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From Europe.
Three DAYS Later News

Portland Ne, Ft5 i3.-Tho steamship Nor'lt
American, Capt Kerr from Grecncsslc on tie -
Of February, arrived ysstcrday evening, with hys
days later news.
Tho capture Of For, Tshof alled ua,crNrv ~
The prevalent depression .rou Southern syn.r,-
hiers, while he RI, nds of th, rtu we've rres.
Pondinfly sls.cd. Federal securities imp'ove' -;
s2 psr cent, -hle there Was cor-cyaa..n. 'eli
IN the Confederate losn. Tho reiterated Geaea .'is
nors caused furthc, dec lne in the Liverpool -
Manchester cotton markets, but there was Nr''o-
ceiling In Iiv rpool a. - o close. Il VAS generally
supposed that the fall Of Font Fisher 4 sos WI
minsion T. ho,kalo-runncrs and dcpri'cl "a
South of foreign supplies.
The Iisrs says the policy " TIC North cv,,
deu,ly to isosto the rebels as Grst necessity ,r
the succcsshll termination Of the war.
Minister Adams had Ions interview with E1rf
Russell on the 2Slh ult, aud this scI =. .hc PIE.
sent JUncturo attracts comment
satterthwAites CIRCULAR says. We hav. to rss
port worry active and cIciIod market for Amcncau
securities caused hy reports u Federal succes.cN.
aud the rapid decline Of goii 10 New YORK lhs
SCARCITY - hyctwcn,ies which hN custoi tr
some tire past, appeared on recent settlement. ~.
hive increased, 81 that ihrrc has hccr quite tIrsl
10 cover bare -AleN and bonds which closed at q
tllN usY Mee. ran rapidly up until they touches
20. For Illinois there ha- been good inquiry, and
ucy advanced 90. Fries have /. AN prcssei ior.
sal" closing with sellers At 82 ~ div.
The London TrNEs tC.ty Articlcy ruhlishe. -
lengthy opinion Of william n. Ewarts ot Ncv
York, on mc power Il English creditors g. recover
debts IN Federal courts ON a specie bar-. 1ns
opinion winds up as follows: Foreign uansac-
tons are necessarily tn,dc and syrressed IN f,r-
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Is generally supposed TO he 'hs obIec, II she'e sr.
lensve prepsrsvcns."
GENERAL MEADE.
Rebel Reports Of Movements In virginia.


Washington FEB. is The Richmond wme Of
the 18Th inst. contains the following
s nee their operations In General Mesdss rear
Csptsin shsdburns scouts have turned over 10 ,h.
government one hundred and twenty horses, and
eighty mules and soms valuable material. Ne,ds
has th roughly fortified his position IN our rear
He is nov nearly as strong IN ths, qu,rtet m he is
n 'front.'. This is done IN order b. prevent raids
similar to Colonel wade Hampton. celebrated
cattle expedition Every road is strongly barn.
cAdt aud heavy lines Of work, extend in every
direction. The Yankees have recently extended
hsir p.cko, lines from near Resins Station, two
miles further towards MONKS Neck bridge This
was done In connection with their late movement
towards Hsioher's Run. rumor reached the
city yesterday afternoon, that h.rge. with rein-
forcements f1r Meade bad entered the jane. river
II needs confirmation. II there were any trans.
ports there II is questionable whether they really
had troops sbosrd, A. II 10 more than probable
that Goueral Grant regards II ospedient 20 scnd 70
Inducements 70 sherman rather than squat more
men In the trenche, IN front Of Pc,crsburg or Chap
pins farm. The transports n no, imaginary,
which 8. not Improbable, may ho intended gor this
purpose.
We have to note no change in the military situa.
ton on ne sou1hside Raj road since our last issue
From tho Petersburg ENrEEss Of Saturday, us
learn that recently detachment of Captain sh,i.
eon' scouts TAPPED the Yankee telegraph wire, in
and about one mile from Csb.n Point. The
Yankees soon discovered the disconnscton and
sent out an operator and an ambulance conis ming
materials Tor rrpsrsgpGriei bg escort Of thirty
i've negro cavalry 10 discover sud rc-cstsblish tho
break. when the party cAmo IN sht our scouts
charged upon them, killing eleven OF the negroes,
capturing twenty -!Jut horses, the ambulance and
the materials in IT, tho operator and the driver, aud
put 'h' balance o. tie negroes T. NJ isht The esp.
nFsd were safely brough. Of. The only loss
among The scouts in this affair was one h He'd .
m,n named Morris-formerly In lho Yankee SER
wee, bus who, unco he Joined our scouts As be-.
havcd in the tiAvcst and most acceptable manner.
Passengers by Ne Frederick ahurg train, yester.
day afternoon, stated Ihst IL wss reported Ia
Fredericksburg thata Yankee cavalry force vsr.-
ously estimated. accompanied by a large wagon
rain' had reacted tic upper part u Stafford
county, Va, and vas NOV us ia the direction 4
that town.
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HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.

NJ. lnsersoll offered resolution, which W.. r,.
srred 10 the Library Committee, proposin, to buy
for twenty-five hundred dollars the portrait Of
Lieutenant General Grant, now on exhibition in
the Rotunda.
Tie House resumed tho consideration of the lin
extending tor tive years the time or tho copstrue.
ton Of the Railroad from Marquette 10 the Wiscor
sin STATE line Tor thr benefit Of to Chicago and
N1rth western fallroad, etr, when it was reject.
e., by a vote Of SO against 5S.
message was here received ir IN tho s.n.te,
announcing 1ho action taken by that body respect.
Ing the death Il Senator Hcks
Nr.Webster, ~ Maryland, spoke n the nriy,te and
publc carcr ~ the deceased, and said that +
curing b.s ElHerna'0rial term that this gicl sj r.,
bl lion was iuau. Irsted, aud when it was us,rs.
aary to secure the operation Of MARYLAND 4, give
success ~ the infamous purposes Of the cois,.rA.
tors, which Included TIC seizure = the Nat t'oual
Capital never d.d hc do rnythng 10 a.s st the
rebels or injure the national cause, Governor
Hicks was almost ILe only riend 0f Immediate
emancipation IA Mary'and, and ur-el Of era 10
unite IN its support. II conclusion, Mr. Webster
offered resolutions expressive Of tie deep sorrow OF
the House for the death of scaator H.css, 60 wear
the usu. badge of mouruius lor thirty 1sys, to al
tend his funeral, etc.
hr CreSwell CT hsrylI pSd t!s humble IN.
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ucny, Firing on Charleston.

NS,r York FeJ. l5.-The Arago, which arrived
here this afternoon, from Port Roysl brings news
OF the tonhardmout OF Chare,lon. Whom the
Arago passed Charlcltoa hArbor heavy bombAri.
men1 WAS heard for two hours. Shells were soon
% explode by the passengers Of she Ar'go, who
report the bombardnsn: very severe
The Port Royal NEw SouTn says;
"Tho movements Of Genera Sherman SIN re-.
man undeveloped The eIact location Of bis dif-
fereut corps are unknorn to US, but presume
they are IN positi0ns favorable Tor enabling them
70 strike telling blow on the enemy almost any
mon'nt. The enemy at Charleston and TIE imme-
dAte vicinity are sorfy puzzled to the shape the
movements now In progress will assume, and the
result to which they will lead. The tenor Of the
Charleston papers would seem 20 indicate that the
nhstltant' arc greatly alarmed Al what Is going
IN around them, and nearly all otwthstsndiug
he boasts Of a few military leaders, have come to
lhe conclusion that the city will eventually fsll
into our possess on. numbor Of families have a ,
ready removed Their gods - uoius IN the interior
o! The . c, Nhere they .ndul.e tie rope they
vii! be safe from visitation by our troops"
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The ,rove uap represents tho rinciral points
IN Gen sNsruIn's camrn'gu, sni enables our
rcafs's to comprehend Ghe mastery strategy thu,
isr displayed by our great commander 4. trAcin.
rs successive movements, ID will 10 seen that
Charleston is virtuslly hcmmed In On n1 sides and
that he has also advanced = long vty ards
hant ngWilrinston. Commencing with the Aivsuce
irumSGvAnrAh,we hnd that tho capture OfPOcotgliyo
Urids" nearly opposite RcatSort, the limo % the
'har.estln and SavAnpah RNlvu 81, en- ofT Charles
ton from the South Tho enemy tarn rctifed tc-
hnd tho limo u the sslk kehatchic River. market an
Vie map IS branching half way h'ts cen ,he sa-
Nhnnah River and Hranchyille Tho aalkchaichie
hal hccn fort fed IN anticipation Z ta.s move
rnert, -hen sherman marched apparently o. At
tack Augusta, aud when hall way there, made .
sudden movement westNard, which naukcd tho
re- els out Of their position. TIE enemy then re-
tired behind She : nth EIsto River at
Hrspchvlle, tho cCnuc ~ railroad Dlumu-
nicAron7 IN Ne state, and place therefor, ~ hish
strategic importance sherman did not eNpcud
bis time and strength in an Attsck upon H-nncl 70
vile, lut again commenced a series Of movements
Which, while they brought him nearer to the main
oloci-poiut, secured tie minor on oct II isolAtin,,
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From Fortress Monroe.

Fortress Monroe, Ia, FEB. lg-Tte targcs
Fashion and Samuel woolcy lcf here las. night, IN
tow OF the steamer Diamond State, Tor Baltimore,
FOR repairs, and when shout 20 miles up the tav,
both won't to pieces in very heavy gale thns ~as
blowing q, the time. The captain of the Fashion
was lost, and the others we're oil picked up m an
almost frozen condition 10y she n smoui State and
the steyner Lcuitianb, Of thc nay Line, and
brought here. Roth hGrgcs were light Tho DiA-
mond state broke her ruddcr 10 the gale, aud had
10 return here. Tho schooner John Fremrlin,
C'mpl ell master, got aground last night on the
eAnt shoals, northward of Cape Charles The
crew wero all taken of by thu schooner Warren
RakN snslley nIstor, bound to Port and, Nc II
~ thou ht tho schooner msv be saved. Tho storm
has been iite severe along the coast. Tao westh
er was quite rough her, lsst "a ght
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Congressional Proceedings,
NNNyIIIth CONGREsS-Seeond Session


Washington, Feb. l5.-Mr johnson. of Mary
land, announced the death of scu.tor Hicks from
that State and concluded bis remarks by offering
tho customary resolutions Of respect. The resolu.
tors were adopted and sent to tie House. Mr.
Wiley, Of West vrginis and Mr.. Hale, Of New
Hampshire, also spoke in eulogy Of the deceased.
At o'clock the corpse OF the deceased wa,
brought into the Senate chamber, aud rlSce in the
area fronting the secretary's table, babd OF music
playing a dirge meanwhile. After the teaut 'ul
funeral services Of the Masonic order had been per-
formed, and prayer had heen offered up, the Rev
DR.. NAdal delivered discourse on the Christian
aud patriotic character Of Senator HlcEs
Among those in attendance were President Lin
coin, Secretary Seward, Attoruey -Geueral speed,
Postmaster pcn.son, the Justices ~ tho supreme
Court of the United States Governor Bradford II
Maryland, and tie members Of The LeSIst ~ure Of
that State, together with nitcd States ScuAtors
and members of the House Of ReIrescntat.ye4
The Knights IemIar Of the Masonic fraternity
were also in attendance m large numbers and In
iu dress The Masonic ceremonies were o. the
MOS solemn, imposing md impressive character
The gIl cries were denssly crowded With specGa-
tOrs.
The procession ler the Senate CHAMBER At
hali-pAst O'Clock, and conveyed the BODY of The
decessed Senator TO the Congressional Cemetery
On the return Of the Senators ~ the cham ber tlo
senate adjourned
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Adyces lr'm San '.'-Ador state that as soon a.
The sr'ivsl ~ General liairos at Costa Rcs hecsme
known TIC Pres dent ~ san Salvador ssnsd do
cree declaring uas all relations h.,Weon the TIVE.
republics we're at An end. ~ persons couins from
coutn R'cA win he allowed g. snler the poru or
crp.s thc frontier Of San Ssvsi1t without submit
ting " thorough examination. Any riulen n
tho latter republic who ~ caught comnunicatIS Z
IN an way Sith Birros or lis agents all n SEN
tenccI "a siN moath' Imprisonment al Lart labor
II foreigner. he Will At once "a" cN lei from LhS
republic. H. his lu"ssAge, daie1 January Is fres-
idont Dumas eXIrDss's tAn lclci aud hupe tht
these Huuhl-s wiIA CIsta kca arc but teinporarv.
lie ady.s,s prldert clrcum'pccton" H. regard ~
tHe Mexican AMI f'ruy' 'Iu troubles mud declares
that the imroEAI g1,crumuut ui Scslco hAs taken
Amorcu. H'publics. NJ alusion g. mad. 70 ths
ciSII war In tho United States
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Paid Fire Department.
Report Of the Majority Committee,


The tummittoo report that they have listened 81
many at.tcr,opt, aud s,e,p,,.rts s,t,,it,oI l a,
N't "i And "ppos'l t. Ihe hili' aud while n'ny
general ClargcH Lass been mAir against the m,m-
bcr,f a.. N vi ,,.... -, r..
''''
"I"'e ''"ie To put upon record helr conviction
that although there afo individually sone- per-
t.,......,... .....-,,...
' ' '"' '"'''''" 'N N'' ''PN''
Weni' vet WN majority arc men whose councHiou
with the Dcpartn..i rs protnptoi by AlAuuAhlo
i..-,t-. A. . o.. .
''''" - ''' p'"''' 'n'''''' s'n'''A'op ny VI"
lo'e NJ adventure and 'earlct- ess in tho fac, q
danger, which, in an ,phere - action should h.
accented ,r,. - ,,, l,,,i,,, ,o.,,.,. H..
"''''''' ~ wy" =" ''o ''iN'N uer"'h' can
not be denied ho"eVr that to lustre of its earliest
days as teen taulshed b, spirit o.
lusuhordns,on and violence which has ~ oficn
,ei 10 breach % The public poace. This fact has
been conu"iod and u has been urgei by the
friends Of tho present system that hy new code
90 regulations adopted within a lew weeks these
scenes II disorder aud violence will be less frc-
0uen., and msy perhaps he Rtogother avoided
Yet i must ais IN fairness ba stated 4 al there 10
reason to SUPPOSE shat this reform las boon in.ug
ura ell under thc Apprel ension that Anv longer DO
lay IN lnstituNn- 1t mighI lead tie public to de-
mand unsnImolsy the adoption Il such remedy
as ,s proposed IA the lin herewith rctortoi =
In regard 70 paid department II is clamel first as
60 efigcucv. It 10 claimed tha, the present rystcn
IS one Which to cit; ~ New York has literally
outsruwn; that Ne rcposo ofits cit 1,ns sholi a
Doe sui lect 10 unnecessary dsIurhnnrs at al hours
ni the dSy aui NIGHT by tie cisnglr II bells
and the rush ~ thousands Of excited men.
IL s wtlin the recollection Of many TINT he halls
u n mAsIIng ~ the tIty wcre ,ucUmbercd with
The tir buckets, WHOA vero a nee, Asary adjunct
u ne fire apparatus ot the day but the city long
since ou'rrow the uecess.Iy for a resort IN tht
Hand engines were for many years tho sole le-
penicuce. The Introduction VI the Croton water
o,p Al oNed great changes ia the Department sys.
ten, h't thc9e changes weto grAdual as the ma q +
wore extended. Recently still more ImrnrtauI
change AA leeu accomplished by the intro iuclon
VI 81 am Fro Engines, which have Lcon long
enough "a uso 10 GccGre the conf ttuoc u the pub
lic sud 10 n this new element Il At has de-
inonstTatcl the POSSIBILITY of psteui
portion Of the manual force nov, Drn-
plpyod, and the substitution uf houses for trac-
Ion viii also oouinlute h. IA In re,ult The laryer
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Rrsnchvi'lc, and rendering i,s fll mere question
ot time, or mAter ~ no Importance 10 the success
- Tho campaign. Ito sahehat,Aio river was
fordei hv our men ~1ist deep sud the railroad
between Branchy'Ne Aud Augusta was u-cuIiei nj,
Neri 'us pu nts. AD0iuMr VAS then pushed for
ward g. Orange url, situate ON the railroad, hal
vay between kingsylllo Arl Hrsnchyillc, ON tho
N'rtl Edis.o oriscr HranchSlc IA now hAnlsrd on
al sides, and a. il was entered uut, nable, tho
rcIIri NJ iN yAptrte il probably correct Sher-
rs sr'N next movement IL evidently against
'ul~y'llr nud Florence, tho railroad ccLters
i',st'n South Carolina snd Nirg ins, ant $50 O.
tween Wilmington, Charleston and CoiumhlA. Ils
next movements may 10 expected 70 briu. hiu,
within supporting distance ot General Terry, 81
fHri = ,hcr NIt sherman hNs ly no means neg
loctei Chaflcstun. II spears from thc Rchuoud
papers thnt detschmrutA are ,perauug let cen
hlanci v lo aud Charleston, within a i,w miles oi
tho lhttcr city. a force of thrro thousand men
has = 80 landed ON James Island, Al pmnt two
miles south of thhtie-tun-uear"r than We hAyo
vcr go, approached From this sketch the nagui-
tuic Lnd iup'rthn,o of General SaeruAu's opcra
tons may Re csumated, aud The reader will bo en-
ah,ti o. predicate his future movements Eud tho
pfHhab ity ui their success.
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MANY pcrsons believe hat trouble nay 70 ~
rcuni-r~i In efccting ,hs change r-00p.N' Il ~
forcbo resistance is well foundcd there cal lc 80
STR niger argument for . chsnsc but tac Gov or 10
tee hclcvc that the reverence " Law sent ,1e1s
To- which every other prseren Of tho volunteer
hrtmCn will yield.
No Interference with The noble charity - trS
Fire Department Fund II proposed.
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GENERAL THOMAS.
Rebel Reports

Washington FEB. l5-rte Richmond Vino of
tc l3.h inst says: "a letter in the N bile REGIS.
-tB, dated osyfa, Msssfpp, January 2Tlt, sta,ss
hat reports from he ryer as to the passage
# large numbers Of troops down the river 10 New
l.,eans Our report e,tustes the number Al forty
1,lsand cavalry. AItsry preparations ou a
are sca!e are sso sad 90 be sous on At Baton
i,.se ,nd sno'Ler raid If expected sool. Mobile
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butte to thc private vrtucs aud public h.ucfactiors
Of HIS deceased ir.tEl, who never faltred Ia tho
path Of duty.
Mr. Smithers, Il Delaware, and Nr Kelly, =
Peuusy lvauis Aso paid Their Eihutcs "a tue patrI.
uilc character n tie .eccsscl
The members q tho House then proceeded to tho
senate Chamber to st,on the ohzequi's Of the no.
ceased Senator, snd when they returned again tie
uoun sd'ourucd
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4 PhIlndelphin ReDort.

Philddeiphid FEB. l5.-The EVENING RrLrr.
rrS's Washington special says Richmond papers
confirm the report o' shernaas occupation Of
Rrsneavine and orsngeburg. An advance on
UoiumbA was anticipated wheelcr's cayalry ap.
pears 10 be the only force operating sgains, sher
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New York State Legislature,
SennIe.

dibdnU Feb. Il -Rills were introduced A. III.
lowe To incorporate Christ's Infant A,vlur New
York Incorporating the American RAILWAY Iato.
rary Union. Relative 20 Oakland a. and I 7'un
Avenue, brooklyn. The Metropolitan Health Rll
Amending tie charters Of the Republic and wash
inyton Insurance Companies New York Fora
paid Fire Department IN New York mnorfty re-
port, MessrS ShA!er AMI Smith dissent from IT,
Relative to scwerago and drainage 90 New York
Providing for review ~ the supreme Cours to
cisious 10 the Court Of krpcals. Ro.aNvc to taxa
ion Of money corporations sud individual bank
REroRrs.-Rslstye 10 Wharfage along the Hud-
sou River Relative 10 thr Allare works of New
dsrics q Buffalo 10 amend the charter oi the
Suffolk Steamboat Company. Fixing the compen-
ssLon Of memb, rs of The New York Common { CIun-
ell To Incorporate the Brooklyn snd " York
Turkish Bath Conn any. To incorporate the Lyric
r cArical AssoriSlHn Of N3w York. To amend
the act relnIyc g. Exterior It in New York 10
prevent animals from running 81 large ll cities.
hIILs PASSED Incorporating the Oswog1 lis
torics Association Amending the charter o, ,ho
Luug Island City Water Company
The Assembly resolution iJr recess irum the
l,th - tie 24i INST was concuried n.
Mr.. Fields moved a resolution AskLg of the C'u-
nOlier o' New lJrl Btat'ucit OF accounts v. the
several District Attorneys oi New York since
lsi5,
This Was briefly debated, Mr. sLsicr cont,udlny
that tLe resolution Was s.cglhly bmrt at NJ Mel
sou J. Waterbury, when h "ss laid on the table
temporarily.
Mr. Fields den Ell hat Il was Aimcd particularly
al Mr.. WAteruufs, SlihouSh, 10 sAid, Hccordiul ~
common rumor, he WAb '.liier g. tle snount
o. some fifteen IL gAaLt ..isfH but u ais a.
counts are core" us rcsyl4.i.n can do hiul no
haTiu.
A communication WAS received from the uuhori-
tss of the CRY Of New York. o1er,ns Ne new Court
House to sLe state fyr C.p.sy.. Adjourned.
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Paid Fire Department Recon-
mended by the Committee
City and Miscellaneous News.
FRY SPEAKS AGAIN.
No Draft if Recruitingi is Kept Up
The LAZARUS MURDER TRIAL.
GENERAL SHERMAN.
Rebel Account-- Federal Force Near
Charleston -Brancbvillc Ilnuked, Etc.

WdshingtoH- Feb. i3.-The Richmond VINO Of
ire 18Th instant contains the foiio~ing important
Intelligence:
Chorlcs'on, 5. c, Fet. i0.-A force u the enc.
my, believed 80 be from two thousand to three
tnousand sirons, landed at Gr'mbsls James
Island At o'clock this morning, and drove in our
pickets. some diminishing took place, but no
general Engagement. Grubsli's Is on tho siono
River abou. two miles south vest Of Chsrlcston,
the ASHLEY River, two thousand yards WIDE, IN.
torvening. The enemy are making acuvo demon.
STATIONS at various points, but they are believed .o
Re fents. force attacked our troops on tie
ealkehatchie tits morning, but were eAsny re-
pulsed. The enemy also Advancod upon tho
Charleston road. near the Blge House, and opcacd
with artillery, but msde no impression upon our
hines Intelligence from the road to-day reports
Mai the enemy crossed tho Eiis,o at Ren.
patcr'' bridge. Tho enemy arc now moving IN
giisto.
SECOND pfsrAtcu.
Chdrissfon FEB 10-h will be rcmembered
that on Friday, tho 4th n't.nt, sherman crossed
pe ssIkehAtchie, between blackstone and Ruor's
bridge, thereby completely outAAnsins our forces
snd compelling them :, 'sn hsck to Br.nehvlll-.
We have since learned that the Yankee, forlei the
river through water waist deep, at Rivers Bridge
shsrr engagement took see horc, which lasted
.everAi hours, in which General wheeer's cavalry
inflicted severe injury upon the enc ny. On the
tth, heavy column Of Yankee infantry struck the
eou'h Carolina Railroad at Graharnsv. lie, sbou,
hteen miles west Of Br,nchvilc, while Kllpstriek,
with cavalry force, occupied Blaekville on tho
sane road about nine miles a little northwest Of
6rshsmsville. portion o. sherm.n's column il
~s reported yesterday moved forward, crossing
the South Edsto, and Hsnling Brsncuyille on the
-est This force then advanced TO Oraugeburg, on
he Columbia and Branchvillo road, sixteen miles
-ea Of the lstter point. oranEebirg is bosut-
tul village ofsbout thousand nh abitants AMI has
heen afavorite retreat Of refugees from Charleston.
hwAs lar-ey engaged in the manufacture of IN.
igo before the war.
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Assembly

The Speaker preseutoi 70 contamination from
she Board Of 4yerysIrs Of Sew orA,trauslnittiug
resolutions euder.ng tie new Sr~ York Court
House FOR the purpose oi State capitol.
Mr.. Wood, from the Conn ls,so on Canals, pre-.
sentcd thr majority rcr.r. protesting agaiaa tho
passage Of an a,t hy CongT''- authorizing the eoa-
s,rucuon of ship csnsl across Niagara Falls.
ETr Rrs,-To iuc. .rporase the Atlantic Base Rail
CLUB ol New rt. T. ln'aruurate the Uuion
League ClLh of the C.ty Ne" York. The New
York ate Census hN r Incorporate tho Sos
i0r- Shsrpshouter's CIl To uud the touuty
oct OF Z steucctaly. 30 amend tHs & arteT Of TIC
U0on rhool gic.l SON usry n sew York T. iu-
corporae &c Practical li.u,e Painters Assoc
uou % New Y0rh. 10 In.. Iosste the Soc.oly ~
NcV YORK 10 iucovp.ra.e tee Farmer and NJ.
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