Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-02-19
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WASHINGTON IrNs.-The Senate military
committeevoted Monday morning to nom
concur in the House enrolment bill. This
will send the bill back to the House for a
committee Of conference.
The Supreme Court Of the United States
on Monday refused the application for writ
Of oertiOridri in the case Of Mr.. Vallandig
ham, on the,ground Of want of jurisdiction
The Presidents recent call for 500 900
men is intended to incl ude the lastdraft and
to clear up arrearages.
The Senate's SPECIAL committee on slavery
have decided to report bill lecalizing the
Presidents emancipation proclamation.
The Senate manifests a disposition to re-
duce the general expenditures by discussing
the best way to reform its contingent ex-
penses.
The Committee on WAYS and means of the
House have Just reported bill TO sell Sl2-
900 900 Of gold Mr.. Chase says he will
have even more than this much to spare on
the Both of June 1864 .-the close Of the ifs
cal year.
An immense 20-inch-bore Rodman gun
was cast at Pittsburgh, Pa. on the llth. 1t
Will carry solid shot Of 900 pounds or a
shell of $50 pounds. Report says it is to be
mounted on one Of the forts in New York
harbOr.
From TIE Richmond Examiner. Feb. s
It is reliably estimated that during the
past week over 100 Jews, principals or sub
stitutes and others, have come on to Rich
mOnd from the South, put up at the hotels,
and disappeared by the various underground
routes to the North. How they 20 is known
only to themselves and their agents; but it
Is true they have gone and are still going.
Ten Jews left one Of the principal hotels on
Sunday morning. They are mostly Of the
wealthy class, and ten thousand dollars is
frequently rendered for a safe passage to the
Potomac. 1t Is intimated that persons in the
guise Of farmers are their most successful
accOmplices. They come 70 Richmond with
marketing or a load Of forage, and carry out
a load of blockade-runners concealed in their
vehicles. making a more profitable specula-
tion on their outward than their inward trip,
as all pay-and pay heavily, too.
Numbers have been Overhauled on their
journey through The lines hy the detectives,
AMI are nOw resting m Castle Thunder, but /
more have succeeded in escaping.
\ 20O-pounder Parott shell exploded last
week in Charleston IN the blacksmith 5 shop
connected with one Of the ioundries. wound .
ing ,ix of the boys employed in the shop
one mortallv. one seriously and four slightly
The alarm bell in the steeple Of the First Sta .
ton parJook Of the general alarm on sunday,
and rang itself hoar-e. cracking its throat in
the attempt to call out the militia. 1t
tongue could hardly articulate sound yes
teriay. and the bell will be Of little future
service in ringing the hours or sounding IRE .
alarms q. - much for Ovcr-eIertiOn.
[From the Wilmington (N. CO. JournAll +
Gradually the constant dropping Of the .
enemy'- shot and shell IS 5egiHHiHg 70 tell .
upon fbe lorer portion Of the city Of Charles /
ION. Their chief spite. from what We can .
learn. appears to have been turned against
Broad street at least its effects are most ap-
parent in that vicinity. The street is con-
siderably encountered with bricks and other
debris knocked out by the enemy projectiles
i trIH take much time and money 10 repair the
danage.