Clovrnpinitmc LETTER FROM KANSAS The Presbytery of Kansas recently mot in Tecumseh, and had a very pleasant meeting. Only a few of the members were present. Several items of business were transacted ; Rev. J. V. A. Wood and Elder W. L. Hibbard were chosen commissioners to the General Assembly, and F. L. Nash and Elder J. Quilt alternates. Rev. Wm. H. Smith was i atTointed Presbyterian Agent of Foreign Missions, and Rev. F. L. Nash of Publication. Rev. J. V. A. Woods was appointed ex ploring missionary. Our churches generally did not report much progress in the past year. Our hearts have not'been cheered by copious outpourings of the Divine Spirit. Civil war and our border troubles have oper ated to hinder desirable progress in religious matters. In the matter of academical education, our Presbytery has, as yet, done nothing effective. The thing has been talked of, but the state of the country, and especi ally of our State, has, as is thought, rendered it impossible for unto embark in any educational enterprise at present.• Besides, we . are .a small band, of little pecuniary moans, and now need church buildings more than a Presbyterial High Sehool. It would give us much pleasure to see our little societies com fortably housed. This would add much to 'their permanence and effectiveness. So many educational enterprises have been swamped that we shall be com pelled to take warning by their numer ous wrecks, and act accordingly. Tecumseh, where wo met, is on the south bank of the Kansas river, and is the most beautiful town site that I'have seen on the river. It far excels that of Lawrence. This town was founded under intense pro slavery auspices, when the South was having its own way in Kansas. Tens of thousands of dollars have been expended in putting up churches, stores, &e. A bridge was also commenced across the river, and one abutment nearly completed. Large quantities of quarried skone now lie upOn the river bank, many of which have been cut and fitted for the piers. A large, prosperous city scorns to have loomed up before the vision of the pro slavery founders of Tecumseh ; and had they founded it, upon the basis of free dom, Topeka would not have' ad an ex istence. Free State men were sedulously excluded from Tecumseh. A gentleman from New York now living there, told me that they were opposed to his settling there; but graciously let him stay, be cause he was then a democrat. But the glory of Tecumseh has departed, like that of borderru-ffianism. Its buildings are suffered to go to decay; while To peka, five miles above it, on the river, with a site not near so good, is rising in importance. The past few years have not been very favorable for pro-slavery towns in Kansas. Fouktdod in unright 0U8M358, justice is oTertaking them. They will pass into other hands, or soon 'become matters of history. April 26. 4„• . mtert iv Ito xi FORTY-NINTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE S. S. OF THE EOTT9NWOOD ST. CHURCH. The Forty-ninth Anniversary exerci ses of these schools, were held last Sab bath afternoon. Two schools numbering about four hundred scholars, were pre sent. It was reported, that during the year $546,65, bad been collected by the schools for benevolent objects. The .Rev. Messrs. Breed and Dunbar, deliv ered interesting addresses. One plea sant feature of the exercises was the pre sentation Of copies of the Scriptures to quite a number of the scholars in re ward, for accurate recitation to the pas tor of the entire Shorter Catechism. GENERAL ASSEMBLY AT NEWARK. DAILY PAPER, The undersigned expects to publish a daily paper containing a fall and com plete report of the proceedings of the General Assembly, at Newark. This meeting will doubtless be one of no ordinary interest and the delegates ap pointed have numbered amongst them men of the highest ability. Price 75 cents per copy, postage pre paid, or three copies to one address 42.00. Address Rzv. JAMES H. BaiRD, Care of Roy. Dr. B. R. Craven ) Newark New Jersey. 'SUBSCRIBERS or friends expecting to bring money for old or new subscrip tions to the AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, to the General Assembly at Dayton, 0., will please report to Rev. J. GARLAND HAMNER, of Wilmington 'Presbytery, who has kindly consented to act as our agent at hat time. YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN /MOO' A TION, At the last monthly meeting: held.: in their rooms on the 2d inst, the atb en dance was unusually large, and the c lis cussion animated. The two facts, tliat this organization is in every city a c en tre of saving influenae, and gave the country the Christian Commission, entitle it certainly to the warmest ::: 5 -mpa;thy and co-operation of Christian: people. The noon-day prayer meeting in their hall, is well filled and often deeply inter esting. REV. P. C. HEADLEY,. has 16cceptod the invitation of Beverly chin-eh, N. J., near this city, to act as-stated supply. THE CORNER-STONE of the new build ing for Olivet Church, Philaclelphi4 will be laid on Monday, May 23d. SOUTH STREET CHURCH in this city., will be reopened, with appropriate vices, next Sabbath. PRAYERS FOR THE COVNTRY.---In Roy. Mr. Shepherd's Church, Buttonwood Street, above Fifth, prayer-meets arc held daily at S o'clock, A. M. The object is to implore Divine succor to the arms of the Union. The meetings have been in progress for some days, and have been well attended. ENOCH K. MILLER, will be ordained at Dr. Brainerd's Church, by the 4th Presbytery, on Friday evening next, at 71 o'clock. Ittwo of air Mltek. SENELTI3, May 3.—Mr. Pessenden reported the Army A.ppropriation bill as amended by the House, and asked that the Senate non-concur and request a Committee of Conference. Adopt ed. Mr. Anthony introduced a bill to expedite and regulate the printing of public documents, which was refered to the Committee' on Prin ting. The Senate passed the bill appropriating $25,000,000 fer the pay of the 100-day volun teers. HOUSE.—Mr. Schenck reported a bill provi ding that on and after the Ist of May next the pay of privates in arms shall be increased from $l3 to $l6 per month, and of non-commissioned officers as follows; Corporals $lB ; sergeants, $2O; orderly-sergeants, $24; sergeant-majors, $26 per month ; clerks to paymasters, $1,200 per annum, etc. Passed unanimously, there being 135 Yeas. Mr. Stevens reported amend ments to the Navy Appropriation bill, and the House concurred i n them, appropriating $7, 200,000 for the completion of sixteen screw steamer sloops, $4,000,000 for the purchase and repair of vessels for Western waters, and $3, &CARO for the purchase and chaiter of vessels for blockading purposes. The Senate struck out the appropriation of $125,000 for the pur chase of land adjoining the Charlestown Navy- Yard, and on the amendment the Committee on. Ways and Means recommended a non-con currence. The House concurred in the Senate's amendment, 66 to 38. The House concurred in the Senate amendment providing that the Naval Academy shall be returned and re-estab lished at Annapolis before the commencement of the next academic year. The House resumed the consideration of the bill guaranteeing a republican form of Government to the States subverted or overthrown by the Rebellion. SENATE, May 4.—The resolutions of Mr. Sherman came up as the special order—that a quorum of the Senate consists of a majority of the Senators duly chosen; that it a majority of the Presidential electors, duly appointed and qualified, vote for one person, he is the President ; that if the election of President devolves upon the House of Representatives, and the votes of a majority of the States repre sented in the House be cast for one person, he is the President. Adopted, 26 to 11. Mr. Wilson called up the report of the Committee of Conference on the House bill establishing a Bureau of Military Justice, and moved that the Senate recede from its amendments. Re jected. *The bill was laid on the table. House.—The House resumed the considera tion of the bill guaranteeing a Republican Government to Rebellious States.' After a long discussion, the bill was passed—Yeas, 78 ; Nays, 69. The bill provides for the appoint ment of Provisional Governors, and as soon as the military resistance shall be suppressed that measures be taken for calling a Convention for the formation of a State Constitution. Certain Classes of persons who have voluntarily borne arms or held office under the Confederate usurpation are excluded from voting or being elected as delegates. The conditions on which such States shall be admitted, include a provis ion that involuntary servitude shall be prohib ited and freedom forever guaranteed, and that no debts created under the sanction of the usurping power shall be recognized or paid by the newly created States. SENATE, May El.—Mr. Wade made a report from the Committee on the Conduct of the War, accompanied by the evidence in rela tion to the capture of Fort Pillow, and moved that 26,000 copies be printed for the use of the Senate. Adopted. Mr. Sumner moved a substitute for the Finance Committee's amendment to the Bank bill. It proiides that every Association shall S pay to the United States a duty of one per cdnt upon its circula tion, one-half of one per cent' on its deposits, one-half per cent on its capital stock above the amountinvested in United States bonds, each half-year after January, 1864. Adjourned. Housx.—The House went into Committee of the Whole on the Special Order, viz : the bill to reimburse Pennsylvania for the expense in curred in calling out troops to repel invasion. The motion was disagreed to by a vote of 54 against 80. The question was upon the passage of the bill appropriating $700,000 for the Pennsylvania militia, which was amended by appropriating $15,000,000 to defray the expen ses of other loyal States in repelling raids. Adopted-71 to 63. Mr. Morrill moved that evening sessions be dispensed with until further order, leaving the House to adjourn at such hour as it may see fit, Adopted. Mr. Gooch, from the Committee on the Cenduct of the War, made a report on the Fort Pillow massacre, and moved that 40,000 copies be printed. SENATE, May 6.—The bill to amend the charter of Washington City was called up by Mr. Dixon with an amendment compelling the resignation of colored citizens. Mr. Cowan Moved to insert the word " white" as a qualifi cation for voters. Debate ensued on the amend ment until the expiration of the morning hour. 'The National Currency bill was taken up, and the amendment offered by Mr. Sumner, increasing the tax on the circulation and de posits and capital stock, was rejected by a vote of 24 to 11. An amendment establishing Clearing-Houses at New York, Philadelphia, and Boston, at a rate of discount of not exceed ing one quarter of one per cent, was adopted. Houses.—Mr. Dawes reported two resolutions one declaring that F. P. Blair is not, and the other that Mr. Knox, the contestant, is enti tled to a seat in the House as the Representative ad the let District of Missouri. Mr. Ganson called up the resolution of the Committee on Elections, declaring that neither Mr. Loan the sitting member, nor , Mr. Brace the contestant; S. H. W PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, MAY , I2, 1.864. .10 de):4*ll is entitled to a seat, as the Representative of the Vllth Congressional District of Missouri. Debate followed, continuing nearly through the session. A resolution to print; 40,000 of the Fort Pillow Report, was agreed to. MAY 7.—Congress was not in session to-day. SENATE, May o.—Mr Coßatner read a tele gram from the Secretary of War as follows: "Dispatches are received from Gen. Grant and Gen. Meade. They are On to Richmond.' Lee's army is in full retreat, with Sedgwick. Hancock, Warren, and Burnside close on his heels." The National Bank bill was debated. until the adjournment. HousE.—Fernando Wood tried to obtain the unanimous consent to introduce a resolution that the President be required to furnish this House copies of correspondence between the Secretary of State and .Mr. Adams or Lord Lyons, on the subject of a simulated report and document of the Navy Department of the so-called Confederate States. The House re , sumed the consideration of the Mistouri Elec tion case. Mr. Gooch made a report on the ill-treatment of prisoners in Rebel bands. Forty thousand copies were ordered to be printed, also an equal number of the Fort Pil low massacre report. THE GRRAT: BATPT P. IN VIRGINIA, As we go to press no authentic details of the great contest in. Virginia have been re ceived. Enough is known, however, t,o. as sure :us ttiat so far, the victory is ours. Avoid ing the hundreds of rumors flying around, we give.•only the official' dispatcheS received from the Secretaa•y of War, and also arb offi cial dispatch from. Gen. Butler. )first of all we gi'e the following Proclamation from President Lincoln,: EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, MAYA, 1864. To: the Friends of Union and Liberv: Enough lmown of the army , 31)e.rations within the last five days, to elaini our espe cial gratitude to God, while what remains un- done demands our most sincere prayers to, and reliance upon Dim, without whom all hnman effort is in vain I recommend that all patriots at their: homes, in their places of public worship, and wherever they may be, unite in downon thanksgiving and prayer to Almighty God ABRAHAM LINCOLN ANOTHER DESPATCH FROM THE SEC.. RETARY OF WAR. WASHINGTON, 14Gy 9 1 ,10.45 A. II Major-General Dix : We have intelligence thiS morning by scouts direct from the army as late• as Satur day evening, but no official reports. The general results may be stated as a success to our arms. The: fighting on Friday was the , Most desperate. known in modern times. deeply regrei to say that the country will have to mourn the death of that accomplish ed soldier, Brigadier-General Wadsworth, who was struck in the forehead by a ball at the head of his command, while ,leading them against one of the enemy's strongest positiens. His remains are in our hands, with those ,of Col. Sharpe. General Webb was wounded. Gen. Jones of the rebel ar= my, was killed. The condition Of our army is represented to be most admirable. Their cool, determined courage has in every in stance proved too much for the desperate fury of the rebels, who have been driven at all points. There has been no straggling. At the latest accounts, Hancock was pushing forward rapidly by the left to Spottsylvania Qlourt House, and yesterday heavy canonad ing was heard at Acquia Creek from one o'clock until three o'clock. We have lost some' prisoners. One regiment, the 7th Pennsylvania Reserves, charged through an abattis of the enemy,. but were unable to get back, and most of , them were captured. We have also taken a large number of prisoners, supposed to be more than we lost. The wound ed had not yet arrived at the point where the trains were to receive them. The medi cal director reports that a large proportion are slight wounds. Artillery was not used on either side the first two days. There is nothing later from Gen. Butler than the date of my last dispatch. Gen. Sherman was heard from last night. He had been all day reconnoitering the enemy's position and would attack to-day. EDWIN M. BTA.NTON. OFFICIAL DESPATCH FROM THE SEC RETARY OF WAR. WASHINGTON, May 9,4 P. M.—To Major Geniral Dix, New Pork: Despatches have just reached here, direct" from General Grant. 'They are not fully de ciphered yet, but he is is " on to Richmond." We have taken 2,000 prisoners. EDWIN M. STANION, Secretary of W To Major-General Dix, New York : 4.15 P. M.—A bearer of despatches from General Meade's headquarters has just reach ed here. He states that Lee's army com menced falling back on the night of Friday, and our army commenced the pursuit on Saturday morning. The rebels are in full retreat for Richmond by the direct road. Ilancock passed through Spottsylvania Court House at daylight yesterday. His headquar ters at noon yesterday were twenty miles south of the battle-field. We occupy Frede ricksburg. The 22d New York Cavalry held that place at 8 o'clock last night. The depot for our wounded is established at Fredericks burg. EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War. DESPATCH TO GENERAL DIX PROM SECRETARY STANTON. • WASHINGTON, May. 8, 5 P. M. Major-General John A. Dix, New York We are yet without any official despatches from the Army of the Potomac except those referred to this morning from the Medical Director and Chief Quartermaster, and noth ing additional has been received by the De partment from any other source. It is be lieved no fighting took place yesterday. A part of the wounded arrived in ambulances this morning at Rappahannock Station, and are on the way in by railroad. The Depart ment will probably receive despatches by that train, which will arrive to-night. ' A despatchlrom Gen. Butler, just received, and which - left hint yesterday, states that a diversion had-been made by his forces on the railroad between Petersburg and Richmond, and lied succeeded in destroying a portion of it, so as to break the connection ; that there had been some. severe fighting,. but that he had succeeded. 1-re heard from a rebel de serter that Hunter was dangerously wound ed : Pickett also ; and Jones and Jenkins were killed. Nothing has been heard from General Sherman. EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War. ,OEF fCIAL DESPATCH FROM GEN. RUT- LER TO GEN. GRANT OFF CITY POINT, Va., May 5. Lieutenant General Grant, Commanding Armies of the United States, Washington, .D C. : We have, seized Wilson's Wharf Landing. 'A brigade of Wild's colored troops are. there. At Fort Powhatan Landing two regiments of the same brigade have landed. At City Point, links' division, with the remaining troops and battery, have landed.. The re_ minder of both the 18th and 10th Army Corps are being landed at Bermuda Hun_ dred, above the Appomattox.. opposi e-Xperienced thus far. The movement was apparently a complete surprise. Both army corps left Yorktown during last night . The monitors are all over the bar at Harri lson's Landing, and above City Point. The operations of die fleet have , been conducted to-day with energy and success. Generals Smith and Gilmore, are pushing the landing of the men, General Graham, with the army gunboats, led the advance during the night, capturing the signal. stations of the rebels.. Colonel West, with eighteen huudred cav alry, made several demonstrations from Wil liamsbag yesterday morning. General Kutz left Suffolk this morning with his cavalry, for service indicated during the conference. with the Lieutenant General. The New 'York, flag-of-truce boat, was found lying at the wharf, with four hundred prisoners, whom she had not time to deliver. She went up yesterday morning. We are land ing the , troops during the night—a hazardous service in the face of the enemy. BENJ. F. BUTLER, Major. GeneraLCommanding. • A. F. - PEIFFEJtj Captain and. A. D. C. SERN.A.DE TO THE PRESIDENT-MR LINCOLN'S SPEECH. IVAsinwrox, May 9.—A large number of persons, on short notice, assembled in front of the Executive mansion to-night, and with the band,of the 27th-Ohio, now on their way to the field, compliMented- the President with a serenade. He appeared upon the portico and made a brief speech,. in which he, said that the. honor extended was not so much perhaps to him as to Gen. Grant and the gallant officers `and soldiers Under his command. He was exceedingly gratified to know that General Grant has not been jostled from his plans, but is now on the line of movement according ,to the original design. While, hoWever, we may rejoice at what has already been accomplish ed, much more remains to be done.. The proceedings which were of short con tinuance, terminated with repeated cheers for the President, General Grant and the army. THE WAR. The Fort Bite Massacre. The Committee on the Conduct - of the War, have published the result of their investigations into the horri ble massacre at Fort Pillow. After presenting some history of the attack, the report says : Immediately after the second flag of truce retired, the rebels made a rush from the posi tions they had so treacherously gained and obtained possession of the Fort, raising the cry of No quarter."' But little opportunity was allowed for resistance. Our troops, black and white, threw down their arms, and sought to escape by running down the steep bluti near the fort and secreting themselves behind trees and logs in the bushes and under the brush ; some even jumping into the' river, leaving only their heads above water as they crouched down under the bank. Then followed 'a scene of cruelty and murder without parallel in civilized warfare, which needed but the tomahawk and the scalping knife to exceed the worst atrocities ever com mitted by savages. The rebels commenced an indiscriminate slaughter, sparing , neither age nor sex, white or black, soldier or civilian. 'The officers and men seemed to vie with each other in the devilish work. Men, women and their children, wherever found, were deliber ately shot down, beaten aad hacked with so, bras.: Some' Some of the children, not more than ten years old, were forced to stand up and face their murderers while being shot. The sick and wounded were butchered without mercy, the, rebels even entering the hospital buildings and dragging them out to be shot, or killing them as they lay there, unable to offer the least resistance. All over the hillside the work of murder was going on. Numbers of our men were col lected together in lines or groups and deliber ately shot. Some were shot while in the river, while others on the bank were shot and their bodies kicked into the river, many of them still living, but unable to make exertions to save-themselves from drowning Some of the rebels stood upon the top.of the hill, or . e short distance from its side, and called to our sol diers to come up ; ,• them, and as ' they ap proached shot them down in cold blood; and if their guns or pistols missed fire, forcing them to stand there until they' were again prepared to fire. All around were heard cries of " No quar ter," "No quarter." " Kill the damned nig gers." "Shoot them down." AU who asked for mercy were answered by the most cruel taunts and sneers. Some were spared for a time, only to be murdered under circumstances of greater cruelty. No cruelty which the most fiendish malignity could devise was omitted by these murderers. One white sol dier' who was ,wounded in the leg,-so as to be unable to walk, was made to stand up while his tormentors shot him.. Others who were wounded and unable to stand up were held up and again shot. One negro who had been or dered by a rebel officer to hold his horse was killed by him when he remonstrated. Another a mere child, whom an officer had taken up be hind him on his horse, was seen by Chalmers, who at once ordered him to put him down and shoot him, which was done. The huts and tents in which many of the wounded had sought shelter were set on fire, both that night and next morning, while the wounded were still in them, those only escap ing who were able to get themselves out or who could prevail on others less injured to help g li the out ; and even some of. these, thus seek ing to escape the flames, were met by these ru ans and beastly shot down, or had their brains beaten out. One man was deliberately fastened down to the floor of a tent, face up wardsoby means of nails driven through his b / clot ins.and into the boards under him, so that - - . , ' , - ..1. • . • - '.l •., he could not possibly escepe,•and then the tent was set on fire. Another aims untied to the side of a :building outside of .the fort, and then the building zes v.l lire and burned. The charred remains of flee or six bodies were afterwards found, all but one so much Li.ntigur ed and consumed by the flames that they could not be identified ; and the identification of that one is not absolutely certain, although there can hardly be a doubt it was the body of Lieut. Albertson, Quartermaster of the 13th Virginia Cavalry, and a native of Tennessee. Several witnesses who saw the remains, and who were personally acquainted with him while living here, testified that it is their firm belief that it was his body that was thus treated. These deeds of murder and cruelty closed. when night came on only to..be renewed the next morning, when the demons carefully sought among the dead lying about in all direc tions for any other wounded yet alive, and those they found were deliberately shot. Scores of the dead and wounded were found there the day of the massacre by the men from some of our gunboats, who were permitted to go on shore to collect the wounded and bury the dead. The Rebels themselves made a pretense of burying a great many of their victims, but they had merely thrown them, without the least regard to care or•decency, into the trench es and ditches about the fort, or the little hol lows or ravines on the hill side, covering them but partially with earth. Portions of heads and faces, hands and feet, were•found protuding through the earth in every direction, and even when your Committee visited the spot two weeks afterwards, although parties of men had been sent on shore from time to time to bury the bodies unburied and rebury the others, and were even then engaged in the same work, we found the evidences of this murder and cruelty still most painfully manifest. ' No man can read the above , without feeling his blood tingle in his veins, and yet the Com mittee state that they have not given some of the more horrible details of the bloody work. What will the Copperhead friends of these fiendish traitors say to this report ? What will the civilized world say when, as .the Committee says: It will appear 'from testimony. thus taken that the atrocities committed at: Fort . Pillow, were not the result of passions excited by the heat of conflict, but were results-of a policy de liberately decided, upon, and unhesitatingly announced. Even if the uncertainty of the fate of those officers s and men. belonging to colored regiments who have heretofore been taken prisoners by the Rebels has failed to convince the authorities of our Government of this fact, the testimony herewith submitted must convince even the most skeptical that it is the intention of the Rebel authorities not to recognize the officers and men of our colored regiments as entitled to the treatment accorded by all civilized nations to prisoners of war. COMMISSIONERS TO GENERAL AS SEMBLY. 1. SYNOD OF ALBANY. Presbytery. Minister& Elders. Catskill. A. 0. Pelonbet. A. B. Brisack. 2. SYNOD OF UTICA. • St. Lawrence. B. Burnap. iW. L. Knowles. Watertown. Enos Wocd, Solon Massey. Utica. T. B. Jervis, 57. Brayton, Cheater Fitch, L. T. Miner. 3: GENEVA, Cheraung. G. C. Curlie 4. ONONDAGA Cayuga. S. W.Boardman, Henry Willard, . T. S. Clark, D. D. James Henderson Cortland. H. Lyman. Cyrus Coy. b.. SUSQUEHANNA. Chenango. 8. N. Robinsou. Joshua Pratt • 6. GENESEE. Ontario. J. R. Page. . H. 'Reynolds. Genesee. T. M. Hodgman. Thompson, M.D Genesee Valley. M. Waldo. R Wilder. 7. NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY. Hudson. Henry Osborn. W. S Webb. Long Island. E. Whitaker. Jos. Wells. New York Third. W.W.Newell t D.D,Charles Merrill, T. Ralston Smith, C. A. Davison, R. R. Booth. _ H. A. Nelson. New York Four th.T..S. Hastings, O. E. Wood, H. Crosby, D. D., T. D. Lander, H.. 8. Smith, D. D.M. O. Riggs. Newark. J. F. Smith, D. D.,W. S . Baldwin, D. W. Poor, D. D. J. B. Pinneo. S. PENNSYLVANIA. Wilmington. .I.Garland Hemner.E. T. Taylor. Philadelphia 3d. J. G. Butler, G. W. Simons, W. E. Moore. S. W. Butler, M.D Philadelphia 4th. T. Brainerd, D. D.,Jno. B. Stevenson, E. J. Biohards. B. H. Perkins. Harrisburg. A. D. Moote. John A. Weir. Dist. Columbia. H. Dunning. F. H. Smith. 9. WY= PENNSYLVANIA. 10. MICHIGAN. Monroe. G. Duffield, Jr. Marshall. E. L. Davies. A. Doane. Coldwater. G. L. Foster. John Chandler. Saginaw. W. C. Smith. James Seymour 11. WESTERX RESERVE X. Betts Trumbull 12. OHIO . Franklin. 0. H. Newton. D. Avery. Scioto. E. P. Adams. Jos. Riggs 13. CINCINNATI. Tfamilton. C. E. Babb. Samuel Long. Dayton. A. Tones. Samuel Favorite 14. INDIANA. Salem E. Ballantine. E. H. Mann. Indianapolis. A. T. Rankin. C. W. Moore. Greencastle. H. A. Rosseter. J.B. Jennings. Madison. W. W. Atterbury. Hon.— Sullivan 15. WABASH Fort WAyne. A. D. Jack 16. ILLINOIS. Schuyler. • J. '11 . : Whittemore. Alton. CAL Foote. Sabin, M. D C. J. Pitkin. D. Beaty. 17. PEORIA. 18. WISCONSIN. Columbus. H. H. Kellogg. H. G. Savage 19. lOWA. lowa City. A. D. Chapman. J. G. Irwin. Keokuk, G. C. Beaman. S. Beckley. ,20.-AIINNESOTA 21. MISSOURI. Edmund Wright. Edwin Barnard St. Louis W. ALTA CALIFORNIA CAPE,MAY AND MILLVILLE RAILROAD Comrsyr.—Since the middle of August last, this company has carried passen gers and freight to and from Cape May, daily, leaving Walnut Street Wharf at 9 o'clock, A. M. It is. their purpose, in a short time, to run the line through in the afternoon also; and as the summer approaches, to famish three trains daily each way. Extensive preparations are made on the road for rapid transit, and for the comfort of passengers ; and at this unrivalled and popular watering place the best accommodations ever afforded there will be furnished. The distance from Camden to Cape May is 81. miles. 0. B. Dungan, Esq., is the President of the road. MARRIAGES. On the 3d inst. by Rev. J. H. Alday; WILLIAM; H. FAIRLAMB to RACHEL 8, daughter of Thomas Armitage. Optrial otim. Air To the ,Public. DAVIS' PAIN KILLER Has won for itself a reputation unsurpassed' in the history of medical preparationi. It is sa well known in the trading ports of India and China as in New York and Cincinnati; and its continually increasing demand, where it has been longest known, is one of ita strongest recommendations and best advertisements. It began to be favorably known in A. D. I$5D, and has ever ! d uce been gradually growing into public favor, till, in thou- sands of familia', it has alma to be considered an artilge °Conch necessity that thilY ara never without a supply of it to resort to in case accident or sudden lamas. It la ItettakerequeOlt: Wei'it.s 04*1 for icon think of being without flour in the house as withosse 'Pens *;cuss." It gives immediate relief in case of soled •or torn ; as well as in the sudden attack of Diarrhma, .peesery, or other similar affection of the bowels; and, being entirely a vegetable preparation, it is as safe 'as it is reliable. The promptness and certainty with which it acts in relieving all kinds of pain, makes it eminently worthy its name—PAlN KILLER—a name easily , un derstood, and mot easily forgotten. Prices 35c., iac. and $1 50 per bottle. liar - Philadelphia Tract and Mission So— ciety.—The Fifty-fifth Meeting in behalf of this Society will be held in the First. Reformed Dutch Church, corner Seventh and Spring Garden streets, on SABBATH EVENING,ISth inst., at quarter to 8 o'clock. Tract Distributors and all friendly to the cause are invited to attend. JOSEF'S H saaßglifErt, Agent, 1)20 Chestnut street. • Hems, May 2d, 1664. , The Yellowing . Railroad* hare agreed to return free, Commissioners to the General Assembly (N. S.) of 'the Presbyterian Church of the United States, which convenes in this city, oh the 19th of May, who paid full fare in coming; Pennsylvania Central; Baltimore & Ohio; Central Ohio Pittsburgh, Columbus & Cincinnati; Galena & Chicago Union; Cincinnati, Hamilton & Day— ton ; Dayton & Michigan ; Cincinnati & Marietta; LAMP Miami I,Columbris &Xenia; Dayton & Xenia; Dayton * Western ; Cincinnati *1 Indianapolis Junction ; Louis ville, New Albany . & Chicago ; Indianapolis and Cincin nati; Indianapolis '& Madison; Milwaukee & Prairie du Chien ; Lafayette & Indianapolis; Peru & Indianapolis' Sandusky Cincinnati & Dayton; Terre Haute & mond; Terre Haute, Alton & St. Louis. The Indiana Central agrees to return clerical but not lay Commissioners free. The' Committee of Arrange ments have corresponded with all the leading Railroads, but have, up to this date, received favorable answers from the above only. S. G. SPEES; Chairman of Committee. MOLIERE' ICI lUD COIL COMIIIY, • WOLBERT & BROTHER, . NYROLZSALE AND RETAIL. DRAMS IN 1864: ECM AND COQ® 1864.Ofdces • f NO. 200 SHIPPEN STREET, • 1 NO. 621 NORTIIIBth STREET. JOHN TAYLOR, Agent, 136 South Seventh at . Sir TICKETS will be furnished to families for EXTRA ICE when required. If not used, they will be redeemed at the end of the season. W. A Bro. inform their friends and thepublic gene rally that they have procured a, lull supply of GOOD CLEAR ICE, and are prepared to receive Orders at the following REDUCED rates for the year 1884: S pounds a day, 75 cents a week. 12 " " 37 " " 16 411 " $ l . OO Ct 20 " 110 _,41): "WT o v Es C ENT EFIC -- z - "Prtflare,WV,: IS SIM BEST REMEDY KNOWN FORALL BILIOUS COMPLAINTS, SICK HEADACHE, COSTIVENESS, INDIGESTION HEART BURN, SOUR STOMACH, SEA SICKNESS, &c. &c. Dr. JAMES R. CHILTON, the GairaT Camas; says; " I know its composition, and have no doubt it wilt prove most beneficial in those complaints for which it is recommended." Dr. THOMAS , BOYD says: "I strongly oommend it to the notice of the public." Dr. EDWARD G. LUDLOW says: "I can with confi dence recommend it." Dr. GEORGE T. DEXTER says: "In Flatulency, Heartburn, Costiveness, Sick Headache, &c., the SELT ZER APERIENT in my hands has proved indeed a valuable remedy." For other testunonials seepemphletwith each bottle. MAXIMGTITSZD ONLY BY 111.. COS ® 2113 Greenwich Street, New York. inf- FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.-Sie 0. Benjamin ENGRAVING AND .STATIONERY, Peter Allen, M. D AMERICAN PAPER, Ruled and Unruled, Stamped and Unstamped MOURNING PAPER, Every variety of Borders 011 hand and made to order., MONOGRAMS AND, CURERS, New and artistic designs Stamped in all colors WEDDING AND VISITING CARDS, Engraved, Printed and Written in the latestand highest style of the art, under our, own supervision. J. W. Gossitt. NO CHARGE FOR •PLAIN EMBOSSING ENGRAVER AWW- STATIONM; Exclusively, 1033 CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADELPHEA 935-41 Druggists Tin Ware, OLD DOMINION COFFER TOTS. The sale of these Pots has increased tow fold. ft la the beat, as welf,asthe most econornitad of the landc. Arthur's SELF-SEALING CANS AND4ARS, CAWL-ME AIR-TIGHT SCR - 4W-TOP 'JARS GAS HEATING ANTI 00QHING STOVES. From this place thousaads of these Gas Furnaces and Heating Stoves have been sold. They are of great vales to convenience, neatness and economy. Excelsior Weather Strip, EXCELSIOR DOOR AND WINDOW MOULDING, Torrey's Usarago Action Door Spring, Ixtrlti\TTLAives Double-Acting LIFT AND FORCE PUMP, 119 S. TEM 'STREET, 011114 adivrtifitintuto. NEW STORE. FIRST-CLASS ITSJICH,TAITI4: All the new novelties ENGLISH PAPER, Cold Pressed, Hand lade, Ac ENVELOPES To match each different variety of paper LOIII6 - ; CHAS.. BISENHADI, BEINUPACTUREE OF EVERY VARIETY OF Ice Crean& Freezere,
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