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tONFEUERATE CONGRESS-
SENATE.
THURSDAY, March Is, 1865.

III hSbAh, NdftIi ~, Icpo.
House bill to suspend the privilege of
the writ of habeers corpus, reported back
adversely by the Judiciary Committee,
was. after debate, rejected by the follow
ing vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Burnett, of Ky, Henry
Of Tenn, Johnston of Mo, Maxwell Of
Fla, Simms of Ky, and Vest of Mo.
b.
Nays-Messrs Barnwell, Brown, Gra-
ham, Hunter, Oldham, Orr, Semmes,
Watson, ard Wigfall.-o.
The Senate concurred in House amend
ment to the bill to regulate the business
Of conscription.
Impressmcnt law so as not to give
property impressed for the use Of the
army, to be paid for at the time of the
impressment, was passed.
House resolution to adjourn on Satur-
day next was rejected-yeas s, nays s.
The Senate then resolved into secret
session.
The doors being opened, Mr.. Orr SUBJ
mittcd resolution to adjourn at two
o'clock on Saturday, which was agreed
to-yeas s, nays r.
The Senate took a recess till o'clock.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
THURSDAY, March 16. 1865.

THURSDAY, March 16, 1865.
,Ir. Ewing, of Tenn, the unfinished
business being postponed, offered a joint
resolution in favor Of the adjournment of
Congress, sine die, on Saturday, the 18th
inst, at o'clock. The resolution was
agreed to.
Mr. Cluskey, of Tenn, presented the
following:
I},soIrrd, That the Speaker of Tue House will
hereafter Issue his warrant for the arrest Of any
member about to absent himself withou: leave.
The resolution was laid over under the
rules.
Mr.. Push, of Ala, (under suspen>
sion Of the rules read a report from the
Committee on Military Affairs, in am
swer to that portion of the Presidents
late message relating to military affairs,
which had been referred to that COM
mittce.
Mr. Swan, as member Of the Com
mittee on Military Affairs, did not agree
with the report Of the committee. lie
had always been since taking his seat
here, and was now, in favor of putting
all the men and all the means in the
country at the disposal of the Execu
tive.
Mr.. Clark approved o! the report in the
main, but coald not agree that a general
military law was unnecessary and mex
pedient He thought there were laws
needed Oh the subject to complete the
military organization Of the Confederate
Government to enable the President to
call the militia from one State to another,
in cases of necessity and emergency.
Mr.. iIartridge, Of Geo, presented the
following:
Ecsoltca, That the report presented by the Com
mittee o.. Military Affairs expresses the sense OF
this House n reference 10 the subject contained III
the report.
On motion of Mr.. Clark, Of Mo-. &C
ton on the resolution was postponed un
til after the disposition Of the militia
bill now before the House.
Mr.. Marshall, (under suspension Of
the rules, moved that the report of the
committee be printed, which was order
ed.
The special order, viz: The bill fol
organizing, arming and saplining, &c
the militia of the Confederate States, was
taken up. The pending question being
the motion to Ire On the table,
The House refused to lay the bill or
the table. Yeas, 81 nays, 50.
Pending its further consideration, OF
motion Of Mr.. Lyon, the House resolved
itself into secret session.
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LATE NORTHERN NEH.S.

From late Northern papers we publish
below such intelligence as we have been
able to CLEAN. 1t is extremely meagre.
The Yankees depend upon our news
papers for intelligence from Sherman,
asd we must take care to give them as
little as possible.
FROM MEMPHIS.
A dispatch from Memphis, Tenn, da'
ted the 9th inst, says:
A grand banquet was given by the
Union men of this city to General Wash
burne last night, at which he made a
speech deprecating military law, and ex.
pressing a hope that civil governmen,
would speedily be restored in the State.
lie also expressed much charity for the
Southern people, promising to receive
them kindly when they come in the
proper spirit. lie told the Memphis
merchants that the interests of their city
were, to certain exteht, antagonistic to
the interests Of the Government, but he
wonld be liberal in regard to Legitimate
and honest trade, bu. in everything else
they would find him their inexorable foe
/ 4 fight occurred at Fort Pickering
night before last between the Third Uni
ted States Colcrcd Artillery and white
regiment, resulting in the death of scv
eral negroes and one white soldier. Th'
fight grew ont of disagreement abou
raiions. Both of the regiments belonged
to the garrison Of the fort. Genera
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TIE NEWS.

Weha.o nothing of Importance to no
u,c on the lines in front Of Richmond
l1l Petersburg. There has been some
>1clling at Petersburg, and very
navy picket firing during each night. -
O.ant's troops have been in motion du~
ing the early part of the week. The
Impression was that he was shifting
much of bis army to the north side Of
the James. Ifhe did so he has made no
demonstration with them.
Sheridan is reported to have left the
country north Of Richmond, and retreatcd
n the direction of the Old Church, in
Hanover. and the White House. We
learn that the damage done by him to
the James River Canal is much eXagge-
rated in his report TO Grant. This was
70 have been expected. There are mat
ters Of interest connected with Sherl-
dams movements which VIC might state,
hut for the fear Of giving to the enemy
some desired information which they
cannot otherwise obtain. We feel that
We cannot be too cautious in this respect.
FROM SHERMAN.
From Sherman We have nothing. We
have no official intelligence Of any kind
from North Carolina. There arc rumors
in plenty, but they are not worth re-
poatiDg
CONGRESSIONAL.
The House ofRepresentatives on We'd
ucsday, in pursuance of the suggestion
Of the President, passed bill suspend>
ing the writ Of hA5eaS corpus, which the
Senate on yesterday refused to pass, By a
vote Of nine to six.
Both Houses have passed resolutions
fixing Saturday as TIE day Of adjourn
ment.
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TRAGEDY IN MARYLAND.
A correspondent of the Baltimore Am

A correspondent OF the Baltimore Anne
rican, writing under date of Queenstown,
Queen Anne county, March 10th, says:
Our community was thrown into .
state Of intense excitement on Wednes-
day last by the perpetration in our midst
of two most terrible aud inexcusable
murders, which resulted in the death, in
simultaneously, of two young men, both
quiet and inoffensive citizens. The par
ties to this sad affair were all members
of one Of our oldest, and in former
wears most Influential, families.
John Paca (second son Of the late Ed
ward I. Paca}, and Alfred Jones, his
maternal uncle, are the victims of this
tragedy. From the evidence given to the
coroner's jury, it appears that John Paca
and Alfred Jones were engaged in making
a fence around lot adjacent to the prem
ises occupied by Mrs Edward T. Paca,
to which Mr. William B. Paca IAN uncle
of John, and who by virtue Of trustee
ship controlled the property Of his de-
ceased brother) made an objection on the
day previous to the murder, and ordered
that the work should be desis.ed from,
without avail at the same time making
some threats if his directions were not
complied with.
On the following morning the two
were progressing with the fence rs usu-
al. when Mr.. William B. Paca, accom-
panied by his three eldest sons, all armed
with double -barrelled shot guns, drove
up. Instantly slightinS from the car
riage, William B. Paca, with an oath to
his nephew, declared that he would
show them who was master there. One
of the sons then. discharged his gun at
his cousin, John Paca, who received tho
load of duck shot in his neck and fell a
corpse. The next instant the load from
the gun in the hands of Mr.. William 3.
Paca was lodged just behind the left ear
Of Alfred Jones, tearing and lascerating
bis throat in most horrible manner
he, too, expired instan1aneously and
without groan. 1t appears that Mr.
Jones received also load from gun ir
the hands of.one of the three sons, as
the discharge of three guns and num-
Der Of shot entering the neck and from
different direction would indicate.
1t was clearly shown at the inquisi
ton, that neither Of the young men wht
were killed had arms Of any kind will
them, and that they gave no provocatio
beyond the fact of being engaged in MAX
ing the fence. TheiE funeral was largel
attended to day by an indignant an
sympathizing community. Mr.. Williar
B. Paca and two Of his sons are in custt
dy. The fourth party has not been SO
cured and is still at large.
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DARING UrrRAGE-In the county of
Chesterfield, near Skin1uarter meeting
house, on Sunday night the 18th inst. at
a late hour Of the night, negro man
forced open the door Of the house Of a
lone maiden lady, and dragging her out
Of her bed, some hundred yards into the
woods adjacent, attempted to violate her
person. Having chol.ed and otherwise
cruelly abused her, he left her, apparent
n dead Some short time after, she sulil-
GENTLY recovered TO make her way TO the
Iousc Of ncghbor. Circumstances cau-
sns su,picionto rest upon tree negro
or the neighborhood, he was arrested on
Monday evening, and on Tuesday morn
i6s thirty gentlemen Of the viclnage met
aud having heard the testimony, the out
ragged lady having first identified the prl-
soncr as the guilty party, pronounced
hm guilty, and soon thereafter hung him
til he was dead. Gases Of the kind Will
rarely occur, where there is such prompt
and summary punishment mcted out to
the offenders.
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DY VIRTUE OF AN ACT OF THE

id Legislature Of Virginia, I am anthorlsed aud
required TO enroll by volunteer enlistment. from
persons residing in the city, and one mile beyond
the corporate limits thereof, the north side OF
James river, to bo organized and act as an armed
police. The persons SO volunteering are not 20 be
required tc render service beyond the jurisdiction
Of the Mayor. For the execution Of this law, i: il
my desire. as soon as praci able to enroll two hun
drod men between the ages Of atty and sixty years.
and for this purpose will have opened Tomorrow
ut the City Hall, roll book, and where en oMcer
will be found at O'clock A N, 10 enroll all vol
unteers. This corps will be raised for tce defencc
Of the city, and fer enforcing the Laws OF tho Com
monwealth and preserving order within tho iuris.
dicton Of the Mayer. particularly desire 70 raise
call uyon all citizens between tho ages ah,ye midi
Gated to come forward promptly and enlist. auei;
. force is greatly needed in ihi. city.
uh lit JVSEIu MAYO, Mayer,
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FROM THE LOWER POTOMAC

FROM THE LOWER POTOMAC.
Thesteamer Don, flagship Of the Potomac
Yankee flotilla, arrived at Washington,
on the llth instant, from the lower Po-
tomac and Chesapeake.
The Don has been very active lately,
and has taken part in several raids in the
enemy's country. Having received in :
formation that party of rebels, said to
be composed partly of sailors, intended
to cross over into Maryland, the Don
landed a party to thwart them by break
up their boats. The party was com
posed of about IS men, who, in search
ing for their boats, came across Moscby' s
guerillas-who, it is stated, have been
sent to that locality (Northern Neck for
the purpose of foraging upon the people,
who refuse to pay taxes to the Confede-
rate Government-and several skirmish-
cs took place, but We lost no men. The
boat-a fine new boat, which would
carry about fifty men-was smashed up.
1t was hid in Pasopatanzy Creek, a few
miles below Aqua Creek.
The Don also accompanied the cxpe-
dition to fredericksburg as high up as
Jones' Point, on Monday last, and fired
broadside into party of rebels, who
skedaddled. AS was afterwards learned
from letter found on prisoner, they
had stationed Jones' Light Battery there,
but the effect Of the broadside caused the
men to run and leave their pieces, which
they did not attempt to get until the
next day.
The Don also paid visit to York river
and gained much information of value.
A party was set ashore at West Point,
which was found to be deserted of men,
a few women remaining. Here they
were just too late to capture Colonel
Richardson, of Lees Staff, and four SOL
diers, who had just left therc-they hav
ing vamosed just as the Don hove in
sight.
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GUERILLA DEEREDATIONS.

NASHVILLE, March 1o.-The upward
passenger train was fred into by about
fifty guerillas at half-past one o'clock
this morning. They also fred tho
ridge, but the train had passed over
safely, leaving the guerillas in pos.
session Of the road, from which they
must soon have decamped, as the train
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...f..-e. l'cFF DOLLARS rer square Tor each IN
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LAY MORNING. .,............MARcI i, 1865.
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tonight arrived in time, reporting nc
damage along the road.

EXPLOSION OF STEAM BOILER-A FLOUR
ING MILL BLOWN UP.
LONDON. G.. W., March THE boiler
of Eaton & Woods steam Touring mill,
Woodstock, blew up yesterday morn
ing at ten o'clock. The engine-house,
boiler house, woodshed, &C., were a
complete wreck, and the immense
chimney was shattered from top to bot
tom, although still standing when the
train passed at Il o'clock.
The engineer and several hands were
killed: and one of the proprietors, Mr..
Wood, slightly injured.
The mill was not damaged save where
a piece Of the boiler came through the
roof, and the blowing in through the
windows of brick and pieces of wood.
TY BY THE FLOOD IN THE TENNESSEE
RIVER.
CAIRO, March 12.--Over $4,000, 900
worth of Government property is said to
have been destroyed at Eastport, Missis-
sippi, by the flood in the Tennessee riv-
er.
The rebels hold possession Of Hick-
man, Kentucky.
The New Orleans papers of the GIN
contain no military news.
The steamer Post Boy was totally des.
troyed by bursting her boiler twenty
Ave miles above New Orleans, on the 9Th.
Two lives were lost.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT ST. JOsEPHs.
MISSOURI.
Sr. LOUIS, March 10th.-The exten
sye pork house Of Thomas, Henry &
Coat, St Joseph's, was destroyed by fire
on Monday last. The loss, which
amounted to 100000, was insured 70,
| $4,000.
| THE CONFEDERATION SCHEME ADOPTED
| BY PARLIAMENT.
QUEBEC, March 1.-THE Canadian
Parliament at four o'clock this mornin!
took a vote, and adopted the Confedera
ton scheme by the following vote: Yea
| 81, nays 33.
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LOCAL MATTERS.

AcclDEHr.-On Wednesday afternoon
the swinging sign over James knottes
hoe store, on Main street between 18th
and lilh. was thrown down by the wind,
and striking little boy named John
Martin, who was passing by at the time,
broke one Of his legs. lie was carried
INTO Messrs. johnson 4 Bransfords store,
whcre his fractured limb was examined
and properly attended to by Surgeon.
Subsequently the lttle fellow was re-
moved TO ~ mothers residence, on
Nalf street.
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ROBBERY. Y.-Thc s.ore-room oi MAYOR
Nn Greaner, on the corner of Broad
- 2Gth streets, was forcibly entered on
Wednesday night, and about three thou
sand dollars worth of assorted family
groceries were carried of. Entrance Was
elected by breaking open the eide base
nent shutters and hosting tha WINDOW
through which the thieves passed Ia
and g9(
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knowledging the justice of his punish

knowledging the justice of his punish
ment.
A report was current at the front, that
a mutiny had taken place among large
batch of descrters who were sent UP the
James river on Friday morning. Sharp
firing was heard in that direction, Dru-
rvs Bluff, and it was believed that ex-
treme measures had to be rcsorted to in
order to quell the disturbance. Another
report prevailed, that q force Of Union
cavalry had made their appearance on
the north side of the river, and were
having an engagement.
Deserters who came in yesterday say.
that two brigades of Pickett's division
had been sent from Petersburg to REIN
force Early, and that General Sheridan
had captured one thousand of them in
addition to those before reported.
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THE uEUN1rED STATES SUPREME COURT.

WASHINGTON, March l1.-Previous to
the adjournment of the United States
Supreme Court yesterday, an order was
promulgated requiring an oath to be ta-
ken by all practitioners at that bar that
they have never voluntarily borne arms
against the United States, and have not
voluntarily given aid, counsel or encour-
agement to the rebellion, and that they
will support and defend the Constitution
and will demean themselves as attorneys,
&C., according to law.
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THE SEvEN-THIRTY LOAN.

PHILADELPHIA, March 12.-The sub
scription received on Saturday to the
Seven-Thirty Loan by Jay Cooke amount
ed to $3,64l 900. including $1,000, 900
from New York. 5000 900 from Cincin-
natl and $l5O,Ooo from Carlisle, Pa, in
SINCE subscriptions. Also 1888 indi-
vidual subscriptions of $50 and 500
each. The total subscriptions for the
week is 1902, 100.
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Dana left Vicksburg yesterday. The
river is still rising. -
General Washburne has issued an or.
der permitting steamboats, to navigate
the Hatchie river to bring out the pro-
duco of the country, but he will not allow
them to take up supplies.
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SUERMAN'S MOVEMENTS.

A dispatch from Washington to the
Baltimore american, dated the 11th
inst, says:
A letter dated Wilmington, March 9Th,
was received here to day, in which it is
stated in positive terms, that scout
from Shcrman's army had reached Gen
eral Terry's headquarters, who left our
forces in occupation of Cheraw, South
Carolina, the terminus of the Cheraw
and Darlington Railroad, and but very
few miles from North Carolina. Moth
ing but cavalry skirmishes had taken
place. The army had rested for some
days, and had found very fair subsist-
ence along the route. The advance into
North Carolina was certainty, this let~
ter adds, by the first of March.
The scout started for Newbern but
learning of the occupation of Whining
ton, reached that place much sooner
The source of this intelligence is perfect
ply correct.
Intelligence from Fortress Monroe of
the same date, says:
By the steamer Virginia from Will
mington, we learn that base Of supplies
for General Sherman's army is to be es-
tablished there. Gen. Sherman's Chief
Quartermaster had arrived there and all
the transports and other vessels having
| supplies for the army, had been ordered
FROM both Charleston and Savannah,
with orders to rendezvous at New Inlet.
The captain of the Virginia reports
heavy weather on the coast. He saw on
shore near Cape Henry, schooner and a
brig, high and dry on the beach.
THE MOVEMENT AGAINST MOBILE.
From the Springfield 0ll) Journal, Of
the 7th inst, we clip the following:
A private letter from q member of tho
29th Regiment Illinois Volunteers, we
tcran,) dated at Fort Gaines, Alabama,
February II, states that the regiment
was then encsmped on Dauphin Island,
at the mouth of Mobile Bay, having-4eft
Kenney above New Orleans) on the
l1th. The regiment were luxuriating on
oysters, which were gathered on the
beach when the tide was out. Several
thousand troops had left within few
days previous for points along the Coast
near Pensacola, from which it is inferred
that the principal part of the exhibition
against Mobile would move up on the
east side of the bay. Deserters from
Mobile were arriving every day. They
report about seven thousand mon there,
about half being veterans and the re
mainder old men and boys. Genera
Granger's raid around the city a few
weeks ago, with only $500 men, pro
duced great CONSERVATION there.
MOBILE, Feb. %, via CHARLOTTE, N
c., March 7.--Twenty.two steamers ane
six Mississippi river transports are in the
Lower Bay, and large number o
troops are reported on Dauphin. lslant
and Pensacola, indicating an early attack
on this city.
DEsERTERS REPORT ANOTHER SUCCESS
| BY SHERIDAN.
| WASHINGTON, March 12.--lntclligenc'
from the Army of the Potomac reprosen
that all is quiet.
Two deserters were executed on Fri
day, one of whom made q speech &C
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WASHINGTON, March 12.-Intclligence
from the Army of the Potomac represent
that all is quiot.
Two deserters were executed on Fri
day, one of whom made q speech ac'
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DEsERTERs REPORT MOTHER SUCCESS
BY SHERIDAN.