Eljt Vres,s4 TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1863 ki~We can take no notice of anonymous commu nications. We do not return rejected manuscripts. '?Voluntary correspondence solicited from all parts of the world, and especially from oar different military and naval departments. When used, it will be paid for. THE NEWS. A LETTER from Columbus, Ky., 9th indent, to the Chicago Tribune, says : ;" A terribly tragic affair occurred here about five o'clock this morning at the Columbus House. A man by the name of Rodgers, "who was elected a member of Congress from the Memphis district, but on some account was refused a seat, in a sudden tit of insanity, as is supposed, commenced an- attack upon a lieutenant while in his bed. The landlord, hearing the disturbanC3, rushed in, when Rodgers attacked him with a knife, stabbing hiirrin a terrible manner. The landlord's wife, hearing her husband's cries for help, came running in, and was immediately attacked by the madman, and gashed in a manner which renders her recovery impossible. During the affray the lieute nant received a pistol shot, which it is feared will prove mortal. The guard here rushed in and fired upon the unfortunate man, who attempted his work of murder upon them. He finally fell dead, being shot with live bullets, and run through with two bayonets. The landlord, his wife, and the lieute= nant are now lying at the point of death ; the two former, it isThought, cannot survive." " M. GAILLARDET, writing to the Cotirrier des Elats Una from Paris, under the date of February 27, gives the following bit of political gossip: "There is a rumor on the Bourse to-day of an insurrection in Hungary, corresponding with that in Poland. looks improbable, and what Is even less probable is the alleged resolution suddenly taken by the Empe ror Napoleon to recall the French army from Mexico, and treat with Juarez, upon a report by General Forey, recognizing that the popularity of the Mex ican President ensures his re-election by universal Suffrage. It is added that the Emperor wishes to avoid a conflict, which is daily- becoming more imminent, with the Northern States, through the they.offer to the Mexican's, the unpleasant ie- Janne between Seward and Mercier, and the refirsal of the "Washington Cabinet to accept the last propo- Sitions of France." . A ruivATh letter from a prominent citizen of Camderi,'N. J., speaks 'as follows of, the revival of loyal feeling in the southern section of that State: We have here a Union League, which holds semi weekly meetings, and you would be astonished to see with what alacrity men of all parties unite them selves with the organization. I confidently believe we shall number a thousand members within the next six weeks. The feeling. in favor of the Union since the action of our Copperhead Legislature, has grown stronger with each additionaldemonsttation of the - traitors. I indulge the hope that, through the Instrumentality of Union Leaguei,- the State may be fully redeemed, and the foul stains inflicted by traitors be wiped. from her hitherto fair es cutcheon." • Entuu the Challanooga Rebel of &late date we learn that the rebel general PilloW recently made a speech in Madison county,.Alabama, on the subject of fur nishing negro teamsters for General Bragg's army. The General entered into an elaborate argument to prove that it is the policy and duty of the South to - -. enlist the negroes. In the course of his remarks, he said That the Union forces had taken from him not only his negroes, but had burned four gin-houses, which were worth ten thousand dollars each; they had taken 100,000 pounds of bacon, 2,000 hogs, 500 line cattle, destroyed his houses in Arkansas, laid waste his plantations, and otheiwise injured him in many respects. Notwithstanding this retribution, he declared himself an.uncompromising traitor. Tun death at Yonkers, New York, on. Stuaday last, of Bev. Dr. Baird, has removed from us one of the most widely-travelled and accomplished men of the day—one whose name has been for over a gene ration identified with many of our prominent reli gious associations. Dr. Baird was a native of this State, and a - graduate of Princeton College. He visited Europe several times, and ably defended, - both in his speeches, writings; and sermons, our country and its institutions. Besides writing se veral books of interest, he was an able'contributor for the periodical and newspaper press of this coun- try and England. He was also at one time an editor of the New York World. A FIGHT took place near the town of Pinos Altos on the 28th of „Tannery, 1863, between a portion of Co. A, 6th Infantry, Oalifornia Volunteers, under . Capt. Joseph Smith and Lieut. Higdon, and a band of the Gila Apaches, in which the latter were routed with aloes of six killed and twelve wounded. Our loss was Private William Hussey, killed, and Sergt. Sitton wounded. The action was in broken ground, and Capt. Smith's men had to be divided into small parties to head the Indians off. At one time Sergt., Sutton, in command of, one of three patties, only nine men - strong, held sixty Indians at bay, and maintained hie ground until Others came to his relief. IT is now, pretty well assured, though' we have as yet no official reports, that the Yazoo Pass expedi tion has. been successful. Our gunboats have de scended the Coldwater and Tallahatchierivers to the Yazoo, and thence have gone to Yazoo City, which. they captured, with the twenty or more steamboats collected• there as the rebel transport, fleet. Ac companying this report of the capture of Yazoo city, is another rumor of the evacuation of :Vicks burg. We should not 'be surprised if it were true. With the Yazoo in our possession, and an easy ap proach open to Vicksburg in the rear, we do not see how the rebel stronghold can be held. ; BY THE• death of John VT. Noell, of Missouri, member or the late House of Representatives, not .only Dlissouri, but the cbuntry has sustained a loss. Mr. NO - ell was an ardent supporter of the Govern ment and an able adVocate of emancipation in Mis souri. Re was a member elect of the next Rouse, having been chosen from his district in the last elettinn,a Rey_ a non t es t_ a r_...........mprecryroience. --- - THE baiEDenefaatop, recently arrived from Japan, brings, besides a valuable cargo of Japanese goods, an order from the Tycoon for the construction in our shipyards of three large steamers. These are not in tended for the " Emperor of China," like those build. leg in the Confederate shipyards in England; but are g• flume orders from the Tycoon. THE wrecked vessel, Ella Warley, suffered verely by the late storm. It appears that the larger part of the hull remained unbroken, and by the ac tion of the water was driven about a mile and a half nearer the shore. As yet, the only property reco vered from the wreck is the Adams Express safe, and some leather and tobacco. The Coast Wsrecking Company have the charge of the wreck. A SEntous riot occurred at Oil Springs, Canada West, on Saturday night las , t, between the whites and the negroes. The whites organized a force, marched to the negro quarters, ordered the blacks away, destroyed their property, and burned their_ houses. The negroes fled to the woods. Three of the rioters have been captured. Several were wounded. DESPATCHES front Dover, N. H., make the result in the First Congressional district of that State doubtful. Mr. Joel Eastman, the Republican can didate, rims ahead of the combined Republican and Union Democratic vote. Official returns will ,be necessary to settle the matter. IT is currently reported, by reliable men, that there is a secret organization of Peace Democrats in Berke county, of this State, for the purpose of op posing the Government in its efforts to crush the rebellion, and especially of resisting any future draft that may be.ordereiipy the proper authorities., Yazoo CITY, whose capture by Federal troops has been confirmed, is a flourishing post city in Yazoo county, Miss., situated on the river of -the same name, about 50 miles N. N. W. of Jackson. It is lo cated in a rich cotton-growing region, and, before the war, employed a large and lucrative commerce. Population about 3,000. • Or THE $1,008,3113.12 furnished the State Treasti- rer in coin, by the banks of this Commonwealth, for the payment of the interest of the public debt, under the act of January 30th, 1863, the Farmers' Bank of Reading gave $15,000, the Union Bank of Reading .$4,000, and the Bank of-Pottstown $4,000. THE London Spectator quietly observes that, inas much as the maximum income of a great English noble is £300,000 a year, the Parliamentary grant of £100,000,n year to the Prince of Wales cannot be re garded aS extravagant. A. RESOLUTION has been adopted in the lower branch of the Michigan Legislature instructing the Cornmittee on Agriculture to inquire into the expe diency of reporting a bill creating bounties for the production of syrup and sugar horn sorghum. AN oil refinery in Buffalo has been confiscated, with its contents, for an attempt of the proprie . tors to evade the tax under the United States tax law. *The 'value of the property is some $lB,OOO. THE iron trade of Lake Superior is growing im portant. During 1862, 115,721 tons of iron ore, and 8,690 tons of pig iron were shipped for market. The value of the rough copper shipped from the same region in 1862 is stated at $4,000,000. EIGHT captains of the New Hampshire Bth Re giment, encamped near New Orleans, have been ar rested for permitting their men to appropriate to their own use the fences and such timber as was ' , lying arcnind 1005 e .,, IT Is estimated that there will be 40,000,000 feet more lumber cut on the Penobscot and Kennebec rivers this year than last. ' The amount.usually cut has been 200,000,000 feet, while last year it was but 60,000,000 feet. - WE learn from the Catholic Telegraph that Bishop Quinlan (Catholic), of Mobile, was recently arrested by the rebel provost guard at midnight, and taken to prison. He was afterwards liberated next day. No reason was assigned for the outrage. Con. JOON M. HARLAN, of the 10th Kentucky Infantry, has retired from service and returned home to Frankfort. Re was not long ago nominated by the President for promotion to brigadier general. Tun State of Missouri grows more than twenty live millions of pounds of tobacco annually, and the quality holds a high repute in the market. tioyalty ill Delaware. 'The message; Of his, Excellency :Gover nor C.lmucON, of Dela Ware, will be read with pleasure by every lOyal man in the country, and will go far towards giving strength and encouragement to , the..true friends of the Union in Dela - ware. Our iprecions little neighbor has been uncertain and critical in her .loyalty-not: because the I)eeple were untrue, but because .there were ,bad men in the - Management of affairs. - After a'bitter end earnestly-fought canipaign, the,triuMplt "was. a divided - glory. The friends of the Athiaini - stration elected leVti.mAat CANNON: Governerthe enemies of the Admini&, :ration were otherwise triumphant. , Mr. Cii46 - 141ths been a bold and outspoken executive, and has done his duty to his State and to the Federal Government with fearless atilt :enthusiastic ,brayery.: ';T.lis recent . pro-. rn claation is a :reply to j the, most dangerous heresy that treasonlas invented:7-th° theory . „ of States-Rights. It is the preamble to Seces sion ; the prologue to rebellion. The Le gislature of the State, in the interest of the rebels, and anxious to do something: that would aid their cause, recently passed an act virtually arraying the State of 1361.6. ware against the General Government. There can be no doubt but an act of the kind indicated in the hinds of an:unfriendly officer would be the means of embittering the relations of the :State with, the United States, and Seriously .embarrassing the government. Governor CANNON, however, true to his Patriotic instincts, indignantly rebukes the men who have taken part in this conspiracy, and plainly declares that the first duty of the citizen is, to the General Government, and that all other tests or evidences of : alle giance must be harmonious and subordinate. We can proudly coMpare this action of the Governor of Delaware—a slaVe State, and allied to the Southern' States L—with that of the Governors of New York and New JO:: sey. Withontpretending at this time to dis - , cuss the. question of States-Rights as a prin ciple of political economy, there can be no doubt that its avowal now is a plain adhe : pion to the sentiments underlying the South ern Confederacy. If we admit it, we admit that South Carolina had a right to secede; and Virginia a right to make war; that our contest for the Union has been a mistake, and: that any effort: to maintain our nation ality by force is fraud. This is the precise . position of the men in the North who evidence any sympathy with-the South ern rebels. It contemplates the embarrass nient of the Administration, comfort to the rebels, and an ultimate surrender of the con- test. ',Governor CANNON, therefore, deserves high honor for his coinage and consistency, and his devotionto the Union in this time'of danger and mistrust will be remembered to his praise, as one Of the noblest acts of the war. Exports of Gold. On Saturday, two steamboats which left New York, took out to Europe the large sum of $1;542,671 in specie. The export of gold has been steady and heavy for some time, and promises (or threatens) to con tinue in an equal ratio at least. This fact has great significance. To ascertain the actual value of the money thus sent 'out of the country, we mast ascertain what it cost. At a time like this, when' specie is dear be cause scarce, the Simi of $894,740 was paid by the gold exporters; to convert greenbacks into specie, and this at the quotation of 158 per ctirtum, as the New York price of,Specie on Saturday. So that, in reality, the round sum of $2,437,420 was expended to purchase the $1,542,671 which was exported to Eu rope on Saturday. Three weeks before, when the premium on specie was 70 per centum, it would have taken $1,075,869 hi legal-tender paper, to have purchased $l, 542, 671 in specie, making a pretty little item of $2,618,540 exported front this country to Europe in one day. The natural question is— What for ? For foreign Mimics. At a time when the price7of living has advanced fully thirty five per cent., we are lavish and reckless in our purchases of articles of lukury, which we do not want. The velvets of Genoa and Florence, the silks of Lyons, the laces of Fiance and Belgium, the furs of. Canada and Russia, the plumage of many lands, the bijouterie of Paris, and scores more of such un necessary articles, are more among us nOw than they were in the times of highest prosperity or greatest speculation and extra vagance. This, too, though, owing to the rise in the nominal value of specie, which makes the exchanges fearfully against this country, a very heavy tariff, and the new internal taxation, the price of foreign arti cles is double what, it was three years ago. At this time, _wheirPatriotism has made and is making such great efforts and such heavy sacrifices to preserve that Union which made us, for our prosperity, the marvel and the - Avy of the civilized world, Fashion— the false Duessa of the age and clime—dis dains native'products, anctivhen. she flutters in her foolish vanity, must be attired in the products of many nations, no matter at what cost. We have fallen.upon luxurious times, and. the country will one day lament the results. It is an absolute fact that our vast empire has a general y productiveness within 'herself that is capable of supplying every article that can be needed bTsociety, as absolutely necessary,—indeed tha,t constitute comfort and even elegance. Why, then,al a crisis _like • the-present, should vast sums be sent out of this country to foreign lands for 'costly luxuries ?. Gold, which is dear ,be cause it is scarce, is deported weekly, in millions, for the, advantage,' of foreign ope ratives, artisans, merchants, agents, and capitalists. We Ought to :rise above the vanities which beset and overpower us, and part with the Delilahs of fashion, who at once enervate and betray us. We ought to be self-denying. At a time like this,- in stead of flaunting in silks and-satins, velvets and furs, feathers and jewelery, American . women might properly Cultivate a becoming plainness of attire,—wearirig homespun, - if neeessary,L-and truly attain the credit of the " simplex - munditlis," which, HORACE tells us, was the charM of the loveliest matrons and maids • of imperial Rome, eighteen centuries ago. The contrast be tween our brave men, subject to privations on sea and shore, and -to dangers at dl times, and our fair women flaunting in the richest products of foreign skill or art,' purchased at double price, is obvious to every thinking mind: Had we the power, not a golden dollar should quit these Shores for Europe for purposes such as these. But, ;Fashion wild reign, and under her sceptre, millions of gold will continue to be 'sent to Europe for absolutely, .niMecesSary articles of female fanciful attire. Edinburgh Review on the. American question. The recent and gradual 'change of public opinion in England, as to . , the American question, bears Out what we alleged; fully two years ago, that the. anti-slavery feel ing in that country was extremely strong— so atrial*, ,as the growth of more than half a century, that it must eventually exercise a great influence upon the men of rank wealth, and pOlitics, who, from „the first, had espoused the cause of the Southern re bels. We declared; two years ago; that the heart of the British people Was in the right ~ place, but that . politicians vltre un sound in their views. The aristocracy" are against the Union, the people for it. Lord Rusam,i and Lord PALMERSTON, With their pretended:neutrality, are not more unfriend ly to us than Lord DEnly and, Lord MALtiEsnuity, who occupy the; Opposition benches. Mr - . GLADSTONE, in avowing his predilections for the South, was simply in judicioustnost of his colleague§ in, and rivals out of office, Bolding the same hos tility, but exercising more discretion in pub lic. American benevolence, :of the:smile practical character that helped Ireland in the famine 0f184 1 7, before the British Government had taken one step to alleviate the great suf ferings in that unhappy country, has lately been extended to the distreased operatives of Lancashire, and is even now,. in this very city, collecting fimda to relieve the distressed hand-loom Wetiye4 . .s and muslineinbroklei*s of the North of Ireland, whose destitution is atiPalling, and was clearly set forth in two letters from Mr. HUGH MCC ALA,, in thin Lon don Times:two:month§ ago, and has since . 'been developed more in detail by speakers at Public meetings held'at Belfast and:Lis, burn; the seat of the distress. The arrival of the ship George 'GrisWola :at pool, with abundant: contributioxie of food frem New York, has: chine much to draw . out the expression'of p o p u lar feeling in our favor, in various great cities anti towns of England. When the vessel which P.hiladel ;phia has sent out, on it - like mission of mercy, also reaches 'Liverpooa';. furt*r 'ide- 7 ',monstrations may be expected. too, When Philadelphia's contributions torelieve ' the distress - in the. North of Ireland shall arrive in the pert of Belfast, truth; humanity, exercised towards sufferers whose qeaders: have shown themselves Oar foes, has heaped coals of fire upon the heads of the politicians across the Water, who have done their best, or rather:their worat, : againat us, The British preas, which follows, while it ; affects'te, lead - opinion, has :been, greatly influenced, by the recent unanimity: and fervor with which the' English have lately declared their friendshiP, gratitude, and kindly feeling towards us. Our magna nithity, which nobly forgot the Wrong, and as nobly remembered only that there was suffering huinanity - te be relielied, has sensi bly touched the chord of feeling - in the Bri tish heart. The great Mites itself has miti gated, and nearly ceased its sneers and slanders, its hostility and' falsehoods, against us. 'Miner journals have followed in this mitigated course. At last, even the Edin burgh, Review, once the admitted champion of liberal sentiment and liberal politics, lit latterly a mere apologist for and organ of the Palmerston Administration,: has come Out with an article which unsays much of - what ithes been saying ever since 1860, and frankly edinits that England has no right to interfere in our affairs. . This article is the ninth in the new number of the Edinburgh 'Review, just republished here. The ReVlewer covers his retreat by the usual assertion that "for all practical pur poses, as regards •the Southern States, the Union has, ceased to exist," but condemns "the crude and ilLtimed" proposition for mediation offered in November to the English and Russian Governments. Neither does he perceiVe " that any substantial benefit would arise either to ourselves (England) or to the belligerents by a nominal recognition of a State with which we cannot even com municate by post." This, as a semi-official 'declaration, will cause heavy hearts at Rich mond. The Reviewer continues: " Possi bly the threat of foreign intervention would at once band all parties together to resist an external foe. If we have no reason to assail the North, Still less reason haVe we to. befriend the South. The mere recognition' of the South would not raise the blockade, and in deed the establiPlMlPM of diplomatic rela tions could not be easily effected with :a countiy . thus cut off . fromAhe'restiof man kind?' . Upon the nature of the distress fin Lan cashire, which has smitten the poorand still further enriched the wealthy, the Edinburgh, 8CV2 . 614 throws considerable light. He esti mates the whole number of the unemployed at abOut 500,000, of whom one-tenth of the whole population of Lancashire, , 250,000 cotton-workers,) are wholly unemployed ; besides about 100,000 working short time, and 77,066 in full . work. In CleShire and in the West of Scotland about another quar ter million is out of work. It is not expected that the cotton trade can be restored. to its for= in er prosperity before 1868. What is to be done with -the suffering classes in the - interval? The Reviewer - says : " Ofie of the most zealous promoters of the . Relief Fund in forms us that it is necessary- these persons should be kept in idleness, lest theii hands should lose the delicacy of touch required in the cotton manufacture." He adds, " though we deeply lament the 'sufferings by which all such changes are brought about, we are satisfied that the only true and effec tual remedy for the evil is the gradual trans fusion -of a considerable portion of the population heretofore- employed on cot ton manufactures to other employments, of by emigration to other parts of the country and to the colonies." Another noticeable fact is that "in these opulent districts, in whose name: the most urgent appeals for relief. have been addressed, not only - to their own fellow-citizetis, ! but to the distant dependencies of the empire, and to fcireign,iatiOns; there was still on the Ist of September last, three millions and three quarters of pounds sterling in the local savings banks, and that this enornious punt represented the disposable funds of the ope- . ratives and small tradespeople. The whole excess drawn 'out in_the preceding year of distress did not amount to 10 per cent. on this sum.' We say nothing of the funds in vested in building funds and other associa ted property ; but we must add that there is reason to believe that very large sums ire held by the managing committees of the. Trades' Unions, which are reserved for the emergencies of 'strikes, and have not been touched in the preSent distress of the manu facturing population." So, the distressed . cotton-operatives of. England are not very distressed, after all? Some weeks ago, when we stated that the cotton xnanufacturers were making greater_profits than ever out of the sale of their immense "accumulated stocks of goods, a - correspondent -privately inti mated his. suspicion that we:were Unjust to this class, who, he alleged, Were suffering greatly frOin the distreas which afflicted the operatives. The EdinZhisgle Review, which may be accepted as influenced by no anti-: English feeling, puts the case even stronger. than we did. Its words are : ' "No doubt 'the total interruption of the supply of American cotton has been the immediate cause of the suspension of the cotton manufacture ; but it is by; no means the only : cause. If there were at this moment a demand for manufactured cotton goods,at such advanced prices as would cover the in easdeostor the ravae rllhatmal m ateri al is not altogether wanting. There are even now about 430,000 bales of cotton for sale in open market at Liver pool; a certain quantity exists at Southampton, and some other ports ; private stocks, to an extent which we cannot determine, are still held by many manu facturers; indeed. 'considerable quantities- of raw cotton are still sold, and exported every week to the Continent. Why, then, are so many mills closed] The reason is obvious. About eighteen months ago, at the commencement of this crisis, the markets of the world Were literally encumbered with Manchester goods. Had a sale been forced,, they would not have fetched a tenth of their value, perhaps not of their cost. So large was the stock on hand that it has sufficed to supply the whole demand of the world for nearly two years with no very great augmen tation .of price. [']] These goods were manufac tured with cheap cotton ; it is evidently impossible that goods manufactured from dear cotton should compete with them in price, at least until the sup ply is extremely' contracted. Yet, from the 'enor mous profits which were- made in Lancashire and Cheshire in the last few years, and down to the eve of this very catastrophe, there was a rapid increase in the capital, the population, and the enter prise engaged in the cotton manufacture. Even now, in this interval of - time, which ought to' teach these amen a different lesion, we are told on good authority that fresh mills are being built, to take advantage of the first return of prosperity, and many of the cotton towns have shown great disinclination to resort to emigration or other means of reducing their starving population,. because they anticipate that they will, ere long, again want all their hands.' Hence their efforts have been directed to keep this dense population about them; even as paupers, until they can again be employed." If there has been "no very great aug mentation of price," we should be glad to learn why, not only in this country, but in all other markets for cotton goods, prices have gone up. The supply was so much greater than the demand that there were no sales for Manchester goods, save at a tenth of their value. The manufacture; suspended, the prices have so advanced that, in addi tion to the first .cost . being obtained, hand some profits have been further realized. .The Manufacturers are making rapid foi tunes, while the operatives are idle and fed on charity. The peroration of the RevieWar, which _ . sums up, his argument on American affairs, is short and significant: "That, although we [England] are not restrained by'any positive obligation of public la from esta blishing more direct relations with the South; and that 191.-/ §§reittk"§:tait§§§St % §gggaffigNtg§§Eil§ - - - - -0 Clearinj_rs. 5;011,051.75 n,003,195 40 . 0,977.095 17 4,no,rz 94 - 4.600,065 63 March Q fti25,117,050 S 2 $) ement shows the conditi Lie at various times duzin The following sta. , banks of Philadelp 1563: 1562. January 6.. February 3. March 3.. April 7 May 5 June 2 July 7 August 4.... September 1 October 6.'.. November 3 December 1. 31;030".337 :0,955,119 20,13,336 29,037 691 324,4:32 31,747,070 33.21)0,661 33,517,900 33,399,351 34 9216,161 4 ,51 995 36,774,72 - 2 36,460,040 %,1 9 5,340 36 77491 9 37,267,620 17,679,64 37 5: 3,7,7 . 37,416.694 37, '7O 7121 37 269 9241 37,336, 0, 5.'7 710,851 37,750,460 37,901090 33.603,971 1:33,206,028 January 5,1563 Febilia 7 3 MEE The foreign trade of the port of New York for the past week was very active,- emarkably so, in view of the fluctuations in foreign exchange. The entries of foreign merchandise, exclusive of dry good, - , amounted to 32, .624,211; to which add the entries of dry goods, $1,02.5,- 363; and the aggregate foots up $4,649,594. Against this we exported 63,740,684 of produce and 83,540,400 of spicie—in all $7,290,084. Even allowing, for the fact tliat the exports are invoiced at their currency value, while the imports are entered at their specie value, the trade of the pert will still show a substantial balance in favor of the port; and to this balance must be added several hundred thousand dollars' worth 01 AMericart seeuri ties sent abroad. Our export of specie is not greater than usual at this season, and there is no warrant what ever for the assertion—which has been made in certain dis.loyal trios-that.-the legislation of Congress has driven gold out of the country. The New York Et•ening Poet of to-day says: Mr. Chase returned to Washington this morning, after sTveral very satisfactory interviews- with our most in- Potential bankers and other financial authorities. We have reason to believe that the plans of the Secretary of the Treasury are almost matured, though at present no thing is definitely settled. Hence the thousand rumors current in the precincts of Wall street have no hands tion wht tever, except that derived from the ingenuity of their inventors, or the too pliant credulity of those who accept them. all street to-day his been discussing the proprlety of a periodical inn( 'moment, by official authority, of the amount of the public debt, with its full details tio may be compatible with site public interest, The numerous and vital relations in which the Treasury now stands to the business of the country render such a statement once a month or oftener equally conducive to the confidence of the mercantile classes, to the urmectiou of the public credit and to the refutation of the absurd exaggerations to which weak, ill-informed, not • very patriotic persons have given currency, As the Se cretary of the Treasury is known to be itt favor or the greatest practicable publicity,autt av the financial opera tions of the Governments of _Simian& and France are laid before the people in an official form, mud at frequent pe riods, there is little doubt flint some plan can be devised which will respond to the universal' wist: of financial mon and of the:people generally in thin-particular. The market opened with less of incertitude and hesita tion than characterized the closing transactions of last week. Governments are strong, the demand surpassing the supply. In United• States registered - ,ISSI, we note transactions at 101%0101%; in connons,.YSl. at 1023;ral 103% in coupon fives. 1874, at 9S©9Bki; in gold-bearing certificates, at K1,f,009%, and in seven-thirties, at 1060 106. The bond list is quiet. Border State bon&are lower, Missouris being offered at filg, and Tenneseees at 61,1:i, with limited transactions. Virginias were offered at 66, - without business. North Carolinas are inquired. for at 75: Louisiana Gs at 70, and. California Os at 133, 'For railroad bonds we note the following bids : • N. Y. Ceti. sixes 115 IBur tx Qnin 12S . " is cony f . 125 Mick So is sink fd. 11.2% Erie flint. ... .... . 110 Waba:sh first.. . 105% . • . . - " second... • 11S '' seconds GI " third.. —....- ... ... 11534 Prarie du Chien 110 fourth.. 11134• Galena extended 11G filTh • 107 Roes: Island. .. . ... .... 110 Buff. and Erie first-- 112 Fort Wayne Bret-.. ... 116 Hudson River c0n.... 10S ''' secon.— 105 Harlem first. ..•• .110 X ' " third SO second 103: Plttsimrg seconds. -- 106 " third 107 - third - 103 :Mich. Cen. S. . 123 . I '''' fourth SO For city, State, and. miscellaneom ecu.rities we note the following bide N Y ve n 16'64 110 1570.... 118 N. Y. City, 1876..4 120 _ 1878. ` 1857. —... 121 Brooklyn Watt], loan. 120 Jersey City 120 Ohio sixes, 1856. • --. 1,0 • - -- Kentucky, sixes, 1563:. 102 Indiana 5ixe5... :,.... Michigan sixes, 3.57.9 , -109 The speculative list is irrel shows the chief movements with those of Saturday: Mon.. Sat. Adv. Dee, U. S. 6s,lBBl,reg, 1012 101?4. . . U.S. 6.. 1881, c0u t ,,..103 103 . IL S . .. 7 , , ... . . 6-10 p. c. T. N.. 166 ' 106 U.S. 1 yr. Sp c certlii..... .993 , ."' 991; • X American gold 102 k • 157.1.1 s• • . Tennessee as " 61 6191-i • .-• Missouri 6s 61 6131 .. •• Pacific Mail 1063 - • • 135 it lili N.Y. Central 116 x noy.: .. Erie . ...... :....... 77.74 - 771-.," .1i , Erie preferred.. ... . ... 99N Hudson River... —.. • • ..100 • 1( 0 Harlem'4BY 88X: . ilfylem. preferred M=M=l . • • • Mich. Southern Wt',' 5934 Mich. So. guar Doi' los% ;s • • Illinois Central scp 91%. 90%. ' Cloy. and Pittsburg ... . . 66 5 ' 67 ?,;,! Galena ... 91K 9°' • Cloy. and T01ed0.... ... . 96 96 • • Chicago and Rock Isld.. 9238" 923 a ." • •-*" Fort Wel nes, 611 f 61 %. .• • • -- Quicksilver-Co-,'ll 40. 1 . • . Gold opened at 157. from which point a gradual reces mon was developed to 172:X„ whore the dowtmacd movement. was arrested by the necessities of the, buyers exceeding the available suppl7.' With alternate. abb. and flow, the tide seetns, tending upward, thouglb we) hear of few en .es since the first, sossion lower thanlA ar d the register, as we get° press, stands at 1541‘. t is stated. that a number of' our Principal banke,haTo 'large deposits of gold to their credit in London. The business last week offers. few Points of special. in terest. Vie stdcs.of gold- are estimated at six minions, at price, en aging from 1544(ga63 Of State seeneities the principal sales were:. Missouri bonds, drl•23,l•:e6alt 60g62.-, Tennessee. 6..W.fiCti at 61(i1Cat North Caron $49,1XX.) at 77@so, and California, *8113,0011 at 132.1i@13.5. On the share-list the principal transaetious were of Erie—a bout 76.000 shares at . ...eig7sy2 Haraem. 22,00 D at. 1735 Pacific. Nati, 16,e00 at 1.7000153.; Pittsburg, 21, I. to shares at (IVAMX Harlem Preferred, 16,400 shares at 823. Ce.SB3 - ', and Michigan Southern, IlLfloo shaxes at 593x@613:. ' 'Tliese six descriptions engtmssed to them selves wore than half the business of the Stock RN:change in railroad shares. In the loan malted there is but a limited business. doing. The demand for money is not active, and laxkx , amounts are offered from tie country bank.S. for 90 (We at Geer cent. - LOUISVILLE TOBACCO MARKET, March I~R :Sales to -clay of 273 hints as follows: 11 Ithds trash locliosv41.1; 34 at a-.11a.—: *1201!..-- 39 at 4'2S.,rat ;514@ -= 1 2s ft , @—; 14 at 2S at *UP —; S t;916@. , ,• s az Equal— ;7 at *•2C--•-•-.1 1. lit L sfe.Z . ! . 9 AT .t 2at 6 , 2 i -o--; 2 at and. 1,01 • - ..023 106 107 09,14 100 ...172 1@p175 .:.173 gas .3f20 03f30 ._ -51152 gum D 3125 •.-125 .55 ..125 c 7 5 , l' _ . 571 53 .116 117 .116,..1117 -116 117 • 65 66.1'. . 66 a 67 Balances. 57,210 . 00 489,939.50 5L535.3. 70 . - _"8.21b 92., 02 434,199 49 666a1:1 so on of the 1563 and 21396,014 `20,0 6 65,893 19,541,190 16,636,538 21,316,614 24,394,644 24.367,782 24 6.58 q.. 59 24,597,596 25 419 310 26,97.M,71 26,635, 27,48,530 27,577,964 27,753,674 27.698,290 29,199 28 019,792 27,877,068 28.773,617 59.231,753 25.563,161 25,759,019 29,312,696 30 179,519 30.679,269 1130,5 9,537 Tenne?see sixes, long. 61 G eorgla 5ixe5..:.......:83 Iv or [lota rolina sixes.. 75 Han. and. St. Jos. : -... 67 Louisiana sixes ....... 75 U. S. Taut Co 150 Canton Co 2,13 i Del. anl'Hnd. Canal. 127 Penn: Eoal 12214 Cninber 4 ..and 18% • gni:tr. The following table of the inegket; as compared Phila. Stoelki Excifliktillose Sales, March In. I [Reported by S. B. dikrinAttnn,niladelphia Exchange.) MAST 11/OARV,.. 71 Lehigh Scrip 36' 10Deb:ware D1Y...... 417 50 do cash 40' hfilehig;ft Nay........ 51 U.S do 201.N) renna.R 2d M....... 114.56 ICO do 40 1600 Reading 6s 'SS. .. . ... 1043; 4000 do lu6 K W - Branch 8d5...11:6 Mar do—. ........ .....104% Va O Readioag R•• •-• • •"• el 4 West. Fbila 2., di 50 do ...cask+ 45 23 do 65X 51100' US 7. a) , Tr N...b11( 1000 nil ii de Erie 65....11.0% ApStOet.VAL 191 0 U &Ss 'Bl' lezl 1000 ra'lrlistla.—.2dYS.ll,96 3000 u S eir 'at reg. , • —IOIA 120 Lr:sAte'SClr4 R ...* 1000 N Perszals - - .. SA 100 Cava.Wts•R..rref..bs 24* ... 500 do. -99 X 21 G 1 MAU . Cot Z....1)5 273 i 5 Girard Ali • ......:42 50 13k of" 1Cy......... Idys 97 6000 U S5-yea.7 option...lM; 1400 Penna..i..-........ , 14414.10.3% 20119 do 11 I .124 2000 Del aw' 6u ar '11ii5t....103 RETWARN BOARDS ; . 100 Catawlssa R. P.Ks.bs 171-Z' 101 Sold n 114.61— ...... TN 1 25 do Pre" 245 . 100 City 65.....,..:Necra433g I+ Harrisburg R.......66.'.4 11:110!N .Penna 6:........ .. .. .. .• 89% . R/10 SttlA=R.D. _... MO American Gold .....154' 1 200 , Caln &Am 35'67 - ...10, 150)Ca tawi ssa R Pref. 25 , I Itsth & 6th -5t1911,..... 6d ` , lau du - Pref.s3o 35 ' 10050011 SOs 'Bt.. . 1023.4".0 /33. do - Pref.... 01 2fosbnemian . 11111'.:b5 105‘ 4.5.1k1nr Cl...C&P.aswn 64• X( 160' do -...5.5 1.03 t. 100 leading R b3O 4.5% 1:5 Ckawissa R....,... 7 100 do,. cash 45 10 nisei. R. .. 65X.'"- 6 0 0 Dia.Monntain 4% 841arrislmrg It 65=4. i 11:0 Lehigh Scrip. • ..1) t 5 40X 9dCUU S `A.9O Tr N bear 50 d 0..... ...... 1,05 4011 Ap&Oct 1.06 - -50 do b10 . 4'3 TOO NOW'Oreek % • 100 do ~.. s6O 42 AFTER BOARDS: 12 Pe ann. R.- 66.4110 Marriaborg R ..... ... MA' ; 2011 H) City 65......New.114 CLOSING Pi BrAd. Aske. tr 560 cpn '81........102X 102 d 34 U S 7.30 D blk .7.106% 106 X American Gold. .155% 156,X, Ph Da 6s old 106 107 Do new......115x 114 hile co 6s R ...... .. Bona 55 103% 164 Reading R. • ..... 14,91 45 Do bds 'BO ..111 114,44 Do bds '7O ..1.09. 109% Do bds '56..104% 1115 Pe-nna R 66X 6634 Do Ist m 65..116% 117 Do- 2d m Ss. 114, .11143‘ Morris Can al. •. • 64X 64X Do prfd 105 , 135. 140 Do 6s '76.... .. .. Do 2d mtg.. .. .. Soso, Canal. ..... .. .. DoSs .. .. .. . .. .. Sob nyl.lray 6% 7 Dc. prfd 17% 171 E Do 65'8.2.... 71 5 X 72% Elmira. R 39 .V.% Do prfd 53 5874 Do . 7s 18....112 114- D o las . . .. N rearm R 1134 12 Do 65.... • ... 69% ~ 00% Do lOs 114 ;115 Phila,.Ger &Nor. Lehigh Val R Do bds Spruce-street R.. 16% 17% Chestnut-st R• • • 68 , 60 Arch-street R.... 28 2133‘ Race-street R 10 E. Tenth-street R. • 41%. 43 Thirteenth-st R. 32%. 33 W Phila R 65% 63. Do bonds.... .. Green-street R.. 43 443 Do bonds... Second-street R.. 86 90. Do .bonds..... Fifth-street .12 04. Do bonds-, Girard College R 2734' Seventeenth-At 11 1135 [Little Schnyl 463 E Philadelphia Markets. MARC]; 16—Eventng. The:Flour market is dull and unsettled, with but little inquiry for export; 150 bbls choice Lancaster county superfine sold at $0.50, and about 1,000 bbls, Western family at $7.75; the retailers and bakers are buying sloe ty at prices ranging, at from $6®6.50 for superfine. $6. 7f:Ec7. 25 for extras, $7.50®5. 25 for extra faintly, and $5.50 up to $9.50 for fancy 'brands according to quality. Rye Flour is dull and offered at $5 bbl withoat sales. Corn Meal is firm Mit quiet at $1 bbl for Pennsyl- GRAIN:—The denis....l for Wheat has fallen off, and prius are unsettled and lower,- - nr.m. 5 ,, a , ,..,_nr_1.500 boo at 17CC.172c Thr fair to ' choice Pennsylvania red; and white at from 15.K.4d95c bu. Rye is scarce, add Pennsylvania sells freely at 100cr0 bu. Cora is, firm and about 5,000 bus prime dry yellow sold at SSc, gloat Oats are wanted at a further advance; about 5,000 bus Pennsylvania. sold at 2073 c for, 52 nisi light Oats are saint, at 460 - 447 c bus, measure. BARK is unchanged but firm at $513 ton for Ist No. 1 Qu ere' ron. • COTTON.—The market is very inactive, and priCee without any quotable change. Small sales of middlings at S6EttS7c, TO lb, cash. - •.,•• . CROCE) , lES are firmly held, with small sales of &- gar and Molasses at full prices. 50 hhds of the former sold at 12R:412%c `f lb for New Orleans, and 250 bbls New Orleans Molasses at 47 to Ste T. gallon, c.t.sh. PROS ISIONS.-The ins rket is rail, er inactive. Pickled Hams are held at 8%49c 50 lb, and Lard at 11.36011.74 c roe prime Western tierce. SIEDS.—The market-Is very inactive for Cloverseed, and prices range at 57.75(50.27 ha. Timothy is worth $2.50, and Flaxseed $4 be. A. sale of red top was ma de at $3. 12.34Fc3. 25 sack. WHISKY is dull and rather lower; bbls selling at 494 5Cc, and drudge 40@49c 11 gallon. The following are the receipts of flour and grain at this port to-day Flour.. Wheat Corn Oats Philadelphia Cattle Market, March 16; 1863. The receipts of Beef cattle at Phillips' Avenue Drove Yard are light this , week only reaching about 1,300 head. The market in consequence is more active and prices rather better than last quoted, ranging at from 10 011 c for extra Chester county and Western Steers; svgl. 93 for fair to good, and S'to S for common do., as to con dition and quality. The market opened this morning with more activity than we have noticed for some time past, and all the stock offered sold at our above quota tions. Cows and Calves are unchanged, and selling at from $2( @4O IA head, according to condition and quality. Sheep are very scarce and high, and prices have again advanced I@2,c lb. with sales of 1,41)9 head, at from ag ice q-79., lb, :Cross. - Hogs are scarce and have again advanced, with sales of 1,e,00 head, at from $7.0009 a 100 lbs net, according to quality—the latter rate for extra. The cattle on sale to-day are from the following 'States: WO head rom ennsy va am. 300 head from Ohio. 400 head from Illinois. it 0 head from lowa. The following are the particulars of the sales Cochran and McCall, 76 Western Steers,qelling atiteont C(gliOc for fair to good. Jones McClese, 16 Western Steers, selling at from Bg9e for fair to good. Barclay rC. Baldwin, 30 Chester county Steers, selling at from 9,;:1e.410;4c for fair to extra. P. Rathoway. MB Lancaster county and Ohio Steers, selling at from ala@loß, for fair to extra. Sircin and Carr, 60 'Western Steers,selling at from NO 103:0 for good to extra quality. Fuller St Bro., 100 Western Steers, selling at from lfgllc, the latter for choice. - Ullman Sr. Shamberg, 115 Western and Lancaster coun ty. Steers, selling at from 9?.10.34c for fair to extra qua lity. James XlcEillen, 40 lowa Steers, selling at from 90 1034 for fair to extra. . blooney Smith, 12S - Western. Steers, selling at from SecnO.i.c. for fair to extra. Rice & Smith, 132. Ohio Steers, selling, at from 9g10.3.‘c for lair to extra. C. .Airsman, 36 Lancaster county. Steers. selling at from Kga.l3.- - 4c for fair to extra. Alex. Kennedy, 25 Lancaster county Steers, selling at trom.3..4iClOc for fair to good quality. COWS AdVD CALVES. The arrivals and sales of Cows at Phillips' Avenue Drove Yard are moderate this week, only reaching about GO head ; there is more demand, but prices remain about the same as last quoted, ranging at from 81S to $32 for Springers and $25 up to per head for Cow and Calf", es to condition and quality. Old lean Cows sell at from $14316 per head. CALVES are in demand, with sales of 40 head at from 5653.1 c '6 lb for first quality, and 4@.4X for second do, as to weight and condition. THE SHEEP MARKET. The arrivals Lind sales of Sheep at Phillips' Avenue Drove 'Yard are very small this week, onty reaching about 3,400 head; the market, in. consequence, is very firm, and prices have advanced 102 c V lb, ranging at from €(4310c , V lb, gross, which is the highest price for Sheep we have ever reported. Stock Sheep are very scarce and in demand, at from s4©s per head, according to condition and quality. THE HOG MARKET. The arrivals and sales of Hogs at the different yards are light this week, and prices have again advanced, with tales of 3,10 head at from $7.50 to .$ -- 01.09 lbs net, the latter rate for extra. 2,990 bead sold at H. G. Imhoff's Union Drove Yard at from $7. 55 up to $5.75 - f.lfr, Its net. At the Avenue Drove Yard, John Crouse & Co. have sold several small lots at front ssgn Tmo r 3.,, net. New York Markets of Yesterday Asna —Pols are quiet at Fs.mgs.s7x. Pearls are nominal. BREAD.STUFW.. —The market for State and WeStern flour is dull and very much unsettled; prices are fully 10igt1n. lower, and the business is of the most limited character. - . . The sales are 3,000 b ls at , 7,6.7 -7 for superfine State ; 57.1(07.2.5 for extra do; .$6.6007 for superfine Michigan, Indiana, lowa, Ohio, do.;"-ii.11507 40 for extra do, in ,cluding shipping brands of round-hoop Ohio at $7.50(3 7.60, and trade brands do at , $7.70@3.20. Southern Flour is dull, heavy, and lower: saleS 000 bbls at $7.60g7.65 for superfine Baltimore, and. $7.705510 for extra do. Canadian Flour is 10 0 2fic lower, and very dull; sales 3CO bbls at $7.10@,7.30 tor common to good, and $7.49(g0 for the range of extra brands. Rye flour is inactive at $4@5.50 for the range of fine and superfine. Corn Meal is dull. We quote Jersey at $4.10; Brandy wine $.5, and puncheons $22.50. Rye is quiet at $1.0501.11. Barley is dull and nominal at 81.3540 L 60. Oats are dull and heavy at 72@74c for Jersey, and SAP 2c for Canada, Western. and State. Corn is dull and 1(&2c tower; sales, 21,000 bush, at 90 tg9lc for sound Western mixed, and zri©hc for unsound. _Beans are in moderate request at 52.90@3 for medians and iii:03.75 for marrowfats. Canadian Peas are dull at $1.15. FAY. orth River is in moderate demand and selling it SarP..‘l , l. :311Ens.—Clover is quiet, with sales of '250 bags at 10(gl. Mc— the latter an outside.price. 311trkets by Telegraph. RALTINOI2I7, ' March . lg.—Flour steady, but inac tive. Wheat dull and unchanged. Corn active; whnto. 93g95c yellow, 9Oc. Whisky firm at- Provisions dull. CENCIIVNATI. March 16.—The decline of gold is New York to-day flattened all articles, and prices are nominal. Provisions neglected and without de mand. Gold and demand notes 4S@5l ; exchange on New 'York .3‘ preinium. FHILAD.ELPHIA BOARD OF TRADE. THOMAS TIMBER, Jr., } ISRAEL MORRIS, ComxrrrEr or THB MOTE JOSEPH C. GRUBB, LETTER BAGS AT THE "MERCHANTS' EXCHANGE, PHILADELPHIA. Ship Henry Cook, Morgan London, soon Bark Cora Linn, (Br) Kill= Liverpool, soon Bark Sea Ea gre,. Howes Barbadoes, soon Schr Greenland, Evans Havana. soon MARINE INTELLIGENCE. FORT OF FiarLatEMLPHIA., Marcb.l7; 1863 6 S-EIIN SETS SUN RISES.... - HIGH WATER ARRIVED. Steamship Saxon, Matchew__,s 43- hours from. Boston.- with mdse and.passengers to Henry Winsor St Co. Off Morris Liston's, saw bark A One, from Warren, B Land_ a loaded bark hailing from Sommerville, Mo, boon , : uP:. also a British bark and two berm brigs bound down: oil New Castle, saw bark Templar of New York, sad- brig. Selo, hence for Trinidad ; brig West, from New York WaS off Barons Hook; brig Darien, for London, at anchor off 'the month of the Schuylkill; ship °swing°, for •Liver- Pciol, in tow of tug America, was off Wilmington Creek. The sloop. of-war Juniata off Morris Liston's,. and the. Arizona was at anchor off the Highlands. Ship Catharine, Freeman, 3 days from New York, with sugar to Thomas A Newhall & Sons—vessel to INVOrkman & (10. Brig Elizabeth (Batc ffityper, .63 days from-Amster— dam, with gin. &e., to G h), eo ff Brigßreeze 6Br), 15 days from Cienfuegos, with. sugar to S & W Welsh. with Brig Orozimbo, Tracey, 5 days from New_York,. mdse to 1/ Cooper. schr Loverreacock.Lingo,4 days from New . .Tork, with: owell & C ollins. ma s d c s h e i o l . o `i. Cr es t King, Brigs, 3 days from New York,in, ballast to Hammet, Van usen & Loehman. Scbr 0 151 Pettit, Clark, .4 days from Providence,in.bal last to captain. Schr Pocohontas, Berry, 4 days from New. York] with. mdse to D Cooper. SiJ J Berril grain C H Cummings., Donety, 4 days from Baltimore, witiu &Mr Ceres Meredith, 7 days from Stamford, in ballast to N B. Soyer , & Co. Solar Farmer, West, 2 days from Milford.. Del, with, corn to Jas Barra t& Son. Salm S Somers, Somers,7 days from. Boston, with:mdso to Crowell & Collins. S.chr A. Tirreli, Higgins, S days from. New. York, with mdse to captain. Sehr C A Stetson, Rich,4 days from Provincetow.n with rase to Geo B lierfoot. Behr R L Tay, Cain 4 days from. New York,.imballast. to Noble, Caldwell & Co. Str New York, Swift, 24 hours .from, New York, with rodse to W P Clyde. Str Sansom, Dunning, 24hoars from. - wNe York, with .mdse to W P Clyde. • Str Torrence, Pk:ll:brink, Mows frorn,New York.with mdse to W P Clyde. BEAM. Brigs West, from New York; and: Breeze, froeri Cien fuegos. CLEAEBE. Bark Limy Frances, liedlings,SlThomas,Wl, .7 F. Bar ley & Co. Bark A C Adams, llsrgingtor,Now , Oclegas, J E Baz, ley & Co, Brig ..4,,libey Thaxbas,..Coombs, Poiret W411*... Guadeloge. E Bailey tt Co. Cardetms. Saud*. ‘.t Co. Sc).r A Tirrell,,Vg&P. BOatent,"aamitett, "Van Drown V IP". d'th r Ceres, re „ Sawyer & Co, - *kir Her ry Basratt, Cienfuegos. Stewask, Car san & Co. _ _ Sehr B Mahoney.. at-aeogebor. Aspinwall,* Hunter, Norton & ea. Seim M. S. HakhEiway, 11,atltoway„ Key West; Tyitec; Stone & CO. Behr H iknowles,lnsloy, Alexandria, A,C: flatten &94, Schr Jaa Piverty, Washingto, E spi t es Seht Porto Rico, Tyler. Georgetown, do' SchcE7diA4•4ws, EratllBY .do %lir Jas. Bitting, Potter, Newtown, *f.t._ W Eagan. Sehr I Tay, Cain. Boston. Nohle, Caldwell & Co. Soh? Barriet Newell. Shuman, li:eY" West. Fla. •Bazley & Co. -McCue, 13altiAxcx, BrWftg, Sr. ICEff-IVRK I Bid. Asked: Catavvissaa,..,. 7 Do 25 Beaver Blead.B.. ne ...... Harrisburg ... Lehigh Nay -.— Do shares 5 51% 60 Do scrip..... Cam & Amb E. -•• • • • Phila & Erie 65 • • •• • • Sun & Erie 7s•••• L Island R - • Delaware Div Do bds... 3,140 bbls (IVO bus. -9,000 bus. .7,200 bus.