, 1865-02-01
asOSTSC KIPT,
From NEsV YORK.
Our New York Midnight Dispatch.

Especial Dispatch t. the Western Press!
NEW YonK, Tuesday. Jan. 3t-MIenlsht.
The facts in regard to the. reported advent o:
G:FdnEH:-hed rrbrl pcaca ENJOYS are these: Oa
yesterday Hor. Alex. II. Stephens, c1-senato.
Hunter Of Virginia, and Mr. Campo:ll, rebel AS
slstart Secretary Of War, arrived O. Guu. Grants
Warrington They aid not clan, to come 9 h n an IN
Official capacity. but desired simply 10 visit Wash
ingtan on parole Of honar. to talk Auattcrs over,
Gel. Grnnts return, be bein. temporarily a55cnt
Mt the time Of the arrival. 1t Is unlesstood, how
eves, tla permission has been grlrtsd them tn
here In The course Of tue naxt thih 5-slx loars.
From the Sonth.
The RICHMOND Enquirer Complains that the
Ecbe! soldieE5 arc not paid promptly, ,Avhf1e the
President, Cabinet and Congress draw their pay a.
fastus it IS due. It eays the first claim on the
connvy should be so1diers' pay. They ought to BE-
III" dr-t claimants and II there be any thost-con-
lny,7et other classes divide It hetwecn them. We
Department md Ill its employees than w1thnat
one sfu@le company Of one Of our Regiments. We
could dlspenee with ihe whole Cabinet better than
we could dispense With an equal number OF SOL
aicrs In the field. II there be scarcity of money
let the soldiers be p,id 1sst.
The. Sentinel says descr!tons from the Yankee
army hare Increased greatly Of late.
The Examiner eonsldera the danger to tho Con-
ledetGcy at IN cnd, and thinks tho Union armies
+ have done their worst. It gays We have at lust
tion. and believe the opcnin. campaign will again
find our hest generals, Lee, Johnston and Eeaurc-
gard IN POSI- 4on ds i lny lltt TO render service
lar better condition for defense than 1t wai year
ago. With his base on tue scaeoast, Sherman IL
lar less forHfdahlc than with his base on Cha.la-
The Richmond Stntines Of the 18th, save, It
NE matter Of pleasutah'e remark yesterday
that the President and Vice President had beci,
engaged III long consultations On public affairs,
hna latfar
report Of the death OF Gen. Price. Tho writer
ob,ainttt Ills iaets from person who 1eit PrIce's
headquarters on the 81, inst.
The rehcl House OF Representatives passed rcso-
in!lans authorizing tho President to appoint com
is:,onert TO look into the operations Of tho cot
ton bn5eau IN he ), Tfans Miislss'ppi Department.
c',arges OF immense fraud 0n the part OF officials
III cotton trnde with the Yankees, and arc agreed
that lnEf:tleatlon wns needed. -
A bill Was introduced TO prohibit gold speeu1a~
tjGns. -:
lie Lynehbnrg rrgle1an .rayz, '.,loshy will he
IN the Saddle again by the tirst Of February, hi.
4 letter IN tho Galveston Nt,cs says, "Gen Price
designed WlntefnE at Washington, Ark Price
@ out o Missouri: fhc balanee S Il tSose Who NiS r.
nor'ed to him, however, deserted when they found
that he was not to remain in the s:ate.'' The let
need Of discipline. Price, himself, IL somewhat
ca:t aown, in consequence Of the result Of his
raid. T.,
From New York,
Tie principal topic Of conversation at present IA
tie increased onota Of the city. Many hard words
are nscd ard alt cdorss, :Aus Er, for corrcctioE7
arc inefcctual.
: Ahe Ilsi says the shipment of~roods from New
Yo1<to Aatamoraa has suddenly and rapidly iu-
creased. Twenty three cfcarancgB wera MAIDS for
that rort in .the month Inst nnded, mud II -
thought most Of the goods shipped arc for rebel
use. Tie vessels sail under British register. r..
Foreign Items.
The 31tEea' Paris letter says: "Secessionist
papers are trying 70 crcatc irritation oYer the
Meaican resolutions OF Winter Uays. The lat,
success Of Tho Fe1eral arms have modified rt,r1r
lone, and they all show TINT they desire Mr. Sew
ard to remain in office to carry out his policy OF
non Intervention nnd eoncilfatlon."' =!
From Washington.
The 9imts' Washington special says: - The
Ways and Means Committee have received report
Of The subcommittee on the t2r BILL They fl:tve
nor materially altered tue schedule OF the old hil1
hui eimny pcrIectfnG 1t with view TO it, proper
administration. In regard to tbs tax on crude and
manufactured petroleum., they huye not ch1nyed
the latter. aDd only imposed very slight tA='
Tic House Post Office Committee have befo7e
TEN p opositon to bridge The Ohio River at Gin
c;nnatf.
Il te believed the Senate will not adopt the
amendment OF The Finance Committee fixing tho
duty on paper at 15 cents.
The UfFdld'a WashfnGt0n special snys: ut ts
understood the Senate Military Committee will
coon rerorta bill for The assignment Or dismissal
Ct unemployed general officers"