A Happy New Year

líoiore we inake anatlier greotmg to . our readers the present yoar wíll be 1 numbered amont Iho years thnt have gone before. Wc havo no dusire to ; reviow its evento, they aro those whi.h will be conspicuoiis n hietñry, and rnirst be record ed with other than a holiday pen. And, as to the future, we have no prediotions to malee, but we mny bo allo wed to utter a wish, u prayer, perbaps n iioib, tb at beicro we ■faal) chronicle tho deatii of tho incoming year - if Bome kind friend I Ims not beíore that chrouicled our own ; journeying to tho home to which all inoi'tala are tending - peace may have drawned upon our no.v distracted country, and families and States be rennited. In the meiintiineletevery man and woraan do their duty, to themselve, to each othor, and to their country, and trust the consequences with Gon. Saying tlits muc-h, we nish all our friends A Happy New Ybab, and go hopefully forward in our labore, ZT"" We have receired a circular froin tho " Michigan Soldiere' Rtlief Association, Washington, D. C.,'' the organizaron of which we noticed in a recent issue. This circular states that " heretofore articles intendod for tho benefit of our soldiers have been long dclayed in rcaching their destination, and, in sorao instances, as is belicveJ, tbey havo been lost altogether." Tu remedy tbis evil so far as tho Michigan soldicrs are concerned, the Michigan uien in Washington have organized an association, and established an office for tbe receptioti and distributiou of donatious to soldiers iu iny of the Michigan regiments quartered at or near Washington. Tho circular says: " We have a depot in tho Patent Office buildiag, under the direction of Messrs. J. B. Bloss and M. E. N. Howell, who will visit the Express office cach day, and take chargo of nll packages directed to Michigan soldiers and such as may be directed to a particular regiment, cornpany, or individual, will at once be sent forward to the.r inteoded destination." It also makes the following important annouucement, which aid societies should bear iu mind : "Arrangements have bet n made with Adama & Co's Espress for t!ier?j Iransportation of aïï doiudion to our soldiers - but to secure this freo transportaron, the paclcages must, in all cases, be mavked thus : ' .Donatim for Michigan Soldiers; care of the Michigan Soldiers' llelief Association, Washington, D. C" ITon. J. M. Edmunds, Commissioner of the General Land Office, is President of this Association ; II. J. Alvord, Seoretary ; and II. J. Gray, Treasurer. - We commend it as a much needod and trust-worthy agout between our citizens and their soldier friends iu tho "Grand Army" near Washington. A Close Shot. - In calling attention to the letter of Lieut. Parks, which wc publish in another column, tbc Detroit Tribune saya tliat the ñict that the Massuchusetts soldiers recently taken prisouers - at Ball's Bluff - hve been supplied with clolhing, "while the Michigan men taken at ]3ull Run are yet destitute, is owing to Msssaohusetta having a live Governor. It also says that it has Leen impossible to get our Governor to pay tho freight and send forward contributions to tlie Michigan prisoners. It is true the Tribune hints that the Constitution is in the way; but then the Constitution bas not been in the vay in some othcr ma tters wlicre ho has had the will - I'erhops we should excuse his shnrt comiugs, however, as he bas had tho Sonatorship to look after of late, L3T ïlon, Geo. W. Jones, formerly U. S. Senator frorn Iowa, and late Ministor to Bogotá, was arrested at Washington, on Priday last, by order of St-'cretary Sewtird, and sent to Fort Lafiiyotte. Ho is charged, vo behevo, wi[h havin? wntten 6ympatliütic lotters to Jeiï. Davis. t" A potticoat weighing fiftypounds was recentl) captured from a fomale tocessionist near Washington. It was wadded with tho finest sewing silk instcad of cotton. This is tho second similar attempt mado to smugglo sewing silk into Dixie. L3T" The Lcavenworth (Kansas) Conservativo says tliat a man has been seen in that City reeently without thoulder straps on. It is understood that liarmini is nfter him. jL2 It is announccd by the Southcrn papers that the ïennessec authoritcs havo coufiscated and taken possosaion of all of Judge Catron's property at Nashville, valued at 8100,000. XZ3T Hon. Jeremiah S. Black, Attornoy General under President Bucbnnan, has beon elected Eeporter of the United States Supremo Court, met Howard resigned. 13P A special eleetion for Senator has been ordered in St. Joseph couuty, to fill the scat of the late Joseph 11. Williams. - It ia announced that Capt. DeLand, of the Oth regiment, uow in Kcntuuky, will return to the State and take his scat in the Senate at tho extra session. Blair wants Lis vote.