THE PKF.SS. FUBLItHED DAILY (SBHBAYB SXUBPTSD,) i BY JOHN-W. FORNEY. OFFICE, Ha. 11l SOUTH FOURTH STREET. THE DAILY PRESS, Twxiti CENTS Pa* Waaa, payabia to the Carrier. Mailed to Sntwcribers out of the (lit? at Si* Doitiaa P*» Aasoa, Too* Doitias po* Eiqst Mouths, Them* Pollars po* St*. Mourns—invariably 1* ad vance for tho time ordered. THE TRI-WEEKLY PRESS, Mailed to Subscribers out of tho City at Thssß Dol i*s Pa* Ahkoh, in adyaneo. SUMMER RESORTS. RATA MOUNTAIN SPRINGS,' LANCASTER COCNTY, PA. Thiß delightful watoring-place haying been purchased D? the undersigned, he would inform His friends and the jpnblio generally) that it will.be open for the reception of wisiiorti on the FIRST DAY OF JULY NEXT. For please refer to Circulars, which can be bad at the Continental Hotel, Merchants’ Hotel, and the Union Hotel, Arch street. Board, one week or less, $1.50 per da?; over one week, ■or the se&Bon, $7 per week. Children and servants half price. .. - ■ These terms are given with the assurance that the ac commodations shall in every respect be euuallo any •other watering-place., ' Accommodations for four hundred gnests. The Germania Band is engaged je2§-lm Bedford springs. a. g. al. LEN respeatfully Informs thepublio that this cele brated and fashionable WATERING PLACE fa now open and fully prepared for the reception of visitors, And will be keptopen until the Ist of October. Persona wishing Bedford Mineral Water will he sup plied at the following prices at the Springs—viz: - V For abarrel (0ak),.....................83 00 “ half-barrel 2 00 Parties wishing rooms or any information in regard fio Che place will address the “Bedford Mineral Springs ’Company.” my2B-8w QURF HOUSE, ATLANTIC OITY, O N, J.—This spacious Hotel, over 600 feet in length, and with 1,100 feet of veranda, fronts bn- the ocean, ex tending back, with its rear, totherailroad. It possesses the most advantageous location onthe island, with per- Cectly safe bathing in front, and Ib, in fact, the only flrit •olara hotel within,a short distance of the beach. < A good Band of Music has been engaged for the mason. TThe Billiard*room and Bowling AHeva will be under the •charge of Mr, BALPH BENJAMIN, of Philadelphia. Additional improvements have been made, and the ac commodations will he found equal, if not superior, to any. on thecoast. V The house will bo opened,' for the reception of guests, on THURSDAY, Jane 19 jel6*S6t H. S. BENSON. Proprietor. jpUBSSON SPRINGS, CAMBRIA COUNTY, PA.—This delightful and popular place of Bummer resort, located directly on the line .of the Pennsylvania Railroad, on the summit of the Allegheny Mountains, twenty-three hundred feet above the level of <the ocean,'.•will be open for guests from the IGthof June ‘till the 10 th of October, Since season the grounds ihave been greatly improved and beau tilled, and a num ber of Cottages have been erected for the accommoda tion of families, rendering 0 reason one of the most and attractive places in the State. The furni ture 1b being thoroughly renovated. The seeker of {pleasure and the sufferer from beat and d! ‘ease trill dad attractions here in a flrßt-clasa Livery Stable, Billiard 'fables, Tenpin Alleys, Baths, &c,, together with the 'purest air and water, and the moat magnificent mountain eeenery to be found in the country. Tickets good for the round trip from Philadelphia, *7.60) from Pittsburg, 83.0V' JTor further information, address G. W MULLIN, Cressoa Springs,.OAmbrla co.. Pa. 81 A' BATHING. OCEAN HOTJ3B, CAPE ISLAND, N. J., Is now open for th* reception of visitors. je2o.6w* ISRAEL LADING, Proprietor. BTAK hotel, (Nearly opposite the United Hotel,) ATLANTIC 01 eY* N. J. 6AHIUEL ADAML3, Proprietor. 50 cents, Biuiiar Alro, Carriages to Hire, .*Sr Boarders accommodated on the most reasonable terms. . je2o-3m COLUMBIA 'HQUSJfi. \J ATLANTIC CITY, SITUATED ON'KBNTUCKY AVENUE, Opposite the, Surf House, -V&~ Terms to Buit tbe times ]320-2w EDWARD DOYLE, Proprietor SEA-8 DDE HOUSE, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. - BY DAVID SOATTBRGOOD. A NEW PRIVATE BOARDING HOUSE, bonutiful y situated At the foot of PomiayJtauia Avenue. ’Now open for visitors for the season. je2o-2m 11 MANSION HOUSE, - ; 1U ATLANTIC CITY, ‘ E. LEE, Proprietor. This House having been thoroughly renovated and en larged, Is caw open for permanent aed transient boarders. TheMaNblON HOUSE is convenient to depot, churches, and jest office. The bathing grounds a r e tm-urpassed on the Islam!. The Bar is conducted by Hr. JSBIEL, of Philadelphia, who wiir keep superior wines, liquors, and 'choice brands of cigars. j*2o-2m Eagle hotel, . Atlantic CITY, is now open, with a large addition of booms. Board 87 per week, bathing dresses included. j&2O-2m TIGHT-HOUBE COTTAGE, AT jft_J LANTICL well-known House, having be<tfi enlarged and "renovated;'ls now open tor the recap itionof guests. Invalids can 'be accommodated with rooms on tbe first floor, fronting the oeean« Light- House Cottage possesses the advantage of being the nearest house to the beach. A continuation of the pa tronage of Mb friends and the put>hc is solicited. No bar. je2l-Im JONAH WOtrTTON, Proprietor. /10TTAG1 EITgEAT, ATLANTIC KJ CITY, is now open and ready for Boarders. A few choice Booms can be obtained by applying soon. The Proprietor furnishes his table with fresh milk from his cows, and fresh vegetables from his fann.. Ahfo, about four hundred desirable Cottage and Hotel Lots for sale by . M. McULEES, je2o-2m Proprioter, «fTIBE ALHAMBRA.” ATLANTIC .L CITY,” N. J., a splendid new house, southwest corner of ATUANTIOandMABSACaUSSTTS Averines, wiu be open for visitors on and after June 29 th. The rooms and tabfe of Tbe Alhambra ” are tinsurpassed by any en the Island. There ia a spacious Ice Oream and Bo* fteslunent Saloon attached tothe hoase. Terms moderate. 0. DUBOIS &.8. J. YOUNG* Proprietors. BBDbOWa HOTEL, ATLANTIC CITY, S J-At the termious of 4be railroad, on the left, beyoß&tbo depot This House 4a now open for Boarders and Transient Visitors,and offers accommoda tions ctiusi to any Hotel in Atlantic City. Charges mo derate. Children and servants half price. ■>j£r Parties should keep their seats until the cars ar rive in front of tbe hotel. : je2o»2tn COUNTY HOUSE.—This , private Boarding Bouse, corner of YORK and PACIFIC Areihpe, Atlantic City, convenient to the beach, with a beautiful view of the Ocean, is now open Cor the season. The accommodations are equal to any ethers on the Island. Prices moderate. je2o.2m . J, KEIW, Proprietor. Kentucky house, Atlantic CITY, N. J.—This comfortable and . convenient new bouse, located on KENTUuKY Avenue, opposite the Surf House, on Iquare from rbe best bathing on the beach, has been fitt m up for visitors this season, V Vl' F. Proprietor. N. B.—Horses am yiarriagsa to. Hire. jeSO-lm SEA BATfilNS.—“Tlie Clarendon,” {formerly Virgini \ House,) VIRGINIA AVENUE, ATLANTIC CITT, h mow open for the accommodation of Boarders. This is situated i turned! itely on the Beach, and from everj ‘room affords a tine view of the wa. [ji.2o-2m] » »-• JAMES JBB.KXS3, Jt. D. SEA BATHING.-UNITED STATES HOTEL, LONG BRANCH, N J., Is now open, situated oniy fifty yards from the seashore, central of the place; house fjouting the ocean 500 feet; two hours from New York. Steamer leaves Uluira> street twice daily, 6A. SI. aud 4P. M.: thence by the R. and D. B, Bailroad. Address . B, A. 811JB3IAK8R, Communication from Philadelphia is by tbe Camden and Amboy Railroad, by the 6 A. M. aud 2 P, SI. trains, ) ; jel9-2m* nONGRISS HALL, ATLANTIC V OIIT. by <3. W. HIKK.LB, tho proprietor of the Suited States three years ago. , !ffhe Hall has been put into complete order and greatly Improved. A new office, billiard saloon, bar-room, and Bath-houses are most excellently arranged aod aptly ap propriated for their respective uses. Congress Hall is cow tho nearest house to thp rolling surf on the smooth portion of the level beach. . : ' jTho subscriber avails bimseif of the present oppor tunity to return bis thanks to Ms formef patrons of tbe States,” and respectfully begs leave to say to all that t£ will be happy to meet thtm at Congress Hall, ON rfBP AFTER JUNE 21sfc instant, at which time he will be ready to accommodate the public. J ljelB-lm* . : , G. W; HINKLE, Lessee. SEA B ATHING.—UoDgress: Hall, Long Branch, New Jcrdey- is now open for the teception of visitoz s, Persons wishing to engage rooms •#lll please address 'WQOLSIAN 8 COKES, je!B-12t Proprietor. Fnited states hotel, ATLANTIC CITY* N. J., JAMES HTBOBISON, ; Superintendent. / f jTbis celebrated Hotel will be open for tbe reception of JMsttors on Saturday, June 21,1892, and will continue ©pen until September 15. «. Since the last season many handsome improvements Jmvo been made, both to the house and the grounds, adding still further to the comfort, convenience, and Measure of the guests. Persons desiring to spend the Sumner at the Sea Shore •Will find the accommodations at the UNITED STATES superior to those of «ny other , house on the Atlantic '’■■■' HASSLEE’B CELEBRATED BAND haa been en gaged for the season, and will be under the direction of iChe Messrs. Hauler. * Mr. THOMAS H. BABBATT, late of Cape May,will have charge of the Billiard Boom, Ten* pin Alleys, and {Shooting Gallery. . / The extensive improvements made two years ago, and •those now in contemplation by the o wners of this BplendJtl .establishment, are an ample guarantee of what the patrons of the house may expect under its present management. HBNBY A- B. BBOWN, For. Proprietors. QUMMSJK BOARDING. BROAD- O TOP MOUNTAIN HOUSE.—A romantic spot for a BUM MBB EEBIDENOE on one of the Mountain Tops jof Pennsylvania, reached daily by the Pennsylvania Central* and the Broad Top Mountain Railroad from , -Huntingdon. The House is one of the finest in the in terior of the Slate* handsomely famished with all the re /tfdsltes for comfort* and convenience—pure air* dell . cions spring water, romantic scenery, and everything to restore and invigorate health. Telegraph station ana a aaily mall* so that daily communication may be had with Philadelphia. % The Pennsylvania Bailroad will furnish excursion tickets through the season. Persons leaving Philadel phia in the morning can take tea at the Mountain Mouse ■the same evening. . “ The subscriber has kindly, been allowed to refer to the following gentlemen, residents of Philadelphia, who have qpeen patrons of the Mountain Mouse: Wm. Cummings, Esq., | David P. Moore, Esq., Sfunl. Oaetner, Esj., Thoa (Jarntaira, E*i., Hon.. Henry D. Moore, Lewis T. Wettson, Esq., .John McGanlos, Ssq., G. Albert Lewis, Xiao.., . . John Hartman, Era , Richard D. Wood, Esq. TbbMS Modbeatk. Tor farther information, address JOSEPH MORRISON. Proprietor. je!2-tf Broad-Top City, Huntingdon county, Pa. STATIONERY AND FANCY GOODS. Tl/TARTIN & QUAYLES i.VJ. BTATIONEBY, TOY, ASD FANCY GOODS IMPOBIia, No. 1086 WALNUT STKE3T, BBLOW BLBYBHTH, PHILADBIiPHIA# JeU-fuly TNFORMiTION FOR THE JL PEOPLE.— FBANK.FOBD GENEBAL SEW 3 AGENCY. WILLIAM 0. SHEABD takes this opportunity to In form his patrons and the public that be ia now prepared to farnish all the leading Philadelphia andlflow York newspapers, magazines, and periodicals. ’ 1 Agent for the DAILY and WEEKLY PRESS. 1 Sub* scrlbers and others oan have themddivored as soon as issned at their residences or places of business in Fraak ford or TiciiUty,. je9-lm « jpOR THE 1 ' PARTICULAR at tention OF THE TRADE.” , ALTEMUS & COZENS. " NO. 811 OHBSTNUT STREET, SOLS AOESTS FOB GREEN & DANIELS’ CELEBRATED IVORY-FINISH SPOOL GOT TO N, Pronounced one of the beat and cheapest Spool Cot tons in the market. A full supply on hand. jft24-tm# U. S. NEWCOMER, & WILSON. SEWING MACHINES, 628 CHESTNUT STREET, gHIFUEY. HAZARD. & HUTCHINSON, . TOB Tin BALI or PHILADELPHIA-MADE GOODS. mb2S-6m ' - ' GOODS ON HAND. HARK AND LIGHT BLUE KEHSEYB. STANDARD 8-4 AND 8-4 INDIGO WOOL-DYEB BLUE FLANNELS. INDIGO BLUE MIXTURES. COTTON DITOK, 10, U, AND 15-OUNOE. FAENHAM, KIRKHAM, &. CO., a»2B-2m S3* CHESTNUT STREET. QHAS. L. ©RUM & CO., SOSOBSBOBB TO OLDBSBBRQH A TAQOABT, ' Manufacturers of and Dealers In GENTLEMEN’S FINE SHIRTS ... AHD FURNISHINGGOODS, No. 146 North FOURTH STREET, PHILADELPHIA. - CHAB L. OBDM. * ALEX. M. THOMPSON Jed-lm TRINE SHIRT MANUFACTORY. J} The subscriber would invite attention to his IMPROVED CUT OF SdXRTS, Which he makeß a speciality in his business. Also, ooa atautly receiving NOVELTIES FOR GENTLEMEN’S WEAR. J. W. SDOTT, GENTLEMEN’S FURNISHING hTORB, 2Yb. 814 CHESTNUT STREET* j&9. if Four doors below tbd Continental. ; AMERICAN, ENGLISH, “*SWISS WATCHISi®* JEWELRY, AND SILVERWARE, A. T REDUCED PRICES. JOSa H. WATSON. my2B-2m 326 CHESTNUT STREET. A BE M G YAL. J, O. FULLEB Having Removed from No. 43 South THIRD Street to No. 712 CHESTNUT Street, 2nd Floor, (Opposite Masonia Temple,) Now offers a Large and Desirable Stock of • GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES, ROGERS A BROTHERS’ SPOONS AND FORES, ' ' AHD i ■jETNE JEWELRY. To which tho attention of the trade is invited. ap3o-Sm Jts “ AMERICAN WATCH COM 'Sam: ■ pant.” COM) AND BTLVSB W A T CUES, FOB liABXEB ANB GENTIiEMEN. ' 00MPANI’S SALESROOM, No. 712 OHBSTNUT Street, Second Floor, (opposite Masonic Temple.) - I. B. MARTER, Agent. apSO-Sm •yULOANITE RUBBER JEWELRY A boantifnl line of GENTIiBMKN’S TEST CHAINS, I. ABIES’ OH A TALAINE CHAINS, THIMBLES, OBOSSBB, STUDS, BUTTONS, So., Now in Store. , J. O, FUILLEB, No. 712 CHESTNUT Street, Second Floor, . (Opposite Masonio Temple.) »pBO-3m WATCHES, JEWELRY, &o. A IRISH ASSORTMENT, at LESS THAN YOBHJSB PBIOEB. FABB & BBOTHKB, Impbtteis, 324 CHESTNUT Street, below Fourth. mWM-tf ‘ REFRIGERATORS AND COOLERS. mHE “DR. HAYES’ REFRIGERA -1 TOR.” These are, beyond doubt, the most scientific and efficient REFRIGERATORS IB nae, being WABBANTED to - KEEP PROVISIONS LONGER, WITH LESS ICE, THAN ANY OTHEBB. RETAILING AT WHOLESALE PRICES. Also, a large assortment of the most approved WATER COOLERS. J. S. CLARK, myaa-tt No. 1008 MARKET Street. JAMES S. EARLE & SON, 1 AMiFAOIUSEBS AND IMPOBTEBS ■ : . : OF .• ■ LOOKING GLASSES, OIL PAINTINGS, FINE BN.G EATINGS, PIOTUEE AND POBTBAIT FBAMES, PHOTOGBAPH FKAMES, PHOTOGBAPH ALBUMS, CABTEB-DB-YISITB PORTRAITS. EARLE’S GALLERIES’ V 816 CHESTNUT STREET, JaM FBn.IDEI.PHIA. JgLINDS AND SHAPES. ' B. J. WILLIAMS. No. IB NORTH SIXTH BTBEBT,' kanufaoivbfb of - VENETIAN BLINDS . A**-'. , WINDOW SHADES. The largert and flneat umrtment In the dty at the LOWEST PBIOEB. ' , % ; BTOBH BHADBB LBTTBBID. ' Repairing promptly .Mended to. ns-8m ROBERT SHOEMAKER & CO, Northeaet Corner FOURTH and RACE Strutt, PHILADELPHIA, WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS, IMPORTERS AND HBALBBB 1 I* rOBJtIGN AND DOMESTIO WINDOW AND PLATE GLASS. MAPntFAOTBBBBS OF WHITE LEAD AND ZINC PAINTS, PUTTY, *O. AGBHTB FOB THS OILHIBATKO FRENCH ZJNO PAINTS, Bealera and consumers supplied at VERY LOW PRICES YOB 04BH. jnh29-tßel ■ YOL. 5 -FO. 282. SPOOL COTTON. SEWING MACHINES. PHILADELPHIA. COMMISSION HOUSES. Ho. 113 CHESTNUT STREET, COMMISSION MERCHANTS MILITARY GOODS. BENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS. WATCHES AND JEWELRY. " LOOKING GLASSES. , BLINDS AND SHADES. DRUGS AND CHEMICALS. RETAIL DRY GOODS. E. & L., E. & L. EYRE & LANDELL, EYRE & LANDELL, EYRE & LANDELL, v EYRE & LANDELL, - FOURTH AND ARCH, FOURTH AND AROH, FOURTH AND ARCH, FOURTH AND ARCH, FOURTH AND ARCH, ARE NOW CLOSING OUT SUMMER SILKS, SUMMER SHAWLS, SUMMER ROBES. FRENCH ORGANDIES RICH GRENADINES, TOURISTS’ DRESS GOODS, SUMMER FOULARDS. , GRENADINE VEILS, SUPERIOR MITTS, INDIA PLAID SILKS, PLAID MOZAMBIQOES, PLAIN MOZAMBIQUES. BLACK SILK SAOQUES. jelO-tuthslm . H STEEL & SON, • No. 713 North TENTET St, above COATES, Arehow closing out tbeir entire stock of FANCY SILKS. BAREGES, GETALLIRS, MOZAMBIQUES. ORGANDIES, JACONET AND OAMBBIO LAWNS, TRAVELLING MIXTURES, and BUMMER DRESS GOODS, Of all kinds, at EXTRAORDINARY LOW PRICES. ? LACE GOODS REDUCED. $25 Lace Mantles reduced to 812. $2O Lace Mantles reduced to $lO. .$lB Lace Mantles reduced to SB. $lO Lace Mantles reduced to $7, : $l2 Lace Mantles reduced to $5. $lO Lace Mantles reduced to $4. ' SB.Laee Fointes reduced to $B. $l2 Lace Pointes reduced to $5. . $l6 Lace Pointes reduced to $B. . $25 Lace Pointea reduced to $l2. SILK COATS AND eAOQUES. Closing out UNDERCOST PRICES.. je3o Desirable sumner goods. .. Checked Worsteds.. Travelling Goods. Checked Poplins and Sfikß. Plaid Mozambiques. - Very Cheap Fancy Bareges.' Cheap lots of Barege Robes. French Organdies and Lawns. Plain Bareges," of alt colors. Wide Bay*ges for Mantles. Barege Sbawls. India Check Silks. ’ Foulard Silks. Black Silks. ” French Chintzes. . Mouaselines. SGABPLEBS BROTHERS, je26 CHESTNUT and EIGHTH Streets. TpYBE & LANDELL, FOUBTH and X!i ARCH, have * Blue Flannels for Bathing Robes. Gray Flannels for Bathing Bobeß / Plaid Flannels for Bathing Robes. . . Shepherd’s Plaids for Bashing Robes. jelB TDYRE & LANDELL HAVE a full JJJ assortment of Tourists* Drees Goode. Mode Grenadine Veils. Mitts, of superior grade. • Sea-side Stripe Shawls. •' White Barege and Shetland Shawls. je!B JAS. K. CAMPBELL & 00. 727 CHESTNUT STREET, OFFBRAT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, Very choice Goods of recent importation. Black Filk Checked .Grenadine, extra qualßy, Foulard tilks, elegant styles and fine quality. Black Silks, best brands. Broche Barege, Hernaois and Mozambiques. ■ 8-4 Paris Fil d’Chevre. , Poil d’Chevre, all wool filling.- . Grenadine Veils, in mode and other shades. WHITE GOODS AND LINENS In great variety, at extremely low prices. jeß-tT T INEN DRILLS. JLI Cheap lots Drills for Genfß’ summer wear. ■ Auction dots»i2&:’ 3L58,44, and 60 cta.‘” Extra good White Drill*, SI, 38, and 60 eta. - Summer Casßimerea, delicate line plaids. Fashionable Mixtures and Solid Oolprs. . . 6-4- Silk-mixed Coatings, at the right prices. Cloth Goods of every description—a fine stook. BOYS’BEADY. MAOR CLOTHING. Boom in second story devoted to this branch. , Summer suitS for the’ country for boys. Gaimenls made to order with despatch, MANTLE BOOM. Closing out sales of Silk Sacques. Closing out sales of Silk Mantles. Closing ont sales of Cloth Cloaks. Closingout sales of Thin Socqnes. Closing out sales of Lace Mantles. COOPER * OONARD, Je2B-tf 8. X. corner NINTH and MARKET Streets. T\JEW SPRING PRINTS, il . OHOIOB STYLES. MBBBIMAOS, SPRAGUE, ■. . 'PACIFIC, ■ ALL TWELVE AND A HALF CENTS. : A large lot beat styles and fast colors at 100. COWPEBTHWAIT A CO., raMt-tf N. W. cor. EIGHTH, and MARKET Bt«. T WOULD CALL THE ATTENTION I of my customers and friends to the following Goods, which are fresh and desirable: -Black and White Plaid Silks. Organdie Lawns, choice styles. One lot of Lisle Gauntlets, at 18# e a pair. One lot of Black Silk, $1.12# ,* the best Z ever had for the money. ' At JOHN H. STOKES’, jelo-6m 702 ABOH Btreet. New embroideries, white GOODS, &o.—Just opened, a general assortment of desirable French and Scotch Needle-worked Sands, Edgings, Zneertings, Handkerchiefs, Collars, Sleeves, etc., at very low prices. • ■ also, A full Use of all descriptions of White Goods for Ladies’ wear, of the moßt approved makes. BB EPPARD, VAN HABLINGEN, & ARRISON, ; je4 1008 CHESTNUT Street. AT 702 ARCH STREET MAYBE found Barege Anglahe Shawls. White Barege Shawls. ;■■■■■. , Mozambique Shawls. % Plaid Bilk Shawls. * Just received and for said by je24 JOHN H. BTOKKS. riLOAKS, PALATOTES AND MAN \*J TlLLAB.—Ladies in want of the above articles wIH find it to their advantage to visit the old established house of Mrs. HENBY, No. 68 North NINTH Street, below ARCH. The latest Paris Styles always on hand at prices that astonish everybody. ap4*&n TOHN H. STOKES WILL OPEN TO-MORROW MORNING,at 702 ABOH Street, 10 doz. Gentß’ Light Lisle Gloves, at 18#, worth 37#. Aho, 6 doz. Ladies’Mode Hose at 13, worth 25. Also, One piece Black India Silk, without lußtre, for .mourning and aprons. je24 riHEAP CARPETS, MATTINGS, V/ OIL CLOTHS. AND WINDOW SHADES—Y. E. ABCHAMBAULT, N. B. corner ELBYENTH and MARKET Streets, will open this morning, from auction, Ingrain Carpets at 31.37, SQ, and .62c; Entry and Stair Carpets, 66 to 62c; Bag, Hemp, and Yam Carpets, 10 to 31c; White and Check Matting, 20 and 25c; Floor OB -Cloths, 31 to 60c; Gilt bordered Window Shades, 60c to $1; Buff.and Green Window Holland. 12 to 45c. Dry Goods and Carpet Store, N, E. cor, ELEVENTH and MARKET Streets. je!7 tuths!2t ' caKfets and mattings. FOURTH-STREET CARPET STORE, No. AT : ABOVE CHESTNUT, No. IT. J. T. DELACROIX lavitel attention to his Spring Importation ol CARPETINGS, Comprising every style of the Newest Patterns and Designs, in VELVET, BRUSSELS, TAPESTRY BRUS SELS, IMPERIAL THREE-PLY, and INGRAIN .CARPETINGS. VENETIAN and DAMASK STAIR CARPETINGS. SCOTCH RAG and. LIST CARPETINGS. FLOOR OIL CLOTHS, in every width. COCOA and CANTON MATTINGS. DOOR-MATS, RUGS, SHEEP SKINS, DRUGGETS, and CRUMB CLOTHS. AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, LOW FOR CASH. J. T. DELAOBOIX, mh6-4m 47 South FOURTH Street. CABINET FUHNITUKE* iFIABMiTjffU]S]ffuRiANDTSF WLIABD TABLES. MOORE & CAMPION. No. 261 South SECOND Street, in connection with their extensive Cabinet Buslnem an low manufacturing a superior article of BILLIARD TABLES, Anil have now on hand a full supply, finished with the MOOBH 4 CAMPION’S IMPBOYBD CUSHIONS, which are pronounced, by all who have used them, to bf ■nperlor to au othere. Norths Quality and finish of these tables tbs maun aotnrsrs refer to their nttmerons patrons throughout he Union, who srs familiar with the character of thofe . vork» ' ' ' fe2B-6m . PAMPHLET PRINTING, Best and Oheapoet intheOity.atßlKGWALT SBBOWN’B, U 1 Booth FOUBTH sat k|U PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, JULY 1, 1862. %| % fj rcs b . TUESDAY, JULY 1, 1862, Books of the Day. Undeniably, one of the Books of the Day is M. Victor Hugo’s new romance, “Les Minerablea.” Its publioation has caused no small excitement in Franoe. Victor-Marie Hugo, oreated a peer df France by Louis Pbilippe, -is one of a remarkable family. He was born in 1802, at Besangon, in France, the son of a republican father, (who rose to the rank of General, and was major-domo of the palace to King Joseph Bonapartein Madrid,) and a loyalist mother. His elder brother was also a man of letters, who wrote muoh. bnt heavily, for thea tres, newspapers, and booksellers. His younger brother was a poet—in a smalt way. Victor Hugo’s early years wore passed in Italy, his father then being Governor of the province of Avellino', Id the Kingdom of Naples. He was edu- . Dated, he relates in one of his poems, by a garden, an old priest, and his mother. Next he went to Spain, where he became one of King Joseph’s pages. Finally, returning to Paris, he reeeieed some regular education at the Polytechnic School and (in mathematics and natural philosophy) at the College of Louis the Great. He commenced writing yerses wbiie in his teens, odes and. tragedies being his first effusions. At the age : of eighteen he com menced the story-called JXnn tV.lslandSi well known as“ Hans of Iceland,” in the English version. This was not published until,lB23, when Hugo was twenty-one years old, about which time, as a re ward fop some ultra loyalist publications of his, Louis XVIII garo him a small pension. Ho soon reached tbo dignity of journalism, being admitted on the staff of Ltt Glol/e, a newspaper of great in fluence under the Bourbons. Odes, ballads, essays, and stories, flowed rapidly from his pen, in these early days The- romance called Biig-Targal alone merits attention, as well as Hans of Iceland. Next came Cromwell, a drama of 7,000 mortal lines, with a preface proportionably long. Be tween 1828 and 1831 Victor Hago produced many works, the most eminent of which may be briefly ; mentioned. Les Orientates shows high imagina tion and rich fancy. Le dernier Jour d'lm Con damns is a minute analy sis and dramatic descrip tion' of the last day of a man sentenced to death for crime-—it is a psychological study of aston ishing vigor and reality. Marion Delorme is highly dramatic. Herpani , which was translated into English verse by the late Earl of Ellesmere, is a historical play, very declamatory and highly poetical, of the romantic rather than the classical school. 'Les Penalise d’Automne are miscella neous poems, chiefly pastoral. In 1831 Victor Hugo published the romance of Notre Dame de Paris, by which he is best known. It ranks as one of the moßt vigorous of French prose works. The main characters are drawn with spirit and truth. Quasimodo is a monster of Hugo’s own oreation. ; Claude Trollo is molo dra malic. Pierre Gringoire stands boldly out on the canvas. Esmaralda is a delicate being, in whom, from first to last, the heart is intensely interested.: Numerous works—chiefly dramatic—followed Notre .Dame, attesting the fecundity of Victor Hugo’s genius. Among these are Luorece Borgia, .; Marie Tudor, Angelo, and ltuy Bias—some in verse, some in prose—all very popular on the stage. ■ He wrote some dull Letters from the Rhine, and ; verses on a variety of subjects. In 1811, ho was elected Member of the Frenoh Academy. In 1845, - yielding to the pressing solicitation of his daugh ter-in-law, the late Duchess of Orleans, Louis Phi lippe created Victor Hugo a member of the Cham *ber of Peers, with the.title of Viscount. In 1848, he represented Paris in the National Assembly, and then was much in favor of Louis Napoleon, now Emperor. He wm disappointed when that Prince)) elected President, did not give him a high.politioal position. At the time of the coup d'etat, he was so hostile to Napoleon that be fled to Guernsey to secure bis safety, and has since resided there. In 1852 he published, at Brussels, a very abusive pamphlet, wholly unworthy of a gentleman and a man of letters, called Napoleon le Petit. .[llia only subsequent productions were poems,-published in Paris, in 1853 and 1856. Both of his sons, Charles and Frangois-Victor, are authors^—of no very great notg. They were imprisoned, in the ' autumn of 185 i, for attacking the Government in newspapers under their control. . Tbe romanoeof Notre-Dewrie tie PariSi published in 1831, caused as much Apnsation in France as- Childe Harold caused in Eogland on its first, ap> pearauce. It was translated-into most European languages, and met with unbounded, success. It was mentioned, at various times during the sue ceeding thirty years, that Victor Hugo had written another romance, the scene and events in France' and in our own time, which wofild probably bo as popular as the preceding. At last, it was stated, andibelieved, that Hugo had legaUy* bound;; him-;; self for his future prose fictions that they should be published by the bookseller who had brought out’ Notre Darnel ond by none other ; that Les Misi rablts bad aotually been composed between 1831 and 1833; that Victor Hugo demanded a high price for it, seeing that the publisher had really made a fortune out of Notre-Dame dts Dans /.that the publisher refused to pay; any thing like the sum asked, and retained the manuscript; and that, only within the present year, did this publishers death liberate the manuscript, which his heirs, actuated by Justice, then returned to Victor Hugo, who Im mediately revised it. The first portion was published three 'months ago, and bears the name of the second and third parts, respectively entitled and Manus, w ere issued on the 15th May r the fourth and fifth parts, Ijldylle rue. Dlumet and Jean Yafjean, completing the story, will appear in June. . ■ The opposition raised by Imperial antipathy.to the publication of lues Miserables served* to aug 4 - ment the public desire to possess the last .work of the greatest of living French authors. It was an nounced that a portrait of Victor Hugo would il lustrate the work,And 6,600 copies had been pre pared with this frdntispieoe, when down came an imperial prohibition. Notwithstanding, or perhaps because of this, some 200,000 copiea oiFanthie-, the first part, were sold in two months in Paris, and pro bably as many more were pirated in Brussels. As yet, no translation has appeared in England. An exeellent translation, faithful and spirited, exe ented by Charles E. Wilbour, has been publmhed by G. W. Garleton, Kew who announces the ’’whole work, as it appears. Indeed, the English version of Cosette is nearly ready for the press. The work, in French, has been published, in a neat form, by F. W. Cbristern, New York, and is on sale at F. Leypoldfs, Chestnut street, from whom we have Just received the second part.f In Fanttne, the heroine dies' young, leaving an illegitimate daughter, named Cosette, who figures in the second part of Zes Miserables. Jean Val- Jean, too/turns up again and liberates this child ' from a life bad as death, and takes her to Paris, where, however, he is recognized by his f old enemy, the police-officer Javert, who had bo-> Imved him drowned. He esoapes, with the child, to a Convent of Bemardine Nuns, where, after , literally having been buried alive, he settles down as assistant gardener, the child being adopted by the nuns. This constitutes the main plot oi Cosette Y which is a more attractive portion of the story than Famine, It would be unpardonable, writing about Les Misirables, to omit the Paris publishers’charac teristic account of the issue of the second and third parts. It is given in a letter from; Mr. J. Claye, of the French; edition, and was printed! by Victor Hugo in the Guernsey_ Star : Paris, 15th May, 1862. My DearM. Hug or I cannot resist the desire which I feel to -give you; some idea, however incomplete and colorless it may be, of the picture which the Rue de Seine bos effered during: tiie fore part of this the day fixed for the Issue ofthe second audthird parts of tl Les : ’ Mj? ahles ” Before six o’clock in tbe morning, a tro p of bookseller s’ clerks and porters were posted in front of Paguerre’s shop, which was atill closed, and after a short time the group became so numerous that it was necessary to have two sergens deiville to keep order. It was a struggle aB to who should JJe nearest the door, every one pretending that he had arrived everybody else, and was therefore entitled to the best place. At half past six the shop was opened, or, more properly speaking, an attemptwas made to optn it, which was prevented by the pressure of the crowd. The first moment was one of dis appointment to these expectants, for no sooner was the door opened than they saw coming out, laden with vo lemejya clerk who, either having been earlier than the others or knowing better the secret passages of the pre miers, had flipped into the sanctuary and loaded himself with the treasure, While the demands of the first of the troop were being satisfied, the street became blooked np with vehicles of all sorts—-vans, cabs, elegant carriages, trucks,; carte, and even a wheelbarrow—all anxiously wailing for their share of tie prize. Never, I believe, woe there such a scene in the bookselling world, never was such a scene presented. to the eyes of a Parisian public. It was a sight to behold the quiet-going shop keepers of the Rue de Seine gaping and stupefied, and asking themselves and everybody what it was all about. In your most legitimate aspirations you never, I am cer tain, dr earned if such & miseenvmte*- that is to say, Buch an astounding-success. The old saying, that Zes a&sens ont tort, has this morning received a famous re futation. JPaguerre’s shop presented yesterday. a spectacle of another kind. given place to the Misirables , of which the numerous thick piles rose from the floor to the ceiling. He was obliged to fidd place for ; 48,060 volumes. The near approach of post hour pre vents my telling you the impression which the reading of the book has made on me, but what I have Been to-day has appeared to me so remarkable that, although it is a mere detail, it Seems to me sufficiently IntofpHtmg to be worth communicating to you. - » Beceive, .I prBy you, the beat and most earnest compli ments of your old and affectionate con-disciple, : J. OLAYE. . Les. Misirables is about being dramatized For the English riago, Victor Hugo having delegated •#Les Miserablks—Fantine.—A novel, by Victor Hugo. Translated from the Original Frenoh, by Charlos B. Wilbour. New York, Garleton j Philadolpliia, Peter* sob A Brothers. ; , fVictor Bugo.; Les Miserables, Deuxieme Parfcie Cosette. New Yorkj F, W. Chtislorn: PhUadolpblajF, Leypoldt. sol© permission-id do this to Mr. James Lowe, Editor of the London Critic. "We have been able to Jneation only one Book of ; the Day in this article. Others remain to bespoken, of. These are Anthony Trollope’s North Ameri ca ; the new volume of M. Guizot’s personal recol lections, giving an account of his residence In'-Lon don In-1840, as French Ambassador ; and a new and very clever American novel called The Mpr ge-sonS) by Elizabeth Stoddard. Of these we may here say a little in advance. s Mr- Trollope, the well-known novelist,’is a son of tkat MTs. Frances Trollope who commenced au thorship,at the age of 50, over thirty years ago, with- the. well-known (( Domestic Manners of the Americans,” and has since written volumes of fic tion in scores. Trollope writes very much like bis mother—only where she was keenly satirical he is heavily^philosophical, ; Altogether he was seven monthsln North America, including a visit to the Canadas, going as far South ,as Washington and St Louis, and as far West as Chicago and .Cincinnati. Parts of his book are amusing, but he grumbles, all the time, at everything, and affirms that there is not one good, reliable, well-written readable news ' paper in the United States;' Owmg to misunder standing, we presume, J,wo American editions of Mr. Trollope(s book have been issued. One by our neighbors; Lippincott & Co.,# of North Fourth street; the other by Harpers, of New York.f The. result is the sale at a price which can scarcely pay tbe-expense of production—namely, sixty cents for what costs thirty-four shillings, or $7.48 in Eng : land. Cheap boobs are advantageous to the world, we admit, hut this book, owing to competition, is far too cheap. M., Guizot’s account of his Embassy to England, in 1840 f ,1? full of interest; and communioative, as respeots.pfivate oonversations with great folks, in a very unusual manner. It includes sketches of Lords Melbourne, Palmerston, Aberdeen, Rnssoll, Grey, Lsnsdowne, Helland ; Lady Durham, Duke of Wellington, Sir Robert Peel, Lord Stratford do lledoliffo, Macaulay, Jeffrey, Dr, Arnold, Hallam, Daniel O’Conneil, John Wilson Crokor, Arohbi3hop Whately, Mr. and Mrs. Grote, Mrs. Fry, Lady Jer sey, Lord Lyndhurst, &o. Surely, it would pay to republish this interesting book here. Mrs Stoddard’s New Novel,’ The Morgesons,\ if a first production, exhibits unusual ability. It is. a tale of New England life, in the autobiographical form, full of human interest, showing familiarity with New England life in various grades, and great knowledge of that wondrous mystery, the passion tide which) ebbs and flows in the heart of a woman possesringw sensuous temperament. It is a book of great power, and literally possesses the reader. With some flagrant faults of composition, the hook has the manifest impression of genius. The pub lisher, we may add, scarcely has dealt quite fairly .wilh Mrs.' Stoddard in putting such a book into, flimsy paper covers. He did the samo ill turn by *' Why Paul Ferrold Killed his Wife.” # Ncrfh America. By Anthony Trollope. Author of <i The West Indieß and the Spanish M»in.” 2vols.in one, Philadelphia: JB. Bippincott & 00. f North America • By Anthony Trollope. 1 vol., 12mo, New York: Barperand Brothers...; : % An Embassy lo the Court of St. James’ in IS4O By hi. Guizot. Ambassador from his Majesty Louis-Plu liupe. London, B. Bentley. § The Morgeeons. By Elizabeth Sloddard, pp, 250,' Now. York, Carleton; Philadelphia, T. B. Peterson & Brothers.: Verher’a Ffide, This is the name of the new story by Mrs, Wood, tho celebrated author of "East Lynne,” “The Earl’s Heirs,” " The Channings,” .Vo. The ad vance sheets of “ Verner’s Pride” have been pur chased at a high price, by the proprietors of that old and favorably-known Philadelphia weekly, the Saturday Evening Post, and it is commenced in this week’s number of that paper. The publie.may anticipaie a great treat in this new story, as we have reason to believe that it will he one of absorb ing interest. Knowledge of this fact probably in duced tlie extraordinary efforts of the New York publishers to obtain it; we judge there is no recent 'rstancc where fve of them have made appliostidu for the same hook. The readers of the Post owe a debt' of gratitude to Mrs, Wood, for giving them the; preference over such influential competitors. Wo should not he surprised' if it proved to he the great sensation, the much-talked-of romance, of the coining months, both in this country and in Eng land, where it will,.aimultaneously appear. The Posits for sale by the periodical dealers generally, at four, cent, number. Its subscription price is two dollars a year. , Rebellion have- ''received Part XIX. of/this current History of the. War, com mencing the fourth volume. It contains the usual quantity of letter press, with fine engravings on steel of Commodore A. H, Foote and' General John Pope. Of the latter, the Washington Sunday Chronicle ** ys: u What a young-looking man Ma jor General John Pope is for the reputation he has' made ! He is not more than forty, and'firom his ap pearance is undoubtedly admirably adapted to the great mission to which he has been.appointed as. of the‘f6Tcesm r tlie Valley ■of Virginia. He is a West Pointer, haying entered the National Academy in 1838. He was distinguished in Mexico, and was brevetted for his gallantry. Hb served in the topographical engineers in 1856, and made him self remarkable for his energy and scientific'ability in Texas and Hew Mexico. He sympathized with Mr. Lincoln in 1860, and have been dis placed for accompanying the President elect in his perilous trip from Cincinnati to Washington in Fe bruary, 1861, but for the interference of Mi*. Holt. His splendid achievements in the Western cam paign are historical. Now let ns see what he will do in the valley.” Messes. Earle, 816 Chestnut street, have just brought out a.fine carte de 'visits of Gen. Elliott, (eon of Commodore Elliott,) who destroyed the bridges beyond Corinth. Their recent photographr miniature reproductions of fine engravings, (50 well adapted; for the boudoir album,) include Beauty’s Bath, The Morning Eiss, Qrandmama’s Story, The Evening Bed, and The Gentle Student. They, are executed with great delicacy and fidelity, and- are truly charming. FROM GEN. BURNSIDE’S DIVISION! ([Special Correspondence or The Press.] Department op North Carolina, > ; Nbwbirn,- June 2T, 1862; y Nothing very hew or very striking at present is trans piring here. '(The weather, that always-present topic, /when yon have nothing else to write about, is delightful, somewhat warm, but not unbearable. Ice is cheap as yon can procure any quantity of it for one centanda half per pound, which is cheap enough for. all intents and purposes Business is on the increase, and the ancient city of Newborn iB being awakened from its Rip Van Winkle sleep. The docks are foil of sutler schooners, while out in the river lie the long black hulls of TJhcle Sam’s gunboats, their decks protected by canvas awnings* .from the glare of the sun. The ferry-boat stiltoontinues i its trips from the city to the opposite shore of ; as fee bridge lately constructed Is not yet« in suitable condition for foot passengers. . A party of rebels, a few days ago, attempted to destroy the track of the railroad between this city, and Beaufort,: but were driven off without accomplishing anything* All* they effected .was the doubling of the-vigilance of ' the guard upon the road, which will make suctodomonsfcra tkms hereafter a useless task. “The Bailroad Monitor” is about, ready for action when its time Bhall arrive, and it Is supposed to be ade quate for the projooi for which it was originally intended* It is caeca in iron, is upon wheels, and can be attached to a locomotive, and mounts a few guns,? number of; which does not matter at present. If she does go up the railroad, the rebels will probably not wait- long, enough to count them; if they do, they will perhaps- discover as. many as they expected'to find upon it 1 APPOINTED, Lieut. Col. Belt, of the diet Regiment Pennsylvania. Volunteers, has been appointed acting-inspector general of the Department of North Carolina., The appointment was made some few weeks-back, and the tank and ap poinlnoeits of the different regiments of the department areundergoing a thorough inspection. A number of the tents have been .condemned, and new ones substituted in their places. . . A HUUBUGu The fellow who hails from the « Astor House, :J Now York, and who advertises specie and small notes for sale; who has the conscience to/ charge eighty cents- for trimming your hair, by cutting them ilt-shapcd, and pouring a. basin full of water (which to call clean would be a libel, and to say dirty would be uae!esa)>over your head, is that species of the genus homo. We do not know why a knight of the scis sors and razor has any greater margin to charge exorbi tant prices than a dealer in ice. One is just as essential to the health of the soldier as the other—neither are in fee rations—and the subject should- be/inquired into. The Progress baa baen sfeirring up the subject of dirt" heaps in different loGalitha in ihe city v suppose they give this one a slight puff. % THE SPEECH. OF SPANS.Y. This gives very general satisfaction in nil quartern It Is generally conceded that if he has & fair opportunity, he will : effect 'a reyulrioa.of feeling throughout that State. There is no doubt but what ho made a large number of converts by his straightforward, shoulder chitting style. A SHOOTIN& AFFRAT. A row occurred on Tuesday last at a house ol ill-fame, the proprietress of which had' become intoxicated, and in a dispute which occurred between Herself and some of the by-slanders she; drew a small revolver from some part of her dress, and fired the contents .of two barrels into the crowd. One of tho shots struck a member of a Connecticut regiment In the thigh, making a dangerous wound. As he was taken from the scene, the news flew like wildfire, and in a few minutes the place was besieged by soldiers and . sailors, who threatened to clean out tho domicile, and manifested a disposition to hang the woman and her -whole clique to the first lamp post; but Marshal 3£uTtz appeared promptly, dispersed tho crowd, arrested the women and marched them to Craven-street prison, where, for the good and peace of the city, they had boU ter remain, at least until the soldiers leave it. THE STEAMER ALBANY ' Sailed for New Vork on \Tnesdiay. The Jersey Blue will leave to morrow,'(Saturday,) with gers, for the same point. Teasels are now receiving gnick despatch. They come in .and unload in one day, and are off on another trip in a day or two. JOHN PHffiNIX, Ja. THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. [Special Correspondence of The Press.] CJamp Lincoln, Jane 23, 1802, ; Yesterday was tlxo first qniet Sunday which the Army of the Potomac has enjoyed for months. No battles or siirmißheSj Dot a cannon shot, and scarcely a single rlflo crack, marred it. "Wliat canaed the of the day we are all at a loss to conjecture—but it must have been the heat. It was the most sultry of all the days I have passed in tho army. From sunrise to snn- Bet an 'unclouded sun poured do wn hi a burning rays, which wore reflected back from the parched Virgioia soil. Not a breath of air blew from any Quarter. Officers and men lay about In that listless Btate which heat always produces. The tents were like ovens, and nowhere could relief from the scourge be found. To day, lam happy to write, is cooler, and promises to continue so. So mnch hard work is done by the troop 3 in throwing up earthworks and building roads over the vile swamps, that many such days as yesterday would soon make the stoutest soldiers succumb. Virginia has always been noted for the scorching beat of her summer’s sun, and we are feeling it in all its intensity. A SKIHMISH. . On Saturday evening, just before sunset, a rebel bri gade drove in tho Federal pickets at Fair Oaks, and de ploying in line of battle, fired numerous volleys; of musketry at the Union troops. Gannon were brought to bear, and a dozen shells exploded right ia the midst of the rebels. The enemy soon fltd, their retreat being covered'by a gun, which our batteries; soon silenced. After, the enemy had disappeared, shells with long fas js, calculated to explode at three and a half miles distance, were fired in the direction of Richmond, no doubt occa sioning some slight flurry in that doomed city. None of our men were hurt in the contest,’and cheer after cheer rent the air when our well-aimed shells drove the enemy back. Such forays as these are entirely useless to the enemy. They gain no new advantage or information, and suffer severe losses from the number of killed and wounded. The ground upon which this skirmish was fought was a Utile to the left of the York River Railroad near the sixth mile stone, and about a mile In front of Orchard Station. The clump of beautiful treeß known sb “Fair OakB” was just to the rear of our portion. AID TO THE ENEMY. The few Philadelphians who ever read the New York Merdld must have noticed an article in its issue of Satur day June 21, entitled “The Shenandoah Valley.” The article cast an imputation upon General McClellan and his army, which, being totally false, must not remain un rebuked. It eaid, in terms implied, that they were not competent for the task before them. That imputation bap occasioned much remark here, and a prominent offi cer this morning observed that if the enemy managed to get a few copies of the ifcraZd, of which there is little doubt, it would be worth ten thousand men to them. This aid to the enemy, coming from New York, almost neutralizes the splendid addition Pennsylvania has very recently sent to General McClellan, in the shape of a division of twelve thousand men. J, 0. IIIPMTART STRATEGIC MOTIMEST, THE UNION ARMY ON JAMES RIVER The Evacuation and Destruction of the White House, THE FALL OF RICHMOND. AT HAND. Full and Graphic Account of the Three Fighting. [Correspondence of the. Baltimore American.] ■ White House, Saturday, June 28. The events transpiring at this point, and in the army, before Richmond, during the pari four dayr, have been of Buch varied character and thrilling interest that I scarcely know where to commence or end the record, in order to make it all understandable to the general read er, Many who were eye-witnesses to those-movements have fled off panic-atricfeen, fully convinced that the whole army before Richmond has been destroyed, and that General McOlellau haa been out-witted. oat-gene raled, ont-flanked. and “driven to the waif, 77 where he promised to place the enemy- The evacuation of White House was to them an inexplicable mystery under any other condition of facts;- but had they kept their eyes open early in the week, they would have dis covered that the work of evacuation was silently and surely progressing before any of the fighting on the right wing, as early as Tuesday,|and that. Urge numbers of vessels had left-the-York and 1 Pamuuky rivers and were moving rapidly around to a new basis of operations on the James river. They might also have observed that all civilians were forbidden to approach the front as early as' Tuesday, under any pretence whatever, and tbatthe immense stores of supplies at Dispatch .Station ♦ bad been steadily reduced for a week, until the last box of crackers, barrel of beef, and bale of hay had disap peared, before the great 'contest on Friday, which left the way; open for the enemy to approach that poiut, which I have every reason to believe was designedly intended by GOn. McClelHn to bB the mouth of the empty trap into which they were being led, and, as I hope and believe, to tholr entire root and'discomfiture. Before proceeding to the narrative of events as they had occurred in the vicinity of White House-daring tbe past few days, I will briefiV state thnt the whole move ment of General McClellan, so far as the changing of his lines is concerned, and in reality the making of his left wing bis right wing, and’withdrawing his right wing to rest near Savage Station, attbe railroad bridge across the Chickahominy, has been throwing the way open for the enemy to rush to his feast at the White Bouse, wherehe found nothing bnt an empty platter. . . ' Whether this movement is- good or bad 1 , or what may be intend ed by Qeneral McClellan to be accomplished by it further than throwing his left on the James river, and supporting Fort Darling, If is impossible at present to say. Adayoran hour may decide this point; I will merely proceed to a-narrative of events as they occurred at White House up to Saturday abnoon, embracing such statements as reached us from the battle-field oa Wed nesday, Thursday, Friday, and’Saturdoy. '• WEDNESDAY AT' THE WHITE HOUSE;., At: the White House, on Wednesday, matters were progressing as- usual, with the exception that there had bron a check in tile landing of storeß of all descriptions, whilst those on fee laudings were being rapidly loaded in wagons and moved off towards the left flank. Several steamers, wife-large strings of vesselß Jaden- with forage ard Bubsiste>ce, had alsobeen started down-the river, with orders to proceed’to-Ciiy Point, on fee James river. This reversal in tho course of transportation occasioned considerable comment and but was ascer-* tained tobe fee fblflhnentof an order direct from Gen. McClellan. Some supposed it to be intended for the supply of - Gen. Burnside’s army, which- rumor said had reached the James river to co-operate wlthhim. An order was;• also received from headquarters- early ob Wednesday to prohibit any one from coinisg- forward to the lineß on any considerations whatever, unless-the par ties belonged to the army. This order was so peremptory . feat even those connected with the press, some of 'whota had come down to forward their report by fee mail-boats, were prevented from rtturnfog, and others, who* had smuggled themrelves through, were promptly sent back. . On the same day General Casey came down and took command of the small land foroe, not exceeding 6obmen r and in the evening was notified .to prepare at any mo ment for fee enffie evacuation of fee-posh and<fee pre servation,As far ae practicable, of the-public property. Slmttßr orders were also sent to Colonel Ingalls. He im mediately communicat'd with the fleet, .and a division of men, armed with axes, procoededduring tho night to cut down the trees, around White House, and- subse quently all the way along, above and below fee Paoiimky bridge, so as to. give them free play for the-use-of their guns. On fee same evening we-had a report from head quarters that a division of the rebels, fee forces of Stonewalb Jack son and-Goneral Ewell, were approach ing and threatening to open the way by the right itank for a raid en the White House* Ih the meantime the • trains oc the railroad were kept running night and day, carrying forward nothing but ammunition-and munitions of war, with siege and>rockot trains*.and field' nieces. • -The down train of oaradue at- TTo’clock on Wednesday evening bad’not arrived which addedrio tho excitement ; among fee sutlers and'camp followers. At half-past 10 ©’clock in the evening, however,.fee train arrived, bring ing down about ninety wounded men, it having boen de layed They were nearly all of Gen. Hooker’s division, and bad-participated iu fee gal-, lant advance oh the left of the centre on Wednesday morniDg, driving fee'enemy fromitheir rifle pits, and re-; ■ porting that they Ladseouredand held what is known ab Tavern Hill,, an-important position,.commanding the city of Richmond. . This is the “importantpoint’/ 1 alluded to. in.fee f eipatchea of Gcr,. SlcOlellan, detailing the affair. The entire loss on our side was. reported to be about*two hundred and twenty wounded and sixty killed. A* large number of those wounded were, however, very slight > many of them being able to. walk from the cars to the hospital boat. Thus ended the events of Wednesday. •' * ■ ‘ '.lf"' DOINGS ©S/THURSDAY. The faGt that the gnuboatebad taken position in front of tho landing wife their guns out and shotted, and the sweeping away of the trees, which was still progressing; gave renewed activity to the’rush of camp followers for passes by fee mail boat to Fortress Monroe, and our population commenced to be-rapidly depleted. The down train from the front reported all quiet with the exception of certain mysterious movements within our lines feat vers not understandable to civilians. The immense stock of stores aed-forage at Dispatch Station,, eleven mfleß from 'White House, were being. carried off wife great rapidity, and subsequently we learned that an, immense train.of wagons-had been runmog from that point ail day, wife forage and stores, and feat fee great est activity In their removal was being observed. In fee evening it was announced that not a bale of hayy a bushel of oats, a barrel! iff beef, or a box of crackers. waß left. Throughout the day, at White House, the greatest-vi gilance was observed to and around fee headquarters of General Casey, who had pitched his tonts on the beauti ful lawn in front of fee White House, fee building itself being occupied as th* private quarters of the Sisters of Charily—and here let me add that it Is qpite a : small building, having not more than six small: rooms in it;, thef outbuildings) and servants’ quarters being separate frem the residence. General Washington himself could not complain of the use of it by these maniateriog.aogels of the sick and wounded soldier. An knmsnse train of wagons was alsomoving forward frorau the subsistence and commissary departments throughout the day, and the immense stocks on shore were being rapidly,diminish ed. The trains on the railroad were still steadily moving forward with ammunition, and continued-throughout the night. Cavalry scouts had also bean sent outin, various directions during the day, and preparations were made for obsti uetkg the roads. At dusk a new panic waß occasioned by. the: discovery that bales of hay had been piled- over and about all tho large masses of subsistence stores, on. the landings, indi cating fee probability that it might become, necessary .during the night to apply the tor ch to them, to prevent their falling into the hands sf>the enemy.' Whilst all these preparalions.vere goingon, indicating the probable . intention of> evacuating the landing on shore, fee numerous steamers and tugs,, probably fifty in number, bad been boey towing down the river to West Point, a distance of fifty 'miles, throush its - tortuous windings, long linesof brigs and-barks laden wife stores. The vessels that were scattered about in the vicinity were also collected together in separate groups, and anchored In the stream where thoy could be easily and rapidly taken in tew by*the steamers when the time for their removal arrived. - And in order that the reader may imagine the scene beta presented it may be proper for him to understand that not. less than seven hundred sail of vessels were, two days previous, at anchor at the White Hows and landing, and stream along for .eight or ten milea down fee river. N . In the meantime the work on the.construction of fee Tailroad bridge over the. Pamunky, just above the land ing, was steadily progressing, a large force of workmen being constantly at work. Thisfact,in conjunction with the evident movements towards a speedy evacuation, be wildered the speculations of the uninitiated, but Colonel Ingalls, under whose directions the evacuation was pro gressing, 'moved about ascoolly as a Bummer’s /morning. The morning train brought down the gratifying news that/the forward; movements of General Hooker had been entirely successful, and that he held the enemy ’s [camp and rifle pits. About one hundred more of the wounded arrived, and were removed, with the others, to feebospit&l steamer*, where tho military committee* with TWO CENTS. their large corps of surgeons, and the numerous Sisters of-Charity in attendance, did all in their power to ren der the poor fellows comfortable. There are also a large number of volunteer female nurses ia attendance, who Are unremitting in their attention and kindness to the sick and wounded. The reports from the front on Thursday evening con tinued-favorable, heavy skirmishing having taken'piase os the right, resulting in the repulse of the enemy, and a few more of the wounded arrived, who reported every thing progressing most satisfactorily, whilst all the indi cations were that a general battle along the whole Une would [take placejnext day, (Friday.) The trains were kept in motion all night, carrying forward munitions of war, whilst the wagon trains were still lining the roads with commissary stores. TBS GREAT ALARM. __ On Friday morning the first item of news from the front, received by telegraph, was a gratifying an nouncement tbat Stonewall Jackson and Ewell, in attempting to turn the right flank, were repulsed by General McCall with.-his Pennsylvania Reserves, and driven back with great slaughter. This attempt of •Packron was made at three o’clock in the morning, and had closed at shs o’clock, with a signal victory. Tbi3repulse is said to have been one of themostde aDd destructive of the war, the enemy being potto a complete rout, with very little loss to our forces. . Although at night, and indeed for a sur prjse, ,the_ gallant Pennsylvanians were found to be wide awake. There was, however, every indica tion of tk general battle along the whole line, and General McClellan, in order to be ready for all emer genc[Pß, gave directions to General Case? ana Colonel Insole, to make , every preparation for the inetant re movel or destruction of all the snpoUes at White House, should the result of the Impending battle render buclwv course necessary, hia force being deemed too small to roifder the successful defence of his position a certain ty against such a movement of the enemy as mieht ensue. & The steamers and tugs were all in,early requisition, and were moving down the river with long trains of transports in tow. The vessels nearest the landing were also stored full of commissary stores and munitions, and moved out in the stream. The immense piles of boxes of crackers, barrels of pork, and other. stores along the. landing were again covered over with piles of hay, so as to be ready at a moment’s notice to apply the torch for their destruction if it should become necessary. There was also great commotion among the crowds of contrabands, who have been tound most efficient labor ers, and who have been used to great advantage in the commissary and munition departments. They soon un- • derstcod tbat danger was apprehended, and, on being as sured by Colonel Ingalls that they would not be left be hind to meet the vengeance of their masters, went to vork with renewed energy. Stores and munitions even where disappeared from the landing with great ra pidity, and were being packed on the wharf boats and vessels contiguous. The wives and children of the con trabands also soon made their appearance,_aod with bundles and babies took position on the canal boats as they were floated out in the stream. The mail steamer, which should have left for Fortress Monroe at seven o’clock in the morning, was ordered to be detained,'and at nine o’clock a desoatch was received that a general battle was processing along the whole line, the enemy having renewed the attempt to flank General Porters position on the right wing. At eleven o’clock a second despatch announced that General Porter, had driven the enemy before him, and repulsed them three times with terrific slaughter, and was then ordered by General McClellan to fall back. This despatch was a signal for renewed energy in the work of evacuation, end all the quartermaster’* papers and. valuables, and the chests of the paymasters, were brought on b.jard the mail boat. The family of Quartermaster Engle was also brought on board, with his horses and carriage, and the horses of Assistant Quartermaster Sawtell. The house hold furniture and tbo servants of these officiate also soon followed, which, increased the excitement among the sutlers and army followers. Some of thesu lers became so panic-stricken as to sell out their stocks at half pries, sod hastened on board the boat, whilst some determined to bold on and take the chances. That there was ah in tention on the part of General McClellan to evacuate the White House as soon as his movements in front should be perfected there was no doubt, but whether as a neces sity or a strategic movement could not at that time be , foreseen. *. - THE PANIC CHECKED. During the afternoon, the panic increased until half past three o’clock, and the steamers and tugs wore busily engaged in towing down the transports. At three o’clock a despatch was received from headquarters, in substance as follows: “We have been driving the enemy before us on the left wing for the past half hour. Cheers are heard all alone the lines.” This was the signal for a new change in the pro gramme. All the Government valuables and the pfljperty of the officers was taken off of the mail-boat and' placed on board the steamer Oamonico, and the order given for the departure of the mail-boat, which left at three o’clock for Fortress Mbmoe. taking with her in tow two heavily-laden steamers, with directions for them to be dropped at West Point. Two of the large hospital steamers, filled with sick and wounded, also left about the same time, and moved ma jestically down the river. 3he steamer Commodore was still'lift at the wharf to receive any . new arrivals from the battle-field, and tbe Daniel Webster and the El® City, devoted to the same service, soon after arrived. Tt was also announced that Gen. Stoneman, with six thousand cavalry and artillery, was within six miles of the White House, to protect the work of evacuatioo, if a dash should be made by the enemy in "that direction. SCENES on the river. The soene presented on the river was a most interest logons Ten miles belowtbe White Htuse-about two hutdred brigs, barks, and schooners were at anchor, with any quantity of canal boats loaded with implements of war, commirsery and .subsistence stores. On tfee whole route down steamers and tugs were passed! having large numbers of vessels in tow, and at West P’oint, forty miles below the White Bouse, not less than three hun dred vessels at anchor, whl T st the numerous steam*- ers and tugs which bad brought them down were pre paring to start up for the several hundred still up the river. • „ STATEMENTS-. OF’ THE .WOUNDED; About 7 o’clock on Friday evening numbers of the wennded commenced to arrive from the front of the lines, with afewof the most intelligent of whom-Ihad an opportunity of conversing. Those engaged in the repnlee of Stonewall'Jackson represented his rout to be ; most quick and disastroua. He came down on them ex* pecting a surprise, but found them-all momentarily ex pecting his approach, baring-been informed’by General McClellan two days previous that lie was commguoou them. Instead of a surprise, the enemy received the first shot, and, after two hours’ fight,' retreated in confusion. The wounded from: the', fight whioh immediately en sued represented it to have been a most terrific encoun ter, tbe enemy coming out from Elcbmond upon them in Buch denre masses thAt* the shell and grape poured 1 , into them as they.‘advanced'made great caps ia their' lines, which were immediately fiWedup and’tbey moved forward most* determinedly. Their Artillery was so - * poorly served that the damage to our was light in proportion. They still moved on and exchanged showers of Micie balls, which were destructive on both: sides,, but when "'Gen. Porter ordered a bayonet charge they retreated in double-quick, though Gen. Porter pursued them but a Bhort distance. =• The enemy again rallied and approached bur Hues a second time, when tho same terrible slaughter ensued:: this time their artillery being better served was more ef fective in the ranks of our men On- coming to dose' quarters they were again-repulsed and driven back a still greater distance, this twice-foupht battle ground being' literally strewn with the deadand dying. Gen. Porter then a second time fell back to his position and Awaited nearly an hour for the enemy to renew the assault. : They,- how ever, finally came on in increased numbers, .havlnghesu largely reinforced,/and were again received-with shell and grape, causing great, chasms in their ranks, and one. poor fellow, who had lost his arm, assured me feat he saw 1 ' the loose arms and portions of the bodies of the enemy making gyrations through the air. A third’time-the enimy bore down most bravely and 'determinedly on our lines, and this conflict was the most severely contested of* tbe whole, but when the bayonet was brought to b'aar he • fell back, and was pressed towards Richmond fully a mite beyond our otieinallines .Again, for the fourth time, General Porter fell.back to his first position, when an order was-received‘from-Gen. McClellan to continue hits retrograde/ movement slowly and in order. So soon as it b'ecame-apparent to the ene my that it was the purpose of General Porter to retire, fee enrmy again pushed forward most boldly and , brave ly, when their advance; was checked by the entire reserve force, consistingof the New Torksfe,DieutenantG6lonel Duryea, the New York-l Orb, Colonel Benedfx, and two other regiments, under command of Colonel Warren, act** ing brigadier general,- and fee entire force ef regulars under Major General Brkes. This fresh force held the enemy in check whilst the form which lisd previou9ly bore the brnnt of the- battle moved steadily back and iii good order, carrying with them their wounded' and ' Tbe enemy made- a fierce -attack on' the reserve, but-' cannon were posted* at- various points of the route by which they were retiring towards the Obickahominy, which occasionally poured in shot and shell upon them, end checked their movements, and-enabled the troops to move back in the moat admirable order. At one time in this retrograde movement the reserve force of-General' Sykes charged on the enemy with-the bayonet, and drove him back nearly a mile. In this-- charge the gal lant New York- sth and-Colonel Benedix’a Nevr York 10th drew forth fee plaudits of the army by tbeir steadi ness and bravery, in which they, however, lost about a hundred of their numbers, whose bodies it was necessary to leave on the field; Oheera went up along our whole lines at this gallant repulse, which three o’clock in the afternoon,.and the oneray did not again renew the attack during the balance of-the evening, but turned his columns down toward the- White House, which seemed to be the haven of all bis hopes. The division of the enemy despatched* in this- direction- ivas estimated' at from twenri?- to thirty thousand, cavalry, artillery, and : Infantry.. They started-down-at three o’clock oh Friday afternoon. A- PAYMASTER-. In conversation with a paymaster, who was with Gen. Porter’s Division, when the battle commenced, I have a very full confirmation of- the statement of feia gallant Fo’dier. He Bays that being anxious for fee safety ef the large amount-o* treasure in his possession^he asked in -BtructioDP, and was told to'proceed on towards Savage Station, on the Richmond side of fee . Ohickahominy, in cornpai-y with the wagon tt sin then moving in that di rection with the h napsaoks of the men and aH the. valu ables from the various camps ofjthp division. He joined the train and moved on, and deseribes the. artillery re serves stationed along the road to-protect fee retiring of fee right wing of the army across the- Chickahominy. He says it wss a most orderly movement, conducted slowly and steadily, and feat fee .only evidence of panic wae • srooDg some teamsters, who threatened to-break their lines, but were .instantly checked- by a company of cavalry who drew on them,, and were ordered to blow ou4 : the brains of the first man who- deserted his post or dis obey e<l the orders of the guards. . ... v - This gentleman lert the Savage Station, south of fee Chickahominy, at T o’clock on Satnrday naorning, mad states that.during the night the entire right wing of feo army passed' over the river in perfect order, not losing a wagon of fee train, and only leaving such portion of their camps as was not deemed worth removing as they retired to their new lines.. There had been no fighting during fee night, though at five o’clock bn Saturday - morning come heavy, cannonading was in progress on the extreme left, towards the Jamesriver, which soon ceased, however* and at 7 o’clock all was again quiet. The roil-; road wss in operation all night on Friday after the bat tler and the last train that left for tbs White Honse took its departure at ? o'clock, and met no interruption on the way down. . EAfiT OF THE'WHITE HOUSE. On Saturday morning the work of evacuation at fee White House had been nearly completed, and although 1 there was still a number of vessels before the landing, there was an abundance of steamers in readiness to move* off with them at any moment. At nine o’clock a train, of cars started out for head quarters,.but bad not been gone more than an hour be fore it returned, reporting the enemy to bo approaching Dispatch Station, which is eleven miles from the White; House. This, however, is snpposed to be a tnisteke, as a telegraphic communication through to Gen. MoGteUan was continued up to eleven o’clock, at which time the mail boat started for Fortress Monroe. MY CONCLUSIONS. From tbe foregoing I think I have conclusively proved. that fee object of Gen; McG ellan, long before the battle on Friday, waste abandon the White House, and njso draw in his right wing across the Ohickahominy. That he has accomplished thiß most masterly movementwlth but liitle loss in comparison wife his punishment of the enemy ferie can be uodoubt, and that he has strengthen ed bis position by instructing Ms lines, and changing the base of his operations to fee James river, te.eqnafly self-evident. There he will have fee co.oper*tk>D.o£ fee gunboats, and if fee enfemy attempt to interrupt his sup ply vessels by making a dash on the James, river, they .will-meet with prompt pumahment from the gunboats, and so weaken their forces in front that fee city will fall info his possession with but a slight struggle. Although £ * hope may be father to the I would wager a big appla feat Gen. McClellan is to possession of Rich mond by Sunday next. ' 0. 0. F. Further Particulars. . • Washington, June 2s, 1862, r Since closing my letter from the White House, ! find myself very unexpectedly in Washington oity, and in possession of. moat reliable information from the White House and ufeer points on fee Peninsulq, nearly a d.fi? later th«j to THE WAR PRESS. TJttl WA* Peess will he seut to subscribers by maH (per annum iu advance) at ..#2»## Three Copies ** « .. 6,0# “ ** « "Mill 6.0# “ 12*0# Larger Clubs will be charged at the same rate, thus t 20 copies will cost #24; 50 oopfes will cost #6O; and 109 copies 3120. For a Club of Twenty-one or over, we will send a# Extra Copy to the getter-up of the Club. OST" Postmasters ore requested to act as Agents fof The War Press. ' JS^**Advertisements Inserted at the usual rates, Six lines constitute a square. END OF THE WHITE HOITSE. It appears tbat the telegraphic communication between the White House and General McClellan was not broken until near one o’clock on Safcurdav, and then the wire was cut at Dispatch Station, eleven miles out. Tanstall’g Station,four miles out, was in our possession troth four c in the afternoon, at which hour tbe operator at the White House heard a strange atonal coming over the w ’ re ; On going to the instrument he was heralded with what the Federal soldiers call the rebel national salute: “Isay, o you Yankee—-of- ” This was the signal given For the Rub! evacuation, when a portion of the infantry forces immediately embatked on steamboats ir Lt’ as !i ng i- etD ’ the last of the transports was moved off by the steamtugs, and the few articles scattered about on shore, even tame damaged bay, was fired. The whole was of very small value, and thus of the manv millions of property here a few days ago perhaps not $5,000 was destroyed. In the midst of this closing scene of the beautiful Cbickahomiuy region, I reerei to have to state that some vandal set fire.to the White House, and it was en tirely consumed. This, doubtless, arose from the ridicu lous teachings of a recent grave Senatorial debate on thia little cottage, 1 . Tbe enemy made bis appearance in considerable force at the White House, about stven o’clock on Satur day evening, and although he found neither bread fop man, nor bay for boosts, was welcomed with heavy showers of grape-shot from the three gunboats which w»ira ranged along in front of the landing They were sup posed’ to be thirty thousand strong, and, unless they broimht their haversacks well supplied, must bar- gone snpperless to bed. In tbe best of times, r found star vation to'stare me in'the face at White House, and I hope the rebels found no better fare. RETIREMENT OF THE TROOPS. The cavalry at the White House guarded thadepar- . trtra of the last of tbe wagons and horses which moved off at the final evacuation, and joined ti e force under General ' Ftoneman who were borerlcg around (be vicinity all day. After pasting these trains off, and securing their safety. General Stoueman with his entire force moved off ia a direction that X am not at liberty at present to state. General Casey reports that heiost not a man, nor did he leave a soul behind; not even a contraband. s THE TRANSPORTS. o’clock, on morning, 001. Ingalls and S™ Sa r* e e Yorktown with au.fmuenm ‘ convoy of,vessels and si earners, on their way to the new s base of operations on the Jan.*, river. They would ooubtiefs move down immediately to Fortresa Monroe * and await the instructions of Gen. Mccuilan. A large - Dumber are, however, already up the Jamea 'river un der the protection of the gunboats. * TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION. Pince a very early hour on Saturday morning General McClellan has teen deprived of bis telegraphic ccmraoni catim with Wn*bington He abandoned fits^use.raver il hours before the wires were cut, doubtlere being fearful tbat tbe enemy might, by placing a magnet on the wires, read bis orders. Direct communication is now bring opened with him, however, by gunboats up the mouth of the Chickahominy, and all will soon be right in this re spect. J&ENERAL NEWS. A DISAPPOINTED HUSBAND.—The Boston Cou rier relates the following incfdesi as having occurred at East Boston on Wednesday last, just previous ts tlie de parture for Liverpool of the British steamship Africa ; “Miss Lotty Hough* who appeared at tbe Howard Atbeureum a few weeks since, and gained considerable applause in her personations of Yankee girls, bad secured her passage in the steamer, when her bus hand, hearing of it went to the Ohief nf Police and re presented that sbe was non compos mentis, and that he wanted to have her arrested.. The Chief knew nothing of th< facta in tbe case, and therefore sfut an intelligent officer with tbe husband to investigate it. Miss Hough was found ia tbe saloon of the steamer, her husband poinfrd her out to the officer, and directed him roughly, in the presence of others, to arrest ‘that woman.’ Miss Hough immediately went on shore at the request of the officer, &Bd explained to him that she had been obliged, to support her husband for the past ten years, and that she was now going to Eneland to escape from his perse cutions Tbe husband meanwhile was engaged ia drag ging some of his wife’s bageage ashore, and in informing th* people around him that he was going to have Misa Hough arrested. After hearing the story, the officer told Miss Hough that be 1 ad no authority to detain ber. that she appeared capable of taking care of herself, and that she could depart in the steamer and tab© her baggage with her, which she accordingly did; and ber husband was left on the wharf without money enough to pay his passage in the ferry back to the city.” THE BRITISH WARKTOB,—The iron-clad frigate Warrior fßritisb) has made another trial, and another failure. The Arabia’s mails bring the particulars of the event, and apologize for the ill forton* of the ship, by stating that fhe was in bad trim, that her bottom waa fouled, that heavy rain was failing, and tbe wind blow ing, not to mention other drawback s. which are classed under tbo head of “minor disadvantages.” New pipes have been fitted for conveying from the main deck to the bilges tbe leakage which might enter the ports when fighting the gnus fn heavy weather. Some seventy tons of bricks asd mortar have been built into the bottom of the ship, to prevent the lodgment and consequent stagna tion of bilge water. A FIENDISH ASSASSINATION —After Jackson had forced Banks to retire from the valley, a man, firing at Powell’s Fort, eight miles from Woodstock, was so cueed by his neighbors nf having carried provisions to the latter place, and sold to our soldiers. He acknow ledged tbat he had done so, and said that be preferred the specie he received in payment to Confederate notes. They immediately killed him near his own door. His son saw Hie struggle, and started to his father’s assistance, when hewastoldbyhfsmotherto run for his life. Hestarted to run, when several sbetg were fired at him, one of which struck him In tbe neck and passed out at the cheek, shattering the jaw. He, however, succeeded' in making his escape. A LITERARY DTBCOYERY.—An important literary ‘ discovery has just been made' in Baris, which promise* to be one of rare historical merit. It is nothing less than an autobiography of the Emperor Charles Y, a work whose existence was mentioned in. tbe sixteenth century, and which baa often been diligently searched ter by eminent scholars, without succras.’ Jn 1859; Pro- - feseor Arendt, of Lieeav in- Belgium, commenced & search for it in alltie-principer libraries in Europe and 5 in May a Portusueße translation of the work wav found . in Paris. It appears to be really the autobiography of the; Emperor from 1515” to 155 G, and will soon be ■pub lished. THE AWKRrOAN TR DBUM’.—A writer ip DloigKVt Journal of Music wants* our soldiers to sing the Old Hundredth psalm tune **ter victory H« would wish t* entfr battle witli “Hail Columbia” and Yankee Do>dle» w and dose it" with the grand'sbraibs-of the ((01d'Huu dredth.” When we consider that this old psalm- tune was prepared for the Calvinist psalto book in 1653'; that it wag arinnted By Ainsworth, in his bonk prepared' tor exiled "Puritans in Holland' soon after; that If waa* brought to our American shores by the firat settiers of Massachusetts, and’ has become tlie American te deutnj witli all the associations of three hundred years cluster* inp aboutit, wbafcould>o*grandly close a victorious dky of strife as to hear it swelling- ftora the multitude of manly voices 1' GENEBAIi HINDMAN.—The rebel General Hind man, who was recently taken prisoner at St. Charles. Arkansas, was formerly a* member of Congress- from- Arkansas, when Colonel Fitch* who took him prisoner, was also a member from Ibdiaua. He is the man who, as commander, of fee State forces? in Arkansas, phased the “no quarter order;” at Elttte Rock, and who hair some correspondence with fee Union General Ourtia, after the iseuaiH» of that order. Colonel Fitch, it wauld appear, did not see fit to - enforce retaliation by setting bis men at' the soldiers of HTndonak, while they were cooped up i« a comer,-, and’ ordering them to -be butchered. Hibdman would hot* have cried out “no quarter” just at'thatparttcutor-juncture, it is fair to presume. : . . MB. GREGORY AND THE SOUTHERN WOMEN: —Mr. Gregory, MI.P , is not only a friend of fee rebels, but he is in constant communication with them* at this extract from l>is last speech-In Parliament (June 13) shows r “ A' letter was put into Ms baud f-om a Southern young ladv, a.fewdays agovin- whteh it was stated, «I' am afraid when you see us-again you will fiad us en tirely changed—we have been so outraged that you will no longer find ub the timid, retiring women, we were.*' [Hear, and a laugh ] r He thought it too piteous to laugh at. It was sadtenough for tears.” A BPBAHING-GENBBAD'.- Gen. Howard, of Maine, who had one of bis arms shattered In tbe "hatUe at Fair Oaks, is to delfver an oration at a Fourth of July ce’ebra tlOn at Divermore, Maine.- He was one of the speakers at tbe State Cergregationak Conference io Portland'on Wednesday teat. It : iB announced that Gen. Howard will take tho field agato-in a-few weeks; although be has lost one arm, he has still another to sacrifice for his coun try, if-required. A NEW BA'NK.-r-WilliamH.Hodge, Peter G. Wash ington, Jbbn M. Krodheau*, and other gentlemen, who have in Tears part-occupiedpoaitiors under Government, have applied to Coitareas-for a charter for a banking in sfitutinn-to be called the-National Bank, with a capital of @500,0f10, which may be Increased to l?1.0Q0.000. They ara «nly to issue notes slamned by fee Secretary of the Treasury “secured by United States stock deposited in the treasury of-the TTufted States.” FIRE IN THE CHARLESTOWN NAYY- YARD.'— On Saturday monnPgyabont four o’clock, the old build ing, need ob a coppersmith phop and foundry, took fire from tho spontaneous-combustion of aquantity of rubbish in the loft, and was-p&*fcially destroyed. The contents were badly tojuredfey fire and water, and the roof waa entirely destroyed; 'The loss about-83,000. The baihling was very old, and it had*been proposed for some time to demolish-It, and make rcom-for a more sob ataniM one. Thera- baa not been enlarge a fire in the yarcP for upwards of twenty years. Ai-SHARF St. Paul, .Minuo-ota, fee other day, an effl'cer arrested a manfo* fast driving, .and* had him flnrdifrredollars. Man hadnt got-fee money, and aeked fee offtoar to get intohi&huggy and drive dwn. to bis house and*get the funds. Accommodating officer di3 so, cost, tbat-the horse.wouldn’t go ribw, and feat-he-wsß compelled himrelf to drive faster. than the city ordinance allowed.* As a consequence* when he got back to fee poliee office, he waß fined an equal amonntvwblchhe paid, a-wdser man. BETNTZmJWAN’S OPINION—A correspondent of fee New S&l&'Trtbune thinks-the probabilities in front■ of delay. Ha-gives his reasona thus: Jrat as I rough-and-ready Heint- Eelman say, ‘'We’ve got Via..foul—sure ‘ and what the d—lie the uray Senator, [l’m.not fee man he was afldreas tog], of risktotf anything the last man just where we want htoal’ And, secondly, a days’ delay will add to fee certainty of the-success of fee plan of attack.” REYITAIi OF THE INDTA TRADEv*—Tha India, trade of Boalon is reviriag.. Fourteen ships from Cal cutta wflkftTrive at that.-port in Jul 7 and August. Seve rs! othsra are algo loading at OaJtotta,. maktoe in all about twenty ships for Boston sailing in March and* April. In addition tortbcie, (sayg.the Traveller •) wo shall pjeobably have ten more ships from Manilla, Ba tavia, and Penang. FEARLESS HONESTY.—business firm.*in. New ' Orleans, at the beginning of the outbreak, owed two bnu drefft and fifty thousand dollars in New York. • This was sequestered uudes>tl» Confederate laws, but the firm, steadily refused to-pay it over, at the risk of jail or what ever proceedings* and are now-making arrangements, to discharge the debt to the proper creditors iuloli.. A REBEL SHOT -—A rebel prisoner wasi-ahot-afc Gamp Douglas Chicago,, on Friday night, white attempt-. ’ i«g to escape* . He wae first fired:- at while seating the, fence, hut essaped uninjured: Sabseqnently, while ruu— ping across a garden lot in that vicinity, he.was again, fired at, and-tellplersed by a,half- dozen bullets. A FLOY3I, GUN TO-CBLBBEATE THE FOURTH. —Some of 'the big, guns, ordered to bo sold by fee.thlef- Floyd, be used in celebrating fee Fourth of July at Paterson. They were purohaßedfey tb ©.Rogers Loco-t motive Gompany. It is the to fixe thorn from the heights above the Falls. DEGIDBDIY SOLD-—A party of thirty men recently arrived at Quebec, under the auspices of a Bwladting oempany in Londoni which, advertised to carry tbam Bcrosa fee continent in ©omfontabla carriages for the mod erate snra of forty guineas per head. BALTIMORE Vickers, Emelin©: Vickers, Bose Yickera and Yicksra, were arrested in Baltimore o» fee ITfe'tost, for « plying febeir voca tion” of waving Secession ftags. These gfrte threw: vitriol on fee officers who arrested them. ' THE BEST POLICY.—Those journal© whioh com- plain that Mr. Lincoln has-no policy, and yet accord to him honesty of purpose, evidently forget fee old maxim. “Honesty is the best policy.” ! RECRUITING.—Tbe Ist Now Jersey Cavalry.are now in csxnp about three mties from Manassas Junction, re cruUihg themselves, after their severe march up fe« Shenandoah Valley- MORE POWDER.—Urgent calls are now made upon the United States Arsenal, at Watertown, by the Govern ment, for powder, and the establishment is in operation on the Sabbath, as well as. other days of the week. The kind of powder wanted is that used for aiege gu&a. AHEAD OF TIME.— I The^universal Yankee is always up to tinm. Five applications have been made to Go vernment for licenses to open hotels at Richmond, when taken! ' - ' • AN ORATION.—Hon. Emerson Etheridge is to de liver an oration from fee steps of the Washington Monu ment on the 4tb of July. ■ ANSOS P. SLOBBILIi, member of OnwraH ftW. Mtune, iecimeß a re.electioa. . ,
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