The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-02-09
wholesale Arrest of SwindIerS
Late southern News.
The NIggar in the Rebel Cen
gresS.
SaeeuIatiORs By the Richmond
Papers.
The, Renew the old Cry Of Cot
ton Is King

I Congress met "a the nan OF the mousse D
Representatives this noon, and the Vice
President opened the Certificates Of Elec
ton for President and Vice President Of the
United States. Mr.. Lincoln was declared
elected President and Mr.. johnson Vice
/ President. The Senate then returned TO it:
| chamber, when the House adjourned.
PHILApsLPHIA, Feb. s.-The FIRE here this
morning originated in Blackburn & Co..
sheds for storing refined oil. Two thousand
| barrels have been destroyed. It was in
sured mostly Ia New York. Forty-ssyeu
dwellings, mostly three-stories, are burn
ing. Oil that escs ped from burning barrels
poured over into Ninth street and down to
Federal, filing the entire street with lake
OF fire, and igniting the houses on both
sides of Ninth street for two squares, and
carrying destruction into Washington and
Federal streets, both above and below
Ninth. Fully five squares of houses were
on IRE st once. The scene was one to make
the stoutest heart fail. Men, women and
children were literally roasted alive ia the
streets.
Capt. jos. II. Ware, who occupied dwell
ling in the vicinity, with wife, i've daugh
tsrs and two sons, met with sad misf9r-
tune They all sueossded in getting into
the street from the house just as they left
their beds, but, mournful to relate, found
themselves in river of fre. The family
became scattered. Mrs. Ware had her
youngest child, beautiful little girl, il her
arms endeavoring to save her. She fell,
when herself aud little child, and another
daug hter, about fifteen years of sga, were
burned to death in the street, and their bo-
dies were 50 horribly mutilated that they
can only be identified by the peculiar cir
cumstancss surrounding them. Captain
| Ware and two sons escaped, but three
daughters are missing. tx bodies in all
have thus far been recovered, three Of them
have been recognized SIS belonging to the
Ware family; another enc of the bodies is
supposed to be that Of James Gibbons.
There is also the body Of boy not yet re-
| cognized, and that of q fireman. It is
thought that several other persons have
persisted, and that there are bodies still in
the ruins.
New YORK, Feb. s.--CoI. Baker, of Gov
eminent Detective force, has arrested in
this vicinity and sent to the Old Capitol
prison II bounty brokers and Others who
have for eighteen months been engaged in
defrauding the government By enlisting
men and aiding them in deserving. Sever
al of these malefactors have made fortunes
Of f. em fifty to two hundred Thousand dol
Lars.
Another excited debate took place in the
rebel House Of Representatives, last Friday
on the bill to arm the negroes, in which
strong opposition was made to the measure
Mr.. Orr said 999 would join the National
army, if given their choice, where one
would join the Confederate srmy. JEFF
Davis received bis usual amount Of Gbuse.
Richmond papers of the 4th inst claim
encouragement at the prospect OF having
new leaders. Lee, Johston and Breckin-
ridge are the men for them. The activity
of the armies North is set down as guar.
sntee of their weakness. A cotton famine
in Europe Is promised, which is to rebound
to the benefit Of the South. The sentinel
says the loss of Wilmington will immedi'
dstsly carry the cotton question home Il
the nations Of Europe. 3
New YoRE, February s.--The Post says
We learn from Washington that Mr. Town.
send has decided TO vscste his Office al
Treasurer, the LIST Of March.
The Commercials special says, Wee Pres
idens Hamlin left Washington to-day FOL
home, and Senator Clark will preside. owe
the Senate for the remainder of tho ses
sion.
Private Secretary Nicolsy reports tina
the President informed Of military move
msnts, snd reports disasters are IN
founded
It will be recollected, that On receipt 0
mare rumOr that the rebel prisoners wer,
being treated inhumanly, an investigation
was ordered in the rebe! congress, and alsc
that $50 bales of Mobile cotton were appro
pristed and permission asked if It nigh
be sent to this city and sold for the relief 0
rebel prisoners; permission was granted
AID ths cotton arrived here to day
aud sold At auction Cor three thousand dol
lars. Together With the good ireatm en-
these prisoners receive ct our hands, tbi
sum will render their condition anything
but dsplOrable.
WASHINGTON, Feb. s.-sES4TE.-The bill
relating to Post laws was considered.
provides for return to writers Of letter.
either wholly unpaid or short paid, NOR,
than single rstei those unpaid single
rlts shall be forwarded and collected OF. de
livery. Newspspsrs, after January ist
1855, shall be prepaid and after that dat,
nc printed matter, except from foreign
countries, shall be received unless prepaid
Relief Is provided for loyal Post Master
sustaining loss by the pressure Of armeo
forces. Expenses for furnishing stationer7
for first, second and third district letters ar,
70 be paid on each letter. Special agent
in prairie States sad Territories have a sal
sFy Of $500 each, with Eve dollars pei
day for trRgeling fees also the appoint
msnt Of three more special agents for III,
Pacific States and Territories. All othe
special SCENTS, each receive four dollar
per day for travelling expenses. ReEuls
tons are made for transporting foreign
mails,
Mr.. Collamer explained each section ol
the bill
Il was not proper, be sad, - make news
papers prepay with stsmps. This eoulc
not be done in case Of daily newspaper
having an immense circulation. The NeV
York Herald for instance mailed 10 900, o,
itnight be s., 200 copies daily. They could
not possibly, in case they had % put ,
stsnP on each paper. L was proposed 4
leave this 10 ths discretion Of Post Mss,ers
aud let them prescribe tho rules unde
which payment should be made.
Ar.Collamsr stased that the bill "a il va
reported BY him, was approved o. By IL
Post Master General and was, IN part
drawn up under his supervision.
A message vas received 81 I1'te from IL,