She BEDFORD PA.. FRIDAY. JPKE 24, tBB4. FOR "PKEsn/E.Vr, ABR VHAM LINCOLN, of I!ln#is. - FOR VICE PRESIDENT, ANDREW JOHNSON, of Tennessee. TflE NOMINATIONS. The Baltimore nominations of Lincoln and .Tofmson are even- where received with enthusiasm. From sfaine to California demonstrations of satis faction arid rejoieincs are made. This was to have been expected in regard the re-nomination of Mr. Lincoln, There could be no mistaking the feelings of the great masses of the Uniott loving and Union maintaining people of this country. Their con victions are deep seated and strong, that Abraham Lincoln is the man for the crisis. There is a most significant interpretation to be placed upon this re markable preference for Mr. Lincoln at this time. Tt is this, that the people of this country have, after full deliberation, and more than three years terrible experience of intestine war, made vp their mind? to stand by the Government and fight out the war to its legitimate issue. They realize the great fact that a conspiracy of had men has been concocted to destroy the integrity of this country and bring its liberties under a heathenish bondage. They understand the objects of this war to be the perpetuity of the Union and the preservation of our freedom as a nation. They know that if we evade the issue forced upon us by our enemies, and yield to the demands of traitors in arms, and traitors not in arms, that our peace and prosperi ty and glory is departed forever. These senti ments are deeply fixed in the hearts of the people of this country, and they are offering all that they have to uphold them. Before the nominations there were no decided indications of preference for a candidate for the Vice Presidency, Many good and great men desired the renomination of Hannibal Hamlin, although that distinguished gentleman himself was indifferent to it He had no ambition to gratify that way. and hence his friends, although disappointed, yielded an early and hearty support to the gentleman selected as lus successor. Thus with an unanimity almost without parallel in the history of American poli tics, the standard bearers of the Union party come before the public. That they will be triumphant ly elected scarcely admits of- a doubt. The great heart of the loyal people of the United States beats in their favor, and the glorious response given to their nomination in every State in the Union is a sore indication of success. APATHY OF TIIE PEOPLE. The leading Democratic papers are greatly ex ercised at the popularapathy. The N. Y. World, the Journal of Commerce, and the rest of them are greatly troubled by the fact. They can account for it only upon the theory that the nation is fore doomed to hopeless ruirt and that they have bro't their lamentations and warnings to a poor market! Like the children the parable speaks of. they have piped to the people and they would not dance, and now they mourn to them and they will not lament. There seems to be ho course left open to these un appreciated prophets but to hang their harps on the willows and sit down and solaee themselves by weeping over the apathy of the people. And now they are trying to get up a lamentable howl in cho rus, with poor success and no sincerity. Tt is not that the people are indifferent about the successes of the war, the salvation of the U nion, the destruction of slavery, or any of the great matters that engross men of genuine patriotism, that brings grief to these afflicted men. In point of fact these are not matters that thev concern them selves much about. What troubles them is that the people do not see, and cannot be made to see, that they are losing their own liberties; that there is already Wo freedom of speffech or ofthtf press left, and that if things go on in this frightful way, in a year or two more, the white men on this continent will all be slares and the negroes all masters, or else the two races will mutually devour each other and the land will be desolate. Daily and nightly, in all possible form of horror, has this terrible pic ture of the future been drawn and set up before the people, and still the "people*' remain apath etic. They evince no alarm at the eroakings nor are moved by the boding* of ill, so beseechingly made by theill-omened prophets of woe to their country. TAKING POSITION. The joint resolution providing for the amend ment of the Constitution prohibiting slavery for ever in the United States, has failed to receive the necessary two-third vote in the House of Repre sentatives. Every Democrat except four voted against it. This is right and proper, for it will place the more surely the Democratic party where it belongs, namely, side by side with the rebels in support of slavery. They must accept all the con sequences of such a position. What a falling off in the once great and grand Democratic party. — The Union men of the country have accepted in advance the issue thus made. The National Con vention at Baltimore resolved "That as Slavery was tho cause anJ now constitutes the strength of this rebellion, and as it is always and overv hostile to theprincijtcs of republican government and just ice. the national safety demands it* utter and complete extirpation from the soii of the Republic, and that while we uphold and maintain the acts and proclamations by which the Government in its own defense has aimed a death blew at the gigantic evil, we are in favor furthermore f ruck amendment to the Constitution, tubeiuadeby tho peo ple in conformity with its provisions,as shall terminate and lorever prohibit the existence of shivery within the limits or the jurisdiction of the United States." Is it difficult to predict wliich side free northern votes will take in suoe a contest ? It was an evil day fur the Copperheads when they determined to make this last effort to save unharmed the foul system that is now siuiteing our people no heavily and has brought death in almost every home. The following is the amendment proposed : "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude except for the punishment of crime, of which the purty shall be daiy convicted, shall exist within the United States, or in any place within their jurisdiction, and Congress shall have power, by appropriate legisiauun, to earry the foregoing article into effect." TITE "PEACE DKEOCOACY."—-The Democratic Peace State Central Committee of New York.con sisting of one member from each congressional dis trict, convened at the Asfor House, Juue 8, and unanimously adopted the follow! ng: Resolved. That occurrences of the past year have confirmed the position and declarations of the peace Democracy, in mass con rent ion assembled on the 3d June 1863. in opposition to the pend ing unconstitutional unholy and fratricidal war. Revolved, That in view of the approaching elec tion for President and Vice-President of the Uni te! States it is incumbent upon the Pence Demo cracy of the whole country to rally for the election of tnen whew ill use their official power to end this bloody and fruitless conflict. . Revolted, That tlie Peace Democracy of the State be requested to aotcotUe in mass convention, iri the city of Now York, some day this month, as ushalf'ne hereafter nam un<#lby the Executive com mittee DEMOCRATIC "INTERESTS. A late Richmond Examiner has an article dis cussing the Baltimore nominations. The Exami ners not pleased with the re-nomination ofLincoln. It.thiuks the whole thing looks very much like prosecuting the war with the same unrelenting spirit that has been shown from the beginning. — The Examiner manifests a warm sympathy for the forlorn Democracy of the North, in their hopeless prospect of regaining power. Hear the condolings of the Examiner and note the suggestion it makes to the Democrats in regard to their "interests." "The Democrat* of the North, who have waited four year, pot too patiently, trusting to regain the power and profit which they but lately held to be a Democratic inher itance, must naturally be provoked beyond endurance at this audacious attempt of I.iucoln and Seward to ride roughshod overthem four years more. Wo learn that the Democrats are now universally turn ing their thoughts to Franklin Pierce and the Connecticut Seymour as their nominees for President and Vice Presi dent. To give tbem the least chance of electing those two advocates of peaoe, Graut must be defeated, the invasion must collapse and die out, and tho very name of war must become a word of horror, uttered with loathing and exe cration. Therefore, it is the interest of the Democrats to do their very uttermost to weaken the Federal army, dis credit Federal finance, in short, to extinguish the war al together, in order to extinguish the party which invented the,war and governs it and lives by it." Precisely so. Just what a large part of the party hereabouts, calling themselves Democrats are doing every day with all their might. RETURN OF VAIXANDIGHA'M. Vallandigham, the copperhead martyr to civil liberty, has returned without leave or license to his home in Ohio. He dropped in, in apparition style, on the copperhead convention at Hamilton, while the "loyal" men in that body were consid ering the propriety of sending delegates to the Chieago convention. Of course, the noble martyr made a speech, which so pleased his loyal auditors that they at once nominated and elected him as one of their representatives to the Chicago con vention. From Hamilton he went to Dayton, where he made another speech, denouncing the National Administration in general, and Presi dent Lincoln in particular. Ilis froth and foam, however, will hurt nobody, and the "poor victim of an arbitrary and tyranieal government" should be left to talk himself to death. Should the Gov ernment not interfere, and send the martyr to the Dry Tortugas, we presume he'will be the presid ing genius of the Chicago convention, may be, its nominee for President. Stranger things have happened, and now when the Cops are looking around for a Presidential candidate, Vallandig ham's opportune arrival may be made available if not profitable. GOVERNOR JOHNSON. —When the secessionists in the Senate of the United States were leaving their posts for the purpose of plunging the country into civil war, Andrew Johnson, of Tennessee, then a Senator, pointing his finger significantly at Jefferson Davis, said; "If I. were the Presi dent I would arrest you as traitors; try you as traitors, and hang you as traitors!" His course from tliat moment to this has been consistent with the declaration. It is this right character and determination, displayed whenever and wherever there has been occasion for it, that has given him the nomination for the Vice Presi dency. TIIF. proprietors of the Franklin Repository are going to publish a campaign paper entitled "The Old Flag." The first number will be issued on the 21st of July, and be published weekly until after the Presidential election. "The Old Flag, we presume will be edited by Mr. McClure, so well known as the old editor of the Repository. It will undoubtedly do good service in a good cause. IN Sweden, a man who is seen four times drunk is deprived of a vote at elections. If such a rule were enforced in this country we know a certain place where the Democratic vote would be somewhat reduced. AN EFFORT TO START A NEW PAPER. —An effort is being made to start a new paper in Bedford, by Mr. David Over. The old tngwrev. since it has passed into the hands of B. F. McNeil.Eso., is so much improved in mechanical execution ana edito rial ability, wo can see no occasion for another Union paper in a place like Bedford. Better have one effi cient organ than two living on half rations. The na tural tendency will be to create divisions in the par ty- Copperheads regard the new enterprise with an approving smile.— Gettysburg Star. The President's Visit to Philadelphia. Presidents Lincoln had a very hearty reception in Philadelphia on Thursday, on the occasion of his visit to the sanitary fair, with Mrs.Lincoln. The city was gay with flags, and the president was everywhere received with enthusiasm as he passed through the streets. He resisted all calls for a speech, except at the dinner in the fair rooms, where he responded to a toast in his honor, remarking on the sufferng caused by the war, and the benevolent efforts this suffering had called out: — It is a pertinent question, when is this war to end ? I do not wish to name a day when it will end, lest the end should not come at the given time. We accept ed this war, and did pot begin it. [Deafening ap plause.] We accepted it for an object, and w'neii that object is aceompished the war will end; and I hope to God it will never end until that object is ac complished. [Great applause.] We are going through with our task, so far as lam concerned, if it takes us three years longer. I have not been in the habit of makiugpredictions. but I am almost tempted how to hazard one. I will. It is: that Grant is this evening in a position, with Meade and Hancock of Pennsylvania, whence he can never be dislodged by the enemy until Richmond is taken. If I shall discover that Gen. Grant may be greatly facilitated in the capture of Richmond by rapidly sending to him a large number of armed men at the briefest notice, will you go? (Cries of "yes.") Y/ill yon march on with him? (Cries of "yes, yes.'? Then I shall call upon you when it is necessary. Laughter and applause, during which the president retired from the table.) Gen. Lew Wallace and Edward Evertrt also made speeches. The president returned to' Washington on Friday morning. The Defeat of Stiggis. GJUXAKTRY OF THE BLACK TROOPS. —Officers who were with Gen. Sturgis* expidition represent that in the battle at Guntown they at first defeated the ene my, and everything was going Well till the rebels re ceived large reinforcements. /Our troops were then driven back. The colored thoops fought with the r* ?st determined desperation, and were the last to give way. Our forces retreated to Riply, a distance of 25 ratios, that night, after burning, a large portion of the supply train and destroying ten pieces of ar tillery. which they wee unable to move forward through the swamps. On the 11th the rebels made a desperate attack on par infantry, which was repul sed ; but the attack was shortly afterwards renewed, and considerable portions of oar infantry were cut off and captured. After the ammunition had become exhausted, ma ny of the negro troops boarded the ammunition train as it was about to be destroyed, and tilled their bo soms and pockets with cartridges, and others of the negro troops gathered ammunition from the casta way acoutrenients of the white troops, and thus were enabled to kijep up the fight until they reached Mem phis. One bodv of sixteen huudred infantry, which were cut off and supposed to have been captured, were defended by two hundred negro troops from the repeated assaults of the rebel cavalry, ana arrived . at Collietsvi'le soon after the main column of Our forces arrived there. Another body of three hun dred negro troops came in, having escaped by various ruad.i, all bringing their arms and accoutrements with them. Our loss is now estimated at 125 negro troops killed and 14 pieces of artillery. About fif teen hundred men, all of the 6Vth United States col ored troops, have come in. There are two hundred mn and six officers miming. Three hundred of the ''Ai'-h United States colored troops are missing. WAR ITEMS. A remarkable' itate of facta has just come to light reia - tire to some wounded soldiers left in the Wilderness ever since the battles were fought there last month. Within a few days quite a number who were convalescent succeeded \n reaching Alexandria from that locality, having made rude crushes out of trees, so that they walked all the way in. some sixty miles. They reported that there were a large number of wounded remaining behind in the most destitude condition, and that they were subsisting in the open country as best they could. General Slough reported these facts to Uaneral Augur, commanding this depart ment, who sent out a cavalry and ambulance train to bring them in. On arriving at the Wilderness, it was found that the rebels had just been there and taken away some two hundred, leaving only the worst cases, who were brought to Alexandria. Fifteen, however; died on the way. Gen. Sherman telegraphs that he was pressing the ene my on Tuesday, and had made considerable advance upon Mar\ptta. The rebel Gen. Polk is reported to have been killed in an engagement which occurred on tha f day.— The rebel cavalry under Wheeler had been oprrating in Sherman's rear, at Calhoun, and had torn up the track in one or two places, and partially destroyed a train of ears, but otherwise had done no material damage to tie road. Advices from Cincinnati say that John Morgan, with about 700 men, the remnant of his command, passed through Flcraingsbnrg, Ky., on the 12th, boundfor Pound Gap. Fifteen hundred Union troops were in pursuit It is said that the Rebels admit a loss of 1,000 at lynthiana. A letter to the Chicago Journal, dated Kingston, Geo., June 1, states that a dispatch was recently rt eived by Gen. Sherman, from Gen. Grant, containing hut three words—"Annihilate Johnston's army"—and an>ther dis patch arrived May 31, not to advance on the eemy any further. Further particulars of Bturgis' defeat show tint we lost fourteen pieces of artillery, one hundred wagotß, and a bout one thousand in killed, wounded and misshg. The rebels were said to be commanded by Kirbv Smth. The force of StuTgis comprised two brigades of cavntv under General Grierson, two brigades of infantry, onebompany of the First Illinois light artillery, and two reginents of colored infantry. lie had eighteen pieces of arillery. of * hich all was lost but two. He also lost two hundred wagons. The greater portion of our wounded alo fell in to the hands of the enemy's cavalry, who pursuit our for ees to Colliersvillo. Colonel Humphrey, of tin Ninety fifth Illinois, is reported killed. Colonel Warrhg, of the Fourth Missouri, was severely wounded. AMemphis despatch of the 14th states that considerable bdics of the missing infantry of Geut-ral Sturgis's expedjv>n were constantly coming in, and that our loss will pgpably bo cut down to les3 than one thousand, all told, ill parties concur in stating that the men fought with dsperation the negroes especially ; but they fell into conusion, and their ammunition becomini; exhausted caused i panic. General Sherman ays the report that the lebels had abandoned their position in his front was p.mature.— They had only fallen back from that portiin of t'neir works in front of Kencsau mouutain, but sfil held the mountain as the apex of tl elr position. Our army was pressing them closely, thous h continued rain rendered all movement difficult. Gen. Foster, commanding in the Departncnt of the South, states that he has received a communiation from General Jones announcing tl iat §ve of our offi cers, prisoners, had been pla 'ed in Chariosta to be de tained there under our fire. Gen. Foster hs protested against the act, and at his ret |nest the Sccretry of IV ar has ordered five Hebe! prisoners of equal raq, who will as a retaliatory measure lie pi accil in positips in our works under the enemy's tire, and keptthcreis long as as our officers are retained in ('harleston. Details of the late expedition under Gen. (tkei.k are received. An advance thrown ont on the st|destroyed the Rienzi and Danville Railroud, and rejoinejthe main colnmn on the Bth inst On thi ■ 10th inst., ck cavalry, while movingjin the direction of Hanovertownjoet a body of the enemy and drove them bs ck. They soot returned, however, heavily reinforced, an i a few hourjthe entire force, both infantry and cavalry, were engaged The ne gro troops are said to have foogh t with great (Operation, and through their efforts our troops were entiled to keep np the fight until they reached Memphis. Ajbody of 1, 600 infantry, which hud been cut off and sn\posed to have been captured, were defend od by a aegr' force of about two hundred, and arrived qafaly at Collirville.— Onr loss is estimatoil at 12.> negro troops killed,and four teen pieces of artillery. A large number of refugees from Grecnbriar d the ad joining counties arc daily arriving at Charleston, Va. — They consist of whites and black*, men. womenand chil dren. They represent the condition of the peple there as most dcplorablo. The suffering of all c!ass®f people for the want of food is quite heartrending, and tb iraprcs - j sion seems to be that many poor people unable o escape from their homes will perish. Very little corn las been planted, or any efficient agricultural puovisionsmade to subsist any considerable nunber of peoplo there text win ter, and tho consequence is expected to be the ajaost en tire desertion of the country. PERSONAL AND POLITICAL A despatch to the Cincinnati Commercial, fronDayton, says that "In response to a serenade last night, fr. Val landigham said hri didn't believe that- there vftuld be any attempt to safest him, but should thero besueb a thing intimated,/he and his friends are prepared or such an emergency.'' It if said, by parties who aro opposed to know the ifttcutions of the Government, no at tempt will mode to arrest Valandigham, the adminis tration being convinced that ho will do muchgreater harm to the opposition while at liberty on this sip of the line than he could do in Canada or martyrized bytonfine ment ap a State prisoner. Mr./Kayniond's campaign life of Mr. T,incoln|s to be in various forms aim different languages aa cam paign document. 'The Blair men of Missouri have put up a state tiokct, frith Frank Blair for governor, since the Baltimre con vention. They mean to have their revenge. A letter from Cairo, 111., says: "The nominajon of Lincoln is heartily indorsed by ail our Union into. A ratification meeting was held here wjiich was entusias tie. This would not have been so if the friends of Ftmont did not think he had desertod them. I report whl they say. They say they have done with Fremont beenso he has gone ovtr to the copperheads. They point to im as an instance of a man naturally honest, brave and patri otic, trying to be a politician. He is like a blacUiuixh trying to make a watch." The N. T. Tribune'* Washington correspondcucetays : The Postmaster General has instructed Postmaster Wai born of Philadelphia to use his official influence ft pre vent the renomination of Judge Kelly. The fact iserea ting a feeling of deep resentment among the admhistra tion Members of the House. Mr. Lincoln has a!rcay put his foot down in a case like this, and will not peruit bis patronage to be used to destroy hi* staifnchest frienls. It is stated that General Grant is the owner of ten hou sand dollars' worth of stock in the Western Diftsion Railroad of Chicago—not purchased by him, bat sbheri bed privately by friends, and presented to him as as evi dence of good will. Hon. Aaron H. Cragin has been ebosen U. S. Semtor fromNew-llatnpshire for a full term of six years frouthe 4th of March next, when Hon. John P. Hale's prcent term will expire. Mr. Cragin. though a lawyer, ha an excellent talent for silence, and will prove a most inlus trious and efficient Senator. Though still in tho prinß of life, he has had experience in the Legislature of his Rate and in the more popular branch of Congress. A gentleman in conversation remarked to President Lincoln on Friday that nothing could defeat him but Grant's capture of lliohmond, to be followed by his ntm iuation at Chicago and acceptance. "Well," said the pas. ident, "I feel very inueh like the man who said he diun't want to die particularly, but if he bad got to die, that vas precisely the disease he would like to die of."—A'. Y. Timea. A twenty dollar box of cigars was lately sent to fleu. Grant with the request that be would smoke one ef them at least in Richmond. •On the evening of the 17th of June there was a grand Union demonstration at Princeton College, New Jersey. It was designed as a response to a meeting of Rebel pathisers held in that place the night before in honor ef the return of Vallandigbam. The College Copperhead* on that occasion made a bonfire of boxes and fences which th*y had stolen* and cheered lustily fop Jeff. Davis and the Southern Confederacy. These proceedings so aroused the indigiratiwi of the hy*l students that they resolved to show fife friends of "Nassau" thntauch oomluet would not bo tolerated there. A large quantity of fuel was pur chased, and at 10 P. M. the wood was piled around "that same old cannon," and over it teas euep-nde# an effigy of Vrfllaniiujham by a wire *tretthed from two trees, and tho whole was then fired. Frequent groans were given for Northern traitors, many and loud cheers for "Honest Old Abe" as our next Presidont, for Grant and the army of the Potomac, and the Emancipation Proclamation! A procession was then formed, and, headed by the flag of Stars and Stripes, marched to the bouses of the Professors, whose patriotic remarks were in keeping with the senti ments of these loyal and spirited students, and added greatly to the enthusiasm of the meeting. There was a largo meeting at In llanapolis, Saturday evening, to ratify the Baltimore nominations. Gov. Mor ton was one of the speakers, and said that the tileuee of Fremont in regard to the prosecution of tho war and the suppression of the rebclliofl gave rise to the most painful apprehensions of his true position. He had carried his standard in 1850, and endeorcred to sustain him as a pol itician and a millitary chieftain, and neves until he saw that letter had he cause to regret what he had done. The letter gave Joy to his enemies and paiu to his friends, and, omitting oue or two sentences, there is nothing in it that might not have been written and subscribed to without inconsistency by Mr. Vallandigham. FROM THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. Killed. Wounded and Missing, in the 138 th Regiment, P. V. Camp 138 th Penna. Vols. 1 In the Field, June fith, 1864. F En. Isqcirer I enclose a list of the killed, wounded and missing of companies F and D during the late en gagements in which our Regiment took a prominent part. On the evening of tho Ist inst., we were drawn up in line of battle, and ordered to advance on the enemy's works in our front. We advanced under a heavy fire of mus ketry, through waiop, in plnces, over knee deep, and to within one hundred and fifty yards of the rebel line. — Here, they opened from behind tbeir breastworks a ftiri ous fire of musketry, while their artillery, threw a shower of canister into our ranks, which somewhat confused the advance, but notwithstanding, all the men rushed forward with a genuine Yankee yell and drove the rebels from their works, capturing a number of prisoners aud holding the position, in spite of the furious efforts of the enemy to drive us baok. Our right flank was protected by a part of Gen. Baldy Smith's command (18th corps) who had just arrived on the field. They are as fine a looking set of men as I ever saw and have done excellent service, both here and with Butler. The First Division of our Corps charged simultaneously with us on the left of our©ivision (the Third) but were repulsed. I eoclose a copy of A com plimentary order from Gen. Meade, to GEN. Wright com manding our Corps (the Sixth) in which he expresses his satisfaction with the conduct of our Division. We have been steadily advancing our lines until our outer works are within oue hundred and fifty yards of the rebels. Each side seem* to be doing (heir hest'with the spade to make their work* impregnable. Sharpshooters are so busy that neither we or the rebels dare put our heads above the works. General* Grant and Meade seem determined to push the rebels to their "last ditch" if it takes the whole summer to do it in. Tho Army of the Potomac is now stronger in point of numbers than at the commencement I of the campaign. The men ara in the best of spirits aud Lave full confidence in the abilities of tho Commanding Generals. We are now about fifteen miles from White House Landing, and ten or twelve miles from Richmond. The country here is interspersed with swamps, aud marshy ground. The dry or np land is generally very sandy and covered principally with eak and pitch pine timber. The land has been bettc- cultivated here, than in many other parts of Virginia through which we have passed. I have seen numerous fields of corn which will likely need plow ing 'LI'IETH Reh* get possession af them again. Fields of wheat nicely out in head serves as pasturing for our cattle and horses. Many elegant farm houses are entirely deserted by the secesh inhabitants not liking to face the -oowardly" Yankees as they term them. All the negroes that are able-bodied have been driven off to Richmond, to work on tho fortification*. I will now give a list of killed, wounded and missing: Company F— Killed, First Lt. Chas. P. McLaughlin. Wounded — Corp. J. Moser, shoulder. Privates David Rush, leg severely; Franklin Baner, face severely ; Hiram May, head slightly. Missing — Corp. S. E. McCoy, and Private Henry Kelly. The above were the casualties during the engagement of June Ist. The following are the casualties in company D with date. Tbcy comprise the whole time since the ing of the campaign : May 6th. Killed —E. J. llixon, and J. J. Price. Wounded —O. S. Jonathan Snyder, hand seriously ; Cor. J. Huffman, shoulder severely ; Cor. H. Me Lear /, left fore-anu severely R- Psivate* J. A. Hochard, shoulder se verely; N. H- Beals, shoulder slightly ; John B. Hammer side slightly; Wm. Cerl, finger slightly. Missing—Sergt. George Raughman. Privates Thomas J. Miller, E. liarbaugh, Qhas. Summerville, Aaron Mock. May 12 th. Wounded — George HOLM&n, hand severely; John E O'Neal, arm slightly. June let. Wounded —'Corp. 11. Barkman, hand severely Privates E. Mock, left fore-arm severely; J. G. Leasure. left fore-arm severely ; John Xycuui. foot severely. June M. Wounded — Privaios N. H. Beals, !g se verely; E. Lowry, shoulder severely. Juneith Mortally wounded — Noah Allison, abdomen, (since died 1 . [COPY.] Ey Telegram from Headquarters, A. P. J Dated, J use 1, 1864. ) To Major Ten. Wright: Pla*C giro my thank* to Brigadier Gen. Ricketts, and his gallant command for the very handsome manner in which they hare conducted themselves to-day. Tho suc cess attained by them is of great importance and if fol lowed up will materially advance our operations. Respectfully Your*. George G. Meade. Maj. Gen. Commanding. Grkial:—Maj. General Wright directs mo to say that ho transmits the within to you with great pleasure. Yours obediontly. R. T. Hai.trrad, Capt. and A. A. O. Tho above erde.r was received and read to each com pany on the morning of the 2d. Yours, C. P. C ALHOn*, 0. S. Co. F 138 th P. V. THE WAR FOR THE UNION. OFFICIAL WAR BULLETINS. WASHINGTON, June 20, 1864. Major General Dir, M-ic York : No opperations to day on the James river have been reported to the Department. Unofficial state ments represent our loss to have been severe in the assaults on the enemy's works on Saturday, butno offieiallist ofthe casualties has been recieved. General Sherman in a dispatch dated this evening at 7.30 P. M., says :"I was permature in announce ing that the enemy had abandoned his position. I based my report on those of all the army com manders. The enemy has thrown hack his flank and abandoned all his works in the front of Kenesaw piountain. but holds that mountain as the apex of his position. His flanks bv,noon to-day were be hind Moses Creek. We nave pressed him pretty close to day although the continued rain makes all movements almost an impossibility. General Fos ter, commanding the Department of the South,(it Hilton Head, S. C. —' I have the honor to re port that I have to-day received from. Mqjor Gen eral Jones, commanding the Reble forces in this Department, a letter stating that five general offi cers of the United States, held as prisoners of war, had been placed in Charleston to be retained there under our fire. Against this weak and cruel act I have protested. In the meantime, the fire on the city is continued. I respectfully ask that an equal number of Rebel officers of equal rank may be sent to me in order that I may place them under the en emy's fire as long as our officers are exposed in Charleston." This Department has issued a retaliatory order transferring to General Foster an equal number of Reble General officers, to be treated in the man ner proposed, as long as our officers are exposed in Chvleaton. EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War. WASHINGTON, June 18tb, 10 o'clock P. M. To Major G mar at Dbc, New York : The following dispatch froiu General Gridt, (fa tod yesterday, at II o'clock A. M., at City Point, foftbeen received at this department: "The Ninth €|>rps this morning carried two more redoubts Toraung a part of toe defences of Petersburg, capturing 450 prisoners and four guns. "Our successes are being followed up. "Our forces drew out from within filly yards of the entrenchments at Cold Harbor, made a flank movement of an average ofabout fifty miles march, crossing the Chickahominy and James rivirs—the latter being 2,000 feet wide and 8i fefet deep at the point of crossing—and surprised the enemy's rear at Petersburg. "This was done without the loss of a wagon or piece of artillasy, and only about one hundred and fifty straggler* were picked up by the enemy. "In covering this move, Warren's Corps and Wilson s cavalry had frequent skirmishing with the enemy, and each losing from fifty to sixty kill ed and wounded, but inflicting an equal, if not greater, lose upon the enemy. , "The Eighteen Corps (Smith's) were transfer red from White House to Bermuda Hundred by water, moved out near to Petersburg on the night of Aeir arrival, and surprised, or rather captur ed, the very strong works northeast of Petersburg before sufficient force couM be got in them by the enemy to hold them. 'He was joined, the night following this capture, by the Second Corps, which in turn captured more of the enemy's redoubts further south, and this corps was followed by the Ninth, with the re sult above stated. "AH the troops are now up except two divisions covering the wagon trains, and they will be up to night. "The enemy, in their endeavors to reinforce Pe tersburg, abandoned their entrenchments in front of Bermuda Hundred. They no doubt expected troops from the north side of James river to take their places before they were discovered. Butler took advantage of this, and moved a force at once upon the railroad and plunk road between Rich mond and Petersburg, hope to retain pos session of. ' "Too much credit cannot be given to the troops and their commanders lor the energy and forti tude displayed thejlast five days. Day and night has been all the same, no delays being allowed on any account." Liter unofficial despatches 9how that at eight o'clock this morning the enemy stiU occupied, Pe tersburg. Major Morton was killed in an assault yester day. EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War. WASHINGTON, June 18—11 o'clock P. M. To Major Ventral l)ix, New York : Despatches from General Sheridan have just been received. He reports a victory over the ene my at Trevilliau Station; on the Virginia Central Railroad, a few miles south of Uordonsville, where General Lee, a few days ago, reported a Rebel victory. The enemy's loss was verv heavy. They lost the following named officers in killed and wound ed : —Colonel McAlaster, commanding a regiment, killed ; Brigadier General Roaser, commanding a brigade,| wounded: Colonel A ken, commanding a regiment, wounded; Colonel Caster, commanding a regiment, wounded. —' My loss in killed and wounded will be about five hundred and seventy-five. Of this number four hundred and-nibety were wounded. 1 brought off in my arabulences, three hundred and seventy seven—all that sould lie transported. "The remainder were, with a number of Rebel wounded that fell into my hands, left behind. — Surgeons and attendants were detailed, aud re mained in charge of them. "I captured and have now with me three hun dred and seventy prisoners of war, including twen ty commissioned officers. My loss in captured will not exceed one hundred and sixty. They were principally from the Fifth Michigan Cavalry. "This rrgiuient gallantly charged down the Gordonsville road, capturing fifteen hundred hor ses and about eight hundred men, but were finally surrounded and had to give them up. "When the enemy broke they hurried between General Custer's command and Colonel Gregg's bridge, capturing five passion* of Pennington's battery, three of which were afterwards recaptur ed, leaving in their hands two caissons "A more detailed report will be made hereaf ter." Y EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War. WAR EETARTMKNT. June 19—9.45 P. M. To Major General Dix, Sew York: This evening a dispatch from City Point, dated at nine o'clock this morning, reached the Depart ment. It report* that our forces advanced yes terday to within about a mile in front of Peters burg. where they found the enemy occupying a new line of entrenchments, which, after success ive assaults, we failed to carry, but hold and have entrenched our advanced position. From the for ces of the enemy within their new line it is in ferred that Beauregard has been reinforced from Lee's army. No report has been received by the Department concerning the casualities of our army in its ope rations since crossing the James river, except the death of Major Morton, mentioned yesterday. General Sherman reports to-day that "the ene my gave way last night in the midst of darkness and storm, and at daylight our pickets entered his line from right to left._ "The whole army is now in pursuit as far as Chattahoochee. I start at once for Marietta." No military intelligence from any other quar ters has been revived to-day. E. M. STANTON, Secretary of War. Terrible Explosion at the Washington Arsenal. WASHINGTON, Friday, June 17. 18fi4. A terrible explosion occurred at the Washing ton Arsenal to-day, a few minutes before 12 o cloek. It seems that some red stars for fireworks had been made and set out on black pans to dry. They could not stand a temperature of more than two hundred degrees, and under the hot sun soon reached that. One of the stars ignited, which set the remainder off. exploding the laboratory. The occupants of the building were all females. Upon the explosion a terible scene was witnessed. In the yard there were about twelve hundred men and three hundred women at work, a number of whom were burned and bruised in the endeavor to get away. The alarm was immediately given, and afler the fire was extinguished a search for the bodies was commenced. Eight females were taken out in a sad condition and placed in the hospital. The scene at the yard was of the most heart-rend ing description. The parents of many of those at work in the building and the yard rushed to the scene of the disaster to make inquiries after the safety of their children, but the names of all wiio have perished cannot he assertained until a call of the rotl can be made and those who have been saved arc assem bled together. Maj. Stebbinsj Military Storekeeper, was in the building at the time with several other gentlemen, and states that after the powder on tne benches caught the fire spread down rapidly, blinding the girls and setting fire to their clothes. Many of them ran to the windows wrapped in flames and in this way communicated the firo to the dresses of others. The nineteen dead bodies taken out were so ter ribly charred as to be almost beyond identification. Three more are mortally injured, and there are fif teen or twenty severe contusions. Special care was taken to prevent the fire from reaching the large magazine, in which several tuns of powder are constantly kept, for had the flames reached the building, the loss of life would have been fearful, as several hundred persons were in the immediate vicinity. While the firemen were engaged in pour ing their streams upon the building in which the explosion occurred, another explosion took place in the ruins, but which only resulted in throwing up iuto the air some of the burning timbers. Quite a number were injured in jumping from the windows; but the majority of those who esca ped in this way immediately ran off in all direc tions, which renders it difficult to tell who perished and who escaped. One young woman has an arm broken in jumping from the window. Three bovs are missing, and it is feared they perished in the building. • " J •>< CONGRESS. _ Wfax*ii>ar. J-Jne 15. SCTAt£.— After ttMfrc crenee of the billto' repeal the Rigihve Slate Law to the Committee oirS.avery and Freed men, Mr, Ht&neer immediately reported it back again, and asked ffir their consideration, but objection being made, it was laid over. Mr. Trum bull, from the Judiciary Committee, reported upon the cases of General# Scfemk and Blair, involving their rights to hold seats in the House. The conclu sion of the Committee is. that Gehbral Scbenk is* en titled to his seat, he liaving resigned Ue position m the army before the assembling of the Congress to which he had been elected. Oen. Blair's case, how ever, is different, as ae still holds on to bis position of-Major General j but the Committee express no opinion whether continuing to discharge the defies ot' an office made incompatible with those of member of Co tigress would disqualify him from taking hi* seat. The bills for the disposed of coal lamfe and town property in the public domain, and for granting lauds to Wisconsin to aid in building military roads, were passed. The bill to estabish a Bureau of Free men's Affairs was then taken up, and debated li0gS the rcmaimder qf the session. HOUSE.— Continued the consideration of the Con stitutional amendment to abolish slavery nntil the close of the day session, the result being' the rejec tion of the amendment by a vote of ninety-four yeas to sixty-five nays—a two thirds vote being necessary to carry it. In the evening session, the House con curred in the report of the Conference Committee's ' report of the Consular and Diplomatic bill. The Senate amendments to the Internal Revenue bill were then considered. About fifty amendment# were acted upon, when the House adjoureed. THURSDAY, June 10. SENATE.— Continued the discussion of the Tariff bill, until the close of the session. The Senate amendment decreasing the duties on teas of all kinds from twenty-five to twenty cents*was adopted; as al so the ameadmeut making the duties ou finer des criptions to he increased ten per cent, ad valorem. On the section by which the committee decrease the duty on imported railroad iron, fitted to be laid dawn without further manufacture, from eighty to seventy cents per one hundred pounds, considerable debate arose, but the amendment was finally agreed to. The ad valorem duty on steel wire less than No. 18 was raised to twenty percent, instead of fifteen. The ad valorem duty on spun silk forfeiting, in skeins or caps, was placed at 25 per centum. The duty on acetate of lead was increased to 20 cents per pound, and on aniline dyes $1 per pound and 85per cent, ad valorem. Numerous other amendments were agreed to, as far as the reading of the bill progressed, the fourth and fifth sections being left for future action. They relate to woolen goods. Adjourned. HOUSE. —Mr. Pendleton's report on the Legislo tive and Judicial Appropriation bill was noncon curred in. The House then receded from its disa greement on the amendments, except that increa sing the salary of the Treanrer of the United States, and on that asked for another Committee of Confer ence, which was granted. The Senate amendment# to the Internal Revenue bill were then considered for the remainder of the session, and nearly all con curred in. The amendment striking out the tax on whisky on hand was agreed to by a vote of seventy two to sixty-two. The Senate substitute for the mining clause was coDcnrred in by a vote of seventy two against thirty-one; theameudinent striking out the clause which imposes a duty of five per cent, on the proceeds of gold and silver mines, was also agreed to. Several other amendments were concurred in, and a committee ordered to meet a similar committee from the Senate to confer on the amenndments disa greed to. Adjourned. MONDAY, June 13. SESATE. —A communication from the Secretary of War relative to the seizure of the silver mines of Syl vester Mowry in Arazona, by order of General Car leton, was received. The resolutions recognizing Ar kansas as a free State was called up. A motion was made to refer to the Committee on .1 udiciary with the credentials of the Senators elect from that State. — After a long debate the motion to refer was agreed *to. The committee to whom was referred the peti tions for increased railroad faculties between Phila delphia and New York reported the same adversely, and asked to be discharged from the further consid eration of the subject, which was agreed to. The con sular and diplomatic appropriation bill was agreed to as it came from the House. HOUSE. —The Committee on Elections reported that Robert C. Schenek having resigned his commis sion prior to the tession of Congress, w as notdisqual ified from holding a seat, but F. P. Blair, by retain ing his commission, disqualified himself as a membe oftheHouse. The report ofthe committee of conferr ence on the military appropriation bill was concurred in. andlhebill only awaits the President'# signature.— Mr. Schenck introduced a bill repealing the S3OO ex emption clause of the conscription act, which wa# laid over. A resolution that no "fftate in rebellion shall appoint Presidential electors, Ac, was tabled. A SUB pension of the rules to Consider Mr. Lazear's peace resolution was refused. The Senate bill to repeal the fugitive slave law was taken up, and after considera ble discussion, was passed—yeas 82, nays 58. Ad journed. TTKSDAT, June 14. SENATE. —The Committee on Finance reported witn amendments the House tariff bill. The bill re apportioning the territory of Idaho was passed. Al so, the bill appropriating $2-50,000 for repairing the public works connected with the harbors of the north ern lakes and $100,006 for similar purposes on tbo - sea-coast. Mr. Dougall introduced a resolution rela tive to attempts of European Powers to obtain foot holds for monarehial governments in close proximity to th# United States. Laid over. The fortification i bill was somewhat amended, and was passed. The gold bill, as amended by the House, was read, and* will be considered to-morrow. The amendments to the bill equalizing the pay of United States soldiers were adhered to, and a new committee of conference was appointed. The House bill to establish a Bu reau of Freedmen's Affairs was disenssed up to the adjournment. HOUSE. —The Committee on Post-offices and Post. Roads reported a motion authorizing the extension . of the contract for carrying the overland mail for one year, from the first of July. The resolution was read twice, and was then laid over. The gold bill as amended was passed. Yeas, 78, -nays (52. The bill making an appropriation for a survey of the coast was recommited to the Committee on Mays and 1 Moans. The consideration of the bill proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to abolish sla- • very in the United States was resumed. A lengthy discussion ensued, and was continued throughout an . evening session which was held. No action was ta keu on the bill. FRIDAY, June 17. SENATE. —The Senate kept the Tariff bill under consideration until a late hour, when, the various ainenduiets made in the Committee of the Whole having been agreed to, the bill was reported to the Senate, and finally passed by a vote of nineteen against seventeen. Horsr.—The remainder of the proceedings in the House were of an unimportant character, being con fined to private bills, and to matters connected with the District of Columbia. SATURDAY, June 18. SENATE. —The House resolution, continuing for one year the present contract of the Government, with the Overland Mail Company was adopted, after receiving amendments providing that for eight months of the year the trips shall not exceed sixteen days, and for the other four months twenty days, and that the compensation shall not exceed the amount paid for carrying printed matter by water more than 820,000. HOUSE.— The House adopted the Conference Com mittee's report on the bill increasing the pay of pri vate soldiers to sixteen dollars per month, and non commissioned officers in proportion. The joint res olution for the release ofCapt. John Ericson from certain portions of his contracts with the Government for iron clad vessels of war, was brought up, and af ter a long debate, was adopted by 85 to 36 votes. It turns over IO the Government for completion, at lier present valuation, the iron clad Dictator, but leaves the Puritan still in the hands ofCapt. Ericson, to be finished according to the terms agreed upon with the Government. The bill establishing a Navy- Yard. for the construction and repair at New-Lon don Conn., wa# reported by the Naval Committee, and its consideration was postponed till next session by a large majority. The majority of the Committee favor League Island, in the Delaware River, as the site of the proposed Navy-Yard. The House took up and adopted the joint resolution reported hy th® Naval Committee authorizing the President to give notice to the Government of Great Britain, that it ia the wish and intention ofthe Government ofthe Uni ted states to terminate. at the end of six months, th® treaty arrangements of 1817 relative t® a naval fore® on the lakes. 1 A joint resolution was reported from the Naval Committee for the establishment of a Navy Yard on the Western waters, after diiicussing which for some time, the House adjoureed. 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