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FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1883
XX. UNION STATE COMMITTEE
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au2C-I:t WAYNE MoVE A a ll,'Chairman.
The Situation in Europe.
Intelligence from Europe presses upon us,
consequence of the increased number of
mail steamers, to which will be immedi
ately added the revived Galway line. The
"recent voyages have been unusually rapid.
'We - remember the time when news froin
Europe only twenty-four days old, was con
sidered as very recent. In 1838; When the
Atlantic steam navigation was made a cer
tainty, the voyage of - the Sirius from Lon
don to New York in seventeen days, and
that of the Great Western from Bristol in
fifteen, were considered surprising_eVunts in
naval history. The Sidon, which left
Queenstown (Ireland) on the 13th inst., was
boarded by the Press-boats off Cape Race
on the 19th, bringing European news in
less than six days, and a summary of this
news, which we published yesterday, was
in our hands a few hours later.
That news is important only on three ac
counts—our relations with foreign Powers;
the probable effect, in this country, of the
Austrian Archduke's accepting the Mexican
candidature; and declining interest in Po-,_
bah affairs. On this last point it is suflielent
to say that Russia, With Out tinarrelling with
France, England, and Austria, cleverly con
trived to gain time by drawing them into a
series of Kotocol-writing, and has used that
time to MI llect, concentrate, and augment
its force against Poland. If the Poles are
to continue their struggle, unaided, it is
scarcely in their power long to cope with
the o*erwhelming force that the Czar can
bring to crush them.
,Their only hope; from
abroad, was in the active interference of
France, England, and Austria. As long as
the Czar could fend them off with despatches
and protocols—those " paper pellets of the
brain"-he could continue his assaults upon
the Poles.
The prorogation of the British Parliament,
from July 28th to October 14th, (but virtu
ally until the end of January, 1804,) throws
the British Empire into Lord PALM cnsmox's
hands, during the next six months, as abso
lutely_ and almost as • irresponsibly as if he
had been proclaimed its Autocrat during that
period. There will positively be no check
over him, between this and the end of
next January. After that time, -when Par
liament will meet, any member of either
}louse may challenge or condemn his con
duct, brit a charge against a Minister of
tate, in a Parliament where he has the ma
jority necessary for him to carry on the
Government of the country, can readily be
pooh•poolled in such a deliberately off-hand
and elaborately frank speech, of explanation
or defiance, as ancient PALMERSTON has
the knack of delivering, to the ainusement
even of those who oppose him. The cir
cumstance that since her husband's death,
twenty months ago, Queen VICTORIA has
scarcely paid any attention to public
business, feeling the want of his . counsel
therein, has thrown into Lord PALMER
STON'S hands greater power than any English
Premier has ever exercised ; we will not
except even WILLIAM PITT; who, though he
had the fullest confidence of GEORGE 111.,
was yet constant* checked by the restless,
and not always judicious surveillance pf that
'well-meaning but . obstinate and not very
wise monarch.
• It is said that, in consequence of menacing
news from the United States, Lord PALMER
STON intended sending large reinforcements
to the army in Canada. The menacing news
in question is understood to have been a
statement in the New York Herald, that the
real object in increasing the Union army by
conscription was to havd it ready to invade
Canada. That an English politician with
the usual quantity of common sense could
give credit to such a statement, from such a
source, seems impossible. If the American
Government had any idea of invading Ca
nada, assuredly the New York Herald is
the very last journal they would take into
their confidence. its inventive genius, its
entire unreliability, its constant and tho
rough disregard, not of truth alone, but
even of probability, mark it as not to be be
lieved nor trusted. Indeed, when its " me-
nacing news" reached England, care was
taken in the Globe (PAciitnnsTox's own
newgpaper) to declare that the relations be
tween England and the United States con
tinued mutually friendly. Notwithlanding
this, it may have pleased Lord PALMERSTON
to direct that the British army in Canada
shall be reinforced ; the more so, perhaps,
because the Canadian Legislature have de
clined incurring the expense of raising and
maintaining a militia to defend their coun
try ; that is, Canada does not apprehend
that it is to be honored with an American
invasion. May not the changed aspect of
affairs in Mexico and in the South account
for 'PALMERSTON'S desire to have increased
military force in British North America ?
The nomination, at the suggestion of
Marshal FORRY, backed by French bayo
nets and artillery, of the Archduke MAXl
laniew of Austria to the imperial throne of
Mexico, has been received in Europe with-'
Out much surprise ; for it was known,
months ago, that. NAPOLEON intended to
wind up his invasion of Mexico by elevating
an European prince as Emperor,' and by
taking possession of the province of Sonora
as the reward or price of his doing so. It
is said that MAXIMILIAN', who is inclined to
accept the proffered throne, has taken coun
sel with the. Pope, who recommends him to
•go to Mexico, and that the Emperor of
Austria, his brother and suzerain, will per
mit him to do so. European politicians see
in this a probable cause of quarrel between
Mexico and the United States. First, be
cause the rebellious South would naturally
tinn. to Mexico for sympathy and assistance,
and next, because the re-annexation of
Texas to Mexico might be an early attempt
of the new Emperor, for it would certainly
gratify the Mexicans.
Let MAxlmicum accept the proffered dia
dem, and, though he would not greatly gra
tify VICTOR EMMANUEL of Italy by doing
so, he places the Emperor of Austria under,
a great obligation ; he obliges LEOPOLD, of
Belgium, whose only daughter is MAXIMI
LIAN'S wife ; he pleases VICTORIA, of Eng
land, who is her cousin ; and he even must
gratify the Orleans family, as the future Em
press of MexiCo is - daughter of Lours Pro-
LIM'S eldest daughter.
Let Mexico and the rebellious South form
an offensive and defensive alliance, and we
May see England and the United States
coinpelled to go into an alliance of the same
character. This, it seems to us,• is more
probable than any difficulty between the
United States and England, and the appre
hension that this may become necessary,
and thereto' e . should be prepared for, may
have induced Lord PALMERSTON to increase
the army in British North America
The Scientific Problem to be Solved.
In the opinion of a distinguished naval
officer, as expressed in a recent letter written
to THE PREss, Charleston is a point of little
Importance, strategically considered. Its
chief wane to the rebels—independent of the
feeling of pride they must entertain in de
lending a city, the-first to rise in rebellion
:against the Government—lies in the circum
stance that it is the chief port of entry and
exit for tockade-runners, and consequently
the great commercial eniporium of the re-
- hellion. Even should the present operations
for its reduction fail, however, it could not
long hope to maintain the supremacy which
Tit now enjoys in this respect-; for, as our
lueleaguerink armies: penetrate further into
the seceded States, and break up the lines
of internal communication, it would be
completely isolated from the Gulf States,
and its commercial importance would dwin
dle into insignificancm Still, it must by
no means be inferred 'that .the victory,
intelligence of which we, may now almost
'daily anticipate, will be •.in any sense a
Darren one. Its moral 'and material rOsulta
much approach in value and grandeur those
which sprung from the capitulation of Vicks
burg, if they do not ultimately equal them.
The following paragraph from the letter of
our distinguished correspondent will serve
to indicate one among the numerous ad
vantages that must flow from the present
aggressive operations : "But, whatever may
be the result of the attack on Charleston,
the extensive employment of iron-clad ves
sels there will give us large and valuable
experience in regard to them. Not only the
United States, but the whole world is in
terested in the further testing of our iron
clad vessels. .So far, the experience has
been entirely against them as an aggressive
power. In action they are almost insup
portable to those who work and manage
them. We refer 'specially to the monitors.
These, indeed, are hard to those . who live
in them, even out of action. Many defects
were pointed out in all these vessels by Ad
miral DoroNT, which have been either re
moved or greatly relieved. But still the
great fact remains, that while the monitors
may be described as substantially impene
trable, the aggressive power of their ord
nance continues to be greatly restricted.
The range . in elevation of their giths is IoW,
and their.firing is necessarily slow and their
aim imperfect." Undoubtedly we have
much to learn upon this queetion of iron
clad war ships. None of the vessels thus
far constructed either by ourselves or by the '
rebels have been from free defects ; but we .
are scarcely prepared to go as far as our cot
respondent, and to say, that " So far. the ex
perience has been entirely against them as
an aggressive power. l ' The single case of
the
. Illerrimae is sufficient, we think, to in
alidate . this sweeping assertion. What
our correspqndent might have properly said,
and probablY what lie intened to say, Was
this : "So far, experience has "shown that
their offensive powers are subordinate to
.their defensive 'powers." This assertion
will no where.: .be disputed ; and the great
probleth now to be solved is this : How can
this disparity of powers be equalized? If
We can make our iron-clads as formidable in
assault as they are impenetrable in resisting.
assault, a great point will have been gained.
That this may be done does not seem in
the least improbable ; but how much far
ther we can go ; whether we shall ever be
able to make them stronger in attack than
in defence, we cannot even hazard a guess..
It is a question for science and patient -in
vestigation jointly to answer. It is a ques
tion between the improvers of armor-plating
and the• improvers of artillery, and so .far
the former would seem to be in .the ascend
ency. The degree of success to be attained
by either class of investigators must depend
upon the extent to which either elites - can
avail itself of the tenacious power of iron or
steel, as the.: case may be. It is upon this
'quality of tenacity, to a very great degree,
that the solution of the problem would seem
to rest. The only difference is, that in one
case, the iron is cast into cannon, and in
the other it is cast or rolled; into armor
plates. It is still iron contending with iron,
and, after all, it will not be the metal, but
the form of the metal, that can claim to be
the victor. But when the victory will be
won, or how it - will be won, we cannot
guess until Admirer DarrnonEx's batteries
have bellowed forth the data to the - world.
This, however, we may say, that, 'howeyer
won, the victory will not be decisive, for
science -means progress, if it means any
thing at all, and progress Must always halt
before the barrier of decision.
Sent to Coventry.
There seems little rest for Mr. VALLAN
DIGHAM. He was removed from the North
because he spouted treason. The South de
clined having any thing to do with hiruiitnd
allowed him to run the blockade to Nassau.
The British colonists there did not break
their hearts with grief when he proceeded to
Canada. He settled clown at the Clifton
House, opposite Niagara Falls, indeed,
close to where Table Rock used to stand,
and after a week or two there, was politely
informed by the landlord that he would
rather have his (Y.'s) room than his com
pany, as respectable Americans declined
stopping in the same house with him. Next
he bivouacked in the Museum, close to the.
Horseshoe Fall, and even there is not at
ease. Thence he must vanish. The Cana
dians, tempted by curiosity to examine his
record, have found that VALLANDIGHAM has
ever been most violent in publicly proclaim
ing his utter want of respect for the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, with
its various dependencies, and the folks who
inhabit them. So, Mr. Y. has received a hint
that he is not wanted in Canada. At the
same time., his Copperhead friends in Ohio
also turn - the cold shoulder to him. What
can the poor man do ? All the world sends'
him to Coventry. It would not much
astonish us to hear, in this dreadful isola
tion of his, that he voluntarily returns to
the United States, requesting.permission to
occupy, for company's sake, a little room
in Fort Lafayette or some other dwelling
provided by U. S. for the safe custody of
persons who, sympathizing with the South,
have remained, in the North, virulent and
violent. At present, Mr. V ALLiNDIGHAM
is as much alone, in politico-social sense, as
poor Robinson Crusoe was in the desert
island, ere he obtained Man Friday as a
servitor and friend.
THE FOREIGN MINISTERS and member%
of the Diplomatic Corps at Washington, in
visiting the Northern lake-districts upon the
invitation of the Secretary of State, will be
indebted to Mr. SEIVARD'S courtesy, not
only for a very pleasant excursion and the'
renewed assurance of the good feeling exist
ing between our Government and the repre
sentatives of foreign Governments, but for
an increased knowledge of the prosperity of
the loyal States of the North. Of these gen
tlemen are many distinguished for keen per
ception and large information of manufac
tures and agriculture. They cannot fail to
see that the loyal States, though engaged in
a great war, are wealthy, peaceful, and hap
py; that though the population has already
sent immense armies into the field, the loss
is scarcely felt; that labor is plentiful, that
food is cheap, that the people are intelligent,
educated, and earnestly devoted to the wel
fare of their country. Nor can they fail to
compare with this prosperity the misery
and poverty of the South, and to find in the
mighty difference good reason for believing
in the power of the - United States to subdue
the rebellion. We know that the more ac
curate the knowledge foreign Powers obtain
of the Amerieaii people, the greater will be
their confidence in the stability of the Repub
lic, and are glad that their representatives
have this excellent opportunity of examin
ing for themselves the working of repub
lican institutions.
Admiral Farragut.
Admiral PARRAGIIT well deserved that
enthusiasm with which his fellow-citizens
of Hastings-on-the-Hudson met him the
other day on ; is return home. That recep
tion is also an expression of the welcome all
loyal people now give to this tried warrior,
who seeks rest from his laborious and tri
umphant campaigns. If any man has earned
repose, it is the victor of New Orleans, the
brave sailor who, in the most brilliant and
Bercely-contested naval battles of the war,
won imperishable glory for our flag, and de
livered whole States from the rebel yoke.
So much has Admiral FARRAGIIT nobly
achieved, that the navy can spare him' for a
time, but we trust it will not be long before,
with renewed energy, he will give his ser
vices to a country which well knows their
value.
ONE
Axle ONE who visits New York city now
will not fail to see that the course of Gover
nor SEYMOUR has fastened a deep and indel
lible stain upon that heretofore proud me
tropolis. Forty of his eleventh-hour > pro
clamations would not redeem him from ig
nominy, nor would a hundred safe and sue
cessful enrolments and drafts purge away
the foul and feculent dishonor of his State,
self-inflicted by her own. Chief Magistrate.
Loyal men, men of property, men of
thought, and men of sensitive honor, recoil
from this example and the , results of his
teachings. Men, of Pennsylvania, GEORGE
W. WOODWARD, SS Governor of your State,
would not only improve upon SWAIOIIICS
example, but put it utterly in th9g,,? j ahade.
Forewarned lo forearmed.
A Precept from General Rousseau.
In the very able
,and spirited speech with
which General Rouskr.nu responded to the
complimentary serenade tendered him by his
friends on Wednesday evening, at the Con
tinental Hotel, there is one sentence which
is an exhortation in itself. "Do not," said
General ROUSSEAU, 'recognize as a loyal
man any one who cornea between the Go
vernment and the suppression of the rebel
lion." However clear the propriety of this
injunction may be regarded, and however
willing all intelligent men have been to con-
form to its letter and spirit, it seems to us
that it cannot be too. often repeated or too
frequently inculcated as a great truth, whose
observation is demanded, not merely by the
interests, but by the life of the nation. No
matter what may be their professions ; no
matter 'what their pretended zeal for the
Union and the Constitution, the men who
at this stage of the struggle would in
terfere with their musty quotations and
shallow sophistries, and endeavor to build
them into a barricade across the path of our.
advancing cause, must be regarded as ene
mies of the cause, whether they come with:
olive branches or with flags of truce. If
the question at issue were simply the at
tainment of peace,, or of the general wel
fare of the country, in some particular not
affecting its vital integrity, then differences
of opinion, as, to the best method of arriving
at a solution of the question, might -be rea
sonably entertained. Discussion under'
such circumstances, so far . from being out
of place, should be encouraged, in order
that, frpm the interchange of
. views, and
multitude of counsels, the greatest good of
the greatest number might be derived. But •
the question is of a- very different nature.
It afle,cts directly the life of the nation. It
is the case of a sinking ship, -with a
frightened crew, but with a resolute captain.
shall the captain be allowed to pilot his ves
ml through the danger, or shall he abandon
the helm, in the vain attempt to comply with
the hundred different suggestions and plans
that are clambred into his ears? Shall he
wait, until the panic-stricken passengers hold
a meeting and resolve upon a course of pro
cedure, or shall he take the responsibility of
performing the duties he was chosen to per
form, without regard -to the opinions of
his irresponsible adVisers ? At such a time
unity of action is the grand requisite of
"safely, and as all on board must be alike in
terested in the fate of the craft, we do not
think it is an abolitionism to infer that the
captain may possibly be as anxious to avoid
the rocks and - whirlpools as the most cla
morous among the crew. After the rocks
have been avoided, and the whirlpools have
been passed in safety, their tongues may be
loosed at pleasure, and every man -be as
garrulous as- men always, are after a great
danger has been escaped. But even then it
will hardly be contended that the right of
free discussion must - necessarily be interpre
ted to mean the license to indulge in muti
nous or incendiary language. We know
the distinction is such an extremely nice one,
in the opinion of our Democratic friends,
that to make it at all is to subject ourself to
the charge of favoring a military despotism.
And yet we think it -is important that the
distinction should be drawn, now and here
after ; for, without it, free speech becomes
a, curse, instead of a blessing, to any people,
and a source of weakness and decay, instead
of an element of power and vitality to any'
government, That such a distinction should
not be lost sight of, let us give heed4Q Gen.
ROUSSEAU'S injunction, and place upon the
list of the enemies of the Government the
name of every man who would interpose his
influence to shield its enemies. Let him be
branded with the brand of disloyalty, and if
he will stand in the way of the Government,
let the blows that were meant for his-South
ern allies descend upon his own head.
Loyalty in Tennessee.
From North Carolina especially we have
hid proofs of returning loyalty, but from.
other States originally claimed, by the re
bellion the people send assurance of their
fidelity to the Union. In Pelham, Grundy
county, Tennessee, a public meeting was
lately held, at which resolutions were unani
mously passed, from which we learn that
the ordinance of secession passed by the
General Assembly was not fully ratified by
the people, and that they now repeal it.
Among the resolutions are these
"2. That we wish to return again to allegiance to
the Federal Government and become loyal citizens,
that law and order may be restored before we can
ask for or expect protection to persona or property.
"3. That at as early a period as is practicable we
would ask that the State be reorganized, and be al
lowed to vote for loyal men for Governor, members
of Congress, and the General Assembly of the State."
The people who thus affirm their loyalty
do not seem to be frightened by the Eman
cipation Proclamation, nor are they angry
that colored soldiers, are permitted to win
national victories. Yet they inhabit a coun-`
try which nearly borders upon the dense
slave populations of Alabama and Georgia.
The fact Is, that the statement of the aliena
tion of the Border States by these wise, ne
cessary measures is simply a Democratic
nightmare, and that ten times as much oppo
sition to the policy of the Government is
made in New York city alone than in all
the Border States together.
Rosecrans.
Authentic information has been received
that the Army of the Cumberland is in mo
tion, and advancing upon Chattanooga.
Resistande, we believe, will not be made,
or at the most will be inefficient, for there
is no doubt that the enemy is in no condition
to fight a decisive battle, and will retreat.
Refugees, in fact, state that Ram:ices army,
disorganized and disheartened, is moving to
wards Atlanta. The restoration of the na
tional authority in East Tennessee will
assuredly be effected by this movement of
General ROSECRENS. Gradually the results
of the victories in the Southwest are be
coming evident, and they are seen to be
not incidental and local, but parts of a great
plan having.for its purpose the, redemption
ofStates and the destruction of rebel power.
No army that the rebellion possesses can
oppose RoSECRENS now, and every day mul
tiplies the proof of the military weakness of
the, Soufh.
Somn of the English newspapers take
advantage of the rising of Parliament and
the dulness of the summer season to accuse
Mr. LINCOLN of a mad design upon the
peace - of England, and a desire to force a
war upon that - country. We are among
other things gravely :told, that in order to.
secure the enforcement of the conscription
in New York and elsewhere, the President
assured the people that the services of the
conscripts would be required merely to
carry on hostilities against Great Britain,
and that so bittter were the people of Ame
rica against Great Britain, that they quietly
submitted to what otherwise seemed a
tyranny. We; do, not know what may be
thought of such sentiments in London, but
in Philadelphia they excite derision and
pity. We desire no war with England.
We shall avoid it as long as it can be
avoided with honor ; and when it comes,
we shall fight it fairly'and without conceal
ment, just as we have fought the traitors of
the South.:
THE SYMPATHY ( - )f such men as ?L
LA
nouLAYE (who is, as most of our readers
know, a member of the French Institute,
*and the author of a- capital book entitled
"Paris in America") with American free
dom is of permanent value ; for these are
the men who,in the end influence the intel
ligence of their countrymen, and act upon
the future of the age. The New York
Loyal Union League recently addressed
LABOULAYE, who, in his reply, assures
the American people that France, as a na
tion, earnestly desires the triumph of our.
Government, and believes it is approaching.
This faith M. LAIKAJLAYE stiengthens by
his able lectures in the College of France,
the subject of the course, just closed being
the American Revolution, and that of the
next series to be the "History of the Consti
tution of She United States." We quote from
his letter the following
- - -
,4 1Jave the goodness to convey ray thanks . to that
useful and patriotle association. In the course of
my life I have received many honors of foreign ace.
eemies and universities, but no testimony of esteem
could be more agreeable and more honorable than
the letter which the. Loyal Union League: has been
good enough to addiess:to me. I Shall keep it to
leave -to my children, so . .that ;they may remember
that if the first article of faith of 'a Frenchman is to
love France, the second 'is- to love America. For
two years I have done ell in my power to confirm
- and strengthen this ancient friendship; and•l hope
my efforts have not been wholly we/0m"
THE PRESS. PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1863.
LETTER FROMIARUCLEIONLL."
The manifestation.% of Union feeling in
North Carolina is now the most interesting
feature of the political situation. It is sug
gestive in.•reading the writings of Southern
Union men, the resolutions of the meetings,
and the speeches of those who give voice to
the heart of the people, that we hear no word
in abuse of the Administration at Washing
ton. Every political and personal motive
might be offered in extenuation of such
abuse; but the loyal men of the South rise
above an ordinary and excusable tempta
tion, and give their devotion the clearest
ring by disdaining to imitate the course of
the sympathizers with treason in the States
of the North. They ding to . the Govern
ment, in the most affectionate and con
fiding manner, because they see, 'beyond
present danger, and distress, and em
barrassment, that it is the type and
embodiment of their salvation. They
know that there is no hope of: deliverance
beyond the Federal Government, and that ,
it ever the sword-arm of the Administration
should fall, their doom would be speedy,
fierce, and irrevocable. The forbearance of
the loyal men in the- South: teaches a lesson
to the loyal men in the North. Why should
we assemble armies, and mass artillery, and
plan campaigns, and obtain victories over
a rebellion, organized under the lead of Lee,
and Pemberton, and at the same time per
mit the allies of that rebellion to weaken our
efforts at home, and destroy the good results
achieved with so much blood and treasure
in the field ? We owe it to these loyal people
in the South, that while 1.06 subdue the rebel
armies with the bullet we should subdue the
rebel allies withthe,ballot; that while we con
quer the supporters of treason we crush the
sympathizers with - treason, and that while
we ask the true men;of the Sonth to return
to the Union, we preserve a Union to which
they may return. Therefore, to us the po
litical campaign of October is as important
as the military campaign, and sa far_ as
encouraging the Union sentiment of the
South, and consolidating these States into
one Republic are concerned, the success of
Curtin and Brough is no less important than
the success of Meade and Rosecrans. If
could succeed in impressing this upon the,
minds of your people, your conVentions,
and clubs, and Union Leagues, I aould feel
that the campaign was , gained, so sure I am
that in the heart of the people of, the North
there exists no purer and deeper feelingthan
that which looks with , sympathy and love
upon the efforts of the loyal men in the
South to iise up from the thraldom that now
crushes them to the earth, and overthrow
the tyranny that has brought misery and
desolation to their homes.
Renewal of Prosperity in New Orleans.-
New Orleans has been emphatically
taught the difference between loyalty and
treason in the opening of the Mississippi.
The, trade which now floats down the river
from the Northwest inspires with new life
the great. metropolis of -the South, which
for two years has been idle and in stupor.
Boats heavily laden with the store 3 most
needed by the suffering inhabitantS daily
arrive, and New Orleans remember-s no
longer with useless regret her olden pros
perity, before the rebellion brought -her
ruin. All cities and States -that have been
reclaimed from the rebellion are thankful
for the fortune of war, and we-are sure that
the people of Lonislana have suffered so
much, have learned so stern a lesson, that
they would regard the restoration of Con
federate power in their territory as anything
but a blessing. The United• States is not
only conquering the armies of the South,
but, by a firm yet kindly rule, the sympa
thies of the people, and the path to the
restoration of a-permanent peace is plain.
Recently thirty-five, hundred barrels of
ilaur, on one boat only, arrived in New Or
leans from St Louis, and larger quantities
were expecte& Have not the people of the
Southwest practical reason to rejoice in the
fall of Vicksburg ? The inhabitants of other
tarts of the South must make coinparisons
unpleasant for the rebel leaders, who, in
more thim two years of war, have only suc
ceeded in heaping miseries upon their coun
trymen. The following statement Of present
and_past prices in New Orleans is sugges-
itFlour, which four months ago could notlie bought
for less than $l3 or $l4 a barrel, can now be-bad for
$7.00; pbtatoes have fallen from $ll to $3 per bar
rel, and beef, which cost. from 50 to 60 cents per
pound, is , now purchased for 14 cents, while other
articles entering into daily consumption have been
correspondingly reduced in price. Meanwhile, in
Atlanta, Georgia, where the rebels rile, flour is sold
at $3O a hundred pounds, potatoes at $l2 a bushel,
with other articles inproportion while elsewhere
throughout the rebel States, as in Richmond, Charles
ton, and Mobile, similarlsr.exorbitant prices prevail,
reducing the poor to actual helplessness and starva
tion."
IT FREQUENTLY happens, vit.en a Cop :
perhead is driven to the wall in discussions
with a Union man, that he exclaims,
am as loyal as you are, and to prove this
I need only say that I have a brother, or as
the case may be) a son in the army." It
would be impossible to fabricate a more in
consistent and craven apology for treason.
The soldier who is thus made a shield, for.
disaffection is more injured by the unarMecf
sympathizer than by the aimed rebel; and
when he comes to distribute his hatred be
tween the two, he always gives the largest
share to the miserable Copperhead. That
must be a callous father or brother, who, in
his efforts to destroy his aovernment, does
not hesitate to make of a brave boy in the
army the rampart from which to hurl mis
siles - upon the Administration of that Go
vernment
Death of John A. Gurley, late Member of
Congress from Ohoo, and Governor of
Arizona.
The telegraph announces the death of Governor
John A. Gurley, at his residence near Cincinnati,
Governor Gurley bad been ill for about two weeks,
but it was the opinion of his friends% that his disease
had passed its worst stages, and that he would soon
be able to start for Arizona, to the Governorship of
which he was appointed last spring, and for a re
=oval to which he had been actively preparing.
Governor. Gurley was not yet fifty years of age.
Born in Connecticut, he was possessed of the
shrewd nature and restless disposition of the genu
ine Yankee. Soon after he became of age he en
tered the ministry of the Universalist Church, and
became widely known_ aq a forcible and eloquent
preacher. Removing to Cincinnati - some twenty
years since; he there became the editor of the Star
of the West, a Universalist paper, which soon at
tained an extensive circulation. Overburdened
With the cares of editorial life, he found his health
giving way, and retired to a beautifhl firm in the
suburbs of Cincinnati. From this he was called in
1868 by a nomination to Congress at therhands of the
Republican party, the principles [of which he had
warmly'espoused. He was chosen by a handsome
majority, after a most excited canvass.
He proved a representative worthy the Queen
City of the West. Ma course in Congress was
straightforward, intelligent, and fearlese. Hre
speeches were always to the point, and true to the
cause of freedom. He was chairman of the Corn-,
raittee on Printing, - and to hie more than to any
one else is the country inclet/ted for the economical
and satisfactory system upon which the publioprint
ing is now conducted.
In 1860 he was again nominated to Ckmgreso, and
chosen by a flattering vote. Hie prominence in the
Thirty.seventh Oongrees is well known. - ' A -firm
friend of the Adininistration, and an earnest advice
Gate of a vigorous prosecution of the war, his in
fluence was marked and excellent. He was popular
with all parties, and generally acknowledged to be
one of the cleverest men in the House. He was
ever deeply interested in the development Of the
vast resources of the West, .and was among the ,
first to advocate the organization of the Territory of
Arizona. He may be said to have been the
father of the bill, creating that Territory, and it
is not likely that it would have becomeAlew for
some years to conse, - but for Ms untiring "arertions.
So thoroughly had he familiarized himself with the
region constituting that far-off district, that on the
passage of the act he was, by common consent, se
lected for the post of Governor of the Territory'. He
was at once commissioned by the President, and an
ticipated great pleasure in the journey to, and resi
dence ink the new country.' During the summer he
had been much in Chicago, arranging his business
there, where, in connection with a brother, he owned
a large and valuable property. He also made a visit
to New York about a month since, and spent a few
days at Newport and on Long Island.
By the death of Mr. Gurley the duties' of the Go
vernor of Arizona will devolve upon Richard 0.
McCormick, of Queens county, in this State, the
Secretary of the Territory, until a successor to the
Governor is, appointed. Mr. 'McCormick was to
have left-Jor Cincinnati to-day, to join Governor
Gurley, to go i thence totheir field of duty. He will
go to'Cincinnati by the evening train, accompanied
by'Judges Goodwin and Allyn, of the Territory, to
attend with sad heart upon the obsequies of one
to whom he was warmly attached, not only by
pleasant official relation, but bea long and intimate
personal aceluaintance.—Evening Post. .
• OHIOAGO, August 19. The Wisoonsin 'Republican
State Convention assembled at Pamltems, Wis.," to•
day, and nominated J. T. Lewis.for cloven:Ler and
Judge Spooner for Lieutenonteoveinor,
WASHINGTON, August 20, 1803
OCCASIONAL
Wisconsin k Politics.
W.t1.31 - 11 - NEA-TCADT.
Special Despatches to The Preis.
WABIIINGTON, 6ilgttat 20, 1863.
From the Army of the Potomac.
Information from the headquarters of the Army of
the Potomac, received here to-night, says there is
no change or indications of a change of position.
The advices concur that the rebel forces around Cul
peper had been reduced to A. P. HILL's command,
while LONGSTEERT and Ewitni, have moved south•
we'd, probably to Fredmielmburg.
The. Speedy Redaction of Charleston Har—
bor not Expected.
Prominent officers serving before Charleston ex
press themselves, in private letters which were re
ceived here to-day, earnestly hopeful of the success
of the combined naval and military operations
against that point; but they do not mention any
time for the reduction of Fort Sumpter, &a., as pro
mised by enthusiastic newspaper correspondents.
The work being heavy, and requiring the utmost
skill and caution, they, with a full appreciation of
all the difficulties, purposely refrain from exciting
expectations of an immediate and complete victory.
Nor are speedy results of such a character antici
pated by gentlemen in Washington who are ac
quainted with the plans and intentions of the com
manding generals,
The Navy.
The Navy Department has been informed that the
United States bark Gem of the Sea, captured, in
July laid, the schooner Georgia, of Nassau, off the
coast of Florida. Captain WALKHI2, of the steam-,
ship De Soto, reported the seizure by him of the
schooner Lady Maria, for a violation of the block
ade.
The was sailing under a provincial certificate of
registry, dated Havana, May llth, 1663, and signed
by N. J. CnAwronn, Acting Consul General in
Cuba. She wae cleared from St. Marla for Havana.
Her cargo consisted of one hundred and four bales
of cotton,
Lieutenant Commanding MoDotroar,, of the stea•
mer Hendrick Hudson, says that while Cruising in
the vicinity of Cape San Bias, he found on and in
the vicinity of the beach, one hundred and thirty
eight bales of cotton, which had evidently been
washed ashore only a short time before.
The steamer R.:R. Cuyler chased a rebel steamer
some distance to the westward of Cape San Bias,
and the latter in her efforts to escape threw a part
of ber cargo overboardo, This is supposed to have
been the cotton alluded to by the commander of the
Hendrick Hudson.
J.- • -
The De Soto chased 'a rebel steamer , which was
obliged to throw off her cotton, consistineof one
hundred and seventeen bales, in order to efted her
escape. The cotton was picked up by the De Soto.
The steamer Fort Henry captured off the coast of
Florida twerity•two bales of cotton and eight con
trabands.
The National Banking Association.
The act to provide a national currency, etc., au
thorizes the employment of the National Banking
Associations created under it as depositories of the
internal revenue. As sucliemployment involves the
duty of requiring adequate security for the amounts
deposited, the Secretary of the Treasury has come
to the conclusion to ask from the national banks de
siring to receive such deposits, to place in the Trea
sury of the United States six per cent. bonds to an
amount equal to ten per cent. of their capital stock,
and to give the bond of the' directors and others to
an amount equal to their capital stock, as a se
curity for the punctual payment of all lawful
checks for deposits. Inasmuch, however, as
a number of banks have been organized, and
as yet arc without circulation, Secretary ()FUSE pro
poses to direct deposits to be made with such, on re
ceiving from them the consent of their respective
boards of directors that the bonds already deposited
as security for circulation may be held as security
for deposits, leaving the additional bonds, as well as
the bonds of the directors and others, to be given af
tea ward at any time before the fu - rnishing of the cir
culation. Should associations prefer, instead of
giving a joint bond equal to the capital stock, to give
the separate bonds of directors and stockholders,
,each for not less than one-tenth of the capital stock,
and equal to it in their aggregate amount,
there can be no objection to such separate bonds
being accepted instead of a joint bond. If good rea
sons shall appear, these conclusions of the Secretary
will be modified.
W. P. Mna.now, Esq., supervising and special agent
of the Treasury Department for the valley of the
Mississippi, arrived here this evening, and had 'a
long consultation with Secretary CHASE. Such
amended regulations concerning trade in the South
west will be published as the condition of affairs in
that section will admit.
Death of. Major, Robert Morris.
DlajOr ROBERT MORRIS, of the 6th Pennsylvania
cavalry, died anddenly, at the Libby Prison, on
Thursday. Major MORRIS was a grandson of Ro-
BERT MORRIS of Revolutionary memory, and was
twenty-six years of age. His remains t were interred
in Oakwood Cemetery, and attended to the grave by
the captive officers of his regiment
This intelligence will be received with sincere sor
row-in Philadelphia, where Major Mortars was be
loved by all who knew him.
Important Revenue Decision.
The following official letter has just been sent to
us for publication :
TREASURY DEPARTISITiNT, '
OFFICE OP INTERNAL REVENUE,
WASHINGTON, June 15, 1863.
To J. T. Ford, Esq., Notary Public, Philadelphia, Pa:
SIR : Your letter of the 13th instant is at hand. In
reply thereto, I have the honor to state that the
Surat of an affidavit, taken before a justice of the
piece, notary public, or other officer duly autho
rized to take affidavits, is held to be a certificate, and
as such is subject to a stamp duty of five cents.
Acknowledgments of deeds, or other instruments,
are exempt.. Very respectfully,
EDWARD BIoPIiERSON,
- .
Deputy Commissioner.
The- Escaped Pirates of the Tacony Re
- captured.,
.
BOSTON, August 20.—The rebel lirisoners who es
caped, from Fort Warren landed, at Rockport, Cape
Ann, yesterday afternoon, but before 'any steps
could be taken for their capture, they put off again
in their boat, going towards - Portsmouth, N. H.
PORTLAND, August 20.—The Yacht Sparkle, with
an armed crew, sailed at noon to-day in pursuit of
the Tacony prisoners who escaped from Fort War-
LATER.—The steamer New Brunswick, which has
just come in, spoke the revenue cutter J. C. Dobbin,
outside, having aboard the three Tacony prisoners
who escaped from Boston yesterday. They were
captured off the Isle of Shoals, by the cutter.
Collector Jewell despatched a cutter yesterday,
and alto two volunteer yachts, heavily armed, in
pursuit.
Meetingof War Democratsat Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS, August 20.—A very large and en
thusiastic meeting of War Democrats was held here
to-night, Au phrtiof %Pc State wew fv.4y reprqqqt
.
ed. General Nathan Kimball presided, And Maim'
General John IVlcClernand, General Dumont, and
Hon. Henry Seerist, were among the speakers.
Letters were received from Hon. Lewis Cass, Gen.
Logan, and Daniel S. Dickinson, all of.whom ex
pressed their sympathy with the objects of the Con
vention.
Resolutions were adopted favoring a vigorous pro
secution of the war, sustaining the Administration
in all its efforts to put down the rebellion; denoun
cing the State agent, Auditor, and Treasurer of the
State, for their willingness to repudiate the public
debt, and sacrifice the honor and credit of the State
for lartlean purposes.
The Draft..Jll .New York.
Nsw Youx, August o.—The draft in the Fifteenth
ward was completed :to-day without the slightest
sign of dissatisfaction. Among those drafted were
Wm. H. Fry, of the Tribune;_ John Clancy, of the
Leader; Michael B. Abrahams, a reporter of the
Express; John B. Halness, an excise commissioner ;
J. Remick, of the Abend Zeitung i'owneend Harris,
late,minister to Japan ; John Morrissey, the pugil
-Ist, several policemen, and several colored persons.
While there is appearance of a diaturbance, the
authorities have not relaxed their vigilance in pre
paring to ouppress any disorder, which may occur.
The Remains of Gen. Nelson.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 19.—The remains of Gen.
Nelson were transferred this afternoon from Cave
Hill Cemetery to, the Frankfort Railroad ddpOt.
They were escorted by an imposing military and
civic procession, under Colonel Mummy, for trans
portation, to-morrow, to their final resting-place, at
Camp Dick Robinson.
The Christian Commission in Michigan.
DETROIT, Mich., August 20.—The Rev. A. G.
McAuley, of Philadelphia, has addressed large meet•
ings this week at Kalamazoo, Niles, and Ypsilanti.
Great enthusiasm prevailed, and large collections
were made. Enterprising working committees were
formed, and more of the good work was laid out.
The Steamer Asia at Boston.
BOSTON, August 20.—The steamer Asia arrived
here at noon. Her mails will reach New York at
midnight
San Francisco. Politics.
SAN FRArtoreco, August 19.—The"Union Conven
tion of this county nominated Samuel Brannin, J.
C. Hoyt, -R. J. Perkins, and J. W. Van Staudt, for
the State Senate.
A General Movement.
[Correspondence of the Pittsburg Chronicle.]
- 4JAMP 46th REG'T PENNA. VOLUNTEERS,
'NEAR Ram. - x's FORD, Vs., Angina 16, 1863.
Again the Army of, the Potomac seems to be on
the move. For some days back the several corps
encamped on the Rappahannock have been under.
marchingorders, and during that time portions of
each have been on the move. Portions of the llth,
2d, sth, Ist, Ec.c., have movetboff by rail from Bealton
Station towards Alexandria. This station is south
of Warrenton Junction seven' miles, and on - the
Orange, and Alexandria Railroad. Cars went down
this morning to the Rappahannock Station, distant
south of Bealton, on the same road, four miles, to
convey troops from there up—no doubt to Alexan
dria=at all events in that direction. A portion of
tbe Ist Division, 12th Corps, left this morning for
Bealton Station, and also a portion of the 2d Div'.
sion,_ same corps, troops
.to take the cars there. The tops
are being moved off from each corps in their turn.
But one brigade of the First Division, 12th Corps,
is now at this ford. It is under marching orders,
and will, no doubt, leave this evening or to-morrow
morning. The pontodn bridge at Kelly's Ford was
taken up day before yesterday, and sent by rail to
Alexaidria. Our cavalry were withdrawn, and but
little lookout is kept in'tur front. It seems as
though the enemy has left us. Deserters come in
daily. . One taken yesterday_stated that Lee's army
was in Richmond. This movement of the troops
has come on us suddenly and unexpectedly. Por
tions of the troops which have gone from this, after
reaching Alexandria, have been sent to North Caro
• line. It would teem by the troops going from this
• by rail that their destination at first is to Alex
andria. •
Bealton Station is a lively place just now. Long
trains of cars can be seen moving off every few
hours, loaded with troops, including the artillery,
5.c. The weather_ is very warm. Your thousand
troops are to leave Bealton Station today.
Markets by Telegraph.
Beririmonn, August 2D. Flour very dull and
clining - Wheat dull Southern 'white, $1..15@a.85;
Southern - red, $1.36@1.4 1 1 Corn dull at SO@BIO •
Yellow, eau, VlilekY
AVFAIRS IN ItiRRISEDRII.
Correspondence of The Press. )
HARnasnuito, August 19.
Three hundred Government wagons arrived here
on Monday from up the Cumberland Yalley, near
'Hagerstown, and five hundred yesterday. There
are rumors that Lee, having reinforced and reor
ganized his army, is again advancing ; but this accept
for what it is worth.
Officers, with and without furloughs, (mostly the
latter,)rare here in numbers—subduing the ladies,
I think, rather than the rebels. One has succeeded
admirably—a Captain Reno, brother of the late
Major. General -Reno, belonging to the regulars.
He was lately married to one of the richest and
handsomest of our Harrisburg belles.
Harrisburg is one vast hospital; school-houses,
churohea, store-houses, and private dwellings have
all been devoted to the use of the sick and wounded.
Yesterday twenty-six wounded rebels were trans
ferred from Chamberaburg to,the Chestnut street
Hospital. In this number are one brigadier, one
colonel, three captains, an adjutant, and three lieu
tenanta. On transferring the patients from the oars
to the hospital, the Brigadier General Robert H.
Archer, a Marylander, of the rebel Major General
Archer's division, was highly indignant that he
could not have a carriage to ride
to the hos
pital, but two blocks distant, cursed the ear
geon in attendance, and for a long time re•
fused to ride in the ambulance. The colonel,
Colatt Leventhorpe, of the lith North Carolina Vo
lunteers, was more gentlemanly in his manners, and
did- not demand a carriage and insist on having a
room at one of the hotels, with waffles and spring
chicken, as did some of his subordinate commis
sioned officers. The rebels, however, will be well
taken care of by the surgeon in charge, and will not
diet on sol&leather soup, as our officers do in Rich
mond.
Cards of invitation are being gratuitou2ly dis
tributed for a grand excursion, to last about three
years. The contract includes a visit to Richmond,
Va., thence to Petersburg, Weldon, N. C., Charles
ton, S. C., Savannah, Columbus, Ga., Mobile, mid
New ()cleans, the option given of returning by w/sy
of the river Mississippi or by sea to New York.
There are a limited number of subscription tickets
issued to those who do not- wish to go with the
crowd, at $3OO a piece. H.
The Late General Thomas-Welsh.
CorreEpondence of The Piess.)
' r COLUMBIA. AUVBI 18
Our usually quiet town was atartled, en Satur
day morning last, by "the announctment that
General Thomas Welsh had died the evening before
in Cincinnati. The bunting of the town was at
`Once lowered to half-mast in honor of our brave
fellow townsman.
The corpse arrived here on Sunday morning in
charge of two members of his staff, and was visited
by hundreds of his friends. Feeling allusions to his
death were made in the different - churches on Sun
day. Rev. Alfred Cookman, of New York, made
some very appropriate remarks at the close of his
sermon in the morning. To-day, his fellow-towns
men assembled to pay the last tribute of respect to
him. The services were conducted in the Methodist
Episcopal Church, which, though - the largest
church in this place, did not hold one-half
the multitude. The pulpit was occupied by
the ministers of the different cOngresations of
the town. - A very eloquent prayer was made
by Rev. Alfred Cookman, in which he prayed in
behalf of our imperilled country, and beautifully re
marked that ' , though the workmen die, the work goes
bravely on—God being in the lead." He commended
the brigade lately commanded by General Welsh to
God, and prayed He might raise them up a leader.
After this, the Rev. Messrs. •Reamsnyder, Menges.
and Berry, spoke eloquently, and then,- amid the
booming of the minute gun, and the bells pealing
forth the solemn dirge, his remains were deposited
in the cemetery at this place. There was no military
elisplay at all. Now, among his kindred, and at his
biithplace, he sleeps his last sleep.ii
General Thomas Welsh was born near Columbia,
Pennsylvania, about the year 1820, and consequently
was about forty-three years of age at the time of his
death. When war was declared with Mexico, he en
listed as a private in a regiment in one of the South
ern States (Kentucky or Tennessee) ; was wounded
in an engagement, and was then promoted for his
bravery to a lieutenancy in his company. From this
wound-the never' fully recovered. At the breaking
out of this wicked and unholy rebellion he was a
justice of the peace in this town, but was one of the
first to enroll himself in defence of the flag he died
for. He was elected captain of his company, and at .
the formation of his regiment, (2d, three months,) he
was chosen lieutenant colonel. After the return of
the three-months men, he was appointed colonel of
the 45th Regiment, P. V., just then forming, and
commanded Camp Curtin for some two months.
Longing for more active duty, he was relieved, at
his own request, and his regiment ordered to report
at Washington and Fortress Monroe, and from here
ordered to Hilton Head, South Carolina. Here he
was senior colonel, commanding a brigade, and at
the battle of Secesaionville, in the temporary absence
of his superior officers, he took the division into the
tight' All know bow handsomely our men fought
there. In the summer of 1862 his regiment was again
ordered north, and joined the Army of the Potomac,
at Acquia Creek, after their withdrawal from the
peninsula. His regiment was then attached to the
9th Army Corps, and took an active part in the bat
ties of South Mountain and Antietam. But the
arduous marches of the Maryland campaign were
very severe on him. Suffering a great deal from his
wound received in Mexico, hie health gave way, but
after a short furlough he rejoined his regiment.
After the removal of General McClellan he was re
commended by General Burnside for a brigadier
general; Congress appointed him, his commission
dating about January, 1863..
When General Burnside was ordered to the aorn
mend of the- Department of Ohio, the 9th Corps
went with him. After doing duty in Kentucky, the
corps reinforced General Grant at the siege of
Vicksburg. It was here he contracted the disease
which proved fatal to him. After a long and almost
incessant march of twenty.six days in Mississippi,
he was struck down with congestive fever, and
arrived in Cincinnati on Friday morning last, only
to die. At, the time of his death he was commander
of the let division of the 91h army corps. .
In him the country has -lost a true patriot, the
army a brave general, the town a good citizen, and
his family a kind and indulgent husband and father.
`•For him no more the blaring hearth will barn,
Or busy housewife ply her evening care;
-
No children run to lisp their sire's return,
Or climb his knee the envied kiss to share." K.
THE WAR IN NEW MEXlCO.—Geapral ,Carlton
writes from Fort Union that hts troops will fight
with new vigor till New Mexico is restored to the
Union and every traitor is exiled. On receipt of the
late news General Carlton issued the following stir-
ring order from the headquarters Department of
New Mexico :
TTv A roQUAR.TERB DEP , T OP NEW MEXICO,
FORT UNION, N. M., July 23, 1663.
GENERAL ORDERS No. 19.-1, commemoration of
the signal victories achieved by our arms at Gettys
burg and Vicksburg, on the 3d and 4th instant, a
natiOnalaalute will be tired at all forte furnished
with artillery within this department on the day Of
rerript of this order, and all prisoners in arrest for
enrrief/ not capital are hereby pardoaed their offences
arid will be released, that they may join with their
comrades in the felicitations which spring sponta
neously from the heart of every true patriot at such
glad tidings. •
The dark clouds which hung over our beloved
country have been rent asunder, and now the clear
light of her magnificent luturelcommences to beam
over the length and breadth of the land.
By order of Brig! General CARLTON.
THE Na.vv.—But one spirit has animated the
navy, and that is the spirit that leads invariably to
victory. In the first experiment with an iron-clad—
the rebel Merrimac coming from Norfolk to Hamp
ton Roads—our seamen, as on board the Cumber
land, never thought to strike the flag. When the
ship went down, it was with the "stars and stripes"
still flying ; and the guns were manned and fired till
the waters covered the decks. We might name
the commanders who have won laurels, like
Porter, Dupont, Foote, Morris, Farragut, Dahlgren,
and others, but the inferior officers and seamen have
been as brave aithey, and as deserving; and they have
been the same on the coast of. the Carolinas as at
Hampton Roads, and on the Mississippi as at Port
Royal. We preserve the dying words of brave men,
such as Wolfe uttered in his, triumph at Quebec
"Then I die happy," or'our own brave' Lawrence,
"Don't give up the ship;" but if we were equally care
ful in the record of this war such sayings would fill a
volume. How glorious was the words of Lieutenant
Cummings, of, the Mississippi, in that terrible effort
to pass the Port Hudson batteries, when he fell to
the deck, stunned and bleeding, with a leg shot away—
" Get the ship by, boys, and they may have my other
leg." Then down by his side fell the boatswain,
having lost 'both legs and both hands by the explo
sion of a shell, and yet he crys ont—" don't give up
—don't give up the ship, lads." Ever so many such
heroes have died ; and ever so many more survive,
to whom the country owes a debt of gratitude, and
whose praises will be on the lips of mankind so long
as history shall tell its story or brave deeds be ap
plauded. We would detract not an iota from our
army: gallantly and grandly have they done their
work; but our naval heroes are second to none:.
They have given the American navy a character
which will henceforth more than ever make it re
spected by friends and feared by foes, all the world
over.—Newboryport Herald. •
THE BIIREING OF THF, STEAMER RCYFEF, on board
of which was some $2,600,000 in Government funds,
on the Mississippi recently, has occasioned consider
able comment. 'Some newspapers think the boat
was destroyed to cover up a heavy robbery. From
what is known, however, there seems to be no doubt
that the money was consumed, and that the fire ori
ginated from accidental causes. The responsibility
of the lose falls upon Major N. G. Brenton, who has
asked for an inveetigation. He is known as one of
the most highminded and honorable men in the set.-
vice. A gunboat ls anchored near the wreck, and
vigilant watch is to be kept over it till a wrecking
schooner shall arrive, when an effort will be made
to aecertain the exact condition of the boxes which
contained the money, From the time-the boxes left
St. Louis they were under the eyes of many persons
not in any , way connected with the paymasters, so
that to have opened them without discovery would
have been next to imposettle: Even if destroyed,
no loss can accrue to the Government, as the tree
Bury, in accordance with its usual custom, has pri
vate account of the contents of each box.
DEFENCE of FITZ JOHN PORTER.--ROVerdy
Johnson, the counsel for Fitz John Porter in the
court-martial which resulted in his dismissal from
the serviee, has published a pamphlet "defence"of
that general. It comprises eighty. eight closely
printed pages, and is in answer to the summing up of
the case by Judge ileklvocate Holt. Few people, we
opine, will care to rhad it. If there had been any,
lingering doubts in the mind of any one of the justice
of Porter's sentence, they have long ago' been dis
pelled by his intimacy with Northern Copperheads;
and it is surely a just opinion, that a man who asso
ciates exclusively with traitors cannot be very loyal
himself. General Porter bad a glorious chance to
achieve honor for himself and good for the country,
and be threw it away. We do not apprehend any
one will care to pick it up for him again. The coon
txy &me not want soldiers who cannot fight except
on particular days and under particular generals:
Without a alga. his sword the &rave man draws,
And asks no omen but his country's canoe.
[Sprtnarteht Republican
NENA SAHlB.—There is no dohbt, this time, that
the ferocious Sahib has been captured. An English
paper says :
"He possesses friends and sympathizers every
where (according to his own statement', and had
been promised ' aid' through all the native States
he has passed, in the event of another rising, which
he hoped tO bring about, in conjunotion with Tantia
Topee, who, he states, is waiting for him near Bees
neer ; Saloomber (the base of operations) and its en
vitons already containing 6,000 men, including many
Bengal sepoys, ready to turn on NueseerAtona and
Neentuch. ..A. full company of the 28th has been spe
cially sent from Nusseerabad, to attend' upon the.
Nena. Begarding Tantia Topee, he declares that
the wrong man was hung! Although the Nene had
no time to tamper with Bojpootan a, life and proper.'
ty are anything but safe,' and the Bombay lettenpoat
was quietly looted on the 9th inst., - tive miles from
this, withperfect impunity. When will thiS diegrace.
Xul elate °lining's be put an end to l" .
TI EBBEI PIRATES.
The Alabama and Georgia compelled to
leave Port at Bahia, Brazil—English Com
plicity with the - Privateers.
(Correspondence of the New York Tribune.)
Wazinerovorr, August 18, 1863.—The following Ina
formation, through private letters, bearing date
Tutee 26th, to a gentleman in this city, from Thomas
E. Wilson, Esq., the American consul' at Bahia,
Brazil, touching the pirates Alabama and Georgia,
will be of Interest to all your readers :
On the afternoon of the 11th of IViay, the pirate
Alabama came into this port for the purpose of land
ing eigttyseight persons, who had been taken from
Americas vessels which had been burned by her
at sea.
I immediately called upon the President of this
province, and demanded that the Alabama. should
be held as tidemnity for outrages committed on
United States vessels in Brazilian waters, and also
not allowed to• take in supplies, nor be admitted
into friendly Intsrcourse, nor afforded aid or comfort.
But without effect. For yourinformathin, I enclose
a copy of my despatch to ,the President of thbrpro
vince. - .
on the 12th of May, 68 paroled prisoners- were
lanced from the Alabama, whore I took chargeof.
The laws of the United States do not authorize
consuls to provide for any destitute Americana. ' ex
cept common sailors and mates of vessels. The
captains and passengezo have no legal claim on the
consuls for support in oases of destitUtion.
Among the-number landed from the Alabama were
four captains, four women, two children, and one
gentleman paeaonger. These -persona had been
robbed of everything, even to their watches and!
jewelry—they are unable to assist themselves. Al
though they had no legal claim on me, I tnought
that, under the circumstances, humanity and the'
honor of our country required me to provide for
them, and I did so. 1 enclose a copy of my despatch
on the subject to J. Watson Webb, our minister to.
Rio de Janeiro, giving &detailed account of my ac
tion under the exigencies of the case, and his reply ,
thereto.
On the morning of the 13th. of May I found the
rebel steamer Georgia at anchor in this harbor.
During the day 13 more prisoners were landed from
the Georgia, which made let prisoners landed• on
my hands. You cannot imagine what a world or
trouble I have had with all these, people on my
hands, in a strange country, where they could not
speak a word of the language, and came to me for
every little thing. Beside these people I had the
pirate steamers to look after, to. see that they did
not obtain munitions of war and other contraband.
articles. I also endeavored to throw every obstacle•
in their way. to prevent them -frc4n taking in coal or
water, in order to detain them until some United
States war•vessel should arrive to catch them both.
To add to my trouble, I= found that an English
vessel had been waiting for these piratical steamers.
to supply them with coal, and rumor said that the
English vessel had shot and shelf also for them.
1 immediately protested to the President of this
province against allowing the English vessel to dis
charge her cargo into the Alabama or, Georgia. In
this I succeeded, as the English vessel was com
pelled to haul away from the Georgia, where she
had gone to give her supplies. The English consul
took up the case of the English vessel,.and claimed
she bad a right to sell her coals to whom she
pleased. A long correspondence on this subject en
sued between the English consul, the President of
this province, and myself,-in which I succeeded is
preventing the English bark Castor from supplying
the Georgia and Alabama. The Castor was sent
out floor Liverpool to supply the pirates.
The Alabama was thus detained here from the
lith to the 21st of May, and the Georgia from the
13th to the 22d of the same month. The authorities
here allowed them to take coal and provision,
against which I protested. The English bark Cali
tor remained in port with her cargo after the pirates
had sailed.
On May 25th, the United States steamer Mohican
came to this very port in search of the pirates, just
too late ; but she hastened to coal, and immediately
put to sea again in search. While the Mohican was
coaling the Castor attempted to run away, but the
Mohican put after her. But before the Englishman
got beyond Brazilian w.aters he thought better of it
and putback. After the Mohican had finally left
the port, the Castor's captain fell sick, and before
be got about again the United States ship-of war
Onward arrived here. In the meantime another
English bark, called the Agrapina, came into this
port. laden with coal and powder, to supply therebel
stearners.
I Informed the commander or the Onward of the
facts of the English barks Castor and Agrapina,
and requested him to remain here and watch them,
and if they put to sea to capture them.
These two vessels are old, and evidently owned
by the agents of the rebels in England, and sent
out here for 'the express purpose of supplying the
rebel cruisers with coal and munitions of war. They
are both nicely blockaded by the Onward, and will
be compelled , to discharge their cargoes, or be cap
tured.
Tbis port has evidently been intended for a ddpOt
of supplies for the rebel steamers, but I think the
intention will be abandoned. If either of the pirates
come into this port while a vessel of war of the
United States is here they will never leave. I would
willingly be called home if I Had aided in sinking
these infernal scoundrels.
'You see that my course has been approved by our
minister to this Empire, and I hope it may com
mend itself to all loyal hearts, and to our mutual
friends at home, where we always most love to be
esteemed.
Negro Refugees from Savannah:
The New South, of Port Royal, relates the arrival
there, on the 7th, of a party of colored fugitives.
They left Savannah the night before in an old
United States launch, and succeeded in evading
the rebel picket boats in the Savannah river. Atter
they' had passed the obstructions, they secreted
themselves in a marsh near by for the night, and at
daylight again started upon their voyage. It was
at this time that a rebel steamer discovered them,
and gave chase, but•the contrabands pulled for life,
and gained it.
The recent history of this crew in brief is as fol
lows : One of the men, a bright-looking mulatto,
was cook on board the ram Savannah, and had
meditated hie escape for some time. The other men
were workmen in the boatyard - of Fred. Willing,
who is now building a ram for the rebels. Of the
women two have husbands within our lines, and
the other was the compagnon du voyage of her liege
lord. All of the women were to be sold today, in
Savannah. at public auction. Their mistresses had
told them that they intended to contribute the pur
chase-money to the Confederate cause. Their es
cape, however, has materially diminished the rebel
exchequer.
The• boat-yard men in being questioned corrobo
rated our former accounts of the building of two
rebel rams in Savannah. One of these rams they,
say is superior to anything that the rebels have as
yet attempted, although she is tont one-third com
pleted. Their masters, were receiving from Fred
Willing thirty dollars per month for the services
of these men, of which he allowed them five dol
lars per month with Which to clothe and feed them
selves. One of them, a man of some fifty years,
upon being asked why he had come down to us, re-.
plied: "You Bee, boss, Ise been laborin' fur forty
year, an' I ain't got puffin to show fur it.- I jus'
thought• I'd cum down and breave free." This
old fellow has, until recently, been following the
rebel army in Virginia as officers? cook. He spoke
of the Peninsula campaign, and very feelingly re.
ferred to a " big gold watch" which he took from
one of our officers during the seven-dage fight,
and be now wears a private's coat of ours, which
he picked up upon that field. -A remark was made
to him that he must have cut a swell in Savannah,
when he arrayed himself in his gold watch and
good clothes. Rolling up hie eyes, grinning, And at
the same timelooking at his present rig,ha informed
us as follows: "Yes ; die is not my good close. You
ought to seed me den when I was dressed and had
on my old two-story, den I was fine." He was also
asked how he came to run away. " Well," said he,
"I come home Satday night an I tell de old woman
to pack up, I'se gwine to trabbel. She pack up and
we is here."
The other contraband, upon being asked whether
he brought down any gold with him, laughed vigor
ously, and exclaimed, as he opened the huge chasm
of his mouth, " Lord, boss, aint seen him - - so long,
forgot how him look !" From all of them we learn
ed that their escape was not the result of a sudden
impulse, but rather the completion of a life-purpose.
Naturally intelligent, they have for years heard of
liberty through secret channels, and determined
that when the first good opportunity came, "to
broke an r,un."
:EUROPE..
The Polish CLuektioii—The British Press on
American Affairs.
NEIV YORE, Aug. 20.—The European mails by the
steamer Virginia reached us to-day. The latest
dates are to the 6th, from London. --
In regard to the reply of the Three Powers, to
Russia; on the Polish question, we get by this arri
val but little additional light. Although agreed as
to the terms and purport of the communication to
be addressed to St. Petersburg, the Cabinets of
Paris, London, and Vienna do not, appear to have
come to an understanding as to the course to be fol
lowed in the event of Russia refusing to comply with
the new appeal made to her.
The English Government, before giving, its final
adhesion to the collective note, would seem anxious
for the introduction of some modification, - which, by
not requiring an immediate reply, would leave Rus
sia time to reflect on the course she would adopt.
The journals devote considerable space to Lined•
can affairs. The Morning Post (ministerial) has a
belligerent article, as if suggested by the D' Any
McGee scare of a contemplated invasion of Canada
by the United States.
The London Times devotes a leader to the " mili
tary situation," in the course of which its pro-rebel
sympathies are even more transparent than usual.
We quote :
"If the North thinks that the recent battles have
brought the war to a nearer close, and that so much
bloodshed must have exhausted the Confederacy,
they replythat they have only begun to fight, and
that the terrible energy of the war hitherto is
nothing to the fury with which they will wage it in
the future. They do not shrink from the prospect
of worse bloodshed than any that hiss yet taken
place, and they slight the pitched battles which
have been fought in comparison of the fields yet - to
come. It must be confessed that the South have
hitherto given little reason to doubt their ability and
resolution to make , good this sort of language. It
can hardly, perhaps, be truly said that the time after
the capture of Fort Donelson, and the fall of New.
Orleans, was a more gloomy time to the Confede
racy than the present, for the North has gained
greater advantages since. Yet, perhaps, there was
snore temptation to give way at the first rush of dis
aster than now, when all the energy and enthusi
asm of the people had been called out into full
vigor. But the South rose from that calamitous
time only to greater exertion, and to struggles which
almost retrieved their former defeats. It is not at
all impossible that they may do so now."
The Manchester Guardian (cotton spinneessorgan)
after a review of the situation, comes to the sage
conclusion that :
"The Confederates exhibit no signs of being dis
heartened by their late disasters,' and, as sagely
adds : 'President Davie can order a conscription for
self-defense, without any fear of exciting an Insur
rection:, -
LONDON MONEY MARKET.
The London Daily News money article of the•6th.
says:
It has been for some time past abundantly - evident
that the state of the money market, of the bullion
movement, and of the harvest being decidedly sat's•
factory, the markets for public securities have been
kept down exclusively by the gloomy tendeiscy of
the Paris Bourse. •
- -
The rise in American railway- securities likewise
continues to form a feature of interest, and. con
treats strongly with the severe depression of the
Confederate loan. The markets generally closed
with firmness at the beat point of the day.
The demand for money both at the Bank of Eng
land and in the general marketwas moderate ;
per cent. was asked for good bills, with exceptional
transactions at 3%.
American Government securities, &c.:
- Closing Prices. Business done.
Maryland, per cent 72 to 73 • - • •
U. S. 6 Per cent red 1874 69 to 71-
-
• •
Virginia State 6 per cent 49 to 50 • • • •
Brie sl arcs, $lOO (all paid). ..... 60X to 7034x.d.78x. d.
Do. 7 per cent. preference ....70 to 72 x. • •
Do. assessment scrip. .. • ....... to • • • '
Do. Ist mortgage. 7p. a. '67.73. to 78 •• ••
Do. 2d do.. 7 per cent., 1859. • .76 to f 4 2. • • ..
Do. 3d do., 7 per cent., 1853. - 74 - to
Illinois Central 6p. c.,red.1675.61. to 62 • • • •
Do. 7 per cent., 1575 7S to 80-. • •
Do $lOO shares, a
all pid 73 to 74 •• •
Mich'. CAD. con. 1869, 8 par et.. 75 to 80 • •
Too. sink. fend, BP. C.lst . '62.60 to 54 _
N. Y. con. 6p. c. (si nd) &3.70 to 75 • . •.•
pc. pc. cony. bends, 1676-70 to SO • . .•
Psnsma R., lst m. • 7p. c. '65.101 to 103 .. •
Do. 7r. c., 1572 103 to 105 ,
Pa. Cen.bds. let m.. 6 pC. cony-79 to 77 .. • •
Do. 2d mt., 6 per cent S 6 to S 7 .. .•
& Reading $6O shares -.TS to 36 .•
POSITIVR SALE OP CARPETS AHD MATTINGB.—
Tbe attention of dealers is requested to the choice
and desirable assortment of Brekssels, three:ply in
grain, Venetian, hemp, and rag carpets, mattings,
So., to be peremptorily sold,' by catalogue,.on four
months' credit, commencing this morning at pre
cisely half-peat ten o'clock, by John B. Myers
Co., auctioneers, Nos. 232 and 234 Market street.
SEE THOMAS &SONS' advertisements, booksellers'
trade-sale, stocks, real estate, &c.
THE SUBSCRIPTION AGENT reports the
rale of $845 600 in five-twenties yesterday by the
various agencies. Deliveries of bonds are being
made to July 26th.
musurßßD OIIT.—The is.eystorte I „lattexy
was mustered out of remise yesterday,
THE cviiir.
DON ADDITIONAL MY DIM! ES I 7O4BTH AGM
MASS MBETIEG IN THE Tgurnamic
WAED-.THE CAMPAIGIf OPENED BY THE. ITzfAser
MEN.—Last evening a very large outdoor ineetfrefl
Of the Mende of the Union and the Administratiod
was held at the corner of Marshall and Spring Gar
den streets,- Thirteenth ward. The speakers' stand
Was gaily bedecked with• the national colors, and
there was a plentiful supply of good tireoworks and
good music to ealtven the esercises of the occasion.
The gathering Was intensely enthusiastic and pater
otic in its character. tt was called to order. groat
8 oveibek by the selection of Arr. Robert IVI. Foust at
president, with thelliMal number of vice-prelidente
and secretaries. .
. .
Mr. ?oast, on taktag.tlie chair, made hie acknoW ,
ledgmente, and stated the otVect of the meeting,
which Watt to ratify 17ie nominations of the trnicer
Convent:On of the State.
Mr. Chlvies W. McClintock then.read the follow. ,
ing preanible and resotxtions, as indicative of the'
sense of the meeting. They were unanimously
adopted :
Whereas, The people of rennsylvaloia; iii the full'
exercfse of a• constitutional privilege, are soon to
elect one citil;en to the °Mee of Governor, and
another to the aloe of Judge of the Supreme Court
And wherca,s, At no former period in the histary of
the Commonwealth has there existed so imperative
a necessity for successful exertion upon the - part of
the friends of good government and the 67M exist,
ence of law and order as now exists. The nation is
engaged with giant strength in crushine a stupen•
dons and wicked rebellion against its life, Penn.
Sylvania, the Keystone of the Union, truly loyal tis
the Government, under which for more than three
fourths of a century it has derived, as a State, all
the blessings of protection and prosperity, is - op+•-
.posing the traitors of the Southern States and their
death-deserving treason, with a determined arurps
triotic resolution, which aims at the' defeat of the •
rebels, and the restoration of thegloriOus old Union.
Ile? citizens having honestly embarked in this'
great work, she will neither hesitate nor waver in
the prosecution of this holy purpose, so long as the
necessity exists for her noble exertions.
.dtid whereas, The brave soldiers of Pennsylianta,,
who have gone forth to battle for the preservattma ,
of the 'Union, have a right to demand that those •
who take their ease at home should second. their
noble efforts by a judicious and .full exercise of po ,
Mimi power at the polls : Therefore, be it
Resolved, That the National Union party of the
Thirteenth ward accepts the nomination of Hon.
Andrew G. Curtin, made by the Convention assem
bled in Pittsburg on the sth day of August last,
with pare and unourslifted' satisfaction, believing
that in him we have a tried, capable, and faithful
public servant, and one who proved himself in the
hour of danger true to the Commonwealth ; when
invasion by rebel hordes discrased our toil and pol.
luted the air of our free State, with indomitable
firmness and invincibility of purpose he ceased not
his patriotic and responsible labors in defence of
the State until the thievish and lustful foe was
driven, dismayed and discomilted, beyond onr
borders.
Resolved, That as Pennsylvania is irrevocably
oommitted to the work of restoring the Union—by
the patriotism of her citizens—by the bravery of her
slaughtered sons and the heroic daring of the living
who have gloriously imperilled their lives at their
countrrs call—by her whole duty as a people, loyal
and true to the sacred cause of human freedom
throughout the world—she can afford to elect no
man to the Chief Magistracy of the State at this
time. without great danger to its future political ex
istence, unless he be honestly, and determinedly in
favor of 3tistalning the National Administration in
the faithful and earnest prosecution of the war, and
in putting an end to this most unnatural strife.
Resolved . , That the National Union party of,the
Thirteenth ward will aid in the election of no can
didate to office whose record is not clear and above
reproach upon the queetion of the Union. We are
opposed to any compromise with treason, with the
perpetuation of human slavery, with any of the
many causes which inaugurated the rebellion, and ,
will labor with untiring energy and zeal, from this
time to the day of election, for the success of
Pon. Andrew G. Curtin, believing him to be "the
right man in the right place," eminently watchful in
the hour of threatened danger, capable of estimating:
its extent and power when it comes, and brave in
the performance of his duty in his State's defence;
and now, when the office of Governor is more than
ever before full of deep and solemn responsibility to
every man, woman, and child within the precincts
of loyal Pennsylvania, so is he entitled to the hearty
support and vote of every man who loves liberty,
home. and country. .
Resolved, That in Hon. Daniel Agnew, our candi
date for Justice of the Supreme Court, we recognize
a true eon of the old - Keystone; modest and unas
suming in his private relations, he is yet in the dis
charge of his official duties, possessed of firmness•
and integrity conibined. His high position, a jurist
and a gentleman of rare acumen and legal expert
ence, entitle him to our undivided and heart; sup--
port, which we hereby pledge ourselves to contri
bute most cheerfully.
After the adoption of the resolutions, Mr. Geo.
H. Earle was introduced to the audience. He re
ferred at the outset to the importance of the coming
election. Two men are presented to the citizens
of the States of Penlisylvaaia k one whom we know
to be loyal, for he has been tried, and has not been
found wanting, and the other whom we have not
-known, except by a speech he made in 1860, wherein
he declared that the institution of slavery, which
bae been the cause of the war, is a great blessing
to the people of the United States. He had
been informed that Judge Woodward was a disciple
of the Calhoun school, which has given so many
apt soldiers to the rebellion. Governor Curtin can
say that he came into office when the country was
in gloom, and has been identified with Pennsylva
nia's glory ever since, and the people give him credit
for the part he has taken in promoting the welfare
of our State and nation. Look at the present post
tion.of the party that supports Judge Woodward.
With the rebellion waning all over the South, we twe
asked-to vote for a man who will revive its hopes.
As our armies advance we see the Democratic
party become more and more hostile to the Govern
ment, and more bitter in their malignity. Do you
believe that, two years ago, Mr. Vallandigham
would haVe been nominated for Governor of Ohio,
In Maine their candidate plainly and publicly says
that, if elected, he would withdraw the Maine troops
from the field. Would that man have talked so two
years ago In Wisconsin you find that a man is
nominated who takes- the most deliberate ground
against this war. The Democratic- party, that was
always the war party, is now peaceful and calm.
The lion has become a lamb. But it is because the
men we are fighting are of their own kind. These
peace men have no scruples of conscience about
going to war in the streets of New York, nor would
they in this city, if we would permit it. All the op
position to the war grows the stronger as the Union
cause prospers—in the face of the fact that North
Carolina is asking to come back into the Union, and
Louisiana, and Tennessee, and Florida following
example. All this, when the Union guns are
battering down Sumpter, and reclaiming all the
stolen possessions of the Government. [Applause.'
It was time the patriotic people should become
aware of the true purpose of these enemies of the
Government. He hoped the people of Pennsylvania
would give no aid to the Southern cause by giving
the election net fall to the party who are now sus
taining the feeble hopes of the rebellion. Mr. Earle
was listened to with close attention.
Mr. Edwin H. Coates, of the Thirteenth ward,
followed in a spirited speech. He was glad to par
ticipate in this loyal meeting. It embraced men.
who are the genuine, pure Democracy, whose sym
pathies are with their coktry and their coun
try's honor, men who will never submit to be
come the willing tools of- any despotism. The
speaker was a mechanic, and was proud of it. He
was the advocate of the interests of the work
ing classes; and he•who advocates that must be a
Union man. Those who oppose the Union despise
what they call the greasy mechanics and the small
fisted farmers. No mechanic can consistently.have
any sympathy with the rebel cause. This rebellion
came upon us because the principles of the Declara
tion of Independence were trampled upon, and the
authority of the Government is assailed only by
men who are false to libertY. The speaker called
upon the people to organize, and make every active
preparation against the enemies of the country. In
this way only can our national honor be main
tained.
Messrs. L. R. Myers, Wm. Nicholson, and others,
made speeches, and the meeting closed with great
enthusiasm,-
FRANKLIN INSTITIITE.—The stated month
ly meeting of the Franklin Institute was held Lan
evening, at their hall; Seventh street, above Chest
nut. An improved medical wagon for army use, the
invention of T. Morris Perot, of Philadelphia, was.
exhibited. This improvement consists in so are
ranging the boxes containing the medicines, in the
wagon, that a central space shall be left, which may
answer as a closet or room for weighing and cons-
pounding medicines. There is no such space in
army medicine wagons as heretofore constructed,
and consequently the medical officer has found mush
difficulty during stormy weather in weighing his
medicines, which are liable to be blown away, or de
stroye.d by the rain or snow. Another advantage
claimed is that the medicines can be kept separate
from each other, peeked within a small compass,
but so as to be easy of access at all times.
Professor Fleury read a paper on his patented
method of extracting iron and steel from the cinders
of puddling and - reheating furnaces. This important
result is accomplished by mixing the cinder with
powdered burnt lime, and wetting the whole with
water in which chlorine salt has been dissolved.
When dry the compound is heated in a common
puddling-furnace, and treated like pig -Iron, the re
sult being the extraction of about 50 per cent. of
wrought iron. Any sulphur in the cinder is ex
tracted by the chlorine salt. This process is also
applicable to Working silicious ores.
An improved annunciator, the invention of An
drew Rankin, of this city, was also exhibited. This
apparatus is very neat and simple in its construction,
and, if damaged, can be readily repaired by an ordi
nary workman. A Similar apparatus, made in New
York, was also exhibited, and. although heretofore
considered one of the best devices ef the kind in
use, it was exceedingly complex when compared
with Mr. Rankin's.
Mr. Washington Jones exhibited I. E. Wootten's
patent railroad car spring, the peculiarity of which
consists in-permanently secure gja series of spiral
springs to a top,and bottom plate. The, spring ex
hibited, although weighing but eleven pounds, is
capable of sustaining a load of 2,400 pounds, and has
an elastic range of .hwo and a half inches.
Prof. Fleury - exhibited anew explosive compound,
invented by Mr. Reuchhaupt, as a substitute for
gunpowder.
SUICIDE.—A woman, apparently aged
thirty.five years, habited in deep mourning, died
about nine o'clock last evening, in the basement of
the Central Station, from the effects of laudanum,
which she bad swallowed about three o'clock in the
afternoon, in Washington Square. A lady, observ
ing her put the bottle to her mouth, thought that she
was taking , something to revive herself from being
overcome from the heat. In a few minutes the
woman became drowsy. She had swallowed a quan
tity of laudanum. A police officer was called, and
the poor creature was taken to the station. Dr. F.
S. is rine% an eminent physician, was finally called
in, after -considerable delay. He applied the usual
remedies, used the galvanic battery freely, but all of
nonuse.. The woman gradually sank, and expired as
above stated. No physician ever labored more as
siduously to revive a sinking mortal than did Dr.
Jaquelt. Other doctors had no time to come. But
little is known of the woman; she said her name
was Barger, that she had lost all her children, and
that her husband died a few days 'since, from a
wound he received in battling for his country. Be
sides this, she was poor, and her landlady told her
that if she could not pay her rent she would
have to move. This was the statement made to the
kind-hearted woman who first proceeded to her aa
mistece, and who remained until death took place.
NAvAL ITEm.—The 11. S. steamer Mount
Vernon, which has been in the blockading fleet of
Cape Fear river, North Carolina, arrived, at our
navy yard yesterday afternoon. This steamer left
Baltimore eleven months ago, and since that period
has been in active service. The steamer comesto
the navy yard for necessary repairs and a change of
ordnance. The following' is a list of her officers:
Acting Lieutenant James Trathen, commanding;
acting master and executive officer, Edward W.
White; acting master, William B. Buck; acting as
sistant paymaster, H. Y. 0-lesson; surgeon, F. B.
Brigham; ensigns, F. Paine, B. F. Russell, Win.
Young; second assistant engineer, J. H. Hereford;
assistant engineers, A. T. Mullen, Eusebius Minns,
and H. S. Short ; coast pilot, J. P. Foote ; master's
mate, H. F. Cleverly.
SOLDIERS WIDOW REWARDED.—A. man,
\ named John Getz, lost a large amount of money in
one of the passenger-railroad cars on Tuesday. He
'advertised three hundred dollars reward for the re-
Dun of the same. Mrs. Hannah Jarvis, residing
'clown town, the widow of a German soldier, found
the money. On seeing the'advertisement she called
upon Alderman Moore, who informed her how to
proceed. She returned the money to the loser, re
ceived the three `.hundred-dollars, and went on her
'way rejoicing.
BOY Dium - isimp.—Charles Eichorn, a lad,
;whose parents reside at' Leopard and Otter streets,
Sixteenth ward, was drowned in the Delaware yea
tei day. His body was soon recovered. The Coro•
her, who is always on the spot triattend to badness,
held an inquest. The jury rendered a veratt. of acol.
dental death.
_ALARM OF FIRE.---An. alanxt of fire pre
vailed in'tbe western. part •of the otty, about 9
o'clock,last evening. It was eeneed by tee burning
of a window curtain at a lichuse i comet Qf aues
teenth and Barker 'Meet.,