6IBSON PEACOCK, Editor VOLUME XVII., NO. 259. SVENING BULLETIN PIiCOCI, CHAMBERS & CO., PBOPRIETORS, US SOUTH THIED STEEET, PHILADELPHIA: T&BBIS OF SUBSCRIPTION.: The BuiiSTis 1* seryed to Subscribers in the Sity at 18 cent* par week, payable to the carrier*, er 88 69 g*r annum. EATS 3 OP ADVBBTieiHS. Half Square, 1 time.B 123 1 Square, 2 weeks..S3 25 1 Sqnart, l time.,... sa l Square, l month.. se* 1 Square, 2 time*.... 75 1 Square, 2 months. 808 l Square, r 3 times.,.. 1 60 1 Square, 3 months. 11 00 l Square, 1 w0ek....l 75 1 Square, 6 months. 26 00 Six lins.t constitute one square; three lines cr less halt a square. TTPHOLSTEBY. : TICKETS FOE OUETIS’S LEOTUEE IkS oh the -‘Reign of Peace,” Musical Fund Hall, FRIDAY EVENING, Feb. 12th, benefit of the “Penn Belief Association,” for s>lcat NEE DLES’S Drug Store, Twelfth and Eace streets. ■25 cents. fe9-3ts «yrs=» PENNSYLVANIA FKEEDJIEN’S RE- LkS LIEF ASSOCIATION. A public meeting of the Association will be held in the ACADEMY OF MUSIC, On TUESDAY EVENING, February 16th, at half-past seren o’clock. Bishop SIMPSON will preside. The Bev. PHILLIPS BEOOKS, Eey. Dr. BBAINEED, BeT. Dr. FURNESS, Rev. Dr. J. WHEATON SMITH, and ' J. M. McKIM, Esq., 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 street, and at T. B. Pugh’s Book Store, southwest corner of Sixth and Chestnut streets. feB-£trps MBS. HAYDN’ S ORATORIO OF THECREA US TION Will he performed at the AMERICAN ACADEMY OF MUSIC, (By particular request) 708 TBS BBSEFIT OT TUB UNITED STATES CHRISTIAN COMMISSION BT THB HANDEL AND HAYDN SOCIETY, •On SATURDAY EVENING-, Feb. 13tb, 18&i, At a quarter before 8 o’ clock. The solos and concerted pieces will be performed by the first professional and amateur talent of the country, sustained by tbe ENTIRE GERMANIA ORCHESTRA, And a Chorus of oyer two hundred voices, Tickets for reserred seats Fifty Cents. Tbe right of the house will be seld at the Book -store of Ashmead & Evans, 724 Chestnut street: the centre at J. E. Gould’s, Seventh and Chest nut; the left at Martlen’s, 606 Chestnut street. Tickets lor the Amphitheatre, Twenty-five ’Cents, to be obtained at either of the above places. •_ feO-tf pQjy V JOSEPH PAERISH THfIMP. of the Broadway Tabernacle, New York, “Will Lecture ox THURSDAY, FEBRUARY! 11th, at 8 o' clock, ' AT TUB ACADEMY OF MUSIC. Subject: REVOLUTION AGAINST FREE GOVERN MENT NOT A RIGHT, BUT ' A CRIME. ; Tickets, gratis. To he bad. at the Union League House, Pugh’s, Sixth and Chestnut straels, • Callender's, "Walnut and Third streetr, Jttartfen’s, Chestnut street, - Caleb H. Needles, Twelfth and Race, and at the ■office of this »aper. » fe3-tfrp 'US’ pFRTIS—This distinguished liS speaker -will lector* at MUSICAL FUND HaLL, on FRIDAY EVEN INC next, FebT hh •under the auspices of the PENN RELIEF ASSO CIATION, for the benefit of sick and wounded soldiers. Subject" ‘ 'The Seign of Pexee. ’ ’ Tickets and secured seats can be had at Pnah’s cor. SIXTH and CHESTNUT. fe6-6trps nME» HOWARD HOSPITAL, NOS. 1518 AND US ISSB LOMBARD Street, DISPENSARY DEPARTMENT. Medical treatment and medi cines fnrnlihed gratuitously to the poor. aulflrp fv-=» THE “ MERCHANTS AND BANE. lL§ EES’” COMMITTEE OF THE SIXTH BOUNTY FUND acknowledge ike receipt -ef ike iollowing subscriptions: . COMMITTEE. D. O. A.CLABKE, Chairman. yM. H. BARNES, Treasurer, JOHN HARROLD, H. C. BOND, JAS. J. SWOYEB. Sower,Barnes&Co, S 5 GO Blum, Ran* Co, 500 Brooke & Fuller, 5 'JO Peiper & Markley, 500 ■David Faust & Co, 500 Hirsch & Gerstley, 500 Simon Shloss, 5 00 Feustman&KauflmanSOO Vm. S. Weil & C0.,5 GO J. O. Price, 500 6 00 Cooper,.. Parham & C. A. Thudium, 500 'Work, 500 David Samuels & John M; Larkin, 500 500 Snyder,-Grubb & C 0.5 00 M. Rosenbach & C 0,5 00 M. M. Marple, 500 L.Furth, 5 00|E. A. Hendry, 5 00 Josephs. Dell, 5 00 Hagen, Boyd & Co., 5 00 Field'£ Cogley, 5 00] George Jordau, 500 Dacenhower & Sc-- Jlußgerich &; Smith, 5 0u verin, _ 5 00|B. K. Souder, 5 00 S. Dryfoos k Co., 5 00 Wm. P. Wilstach, 5 00 I. Kneedler «fc Co., 5 00 Gaos, Enberman & ; Co., 5 00 S.&G.W. Townsend 5,00 Heilman & Bank, sjoo W.E.Dnnham&COjlO 00 Hester & Hays, 5 00 Shultz * Gardner, 5 00 Jordan * Boss, 5 (0 t-narabach&Swartz.s 00 Richard T. Schmidt, 5 00 Chambers & Catiell, 5 00 Wirbt 6 Lanlranau, 5 00 Loeb Erothers, 5 00 JsmesLoDg, Bro & Co., 5 00 Shields & Bro., '5 00 Barid D. Elder, 10 00 Saml.H.Bibighnns, 5 00 Stern, Jonas & Co., 5 00 ■Warner l , e3[,n *> but I ask the candid seekers after , ,1° ? 00 ' t into 11 and see if there is any deceptions practised. The Davenport boys is “?„„ a bumbng,. and we intend to con cannofS' tli&t Jesus Christ WHS crnt’iflßd ri&flre neiß overspread ihe earth T "Why it was that darkness was required before Jacob could wrestle IVS? 1 ®. 1 ! Whyltwifn dl&ness that the bands of Paul and Silas was irwvtGH ? t would say that spirits require certain conditions for their operations just As man does 7 A telegraph operator oanuot send a message to some dear friend of yours or a business messenger to a far country, to New York or Chicago, or Cincinnati, or anywheres else without hiß battery is connected. If I gj Ta . telegraphor a ; piece 0f... tow line to put in his line of. wire he cannot send a message. If I pnte a spirit lamp under George Hillegas, 5 00 Wolf, Mayer & Go., 5 00 Russell A Woodruff, 5 00 Lippincott, Bond A Co., - 5 00 loams, Atkinson & Co., f 5 OO Wolf & Bro., 5 00 Jacob Caufl'man & Son, 5 00 Theodore Biles, 5 00 Teller, Anathan A Co., 5 00 Smith Bros., 5 00 Frank Bros. A Co., 5 00 J. O. Steiner A Co., 5 00 John Beichold, 5 00 H. Geiger, 5 00 Lefem, Park A Co., 5 00 Miller A Bro., 5 00 Philip Lewald, 5 00 W. AH R.Raguel, 5 00 Ayres ARippincott, 5 00 j(TO BE CObTISUKD. ) It* * OTJR WHOLE COUNTRY PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY* FE’jBBUAK.Y 10, 1664, npath his wire lie cannot send a message, because I destroy the conditions under which, he operates. Just so it is tliaf the spirits requires certain laws and conditions, like God> does, like the telegraph aces, l cannot explain the thing, the thing is not il ifc be Jond explanation I would add hpfore. we begin, that we are notahnmbag: we can aflord to hire this hall ior six months and give lrte exhibitions, and let me say we would rather , do Jbat than have the rowdy rabble that has at tended one or two evening* and have interfered with the manifestations. Those who cannot keep quiet may retire. Those who cannot keep off the stage and who intermeddles with the box had bet tergo away and get their money at the door. ’ * V \l tav , e glveu above as much of the mixture of cool humbug, blasphemy and bad grammar as will snow the an\mus of Mr. Lacey’s remarks, but no cun do justice to the brazen way in which he glibly uttejed his address, and the positive effron teiy with which he faced tbe audience. THE FUN BEGINS. \Ve thought 'while we were listening to this rade of blasphemy and bad grammar, that if tho epirlt-of Lindley Murray was within hearing, Mr* Lacy would get a rap over the head; but the spirit oi the late Mr. M. did not interfere and so the fun went or. The first thing in order was the appointment of a committee to go upon the stage, and two gentle men, whose impartiality'conld not be doubted, were appointrd from among the audience. After the usual lashing to the seats had been performed, Hr. Leon, one oi the committee, produced a pair of handcuffs, which he asked' permission to put upon one of the ‘ ‘Boys. * * This was more than was bargained for, and the “Boy*’ looked glum and embarrassed. He finally consented io the ar rangement, provided the key of the iron ruflles was left inside the wardrobe, within reach of the Spirits!, Tbis compromise was agreed to and the key was sinck in a crack m the top of the ward robe. (P. S.—We put ou these same handcuffs subsequently, and unlocked them with our own hands with the proper key.) The “ Boys’ ’ were lashed in their places, appa rently very Becnrely, the doors of the clothes press Were closed, the lights were turned down very low, and presently the racket commenced. Haps loud and frequent were heard inside, tho bell was jingled, a whits hand appeared for an instant at the aperture in the central door, the brass fire horn was pitched out through the hole on to the stage; then came a clattering upon the tambourine, a •thrumming upon the violin and a grand Ticket generally. Then the doors were thrown open and I .there sat the two lovely youths looking very iano ! cent to be sure, but in a profuse perspiration, and, as Hr. Leon said, >vHh their pulses in a condiuon which indicated active exertioa. The next part of the performance was very like this, tho white bond making its appearance at the hole almost at the very instant tnat the door was closed. This elicited a very unspiiitual remark upon the inside to the following effect': “You did it too quick that time! 1 * This was overheard by Dr. Leon, who reported the fact to the audience, raising a great laugh thereby. The “Boys,” backed by the irre pressible Lacey, squirmed out of this expose; but the explanation convinced nobodv except those who were “ devoutly willing to be blind.” The next thing in order was. the untying of the youths by the spirits and the subsequent tying of Than by the same agency. Tbis trick was very adroitly done, and so the performance cl?sed Tfce exhibition convinced us of several taings. / First —That no person beside the “Boys” was inhide the wardrobe when the doors were Sezcnd —l£atno spirits were there unless/they came of distilled rye. / . Third —l hat by tome ingenious mechanism the boys, seats and all, were elevated at pleasure to near - 1 he top of the wardrobe. / Fourth —That by some iriekone of the adolescents could readily rid himself of his bonds,' said and again lash Loth his br&ther and hiirselL .JiffA-Thut’ the exhibition was a blasphemous and scandalous fcumtfug. > bignor Bliu would consider himself a bungler if be-could not excel thy “Boys” in the best of their tricks,, and he does perform twenty every evening, that are much more skillful and incom prehensible. / THE FAROE. Alter the playcame the larce, This was a »‘pri vate exhibition, ” given in an adjoining room, by a^“r * *ay, of Chicago. All hands were to enjoy the privilege .of direct personal coo tact with the spirits, .and for this each individual was to pay one dollar. "We were ‘‘in’’ for the whose show, and so, having forked over our greenback and received our ticket, •wo accompanied about fifty.nine other victims of misplaced confidence to the-appointed rendezvous with the ghosts. Here we found a small room into which all hands were crowded, leavinga semi circular space in front, in which was a table covered wnh the trumpery that had been in the wardrobe. This table .was flanked with a chair upon either side, and these chairs were occupied by the Fay and one of the “Bovs.” These youth* having been lashed in their seat*, and their hands being properly tied behind them, the modest Lacey announced that all persons present must take hold ol hands so as to preserve an “unbro ken current,” and that all must remain perfectly, quiet. The lights were theD extinguished and the apartment was left in pitchy darkness. In a mo ment ihe spirits weTe heard fumbling over the table, a thrummißg upon a guitar was heard aud the instrument seemed to be traveling around the room, over the head* of the audience. By and bv it come sailing, along over our own - he.nd; we had before irreverently broken ‘the mys tic circle by dropping „the digits of onr immediate neighbors, and 5 with both arm* stretched above our head, we felt around for ih» magic instrument. The spirit that held itmus* have been unaccountably blind, for he broughti into direct contact with our left hand; with the latter we seized the butt end of the guitar, and with our dexter paw we made a grab tor the nariv that had hold oi the other end of the instrument.' The spirit was too quick for us, for he dropped it like a hot potato, sind got out of the way. Had we got a fair grip of the wrist we sought for, there would have been oi.e spirit durance until a light was procured. ■ft ok ok np the tune where the ghoit had left off. and the credulous among the audience murmured ■ n onderfnl! in tones of deep admiration. The tambourine then .tarted off on a spiritual exploring expedition, and after a while it went Bhvine into a coiner oyer the heads of the dupes. We then had an interval of lamplight and Lacey, and the scat tered lnsuromenU having been gathered up (the spirits being unable to find them), the show re commenced. About this time our left hand neigh bor, who was one of those individuals who take nothing for granted, asked some quca'ions aud made rome suggestions that intimated donbl, and he immediately became the victim of the ire of Lacey. Talk of putting,the offender out, giving him his money back, Ac., followed, but neither was done, ar d the spiritual work went on. After this all tbetfiddles, tambounues, Ac , that were played out aud were thrown away by the spirits were thrown in the direction of our fiTeuding mend. We managed to dodge the missiles and nobody was hurt. The performance closed with a general howling, rapping and throwing around of things, and this over, lamp-light and Lacey came onco more. This show was even more absurd than that in the main saloon, for in the latter there was partial light. As lor the tying of the two mediums in tbeirchairs, when half a dozen confederates had their hands ail£ i free to use them, in the utter darkness that prevailed, it was too ridiculous.for grown men to tolerate. It was about as brilliant an idea as to bar and double lock the front door and leave the windows and hack door open. A SPIRIT OP T3IK SAME OP JOIOf. In all the old times spirits that we have any knowledge of, there tvafea fitness between their names and their condition and to ;ation. Oberon gem Puck to * put a girdle around the earth in y the “dainty Ariel’ * who d? ambitions Thane, had they been EliiaAnS >rhS^’io llßrry ’. Mary ’ Uathßrine or tiitar T C ® aTen Port spirits are essentially lla J5 J ? 0 80011 above clothes lines, ciolhes presses, fiddles, tambonrip.es and dinner l l ‘ ‘ la “ Uiar ’ ’ call, thernby-a name Co trainary and coramen, than ibeir favorite playthings. Think of Mr. Lacey calling the Addle Ji™te^. a * < l :r i’^ e ' tyin * John! Think of the absnrdity of this and then of the ontrageons hla-- C t°, mpaiirl , ? lhe doin K 4 of this spiritual John with the myet-r.es of the holv scrlntnr-a Sthw* rlat}.—Two officers, who arrived! m iLis city this morning lrom Natchez, e f caped from Tyier, Texas, about five weeks ago, ailer having traveled over three bundled and fifty miles through tHe enemy’s country, and beeu oue month m accomplishing that distance.. The fol lowing is a hiaiory ol their ad ventures, taken from their own lips:. * W. Green, of Company E, and Lieutenant J. A. 'Whirsit, of. Company I, Indiana, Lieutenant Colone* Leake, connna.ndi»°\ \vtue taFen pueoners at the Morganza affair, near Morgan’s bind, on the Mississippi, which your mmw> will remember occurred in the ea-rlv part or October last. Four hundred and fifty.nine others, including Lieutenant Colonel Lake, were also captured. Arriving at Alexandria, La., about one hundred miles distant, officers and meu were crowr ed into the Court House, where they were uAable to lie down, so closely were they packed. Kemt-ining here two davs, they were hurried on to shreve v,,Mlllw*r 0,1)0111 twenty'four hours at Mao-- htld tor supplies. At the latter place they Vre by the many of whom pro fessed union sentiments. Here is a young ladxea* seminary, and our brave fellows had the pleasure of seeing many ol its fair inmates end hearing loy- Ai iV° tbe old expressed lrom thei) lips. J u hey were allowed but a short tints mSh’ovo- Wf * re soon IQOYi °g iu the directio . of i i yiwj lexjis, having been turned over 10 the lw ° companies of stoumboatmen who had volunteered their services. They were com manded by two captains. In five day> from the time they left Shreveport they, arrived at Tyler, having marcher during that umc mo hundred and ten miles. The prisoners reached Tyler on the 23.1 day lof October, and were turned over to Maior Tucker Belore these officers escaped, Major Tucker” was relieye,d by Colonel B. T. P Allen, who, on tafiTirgi command immediately issued an order csllmgon the citizens to assist in placing a stock ade around ’he prisoners* quarters, as he said, * dor greater security. ’ * / lbls was doue onr men were engaged in building log cabins, as they bad no shelter whatever. One squad, under a guard were al . lowed to go into the woods for the purpose ol get ting logs and pla ing them near the gtitt-d line, while another squad took them to the place whpre ibe cabins were building. In the meantime two companies of citizens from the toy. n of. lyler their services to usMsi in building the stockade and guarding the prisoners, audit is said tliaron their way f> the same they each agreed to stfoot a “damned Yan kee before they , returned. {Shortly atvr their arrival two squads of/Companj I were engaged as 1 have described--oue in collecting the in the wood, andihe criker of receiving them at the guard line. / Unknown to t£e prisoners, the latter had re ceived orders, not to allow a man to adrauce nearer than/within ten feet of the line, and when the squaihnppToachod for the purpose of taking the *°* s in s* oe stockade the sentinel exclaimed, * 4 Ten,fivt from the line.” and while speaking he fireck' Thomas Morehead (private), who was ia thyT>ont, turned when the order was, given, lor the purpose ot returning, but before he had moved /a step-tbe piece was discharged. The ball entered above the hip, and, passing through the bowels, inflicted r. mortal wound,from the elects o? which he ded the same evening. The came ball, after passing through Morehead’s body, wounded auotherman, named Beach.in the right ann,pass ing through the muscle. Thogu&r* was arrested and t.iedbv a court of mquiry, the nearest sentinel who witnessed the whole affair ie* tify ing that Moorehead was shot full fifteen feet within thepuara line. The rebel was sent to the pi ison at Tyler, and was atteryrards - re moved to Houston, since which time nothing has been heard of him by our men. I Both ihe people and the army are suffering for i the want of even the necessaries of life, and all | agree that the war -caunot Instmuch longer, as I starvation i* staring them in the face. No corn i was raised iu Texas or Louisiana last year, and ! ihbie is no prospector any beingpianted thlsyear. tin the 2*ih ot I‘ecember Green and Whit? it escaped from their gnaros, the former r* 4 - fusing to give his parole of honor, net to attempt to escape, while the lat er returned his a few davs previous to their attempting to pass the sentinels, which fortunately, was accomplished without detection, by borrowing paroles from two other officers. Nothing of importance occurred until they «\w approaching in the distance a large body of men, and, supposing them to be rebel soldiers, they hid themselves, intending to remain concealed'until the party patted; but on a nearer view they discovered that they were Union prisoners uuder a guard, and they atoxic*; determined to join them, as they supposed thailrom the direction they were taking they were on their way to Camp Parole for exchange. And so it proved, for, after quietly joining the party unobserved, they found that they weieeu their way from Houston to Shrete. port for the pm pose c f being exchanged. Provided with a private's coat each, they marched aion«y with the rest and without further adventure r.Hived at bhreveport. Before they hn Shrevpport they had the plea sure of seeing the private.* di iheir regiment/abou’ four hundred anil forty), jMr. Anderson and tbu citizens who bad Wt Tyler ’with him. They were fell in good health and in flne spirits at the pronto: ol an early exchange. Procuring six days’ rations, and parsing them telvcs off as rebel soldiers returning to their regi ments at Monroe, thev passed boldly out of Shreveport, and started'in the direction of the Red nv*r, taking a due eatt course. Afteramarh of flftetn miles they succeeded in reaching Red river that evening, and were rowed over to the other side by a slave, who furnished them with sapper, and directed them to a cotton pen, wh«wc they passed the night Tory comfortablv, considering that the weather was very cold, and that they had but one light blanket each. On the 15th day of January thoy arrived at Red Shoot Eayou, which is almost as'wide as the Red river itself. They then took off their clothes and started up the bank of the bayou for the purpose of finding Roincihiug to cross on, bet did not suc ceed until they had walked three tuilP3 when they saw a slave working in a piece of cleared ground. On learning tha’ they wished to cross he promised to row them over in a skiff in the evening, and kept his word. r Continuing their journey, they.airived at "Wind parish, seventy-Jive miles northwest of Natchez. Two days after they arrived at Catuhonla par ish, distant from Natchez about sixty miles. Herd they found an outspoken Union sentiment, and to a thorough Union maii they *tated who they were. This man directed them where to stop the follow! ing night, furnishing them with. food, and bade them ‘ ‘God speed.” On arriving at the house of hie friend they webe directed to a'camp of Union men concealed in the brush. They were com posed of deserters, persons fleeing from the con scription, and Union men, and all were on their way to Natchez. Here they remained until three o’clock the fol lowing day, when they were piloted to a second camp, some miles distant, where they remained a few hours, when one of the party volunteered to act as scout, and pilot teem them through the rebel picsets. 1 liia was accomplished, and in two days alter the whole party entered Natchez. FROM ARKANSAS. Fort Smith, February 5. Captain O. R. Rns -s?rA\t A V *v on th * B,ai r of the rebel General V\ illiam L. Hunter, was brought in a prisoner to-day. He was captured on the 30th ult. Gen. Hunter,is a son of Senator Hunter, of Virginia, and has been assigned for the present to an Indian brigade, under Cooper. Captain Russell was going ‘O join him with a small escort when he was captnTed. He is a young mau of fine appearance and determined bravery. He says but little as to the movements and strength of the enemy, l Price is still at Long Wood, west of Camden. Be has superseded Holmes in command of the rebel Department of Arkansas. The rumor that Qaantrell led the enemy in tho recent action on the Arkansas, is a canard. Shelby was in commaud Captain Kussel saw Qnantrell about thr*e weeks ago crossing Bosuf river, in Northwest Louisiana. He had about 100 rmen with him t aH dressed in Federal officers* uni forms of Tariousranlr,ljom Maj. Gen. down. They dashed into the water on a gallop, four abreast, and swam the river without breaking column. Dick Yager had another hundred of his men some forty or fifty niiles distant. Q,uantrell was prepar ing lor a raid to the Arkansas. He is not recog ‘sized by tho rebei military authorities. It has oeen suggested that Oapt. Russell be held ns a hostage; and the delivery of Q,uantrell to the Federal authorities bo demanded for the murder of Ad.lt.-Gen. Curtis, at Baxter’s Springs. The river is falling. All quiet in front and below. THE ABMY OF THE POTOMAC. [Correspondence of the Herald.] Hbadqtjabtbrs, Army oy the Potomac, Feb. 9, 1864.—-The reports published in the Washington and Northern papers of serious losses to the 2d Corps in the operations of Saturday are vastly overdrawn. Onr losses will amount to less than 200 la killed, wounded and missing. We lost no bulletin building 112 souTßirErßij st pontoons or artillery, nor w&?any« P art of out Bntier towards I. .4-hinond hr considered. That it ■was -well planned xe know, and that it proved a complete eneeess 1 Save every reason .to-hoHeve wounded, -what few there aie, are in cared for! nL ’ ar the esene ot °P« ration3 . and well ANTICIPATED ATTACK ON FAIRFAX . , ' STATION, e ' , Fa '. rf ?, x Sta,ion this afternoon ° clo )\ th,s morning, a contraband' thit Vf cn?an * > °J the inrfl Legion; representing rtescftped tTom a considerable forte of fh!T J «5 I .n? mTy lying six miles south of the Station, on the Wolf Bun ShoaK Boad JevfDiy.hre men from the 69th New/Forfc In fantpr and the same number from the lfith New \ork ( iiva ry were immediately to as certain the truth of the report, butAhereconnoiter xng party had not r turned v/ben the train left the Station. 1 rom thefaetthat the-febel force consists of bo»h cavalry.and .nlantrj*, an attack on the railroad to- night, is belie improbable. A GTOEH,LA;/XEADEB HUNG, * Cap!-: Girardeau, Feb. G.—General Fisk: I re gret to be compelled to report that at a late hour ast night a large cr-wd of soldier* and citiz?ns too*, the prisoner, Jiobn F. Bohn, from the custody of tbe guard, and hung him. J A il v:as done, by most of the officers, that could be c.one to prevent it, but without sue.ess. No icr.-e could be used, owing to the fact that no sj mptoin of ihcir intention was manifested until tco late, and nearly all the available force was engaged in the act. JNO. B. BOOTHS, • • Colonel Commanding. CITY BULLETIN. STATE OF THE T H EBMOM.ETEB THIS DAT AT THE BULLETIN OFFICE 9 2;.®?" * i7 ' ' ltf p. BL. W Minimum Tern t»eratur*» during latt *.*4 hours, 23° weather cloudy—w?nd Northwest. The First Ward Mystery.— The evidence h’krn yesterdny by Coroner Taylor in the case of James Hackett, soldier who met with sneha mysterious death, ; is published elsewhere in to day s paper. The affhir is assuming more and more the appeal ance of a murder. At a former meeting, of the jury, it will be remembered, the prisoner, Augustus Ford, according to the evi dence was seen in company with a soldier on second street, below ’Wharton, about eleven o clock on Friday night. The testimony of yester day show s that at a few minutes before‘eleven o clock on * riday night Ford purchased an ounce °* a*. Gen. Iteilly’s drug store at Second and Wharton streets, and said that he wanted it for a sick brother, but his mother testified that she had never sent Augustus for laudanum or medi cine, althongh she - always kept the former in the bouse. These facts tend to raise a suspicion that Puckett was, poisoned. Tir. Shapleigh says that d narcotic poison such as laudanum would not be detected by a post mortem, examisation. The stomach of the deceased has been taken out. and it is probable that an order of the Court will be ob tained to have a chemical analysis of the contents made. This will unravel much of the mystery which has heretofore surrounded the case. A Serious Charge. —Before Aid. yesterday afternoon, a young woman named Mary . Jane Bolen was charged with arson, in haringset fire to a room in the hbuse of Mrs. A. Colemau No. 101 North Nineteenth street, on Suuday las* and also with having stolen apocfcel-book contain ing S»3!. The testimony showed that the girl had been living in the house about a week, and on the night that ihe fire took place she told another do mesiic in the bouse that she was going to bed, bat in a short time she went down stairs and gave the alarm of tire. The flames were extinguished be fore much damage had been done. On cxaminiii o, ihe room it was* found that the doer of a wardrobe in which the pocket-book was had been broken open. The. aroused subsequently acknowledged having taken the money. She was held to bail to answer. Bounty Meeting.— The representatives of the different Ward Bounty committees held another meeting last evening. The oulv business tranfacted was in reference to the fnnd of ft 13,000 wbich the Citizens* Bounty Fnnd Commission has ofiered to distribute among tne Wards accordiug to the quoia of t-ach. A**it is difficult to learn offi cially the quota, it was stated that the Commis sion woubi be governed hr any basis which th s rateting might suggest, and accordingly a state ment, published some time since estimatin'- the quota under the call for 300,(KM in n at«, was ndcptej as a basis for the distribution. The com mitiee 10-wait upon General Hancock and invito him to address a public meeting of the citizens of Philfuiel* Liu, reported that the General would bu very happy to respond to th* invitation, but could not fix a time and place for his address. Haydn's Oratorio or tiik Creation. The sal* of tickets for this Oratorio at the Academy of music, on Saturday evening next, is progressing at Martten’s, Gould’s, and Ashmead ,*c Evans’s? on Chestnut street to-day. The charge for re served seats is fifty cents. The opportunity of' listening to this magnificent production of Havdn’s genius, executed its it will be, by the entire Handel and Haydn Society, assisted by the GermanU Or chestra, will doubtless gather a crowded and in telligent audience. Y. r e predict a rich treat for all who may he so fortunate as to procure tickets. -The proceeds are for the benefit of the U. S. Chris tion Commission. Sale or Real Estate, Stacks, &e.—Messrs- M. Thomas A Sons sold ai the Exchange, yester day neon,* the following stocks and real estate: 10 shares Girard Insurance Co., SiW 50 —S96i. . 10 shares Girard Insurance Co., $35 50—SOSo. 9 f bares G hard Insurance Co-, £95 5J—.3^55- I share I armors and Mechanics’ Land and Building Association—s33s. x 5 shares Steubenville aud Indiana Railroad, St 50— SM 30. 10 shires SU-üben ville and Indiana Railroad. SS-SHO ’ '37 or!l1 thUiniyl vania Railroad, $37 JO 10 shares West Che.!* l and 'Wilmington Plank •Railroad, s:tf—siGo. 00 shares Philadelphia and West Chester Turn pike Company, S?,-Sl4u. 20 shares Sunbury and Erie Eailroad Company, $/6—515».'0. t 4 shares Spring Garden Insurance Company, st>4—S3jG. S 3 shares Merchants’ Hotes north Fourth street* $l2 s*'—s3l2 50. SSO loan Chester County Agricultural, s 7—7. $52 "West Chester and Philadelphia Eailroad Company, 33j\rT cent.—Sl,e2o. $5, cco West Chester and Philadelphia Eailroad 8 per cent, bonds, 85*f—54,287 50. S6.CCO West Chester and Philadelphia Eailroad 8 pei cent, bond?, Ss£—ss. 659 50. 1 share Academy of Fine Arts—si9. 1 share Mercantile Library—s 6 50. ■* 4 shares Mercantile Library, $6 -s2i. 1 fhare Philadelphia Library—s 26. Four-itoiv brick dwelling, No. 1402 South Penn Square—s ,2CQ. Three-story brick residence, No. 1620 Chestnut street, west of Sixteenth stn et—SO, 700. Valuable farm, 115 acres, near West Chester, Chester Co., Pa., 5204 per acre—23.46o. Ttree-stoiy brick store and dwelling, No. 810 Eace street—s 4. ito. Two-story brick dwelling, No. 639 North Tenth street—s3,loo. Four-story brick dwelling, No 722 North Nine teenth street. Subject to a yearly ground rent of sl32—sl,Coo. Three-story brick dwelling, No. 2318 Market street. Subject to a yearly ground rent of‘s42, -SI- 500. ■ - ' Two Three story Vick dwellings, No. 1326 North Tenth street. Subject to a yearly ground rent of £JB—s9oo. « . Three-story brick dwelling, No. 3212 F street. Subject to a yearly ground rent of $34—5173. Ground rent of 817 sir a year—s32s. Beeidenee, Walnutstreer, east of Sixteenth at.— 25,000 House of Correction.— Another meeting of the Committee of City Councils, Guardians of the Poor, Prison Inspectors and others, in re lation: to thecroction of a House of Correction, was held lapt evening at the Guardians of the Poor Office. There was a general interchange of opinion in reference to the proposed building, but no definite action was taken. The meeting was adjourned to assemble again on Wednesday next,, at the almshouse. The Sixth Warp —In our advertising col umns ycill be found a list of subscriptions by merchants of Third street, -within the limits of the Sixth , ward, to the bounty fund. Many of the subscribers reside outside, of .the ward, but they had displayed a most commendable -willingness to F. L. FETHEBSTON, amount®, I fSTe ? f ts) at EaTtof the city praising the ome"bntln d / d . r, ' r thf fund. We ho.,_e the aneqnalMte"^ 01 Vmdl3plar oL?^t 8 a uSrlf^ OAED T Last night abOTrfi nine from Kinth, t hr£e?and e dShe C d"it to - a ch,,i ' estar - ted at a fesrfulrate. At the wharf ,^« W ?.H P £ ucB s '” et eraed h/offlcer Moot! h7i °fi ha hMwK’Was the tearhfrom going intotheinvlTThAaSEral* SwStaT' W 8 ° nt a “ d s “^^douiy l^ t /Gael Assepted. —We nnderstaJand that th»r / E?J- pohtTt Taylor of the Second Presbyterian- Chnrcliof Germantown, has recently removed a unanimous call to the Pastorate or the North Presbyterian Church of thin city. Mr lay lor brings with him, the reputation of a' good schoicsr and merited ability as a public speaker. Slight Fieb.—This morning: ahont 8 o’clock a bakery at No. olSVNorthFrontstreet wassli»htlr d amaged by fire. The flames originated from the Pababe,—The 92th Regiment, P. V.-mada a street parade this morning, accompanied by a lnll cram corps and a fine band of mnsic. Tha men presented a Tery good appearance. F — - - resh Sltply of Olives.— Messrs. Dari* & Rlcijards, Arch and Tenth streets,-have jnst're ceiTfd a fresli invoice of French aud Spanish. Olives, both by the gallon and in bottles. They are among the finest ever brought to this market Tee Ue Plus Ultra of Mechanism. If this high praise can be bestowed upoqf&by article ei mechanism, the Grover * Baker Sbtkng Ma chine, (sold at 730 Chestnut street) is certainly en dued to that distinction. These popular instru lnt3ts llave 111 fact been earned to so high a state of perfection that improvement would seemi jmpos sible. So we think, and so thousands dl persons *ki3 city think who hare them in use: This if=^ e ™ I!ly .J na S Mne ’ “ v,ill he remembered, that performs the finest embroidery- with'ail the el egance of the finest needlework, besides being tba best machine for all kihds of family sewing No one should buy a machine without emniiaing the Ci rover- lc Baker, and an examination-is cer tam to insure its preference oyer all others. Elegant Stock op Clothing- at Kbwjsh® Fkices—Messrs. C. Somers & Son, Kb.- Bis Chestnut street, under Jayne’s Hall, hsreredaced their splendid stock of fine winter clothing, in. prices so as to make it an. object really for people to bny whether they need clothfng or not.’ They are olfieiing these liberal terms for a* few days;in anticipation of the spring season, for which'they aie now making princely preparations! Chocolate Creams and Cream Garamel3^- flavored with Orange, Vanilla, Raspberry,. and the richest and best-flavored Confections in the ■world at Caramel Depot, No. luU9, Walnut street. Ktw Pictures bt Gutekcnst.—Mr.Gttie kunst, 701 and,7oo Arch street,.has just line cartes and Imperial Photographs of Major General Hancock and Brigadier General Tindale: also, very superiorjpictures (in card and one-doW lax sizes) of the late eminent writer, and Willi*nn Makepeace Thackeray; copies of which, are now for sale at his counters. ' Rebellion and Rags. — A Georgian in mourning over the dilapidated condiiton of hia wardrobe-says: “We have not had a snit bf hew udothesinso lor g a time that we have serious ap prehensions that were we to come out in one nawy our clearest triend would Lot recognize ui£ But wesometirr.es suffer ourselves to dream* of sucSe things, and imagine ourselves rigged out inabran new suit, and we feel as proud as any. other man. But it all ends in dreams, and we awake to the sad reality that the old cott clings'to us yet. for a return of those by-cone days when we could all procure elegant and comfortable suits at a reasonable- cost, by sending our orders to theßrowrt Stone Clothing Hall of Bockhill & Wilson, Nos. GO3 and 605, Chestnut sir«et above Sixth. Phil adelphia.” . ; Sore Throat— Those afflicted-with Coughs, Hoarseness, Irritation and Soreness of "Throat, -will llnd nothing soiefflcacious as a Threat Ihhn sdy, as Brown’s Bronchial Troches. Sold bvalL Druggists. ■ J • Furs at Cost—Wa do not use this -term, “ Furs at co-t, ’ ’ in a mere clap-trap sense, but wo mean lo do it, as a Tisit to our stores and tins prices the same tirst quality Rood 3 sold at last, summer will prove. Oat fords’ Continental Hotel. Closixc out Furs.—Messrs. Oakford r & Sens ore selling their superior Siock of Fur* at ecst. Stores, Cominental Hotel. Military Officers will find" many articles sot op for their use at our stores, under the Con tinental Hotel. Oakford & Sons. Coal! Coal!! Coal !M—Mr. .A*. T.‘ Mark- propTietor of the extensive Coal Yards at tha southwest corner of Broad and Eaee, has con stantly on hand a full supply of all the most de sirable varieties of Schuylkill and Lehigh Coal, prep Med expressly for family use. The celebrated Hom-ybrook and E ..inbow Coal; also,. Coals for Smithsbop? and Foundries, constantly on hand, at the lowest market rate?. “Upholstery. s ’—Hotels, Steamboats and public institutions needing carpets laid,mattresses made or overhauled, or furniture re-upholstered, aud their work quickly despatched by-a-ful! force of competent workmen, will, do well to apply to . W. HENRY PATTEN,. 1408 Chestnut. ■Window Shades— W. Henry Patten, has the pleasure to inform his numerous enstordera and friends that his Spring styles of. Shades are now ready at 14C8 Chestnut street. Black Fecit Cake which-none can exeel, made and sold at G-. B. Morse’s, 238 South Eleventh street, 45 cents per pound! Extrusive Clothisq House, Third an CHKPIjrCT. ■Winter Clothing. Winter, Clothing. Winter Clothing. WxmtecClothing. Extensive Clothing House, Thirdand Chestnut. Overcoats, Overcoats, s7toS32. STtoSSi Extensive Clothing House, Third and Chestnut Frock Coats, Frock Coats, SI3 to*2t. Sl3 to S2i. Extensive Clothing House, Third and. Chestnut. Business Coats, Business Coats *!) to $lB. 89 to,SIS. Extensive Clothing House, Third and Chestnut Pants, - Pants, $5 toss. .$5 to.S9. Extensive Clothing House, Third and Chestnut Vests, Tests, Wto S 3. $2 to 88. - Extensive Clothing House, Third and Chestnut Thousands of Garments in store.. Thousands of Garments in store. ' PERRY * OO.’S Extensive Clothing House, : Nos. 303and305 Chestnut street. Best and Pl-rhst Coal in the city; none better; please try it. Samuel W. Hess, Broad street, above Eace, east side. ■ Deafsess, Eye, Ear, Throat Diseases, and Catarrh treated with the very utmost suc cess, by Dr. VON MOSCHZISKER, Ocfilist and, Anris t. The highest testimonials and satisfactory City references can be examined at his Office, 1027 WALNUT street. ; Victory.— lce Cream and Water Ices, at <0 cents per quart, Morse’s 238 S. Eleventh street. Barlow’s ledigo Blub.— Dealers and Con-. Burners of the above will please take notice that the - labels haTe been changed to read ! i ’ “Indigo Bine, ” . -, ' * Put up at Allred’WHtberger’s Drag Store. No. 233 North Second street? Philadelphia. >;.4 . name will be left off the'-boxes ftom ullB G&’6. Tie new label does not require a stamp. - ! ' Cores, Buxioks, Inverted Nails, Enlarged! Joints, and all Diseases oi the Feet cured without pain or inconvenience to the patient, by Dr. Zacharie, Surgeon Chiropodist, 921 Chestnut street. Refers to Physicians and Surgeons of the city. Deaikbsi, Blihdhesb, and all disease* which the Ear or Eye Is heir to, successfully treated by Prof. J. lsaacs, M. D.,Oconlist and Anrist, No. 511 Pine street. Testimonials from the most re. liable sources can be seen at his office. The medi cinal faculty are invited to accompany:; their patients, as he has no secret In his mode of treat ment. Artificial Eyes Inserted without pain,, go charges for jzamlnation. ' .