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VOLUME, 14XVIII-
Ott tiiiisb*gh
figx LATEST NEW
By IT
BELL ETIT:
fIIfitAIII-1301 6£H. 'kat
etitis c.ir4iseltiretelnitOli;
ENERAI. 'CtISTAIi.- - I , IOT KILLED.
imrs'Abilil%aplgßitwatt
=UM!
-Prisoners Captured.
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prrion • L SR AB 01TT. 7,003:
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t • : • IVAN DOrARTNINT,
WASPINGT n,-April 4,1605, LI r. x.
in ILricXy Oiruinf ,Fx: ' : , , r • ' . T
r The following telegram ? foiat Gen. a - ma his"
pust reached 04:repayment. What hour to-day
l it left itim,eota not apron-, but probably In tho
afternoon.? No details of commitici have Wen re
ceirid, Wieser enacted tomorrow. , ~...
I The stotioteni: flied "offielmelnformation Sad
1 beee nceived of Gen Costar beteg killed Is not
1 . tine: Tic - is as unharnAlatethlis sflunitiot.
i Piflusal' E. IL STANTON,
Secretary of War.
1 _ WWION STATION, VA.:April 4,1865.
Ilan. Rot Al. Stevan, Srottary of Warr The ,1
army Is isistaifferirard hi . hope?
of tifecieldnil
- or dispersing the remainder of Lee's army.
Shaidae's . cavalry and antra. corps are be
; tween tat and the Appomattox; General Meade
't and the Second and Sixth are following, and Ord
1 is following the line - or thi; doid,hiadb Railroad.
All the mem,. that retains .anytidtg Rye oi
ganhastion have gene Mhh : Cof the Apponsittiok,
~f, and are 11.1.1:tly.heatting fur. LynchbUrg. _ .
.t Their lowest have been Tea heavy. The bonea
t -througti the Muni are • nearly all used is hos
tala for the wounded. • in every dbrectiniir
zniiear of rebel saddlers pushing for hors ..— soma email . -
.4 In lerOLOCAsalx. In skim* . an:difsse?4i
'without ais..
Out cavalry purified so closely, that the me
_l tny weie forced to destroy piebabry the greater
part of their transp ortat ion, caissons N .T miiii.-,
I The number of prisoners captured yesterday
1 ....:'..
From the 28th of March to the present time,
our iota in rkilloil, wounded and -copenoiel , will:
not pichably vestelyi' thrmiand,::of - intioin
1 tom /mem frimildiato Giro thaniMiCirere cap
-3 aced. and many int !lightly wounded.
1. IsbalfiAilloistaVOT ' MAIL Isittsri ki r tijettlitir'
*b rrt, rlr t... ' . ..mi t.w....
03 1 ilitd3 :,. t.i'..ll3thieGriiire, : „ .1
.r.• t. - .. ', ..... ~,:raetthimiin General:..
~ Wasruntowin, April 4.-6 correspondence :
"1 from Cletritait alitiathet 'Len his' dlilded the
resonant of hie army and is retreating its tivir .
=AU 4ItS elltai.;/ifllli :141110iiiri at 'Whets yesteri.'•
day exceeded 22,030.__The rebel desttnetton_ol .
, propettrosoAbelfCtetilalltextly , :tidaglitit.
descilptkut. Sersififintiflitti dent:Hein troivis
. 7 ,.....o ;;9s,x wlL : t feli wes k4 s ! _tleigated. TheraziLk.l.
~
ace safs it la tegarded6y lolittiiynien - iiilmpoi at:
ble for Lee to eicppa with, any considerable pot
,. _Um of his foreee = li le lieLoved'Wiliiii boa
: : t pushtd d , oyg .. ilrith !‘ , 1,6 'll4wx . i corpf . on tie rail.,
tii "'ad /OS. *F.4. Iti,c._*.ii, dth:P*ii - a*4;i_,..iiriiiii , ,
to co-operate with Otani in Leading cit!. leafs.' : '
. tw : i c k:XIDOXIK-).-TSTX.' .
''liT LITTLeiROPERTir birßlikil:
9, veructusiiiiiiiiTtOrt oir' a iiiiips.
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: 1 MAZY ITHION FLitili DiSPLAYRD.
~, ANKITEMELAI OF GMT" TMIIING COMM - D.
-AP .
- roani AND wads mowri , tri,
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''-' A TWENTY THOVSIIO PRISHEITS TAKEN:
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idif,g• leeßefreit thidithitaavillo Road: .
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Bec4a. yaw. SHESLIDAX"C'-'27:A;MIT ff 111100 ; FLA NILS.
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li rior ~.m ,
awas—and -Planssag.
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Nair,. Crater April 4,-Ilve lieraltri Washing-,
• ton tpiekit iti 4
l 'liti,i4e4L, dittorshottm . 64
d lionse.,Mgaiondidtslo pd.'s', on Mooday7 says:
4 ..Bitt. thiei W001,4*.i oesuoieo t k atteiire,,
.1 which was waned mainly to the tobacco were
.
g• honsts. ,V... ".,I.' r..V.1. -i-:. d . . - c.
.
.4 •• uTlbe. reception of 111 - e Union lilll t x.ps was en
''' thuslaskie beyciimiaie6ei!tption, provbw `lll4
thertNoirer Urge tiimbers. Of Uof&oistis hi Misr
city. Many 'Union flags were displayed.
4
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!•':,.::‘,"•,,: "Yesteeday srae Vrtr analeefairy saf Granthi
. :0 1 "-*S If
1:.. :, ........ - taking commend or 41 Keay In persan at Cal
:'•"-: -. 1 - Per Pei quurt Fruitie;4lrginia.",..-,1 : .. . ...
:•: ., :f.a.,::; :': :,..; Wasp:pioTon,: April 4.—On Sandal eight, be.,
;':': / i':'': : -- - fore the'.4Wieirst 16 •oeiid4witia,iithe , rehils
: : ;.,,..ifil t : blew up their forts !ind prig in the J,anseli I:i.re.r.
':,,z •:. W AsnizaToN, April 4 .— There is good anthini
-34-ii,,:.-.: •
.., tyjor'the btatemgt - tbplqlreb,A . , Edson en tab
-1!f: ' ' ''''!' l e gby Granewill ntunbjr ^000i.)
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;,..1:-;:xf,i` DurlnjOisinft tilitifthe' rebels tied and blew .
1 .,
~,, up tuildings in and atoned Peter,brirg. : • .
....k.'• • -..i-• At City Point the belief Is general that-Lee is
•, K ,,•,•:p,• , retreatingnporrtherDstollej . sali . tuld that:Gen.
r.^. , - : ,, ,5.:4 Sheridan le upon hii flanks.
ri-igfil rel oSl Oldab i"V "beadle. ""
_that Johnston has aiinng around ion new post-
Son. between Goldsbonsend-Wildon. Sherman
will take career film. •
NEw Yoax,,6pe i f G A ap e c l a l .l.crt46lsrid
says 'When a messenger bronctt JeffDAVI"
dtEPnte4.4:Ottl ti te, anOTillcittif.4ha 141 wing
of hie rig,llfaud its nury;Oieto ttilirebel
presidenti MINIIO to,beffierejt, miff a coned the
Measerger of_atrempting ao_Aprti-froLtrick.'
Davie and Ms family, with. other re`Wkoidnerk:
and tht it bun'lles, did not leave nichtimod until
)lonthy inornlinf.•,••Had Crtimcd's troops 'wailed
On toll c'depdt ou r titkilnette place , 16ei61i: Le'
pall trAbt hese . been taken. Dantille Will be
the capital of the fughlee confederacy,
MIKE
TOE lIETILELT., OF; 1}225: UHL
Jeff; AiaAir,,B+lrrtioiter oll7er.
.." • NM YOBX, : iNpr3 . l 4. The /Aran / editorially
' Ulrike r.tee'a tetrentWilininiiiiinti. It OATS Lee
-:' will (madame ;to:codfa Grant's linet,in ordii ‘ kt
t%Join Johnatoniarbo; or coirsei will resreat - :io- .
1-; wards a given 10101 on 4001 6 line to .'
facilitate a
g Inn on. - ram all appearances - the` 'utter do
u'
AtrOAtIOA Ak 217A.krees tui , kr ' L;c; : st.d..ii , l , ;l.ion.
Iv . is certain within a short.'titne, 1 helloved by
G mini Sherwin and .h
herlden„learing "Thomas
out or tbe gm:snot:l.'.
Tbo iferuhrs,Webblagton special claims to be
i Infonnitt.by incliOilletalC In I the GOverantein,
that hi rho early part Or last Week, Jett Davis
g made a direct overtnro to Mr. Llnemirt to surretk.
' ! der everynibtato•tho United State; Government
7 i on condition that aII wbohid taken part -in the
rebellioaabeuldhe yenprott3o citizenship._ All
i else be would give up IL that wouldho granted:
„I )11r. Lincoln's easier:watt that ho did not have
t
power to grant that ' itoint . ..: 'Vali: tindid that
peace, negotiation..al:et*of ti t fin coratnaterd
' within forty-ilaht; hours Afterward.
Cene,ral Russell lied.,
PnrLarrainprll - 4.--"A; toteralitspateti to
I tha Ihaleatraaya' that alrklor General Russell, of
the 25th eorps, , vat kilied In the late lratGe.
fir
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1 ' C....ttenuttve 1116• Goods Itobbr !1..
ALlista',r 16 pill 4:—Qtrathenbnthbi dry'goldt
. store in 'Troy, Rae robbed of .690,000 worth of
goodt last night., .
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-NO. 91
REAR TATTLE AT PETFISBII3II
MOST IMPORTANT VICTORY WON.
°WRITE-176GPM .IEI, FORT MARONE
ITOUTRIIIDE RAILROAD GAIIIRD
Bei& .Driven to. retersburg.
PARTIAL UST OF THE KILLED' AND CUNDED
9,CCO Mums acid 36 Gm t'sPturtliq
GEL A. I'. IULL MOWED E KILLED
Gee. Bewail Wounded rid!" Prima
• ' ll.r.Amorawraull A.l4r POTOMAC, t
Apg1111.11304. - s
.Thu most Important victory the Army of the
PciblneAblt free gaillo. l 4 Pfrgl d aWet •Wca.
to-day, and the outerline of works which we
lave belt' trybot c ke,yata for-menthe, t9ft-tatF . ,
estate; has at last yielded ttiensi
ins
and the greater portion .of thie army are orr ,
Withie a mile and shalt of the city ow thoemiths
two et We. The struggle .usade by the nbelnr,
to
'retain aluSe Woritalms bren'of the 'Pitt despsr,
.ate character. and for the anecess obtained to
,
day we are indebtedhot only to the strategy ex •
'Tetra by the commanders,, but to the over
whelming numbers and' bravery of , the .t*Mid
that did the work.
The orders for an attack nu the line tart and
multi of Petersburg bT the I)th and UM corps,
werc'earrliaLouLppoctuallgut daylight. the ar
havinitieetsliirmmering isday the greater
part .of the night along the entire line held by
the above carml:Beets'ii furioleti`Cannonide las•
very seldom been heard doriag - the war, nut even '
surpassed by that which was hoard on the occa
- Mon of Ake ;Mine.. explosions in -front of Peters!
:burg. _
The 9th iiirgartmope•tmeitgati. in the action
were! the, ;01 end .Bd divistoes tru4r.:ol. eatn.
lianimdiee - brigade or itie Ist divisitot.2 -The.
charge was made in front of. forts Hell and Rice,
on the Jeonsalem rood, end was so 'successful
that 'by 8 a. in: 'they Were :in posamstost
three fottirleatimo. Fort Mahone, being the
most extensive of there works, a:localised fopr
:teen guns, some of which were aeoice opSall
' (lathe enemy by men belonging to our infantry
.Jiat Inside, and about fire hundred yards from
ort Mahone, was snot* :r ',work, to ,whictr,tha
rebels retreated. and.-Itum Whoops, they throw
most destructive tire upon our mean canting
them to 'retire from the fort; :when they Shades
dash, thinking to recoter it entirely. But the
guns in the tight Whig, as well.ws lo.the
bad been manned and sheeted, and the assailants
were dot ea nook.- lfrren Vila, tam :till late
In, the atteinada the atitiglae donthmed, the,
enemy - wive every effbm to recover the - fort,
while our T n. :were AS determined tO`ra.altt pus
. cession of
- 'At noon the chance seesmicethat we should
lore it, but soon after the pr 'visional brigade,
underlie. Genies,, and the engineer brigade,
' index Om. Benham,' wittoGin.. Hamlin , . bet
jade of the 9th corps came on the ground, and
by thew tin ely sired the &latent men in
y the fort friiM detente, aidarain ceased - them:
etoft to retire. The fire which raised on the'
ground end potted this 'fort, was of the
most ten Ible and fearful character.
At dark the position of the emitestaats was
tie 'tame as during the day.
"General Wilcox with part AM his division,
wide an attack 14:24:41,011.F0ri AlN.lllyary. near
yids 4ppornaitox, and took part of the line, but
' loon afterwards retreated to his former position,
owlet to theist% of ylupport.
..Thetrodeßafuttiel..9tit Carpi WDL
to 14/00 ln killed, wounded and prisoners, amount
whom are General Patten, premanding thedd
• attrislaili've6oTe6ollyytoritided bittsigye"lant`
' not :fatally. It is 16°w:tient: Geer:tat, orthii
31se Maine, Is seriously wounded; Mai. Bolton of
the Slut Malt:ti t merlon ly wounded; Gil. Gregg
t 4 o [ tbe IPUth oar
Truk, Wrotnded. — lrefor :the scrith'
renosythania, lost a kg; Lieut. Alexander, of
the None regiment,
nbla corns hes taken: Mariana, gems, about
hundred prisoners and two battle flags. The
hater were taken by the 211th-Yetinsylvattia.
i 1 tie oth coma eupcir tbo enemy's lines lu trout
'at Fort V:eish, desitihe'delebrated lend yr*lii,
d,g-rried them with very slight doss. They
poshed for the Boutbside road, which they
Ts tibout nine O'clock; and th h eery short
time central miles were turn up and destroyed.
'llst.ry then waned widows toward. Petersham,
dfirktir. 4„b 7 Siti':.lldriota Towo
him and Into their tuner line elute to tie city.
'it' V trek a large number or ['droners. Whhallt,
big to about two thiressed,- and- aome twenty
gore.
lUaattackoe the Inner line has beer. made as
,oat, as ihe towitton. is-a strong one, and wilt:
be defended to the last, or evacuated during the
telt. The 4th corr. - belling the line north of
ie
!Jam:Mi r a /UM ind iouttiot r the Damao rot
eonggetirm with the Ott. corps on the right and
the ,2134 on the lett, advineed at daylight, and
totok be works in Weir frosty with. slight toss.
Over 1,000 prisoners wer raptured here by F 4) 5-
1.0. and Turner's dletaidne, under Globous.
, 1 Ley weressuppettexthyi erthweil division a the'
h ll:sth corps, but the latter dud not get into action.
Itte 24 romps who held the line from the run, a
'[,tile and a hair east er this Beyiltas m. 1,1; and
`oTer a talc Wi.ett'oelt; dulered adisimlag
•hhetidan with 'the Sib corps got sup
t.itortlog distauce on the extreme left, when the
. flare iine - Luoved . foirward...Furnlesetiorrrlrks
iiiiimiet "opptisiiliin. The edebey '
was
found to have_ fallen back from this pert of the
line,. sod the ptb. corps Autting.theact.otr,they
baring reached . tbroboutirkierso I _olds Li .
he - forenoon, anti were busy in tearing it op.
fl hi. of course eut,,thy..gebet .army and
two dielelaidir-wae Itkrissmatighl betweim the
and 24 corns.
, At ones Ityitatted, acmes- the Soothe/de rend
i-toaarda the Anieralmitt.TopingMbiatilhlo ford
std thus escape capture, b tt it appears that they
4-sie 'ag Moat Stierldsu, and putting on a bold ap
p./Inner, made ath iw to tight. Nev. t this
['Met reaching „headquarters,. two silvielone of
'the 2d ectryet wire akohln sent to tla tr., iii,. It
,t a nrible, capture the entire command.
flue Mesta during. the day cannot be given,
tut it is tot Rimed that 2,ooo'Will cover them.
Many able eMeera are among the made:roil...
tones, however, are put ohtalemble to-night,
Our rattler/it will anti -about 9.000 orimineni
aPd thirty-eight guns, incluillug those taken by
Gun, histriden- on yesterday.
1 he lore or teetentiril in tkilird end woniaeal
Is not eittimata d. bat ID front of the d.h orris;
they lie on the ground very thick. Trey w ere
iw we down by imedrcda at each ttflet to re
gain their lost ground.
()metal Ransom Is badly mantled, and pris
oners in Our hands any he was found at I teiciAri
to, the Boydrown road, from which It was not
cettlderyd .0. to mars him.
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yi„Gen. A. O. Hill is reportpd killed,i'y prisoners.
THE BATTLE OF 'FIVE: FORKS.
GRAPHIC ;ACCOUNT CF 'SHERIDAN'S OFSRITIONS:
- 114 Thn ii g Poibt in thb Ccafiief
xi Yr uhriVrit 4: 7 , 7 11ii• Jll , ,, , atompl
secold of tbericlan's bottle of ale FiVe Forks,
whieL was the turning point in the conflict, and
which, under Eberidan's . gencralship, will take
rank with : anything on record.
It appears that Grant was not - satisfied With
(b'elay's business on Friday, and placed Sheri
dan in supreme coiniiiand, Of theirholanf -War
ren's-sups, and all the,,ravairy. -.Sheridan. at
once TaimitVerid 'with his Cartiliy,disinotinifrig
A hurtle& In - front of the , rebels, and grildtially
pressed them back Into their works under the
most desperate: and terrible fighting of the war.
While this wai bchig'dione, and don; slowly.
by order, Sheridan set about forming the infan
try, allowing rho same gentile. In Infantry tac
tics that be has In cavalry. It was a marvel to
ace so palm o force of cavalry press hark and
boV In check 16,000 rebel infantry. Still they
did it, and In sirdi a manner as to completely
little that:novenae:at of our Infantry. They. were
drive! , ack stop hymen Into their troika. Then
the signal was given, and the infantry closed on
the works like a huge barn-door. Thu robots saw
their situation but did not seem to oppree:ate
how desperate +here their eirenmetnne. n.
- They fell backt4 the left only to ape four close
Itneit of band waiting to - chive them across the.
geld, and at the righthorseraco charged theta In
thiir vain attempeto tight s onf, and In their Year
fbot and eayolry lempii in a cross fins, cutting
dowhibetiliorrenlnfileers, And istrewcil the fidld
with bleeding men. Their own artillery wad
turned upon them: , • ... r -
At last bodies 6r 61 - aliy Mounted their' para.
pet and charged down upon them, stutilug gad
ctramping-themlnto tionrcOni. Thtsylonl coo .
commanders tb lead 'them hat of the toil
whim) they bud fallen. A few mom. volleys, a
new charge-0(0d the eonttonnd W." lert-to, die ^r
turrtroder,'hnd .5.(1.10 must:ere Were thrown.uPatt
• the gronnd. aid 5:000 men,Nei•V Shcrldirol'A PriA
Caere. 7/11.1.3 IV ilO escapea itc•e punned by the
Very Cutter. They were pursued far' into the
-fit e (crest.
INTERESTINti FROM WASHUNTO3.
DER )I[IIDERERS -AM PIRATE 3.
kreclesiatter!: by Sell Mary Seward.
oFFpip FOR, EACH ARREST,
STATHEINT CP THE PHEHJ.O D
Malts for , Mierman's Army.
STEAMER SAILED FOR RICHMOND•
011161I1tiTION OF WllOl coicazo
OBS.1(11 cELIEUIL&TION Ri IPASIIII9TO4
{W►!IIISGTOY, drril 4.—The folloWin 1 , 33
pre . murget, , d try the Eleeietry of Statelddar
To all vrbenrthese limiest/I'laq coneerri. • '
. ThiettrArr t 'entne tint par,tilt dispose 4
persons Ittree,- tin tithe benders of the' Unttot
Statos entered threaltorts.by sea; hum tnenstrtes.
trbere tbry.ant Acierated, and, bare eoracattel,
eautt4l (glonleq ttgalast tbe property yind lives of.
linicrienn enlaces, as sell In the ogles min ttul
?ural:dloPlets of the country.
ti "Nor, theetrure. to the name iiirrhf the autltlr ,
ity hi the Peet:Went. of the Itulttxl Suttee, I do
beteg set;c:iture that a ieward'oesl,ooo wilt he
• peid jt thts liepaitmett, ter the eaptu-e of each
of inch offenders. upon his conviction
by a, rivil or military tribunal to whamsoinier
sha'l arrest ind.illelitur 'inch Offenders Into th 2
cogoai of the civil cir military authorities of the
Unjted Elates, and' the like reword will be paid,
upon the . FS pie terms, for the capture of any.such
persons en enterind the United States, whale
.fleneennball bare been eornmlttedsubnennently
'to the imbllcation of ibis rtralcci sod a reward
01 t5OO tvl.ll,be paid, Igloo conviction. foe the
diet at of rock reeve - is who shalt have aided. and
sictteri offenees of the clasa before mentioned,
jilfhin.thq antharitlee of the,rulted States.
- •Glvea under Iny band, and the seal of the D
epartment of -
State at Washiogton, the 4th day
of April, 180'.
. ws. pce'y of *tate.
. WnntKG'tow, Arell 4.—The offlebtrntatariont
or the pantie debt on the Mod of ►tareb, showa
_tint the ntnouebontst4ndind bearing Internet In
;tin 1.11.100.1;0,241.80, the trot:trot lle‘01:. tat
001.6,31.275; tb. en', not I oterett In lac
tul Ir 4751,055:P23.W, the Interest isolnc
1:313,819,80.43. ,The, nett on which lb* intermit
boa octeertl le 11349 08, The dnht bent-Int; In-,
*treat In' C 115. 1 1311.287 it. The - total nnannnt'
.outetendisg. is 4t3.338,954,437? 34; the to
(e interest In law 3il mosey suit _gold
Ming 3102,11.10,531.18. The following is
the , arritranc " of leritt ' tender' notes in
etrenlationt -One atid two Ceara tre percent.,
Dratfl, $69.;04,350; Unitcdtketys Atosea, old
:1:)
eon, £4.104; United notes, neei
43,2,6681465 t romponnd interne! notes, act of
Dfarth 61.5.000,0903;vom8rurnit interest
ort , a, art June 3Uth, 1804, 4 1,471',050; a total
01 t 1159,160,5a1i: The einonaf cif frarnionel rer
ruti Is 314,0.54.094; unpaid reqrarttiona.
Twe amount in the trewenry $56,4.51,-.
An order, of which this is a copy, Las Amen
a Noosed by Qen. Sherman;
swtunts,.,N...C.;. Itrare
malts lot officers. and soldiers in the army now
o lien. Ethicists* 1414 after, this date,
Ito vent to Foitresti - Mottette.,' VW., Olt
diatrlbh
tier. NO mail for civilians will be delivered un
levs :addressee to the care of some officer to
'BLOM their are pettottally knowlf.: • - • •
. Maj. Tagput,of . the Burestt of Colored trona.,
let to-day for liJcnnianitiiillestiebilhai' itt last'
Vly a branch of lee oflicei• and to facilitate time,
ur_ni: leaden of compauitat, from among calored
.ac rafts..
n...ghe propellor Rebecca Barton, Capt. Stellitt-i"
Ter. It t this afternoon, • Ish a cargo of
tor the 4.edical ander:glover dmrtuotets,bateml
-for Bic' - retinti;beitik ItS , PI that
eliet,red for that port elate •the'lirealtlireattrittf
the war. •• •
iterutdlate measures wit] be taken tore-A.I4A
li-b the Poet Office In Richmond and
bloc.
&Trial TrEat Is have arrived here to-day. bring
it c ab. at 1.1.X.0 of our wounded Inuit the late
Latit a. Others wilt arrive to-morrow.
In accordance with a recontinund.atinn of the
5...9-tere of War the Executive Mansion,
peol and all the Derartmenta ant other
relict Odic* iu the_city.trere so-nizht
utinatrti, and each in - a blaze of light wits!. es:
,hipit e d In its beautiful proportions. Tite Na
inm.al Fieg was a prominent adaratannt, and ap
' I o Hole mottoes werecouspiruously displayed.
liancm los Headquarters were brilliant with gas,
r.d 1161.eilted , 1
Wild. A . head or inn played Air SiVil al
Lows.
I Ihe 1 ea!, of departments and other offisow
rd the :tnecrnitett, tastefully adorned sodlll.-
matatert their retidence", and alley Alrotr,
rave swifter evidence of „their. (eloping. The
u. wrprper rfess,-iu.lridintw e.rreznsgidetai tee
distant papers, contnbutiid a due !Mare of arth
Eclat light and stars and sults", Thousands of
twreors attended the public meetiou at tile I's
lent oniee..berelm w ad lsrijelr
'prt thltent In training mis. ape:ohm. were made
be i 4 ecretary Oeher. Jedue Carter, Creator
- .164 lans Mew .W.llllams,ofo , °,,roti;.
Pon. Gnirk Clai Smith. or 11. y., and Vice Fecal.
-64 t
lcbra;o. -
'I be last tamed male a Tom end irder'sllnu
habit - , "{reel, In which he said he would live
l'e °wit all(thelnudera 11%10 bet*m L
en 'uttered,
aragrill' . him. ' Ile said the . t
ralto sh ould ho
: punirhod as an examplo to Ulu. who might
terewiter atleuipt to overthrow a free grreen
.n eel.' 'OM a lectildvenitlnuntriellabi In spite or
trote, or alid trinileu . Grietrivnertt. Other Speak
er' addreseed the meeting and there wire fee.
,JllrVt antenna t=e •erstemsea of applause: Very
ersljmpromptet putille%tneetinki wire held in
of her pail- of the city. .
Wreawrenvor, Mell T.—Tom this mall Mist
Th eater, 'which left tlity parterdarth 10
a [l,ol:Bear obiahattlaho following: Our gni
trosta More removed np the. hones river anti-. 1,3
now' regard rttisayiulpairs tr Want° , • •
Gen . 11ellerl, upon catering R:clnormi, was
dii, tillby Get.. Gruel to allow no one to.leave
ii..' city, or porinit act ore to enter who can not
t.ettai will the army or bid authority
The• Mills Ore& Petersburg in Petol,ll plaetni
b . l oro evatenatiog the twat: but the tire was
!k e: if' , I r gni s h ed.
t-5;000 nrisoners have already been re
eelivdm City Point, and cabers ate• constantly
arritioa--do tart there 'arc so many prisoners
the v That a •sullicient number of troop. could
no; he.s.Fart d to guard, 11301. alatv , WlasimallY
dit.Kbmcutavf sailors aed marluctwern tskIDU
Irma genboadv and placed in charge of them.
77;. : eutifit,rdimlax of ptldnuer& cAptared hToer.
!naps by to yesterday. was estimated at 13,0'J0
by well-InformcdQur wonnOed are
br im 4nt latity Point .is :rapid' as POSISI%
hie.. The steamer Dietranr hrouoht up nearly
;ft; 'rebel deserters who desire to take the oath
01 allegiance.
titas - Torla stoct and MoueS 31aiters
?'ew• YORK, 4.—Rctllway sprrulatiotils
hit Tact Yt tho block . F.lreti.olD, tko,
T•. re ,ra• a Pon ^,r la,Ce. ad, x.ro Olt 1 , co , of
IL: -I :1 , 3,, I:4c m.v kll t. ittu.ll
,92 a perfi.et rush for markt , . and a
hagf. Cashless was done, especially In Cash
Btooks. Government Gold- Bonds firmer, es
lA:clank Se2o`it; out of. tat a. orders enntlnne
Bb
tesl. State floods and Bank Shares dull. Coal
and '3llseeltanttotts 899re8 ..Herd all etrong•and
•
Ile Gold speculation gained strengtlos the
day advanced, and tot:mird the lighter point Cir
the Pi n.uing. Cash Gold Is worth 'lout tt; per
'C1.141...11.29.0 than reviler. The demand Mr: amity
Is extremely moderate, and the supply is utuuilJ
IniTcasintr. • -
. . .
Petroleum stocks firmer and mord In demand
Cncon.nnweeltb, 40; F.,entindor, 4.20; Mannar
inn. LS: Rlnd farm.:: 40; # Innle, I.I:N; Tack
2.20; Certr.atbla, :4; 13unk; • farm, 1.2:i, uni .
lei; blatcF, N. 55.
There I. n general (Milne. in the dry goods
trade. The city is full or country merchants,
but there It. n :.;.encral ladthpo airo in hay. The
market lint. cot yet recorrered from the eXecte of
the rapture of Richmond. .
• VOlnestle cotton fnbrie6 nee hexer, und.u . the
ol'•'unt Mine In raw zumeriaL Prints are
nbcut le lower to.dny. •
Railroad to Peters eels Retreat.
IVssitratcro.t. April 4.—A Dassencer tram
City Point who left there early Testerday
ears tote on 'S•itidav night our men emus,
neoeed la3ims a rallrott'd track from Phones
station Ilet:Mburr a distance of three miles,
and also began .. Slanwlag, bridges over the river,
111 b fotmets•itnest•ltasing been elestroyed. The
work now In pmgress will establish the CORO
rletc line of ten mike, from City Point to tla.
.tersbumt.' Only ta few hoard am require& to
telabilth telegraph communication with all
- Very little pmt.'s:3ly wan destroyed by the
rebels to Petert bun; who, during Slimily ott;ht,
merle a ,lasty retreat.. It. was supposed there
Leo was tndeavorlrg to eseape by way of
Alit Danville yellow!. andn portion of our army.
6410triLt: is that direetion. No particulars
14.11, ret ., iced ILI the 11011 T th e passenger
left City •
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GAZ ETTE
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PITTSBURGH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, isci3
FRI!M SERBIAN'S lIEPARTNSP/T.
ftUtAEBED P,[l3El. FEREIGi WxB PRPOTTIMS
Ilrarns if arome al Colesboro.
CREAZ DISTRESS AP wititNotoit
New Rebel Rom on the-Roanoke.
111SESTESED .•SAIa AN- ADS SUPPLIES.
WHAT SHERMAN'S MEN ARE 031N3
nveriiws OF Tusastar_AagNiDi
• :
Abe.. 'ate.
Nntrusam, March 87.., 1 1.t Is reported,here that.
Gen. Sherman tooftlferthaprnposltleti from the,
rehels to nnite . irith the North In a iareign
provided a general pardon 'ls granted to &lithe
Instirgeate,. together with the return of their
prOperty—the South accepting the Gonstirmtion l .
'al Amendment abolishing slavery; ,
Thonsande ,of Sherman's sick have rewired
sod.joined the army, as have also dataelunentZ
of new remits'.
enemy la quiet.. Large numbers desert.
and route ISM our lines daily: Peciple tram OM:
Interior also come In to take the oath of
tian-e faster than they can be accommodated.
The eltiictie of Goldsboro gate four troops a.
swat m !come. The settle &Oinked/Ls 'throng&
out the State. On raining the flag over the limos' . ;
'tall In-Goldsboro. the citizens .endeavored
ontdo the soldiers in their enthusiasm. ' -
(:tut Mimeos prevalld In Wilotst„, ogle g
I 0 lance II ut of rgineces„
Cups. Dayton, frnm•Pltnouth, atatea Ova Dm
rola.l ram Aria of allfax, on thalnannke
1:1%. r, wrilch menuta slx 200-pnuriders, and Is
lat. II with seven-inch wrought Iron, on two
ter t of solid oak, la expected to be ready to
move down the river on Pllinouth, and Into tbO
tiourdon the 16th of April. Alan, that nearly
all the mini Davy ofileers, uunlberleg over WO,
were at Ilallfax; %lick en tdezemit tar
Oil+ section.
Wade Illimprcin'a* cavalry. are threatening a'
raid ru our —Supplies' heswern Kingston and,
whleb Instniatis to be a formidable.
otTule. The necessary arrangements bare been
retie for their reception, which will resnit
wie's defeat, If not annihilation.
.toarterrnaster-tleu'l hielgs and Gen. Eulthiti„
Chief goartuntut,trr of Sherman's army, lble
orriittif 11/01.1t up to the army.. .•0 .• • •
(ikalettli sllCrlllitree men trace became so els. ,
ird and fearless user their reser victories, than
man la an army himself. Three of them
went nut a foraging the other day rime thirty
Mika Intothe enemy's : country, and, formed into.
lire of battle, four times remitting a do
• tarbment of thirty mounted rebels on each oeu
melon. Small 'quads of his men go !ironed
tl..errey and keep ttp . a rest alarm in their
ears a night-and day.
The rant run through daily from hero to.
Ocidtbnro.
yer Joint erode' are all In good cheer and
, r,ry harpy.
. lv.ssittanwos, April 4—A dispatch from .
Gok'..boro, N. C.. dated April Ist, mays: A de•
larionent from (ire. Rellly's command wwvsent
rut on a recount:43mm° yesterday. /Seyond I.lutip
tie cr they hated the enemy's cavalry In con.
rodoshie gave, but drove teem bark some three
u. 1 1 ,., returning whhont any lose. The rebel
are 'with of Tarr River.
'., tow Toni, !mil 4.—The Tri& o4W, Goldsboro
9..1 lof the flOth says: •The Unit serious • at-•
I. el I at rehiring or scouting. around our Gaels'
siloe the occupation of Goldsboro, was mule
• te-day by about thirty of -Ustopton's cavalry
01..11 the tldatrand centre/et •
Northwest from llosely Hall, o*M:utiles Ala ,
'SUL a partyof ten moo belonging to Kilpst- -
rivi.'s cavalry, who had been nut upon a scout.:
,jug and fonseng evdedltten, fell In *Atha, party
6ftiouptoo`s cavalry, who attacked ibennsuit
*bard nkrtelsh followed, our men fighting slid
• falling back.,• ,
.41, opted erthe . 2.3lNficlilgan Intantry,ciale up,
lose tatima W men our men, wiz t were
tilt, timbered three to One. They cheeks.' the:
ye el cevAlry. hlnc ef oar min was kilted and
wretedwi. We eap•ored - two prisoners. lea'
li•oo or term killed, and as many. wottodmi on
ti e Geld. A dated was sae! wit from:Ana 21
Igalte with anadtbiLinee to bring leper own
and thy rebel wounded, and to burl the doad.7
N enoistrii, April I.—lt +matis - 14th torts, that
oa. n rot engotw t tn•the battle of Bentonville, of
thotisiOnstead of the "_oth vitro. as fleet repot.
ed. Company I. of the let firtb Carolina
tu• at ted,raneera. commatultai by Caps- Graham
11•4 I.lt^st. Edwards, width bat captured 1400_,,
Ti le.l...wlthin•the past few months. its* or006•0qt
'oil a Wont Bud will doutt lean brit% in the
; Dl:kinder of Gregg's army.
Teo supply trains Oh • the Wilmington mid
Idoe rallroat ens now runalrez from 'Was
11.;n4.10 , 11 to (1018 . : 111 , 1,10Aitt! with supplied fqr
10 ,0 1. Train: , are runciwg ulght.and
day over the road fr..m this point tefloldab tro,
am! ,leautera are sunning up theNeU,e liter to
hit...ado - a for the sate purpose. It not take
n 0., supply the iffAttr,9l gamy:ra i d tIV:Ii,ttIO
Art RitllttAll to push ' forward.
Treasury alterel at . add plane, Wet the
:A 4,l3ernient of tnatimess toe - July Ist. 1864. to
Jan diary La. 1863.. ban tealla.M: over 551X1,06.3
P. nth abaudoue4_ plantations, etimmertital 'ln
ter,mode and 'Safes . of captured property;
n...r(y 1 , =),04.10, base t.etn paid by Imams sad
ern .11 1 -1. CA for •agrieridaresi implements, later,
foal Mat clothing . , which hare t;ee fa/dishes!
6.000 ollorol people, amployed Ot? the
I,FAltiouttli plantations, leased by the' Tr . Mddry
Ad. nt. after the payment of all'expett4l,
ar. Ina than tau per cent,. and of the varioas
crane demereon the a4ency by the Treasure I),
poi - I,MA( WeAllln‘ton, there was In l i few-York
a . &once In January of $210.000.
Ulll of Cen. Nentutea,Espe Mon.
April 4.—New Orleans dater of the
are received.
1 tareto Inquiry for: coqoti, as l t
The expedition up th• S. Mark', river, (Fl - trr
lea., under General Newton, brae but partially
ies.ful. it enununtered a ruperior force at
rrbils and drove them, but returned wishout
pi nrAenting the object of the expedition to the ,
tad. All the rebel covernrtputt ,pmperty: In
NtsTort, liteluding.the allot and shell fact:dry,
w toe burned. and the extrusive suit works an
the court destroyed. The entire Federal lose
I. tole hundred and forty seven.. pear ter, re
!, t t the enerny'r Inas exceedink four hundioi.
Moi em eta Agatntt Augusta
?'Sty April 4.—The Coninterriel .I7Nr.
a), a lartanniable to Puppooc that we map
F•-rr-,e , :h of a na.nrement agaiust Auglica up
the lir,.
. 1 ton,rOill:ely aft, Sherman's denortitro a lino
eras celahllihril betatnen AROMA and
I outi.hia. and by this mums communication
- rt,establihbed between Richmond and the
,tirrn motion of the Confederacy. The onitnir
hare doubtless. opeitcd, communication
din..lily naaf!. thr country, and the um:upsilon
.of Augusta Is necessary to completu the halation
of Western Ocortila f Alabama and Mississippi.
Arrival, of Priaoneocaud Relagers
FORTILISSIV MONl4oll ' April I.—The steamers
P.,•dur, Ut!aware nod Jortay Bind tint/ad bets
rddrcing from Newbern,..tc.. C., wdb ati
[lv2r. :raid of fro rebel riffoof•nf, • snot !Orilla two
n I , g - f•f ff. life folftlilllffi of Of fflof raid en,..4 •of
111•• r.. 41 Olofen••••If • nitric or
n. 7 ..f.f•0rtf , ,A.4301 . •• old .0111• 1 1..11,
ffiffeffA•fril. rftf27 , 1 eod Lust
. starred. They 'Cord
taken chart..• or by the P.ordst Mar-hal. add
will be new North In a • few days. Tkc news
thty bring Is nehnportant.
•Preoldent Lin coin. In Richmond.
PIIILATBLIIIIIL, April 4.—The Ent!din of title
city has focciTed tau Rpeclal
put rb:
WASHINGTON, April 4.—)lre. Lincoln ea.
vellsed a eiAratro from ll"• Prt,tlllnt co day •da
trd as "From lull Davin' lase
14.1tichtueud."
Nnw TOOK, Aprll.4.—The gold room coo
lihous devoid of etitectal internst. T.ttere to no
In ,i 1 iOn 10 f!,11 MlOll. tot the ate 9110-
talln.S43 rat,E,o:l !rem 14'., the opeding price,
dorm 1 ,, I.ION.
I , lll,ertrtlons to the 1410 Loom
ru 1.A1 , 13.111 A., Atoll 4.—Jay Coolie's ilees of
74;0% to-any u,c 52,007.500. The largos: VANt•
cra puhfeription was t•9h0,050, f.oin elasourah-
Thcre were 111, 1,0110 Individual entlAcriptions.
Tess N ew• Memo Trae briar of the lath Antes
that rrinvera from fl AA have information from
bona•, making it almost certain (ILA ttr!einfed
t..rat, t•lfc•iala there are prepu: int to feeede, from
the Itidnuctud Wye:umlaut uud rtdorit to the
U u
TOE Pennsylvania Railroad voinrany have put
nearly Eva hundred panda to work on the BAIL!
Each, Valley Railroad, with a vies 'to complete
the n.ady.liroughte Lock Haven, and have IL In
perfect running order by the 10th of Aprils
LATF Richmond parrs' aril3olllleo tbn death,
on Thursday bat. of John M. Daniels, ' the edi
tor of ;he Eon.;nen. and for tight`ynura.United
Staten to Sardinia.
"i rolnlrg prospects of A.uKtrrall3 are Inn.°
fsrotrd TstdA . than 'sir, sad ‘lllO I'ddlp.ady 113 S
Vdd e a rich dep. , ftlt of cold t., slaking d dbdn ,
IL the o( Mc:butane.
EVENING GAZETTE TE'LEGRADI3,
LATEST INFURIATION FROI RIGUIOND.
Xoecmotivis, Passenger and Baggage
Cars CapturFd.
COUNTRY PULL . OF. STRAGGLERS.
PROBABLE FIGHT EETWEEIL IRON-CLADS.
JgranberofhisonersTaken AboutlB,9o . 0,
GENERAL WARREN REESER CDNINIANO
rornow.]
ilaj-Ortteral . .. •
-Vir4surnwroy.:, Apri 14-11 A. M.—Tho follow
ing particulans from City Point, April 4th, 8 tt.
m., give the latest litforednilon 'receited froze
Richmond :
General Weitzel telettiplta from nieliinond
Abit of the railroad stock he found, there were
: 28 locomotives, 44 pamenger -and baggage cam,
..iiud.l o6 freight ears..
-At 3:80 thteosibining; General Grant; (Mtn
"Sutherland Sratloft, ten Wine from Petersnarg
towards Bruteevllle,telraphs: General. Sheri
dtin picked up 1,290 prhsoners_to.day, and front
$OO to UV more have been gathered by one
troupe. The majority of 'the arms that were loft
in the hand, of Lee's army are now scattered
between tills and where hls troops now are. The
'Country Is also faltof atragglers. The line of
retreat Is Merged "with " Mallery, ammunition,
burned or charred wagons, caissons, emba
lm/ere, &c.
(Signed.)
M. STANTON,
SkTeta!'" or War
NEW Toms, April 4.—T e Herald's correspon
dent sap; Gen. Warre i was relieved of the
columned of the Filth Corps on Saturday, by
order of Gen. Sheridan. The cause was gener.
,ally understood to be tardineas or refusal to obey
orders by charging the rebel lines. General
Warren and staff . passed to the rear,. stopping
but a few moments at Grunt's headquarters. '
lIIE MOVEMENT ON RICHMOND.
Operations of Saturday and Monday.
GALLANT (MAZUR 01 , 1116 20th PVISSTIYINLI
Ihe Attack on the Petenburg Defenses,
DESPERATE HANUTO4IAND CIONPLIUT3
New Tone, April 1.--Of Saturday's opera
tions the Tribvne'a correspondent sayer At Ta.
m. the Fifth Corps was agate r.. motion, passing
to the left along the White Oak road to Join
Sheridan, exectiting the difilcult . mosement of
marebleghy the flank in the presence of the en•
etcy, wlthdra♦ leg divisions In the rear of each
other, and marching them off successively from
the right to the left., The left, division (Craw
d's) canceling the same moemment by bet:
.grcits;
While this was taking place, - the ltd corps
moved toward White Oak road by a more direct
route., laid' established a connection with the
-debt of the 6th corps.
Meanwhile Sheridan, with four cavalry dirt
gets, pawing wound the letter the whole army,
wont through. I)mwiddis Coat t. House,: and to.
sierdthe Soutbsido railroad, wan his nsual ra.
pidiry. The force orldch .drove Crawford snd
ktrca O=MAGA once
tan MM
ned their attengonto . moving rapidly tra ,
the right, and osKrsidrir,iiiti , cpaillet he, alto,
wee mood' bank witlidn a fetid Of Dlntiriddie
;Court bang' joined by Warren's'
.enrlW, he . again toot the ofibesiti, and In turn
• owe the enemynnd eaptared a position known
,aa the - Viva Solid, together with about 4,000.
prisoners and imeralhottertio of artillery. Ha
was then—jollied rtry divtsion of the 2d.
• corps, and pushed .westward for tan Souttusido
railroad, Thi., he WOG reached, and took a po
elikm upon It. ,
The sth corps, sopporting the cavalry, also
took Caren gene and about 2,000 prisoners
eaabltag Sheridan to rive back rho force millet:
d
g 1 reel afternoon d rive
his &dream . near
Oh reetiving this news It was determined to
• give the enemy no time to wed troops to their
" tight, and at once a simultaneous attack was
ordered - all along the lines; by then:4l,oth, slab,
and 20 corps. • An Order was - given GOOUt nine
o'clock at night, and In Ins than an hoar
NI lOU, assault begun on tbe rebel entrenchments
In front of their several. oommautta, resulting in
ilit. enemy bring driven In confoAcin from their
tint Into their second lino of works, with this
toes Of over 5,000, ;Owners, seversl forts, and
abbot twenty pieces of artillery.
The 2d corps were engaged all day in t eir
freat,snd in spite of the tefrible fire of musk ry
yonrecl Into their r anks bellied their woek,,
ser,-se.dixi to maintaining their new fine, eeverol
ht.r.dred yards in advance of the line they occu
pied-In the morning.
1 he 24th
. corps occupied the centre or our
Its Idiom:reeling whhthe at.llatctiees Rua
and its right golog to the left, 0n... the 6th corps.
Before daylight on Sunday morning, the rebels
rondo orations assault on the position of this
line, driving a pmtlou of the 3i 'brigade from
their breastworks. And eopturtn*ab Int one Ilan,.
.drat', Their rinccose,'however,riki um last brat,
ILc:A/th rtrfUtylwinikby charge dote.'
ing the, hackheyond their hist battle-line., A
sharp lire was kept no all day by both sides.
Owing to the hot Ore by our stisrprtwoters,'. the
en..nry was unable 'to work Ids g ins; Uttliff.
ourntry, very few casualties occurrea to our aria
from shells.
Car batteries,' however, rained an incessant
Lire into their intrenchrnenta. ;,Tricre . was• !jute ott.ul.4 in free; a do 6th corps unit' night,
o hen coesideralde stielltng occurred.. Quiet
also rektor-41 in fronhof the Otte corns. So nuts
trmstood Until 10 o'clock, when the 91. corps
was started into 'sharper talentkm by n' few
aims in their front, soon swelling Into bathing
vellert. The batteries joined in the clamor,
end tut Orinwspread repiellyto the front of the
2.101 rorts and on to the fittL, thereon to the
eight till it reached the Uth about 11
at st Welt time the lighting was at its height.
rrtscoriy cheers broke onion the front of the
2d as Hai tire slack:need. By 2:30 the thing,
nearly manta] along the whole line, bat at four
in the morning it ant lenlytbrone nut again
nt.a:t.r than eyr.r tp Cho la eprip, while sharp as
tilt ry practleo was heard for to the rldht, and
out.iv the crash of battle spoil Croat end La cad of
At Ai' Vele& the battle list racing (whitish'
Lin our colors are advancing all along the line,
The World's correspondent recounts the at
tack on Petersburg defences. It 'was' to take
place on Friday morning at 4 o'clock, but the
failure on our ;eft was doubtless the Cause of
tLe pov.ponement. The plan of the lost photo
of tilt`'netton Vas this: Gm. Grant, on the re
mint or the sewn of Sheridan's victOry at Fiv,i
FO: to, immollattly dispatched couriers, In eon.
Itth itoll with the ielegrspli leading to his hotl
go,terti, to omit or carp INIM•I1
tiro
to, .44 01 I Ithe. 1.. or •rt
etastoNutil upon ihu n.u.i:a of
l'oerstnirg. Sheridan, It will he retrunnliered,
attained his .11CCC, by half past seven ott Sat
urday Meta.
A' tine o'cl irk Gen. Grant hearing It, befora
ten our columns. had pia eAt the picket line, and
were ou tlicir way to the rebel cutrcachurnate. •
Parke on the right, Wright in the centre, and
Ord on the left, they marehid alienist at the
tame Instant. The hilt corpa‘—Wrlght's—were.
arranged In doable line of battle, nud without
any :eremony they thaw themselves on muse
Into thediteli and op the parapet.
The contest was short,. though terrible and des
perate. Iland-trehand conflicts occurred. The
deadly bayonet lauge, the Impulsive and iltftil
efaslies of musket and ran-elver, the crossing of
bunt's, the volley now and then when oar treaps
pains% enfilading lire. down the inside of the
potopet, the yells and groans, the gallmpiud of
couriers to cud fro front cud to end of the lines.
In Owes tbeilicheswere heaped with living and
dying combatants tumbled together promhatireu.
ly. but every now and theta the northern cheers
tt Id how the conflict went on. On each side of the
Sixth Corps the scene was the some. Opposite
Furl 111-11 the rebels had a fur culled Fort Heaven,-
at,v. bleb th'ey fought like Satan's legions.
Fire. in Brooklyn—Mx or Eight Persbus
NEW 'roux, April, 3,—A fire occurred 113 Far.
mee Etreet. Brooklyn, In .t. night In the praline
factory of Builders& Co. The roof fell in and
it le reported buried from nix to eight men in the
ruing, meetly firemen.
NEw Tout, April 4.—At the fire in Brooklyn
this morning, by the falling in of the roof of the
burning builditr, it in ageertained that' twenty
firemen were precipitance Into the ruins,
The Stemner Bertrand sunk
Er. Lt.cts, April 4.—Tbe steamer Bertrand,
Lound fu Fort Benton, on Lhe Upper 3fliwtarri,
with a valuable cargo, auni:obucw.Ontaha, nn
. Sainnlay. 'rho boat's cargo la a total 4083. The
Goat wag c flitted at 1110.000.
'The gl'Orr rudir , 4 raf tjeltte, wavlected Tee
terd.ly iLnjor Ity.
The V u ittrar 01 Curreuey
In aention to the t 53,000 000 of greenbacks
In the vaults of the banks of New Tort and
Philadelphia, it appears now to be ascertained
that the 'Quito! States Trcasurj holds F 0, 900
000 of the MIME currency, which. ditchtletNifbr
eludes the-00,000,000 tonally held as s reserve
to meet the payments of ilepodts on call. ..1 31 r. 6 ..
. we have en aggregate of .$123p00,000 o f green
backs withdrawn from actual circulation, Hof
which we hive a positive knowledge, and as Ale
national back hence only reach $199,000,000;the whole volume of currency in circulation is
less than thrtotal issue of greenbacks, as will be
. seen by the following statement :
Total !FSLIC of greenbacks... . : .... i 1450,000,000
'Greenbacks in New Tork and Phil-
.adtiphla hanks re 3.000,000
do In the U. 8. Treasury.. 70,000,000
do withdrawn from circu
lation ' 122,000,000
! do still afloat 349,000,000
National hank 102,000.000
Total currency t dust. ......... 430,000,000
The Etate bank Issues have; been to generally
withdrawn, and the convershin of those melba
lbws Into pational banks proe&ds AO fait, that
It is iraporelble to make Any estimate of the
State bank notes still afloat, - It would be Inter-
atlas at this time to know the amount of green- '
backs belt, by the banks of all Made. Oar int 7
yresalon is that it Is Optchlarger than is plane- .
ally known. In all the 'thief, eilleaortlia re
public this is especially the Mute. In the west
ern cities greenbacks constitute the whole basis.
of banking business. In fact it is, no se rer that
the boarding of the greenbacks la carried on
both by the people and the public Institutions to
such an extent as to render them by no means
•imperabundanl.—/lid. N. Amer.
Fretdmetes Nuttoual Bank.
WASTIINOTON. April 11.--Several • days ago a
dozen colordd men from lloeton,• New Fork,
Philadelphia, Wohlogton and elsewhere, met
.
by invitation at the room of Senator Pomeroy,.
of Kamm. to initiate measures for establishing
Freedmen's blatkmal Bank. to be located In
tills city. One of the colored mail I. reputed to
be worth. $150.000, which 'he has 'Wrested in
got eroment securities. There was wealth
enough among them to subscribe to a capital of
SZ.TOOOO. Application was accordingly made to
tbe.Comptntiler of the Currency for the proper
authorization, to erdablith oucha bank. Tuts
requt at will be granted, provided teat the State
bank. corverting themselves into national
be' Ls, which have a preference, shill not an-
Alotl, the limit of the aggregate capital pre
scribed by Congress. A final decision will Ire
ghee alter the Ist of July next on the applies.
firm for a Freedmen's Bank: •
A female employee of the Treasprry Depart
ment has been detected In abstracting fractional
c rency. Bhp was . arrestbd and committed for
examination. The amount abstracted Is email.
A Woman Kllle Her Brother-lipaair
The southern part of Macon county, AL, is
•
reported to have recently been the sane of ma
occurreucealmost worthy of tho pokes of it-ro
mance. A soldier's' wife from that vicinity went
to Decatur a few days ago to obtain from the
Exprees tffied a package containing:oar hundred
dollars which had been sent her by , her husband..
'king unable to prove her identity, ehe was un
able to obtain the money, trot sunsequently re
turned with her brother-in-law, whit furnished the
required proof. On returning home, the woman,
retired to bed, placing the package under her
pillow; when some time during the night a men'
cote - led-her ehainber, by breakietropen the door,' :
and demanded the money. There beteg a flee
In the tire-place at tbe time, sufficient to light
the remit - Atte woman threw the package on the
floor, nod the ruffian stooped down to pick leup
she dealt him a blow with the poker that broke
hie neck. The neighbors were aroused, and on
washing the dead man's face the robber Proved
to be her brother-in-taw.
The fcbcl General Rood has made a report p'(
his operations In Tennessee and Georgia, He
. &chats that ha only lost ten thousand. men
while be had the. command. . The Richmond
Enquirer criticises his report, with ahatpuesa,
at d says that. Rood, according. to his own stater
int; t, bad lost np.,to the :Atli or September,
5437=mb and' at `Friuldtai, 4,503 more,' ma
king altOgnYhey, 9"fl",„aild leaving” a b4lnneerof
help 253 tonokeielthe ) *Fole' lobs • mid .
a °ended and missing, ;llama. haute talon,
NishrlUerlrtiaW i orilayi, dn. ihieh ho win
wl.ipned and mated by Thomas. .The Bvparer
thinks this a cry extraordinary fact, If true,
let confesses to no small hicredulity on the sub
fem. But, perhaps lined looks upon Nashville
as the cud of his campaign and of. his army;
and, tbrrefort,' third:a It 'not worth while to .
meat nay furs:herr-7 trash. (throb.
ctn. Grata t on the lirsllft.
. The N•calitilicL Doming rbse. Sari to retntrd
to ibe completion of the pending draft:' "Gel.
Grata dote not consider It safe to trust clic: peace
cheer', of prominent Republicans, but insists , •
that be. winds another hundred thousand troops.
pistils to concede the ability of the rebels
to prolorg the war tor miother year, - and prepare
ter thes/rent. the Spring minipanic finishes
the rebellion, it will be easy.enottgh to disehfirgO
itt u, op culled out. And it should not be fur,
gotten that a line number of soldiers will be
entitled to a discharge in August and Seinen:v.
her."
A CV 1. , 1'.00r04:‘ lett, writer : have
Seoul rose- rebel wounded-1n aneiarf tho'hospi
rale titre. Oue of them said to mo : *I see oar
Southern Couto:44y gotic, up, and I don't,
care, for , I
have found out we were arrow.... Yon
Tankers are last atielevired se ard.itionahe yon
re. I have received nothing but the kindest
treatment ever niece I *ha : taken .prleoner at the
battle of cone River, In another ward I.4riai
some refugees frofn Reath Caroline, who were
once tonseriptcd, and escaped thin - wlt the
motaitelne, In comPany with tweuti-two others
win have gone on to the North. I Inquired lt
there were many Linton sun in Sarah Carolina.
They reviled 'that all the bill) Ivrilyne of the
State are full °fluid each Sten, but they are us
able to reach oar Hues.'! •
Any - ice-3 from the Lower Ilisalsalppl via Cal
ro, states that the crevasse, about twelve miles
strove Baton Route; 'obi& tight bank; will do
immense injury to the plantation interesta of.
that portion of the State. .T.fro breatis about.
two miles. In length. and through this the. water
flows in a :Wady and irresistible 'stream on the
plantati.ros. The waterjs soma term fed la (1946:
The reildeneci, sugar-hi:ma and - trading's of.
all kinds row partially submerged, sal will be
seriously damaged. = The lecoels entirely none,
std notLYug can he done to r...ay the titled until
the rise-subdues.
The Denosyttrir Prem,of San Francisto.sehieh
puldlsioA the first accounts of Dr. Gwln's plans ,
and prospects in Sonora, says it his learned that
Dr. (Sulu spette to be In Sonora; accompanied
by Itaranal Bernlne and French troops, by the
middle of May, and that at the data of his sail
lag from Morava for France (Feb. 11) nattang
bed occurred to. 'lnterfere , with. his prolects In
Mexlep. This is not in accordance with the
recent statements of Mexican Vapors which
claimed to brow that 1)r. Gwlia, had abandoned
the entity scheme of 0101144114 p.
Werrtm the pant ten . days mita% Ihr one as.
lineal gold-Bearing Camas (Mai Angels Or per
manent inveatinenl, bare been executed In this
city to nu amount- Lxtecttlui: twelve millions del
lara—lenoin to the permanent withdrawal et
ut.tsuall I..rdc lots of the C.. S. Six, tom ic4ll
at the T. z.-Foity'f., fn ,n, Ilia macho. Thrill p
pc, r:.• th lit
I, 6 •1•1, - Vi 1,9
CIoILLII3 I.J.tilt,g culknioreidt P.
Tee General Gordon of the rebels, who led
the attgek upon onr lines in front of Petersburg.
the other day, Wthe man who tbarfeed wad en
ecutad the hunk movement of Early's army at
the battle of Cedar Creek, that was so near rob
bing us or all the frulti 'of 'dui. victories in the
Venal of Virginia last fall. The reputation of
General Gordon in our army is that of beide; one.
of the most competent soldiers on the rebel
aide.
untNo: Ills MEN Scranzt.v.—.Among the
prisoners Captllted 0111 Maki' 25th, and delivered
at Point I.Oneut Merril 27tb, were a number
who bad been released from that primon on
March 15th. This had a very dishearteniug ef
fect on those who wore anxious to be exchnnged,
nod tbe outnber averse to going; hack to the reb
el Err' en Is daily le:ceasing, Davis • gives his
,released men no. furloughs. •
Ttrn Opiriion 2i - a 'tourer, Ina curious artieleon
the had marksnianshltir of the Infantry, rnontlons
that 15,000.000 cartridges were used ut Salferino
to . shoot down 10,000 Austrians at the outside;
which stows that it took 1,500 bullets to kill or
wound one num, and ripreseals a weight A 4. 200
Pounds.
Tun body of a young woman, nitwit Sarah
A. Lowell, was found In the river near Saco,
Mc:, last Shudny, froiim to a cake of ice. She.
bad hills and notes In ber pocket to the vat of
IV). • She, bad committed suicide white in an
,lbsone.coudition.
A Pants hitter In the London Herald says that
the 'llochess de Morey, In, acwardanec with ■
Rowan custom, had her hair cut off; aid placed
it herself Ins her hubbannffits coffin as a pledge
that she cannot marrTa second time.
Tim Turner lisseeletieu, organized twelve
rears 1120 by the German.; of 8 tvannah, for
phseleal devalpineut.Sud . bee isoleet purpose.p,
Its, survived the war, mud eruerget pre3pleotts
cud loyaL
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The Demonstration Last Matt—Torch , .
light Prixtoslott—Dbillay of tPirewors.,
The celehnnion In commemoration of the fall
typ A •hmond and Emetsbarg. although of an ten. .iirompin character, was one of the most spirited
'sand. exciting J
olliAcatiens ever Indulged to by
our citizens.- Owing to the limited time allowed,
the preParations were not of an extensive char
acter, yettbeglimArywaslithly creditable, and
the great mass of our citizens Joined most heart
ily In the demonstration.: The principal feature
Of the evening was -the-lmrede ettheTire Elcr
partment, with their beautithl engines, head
somcly decorated and illtiMinated. All along
the route of protestor flags Were displayed,
Chinese lamps hong out • 10* She principal.
buildings, and the darkness waa'aver.and anon
dispelled ny the Incessant blaze °file:tomb,
endless Taritty. Fifth street, the great Broad- ,
way of our city, was kept in a coasts:atm:moll
of excitement, and the entire tharnillegare was .
cc-midday blocked up for , several hours.with at
moving..surning mass of men, women and chit-.
dren. The display of fireworks, especially in.
the vicinity of the Custom Route and news
paper emcee,
was profuse, and was kept up for
the space of about, two hours. , •
'lle procession organized abaut acres o'clock.
.formiocon.Penn street, the right resting on'
klarbury, and ournmene,d moving . about half
past eeveu: ihe empties were all decorated
with firma, and were amompatiled by hose car.'
nieces, drawl:thy a fall 'complement of men.
'I he Fire Department. were represented at the
head of -the procession, in a carriage drawn by
four splendid. homes.
The Rattle steam.engine came next, and the
company-turned out very large; one•balf preeed
' Ins the engine with torches, and the balance
bringing' up the hose 'carriuga They made an
excellent display. .
Next came the Allegheny, looking equally
well, and with its full number of men, and ita
canine decorated with flags.
The. Neptune seemed to have lost none of its
former prestige for making a good display, nod
mule a tine appearance.
The Duquesne was literally overedwith dace,
andmade a gaudy show. After It came Hie l‘h
agara, not-in - such holiday attire, bat with a.full•
number of mein' ' •
The:Vigilant does equally. well at a tire or a
parade, and made a splendid turnout.
The Relief was the last of our city Companies,
and made a creditable appearance.
Next cams the Rope, of Allegheny—the only
engine, we are sorry to mote, that was represent
ed from our sister city—and "hut birth:tot least,"
the Columbia Rook and Ladder Company. These
• two organizations appeared to very good advan
tage.
Each engine company was preceoded by a
brats band, and from the engines firework!' were
being constantly displayed along the route.
The mete of the procession wee a general ova•
lion of tieworks, which, mingled with the torches
.borne by all the firemen, made a scene of grand
eur seldom witnessed on our streets.
Onr citizens seemed filled . with the spirit of
retaking, and the demonstrations elated every
heart. We hart seen greater displays, but none
more genuine in the expression of glee :for the•
stirnng tidings of xhiclr it was the occasion,-
and which was evinced by the brilliant display.
last night.
The Late Fire atthe Melodeon.
The Akheneunt tralldlngwasitotally destroyed
leaving matting but the hare 4alts standing. A
jeW.clothier in the basiment lost-heavily by-the
water drooching his goods, and the etoro la un
fit for occupation,
.having 'othei covering
alto - Sett : bid the Hoo t of the billiard imam.
7bo proprietor of the Melodeon list all the
scenery and stage paraphanalla.• There, were
'fang billiard tables In the saloon connected-with
the Melodeon, and a small stock of Ilanorm The'
ltitter ' rta either distributed or spirited away
The billlitrd table : Were taiall With * inialleeket.'
don from the ilamee,und were abontioll be r iaken
ilia Whin a pat of the 'beat Weird( fins bald
log fell lte nod mashed' two" of them: , There •
malunigtiro - were 'carried away. Than =tables
'cost about *4OO apiece. The loss Aetna Melo- ,
deou proprietors . Is about : ei,ooa, int is
without Menrance.••
Mr. L, J. Donnelly, stage Wattage", lost his
aardrobbc and effects,
.valued at over itl,ooo.
; libicellectlerie of music, which were quite Taegu .
' valuable, wore all destroyed. Ile had eight
large trunks. Ile had an engagetnent for riii
l."oll. week, but , now Ids •,
occupation'
rec. , ' The 'Wegner sisters alto lost: consider
able of their wardrobe. The orchestra bemoan
the loes or a piano and bass viol.. • • , •
• Mr: William A. McClung,. the proprletorbf
, Atheneum, estimates his. loss at $20,000.
We understand he Intends rebulbilug. This
bundling waa deemed unsafe many yeant ago, sus
the wall on Strawberry alley was only,alne
lecher thick, and not aufacient for a building of
k 0 great a breadth mind 'height:
The fire is attributed as the work of an In
cendiary, as the dooi leading to the grt+n-mom
was fend open at the time of 'the tire; and it
Lad been locked at the time .of closing.
A female who sleeps In the third story of the
building, had made arrangements to sleep with
a lady in the second story during the night of
the fire. If she had been In het owe room !hl.i
deulothent, bar/be= smoillerod,
Cuurt et _Quarter Ses;lous.
nexlay,.4prilS.—Bulore Jtitlp Menoe
In the ease of the Commonwealth vs. Henry
Anglicaly—assanlt and battery--a-verdict of not
e Why was rendered, and detcodont and prose•
rotor, Margaret Anfelman, ordered to pay each
Commonwealth Ts. 1.• faveballi stllln
liquor to minors. Plead gtiiity. Sentenced to a
tine of tweuty dollars and costs.
Commonwindth vs. Martin Isherwmxi; selllng
liquor without license. Plead guilty.. Fined
thirty dollars and costs.
Commonwealth vs. Licwellan Howell; forni
cation and bastardy. Guilty.
G.mmmawcaith vs. Mint 3l'Atirtinch; 'assault
and battery. Fined twenty-flee dollurs and
costs. '
Common Wraith YB. Raphael Deter; aggravated
assault and battery. Guilty : Of lessault and hat
teiy. It appears that the•plaintiff,' Adolphas
Lapp°, challenged the defendeat ' to'.
and ate result was that his lace wan. terribly
rcut, end Ida tongue almost cut olr, so that , he
was enable toapeak. •It was alleged 'that .tlto
defendant had indicted the, laluties with knock
lert. Ills honor said that fighting •Lad benottra
so prevalent that he thought u wonldbe. napes
-1,w3 to lay a heave hand upon some Of the per-.
1 . 8.8 crueleted. lib therefore imposed a the of
ViCO and 011313.
Corimonwralthays. Joseph Ackermsn;
lignot , to minors. Guilty.
Same vs. mune ; edllns liquor on Sunday.
Guilty.
Commonwealth vs llenben4lewman; larceny
of 350. The plaintiff and dolendant - are col
ort d.
Oilicer Wlllbson In a CritlOal' Condition
OfPeer Milian, who was cut and Wand so
re rily while endeavoring, with officer Mess:
ber, to arrest the Insane man Ceartion,,Ls pro-,
nounri.d In a very critical condition. There le :
an abrasion of the scalp about. sir bathes long,
cutuidetcly barring It as though int Mr with''
knife, This was Indicted by Gordon with a
peter. There is also a contusion on the sten' of
head, caused In the same manner. Ills head
Is much swollen. lie was stabbed. In the side
v.:11.1 a butcher knife, but the kalfe coming la
e.ietart with a rib prevented the blow being fa
tal. The ribs are partially exposed, as though
tilt:knife was drawn across them. Ile received
a glancing cut in the back, which Is a deep
wound.
Officer. Wllllson was a : rigilaat and enacimit
Eflicei, and we trust. under careful surgical
treatinent ; he may. set retover; bat his injarbas
are of ouch a revere nature, that we have not
much:hope that he wl I survive them.
Gordon Is now In jail, nal occupies a senaratc
cell. ;If' It can be clearly Vatabllshai that he Is
demented, penile esrety requires that he be
tunacd over to the Imaue Asylum..
Change of Officera
Robert C. o , r, Esq., has rush:pied his office of
geeretary and Treasurer of the Aliel,ther4 Val-
Icy Railroad Company, and John.
Esq., bob bum elected his sueoevsor. OLT'S
rush:nation has been hd:l over. tor 601:11 , 3 Uhl;
and In ilnally accepting lt , the board of .Niana
gum passed the fdller•ing complimentary resolu
tion:
Rexolotea t That In. parting with Ur. it. C. Orr,
who ban so faithfully and constantly served this
company for a number of years, the, Board would
reprms the high estimation In which It holds
h.s Nil, lees, sad tender to h:m Its best wishes
for his welfare and success la any new Mishima
in Which he may engage. !
All who have bad any Intercourse with Ur.
Orr will recognize the. Justiedof this praise.
• Air. 13allentine, his sucesor, has beta for
seine years.book-keetkr for Bpang, Caalfant tt.
Co., is a thorough accountant. wad will CM doubt
creditably fill his new position.
Medina of Prc.bytery.—The 'Pittetnrgh
Presbytery of the Reformed Preehyterinn elinrch
will meet In Rev. J. Meltlllanls Church, Alll
- this (Wadar edgy) eseulng at 7 V.l.o'clOetc.
Th.. Rev. Rnhert Whlte, the railing ModerutOr,
will Preach the oponhm Eortnat.:
I.arceny.--Mayer Ittorrisoa. yesterday coat.
Watt! Clads:al Cale, alias .Balta, charged on
well or lake Lucas ',vitt, :army. The partlt%
it eels itd.
ESTA.BLISEIED IN 1786
Labor, Capital and Skill.
Under this eaptthn, the Wheeling ratetaintsr ,
contains the following notice 4of one of the p.-in
ripe] trtahufacpring establishthents In that city.
The principal member of the firm, Mr.:-John F.
Hamilton, is a Well known yittalmrgter p and ,
conducted busing:to to thla city fora nninbe - r . of
. .
years.. He is an ext.:tiled' bigness min, and
, .
fully competent, to mana g e' the large sudden&
histrg, rstablishment now under his control.; It'
affords us great pleasure to note his prospesitY,
as be has merited success by his Indestry , ,
gy, and business - tact .
The extensive works °flies-sm. John Hamilton
& Co., arc located at the:south cod of Caspline
street,' Centie_ Wneeling. • Thlt firm heretofore
operating finder the firm name of Hamiltondr:
. .
Clark.hin recently been Sornowhatchanged, Mr.
J. Van
: H a m i l ton 'd hlr;;l:;g:Hatinsiii,;becoitilng •
.
m in
embers - of the see.' The twin' foliturry aali •
machthe ahopof this firm ate of thernaosgpsi. '
feet and complete character, and ern bean ose, ,
Mated; with a degree or skill and ylgor that IC
ausittrisnd, sod only those who have witness. '
'ect A pan apPreciate atnoent of capital In,
vestediand. the extent and variety of their mann
- fortune. There yon will bed irqn In every
shode,• (fent the 'rough ptg and the' commonest' •
article, of every-ditY •tOjho•ateam 'efrigine
'. end intschlnrry of the Uts/PolideTOns character.
The works embra& three fare With buildings,
Digit In the most substantial manner. lint ~ •I'•'••, •
owing;to their inoressamg trade they hare found ,
t imentsnry to entarm their machine shOP and
arc no*rapidir pushing t 6 enripletion a thirty'
.foot add don to that branch of,thicirestabilitt. •
llehment.
.Thel ma th building' la `trona for' foundry.pnr.,
poses,' and has an shiest* unlimited capaetty ,
The miracle Is of an Improved pattern, lof. their,
own make. In addition to this, they'havea large ,
furnace for smelting periweimi ihe cupola • '
alone they smelt three to four tons of s tniiist . "
btovve and castings of-every description
are turned one with a rapidity that is . truly tar!
prising. raising from the foundry yen enter'the
machine shop. - Ifeto von find the lathe% plata: ''" • "
log shaehines and .
drills all at. work. turning,
pollshing,„ . chipping and boring, while numerous
wofkmen direct their movements la fashioning
and ,feenting the, various pieces of machinery on • •
which:they are employed.
Tbetheressing 'demand for oil machinery and
oil tools has induced this firm to engago •, .
In their.roantstacture.,.. To meet , the •wonta ,of • r ;
this trde they are manufacturiag steads engines,
of an 'entirely rimy prittern,, that will Matainfy
betieumt taconite with the' sill men. , 'These MP'
gines are voy neat and compact, occupying the r,
smallest possible space, and are very convenient ,
for trampomition. Several'' fires In the sinith '
shop arc _devoted to the manufacture of' rods, .. 1
drills and jars, and other articles used by 011. „
borers. In fact, there is nothing to this ULM
that %bey are not prePared to furnish. ' '
Tide estabilabineut gives employment - to 75:;..
heeds. The, senior partner. Mr. John Hamilton.
Is a veteran In the foundry buotees% having
leen engaged in It for over thirty years: istr. / s'"
V. ilemilson In a t.ractleal mechanic of the high. ' •
tat order, having taken out several patents for,
Imprortments in machinery. He will prove a
valuable scqulsition in" the management orthts
,establisbment. Dir. Hanson Is 2, young man of ,
,thorough business habits, and will glee his
%cotton et' the warehouse cf the construry, at the
corner of Main and Quincy, streets. The firm , •
and their works area, ertdit to the, city, wad
popular with the public.
Alleglimiy Water Works.
Mr. GebrgeHnieldnien, Ailegheny,leasfpre ,
Pared a:laced' of in inge-nleus arrangezient •to
obviate the difficulty esperienced •by the atop-
page of the openings of the Inlet or supply pipe I:,
of the Water Works. , The Committee eln Water 1,
Works, were present ; yesterday, ,to witnme an
exnerhamatal test. ofk l r.rit4Fldng`R'i
ImPrGrems4•.: FPPiln 4 ; o r:qn
right ryilndt7,,say temfeet r high;ned o f, several
goo tbc 44i!Ml.tr of, the, saPPI.I: Piles 7eneellt ,
ltois; It la.intemied tq escalate a forindatient.:ffir.• f
tlb.. cylinder, peel:Ascetic, viz ight, nubs 0.1061 , a.
.tud , 0f„,4; 60 1 ,1 i 9 14PfOriik .It,lol.
,coupectoe by an opening, mid-height of, the
hider; which le lobe open below and tie:diva top
The end of the tiyiliiderroeteon bOcOti
stone, solt,e fivb - feet 'below the 'AV& itcd,.andit
Is • alsodin the - hanie. - 'The 'theory
• that the river water'iripereolaitingdmirithrangti
this eve feet of broken stone and gravel; to arid •
its level halide the cylinder; and thence through , • 7
the supply pipe to. the pump
soniew eat .clarilled in the rstasage; it will least. • 1
be freed from all dehris of any, size, such as
chips sticks, lee or 'caves; it will also, is,
claimed, colloet aleirge.part of the sand, heldttry
the,water, and 'thns prevent this tronbliierne w
• . grit from. getting ,Into ' the, primp valtes,,wimin.
it 1 ,, a source of so much annoyance.
cage the "tin-rap” MUMMA ling the imitate •
Cylinder should become so . eharrd with Minder
orbir depielt so Sato Impeeethe free passage of
the water, Mr. Hutchinson has presided , furl -.-
telling the weight of a column M water oak
on it, through a "warp--out vaire," , vrtach
would, it le thought, readily free the pipe froth
any lodgment.. •
Ihe!endr,estion Is a practical ones ;Out It,mez
, not enter - the entire difficulty to the ease of etie
Ailtglieny Water Works, It too , -
of She c'es * • • r - e , :" . o "Tttl,,,TA.Par;
e., stoppoge Inlet pipe • -
from floitling debris, &nettle wearing.eut of : the'
valves by pumping semuch sand. .
Litgraty lu the Brveatb VI ard. ,r
The oface.of HempLIII resieblnei
shop, waS enteral last. nlght.•and a trunk co'.-
taming a revolver, and clothing -valtied at $ . 150;
wee 4bAntcted-tberefrocp: A dart !ante= Nab
also stolen,. among other things of small value.'
The rebhet
.liil.teacai up, and Upon • warmot '
lEined Lv %layer Lowry be was arrested, by of
peer Cuip yenterday. lie lava dispelido owned .
George Walter. A oar stelen' from the trunk"' '
was on his Imek, and the dark lantern veal; also'
found where ho wee arrested. He Is in English-'"
Mae. andos slung-shot of: line dinisb, and - sport:-
rently readOlo order,,was found upon his pare
'alEo ti large dagger, and other weapons. He will
probably haven bearing to-day. • • !
Large „tt attractive sale of choice Pinodal,
phis and city made furniture in, rosewood,..taa,
hogany and walnut,' comprising bureaus,tiash
stands, wardrobes, handsorfirbenteads; hair,
htwk and erring ruattrigias; extenalii, centre,
card and aide tablfts, mirrors, hid., racks; china,—
glat's and' iluctualiarc; together ;with .a ,large
quantity of iiimeaketping articles,' to 'be Sold
this (Wadneeday) mon:degas tt3. at.; 10
'cunle ~spt, c lal attention-of sho,esc-
Larpers Is csl!ed tO- this the hugest gale of (arid
tnrc cver he:din this city, T. A.
Carpenter's Great Nattanal Painting,'
"Signingtbs Proclamation," is now on (midi:4-,
tien at No. 04. Fifth street. ,N2xt to„Trambttll's,
ElgUiug - or the litelaratlou brrndeitiendenea; . it
contidered the.greatest• htiforierd •picturet- of . '
tbo age. It embodies truthful pietpres ,of tha
riceldect and lala Cabinet, withall the acecsso- •
tit. that are' Ueided •tb make the picture pep 4
feet. • 1 ' ; : • :;
• Largo Staetoc New Cettets.Wo
call the I ,attention of our mars, .to :the sate of ,
hew car pets this morning at 014,4,31, - -,
sonic ' The stork comprild many varlet*,
of therein, natio , end ebainber , earpets, Wee:that—
with a queatlty of claolce,.second-hend Carpets. I
Bala In Masonic Hall .(secondloor) thls morn,
tog at' T. A. we lelland, Auctioned:
. Pittsburgh Theatre.—Ettle nenderson ap
pears to-night In the plajot the Fretichlipy. in
which she. Sustains several. chaiseters. -Not
withstanding the excitement consequent on the
torchlight procvsfilon and the pyrotechnic dis
play, :he drew :a good house last night.
The reddenti of 'Sewickley will be2l 2. lilibllcid
tbesale ,inpolor piano and carped"
on Thnredny ar.ornlng. , ,Aprillaynt o'ebek
A. M.j aF the residence [of James Uaddy,4.73sq.
Tama l'eraons going frcan tto city . will ;
get of Di. 9i:b92110.514ti0U. • ,• . . • :
Young ISZyn's Dlercantlie Library Asa°.
ciation.-4.i Will,.liy t den by advertisement,
this assOciatton have engagiitithe popular, orat.or,,
John B.Tiougti, far s.Unrday, :tonday and Tue.-
'day evenings nest.,''
' Post. Office Pereirtinent' mill hereafter
cbaree two cents for letters that are advertised.
'lnc order went. LEM effect yeisterelsy. ; Appli
cants for ailvertiped letters are regnested .to rue-
Men Uic change.
The Peak Family are drawing splendid
Lon..q 3 et Concert Ball and their musical untor
tainments un the latile and other instruments are
tin delight and zuliniration of all who witness
them. . .
XllilLitlen.—Jonn Dungan 'was , yesterday
committed by. Alderinan Donaldson, In default
of tail. on zi‘charge of lornicatlo'n
„preferred by
Ellen (lapin. •
.
Thu Governor Lcui appointed Ifajor Jfarry IL
Grcke, of flur.tjnedv.n cOuntP, 3.11111.a5y. poem.
tary, vic:e Col. Quay, [ealetiecl. ,
3load y, Ayrll 3d. Adv.. 13E.L.11.24
Y. SiNV I FT, the7id yews. of hig.aye. -
-
FUXICIeI cr. THVEMAT,tahI.O.4., 1020Cfilek A;
sc.,. from tic flat Prechyterinn . ' C.h9sch,' idle
Levy%
St. LlTED—OirTucClpsy 'ter:minx; Arrll {l h, st
vrn yo rafizzi italt..F. , lllr, tette of
stche,u ItullorJ t in (he ttr..t year other oe,e.
ItZotlce eC Itoterel ho glmha La the erentrg
(Ayers: