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Washington telegraph., 1865-12-20


A FARCE.-"You can't make silk purse out
Of sow's ear" The election returns Of the
Congressional election, held on the 9Th Ocrs-
Der last, IS published in the Murphy organ,
show that xhough they had the thing IN their
own hands entirely, they are not vet able to
make State Government out OF cabie-a
band of adventuTers-a co-npany of political
wreckers. The vote Of the State Of Arkansas
should be ffty thousand at least The only
district in which the election approached TO any
thing like ''loyaky,'' in III. number of test votes
cast. was y the First District. In that popu-
lous disu erly OH votes were cast, of which
Judge w T. By-rs, the anti-radic;,l candi-
date, Ter. 653 test oath votes, and s34 test
oath yotes. .al
In tine Segoni District comprising the poru-
lation of Little Rock which,-rxcinairg til iiiI-
itary, is nearly ten thousand The whole mum
Der of votes returned in compliance with the
Sisfranchising law, is 429 Of which Kyle, radi-
cal, is certified to have received I33, aud Glib
SON, anti-radical, 125. The whole number ot
Totes cast, loyal and "dis,oyal, in the Sec
Ond District, We're 2 $500
In the Third District, the whole number OF
test oath, or ''loyal'' votes cast, was 81. Icy
atty would seem to be at discount If this we're
test, in the district in which Cover o Ma
ply has always lived. ard which poli-d no ntli-
er than Union votes in 1860 OF these j. al
Johnson, of Governor Muphy's town Of Hunts
vile, got 20, majority of 5S. Upon this vote
he proposes to take his seat-in the next Con
gress 9t the United States. The whole poll ot
all so.ts of ysts in this District, was I.2S2.
To resume: The number of votes cast in CON-
pliance with the Election Act. .so call4ir of
| May 3Ist. 1864, known as the disfrsnchisincs
act. was-in the First District, 20; in tla- Sec
ond District, 429; i'd the Thig Di-f7---A-%-: i'll
all, ,355, out VI a voting population Of ~
OOO,
| These facts will fiirnsh,o ,iiizrps AMI s,ran.
gers, some idea Of the street,, INA nun,,ers nv
the oligarchy which assunas IN renrrs.et ths,o
as Government, to issue ,;gh snnndinrr \ M.
lamations, appoint Judges and c.ll thrrnsrlva.
Gov rnor, Secretary OF Ststa A,.ip,ant n
&c, &c. These facts will re ,o ,on,i,,,.,
ihe President who is43n aIsorara " ,ba r.,.r,
seAuaise c loIih OF government, that : have ro
such government in Arrran..s tb., .b,.n+ ,l;
hlhe iUfneihs 81 the oeople have voice ia
Puons anaiIs- no wonder that these gentry
"ouiu me 70 can IN TIE negro to swrll their
hhnueis- 80 mis- eiretion they s-e til r doom
mlpteh' hot Dy the mans hand on the wall
Dy the psn OF the SECRETARY of State in the Gov
einol oWh organ And we are told that MS
pectable men are willing to bend the n-cL ~
ne YOKE OF tins puny task-masfer-to recog-
nlze the ACTS Of this sh in.i M bni les qu On r.
publicanism-from motives vt policy The best
pohey, as we understand il, il ~ 10 right. 10
follow established principles, aud wash the
hands OF fraud, whenever it soils them whether
it promises to be expedient or not
i.s'lfy 70 l. K Photographs
| = The Louisiana \. gisl.fure las ..lrc.ed Col.
j. o. Nixon, " the Crescent, a. pIinI.r
Washington telegraph., 1865-12-20
ED 1M.a1E.
SUPERIOR LIQUORS,

And in short, everything that is usually kept
IN such an establishment
Particular attention paid TO filing prescrip
tions and orders.
SOSAGlG - .E - S-S-H-AA
Would do well to call aud examine our stock
and prices .a--- -. 70
SMITH a SCARBOROUGH.
Washingtou. Nov ] 1863 .}5-tf
Washington telegraph., 1865-12-20

y Tho Louisiana \ gisiafure flas elrc.ed Co
j. o. Nixon, VI the Crescent, a. piinI.r.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-18
Washinalon News.

WASHINGTON. Feb. l5.-Lucian Curtiss
has been appointed Collector of Internal
Revenue 1t San Francisco, vice Patrick
removed.
1t has been incorrectly understood that
the draft was to take place TODAY. The
Presidents proclamation said If the quotas
are not filled by the 18th, then there would
be draft on Monday. The Provost Nor.
shal General issued orders that In local..
uec where the quotas were not filled bv the
18th, preparations would be made for n
Gran. and when ready for the draft, it will
take place at once. In the meantime ra-
crult!ng can go on. This has been the
usual way OF proceeding.
Inc board Of officers to investigate the
cause Of the magazine explosion at Fort
Fisher, report thatit was the result Of care
lessness on the part Of some one unknown.
IL appears that Immediately after the
capture, Gen. Ames gave orders to Lieut..
Col Seers to place guards on ali the rna0a.
zines, and that he placed guards on 81 On.
frances, but the main magazine. which
was In the rear, and which Was the one that
exploded, escaped his notice. Soldiers
sailors and marines, were running about
with lights in the fort and bomb nronf q - =
carrying fire arms. Some Of thesa m an
were seen to enter the main marazina rv;th
lights. 49,
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Movement &C Fort Fisher.

NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-The Herald's Fort.
Monroe correspondent says Gen. Terry and
repose Of the rebels defending the city Of
Wilmington. For the purpose of making
q reconnaissance in force, last Saturday
morning the National troops were formed
!n line Of battle above Fort isher, stretch
ing across the peninsula from the ocean to
Cape Fear river-Gen. Ames' division of
white soldiers forming the right, and Gen.
Haynes colored division the left. A stimuli.
taneous advance was, made by the two
wings. and the rebels were driven from
their lines into the main works, and we're
forced to yield few miles Of ground in
the direction of Wilmington, which Terry's
men held at night. They also lost about
one hundred prisoners. The total casual
ties on the Union side were only 60 or To-
Admiral Porter cooperated with his fleet,
both on the river and ocean. his gun boats
moving up Cape Fear river in advance,
and subjecting the rebel Fort Anderson to
9 most vigorous Smelling, which was very
feebly responded to.
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Ffom Cairo.

CAIRO, Jan. l6.--The New Orleans Delta
says the evacuation Of Mobile was begun
and in fact known to Gen. Granger as ear
" as January 18th. There are 900 bales
or cotton in the city, which Gen. Maury
has ordered to be destroyed ~ soon as our
forces take possession Of the place. Il is
believed the citizens will save it.
CAIRO, February l6.-Letter from Kirby
Smiths army says he is very much scat
tered for the purpose Of obtaining food for
army and it would be impossible to con.
centrate any force during the present sea-
son in consequence of insufficient trans
portation.
Price is reported to have gone to Mexico
on an important confidential mission UNI
der orders from Kirby Smith. The reports
of his sickness and death are sll untrue.
Scarcely boat traverses the river below
Memphis, that is not hailed by rebel deser.
tiers, asking to be taken aboard.
The draft under Gen. Canby's order is
not yet enforced. The Memphis Bulletin
says it is probable there will be noae with
in the district this month.
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1.30 Loan.

PH1LAoELPHIA, Feb. 15.-Upto this p.
NJ. the subscriptions for to-day to the 80
loan, received by Jay Cooke, amounted to
;%s me .asges. o single su6scriPton
amounting to $4,000. The largest eastern
subscription was goo, 900 from New York.
The sales of zoos to-day, by Jay Cooke,
was IS ,s74, $50.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 16.-The subscrip-
tons to the 1880 Loan received BY Jay
Cooke. to-day amounted to q, 266, 800, in
elusive of 81 ,OO0OOO from New York, and
one OF $500 600 from Ci,icinnoti. There are
3,l2O individual subscriptions of. so or 100
dollars each.
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The Peace Feeling In Georxt..

NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-The Herald S
Savannah correspondent says notwith-
standing all rebel denials to the contrary,
the Union sentiment throughout Georgia
is very strong. Meetings have been held
In at least nine or ten counties at which
resolutions in favor of closing the war
and returning to the Union was adopted
and these are said to express the almost
unanimous feeling Of the people of the
northwestern as well as other parts of the
State. AT Augusta aud Pulaski, peace
meetings were broken upby the military.
The legisl ator was to meet in extra ses-
sion yesterday, and strong efforts will +be
made with good hope OF success to have it
authorize the calling of . convention for
the purpose OF etfecting the restoration of
the State to the Union. Governor Brown
is believed to be fully in accord with the
movers in project.
The email pox had broken out and was
very bad among the negroes and about
Savannah.
The Herald's New Orleans correspondent
says the reported order to evacuate Mobile
was received from Richmond on the l4.h
Of January and that many commenced at
once TO remove stores &c. to Salem. It is
also said that nearly all the rebel troops
have left Arkansas,
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From Mexico.

NEW YORK, Feb. l8.-The steamer Eagle
brings Havana dates to the llth.
Private letters from Mexico says that
Gen. BAHIA has been defeated three times
at Acacia, with heavy loss. On one coca.
sion he found himself almost surrounded
oy masked batteries, which did fearful ex-
ecutien.
Gen. Dias has IL, 600 men, and 100 pieces
OF artillery. This force is constantly in.
creasing.
II was reported at Vera Cruz tina. .Ba-
zaine was severely wounded, that 700 of
me force legislation has deserted, most of
them going over to the Liberals.
The Liberals have increased in strength,
and it 10 said now number 10000. They
have recovered the entire State of Jalesco.
Indeed the Empire consists only of Mata-
moras, Taxhan, Tampico, Vera Cruz, Al
varado and the City Of Mexico. Authori-
" is manifest in these places only by FREE
quent executions of innocent, Mexicans,
Sequitte.
s. Juani has left Hayana fox Europe.
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The d. Alhsns Raiders.

MONTREAL, Feb. 16.-Cameron, the rebel
messenger from Richmond, who arrived
yesterday, was examined. Counsel pro-
duced muster rolls containing names 0.
prisoners; also two copies of letters of in
structions to Young, dated June, 1864,
signed by Seddou, all certified by Benja-
min, under Confederate seal. Witness re-
ceived papers from Secretary of State OF
the ith inst. who affixed his signature
The rebel President expressed surprise
and indignation at the result of Burleigh' 8
trial. Other witnesses examined proved
that the prisoners resided in Canada in the
fall and winter of '63-'o4.
Another messenger has arrived from
Richmond with duplicates of the above
case. The defence has closed. The prose-
cution has only two or three more witness
es to be examined.
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FFem SheFman's Armv.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l6.-Major Stanar,l
chief Of artillery in the 18th corps in sher,
mans army has arrived here, bringing
dispatches to the Government. He savs
Sherman's plans are not generally known
to his own army, although he has its en-
tire confidence sff
It was Gen. Blalr's division that defeat.
cd the enemy at Rivers Bridge, the sol.
diere wading to their aists TO make thu.
attack. A little northward of that point ia
hne high fertile, productive section OF
country easily travelled, with good roads
and Astounding in supplies. 80 !
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communication with Charles
ton is broken, and that Shermau's cavalry
is probably operating on the railroad from
Charleston via Raleigh and Wilmington,
thus cutting the last line of communication
between Virginia and the South.
NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-Tobacco and cot
ton valued at $lO,0 900 was found at the Arm
strong House during the late movement Of
the army OF the Potomac. It belongs to MI
Armstrong, loyal resident of this city
His family have suffered much persecution
since he left, his brother being murdered
and his father, now 50 years old, bears
bayonet wound on his cheek, inflicted bJ
rebel rufiian.
The Richmond Examiner says: The reb'
els were never opposed to exchanging
colored soldier for i white one, but when
the colored soldier happens to be slave
they will not return him to those who nave
schooled him.
Gen. Ord has been assigned to the per.
manent com 10 and of the department o.
Virginia.
The Worlds correspondent shows that
Towards Corps in its advance was obliged
to press its was through 40 miles Of swamps
Of the most dismal character, against Ha..
dee's army, which they constantly pressed
back by vigorous charges. These charges
the chivalry could not stand, consequent
ly the losses on either side were severe
The whole country was foun6depOpulated
excepting old helpless negroes who were
on the verge Of starvation.
The frst stand made by the rebels was
at Saltahatchie River. on the opposite side
Of which they showed themselves IN force.
Aided by dank movement, our troops,
with fixed bayonets, charged across the
stream, five feet deep, in the face OF fierce
fire and wrested the position from the rob.
els, who fed in disorder towards Branch
vile, leaving their guns unspiked. We
lost $50 killed and wounded, among the
latter Col. Swaine.
The Commercially special says there. are
tary news from North Carolina in addition
to that received last night.
The admission Of Representatives from
aud Arkansas Is regarded as
certain.
The Posts special says the Ways and
Means committee have increased the pay
u salaries 20 per cent.
It is believed the issue of Treasury notes
under the new loan bill, will be Of the de-
of 500 and upwards.
The destruction of thetown of Cilleson-
Vile. S. C., was done in retaliation for the
murder Of a colored Union soldier, former
The Hera.fs n. o. correspondent says
j, 900 six ond eight mule teams are engaged
h hauling cotton from the interior OF Texas
% the Rio Grande, whence they return
with supplies received across tine river
from Matamoras. consisting Of Implements
If war, from England, and medical and
other stores from northern cities. Kirby
Smith, 1t appears, devotes more attention
% cotton speculation than to military mat
.ers-it pays best.
According to the Richmond Wing they
have tories in Alabama. A party recently
made q raid on the town of Goshorn, aud
burned the court house, Jail, and several
buildings.
The mansion in which John C. Calhoun
wss eorn and lived till near the time of his
1eath, at Brcddock's Point, 8. c., recently
took Are and burned to the
ground.
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Rebel News.

WASHINGTON Feb. 1.-THE Richmond
Whag of the 18th learns from Fredericks-
burg that large Yankee force was NOV
ing O, tina. town through Stafford county.
The Charleston Courier of the 9th says .
detachment OF Yankee troops had been
landed at Little Britain, and reco1noitered
about that port.
A few shells were thrown at Charleston
On Saturday.
A letter in tie Mobile Register says 1000
Yankee cavalry have gone down tie Mis-
sissippi to New Orleans.
Extensive military operations are going
on ut Baton Rouge.
The Petersburg Express of Saturday says
Shadbourne's rebel scouts lad tapped the
Yankee telegraph near Cavinhow. After
wards they attacked a party sent on. to re-
pair the line, killing 10 negro cavalry nleo
and capturing "a horses.
The Petersburg Express, of Saturday,
SAYS: Grant las thoroughly fortified his
position ia the rear. He is now nearly as
strong in that quarter "a he il in 'front.'
This is done in order to prevent raids SIM
liar to Col. Wade Hamptoa's celebrated
cattle expedition. Every road il strongly
barricaded and heavy lines OF works ex-
tend in every direction. The Yankees
haye recently extended their picket lines
from near Reams' station, and miles fur
Their towards Monds Neck. This was done
ia connection with their late movement
towards Hatcher's Run.
A rumor reached the city yesterday P.
n, that barges with reintorcements for
Grant had entered the James river II
there were any transports there it is Ques-
tionable whether they really had troops
aboard, as it is more than probable that
Gen. Grant regards it expedient to send
reinforcements to Sherman, rather than
request more men in the field in front Of
Petersburg or Chapin's Farm. The trans.
ports, if not Immediately wanted, which is
not improbable. may be intended for this
purpose.
a large Ore in Mariaana, Florida, des-
troyed the Court House, telegraph Office,
Teniays store and Nickel's hotel, The
loss was very great.
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HARD ON REBEL MEssENeERs.-A N

HARD ON REBEL MEssENaERs.-AM Mon
trea; dispatch to the Toronto Globe says:
"The st. Adams raiders will appear in
court to morrow. 1t is said that four mes.
sengers were sent to Richmond to procure
the required proof of instructions and
commissions. One Of those named is in
prison; one is supposed to have been
drowned in the Potomac; third applied
TO the Federal Government for permission
to 90 for the documents and >was refused.
and the fourth has not been heard Fl from.
It is stated tha. the court viii be asked to
send messenger, AID That inose delay
viii be sought"
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Foreign News.

HALIFAX, Feb. l6.-The steamship Flu.
ropa from Liverpool 4th, via Queenstown
5th, has arrived. Her advices are one day
later.
American advices by the China of the
continuation of the war had an unfavora.
BILE effect upon American securities, inn
parting decided improvement in cotton.
LIvERPooL, Feb. 4.-The rebel loan is
unchanged. Cotton has advanced one-half
pence. Breadstuffs quiet.
Consols closed at s9a@s93 for money. L.
G. shares 81 @53 discount.
LONDON. Feb. 4.-The U. 81 500 loan
opened at IS and closed ut $50.
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Specials 20 Philadephi. Pspers.


PHILADELPHIA, Feb. l5.-The Bulleti,,
has the following despatch from Washing
ton: Richmond papers confirm the report
of She-man's occupation Of Branchville
and Orangeburg.
An advance on Columbia was aa.ici-
pated..
Whesler's cavalry appears to be the only
force operating against Sherman.
PHILADELpaIA,F Feb. Is "A special des-
patch to the evening B,tiiet;n dated Wash
ington 10th. Gays Richmond papers OF the
18th indicate that Saerman's advanced cav.
airy are actually as tar north as Florence,
the second important railroad junction Oh
the barders OF North Caroline. They also
that all telegraphic and railroad
communication with Charleston is destroy
ed, thus showing Skerman's left column
must have struck the northeastern line.
swinging from Charleston to Florence.
The Richmond papers OF the l4th, receiy-
ed to-day, show that the question OF arm.
ing the slaves has been temporarily laid
aside in the rebel congress-.
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Gen. Herron,s Report.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-Maj. Gen. Her
ron in his report OF the recent investiga-
ton at Little Rock, ~ the department o:
Arkansas, transmitted to the Senate to-
corruption and speculation. but exonerates
Gen. Steele from all blame, excepting a
too implicit confidence in the integrity o!
his staff. He seems to regard the Provost
Marshal General Lieut.. Col. Chandler OF
the It'll Mo. cavalry as the principal Of.
fender. Fines, licenses, brides for release
from imprisonment, and proceeds Of cot
ments, of which the evidence is not very
direct. His dismissal is advised, and Col.
q. II. Burton of the Goth Iowa infantry is
recommended in his stead.
zen. Heron also recommends the re-
movai OF Col. 3. o. Carr, chief q. NJ,
and the appointment q more energetic
man.
Its further stated that the District of
Little Rock is controlled by q com bina-
ton known as Mcdonald d Co., contrac-
tors tor supplying Indian stations with un-
limited license from the Treasury DEPART
Ment, by which they bring in an immense
stock OF goods relieved from the 5per ct tax.
One partner is chief clerk in the Quarter
masters department, and is q brother OF a
rebel Col. Mckee, who conducts the trad
ing store at Fort Gibson, for the firm of
Mcdonald & Seymour. They are bringing
900, 900 worth OF goods for the Indians, to
be sold beyond our lines. It is impossible
that one-tenth can be sold within our lines.
Other similar cases are mentioned in Gen.
HerrOn's communication.
Omcial news from Gusynas, the Capital
OF the State OF Sonora, was received. to,
day. It Is stated that large force of I'm.
Perlalists under Gen. Vega, invaded the
state OF Sonora, when Gen. Patony, of the
National army, started to attack him. The
French sent home reinforcemeuts on board
the french steamer Lucifer and they land.
Cd at Allata,
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GONG to Mexico.

New YORK, 49, 1t is now said that the
rebel General Hindnan, OF Arkansas, has
gone to the city OF Mexico expecting to OBJ
tain command in the Maximill;an's army,
having lost faith in JEFF. Davis aud the con-
federacv. Also that several other rebel
officers have lately arrived at Matamoras.
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Badly Mixed.

NEW YORK, Feb. l6.-In general order
issued by the new rebel commander.in-
chief, it is admitted that the discipline and
efficiency Of the army have been greatly
impaired by the custom of the men trans.
ferring themselves to different branches of
the service, or in other words, deserving
from heavy to lighter duty. So completely
has all trace of these transferred men been
lost that Lee is compelled to announce all
amnesty 10 all who voluntarily return to
duty in their proper branch of the service,
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Rebel News-SAermau's move
meOo0.

WAsHIN0TON, Feb. 15.-The Richmond
Wing, OF the 18th inst, contains the follow
ing important intelligence:
CHARLESTON, 8. G., Feb. 1O.-A force OF
the enemy, believed to he from 2, 900 to
5000 strong, landed at Grimball, James
Island, at o'clock, this morning, aud
drove in our pickets. Some diminishing
took place, but nogenepal engagement.
Grimbau is on Stono river, and about
two miles Southwest OF Charleston, the
Ashley river 2 COO yards wide intervening.
The enemy are making active demon
believed to be feints. A force attacked our
troops on the Salkahatchie this morning,
but were easily repulse1 The enemy also
advanced upon the Charleston road near
the Blue House aud opened with artillery,
but made no impression on our lines.
Intelligence from the road to-day, re-
ports that the enemy crossed the Edisto at
Beunaker's Bridge, and are now moving
on Edis,o.
1t will be remembered that on Friday,
the 4th inst, Sherman crossed the Saltka-
hatchie between Blackstone and Rivers
Bridge, the enemy completely outf1auking
our forces and compelling them to fall
back to Branchville. We have since as
certAined that the Yankees forded the riv.
er through water waist deep. at Rieker's
Bridge. A sharp engagement took place
here which lasted several hours, in which
Gen. Wheeler's cavalry inflicted severe In
jury upon the enemy.
On the 9Th, heavy column Of Yankee
infantry struck the South Carolina Rail-
road at Grahamsville, about IS miles west
Of Branchville, while Fitzpatrick with
cavalry force occupied Blackville, . small
town on the same road, about miles lit.
tie north-west Of Grahamsville.
Il was reported yesterday that portion
OF Sherman's column had moved forward.
crossing the South Edisto, hauking
branchvills on the west. This force has
been advanced to Orangeburg, on the Col.
umbia 4 Branchville Railroad. l6 miles
from the later place. Orangeburg il very
beautiful village OF about LOCO inhabitants
and has been the favorite retreat Of refu.
gees from Charleston. It was largely en-
gagged In the manufacture of indigo before
the war brok out.