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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1862.
TIIE LATEST WAR NEWS.
A correspondent writing to ns from Fort Union,
New Mexico, under date of the 31st ult., sajs:
,: lhe entire rebel force in this Territory is sup
posed to be 2,500 strong, with 21 pieces of artillery.
The entire Federal strength is 2,200 men. and 12
pieces of artillery. The rebels have the adran
tSgc of being in supporting distance, midway be
tween our forces, t'l'U of whom are at Fort Craig,
end 1,.100 at Depot, Fort Union, and vicinity, three
hundred and fifty milts distant from eaoh other.
The officers at present at this post are Col. Paul
commanding, and Capt. MoFerran, chief quarter
master, Capt. Garrison, chief of subsistence, and
Capt. Bristol, commanding the trenches. All of
them are of the regular army, with some New
Mexican volunteer officers. If we aro assaulted
at this post, a fierce and bloody battle will bs
fought, but we are confident of victory."
The lettersfrom one of our special correspondents
at Pittsburg Landing, published to-day, pictures
truthfully the present aspect of affairs at that
henceforth historic point. The labors of the "West
ern Sanitary Committee, it is gratifying to know,
have been instrumental in saving many a noble life,
and easing many a suffering soldiers pain. Gen.
Buell’s men, it is said, have been compelled to en
dure the greatest hardships since the battle™
sleeping on the wet ground without tents or blan
kets, and being compelled to carry all their ooai
ntissary stores from the river, a distance of three
miles. This is the kind of heroism that history
seldom takes a record of. and romance totally
ignores.
Those redoubtable?. Price and Van Dorn, are
reported by the telegraph to have been at Dos Arb,
Missouri, on Monday, the 14th instant, where the
rebels are concentrating in large force. Tho duty
of harassing Curtis, and, if possible, of engaging
our Kansas troops, bas been entrusted to Albert
Pike, who has 2,500 Indiana, and 600 Texan
Bangers. Efforts are being made by the robuls in
the southern part of the State to raise a regiment
for guerilla warfare. Our force in Houston, Texas
county, were under marching orders oa the 19th
instant.
By an arrival from Port lloyai, yesterday, wo
learn that Fort Pulaski was so much injured by
the late bombardment as to be wholly unfit for a
post of defence. Some work is in progress, but
principally for the purpose of olearing away the
rubbish, so as to render the place fit for the occu
pation of the Seventh Connecticut regiment, which
jet remain within its walls. Ho effort is making
to remount the guns or repair the breaches effected
by our firing. Since the capture, it is said that
one of the shells which had not burst when it fell,
exploded, injuring four men, perhaps fatally. Our
troops are now employed in removing the heavy
guns and mortars from the batteries on Tybee and
Goat islands.
News from Southern papers up to the 20th inst.
will be found on onr first page. The rebels claim
the late affair at Lee’s Mills, near Yorktown, as a
brilliant victory, but admit that their loss was
heavy, including one colonel. Their papers ac
knowledge that 1110 success of the rebel cause is
staked upon the issue at Yorktown.
The visit of the French minister to Bichmond
furnishes a fruitful theme for comment, and tho
Southern papers af£ making the meet ef it. Tam
ing from tho dull chronic’e of defeat, they proba
bly find relief in bolding up before the eyes of
their readers baseless visions of recognition by the
French Emperor.
A telegram from Cincinnati informs us that the
despatch from Beauregard stated to havo boon an
swered by Oen. Mitchell was seised in the tele
graph office by Gen. Mitchell several days after it
had been transmitted to Jeff Davis. About one
third of the required reinforcements had been sent
to Beauregard before Gen. Mitchell seized the rail
road, but the balance are at Chattanooga unable to
go to the rebel general’s aid.
Foit Wright has not yet surrendered to the
national forces. The bombardment still con
tinues, but its reduction will only be a question of
time. The rebels have cut the Arkansaa Icvoo, in
the vicinity of the fort, thereby flooding all the ad
jacent farms, and destroying a great deal of
valuable property. Evidently they have begun to
pin their faith to the line of Sbakspeare: " There
is a tide in the affairs of men, which taken at the
flood leads on to fortune.”
The news published from Southern papers, to the
effect that General Burnside’s fores has met with a
repulse at Elizabeth city, North Carolina, would be
Incredible ccmingfrom a more reliable source. The
report states that 1,000 Confederate troops repulsed
5,000 of General Burnside’s command, and that the
Union troops lost 500, while the whole rebel loss
amounted to only fifteen men.
We publish on our first page an interesting ac -
count of the ocoupation of Falmouth (direclly oppoj
site Fredericksburg) by Sen. McDowell’s Division.
Falmouth seems disposed to be loyal, but Frede
ricksburg, at least the munioipal authorities, are
impudent Secessionists. A committee appointed by
these gentry, while in conversation with somo of
our offioers who visited the place under a flag of
truce, boasted of their reverence for the Secession
cause; but we predict that before many days they
will be glad not only to recant their Secession
opinions, but to bow submissively to the Constitu
tion and laws of the country.
Congress Yesterday.
Senate.—The bill for the confiscation of the pro
perty and the emancipation of the slaves of rebels
coming np, Mr. Davis, of Kentucky, regretted (in
a two-hour-and-a-half speech) “that measures
should be introduced calculated in the slightest de
gree to affect the harmony of the conduot of the
war." The Senate then went into executive
session.
House.—Six petitions were presented in favor
of introducing the German study into West Point.
A resolution was adopted requesting the President
to cashier any officer addicted to intoxication. Toe
series of confiscation bills 'reported adversely from
the Judiciary Committee were taken .up. The
first was postponed until Tuesday next. Mr.
Hickman (Pa), offered a substitute for the second,
taking the subject out of the hands of Congress
and leaving it to the deeision of the President,
which was rejected, and the substitute of Mr. Bing
ham adopted. It provides that the rebel property
confiscated shall go towards defraying the expenses
incurred in quelling the insurrection.
The Republicans of JTw York have not,
it would seem, grown tired of their magnani
mous action last year in sinking their party
name, and in calling into their councils the
loyal Democrats of the State. The following
extract, from the New Tork Tribune of Mon
day, will be read with great satisfaction iu all
parts of the country :
The Legislature chosen ftt this election Wft3
overwhelmingly opposed to the Dean Richmond
Democracy, bin the majority was made up iu
nearly equal parts of Union Republicans,
Union Democrats, and Republicans, who had
supported and been chosen upon Republican
parly tiekals. Tbeae, of course, h&vo differed
upon some tf the questions which have arisen
during the session, and high hopes have been en
tertained, by the common adversary, of a break-up
during or at the close of the session. Certain
journals have talked very loudly of bolting, in cise
they failed to have their own way, and the Albany
Argus has eagerly caught up every such utter
ance, and fabricated therefrom a pleasing dream of
the dissatisfaction of the more especial friends of
GoYi Seward with the Union movement, and their
determination to insist on a strict and exclusive
reorganization of the Republican party.
These hopes were rudely dispelled by a general
meeting of the Union and Republican members on
Triday evening last, which resulted in a perfect
agreement as to ike policy to be pursued in the
State canvass soon to open. An 'address and re
solves were unanimously adopted which, though
prepared in part by a Union Democrat, endorse
the action ana policy of,-the National Administra
tion as fully and heartily as any reasonable Re
publican could desire, and propose to march
straight on in the path so broadly defined and so
triumphantly tr«?d hy an immense majority of onr
fellow citizens autumn. With reference u*
the Stats Cnnvi-ntioii, which is t» nominate tbs
Governor, Ac , to bo chosen by another such ma
jority next autumn, the Legislature meeting
Resolved, That, for the purpose of carrying Into effVc%
at the coming flection, the principles aad policy thus set
toxth. wer<COir.mMul th-t a State Convention be h*M fir
the nomination -f oPk*?* to bewpportal irttiw
election next roll; that all Republicans, Union Democrat*,
and other loyal citizens, supporters of the policy of tbe
Administration, arid responlingto the principles and poli
cy set forth in tin* address and resolutions herewith sub
mitted, be invited' in the election of three dele
gates from «ach Assembly district to such Convention}
and that the following persons be appointed a committee
to designate (after proper deliberation and consultation
with the committee of any organization of this State
whose co-operation we hope to obtain) the time and place
of bolding it, and to arrange such other preliminary de
tails as may be necessary—vis;
JPiMI Dfslrief—Edwin J. Brown and Horn H. Grin*
nril, New York.
Second Ditlrict—JZAwMd M. Madden, Orange, and
J. 8. T. Stranalian, Kings.
Third District —C. V. ft. Luddlngton, Sullivan, and
Lyman Tremaine, Albany.
Fourth Dtsfricf— Edward Dcddt Washington, and B.
w. Jndson, St. Lawrence.
Fifth District —ilonzo Wood, Onondaga, and Alex
ander Campbell, Jefferson.
Sixth Distriet—Wm. 8. Lincoln, Tioga, and David L.
roiktt. Chenango.
Sereiith District— James C. Smith, Ontario, and Wm.
b. boT.twm, Sh-übeu.
lsighth District —Henry W. Ilogere, Erie, and Thomas
T. Flagler, Niagara.
Thus are happily dispelled all apprehensions of
divided counsels and conflicting action, in the fall
canvass, among those citizens of our State who
mean to stand by their Government to the utmost
in the momentous struggle forced upon it by
Southern treason. For our own part, holding
with the most advanced Republicans, and believ
ing that tho Union cannot be saved uuleaa slavery
shall be overthrown, wo have no desire to make
our personal convictions the test of political fellow
ship, but vote just as readily and heartily for a
Democrat, who stands for putting the rebellion
ftpere down, as for a Republican. Let us first
decide that we have a country —not a mere mass
meeting or fortuitous huddle of human beings—
and then we can, at leisure, disease and decide less
imminent questions. It would be absurd to keep
up a quarrel about slavery extension after slavery
shall have ceased To exist j and no oue can say to
day whether the issues of 1860 will have any perti
nence, any consequence, in 1863. Let us trust to
the future to suggest it* own needs, while we at
tend manfully, thoroughly, to the duties of to-day.
From information apon which we place full
reliance, we are satisfied that this course will
be pursued by the Republicans in Pennsylva
nia, preparatory to the COinihg election. The
Republican, or Opposition State Committee, of
which the lion. A. K. McCluee is chairman,
is expected to be called together at au early
day, and we trust and believe that the gentle,
men composing it will be animated by the same
spirit that has brought harmony and union to
the standard of the friends of the good cause
in the Empire State. Thousands and tens of
thousands of Democrats in Pennsylvania will
greet such an invitation to them as has been
responded to by their fellow-citizens in Now
York with gratitude and joy. It is well
known that Governor Curtin, and his friends,
cordially sympathise iu this patriotic purpose,
and the entire policy of President Lincoln
favors the same great end. Let the Beeckin
iiidgers maintain their organization, and let
the contest in October he made against them,
and in favor of the cause they are known so
heartily to despise, and the result will be such
a victory as has never been known in the annals
el pulitics.
The Negroes and the Northern States.
Many persons entertain the opinion that if
any considerable number of the Southern
slaves obtain their freedom they will necessa
rily emigrate to the Northern Status, and that
thus a large proportion of our white laborers
will be thrown out of employment, and heavy
taxes or other expenditures caused by the ne
cessity of providing for indolent refugees. It re?
quires, however, hut a slight examination of the
subject to see that this conjecture is not well
founded. There lias been, in all our past
history, but very little voluntary emigration
northward of colored men. The Africans, like
all other races, prefer congenial climes,
and they will not venture from them un
less they arc compelled to do so by very pow
erful motives. It lias been a rare occurrence
for any of the large body of free negroes who re
side in the States south of Mason and Dixon’s
line to journey northward. Asa general rule,on
ly flying fugitive slaves,or those whose freedom
was imperilled by the system of hostile State
legislation that has oi late years been com
menced in tlic South, have ventured on this
experiment. A striking proof of tills fact is
furnished by the census of 1850. Of tho
53,000 free blacks of Pennsylvania only 15,000
were not horn on our soil. Of the 54,333 free
blacks of Virginia only 533 were immigrants ;
of the 74,723 in Maryland only 1,307; of the
18,073 in Delaware only 1,141. It is thus
clearly shown that they arc not a migratory
race, and that there was very little disposition
to emigrate even to Pennsylvania, notwith
standing her contiguity to tho homes of a large
body of free blacks. The causes for this are
numerous. The Southern States comprise one
of the largest agricultural districts in the
world, and nearly all tlw labor that Itaa here
tofore been performed there has been done
by the Africans. Tlicir labor will he as much
needed hereafter as heretofore, and no
ehaDgu that may be made in the conditions
upon which it is to he performed will dispense
with the power and present necessity of its
employment. Practically, in the Southern
States the negroes flud a climate agreeable
and healthy, and a demand for their labor, —in
the Northern States an uncongenial climate,
and little, if any, demand for their services.
No large body of men have ever emigrated for
the sake of emigration—and particularly when
they could derive no absolute benefit from the
change, and when they had no strong love of
novelty nor spirit of enterprise to impel them.
There are other considerations, also, con--
nected With this subject which lead to the
same general conclusion. Even if it were a
demonstrated fact that the negroes could not,
in consequence of any political changes that
have been or may be made, remain in or near
their old places of residence, and that an
absolute necessity for their emigration to some
point existed, there are fields open to them
much more inviting than the present free
States; Various colonization projects are
agitated. Liberia has been a refuge for
a poition of their race for many years; Hayti
now cordially invites them. Central America
is also proposed as a suitable spot for African
colonization. An unceasing demand exists
for the tropical productions, which negro labor
alone has successfully produced, and there is
nil abundance of tropical laud now unpro
ductive and useless. All the great requisites
for negro prosperity exist—capacity to labor
in tropical climes; land capable of yielding
tobacco, cotton, sugar, and rice; and a willing
ness to pay liberal prices lor those great
staples. If but a small modicum of the in
telligence, energy, and industry that cha
racterize the Anglo-Saxons were infused into
the Africans, they would soon become one of
the most wealthy and prosperous races on the
globe.
Those who charge upon the Administration
a desire to Africanize the free States grossly
misrepresent it. The policy it pursues .neither
proposes nor tends to pioduce that result.
The President alluded, in his late message to
Congress in relation to the abolition of slavery
in the District of Columbia, to his strong de
sire to secure the adoption of an appropriate
system of colonization. Hon. Wm. D. Kelley,
in a speech he delivered in the House of Re
presentatives some weeks ago, answered some
of the prevalent misrepresentations in the fol
lowing eloquent language:
Sir, brief time is left me, and 1 hasten to the
point of the Africanization of American society and
American labor. I have said that the members of
tbe dominant party on this floor are not advocates
ofihi reopen mg of the slave trade ; that we do not
- advocate the extension of the colored institution
through the whole free Territories of the country;
and that we are in favor of opening means by
which colored men can leave ottr country arid find
a. happier home. Sir, Nature works by iavitrisb'.o
laws. It is by do freak of bera that the light of day
paluts the likeness of our loved ones. It is by
no such freak that the wire bears the message
of joy or woe over land and under water. He
who traverses our continent finds on the Pacific
elope of the Rooky Mountains the grandest »r
-beriferous vegetation of the world. On the
eastern slope, divided thence by a narrow strip,
which produces its effects on the clouds, you
lose all arboriferous vegetation. You find only
the red aage; you find nothing larger growing
there. The same skies are over; the same God
watches ; but He works through wise and in
flexible laws, and thus tea-hes men to look to
Him through Nature for guidance. On the Pacific
slope the earth is refreshed by ninety inches of rain
each year, while on the eastern slope but five fall.
The negro is the creature of the trepios. Submit
him to the guidance of his own instincts and voli
tion, and he will find his way to the tropics, or
lands lying near them. Nature's unerring law will
lead him there. The cruelest monument of - man's
inhumanity to man ’ that I can point to to-day is
that colony of fifty thousand American negroes
living in the cold wilds of Canada. As well might
you expect the tree of the Pacific slope to thrive in
the region of the sage, or the sage’to thrive under
its broad shadow, and with ninety inches of rain
falling in the year. The negroes will wilt, and
dwindle, and prematurely die thore-
>'■ We all know that the President and his real
friends on this floor *m itifywr of the recognition
of the republic oj Liberia, of extending to Hayti
commercial relations, of procuring within the
American tropics lands where the negro, made
free by the crimes of his master, may go and dwell
as Nature intended him to. This tbe President
recommends, and all this the majority oil this floor
intend to consummate. We are for retaining for
the Saxon, the Celt—the Caucasian family—that
1 onion of this' continent wfct-h was intended for
tn.in 'They who misrepresent us arc. inf-using
lilaci blood, into tkt veins of the muntrp u
The moderation of the rebel newspapers
surprises us. There is no use exaggerating
without doing so in an original atul refreshing
manner. According to a despatch from Nor
folk, by way of Fortress Monroo, we see it
stated that the division of General Burnside,
numbering five thousand men, has been de
feated, with a lose of five hundred, by a regi
ment of Georgia troops numbering but one
thousand, the rebels only losing some twelve
or fifteen men. This invention is very tame.
The rebels are forgetting what is due to them
selves and their cause. It would have been as
easy to have said that General Burnside lost
three thousand or five thousand, and that the
! rebel force had but one-tenth the number stated,
i The story would have been more marvellous
| and interesting, and certainly quite as probable.
LETTER FROM “OCCASIONAL,”
Washington, April 22, 1802.
The philosophical student will find much most
worthy of his reflections and investigations in
the unprecedented complications produced by
the present struggle between a just Govern
ment and a depraved and savage Rebellion.
There are some who prefer to take a dark and
gloomy view of the subject; but in every such
instance the cause .can be traced either to a
limited or to a treasonable intellect. The
patriotic inquirer—whether a _ statesman in
the Capitol, a merchant in his counting room,
a scholar in his closet, or a mechanic at his
bench—will arrive at a very different conclu
sion. Admitting that this is a civil war in
its worst phase, and that many of its incidents
are calculated to excite the horror of the
Christian world, tho friends of tho parent Go*
vernment can see no cause for self-reproach ei
ther in the inception or progress of hostilities.
If they have struck at their adversaries with
all the might inspired by a just cause, they
only took up arms aftor ail hope of peace had
been dissipated, and in the. face of the most
unparalleled aggressions. As the struggle
proceeds, moreover, they see much to com
pensate them for their immense expenditures
of blood and of treasure. Every hour de
velopes equally new proota of the rapacity and
barbarity of tho traitors, and new proofs of the
inexhaustible resources of tho loyal States.
The contest between a free people and their
enemies is rapidly being decided in favor of
tho former. Victory is with the right, and
God smiles upon the gallantry of our soldiers.
Many questions heretofore difficult of adjust
ment are being rapidly and miraculously
solved.
Among these may be classed the great quos
iiOTl of slavery. The fact that remains most
prominently in view, and that will challenge
the thoughtful statesman, is the disfranchise
ment of thousands by the treason of tho rebels
themselves. "With the single exception of the
removal of the slaves from the District of Co
lumbia, an act which has already proved itself
to he alike bcncficentj politic, and wise, not a
negro has been set free save in the stampede
of the slaveholders themselves, or by military
necessity It is interesting to watch the dis
position of these manumitted slaves, and their
services as laborers and as assistants to onr
generals. The deception practised by white
spies has become so common and so chronic
as to render the most of their information un
worthy of trust. In certain cases they have
been the authors of inconceivable mischief
and misery. It is different with tho slaves.
They have repeatedly shown, and are repeat
edly showiDg, how entirely they may be con
fided in. There is not a general officer in the
Union service who will not testify that hia best
intelligence of the movements of the enemy,
and of the topography of the seceded country,
lias come from the blacks. These poor people
scent everywhere to feel that it is their duty to
show their gratitude to the soldiers of the Re
public. A very distinguished officer, who has
been stationed far boyond Mount Vernon, on
the Lower Potomac, in Maryland, and who,
until lie took the field, was an uncompromising
friend of the South, and of the Southern
school of leaders, gives some thrilling accounts
or tile fidelity and bravery of the slaves in tho
neighborhood of his command. He says he
was never once deceived by them. “ They
knew the forests around them as tho seamen
know the sea.” Most of them are the slaves
of rich and educated Secessionists, and more
than one had the blood of the white aristo
cracy in their veins. They would cross
the Potomac at night, from the Virginia
side, detail their narrative, and recross be
fore morning; and in every instance they
seemed to he fully aware that if detected their
lives would be forfeited. It is stated of one
of the most intelligent, that some time before,
his master, whom he had served with great
devotion from boyhood, had him severely
horsewhipped, which was a sure preparation
for a change of feeling in the latter, and he
seized the first opportunity to escape. After
getting into our camps, he hired himself as a
body servant to General , and soon dis
played all the qualities which had made some
so valuable to his owner.» One dark night he
was missing, and just before daybreak he was
seen coming to the river side in a boat con
taining his wife and four children. It is well
known that the intelligence of the retreat
of the rebels from Manassas, so much discussed
and doubted, was derived from fugitive
slaves. Every item of their information was
found to be correct. They came into Wash
ington at the imminent hazard of their lives,
and, if, instead of being black, they had been
white men, they would at once have been
honored by appointments in the army, How
completely such self-sacrifices and fidelity as
this puts to shame the sneers and falsehoods of
those who know no better than that of de
claring these poor outcasts not only incapable,
hut unworthy of their liberty!
An important alternative arising from this
state of things is presented to our public men.
It is estimated that hundreds of thousands of
acres of the finest land in Eastern Virginia
have been deserted by the slaveholders, and
are left uncultivated and ready for occupation
and cultivation. This splendid tract of coun
try is composed of soil of the greatest fertility.
A gentleman who owns a largo farm in Chester
. county, and now holds a position in the army,
and who is well acquainted with the eouutry
around the city of Lancaster, so famous for its
amazing productiveness and beauty, gives it
as Ills unqualified opinion, that the region of
which Centreville,Virginia is the centre, is stilj
more productive and beautiful. AU this seer
tion is adapted to the growth of wheat, com,
oats, potatoes, and garden truck of every de
scription. The suhsistcHcc pf the vast body
of troops nowin Virginia, is one of tho vexa
tions of our military departments. Why
should not the manumitted, under proper
directions, be thrown in Eastern Virginia
for the purpose of planting corn, pota
toes, &c., for the consumption of our
troops. They are accustomed to this labor.
They know the character of the" soil, and I am
convinced that they would gladly respond if
this opportunity were offered to them. Be
sides giving them employment, and removing
them from the Patriot, where they are likely
to congregate, and defeating the designs of
the politicians who expect to make their ap
pearance in the Northern cities a pretext for
popular tumults, they could earn something
for themselves, and contribute greatly to
the reduction of the expenses of the Govern
ment, and to the health and comfort of our
soldiers in hospital and field. These sug
gestions are worthy of the attention of those
who have our war matters in charge.
A considerable revival has taken place
among the colored people of the District iu
favor of emigration and colonization in Central
America,, and one of tho papers states that
circulars in support of this scheme are being
rapidly signed by many of the most intelligent
of this class. Thus, step by step, we are ap
proaching the solution of the most difficult
nroblem of the times. . Occasional.
Taking it Easily.
Our friend, “ over the water,” gcnojally
known as John Bull, is rather slow in his ele
phantine movements. He has made up liis
mind, at long last, to build an iron-mailed
war-ship, with a cupola, of the species which
Captain Coles claims to have discovered— as
he did, no doubt, a year after Captain Erics
son had first hit on the plan and offered it to
the Emperor Napoleon. Messrs. Sanuida,
of London, have got the contract, and the
vessel is to he ready for sea on the first of
June, 1868—that is, some fourteen months
after date.
This is slow work. Captain Ericsson built
tbe Monitor in three months, but the British
Government, true to its venerable and slow
policy, which ever keeps it in the rear, takes
thirteen to accomplish the same. Of course,
Lord Palmerston expects that his friend Na
poleon will take no hostile step against Eng
land until England has an iron-mailed fleet to
fight upun fair and equal terms. IFift Na
poleon wait ?
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ment of foreign and domestic dry goods, being the
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man dry goods, adapted to city or country
trade, to be peremptorily sold, by catalogue, on four
months’ credit, commencing this morning, at 10
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morrow (Thursday) morning, by John B. Myers ft
Co., auctioneers, Nos. 332 and 234 Market street.
THE PRESS.—PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1862.
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Cmc ef Senator Starke, of Oregon*
THE SENATE COMMITTEE REPORTS THAT HE
IS DISLOYAL'.
Correspondence Between Secretary Seward
and B* H. Brewster, Esq*
The Letter-Carriers for Philadelphia Ap-
Representative Potter, as chairman of the Republican
caucus, fans, at the iustance of several members of that
party, called an adjourned meeting to-morrow night.
The Secretary of the Treasury lias directed the differ
ent sub-treasurers and depositories to receive no more
temporary deposits at rates of interest exceeding 4 per
cent.
The published statements that Secretary CHASK wiw in
Philadelphia consulting with ox-secretary Cameron, In
relation to the defalcation in the War Department is er
roneous in three particulars—namely, that the Secretary
hni not boon bean in Phi'adAlpliiA rwahtly ; h«l>*4u4t
consulted with General Cameron upou the subject, uor Is
there any defalcation.
In accordance with the notice heretofore given, the
Secretary of the Treasury is now pitying and la prepared
to pay all the November indebtedness In cash.
The oath of allegiance lias been administered to Maks
*'lEM> S, WAfcwmwi rfforntega county, How York,
a political prisoner at the oid Capitol prison. He also
gave his parole of honor that tie would not aid the re
bels in any manner.
The men in Philadelphia who have put Mr. Pikrok
Pl'tlei: forward to prosecute General Cameron, will
pretty soon tireof this sort of disaffection. Tho Secession
lawyers and politicians in vmir midst, who regarded this
as a great evil,-will shortly learn that their experiment
will be nipped in the bud by au act of Cougress, iadomui
fying all public officers who have arrested secession per
sons in order to preserve the public peace, smd maintain
the national authority. THb trill checkmate them all
over the Union, and throw them back upon their malig
nity for new expedients to embarrass and dishonor their
country.
General Cameron reached 'Washington iu the early
train this morning, and immediately proceeded to confer
with the Secretary of State and the President. He will
sail on the Ttb, and be accompanied by Mrs. Cameron
fiftd his daughter, Kuraziso PaifouitTf , his prie&ti se
cretary, and Bayard Taylor, his secretary of legation,
wife and child.
Gen. Rosecrans Assigned a Command.
Geu. BoSECRAJishas been assigned to the command of
the division lately commanded by Gen. Blenkkr. This
appointment will cause a great deal of joy throughout
the loyal States, for Gen. Bosecraxs is justly regarded
as one of the most accomplished officers in our army, and
one who will be u fit leader of the German division of the
army of the Potomac. Col, John A, Kot-tks, of Phila
delphia, is at present in this city on important official
business connected with the division.
The Case of Bcujaiuin Starke, Senator
from Oregon.
The special committee of the Senate, of which Mr.
Claiik is chairman, msdo a report, to-day, on the reso
lution referred to them inquiring into the loyalty of Ben
jamin* Starke, a Senator from Oregon. The report is
quite voluminous, and opens with tho determination of the
committee not to take any additional evidence, owing to
the distance of the Senator's State, but Bimply to review
and consider that winch was before the Committee on the
Judiciary at an earlier period of the session. Mr. Starke
epj eared before the committee, and presented his defence
in writing at considerable length, taking the ground that
he had given every evidence of patriotism and loyalty in
taking the oath, his course, etc., and intimating to the
committee that they bod better iavestigaieihe characters
of the people who make the allegations of distoyalty
against him, as well as the allegations themselves. He
alluded to expressions made in the heat of a political
canvass.
The committee then proceeded to investigate the testi
mony of the persons sent from Oregon, and came to Uta
folkwirg conclusions:
First —That for many months prior to 21st November,
3561, and up to that time, the said Starko was an advo
cate of the cause of the rebellious Statue,
Second —That after tie formation of the Constitution
of the Confederate States, he openly declared his admira
tion for it, and advocated the absorption of tho loyal
States of the Union into tho Southern Gonfodoraoy under
that Constitution, as the only means of peace, warmly
avowing his sympathy with tho South.
Third —That the Senator from Oregon is disloyal to
the Government of tho United States.
The Postmaster General and hi* indefatigable as
sistants have, since the first of the month, been aasidi
ou? 1? employed on the great luaiMet’Jng* iu the Western
Slates, Ike Pacific coast, and under supplementary ad
vertisements.
About two hundred of these routes are situated In
California, Oregon* ‘and other adjacent territory, and,
agreeably to the advertisement, these have been finally
disposed of. The bidding was spirited, and generally
reasonable. It is really commendable that the service in
the Golden State of California embraces many points
hitherto untouched by the mails, as well as increased
frequency of trips on the old routes, which, with their
now ample and regular mail futilities, will unquestionably
divert muck of the correspondesce which now is con
veyed by private expresses to the United States mails.
On all these Pacific routes, I learn that iu nearly all
caere there was uPt ft single objection to the decisions;
all interested concurred fully in the wisdom and energy
of the department.
We areofficially informed that the decisions in all other
States will be duly announced on Thursday next, at
noon.
This whole letting, under Postmaster General Blair,
lias been most admirably arranged and carried out by
Second Assistant Geo. W. HcLellan, chief of the con
tract division, [and tbo experienced, talented, principal
clerk, Ei L. Guilds, Esq*
The Postmaster General to-day ordered the following:
At Hemlock, Cambria county. Pa., George Siley, in
place of Henry Keasch.
At South Greek, Bradford county, Pa;, Aaron J.
'Wheat.
At Weaversville, Pa., David Weaver, in place of W.
F. Martin, deceased.
Colegrove, McKean county, Fa., William Colegrove
postmaster.
Clay Lick, Franklin county, Pa., E. B. Winger post
master.
Samuel Beerbower, Kew Milltown,-Lancaster county.
Pa., vice Moses Hoover, reeigued.
Benjamin Beese, Martinsville, Lancaster county. Pa.,
vice Ceorge W. Withers, resigned. ~
William Witbington, Snydortown, Northumberland
county. Pa., vice S. Boughner, resigned*
Peter Uhler, Üblerville, Northampton county, Pa.,
vice Thomas J. Baub, resigned.
Robert B. Trey, Finleyvitle, Washington county, Pa.,
vice J. B. Remedy, resigned.
John H. Brazington, Kiuzua, Warren county, Fa.,
vice J. O. McManus, resigned.
Jacob G. Zer*, Geiger's Mills, Berks county, Pa., vice
Jerome Hawes, resigned.
Oirin G. Wood, Frank'in Corners, Erie county. Pa.,
Vice Henry Hancock, resigned.
John F. Seltzer, McKeansburg, Schuylkill county, Pa.,
vice George Medlar, resigned.
Appointment or f.eUer-Carriers for Phila
delphia.
The Postmaster General, to*day, appointed the follow
ing gentlemen as letter-carriers for the Philadelphia
post office: Levi Eldridge, James Bees, William Alte
jpuß, Henry J. Mclntyre, John Jk {tanjamis
Bainer, Henry Yanderdice, Eerat B. Dawson, John N.
Wocd, Albamis N. Myers, William A. Busier, PhUip Y.
Boehm, Slg. H. Morrison, William H. Butler, Jr., John
W. Oolder, Samuel S. Talbot, It. A. Carmony, B. M.
Johnson, J. H. Kurtz, Caleb J. Baldwin, J. G. Franklin,
H. Clay Beyer, Peter J. Ridings, Frederick H. Weaver,
James F. Qnestor, Robert Gray, Frederick Faring,
George W. Krew, Samuel Keen, and Peter Dornan.
The Case of General Cameron—Corre-
The President has communicated to Congress the fol
lowing correspondence, which has been referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary:
Sir : By the direction of General Simon Cameron, I
send you a gammons issued out of the Supreme Court of
tLis State, at the suit of Fierce Butler versus Simon
Cameron, April 1.1862, No. 17. The writ Is returnable
on tbe first Monday in May* 1862* and 1§ for thu trespass
vi et armis assault and battery aud false imprisonment
Tbe cause of action is no doubt founded upon the sup
posed misconduct of Qoneral Cameron in causiug the ar
rest of the plaintiff, Mr. Fierce Butler, and placing him
in Fort Warren, or some other public fortification, with
out authority of tho law, while he. General Cauiesou,
was Secretary of War.
As I am instructed, the act was not the act of General
Cameron, and was done by those who commanded it to
be done for just reasons and tor the public good. You
will please communicate the fact of this suit to the Pre
sident, and such ether official persons as should properly
be advised of it, and have such action taken as shall re
lieve the defendant, Simon Cameron, from the harden,
cost, and responsibility of defendieg this suit. By the
directions of General Cameron, I have,*jw bU private
counsel, ordered my appearance for him, while I also
inyitt) and rcatvat tbetatymnttoa of the proper autho
rities in bis behalf, and for his protection.
1 am, sir, truly, etc.,
BENJAMIN H. BREWSTER.
To Hon Wm. H. Seward, Secretary of State, etc.
{Mr. Seward to Mr. Brewster.)
i>Kr.MiriiKNi OF State, )
Washington, April 18, 1862. \
To Benj.H, Brewstru, Esq :
SIH : 1 have received ymir letter of ywatieriliij’, stating
that, by direction of Simon 04in**ron, you transmit to
me a Mimmoim issued out of tlio Supremo Court ot the
grate of tbe suit or Fierce Butler agatuat
Mr. Cameren,.for trespass t»t et armis, assault and bat
tery, and false imprisonment, in causing the arrest of the
plaintiff without authority of law. This communication
has heen submitted to the President, and I am dbected
tiy him to tiny. In reply, tlms. Ire urt wii sf»* proceeding of
Mi-. Oaiuefcn, referred to as one taken by him when
Secretary of War, uuler the President's directions, and
deemed necessary for the prompt suppression of the
existing insurrection.* The President will at once com
municate this correspondence to the Attorney General of
the United States, alw to Congress.
1 uni, sir, your obedient servant*
WM. H. SEWARD.
The New York Volunteer Engineer Re-
THF ARREST OF GENERAL CAMERON.
mrOBTAIfZ POST OFFICE MATTERS.
pointed
Special Despatches to “The Press.”
WASHtSQTcra, April S 2, 1333.
Republican Caucus.
Temporary Deposits.
The Oath of Allegiance Administered.
Mr. Pierce Butler.
Arrival of General Cameron.
Post Office Matters.
KAIL MESSENGERS APPOINTED.
OFFICES ESTABLISHED.
APPOINTMENTS.
ppondence between B. H. Brewster,
£eq., and Secretary Seward.
[Brewster to iSfeu/ard]
706 Walnut St., Phila., April 10, 1862.
giment.
Li.nt.DBnt Colonel James F. Hale, of the Now York
volunteer engineers' is In Washington. It ftppetri that
tlii. regiment iu accepted, hr the Secretary of War, in
September loot, aa one of engineer*, and as each mui
tered Into eemce. The pay department, however, re
fuses to recognize them without aepecialact of Congreaa.
Thus, tinea that time they have been withaut pay, The
high oommendatloba by Generate Bhkrmak, Hunter,
Bekhan, and Gilmore, at Port Boyal and before Pu
laski, where they erected batteriee under the greatest
difflcultief, fully demonstrate their etßctenoy.
Confiscation, Etc.
The bills to confiscate the property and free the slaves
of rebelr, were considered in both Houses to* day. Mr.
Davis, of Kentucky, spoke nearly three hours in the
Senate against the bill, and then did not finish his re*
tao&rks. The action of the House Is already known la the
matter, While that of the Senate Is very much in doubt;
though it is quite certain that a bill of this kind will pass
the Senate in some shape.
National Armory.
The special committee on this subject are making alow
progress. A .memorial was referred to them to- clay from
citizens of Poughkeepsie, New York, asking for the
location of the National Armory at ;that point. The
municipal authorities of that place have Inktu action in
tbe matter. If an armory is authorized at this session
It will, without doubt, he located iu the mineral region*
of Pennsylvania, and not at a distance from the regions
where the irou ore is found.
The committee was eauposed of Senators Glihic,
Ptierman, Howard, Willrv, and Wnionr. Senator
Willey dissents from the seoond conclusion.
A Gallant Act.
On Friday last, Lieutenant Row. K. Mull, of Captain
Ricjiaroh’ company, Third Regiment of Pennsylvania
Reserved* while ou duty near the Rappahannock river,
wh» captured by a party of rebels and carried off some
dislanuu where a guard, armed with A shot guo, was put
over lilin, to prevent him from making his escape, while
tlie party went to look for more game. As soon as the
captors wore out of sight, tbe Lieutenant pulled a re
volver from his coat pocket, and, holding it close to the
ItrAd of IliA ftliftiM, politely- Informed him th&t hi Wlitld BA
under the painful necessity of blowing his brains out if
he did not instantly lay down his gun and go with him.
The frightened mtml obeyed orders, and it was not long
Mere l?>9 Lieutenant iron back tu bin own camp, as good
as new, accompanied by his prize. Lieutenant Mull is
a resident of Berks county, Pennsylvania.
KecogniUon or Liberia
Mr. Cowan presented a memorial Iu the Senate to
day of the citizens of Philadelphia, asking that the
Republic of Liberia may bo recognized and treated as an
independent nation. In connection with this, Mr. Sum
ner said lie should press tie bill for that purpose at an
early day.
General Orders.
Washington, April 22.—General Wadsworth, the mi*
litiiry governor, bus itunml un order requiring all tlie
farm stock in Prince William, Loudoun, Alexandria, and
Fairfux counties, Virginia, to be conflnel and carefully
herded, the destruction of the fences rendering this mea
sure neceHsary for the cultivation of the lurid.
lhe following general orders have been issued by the
War Department:
1. All agents appointed by the Governor ora State, un
der its laws, to obtain from its volunteer soldiorß assign
ments t f pay for the benefit of their families, will bo re
cognized as such by paymasters who will afford them all
meruftry facilities for that purpose, so far as is consist,
mt with tbe public service.
2. Transportation to pointers on sick leave may bo
furnished and the cost stopped from their pay in the
same manner as other stoppages are made. The neces
sary Transportation furnished to soldiers on sick leave
by the authorities of any State to which such soldiers
belong will be deducted from their pay and refunded to
the State by the paymaster, whose warrant for making
the stoppage will he the certificate of the proper agent of
the State accompanied by the receipt of the soldier for
the transportation. Where several soldiers of different
companies are concerned, separate accounts will be made
for each company.
FROM CAIRO.
BOMBARDMENT OF FORT WRIOHT.
THE ARKANSAS LEVEE CRT BY THE REBELS,
CnrcAGO, April —The special despatch to the «four*
nal, from Cairo, states that the bombardment of Fort
Wright continues, but the results are as yet unimportant.
The rebels have cut the levee on the Arkansas shore,
opposite tl o fort, aud the fine farming tends there are
now covered with a lake of water for mites around. The
residents are greatly exasperated at this outrage.
The most encouraging news continues to be received
from Gon. Hollvck's army, near Pittsburg Landing.
FROM MEMPHIS:
St. Louis, April 22 —From a gentleman who left
Memphis a tew days after the battle of Pittsburg; we
learn that the rebels, puttirg both days of the battle
together, Btill claim a victory. Their claim rests on the
supposition that more were killed, wounded, and taken
prisoners on tho Union side than theirs. Our informant
eays General PrebilaA inftde & speech to his troops ia
Memphis, in which he endeavored to mollify their com
plaints in relation to their treatment, the food they re
ceive, etc. He told them they would soon be exchanged,
and rallied them generally to keep up good spirits.
Prdullgg w&s in AScelUnt temper. He owned to adef4&t
on Bunday, but said the rebels were badly whipped
on Monday. The prisoners were being sent to Rich
mond. Our informant was in Huntsville, Alabama,
when General Mitchell reached there with his division.
Tbe securing of that place was a complete surprise, aud
tbe occupation of the railroad between Decatur and
Stevenson was regarded as the hardest blow the rebels
had yet teceived. The rebels were preparing to moke a
drsperate etaud at Gemtlb ft&d fresh trwps were con?
stantly arriving at Memphis. When he left, business at
Mempliis was almost entirely stagnated, and the people
generally seem to believe that they are on the eve of
events which will certainly decide the war.
FROM FORT PULASKI.
A Desperate Skirmish on Wilmington
■eland.
New' York, April 22.—Tbe steamer Marion arrived at
this port to -day* fron Hilton Head.
ger ftdyiceH stat« that a survej fog partf of two hun
dred of tbe Eighth Michigan regiment were about laud
ing at Wilmingion Island, below Savannah, when they
were surprised by a body of rebels, numbering from 600
to 800, who poured on them an effective fire, killing and
wounding fttverftl tf our men* The Michigan troops re
turned the fire agj. went gallantly into the fight. The
rebels, after making a short stand, retreated in order.
The adjutant of the Eighth Maine Begiment was killed
with twelve or thirteen others, and twenty-five or thirty
were wounded. The dead were taken to Fort Pulaski,
and the wounded carried to the hospital at Hilton Head.
Tbe rebel loss is not known. Fort Pulaski is so much
injured as to be wholly unfit as a wortf of defence.
A Parrott shell exploded in Fort Pulaski on the 14th,
kilties four men, and wounding several others.
Another account of tbe fight on 'Wilmington island
says it was the adjutant of the Eighth Michigan Regi
ment who was killed in the skirmish.
Tbe steamer Oriental has arrived with the remaining
prisoners from Fort Pulaski.
THE WAR IN MISSOURI.
Houston, Texas county, Mo., April 19,—We have
been amused at the reports concerning the whereabouts
of Price and Yan Dorn. One day they are reported at
Pittsburg, Tennessee, and the next day at Pittman's
Ferry i on Black river, whilst we know pomiveiy that
they are at neither place. Last Monday, Price and Van
Dorn's commands were at Des Ark, ninety miles below
Jacksonport, on White river. So far from the rebels
being at Pittsmun's Ferry, they have actually reached
Pocfthpntftflf The town is new deserted, even the mer*
chants having removed their goods. Jacksonport is also
nearly deserted, the rebels having been removed to Des
Atk, whore they seem to be concentrating a large force.
Price is reported to have gone to Corinth.
Albert Pike, with 2,500 Indians end 600 Texan Ban
gers, were left on tbe border to harass Curtis and en
gage the Kansas troops, if possible, while upon oar Boath
Coleman is in close proximity, and Edgar Ashbury is
also tryiLg to raise a regiment for guerilla warfare on
the border.
Col. Scka&btt is iu Yeilvillo, Arkansas, with 150 men.
Mcßride has gone to headquarters to raise an independ
ent command, to operate in Northern Arkansas and
Southern Missouri. Col. McFarland, with his command,
has gone to Desark.
Lieut. Col. Wood, the commandant At this poat,hu
been absent nearly a week. He returned last, evening,
and already we are under marchug orders—do look out
tor something in this district soon.
Items irom Rebel Newspapers.
Reported Repulse of Burnside at Elizabeth
City.
Fortress Mohrob, April 21.—The fisg-of-truce boat
arrived to-day, bringing a parcel of Southern papers.
A Petersburg, Va., paper of this morning says the re
bel Senate had refused to concur in the House resolntion
for an early adjournment.
The same paper also contains the report of a repulse of
tlie United States forces under General Burnside; at
Elizabeth City. It is stated that the United Slates troops,
5,000 strong, attempted to land theie, but were repulsed,
with a loss or G 0 by a rebel force of IjOOOj including $
Georgian regiment.
The rebel loss in killed is stated at fifteen, including
Captain McConms and Lieut. Wilson, both of tbe Geor
gia regiment.
A re pot t to the ifune effect of the emne light wai cur
rent at Norfolk lest sight.
Beauregard’s Despatch lor Reinforce-
CixeiNJUTi, April SO —The GamtU's Huntsville, Ala
bama, correspondent says: Beauregard’s despatch to
General Cooper, catiiug for reinforcements, was found in
Ibß telegraph office, having passed over the wires before
General Mitchell's division reached Huntsville, and about
one-third of the reinforcements called for had already
passed down to Corinth* The remainder are collected at
Chattannoga and other points on the Tennessee river,
being unable to move forward on accouut of General
jlltcbelPs obstructions, RoßMrcgwTfl 4ewtch p»r
tiftlly written in cipher, but was easily translated by Gen.
Mitchell. The rolling stock captured by Gen. Mitchell
bas been sent to Nashville.
The Latest f rom Fortress Monroe*
'Washington, April 22.—A1l was quiet at Fortress
Monroe and Yorktown to-day at 1 o'clock F. M.
The weather was pleasant. Tbe army was in high
spirits, and operations progressing favorably.
Released from a Charge of Treason—The
L-nlveit Difficulty.
8t louts. April 22 —Henry 1 Rout, one of the par
tic* iiiiiicivti lo the jmy »■ i the l:n«u:.i Oiieuit
Court, in this city, lor consoiracy aud trea-.ou, has been
Tflerstnl fnim cintmlyj by nrier sf the President.
Tlie difficulty at the culvert of the Ohio and Mississippi
BeHroari, at blast St. Louis, has terminated. No effort
was made to interfere with the military guard left there.
It is htlievrd that the opening of the culvert would in*
Hlct lesß injury than was at first supposed.
From Sun Francisco.
Arrivals from Oregon and British Columbia*
Pan Francisco, April 21.—Four steamers have arrived
from Oregon and British Columbia within the past three
days Tbe Northern mining districts were becoming ac
cessible again, and tlie steamers will doubtless return
crowded with passengers.
The steamer Orizaba sailed to-day, for Panama, with
240 passengers aud 8410,000 in treasure for New York,
and 8240,000 for England. Edward Stanley is among the
passengers.
Ship News.— Arrived to-day. ship Lotus, with Hoag
Kong dates to the 6th of March, and £3O passengers.
Sailed, ship Uncowah, for Callao.
Arrest of an Editor at St. Louis.
Bt. Louis. April 22 Rev. Dr. Mo Anally, editor of the
Bti Louis CArirtian Advocate, has boen arrested and
placed in tbe military prison, and his paper has been
suppressed, for publishing treasonable matter. The ar
rest causes no surprise, as the course of McAnally's pa
per, for seme time past, has been very obnoxious to the
off cers of Government.
FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
Arrival of the City of New York.
A Btktl Teaitl Fitted Out at Liverpool.
IMPORTANT DEBATE IN THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT.
Financial Policy of the Ministry Attacked.
The Question of Iron-Plated Ships,
A Jattery on Cnpt. Coles' Plan Contracted fer,
PROGRESS OF THE GREEK INSURRECTION.
The steamship City of New York, from Liverpool on
the 6th, via QiteonstoWn on the 10th lost., arrived at
New York yesterday. Her dates are four days later
than those already received. _
The steamship Africa arrived at Liverpool on the 6th
inst.
The new ton steamer Oi'ietA, built for war
had left Liverpool for P derma. It was bAlieewl she
would so to Bermuda for her armament, and crulae in
tbe Atlantic Ocean as a Southern privateer.
The Ovr.ito was bnilt at Liverpool ostensibly for the
Italian Government, aud is consequently adapted for
i vrarllko measures 1,750 tone, is capable of
carrying several guns of the largest catibro on a draft of
about 12 feet, and is represented as one of the finest and
fastest vessels of her class afloat. The vessel was regu
larly cleared at Liverpool for Palermoln ballast, and had
a crew ol about fifty men on board,
According to some report* the vessel Hfld arms anil
ammunition on bimul when she left tbo Mersey;
but this la posltitjrdy denied, and tbe denial is
accompanied by the assertion that sho had not an
ounce of powder nor a single gun on board, a*d
that bor bona Jide destination was Palgum. Other
reports are that tbe vessel will doubtless go to Palermo,
and that she will thence proceed to Bormuda. where she
will take on board the armament and ammunition spa.
daily sent there for her. She in then (nays rumor) to
lake therm fltlier as a piivateer or as a war vessel
commissioned by the Confederate*. The Oveito left
Liverpool under sealed orders.
The schooner <StyAta had run tho blockade at Charles
ton and arrived at Ltverpool with 900 bales of cotton.
Gibraltar advices or the 3d instant state that the
Sumpter was still at that pert, aud th« a \o6t>
Titscarora remained at Algeslras. *Phe sloop Kaersarge
crossed ovtr to Gibraltar on the 30th of March, and re
mained two days, when she proceeeed to Algesiras and
sailed fer the w<*st.
GREAT BRITAIN.
In the House of Commons, on the 7th Inst., Me. Bh>
raeti made a general attack upon the financial policy of
the Chancellor of the Exchequer. He denounced tha
idea of commencing the year without a surplus, while the
trade of the country is diminishing! and its revenue de
clining He thought KngUnd might find herself in a
most unpleasant predicament, if unforeseen difficulties
should arise in America or on the Continent
Mr. Gladstone replied, and, with considerable bitter
ness refuted the ai Ruments of Mr. Disraeli. During the
debate which ensued, Mr, flnntinck condemned tho poll.
C>- or tho GoTermuent, end attributed the dijtrese or the
country to itsinenneietentand inhuman policy in refusing
to recognize tbe Confederate States.
Thu House ultimately went into Committee, when the
resolution of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, author
ising the ißMie of £1,000,000 Kxehtqu&r I>6d<U, to be
paid off at par alter any period not exceeding six years;
renewing the income tax and tho tea and sugar duties
for one year; sanctioning the occasional licenses to sell
beer, Ac.; the reduction of the duty on pWying cards;
aud the stamp duty on foreign loan bonds worofevopgUy
agreed to and ordered to be reported to the Iloase.
Tbe question of shield-ships and floating batteries con
tinued to claim attention and preparations vj’.re being
mode to convert numerous vessels into armor-plated
ships. The whole of the hands had been removed from
the wooden ships building at the several dockyards, and
were employed on the iron-clad frigates under construc
tion.
IMPORTANT EXPERIMENT AT SHOEBT7RYNESS.
The Admiralty have contracted with Messrs. Samuda
for the construction of one of the cupola iron ships of
war, under the invention of Captain Coles, of which the
Monitor is an imperfect imitation. The price is to be
£441,150 per ton, including everything, and tbe vessel is
to be ready for launching on the Bth of February next,
audio be delivered, fit for sea, on the Ist of Jane iol
lowing.
Notice had been given in the Common Council of Lon
clou of a motion to proseot tbo honorary freedom of tae
city in a gold box to Mr. George Peabody for his munifi
cent gift of £150,100 for the permanent relief of the poor
of London.
FRANCE.
The JfojiifsuTpnhlishes a circular Addressed by Count
Persisny to the Prefects, which states that 768 Con
ferences of the Boclety of St. Vincent de Paul hAve each
declared in favor of acting independentlyjcf one another,
and that 88 Conferences bave accepted the General
Council under the presidency of a high dignitary of the
Church.
Statements and counter statements had been made re
lative to General Goyon’s recall from Rome, but, accord
ing to the latest rumors, he was not to be disturbed.
Accounts from tbe mannfacturingdistricts state that
more animation prevailed among them, aud thAt the
operatives were better employed than for some time past.
Shopkeepers, however, are complaining, and it is re
marked in Paris that the advertisements from large
establishments, winding up and selling off at and under
first cost, are more numerous than at any period since
1848. At Lyons, the trade In raw silk had become quite
dull.
The accounts of the growing crops are favorable.
ITALY.
The Ministry had given orders to increase the num
ber ol iron-plated ships.
A conspiracy of great extent is said to have been dis
covered among the ciergy of Boiogna.
It is confirmed that an engagement had taken place
between the royal troops and the brigands Crocco,
and it waß reported that Crocco himself was killed.
A Madrid ieUgr&iU of ib& 7th S&PS i
*4 The Government has again declared that nothing
will change its firm determination to abstain from any
demonstration prejudicial to the independence of
Mexico.”
PRUSSIA.
It !s stated that on the 10th inst., by order* of Ills
Majesty, a commission composed of the highest generals
in the service would meet to consider the possibility of
effecting a further reduction of the military badget.
General Wrangel would preside.
GREECE.
A GENERAL AMNESTY.
Tbe Paris papers publish a telegram from Athens of
tbe §lh inst., stating that the insurgents at Nauplia de
mand a general amnesty, and a change of the Ministry.
A decree for tbo amnesty has been published excepting
19 of the chiefs of the insurrection. The same telegram
asserts that the English and French squadrons before
Nauplia are stationed there under pretence of protecting
their respective consuls. But in reality for the purpose
of advising the insurgents to submit, and offering an
asylum to those persons not included in the amnesty*
VERY LATEST VIA QUEENSTOWN.
London, April 10 —Great activity prevails in the Eng
lish dockyards.
It is said the French armv will be reduced to 94 in
stead of 100 regiments of infantry. Five regiments 9?
cavalry are also to be struck off.
CHINA.
From Chiua there are reports that the people of Nan
kin were in a state of starvation, and were eating human
flesh.
A Urge psrlz ef rebels hid been iriren out of » her
ricade at Woosung by tbe Imperialists, under the com
mand of Col. Ward, an American.
LONDON MONEY MARKET.—The funds were in
active, hut the quotations were steadily maintained.
Consols closed at for both money aud ac
count,
Tbe discount market was without change. Beat bills
V cent.
The influx of gold continued.
From General Banks' Command—Official
Despatch.
Newmarket, April 22,1882.
Hon. Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War:
Our advance in near Harrisonburg. We have troops
across the mountains, protecting the bridges on the She
h&iidb&h, At Alffi} 1 , &hd dn tb& Ltiir&y road.
To-day we pushed a force forward to Luray. The
people were greatly alarmed at first, on account of the
reports circulated by the rebels as to the treatment they
would receive from us, but in the course or a few hours
they became quite reconciled to the presence of the
troops. There is a good road to Warrenton, twenty*
five miles, and a turnpike to Culpepper Court House,
tho same distance. In several recent sharp skirmishes
with the enemy we lost three men.
Jackson has abandoned tbe valley of Virginia perma
nently, and is en route for Gordonsville, by way of the
mountains.
Every day brings its prisoners and numerous deserters
from the enemy. N. F. BANKS, Major General.
From Salt Lake—The Overland Mall In-
terrupted.
Chicago, April 22—A despatch from the telegraph
opeiator at Balt Lake to-day says that the Indians have
stopped all communication by the overland mail. No par
ticulars are given. It is feared that the telegraph tine
has also been destroyed.
Arrival of Cotton and Tobacco from the
- Teiinea&e Riven.
Pittsburg, April 22.—The first boat load of cotton
and tobacco from the Tennessee river, left Nashville last
week, snd arrived here hit evening. It will be sent
Xa&t over the Pennsylvania Railroad to-day.
Railroad Accident.
Cincinnati, April 22. —The Central Ohio Express
train, bound west from Belleair this morning, ran off the
track near Spencer's elation, instantly killing S. Corbin,
the conductor, and severely injuring several other
persons.
The Connecticut River Freshet.
Boston, April 22.—The weather has cleared up mild
and pleasant this afternoon. Tbe advices from the inte
rior report the freshet as baring reached its height, and
the waters are now receding. Railroad travel is resuming
its regularity.
Detention of the Boat for Fortress Monroe*
Baltiuvre. April 32,—The OKI Point tout which
Started from here last evening was blightly damaged by
the storm and obliged to return. She left again this
morning at 8 o'clock.
Public Amusements.
On the evening of the 2Sib instant, the attaches of the
Academy of Music will give a concert, at tbe Academy
building, wherein a number of popular vocalists aud in
strumental artists will participate.
Mr. John Drew has recommenced the rendition of
BtaLdard Irish characters, the sensational piece of “ Cro
hoore-na-Bilboge ’ having been happily withdrawn. He
rendered Willy O'Reilly, last night, to a tolerable house.
“ The Groves of Blarney" will be produced this week.
McKean is still playing the Macarthy to Appreciative
audiences. Mias Thompson and Barton Hill wilt appear
in “ Camille" this evening, for tho last time.
Wants to Plead for Traitors — Judge Sum
mers, of Kanawha, Western Virginia, is about to
present himself before tho United States Court,
and ask leave to plead the eases of those who have
been indicted for treason in that country. It is
hinted that the Judge wilijae compelled to purge
himself of all ground for suspicion before ho can
come into court. v
Hard to Swallow.— On Monday night last a
soldier, belonging to the Third New York Volun
teers, entered a Baltimore oyster saloon aud swal
lowed a half bushel of (he bivalves and nineteen
glasses of ale! When leaving, he remarked that
he “ felt better.”
Fokty-five ladies are umv employed in Wash--
ington ip clipping treasury notes. Amongst them
is one whose twlucation ooafc $50,000-
Gridiron in Panama Bay.— Tho Panama ltoil
road Company are constructing a fine gridiron in
the hay of Panama, of a capacity sufficient to.ad
mit the largest si&ed ste»tuer.4
A Repentant Secessionist.— Cienerat C; B
Conrad, of Gilmer county, Va., is now in confine
ment in Wheeling, having bsen taken thither by
National .officers at Sutton, Braxton county, to.
whom he voluntarily surrendered himself a few
days ago. Bo waa a ineuiber of the Hiubmnnd
Convention which passed the ordinance of Seces
sion, and stood side by side with, the best of the
Union men of Northwestern Virginia, refusing at
all times to vote for the ordinance. Be returned
home, however, and Governor Letoher made him a
bngndier general. Since th&fc time
recognized as a Secessionist, hut now he seem 3 to
havo turned from the error of his ways.
The Inditstiual Ex hjwtion .-—-The American
exhibitors in the Industrial Exhibition havo secured
a place under the piehu’e gallery at the southeast
tower. It is said to be a good location in a business
point of view, as it will be the first to arrest the eye
of the largest London stream of visitors from the
oast, west, and eouthof the Metropolis.
both cm-m sis.*.
THE NAMES OF INTOXICATED OFFICEES TO
BE STRICKEN FROM THE BOLLS.
CONFISCATION BILLS CONSIDERED.
Adoption of Mr. Bingham's Substitute In the
House*
Confiscated Property to pay tho Expenses of the
WABn:xoTOtr r April JS,
SENATE.
Emancipation-
Several emancipation petitions were preseated.
Also, petitions for a bankrupt law.
Case of Senator Starke;
Mr. CLABK (ltep ), of New Hampshire, from tha
eeU ct committee on the case of Senator Starke, of Ore
gon, made a report; whether it was adverse or not was
not stated. It was ordered to be printed.
Solith Carolina Department,
Mr. ANTHONY (Rep), of Rhode Island, offered a re
solution calling on tbe President for copies of all orders
of the commanding general, with the instructions, Ac.,
aiven lo General Sherman, lately commanding the South
Carolina Tepnrtmtmt*
Mr, ANTHONY said that the credit of taking Fort
Pulaski belonged to tienerM Sherman, and he believed
tbat the correspondence called lor would show ho had
discharged all the duties reqnired of him. If Savannah
had not been taken it was because he had acted in ac
cordance with orders.
Department of Agriculture.
The bill for the establishment of a Department of Ag
riculture was taken up. The substitute of Mr. Wright,
of Indiana, was rejected.
Sir, I‘CSTfiB Connecticut, moved to amend
the bill by a sunnmute providing for a Statistical and
Agricultural Bureau.
Confiscation and Emancipation.
Pending a vote, the bill for the confiscation of the pro*
perty and the emancipation of tbe alarm of tho rebels
was taken up.
Mr. DAVIS (U.), of Kentucky, addressed the Senate.
Speech of Mr. Davis.
Mr. Davis spoke for two hours and a half. He recom
menced by Haying that he desired the annihilation of tho
spirit of SecoEßicn. To war upon and snbjugato that
spirit our arms in the field, lie deemed, were the proper
weapons. He would violate no single principle of tbo
Constitution. If he should be charged with disloyalty
for his views, whether it were from malice or slander, he
despited the insinuation and defied Sin authors, whether
in or out of tbe Senate. He would admit tbat in great
exigencies unusual powers might be assumed, and
be justified this assumpton. He had faith that
our armies were efficient in aumbere, in power,
and in discipline, to suppress the rebellion. It was to
be regretted that »py measures should be introduced!
calculated, in the slightest degree, to affect the harmony
of the conduct of the war. Had party spirit been
merged in patriotism, it w*ou!d already have saved many
lives and hundreds of millions of money. He read ex
tracts from the bill. showimi who were aftotedhy its
provisions, and assumed that the seceded States, with
three million five hundred thousand slaves and a loyal
population no larger, proportionally, than the disloyal
population of the loyal States, would have a property of
five thousand millions of dollars subject to confiscation!
to take wliich wou'd Lo the roost inbuenan and unjust of
measure?; an act of usurpation on tho part of Congress
which citizens might resist by all the means in their
power, subject of course, to the ordeal of judicial tri
bunals in sustaining them in their rights. He then
showed tbe mutual dependence of the manufacturing
and agricultural indmtry of the loyal States, and the
slave labor of the disloyal States, by statistics of trade
bttwe»n the said section. Ihe bill in effect was
thus a gxeat revolutionary and insurrectionary measure
like the rebellion itself. It was a great aud iniquitous
measure if it became a Uw. A voice frpm the country
v outd yet come up, aud he beard and obeyed in this
chamber, against this gigantic Injustice. He then con
sidered the legal aspect oi the bitl, and discussed the prin
ciples of common law which were opposed to it. The
same general legal principles which prevented violations'
of flags of truce, shooting or maltreating of prisoners,
pMeowng of wells or food loft to the enemy, oi> h&Bglag
of rebels, that might lead to cruel retaliations,
would prevent the enactment of such a law as this.
He dwelt at great length on tbe constitutional
objections to the bill, reading and commentiug on the
various sections relating to treason as not warranting
any such legislation as this proposed. He alluded to the
ability and efficiency, in limes of peace and war, of the
Constitution, and its supremacy over every class of law,
including martial law. The bill condemned property
without trial by jury, or any judicial proceedings: and
when the right of trial by jury; was ore ( thrown, liberty
had fled the country, it was clearly a bill of attainder
in the meaning of the Constitution, aud he believed it
was likewise ex post facto. In Bupportingthese positions
be quoted a number of legal decisions. He contended
tbat Congress lmd no right to free the slaves—no more
than to sonfieoMo tbo jsvslrr in the land,
Without concluding, tbe Senate went into executive
session, and subsequently adjourned?
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House was engaged for some time in securing a
qUortlin.
Study of German at West Point.
Mr. MoPHEIISON (Rep.), of Pennsylvania, pre
sented six petition in favor of the establishment of a pro
fessorship of German in the West Point Military
Academy, on the ground of the yalue gllidj f)8 a
discipline ; ns practical utility in view or tile number of
Germans in the army, and tbe richness of German Utera*
ture of the military service. One of these petitions is
signed by most of the distinguished literary gentlemen
in Few York, including President Charles King, Chan
wllw Ferris, Bjhaop Potter, Gartatf' Spring, William
Adame, Francis Vinton, 8. mgbee, and many others;
Intoxicated Officers.
Mr. MORRILL (Rep.), of Vermont, asked leave to
iuiroduce a resolution which he thought might receive
tie UDaiiiuiw? enppOTt «F tb« House, It was read as
foilows:
Resolved, That the President be requested to strike
from the rolls the name of any officer who has been
known to be habitually intoxicated by spirituous liquors
while in service.
He»UdliiAW46hl hear Yorklown, two
Vermont companies were ordered to a place of extreme
peril and performed one of the roost gallant exploits
witnessed during the whole war. They were ordered to
take a certain battery, ami they went across tho stream
and did take and hold it for fifty minutes in the face of a
r*bel fjice of three regiments. DuHb» that lime they
were not supported or reinforced by their commanding
general who was on the ground. He (Mr. Mor.ill) had
been informed, from a most responsible gentleman, who
saw the general, that he wab grossly drunk and had fal
len from hia horse, one bide or his person and face being
eovewrl with mud.
Several voices. What's his name 1
Mr. MORRILL declined to furnish tbe information,
and repeated that any man who was in the condi
tion he described, desei ved to be stricken from the rolls.
Tbe resolution was adopted.
The Confiscation Dili*
The House resumed the consideration of the fifteen or
sixteen bills heretofore adversely reported on from the
Committee on tho Judiciary on the subject of the confis
cation of rebel property, and the pending m>tion to lay
the whole on the table was negatived—yeas 39, nays 63*
The first bill in the series was taken up. It is to forfeit
the property and slaves of persons uho shall engage in or
aid and abet the armed rebellion against the United
States.
Mr. BINGHAM (Rep.) of Ohio, bad submitted an
amendment in the nature of ft substitute tor the totter.
Senator Sherman’s Bill.
Mr. PORTER (Rep.), of Indiana, proposed Senator
Sherman's bill, which he explained by saying that it did
not design to confiscate the property and Blavos of ail
tbe rebels, but of those bolding official positions in tho
army, the imyy, and civil life in ctber words, making a
quarrel between the people and their leaders. The
former, assured of our protection, could signify their
willingness to show their allegiance to tho Government.
Thih bill would thus do more than any measure to sup
press the rebellion.
Mr. BINGHAM &3lpl6!ti£d Ui Substitute pe&Viding for
the capture and condemnation of the enemy’s property,
and to indemnify the United States for the expenßOß in
curred in tbe suppression of the rebellion. The House
heretofore, by a large majority, had recorded their votes
in favor r.f the principle.
Sfr. WALTON {Rep,), of Vermont, spoke in favor of
Beuator Collamer's bill, which he should offer ahould the
pending substitute he rejected.
Mr. WRIGHT (U.), of Pennsylvania, argued that
there ought to be some line of discrimination between
th** different classes participating in the rebellion. There
ought to be a tow confiscating the property of the load*
era, such men as Davis, Toombs, Slidell, Cobb, Keitt,
and Mason, are not the only men deserving of bombs,
hut death or exile. If arrested, they ought to snffer the
penalty of the law for treason. If the confiscation act
applied to all in rebellion, without distinction; it would
fail of its object, and become a dead letter.
Respect for the Constitution*
Mr. BIDDLE (Dem ), of Pennsylvania, said that after
the speech of Mr. Thomas, of Massachusetts, a few days
ago, aud a speech from an emiient Senator, he felt that
nothing could he added to these great arguments, which
fix the conetitutional limits of our power in the premises.
Upon the principles therein set forth* he should vote
against all of the bills which had bora read to the|fiou;e.
The pendißg bill was postponed until Tuesday uext by
nine majority.
The House refused by two majority to postpone the
second bill for which Mr. Bingham bad submitted a sub
stitute* and in place of this Mr* Hickman kaa offered the
following:
Another Substitute.
Whtreaii Tbe power of Congress under the Constitu
tion to authorize the confiscation of the property of per
toDß engaged in armed rebellion against the Government
of the United Staff s, or aiding in said rebellion, is doubt
ful, and (lie power of the executive to act in the premises
is ample. Therefore be it
Resolved, That the President of tbe United States
as Commander in Chief of the army and navy of tbe
Unit d Statiß* ihjulil make use of all means not incoußid*
tent with the tows of war.
which, in bis judgment, may he deemed necessary, to
crush the rebellion, including tho seizure aud formal
disposition of all the property, real and personal, of those
ergsged in armed rebellion against tbe Government of
the United States, or aiding iu such rebellion, including
slaves, and that in the opinion of Congress decided
measures on the part of the Executive* have already be
come necessary.
The above was rejected.
Adoption of Mr. Bingham's*- Substitute.
The Henet then swrfft! t? Mr. BiflgliMi's suVsiHstf
as follows:
Be it enacted i i£c., That if any person or persons,
within any State or Teriitory of the United States, shall
wilfully, after tbe taking effect of this act, engage in
aimed rebellion against the Government of the United
Biattß* or shall wilfully niri or abet such rebellion, all
the property, moneys, stocks, credit, and effects of such
person or persons, are hereby declared lawful subjects of
prize and capture wherever found, for the indemnity of
the United States against the expenses of suppressing
such rebellion, and it is hereby made the duty of the
J'n’gjdent t 9 cause all siich property, wherever found, to
he seizidy.to the.end that the same may be confiscated
and condemned, sb hereinafter provided, for the use of
the United States.
Sbc. 2. And be it further enacted, That aU property
eo captured or seized shall be condemned in the District
Courts of the United Status, and that the proceedings of
condemnation aball be in instituted and
prosecuted in the name of the United Spates in any Dis
trict Court of tLe United States, or the District Court for
tte District of Columbia, within any district in which
the same may be seized,.or situate, or iuto which the
sumo may lie taken, and proceedings are Tlrat ioati*
luted, and which proceedings shall conform as nearly as
may be to proceedings in prize cases, or to cases of for
feiture arising under the revenue laws, and in all ctees
the property so seized end condemned, whether real or
personal, shall be sold pursuant to such rules as the Se
cretary of the Treasury may prescribe, and the proceeds
deposited in the Treasury cȣ the United Slates fo? the
■ole use of the United States.
Bkc. 3. -4uif b« it further- enacted,
ney General, or any District Attoru<
States of any district in which the
effects may at the lime be, or Into whi
gh&li Ustitutathe procoedin
tiim as hereinbefova provided.
The vote on the above was yeas 02,
Eliot (Rep )
: Fontnn (Rep.)
Vranchot (Rep.)
Frank (Rep.)
Gooch (Rep.)
Granger (Rep.)
n-urk»'
Hooper (R«p.)
Julian ( *ep.)
Kelley (Rep.)
Kellogg (B.)Micb.
Lansing (Rnp.)
Loomis (itep.)
Lnvejoy (Rnp.)
McKulght (Rep.)
McPherson (Rep.)
Mitchell (Rep.)
Moorhead (Bep.)
Nixon (Rep.)
j?w!< (Pem,)
Aldrich (Rep.)
A moll) (Iks)
ARliley (Rup.)
Babbitt (Rep)
Baker (Rep*)
Beaniun (Rep.)
Bingham (!teu )
Blair (Rep.)* Pa*
DUV* (Rep }•
BnflhitDU (Sups.)
Burnham* (Rep.)
Chamberlain (B )
Colfax (Rep.)
Conhtiug,]fFed. A.
(Rup.)
Conklins, R. (R.)
Corodo fßop )
Cutler (Rep.)
Pavis (Rep.)
Buell {Rep.)
Wit#”!* ( K( -p)
HAYS.
Grider (U.).
HaIWU.)
Harding (V.)
HattiwD (Union)
Hickman (R.)
Kerrigan (Pem.)
Knapp (Bep.)
Law (Pem.)
Lehman (Pem.)
Mallory (U.)
Allen (Pent.),
Bailey (Pern.) Pa,
Baxter (Rep.)
Biddle (Dorn.)
Blnlr (Rep.), Mo*
Blair (U.)» Va.
Browne (U.).8 i,
Brown (II.), Y%.
Calvert (U.)
Casey.
ClSSKhti. Mi? <DMb) Walton Ft
Cox(Oem.) Menzies (U.) Ward (Dam.)
CrisiieM (U.) MorrilJ(B«p) Vt. White (D.>* Ofab
Ciltteudeu (U.) Noble (Dem.) Woodruff (Dea )
»l*tm (Hup.) Norton (Dem.) Wright (U,)
D»»l.»(0.) Odell CDem.),
, h® question occurring on the bill as amended by tbe
Rbove substitute,
£jMrPOßT®it (Rep.) moved to recommit tbe bill to
tbe Committee ©n the Judiciary, with Instructions to
report thebill which he had proposed at an early stage of
the proceedings, which ' *
Mr. WALTON (Rod.) 6! VefMdnt, moved to ftfdbSd
by substituting Senator Collamor’g bill.
Mr. Walton's motion was disagreed to—yeas 53,
nays 63.
Mr. Porter’s motion was negatived—yeas 25, nays f 3
Pending the question on tbe passage of the bill tho
House adjourned*
Democratic Revision Convention.
—This body assembled yesterday morning, at Spring
Garden Hall, And was organized hr calling to the chair,
tfiriporarily, Mr, btephan Taylor* of the Nineteenth
warn. After receiving crfdomials, and Bottling a con*
tested seat in the Fifth ward, admitting John Cochran,
and another in the Fifteenth waril to which Dr. Purnell
was admitted, tbe Convention proceeded to a permanent
org.™., on flr.t tart.,' .ppoluM Mbmm. Smith Skill)
nrr nna Hugh Franklin Tteunrdy tellers.
For permanent pre.Ment, Minn, James B. Nicholson
and Samuel Megargeo were nODiiuatwl. On the first
bsllot Mr. Uegargee was chosen, bj one vote over hi.
competitor.
For Tice preiidfiit. tho first ballot ramltod m roi.
lows: Albert Lawrence, 130 rotes; Thomas A, Bar.
Inw, 98: Folvard E. Regan, TO; Alexander C. Garvin,
S 3. The two former were doclarea elected, .Iter a dls
cupsion.
Messrs. Charles Lererett Wolff, of Sixth ward, and
Charles 8. AuBtin« of the Elsvsmh ward, wars ehaasa
secretaries by acclamation* and Mr. Jwmo H. Morton, of
tbe Sixteenth ward, treasurer. Peter Conway and
i ugustJne Treagu were elected doorkeepers.
Tbe Convention then took a recess to allow the secre
taries time to prepare an alphabetical list of the delo
salee. Upou reatwtmbllng, Mr. Giidea offered © reso
lution to appoint a committee io report what changes
are rendered necessary by recent legislation. It was
amended, on motion of Isaac Leech, Jr.* by striking out
recent IcgMaiion,” and, after considerable discussion,
dffeatedi but wbb immediately re'iffered In a different
BhApt» by Mr. Costello* providing for the appointment of
a committees consisting ot one from each wArd, to be
chosen by the dr lagetion from the ward, before the ad
journment of the Convention, their report to be made on
Monday next, at three o T clock P. M.
Tkil fSltlHtlon waii adopted by a close -role, and tha
fbllAWlhg iAtomitten appointed 5*
First ward, Charles M. D. Smith; Second, Tbos Daly :
Third, William V McGrath: Fourth, E. D. Olery: Fifth*
Jelm P, Delany; Sixth, w. H, Welsh; Seventh, Isaac
Mjers; Eighth* David Solomon; Ninth, Richard Lud
low, Tenth, James H. Randall; Eleventh, Benjamin 1\
Kelly; Twelfth, J. W, Apple; Thirteenth, Henry j it
Woolr; Fourteenth, George R. Berreil; Fifteenth, James
B. Nicholson; Sixteenth, IVm. Hums, Jr.: Seventeenth,
John Devlin: Eighteenth, George Fisher; NlnAteenth,
Stephen Taylor: Twentieth, Benj F. Dutton: Tw&Bty
fir»L Robert fil. Carlisle; Twenty.gAcond, Thomafl J.
Roberts; Twenty-third, Robert B. Wright; fweuty
fMirtb, Alexander C. Garvin; Twenty-fifth, Patrick
Murphy.
3 his committee was instructed to make their report
conform, as nearly as possible, lo Ibo preoent rain
after which, the convention Adjourned till Monday next
Suicide.— The coroner was notified,
yesterday afternoon, to hold a a jn'lßWt 9D tS* til'll Of *
roan named David Sowers, who committed BUICHIe, at bis
residence, 1318 H».ath street, Twentieth wsrd, by cutting
bin ihroat with a penknife. Sowers was formerly a con
stable in the Fourteenth ward, and for the last three
months had been laboring under aberration of mind*
Troivning Case.— A man, named
Tvylor, was accidentally drowned in the Schuylkill, near
tbe 'Wire Bridge, yemterday afternoon. The body was
recovered in a short time, and was taken to the residence
of the deceased, at Thirty-third and Haverford streets,
wbtre tho coroner held an inquest.
In Town.—Mr* Lorenzo De Angelis,
for many years a marshal i f the district of New York,
has been in this city for eome days. He has recently
bo*'n transferred to tha office of the sheriff pf thaisitfi
and whs presented with a gold bftdgS Pf hi? ftfendß 00
tbo occasion. Hereafter be will be permanently attached
to the eherifFs office.
Matinee this Afternoon.— Another
Altrutlv) !HMiLi'£ Mill bl *lVi£ &t lb. Aasimbl; Bu‘l.l
- this afternoon. Regular exhibition ftt 8 o’clock, this
evtnioe. On both occasions the Monitor and tbe Gem
mae will be exhibited. Alt*o the likenesses of Captain
Ericfsnn and LientenAnt Worden, and alt the gorgeouju
tableaux of Fast India, and the Sepoy robe lion.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
The Unltfd States seven and three-tenths per cent,
loon sold at par to-day, and the loan of 1681 at 94#.
State loann sold at 100 for the war loan, aud for the
five per cents. City sixes* new, sold at 97, and _ was
bid for the old. Pennsylvania Railroad first mortgage
bonds sold at 100#, and the stock At 45#. Beading
shares sold ot 21 Jf, Schuylkill Navigation preferred at
10#, Ebnira Railroad preferred at 16#, and Catawiaaa
Railroad preferroi at Tjfi The market was strong and
active.
Tbe money market shows no alteration.
Messrs. Drexel & Go. furnish the following quotations:
Now York exchange. „ ,Par to 1-19 die*
Boßton exchange, i»imimm.m» IMI , 11 to 1«10 »»
Baltimore exchange.‘‘to %
Country funds % to %
American g01d... to IX P**®-
One year certificates to M
Quartermasters’receipts. 2# 2% die.
The following Is a statement of tbo business of tbe
Philadelphia and Beading Railroad during the month o€
March, 1962, compared with the game month of. 1981:
1862. 1831.
®«;v[re4 fr?B! f9»l, S!?*,§27 2* W
** merchandise,. 45,**6 U 7 3T,2T1 30
, “ travel. Ac,... 30,799 06 25,664 95
Transportation roadway,
diimpßgp, reimyjl
aud all charges... 125,440 89
Net profit for tbe nionUi...
for previous 3 in os,
Total net profits for four
monibf.....
By ihe dtp of New York we have four days later
news from Europe. American Securities were from#
to 1 cent, lower. Consols wore unchanged. Cotton
wan firm, and breadstuff's steady.
It is slated that the condition of the United Stated
Treasury now enables the Secretary to direct the pay
ment in cath of all claims of dateß prior to November 1,
1861, including claims settled by the St. Louis Commit
■loners, and it is expected that NpffJftl’fr flftlfßl yrltt
also be paid in full within a few days* Ail other claims,
without regard to date, will be paid on presentation, if
desired, as heretofore—SO cent, in certificates and 26
cent, in cash.
The fell?™# is the cool toaaage of tho Bhktnotia
Valley and Pettßviile Railroad Company:
Tons. Cwt. Tons. Out.
Tor week ending April 19 4,3‘i0 15 55,939 04
Same time last year 0,770 11 • 47,106 •19
Increase*,**,»*.,♦,,,,***,. 5ol) 04 ,»,*** **,
Pecrease 10,167 15
The Pelaware, Lschawiinna, and Westora Railroad
coal tonnage for the week ending Saturday, April 19, is
reported as follows;
Shipped North.
Shipped South.;
23,381 13
for corresponding time last rear:
Week. Yea 1 .
Toil*. Cwt, Tois Cwt.
... 4,447 13 61.U1 13
17,596 14 199110 00
Shipped North....
Shipped South..*.
The New York Evening Post of to-day gays:
The market opened quite active this rurniog,
with large Bales of Governments and Erie sharer at an
advance! but as business proceeded the feeling tu less
filmland prices close rather weaker, espßcialljon tbs
Western rdinres, these remaining Tery dull. The bavieat
of the list is Cleveland and Toledo, which sold own to
41#, owing to tho falling oflfin its earnings.
Panama is # per cont lower. Pacific Mail is #ugher»
Billing at 105.
Border-State bonds have recovered a part of he de
cline of the past week. Missouri) sold at 49, 7 |, 'enupa
sees at 56#, North CaroiinSß rose to 06#.
Government sixes of 1881 are * per cent, bette, The
coupons sold largely at 94. The registered issttoold at
93# and closes 93*.®93J£. The 6 per cent, cerlficatea
are firm at 97# a97#. Seven thirty notes, whih have
been dull for some time past, at ®lo6 are paioid to
day.
Money Is quoted easy at 5a6 per cent. Tbemlk of
the busluess is at 6. Prime paper is in good reuest at
5# ®6# percent.
The transactions in gold were very large, oil m 101#.
For cttib J215,«0 will frt that flgnrfi Bad §I&W »n
seder’s option.
Exchange en London is firmer; 112# 0122# fr first
class bills.
The deposit business of the United States Treiury is
very active again to* day. Yesterday the amont de
posited was 92i400i0W, making oyer 34,000,Q0Qn two
days. The dupot-its are increased, no doubt, bp he pre
valent impression that the Secretary of the leasury
m&v reduce the rate of Jhte r ost to 4# or 4 per ctt.
The City Comptroller of Chicago announces tat the
interest due on the lot of next July on sewerag* water
and municipal bends, will be paid at his office u pre
eeniaiiou of thecotrpous.
The Columbian (Marine) Insurance Campanp>as de
clared a regular semi, annual interest dividend oil# per
cent on the cash capital stock, payablo May 1.
Philadelphia Stock .Exchange Soles, Apd $2,
r Reported by b. E> Slaymakss-, Pbita. Kicbtue,]
FIRST BOARD;
IG€O Term* R Ist m... .109# 100 RewliDgß....* 21#
2000 rtn bß.loo# 100 do..*. 21#
2000 do. s&;100# 100 do 21#
2000 d0....4 days.lfiO# 100 do 21#
V5OO Sell Kav 6b ’(« .. 62# 50 do 21#
1500 Sell Nav Iron os. 75 10 Che* Sl Del Gad 20
11 Gr Si CoaWB.st Jl. 23Jf 6 Sp A Pine st 11 11#
1C Elmira B Prof... lrt# 400 U S 7-30 Treaa 100
7GO City 0s new 97 10 Race Ar YiaeCJ
100 d 0....... new 97 without rec... 8#
1000NPaG-j b 5 09# 5. d0..*... 8#
1100 dffiwiii.i.lri 09*:
2000 Sun Sc Erie 7*.... 86
30 I’fDjia It....CAP 45#
GFhlla Bk 106
5 Sch Nav Pfiti... 10#
BETWEK2
1000 p£unaos rsg. 100#
81C0ND
SOCataß 1#
500 N I’entia 10s 80
500 do SO
]t:0O Sell N'av Os *73... SI
8000 do 61#
6 Lehigh Nav sown 60*
SGO City fis r»B 92#
100 d 0... 92#
2 Beaver Meadow.. M-V
4 do bo 51#
AFTER
loco u s Cp os 'si.... ui# r
CLOSING ERIC
Bid. Asked.
U 8 6s 1881.... 94* 94*.
DSTr7 3 10 N.IQ6 100#
Pbilada 6s 92#. 93
PhiUda 6$ new. 9? " 9*#
Pc]iitass. fc v.*.-,.. 83# S3*
Reading U...... 21* 2* **
Uead]noi, Sv’43 96*
Head bde *70.... 83 50
BeadmtSs’SO.. 77* -3#
SW.» -U..V
Pn.uaKlm6B.loo;. WO*
Puuua a ftni 6. 90X 91
MnirUCnlCon SOX “MIX
Mu»»l»-Onl ll
CohNo* 3J, b
SoVNa, Prri.u MX 11).
Sdi M» 6a m. 68 X 63
Emira8....... 7»; 8X
l t That the At tor
iey of the United
said property or
itch the same may.
jg# of condemns
Porter (Rep.)
Potter (Rep.)
Uice (Uop.)*.*ite.
Riddle (Rep.>
Rollins (R*}*N.H.
Sargeftut (.Epp.)
Shanks (K>)
rihetlabargor (R.)
Stevens 01wp.)
Stratton. jßop.)
Trimbte-fftep )
Trowhiptjge(R.)
Vanhorn (Rep )
Vau Yalkenburgh
ORftlL)
Wh#ft(R.), Ind.
i>9itenii(Rep.)
iWimlom (Rep.)
'iWorcestor ( Uejv)
NSW YOKK S
1000 U 8 Si ’Bl reg.., ,4
1(00 On US'i
30(017 8 6s’Bl up... 04 "
26000 do U4X
20000 do 1.10 94‘J 1
2000 C 81 jr cert... Mr,
UOCO Tre 7 3-10 am.. .100
lWflfl Mlisomi 6».,,,. MX
8000 d 0,.,. neo,soK
4000 do 40J U '
6000 Ohio Bt 6a ’60... «»>4
660 N Y Cm R..« 70 83
100 d 0........ 83
2990111,6,1, mtf... BJN
1000 Mlcll O 8a oW .. *•%
32 Bhoa k L.a Bk . 96
100 Ontnberlsod P»f* 8*
12 Panama »W 4
■OQCi Oraß.,,,US#
Olin (Rep )
Rollins (13.), Mo.,
Sheffield (U.)
Smith (Uem )
8teelo(Di)« NiY:
Thomas (R.)MaBB,
Thomas (0.), Md.
VaUandigham(P.)
V)bbard (Pem.)
Yoorheea (Pam.)
THE HONEY MARKET.
Philadelphia* April 22* 1862.
$214,422 65 $121,236 25
$115,931 76 $82,832 88
319.239 17 257,020 69
$455 2*6 §3 $239,353 47
Tons. Owt. Tons. Owt.
.. 3,898 12 • 70,652 01
. .19,683 01 206.1.58 ip
22,044 07 260154 13
16,326 07 -
25 (ioii.fctM.i« 8#
100017 &Op 65*81.. 94#
8 Catft P; Pref .... 7#
5 2d.tCd.otK... 60
ff BOABPB,
| 5 Lehigh Nav 150 ?'
BOARD;
30 Chu&A Walnut 131
5000 h 8 Op fe’Bl... 91*
10»2d. Sr. 3it-st R ... 00
It) Slurrid Ckuhli ■, 40
30 Gr A Coate* R. 23*
6000 L. Yal 65...4 da> 93#
CQ’OfttaßPreV... T*.
COO WChester 85... 40
;400>klBtoDd R,.... 12#
BOARDB.
fibdoo. usCp 6s ‘si.. 54*
CEB—STEADY.
Bid. CM
GlnurwßPrf... 16# 16 #(
Elmira 7s *73.- 74 74#
It Island B ox-d 12# 12)4
U’gfc 01 A N&V 50* BMfi
Lb Cl A Nav Sep 3<# 0b
N TVnua R 6V T
\S Peuna U 65.. W*' M
[N Penua 105,.. IC. S 5:
:-ataw 8C0u... l*. w
Pref. t* f# 1
Frk A Sthwk R. 40- 4T <
Sec A Thd-stR. GO- 6L
HaceiVl-je-Ptß &# 9*
WPhn»!»R... 54
Spruce Si Pine.,. 11 It#
Green A OnahuL 23*
Ohos A Wnlnnf. 30 31
Arch Street.... 16 V l B #
hock »oab». !
100 TMclhc .b00,105 :
90 d0.......iii105 !
50 ,
50 till.***•• .2d.105 ,
100 Erie R s6O 37
125 Erie R pre' 6^4
1215 So
199
30 Mich Cent R £
ioa Mich BA N t E v .. 22*
10011! Cent scrip...,, 60*
14 Galena A 0bi.,.,67#
200 Chi A R l B 54?
150 do b3O Uo
760 do li3o 41*
60 do .baoitv
100 d;uMtMfclSO 41*
108,933 37
276/01 00