SHBSOI? PEACOCI, Editor. VOLUME XVII., NO. 287. EVENING BULLETIN PBl.oo®, CHAMBERS & CO, JPEOPKIETORS,! 11l gQUTS TEIED STEEET, PHILADELPHIA: _TERSXS OF SUBSCRIPTION.! BSJXMSISI I* served to Subscribers in the 81« y at IB cents psr vresk, payable to the carriers, 0r.98 88 per annum. SATES OV ABVSBTIfcnrd. Half Square, 1 timo.J 25 1 Square, 2 weeks..S3 35 1 Squaw, 1 time..... 59 1 Saunre, 1 month.. 5 ee t Square, S times.... 75 1 Square, 2 months. 86« S Square, '3 88 1 Square, 3 months. 11 00 I Squaw, 1 wesk.,,,l 75 1 Square, 6 months.2o 00 s Six lisas constitute on# square: three lines ioas half a squaw TTPHOLSTERY. <4J Promptness, Purity ofMaterials, ' Good Workmanship Low Charges. W. HENRY PATTEN, 1408 Chestnut street. „ _ „■ MAEBIED. •HAND BELROSE.-r-At..tke Church of the Atonement, 34th instant, by Rev. Benj. Watson, ??• TV* Theodore D. Rand 10 Lizzie, daughter of the late John Belrose. - # DIED. ASHME AD—Harry Eugene, youngest child of Henry B. and Mary A. Ashmead, aged! year and 11 months. Funeralfrom the residence of his parents, 1525 Girard avenue, on Wednesday morning, at ten ©’clock. ■ . . _ ** CUMMING—'This morning, after a severe ill ness, Hannah, wife of Richard P. Cummins. Due notice of the funeral will be given. * HOWE—OfrMonday, March 14th, at the resi dence ef his son, the Rev. Dr. Howe, the Hon. John Howe, aged SO years. His remains will be taken to Bristol, R. 1., for interment. ** MARTIN—On the 12th instant, Patrick Martin, aged 64 years. The relatives and friends of the family are re spectfully invited to attend the funeral from his late residence,. No. IGOSHelmuth street, on Tues day morning at 9 o’clock, without further notice Funeral service at Saint Patrick’s church. Inter ment in Cathedral Cemetery. * PETERSON—On the 12th inst., Emma Bowles Peterson. The relatives and friends of the family are re spectfully invited to attend the funeral from the residence of Miss Bowles, No. 522 South Second street, on Tuesday morning at S% o’clock, with out further notice. Funeral service at Saint Jo -seph’s church. Interment at Catheral Ceme terv# . . On the 13th inst., Mrs. Eliza White: in the 74th year of her age. , The funeral will take place on Tuesday after noon at 3 o’clock, from No. 332 South Seven - teenth street. ## WHITE—On the 13th inst., Mrs. Eliza White, for many years Matron of the Pennsylvania lasti . tuition for the Blind. Pubiic services in the In i'' stitution at 7o’ clock, this evening. Funeral from ■No. 332 South-Seventeenth street, on Tuesday -afternoon, at 2 o’clock. # - WILLESS—On the 12th instant, Mr. Arthur ,~H.- Willess, in the 79th year of his ao-e.- - The relatives and friends ot also : the Spring Garden Lodge, No. 99, I.'X). ofO. F., ,the National Encampment, No, 47, and the Crys tal Fount Division, Sons of Temperance, are re spectfully invited to attend his funeral from hi 3 •rate residence, No. 1027 Spring Garden street, on -Wednesday, the 16th inst., at iFo’ clock. ■** WOODS—March 12th, ISMj W. H. Woods, Sr., late of the Island of St. Croix, :W. I. The male friends of the family are Invited to at "tend the funeral from his son’s residence, 2100 Wallace street, at 2 o’clock, P. M., on Tuesday, ■lsth instant. It ■VTEW SPRING MOURNING GOODS daily li opened by BESSON & SON. Mourning Store, No. 918-CHESTNUT street. N. B. Wholesale Rooms on second lloor. Best black silk in the city. Best Brown Silks. Spring Fancy Silks, Paris stvle Chenie. London style Shawls. Broadway style Cloaks: EYRE * LANDELL. TABERNACLE baptist church, Chestnut street, above Eighteenth. The .jFiltJi Anniversary of the Young People’s Asso ciation of this church will be held on Tuesday evening, March 15th, at o’clock. The annual ■Reporttvill be read, and addresses delivered by H. G. Jones, Esq., Rev. D.O. Eddy, D.D.,Rev. Wm. P. Breed and Rev. P. S. Henson. A large attendance is expected. It# Pp> LECTURES ON HEBREW POETRY— f Prof. Hiram Corson will commence on ESDAY, the 15th of March, a course of FIVE IiECTURES ON HEBREW POETRY, to be con tinued on succeeding Tuesdays until completed. The Lectures will be given at the Northwest cor ner of FILBERT and JUNIPER streets, com mencing at iy. o’ clock. Course Tickets SI. Single Tickets 25 cents :to °?^ ad at W- -Leypoldt’s, 1323 Chestnut street,and at Mr. DeSllver’s, 1229 Chestnut Etreet. it# rfE* FIFTEENTH WARD BOUNTY FUND ILS MEETING.—A meeting of the Executive Committee will he held at the SCHOOL HOUSE, corner ot Twentieth and Coates streets, onTUES- ENING '> 15th inst., at 8 o’clock. The „„} e< ; or ? ?- Te particularly requested to he all pre 1S a '? sol , lltel y requisite that the state of i?i n , a ?. c , es sllo uldJ? e known without delay. mhl4-2t} THOS. W. PRICE. Chairman. ■WSr* MEETING OF THE HIS 'Us TORIOAL SOCIETY of Pennsvlvani. wilLbe held at the Rooms, atßSh BUILDING, Sixth Street, below Walnut, twig (Monday) EVENING, at 8 o’clock THIS The subject oi Hall will claim the attention oi the meeting. SAML. L. SMEDI.ey, Recording Secretary. nfig=» EIGHTH WARD NATIONAL UNION US ASSOCIATION—A special meeting of tbe Asssociation will be held at tbe Hall of the Schuyl kill Hose House, on TUESDAY EVENING -MARCH 15ht, at 8 o’clock, for the transaction of important business. It is Important that each precinct be fully represented. n T BELL, Secretary. A. I, HARPER, President. mhi4-2t fl®* NEW GREEK COMPANY The annual tks meeting of tlie STOCKHOLDERS, will be herd on THUBSDAY, April 14th, 1864, at twelve o clock M., at their office, No. 311 WALNUT street. A general attendance is reqnested as an by i he Legislature of West Virginia, Pre Sr’2? d s,oc!c ’ will be snbmitted for their action. WH. W. HOLLINGSWORTH, Secretary. mhl4-4t# Philadelphia, March 11, isci, ICFtln&eller^ 0^ i’Oßlsasf Mahoning GroT6 C pKBbyt C erlau S Churcl 1 W D f T M:^ r 0 L ' r .. C .!: -Part ,P r °cee<Js of a collocti’on'made'in Christ Church, Philadelphia, per P T Warden; p a.m........... Second Presbjterian Chnreh of Phiiad'e'l'- phia ;...... John J. Th0mp50n....... . First Presbyterian'Ghurch, Holmesbure! Pa., perHev. J. Belville St. James’s Episcopal [Church, Feriio _ r® 6l1 'per Bev. George B. Allen. t ~ Mrs. F. o. Chambers, Newtown, Bucks county, Pa.... ; lm Presbyterian Chnreh, Canton, Bradford county, per J. Caldwell Abraham Hart . Christ Chnreh, New Brighton, Bearer co., Pa., per Key. W. Ely Philip Fitzpatrick Charles Norris.. Insurance Company ol the State of Penn sylyania.... Cash, per J. T. T.;. Christchurch, To wanda, Pa., peril"‘s* —8u55e11;...i............. James W. Tyson, Baltimore ' Presbyterian Chnreh, Brady’s Bend, Pa Cash, per J. T. T Previously reported S2I?7M 18 “ CALEB COPE, TreafSerf 59 Office of the Philadelphia Saying Puna Society. Mfi flu Urtin. S V CHRISTIAN COMMISSION Ma?ch n, a ieci 0 - demCnL3 IOT tWO weeks end- As my Committee Y. M. C. A., Boston, per .Tos. Story, Treasurer 30.050 63 Collection at'Williamsport, Pa., per A. Updegraff.. A „. 1 410 no ‘ ‘Little Helpers, ’ ’ Carlisle, Pa , per Miss ’ _ Annie L. Beetem Treasurer . Per Mrs. Yan Yalkenberg, Secretary:-! Proceeds of a festival at Dryden, Ciiizens""of McLean, m_ " A. Porter, Monson, Hampden county. Mass.,(additional) 1 inn nn Per Rev James M. Smealer:- 00 TJ. P. Church. North Portright....S34 00 Reformed Church,Portright Centre 16 00 I ree Church. North Harpersfleld., 14 00 Methodist Church, FurgresonviUe. 23 50 Collections at Betty’s Brook 3 jo o t nn Proceeds of a fair held by Miss N. Ram sey and others, in Brooklyn N. Y Soldiers’ Aid Society, of Newville, Pa!! per Mrs. A. A. Greaver M. E. Tract Seciety, per Rev. Dr. Wise! See’y Mrs. Sarah Z. Curtis " ■ J I 1 . rs ■ W. E. Hodge, New York!!!","!!!!! A. Blanchard (additional).; Collection at Lewisbnrg! ’Pa!! per David Gener Ladies’ Aid Society, McOonneVlsburg! Pa., per Rev. N. G.'White f. Ladies’ Aid Society, Chatsworth, 111., per Mrs. M. H. Ball ...„ Money found in an office of the Provost Marshal and appropriated to Pennsyl vania Wounded Soldiers...... ... Union Meeting at Lock Haven, Pa. ” u ?J°? r Soldiers’ Aid Society, Phelps, - Y., per Mrs. M. J. Browning Collection at Terryville, Conn., per M. Blakesley, Treasurer. Union Benevolent Society of New Hamiil shire, per Miss Mary A. Dearborn. . Rev. N. K. Crow, Alexandria, Ya. Samuel McMullin !.. J. C. Davidson, Oxford, N. Y* Society, Delanco, N." j!! per Mrs. Whitney. Treasurer..,. F l? st Presbyterian Sabbath "schoo'l! Grand Rapids, Michigan S. W. Brewster, Hannibal, N, y""’".’"""" A Friend of the Army, MercerSburg.Pa! A Member of Neshamiuy Church Corporal Edward K. Maun, Battery a" R. I. Artillery ’ Miss C. Sheldon ~'! ‘ C. M.,” Astoria, N. Y..!!!!!...!.'!.! Louis Rhodes, Southworth,South Wood stock, Conn Mrs. Johnson, Williamsburg,"n T E. McKeniion, Deposit, Delaware couni ty, N. Y Sabbath School Mission Box of United Presbyterian Church, Lower Chance ford, Pa;..-? Sabbath School, East Haverstraw, N Y Spring Ridge Aid Society Elizabeth Holt bi. a. b -. !.."!!"!!!!""! Capt. E. Keys, North Mountain’station, West Virginia Henry Peters, Co. A, 53th Infantry!" ’ 5.5.217 40 Amonntpreviously acknowledged..,.. ..s2s9'7SI 24 STATES CHRISTIAN COM- Jf 1 ? ISI 1 SICN begleave to acknowledge the receipt of thelollowidg stores ppto March nth- PENNSYLVANIA. ' Philadelphia—l parcel “Little Ones,” Geo. S. Fox, Esq. 1 parcel (twelve books), “A mem ber of Hr. Boardmair s Church. ’ ’ 1 parcel, Sabbath School Fifth U. P. Church. 1 parcel, Sabbath School Firet U. P. Church. 1 parcel, Mr. Green. 3 boxes. Ladies' ' Aid Society, . Church of the Covenant, • 1 parcel Jos. B. Sheppard, Esq. T7o„* nr a ? Parcel, Ig. Kohler, publisher. East Nantmeal-i bos, Aid Society. Coleram Forges— l box, Aid Society. Athens—l box, Ladies' Soldiers’ Aid Society. Upper Providence and) 3 boxes and 2 sackß, Sol. Township, ) dier’s Aid Society. Spring Ridge—l box. Ladies. j t ? Te—1 box > Lntberan Sabbath School. Good Intent-2 boxes, Aid Society. boxes', Ladies’ Aid Society. SchoolE of M- E. and Bennington Centreld bS?L?ies. „„„ vr , „ NEW YORK. N mTssTon k_Sl parcels > Committee U. S. C. Com r££, 0 7 - i 5 0x ’ A ™y Aid Association. Buffalo—s boxes, Ladies Christian Commission. 0 packages, Committee U. S. C. Com mission. ofHortknSoh' Fruyn.fromherselt, ladles B^s W vm e -?toes IrAMS l rAMSo a Sety. SUrSeon - Moorestown-l FarmiUEdale—l parcel. M. E, Church Princeton—l box, Mc&uinness and Smith. 1 parcel, 35 books, Lady Highstown —s boxes, Ladies’ Aid Society, obxo. C ‘missk l n; 1 ~ la parcel8 ’ Committee U. s. C.Com- _ DELAWARE. Wilmington—l State Association. ' 1 parcel papeis, lady. ‘ • The Commission are desirous to be fullv nrp pared for the great work which will require to be done in view of the important movements which must soon be made. Wehope, therefore, thatour inends will continue to send us, m abundance, supplies of hospital stores, &c., for which there is a constant and urgent demand. GEO. H. STUART, Chairman, No. 11 Bank street, Philadelphia. tt!f*Mlßwnw D nSS A .F ES SANITARY COM LKs EMISSION, Philadelphia Branch. ...... S 5 00 25 00 & Previously reported “ 15 00 100 00 18 00 ' 5 00 CATUR nn™ 5129 271 09 officeof aeTOladelp^teSy. II ARMORY OF COMPANY A imbot Jgiment, aktillertTp. H. g e^Ls?' fnIPELPHii, March It, 1804. Ph »a. Tf.lStstfldl St 5 tfld Meeting oi the Company will hn heid at the Armory, on MONDAY, March 14th =t LANDIS.’ W - By orte of cSt-H ’D. 1 gjp* MR. J. E: MURDOCH WILL GIVE A CHOICE SELECTION OF PAT BIOTIC AN D SCRIPTURAL READINGS Ai; THE MUSICAL FUND HALL, ON THURSDAY EVENING, March 17,15C4, For the purpose of purchasing an Organ for the lIRST PBESBYTEBIAN CHUEOH, Southwark. Tickets FIFTY CENTS: can he obtained at the Jiiook stores of Ashmead & Evans, 721 Ohestnnt; . t vP- Pugh, Sixth and Chestnut: T. B. Peterson o Ohestnnt: Foster’s, Second, opposite German, aim at the Hall on the day aHd evening of the Readings. . mhl4-4t* SPECIAL NOTICE.—Prof. DUNBAE, whose Speaking and Singing created such a sensation, last Friday Evening, at the Academy of Music, has been prevailed upon to lecture for the ° e . .LSI the Widows and Orphans of Soldiers. ?-™^ EDNESDAY EVENING, March 16th, ii CONCERT HALL, on CHESTNUT, above Twelith. Subject of lecture—• ‘Our Country and Vic Wot. ’ • Tickets, SO cents, sold by T. B. Pugh, corner of Sixth and Chestnut streets. Doors open 7 P M. Lecture quarter before S. No reserved seats. Mr. Dnnbar is spoken of by the press generally as an “inimitable Ucturer and enchanting sinner.' 1 Our citizens may expect an exciting entertainment, the cause deserves every attention. mhl4-3t,rp* ■VA $365,0*3 70 JOS. PATTERSON, Treasurer. ■PfIIL&DSIPHU. MONO* ¥ M ARCH 14, 1864 KFIHE CHEKOKf H f£ b^ “ho ar R eT n b fs^^» al qnencepf'their unswervingloyalty tcronr'.'overn- and participation in the war, will be held. ° CON CERT ?cl?ck BAY at°B THOMAS B - VAN HORNE, Chaplain S“ f -Vl,Vi l ;* Jormer principal of the Cherokee present such facts in ihehistory ot the Cberokees as wilkmake their claims for present assistance imperative. The s®eting will also be addressed by Hon. JOHN " w * principal Chief ot the Chebokee Nation, 2? d DOWNING, a full blooded Indian, and an officer in one of the three Cherokee regiments, who are now fighting the bat- Dr - BRAINERD,Rev. others will be present, aS 111 - 50 . 1116 °* remarks rfiay he expected. Admission frte. It, is hoped that the friends of the Aborigines will manifest their interest by .a large attendance. A collection will be taken to relieve the immediate necessities of the suf. ferers - mhll-4t,ifs nrS=* H- IJSXERNAL REVENUE.-Second Us»3 Collection District of Pennsylvania, com prising First, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth wards ol the city of Philadelphia. NOTICE. The ernhal assessment for 186*3 for the above named district, of persons liable to a tax in Car nages. Pleasure Yachts, Billiard Tables, and Gold and Silver Plate, and also of persons required to take ont licenses, having been completed. Th», ,L°T ICE HEREBY GIVEN , That taxes aforesaid will be received daily "y , t -H e rurd-reipuerf, between the hours of 9A. M. ana jr. m. (Sundays excepted) at his office, S. W. TumcT. & lv h !e d Walnut streets, on and after hIUWJLAY, the ,th inst., and until and including Saturday, the '2d day of April next ensuing. PENALTIES. _~r} P 6rs ons who tail to pav their Annual taxes 2J,^, a , rria | C f’ P'eseure Yachts. Billiard tables, SS 1 . « Sl , lT S r plate,.on or before the aforesaid ' ncnr a penalty of ten per additional of the amount thereof, and be liable to costs as provided for in the 19th section of the excise law of lstjnly isca. „ l ) ' rs ', on? who in like manner shall fall to take fh. M el J. llce ? s P required by law, on or upon April ,6<Ul wi U Incur a penalty of « e3^*L er ce pj um adcitional of the amount thereof, ana be subject to a prosecution for three times the amount of said tax. in accordance with the pro t1 a l S ds of 59til Action of the law aforesaid: All payments are required to be made in Trea sury notes issued under authority of the United states, or in notes of Banks organized under the Nations bSiHs a Kallon:U Currenc r, known as Nofnrther notice will be given „ • JOHN H. DIEHL, Collector. mhs-tap2B S. W. cor. Third and Walnut streets. .... 230 00 200 00 100 00 100 00 50 00 50 00 NOS. 1518 ANB BEPA^b^m BA S D s, BHSPENSABY Medical treatment and medi ainee Tarnishert gratnltopaty tn th»- poor. - anl3r FEOM THE DEPAETMENT OF THE SOUTH. wY?«S e i Sta ' 88 « I*am 1 *am transport Fulton, from Port BojaJ, S. C., slarch 10, arrived at New York lastnight. Among the passengers are Brig.' Gen. J. W. Turner, bearer of official despatches to the T^. D ! p! ? U ?r e . nt ’- and Capt - W. Pickering, I. I. J. Hlgunson and Dr. W. Plant, of the sloop-01-war Housatonic. * The Quartermaster's steamboat Harriet Weed previously reported lost in St. John’s river, and strived at Port Boyal without injury. Captain Ketchum, of the transport Island City, captured on an island called the. Two Sisters,near the mouth oi the St. John’s river, tnS ® pedoes. The magazines of both consisted of half an oil can, hermetically sealed, and contained fl T e pounds of nfl .® powder. The powder by means of a gun-barrel, to which a P e tcussiou cap, exploded by a hemmer, tbe latter being operated by a powerful c ° utroll f d and regulated by a com- ®H bras , s clock ’ manufactured in Con necucut, evidently constructed for the benefit of our blockading vessels in the St. John’s. ■ [Correspondence of tbe N. Y. Times. 1 • jA c«°aviLLE, Fla. . March 9, lfc&l —Theanny 11. 1' 1 , eßca mped outside tlie entrenchments, although the lines have been contracted within the past few davs. East week. Col. Henry, with a force of cavalry and artillery, proce.ced toward the enemy s position on a reconnoissance. When bo bad reached Three Mile Knn. a little stream three miles ontof Jacksonville, he discovered a regiment of mounted rebels drawn np in line on tbe opposite side, in readiness to go out with an £™?,’? Uy ,i<r T ,‘° ««mine our lilies and position. The rebels also had artillery A b £|f y • 'tirmish ensued, which was folio wed by au artillery duel-two or three pieces being engaged on each side. The rebels were tlnallv compelled to retreat toward their camping ground. They were pursued by Henry as faros Camp Finnegan 7 B e ! yond that point it was not prndent for Henry to go in consequence of approaching darkness. Our men returned to camp with one man killed and five wounded. The enemy lost more than double that number. Bebel deserters come into our lines at the rate of three and four a day. From them we learn that the enemy Is driving the cattle from Florida as hmA dl ,h? S sp, OSSlble m All rebels care about is to bold ihe State sufficiently Ibng to get the cattle away then they will vacate,'and we may occupy it with welcome. w The main portion of the rebels are at Baldwin. tvn J 11 * wcen Finnegan and • • A ,r “ sl worthy scout informs me their force consists of seventeen regiments In .•VE** two regiments cavalry and one battery ainileiy, exclusive of the five pieces token from H 3 ' TlPy a . r ? fortifying Baldwin; and although o^ n^!f? au wf^ be . s if to he understood that he intends an 11 ** Jiot believed he will venture be- Jfi'd fi™ rt T D u t They have trains run ning from Lake City to Baldwin. Finnegan’s headquarters are said to be at Baldwin. b t a r 'l? rned t 0 Hilton Head, after bu > fiT ® days. The report sent North that became for the purpose of superseding Gen. Seymour was wholly without foundation: General Seymour continues to hold command of this district. General Gillmore spent a few dtiys here last week in examining the fortifications and ordering the construction of additional woriß. He is now at Hilton Head. The medical department is in good condition. Fieaxly all the wounded have been transferred to the hospitals at Beaufort and Hilton Head. The ?, am u? r , of „ Ule wounded in the late battle reaches ‘“ e bi « h fi K«re of 1,800. Two-thirds of these, bnt - sll K atl y Wounded, and will, in of l ?h™ bd tJ l’ rejoiu 111813 regiments in the course of threo or four weeks. Dr 'Gins* -fnrmpriv Medical Director at Morris Isiand, now occupies Direcfn r ;% PO r/ tlon . at 41118 Post. fcS Med?cal at J^ksonvine COntlnneS t 0 malle 1118 headquarters P A4 '<s™i°.i? olr i£ n 4116 morn mg of the 4th mst, ArtfteS? Com S“y F,i Third Rhode Island who waa doing picket duty on Tybee m a scbooner on 1118 beach, which, a4loD ’ P roved ‘0 be a blockade-runner. The schooner ran aground during the night, and Can? aP D rS f?°S? d sbe ,7 aB b °on d from ■ttr.Tn+’niP* B. Churchill, of the same company, went aboard the schooner, taking with him a file and t, and 88l28d ! the Captain the trßw° U Tho men, who, constitnted a?coh?llnd^S“ B %. c , onsie4ed of coflbe - whisky, wm calledlh? J he ca Pthin said theschooner he?rilht « n S er ’ bllt 4118 mat ® Persisted she wls *? attle ' The point at’which was captured is fivc miles from Fort Pulaski. T . - [Correspondence N. Y. Herald l SMp?Cosmon<dHan' b a i 7 —The hospital Head 3ail ® d yesterday for Hilton remainimr ir» the last of the wounded 4 °wn. 'surgeou mi d es I frmi^in t^a °^ o^pol^^>^® light Br has town. Colonel Henry’s daiger, aIS „ P< ! st 01 honor as well as ■front! dmamt!Ullsa sleepless vigilence at the •consists o °rL, tbe to r n Ottawa, Iheutenaiit e r'S^ eisb^? 11 ’ end the gunboat are tai a^ho„d^ff?hT? ander Hreese. They coyeringthe °fl tQ T n ’ with broadsides wo V rks,lJd e rea o dyaffnymom e 0 r f t S" deftn fl slve The gnnboat 4 4 ° open fire. Chaplin, is on blockadin'? d^ t k??i? t ' oom P and J ir river* while tlie VnMrinß the mouth of the Muff, "between ’SSTSd off Yellow forces at that imnortunt to®. bar >.covering our Creighton has been relieved nr IS* „ Commander Lmtar »fq ttq ® of Charleston and Fort Sumter have been firing regularly until Tuesday* 3 50 7 35 4 00 5 00 1 00 OUR ,v' rHOL,B COUNTRY. STATE OF THE THERMOMETER THIS DAY oa „ AT THE BULLETIN OFFIOR ®A- M., 43 3 12 M., -19 5 )iz p. JI., 49° Minimum Tempenttnre during last'24 hoars, 3<p W eather clear—Wind West. Pennsylvania Regimen 4 Colonel W. J. Hoffman, arrived in tins city yesterday afternoon and partook of a dinner at the Cooper Shop Re fnn* 310 h D 'i They have been in 1116 follow ’t> Edal v WayB themselves ad mirably . Rappahannock, Snlphur SDrinrs e T-'i le ’ ®SL® nn ’ atk Mountain, An tie. Fredencksburß, CnanceUorsvtlie. S"* 7 5 Fora ’ Gettysburg, Mine Rnn. Colonel Orfmh’ iM cor ? mand , ei l a brigade at the battles of AnUelara and Union. He has honorably mentioned in official repons of hf t Je! frequently, and at Gettysburg he and his regiment were particularly distinguished. In this engagement three color-bearers were shot in his regiment. They went away with 1,000 men and came back with only 200. Q The usual reception was given to the regiment this morning. The line was formed at the Re freshment saloon, in Otsego street, in the follow icg order:. w ” Committee of Councils in Carriage ’ Liberty Cornet Band. Henry Guards, Cap*. John Spear. Pioneers with Axes. Philadelphia Band. , 56th Regiment P.V., Col. Hoffman. Al ?bnlance c&xrying wounded men. regiment carried with it ihe colors presented e . St^ te Jnthorities. After proceeding over a short route the men were dismissed. * OrnciM or Colored Reodients Col. Taggart, the Preceptor of the Free Mil ltary School for the instruction of applicants for commands of colored troops, has been very «uc- Thn r . Ul f. W ' h the v !,n ‘ i< ‘ n,s eent to Washington. , inns lax none have been rejected. Durinir the *«“«*» •' «»ccessfffi ea Kam inauon. Smith I). Barnum, private, UlstP. y. ’? “ e „S' R P ta i n i Thompson Barrick. corp. 44th N F - Fl r^: k - Oenn., civilian; Benj. F.’ Goecs, private.3d Michigan, ami Jas. Rountree. r™ p '•?;'*> N; Y„ to be First Lieutenants: Sfd Jas. W. Hutchinson, Clinton comity, Pa., civil- Thoi. T^ U £. r . Tho ™' Pr .°° k lyu, N. Y., civilian; T .ff „Vf oke *> p b*l:ulelphia, civilian, Henrv Teft, Private-Ist Michigan; Robert (J. Phillins'. T o'-Jm m ' Y.. and Hngb Kerr, sergeant 14th linalid Corps, to be Second Lieutenants. Citt Mof.talitv.— The number of interments in the city during the past week was 370, an in crease of 3S over the previous week, and an in crease of 09 over the same period last vear. Of the whole number 171 were adults and iso children— i-n. i 5 n ws, ero f: year of males 200, females i'il’o? 078 I(a ’ if 1 ? 13 The Rreatest number of deaths occurred m the Fifteenth Ward, being 23, tte l mBllcst number in the Twenty-flfth ward, where s are reported. The vrineinal hrauf e O4 were, eronp 10, congestion of ?he t Wit Vo C e n , B ?ir npt , on 4 ' l ’ convulsions 13, diph -5" Ia « V debility lj, malignant tjphns fever 10, Se h?m/ iT er «’ 3potted feTer '3. inflammation of orsns omak.‘° the, “S ,aa > P als T Gottscdalk on Thursday t ext.—The ™,iT eEerred feat 3 for Mr. Gottschalk’3 Con commence to-morrow-morning at J. E. ItkPvL* 8 * ®^ usic Store, corner •{ Seventh and Mr. Gottschalk will be assisted «*£*■ occasion by the favorite tenor, Theodore S?!? e T? 5 from the Auschhtz Opera Company: tTo 1 ?/: % bre , ns ,’ thc distinguished, vocalist: Carlo Patti, the violinist; and Charles Smith, violoncel- “i.BeUrens will have the musical direction of rL attractive combination of musical The programme will be very attract-- pfAhiJTS2T! n * Pmnel, Vieuxterap, Renhart, will be well represented. We would adl vise all admirers of Gottschalk to secure their seats early, as a great rush is anticipated. Soldier Found Dead—Another Mxste -5121 s A ii E - —Coroner Taylor was notified onSat- afternoon of the finding of the body ol a T°, 1 ,w er i n ., a bn ttte farm of O Juries Eutz, near Magazine Lane in the First Ward 7*™?° marks of violence visible, but how •? * ot there IS . a mystery. It had not been in the wa.er over six hours, and no person had seen such a man in that locality. *A post mortem examination has been ordered, and an inquest'will be held to morrow afternoon at three o 7 clock. The deceased had on a cavalry jacket and pants, high boots, army shirt and drawers: was of a dark complexion, with dark hair and short whiskers * fn Eeight t 0 be about 27 y ears of age ; was 5% feet Scott Legion.—This organization, composed of volunteers in the Mexican war, held a .meeting on Saturday evening, and elected the following officers: ° President—Charles A. Jones. Vice President—Casper M. Berry. Secretary—William O. Haines. Corresponding Secretary—Jediah Humble Treasurer—George Moore. Trustees—John Spear, A. H. Reynolds and J J. Osbandel. Monument Committee—J. Creighton and Isaac Williams The Municipal Hospital.— The erection of a Municipal Hospital, for contagious diseases, un der the commission composed of representatives from tbe Board of Health, Guardians of the Poor and of the Prison, is now progressing. This hos pital is placed uipon a property belonging to the city, upon Hart Lane, near the Lamb Tavern, in the Twenty-first Ward. It will be a very hand some, convenient and suitable building, and will be completed during the present year, at t£ cost of less than fifty thousand dollars. Signor N. Perelli.— "Wo are glad to learn mat this accomplished artist is to give one of his delightful concerts at the Musical Pund Hall. All of Mr. Perelli’s .best pupils have consented to ping, and it will' no doubt be the greatest musical treat of the season. The night fixed for the con cert is the 13th of ApTil; -when we will doubtless find the Musical Pund Hall filled with the beauty and fashion of the city. The proceeds of the con cert are to be given to the “Parish Building* fond of St. Clement’ b Church, fh this city. ■ Beading by ;Mr. Murdoch.— On Thursday evening next, the 17th inst., Mr. J. E. Murdoch TOillgiye a selection of patriotic and Scriptural last, w he ",® re was suspended for the i. ”' Th?enem vba ™ once or twice ns to indnlfc e J n an artillery duel wftMffi™ without avau ' PP era Uons about Chariest™ !? q£ likely to.remain . <,Dl j) S . c . e , nt . for a while, and if any 6 enUt * ota p,a “ superior officer, met here to'-J a - The court con siets of Brigadier General A.-H. Terry, Brigadier FnSo^'n?rael Vogdes, Brigadier' Genera] R. s F -a g ? dier . Gcneral Knfns Sax'on, Colonel . v d ’ Hieutenant- Colonel Morgkn, Llent . shaw 1 JacksolwJudge Advocate, Captain Hen- lATE FROM THE SOUTH. A leader m a recent number of the Atlanta In. cinfedw«ti C n reS that 1118 chief evil to which the Government is exposed, is that of o\erreachin £ and transcending its limits and as It Mcues^r orit f :notde,e “ !lted^11 the constitution. c‘e“of the R?c n h P I y S P,i nEt the centralizing tenden- Cl n?w -nr* ■ R . lchm ond Government. fires Y£ nal bas details of extensive Rfff. occurrin S in the woods in the vieinitv of and al , on e line of the Wilmington per^L d s°d n e s ? r oye o d" i A larfie am ° uat of pr °- aflreln Courier ° l a recent date, tells of a tkat cit y> consuming a number of build befi’areesied° Ullt ° f vhwh MTeral negroes had The Selma Reporter says: ‘ ‘The retreat of Sher wnnid V iC,ory for Polk, not such a one J "; thonch nnri ptelerreti, bnt still a substantial «mte of ? °2 d ‘ ess , vlc, ory; in which he saved the position of h'isTld/e army. S ° atlon by Wise dls - Ule En l u,r " sa y® a branch railroad b 2,l u ’ commencing at Ashby, running to Bibb Iron Works, in Bibb county, Georgia: thence , 00 i.‘, region of Catawba county, and retately to Elyton, Jefferson county. The Tallahassee -Ffon’dian states that' la3t week a E“° tbp country was visited with a foil of sleyt and snow, which feU half an inch Tb» ■‘‘S' 1 fee“ there for several f- Tn® dfitnsrfppum tells of fonr hundred de. -erters In Jones county, bliss., wfio have orga 2Ji“ d ’ e “ d resist successfully all attempts to sob- TheHohile Tribune of the 2d, says that Fort Po'yeli was fiercely bombarded by the Yankee Monday, 567 shots were thrown without doing damage. The mortar vessel la the t ad her mainmast shot away. To® Maco ,h Confederate says since Sherman’s re ta Miss Jsippi S Ya »kees hold but one county CITY BULLETIN. As other Veteran Regiment at Home.— FoR * IG!f Fruits.— New Almonds' nnd f'?, n fc oranJes ’. Ell S lisll ' nra 'ati's, Lemons ftnd Choice Jtaisms, just received bv Da-wi* *- Richards, Archand Tenth Streets. y JJa,Tm * pnrchasin S Spring Mattrasses or tef’eal? °AJT fn nt° street** south wes t corner, and examine our new improvements The establishment in the Continental Hotel, mentioned in our columns become the special report of the gneste,aS“?he re in ation it has attained amongonr citizens has made nan indispensable necessity to their wanta Rv r Ld e 3 2? K .° an , d 6ee the of Gtentk^Drres S,°ntTmfo P re yeCl ty °- DitCTicll *<*>•> Mer! Bronchial Affections— «A knowledge of nT^eJ l i’ n ? er in T> w Mch various articles'are com bined to form ‘Brown’s Bronchial Troches * and hi???' 11 ! efleets resulting from the useof themf has indneed me to ifee them in my 'practice, bmieviiagthein of great beneflt in affections of the Bronchial organs. ” j. F. w. T.ANC, M.D. Gents’ Fuenishing Goods of every de- Hotei. ion- At Oakfoid’s, under the Continental Fues ! Fues !—The time is nearly come when we will discontinue selling Fms at cost prices Oakford A Sons, undVSe The last month that Fnrs can be had at cost Purchase now. Chas. Oakford A Sons’ Continental Misses’ and Children's Hats—All styles. Hotel* 317165 oakford * S<)n5 ‘ under the Continental Lent has come, and with it Hot Cross Timm. at Morse’s, S3S South Eleventh street.’ 5 Fine Clothing, Ready-made and made to order, in the best manner and most fashionable s.yies. The subscriber is a ble to offer to the pub lic the strongest inducements to purchase clothing of him, and will guarantee to all his customers enure satisfaction. WILLIAM S. JONES, Successor to Robert Adams, b. E. corner Seventh and Market Sts. VICTOBY—Ice Cream and Water Ices, at 40 rents per quart, Morse’s 23S S. Eleventh street _ Best and Pubest Coal in the city; none Ji e ~V ry “• Samuel W. Hess, Broad st-eet, above Race, east side. Deafness and Blindness —J. Isaacs, H.D., Professor of the Eye and Ear, treats all disease appertaining .0 .the above members with the J’; 1 ?® 5 - snccejE - Testimonials from the most re* sonress in the city and country can be seen a ' hiE Office, No. 311 Pine street. ArtMcial SS in.er.ed withont pain. No. charges made for’an a 'w n ' -,?S ce hor ' ;s from S to Id A.M.,-’ m 6 P. M., Iso. oil Pine street. w Coass , Bunions, Inverted rNails, Enlarged Dlseai?e3 oi Ffcet cured wiSl pain or inconvenience to the patient, bv Dr ftreei^Heffre?* Chiropodist, Mi Chestnm street Refers to Physicians and Surgeons of the Selling the Gotkbnhent Gold Con gress seems disposed to authorize Mr. Chase to sell STir^ ns sold on hand in the Treasury Denar* menu Jh m - , s some difference of the wisdom of this move: for onreelve“ we aJe cod ter... any how, and we have no particular de sire to see the av.riferons in general cireMatfoa l 1 1 ’ 1 ; as a Pu-notic measure) when we can pur chase for greenbacks such elegant wearir.gTpp^4i \v!u^^ TC 'c 11 C!oUun S Hall of RoeklHUA W dMm, Hos. cto and 605 Chestnut street, above It in a aM«al condition. “P elas attached His sprained limb and nece*- st.aied amputation below tbe knee. The ODeri <tnMtir as ? e T3°f lEe ' 1 ou Frida y morning by Prof" ot Baltimore, assisted by Dr. Bliss of bls ftien g ds^x“ms. CODdiUOn 1S s,,ch “ » ma^ frSrV 0 ™ ““ m * r of°Congress from Berks county, is a candidate on tbe Demo. CT^ JC tl£ ket in Beading for constable. A young and highly.esteemed citiaen of Balti more, Wm. B. Dobbin, Esq , son of George Dob bin, a prominent lawyer of that city, was run cdrE ’ E ear Piedmont, on tbe Baltimore and Ohio Bailroad, early on Saturday moraine, and Instantly killed. The deceased was 3*2 years ol age and leaves a young wife and family. It. A. Daridge diet! recently of typhoid pneu lhe prison hospital at Nash yule. Hew as a son of Judge Daridge, the oldest number of the bar in Southern Kentucky. "When a boy, under sixteen years of age, he served with honorable distinction in the Mexican war. Shortiv ■ ‘2? M was appointed Postmaster of Nevada Citv. m California, and there edited, with decided ahilitj, the America* the second paper.ever published ! j tate ‘* T t e Princeton I?epu6hVan and Pa wJL s\^5 ie £ lcan be also edited > ***' at the break mVestcm W “ en£ased in ed “>hg a paper r«?T s^ Marg ?^ is ' e Caroline Deslonde,' wife of the ell . eraJ I^auregard, died at Hew Orleans on the -d inst. The New Orleans papers say a larger throng was never assembled at any faneral at a private house in that city. At an early hour the street in the vicinity of the house was crowded with people—a very large number of whom were ladies—who came from every part of the citv The Archbishop of the dioeese.and several priests to perform the luneral rites, and the coffin was protusely decorated with beau tifnl wreaths of flower 3. After the prayers the body was taken to the boat, and the coffin was fol lowed by a procession that tilled the streetfrom the levee to Rampart street, thousands of the partici pants being ladies. General Banks extended to the lamily the use of the steamer Nebraska to con vey the remains a few miles up the river to her fa ther’s plantation. General Shep’ey has been presented by -his friends in New Orleans, with a service of silver. General Butterfield was in New Orleans on the 2d inst., and was to return to Vicksburg on the following day. AMUSEMENTS. Tbb Waxnijt.— I This evening that favorite young -tragedian* Edwin Adams, • begins au en gagement at the Walnut, appearing in his striking impersonation of Hamlet. Hr. Adams is so earnest and zealous in his profession that he-improves appei^s L n ** city, and shows that he will not pause in his career until he stands equal to the most famous in hi 3 profession Hp has a host ol warm Mends here, who watch £3 progress with joy and admiration. wwcn m McCredy, E. N. - The Chestnut.—This evening at the Ohestrmt the * ♦Ticket-of-Leave Man’* will berevivpd it is placed upon the stage attKoSKfiS; ex quisitely beautiful style, and with a esut- that cl n scarcely be surpassed either to Oiterfty or elM wherein the country. To-morrow Mght “The Colleen Bawn” will be repeated. The Aech.—Once more we greet Barney Wil- Stoat Irish.delineator, 'together with Mrs. w., who is excellent both in Hibemiau and Yankee parts. They appear at * the Arch this evening In “The Fairy Circle, ’ * Mr. W. enacting Con O Carolan, and Mrs. w. playing Moleshee. The second piece is “The Custom of the Conn try,” with Mrs. Williams as Melissa. “John Woppn” closes the entertainment. It is long since Mr. and Mrs. Williams have played In this oltv. and their old admirers will welcome them back with gennihe delight. Thb Cntcus—Tom King's tronpe, at National Hal], has been received -with favor bv lovers of equestrianism. Afresh and varied entertainment •yvill be given this evening. , BWJJSnN BCttMKg Xl2 SOiiTR Tfi ? Uli'nTi' foji^^n? 3 '^ Binr Hospitals. —The r '^l> l^ri?t^otrt J of w^ Flaue^ Filbert 4ie»l Bte» l l3 re T r h PO rf d oa Saturday? Opinion by *(>***,, J. Tie Pennsylvania °- Edwards, 18th delphia appropriatedrthe sum of Si fits fn£ £hUa ssaMMWM fpas^issli p.a™”„^Tw-isssscs, 6 ?? »<• saSsSS^s^r^?!® . Disobdebit House Case.—Mary S tevenson «onf a^Tfhlnro^ri° f **» Papere pnVu?a ! *h Sl,,i °j bau b 7 Alderman Massey, thrown upon ?»rnn Vi W at No 1234 Pnrt h , r»p°t f ep a di‘Orderly house ll J e city to receive S v£ ag ?“jv at mo. 1.334 Fotts street, Fourteentli Ward. question is the power nf • Tt ® atngle : publication as he did. li^SL^h“?, r T to longing to no particular time, Policy or nafti’ ! 10 ,o be solved by the enadtmentaJOne d ! reviews the decisions of the Courts •inrt T Ji e ‘^ U o S ? tzssrßp^erssrv^S 4 “ ld ,“forces its detenniSng feSS? I '»*.'ss officers 06 ’* 11 * coM^w’d W Sy‘aepSttJSuf Si Ually a power to'disbrnse 0^1, to coatra ctisessen-, wotJd, in effect, take the control of SeS orra ®?“ c “ ont , of «e bands of the people tbeiSeuS and lodge it where it would be liable to the most ESS eS„^ e extravagance, fayoS ' JS^tsßß.tajsaaa«: roueoMiiv wan a. ,*»„ oS&iSS a "-. qnetes Sec sth, act of Anriiai. iptß no debt or contract hereafter incurred or made shail he binding upon the City of Philadel phia, unless authorized by iawor ordinance, and m«,i r t ro r. r,a "'“? *“■ f icitnt to pay 'hesame be personalia COU "P I i: P ro Tlded that personselaiminl unauthorized debts or contracts mav recover same ” 018 P6T?O “ 01 P ersons making tha ' PERSONAL, P. It. PJSTHEBSTQS, Publisher. 3 i, ™;! r i kes TCI 7 case of the plaintiff below Ww R n , er <1 ‘“.pf Viestion of recovery. The rn^biin-S I fho 1 X3 ritte, V.S ll!l ,he oitiaens are bound.- ,o k! ? ov '' tBo powers of those With whom they deal* ifvp h^rt^f, ns to , tte Charter under which tSiy I;':,-,r- ld tßcy_mnst see to it before they comrade that Conncils have authorized the contract by ap prorriating money fpr its payment, otherwise they . £o the individual liability of theofficer who eiceeds his just powers. ■ »£ oni ? deei<Se that the law does not re- It’i'TJke advertisement to be inserted three times, and tbe judsmect of the District Court (in' favor of l En) “ reverS6d - Justice Strong dis- J The City of Philadelphia vs. Jane Johnson I»>«ri«-Court, Philadelphia. Opinion by W oodward, Chief Justice. The case raisesthe qnestion of Uie powei of Council and the COhtrol ler m regard to the Public Schools. ThfSJmt "From an examination of the acts of Assembly. ** I s .. apparmi that everything pertaining to The S?lnh^ £ h^°°i} 5 Vr!lhirL 1116 clt i" and county of Phila ,d.„nh bcec committed to the Board of Con. trofiers,excepting onlythepublic purse, which been kept carefully in the hands of the Ci*v oils. The Controllers have potle“ to eftiS schoo s, to provide school books, to make rules and regulations for the conduct of tho scncols, to appoint teachers and to fix their salaries, but they have no power to raise or appropriate revenues. By the act of Con fhs l/,K 1 ' tilo . rity of th " Clt y Councils over ,the funds of the city was made as absolute as ttm of th ? Board oli Controllers from those com P lete ‘ .No money was to-be drawn from the treasury witbont having*been previously appropriated to specific objects by the Councfiß; and no appropriation was to be overdrawn.” After re.erring to the mode of itemizing approDri ations by Councils, the Judge says • w p r ,v,^ , ??< r . <COTm J cUs) CQUId classify the general ob ’ ,, l ' s o lexpend it are, ot which teachers* salaries Bhonld be one, leaving to the controllers thesub cii\ ision of the vsrnu appropriated to that obieet amoug the several individuals entitled to shareia , ie s lf controllers were not required, to graduate salaries in such manner that the aggre ftculd Eot . outrun the appropriation, it is manifest they might involve the citvin debt and compel a. new appropriation to meet deficiencies a principle of administration destructive nos only of true economy, but of the theory of govern ment which confided the public purse exclusively to the discretion of Councils. =* # . • 4 ‘The Controllers of the Public Schools must sub mit to that ordinance. It imDoses a limitation oa their power which is reasonable and just. If they do not adjust salaries so as to be witnin the aggre gare ofappropnation, they take outof thehandsof Councils what the Legislature have very expressly lodged there,—the exclusive power toincur debt, jo raise revenue, and to appropriate moneys. This cannot be permitted as the law now stands It follows from this that the plaintiff was "° i t . c ‘ ltlUcd to recovery, and the Court should have said so. It is no matter whether she was a teacher ‘,rwh^ 0rB ?^ 1 Sbtool °r the Girls’ High OI t&e Controllers in changing the one school into the other was right or wrong. t . eac s e T ln tsie service of the city, and it was the duty oi the Controllers to fix her salary ™Vr rl erence t 0 t ? le salaries of all other teachers, so that the appropriation to teacher’s salaries would 5® € S? a * e to P a y every teacher as well as herself,, u ntil tins was done, she hid no right of action. aganist the city. But if the Controllers neglected to perform their duty, she might perhaps hold them liable m damages—she might certainly have tha } he Collrts to stir them into obedi a\varded' ent reTersed aEd a *™iri facias de bom The list for Tioga, Bradford,'Wyoming, Potter, Luzerne, Susquehanna and Wayne counties was taken up this morning. -■ Nisi Pnivs—Justice Agnew.—Scott vs. Thomp son. Before reported. Verdict for- plaintiff for Soil 90. - Johnß. Stevenson ve. Bnrgen & Sons. Am ac tion to recover lor goods. The defendants had con tracted to take a certain quality of cil-cake, but before ihe delivery tbe price declined, and the de fendants, it is alleged, refused to totelt unlet there was a reduction on their' contract: The pre sent action is to recover the full amount P On Tha n" FE OM WASHINGTON. - Z»»« awreipondent -writes as follows: M v ana « s °“ drived last: Irom ’ la *t batch of exchanged prisoners O' l his arrival he-was notified had been preferred against him by Colonei Streighf, that while in Libby Prison ha o disclosed to the rebel authorities information zL j Pidito escape. He was placed nndar arrest, andconflned at Willard’s Hotel, an.C is threatened with confinement until the liberation of all tha prisoners at Kichmoud to procure their evidence against him. 7he Colonel was Commissary of Subsistence to Gen. Wadsworth, then promoted to a Majority under McDowell, and Lieutenant-Col- , onel under Beynolas, and has served iortwo years m the front against the enemy, and been in several battles. Ho has been in tbe Libbv Prison seven months. It is necessary to say that none of - Id* friends here have any doubts of bia innocence Gen. Lew. .Wallace has been assigned to «>» command of the Middle Department.- Dj ~~ rtiiS c^' SED Soibiebs—-Among the deaths ofsol wJS??Q t 5 e i? ast -' weelt ’ reported.at mshing. JeA^%Xn-,u^ o^ s :u Samuel Tuttle, sth New ta ion V Tlmoth y M. Vandyke, Invalid Corps, Charles Dickerson, 2d Delaware; Daniel re^lTS n * 13th Pennsylvania Cavalry; Wm. 2d Pennsylvania Artillery; Jacob Hart ley, 90th Pennsylvania; F. Fickardt, adPennsyl vamaArtillery; John Wolf, 6th Invalid Corps; - John F. Fullerton, 69th Pennsylvania; John Fisher,, lath Invalid Corps; Franklin Mcßetli, 67th Pennsylvania; John F. Hill, 2d Pennsylvania Artillery; Julius Hanson, 4th Delaware; Thomas J. B. Lew, Ist Invalid Corps; Augustus Frick ardt, 2d Pennsylvania artillery; Kobert Martin, 1 22d Invalid Corps; John Strunck, 29th Pennsyl vania, and Stephen Mandevill, sth h(ew Jereej JBattery. . .•
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