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PHILADELPHIA., THURSDAY, JUIY 5, 1800.
DOUBLE SHEETTHREE CENTS.
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THIS ETOMNG
CjMPHo
TV EUROPE.
War-Details from Oermny aul Italy
The Ft it" h! an March on and Occupa
tion of Irnden Pontocaing- tbe Elbe
Band Engineering to the City Oaten
Report from tbe Anxtrlan JlMdiaiti
fere, Eto.
The European mafia by the Cuba re tched this
City lrom Boston this morning. Our flies are
dated to Ihe 23d of June.
It Is officially announced that the contem
plated visit ot the Emperor Napoleon to the
towns oi the eastern department, after the fes
tivities of the Nancy, is countermanded. The
ITeiect of the ISas-Kliin hns informed the Mayor
of Strasbourg of the tact, and the Mayor has
given notice to the Municipal Council.
In the Frclccl's letter he aaya that "the Em
peror will not be able to visit, as he had In
tended, the city ot Strasbourg in tho course of
next month;" tbat the journey is postponed to
another period; and that his Majesty rcjrrets the
disappointment, and expresses the hope ol car
ryii R out his project as soon as possinle. No
particular reason is piven tor tho countermand,
but there is no doubt (says a l'orls letter) his
Majesty is unwilling to le so near the lthinc
during tbe war in Germany.
Colonel Scobell, the last surviving commis
sioned officer of Knglund who took part In
the battle of the Nile, has died at his seat,
Nuncealverne, near Penzance, at the age of
eijrhty-eier t years.
Immediately on the announcement of the
death ol Prince Sirisinund the Queen of Prussia
lcit Berlin for Potsdam.
i'leirt Movement of the Three Great
Armies (Japtnre of Orenden.
Headquarter of the first Prussian Army, Qorlitz,
(June 10). Correspondence of London Tunes.
The Prussian advanced guard captured Dresden
last evening, and Prince Frederic Charles has
thus gained possession of the line of railway
which forms tnelattcral communication through
Saxony. Tbe advance has as yet been unopposed.
The Austrian general still tarries behind tbe
'mountains. Great movements bav3 been going
an among his troops, but no indications of an
advance has as yet been given.
THE ORDER OF EVENTS.
The general course of events lu the occupa
. tion of Saxony has been as follows:
On the evening of the 15th, when the Saxon
Government had rejected the Prussiaa ultima
tum, and knew that the army of Prince Frede
rick Charles was concentrated on the frontier,
means were adopted to impede as much as pos
sible tbe advance of the Prussian troops. Saxon
pioneers were set to work upon the railways
which lend from the frontier upon Dresben. Of
such railways there are two, that which follows
the valley ot the Elbe and loins the Leipsic line
at Riesa, DLd that which from Gorlitz leads by
Bautzen upon the capital of Saxony.
At nightfall the Saxon pioneers commenced
their work, but in the dark, and under constant
apprehension of being broken iu upon by the
Prussian advance guards, they made but little
progress. The rails were taken up, but were
neither carried away nor twisted nor broken so
H9 not to be apalu immediately available. At
11 o'clock at nisht tbe wooden bridge which
carries the railway branches to Leipsic and
Chemnitz across the Elbe, near Rlesa, was set
on fire by means of petroleum. Its destruction
was not accomplished, for only two piers were
burned, and the whole bridae was again made
passable by the evening of the next day.
While the work of demolition went slowly on
in Saxony heavy masses of Prussian troops were
drawing together and closing down to the very
frontier line of that kingdom. Between Gorlitz
and the border on tho we?t Prli.ce Frederic
Charles marshalled three strong coips tP arnvee,
while near Strehla, on the north, General von
Jiittenfeld divided hi force into three columns,
so'. as to advance with a broad front and as
quietly as possible on the railway function at
ltiea.
Biumg the few hours of the short summer
night the lust preparation? for the invasion were
made; the main bodies of tho troops were all
collected together about midnight, and the sol
diers piled arms to rest and wat tor dawn. Few
slept.; a dull and heavy murmur continually
rose Iroin the crowded columns, and told the
subdued but deep excitement which pervaded
the hearts of tbe men; and this excitement was
not without a cause, for all thought the Austrian
was in Dresden, and that there would be a battle
on the morrow.
The time passed slowly, and it seem as if day
would never bicuk. At last the first faint
streaks ot dawn appeared, the troops eagerly
fell into their ranks, and. before the sun had
risen, the advanced guards were pushing briskly
over -axon erouna.
The pioneers who were engaged on tho rail
way fled before the foremost tiojps got near
them, fortunate to avoid being taken. What
Saxon troops there were on tbe line of the
advance also retreated quickly towards Dresden.
THE THEATRE OF ACTION.
It mint bo borne in mind that in the theatre
of v ar there are three rivers ot the name of
Neii-se. They are all, either directly or indi-
re.tly, affluents of the Oder, and arc therefore
not unlikely to be contounaen witn, one another,
The most westerly of these three is that which
flows past this town (Goritz). It rises In Bo
hemia, passes by Zittau. forming near that town
the defile by which Napoleon in 1813 penetrated
Into fconemia. flows dv Ostritz, liorniz, pricDus,
and Muekau, communicates with the Spree by
the Cottbuscanat.and nnany laus into me uaer
The next river of this name towards the east
la an affluent of the Katzbach, itself an affluent
ot tbe Oder. The Neisse is distincruisned as tho
Wuthende, or ragine Neisse. It rises near
IIohntriedberg. celebrated for the victory
gained in 1715 by Frederick the Great over the
Austrians, pauses by Jauer, and ioins the
Katzbach about seven miles above Leipnitz. It
was between Jauer and the confluence of those
two fctreams that the battle of Katzbacli was lost
by Macdonald in 1813.
The Neisse river, which runs past the fortress
of Neisse. tho present headquarters of the Crown
Prince, rises in the mountains south ol Utatz,
passes by th:it fortress and by Nuisso, and ioins
the Oder about twelve miles below Bi ieg. It is
to this liver that the mine) mil defiles le idina
through the Kieseu Gebngo into Central Silesia
are due.
BRIDGING THE ELDE.
Bittenfeld, from the north, had reached
Riosa about nine o'clock, aud occupic.l that
town in lorce. eiow iue lown two pontoon
bridges were fluidity turown across the Eloe.
part of the troops crossed to the risrht bank,
and Dushcd on to Grosseuha'n. while another
portion were directed up the left bar.k of the
liver towards Meieu.
REPAIKING RAILWAYS AND BRIDGES.
Ilardiy had Bittenfeld's troops established
themselves in Ttieia when a detachment ot the
Field Railway Corps nrrived from Berlin, who
immediately commenced the restoration of the
lines which had been torn up on tlie railway,
w hile the pioneer were set to repair the burned
portion oi the bridge.
MARCH OF THE MAIN ARUf.
In the meantime the columns of the main
army were advancing in Lusatla.
Lobau was occupied before midday, aud
isauizen in me atiernoon.
But Prince Frederick Charles proceeded can
tiotislv. for he knew tbat the passes from Gabel
and Reichcnberg led against his lelt, aud tbat
he must guard against an Austrian attack from
that direction. To cover his communications
-with Gorlitz and to shield his lett flank, he
pushed a strong detachment along the Zittau
road to a point iuii oeyonti untriz.
On fcatuiday he did little except to establish
On Piindnv a riptelinif-nl un rtiished out to
the right to feel Bittenfeld's left, Bud the Prince
pushed troops to Bischolswerda. on the Dresden
road, while the advance guard of llcrwartii
occupied Meissen.
yesterday a simultaneous a ivance was mao
on the capital, the advancing co'umns met with
no opposition, and last night the Prussian colors
floated over Dresden.
THE INVASION OF HANOVER.
Galitz June 19) Correspondence of London Titnet.
From Hanover wo hear thnt General Mantcu-
fel hai passed Luneburg, and is preislng
southwards, and that the town of Hanover was
last night occupied, after a twelve hours'
march, by General Von Falkontein. Tills
Ger.eral commands the Prussian corps which I
mentioned in a previous letter as being in pro
gress of concentration at Minden.
tub sFRrnisE or stade.
Luncberp June 10) Correspondence of London Post.
The following official account of the surprise
f the Hanoverian town and fortress of Stade
by the Prussians has just appeared:
By command of General Manteutl'el, the fusi
lier' battalion of the Twenty-htth Infantry was
embarked at Ilerburg at 10 P. M. on the 17th,
on board the Prussian gunboats Lorlvj and
Cyrloi 8 and a private Hamburg steamer, to un
dertake an expedition against the Hanoverian
lortrcss ot stade.
The battalion reached Turdenfleth at one
o'clock in the morning, was rapidly disem
barked and marched at once for Stable, about
six English miles distant.
At one thousand paces trom the lortress the
column was challenged by a vldctte, who imme
diately galloped bnck and alarmed the garrison.
The battalion followed a3 rapidly as possible,
out iouno me gates mreuuy ciuseu.
With the help of the crowbars carried by the
sailors the gates were broken open In a few
minutes, and Lieutenant-Colonel von Cranach
advanced in double quick step at the head of
his men into the now thoroughly aroused for
tress. In the street leading to the market place
the column was met by a detachment of llano
vernn troops, about forty strong, while stronger
detachments were gathering in the market
place.
Tne L.ieutenant-uoionei summoned tne Hano
verians in a loud voice to lay down their arms,
but the commander ordered bis men to charge
with the bayonet. When within ten paces of
our troops the front rank of the Fusileers fired
upon the Hanoverian detachment, and the Are
was immediately returned lrom a house close by.
A Hanoverian stall' officer then came un and
begged that tbe firing might cease, as tbe llano-
venaDs nad orders not to resist, and the com
mandant was disposed to capitulate. Halt was
therelore made, arms were grounded, and a
capitulation was settled by Lieutenant-Colonel
von Cranach with the commander, in conse
quence ot which the troops in garrison were
disarmed and sent to their homes.
Eight rifled 12-pounders. seven rilled 24-
pounders, eight howitzers, six mortars, several
iron guns, u.utiu new rilled muskets, 2000 cwt.
ot powder, a million cartridges, 11,00(1 new blan
kets, and a quantity of other war material were
tiuiuied over to the Prussian commander.
Tbe Austrian Army.
HEADQUARTER POSITION AT OLMUTZ SLOW AND
CAUTIOUS MOVEMENTS.
Otmutz (June 19) correspondence of London Times.
Until an attack Is intended to be delivered, or
a menaced pqint protected, Olmutz is well tilted
to be the point from which to organize and
direct an army which is face to face with the
Prussian boundary line.
Only two -great roads by which an army coull
enter Moravia lead over the Sudetun Gcuinre,
aud both pass through Olmutz, so that it stands
in the direct route of an invader, and must bo
taken il his artillery and heavy stores are to
pass.
In the centre of a circle, of which the rail
ways to Vienna, Prague, and Cracow are radii,
snn these cities points iu the circumference, the
commander ot tlie Nore Armee, like a spider m
htr web, is seimtivc to the touch of its furthest
extieunties, and well prepared to direct his
troops, or to present himself wh rever needed,
at the shortest notice.
Before the days of rifled guns the fortress
itself was strong enough for all purposes, but
long raDge cannon must be kept at a respectful
distance, and a series ot more than thirty
lunettes, witn central casemated batteries, have
been or are beiug built rouuu it at distances of
from six thousand to eight thousand paces from
the enceiide.
All Is now activity here. The silence is
broken; war is a foit accompli, the troops are
moving, and on Thursday next headquarters
will be changed, as 1 imagine, in a westerly
direction.
The Saxon army has formed a 1 unction with
the Austrian, aud the actual clash of weapons
cannot be leng delayed.
Go blens arrived to-day, and is to take com
mand of the 10th Corps d'Artuee. The Oth,
about forty thousand strong, mareh throuah to
cay from Welsskerchcn, a distance of about
twenty two English miles, and go on to-morrow,
but as to whittipr the oracle is mute.
The man look well and hearty. The army
generally is free from sickness and desires to be
led acaiiist the enemy. People still say that the
attack is to be made on the edge of tbe Sileslan
wedge, but until I see it I shall not believe it.
Evening. Field-Marshal Benedek's hea l quar
ters move on Thursday to Trubau, in Bohemia.
Garlitz (June 19) Correspondence of Londm Times.
The telegraph tolls us that the Austrians in
tend to postpone the commencement of active
operations until a Federal contiueent of titty
thousand men can be put in the field to assist in
tbe operations asain t Saxony.
Today Austrirn movements have been re
ported in the directions of Keichenberu, but all
reports from the outposts must at present be
received with considerable caution.
The lion I!arnwll Ruett Mnrdered
Escape of the Aftsavsin Klot lletireeu
Noldtra and Citizens at Colnmbln, S. .
Columbia, S. C, July 4. The Hon. Barnwell
Rhctt, a distinguished citizen of this State, was
shot yesterday afternoon while going to his plan
tation, near Charleston.
lie received two loads from a double-barrelled
shot-gun, one load breaking his arm, the other
penetrating his side, and entering his lungs.
About twenty n;inut3J aller receiving the
wounds he fell from his horse and died. It is
not known definitely who the murderer was,
but it is supposed to be a neuro who had ex
pressed strong animosity against the family.
At the preliminary meeting on tbe Congreve
Course to-dav, preparatory to reorganizing tho
jockev club, Mr. Franklin's bay horse Jockey
von the race, defeating Nile. During the race,
the 6olilicrs and citizens indulged in a tree mint,
without any serious results. Tho military
arrebted a citizen, the Chief of Police inter
lered, and, for a tiin", the battle was heavy, but
the soldiers ultimately triumphed.
Exet piine the above, tho Fourth passed off
quietly. The negroes celebrated tne day witn
tuewuites.
The Partition of Virginia. The Governor
of Virginia, It is stated, is about to Inaugurate
proceedings for the recovery of jurisdiction
over the counties of Jefferson and Berkeley,
which, it will be remembered, were transferred
to the State of Went Virginia recently, an act of
congress aumuiizmg it m compliance wuu pre
vious action in West Virginia and among cer
tain individuals loaning io such acquisition.
It is stated that he has retained Judae Curtis.
of lioston, to assist the a'torney-general and Mr.
i U vvitdkttUiiK lue t4ovovdin8.
THIRD EDITION
GREAT FIRE IN PORTLAND.
Immense Destruction of Property.
ONE-AND-A-HALF MILES
OF DURNED BUILDINGS.
One-Half cf the City of Port
land in Ruins.
ALL THE BUSINESS POKTION AND
PUBLIC PROPERTY DESTROYED.
Every Newspaper Ollloo
nml lJaiilc Destroyed.
Etc., Et Ete.. Etc.. Ete EUs Et.
Portland, Mc.,' July 47 P. M. A terrible
fire commenced on Commercial street, and has
swept northerly through that street into the
wooden buildings between Centre and Cross
streets, consuming everything as it goes. J. B.
Brown & Sons lose from $000,000 to $700,000;
insured for $300,000. Staples & Son's machine
shop and N. P. Richardson & Co.'s stove foundry
are completely destroyed.
Latest Accounts.
, Portland, July 5. The fire has completely
swept through the city from the foot of High
street to North street on Mountjoy, destroying
everything in its track to orapletely that the
lines ol the btreets can hardly be traced, and a
space of one-and-a-half miles long by a quarter
of a mile wide appears like a forest of chimneys
with tragi ents of walls attached to them.
The wind was blowing a gale from the south,
and a tremendous sheet of flame swept along
before it, devouring everything In its passage,
and the utmost exertions of the firemen, aided
by a steamer and hand ensincs from several
other places, could only succeed in preventing
it from spreading In new directions. Many
buildings, perhaps fllty, were blown up, to check
the flames, but the inhabitants could scarcely
do more than flee with their families to the
upper part ol the city, saving such goods as
they could carry with them, though every vehi
cle in the city was employed with excellent
eff ect in moving goods. The Custom House, beiug
fireproof, escaped, though greatly damaged.
Tiie court records, iu the upper story, are pro
bably destroyed.
The splendid city and county building on
Congress street, which was nearly fire-proof,
was considered safe, and it was piled full of fur
niture by the neighboring residents, and then it
was swept away with all its contents. Half the
city is destroyed, and that half including all the
business portion, excepting the heavy business
houses in Commercial street. Tlie fire com
menced a little below the foot of High street,
in a boot shop.
It next burned Upham's flouring mill, and
Brown's sugar house, wlih all its surroundings,
then Staples & Sons and Richardson's foundries,
and nothing else on Commercial street of conse
quence. It next swept what is called Graham's
corner, composed of smaller wooden buildings,
clean. It then burned up as far as the old
Barnum House, on Pleasant street, one third
the way up Centre street, and half the way up
Cotton street.
It also completely burned up Cross street,
Union street, Temple street, and Exchange
Etreet. It swept lower on the northerly side
ol Fore street to Linden street on the east, while
on the west it moved along diagonally across
Middle street, and down to Cumberland, taking
the Elin House, but sparing the First Parish
Church: then down Chesnut street it mowed a
clean sweep on the southerly side of Cumber
land fctrect, and the same was the case with
Congress street, and everything else to Fore
street, as far east as Linden street.
All the bunks are gone, and all the newspaper
ofiices, only three printing offices being left.
Also all the jewelry establishments, all the
wholesale dry good6 stores, several churches,
the telegraph ofiices, nearly all the stationery
stores, aud the majority of tho business places
aio destroyed.
The lire is still raging below Cumberland
street, making back to the westward, the wind
having changed.
Captain Inman has telegraphed for 1600 tents
to accommodate the homeless Inhabitants. It
is almost impossible to tell where tbe people
lived, the ruin and destiuction are so complete
From Vera Cruz.
New Youk, July 5. Vera Cruz dates to tho
22d ult. plates that the vomito or yellow fever
was rajiiug theic, and tho deaths were nu
meious.
It was believed that Santa Anna was acting
in the interest of the Church party, in const
deration of which he expected to be elected to
the Piesldency, he promising to restore the
Church party their property.
Maximilian continues the work of reorgaulz
ing and concentrating his army.
The French troops, who evacuate! Matamo-
ras had reached Vera Cruz.
A Liberal movement on San Luis Potosi had
compelled a reinforcement of that place by the
Imperialists.
Burning of the New Haven Freight Depot
New Yobk, July 5. At an early hour this
morning a fire broke out in the New Haven
Steamboat Freight Depot, at Peck Plip, which
in a short time wrapped the building in flames
J Tbe jiuioajl of io3 ii uot Luo vu.
The Fourth In New York.
New York, July 5. Twenty five accidents are
repotted from powder yesterday.
A German named Folks deliberately shot a
po'ice officer dead In his (Folks') yard yester
day, while the officer was expostulating with
him for threatening to shoot some ball-players
wl ose ball had been accidentally knocked on
his premises. Folks and his wife were arrested.
The public fireworks here were postponed
from last evening till this evening, on account
of the heavy rain squall.
At the Tammany Hall celebration yesterday
letters were rend from the President, 8ecreiary
Welles, and others. The President's letter says
there can be no nobler work than the oblitera
tion of the passions and prejudices which
retard reconciliation, and prevent the recon
struction of all the States to their constitutional
relations wltb the Federal Government.
In Brooklyn, yesterday, a man named W.
Vcltz, a painter, deliberately fired a loaded
musket into a group of children, killing one
and wounding two. The child killed was Wil
liam Lehman, aged six yearn, and the wounded
were William Mautun aud Charles Boger.
Voltz was arrested.
Letters from the Great Men.
Tbe following lotto; were road yesterday, in Now
York, at the Annual Meeting of tbe Tammany So
ciety: VIIOM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
Executive Mansion. Washington. D. C. Ja r
2, 1806. Sir: 1 ti.ank ou lor tlie cordial invitat.ou
oi tne Time-nonorea society ot lauimauv. to parti
cipate wnb tbcm in tbe co ebrattou of the aporoaoh
lun anniversary of our fi ationa 1 independence.
1 uu national tone and patriotic suirit ot tne invita
tion meet my hearty approval. They are indications
ol a growing public lonti.nent which, now that tuo
bitior si rile ot civil war ban ceased, reauuva a re
newal ot tbe 'pursuits ot peace, a return to toe Con
stitution ot our lathers, rieut adherence to its prin
c pies, inert ascd reverence lor its nacred obligations ;
a restored, in vuorated, aud permanent Union; and
iraieruity oi leeiins tnat snail make tu. as a noopio.
ono and indissoluble. There can bo, lor the patriot,
no uieiier amy, no nooier worn man tne oDiitcn
tion of tho pans ons and prejudices which, result
ing; from our la.e sunpuiuaiy contt ct, have retarded
rtconciha'ion, and prevented that comulote restora
tion oi all tno Mates to their constitutional relations
with tbe Federal Uovernmunt which is essonual to
the peace, unity, strength, and piospority of the
IlftlioD.
Iterrettinir that my public duties will not permit
me to be piesent at your ce ebration, I am, vory
lespfctlulh jours, Andrew Johnson.
lo the lion John x. uoilinan. etc. etc.. City llail.
New York.
FROM SECRETARY SEWARD.
Departmkkt of State. Washington. Juno 2(1.
1860To the lion. John f Uofl'uiau, City nail,
Newlork Sir: I have had tbe honor to receive
the invitation of the Tamuianv Society for tho cole-
biatiou ot the approaching Fourth oi July.
l am highly pleased witn tho form ol tno invita
tion. 1 like tho motto which is placed at its head
'Ihe Union must and shad le preserved." I like
the vipnette which illuitratos it. 1 like (he associated
hues witn, which it is colored, name y the red,
while, and blue. I liko th templb ot liuerty based
Opou ihe rock ot the Conatitu iun, and protected by
the eaule oi tho American continent. 1 like tho shins
and tauioatls, indicative of prosperity and progress.
1 like the siiiiiincant conjunction ot dates 1776 and
18C6, a period ol mnoty yeais. Why, in looking at
tbeee liuuios, we almost f.el assured that our lie pub
lic bai a lite of ai leaet one contury Autt! now
many republics have been shorter lived 1 1 would
have had tlie naa oi ino ur ion. winch is ou thontrht.
picirciit in it azure held only tho thirteen original
blut s: Dut i especially deucut in tno nast which is
on tho left hand, aud in whose en ared hold twenty
throe a. ars are blaz ncr which have come out tiotn the
seen cetu eau within the past ninety years, whi e tho
original thirteen Mars yet remain in ttioir anciout
piaoi , an tnoir morning lustre undiminished.
i navo nau some uinorence, in my timo, with tho
Ton.iiinLv t-'ocic y. hut 1 lonir ano forarot thorn all.
when 1 recalled tho tucc that tho Society has never
once I'ai.cd to ohservo and honor iho anmvoisary of
i'tttioiial independence; and the luither fact that
Gunner the not tit civil war ino lamniauv ."soowty
sent its sons io hht for the Union, and with uu
swerving lideity hcaruly supported the Fedor.il
Oovcrnment in its Btruirgio with sedition. In view
ol tntso tacts, and ot tho noolo principles now
avowcu. i nan the xamuiany society as a true Union
Lea f lie.
J ictoice with the Mocletv that tbe confl ct of arms
hns ceueed; that tho Rebellion has been crushed;
that the authority of the Government has boon vin-
dicatid ; and thut tho flair ot the Union now flja s
triumphantly over every loot ot na'ioual do num.
On tho o her baud, I mourn with tho Societ . thai,
the perlcct Union Kiveu to us by our patriotic f.iro-
lumen oas not yet peon ei.cireir restored: that
eleven sovereign Status aio denied representation in
tho Federal Congress, and are not recognized as co
ordinate parts iu the JNalional L-Kialaturo How
Biianue an tin : vvohive Killed disunion outright.
and Lave killed African elavory with it, and yet wa
ure nor completely rcunitea.
It 1 did not feel assured that the American people
cniinot eulier so meat and fatal a solecism to con-
ui.ue, I should say, as manv others do. t' at we are
at a crisis. But 1 have unbouudoJ confideiioo in tno
wi-dem and virtue ot tho American P 'oplo It is
said in exc se ot the denial of ropiesontntion, that
tho S ates and their chosen representatives fti!l
continue to bo scditlout a.id disloya!. I ak, Is
Tcanissee disloyal" Is Aikansas seditious r Are
the Senators and Representatives ot those otate
dm.oyal? 1 desiro, in this respect, thnt each ot the
two Houses ot Congress will apply the Constitu
tional text, with all the improvements ot lRgis a'lon
upon it, and thus admit those Btates and .Represen
tatives who are loval, and roject only those aouiust
whom the crime of disloyalty shall bo established.
1 believe, with tbe Tammany Sooiety, that tlio
Union was created to be perpetual, that the Sta.es
are equal under the constitution, that the roscora
tion of the Union by tbe recent war ouirht to bo
acknowledged and recognizod by a'l the departments
ol tlie Federal iiLvorninout ; that the mint of mag
nan mity aud fraternity should prevail in ail our
couhoils, and that the South, having accepted of
tbe losons of the var, and r linqiushod the hores e
ol leccssion, should, just so far and so last as she
comes in tho attitude ot loyalty, aud in the persons
of loyal and qualified representatives, be admitted to
her constitutional representation.
I want, htucctortli aud forever, no North, no
South, uo Kast, no West, no divisions, and no sno
tious and no clashes, but ono united aud harmonio'n
ptoplo.
It will be impossible for mo to attend the coloura
tion personally. What I have written I tru"t will
atis y the Society that, in spirit, I shall always bo
It li them when thov shall he tugftged in renewing
nd lortitvinp the National Union.
1 have the honor to be, sir, your vary obedient
fervunt, -William H Bewabb.
FROM SECRETARY WFXLE8,
Navt Department, July 2, 1800. Wont'oman :
1 liavo received your inv.tation. aud should bo
happy to participate with he Tainumuy Sjcioty or
Co unibian Order in eelobratiug the approuoamg
anniversary ot our JNationm luuepouuuuup, weio i
not orevouted by pu I'C Uiith .
Io tlie hoi. or o. your oclutv, it has in all time1,
and under a 1 circumstances, tn war and in peao,
leeo tuitnlul to the Union ot tho Slates and tho
lights ol tho a atcs. At no period since its organi
zation have its teach nes and services been more
required than at the present, when, the victorious
nrinaof the Kcpub'io Laving suppressed the fatso
theory that Ihe Union can be divided by socossi n,
or ihe voiuntaiy withdrawal cf a btati from Its Fu
d ral relations aud obligations, we are com') ille 1 to
encounter the oppos tn extrenio of compulsory
excluMou, by which the centralists denv to eleven
Matt tho representation iu Congress which it guar
anteed to them by the ConMitution.
l'his doctrine ol compu'eoiy exclusion Is sea' eel y
lt PBollousiveibautbatot voluntary secession. Each
is fatal to the perpetuity of the Union.
Altera loiiffand exhausting war, wh'oh has cost
us so much blood and tieuBure, tbe country uoed
repose, that industry, commerce, and the ar a ot
peace may revivo, aud lrlcndly relations betwoen
ti e States and people may be re e tabhaued
1 i iondlvcontiilonee anion? the p opleisto boenoour
iced, and must supersede hatred and revenge. No
porton ot the Htatea aud people can be deprived of
ilieir just rights without producing etrneiiieui
I reanoud moat iinoorely to the correct ana putrK
viw vivwsvA.u'oo'vt ui InyiaUsW, nad 1 irei
t'r my InaMlitr to be presont with you, respect
to ly submit the fo lowin sentiment :
Tho Union oi tho Slate, only to be maintained
by lalthiul obtcrvatico of tho rights of th1) tta'es.
Vory reso'CtfuilT, idko Welles,
John T. Iloffinan, Ksq., City Hail, ew York.
from general orant.
Headquarters ArmiksoftheUnitkd Statesi
Washington. D. C. June 28. 18i. -IU Honor
John HofTmnn. Mavor oi New York. tra,d
fcachem Tammany Socety. Sir : U'euleuant Uono
ral Irrant direct m to acknowledge the receipt of
an invitation from the Tamuianv Society to take
part In tho co'ehration ot tho approaching anniver.
pary o' A moil can Independence, and h s rcrrot ih-tt
a previous engagement will obllgo him to dociino
tho honor.
I am, sir, with great respect, your obedient ser
vant, ApamBidfau.
Brevet Colonel and Military Secretary.
From Forties Monroe.
Fortre.8 Monroe, July 3. Extensive arrange
ments have been made by tho military author!,
ties to give a fitting celebration to the Fourth.
A handsomely arranged programme of fire
works, comprising many interesting pieces of a
costly aud elaborate design, has been gotten up
by Captain William Adams, of the Ordnance
Depaitment, Inside ot the Fortress. The exhi
bition is to commence at 8o'cloek, on the beach,
at the eastern side of the Fortress, lasting about
two hourp. Several steamers, with parties of
excursionists on board, will be anchored in
the Roads during tbe spectacle. The day will
be celebrated both at Norfolk and Portsmontb
with eclat, in strong contrast with those occur
ring during the war.
Mrs. Brown, an aged lady, residing in Norfolk,
was fatally bnrned last night by the explosion
of a kerosene lamp.
The steamship Cumberland, Captain Haines,
fiom Savannah, with a cargo of cotton and mer
chandise, put Into Norfolk yesterday, short of
coal, and reports having experienced heavy
weather from the northeast during the entire
voyage. She signalled tho steamer i.amoeau,
off the Frying-pan Shoals, the steamers Mauiisk,
Leo, Starlight, and oil" the Wimble Shoals the
steamer Pioneer, all heading southwest.
Fortress Monroe, July 6. The gunboat
Assutney, with Secretaries Seward and Welles,
Commodore Rudtord, Senator Doolittle, and
others, arrived here last evening irom Washing
ton, ou an excursion trip to enjoy the Seabreeze.
The steamer proceeded up the Elizabeth river a
short distance, and anchored in Hampton Roads
till this morning, when she started on her re
turn, and will stop at Annapolis on the route.
Tbe Fourth of July in Richmond.
Richmond, July 6. The National Anniversary
was observed here by picnics, excursions, and
memorial tributes at tho cemeteries.
TI e United Stales troops paraded in the fore
noon. A portion of the colored population had a
procession and festival, and Capitol Square was
thronged exclusively with fiecdmen during tho
day. Business was generally suspended, and
good order and good humor prevailed.
The Fourth iu Baltimore.
Baltimore, July 5. Tho Fourth of July passed
off without serious accident. There were great
gatherings at Patterson and Druid Hill Parks.
At the former, Mr. Botts made a speech ot two
hours duration on the state of the country.
Senator Nye, of Nevada, also spoke.
From Georgia und South Carolina.
Ai uusta, Ga., July 4. Barnwell Rhett was
murdered on his plantation near Charleston,
yesterday afternoon.
The Fourth of July was observed by a general
suspension of business. The frecdmen made a
large and very enthusiastic demonstration
parading through the streets.
TLere was a frost In the Pickens district, in
South Carolina, last week.
Sad Culamity.
IIuosoU, N. Y., July 5. A sad calamity oc
curred yesterday afternoon. Wlnle a party wss
proceediug to Rogers' Island on a picnic ex
cursion in small bouts, one ot the boats was
swamped, when to miles below this city, and
Mr. Fiedcrick A. Gitlord, Jr., at this city, and
Miss Louisa Manlay, of Oitowa, 111., were
drowned.
Wo Cbolern at Quarantine,
New York, July 5. There was yesterday no
deaths or admissions on board of the Hospital
ship of cholera patients
i ire at Dayton, Nevida.
San Francisco, July 3. A tire at Dayton,
NcMila. onTunday, destroyed property valued
at ;25,)00.
0E1TUARY.
EDWAHO U. WEBB.
1 his well-known and popular citizen died at hta
rcfit'.ence in this city yestorday morning. Mr. Webb
was descendod lrom a lino Revolutionary stock, aud
toe k some pride In his ancestry, and especially of
that feature ot Ins ancestral history which showed
that all his rorelaihors were actively engagod in the
wars of tho coustiy. lie was favorably xnown In
this city as an accomplished gentleman, as able poli
tician, and a kind inond. Early in life ha
exhibited sinus of roumr'ttiblo talent as a Jour
nalist alterwards writing as principal eJitor
ot the rennxylvanian with such, power as to
overcome all obstacles in the path of his thon groat
party the Demoorauo. His efforts at tun time
were especially directed againht the Know Nothiutra,
and t'noy were tho means ot daniatrinrf that curious
organization to a great dejrroo. UU writings
attracted the attention of the lion. John W. For-
ney, who t once became one of Mr. obu host
and most influential iricuds, and whose udvloo he
constantly sought and lollowedfor teveral years.
At tbe br?aklu out of tho Kobe lion Air. Webb
bocame a War Domocrat, and used all of higlufiu
encc in behalf of tho National iiovorumont and our
bravo soldiers. He hold several positions of honor
and trust during his liletime, and was for a long
period an officer of the Court ot Common Ploa.
In 1802 he was a candidate tor the United States
Congress in the First Distrtot of Pennsylvania, but
wa doleatcd by John M Butler, who was elected
by a plurality vote, there being threa oaadidit-H
During the presont iear Vfr. Webb espoused the
caise ot President Johnson and was appuiuted
Assessor of In orual Revenue for tho First i stnot,
which post lie heid Irom tue doatli of the late WasU
in gton Keith until tlie period of his own demise.
Air. YVebb died in big flity uintti year.
Sir BelllnKbnin Urflimn, ibe Keenest
and Hravst Mparlmnaai la Knglaud.
from the London Slur, June 18.
Frldav Bight, at bis residence in Park street, Gros-
. . ..... i I t . lluliinffhuin llrahum miA
j the liAYwi, kvunfet, auti 1m; an;. ac:oj soau'jy
thnt Kn eland ever produced. Sir Be'.ling'iam
era ham's lmrre tins" probab y not been soon in
print since it figured in tho pares of Nimrod's
"llotlidso, the Tail, and tho Koad," In company
with thopo of Hir VVaik.n Wynn, Bl ly Williamson,
"fn,tiiro" (.isbaluiston,iiord Foioi er, l'om(Assheton)
Smith, Jack Myt'ou, Dick Chris'ian, tue rough
rider, atid other bygone celebrities. Amonv the best
ol if em there was no mere tuorough sportmin
no o e who, disregarding all obstacles, rode
s'ratghtcr to hounds than the old'Bironet Jut dead.
The himtine men ot the present day wou d b asto
ii i.il cd at the feats of those mighty performers
of o il.
Hear what Nimrod said of Sir Bolllngham: "As
is tlie case with most h ird ruling n on, Mir belling
bum Graham has had tome sevore talis; but on two
occasions ho very narrow:y e-coped destruction.
The io lowing rare Instance of his pluck, however,
should not be lost to the portini world. He was
licking his fox at. tho end of a sharp thing when an
ox it nee picscntcd iuelf. Three first-rate perlorm.
ers were poing in the anio lino, but they W'.u d not
have It. fir Bellingham never turned his horse, anil
cleared all but the rail on the opposite side, which
probably bis we ghl wou'd have broken; but un
tortunately his horse a iahted ou one of the posts
and was turned over on his rider's oliest. Strange
as it may appear, Sir Bellingham remounted his
horse and rode on; but bo bad not proceeded
many yards when Le was ooservod bv Hit
Harry Uiodricke to be in the act of lalliog
to tho ground, but winch he was fortunate
enough to prevent. Iro.u tuut period, about
twelve o'clock at noon, till niuo o'c ock tho next
tiiulit, Sir Bellingham) nevor knew waat had liap
pei.rd to him; and as be a tinder tho haystucS
whither liis mends removed hi in at tho time of the
cei tent, eveiy momoni waj expected to be his lan.
Tiicpthof the story is howet er, yet to come. He
was hied three times tho first day and con II nod to his
bed tlvo. Un tho seventh, to tho utter sunrise and,
indeed, tho i nnovunce of his triond-t, ho was seen
in Irs carnage at Snraptoff, merely, a ho raid, to see
his hounds ti row on' The oarnage not buin able
to get up to the spinnov. Sir Hellingnam monntea
a qti'et old bone (p'acod there, no doubt, tor the
purpose), mufllod up In a rou. h jacket and a
ebanl, and looked on" We have not space
to continue Nimrod's account in deUil.aDd the result
can be guessed. Three times the hounds checked
twice near Sir Bol ingham when ho east tnom. At
length he could stand it no longer, oft wont the
shawl, down went the great coat, ho took the horn
trom a whipper-in, rot the houuds to work again,
and "stuck to them in a long hunting run ot an
hour and a half over a very strongly iencod country."
.Accidents in tne hunting neio, wnon not ac once
fatal, do not seem to leave pormanent Injurious
effects. Mr. Assheton Smi h (of whom it was com
puted tbat ho had irom sixtv to a b nod red fails a
year) died at a good old ago, ana Sir Bellingham
(irabam was in his seventv-i-oyenth year.
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
Offick op the Evening Telegraph, J
Thursday, July 5, 18G6. f
The Stock Market was moderately active this
morning, and prices were rather firmer. Govern
ment bonds, as we have noticed for some time
past, continue in good demand. 6-2 Os sold at
1044, and (is of 1881 at 10GJ, coupons off; 974 was
bid lor 10-40s, and 103J lor 7'30s. State arid City
loans are inactive. Pennsylvania 5s sold at OOJ;
and new City 6s at 06
Railroad shares are the most active on the list.
Catawlssa preferred sold at 37j37jj, a slight
advance; Reading at 63J, no change; Pennsyl.
TaniaKailroadato6.no change; Norristowa at
56, a slight advance, nnl Minchill at 57, an ad
vance of . 164 was bid for Camden and Amboy;
38 for North Pennsylvania; 62$ for Lehigh Val
ley; 43 for Elmiia common; 31J for Phladol
phla and Erie; and 434 for .Northern Central.
City Passenger Railroad fhares continue dull,
with tho exception of Hestonville, which sold
largely at from 192 195, an advance of 4. 57
was bid for Tenth and Eleventh; 39J for Spruce
and Pine; and 72 for West Philadelphia.
Bunk shares continue in good demand for
Investment at full prices. 140 was bid for First
National; 215 for North America; 142 for Phila
delphia; 125 for Farmers' and Met hanics'; 64 for
Commercial; 93 for Northern Liberties; 31 j lor
Mechanics'; 95 for Kensington; 53 forGirard;
80 for Western; 05 for City; 41 for Consolidation;
64 for Corn Exchange; and 60 for Union.
Canal shares are rather firmer. Schuylkill
Navigation preferred sold at 35J, an advance
of 4; and common do. at 27, a slight, advance.
120 was bid for for Morris Canal preferred; 14J
for Susquehauna Canal; 65i for Delaware Divi
sion; and 05 for Wyoming Valley Canal.
In Oil shares there is more doing. Caldwell
sold at '44; Dalzell at J; Mingo at ; aud Corn
planter at I.
Quotations of Gold 10 A. M., 1521; 11 A. M.,
153; 12 M., 1625; 1 P. M., 152V. -PHILADELPHIA
STOCK EXCHANGE SALES TO-DAY
Reported by De Haven ft bra, No. 40 S. Third street .
FIR8T BOARD
S00 Pa 6s c&P 90) 200 eh Dalzoll 1
8110H) cttv Us new. Is. 968
SfiOfO do mi
70l do lota. 96 J
ClCOtO do W)
1000 TJ8 Bs '81 cou -.I0ij5
5080 Pen Nav 6s 82. 79
100 Bh CaldwoU '44
100 sh Mingo
260 sh Sen. N tots 27
100 sh 8ch. N pf.... 85J
17 sh Mor Canal. Its 90
100 sh Corn Planter, i
lOOth Head bSO 68
400 sh
do. .Is siint 58
100 sa Catapt....b30 871
100 sh do b5 871
00 sh
100 sh
100 sh
200 sh
100 sh
100 sh
do.. ..sown 63
do.. .s6int 63.
do.s5wnint 53'
do slO 68
do . .sSOwn f8
100 sb do 87
lOUOshStNcii CI. . its
24(10 sh do o
600 sh do 6 2
do 2d 63f
do....b5iut fa
KiO sh Hcst'v. K. ...o Wi
100 sh
200 Bh
do.
.Use lili
219 h Pa H lots 60
6 sh orrisiown... 66
10 sh Mn-blll. .c&p 57
400 sh 4in & 8th 20j
100sbxY&Mid.... bj
100 eh
2i 0 sh
ino sh
1C0 sb
1U0 eh
do.
do.,
do.,
do ,
do..
....130 19j
19
19 J
19?
...b.30. 192
Messrs. Dellaven & Brother, No. 40 South
Third street, make the following quotations ot
the iates ol exchange to-day at IP. M. :
American Gold 1621
American Silver, Js and is. . . 112
144
12'
12
6J
Wouipouua interest JNotes:
" June, 1C64. .
12J
12
in
10
9
71
6
July, 18Ct..
August, lil...
October, 18 '4...
Deo., 1814...
Slay. 18 !".. .
August, US'). ..
Sept., 18ii6...
October. IS . . .
Philadelphia Trade Report.
Tut rspay, JulyS. The celebration of the '-Fourth"
re the gt noral tttulo ot conversation and tlio atHuuco ol'
man oi the mere ants from the city, couUoes opera
tions to a very limited clro'e.
lu Qmrcltron ltark no fur her safes have been
reported. We quote o 1 at S3S t ton.
'iliere Is no improvement to notice In the Foot
Varkt't anil the on v unlet reported were In small lott
loi the Btipi'lvoi (he home cnnnumi'ra, lit, rt)S I.Mor
mpert'nei 8i(rf9 75 torext'sst brotUffili tor Northwe-t,
era extra 'auil'yi H A (rt,!3 SO lor Pcnmy varila a'td
Ohio do. do i and H(,n lor fancy brands aocordbig to
quality- Kye Fituir Is quiet, v!tb small aale at StiflWy
6.7ft. I'llces of Cum Meal are nominal
'I be n celplB and Blocks of Wheat continue very small,
hut there Is not much demand, and prioes are drooplnir.
We uunle common and choice Pennsyvauht red at BJ 40
500 buhels spring sold at SiftOt white range
lrom $:H0r,3 hi. Kye H In fair request, but there is
very little here; small Bales ol Penntvlvanla ! !!.
aiitl Western at l-i. In Coin but little doing I salea of
MWbut-heU mixed Western at 98o. Oats remain with
out change ; Bale of Pennsylvania at 7JtSl3o., and Went-
"w b'lkvdull i reuniylvanU sells at 2 2t2 2. and
Ohio at i-28to2-'29.
Markets by Telegraph.
New York, July 8. Cotton quiet at 86S:38c.
Flour i dull) 6600 barrels sold; State tO OOftl 126;
Ohio 60S18-76 Western 6'6'Vtt 10 1 Southern
10 2flal7t CaBariian 9;18C0. Whja id all; salei
nntuiportant. Corn as advi ced le.i 120.000 buihels
sold at 87ia8te. Beet steady, I Hit Steady; 120)
twrcll Site; sold t.?u2'87,