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FROM VAsHINGTON.

WASHINGTON Dec. 81.
Snow commenced falling here at Ia, NJ,
and continued, with occasional interrupt
tions, until 5 P. NJ, The fall of snow is not
heavy.
Pardon Worsby, the detective and spy,
on whose information a number of mer-
chants of Washington and Baltimore were
arrested some weeks ago charged with SELL
ing goods to the rebels, has made an affi-
davit before the proper authorities, that
having played ct a gambling house in this
city, he lost So, goo belonging to the Govern
ment. Consequently, tho premises have
been placed in charge of military guard
pending an investigation into the affair.
The Commissary of Subsistence has ae-
cepted bid for furnishing the Government
with cornmeal at 81, SO per Dbl.
About 100000 has thus far been expend-
cd in payment to the paroled prisoners at
Annapolis.
A letter from the Army of the Potomac,
dated 29th, says: rebel spy was recently
captured near City Point, upon whose per-
SON elaborate drawings and descriptive
sketches were found. II is stated that
when taken he was on his way to City
Point to complete his mission, by examin-
ing the inner line of works at that place.
{; Colonel seaton, after an active service Of
moro than half q century, announces that
after to-day the propFietoFship and edito-
rial management of tho National IjlteLL5-
qezcer will pass into other hands. James
Q. Willing also rotires from that establish
ment.
The trial Of Colonel North, New York
Military Agent, and NJ. NJ, Jones and Levi
Cohen will be concluded on Tuesday. It
has been pending before the Military Com.
mission a month and half.
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TEE ST. ALBaNs RAIDERS.

~" AAfN1sJ NssJ OCSs "AH
Tho Pailadi1ah of this evening contains
the following facts, furnished by Captain
Rice, Provost Marshal of the Conscript
Camp, are interesting, as they indicate
that four of the St. Albans raiders have
been eaught at the camp.
On Friday, the 23d, detachment of re-
cruits arrived from Windsor, in which were
four men, evidently Southerners, of good
appearance, Two of them, soon after their
arrival, displayed great deal of St. Al
bans money, and desired to know if th Q
st. Adams banks were redeeming their bills,
and wanted to exchange them for other
money. They showed also bills on Georgia
and South Carolina banks, and a quantity
of Canadian silver, They claimed to be-
long in Canada, andEnt away money from
camp under oifferenF Fnames from those un-
der which they enlisted They also said
that they cams down from Canada with
the same st. Albaus raiders who went to
Concord and enlisted and were caught !;
that they came with them to White River
Junction, where they parted company,
their companions going to Concord to en-
list and they coming on TO Windsor for the
same purpose.
suspicious grounds, arrested tho mon on
Thursday, tho 29th. He then hsd them
photographed and their pictures sent on 90
Governor Smith, of Vermont
Governor Smith has telegraphed to Cap
tain Rice TO hold on to them.
Since the arrest of these mon two other
Southerner5 were heard TO say that they
were present at the trial of the st. Albans
raiders, and that they knew all about them.
They also appeared to be flush with Con-
fedarate and Canada money, and accord
ingly Captain Rice has also had these two
placed in confinement. The matter ia
hold in abeyance for the present.
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FROsz FORTRESS MON8OE.
FoRTREss MorRor. Dc. q

FORTRESS MONROE Oec. 30.
Nearly all the steamers composing that
portion of the expedition feet under com
mand of Major General BnLler, which
sailed from this place several weeks since
have returned in safety, notwithstanding
the sevsre storm experienced along the
coast and while anchored off Wilmington.
The Santiago de Cubs ana Fort jackson
have been the only vessels attached to tho
naval feet which have yet arrived from of
Wilmington.
The latest adViees received from Admi-
raj Porter represent him as still subjecting
Fort Fisher to vigorous bonlbardment
The Norfolk Regime to-day contains the
following correspondence from Fort Fisher,
dated the 9th inst; The shore is strewn
with broken boats, which have been
wrecked in one way or another. They
are scattered along the beach from Fort
Fisher TO MasonborO.
Honoables Montgomery and F. P,
Blair arrived here yesterday. and lett at a
late hour last night on visit TO tho army
operating against Richmond.
Two hundred and fifty of the North
Carolina reserves, captured by General
Batter in tho vicinity of Fort Fisher, dis
embarked from the steamer Baltic yester-
day afternoon, c,s route for Point Lookout.
The condition of these prisoners was ex-
eeedingly wretched, many of them being
without blankets and oyercoats and in
soms cages shoeless and hatless. Two
thirds of the number apparently had not
yet reached the age Of twenty ono, while
the remaining third of them ranged be-
tween twelve and sixteen years of age.
The following is list of officers who
arrived hero few days since, in the steam.
er AragO from Port Royal, having made
their escape from the rebel prisons in
Columbia, South Carolina, by bribing the
guard, of old men and boys, placed over
them;
Major q " Mcdonald, lO6th New
York; Adiutant E P Brooks, 9Th Wiseon-
siE; Adjutant P w Nc cManns, 9th Wis
consin; Adjutant g Il Gamble, 6th Illinois;
Adjut0nt II g Kendsl, 50th Pennsyvania;
Adjutant S King, Tooth Ohio; Captain W
j Barnes, 231 New York. Captain S Brady,
I'd New York; Captain j E Ray, 49th
Ohio Captain W B Meelzer, 25th Ohio;
Capt II Russell, 5lst Ind Cabt j q Hublin
27th Mess; Capt Il jenkins, 10th Mass
Capt ID Il Tyler, lOGth Pai Capt 81 B An
drews, 18th Mich; Capt Coats, sth n Y
Cspt Singer, 30th Ohio; Capt Reynolds
18th Ohio; Capt Spencer, S2dd Indiana
Capt Clark, 9TH Mich cavalry; Lieutsnants
J L Stauer, 27th Mass; w G Davis, do;
Nj G Foote, of General Vessels staff; J S
Thomson, 10th Vermont; D P Chubbard,
18th Mass; o G Doughton, Tooth Ohio; j
Crosse, 77tn Pa; 7 ] Crosber, 77th Ps; B
Smith, 9th va cavalry 7 Y Patterson,
2lst Ohio J R Updigrare, f2d Indians
f R Roberts, Illinois; E P Churr, 7th n
Y heavy artillery; j N Davidson, 95th o;
A Allen, 10Th Illinois; H r Hubbard, II9th
Illinois; ] @ Price, 10Th Ohio; A Thomas,
18th Indiana; J b Cone, lQ4th N Y; il
Brown, I'D Indiana; G R Banes, 9th Mich
cavalry; NJ 7 Williams, Kentucky caval-
ry; F Moore, 73d Pa; F A Lsrker 18th
Indiana
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WAsHIRGTON news.

WASHINGTON, Jan. /.
Sines the law, passed during the former
Congress to prevent smuggling on the
northern and eastern frontiers, went into
effect, several seizures have been made,
and measures have been taken By Nathan
Sargent, Commissioner Of Customs, after 8
persons al inspection Of the long line of coast,
to more efectually secure the arrest and
punishment of Yiolators of the revenue
laws. TIE addition of six steam cutters,
for which an appropriation of $1,O00,0 900
hss recently been made, will enable the
Treasury Department TO act more Iicient-
ly against smugglers.
Rebel deserters recently reported that
the authorities at Richmond were discuss
ing and maturing movement which
would Gstonish the world. This effect
would doubtless be produced if the follow
ing on that subject, from the Alexandria
(Vs.) Journal is worthy OF credit: We
learn from persons who seem to have been
informed in regard to the secrets of the Sc
eession leaders, that plan was seriously
discussed by ihs rebel authorities for the
sudden msssing of all their available forces
in Virginia, in the event of their affairs
becoming desperate, and marching into
the Northern States with the determine
ticn to conquer peace or die.
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FINANCIAL 6 COMMERCIAL
FINANCIAL.
MORNING LEADER oFF1or,

NAANA-N-A -NAAANaa O9S- ola Aop1s
The supply Of currency in this market is larger
than for some time past, but Eastern balances are
proportlonatsIy reduosd, and reaction at any
nom Mt may reverse the order Of things, and Bank.
ers therefore are not seeking to use their means
beyond the wants ofrsguIsr and legitimate eusto-
mers. The demand. however, for Discounts Is not
large just at this time, busnss men being mainly
engaged in ssttIing their years balances, and not
looking particularly to new outside inveStmsnis
Exchange is Close but rates are still quoted ct 4
OF buying and par selling by the regular Banks.
The Gold market In New York has shown an
easier fealing for the past "a hours, though the
decline has not been very marked The speIula.
tors fer al advance have used all their Efforts to
push the market up, but with the aid Of an active
shipping demand to.dsy, were only able to main.
tain the price. The market closed at 226sk The
shipments to-day were nearly 100000. Govern
ment Gold Stocks are pretty firm, but not strong.
Dealers here quote as fOIlOws: 5-20's, coupons,
buying at los, selling at 105 ss Of 1881, Coupons,
lis buying, III selling.
The demand for 1905 (currsncT) at the Second
National Bank Of this city, continues very active.
The orders to-day we're for 900 worth, makinRs
total for the wesk of about $4,000. The demand
for 104O's Is per cent. Gold is less active Orders
to-day amounted to $4,000. Tho early withdrawal
Of this lean January 7tb) has given them new
activity in the Eastern markets. and ths sales re.
ported for the past few days have been large.
The following letter from the Revenus Depart
ment to the Editor Of Thompson's Bank Note Re-
porter, wdI be found Of interest to Bankers, Bro
kors, and business men generally;
0rFIoE OF IErEREAL Revenue.
WAsuIHGTOH, leo. "A, 1891. {
SIR: Yours Of the 9th inst asking several qTss-
lens pertaining 70 brokers' liability license tax
Is rsoaivsd. I reply:
l. That person or firm can bug stocks, bonds or
specie, for other parties, without being licensed
unless he makes business uf the HAmO; bur IL a
person selts or offers to sell, any merchandise &C.,
proviso soc. 99) OF bona hde ct the time his own
property, and no bsiEg licensed be is liable to duties
on such sales, additional to brokers duties.
2. person or firm can purchase, on their own
secount, and with their oRn funds and sell in the
same way without license, and without being lia-
BILE to a sax on such sales.
3. person who m rely negotiates the preIimina-
ries Of sale, without closing bargain is not lis
BILE to tax on such sales, n there be Priaepal to
tho aams who is liable.
4. A person who loans money on stocks, bonds or
specie, cannot sell the on account Of the bors
rover without paying tax unGor section %, or pro-
Vis0 thereto;
8. Nor can one baaE sell for another without pay.
ing tax on sales.
Z. Banks must take license to cover al tho oapi-
tai thew amOIOy
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IfhG Murderer of the ROOSa
Family Arrested.
Candidates for the Speakership
4 B. Walker Heard From.
FTOM THE POTOMAC ARMY.
FROM COLUMBUS.
special to the Cleveland LEADER. ]

special to the Cleveland LEADER.
COLUMBUS, Jan. l.
But few Of the members of the General
Assembly have yet arrived, ana these il
lcluds the candidates for the Speakership
and their friends Hence, it is impossible
to give any intelligent opinion as to who
has theinside track for that position. The
candidates ara Kellogg, Allison, Scott,
Johnston, Of Summit, Bsbeoek sAd Har-
risoL A few, who were members here
foaror ave years ago, are speaking favor
ably of Hon. J. w. Robinson, of Union
ustfeturned to All vacancy. Certainly,
no better man has been named. The
CAUCUS to settle this matter will be held
tomorrow evening, after the arrival of
the late trains Both Houses will organ.
izs Tuesday forenoon,
Fheexcitement here ab5ut the DeeIfeld
murder is still increasing, if anything.
Further Investigations have involved the
movements of Keever in great mystery
Il is thought he viii be able to prove an
llibi.
N B. Walker, a Pay Agent, Of whose
whereabouts The State officials have been
seriously concerned of late, has finally
been heard from. He was with Sherman
when be started on his march through
Georgis, and was compelled to go slong
With him, carrying nearly all the money
be had received as allotments from the
soldiers. He will arrive here tomorrow
direct from Savannah, and settle, ss soon
IS possible, his accounts with the State
Treasury.
A number of recruiting commissions
have bean issued by the Adjutsnt General,
and the work of raising the new regiments
has already commenced. Unless Provost
Marshal General Fry issues too many
stupid orders, it is confidently believed
that the full quota of the State viii be
raised by volunteering.
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Special Report.
TATEoNAL SOLDIERS COMMISSION

AElLDE&-L lDA4DANAh SOhANA4EoAOANs
NEW YORK, Dec. %.
Earnest movements are being made for
the establishment of National Soldiers
Commission. A portion of the funds from
soldiers fairR will be applied to the object.
HEAVY BOUNTY.
The New York Bosrd Of supervisors
have authorized loan of 81 900, 900 to in
crease the bounty for recruits to $1,000.
It is estimated that the quota for the city,
under the present call will DO $500, if ali
credits on previous the call, both for army
and navy are allowed A strong effort
will be msde to secure the credit of 1000
naval recruits, hitherto assigned to
Brooklyn.
PAYMENT TO PARoLED PRIsoEELs.
A Washington special says that about
100000 have thus far been expended in
paving to paroled soldiers, ct Annapolis,
the commutation of rations due them while
in the hands of the rebels. Up to yester-
dsy over 5000 had received their certi-
1cates.'
PASSES FOR SAVANNAH.
A large number of application have
been made toprocure passes for Savannah
from the War Department, but they were
nearly all refused.
EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS.
Colonel Mulford will go TO Richmond
next week, to negotiate new cartel that
will probably exchange the whole number
of prisoners in the South.
The largest number of our prisoners are
at Florence, South Carolina, one hundred
miles north of Charleston. A large num-
Der have recently been sent to Lynchburg.
About $1,000 were sent south from Ssvan-
hsh to Florida There is no army with
them equal to the force Sherman has sent
in pursuit.
sssoUTHERN NEWS.
The RerGlFs Hilton Head special says:
General Hatch's column commands the
railroad at DsYsn's Point, but not sufiei.
entity to prevent the occasional passing Of
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FROM CAIRO.

CAIRO, Dec. 81.
A surgeons gig, with party of twelve
persons aboard, left the Naval Hospital at
Mound City, last night, with the design of
landing at the Navy Yard. The night
was dark and snow was falling fast. In
attempting to land, the gig was swept un-
der the bows of the dispatch boat General
Lyon, and capsized.
L. G. Dudley and daughter, of st. Louis,
and John H. Jones, a seaman, were
drowned. Mrs. Dudley, who was of the
party, was go overcome by the loss of her
husband and child that her reason gave
way, and she is in very precarious con-
dition.
The steamer Silver Moon, with three
hundred and ninety bales of cotton from
Memphis, Just passed this point for CiDcin-
natl. She reports very heavy ice between
Hickman and Cairo.
A duel was fought near Memphis, on the
2sth, between two planters, resulting in
the death of both parties.
General Candy has issued an order warn
ing steamboatmen to be on their guard
against guerrillas. Although they have
not disturbed boats for seme time, organiza-
tions are known to exist for the purpose OF
destroying steamers and storehouses along
the Mississippi.
The trial Of DR.. McMillen, charged with
attempting TO burn the Memphis and
Charleston railroad depot some time since,
is progressing before Military Commission
at Memphis.
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Special Report.



NEW YORK, Dec. 30.
The Stock Market shows moro activity,
The prices of Railroad and fancy stocks
are better. Governments are dull and low
or on account of some of the National
Banks being obliged to sell in order to
meet tho demands of tho Government.
Tho Bear movement continues but without
further depression of prices.
The stockholders OF the Mariposa Com
psny held meetings to-day, for the pur-
pose of arranging to raise $3.50, 900, in coin,
to meet the interest on the bonds due on
the 1st of January.
The committee appointed for the investi-
cation OF affairs in Petroleum stocks, re-
ported to-day.
The gold market has been very quiet
and the sales haoe been very light. There
will be no session of gold and stock bonds
until Friday.
GENERAL PREsT0E's FAMILY.
The family of the rebel General Preston,
which arrived at Boston and were ordered
not to land, have been permitted to come
to New York.
FROM NEW ORLEANS. ~.
The Tri5nae's New Orleans dispatch in
Inmates the speedy fall of Mobile from
General Granger's operations against it.
In New Orleans the cotton speeulationa
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Saturday Nights Report.
lOINGs az FOBT FISHER,

NEW YORK, Dec. 81.
The HeraLds correspondent details the
operations of the land force against Fort
Fisher on lending. A rebel fort on the
left of their line of works at once run out
the white flag, and there was a race be-
tween the troops and marines 10 sec which
would first reach the battery and obtai0
the surrender. The marines having the
shorter distance, gained the prize; thus
one hundred prisoners were jolted down to
Admiral Porter. General Curtis then
moved his troops up the beach toward Fort
Fisher, cutting the telegraph communica-
tion with Wilmington. About q quarter
of mile from Fort Fisher a small fort was
reached, but it was evacuated on the ap-
proach of oar troops. In the meantime
more troops were landed under General
Ames, and they were pushed forward to
the support of General Curtis, whose skir.
mishers were in front of Fishor. It was
then that Lieutenant VIM. H. Walling, of
the 142d New York, captured the flag of
the fort also the courier, his dispatches
and horse, and two other horses and mule.
Night approaching orders were issued to
withdraw the troops; but Just previous to
this General Curtis dispatched q small force
to ascertain the point of attack, who cap
tured captain, battery, and battalion
of reserves.
After the embarkation Of the troops the
surf became so rough that it was found ne
cessary to stop, and nearly six hundred
were left on shore for'the night, in rain
storm, but morning found these brave men
strongly ontrenched, and awaiting without
fear the assault of the enemy. About 10
O'Clock in the morning it was discovered
that ten men of the skirmish line had been
left in front of Fort Fisher. They were
Immediately called in, and reached the
point of debarkation without any molesta-
tion from the enemy. One of them who
had been posted on the bank of Cape Fear
River, reported that in the night two large
barges, loaded with troops, had left the
fort.
During the dsy dessrter from the I'd
South Carolina cavalry, more likely sent
out by the rebels with lie, came in and
reported that 5000 of the enemy had con-
eentrated on the right flank, and that they
proposed to make an attack in the night.
Word was sent to Admiral Porter, and
fourteen gunboats were placed to intercept
this movement. The weather was SO bad
that our troops could not be re embarked
that afternoon or night. The gunboats
shelled both sides of tho 0copee through
out the night, but there were no signs of
the enemy near.
The next day, the eth, the weather
moderate d, and all the troops vera got on
board the transports, together with the
prisoners.
Our men showed no signs of the hard
ships they had endured, while the prison
ers were entirely broken down, and hard
ly able to climb the ships sides. Many
of them were apparently not over fifteen
years of age,
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Associated Press Report
Prom REBEL PAPERs.

NEW 4OKk1 = 81. 1.
The Richmond Examiner OF the 10Th
lays; The siege of Wilmington is over.
The telegraph tells the whole story, which
is SIS follows;
WILAnNeFoN, Dec 2s.-The Federal
ieet has disappeared Only the usual
blocksders remain.
Ger eraI Bragg reports that with his
present means and disposition of forces, no
sanger need be apprehended Had rein
oEcementg arrived sooner, we might have
laptured many prisoners.
Ths enemy drew up in a semi-circle
ind poured a concentric FIRE into Fort
Fisher, destroying every house and plow-
ing up the ground. Col0nels Lamb and
Jamison deserve much credit, as well as
the Junior Reserves.
The enemy threw overheard many
horses il the gale, and suffered much 9TH
erwise. There was another gale last
night.
The Richmond Examiner of the 2eth
says. The enemy shelled our lines between
Dunlap's and Petersburg yesterday with
great vigor, but absolutely no effect. Our
batteries wasted no ammunition in reply
There is a rumor that the 7 Yankee troops
are again crossing to the north bank Of
the James River, but they made no ap.
peslanee in front of the lines Of Rich.
monds
Its also reported that the enemys yes.
selshsve appeared in York River, and
thai some troops have been landed at the
| White House.
he Examiner, in an ironical letter
say that if Porter had thrown Butler
ovsboard, perhaps no storm would have
blown his feet to sea or deranged the phy
siqie sud morale of the inYincible armada
The Eraminer says that an official tele
gran to the War Department. states that
twt brigsdes ofnegre troops and one O
white cavalry left Memphis on the 2ls'
Of December, moving on the State lint
EFods The advance reached the Forsyth
D0ot on the ed
ehe WSig Of the 9th considers that tn,
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only point gained in the capture Of savan'

only point gained in the capture of Savsn-
nah Is its moral effect, and that nothing is
gained in military point Of veiw, It says
that Savannah was of no importa1se to US
whstever. ~
The Wing expect. fisherman to move on
Richmond, and says that he is the very
genius we desire to gee, and he brings
with him thousands of those Western
veterans whose might we desire to test.
The New York Herald editorially thinks
that Lee is about to transfer his army ord
nance, magazines, &c, and the rebel capi-
tai, President Cabinet and Congress to
Danv1lle.
The mail brought by the Arago recently
from Sherman,s army, contained over 20O,-
600 letters. This is the largest single
mail eyer received in New York.
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FROM CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 81.

OANCANHAI11 OeC" o.
The Gazette's Columbus dispatch says
A deserter named Charles Keever, was ar
rested there as the supposed murderer of
the Rooss family at Deerfeld.
Ten new regiments authorized by the
War Department, will be organized and
ready for the field in six weeks.
The Commercials Columbia, Tennessee,
correspondent thinks the bulk of Hoods
army is sill north of the Tennessee river,
at Decatur, but General Granger, occupies
that place and will head him of. The
gunboats came up the river and compelled
him to abandon a point near Florence,
where he had pontoon bridge.