THE WAR FOR THE OEBIUH i GENERAL BUTLER’S DEPARTMENT. Fortress ALoJfEoEt March. B.— lo 'iu t. . jf. . Etanton t Secretary of IFar .'—The flag-of-truce-boat has arrived with torty-eight a,ad j?ix hua dred privates, delivered for exchange. The Richmond papers give accounts of Dab:- gren’s death and the capture of Cook The Richmond papers of this morning say that on the 6th ot March. Sherman was at oauton, o i the Mississippi Central Railroad, and that he ban taken a large number of negroes and leaves the country impoverished. There is no further news of importance, save that the Richmond papers states tnat me Confede rates have ordered all of Kilpatrick’s.officers they have captured to be pnt m irons. (Signed) Benj. F. Butler, Major-General Commanding. Major-General Butler and siaflf, ana Ciuxrter master-General Meigs, left this morning for Yorktown, on the sleamer Charles OharaDerla n. Private Thomas -Abrahams, 139th New York Regiment, was. shot at Yorktown yesterday iore noon,in accordance with the decision of the court martial. , There were about . three thousand soldiers present at the execution, which passed off -quietly. - ''' Twenty rebel prisoners arrived on the Yorktown thf 3 morning. They were captured by Gen. Kilpatrick in the first line of fortincations around Richmond. GENERAL ROSECRANS’ DEPARTMENT. St. Louis. March 9.—General Rosecrans has issued a special orderrequiring all persons'attend ing religious Conventions, Assemblies, Synods, •Conferences, and other Conventions held in ibis Department, to take the most stringent oath of •allegiance. Any violation of this order, wilt sub ject the Assembly to Gispersion by any Provost Marshal. FROM WASHINGTON. Washington, March 9.—The President of the United States this afternoon furmally presented to Major-General Grant his commission as Lieute nant-General. The ceremony took place m the Cabinet Chamber, in the presence of the entire Cabinet, General Halleck, Representative Love joy, General Rawlins and Colonel Comstock, of General Grant* s staff, the son of General Grant, and Mr. Nicolay, private Secreitary or the Pre sident^ General Grant having entered the room, the ..President rose and addressed him thus: “General Ghknt; By the nation’s appreciation of what you have done, and its reliance on you for what remains to do in the existing great strug gle, you are now presented with this commission constituting you Lieutenant-General in the Army •of the United States. With this high honor de volves upon you also a corresponding responsi bility. As the country herein trusts you, so, under -God, it will sustain you. I scarcely need to add, that with what I here speak for ihe nation, goes my own hearty personal concurrence. ’ ’ To which Lieutenant-General Grant replied as follows: “irr. President: I accept this commission with .gratitude for the high honor conferred. With the aid of the noble armies that have fought on so many fields for onr common country, it will be my earnest endeavor not to disappoint your ex pectations. I feel the full weight of the responsi bilities now devolving on me, and I know that if -they are met it will be due to those armies, and, above all, to the favor of that Providence which leads both nations and men. ’’ * 1 The President then introduced the General to all the members of the Cabinet, alter which, the company were seated, and about half an hour was spent in pleasant social conversation. "General Grant, on his return from Secretary Seward’s dinner, was serenaded at half- past t welve clock, by the hand of the 17th Infantry, which jplajed “Hail to the Chief,” “Massa Lincoln’s Gunboats Coming,” Ac. The large crowds cheered for several minutes, .and .called for Grant. Hon. E. Washburne, of Illinois, came to the window of his room and said that he desired to thank them for this compliment; on behalf of General Grant, but he could not make them a speech, as he was a fighting man and not a man of words. > The crowd kept on cheering, however, voci'er ously, and calling for Grant, who finally came to the window, and said: “Gentlemen, von will have to excuse me from making a’ speech to-night.” At which the crowd again cheered and hurrahed for the man who never was defeated. Aflarge fire having broke out near by, the crowd dispersed. Major General Warren was before the War Committee to-day, and narrated his knowledge of the battle of Gettysburg, and subsequent events. His testimony sustains and corroborates that of • General Meade, and Is conflicting with that of others. General Warren was formerly General Meade’s Chief of Staff, and was succeeded by General Humphreys. The House Naval Committee left to-night for New London, Connecticut.. They will go from thence to Boston, as the guests of the city, Mr. Rice, Chairman of the Committee, being from that district. . . The Senate Finance Committee this morning amended the House bill so as to give Secretary Chase authority to sell the surplus gold. The Committee were unanimous in favor of the amendment, and it is thought it will pass the •Senate. GENERAL GRANT AND THE PRESIDENT. The President, to-night, engaged a double box dor himself and General Grant at thettheatre, and asked Mr. Grover to change his bill ier to-morrow aright, and produce “Richard the Third;” Booth as “Bichard.” General Grant took dinner to-day -with Secretary Seward. who had a select party to meet him. The President has prescribed the. necessary regulations for enlisting seamen from the army into the navy, and the Secretary oi the Navy has designated the entire number, not exceeding 12,000 which it is desirable to have at each of the several naval stations fixed npoh by him as follows : . At Cairo, 1000; Boston, 2000; New York, 5000; Philadelphia, SHOO; Baltimore, 1000. The following quotas are assigred: Department of the it art, 3000; Department of the Middle, 1500: Department of Virginia and North Carolina, 15(H), Department of Washington, 2500; Department oi the Susquehanna, 2000; Depart ment of the Monongahela, 500; Northern Depart ment 1000. The Commanding Generals of Departments are reqnired to communicate with the Navy Depart ment, and canse the men selected for 'transfer to be sent to the designated stations in such nvmbers as may be fixed by the Secretary of the Navy. Bach Commanding General of an Army or Depai t meut which has been required to "furnish a quota for transfer to the Navy is required at once to de signate one or more officers, as may be required, to examine the applications and determine from them, according to the qualifications cf the applicants and the number to be furnished, what men shall be “transferred to the navy, care being taken that transfer enlistments shall be so apportioned among the companies of each command that no regiment ■shall he reduced below the minimum of organiza tion. The report in the London Morning Post that France was.renewing negotiations witn a view to fhe recognition of the rebels by Great Britain and France, and in case of the failure of the negotla tLons, then for France to act alone, is pronounced ■by the State Department as entirely groundless. BATE SOUTHERN HEWS. From the Richmond Whig of the sth, and the Dispatch of the 7th, we select the following: AfiDITIOJfAI. PAItTICULAES OP THB CArTCKB OP DAHLGRBk’ S PAUTY. From information derived from areliahle source, it appears that the credit of the capture of the “Dahlgren party” is mainly due to Captain Win. .M. Magruder, anda squadron ofßobin’s battalion ■under his command, who have for some time pan been posted in King and Queen county, as a corps St observation. Learning that the enemy was moving down the north bank of the Matapony -by the river road, with the evident intention of leaching Gloucester Poiit, Captain Magruder de termined to anticipate him, and with this view left his camp with about ene hundred of his com mand, and Lieutenant Pollard and seventeen men of the Ninth Virginia Cavalry, making for a point on the river between Mantua Ferry and King and Queen Court House, which he succeeded in reach ing in ad vance of the enemy. Posting his command at an eligible point along Die road, in ambush, he had not long to wait be fore the enemy made his appearance, headed bv J)ah)gren hiaaself, slowly and cautiously ap*- proaemng, as if apprehensive of their impending wwAn gtt 9?, e c °lbran neared the point t li® alll ® ren ’ 8 attent ion was arrested m th ® basbes ’ occasioned, ■doubtless, by the movement of some of our party: Drawing his pistol, he called out, “Surrender you rebel, or pli shoot yon ’’ in ZSt private McCloy sprang into the road, and level ang his piece, shot the miscreant dead. A’general volley was then poured into the enemy’s ranks which had the effect of emptying three saddles and killing as many horses, and throwing the rest into inextricable confusion. Then ensned a scene ofthe wildest nanic, which was heightened by the intense darkness of the Bight. Each man looking to his own personal safety, all sought refuge in flight, and, sparring their jaded horses over the bodies of their wonnded and over each other, the whole body broke pell mell over a ditch and. watling fence, which the most adventurous fox-hunter would hardly have «sstyed in the heat of the chase, into a small field. Captain Magrnder immediately disposed his force around the field so as to prevent all egress, and quietly awaited the approach of daylight, when the whole party surrendered without resistance Whig. The Examiner says that Colonel Dahlgren was billed at Walkerton. He had two bullets through the head, one through the hand, and two in the body. He was stripped naked, and left lying on the road. A number of our men were captured, and the Whig says ‘ ‘they should not be treated as prisoners ■of war, but this day’s sun should not go down be fore every scoundrel taken is blown from the can- Bon’s mouth.” The body of Colonel TXlric Dahlgren, killed in the swamps of King and Queen, by the 9th Vir ginia Cay airy, yra? brought to the city Sunday night and laid at the York River depot during the greater part of the day yesterday, where large Lumbers of persons went to see it. it was in apins box, clothed in a Confederate shirt and pants, and in a Confederate blanket. The wooden leg! had been removed by one of .the soldiers It was also noticeable that the little finger of the left hard had been cutoff. JU&hlgien wasasinallmm thin, pa e, and with red hair and a goatee of the fame color. His face wore an expression of agony. About 2 o’clock P. M., th>* corpse was removed from ibe depot and buried—no one knows, or is to know, where. NEGRO SOLDIERS. Four Y ankee, negro soldiers, captured in James City county, were brought to this city yesterday :l . „ Tons. Cwt. Tons. Cwt. North 6,899 16 40,269 00 Shipped South.,, 17,142 11 100,347 16 T0ta1.!.... Increase 65,612 03 The following in a statement-of the amount or coal transported over the Lehigh Valiev Railroad for the week ending March 3, 1864, anS pievimm since December 1, 1663, compared Tvith same time last year* Week. Previously. Total. . Tons. Cwt. Tons. Cwt. Tons. Cwt, Hazleton 4,695 14 42,580 (19 47 275 17 EaEt Sugar Loaf.. 2,265 12 20,432 00 22 687 1° Council 11idge..... 1,737 12 16,664 09- 17402 01 Mount Pleasant... 354 12 8,1133 19 8,383 11 Spring Mountain.. 3,009 1 5 16,408 10 19,418 05 Coleraine 838 14 4,602 03 5,440 17 Beaver Meadow... 11 16 236 11 243 07 Smith’s Spring.,,.. 1.067 U 1 9,148 12 10,216 17 N. Spring Mount.. 3,008 01 21,817 04 24,825 05 S. Spring Mount J edl ;°: 2,035 04 23,95 S 15 26,023 IS H.arlaiglp4 663 09 8,9U8 01 9,771 10 brerman Penna.... 1,683 12 12,174 18 13,758 10 EK?*™ o '*; 874 12 6,699 16 7,674 08 v 619 14 8,6304)6 9,249 19 1 M nJ? U l“ taln -" 11624 11 ' 111484 13,003 16 TeMvhrSlVi-VT" 11669 04 ~ 13,951 03 15,510 07 nthef h a£a 08 ■ 263.518 15 220,818 01 Week laat year. .21,848 08 270,512 12 235,361 00 Increase 2,411 01 ' ~ Deurettee...... ...... 16.35307 14,6 b 16 CHO COLATE. WALTER BAKER *■ pn *0 Chocolate: Cecoaand Br triple chain blk do. BLACK SILK VELVET RIBBONS. cartons Nos. la2o superior quality Lyons blk silk vetvetribbons. BRITISH DRESS GOODS. ON FRIDAY MORNING, London col’d mobairs aid monslin de laines; mouslin de bege; Mozambique 3; plaid poil de cbevres. Ac TBA V KLIN (J GUILE.' HSowr-i i !»•] is&l-PENNS YL Va. NIA •SSsSESSiCENTRAL RAILROAD. .PHILADELPHIA TO PITTSBURGH. 350 MILES DOUBLE TRACK! THE SHORT ROUTE TO THE "WEST. Trains leave the Depot at Eleventh and Market streets, as follows: Mail Tain at 8.00 A. M Fast Line at...... . 11.40 “ Through Express it 10.30 P. M Parksburg Train at i.oo “ Harrisburg Accommodation at 2.30 “ ■Lancaster Train at.. ’..... 4.06 “ The Throngh Expi -se Train rnna daily—all th* Other trains daily except Sunday. FOE PITTSBURGH AND THE WEST. The Mail Train, Fast Line and Through Ex press connect at Pittsburgh with throngh trains on all the diverging roads from that point, North to the Lakes, West to the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, and South and Southwest to all point* accessible by railroad. INDIANA BRANCH RAILROAD The Through Express com ects •' Hlarrsrill* Intersection with a train on this Road for Blairs* ville, Indiana, Ac. EBENSBUBG AND CRESSON BRANCH RAILROAD. The Throngh Express Train connects at Orss son at 10.45 A. M., with a train no this road'Tor Ebensbnrg. A train aiso leaves Cresson for Ebena bnrg at 8.45 P. M. HOLLIDAYSBUEG BRANCH RAILROAD. Th* Mall Train and Throngh t x ress connect at xxiiotjnu. wiui uEiHa for Holiid yeburg at 7.55 P. M. and 9.40 A- M. TYRONE AND CLEARFIELD BRANCH RAILROAD. The throngh Express Train connects at Tyrone with Trains for Sandy Ridge, Philipsbnrg, Port Matilda, Milesbnrg and Bellefonte. HUNTINGDON AND BROAD TOP BAIL ROAD. The Throngh Express Train connects at Hun ingdon with a train for Hopewell and Bloody Run at 6.56 A. M. NORTHERN CENTRAL AND PHILADEL PHIA AND ERIE RAILROADS. Fob Suaßtrar. Williaufpoet, Lock Hawks and all points on the Philadelphia and Erieß- R ,> and El.mu a. Rochestbb, Bcffalo and Niaoaba Falls. Passengers taking the Mail Train at 8.00 A. M., and the Throngh Express at 10.30 P. M., go directly throngh without change of cals between Philadelphia and Williamsport. For YORK, HANOVER and GETTYSBURG the trains leavingB.oo A. M., and 2.30 P. M., con nect at Columbia with trains on the North Central Railroad. - CUMBERLAND VALLEY RAILROAD. The Mali Trains and Throngh Express connec •at Harrisburg with trains for Carlisle, Chamber* burg and Hagerstown. WAYNESBURG BRANCH.RAILROAD. The Trass leaving at 800 A M. and 23t P. M., connect at Downingtown with Trains on , this road tor Waynesbnrg and all Intermediate stations. FOR WESTCHESTER. Passengers for Westchester taking the train* leaving at 8 00 A. M. ,1 00 and 1 00 P. U., go directly through without change of care. NO. 403 CHESTNUT J^RTralEANT^Xm^of MASONIC MARKS, pmi mnfvMc, Templet** MedaS 1 des i gns oi* and C J in , demand from SI to rhJ £ om8510 815 Tor Coats, from Tor bilk Dresses, end other goods in pro j so the highest price paid for Carpets. 668 A - D - ANOONaV 330 SOUTH .—. •- . fe24-lm* Gr^O?DERV T atS , T IN ?’ SHADING, EM n a MriwrijSvi? and Tambourlng done at CAMERON’S, 223 North EIGHTH street and • J 508 South SIXTH street. onlOT l6 111 stoois and made to "R Y JOHN B. MY EE S & 6 0., *!.• Mi . L , Auctioneers, Nos. 232 and 234 Market street, corner of Bank. MiTTIHas, etc. a . MORNING. MARCH 11. «.^-?I e °u ely °’ cl °ek> will be sold, without JvRTFTurT catalogue, on FOUR MONTHS an assortment of thraeply, superfln* and toe Ingram, Vemtian, hemp and rag caraet ings, mattings, &c , which may be examined earl von tbe morninp of sale. CANTON MATTJNXIS_AND FINE CARPETS, ' _ FEATHERS, Ac. Include in G nr sale on FRIDAY, March 11, will be found , ’ 10 pieces Lowell and Hartford Companies extra super ingrain carpets. 100 pieces Canton mattings. 2 cases featUers. L fwT?T^ PE ;?jy?, PTOBy SALE OF FRENCH. Snm£= ® E ®™ AN ANI) BRITISH DR'S &C. FOR SPRING SALES. a*°™ JR N ? Ay M-crninu, march it, FOUR CREDT^^’ a bLr UUOSae ■ ““ AND LOTS *?dia, German and British Dry Goods, a l® l ®® and choice assortment oi toeZSdSnTabSS’. inBUk ’ N. B.—Samples of the same will be arranged for examination, witb catalogues, early on tbe morn ing of the sale, when dealers will l]nd it to their interest to attend. barge positive Sale of noo paoragef BOOTS, SHOES, BROGANS, ARMY GOODS, &C., dec. ON TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 15, At 10 o’ clock, will be sold, by catalogue, wit-bom reserve, on FOUR MONTHS’ CREDIT, aboa 1100 packages Boots, Shoes, Brogans, Balmroals Army Boots and Shoes, &c., &c., of City and Eastern manufacture, embracing a fresto and prime assortment of desirable articles, foj men, women and-children. * N. B.—Samples with catalogues early on th« morning of sale s Y THOMAS BIBOHA SON 1 Auctioneers and Commission Merchants, Ho. 814 CHESTNXJT street, ahOTe Ninth. Sale at No. 914 Chestnut Street. AND SECONDHAND household PIANOS, MIBROBS, CAB PETS, AC. * . ON FRIDAY MORNING, At 9 o’clock, at the auction store, No. 914 Chestnut street, will be sold— A large assortment of elegont new and second hand household furniture, Ac. ’ SILVER WARE. ON FRIDAY MORNING-, At 10 o’ cloci, at the auction store. No 914 Chestnut street, will be sold, by order of Admin istrator,—Solid silver cake basket, table, dissert and tea spoons, table forks, napkin rings. Ac.. about 15< ounces. BEDDING AND TABLE LIKEN. Ae. Also, blankets, quilts, sheets, pillow cases, towels, table cloths, curtains and wearing apparel. SURVEYOR’S COMPASS. Ac Also, one surveyor’s compass and chain- spy glass, set mathematical instruments, Ac. MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS, Albo, a collection of miscellaneous and school books. CHAMPAGNE WINE. Also, 6 baskets Piper Heideick. 3 cases Mumm A Co. r~ 5 cases Oliquot Ponsardln, 3 cases Binet Fils A Co. 5 cases Moot and GLandon Yin Imperial. Thomos Birch A Son will give their persona, attention to the sale of Furniture at the residence* of those about breaking up housekeeping or re* moTing. Also, hold sales of furniture ever? FRIDAY MORNING, at 9 o’clock, at than spacious Ware room*. No. 914 Chestnut street. M THOMAS A SONS, AUCTIONEERS, • Nos.. 139 and 141 South Fourth street. Administrator’s Sale. E*tJite of Margaret Barclay, dec’d. VALUABLE STOCKS, ROANS, Ac. ON TUESDAY, MARCH 22 At 12 o’clock noon, at the Exchange, without re serve. by order of administrators— -4 bonds, $lOOO each, Penn’a. Railroad Co. 1 do $lOOO Pennsylvania Fives. 2 do sloooUnited States Five-twenties. 110 shares Harrisburg Railroad Co. 10 do North Pennsylvania Railroad Co. 1? do North American Insurance Co. 20 do American Mutual Insurance Co. 30 do Spring Garden Insurance Co. H) do Mine Hill Rai road Co. - IS. do Northern Liberties Gas Co. 31 do Bank of Penn Township. 20 do Girard Bank (old stock.) lo do Western Bank. 130 do Northern Liberties Bank. 62 uo Pennsylvania Railroad Co. ADDITIONAL SALE STOCKS. 51 shares Cclnmbia (Pa.) Gas Co. 0 do Spring House Northampton Turnpike SCOTT * STEWART, AUCTIONEERS 622 CHESTNUT And 615 SANSOM etrwt. LARGE SALE OF TRIPLE PLATE SILVER ON FRIDAY MORNING-, MARCH 11, At 10 o’clock, will befeold, & largo quantity of triple plate silver ware, comprising tea sets, tu reens, oyster and vegetable dishes, ladles, break fast end dinner castors, ice pitchers, goblets, mugs, table, dessert and tea spoons, Ac. Open for examination early on moaning of sale. SCOTT A STEWART, Auctioneers, will give their personal attention to sales of MERCHAN DISE and WARES of all descriptions. Furni ture of parties removing or breaking up House keeping, on the premises of the owners, or at theii elegant and spacious Salesrooms, Nos *•*