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Twenty five dollars Reward. --Ranaway from the subscriber, about the 1st of August last, a negro boy named John Henry. Said boy is between 13 and 14 years of age, brown skin, thick set, height not known, but well grown for his age — was hired to Christian & Lea. I will pay the above reward for his apprehension and delivery to me in Richmond. Mrs. M. W. Howell. se 12--10t* or Wm. H. Sutherland.
the bill. After debate between Messrs. Yancey and Orr, the vote was taken, and the amendment was rejected by the following vote: Ayes--Messrs Clark, Haynes, Oldham. Semmes, and Yancey--5. Nays--Messrs. Baker, Burnett, Clay, Davis, Henry, Hill, Hunter, Lewis Maxwell, Orr, Phelan, Preston, Sparrow and Wigfall--14 The vote was then taken on the original bill, with the following result: Ayes--Messrs Clark, Lewis, and Yancey--3. Nays--Messrs. Baker, Burnett. Clay Davis, Rhines, Henry, Hill Hunter, Maxwell, Orr, Phelan, Preston, Semmes, Sparrow, and Wigfall--15. So the bill was negatived. Then, on motion, the Senate adjourned. House of Representatives.--The House met at 11 o'clock, and was opened with prayer by Rev. Mr. Nolley. Mr. Bell, of Missouri, introduced a bill to provide for the temporary organization of forces for the Provisional Army of the Confederate States, in States or parts of States occupied by the enemy — Referred to the C
Twenty-five Dollars reward. --Ranaway from the subscriber, about the 1st of August last, a negro boy named John Henry. Said boy is between 13 and 14 years of age, brown skin, thick set, height not known, but well grown for his age — was hired to Christian & Lea. I will pay the above reward for his apprehension and delivery to me in Richmond. Mrs. M. W. Howell. se 12--10t* or Wm. H. Sutherland.
ng an act fro the organization of the General Staff of the Army was taken up. It gives a Quartermaster General the rank, pay, and allowances of a Brigadier General. Mr. Clark offered as a substitute: "Giving the Quartermaster General, Commissary General, and Chief of Ordnance of the Confederate States, and the Chief Officer of the Engineer Corps of the Army the rank, pay, and allowances of Brigadier Generals." The measure was debated at length by Messrs Clark, Sparrow, Clay, Henry, Wigfall, and others. The amendment was disagreed to and the bill passed. The Senate then went into Executive session. House of Representatives.--House met at 11 o'clock. Mr. Foote, of Tenn, by consent of the House, introduced the following resolutions: Resolved. That the President be requested to cause estimates to be made out at the War Department, and sent to this House, of the expense necessary to be incurred in the establishment of complete military defences alo
Twenty-five dollars reward. --Ranaway from the subscriber, about the 1st of August last, a negro boy named John Henry. Said boy is between 13 and 14 years of age, brown skin, thick set, height not known, but well grown for his age — was hired to Christian & Lea. I will pay the above reward for his apprehension and delivery to me in Richmond. Mrs M. W. Howell. se 12--10* or Wm. H. Sutherland.
Forged pay Rolls. --John Henry, a soldier, was arrested on Saturday and placed in the Military Prison for presenting to the C. S. Paymaster a forged pay roll, hoping thereby to raise the wind.
nce to a special committee. Mr. Semmes, of La., considered the question of retaliation as an executive question, and to be left to the discretion of the Executive to carry out such measures of retaliation as circumstances may justify. Mr. Henry did not think the resolution strong enough. The time had arrived when we should declare a war of extermination upon every foe that puts his foot upon our soil, no matter what may be the bloodshed it may cause. We should meet a foe of the charided that this authority shall not extend to military organizations raised after this time, except in those States and localities where the Conscript law may be suspended. The bill was discussed by Messrs. Sparrow, Clark, Haynes, Semmes, and Henry, in its favor and Messrs. Preston and Wigfall against it. The question on the substitute was ordered, and the vote resulting, ayes 16, noes 3, the substitute was adopted, and the bill as amended passed. A House bill supplemental to an act au
Johnson, free, New York. Mary Cook, slave of Mrs. Randolph, Fredericksburg. John, slave of Capt Stevens, Fredericksburg. Charley. --, free, Prince William co, Va. Samuel Hill, free, Washington. John Read, slave of Mrs. Stillston, Front Royal, Va. Esau, slave of Wm. Bowen, Fauquier co, Va. Ed Hamilton, slave of Dan'l Meltinger, Romney. Va. Thos Gessus, free, White Hall, N. Y. Geo Jordan, free, Philadelphia. David Jones, free, New Jersey. John Henry, free, Alexandria. Jim Green, free, R. I. John Clarke, free, Washington. Thos Mitchell, free, Ohio. Green Jones, free, Ohio. George Cook, free, Prince, William. William Lipscomb, slave of Mrs. S Gordon, New Kent. Jerry Lomax, slave of Wm. Pratt, Virginia. Horace, slave of Geo Taylor. John Williams, free, Alexandria, Va. Gibson Gracy and three children, slave of widow Goodwin, Fairfax co. Chas Murphy. Andrew Jackson, free, Pennsylv
Arrests. --The civil police did but little yesterday, the arrests comprising John Henry, slave of Mr. John Kerr, for throwing rocks in the street, and two white men, named Chas. H. Miller and Chas. Bradford, for fighting in the last named locality.
th a House amendment, which was concurred in. From the same, a House bill to grant commutation in Hen of quarters for the Superintendent of the intelligence Office and his clerks; and to increase the compensation of his clerks. Passed. Mr. Henry introduced a bill to define the rank of Quartermaster-General and Chief of Ordnance. --[Gives them the rank of Brigadier-General.] Mr. Orr moved to add the name of the Commissary-General. Agreed to. Mr. Henry moved to add the Chief oMr. Henry moved to add the Chief of the Engineer's Department. Agreed to. The motion to have the bill read a third time was disagreed to. A House bill to increase the pay of privates and non-commissioned officers, with a substitute appropriating five millions of dollars for the relief of indigent families of soldiers, was taken up. Mr. Orr moved to recommit the bill to the committee, with instructions to report what additional expense the passage of the bill would incur. The motion to recommit the bill to t