SECOND EDITION.
BY TELEGRAPH.
GBEAT CON FL iGRATIO N AT
v GLOUCESTER, MA'S.
Over Seventy B aildiags
Destroyed.
IHIEBEBTIBTQ DESPATCHES FROM
WASHINGTON.
To-Day’s Proceedings in Congress
and Legislature.
GBEAT FIRE AT GLOUCESTEB, MASS.—
BEVENTY-FIYE BUILDINGS DESTROYED.
Gloucester, MaBB., Febi 18. —A Are broke
out in Sawyer’s Block at 3 o’clock this morn
ing, and it is estimated that seventy-five
buildings have been destroyed.’ It has swept
Front street entirely on both sides, and is
still raging furiously. Some eight or ten
buildings have been blown bp to arrest the pro
gress. The engines cannot be worked in con
sequences of the cold,and the firemen are used
up. Among the buildings destroyed is the
Telegraph .office. * '
[SECOND DESPATCH.]
11.40 A-M. —The fire commenced at half
past three this morning, and is still raging with
unabated violence. A steam fire-engine has
arrived from Salem and has commenced playing
on the flames. About seventy buildings have
thus far been destroyed, including the Cape
Ann Bank, the contents of which were saved.
, One vesßel was also burned.
; The flames spread east and. west, taking
everything in their path even down to the
water’s edge. jEhe engines are all frozen up,
and it is almost impossible to work them. The
streets are foil of movables, and* the scene is
one of indescribable confusion. There'arebut
very few more wooden buildings left to burn,
and it is confidently hoped that the flames will
be got under control before they reach the
brick dwellings. No estimate has yet been
made of the loss.
Gloucester, Mass., Feb, 18,10 o’clock, A.
M.—The flames have nearly subsided.
Fifty stores were burned, together with the
office of the Advertiser, the Town Clerk’s office,
the Magnetic Telegraph office, and three law
yers’ offices, the Free Masons’lodge room, and
fifteen dwellings;
Forty families are made houseless by the
, calamity. The Post Office and Custom-hense
buildings stayed the fire in one direction and
A prevented the further progress of the flames.
It is difficult to estimate the loss, which can
not fall short of $400,000. The HarerviUe,
Home, Hartford, Springfield and numerous
other insurance offices are sufferers.
Owing to the absence of vessels at this time
the loss of shipping was trifling. The arrival
of the steam fire engine from Salem was most
•opportune.
The telegraph lines are being operated from
a building overlooking the ruins which cover’’
half of the principal streets and wharves ot the
town.
FROM WASHINGTON.
[Special Despatch to the Bulletin.]
Washington, Feh. 18.—The army corres
pondents begin to predict a huge rebel raid in
the early spring, over into Pennsylvania; but
the present cold weather does not l«iok much
like such work.
The escaped Union officers from Libby
prison are lions in'Washington just now.
Last night was the coldest of the season.
The Potomac was nearly frozen over.
The Committee on Elections has taken np
another Missouri case, making the third heard
from that State since the session began.
The Conference Committee on the Conscrip
tion Bill will report to-day. ■ They retain the
provision providing for the enrollment of slaves,
int' strike out the House amendment, which
repealed sections 18 and 19 of the existing law,
consolidating the reduced regiments.
The House Naval Committee had Commo
dore Bell before them to-day upon the question
Cf the machinery of the steamer Pensacola.
The Committee of Ways and Means are dis
cussing the Senate amendments to the Defi
ciency Bill. The additional estimates recently
made are rising sixty millions, anddhey cannot
be reduced.
Washington, Feb. 18.—The Post Office
Department of Canada, having, for the sake of
uniformity, consented to modify the provisions
of the Postal arrangements between the United
States and Canada of 1851, so as to establish a
uniform postage for letters of ten cents, the
single rate between Canada and all parts of the
United States,it is ordered by Postmaster-Gen
eral Blair that, in future, the international post
age charged upon all letters between Canada
and any part of the United States, shall bo 10
cents the single rate of half an ounce or under,
I prepayment optional, without regard to differ
i enee of distance or route of conveyance.
[By the People’s Line—lll Chestnut Street.]
Washington, Feb. 18.—The whiskey specu
lators are'much troubled by a rumor that the
Committee of- Conference, may • recommend a
change of action on taxing the stock oh hand.
They had hoped that question was settled by
the, agreement of the House to the Senate
amendment. Some believe that the tax will
yet be raised to sixty cents on the gallon.
£hb weather continues intensely cold.
XXXVIIITH CONGBESS—FtBST BES3ION,
Washington, Feb. 18, 1864.
House The House passed a bill providing that
the Government shall detain possession of prop
erty at Rock Island, 111. , from the private owners
thereof, for the purpose,of erecting an arsenal, as
heretoloreprovided.by law;
Mr. Boutwell (Mass.) 'from the Committee on
the Judiciary, reported a bill which was passed,
giving authority to the Guardians or Cdmmittees
having charge of lunatics in the several States, or
in.foreign countries, to act within the District of
Columbia.
Qn the earnest appeal of Mr. Fernando "Wood
),the House proceeded to the consideration
of the resolution of the Committee od Ways and
Means authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury
to sell the. gold in the Treasury at such terms as he
may deem proper.
. Mr. Harper (Mass.), in explanation, said that
the amount of gold on hand on Saturday was
nearly nineteen millions. The estimates
show that this amount will, on the
tirst of- ; Jnly, he about thirty'-seven
. millions. The requirements- for gold from now
tilt July Ist to make the payment of the interest on
. the public debt, will be less than twenty-four mil
lions, showing an excess of from ten to twelve
millions, wh»ch may be,sold.
Mr. Pendleton (Ohio;, os a member of the Com
miitce °on !Ways and Moans, differed from tbe
■view? of tbe rommittpe. The amount.»ob.» realized
he paidi vcou.d be small and afford but;lirt!e re lief;
T he beerelary has power now 10 buy gold And li3.
WQUIf notu u«tany officer wirli the power to. sell
gold, thus givinff him the opportunity t 6 raise or
Sepress the market in that part«cular. . ' :
Mr. Mallory (Ky.) announced the fact that th?
Secretary of the Treasury had not asked for this
power.
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE,
HAniuscuno, Feb. IS.
Senate. —The Senate metal the usual hour but
adjourned almost imnediat-ly until next Monday
’evening.
House.—The. House was called to order at 11
•o’clock, by Mr. Smith, of Cbester; Speaker p*o
tem. Tic clerk proceeded to read the journal of
"Wednesday, -in which the. following passage oc
curs: “Mr. Hoover placed on file the following
statements oi bis reasons for voting against the
bill authorising the Acbigh Navigation Com
pany to construct a Aad from. Easton,
to Mauch Chunk, viz: I have always
been opposed to the passage of any bill in behalf
of which I had reason to believe corrupt in
fluences were used, and .believing that such in
fluences have been used to secure the, passage of
this bill, I therefore vo*e nay.
The reading of the journal having been com
pleted, the Speaker pro-tem. said: On tae
journal as. lead this morning there ap
pears a statement of, reasons given by-,
the gentleman from Montgomery, Mr. Hoover,
forbiSTOte In the opinion of the speaker thosn
reasons reflect upon ihe House, and are therefore
nbt properly m order as. entered on the journal,
and consequently they will not remain here.
- Mr. Labar asked leavb to make a statement.
!>&-« e was given, whereupon he declared that one
of the documents which he had prepared to send
to his constituents by mail had been taa peivd with
—a playinggeard pasted on tee back thereof,
with, the evident design of insult
ing not only to the sender, Mr. Labor, hat
the constituent to whom it wasadaressed.. The
man who had committed the act was a knave, a
coward and a scoundrel, and there was reason to
believe that he was a member on the floor of the
House.
Anumber of petitiens were*presented. Among
tbtxn were ihe following:
Mr. Josephs one. asking for compelling the city
cars to run on Sunday.
Mr. Qpigley, one of like import.
Messrs. Watt and Smith (Philadelphia) presented
two against the Tanning of city cars on Sbnday.
THE HOVA SCOTIA LEGISLATURE.
Halifax, Feb. 18 -The proceedings of the
Legislature, thus far, have been very unimpor
tant. Last evening Mr. Bourinot moved for
the presentation of all documents relating to
the Chesapeake case. He complained that the
Confederates had been unjustly shut out from
the privilege of asserting and supporting their
rights, and that a special messenger who was
despatched to Richmond had not returned, and
in the meantime the Judge had delivered a
final decree in the case. The Goverment re
plied that ail communications from the Impe
rial authorities were strictly confidential and
conid not be produced. No questions were
asked as to why the Chesapeake was allowed
to violate the revenue - laws of several of the
ports in their province.
EXTENSION OF THE HARLEM RAILROAD.
. Albany, Feb. 18.—In the Senate to-day no
tice was given of the introduction of a bill to
authorize the Harlem Railroad Company to ex
tend their road through certain streets in New
York in accordance with resolutions pissed by
the Mayor and Commonalty of New York,
April 23, 1863; and further to provide for the
removal of the omnibuses frofn Broadway.
Y SAILING OF THE ABASIA.
BcsTOV, Feb. 18.—The steamer Arabia, for
Halifax and Liverpool, sailed at 7 o’clock this
morning.
The gale has now subsided. The thermome
ter, at sunrise, stood at four degrees below
zero. ’
NON-ABBITAL OF THE AFRICA.
Halifax, Feh. 18—Noon.—Up to this hour
there are no signs ef the Royal Mail Steam
ship Africa, now due at this port with advices
from Liverpool to the 6th inst.
ARRIVAL OF THE CREOLE,
Niw York, Feb. 18. —The steamer Creole,
from New Orleans and Havana, is signaled
b«low.
U. S. SUPREME COURT. „ „
Washinoton, Feb. 18.—In the U. S. Su
preme Court to-day, the argument in the patent
hat-body case was continued.
MARKETS.]
NewTobk, Feb. 18.— Cotton BOe.aSle.
Flour heavy, sales of 5,500 barrels at SO 2GaS64ofor
State, iU$7 40 for Ohio, Southern unchanged.
Wheat advanced; sales of 2l,ooobush. at slssa£i 51
for Chicago Spring, SI 5?&$1 59|for Milwaukee
Club, Bed SI 65&51 68. Corn Ann and held at
SI 30, with no buyers. Pork steady, at 923 50a'
23 75. Dressed Hogs Ann, at 9#c.alo#e. Lard
unchanged,-at 13Xc.a!4c. Whiskey nominal.
The following are the bidding prices at the close
of the First Brard: Chicago and Rock Island, 119;
Illinois Central Scrip, 132#; Michigan Southern,
96#: Michigan Southern guaranteed, 139; New
York Central, 134#: Reading, 124#; Hudson
River, 146#; Missouri6*s, 74; Erie, 119#: Galena
and Chicago, 117#; Cleveland and To.edo, 147#:
Michigan Central, 135: Harlem, 116; Cleveland
and Pittsburgh,,ll6#, Gold, 159#; Coupons; 1861,
110#; 7 3-10’b, lit.
Baltimobe, Feb. 18.—Flour steady, sales of
1,006 bbls. at 97 for Howard street. Wheat Arm,
atSl4«asl 96 for Kentucky White; SI 75aSl 80 for
Southern Red. Corn scarce, at SI 14. Whiskey
Arm, with an upward tendency— 9l&9sC. for Ohio.
Coffee scarce, at34#a3s for Rio.
AUCTION NOTICE.
Labgb Positive Sale op Hosieby, Gloves,
.Silk Ties, Silk Handkerchiefs, &c.—John B.
Mj ers & Co , Nos. * 232 and 234 Market street, will
sell on to. morrow, Friday morning, Feb. 19th,
(in continuation) commencing at 10 o’clock pre
cisely. about 6CO lots of desirable articles, including
5,000 dozen Cotton Hosiery and Gloves. Also,
Traveling Shirts, Pungeei; Handkerchiefs, Silk
Ties, Suspenders, Embroideries, Buttons, Fancy
Aiticles, &c., which will be found worthy the
attention of dealers, as the sale will ha wlihtmt
reterye.
EXTENSIVE SALE OF BEAL ESTATE.
Mr. Fret man’s sale for Wednesday, March 2d,
will include a very large amount of property, to
be sold without any reserve, to which the atten
tion of onr readtrs is invited..
FIBST-CLASS BUSINESS PROPEBTIES,
VALUABLE FARMS, BANK AND OI'HER
STOCKS, &c , by order of Executors, Assignees
and others. Thomas & Sons* Sale, on Tuesday
next, 23d inst, will include three valuable
Business Properties, Second street, Third street
and Broad street, two large and. valuable Farms,
desirable city Dwellings, Stocks, Loans, ice. See
advertisements. Pamphlet catalogues on Saturday.
Valuable Law Library. —Sale to* morrow
(Friday) afternoon. See advertisements and
. catalogues.
“Lloyd’s Euxesis” from London, just
received and for sale by Bower, Sixth and Vine.
NeedEes’ Truss and Brace Department;—
Ladies’ Btore on Twelfth street, Ist door below
Race, (Conducted by Ladies.) Gentlemen will
apply to C. H. Needles, on the corner. The most
thorough assortment of heßt makes of every article
in the line will be found here, and adjustment made
with professional exactitude.
Bower’s Infant Cordial is the oldest,
safest and best remedy for yielding relief to
children teething. Sold by Bower,, Sixth and
Green, and by all Druggists,
“Glycerine Lotion,” from.: “Woods’,” of
Boston, received and for sale at l .Needles’ Drug
Store, Twelfth and Bace streets.
PERSONAL. . „ „ -
Commander George L. Selden, XJ; S. N., died
in Baltimore, on Sunday last, alter a service of
nearly thirty-live years. He was a native of Vir
ginia, bntin yonth removed to Ohio, from which
State he was commissioned as a' lieutenant on the
first of April, 1828. He subsequently removed to
the District of Columbia,
* Contracts were signed on Saturday, by which
Mr. Henry O. Jar ret, of Baltimore, is to have the
Boston 1 heatre for one year from August Ist, at
which time Mr. Marshall’s lease expires.
Bobert Elliott Ferguson, Esq., Protbonotary of
the Supreme Court of the Middle District of Penn
sylvania, and for some time a prominent lawyer
of HaTTlsbnrg, died at his father’s residence in
Perry county, on Saturday last, aged twenty-six
years.; 1 ■
PROCLAMATION OF UNIVERSAL EMANCI
PATION.
The Washington correspondent of the Herald
writes as follows ’
It is understood that on the 22d of February
tkfi>AlJLflr;;- EVENING -BGiAijjSTiN tP MifIMJKLPfI i A.. THt SS mt, FEBRUARY 18. 1834.
Mr,; Lincoln will issue a proclamation :of
universal emancipation, including the border
States. : •, .■;
The United States steamship McClellan, Al
fred G. Gray commanding, arrived at New
York yesterday morning, having left the bar
ai the mouth of the Mississippi on the Bth inst.,
at half-past six A. M.
Key West, Fla., Feb. 11, 1864.—OtuMon-’
day last the loyal folks of this little island had
their hearts cheered by the intelligence that
the United States steamer De Soto, Captain
Scott, had just arrived, and that the Cumber
land, captured by her, was close behind; and
sure enough, two or three; hours after, the
Cumifer land herself, in charge of Acting Ma ter
L. H. Partridge, as prize inaster, was seen
comiDg through the'northwest passage, whither
she had been convoyed by the be -Soto, in con
■ sequence of the valuable cargo on board, while
the De Soto herself, from her great draught of
water, came through the Bhip channel.
On the sth of February, as the Cumberland
was making the best of her way towards Mo
bile, her captain and passengers felicitating
themselves on the speedy termination of a
prosperous run, with large profits looming up
in prospective, a check was suddenly put to
their gayety by the appearance of the much
dreaded enemy. At the time she was sighted
from the deck of the De Soto, about ha'f-past;
eight o’clock in the morning, the Cumberland
was in 29 deg. 40 min. north latitude and 87
deg. 30 min. west longitude. On sighting her
the De Soto immediately gave chase, and was
soon running at the rate of twelve and a half
knots, gaining on the Cumberland (which the
stranger was known to be) very fast, although 1
she had been reported as a fifteen knot vessel.
At twenty minutes past ten the. Cumberland
was under the guns of the De Soto, from
which ’ a boat was hoisted to board the prize.
Captain Blakeney, commanding v the Cumber
land, together with her officers and crew, were
then transferred to the De Soto, when a prize
crew of twenty-seven men and two engineers,
commanded by Acting Master Partridge, were
sent from the cruiser to the Cumberland, and
she was brought into this port under convoy of
the De Soto, as already mentioned.
The cargo of the Cumberland is a well-as
sorted one and very valuable. Among other
things found on board were one hundred bar
rels of gunpowder and a large number of En
field rifles. She has also in her hold a very
large quantity of fine grey rebel uniform cloth,
and hales upon hales of superior navy bine, be
sides an immense number of ready-made rebel
uniforms, boots and shoes—in short, everything
necessary for the outfit et both sea and land
forces. I have it on good authority that the
cargo cost seventy thousand pounds In gold in
England ; that the ship was sold there for fifty
thousand pounds, and that ten thousand pounds
more were expended on her in Havana. The
cargo has not yet been distnrbed, and it is
therefore impossible to tell whether there are
any cannon in the hold.
It is said that Captain Blakeney received no
less a sum than twelve thousand dollars in
advance to venture on the run. He frankly
owns that he isaNewYorker. Thepassen
gers, who are mostly Englishmen, as well as
the captain, seem to have cat their eye toeth;
for not one dollar, of the “ filthy lucre” waa
found on any of them.
-While the Cumberland lay In Havana the De
Soto was a frequent visiter there. The officers
and crews of the two vessels used to meet
frequently, and lots of chaff were wont to pass
between them over their grog—the Cumber
land’s declaring, of course, that the De Soto
conid never catch their vessel, while the De
Soto’s, who knew the qualities of their craft,
wonld turn their quills, and, in the rollicking
manner peculiar to the sons of Neptune, inti
mate their intention of trying. They have
done so, and succeeded, and the De Soto has
earned another title to be considered the crack
vessel for speed ot the East Gulf Sqnadron.
The Cumberland is an iron side-wheel steam
er, about seventeen years old. She is two hun
dred and twenty-eight feet in length, and is
supposed to have been built Q n the Thames,
Her rig is that of a fore and aft schooner. She
is propelled by two oscillating engines, built by
Todd & McGregor, Glasgow. Her shafts are
sixteen inches in diameter, with a sixty inch
stroke, fitted with feather-bucket wheels and
new boilers—in fact, the entire machinery is
new, though the vessel is old. She bears the
reputation of being a good sea boat. Origin
ally the property of the North of England
Steam Navigation Company, she was sold tor
the purpose of running the blockake, with the
ulterior purpose, perhaps, of being fitted out
as a privateer. Her cargo was owned by
Messrs. Swift, La Fontaine, Adams and Sulli
van, passengers onjboard.
I was not aware till I had written thus far
that Captain Blakeney was arrested last even
ing, by order of Admiral/ Bailey, and sent on
board the Dale, the flagship during the absence
of the San Jacinto. The Cumberland will
leave for New York in a few days.
Another pleasant little piece of intelligence
has jnst reached me, namely, that a most ele
gant and costly set of parlor furniture, in pa
pier-mache, suitable for an “illustrious and
honored President,” has been found on board
the Cumberland. It was intended as a present
to Jeff. Davis from his admirers in England;
but, alas, it has fallen into the hands of the
Philistines. Another set, intended for ex-
Senator Mallory, of this place, the rebel Secre
tary of War, was also found on board. Would
it not be poetical justice for the friends of
President Lincoln to purchase the set intended
for Jell'. Davis and present it to Uncle Abe ?
But the Cumberland is not the only prize that
has been captured since my last. On the 31st
ult., the schooner Beauregard made a prize off
Capo Canaveral of the British sloop Rain,bound
from New Smyrna, Florida, to Nassau, with
twenty bales of sea island cotton.
News has been received from the military
expedition sent over to the mainland. On
Tuesday morning, the 2d inst., Captain Crane
and Lieut. Dening started from Fort-Meyers, in
Charlotte’s Harbor, to Denand, on tho main
land, with forty men, where our force had a
picket of four meß, who were attacked by a
force of forty-five cowboys, mounted as irregu
lar cavalry. One of onr pickets fired, to givo
the alarm, when the fire was returned, sliglitly
wounding one of the,pickets—a refugee, named
Whitton. Tho pickets were driven in a short
distance, when the forty men from the fort came
up and drove back the rebels, following them
up all night. Next morning the small Union
force drew up in line of battle, fired a volley
and made a charge on the rebels, completely
routing them and driving 1 them back like a
flock of slioep quite out of sight. ‘
Headquarters Department of Western
Virginia, February 17.—A correspondent at
Gallipolis, Ohio, informs me’ that he has had
an interview with Mr. Wichart, a refugee and
escaped conscript from near Jefferson, North
Carolina, and that Hr, Wichart gave him
important information, as follows:
About three weeks ago Over tlyrty new,
long, narrow and open boxes, coraed and
tarred, and made pointed at one end, were sent
to Wytheville, in. Wythe county, Western
Virginia. These boxes werq styled pontoons.
Officers had arrived and sent out men to collect
strong light wagons ’ and good horses from
farmers of the neighborhood.
It was whispered among military men that
there would soon he a raid made into Ohio,and
that the pontoons referred to would’he drawn
overland to either the New or Kanawha rivers,
and worked and floated down the Ohio, and that
the same would be crossed at two points, one
ycolumn going by way ofßarboursrillo and Gu-
IMPORTANT FROM THE GULF.
[Correspondence of the N. Y. Herald. ]
FROM WESTERN VIRGINIA-
andotte. It was.rumored, and expected, that
troops, would arrive for concentration from both
ibe eastern and western l ebel armies. : '
to the.above, report I can
Inis,*' tbat . frniojs have been in circulation for
some time past of mysteriousmovemenfcs on
the lme of tbe Virginia and Tennessee Rail-
but as to how far these rumors are fa
vored by the above statement the reader can
judge as well as I.
GRAMMATICAL.
[From the Commercial.]
_,The following paragraphs we .fiad in the
hazette ot Tuesday morning :•
T>. Thj1 .kat —The shepherd,
said to the king of l.rael, * Thv servant
fight with this Philistine.’ Ete wen° *
as kP fh.d he wotlld, and slew the giant.
m-de ft Comm '-r r -i< of Saturday,
m. ae a similar announcement, aayin z, «In
Ehr>l ‘ be follnd doing battle tttRA the
frn nds of Progress and Human Freedom. >
v „„Y e J I<3 I < 'friend, of Progress and Human
Freedom, w ill come off betier than Goliahdid. ”
ine use of the preposition with in the sense
of “on the side of-noting friendship or
favor,” is in accordance with the very best
authority. _ "We will cite from the same source
as onr neighbor: In Genesis xxvi. we have
these words: “ Fear not,'for lam with thee.”
One of Shakspeare’s characters says: “I will
buy with you, sell xiilh yon.” In Dryden wa
find, “ Nor twist our fortunes with your sink
ing fate.” . We could furnish the critic of the
Gazette with examples, at pleasure, from ; the
best writers of onr language, but . these will
suffice to show that he is more critical than
correct. We are glad to know, however, that
our neighbor ’has recently been reading his
Bible, but we hope that he Will not be 6ne of
those who will wrest its sacred teaekings'“to
bis own destruction.”
Senator Hicks’s Health. —From Dr.; Car
roll, who left Senator Hicks on Tuesday at
noon, we learn that that gentleman has some
what recovered. His disease was not typhoid ‘
fever, hut erysipelas in the leg and foot. His
condition, although still critical, is now con
sidered hopeful. —Baltimore American, Feh. 17.
COMMKBCIAL.
bkebb d. fell & son, stock brokers, He. 305 W»T-
JfTTT BTREET.
SALES OF STOCKS.
HEFUKE BOARDS.
700 ah Pa Cent Coal 300 eh JJatawifta pfd
& OH Co 6% 2 d.vya «%
100 ah do b 5 6)4 100 ah do cash 44 s '
100 ah do bt&in 6% lUO sh do b3O 41%
2W th. do 6% iOO ah NY A Middle
ICC la north Pa B Coal Field Co 12
bio 36% 100 ah do bS 13
100 ah do bS&lnt 30% ltosh do 12
SO ah do eaah 56% too ah do bis 12%
ISO ah do 36% 100 ah Bead B 62%
200 ah Coulter Mining 4 100 ah do. bS 62%
100 Bh Mandan Min'g 6% SX) ah do eaah 62%
SSO ah Green Mount 7% 100 ah do 2 days 62%
FIBS'! BOARD.
(1000 CS 6s 6- 20 a 107 3ah Beaver Head 79%
700 do 107% 1000 ah Race A Vine 19
Soo do cash 107% 100 ah Green h. Coats
*O5O do 107 b3O 44
200 City 6s 102 200 sh NY & Middle
300 do 102% Coal Field Co
M 0 do new 106% bso l2
6000 Union Cal 6a ’ so 1100 ah FultonCaalCo 7%
COCO do b6O 31 206 ah Green Mount 7%
1600 da 30 ISO ah North Pa B SS%
*OOO Union Cnl tnt too ah do *6%
bonds bso 25 30 ah Soh Nav pifd *3%
KOoCam&Am*s’B3loO% SO ah do b 5 *9%
500 Readßda ’43*80 108% 250 ah Long Island' 43%
750 NPa KScrip 97 200 ah do b3O 44%
1000 NorihPa K6a 99% 100 ah do b3O 44%
2000 Wyom’g Ya Cl 100 ah do b3O 44%
6s bS 96 100 ah do b*o 45
SO ah HanfcXec Bit 28 26 ah Catawiasa B 24
SO ah Penna B bso 70% 290 ah Catawiasa phi 44
27 ah do 70% Mai do bt 44
34ah LittleSehß SO Slab do 45%
10 ah Elmira B *3 130 ah Oil Creek
46 ah Lehigh Scrip 60% Div. off 14
10 ah 13th it 16th at 39% *9O ah do b*o 24%
100 ah Arch St B 84 ayrah da 14
PRICES OF STOCKSTIM NEW YORK.
(By Tcltgnpk.)
. first call, aaoorro ciu.
American Gold. ..169% bid ....hid
Chicago and R. Island- .... bid .... talea
Beading Railroad. ...B2 3216 bid luijee
lUI noia Central.... bid .... iftlee
Galena and Chicago bid .... aalea
New York Centra1.....134% bid .... sales
U. S. ca ’6l int off 119% bid .... aalea
Erie............. 118% bid .... eslea
Harlem li* bid ....aalea
Cleveland and Toledo.. .... bid .... sale*
Firm. ......
FINANCE AND BUB!
The Stock Market was rather dull this morning
bnt there was Tery little fluctuation in prices. In
Government Loans the only sales were of the Flvs-
Twenties' at 107@107.)f. State Loans were dull
at yesterday's figures. City Loans rose Kfl cent,
—selling at 106,'; for the new, and 102,'; for the old
issues. * Pennsylvania Railroad advanced Un
closing at TO*; ex dividend. Little Shuylkill Rail
road declined Camden and Amboy Railroad
was unchanged. Eliyjgp Railroad Common sold at
SB—an advance of A sudden speculative move
ment sprung up in Long Island Railroad, and it ad
vanced from 43X to 45. Catawissa Railroad Pre
ferred was steady at 44?;@44,and the Common stock
at 24." North Pennsylvania Railroad shares rose
X, but the Six Cent. Bonds were offered 1 more
freely, and declined a %1 cent. Philadelphia and
Erie Railroad was weak. Canal stocks were dull,
and Schuylkill Navigation, Susquehanna Canal and
Union Canal closed about the same as yesterday.
60 was hid for Lehigh Navigation, and SOX for the
Scrip. The Mining stocks, although active, were
held with less confidence. • Oil Creek declined a,
and Fulton and Penn Mining was weak. Bank
shares were unchanged. In Passenger Railway
securities wc noticed sales of Thirteenth and Fif
teenth Streets at 39);—a decline of 2 K froni tiie
highest point, and of. Race and Vine Streets at 19
—a decline of IK-
Jay Cooke 3t Co. quote Government Securities
Ao., as follows)
Noon, Feb. 18, 1881,
Buying. Selling.
V. S. 6% 1881... 110 111
U. 7 3-1 Notes, August ...UO*£ llljf
“ ' •* October... lio 111
Certificate of Indebtedness 103& . 103);
“ . “ new 99); 99»£
Quartermasters' Touchers 98); 99
V, S. Demand Notes
Gold ..169); 160);
5-20Bonds,full coupons..... 106); 107;;
Deliveries of 5-20 Bonds are being made to January
12th, inclusive.
Messrs. De Haven & Jftother, No. 20 South Third
street, make the following quotations of the rates of
exchange to-day, at I K P. fit.:
Buying. Selling.
AmerioanGold ....69>; prem. GO pram.
Demand N0te5....... 69); prem. 60 prem.
Quarters and halves 52 prem.
Dimes and half dimes 47 prem.
Spanish quarters 47 prem. -
Pennsylvania currency K uis. I-S dis.
New York... 1-6 . .par.
At the Philadelphia Gold Exchange, No. 34 South
Third street, seoond story, Gold quotations were
at the following rates:
February 18, 1864.
9); A. M., lffix. 112); P. M.,169?,'.
UK A. M.,- 159)f. I 1)4 P. M., 169)Sia)l60i
Market firm.
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS.
Thursday, Feb. 18.—There is more demand fo
Cloverseed and 3@400 bushels sold at §8 70@S Six
‘Old crop is dull at $8 50. Small sales of
Timothy at *3 60@3 62)4 bushel 4000 bushels
Flaxseed, to go out of the market, sold at $3 30 jt
bußhel.
There is very little Quercitron Bark here, and
No. 1 is held firmly at $37 fi ton.
The Flour market continues dull and only 4@500
barrels low grade and good Penna.’ and Western
extra family at s7@7 50 # barrel, and 1000 barrels
yr, 5, Thomas's extra on private terms, Small
sales to the retailers and bakers at $6 25 to $6 50
qS bariel for superfine, $6 75@7 12 K for extras,-
$7 25@8 for extra family and $3 to $lO for fancy
lots —according to quality. Rye Flour and Corn
Meal are inactive, and their is nothing doing in
either. . .
The offerings of Wheat are small and it is gene
rally held above the views of buyers. ’ Sales of 3500
bushels Red at $166@1 68 bushel—chiefly at $1 68.
We quote White at *1 80 to $1 95., Rye is Bteady
$1 30 "butthere is very little coming in.
Corn is in good request but the receipts are trifling.
Sales of socobusnela yellow at $1 U@l 12, in store,
and chiefly at the latter figure. Oats are unchanged;
Sales of 1400 bushels Penna. at 88 cents. '
Nothing doing In Barley. 1,000 bußhels Malt sold
at $1 70. v ,
- Provisions ftfe held stiffly, gales Of 309 barrels.
C°Bntry Mcesst ?22.HflTns in pickle at' centjj -
and fcdiouldt'rr iQ e-ULar ' l ?< cpius—now jielrt at J'
cents. A sale of ki 0 -ticiciw VY. Taylor’s pickled
Hams, at the, depot, at 13cents, cash. Hard; is
firm #t I4@l4jf-cents:.. ,
Whiskey hasimproved and is Jn better request.
Sales of refilled barrels at 92 cents. 200 barrels Ohio
at 83@96 cents, and drudge at so cents
„ POST OF PHILADEIi?EIA. FEBSUASY 18
Msg- See Marine Bulletin on Third l J c:je.
SchrM B Mahoney, Foster, 4 days from Alexan
dria, in ballast to Captain. . , •
DXEAKED THIS I>AY.
Sli ip Frank Boult, Morse, New Orleans, via Port
land, Peter Wright & Sons. ’
Ship Tamerlane, .Taclsson, New Orleans via Port,
land. Peter Wright A. Sons.
Ship Northampton. Morse, New Oceans via Port
land.JPeter WriehtASons.
Brig Alice Xea, Herring, New Orleans, Com H A
Adams.
Brig Cyclone, Buss, Matanzas, J £ Bazley A 00.
Steamship Daniel Webster (transport), Sherman,
from New Urleans, at New York yesterday.
Steamship Geo Cromwell, Post,,for New Orleans,
sailed from New York yeßterday.
Bark E White,, Varney, from New Orleans, at
Portland 16th inst.
.Brig J W Drisko,. Bucknam, from Portland for
this port, at Newport 16th Inst.
Brig Oroztmho, 'Gilmore, hence for Boston, at
Holmes’ Hole 16th inst. '
Brig Chattanooga (so supposed), from Bahia for
was passed off No Point, yesterday, at
Schr Loring (Br), Cole, from St John, NB. for
this port, at Newport 16th inßt. ■- j •
Schr A Sprague, hence for Boston, at Holmes’
Hole ISthinat.
Schr Wm Arthur, Haskell, from Portland for fids
port, at Holmes’ Hole 16th lost.
Schr James H Collins, Oliver, from Wellfleetfor
this port, at Holmes’ Hole 16th inst. and Bid again.
Schr D &E Kelley,Kelley, from Boston for this
port, at Newport lnst
Schr Jsb H Moore, Nickerson, from Boston for
this port, at Holmes’ Hole 16th Inst, and sld again.
Schr Ida X Howard, McDuffie, from Portland for
this port, sailed from Holmes’ Hole 15th inst.
Steamer Elizabeth, Fowler, hence at Baltimore,
yesterday.
steamer John S Shriver, Dennis, hence at Baltl
moie yesterday, and cleared to return.
NOVELTIES
IN
LACE CURTAINS
DUBLIN CURTAINS
AND
WINDOW SHADES.
I. E. WALRAVEN,
BTJCGESSOETO W. H. OAHBYX,
MASONIC HAIJj,
719 CHESTNUT ST
SEN AT, BROS. & CO.
au CHESTNUT street, oppo.it. Strawberry SC ,
. Importers of
WHITE GOODS.
Ot»r a complete assortment ot Jaconets, Cambrics,
Cheeks, Victoria Imirns, Nainsooks, Swiss Hulls,
India Book, India Hull and ether Xaslins of oar
ninal make and finish. )SIS-tff
QENEBAL MCCLELLAN’S REPORT.
In accordance with iia plan of publishing all
important official reports or campaigns,
THE ARMY AND NAVY JOURNAL
18,1864;
JOE FEBRUARY 20TH AND 27TH,
THE ENTIRE REPORT OF
MAJOR-GENERAL MCCLELLAN,
printed from the official copy, with the attestation
of the Adjutant General, and accompanied by a
carefully-prepared index, adding greatly to its
value for preservation and reference. The report
w ill be contained in two' supplementary sheets,
which may be obtained of newsdealers generally,
at ten cents each, in addition to the regular price"
of the journal (ten cents), making the two double
numbers, containing the entire Repott, with a
large amount of other valuable and interest
ing matter, cost but for l y cents. Copies sent by
mail, postpaid, on receipt of the price, bv Yv.
C. CHURCH, Proprietor, 192, BROADWAY,
New York. ' felb-2ts
m-if) /YAA—This amount to Loan for 5 or 10
©l/4iUUU years, in one, two or three
Eums, on City Mortgages. Also, 518,000 to
Loan on Farms in the adjoining counties.
Apply to E. PETTIT,
felB-3l* 323 Walnut street.
OFFICES TO RENT Several superior Offices
to.rent in the building No. 112 South FOURTH
street, a few doors below Chestnut street! Apply
toTHOS. J. BUTCHER, No. 52 South THIRD
street. IblS-St*
STEAM BOILERS FOR SALE:—Several hori
zontal Hue boilers, 48 Inches diameter, 32 feet
long, steam drums, fire fronts complete, little
used, 245 North FRONT street. felS- 2t*
TANKS FOB SALE Wronghi iron Tanks, 6
feet square, 12 feet deep, 245 North FRONT
sti cet. fe !8-2t*
SUSPENSORIES Cavalry Officers and men
will find a rare assortment of these indis
pensable Bandages at O. H.j NEEDLES’, corner
of TWELFTH and BAOE streets. A new stock
of French patterns jnst received. fe9-10trp§
Gray hair restored baldness
PREVENTED—
‘•London Hair Color Restorer and Dressing.”
‘ ‘London Hair Color Restorer and Dressing. ’ ’
“London Hair Color Restorer and Dressing.”
• ‘London Hair Color Restorer and Dressing.’ *
• ‘London Hair Color Restorer and Dressing. ’ ’
< ‘London Hair Color Restorer and Dressing. ’ ’
“London Hair Color Restorer and Dressing. ’ ’
• ‘London Hair Color Restorer and Dressing. ’ ’
This discovery for the preservation of the human
hair is taking the lead of all hair preparations; be
sides restoringthe color and making hairgrdw op
bald heads, it is a beautiful dressing, keeps the
bnirsolt, smooth and flexible, removes any erup.
tive disease, Itching; Scurf, Dandruff, &c. Many
who were bald and gray have had their hair per
manently restored. Only one preparation.
SS-READ THIS CERTIFICATE.
gyGRAY HAIR RESTORED WITHOUT
DYEING.
gyBALDNESS PREVENTED.
I am happy to add my testimony to the great
value of the “London Hair Color Restorer,’
three bottles of which restored my Hair, which
was very gray, to its original dark color, and the
hne appears to he permanent. I am satisfied that
the preparation is nothing like a dye, hut operates
upoi) the secretions. It is also a beautiful Hair
dressing. I purchased the first bottle from Mr.
Garrigues, Druggist, Tenth and Coates streets,
who can also testify my hair was very gray, "When
1 commenced its use.
MRS. MILLER,
No. 730 North Ninth street, Phila.
“London Hair Color Restorer and Dressing,”
sold by
DR. SWAYNE & SON,
- 330 North Sixth street, Philada.
Price.so cents. Six bottles, 82 50. jaB-f,m.wly
■R/rUSICAL BOXES, IN HANDSOME OASES.
IVi. playingfrom two to twelve choice melodies,
for sale by FARR A BROTHER, Import® l *, .
05 No 32* Chestnut Street, hslow Fourth
STEAMSHIP SAXON, FROM BOSTON—
Consignees of merchandise per above vess .
please send for their goods, nowlandea & CO.,
above Pine street. HENRY WINSOR *
332 South WharVes. , —.-
A BROW GEORGE
.the best in France, mip » un Cnntb WhiTvsi
B. BUSSIEB * GO., 108 and 110 South wnarves.
ABBIVED THIS Day.
MEMORANDA.
WILL CONTAIN
XyxEu’s Katliairon.
isf ! om the Greek word “Kath'o,”
nnri r K ; ult * Ur o- t t° cleanse, rejuvenate
and rtrMrr*. j 1113 aruciK is wh.- t itssname ►igni-
Us. Fur preserving,. restoring .andbvandftinz.
tLe Insiiien hair it I*-ihe most remarkable prepara
tion :n t. eWorld It is again owned ana put ud
by.tteorU imi proprietor, anrfii now made with
tie tame care. ►ki»i and atlen ion whtch.gaveit &
sa f e ot over b. ttlrs perannnm.
ItisanitHd li^'bf.ilhalrdreA'ing.
It p art j cates .-«.urf -ndGaudruff. i
It keeps ibe Lend oco and clean. -
It mates ihehair rich. eoft i.nd glossy.
It pre>en.s the hair from tailing off and turning
ft n stores hair upon ba’d heads
Anyli.dy or gentleman woo values a beau'iful
head of hair should ue Lyon’s Katbairoa Ills
fcnown and u ed throughout the civilized world,
i-plti. iy «jl res’: ectable dealers.
DBMAS 8 BARNES & CO., New York.
HAGAN’S MAGNOLIA BALM.
Thid is the most delightful and extraordinary ar
tide e ver discovered. I: changes the sun burnt
Jace and hands to a pearly satin 1> xtnre of-ra
vishing beauty, impartipg th* marble purity of
yomh, andthedu ingue appearance so inviting in
tbe city btl eof fashion. It remores tan, heckles,
pimples axd rnughmss of the skin, leaving the
complexion fresh, transparent and smooth. It
contain* n j material injurious to the skn. Pa
tronizeo by Actresses and I’pera Singers. It is
wbat.eyery lady t-honld have. Sold everywhere'.
Prepared by *W. E. HAGAN, Troy, N-Y.
Address 611 orders to
Demas S. Barnes & Co., New York.
'HEIMBTBEEI’ 3
Inimitable Hair Eestorative.
NOT A DYE
Bnt restores gray hair to its original color, by sup
plying the ci?pillffry tabes with na oral suste
nance, impaired, ny age or disease. Allinsiant*-
ncous dyes are composed of luiur caustic , destroying
the vitality and beauty of the hair, and afford of
themselves no dressing. Heimstreef s lnimitab-e
Coloi is g not only restores hair to its natural color
by an easy process, bnt gives the hair a
Luxuriant Beauty,
promotes its growths prevents its faring off,eradi
cates dandruff, and imparts health, and pleasant
ness ’o the head. It has stood the testof time,being
the’or gtnal I. air Coloring* .and is constantly in
creasing in favor. Used by b th gentlemen and
ladies. Itis sold by all respectable dealers, or can
be procured by them of tbe commervial agents, IK
S. Ba.Kh> ES A CO., 202 Broadway, New "X ork.
Two sizes, 50 cents and 91.
Mexican Muatang Liniment.
The parties in St Louis and Cincinnati, who*
have been Counterfeiting the Mustang Liniment
under pretence of proprietorship, have been tho
roughly estopped by the Courts. To guard again s
farther imposition, 1 have procured from theTJ.S.
Treasury, a private steel plate revenue stamp,
which is placed over the top of each bottle.
stamp bears facsimile of my •'ignature, and
without which the article is a Counterfeit, dan
gerous and worthless imitation. Examine every
bottle. This Liniment bas been in use and grow
ing m f&iorior many years. There hardly exists
a hamlet on tne habitable Globe th&tdoes not con
tain evidence of its wonderful effects. It is the
emollient in the world. With i s present im
proved ingredients, its effects upon man and beast
are perfectly remarkable. Sores are healed, pains
relieved, lives saved, valuable animals made use
ful, and untold ills assuaged. For cats, bruises,
sprains, swellicgs, bites, cuts,caked
breasts, stxair ed horses, Ac, it is a Sovereign Re
medy that-should never be dispensed with. It
should be in every family. Sold by a 1 Druggists.
. fel6-tuth s 6m} D. S. B ARNES, New York.
CHARLES STOKES & CO.’S
FIRST-CLASS “ONE-PRICE” REACT
MADE CLOTHING STORE, NO
824 CHESTNUT STREET, TJN-
#Por Ocat—
Lengthofback ft Lft
from base of
cellar to waist
andfromwalst
./v \ to end of tail, /j £««»*
J M & Length .of / 1 J
/IrejjP Es Sleeve (with / | 1
1 JL 01111 crooked)? fl | ,
\ rp*, from middle] ft - f ■ J
\ SauJ of back be-s Jf I (
—w? tween thei g *l9 J
Sr- jiff shoulders tot ff - I
fir 51, end of cuff, \' J |'
f$ Ijv 0114 around'®' Hit
A the most pro- | El'
L «f minentpartol I St
LW " the chest and ' f
\ W waist. State ■rTF
fj K wheth ererect 1 j
/A $ or stooping. \ I
I J F-r Pante, I a
m aft inside seam, \ n
®B \ j.— and outside |.j '•!
- seam from
hip bone arond the
waist and hip. For
Vest, same as
Coat. A good St
guaranteed.
• n garments made from directions] sent in ac
cordance with these instructions will be guaranteed
satisfactory. If not so, the money will be returned
for them.
umoerm Uniforms Ready-made, always on
hand, or made to order in the best manner and OS
the most reasonable terms. Having finished many
hundred Uniforms the paa*year for- Staff; Held,
and Line Officers, as well as for the NaTy, vra
are prepared to execute all orders in this liua with
correctness and despatch. .
The largest and most desirable stock of Ready >
Made Clothing in Philadelphia always on hand.
THE PRICE MARKED IN PLAIN FIGURES
ON ALL OF THE GOODS.
Specimens of Cloth, or other materials, with es
timates sent by mail to any address when re
quested.
CHARLES STOKES fc CO,
CHARLES STOKES,
E. T, TAYLOR,
W. J. STOKES.
EXCHANGE ON EUROPE.
BANKERS’ BILLS
DRAWN ON
Brown, Brothers & Co., London;
N. M. Rothschild & Sons, London;
Baring Brothers & Co:, London, -
IN SUMS TO SUIT,
Bpr Gold or Currency.
AT BEST PRICES.
FOB-SALE BY
M, SCHULTZ & GOm
No. 16 - SOUTH THIRD STREET.
ocs-mthtsa 6mJ _
FLOUR. FLOUR.
Of the following Choice Brands
‘ ‘John Musselmau, ’ ’
“Henry Musselman :
“D. uverholser, ’
• -Strasburg Steam,
“Willow Grove,^
“Lotus t Valley,
“Lordon Vale,
..New Providence,”
“Femuel Brua.”
• .John Ranck, ’ ’
/i rid other Penna. and Western brands,for sale by
BROOKE & PUGH, !
fell-lms 1731 & 1733 Market Street J
PURE P4T.ni OIL SOAP—This Soap is made
ol pure fresh Palm Oil, and is entirely a vege
table wap; (more suitable for Toilet nee than those
made from animal fats. In boxes el one dozen
cakes for 81 50 per box. Manufactured by - -
cakes ror ci d m elkinton 4 g OK(
Ne. 116 Margaretta street, between Front and
Second, above Oallowhill street, del7-lyrpj
_ “Altna. 1 *
• ‘ ‘Eagle. ’ ’
“Union.’ *
“Eclipse.”
“Snaveiy,”
: “Metzgar,”
“Gisb.”
> “Zigler.”
• ‘Fequea. ’ ’
‘ ‘Samuel Banck. ’