GIBSON PEACOCK, Editof. VOLUME XVII., NO. 275 EVENING BULLETIN PSACOCI, CHAMBERS & C 0 PROPRIETORS,! lIS ppjl STREET, PHILADELPHIA: 9SKSIS OP SUBSOBIPTIOK.I Til* £Stuaa ls-'«erred to Subscriber* In tn« elty at 1* c*nts par ureek, payable to the carrier*. Or W ilt annum. . KATKS or ADVBETIbIHS. J2&11 Square, 1 time.s 25 1 Square, 2weeks..*3 25 ISqn&n, 1 t1m*..... 50 1 Square, 1 month.. 5 86 t Square. 2 times.... 75 X Square, 2 months. 800 1 Sqnaro', 2 tlmcel... 1(0 1 Square, 3 months. 11 06 1 Square, 1 ireelr.,..l 75 1 Square, 6months.26 60 Sue lints const!tut* one square; three lines of let* hall a square ■- t ■ • : ■> . UPHOLSTERY. Promptness, Purity of Materials, ? _ Good Workmanship Low Charges. W. HENRY PATTEN, 1408 Chestnut street. DEES. AECHTEBtNACHT—On Saturday, 27th Feb., Frederick A. Aechtemacht, in. the 70th year of his age. The relatives and of the .family are invited to attend his funeral from the residence of Mrs. Cotter, 043 North Tenth street, on Tuesday afternoon, at 2 o’clock. ■- .. . ... * BROWN—On the morning of' the 27th of Feb , aiter lllness, Frederick Brown, in the UNITED STATES CHRISTIAN COM. MISSION.—Cash acknowledgments for the week ending February 26. 1361; •Collection at Public Meeting in Wilming ton, Del., per BishOD Lee SI, 150 00 •Union Meeting in Her. Mr. Bichards’s Church; Beading, Penna . ; 361 67 Collection at Meeting in Princeton, N- J., per F. E. Shearer i 217 44 Proceeds of a conrse of lectures delivered in Camden, N. J., per S. A. Grey, Treasurer..... Soldiers’ Aid Society; Middleboro,Mass. •Proceeds of a meeting in Arkport, Steu ben Co., N. Y., per Bev. W. P-.Tiets worth.,.,. 61 00 First Presbyterian Church, Bennington, j Mich., per Key. Bichard Tray 20 24 Sabbath School of St. Paul’s Protestant Episcopal Church, Philadelphia Christian people of Smyrna,;l)el A Lady “li.'TV. H.,” Ithaca, N. T Second Presbyterian Ohnrch, Trenton, N. .T., per Sirs. A. D. White 10 00 Ladies' Soldiers’ Aid Society, Bellevue, IT Y., per Wm. Haihilton 25 00 A Friend lo 00 William hi. Farr 25 00 Dr. Charles Thomas Mrs. Dr. j. D. Mitchell Miss Mary Durham Mrs. W. H. Brown, Fairfield, Conn St. Paul’s ChnTch, Marion, Ohio, per Rev. H. Messenger...: James M. White, Co. A, 55th Iteg't 111. Vols Collection by Communicants at Chestnut Bill Hospital...., .' Vishta Bailey,per Mr. Brown. O. A. YVinthrop, Owego, N. Y. ‘Cash’’.'. : 83,326 W. Amount previously acknowledged 257,454 33 5259,73 t 27 JOSEPH PATTERSON, Treasurer. THE UNITED STATES CHRISTIAN COM MISSION begs leave to acknowledge the receipt of the following stores, Ac., up to February 2Gth, li61: - • PENNSYLVANIA. Philadelphia—l parcel, Miss Mary Durham, do. 1 package, “Olney.” do. • 1 parcel, Green stTeetM. E. Church, do. 2 boxes, Thomas H. Powers, Esq. do. 1 parcel, Rev. A. Hartpence, Holmesburg. < Oxford—l box, Ladies’ Aid Society. Kishacoquillos—l firkin and 1 box, per Miss Laura Elliot. » Cheltenham—l parcel. Soldiers’ Aid Society of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Jersey Shore—l box, Ladies’ Soldiers’ Aid So- • ciety. Parkesburg—l package, Sabbath School. Coatesville—l box, Ladies’ Aid Society. Easton—l box,German Reformed Sabbath School. Chester—l box, Ladies’ Aid Society. . Kingston—l box, Methodist Episcopal Sabbath School.. MASSACHUSETTS. Boston—s parcels, 24 boxes, S barrels, Army Com mittee, Y. M. Christian Association. , ' NEW YORK. wiS^T 1 Friends. fi, boles ’i Axmy Aid Society. . U - s - O. a; 1 i 1 parcel, Committee U. SCO* 6 boxes. 2barlelS S E^|§“ S °’ a Lambertville-s twxes, Fairton—l box, Ladies’ Affignto# Sociaty ' Colnmbus—l package. Aid Society; Newton—l box, Presbyterian church 1 package, “Xi Y. Z.;” l parcel treadlein , ii, 1).;” 1 parcel, (clothing) UnWwu 8) ’ B " Our thanks are again to be tendereafor the tinuing liberality of our friends in all p ar ts of the country. There will be, we trust, no abatement -or falling off of the good work. The sprint jjjjr* paigns of all our armies, which are shortly to be inaugurated, need preparation on the part of the soldiers’ friends at home. ’ OEO. H. STUART, Chairman. it . a No. 11 Bank street, Philadelphia. P O URTH NATIONAL BANK— LkS PntLAPELPHiA, February 17, 1861. _ Atflection held February 16th, the following Stockholders were duly elected : Directors of the Fourth National Bank: Wm. P. Hamm, John Fareira, Kelch, Wm. Brooks, A. O. Roberts, Wm. Btokeley, s David W. Bradley. „Atfi ihfeting of the Board, held this day, WM. IP. HAMM, Esq., was unanimously elected Fresi dent, ’ and SAMUEL J, - MacMULLAN Eao SAMUEL J.MA^MuirkN, fe!7-12trp} Cashier. DEPARTMENT. Medical tre&tmtiftadmSu MM furnished gratuitously to the poor. auSc ■- - ..... . . . *'■ • V, . Cft |Yc=" CALEB COPE, TREASURER of the LLS United States Sanitary Commission, (Phil adelphih Branch, ) ‘ office of the Philadelphia Saving Fond. Society, acknowledges the receipt of the following contributions since the last re port: ' John J. Ridgwsy, (Ith contribution).... §lOO 00 Lockwood Manufacturing Co., (addi tional): 20 00 Rev. "William White; fsrau*ms, A. M , ” proceeds of. his lecture "delivered at Princeton, N. J 1150 Jeannie and MtnniO Wylie, part proceeds of a Fair.... 2 Gd Fer Prof. O. D. Cleaveland U, S, Consul, Cardiff, Wales: • Capt. J. K. Bartlett, S.Thomasten, ' ■ Maine. 810 00 Capt. E. T. Littlefield, Winter- V port, Maine v. 5 00 Capt, J. E. Robinson,Boston,Mass 5 50 Capt. Edgar Paine, TrurorMass.. 5 DO * Capt. Alfred Sleepeiv Rockland, > ~'\ Blame 5 60 Capt. Lewis Mankw, Williams burg* N. Y . i. 5 00. Cant. J. 5 00 Capt. S. Pierson, St.George.Me... 5 00 Capt.-F. Tinkbam, Wiscatset, Me. 5 00 Capt .John Cnrtis,Brnnswick;Me.- ‘£oo - S. G. Lorring, NVYarmcmth, * Blaine. 5 00 Capt. F. Meehan, Thomaston,Me.. 2 50 ... Capt. Henry O. Stinson, Woolwicb, Me 2 50 Capt. Charles N. Bates,Bath,Me.. .150 Prof. U. D. Cleveland, (3d contri bution) ; ...,,...;.2000 9l 50 Proceeds of an exhibition gives by the pupils of the Allentown Academy, Le high county, Pa ; per Prof. J. N. *'•” Gregory 65 00 Joseph H. Trotter, (additional) 20 00 . $3lO 00 Previously rep0rted...,...;..127,079 88 5127,350 83 • THE WOMEN’S PENN BRANCH, U. S. SANITARY COMMISSION, also acknowledges the receipt of the following donations in hospital supplies, since the last report: '• Ladies’ Aid, Milton, Northumberland county, S. : M. Dougal, Secretary, l box. ' Mr'e. Benjamin Griffith, 1 package. An unknown friend, 1 package. St. Luke’s Auxiliary Society, Mrs. James, Secret tary, 2 packages. Soldies’ Aid,Montrose, Susquehanna county, Miss E. Seele, Secretary, 1 barrel. Central Aid, Chester county, Mrs. Rachel S. Price, Secretary, lbox. Ladies’ Aid, Pineville, Bucks county, A. R. Trego, Secretary, 1 box. Ladies’ Aid, Newark,' Delaware, Mrs. H. L. Curtis, Secretary, 1 box. Relief League of U. and L. Oxford, Chester county, Mrs. B. W. Oakford, Secretary, 2boxes. Blrs. Rhea Barton, Ipkg, Mrs. Samnel Bispham, 263 N. Sixth street, 1 pkg. Anonymous, 1 pkg. Mrs. Henry Stone, 1 pkg. All Saints’ Church, Torresdale, Blrs. S.’ Grant, See., 1 pkg. The Blessrs. Lewis, 1712 Spruce street, 1 pkg. Soldiers, Aid, Lcckhayen, Clinton county,*' Mrs. H. D. Barton, Sec., 1 box. Germantown Field Hospital Association, Bliss H. . Zell, Sec., 2pkgs. ... » . Hillside Aid, Kingston, Luzern'e county, Bliss Fanny 81. Owen, Sec,-* i bbl.. SchoolLanoCircl>&, Blrs..Warner Johnson, Sec., 1 pkg. ~, J pkg.. j ' From Sabbath' School, WrightsvUle, York co., 1 quilt, for Soldiers’ Home. Ladies’ Aid, New Egypt and Jdcobstown, Bur lington co., N.-J.,, Miss Piatt, Sec., l box. Soldiera*. Aid,: Altoona, Blair co.j-Mlss Charlotte S Lewis, 1 box. . . Ladies* Aid, Gwynedd, Montgomery co., Miss S. M. Meredith, Sec., 1 box. Blrs. Jor. WV Jarre, l pkg. > Blrs. L. Bock, WestPhua, 1 pkg. Soldiers’ Aid, Brooklyn, Susquehanna co;, D. S. watrous, Sec., 1 boat. Mrs. Cohort, Burlington, N. J., 1 pkg. Cape May Couit House, Middle township, N. J., Bliss.J. Band, Sec., Xbox. Aid Society,fcTioga and Mill Creek, Tioga county, Mrs. S. M. Guernsey, -Sec., lbox. . Mrs. E. P. Thompson, Ashland, Schuylkill co , 1 box. ; ■ • Soldi* rs’ Aid, Potfsvillc, Schuylkil county, Mrs 3 horns on, See., lbox. AnnaM. Held, Westchester, 1 package. Bltf. Hoff, 1610 Lelancey Place, 1 pkg. Vaughan Sewing Circle, X pkg- E. Cus-hman, Ipkg." Aid Society, Dennisville,Cape May county,N. J. , Mis. S L. Beezely, Sec , 2 boxes. Ladies* Aid, Danville, Montour county, Miss 81. N. Montgomery, Secretary, 2 bexes, 2 demi- iobns. Bimock, Susquehanna county. Ladles’ Aid, Miss Wccdniir, Secretary, ! barrel. St. Stephen’s Church, Mrs. X’Ucachet, 1 package. Mrs. A. Boyd Cummings, 1 package. Industrial Branch, 1 package, Miss E. E. Haven, Secretary. Mrs. Loi d, 947 North . Tenth etreef, 1 barrel of reading matter and backgammon board. ry-R=» AT A MEETING OF THE CITIZENS UJj of the FOURTEENTH 'WARD, held on Saturday Evening last, the following were unani mously adopted: Whereas, The quota of the Fourteentn Ward, under the reeent calls of the President for men for the defence of the nation, i 3 now full, and the Ward was enabled to contribute its portion of the levies called for by voluntary enlistments: and, IFAereas, .The Ward is indebted for the full pro portion of its contribution to the Presidential calls, lo die energetic and persevering labors of the Officers of this meeting, and of the several mem bers of the Precinct Committees, but in a very spe cial manner to Col. Wm. B. Thomas, Thomas Thompson and Frederick Van Cieve, Esqrs., who have manifested m the most decided manner their attachment to the institutions of onr country, and an earned purpose for their perpetuation, and have so faithfully toiled inviting and directing the pa triotism and liberality of the people of the Ward to discharge the duty dnefremthem totheGovernment and it is to their untiring and continued exertions that the exemption of the Ward is to be mainly ac credited; therefore, ; •Resolved, That these officers and members have proved themselves werthy.the confidence reposed in them, that they have discharged well and faith fully the interests committed to their care, that they are entitled to the gratitude and thankfulneia of the community, and that the thanks of the citi zens of the Fourteenth Ward, are hereby publicly tendered to them, for the able, zealous and effi cient fulfilment of their responsible duties. Resolved, That the thanks of the citizens are also due and are hereby tendered to Mr. Thomas R. Davis, onr worthy Secretary, whose zeal and labor in onr cause have merited our highest commen dation. ResoZved, That the thanks of the citizens are due and are hereby tendered to' all who have con tributed of their means, and who have rendered us assistance] in the accomplishment of our object. JOHN Q,. GINNODO, FIFTEENTH WARD BOUNTY FUND. LLS —At a meeting of the Executive Committee held on Friday evening, at the school-house cor ner of Twentieth and Coates streets, it was an nounced that four hundred and eleven men had received ihe ward bounty and been duly credited. About two hundred and fifty men are yet needed to fill the qno’a, to pay whom will require only two thousand dollars in addition to the funds now in hand.? An earnest appeal is now made to those citizens of the Ward who have not contributed lu propor. tiou to theirmeans and liability. It is idle to say that you have not been called upon, Ac. The gen tlemen who have undertaken the office of collect ing, had devoted night after night, for many weeks, to this unpalatable and thankless task. In many cases theyliavo been unable, after repeated efforts, to see the parties called upon. Others, on being visited, have promised a consideration ol the sub ject, and deferred contributing until some as-; SS>i? c< iv of Anal success should be given them. ; now learn that mere than twenty- ' a a S. d , d ofinrs have been collected from • t ?, eir feUow-citizens, and that but two : rn onsand dollars is wanted; will they not esteem to .he sought after, to tender to the “S S e £A Q ?i aor aw small remaining stun ; fMlhetanMetl ‘hemsrtves and famihes from, conectore?f t & B Subscriptions can.be sent to the : S- toMr precincts at their resl mUtse ’ Chairman of Com- « &°J * Mr. Thomas Potter, Treasurer, ~jy Arch, street. Promutitude is urgently solicited, so. that the nrSne of ewer? contributor and the amount of eh oil appehr in «»« alphabetical list to to pub lished by the committee on the conclusion of theil* labors. . . The Committee and Collectors will meet aeai* ; at the same place, on TUESDAY; nest, March S lst, at 8 o’ dock P. M. The citizens of the ward are invited to be_present{ THOMAS W. PRICE, Chairman. G. A. Hoffmam, Secretary. fe27-2t§ ffV THE FIK&T ANNUAL OOMBIENOE iJJSrv-MENT... OF THE PHILADELPHIA QOLLEGE will be held-at;Concert HaU, THIBEVEMNG, Feb. 29. 1604, at 7% a’clock. 5 Valedictory address by Prof. O. A. Bingsbury. Public respectfully invited. J. H. MoQUILLEN, It* ■■ -Dean of tbe'Faculty. THE WARD BOUNTIES.—A meeting Lks oflhe.delegates appointed for the purpose of equalizing the "Ward bounties will be held in the rooms of the Board of Trade, on TUESDAY EVENING NEXT, March Ist, at go’clock. ; Bntmess of importance will be brought before the meeting, and a general attendance of the delegates 'lrom ali the Wards is earnestly requested. By order of the President. I \_ - DANIEL STEINMETZ, President. . JonK K. "Vax-entihe, Secretray. Je29 2ts RELIEF ASSOCIATION FOE EAST TENNESSEE. • ■ CASH RECEIPTS. Christ’s Church, per Rev. Samuel Ed ■ varda.. SIB 50 A. H. Franciscos. ICO 00 Dale.-Boss&Oo;; 50 00 BildebnrnA 8r0ther........,...,, 50 00 Cash ; 5 00 Christ’s Church,Pottstown, Pa., per Rev. ; G. A. Latimer, (additional).., s 50 Tredick, Stokes & Co 200 00 Isaac P.rMorris..... 50 00 Williams.,Baird: 85 (O JoshuaP. Ash 10 00 John Thomas 1000 J. Edgar Thomson..... 50 00 Church of the Covenant, per Alexander Kirkpatrick, Treasurer 92 00 Yarnall A Trimble. .. 100 00 Edmund Crenshaw 5 00 B. Ashurst A Sons ......; 100 00 B. D. W00d"..’...• 100 00 John Welsh. ....." 100 00 Israel Morris.. 50-00 Mrs. William E. "Homer 50 00 Brideßburg Presbyterian Church, per Rev. J; B. 5mith....;....... ;...; 15 05 St. Luke’s Protestant Episcopal Church, Newtown, Bucks county, Pa........;. 2 15 Union Church, Glllitzln, Cambria cor, Pa., per Rev. S Lawrence 3 50 Presbyterian Church of Little Beaver, Lawrence co., Pa., per Rev. Eobt. Dtlworth 10 00 John Elliott 5 00 NathanHilles i 5 00 " Cash .5 00 J- h r a OQ. Cbas. W.Trotter. 100 00 fash 1000 R. F. Baley.. 1000 A. H. D.... 5 00 JosephH. Trotter 1 .... ,50 01 Cash U 0 00 fU G 10 00 W.McOkCo... 10 00 J. F . G. 25 OO £• SS-00 Mrs. Maria Wood 25 00 Huntingdon Valley Aid 50ciety......,.;. 20 00 S W. Stokes..’....; 500 John Fagan........ 10 00 J 10000 Beaver Meadow Railroad C0.........1t0 00 ; 520,393 45 CALEB COPE, Treasurer, It Office of the Phil ada. Saving Fend Society. “ POSTAL BBFOSM. ■ There is scarcely any agency perlormed "by the G ovemment whichmore intimately concerns the comfort and convenience of the people, or which more directly reacts on the business facilities-of tbe country, than the regulations established with regard to the transmission and distribution of private letters.and printed matter, conveyed by the mails. The law authorizing the free delivery of mail matter by carriers took effect on the first day oljnly last. About that lime the system was put in operation at forty.nine of the larger office*, with a compeient corps of carriers to each, num bering in the aggregate: four hundred and forty nine, at an aggregate annual compensation of , 5300,060. While we cannot hope, with the pre sent distribution ofour population and the extent of our country, to attain the point reached by 'European Governments under this head, we may at lea-t mark the progress they have made as in ; dicsting a reform which should be adopted wher ever the conditions of its existence are found We have the best reason to know tn&t Mr. Blair is disposed not onlv.to give the system in our conn try a fair trial, but to promote its extensions as far \as practicable Ample but well guarded provi sion to this effect has been made in tne revised code of the laws relating to the Post Office De partment, which was submitted by bhu at the list eeseion .ef the Thirty-seventh Congress, and to which the attention of the present Congress is again nvited in his last amin&l report. There is also in this proposed revision of onr postal laws (which is for the roost part but a digest ot existing legislation, the provisions of .width would be but slightly affected by the modifications suggested) another recommendation as to which the practice and experience of Europe may be studied with advantage. We allude to the mode in which postmasters are remunerated for their services. It will be seen that it is everywhere regulated by fixed rates in the shape of a salary, and not left to bo ascertained by calculatioas based on the number of letters received and appa rent amount of service rendered. This lat ter method, involses the keeping of cumbrous ac counts for" no other purpose utan to ascertain what is to be paid in any given case, when in point of fact rhe Department can readily arrive at the ap proximate rate of payment from the average re venues of tbe post-office during a series of years. Hence Mr. Blair proposes in his revised code to divide post- offices and the compensation of post masters into five classes according to the annual average of compensation to . the postmaster doring four years lasf past, with a provision to meet the cases where returns may not have been receiv. d for each quarter, and con fining the average to a less period when revenues are increasing, it is not proposed In any case to change tin present amount of pay. The first class comnnies all offices where tne annual pay has b«en between 83,0( 0 and 84,000; second class, between 82,000 and 83,4-00: third class, between 81,11-0 and S 2,000; fmrth class, between 8100 and SI, ( 00; Tilth, less than 8100. Salaries thus ascer tanedby the annual average ’or four years are to be fixed in even sums, bulin no case to exceed the average. The advantage of this change, whether regard be had to the convenience of the Department or to the satii taction of postmasters, would seem to he apparent. There are many other provisions of the revised code which strike us as being judi cious, and we hope the suggestions of Mr. Blair may receive at the hands of Congress the attention to which they are entitled. There is one point to which, in conclusion, we wonld particularly advert We allude to the re commendation which the Postmaster General has renewed in his last annual report, that a postal money order system be established to facilitate the transmission of small sums of money through the mails, which would not only prove a great con venlence to civilians and soldiers, but would almost entirely obviate the loss of money letters, the great majority of which enclose small remit tances. The present Congress has ju»t shown itself properly mindful of the comfort of our sol diers in the field by providing that articles of clothing comprised in a package not exceeding tw-o pounds in. weight, addressed to non commis sioned officer or private serving in the armies of the United States,may he transmitted in the mails. By authorizing the • ‘postal money order system’ ’ Congress would conduce to .the increased comfort of our soldiers, while placing at the same time within the reach of aU a facility for the safe remit tance of small sums. It is a matter of surprise that this desirable reform has been so long post poned in the United States. —Not. Intelligencer. Chairman pro tern A Quail is a Fabtbidge.— Mr. Joseph T. Reeside, proprietor of a hotelin Baltimore, was a few since arraigned on the charge 1 of having partridges .in his possession, contrary to the law of 'the State of Maiyland. On Thursday he was fined $5 and costs in each of nine cases, the number of birds he had on exhibition in his window. The decision establishes that a quail is a partridge.. Massachusetts Foets.— The War Depart ment. has directed that. the forts., at Salem, Mass., shall be called Forts Glover and Conant. The first in honor of Gen; John Glover, of Marblehead, and the last in honor of Roger Conant, the founder of the first plantation in Massachusetts Bay. ODB I.WHOLB OOUNTBY; PHILADKLPdIA, MONDAY. FEBRUARY 29, 1864 _ 51.736 70 Rrevioasly reported 1F.650 75 THE FLORIDA DISASTER. by-passengers « re » OT^ ' p° ot an enured! visionT Our Information says it was the opinion or offi. in that onr total 1 wsll°det1 l ° det L and mis ?. i og are between 1,4,0 and I, obo. Gen. fceymour is severely con soled in not throwing out scouts and skirmishers M ops .advanced. 4 s it was, our troops led into a trap. . *\ •Hamilton’s aitillery led the van, and‘suffered severely. The rebel sharpshooters picked off their pnd Yhe grow; had. to be abandoned. ’ The >loth Massachusetts (mounted infantry), have also suffered severely , in tbs retreat many of onr wounded were left behind, within the enemy’s lines. Opr troops were Tight in front of the Con federate batteries, in apiece of woods, before they were aware of their presence; ; TheYo]lowing is an extract from a letter re- Feb Mr * dated Hilton Head, “The expedition to Florida, from which we ex-' pected each good. results, has, eo f4r, proved a other werds, onr troops have been badly wliipptd. . . <*. J that : they were ordered to march tod far mtothe State,' and came upon 15,000 of the epe,my, and a terrible battle ensued. Barton’s brigade were m front, and, of coarse, suffered badly. Col. Bsrton had two horses killed under him* ,andreceived several halls through his hat, copt, etc., yet he was unhurt. > “Yesterday was one of thexnost anxious days of xny whole life. I heard of the fight early in the morning and that Col. Barton’s whole command had been captured.* * •‘Capt. Dunbar and Lieut. Moses, of the 43th, are here wounded; Lieut. Keenan was killed. I do not yet know how many of the 48th were killed, but there are a large number woundeld,and some are in the bnndsof the enemy. Two Colonels of the brigade are badlywounded, and one killed. -“Every one at this post feels sadly enough. I have seen several of the wounded to* day .and T feel that the whole of Florida is not worth*half the suffering and anguish this battle has caused, t “I fear there \till be ntore hard fighting id- Florida yet,- and we have not force enough. ♦ *The rebels can bring their whole-army down ipere in a short time, and while there is nothing being done at the North, there is no reason why they willnotdoso.” the destruction of the hottsatobic. : A private letter received by a gentleman in this City irom one of officers of the iron-clad fleet fe Charleston harbor, gives the following addi tional facts relative to the sinking of the Housa iconic by a rebel Torpedo steamer: i “The event took place a little before nine O’ dock in the evenings about the time they tried it on us. Tbe moon was up and it was pretty light. The Torpedo came np asiernof the Honsatonic, and was seen by Captain Pickering, who fired into it with a double-barreled gun. He had no iooner fired his last barrel when the concern went Off» blowing off the wbhle after part of vhe shiif and sending Captain P: aloft In the air. He came down in the water, and though badly bruised he got bold of some rigging and spars, was finally picked up. “The ship went down in about .three minutes after she was struck. Most of this crew saved themselves by getting on the* tops and rigging. Ensign B&zeltine, the Captain’* Clerk, and three Of tbe crew are the only ones lost. “TheTorpido Struck fully under the stem of the vessel and either the screw was blown off or Shaft broken, for tbe engines commenced springing found at a great rate, and the: whole atterpart of the vessel was broken and smashed in. * ’ JTAR&OW ESCAPE OF THE PEEL JONES. T lie folio-wing Is an extract from a private letter -written by an officer of the gunboat Paul Jones;of the Charleston blockading squadron. It is dated February 21: I have no doubt that uie machine which blew op the Housatonic was Intended for ns. 5Ve were on the blockade of MafiU'ffSchannel,which it the one nearest in shore, and runs along the shore of Sullivan’s Island. IVe were, therefore, the nearest vessel toward the rebels, and stood the first chance ot iheir attention. But Capt. Duncan was in the practice ol changing tho position of the ship every night after dark, so that in case the rebels got onr btsringsby dajligbtibey couldnot find us at night. To this I attribute the fact of the rebel torpedo not striking ns instead of the Honsatonic, -which was next above us. The affair-was accomplished in the most artistic mannet; so neatly that we did not know it was done at the time, although it was bright moonlight. The first we knew of the dis aster was the next morning, when we discovered her lying with nothing butmastsand smoke-stacks above water. We have received orders to.go on the blcckade off Georgetown, South Carolina. “THE GATES OF THE SUSQUEHANNA.” We are proud to notice another acquisition to our galleries of art, in “The Gates of ihe Susque hanna,” a large picture from the easel of Mr. Ed mund D. Lewis, with whose works many are happily familiar. In our walks among those who have derived fresh energy from nature, and have the opportu nity to possess the artist’ a life -like delineations of irnth-inspiring scenes, we are not surprised to meet often with the works of Mr. Lewis. lie has led us among the ileecv clouds of the Cat skills, and the cool valleys of ihe White Moun tains. His canvas has glowed with the warmth and the luxuriance of Cuban landscapes, and he has crowned “the Queenof the Antilles,” in the radiant light of a tropical clime. Now he liu introduced to onr ice-bound home, one of the most picturesque scenes in Maryland, “The Gates of the Susquehanna,” with sur rounding forests, in autiunn foliage, gleaming in the genial glow of the setting sun. We are pre sented with an extensive and a literal view of the locality, in its loveliest aspect. In' the distance may be seen the Chesapeake; somewhat nearer, on the left, i» Fort Deposit. Numerous little islands add beauty by their presence In the river, while Its clear waters mirror a sky of rare beauty. Nature seldom ofl'ers on one occasion a greater di versity of form and skill than Mr. Lewis has given with masterly skill in his cloud painting. Some seem motionless m majesty, and others impercept ibly stretch their long lengths across the sky, while tbe most fantastic forms of flimsy vapor flit before ihe zephyr’s faintest stir. The toregronnd repre sents an elevated tract of rocky ground, ‘ and is fraught wilh much laterest An agreeable feature on the right is an -old oak tree covered with the graceful form, of a wild grape vine. Near a group of oak, beech and locust trees on the left, issnes a tiny rivulet and trickles among the rocks till hidden by a bank of wild flowers and green spreading ferns The coot va- Sors in Ihe valley below are gently vleing with le sunny waimth of retiring day. On a jutting prominence of rock are two travelers, contem plating the far-off Chesapeake, and the noiseless waters of the Gates of the Susquehanna. We know that the river has wound its coursefor many miles through most fertile and cultivated limestone valleys, by the margin of populous towns, and in the cool shade of mountain ridges,' rich in oreß, till here, full Of tranquility, the beautiful Susquehanna gracefully renders its tribute of waters, by the Chesapeake, to the sea. This large production from the hand of Mr. Lewis, is probably the most truthful and best painted picture he has yet exhibited. We are much pleased with the work, and cheerfully ex press our quota of well deserved commendation. Messrp. James S. Earle & Son, have placed Mr. Lewis’s picture at the head of their large gallery; where it may be seen by all lovers of the beautiful. J. M. is* Eleventh Pennsylvania Cavalky.— The following changes have recently taken place ia this well-known veteran, regiment: Captain "William H. Seip, promoted from captain company H, to major Ist United States colored cavalry. First Lieutenant James E. Fleming, company H, to he captain, vice Seip promoted. Second Lieutenant Emory Westio be first lieutenant, vice Fleming promoted. First Sergeant Anthony "Beers to be second lieutenant, vice West promoted. All to take effect February 10,1864. ■ , Col. Spear reports that over five hundred of bis regiment have re-enlisted and more will do likewise. After a service of two and a half years, constantly in the field, and having parti cipated in twenty-seven engagements and skir mishes, his regiment stands at this date 1,127 strong. \~v. ;• BULLETIN BUILDING 112 SOUTH TEH lift ST. CITY BULLETIN. STATE OF THE THERMOMETER THIS DAT ... AT THE BULLETIN OFFICE. 8 A Mi, <83.......-12M., 47° -IX F.M.^.460 Minimum Temperature during last 34 hours, 40° Weather cloudy—wind Northwest. : ■' Fair mount Pare:.— We are glad to seetihat Fan-mount be appropriated to the use for whichi’the “ordinance, appropriating ground for public purposes” intended. This ordi'- s?2®LTi a^ oireT(!d E- M. Evans, of the yard ’ at the second meeting of the new Co ®ueil- It was refeired -to the Com mittee on City Property. . Subseque r >tlv it was navs° d l ln^omL COtl f n . cil b Y a . TOtO of 17 yeas to 2 ?iy S- xri” „ ommon Council it was not so success. - bv* TVafeT’ n-f-r th ? 20111 lnst - •it was called up .referred to the Committee, on Sast meetine of Common Council teported the ordinance, and It ?tf='B 7 V ota ° r 18 y eas to B nays. the Mayor, awaiting his sigtiutnrey Winch it "will probably soon receive. Cri’T Mortality.—TJ&enpmber of interments in the city during the. past week was 371, an in crease of 68 over the previous week, and an in crease of I(\3 over the eazt e period-last year Of the whole number, 176 were adults, and 195 children; 71 being under one year of age; 217 were males, 154 females, 114 boys, and 81 girls. The greatest num ber of deaths occurred in the Nineteenth “Ward, being 22, and the,smallest number in the Sixth ward, where only four were reported. The prin cipal causes of death were croup, 8; congestion of brain, 12; consumption,, 52; convulsions, 10: disease of heart, 14; spotted fever, 7; malignant typhus fever, 24; typhoid fever, li, andinflamma tion of the lungs, 34. Church Home for Children*—This institu tion held its eighth anniversary meeting last even mg, at St. Luke's Church. After a sermon by Bev Alexander H. Vinton, of New York, the an report was read. The total receipts were 51,440 84, and the expenditures were 84,280 93. During tee year fifteen pupils have left; of these, four have returned to th*ir parents, four have been placed at service, and five boys have been placed in good situations. In the same period, twelve girls and three boys have been received, thus com pleting the number of inmates the home is able to accommodate: The Ladies attached to Christ Church are soliciting contributions of money and clothing in aid of the loyal people of Bast Tennessee, which can be left at the Church. The object is a com mendable one, and the ladies should be liberally encouraged in the good work. Appoiethest. — Mr. Joseph Bickley has been appointed bell ringer in the State House steeple, and will enter upon his duties to-morrow. "With the exception of the past two years, Mr. Blckley has satisfactorily filled the same position for a long period. The Thirteenth Ward.— This Ward has its full compliment of men to fill Its quota, and saTe its citizens from the draft. It is only necessary for tbe people of that part of the city to pay up liberally and the matter Is settled, so far as the Ward le concerned. y ■ 1 The Philadelphia Dental College Ihe first Annual Commencement of this flourish ing institution will take place this evening a: Con cert Hall. The valedictory address will be de ll vexed by Professor C. A. Kingsbury. • Slight Fibe. —Last eveniDg, about six o’clock, the stables of tbe Chestnut and Waliint Street Passenger Railway Company, at Tweety flrst and Chestnut streets, were slightly damaged by fire. Two horses were somewhat Injured. • Disorderly Dance House.— JohnJlcOrystal had a hearin g before Alderman Beitler, upon the charge of keeping a disorderly dance honse, at Beach and Maiden street* He was held in SI, 000 bail to answer. Passage op Troops.— -Yesterday the 14th New Hampshire Regiment, Colonel Wilson; from Harper’s Ferry, passed throngh this city on their way heme, having re-enlisted for the war. The Twentt-xinth Regiment.— This regi ment, commanded by Colonel Tffm Rickards, Jr., left the city this morning for the camp at Chester, tbe furloughs of the men having expired. Larceny.—Margaret Morgan was befor-s Alc*ermau Moore this morning, charged wiih ihe larceny of some wet clothing from a tub at a house cn German 6treer. She was committed to answer. Sudden Death.— John Appel, a bookbinder, residing at No. 157 Nirth Sixth street, fell dead last evening at Broad street and Girard avenne. Fixe Arts.—We desire to call special at tentiomto the large collection of Oil Paintings now on exhibition, with descriptive catalogues, to be sold at auction on Tuesday and Wednesday even ings, March Ist and 2d, a; 5 o’clock precisely, by Scott 5c Stewart, anctioneers, C 22 Chestnut street. The collection embraces some very fine specimens fo art, by a number of onr most talented artiste— Paul Ritter, Meade, Nicholson, Atwood, Kep pendorf, and others. Paintings open for exami nation until 9o'clock P. M. Coughs. —The administration of medicina preparations in the form of a Lccenge, is of all modes the most eligible and convenient, more espe cially as regards a Cough Remhdy. “Rtwn’s Bronchial Troches,” or Cough Lozenges, allay Ir ritation which induces Coughing having a direct influence to the affected pans. As there arc imita tions, lesure fo obtain the genuine. . Italian Maccarosi and Vermicelli.—A fresh importation jnst received by Davis A Richards, dealers in family groceries, Arch and Tenth streets. ' The Coat the test of the Man.—The cut of a man’s coat has, It is said, become the index to his rank. Waist low, tail short—plebian; waist pietty well ‘up,’ tail a little compromise—wearer evidently a doughface—belonging to both parties— waist furiously up, tail tremendously down, per fect brick—goes the whole porker—fast man; waist exactly six inches from- collar, tail precisely one inch and three quarters from ground—aristocrat, so far in upper-tendom that he cannot be dis covered without the aid of glasses; coat neither too long nor too shorr, the exact goldtn mean, and just the thing, smo sign that it was made at the Brown Stone Clothing Hall of Rockhill- A Wilson, Nos. W'3 and 605 Chestnut street, above Sixth. Deafness asd Blindness.— J. Isaacs, M.D., Professor of the Eye and Ear, treats all diseases appertaining to the- above members. , with ■ the uuncst success. Testimonials from the mobi: re liable sourci sin the citv and country can he seen at his Office, No. 511 Pine street Artificial eyes inserted without pain. No. charges made for an examination, f Office horns fromB to 11 A.M.,2t0 6 P. M-, No. 511 Fine street.- Corns, Bunions, Diverted Hails,-Enlarged Joints, and all Diseases ol the Feet cured without pain or inconvenience to the patient, bv Dr. Zacharie, Surgeon Chiropodist, 921 Ghestnnt street. RefeXßto Physicians and Surgeons of the city. Avoid the Draft.—lf the Ward Committees will continue to work as they have been doing, the quota will ■ he made up and n© dralt will take place; this will give our citizens a fine opportunity to get Spring Hats, Hose, *fcc., irom Oakfords’, under the Continental Hotel. Fcrs at Cost. — Furs at cost. Oakfords’, Continental Hotel. • Leht has comb, and with it Hot Cross Bans, at Morse’s, 23g South Eleventh street. Messrs. Van Kirk & Co.’s New "Warebooms. —Philadelphia is evidently determined to main tain her reputation for progress in the character and elegance other business edifices. We were reminded of this ■ a few days ago on entering the magnificent new Gas Fixture establishment of Messrs. Tan' Kirk * Co., Arch street, above Ninth, 80. 312. TKesesplendid new warerooms possess all the requisites of a business palace, and are alike expressive of theenterpnse, success, and liberality of this firm' in the past, and of their greater prominence and -popularity in the future. We niay mention the fact that Mr. Charles Page, for twenty years the principal designer of gasflx tnres for the old and respectable hopse of Messrs. Cornelius & Baker, has become a member of this firm, and that with the aid of his peculiar talents in that department, they are now able successfully to compete with any other concern in the unuea. States. • Best and Purest Coin inthficity>_nMie better; please try it. Samuel W. Hess, . Broad street, above Bace, east side. Victor*. —Ice Cream and Water loes, at to cenls per quart, Morse’ sSJSS. Heyepth street. F. L FETHERSTON, Pabllslier. GEHEBAI- fitfT&EEAKD' fBE JEWS'. Thsf following- correspondency has passed between General; Buffer and; the-editor of tto JewitKifettevgtr : .... TSSi?®' Abm * Coitra' blockade, enquiring of mB- ; • tte religion of these Contrataodtiudera ° £Sd?o^?~ ; menting upon the act, as if X wished toSra?m* Tidionß religions distinctions, is receiveth“ 9 * ;The manner in which the phrase got itself- intv taetele graphic reports, was very simple. TheraT ” tnrn of thei expedition was as rf was made I dictated portions ot it tv ts?vt. using the words Of the report, so in fact, done tvithont thought-on mv Se d ° nly in the course of business: a 3 £ should have mentioned any other* fact, rprnrrrteti. s^S my3 “ when r r e p f «ti’ogTo or^ But since my attention has been drawn to it ‘1?°” comments, and other Tot Sennas r phmfes° T 566 “ y reason for when used, to designate nation ahty, not religion, as one would say five Irish men, five Germans,. or ,flye Italians. ? '£bZ v® always considered the Jews a nationality ai though possessing no country. The closeness which they, cling together, the aid ' which they afford each other on iUi and sometime improper occasions, the fact that nearly aJI of them pursue substantially the employment, so far as X hare known them—- that of traders, merchants and bankers—the very general obedience to the prohibition against marL riage with Gentiles, their faith, which looks forward to the time. wfien they are to be gathered together iff the former land of their. nation—aU serve .to show a closer tia of kindred and nahon among the Hebrews, and. V homogeneity than belongs to any other peopie live in closer proximity, i* ™*i le J. d “ clai m all infentionof any re flection upon; their national religion, which was. t JT i ? alof that of the Christie world, and holdingtothedoctrine3of Christianity, cren ce for the SaTionr.no one canstigmE? all Jews—yet one maybe reasonably nexT mlt-ed m speaking of that nation, to sm! pose there may be in aU the Jews, ot the South, two. of whom certainly are'in the Confederate Cabinet, at least ./ire who-might at tempt to carry on a contraband trade. Because it may be reverently remembered that when the Saviour, aided by Omniscience, undertook to choose twelve confidential Mends from among that nation, he got one that “was a thief and a devil.” ‘ l haTe the boner to be, Tery respectfully yonrs. BEKJ, F. BUrjLEE; Major-Gen. U.S.V. To. M. S. Isaacs. 150 Nassau Stbeet, New Yoek. Feb. 9, }Bol. —Eajtr-General _ Bulltr, U S. V. —Gexeual— Yinr letter datedthe 4tb inst., reached me to-dav “I am obliged to you for the lull and frank exl position of your -views. Would yon object to the publication of your letter? I regretto find so grievous a misconception, or rather conflict of ideas, as to the meaning of the term * ‘Jaw.” Ido UQt propose trespassing upon your patience by argument or illustration, farther than this: lam a native American and proud of it—l attend Synagogue and believe m the princi ples of Judaism, and am therefore a Jew in the sense that you are aOhristian; yet lam an Ameri can, in nationality. I regret, further, that your experience of pro fessors of our faith has been so unfavorable that yeu believe • ‘ that nearly all of them pursue sub stantially the same employment—that of traders, merchants and bankers. ” While these diverse occupations are perfectly honorable in themselves, and no. Jew or other person assumes a badge of disgrace per se, by entering upon either depart ment of business, it ia nevertheless a serious mis take to eh*-ge that the liberal professions are avoided by Israelites. Not to weary yoh by a lengthy statement, I would limply mention a few facts that have come under my observation in this little city. At the Universiiy, Columbia College, and the Free Aca demy there are Professors who are Hebrews in faith—at the latter institution, there are two in structors and about eight Jewish stndents. In the legal proiession, there are a large number of our creed; one of them now occupies the honor able position of Judge' of the Common Pleas, this gentleman being a 1 aive of New fork acd»n earnes, Ameri.an. Tn meotc ne, the e a*e,many eminent pr ictiitonere, semeo the highest recognized skill and distinc tion. Among the.deigy, Jewish divines are, of tonne, adequately rep e,ented—all ministers craw their inspiration from the t captures ttre accepted bai i« of Jndasm and, as yon say, the •f-undatioa” of Chr sttanity. r As to the press, there are iwo Jewish weeklies; aodtpm ibeedi -1 r.al staffs of the Commeract?, Express, Tines, and other jourial--, there are able gentle men of the Jewish faith, of waom also there is a large represen-ation in the reporto-ial corps. In literary and scientific circles, yon find the Israelites as well as the Christians. '. The aimy. navy and marine co-ps have a fair repre sentation of Israelites,' some of them distinguished, all earnest and patriotic. One of our regiments, which served first as militia,then as a three years’ regiment, and is now home on furlough, to return to the field a v eteran organization, is composed mainly ol Israelites. 11, at any time, yonsnonld desire to be informed of the extent of yonr error, with regard to the occupations of the Jews, I should he most happy to furnish yon with details. Yon will not forget, when reminding me that there are two Jews m the rebel cabinet (who is the other, besides Benjamin?) that a pattern of distinction in the church militant is a Major- General in Davis’B army, and that Davis himself ■professes to be a devout member of the church. There are traitors among professors of Judaism, unfortunately, as well as •among Chnstlans. A. good Jew can no more be a traitor to onr flag than aii earnest believer in Christianity can he enume rated among • ‘those who speculate on the miseries of their country. ’ ’ Mr. Benjamin does not-adhero to Judaism—he married a Christian. - • l did not intend to be eo verbose. However, Ge neral, I have bnt another suggestion to make. >lf, herealttr,- any of your subordinates capture a man with a foreign patronymic, piease designate his nationality by calling him German, Russian or- French, as the case may be, and not a Jew. In nyie cases ont of ten, your prisoner is neither Jew nor Christian. Mostrespecttullv, yours, M. S. IS VACS. Hradocartsrs 16th Attitr Corps, Fort ress Mokroe, Feb. 13,1661 —6 ir—l am in receipt of your note of Feb. 9tb, and am very glad t» have my opinions corrected by one who apparently un derstands so-well the condition of the Hebrews as a nation, and of theirfaith as a religion. I.admit that my experience with men of thb Jewish fhith or nation has been an unfortunate •ne. . ' ■ Living in an inland town of Massachusetts prior to the war, I had met but few, and since the war, those whom I have seen have been principally en gaged in the occupations which caused the capture which’ has occasioned this correspondence, and you yourself will admit that that mode of making their acquaintance has not been a favorable one.. - I refer to Mr. Mexnminger as the other member of the Confederate 1 have been informed tbat Mr. Mallory is also of the Jewish faith or na tionality. I acknowledge the lairness of the hit in regard to Major-General Polk and Davis. They are both members of tbe Christian Church, upon whose ser vices I attend. I should be much obliged to yon for the detail of facts which yon have offered to furnish, for, find ing my impressions In correct upon any subject, X always desire to be enlightened. Although the letter to you was not written for publication, yet I have no objection to its being published. Very respectfully, BENJ. F. BUTLER.Maj, -Gen. Com. ToM. S. Isaacs, Esq., New York. . PERSONAE. B Ingraham, Esq., brother of the distinguished Professor and novelist, died In .Washington re cently. Mr. Ingraham has had charge : of a De partment in the Dead -Letter Office sinceLthe -in* coming of the present .Adminis'rcition, and was formerly connected with the Illinois Central' and ChicagffEailToad.' He was fit tyy ears of age and a native of Portland, Me. Hon. Aaron P. , Hughes, of Nashua, N. H., died at Worcester, Mass., on Tuesday, of lung fever. He was a lawyer of distil gnished ability; was a leading Mason in his State, having filled the office of Grand Master of the Grand Dodge of N. H. ’ Major General Hunter, who has been West for some tlme ! has returned to Washington. Major General Pleosonton is also in Washington- It is reported he will he assigned to the position of Chief of Cavalry Bureau. , .VA-£i.ic a’fc ?„■