TEYIENlTiTO TIE H A HtlCE TIIltEE CENTS. PIIILADELFI 1 1 A , TIIUKSDAY, AUGUST 11, ISO I. PRICE THREE CENTS. , TO-PAI'S WASHINGTON NEWS. Bpttlal DftpnU'hi'ft to kt chins TeiYcraph. Wakmiswton, Aagist 11. BAtlrr'N I ire Zotinvrn. Baxter's Firo ZouB'ci have just parsed tip Ftor,eenih street to partake of the "HMicrnia's" collation. They leave for Philadelphia to-day at Boon, and will nrrivo !i"ino to-:vioriow noon. Thry ara ceorted tU- morn.nx by a battali n of the Veteran Reserve ( orps, a band, and a dele gation ol oiil.oni from l'biiu K lptiia au 1 1 Ins ci'y. A nil v iT Itie I'moiu nr. There Is nothirg new from the Army of tlio rotomac this morning. Artillery and ptoln't filing Bill) continues. The pre-cut lull In active epTat,ons In that quarter will probably continue for several weeks y jt. Mr. NlHitton hm Not Roly:nl. Tho statement transmitted yesterday, to tlie effect that Pecritary Ktnnton hod resigned, was ni'de on what anpeared undoubted authority, but both the Piesidoat and Mr. Stanton, to-day, deny that there Is any tru b in the report. nr. teftvoiMlru'w tOltirn. Frivatc k tters received tVoro Mr. Secretary Fes jtnrbn niakc it profile tba'. he will return .tooi.fr than wis at first contemplated. 11: It looked (or about the loth. Arrliitrftiirnl Alteration!. Arrangements are now beinj made for tearinc; down the prevent state Dcpirtmcnt building and extending the Tieasury by the addition of a north front. Wbca completed, this will be one of tbo largest na it in one of the tincst public cdui.:e s in the wotld. 4llpelor tnr HontM. Mr. Nathaniel P. I.n;;for 1 has been appointed United Biatcs (.'olle'tor of Internal Ueventio lor the Territory of M m:uu.i, with head iu.irt.ru nt Uannock City. Iitla-rntsl Rrvriin Im-Ii1hii. The Commissioner of Intern il Hever.ua has decided that owner or agents of vessels or cnal Itonts do not appear, under section l':t, antbori.ed to charge in their freight bills the 24 per cent, tax In Addition to the amount agreed upon for freight. The word "fare," in the nr., cannot properly be construed to unhide freight. The sumo equity which inll icneed tbo cn ict ment in the proviso iu to f re would fce.n to apply equally to freigh', nn J it may have been . by accident that the provision in favjr of the transporter was nit made to inclnde both obj :cts. But we cannot undertake to -uppiy by coujecturo , - omission in an act of CougrcdS. Fare is an cu Irtly different subject from freight, and c innot be interpreted by any reasonable latitude of con - struction to Include it. The lutli fiction has no application, and does not cover the dllU. nlty. iv kioAKii to riian- njci ur.yTH. Public documctts printed for the State, whih are not sold, bnt g,raiu'ttn.sly distributed, are not beid to be taxable. kli.Vlii.OAL. While common wood-charcoal and baue-dust are specially exempt from taxation, tho animal charcoal, made from bones, and known and sold as anlniul-cbiircoal, i.i taxable. TI1K STANUAR1) TOW. By the net of Jimo .10, 2iX is fixed as tho standard ton for purpose of taxation under tho Retinue Law. ! rmUBHHKS and hook Aorvrs. Where a publisher sends an agent to solicit subscriptions for a book which he is about topub- i lith, and afterwards sends out another agent to deliver the books when published, it Is necesiory thst the latter agent should take out a peddler's lice ns e. liMiiirn or 'iinmnueler In riorldre. Brlgudb r-Gcucral William biiney has bnen relieved from tho command of tho Florida Pis tiict by Gem ml J. P. Hatch, and ordered to report to (Jo.icral fciuler at Fortress Monroe. He will p'obubly be aaoigneJ to (he command of the colored troops in Uenenl Butler's dop irt ruint. General K. K. l'ottcr has bon asiguod to the command of the DUtrict of Hilton Head. 4'lollilnir for llircf f iiili' Hon. The War Department has decided that the aUnuiDce fir c'oLhln,; for three uimtli' men who tave served los than that time shall be fixed for the full time of service. Ttie same rule applies to six nnd nino mouihs' men. The one hundred diiys' men ill bo treated iu thisrepeet the mnic us the three months' troops. 1 lipillll KNUINtllaH. The tmooiit of unpaid reuii,ii,ns Iu the Treasury doting tho past week were reduced eight millions six hundred unJ thirty-seveu thousand dollars. TrmMirj Oiirralioiin. One hundred and thirty-to thousand dollars in fractional currency A'ero UdUi'd from the Trcv kory l.ibt week. Over tour miillons of tho thrco years seven three-tenths notes were converted ... into bonds between the 2d and 9b of August. " Iliertvfll Ni ww rnui llotitlo ThcNavy Department has no desputoh-bont at Mobile, and it is e:.pecteil thi.t tbo Bext advices from Admiral l-'arrugul wdl be received nt New ork via New Orleaus, with which city be finds , means of communication. Letters from the Dt-pnrtii'ent ore daily addressed to New Orleans fur the Admiral. Hi rruitlnif nlirl Wen. Oenernl Patrick has issued orders forbidding recruiting ogen'g from enlisting colored men within the Huts of tho Army of the Potomac. The w HcKlmrrut she rrpuniiry. iod laid V, C'oltiy, of Vermont, was appoiated Regtcr of the Tieasury to-d.iy, vim the Hon. L. F. Chittenden, rc-lgucd. Mr ( hi tenden bus con tented to ri main in barge of tho bureau until his successor returns from Vermont. ' Term ul K-rvi('. An ordes; from the War Department to-dy declares that olhcers of throe years organl.t Uoup, whcniromoted and roeommlsl .ncd.must be sworn In for three years, and nil for balance Xt hi expired term of regiment or ha'tallon to which they belong. The spirit of the order applies also to promotions In forces organized for less Ihnn thru) years. This practice has pre vailed for (nine titno, but is now first embodied in general order. - SKIIirm nul Men r.xi'hnuui'it. By commnnd of funeral Bstiks all olli.'crs and tfiUfted men, iirlconera of war, uho wero de livered at Bed Bivcr Lsnding, July 2'-', IKGt, to Coloi.el C. C. Dwight, Commii-yionrr of Ks , ihttoge, huve been deciured exchanged. Officers irclinleil In tl.i etlmi.;:e I.i longing t regiments in tlif i'th Army Crps, me ordered to report a once to MH.iur-Cieui rnl J. .'. Ue nulda, to rejoin their regimen s. Thoi-e be'otigtiij to regiment ff rinerly comprifcitij, Ihc IS.h C'oi(i, to !ri,raiier Gm.islT. W, r-hcrnoiu. Cointn in Jiuj Dufecses at K Cilfuin, Tlce otl.ie nud iniiud men llouging to tirgsui.alkn-' . Im-t itriu t-f icrvlee tni expired Will at oueo Isf ira-iip n d t their rn iciivt there to be luii-lerei! out, in . jiccrniai.ee viiib Circular . No. ;H, U'n- Depart jiiut, May 2. - Inn Hi of n Amerii'Mu tiiiimil. New Vokk, Anpiit-t 11 Dr. hiyi.old-, the American toi.m.l, (lit J i.t i-l M.o'c's, 8t. Do uiingo, on July 22. rU'Vtu biiDtlictt Hebel prisoners tir'ved this iiioriiing (rem Point l.uul.oui. A Keiicl 11 rule hei-ii -'v VokK, Augu.t 11. li e lii i J Suniii, fioi.i C i: Puu n, it pi.iu. tlii.t'm tlie '.'l-t I.H., when MKiil.t-live iiiIJi soutbo.ift n (Die Inland, she o a luijie u..uuir, KbieU lup.'c.ed to be a tiuic. , Ibtf itwcllyof blip Iu tac mllis at Clinton, MattiabuMtts, leichtl.v liupi lled'lhe i mipauy to i d amgtiit toNoitUem Ne VoiU, who re lull ed wtb foity glr.s. THIRD EDITION, TERRIBLE CATASTROrilE AT CITY POINT. OUR SPECIAL ACCOUNT. AMMUNITION ROVTS BLOWN IP. GREAT BISTRUCTION OF LIFE. Sixty Persona Killed and Three Hundred Wounded. Twenty-seven Sacks Full of Human Fragmonts. TRODABLE CAUSE OP TH.E ACCIDENT. l't'LIa rAUTICUUAlH Ol' jVue i: unt. Npelsl to rill" Cvenlnir Tlirrnph. Wakhinoton, An;;ut II. Tue .''ir.siys: The mail sUamer C. Vauderbilt bos arrived from City Point, bringing pirticulars of a terrilic explosion at that place on Tuesday morning lost. The mail tteiiraer ii. 'n.'or had jiut lelt the. wlmit', provi oentially, when the explosion tooK place, otlier vvUe the disaster would have been gre ttly m re deplorable in Its extent. Tuo explosion to k place on board two barges loaded with ordnance Mores, liclonging to the tith Corps. Opinions dill'er as to tho cause of the exptusl-iu, some asserting that it was occ asioned by one of the workmen dropping a box of umin luidou, while others contend that It was caused by the sparks from cigars used by pers ins on board. The loss of life was fearful, but when the I'ui ihibiit left City Point yesterday Hunting the exuet number of killed and wounded ba 1 not lccn asetrtained. iSixty are reported to have been killed outright, and betwtcn two anil three hundred wounded. neudf, anus, und !egs of victims, lilling twenty ecven sai ks, were pit. bed upon the beach, nnd the water is .-aid to have been litera'ly tilled with limbs and bodies, In every stitte of disfigurement. The 2(H!i New York mili'ia, doin;; provost ,!i.ard duy ul City Poiut, lose live men killed and twenty wounded. Pieces of shot und shell were thrown over the Corps llospitul a mile to the rear of Cry Point, and parties one hundred yards away from the scene of explosion were killed by th falling of fragments of .-hell. Tho keel of one of Ibe barges woj thrown up a M I forty feel high. Most of the buildings at tho wharf were de molished, and some four bundivl feet of a new warehouse wbaif destroyed. 1 he ot'icc of tho Adams F.xpress Company Is a complete wnek, but the employees of the com pany who were in tho building escaped un liurmcd. A number of otll. crs and men of the Conr.uis I'try Department nro mis.-ing, nnd supposod to have bein killed, hut then; names have not been u-ct rt lined. Colonel Babcack, of Oeccrul Oi.tnt's Btalf, was (liisMly wound J, and Dr. Prentiss, of the 7;id New York, had his left font mashed. Mr. Baxter, still, r ut l.'.ty Poiut, is amoug the killed. Ihc explosion Is -ni.l to have li.ikouthe earth for miles around, und lor a limo cause ! the greatest consternation. Mas.y of tlio buildiugs on the wha'f nt City l'c ii.t are a mass of ruins, and the uiuou.it of h il. property will be very heavy. The Vamli'rb-U btought up severtl wounded laborers. NOillCH Accotur. THE l:Pl.tlMOM AT II IV l'OIr. WAHiiiNii iuN, Augu.t 11. A lector from City Toint, dated August 10, says : A "lout 11 o'clock yestiro.'iy, a nulie resembling the explosion of a inagaiuo ivus hcatd at tho heudii'iaiiers of the Army of tho Potomac, and many surmises were Indulged in as to the direction Irom which It came und Itt cause. Dining the afternoon word came that a boat leaded with ammunition bud exploded at City Point, cuu.-ing a frightful lo3s of Hie. On the correspondent of the Associated Fnsi reaching the 6ecno of disaster, a specta :1c was prcsent jd to him utterly inuwcribable. Buildings were demolished, tents thrown down, and a nuiiitiei of horses killed. I'lie dep it builtl ing.wlii. h h id just been completed, was a mass ot ruii.s, while the gro.ind for buu lred of yards was i-.oveied wi h property of almost every tie- (ICIII'IIOM. Tlc dead and wounded had been extricate I from the ruins aim curried back ; the former for buiuil iii.d the latter to tue hospital. A boat loaded with various kiuus of aniunnt tiou wus bei.ig unloaded by tho neurit of tho (iuarte:)iiustei' Depanmeuc, (nearly a liumlrcd iu nunil ei) ; and the onlv the iry advanced as to tlieiuu-col the c la.nity is, ih - n shell must have been dop(ied by one of I hem, thus coin niunicatiug to the eniirc muss. The noi-e Insud aliout thirty seconds, and wit nes say tl at tbo shink wus felt a loag distance on the noe ol the road. In trout of the lunding were bicated nnniber of otliees und stores, nnioug them ilu: Post (Mice uud Auuiiib' Express, which weie almost utterly loin down; the l.ireu num erof pervnns occu. pv mg tin in escaping w ith adgbt tiruises. In the icar ot tliU isu t;cep ImuU, its su.n nit being covered with tents, waieti me osuluit cbietly by the colored lauorers and ili-ir l iiuil.es. Hud the giourd been level the I is of lite would no doubt huve far exceeded ih n which rosulieU. Shells, bulls fte., Miuek iliis amp inn pi rleet (hovier. while the ground in iLe vicinity wasn tuuily covered witnall Kind- in' kmio a Imgu number (.fold fiuldlis.nnt! pit. - o: li imr-. oi in amongst the debris. A bo.it i iti'e l wuli Ut. " stoics wus blng uloogKido, etd mioth. r wu lorn to pieces, a lare portion being rai-ed ejiupl.M; ic on! of the wiucr and through the tnn h iii-c on Hit (Jock. Csptuin Benedict and Captain Ames, of the Coininii-n.ry Iiopurtment, wnj in tin- miilding at the lime, und were buried beneat'i fheiuii.s. After miuh labor they wore tMr.catcil faun llieir lurileiin. iiumiun, iituber luliig tat,ll iui ired bill a tjo' il (leul tiriiii.( J, Cuptii!ii Dridel I). Wiley, wl o n ia in hi- lent, )uile ii illfim vr fioiu ihc Kit, w .u rucl. e.u ibe 1 end bi h i ioc i t fUi II uiiO imuied. iLwii.'.i not ilan(.ei( lo-f i . His c ei l.. Mr. MiKee. mi teveitly u.Jioed ul tin: kaiue iluu ion n L.uin.t rtex.n. A. M. I'.i.xier. u riillian. fro u O.I.I Npring New Yiil:, Mas l.ilUd. Ilck.pt a -o 1 1 4evr Stnlid. Priiales AukiI aud MeicaK, ut i',e IVth Cavalry, were killed. A mgiri.r i.ur.eil Mrr!j, in ih (rdu in.:e Otlii e, ii .iuted, anei died .ou after. l.leutiDuiit I-uiie, cf the (fat airy depot, wis alipbilv ii.jund, us was aUo a elti.iit named "Wright. Julius TIioiii. clerk in the (.rdaauer f 1 1 ee, was kiliiil; Mr. Kay, of the JSaiilturv OiMiiuii.Mua, was felkhtl.v injurid, aud Kieli'd Ktont, a citlu-u, killed ; Mis. eSs iicr, a rebel ugent ra ce ivid Hie: In u.ji.iio. The eauialliti. ure beliived to l. a' Wit M killed uikI i.euili Km wounded. A nniiiber ol the hodii-to! cidorcd r ersons havo been le ui.d betook thoe bove-iiieoii..ne.l, ud theie aie Mxiecn in tbo Post Hi.M,tiii, whilo others me natui-td in different loealitit. Twti.ly luetoliuduu u.moicor Itvt woutntcd, were tal.eu to ilm colored (.vueral llopiul, under thargeit li. Calhoun, wbeiei-CKralHiiiputuious weic pel formed. , r ive l.ciU lu-M'dihrougli the ro il of the 8 iui. luiy Ci uiiulttiuo boat, but uo Oue up'..u u was injuied. It was believed that many bodies were blown lulo the river and n.ai never bn recovered. Ti e I"" is put tl j wo by him at ahoiit (In'rtT killed and seven v or cigh'y won:.de l, twelve of Uic killed lil DI soldiers. Nothing has been dlsrsivcrcd as to the cause of the calamity. In tbo C mmissa y Dooartnient six nun arc known tone killed and some tw :n"y live wounded. Twelve men belonging (o the railroad were Injured. Tor losr of pioicny Is not known, hut will frove to be v ry lar.'. The ItOiu Ni w York lost six men killed, and had seven wounded, and tho llSih Ohio lost three killed aud four wounded. The bout .wis, tiro and wAcking t ig, ran -hore, and cx'CDdfnv' lier host!, threw six -.'reams en the tire, puttu'g on. tho rlam.is, an 1 thus Fuviug tl c entire ammunition in the. hu ldiug. Cnui-itlorable tiring Is going ou at the front this morning. One ol our gunboa'i opened during the night, and threw a number of shells at what w.is sup p sed to be a moving Uo'kI tor e. GRAND DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI. GEN. A. J. SWITH S NEW EXPEDITIQM. SLOUM ORDERKI) TO ATLANTA. REBELS TRYINC TO CROSS THE RIVER. REBEL GENERAL TAYLOR AT MERIDIAN. Mlmtiiis, August !. icn :ral Sini-.b's ctpe ilition Is well. In destination is uiikiio.vn. Maior-Uciieral Slouim his lcen relieved at Vicksburg and or ic'd to report to (iener tl Sher man. The District of VI luburg is asinod to Vashburne, who now controls ibe river from the Cairo Department to the Hull'. All is quiet on tho White river. The Rebels In thctrans-M:s,.soiyi Department are trying to cross the Mississippi. (ienerul Dick Taylor Is at Mcrld'nn. In plnee of S. D. Lee, now at Atlanta. EUROPEAN NEWS. STUMS!!!,' "I'KKSIl" AT NKW VOKK. Conclusion of Foaco Bstvrecn . Germany and Denmark. Ni w Y'oiik, August 10 The royal mail sto.ua sbip '.ni'ii arrived at this port this morning from Liverpool on the (0 li ultimo. The steamers I.ouisioui and .Uia arrived on the 30, b. The following is the very latest intelligence : London, July 31. The Paris press, under re tcTvo, announces tho conclusion of peace bct.vecu Germany nod Denmark. The basis is uuLno.vn. The armistice has been slightly prolonged. The l'reneh jur,iuls contlnuo to h .rp on the impending sea-tight twtween the Federal and Bulled eriilsers in the Cuaunol. In the House of Commous, Mr. Layard said t) at Kugland intended to rouogniz. the uuw Mexican empire, wiiliaut wai'ing tor tho Staws nnd Territories n.w under Juarez 1 1 bo brought within the authority of tho new Government. Lord 1'.. Howard called attention to the enlist ment of emigrants iu America. Ho complained that British subjects were being entrapped, and urged watchfulness and energy to put it down. Mr. J.i) anl admitted t'nt ihero were grett coii'plainls, liut (he Uovurnmetit could no. d i n.oie 1 1. an it hud done, ilu irusicd that tho American nuthoriiics would oudeuvor to check the iiiiuse. tit vei at other speeches were made, Including one by M. P. Taylor, who defended tu-j N inner i (iuvciiiii.eiit, which aos determined to put down the k'utctioldiug Kebt'ls. On .he 2!) h nil. P.rlUmeu' was prorogued. Tl.e ijaeen's fp.cch was read by comniiijion. It is m i l rally uuimportnr.t. It oei piy lamtnis the continuance of the civil war in America, promises continued tlri.-t neu trality, I ut would rejoice to see a friendly re :o-i-e iliiii. n. I. expre ses satisl'actiou at the iuilix of eoitoti fioni all nuariers of ibe world, and thu c. nieoiKut mitiga ion of tbodis:ress iuiheco ton inauii:aciuiiiig distileu. Kcgrets the failure of ibe l)auo-(ii rinau CoDfereiicu, and Iioims that the ntw negotiations at Vienna will bo success Itil. Tt.u test ol the speech enuun ra os si tii lishetl fnct-, and n joices at tho cjutinued pros peiity of the country. 'I be lluiis, ot I, .r is having decided against the vuliolt) of Mis. Yelvrton's marriign, tue latlur has tli'termiiicd to resort to the Scotch laws iu a tiiial etlort. Nothing is known as to tbo peace negotiations ut Vienna. The Copcnti ig ui Jnuntnl siys that tue alle-ui d urniisiico for uino mouths is prein i tine. Prussia iigrees to the re-entry of tlio l ederal troops into Kflnd.sbnrg. Ibe Bank of Prance gauied over il,0')),0i fruiich dining ihu week. The Bourse was t'at. The continental news is unimportant. oi.ni.cr. ini Inlvlllireuea. I ivi in not, Hhlaiihti ri MAHKer, July 30. Utehardsoii, Mpeuee K Co., BtglunJ, Atuaya .V Co., anu other authorities, report Hour quie' aud steady. AV lie-at steudv; wiiiti rrtd N.s. ud.(o !. Cum dull at a decline of lid. ; sales of Canada at VJ.-.tid. LiVKHenoi. Puovisiox M.tUKKT WaltcdoM, N'u.sli & In , and Coition, Bruce & Co. report Biel ipii.t and steudv. Pork quiet. Bacon sieudy. I.ar I l;rni a; lo-.( lls. Butler steady. Tallow ac lve ai :):s ( t.'s. " LiVKiieooi. Pi:(iiith Markei'. Ashes dull at 30.-. loi pot- una 'tis, liir pearls, fngir tlat at a decline ol tid.C'Is. C aTec quiet. Blee steuly. I.nif, eil fakes active., l.luoud (HI ,Ui,il. K isiu Heady. Snirits of Turpvntluc irregular j sales ot tl9s. Petrob um no ..les. I.omiun MeiiKi.is Baring Bros. rciort B (tad stutls iii:ct and steady. Iron st-ady. !iwir heavy. U n decline of I'm I. Colleii steady, l'e (jiiici und -to (ly. Tallow linn. Koin advancing. I.insi eil ( ulti active and utlvadiliig. Petroleum iiiict i.d siiuuy. l.ivr.hiooi., .1 iily .K), r.vciilng The sales of cotton to-duyure estimated ut lio'Jn baits, the ncrkcl elo-ing itiict ut uiieb.iiiKed prices. S lies to spcculutort and exporters 2il liales. Brenl htulls elided ijtiie'i andsteady. Provisionsstee ly. Lommik Monkv MtUKi'.T. Consols ipi ) 'd at !Kl(!.iJ. Aineiidin Seiiiiitlcs are nominal. Illinois ( ei.lrul, li Aio. 1." nor tent, discount. Kr o, J riGHTING AEOUHD ATLANTA. - - OIM hAI. M AXLKY'B BEMDNSTUAriOK. Nj aii An anta, Ga., Ang. 4. The 1th Corps, now tominaiHied by Major-Genetal Stanley, iiu.de a ilr'ne nstcallon vesierday eve ning on the Itt litl works, (ieneral Vood e tkirmisliers drove the la bels iri.in the ir rifle-pits I aek t,' llieir uuiln iiie; but a regular line of battle moving on tin in friim tlewts.ds, tiny had to retire a little, .-till ocelli ii g ki me ( I the Bebcl pits. (skirmishing and artillery bring next took place ulw.g the line, and wo euptured al.out tiny prioi ere. u e.ki til I hem being take n by Wood's Divikie n. Oi.r loss w iiif.be, be ing only eight killed and uIkik twenty wounded. We ro every dnj eli iii't neiirtr und nearer to the fated tovu. AN IMl'OUTAKT MOVBIM NT. U i are ii.atsing on the right flunk, fo aa im I oitHiii retuit v.uy bo boarly expected Irom that iucrter. It e be I Aeeoiiula. frui Ilu Kirl n.tn,tl H .i, AvinislK. Atlan ia, August A. Hon. J. A. Isedilon : Ti e enciti made two assaults to dav ou r Inlv'a and Ia wii-' Brigades, of Bates' Division, of Lee's Culpa, iMjlb ot a bicu were hsudsouit Iv repulsed, with ie.ss to It.ein. J. H. Uoou.'eient ial. tn,. (At llirtttm'ltd It n't;, itKf7tf.il b. Our i.aiugraph on Saturday prepared our readers for the very bad news te liich the rtesputcu ol Oeuerul Maury to the Secretary ol War cou. ie.il. We cannot ex poet to havo a continual sunshine (f met est. In evervtiuurter. Por tliougU it it cloudy now' at Mobile, It Is bright at Atlanta, and still biitjbter iu trout of Petersburg, and iu Alui)h.ud. . , . i s. . , . Chicago papers are loudly laiueutliy tbu ihitly luertuse of trime Ul that city. FOURTH EDITION. FARRACUT'S VICTORY H I S WO R K FINISHED. OCCUPATION OP MOBILE NOT LOOKED FOR. GENERAL CAN BY TO TAKE THE CITY. Etc, j:t.. lite., ICto.. j;te. )psrlnl In I ho I vrnlnar Telca-raptl. Wasuimi ion, August 11. III view of l-'irr.i-gnt's splci did success bei'orc Mo'illc, pulil;e c. pectaili n bus junipr.l to Ihc conclusion Im our S'orci s arc ere this in possession of Mo'iile. Tills may I e the ease If onr land forces w rc nbl- to co-operate witli Karragut, but it is nott'Mie-ted by the Navy 1). partmcnt that be will bo ab c, ui.npportcd by snch forces, to take M bila. He has probably aecoinplisb.'d a!l th"! uavy"s part of the programme, and has got bis ves sels into positions from which he c iu matin illy aid 'ieneral ("unbv's troops in any assault up in tho woiks inline liafely sttrrouad rg the city. The a.tual occupation of Mobile Is by no menus so desirable as many persons sup, is !. At present wo hold the harlior etT)ctii!ly. V re we to bold the ntyj also, a eonsiderablogirrlson would be reiiiiicd there, and much m ire naval eo-opeiution lliau will sufllee merely to ke -p out eveiy blucUade runner. li il ho Intended lu send ope litions into t'ue interior from that quarter, then we m ist take and bold the city ; otherwise, according to the 11 eli niond papers, wj seem alreidy t hive achieved all that is desirable just now. MINI 1 1.1.41:01 s m.wn. Sp'fltll Dfl 'fit to TM Lr.mnj Wjrn.!. 1 Ntrlko. Washinoton, August 11. I'ho .lou.neym u p'umbcrs an I ras-lltteraof this city aro on a strike for lour dollars per dtem, in view of the in creased price of livi.ig. Irom l.vnernl Mlirriunu. Thero Is no news from Sherman this moniing up to tbo prte;it lime Ut-ue-ritl fthrrl.ln'M Army, Reports from the Mienuudoah valley indie it.) that rberidan is closely following up P.arly's rttrenting command, und there is a prospect of its being overtaken and forced to light. Ili llnllliuurv and Ohio lltllrnn.l. The Baltimore and Ohio ltailroad Company have a large force of workmen repairing the di.mage done by the Ucbcls in the vicinity of Martinsburg. The most of the dumnge done to tho road was between Martinsburg and Ope.ntia!i bridge, w here some seven miles of track were torn up. 1 hey burned, l wis ted, and bent the rails, and all the bridges, both iron and trestle-work, were ilc.-lroyid. It is oxpeeted that tho road will be in full woiking order to Wheeling ugaui in about ten days. Krmovnl ot Priaonens. Forty-nine llebel otllcers wilt bo sent from the Old Capitol to Fort Delaware to-day, and one hundred and twenty. rive privates will bj scut to F.lmiru, iitw York. DESTRUCTION OF CHAM EOS BURS. STATE LEGISLATORS VISIT THE PLACE. OtJll HI'ECIAl. ASJCOIJINT. THE PEOPLE M TI1CIU LOSSKS. iVII.VT IfS Iti:iNi DONK. Npeclal let liitt K.veiltuu IVIrurniitl. CiiAMiititsni nr., August II, 11 30 A. M The inemhere of the Legislature, miniuming ai mi two hundred, togethir with editors end reporters finm I'hdadelphia and Harrisburg, havo just ar rived In town, and are nov making a tour of in spection, under charge of the committee, consist ing of Colonel M"('lute, and Messrs. Sharp, Sturgcs, Duncan, and Caufmai). The town has a deserted .ippcaraueo ; but few people are seen In tho streets, and those residing here timidly animating ar their wind ). vs at tie approach of visitors. Three squares of bouses have boon burned on Miilu street and four B.pt ires ou Markst street. The regular train wi-.h returned Chi ub u-s-burgers has just reached ttMu. A rri.u'ior of houies are being rebuilt. Wlmcver ,i;ir ipila tlou be iiinde to tho t iwn by tho I. igi'atiira or from private cul.eus will 'w dUirif!itl amiu j the poorer classes. Tho members of the Legist uure will rolui n at two o'clock. The dumge done to lb f'a.n'oil oul Valley Ballroad, during the last ra d. i 'io mts to nctrly UK),0oe). Tlii people w ill bo suppllei Titii privisio.is Sevorul citizens have refu-ed t i a -cop' any a! t Diuil the poorer clan-es are n:l:cve.'. Colonel McClure's loss amounts to I i 1 1. The order of tho invai rs w io spii-etho chun he s, and n me of them w, n: destroyed, ex cept thoc in closes proximity to tho re-id i.upi. Tho fact that a Catholic c'nirch adjoined tlio depot wus the means of saving the latter struc ture. The total loss to Chambcrs'iiieg rca the-- ':..) IXH) by aetuul account. 'I he records of the Court were lie. uly nil pre served, and arc now bcin : nrr ingel In a nt v structure. The pooplc of Chamber-bur,' nrc returning, and commencing to rebuild their dwellings. All aro well Mipplicd with the net Csp.,ii, s of Hie. NEWS JOTTINGS. In bis loot tight, (o'licral M, I'hersou rude u favotite black horse that had boruc him through ertry buttle Bum Miiloh to AiUuta, A uieuiber of his stuff tuys that tlie dt aerul bad almost come lo feel that horse aud i Icier boro charmed lives. He would mount no I Iter but bis line Hud in the hour of imiuii.i nt peril. The now ritie-rleiib ivar-horre is recovering, and It on bis wey Irom the buttie lields of Ci-u:ti lo the clover-He Ids of Clyde, Ohio. A resident of Haitford boi ght a dj.n eggs the other day, and by Inadvertently placing live of the ui in a warm psi.tiy, fcot them us nicely hutched into five cbkkctit i s if a ben had tut upou them. One bne morning the little animals "peeped," to the egg-purcha-ei's great ustonUh n. ent. Of es.urse he went to (he newspuiicrs to te II Ibe SI017 every t.ood American g es to bis newsj aptr when be sees 01 hears anything' "out of ibe couiuion." -Captatu John Q A.Couu, of the pilot-boat Hut nit, uho brought tbo ship Cj,!et into New lit tl ford on Fridiiy erenlng, pulled tweuty-lite u.ilisin un oj en boat to reach the vessel. He wus ti uMug for the ship in advance of another pilot-boat, wbeu it fell caliu oil the &oir ami 1'iit lightboat, at half past it o'clock Thursday morning, and bu launched a luall boat, and in four hours reached the ship oil Block Islaud, but so exbautted that be was h Isted ou board by rope. LATE AND IMPORTANT SOUTHERN NEWS. SIECE OF PETERSDURC. THE ATTACK ON MOBILE. Advance of Gen. A. J. Smith. HE IS AT HOLLY SPRINGS, MIS3. GREAT ACTIVITY OF 8IIEHNC AN We have receiwd a copy of tbo lllthmond 'e;iif. A of tho 'ith In-Uint, i'-O'ii whi.b wo ct tva. t tl.o following: 1111: t 1:111: oi- i iMsnsni R. Vv.Tnisn in;, August 1 Tnls helng I In.ln's fasting, bun,ilitlon,a'i.t prayer day, tlio Yankees huve not tired a gun. Tl.e ( r.emy are so near In (iriie's front that the pi. Vets oo both sides hare nscl hand gri nades. Cuptaln V. .1. (.irir.l.-y, Mshono's A.A.O., wes ye-teidav pionioie.il by the I 're-id ct to the temporal y rank of lirlgnllcr iienrial, and as signed to the rominand of Wrignt's vleorgia) liruade. mi: Noam rvnoiiNV iirni:KVTonnt i:i.i;c uoN mini; Mvtoitirv ion vvnci:. K eLKioit, August I. Theeloetl mof O ivernor id Noiih Carolina and ineiibers of tbo State legislature look pla-a to d.ty. The following returns have Lecn received, which, in con o -tl m with Ibe unny V1'". previously pilled. Indi-at the reelection of imvernor obulon V.'ltiee by an overwhelming majority : P'Oir-'. II tn'-l. . :im 31; . 3lt 21 . i r, .17 . on) 10 .21 lta'elch (ireetihlwro l'ayttteviilo Malisliuiy Newton lir dges, llowau Icard llirkmy Sta ion Mansvilie Mount I'l'a Ciinilotie Fone-tville Kinsti n Wo'don ()o di'oro Wilson II. liderson 11 gb Point Wan ei. ton Wi.mington Masonboro Magnolia Warsaw lto'-ky Mount l'lditld Fmnkllnton I.ouisburg llilUlor Is 41 ,'ii 20 I 1 i-i . is . -; . 3! . ; l , . 170 ' 1 .. l'Jl 1 ,. bit) :l .. Jiil li) .. 110 .. i'.'. 1 i .. -'id . .ill 12 . .-.h ;i . II" ... .17 ... 1 If. ... .11 . . . I'""1 ... .la -iroo 1 3i ii)4 Van. e's inaioritv.as report.'.!. "1 W. All lln prceMu lH nf Wake county art! not heird from, but it is lelleved th t Vance has cirricl tin county, and that the Vance c-uidrdatcs arc eb eied 10 tho L-gislaturo. Raleigh, is in Wake county. J second iiKsrArcii Wiimtnotox, August .". The rrneincts on the line of the It nlnia l, as far as hoard fr im, inclinilpg New Hanover, give Vane 7"8-i lloltica 7:'7. KilOM OCOIlu! v. Ari ANTA. August !. Tho enemy have beon uniitually active du'lng tue p vst sixteeu hours. Alu.ut 4 o". lock yesterday afturnoon a lie It r iissault wus made upon the works held by our skiind.shers upon tba extreme loft. After some stubborn I, gluing they succeeded in gaining possession of the position there, but Aubserueutly were driven from it, and our lines we:e re-esuio-liibed. About 1') o'clock last night an assault was also non'c on enr skirmish lin's, extending from tho ccntrnto tho extreme left; tint ihe tit ivument I avmg been anticipated, resulf-d in a com Jlet i falluie. Brisk skirmishing continued llirougho it tbu nfglil, up lo the pr-Heut time. i' ir loss 111 bjta ullairs is In-kiil'i.ant. There was couiparaiVc iu iet in t! 0 l"v lat nighi, and but few shells were tbr .'.vn, resuliing iu no damage. e.iMMi:M i:Mi:sr ol" Til n Al l t'. K on moi.ilc list I'lllN IhL v.mi out l 101:11 1 in :ii! I. . .. KMllll AT IIOI.I.V -il'lMNI S, ms. Moiiii k, August I. Ycst rday an 1 lust even, lug the iuemy threw an iiiiauli.v fo,ve ii.iou 1'uiii b n l.-luud, seven miles 110111 I' n l i' 11 aes 'Ibe llett otioide. is iarru this moiiuj-. Ibe JVoeial oouble cn ler opened on Ilm tr 1 isp irt Jhik Ai.v and then on t'.c lort, wlii -li is rep y ii:g -lowly, (ieneral i ony calls 011 all to -nr ill tin noelvis for baitl.'. fjiat coiitidoii. e preva Is. A l 'e deru I force, estiuiated at six ten Uui." in I, otciiiie I loll) Spriigs, Mississippi. .iatsi.Hi: I'M. Naiionii. Cm. is TuoivE Mis. Charges tVm ltd . II! liivd .i.sl'.itillliin. ul N'l.-iN'.O' a. d iri.l 'll i..wii.ai, i-r-inki'ii J, I., ttiiv. t ii'.,r ,i.v, .-nj !..ir.ly Atti'ni.M.i, and I'.veauitr Htf" u Ivi'i tiiaiu u'. CincisANU Mr.NACitin:. The truiMiidou tiusiiu ss t'.iio ai Messrs. Thiiynr . S '' 1 '"m ami lenilvrio. nn Ar. slr vit, kImivj Mn.if 'tilh, .n n.i.ltlve es irl(-i,.-o of lliu ininitii.ti .,i.til:iiiiv ill I'l" Os.1110.tl HIS. enl lfir,'.j.lilii nt'irt! s,itii.Uoteuiiitti t 1 M-i'.r.ii t. ;.. Co).i;miiia Hor-K, Ceii: M vv 'Jiiano Vor VL tsn Is-ri.i to s. r.ti ei,s . . hi. V il'in.-irt i. 1 1 li sl su at ti.ls leiu-f, una- - it. u. uii.t ni.-iir -u' rr.,soi A. It, 'l-ll. It-til -!l .llll,.l full la liC S t Jlt-t :J n.lh Mil'!tl 6 u'.e-ss. Tin' com -in w;i l.i- ki' (' i t t.i-lii .rr (Today) -. . 1,11.; . a 01,-1 I.1. lr,ids-,.r T a!i s-. 1 1 1 rrriirt ...rfl on ttl'i t l.il..l It, 1 i V'ss I jr,,l ii.- M - .or- u Hi . f III I..II11.I "Kslliltutl U.S.- n.-i'it; r..il..ss. ! or Ii.t tin " I I O 4 tli-l'! I ' ..li- a .liM-lt'll.i ih '.'id- i ll.u 'Ifst sr. 'I In- s -rcicl .ih l.l'.n i.f 1 lo- r vr - . -1 . iilcl -J I-h v, mi'm I-r J 1si.ii l.y l'r.,li-s.. r Tl.iln.l.-r ; " I i ir VI r.tr i.-.l yet - it.ur. ry Mr. Hit.. ; I 01. r-t I y Uuja r .-I i" n. ' an 1 1 'In. 1 ti.. M's. sa.-i a.'my uitil VI: r '.I CITY IN'lELLIGEiNUii Siate or Tiiuim 'Vfii'ii To P.tt. "'s A. M, .7. One I'. M.,lfJ,. Wind, W. l'i i i;cts 01 tiii: 11 i..t This M n'.".i a man nan eJ litogie Siiupy di.d from the eilc is jflhe heat. Ho w;,s employed at M aris .v s'ou's loc i rjioi.ve worl.s, and "is over o'ui I 1 tin belt c . tcrduy inoruiiig. He is removed to his rt si il Mr, .Nil, 1710 I'lilliotliill stici'i, a hcic h; di-d lb s n, oriiing. A number of woikmfn In various p trts of the city were obliged to u.ri.:irl woi k ut no 111 :o d iy, vtlieu the thermoiiietcr s'oo I ntf'i dtgre in tho sbiiife. fivcral horses In th ' passenger rail ay lines gave out. Ai'i'OiNTMi-NT 01 FrpriiMscns. flic fallow ing appointments havo boen luidi1: I'ifcecutlvj Ward, Bdwaid Sn dtl ; Second PIvM in, 1 vertty. n'K ml Ward, Keubcn Sands; 1. ret 1 i vl-i m, Twimy-tliinl Wnr.l, Tbomits Dickson, p, n ityo now r "main to be appended. 1.A11I1NY ash BrinviNo S 101, EM G'llHS. While somo boys tare swimming luthcDilu ware, yestertlay iiftcnoou, opposite Almond street wharf, two other lads, named (form litis MtCorniick nud .liunes Tornev, stole th-:ir clothing ur.d ran o(V. They sold their plunder to Thomas Kellv uud Mary Mullen, vtlin keep .iiinktdii'pii at l'enn and (south si reel . Both tho reeeiveri" nnd thieves were arrested nud ejni luiiiiti fcr trul. ISviomp I'i kkV-vtmiov. Alexander Johnson, one tf the td 'ects of the Ninth l'olice Dis trict, has pu-.ed an exaiainatlon and nctived tl.e upiioinliiii'.t ol First l.lcu tem.nl id the ilbib Ct lor."tl Begiinent, aud has Ih'cii iirdciert to repi rt at Lexington, Kc; lucky. Iji-t evening Lieutenant Jnliusi n lies pn beuti d viili a baudkoi ic swrd by bis old UhK.cinto. The mold was presented by Lit i.tcnuiit l.tnaite in bthall i.f the polieemi n. fsAU Act imkt. While some men were lower ing a bin c 11 11 lioin a hone la Thirteentb street, atieive l'n l;ir, yttterday afieino in. the rtiie broke and the bi.iti.11 tell to (he sidewalk, striking a liu'c girl, need tour j cars, a daughter of David A'a!I.er, btenkiiig U11I1 lcg. The eldld us r inoeetl li bn leskltiae, Hcidh ftreet below '1 biiv teet.th, und is unt (xpee teU to recover. : l-'iitk. Tb!t murnliig, about 4 o'elexk, a fire oeti.rrtV. at tlie cotton and rag Hort of Mr. IT. T. HeDiy, Nt. .'iUl' and 311 N. Front street. The tluuab SfU conliued to the third nud fourth tforio. The amouul ol damage is nol kuowii. BAvitVi I'ikb ZoiAv k. It Is now ascer tuliied tbut these e ateiuns will arrive lo this city at 2 o'clock to-monow aftvrnooo. The oHgluul programme for the reception of Uee vetvraua will Iheu be carrlrd out. Tub Traj t Mr. D.in;cl Stelnme'x, Chairman of the Draft Convention, comprised of delegates from the sO'c a' Ward, b i, under a resolution passed by (hat body, "lnted committee to superintend he rc railing In those wsrds whlcb have the largest qnot is to till. This Committee consists of Tb'.uias laskor, Cbuirman, John W. Fr.iz.er, Henry Davis, ,iohua speriug, and Dr. Win. JI Vhler. The C'i'mti.iltee will si-cure the appointment of five miis. i rii.g lii utei un', w hose labors will be dbecti il iowi n's nllliu the iiiotus of t. e loll w ii.g Wards having the urentest ileliji ncv : ri st Ward, diiota U17: Second Ward, n iota VXj Seventh W ml, nunta ,V.il ; Tenth Ward, qu it tniij Klfieon'li Wurd, (pioU liiW; Nin -teen h Ward, tpiotaf,)!), A soon 11s tlnuiiotis ol :ucse Win (is are reduced to nn average, with he others, then tho wo-k of tin- Committee will be bo'towed on nil the Wards alike. The fit ?.' ns of tlit- Wards should now go to work, and act with ho gfiithtmeu having the matter in cbaige. McciIiik should bo culled and nmnev lilieraliy sub-cir ed for ihe psyuvmt of the W'uid bounty. This tuit-r pr.-miuni must t paid, ( t no recrnl s an be oli amcd. It. Is rt a ly siirprislt g that a Ward like the S venth, one of ihe weal hlesi In th,' city, sh mi l renn in us inactive us it has, when other district, not bulf us prosperous, h ive subscribe 1 large mllis ai d are rapidly lililiift their .piotn. At the lust nue; n- of the Drutt Conven ion this Wi rd was not even renr.-sKried by a dclegj.o. This looks us if the residents ol th it locilitf warned a el, nit, rud it so, ihev will tvrtd'iily lie a.'. ,.rr,mo(t iti d abotu the itij of Septetn'KT licit. Bitrss Ci.rn or 1'iiii.tni i.i'hia. The Sen p.iper Convrn Ion" rea-scinblcd yesterday after noon in the Selc.'t Coun il Cbainbcr, mid pro eei dtd to the consideration of the by -be us, which nave rise to a noii-t"ed, intore-ting. und at times .iniinau d, di-cusioii iK'tween Messrs K. W. C. Or.ene, Thomas M. ColeuitU, William II. Hi her, ii A. Wetb.rli, J. Has. in, A. VV. I" rick, fc.C. Wallace, 1.. W. Walla.. J. 11. Booth, J. It. Dnnllngson, tin 1 lr. .Itiilus nines, after which the hj-laws were approved. Tlio Convention then proceeded to Inuuxu ate tho ( inn. Nomi uutions for meuitiersidp were made, and en -b 1 ominee was votfd for by the momners present. I he nn et'ng adjourned until next Wednesday ultirnoon, at which time tlie balloting will be re sinned. The Convention was In session over four hours. The utiendunce was large, and in the tianaclion of a lirgo amount of basiuess, tho mucliiuery of the orgiuilation was put Into complete winking order. The "Press Club of riiila clphia" Is now a permanent Ins'itat'wi of our city. Its intlucncc wi.l soon bo re:og:il'd nnd felt by Ibe people. The T ENiv-roriiTii Waiiii T.nxjii.. The work on tho West Philadelphia tunnel is pro cressinu ruiildly. I'p to this morning cceva ilons hud been made Irom the vicinity of Tuirty seci nil and Locuhi sine's 1 1 tlie northern side of Chonut, mid have b' eu co jiii.iC'I.v walled iu wiilt stone. Between Chesiiut and Market the work men me busily laboring t eeivute the bed of Man-inn stnit. The soil below Chesnut and ulnvi Market sfeel Is of a light clayey nature, and easily yields to Ihe stride; out between tuoso two sme s is a straiu.u 01 r .11"-, tln-oiitdi which the course of (lie luniiel must Iil' lilast. d. 1 rj J work Is e.nse,iieiit'y o':e of (l.illculty and tedious lubor. li will bo several mou In yet before all will b coiiip'i led an 1 the tunnel is ready for use. This is the 01 It work of the kind In 1'nua tie phla, and wid lie used tor the transit of the cars ot the J1111 lion Hadinad carrying passen gers between No York and Washing ; oa It w ill bo twentj six f.'i t der p and about forty wide. Tho excavation eoinincn s'a near the Konad Houso in West Hiilaoelpliiu, continues uhuve liiiiuud until it ne rs Market street, w here the tracks disiiiip, ar. emerging utiont one hundred teel below ('liesnut stieet. Tho loiiof tho tun in 1 will bo icveu feet below the grade of Market stieet. Coi,olii:nCoNi i:uRM koi Di:t . war it. Bishop .bines bus just organized the Delaware Confer ence of cofoivd members, one of those constituted by the recent Ieneral Conference held in ibis city. Ait'eeubiy to tun upn lintmeut i f the Kpisciipal It. ard, llibo; Janes nrjc Ihe preachers ut Wesiey Chajiel, I'.ida lelplii , on July 2-1. After devotion il exercises he re- II l'ed tbelr pulsus, nud iidi iumcd till tho next tlnv. He found ten ciders recommended ac cording to the order of the Uenural 1 'on'.'ereuco, und declared il:on the duly organ!., d Delaware CinftreniO of the Methodist Eplse ipal Cuurch. During ihe session one other eider was received, m. king eleven. Fight pre-achcr were received on till. I, seven wore ordained de icons, an I throe o dalued elders. Tho work was a.TiiiKed in three distrie s, with colored presiding elder-. Of the slat ons, two nro in 1'hliadeliihi 1, three in New Jersey, and thu rest in Dalaware, and tlio eastern sboie of Maryland. Twenty. t-voproacli-eis received nppolt ttucnts; sonic 01' '110:11 aro men of decided t bin ncter, and the proapee B01 the new Conli n ncc are very hopeful. A 1'ANTitr.u Stoiiy. A few days since the peaceable c-tiuns of Gt-rmantowu and vicinity w ere agitsted by the report 1 hat a pauther escaped fr,ni a menagerie a few weeks ago, while passing along the Wissuhiekon turnpike, and is now at laipO. Tho child of a bo am an is tail t? hare fallen a prey to biff cam orou-: appotlto ; and that alter nightfall, bis cry bas been beard issuing from the solitudo of the woods. A "rella'ilo per son" asset t tbu:, gicutly t i his niariii, tiiouuimil p.u-sed him on Hie roid, a few cve,,in's a.'o. I'm ties, it it Mi.', have been searehhig f ir it wi' bout succe.-s. We "gnu ' however, tua' It wi 1 lie some time IkI'oio Ins uiaj s y Is ci.i ured, or that the ii.,nglei uiuliis of hiiina i boimtsi and the In asis of the old will bo found, on wmch be has been leasting. Bkcuuhino. This morulug warrauts -.vor,-Ls'sucd for ibe payment of the city bjuuty to twiiity-fcven three years men undone twelve month man. Il has b, eu supposed by some per sotis that the increased city b iiuitT of f Mr liun drtd dollars would be nuid 10 tb! principal who tnrui-l.es a sin stitute, but sin-h Is no: the fact. Mayor Ilenrv yesienbiy state 1 that tho in reused Loimty wus designed loenc uiriie eulisiiug, and tbut be would not Klitn warrmis lor it except to wiluiilecrs in the service. I'liose fiiruisdug sub stiiutes will receive, as herctof irc, twj hundred aud fifty do hers. Nu bundred and Ufty d illars were akea tor auus'littieff yesterday, under lie belief that the four bundred dollar bonn'y would De I'H Id 10 tlie priu'iipitt. The Lvtb Sanitvuv Faiii. A rnoie del. date spot than Logan square, the alio of the late Saul tary Fair buildings, cannot bo found In the whole city of Philadelphia at this time. The grass bas s riven loud to hold its own, bin the contest was an unsuccessful one, aid nothiug now remains bnt a few tutu of 'il.glited invars to indicate the existeirs) of uiiytliing green iu the viciiutv. Over this seeno ot dc nation the "Oig gun" still keens watt h and ward, tho only relic: ol the great e xhibition. Tuis w ill soon di-appear, as its materials and construction arc not eolen lulcd to tCtist tl.e sunine 1 's heat or the wiutor'f cold. ' . i SSiT TO F'OTIT Dl'.tAWAIlE. Kfieclai l)b'.icj Taggurt received a telegram from Colonel U.tkcr, last night, to arrest a man named WillUtu Dougherty, who had lel Washington and as on his way to l'liilmU lpliia. Upon the arrival of the tiain at Broud aud Prime t trcets Doaglicrty wr.s r.rrested and coinmitir.d to tho First District Station Houso. This morning be was sunt to Fort Delaware. It is not known here what charge minds against Dougherty. The order for his arrest was signed by the President. D.mghcrty was formerly a resident of ISoutb Carolina. LATEST MllUNK LTELL!GK. E. cr.r.vni.n iiu itoBVisij. llar,U William Vuu Nulnc, l.v ,iu, luu.ptt ittt', i. H. hint-an 4: Co. linn Mid, Jrvt,llr,i,it. ...I K. lUlev A ( ,. el r Aiusricau I mug, f Mllli, N.ir Oik-nit., !'.. btels ,11 tf. altltlVEd THIS MitltVINM. 1 ri PuJlcy, llrt,r,t, da Ii.mii l'uil Iti rnl. In linlla I lovdiitsin. helir l:nrl,cf BpU, Mtirv, IS dnyilreui Kelt i: c-r.ejii., w in, lioiibrr 1,1 i-.ptitin )ri,r Kalr LsWr, Caoutit, C dnyf fruia UlusU.1, la UjI I. si Ki 'Itt ell. A Co. helir J. Urn., Huts-It, 6 duel rnau furtlasd. wirli uiS.v to ritain. hel.r Ury Sen 11, Ctittll, I d.vi frm Nm lip It.u-J. la ball. si l rt.tln. htUr J.li.r. Itatliaay,6 dys Imin M.-w Bedrs-,1, ( ballast lo ca,taln. e. lu t.'ere,Vinilj,4 J.i.ii Irna rrarideiut. in a -liot in t.iai.u... ... . Hclirl'tiv) Bt-Uarr, Urats. from I.)aa, la Ulu-t to "is-hrB. F. Hloektaa. V'sa nnt.from Pn.vldue, In bl hr "'i'ed.iirlrd, Cuts, ftons llostou, In balut.l u 8ilir J. Hestty.Heai'ruin, ftoui I'w itUmcn, lu lj.Ui 'Hil!r oceau Wars, Bkr, fruia Hoiloa, In balls.! tu "(fi'l.r'j.K. Htr. IUrvy, (roia l urlras Monroe, In ball.. I 10 4!.IIU. .... MclirMnniidti Llslit, httalimtn, Irom H ntou.ln Ua'Jail tocs.tHlit. ; . M.l.rJ. K. Slnioaaus. Biaip.ol.rruia Prmlaeuju, in kuf la.l lo uaiilaiu. la K.ic kalUil.ao, llanaa. (rum Al.mmlrls.ln eflaa at.amMrrak.ahr(,i.,i,e,t kauri ftoss Kw Tork, wiu ludae te W. U. Ualid 4 Co. FINANCE AND COMMERCE.'; Orrir t ut JThs rii Tit cisern, Tniraay AaaaH U- f In OolJ tbero Is very Hr la doing thia norning, but the market Is flrad, opening at told at 2M1 at ll o'clock, advanced and so!i at ZS3 at U,and2Viat I2j. The Stock Market continue doll but steady. There Is lest doing In Government bond, bat prlcej (r wbhout anv material change. eVaW sold at lW(olorH, 7os are qmted at K77jrjl09, and6sif ltirtl at 1P61(S10C. Railrotd sharas) ore firm and rather betrer. Reading sild at 6r ; I'ctiDsylvanla Rallroael 7:li,bleb Is an advance j North renniylvsnla 3n( n34, wblch ii better j l'biladelpbla and Erie 34(t an advance j Lit tle Schuylkill 47, and CaUwlsu common at 20 ; 62 was bid for Minchlll, aud 304 forCatawised prafened. City 6s, low, sold at iot4. , ., There il mere doing hi Oil stoc'tt.an.l pro ducing shares ae better, with sain of McClht tock at S, Oil Creek 6, and Dinimore at D. There is not much doing in Passenger Railroads, but they are firmly held. Second and Third told at 72, and Sprnre and Pine at4141). - Bank shares are firm at about former raUs; 1.13 was bid for Philadelphia; 674 for FaraMrs and Mechanics'! 50 for Commercial; 2gj f0r Mechanics ; 101 for Southwark j 80 for Western "4 for Manufacturers'' and Mcchtult';3i for Consolidation; 471 fr Commonwealthj and 60 for Oermantown. The Money Market if dull at aboat foraer rates. Loans are plenty on call at 6 per cent, eer imam ; best paner is felling at finm 7eS' per cent. , The subecriplious to the new ioan report! at the Treasury Department yeate-rday amonoSed to t.co,ooo. .;;.( I'UILADK.LPIUA RTOCK KXOUAMi'.K AJ,E, AOO. II. nortad by (TUrkw Oa., nroici. So. Ul A. Tulrd at. HEKOKB BOAKlia. .,; lov)Clty fts.naw pKHl D0ih lainanvira..... imiiii Kraii. H r mi. us;,, 7iS) ah I nis.i in oiish do (sleartaei ii 4 sh Mc tliuiwk.... 4'A ji h do,, . tan n do.... mist boahii. taon U.B.V20S... fi.'itw d f,y, . .1 do lef) rily s .'lion Cite , u,' 1! 1 KS'HI ....I'HO.i llMt. a s, iu ni. ia., 1 1 . t. .... U.I an do ...... wain ei '.ilshSorlh l' K ... SIS( la). a ,,0 1114 lUU ah do IiWJ.UW "l.Ufhli. A KrM... 9 1 ?''aa dj nr( 3e()sii do. im u?i 4ah-.'jM n. a... r.' t;rili8.;U. Nv. tls's'i I leeo d '....'is '71.. m tlV! Urtkm CL tds.. sl'Xil'a. K. i l.t in $.svn',iin. AS a..lii 70. ah M.S 'Unlock. M A MO all aa la i :; sii Phil a oil rk. .', '.0.i I'n sten i.'.isl.. SO lu ah Morris i"n jit ..1 W 1.'-', ,h Henii iHK.Iot. TSV, H all Spr a I'm...... 1 in Lit Hcii , 1JjV ah Hlif Mount.., H O an Oil Cis-k S,J IXOih V V. M IS sh Crm a WaHiul t.O V) sh ( auwUia .... vu ' ETWEI BOilRb. ooin a. -.. ..in;.', jah Oaioil on, s see it. n. A-.oa !"'., !...( I II. .. new. ..Iia,1, 'siu do ;svi st, .1.1.. v ; art atei uenny.. lolhli do ,vi .n d, ?ii4 0U csan fo an do a, ah Tnlon l:nl vf .'S'o ah rtrt. Sirian aa )i. ii -h .do SOU ah nln-tnoi. Itsi ah do Iihi an do 100 all iio....a .11 S'.i .... .... .... . .... . 3 2'Oan Rna.1. H. H..OJ) S no. ari e;oatfciiatai.ut. .... Unntatloiis of the principal Coal and Coal OU stoi ks at I o'clock to-day : A-ti-ia., Bii Mk. Fulton Coal ax H Pa. pvtrileaiBCe.. .. S Tt ecmr on aw a llt: viounlalli e'oal. 7't N.Y 4 ,id. '..al..l!i'il JP vjinvral Oo , 1", eiras-u M-.O.AI o o.s, acviiuH tl'l...... l' Vi nan,-.. Oil (J , N 1 nrly.n. alo ... New Ock 'i.(siic. imui Coai, CIlDioii Coa' Anierieiin Kaohu. JVrn Mliilnii. ellraril .Miiilnv,.,., Klna .Ml, Inn 1't Ha. ami notion, iliindan Mlnliia.., Alar,liatlo Mluing, i'otaivi-lt.'UI Alsa.-i Iron. ...... Oil i'li-i-k , Munis- s.,,rl,. oil, UiCUlit, ek 01... a I it iS riiMw rcimMniin., jm 1 rsctiat a uu.M,.., , 1 lin.ai.lu Oil I ' KrankhuOII t 9', !! K Joy OU.. 1 " S i inon. il l .. 14 'Pop Furu Oil.... ., W 3 liuili r ol 14 Jo ., t kvyiiona zine.... S e ti .. 4 IMnanmre s til )i Vi UaJ.ellOU 7',- a 1 'HoDartS X i'-i .Mrlltianny eUi SC ll'i in N,i.,l.oiItlametr.. 15 i.'i tghert. -i 3 ejuotatl.ina ot Uold at th railadeliikla Gold zeba(, S11.MI. Third atroai, aa, ond 11017 : 9.S A. M Wi li M '. .V.; " U AM ilMH IP. It M....Jfr fttaikol ateaav. In lUet x A nro. ,S0 8. Tbird slraflt, ajoote as fal lows : iWaf. JSsrtlav. Anienean eiold ......IM pr-m, ' 1M svavi- full, . I Mi, ilea brmand Notoa to .. do Aiu iricao MV tt ,' and N, ....l'ir do do Jilm.., ami Half Dimea l'O do .. do Hpunl-h vuariara VJit do ..do f.-ai'io h aji'a e'nrrency , H dla. X Ala, c Yon Kiclunaa 1-10 da ar. Tbo following are the receipts of Floor and Grain at this port to day :f onr, 12 W bbla.t Wheat, 8',o0 bash.; Corn. 11,160 bush.; Oatf. ;iiiki tuish. The billowing are the receipt of CoaI Oil at tMs port to-day : Crude, 610 bbla.; Refined, "bObbls. The 'ew VorTc Herald of this morning says: The s'cenirhlp .Stofin, for Liverpool to-day, took out .;,(MH) lnapocie. Actiiift Commissioner Rollins' do islon lit relation to the taxation of avon throo-t-nth Treasury no es applies only when they are need as part nt ihe caplial of a bank. Tke first sectloa ( f ihe last loan act exempts ail Treasury notes, us well us bonds, irom blute aud muaLipal taxn Ion. I'ho ttiiane.ial iranasctlon at the Sub-Treasury 10-iluy are thus given . liece pts friun customs , 9119,000 Total receipts 1,')IJ,9J9 P11' merits W2 08-) liaauce ,.. 17,77,SH8 We have reciived from Wm. II. tlaaisey, ' ., ll iril. Controller of Wisconsin, the state ment of the haul, ol that State up t AaRUit 1. The cl ciila'ion his been decrea'od daring the H-l n.omli sl'i.7 10. The whole uruouut of circa tat Ion outstanding Is: Par baLks s2,49),iH3 Hunks winding up 6i,3l8 Tolal... .!f2,.5C-5,tWl PUIL.AOEI.PIl I A TRADE ZPORT. Tin nsriAT, August 11. The absence of many men bants from the city during the beated term bas somewhat restricted operation. ' The market U oennparativcly bare of Quercitron Hark, and No. 1 is worth 51 W ton. , ,. Tbe Flour Market Is rather quiet. Tbo better gradet of fresh ground Flour are in moderate), request 1 but old are neglected. Tbe sale com prise 2000 barrels City Mills, extra family, part at $11 CI 12, and part on terms kept secret jan4 some old stock ut tf 10, extra at $10-60, and 100 bulf barrels on private terms; tbe retdlers and baker purchase within tbe range of from 3 15 1012. ' Rye Flour and Corn Meal ar oniet. - rf s Holders of Wheat are firm in their doasands, and tbero 1 very little offering. We notice sale of 1000 bushels old Pennsylvania red at f 2 oottj 2'W per bushel. New rngc from &Hi to 2'QS for Pennsylvania nnd Delaware. We quote white t2 7Ste2 -BO, without sales. No sulci of RyJ bur been reported. Iu Corn there Is very little demand ; yellow Is worth $171. with small sale at this figure. Outs remain aa lost quoted. We notice a aula to tbe extent of loot) bushels mixed old and new siock, at Mb cents. B irluy ilaJi ha advance ; 1000 bushels sold at $2-30. - Whmkv is in steady rtxinast, with sale ot 100 bbl. Prison at l-7ti, 200 do. al 177, aud some niutll lot Ohio at l-7. '' aa-asaia-a.JsftasaaaaBkakaaa t V 1 ; - Harkrta fcy Telpla ' Ni.w Viihk, AiiRiist II Flour dull; tales of KS bbl-. h'aMf. ' IUiOli.l-il.vl4! Unllc-'in,l-S HU. W Irfal deJii.iii: aalaa uiimilionaut. Oora stoady. lit-fl dull. I'oik uioi; ai'. ol ll btila at js lor nan. I aril mm at J1M'..S Wlilsky Una al tl-?v,l li. tta l.,rl,l,H,,or, iuaaAl bills. I Wkaat, 40,utHl bUakvls l Ooru, Se l.'l tiu.lit la. Mocks belter. Chicago und Rock Island, 114 . fuiuii tianajir, icirt.il, ul lllm ai (v.iurul, lii', ; Sjical-K-n n, ullirn, t S. Vork Canltal. IBl1, i ka.lliur. 1 S'.l JlliaaouilUa. isi; Krio, ll.l'i ; ejlovtilaint aud loioaa, I lii k talanU a,l I'tilaiiarit, iUH iieail, 4' ; On vaat ('lUftt-mca, w,; Ueaaiii) -7-aua,la; 6 1 eiouiioin. ItWJ, , ('oupoo eli, ID i ',. eiold advauoetl aluoe baikrd to -UAH, fTS UOl'K HOSK AND 8TB AM KNHINK Csniiiaii', N". i The aasu c konorarr, aoi foa iril.iitlnii iiitiniiars aa. IU iat at il.a IIALU lo-MoHiloW (t lllUA, Ulli Inaliinl, at 11 oelouk, e.uliiil: Uack taittk,rdbir:,hst lion, bis, k mek-tta, tti jvlii la Uia ,aeoit ol (lie 1-Ji (tiluiaiit, t ur Zuuat va, M lea older of lie ' ' " I OMMlTTti! OF AHit VWtiKMJtSrJ. Jt.s. B. Hoi I Ni I;, t'lialrmaii' ' ; ll Olliclial'lirteealniiaul tl hitailib i.'iiiu'ii Lollti ol Kftiliieay. :l, 04.72, 27, oti. li, .'a. Jet. 4. ti i, 7 t ' Kv rvA f l.ta" .'IM :irilM It, I ' ' fsS, 81, lo, W, '. lit. 76, il, oi, . ', b'X Creuiar. M by ada-e. jniM4 Ct
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