GIBSON PEACOCK* Editor. VOLUME XVIJ., NO. 258. EVENING BULLETIN PIACOCI, CHAMBERS fc CO., PROPRIETORS, 111 80UTH THIRD STREET, PHILADELPHIA: ' ' TEEMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, i Tha -BviLasis 1» served to ’ Subscribers in tbs Blty at 38 CGUte per west, payable to the carriers, or $8 65 per annum. SATES OP ABVBETIbIna. Half Square, X vme.B 25 1 Square, 2 weeks. .83 25 1 Square, 1 time..... 50 1 Square, 1 month.. 5 00 1 Square, S times.... 75 1 Square, 2 months. 8 0(1 1 Equar«,'3 tim»*....l 00 i Square, 3 months. 11 (w 1 Square, 1 week....l 15 1 Square, 0 months. 20 00 Six iiusfi constitute one square; three lines or Msshall a square. ' TTTPHOLSTERY. (LJ promptness, Purity of Materials, Good Workmanship - .. Low Charges; W. HENRY PATTEN, 140 S Chestnut street DIED. COX—On. Saturday evening, the 6th instant, John Cox, in the 77th year of his age. The relatives and friends of the family are re spectfully invited to attend his funeral from his late residence, Noi 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. James the Less. ■ . * < DAVIS—On/Monday evening. Bth instant, Ma rian, daughter of Wm. F. and M ar y T. Davis, aged. 2 years and 10 months. Funeral from the residence of her father, No. 10*2-1 Wistar street, on Thursday afternoon,the llth instant, at 2 o’clock.. Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery. KISSELMAN—On Sunday, 7th instant, Miss Anna Eliza. Kisselman. Her friends and the friends of the family are re spectfully invited to attend her funeral from her late residence, No. 215. Pine stieet, on Wednesday afternoon, - at 2o’ clock, ■without'further notice. # STACEY—On Saturday evening, the 6th inst., at his late residence, Chester, Pa., Davis 8.. Stacey, in the G6th year, of his age. Funeral to.take iplace oil Wednesday afternoon next, the icth instant, at 3 o’clock. His male friends are invited to attend. * WINTER MOURNING GOODS, BESSON & SON, Mourainc Store, No. 918 CHESTNUT street, tavern store a large stock of seasonable goods. d 3 nr=» AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE AND IkS TRUST COMPANY, WALNUT street, Southeast corner of Fourth, Philadelphia, Feb ruary 4th, 1864. The Trustees have this day declared a dividend of FIFTY PER CENT, on all premiums upon Mutual Policies during the year ending December Hist, 1863, and in force at that date, the above amount to be credited to said Policies, and have also ordered the dividend of IBfcn on Policies issued -during that year to he paid, as the annual pre miums on said Policies are received. fe9-6t JOHN S. WILSON, Secretary. iv=. EDWARD CARSWELL, Esq., M. W. tkj Conductor of the NATIONAL DIVISION SONS OF TEMPERANCE, the, celebrated Caaa •dian Orator, will Lecture on THURSDAY EVE NING, Feb. i 11, 1864, in the Eleventh Baptist Church, TWELFTH street* above Race. Tickets, gratuitously, of WM. A. DUFF A CO. ,516 ARCH .street, or at the Office of) the Grand Division, its South SEVENTH street. feD-3t* PENNSYLVANIA FREKDMEN’S RE- LkS LIEF ASSOCIATION. A public meeting of the Association will be held in the ACADEMY OF MUSIC, On TUESDAY EVENING, February 10th, at half-past seven o’clock. Bishop SIMPSON will preside. The Rev. PHILLIPS BROOKS, Rev. Dr. BRAINERD, • Rev. Dr. FURNESS, Rev. Dr. J. WHEATON SMITH, and ,T. M. McKIM, Esq., Will take part in the proceedings. Tickets can be obtained on and after Wednesday the 30th, free of charge, at the office of the Asso ciation, No. 424 Walnut street; at the Union ’League House, 113 b Chestnut street, and at T. B. Pugh’s Book Store, southwest corner of Sixth and ■Chestnut streets. $ : feB-Strps HAYDN* S ORATORIO OF THE CREA- UkS TION Vf ill be performed at the AMERICAN ACADEMY OF MUSIC, (By particular request) FOE THE BEHEI'IT OF THE •UNITED STATES CHRISTIAN COMMISSION BY THE HANDEL AND HAYDN SOCIETY, On SATURDAY EVENING, Feb. 13th, 1m K At a quarter before S o’ clock. The solos and concerted pieces will he performed "by the first professional and amateur talent of the •countrysustained by the ENTIRE GERMANIA ORCHESTRA, And a Chorns of oyer two hundred voices 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. Ihe right of the house will he sold at the Book store of Ashmead tc Evans, 724 Chestnut street: the centre at J. E. Gould’s, Seventh and Chest nut; the left at Martien’s, 60G Chestnut street. Tickets for the Amphitheatre, Twenty-five -Cents, to be obtained at either of the above places. . fe6-tf GEO. WM. CURTIS.—This distinguished rLLs speaker will lecture at MUSICAE FUND HALE, on FRIDAY EVENING next, Feb. 12, under the auspices of the PENN REI*IEF ASSO CIATION, lor the benefit of sick and wounded soldiers. Subject “The Reign of Peace.” Tickets and secured seats can be had at Pngh’s SJ2tTH and CHESTNUT. feo.<Jtrp§ ,*v*s=* RE V- JOSEPH PARKISH THOMP POR, . ■ ol the Broadway Tabernacle, New York, ‘Will Lecture for the Benefit of the VOLUNTEER REFRESHMENT SALOON, ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY llth, at 8 o'clock, . _ __ AT THE SUBJECT' AOADEMY 01 ' MU , SI °- ' ©EVOLUTION AGAINST FREE GfIWPN MENT NOT A RIGHtTbxJT VERN “ ' A CRIME. Tickets, with secured seats, so cents. Tickets for the Amphitheatre, as ceuW To he bad at the &Z 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-tfro WCT CUSTOM HOUSE, PHILADELPHIA Ujj CoHEOTOR’BOrwcB, Feb. S, IBGL lO MERCHANTS, SHIPPERS, AND OTHERS INTERESTED—AgreeabIy to instruc tions issued by the Honorable Secretary of-the Treasury; dated January 23 and February 2, 16G4. notice is hereby given that the restrictions oh trade, .in the States of Missouri, Kentucky and West Vir ginia, are annul ed and abrogated,and all products' and goods may be freelytakenintoand transported Wlthinthe said States as in time of peace• Pro vided, hoiceoer, That no products or goods shall be •taken from said States, or either of them, into anv State declared to bo in insurrection, or to anv port, in said State, heretofore blockaded, ; which has been or may be opened, except in compliance with <the Regulations of September 11, 1563. WM. B. THOMAS, Collector. feG 3trp (Mr> HO WAR U HOSPITAL, NUS. 1518 AND |L§ 1526 LOMBARD Street, BISPENBARV DEPARTMENT. Medical treatment andmedL (Inn furnished gratuitous!y to the poor, aniiiip TQTHE citizens of the eighth \l3 WARD.—On the loth of March next a Draft has-been ordeied' by the Government. By thai.time the Amendment of the Conscription Act ■will have p'aced nil able-bodied as. well as single, under forty-five years of age, in the same class Not less than five hundred of such mtn will be required from the Eighth Ward. All can fee the importance of preventing this, and all tbe impossibility of doing it without yoar . vigorous eo-opejation. It can easily be accomplished. Volunteers are abunrant.bnt to pay the promised bounties, money is required. About g»15,-(X)0 have been collected—at least as large a sum is # jet to be raised. The con tributions have bren comparatively few. andprin eipally by those (including anumber of ladies) not themselves liable to draft. • Our "Ward reaches from Seventh street to the : Schuyllcill River, and from Sprdce to Chestnut, and contains about twenty-thousand, inhabi'auts. 1 hese twenty thousand are alike interested, poor and rich, married aDd siigle,.man and woman. Mere boasts of loyalty, or denunciations of those opposing the Government, will not avail. Self interest, if not patriotism, requires immediate action. In so short a time as yet remains, it will be imrossible for the Committee to visit all. Do not, therefore,-wait to be called upon. Send or bring your subscriptions, large or small, without a moment’s delay, to either of the Committee. Small contributions, if numerous, will helu mike up the amount. Three thousand subscriptions of #5 each would do it entirely. If checks are given, they may be drawn to the order of the Treasurer, Judge Strong, of tbe Supreme Court. THEODORE CUT REE, 704 Walnut street. EDWARD S. LAWRANCE, 203 Washington square CLEMENT B. PENROSE,* 700 Washington square. ‘ • WM. 'F. JUDSON, 7C9 Walnut street. OADWALADER BIDDLE, 1002 Walnut street. COL. CHAS: S. SMITH, 237 South Thirteenth street. EEN.T. ETTING, 3315 Spruce street. MORRIS PATTERSON, 1511 Spruce street. I). S. JONES, Twelfth and Spruce streets. J. B. GEST, 1231 Spruce*street. CALEB JOHNSON, 221 South Broad street. J. L. MOSS, 1320 'Walnut street. RICHARD ASHHURST, U2O Walnut street. JOSEPH G. ROSEN GARTEN; 1032 Chestnut street O. WILSON DAVIS, Continental Hotel. W. S. STEWART, do. .ISAAC G. COLESBURY, 2020 Locust street. JOSEPH R, PRY, jJbCS Walnut stieer.' EDWIN GREBLE, 123 South Nineteenth street. EDWARD H. TROTTER, 1821 Chestnut street. Hon. WILLIAM STRONG, 2u43 Walnut street. . fe9-tu,th,e,-3t ry'V» TWELFTH WARD—A meeting of the LLS CITIZENS’ BOUNTY COMMITTEE of the Twelfth Ward will be held THIS (Tuesday) EVENING, Feb. oth, at7)4 o’clock, at.NIPPES HALL, corner' of Fourtll and Green streets. Punctual attendance is requested. Business of importance to transact. . . •WILLIAM B. MANN, President. Wit. B. Co>’Xzll, Secretary. it* rr?r=* TICKETS FOR CURTIS’S LECTURE LKJs on the “Reign of Peace,” Musical Fund Hall, FRIDAY EVENING, Feb. 12th, benefit of tbe “Penn Relief Association, ” for s lent NEE DLES’S Drug Store, Twelfth and Race streets. 25 cents. feo-3tft AMUSEMENTS, The Geeuah Opeba.—The openiug perform ance of the Germans at the Academy of Music last evening, attracted a large and elegant audience Nicolai’s opera, 21te Merry Wives o/‘ }VindsGr t was admirably 'performed—much better than it was last year. The advantage of having a first class basso and a first class tenor was manite&U Herr Herrmanns, who played “Falstaff,” is much the finest basso that the German company has ever given us. He sang excellently well, and looked and acted the iat knight to perfection Habelmaan sang deliciously in the role of “Fenton;” while Steinecke, as “Mr. Fluth” (the “Ford” of bbakspeare,) was admirable in ail respects. Mines. Johannten Fredcrici were both good as the jnerry wives; and Mile. ' Ca nissa as “Sweet Ann Page,” did better than ste has done in other operas. The audience seemed to enjoy the performance from beginning io encDgfad although the opera can never be regarded as work, it will always please when done as well as it was last night. To-morrow evening Boieldieu’s greatest work, Lit Dame Blanche, will be performed. This opera has not been heard in Philadelphia for somoitbirty years. Bnt it is a never-failing attraction in the theatres of France and Germany. Last season it was played for the thousandth time at the Opera Comique of Parts, for which theatre it was written. No other opera, we bt-lieve, has ever been performed so many times at one theatre. The full strength of the German company .-will be brought out for it to-morrow evening. Tbe'Aeck.—Last evening “Little Fadette: Or, tbe Cricket.” was produced at the Arch, Miss Charlotte Thoiupsui enacting Faucbon, the Cricket, Messrs. Hill and Rcbsjn taking tbe parts of tbe twinp, Landry and Ilidier Barbeand: Grif ilthß Sppeariig as Father Barbeand; Miss. Carr as Old Fadette: Mies Price as Madelon, and Miss Morse as Mother P.arbeaud. The acting by all these fine artists was excellent, and the play passed off in really superb siyle. The s enery was equal to the finest iefforts or this kind ever made at the and elicited hearty applause. The shadow dance was charmingly given by Miss Thompson, while tbe dance around tbe maypole with the twisting and untwisting of the parli’- colored ribbons, was one of tbe most capital things we ever enjoyed. < "We could point out the excel lencies of all tne artists tin the cast, bu t content ourselves' with saying that all did well and all seemed to meet the fullest and heartiest applause from the entire audience. After • ‘Little Fadette, ’ ’ the orchestra executed a capital military melody, and the entertainment closed withrthe farce of -‘A Regular Fix,” in which Bob. on elicited even louder laughter than be had done in the former piece. This evening “Little Fadette” will be re peated. The Moncis Minstrels Last evening a large, intelligent and fashionable audience at tended the opening enteriainment by the Morris Minstrels, at Concert Hall. The tronpe comprises over twenty excellent artists, and the programme they presented was one of the freshest and most charming we have enjoyed at snch an entertain ment for a longtime. Their ballads were exqui site and their burlesques, like the “Old Folks,” convulsed the house with laughter. This evening they offer new songs, new dances, new burlesques and comicalities of the most amusing kind. . The Temple or Wondebb The public inter est in the performances of Signor Blitz at the Temple of Wonders, comer of Tenth and Che3t nut streets, never slackens. The reason is simple and obvious. It is because the merry'Signor keeps up a constant round ot novelties, and his art, magic and fun! are as diversified as they are wonderful. He performs nightly and upon every Wednesday and Saturday afternoon. - y The Chestnut, —“The Ticket-of-Leave Man” wUI be given with all the original music. Ac., at the Chestnut this evening. It will be observed by the advertisement that next Saturday afternoon the first regular matinee will be given at this theatre. . The Walnut—“ East Lynne” will be played this evening to an immense house, as usual, at the Walnut. No more need he said. The Davenport Boys announce theirspiritual istic soiree for this evening at the Assembly Build- ‘ ings. ' , Suicide op a Supposed Murderer.— Adam Seeger, of Trenton, N. J., was indicted at the present term of the Mercer County Courts, for the murder of his wife, and his trial was set down_ for yesterday, the Bth inst. Yesterday morning, on opening his. cell, his body was found suspended from a nail in the wall, and me was extinct. In the cell several papers in the handwriting of Seeger were found, one of containing a strong protestation of his ™!vW^V- deil ?j ng that he waa gni'ty of the hf mch Wlfe » and expressing his horror ° f a ?“ ch lr m6 ' J See Ser was a German shoe £ ' Hc served during the Mexican war in a volunteer regiment, and when the Mi New Jer sey regiment was-raised, in 1861, joined it as a private. He was discharged from the regiment on the 11th of May, 1863. 6 Steam Fire Engines— There is at present quite an interest among the citizens of New port, R. 1., on the question of purchasing a steam Are engine. Two of tho Oompanies are striving for such a result, and they are sus tained in.their efforts by many of the most in fluential citizens. PHILADELPHIA., iUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1864. A TRAGEDY IN NEW YORK. THREE PERSONS STABBED—ARREST OF THE PERPETRATOR. [From the N. Y. Times of to-day.l At the close of last fall Mr, Luiherc. Tibbetts gained considerable notoriety for himself by making very heavy speculative purchases of Mixed Western Corn, at extraordinary high prices, - the com deliverable in the first ten days of the current month of ..February, He had subsequently some difficulty "with his bankeis, because oi what lie called the defamatory representations of certain rivals in busihess. He managed, however, to work through this difficulty, and determined to gain control of the available supply of coru here, so as to render it next to impossible for those who had sold to him, to nil their contracts unless on such terms as would suithis interest or -conve nience. On Friday'last, at about noon, he made' his appearance on ’Change and'* commenced buying ■ briskly, until he had purchased twenty-three loads at prices varying irpm 1 33al 40, agreeing to pay 3c. per bushel cash oh that day, and the balance of the purchase money within ten days. He also sold u single load at 81 26, cash. About one o’clock, P. M., he grew very much excited, having been greatly annoyed by some unknown-parties, who had been pelting him with lumps of dongh and quantities ot grain, also by the persistency of a merchant, who had been offering a load of corn at SI 40, but with whom be had repeatedly declined to have any direct business transaction. He began to talk loudly about combinations which had been organized to crush him, about his fidelity to principle; his determination to fight out the battle of principle, even it it cost him his life; his enemies might take his corn and. his money, but he would maintain his character, which he prized asove ev<ryihing else. Efforts were made to reason with him, 3 but these efforts only increased his nervousness and mental excitement. He appealed to his God for pro tection, and refused to be pacified or reasoned 'with, 'warning hll parties to avoid iutoxfering with him or las- rights. At this time the excite ment on the floor was intense, and business was totally suspended. Shouts of “Put Him out* ’ were heard on all sides; he defied any one to put him out; he was fighting for principles and he would not .be-put dqjvn. Two merchaats then took hold of him; drewghuu to the stairway, aqd down the stairway to the street, whence he started by himself for his office. On Saturday, he was suspended and denied the privileges of the floor of 1 Change by a formal vote ol ihe Directory ot the New York Commercial As sociation, because oibis turbulent conduct. Yesterday, a few'minutes before noon, be made liis appearance at the Produce Exchange, holding in his hands some boxe» of grain, and, as \va? af terward proven, a couple of packages of Hobson A Sens’ dirk knives, known to the trade as the .“Southern knife.” He ascended the stairway, evidently prepared Jo force his way in on the floor in defiance of the sentence of suspension adopted by the Board of Directors of the Associa tion. On the landing at the* head of the first flight of stairs, be was met by Mr. Vanderbilt, the janitor, who informed him that he could not go up any further. He made «t v< ry surly response, and gave positive evidence of his determinalion to fight his way tip, by cast* ing aside his boxes of corn and an unbroken quar ter dozen packages of dirk-knives. Mr. Vander bilt seized hold of him to prevent him front-resort ing to violence, but Tibbetts quickly released himself, and brandishing ar. open dirk-knife, ran r pidly up the second llight o; steps to the main floor, the.crowd at the head of the e tair way-scat tering in ail directions before him, the majority keeping on the run until they had got sately out of tpe building; Once on the floor, he made di rectly for one of the grain tables, and jump ing thereupon, ' commerced a violent ha rangue, holding his knife aloftin the most threat ening manner and dancing wildly about on the table. He yelled out frantically that • ‘he was now mcnaich-of all be surveyed; In indisputable con trol of that department oi business,” ready to kill any of bis enemies and shed his own blood, and sacrifice his life in maintenance of his position. His enemies, he exclaimed, had robbed him of his money, of his corn, of his character. They might now take his h e, but he would die fight ing in his own defence; if he fell, he would .be avtnged. He kicked off the table nearly two scores of sample-boxes full of grain, and for a few minut» s manoeuvred like an Indian in a war dance. Soon a policeman (Officer Bestmer) made his appearance, and aided bv the janitor and a few merchants, tried to knock Tibbetts eff the table. The janitor finally upset him, and a struggle then ensued between Tibbetts and the policeman. He stabbed ihe policeman three or lour times, once seriously' in the small of the back. The policeman struck him with his club over the forehead, cut ting into the flesh. This fight lasted only a mo ment, when Tibbetts was overpowered and thrown to the floor again. A merchant jumped on the arm with which he held the dirk-kmfp, but Tibbetts managed to stab him in the toes of the right foot, wounding him slightly. Several other policemen now arrived, hammered Tibbets toughly, and finally disabled him so as to oe enabled to take him into custody. He was then removed to tho First Precinct Station wberi charges were made against him by the Directory #f the Commercial Association and the palicemw •whom he had so repeatedly stabbed. ~- In the ecu file with Mr. Vanderbilt, the janitor, in the beginning of the melet, Tibbetts made a des perate effort to stab the janitor. One© the knife grazed his right hand, inflicting a slight wound on the forefinger of the hand; during another attempt, tbe point of the dirk-knife pag ed through*the left breast ofthe coat, struckthe watch in Mr. Vander .bilti* vest pocket, and, glancing off this, cut through the vest and completely severed a sus pender, but fortunately did no further damage. The unbroken rackage of dirk-knives, which Tlbbetts threw away as ho was ascending the stairs of the Produce Exchange, was taken possession, of Mr Bourton, the Clerk of the Exchange. when Tibbetts was brought to the station house, he was ashed by Sergeant Matthew the ordinary questions, and to that as to his age. responded that be was “the same age as Oliver Cromwell vas when be commenced his career.” He ex pressed no regret for his act, bnt alleged be would do It again, and wished he had another opportu nity. Sergeant Matthew locked him up. At 2 P. M , Sergeant Townsend, then in com mand. concluded, as the'station-house was being overrun with the prisoner’s iriends and others, to sen d him to the Tombs. He was accordingly taken there and arraigned before Justice Howling, at a late hour. After a preliminary examination he wa» committed to await tbe result of the Injuries he has inflicted on the officer. Tibbetts is reputed to he a man of wealth. Hisfamily. awifeandsix children, reside at Halls Village, Conn. THE ASM? OF THE POTOMAC. [Uorrespondence of the N. Y. Herahl.l Thk Amiy r,r tjib Potomac,-Feb. 7-Evening. —The army having returned to its old quarters, it is not improper to say that it not only went out in light marching order, but carried its three days’ Tations in haven-ache. It was unencumbered by other trains than ambulances and pontoons. The wonnr ed of the 2d corps have all been sent down by railroad, and will arrive at Washington early m the morning. Army ov TIIB Potomac, Feb 8, 18f4.—William E. Onnsby, the private of the 2d Massachusetts cavalry who deserted on January 24, and was captured while leading a band o f guerillas, was shot y esterday noon at Fairfax,in accordance with tn® sentence of a drum-head court-martial. Thirty-nine prisoners, captured in the- recent movement acrots the Bapidan, were sent to Wash ington to-day. The advance of the late crossing at MortoiPs ford was made by one hundred men of the lactli New York Volunteers, under Lieutenant-Oolonel Biurd. and the 391 h New York (Garibaldi Guard). Uren Hays, division commander, forded the river accompanied by Gen. Owen, brigade com mander. The crossing was effected by fording waist deep, under the cheering oxcitement of picket firing but about twenty, five of the rrtels, including three officers, flanked by our lapidiy moving forces, surrendered and were gent across the .river. Our skirmishers steadily aovanced and gallantly forced the rebel skirmish line hack to the protection of their works. Our position, theUne constantly Traveling as if swayed forward and backward, delivering and receiving: a *it a T7 ? nd Killing fire, was maintained until dark. At that period two regiments came np to their anpnort, shortly after which Col. JSaird renorted ® en : that the fifty.five rounds of ammn nition had been exhausted by his ‘command. He was then ordered to withdraw his skirmishersto the rear of the line of battle. About ten o’clock the entire command recrossed the Bapidan. Colonel Baird was highly complimented by his superior officers for the gallant, manner in which he handled the skirmish line. loßsof the 126th was about twenty five. Corporar Chestnut, of Company C, was killed, two others died from wounds, and three or four more are mortally wounded. The regiment having been divided, Colonel Bull, commanding the left wing of the 120th) deployed other troops in OUR WHOLE COUNTRY another direction, and skirmished half a mile distant with similar results. Among Jie casualties were the following: Joe, Faun, Co. H, ISth N. J., side; Qorp. John Kile*, to. D, 12th N J., arm; Joseph Stripes, Co. C, lithN. J., arm and hand; Boodlie, Co. C, let Pa. Hob. artillery, side: Corp. • John Shee lin, Co. A, 12th N. J., foot; Corp. Jacob ‘Wei ple, Co. G, Ist Del., elbow; Benj. Ogle; Co. E, Ist Del., hand; Joseph Tindalo, Co. E, Ist Del., thigh amputated; Ezekiel Haloway, Co. E, IH Delaware, groin; Andrew Smith. Co. F, I4th Pa., hip; *Jhfre ia ftill much uncertainly as to the fate of those supposed io be killed, tsltho division left tbe field of blooo, returning to this side, in the night. From a personal visit to the different hospitals lam able to give the strongest assurance to the friends of all the above list that • *3L ai !* more usually well situated and well cared for. Tbe' hospitals are all new, in a favcjable locality, and amply supplied with comforts. Although a few are severely wounded, an uncommonly large proportion are slightly wounded. J U KITED STATES COLORED TEOOPS AT CAMP _ STaBTON. by Colonel S. M. Bowman, Pennsylvania volunteers, sent by tlie War llepartmciit to inspec t the troops uniter co remand of Br taciier General William Birney, at Camp tmntou, near Benedict- McL, famishes some!acts of public merest Colonel Bowman represents tbe recent sickness and mcrpility anifiug the enlisted men to hsveJaeen owmp to the measles breaking out iLt~m at a time when the weather was very inclement; the cates so numerous as to render it impossibip to provide the nece«ssry hospital accommodations aor them on the instant; that the nurses had to be selected Jrcm plantation blacks, wholly unused to take car- of tlio sick; tlm the surgeon-? weTe insufficient to , the emergency; but that the tamp and grounds are now m good sanitary condition, the spread of the dis ease is partially arrester, and that the kosplttl ac commodations are good and sufficiently extensive tor all contingencies. Ke further-states that among the enlisted men—about three thonsand—there is not one who can read and write; and that, owing to this fact. it is impossible to procure men compe tent lor the uox. - commissioned* stair or orderly ser geants, The leciments composing this command are the T«h (Colonel James Shaw); the 9th (Colonel Thomas Bayley); and the 19th (Colonel Henry G. Tiiomaf). The 7th and 9th will be moved to the front, in all probability, be lore long, they being r* presented by Colonel Bowman to be in good con dition for active service. He speaks also in high terms of the officers ol this command, and of tint discipline of the men, and ol the energy, judg ment, and ability of General Birney, as evidenced by the military order to-be observed on all hands at Camp Station. CITY BULLETIN. STATE OF THE 1 HEiiuIuMETEB THIS DAI AT THE BULLETIN OFFICE 9A. M.,3o 5 12 M., 420 p. 1&...42 Minimum Temperature during la*t 24 hoar* 29 Weather cloudy—Wind Northwest. Overcrowding Passenger Cars.—A great inconvenience to our citizens is the overcrowding ol the passenger railway cars* which is practised upon nearly all the roads iu the city. Although the care arc msde to seal twelve persons, yet they are never »‘full, ’ ! and even if the inside is crowd ed aud the platforms well occupied, there is still * ‘room for one more, ’’and the car must be stopped for every person who hails it. This overcrowding of tbe cars is cot only an annoyance to the public but It gives pickpockets a splendid opportunity to carry on their operations T and thelosingof pocket books in passenger railway cars is of frequent oc currence. Wc do not complain of railway com panies when persons will persist in crowding into the cars when they havreto be con tent with standing room only, for that is ihe accident of the hour, but the deliberate overcrowding is what is reprehensible. It is a common occurrence with conductors on certain lines to stop their already over-crowded cars at certain street corners, aud demin the impatient passengers while they endeavor to persuade in new victims to their voracity for lares. There are certain line* which follow this system to such an extent that we have fccowu of citizens walking several squares out cl their way in order to gel upon lines where this abominable packing system is not practised. Many of the car* have signs. with tbe idscrip tion, “Passengers are forbidden from stauding upon the plattqrra” above them, vet there i scarcely an hour in tbe day in which a car with both platforms lilled cauuot bo seen. )t in time tkatthe 'authorities had taken some action in this matter, as it has been complained of timeard again. j-u the New York Legislature a bill upon the subject has Tn?en introduced. It provides “that all city railroad companies shall provide such ac commodation? as will each passenger a seat, and hail not take into a cor any grt?ax-»r number of passengers than can be seated therein, under n penalty cf twenty-ilve dollars ” If an ordinan* c of a similar character was passed by onr City Councils we have no doubt that it would meet with the general approval of those who use the passenger railway cars. The Historical Society: —The annual meeting of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania was held at the llali in the Athena'um Building la.t evening Tin re was a very large attendance? Colonel J. Bo*s Snowden was in tbe chair Several curious historical relics were presented to the Society. The venerable Mr.Samnel Hazard, the librarian, having tendered bis resignation, a vote of thanks was passed, acknowledging his merits as an officer, and for his unremitting attention in dis charging tne duties or the said position. He had tendered bis reeignation in consequence of de c ining health, one of the infirmities of advanced age. The annual election for officers of the Society resulted as follows: President—Jotepo K. Incereoll; Vice Presi dents—.!. Francis Fisher, George Chambers, of Chambersbnrg; Benjamin 11. Coates, M. D , T William Wallace; Treasurer—Charles Ed. Morris* Recording Secretary—Samuel L. Smedley, Corres ponding Secretary—Houitip G- Joues.; Librarian— L. Taylor;, Library Committee^—John A. McAllisUr, Richard L. Nicholson (one year, la place ot Charles J. Biddle, resigned); Publica tion Committee—Rev Daniel Washburn; Finance Cofiu’tt-e —Edmund A. Souder. After the election a discussion arose among the members relative to the construction of a Hall for the use of ihe Society. The pressing want of such • a bnilding was conceded by all; but how to raise the requisite funds was-uot so clear. Speech's were made upon the subject by Gen. Patterson Kev. Dr. Brainerd, H. G. Jones, Esq., Mr. Buckl nell, Wm. S. Pierce, Esq., Wm. Dnane, Esq., Mr. J Reese Fry, ahd Col. J. Ross Snowden. It was finally determined *o place ths matter iu tin* hands of a committee to be appointed hereafter. Fifty-first Pennsylvania Volunteers.— This regiment, which has re-enlisted for the war, is expected to arrive at Norristown to-day, aud will meet with a glorious reception. The mem bers of the slst have probably been in more battles than any other regiment m the United States. They were with General Bnrnside in the North -Carolina campaign, participating in the battles of Roanoke Island, Newbern and Camden; with General Pope in the Virginia campaign, and par ticipated in the battles of Manassas Gap, Chan tilly, and some eight minor engagements,* with General McClellan in the campaign. At the battle of South Mountain, their former bri gade commander and at that time in command of the 9th army corps, General Reno, -was killed while directing their movements. At Antietam they, m connection with the ,slst Now York, charged the celebrated Btone bridge, ’in which they lost, in a few moments, nearly two hundred men- They were with General Bnrnside at Fre dericksburg, and charged up to the stone waU, losing heavily. After the latter battle they were sent to Newport News, from thence to Kentucky. When General Grant moved towards Vickshnrg, they were sent to his aid. After tho fall or Vicks burg, they were sent, under tne command of Gen. Sherman, to Jackson. They were one of the three regiments that first entered Jackson. The Missis sippi campaign being over, they wore sent back to Kentucky, and under General Burnside went to East Tennessee. They participated in all the battle* around Knoxville, and'acted a conspicu ous part. , Incendiarism.— A Narrow Escape.— This morning between one and two o'clock, an olt building N 0.37 North Ninth street was discovered to be on Are by officer MoCJaullsy.' The flames were extinguished before any considerable da mage had been done. The bnilding was formerly occup'edby John Donnelly as a match factory, hnt recently came Into the possession of a French man named Ave who was fitting it up for a cabi net maker shop. .The front window had a sash in it but no shutters, and the floor was strewn with shavings,. It was evident that some person had thrown a lighted match through the window and the Bhavirgs took fire. The flames-skimmed along the floor and were last taking hold on the BULLETIN BUILDING 112" SOUTH THIRD ST * T era discovered by officer Jllct.aulley. Mr. Aye has his family residing in the country, and -yesterd-y his daughter uged t 4 years M age came to see him. Ave bad occasion to go to his family and left this girl in tbe third story room or the Ninth street building with some food ana a miserable b d made of Fhaviugs and wool Alter 7he fire, when an examination was made, the young girl was iound sound asleep in this room. 11 the flames had gotfairly under Wiy there is no doubt that she would have been burned to^death. 4 . , t , he IfRST Ward Mystery —Circumstances thicken about the case of Hackttt, the soldier vhoseflead body was fonndon an open lot in the I irst Ward, on Saturday morning last, and it is impossible to a>oid the conviction that he has been ti;e victim of fonl play. _ Coroner Taylor is con ducting the invcsiigatibn in an energetic, intelli gfTit and i-kUtnl maimer, and in . this respect he Mflers widely lrom the practice cf some of his prececf seors v born we could name. Instead of a hurried ebam of an inquest ending with‘the ab snrd verdict of “Found dead,” “ Died from the visitation ol God,” or “Died of natural causes. ” < oront-r Taylor and his excellent clerk, Mr. I h-ichcr, are soberlj* ft hd diligently at work, and we are Fatisfied that they will leave un turned in their efforts'to solve this mystery, and to bring the guilty to justice, if the dead soldier has been the victim of foul play,..-- Death of a Gallant Yqpstg Officer.—"We regret to announce the death of Captain William t-wam Sman, of the 2Gth regiment P. V , son of Uol. vv m. F. Small. He died at the resdence of ,S u at^e /v l^l!i niorn 3 n S- Captain S .entered the ranks of his father’s regiment “in the ranks,” and rose to the po*t ol captain step by step. He participated in all the actions in which the 26th jogtment was engaged with the Army of the Fotomnc, and won the love of his comiadesby his noble qualities of heart and mind. His d-ath will cause deep grief among a very large circle of friends. Another Colored Regiment to Leave. The 22d Regiment of United States colored troops tviJl arrive in tin- city at eleven o’clock to-morrow morning, from Camp William Penn, and march direct to Hanover street wharf, Kensington, and the steamer Governor Chase, for Fortress Monroe. It was the .intention to make a street paraoe, and go to the Refreshment Saloons, but b aving at tho hour stated, the regiment will be at sea but one night. Burglary. — At a late hour last night the residence of Mrs. Hall, No. 17*3 Marshall street, was ent-red by burglars and robbed of S7O in greenbacks, a gold , watch, and two ounces of Spanish silver coin. The burglars got io through the second sicry back window, from a shed. The family were aroused, and attempted to call the police to the rescue, bat none of the police came. The rascals finally made their escape with their booty. Personal—Major-General French and Ma jor-General Couch arrived in this citv last evenin'” and arc stopping at the Continental Hotel. Gen. Hunt, Chief of Artillery of the Army of the Poto mac, leaves to-day for Washington, to resume his prst. after a short furlough. Major-General H»ade attended the German Opera, at the Academy of Music, last evening. The Aeiit Hospitals.— Daring last week 171 pa'ients were admitted into ihe army hospital^. of this department- ICO were returned to duty; 9 de serted, and 2 dud. The number remaining is 4,121, Yesterday the deaths of Ira R. .Moss, .Co. F, 143 d Pa., at ?att»-rlee.Hospital, and JohmHutchinson, Co. B, 140th Pa., were reported. Picking Pockets. A young man named Thomas Mullen, was arrested Yesterday at the Kensington depot, upon the'charge of having picked the pocket of an old lady of $ll. "When ar rested, he threw away the pocketbook containing the money. The accused will have a hearing at the Central Station this afternoon. His JS aue. —David Fell was the name of tbe man who was kilied yesterday bv being caught in the machinery at Young’s distillery, on South ctreeu The deceased leaves a wife and several children. Teas ash Coftees.—Messrs. Davis & Rich ards, Arch and Tenth streets, have, at all ti nes, on hand all the flmst Teas and Coffees imported, especially adapted for best family use. A New Picture.— Messrs. IFenderoth &, Taylor, 912, 514 and Dirt Chestnut street, are now executing The new style of picture (which we think destined to unusual popularity), entitled the • *i’Ao o-Mininture. ” For artistic merit this pic ture excels anything that Photography has hither to produced.*, The specimens at their galleries are much admired by the best judges of art. The Gentlemans Bazaar is under the Cortihentnl Hotel, where Hate, Caps, Furaishiug Goods, tfnd hundreds of useful articles can always be bad. A visit to this reveal a startling truth, that nowher>* iu this city, or New York, can such a stock of Gent’s acods be found. OAKFORD & SONS, Continental Hotel. Furs, Furs.— Our, splendid stock at cost. *We desixe to close out at a discount rather than keep them another year. OAKFORD & SONS, Continental Hotel. * Pousd Cake, Lady and Almond Sponge, 35 cents, at Morse’s, 238 South Eleventh street. Best and Purest Coal in the city; none better; please try it. Samuel W. Hess, Broad street, above Race, east side. Deafness, Ete, Exit, Throat Diseases, ar.d Catarrh treated with the very utmost suc epsE, by Dr. VON MOSCHZISKER, Oculist and Aurist. The highest testimonials and satisfactory City references caii be examined at his Office, 1027 walnut street. . \ Victory —Ice Cream aud Water Ices, at 10 cents per quart, Morse’ s tOS S. Eleventh street. Barlow’s Indigo Blue Dealers and Con sumers of the above will please take notice that the l&tele have- been changed to read “Indigo Blue,” Put up at Alfred vriltberger 5 p Drug Store, No. 233 North Second street, Philadelphia. Barlow’s name will be leltoff the boxes from til is date. Tte new label dees not require a stamp. “I see the. Mint has moved to Third street, below Chestnut,' ’ said one friend to another a day or two sin’ce. ‘‘"What do you mean V 1 said the person add-essed. ‘•Why,” said the other, “don’t 3*ou see No. 110, the golden sign showing that -The Mint’ there is located ?” Ellwood Kelly is the Director, and the coin he dispenses to the public in ibe form of Liquors and Cigars, can not be excelled. Corns, Bunions, Inverted Nails, Enlarged Joints,- and all Diseases ot the Feet cured without pain or inconvenience to the patient, by Dr. Zacharie, Surgeon Chiropodist, Oil Chestnut street. Hefers to Physicians and Surgeons of th» city. Dramess, Blindness, and all diseases which the Ear or Eye is heir to, successfully treated by Prof. J.lsaacs, H. D.,Occulist and Amrist, No. ill Pine street. Testimonials from the most re liable sources can be seen at bis office. The medi cinal fscnlty are invited to accompany theil indents, as he has no secret in his mode of treat, ment. Artihcial Eyes inserted without pain. Nr charges for ‘xaminadon. Cosily Dbessbs.— The Countess of Hatz leldt owns more Oriental shawls than any woman in-Europe. One of her morning dresses is a Turk ish fabric of silk and* pure gold. The dress is so heavy and thick that it will literally “staud alone.” The undcrsleeves and trimming about the neck are of gold lace, and it is fastened at the W*i»t by a. golden cordjmd tassel. Another morn ing robe is of black material, resembling moire antique, with plain stripes of gold enwoven. Boclthill & Wilson, tho proprietorsjof the famous Brown Stone Clothing Hall, Nos. .603 and 605 Chestnut street, above Sixth, make pantaloons that will stand alone, provided the legs of the wearer are in them. The garments; made by this firm are quite as elegant as those worn by the Hatz feldt, without any gilt gingerbread .Bnmmery about them. PERSONAL. Bey. Joseph Aschwanden, for the past eleven years Pastor of Trinity Church in Georgetown, Do 0., and at different times Professor of The ology, Philosophy, Scripture, -and Hebrew at Georgetown College, died at the College on Sunday in the fiftieth year of his age. The deceased was a native of Switzerland, and emigrated to America in 1648, spending the first years of his ministry in St. Louis and Cincinnati. i . . Lieutenant George' Wailaclt, a'nephew of-the veteran Waliack, died of diptheria last week at P. L. FETHERSTON, Publisher. J-° v R-Bran ch. Like mosS of tfis members of l * lB was an actor by profe-sion, bnt had iu our Westers- army.■ Hfl wa* G E ole^:ih?n^ n o7 K^?Sy . a SMer 0f ,ber of other Governors are onderstood rhey are there for the con? femnk with the Upon the of the old rejriments. and recruiting tuidsraionebr' order Jor SCO, OCO men. ■ ™ Mr. William Underwood, a well known citizen of Boston died on Friday last. He] was born at Great Erling in the vicinity of London, Encianij. on the 12th of November, 1737, and in the year 1620, came to the United States, and arrivec?at New Orleans in Octcberof that year. Alter a short residence in that city he came to Boston, wher£;h© - settled permanently. H-is business was preserving' pickles and ripe fn,its for the market and for ex” portoiion; also the manufacturing of Worcester-’ shire arai other English traces and condiments; in which business he had almost the monopolv lor: man) years. x Frederick Tndor, Esq.,-died at his residence in Bos ten, on Saturday morning last, at the age of 31 years. He was son of Jhdge William Tudor, ai d was brother of the late William Tudor, who was Charge d’Affaires from the United States to Bio Janeiro, and his sister is tin? wife of Common ■dore Charles Stewart. Sir. Tudor was well known, as the pioneer in exporting ice from northern climates, first to the West and*ufierwaids to tho East Indies. • The Hon. Marcus Morton died st his residence in Taunton, Mass., on Saturday morning, at 9% o’clock, alter a few days illness. He was born in Freetown, l9, 1734, graduated at Brown Uuivers ty. in lfcW, and was chosen clerk of the Senate in jail. He held a seat in Congress from, his State fiom 1817 to IS2I. In 1623 lie serred. in the Executive Council; iu 1524 .was elected Lieut.- Governor, and subsequently appointed upon the Supreme Bench, where he continued for many years. He was twice elected Governor. h Major General Blunt will leave for General Curtis’s department to-day. He is to have com mand of the district of the Indian Territory, with his headquarters at Fort Smith. Bernard Forrester, a conductor of a freight tram of the Baltimore and Ohio .Railroad Company, was instantly killed on Saturday. The train was being pushed by a locomo-iye when Mr. Forrester;at tempted to put down the brakes, but in conse quence of the wheel or chain breaking he was thrown between the cars. His body was caught on theaxl®ofthe car. and, revolving with it, was mangled in a dreadful manner. Mr. I). M. James, Mail Agent on the. Philadel phia and Erie Railroad, died at his residence in waireD, on Monday. Nathan B. Ware, a prominent citizen of Balti more county, died at his residence iu Towsontawa on Thursday evening. He was formerly-arepre sentative of his county in the Legislature. FROM NORTH CAROLINA. [Special to the New York Tribune. J Fojitres9;Mo>*koe, Monday, Feb. B,lB6l.— Th© despatch boat is just in from Ncwbern. General Palmer ieports everything as going on well in* this district. The losses by us in the way of public property are too trifling to mention. W® could not desire a more favorable result. The Jesses in killed, wounded and missing are hut few. * A NEWSPAPER OFFICE SACKED. Bur.Lrxc.Tosf, lowa, Feb. S.—The office of the Constitution and Union newspaper, in Fairfield; lowa, edited by David feheward, was visited by Company E, of the 2d lowa Volunteers, to-day, and the type and paper thrown out the windows* and the subscription books destroyed. RECEPTION OF GEORGE THOMPSON. Bostox, Feb. 3.—Movements are on foot to give George Thompson, the great English, anfi-slaverv orator, a public reception next week. He arrived in the Arabia last Saturday. THE PENALTY OF TREASON. The Fayettville Observer gives the following record of service in the rebel army by the students of the' University at Chapel TTiiT Noith Carolina: “Of the Senior Class of S 4, at the com-- mencement in 1860, one-seventh are known to have fallen in battle. Of eight of that class who received the first distinction four are in their graves, a fifth is a wounded prisoner, and we believe the others are- in the army. Of the Freshman Class of that year, 80 in number, only one of them remained to graduate, and he had been in the army and been discharged on account of impaired health. Of the Faculty in ISSO, con sisting of fourteen members, no ono of whom was liable to conscription, five volunteered, one . of whom fell at Gettysburg; another is a pri- ■ sor.er; another was severely wounded at Bris toc, and a fourth has returned from a loDg im prisonment with a ruined constitution. Of the nine remainingimemhers of the Faculty, eight are clergymen or laymen, beyond the age; of conscription. Every son of every one of thepa of the requisite age, eightvin all, has entered the service as a volunteer. Two of the eight" have been mortally wounded. A Lady Fine} sor. Giving a False Char acter to a Servant, —A case interesting to. lady housekeepers came before an English po lice court recently. The facts, as gleaned from the journals of the day, are as follows: Jana Howard, a lady residing at Taunton, was charged at the Marylebone police court with having given a false character to one Anno Wingate, a person offering herself to be hired as a servant to-Mr. John Boldero, contrary to the statute. Miss Howard is a lady of great respectability, residing in Taunton with her brother, who has a large farm there. Ann Wingate left Taunton, and from her Miss Howard received the following letter: “Miss Howard—l hope yon will not think lam taking a liberty when I ask yon for a great favour. I am married, and my husband is going to Dublin for two years, and I shall have to remain in London, and must. got another situation. I have tried to get one, but I. am always objected to on account of my being married. I shall ba thankful if you will givo me a twelvemonth’s good character. 1 shall always think kindiy of and be grateful toyon,’* &c. The following was the character sent by Miss Howard: «Miss Howard presents her compliments to Mrs. Boldero, and begs to say that during the long time Ann Wingate was in her service she always found her strictly honest, sober, active, cleanly and industrious. She can truly recommend her as a good- f servant.—Monkton, October 29.” On the ; strength of this character, the girl obtained the - situation in the establishment of Mr. Boldero, of the firm of Spencer, Turner & Boldero, of. Lisson Grove. Shortly after she had been In her place robberies became frequent. She was at length caught in the act, and her husband . was found to be the receiver. The defendant pleaded guilty to the charge of giving the false character, but stated it was done in ignorance; : In disposing of the case, Mr. Knox said: In i simple matter of this sort I have only one duty to perform—that is, to protect the public from being imposed uponbysneh recommendations as that given by the defendant; By. this practice any thief, burglar, house-breaker, or cut-throat can get into a_ service where any amount of depredation might be committed. Ip this case she. gives a character to a thief who gets into Mr. Boldero’s service, and there commits a ; most abominable robbery. The offence, is a most direful one, and I hope this will be a warning topersons in her positionagainst giving - false characters. I have the option of reducing the penalty, but I shall not in this case. lean-; hot help saying that the defendant has acted scandalously for one in her position. I;inflict the full penalty of £2O and 10s. costs, with Urn.. alternative of three months’ imprisonment. ,
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