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BY MAIL,
KORTIF CAKOLMA L6iSIIA-
bspobted expressly FOB THE
MIWQTOW HERALD. '
DAILY Wtt-
After prayer, and the reading of the journal,
The house proceeded to the transaction Of
business. ,' " ' , ."j' ''" ,
The memorial concerning widows and orphan's
was reported back by committee, who asked to
be relieved. - ' ; .
Mr. Teague introduced an act . concerning : the
depreciation of confederate currency. i f .
Referred to committee on currency.
A bill to consolidate- the offices of librarian
and keeper of the capitol was introduced.
Mr. Moore of Martin introduced a resolution
for withdrawing the military and restoring cijil
law.
Moved to be printed and considered at 1 1
o'clock on Thursday: ' ''' ' uii
A bill to punish with. death for stealing. cattle
and stock over the value of $5.
Report of the joint committee to superintend
the election of councillors of state declared
that W. Eaton, Jr., had alone received the re
quisite number of votes.
A bill to instruct the judiciary committee to
inquire what, if any, legislation is necessary to
protect guardians and other fiduciary agents.
An act for qualifying justices of the peace,
and for other purposes, was read and referred to
the njdiiary committee.
By Mr. Furr, a bill to amend the revised epoc
chapter 12th, section 1st, in regard to fines in,
cases of bastardy. t
Referred to the judiciary committee.
A message from the senate, asking the con
currence of the house to an engrossed bill to
consolidate the offices of auditor and comptrol
ler, the comptroller to discharge the duties of
both offices, at a salary of $2,000, and one clerk
at a salary of 1200.
Mr. Blackmer introduced a memorial from the1
general assembly of North Carolina, to the
President of the United States, setting forth that
we had cheerfully and' in good faith, .complied
with all bis requirements, and praying for relief.
"The order of the day now came up, beif g a bill
for the relief of the holders of state bonds issued
since Ma7 20, 1861, under an act entitled "an act
to secure the completion of the W. C. fc Ruther
ford railroad company and to, amend its charter."
Mr. Faircloth of Wayne, moved to amend so
as to restrict the advantages of the exchange of
these bonds to the coinpan and to exclude such
persons as come into possession at merely nomi
nal prices. Mr. Caldwell was opposed to issuing
new obligations or to partial legislation.
Moved to lay on the table and then the motion
was withdrawn. '.',. "; r , ;
Mr Cowan did not -wish hasty legislation, but
the circumstances required prompt legislation or
it would be useless. It is not hasty ; the finance
committee had recommended unanimously the
passage of the bill. v (
Just here further reraarki were cui on Dy a
messaere from the
senate to go into an election
for six counsellors
of state, which was concurred
in;' and the house proceeded td ballot;' a s u
Upon the retirement of the inspectors of the
ballot to ascertain the vJte, Mr. 'Cowan resumed
his remarks, and urged in a cogent and lucid ar
gument the moral and legal obligation to afford
the relief required; being no stenographer we do
not pretend to report Mr. Cowan for fear of doing
him injustice.
Mr. Henry was opposed to the report of the
finance" committee or plunging- headlong into
schemes of appropriation and -upon concluding
called the ayes and nays upon the passage of the
bill. Uh? 1 it i f f
Mr. Smith of Hertford, thought a very great
misapprehension existed as to the scope and pur
pose f the bill. All that has been said about.
the payment of the debt of the state is inapplica
ble to this bill. "This does not propose to, in
crease the debt of the state. It merely proposes
to recall the bonds and to issue other bonds con
formable with the change of things.
The amendment offered by Mr. JFaircloth, was
put and carried. ,
An amendment was offered, by the member
from McDowell, to include an appropriation of
one million of dollars for the western railroad.
Lost. !
The following amendment offered by Mr. Smith
of Hertford, was passed : -
Strike out all after the word 'prescribe," in line
11, sec. 1, and insert instead : Provided, That the
Public Treasurer shall apply the coupons due on
bonds of thesaid Wilmington, Charlotte & Ruth
erford B.. R. ComDanv. held bv the State." on
Davment of coupons due on such bonds of the
state as may be surrendered for exchange, under
the powers of this act The bill was . then put
uuon its first reading and passed by the casting
vote of the speaker. The committee appointed to
wait upon- the governor-elect o ascertain when
it would comport with his con- mience to take
the oath of office, reported that if it met the pleas
ure of the general assembly, he would designate
Friday, at the hour of roon.
Messrs. Heurv A. Lemlev. D. L. .Russell ana
J. J. YateS were, elected councellors of state
leaving three yet to be elected.
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The Feu i an Trouble
New York, Dec. 11.
Considerable excitement exists in this city re
crardinsrthe fenian quarrel The fenians, how
rWfeetlv auiet. intending to leave
the whole Question to the congress. Col. ,Q'Ma
heiiev has" received assurances of support from
fifty-six circles of New York and Brooklyn, from
Boston, and ateo, from the north ana, ortnwesi,
He is constantly receiving assurances I. from al
quarters of support, calling on him to stand firm
until the brotherhood can be -heard from on the
approaching session of congresst
, : PHIIiA.i)ELPHIA, Dec. 11.
A large and enthusiastic meeting of. the fenian
circles in this city was held to-night. - Resolu
tions were unanimously adopted endorsing Cel.
O'Mahoney as president. 7 .v, ;!. : "'
The Mississippi Lefrislature.
t ;"v. ew.QrleanSj Dec. 9-1865. ;
1 The committee, of "the , Mfssissippl'regislature
have reported aginst the . passage fef the cpnsti
tutional amendment, not from any objection to
the first, but to the Second clause, j i t
COMMERUAL.
New York Market)
. rrnn' ' ' Nw Tori) Dec .-
BREAD8TUTFS. The market -wm dull, aud prices
generally lower. ' .The common and medium grades of
Ute and Western were 6c a 15c lower, and very dulL
Sale ef 6,000 bbls at $7 a 7 60 for supers; $7 86 a 8 for
extra State; $8 10 a 8 25. for. choice do; 88 25 a 8 60 for
hipping brands extra round hoop Ohio: $7 80 a 10 30 for
extra Western, ana fiu 60 a la tot double .extra Western
and St. Louis, v , , v-.w i
Southern flout was dull and heavy. Bales 800 bblffaf
ts 60 s 9 for supers, and $10 a 15 for fancy and extra.
Canada'nour was nominal fet S a 8 iO for common, and
8 50 a 11 for good to choice extras. I U 7 u ,
Rva floor and corn meal are very dull.
The wheat market was nominally 2c a 8c lower, but
without prewnre to sell tfce &fef Jgtude of spring; Mies
40,000 bus at $1 46 foi-Tejeicted; 166 for Chicago spring
No 2; tl 66 a $l-?2-r MilwauWlub V, 73 a 1 7ft for
amber Milwauketnly44terts for lid State and
white Ohio. - vrprT i t.
Corn was lower and unsettled, specially unsound:
sales 60,000 bns including unsound t 5c a 90c; good to
prime Western mixe&ftt 3oa Mo4, and Jersey yellow at
86c a 87c.
COTTON. r-TThe Toarlfet va flail andi-haavy' sales
1,500 bales at 4Sc a 49c formiddUnys. :f ..;..;.!-.
NAVAL STOREa-8pirfts '. turpentine "is ! without
change in prices; sales of 100 'bbla.at 107 l-2a 11S1-3L
; Boflins are steady, with a Xair business at $6 7ft a T for
comfner, 47 60 a 12 for strained and No and $S 2S 60
or No 1 pale and extra. 5 ,.))
Tar is dull and heavy at $4 a 4 60 for domestic For
fijrn is nominal y y
PROVI8ION8.-Porartsrt$fimt essential change,
but closed heavy; sales of 9,000 bbls at $2S a 29 621-2 for
mess, closing at 92925, and, $26 for prime mesa.
Lard was irregular and more , active; 'sales 700 pkgs at
16c 8 20c. i t ; t s ' w
Cut meats continue dull and unsettled.
Bacon was heavy; sales of 0O. bxs Cumberland cut,
for January delivery, abl41-2c; and a small lot on the
spot at 15c.
Beef was nominal at $8 a 10 foi State mesa; $10 a 13
for repacked Western mess; $13 a 16 for extra do old;
$17 a 20 for plain, and $20 a 22 for extra new. ,
Butter was dull and heavy; a 25c a 37c for Western
and Ohio; 37c a 42c for State, and 45c a 55c for Orange
county pails.
Cheese was &tf 4"fiii5eTi ?e V'Objo; 17e a 18c
for State, and 18c atoc for factory made.
Ashton's
quite
inactive, and currency prices unsettled by the decline In
gold; the sales were restricted to 44 hhds and 65 , boxes.
Refined is nominal v ! ' '
TALLOW The market waa dull- sale 70,000 lbs at
13 l-2c a 13 6-8 for prime Western and city.
WHISKEY was dull, with trifling sales at $2 34 a 2 8ft.
COFFEE. The market is strong on a-gold basis, but
trade is dull; sales of S01, bag Rio, per Alert, at 20o gold
duty paid. "
FOR PHILADELPHIA.
STEAMSHIP CUMBRIA.
i 'Tff -t -J ' -
ImH---C6MMi.wiheK. 1
WILL SAIL on Saturday ' morning,
gers must be on hand Friday night.
Passen-
Cabin passage
Steerage $25 00
12 50
PARSLEY & CO.
244-2t.
O. G.
Dec. 14.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE;-
Mercantile, 'PROspfeHiTT. At the opening
last Spring of the blockaded ports of the south,
and the introduction ofcpeafful,, merchantmen
into the waters to which they had so long been
straugers, it was thought by,the,wijse and know-
ing ones, both north and south, ihat but little
produce could be gleaned from oiir ; devastated
country, particnlarly in those sections bordering
immediately along the seacoast, and which had
been constantly exposed to the incursions of the
federal troops. . So . little of cotton and naval
stores, two' prime articles of production in the
south, has been made during the last four years,
so much had been required lor both public and
private; use at home, such' vast v quantities had
from v time to' time found outlets through the
blockaded ports, and finally, such an immense
amount had been destroyed by , the. advancing
aud retreating armies, that it was, thought at the
close of the war that barely enough raw mate
rial of any kind remained in the south to supply
tfhe necessities of its own reduced population.
Since then the common observation and experi
ence of - all have tested the correctness of - these
views, have pro red th.B utter fallacy of ' them
all. . Nocsooner had the war closed, and the cer-
ainty ;of the inauguration of a general peace been
proclaimed, than the latent commercial (energy of
the people . sprang up into new life and activity.
roducewas suddenly brought forward into the
market, all parts ol the country became alive with
preparations for trade, the limited means of trans
portation by railroad and bv river were inadeV
qiiate to supply, the demand,; newT rolhngtofck
was called lor, and new iron must be laid ;' new
steamboats were built, and still the demand for
freight room could not be complied with. - Sud
denly our rotting wharves and mouldering ware
houses were filled with the produce of -the' coun
try awaiting shipment north, a new cry was in
augurated, a new demand for ocean transporta
tion. The war soon became a'thing, not of yes
terday, but .'of the past. Such was our condition
in May lait, and such we might say is our con'-r.
dition now, six months fr m that time. The pro
duce remaining in the c Duntry, contrary to all
expectationswhich' had 1 een formed, has not yet
expended itself. It still arrives, it is still accu
mulating, and it mustyei be accommodated with
snipping lor its removal. For this latter purpose
there are how in' 'port hire between thirty and
forty vessels. . i;
"inese lacts certainly speak well, for the agri
cultural resources of the country, andfor the in
domitable euerev of her people. Thev speak
well, also, for the enterprise and energy of those
who have come from other portions of the land.
and are endeavoring in conjunction with ourselves
to restore once more the ancient commercial
prosperity ol our city.
Miscegenation. A curious case of miscegen-
ation has lately been reported to .Major Wicker-
sham of the Freedmen's Bureau at this place,
as having occurred in the neighborhood of the
town of Lumberton, on the W C. & R. Rail-:
roaa. it seems that a white man residing near
that place entered the confederate army some
time last year, leaving behind him a young wife.
On his return home last summer, after the sur-
render, rather a disagreeable state of affairs was
found to exist, for it. was ascertained that dur
ing his abscence, his young and virtuous wife had
taken up with a negro, and had been living with
him for some time past. " The result of this illicit
intercourse proved to be a mulatto child.
Last Sunday the injured husbanddetermined up
on revenge, and chaining the negro, he loaded his
gun and drove him before him into Lumberton.
But here another difficulty presented itself ; his
enemy was in his power, but what Should he do
with him 1 In this dilemma he determined to
ersham'was accordingly conferred with. The
decision given by him, however was' made only :!
in the shape of advice to the injured man, and
that was, that he buy, beg, borrow or steal
enough funds to bribe the negro to leave, the
state; which was finally ' accomplished. The
wronged husband, we understand, is now living
on very amicable terms with his loving, spouse,
having agreed, we suppose, to forget " and, bury
the past. As regards the baby we have not
learned as ret .if that is to be buried too, but
should suppose .that' the. husband's forgiveness
could hardly be sincere, as long as it existed to
remind him of the past'- A pleasant'-nr for
white man, isn't it A " A white wife and a nigger
baby. Ugh! ' ' - ' .
The Coxcebt -Last; Night. In spite of the
Very inclement weather, composed as it was of
rain; mud and wind combined, a very fair audi-
1 ; i
ence assembled last night at the City Hall, pri
the occasion of the performance of the concert
for the benefit if Siotin'i ChurciD I Although
not by any means, a connqiseur in musical mat-
lere, yei we muw uuuKu yi oucu-iumgs vo pro-
nnnra thtt ntprtflmmnt in .feVftrv what n. t-i!rfrt
uhuuvm .. J - r------
The nieces were well rendered and the!
The dineren Beiecwuns .were u weu rpv5iyei,
. , . , . - ii j
end a great many oi mem were encoretu v oy, jm-
verttsemeni vo ue iounu.in onouier,HMuiMi ui mi
issue. . it 7; will '.be : seen V that the' ' perform
ance ' will 1 be 1" 'repeated again " on j. Satur
day rughtwand iwe.i 'WOfuld: JWvwe all who
were, hot present last night, and who are , fond of
" sweet .sounds" to be sure and be present then.
BAi.1.- rnere has been a large movement in
at f3, gold, per sack. , H t 5 i H
SUGAR. Gold prices are firmer, but trade is
singersf although all of them amateurs, were as 22,000 bales, 7j00Q? baler i of which ;was. to s ex
perieuuy ai uuuiD(iuswcu p c. " porvers aaoi speculators, . . u ne arucie is more
naa nad me mikiiwii yei uu mo ougr,
Tickets which were purchased for last night's
concert, but were not used, will be received xta
that occasion,' but the number for sale nowis; a
hunted one.-'and those who wish' to eo'.1 and? are
not projidedJ hactbettert secure' their tickets. as
fBiwe-i t.:;;
-Teo MvcB iWatbb. It has beea contended by
some ' - or the mWeiiii ',savans 'of the world that
when the destruction, of the earth, foretold in
the Old Testament, snail come to pajst that it will
be , bmeans of fLreli 'ibTli
never again be destroyed byr water, i In proof of
this theory, many theses have been written, argu
ing that a general absorpti on i of water from the
face of the earth has been in, progress for many
ages, and that finally, when . the world has be
come dry enough to burn, a big comet; with
a tail 1,500 or 26,000,000,000, miles long, will
come in contact with the earth, and reduce it
almost instantly to a mass of ashes. If such' a
theory is a correct one, we "are" happy in being
able tQ .state i to oijr readers that we have been
assured that rV will not happen this week; s but,
on the contrary, were it not that the Good Book
so plainly assures ns that it shall ; not be . so, we
would be inclined to think; judging by the quan
tity of rain that has fallen lately, that another
and a younger deluge than, the old one was mak
ing preparations op a grand scale for the pur
pose of engulphing this sinful world. .
MXBKrr'PJ close : calculation, it is- ascer
tained that we fell into no less than thirtyeven
mud holes, and struck our shins against the
broken pavements no less than forty-three times
ast night, besides having run into innumerable
people, street corners, trees, etc. All this,m the
town of Wilioingtoh, on the occasion of return
ing from the concert at city hall, on the night of
the 12th day of December, Anna Domini 1865,
and all of it happening because of bad sidewalks
and no lights. ?'He who runs may read," and
they who walk (about Wilmington at night) are
very apt to curse somebody.
Arrival. The steamship Cumberland arrived
here yesterday, from New York. She is laden
wih merchandise, and is consigned to Messrs.
Wm. B. Flanner &. Co.
No Mayor's court yesterday.
Hotel Arrivals.
CITY HOTEL.
T W McConnell, Wash
ington, P C Forbes, N Y, '
A J Gallagher, Philade' l
G- H Telenfelter, Bait,
Mrs Back, Raleigh,
Miss Buck, do,
DrTR Micksj Clinton,
J A Finell, do, "
J H Hnbbard, do,
J R Jop, "Weldon,
L D Alexander, Conn, , ,
F A Newberry, Magnolia.
B V Connell, do,
L Mimraon. do,
N" M Sroonk, Qoldsboro,
G- H Baldwin mail agent
J W Lett, Fay ettevil I e,
E A Brown, So Ex Co,
W F PoUock, Mt Olive,
G H Allen, New Bedford,
A H McCollough. N Y,
8 G Hansley, N C,
R 8 Wright do.
BY TELEGRAPH.
CONGRESS.
THE LOUISIANA SENATORS.
Senator Wilson's Bill.
The Bill
allowing;
Colored
Soldiers the Rights and Pri
vileges of American
. Jcitiaseiis.
THE CATTLE PLAGUE
FROM EUROPE.
Stevens, the Ireland Head Centre.
Not Yot Arrested.
A CABLE TO BE LAID BETWEEN
CUBA AND THE UNITED
STATES. i
An Irish Editor In Trouble.
LATEST FOREIGN MARKETS.
dec,
Washhtgtox, Dec. 13.
In the senate, Mr. Guthrie presented a remon
strance from certain citizens of Louisiana against
the reception of Hahn and Cutter as the Louisi
ana senators.
Mr. Wilson called, up the bill to repeal all laws
in the late insurrectionary states based on dis
tinctions of race or color pending the discussion
of which the senate adjourned.
In the houseT Mr. Farnsworth moved to refer
his resolution, claiming for colored soldiers the
rights and privileges of American citizens, to the
select committee of fifteen.
Mr. Charles of iNew York objected, . denying
that the negro can be equal to the white man.
The, house concurred in the senate amendments
to the ; joint resolution for the appointment of a
select committee of fifteen to. consider the con
dition of the late confederacy, j
Both houses have passed a bill prohibiting the
importation of cattle, so as to prevent the spread
of the cattle disease.
FRO TI EUROPE.
Arrival of the Steamship City of Boston.
. New Yobk, Dec. 13.
The steamship City of Boston, from Liverpool
off the 29th. via Queenstown on the 80th has ar
rived.
Stevens, the fenian head centre, has not been
retaken. He is supposed to have got out of the
country. .
A special commission for the trial of fenians,
met at Dublin on the 27 th.
Captain Corbett, who commanded the Shenan
doah at the time of her transfer, is being tried at
Queenstown for a violation of the foreign enlist-
ment WL
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1 ;;. LIVERPOOL Nov,
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30.
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I vusvuu, u,uua iuui, aiu jUKiicr, ui oiueu-
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v" rs "r a ' .8-w r"w
5 jeuvnr erjr,.uuiju.
! iPoKK -Quiet-: . rAf -j
Bic6it--InactjTe.v' b
j Snij$ Very dull.
Coffsx Steady.
Rick Inactive. - .
SrarrS TirKfBKTWKUnchanged; s
Robot- Quiet, r v - .
oKDOir KOSBT V tngfT.
i . .It IiOVDOH, Nvy. 80.
' Coksols 89i89i for money. - ' ''
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ADDITIONAL FOREIGN NEWS.
Arrival of the Java.
-NewToek. Dec. 13.
Luby, proprietor of the Irish People, was tried
on a charge Of treason, found, guilty and sentenced
to twenty years penal servitude. ' ,
Cdrbett, tried on a charge of violating; the neu
trality laws in, the cave of, the Shtnandoah, has.
been acquitted. '
A company has been Organized in Spain to lay
a telegraph wire between Cuba and the United
States. ' ;
BY MAIL.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY
C of war. .
Tjie report of Secretary Stanton, looked for
with so much interest, will form one of the most
important public documents on record.
The military appropriations by the last con
gress amounted to the . sum of $516,240,131 70.
The military estimates for the next fiscal year,
after-careful revision, amount to $33,814,461 83.
The national military force on May 1, 1865,
numbered 1,000,516 men. It is proposed to re
duce the military establishment to 50,000 troops,
and over 800,000 have already been mustered
out of service. ; "
Secretary Stanton proceeds to explain what
has occasioned this reduction of force and ex
penditure, and, doing so, narrates in concise lan
guage: the military operations of the year, and
wonderful results therefrom.
The history of thin closing of the war is of ex
ceeding interest, but we have space 16-day only
to allude to it. t
Following upon the surrender of Lee the at
tention of the department was immediately di
rected to the following objects, and on the 13th
of April, four days after Lee's surrender, public
notice was given that orders would be speedily
issued to carry them into effect, viz.: -
First. To stop all drafting and recruiting in
the loyal states.
Second. To curtail purchases, of arms, ammu
nition, quartermaster and commissary supplies,
and reduce the expenses of the military estab
lishment in the several branches.
Third. To reduce the number of general and
staff officers to the actual necessity of the ser
vice. Fourth. To remove all military restrictions
upon trade and commerce, so far as might be
consistent with the public safety
These measures have been carried into eftect
from time to time, as the exigencies of the ser
, vice would admit. It will be seen from the re
port of the adjutant general that troops to the
number of 800,963 have already been mustered,
paid oft, and disbanded. Further reduction is
contemplated. Upon the discharge of troops the
services of a great number of staff, field, and gen
eral officers were ho longer required. Of these
some have resigned, and others were honorably
mustered out. No . doubt in many instances it
has been painful for gallant and accomplished of
ficers to leave that service to which they have
been accustomed,, and where they have won hon
orable distinction. But it is to the credit of the
volunteer service that they have recognized the
obligation of the government to reduce the mili
tary establishment with the occasion that called
it into" existence, and that their own wishes or in
terest have not been opportunately urged against
the necessities of the service.
The disposition of the veteran reserve corps
presented some considerations of peculiar nature.
It wasj the inclination of the department to retain
it in service until the meeting of Congress. But
inquiry showed that a very small per cent of en
lisgd men were content to remain in service. All
who desired' have therefore been discharged, and
supernumerary officers mustered out.
Recruiting to fill the regular regiments has con
tinued. Several thousand applications for com
missions in the regular service are on file. These
commissions, hitherto, have been conferred only
by promotion from the ranks. But to secure the
requisite number of competent officers a board
has been appointed to examine applicants and
determine their relative talent. From the list
selected by the board, and in the order of merit,
appointments are to be made. Two years' actual
service in the war is indispensable for appoint
ment.
The establishment of a well organized militia
system is one of the most important subjects that
will demand the attention of congress. This sub
ject has already received careful consideration.
and it is believed that after conference with the
appropriate committees, a practical system may
be agreed upon.
Measures for the establishment of homes, and
some provisions for the aid and relief of wounded
and disabled soldiers, is also a subject that
will commend itself strongly to every patriotic
heart.
The war appropriations at the last session of
congress, as has been stated, amounted to the sum
of 8516,240,231.70. . The estimates for the next
fiscal year, commencing June 30, 1865, are $33,-
814,461.83.
These estimates are based upon a standing
force of fifty thousand men, so organized as to
admit of an increase, without additional organi
zations, to 82,600 troops of all arms..
This estimate has been made after conference
and careful consideration, and is believed to be
adequate for any national exigency, if the coun
try should be blessed with peace. The reduc
tion of the national military force, in its rapidity
and numbers, is without example,' and if there
be any ularm in the public mind because this re
duction is made while grave questions at home
and abroad are unsettled, a brief consideration
of the subiect will show that there, is no cause
for apprehension.
Second. As to arms and ammunition. The
disbanded armies were allowed to take home their
arms at a nominal price. Bust is not likely to
gather on the musket or sabre borne through tne
campaigns of 1864 and 1865. The government
retains in its arsenals more than a million of the
best quality of arms and equipments. The ar
tillery on hand tasks the department for its means
of storage. The manufacture of ammunition re-
auires materials for which we have in some de
gree-relied upon other countries, because they
could be had cheaper. For this reason, and to
guard against any iniscbaice, three years' stock
01 material xor . ammunition nas ureaay oeeu
kept in store, and the supply, on hand is ample
for any war that can be waged against ns by any
nation. - ' ; "' c ' "'
Third. Clothing, transportation and subist
ence. After selling and distributing among
freedmen and refugees all damaged or irregular
clothing, the stock sof clothing and material in
the quartermaster's depots is sufficient for any
armies that may be called into service. ; The
water transports and rolling tock mules,' wagons
and horses held by the government were ade
quate to the, movement and supply, of larger
forces, in less tame, than. ' had 1 heretofore . .been
known in war.,. The government has disposed or
j is disposing of this transportation, but it remains
Army subsistence is derived from the country
in which military operations ' are '. carried on, or
supplied from other markets, . During the war
this most vital branch of the service never failed.
It answers to the demand, and is ever ready to
meet the national call, a ; . -. t
It is plain, therefore, that the abundance of
our means for war enables the government of the
United States to reduce the standing force to a
lower degree than any other nation. ' Unless war
be actaally raging, the military" force "can be
brought within ' very - narrow limits. However
sudden the exigency calling for an exhibition of
military power, it can be promptly met. With
oar education, habits and experience, the nation,
while m the midst of peace,1 is prepared for war.
uis banding the troops reduces at once the
amount to be expended in some items of appro
priation, but in others requires larger immediate
expenditures. Upon their discbarge the soldiers
became entitled to all .the instalments of bounty
which would have fallen due at later periods, and
in irtany cases exceeding a year's pay. The trans
portation of large armies from the field, in south
ern states, to their remote homes in the west, or
in eastern and northern states, made extraordi
nary drafts on the quartermaster's department,
beyond what would be required for armies march ing
or eneamped. The vast amount of five stock
on hand requires forage ; until sales can be made.
These are-effected with the utmost diligence;, but
still this large item of expenditure continues
through a ' large part of the, fiscal year. The
financial effects, therefore, of the reduction of the
army ann retrenchment of expenditures can only
operate to any great extent on the next fiscal
year. -
From the report of the adjutant general it will
be seen that the recruiting service of the regular
army is progressing favorably; the number of re
cruits enlisted for all arms, from October 31, 1864,
to October 1, 1865,. having been 19,655. The
regiments comprising it have been distributed to
stations,' and their ranks are- rapidly filling up,
thus enabling the department to relieve regiments
of. volunteer troops. .The present authorized
strength of the regular regiments is 962 officers
and 41,819 enlisted men. This estimate is made
on the basis of forty-two privates to a company,
the number now allowed by law at all except
frontier posts. .
It is recommended in the report that the maxi
mum standard be fixed at 100 enlisted men to a
company. j
The adjutant general recommends that provi
sions be made by law for enlisting 100 boys, not
under 12 years of age, as musicians, as was done
before the laws of 1864 and 1865 prohibited the
enlistment of minors under the age of sixteen
years: that the laws bv which one half of their
pay, during the period of absence, is lost by of-
fleers absent with leave for more than thirty
days in, one year except for wounds or
sickness be repealed, and that an act be
passed providing for the enlistment of merito
rious disabled soldiers as superintendents of the
national cemeteries, numbering about forty, each
to receive the pay and allowance of an ordnance
sergeant.
Beside the signal success vouchsafed to our
arms, other causes contributed to overthrow the
rebellion. Among the chief of these may be
reckoned :
The steadfast adherence of the president to the
measure of emancipating the slaves in the rebel
states, whereby the rebels were crippled and dis
couraged ; the 1 resolute purpose of congress to
maintain the federal union at all hazards, mani
fested by its legislature, patriotic measures
adopted by the governors, of loyal states, and the
efficient aid they rendered the wdr department in
filling up the ranks of the army and furnishing
succor and relief to the sick and wounded, large
ly contributed to the national preservation ; the
result of the presidential election of 1864. and
the faith of the people in the national success,
as manifested by their support of the government
credit.
In conclusion, Secretary Stanton says :
Looking to the causes that have accomplished
the national deliverance, there seems no room to
henceforth doubt the stability of the federal
union. These causes are permanent, and must
always have an active existence. The majesty of
national power has been exhibited in the courage
and faith of our citizens, and the ignominy of re
bellion is witnessed by the hopeless end of the
great rebellion. .
The Kentucky Slave Law Declared Null
aud Void.
Cincinnati, Dec. 9.
In the Jefferson circuit, in the case of the com
monwealth against Major General J. M. Palmer,
for aiding a slave to escape, Judge Johnson dis
missed the indictment, on the ground that the
requisite number of states had adopted the con
stitutional amendment abolishing slavery before
the indictment, and therefore the criminal and
penal acts of the Kentucky legislature, relative'
to slavery, were of no effect.
General Palmer has issued a proclamation de
claring that slavery has ceased to exist in Ken
tucky, and advising the colored people to apply
promptly to the courts for redress if the public
conveyances shall disregard their right to travel
at their pleasure, provided they conform to rea
sonable regulations. -
Louisville, Dee. 9.
In the Jefferson circuit court, while the trial
of Jacques was progressing, Captain Gibson, one
of the counsel for the defence was seized with
vertigo, and the case was continued until the
next term.
The commonwealth's attorney filed an appeal
from Judge Johnson's decision in the case of the
commonwealth against .General Palmer, and the
court adjourned sine dte.
A large and enthusiastic meeting was held m
the court house to-day, with reference to the
late impeachment of Mayor Tamppert, for his
refusal to sign a contract with the Louisville
and Portland railway company.
The meeting passed resolutions sustaining the
mayor, and appointed a committee to proceed to
Frankfort to ask the legislature to amend the
city charter, so that in case of a, vacancy in the
mayoralty the election shall devolve upon the
people, and that any officer removed by impeach
ment shall le eligible for re-election. The board
of aldermen were requested to postpone the trial
of the mayor for one week from Monday next.
A squad of Major Wilson s cavalry captured
the guffrilla king White, an accomplice of Berry,
near Mount Washington.
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Louisville, Dec. 9.
-The collector of the internal revenue, by in
structions from Washington; is rigorouslyenforc-
ing the law requiring stamps upon dray tickets,
coal tickets and other receipts for the delivery of
property. He has also seized the stock of and
closed a cigrar manufactory j for false returns o
goods made ana sold, and for improperly keeping
o tj . ; .
the required books. . :.
A meeting of the congregations of the Pres
byterian churches in this:. city last night, in be
half of the Kentucky board of aid for southern
pastors, was productive of $4,000, subscribed on
I the spot, with prospects of a large increase,
. Another. Sad. Case. ,
The dw Louis Jiepubttean of luesdsy says:
" Jane Hoyt, a girl of spotless reputation, be
tween sixteen and seventeen years of age, who
resided with her step-mother, on Carondolet ave
nue, committed suicide, about eight o'clock the
night before last, by jumping into the river. ; It
seems, that herself and la stall younger sister had
left their step-mother's roof on account of gross
improprieties of conduct and acts of a shameless
character, on her part. - The two returned home
after a few days absence, and Jane was chastised
by her mother for having taken her. younger
sister away from home. She then again left the
the house, which was en Sunday evening, and,
finding Ho home or friends with whom to take re
'fuge, she, on Monday evening, again returned to
her step-mother's house, but, meeting with the
same ill-usage, she went out of the door, saying
that she would not again give any more trounie 1
to any One. She then walked down Miner street,
directly to the river side, and, getting upon a coal -barge
which was lying near the foot of the street,
was seen by some boatmen to spring from the .
outer side of the boat into the water. She -'at
-a - - . A.1
once disappeared and was carnea ;awy oj uim .
current. '"
A Shodslntf Murder.
A frightful murder was perpetrated at Bur
lington, Wisconsin, on Sunday. The victims are
three children a niece, son, and daughter of
Anthony Cook aged respectively thirteen, nine,
and three years. The-parents were at church
when the deed was accomplished. A. man named
Frahm has been arrested. The children were
apparently killed with an axe. It is supposed
that Frahm murdered them to secure the sum or
$2,000, which he knew Cook had, but which , the
latter had taken with him.
Arms Seized. -
The Hamilton (Canada) Times says that early
on
Saturday evening last, when the American,
train crossed the suspension bridge, the customs "
officer and a conductor,, on the Great Western
Railway made the discovery of a large invoice of
revolvers and metallic cartridges, the latter arti
cle being packed in carpet bags. It is intimated
that several seizures of the same character have
previously occurred within a few days, the facta
regarding which, for some reason, have-been with
held from the public; but in the present instancey
the seizure was witnessed by a gentleman of Ham-
ilton, whose statements are worthy of perfect re
liance. The parties in whose possession the arms
and ammunition were found were of suspicious
appearance, and it was believed that the consign
ment was destined for Woodstock and London.
STATE NEWS.
M. . Conference. The conference did but
little business yesterday, beyond the appointment
of delegates to attend the general convention of
the church at New Orleans in May next. Eev.
N. F. Read, Rev. N. H. P.. Wilson, Rev. Dr. C.
F. Deems, Rev. L. H. Burkeheail, Rev. R. S.
Moran, Rev. W. H. Bobbitt and Rev. Peter Doub
were appointed delegates to attend said conven
tion, and Rev. I. T.' Wyche, Rev. D. B. Nichol
son and Rev. W. M. Barringer were appointed
alternates.
The conference will adjourn to-day. Progress,
12th inst.
Provisional Attorney General. We learn
that Gov. Holden has appointed Hon. Sion H.
Rogers, provisional attorney general of this state.
This appointment is peculiarly appropriate, as
Mr. Rogers has just been elected attorney gener
al by the legislature, to take effect at the expira
tion of the provisional government.
We have heard it intimated that it is the in
tention of the governor, if the provisional govern
ment should be continued for any considerable
length of time, to start as far as may be in his
power the whole machinery of the courts of the
state. In this event the governor will most pro
bably request the supreme court just elected by
the legislature to act as a provisional supreme
court. Standard.
Trials by Military Commissions.- Stephen
C. Lee, a citizen of Anson county, was recently
tried by a military court at Salisbury, on the
charge of murdering a negro man by shooting.
Toe court found him guilty, and sentenced him
to be hanged; but General Ruger disapproved of
the sentence, and ordered the release of Lee, on
the ground that the verdict should have been for
manslaughter and not for murder, inasmuch as
it was in evidence that the negro had threatened
the life of Lee.
Joseph Corpening, of Caldwell county, was
also tried, on the charge of attempting the life of
a negro. He was sentenced to ninety days im
prisonment, and to pay a fine of five hundred
dollars to the United States. Charlotte Democrat,
December 12.
Col. Packard, commanding the district of wes
tern North Carolina, has received orders to tun!
over all citizen prisoners to the civil authorities
for trial. We hope this means that there shall
be no more trials of citizens by military officers.
Salisbury Banner.
Thieves. We believe that Salisbury is infes
ted with an organized corps of thieves and ban
ditti. There seems to be a thorough organiza
tion with headquarters at this place. But their
depredations are not perpetrated upon the citi
zens of Salisbury exclusively, for we hear com
plaints from all sections of the country. We
learn from Major P. W. Hairston that he has
been stripped of nearly all of his stock hogs,
cattle, and house-hold furniture have been ear
ned off and destroyed by robbers and outlaws.
The same story reaches us from other parts of
the country. Salisbury Banner.
Daring. On Sunday night last as a gentleman
from New York who had just arrived on the train,
was passing from the depot to the Jfclxchange ho
tel, he was attacked by three negros near the
bridge, and knocked down, but as it was early
in the evening his cries for help alarmed the ne
gros and they tied, leaving him m possession of
his carpet bag. . We have not heard that any
thing was stolen from nun. These outrages are
too common it calls for a stronger and more ef
ficient city watch. : Indeed the perils to which
we are exposed, demand a heavy force, and if it
cannot be obtained otherwise, the whole force of
the city should establish a citizen's watch at once.
A strong police ought to be stationed at the de
pot and on the thoroughfares leading from it.
Raleigh Sentmel, VZth vtst.
Bad State of Affairs. We learned yester
day, from a member of the firm of Taylor &
Daniels that on Wednesday last, while their
trains of teams and wagons, twenty in number,
were on their way to Kingston, with rosin from
Jones county, while passing through Tuckaho
neighborhood, were attacked by a band of des
peradoes, who cut six of their mules from the
hindmost wagons, and, after robbing the driver,
a colored man, they put spur and left. Mr. J."
J.. Edwards, who had charge of the train, how
ever, loosed some of his fastest horses, and, after ,
an exciting pursuit of six or eight miles, OveN
hauled them and' arrested and took them before
John Smith, Esq., Who admitted them to bail.
The rogues and scoundrels who committed this
outrage are - white men, and it is said there is
a band of them back in that country. Would
it not be well for the citizens of Jones to patrol
La little better 1 When white men, in broad day
light, will engage in such sport as that, it is time
for honest people to be looking out for defence.
We also learn that Mr. Thomas Heath's teams
were robbed a short' time since of two mule
which he has never recovered, yet. We also
hear very ugly rumors about a number of mur
ders that have beep committed recently out in
the back part of Jones and Onlow counties.
There are evidently a band of very reckless fel
lows out in that region, who have, become so de
moralized by, the war as to form kind of ter
ror to the community in which they live, or elge
folks belie them very much. 1 ; ..' w ,T
i The body of a negro man was discovered 'on
Thursday morning floating down theNeuse river,
and we understand the coroner was to Ihold an in
quest over it during the day, but whether he did
or not we failed yesterday to learn, we have no
further "particulars oh the snbjectAfrtefem
Ames, wn ma. - j - .-v t-s rrj
' Drowsed. A little colored boy was drowned'f
on Sunday afternoon, last, : by falling into the
pump on Dawson street, near Mr. Wyatt's. S All :
attempts to , rescue him were in vain.
Sentinel, 12M inst. ' "; ;r' '
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