New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-14
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Dispatch to The N. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Friday. Jan. II, lsGJ.

Special D Dispatch to The N Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Friday. Jan. II, lsGJ.
PEACE RUMORs AND sPEcULATIoSs.
An old hand at peace negotiation declared to
day to a committee room full Of Congressman. thu
from his knowledge Of what and would be done il
Richmond he knew that cessation of hostities pre-
minary to formal negotiations, would take place within
ten days. Mr.. Blair has not yet returned. Gen.
Grant teegraphed up tonight that the Richmond
papers, received at his headquarters to-day, coz
a feeling Of coming peace. An that talk speak
Of the close Of the as at hand.
Men feel peace their bones, they say many shrewd
men to-day felt it in their pockets More than one
member of Congress sent orders North to day 10 in
stantly sell their stocks they dreaded speedy fall.
The wife Of Senator Foote was looked 70 by the pecu
lators in peace as good mine of news to be worked.
instantly that she was under Chndwcks roof But tie
lady was weary and depressed and needed perhaps ex
tensive shopping before she received friends Iomor
row the hand Of peaoemaker will fall heavily on
jeff. Dayis's obstinacy.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TELEGRAMr.
1.-THE following dispatch have received by mail from
Washington. taken to the Telegraph Office but us
Transmission forbidden by the Government Cen'ora''
tor TyibuEe
The Censorship of the kilograms to the North
ern and Western Press revived and RICHLY en-
forced on Sunday night. on Monday. on Tuesday and
kept up presume to-day TO prevent the announce
ment from Washington Of the removal Of Gen. Butler
and to suppress all comments On IT, The use OF the
mpils at the time was left unobstructed The OBJ
iect Of this interference with the business by telegraph
Of the newspapers was to contne the announcement oil
the reuov to the headquarters OF the Army Of the Pc
tomac where It could be licked into such shape as par
tznshp should require and also to glance of from the
Executive and the War Department seeming response
by for the act petition will be presented to Con-
gress begging for law to put an end to this
at once babyish and tyrannous interference with the
Freedom Of the Press.
REBEL SENATOR ARRESTED FOR TRYING TO
ESCAPE TO THE UNION LINES.
Henry S. FOote the Rebel Senator in rebel
lion on his own account against JEFF Daviss Govern
ment was arrested yesterday on lis flight from
Richmond TO our lines. He was overtaAen by two
cavalry Occoquan fifteen miles from Aie1andria'
His wife was with him. When caught be was waiting
In the house Of one Hamme for conveyance across the
river The cavalrynen obliged Hammel to harness Up
hi, horse and wagon and convey the captive as Ear
back toward Richmond as Dumfries
The military authorities Of Alexandria ycster-
day evening ordered by Government to send 81
once to Occoquan for Mrs. Footc She was brought to
Alexandria this afternoon where she met by Sec
rotary Seward and escorted in q carriage to WIZARDS
Hotel in Washington Mr. Foote's cause has been very
thoroughly though suddenly espoused by the State De-
partment and to save him from the punishment OF
treason at jeff Daviss hands, it is understood that the
President has declared that II he is harmed he VIII
bring five of the most distinguished Rebel prisoners IN
our hands to grief Our cavalry at Fairfax wos also
ordered by telegraph 10 pursue Foote'S csptors. ard
rescue him if possible.
SENATOR WILSON.
4 letter from distinguished member OF the
Massachusetts, Senate. received here today sa!s;
Henry Wilson's friends need not borrow the sgntest
trouble concerning his reelection 1nmy opinion he VIII
receive nearly a unanimous vote in our body other
received here state that the factious postpone
ment the election will give the faithful Senator nearly
every vote in both branches of the Legislature.
GROWING TOO SOON.
A distinguished Senator remarked to-day, in
reference 70 the excessive harty of Rebels every
where over the removal of Gen. Butler that some heads
would not be carried quite high after the General
had taken the witness stand and given in his evidence
ABOUT TAXES AND PASSES.
No civilians in the Army of the Potomac can
nov obtain passes from the Provost Marshal without
first visiting the office Of the Deputy Collector of Inter-
nal Revenue at City Point paying their special income
tax Of five per for s62 and exhibiting the receipt
at the Provost Mcrshal's office.
CONSUL AT BARBADOS.
f.. Knight Sperry of New Haven has beer
amounted Consul at Barbados vice Winson Trov-
bridge deceased.
PAYING Up.
The Treasury Department designs paving all
reouisitons 10 January by the end of tie present