®|(r j)rm. FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1866. »- We oan take no notice of anonymous eommo- ws de not return rejected manuscripts. yy. voluntary oorrespoy denoe Is solioited from all , parte of the world, and especially from our different military and naval departments. Whonusod.lt win be paid for. _ _ ' The French-Mexican Scheme* We alluded yesterday to the rumor re ceived via San Francisco, that the Em peror of Mexico had consented to surren der to the Emperor of the French, as com pensation for the expense of placing him on the throne, Sonora, Lower California, and three other provinces—as large; in all, as the whole area of the French empire all -over the world, and actually comprising an extent of territory equal in area to one half of Mexico. We doubt the probability of such a surrender as this, though we be- ■ lieve that Sonora, so rich in mineral wealth, and Lower California, perhaps, are destined, ere long, to be ceded to France. The N. Y. Kerala publishes, in connection with this subject, a letter from the City of Mexico, dated December 26th, which contains the following passage: “I have before intimated to you that a cession of territory was probable. I now know positively that negotiations are pending wltb Count Montholon for tie cession to France of a strip of territory stretoh tog rctobb from the Gulf of Mexico to the Paolfto, and embracing the peninsula of I.owbt California, Sonora, on (fle right bank of the river Yagul—that is to say, the northern part of this State—the greater portion of Ohlhuahus, the whole of Nuevo Loony Coahuila. and the greater part of Tamaulipas. In line, the line will be drawn from the mouth of the vtitesajiMgtipned river to the Panuoo, the limits or, -rivers to their source, and* aTine'cfriwn’froiS t®S polnt to the other. This Idea of Napoleon, once attained, will enable hlm to say, * This Is the most glorious act of 'my reign i’ and even his enemies will net be able to contradict Mm,” The consideration for this is said to be a clear receipt for Jthe French expenses in converting the Mexican Republic into an empire, and a payment of three hundred millions of francs ($60,000,000), which would be highly acceptable in the present depleted state of, the Mexican treasury. The territorial concession first spoken of would give France tfie means of establish ing a colonial empire on the Pacific, in dangerous contiguity to our own New Mexico and Arizona. The provinces of Sonora and Anaida are wholly maritime, washed by the Gulf of California, and Low er California is an elongated peninsula, on the Pacific and the Gulf. The other pro ject would make France still more to be dreaded on this continent, for it would give her all the Mexican territory now forming the whole Southern boundary of the United States, viz; The whole of Low er California, the northern part of Sonora, and most’of Chihuahua and Coahuila, New Leon and Tamaulipas, including, be it no. ticed, the Rio Grande. Thus, if the pro ject he carried nut, it will give France the whole north of the Mexican Empire, sweeping right across the continent, from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific. Were this done, France , would have a vast territory stretching the Unlted States and the Mexican Empire. What is our action to be ? Must we submit to such a wholesale, violation of the Monroe doc- trine ? We, who have a right, upon that recognized and oft-avowed principle, to ob ject to any foreign potentate or Power ob taining any footing upon this continent. At all events, the facts must be known in a ■short time. If they show that Napoleon has succeeded in establishing the French power in Mexico, it will prove him to be, in his way, as successful as the first of his name was in his. The conquests of policy are generally more lasting than those of war. The action of the President in reference to the sewing women of Philadelphia and the Arsenal work will he read with great pleasure by our people. It is rather a unique spectacle to find the chief of a great Republic, the commander of armies and navies, and charged with the managamont of one or the xirst nations of the earth, quietly and patiently hearing the com plaints of a committee of plain and humble women, and arranging about the prices to be paid for blouses and overcoats. This, however, is one of the most beautiful ex amples of a republican Government. These women have had their own troubles with avaricious and grasping subordinates; they have found their poor pittance re duced one-half to gratify and enrich a class of grasping contractors, and, after repeated efforts to obtain justice, it seemed almost impossible. The voice of the poor is not' often heard by the politician, and particularly the voice of poor women, who have no votes and no influence in primary conven tions. Under other Governments there -would have been no possible redress, for the majesty that hedges a king is proof even against more potent and imperious solicitations. It is not so in America. These persecuted women go to the Presi dent with their grievances, and tell him their story with the simple, homely way of the housewife. And the result is precisely -what was anticipated by all who know amihm Lincoln and his great good heart. The women of Philadelphia who earn their living by the needle will here after receive as much justice as stern, voting men. There is "to be an end to the interference of small officials and small contractors. The sewing-women, will hereafter receive justice. The Go vernment pays a good price for labor, and labor will receive the price. The poor men and women will find that their greatest friend is the President, and that when their errand is justice ho one will be more patient, and sincere, and prompt than the laboring-man of Illinois, who sits in the Executive chair at Washington. The profound respect we have for his Honor the Mayor makes us regret that Councils saw fit to pass the bounty bill over his veto. The difficulty appears to be this: The Mayor is right and Councils are Tight. The Mayor certainly argues with justice, but the Councils have answered one sentiment of the people, and that; is, that come what may and cost what ilf will, there will be no draft in Philadelphia. .The quota will be filled. Now, it is very hard to spend large sums of money on what we are willing to regard as a false system- of recruiting. But is. this the time to reform? While we discuss'the plans of reform, the conscription will come upon us and take away thousands of good and useful laboring men. This consideration overbalances any mere, question of money. When we have passed this quota we shall be glad to see the sug gestions of his Honor considered and embo died in a law. But just now we have as much as we can do to raise our quota, and we are rather pleased that- Councils are going to allow no obstacle to its accom plishment. Wb take sincere pleasure in giving more {hgn usual prominence to the announce ment of Mr. Bamtjex. M. Ci.eveiiA.kd, of this city, that he intends to deliver a series of three lectures upon the “ Works and Genius of Edgar A. Poe.” Mr. Poe is now considered by all readers of taste to he the first among American writers, and as a poet, one of the most gifted that ever wrote the English tongue. Although but few years have passed since he died, and many who were among his warm personal friends are still living, his career has around it a mystery and’ romance equal to ■the most extraordinary tales Of the gro tesque and arabesque. It must be said, to the shame of our writers, that no one has yet been found to gather up the remains of Poa and give him to ns as he lived. There could be no more popular or pleasing task, for our former townsman has a reputation fn England as extended as that enjoyed to his own Country. We are glad to see Mr. -Cdbvedakd doing his. part towards this ■great duty. He is one of our most scho larly and accomplished thinkers, and is a very eloquent gentleman. Mr. Poe could «sk no more earnest and just friend, and •we trust that Mr. Clevebahd will receive that approbation and -encouragement that ids labors dfserye. GEN. GRANT'S ARMY. THE FACTS OF THE FORAY DOWN THE JAMBS The Bebel Iron-Clads Pass the Obstructions by Sashing through them. A WOODBJf! GUNBOAT RUSS AO ROUND AND IS BLOWN UF BT HUB SHRUB. A Long-continued Action and Final Betirement of the Betel Fleet. SUBMIS'BjB as to the object of THE MOVE. Was it of thlit Grand One that Is to “Astonish the Worldi.”—Reasons for believing so. Sesames, tlic Pirate Captain, toelievea to l>e in command of the fleet. TIIK FLEET HUM NEAR THE DUTCH SAP CANAL —c. Edmunds’ Despatches.— Oity Point, Ya. s .Tan. 84, 1885, P. M. CFpeeial Correspondence of The Proas. ] In tiie hasty despatch mailed to you tln&mornlnt?, brief mention was made of the Important laot that the rebel lron-clads, three in nnmber, had attempt ed to come down the James river for the purpose of shelling this Point and the adjacent oamps, and that firing had been heard all night, indicative of an engagement somewhere near Dutch Gap. lam enabled to-day to send you some furthor par ticulars, wHloh are of the most gratlfyiog cha racter. It was at four o’clock yesterday afternoon, that the first despatoh was received here at General Grant’s headquarters, announcing that the rebel flotilla had orushed'through the obstructions, weak ened by the freshet, and was coming down to shell ns. In a little while the news was spread through out the town, and considerable perturbation was ; at .... frhrn VtoMftM of tltt portable property. About eight o’deck fatliea?®; nlrg the booming of heavy guns was heard lathe dlstasoe, and the reports of the afternooon at once gained confirmation. The night was dark and dis mal, and awfully muddy; but in a little while the samps were alive, the drums were beating briskly, and the troops were under arms. The flash of the.guns could be distinctly perceived reflected in the sky, and the effect of the discharges oould be plainly felt in the rattling of the window (tames and the Jarring of the buildlogs. All nightlong tiiefiring was continued, and all night long the nervous people lay awake and the sutlers drowsed moodily by their fireß. Not till morning did we know where the fight had takenplaoe, or who were concerned, or what- wai the result, just at dusk last evening the three rebel rami passed safely through the channel, where their old line of obstructions had lain,, and name steaming slowly down the river. Our troops.were on the look out for them, and in the batteries oommandlag the channel the gunners were awaiting their advent anxiously and eagerly. We had but one iron-dad— the Onondagua—anywhere in>Se immediate vici nity, but being at the lower end of the Dutch Gap Canal, through wjgch it was impossible to pass, she could not proceed to meet the enemy and give battle, for it was Impossible to go around the rear way. (The Onondagua is a double-turreted mo nitor, and with her 15-inch guns Is very formidable.) About half a mile above the upper end of the canal, on the left bank of the James, one of our batteries, named Port Hull, is situated, to command the ship-way. Above this we had a line of obstructions thrown aoross the river. It was simply a number of canal boats tied together and moored, and was a rudely Improvised barricade to protect the upper oanal entrance. It was eight o’clock, or after, when the rebel rams hove in view, the pufling of their smoke-staoks denoting their approach before tbelr outlines were discernible. One of them suc ceeded in breaking through the line of boats without much difficulty, and her consorts followed cautious ly In herwake. In a very fowmtautes mofe they were Inrasgeofour iguns, and Port Hull—an earthwork battery—thundered forth a salute. It was tardily re- - spondedto; and so all through the night the can. nonading was kept up, the flashing of each other’s guns being the only guide of the antagonists. The rams did not attempt to come down the river, as they might have done, past Howlett Housebattery; aid it is to be supposed, therefore, that they were aware of the proximity of the Onondagua, and did not care to wager battle with her. ■ At daybreak this morning the three rams were found strung out in line of battle, just above Port Hull, and a wooden gunboat aground on the ob structions. The firing was resumed with greater energy. The rams maintained no ohoßen position, but kept steaming up and down, in a bewil dered sort of way, Jnst at seven o'clock shot poured 'into Port Hull, and one of our shells pierced the magazine of the gunboat aground, and a terrible explosion instantly followed, and bßfbre the reverberations had died away the fragments of the vessel were scattered everywhere. It la possi ble that all who manned the ill-fated craft, got oflr her during the night. At . this occurrence the re maining rams grew still more timid In their move ments. tJnaeoiaedWhether to attribute the explo sion to the fire of our batteries, or to accidental contact with torpedoes which they themselves had sunk in the river' at this point, they discreetly resolved to avoid both dangers, and steamed up the river a mile or more, where, they drew under the cover of one of their land batteries. The tide had fallen, and they ootffd not repass onr obstructions as readily as they had -comb. But to-night under cover of darkness, they will no doubt endeavor to withdraw in-safety. As I write, the reports or guns are heard at long in tervals. It was reported that the uninjured rams had run aground; but this, probably, originated from the fact of their running into shore, as I have stated. It is not at all likely now that they will try to visit Oity Point, hut all needful preparations have been made for that contingency. The troops have been assigned positions; and the river oan bs ob structed at ten minutes’ warning, a line of Salley’s Bohooners and transports being ready to be scuttled at the first note of alarm. In addition to thig, bat terles axe erected at commanding points, and the iron-dads are arriving; so that we are as safe as need be. AHOTHBB BAX BUSK. January 26—9 A. M. —At three o’eloofe this morning the firing was renewed with great rigor. We hare reports that, In addition to the ram ex* tfaaeS, another has been sunk j the fleet Is now said to hare numbered four rams and two only are left; cue of them aground. Their failure to some down the channel and shell us night before last Is attri buted to the ignorance of their pilot, who lost his way in the darh. Altogether, it has been a very bad Investment for the rebels. —KolHn’s DcspatcU.— [Special Correspondence of The- Press. 3 Headquarters 26th Conns, Jan 25,1885, A couple of Moure after I Mad forwarded my de spatch of yesterday, I was astonished to learn that ’ on the evening previous, while general attention was attracted My the spirited shelling from the enemy’s batteries upon the opposite side of the James, two tphel rams (the Virginia and- Nanse mond)and the gunboat Drury quietly came down the river, floated by Fort Brady, and then, as if no longer caring to oonoeal their move ments, steamed down the stream. They passed the end of Dutch (jap Canal, which was blown out, the obstructions which we had sunk, and about daylight were nearing the other end of theeanal, where oneof our double-torretod monitors—suppos ed to bethe Onondagna—was anchored, ir we may credit the report about headquarters, and.lt 1b some what credited, thle Onondagna strategically backed out of tbe way. Previous to the rebel vessels, of war making their appearanoe, the monitor was re ported to be In a disabled condition. This might excuse the vessel, but what the Commodore was doing at such an Important post, unfit for service, Is a question of serious Import. The rams ana gun boat, however, returned agals, when our expert enoed oannoniers in Port Brady opened upon them with much effect. They were struck several times, A well directed shell from tbe fort passed Into the magazine of the gunboat Drury and ended her ca reer in smoke. The destruction of this eraft Is said, by deserters from the rams, to have seriously affect ed them, as she was very close to them at the time of her explosion. Many wore killed, others wound ed, and a few, availing themselves of the opportu nity afforded, came into our lin«. ; Although It is not definitely ascertained, yet it is generally believed here that Semmea, the rebel pi rate, Is In command of this daring enterprise, and; Is at present on hoard of oho of the vessels; %It Is’ how understood that it was the intention of these plratiaal orafts to reach Bermuda Hundred and Oily Point, and possibly Fort Monroe, where the . chief hoped to destroy the immense number of ships in their vicinity, and do snob other damage aaoo carton presented. The conflagration of our shipping at Cub base Of supplies would have tended to revive the drooping spirits of the enemy, and at the same time furnish sufficient illumination in the rebel capital to com memorate the event. tf Another view of this, affair Is worthy of con sideration. For some time wo have 'had Inti mations that Dee intended to astonish the world, and in some way It leaked through the lines that it was his purpose to gobble the entire Army of the James. Taking this view of It, It fs probable that the rams came down the James to de stroy our pontoons, and being unable to reoelve re inforcements from the Army of the Fotomao, or the other side of the river, hoped to overwhelm ns with superior numbers, and, our retreat being cut off, finally capture us. I do not know whether the world or Gen. Dee would gp most astonished at the result. The rebel rams are still below the upper end of the Dutch Gap Canal, under the guns of the Hew lett House battery, where, during yesterday, they gave every Indication of being crippled by the, ac curate fire from Fort Brady. It can bo made Im possible for these vessels to return to Bichmond IT the authorities here, are disposed to put obstruc tions in the river and otherwise impede their pro gress. A. move of this kind has undoubtedly a daring and considerable purpose. They are proba bly intended to co-operate with some plan of the enemy’s forces which is yet undeveloped. Alow days may solve the mystery. We feel so firmly en trenched In omr position that no fears whatever are entertained of experiencing a reverse upon this line. The destruction of the rebel gunboat by our cannonlers bad a very galling efiect upon the ene my M evinced' by tbe thundering of. his artillery ftom his batteries fqr several hours after. Several Bhells exploded over Fort Burnham, which immedi ately returned its acknowledgments In a manner that was, no doubt, deemed abundantly satisfactory. During the .firing at Fort Braoy one of the 100- pounders was ’dismounted, and three men were killed—John Jewrtl, of thff 118th H. S. O. T., a man named Simmons, and another, name uukno wo, who belonged to the let New York. These persons, ■ strange to say, all billed at the same time, and .‘by the last shell of the enemy fired'at the fort. &t, Fllbrooke, 118th U, 9.0. T„ was wounded la the face and eyes. It wee supposed that the rebels had cessed firing, and the men were ordered out of the bom n-proofs, when the fatal shot killed the three first that had just come from their protection. They were blown to pieces. . There Is no disguising the fact that the rebel ar tillery displayed wonderful precision In firing. At Brady they put three shots, one after theothor, Into the same-place, the last, one passing entirely through too parapet. The enemy’s batteries are shout a mile off, and their excellent gunnery yes terday has given toe Impression that It would he an easy matter for them to knock a man off of our breastworks. Such reflections are by no means toe most agree able to your correspondent, who, In the darkness of night before last, came near losing the top ot'hls quarters by a Brooks Bfiell, whloh went into the ground but a few feet beyond. In going Into toe earth It put ont Its fuse, and the nervons system ol u Yours truly” did not reeelve a serious shook. AftSLmldnlght the artillery along the rebel lines opentroke on that day, and further particulars could not be obtained. A despatch from Col;: Divingston to Gen. Curtis, from Fort Kearney, says he has been up the Be publican river nearly to Avloare Fork, searching for Indians, and thence to where Col. Chlylngton had his fight. Their main traH-Js westward along the Republican river, and over .one hundred smaller trails .from the south join it. Ills believed they crossed Platte river.twenty-flve miles from Jules burg, watehing Dlvfcgstbn's movements. The weather is very severe, but the horses and men are In fine condition. < , Divings ton says the overland stages should run, and that he will protect them. Bank Hobbery-M50,000 Stolen. ETeadvii.le, Pa.', J*n,2B.—The Bank of Craw ford County was robbed of *150,000 ia United States bonds tills The men were concerted in tbe back room of the bank. The affair has. created interne excitement. A roward of *l,OOO has been efiferedtof thorepoveryofibo.boads. : THU ptmrks.-PHILAPELPHIA, FRIDAY, JANUABY 27, 1866. MOVEMENTS of OHS. SHEBK&IFff ABMY. fM Troops Assuming Important Positions Fro- —Mr. O’Donnoll’s IIMMUb.- CBpeolal Correspondence of The From. 3 - Savannah, Jan.,lB, 1884. ... 'Til* South Carolina campaign of Gen. Shorman hasalready began, though a month, at least, must ela pee between the pretent time and the attainment of Its object; The Army of the Tehneasee, nndor (jen. Howard, ha* already made a settlement In an important neighborhood, and other corps are in readiness to Btart, or are being Ibrwarded .‘os an other route of eo-operatlon.- A portion of the Uth Corps, under (Jen. Grover, has arrived, probably to take its plane as a garrison, while the great bulk of Gen. Sherman’s army will be devoted to fntnfe oam paigns. Not unwelooma to the brave-men of Geary’s command, and their distinguished leader (just breveted a major general'for Ms meritorious and gallant services in three .oampaigoß), is the pro tprot of participating In the Interesting work of the new campaign- Savannah la not yet thinned of troops. To quote the droll remark of aoltUennot used to figures, fifty thousand have gone and one hundred thousand remain. General Sherman hav ing been invested with the supreme oommaud of all the territory lying south of Virginia, wilt not fallto concentrate all means towards a common efficiency, and-secure prompt co operation from every quarter. By agreement between the war and thO treasury, consequent n pent he visit of Soorotary Stanton, all cotton trill bo Invited IntOvSavannah, and paid for In Government money by the treasury. An order N of the Government declaring the banlshmont to the rebel lines of the families of officers serving In the rebel army has been repealed through General Sherman’s Influence. -The effect of- this measure would have been unnecessarily severe and harsh. Availing themselves of the General-in-Chief’s, permission, about two hundred and fifty persons,' mostly wives and relatives of rebel offioars, were conveyed to Charleston on Thursday last, In charge of Captains Audenrelfl and Merritt, of Gen. Sher man’s staff; While running close to Sumpter, the vessel was fired at twice, without Injury. In the olty Captains Audenreld and Merritt were treated wim great, 01-rillty and respect, and SJftOßg other humor* of their visit, relate tii&t they reoelvod a proposition from two rebel staff officers to dispose of their cotton in Savannah at a fair bargain to the . Government. Bemocal of Gen. Early and Appointment of flea. Gordon to the Command. ✓ r . CHANGES Iff THE CABINET—RETIRE MENT or BBHnnra. ONE THOUSAND UNION PRISONERS DE LIVERED OUT OF LIBBY. Washington, Jan. 26,—The Richmond DUpatch of the 24th says:**For some reason an attack on oar lines os the south side seems to have been expected on Sunday night, and arrangements were made to meet it, but the night pasßed off quietly, and the enemy came not. There U too much mud between the two armies for either to make a serious ad vance. . >< During the night sharp picket flrlng was heard on the line south of the James river. “A letter from Gen. Lee's army announces that Major General Gordon has been placed in command of the 2d Corps, lately commanded by Lieutenant General Early. He Issued an address upon taking command. « as no appointment of Secretary of War him yot been made, the office cannot, ba said to be yet va cant, as Mr. Seddon’s resignation has not been ac cepted . Among the gentlemen named to suooeed Mr. Seddon Is Governor Letcher, of Virginia. “It was reported yesterday that the Hon. J. B, Benjamin, Secretary of State, has sent In his resig nation. We think this Is true, though we have no positive Information on the subject. “ It was said yesterday that Mr. F. P. Blair, Sr., the venerable white-winged harbinger of peace, hac left town before breakfast, on his way back to the land of Lincoln. Though wo wore not regaled with a glimpse of the old gentleman In any of tha publle places, and heard of no dear friends of former years shaking bands with him at the President’s house or elsewhere, we do not believe that helms.left us. Ho would not have come so far to have stayed so short a time. We hove no doubt that he visited the Pre sident yesterday, hut have heard nothing of tfiS In terview. “■General Joseph E. Johnston was In Charleston, S. C., on January lSf ii. “ One thousand Yankee prisoners, eonflned in Xibby Prison, will be sent North In the flagof-truoo boat to-morrow morning. “The number of prisoners now on hand in this olty Is upwards of three thousand, Including about sixty officers.” ' ' The Mexican States not Ceded to Trance, but held for Payment of Claims, EX-SENATOR GWIN VICEROY OVER THE TEMPORARY P'Roy'INCES.' . ISTKEESTIXG SKETCH OF HIS IMEXDEI) POIICT. Sax Francisco, Jan. 25.—A Democratic paper of tills city, wbloh is llfcely to bo well adiualnted with tie views of Sr. Gwln and bis friend, who are numerous here, publishes the following statement: 11 We have refrained from speculating on or ex pressing any opinion in regard to the many reports and rnmorß relating to the position and designs of Dr. Grwln in Mexico we could giro exact and indisputable faotß or vouch for them. This we are now prepared to do, by Information received from Barclay Henly, Esq., accredited agent of Dr. Qwin, under the protection of the Emperor of Mexico. Maximiliati has conveyed, by trust deed, < to the Emperor Louis Napoleon, Sonora, Sena tobia, and other northern States of Mexico, the boundaries of which have not yet been determined upon, to be held and governed.by the latter, under Mexican protection, aB security for the payment of the claims of France against Mexi co ; the same to be restored to Mexico In full upon payment of said claims, with alPprlvate rights se cured under French occupation confirmed. Dr. Gwta is Governor General or Vice Secretary of the Emperor of the French, and is Invested with ple nary powers for the government of the States which have been oeded, and to dispute of public land and mints. He bag drawn np a code of laws, which has been approved by the Emperor of the Frenoh, of the most liberal hind, guaranteeing civil and reli gions liberty, providing for the pre-emption pur chase of public lands, and regulating the terms of occupation and use of mines; “ The Emperor of the French guarantees a mili tary force,under direction of the Governor General, sufficient to maintain pnblle peace and to defend the people of the States against internal and ex ternal force. The polloy of Dr. U wln, whloh has been approved by Maximilian and Napoleon, is to encourage emigration from the American States, hy offering the most liberal terms to settlers, in order to bring Intelligent Industry and enterprise to the wall-known resources of that region, so highly favored by natural advantages of soil, olimate, and mineral wealth, and to form an enlightened and substantial population, which will assure perma nency and security and give strenjgth and power to defend the States from filibustering expeditions, whloh the unappropriated rlehes and Beml-barbarons condition of the people have heretofore invited. Mr. Henly is associated with Major J. G. Kidges, and both will act as the agents of Dr. Gwin. They are here Inviting emigration to that region.” SOUTH CftROlM. moratory to a (Irani! Advance. SOUTHERN NEWS, THE MEXICAN RUMORS. MISSOURI. -RETALIATION RECOMMENDED BY THE LKGIB LATURE. w.St. Dome, Jan. ‘ls.—The Missouri- House of Re presentatives yesterday adopted a joint resolution, Instructing the members or Congress to introduce a bill for retaliatory treatment to rebel prisoners in onr hands. . A PENITENT REBEL EROTKBNT. St. Homs, Jan. 26.— Late advices Atom Eastport, Miss., confirm the rjsport that tbe 18th Tennessee Cavalry, about 600 strong, under Colonel Johnson, encamped at Clifton, Term., had sent word Into our Unis that they to surrender, take thei oath, and go home. , , - . LOUISIANA. Til LEGISLATURE RECOMMEND THE ADOPTION OS THB ANTI-SLAYERT AMENDMENT—ORDER OF St. Louis, .Tan. 26 —ln the Louisiana State Se nate, on the 17th, Mr. Hillß introduced a resolution, which passed third reading, requesting the delega tion in Congress to votefor the. amendment tojjie Constitution prohibiting slavery, and judging ther General Assembly of Louisiana to ratify the amend ment If adopted. General Canby. announces that any interference with the means of transportation, or with persons coming within onr lines under guarantees of safe eonduot, will not be permitted. CAMARA. THB GOVERNMENT MAKING THB AMENDE HONOR ABLE—ho HOBS RAIDS AOBOSS THB FRONTIERS OB HABBOBB FOB PIRATES AND BLOCKADB-RUN- Q.UEBEO, Jan. 26.—1 n Parliament, last nighty the Attorney General -brought In a bill for the preven tion and suppression of outrages on the frontier, and the manufacture and shipment of arms for un lawful purposes ; providing for the seizure and exa* mlnatlon of suspected vessels, and giving noUee to persons proving themselves unworthy of the hospi talities of this country to remove from It. The bill is. copied from the imperial aot, and lit part from an. act of Congress pf the United States of 18SS. The bill was read for the first time and passed to a seoond reading to-day. Capture of BlockailoHuimcH »t WU* mlngton. Fobtbbbb Monroe, Jan. 24.— The gunboat Ad' panes strived rrom Fort Fisher this morning, with'' a portion of the crews of the blookade-rannerS Stag and Charlotte, captured on the 21st lnstant, while endeavoring to run Into Wilmington with cargoes of rifieß, blankets, Be., being Ignorant of.the occu pation of Fort Fisher by onr forces. The night be fore the capture of these vessels, the blockade-run ner Owl, commanded by Capt Moffit, oame very near making a similarmistake; but, suspecting some thing wrong,,as is supposed, from the signal light of onr forces at Fort Fishtr, made her escape, and suc ceeded In eluding the vigilance of our cruisers oil the alert for blockade-runners. Another blockade runner was, however, captured last Sunday morn ing off Fort Fisher, but her name has not Irani !>«»& ' - 1'. 1 - ■ THfe IiKAJB'T. DIPOBTiUII ASnSTOtnSCBHIES T FKOS HABBIbBDBfi. Tl>e Quota of the States 4=9,563. Men Required from (Re First Fire Dis tricts, inducing the city and Backs Conntj', At last, through our correspondent at Harrisburg, we hare irom offlolal sources a correct statement of exaotly what is required from the State, and from each of its districts, under the last call for 390,009 men. The entire quota of the State Is 49,093, tub. divided thus among the several districts r First Congressional District, 1,986 j Second, 2,569; Third, 2,912; Fourth, 3,526; Fifth, I,sl3—Philadel phia and Bnobs. Sixth; I,7B6—Montgomery and Lehigh. Seventh, 1131—Ubeeter and Delaware. Eighth,!,66o—Berks. Ninth, 2,584 —Lancaster. Tenth, I,626—Schuylkill and Lebanon. Eleventh, 2 513—Northampton, Carbon, Monroe, Pike, and Wwine. Twelfth) I,496—Luzerne and Susquehanna. Thirteenth, 2 301 —Bradford, Wyoming, Sullivan, Columbia, and Montour. Fourteenth, 3,43s—Dauphin, Northumberland, Union, Snyder, and Juniata. Fifteenth, I,99o—Cumberland, York, and Perry. Sixteenth. 3 403 —Adams, Franklin, Fulton, Bed* ford, and Somerset. , Seventeenth, I,6o4—Cambria, Blair, Huntingdon, and Mfffltn. Eighteenth, 2,lB7—Centre, Clinton, Lyooming, Tioga, and Potter. Nineteenth, 2 649—Erie, Warren, McKean, Clear field, Elk: and Jefferson. Twentieth, I,sl3—Crawford, Yenango, Meroer, and Clarion- . Twenty-first, I,s47—lndiana, Westmoreland, and Fayette... Twenty-second, 2 672—Pittsburg. Twenty-third, I,77o—Allegheny In part, Butler, and Armstrong. Twenty-fdotth, 1641—Lawrence, Beaver, Wash ington, and Greene. The quota of this city, Including the outside por tion of the Fifth district (Bucks county), is nearly one-fourth of the whole—ll,4B6—and will require cemblnejland energetic effort to fill it, as the day of draft is comparatively near. It Is ordered for the Tsth of February, and though other drafts have not or three days or a week after . the UmkttiFmSod, Still we should not trust.to delay. Ifwe make it our constant struggle to ftU our quota before the 18 th'of February—the time appointed under the- last oall—oven if we have not entirely succeeded on that day, our labors will be lighter, aid our success surer in the days of grace. Some time ago it was announced that we had ah excess of 3, t00 oyer the numter required by the quota under the last *dra«, which of course we sot over ' against this 11,486, less whatever IS AMlgnCj Buoia county. Wa presume but few enlistments have been made since that announcement, so that we may prepare ourselves to furnish at the least 6,090 men. We havSkTilneteen days, counting Sundays, todo the work, and must make an average or about 316 enlistments every day. The bounty bill passed by Councils Yesterday, over the Mayor’s veto, oppor tunely comes just as we know what Is expected of us, and how much we are to do. Let energy now mark the movements of our oltlsess; let the ward committees, and the oentral ohief oommltteo, that achieved such success In preserving us from the last dealt, Immediately reorganise, for the time Is short, andthe labor great. M.VMJIOTII FiBIS. —576,000 DESTROYED IN DETROIT. Detroit, Jan. 26.—A disastrous fire took place in East Saginaw this morning, destroying Hess block and several other buildings. The principal losers are N. B. Hess; Graver Sc Co., liquor deal ers; Frbelle & Bros., druggists; H. N. Duncan, 'rtntlrter ;F. M. Leroy, carriage-maker. The total loss amounted to s76,cop, on which there Is an in surance of $40,000. :. . SIOO.COO DESTROYED IN HAMILTON, 0. W. BSSiu-tow, O. W., Jan. 25.—The Ontario Pork Packing Establishment, with all Its contents, ex etpSfhe safe, was destroyed hy fire this morning. The Insurance amounted to $lOO,OOO, but tho loss is conslderably’greater. > TBI BUEVALO VIEE—AN IMMENSE LOSS—THU VIBE ’ 4VBNB XTSBZiE OUT—JIVE VERSONS KILLED. Btjeealo, Jan. 26.— The fire only ceased at a late hour last night by-burning itself ont, destroying all the hnildlßgs at the corner of Main and Conrt streets, and Stopping at an alley between Tracy’s buUdlng and the rooms of the Historical Society. The names of the young men killed by the falling of a wall are 1. Harrison Tlflt, W. Glllott, and Jas. H. Sidvog, all members of tho Taylor Hose Com pany. Those young men all belonged to the first families of Buffalo, and their deaths have oast a deep gloom over the entire city. _ , The American Hotel was owned-by the brothers Michael, who are Insured for $76 000. The building* was valued at double that amount. The iandlord, Mr! Hodges, Fad an Insurance of $12,000 on his fur niture. The Jewish Tabernacle Is slightly injured. The Amerlcaii Ball building was entirely destroyed. It was owned by E. L. Stercuson, valued at $70,000, but insured for only $30,000. The entire loss by fire is estimated at $760,000. V. WASHINGTON. ■Washington,' January 26,1865. lAi RECEPTION TO THU AnsENAli , WOMEN. .. . A most Interesting -meeting between President Lincoln and Mrs. Yeaoek, Mrs. Brooks, Mrs. Davison, an d Mrs. Alexander, the committee oil ‘ woikingwomeh of Philadelphia, toojc place this morning, at tho Presidential -Mansion. After they had stated their case, which was sustained by the Hon. Simon -'Cameron, Hon. Charles O’Neill, Hon.'TBOKAB B. Florence, Hon. John W. For ney, and others, the* President sent for Colonel Thomas, acting quartermaster general, and direct edFim to comply with the wishes of the ladies, to which Colonel Thomas heartilynssented. The mis sion of the committee has been entirely successful. The ladiesyrill return to Philadelphia delighted with the'kindness, promptltnde, and cheerful words of President Lincoln. Gen. Meade and staff were present. admiral fortes’s reply to gbnbkal BUT- LER. Rear Admiral Fobtbb, in a long letter to the Secretary oi the Navy, dated Cape Fear river, N. C., Jan. 22,1866, reviews Major General Butler's report, in relation to the late expedition to Wil mington. -Though late results, of the capture or Fisher have refuted the assertions of Generals But ler and Wbitzbl, he deems It due to the naval part of the. expedition that the report Bhould re. celwt some notice at his hands. He says General WmTELwas selected, and General Butler's name was never connected with the expedition except to fit If out. _ Wksn the expedition did prepare to start It was golnfe to the attack on the supposition that the powder vessel originally prepared by General Bur. ler, would blow the forts down and the troops would have nothing to do but to walk In. soon saw that Butler depended ontlrely on this -powder boat, and that there would be no as saulMrom the beginning. ’ It la not true, Butler says, that ho gave the navy’thirty-slx hours start, Th| transports started before the navy disap peared. It was General Butler’s duty to have rendezvoused at Boutfort and wait until the moni tors and powder boat, on whioh so much depended were ready. The movements of the light transports should have been subordinate to the large and slow-moving frigates and iron-clads, and he “should have been where he could have arranged with me,” Bays Poe tee, “all the details of tlje attack.; but no, he kept out of my way, and, I think, studiously. General Bub-LiR states that Admiral Fortes was quite san gume that he had silenced the guns of Fort Fisher, urging him that If that were so to run by tbe bat teries into Capo Fear river, and their troops eould be landed and hold the boach without difficulty, or without liability of being shelled hy tbe enemy’s gmihoat Tallahassee, seen on the river. Admiral Foster says, “ this is a deliberate misstatement,” adding : that, “General Butler does not say who urged me, but r never saw him or his stall af ter the landing on the beach, nor. did I ever ihave any conversation with, him except on the deck of his vessel, as I passed by in thoflag.sa'p, from the time I left Fortress Monroe until he left here, after his misfortune.” - Porter further says, in denial of Butler’s state ments, be never had the slightest intention of pass ing the batteries until the fort was taken. ijTho Department saw his plan, and the utter Im possibility of doing so. He would certainly not have been Influenced by Gen. Butler’s opinion In nautical matters, or have risked his vessels.to amuse him. V \ 1 PoR-rßß.says, “ all the next paragraphs General Butler’s jeport in relation to wbat the Admiral to Id and whatfthe Admiral declined to do, is false from beginning to end. 1 never had any conversa tion oftke kind with any one; in deed; the whole re port if a tissue 6f misrepresentations, Including the part tliat says the Instructions Be received did not contemplate a siege, etc., when he knew he never received any instructions, and joined the expedition without orders.” , ; In reply td what Butlbr says about the weather -assuming a threatening,aspect and the surf rolling in on'the beach, and the landing beoomlng difficult, Pc rter says: “I-assert the landing on that day was smoother than when General Terry landed. There wasno necessity for Sutler’s disembarking his men-on account of the weather. Gen. Grant never contemplated the withdrawal of the troops. Ho sent them there to stay, and, having once ef feeted a landing, he knew the most difficult part was done.”, ... After a further review he says,-In conclusion: “ Permit m$ to say that I do not see what It matters whether GenerslßuTLEß’s troops landed one day or anether;'he ; deolded that the fort eould not be taken when ho dtdland. He eould not expect the rebels to leave a work like that with less than five hun dredmen ini it. He certainly eould have tried to assault that number. General Terry had two thou sand three hundred men to oontond against, and he oarried the works without a very serious' loss, eon ridering the Importance of the position to the countiy.” BEBTBICTHSN ON NATIONAL BANK CIRCULA-- i TION. - The Secretary of the Treasury ,recently sent to the Committee of "Ways and Means a draft of a MU from tbe Comptroller of the Currency, saying that the Comptroller is of opinion that an additional restriction upon the circulation of the national banks is demanded on account or the rapidity with which hanking associations ate being organized and the disposition manifested on the part or the managers or iuany of them to inorease their capital for the purpose chiefly of increasing their olreula tlon. In this view Secretary Fessenden concurs. The bill was to-day reported to the House, and a day was assigned for Its consideration. It provides that section of the national currency, aet be amended to read as follows: - That upon tbe transfer and delivery of the bonds to the Treasurer, as provided in the fofegelng sac tlon, the association making the same shall be en titled to leoelvojftom the Comptroller of the Car rescy circulating notes of sufficient denominations to blante/reglstered and countersigned Mi* after provided, equal to amount to 9° per cent, of the current market value ol the United S bonds eo transferred and delivered, but not exceed ing 90. per oent ol the amount of said bonds at the par value thereof if bearing interest at a rate not less'tfcan five per oent, per annum, and the amount or snob circulating notes to bo furnished to each •association .shall be in proportion to Its paid capital, es follows, and no more: To each associa tion whose capital shall not exceed $500,000 90 per cent.of snob capital! where the.capital exceeds 9500,C00, but does not exceed $1,000,009,80 per cant.) where the capital exceeds 91,000,000, hut does not exeeed $3 000,000,56 percent, and where the capital exceeds $3,000,000 sixty per oent of such capital, AKNTJAI, BUaptBSS MKETINS OF THE UNITED STATES CHRISTIAN COMMISSION. The third annual buslneps.meetlnt? of the United States Christian Commission conrened to-day. Delegates were present representing all sections of the country. / The meeting was presided over by George H. Stuart. Matters of national importance concern ing the work for'the army and navy were con sidered. Among the delegates In attendance ware the Rev. Bishop Jones, of New York, Horatio Gates Jones, of Philadelphia, who, with the Rev. Bishop Due, of Wilmington, Del., had just returned from Vatina, on the James river, whither they had gone as a delegation from the Christian Commission, with the sanction of the Government and General Grant, to endeavor to visit Union prisoners in the South. They were refused permission by the rebel authorities. XXXYHTth CONGRESS—SeeoM Session. SENATE. * ' M*. RIBPTj'S. ofDelaware, preseu*ed the credentials of William Saulebury, re elected a Senator from Data ware for six ye ars from the 4ih of March next. THK ANTI-81. AVERT AMENDMENT. Mr, SPRAGUE, of Rhode Inland, presented a resolu tion of tfce L»RißlahiTe of Rhode Is Land a*kiog fir tb.fi psptnge of the pendiD* constitutional amendment. Or doted to He on the table. INCREASED PAY FOR NAVAL CHAPLAINS. Mr. GRT MRS. of lowa, presented the patltlm of chap lains lo the navy for an increase of pay. Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. BRIDGE OVBR THB OHIO SITES. Mr. COLT.AMER, cf Vermont, from the Committee on. Post Offices and Post Roads, reputed a hill f >r the on strncticncf a bridge over the Ohio river at Louisville, with a recommendation ths-t It pass. Mr POWELL, of nwred to take up the above aid psbs it immediately. Objeetion was mader and It roes over Mr MORGAN, of New York, presented the petition of W. B. Webb. ship-builder. asMnc insreased com pensation foT building the iron-clad Dauderberg. Re ferred 10 the Committee on Naval Aff iirs, *SW ISSUB OB TRBARURY BOTES. Mr. SHERMAN, of Ohio, called up the House bill authorising the Secretary of the Treasury to issue Treasury notes in Heu of say b>ads authorized by the act of Jane SO. 1864 Mr. Sherman explained that the act of the last session of Congress *otbf»riz*d the Secretary of tbe Treasury to ■ borrow *400.000,000 on the credit of to be Issued bvthe Unli *>d States on terms prescribed by the fl**t rrxuvti. Ae oa--- ■i~' v4 ’ authorized to ts«ne in llt'u -if tie bond. TrMJury note, tt?'- exceeding *300,- OCO 000 CndCT the fifst MCtintt of the bill 4?0.000.000 * *4 1 retied, and undertSe second section $134 000,000. The Secretary of »he desired to avoid issulnr any mrre under the first section of the hill, which ma*** the payment of interest in gold obligatory, and wasted au thority to Irene under the second section. The MU was passed without amendment APPROPRIATIONS TO THB MILITARY ACADEMY. On motion of Mr. SHERMAN, the House Mil to make appr< priatione for the Military Academy was taken up and pareed THE POST OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL, On motion of Mr. SHBBMAUf, the House bill making appropriations for the support of the Post Office De part in ent for the next fiscal year was taken up and pa-sed. . COMPENSATION TO OWNERS OF ENLISTED SLAVES, The CHAIR laid before the Senate a communication from the Secretary of War, in reply to th* resolntlonia qnlring why he bad not appointed commissioners to pay the loyal owners for slaves mustered Into the mili tary retvlee in th* border 9U*es. v The Secretary rt&tes that cotnmlssloners nad been ap pointed for Maryland and Delaware, but not yet forany other fctates. SOLDTBR-BLAVBS PROM MARYLAND. The CHAIR laid, before the Sepate a communication frrir* th» Secretary of War, in .replv. to a resolution calling for the rolls of slaves mastered into service from the State of Maryland. Tb»» Secretary replies that it has been the uniform practice s»t to famish snch r*Us, as they give room for fraud against the Government, and in this ease the President has given orders not to furnish the role. DELAWARE VOLUNTEERS ENLISTED UNDER A MfS- APPREHENSION. The CHAIR laid before the Senate a communication firom the Secretary of w»r in re alioa to the thirty and one-bond Ted-days Delaware volunteers, stating t*»at three regiments were raised and »erv«d in that State and in Maryland, doing guard duty at Fort Delaware, and upon railroads, and that they were p-orai*ad ex* eruption from draft for snch service. - They had since ascertained that such exemption was not uoon the au thority of tee War Department, although they were en listed for Bach special service. V RETALIATION. - The Senate fesumed the consideration of the resolu tion advising retaliation upon rebels for eraelty to Norihern t»lson*re in their hands. Mr. DAVIS, of Kentucky; being entitled to the floor, advocated the Inexpediency of passing the proposition before the Senate. The law of retaliation, he said, ex isted by tbe law of nation*, and so far as it existed the President could exrente it without any Congressional legie ation on the sobject. Mr. Davis then' adverted to what he termed the fail ure of the Administration to secure the exchange of prisoners when it could have done so on honorable terms. ' ' _ Mr. HOWARD, of Michigan, replied to the argn meats *f the opponents of the retaliatory measures. Mr. WILSON, of Massachusetts, moved that all the papers and resolutions submitted on the subject be re committed.to tbe Committee on. Military Affairs. He had no doubt thatihe committee, having heard the de bate on the matter, could frame resolutions that would P&BB. . • A PERSONAE DITFXOIIC.TT. Several S»nator«here rose, and Mr.POMEROY (in the chair) reccgnized Hr. Wads, who cave way to Mr. Hendricks, of-Indiana, for a personal explanation in reply to some remarks from Mr. Howard. ■Mr. BALE.„ I want, to have the fifth rule of the Se nate read. The rale referred to was read. It provides that whan two Senators claim the floor at ence tbe Chair shall re . cognize the one who shall have risen first. Mr. HALE. 2 just wanted zooBU the'autentionornae Chair to thtemteV I was entitled to tbe floor, and I in tended to offer some remarks on this subject. But as thg Chair does not recognize my right to tbe fioor-1 will postpone my remarks until the chair is occupied by tome one who will recognize my right here. BKTAXIATION AGAIN. ' Mr. WADE protested agatnstTecoramUtlug the subject a. proposed by Mr. Wilson. The resolution did not go far mouth Bhe preamble did pot set forth a tenth part of the enmities inflicted upon onr soldier* by the rebels, and be -was in favor of the fullest and freest retaliation to secure justice to onr eoldierß who fell into the hands of the rebels Suppose they sent commissioners, they wonld have no better snceese than Blair had. and Gid knows we are ail tired of his mission Wbat did he do ? Be doffedhlscap to Jeff Davis, and told him he was a pretty good fellow. If we must send peace commissior ers we had better make some other leiection. [ daughter in thegsilerieß.) - * Mr Wade-in the course of Ms remarks, said that the Senator from Missouri had quoted from Scripture to p-ovethatif a man struck yon on one cheek yon must turn tbeother. Mr. HENDERSON. I- believe I did quote from the, Sermon on the Mount yesterday, but I said at the sane time that this ws's a defensive-war. It appears that the Senator from Ohio, like tbe multitude assembled to hear the sermon, was amazed at the doctrine of the Saviour [Laughter. ] Mr. WADE. Then the Senator from Missouri only quoted the her Ip lure to show his learning, not for the sake of argument. Mr. BBNDBBSON. I would ask the Senator from Ohio if he does not believe in. the code of morals laid down In the Sermon on the Mount? Mr.-WADR Ido; butitdoes not refer to thlsease. Tbiei* an exception. [Laughter ] Mr-HEKDERSON. I am glad the Senator believes In it; but he must do more than believe. He must remember that even devils believe and tremble. [Laughter. ] Mr WADE continued his remarks for some time, ad vocating the principle of retaliation. . Mr FOSTER, of Connecticut, rose to reply to some allmtioßsmade to Ms speech by Mr. Wade. He said that he (Mr. Wade) would stand hy and see a rebel starve to death. Hr. WADE. Yes, I would, ifit was to save one of onr own men- or to make tbe rebels treat them properly. Mr. JOHNSON,of Maryland, to ok the floor to advocate the motion t o recommit the subject to the Military Com mittee, and addressed the Senate at length upon the subject. The Senate then w«n't into executive session, and soon after adjourndd. HODSH OF REPRESENTATIVES. RELIEF' FOBTOOLLEOTORS OF CUSTOMS. Mr STEVENS, of Pennsylvania, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported a hill providing that in all caees in which any collector ox surveyor of customs has failed to aicount for money in carrying ont the joint resolution of April last, temporarily increasing the duties on import", and in which the Secretary of the Treasury la sails fled anch omission was in consequence of their not having been informed when the collection of duites was to eommei ce. the Secretary may, under anch rules as he may prescribe, remit or refund such duties, as the ea*e May be. * Mr. Sevens [explained that Congress, on the fgfith of April last, passed an set temporarily increasing the duties on imports, hut which was not approved by the President till the 30th or Slat of that month, and in the meantime the act look effect. Some collectors did not hear of thepassage till two days after it was signed, and hence bad omitted to collect the increased anatoms dnties. This bill waalntended to relieve them under the circumstances. The bill was paassd. INCREASED FAY TO COLLECTORS. Mr. STEVENS sl.o reported a MU to amend tbe act to increase the compensation of ooUectors of customs In certain cases. It was postponed .till Wedenesday next. It extends the Increase for one year after the let of July next. A GUIDE TO MARINERS. Mr. WASHBUBNB. of Illinois, from the Committee on Commerce, reported a MU appropriating 9500 fog the erection of a fog hell or fog trampet on Governor’s Island, New York. He said the measure had been re commerdep by the Secretary of the Treasury, the Collec ter of Sow York, and the Light Sense Board. It was referred to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union. PROTECTION TO STEAMBOAT PASSENGERS. Mr. WABHBUBKE, of Hiinois, also rsported a bill providing for two assistant luspf store of steamboats at ths city of Raw York, and tsvo local inspectors at Ga lena, IIL, and that there shall be levied on eaeh steam vessel, in lien of other fees, *26 for one hundred tons or under, and In excess of one hundred tone flve cents for each adoiilonal ton. , k Mr. Waabhnrne. in response to a question as to where Galena is situated, said it was the residence of Lieutenant General Grant, one of the greatest military beross of the age. _ ....... Mr. MALLOBY. of Kentucky, moved to lay the bill on the table. Agreed to. LIMITS TO NATIONAL BANK ISSUES.’ Mr. STEVENS or Pennsylvania, reported a hIU de fining the limits of the national banc Issues, and its consideration was postponed till Monday week. ANOTHER DEPIOIBNOY BILL. Mr. STEVENS, of Pennsylvania, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported another defieiener bill, tbe previous ore having been defeated owing to a oi* agreement between the two. Bouses on a clau-e making a ipecifle appropriation for the extra compensa tion of clerks and emplos ees of the House to the extent of twenty per centum . Mr. Stevens explained that this was the same bul. in all its parts, that had been agreed on by both Houses, and In order to take away objections of Senators he had provided in this bill for the payment of the.extra com pensation by saying that thirty-eight thousand dollars !e appropriated to enable the house to meet its obliga tions and fulfil its pledges heretofore incurred. . Mr. HOLMAN, of Indiana, moved to strike ont this clause, hut the House disagreed to the motion. The bill was then passed. RBOONBIDBRATION OF.THE STEAMBOAT INSPECTOR The vole taken upon the ‘bill providing two addt -tionai steamhoat inspectors at New York, etc , was re considered, and the bill referred to the Committee on* Commerce. TAX ON NATIONAL BANK ISSUES. Mr. SPiDLDING of New York, tntroducsdjablll. which was referred to tha Committee .of Ways and Mesne, proposing a tax on National bank issues on and after Ibe first of May next. The House then adjourned. BAKItISBUBU. AUTHORITY RECEIVED TO RAISE ’ FIFTY COMPA- HIES OP VOLUNTEERS, Harßisburg, Jah, 26.—Governor eurtln has to dsyrceeived authority from the . War Department to raise flfly companies of volunteer Infantry, under the call of the President of the 19th off December last for 300,000 men. The said companies are to be assigned to regiments now In the service wherever vacancies exist, or' consolidated with complete re giments, as may hereafter he deemed heat. Special authority will be [granted to raise companies, pre ferehce being given to persons who have bean in the service, and have been honorably discharged,'or who may be detached from reduced regiments in the field, or mnstered ont of service in con sequence of consolidations. Commanding offi cers of squads or companies recruited in the western division of the State will report -to the commanding officer at Camp-CurUn,- Harrlsburg, Bird In the eastern division to the com manding officer at Camp OadwaUdsr, Philadel phia. Transportation will befarnlshed to the camp., tf rendezvous upon application of tbe oommahdlng officer or muatoring lieutenant of a company to the agent of the different railroad companies. The term of oervleo will be for either one, two, or three year*, as recruits may desire. These troops mult be mustered into eorrioe by the rth-tff February B€Xt to be credited In the quota of the State prior to the draft. Further details will appear to the gene ral orders Just issued. _ ueJMrriOlf OP TBS AHBirDMBKT TO THIS STATS s MILITIA LAW. HABEMBtmo, Jan. 26.—The- House of Represen tatives to-day rejected the bill to amend the militia law proposed by Gen. Todd, and deemed by him, and’ by other military authoring, as essential to the organisation of the State defence corps. The plan proposed was to take officers and men who have been In service, and use them as recruiting agents, to be eommlstloned only when they have raised the complement of men lor their rank. It Is not supposed that without suoh an agency men can 'be raised oh an invitation to go toto.tbe service. If they can he raised at all, It can only be on a State draft. Legislative Proceedings. x Habbiseubg, January 26, M 65. SENATE. Mr. COHNKI.L called up an act in wrpwattw the Pennsylvania Turn Company. Passed. Also an act requiring t* ache* 8 to ha subjected to examination, ot Boord of Directors, and to obtain certificates of quanfl- Cot'OP* Laid over* Tie report of the officers of Urn Philadelphia Savings Fund was received. , , . alba a report from the ©ommistfouer* appointed to superintend the erection of the wises to toe Capitol* ash Isa that 720 deficiency caused by chance of plat*, to sb to give room for Library, &c.» may he appro- P> Mr.*LOWßTpresented a petition from seven bun dred colored citizen* of PMladalpm*, praying for the passage of a bbl preventing their explosion, from cars. BILLS nr PLAOI*. Mr. CONNELL read the following: , . _ As act the polls at all sreucraland special elections hereafter to he held la PhllaielphU to be onened at 7 o'clock A. M and el«eed at 6 o clock P St Also, one revising the grade of Bxidjewater street, W A{w»,oneiorth?ralief of the Philadelphia and Trea ts Bailroad Company. t . Also* one authorizing the Fulton Coal Company to in- Cl A*so * a" to the act incorporating the Home Msriufftcturing Company. inereaslag the capital stock of saidcomoauv. . , , I Sr. BIDGWAY an act vacaria* part bf Nisetown lane and reducing ihe width of Juniata avenue. Mr WILSON, an ?ct incorporating tne Sinnwnaho- Bing Poriaasß Broad Company. _ ... BSr 6TARK, an act incorporating the Commonwealth Coal and Manufacturing Company. Also, a supplement to the act authoring the con struction of a railroad from the canal at wiikeab *rre to elackwater navigation on the Lehigh, The act relative to the exclusion. of colored people from passenger-railway cars was reported favorably from the Committee on the JndicUrv. „ A communication was read from the adjutant General in reply to th* re*olu J lofi of inquiry relative to Colonel Alexander Cummings, in which he gives the folio wing Tbet Colonel Camming* wa* authorized by the Be- C'eterir of War. on June 2lst, 1881, to raise a refiment of cavalry for three year* or the war In the -cowries of Philadelphia, Bucks Montgomery. Lycoming, L&uc** ter, and Schuylkill: that on the 25th of October, 13 S 3, he was mu*t«ed s as colonel of the 19th Penosvlrania 0* v&lry; that on the 26th of October. 1863, the regiment left the Plate, and that on the 13th ofOctober, 1661, he •received hie commisfeiou from the Governor. The Ad jutant General ha* no information as tothetime Colon*! Cummings b&a been with hoi commend, but |WJ bldcp the Ist Urvemher U«t bo his tdihln eosiraana of Cpngp Cadwalaceri In Philadelphia. The is how hhder command of Lieutenant Colotet H'ss.&ud Is in a greatly demoralized condition, but it does not appear that such demoralization has been caused by the » ftoAHM of their colonel The act toallow soldiers to vote by proxy at mnulcl* . pal elections, in Harrisburg and Lancaster* passed finally. Mr. CONNELL called up the hill increasing the foes of the clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions in Phlla delphia fifty per centum, and establishing the amount of tgx at flffcv per cent, on the exccaa over 82.600 #r. DOSOVaH said he did not see the propriety of the laureate, as it was-generally understood that the gentleman to he benefit! ea has la'd-aatds a fortune. Mr. CONNELL said that the Item of Ftalioaery iu the clerk’s office last year cost'about 81,200,. and that ths amount of fees had greatly decreased. ~ r , Mr. BIG HAM stated that the bill would take 81,000 from the State treasury , Mr. h ICHf* LS assorted that the State would baa gainer instead of aloser. m . Mr. CLYmER thought the matter should be delayed for the present, as he understood theie was a general bill in the H* nee. Mr SICSOLN said that the House bill would not ap ply to Philadelphia, and that there was probably no otter officer in the “Bow,** unless one, whose iocme it wae necessary to lacrosse. Be had seen a statement of the clerk's rictipts and expenses.and the former las' vesrhtrd only bpen *2 100 surplus Where there had frrmer’y been 1,900 biilsf them were now not more raid that by the passage of this bill the clerk would be placed pecuniarily about where he stood when he entered the office and it would at the Faroe time be at least 81 OCO bent fit to the State. The clerk was compelled to pay out of his own pocket for clerk hire, stationery, &e. Mr NICHOLS said it was a tax on crime, and there fore a very proper one. - on the pas*a*e of thebiU. Mr DONOVAN caUed for the yeas and nays, and there being but sixteen yeas to ten nay*, the bill was lost. . Mr. BBABD6LEE called up the MU incorporating th* Philadelphia and Nova Scotia Gold Company, giving the right to mine in Nova Scotia and Colorado, and other privileges. Mr. DON«>VaN moved to insert as corporators Wil liam C McKibbln, George Either, and George Botin Mr CGNMILL could not understand why his «i -lea cue should desire to add these names. Mr. BEAKDaLEE *a organize the State Guard before February 35th, Ecithat the men would be credited on the State auota. Mr. COCHRAN, of Brie, said that General Pry had told.hlm that no men would be credited after the quota *Mr* MeixLVRS declared that every mau who enlisted in the State Guard would be furloughed, if afterwards draft# d by the General Government, and credited to Ms of Erie, did not apprehend that that Would reduce the quota. . Mr. NELSON said that the m«n for the standing army (the ftate Guard) for Pennsylvania woald have to be drafted: fo* no man would go for $l6 per month when 36 could get $4O by remaining at home. The coat would ie immes se. Men of both political parties were getting tired cf U»«« draits , _ , ,„ „ Mr. McCLURE said that the State Guard would he subsisted, armai, and equipped by the national autho rities, when as the militia would have to be entirely furnished by the State. „ Mr. STURDIVANT favored the Btete Guard, and de clared thst the militia would not be as serviceable- Ha cited the difficulties of getting organized companies at ‘ the time of the raid s. * . ... Mr. WILSON said that it would require fifty thou sand men to defend our'border. Mr. COCHRAN, of Erie, said that an organized mili tia would offer every necesrary protection. There had never yet been any such organization. - The amendment of Mr Gochran w- s not agreed to. Mr. PBBsHUEG moved to amend, by allowing the companies to elect their oWn officers. The efficiency of the men would be t reatlv Increased by thi* course Mr. McCLTJBE aaid that an improperly organized force was, and hed been tenfold more injur voh our', border than the rebels! Inorder to insure efficiency it was necessary for the Governor to app daheompsteot officers. Generally, it was the case that company offi cers of militia were elected because they weri£“goo4 follows ** Mr PEBBHIKG contended thatth# Governor already 2i,d full power to appoint all the leading officers, whose duty it wee to enforce discipline It was unwise and inexpedient to entrust any Chief Executive with, un limited power to order a draft how and when he pleased, and to choose all the officers y of companies. The amendment of fib. Pershing was agreed to Mr. PhßSHlßGmovedto amend by striking out the section which authorises the Governor to appoint draft officers. Rot agreed to: Tbe bill passed—yens 51, nays 35. _ „ , Mr KBBHS offered a resolution inviting Vice Presi dent Johnson to visit the House while stopping at Har risburg. agreed to. Adjourned. Organization of the Sew Jersey Legls- latnre. PATRIOTIC AND AHTI*BLAVBEY RESOLUTIONS. Tkrxton, Jan. 26.—The House has organized. At the morning session a well-timed Bpeeah was made by Mr. Abbott, of Hudson county, and by' Ur. Xiathrop, of Burlington, representing eaoh party. An adjournment took plaoe Immediately, and at four-o’clock they assembled with a compro mise. Joseph T. Crowell, of Union oounty, Ee> publican, was eleeted Speaker, aid George P. Cooper, of Cumberland, Republican, was eleeted clerk; A. M. Johnston, Democrat, of Mercer, assistant clerk. The doorkeeper Is also a Republi can. The engrossing' clerk and assistant door keeper are Democrats. These were all unanimous ly appointed. ’ - Resolutions were offered acknowledging the patriotism, eminent abilities, and statesmanship of Abraham Lincoln, and the services of the soldiers in the field, and honor to the Illustrious dead ; that the efforts of Mr. Lincoln to orush the rebellion meet their hearty approval. ' These resolutions were refered to the Oominlttee on Federal Relations. A warrant was Issued for the election of a member in Sussex oounty, to fill the vaoanoy occasioned by the death of Colonel Fowler. , •. In the Senate, Mr. Soovel, of Camden, offered a preamble setting forth the evils of slavery, and that iti.ir--a political curse, corrupting the national moralsand desolating the land with civil strife; that Its death Is demanded by the orimes and debt It has cost .the nation. Also, a resolution Instruct ing our members of Congress to vote for the consti tutional amendment against slavery, so that no la voltmtary servitude shall exist, except for etime, within the jurisdiction of the United States. After a spley debate the resolutions were referred to.the Committee on Federal Relations. Return oT Blair from Blcbmond-What Ms Information Is Supposed to b 6- t '• BALTjfitosß, San.. 28.—a. special Annapolis de* spateh to “The Hon. ITinkP. . H , arrived here this afternoon at '4 o’clock, j , D - pabk-Sk AT!;i6 '' ! ' H&left Richmond yesterday, and if nnderstood to I report that among many of the leaders m Rich* 1 1 ® , -——- ~~ mond, Jeff Dayts Included, there Is aitrbpg feeling pn put, A*® &u , towards mating jmos on the they ana byT»aM?iS «**• ; l Araa«W«y»s a>B ® rt,d * PiMWitaelicai^ We learn that the publication on*. „ come tar-pay era In this city, agaL* I,!t1 ,!t «t». hae been so mueh absurd outei-yfis ; h * tin,, beneficial to the revenue, at Wei! sciences of torn* of our ‘■best cUUmb' °»5- as we understand, considerable sums hav.t r * M r, turned to assessors and paid to collect*,! u" o '*' eons who have discovered “errors” la the, psr returns of incomes since the publica t i* n ‘ >t!,la ' l lists referred to ; and assessors have rae»i.* ? tk » able Information to reference to the locoml gentlemee who should, hut have not v*. 60^ their returns. The penalties for &lso or"V»’ IMMM returns are, first, an assessment la double t h» seu#ht to b# evaded; and, secoadlv . * ceedtog *l,OOO. or Imprisonment net’ « n 'ttaSSr S be presumed that all persons who U printed lists, discover that tbev h!? # m l !®* '•« takes to the returns or their annua!mil or income,” would he able to adjust an. i! [ ’ rofw ferenresbetween themselves and (h. LL.7 s sury with srester facility npon the assessors of their respect)™ T 1 •”>!? -bv taking the risk of being waited un™ k ls tV| 4 officers.—if. r. Tribune. s a a|,:)a »? Presentation Jo the President v Putted Staten * 7 4he> [From the Washington CotonlcU c f An Interesting eeremony took pu™ st Htmw yesterday morainic. The oe'min. prefertatlon to President Wee- in of at T M fnl aril superb vase of skeleton ie»re, 7 ,lfl from the battle-field of Gettysburg.’ „ l “'‘l on exhibition at the great Sanitary v»i.T‘ *M June last in Philadelphia- and was tu.r.4 tor as a gift to the President- Tse pointed to effect the presentation, all or J? - »»• present yesterday, were: Key, Wm of Gtece Episcopal Church • Ra*. v St M>ttbew»g Ohurchi w X mHt ' *>f E»-q., Macgregor J. ffiltcbeprm, E*q., wV rfl i horo.Efq.,and Mrs. E. w,Hu“.*er an t r i? * E. cWbnra, all Philadelphian* Th*™ » Q,a * quite ft coueonrae ftf Wls also The pubject was brought to the no; . k dent by Rev. Mr Hatter, who Snddards a® the one appointed by t v c *lr give expression to their vtows o*d ,u> preaching tbe President. Dr Sudd tTd grft *. Mr. Prbsidbut: It affords m* and 1: rnltar pteFpnrr to-pTereofc to tor tbe ble. Tbe leaves of wM-rb ttat posed were authored by tHes=» radieu or rh* k.L I ''''’’)' of Gaityaburg. which fact &*oj*e mast frek Hi enhance the Rift in yonr * etimatk-n. t» too. me PiDanattoK from tbe er**t ‘*finv*,. T v i'\ doriT»*la«tMiibißAriß onr brave end enfferinAaoldiArfi tbe muraiflplr, d b ote million one hundred thousand dilUr? tU's**'* 5 **'* naitteebererepremntedy on *‘ Labor. Ib**®* J })s• venae,** bat one of eiebijr oiber ’•omtnUM * I**’ contribnted to tbe **n*r&l re*uH two ? forty Are thousand dollar*. This is mony to tbe untiring Bslf-dApytmf I*W« ‘ A » devoted, patriotic women. Ts*s» * **] In a cadre fo boly and po just, wo m«v{ ' W *H e ‘* goaded, commend themrelvre most ! * r * b*a»t. In addition to the jrift before von, a I tbe same time, to a*«nre Tear SfvcsllAacv o' o*i r w? F vet rytspatbles, in tbivßMwm of * r n ‘« beg leave to aware von- Mr. Prertdant. n-ito-iW ~? ’ Jeep sympethr with yon in the ir.lnr.o- no t rw » hledotl»s nf yonr hlth pi»itv>e, bn' o\-n •>..,* nest end fe-v- nt prgyers shell he nncea«lre ! y n » .1' Alndgcty Ood v thesjte wonld he gntciomlj •’ .rtffljrnwnm, am. inspire yon, in. ' £ sellors, and the army and navy, with all nwtr.i , tade and cocrttee, to the end that v«rr snr.i nro., ’ u ' • aralnprevail tbrondboat «nr land, tbs titig' h.nrl T rerved. and tratitaadrlebteonsßefsbeAst&bliibed w wish yon. la award, tbe Divine n% President Ijiucolo, to whom the wvutj, dently wholly an expected, reeprmded to the rem»rtr» Of Rev. Dr. Suddttrd*. ss follows: Eeverrni) Sir, axp 3>adcbs aju> GRSTt.Bin»)f- |a. cept. with eißOtionsof profonndert gratitaHe, ti?ut gift you have been pie®red to present to »i v** w IU» of conrs®. expect that I achnowbde* it s-> mi .? las been aaid about Gettysburg and go w®il for me to. attemot to *ay more mav, perbsos 'am, rerve to weaken tbe force o' that which bat bem said. A. most srracsfol and t'tbiu waapaidto patriotißin and eelf deniiasr labnr/2 tbe American ledie*. on tb® occasion o' tH« eoisa-ru ttonof tbe National Cemetery at Gettysburg illnatrioTiß friend, ¥dward Everett now.aTa"* dop»r{M f»-om earth. His life was a troT® gee-it or, t think, tbe greatest part of it was that wb’e 1 * cr rraM lie clorluv yeara. I wish yon to read, if yon dr* already done so..the blowing, and eloq*i®ot. asd t-iih fo.l words which he then spoke of the women of Ati*. riea. Truly the service* tbev have rendßrei to ►h-* dv fenders of onr conctry in Ibis persons time. ae4*» vet rendering, can never be estimated a=i th«vo ui»t be. For yonr kind wishes to me. p->rs-vastUs. I leave to render yon. likewise, mv ajacemt tbtsh< I acßore ®oo they ore reciprocated. And now, caafc;*. men .and may God blest yon all Tbe occasion, in all respects, was franght wi*H ip,, teresfc. »nd copstitutesa noteworthy link In thtchiia of current events. Public Entertainments. The New OHXSTKrrr.*—This evening of Mr. Booth will corneas'at this theatre. Th% pUy of “Hamlet,” in which Mr. Booth bag few supply will he produced. A large house should great this favorite actor, especially as bis engagement enis this week. The play will be placed on the 3U?e with an the accompaniments necessary to give it fall and strikirgr effect. Isaac E. Riob.— The concert by young Riae, last might, at the Musical Fond Hall, was entirely successful. The several artists assisting hin vy quitted themselves creditably, and satlsd-ed their delighted hearers. Master Rice gave evidence of his rapidly rising ability in his adoM , sit, and was nothing daunted by the great dfffi* cultles of Idfzfc, Cbopin, or Guttmann- He played the socorcus thundering passages of Diszt with the calm steadiness of a veteran, and showed a fine la* tellectuel grasp, of the subtleties of Chopin. This young person has a bright future in hfs profession if he perseveres in his present plan of study. Mb. Jobe H. Smith:, a colored man of this eltv, and with a remarkable genius for declamation, wilt read this evening at Sansom*street Hall. We trust that Mr. Smith will receive the compliment of 1 large audience. He announces an interesting pro* gramme, including selections from Shakspeara Gray, Byron, Tennyson, Poe, Bryant, Dongfellov, and Boker. We should like to see Whittier ad lei. The great Anti-slavery Poet could have no better exponent than this gifted representative of a dovo* trodden race. THE CITY. [FOB AUBmOITAX CITY&BWS BBS COURTS FAHB.J THE X.ATE MISS HBTHE A. JOSES. y A. meeUcg of the soldiers of the 'United SUtsf Hospital. at Sixteenth and Filbert streets, was hett on the 25th Just. Eqw. H. Panco«t, Go. 1.12 ft New Jersey, was called to the chair, and Ja®33 Cowan. Oo R, 34th Massachusetts, appointed secre tary. George W. MtHer, Co. B. 138th Ufa, offered the following resolutions, relating to the death of Miss Hettie A. Jones. They were una nimously adopted: Resolved. That w« have learnsd with unfeigned row of the death of IGrs Hetrte A .Tones, who bs* baea so difitivgabhed for Christian kindness ant pern* thropy ntnoiur our suffering' comrades is this hospital Resolved, That, dting ae-Bb«did. at b*r pofttarau the sick and wounded, at Cftv Point Hospital, ab-j evinced ibe spirit of the soldier who fails on the battle; field, and became as truly a martyr in the ciaae of Union and liberty. Resolved. That her devot*on and faithfulness inrai sisteTlsgto onr and spiritual wants, t'getfisr with her cheerful disposition as she passed toaeat conch of suffeiipr to another, have written haraaae Indelibly on onr hearts, and endeared her msmorrto ur as en pbat*c&Uy the soldiers* friend Resolved**That we tender the lorrowirg friend* an! relatives of the deceased our sincere condolence in their irreparable loss, praTerfuUy commanding then to she compassion of Hlmthst careth for all those that trass inPiro. Re solved. That a copy of these resolutions b*** ty and freshness to the complexion, olsar “ i , l» !4te ’ Jajne’s Expectorant wfllglro oif lief. It cleanses the lungs from a» “ xys ters, while It heals and invigorates t; . 3lc ,jas sands who have been given »p W have been restored to health by its® Whooping Cough, Croup, , . pre** l '® And all Diseases ofthe Lungs effectually and speedy « nre i b ; t l,I; rant. It Is no newyemedy. been before the public, the dome cat* increasing, end the evidence™ ®why BOt f.,»t powers accumulating In our ban*- a , it a Wall Prepared only »t “ ' jaS* 1 streol A SffLENSTO OsA^om tw mt, to porftet nwjr*** « B ae »« »* stiiees. Capacity 200 bar** Inquire S?o. 1® Walnut street. A . . oA sY*