. s. SUPREME COURT.

WAsHIhGToE, February 9.
The case Of Greene c. Bronson and 9TH
ers, oomplainsnts, and the La Crosse and
Milwaukee Railroad Company, respond
eDts, is up in the United States Supreme
Court to-day, from last week.
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CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY
trOexPirs on TIE slst day of January, uss.) =
AUDITOR CT STATES OFFICE ,
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT. !
Columbus, Ohio, February ~. lse4

8 ,
WHEREAS The North American Firs In 4ursnea %
located ~ new York II the state OF he~ York has
MED N this once sworn Statement Of ITS Condition.
As uirtd By the hIst section Of the act t ReT,
'ate insurance Oompanies rot irco p0ratsd by fna
ta,e 0l OHIO, passed pril 8. 1856; and, Whereas
5ald company has furnished the undsrzi med satis-
factory eVlnepce that IL Ia possessed OF at iea9f n
Hundred thousand tisli- 80 80
81 IN EtUcks or ~ bonds, or in morgagss OF rsaI
Ae: worth double toe amount for which the faue Il
mgEtea9eds and Nhaf6ss, Eaid Company bas fled Ia
ms Oinde written instrument under rs orrsor,fs
sea signed by the President and Secretary thrr N
Az any sgent or agents Of said Uompapy ~
ths Stae 70 acE edge gsrTies OF process for And
u Ot iad Cn pany, coHsentinR that such ser-
Yee o process shall be taken and ned 10 be ~ valid
y 5erIeu lpon the Comp tnys Rccoruing % the laws
q tnls er any Other state and waivfnE s claim or
service. --' u
eow, Therefore in pursuance ofthe frat section Of
me eiotesAid act, !. JAMES II. GsDaAE, Auditor n
state Tor Ohio do hefeLy certify lhas faid HoTth
American siIs Ins Co, OF New York is aathor- zsd
o tisnssSt the bas mesa q Ere Insurance. IN this
ATE until tue 3lsf day OF January In the year oua
thousand eight hUndIed and siKty-hve
II Win sc WhersSt, have hsrsunto EubHcribs ID nT
na.ne and cs-ssd ne Seal OF ny Offlcs to ~
us J sfa1ed the day and yGar aboge aritton.
JAS ". GOLDMAN,
&os-lH Audi OF Of state.
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FoRTRE5s MONROE February 9.
The Richmond Sentinel Of the 9Th, saws
that the rebel army had fallen back six
teen miles from Newbern, finding the for
tiheations SO strong that it could neE be
taken without tco great loss Of life.
The negro who shot Colonel Shaw was
captured and killed.
Hon. John Wilcox, Member of Congress
from Texas, died last Saturday in Rich
mo1d,
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FROn PHILADELPHIA.

PHILADELPHIA, February 9.
General Meade, whose hsslth hss recov-
cred since he has been here, is holding g
reception to-day at Independence Hall. A
Jorge number Of citizens ere paying their
respects to the hero of Gettysburg.