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SUMMER RESORTS
City Hotel, CAPE ISLAND. IC J.
Vatted States Hotel, LONG BRANCH, N. J.
Summer Boarding. FLORENCE BEIGIITS, N. J.
Ileddzkom House. BRIGANTINE BEACH. N.J.
Brigantine House, BRIGANTINE BgetCll, N.J.
Bedlo"s Hotel, ATLANTIC CITY, T.T.
J.
Kittatiny House, DELAWARE WATER GAP. FA.
" The ADINUIbra,,, ATLANTIC CITY. B. J.
White Sulphur Springs, CARLISLE. TA.
Schooley , s Mountain Springs, Nawizasar.
White House. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.
Atlantic House, NEAR EToNINGTON, CONN.
Congress Hall. ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.
Light House Cottage, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.
Sett• Side House, ATLANTIC CITY, N. S,
"The Clarendon," aTtAttTic CiTT,'N. J.
Tammany Muse, ATLANTIC CITY. N.J.
Ashland House. ATLANTIC CITY. N.J.
wpoingten House, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.
Kentucky House, ATLANTIC. CITY; N. J.
Central House, ATLANTIC CITY. N.J.
Franklin House, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.
Constitutional House. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.
Columbia House, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.
Star Hotel, ATLANTIC CITY. N. S.
Mansion Einase; MOUNT CARBON. TA.
Madison HOME, POTTSTOWN; PA. •
National Hall, Marie WAND, N. 3'
United States Hotel, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.
Surf House, ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY.
Congress Hall. CAPE ISLAND. NEW Sum.
Columbia Rouse, CATE ISLAND, NEW JEMMY.
Tontine Hotel. Nsw Havels, CONNECTICUT.
Crosson Springs, CA:SORIA. COUNTY, PA.
Horrlandis Hotel, LONG BRANCH, Nsw
Ephrata Mountain Springs, LANCASTER CO ,Pi.
Bedford Springs, BENNSYLVANIA.
White Sulphur and Challbente' Springs, AT
DOUBLING GAP, CUMBERLAND COUNTY. Pa.
C'b't Vrtss.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1861.
Vortover iloat that stasaard 'haat
Whets breathes the his but bane balms •s?
With /Freedoms* sell beneath our beet,
And Freedom , * banner streaming itter het
Gen. Scott ana the Telegraph.
Thirfollowing *Moist order appears intim Wash
ington papers of yesterday
Henceforward the Telegraph will convey no de
epatahes concerning the operations of the Army
not ;emitted by the Commanding General.
Wrartir.D BOOTS'.
DAPAIITMINT nv WAS July 8, 1961 .
The above order is confirmed.
Enron Castinow, Beeretary of War.
What is to be done with the Contra-
band Slaves?
One of the innumerable falsehoods which
the Southern papers have invented in regard
to the action of the authorities of our cent:-
try is the ridiculous statement that a number
of the negroes who have fled to Fortress
Monroe, and been held by General Burma
as contraband of war, have been sent to Cuba
and sold there as slaves. The idea is of course
preposterous, and a pure invention to arouse
the indignation of the people of the South,
and to sow the seeds of distrust in the minds
of the negroes. It is suggestive, however, of
a measure which, if the war proves a pro.
tracted one, might eventually become worthy
of attention. Without endorsing it, or pre
tending that, at present, it should be adopted,
we merely throw it out for consideration, and
if found impracticable, or particularly ob.
jectionable, it will, of course, be rejected.
Among the most perplexing problems of the
present day are the following: •
If our armies advance into the thickly popu
lated slave districts concerned in the present'
rebellion, and thousands of these unfortunate
beings flock into our camps, as they have al
ready flocked into General BUTLER'S camp,
what is to be done with them ?
The present war will evidently be a very ex
pensive one.. Row shall we lighten its inevi
table burdens upon the loyal people or the
United States
The supply of cotton will necessarily be
much diminished, it not almost entirely de
stroyed, by the derangement of the syStem of
Industry in our Gulf States and the blockade
of their Porte. How shall this be averted ?
A great many of the ships of the Northern
States are now lying idle. How can profitable
employment for them be found 7 •
The gradual abolition of slivery in our
country, without , injury to its loyal citizens,
and with due regard to the future welfare of
the slaves, is considered by many an object
of great Importance—bow can anything be
properly and constitutionally done towards
promoting that end ?
The rebellion in the disloyal portion of this
Union should be promptly and effectually
checked. How can we hasten_the attainment
of that object ?
In the British West Indies, in the French
Colonies, and in other quarters of the world
where slavery is not tolerated; there is a great
demand for labor to be obtained under the
apprenticeship system—say five or ten years'
servitude—to be succeeded by the freedom of
the laborers after a fixed period of toil. How
shall this want be supplied? •
We have thus briefly stated what will be uni
versally recognized as objects that are now at
tracting much attention. We are not pre
pared to advocate any new plan to accomplish
any of them, and they are all supposed to be
surrounded with so many difficulties, that no
scheme can, perhaps, be suggested which is
not liable to numerous and possibly insupera
ble objections. Of course, then, to speak of
setting in operation a plan which at once
would accomplish them all, seems arrant folly,
end such, perhaps, it is. But is it not worth
while to reflect for a moment upon the project
of sending in our merchant ships the contra
band slaves, who will probably soon flock by
tens of thousands from the rebellions districts
into our camps, to the British West Indies or
to some of the French colonies, there to serve
for a specific number of years as apprentices,
and then to be freed, the expenses of the voyage
and a small sum as a remuneration to our Go.
vernment, to be paid by the colonial planters
who, we think, would be eager to purchase
them, that they might at once proceed to cul
tivate the cotton which is now so much
needed ? •
Would not the knowledge that our Govern
ment was prepared to endorse some plan of
this kind, at once furnish in itself the most
powerful motive that could be brought to bear
upon the planters of our country to induce
them to check their insane and foolish rebel
lion or, if they persisted in it, would it not
inflict upon them a punishment which they
deserved, while it opened up a practicable
plan for providing for the eventual freedom o
their slaves, ridding our country of them, and
placing them in lands where men of their own
race now occupy high social and political po
sitions, and where their color will be no bar.
tier to their future advancement ? Might net
the disloyal districts be thus made to bear a
share of the burdens of the war, even while
they were being • most effectually chastised?
Might not England and France, which now are
sornewbat disposed to aide with theinsurgeuta
in our difficultioe, thus find it their interest to
do all in their power to aid and assist us 1
We are aware that to many these proposi
tions may appear absurd, Mega!, unconstitu
tional, cruel, or impracticable; and numerous
objections can easily be made to any or all of
them. We rather throw them out for conside
ration, than seek to urge their adoption. Bat
living as we do in an age of startling events,
and la the midst of a revolutionary era, when
the whole frame work of our society is being
npheived, it Is impossible for any one to fore
see what new channels of commercial, indrus
trlal,.and political arrangements may be carved
out in future.
Prnr PAGI.--Oar War Correspondence ; Georgia,
Lnkswanzt to the Beeesaion Cease; The Fortifios
timid over the Potomac; Religions Intelligence;
Financial and Commercial FOttarli Parfet —Let.
ter from New Yolk ; Beoretary Chase's New Ta•
riff; Military Bills.
• The Western Torn
Citiceno, Jai, 9 —Despatches frothpert add
no thing in relation to the damage done by the,tor..
n ada to the report of last night. Thelon' at Rock.
foit iireittinated at from $50,000 to $75,000., a mt .
nitgrible . damage 'was .also done to the growing
on 4l lA' ttiat' vielnity: grain of an kinds being
loomed to the earth. As far as heard from, no
lives have been lost.
The Fate of Captain Thomas
One of the most popular heroes of Sect s
siondom for the last few weeks was a dashing
young gentleman named THOMAS, who has
been dubbed a captain or a colonel by Jar.
saloon Days, and who so completely united
the adroitness of a common house-thief to
the boldness of a pirate, that the chivalry
were almost ready to worship him. The par
ticular exploit by which be immortalized him
self was the feat of disguising as tc a French
lady" and embarking on board the steamboat
t. Nicholas, on its voyage down the bay Item
Baltimore, dolling his feminine apparel at dead
of night in the most approved melo-dramatic
style, and displaying a uniform, revolvers, and
a cutlass, overpowering, with the aid of a
gang of villainous Confederates, the unarmed
and helpless crew. All of which is reported
to have been followed by the stealthy capture
of several unsuspecting vessels, one of which
contained a cargo of ice, and another a cargo
of coffee, two coMmodities that at this period
are particularly acceptable in Richmond,
where, we believe, these tc prizes" were taken.
Captain Tuomas, as the hero of these per
formances, was for some days the lion of that
great city. Its newspapers teemed with his
praise, and they published a very amusing
sketch of the perfection of his disguise, which,
as the story went, by an ingenious trick, even
imposed upon his, boon companions, at the
very,lllo/Xlent they had selected for his exhibi
tion in it.
it is really almost a pity that such a won.
&Al career should be arrested at Its very
outset,' and that the further exercise of such
remarkable talents for the benefit of the .un.
happy individuals who vainly pine for ice and
coffee in the blockaded Southern Confederacy
should be summarily prevented. But this sad
fate ; was nevertheless reserved for our gallant
captain. Animated by a desire for further
distinction, and sighing for new stOamboate
to Capture and, new cargoes to plunder,
he made a second journey towards Bald-
more on Mondaylast s on board the steamer
Mary Washington', but it accidentally hap
pened that a few vigilant ()Moors were his
companions, on this voyaye, and in spite of his
threats they bad the vessel quietly anchored
under the guns of Fort McHenry. Our hero,
finding his lion's hide entirely too short for
the unexpected emergency in which he was
placed, sought to eke it out with a fox's tail.
He endeavored to secure his safety by con.
cealment, and it required a search of an hour
and a half to discover him snugly coiled away
in a large bureau drawer in the ladies'- cabin
Thus this brilliant specimen -of the strategical
skill of an idol of the insurgent army proved
unavailing, and It is reported that General
Bums is strongly disposed to deal with him
as a pirate, notwithstanding his protestations
that he is entitled to distinguished considers
. a
tien as chivalric belligerent.
The Armies near Martinsburg.
The situation et the armies under the com
mand et General Parrsasos and General
Jortxsos, at last advices, was of such a cha
racter that a conflict seemed unavoidable.
Distant but a tew miles from each other, both
sides, wearied with long inaction, appeared
willing and anxious to risk a battle. Large
reinforcements, too, have been sent to both
generals. It is probable that an important
engagement has already occurred, and that
'our Pennsylvania troops have borne the brunt
of the first great struggle of the campaign. It
is natural that our citizens should await with
painful anxiety intelligence of the movements
near Martinsburg- Thousands of our best
and bravest sons have there been ex
posing their lives to peril to maintain
the honor and integrity of our •country.
The numerous unfounded rumors which have
been tioatirg through our streets for several
days past, and creating, in many a quiet home,
intense excitement, are, perhaps, natural off
shoots of the curiosity which prevailli; but it
is to be hoped that there will be- a universal
dispoeition to check the alarming false reports
which mischievous, thoughtless, and cruel
individuals seem to delight to put in circula
tion. From the precaution which has been
taken by General SCOTT and the Secretary of
War, to supervise all telegraphic despatches
concerning the army, there may be some de
lay occasioned in obtaining vague minors, but
much unnecessary excitement will, perhaps,
be thus prevented, and any news of Import
ance, which is telegraphed•from Um nowt of
war, wife, no doubt, be'reliable.
WE MAY anticipate early tidings from For
tress Monroe of a stirring nature. General
Bursas is restive, and is evidently anxious to
retrieve the disaster of Great Bethel. A large
naval armament, under command of Commo
dore PENDEEGEMIT, is about to co-operate in
a movement against Sewell's Point. This
place will be remembered is the scene of the
repulse of the Monticello shortly atter General
BUTLER assumed command. of Fortress Mon
roe. These operations are Only instituted for
the purpose of strengthening the present po
sition of the General. The forces under the
command of General Bungs are not adequate
for any offensive movement of magnitude.
The attack on Sewell's Point will be the pre
cursor of an assault upon Norfolk and Ports
month. The General is anxious to begin: the
attack upon these rebellions towns, but he
must await the arrival of reinforcements and
the consolidation of his resources.
Good News for the Volunteers.
The House of Representatives yesterday
passed a bill providing for the payment of the
militia and volunteers called into the service
of the United States by the proclamation of
the President of the 18th of dprtl, 1861. The
bill provides that they shall be paid from the
time they were called into service until the
30th of June. The unanimity with which the
House passed this bill argues well for the
spirit now animating its members. The volun
teers are suffering for the want of money, and
the passage of this necessary measure of relief
will gladden many a camp fire, and assuage
many; of the necessary trials of the soldier's
life.
Ex-Governor Seymour of Connecticut
Comforting the Rebels.
The telegraph has already reported the feat that
ex Governor Seymour, of Conneollout, offered a
compromise reolution in the Legislature of that
plate last week, but that it was indignantly re.
jeoted. The following is the text of the Governor's
preamble and resolution :
"Bova' Or RITIMINDIVATITZi,-1
" Mar •Biaszoi, A. D. 1861.
" Whereas, eue-third of the sovereign States
heretofore composing the United States have with
drawn from the Union, and the efforts to compel
their return. and to enforee, within their limit, the
lawe of the United States, have assumed the pro
portions of soivil war of v ast magnitude, threaten
ing the people of the country, not only, with the
burdens of enormous taxes and public debt, but the
destruction of thousands of men in deadly combat :
therefore, •
r." Resolved, That-while we are In favor of main
taining the Constitution of the United States in the
true spirit of it, founders, and of upholding the
Government organiked In consonance therewith,
we believe it to be the duty of Congress, now soon
to assemble, to adopt the resolution known as the
'Crittenden Compromise,'; or some other plan o f .
adjustment of similar des ign, for a fair and honor
able termination of the present troubles. And in
any event, we scleraply protest against any inter
ference, by any warlike movement, with the insti
tution of slavery where it is recognized by the
Constitution of the trotted States; or for the pur
pose of disparaging the equality of the several
States as united by the Federal Constitution."
In supporting this resolution, Mr. Seymour made
a speech, in which he declared that the South could
not be conquered, and abused the eovernment for
attempting to put down: the ,rebellion ; .but the
members of the Rouse denounoed his speech and
his resolution as " treason." and rejected the latter
by a vote of 173 nays to 18 you. Mr. Seymour has
not been heard from since.
'lntCreating from LonisviVe.
Louramr.i, July 9.—A recruiting office for the
Southern Confederacy is just opened here.
A letter in the Journal, from Frankfort, says ,
eight boxes merchandise, one of whioh was marked
" publio arms for Camp Tronsdale," were put off
the oars here, and three boxes muskets/were found
on the train from Bawling Green to .01111ksville,
Tennessee. •
It is reported that large quantities of goods are
passing by the turnpike from Bardstown to Frank
lin, on the southern frontier of Kentucky. The
surveyor of this port Is taking active measures to
intercept them
The Connor publishes a letter from dames
Guthrie, president of the Louisville ■nd Nashville
Railroad Company, incorporating a letter from
Governor Harris, of Tennessee, saying that when
thirpresident of the road plaoes permanently In
Tennessee a fair proportion of the rolling stook
of the road, the running of the road shall not be
obstructed.
Mr. Guthrie replied that he cannot consent to
the seizure and detention of :trams, and that the
conjoint operations of the road by the (Wooten
and the Tourisme anthorltiee would result in in
superable did:1010Mo
Governor Ceres, on the 6th instant, Wised
proolarnation for three thousand 'troops for the
Confederate asmy.
The Second Massachusetts -Regiment.
Rim Yonir, July 9.—The Beeesd Raaraciaset if
Regiment arrived at ten o'clock thie morning.
The regiment will leave this afternoon.
Ivitiz):6oActi(O\lLllo:4: l l' , Uoll)3 , l4:4
Letter from 44 Occasional."
Correspondenee of The Frees.]
WASHINGTON, July 9, 1861.
Congress will undoubtedly move rapidly, and
almost nnanimously, in ratifying the sots of the
President, and in voting the money asked flit by
the Secretary of the Treasury. In the Rouse a
resolution has been adopted, reVriotlng legislation
to bottleful connected with the army and navy, the
jadloiary, and the - finanoea. In the Senate, the
Government majority is so large, and the opposi
tion so diaheartened, that little headway will be
made against, the policy above alluded to. The
different bills for the 'mean of the army and
navy, for the , revision of the revenue laws, and for
raising money by loan, and otherwise, have
already been prepared, and s proposition Li pend
ing, whidh will soon be shaped into law, providing
for the ow:Lactation of the property of all persons
found of treason, f whioh will undoubtedly
be paired. Nothing will , go farther toconvince
the conspirators of the , determination of> the Ex
ecutive and hie.friends to push en the war than the
enactment of precisely this kind of legislation.
Indeed, I heard -a' grave statesman predict that
when the warlike . , preparations and Dote , of the
President, and the call for the immense amount of
money re4uired to maintain the army and the Go
vernment •are'sanctioned by a decided vote in
both houses, we shill have, not propositions of com
promise, from the traitors, but propositions of snr
render and peace. They are already quaking with
fear, and the proffered truce which came in last
night from the heads of the conspiracy, empty and
insolent as it was, was eldefty important as, a proof
of this assertion. Acting with perfect duplicity;
following:the Indian Mode of.warfare; resorting to
ambuscades and "expedients of the Most desperate
eharaoter ; making falsehood and Perjury the
corner-stone of their - policy, I- do not doubt That
the aforesaid tag of truce was is mere trick, origi
nating, probably, in the'hope that it might be
the pretext for creating divisioni in Congress, and
thus lead to the embarrassment of the Federal Ad
ministration.. Of one thing" these 'desperate free
booters may be 'well alaured—the only theory Upon
which peace will ever. be established, is upon their
complete and comprehentive surrender to the an
ttiority they have so flagrantly defied. General
Soott himself is now, among the most earnest in
opposing ,every adjustment, that does not look to
the assertion of this theory. The order of General
Scott, prohibiting the transmission of any tele
graphs relating to the war not previonely counter
signed by the amemanding`general; is another aiil.
dance of the mischief produced by those newapa
pers that have rioted in the revelation of the se
emits of the Government, which, in every instance,
have been conveyed to the conspirators.
For a long time this license has been permitted,
but at last.Generel &sett was brought to a painful
sense of the injury it produced, and hence the per-.
emptory, order of this day. Aided by this informs
tion, the conepiratiors were enabled:to throw rein
foroements forward to anticipate his movements,
and 15,000 men hid to be transported tiered! the
Potomao in order to strengthen our 'columne, who,
under circumstances of Ordinary .reetreoy, would
long ago have struck the death-blow at the heart of
trention. If I could have revealed feats which heve
dally.transpired in my hearing, I might have been
a mere interesting correspondent, and a much less
patriotic one than I am ambitions of being; bet
I .when I see the activity of the traitors around
me, and know that not an . hour passel, that
some: one of them is not in communication with
Davis and his banditti ; when Il behold the efforts
making in Congress to'complicate our troubles and
to sow :the seeds of disaffection among our people
I decide in favor of My country, and withhold that
which could only _minister to a prurient appetite.
When Congress shall have passed a law'giving
dne notice that detected treason will be followed
by prompt emiftmation, thus checkmating those
who in the absence of torah a law have believed
. .
that present disaffection would be indemnified by
fatare. generosity, would it not be well for Gen.
Scott to turn his attention to , each a newspaper as
the Baltimore Sun, the twin companion of the
Pubhe Ledger in Philadelphia, which has revelled
in tke most insidious and:infamous attacks upon the
flag and the Government; end:which, with its large
circulation, is a daily source of inforkiation to the
traitors ? Thousands of this paper are oironlated
in Virginia, and it is a matter of , frequent remark
that nothing favorable to the Government . is
printed in its columns , save as a cloak to the circu
lation of every conceivable calumny against it,
and to the transmission of every item of informa
tion exposing the intentions of our military chief
tains, and giving fall and accurate details as to the
number of our forces. When Major General Banks
arrested Col. Kane, the police marshal, and ignored
the police board of 'Baltimore, under instruct
dons from this point, he caused a great commotion
among the social aristocracy of that oity ; bat the
sequel has proved the wisdoin'of his course. When
authorized by Congress, he shall intimate to the
Baltiniere Sun that, if private individuals are
prevented from sending despatohes revealing the
objeoti of General Boott"for Northern information,.
parual twtortoaely treaohercus and inimical to
the Governinent•ehalr not supply information to
the Bonthern traitors, he will be applauded by all
patriotic men, and either reform or crush oat one
of the most dangerous organs of 'treason in this
vicinity. Ocosstossr.
A Great Sensation in Washington.
A FLAG OF TRUCE FROG[ THE ENEMY.
.4_134,11.1ed Leittr from .7Offeraoa Divia to
President Lincoln Arrives.
An extra of the, Washington Sear, of last eve.
ning, has the' following additional particulars of,
the arrival of a flag of truce, briefly mentioned by
telegraph :
Yesterday, while Cot. Andrew' Patter, U. S.
was scooting at the A
head of a party of eighteen fn
the immediate vioinity of the Disunion lines on
the other side of the river, a party of twenty two
motinted-Dbiunion troops was observed approach
ing them. Col Porter immediately planed his men
in position for a brush, and awaited their nearer
approach. Peroeiving, when they got in hailing
distanoe of him, that one of theta had in his
hand, trailing, a white flog, he demanded that they
should halt where they were, and explain their
errand. They camelo a halt, and declared that
they bore an important communication from Davis
to the President of the United States.
Col Porter requested them to dismount, and ap
proaoh with it on foot, a measure of precaution
rendered necessary by the fact that the officer bear
ing the deg was accompanied by a larger escort
than that (twelve men) inoident to the presence of
a flag of truce. His request-was compiled with,
and he found their representation correct. The
Disunion officer proved to be a Capt. Tom Taylor
of Frankfort, Ky., (a connection of Old Zsek's,):
who bore a sealed letter from Jeff. Davis to Frei&
dent Lincoln according to a representation upoit
its bitch, written and signed - by Boaaregard at
Marmites, explaining the fact, and asking that
Capt. Taylor might be facilitated in his teiraion.•
Col. Porter accordingly sent...Capt.' Taylor and'
his missive forward with an officer _ and an orderly,
and directed the Disunion escort torreturn forth
with into their can lines—himself and the picket
guard with him following them for some &stenos
to see that that directionless properly oarried oat..
Captain Tirylor was carried Immediately to Gen:
hioDowell'S headquarters, where, by telegraph,?
directions 'Were received to send him to Geoeral
Scott's headquarters here. He, arrived here under
a guard, at seven P. M., and ifter tt brief inter
view with General Booth, wherein- Captain Toni
Taylor told his story as he had doubtless been in-,
struoted to tell it, he was sent to the President,
bearing the sealed missive from Jeff. Davis to that
functionary.
Bis.bnalneu was disposed of at the White House
in a very few minutes; for in that time he was sent
back to General Scott with one letter' less than he
bore on his person on entering the Union lines, the
President not deeming' the communication be
brought such as required him to enter into any
correspondence whatever with Davis.
*Captstn Tom Taylor, of-Uncle Sambo'e cavalry,
was next immediately faced in the direction from
which he came, and marched bank to General
MoDowell's he adquarters, where, though court.-
manly and kindly treated, he was •hept under a
strict guard until an early hour this morning, when
he was escorted back to Uncle Sambo's lines, and
turned loose to find his way baok to Beauregard,
without having accomplished what was evidently a
main point to be attained by his minion—viz: to
communicate with traitors in our midst, who had
doubtless prepared to send to Beauregard;through
him, important information concerning the alleged
contemplated movement of General MoDowell's
army upon the inevitable Stimbo's lines.
Although' the President lies oommunioated the
exact contents of the letter from Davis, brought
by Capt. Taylor, to none besides his constitutional
advisers and Gen. Scott, from certain signs we are
able to assure the public that it amounted to no-
thing of earthly importance In the present oriels.
• On the contrary, it was of so little fmportanos in
Its tenor as to lead to the irresistible conclusion
that the real pffrpose of sending the flag of truce
here was but to get an - opportunity to conininni•
oath surreptitiously with Uncle Sambo's 'spies in
this oily at title, to his Pause, critical time.
The impression prevailing around us, that Pre
sident Lincoln will communicate the contents of
the letter to Congress, is doebtlese erroneous.
Though we presume that it will be promptly de
spatched to tho Governor of Virginia, at Wheeling,
to whom a person usurping the governmentof Vir
, ginla, as Jeff. Davis has done, should more artpro
, priately address inch a missive than to the Presi
dent of the United States.
• We repast, the whole affair amounted to latiti
more than a ruse or trick of lJnole Mambo's to ooni-..
munioate " on the sly" with traitors in Washing
ton ; which failed entirely, owing t o the careful
watch kept over this Uncle Sambors instrument in.
the matter while here, and the precaution taken
not to permit him to remain over night in Wash
ington.
From the Upper ilitssouri River.
BUBIIING Or TUX STIAMIR CIIIPPEWA.
Ounce, July B._Commander Ohas P. (Mutant,
of St. Louis, and Captain William H. Humphries,
of the late steamer Chippewa, with all their crew
and passengers, arrived at our wharf on Saturday,
haying travelled one hundred and fifty miles in a
fdaokinaw,boat. -
The steamer Chsppewa left St. Louis on the 28th
of April, with Government freight and supplies for
the American Far Company, for Fort Benton, and
Bitter Root Valley, Washington Territory. She
Dossed on her way in company with the steamer
Spread Eagle. The freight was' then placed in
charge of Com. Chesteau, increasing the cargo of
the Chippewa to 170 tons. On - ,the 224 i of Jana,
when shout 11$0 miles above the month of the Yet.
low Stone, it was discovered that the boat was on
fire.
The pumps were set to work and the boat run
"h o rs, the passengers and ore, hurrying ashore
without having time to save anythiug, lest the tire
should spread to the insgastne, whioh'opistatied
237 kegs of powder. The steamer Alhated doWn
the river about two miles When the explOsion'took
place, destroying entirely the boat audeargo.
THE PRESS.--PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1861.
LATEST NEWS
By Telegraph to The Press.
PRONE WASHINGTON.
Special Despatches to " The Press."
General Scott in the Battle-geld.
I am informed on good authority that General
Boors positively proposes to .oroaa over into Vir
ginia; and be present at the thiashing abottt to be
administered to the rebels at Manassas Janotion.
Ills body-guard are now being selected.
Communication with 'Alexandria.
Two steamers ply regniarly, now, between
Washington and Alexandria. Fare, ten cents,
Time, half an hour. Distance, six miles.
The custom bowie at Alexandria is being con.
vetted into a baking house for the troops. Ten
large briok ovens are building in the•lower , story,
occupying the store, inspeotore 7 , , and appraisers'
rooms.
All the troops at Alexandria are under maiohing
orders: • •
The" Fifth Mani hallo:tent. went 'down from
Wallington to Alexandria .to day on the stamen!
Plitladelphia.and Delaware.
No, Mails.
By failure of ooimeotion no mails were reoeived
this morning, and the Navy and War Departments
are not in receipt of their despatches. The tele
graph brings nothing of importance to the depart
ments.
The Smithsonian Institution has just completed
one of its foreign exchanges. t3ixty large 'oases of
specimens and publications are made up'fCr Euro
pean scientific assooistions. These go to their gene
ral agents In London and, Paris, and by them' are
opened, and the boxes and packages, to kindred@
of different addresses, are sent off to theteiiiipsiz
tire places of destination.
• ..
Refuse their Arms and are Sent to..lttil.
The Twenty•lifth New York, it appears, were
required yesterday, at the arsenal, to ez,eliange
their rifles for muskets. Many demurred, and
eeventy-one of them refused and were sent to jail,
escorted bY the Ringgold Artillery, of Reading,
It is thought they will he disposed, In a day
or.two, to ,take the arms that have, been offered
them. It la said the rides were old, and that the
improved musket was a hatter arm. • ,
Measuring and Weighing the Troops.
Professor liarnr, of the Smithsonian Institution,
has prepared blank, whtish he encloses to the
officers of the respective regiments, to have tilled
up and returned. The plan is in conformity with
that of other countries, and, if followed up, will
prove to be of great value, in obtaining a report of
theeomparative height, weight, .to., of our men..
Tbe heights and weights of the officers and men
in 001. .Btr rrrrr atin's regiment (Twelfth New
York), were taken before they left here to join
Gen. PATTNItSOIee column. Those of Maine, Rittide
Island, and 'Eighth New York regiments, across
theriver, and Ninth New York, at Point of Rook.,
are now being taken.'" '
President Lincoln Defuses to `Cor-
J respond with Jefferson Davis.
The Washington Sear states that. TAYLOR, who ,
came hither under
. a flag of truce yesterday, says
that his business was disposed of at the White .
House In a very few minutes, for in that time he ,
was sent bank to General Bcorr, with one letter
less than he bore on his person on entering the
Union lines, the President not deeming ttie con/.
munication he brought such as required him to
enter into any correspondence whatever•with Mr
TSITIRSON, DAVIS. TATtOR was pont immediately;
faced In .the direction from which he 'name, and •
marched back to Gen. MeDoirnix'a headquarters;
where, though courteously and kindly treated, he
was kept under a striot guard until an early hani,
this morning, when he nee escorted back to Cie.,
Confederate lines, and turned loose to•fictd
back to Baerrsenuasin, without haying aocomplbah- ;
ed what was evidently a main point to be attained
by his mission—namely, to communicate with tral,,
tore in ourmldst, who had doubtless been prepared.
to send to BIAIIRTGAILD through him important
informittion concerning the alleged oontemplated
movement of General McDowieLL's army upon
the Confederate lines:
The Star further says,' although the . President
hay communicated the exact contents of the letter,
from Davis, brought by Tranon, to, none besidav
his constitutional advieers and General SCOTT, frorri,
certain signs we are able to assure the public thit
.
it'amounted to nothing of any earthly impostanop
in the present crisis. • . .
The steamer Pocahontas has been: aetivelje
cruising for the past week In the neighliorhOod'of,
Agnia creek and Mathias' Point ..,111*,111wwiet.'
place, last Saturday, she - sipiriaiicilisCiir*thin
about 1,000 yards of the 91mo:islet' stearati
Page, which lay far up the creek, and fire t tlitit
teen shells into her, taking her smoke-di&
target,._Those on board were in great copsolotion,,
showing that the Shot from me Paah,onties„ were
not ineffectual. While engaged in this duty the
Pocahontas was nred.at from the upper Secession
battery, but sustained no damage.
Navy Yard Matters.
The steamer Cambridge, which brought the
Ninth Massachusetts Regiment, and came here its
erpectation of being pnrohased by , the Govern.
ment, hauled off from the yard this morning, u
the Government declined purchasing her. It is
eupposedlbrit she will nil for Boston,: calling' a 1
Fortress Monroe on her way. - •
The gun.boat Yankee, which arrived here
Saturday, is expecited to gall hottilkf supposed to
atteok the batteries or breastworks at either Ma
thias Point or /Nun creek.
The Seventy-first Regiment, New. York, .are still
at the yard, but expect orders to Incas the , riven
ev erg. metient.
The tchooner Problem, Captain Tyler; from •,
Philadelphia with ooal, 11 now onloadieg• et the
yard:
Death of a Massachusetts • Volt! teef.
A young man named Wri.Luat RsoBa2„iiil 6 / 4 .a
member of the Boston company Inthe pita
Massachuattts Regiment, died yesterday marning,
from the effects of a shot from his own revolver
which he was cieaning about two 'weeks ago. Mis
father has been attending him for the past week,
,and started•for Stoneham, Mass., where be resides,
with the corpse, this: morning; accompanied by
several members of 'the company. • A subsOription
wan raised in the' regiment for the benefit of his
father, amounting to $l5O.
This to the dist death that has occurred in the
regiment since they have been mtuitered into
service
Two of our District voluntaere were followed to
day to their graves by, a military cortege. These
were the first of stir District volunteers who have
fallen by the ritleSetthe enemy, though our raWtia
have been as rousili,* not more, 'exposed than any
other troops in . out:city or victnity. They were in
Captain . liszvraweiviiirt . s company, Turner Rifles,
and were up the: river, on Sunday, at Great'Falle,
where the company was attacked by superior nnin'-
ben of Seeessionists, on the opposite bank of the
river. They repulsed . the•enetny without loss on
either side. At four o'clo ck the enemy returned
again, when an attack was commenoed, resiltizur
in the loes of two Federal and eight . Confederate
troops. Those of our men who fell were Meaux
Hun and missy Brous, both of whom resided 'di
Capitol Hill. Our, leaves a wife and two children
to mourn hie:Joss. He was.* 000 pet: by trade, and
greatly esteemed, by all who knew him. Bums
also leaves a' wife, who is now in Baltimore, but
leaves no children. He was a very , steady,.up.
right young man, a carpenter by trade.
Ventilating the Senate 'Chamber.
Mr. BALD, from the New Hampshire mOunislifs,
loves pure sir. He has inatituted an inquiry into
the propriety of sit*rigiaid improving the Senate
Chamber, be the most unwhole
some and uncomfortable room he ever otionpied.
The Canal 'to lie Reopened.,
President BPATBS is inaklng arrangements for a
restimption of business on the Ohee►peake and
Ohio Canal. Gen. Marrarisrm has promptly as
signed a sufficient guard foe the whole line.
The Heat—The Troops. -
On a visit to a number of the regiments yester
day and this morning, your reporter was informed
that no serious oases of elokness had occurred in
consequence of the excessive beat of the last few
days. Every precaution ie wed, and the remit it
general good health.
A revolt has wormed In the Garibaldi Girard,
resulting in eirty•seven of the men from Capt.
TeKevan'a company leaving the rank!. , The re
'Nit grows out of dissaidsfaotlon in regard to ra
tions, and Wee who have caused the revolt,.pro•
bably, ere now, regret their folly. •
As the right section of the Second Rhode Island
Battery wee drilling, on the' grounds near the en
campment of the Mozart Regiment, New York,
early this morning, the cartridges In the limber
cheat Of gun No. 2 exploded, killing Corporal N.
T. Morse, Jr., and private Wm. E. Brown, serious.
ly wounding private E R. Freemen, and slightly
wounding privates Richard Thornley and Edward
E. Weeks. The remains of the dead•will be sent
to Providence this afternoon. The Cause of the ig
nition of the cartridges is unknown. A report pre
vails that It was in consequence of the explosion of
a shell, but this is disproved by the examination of
several gentlemen acquainted with pyroteohnies,
and no fragments being found. Their theory is,
that the explosion was ceased by the agenoy of
friction matches thrown into the limber chest
by some enemy, or dropped Into or near it by
carelessness.
The Thirty-third New York Regiment, from
Ontario county, arrived thla"evening :
The disaffected members Of the _FirstGerm' an
New. York itlfle Regiment, who yesterday:were
jailed for refturlig the arms,allotted to them, have
repented of their folly, and are sow Waling to
Wieutu'Gtor, July El, 1881.
Smithsonian Exc.hangei.
uratse.of the Pocahontas.
The Firet Fallen.
A. Case of Disaffection
Miscellaneous.
render obedience. The revolting Garibaldiane are
still under arrest.
The bill introduced by Mr. Brairssrs, from the
Committee of Ways and Means today, proposes a
loan of $250-000,000.
WILLIAM B. ROCREATIIII i , Of AIIbaTII, N. Y.,
and 11111111 T PORTER ARDRRITE, of New York,
kayo been appointed additional paymastere in the
army.
Arnvals from Pennsylvania.
At liirkavood's—John Shippen, G. W. Snyder,
Nathan Evans, J. M. Beatty, William B. Wells,
M. Bright, F M. Mohole, William S. Whitney,
J. T. Werner, Frank Werner, E. T. Bhippen, Levi
T: Snyder, L' W. Boalyabell, J. North, John
Lentos, I. F. Magnire, T. B. Kennedy, W. L.
Ohambere, J. H. ?doCanley, W. M. Wiley, A. D.
Oanfatan, George W. Hall.
Willard's —W . 0. B. ,Merrill, Mistimed Blynn,
John M. Riley, Joseph Ribbett, 0. H. Hammlok,
McCauley, 04rrus Chandler, 0. M. Atkins,
B. 0. Barker.
BroTores—Y • J. Drop, E. L. Piper, J. 8. Lall
renee, Cyrus Bloore,tli J. Hower, Edward Ma
iler, Meter and lady, J. Fletcher Budd, Samuel
A. hillier, . A.:L: Thomas, J. E. Waldraven. • ••
.
./Vaesonal--liteorge.B MaAlliater.
FROM WESTERN VIRGINIA. '
•The Unionists at Glonirilkeßainforced.
Gen. McClellan on to Attack .
the Rebels. , ,
BIICK.EATINOII, Jaly 9.—A courier from Weston
reports that Col. Tyler, of the Ohio Seventh, has
suoceeded in throwing one •oompany of hie regi
ment into Glenville, with. provisions for the nine
companies of the Ohio Seventeenth and Eighteenth;
and was only waiting the arrival of tie Tenth to
move on and attack Wise's command. • '
Gen.' McClellan left Middieford Bridge this .
morning, ; with the evidelifdesign• of -reaching
point twenty miles Oast of here; where the rebeli
are represented to be in kstige foile, and strongly
entrenched.
Election" of 'United Slates Senators at
Wheeling.
WIEBBLIZIO, July 9.--This afternoon, John S.
Carlila, of Harrison, was 'unanimously eleeted
United States Senator for the long term,,in i?lace
of Hunter, and W. T. Wiley, of folonoAgalfa, for
the short term, in plane of Masan, .
'ln addition to these, elettiotut-ior isrions State
omoers took place today, .Thelnew government
is now under full headway, and,its recognition is
gradually extending over all Western Virginia.
State of Affairs , on the .llpper Potomac.
aux. Jo=sow zirtzuroncr.D,•zro
Mearrriszuni, Jult!9—flight.—Two deserters
from Johnson's camp earite in yesterday, and esti-,
mate Johnson's force at that point jet' 16,000 Jaen,
with twenty-two pieces
,of cannon. Reliable in.
formation has since been received that Johnson has
since been reinforoed frem Manassas Janotiors
with five reginients and ono pieoe of cannon..
The Fifteenth Pennsylvania pickets took , five
horses and .three rebel troopers this afternoo . n.
Four of our own pickets trove been captured yes
terday and to-day, whilst marching beyond the
Hoes for water and Virginia hot corn bread.
The farmers near Ratnesville showed tor the
graves of ten rebels, who were killed in the late
fight there, and. were found in the woods horribly
_mutilated by exploded shells from Capt. Perkins'
'howitzers.
The staff estimate the number of the enemy
killed and wounded at sixty, but I do not make
it so high.
The deserters gay that large numbers will follow
their example the Arrit . ..nioporttinity, and also that
one of the wounAid4Rainesvil deolared to. his
°Moor that he had• not *red during the engage
ment, and showed him the nipple of his gun olosed
up with , .
We have a rumor here this evening, audit was
Te9eived with great enthusiasm, that Gen. McClel
lan has routed ex-Governor Wise at Buckhanson
and Laurel - '
•Reinforoenionts lire now approwshing up• from
Willirunspirt, which will give us an available force
of 20,000 fighting Wien to move forward with, and a
forward movement may be expected within twenty
'bur hours. Oar men aie all grumbling With im
,patienoe and eager to • move on ; • but it is believed
that Johnson will fall back to Winchester, and it, 15
there the battle will be fought.
From Fortress Blonroe.
Foretases Blossom, July S.—Com. Pendergrast
has gone Southward, with the Roanoke and Clem
/,..riend, and the Daylight will: sail to morrow.
The Roanoke will probably become the flay-ship
.of the West India squadron. ••• -
t a . L.The'Quakor City was orders& lip to Did.POint
toady -this morning to partiothate' in . the contain
irdated.atteek upon tiewell's Point.'" Including the
ftigate, gunboats, so., there was this morning in
'Hampton 'toads a force of 200 ganiaird - I,sooMen.
It hoped that'll demonstration would be made
against home of the adjacent batteries, but nothing
tif the kind lotto be done. . ,
." — Dolopel Duryea Is acting brigadier general. A
movement of hie raghnent tc! Mox about five
mlles distant, Tam contemplated, bit has been
abandoned.• • '
Last night two men deserted from the Confede
rates. They belonged to the gunboat Tea . "Ter,
which guards James river from Riohtnond to the
vicinity of Newport 'News. While she "was at
anchor last night the men escaped with - the Yawl,
and this . morning were picked up by tire, /Won't:-
"ksmall boat pursued them from the shore,
fora pit back on the appearance oethe f ironez iello.
The men,belong in New York and Baltlinere,„,
and ieport that they were luiPriesed Into the Con- ,
federate service. 1 hey say there ire .only 2,000
troops in itiohmond, and the same number posted
below, on James river. The situation, they say, of
the rebels is desperate: : _
,Reporteel Conflict in-Kentucky.
Loturvim,s, July 8 -Considerable excitement
was caused this afternoon by a report that the
Rome - Guard and State Guard of Bardstown had , a
renoontre. The story was that the surveyor of
Louisville had directed an agent to stop at Bards
town certain wagons with goode en route for*
Louisville and Nashville Railroad, destined for,
Tennessee, and that the agent, being unable 'tfi
execute the order, called 033 . the Rome Guard for
wistarias, and that the latter war? "hitched by
the State Guard, owning a loss of several lives on
each side. A passenger, who left Berdetown seve
ral hours after the reported collision, says that
there was no conflict, and that the wagoners, hav
ing been advised that there would be trouble; went
around Bardstown on their way to the railroad.
xpedition from Baltimore iu Pursuit
of a Rebel Schooner.
- BiLTLVOILII, July - 9 :--Provost Maribal
having learned that a suspicious schooner, sup.
.posed to be in the employ •of the piratioal^partY
who Seised the steamer St. Nicholas, some of
whom were captured yesterday, is now on the bay,
probably awaiting the'return of Captain Thomas,
alias the "French lady," this morning took pos:
session jof the !steamer Chester, just as she was
about leaving on her . regular, trip for the Zeiteim
shore. The passengers were put off, and a,scitiad
of polies and soldiers .took their plaoes and she
proceeded down the bay to make the capture.
Thomas and his party came from Fredericksburg
in this schooner. • .
Affairs at Alexandria.
AvrixtxtbstA,:July 9 . —The first passenger train.
on the.Orasits:and Alexandria Railroad made a
trip to Cameron's Run this morning, with Com
pany A of the Fire Zanavea, and CoMpany I of the
4fioltigart First. Catnnron's Ran Jr about four
miles out, rind is the*irthest petit on the road to
trhich'har . • ' '
TWO DATE, LATER FROM EMIAPE
Arrival of the !forth Briton at Father;
Point.
5250,0'00 - :'8133110IE.•
Embalm Porn?, July: eteankshlP
North. Brston, from Ltroilioo on the 29th, pissed'
here this evening. She Wage 290 passengers . and
$250,000 In !Toole. . '
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
Nothing of importance- had ,transpired
pawn polities. The Fienoh. Senate . , had passed a
bin establiahing a postal servioeyelitti America..
Napoleon's recognition of the.:ltalian govern
ment bad been withheld for approval.
Pants, Thursday.—lt is elated that the new Sul
tan of Tarkey will make a daring attempt to rouse
the lonwdormant energies of the hiaisulmen popu
lation, by working on . their fanatioleti, and that
the christians will be the first to feni•the effect of
the ohange of rules.
It is rumored that the Pope's health is growing
worse.
It is doubted In someeuarters ishether Austria
will rase's(' the Hunga rian deputation and it is
qulte °lsar that the requisition contained In the
address will not be granted. _ •
Commercial Intelligence.
. .
Taw litiliftPOOL OOTTON DIARKIIT—LIVIniPOOL,
June 29 —The sales of cotton for the week foot'up
89,000 bees, of whloh 17,000 ware ,tO speculators'
and 13,500 to 'exporters. The market 011 Thuriday
closed firm with en advancing tends/Loy.
The estimated sales on Friday were 12,000 bales,
including 4.000 for speculation, and 'export. The
market closed firm et the following quotations :
Orleans. Mobiles. Uplands.
Fair -81 d 811 81d
middline ' 8 7 7.1 71 .
The stook in .nort amounted to 1,124,000 bales,
including 834400 American.
LIYIEPOOL BatADIIITITPBS Masers. The
weather blue been favorable'for the crops. Breed
en& eenerally were quiet and steady., '
LtriaPoor. PBOVIIIIONO MAREBT. Provitdons
generally ware doll. . •
Loanoir Mostar /ititaxar.—London, , Friday.—
Oonsola closed at 89/ for money. Bullion in the
Bank of England had Increased .£49 000.
Allintloo l eIIICURITIMS —lllinois Central shares
39491 Outman ; 'Erie Railroad shares 21,
Thilt . l9fAk a * do' Of Chitleetthi.,
New Your.; July 9:—The "ship No Plus ;Mins;
from B a rogoas; has arrived here. - eteivias,bk;aig
to Charleeton, where the'wsis ( Ordered: ofi , by-the.
blockading squadron.
THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS.
EXTRA SESSION.
EEN ATE.
Wasnrivaros, July 9, 11581.
Mr. Tax EYCK, of New Jersey ' presented a pe
tition or citizens of New Jersey, in ease the Naval
Academy is permanently removed from Annapolis,
to create the spree at Perth Amboy. Mr. Ten
Elok, in a few brief remarks, presented the ad
vantages and facilities of Perth Amboy for a naval
school.
Mr- FESSINDIIN, of Maine, suggested that all
petitions not conne cted with war matters be laid on
the table, and made a motion to that effect, which
was carried.
Ma
the
Military ,
a rf G ry ' o ß f o N a redwo Y k,
Y r e o a r e k n , t e t
o d ti dn i t
on arms.
Mr. Fasenxnatt , of Maine, reportedibsok, from
the Committee on Finance, &bill' to refund and
remit duties on arms for the use of the States. The
bill passed.
Mr. Hera, of New Hampshire, offered a resolu
tion that Dewitt C. Clark be a clerk to the Senate
in the place "of Nicholson, resigned, whist' was
passed.
Mr. WILSON, of Massachusetts, reported back a
bill to increase the army, with an amendment to
increase the old regiments to the same numbers as
the new.
Mr. TRUMBULL, of Illinois, annoutoed the death
of Hon. Stephen A. Douglas, late Senator from
Illinois. He referred - to the early historY of Mr.
Douglas and Ma political life ; spoke of his power
of attaching friends to himself, and the universal
mourning WhiCal came from the hearts of the peo
ple at his death. He was a marked man in every
position. Re entered- the Senate when our great
men, Clay, Benton, Webster, Calhoun, and others,
were in their prime, and proved himself no weak
competitor. One of his distinguished character
istics was an unconquerable will. He knew no
such word as fail. •
Mr. Tatainutt, referred to his bald, magnani
mons stand for the Union as the crowning sot of his
life, blit - was out off in the zsuith of his fame. His
memory shall last as long as coastitutional liberty
and free government exist.
Mr. TRUMBULL el:fared the customary resolutions
of respect, and that the Senate adjourn
Mr..McDouset, of, California, followed, second
ing the resolutions, and speaking in high terms of
'the public and private character of the deceased.
' 'Mr COLLAWIB, of Vermont, said that Mr
Douglas was a native of Vermont, and he claimed
the privilege to utter a few words at this time.
The career of Mr. Douglas is a dim evidence of
our institutions. Though his whole career was
comprised in nearly twenty years, he yet secured
the affections of the great moss of the Democratic
party and held their hearts in his hand.
Mr. Douglas supported the Democratic party ass
national party, and was defeated, not by the body
of the party, but by the conspiracy of men, the
leaders In party, but the enemies of the country.
Messrs. kisilirrrit,, linoNrerra, and ARTIIONY
next spoke in eulogy of Mr. Douglas.
The Senate then adjourned.
• —. •
HOUSE OF IitPRESIINTATIVES.
Mr. Srgvami, of Pennsylvania, from the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, reported a bill for a
national loan, and' for other purposes Referred
to the Committee if the Whole on the state of the
Union.
Also, a bill to provide for the payment of the
militia and volunteers called into the servioe of the
United States by the proolamation of the President
on the 18th of April, 1861, from the time they were
- called into service until the 30th of Jane
Mr. Brzyzits said that there is muoh suffering
among the soldiers, and there was no means to pay
them, exoept by the piussge of this blil.
Mr. VALLAIIDIGELIC of Onio, said that ho trusted
there would be.no objection to it.
Mr. Bunusr, ofKentuotry, being fully satisfied
that the House Would peas the bill; he desired to
interpose no objection. He would content himself
with saying, that he was opposed to the whole sys
tem of war measures.
The bill was then paaaad. It appropriates
$6 000 000-
Mr. nTBVXNEi gave notion that he will sunup the
oan bill to-morrow.
On motion of Mr. fin.ZYPIELD, of Rhode Island,
the Committee on Commerce was instructed to in
quire whether any, and what further, legislation
is necessary to secure the forfeiture and condemns
Lion of piratical vessels seized, with-leave to report
by bill or otherwise. .
Oa motion:of Mr—Ook,lt was
Ruoived, That the President of the United
States, if not incompatible' with the public inte.,
rests, communicate to this Rouse any correspond
ence that the Government has had with the Go
vernment Of Spain in reference to the incorpora
tion of the Dominican territory with the Spanish
Governinent, and what protest, if any, our Go.
vernment has made against the insolent and ag
grantee conduct of the Spanish Government.
"Mr. ELIOT, of Massachusetts, from the Commit
tee on Commerce, reported a bill providing for a
code of marine signals, adapted to secret service at
'sot. to the de soatah of vessels, etc.
Mr Wesitauass, of Illinois, from the Commit
tee on Commerce, reported a bill farther to pro
vide for the collection of duties on imports, and
for other purposes. It is -designed to,close the
ports of entry in the seceded Suites, and to make
ports of delivery ports of entry in certain cases, to
collect duties on shipboard, to seize and confiscate
vessels belonging to the rebels, .4.0. The bill was
.ordered to he printed and-recommitted to the Com
mittee on Commerce..., -.
Also, a bill authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to remit the - fins and penalties' in certain
'oases, and regulate the compensation of the sur
veyors of °Wools in certain 011131,11.
"Mr Lovsror, of Illinois, introduced a resolution
deolaring that, in th e judgment of the Rouse, it is
mo'Part - of the duty of the soldiers of the United
States to capture or return twelve slaves.
Mr. MALLoar, of Kentucky, moved to lay on
the table.
Mr. STU New TTON, New JeTssy, raised the point
that, the resolution was Tiot,admissible under the
older adopted yesterdayAgrespribing the business
of the season.
The Spniaaß, for reopens given, overruled the
point.
Mr. Centaur, of ',Virginia, unsuccessfully
sought to submit an amendment to the resolution.
Mr. STRATTON, without :meaning 'any disrespect
to the Speaker, appealed'from hie decision.
- Mr. flutcarws, of Ohio, moved to lay the ap
peal on the table.
. This was agreed to, and the Speaker, therefore,
was sustained.
The House, by a vote of 68 yeas to 80 nays, re.
fused to lay the resolution on the table.
Mr. CARL/ LB, of Virginia, again ineffectually
appealed to Mr. Lovtjoy to withdraw ,his demand
for the previous. question on the resolution of the
former, desiring to offer as amendment.
The main question was Ordered by ten nisknity,
and the resotution was passed—yeas. 92, nave 55.
A message was received from the Benate an
nouncing the'death of Senator Douglas:, when
Messrs. Richardson, MoOlernand, Crittenden,
Ocx, Divan, Arnold,. Walton of Vermont, Law,
WickLffe, and Peak° addressed the Rouse on the
subject, and appropriate resolutions were passed
as a further mark of respeot.
The 1101290 then adjourned.
Latest front the Indian Territory.
RXPULSION OF AN INDIAN AGENT NT BZOISIIIONIBTA
' elasavisswoarn, July 9 —G. W. edit°, Superin
4e4ent of Indian'Affairs in the Indian Territory
Witt of Arkansas, has. arrived here from that sec
tion.. He not able to penetrate the Territory
but about 115 miles, being threatened with capture
by the Secessionists., His predecessor, Col. Rector,
elaims to bold the office by virtue of a commission
from the Confederate States.
Since the evacuation of the forts by the . Federal
troOpe, the Beceasionista have gained control of
affairs in the Territory, and have confiscated the
money and provisions intended for the Indians.
The Convention of Indians called by Governor
Hayes, of the Chickasaw Nation, was held on the
24th of June, but broke up in a row.
Military Affairs in the West.
• LISAVEIMORTH,.J!iIy 8 —Captain Stewart Van
Vllet, for four *sire quartermaster at Fort Leaven
worth, bee been ordered eaetward for =dive air
vice in the field.
The Third Kamm Regiment is being formed a
Mound City.
From New Mexico and Western Texas.
lIID2PIIIIIDE3OII, Mo., July S —The Santa Fe
malt and Cameron city express reached here yes
terday noon, by which we have gatea to the, 231
from Banta. Fe, to the 27th from Cameron city, and
to the ibth from Meanie.
The news from. Melilla confirms the reports of
Iridian troubles at Pine Alto, and a disposition on
the, part of the Mescala Indians to remain quiet. •
• 'Owing to the political difficulties •in the States,
orders were sent forward to Mr. Clark, superin
tendent of the Stephenson Silver Mining Company,
to atop all luctive operations.
The forts along the Texas frontier are to be gar
rlioned, by order of Ool.' Van Dorn. Two comps.
pies are to be stationed at Fort Davie, one at Fort
Quitman, and four at Fort Bliss.
-In Sonora quite an enthusiasm has sprung up on
the subjtot ot railroads. The project is to oonneot
the valley of the !Rio Grande with' the Gulf of
California, the termini to be at Palo and Quay-
At Banta Fe, on this 15th of Juno, a publio din
ner was tendered to Colonel J. B. Grayson.
Rey. Bishop Laney arrived safely in the Santa
Fe mall. •
Governor Connelly and . Segretary Otero were at
their poste, and Mr. Greener was shortly expected.
./he. Canon,.City Item show' an enoonraging
state of affairs throughout the whole mining re
gion of Oregon
' The mail party passed a number of Indians on
the route, all of whom were very friendly.
The Canada at Cape Race.
T. JOHNS, July 8 —The Canada pissed Cape
Rana at 4 o'clock on Monday afternoon, and will
be due at klallfax_on Virednesday The news boat
pulled alongside .of her, bar maids having been
seen above the fog, and fired guns, but could not
make themselves heard. as the steamer was blow
ing her whistle all the time.
Military Movements
IVAIIIIINGTON, July 9 —,Within the last twenty
four hours the Fourth and Fifth Maine Regi
ments, and the Twenty-ninth New York, have
Tamed into Virginia. .
Disvrixsatrici ACCIDENT—RLIODS ISLAND AR
TILLBRYMEN KILLIM LIM WODNDAD —This morn-
ing, as the artillery corps, of the Sooond .Rhode
Island Regiment were just about starting for their
drill ground, at the junction of Sixth and Moundai7
streets, an explosion took plaoe in one of the'cals
eons, by which Eve men were dreadfully torn.
The accident caused a soepention of the anal drill,
-and the entire corps was busied in attending to
their wounded comrades. About eight o'clock we
heard that two of the men had died from the
wounds they received. It seems that the corps
was ready to more, and the men were seated upon
the caisson, when .the explosion t:ok , place.—
Irashinglon Star, last seen= R.
Iriscoonctlivrion —Yesterday, the . First Ger
man Rifles of New York, under command of Col.
Blenker, were marched to the Arsenal to ex
change their arms, and receive in place of their
old rifles an outfit of improved muskets and equip-
Ciento. Seventy-one members of the regiment re
fused to take the nottiket. • It was understood they
expected= to be equipped with the rifle With the
sabre bayonet, but, being disappointed, th ey re
lused,the munket altogether. . This insubordination
poled riot be overlooked, indebe pirty, wu ar
rested by order of the colonel. They were eaoorted
;to the county jail by a detachment of the Ring
!gold Artillery, and were•fully committed by Jos
:stet:Donn to await the orders of the proper
tar, authority.—Wadi. Star of WC eventmg.
The Piracy of the St. Nicholas.
OAPTURII OF THB " BRUNCH LADY" AND COMPANIONS
[From the Baltimore Amerionn of yeeterday I
Lientanant Tim. 11. Carmichael, of the Middle
district pollee, and Mr. John Horner, of this city,
captured yesterday afternoon DO lees a personage
than Captain Tbomas, of Mary's county. alias
the' " French lady." whose exploit in seizing the
steamer St. brirholar a short time einoe, while in the
Patuxent river, was so boantingly proclaimed by
the Secession j3urnale of this city as a " brilliant
exploit." The perticolere of the aiftir, as narrated
by a passenger on hoard the steamer Mary Wash•
angdon, were ae follows: Lieutenant Carmichael.
with Mr. Horner, left this oily en Sunday 1111131ns
in a small sloop for Fair Haven, on Honing Bay,
near the lower portion of Anne Arundel county,
for the purpose of arresting a certain Neale Green,
a, noted barber doing business on Pratt street, near
Frederick, who is charged with being a participant
in the sunsuit on the Massachusetts regiment on
the 19'h'of April, and with other offences. Owing
.to bead winds the sloop did not roach the place of
'destination until about seven o'olook yesterday
morning. On landing, the officers proceeded to a
house in the vicinity aud . arrested Green, who had
designed remaining there for some time, but pro
pelted sending his wife to this city by the' steamer
Mary Irfrashartgton, which usually stop, at Fair
Haven.
The officers. with Green and his wife, took pas
sage on the' Mary 'Washington without any know
ledge of those on board. Shortly after leaving,
the lieutenant entered into 'conversation with a
number of passengers, and aeoertained that Capt.
Kirwan, with the engineer and another officer Of
the steamer St. Nicholas, as well as others
who had been taken prisoners when•the steamer
was seised by Thomas, the " Freaoh Lady," and
his party, had been released by them, and were
returning to this city on the Mary Washington.
The officers also asoertained, that among the pas:
sengers on board were seven or eight of the cap
tors, with Captain Thomas himself, who, doubtless
exhilarated by the success attending their first
achievement, were disposed to make another van
ture, probably on the steamer Columbia, or some
other steamer plying on the Maryland rivers.
As soon as satisfactory information on this point
was obtained, and each one of the party recognised
beyond doubt, Lieutenant Carmichael direoted
Captain Mason L. Weems, the commander of the
Mary Washangton, to proceed, on reaching this
harbor, to land the passengers at Fort McHenry.
The direction was given while the steamer was
near Annapolis. Shortly after, while Lieutenant
Carmichael and Mr Horner were in the ladies'
cable, they were approached by Thomas, who
desired to know by what authority the order
bad been given for the steamer to touch at Bort
McHenry. The Lieutenant informed Dim that
it was through authority vested in him by
Colonel Healy. Provost Marshal of Baltimore. On
hearing this, Thomas drew his pistol. and, calling
his men atoned him, threatened to seise and
throw Carmichael and Horner overboard. The
latter draw their revolvera;and defied the other
party to proceed to execute their threats Thant
most confusion prevailed In the cabin for a short
time, the female passengers running out scream.
log, but the other male passengers stood up with
Carmichael and Horner, and compelled Thomas
and his companions to remain quiet Matters
thus stood on the boat until the steamer ap
proaobed the Fort wharf. when the lieutenant
went up and informed Gen. Banks of his Important
capture.
The General instantly ordered out a company of
infantry; who - marched to the steamboat and se
cured all the accused excepting Thomas, for winire
search was made for an hour and a half , He was
then found concealed in the drawer of a bureau In
the ladies' cabin, in the aft part of the boat. At
first it was apprehended that Thomas would make
a desperate resistance, bat he disclaimed any snob
design, alleging that he was too weak to mist.
He aril the ether prisoners were then marched to
the tort and planed in confinement.
The witnesses, some ten or twelve in' number,
were also detained at the fort during hit night.
Of the prisoners, Thomas was the only one who
had any baggage. he having a email valise, with
a bundle, in which were contained afull uniform of
a Z mare, including cap, a number of letters and
papers, among Which wee said to be a commiseion
to the Confederate army. The names of those ar
rested with him could not be ascertained last
evening.
Neale Green was brought up by Lieutenant Car
michael, and taken to the middle police station,
where he Weslocked up for examination. He con
fefses that he left this. city on account of having
committed an assault on a soldier.
On the 4th of July certain suspected partial' were
seen examining the ateamer Cot:mina, of the
tame line as the St. Nicholas, new lying idle at
Fardy's shipyard, near Federal HIM., They went
aboard and inquired of Captain Harper what wee
her speed, how much coal was on board of her, and
whether the could be chartered? On being told
that she was not for charter, one of them, onleav
ieg the boat, was beard to say that they " would
have bar anyhow." The facts were immediately
laid before Provost Marshal Kenly, who, suspect
ing it to be their intention to seise her galeU*st
night, got tip steam and moved' ut of the harbor,
immediately ordered an armed guard on board,
whilst part of her machinery was also removed by
the °fasters. . The return of Captain Thomas may
have some connection with the movements of this
party, or perhaps the seizure of the Mary Wash
'anews on her return trip.
Colonel Kenly received information on Saturday
of the 'whereabouts of Neale Green, and immedi
ately despatched Lieutenant Carmichael to arrest
him. The expedition has proved a moat imams
ful one, and rodents credit alike - on Colonel Kenly
and the efficiency and determination of Lieutenant
Carmichael! 7,'
Terrible Indian
HAIM NETWILAIN 111 , 1111 L 8!13171. AND onrppswe IN
Digurs BT JOBERII, MINIIISOTAILLEVIX IN
DUMB EILLSD ANDSJIMJIMAL WOUNDiD.
(From the St. Paul's Pioneer and , Demeorat of the
3d instant.]
We ,are indebted* to James' 11°Na:ridge, EFq.,
late United Stateitocollector at Pembina, for the
particulars of a bloOdy fight between the Sioux and
Chippewas, of whioii he was an eye-witnese, at Bt.
Joseph, on the Pembina river, en the 10th of June
last:
LisOntasizer, while the lion Charles Grant was
enosuiped with a party of hunters, on Mouse river.
tweiVe horses were stolen from him by a ,party of
Yankton Sioux. Nothing was heard of the horses
until the 10th of Jane last, when a party of thirty
two Sioux warriors, accompanied by two squaw's,
arrived at St. Joseph with the Stolen property, for
the purpose of returning it. in pursuance of a re
cent treaty made between the Pembina half-breed
hunters and the Yankton Sioux. The delegation
with the stolen horses arrived opposite St. Joseph
about two o'olook in the afternoon; they immedi,
ately crossed the river and proceeded to the TeSi•
denee of Gov. Wilkie, a member of the last Ter
ritorial Legislature.
Unfortunately, a large party of Chippewa/1, and
also parties of Asttniboinee and Cres were en
camped at St. Joseph, and the Chippewas fired on
the Sioux while they were in the .act of entering
Governor Willie's house. The' Sioux took pos
session of the house, - end, removing WE chink
ing" from between the logs, returned the fire with
effect. From this time until midnight a constant
firing was kept up between the Indiana, Six
Ohippewes, three Sioux, and two Aesiniboinee were
killed during the str uggle. Governor Wilkie'e
daughter, in passing within range of the combat
waa'severely wounded in the thigh by an
arrow.
Eforetridge deaoribea the scene as terribly
exalting, and relates instances of great individual
bravery. One Chippewa, a eon of the obief, Bed
Bear, was shot three times in an endeavor to enter
the lionise; at each shot le fell to tho ground, but
raised .biroself, and'pusbed forward; his progress
was stopped at the threshold by one of the Sioux
Cleaving his head through to the Orin with an axe.
The house occupied by the Sioux is about two
hundred feat from the river. The Chippewas stir
rmnded it, and, to Make their esospe, the Sioux
were oaropelkd to run that distance, and wade the
river to the south bank, in the face of a constant
fire from their enemies This - they,did, aided by
the darkness of the night, with bat the loss of one
warrior, who was found dead . bY the Cbippewas in
the morning, on the south berth of the stream The
Bloom left behhid them thirty-two horses, in addi
tion to the twelve stolen ones, and the deld bodies
of three of their warriors.
Mr. MoFetridge states that the residence of Gov.
Wilkie resembled a slaughter-house, on the morn
ing after' the conflict. Five Chippewas and two•
Sioux were lying deed en the floor, whioh was
covered with their blood. The Sioux did not scalp
the dead Ohippewis in the house, nor mutilate
their bodies. The Chippewas were more brutal ;
they out up the bcdtes of their dead foes, and
burned them.
Although the half breeds of St. Joseph refrained
from taking any part in the fight, they are appre :
bengal" of an attack from a body of Sioux, now en
camped at Devil's Lake. The Sioux promised to
return, and settle accounts with the Otitppewas in
numbers like the mosquitoes—a very forciblesiiiile
in that locality.
Congress appropriated, a year or more ago,
$50,000 for the erection of a tort on Pembina
river, to prevent such outrages as this. We sub.
mit that the occurrence here related indicates the
neoeisity of immediate action on the part of the
Federal Government. There should be a perms.
sent military post boated at St. Joseph, or in
that vioinity, immediately.
• • "Land Grants to the. Soldier.
The following is the bill offered on' Monday by
Mr. Holman, of Indiana, granting bounty land to
oertain officers and soldiers, who have, been or shall
hereafter be engaged in the military service of the
United Btates:
Be st enacted, 4-e., That each commissioned and
non•oomatlssionod officer, musician, and privet*,
who shall have been in the military service, or shall
have volunteered or enlisted and been regularly
mustered into the military service of the United
States, since the twelfth day of April, 1881, and
shell have been or shall be in such sarrioe for a
period of not leas than sixty days, and shelf have
received or shell receive an honorable discharge,
shall be entitled to receive a warrant from the De.:*
pertinent of the Interior for one hundred and sixty
acres of land.
Section second grants one hundred and sixty
acres of land to the widow or minor children of
any officer, non•commissloned officer, musician, or
private, who may be killed or die In the service,
provided be bad bean mastered into service for a
period of not less than three months.
Section third provides that the land warrants
shell be assignable only subsequent to the delivery
to the person to whom homed, and each assignment
to be valid must be personally executed by such
person.
Section fourth provides for•tbe loostion of such
warrants on any public lauds duly surveyed and
autjeot to bate.
Section fifth extends the benefit of the act to the
militia or volunteers of any State or Territory
who shall have been mustered into the actual
service of the United States, provided that such
militia or volunteers shall have been' sob:tally
armed and equipped by such State or Territory,
and in the actual pay thereof, for the
,purpose of
anstaining the authority of the Government of the
United States.
Section sixth gives three hundred and sixty, in
stead of one hundred and sixty, acres of land; to
every officer, non-oonmissioned officer, mturichin,
or private, or to hie widow or minor children, who
shall have been mustered •Into the vsrvice prior to
August 1, 1861, and continuo In such seribto until
the military sprees of the United States, exoext the
regular army, shall be disbanded, or who shall be
previously honorably discharged, on aoosrmt of
wounds received or sickness Incurred in such ser
vice.
6iocttion •etgbth applies the provisions of the aot
to cfHoera and 11111111/30/2 in the navy, within the pa.
riods and subjaot to the limitations of the lot.
ffißeotion ninth pnvidea that the Secretary of
War, with the approval Of the Pienderit, shall
presoribe rules and regulations neoessary to carry
the aot into afoot.
• Section tenth provides that an honorable-dis
charge, on amount of.tionnda or sickness incurred
in the line of 7drity,•:shall entitle the' pulp dis
°barged to the. 1111;1210 benefits as.if of ser
vino had biotin 'tab' -porton:lnd.
THE CI tr y
Tiatutrio Turning.. &oats.— Yesterday
afternoon, about five o'clock, our city was !lc",
by a very severe ttillader storm, LCODcppa,ij
by vivid lightning sod a moderate *bowe r ~
laic. The heaviest dial, of that:der we have evert
heard occurred a few minutes before 6 o'clock , tt4
the lightning t.oit effect on the building 10 0 , 4 , 4
t ''
M 4 Walnut street. Ilia dwelling is c oed
ti
. t
boarding house, and oontains come thirty lo ut ;
all of whom fortunately 'gasped Nur". 11.
building was straok on the front part am
,;
tended to the back, shattering the tOof it k i tt,
off the kitchen chimney, and completely d u '
molishing a shed in the rear One of the bo ard
ors was rested in a third-story batik room, end tic
drat intimation he received of the shook va s t i lt
i f t o l u ti e n o g r in th o e f in th m e a fir tu ebo au s s rd tiod At th th e e si a ig a mbittie:tht:i.
gas-pipes and bell-ropes were torn in pleo ta. Tht
gas ignited, and but for the presence tf mi td at
one of the servants, who hasteted to the Wisp std
turned it cif at the meter, as extensive tottn.
Lion =tat have ensued. As we have before eb utd
The roof of the beak building was partiall y 4 .
stroyed, and a number of brick' scattered in c oil
direction.
In consequence of the terrific notes occagoott
by, the elap of thunder, several companies lep► ire'
o the spot, but their services Were not rectitme
The local telegraph wires were aeriorutly
.by the storm, and the batteries at the Cetoal
Station were heavily °barged with electricity.
Several persons walking down fifth street, a t.
low Walnut, at the time the dwelling was stark,
received slight shooks, but we have not heard CI
any serious accidents
GIRLS' MOD AND Normal, ScuoOt.—Tb e
examination of candidates for admission th t
Girls' High and Normal Shoal her clued. y
IN
give the names of the nnocreseftel mendilater, lel
were
ee rier"avemit7'
and
the
h °
° 181 o
: wb t :
h : 1,
lAlil ' AVER: I s i c :el..bsria Loupe 10ffm:...7: 6.:oet:ee r 4 2—Lillie Fawner : Eo nttm3.. Mary Barns 76 0. ,
Sell 76 3.. Morris A. &mai° ,76.2eittt
6—Ella OAP 71 B..blorns.
7.. Mary Lovett 73 s—Morria.
8-01ara Dickinson 73 I..3.g erbot.
9.. [Cate Bryden 72 7.. Northwestern
10—Sallie Hayes 73 s..Northeeder;
11—Ltzzio Hemel! 72 I..hie rr i a. "
12—Sallie E Capehart 72 o..biorris.
13—Myra B Simon .71 7—Monie.
14—Mary W. Bainty 71 B..Nowtoo
15—Eleka Franklin 71 4..Newto r ,
16.. EllenAbernerthy 71 3..Jefferaon.
17.. Kate Price 70 6—Bmk.
18.. Emily Riney 70 2..Hevrton
rthw
19. :Jane Nelsen
68 68
9. 9...sidoorro.ute
ri l
20.. Rebecca Daniels
21..Pamelia Sheets 68 B ..biorrls •
22.. Henrietta Hoopes 68 s—Northwestern.
23..Anttie Reid 68 3..Nortimesteu,
24: .Ella Miller 68 1— Newton.
25..E112.1 M. Baker 67 2 ..llorris
26.. Emma L L0ng....... ..69 9.. bit. Vertun.
27.. Annie Rroe 66 9..Morrk
U.. Addle Engel 66 6..Nortlreum,
29-oarrle 11 Ferry 66 0-2 on stre e t
33.. Maggie Dickinson 16 7—Zme street
6 86 5 55 7 5 5. .. :.
t i jN ' o °s- r re tl i t ht
l el. t ent e s ::
3 I... Emma J Leder
32: .Emily V Qaick
33—Clara Stokes
34.. Isabella Haffner 65 4.. Weee leoe ,
35—Otelia ICoeper 65 3..74n e ,E, els
36—Louisa Hears 65 3-2 sae elteet
37..Almires W. Dougherty....6s I—Morris.
38—Emma P. Abbott 64 8.. Monroe.
39—Kate Wilson. 65 9 .. Newton.
40—Jeannie Simpson 03 6—Northwestera,
41.. Ella Craig 63 s..blerns.
42.. Martha J Callan 62 4 ..Rirvold.
43—Myra E. Dram 62 3 —Rittenhouse
44..E11a Pierson „ 62 2.. Newton.
.45—Sallie MoEwert 62 2.. &tome
46.. Miriamr3ohraak 62 0.. MtVernon
47..Luny Patterson 61 9—Newton
48.-.olara Sargent 61 8.. Monroe.
49.. Virginia Ma wen 61 7 —Northwestern
50.. Anna M. Paxson 61 s—Morris.
51—Sophia L Morgan. 51 4-2 me street
52—Miriem Eger 81 o—Zane street
s.3..Annie M. Boyer 61 o—Jefferson.
54.. M ary T. Heller 60 9..JAffenron
55—Eliza H. Parsons 60 9—Northeeetem.
•56-11iisit M. Tomlinson 60 7—Northwenem.
57..D011a W. Hanby 60 o—Rittethonsr.
58.. Fennel L M Davis 60 5.. Northwester n s9-9ylvania P Massey 60 4.. Harrison
60.. Mary M Crawford 80 4..Z500 street.
61.. Mary H Hodgson 60 2-2 the street.
62.. CharlottePtokands. ....60 I..flannook.
63—Rebecca Wright 60 _We:canoe.
64 - .. Annie Shields 60 ..Northwestern .
Rlarßillt ADMITTID PROM EACH SCHOOL.
Average age, 14 years, 7 months, 11 days
Morris 14 Mount Vernon 2
Northwestern 13 Wermatme
Zane street 9 Beak 1
Newton 7 Bannock .. . 1
Jefferson.. .... .. 6 Harrison 1
Northeastern 3 Ringgold 1
Monroe 3
Rittenhouse 3 Total 64
BOARD or Cortvuox.—Tbe first stated meet.
ing of the new Board of Ctutml ler, of Pattie
Sohools, for the Vint district, wis held yettrrdsy
afternoon at their chamber, corner of d;zt, sad
Adephi streets. Mr. Dasta , lvy, the n:wly
elected president, °wonted the chair.
The Chair announced the following pleading com
mittees to serve for this year :
Boys', High Bohool—Meseta. Hollingsworth,
chairman ; Sive:meet, Fitzgerald, Wood, and Bit
ting.
Girls' Righ School—Mesta. Reed, their:Mt;
MoCall, Vaughan, Robbins, and it
Property—Messra. Bitting. chairman; Wood,
Crane, Stull, and Yeager.
Text Books—Messrs. McCalla, chairmen ; Reed,
Leech, Hollingsworth, and Fletcher.
Grammar, Secondary and Primary—Mears.
Leech, chairman; McCalla, Marshment, Stall, end
Moffie..
Supplies—Meiners. Fitzgerald. chairman; Ritun•
house; Hansvrorth, Stall, and Robbins.
Qualifications of Teachers—Messrs. Vanstee.
oh airman; Riche, hfarohment. Welsh, and
Quarterly Reports—Messrs. Freeborn, dainties:
Welsh, Riche. Tindall, and Zimmerman
Accounts—Messrs. Robbins, chairman ; Fm•
born, Crane, Fletcher, Vandegrift.
Expenses—Messrs. Hunsworth, chairman; Rit
tenhouse, Yeager, Zimmerman, and Vandegriit
The Committee on Accounts reported DIUs to (se
amount of $T,302 29, which were approved, ad or•
doted to be paid.
The Committee on Girls' Primary Schools ma;
that they have visited the Witte Grammar Seivl,
and are pleased to be able to bear testimony tote
progress of the nupils, and cffsr a resolatirudt . ect .
Eng that the Witto Male and Female Gonne
Sohool be ranked as a firsholass grammar wird
from the first of July, 1861. The repon eel
adopted.
A. communication was received from the Size.
teenth section. requesting that a mount te
awarded to Mr. Hobart to build a new school tows
at SuNuettanne avenue and Hobart street Re
(erred to the Committee on Property, With Po"
to act.
Mr. Fitzgerald offered the followirlS"
Re solved, That the Committee on Gil Hirt
and Normal Schools be requested to infra "_, d
rate the papers of the candidates Lut rsts , "
for admit:goo into said schools, cc that all m istakes
made by the principal (if any have been made)
may be remedied before the opening of the tut
session. Agreed to.
- A resolution to dispense with the stated wet.
log is the month of August, and granting th•
secretary a recreation of three 'weeks. t be (5:4
to be closed during that period,) wee agtessi to.'
The Committee on Boys' High School rept:eel
the names of the following pupils entitled 10 It ,
degree of Bachelor of Arts, and the graduate! as
titled to the degrees. The degrees will be c‘ l2 '
(erred at the semi-annual commencement to morns
morning: Nr
BACHELOR OF ARTS —Byer!) . Fleet. jrseph
Ferland, Benjamin F Naphey, WlBiam B. Jazai ,
Thomas C. Eakin', Maximilian ticticuit, Past
Baker, El ward R Worrell, David Evan!,
lituua
J. Crowell, John 'Lewis Devereux, William Sar
tain. William H Paul, James F MaEihol l6
DEMME OF MASTER or Aare —slllll3ti /kW'
ahem. Thomas W. Martin, Lewis J Craw. JoitPb
W. Wilson , Edwin D . Mullin, James B. Bun*
William N Ashman, James H. Eldridge. E 3 g,._. 1
J Brodie, John F. Bruton George Si' Cotnr,
George F. Collins, Frank R Hippie. lister"'
Larason Josech D McKee. Edward C Mitchell,
Jacob Ring, William D Shubert
' The above report was adopted
The Committee on Girls' High School rseot ill
that the following-named young ladies, ed
tou'g
completed their course of studies, are entiti
diPlern am. A resolution confirming the &data"
the committee was unanimously adopted : u
Mist Kate V. Peters, Mary 11 Mescal, AD D L .
Markley, Emma A. Naiaby, .Enima B 1./tm_n:
gang E Gibson, Louisa Ash, Ella Bap. Liao
Dobbs, Harriet hfoCormick, Clara B. Dean, fit`
rat E. Roney, L'zzie L. Thompson. Lissis „a:
Marshall, Adele E Phillips, Kate J Ryeatd•
bomb L Cordery. Mary D Ware, diary .A; C° 11 :
man, E Jenny Abbott, Ella Cootes, Mir/
land, Mary Cross, Emma Thomas. terra
A resolution conferring the award was r
,by the Controllers, and the Board adjourned
Tut FATEIER Or A. HlSRo.—Oser the SO
blishment of Mr. Edwin Greble, in West Wit'
nut street, we notioed yesterday &Berman I li
perb Amerioan flag, waving in the light win l *
reminded one of the gallant youeg hero, Ito UT ! :
up his life in its defame', while maintaialq
guns at Big - Bethel. In the boss .1 SOD MO r f,
T. areble, few fathers can feel other thou e l : 4f
ticn ; for his remains lay in Independene e
and The nation of loyal men felt in hie dersio
oommoa 10s0.
The flag alluded to was donated by
Erase .t Eassall, 51 South Fourth ettt e s fe ly
bright stars and gracelui folds seemed 1 44 '
appropriate at the place of Mr Greets.
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COHONZIOS C-asEs.--Yesterday roo
-01
man named Alexander Ober was found deg' h ' a
yard attached to a dwelling in Jay great , 1. 6- 6 .te
Fifteenth. An inquest was held, and a ler' lll
death from illteMperllooo was rendered. wiz,
tioioner also held an inquest on the body °1 66 , 6
Helium, who died at the 131xlhward
while laboring under an attack of natal tr
and confined in a cell. •
NlVlMBARY.—yesterday wits
AN tba
Tnf, of the death of General Tailor. ill,.
the great ere in Philadelphia. Both thesei,;;;,
portant events took place on the th of Jalf,
WARM.—Yesterday was decidedly the
test day of the season. The tbscinse e t ter
Allister's, No. 728 Cbastact :beet, s ood 1
o' l°,",
lows : Nine o'eleek, 92 degreee; !:}cot.
degrees ; eleven o'clock, 92degra ten
92} degrees.
1j
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ISABE BALL. 7-ThO • ColUnabian nese 131
kit
Club having acne tad a challenge Ws D el
sine of the Keystone Ball Club, the gauf'' f os. ;
played to morrow afternoon, Corn
o'olook precisely, on the grounds of tbe , s ot
Seventeenth and Master. The Nin ° teen,.
oars go directly to the grounds.
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DKITII PROM MANIA-A - FOT II.--.. rs
Wit Hottoo, who was Isboriog on° ; t rot
task of rusnis-a-pote, 11/219 plated u m
p , d
or,
or
011 Monday nig
ht
Be , sod takes to D 1111 ; e
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station.house. was found desd in lilt
ter day morning.