The weekly Butte record., 1864-01-09
News of the Week.

Fgraph mas perpetrated upon people eager
news, is the announcement that President
pcoln's amnesty proclamation is received
b very general satisfaction BY the people
disputed ground. The army can enforce it
erever it goes of course, but the telegraph
herculean labor to perfrom to make the
pie Of the Pacific coast believe that the
Bilious States of the South are "haukering"
II President Lincoln's amnesty proclama-
Rebel craft are sill running the blockade at
mington, North Carolina
he North Carolina Times says "a IS
piece was sold at auction for $3.50 in
ederate notes, at Danyille, few days ago.
here are indications that the rebels will
c raid toward Winchester, aud perhaps
pnd
reparations for the State election in Louis
are reported as g,ing forward A late
Orleans Era says The friends Of the
State movement are coming forward &C.
to register their names as voters under
tall of the Governor. They not only 60
ard themselves, but urge their friends to
D. Meetings for discussion are held night
means of which the people are kept
ing The work is bang done quietly but
icly. Already between three and four
sand have put down their names as voters
Every DAY adds TO the number. Probably
be middle Of January there will be from
to nine thousand names registered, or q
mum of the legal vote Of the city, When
popuous, under the old system of registry
zen thousand names were entered Du-
the progress of seven or eight years we
reecollect but one election under that law
ich more than ten thousand votes were
The vote of Lousiona in 1860, was
As 900, so that, under the Presidents
amation, when 4 500 names are registered
Nv Orleans, State Government may be
q in operation.
u. Fitz Henry Warren with considera
rec had crossed Matagorda Bay, and
pied Indianola without opposition.
expedition of three negro regiments,
bite regiment, and battery of artillery,
Ullman, had gone New Orleans to the
d of Red River.
E rebel General Forest was foraging in
ern Tennessee, and made his escape with
the largest supply trains of the war
ling 1900 cattle, and every horse, mule
'agon he could find.
lshingtou dispatches say subcommittee
House on the tax question are ready TO
on the reasSembling of Congress. The
D whisky will be increased to seventy
That on tobacco and petroleum will
nbled, Licenses also will be increased
lerably. One hundred dollars will be
ed on each bank and insurance company,
lcrcantile agency, SIS on every vessel of
ons burthen, aud IS on each additional
pms $50 on agents of foreign Insurance
anies $40 to $50 on boarding houses,
ling to rental IS on hand draymen and
ien; $40 on conyeyancers, etc.
is stated that a Cabinet consultation has
mined to postpone the draft, and ask
ress for an extension of time for the pay
of veteran bouuties
appears from the published rebel accounts
ants late battle that Bragg's army was
citing ready to retire when Grant made
tack. but had notified Grant to remove
1ncomhattants from Chattanooga within
ays, as they intended TO shell il. Old
es marched out his troops, played with
ght aud left wings OF the rebel army
e, then maSSed column, uroye i. through
centre, and threw salt on the tail of the
army to Ringgold.
Richmond paper says; The salt works at
Bay (Florida,) have bean totally des-
/ by tho Yankees, and oil the negres
d off, The Yankees were at one time
fifty two miles Of Mariana, jackson
'. near the Georgia line Il is stated
he Yankees, by entering East Bay with
gunboats, cut Captain Rsbertson's Co.
,m the bay, so that at the west end they
their own way. After shelling awhile
producing general scattering, the lanks
j. tool, the negroes mentioned, smashed
titles and wagons, killed the mules aud
4 general destruction"
e Washington Chronicle of January 2nd
Years ago il colored man had pre-
i himself st the White House at ih5
deuts levee seeking an introduction tC
,hief Magistrate of the nation, he would
Ably have been handled roughly for hi,
dence. Very probable, indeed :. Yes
y four coloTed men. geuleei and with tht
ers Of gentlemen, joined the lhroug thai
led the Executive mansion. ani wert
nted to the President Of the United
5. And Abraham Lincoln aud To,
blican party were greatly honored there