The New York herald., 1865-02-04

gang OF twenty six rebel gusriilas dashed into Md
way, Kentucky, on Thursday evening, burned the rail-
road depot and telegraph oce robbed the stores and
citizens and then made their escape
The crew Of the rebel pirate Florida seized in Bahia
Bay BY tho United States steamer wachusett and acc
denally sunk In James river Virginia have been re-
leased by the government from confinement in Fort was
rem, Boston harbor They number about thirty men.
They were taken from the fort and placed on board the
British steamer Canada which they sailed tor Halifax
| or Liverpool on last Wednesday.
BY our es Of late Southern newspapers appears that
forced into the army by conscrpon are rather sngu-
lary calling for volunteers and bill has been intro
| duced into their Senate urging al except those
already In the army and deserte to form military com.
panies to servo during the war; the members TO bs
permitted to select their own officers Mr. J. l. Pugh,
member Of the Military Committee In their House
Of Representatives, In letter which he has written,
gives the outlines Of . bill for the conscnpton Of
all males between eighteen and y-Hve years for tho
placing the army OF all between these ages
empted under detamen for other service for reduc
tion to the ranks Of all officers without command Tho
statement made some time ago that Beauregard is 10
command in person tho army lately under Hood, and
under Dick Taylor, is repeated. One thousand pa
rolled Union prisoners from Richmond on Tuesday
last detained in James river by the lee.
CONGRESS-.
In the Senate yesterday the House bin providing for
the construction OF ship canal around Niagara Falls
and the payment Of grauy Of three hundred dollars
to Revolutionary pensioners read twice and appro
priaey referred The bill in relation to the enrolment
made the special order for to-day. Bills provid
Ing for bridging the Ohio att Louisville and Cincinnati
were rado the special order for Monday next The
Secretary OF the Navy, motion of Mr. Hale, was
called for Information to the employment OF de-
tecives and whether said detectives instructed to
inquire into the business affairs OF members OF Congress
Committees Of conference ordered on the Military
Academy and Deficiency Appropriation bills, The con-
sideraton Of theont resolution TO exclude States in
belon from the Electoral College then resumed
thequcsion being oexemp Louisiana fro mthe provisions
Of the resolution This discussed at considerable
length but the motion to exempt Louisiana defeated
by vote Of fifteen yeas to twenty three nays subst
tute TO the resolution then offered declaring that tho
people of State declared to be In nsurection shall be
qualified Presidential electors until such insur
recton shall be suppressed until said State shall be
represented In Congress And this debated till the
adjournment
In the House OF Representatives. tho Naval Appropa
,ion bill taken up in Committee of the Whole and
Mr. II Winter Davis delivered sct Speech attacking tho
administration of the Navy Department. especially In
the construction of Monitors and other iron
clad vessels of-war. Mr.. Rice, Chairman Of the Com
mittes Naval Affairs replied, and upon the conclusion
Of his remarks the House adjourned.
THE LEGISLATURE.
In the State Senate yesterday bills for the Central
Park North and East River Railroad tho Sleeps Head
and Sea Shore Railroad Dry Dock East Broadway and
Battery Place Raroad and regulating the fees Of phys
and surgeons certain cases. reported favo
rably The Attorney General sent In y communication
relative TO the action OF tho Hudson River Railroad
Company in running horse.cas between Thirteth street
and Chambers street. giving II as his opinion that the
company has the right to horse that por
their road and charge persons taking the ten
cons but denying their right TO charge through passen
gers additional fare. bill noticed 70 incorporate
tho new York Dental College Bills relative to tho man.
ufacturo Of gas the Department Of Public
Charities New York. authorizing Brooklyn TO exchange
oertan lands for lands belonging the United sates
and increasing tho salaries Of tho New York Receiver Of
Taxes and his clerks.
In the Assembly tho Senate resolutions ratfyng the
constitutional amendment 30 - 70 abolish slavery
throughout the United States adoped-yeas ", nays
40 bill was reported for the appointment Of commis
sioncrs the capital from Albany Bills to in
corporate the Central Railroad Company OF New York
relative to the clerks Of Kings county amending the
charter of the New York Medical College; for horse
railroad from Hunters Point TO Calvary Cemetery; au
thor2ing the Yonkers and Now York Railroad Company
to extend their tracks from Kingsbrdge to yninth
street. and incorporating tho Long Island Savings Bank
were noticed Bills introduced to amend the act
relative to the savings banks In New York and Kings
county incorporating the Bay View and New York Ferry
Company; amending tho charter Of Brooklyn TO regu-
late convict labor incorporating the Long Island Savings
Bank; also Incorporating the Ellsworth Social Club OF
Brooklyn.
In communication OF the I'd inst to General Kinks
Acting Assstant Provost Marshal General in this city
Provost Marshal General Fry gives his explanation OF the
manner in which quota under the Presidents last
cali for troops has Increased. He throws the blame
from his own shoulders 10 those Of Supervisor Blunt,
whom he charges with making incorrect statements and
misrepresentng affairs TO the people OF the city. He
ntimates that frauds have been pracsod by some per-
son. that he himself ia not tho and says that our
citizens have been mslcd the actual number Of men
which they required to furnish General Fry, how
ever in closing, confirms the statement published In
Yesterdays HEnALp by announcing that until further
orders President has directed haia deduction OF
por cent the quota Of each Congressional
district in this State be allowed Our city quota there
rcro wl in the noighborhood Of sixteen thousand
The Street Commissioner has been notified BY the Man.
rattan Gas Company that unless their demand OF lfy-
ares dollars per year for each street lamp is complied
With they will on Monday next cease to supply the city
nth gas.
diagram Of Savannah is published in this mornings
lnaALp II shows tho plan Of the city and tho portion
barned BY the two recent disastrous nres graph
cly described in editions Of yesterday and tho day
bdore 1t will prove Interesting 70 persons familiar with
| IL localitiea
The skating s, continues Notwithstanding there has
bssn considerable moderation in the temperature Of the
nosphcre during tho past few days Tho lovers Of the
sp ri have had very extended for tho enjoy