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MISCELLANEOUS.

Ex-Vicc-Presidcnt George NJ. Dallas
died in Philadelphia en- Saturday, aged
scventy-one years. lie had been min,
lister to England and St. Petersburg, and
in 1873 he accompanied the distinguished
Albert Gallatin as secretary to st. Pc
tersburg when the Offices of the Emperor
of Russia were rendered to bring about
peace.
A spy was recently captured near City
Point, upon whose person elaborate
drawings and descriptive sketches of our
defences in this locality were found. 1t
is stated that, when taken, he was on his
way to City Point to complete his mis-.
sion by examining the inner line Of
works at that place.
They are catching est. Adams raid
crs" all over New England. The last
batch of alleged raiders was baggcd IN
Vermont recruiting camp.
Ten new regiments have been organ
lied ut Cincinnati for the field.
Fifty thousand dollars in 7.3O United
States bonds was presented to Admira!
Farragut by his friends in New York ON
Saturday.
The Board of Supervisors of the city
and county of New York have resolved
to raise four millions of dollars to pay
the thousand dollar bounty, to prevent u
draft
The debt of Vermont amounts to
$1,G4O,S45, or 1921 for each person in
the State. The debt is principally
funded, and is payable in 1871, 1871
and 1897.
The model of a colossal statue of the
late Major General Berry is on cxhibl-
ton in Portland, Maine. This is said to
be the first statue of the kind ever at
tempted in Maine.
The New England railroad companies
are beginning to use wood again on &C.
count of the high price of coal.
Not onc-half the usual amount OF lum-
Der will be cut this winter on the Aros-
took or St. John rivers, in Maine. Sup
plies and labor are so high that opera
tives generally concedc that nothing can
be made in the business.
Gold was quoted in New York on Sa-
turday evening at 227 81.
Lincoln was to give his Newly ear re-
ception on Monday, from l to 2 o'clock.
The "policc arrangements were already
perfected on Sunday, according to the
ChrOaicle.
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CONFEDERATE READING-ROOM.
GREAT ARRIVAL OF PAPERS.
NEW YANKEE pICTORIAIS-A SPLENDID
LOT-MAGNIFICEET ILLUSTRATIONS.

Merryman's Monthly for January. with over five
hundred comic illustrations; IIarpers' Weekly,
Frank Lcslic's, Yankee Notious, and several other
latest YANKEE EDITORIALS, all profusely illus
trated. Among tie Illustrations are: The Great
Yankee Fleet setting out from Fortress Monroe for
Wilmington; Sherman making a New-iear's Call;
Portraits of all the Justices Of the United States
Supreme Court Operations of the Armies about
Nashville Nashville and its Defences; Operations
Of the Armies in Virginia; Warren's Raid tcsrins
up the Weldon Railroad, and thousand other IL
lust1ations too numerous to enuuerate in this ad-
veItiseraent. Call and see them.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.


We have received copy of the Wash
ington Chronicle Of Sunday, the LIST in
slant.
THE LATEST FROM GENERAL HOODS ARMY.
A dispatch from Cincinnati, dated the
s1st, says that a telegram from Columbia,
Tennessee, says cit is thought" that
the larger part of General Hoods army
is still north of the Tennessee river. 1t
adds:
Hood first attempted to strike the
river at Decatur, but General Granger
occupied the place in advance, and headed
him off. At the same time the gunboats
came up the river, and compelled him to
abandon the point, near Florence, where
he had pontoons.
Owing to the bad condition Of the
roads, the movement could not be rapid.
THE RECENT ADVANCE ON GoRDoNsvILLE-
ITS REPULSE.
A correspondent, writing from Sheri-
dams army, says the First and Second
divisions Of cavalry, under Torbert, re-
turned to camp from their Cordohsvllle
expedition on the 3Oth. Their march
towards Gordonsyille, up to Thursday,
was without serious impeachment The
letter says:
The following morning friday, the
First brigade, Colonel Stage command
ing, which had been guarding the cross
roads, was removed forward to where
the Charlottesville and Orange road
crosses the Gordonsville pike, and the
Second brigade was thereupon ordered
to advance toward Gordonsville as far as
possible. There was but little opposition
until the brigade had arrived within two
miles Of Gordonsvillc, where the pike
passes through Southwest mountain
Here the road was barricadcd, and the
hillsides were found to be we'll arranged,
naturally as well as artificially, for de-
fensive operations. More than all, the
works. such as they were, were occupied
by infantry.
Notwithstanding this fact, the Second
brigade, Colonel Kellogg, was ordered IN.
The Second Pennsylvania, Major Scott !;
Seventeenth Pennsylvania, Lieutenant
Colonel Anderson Ninth New York,
Colonel Nichols, and Fourth New York,
Captain Oliver, moved up in handsome
STYLE. and succeeded in capturing the
advanced positions; but while all this
was going on, fresh troops were con-
stanfIy being marched into position, and
tho trains on the railroad, bringing up
reinforcements, could be distinctly heard
Heaf1es the cavalry before mentioned,
avs division of infantry was dc
I'd here. After feeling the works
sveral hours, the command was or.
q u TO retire. Licutenant-C Colonel An
u IN, Of the Seventeenth Pcnnsylva-
behaved with distinguished gal
lantry, leading his men in two separate
charges -one on foot and the other on
hogseback. Colonel Nichols, of the
Ninth New York, took a prominen,
ut On tho extreme right in flank
oeyement
Z II fstreating, the enemy following
MY = short distance, they were not dis
n01ed 10 culfiyate 3 too intimate &C
quaintance NTH the rear guard, having
some knowledge Of the men composing
that faCce.
o. tho return, bearing that Aosby
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during which time he discovered all their
plans and movements.

THE ACT FOR THE EMANCIPATION OF THE
SLAVES IN THE coNfEDERACY.
The New York Tribune does not think
there is a sufficient Abolition majority
in the Yankee House to pass, by two
thirds vote, (Which is rcquircD the bill
abolishing slavery. The New York
World, discussing the same question,
says:
All reasoning which comedies the carly
abolition of slavery assumes that the
South cannot gain its independence by
the unaided efforts of its white popula-
ton. If it can, slavery will be abolished
when the South pleases; which will not
be in this generation, nor the next. Let
us assume, then, that the time is not dis
tant when Southern arms will give way
before Northern valor, unless some new
element enters into the struggle. Mean
while, steps arc taken for extinguishing
slavery by an amendment to the Consti-
tuition. What will be the consequence !?
Why, clearly this: that the South,
seeing that the fall of slavery is
inevitable, will anticipate our action
and get beforehand with US in it's aboli-
ton. That majority Of the negroes will
prefer their old homes and associations IN
the sunny climate Of the South is next
to certain; and the rebel army will have
nearly as many fresh blacks to draw on
for recruits as they had whites at the
beginning of the war. 70 say that this
will have no tendency to prolong the
contest, and render the final result
doubtful, is to talk supcrlativc nonsense.
If, as the Abolitionists contend, the
emancipation proclamation prevented
European recognition, it logically follows
that (thc disposition Of Europe remaining
the same) recognition would speedily
follow the abolition of slavery by the
South; and all the mere certainly from
the increased military weight of the South
when it's able bodied male negroes had
been thrown into the scale.
The certainty, then, is as great as this
kind of reasoning admits, that the pass
age of the constitutional amendment
would cause the South to offer up the
doomed institution on the altar of indie
pendence, and that fortune would be so
far propitiatcd by the sacrifice as to ena-
bic them to prolong the struggle and win
recognition in the family of nations.
It is not the mission Of the Demo
cratic party to abct a proceeding that
tends to protract the war and cast doubt
on its success.
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CONFEDERATE CONGRESS.
SENATE.
TUESDAY, January 8, 1865

TUESDAY, January 3, 1865.
The Senate met at II o'clock NJ
Prayer by the Rev. DR.. Leyburn, of the
Presbyterian Church.
Mr.. Brown offered a resolution that
Congress adjourn at IL o'clock NJ, on the
cath instant, until the 4th of July next.
Laid on the table for future considera
ton.
Senate bill to provide for the compcn-
sation Of persons whose slaves have bcca
lost, by death, escape to, or capture by,
the enemy, while in the service of the
Confederate States, was considered and
passed. The bill provides that the owner
shall secure the full value Of slaves so
lost, to be asccrtaincd by agreement or
appraisement.
Several Senate bills were taken up
and postponed till future days.
On motion, by Mr. Barnwcll, Senate
bill to guard against the improper con-
struction of the tax laws by officers en-
trusted with their execution was indefi-
niIcly postponed.
On motion, by Mr.. Semmcs, the Sc:
nate resolved into executive session; and
soon after, on motion, by Mr.. Walker, OR
Alabama, adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House met at II o'clock. Prayer
by Rev. DIR. Read.
The House took up for consideration,
and passed with amendments, the bill
for the formation of new regiments, bat
talions and companies, from supernu-
merary officers who may resign to join
such commands
On motion, adjourned.
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STONEMAN'S RAID-A LIST OF MuNCuAU-
SENS.

STONEMAN'S RAID-A LIST OF MUNCuAU-
SENS.
Stoncman has arrived at Nashville.
and givcs.a regular Munchausen account
of his raid into Southwestern Virginia.
The following is the story:
The forces consisted of General Bur-
bridges troops and General Gillem's
East Tennessee troops, all under COM
mand Of Major-Gcncral Stoneman. They
left Knoxville on the 18th. The move
ment was unknown to the rebels, who
were not discovered until after three
days.
At Kingsport, General Jones's COM
mand was attacked, consisting of about
five hundred of Morgan's old command
The forces were. killed. scattered, or cap
tured. Next, the rebel forces of Vaughn
were discovered at Papcrtown, near
Bristol, trying to effect a junction with
Breckenridge, at Saltvillc.
Our forces pursued him to Marion,
where an engagement occurred, result,
ing in a loss to the rebels oil all their
force and artillery, except about Two hum
dred men, who retrcatcd towards Lynch
burg, Virginia. Breckinridgc's command
had followed General Stoneman with the
forces of Galtucr; Crosby and Withers,
and the balance of Dukes command,
who had been On the frontier of Kentucky,
waiting to cooperate with the cavalry.
General Stoneman attacked the force
at Marion and drove them over the
mountains into North Carolina. His
command then attacked the salt works,
which were defended by about seven
hundred men, who were either captured
or dispersed. The loss by this raid to
the rebels is immense.
All the railroad bridges from New
river to the Tennessee line arc DESTROYED.
Thirteen railroad trains, with locomo-
tives; several trains and extra cars, with
out engines; were captured and DESTROYED.
All the depots of supplies in Southwest
ern Virginia, depots, ',undries, mills,
factories, storehouses, wagon and am
bulance trains, and turnpike bridges,
were destroyed. In addition, We captured
two thousand and five hundred rounds
Of artillery ammunition, two thousand
pack saddles, and large amount Of
harness, and great quantity of small
arms, two thousand horses and one thou.
sand mules.
Among the captures were also two
rebel editors and four secession printing
presses. The latter were sent to Parson
Brownlow as Christmas gift. Severe
loss to the rebels was the destruction
Of the salt works, at Saltville. and the
lead works, at Leadyille; both were rem
dsred valueless. Our losses were very
small, not exceeding two thousand
killed, wounded and missing.
Among the killed was Colonel Bocle
of the Eleventh Kentucky cavalry. Our
captured rebel prisoners amount to TWEEN.
ty-four officers and eight hundred and
forty-.ive men.
East Tennessee is now free from any
body Of rebels, and Kentucky is not in.
tested by Confeslerates. General Stone.
man had possession of the rebel telegraph
line, and held it for eighteen hours,
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wae over The ordinary business Of the
court forthvith began. and the crowd
Immediately dxpersed. overheard a
Gallant officer remark: "Well, there is
q solid block of New England granite
placed in its proper position"
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LOST, .STRI YED NU,,STOLEN.

OTOLEN, from the table in my dining
- room, in Caroline county, Vi, on the oven-
ing Of Friday, December 39tt, 1864, nine SILVER
FORKS, marked ''Dc Jarnettc." \ reward OF two
hundred dollars viii be paid for their return, and
no questions asked
JAMES G. DtJAEEETTE.
Ruthcr Glen post-0iticr, Caroline county,
il 1-jte Virginia.
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~ INKS, ISKs; warranted Of superior
quality. BLACK STEEL-PEN INK, BLUE
BLACK WRITING FLUID, RED and INDEiI-
BILE INKS. Prices reasonable. Wholesale ana
retail HOVER & CO.
No. 4, under Exchange HOtel,
in 4--lts Fourteenth street.
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punishment which tncy nave UtScEvoui
nor could they, being enemies, be al
lowed to enjoy the protection Of the
United States; they will therefore be set
at liberty to seek refuge wherever they
may find it, with the hazard of RECAP
ture when beyond the jurisdiction of this
Government.
The entire correspondence will soon be
officially promulgated.
THE wIRE-PULLING IN LlNC0LN's ELEC-
TON.
The Weed-Opdykc libel suit in New
York is bringing to light goodly amount
Of political scandal. 1t appears that the
d" American party" Of New York sup
ported Lincoln on the contract that An
drcws was to have the collectorship Of
the port One who certified to this fact
related the interview Of the "American"
committee with Lincoln. lie said:
On Tuesday or Wednesday, the 18th
of July, 1861, the committee l have
named was at the Presidents mansion at
- o'clock; he informed us he was busy,
and asked us to call at o'clock in the
evening; we called, and had an interview
Of an hour and half or two hours; we
had prepared written argument or
statement, urging the appointment of
Mr.. Andrews, alleging the services he
had rendered and the services his friends
had rendered; we stated to the Presi-
dent that we did not belong to the Re-
publican party, and never had but we
had supported him; that Mr.. Andrews
and General Ulman had rendered
very essential service tina. we had
no one in Washington to represent
our interest, and therefore had come to
him to look after the interests of the Amc-
rican party. The President, after hearing
everything that took place, and reading
over the paper, stated: Gentlemen,
appreciate the services you have rem
dered to me in the last canvass, but am
not prepared to decide this matter this
evening; have made an implied promise
to the Secretary Of State that before |
decide this matter | would consult with
him in reference to the premises; but by
Thursday evening this matter shall be
settled, and you shall not be disap-
pointed" Among other things, Mr.. w.
man stated that he and Mr.. Andrews had
called on him at Springfield, Illinois, be-
fore the Inauguration, and he had then
agreed to take care of the American in
tcrcst; that if he intended to carry out
this promise there was now no other APP
pointment of any note left in the city of
New York-cvcry other office being
filled except this; on Thursday, we re-
ccived q satisfactory message; we re-
turned on the 18th; Mr.. Andrews re-
manned 2 few days; l have not stated all
the cow crsation, but the substance of it.
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was wounded, and at q house near by,
General Gibbs, commanding reserve bri-
gade, sent out a detachment Of the First
dragons, under Captain 'Coppinger, Of
General Torbert's staE, to bring him
away in an ambulance. The place visited
was Dorman's mills, near Upperville, but
too late Mosby had been removed, and
was dangerously wounded, according
to the statements of the people residing
there.
The enemy gave the First division a
few parting shots in Ashby's gap, firing
at least hundred shots at the command
while passing through that place. Scve-
raj hundred horses and cattle were cap
tured and driven in, but there was no
systematic attempt made to capture or
destroy property, save in one instance,
where Captain Oliver, with tje Fourth
New York, went out; but ge,t.!:. lost in
the fog, and surrounded by an invisible
foe, the command did not do much
damage. IA
THREATENED ATTACK on BATON ROUGE.
The New Orleans correspondents Of the
New York Herald writes under date OF
December 9th:
Twenty-Five hundred rebels, under
Scott and Writ Adams, threaten to at
tack Baton Rouge. They are in the
neighborhood of the town, and say they
will cat their Christmas dinner there
General Burton is prepared to give them
warm reception.
THE COST or THE TORPEDO THAT DID NOT
BLOW Up FORT FISHER.
a correspondent of the New York
Tribune, writing about that torpedo that
Admiral Porter had read so much about
that he could not help trying one, says
Every appliance which scientific know
ledge and ingenuity could devise, and
enterprise and manly daring execute,
were put in rcquisition to insure the
success of this novel and important fea-
turc Of the expedition. The boat selected
for the purpose was the Louisiana, a
propeller of about three hundred tons
burden. About one hundred and forty
tons of powder, together with the neces,
sary Gomez fuses and other appliances
for insuring an instantaneous ignition OF
the vast mass of powder that was put
on board before the boat left Hampton
Roads. One hundred and twenty tons
more Of powder were added at Beaufort,
where she put in on her way to the
scene of action, making, in all, two hun
drcd and sixty tons, or $40. 900 pounds.
The. aggregate cost of powder and boat
to the Government was slightly in ex-
cess of quarter Of q million Of dol
zars. The boat was painted white, her
general appearance being not unlike that
of a blockadc-runncr-though, to do her
strict justice, somewhat more respcc-
tablc-looking craft.
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"PEESONALS FROM TIE NEW YORK
NEWS.
A file of the New York News up to December 3lst
containing great many "rersonals' to parties N
the South. Parties also see from this file if
their "personals" in tho Richmond papers have
been copied.
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GREAT ATTRACTION TO TIE LADIES.
Just received, supply Of the LATEST IA
SIIlON BOOKS.
GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK for January,
MADAME DEMORESI'S MIRROR OF FA-
SlIIONS,
FRANK LEsLlE'S GAZETTE OF FASHIONS,
All with MAGNIFICENT FASHION PLATES,
showing the latest styles of dresses, eloaks, coat
tails" bonnets, trimmings, and everything apper-
tanning to lady's wardrobe; III fact, ladies will
find, i'll these books, drawings and instructions for
everything, from bridal costume to hela,cs. mode
of dressing the hair.
The Room will be kept open crcInsieely for Ia
die, bet,ceea The hoars If 3 and o'c!ock T. IL
No gentlemen allowed III the Room between these
hours. This Roonl-rulc viii be strictly enforced
The Reading Room is also open q, night
TEN THOUSAND OLD PAPERS FOR SALE
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SEWARD ON THE BELLIGEKENT RIGHTS OF
CONFEDERATE CRUISERS.
In his correspondence with the Brazil
ian Minister, Seward takes occasion to
say that this Government disallows the
assumption that the insurgents of this
country are Lawful. naval belligercnt :;
and, OH the contrary, it maintains that
the ascription of that character by the
Government of Brazil to the insurgent
citizens of the United States, who have
heretofore been, and who still are, desti-
tute of naval forces, ports and courts, is
an act of intervention in derogation of
the law Of nations, and unfricndly and
wrongful, as it is manifestly injurious to
the United States.
After further remarks, he says:
It does not. however, belong to the
captains Of ships of war of the United
States, and the commanders of their
armies, or to their consuls residing in
foreign ports, acting without the au-
thority Of Congress, and without even
Executive direction, and choosing their
own time, manner and occasion, to assert
the rights and redress the wrongs Of the
country.
This power can be lawfully exercised
only by the Government of the United
States. Although the crew are enemies
OF the United States, and, as they con-
tended, enemies Of the human race, vet
the offenders were nevertheless unlaw.
fully brought into the custody Of this
Government, and therefore they could
not be lawfully subjected here to the
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STOLEN-sloo REVIVED

L Stolen from my camp, rear Petersburg, OH
The night OF tie 18th of Dccemb"r, small DARK
BAY MARE, with marks Of the saddle Oh her
w.thers; ragged name and left knee a little larger
than the right; spraddlcS her hind feet vide IN
pacing. L will give the above reward for her, or
any information leading TO hen recovery.
CHARLIE H. HOWARD.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Forty-cighth Georgia, sore
refs brigade. dc 3o-5t
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

b% S4IrsrUYY, BRowSsTUrr, SHoEh
for sale. "
FOR HIRE, a smart BOY, about twelve or four.
teen years of age. Apply between 0 and " A. IT,,
at the CITY FEED STORE,
Cary street, between Fourteenth ard fifteenth
streets IN i-5t-
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THE GRAVE OF SHERMAN'S CHILD.


The Cincinnati CoDameycial has de
scription of q monument made there to
be put over the grave Of General Shcr-
mans child. 1t says:
The monument was made by order Of
the Thirteenth regiment of regular United
States infantry, of which General Sher-
man was colonel four years since, and Of
which his namesakc -s son, the deceased
child, was, by general consent, considered
a sergeant, having been elected to that
position by the members Of the regiment,
who were vcryproud of him. The mo-
nument is about two feet square at the
base and six feet high. Above tho
rough ground base is the marble base,
an cight-sided, finely polished and orna
mcnted block. Upon four of the faces
are inscriptions, and upon the other four,
between them, the American shield, with
its stripes and stars. Surmounting the
base is full-sized tenor drum, with
straps and sticks complete; and crossed,
above this, two flags Of the Union-all
in beautiful white marble. The inscrip-
tons arc as follows:
"Our Little Sergeant Willie-from the
First battalion, Thirteenth United States
infantry"
civilian Tecumsch Sherman, son of
William L. and Ellen E. Sherman. Born
in San Francisco, California, June s,
1854; died in Memphis, Tennessee, Oc-
tober 8, 1863"
Gin his spirit there was no guile"
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First arrival Of

FULL FILES OF CALIFORNIA PAPERS;
among them the Alta Californian, Daily Morning
Call, Weekly American Flag, the Sentinel, Mining
Press, and the Honolulu Sandwich Islanjs) Com
mercal Advertiser.
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NJ OTI C. L TO The
~ taxpayer, i'll the Twelfth Collection District,
composed OF the city west o;$xth street are her, by
notified that those of them who have heretofore
failed to make dne return OF tier income and lr3-
fits Tor the year 1868, have failed TO submit tho
same 10 referees i'll case Oh disagreement with the
assessors, and who Si III continue 20 80 10 far teri
days from this day, and also tnoSg who shall ful
to make payment Of the same for twenty DAYS IoIu
this date snail bc deemed and held to be inAftult
al the penalties fer such default viii b. enforced.
and sad taxes and penalties collected hy distress
forthwith. r. \. WOODS
d. Il -2Gts Collector f,r The Twelfth District.