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
<SBth year of his age. •
His friends add those of the family are invited
to attend his funeral from hia late residence,
No,*'lolB SprncUstreet, atS P. 81., onTaesday,
Isfof March, without further notice. *
FISHER-Un 27th Feb., George Jacob Fisher,
in his 24th year.
IHa relatives and friends are respectfully In
-vited to attend his funeral from his father’s resi
lience, Southeast corner of Broad and Wood sts.,
■on Tuesday afternoon, at 2 o’clock. tC3
Sweet is the scene where Christians die.
Where holy souls retire to rest;
" How mildly beams the closing eye!
How gently heaves the expiring breast! *
HORN—On the 23th Feb., at her residence in
Flourtown, Montgomery county, Pa«, Mrs. Ann
Horn, rtlict of the late Henry Horn, aged 74
years. Due notice of the funeral will be given. *
HORNER^At his re-idence in Trumbull co.,
Ohio, on Sunday afternoon, 21st Feb., James T.
Horner, formerly of Philadelphia, in the 75th year
of his age. 1 *
. JPRIGHETT—On Monday, 29th Feb., Margaret
Barclay, infant daughter of Wm. C. and Meta
T. Prichett. Funeral to take place on Wednesday
morning, at 10 O’clock- ■. *
STILLE—On the 27th Feb., at Jackson, N. J..
Samuel Stille, pf this city.
His male relatives and friends are particularly
invited to attend the funeral on Tuesday morning,
March Ist, at 9 o’clock A. M., at Vine street
wharf, -on the arrivat of the train. *
NEW SPRING MOURNING GOODS daily
opened bv
. ’ BESSON A SON.
' Mourning Store, N0,.91S CHESTNUT street.
N. B. Wholesale Rooms on second floor.
1 Art PIECES OF SI FANCY SILKS.
JAJU Blue, Lilac, and Brown Plaids.
Black and White, Brown and White do.
India Plaid Silks,. $1 per yard. ' _
EYKE & LANDELL,
Fonrth and Arch streets.
le - 20-tju3o
;rv e£=> 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 ?„■