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FROM FoRTREss moNROE.
FoRrRzss MoERoE. Marcb l2


The steamer Spsulding, from Beaufort,
10Th, has arrived.
She brings the officers Of the United
States steamer Peterbof, sunk Of Viii
mingtOn last Sunday by collision with
the steamer Monticello; also the officers
Of the blockade runner steamer Don, cap
tured March 4th, by the steamer PequoE
All is quiet st NeWbeFn.
General Butler has sent 9 portion Of
Kilpstrieks cavalry, under Colonels On
derdonk and Spears, to King and Queen
Court House, to deal with the citizens
claiming to be non cOmbatants, who am
hushed Colonel Dahlgren.
Colonel 0nderdonk reports that the 9th
and 9th Virgins Cavalry, with 3 number
Of citizens, l 200 in al, were driven from
their camp, near CaRrollton's Stors. The
camp was taken, . number Of the enemy
killed, and 10 prisoners were taken. The
enemy was also driven from the Court
House. A large amount Of grain, mills,
and storebouses were destroyed.
The steamer New York arrived Friday
night from Point Lockout with 800 PriVatea
and 45 officers, rebel prisoners.
The New York sailed for City Point this
afternoon. The rebel General Fitzhugh
Lee was sent up under this flag Of truce t.
be exchanged.
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Censu. Report for 1860.

We have seen copy Ct our "Census Of
Population, for 1860" which has just been
printed, and is now in the hands Of the
binder. The typographical execution OF
this qCarto volume Of near seven hundred
pages Of tables and one hundred pages of
commentary has not been excelled By any
work heretofore published by Congress,
and, being printed on excellent paper, the
work presents an unusually good appear
snee.
This work, ike the English Census,
msnifests great advance in the manner
Of presenting statistical facts. While The
tables are methOdicslly and economically
arranged, the inquirer has but little occa-
sion to refer to them for general truths, as
the clear commentary conveys in agree
able narrative style q detailed and com
prehensive account Of what may be de-
duced from q study of the vast array of
figures composing the body Of the work.
This volume is confined to the living pop
ulstion, presented in all its social rela-
tions. The progress in numbers Of the
whites, free colored, and slaves; the dis
tribution Of our people ss to nationality (;
the numbers, condition. and wants Of the
deaf and dumb the blind, and the insane,
their proportions at home and abrosl the
professions, occupations, and the trades Of
the people Of each State, with 8 grest va
riety Of details interesting to the politician,
state9msn, and political economist. The
volume is creditsble to the public printer
and to the Government Wash. OaToB.
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bill cOmpelling RaiIroad conpanies .

bill compelling Railroad companies tc
transport promptly all local frsighls.
The Senate passed the bill to provide thai
where two or more persons are jointly ia-
dieted, they shall be entitled to separate
trials.
The House bill to compel State Courts TO
certify such cases as Olds os Tod, up to the
United States CourtS, was passed.
The Senate bill to allow Incorporated
Freight Transfer Companies in cities, also
the House bill allowing sheriFs forty
cents per day for feeding prisoners, were
passed.
Governor Brough transmitted to the
Senate an important and interesting re
port made BY Quartermaster-G General Bar
low relative to his examination Of western
hospitals.
The House has done nothing Of general
interest.
oas thousand and three new recruits
we're mustered in from Ohio during the
past week.
The 46th Oaio, which has re-snlisted, ar
rived hetsthis evening and had q grand
reception. Governor Brough made beau
tiful speech welcoming the veterans home.
sse the murderer Of the soldiers at Ian
easier, has delivered himself up to the
Sheriff Of Fairfield county.
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The Theatrical Public.
IFrom the Round Tablet


Itis in fact impossible TO frame any theo-
~ which will account for the likes and the
dislikes Of that strange creature called the
Theatrical Public. Go to Wsllaeks when
an elegant comedy is being played, and
you find it there. Go 10 the Winter Gar
den where the Florences are numbering
the poor, innocent Ticket of Leave Man,
and you find it there. Go to the Olympic,
when the new comedy is as broad as it is
long, and you find the public there. Go to
Niblo,s when the Barney Willismses are
esricsturing Irish character, and you find
it there. At the moral Mensgerie, at the
moral or immoral Museum, at the negro
minstrel halls, at the concert saloons, at
the oircuses-everyWhere his same public.
Now it is spplauding virtue, and now vice.
Now laughing at refined wit, and now at
coarse, vulgar jokes. Now interested in
an intricsteplOt, aud now in wrestling
match. Now calling Lester Wallack H q
dear" and now bestoWing the same tender
phrase upon the What Is It 2" Now lis
tentng with eager attention to Shakes
pesre's immortal tragedies, and now fol.
lowing with bated breath the fortunes Of q
melodramatic hero, all rant and rave rub.
bish, Now declaring that Forrest is the
great trsgedisn, in spite Of his piano legs
and now giving the crown to Dutch pre-
tender, with weak voice and q weaker
intellect. Now Worshiping cold Kate Bate
man, and now the giantess VesIvst. Nov
weeping with the hysterical Heron, snt
now rOllicking with Mrs. John Wood. But
enough-We are drifting too far swsy from
the circus. We cease to wonder why TIL
public goes there and is infatuated will
scsntily dressed women and with men witt
have much more muscle than brains.
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Braxtoa Bragg has just been appointed
to the highest military Office under JEFF.
Davis, and Uulysses Grant, by his sppoint-
ment 90 Lienlenant General, assumes the
highest rank of any ofhcer in the army Of
the Union. The respective careers and
fortunes Of no two military men could be
more opposite in character than those Of
these two ranking officers Of the opposing
srmies. Brsgg's name is synonymous
with disaster-Grants with victory. The
Richmond Examiner says that Bragg's
career has been q long UNMARRIED and
complete failure, the very reverse Of
which statement would be nearly the truth
concerning Grant BraRg's first under
taking Of any Importance resulted in his
failure ct Pensacola; Grants first large
action was his triumph ct Donelson.
Bragg's last battle was ct Chattanooga,
where his whole army was routed by
Grant. Agsint Grants YicksbuTg we have
Bragg's Murfreesboro; against Grants
Champion Hills we have Brsgg's Perry
vile. Grant hanked the rebels ct Bowling
Green and Columbus, and Bragg got flank
I'd Ct TuIlshoma and Shelbyville. Graut
began operations at Cairo, and the sweep
Of his successive victories, as he marched
onward, extended q thousand miles. Bragg
once had HE army on the Ohio, and his
successive retreats from there coverd sew.
ersl hundred miles. So we might 20 on,
contrasting in still other respects the his
tory Of the two Generals who are now the
ranking officers in the two armies.
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SATURDAY AFTERNOONS
DISPATCHES,
FR0H Washington.


WlsHIEGros, March II.
The following military arraagsmsnts
have been made: 8
1st. By order Of the Presidesf. Liauiaa.
sntGenersl Grant is assigned to the com.
mand Of tke armies Of the United Statss
p. Major General HsIleck Is relieved
from duty IS Gensral-in-ohisE and as
signed to special duty in Washington IS
Chief Of the STAFF Of the armies.
81. Major General Sherman is sssiRnsd
to command the Military Division Of ths
Mississippi, lately commanded by General
Grant and comprising the Departments Of
the Ohio, Cumberland, Tennessee and Ar
kansas.
4Lh. Major General Mcpherson Ia assign
ed to command the Department sf The Tsn.
nessee, recently commanded by General
Sherman.
9th. Lieutenant General Grant will a.
tablish his headquarters in the fsld. via
the respective armies operating under hii
persOnSl supervision.
Brigadier General ". F. Smith was to-
day nominated for Major General Of Vol.
unteers vice Grant, promoted This Il
supposed to be preliminary 10 bis assi2n-
ment to the command Of the Army OF fha
Potomac, as heretofore communicated 70
you.
The Committee on the Conduct Of tks
War has already examined several Vitnesg.
es concerning General Gilmors's FIorida
expedition. Il is aseerlsined that thsir
evidence has estsblished, even 70 the salts.
fsction Of the Committee, that neither the
President, SOcretary-6f War, nor General
Halleck is responsibls for the movement
which had 80 disastrous q termination.
The Ways and Means Committee have
comp.oted their amendments 20 tSs Ma.
tional Banking bill, ESTABLISHING 4 uniform
rate Of interest Of seven per cent, allow.
ing existing State Banks to retain thair
distinctive names. and Abolishink the num-
ering Of the banks. liriE %
General Grant intends 10 eonoaAtrafs
sll cur Western forces from the Wsgtsrn
boundary Of Texas 10 Mississippi samps
for smashing blow this spring.
Another call will soon be issued for two
to Tires hundred thousand men. @
Major General Lew Wallace has arrived
here, having been summoned By the Sec.
rotary Of War. Report assigns him 70
command the Middle Department, with his
headquarters ct Baltinore.
A dispatch from Admiral Dshlgrsn, da-
ted Fortress Monroe, says he expects te re-
cover the body Of his son by dag OF truca
Saturday or Sunday. q
The Worlds washing gtOn dispatch has
report that General W. ?. Smith, ct Gen.
ersl Grants request has been appointed 70
the Major Generalship vacated By Grant,
snd that he will command the Potomso
Army. fea--l
General Haleck reported yesterday 10
General Grant for orders, and was assigned
t. special duty ct Washington.
An informal meeting or tho Republican
members Of the House decided 10 sustain
Secretary Ohsse's views on he gold quess
tion. This insures the passage Of the SEN
Ste's gold bill.
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MORNING LEADER
l1ONDAY mOENING. MAR. IA, 1854.



The probability Of very active CONNER
cial trade duriug the coming season is for
cibly indiested by the fact that all Of the
frst-class hotels in this city are ct the pres
ent time erammed, so to speak to repletion.
Vacsnt rooms sre rsTities, and ii is with
much difficulty that travellers arriving in
town, either day or night osn End accom-
modation. People by the score are daily
turned away from the doors Of the AstOr,
St. Nicholas, Metropolitan and Fifth Ave-
nue. Hotels, none Of them having g room
or even cot ospare. At the Metropoli-
tan and st. Nicholas, from 90 to $50 cots
are msde'up every night in the psrlors
and other large apartments about the
house, and occasionally, at the latter es-
tsblishment, the billiard room is convert
ed into G vast dormitory. Excepting the
Metropolitan, the leading houses have re-
Gently raised their price to So go per day,
which charge is paid without grumbling,
and in many instances hotel keepers have
been offered most extraordinary induce
ments by the tired and weary traveller.
Even the second class and third class ho-
tails with lodgings and restaurants attach
ed are literally full Of occupants. The
family hotels in the upper part Of the city
are all crowded, large number Of strsn-
gtns having been obliged to put up at them
during their business sojourn in the city,
bsesuse Of their inability to procure Sc
oommodatio1 ct The houses they have been
accustomed 10 stop st. From this unpar-
alleIed rush Of travellers, hotel proprietors
argue that as soon &c the Spring fairly
opens, business will be livelier in this city
than for many years pact. Appropos Of
hoteIs, . bill is now before the Legislature,
and has bSen fsvorsbly considered moor.
porating the Grand Hotel Company, with
.s.cspital stock ag S500,O0O with the privi-
lsge Of increasing It to s, $500. 900.
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EROM ST. LOUIS.

81. LOUIS Asrch IL.
.ai%iees from NstoheE %, say that re-
I1aOie wHo lnlS-pstiOn puts the rebel force in
-. 80 G'uI TI, between s. 600 and 5000,
under Dick Taylor, N-aerai Poli1nac and
Colonel Harrison. 10 @"N
The enemy is forlifying FoSt9-,,..,.v
Black River snd Trinity on OdehitSs s.s:h
only Provost Guard from Shreveport.
Three rams were building below that point.
The rebel gunbost Webb recently showed
herself at the mouth Of Red River.
We have quite . feet Of ironolads and
rams collecting here.
A prominent officer In the army writes
to friend in Illinois that General Llgan
. unwilling to become . eandidags for
Governor Of that State, snd earnestly hsDss
the voters Of Illinois will unite, Without
reference to former party ties, upon .
ticket made up Of unconditional Unionists,
who favor the prosecution Of the var 10
the final nVsELhsow Ss IssssoA ssa EvBgT-
lion rf.t.
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Humboldt gives the following account,
which, on the first reading, would seem al.
most incredible, but which we would fsin
believe, because Of the unquestioned pro-
bity ofthe extensive traveller:-''We saw, y
be says, on the slope of the Oerra .Dnids,
shirt trees fifty feet high. The Indians
cut of cylindrical pieces, two feet in di-
smster, from which they peel the read and
abrous bark, without msking any longitu-
dinsl incison. This bark affords them q
sort of garment which resembles sack Of
very eoaree texture, and without seam.
The upper opening serves for the head, and
the two lateral holes are cut to admit the
sFms. The natives wear these shirts Of
Marina in the raiuy season. They have
the form Of the ponchos and monos of cot
ton which are 80 common in New Grenada,
ct Quito, sndin Peru. As in this climate
the riches and bsne6cence Of nature are
regarded es the primary causes Of the in,
dolence Of the inhabitants, the missiona
rieS do not fail to say. in showing the
shirts Of Marina, in the forests Of Oronoko
garments err found ready made upon thI
trsss."
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-03-14

From the Detroit Advertiser, March 81
From present indicatiOns there is little
doubt Sbat the maple sugar crop Of 1864
viii vastly exceed thst made in any pre-
Tious year. The season thus far has been
a eood one, and favorable for the early
commencement Of operations. We have
had for the past two weeks a succession Of
sunshiny days and freezing nights. In
ali probability the crop Of maple sugar ct
the North for the present yesr viii reach
%. .OO0, 900 pounds, worth ct the low esti-
mate Of fifteen cents per pound, 50 $50, 900,
an Important item in the sugar product OF
the country. This viii be but . small
amount Of the sugaS consumed in the whole
country, ystit viii go far toward supply
ing the deficiency caused by the non-pro.
duetion ct the South. Few people COM
pTehsad the great amount Of sugar snnu-
ally used in the United States. In 1852 it
ir sstimsssd that the total coRsumstion Of
augsr both Of the North and South was
zs1zl1 tons, or nearly % bounds to every
man, woman and child. This oonsumstion
was largely decreased in 1858, and viii
Be stin more SO during the present year,
By the manufacture Of sugar from the ma
PIE and from Borgham, the North viii s0o1
b indepeudent Of all foreign sugar pro.
dlsing countries.
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FROM PRANK FORT, ky.

FRANKFORT March II.
Il is understood that Governor Bran.
lette has addressed an earnest remons
trance to the President respecting the en-
rOllment'and enlistment OF slaves in Ken
tueky, andhss notified the President tha:
he will execute the laws Of Kentucky
against al who attempt 10 take slaves
from their owners without their consent.
He claims that Kentucky has furnished
more than $4,000 Of her sons TO defend the
Government and is Williug to furnish
still more-All that is allotted 10 her; that
she has proven her loyalty and must be
treated as loyal State, and her laws,
cOustitutiOnaly included, must be 70
spected.
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Seven PersoBs Drowned By the UpsettfuR
Of a BOaI--Four UIhers Rezcned.

Seven Persons Drowned By the Upsettfng
oil BOat--FOur others Rescued.
At noon yesterday q most distressing
accident occurred on the East River, which
resulted in the loss Of seven persons. Since
the use OF Ricker's Island ss q recruiting
depot, there has been ferry established
between that place and Port Morris, con.
sisting Of an ordinary row boat, which has
been used for conveying the friends Of SOL
diers 10 and from the Island The boat
men have frequently been cautioned
against overlooking their frail craft, but
have disregarded the caution and con-
tinued to carry heavy freights. Yesterday,
nine persons, together with three boat
men, started in q small boat for the leland.
The twelve persons so crowded il that it
was with difficulty managed. After reach
ing point about dozen yards from the
shore the boat lurcbed, partially filed with
water and sank. Seven Of the occupants,
namely, Julis, Eva and Lena Able, Mrs.
Manly, 6 child Z years of age, Lisuten-
ant of artillery and lady, both unknown,
we're drowned.
Caihsrine Keefe, Eliza Schultz and the
three boatmen were saved. Among the
latter, was one Weeks, owner Of the boat
1t is stated that the accident wss caused
by the Lieutenant who was intoxicated at
time, and would not keep his place. There
was rumor last evening that some of the
bodies had been recovered, and that an in
quest would be held on them this morning.
-NesO York Tribune.
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Z. s. sUPREmE COURr.

" A3HIHuIUHI HIAFou 70.
The Supreme Court will, during the
ceming week, be engaged in hearing the
following named causes No. g., United
States, appellants, vs.. VoEe de Jesus
Vsllego, from the District Court Of Cali
fornia; No. l65, Jones, Wslling & Co.,
appellants, vs.. Livingston. Copeland 8 Co.,
from the United States Circuit Court Of
Western PennsylVsnis; No. 16S, United
States, appellants, vs.. J. L. Folsom, exeou.
tor, from thn District Court Of Northern
California No. l69, Santiago Brignsdills
ct. al. plaintiffs in error, vs.. Mstilds C.
Gray ct. al, from the Circuit Court Of
Northern California.
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FROM LOUISVILLE.

LOUisvILLE, March IL.
General Burbridge has ordered the ar
rest Of Colonel Frank Wcl6ord for iislOyal
sentiments uttered in speech ct sword
presentation to him at Lexington, on last
Thursday.
Brigsdier General Hugh Ewing, brother
in-law Of Major General Sherman, has
been ordered TO this city to superoede Gen.
eral BdFbridge in command Of the Federal
forces in Kentucky.
New Orleans papers Of the 4th mention
the arrival Of General Sherman there on
the Sd, and give an account Of extensive
illuminstions 10 celebrate the inaugurs
ton OF The new Governor Of Louisiana, on
the 4th Of March.
An army officer who left Chattanooga
yesterday noon, reports all quiet there,
and also as Far as heard from ct Knox
Ville
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ASSISTANT JUDGE ADVOCATE.

Mckee Dunn, smember OF the last House
and present Judge Advocate Of the depart
ment Of Missouri, is likely to be made As
sistant Judge Advocate General under the
law lately passed by the House, provided
it should pass the Senate. Members Of
Congress Of ell political parties are quite
united in recommending him.
SURGEON GENERAL HAMMoED's TRIAL.
The trial Of Surgeon General HammOndr
which has been lingering along for month
or more, approaches conclusion. The case
has been made up for the Court by the
Judge Advocate. The belief outside ID
that he will scarcely escape with less than
csshiering, but his friends seem still con
hdeot Of his scquittal.
GENERAL LEW wALLAoE's COMMAND.
General Lew Wallace's assignment to
the command Of General scheuck's late
department, final orders for which were
yesterday placed in his hands, seems an
indication that General Grants influence
in the appointment Of commanders, is moi
likely to be so controlling as was at first
expected. Wallace has hitherto been kept
out Of command not less By Grants hostil.
ity, than by that Of Hslleck. The receni
appointment Of McC Clernand, then Of seigel
and now Of Wallace, all of whom had lOne
been practically shslved, is commented
upon as bstOkening disposition on thr
Presidents part to get ss many Of his Ma
jor Generals placed in command as pos
sible.
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FROM OHAITANOOGA,

CHATTANOOGA, March Y.
Nothing important from the front TO-
night.
The rebels sent in flag Of truce upon
important business, the intention being to
get the location Of our advanced posts at
RinggOld. The flag, however, was stopped
at the OutpOsts, consequently the scheme
failed.
The heavy columns reported moving up
towards Ringgold proved to be nothing
more than an escort to q body Of refugees
seeking the Federal lines.
Boats from Knoxville report the guerril-
las quiet along the river.
The receipts of rebel deserters average
80 per day this month. The oath is sd-
ministered ct the city prison, daily, at
o'clock. Deserters are sent 10 the rear,
General Stedman, commanding the post,
issues 5000 rations daily, to citizens who
come from distance Of 80 miles.
All unemployed or unenlisted contra
bands will be shipped North on Monday.
As evidence Of reconstruction the Ms-
sonic Lodge has revived and commenced
work.
Colonel Mipolt1e, Of the oath Illinois
who was wounded in late reconnaissance
died in the hospital last night.
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FROM PORTROYAL.

NEW YoRK, March IS.
The steam transport Fulton, from Port
Royal the 10Th, arrived TO night. Among
herpsssengers is Brigsdier General J. W.
Turner, bearer Of dispatches to the War
department.
Capt. Ketchum, Of the Island City, cap
tured two large tOrpedoes near the mouth
Of st. Johns River, evidently made for
the destruction Of our blOoksding squad
ron.
Affairs ct Jacksonville remain quiet and
unchanged.
The small pOx is very prevalent at Port
Royal and Beaufort Il is mostly con6ned
to the eolored troops.
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NEW YORK, March II.
The Richmond Whig Of the 9th says it
will take about week more to rebuild
the railroad to Lees army. Lee has sent
out his caValFy in slI directions to seize
everything in the shape Of forage and sub
sistence for his troops.
The eirouitous route by which every
thing has to come over By railroad rem
ders 1t impossible.f for Lee to secure enough
over one line to keep his army from suE-
fering. The Whig also says the rebel
force in Florida outnumbsrS ours six TO
one
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-03-14

LOUIsNILLIl lHaful Iz-
The Democrat has information from ah
officer from Knoxville, 9Th, that Longssrest
had sent bis wagon trains TO Richmond,
and was mounting his entire forces; and
that the general impression at Knoxville
was that Longstrest lad been ordered to
North Carolina,
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General W. T. Smith, sometimes known
as General Bsldy Smith, the officer who
WAS once accused Of real drunkenness in
action on the Peninsula in Senate de-
bate, and subsequently, exhonerated, and
who has lately been serving under Hooker
in the West, is now down with the POto-
mac Army, and the general belief is that
he is 10 have immediate command Of it
He is only Brigadier-General, but Grant
is said to have specially requested that he
should be appointed to fill vacant MsjOr-
Generalship in the regular army, caused
by his ewn promotion to Meutenant-Gen-
eralship.