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SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1862
'EXTRACT FROM TIES LAST SPEECH OF
STEPHEN A. DOISGLAS.—. , The conspiracy
to break lip the Unbolt is a iSLCt now known to
*ll. Armies are being raised, and war levied
icesitsplltat it. There can be but two sides
to the controversy.,Every man must be on the
Side et the 'United ffties or against R. There
can be no neutrals in this war. There can be
*One. Mitt patriots and traitors."
FOWFA-LP.—The doable-cylinder 4 , T &Amos" Passe,
an which this paper has been printed for the last nine
aloft& It is in excellent condition, having bees made
to c-der a year ago, and will be sold at a bargain. For
terms apply at this °Mae, or address Jong W. Foams',
1117 Gaestaut street, Philadelphia.
THE LATEST _WAR NEWS
Each new detail, which reaches us, of the late
battle near Somerset, which has been styled the
petiole of Spring Mill, furnishes additional evidence
Of the completeness of our victory, and the gal
lantry of our troops. In wresting a victory from
Superior numbers, under disadvantageous eircum
stanges, they displayed a degree of hardihood and
courage which has rarely been equalled in any age
or country. The rebel General ZollicotTer met his
death in a contest with Colonel Fry, of the Fourth
Kentneky Regiment, when the combatants wore
but a few yards distant from each other.
We publish on our first page an interesting state
ment made to the Cairo correspondent of the Cin
cinnati Gazette, by a Boston leather merchant who
has just returned from New Orleans. He states that
there is no Union sentiment in that oily, and that,
instead of a small force to defend it, they have a
large number of men under command of General
Lovell. Batteries have been planed at every vul
nerable point, and ho represents the city as almost
impregnable. He was in Savannah at the time of
the capture of Port Royal, and he represents that
the people were panicastricken, and that a single
Federal regiment could have captured the city.
The Sumpter is, according to his report, not sail
ing under letters of marque as a privateer, but a
regular war vessel of the C. S. A.
On oar first page we publish extracts from South
ern papers of Thursday lest, received by way of
Fortress Monroe. No definite information in re
gard to the whereabouts of the Burnside Expedi
tion can be gained from them, and they seem
to be totally unable to divine its - destination.
The people along the whole North Carolina coast
were in a terrible state of excitement, and the
militia of several of the eastern counties have been
called out to repel the invasion of the Federal
troops. The rebele do not credit the Union reports of
the death of Zollicoffer and the routing of his army,
believing that we got the report up for the purpose
of operating on the stock market, and keeping our
spirits up ! They seem to gloat over an imagi
nary victory won by their forces under the corn
mend of Jeff Thompson, at Ironton, Missouri—an
affair which never happened.
A Western railroad president, an intimate friend
of General McClellan, has arrived in Boston, and
informs the editor of the Journal, that while in
Washington he had en interview with the com
manding general, and that he came oat perfect y
satisfied that not many weeks would elapse before
he and all friends of the Union would be able to
reassume with pride the valued title of an "Ameri
can citizen." Every contingency is provided for,
and a failure of the plan decided upon to put down
with a few powerful and rapid blows the great re
bellion seems almost impossible.
Speaking of the commander of our foroes in Ken
tucky. a correspondent says :
General Buell is a very model of reticence and
Eecreoy. He goes to headquarters every morning
at about ten o'clock, and shuts himself up in his
sanctum sander:am, impervious to any human
force, except through the regular red-tape (*an
nals. Ile will not be interrupted. It is as mush
as a man's life is worth 'to speak to him on the
way to his office. His servants are as afraid of
Idea as they ere of the devil. This morning, an
express messenger come to him with a package of
maps from Washington, and did not dare to eater
the room. He offered the paokago to one of the
porters, m carry It in. "No," said the porter,
" you carry it in." " No," said the expressman,
"he knows you, you take it." It was some time
before the fellow dared " face the fiercely frowning
chief" to hoed him the package and get his pay.
General Buell admits no one to MS confidence, and
all predictions to fortvard movements, based on pre
tended access to headquarters, aro mere nonsense.,
The condition of the Indian country is indeed
deplorable. A body of four thousand loyal Creeks,
Cherokees, anti Seminoles, under the command of
Ifo-polheo-yo-ho-la, an aged Creek chieftain, who
fought under Jackson, in 1815, have been defeated
by a superior force of rebels, consisting of Indians
and Texas rangers. They were forced to abandon
their homes, and fiy to Southern limas, to place
themselves under the protection of the Federal
troops. A graphic description of their trials and
struggles will be found on our first page.
The New York Post, of last evening, publishes
a lengthy statement from an intelligeit contraband
named Alin Parker, who escaped from Viginia
and made his way through the Federal lines to
New York. Before the battle of Butl Ran, he was,
with a large number of other slaves, made to work
on the entrenchments around Manassas, and, en the
memorable 21st of July, the day of the battle, he
wee engaged on'arie of the rebel batteries, helping
to load and swab the guns. The 'rebels had four
masked batteries on the battle-field, defended by
over 40,000 men before they were reinforced by a
portion of General Johnston's command, and their
lose was about 3,000. A large number of alma
were working the guns during the battle, but they
fixed their cannons so that their deadly contents
wont over the heads of the Federal troops. The Post
says that he told them of a deep-laid plan, which
it refuses to disclose, perfectly understood through
out the South, and that the slaves were putting it
in execution, hundreds and hundreds escaping
at every opportunity.
The most important intelligence brought from
Port Royal by the steamship Atlantis, whioh ar
rived at New York on Thursday, relates to the
new expedition fitting out at that point, under the
direction of Commodore Dupont and General Sher
man. Its destination is supposed to be Savannah.
The utmost secrecy, however, is observed by our
officers in regard to the details of this movement.
It is known that a successful survey of a now
water-course has been made, and that by moans of
this channel (which, for obvious reasons, we do not
name) Savannah can be reached without passing
Port Pulaski. Our troops are now engaged in the
work'-of removing loge, hulks, and other ob
structions, including piles, which the rebels
bad placed in the stream, under the itapres
elon that they had thereby seoured themselves
from attack in that direction. At- last aeoaenta
this work wee rapidly progressing, and it was
thought when the Atlantic left Port Royal that
the work had been accomplished. The rebels had,
however, taken the precaution to erect a battery
at the head of the water course, and information
had been received to the oiled that this battery,
as well as the defences of the other approaches to
Sevennab, has been strengthened. Bat it is be
lieved that their position could not be so fortified
as to prevent the advance of the expedition. In
fast, a report has already been received of the
evacuation of Fort Pulaski by the rebels—that
position having become useless. Before the depeir-,
tare of the Atlantic, three of the gunboats (ouch, at
least, was the understanding at Hilton Read) bad
passed beyond the line of Fort Pulaski. The depth
of water through the course was stated at fifteen feet.
There were evidences at Hilton Head of the,
advent*. All the doats and launches, of which
there Were great numbers, were oolleoted or col
lecting, and preparations were making
_to transport
troops. Two of the regiments at Hilton, with
whoseofficera some of the passengers on the Vander
bilt hood been in communication, bad received not
simply matching orders, but orders to move, and
they were preparing to go. towards what point was
of ammo notstated The understanditue woo
vomit among the officers that the movement
would be made speedily—certainly this week ; and
the& the force to, be left at Hilton Maid would not
exceed one or two regiments. The force et Hilton
Head thus et command was ten to twelve thousand
men.
Bit it WM dottbied It any attelnyt wh stover would
be made to advance on the mainland, out .of the
rangertg the fire of the gunboats inasmuch is the
force nadir General Sherman would be mogul - to
the work of Maintaining itself. The object hf the
contemplated expedition would, be accomplished
with the occupation of Savannah. The city, how
ever; defended by 'nearly - twentplive thousand
rebels. would net, it was conidently assorted, be et
-tacked, unless our gunboats succeeded in-reaching
it, which there wmtittle doubt they would be able
If. movement ' against Savannah 'shall not at,
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Some English Matters
Dr. IT 11. RUSSELL appears likely to
realize the truth of the proverb that a prophet
is.not much respected in his own country.
Simultaneous with the publication, in Eng
land, of the arrangement of the Trent diffi
culty, was that, in The Times, of a solemn
prediction, in his famous correspondence, that
the Cabinet at Washington would never con
sent to surrender the arch.traitors, Messrs.
Szninr. and IlLisost. On this positive asser
tion-, The Times manifested its usual imperti
nence, and crowed over what it considered to
be the obstinacy or the imbecility of our Go
vernment. "The immediate surrender of
Messrs. MASON and Surma.," it proclaimed,
would have been a greater blow to the Con
federates than a victory on the Potomac, and
worth millions to the Federal Exchequer."
Well, the surrender has taken place, and the
American nation has assented to it with as
good a grace, at least, as England exhibited
when Sir Jona Cansterox, the British Am
bassador, and the four British Consuls, were
sent out of the country. We wonder what
The Times will say now? Will it admit - that
the Confederates have thereby received a
heavy blow? Will it admit that Prophet
RUSSELL was in error 1 It is a singular coin
cidence in surnames that the particularly
small statesman who got up the imbroglio with
this country is a RUSSELL, and that ithe polite
letter-writer who has exhibited so much and
such ill-regulated talent in fanning the flame
should be a RUSSELL also. Peer and com
moner have one feeling in common—intense
antipathy to this country and its institutions.
The Morning Herald, a London paper, long
known by the affectionate appellation of My
Grandmother, and a ell known to the readers of
Punch, when the hunchback had wit, as play
ing Mrs. Camp to the Mrs. Harris of the
Standard, is quoted in the telegram of news
by the City of New York, which we published
yesterday, as having said "If the Mason and
Slidell affair is settled, England and France
have an inducement, on commercial grounds,
to recognize the well-earned independence of
the Confederate States, and that, unless the
step is manfully taken by the Ministers at
once, it is certain to be taken by Parliament
on its assembling." This is a terrible mis
representation. It is utterly impossible that
Parliament, which has taken the strongest
possible grounds against slavery, by the
strongest legislative enactments, can nullify
all of these, and disgracefully ignore the high
anti-slavery principles which CLARRSON and
WILBERFORCE, Fox and PITT, ROMILLY and
BROUGHAM impressed upon the English mind
from the last decade of the last century. It is
impossible that the British Parliament can
recognize a Confederacy avowedly established
for the maintenance of slavery.
We have seem it suggested that the Morning
Herald is the organ of the Tory party, headed
by Lord DERBY, and that, therefore, its dicta
are to he taken as indicating the policy of
that party and its leader,—that, in fact, this
Mrs. Camp of the English press is their ac
credited mouth-piece, just as The Times utters
Ministerial declarations, and as the Morning
Post, owned by Lord Piamansrox, shadows
out his opinions and his policy—so far as he is
disposed to proclaim them. The Morning
Herald is the organ of nobody, of nothing.
Its proprietors are pretty well known to be
out-and-out liberals. Nobody knows and no
body cares to know who are its editors and
its contributors. It was purchased as a pecu
niary investment, and basbeen continued on the
narrow road of Toryism,. because the opinions
of Tories are not otherwise represented in any
London morning journal. Its articles show
more audacity than ability. It professes to act
as champion to Toryism, but we dott . bt
whether Lord DERBY ever cares to read it.
To give itself a status it professes to be a Tidy
organ. The Tories may use it, when they are
iu office, but they do not trust it. Moreover,
it has limited circulation, and no influence. It
is as much, and no more, the organ of Lord
DERBY as the pot-house Morning ✓Advertiser
i 8 of Lord PALMERSTON.
In this country., where the proprietors and
editors of newspapers are personally known,
none dare write in direct opposition to his
avowed personal politics and feelings. Not so
in England, where editors and contributors
are generally unknown. We recollect, within
the lust ten years, that, at one and the same
time, one of the principal- writers in this self
same Morning Herald, which has dis Creditably
distinguished itself, for over•sixty years, by
constant attacks upon "Popery and the
Priests," at the sarno time edited an orthodox
Catholic journal, being then, as always, nomi
nally a Catholic, but actually an honorary
member of all religions. Such unprincipled
conduct ae this never could have disgraced
American journalism.
A contemporary—the New York Times—
which we always read with pleasure for the
general soundness of its views and fulness of
its information-‘made a slip of the pen yester
day when it spoke of the pretexts by which
the English c , Tories have hoped to bring
about a war with our Government." Wo
could understand this if the Tories were now in
office. Is Lord PanmEasrox, is Earl RUSSELL,
one of the Tories thus denounced 1 We
have always thought that PALMERSTON headed
a self-called Liberal Ministry, and that Res-
SELL proudly proclaims the breadth of his
liberal principles. The Tories surely have had
nothing to do with the British Ministerial at
tempt to drag this country into war. That
has been exclusively the work of a Liberal
Ministry, composed of Whigs and Radicals.
Public Amusements.
We do not know that a bitter play has been pro.
duped of Into than that of "St. Patrick's Eve," one
of Tyrone Power's best dramas, and reputed to
have been written by him. The scene of the play
is laid in the stirring times of Frederick the a root,
and the old monarch is himself one of the dramatis
penance. Power's port, that of Major O'Dogh
crty, a reckless, generous Irishman, in the service
of Prussia, was revived by Mr. John Drew, who
will probably identify himself with it hereafter.
O'Dogherty disobeys the order of Frederick
relative to extinguishing all the lights in camp
en hour after sunset. The Ring surprises him
and condemns him to die. The Major's
escape is, however, connived at by his sovereign,
and he manages, while making hie way from camp,
to rescue the old monarch, who not only pardons
him, but makes him' a colonel, and endows him with
the order of knighthood. The night before the
proposed execution happonsto be St. Patrick's eve.
It comprises the whole time of the drama, which is
not equally faithful in the unity of place. The in
terval before death iwpassed by O'Dogherty with
the indifference of nu adventurer, and ebullitions of
pathos alternate effectively with the lighter and more
Indic/ens passages. The scene between Mr. and
Mrs. Blitz is out of keeping with the context, and
Is, moreover, ridiculouslylame. Mr. Gilbert made
of Frederick a most faithful and artistic impersona
tion, maintaining not only the idiosyncrasies of the
old warrior, but even his appearance. To say that
this was a wonderful representation would scarcely
be extravagant. We should wish to see this play
combined with " Handy Andy " in a night's bill,
which would crack the floors with the fulness of the
house,
SIGNOR Brarz.—This distinguished ventriloquist
and magician exhibits this afternoon and everting
at the Temple of Wonders. Bobby is to appear in
the ventriloquism, and the canary birds surprise and
delight everybody with their pleasing performances.
The Signor will also introduce many Incomprehen
sible feats of magic. Ladles and children should
not forget to attend.
PIIILADELPIIIA, Jan. 24, 1862
Borten Pntas : The ease of the young lieu
tenant, of whom you spoke in your edition of
Saturday last, is likely to receive a thorough venti
lation. It appeare that the wronged °Meer refer
red to, was, through his own personal exertions,
and at an expenditure of nearly five hundreu dol
lars of his own money, instrumental in recruiting
fifty-two men. Ile did this in good faith, expect
ing that when the first half of the company was
mustered into service, he would be mustered in
also—according to custom, and certainly justice in
this case—as their first lieutenant. Instead, how
ever, he was told that to secure this he must re
cruit inviter/no more men, or lose his position.
ke accordingly offered ono hundred dollars reward
to obtain the services of the required number, but,
failing to secure them In the time allowed, he was
deprived of the lieutenancy, and the man who had
theretofore acted in the capacity of second lieu•
tenant, and who had done comparatively nothing,
was mustered in as the first lieutenant. This was
manifestly done from unworthy motives, as the
,pubUo will see for themselves when, In a few days,
Sal Whole oirournatanees of the ease, Windbag the
names of the parties, will be published.
Trot Orana.—The inolemeney of tho weather
taef evepiug prevented us from attending the opere
tta performance at the Academy of Music. The
tMrapani , comprises several artistes who are de•
aerfredfavoiitos in Philadelphia, and “Don Pas
quale," and the last cot of " II Trovatore," with
Mier Hinckley, M'me Strakosoh, Brignoli, Man
oust, and Susini in the principal roles, form so
attractive a bill that a large audience will doubtless
-be present this evening.
TtitDAY, JANUARY 25, b 62
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Special Despatches to "The Press."
WASUINCITON, January 21, 1862.
A Humane Measure—Relief to the Prison
ers of War.
The following prder has been issued by the War
Department :
"This Department recegnizes as the first of its
duties to take measures for the relief of the brave
men who, having imperilled their lives in tho
service of the Government, are now prisoners
and captives.
" It is therefore ordered that two commissioners
be appointed to visit the city of Richmond, in Vir
ginia, and wherever else prisoners belonging to the
army of the United States may be held, and there
take such measures as may be needful to provide
for the wants, and contribute to the comfort of such
prisoners, at the expense of the United States, and
to such extent as may bo permitted by the autho
rities under whom sutilarisoners are bald.
EDWIN hf. STANTON,
The Navy
The bill reported to-day by Senator SnEusrxx
proposes to attach to the Navy Department, in ad
dition to the bureaus now existing, a Bureau of De
tail and Equipment, and a Bureau of Steam En
gineering and Machinery; the present Bareau of
Equipment to be transferred to the Bureau of De.
tail and Equipment. The President, by and with
the consent of the Senate, is authorized to appoint
from officers of the navy, not below the grade of
captain, a Chief of the Bureaus of Detail and Equip
ment, and Ordnance and Hydrography, for each of
the yards and docks, and, in like manner, appoint
a Chief of the Bureau of Construction and Repair,
who shall be a skillful naval constructor ; and shall
also appoint a Chief of the Bureau of Steam En
gineering and Machinery, who shall be a skilful
and scientific steam engineer and machinist, and a
Chief of the Bureau of Provision, to be selected
from the paymasters of the navy ; also, a Chief of
the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, soloCted from
the surgeons of the navy; each of them bureaus to
have a chief clerk and messenger, and such clerks
as may be necessary.
The Secretary of the Navy and the chief of the
bureaus shall,,constituto ex.ojicio a council of ad
ministration in the navy, to meet every Tuesday,
for the consideration of such questions and the
transaction of such busindss relating to the opera
tions of the Navy Department, or of the bureaus,
as may be referred to it by the Secretary of the
Navy, or any of the chiefs of bureaus. The Secre
tary of the Navy may assemble it whenever ho
may require its advice upon questions touching the
control, discipline, or efficiency of the navy, or
upon the proposed modification of its material,
equipment, armament, &c., before their adoption
into the service.
The Canadian Reciprocity Treaty
The House Committee on Commerce have before
hem the question of the reciprocity treaty be
woen the United States and Great Britain.
Executive Session of the Senate.
The Senate to-day, in executive session, con
firmed the nominations of Judge SIYAYNE as As
sociate Justice of the United States Supreme Court,
and P. IL WATSON as one of the additional As
sistant Secretaries of War.
Arrested for Tending Government Horses.
The quartermaster of the Ira Barris Cavalry,
who bad charge of the transportation of about 110
horses, belonging to the regiment, has been arrested
at Baltimore for trading off the animals, and re
placing them with stock not worth ten dollars a head.
Ile bee been sent to Fort McHenry to await a
disposition of his ease. General Dlx telegraphed
the facts to Colonel DE FOREST, the commander of
the regiment, and that gentleman succeeded in
finding nearly all the horses in the Baltimore
livery stables.
Washington News and Gossip.
An attack is daily anticipated on Gen. Mc CALL'S
division by the rebel force encamped at Centreville.
Small rebel reconnoitreing parties are daily seen
within three or four miles of our lines. The Lees.
burg turnpike is closely watched by Gen. IVicasib,
who is always prepared for battle at any hour of
the day or night.
It is stated that tho term of enlistment of the
whole rebel force encamped at Centreville, which
is estimated nt sixty thousand men, will expire on
the first of February next. This information is
derivcar from deserters.
The Tenth Pennsylvania Reserves, Col. MoCAL
MONT, were paid off yesterday. The Fourty-ninth
Pennsylvania volunteers, Col. Irtwiir, wore paid off
today. The Ira Harris Cavalry, on the Lower
Potomac, were aloe to be paid off today.
Want of Forage.
The Government horses are suffering terribly for
want of forage as well as for want of proper care.
They are dying off daily by scores. Forage comes
forward very slowly, owing, in some measure, to
dilatoriness in paying off contractors, and the ad
vance which has recently taken place in hay and
oats. There la certainly a want of proper manage
ment in some of the departments.. 114 which was
contracted for by the Government, three weeks
ago, at $22 per ton, end which hes not come for
ward, cannot now ho bought for loss than 5213 Via*
ton.
From Cairo
CAIIIO, Jan. 24—(Special to the Chicago Jour
nal).—Tha river at this point has risen tiventy-fivo
feet, and is still rising.
Eleven of the boats forming the pontoon bridge
at Paducah were stopped hero last night. It is
not known how many others have passed down the
stream.
Orders wore received bat night td put the mor
tar•boats immediately into condition for service.
Copt. Constable, commander of the - mortar-boat
Rai/44; went L. Pittsburg this morning, to super
intend the shipment of the mortars, equipment, oral
ammunition.
General Smith is expected to arrive at Paducah,
from his expedition, to-day or to-morrow.
From' General Banks' Command
FREDERICK', Jun. ft.—Among the fogitionti
recently paid elf is the First Michigan Cavalry,
This fine body of mon tied horses aro still encamped
in the vicinity of this place, and Is under command
of Lieutenant Colonel Copeland, during the, ab
sence of Colonel Brodhead, who has returned home,
in consequence of the fracture of a log by the
falling of his horse. The health of the regiment is
good, and the horses are in the best condition.
Officers from llenceek, yesterday, report the Po
tomao to have risen twenty to twenty-five feet
there within the past few days. All possibility of
crossing, for the present, is a nullity.
Jackson is supposed to be still at or near Romney.
Lauder bee fallen back to the mouth of Patterson
creek, neer to Cumberland.
Geeeral Williams' brigade occupy the houses at
Hancock deserted by the citizens on the approach
of Jackson, some time since, and are luxuriating on
good food and comfortable beds.
The general court martial here attracts con
siderable attention at the present time, from the
number of important cases pending, among which
are settle above the rank of captain ; but as the de.
liberations of that body aro conducted with closed
doors, nothing can be publicly known until the
rising of the court.
The Thirtieth Pennsylvania Regiment, which has
been suffering for months under a weighty Incubus,
has at last been placed upon a better footing.
Lieut. Col. Patrick has been appointed colonel no
place of Col. Chantry. Tho name of the regiment
has been changed to that of the Sixty-sixth, and the
war ratio will be filled up by full companies from
Pennsylvania. Other internal reforms are in pro
gross, which cannot fail to promote the efficiency of
the regiment.
The weather continues cold, damp, and lowering,
producing an intense degree of discomfort.
Lest night, the officers of the Ninth Now York
held an informal election to fill the office of, Lieut.
Colonel, made vacant by the death of William 11.
Ilalleek. The result was that Major Atterbnry re
ceived thirty-three votes on the first ballet, and was
unanimously elected.
On the fourth ballet for Major, in the plane of
Atterbury, Quartermaster Henry S. Stevens re.
ceived nineteen, and Captain Miller, of Company
L, twelve votes. 'Ms. Stevens was therefore elected.
Utah Demands Admission into the Union.
GREAT SALT LAKE CITY, JOB. 23.—.Delogatos to
the Territorial Convention assembled in this oity
yesterday, and drew up a State Constitution. to be
submitted to Congress. Utah demands admission
into the Union.
Faint Railroad Accident
Bosrox, Jan. 24.—Joseph Morrill, a member of
the Legislature from Amsbury, was instantly killed,
this morning, by slipping under the oars, while
about to take passage for Boston. His body was
shockingly mangled.
The Gunboet Iroquois
Naw You January 24.—The United States gun
boat Iroquots wee at St. Thomas on the 4th,
coaling, The c . itutZtr City sailed on a °rule° the
name day.
Fire at Plymouth, N. lit
PLYMOVIII, New Hampshire, January 24.—Tuft's
store and a dsvalling wore burned last night. Loss
$20,000. VA
Arrival of the City of Manchester
Islnw Yonx, January 24 —The steamer City of
11laneheoter has arrived lier dates have boon
anticipated.
Vlore Troops for Canada
62. Jonas, Jan. 24.—Tho steamer Mauritius,
from Liverpool' on the Ist, with 750 troops, put in
here this morning short of coal. She had fearful
weather on the passage, and overboard thirty
horses to lighten the ship.
A Supposed Pirate.
New YOIRK, Jan. 24.—The bark Wilhelm tie
reports, on the 12th, hi lat. 31 45, long. (10 50, saw
a pilot•bsat rigged vessel, with a large number of
men on deok. Ohs was probably a privateer.
Gen. Sturges en route for Washington.
rirrSD'Oillg, Jan. 24.—Gen. B. D. Sturges passed
through this city today, on route for Washington,
via Philadelphia. He gives a hopeful amulet of
affairs in tho West.
AT HALV-11A8T.—The flag of the City Grays
was displayed at half-nest from their armory, yes
terday, for the loss of one of their members, Henry
May West, who died euddenly on Thursday evening.
XIIVIITII CONGRESS-FIRST SESSION,
FESSENDEN," of Maine, from the Committee on
Finance, reported back the resolution to appropriate
slu,ooo for the expenses of the Committee of the fleas°
to regard to contracts In any department of the Govern•
merit. Passed.
Mr. BEERDIAN, of Ohio, introduced a bill creating
too more bureaus in the Navy Department. Roforred,
Mr. GRIMES, of lowa, Introduced a bill providing for
tho charter of certain banks in the District of Columbia,
Referred.
Mr. DAVIS, of Kentucky, presented the credentials
or Robert Wilson, appointed Senator from Missouri to
fill the vacancy caused by the expulsion of Polk.
Mr. WILKINSON. of Minnesota, moved to refer the
credentials and certain papers ho had to the Judiciary
Committee. He said he bad a report of certain meetings
bold about the first of May last, and Mr. Wilson was one
of a committee who reported a set of resolutions, two of
which are as follows:
Resolved, That ae, the people here assembled, declare
fealty and sympathy With the South for the protection of
Southern institutions.
Resolved, That wo coademn, as Inhuman and diaboli
cal. tho mar now waged by the Federal Government
against the South.
Mr. DAVIS amid that Mr. Wilson had no part In the
resolutions, and they were entirely without his sanction
in any way. De had a paper read, signed by Governor
Nall and others, attesting his loyalty. Also, a letter from
Wilson to Dlr. Davis, aching a thorough investigation,
no that the country might be satistlelol his loyalty.
Mr. PODIEROY, of Kansas, said that he know Mr.
Wilson, andknow that he had the reputation of n good
Union nine. Ilis reputation was eo good that he had to
go around through lowa to get home, and was hunted.
Mr. NVILICINSONI Itbdrow his objection, and Mr.
Wilson took the oath.
Secretary of War
On motion of Air. TRI M'S ULL, of Illinois, the bill In
relation to certain judicial districts of the UMW States
Courts was token up. The bill was passed as reported
by the committee.
The case of Senator Bright was then taken up.
Mr. DAVIS, of Kentucky, made an explanation of what
dir. Hallett, of lowa, bed said In reference to the law
ngainst teaching slaves. He said that whore he lived
they lied day-schools and Sunday-schools, where the
slaves were taught to read. Hie own slaves, when born,
were baptised In the rites of the church to which he be
longed, and the female slaves given the same In marriage
as white persona. Air. Mott himself, who owned a large
number of slaves, built a church and employed a preacher
especially for their edification. One at the great causes
of the rebellion, which he omitted to mention yesterday,
was the di, lawn of the Church, North and South.
Mr. HARLAN replied, that on a former occasion, in
debate on this eubject . , several Senators from the South
statist essentially the tame facts, but were at the time
rebuked by the Senator from Virginia ( Hr. Mason),
with the declaration that it was the policy of the South
not to teach slaves. He was gia.l that the slaves of the
Senator were taught and given in marriage; bat, he
asked, would not the law Olds State permit him to sepa
rate man and wife'? He maintained that the Govern
ment had a right to the service of the slave as well as the
white man, and no other Government bad neglected so
wise n provision. He cited the example of England,
who lend regiments of blacks enrolled In her service.
Mr. COWAN, of Pennsylvania, said he had a dory_
slight personal acquaintance with the Senator from In
diana (Mr Bright,) and had always opposed him in his
political dogmas. He was as much in favor of putting
dow xi the rebellion as any one. He claimed that, in ex
amining this rase, the Senate must he governed by the
ounce rules as if sitting as jurors. The charge against
the Senator is that of treason. There cannot be any
half-way charge or half-way guilt. He must be guilty
of treason or nothing. If there was a war betwoea the
North and South and the Senator from Indiana aided
the South, ha would of course be guilty of treason. _
Mr. SUMNP.II. said be did not understand that thorn
was such a war; but Jeff Davis and his confederates
bad levied mar against the Government and were traitors.
Mr. COWAN continued : If it could be proved that it
woo the intention of Mr. Bright to aid the traitors, then
there could be no doubt of Ilia treason, The first tact to
consider to. MAR there a state of war 1 At the time the
letter was written, there were three or four parties in the
United States. Ono believed In secession; an Aber who did
not believe in secession, yet did not believe that if the
States actually seceded, we bad a right to forco them
bock. The head of this party was James Buchanan.
Another party thought, after the thing had gone on to
March, and the Government was formed, that it
was 111111°1Am to attempt to coerce the States.
Another party opposed secession, and was willing t
take any means to put it down. Ho understood Hr.
bright to belt ng to the party which did not believe in
secession,
but thought it impolitic to attempt coercion,
which th e) thought could only servo to completely dis
sever the Union. At first, all the South asgeil was to
Late the United States troops withdrawn, and nt the
time the letter of Mr. Dright was written, commissioners
were here heating, indirectly, perhaps, with the Govern
ment for such no withdrawal. There was at that time
communication between the 'North aunt South, and it the
Senator from Indiana thought the rebellion wag con
:emulated, and there wee to be no war, he did not com
mit treason iu wilting the letter.
In regal it to the subject of the letter, if there wag to ho
a new Government, there could be no baron in send
ing such a letter. He thought that the contents did not
amount to ninth. It al as simply following tee example
of a circle in w Mai the :Senator moved. lie was yvitling
to admit that the writing of such a letter was a great
folly; but lie thought Mr. Bright might lion o bolted at
the matter from another stand-point—and he. was not
willing to affix tho stigma of treason from such duubtfill
testimony.
She. HARRIS, of New Folk, sold if ho could ear
any thing to bring the attention of the Senate to the real
gun 6i101) inn be gritisfied. The real question was
the expulsion of the Senator who is hero in the Senate
claiming his seat and professing to be loyal. This was a
great stride beyond what hitil already been done. Ile
refined to the speech of tine Senator from 'Kentucky, who
seemed willing to expel the Senator t coons°, in tbo
opinion of the Sonate, Inc was not fitted for parlia
ment:to. duty. If that had always been the role, Inc
fesiied the henator from Illastachnsetts wottlil never
Love been permitted to hurl his polished :shafts
against elan cry In the Senate, and the veteran Senator
font New Hampshire would not hate held his seat by a
very certain tenure. lie thought that it that portion of
Ihight`e letter in relation to firearms had been •omitted
notfiely mould have thought it treason. From all tint
cumstanees he could not brine himself to thing the
wniter intendiel treason. Ile was not willing to act from
nay prejudice, but from the rulo and the law of evidence.
No could not convict tho Senator of treason on the facts
of the case. Whatever might be his political prejudices,
lie mould mete out strict justice to his bitterest foe Vie
should be careful that ne do not make a dangerous pre
cedent vi Lich will have pernicious intittence liereeter.
Mr. TEN P. CH, of Now Jorge)", OW he had not the
acouteintance of tine Senator from Indiana, beyond a
mere speaking one y but that did not alter his Course in
this case. Tine slinPlidact waa the finding of two letters
071 the person of Thomas Lincoln, written by the Sena
tor from Indiana, one of which wag addressed to nn Hie
Excellency Jeff Davis" Lincoln's treason coati nut tie
of the darkest kind, as he had been only held - to baiffor
the crime, and the District Attorney of Ohio was very
careful to retain this letter as crioenco against Lincoln's
treason, and this was found on the tatter's person doe and
a half mouths niter it was written. Was it ever de
litered to Jeff Davie'? lie Quoted from the Inaugural hi
show that the Government contemplated near; that
the Southernerti tutiabbe - fite. aggressors if wmtatowei.
liti) upheld that great prinetplcor unmmnn9nir wwei
resolved all doubts for flee benefit °cities:, arraigned, and
B y a mad imp against the expulsion of the Donator.
Mr. CLAIM, of New Haulmslitre referred to tho let ,
ter written to Mr. Davis and thought that the leVer ant
drcornstances were not only sufficient chase to espel tie
Senator from Indinno, brit absolutely demanded his TA.
Within. We could hot properly satisfy the countryor
support the Administration if we permitted. strA a Seta
tor to retain Ida sent.
&thyme a letter had been found on the penal of Cop.
pie, the confederate of Joint Brown, reading rofolicss a
"To John Brown, leader of the Ilea° instirectill at '
llarperVFerry. Allow me to intraluce thy fried, Cop. I
go, who contest° put in your bands firearms, recom
mend bin, aa•'ii gentleman, god reilaide in overyrospect.
Yours truly, 011,111 LES BUYER,"
How tang 'weal the Senator from tlassachuses have
held file acct, and how soon would the Senator fan In.
Mena have voted for his expublon 't if an opt' rebel
ought to be expelled, ought not that parson ho mpelled
who furnishes aid to the open rebel to make the mitten
buosessful 7 Ile contended that the Senator coal not
plead ignorance that Lincoln went with the interion of
gelling on Improvement In firearms, nor of ti fact 1
that the rebels intended to make war, He musibave
read the long that of acts of war committr by '
imam, and also the charge of Judge Smalley, elNew
York, characteriying the acts of tho rebels natreasn by
levying nar. An outraged people are not to be •ilted
with, mid will receive no inch excuse as the Senate and '
hisfelendanrclent. nor charge TM that the Seats
from Indione. hod deliberately aided, or offerod tolvi4
the rebels and theguentY, and oar duty domande the
shall be expelled.
The dtilato then went into executive session, mil
enbeequently adjont tied till Monday.
The Home resumed the consideration of the bill roe
king more stringent the provision In the Indian intm
course net against the sale of spirituous liquors.
ISM EDWARDS, of New Ilampatiire, in the course I"
Lie explanations, said that thgpresent law is (waded Y
Vending intoxicating titian outside of the Indian lime
frontier. Renee the necessity for further legistatton,o
protect the Indians front such degrading and destrucre
influences.
"alidr. COX, of Ohio, remarked that, from conversation
with ex Commismionere of Indian Affaire, Media
7ilimypetioy, ho wan led to the conclusion that nearlyill
the efforts of the Indian Bureau to ameliorate the co
tillion of the 'Manus xere foiled by lho conduct oftie
War Department—especially tinder the adudoistrutlo of
Jeff Davis.
Messrs. WALLACE and WATTS, tho former thole
legato from Washington Territory, and the Wier om
New rilexteo, expressed their views on the subject.
The hill went over with the expinttion of the tooling
hour.
The House passed the joint resolution from the State
Appropriating $lO,OOO to amy tho expenses of the ern
roitteO eppotuted to inoniro into the conduct of them
Also, the Senate bill.- Appropriating $41,,0e4 to to ex
pended under the direction of the Secretory of Wr, if,
in hit judgment, the same be necessary for the Intec
tion of etnlgroota on the overland routes between ti At
hlone States and California, Oregon, and %Blanton
Territory.
Mr. FENTON, of Now York, presented a rosoltion of
the New York Legislature, in favor of the enaction of a
tae to prevent fronds On the 001tOrtnnOnt to illOn r itter
of %mist:dug supplies.
Mr. FENTON said the Special Committee on to War
Contracts had the subject of which these resolutios treat
udder consideration, and when it bill was introdual sorno
Avepkx ago to punish fronds, he., one of its mambo; (tntr.
Holman) moved it be referred to the said col/mottos ; but
the Home determined to send It to the Onmndite on the
Judiciary, and he was not advised that it hot teal heord
from in the Rouse MUM It was a subject of great Mi
ran/ince, and reduirod tnunrttiate iegislatlon Therefore,
he moved its reference to the Special Nutintee on tho
"Investigation of War Contracts. The motion Ka carried,
The Mouse then resumed the cousldorntlooat the bill
to metal the WWI intercourse act, and paged it.
Thu Douse con eyed the Senate's omen/hints to the
consular nod diplomatic appropriation bill. They non.
concurred in these intlndlux Ficronee amouttlis consul
gerernibldns, and talking_ iott Until and Lberin, etc,
The bill alit be returned to the Senate. ,
Mr. OLIN, of Now Yorli i gave notice of Mintention,
ebortly, to move to take op the bill reported ly Mr Blair,
of Miesonri, to liberate the Blares of rebels 01 colonize
them.
The eatudderation of the bill wag poßtponeaill Togs.
day week. The ;louse then adjourned t:11 bladay.
A Bill to Promote the AdministatiOn of
Janice.
In the Senate of the United Staten, Janus's , 20, 1862,
Mr. Wade asked, and hg nnanitnotta cooper obtained,
leave to bring in the following bill, which tra road twice,
and referred to the Committee on the Judiciry
Be. it enacted, ttc., That ao much of the soon.] suction
of tlw act of Congress approved the twony-fourth day
of January, eighteen handled and fifty 'We», fl 4 pro
vides that "no persem examined awl tesifying before
either iloll,fo of Congress, or nay Tom, Mee of either
Molar. shall be held to mwwer criminoll) in any court of
justice, or subject to any penalty or foielture for any
fact or act touching which 1w shall be rogirtst to testify
before either bonne of Congress, or an committee or
either [lOll6O, as to to filch he shun have Wined, whether
before or niter the date of this act," be, and the tome is
hereby, repealed.
To Day the expeurea of the stteciat onimittee of the
House of Itepreitentaliyee, appointed Jtiq eighth, eigh
teen hundred and sixts •one, to etcertin and report in
regard to contract" with nay delinquent of the flo
vornment for provisions, tompliea, tnnsportntlon, and
to forth. Bend twico in the Banat , of the United
States, Jannery 22. 1862,
Be it enacted, ire., That them bo aiproPrlahsl, out of
any mono's In tho treasury not othervise appropriator',
the sum-ot ten thousand dollars, or st much thereof as
may be necessary, to pay the oxpetios of the special
committee of the House of Reprosenistives, appointed
on the eighth day of July, eighteen lAndred and slaty
one, to ascertain and report lurgogardlo contracts made
with any department of the ClOgronent for provisions,
supplies, transportation, and BO font; the said amount
to he drawn from the treasury by tW Seigennt-nt•firms
of the Roam of Representatives, 'Osis hereby directed
to pay the expenees of the said coturdttee, under tho Esp
inosa) nod direction of Ito chairman,
Paned the /Immo of Reprosontatites January 20,1981.
Attest: Est. Drusurnas, Clerk,
From Honduras—Heavy flame and Flood.
Boston, January 21.—Letters from Honduras,
dated December 18, state that en unprecedented
rain storm had prevailed in that country, followed
by the flooding of a portion of the country, and the
drowning of, four or five hundred nevem. Great
&Arnett= 6f property was caused by the flood.
WASIXINGTON, Jaa. 24, 1882.
STIN&TE.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
An Act
PENNSYLVAN4 AEGISLATURE.
llannonulesnzitc.
anuary 21, 1862.
Tile HOUGO 11119 called to order at'il.,,
Speaker. Prayer by Roy. Mr. Robinson. ^ l'‘,7l:i ,„ by the
The SPEAKER presented the annual re
Kt
he Canal Company. of the
On motion of Mr. ABBOT, it was ordered tlrils„, v
topics of the report of the auditor general on rallroi ..
be printed for the use of the Rouse.
_ - -
Leave of absence for a few days wee granted to Moan.
Conan, Duffield. Beebe, "lessen, and Twltchell
On motion of Mr. SMITH, of Chester, the committee
en the contested -election case of Carina against Abbot
a•ero authorised to meet in Philadelphia at such thus
tad place no they deem necessary.
111 r. ARMSTRONG, from the Committee on Ways and
Means, reported the bill to refund to Samuel 3. Wailter
certain money erroneously NMI for collateral Inheritance
too.
Also, with amendment, the supplement to the act of
1861, relative to the sale of railroads.
. .
• Mr. ZIEGLER, from the Judiciary Committee, re
ported tho bill to allow - taxes on a certain bland in the
.4uequehanna, to be paid in Dauphin county. '
Mr. BLIPS, from the same commit - too, reported the
Lill to authorize the commissioners of Centre county to
borrow monoy. Taken up and paned.
n ILLS INTRODISCED
Mr. SMITH, of Chrotor, a bill to melte William J
rustle to dose a certain trust.
'Mr. COCHRAN, a hilt in regard to manicillal claim;
it the city of Philadelphia.
Mr. GnENBANIi, n supplement to the $3OO exam".
giro law.
Mr. iIIoMANMS, a bill providing for the opening of
Ciatrileldnireel, Philadelphia.
Mr. EITTER, a ;mut resolution to nay {Gilliam 0
S der.
INVFSTIGATION OF FRADA3
On motion of Dlr. CESSNA, the House proceeded to
Ile consideration of the resolution offered by Mr. Bee,
Wilding for the appointment or a committee of Are
pushers to inquire into the transactions of the agents
tithe Governor In furnishing supplies to the throe -
rtnths volunteers.
Mr. QUIGLEY withdrew his amendment, which was
fie penillanquelition, to extend the Inquiry to persons
biding office under the State or Nntional Admit:llsW.-
tone, in Philadelphia, or any other plsce, and report the
moles of those directly interested.
The question recurring on the original resolution, Hr.
(tIgENBANIt said that this question of fraud had been
4 issue in his district, and had resulted in hit return.
Tie facts could be ascertainial at almost any street
cgner. This was a question rising far ahovo party con.
sikrations, nod he disavowed partisan motives. Ile did
tolbellovo that anything Aroulil be discovered to
o inipli
the Slate Administration directly. The blame was
o attached to its incompetent or ignorant agents; but
!wild not think that charges of direct complicity with
ens agents could bo maintained, The resolution did not
&age the Administration with corruption, He sob
rolled the following substitute for the original rosolu
titi :
tho commissioners appointed by the Governor
to Int Conant° tho army frauds have, in their report,
dinlgul the fact that Irregularities, extraragances, and
triads wore committed, to the great injury of tho •om.
minnealto, by persons engaged in furnish'iiu clothing,
emipmenta, and snap/test to the militia of this State,
ti:ler e tha Oct of April 12, 1881; and whereas judicial in
,it" into the same has, to a considerable extent, been
fofid, and no efficient action has been had in the pre
-1104 : therefore, he it
Rao[red, That a committee of five be appointed to in
veafp,ete the facts in regard to said abuses, and to report
tub same to this House, together with the names of any
pcsons, if each there ha. from whom tho State should
laieimbursed the moneys thus fraudulently °Wilkie];
and that the Governor and heads of the respective de
patmente be respectfully requested to furnish said COM.
any information or documents, in their pos.
seliam — or control, relating to said matters, and that the
corMitteo have poster to and for persons and papers.
SO. ARMSTRONG wanted to know whether it wan
- tie lutootion of the gentleman from Philadelphia, out
tine acting with him, distinctly to disavow any inlet:i
nn to cast Imputations upon the State Administration.
Mr. GIitSENBANii replied that his object was to di s
clm facts, rot knowing where; they might strike., Tie
Gold say, for himself, that he did not think the Governor
we implicated in these frauds.
Jr ARMSTRONG said that the resolution offered
Yaterday was understood to cast imputations upon the
Cikernor's integrity, and, with this understaoding, the
',publican members intended to support it Re was
niberized by the Governor_ to challenge Inquiry into
Id conduct. 1", _me in favor of the most thorough and
sesching tierbetigation, but be desired that charges
should be 80 distinctly preferred that if the Administration
begullty poulabroent should fall upon ft ; but if this In
vetigation was instituted for political reasons, it should
reed upon the heads of those who made the base a;.
Leapt
rr.SMITIT, of Chester, protested against Republicans
talwg in charge the Governor, and Democrats assailing
bin 7 his was n matter rising far above party. He he
lloed if ever there was a non clear wad unspotted, it VMS
OCCGlVeraer. lie was la favor of thorough investlga
tier, and hoped that Mr. Greenback would withdraw his
sublitute.
Ir. ARMSTRONG said there were indications that
investigstion was instituted for purely political pos.
pots, to servo as the basis of the nest campaign. and
beak down the State and National Administrations.
Tee, amendment Mae intended to reach indirectly what
mid not be accomplished directly. Ile wanted those
dignities thrown oft.
Without taking the (mention, the House determined to
adomn until Monday afternoon, nt 3 o'clock..
FROM CALIFORNIA.
Another Heavy Ram and Flood
lAN FRANCISCO, January 17.—During the past
Eft hours it has rained hard and almost incessantly
math° storm still continues. Yesterday nt noon
thornier at Saoramento commenced rising again,
nni the complete inundation of that city, for a third
tim, is unavoidable. The area of .land now ever
timed in this State is twenty miles broad and two
bucired and fifty miles long—making upwards of
Doe million acres. This is mostly arable laud, a
eosiderable portion being actually fenced and
tied. It is estimated that 4,500 hoed of cattle and
shop have been drowned since the rainy weather
amerced.
; The unprecedented succession of tremendous
hems has washed the mining regions where the
grand was previously upturned and dug over,
prducing groat changes, and rendering probable a
lag inerease of the gold produce from the placer
dlgings the mining season.
INTlLNE.—Arrived, ship Gladiator, from Now
Yea; bark Reconnoissance, from Bordeaux.
. .COE GLASS MANUFACTURES OF THE CITY.—
Titre are over a dozen manufacturers of glass in
this city, some of whom have acquired a European
,reputation. The basilicas is not 0115 that has been
;generally pursued, and outside of Philadelphia
them are probably not over a dozen glass furnaces
inthe roma. Of these, ono or two aro located in
Ilttatatrg, end ono ha Jersey City. The branch in
othieh the most activity has been exhibited has
'boon In the making of greed and crown glass !
wares—such as window-panes, bottles, and drug
gists' carboys.
. A day may he pleasantly spout in a glassfactory,
even by a thoroughly unscientific and eminently
practical visitor. There is Much of novelty, and
much of curious handicraft to be aeon. With all
the mystery of the art, there is an attractive in
terest about it even to the youthful mind, that has
dwelt fn an ecstasy of wonderment upon the mar
vellous achievement of the Bohemian glass blowers.
One of these pleasant days wo spent yesterday
at a Kensington establishment, not very distant
from the site of the Gauker•murder, and picked
up some facts not generally known.
The most common materials used by gltu3smakers
are sand, lime, and occasionally clay. These are
placed in a melting.pet beneath an arched furnace,
end submitted to an intones heat for some hours.
Al the fusion proceeds, a scum, composed of various
Insoluble matters rises to the surface, and is
scooped off with a ladle, by one of the workinon.
This operation is repeated as often as necessary,
and the viscidity of the glass is also tested from
time to time, by means of an iron rod.
When the " metal" (as it is called) has attained
a proper consistency, it is taken up, like a ball, on
the end of an iron tube, over four feet long, and
blown, into the shape required. The ordinary mi
neral-water and porter bottles, that are lettered on
their sides, are shaped, as far as their exterior is
concerned, in an iron mould, which may be taken
apart. In the making of window ( or crown) glass,
i
however, the metal s first blown into a globe, and
afterwards flattened on a polished casbiren table,
whore it is cut into panes of various sizes. In this
branch of the business the workmen become so ex
port, from practice, that at ono dip of the rod they
almost invariably take up the amount of metal re
quired,,to an ounce. Tho manufacture of glassjars
for the preservation of fruits, ko., is, weboliovo,
exclusively carried on by a firm of this city, who
have patented their process, and have built up the
business within the last few years.
Many of the properties of glass aro peculiar. Its
flexibility is such, that all who have travelled
Chestnut street know, it has been made into excel
lent writing pens. In a fluid state it may be drawn
out late threads hundreds of feet long, and inter
woven in textile fabrics. It may be welded per
featly without the least difficulty. It may bo
bored with a steel drill, provided it is preserved
in a moistened state either by oil or water; and it
may lie etched with any desired description or de
sign, by means of hydrofluoric acid and a little ex
pertness.
The quality of glass depends not only upon the
ingredients used and their proportions, but also
upon the fuel, and in some Oases upon the condi
tion of the weather. The fuel used are various,
some firms using rosin, some coke, and some, well
seasoned wood.
The tools used in the business are few and sim
ple. They consist of the blowing tube,
a pair of
spring tongs, a wooden mallet, a pair of shears, and
a pair of pincers for shaping purposes. With these
implements, all the varieties of glass ankles of
vertu and utility that enhance the comfort and
minister to the taste of men are given shape and
form. Is not the glassblower's art a wonderful
ono?
ARREST Or RIOTERS.-TWO men, named
Robert Sullivan and Henry Wallace, pot into a
fight., about three o'olock yesterday morning, at the
ire depot, at Franklin and Willow streets, Thir
teenth ward. Wallace is said to have attacked
Sullivan with a pitchfork, while Sullivan used a
sbovol. Wallace received such aviolent blow upon
the head that ho will probably ho confined to the
house for some limo. Sullivan was arrested, and
bad a hearing before Alderman Plankinton.
Wal
looe vrtis scarcely able to give his evidence. The
prison*, however, was hold in $l,OOO bail to an
swer at court.
3 - 04111: SIVAVNE. —Hon. Noah IL A. Swayne, of
Ohio, who has recently been appointed by President
Lincoln an Associate Judge of tho United States
Supremo Court, is a native of Culpeper county,
Va., and emigrated to Ohio immediately after finish
ing his law course under the instruction of the
late distinguished Robert I. Taylor, in Alexan
dria, Ills ago now is perhaps fifty yeara. Ile has
grown as h public Man with the growth of Ohio,
having played, perhaps, the most important part in
building up for that State its material eminence.
Asa jurist he is notoriously without a superior in
the West, and as the conductor of the State's
largest financial operaticns his fame is equal to his
reputation as a lawyer. In polities he is a Repub
lican, with strong conservative proclivities. lie
will surely prove as efficient on the Supreme
Court bench as in every other position he has pro
viously achieved by the weight of his fine mind,
high character, and effective industry.
ACKNOWLEDMIENT.—From T. B. Peterson &
Brothers, no have the late Theodore Winthrop's
novel of "John Brent" and the "Border Lines
of Knowledge in come Provinces of Medical Sci
ence "—a lecture before the Medical Class of Har
vard University, by Oliver Wendell Holmes, 115, D.
Parkmen Professor of Anatomy and Physiology in
Harvard University, Publishers, Ticknor & Fields,
Boston.
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ness since the stoppage of Mood's Dispatch.
During the first week of the new arrangement,
47,000 letters passed through the penny-post de
partment. The amount received at the aloe during
the Jolt quarter was $19,458 28, from pro-paid tot
ters eont ; $48,07:313 on letters for distribution, and
$62,038 23 from sale of stamps. The postage on
printed matter amounted to $8,036.
THE CITY
AminEAEN T 8 THIO IC VEXING
Ace DENY ty'Pluszo—Broad and Locust etreeta.—" The
"Don I'eeureSo"—. l l Troy &tore."
W4LEUP•ISTBEES linevis—Ninth end Walnut OLL—.
"The lAN, of Killarney"—"Bashful Irishman"—
Yankee Courtship."
OONTINSETAL THEIPPZE—WaInut etreet, above Nigbtli,
'"'" Uncle Totu'e Cabin."
13,, -SPEEN? TOLITAIS—Arch Strad, above Sixth.—
tins , tocly tilde John Rough Diamond.'
Old Ro g ., mg. Heri.--Lorust otreet, aboro Ejghtl,
tt.
TEMPLE or IVoionB—Vp
nut street,sivtr . corner Tenth a,/ oh e e„.
etertaiument.
The Stria4ge Conspiracy Case.
The excitement )2 the community growing out
of this singular cam' increases as the trial pro
grams. Yesterday 'the court room was more
densely crowded than os any of the previous days.
'Shortly after ten o'olcok yesterday morning the
investigation was resumid.
Diary Bowen sworn.—l ant nearly 21 years old;
don't exactly know my age I cannot write my name • I
made a mark to the deed ; only got dollar In alt; ir•
Burley whipped us with a lash, and made me go to
Dustman' ounce; I was afrahLof Huxley; I also made
my mark to the paper, saying that my mother should
aettlo the business; I did not agree to let my share of the
farm go; lluehands said If I did not elan, the tarn'
would be sold by the sheriff, and it wouldn't bring much
001 how; Huxley also said If we didn't sign we would
have to . go to the almshouse; my share of tho farm is
about 80 acres.
Crose-examined.—l never Made any agreement with
Husbands to sell my share; I did not know that my
»bare was to be sold, until Mrs. Huxley told me; I didn't
want it bold; the ream why we went np to Husbands ,
office to sign was breause Mr. Huxley made us go; Mr.
Husbands reed the deed, or at bade part of it; when he
came to that part of the deed fixing the price, he slopped,
and said he would not rood any more, and he read the
sum of, then he put in the words, "Yon know st hat;" he
did not mention the sum of $1,600 then; we knew that
µI, the price, because Mr. linsbands told 1/0 so on the
day we gigue(' some paper; don't know what paper it was
we signed; think Mr. Husbands' clock was In
the other room; Husbands` clerk came down
with a message that we must come to Has
bands' office; I did not see him bring any note; he
might have given one to Huxley; Huxley hurried me up
stairs to get ready to go; I told him I did not want to go;
lie then whipped me; he got the lash ho whipped me with
from ono side of the house from among umbrellas; as he
Was whipping me up stairs I fell over a board; I cried
out, for it was enough to make anybody holler out; no
141y visited us at the house but Mr. Miller; ho came a
few times to see us; ho came up stairs to aeons; I saw
him and Huxley dispute in the store; Huxley threaten
ed to stick Hbutcher'n knife into him; Mr. 'bitten look
us to Bedford street ; Mr. Wharton took us to Hux
ley; I heard Mr. Huxley tell Mr. Wharton not •
to come there; this was after Mr. Huxley Mural
out no had a form; Mr. Huxley told us that he
had threatened to shoot Wharton if ho came there; I do
not know whether Wharton knew we owned a farm ; •
m
I can't toll how many time we were at Husbands' of fi ce '
were neatly all the time accompanied by Huxley ; if we
got there before him, be would soon arrive; Huxley was
there when the deed was signed ,• never star a lady in
Husbands' office; I don't know Airs. Tees; don't know
Captain Young; don't know Mr. Moore 1 •I nov,r said
that Mr. Mx:attends was to get well paid, for he eons to
get one half; I was not present at Husbands' office when
the money was paid; think Mr. Huxley broughtit home;
he kept it the lirst night, I believe.;
[Nova.—When the whom coon interrogated its to
whether she knew Mrs. Tees, Mr. Moore, or Captain
Young, Mr. Mann said that if these questions were asked
in order to contradict the witness, then he would like the
counsel for the other sido to produce the individuals in
court, for it might ha that she could recognize then
it it bout knowing their mulles.
Counsel for defence did not reduce the individuals
aforesaid.]
Mann now proceeded to examine the - witness as to
the papers to which the had made her mark, whoa it was
discovered that site bed never seen the °pourer of at
torney, and had never co ado her marl: to it."
Mr. Cassidy remarked that he never claimed that she
had aloud it.
Elizabeth O'Neil, (sworn by the uplifted band .)—I live
neat Lombard and Nineteenth et:vete; formerly lived pt
Huxley's : BOW the Bowen family there ; Huxley kept
them under hie own control as far as I saw ; heard him
say he'd shoot the first man that interfered between hint
and that family •, I moved away ; Huxley told me I shoal
leave; lie said that Ito thought I was too hilliest° with
the fatally; Huxley said lie would not er lose sight of the
family until ha would make enough money on of thou
to take hint to England ; that he plight as well have it as
anybody, as the devil ,weld got it anyhow; he gave mo
n dollar to go as, ny, because I was telling Mrs. Bowen
all ho said.
Cross-examined —4 atilt live at Nineteenth and tont.
bard ,cells; I sox for Is living; some officer canto there
when I lived with Huxley; he read SOl2lO writing, but I
never heard not thing about it; Mr. Huxley never took
me before an alderman •'
the alderman that I woo before
was in this case; I told Mrs, Bowen that I didn't think
that Huxley wee as troe to them as lie pretended to ho;
I said nothing more.
Mat tha Stone sworn.—Was nrouninte3 with the fami
ly of the tow ens when they lived at Huxley's; I went
there, and Huxley et °titan% let mo in •, he shut the door
in my face; I was talking with one of the girls as I was
passing the alley, when Huxley drese her into too
house; I Meet there twice to sec there, and ho would not
let mo in either time; that's all I know concerning this
cave; I went to see them after they moved, and they
old me how badly they bad been treated.
re Croce,. examined.—l am married ,• I Leo uno acq mi d
with the dlowein at Camden; I ilid not know Ulm had
moved to Philadolphin ; I happened to be going out South
street one dap, and I lampoon] to see one of the girls
throwing some orator into the street; sho was Just itt the
end of the alloy when I saw her; loot as I spoke to her
Ilualoy come and drove her into tho bony.; 1 was not
acquainted with linalev ; tie to a hi; man; an Engli4in
man; xc9 moth, was ncrairtinted with nee. Boson at
Bridgeton; I got acquainted with them while going with
a truck wagon; they told mo w3m they were, and Pond
tot mother was well acqualuted with their mother.
Evldenco for Commonwealth closed.
Mr. O'Neill desired to call the Bowen family for re
creesma amination.
Rebecca Bowen, called. Reexamined by Ur. O'Neill
Question. " Do s:ou know Mra. Rose?"
Ansmer. No, sir."
Question "Pio you ever roe such a lady at the office
of Air, Husbands?"
Answer, "No, sir, not that I recollect of."
Question. ‘.l)ld you ever sec any ladies there, either in
the front or back office 1"
Anse or. 'Yes. sir, I need to see !attics there, hut I
cannot say bow they were dressed."
Question. tt Was thin before or after the deed was
signed l '
.111.18N‘er. Well, sir, I Citinlot sny '
Question. Did you ace thous In tho front or back of
fice V'
Ammer. In both at different times...
you tlx the time I"
=OMER
Ww, yonr bnelnege fay completed 1"
Answer. (II cannot low, Eir."
tho Qlclelllrk,4lo/.1. "pfdyou see any gentlemen there beside
"
AIM% er, ' Yes, sir, several there."
Question. "no you know Mr. Moore?"
Amuse. "No, sir,"
Question. " Were your daughters with you when you
.
(felted Moonier of ral.11101117d81"
APfiii er yes, sir."
Question. "Phi you ever einair to these ladies ?"
Ausuer. "No, sir."
VIE AFTERNOON SESSION
The stssion of the court was resumed at fifteen
minutes before two o'clock I'. DI The room is as crowded
us in the morning, and there was considerable whisper
ing among the spectators.
air. O'Neill, in opening Tor the Ilefence, said : Barely
does a CAR, goistletnen, of such magnitude come be
fore a jury. The District Attorney in opening, this ca.ie
for the Commonwealth, opened I: in his own peculiar
Manner—high rhetoric—ease beautiful—Battled points
to reach the heart, brilliantly set forth. The tale of the
widow sins told to y on, ter ignorance, her mental itube
cility, her orphans, her bonze. lie has asked your sym
pathy. r can ark it, too. Here is a young man in the
dawn of professional life, marritsl, and with trio little
children. TM y shalt hate your sympathy, so far, that
the case shall not be prejudices' its the tribunal that is to
pans upon It.
There defendants stand before you Indicted upon two
counts, VLich charge conspiracy, list Wing It In dif
{crept ways. is a conspiracy I It is an Illicit
ccnibinallon to do an act that Is illegal in itself, or to do
enact that Is legal by illicit means. To the latter class
our case belongs. '
As to tho first count of the Indictment. charging these
parties with a combination to obtains power of attorney,
I have to say: Foam time last March or April Mr.
Husbands oas sitting in the back•room of his odic% his
clerk sating opposite. In the outer Oleo was a lorson
whe, by-the-b) e, died last night at eleven o'clock.
Whi'etheto litre, Dollen nod acme alter daughters on.
tared, accompanied by Mr. Huxley They state I their
business. MI. Husbands refuted to bilYt, awl tiling to do
with it. They came to him a second time atone—neither
Mr. linale) nor Mr. McManus was pith them.
An arra ugerneatiwah thonlinade that Mr. Husbands Ara 3
to go over to Camden '
and ißlitlito about the matter.
e did so, mid trained that Mrs. Bowen had already
agreed to Hell her land for tho sum of SADO lle tylvioini
her to fallil the og, cement, or return the 425 which had
been paid her to bind the bargain She replied that she
Ras penniless, and would Rive him ball the preeee.l3 if
be could gel the land sold for bor.
The offer waa accepted, and a power-of-attorney drawn
np, and Minos& d to by Mobrantni. Mr. Ilindwind4 went
to Camden, and found a norebager in NC. Anthony, at
Bridgeton, for the sum of $1,500. Mrs. Bowen eaves -
cal herself ealietied witty this arrangement; she took a
check for $7OO, which was cashed; eho toog the money
without a murnmr, and wont away. 'Perhaps a month
or so afterward, else came to Mr. Husbands again, and
offered to make another arrangement, which would
affect her father or uncle's ahem. Some time in Sep
tember the thought struck her to got front Husbands n t
only this money, but more, if possible. Ile was dragged
to the ellire of a magistrate, was hound over, and here
be is.
Geoote H. Croaky sworn.—l have been in Mr. Hus
bands' office from August, 'fift, until the beginning of
lost October; I then went in the United States' service;
In the winter of 100.0 I was in New York temporarily,
and returned in the beginning of February, 1801 ; I was
emp'oted no Mr. Husbands' clerk; I recollect the first
occasion on which Mrs. Bowen and her slaughters c Wed;
Mr. Huxley accompanied theriii, I wee in lb° back room;
Mr. Wiseman, a student of Mr. Husbauds', was in the
front office ,• he died lost night, at 'eleven o'clock; ho had
been sick for some time ; I heard all the conversation
that took place; Mr. Hunter said that those parties had
uterus to sell in demos , whhis was in the hands of ether
portico in Camden; that they bail signed an agreement
in Camden to sell the farm for a certain amount, ant did
not think it wall quite enough for It; they said the form
lone situated SOMMllleresseart3ridgeten ; they Mislitel Mr.
Husbands to bell it for them; Mr. Hatbands replied
that it would Ito a great expense to him, and they
had not enough money to pay him; they accordingly left;
to five or six dope they returned with Messes. Mc-
Manus and Huxley; Mr, Husbands again ,aid he would
have nothing to do with it Mr. McManus again request
ed hint to take charge of it ; Sir. Iluabanas void Vollttt Ito
could do for them ; bo said these parties in Camden bad
the papers, Mel he mould Hall over and try to get them;
an eider for those paper, was drawn by myself anti read
to Mrs. BIM en; ono of law daughters, with Dlr. Mc-
Manus, took the order end went to Camden; they re
turned and said that Sir, Taylor would not deliver the
rapers Mr:Husbands again declined to touch the matter;
Two et three dare after they celled a third time—Mr.
Huxley, Dire, Bowen, anti three of the daughters; a mi
nute or so afterward Malassua imbued; Mr. Husbands
mistily agreed to take it 11Fill hits own terms; a power of
attorney sloe written, the date and rate of per cent. be
ing entitled; Mr. Hatbands stipulated that ho must have
60 per cent, and explained what per nett. meant; tote was
before the power of attorney was signed; be ore it was
signed, Mr. fitabands ham lined the (lat. mid percentage;
after these alterations it was again road to thorn; before
they 101 l . 31r. Iltoiblinds told 11;o1 Lo )I°o.l go dos%n Ogd
see, the plare; the; expreosed a great anxiety to toll it,
00 they 1,101 no nionev lit nil; a few days otter the mother
too or 'Mee of In r ;taught. s, and sir. fluster e di; .1; in
MUM t is to /Media ho had slot been tote. toe
ground; Mts. Bowen wished hint to go immediately; I
think Mb next limo they called ho went to Bridgeton with
them along with Mr. Huxley ; Huxley left the oak; with
them; don't think they returned to the .03se that day;
about a week utter, the mother and one ;laughter visited
the °Mee ; Mr. Husbands said he had felted a purelesoor
ho r; as willi; g to giro $1,525 ; tho mother sold SllO Was
glad of it, us they would have sumo money now; 1 WA;
sent to their residence with a note from Mr. (Husbands,
asking them to call; I taw all el them except the ono
meat to they oungtet ; I gave the foto to thentother, who
handed it to me to read; it was a request for her to call
and sign the deed, so that she might get the money ; she
sold she w mild get ready and come down; shin told ono of
her dnugldera to got ready; the others detained ate for
001110 time In conversallor ; the) ;Ingenue,' to be ;I:lntorY ;
o of limns, with the mother, tient to get toady; Mr.
'Huxley told the others they should not keep the ;iitlee
man waiting; he spohe is. a kindly manner;
lie picked up what appeared to he a piece of whale
bone from the floor and struck at one of the gists
in play: alio laughed about it and mind up
stairs; I did not unit for them, but returned directly to
Mr. Enslatuds' office; they all cams about fifteen or
twenty minutes often me; the deed was read in full by
me, and no objection maul tondo to it, imr to the signing
of it ; Mr. thirllloll fin present, mud also Mr. Huxley;
Mr. husbands made some remark about minors a going
the dyed, saying that Now Jereer law was r. ry queer;
after the deed Wil9 aigued and acknowledged, Mr. Ibis.
bonds gum them a cheek for $700; lie explained to them
that a trulpitent, I think of Sill, bad been paid out of it,
and spoke of other expiates, so MO' re'elve( in ;re than
„ era oat tied to ; Jiwy nreeitred 50 be grateful to tam,
mid thanked bins for not her Ina taken roe lunch of thong
twine two or tlaxe cloys oiler, the mother called with
111 r. Mode) ; 'also v, noted aorneeody to got the InotiOY
from bank forjier I strew Ills mono', Recording to tier
- .NI, to 5 1 10 gold-pieces; I COMA.] it alit to liar; also
Iltflprtit it up In n piece of Paper and put it its bet
pocket, appearing satisfied; after that, some throo or
four weeks, she called in relation to some property of
her father's; I cannot recollect whether ebedid or did
not place it in Mr. Hush:yule' hands.
Cross.examined by Mr. Mann.—l studied with Ur.
Bus" ands for a year and a half •, no anode were obtained
from Mr. Taylor, or any one else, to my knowledge;
am sure that Mr. Mohan& did nothing until they agreed
to give him half; this was at the third interview; the
paper (the power of attorney) was written before they
agreed to pay LO per cent., but It was by Mr. Husbands'
direction; he told rue to leave the per ventage Mark.
Question by Mr. Mann. Had they received the full
consideration money ($1,525) when you witnessed them
receive it
Answer. They had received the check.
Question. Had they received the full consideration
Blaney
Answer. The S7OO was considered the full considera
tion money !
Mr, Mann. That will do, sir.
Mrs. Bose sworn.—l em the widow of Dr. Hose •, have
visited Mr. Husbands' office on nosiness repeatedly do
-jug May, July, September, and since ,• on one occasion
May I saw Mrs. Bowen and her daughter there; I
w s ,'"old it was her daughter ; we met In the back office;
when I event in Mrs. Bowen Web talking to Ids. Hue
banda a. en t th e sale or a tam near Bridgeton; she was
rotoolttil 4 ng with him for got reveking a greater effort
to sell; Alr.tjusbande replied that It cost a great deal of
m o ney to go back and forthla Bridgeton; she ;replied,
0 Well, Mr. nnaiands, you get the half that yon sell the
!arm for • the mot. Tau get the more you'll have, and It's
north a little troubl, she told him if he cou ld ne t e ff ec t
a sale ' that there we a gentleman in Camden who had
offeredsl,soo, and she `eiould let trim have It; do not re
member meeting them at ttev other time.
Crose.exemined by Mr, Mum—This was not said In a
louder tone than the rest of the conversation: I cannot
say why I recollected it particuta.ty ; to answer such a
Question, one - amend have to go toelie Power that has
given us memory ; I have told it to Sir. Husbands one
day last week; I live 1140 Lombard atieet ; have lived
there since lost August; previously, I boarded at the
United Staten Hotel, corner Eleventh. and ,Market
etreote, and at my fatlier% hi Perry county; I first wont
to my father's last winter, either in January:or 'Febru
ary ; previous to that, I had lived five TeCir, at Fairfax,
Virginia; before that, I had lived at Falls of Schuylkill
with my husband ; our residence was on the }Bilge road,
near the b aft ; while living at my rather's, I visit
ed the city in May, and In July, stopping at a friead'a to
West Philadelphia, named Smith; Mrs. Smith is the wife of
Ceorgo Smith, an agent; do not know what, street it is
fn ; I reside now, as I told you, at MO Lombard street,
with a Mr. Isaac Donaldson;' it was either in July or
August that I put np at the United States Hotel;
the first I knew of this affair I heard last weak at Mr.
Husbands' office ; he net interrogating a gentleman
abort it, and told him is hat I knew ; I have a house In
Alexandria which I 'wished to have Mut sell er disrme
of; I have known Mr. Husbands M a business capacity
for metre or fifteen years.
Joules M Cassiday sworn.—Am a pieties of the peace
In Camden; have held the position for three years;
know Mne. Bowen and her daughters; do not know that
she resided in camden except from rumor ; know a num
ber of persons who know her; her general reputation for
teilmg the truth is such that I would not like to believe
her under oath ; ,do not know much about the reputation
of thaalanzliter.'
Me. Marna I object.. _You cannot fire at the whole
Poch In that style.
Mr. Causal'', counsel for the defence, admitted that
the point woe tacit taken.
Witness resnmed.-1 first knew of them as inmates of
the county prison at Camden.
' Question. What were they imprhoned for I
Mr. Mann. I object to that, as it is lrrregular.
Objection sustained.
Charles M. Lane sworn.—Reside in Camden; am a
police officer, and hale been arch since tho 29th of Sep
tember last; hare resided in Camden twenty-five years;
know Mrs. Bowen; know a number of persons who
know her ; her general reputation for truthfulness is bad ;
know the daughters by sight; I knew them to live in
Fourth street, belsw Spruce; they had no ostensible
business, to my knowledge.
Question by Mr. Cassidy. What was their business?
Mr. Mann. I object to that question. It is irrelevant.
Or if relevant, the parties whose reputations are in ques
tion must be token ono at a time.
- • - - . •
Judge Allison thought the matter was not irrelevant,
but that the parties should be taken cadet a time.
The witness resuming, testiffed that on a certain even
ing nee of the daughters, in company with a girl living
in the house, named Onnly, met him on the street and
incited him to go into a board-yard with them 3 be de
chned the honor ; he had seen men going in and coming
out of the house at all hours of the night.
Mr. Simpson Force sworn—l was in court about 15
minutes on Tuesday last; did not know that an order
hoe been leaned radiating all witnesses.
Mr. Munn objected to the reception of the witness's
testimony. Objection sustained by the court.
John L. Williams sworn.—lteside in Camden; have
been on the police for eighteen months; know Mrs.
Dow en and her daughters by reputation ; they resided in
South wand; bear a great many speak of Mrs. Bowen'
tier general reputation for veracity is very bad; I would
not believe her on oath; her business was rho keeping of
a disorderly bawdy. house; I assisted in making their
arrest 'upon that charge; the 'warrant was levied by
Mayor Atkinson; Priselna sons there at the time of t' , o
arrest; did not see her husband, nor any one claiming to
be such; I would not believe the whole family on oath.
Cross examined by Sir. Mann.—Never' knew them nt
all, except in court andel prison; have heard several at
tack their reputation for veracity; do not remember
when; do not remember where; could not particularize
the yereons.
Another officer who had been in court on Tuesday
was also Weal a' fist' front testifying, as in the case of Mr.
Force.
no court then adjourned until this morning at ten
o'clock.
TRE SALT QUESTlON.—Yesterday afternoon
a second enacting of the committee to consider the
subject of salting the railway tracks was held in
Select Council chamber, Mr. Lynd in the chair.
Prof. Rand, teacher of chemistry In the Central
High School, was called. He had road the testi
mony of Prof. Rodgers, of the University, and in
his main points agreed. He did not think that the
health of any one was affected by the sprinkling of
salt upon the streets. The disease diptheria had
been known in France in MG, where salt is not
thus used. The difference between the ordinary
slush and that caused by salt and snow is aboutfive
or six degrees. It has been satisfactorily shown
that PAR water has a less penetrating power than
fresh water, especially to leather. Since the intro
duction of the salting system he thought that the
mortality of children was no greater than hereto
fore. By using the salt, for the time being we
have more slusir in the streets than if the snow was
left to melt by the action of the elementf.' The
salt, however, drives it away much SCOTIOr. Ito
thought it would be advisable to clear the streets
as soon as possible of all kinds of slush.
Cr. Renardine, surgeon of the Episcopal Hospi
tal, thought the only trouble arising tram the
use of salt was the flooding of the streets, but this
could easily be remedied by opening the sewers
and gutters. Santo the commencement of the salt
ing system he had heard of no accidents happening
by persona falling on the railroads, es no ice could
form.
Prof. Rodgers, after much reluctance, was in
duced to again come forward, it having come to the
knowledge of the committee that, within a few days
past, he had made experiments relative to this
matter. Ho bad made an estimate of the amount
of salt in the street slush, and in no case did it come
up to that of seawater. Thus the slush is a brine,
not half as s'rong as sea-water. The temperature
of the snow during the melting process is reduced
five degrees; afterwards the water obeys the laws
regulating common water, and becomes warm. If
you put a largo quantity of salt in the water, you
cannot freeze it at zero. The salt 4111Sil accordingly
continues to run off Into the gutters all night. Ho
would mention that salt water would not wet
leather as quickly as fresh water.
Julius rrsingwin, veterinary surgeon, said he
did not notice that the salt slush was injurious to
horses; before the salting was commenced, he
found more trouble with the feet of the animals
than now.
Mr. Wetherill now moved that the chairman
of the committee correspond with the Mayor of
New York, as to whether the streets of that city
aro salted or not; and, if so, why. Also, make
similar inquiries of the Mayor of Boston.
Mr. Davis was opposed to the motion. Ile thought
that the committee had sufficient evidence before
them already.
Mr. Wetherill said they had had two meetings,
and the evidence thus far was only on ono side.
'They should hear from the other side, and endeavor
to bring before the committee some private
citizens.
Mr. Fes offered an amendment, that, in order
to afford testimony of en adverse character, if any
such can be had, this committee will hold ono meet
ing more, on Tuesday afternoon."
Mr. Fox mid be wished as much light on the sub
ject as any other member of the committee. Ile
thought the scientific men of Philadelphia fully
capable of deciding upon the good or evil arising
from salted streets.
The chair ruled the motion out of order, as he
said it destroyed the resolution.
Mr Cassia moved to lay the whole subject on
the table. The motion was lost.
The vote was then taken on Mr. Wothetilt's reso
lution, which was also lost.
Mr. Fox now offered his amendment, which was
ruled out of order, as a new resolution. This was
voted down.
Mr. Fox then moved that they adjourn, to meet
at the call of the president.
Mr. \Vetherill thought that, inasmuch, with a
single exception, as they had only heard one side,
the committee report in accordance with the ordi
nance. Let them report that salt is beneficial,
and does not dirty the streets. For himself, he
wanted to hear from the other side, bat his motion
for this purpose had been voted down.
Mr. Davis then offered as an amendment that one
more meeting be held on Tuesday afternoon next,
for the purpose of receiving more information,
especially that adverse to the salting system, Wang
such there be, and that the clerk be directed to
advertise the sonic. This was agreed to.
Mr. Weibull] mid be bad a communication from
Dr. P. B. Godard adverse to salting the streets,
which ho would like road. The committee refused
to receive it on theground that it was not ovidenee.
Adjourned.
A SHARPER.-A. few days since a man of
genteel appearance and about thirty years of age,
called at a grocery store in the Fourteenth ward,
and purchased goods to the value of $l.BO. He
stated that he had just moved into the neighbor.
hood, and that if the articles suited, he would be
come a good customer. A lad employed ih the store,
took the goods to a house indicated, but accident
ally left behind a bag of flour. This ho offered to
got upon his return from supper. In the mean
time, however, the purchaser wont to the store, ob
tained his bag of flour and also some change for a
note which he had given the boy. When the latter
returned to the store, it was found that the bill was
bogus. The proprietor then wont to the house
where the groceries had been delivered, and found
that the house was not only untenanted, but his
customer aho had horrowed,tho key from the next
door dwelling, had stripped the place of all the gas
fixtures.
ANNIVERSARY OF THE P L bELPIt I t
GRAN th—lhu twenty-ninth anniversary of the
Philad , lphia Grays was celebrated on Thursluy
evenipg at Lieutenant Clark's. Out of the fifty or
.fifty.five usually present on these occasions, only
nineteen members attended, nearly all the others
being absent at the seat of war. Out of this nine.
teen, two only had not served tho country during
the rebellion, one of these being unable to leave,
and the other not fitted for active service. Two
others were present at the anniversary, being OR
furlough, and out of the remaining fifteen, a third
expects to join the army very soon. This is a no
ticeable fact, and there aro not many old military
organizations in Philadelphia that can show so large
a number of members serving their country. All
the line officers are either in service or about to
take the field, and nearly all the members of the
company hold commissions from the Government.
Tho supper passed off agreeably, with the usual
toasts, songs, etc., and enlivened by many spicy
anecdotes of the late campaigns.
CALLOWEILL-STREET BRAECII OF TILE RES
TONTILLE RAILWAY.—The difficulty between the
llestonville, Mantua, and Fairmount Passenger
Railway, and the Race and Vine•streets Road, rota
tive to the use of a portion of the latter's track on
Callowhill street, has not yet boon adjusted. We
are lammed, however, that there is a prospect of
the Callowbill-etreet branch of the line being in ac
tive operation within four or five weeks, connecting
with the II estenvillo branch; at any rate, it will be
put in operation whether the connection can be made
or not. It will, therefore, be immediately put in re
pair. The arrangement will be particularly satisfac
tory to citizens residing west of the Wire Bridge,
who do not care about travailing up to their anoles
in mud, after every spell of moist weather. ,
CHARGED WITH BURGLARY.— Yesterday
afternoon, Thorwas Magee was before Pollee Magis
trate Better, 'upon tithe obmge of burglarionsly
entering a dwelling house at Twenty-fourth and
andaia streets, &Jew nights since. There were
tow' others who aceomnazued Magee, bat all they
got was 17 cents. The prisoner was arrested
through Detective Simnel Henderson, who was
aided by the Seventh-ward pollee, but was unable
to obtain the rest of the party, who have left the
city. Magee was committed to answer at court.
THE seventy-aiuth 'annual mes'ting of Titer
Philadelphia Society for ADeviating tbe kaseries of
Public Prisons was held on Thursday aiming, et
which time the annual report was read, and the fol
lowing °Ems were elected to serve for the ensuing
year:
President—James J. Zerclay.
Vice Presidents—Townsend• Rrarpless, Dr. Wm;
ehippen.
Treasurer—Edward 11. .13onsall.
Secretaries—JoEa•J.Lytle, Kdwant Towneinni.
Cense J. Witawe, Samuel if
Perkins.
Mentbet a of the Acting Committee—Charles Rib,
Wm. B. Perot, Thomas Latimer, Sohn M. Wattle
rill, Baratta Coley, Atli= C. Brown, Semi IL at.
field, Isaac Barton, Junks E. Raighrr, Alfred H.
Love, Jeremiah Willits, William H. Darr, Jacob
T. Bunting, John C. Iran, George Taber, William.
Reder/en, William Ingram, James- Peters, Robert
E. Ever s. Albert EL Proneisens, Thia..R. VC= Adam,
Charles Palmer, Charles P. Perot, Charles C. La
throp, Thomas A. Robinson, Samuel Emteu, Wil
la 111 Dozsey, Abram Mart/e r n. E. Morrell, John
Adolph Beaus, Dr. Wm. Armstrong, P. R. Atmore,
Wm. Nicholson, Charles W. Funk, Philip.P. Ran.
dolph, Joseph R. Chandler, Samuel Townsend,
A. G. Roland, Coulson Reiskell, Mahlon FL Diet
harm.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
THE MONEY ICIARKET.
ran.Azgx.parA, ,Tanuary 241 1101:3.
Stocks continue to advance. To-day City aiso.3, new.
rose to 97K, the gas issue to 92, and the railroad fasciae
to 91—an average gain of about 2K per cent Stabrfives
advanced to 81, and the coupon sixes to 100. rallflail-
Arauia Railroad shares sold at 40%, a gain of K. Beading
Railroad shares advanced from 19% to 19%. Idtthe
Schuylkill sharea advanced K. Catauissa preferred were
steady at 5%. Long Island at 19K. - Elmira Railroad rose
to 7. North Pennsylvania Railroad shares gained the
six-per -cent. bonds advanced K, and the 10-per-seat.
bonds were firm at 80._ TAY tab 2.7 arlgaUan sold at 52,.ftrui
zenrgtrscrin it If. Camden and Amboy Railroad stock
advanced N.
The exceptions to the rule were Schuylkill Navigation.
which fell Mr % from the highest quotation yesterday,
std Zilinebill Railroad shares, which also receded K. As
our reports show, the business was large and spirited.
The shipments of coal over the Huntingdon and Broad
Top Mountain Railroad darlog the week ending Wednes
day, January 22, and dace January 1, 1842, are as
fol
lows: "
Week. Previously. Total.
Tons. Tons. Tons.
5,740 10,033 15,775
2,639. 4,433 7,33 2
increase 3,101 5,550 8,853
The inspections of. flour and Meal in Philadelphia.
during the week ending Jan. 23, 1802, were as Iollowa:
Barrels of Superfine 15,810
do linc 20i
do Middlings IS
do Bye 40.1
do Corn Meal.... ........... 9.5
do Condemned " 141
The New York Ertnismi Post of to•doy says:
The stock market fails to respond to the buoyancy in
London that followed the announcement of •-the sur
render of Maier, and Slidell. Our market seems to bare
Hilly anticipated it, and prices are barcly,sustainctl. The
dullness, however, may, pollens, be due, in a mensal's,
to the apprehension v, htch is noticeable in some quar
ters that the monde of surrender, as expressed in gr.
Seward's letter, will somewhat. tone clown the first out
burst of satisfaction. Some operators ate•tonsegaently
disposed to defor buying till further news from London
is received.
• Tho list of Governments remains weak. The sires of
1881 aro }to n n, I, o ' cent lower, the fire, of 1385, M.
The fires of 1871 and 1874 are a shade better than yester
day.
The speculation in gold goes on with considerable
vigor, and at 103,1 there aro numerous buyers. The
business at the Board was again large at 10140103%,
principally at the outside figure on buyers' option. At
the close 103% was bid, buyer thirty days, for $50,0/0.
The money brokers cf the street are buying closely no
to the selling—logy 8103 N—but do not sell freely under
11 3%
The foreign exchange market is hardly so firm to.day,
and the sales are extremely light, the extreme ratea de.
mended by the leading bankers checking businesa. Be
:Wee, the steamer , up for lo•morrow Is not a favorite. and
most remitters prefer to bold off for the Africa on Wed
nesday neat. Select bills on London are not obtainable
under 115, and at 114..yr114X considerable-business
would result.
The supply of 7.30 treasury nc tea is rapidly increasing.
and most of the gales are now making at 242..% discount
for clean notes and 3}4¢4 for endorsed. Mr. tibseots
not only paying them out to contractors, but is using
them in settlement of Claims of railroad companies for
trenepottation charges, dm.
The St. Louis Democrat, of Monday last, Safe:
" The - week closes up(aL a dull money markeb - awl rates
have not materially changed since Monday. To-day
there was no call for exchange, but it was quoted at I to
lgr per cent. premium. Gold has bean unsetticil during
this week, and the nominal rates have varied from 6 to
7 K per cent. premium. Treasury notes leave been in
demand all the week, and dose stiff at 1 to IX par cent.
Premium Tim demand for them notes for the country
is unabated, and their popularity - with the people will
prevent their material depreciation."
The Cincinnati Price Current, of Wednesday, 0 5 70
n The Improvement in money matters has extended to
no, and the feeling in our money market, throughout
tho week, has been far better than it was the previous
week, there being more confidence. Gold-declined to 2
prem., and not in much demand, though at the close 23
prem. aim asked, under the advicea of an advance of ,vos
jg' prem. in New York."
NeretEox Acectst PAPER brON24.—Napoleon, the
First Emperor, carried on bin gigantic wars without do
predating the currency of _France, byaimply adhering to
system of judicious taxation. At one period of his 06.
veer, when sorely preheed for money, one of his mint' stare
suggested an order to compel the Bank of France to isma
its notes secretly in excess of the legitimate twenties, OF
that institution, and supported his suggestions by aze
atercotrood argtunents of incOntrovertible paper theorist!.
Napoleon listened attentirely to the end, and then sharp
ly replied: a No, that is a fraud; no Government that I
command aball be a party to a fraud. We want money]
my people shall have money, and not a counterfeit."
Philadelphia Stock Exchange Sales.
. Jannary 24, 1862.
SUOMI) BY S. E. B.l..mwtaix, BUM°!phis 'Rubino.
ITBST BOARD.
25 Op & Pinmsts B. 87 4 ,
26 do sswn 13,1 g
15 Penna It 4035
30 do 40; a
15 do .... ...... 403 t
In do 40
14 do 40x
20 do 40,y
30 do 403 i
10 Camden .ii Am 11118 v
1000 City 6a It 00, 4
1000 do 00%
400 do . . . .... PO ,Y. ++
1200 do 0 0341
000 do 0 0 , 41
500 do 00%
200 do 00%1
100 do 00%
1000 do New 06
2000 do New 06%
100 do New 07
1000 do ......New 06%
700 do 00%
BETWEE
500 N Tennaß 65.. 6530
4000 do .. . . .. b 5 65',1(
42 50 N Penna II 6 Per
ct. Beep 65. 61%
207 50 do b 5 01%
340 do 05 0134
50 Long Island 11, 10)i
SECOND
2000 Cit) 6a New 87
200 City 6a 8........
90J(
50 Cats Pref...bs 5?
50 do b 5
730 abt Penns 5s C&P
2 ctfs_. 81
8 Chard Bank cash 31
5 do— ... cash 31
11 Lehigh‘Nay..,... 52
1.6 Minch:2l 2 467.
10 do ...... 447;
10 do ...... 46%
5 do 46'
/000 North rem. los. 80
1 1000 21 & 31-st R Sdm 92
51 Lehigh Scrip.... 36
21 do 36
100 Reading R.... b 6.19%
100 do cad' 19 56
200 do 66 10k
100 do ...... .•.. 19%
50 do 1, 6 19%
2000 Phila & Sun 7a b 5 SO
BOARDS
50 Long Dian' IL oh log
37 Girard Bank - ..... 37
2(00 City 09 8514 - n 91
1000 do ......aswn 97
100 Reading It /9X
I 50 do ...... 1031
50 do 19X
BOARD.
/56 B Pa Chat Scrip 56
3 Hazleton C0a1.... 42
130 Little Setel elan. 10; , '
3 Piti , adelphia Bk. 871
50 Schl Bay pf 65wr. 12g
4 lierri,burgs.... 514'
5 Dlinehill R 48%
2 Spruce & Pine B. 8%
100 Reading R.••'
• . 19 %
aoct - ..tash loto 1 4 336
100 &Bit 19n
2'ooo do 07,(
800 do Now 07)
2O do 2t
COO do New Golf. 92
500 do ....,.New 98
422 Elmira E....lats
50 Cam B Pref...bs
100 Penna Coup 63...100
50 liorristomu It Its 45
1500 Rending 08 '70.. 86%
20 Delaware Dlrlots 40
BOARDS. '
N Pennn B
AFTER
850 N Penno. It 6 per ct
p due Coup.hs 64%1
34 Penna B. 40%
OLOSING Y
814. 44.
Philo es 0.1 P 2
Reis es R..... 90% $2
Shila es new... 97% 91%
retina be 81,4 84
Beading R. .. 59% 19%
Realing Bds 86% 88
IrdgM ee 'BO '4B 94%
Read 16 es le.. 76% 76%
Penns B 40% 40%
Penns B 2d m 6a 90 91
Morris Cl Con.. 38 41
Morris 01 Pref.loB 110
Sch Nay 84'82.. 65%
Bch Xav Imp es 73
Bch Nair Stock. 434 6
Schlill• 12 12%
Elmira It 7 7
Elmira R Fret, 13 14
1100 Cityi Os New 97%
' 6 Schut I Nat' pf b 5 12%
100 Catn It nref....bs 5%
WEB—FIIOII.
Bid Ask.
I Elmira 7a'79... 68 70
Long Island R. 10% 10%
Leh CI & Nay.. 62 62%
Loh CI arli Sent 35 38%
X Fenna R.—. 7 X a
IN Penns R 56.. 65% 86
N Penns 10C... 60 81
Catawissa 11 Con 1X 1%
Cataxissa Pref.. 5% 6%
Fr &South'k B. 36
[29 &34 sts 1t.3. ii so
I Race & Vine-at. 3 ..
W Pllll9 It 51. 523(
Swam & Pine.. SN. 9
Green & Goatee 173 i lag
Gkest & Walnut 39 31
Arch Street.... 14S 14,7 i
NiJw York Stock it;
change—January 24
POARD.
FIRST
1000 U S Ss 'SI Beg„ 618%
7060 do .. . ... 88.1 1 , 1
5000 4 S Id Cp... 89%
10000 U 8 5s '65 86)0
4000 do SO
IGOOO Ohio 81 Ds 93X
2000 111 Canal Ls '6D, 78
1000 11[ Canal regia ba 78
/000 11l coup ho '62.. 79
1000 111 coop ho 'M. 79 %
1100111 couo Its '77.. 80
]OOO 11l coop he '79.. 80)0
2000 do 807,j
4000 do ... . SI
1)501Ill War Loan.. 78%
0000 d 0........,. 78
513(9.1 Mich St Se 80
5500 Mich 78 War L. 90
3050 Tens St (33 '90.. 44. 1 (
5000 de.... —OlO. 44)0
1000 N C St 04
1000 Mibsouri St 65.. 42 ; 44
3c,000 do.. : . .... , . 112%
5000 do 510 42%
7000 Cal St 7s 70%
2000 do 80
2000 Minn St. 8 pc bd y SO
50)) Brook C SY L„, 90
2000 Erie R 4111111 be 793 j
WO Bar lot nit 1n1a,.100
1000 Mich So Ist nibs 88
500 Han 3, St Jo It b SO%
7000 Milk PduClm 59
2000 COO a: It I Lis,. 98
20110 Cle Pitts 4tk m 211 Ii
10 Am Each Dank. 791 i
17 National Bank.. S 7
95000 Am Cold-620.103%
71;81.10 do 102,3;
6 Dcl A Hod Can. 80)0
100 Pac Man S Co., 99
100 do .slO 981;
50 d0..........910S
SO do 98%;
650 ii E . Central 8.. 83%
100 do 660 83%
250 Elie B ...... .... 35
600 do 35X
100 do l`lo 35 %
100 do 40 35X
100 do b`.a) 35x
500 do b6O 15X
430 do 33`a
75 CI 0 & 0 R ox 4..103
5 Warren. R 74
100 Erie R Pref . 68
100 do ...... ..... 57X
400 do 57X
501104 River B. 39
100 do see 39X
300 Reading R...b30 39%
200...... ... . 630 30% 164 Mich Central 8.. 54
150 do 511(
100 do bld 54%
350 do ....... .... 54%
200 do ....... .... 54%
200 do 1,30 54X
200 Mich Bo A: N I B lAN -
100 do 1,39 20X
500 do.. ..... 1145 di.
6 CoastCU It 63%
175 do 68%
100 do 360 6S,
150 C100..t Tol R. 58
1100 do 3.S 11
100 do 015 38%
100 do 'lB4
150 Chi & R 1 B.— 55%
50 do o'1i) 55
' 50 tiO... .... .. bl 5 553
50 do 410 bSX
100 do 430 554'
75 Ch El &Q R ... 02
1 100 Mil .4 P lb Chl It 2L
10 du (IC%
1( 0 Y Central R, 83%
15 d0..........£.3,%
300 do 8334
UPHAM'S IAIS DYE, ONLY 38 CENT'S
Box.—Bottles larger than tbeDonar Dyes. Calms in
stantaneously, and will not walk out. TIT it. Bold
only at UPHAM'S, 310 CHESTNUT Street.
no2T-wllt3m
CARD PRINTING, BEST AND CHEAPEST
In the 01*, at 34 South TIMID Street.
OLIWITLAB 'PRINTIIit), Beet and Meats* In the
City, at 84 South TRIED Street.
BILL-HEAD PRINTING', Beet Sod (Thee Peel In the
Clit7, at 34 South 'THIRD Street.
PAMPHLET PRINTING, and every other &scrip.
Wm of Printing, of the most importer talanti, at The Mat
reasonable rates, at RING WALT &BBOWYS, Drazen's
Bandies, 84 South THIRD Street. delo-tt
50 do 20X
100 do ...... ..... 20X
5 Panama R 1133 i,
50 do 113 X
100 111 Central II ecr 62
375 do 63