Show miscellaneous NEWS ITEMS it is reported that the president some two weeks since placed a million of dollars to the credit of the emancipation commissioners of the district of columbia to be paid pro rata to the owners of the slaves who have been set free by act of congress three hundred dollars is the maximum allowance for each slave the election of speaker in the hou e of representatives ives ivea 0 of uie the legislature Legisla tute 0 of new york is represented to have been a attended with unmusical unus ical difficulty and excitement there were so many opposing interests ani factions that neither the republicans republica ns nor the D mo m 01 brats of the ul ra stamp had bad a majoria majo rit and as the two leading factions were determined not to yield the ballo bailo balloting tinb continued from day to day for nearly three weeks during which intense excitement is said to have prevailed and anil it was no not til in thi of january that the republicans gained the victory bythe by the lection election of mr calicott to that office the n of a united states senator will not probably be attended with so much difficulty as it Is understood that the republicans will have a decided majority on joint ballot report says that a list of nearly one hundred officers has baa been nide made out who are to be funa kura summarily marily dismissed from the service for fon using improper langua language e gs in refer reference erl eri c e to their superior officers and gen hal hat eck in hi c annec tion with itu ith ice ite it removal ot of gen mcclellan they have bave e also been a little too free in their remarks in relation to 0 o the he sentence of the court martial in the case of gen porter all I 1 in violani n of the rules and regulations of ivar icar the Coate confederate officers taken prisoners at arkansas kansas Ai post to the number as stated of three three dundr d and fifty have been sent to camp biase columbus obio under existing in orders and arjang meals meats they cannot be exchanged A recent flom fayetteville ark cepres represents ants that the union feeling in northwestern arkansas has been since its occupation by federal troops coast constantly antly on the in c rease crease and on the alt there was an enthus astle union demonstration in fayette ville at which over a thousand union men were present all the citizens in that vicinity have as state slate 1 given up their arms and ald at the meeting referred to fifteen companies were organized orga ni zd who wished wi hed to be considered d state militia A petition was also circulated and add numerously signed soliciting itin an eeck e act on tor for or member of congress but to I 1 whom directed has not been made to appear appears but probably either the president I 1 or the mats Mais maishak daisha Ma isha irha had haj lyla lyle the ilia I 1 la Is represented to have be a n a proud day in the lipsto history y of the w ar arid aria ani 0 tha rebith I 1 I 1 lc c the new york times has been perpetrating a joke on ort horace greeley it does not vouch for the truth of the he statement but bays says that representations have heen been made that mr greeley has of late had a personal interview with al mercier the french minister in relation to french intervention and that hebal I 1 assured the represent representative at tive of napoleon by letter th atthe american people are getting tired of the war and desire the restoration of peace to their bleeding country and would hail with gladness the intervention of the E of the french or of any other european power to prevent the f urther further efm eff lusion effusion of blood and to effect an amicable adjustment of the differences between the federal govani the sew sel seceded ceded states it ia Is currently reported that stanley military governor of north carolina has tendered his resignation as he is opposed to the emancipation proclamation ani am has opposed the employment of ne negroes t roes for garrison duy du y by gen foster poster it is further represented that the army navy and union citi are strongly averse avers to the appoint ment men of any buce saor aa as the office is regarded as a serious obstacle in the progress of the war in the adi add ess of aderman wash president i of the board of aldermen alderin en upon the organization of the new yo k city council for 1863 he states the noteworthy note worthy fact that for the first time in many years the popular branch of the L legislature as well aa as the chief magistrate of this S state tate is in enire endre en lre ire consonance and harmony harmody with the common council of this city hd ila hails this occurrence as a new era in the affairs aff iff ars of the govern mant of new yo k city at once he says he pride and envy of tre ere brov acial cormorants who have for a series of years through the instrumentality of a venal and corr corrupt apt state L ois oia lai ial lature at tire quartered their friends upon our as an ea e arnet arnst rn st that th those ose rights and privileges of which they had so to ruthlessly been deprived will be again restored with their ancient time ime honored and revered charter privileges privileged and imma I 1 1 the message of 0 mayor 0 dle de rec received elved I 1 soen boon a a ter the organization of the city council counell est maes mates the dhe pres nt it cumber camber of the federal eral army at the navy as consisting 0 of vessia vess la Is of war the Thew whole hola i 1 umber of volunteers from new york city lle ile lie he stat stats slats s is the total contributions in taxes gratuities and ieans baans ile he congratulates iaea the country in that though the U S goer ment has paid war expenses to the amount of and foreign debts amounting to there is ev dence that these fabulous amounts have been withdrawn from its is nett earnings leaving the nation n no 0 poorer than before the city during he past year las paid for bounties to relieve soldiers families 1200 the aagre aggregate ate value of city real and anti personal estate in 1361 1961 was in 1862 1861 showing a decrease of ile he presents a bill of indebtedness oy the general government to the tao city ot of OJO tor for eq and transportation of volunteers ex expend d through the union defence committee and recommends be the adoption of steps stepa to collect it lie he complains of the 11 cleanliness of ot the streets as resulting fiola non rion 0 contract stipulations and threaten threatens if it the common council bhail ba 11 oali fail to take action in the premises he shall ha I 1 withnol with hol I 1 any further payment the average attendance upon the city public schools dui dut duding during ing the 1 last ast year was the number ox ot haupers paupers pau pers insane vagrant and crim nal persons under support of the city is shown to babai baix been in 1862 the total itale for outdoor out door poor for the same year yearl was the new york sim siw generally reputed to ta be the oldest penny paper in the U S has been dimini diminished shed sLed in size about one halt half the result ot the rise in pj piper per thurlow weed says saya it is hig his opinion that if at the outbreak the government had sup every dal dai y newspaper wh h ch contained a line or word upon questin quest Ln except to give the results of the engagements the rebell rebeil rebellion ton wo wold woid ere this have been subdued the new york sun believes bel bei leves ieves that the rebellion would bern been subdued ere this if the government had evince I 1 half the tite enterprise in carri carni carrl ig on tle tie war that the have lu in collecting 0 war news who aho ho speak the tho holidays an the hannock differ snidely widely in their estl esti mates of the efficiency of the federal arm arta acme ring ting it in good condition while others othera trl tri seli beli th tro 3 s aa d s and di there is probably no doubt that an interchange of 0 se sentiments has recently taken alafa beaw between ee n the democratic leaders of new york and the confederate chiefs at richmond the result is stated by the sun to have been io fa settle the conviction of a more hope hopeless leea estrangement tran gement replies were received that no terms of reunion could be consented to that no number no compete neof of democratic trig triumphs mabb at the thee north would shake this resolution hat that they regarded all opponents of their independence no matter of what party as enemies and as such sheea snoa enoa treat them to the end rit riv si st reported that after the reception of an utter refusal on the part of the confederate confederates to accept terms of accommodation gov sey se mour in boma soma respects alter altered euttie eattLe the tone of his hia message which was left open to be modified by the advices advises from richmond |