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Railroad Accident.

PoUaHKEEPsIE, n. y, Jan. "a sleep
ing car to the train due here at noon to-day
was thrown from track at Eanderburgh' g
Bay, 2 miles above Strattsburgh, the Car
tumbling in the river. The car contained
IS or 40 passengers. who all, more or less,
were injured by the shock and cut with
glass by breaking out windows in endeav-
oring to escape death tro N drowning. A
brakeman named Kenny was badly hurt.
A regular passenger car was also threwn
from the track, but did not go into the riv-
er. The superintendent OF . gang of men
cleared away the wreck and the road is
now all right again. The accident was
caused by the breaking Of wheel.
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Missouri.

ST.. LOWS, Jan. 8.-The Constitutional
Convention effected 4 permanent organi-
zation yesterday By electing Col. Arnold
Kritchel. OF ST. Charles county, President.
ident. and Major A. r. Foster, Of Frank
lin. Secretary.
The State Senate yesterday passed joint
resolution for appoii. ting a committee of 8
to memorable the Secretary OF War tc es-
.ablish garrison OF protection near the
southwest corner of the STATE. Both
houses passed bill authorizing the Board
Of Public Schools to provide for the educa-
ton Of colored children. This city has .
law preventing tho same.
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WAsHINaTON, Jan. ga letter from tae
Army of the James dated Fridays says al
is quiet ia this department.
severe rain storm las prevailed ~
day, making the roads almost impossible.
It is known that billis pending in the
House of Representatives for the recon-
struction of the States, the governments of
which have been subverted and overthroWo
by the rebellion, thus establishing a rule
applicable to them all. Representative
Wilson has introduced . substitute for the
bill, providing that no representatives
til by act or joint resolution Of Congress,
approved by the President, or passed not.
withstandihg his objection, it shall be de-
clared that the State has formed just To-
cal government, republican in form, and
entitledt0 representation in Congress-
In other words, the substitute proposes to
deal with each State separately on its Owa
merits, without establishing a system OF
admission applicable to them.
The Columbian Typographical Society
last night celebrated by a supper it's 5Oth
annual anniversary. Among the invited
guests were Speaker Colsax, Representa-
tives Baldwin Of Massachusetts. Brooks
and Ambrose, w. Clark, Vim. Fa1on,
Chief Clerk Of the Navy Department. J..
G. Nicholay, the Presidents private sec-e-
tary, ex Postmaster General Horatio King,
Ben Perlev PcOre, and others VINO like
themselves have practical knowledge Of
printing, wlo seveTal!y responded to tie
several tCasta, 10 the delight OF the large
assemblage Of the craft.
Richmond papers of the 9th, in addition
TO what was teIegraphed last night, lave
the following:
A violent tornado passed over Middle
Alabama on the 9th OF December killing
10 persons, demo-ishin2 = large ndmbe- 0!
houses, and destroying the railroad bridge
Of the Montgomery 4 I4ockpo,t railroad,
20 miles cas-. Of Montgomery. The amour.
Of damage done was immense.
At tie battle OF franklin the Missouri
brigade went into the Eight 6SS strong, and
had 100 killed, 242 wounded anu % eaptu
| red-making a loss of AT.
Gen. COckere!l was wounded three times,
! bit not seriou.ly; Col. Yates was also
wounded. COL Garland and Major Park
er, with long list Of Captains and Lieu
| tenants, were among the killed.
The Exomiaer says yesterday commits
| sion from Grants army arrivedat Va-ina,
| undo. flag Of truce, with 800 blankets
| for distribution among the Federal prison
ers in Richmond, in addition to the l,00O
received last week Of the fifth additional,
| thousand. or the Yankee prisoners held
| in the South not over 2 1000 are conf ned IL
Richmond. and more than half OF. these
are in the hospital Cor a yea- past. The
great body of them have been shifted
South. Richmond ia hard pressed to feed
its own sUperabundant population, and
the large army defending its gates : re-
| lieved from the incumbraDce Of an over
! stocked prison post in is midst.
The reports .! Shernan's having crossed
the Savannah are confirmed. He is be-
lieved to be moving on Grahamsviile.
| The subscriptions to the 1910 loan yea
.erday amounted 10 81, lG2. 900. To tie $50
| loan nearly 81 .OOO, 900.
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Shipments to Savannah.

NEW YORK, Jan. lO.-Several parties
desiring to ship cargoes to Savannah for
trade, the Secretary OF the Treasury has
ordered that no clearance shall be granted
for shipments on private account Without
special authority from the Treasury De.
par,nlent. Dr.. Wells, of Savannah. has
obtained permission 20 make small ship
ment Of provisions to tina. city. 1t was
granted on the condition that ali concerned
in the shipment shall take the oath OF al.
legiance, and that none OF the articles to be
shipped shall be used to give aid or com for,
to the insurgents.
A letter from Beaufort says the people O
Savannah are destitute and that our mill
tary officers feed from 5000 to 10000 peg
SOUS.
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From Louisiana.

NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-Advices from Nor.
ganzia, La, state that all was quiet, and
that the recent strict measures adopted BY
zen. Climan IN relation to communities
ton outside of that post have most saiu-
tatory effect on tie predatory rebels.
The gunbOat .Gazeile has reta,;ated for
the murder Of commander Thatcher, Nv
destroying the rebel residences in the vi
c;1i:y OF Floodsville.
An expedition, consisting of q portion of
Nims battery, and an infantry and cavai-
~ force, bad been sent by Gen. Uilman
beyond Atcha:alaya, but me. bu: few
rebels. who Aed at their appearance.
a report was current that the ram Ten
neasee, captured at Eobile, was TO bs sen.
uptha river, and probably to Vicksburg.
The health o. tae garrison at Mo-gan2ia
was good.
Brig Gen. c. c. Andrews had been ap-
pointed TO the command 0. the sd Brigade
OF TIE Reserve Corps,
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From New York.

NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-Mayor Gunther sent
in his message to the Common Council to-
day. He com plains OF the creation of new
corporations, as it were, under the title of
Commissioners, and also Of the circum-
scribed powers Of the Mayor. The city and
county debt is stated to be So, 500, O00.-
Against this debt the city holds property
valued a: from $4,000, 600 to SCI, 900, 600
The county also holds no incons:d erable
amount.
Gold continues steady, withpa general
disinclination to do much on ecuiation.
The rate opened at s. 26I. aud dia not vary
more than &c during the morning.
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The Rebels By the Ears.

NEW YORK, Jan. Late rebel newspa-
pers SHOW that the fight of JEFF Davis and
anti-Jetf Davis factions is constantly grow
ing more sanguinary. The lines between
them are now vertically drawn. Those OPP
posed to Davis accuse him in the most open
and vehement manner Of being the cause
of all their recent disasters, and they in
turn are charged by JefTs organs with de-
stroying confidence in the ability Of the
co1federacy to achieve Independence, pre-
venting full enforcement: Of the conscrip-
ton, a1d encourage ng desertions.
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Relief for Savannah.

BOSTON, Jan. "A large number Of mer-
chants and leading men Of Boston met in
Fanecu Hall to-day, to inaugurate meas
ures for sending forward other necessary
supplies to the people of Savannah.
Mayor Lincoln presided. Resolutions
were adopted 10 effect the object Of the
meeting, and committee was appointed
Col. Julian Allen, Edward Everett and
others, made addresses. Hearty sympathy
with the purpose of the gathering was
manifested Throughout the proceedings, and
at the adjournment three cheers were Civ
en- for Savannah and Sherman.
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BPidgeCOmpIeted.

!. CLINTON, Iowa, Jan. The Clinton
the Gaiena and Iowa divisions Of the Chi
cago and Northwestern Railroad Company
was opened to-day. A banquet will be
given here tonight in honor OF the event.
a large party excursionists are here
from Chicago. The position of the bridge
IS pronounced By steamboat men the most
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From Arkansas.

DETROIT. Jan. S.-Advices received here
to-day from Little Rock, Ark, dated LIST
inst. say the military situation is un-
changed.
Hon. VIM. D. Snow was elected United
States Senator on the Goth ult., from Ar
kansas, tor six years from the 4th Of next
Narcl, receiving two thirds vote of both
houses on the irst ballot.
The Legislature has passed the $500. 900
loan hi
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ST. LOUIS, Jan. 9.-The Convention to-
day decided to completely revise the Con-
stitut;on, and passed resolution for the
appointment Of eleven committees, to
whom shall be referred the different arti-
cies of the Constitution, and whose duty i
shall be to report such amendments thereto
as may be deemed advisable.
Fort Smith and Van Buren,, Ark, have
been evacuated by order Of Gen. Reynolds.
It . understood, however, that the Pres
ddent has revoked the order, st the instance
Of the citizens OF that section.
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From the Hsthmus

NEw YORK, Jan. The steamer Golden
Rule from Greytown 30th, arrived this
evening.
Col. huxley and party Of the Russian
Telegraph Expedition. reached Greytown
in safety, enroute for San Francisco.
TIE Golden RUE brings GO passengers.
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New YORK, Jan. I0.-Late rebel papers
show that Davis has now on his hands
quarrels with the Governors Of Miseissip-
pi, Georgia and Alabama.
The Richmond Wing thinksthe recent al
legged peace mission of the B!airs entities
the United States to De considered the most
impudent nation that ever had exist
euce.
The Charleston Coslr3rr says Hood has
butchered bis troops as reckiessly as, ac-
cording to the Richmond Sentinel, Grant
ever did.
The Richmond Wing prints testimony
from Savannah Clergyman, Gen. Wayne
and Gen. Beauregard, tia. theSreported
atrocities charged upon Sherman army at
Milledgeville are wholly untounded. The
ladies Of Milledgevi!.e also write that no
such violence WAS ever attempted.
The Richmond Ex0Nsner ridicules the
citizens meeting OF Savannah, saying it
was composed of II persons,
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Ice Obstruction.

BALTIMORE, Jan. S.-The ice in the Sus-
guehaana has seriously obstructed the
trains ca the Philadel paia Railroad. Yes
terday mornings train did not get thro'
TIL afternoon. The n. y. papers were no,
received Until clock this evening. The
train from here yesterday afternoon, had
to return, aud last evenings train did not
so out. Trains. however. went out to-
uight as usual, with prospect OF getting
through IL good season.
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Fire.

BosroN, Jan. The large stone build.
Jug on the northeast corner Of State and
Washington streets, was badly gutted 0y
fire early this morning. Tho lower door
was vacant. The second floor was occupied
By Brown Brothers, Bankers, and the
upper portions principally by offices. The
occupants do not lose much. The loss Of
the owner IS heavy.
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Trial ot the Pirates.

ToRovTo, Jan. I0.-Burleigh, one OF the
lake pirates, was again before the court to-
day. The original document, signed by
lied the raid. Objections being made to
recognizing it, the court adjourned until
Thursday to consider the objections.
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New Jersey Legislature.

TRENTON, N. j., jan. ?.-The Legislature
meets tomorrow. There are Is Democrats
and Repu blicans in the Senate, and 80 of
eacn party in the House. There will be y
compromise made in the organization Of
the House.
A joint meeting to elect an U. S. Senator
cannot he held IN less the House consents.
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About III: c..

NEW York, Jan. l0.--The Commercials
Washington special says Horace Greedy is
here, urgent and persistent in his demands
for peace, and predicating speedy termi
nation Of the war.
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sunk BY Ice.

CAIRO, Jan. THE steamer Odd Fellow
was sunk by ice at Columbus to-day. She
went down in one hundred feet Of water,
and will be total loss. She was valued
at fifteen or twenty thousand dollars. No
"a
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ExchanRe or Prisoners.

FORTRESS MONROE. Jan.6 via BALTI-
MORE, THE exchange OF prisoners has
again been resumed.
Col. Milford arrived from Washington
yesterday, and left for Varina, on the
James river. with 50 rebel officers.
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Slow Sailing.

SANDY HOOK, Jan. l0.-The ship Bridge
water, Captain Sisson, this morning ar.
rived off Sandy Hook, after a passage OF
sixty days from Liverpool. she has on
board the crew OF toe BARK Matte Meical:,
OF New York, from Philadelphia to Boston
The bark was abandoned at sea, The
Bridgewater has just RIA ashore on tae
outer middle.
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From Fortress Monroe.

FORTRESS MONROE, Jan. 9.-Secretary
Stanton ard Gen. Meigs arrived here last
evening: also Simeon Draper and other at
taches os the Custom House. They sailed
for Savannah at noon to-day. Weather
stormy.
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BALTIMORE, Jan. o.-Mr. Flint, Druid
the correspondent of the World, has been
released on parole by Gen. Wallace.
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The Raiders to be Tried

MONTREAL, Jan. THE Court decided
to-day that il had jurisdiction in the case
OF the st. Adams raiders, and the case will
-1rOCpQN
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Relief Meeting.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. "A meeting Of the
CITIZENS to devise means for the relief of the
suffering inhabitants of Savannah, was
held at the Board of Trade rooms this even
ing. Inc Right Rev. Bishop Potter was
called to the CHAIR,
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Inauguration postponed.

SPRINGFIELD, Jan. "a little son OF
Gov. Oylesby died in Decatur to-day. The
Inauguration Of Governor fxed for to-
morrow will be postponed.
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70 do for tie a-mys tina 5aaonfan.,.sc ~ =
Ssotning, &C., or Law Nigh. be passed
ewing them the use Of Lad gu bac. 10 con
iscation. ~ VIZ
He wished the n,emor;a; to ba raes,-o, r.
the Committee On Pubic Lands. aod il wes
SC referred. ~--N - 10
Mr. WILSON, from the Military Com,
nittee, reported back the reso,u t,o-, n 1,is.
tribute the proceeds Of tia cotton can.n rad
at Savannah among the officers AID srI.
oiess OF Gen. Sncrmaas army. with ~
unanimous recommendation that il ho IN
oeuaitely postponed, and 1t was so ordered
hr. ANTHONY offered toe remon.
STRANGE Of the National India Rubber Com.
pany against the extension o. the Good.
year Patent. which was referred to tha
committee on Patents.
:. Mr.. DOOLITTLE offered joint resolu.
Ton directing inquiry iutb tae treatment
ol !nolan tribes by tae civil and military
atutaorities, which was referred to the
Nvnnlttee on Indian Affairs.
TT. DOOL!TTLE called attention to a
Ss..or from an officer stationed II Colorado
80 .e'erence 10 the alleged brutality of Col
S;.av1ngton toward Certain Indians, sta.
,ai,'. suat ne Wantoa.y slaughtered them,
n':ndered them, &c,
-: rVM EROY offered q resolution di
.sellug tne judiciary Committee to inuuir,
~. % .eslsiatlon was necessary to enable
az az !, Iesi0ent 70 cal an extra session o
ss. o -. .y,niath Congress, without givins
~ 10y nays notice aow equi-ed, whicf
On motion Of M. WILSON. the join
ns c1s freeing the wives and children
NJ Wy. = sU1olers was taken Up.
o1Ao-oolRf spoke against the
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-01-11

Jen. Davis QaarreiinE with the
rebel G0ssFnorg-The Marth Gonsfd-
cred tmpndsna--ah hernnmn's army vtn-
dieatsd.
NEw YoRK, January, l0--Late rebel
papeFa show that Davis has now on bis
hands quarrels with the Governors Of
Mississippi, Georgia and Alabama. The
Richmond Whig thinks the recent al
legged peace mission Of the two BIairs,
entitled the United States to be conaid-
cred the most impudent nation that has
ever had existence. The Charleston
Courier says Hood has butchered his
troops as reeklessly, as (aeeording 70 the
Richmond SeHsiasi) ever Grant did
The Richmond Whig prints testimony
from a Savannah Clergyman, General
Wayne, aud General Beauregard, that
the reported atrocities charged upon
Sherman's army at MilIedgville arc
wholly unfounded. Ladies' Of Millsdge-
vile also write that no such violence
was ever attempted
The Richmond Examiner ridieules the
citizens meeting OF Savannah saying it
was composed of fourteea persons
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-01-11

BY TELE G RAP H
OUR SPECIAL REPORT.
Gen. Butler Retired from Command
The Elder Blair gone to Richmond
ANOTHER Rumor o. the Evacuation
Of Richmond.
The City Being Mined.
Davis Quarreling with the Rebel
Governors.


NEW YORK, Jan AT a meeting oil
the Committee at the Chamber of Com
merce to-day, an appeal was adopted
and ordered to be published, calling for
aid for the citizens Of Savannah The
Treasurer announced that three thous
and dollars had already been subscribed
IN New York and Washington. The
steamship company offered the use Of q
steamer to transport provisions contri-
buled.
There 10 some excitement here to-day
by the Provost Martial Generals order
that no enlistments previous to the 18th
Of December aret 10 be credited on quotas
under the last call; and if this order re-
mains unmodified, this city will be com
pelled to raise 1900 men, instead Of
1000, as previously announced
The Post editorially denies the aecu-
sation of the 1TibuHes report OF the
conduct Of Gen. JEFF G. Davis in the
treatment Of negroes on Gen. sherman's 8
march
Crime appears 10 be fearfully on the
increase The morning papers have ac-
counts Of two more fatal assaults.
Considerable opposition is manifested
in some Of the British American prov.
inces, to tho proposed colonial confeder.
alton. In Prince Edwards Island it has
caused Ministerial resignation, and il rs
claimed that uinctenths Of the inhabit-
auts are opposed 10 the scheme In No
va Scotia enthusiastic meetings Of infu-
entail sitizens are heldto protest sgsinst
IT,
The Tribunss London letter says the
proceeds Of the Liverpool Fair will be
given TO the rebels abroad. They are
greatly in need Of H. At the principal
Hotels of Paris, more than four thousand
trunks are pawnsd by southern gentle
men as Securities FOR their bills The
same letter also says that the rebel
agents recently bought the steamship
Rothshaketo lit her out as priyatoer.
The Herald 8 Newbern letter gives
additional particulars Of the Roanoke
River expedition. Tho guuboais Otse-
60 and Barclay we're sunk by torpedoes.
The river Was found full Of torpcdoeA
Seventy-hve were taken upin distance
Of twenty-five miles Sometimes eight
or nine were found stretched across the
river
The feet proceeded to Poplar Point
and found batteries too strong to be
taken without cooperating land force.
On their return the boats were some
what annoyed BY sharpshooters
Union officers, writing from the rebel
prison at Columbia, say that many Of.
hcers are escaping, one hundred getting
away in one day. The rations TO prison
ers consist Of corn meal aud sorghum
molasseG
The Herald's Savannah letter says
that on the night of the l7th, four hours
after Col Mulford's fag-of-trucs had
left Fort Sumter, the blockade ruuner,
Fox, ran through the feet and reached
Nassau.
IL is runored that rebel rams are re.
pairing to come down to attack the set.
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-01-11
From the Eleventh raraIrr.

H'D-oR's Ist BzTs-, 5th DIV CAV CoErs
In the nsld, lee. 80, 1884
EdiEsrs Evansville Journal:
For nearly three weeks We have been
passing over one continuous battlefield.
The cavalry arm Of the service was call
ed upon for active duty before it was full
ly prepared. The commanding officers
had used every exertion and made every
effort to have their men ready for sfic-
lent service. But q few days before,
Col B. R. Stewart had taken command
Of his newly organized brigade, and the
command Of the llth Indiana Cavalry
had devolved upon yeur toEnsnan, Il
Col A. Sharrs- The Eleventh had had
no drill IS . cavalry orgsniEssion- Col
Stewart lad set thsn an example Of IN
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-01-11

WAsHISoTos, Jan. 9-The President
to-day in answer TO resolution of the
House, communicated the report Of Col
Key, giving an account Of an interview
between himself and Howell Cobb, on
the l4th OF June, 1862, on the banks Of
the Chickahominy. The report is ad.
dressed to the Secretary of War. Col.
Key says:
| am instructed by Gen. Mcclellan TO
report to You the substance of an inter
view held by me with howell Cobb,
now acting as a Brigadier General In
the rebel army. | was ordered to pro-
eeed with flag Of truce to be met by
Gen. Cobb for conference in relation to
the exchange of prisoners, making ar
rangements for a second meeting. /
also received permission to converse
with Gen. Cobb upon the subjects of the
existing contest. | informed him, how
ever, that all such conversation was
partly personal, and not in any respect
OF an official representation character.
went to the place appointed and was
met on the bridge by Gen. Cobb.
In regard to the exchange of prison
ers, be exhibited written authority from
Gen. Lee giving him full power to make
intervention Of the subject as to any or
all prisoners of war, wherever captured.
He expressed a readiness to make an
agreement embracing all prisoners held
on either side, and make such agree
ments applicable either to existing pris.
oners or those hereafter captured. He
| intimated that be would sign any cartel
which was based entirely upon princi.
Piles of entire equality, aud proposed
that exchanges should take place &C
cording to date of capture-frst, how,
ever, exhausting the list of officers; the
scale of equivalents TO be equal to any
which we might present, and would
operate regularly.
The Richmond Sentinel OF the 9th
says Gen, Sherman is doubtless moving
on Branchville.
The ErGminsr says dispatch from
Gen. Hardee reports the enemy before
Hardeeville, but there is no indication
of an immediate attack.
The Augusta CoRstitutionalist de
clares that there we're only seventeen
persons present AZ the citizens meeting
The Savannah Chronic1e commenti
on affairs by warning Georgians agains
submission, saying it is reasonable.
The Richmond Examiner demands
public meeting in Georgia to keep a
the spirits Of the people sEd proven
their trusting in the promises of III
Yankees