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VOLUME XVII., NO. 281.
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CHAMPION—On Sunday, March Cth, Miry
C., daughter of John B. and Nancy Coulter
Champion, in the 7th year of her age.
The relatives and friends are respectfully in
vited to attend her funeral on Wednesday after
noon* 9th inst., at 3 o’clock, from her parents’
residence, Walnut Bane, Germantown. **
CLAY—On the Cth instant, George Olay, In the
75th year of his age.
His relatives and male friends are invited to
attend his funeral from his late residence,
1207 Bace street, on Wednesday morning, 9th in
stant, at 10 o’ clock. **
• GLADING—On the sth instant, Elizabeth Gla
dding, widow-of the late John Glading, in the 80th.
year of her age.
The relatives and friends of the family are re- y
spectfnlly invited to attend her foneral on Tues
•aay afternoon, at 2 o’clock, from the residence of
her son-in-law, O. C. Champion, No. 203*2 Monnt
Vernon street #
GRIFFITH-—On Sunday evening, the Cth inst.,
at his late residence, 1616*Summer street, Bichard
Griffith, in the 65th year of his age. Hue notice of
the funeral will be given. *
HASSINGEB—This morning, the 7th instant,
Mary, wife of J. K. Hassinger. #
JOHNSON—On the morning of the Cth instant,
William S. Johnson, son of the late Topliff John
son, in the 33d year of. his age. S ?*Sa
His male friends are invited to attend his fonts
xal from his late residence, No. 1823 Wallace st.,
on-Fourth day morning, at 11 o’ clock. *
PEIRCE—On the sih instant, Sarah L., wile of
J. Lorine Peirce, M. D., aged *29years.
£ The relatives and friends of the family are
invited to attend the funeral on Third day, Bth
inst., at P. M., from the residence of her hus
band, Mill st), Bristol, without further notice. *
SNYDER—On the 6th instant, James W. Sny
der, in the 37th year of his age.
,The relatives and friends of the family are re
spectfully invited to attend his funeral from his
mother’s residence, 315 Catharine street, onTues.
day afternoon, the Bth inst., at 3 o’clock. *
' SUPPLEE —On Sunday, March Cth, 1864,
Harry Lukets, youngest child of J. Wesley and
Mary Lizzie Supplee, aged 19 months and 8 days.
The relatives and friends of the family are re
spectfully invited to attend the funeral from the
residence of his parents, No. 804 >North Sixteenth
street, ;on Tuesday afternoon at 3o* clock. Inter
ment at Laurel Hill Cemetery. =*
"VTEW SPRING MOURNING GOODS * daily
opened by
BESSON & SON.
. Mourning Store, No. 918 CHESTNUT street.
N. B. Wholesale Booms on second floor.
4 A LYONS BLACK SILK VELVET Lyons
"tt Velvet I;; yards -wide; Magnificent Spring
Silks; Stoutest Black Dress Silks; Richest Spring
Organdies; Shawls of newest styles.
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Mgs* JEFFERSON MEDICAL COLLEGE—
U-S The Animal Commencement will be held at
MUSICAL FUND HALL, on. THURSDAY next,
Kith inst., at 12 o’ clock. The Charge to the Grad
uates trill be delivered by Professor DUNGLI
SON." The public are invited to be present.
mh7-3t6 EOBLEY DUNGLISON, Dean.
ry~=» NOTICE.— THE WEST FHILADEL
IIjj PHI A PASSENGER. RAILWAY' COM
PANY sell EXCHANGE TICKETS,, good on
crossing Market street, at EIGHT
Tickets of their own Road in PACKS of 23 FOR
ONE DOLLAR, to be had at the Depot, Haver
ford and Forty-first streets: of J. N. Marks, Mar
ket street, below Thirty-eighth; Benner & Bro.,
S. W. corner Thirty-fourth and Market streets;
B. F. Kern, N. W. corner Seventeenth and Mar
ket streets; R. D. &W. H. Pennell, 1021 Market
street; JohuHagey, 906 Market street; John Doll,
502 Market street, and Despatches Front and
Market streets. M. cENGLISH,
mh7-m, w,f-6ts General Superintendent.
PV» CALEB COPE, TREASURER OF THE
LLS UNITED 3 STATES SANITARY COM
MISSION, , (Philadelphia Branch,) office o
the Philadelphia Saying Fund Society, acknow
ledges the receipt o f the following contributions
since the last report:
Hon. John M. Read S3O 00
Net proceeds of insurance on goods de
stroyed by fire at the Depository.
Mary D. Brown, trustee.
Thomas Drake, additional
S. & J. M. Flanagan, sixth contribution
R. N. Hathbun, additional
Rev* F. X. Kopf, Indiana
Ziegler & Smith, additional
__ . 81,690 H
Previously reported , 127,389 83
MONDAY, March 7th, 1864.—The Women’s
Penn Branch U. S. Sanitary Commission also
acknowledges the receipt of the following dona,
tions in hospital supplies, since the last report:
.Ladies’ Aid Society, Haven, Clinton county,Mrs.
H. D. Barton, Sec,, 2boxes,
ladies’ Aid, Springfield, Susquehanna county,
M. H. Smith, See., 1 barrel,
ladies’ Aid, Bordentown, N. J., Mrs. Hvdia
Carslake, 2 boxes.
Mrs. latimer, Wilmington, Del., 1 nke.
Mrs. Ashurst, 1 pkg.
Mrs. Dr. Uhler, School lane Circle, 1 pkg.
School Lane Circle, Mrs. Warner Johnson, lnke.
ladies’ Aid, Sterlingville, Wyoming co., Miss
Mary Taylor, Sec., 1 box.
xtI 68 „^ id ’ Elk lake, Susquehanna county,
t r? B -, D ?? IBon Thomas, 1 keg.
Miss Tunkhannock, lycoming county,
TWi;flir hodaCare y> Secretary, 1 box.
Sd S?* 11 Eleventh st package.
H. Jenkins, Sec-
Foster, a Sec??ta?y, srtor“ 5 rtor“i naCoUnty ’ Mr3 ’
ladie? Aid, Mmdletarg 1^? 3 ’ ? T P kgs "
A. McClean, aTcretarf; m£sD
ladies’ Aid, little Meadows
Mrs. H. 1. Beardslee, "5 Slls< Diehanna co.,
"Vaughan Sewing Circle, Mrs .'Furness i
St. Martin’s Church, Marchsffi.ff I®' 1 ®'
Stone, Sec’ry., 1 package. ’ Rev -1- A.
M FOttaTUle > Thompson, Sec
Sanitary Aid Society, throngh Miss Smith, l
Anonymous, 1 package.. *
Dr. Brainerd’s Church, 1 package.
ladies’ Aid, Badnor, Delaware co., 6 packages
Colored ladies’ Lincoln Association, 1 box.
Aid, Beading, Bucks county, Mrs. Ni
colle, ? “retary, 5 boxes.
4 packages 6 Trinity, -Mrs. Edward law,
bSf Hos " Association, Miss Zell,
C l 6 bS. FlattS ’ Tloea CoQnt T> Mrs. Oliver Elliot,
"am Dippineott,lbox.
g lucTe. county, Miss
I®*WAYS n°l 81,10 HIGH
ihNKR R W cnuwwu°¥J EF COMMIS-
fo^o a ck O p.M. Ce dail7from9
e„?, e „ llaUs ' f P T delect of renewal of license, three
dollars each time any vehicle may be used 111169
_. h - ... ... THOMAS M. TRIOL,
Mr mum
_ .. ' • OASH BECEIPTS.
Presbyterian Ch. of Frankfort Springs,
Pa., per Bev. D. H. Layerty.so 25
Cash, per S. B. B 10 00
< ash, ** in nn
G-. W. Fahnestock. 1000
Gairett & Martin go 00
H. HOppin . Of /m
R-wutaj*, hI IS
Joseph,Harrison. 100 00-
St. David’s Episcopal Church, Delaware
copnty, Pa , per Rev. T. S. Clemson.. 23 oo
Snnday School of Christ’s Episcopal
Church, Pottstown,Pa.,per ReT,Geo.
A. Latiinet .. 49 00
Hanover Saving Fund Society, per R. A. '
Eichelberger, Treasurer... 50 00
First Presbyterian Church, Norristown,
Pa., per Bev. J.G.Ralston. 20 3s
Isaac S. Smith 25
Horac“ Binney, Jr j 0 00
Thomas McEuen, M. D. 10 00
Cash. ' gqq
Trinity Church, Potts ville, Pa., per’A.’
Russell, Treasurer 73 35
Bey. Joseph D. Smith, Slate Ridge
Manse • 1 00
Mrs. Rebecca Davids 1 OO 00
Ladies’ Aid Society, Harts ville, Bucks
county. Pa., per J. L 2 Widdifleld .... 50 00
Henry Cohen. o 0 00
Co ao 00
Rebecca Gratz ........... 20 oo
Solomon W. Roberts 20 00
George Cromelien .........*...,.1,1’,].'.*..*. 20 00
Edward S. Hawson ........... 10 00
Miss Crousillat 500
Cash ... 5 00
Mrs Comm 35 00
Samuel J. 5h5rp1e55,...........*25 00
Baptist Church of Roxborougb, Twenty -
first Ward, Philadelphia, 17 00
Thom **> ....... 10 00
Hvnry Cramm0nd,........... [ 11.1.1 10 00
Presbyterian Church of the Forks of the
Brandywine, per Rev. J. N. O. Grier,
O. 0.,,,,,,,.., - k (JQ 5 Q
Presbyter an Church of BrookviileV Pa!!
per Rev. H. Holliday, 16 65
J. E. Brown, Kittanning, Pa., so 00
Congregational Church of Smithfield
Pa., per Charles O. Cross | 915
St. John’s Episcopal Church, York,Pa.,
per Bev. C. W. Thomas.... !....! 33 40
B. D. Stewart 100 00
St. Andrew’s Church, PhiladelphiaVper
■E" Be 4. v Uhddock 143 00
Fmt Presbyterian Church, Kittanning,
. P« r ,Kev. J.sephPaidter 26 S 2
St- Martin’s Church, Marchs Hook, per
“fly. J. A. 5t0ne.................. * & qq
s.) Presbyterian
Church t-f Wert Manchester, Allegheny
county, Pa. , per Bey. John Launitz.. 5 *25
.J>h e c ?^ ibut^ 011 noted in last reporf as'from
“Christ Church,” wasjrom Christ Church,Media.
.. __ • CALEB COPE, Treasurer
It Office of the PhiladelphiaSavlng FnndSoclety.
Collection District of Pennsylvania, cor.i
-1515e^t ’ SeTe,ltl1 ’ Ninth and Tenth
wards j£T the city of Philadelphia.
. NOTICE.
The annual assessment for 1863 for the ahove
named district, of persons liable to a tax in Car
nages, Pieasnre Yachts, Billiard Tables, and Gold
and Sti ver Plate, and also of persons required to
taKe out having been completed,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GTYEN
That the taxes aforesaid -will be received daily
b T between the hours of 9 A. M.
and 3 F. M. (Snndavs excepted) at his office, S. W
T?JwT>°£^& d S?. Walnut fctreets » on and after
MONDAY, the 7th met., and until and including
Saturday, the 2d dayjof April next ensuing.
„„ " PENALTIES.
All persons who lail to pay their Annual taxes
upon Carriases, pleasure Yachts, Billiard tables,
and Gold or Silver plate, oh or before the aforesaid
-d day of April 1864, will incur apenalty of ten per
centum additional of the amount thereof, and bo
liable to costs as provided for in the ISth section of
the excise law of Ist July 1802.
All persons who in like manner shall fail to take
out their licenses as required by law, on or upon
the 2d day of April 1864, will incur a penalty of
ten per centum additional of the amount thereof
and be subject to a prosecution for three times the
amount of said tax, in accordance with the uro
vuions of the 59th Section of the law aforet aid.
All payments are required to be made in Trea
sury notes issued under authority of the United
States, or on notes of Bank organized under the
act to provide a National Currency, known as
National Banks.
No further notice Trill be given.
_ JOHN H. DIEHL, Collector.
mna«tapS§ -S; W. cor. Tliird and "Walnut streets.
913 11
500 00
100 00
50 00
5O 00
7 00
20 00
NOS. 1518 AND
Ks 1520 LOMBARD Street, BISFENSAKY
DEPARTMENT. Medical treatment and medi
fgmlahtwl gratPlton«lv tn tba t>oor. ivolftr
THE GREAT FIRE AT SEE ALIA. MO.
[Correspondence of the Missouri Democrat.]
Sedaxia, Iffo., March 2.—At two o’clock this
morning the patrol guard gave ’the alarm, when
fire burst out from the main entrance and stairs of
the Missouri Hotel. There were no means otes
cape for the occupants in the second story, except
for those who were awake to leap at once from the
windows into the street The proprietor, Captain
James M. Mills, harely escaped with his life,
rescuing his little child from the flames, hot so se
ii? “despaired or, -while the
charred remains olhis wile andyoungestcliiidhave
just been taken from the mine. v
§129,079 99
Toil Gresham, Esq., United States District As
sessor, was also burned, and one or two colored
domestics.
lieutenant Argo, Assistant Provost Marshal ior
this district, being one of the lodgers at this house,
with characteristic cosiness threw his bedding from
the window, caused his little child and wife to
leap safely down, threw out his trnnks and clothing
and escaped himself ju.t as the Haines burst into
“S,? 0 - 01 ?* Then calling to his assistance every
willing hand, prominent among whom were his
colored recruits, who worked like lions-he took
measures to check the progress of the flames, now
spreading along the south side of Main street, and
threatening the entire town. ’
Hopes were procured from the Quartermaster’s
Depanmeut, and the buildings nearest Hancock’s
store, at the end of the block were torn down, and
the flames subdued, after tie destruction of nearly
two entire blocks, consisting of eighteen or twenty
houses and ont-hnildings
Colonel Phillips, 7th Cavalry, M. S. M., and
such of his command as composed the post guard,
were promptly on the spot, aiding, by word and
deed, .to the extent of their power, to stop the pro
gress of the flames.
Among the sufferers I have only time to note
Captain J. M. mills, proprietor of the hotel, who
lost everything: J Bixby tz (Jo. , store and hard-
Beck, dry goods and military stores,
• °. Bloess, dry goods; M. Harding & Co.,
groceries and liquors; Lewis Beck; Wm. Broclr
mali r>tS?* 00 Tr kee P er: Jas. Brennnsen, J. Sand
man. Chat. H agenbeck.
Thinks to t^?i e . d < a i from 375,000 to 8100,000.
were savetL 6tdl nigllt > aU the Government stores
a beb:
lEI MINISTER appointed to
«...
federatejport. "He wa* former] vlvTin^tf^t 11 a cP°?"
Tinder Ifechanan. He is uSitea maSda
treaty •with Maiamiiian, based snon ihl
recognition of the two governments, wit™ com*
mercial clauses granting reciprocal
trade and commerce. A recognition tbv Maximi
lian will he tantamount to a recognition by Prance'
~ VsTEWNABT C OLIiEGE • —TIIO COmmeilCGinent
of the Veterinary College will take place to.
to-morrow evening at Diligent Hall. The list of
graduates was published in the Bv&iSXltj
WCCJf,
ward bounty
a special meeting of the Committee -will he held
at Arnold’s Hotel, (FAIAS OF SCHUYLKILL, 1
on WEDNESDAY EVENING-,. March 9th, at 7X
o’clock.
The Collecting Committees will have all sub
scriptions up by that time, and return the
hooks to the Chairman of their several Precincts:
also, to have prepared a revised list of all sub
scribers. By order of the Executive Committee.
mh7-2t* GEO. A. SMITH, Secretary.
KrTENNESSEE SSOOIATION F ° E EASI>
QJ UQQ
Previonsly rep0rted............ 20,393 45
Monday, march 7, ns4;
j [For the Philadelphia Evening Balv' etin, J most limitless versification by a noet blraW«n<r •“
MAJOB HEJJBY C. WHELAS. ■ arfl degTee ’ devoUon o/a
At a time when sorrows and affliction 8 aro piMt > 41,0 "dent glow of nature art
abroad m the land, and every household 1* a . flrm unswerving antagonism to
mourning for its special privation, It is acarcefy 1 ‘he spirit and acta of/rebellion’s inftigatoS chanT
be supposed that individual loss will arrest pnbfih pions and sympathisers. >*Gettysbure”' is in"
notice, unless, ceyond the sympathy which the deedabeantifnl and touching tribute to the memo"
mo ner has with kindred grief, the lamentedone- oiths brave men who fell on that ever memora"
has claims ol a high character upon public regard. bIO.~®WL . 4
Bnt, mnltiplied as are the deaths which make Go And hear Mr. Murdoch's rendition of a trulv
mourners of almost every family in our land, each Natiofliti poem, as only he can read it, and which
particular death brings home a sorrow that is to be will be read £u connection with other patriotic
respected by all and shared by many. When he verses by equally patriotic poets, viz: Boker
that is gone has, by a faithful discharge of public Bead, Taylor anti others; the whole "being for the
duties, acquired a right to public consideration, benefit of the Women’s Branch of the Sanitary
and by the fulfilment of all the requirements ot Commission, who ftanish work, paying liberally
social life, multiplied friends and augmented in- for the same to the families of our brave soldiers
terests in his behalf, a neglect of the providence now fighting the cause of our country. o,
which permits the seeming evil of his death, seems
to be injustice to the virtue that It as been exercised;
and others, who would profit by a beautiful exam
ple; lose courage when they see that devotion to
country and an exhibition of manly virtue in the
cause of patriotism fail to secure that recognition
which is one of the high incitements to sacrifice in
the country’s behalf.
With this view, it has been regarded as a public
duty, as well as an act of sincere respect to the
services and memory of a true-hearted man and a
most valuable officer, to make special notice of th
death of Major Hskby O. Whelau, which oc
curred .in this city oh Wednesday last, after a
painful suffering from disease contracted in the
discharge of duties m the Army of the Potomac.
Major H. O. Whelan was the only son of the
late William E. Whelan, a merchant on Market
street. He was well educated at the University in
this city ."and was accomplished in the manners of
refined social life, and seemed to have before him
a career that was to be one of high enjoyment,
founded on his own deservings of general respect.
Mr. Whelan was one of the earliest of those who
in April, 1661, responded to the call of the Presi
dent of the United States for three months’ volun
teers, and he went into the field as an officer of the
Washington Greys of this city. At the expiration
of the time or service, Mr. Whelan accepted a Cap.
taincy in the 6th Beglment of Pennsylvania Ca
valry, and continued to share and assist and direct
the fortunes of the regiment till his death, bolding
then the commission of Lieutenant-Colonel, to be
come effective only when he and others should
have filled up the ranks, thinned out by the fire of
the enemy and the wasting fatigues and exposures
of military dnties incident to that arm of the pub
lic service.
In most of the engagements in which his regi
ment was employed, Major Whelan fully partici
pated, and he was of the number of those who
endured the most of the exposure. He knew how to
do and endure, whatever might be the dangeror the
suffering, for he had counted the cost of the sacri
fice which he was making, and knew what duties
his position devolved upon him He had the
manlyprideaswell as the chivalrous daring of a
soldier, and felt how important to those under him
must be the exhibition of zeal, vigilance, prudence
and devotion; and thus feeling, all recognized the
good influence of his admirable example.
Exhausted by moat severe service, and prostrate
With & disease (the pleuyisy) which exposure had
brought on, Major Whelan accepted a short
“leave of absence,” hoping, by ibe comforts of
home endthe assiduities of the loving ones around
him.to gather health and recover strength Tor the
coming struggle. And for a short time the recu
perative powers of youth seemed, with good
medical adTice, to promise a fulfilment of the
highest -wishes of his friends. But the hopes thus
cherished were doomed to early disappointment;
and, on the second day of the present month, the
sufferer peacefully resigned .his spirit “to q o j
■who gave it.” •
Major Whelan was a man of strong discrimina
ting powers. He knew the duty and the ad van -
vantage of general conrtesy and the benefit of en
larged social intercourse; but he delighted in the
limited circle of chosen friends, to whom he was
attached by bonds that only death could sunder.
Even then death only sanctified the recollection of
their worth. It is not without deep emotion that
the writer hereof refers to the beautiful character
istic of Major Whelan’s friendship, which mani
fested itself during the last months of his exist
ence, in expressions and other evidences of esteem
for the memory of the chosen friend and almost in
separable companion of his youth and manhood,
who shared with him, also, the first essay of mili
tary life; who rose as he rose in military rank in
another arm of the service, but Who fell in the ter
rible carnage of Chaucellorsvilie. May their kin
dred spirits be reunited in. undying communion
above.
Few men haTe entered on life with higher per*
scnal claims to regard ihan Major Whelan.. A
manly, graceful form, easy manners and the con
tinned evidence of correct intentions—these dis
tinguished him in his social and his military rela
tionE, and augmented the interest which his course
and his fate would excite. And these, with
his professional excellence, will be . the
theme of constant laudatory remarks by those who
knew him in the world. But there was another
feature developed in his character by the discharge
of high responsibilities and the endurance of se
vere physical affliction. Major Whelan had been
reared in the belief and general practice of religion;
Ihat'prineiple, withont being salient, had modified
his mannets, and purified his morals; and, when
he was called to the responsibilities of command,
and had in honrs of lenely watchfulness, opportu
nities to meditate, he comprehended the duties
which his education presented and which his situa
tion then enforced. And when he retreated to the
chamber of sicknets and finally to the bed of death;
hewas made ready by the influence of that faith
(which he had only neglected, not derided) to meet
in quiet repose and holy confidence • ‘the king Of
terrors, ’ ’ whose terrible dealings he had witnessed
in so many stricken fields.
It was, perhaps, a part of the reward of the ex
ercise of a strong domestic affection, that he was
allowed by a kind Providence to pass from life, in
these arms that had sustained his failing body, and
to console the survivor for her terrible loss by the
expression of an humble, sanctified confidence in
the happiness upon which he was about to enter-
This was the last contest; it was full and beauti
fully triumphant—a victory which has an eternal
triumph. •
j We mourn the death of one so yonng, so full of
promise to the country, so suited to minister to so
cial and domestic happiness, so able to illustrate
by his cl aracter and new experience the beauties
of a Christian life. When such an officer dies the
country loses; When such a friend departs it is the
social circle that weeps; when such a brother is
called away
“’Tis the survivor dies.” -J. R. C.
JAMES E. MUBDOCH AT THE ACADEMY OF
MXTSIC TO-NIGHT,
Mr. De Haas Janvier’s poem entitled “Gettys
burg,” we understand, has been placed in the
hands of James E, Murdoch, Esq., exclusively
for the benefit of the Soldiers’ Aid Fairs, &c. , to
which Mr, M. is at present giving almost his'en
tire time. He will, read it to-night in his pro
gramme. .-A gentleman of this city, present in the
Senate Chamber, at Washington, when it was
read for the benefit of the Christian Commission,
says of it: The combined solemnity of the sepnl-'
chred heroes of the Nation reposing on the hill
side of Gettysburg, the noble sympathies of a peo
pie for the fallen brave, the ruth and fury, the
glory and the slaughter of that fiery and ensan
guined battle-field, are all powerfully and artisti
gtiuy wsttdsaia w* Min??* «r any
C 'UB, WHOLE OOTJNTBY:
Deserters who escaped to the blockading fleet re
port that the rebel gunboats are compelled to keep
close to the fort for the purpose of preventing the
soldiers from deserting, the fire from the mortar
boats being *0 effective that it would certainly be
at once evacuated by the soldiers, were it not for
the authorities and the gunboats.
The rebel ram Tennessee has arrived off Fort
Morgan, and now ties under the protection ot its
guns. The Tennessee crossed Dog River Bar by
means of lighters. An attack- on the blockading
fleet by this ram is expected everyday. She is
said 10 be a more powerful iron-claa than the Mer
riinac, and the rebels expect much from her, as
also the Nashville, when completed.
At an early hour on Friday evening, the 19th
nit., an extensive fire broke out in Pensacola.
Tfce United States ship Nightingale was at the
time lying nearly opposite the town, the bark
Arthur was stationed off the mouth of Little
Bayou, and the steamers Admiral, De Soto and
Sebago were at anchor about seven miles further
down, near the Navy Yard. In answer to the sig
nals from'the guard ship Arthur,the three steamers
immediately ran up the harbor until they came to
a point opposite the burning place.
As there were no rebels or hostile forces visible,
and no one on shore requiring the assistance of the
gunboats, they returned to their respective posi
tions. The fire barned qiute brightly until 12 or 1
o’clock at night.
It was afterwards reported that some of the
rebels in the vicinity had been sent in with orders
to burn Pensacola, under the apprehension that
our forces designed to occupy the place soon. A
reconnoissance, with the aid of glasses, showed
that the destruction was extensive, and probably
spread all over the town.
, New On LEAKS, Feb. 27 —Twenty thousand
men—thit lathe story now. Bragg, Kirby Smith,
Magrnder, Dick Taylor, ardsome ten otner Gene
rals, are marching on us over the prairies of Wes
tern Louisiana, with twenty thousand men, and
Intend to take the whole of the West of the river
back again into the Confederacy. I saw this morn
ing tne goods and effects of a trader at Franklin,
jnst beyond theLeche, who came in a hurry last
night. He says the iroops are all this side of Ber
wicks bay, and '.bat the wild and ragged Texans
are close behind.
There is exaggerafon here, doubtless; but that
more than skirmishing is intended is beyond all
room for doubt Oen. Banks is by no means idle.
The large cavalry force which has been in process
of organisation for months back has been sent up
the railroad, and a large infantry force accom
panies it The active steps now taken in that di
rection betoken a renewal 01 the campaign of la9t
year.
In addition to the report of the falling back of the
U. S troops from Franklin, we have a rumor that
the second Louisiana cavalry was cut off and cap
tured.
The naval attack on Mobile turns ont to have
been a mere “demonstration” against Fort
.Gaines, intended to keep Maury from going out
to help Polk; a precaution which I presume was
entirely unnecessary. It is said, however, that no
harm was done. There is a story afloat that one
or two vessels got badly crippled, and that all the
fleet had to back out of reach lrom the guns of
Fort Gaiues. I hear also-a rumor that the gnu
boat tlalhoun, which undertook to try Grant’s pass
to Mobile, got a hall through a vital part and gave
up the ghost.
Another rumor, while I am on the subject, is to
the effect that a large force was landed at Pasca
groula, Miss., on the Gulf, early this 'week, and
that it was driven back with gieat slaughter to the
cover of the gunboats.
Another of the numerous Texas expeditions is
now giving up the ghost. The troops are coming
m rapidly by transports from Passo Cavallo, and
in a few days Texas expedition number eight wall
be numbered with the dead. Nearly four months’
residence on those sand bars has satisfied ail par
ties interested that Texas expeditions are hot plea
sure excursions.
The bay is not to be wholly restored to gray, back
possession.. Thenleo little fort which they so in.
dnstrionsly built at Saluria, and. which is excel
lently contrived to prevent the use of the bay by
blockade Tunners, is to be garrisoned by the
“needmen.’’
Departure op Another Colored Reg
iment.—The 20th United States (Col
ored) Regiment, the first of two regiments
organized by the New York Union League,
left that city on Saturday for New Orleans.
Before leaping, they were presented at Union
Square, in the presence of many thousand
spectators, with a handsome stand of colors,
the gift of the ladies of New York. The pre
sentation address was made by President Ring,
of Columbia College.
. The Girarb Lands.— The present Superin
tendent of the Guard Estates has appointed
the Hon. James H. Campbell counsel for the
Girard Estates in Schuylkill county, from
which the late Copperhead Democratic Super
intendent removed him about six months ago.
— Miners* Journal.
■ Pennsylvania Regiments at Louisville.—
The 28th Pennsylvania arrived yesterday from
home, in good spirits on their-way to the front.
—Lnimllt Journal) March i.
GEKEBAX MEADEABBTHE BATHE OP
GETTYSBUBG,
trJ- ??™,^ P 5 rA ’ Marc “ 7 ’ 1t64.—7b tie .Editor <$
vioiiiig Bdlletih:— There I 3 no truth in tht'
T^^ n th^“ ntly » p S blislled “ the New \ork
/? a i 4 of 1119 COI P S commanders at the
TiftS 1 e i ty r bD J g bad in 1118 pocket on the 2d
an ? rd9r from Gen. Meade directing the
e H eat ‘ * hthi Sir, very respectfully,
your obedient servant, • Jr ’
Tn . mAMU . J P I J? GIBBON, Brig.-Gen. ToU.
m addition to the above note from General Gib*
bon, we append the following from a Washington
letter in the World:
‘!9 e ?, era i Meade appeared, be fore the Committee
on toe Conduct of the War yesterday, to answer
10 the charges preferred against him by Generals
Sichles and Doubleday, respecting the order which
they allege he issned for the retreat of the army
from Gettysburg. He denied emphatically that
any such order bearing the construction put upon
it by these officers had ever been issued. The order
which he issued, but which was not carried out,
related altogether to another subject, and which he
fully explained to the committee. It is understood
that his explanations were not satisfactory, asd
that the committee intend to pursue the investiga
tion. General Butterfield, who wrote the order,
has been sent for.”
LATEB FBOM THE GULF.
By the steamships Colombia, Capt. Borton, and
tbe George Cromwell, Capt. Post, we have dates
from New Orleans to the 27th ult. The Times of
the 26th has the following;
.Mr. Mygatt, a thoronghly trustworthy citizen of
V icksburg, arrived in this city yesterday with the
information that the army of Gen. Sherman ha 3
arrived at Selma, Ala , sixty-five miles from Mo
bile, and that the speedy capture of the latter city
is a foregone conclusion, Selma being regarded as
the key to that point. Mr. Mygatt received his in
formation from a bearer of despatches sent by Gen.
Sherman to Vicksburg.
The fighting was confined to skirmishing, but
there is a doubtful rumor from another source
that Gen. McPherson was mortaUj wounded.
We also have intelligence through a naval offi
cer who arrived yesterday from the fleet off Mo
bile, that Farragut commenced hts attack on the
forts at the mouth of the Bay on Monday, mid was
still at the work on the succeeding afternoon, ihie
whole-mortar fleet off Mobile opened fir® upon
Port Powell on the morning of the 23d, and kept
it up incessantly during the day. This fort com
mands Grant's Pass.
The Government had no troops or properly in
the to\cn
[Correspondence of the N. Y. World,]
Bbl* LETIItyBUILDING, 112 SOUTH THIR D ST
CITY, BDLUt. Employment forTouno LAdies. The «*
-- TEE XHEKMUMETBA ISP B ®** CoUeee Kni^ aph Itt the Quaker City
„AT THE BUEUETIK OFPIO.®-„ m street! “mar of Tefltß and UhestniU
* Ttitntmnm '”•■••••12 M , 50° IK p.. •-® terested in the^.i? e Pf rt t cn Jar desire .of many in.
Minimimi Temperatnrednrinjlart^lhtm,/*’ 33 omal1 ’ 8 Labor, been
Weather clear-Wind Wert. tion of fsele c t ™^ da3 , t ,° admit of the recep
■ as-s?S»HaSfrT~
mate success, and which, unless theyareunS;
PiacticaiGperator, th^-^nnotba
A number pf ladies are already practising
alf who feel interested in the matter are invftedta
caii and examine for themselves, an d see the lariest
U^tedStatM Pleto inß;tilation of 4116 Itind in th 9
Wimow Sbjmj In buying Shades ha
you visit Paitei l , thenianufacturer.athisWest
end store,-1408 Chestnnt street. ■ , ms west
; _Ktt-VR-&o-‘sBrixr. —It has given ns pleasure
frequently io certify to the excellence and dodo
lanty of the smoking tobacco under the abova
brE - H. Hant & Co., nI
Chestnnt street. The virtuoso in pmi
te ll nt once “by the smoke that so
onEs above the head of a devotee of the weed
whether it is Kin-ne no-ne-aw which- is being
nsetr,rfor the flavor-'is rich and pecnlinrt v grateful
to the senses. Messrs. Heat & Co. And it ex
tremely difficult to supply the demand for this ex
quisite article, for, as It" becomes mors widely
known, its consumption increases largely. *
The-PSn —The pen, in the Sand thaifknow*
how to nss it is one of the most powerful weapons
, As the tongue of the absent, how charm
ttg ! .When self-respect gives it- a new vigor, how
pleMingl When virtue gradeslr, how beantifhl!
When honcr directs it; how respected! When wit
sharpens it, .how fatal! And how instructive and.
's' he n it- writes in praise of the elegant
yodtHs maSA at'tha
BrownStoue ClothingHaE ofEOckhiE* Wilson.
Nos. 603 and 605 Chestnut strset,-above £Hxth i: *
Gents’ Spring Hats.
Military Goods,
Furs at cost—entire stock,
Children’s Hats,"
Besides a full line of Furnishing Goods for Gents ■
OAKFOED & SON,
Continental Hotel.
Lest has come, and with it Kht Crosa Bans,
at Morse’s, 23S South Eleventh street. f •
Best and Purest Coal in the city ; now
Pleas* try- it. Samuel W. Hess, Broad
street, above Bace, east side.
Deafness and BijsDNEss.r-J. Isaacs,- M.D.,
Professor of the Eye and Ear, treats'all diseases
appertaining to the above members .with
utmost success. Testimonials from the most re-
Uable sonrees intliecity and conntiT ean be seen
at Ins Office* No. 511 Pine street. ArtrflMtfi eves
inserted- without paifi. No. charges made for*an
exanunauon. Office hotu s from Stoll A.M.-, 2to
6 3T., No. 511 Pine street.
COBLHB, Bunions, diverted Nails, Fnfoygqfl
Joints, anij all Diseases ol the Feet cured -without
pain or inconvenience to the patient, bv‘ Dr,
Zacnarie, Surgeon Chiropodist, 921 Chestnut
snreet Defers to Physicians and Surgeons of tbs
city. -
STATE or
OrrioEHS fob Combed TBOors.—lnfeffl
oi Il th e l - h F^M., r ? celT S d^thattilefollowin g st odeat3
officers Military School for tie instruction of
eaarrimiu™®S d passed a successful
wThTvgwn : 0 ™ e Board of Examiners at
£ssS? > : “#*
FredwiS i)rtSrt? W i aT ‘ 1, i iviiian ’ for Captain.'
New yo”kff?r Cap^in laie *“« 95th
w^ r r d ,.D , Fisbe: V civilian, for Captain,
confer ®S,?S„r Regiment Invalid'
Corps, lor fcecontf Lieutenant.
lSt“ Pennsylvania'
Milton 1.. Allen, private 27th Indiana Yols., for
Second Lieutenant.
. 'Mrty-seven students that have been
before the Board, all of "whom have passed.
©gttschalk’s Cohcebt this Evenikg The
fjrewell concert of the great pianist will take
fhtlk win ®^ enlß f, at . Concert Hall,when Mr. GottS
chalk will be assisted by Mme. Elena D'Aneri. the
rareatest contralto singer living; Sig. Carlo Patti,
JjJf y?“os and highly-talented violinist; Mr. Hasß
violoncello, and Mr.- S.
Behrens, who will preside at the piano and plav
&u<Stltte P in‘p“^lV P™ gram “ e wlUinclude
quartette flat, by Beethoven; Fantasia, from -
h| 1 fle l£ e e nnd Union Paraphrase,
TuaSSi U^ l ' ak! ..^ ro ValBes ’ by Chopin. Mme!
DAngri sings A.mon fils” from the Prophet,by
Meyerbeer; Aria, from Barber, by Bossini; Cradle •
Song, by Gottschalk; Bondo, Irom Cenerentola, by
Bossini; Carlo Patti plays two violin solos. 1
To-morrow evening will be the second and last
farewell concert of Mr. Gottschalk. Seatsfor either
concert may be secured at J. E. Gould’s Music
Store, corner Chestnut and Seventh streets.
Abrival of Ahotheb Veteban EkamKHT.
—The 69th BegimentP. Y., formerly commanded
by Col. JoshnaT. Owen, reached the city abont
ten o’clock this morning, on a furlough, having
re-enlisted for the war. They were met at the
Baltimore depot by the Committee of Councils,
and the Henry Guards, Captain John Spear, ac
companied by the Liberty Cornet Band, and -were
escorted to the Volunteer Befreshment Saloons.
After pai taking of refreshments, a short rente was
passed over, And the regiment was dismissed in
Independence Square. The veterans were fre
quently cheered as they passed along the streets.
This regiment has been in numerous hard-fought
battles, and their flags bear the 'marks of many
bullets. There were between one hundred and
two hundred men belonging to the regiment in the
line this morning.
City Moetalitt—The number of interments
in the city for the week ending on Saturday was
355, an increase of six over the previous week, and
an increase of 62 over the same period last year. Of
the w hole number 150 were adults and 199 children
-73 being under one year of age. Males 197, females
156. Boys 109, girls 90. The greatest number of
deaths occurred in the First Ward, being as,and the
smallest number in the Twelfth and Twenty-third,
in each of which only four were reported. The
principal causes of death were consumption 41-
diphtheria 10; disease of the heart 13; malignant
typhus fever 17: typhoid fever 10; spotted fever 12;
inflammation of the bram 14 • inflammation of the
lungs 31; small-pox 3.
Akhual Ball of the Actobs’ Obdeb of
Fnixxnsnip. —These popular Terpsichorean festi
vals, which have been for the last few years been
withdrawn from the dancing circles, will be revived
this season. This Association, so laudable and
benevolent in its purposes, has resolved to make
an appeal to a liberal public in behalf of their
charity, through the medium of a ball, to be given
at the Musical Fund Hall, on the evening of Tues
day next (to-morrow). Much pleasure has at
tended these assemblies heretofore, from the curi
osity of beholding the various ‘ -professionals” in
the rare and elegant costumes displayed on the oc
casion.
Recruiting tor Colored Regiments. The
Supervisory Committee for recruiting colored
troops have received authority from the Secretary
of War to raise another regiment, to be called the
43d, which, when completed, will be the seventh
recruited by them since the war began. The 32d
regiment, which was started on the 13th of Feb
ruary, now nnmbers-one thousand men. Gusta
vus A. Scroggs, of New Tort, has been commis
sioned as Colonel of the 25th, which is at present
stationed at Camp William Penn, but daily await
ing marching orders. The recruiting for the
colored regiments is decidedly brisk, and even ex
cels the enlistments made in white regiments.
Fire in West Philadelphia.— About two
o'clock yesterday morning, a two-story frame
blacksmith and wheelwright shop, 20 by 75 feet,
on Market street, near Fortieth, was totally de
stroyed by lire. It was owned and occupied bv
Wm. Gill. In the second story front room was
■Jhe Union Sunday School, and all the furniture
and hooks of the library were lost. Mr. Gill esti
mates his loss at between-S2OOO and $3OOO, and has
an insurance of-S2OOO in the Lycoming Mutual Co.
The feed store and dwelling of George Darragh,
on the west, and the dwelling ol John Ayres, on
the east, were somewhat damaged by the fire.
Fatal Resilt of a Fall Lieutenant
Wm. Harrington, of Company B, 29th Regiment,
P. V., who sustained a serious injury on Monday
last, by falling from a railroad car, died, from hi’e
injuries on Saturday, at the Citizens’ Volunteer
Hospital. He passed through all the battles with
the 29'th Regiment, and distinguished himself
highly.
Picking Pockets in Church John Anson
was arrested on Saturday upon the charge of
having picked the pocket of a lady of $lB in St.
Michael’s Church, at Second and Jefferson streets.
He was taken before Aid. Devlin and was held in
82,000 kail io answer at Court.
Running Over a Child — A little boy was
ran over In the Seventeenth Ward, yesterday, by
a wagon. He was not seriously injured. Five
men who were in the wagon at the time were
arrested and were held for a further hearing bv
Alderman Wilkins. 1
The Water Works.—The quantity of water
pumped by tbe different water works daring the
month of February was as follows : Fairmount*
447,507,030ga110n5; Schuylkill, 126,355,000ga110n5!
Delaware, 74, 597, 000 gallons ; Twenty.fourth
\7ard,4l,3SB,l2ogallons; Total, 091,145,840ga110ns s
Stealing Lumber— George Fredericks was
arrested on Delaware avenue last night, upon the
charge of the larceny of a raft of logs belonging to
parties in New Jersey. He was taken over to
Camden for trial by the authorities there.
Robbery.— Before Alderman McMullen, this
morning, Elizabeth Robinson was charged with
the larceny of $35. She was arrested at Seventh
and St. Mary streets. The accused was com
mitted.
Larceny.— A colored youth, named Charles
Meore, was arrested last night, at Eleventh and
Market street*, upon the charge of the larceny of a
horse and wagon. He was taken before Alderman
Jones and held in $5OO bail to answer.
Charming Ball. To-morrow evening, at
Sansom Street Hall, a complimentary ball will be
given to the Good Intent Hose, and Hook and
Ladder Company. It will be a brilliant affair.
Prime Quality Cheese.— Messrs. Davis &
Richards, dealers ir fine family Groceries, Arch
and Tenth streets, have just received a fresh sup
ply of Pap Sago, Pine Apple and Dutch-head
Cheese, all of the finest quality, to which we in
vite the attention of oar readers. v
Upholstery Those who have 1 Shades or
Curtains to furnish, beds to alter, furniture to up
holster, or carpets to lay, or other work done
quickly, will please send to Henry Patten, 1409
Chestnut street.
Asthma or' Phthisic— A spasmodic affec
tion of the Bronchial Tubes, which are covered
with a dry, tenacious phlegm— ‘ ‘Brown's Bronchial
Trochee' ’ will, in some cases, give immediate re
lief. If of long standing, persevere with them,
they will alleviate in time.
Upholstery,— Large or small jobs immedi
ately attended to with force sufficient to despatch
the work at once, byE. W. Henry Patten, 1408
Chestnut street.
To our Gentlemen Readers. — It is con
ceded by all that there is an establishment in the
Continental Hotel which takes the first rank in the
city as the place ■where the most snperlor stock of
Gents* Dress Goods are made to order, in the best
style. By all means try O. O. & Go* be*
fW? foJ?S flWYEbexe.,
F. L. FETHEBSTON, PablisJier.
AMDSBHEffTS. = . :|
Tct Chesti» ux.—-This evening, for the - first
u ™e 111 eif y> Marston’s capital play called
‘‘Pure Gold,” 'will be given at the Chestnut*
New scenery and original music by Koppita -wilt
give eclat to-its production. Tiie cast contains the
gUuwing names: Harry Pearson, W. Chapman*
?* W. A. Donaldson, G.B. Andrews*
XT. Ward, Jfir. Ewers, Miss Effie GermoniMlsa
Gimber, Hus Cooper “The CoUeea
Bajjn * will oe repeated to-morrow.
Tei “Our American Cousin**
and > ‘Simpson & Co. ■ ’ will be played; Mrs. Drey*
teth pieoes. During the week a series
of .toriliant comedies, equal to those-of last week.
comp^y PreS6ated by Krs ‘ Drew and her snperly
T? 3 Minstrels—No one who.ls fond of fun*,
burlesque or pathetic ballad singing should.fail to
attend the Eleventh Street Op era House to-ni°hfc
b, i l J s „ t S be Presented, and the houso
will be large and brilliant.
Thb WALNUT-Miss Ettie Henderson had a
splendid house on Saturday evening, and her act
ing elicited the heartiest applause. She bas been:
re. engaged and will-appear in a number of new
characters dunng the week. To-night’s billeom
n,S..‘^KatU ** 11 'Havoumeen, ’ ’ • >The Maid with
the Milking Pail,” and “The Maniac Lover.”
CLi i Panorama »tiil continues at Con—
cei"t Hall, and the exhibitions are crowded’nlehtlv
and on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons.
COURTS.
T COURT-Chief Justice Woodward and.
Justices Thompson, Strong, and Read.—The List
for Berks county was taken up tnis morning
Nisi Prics—Justice Agnew.—The list lor tho
day was called, and no case being ready for trial,
the Court adjourned until to.moTrow. J
Quarter Sessions —Judge Ludlow.—The caso
ol J. Brooke, charged with cTonnterfe.thig a trade
mark was resumed. It is still on trie! -
„IMPORTATIONS. :
Repoijedforttie Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
MATANZAS—Brig Beoj Carver. Perry—2s6 hhd®.
sugar 100 bblß do 50 hhds molasses J~ Mason A Co.
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA. MARCH 7.
49- See Marine Bulletin on J&ird Page,
ARRIVED THIS DAT.
mds“toT^d&Tfcm aCy ’ ® dayafrOm Borton ‘
Bark Geo S Hunt, Woodbury, 15 jdsws from New
Orleans, in ballast to E A Souder A Co
w^iu^&Jo^ r & d I y^aMSten2^
in^Xftto^a’to 7^’4 t * as ’ B from Alexandria,
Schr Brandywine, Corson, 6 days from NYork,
with mdse to D Cooper.
Sehr Clara, Megathlijw7 daprtjrom Boston,, witk
mdie to CrowelT & Collins. • •
SchrßS Dean, Derfp, S' days from- Taunton, fa
ballaet to Twella & Co. '
Schr S Washbume, Thrasher, 5 days from Tana**
ton, with mdse to TwcDb & Co.
Schr Mara Fletcher, Tracey, 6 days fromEoston,
with mdse to Twells A Co. •
Schr Responsible,Lavffle, 6 days from Baltimore,
with mdse to C C Van Horn.
Schr G W Hynson, Shaw, fi days from Beaufort,
in ballast to captain. P
Schr Pocahontas, Berry, 7 days from Port Royal,
in ballast to captain.
Schr EC Howard, Raymond, 7 days from Port
Royal, in ballast to captain. .
Schr Eliza Neal, Weaver, 5 days from Fortress
Monroe, in baHaat to captain.
Schr Mantua, Mason, 1 day from Frederica, Del.
with corn to Jaa Barratt.
Schr Liberty, Williams, 2 days from Milford, DeL
with corn to Jas Barratt. ’
i Schr Lucy, Spence, 1 day from Brandywine, Del.
with corn meal to R M Lea. ■
BELOW.
Ship Blondel, from Calcutta for Philadelphia,
passed New Castle at S’i o’clock thiemornih-; also,
a bark and a brig. > .
CLEARED THIS BAY.
Brig JW Drieko.BuchanajLMatanbas, John Maeoa
A Co.
Schr Typhoon,Orcutt,New? Orleans,EASouderACJO
Schr Fly, Cheeseman, Norwich, L Audenried A Co..
MEMORANDA.
Ship Kate Prince, Libby, hence via Acapulco, at.
CallaoSSth Jan. and sailed 30th for Ohlnchas. ' ' ’
Ship Lizzie Oakford, Rocko, at Callao 6th uit.
from Chinchas, and sailed 11th for England.
Bark Linda, Hewitt, Bailed from Sagua 27th ult.
for this port.
Bark Tinto (Br), was chartered at Valparaiso 31st
Jan. to load nitrate at Iquique for this port; '
Bark Paladin, Brown, from Rio Janeiro for Net*
York, was spoken yesterday off Cape May. .
Brig AG Cattell, Watson, hence at Sagua 26tls
ult. . -. '•
Brig Anna Wellinglon, Johnson, hence at Carde
nas 24th ult.
Brig Jaboatao (Braz), Cunha, JS daya from Per
nambuco, with cotton, Ac. at New York yesterday.. ’
Ship Harry of the West, Cotton, at Callao 2StA
Jan, from San Francisco, and sailed 6th ult. for
Ohinchas.
Ship Astrea, Simpson, from Chinchas, at Callao
31st Jan. and Bailed 6th ult. for France. . ■
Ship Frank Flint, Colley, at Callao Ist ult. from
Chinchas, and sailed Bth for England. . -
Ship Princeton, Wamack, at Callao loth ult. front
Panama:- _
Steamship Geo Cromwell,Post, from New Orlem*
27th ult. at New York yesterday. On the Bar at S .
W Pass, saw ship John Olark.bound in. • .
Schre Nautilus, PiUsbury; Active, Fisher, an4X :
teboph Gregory, heaco 0 Bontqn, 6tji