WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1863
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The Situation.
We think we can see comfort in the gene
ral situation of affairs.- We are passing from
the season of snow to the season of sunshine,
and over the land a healthful, pure, and
happy sentiment - prevails. The tumult of
the dreadful war is hushed. The Cannon
are. silent, and the pickets wearily pace the
melting earth. Another war is being foUght,
and we read of glowing campaigns in the
elaborate chronicles of the morning news
paper reporter. We have opened active'
hostilities in the loyal States. In. New
York, and Boston, and Philadelphia—every-
Where throughout the loyal North the friends
of the Union are -locking their shields
and rushing upon the enemy- 7 41e lurking,
insidious, Cowardly enemy, whose instincts
• •
suggest the basest reptile that crawls upon`
the earth. We can hardly realize that, in
these great cities, where, a few months ago,
men accompanied their loyalty, with an apo
logy, such a magnificent uprising of senti
ment has taken place. It 'does 'not come to
us as a sudden change of feel%g—as a con
" Version to new doctrines or sentiments. It
is the mere manifestation . of the loyal feel
ing 'that alaAys has existed, and always
mist exist, in the American heart. We see
true Democrats everywhere aptulaing the af
filiation of sympathizers with treason, and
boldly avowing their love for the Union,
and a war . for its preservation. The
spirit that animated the last Congress;
that animates the President, his advisers,
his trusted generals, is everywhere per
vading, eVerywhere calling- : forth a response
from loyal. hearts. 'Gold is falling, and
capitalists are rushing to the lap of the Go
vernment with the money they saved from
the Stock Exchange and the gold market.
The ewollment bill is looked upon as a
sublime and just necessity by men who
formerly viewed it with dread. Loyal De
mocrats like VAN 13namt, BRADY, JOHNSON,
WRIGHT, BREWSTER, and DOUGHERTY, are.
swarming around the Government, while
such men as WHARTON, BURR, and the
others, whose mad and wicked words we
print this morning, are gnashing their teeth,
and filling the air with denunciations of the
GOVernment that has cherished and pro*:
tented them, and which has been their in
dulgent friend. This-is the situation in the
loyal North, and, by the blessing -of. God,
the loyal men everywhere are gathering
strength, confidence, courage, and unity of
purpose. Their triumph is at hand.
The military prospects of the military
situation are. encouraging. Wherever we
look we find"confidence, discipline, and
courage. In the Southwest the genius of
PORTER .and GRANT seems to have' over
whelmed the citadel of Vicksburg, and the
great army of the rebels is floundering
and straggling through the dark and
frightful swamps that lie beyond the
delta of the Mississippi. From Tennes
see we hear good news. Our corre
spondents write' that General ROSECRANS
is strengthening his army by levies from the
Western States, and bringing it to a high
state of- perfection. WhereverROSECRANS
goes, victory and valor must follow, and his,
standard is to us an eniblem of faith, devo
tion, and triumph. Charleston is trembling
before the. guns of - Duroyr. Now that the
generals at Hilton Head have settled their
foolish questions' of rank, we may expect
to seethe fine army of Gen. HUNTER hurl!.
ed - upon that Sodom of the,Southern rebel
lion. It would be a Sad, and we cannot re
frain from saying. a just retribution, if,. like
Sodom, Charleston would perish in the fire
which its sins has called from Heaven.
On the Rappahannock everything is
quiet We hear charming stories -of • camp
life, wedding' ceremonies, and romantic
excursions, evening , parties, and dreas pa
fades. Generals are sunning themselves.
and showing newly acquired uniforms, to
admiring friends in. the North, while ad
miring friends are complimenting the valor
of the past, and stimulating the valor of the
future -by swords 'and sashes, and various
tokens of esteem. Devotion and discipline
are the elements of. our army. They bind
it and hOld it together as with hooks of
steel, - and, there is no disintegrating -senti
ment to annoy or demoralize. Well
clothed, well-paid, well-disciplined, well
commanded- When the time comes to strike
the blow, success must come. -
In the general feeling of joy and comfort
that we entertain, we disguise and hide no
thing of the future. We sing no mere song
of hope for the melody it gives. We know
that there are trials and troubles and efforts
before us ; that we have Still to journey
through the .dark valley . of death and blood
and desolation before 'we reach the goal
that is beautiful and blessed.. The storm of
disaster and discouragement has abated,
but .the time has not come for the
dove to leave the ark, as the
waters` cover the earth, and there can
be no -rest- Rest! That comes on the
edge's of the bright swords now sheathed,
but which' these ripening days of spring'
warnna soon to cb:aw. Rest! It will come
with honorable peace—and that we must dig
from the ashes Of the rebellion. Wenmst
exterMinate and destroy and Utterly banish
it from the - face of 'the earth. This is our_
destiny and our duty, and looking. over The
Situation as it 'apreads before us, nothing
remains but confidence in one another—a
union of all hearts for the sake of the Union=
an enthusiastic devotion to the flag, and the
cause, and one mighty final and - triumphant
effort. Then the rebellion which, came forth
in iniquity, will pass away in ignominy and
shame.
LETTER FROM "OCCASIONAI."
WASHINGTON, ItarGll 17, 1863
If Joel:Parker, of New Jersey, has
quired the doubtful fame of proving how
muCh mischief a hesitating Governor may
inflict upon the people . of a free State; Wll-
limn Cannon, of Dela Ware, has achieved the
honorable, fame of showing how much bene
fit a loyal Governor can confer upon the
people of a slave State. Parker, like Cannon,
was a Democrat ; unlike Cannon, he sup
ported, Douglas: The Governor of Delaware
was a friend of John C. Breckinridge, but
when he •saw that= Breckimidge was pre
paring to ruin the Republic, he, did
not -wait for 'the advice of the reck
less leaders that surrounded him or consult
his own selfish interests by conciliating
them, but boldly and at once took his stand
under the old flag, and resolved to sustain
the - General Government and the war.
Governor Parker saw not simply the acts of
the Disunion candidate and party, but heard
the dying words of,his own great leader,
protecting and warning the country against
disunion. Ile would not, however, be im
pelled by the one or follow the 'miming
of the other, and now,• who would not
rather be patriotic William Cannon, of Dela
ware, than disaffected Parker, of .New jer
sey ? Delaware has been rescued from trea-
son by the plain Democrat of Sussex; New
Jersey is threatened with anarchy, by a
man who may felicitate himself on the
double discredit of - deserting the injunctions
of Douglas and imperilling the peace of his.
own Commonwealth. .In these times, when
the doctrines of State Rights preached in
the South have given way in that quar
ter to a consolidated slave despotism, and
are "only recognized. a . .nd practised in. the
North by. politicians who are outraged at
the efforts made, by the. General Govern
ment to protect itself, one strong,..consei
entious, and
.loyal GoVernor can wield ten
thousand limes the influence for good than
has ever heretofore, been supposed to attach.
to his office.. Imagine what the condition
of Pennsylvania and Ohio, and especially In
d i min and Illinois,. would have bee,ome at the
outbreak of the-,febellion,if the Eixecutive
of each of these Statealiad‘been a man like
Parker, of Now'Jersey. -•-What would have
become of Maryland withotiVs.Hicks
Western Virginia without Pierpont ? The
leSson taught by the terrible pasttwo years
Must not be lost at the coming elections,
when Governors of several of the free States
are to be chosen. The disloyal leaders
are awake to th 4 impoitant question. They
will try to carry Ohio,Permsylvania, Indiana,
and - Illinois, by resorting to every means to
demoralize, divide, and delude the people.
Hence, the duty of the true friend of the
Government of whasever former party predi
lection. Hence, the necessityof a thorough
organization of these men Hence, the sur
render of every plement thatmay distract, of
every ambition that may weaken, and of
every pnrpose that may strengthen the com
mon enemy, in all the councils and combi
nations of disinterested and patriotic citizens.
The noble spirit now pervading the free and
loyal slave States shows
.that the Amerrean
people are awaking -to the ,primary duty of
organization.. The example of the Union
League in Philadelphia, and of the associa
tions in that city to which it has given birth,
is being followeo - everywhere. A gentle
man wird had not seen the League house in
Chestnut street above Eleventh, south
side, returned here after a visit to,..that
splendid institution.' He was surprised
to find that, though of recent origin,
it had already assumed such large pro
-
portions. It *as not -simply the dia
meter of the members, nor their num
bers, nor the order, accommodations, and
facilities for consultation and reading, that
impressed him. It was the presence of that
working and unceasing element of organi
zation which proved to him that your Union
League was not the pageant of an hour,
but the beginning of a practical system, by
adhering to which the common cause is sure
to triumph. 'Already a Union League. has
been organized in Washington under the
best auspiceS, and one in :Baltimore is in
rapid progress. I do not wonder that the
idea is being adopted in every other State,
nor yet that the common enemy should be
exercised and indignant The best sign of
efficiency among good men is the tribute
paid to their unity and sincerity in the de
nunciations of their adversaries.
OCCASIONAL..
NEW YORK CITY.
[Correspondence of The PreCs.
NEW YORK, March 17, 1863
ST. PATRICK'S DAY
is favored with splendid weather, for the first time
in several years, and the eons and daughters of the
well-known isle are out in rich profusion. The City
Hall, Park, and every other, point of vantage in
sight, is thronged with Irish private families, wait
ing for the grand procession to unwind its gorgeous
length before them ; mounted marshals, in 'green
scarfs, and on festive steeds, circulate freely among
the equestrian spectacles of all the streets ; bands of
music are bringing up suburban delegations of
adopted citizens from all the ferries ; and the vene
rable shade of St. Patrick has every reason to regard
New .York as a promising portion of his spiritual
kingdom. Reflections upon the unhappy condition
in which the present recurrence of Saint P.'s Day
finds this, their adopted 'country, must naturally
cause more or less anguish to those Celtic hearts
which are gifted with a refined sensibility ; and evi
dences of violent mental.agitation are now and
then observable in the prominent actors of to-day's
green, pageant Only a feW moments ago I noticed,
in the band of a benevolent society on parade, a
drummer who vainly strove to hide from the eye of
the world the profound internal emotion overmas
tering him. By the exercise of an iron will he was
enabled to stride onward with some degree of fidelity
to a curved line; but in his performance of a
complicated aria upon his drum, it was observ
able that te rendered a number of the notes upon
the side of his instrument of music, and some
times played a whole bar of the: melody upon
an inVisible drum in the air. Though he had sternly
schooled his features to a contortion of almost-angry
severity, his right eye appeared to steam with
unshed tears, and it was only by remaining reso
lutely shut that the left was saved from showing
similar signs of womanly weakness. Along
the sidewalks, too, you will see . occasional
adopted citizens in attitude of hopeless deeponden
ay ; with here and there a deep thinker who sees
bright glories in the future for our- now beleaguered
Union, and expresses his joy by balancing himself
suddenly in mid-career, as for some. triumphal
dance, and waving his hat to an unseen prophet in
the atmosphere. The only persons who show any
disposition to mar the fraternal spirit of the day
are American citizens with corn; whose continued
swearing is, in unenviable contrast with the more
carefully broken English of the society around them,
It is an admitted fact of natural history, that gen
tlemen of Irish descent have singular tendency
to tread upon corns when under the influence of
strong popular excitement; and-it is also true that
the boots mostaffected by them for festive occasions
are of a character to crush that upon which they they
incidentally descend; but nothing can excuse the
sudden malignity of expression and blasphemous
manner of speech adopted by certain of my
more elderly fellow-countrymen. on crowded
Broadway to-day, just after some hasty son
of St. Patrick has crowded'past them. The war
news of the occasion is hardly Worth reporting, as
the engagemente which have thus far taken place
show no decisive results, and the single combats are
chiefly of a family character, which forbids their
public discussion in print
Never did New York see a more successful gala
day, or—as I should say, in compliment to the fairer
sex—aervantgala Slay.
BROOKLYN'S LOYALTY
was fully vindicated, last .night, in a great Union
war meeting at its Academy of Music, whereat most
eloquent speeches were.deliveredt by the • Mayor,
James T. Brady, John Van Buren, ex-GOvernor
Wright, and lesser lights. Just after the reading, of
the resolutioni, with which the proceedings COM
menced, one Rodney Church, a venerable and feeble
minded son of Themis, arose in the audience,
and endeavored to recite a series of virulent
Copperhead resolutions. His debut not being
dawn in the bills, the audience summarily extin
guished him with a tempest of hisses, and he sub
sided into obscurity with a lamentable expression of
countenance. It is worthy the attention of who
ever.proposes to be the future historian of our, pre
sent national struggle, :that this Brooklyn meeting
has actually exasperated The World into making a
joke! Speaking of Van Buren, Brady, and other
recently-converted Democrats who spoke loyally
there, the poor World notes that several of them are
celebrated criminal lawyers, and says that the fact
of their now "defending the Administration is an
other and striking instance of the force of business
habits." This is duite a good one—for The World.
And; while speaking of said facetious journal, it
may not be considered out of the line of newspaper
gossip to note that its editor-in-chief, Mr. Manton,
Marble, is evidently anxious to provoke
A DUEL
with the eminentbistorian and essayist, Parke God-.
win, Esq., editor of the Evening Post. The latter
paper, which is unsparing in its criticism, has been
rather personal in its recent references to the World,
and Mr. Marble is out this morning with an article
so directly aoueive of the historian of France that
pistols and coffee would seem to be a foregone eon
elusion.. The dispute involves ".Et lie ". for ECRU..
bodY.
`Here lies the great!
False Marble ! where?"
THE TAX. LEVY FOR 1863
has been righteously vetoed by the Mayor, on the
ground that some:of the items of public extrava
gance which are named in bill have rather too
. _
much liberality about them for war times ; 00,000
for the erection of a Roman Catholic Orphan 'Asp
lumstrikes his Honor as being a trifle too Magnani
mous, and the increase of salaries in Common Coun
cil pleases him no better. STUYVESANT.
PIIILADELPRIA 1390 R TRADE SALE.—The 60th
semi-annual sale of books, stationery, &C., will take
place next week, at Thomas & - Sons' sale-rooms,
South Fourth street ' The,' etit - alogue of 121 pages
6vo,
_contains over fifty invoices from leading pub
lishers in Boston, New York, - &c., and also from the
following Philadelphia houses: Jr B. Lippincott - &
Co., E. H. Butler & Co., T. B. Peterson & Brothers,
Geoige W. Childs, J. Challen & Son, Miller &Aar
lock, (bookbinders), W. P. Hazard, Crissy Sr. Mark
ley, T. F. Bell, W.:W. Harding, Charles Desilver,
D. Fisher, H. C. Baird, Altemus & Co.i-Blanchard
& Lea, T. E. Zell, W. S. & A. Martien, &c. The
sale .commences next Tuesday morning, with the
ENr.l.lBll ProTomm-s.—The principal illustra
tions of the Illustrated London Ilsiezos, of the 28th
February, are two supplement pictures, of large
size, fit for framing, tinelTprinted in colors, one
called " Too H0t, , , , from a painting by I Collinson,
representing a rural grandfather feeding a child ; the
other, printed in twelve colors, a view of the Peers'
Lobby, in the House of - Lords, from a drawing by
Robert Dudley. These are very wenderfuefforts
of wood eUgraving and Trees printing. The . supple
ment portrait given with the Illustrated News of the
World, also of the 28th ult., is that of Edwin FOrrest,
a copy of a fine photograph by Root, of New York,
engraved on steel, in line and stipple, by D. Pound,
of London. It is a most characteristic and faithful
likeness. The accompanying biography is written
with general fairness; but with a palpable ukisuuder
standing, we will not say misrepresentatiom of fact
in one or two instances. ReCeived from S. C. Up.
ham, 403 Chestnut street.
NEw runmovriorrs.—Peterson & Brothers have
published new editions of "Aurora Floyd," by Miss
Braddon, ."The Yellovi. Mask," and "The Stolen
Mask," ,by Wilkie Collins, and "The Two rhino
Donnas," by G. A. Sala.
Tan LAWAENCE EVBNINGS.—We perceive that
Mr, Philip Lawrence, the Well-known teacher of
eloeution, announces a second series of readings
and recitations, at the Lecture Room, Concert Hall,
to be-given to-morrow (Thuraday) evening. =The
previous evening was nearly all Shakepearian, by .
Mr. Lawrence and some of his pupils.. The forth
:coming entertainment will be miscellaneous, and
entitled "An Evening with the Poets." The cotn
petition readings, bet Ween three of Mr. L.'a Ingd4
'spa three champion readers from New Yorl4hrill
cipie off, at the Academy of Music, at the end of the
month:
VESSELS AT TEM NAVYYAP.D.--Tlid fol
loviing vessels are at the navy yard:Receiving-ship
"Prineeton;" steamers "Princess Royal" and "Bet.-
' ~inuila," gunboats "Iliereeditit," "Cirnerone," - "Di.
' cony," ' Shenandoahi"; ';:iron-clad.•.",Tonftwiunla
and sailing 'sloop-of war "Sazatoga.",
WASHINGTON.
Special Despatchcs to The Press."
WAElyllfpTON. litareli 17, Mt
Ofßeers. Reported for Dismissal.
,
An. additional list of citllcers has been reported at
the headquarters of the army, mainlY for absence
without proper authority,- others for . faille.*. to re
port at the convalescent camp,` as ordered, several
for drunkenness, and one for accepting bribes for
procuring the discharge of soldiers: They will stand
dismissed from the service of the United States, un
less within fifteen - days they appear before the com
mission in session in Washington, of which General
RICKETTS is president, and make a satisfactory de
fence to the charges against them. There is less
leniency than heretofore toward such classes of
offenders:'
•
%;., Naval Captures.
The Navy Department have besifinformed of the
capture off New Inlet; St. Gieorge , s Sound, of the
schooner Hortense, from Havana, bound to Mobile,
and of the schooner Ann White, endeavoring to
break the blockade *side of the bar off the mouth
of Swanee river, Florida.
TheVWOry at TO9O Cityr
No official intelligence had been received at the
Navy Department up to one o'clock today,-as : to
the reported victory at Yazoo City.
Military Confirmations.
The following are additional confirmations by the
Senate: . . .
To be Third Lieutenants—Thomas W. Lay, Chas.
F. Shoemaker, Thomas Moffitt, Morton Phillips,
Frank Barr, Henry D. Hall C. Everett Webster,
Augustus G. Carey, Hugh R. Graham, Martin 0.
Rogers, Daniel B. Hodgson, William • C. Piggott,
William E. Holloway, Wentworth S: Simmons, Cy
rus W. Pease, George Walden, Edward S. Dicker
son, David Ritchie, E. C. Gardner.
The following were also confirmed : George M.
Chilcott, of Colorado Territory, to be register of the
land office at Golden City, in that territory ; R'Cle
ments, of Colorado Territory, to be receiver of public
moneys for 'the 'distriat of lands subject to sale at
Golden City; Osmond Tower, of Michigan, to be
United {States marshal of the Western district of
that State Edward A. Rollins, of New Hampshire,
to be cashier of internal duties under the act of
March ad last ; Ferdinand Maxwell, of New Mexico,
to be agent for the Indians in that Territory; Joseph
Casey, of Pennsylvania, to be. Chief. Justice of the
Court of Claims ;.Frederick 0: Rogers, to be District
Attorney of the Western division of Michigan ;
Charles D. Poster], to be Superintendent of In
dian Affairs in Arizona; J. Huntington. Lyman,
to be secretary of the commission to Peru for
the settlement of the claims pending between the
citizens of both countries; Henry R. La Runtrie, of
Maryland, to be solicitor on the part of the United
• States under the convention with Peru for the
settlement of pending claims; John Pierce, to be
surveyor general of: the Territories of. Colorado
and Utah, vice F. M. Case, removed; Reinhold
Solger, of Massachusetts,, to be assistant register
in the Treasury Department, under the act of Febru
ary loth last; Standish Barry, of New York, to be
United Stales assistant treasurer; Charles F. Estee,
to be deputy commissioner of `internal revenue ,•
Nathaniel C. Towle, to be register of deeds in, and
for the county of Washington, D. 0.; John M. Ron
ray, of New York, to be U. S. consul at Laguayra;
Charles M. Proctor, of Maine to tie consul at Guaya
quil; Hanson A. Risley, of New York, to be consul at
Kingston, Jamaica; B. O. Duncan, of South Carolina,
to be consul to the Grand Duchy of Baden; Edward
Conner, ;of California, to be consul at Guaymas;
Dolphus S. Payne, of New York to be U. S. mar
shal for the Territory - of Idaho; Elias Perkins, of.
Connecticut, -to be consul at Lahaina, Sandwich
Col. Joseph G. Totten to be brigadier general and
chief engineer; Lieut. Cols. Thayer, De Russy, and
Bache to be colonels; Majors Bowman,' Barnard,
Cullom, and Macomb to be lieutenant colonels;
Caws. Kurtz, Alexander, Abert, Reignolds, William
F. Smith, Hunt, Stewart; Blunt, Foster, and Duane
to be majors; First Lieuts. Craighill, Comstock,
Wheeler, Weitzel, Houston, McAllister, Elliott,
Palfrey, Robert Putnam, Pa., Merrill, Reese, Mc-
Farland, Purdy, and Bowen to be captains; Second
Lieutenants Co Rorke, Farquhar, Dutton, McKenzie,
Gillespie, Burroughs, Suter. Smith, Mansfield, and
Wharton to be first lieutenants.
Also, Win. Scholan, of Arkansas, assistant adju
tantgeneral of volunteers; Private George Lancas
ter, of the 17th Regiment of Infantry, to be second
lieutenant ; Holmes Haze, of Illinois, assistant
quartermaster of volunteers, with rank of captain;
Lieut. Wolcott, 41st Ohio Volunteers, to be addi
tional quartermaster of volunteers.
°apts. Moulton Inslay, and Ekin, assistant quar
termasters of volunteers, have been confirmed as
assistant quartermasters in the army, with rank of
captain, to fillvacancies.
To be second lieutenants: John G. Bond, Daniel
T. Tompkins, .Tames M. Selden, John E. Wilson,
Henry 0. Porter, Edward A. Freeman, , Samuel Q.
Collesberry, John 0. Baker, Samuel - b: Warner,
Henry J. Benson, Robert S. Ralston, Theodore N s
Spencer, Joseph Anisideen.
Capture of Gen. Stoughton.
The folloWing extract from a letter from a Fede
ral soldier at Fairfax C. H. to a friend in Vermont,
written - four days prior to Gen. Stoughton's cap.
ture, will prpbably explain how it was accom
plished:
"General Stoughton, who commands the 2d Ver
mont Brigade, has his headquarters in the village,
although his brigade is five or six miles away. What
he could or would do in case of an attack, I don't
knOw, but it seems to me that a general should -be
with his men. If.he is so fancy that , he can't put
tip with them, the Government had better put him.
out • * There is a woman living in the
town (Fairfax) by the name of Ford, not married,
who has been of great service to 4 aeheral Stuart in
giving information; much so that Stuart has
conferred on her the - rank of major in the rebel
army. She beloegs to his staff: Why our people
do'not send her beyond the lines is another ques
tion. I understand that she and Stoughton are very
intimate. If he gets pithed up some night he may thank
her' for it. Her father lives here, and is known to
harbor and give all the aid he can to the rebels, and
this in the little hole of Faitfax, under the nose of the
provost marshal who is always full of bad whisky.
So things go, and it is all right. No wonder we don't
get along faster."
Theyoung woman mentioned above was.arrested
on Friday. Upon the premises were found letters
which indicated that she had been corresponding
with rebels in- Richmond. Some papers of an im
portant character were not overlooked, and through
them it is leareed that anotherraid had been planned
for Saturday-night.-
Several thousand dollars in Confederate bills and
other Secesh papers were also found.
THE WOMAN WHO BETRAYED GENERAL
STOUGHTON.
Miss Antonia S.' Ford, the Delilah by. WitOth.
Stoughton was betrayed into the hands of the Phi
listines, who', now hold hiurin Richmond, has been
arrested at hei.residenee, in Fairfax, by the Govern
ment detectives, and brought to this city. In her
possession were found her commission as honorary
aid-de-camp to 'the rebel Geia. Stuart, dated Octo
ber, 1861, and important letters, showing that she
was in the most intimate relations with other rebels
of note, and that she had been employed on many
occasions for the benefit of the rebel cause.
It was ascertained that a short while 'before the
capture of Stoughton she had been visited by officers
of the rebel army, in, disguise, and had with their
aid planned:the rape of Stoughton and his staff.
Miss Ford's house was directly opposite the head
quarters' of Stoughton, and it is charged that the re
lations between some officers in our army and Miss-
Ford were extremely intimate. • "
The detection of Miss Ford may call the attention
of the authorities to Mrs. Faulkner, wife of a former,
minister of the United States abroad, who is now in,
the rebel army. This woman, who still lives at
Martinsburg, is said to be more courteously treated
by our officers than her loyal neighbors, and to use
the advantages she enjoys for the benefit of rebels
in arms, to whom she is- accused of communicating
the knowledge which she has thus obtained. The
Republican of this evening says
On Friday evening last, Mrs. Levi, and her sister,
Miss Jadobus, of Augusta, Ga., were arrested at
Martinsburg, on the line of the. Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, by the Government detectivbs, while en'.
deavoring, it is alleged, to; make their way South.
They had in their possession three large trtinks.
The accused, with their goods, were conveyed to
Baltimore on Saturday. The trunks were examined
at the provost marshal's office, and were found to
contain diamond rings - and breastpin' and other jew
elry, ladies' dresses, boots and, bootees, bonnets, ar
tificial flowers, buttons, sewig silk, hair oil, Per
rin:eery, &c., in quantities amounting in value. to
The females were brought to Washington on n Sa
.
turday evening, - and will be sent South. All the
goods were confiscated. Another party of women
were arrested at Berlin on the same evening by a
portion of .Gen.. Schenck's command, having con
traband goods in their possession; valued at $5,000.
They were also brought to this'city.
THE UNION CAUSE IN CHILI
'Donations from Loyal Americans—Our Sick
and Wounded Soldiers'Remenibered.
WAIIINGTON, March. 17.—The following official
correspondence will pe.read with interest :
THE REV. MR. BELLOWS TO MR. SEWARD.
U. S. . SANITARY COMMISSION, NEW YORK
AGIINCY, 813 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, March 13,
18.63.—H0n. Wm. H. -Seward, Secretary of State—
Sir : I have the honor to acknowledge Your letter of
March 11th, 'with 'an enclosure of your check for
three thousand six hundred and eighty-eight dollars
and eighty-four cents ($3,688.84.) I have paid the
money to the treasurer of the Sanitary Commission,
G. T. Strong, who will send you a formal receipt.
In thanking, through you, our countrymen in Chili.,
for their generous thoughtful' kindness for our and
their soldiers, who may, fall' sick or wounded in this
greatest battle'of humanity, it may be for their satis
faction to know that, contrary all ordinary cases,
devotion to our Government,Union, and cause, has
been proportioned to the - distance of unselfish pod.-
tion.of our countrymen—those farthest from the seat
of-war being nearest =in their sympathy and benefi
cence. The Pacific coast has giventhree times as
much money to the National Sanitary Commission
as the Atlantic coast, and:its most distant region,
Washington Territory, more in proportion to its in
habitants than any other.
- Our countrymen in Vancouveris Island, at Hono
lulu, and the Sandivlch Islands, in England, France,.
Germany, and India,-have shown that no seas, how
everwide,could.shut their ears to the groans of. their
suffering fellow patriots in the field. Our country
men Chili may have the satisfaction of knowing
that - their contribution'mingles in our treasury with
the contributions of ^loving countrymen, from wher-'
ever. an American has , carried • his country's enter.'
prise, or followed her flag, and that from - the re
sources thus MOMMIMO inAccOr amid 091190,latiOn
will flow impartially to the national ialdier; whether
his sufferings be in Louisiana or 'North Carolina, in
Virginia or Kentucky, in Mississippi or Maryland.
If he be anywheie under our flag, there the National
Sanitary Commission will follow and find him. '
I have the honor tobe, gratefully, -.
Your obedient servant, '
HENRY W. BELLOWS, President.
MR. NELSON TO MR. SEWARD
LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES, SANTIAGO
DE Ouse, Feb. I, 1863.--Hon. , Wm. 11. Seward, Se
cretary. of State,"-'Washington—Sir I have the
honer to enclose a bill at - exchange; dated :Tannery
310863, drawn. by Messrs. Alsop & Co:, of Valpa
raiso;upon Messrs. H. G. Fathom & Co., of Lon
don, England, payable to my, order,,and endorsedby
me, for the sum of four hundred and ninety-SeVen
pounds sterling, (£497,) which was purchased by the
amount subscribed by loyal. Americans in Chili, in
aid of.the sick and wounded soldiers of the Union
army.
The amount subscribed was two thousand six:hun
dred and thirty 7 six dollars
I also enclose a list of the names of: the subscri
bers, and the amount paid by each.
You will please appropriate the proceeds to the
object indicated in such manner as you may deem
most advisable. - ": •
. . .
This contribution, though not large, will, it is
hoped, mitigate the sufferings of some of the brave
soldiers who have perilled .their lives 'on the battle
field in behalf of our beloved country, while, at the
same time, it has given to our citizens residing in
Chili an opportunity of manifesting their patriotism,
in this, the hour of our utmost need; in; a substantial
and Unequivocal mode.
Other remittances for the same purpose will be
made from 'time to time, until. the, rebellion is
I have the honor to remain, your 'obedient ser
vant THOMAS H 'NELSON
VIR. SEWARD TO
~
MR.NEESON.
DEPARTMENT OP ST/TE, WAVINGTON, March
9,1663. - Sin I have received your dispatch of the
Ist tilt, accompanied by a list of loyal citiz6na red.
ding in Chili, who have subscribed to a fund for the
relief of the sick: and wounded soldiers of the Union
army, and by a bill of exchange for four hundred and
ninetpieveupounds sterling, remitting that fund for
the purpose for which it was destined. -
You will be pleased to inform the eubSoribers that
their proceeding will be viewed'at honie with great
sensibility, as doing
,honor altkelo their benevolence
and their patriotism: Care will be taken that their
bountyaball be so bestowed As to reach, the most
needy and worthy of those for whom Whits been
offered. -.I am, sir, your obedient servant,
- WILLIAM H. SEWARD,
To Taos.
.14"rtsozr, Esq., &G., &0., em,
THE PRESSHP,'”ii ADELPHIA; WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 1863-'.
Departure of Prisoners for City Pointße
turn of Discharged Seamen—The Iron.
Clnd Nahant Oil Charleston—Movements
FORTIMSB Mormon, March 16.—The steamer State,
of Maine arrived here, last night, from .. . Washington,
with 310 political and citizen prisoners, and about
six surgeons. She left for City Point this forenoon.
Col. Ludlow left here for City Point at an early
hour this morning on board the steamer Henry Bur
den.
The United States despatch steamship Union, Cap
tain Conroy, arrived in Hampton Roads .this after
noon, from New Orleans on the ad inst. She touch
ed at Pensacola and Hilton Head;land brings about
100 sick and discharged seamen, and despatches for
Washington. She put into this place to have the
despatches forwarded. She is bound to New York.
Captain Conroy reports that the iron-clad Nahant
had arrived safely off Charleston, in tow of the
Florida.
Ship Zouave, from Boston, sailed from Hampton
Roads to-day for New Orleans.
Gallant Conduct of our Cavalry—Odlelal
Report of General Roseerans—The Fort
Donelson Rumor—Capture of- Guerillas—
Obituary. -
WASHINGTON, March 17.—The following was re
ceived to-day at the headquarters of the army :
Aftrayrtpuscorto, March 16, 1863.
To Major General Halleek; General-in-Chief:
I have the pleasure to report the gallant conduct
of our cavalry, under .° the brave Colonel Minty.
They drove the rebel cavalry whereVer they met
them, captured one of their camps, seventeen wa
gons, forty-two mules, and one, hundred and four
teen prisoners. They used the sabre where the car
bine would delay. W. S. ROSECILAWS,
CINCINNATI, March 17.—The reported rebel ad
vance on Fort Donelson is purely sensational; nor
has there been any fighting near Jackson, Tenn.,
with loss of artillery, as reported. An expedition
from Bolivar routed and captured most of South
streeVs guerillas, on Coon river, last week.
J. Shoeflier, Co. D; H. Hippman, Co; F; Flin
ner, Co. G; and M. E. Bowen, 00. 0, of the 18th
Pennsylvania regiment, died in Nashville hospitals
last week.
Reported Evacuation of Vicksburg—Rea-
SODS for Believing It—lntentions of the
Rebels—Kentucky to be Invaded..
Cmcmicem.r, March 17.—The reported evacuation
of "Vicksburg is credited here on two distinct grounds.
'One 'reason assigned is, that the Federal troops have
forced the evacuation by the near movement, cutting
off the rebel supplies. The other reason is that Port
-Hudson is to be left to hold the Mississippi, while
the rebel troops at 'Vicksburg retire to the interior,
ultimately to reinforce the rebels in East Tennessee,
for another invasion of Kentucky.
There is no longer any doubt that a.most formida
ble invasion will take place as soon as the roads are
passable. .
The Rebels in a Deplorable Condition—The
Union Men Defiant —Eted..ratton. to Mexico
—Plans of the Rebels. -
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., March 17.--An intelligent
gentleman from Texas, arrived here this evening, re
presents the rebels of that State in a most deplorable
condition. The Union men openly denounce the
Confederacy. A large party is trying to raise the
Lone Star, and companies of colonists are being
formed to go into Mexicoli A prominent rebel officer,
who came to this place with a flag of truce this
morning, also expresced the opinion that should the
cause of the South - faii,4lley will retire into Mexico,
and establish a Republic under a French protecto
rate.
HARRISBURG, March 17.—John Till, an uncondi
tional War Democrat, was nominated last night for
Mayor of this city, by the 'Union Republicans, and
General A. L. Roumfort received the nomination of
the Opposition. The election takes place on Friday
next, and the contest will be an animated one.
Governor Cdrtin has nominated to the Senate
Wein Forney, Esq., as State Librarian for the ensu
ing three years. The Rev. W. R. Dewitt has Shed
the place since 1864. Dlr. Forney is chief editor of
the Daily Telegraph, of this city, and his friends claim
that his literary attainments and ability eminently
qualify him for the position.
TnnivrON, March 11.—The peaCe resoiutiong were
discussed to-day in the House during the whole day,
and was quite animated. The lobbies were densely
crowded. The vote has not been taken, but they
will pass by a party vote.
NEW YORE, March 17.—The steamer Champion
has arrived from Aspinwall with dates to the Bth
inst. She brings a few passengers from California,
and $250,000 in treasure.
The Senate was called to order at 11 o'clock by the
Speaker.
The SPEAKER laid before the Senate au abetract of the
accounts of the Philadelphia and Readinir Railroad
Company.
Bfr. CONNELL, the petition of five _hundred citizens
of Philadelphia, for the incorporation of the Tiliikeeffbrl
and Bottler's Association. . , ,
Afr.EINSEY, the remonstrance of forty-five ezitts ,
and eight physicians of Philadelphia, against the pass
age of - Horse bill 310, for the incorporation of the Philo
delphia Dental College. -.
Mr. GLATZ, the petition of two handled and. forty-.
eight citizens, of York couuty, for the passage of a law
excluding negroes and mnlatoes from the State.
Bills liitrgduced.
.Mr. CONNELL, a bill to incorporate the InnkeePer's
and Bottler's Association.of the city of Philadelphia: .
Also, a bill to vacate a portion of Church street, in. the
Twenty-fourth ward of the city of Philadelphia; . also,
a bill to vacate a portion of-Kingsessing avenue, in the
.Twenty . -fuyth ward. -
Mr. RIDGWAY, a supplement to .the'Lombard and.
South streets Passenger Railway Company.
Mr. SERRILL, a bill, relating to actions of etectment,: .
Mr. LAbiBERTON, a-supplement to the act of 1856, re- -
lative to agencies of foreign insurance, ,annuity, and
trust companies. • .
• Bills Considered.
The joint resolutions declaring - the dam of the Sustine
hanna Canal Company a sufficient compliance with the
act of 'Assembly, came up in order on third reading.
This bill relieves the-company from the construction ofa
sluice for the passage of fish.
After considerable diseussion, and several ineffecMal
motions to postpone for the present, the resolutions pass
ed finally—yeas 19, nays 8.
On motion of Mr.'CONINT.ELL, House bill 132, a supple
ment to the act of 1848 to secure the rights of. married
women, was. considered and passed finally.
On motion of Air. SEERILL, the bill to authorize the,
- Directors of DOwing ton School district tolorrow moneY
was considered and passed finally.:
After• passing several unimportant %private bills, the
Senate adjourned until 3 o'clock this afternoon.
AFTERNOON'SESSION. t
The Senate met at 3 o'clock.
Rills Considered.
Mr. JOHNSON called up the bill to divorce William
Allen, Sr-, of Lycoming county, from his wife, which
was discussed and passed finally—yeas 19,.na-ys 9. . •
Mr. CONNELL called .up the bill to vacate Church
street, between Forty first and Forty-second streets, in
the Twenty-fourth -- :ward, Philadelphia, which passed
finally.
Dfr KINSEY called un the supplement to the ITnieit
Canal Company, which wasamended, passed to third
reading. and laid over. • -
Mr. SF:BRILL called up the bill fixing the conaPertia.
tion of the treasurer of Delaware county, whietrpassed.
finally
Mr. ROBINSON called up the bill to incorporate the;
American Tea-Company, which passed finally. - =
Dlr. CONNELL called up the joint resolution from the -
- House providing for the payment of the Board Of Reve
nue Commissioners, which passed finally.
Mr. CONNELL also called up the bill to vacate a pn
--
lion of Ringsessing avenue, in the Twenty fourth ward'
of the city of.PhiutdeliThia, which passed finally. '
Mr CONNELL also called up the bill to exempt from
taxation the property of the Ohans' Horne and Asylum
fir the aged and infirm of the rp Lutheran Church, which'
Dlr. STEIN called up the bill- to incorporate the Wan-
reth'llall Boarding School, which passed finally.
. .
A supplement te an act: to :incorporate. the.. Jersey
.Shore, Pine Creek, and State Line Railroad Company.
An act relative to the Lorherry Creek Railroad Com ,
An act to incorporate the. Moehannon Railroad Corn-
An ace supplementary to the act entitled an act to in
.corporate the Allentown Railroad Company, Passed
April 19, A. D. 1853. -Allentown_:
A. fecther supplement to an act - .to incorporate the
Washington and Maryland Line Railroad Company.
An act to define tie duties and liabilities of passenger
railway' companies in the city of Philadelphia, and to
compel the observance of the same, - ..' . -
A supplement to an act to incorporate the Philadelphia
Lying-in Charity for attending indigent females at their,
own houses, passed the'7th day of May, 1832.- .
An act to. enable trustees of railroad stocks of the oily
of Pittsburg to Fell or assign said stocks.
-
-An act relative to the Women's Hospital of Philadel
phia.,
An act relative to the schoolahouse and property of the
Sisters of the Holy Cross in the city of Philadelphia. ;
An act anthorizmg the Auditor General to draw certain
' warrants upon the State Treasurer inlayer of the stock
holders of the West Philadelphia Railway Company.
An act to authorize the sale of certain real estate in the
city of. Philadelphia; late the property of Martha Ann
Buckingham, and an investment of the same in the State
An act to•enable the Right Rev. Jameg Wood,: DAY. ,
Bishophf the Diocese of Philadelphia, to sell and convey
ehitain real estate in the borough of Pottsville.
• An act to authorize the Commissioners 'of the eityttnd
county of Philadelphia to draw their warrants terser-::
lain services in the Register of Wills office. • '
An a6t,' Yefer the claim. of Willianf•T. Flans,- for '
damages sustained upon the . Philadelphia and Columbia
,
C
Bills on the Objected alendar.Passed.
A further supplement to the act of incolporation of the
Lehigh and - Delaware Water Gap Railroad. Company, as
amended.
A' supplement to the ace to incorporate the Fairmount
Passenger'Railway. Company, approved 13th April,. 1358,
amended by, altering .thejast- two lines to road as foi_
lows "the present -board.-of directors . may order an
election of additional directors by the stockholders; who
shall have the same power twit% duly elected-at the last
annual election prior to said election. " .
The .bill read on Saturday by Mr. 'Kerns, entitled an
act', to regulate passenger railways in the city of Phila
•delphia, provides that• when any car shall contain 22
passengers the conductor shall display a notice to that
effect and refuse to receive any more on board at any
one time during a trip. Violation. ,of this law-to be
punishable by fine of the company so offending. .
•
DEPARTMENT
cot Vessels
ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND.
ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI.
FROM TEM.
From Harrisburg.
New Jersey Peace Resolutions:
— Arrival of the Steamer Champion.
PENNSYLViINIA LEGISLATURE.
.
HAR.nrsicrno, maren.-17, 1363 'SENATE.
Petitions.
HOUSE. f
• An - tong the bills on the pilyate calender.which were,
passett are the sub,johleth. • ".
An act to authorize the construction of a, bridge over.-
Oil creek. ;
A nact to incorporate the Lehigh Valley Car Comer. "
An act to incorporate the -''Milford, and Mate ores.,
Telegraph Company. '
Supplement to an act to incorporate the Hazleton Coal
An act to incorporate the Oil Creek and Warren Trans
portation Company. ' --' An act to incorporate' the. Mantua Hook. and Ladder,
Company of the city of Philadelphia. ,
An act to exempt from taxation the Mnyamensing:ln.stitute.
~
A supplement to an act to revive and continue in force.
the lawgraduating landmpon which money is due the:
Commonwealth, - and regulating the_ mode of charging.
'Tavern Licenses.
The following is a COPT of an act by Mr. Barger:
An 'act regulating. the mode of obtaining licenses In the
. city of .Philadelphia, in certain casew.
SEC. 1. That applicants for licenses In the city of ?bile
de' phia to sell liquces by less measure than ono quart, in
all !cases. where the;place shall have been previously
licensed. sball.not bequired to comply with the provi
sions of . th e .14th and 115th sections of the act of April 20,
A. 11..1858, entitled, " a supplement to an act to regu
late the sale of intoxicating liquors, approved the Let
•day of March, anno Domini 1858;":but in all such cases
every such applicant shall pay to the City . Treasurer the
tax previously rated, and the City Treasurer shall give
a receipt thore.or to suohApplicant, which receipt shall
be placed and kept by such applicant in •a' conspicuous
Place in Lis place of business, and said receipt shall be a
iicenee to sell liquors to all intents and purposes, and all
laws i eriniring such applicants to pay any fees. costs, or
expenses, be and the same are hereby repealed. • •
• time. 2. 'That the proprietorof each hotel, inn, or tavern
in the city of Philadelphia shall pay the annual sum of
twepty-five dollars in lieu of the sum (names now provi
ded by. law, fur license, for the use of the Common
weal th,,and the provisions of this section shall apply to
th Ei present year.'
The House then took np the bill entitled "An ant to
levy a tiut;on bankers and brokers within this Common
sqd.te repeal the act passed April 18th, 1281. on
, the -sine subject, ' which was.pa-ssed ,- •
. Adjourned.. • -
The. Thermometer".
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83 41y....,.....44 . 24.-- 353
THE FIFTH WARD DEMOCRACY IN COUNCIL.
Now it Proposes to. Resist the Government.
Speeches of William 8.-Witte, C. Burr,
- G. M. Wharton, and Others.
Last night the Democratic Central Club Room, in
Walnut street, was overwhelmingly filled, on the
occasion of the inauguration of the Fifth-ward De
mocratic Club. Tickets had been issued, and no one
was allowed entrance who did not have his Card of
invitation. A number of ladies, whose loyalty
should be like that of Caesar's wife, above suspicion,
gave to the room its only respectable appearance.
The sentiment's of the speakers were of the most
atrocious character, and that which is moat to be
regretted, was the earnest , applause with which
every disloyal feentiment was .received. The,
meeting was called to order at' about seven
o'clock, when Mr. George M. Wharton took the
chair, and opened the proceedings with a brief
and pointed address. He stated the object of the
meeting, and then proceeded to speak of the revolu
tionary movement which he believed had com
menced in the North. He said that the Democrats
desired no lonvidsion. The Democratic party was
no revolutionary party, but one of calm counsels.
That party desire no confiscation of private pro
perty. They wish to, restore our, country to its
fornmr path of peace and prosperity. The Ad
ministration has violated personal security.:-It
had absorbed in the executive branch of the
Government every co-ordinate branch. They have
made the judiciary submissive to the executive.
They have endeavored to place the whole physical
force of this vast country in- the-hands, and under
the control, of one. man. Against that the Demo
°ratio party has entered its most solemn and
vigorous protest; and in order, on every fitting
occasion, in private and in public, to give effect to
that protest, they would unite in associations of this
kind for the instruction of the people. He would
merely say, by way of introduction, what would be
said by the speakers who would follow, that the un
alterable policy of the Democratic party is now op
position to the war as at present conducted. For
himself, he would rather be a freeman in a divided
territory than a slave under a united despotism,
;such as now governs the country. The preservation
of our liberties was of more consequence than the
' preservation of territory. [Applause.] I care not,
Said Mr. Wharton, how small the territory of my
country is so that I am a freeman ; and I care not a
whit for the largest territory, if its people are slaves.
With this opening speech, Mr. Wharton con
cluded, and then introduced William H. Witte.
Mr. Witte was glad to see this meeting evince so
much patriotic spirit.. He was especially , glad to
see'so many ladies present. No cause ever pros
pered without woman's help and woman's approval.
Woman was the salt of the earth, the foundation
of Governnients. He was glad to know that the
women of the North had become aroused on the
question of their. Government. Woman should
naturally interest herself in so great a question as
now agitates the public mind. She was at this
meeting in the cause of truth and liberti - ; here to
urge her male friends to do what they can for the
restoration of the Union.
Major G-eneral
In regard to the objects of the present gathering,
'he had only, to say they met his warm approval.
This new club was to be founded for the purpose of
disseminating correct information in regard to the
emergencies ofthe times. These little clubs of the
various wards of the city show the deep interest
taken in the momentous questions of the day. He
was glad to know again that, woman took an in
terest in the formation of these clubs. She would
?condemn illegal arrests and arbitrary exercises of
power just as her brothers would. [Applause.]
Mr. Witte then left the discussion of woman , s
qualifications, and the gratitude of her approving
presence; and took up the discussion of the great
question" of the day. He thought that it was
useless to argue the causes of this war. Suffice it to
say, that its commencement and its disgraceful con
tinuation were not to be laid at the door of the De
mocratic party. He complimented the Whig party,
whose downfall entailed so much ruin upon the
country. That party was a national party [ap
plause], and never failed in its allegiance to the Na
tional and State power. But it went out, and it is
gone, and 'nothing is left to remind us that it
did exist except that another party has supplied the
"vacuum -
a party that came into power by sectional
ism, and has so continued.. The Republican party,
he. was convinced, was nothing but a disunion party.
The Chicago platform he declared to be a " declara
-tion of war." That platform had, as its feature, a
design to wage a war unceasingly, until this coun
ty should be all free, or all bond. The irrepressible
conflict, set forth in the Chicago platform, was an
open declaration to the South that the North should
urge against them an unrelenting war. It would
not do tot the minions and satraps of Mr. Lincoln
now to walk about suppressing free men who speak
against this:war. [Applause.] His party was the
cause of the war, and his present military despotism
will not much longer be submitted to. It is the
function of the Democratic party to protect the rights
of every citizen. That party makes no distinction
with regard to color or creed. That party is
charged with being pro.slavery. Mr. Witte
emphatically declared that " we are not pro-slavery."
We are constitutional [applause.] If to be consti
tutional is to be pro-slavery, then we are pro-slavery.
W e are iuo "artv of the Constitntion. We made it
r .
and we will defend it now [applause.] We are
charged with being traitors. Traitors we are [sen
sation], but we- are traitors to Mr. Lincoln, to his
congressional acts, traitors to his Cabinet, and to his
tyranny [uproarious cheering.] We are loyal only
to the Constitution and the Government, and dis
loyal to the Administration [applause.] Patrick
Henry was called a traitor, and we are no better
than Patrick Henry [applause.]
The speaker complimented Congress on the pas-
Sage of the conscription, and other acts. Conscrip
tion meant slavery to the free people of the North.
The Administration having failed to obtain "nig
gers" to fight for white men, determined to make
the white men slaves, and then compel them to fight.
Upon I,7l.at.Pretence,he asked, did the Administra
tion enslave free Irian? Why introduce militant
law where the civil courts ate lin - bill operation?
Have we been invaded in Pennsylvadia? and
why, then, should the Government trample upon
the rights of Pennsylvania?. Have we ever been in
vaded? No ! Why then— [a voice, "We ought
to be,"] we ought to have our redress, but we have ..
none. We have rights. We- had them before the .
Fe de ral Gevernment was formed. Those rights are
'older) and more .substantial than the' Government
itself. There were certain rights which were never
invaded, since the founding of this continent, till
they were invaded by Mr. Lincoln. •[Hisses• and
applause.] There are rights which are reserved by
the Constitution to the States. Have we any of
those rights? [Cries of "No !"] And why not ? Be
cause of the imbecnity-of the perjured wretch. who sits
in the Gubernatorial chair at Harrisburg. [Great ap
plause.]-
The great question of the day, which appeals to
our patriotism, is " What shall we do?" Now, the
Democratic party intend to do something. These
are wrongs which must one day be righted. We
will not violate the law, but will insist upon the
law. Our party has had obstacles to contend with
since its organization., ,We have had- no obstacles
like those which confront us now, for we have
bayonets to contend against. [Applause.] Bayo
'nets are aimed. at our power. Those bayonets are
engaged in a war against the Constitution. Demo
crats at one time 'thought that the war • was at
first- prosecuted for a holk object. We were told
that the war was for the Union. and under that
delusion the Democratic party contributed from
its ranks hundreds and thousands- of patriots.
[Applause.] Did those patriots suppose that
they were to pour out their blood to — gratify
New England fanaticism [Yells of "No, no!"..]
Pennsylvania was the first to go-into the war.
"She was in the advance for the war of the Union.
She will be in the - advance in .the peaceful, blood
less war now being inaugurated, [applause] ; and as
there is a just God aboVe, we will triumph.
A pathetic appeal in behalf of. bleeding Pennsyl
vania concluded Mr. Witte's address. Be slow,
he implored, in your acts, cultivate your patriotism,
and this great Commonwealth will soon shine .out
brilliantly andimrnortal.'
Mr. F. W. Grayson, of the Public Ledger, was then
introduced and read a long whereas, and (it would
seem from the emphasis of the reader) startling reso
lutionti. in which our constitutional rights, our
sacred privileges, and private grievances were pite
ously grieved over. They recounted the acts of
despotism" which have so roused the spirit of the
unconquerable Democracy. .
The Administration was arraigned' for the follow
ing crimes by the resolutions : " -
It has instituted and constitutes a system of,arbi
trary arrests. - -
It has illegally suspended the privilege of the writ
of habeas corpus.'
It has improprly nxalted the Executive above the
legislative and judicial power, and seeks to place in
the hands of one man unlimited military control over
the people of the Northern States. ,
. It has suppressed the freedom of the press.
Ithas abused the power confided to the Post Office
Department, by violating the sanctity of private cor
. respondence.
It has denied the rightortrial by jury.
It has deprived . parties accused of offences of
the benefit of counsel and of knowing and confront
ing their accusers. '
1 • • It has subjected the civil to the military power.
It has exercised the military power in such'a man
.,ner as to interfere with the freedom of the citizen
and the rights of property, under the pretence of a
so-called military necessity, which is unknown to
and unrecognized by the Constitution of the United
; r States. It has aimed at the consolidation of all power
`in the Federal Government, in violation of the
'_rights reserved to the States of-the Union. It has
,waged war in such a manner as to threaten the ex
listenee of , State Governments. It has made the
=rights of the States and the prosperity of the white
-;people subordinate to its main purpose—the aboli
ition of negro slavery. It - has enacted conscription.
:laws of such character as to compel the white man
, to enter the 'army upon an equal footing with the
negro. It has, by a reckless disregard of honesty
and economy in expenditure, createda necessity
forthe imposition of oppressive taxes, ardepreciiated
riaper currenoy, and other grievous burdens upon
the people of the Northern States.
After the ,
reading of the resolutions, loud calls
were made for "Burr." In answer to these calls
!`:Burr", (Chauney C. Burr), appeared, arid was re
ceived with great stamping of feet, which literally
shook the floor and walls. He was once a boy, he
informed his audience, and when he was a boy he
had no amusement which administered to hie patri
otism so much as the reading of the speeches of the
Revolutidhary Fathers. Tholle aforesaid fathers
were rebels (applause), and they rebelled righteously.
Theyrehelled against stamped paper ' and we glory
in being the sons of those men. We have stamped
paper now, and shall we do with it as. our Revolu
tionary rebels did 7 The speaker had been a preacher,‘
and he could not help even now quoting Scripture'
and having texts for his discourses. His text to
night Would be -those two music:infix-les Which the
- Administration - has - juit now sent out, Governor
Wright and Governor - Johnson. [Hieses and
applanse.T Governcfr Johnson has told the
people, of Philadelphia that' " the - Constitution,
strange :to saY,. had provided for rebellion`."_ He --
"Wonld net argue with Goy. Johnson on this subject,
for the were both agreed. - [Applause.] He did not
careifVether his liberties were extinguished: by Lin-
Coln or Davis, so' far as the men themselves were
ceneerned. What will our children care whether'
their liberties have been blotted out by either a man
named Abraham or a man named Jeff( [Applause.]
If Abraham breaks the Constitution, he is equally
guilty with Jeff Davis. [Applause.]
He quoted further from Gov. Johnsen's apeech, in
reference to the , right of the Government to suspend
the. habeas corpus, and claimed' that neither Con
press nor the Executive had= the right to suspend.
The 'Constitution also guaranties that every one
shall be secure from illegal seizures, yet Gov. John
son contends that the Government is upholding the
Constitution. In New York, a few days ago, Gen.
Wool , appointed a " smelling committee;" tu make
unlawful searches "for arms. The speaker hithself
was thus accosted by, a New. York provost marshal:
"If you had any arms in your house, Mr. Burr, I
would seize them, even though you do talk so bla
tantlyabout.your= detiancuto the Administration."
" Sir," said Mr. Burr, "if you would come into my
td take my ftruarms, would politely tell
you to go off, and if you did = not, the arms would. ;
[Applause.] , ' •
Mr:Burr then launched out in a broad and aweep
ing denunciation of all.loYal.men—against the_war,
and every act tending to bringing it to a -successful
issue, lie held. a copy of the Constitution in his
hand, and read it verse after verse, and made his
comments to suit his„ audience.- -Every provision of
the;Constitution had been violated, and all for one
object - the advancement of ” niggers." The North
were taxed only to malres the negroes Comfortable,'-
and to give them a freedom that did , not belong s to
them. We are taxed, he claimed, principally that
the slaves might 'be taught to read New England
primers. Mr. Lincoln once said that " history is
watching us, and will hold the people'accountable."
That is so, Mr. President, said Burr, and history
will recordthat if this war programme is continued,
the; Administration will not escape the halter. "[Ap
plause.] Let the - Government take warning in
tune, for:a war is inaugurating up 'here that may
one:day Appal Mr. Lincoln. If another attempt is
made tUarrest, a `peaceable , aitizen,. appeal to :the
:courts. the habeas corpus is granted, and subse
quently '-the'Governmeitt preventa ifq enforcement,
• -
THE C T
w. sw ssw
you know as freemen what you should do. [Up
roarious applause.]
Governor Johnson was repeatedly complimented
with the worst slang in the aptakees vocabulary.
In the same rammer Governor Wright and other
loyal Democrats were ostracised from the Deno*
cratic party. Alluding to Governor Johnson's
speech, where he spoke of the necessity to put
down all monopolies, such as banks and slavery, if
they stood in the way of the Government, the re
verend orator declared that such doctrine is preach
ed now only by the myrmidons of the military. The
voice of the people is : "If the Government stood
in the way of banks or slavery, then down with the
Government." [Great applause .J Hanks and slavery
were superior to the Government. The States were_
above the Federal Government. In conclusion, he
declared for peace, and cessation of all hostilities.
He interpreted the recent elections , ne meaning
peace, and the ,Democratic party have declared this
as their platform, and will triumph with it.
The meeting soon after adjourned.
THE MEETING DOWN STAIRS.'
A meeting also convened in the room Oil the first
floor, where the attendance was very slim. This
small body was presided over by Constantine Collins,
whom we found speaking when we entered' the hall,
and who, it was said, had occupied the 'chair since
two o'clock in the afternoon. Constantine was, as
a matter of course, very bitter in his remarks
against the Administration; but, as only, one-half of
what he said was heard by those in attendance,. he
failed to excite any enthusiasm. He concluded by
introducing a young man, named Ochlschlager (we
did not learn the first name), who recited a careful.
Iy-studied speech.
Mr. Ochlschlager commenced by denouncing the
Government as a military despotism, and the De
mocracy, in opposing this, were fighting a worse
Government than that of Jeff' Davis, Let the cry
of the Democratic party, said he, be peace! peace
and reconciliation with our "brethren" in the
South.
Charles Bruner was next introduced. He said it
was a lie that the first shot against the Government
had been tired at Sumpter : it was fired by the John
Brown raid at Harper 's Ferry. Thia plot, he con-
tended, was formed in Boston, with the assistance of
Northern Abolitionists.
The 'speaker denounced the conscript law, and he
for one did not intend to obey it. livery thought he
could conceive of was horror, horror to the war.
Ile next, by a somewhat remarkable calculation of
his own, undertook to show what expenses the war
was incurring on the people, and asked the question
if they did not think it time that it should be
stopped. (Ms audience, from some cause or other,
shouted no ! no I)
Mr. Bruner next delighted, his hearers by telling a
story about some drunken turkeys, which- seemed to
amuse more than anything else he uttered. He de
nounced Gen. Butler for hanging Mumford, on the
ground that he had no authority to do so. (This
sentiment called forth three groans for Butler.)
Fred. W. Grayson was the last speaker.
.His few
incoherent remarks soon cleared the room of more
than one-half of the:listeners. Upon Mr. Grayson's
concluding, the meeting adjourned, pievious to
which, however, Constantine proposed three cheers
for peace and conciliation.
'HIBERNIAN SOCESTY.—The annual elec
tion of officers of this ancient, national, and loyal
society took place yesterday. The dinner followed,
in the evening, at the Girard House. The society
was chartered by the Legislature of Pennsylvania
in the year 1792, but had been in existence, without
a charter, some years earlier. Indeed, the Hibernian
Society was in direct succession to the , Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick, who associated themselves
chiefly as a social, we might almost say, as a jovial
body, as far back as 1771. In the war of Jade
.pendence these Friendly Sons, when, the army was
" hard-up" for clothing and other necessaries, sub
scribed at least $6 0 0,0 0 0 for its relief, and, at all
times, showed themselves eminently liberal and
loyal. The Hibernian Society, their successors, are
a charitable organization. General Washington,
who, as of pure English descent, was ineligible for
any but honorary membership, was literally adopted
into the older society—a compliment only paid, in
his instance:'_ There is a "History of the Hibernian
Society," by Samuel Hood, Esq. (which we have
never yet seen), now out of print, which, we are in
formed, gives a variety of interesting information
respecting the previous and the present society.
The following is the list of officers, all of whom
were unanimously re-eleoted
President—Major General IL Patterson.
Vice President—Hon. James Harper.
Treasurer—James Brown.
Secretary—James L. Taylor.
Counsellors —William S. Duane, Esq., Samuel
Hood, Esq.
Finance Committee—Robert Steen, Joseph Jones,
Wm. O. Patterson.
Physicians—Dr. R. H. Given, Dr. Thomas S. Har
per.
CHARITY FUNDS.—First Quarter—David Boyd,
Andrew Mcßride, James Black. Second Quarter—
Mark Devine, James Smith, H. W. Catherwood.
Third Quarter—Hugh Cassiday, Francis McManus,
John Robinson. Fourth Quarter—Joseph Collins,
Hugh Craig, Wm. Morgan.
The annual dinner took place yesterday evening,
at the Girard House, in the gentlemen's ordinary,
and the attendance was larger than usual, about
one hundred members and their friends participa
ting. The room was decorated very , tastefully . and
loyally, with numerous flags, bearing the loved
"stars and stripes," and just behind the chairman
Was suspended, under a festoon of American flags,
the banner of the Society, showing a golden harp in
a green field; in the words of heraldry, " a harp or
in a fleldvert."
In the absence of General Patterson, caused by a
recent and lamented domestic affliction; the chair
was tilled by the Hon. James Harper, vice president
of the Society, and the two deputy chairmen were
James Brown, Esq., treasurer, and James L. Taylor,
secretary of the Society.
After partaking of an excellent dinner, the follow
ing:times were drank:
1. The Immortal Ivlenuiry of St. Patrici‘..
oh Erin, though long in the shade,
Thy star will shine out when the proudest 63 all fade."
3. The Memory of Washington.
4. The United States—The loved home of our
adoption.
5. The Preside& of the United States.
G. Pennsylvania—. -
The land of the orchartl. tke mine, and the plough,
Of the fertile field and the ri,..jtful bough: • -
7. The City of Itil:1 lialep-patrior and
hospitalityc 2i oTenergeno
8. The "Army and Navy.
9. The Judiciary—Upon their exposition rests the
vital principles of our freedom.
10. The Press—" Its liberty is like the air we breathe
—if we have it not we
11. Our Deceased Brethren—. To live in hearts we
leave behind, is hot to die."
12. Our Sister Societies—May their coffers tie ever
full, and their hearts eyer open for those who
have claims on them. r se-:
13. Woman—Our guardian In youth; , -our Com
panion in.manhood ; our consolation in age.
The evening passed off in a very satisfactory,man
nerprobably because one of the by-laws of the so
ciety prohibits speech-making at all business and
festive meetings. There was some capital singing,
however, by - Mr. David Boyd (forty-eight years a
member), Mr. Keenan, Mr. Mears, Mr. James M.
Leddk r . Mr. Reed, Mr. ; J. S. Fisher, and Mr. Ma
hony.
TIIE LECTURE LAST EVENING AT THE
Acikonmv ins Mosta—The evening of St. Patrick's
day was celebrated at the Academy of Music by a
lecture delivered by the Very Reverend Dr. O'Hara,
V. G. The lecture was in aid of the House of the
Good Shepherd. The'Academy was full" and run
ning over with numbers and enthusiasm, the boxes,
stage, aisles, and doorways being blocked up,
well as the galleries..Thp members of the Catholic
Philopatrian Institute, the Young Men's Hibernia
Beneficial Association and many of the Catholic
clergy, occupied the slap. ' The Liberty Cornet
Band had volunteereetheir services ; and the na
tional airs discoursed were excellently executed.
The subject of th,,., : lecture was " Rome and .
Ireland."
The lecturer WRS greeted With much enthusiasm,
and commenced with the remark that there were
special events, happening in the course of time,
that caused the heart of man to thrill within him.
The 17th of March always has a charm, which is
ever fresh. We do notaesemble to commemorate
the birthday of a chieftain ' but the birthday of a
Saint. The lecturer had therefore selected a sub
ject which he was sure would - be suitable to all,
viz: " Rome and Ireland." He would not speak of
Rome as the great city—the queen of the classic
land. Hewould not speak of Ireland, either, as the
beautiful land gifted- by nature. He would speak:
of .her in a loftier tone—of Ireland- as connected'
with Rome, the central point of Catholic unity. [Ap
plause.] There have been those who have endea
vored to prove . that Ireland, until the twelfth cen
tury, was independent of Rome. Usher, an historian
distinguished in the Episcopal Church, was one of
these. But it has ever been the pride of Ireland,
from the time of St. Patrick up to the present day,
to have been a faithful ally, of the chair of Peter.
Never has she failed to be • the land devoted to the
Holy See. Who, can cast a glance over that land,
from the era of St. Patrick, and not see the
evidence that she has ever been most closely united
to the legitimate Powers?'" It is noticeable
that the-orthodoxy of her clergy bas never been
brought into - question. When Europe tottered un
der the invasion of the barbarians, Ireland rivalled
Greece in her palmiest days in her institutions of
learning. From these, went forth men filled with'
divine wisdom, and worthy to herald the faith to.
sister isles. Even Germany, France, and Switzer
:land, in a great measure, owe the introduction and
revival of faith to the sons of Ireland. [Great ap
plause.] - - In-the sixth'and seventh centuries, on the
Continent, there- nreirecorded saints who received
that honor due to the dignity of the'apostle: Going
abroad and settlingin foreign countries, how_ was it
possible such men could teach a doctrinewhich
Christ taught' when He gave- to Peter .the - keys
of the kingdom of heaven? [Loud applause.]
'ln our own land, as well as in the land of the
stranger, the sons of Ireland gloried- to 'proclaim
that faith which - they had learned iri the birthplace
of her apostles.- [Applause.] Such has been the
career of the Irish nation: As long as the day of
prosperity lasted her faith was like the gentle, unin
terrupted -current. When adversity -came r lreland
still remained faithful to the subjection of the Holy
See; a subjection which every Catholic loves to own.
JApplause.] Like her own beautiful oak, which
towers toward the - sky, through every storm, so she
- can endure and suffer on. She never yielded to
weakness. She beheld the invader dragging from
the 'altars her sacred prelates; shebeheld her shrines
de decratekend her civil liberty, destrbYed; but such
was the, tenacity of the people in attachment to the
Holy See that no earthly power could disunite it.
-No legislative enactment could do away with it in
past times; none can daaway with it at present. As
time rolls on, this attachment seems to grow stiong-' 1
Aer. : England, - with all her sagacity, treachery,
and severity, was :not capable or weaning- Ire
land from. the faith 'she received from Patrick.
[Great applause.] England holds back, and`then
endeavors to adopt a,milder. method, not through
love, but by stratagem, to break through the union
between Rome and 'lreland. Then arose a bright
star over: the horizon of Ireland. It was the Great
Liberator, O'Connell, [immense applause,] who,.
by his eloquence; brought England to a sense of
feeling. But he was a Catholic. He spoke for Ire
laed not simply as a patriot, but. also as a
Catholic; true . , first to his Church, and then to
the land of his birth: He loved his land, but
he. loved also, that Church which had sanctified
that land, --Mad made it the -" Island of Saints."
At the close of his life he wished to make a
.grimage to Rome, panting with a heart<lull of faith
to fix his eyes on those monuments there raised by
Catholic hands, and to pay his homage at the shrine
of Peter... Seized by a mortal illness, he died, but, in
hie will; directed that his heart should be borne to
the shrine of Petekandlits body buried-in his own
native land.' [Applause`]: Whenever Rome spoke
or suffered, Ireland spoke and suffered too. So, in
latter days, when the flames of disorder broke over
Europe, the sons of Ireland banded together on a
pilgrimage to the Eternal City, and whilst sanctified
with the prestige of Pope Pius the Ninth, were sacri
ficed through the treachery of the Emperor of France.
-At the present day Ireland sends her -missionaries
throeghout the world. Go where you will, her sons
bear within them a mitchlesadevotion to the chair
of- peter. [Applause.] .„ Thelectureeeledulged in
this strain not from ,a spirit of flattery or adulation,
but , to merely refer ; to,the, union between Ireland
antißome. - There was' nolwant of patriotism one
the' art of the Irish towards America, the land of '
their'adoption: As far back as the days Of the Re
volution we behold the Iriah soldier mounting the
heights- of Quebee,_and as death•stroke
tern: his vitals, Praying that Abe nag of liberty
may soon float forever over the land of liberty..
To come to_ this city, tkowever,: Who Waa it that,
had IM:filed their all in its behalf! The viere_many
of, them Irish.- When Washington was appointed
to the Presideney, a deputation of .Catholics waited
- on and congratulated him and Washington peid a
compliment to, the Perinayivenia.hriteade,. styled the
-,
Irish brigade. [Great apple -e. pere is en ire
atinctive love of freedom in the Irish heart. Her
own bard speaks of thin, and makes use of the most
exalted terms to express this innate love. Rome
has, for the Mali, intense attractions of faith, Ire
land clings and ever will cling to that city so dear
to her heart—Rome. [Great applause.] The Yee
turer felt it his duty to warn all present to continue
to love the teachings of their church; to shun all
who would induce them to depart from those teach
ings. Such societies, banded together for political
putposen, or under the appearance of patriotism,
..were to be shunned, because they were under the
ban of the church. The lecturer then concluded with
a reference to the object of the meeting, and with
thanks to the immense audience for its enthusiastic
reception: of his address. The reverend speaker sat
down amid loud applause, and the" audience then
dispersed.
SHODDY. FACTORY DESTROYED FIRE
—Loss s6,ooe . .—About 2 o'clock yesterday morning
a fire broke' out in. a two-story frame building on
Collins , street, below Lehigh avenue, Nineteenth
ward. The building was owned and occupied by
Adam Greenhaigh as a manufacturer of shoddy yarn
for clothes. The-fames originated in the rear of the
building in the picker-room, in The second story,
where a large quantity of shoddy material, finished
and unfinished, was stored. The building was sixty
four feet in depth by twenty in width, and was a.
mere shell. It waft filled with highly combustible.
material, and also' contained valuable machinery.
The structure and all the contents were destroyed,
and the engine and boiler were almOst entirely ruin
ed. Nothing whatever was saved. The factory had'
not been in operation for two or three weeks, in con
sequence of alterations for the introduction of new
machinery to afford increased facilities:
The flames extended to a row of ff - ye two-story
frame dwellings on Collins street, immediately in
front of the destroyed factory. The rear and upper
portions of these buildings were burned; Two of the
structures . belonged to Mr. Greenhalgh. One of
them was occupied by Mr. G. and family, and the
other was unoccupied, the former tenanthaving vaca
ted the premises on Monday. The remaining three
structures are owned by William Dargin, a team
ster in the Army of the Potomac, and occupied by
Mrs. Dargin, Norman Harker, and Edward Mullen.
All the occupants of-these houses were hustled out
in great haste, and their household effects were re
moved to the lots in the neighborhood, where they
were guarded by the police.
A frame shed stable in the rear of the three last
named dwellings, also owned by Mr. George Dargin,
was totally destroyed;
The flames also extended to a double two-story
frame dwelling, on Collins street, owne.l by Thomas
.McNalty, and occupied conjointly by Charles Mc-
Cracken and. Patrick Enright. This structure was
only slightly damaged.
A stable in the rear of the factory was saved, and
a horse and wagon were rescued. A number of out
buildings, such as pig-pens, chicken-coops, &c., were
burned.
There was very little wind stirring at the time,
and that came from the northwest, which blew the
fames away from the dwellings. caused,the
fire to burn very slowly, and preven ;ed a more seri=
ous destruction of property. No fire companies are
located in the vicinity of the fire, al id those from a
distance experienced some difficulty; n getting upon
the ground on account of the snowy cxulition of the
streets. When they did get there, sone of the plugs
were found to be frozen, and in otl ieni a very low
head of water was on.
Mr. Greenhalgh estimates his total loss in build•
ings, machinery, stock, 6m., at $6,000. Upon this he
has an insurance of $1,700 in the Fran klin Insurance
Company. Neither Mr. Dargin nor t 1 Le occupants of
the dwellings had any insurance upon' their property.
Mr. Dargin had formerly had an insurance in a
company which failed. Only a few d.tys ago he sent
home $6O to have some repairs made to one of the
houses, and then requested his wit: to have the
buildings insured in some good company. The mo
ney was expended as directed, but, unfortunately,
Mrs. Dargin neglected to effect the im urance.
The origin of the fire is not known it present, but
is being investigated by Fire Marshalßlackburn.
ITS RELIGIOUS CELFERATION.—St. Pa
trick's Day was observed in a religious as well as
civic way by those who delight in is s celebration.
The weather was peculiarly pleasant —a somewhat
remarkable circumstance for St. E atrick's Day.
The religious portion of the day's services was con
fined to St. Patrick's Church, in Twenteth street,
below Spruce, where extensive pre )arations had
been made to celebrate the event, wh oh the Catho
lic Church has marked with white stone as one of
the most important of its anniversaries L The edifice
was thronged to it greatest capacity. High Mass
was celebrated by Rev. M. F. Martin, of St. James'
Church. with several assistants. The studente of
the Seminary also occupied places within the rail
ing of the sanctuary, and the three altars of the
church were handsomely illuminated sad decorated.
The panegyric of the Saint was preaOhed by Rev. A.
L. Ritselberger, S. 7., and Was most eloquently de
livered. • -
11adyn , e Grand Mass, No. 2, was sung by an ex
cellent choir with full orchestral accompaniment,
Professor M. F. Aledo, leader. The services were
highly impressive and interesting.
DEATH OF A WELL-KNOWN COLORED
MAN.—The funeral of Edward M. Thomas, colored,
took place on Monday afternoon, the remains being
coneigned to a tomb in Olive . Cemetery. The de
ceased was well known throughout the- country,
having been runner for the House of Representatives
at ''Srashington for twenty-five years. He was a na
tive of this city, but resided in Washington. Mr.
Thomas was a prominent member of the Masonic
Fraternity, and was one of nine in this country who
have received the degree of Sublime Princes of Jeru-
Belem, a degree conferred in England only, from
whence eolOred masonsin ruin ne, s a ve their
charters. He was Past Grand Master of the Gran.,
Lodge of Masons in the District of Columbia, and
Past Right Worthy National Grand Chief of the In-
dependent order of Good Samaritans and Daughters
pf Samaria. He was buried with all the honors of
those bodieie The officers of . the 0 - rand Lodge of
Pennsylvania, wearing their Jewels Of Office, and
carrying sprigs of evergreen to drop into the grave,
walked beside the coffin, and a long retinue of car
riages extended behind the hearse.
TirXRNT BOILER .tarLos - tox—THE
OATT ' r DisesrEß.—Yesterday morning the
Coroner "head 'an inquest upon the body of William
Rodgers, vita . was killed on Monday morning by the
explosion oir::..p.e boiler in the forge shop of the loco
motive * -. 91193p1 Richard Norris & Sons.' A number
of witnesseswere examined. The testimony showed
Watchman, who is in the establishment all
nightienerally makes the fire under the boiler at
half fast five o'clock in the morning., The engineer
came at six, in time tdrenew the water. On Mon.
day morning - the watchman waited until seven
o'clock, and the engineer had not - arrived. Some - of - -
-the-workmen entered, and the watchman left. The
engineer came in:shortly afterwards and. turned on
the cold water. The boiler being Very hot, the
explosion immediately ensued. A pleae of the hand
of the deceased was,' found attached to the pump,
showing that he had hold of the stop at the time of
the disaster.
Among the witnesses ekarsiMe. 'were several en
gaged in the manufacture of iron. They testified
that the boiler was made of unusually-good iron.
Not a bolt or a nut had given way but the fracture
was a'comple.te tear through the solid iron. This
could only be occasioned by expansion.
The jurar returned the.following verdict. ,
That' teath was, caused-by, the explosion of a
boiler in the forge shop of Richard Norris & Sons,
corner of Seventeenth and. Hamilton streets, on 'the
morning of the 16th Of March ; and the jury also Had
that the immediate_ cause of :the explosion was the
throwing of cold water into•the boiler when it was
in a very hot; condition, by the deceased engineer,
William Rodgers. '
• CHURCH OFTHE "'HOLY TRHUTY.—The
, .
quarterly meeting of the' Pariah AssoCiation of the
Church - of the Holy Trinity, Nineteenth and Wal
z-nutstreets, was held on Monday evening.
e,-The reports, for the pant three Months, of the
• .
.various societies and schools composing the seems,.
tion Were read, and from them it appeared that the
parish, which extends from Market to South, and
Eighteenth street to the SChuylkill, was divided
into districts, the families in each of which were
regularly visited.
- The Sunday schools contained 700 scholars and
40 teachers; Sewing school, 200 scholars ; Mother's
meeting, 50 scholars ; Night school, 37 scholars, and
two Bible classes for ladies; about 100 scholars. The
Sunday-school library contained 750. volumes, and
the Perish library, 1,000 volumes.
The Dorcas Society collected $700; paid poor
women for sewing $lOO, and distributed 780 gar
ments and 80 pairs of shock
The Soldier's Aid ,Society,collected,sl,2ss.; gays
- the Sanitary Commission 1,100 garments, and Vari
ous hospitals and regiments 700 garment's.
The association .decided to purchase :Grammer
Chapel,Twerity-second and Locust streets, and pre
sent it to the church as a mission chapel, and over
$6,000 was subscribed for that purpose.
A CAIdANCILE TOY DOLL BABY.—We have
seen in the possession of a - gentleman recently from
Texas, a toy doll baby such as are made by , the Co
manche Indian Mothers to please the fancy of their
little children. There appears to be some ingenuity
In its construction, though, like Indian things gene
rally, rather rough and uncouth in appearance. .It
is made of buck skin, embellished with white and
red beads ; has silver ornaments pending from the
ears to the shoulders ; silver bands around its arms,
above the elbows, and silver .wristbands. This
unique specimen of aboriginal ingenuity might
frighten, the tender offspring of civilized ,heings into
spasms. The eyes are made of_white hem* , so fast
ened that one might well suppose the little doll was
looking. two ways for the Christian Sabbath. The
toy is only about three inches• in length, and maybe
put down under the general head of curioaS things:
It will be deposited in the cabinet of curiosities of
the Smithsonian I.nstitute at Washington, D. C.
BATTLE FLAG "T© - BE PRESENTED.—A
beautiful battle flag has just been made in this city
to be presented,to Col Louis R. Francine, of the
7th New Jersey Regiment. It is made of white
satin, and bears the names of the principal battles
-in which the Colonel participated :.Williamsburg,
Malvern 1181, Glendale Manassasairistow Station,
and Fredericksburg. The flag is a beautiful sped
men of art. It is to be presented at the encampment
of the regiment in - a - few days.
SCHOOL AFFAMS.:—The Board of Con
trollers will be obliged to advertise for new propo
sals for the new`S . 'nhool house in the First ward, in
consequence of the deelinature of the party to. whom.
the contract was awarded. He assigns as his reason
that hc,'would be unable to complete the "job," as
prices have advanced beyond those contemplated in
has bid.
Advertisements -for proposals for the building . of
the new school house in the Twenty-fourth ward
will be issued in a few days.
PROMOTION.—We notice the promotion
of Sergeant Samuel L. -Ward, Jr., to the second
lieutenancy of Company K, 119th Regiment P. V.,.
Colonel Ellmaker. Lieutenant Ward left this city
withhis regiment as corporal, and by his own merits
and bravery has risen, step by step, to his present
position. We doubt not that we shall soon speak of
his further advancement.
GEN. F ,REMONT TowN.--MaJor Gene
ral :Fremont arrived at the Cor.tinental: late last
COMMENCEMENT OF THE PENN MEDICAL
Tlxtvanarry.—The annual commencement of the
Penn Medical University took place at three
o'clock yesterday afternoon, at the lower hall of
the Concert Hall building. The hall was well
filled, and the programme was attractive. The per
formances were enlivened by some well•selected
and well-played musical pieces trrEngeleke'a Quin
tet. Tire opening prayer was - made by Rev. B A.
Carden. This was followed by the conferriw of
degrees 071 Miss Mary Hill, Mist Aurelia Ruggles,.
and Miss Adelaide Weikle, all of Pennsylvania r,
ac also on. Messrs. Wm. IC. Everton, of Illinois;
Linmens R. Gilliams, of Pennsylvania ; Charles L.
Kellthg, of Pennsylvania ; Fred. P. Pfeiffer, of Penn
sylvania; Nicholas Pfeiffer, of Michkam ;
Haack, of Pennsylvania ; Chas. Kelly end Hiram A.
Stewart, of Ohio.
The honorary degree of Doctor of Medicine wail
also conferred on Professor Charles Murphy, Penn
sylvania ; Professor Samuel Britton, Nemqersey ;
ProfessorCharleif Muncie, Massachusetts-,.and Bev.
D. W. Bart - Me, D. D. The conferring of degrees was
followed by the valedictory address by Professor I.
W. Buffington.. This address was erudite aml care
fully prepared, and. was exceedingly well delivered.
I The charge to those upon whom the degrees hod just
been conferred; the references and allusions through
,. ont the address, had the merit of sound thought and
graceful language. The audience was eminently in
telligent, and no small degree of interest attached
to the whole affair.
PHILADELPTLIA AND ERIE RAILROAD:—
The eastern division of this great enterprise'was:ex
tended for publiouse on the 9th inst. to Driftwood
station, the mouth of Driftwood creek. At this
point Bennet's branch and Driftwood creek unite to
ibrm the Sinnernahoning river. It is 120 milealcont
Sunbury, and 280. miles from Philadelphia. The
map shows it to be, while it remains the end of the
finished track, the nearest railroad point to , a sec
tion of "country 69 miles in diameter. Passengers
can leave Ridgway, St. Mary's, Gondersport, Ship
pen, and all intermediate poits in the morning,
arrive at Driftwood at 2P. M., the same day, and
be in Philadelphia the morning of the next ; or they
can leave Philadelphia, from Eleventh and Market
streets depot, at 10.30 P. M., be at Driftwood by
noon the next day, and reach their own homesia
time for supper. The dwellers in that terra incog
',Ada, will appreciate the rapid penetration of this
great arm of civilization into their realm of vast
capacities. A daily mail, a daily interchenge.with
the busy centre of men, and a telegraph line, will
soon bring a new aspect over that mighty:Wildernesa
of coal and wood, iron and fruitful soil. 199 miles of
this road are now in service, and but 89 miles of
track yet remain unlaid. Before the year closes,
the consummation will be reached, and the cities
of Philadelphia and Erie united.
BUDGLAllT.—Yesterday morning, about
4 o'clock, the building known as the "Printers'
Headquarters," situate on Griseorn street, was bur
glariously entered through the kitchen window.
After having regaled themselves of the choice
draughts at the bar, one of the party liatiiiiede his
way up stairs, and on entering the front bedroom,
where Mr. and Mrs. Willox and two children were
sleeping, commenced his vocation by tryings-cone
trunk after another in search of greenbacks or any
other valuables. During his operations, Mrs.
Willox awoke, and inquired, " Who lethere t"' The
answer was, "It is me." The intruder sought
safety in flight,' at once followed by Mr. ~Willox,
who fired a pistol at, him, the contents of which
missed the- fugitive. The thief or thieves hid ga
thered quite a number of valuables in different parts
of the house, but they left all behind. Almost every
thing down stairs had beent.turned topsy-turvyy con"
elusively showing that the intruders had taken their
time in plyine their voeition. -
A
SWORD PRECRNTATION---.8.3315ta11t - Bur
geon D. Parrish Pancoast, of the Chestnut-hill Hos.
pital, has been presented with a handsome sword,
sash, and belt, as a token of regard, from the in
mates of ward 3D, under his charge.
ACCIDENT.—WiIIiam Walton, aged four
teen years, had his left hand badly torn yesterday
morning, by being caught in the picker at Whitta
ker's mill, Germantown. He was taken to the
Hospital.
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INTERESTING COURSE OF ' LECTURES.—
We are safe in saying that by far the most popular
series of lectures of the present season,,.delivered
by different lecturers, is to confidence on to-morrow
(Thursday) evening,tat Musical Fund Hall, and to
be continued on Thursday evenings, March..26th,
and April 9th, 16th, and pd. The first & t ree course
will be by the Rev. John G. Morris, D. D., of Sam.
more, and will have for ite subject, " What have Wo-
men done in Art ?" Dr. Morris is a finished scholar,
an exhaustive thinker, and a pleasing speaker, and
those who hear him will be amply repaid. The lec
tures, we may state, will be delivered under the
auspices of the Lutheran Board of Publication, and
the proceeds will be devoted for a most worthy ob
ject. The subsequent lectures ofthe seriesTVillhe
delivered respectively by. Revs. Charles P. Krautb,
D. 111,, E W. nutter, G: F. Kroteli i iiie-Toseph
A. Seise, D D.
CONCERT OF TB2E, HARMON'S- MUSICAL
Socrams.—The second annual concert of this highly ,
popular and efficient Society will be given on this
(Wednesday) evening, at Musical Fund liall, when
the principal parts of the sublime oratorio of the
Deluge, (composed by Dr. L. Bleignen) will be ren
dered, together with a selection of miscellaneous
music, soios , duerg,
_choruses, et cetera. The concert
be sustained amsteurs,-,and the large
and ta/ented chorus ortai. culldrinonia,” assisted
also by "FroieSsor R. Taylor. --- xickets to the con
cert may be had during to-day, at Gnuhl's, Andrea . ,
and Lee & Walker's Music Stores.
"THE SWORD .OF WASHINGTON OR
THE TEMPER OR .THE TIM S. o7 —This will be the
subject of a lecture announced . to be delivered at
Musical Fund Hall on Friday evening of the present
week, by the Rev. A. A. Willits, of Brooklyn.
.Those who have heard this- lectius in other cities,
pronounce it a masterpiece of this popular pulpit
orator, and we have rio doubt ite delivery in this
city, where its author was so long a faTorite pastor
resident, will be greeled by an immense audience,
especially as the proceeds of it are fors very lauds,
ble purpose.
ST. PATRICK'S DAY, IN THIS Curs, wss
celebrated with unusual spirit, and the day Riot
was well calculated to vindicate the 17th of March!,
from - the disagreeable thermal .imputations Which
by common consent have heretofore attached to it.
The day was free from any extraordinary events ex
cepting those recorded in The Press this morning.
In passing by the great Philadelphia Coal Yard,
Ninth street, above Poplar, yesterday morning, we •
found that the usual activity prevailed, and among
the processions of the day there were few more ex
tensive than that: which during the day emerged
from this famous yard.
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SPRING CLOTHING.—The spienaid stock
of new, and fashionable clothing got up by Messrs..
C. Somers & Son, No. 625 Chestnut' street, under
.Taynehi Hall, is already attracting general atten
tion. The facilities of this old and respectable firm
for furnishing their numerous patronicand the pub
lic generally, with the finest suits of clothing, at the
lowest prices, are unsurpassed by any other estab
lisbment in this country, and we advise all who
~.have not yet done so, to give them a call before
making their purchases.
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G.ENTLE - AiEN' FITRNISITtNG GOODS in best
styles, in greatest variety, and at reasonable prices,
can always be had at Oakford & Son's, under the
Continental Hotel. - -
FINE CONFECTIONS AND DELIOLOICS ANTE
Fnutxx i will be found in .greatest variety and
peifection at Mx. A. L. Vl , ..nt , s;Ninth and Chest—
nut streets. Ali t elegant** Soidan - Roasted
Almonds, French and American laixtures, fine
colate preparations, all made of the_purest loaf su—
gars, also his extra, fine white "Almeria"
are worthy of special attention:
MR..' RIPPLE'S 'POPULAR GROUND-FLOOR
GALLERY, No. 820 Arch street, has recently 11-ruler
gone a series of handsome improvements, and now
presents a very attractive appearance. Ma-Ripple's
gallery of specimens is one of the finest in-the coun
try, and places his pictures in the front rank . of Pho
tographic excellence.
SUPERIOR QUALITY OF FLOgn.-'-Those of
our readers who are desirous of using only the
best quality of Bread should use only the best
and most reliable, brands of Flour, which they will
always find atthe popular old grocery establishment )
of the late O. IL Mattson, Arch and Tenth streets:
MILITARY TRAPPING in f tnoat and inOst , '
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approved styles, and at reasonable prices, suitable
for Army and Navy officers, at Oakford & Son's,
der the Continental Hotel. •
THE APPROACHING MARRIAGE -.OF TIE '
PRINCE OF WALES.—The London ton are in Oat
ecstasies over the coming event of the royal
rine.- The London - Court Journal weekly posqupl
the royal sprigs of what they musttalk about forth_ e
coming week, and how many times the coming --
bride " aired herself on -heiltrip from Copenhagen-;
to London ; but the most astounding intelligence
was conveyed last week, when the "sprigs", were
informed that there were two " Gavters " vacant in
the royal Household! and there theinte • ,rxed s top ri .
We saw one vacant garter"' deWalk, op
posite gua.s ! ..STonas & Co.'s Clothing Store, under
the Continental Hotel, on Chestnut street, the other
day, but did not think it worthputting in the papers
before. - It was elastic, with steel buckle,' and, as-
gentlemen wear short socks, we had no useforit.
Nobody picked it up. Whereas the °Weer? One
vacant garter in Philadelphia and two in Londont:
THE INVINCIBILITY OF THE IRON-CLADS..
—The heaviest shot and shell -Of the rebels have
glanced off like peas from the iron sides and time*.
of modern our built men-of-war. It is thus with the'-
iron-clad vests made at the BrowliStone Clothing
Nall of Rockhill & Wilson, Nos. 603 and 605 Cheat
nut street, above Sixth. The wearer of these iron....
clad garments can face the mine rifie ballia of his ad
versaries with entire confidence;" that if his armor.
Is struck - by-one of the shot, it will have no more
effect upOrt it than a putty pellet from a blowpipe
would have. The same firm have:on hand general.
assortment of military garments for all grades of the.
service.
&SMALL qUAKER.—This is the latest
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of hoop introduced for ladies , wear. is-moderate..
in circumference, and leaves the drapery to sweep,
gracefully from the waist to the Sidewalk,:and so.
around the corner, if the lady pleases. The.gentle.
men have also introduced important .eti4ges in
their style , of spring garments, ties ateet of which.
can be seen at the onoprioe Olotlfiint F.topor itun of
Granville Stokes, No. 609 stree t; philadel+
phia.
COUNTRY MERCHANTS: buying WintlaW
Shades and Trimmings, Curtains, Curtain Maim*.
abh and Upholstery Goode are invited to examine,
our stock. We are tim largest manufaetskrers oP
Window Shades in tyR - United States, and the alit/ -.
. direst•:importers of Curtain Goods in Philadelphia,
and therefore hirre facilities foeofferihir inodath thh
trade at low 4ures;n:hich cans, d.
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