"WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1865.
The Cabinet of the Sew Administration.
While Mr. President Lincoln is writing
the last pages of the document which is to
shape the course of his new Administra
tion, ftnd' the gentlemen of the Washington
-committees are arranging the details of the
great Inauguration Day, in many parts of
'the country the friends of Mr. Lincoln are
expressing their opinions as to the states
men who are to surround him during the
next four years. These discussions are as
important as can excite the atten
tion of the people, for, under our system of
government, it is ,as necessary that the
heads of the different Departments should
possess the confidence of the nation as it is
that that confidence should be enjoyed by
the President himself. Mr. Jhffbbson
Davis declared recently that the gentlemen
of his Cabinet Were merely “clerks,” and
this declaration is one of the strongest evi
dences of the despotism of the rebel power.
This is'the principle of Napoleon. His
ministers are mere writing masters and
engrossing clerks. In. free England, mi
nisterial responsibility is recognized, and
it is so in free America. When our finances
are healthy we thank Mr. Fessenden.
When we see peace with all the world we
pay our tribute of admiration to the states
manship of Mr. Sewabd. When Shbb
man marches like a Napoleon over pros
trate and cowering States, we do honor to
the genius of the Secretary of War, who
gives our "warriors the means of victory.
When Farbagut rides over the seas like
another Nelson, and the greatest blockade
ever maintained by a maritime power is
inviolate, we thank‘the Secretary of the
Navy. Where we praise we blame. We
give these men power, and we hold them
to accountability. The President, aB the
people’s, choice, carries out the people’s will.
In England the vote of Parliament ex
presses that will. In America we confine
its expression to the wisdom and loyalty of
one man. This was ,the sentiment of the
Baltimore Convention, and when they re
nominated Mr. Lincoln to the office he is
now about to assume for a second term,
they expressed their opinions in this reso
lution:
Resolved, Tbat we deem It essential to the general
welfare that harmony should prevail In the national
councils, and wo regard as worthy of public con
fidence and official trust those only who cordially
endorse the principles proclaimed In these resolu
tions, and which shall characterlzethe administra
tion of the Government.
. Since the passage of that resolution,
three gentlemen, then Secretaries, have
retired from the Cabinet. Mr. Chase
resigned the portfolio of the Treasury to
ascend to the highest station next to
the Presidency that an American Gitissen
can fill. The President made this trans-'
latiojji in deference to the radical element
that Mr. Chase was supposed to repre
sent. The other, appointments have been
merely for personal fitness, and have
not expressed any political sentiment.
Governor Dennison is an. excellent Post
master General, and Mr. Speed has filled
the unobtrusive duties of his position with
great acceptation. Mr. Fessenden, who
has never ceaßed to long for the Senate as
a Senator from Maine, returns to his seat,
and Mr. McCulloch, of Indiana, will
most probably take his placff. This is the
only appointment that we. may claim with
certainty as indicating the Cabinet of the
new Administration. It will be accepted
with” pleasure, for Mr. McCulloch is so
much identified with our financial, system
that his promotion will inspire general
confidence.
It is generally understood that the Presi
dent will present the names of his Cabinet
-to the Senate for confirmation after the in
auguration. ~ Who are to he selected we
.-do not know, nor have we any personal
preferences to express. We are satisfied
that a reconstruction of the Cabinet is ne
cessary to strengthen the Administration ,
of Mr. Lincoln, perpetuate the principles
of the Union party, and carry us through ;
this war to the high and permanent ground
of peace. No honest friend of the President
-will The defeat of the Chicago
platform dissolved the 11 Copperhead” par
ty as an organization, audits remnants are
now drifting hither and thither. The Re
publican party is already beginning to ex
perience the demoralizing and enervating
"Effects 'of power. Nothing but the sublime
■determination of the people, during last
autumn, that the Abbaham Lincoln whom,
Almighty-God had'called from his quiet
prairie home to be the captain of our hosts
should lead us through this wilderness of
war, prevented certain leaders from insisting
upon making a canvass of the Cleveland
platform. The party that is to save the
country must he formed out of all these
elements, and the Administration, by tact
and energy, and a due appreciation of the
will of the people, may create and strength
cn that party. We very much fear that
if left to their own tendency these ele
ments may drift, during the next four
years, into a triumphant opposition. Eman
cipation accomplished, slavery dead, the
power of the South crushed, which of
the great principles that united the Re
publican party in the days of its minority
now remains as a battle-cry ? The work
of 1860 is done. The party has suffered
-from power and triumph. Like a success
ful army, the possession of the enemy’s ‘
■camp has weakened its ardor for conquest
and political effectiveness. Former leaders
h£tve gone into cosy resting-places; others
Sit grimly at holne, with the anger of
•envy, and new men— Stanton, Holt,
Utjtleb, Dickinson, Johnson, and others
who were its enemies then—are its leaders
to day. There is as much difference
-jbetween the Republican party of 1860 and
/that of 1865 as there is between the Army
•<jf the Potomac when commanded by
McClellan and- that .commanded by
>Ghaht. In 1860 it was a minority party
« n ow it is the majority. The war gave
it power. • The friends of Dowlas united
with it almost in a body. In Pennsyl
vania we may -say that there is scarcely
a politician who sincerely followed Dotjg-
XASjn his first war npon slavery and trea
son, who. is not a Republican in sympathy
•to-day. This element gave Mr. Lincoln
our State in 1860; it has held it with him
ever since, even through the temptations,
the discouragements, and the feuds of 1864.
"In the last canvass these men, in spite of
the Republicans themselves, held Penn
sylvania true. If they had faltered in their
attachment to Mr. Lincoln, if they had
wandered off to the false gods of Chicago :
and Cleveland, Pennsylvania would have,
oast its electoral vote for Geobge B. Me-!
■Clellan, and the column of Middle and
.Western States yrould have been broken.
- Th'e work of strengthening and cement
ing the Union party is no.w before the Ad
-mlnistration. In the discussion of the
questions arising out of these Cabinet con
troversies we confine ourselves to one’
poiat. The Union men of 'Pennsylvania
are tarited in the belief- that any reeon-j
of the Cabinet that does not;
• 1
recognize their State will be unsatisfac
• tory. We disdain any mere ’geographical
arguments, but our people cannot but re
mark that a State first in support of the
war, first in mineral and
wealth, first in political importance, should
not have its due importance in the national
councils. While Ohio has two members
of the Cabinet, two justices of the Su
preme Court, three, or perhaps four, of the
general officers of the army; while In
diana, with Mr. McCulloch, will also
have two Secretaries; while New England,
with Mr, Fessenden, has had two officers
of the Cabinet, not to speak of foreign
missions and minor offices, Pennsylvania,
since General Cameeon’s retirement, has
been neglected. In the new Administra
tion the President, ,the Tice President,
the Speaker, five members of the Cabi
net, a majority of the Supreme Court,
and the commanding officers of the re
gular army will be from -the Western
States. The Middle States have but
one Cabinet officer, - Mr. Seward, and
he !b little enough for the great State of
New York. Pennsylvania stands alone.
She has been the Cinderella of the Repub
lic. She has failed in no duty as a State;
she has- made every sacrifice; she has
given her sons to the battle and. her
riches to the treasury; her petroleum,
iron, and coat are of more importance
to the nation than all the gold beyond
the Missouri river, and yet none of her
sons have the; power to speak the voice of
her people. We believe that these conside
rations have not been overlooked by the
President, that he will consider carefully
the claims of our State, and do to us the
justice that he has never, yet refused to
any human being, nor to any part of the
American people.
The Tax BUI.
A complaint, by no means unfounded,
was made on Monday, that the new tax
bill, containing fifty pages of printed mat
ter, every line dem&nding'an examination
of the previous, law, was not sent to tbe
United States Senate, until within two
weeks of the close of the session. The
result was, as stated by Mr. Sherman, that
the Committee of Finance had now, during
the closing week, with all the hurry
incident to that period, with the appro
priation bills still pending between the
two to urge the Senate to
pass judgment upon the numerous pro
visions of the hill, rather than discuss
them.
This is precisely what we have repeated
ly stated in these columns. We have com
plained „of two things—that taxation has
been imposed with much disregard of the
principles which civilized countries gene
rally recognize, and that the revenue bills
. have usually not received any thing like
discussion, but have been passed, with curi
ous . precipitancy, in the lump. As Mr.
Shebman admits, the object has been rather
|o pass the measures than discuss them:
Congress will separate, we dare say, without
making any provision for a careful exami
nation, revision, and reform of our system
of national taxation, and when our legisla
tors have next’to devise means for raising
money, probably the same want of judg
ment and precipitate hurry may be exhi
bited.
Internal taxation being new to us,
before the war, it was not surprising
that we were-ignorant of the,soundest
manner.of imposing it—one great rule be
ing that the taxes M should be so con
trived as both to take out and keep out of
the- pockets of the people (vide Adam
Smith’s . Wealth of Nations) as little as
possible over and above what it brings into
the public treasury of the State.” But go
good reason can be assigned for this
country’s adopting a system of taxa
tion which, after long trial, England,
had repudiated—a "System assuredly
worthy of cohdemnatidn. Having hur
riedly done that, we should not have left,
that syßtem without examination, as we
have done. The able gentlemen who have
paid most attention to the subject of
finance (Mr. Shebman in the Senate and'
Mr. Stevens in the House), agree with
us that the exigency of'; the time de
mands heavy taxation, but, *we fear, dif
fer with us as to the means. We can
not think that raising the postage
rate from three to five cents is a judicious
measure, .for it is a tax upon business,
and will diminish letter-writing, thereby
lessening the consumption ofpaper, which
is taxed. We believe that justice demands
that a difference be made in the assess
ment for the Income-tax, so that property
shall pay more than industry. We cannot
approve of any Legislature making an ez
post facto law by which those who paid the
Income-tax in 1863 shall he called, in 1865,
to pay it aseuond time. We give Mr. Sheb
man every credit for the candor which in
duced him to say “many of the taxes pro
posed in this bill were not in accordance*
with the established rules of political econo
my founded upon European experience.
Our object, as beginners in the science of
taxation, was less to equalize-than to in
crease our revenue.” But when he added,
“all other questions must yield to the ne
cessity of levying most expeditiously the
largest possible taxes—to do this we
must extend it to nearly all articles of pro
duction and consumption,”—we cannot
assent. It is not necessary to extend taxa-;
tion to “ nearly all articles of production ’
and consumption.” ‘The necessaries of life
should be exempted, as far as possible,
sfrom taxation, but the luxuries, for which
an artificial state of society has created a
craving, cannot be too heavily taxed. Mr.
Shebman “would only modify the present
duties when such a course would increase
the revenue.” _ We submit that, while the
revenue is raised, the tax-bills ought to be
modified, so as to diminish the,burthens
which it imposes upon the productive in
dustry of the people. Mr. Shebman holds
out a hope for the future, however.' He
say s: “ The true principle must he to frame
the tariff laws so as to produce the greatest
revenue from the least importation. When
the war doses,the English rule should apply
of levying the requisite duties ou the fewest
articles, with'a view to increase comnierce
and foster industry.” We sincerely wish
that he would not defer the adoption of
“ the English rule ” until after the close
of the war. A protective policy would
suggest heavy duties on importations, to.
give our own industry and enterprise a fair
chance, and justice to the working classes,-
the very strength and sinew of the country,
suggests such: a modification of internal
taxation as will ease their burthens.
A numbbb of exceedingly virtuous jour
nals are making themselves angry about a
Bpeeial despatch that appeared in The
Pbess, announcing defeat to. the Army of
the Potomac. We did not feel called upon
to deny the charge, for we fajt that our
contemporaries, before accusing us, should
certainly have read the columns of our
paper. The New Tork Post is an excep
tion for having joined in the clamor
against The Pbess, it very neatly and
frankly explains the matter, and places the
blame where it belongs. The facts are
these. Our correspondent telegraphed from
.Washington this depatch:
» Washington, February 22.—There are remora
.tc-nlght that General Grant. haß been attached
by Lee, and has abstained a reyerse. It it not
considered improbable that Lee hat made an attack,
but I am unable to find any definite foundation to
therumer. u
- Now, there wbre such rumors in exist
ence,"and these were confirmed by Rich
mond papers, which spoke of “heavy and
continuous firing” at Petersburg. Our
correspondent, as a prudent writer, noticed
the fact and at the same time sent a denial.
The despatch without this denial was thus
sent over the country: ,
“ Pun. adbuphia, February 23—TAcPress’s Wash
ington special has a report that General Lee had
. 'attacked General Grant, and that our troops met
' with a reverse.” ' -r. ; •
; There isjustasmuchdistincHonbetween!
i the despatch* printed by us and that printed^
. - i*
by our contemporaries as between truth and
falsehood.
It is so much the fashion for the exceed
ingly carefbl and unerring journals of New
England and New York to sneer at Phila
delphia journalism and Philadelphia “ca
nards" that we venture upon this explana
tion. We have always taken so much care
to avoid the catchpenny temptations to
trifle with the public, so often indulged in by
people who unfortunately use the public
press as a newsboy’s broadside, that we
are desirous of keeping our record clear.
We have always received credit for pub.-,
risking the while we are liable
to the mistakes of human nature, we spare
no pains to. continue to deserve the confi
dence of the public.
The Soldiers Disoustbd.— Considerable disgust
was manifested by tbe soldiers at tbe faot that any
loyal papers bad allowed themselves to entertain,
for a single moment, tbe rumor, started by Senes-
Sion gold gamblers and endorsed by tbe Philadel
phia Press, that onr army bad met with a reverse.—
Wash. Cor. N. Y. Tribune.
It is evident that Mr. Wilkeson, the ac
complished Washington editor of the New
York Tribune, is still absent from his post,
in the service of Ms country, or the above
slander would not have appeared among the
despatches sent to that newspaper. We
have elsewhere explained this matter.
H lhe Brass” Relief Fund.
Tbe following voluntary contributions were re
ceived at tils office up to 6 o’olook last evening,
for tbe benefit of tbe sufferers by tbe reoent terrible
conflagration In the second ward:
Cash.. $5 00
Concordia Literary AeeoolaUon, Cherry street,
above Filth.. 100 00
Before reported .6,261 24
Total amount received *5,372 24
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
THE ARMY ABOUT TO MOYJ3.
Nrw Yoke, Feb. 28.—The Commercial has a letter
from Hatcher’s Bun, dated-the 25 th instant, whloh
states tbat our army Is under marching orders, to be
ready to move at a moment’s notice, and that a
heavy engagement Is expeeted for the possession of
the South' side Bailroad.
DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF.
MOBILE NOT TO BE EVACUATED.
A LARGE BEBELFOHCE BEFOBTED
T H TlTtm.
BKACKtOARD IN THAT GIT Off THE Ith FIT.
HIBBV SMITH’S DEPARTMENT.
OAIBO, Feb. 28.—The steamer Stlokney, from
New Orleans on the 22d, has arrived.
Mobile advloea .of the 6th Inst, indicate that there
is no intention to evacuate the' city. The garrison
Is being strengthened, and the force there Is said to
be muoh larger than generally supposed. Beaure
gard was in Mobile on the *th, and inspected the
defer oes. In a speeoh to the people in the evening,
he expressed confidence that that city would be
successfully defended.
The Mobile Tribune reports everything quiet In
the department of Kirby Smith.
The rebelß are not apprehensive of any Invasion
of Western Louisiana or Arkansas this winter and
spring. Tiie expedition fitting out at New Orleans,
they say, Is destined for Galveston, whloh port dooß
a very extensive blockade-running business Into
Havana, the British West Indies, and Mexico.
The crops In Texas are unpreoedentedly large,
and sufficient grain has been raised to feed the
population for years.
KENTUCKY. ...
SOBBBBIES BY GURBILIsAS AT HIOKKAIT.
Cairo, Feb. 28.—A band of 30 guerillas made a
dash Into-Hlekman, Ky., yesterday, bunfed three
stores, robbed others, and committed other depreda
tions. Troops will be sent for the protection of the
town.
NEW ORLEANS.
WRBOK OX THU TRANSPORT KHPIBB OITY—HO
LIVBB LOST—THB PBOFLB GRUMBLING AT THE
CRAFT—THE MABKRTB. *
Nuw Orleans, Feb. 22, via Cairo, Feb. 28.
The transport Empire Oity, from New York for New
Orleans, was wrecked On the 16th Inst., off Garys
fort reef. No lives were lost.
The Albatross has arrived wlththe passengers and
Crew of the wrecked steamer, including 300 soldiers.
The dratt-was resumed after four days’ suspension.
The people are not well pleased with the state of;
things, and complain of Injustice, and ask admis
sion Into the Union, and refuse when called upon
to take np arms to defend a principle they are not
made a party to.
■ The demand for cotton continues good; fair to
lew middling, 71#720. There Is a fair
good description of ootton for France. Sjngar and
molasses unchanged. Fully fair sugar, 22@210.
Prime molasses, ®1.26@1 27. Superfine flour, $9.75.
Arrived, ship Elizabeth, Hunter, from New York.
Considerable quantities of flour are being placed
In store to await the.meansof transportation North.
, SAW FRANCISCO.
San Francisco; Feb. 28.—The steamer Golden
City, from Panama, arrived here to-day. The
steamer'North star broke a shaft within twenty
miles of Asplnwall. Her malls and passengers
have arrived here. Those who left here on the 3d
would remain on the Isthmus until the arrival of
the Costa Bloa, which was due at'Asplnwall about
the 22d ult. '
, The jury In "the champagne confiscation case,
wherein the importers are charged with making
out fraudulent invoices, brought In a verdict fpr the
Government. The case Is to be appealed to the
United States Circuit Oonxt. '
Serious Ballroad Accident..
Lancaster, Feb. 28.— The Pittsburg and Erie
train on the Pennsylvania Ballroad, whloh lelt
Philadelphia at B>£ o’clpok last evening, met with
a seiious accident when about one mile from Lan
caster. At half past u o’olock the sleeping oar
took fire, and was totally consumed, the passengers
barely escaping with their lives, and most of them
losing nearly all their clothing. A number returned
to Philadelphia. Among those from that oity were
Lames McHenry, Edward Workman, Mr. Taylor,
A. F. Hoppel, and Bevoral others who were on their
way to the oil region.
Tbe Conslllulloßßl Amendment In New
Jersey. - ■
Trenton, Feb. 28.— The Constitutional amend
ment has been discussed the whole day, In the
House. Messrs. Brick of Camden,’' Lathrop of
Burlington, Abbott of Gloucester, and Cleaver of
Essex, spoke In favor of submitting the question to
. a vote or the people, whloh was lost—yeas 19, nays
16. The dlsenesion on the meilts of the bin was
continued this afternoon, and the subjeat wIU .be
resumed In the House at eight o'clock this evening.
A joint meeting wUI be held to-morrow for the
election of a United States Senator and other offi
cers. It Is thought there will be no election of a
Senator. ' ,
Probable Union of Schofield’s Forces with
General Sherman.
Nrw York, Feb. 28.—We are Informed that pri
vate letters. have been received in this oity an
nouncing as probable the nnlon of General Soho
field’s forces with General Sherman’s army on Mon
day, the 27th Inst. The point Is not stated,
The National Jubilee.
Boston, Feb. 28.— The oity government has
adopted an order for national salutes, ringing of
bells, a display of flags, and other public demon
strations of rejoicing on the 4th of March,
Tbe Boston Wool Sale.
Boston, Feb, 88 -Osgood A Son sold at auotioii
to-day 783 bales of the best Cape wool,
terms cash, fifteen days, or acceptable interest-bear
ing notes of sixty days. The attendance of buyers
was quite large; but the prices realized are consi
dered low. One lot of eighteen bales brought fifty
seven cents, bat the average price was forty-seven
to fifty.four cents per pound.
Marine Disaster. ‘
Fokkubss Mormon, Feb. -27.—The steamer Pro
metheus, en route for Wilmington, N. 0., arrived
here this morning, and reported having ooUlded
with the brig H. Means, In the vicinity of Gape
Henry, and carried away the brig’s foremast, bow
sprit, and considerably otherwise damaged her. The
H. Means was"from the. West Indies, with a cargo of
sugar and molasses, and was bound to thlß port for
a harbor.
The steamers Thomas A. Scott and Tonawanda
arrived hero to-day from Fort Fisher, and reported
having encountered very thick and bad weather du
ring the trip to tills place.
A Suggestion to Dbtach the Bbbsls in
Texas.—The New Orleans papers are trying to hold
out inducements for the rebel force In Texas to leave
the Confederacy to Its fate. Kirby Smith Is In that
quarter, cut off bom all communication with Btoh
mond, which Is not likely ever to be re-established
while the war lasts- There are a great many per
sons in Texas who, if assured of protection to their
ootton, It is believed would bring ft forward and sell
It to the Government, Kirby Smith, It Is said, eould .
raise five hundred thousand-bales of ootton, a
great part of it claimed by the rebel Government.
If he were allowed to sell this to the United States,
it would enaole him to pay off his soldiers and se- .
euro sufficient reoruits to march Into Mexico and
maintain himself in the field, fighting under Presi
dent Juarez, In the cause of free government,-until
Maximilian shall have been driven irom that coun
try, and the Liberals reinstated Into the Internally
undisputed power they held In ISBI. This scheme Is
advocated by the Washington Chronicle, which pro
poses :
“The cotton of the South either belongs to the
rebel Government or to the planters, r Let It then
be made known that the ootton belonging to the
former, if handed over to the Government, snail be
sold, and the proceeds, Iff greenbacks, turned over
to the rebel commanders ana their soldiers who will
lay down their arms and return to.their allegiance.
If it Is deemed necessary, the oommandsrs may be
required to leave the United Btateß. The ootton
belonging to private individuals should he, In Uka
manner, sold for their benefit, and the greenbacks
shofiid be paid to them promptly. By this plan
two objects of first-rate Importance wlli.be gained.
In the first place, the rebellion In the rear of Sher
man’s army will' be effeotnaUy suppressed, the
Soldiers and the people will be conciliated and put.
in a good humor with the Government, and at the
same time the country would have hundreds of mil
lions.of ootton to export, which would at once re
store, the balance of , trade, and give something Uke
par valueto.thecurrency.” ~ , . , ,
V Frpm Jth? proposition, and previous intimations
to that effeoMt a probable that this is put forth ax "
afeeler.elther from'Smith himself,-or as an In-f
f«c uooeptanoe, . |
THE PRESS.—PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH I. 1855
fßpcclal Despatches to Tbe Press.]
Washington, Feb, 28, 1805.
The Senate this morning passed the joint resolu
tion to give W. H, Powell *25,0Q0 for another
naval painting for the Capitol. In the course of the
discussion-Mr. Sdmsbe read an extraot from a
letter of an eminent artist, saying that at a meet
irg of the Artists? Fund Society it was resolved
that, in the opinion of that body, it is at this time
Inexpedient to incur expense for any more deaera
tion of the Capitol, and that, when paintings, are to
be'purchased, it should be after a fair competition
among artists. In opposing the resolution Ur.
Sumbbb said there was already one painting by
Ur. Powell In tbe'Oapitol, and that, In the opi
nion of many erltlcs, one iwas plenty enough. Mr.
Hows moved to have the subject laid on the table,
saying the Senate was wasting a great deal of time -
on the subject, and'that an hour of time, at thlsatage
of the session, was worth more than any picture, j
was before the War Committee yesterday, but was
not examined. He is preparing some dooumonts
In relation to his campaigns, which will be submit
ted to the committee within a day or two. -
Mr. Wilson to-day, in tie Senate, reported a
bill to provide for the payment of colored volun
teers organized in South Carolina byGans. Huntue
and Saxton, at the same rates now allowed by law
to white volnnteers. ,
THE LOAN bill.
The six. hundred- million loan hill passed the
House to-day nearly In its original form, as recom
mended by Secretary Fessbnsbk. Numberless
amendments and substitutes were proposed, but
none of them met with general favor.
CBy Associated Fiess. 3
The following is a copy or the loan MU passed by
the House to-day, the Senate having yet to aot
upon it:
Be it enacted by the Senate and'Bouse cf Representa
tives of the Untied States of America in Congress
assembled, -That the Secretary of the Treasury be,
and he is hereby, authorized to barrow, from time
to time, on the oredlt.of the United States, In addi
tion to the amounts heretofore authorized, such
sums not exceeding in the aggregate «00.000,000,
and to issue therefor bonds or treasury notes of
the United States in such form as he may
presorlhe, and so much thereof as may be
Issued in bonds shall be of denomination! not less
than *6O, and may he made payable at.any period
not more than forty years from the date cl Issue/or
may be made redeemable at the pleasure of the Go
vernment, at or after any .period hot less jhan five
years, nor more than forty years from date, br may
be made redeemable and payable as aforesaid, as
may be expressed upon their race, and so much
thereof as may be Issued lh treasury notes maybe
made convertible Into any bonds authorized by this
aot, and may be of such denominations not less than
*6O, and bear such date and made redeemable
or payable at such periods as in the opinion
of the Secretary of the , Treasury may be
deemed expedient, and the interest on snob
bonds shall gbe payable semi-annually, and
on all treasury notes authorized by this act,
the interest may be made payable seml-annti
allyj or annually, or at maturity thereof, and
the principal, or interest, or both may be made pay
able In coin or In other lawful money j Provided,
that the rate of Interest bn any such bonds or trea
sury notes, whenpayahle In aoln, shall not exceed
8 per cent, per annum, and when not payable in
coin shall not exceed 7 8-10 per bent, per annum,
and the rate and character of Interest Shalt
be expressed on all snob bonds or obligations
or treasury notes. And provided farther, tbat the
act entitled; an aot to provide ways' and
means for the support of the Government,
and for other purposes, approved June 80, 1861,
shall he so construed as to authorize the issue of
bonds of any description authorized by this act, and
any treasury notes or other obligations bearing in
terest, issued under any act of Congress, may at the
discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury and with
the consent of the holder, be converted!nto any de
scription of bonos authorized by this act, ana no
bones bo authorized shall -be considered a part of
the amount of 8600,008,000 herelntofOre authorized.
Skc. 2 And be it farther enacted, That the Secre
tary of the Treasury- may dispose or any of the
bonds or-other obligations issued under this aot,
either In the United States or elsewhere, in gueh
manner, and at such rates, and under sash condi
tions as he may think advisable, for coin, or for
other lawful money of the United States,'or for any
Treasury notes, certificates of Indebtedness, or
certificates of deposit, or other representa
tives of valne which have boon of may be
if sued under any aot.of Congress; and may, at his
discretion, Issue bonds or Treasury notes, autho
rized .by this aot, in payment for any requisitions
for materials or supplies--which shall have been
made by the appropriate department or officers
upon the part of the United States,, on receiving no
tice In writing through the department’or omoer
making the requisition that the owner of the claim
for which the requisition is issued'deslres to sub
scribe for an amount of the loan that wllfhayersald
requisition, or any part thereof, and all bonds or
other obligations Issued under this act shall be ex
empt from taxation by and under State or municipal
authority.
.Sxo. 3. And be it further enacted,' That all the pro
visions’of the act entitled an act to provide ways
and means for the support of the Govarnmant, and
for other purposes, approved June soth, 1864, in re
lation to forms, inscriptions, devices and printing,-
attestation, sealing, signing, and counterfeiting
thereof,, with such others as are applicable, shall
apply to the bonds and other obligations issued un
der this aot [ Provided, that'nothing herein con
tained shall be construed as authorizing the issue
of legal-tender notes in any form, and a sum not
exceeding one per centum or the amount of bonds
and other obligations Issued under this aot is here
by appropriated to pay the expenses ot preparing
and issuing the same and disposing thereof.
Information has been received at the Navy De
partment e! the capture of a schooner loaded with
cotton, in Qie Gulf of Mexico, by the United States
steamer Ptnola. '
~ information has also been received of the destruc
tion of the large iron serevpsteamerblockade-run.,
ner WHLo’-the-Wlsp, off Galveston, by. a boat’s
orew from the United States steamer’-Prinoess
Royal, nnderLieut. O.’B. McR-z-g-.-r-rifrU-wM ale—
oovoreff agronnd, 'when she was destroyed, and It
was thought her crew had. succeeded in getting;
some heavy guns on shore. Acting Enslan G. H.
. Reynolds Is also highly spoken of for his coolness
In this expedition.
The side-wheel steamer Acadia is also lying a.
wreck, riddled by our shot and shall from the United,;
States steamer Virginia,-six miles from Velasco,
where she was mu on shore after several attempts
to get into port. .
Information has also been rejwp&fSpf the capture
of the schooners Pet and AnnUTSophia, w1tb.470.
hales of cotton. These captures were made by an*
expedition from the United'States steamer Bien
ville, under the command of Acting Ensign Gao.
H. French. A boat’s orew from the Princess
Roval, nnder Acting Ensign Qbobqb H. Rey
nolds, assisted.
The House committee lor the District of Columbia
have, by an investigation, ascertained that recently
seventy persons, committed to the jail oT f 'this Dls-:
trict, have been balled out and sold to substitute:
brokers. Five or sin of them were charged with •
grand larcenies, and the remainder with trivial)
offences. The committee say that wrongs; have)
been committed, and outrages on public morality•
and public justice perpetrated, which call for the;
Congress, and, so far as.may be, for
tbe punishment of the guilt; by.exlstlng laws. The
report shows the operations of tbe officers of tho
jail tat tbe matter of brokerage. The committee
have prepared a bill maiing It an offence punish- ■
able with One and Imprisonment for persons to sell
te substitute brokers those confined In jail charged
with criminal offences.
KIDNAPPING OF COLOBBD MEN.
In response to an Inquiry of the Honse of Repre
sentatives, the Secretary of War has oommunlcated -
a document lrom General Acgub, which shows thafr
early In July, 1864, numerous complaints were made
by tbe deputy provost marshal that bounty brokers
were engaged In kidnapping and running off colored
men without paying them a cent. These complaints
were submitted to the Secretary of War, who order
ed that no colored men should go North without
passes. Colored men can obtain passes to leave
Washington on their showing that they are not en
rolled In tho District.
MIHCTAB* INTBBFEBBNCE WITH ELECTIONS.
Tie President lias signed and approved the act
to prevent officers of the army and nayyj and other
'persons engaged In the' military and naval service
of the United States,from Interfering In elections fn
the States. No troops or armed men are to fie
-brought to the polls unless It shall be necessary to
repel armed enemies or to keep the peaoe. NAr
shall It belawfullbr anyoffloer to prescribe or fix
by proclamation, or order, or otherwise, the quatia
cations of TOters, or In any manner to interfere with
the free right of suffrage. Officers so offending are
liable ti> Indictment for misdemeanor, and oh con
viction'to be ftned not exceeding SS,MO, and suffer
Imprisonment i» PIC penitentiary not less |ha^'
three months, nor morethan five years, at the dis
cretion Of the court, and any person so convicted
shall moreover be, disqualified from holding any;
office of honor, profit, or trust under the Govern-,
ment of the United States. Other guards are
thrown around the elective franchise. I
. The number ofpasaengers arriving In the United
States from foreign countries, In 1864, was 221,636, as
appears by a communication from the Secretary of
State. Of these, 190,680 landed at New York.
Massachusetts received 8,966 j Pennsylvania,' 4,467;
California, 3,US; Maryland, 2,988; Maine, 1,373;
New Jersey, 321; Oregon, 307; Florida, 199; Rhode
Island, 64; New Hampshire, 16. .
Information has been reeelved here that Judge
HtJGHEB and General Singeeton have been passed
through the rebel lines to Richmond. This morn
ing’s Intelligencer says: “We have reason to believe.,
- that General Singleton received authority from
our Government to pass to the rebel lines, and that
he has gone, not upon private business, but to see
what may be done by him to bring about peace.'
Judge HuGiras ip to act in the same capacity.” ...
-MB. VANDERBILT 1 S PRESENT TO THE <3O
It appears from an official document that the
amount received by Commodore Vanderbilt for
the charter of his steamer, the « Vanderbilt,” for
one hundred and fifty days at $2,000 per day, was
$302,000, before he presented (bat vessel to the
Governments
THE ST. ALBANS RAIDERS.
The Government Is advised that the St. Albans
raiders on trial at Montreal have beem.remanded
for eight days, Judge Smith, the presiding officer,
being still sick. ; ' -
Martin B. DBL4MY, or Pittsburg, has received
a commission as surgeon, with the rank of major, In
a regiment of United States oolored troops. The
major is a black man,'and this is believed to be the
first Instance in which one of his raee has been
commissioned to such a command In our armies.
REBEL RAID IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAT.
On Saturday night last a party ol rebels,number
ing about one hundred and fifty men, under oom.;
•mand of Lieutenant Tatlob Wood, of the rebel
navy, and_a nephew of Jefi Davis, left the Yooo
mlco river, in sloops and smaU boats, bound on a]
raid to Smith's Island, with the design of de
stroying the light boats. The gunboat Yankee,
and several other of our boats were informed of
thelr movements, and at once started in pursuit of '
them. It may be, as our gunboats were last night;
shelling the wbods In the vicinity of Smith’s
Point light, on the Western Shore,, that the rebel,
'ganghad returned t*‘ that point, and. hadesoapsi'
WAiBHINOTON.
POWELL’a PAINTINGS,
GENERAL HOOKER
PATMEHT OF COLORED VOLUNTEERS.
THE LOAN BILL.
CAPTURE OF BLOCKADE-RUNNERS.
PBISOHEBS SOLD FOB SUBSTITUTES.
emigration.
ANOTHER PEACE MISSION.
VBBNMENT.
A COLORED OFFICER;
to the main land. Wood Is tha same party who
captured the Satellite and Reliance.
mraith CONGRESS—Seeond Session.
SEPFA-TE.
THS PIOTUBB VOS THB SAHOrII OAPITOIi
Mr COtIAMBB, of Vermont, moved to toko np the
resolution to contract wHh W. H. Powell for a picture
for the Natlonat Capitol, to cost twenty-flve thousand
‘ < »h? r |iijnnw’ i « proviso, that the “?*
represent ft victory ever our own leliow-ciHzens* was
* offered a proviso, that no contrast shall
lio made nnttl after a competition amour the artists of
tbVcoun try,-all of whom shall have an opportonltyof
offering themselves as candidates, and of exhibiting
designs for the proposed Picture, and the committee
shall postpone any contract with Mr, Powell until they
ehail beeatisded, after such oompetitios. that he is the
most merltoilons, which was rejected—yeas 11, nays
24, as follows;
TEAS.
Harlan. Sumner.
Lana (Kanjib). Tan Kyek.
Morgan, „ Trnmbnll,
Kye. Wilson. t
Pomeroy,
HATS. _
Bnckalew. ' Henderpbni Sanlsbnry,
CarllW. ■ . Bendrlcka, Bhermui, ..
.Collamer. Hawes, iKSSf'
Conness, • • Johnson,>. §*®ysj|L
Cowan ' : ' ’pane (Indiana), Van Wtakla,
lavis, Mcßopgall, wada.
Foot, Powell, Wilkinson,
Crimes, Biddle, Willey.
Hr. HOWE, of Wisconsin, moved to-lay tbsresoln
tlon on t» e'tabla ' Hot agreed to—yeas 18, tan is.
Hr. SCHHEtt moved toamend so as. ; to make the re
,o’ulion provide for the pnrshaso of Cargantar’jipletnra
of the prodamatipn before the Cabi
net.’' instead of antheming a contract with Mr Pow
ell for a naval picture. On tbi* anestion the jess were
two. Messrs. Snmner and Poweror,- and the nays wore
thirty fonr. Mr. BAULSBURT, atona o’clock, moved
that the Senate adjourn, which was negatived.
The resolution was then pat upon us passage, and
psased—yeas, 23; nays, 17. .
OHAIf&H OP HOUR OP KBKTrtfa.
Anthony,
Chandler,
DJxon.
Fanvell,
Bale.
On motion of Mr. SHEEHAN,'it naa ordered that du
ring the remainder of the eeieionthe Senate meet at
U o'clock.
A ITATIOjrAX, ASYLUM.
Mr. WILSON, of Maeß'aohnittta, from tbo ConimWea
on Military A ff.iri, reported a bill to incorporate a Na
tional Aajlnm for tie reliaf ol the totally disabled.
ofScera' aid men of the volunteer torcei. Among the
itcorporalors are the sanies of Uenerala Grant, shu>
man, Meadf. Banks, Hooker: Cnrtls, Botler, Burn
aide, Logan,Oglesby, Sohnra, Howard. Sigel, Boieean,
H&lieck,. and otheis. and thoa® of Admiral Farragut,
Andrew Johnson. Salmon P. Chase, E M. Stanton,
Gideon Weller* .George B&ncrof?, John 4* Andre, An
drew G Curtin, A. P. Morton, John P. Bronah, Henry
Ward Beecber. Bonce Greeiey, Henry J, Raymond,
James Gordon Bennett, Wm. E. Bodge, Gerritt femith,
ard otbers, one hundred in &U.
■ It authorizes the appointment of a hoard of twelve
tiueteesrWhoare empowered to fix a site for tbe atylnui
when the sum of one million of dollars shall hare been
accumulated. Provision is made for each fund from the
stoppages of pay of officers and men, fines for desertion,
ano pay of soldiers who have died without heirs, and
also from individual donations.
'*'• PAYMENT OF COLORED TROOPS*
My. WILSON aIBO reported from the same committee,
a hill for the payment of colored volunteers recruited in
South Carolina, raised under the direction of Generals
Hunter and Saxton, iu pursuance of authority from the
Secretary of War, under' date of August 20th, 1862, In
whichlt was promised that the per* oqb so received Into
service, and their officers, are to do entitled to and re
ceive the name pay and rations as are allowed bylaw
to the volunteers in the service. The Sesretary of War
is required to see that such troops are paid according to
promise.
TOT TAX BILL.
The amendatory lax bill was taken up at half-pasti
o clock, and the leading of it was proceeded with from
jeeteTday.,
The amendments of the Finance Committee were
acted upon as they were re&ohed.
At half past four, the Senate took a recess until 7 P. M,
\ EVENING SESSION. . ;
HONORS FROM THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO CAP
- ' TAIN BTBLLWAGBH.
Mr. SUMNER introduced a joint resolution from the
Committee on Foreign Relations, authorising Captain
Btnry Stellwacen, United, States navy, to accept a
sword of honor from the British Government, for relief
afforded to the officers and crew of a British vessel in,
duties*' which was passed.
THE FREEDMAN’S .’BUREAU BILL. ’
Mr. WILSON, from the committee of confereneeon
the fretdm&n’e bureau hill, made a report, which was
ordered to he printed. •
TOT TAX BILL.
Tbe consideration of the tax Wli was resumtd. The
pending question was on the amendment of the Finance
Committee to the House bill to amend the section of tbe
hill of last winter, relating to banks and banking, by
making sayings banks subject to taxation tbe same as
bank* of is*ue Memo discussion arose on the sutdscK
Mr. SAULSBBRY was addressing tbe Senate, when
ffr. &HEBMAN rose to a point of order ;■
be CHAIR. Doe* the Senator from Ohio makMhe
point that-the Senator from Delaware is not in a fit
condition to proceed ? - *
Mr SHERMAN. No; I make the point that he has
violated the rules of ,debate by the use of improper
language to Mb colleagues. '
Mr. Sherman did not state what the improper language
was. It was some remark applied soao wee by Bur.
Sanlrirary to a few Senators who were asking him to
tskehlseeat. '
. Mr. SaULSBURY said: I only told some Senators,
who were tellirgme to take my seat, to let me alone.. '
. Mr. SBEBHAN. I insist on the enforcement of the
rules of debate.
The CHAIR derided Mr. Sherman’s point-well taken,
end Mr. Saulsbury resumed his seat.
' The Question on the adoption of the Finance Commit
tee’s amendment was then put
Mr. BHEB MAN said: Before the vote is taken I desire
to explain that all who are in favor of taxing savings
banka will vote aye; those who are opposed to it will
voteno. ' *
Tie vote was as follows:
YSAS,
I Harlan.
Harris,
Henderson.
Hendricks*
Howard,
L&neClnd.),
Morgan,
NAYS.
Anthony, Hale,
Cl»rk, Howe,
Co))amer, Johnson,
Bixon, Lane (Kansas),
Faiwell* Mcßougali,
Foot, Morrill,
Foster, Nye,
Brown,
C&rllle,
Conness,
Cowan,
Davis,
Doolittle,
Grimes,
The Chair voted in the affirmative, and the amend
ment of the Finance Committee was adopted.
Nr. SR Eh MAN offered anjuseudnwnt, which was
adopted, making it oblisatory upon all collectors to pay
the money colleeted directly into the treasury, ana to
draw out expenses, salaries, etc , in warrants.
Ihe Senate refused to adopt the amendment of the
Finance Committee, to put an addition of twenty per
cent, duty upon tobacco, snuff, cigars, cigarettes, and
cheroots. . . .
The auestionwa* then taken oa striking out the fol
lowing; ‘‘Thateyery national hanking association or
btate bank shall pay & tax of ten per odnt oh the
amount of x otes of any Btate bank or State banking as*;
Boci&tion paid out by them after the Ist of January,!
1£66. *-*■
HOUSE OF BEPRESENTATIYES.
THE LOAF BILL.
The House committee on the six hundred
million loan bill. They adopted an amendment,offered
by Mr. Wilson, to make the issues under the act coupon
or registered bonds exclusively. ,
•Mr. JBOLMAN, of Indiana, moved that all bonds or
other obligations shall be subject to State or municipal
taxation. This was rejected.
Mr. .FERNANDO Wood, of Hew York, offered an
amendment, which was 1 ejected, the object of which he
explalned-tobe to withdraw the national bank currency*
and supply Its place with treasury notes not legal ten
ders. .
Mr. WILSON offered a proviso that the rate of inte
rest on all bonds »haU be seven and three-tenths per
cernnm, payable semi-annually in lawful money of the
United Statf s ‘
Mr. MORRILL, of Torment, deposed the amendment;
and. adhered to the provision or the bill, ss originally
reported, namely: the interest shall he six per centum
when payable in coin,and seven and three-tenths when
P j&r. York, said we had reached the
extreme point of paying in coin, and if we go a step far
ther the taxes will have to be made payable In coin in
ordei&to pay the interest on the public debt, and this
would be the initiation of repudiation-
Mr. INGEBSOLL, of Illinois, said the West will
make every sacrifice to maintain the credit and charac
ter of the country, and hoped he had heard for the last
M ltf s ?l¥^M«°f oppoee 0 ppo eea payl D g the
interest in currency. The latter said he was -pxep&rsd
to vote that all interest shall be payable in coin. If we
authorize a forty years’ loan, principal and interest
payable in coin at four per cent interest, we can obtain
a hundred millions in European maikets.
Mr. Wilson’s amendment was rejected. '
Mr. COX, of Ohio, said that when the tariff bill comes
up he will move that all customs be paid in currency
and not in specie. This wouid save one hundred and
fifty percent, of the bounty paid by Western industry
let the benefit of Eastern capitalists.
After further debate the committee rose and reported
the bill with sundry amendments.
. Mr. &TEY£JKSsaid he had hoped anew system would
besdopted, is older that prices of all supplies might be
reduced, and was stacked to hear ths gentleman from
Massachusetts (Hr Boutwell)assert that he wasinffc*
vor of pa yinr principal and interest in coin
Mr. STEVES S said Buchanan went out of power leav- ■
ing a debt of one hundred millions, contracted m time
of profvpnd peace, and coresident Lincoln not only
found an empty treasury, but a civil war on his hands.
He reviewed the financial condition, expressing hie be-,
lief that at the end of the war the public debt will be
four thousand millicne, requiring two hundred and
forty millions in cold as interest, to be purchased by
the Government, at, perhaps, as heretofore, as high as
. two dollars and seventy cents' in currency for one dol- •
larin coin Under such eircumetancea we would be
driven to the necessity of suspending, in pari, the pay
ment of interest in'coin, a measure wbish should not
for a moment be contemplated. We should, therefore,
wisely take Bteps to avert such a calamity,
The Bouse voted on concurring in the substitute for
the first section of rite bill offered by Mr. Wilson,
namely, confining the issues under the loan to coupon
or registered bonds, the interest, when payable innoin,
not to exceed six,-and wnen in currency seven and
three-tenths per centum per annum
The substitute was rejected—yeas 48, nays 97.
. Other amendments were voted on, when the question
was stated on a*re«ng to Mr. Stevens’ substltutefor
ti e bill, which was rfjeet»d—33 against 77.
r The bill was then passed, with amendments not ma
terially changisgits provisions, and leaving tbe amount
-of the loan and the rates of interest unaffected. The
vote on the passage.was 78 against 35.
THE TABTBVF BILIs,
The House then went into Committee of the Whole on
the state of the Union on the amendatory tariff bill.
Mr. BROOKS, cf New York, moved _to shrike out the
pnposed duty of five cents a pound on cotton, which
was rejected.
The i olio wing amendments were made:
■ On crude petroleum twenty, and on crude coal oil fif
teen cents a gallon.
££ 9 Sv P« centum ad valorem.
. SI LOJL ©I Ohio, moved to shrike out the additional
duty ©h *&ui6&d iron. -He said it was a tax on the rail
*otds. which has to be paid by the passengers. He
■wished to invite the largest competition of all the
world; Instead .. of „ - protection .the . present duties
amounted to a robbery dl ofiO PlWt of the people for the
the motion to strike out. He
raid the Gcd of Nature has settled the question that we
can make our own iron. If we encourage manufacture
and create rlvaliy, we can procure our iron cheaper.
Tl ere 1b no occasion to go abroad for supplies when we
can obtain them at home.
Mr. KAtSOJH, of Zowa, gave hie reasons for differing
from his colleagues on the Committee Of Ways and Means
on this subject. Every prosperity of the West depends
upon the railroad system, and hence he could not eee it
prostrated by! additional taxation on iron.
The Bouse, at half past four o’clock, took a recess till
half past seven.
EVENING SESSION.
DTJTIBB ON IMPORTS.
Mr. MORRILL, of Vermont, made an untucetssfol
morion to continue the consideration of the bill amenda
tory ol the act imposing duties on imports.
HAVAL.
■' The House passed the following bills, reported from
the Committee; on Naval Affairs, the chairman (Mr.
Bice, 01-Massachusetts), explaining some of their provi
sions: - 1
FtovUlbi for the appointment of a Solicitor of the
Navy Department, at a salary of $3,590 a year.
, Regulating the appointment of admirals tn the navy.
- In creating the pay of midshipmen to $BOO a year for
sea service, and regulating the transfer of men from the
ai my to the navy, and punishing for desertion ; and
algo additional legislation in relation to prlxe money.
RSWABD TO COMMANDER WINSLOW AND. OBBW.
Nr. BICE, of Hassaehusstts, reported a bill autho
rizing the Secretary of the Hayy to' piy Commander
Winslow and his officers and crew $190,000. the esti
mated value of tbe piiate Alabama, destroyed by the
Bearsarge, to be distributed amongthe officers and crew
Is the same manner as prize money. .
Mr. COX, of uhlo, said he was opposed to the bill on
“•principle. ” (Laughter,)' Tbe reason why gentle-:
.men laughed was that they did not understand the sub- 1
jeet, because tbey had no principle When men entered■
the naval service It was to perform their duty without
of Pennsylvania, inquired whether the.
gentleman would prevent the sinking of another British;
pirfete. _ " , ;
Hr. COX replied. That was a ridiculous question..
The saind of the gentl* man was floating aU around the
Bouse, else be-would nevsVhaveaskeo that question.
Hr KELLEY wished to know whether tbe gentleman
was willing to give any substantial recognition to the:
officers and men of th e Eeanarge.
M*. COX replied that they had already passed an act
in order that Capt. Winslow might be promoted.
. Hr; BICE* of Massachusetts, said that this was true,
but this bill provided for tbe crew who fought the guns,
and sunk the ship, and proposed to give them the same
asif they had brought the vessellnto port. '.
Be was willing to submit the bill to the Bones on its
nji-tit.J
Mr. SPATJLDINGIsppeaIed to bis colleague, Ur. Cox,.
to say whether he would erase that brilliant action for
halfa million dollars.
The llonee-refnsed-to order the main question, and;
the bill was referred to the Committee of the Whole on
the >tate of the Union* With an'amendment, offered by
Mr. DAVIiV ofMaryland, to pavLteat. Cushing and;
those under him for the destruction of the Albemarle, :
He saicihafc this set was inftcltely more brilliant than
the destruction of tbe Alabama.
HAVY APPAERS.
A Senate bill was passed providing for . eighty pay-,
masters: forW past assistants, and forty'
assistants, with provision for their promotion.
'• f * THB IDAHO, *•
Mri FIXE the Committee oiu-NavaV
' Affair a joint resolution authorising the Secretary of
the Navy to advance to fi, Forbes, of New York,'
tie enm of $150,000, to comolete the bnlUisr of the
steam screw sloop of war Ida*o. Alt that
wee this amount on the $600,000 contract. The reiola*
lion was passed.
GOVBBBMBKT SBXF BUILUBBS.
Mr. BBAFDAGEB. from tie Committee on Naval
Affairs, reported absolution that the petition of Wood
ruff & Beach. Paul Forbes, Abies Greenwood, ana
other contractors for iron versels* double-enders, etc.,
shall be referred to the Secretary of the Wary. who
shall take into consideration just and equitable extra
compensation, and if he be unable to decide, may cjn
eojfc a board to be appointed by him, provided the
rebels bailt by them shall prove satisfactory.
General qufetion* of order we:e rau*d. .
One by Mr PIKE, that the joint resolution apprftpri*
ates S«,(OO.fCO witnou'-fuVtleracticn. .
Th* SPEaKBB overruled the point. »aymg the bm
did not mahe an appropriation, but provided under cer
tain circumstance* for the payment of no per cent
Mr. BBaKPAQEE advocated thsresolution Heknew
the name of a contractor was aa odious as the hams
of publican in the days of Moses And after
eulogizing the patriotism and shill of
and tbelr servlets to the Government- he said, o wing to
the paper expansion they taw the earnings of a lifetime
swept away. Without concluding hie remarks, he
would yield the door, if the House were ready for the
question
Mr PIKE said he was not ready to veto for a measure
involving SB.fOQ.OCO. ■ ■
Mr. WaCHBDBBB, of IMnotn, remarked tb»t it—*s
550.C00 COO. and If the resolution was nerer acted on,
the better it would be.
Mr. BKABDAGEB resumed, showing that the con
tractors were losers by the increased price of mite rials.
Ac,, and the Question was whether the Government
W‘ uld permit them to be ruined. '•
Mr. of Ulin*W: raised a question of
order He bad noticed ou the floor au employee of this
Hones who was acting as agent lor the parties prooosad
to be benefited by the resolution. He had noticed that
employee doing other indecent and Improper things:
This man was under the doorkeeper, and was named
Wilson*
Mr. WASHBUBFX also asked that the rule be en
forced against others who have no right ou the door.
Mr. LsoFABD MY BBS, of Pennsylvania, advocated
the pending resolution.,.
Mr BBANDAGBE, at this late hour, 12.10 P. M.,
could not urge action on sa important a measure as this,
but he would consent tout adjournment f«r future ac
tion.
Mr. WASHBUBFB, of Illinois, would, not consent to
thet
Without further proceedings on the subject, the
House adjourned.
THIS XiISOIdL^TUBE.
Mr. WOBTHIHGTOF presented a petition from the
trustees of the Chaster Comity Academy of Bast.,White
land, for authority to convey their build ing to the school
directors.
Also, a petition from citizens of Forth ward. Pfcce-
Bjxville, for a law giving them power to elect a justice
of the peace. .
Mr. HOGB, one authorizing the Franklin and Alle
gheny Bridce Company to borrow money. „
Mr. Wf bfcOF, one to promote the safety of travellers
by punishing negligentandcsreleßs railroad employees.
Mr. feTAbK, one snpplememary to the ad incorpora
tingthe Lackawanna and Bioomsburg BailxoaffCom
pany. s •
Mr. CHAMPNEYS, asopedement to the bounty law,
increasing the bounty to $l5O. .
Mr. LOWBY,an act incorporating the Sulphur Spring
Mining Company, -
On motion, it was
Resolved, That when the Senate adjourns on Wed
nesday evening, it will do so to meet on the following
Tuesday evening, and that session* wilbbe held to day
and to- morrow* in the morning, afternoon, and even-
HOOK read a bill increaslngtiie fees of the county
officers of Venango.
Also one providing for the removal of certain prison
ers from Venango to Crawford county jail.
Mr. COKhELL, one incorporating the Provident Life
and Trust Company.
Also a supplement to the act authorizing the Governor
to appoint notaries Public, and for other purposes.
Mr. CONFILL also presented a memorial from the
Fhth dclphia Board of Trade relative to the frequency
cf railroad accidents, and requesting the passage of ah
act making employees strictly respoasible, *
Al*o a remonstrance of the Board of Exchange against
the Port Warden’s btiL
Mr. BTAEK, a bill incorporating (Ho Howard Coal
and Iron Company. ‘
MrFLEMIbG, a supplement to tbe act requirinrau
pervisorqof roads and overseen of the poor to give »e*
curity.
Mr. BUFLAP, remonstrances of the citizens of Lau
esaier county against the proposed extension of the Bead
ing and Colombia Bailroad to Bate Harbor. - „ i
The Lipre Divorce bill has been re* committed to the
Divorce Committee.
A copy of the resolutions of the Philadelphia Councils
requentix g the repeal of all laws under which the Homs
Goard. were organized, was read.
The further supplement to tieact relative totheuay
mentor bounties, authorizing the. payment of $5OO to
volunteers and others, was discussed'at length, and
finally defeated.
hr. Low BY called up the bill requiring railroad
companies io give publicity to acoidents.
Mr. BIDGBWaY said that he hoped the Mil would be
defeated,- as it would only create an undue excitement.
There was no good in this bill. !and would only pro*
mete exaggerated statements. Only within a few days
an accident bad takes place in whleh’tvo were killed
and one so seriously injured that death had taken place,
and y<t aa employee had telegraphed to Philadelphia
that twelve persons were killed.
Mr. LOW BY said that corporations were afraid of
public opinion. Fever in the history of the world
was legislation In tide matter so necessary as at the
present time. . Even Queen Victuis saw the import
ance of it and called the dMentidnof her «übjeeta to it,
Fo less than nine accidents had been reported as having
taken place on the Pennsylvania Ballroad tinea Friday
morning. The original bill had been prepared by the
Attorney General, and he (Mr. Lowry) was only sorry
that he had consented to accept the substitute of tae
Senator from Berks. ...
- Mr. DOFOYAF said he would be in favor of tbe bill
if it could be prepared so ss to make the sending of
bogus despatches a punishable offence. If this bill
passed he was confident a large number of despatches
would be sent for thejpuzpose of affecting stock, and
agents would be sent out by brokers, speculators, and
others, for that purpose. . . *
Mr LOWJBY thought tire Seuatorfrom Philadelphia
must have searched Bard for eucKa reason for opposing
the bill. It was well known that railroad companies,
or rather officials, dealt extensively-in stocks, and it
was not likely that their employees would dare to make
an attempt to affret them.
Mr BiDGWAY wanted to know where the people
were to be henf fitted by the Mil?
Mr. LOWBY said that when the corporations were
uncovered naked before the world they would be
alarmed at their own enormity, aud thereafter would
be more careful. When cars were an hour or two be
hind time the people throughout the entire regiontra
veised by. the road became justly alarmed. Mr Lowry
then referred to a n cent occasion where he himself was
a armed about tbe safety of a friend and conldget no
tidings. All the people wanted was truth—
tmth—and they were entitled to have it, and should
have it.
Mr. CLYM3SB raid he had offered the substitute be- -
cause he considered tbe .original biU imperfect. 1 He
considered that publicity of accidents would make the
companies more careful In the selection of their em
ployees. _
Mr. LOWBY cited the places where and the circum
stances under which nine accidents had occurred on the
Pennsylvania Ballrcad since Friday morning last. The
bill r< quixing the company to give information of such
accidents had actually passed the Senate, within a few
weeks, unanimously, but rinse then tbe “govern--
mint * * (i. e. the Pennsylvania Bailroad) had asked its ;
reconsideration' mid postponement, aud now it appeared
tbavthe “government” forbade it altogether, itwas
strange that in this Commonwealth any power dare ssy
“ stay your hand ” to a just measure.
Mr. BALL asked what was meant by the use of the
word • * government. ’ *
Mr. LOWBY replied distinctly that he meant the
Pennsylvania Bailroad.
Mr. HALL argued against the bill as being unwise
and impracticable
Mr. LOWBY responded by mentioning the gentle*
man (Mr: Ball) as the attorney of the company, and
sta ing that he was no doubt doing hia duty to the com
pany by opposing the bill. This legislation was favored
by every citizen who had notlhispocketsfilied wit hr all
road stocks, and who eared for the lives of travellers,
s Mr. BALL raid that in the exercise of hie profession
as an attorney, he had aeted for tne Pennsylvania Bail
road Company before the session. It was his right to
do so, and wae no business of the gentleman from Erie
or of the Senate.
Fesmßli,
Pomeroy,
Powell,
Sherman,
Stewart,
Trumbull.
Sprague, ~
Burnser*
Van Winkle,
Willey,
Wilson;
Wright.
Mr. AIDGWAY moved to refer to the Judiciary Com
mittee. Agreed to, by the following vote: 4a
Yeas —Champneys, Connell, Donovan,
Fleming. Oraharo,' Hall, Hoge* Housaholder, Jame»,
Laua, Randall, Btdgway, Royer, Bchall, Stark, Wal
lace, and Worthington.
N ats . —Beard alee, Bighain, Clymer, Haines, Hop
kins, Lowry, HcSherry, Montgomery, Wails, and
Ttmell, Speaker.
Mr. LO WRY (so'to voce) * 1 We are bound hand and
foot, and cando nothlngin thi* body againßt the Fenu
sylvanlaßailroad.” Adjourned'.
CffoTE.—Hon. Wm. J. Turrell, Speaker of the Semite,
was presentee by tbe officers of that bodv with a valu
able cane, et graved and ornamented. The presenta
tion was made by L. J. Rogers Assistant Clerk, and
replied toby thereoipient in a pleasant speech. 3
The following bills were, passed :
Vesting real estate in the Hope Hose Company.
Relative to the appointment offence viewers.
„ Confirming the titieof the Farmers’ Hay. and Straw
Market Association
Incorporating South Fenn Steam Forcing Hose Com
pany.
Exempting Christ Church * Hospital and Union Tem
porary Rome from taxation.
In act iHcorporatlEgjtie Chester, Delaware, Basks
and Mo&tfforQezy Farmers’ Marker Company, (which,
under the (trine of incorpor&tinx a market company.
finTaa all the farmer, from Second street and force,
them to hire a ttall In come private market house), was
considered.
Mr. SMITH of Fhiledelphla, WADDELL, of Chester,
SATTBBTHWAIT of Montgomery, opposed the MU,
and Meeers. HBADHaN of Sucks, COCHRAN of PM.
ladeiphia,' and .MaBKLET opposed the bill as unconsti
tutional distinct snhieots under one ti
tle). and as an outrage on the rights of the farmers.
The Philadelphia members voting in favor of the hill
were Foster, Freeborn. Josephs. Kuddiman, Smith,
S enter, Sutphln. De Haven, and Watt.
Those voting -*no” were Cochran. I,ee,ftnd Pancotst.
The absentees were Donnelly, Miller, Quigley, Hood,
Reins, and Thomas; Passed.
Adtourned.
[Spteial Gorrescondenee of The Frew.}
New York, Fob. 28,1865,
TUB KATIOItAI. HOMDAV.
. Judging from present appearances, Search 4th
will be the notable holiday of the time. The Com
mittee of Arrangements are holding dally sessions
attheAstor will continue soto do through
out the weeh; Great efforts- are being made to In
duce a general suspension of business; something
comparatively unknown in this city. For even our
Sundays are not respected by all, and hundreds of
stores of various kinds are kept open, although the
statute renders snob Sabbath-breaking punishable,
1 believe. There seems to be a very ■ general opin
ion, however, that In this instance the force of pub
lic opinion and example will influence even the
veteran dissenters, and secure deference to the occa
sion, ... .. ■_ . r . . :
' 1 AKOTHBB AMnhIOAS PKtMA kOIRfA ,
is Boon to make her debut upon the stage at the Aca
demy, and drawing-room connoisseurs, who have had
the privilege of listening to her performances, predict
for her a success. The lady Is a certain Mrs. E
and has good looks and the emphatic endorsements
of wealth and position in her favor. She has stu
died In Italy, under Mereadante, Rossini, and other
celebrated masters. The latter fact oan scarcely be
looked upon as offering any yery cogent reasons for.
sanguine anticipations,for did not the great Oharlea
Jacobs, otherwise Signor Carlo Jacopl, study under
similar masters, and did he not fall sublimely 7 The
new primu donna is, I believe, to make her first ap
pearance in “Emani.”
CBy Telegraph.)
ANOTHER BBBBL ORUTBBR AT SEA.
The schooner Dearborn, from Savannah, reports
that on the Bth Inst., off Gape St.''Antonio, she was
boarded by a rebel privateer, who, alter asking se
veral questions, boro up for the Island of Grand
Cayman. She was a bark-rigged steamer of about
three hundred tons burden; had one smoke stack,
and was painted lead color. 'On the 9th Inst,, saw
the same vessel.
Ten thousand dollars in gold were stolen from the
counter of the Bank of Commerce to-day, while In
the act of being deposited.
10 P. M—The stock board at Gallagher’s Eve
ning Exchange closed very active, with large
sales of Cumberland Coal. Gold, 2015 f; New York
Oentraljlicx; Erie Railroad, IZ% j Hudson River,
11SK > Reading; 116 K ; Old Southern Mlohigam
67K; Pittsburg, 79X; Rook Island, 97K; Nortlt
western, 34K; Northwestern preferred, 64; Fort
Wayne, 99%; Ohio and Mississippi, 30%; Canton.
38; Cumberland; 73%; Quicksilver, .84. 1
At the cattle market to-day beef was heavy. Re
ceipts 6,300 head. Sheep and lambs lower, there
being a decline of 6%@20e fl head; receipts,Ofl4,4oo.
4 2OT head 8 ” 8 ’ bttt eaBler at_13%@14%0; reeelpts of
Eutptian Cotton.— Advloes from Egypt state
ket the prospeotsofjhe country continue steadily to
Improve, owing to'tbe judlolous exertions of the
Ylqeroy for tho development of its rasourob3 by all
modern aid. Since Nubar Pasha hag been appoint.
S? works and oommerde, he has .
also had the railway under his, control, and goods
r 5,64, 64 S 4ll r»PW«r-so much so, In
deed, that the merchants complain that too xnnoh
cotton lsacounmlatlng at Alexandria, where the
urge holders are waiting for better prices to realizo.
•This latter olreumstanoe aooonnts for the.rate of,
exobange remaining higher than U usual. at =
the present period of the year, the quotation now j
being 96t0 95% go that not,so muoh gold is imported ;
—a state of affairs expeoted to oontinue for some >
weeks, as the demand for bills will be considerable (
on oceount of large imports of ail klnds having to t
be paid for ab well as various debta trom Egypt to 1 -
Europe having to be liquidated, ’ l
Harrisburg, February 28,1965.
SENATE.
BILLS nr PLACE,
HOUSE.
KIWIOBK CHI.
GOLD ROBBERY.
THE EVENTOO. STOCK BOARD.
NEW TOSK CATTLE KABRBT,
EUROPE
ARRIVAL or THE STEAMER HKW TOBK.
DCHtb or tbe Dnke or SforttaunaberinlHl.
DEPREDATIONS of THE PIRATE SHENANDOAH,
The Encyclical Allowed to Circulate in Italy.
NEWS FROM NEW YORK BY WAY OF THE
LONDON TIMES. v
The Peace Humors Causing Excitement in Europe.
Tbe Hirer pool Cotton Harket Disturbed.
Nbw Yoke, Feb. 28 —The steamsMp New York
hsß arrived, with Southampton advices of the 15 th
Instant. -
The Canada arrived out on the 15th Instant. The
New York passed the steamship Pennsylvania,
hound here, on the 26 th of February.
The Duke or Northumberland died on the 11th of
February.
The pirate Shenandoah burnt the following ves
sels off the Cape ol Good Hope: Barks Edward,
Aten®, D. Godlrey; brig Susan; schooners E. M.
Stacy and Charter Oak.
The Times says: “We are assured from New
York, that President Davis has the game In his
own bands, and can secure, the independence of the
South either with Northern' assent, or In despite of
It, according to his pleasure. The due of this
startling mystery is round In thoTstatement, firmly
credited in America, that the Mexican Emperor
has conveyed in trust to Napoleon the northern
portions of Mexico, to be held and administered by
a French viceroy, in liquidation of French claims
upon Mexico. This ceslon must entail ajreoognl
tton of the South by Franca and Europe.”
Cardinal Wiseman Is not expected to live.
Consols S9K@B9 %. Confederate loan 51@56,
Frenoh rentes 167.20.
ITALY.
A royal decree authorises the circulation of the
Pope's Encyclical, without admitting the proposi
tions contrary to the institutions andlegislatlonof
Italy.
Letters from Borne state that the Pope declines to
oonolude a concordat with Mexico, but will not
withdraw his Nuncio from Mexico.
AUSTRIA.
The draft iof the new customs tariff will be sub
mitted to the Belchsrath in March.
, PRUSSIA.
' The Government has laid before the Chamber a
proposition to increase the capital of the Bank of
Prussia and establishing branches in other German
States.
The abolition of the duty on Prussian wines is
proposed.
She United States steamer Iroquois arrived at
Tflle Bay January 9th with the" crews of the bark
Edward and schooner Lizzie, burnt by the Shenan
doah. They were landed at Trestan d’Aeanha, and
were thence taken by the Iroquois. The other ves
sels noted above had been previously reported.
Commercial Intelligence.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. —Sales of Cotton
for two days 6.000 bales. Market very doll with ado
dining Tendency. Prices lower. Sales to spe
culators and exporters 2, (90 bales.
STATE OF TRADE. —The advices from Manchester
ore unfavorable, the market being fist and stlH.de
cliricv. s
LIVERPOOL BREADSTOFFB MARKET.—FIour dull
bat steady. Wheat quiet and steady. Corn dull but
unchanged. ■
LIVJSKPOOL PROVISION MARKET—Beef dull and
nominal. Fork quirt The market Is hate
LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET.—Lord Arm. But
ter buoyant. Ash.a quiet and steady. Sugar quiet.
Coffee Inactive Rice firmer. Rosin firmer. Spirits
Turpentine—no sales.. Petroleum quiet and steady.
Consols for money 69K@I&K- Illinois Central shares
61s sa@6J» 9d t Erie Railroad SJs Sd@33s ed.
LATEST BY TEuEGBAPH.
Liverpool, Feb 16 —The news of peace, by the
Canadi, causes,* great sensaionin Liverpool, and the
cotton market la entirely unsettled. Little or nothing is
doing this morning, and qnotatlona are nominal.
The Confederate steamer Stonewall, late the Ollnds,
laatfrom Copenhagen, put Into Ferrol, Spain, on Feb.
4th. and remained there on tbe 10th ,
U. 8. five-twenties are qnoted at 6A
Accident at a Theatre.
Buffalo, Feb. 28.— Mrs. J. D. Wood and her
daughter were last night, at the
theatre, on the stage, during the performance of Hie
play of " Cinderella."
Brevet Major General John W. Geary.
To the Editor of The Brest i
Sib : It Is with pleasure we nottoe that
General John W. Geary has received Ron the
President the brevet rank of major general, to date
from January 12, 1885, and that the appointment
has been confirmed by the Senate.
Brevet Major General Geary is a native of this
State, and has seen much active service. He was
Hie lleutdbant colonel of the 2d Pennsylvania Vo
lunteers In the Mexican war, and suoooeded to the
colonelcy or the same, upon the death of Colonel
Roberts, and followed General Scott front the
landing at Vera Oruz to the capture of the City of
Mexico. After the Mexican war he went to Cali
fornia, filling Hie several offices of postmaster,
judge of first Instance, and mayor of the elty of
San Francisco; doing much by his discretion and
firmness,, while holding the latter position, in keep
ing order during the early settlement ot that tur
bulent city.
Shortly after his return to his home In this State
he was called upon by President'Pleroe to accept of
the office of of Kansas. Territory, where
he sncceeded-fiiotwithstanding numerous conspira
cies and threats of assassination) in defeating the
traitorous designß of the border-ruffian, pro-slavery
faction there, and In maintaining the supremacy of
the laws in that Territory; having accomplished
which, he resigned his office on the day of the inau
guration.of President Buchanan, and once more
returned to his home. Upon the outbreak of the
present rebellion, however, Colonel Geary at
once prepared for service, and chiefly by his own
exertions, and at heavy expense-to himself, or
ganized the 28th Rbgiment Pennsylvania Volun
teers, which left this city under his command, fif
teen hundred strong. After doing gotf service In
Maryland, and on the line of the Potomae, Colonel
Geary received the promotion of brigadier general.
For more than two years he has been acting as
major general, has been in; many of the princi
pal battles of the war, beeh seriously wounded,
and for a considerable time has commanded
the 2d Division of the 20th Army Chirps (Hooker's).
He has been actively employed tbronghout the
campaign In Georgia—was at the. sieges and cap
ture of the cities of Atlanta and Savannah, at
which places his division was the first to enter and
take possession- of, and of both of which he was
made the military Governor, Temperate in his
habits, courteous In Ms deportment to all, mild hut
firm In his discipline, careful of the comforts of his
command, wherever he' has acted, either In a mili
tary or executive capacity, he hah Invariably re
ceived the approbation of all who have been placed
under Ms authority.
“EKBX.IBH Biotobialb We have received from
Mr. X X Kromer, 403 Chestnut street, the lUuelrat
ed London News and Illustrated News of the World, of
the 4th and 11th. of February; also, the Meats of the
World of B&me date. The attentive kindness of Mr.
Kromer has also given us the Conikill Magazine
and Temple Bar for February. “ Armadale” and.
Mrs, Gasklll'B “Wives and Daughters” are the at
tractive novels In the ComhUl, while Mr. Wills eon.
tinnes “ David Chantry,” and Mr. Byron has near-
concluded “Paid to Full,” in Temple Bar, where
Mits Braddon has just begun a new tale, entitled
“Sir Jasper’s Tenant,” and Mr. Yates announced
“ Band at Bast,” a new story of English life.
Mobile Entertainments,
Thb Geemah Opeba —The patrons of the opera
seem doomed to disappointment during the present
season. Yesterday evening, just as the hour for
commencing the performance had struck, it was
announced from the stage that Karl Formes
was indisposed, and that Mr. Hermans had
consented at- short notlco to sing the part of
Marcel, As many of the audience had been
led to attend for the express purpose of hear
ing'. Formes In his great rdle, this statement was
received, and justly, with considerable show of dis
pleasure. This Indignation was not, however, di
rected to Hermans, who was received with repeated
rounds of applause, and went nobly through his
part, adding fresh honors to those he has already
gained. The opera was, In general, Strongly cast.
Tarnaro, Habelman, Stetneoke, and Lehman' per
formed their respective characters to the satisfac
tion of the honse. Mdlle. Dzinba, as Urban, looked
and sang charmingly. Madame Rotter, as Mar
guerite de Valois, rendered the difficult music as
signed to her brilliantly, hut the acting of the cha
racter is evidently out other domain.
Madame Johannsen appeared as Valentine, and
was greeted with grtat applause. It is needless to
say that she both acted and sang with truth and
dignity, for when was she ever known to not give a
conscientious and artistic Impersonation!
To-night “per Frelsohutz”lwlll he'presented,
with M’lles. Fredoriol and Cahissa, and Messrs.
-Habelman, Lehman, and Stelnecke, in the principal
characters. Mr. Charles Kunkel, a new pianist,
will perform between the aots.
Aboh-stbubt Thbatkb.—The members of the
stock companies of the theatres of this city are
seldom attractive for their personal merits; hut it
cannot he considered a transgression to mention
toe acting of Mr. James Carden, toe leading actor
at' the Arch-street Theatre. Mr. Carden game to
Philadelphia a stranger, and had many prejudices
to overcomehut, judging from toe approbation of
the andienoes at the Arch, he has succeeded In
establishing himself as a brilliant actor and a close
'student. His logo, performed a few weeks since,
was all that any Shakeperlan scholar could wish •
and his rendition of Lute Fielding, in the “ Willow
Copse,” was considered by critics e<iual to boul
dbek’s, and classified him as a '“finished work
man” on toe mlmlo stage. in toe “Streets of New
York,” now on toe boards of this theatre, Mr.
Carden acid toe light eomedy-eharacter of Badger.
He has been applauded throughout the play, and in
toe last scene of the second act encored nightly.
If Mr. Carden Improves to the future as he has In
the past, he will soon rank with toe best actors
to toe oountry, and win toe victory of universal,
applause.
Ahbeioan Gikoto Cokpahy.—This well organ
ized company will open a short spring season {this
afternoon, commencing at half past 3 o’clock. The
event will be heralded by toe performance or the
grand Zouave entree. Mesars.Gartlner A Hemmlngs
the..proprietors, are veterans, and will present
some btantifol scenes. •
FnoßAu Bam,. —D. B. Carpenter’s twentieth an
nual boral soiree will take .place at the Academy of
Music on toe 19th of April'next; From toe well
known taste displayed by Mr. Carpenter at his
former, soirees, a great treat may be expected by
those who favor him wlththelr presence.
K AinEOADB_iH THB Eabt.— Nothing seems more
lEoongrwras with the. Indolent luxury, of Oriental
Ilia than the modem railroad system. Yet this great
invention Is finding its way all over'- toe far East
In Btodostra -Engllah oapital and Industry have
* toohfkhds of miles of railway, and Slam and
China will soon be, if rumor be believed, Invaded
n’.!‘j:? a ! ia - Qt l e i ßBlnee s e . and . allrver<>rß - Tlte Turkish
Government him just decided on granting a conces.
Bl °h for a railway from. Jaffa to Jerusalem, auffa
religious enthusiast of Germany—one
—means to build the road.’ He expeots to raim toe
necessary funds—about two million five hundred
thousand doUars, at gold (par standard), by AnaS
peal to the religions sentiment of JewaMdOhrml
Uane throughout Europe. - .
Thls railroad, though to be only, fortv mile.
will vastly facilitate toavel to
tourist’s or pilgrim’s j(mfney tMtte; m ( ?J ta e “^^;
prosale as a trip from New Yorkinioi.2¥?
“another lustrum may witness branch— ~
line to Jericho on the one side, and to h.,,7 ■ '
end the Dead Sea on the. other-wits,; J S ri
through tbe Mount of Olives and the .
Esugedaon.” This seems almost prolans
railroad already conveys pilgrims to *3
sacred shrine in Italy where stands the Wt, '•
Virgin Mary, transported, according v
gend. from Palestine to Us present tocui ‘ I H
railroad to PompeU hardly harmonizes with J ’ a
Sections wMoh a visit to that marveHias .
red city suggests; yet every tourist to IW!'' 5 > ■
the new mode of conveyance highly c u
deed, by the year 1900 we shall probabi ? L '*■ i;
reach by steam every frequented place
sacred or secular, devoted to religion or ■ *
Tub Fran Arts.—The collection or g,..
paintings now on exhibition at Messrs, 2* 1 ***l ~
Son’s gallery, 1110 Ohestnut street, is vortrl"’'
visit. It comprises worts of Palizzi, u„ ”T.
mileMilone, and others of the first artist -
rope. J ” 3
Also, some fine marble statuary.
The Bale takes place on Thursday at li
A valuable onyx cup wag purloined on p, ,1
ult, by one of the multitude who crowded ti.N
vate view of the PourtMes’ collection at Pin, ''
King William or Prussia has just deoijjj.
a, triumphal arch shall be erected on the h..
Duppel. .
THE! CITY.
[fob appitiobai. orrg mwg she roc3 TB tl
THE INAUGURATION,
Special trains will be run on Thursday a ai . r
Tor Baltimore and Washington, for the ?p,,r I f a
coromodation ol persons desirous or
Inauguration. ■ u
~ BALE OF BEAL ESTATE, STOCKS, E Tc
Messrs. Thomas A Sons sold at the E
yesterday noon the following Stocks and res
tate, viz.:
$2,665. scrip Delaware Mutual Insurance Co
. . 59-percent ...
760 scrip Delaware Mutual Insurance Co.. '*** vt
59 per cent «, 4s
6 shares Academy of Music 5
6 do. do y
2 do. Insurance Co., State of Pa
2 do. Mercantile Library Co., $5 61.... •,
10 do. Phils. Steam Propsllor Go . *135.1,1 !
10 do. dc. do. $l3O 00. lit? 1
10 do. do. do. 116 00 .11-'.
10 do. do. ' do. 125 00- l.i; ;
60 do. do. do. 12160- lit !
Three-etory brisk store and dwelling, No. 289
north Second street, about 17 feet front -7,,
Large building, known as tbe “Synagogue,” ‘ :
Cherry street, between Third and Fourth 1
streets,— —....15.!,;,
Two story brick store. No. 6 N. Front street ... it % j
Feur-etory brick store, Ho 19H Front street.. 7.5.'!
Country seat, S 3 *eree,riTer Delaware,Tee >nv- B,si
Very elegant and valuable farm and country '
rear, Andalusia; 200 acres. Bucks co , Pa.,
$226 per acre —.— —.... l.yi.
At private sale,lot Broad streat,uorth of *
cmr ITEMS.
Habfbb, Dobwbt, A Go.—Wo take pleasure 1
calling the 'attention of the business public icq
enterprising young Banking House or Messrs, a*
per, Durney, A Co., No 55 South Third street, jj
E. B. Harper, of this firm, before embarkiog r
new enterprise, held a positlon ln a bank, east!,. '
him to fitmUlarize himself with all the beiva *
bashing; while his partner, Mr. Durney,f 0 ,,
part eight years, hefd a responsible situation intp
old and respectable house of Messrs. DrexolAC:
We may add that Mr. Harper Is a DslawarUn,.«
lng for some time beeneng&ged In business in;,-, _
ver, and persons from that State wilt do wel > |
transact their banking business In Philadeig,
through this house. |
Tam Fkizb-Mudax. Shikt, Invented by Mr. Ji» ji
F. Taggart, and for sale at the popular Gentlemn II
Furnishing establishment of Mr. George Grant, :i R
610 Chestnut street, are. the best-made and
fitting shirts In the world. The very choicest g*;>“
In this department are always for sale a: }■
Grant’s counters. ~
A Grbat JDisoovimv.—lt Is said that a tilen?
Frenchman bag at length discovered the procei* ,
fixing the natural oolow of any object photognpi
ed. In an experiment made upon a piece of c |
muslin, wMch turned oat to be adllapldated wani
fob, the words “ From the Brown Stone Ciotbo
Hall of Rockhlil A Wilson, Nos, 603 and 805 Chet
nut street, above Sixth,” were bought oat by tu
camera. The scientific Frenchman was slightly
puzzled. It was the relic of a pair of worn «
unmentionables [that he had been experiment!
upon, s ,
Almost every day. we hear the remark that sin
and such posts might be filled by the gentler pine'
creation with much better graca and profit than t
men, because, being women, they would ■mark cheap?.
and with more pains-taking. There it Ib again
the same old tune. The weaker the victim the more
the Bcrews are to be put on—the more advantage
be token. Why don’t the great world, that Is ttu
exacting In Its own Interest, reduce the price 2
female clothing t Why cannot a woman dress 13
cheaply and as completely as a man can at Charts
Stokes A Co.’s “One-prise,” under the
When their wants are less, then It Is time tc toll
aDOut less pay.
Fob Mbssbs. Thomas A Sobs’ sales Real Effati,
7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th Match, see auction head, aii
pages 10, 11, and 12, last Tuesday’s oatelogue.
Thb Attbhtiow of Oamtalists Is tavltel tj
an advertltoment offering for sale a steam ;«
mill and valuable timber lands.
Mbcoa'XiffßßicATizra Oil.—We wore shewn yes
terday a sample of this celebrated Ml, from a veil
just struck on the Dlokerman farm, In the town-kip
of Mecca, Trunlbull county, Ohio. Great excitr
ment exists in this region, and scarcely a rod of lari
can-be bought at any price.
Thb Ovraaq*jm Rare.—Wo hold It tnoxnub
bio in any person, male or female, when they sub
ject ns to an annoyance^which a very little troabb
on their part would obviato. Especially is this tit
case where the unfortunate possessor of a bad bruit
will persist In button-holding and intruding U!
views upon us. to our manifest mental and physical
(iiscomfort. If these good people would use ski
Sozodont it would not only render them accepiatia
acquaintances, but would at .once "greatly to
prove their teeth and breath. Sold by sll drag
gists. fear mwfit
Fhilax»«c.i>bia Ahvbbtibxhq Abbhcv, No. 6U
Chbsthijt Stbbkt, (second floor.)— Advertising!!
city and country newspapers promptly attended »
at the lowest rates. Papers ot the largest circula
tion In different sections of the country are on ib
at the office, and can be examined. If you wish to
advertise, call at the agency, and select the Ms;
papers. re2S-3t
Jaksd’s Email ns Pabis Is now used bytts
most refined and sorupulous, and is most admlrabii
as a preserver, restorer, and beautlfier of the stir,
keeping It smooth, fair, and transparent. Sold bf
Druggists, Ferfrimers, and Coiffeurs. E. Jouln, Ul S.
Tenth street; Johnston, Holloway, & Oowden, an!
Dyott A Co., General feao-mnsst
Opeb a Notiob.— Royal Ermine Ears, at cost, st
Ohas. Oakford & Son’s, Continental Hotel. fe2olK
Opera Notiob,— Royal Ermine Furs, at cost,st
Chas. Oakford ASon’s, Continental Hotel. feZO-ffi
Fuss AT Oobt. —Squirrel ftinffa $g toslo, wort!
313 to CIS. Mink Muffs gio to $2O, worth flo»
$3O. Closing out balance of our furs at cosh Ms
do dot Intend to carry any over. Chas. Oaetosb
A Son, Continental Hotel. fe2Hot
FniK CLOTHiKS a wo Piece Goods,
Constantly on hand at
GnAsvnmn Stokbs’Old Stahd,
No. 609 Chestnut street, above Sixth.
Prices moderate. f0275t
Em, Eab, awd Cataebh, successfully treats!
by J. Isaacs, M. D., Oculist and Aurist, 611 Flee St
Artificial eyes Inserted. Noohargefor examination'
Oppiok op Bottbkpibld’s Ovbblakd firs
patch removed to No. 40 South Fifth stress, feif-tf
IFECUL SOTICEI,
-To Purify, Enrich the Blood, akb
BEAUTIFY the complexion, use HELMBOLD'S HTOH
LY CONCENTRATED FLUID EXTRACT SAESI?!'
BILL A. One bottle equals in strength otto gallon afiH
tyrap or Decoction.
.Why Injure the Complexion d 1
POWDBBS AND WASHES which Choke or ill op O’
pores of too skin, and to a short time leave it harsiurf
dry ? It is to the blood, and If yon want a smooth wl
soft skin nee HELMBOLD’S EXTRACT OF StSU
PARILLA. It gives a brilliancy to toe complexly.
A Clear, Smooth Skin and Beach-
FUL COMPLEXION foUowstbe use of HBDMBJiD'S
CONCENTRATED FLUID EXTRACT SIBSiPABIb-
LA. It removes black spots, pimples and all siopSo®
of the skin.
Not a Few of the Worst Disord®
that afflict mankind arise from corruption, of the
HBLMBOLD’S EXTRACT OF SARSAPARILLA b *
remedy of the utmost value.
Helmbold's Concentrated Extra ct
BUCHU is the great JDiuretic. HELMBOLD'S £O5;
CENTBATBD EXTRACT SARSAPARILLA ism Srf-
Blood Purifier. Both are prepared according to w*
of Pb&xnmcy and Cbemietry, and are the mo** wi “*
that can be made.
-A Thing of Beauty is a Joy FoR
BVBB. -Those who desire brilliancy of eompW**
must purify and enxichthe blood, which BHoSIS' , } , “'•
CONCENTRATED EXTRACT SARSAPARILLA
riahly-doe*. Seoolleefe it is no patent mediciiw- *"■
for Belmbold’a. Take no other. mhW* *
A Scientific Vegetable Combina llos
OF BABE INGREDIENTS—DeIicateIy Perf-mwl-
For restoring gray hair to its original color.
For promoting its growth and stopping its f*UM'
For cleansing the scalp, curing daadrnff.
For making the hair soft, flexible, and glossy-
Forpjeserviag the original color to old ase.
“Loadoa Hair Color Kestorer and Dressing- fi
(< London Hair Color Kestorer and
**London Hair Color Kestorer Brassing**
IT IS HOT A DTK!
Bor does it reox Ire any Trashing or preparation
or after its uie. It eroatea a perfectly healthy
the scalp, by acting as a stimulant and tonic *»
organs necessary tofsupply coloring matter tofths*” *
and completely restores them to thsir Original <*> «
vigor, and strength.. It is entity different fro” 1
other hatr preparations, and thb only knots? ,
etorer of color and perfect hair-dressina €»»'•_
Price 75 certs; or $4 the half dozen. Sold hr
SWAINB & SON. 330 North SIXTH Street.
. Tacks at less t a^
faetory priees.-’and a full variety of Common
holsterers* Gimpy Tlnhed. Leather Bead. *;
Tacks. Brads. Finlahintj. Shoe, and Clout H*J»
TRUMAN A BHAW’£ .No. 835 CEght Thirty
MARKET Street, below Ninth.
In at the Window they eo
ahouttorobahonsa. The nee of Sash Fastener*
•omsimes foil the burglara. A variety of to*® ' -rei
had of TRUMAN A SHAW, No. 835 (Bight ThlrtP
MARKET Street, below Ninth
Army Itch—All Skin' Diseases
ARMY ETCH. TETTER
ARMY ITCH. - tkiteb. sS r
••DB. BWAXNK’S ALL-HEALING OlSl®® 51
never fails to the sheet obstinate ca** s - „. 4r rt
cents. Sent by shall bhieeeipt of 6a cants. r -
by Dr. SWAYNg& SON. 33o»0ithS£XTtt»