GIBSON PEACOCK, Editor. VOLUME XVII., NO. 257. EVENING BULLETIN IMCea, CHAMBERS ft CO, PBOPBIETQKS, lIS SOUTH THIRD STREET, f PHILADELPHIA: ■ TBBHIS OP STJBSOKIFTIOIf. 5 . TMS BatLKTK Is served to Subscribers In tbs City at U cents per -week, payable to the carriers, or 38 (9 per annum. BXTSS OP ABVBETIfcmO. EalfSqnare, 1 time. 9 25 l Square, 2 weelts..S3 25 1 Square, 1 time..... 50 1 Square, l month.. 566 1 Square, 2 timer.... 75 1 Squnre, 2 months. 866 1 Square,!* times....l 60 1 Square, 3 months. 11 00 1 Square, ! vretli....l 75 1 Sqnare, 6 months.2o oa Sue lines comatnts one sqnare; three lines or lass hall a sqnare. UPHOLSTERY. Promptness, Pnrity of Materials, ' Good ■Workmanship Low Charges. W. HENRY. PATTEN, 1408 Chestnot street. MARRIED. HOLAN—LAKE—On Tuesday morning Feb. 2d; 1864, in the Second Baptist church, by Rev, Wm, Cathcait, Oacar C. Molan to Sallie J. Lake. * DIED. COX—On* Saturday evening, the Cth instant, John Cox, in. the 77th jrear of his age. The relatives ard friends of the family are re spectfully invited to attend his funeral from his late residence, No. 915 Clinton street; on Tuesday morning, the 9th instant, to leave at half-past 10 o* clock,, punctually, to proceed to the Cemetery of St. Jamestb.e Less.! =** FULLERTON—The relatives and friends of Edward M. Fullerton," who died at Chattanooga, are invited to attend his fnneral from his father’s residence, No. 710 Spruce street, on Tuesday morning, at lj> o’clock. * FELL—On' the 6th instant, after a long and painful illness, Mary Jane, wife of Penrose Fell. The relatives and! fiends are respectfully in vited to attend her funeral from her late residence, Northeast comer of Pine and Eighteenth streets, on Tuesday afternoon, at 2 o’clock, without far ther notice. # HAZLEHURST—On the 6th instant, in the 9th year of his age, Isaac, son of John and Elizabeth I). Hazlehurst. FuneraT at the Church ot the Epiphany, on Monday, at 4 P. M. * KISSELMAN—On Sunday, 7th instant, Miss Anna Eliza Kitselman. . Her friends and the friends of the family are re spectfully invited to attend her fnneral from her late residence. No. 245 Pine sheet, on Wednesday afternoon, at 2 o’clock, without further notice. ** STACEY—On Saturday evening, theGth inst., at his late residence, Chester, Pa., Davis B. Stacey, in the 66th year of his age. Fnneral to take place on Wednesday afternoon next, the 30th instant, at 3 o’clock. His male friends are in vited t* attend. WARNICK—On the 7ihl instant, John 8., son of Mary A', '.and the late Charles W. Wamick. Due notice of time of intermtßt will be given. * WINTER MOURNING- GOODS. BESSON & SON, Mouminc Store, No. 918 CHESTNUT street, have in store a large stock ojf seasonable goods. d 3 r*™=- HAYDN’S ORATOEIO OF THE CREA- U 2 TION. 1 Will be performed at tbe AMEEICAN ACADEMY OF MUSIC, (By particular request) VOR THE OF THE UNITED ST ATES CHRISTIAN COMMISSION BT THE HANDEL AND HAYDN SOCIETY, On SATURDAY EVENING, Feb. 13th, XPG4, At-a quarter before S o’ clock. The solos and concerted pieces will be performed by the- first professional and amatenr talent: of the country j sustained by the ENTIRE GERMANIA ORCHESTRA, And a Chorus of oyer two hundred Yoices. The choice of reserved seats will be sold on TUESDAY, commencing' at 9 o’ clock, at One Dollar. Afterwards, the remaining seats (also re served) will be sold for Fifty Cents. ; The right of the house will be seld abthe Book store of Ashmead & Evans, 724 Chestnut -street; the centre at J. E. Gould’s, Seventh! and Chest ntit: the left at Martien’s, 606 Chestnut street. Tickets for the Amphitheatre, Twenty-five Gents, to be obtained at either of the above places. fe6-tf ryest=» GEO. WM. CURTIS. —This distinguished tig speaker will lecture at MUSICAL FUND HALL, on FRIDAY EVENING next, Feb. 12, under the auspices of the PENN RELIEF ASSO - CIATION, lor the benefit of sick and wohnded soldiers. Subject tt The Reign of Peace. ” Tickets and secured seats can be had at Pugh’s cor. SIXTH and CHESTNUT. fe6-6trp§ n*=» IMPORTANT TO THE CITIZENS OF lig THE THIRTEENTH 'WARD. —A Meeting of the citizens of the Thirteenth Ward will be held at WASHINGTON HALL, Southwest oor .ner of EIGHTH and SPRING GARDEN, on MONDAY EVENING, at 7)4 o’clock, at which time the Committee appointed by the citizens to free the Ward from a draft, will make their re port. The-following gentlemen will address the meeting: Ex-Gov. POLLOCK, DAVID PAUL BROWN, Esq., DANIEL DOUGHERTY, Esq., Col. GREGORY, WM. B. MANN, Esq. fe6-2t,rp# ~==» REV. JOSEPH PARRISH THOMP- VkS SON, of the Broadway Tabernacle, ■ New York j Will Lecture * j.”' for the Benefit of the VOLUNTEER REFRESHMENT SALOON, OK THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11th, at 8 o’clock, AT THE ACADEMY QF MUSIC. Subject: ’ REVOLUTION AGAINST FREE GOVERN MENT NOT A RIGHT, BUT A CRIME. Tickets, with secured seats, 50 cents. Tickets for the Amphitheatre, 25 cents. . To be had at the Union League House, Pugh’s, Sixth and Chestnut streets, Callender’s, Walnut and Third streets, Martien’s, Chestnut street, Caleb H. Needles, Twelfth and Race. fe3-tfrp rrif“/-.£V, S J 01 ' 1 , HOUSE, PHILADELPHIA- U*J> Collector 8 Oitpice, Feb. 5* igai: “fo merchants, shippers and OTHEBS INTERESTED.—AgreeabIy to instauc tions issued by the Honorable Secretary of the Treasury, dated January 23 and February " lfliu notice is hereby given that the restrictions on trad? in the States of Missouri, Kentucky and 'West Vir ginia, are annul ed and abrogated, and all product* And goods may be freely taken into and transported -Within the said States ob in time of peace: Pro vided, however. That 1 no products or goods shall be taken from said States, or either of them, into any -State declared to be in insurrection, or to any port, in said State, heretofore blockaded, which has been or may be opened, except in compliance with, -the Begulations of September 11,_1303, feGStrp g™ M ' SKE . Tie Booms of this Association; at No. 421 WALNUT STREET, are open Daily from 9o’ clock, A. m. , till 5 P.M., for the reception of donations in Ooods, Clothing and Books. Contnbntions in Money are to be landed to the Treasurer, E. "W CLARK, Esa,. Sonth Third street jaa-lm,rps wag**- SP J.' r AE, NOS. 1518 AND bispensabt iDEPABTMEN T. Medlcafireatment and medi cines furnished gratuitously to the poor. am3rp WM. B. THOMAS, Collector. rrS = v£S 1 E RT ;F EN ' rH ■ward bounty LkS FUND.—At an Adjourned Meeting of the Citizens of tbe Fourteenth Ward, held at SPRING GARDEN HALL, Feb. 6th, 1864, the following importantre>olutionswere passed: licsolvtd , That until SATURDAY EVENING next,Feb. 13th, ceitificatesguaranteeingexemption frem the draft (or money returned) be issued for the sum of $2O, but after that date none shall be issued for less than $5O. Resolved. That the Bonntyto be offered by this Ward be 525, and that the Treasurer, Col. Wm. B. Thomas, be authorized and instructed to com mence the payment thereof immediately. In accordance with the above, 'parties interested are informed that by calling on Col. Thomas, at the Custom House, on and after MONDAY next,' between 9 and 12 A. M., writh the necessary vouchers, the above sum will be paid to each recruit credited to the Fourteenth Ward. As the amount necessary to pay this sum Is not fully made up, it is earnestly desired that thoso who have not already paid their subscription, and that those who can increase their subscription, will please do so immediately. An Adjourned Meeting willbe held at same place, on SATURDAV EVENING, Feb. 13th. (Signed) WM. B. THOMAS, Chairman. Attest—T. R. Davis, Secretary. _ feB-ut§ • HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PENN IJsJJ SYLVANIA—The Annual Meeting and election for officers will be held at the Society’s Rooms, Alhenronm Building, SIXTH Street, below'Walnut, THIS (Monday) EVENING, at S’o’clock, SAMUEL L. SMEDLEY, Recording Secretary. iy» PENNSYLVANIA FREEDMEN’S RE LLs lief association. \ A public meeting of tbe Association will be held in the ACADEMY OF ME SIC, On TUESDAY EVENING, February 16th, athalf.pastseven o’clock. Bishop SIMPSON will preside. The Rev. PHILLIPS BROOKS, Rev. Dr. BRAINERD, * Rev. Dr. FURNESS, . Rev. J. Wh fcATON SMITH, and J. M. McKIM, Fsq., will take part in the proceedings. Tickets can be obtained on and after Wednesday the 10th, free of charge, at the office of the Asso ciation, No. 424 Walnut street; at the Union League House, 111 b Chestnut atT. B. Pugh’s Book Store, southwest corner of Sixth and Chestnut sireets. feS-Sts LIST OP SUBS! I k§ BOUNTY FUNI WARD, Continued. riusT n Wm. Warnock, S5O 00i H. S. EiDg, 25 to! Jno. Hall, 5 CO 1 D. F Dewees, 20 CO P.Healey, 10 00 Thos. Folwell, .10 U 0 THIRD PRECINCT. John H. Biown, SlO 00 James Barr, 5 00 Thos. G-. Brown, 10 00 ivjary Lewis, 500 'William Bay, 10 uo Jas. B. Hollins, 5 00 Cash, io (jo P. McKinney, 2 00 Lewis Eihcnberry, SCO Fred. Myers. Ico T. M. Kerr, 5 00 Cash, 50 Additional subscriptions in the above and re maining precincts, will be published as soon as re ceived. -i The Ward is Ailing up.its quota of men as fast* as the mcney is received to pay them the Bounty. More money is needed. Persons desiring to con tribute rnrndo so either to the Precinct Commit tees. or by calling upon the Treasurer, WILLIAM STKTITHEKP, Esq.. No. 1023 Market street. DANIEL STEINHETZ, Chairman EdwaedH. Ogi>£x, Secretary. its A®*- CALEB COPE, TREASURER OF THE IJJ? UNITE! STATES SANITARY COM MISSION, (Philadelphia Branch) oftice of the Philadelphia Saying Fund Society, acknowledges the receipt of the following contributionssince the last report; William R. Lejee, additional....... §5O 00 .Alieptowalroh C0mpany...*,..,..,..,.., 100 00 Proceeds of . a Fair and Concert held iii Chester, Delaware county, Pa., per Mrs. Samuel Leiper and Miss Felton John Pohlen, addition... Jacob P. Jones, additional.... Thomas KimbeT, Jr., additional Emeka Lodge, No. $35, of A. Y. Free Masons, at Montourville, Lycojning county, Pa. 2100 Previously reported.,,. UNITFD STATES SANITARY COMMIS SION, PHILADELPHIA AGENCY, No. 1307 CHESTNOT Street, Monday, Feb. Bth, l«iU._ The Women’s Penn Branch United States Sanitary Commission also acknowledges the receipt of the following, donations in hospital supplies since the last report: Ladies Aid, Lock Haven, Mrs. H. D. Haven, Sec retary, 1 barrel apples. Ladifs’ Aid, McCoi:iiellsbtirg, Mrs. M. A. Mc- Connell, Secretary, 1 box. Ladies of Baptist and Second Presbyterian Churches, "Williamsport, Lycoming county, 1 barrel, 1 keg. Ladies’ Aid, Glenwood, Susquehaanueo., 1 bbl. Ladies’ Aid, Yincenttown, Burlington co., N. J., 1 box. Ladies’ Aid, Beading, Berks fco., Miss Clara C. Gries, Sec., 8 boxes, 1 bbl. George J. Gross, 1 pkg. 1 keg tamarinds, donor unknown. Ladies’ Aid, Wolidaysburg, Blair co , Mrs. Banks, Sec., 1 box. Laaies’ Aid, Lewisbnrg, Union c 0.," Mrs. Dr. Dickson, Sec. I box. St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 2pkgs. St. Thomas’s Church, Whitemarsh, 1 box. Hebrew Aid Society,’Miss K. Moss, Secretary, 2 boxes. Mrs. GrifTitts, 1 pkg. Tioga and Mill Creek Aid Society, Tioga county, Mrs. S. M. Guernsey, Secretary, 1 barrel. Mrs. A. B. Cummings, 1 pkg. Mrs. B H. Small. I pkg. . I‘"inny Church, 1 pkg. , Weldon Aid Society, Montgomery county, Mrs. J. Bussel Smith, Secretary, 14 woolen shirts, 73 pairs drawers. Miss M. B. Thomas. West Chester, 1 pkg. School Lane Circle, Mrs. W. F. Johnson, Sec retary, lpkg clothing. All Saints’ Church, Torresdale, Mrs Grant, Sec retary, lpkg. Ladies’ Aid, Northumberland, H. Jenkins, Sec retary,;! bbl. Ladies’ Aid, Nittariy and Bald Fagle, l box. Ladles of Priqceton, N. J., per Miss J. T. Smith, 1 box. i I| HEADQUARTERS NINETY-FIFTH P. gaV., February 8, 1164. — Members of Company lil E, 95th P. V., will meet at the Armory, at ill Germantown, TO-MOBBOW MORNING, at 9 o* clock: members of Company B will meet at Ninth and Green streets, at Ioo’clock, fully armed and equipped, to proceed to -Norristown to par ticipate in the reception of the 51st Regiment P. V. By order of H. OSCAR ROBERTS, It* Captain Commanding Company E. PERSONAL. Captain Thomas M. Saunders, of the Third Re gular Artillery. died at St Paul’s, Minnesota, on the 20th nit., of pneumonia. Capt. Saunders was a native of Virginia, and entered the army in June, 1856. Since the breaking out «fthe war he has occupied successively the positions of chief quartermaster, disbursing and mustering officer, and pro vOBt marshal general of the State of Min nesota. Just before the firing on Snmter, he re ceived a comm ission of high rank from. Jefferson Davis, which he returned with an indignant re fusal, and suffered the confiscation of valuable estates in Virginia rather than betray his flag. The remains of the late Lieut.-Col. Thomas S. Brenholts, ef the 50th Begiment, Penna. Volun teers, who died at Evansville, Indiana, on-the 19th ol August, last, of a wound received in an en gagement near Jackson, Miss., were brought to. Beading on Tuesday last, and re-interred on inursday afternoon, with appropriate 11111 honor. The fnneral waa at- J Major-Gen. Sigel and the officers.of his ■ a us- a number of Army officers. Boggs, wbo has for a longtime !Ssw. A S rl ; tll60ffl “ of the Philadelphia 8,11 * j * iv office in Erie, haß been, pro* r*£? Bt of * Chief Ac constant, and •will in a lew days reiuoye to the eastern end of the road to • assume the duties of his position ninie", 1 ; S? ? e Bth Michigan infantry, waa killed at Camp Nelson, Kentucky, on Tuesday, of tte 13th Kentucky cavalry. Capt- Of Erie, ib in charge ol die fleet of -gunboats traversing the Tennessee Elver Major-Generals Kosecranß, McCook,' Critten den, Hunter, Chdwalader, and their staffs, were announced to attend the Louisville- Theatre on last Friday night. v SCRIPTIONS TO THE D OF THE NINTH E. E. Hutchinson, 20 00 Vi y . C. Baxter, 500 ■T. A. Swavnie, s O’.) B. F. Olanp, 5 00 Cash, 5 00 .... 1.700 00 .... 100 P 0 50 00 100 00 2, 1*24 I'D 124,33*3- 03 512G.677 83 PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1864. FROM THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. THE £ APIS AN AGAIN CBOSSED BY SOME OF OUR TBOOPS, [Correspondence oi the Mew York Herald, ] CtJtrEPEB, Ya,, Feb. 7. —Yesterday commenced another epoch in the history oi the war The Army of the Potomac moved. Let the nation ro joue. The order came the nightbefore, although nearly one thousand wivesxfthe. officers and men were in* camp. Notwithstanding that, after two or three weeks of remarkably pleasant weather tor the season, the morning was ioggy and cloudy, portending rain, never did troops make readr lor a march with greater alacrity or trudge off ibrough the muo in higher spirits than did the officers and men the invincible Army the Potomac. The whole movement was under the command of that gallant and popular soldier, Major General John Sedgwick. Whether the movement was devised or planned or advised by him, it is not in the power of your correspondent to state. Y/hetber it was well or ill advised, at the present time it is not within, his province to state. Time will determine and history will record the verdict on these points. In thp merning the roads in the open country were tolerably dry and good; but in the'woods they were so wet that the artillery cutthemup intonind & loot deep at least. Of course, iu moving so large a force all the routes had to betaken advantage ui, and consequently some portions of it had very heavy marching. In addition'to this about,.noon a drizvJin rain set in, which soon made the best, of the roads anything but favorable to locomotion. One liivisiou crossed the with'b'-t little opposition Batteiies were planted on the heights whivh opened furiously; to cover the crossing This, however, elicited ho reply from the “John nies” until near night As aar’koess and ram and a heavy fog enveloped the scene a sharp artillery and musketry lire commenced, and continued for a d hour or more. CcLi'jfpEE, Court House, Ya , Feb. 7—9 P. M.—The Army of the Potomac is Again back at winter quarters. General Kilpatrick crossed at Culpeper Ford and scoured the country from Jacob* s Ford to near Fredericksburg, finding nothing hut cavalry pi.kets of Hampton's divis*on<. nearly all ol whom they captured. A detachment of the 2d New York cavalry went up ,o Jacob’is Ford, where they had learned'there was a sergeant and nine meu. They captured three of them Kilpatrick’s com mand, having accomplish! d the purpose tor which it was sent, returned to camp to-day at noon. Gen. "Warren crossed the 3d Division of the 2d Corps at Morton’s Ford yesterday, with little or no opposition. Last evening the-2d Division of the same corps crossed, and attempted to join the 3d in a piece of woods at the leit of tie ford. The rebels then opened upon them with musketry from the right of the ford, where they had been concealed in another piece ol woods. The night was dark, rainy and foggy, and . the firing of each party was directed by the. flash of the guns of their opponent. During the night, after firing had ceaseo, our men were ordered to return across the river, whi< h they did without molestation. The loss m killed, wounded and missing is re ported at between one and two hundred:'but this is not official, and cai-not be Our troops have lain just this side of the river all day. Our pickets were on the bank thissideof the river, end the rebels just on 'the other side of Morton’s Ford. General Humphreys went down this evening and ordered all our treops tack into their quarters, as the whole object of. the recounoissance had been accomplished. Accordingly ail the lorces are back in camp to-night, the 2d corpsl being the only one which has met with any loss. CULrxrER Count House, Ya., Feb. 7—Hi P.M. —Merritt’s Ist Division of Cavalry, which went to Burnett’s Ford, towards Madison Court House, met some of Stuart’s caS*alry last evening and skirmished wi’h them this morning, the whole di vision excepting those left on picket being on hand. Our forces advanced and found the rebel cavalty backed by infantry. General Merritt pitched in. and drove the whole force b-fore him across Robertson’s river to Madison Court House. The con mand held the ford all day, and m obedience to orders, came back to headquarters, having captured eight or ten prisoners. Our treops were ready and eager for a fight with the enemy. They would have followed their leaders anywhere. Nothing but cheering could be heard all the way, both in the advance* and the return, and the commander of the array of the Potomac must feel flattered by the conduct oi his treops. The 3d Division of the 2d Corps waded aeross Morten’s Ford, althuueh there was a corps of engineers ready to lay a bridge. They waded, up to their waists in water to cross. Who can whip such men as those? Wahiuxijtos, Feb. 7.—lt was reported at Brandy Station this morning that General .Cald well. with bis own division and another brigade of ihe 2d corps, captured a rebel captain and twentj -five privates of the picket force on cross ing at Morton’s Ford, and that the prisoneis in formed him there were only two-*brigades ot the rebels within ten milps of that point. There upon General Caldwell determined to storm the rebel works, where ten or twelve pieces of artillery were in position. He drew the tire of these bat teries, discovered that the works were swarming with the enemy, and deemed it .prudent to fall back to the protection of his rillo pits, sphere he remained ; bnt towards night the enemwopened upon and endeavored tj force him to retire from that position. #e held his ground, losing about thirty-five men killed “and wounded, aud rested his command in the rifle pits during the night. The cros?ing ot the Rdfrtdai. was effected by frrding ihe river,the men trading to their armpits; but this did not dampen tbelr ardorf=Hs they pre ferred this method of crossing rather than the de lay of waiting for the pontoon trains to come up. The troops moved in light marching order, without knapsacks. Captain Martin, of the 4th Pennsylvania cavalry has retnrned to Manassas from, a reconnoissanee to Occoqnan, where be charged through the town, discovering no enemy, but. learning that a con siderable force of rebel infantry was there the day previous. Lieutenant Paul captured four prisoners about three miles/rom the town. That section of the country is infested with guerilla parties, aud is -evidently the grand highway for blockade runners both from Alexandria and the Maryland shore. A scouting party to Aldie and Middleburg re turned to Fairfax last evening, and report all quiet and no enemy to be seen. They encountered eight guerillas while\absent, with whom they had a brisk fight, capturing three of their number and their leader, who proved to he Wm. E. Ormsby, a deserter from the 2d Massa chusetts cavalry. Two men of the 2d Massachu setts and three of the rebels were wounded. Five citizen?, whose loyalty is doubtful, were arrested. On their return to camp, -Ormsby was tried by a drum-head court-martial. AFFAIRS m THE SOUTHWEST A despatch from Louisville says: Gen. Parke, on the night of the 4th, was at Knoxvillej in Som aliland ol the 9th Army Corps, and had no commu nication cut off this side of Cumberland Gap. Another despatch, dated Powell’s River Bridge, five miles east of Cumberland Gap, says: Citizens report that the rebels are communicating at New Market and Doddridge. Gen. Schofield has assumed £be command of the Department of the Ohio, vice Gen. Foster, re lieved. Gen. Boyle T B resignation has been ac cepted, and he has resumed the'practice of the law in this city; and Gen. Hobson has been temporarily pnt in command of the' forces of Kentucky, Gen. Ammon having been placed on court-martial duty at Cincinnati. Brigadier General Judah has arrived in East Tennessee, and is assigned to the command of his old division, the 2d and 23d Army Corps, relieving Brigadier General Manson, who, It is reported, goes to Kentucky to take command of the Depart ment just vacated by the resignation of General Boyle. AMUSEMENTS Thb “Davjtjtpost Boys” continue their spirit ualistic exhibitions at the'Assembly Building dur ing the present week. • Mob&is Mixbtkbls.—This evening and every ?,y nngthe week, the famous Morris Min strels -will appear at Concert Hall. They come among us with a splerfdid reputation and "will aonDtiess meet "with good success, particularly as they play entirely new pieces. y • 7S? ' This eyening begins the last six Bights of Lucille Western at the Walnnt. She will continue to present “East Lynne, ” as there DO abatement in the desire to see it, bnt rather an increase in the attendance nightly. : —This evening “Little . Fadette” ?h!ii2S,«£. 1T f n i lu Arch, with Miss Charlotte Thompson as ‘the heroine, supported by Hill, Bobson, Griffiths, Miss Price and Miss Can:. This . Mi^TCmpson 1 ! “ d 13 6z< l ulaitel y hT Chestnut—“ The Ticket-of-Leaye Man’ ’ is still the great attraction at the Chestnut, with every prospect of Its filling the bouse for weeks to come, it has never been better cast and has never thi "theatre beaut^Qliy P la ced on the stage than at OUR WHOLE OOUNTR Y. CITY BULLETIN. STATE OF THE THERMOMETER THIS DAY AT THE BULLETIN OFFICE. 9A. M., 39° .......12 M., P. M...48° Minimum Temperature during last 24 hour*, 32 3 "Weather clear—Wtnd Southwest. Philadelphia aud Erie Railroad’,— The annual meeting of the stockholders of this Com -1 any washeldHhism’orningattheiroffice, No. 230 Wamntstreet. Henry Duhring* Esq., presided, ano Philip M. Price, acted as Secretary. Cd. *V\xn. C. Moorhead, President of the Com- X«Tjy* thf-n read the Annual Report oftlie Mana gers. The report states that the Directors have been disappointed in their anticipations of having the road completed, owing to the great difficulty in procuring laborers, ana in inducing them to re n ain. At the eastern end of the road the track has reached the town of bt. Mary’s, and at the west ern end as far as Wilcox, leaving but .twenty-four mijes oi track yet to be laid to connect these points, which will complete the entire line of road, 283 miles in length. On these twenty, four miles there roains to be clone of grading a portiou of live different sections, in all less than lorry thousand ei:hie ysTds and on change of grade and strength *np banks about fifty thoustnd yards. The ma sonry of the bridges on the tweniy-four miles of rond yet to be finished is all ready lor the sti) erstructure and these are nearly. all lrnmed and can be raised at an early day in the spring. , With the preseut force on the line,all the gn-oing*can easily be prepared to receive the track duiing the'next three r» onths from the present time, ai d.ibe track finished and in readiness to be run in the early part of the month, of .June next. Fifteen hundred and sixty-three men- (chiefly lrur New York) were sent on the line of the road during the year, by the contractors, at a- cost of ov< r SI3,W*O. This number ol laborers were quite sufficient to have completed the road had they remained on the work, but a large -portion left alter woikiig a few days, and some actually deserted before reaching their destination. . The ex'raordinary yield oi the oil wells in Northwestern Pennsylvania still continues and arrangements are in progress for snch additional connections with the oil region as will, it is believed, secure to the road and to this market a huge share of that important traffic at the earliest practicable moment after the completion, of the main line. Ti e balance of the floating debt contracted prior toFfbrusry 1, 1802, amounted to io, winch h3s sir ce b-eh reduced, to 532,59 G. The whole of this amount the Company is prepared to pay as soon as the claims are presented. The business on the finished portion of the road under the care- of Col. Jas. D. Potts, general ma nngt r fi. r the lessee, has been conducted during the past year in the most satisfactory manner, and the receipts therefrom have increased so largely, tat n g into consideration the unfinished condition of the road, as to satisfy the expectations of its most sanguine friends. The following.statement exhibits the receipts for ,the last four years with the annual increase : For the accommodation of the Lake business the Company' are now constructing an extensive pier in the harbor of Erie, upon which will be erected (as soon as the pier is sufficiently aiiyauced) a commodious warehouse and grain elevator. Ar rangements have also been made jointly with the Lakeshore Railroad. Co., far the erection of a new and capacious passenger station house at Erie aud the w«rk of preparing materials for the structure has already* commenced. The reports of the Treasurer and Chief Engineer were also submitted and read. Th*y were ordered to be printed ir pamphlet form with, the report of the Board of Directors. The meeting then took a recess to go into an elec tion for Managers for the ensuing year; The followhig was the ticket elected Managers—YYm. G. Moorhead, Ellis Lewis, Henry Dubriug, I).' K. Jackman, C. B. Wright, Edward F. Gay, J. 1». Wheiham, P. Metcalf, S, G. Tnoxnpsou, W. A. Galbraith. Tub Enlistments or a "Wm. B. Lone, the Mustering Officer in this ciry, inns teied in*o the United States service duiing the week ending on Saturday, 1,050 men, as follows: Old regiments, 252; new regiments, 204: colored regiment*?, Cl; regular army, 6; bv Provost Mar shals, for old regiments, *402. 6f that number there were credited to as follows: First Ward, S 4: Second, 17; Third, 47; Fourth, 24; Filth, 5; Sixthi 4: Seventh, 45; Eighth, 32: Ninth, 145; Tenth, 7; Eleventh, Twelfth, 57: Thir teenth, 32; Fourueulh. 2; Filteenth, 16; Sixteenth, 6; Seventeenth, 15: Eighteenth, l w ; Nineteenth, 36: ,Twentieth, 47: Twenty-first, 56; Twenty-se cond, 2D; Twenty-titird, 36; Twenty-fourth*, IS: Twenty.fifth, 3. FrNEBAL OF A NaVAL OFFICES-; —TIIO fnneral of Lieutenant Commander A. Boyd Cum mings, whose body arrived from Key West on Friday, took place yesterday afternoon, from his late residence, No. !i>24 Chestnut street. The re mains of the gallant ollicer were interred at Laurel Hill Captain AUlen. Dr. Hendorsou, Dr. Laws and Dr. Deans, all of whom are attached tothe United States Navy: Judge Thompson, Major Scovel and Mr. Landis were the pall bearers The funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Dr. Breed, of the tVest Spruce. Street Presby terian Church. The fnneral* was a private one, the numbers of the family of the deceased and a few friends, alone accompanying the remains to the grave. City Mortality.— The number of interments in the city dnriug the past week was 377, an in crease of 60 over the previous week, ai d an in crease of 37 over the same period las: year. Of the whole number 165 were adults and 212 children SI being under one year of age. 202 were mates ar.d 175 females; Uiboys and 05 girls. The greatest number of death® occurred in the Nineteenth Ward, being 27, and the smallest number in the Twenty second, where only five were reported. Tbcpnn cipal causes of death were croup, 14; congestion ot the brain, 21; consumption, 36; convulsions, !.>; diphtheria, J};' debility, 23; drowned, 7; spotted feTer, 12: malipnanttyphus fever, 14; tvphoid fe ver, 12, and inflammation of the lungs, 35. Reliet or the Freedman.— The attention of the patriotic and charitable throughout thf» North, is now actively stirring in reference to ire condition, moral, and physical.of the Freedinen of the South and West. Pennsylvania never has been behind her sister States either in patriotic or chaiitable movement?, and we are sure that she will not be so mvw. A meeting is called for Tues day evening, Fib. 16th, at the Academy of Music, by the Pennsylvania Freedmen’s Relief Associa tion; and let no other engagement prevent those who love their country’s welfare from attending. Gentlemen will be present who will give their latest experiences in the South among the Freod men. Passing Troops.— The 10th Massachusetts regiment which hns re-enlisted for Ihe war passed the city on Saturday on their way h -me, and was entertained at Uooper Shop Saloon. The llth Massachusetts battery also reached Philadelphia on Saturday and was escor. ed to the Union Volun teer Saloon by Hasiing’s Battery, of this city. Besides the.members ol this battery, several squads of recruits were fed at the Union Saloon. They were fiom Massachusetts and Connecticut. A New York regiment passed through this city yes terday afternoon, on its way to ioin the Army of the Potomac. . Highway Robbery.— Before Alderman Beit ler on Saturday "Wm. NcGoulrick and A. Curran were charged with highway robbery. It was al leged that, on the eyening of the 28th of January, they assaulted and robbed Mr. Clinton, in an un frequented part of the Nineteenth Ward. The complainant was struck on the head with a slung- Fbot, or something of that kind,and much injured. The defendants were arrested immediately after ward, and committed for a further hearing. Mc- Gonlrlck was identified by Mr. Clinton, but Cnr ran was not. A Stbeet Parade.— The 22d Regiment U. S. Colored Troops, Colonel Klddoo, which lias received marching orders, as already stated in the Bullrti*, will make a street parade previous to departing for Fortress Monroe. The regiment will arrive at Berks Street Station, North Penn sylvania Railroad, abont noon; march down Second to Arch, np Arch to Broad, down Broad to Oheßtnut, down Chestnnt to Third, down Third to Lombard, down Lombard to Second, and down S econd to the Refreshment Saloons. General Meade at Independence Hall.— Major-General Meade has recovered from his recent severe illness, and will receive his friends and the public at independence Hall at noon to-morrow, in accordance.with an invitation of City Councils. | Liberal Contribution. — At the close, of Bev. G. "W. Paddock’s address, in the Union Ml E. Church, last eYSuihSi on the enbject of the Q.nantrell. butchery of one quarter of the maTp f C al^ n n S , i°h L K WT t D S e ’ Kb ““' a collection wit tafeer at. the church doors as tbe'congregation r« fared, amonetinp.to.SlU).- Mr. Thomas T. Mason JNo. 428 Market street, was appointed to receive contributions for the benefit of the people of Law. xence, Kansas, e * • Ihe Bark A I.— The investigation into Ibie vesM‘l demonstrated that there was‘ nothing- wrong about her and that' she was bound upon a legitimate voyage with a law ful car*©. Col. Thomas, the Collector of the port, investigated the matter thoroughly at the outset, and he was satisfied that all was right be fore the subsequent detention of tbe vessel was efiecteji. . Had his judgment and action been final, there Vrojbld have been considerable saving of loss either to Government or to private parties. Arrested on Suspicion. Two notorious characters were arrested last night upon suspicion oi having been concerned in the mysterious death oi James Hackett, the soldier whose body was found upon a lot in the First Ward. These men, it is alleged, were the last seen in company with the deceased. The inquest in the case will be con tinued this afternoon. Suppose© Incendiarism.— A bed and bedding at the residence of a Mr. Coleman, No. 104 NoTth Nineteenth street, were burned between eight and nine o’clock hist evening. The flames are sup. P' sed to have b*cn kindled by a domestic employe in the house, ano ste was arrested. The accused has been held in 52,000 bail for a further hearing by Aldeiman Devlin. Tiie Alumni Address.— The annual address of -he Alumni Association of the Central High School will be delivered by Thomas May Pierce, Ftq., on Thursday Evening next, at Musical Fund Hall. The introductory address will be de livered byßobt.P. Hare, Esq. The-Historical Society.— The annual elec faon for officers of the Historical Societyof Peane sylvania, will beheld at their rooms, Athehsnum. Buildings, Sixths street, below Walnut, this (Monday) evening, at7j‘goes alone,” and he always looks snug and comforta ble, inasmuch as he wears the elegant winter suit which he had made for him at the Brown Stone Clothing Hall of Bockhill A Wilson, NO3. 603 and 605 Chestnut street, above Sixth, Philadelphia. SEVERAL PERSONS INJURED BY A MAD COW. Late yesterday afternoon a cow- made her ap pearance on Baltimore near South, and in a few minutes her actions caused considerable ex citement. A man was driving her through the city, and unused to the sight ol so many vehicles, she soon became excited, and ran at a lady, but without doing any harm. Immediately some two or three hundred persons gathered, and by their hooting so completely enraged the animal that she attacked any who Jell in her way or attempted to check her passage through the street. She ran up Baltimore street as far as Calvert, where she met a man witb a wheelbarrowi ©awbicU were eeyena BULLETIN BUILDING 112 SOUTH THIRD ST * ‘lndigo Blue,” Put up at Alfred Wiltherger’s Drug Store, No. ‘w3 North Second street, Philadelphia. Tte new label does not require a stamp. The Perfection of Sewing Machines, Call and see the “Florbnos,’ 630 Chestnut Street. F. L. FETHERSTON, PaMisbef. . metTesses, and contented herself by jtafeb&ig Her horns through the matressetf and tossing them into »ne street, t-be then returned and' rat» ■ up'North. ««et.to Fayette, and into the yard of the new HE?** States court bouse, but came out again im flowed. by the. crowd, which ni^nS ereti i m every direction whenevershe S »>;„.?»“-«: *».s rib ly V le h te „edrTu\ a V,o^ n^!^?e “ o Teoa E : > r ,Co,, rrj ’p Baliimorc streetj ar d Whea near Ljght, rushed upon a young man named John S. Reed, a clerk to Major-General Butler and pored him m the leli arm,near the shoulder, caus ing a painful wound about three inches in length, and penetrating nearly to the bone. He was rel moved to the drug store of Coleman &> Rogers, where the wound was dressed, after which ho went to the Newton University Hospital. The Si!™? 1, kept on hef course, aird at-.he-corner of Charles street ran at a lady who was leading a little boy by the band.: In ber effort to,escape she fell, jnstas the : cow dashed at,her; arid'the littlo boy’s face was considerably bruised by his-head striking against the curbstone. They were both, taken to a drug store, when it was-found- that neither of them had sustained serious injury. At the corner of Hatfover steetpoliceman Frost shot the animal, and he found It necessary to shootr five balls into her before she could be brought to the ground.— Bal imort Sun, Feb. 6 Ch. THE JOHJSf M. BOTTS LETTER:' As there have been many misrepresentations in regard to a letter written by John M.Botts to Hon. GeorgeS. Smith, Treasuswof the Virginia State Government, declining the position of U. S. Sena tor from Virginia, Mr. Smith furnishes the original letter for publication, in order thathfr. Eotts may be set right before the country.. Itis as follows: Arncm.*, Culpepper county, Va , Jan. 7, 1865 Dear air: 1 have received tte letter o£‘Blr. S. in. which he urges in vety earnesttermsjthatl’shonld accept a seat in the Senate of the United States, at the hands of the Legislature now in;session in Alexandria; an election, which he seeing to think I have no right to decline, as the friends ofthe Union everywhere desire it. Permit me to say, my good sir, that I duly appreciate the honor designed,'which is far be yond anything, that I bavereasop to expect, now or hereafter, from any other source ; buthigh and dignified as is the position of Tnited States Senator, which inordinary times is one that might reason ably satisfy the ambition of any moderate man, yet in the present condition of the conntiy, and of the Slateofwhich lam “nWtsetereandtothe-maTmir bora,” I could not with propriety, and with my convictions of duty, accept any appointment at the hands of either of the numerous governments, now exercising legislativepowers overany of the dis membered fragments of what once constituted the .proud and revered old commonwealth of Virginia. 1 In taking the position I have done, in reference to the rebellion, I have beenactuatedby .no sordid considerations, and by no selfish desire to advance my political or personal fortunes; but it has been f reed upon me by the dear, unclouded-, conseien iicuj a*id orenchelming convictions of my; best judgment, free fiomall passion, prejudice or am bition . . . - • • From the present aspect of affairs, as they appear from the stand-point I occupy, it looks as it the day was not very far distant, when (if ever) I may be of some service m healing those dissen sions and distractions (growing out of the grossest misrepresentations and frauds) that now divide the nation, the State, and almost every locality, to a greater or less extent; and which* though smothered for the time, have never- vet been extinguished: hut this can ontybe done, V/of cW, by adhering firmly and consistently to theopinions ana principles of a long life, which have‘“grown with my growth and strengthened with my strength,” until they have become a-partof my second nature: in other words, I must permit no shadow of suspicion from any quarter,.to attach to my unselfish patriotism, or the disinterested integrity of *my purpose, which the acceptance of office might subject me to. The extent of my aspirations for tha present, is to return “good for evil, ” to this once-venerable and venerated, but now poor, down-trodden, shattered, heartlessly sacrificed, and dilapidated old “Mother of States,” that has been reduced to herpresentmiserable condition, by herleadiagand trusted statesmen, who, v.-ith miscalculation upon misclaculation and blunder upon blunder,-wi f h every prophecy and promise unfulfilled,have been groping their way in Siberian darkness, and with the most inexcusable ignorance, after a phantom, engendered by a corroded and. diseased imagina tion, which was excited by a heardess selfishness, and insane ambition to perpetuate their own power, that has been without a parallel in the his tory of the world. - I ein aware that my councils for the last, three years have been spurned and derided, and my person even threatened with violence, by- many who once looked with a more charitable and friendly eye upon my suggestions and advice. I have reason to think, this hallucination is passirg off, and is being rapidly dissipated by tbe terrible ordeal to which the fortunes of the South have been subjected, and it may be, at least I am not without nope, that at a future day, I may in some way stand as a lak between tbo North and the South, by which the chain that once bound them together, may • again con nect them, andtb this complexion it must come at last; for neither passion, nor prejudice, nor suf fering, nor want, nor hunger, nor pride, nor strife can endure forever, and the time must come when men will look at things as they are,.and no longer close their eyes at bright mid-day,- and swear the sun does not shine, because they desire to shut out the light. For these and many other reasons not necessary to enumerate here, I must beg to be excused' for respectfully declining the high position tO'Which it is proposed to elevate me. Very respectfully, your ob v t serv’t, Supreme Court.— Justice* Thompson, Read and Agnew. The following judgments were entered this morn ing ** GnfTy vs; Huller—Error to Common Pleas of Union county. Judgment affirmed. - - Appeal of Abraham W. Slemecand others from Decree of Commem Pleas of SchuylkilFcounty.— Decree affirmed. Caut vs. Divens—Error to Common Pleas of Northumberland county. Judgment reversed and a venirede novo awarded. Rzinfelt vs. Clement—Eryor to Common. Pleas oi Snyder county. Judgment affirmed.. The List for Olearfield was taken up this morn ing. There are bnt four cases on the list. Nisi Justice Woodward,—Antoni Hccht vs. Henry Miller.—This was an action broughtby the plaintiff, a widow, to recover da mages for an alleged breach of premise of mar riage. The husband of plain tiff was.in partner ship with the defendant, and shortly after his deoth, plaintiff alleges that defendant promised to marry her, bnt failed to keep his promise, and married another lady. On trial. District Court —Judge Sharswood.—D&niel S. Bush vs. Q. R. Kressler. An action on a pro missory note. Verdict for plaintiff for $134 90. The West Philadelphia Trust Company vs. Daniel Snyder, Jr., andO. O. fc ellers* Executors. An action on a promissory note. Verdict for Plain tiff for 81*336 72. _ James Deveraux and Wife, v». M. B. Dyott. An action to^recover forbreaclLof contract in failing to keep a hAuse in good repair. On'trial. Ann Harley vs. Joseph M. Pile, Administrator of Edward A. Mench, deceased. Ah action to re cover on certain bonds. On trial. . 110 S Chestnut. District Court— Judge Stroud.—B. H. Salter vs. M. C. Hart and Wife; An action to recover for rent. Verdict forj defendants. Andrew Comstock and W. & Comstock, trading Ac. vs. Charles H. Elias, defendant* and Henry Elias, garnishee. An attachment execution'. On. trial. . , r Quarter Sessions— Jude*. Ludltswv—The whole morning was] occupied the trial of John R. Lock, charged with tbe larceny oS a’sttyer candlestick'from the! Cathedral. The defence set up an alibi. On trial] Guns— /There* hare, been. mamiactnredat the Armory in Springfield, Hass., daring the last month, 20,700 muskets, ■ a larger number than ever before fabricated in a single month. The last two weeks 6.000 were turned out each week, averaging 1,000 each day. The largest number elver manufactured before in one,week was 6,040. "When the last month’s work; is completed, there will be in store at the Armory over 200,000 guns, of which 40,000 are packed ready for Union. ; ; Mhjk Skiss, which a few y ears ago. sold for a quarter, now bring from four to gOYOIi dollars* John.M. Boots. COURTS.