, 1865-01-02

Especial dispatch to the Chicago Tribunc.1
WAsuIsoros. Sunday, Jan. J..
The National Inttf3iJeacer appears to day under
the new management; there Is little change In its
general appearance or in Its political tone. It an
nounces, apparently by authority, that the cider
Frank Blair has gone to the front, and seems to
give credence to the report that be Is charged
with mission Of come sort to the rebel authori-
tiee.
Concerning the Blair visit to the army and the
rumorcd negotiations with Richmond, only this
much Is known: i, That the elder Blair has gone
to the army. =. That Montgomery Blair has gone
to Fort Monroe, and perhaps further.o.3, That
no1uc importance is attached to bis visit by tho
government, and that profoundestr Is OBJ
served BY members Of the cabinet on the subject
Out Of this scanty basis Of actual 1ct readers can
raise az large growth Of conjecture as may suit
themselves.
The negroes are having grand jrbi1ation among
themselves tonight over the anniversary Of the
Emancipation Proclamation.
WAsnlNaroS, Jan. 1.-Since the law passed dur
Ing The former Congress to present Emugglin,
operation seyerai ee,znTes have hcan mat, 1d and
measures have been t1ken by Nathnn Sanger the
Commissioner OF Customs, after apersonal fnspcc-
ton along the line or the coast ta more edectuay
secure the arrest and punfshmcntof the violation
Of the Revenue law7. The addition Of s1x steam
cutter, for which an appropriation OF one million
dollars has recently been made, will enable the
Treasury Department to act more efficiently
Secretary Eeasenden's friends state that the
published, report that he is candidate for the
French mission IL. s.incorrect.
Several of1cers belonging to the PAY Depart
mcnt are believed to have been Among the lost on
the North American.
A cotton Spectator who has Inst returned from
Mobile, saSe that there are over cue hundred and
twenty thousand bales stored tn TINT city prln
cipal1y On French and English account The total
number Of bales Of cotton in The CoufcdeEacy at
the present time IL estimated b. rebel cotton
dealer at ecyen million bales. Not more than one
million bales have succeeded In settins ont etnce
the tGAr began.
The ray Department is atrainiug Pvery nerve to
Massachusetts, bids fair to be The first to I'll her
quota under the last call for 800 ,ooqmen+ Illinois
it is stated that Mr.. Wilson late donsul at Bahea
who as dismissed for the part he look In cutting
out the pirate FLORIDA has been Te1y properly still
Eimilar position In Canada.
1t1ppeara from records Of the War Department,
that there are over l0000 men On dcttched service
in Washington. At one headquarters alone there
are over 40 enlisted men acting as clerks, &c.
Eight addiona1 prize cas Is ore nov ready for SET
tlement at the Fourth Auditors tf1ce.
The amount ct the National Dtnk currency Is
sued last week was g ,so9,4D. Tho total amount
now In circulation is st, 500, 500 u
Gen, S1ckles is here to-day his friends afe
urging his assignment to coulman1 in the field.
The following Western Natiolal Banks have
been authorized to commence business: First
National Of Newton, Iowa, capitl $4,000; Kent
total number Of National Banks ioW in operation
to