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THE WAB FOB x THE OMIOH
FROM THE LOWER. MISSISSIPPI
Cairo. March 18.—The steamer Continental
has arrived with New Orleans advices to the
10th inst. She brings the 12'h Wisconsin and
and 16th lowa regiments of veteran volunteers.
The 12th Wisconsin has disembarked here.
The other regiments go to St-. Louis without
debarkation. An expedition, composed o
three brigades, started from Vicksburg jus
before the Continental left. The loth At ?
Corps has also left for the South, bu
r 4estination is unknown. Ge “ e ™ ~ . n ‘
Qtv, which followed Sherman’si expedition oq
) its return had returned to the interior; ,New
its return, had rerm Memphis of tne
Orleans papers of the iotu Th „
16th inst., contain no news of interest. The
Memphis Bullet™ says the .increased revenue
tax of 2 cents per pound, wrth the amount of
stock on hand and reported weakness in the
northern market, has depressed cotton, the
market closing last evening with a decline of
"3c. on previous rates. ‘ No sales are reported,
hut prices may be stated at 61c. for middling to
strictly do. 62 a 63c for good middling. Large
quantities of forage are doming into Cairo,
beiDg inspected by government inspectors on
account of adulteration and inferiority of
quality. “ .
The military authorities used every exertion
to protect the voters. The hospital kteamer C.
C. W ood, from Vicksburg and Memphis,arrived
to-day with 349 sick and wounded troops. She
left this morning for St. Louis. Eight men
died on the way up—among them Julius Rea
mer. of the 35th New Jersey volunteers, who
was buried at Helena.
The estimated forces of the enemy at the re
cent fight at Yazoo City was 5,000, and 5 guns.
Two stern-wheel boats were there, hut could
render no service without endangering our
forces. .
■ The Eighth Louisiana colored regiment lost
80 in killed, wounded and missing.
The Ist Mississippi cavalry lost fifty in
wounded. In all 9 out of 18 officers of the Bth
Louisiana were found dead.
, THE ARKANSAS ELECTION.
Little Rock, March 18.—Partial election
returns from eleven counties give more votes
than the whole number required by the Presi
dent’s proclamation to replace Arkansas in the
Unioil. '
There are 43 counties to he heard from,
which will give fully 5,000 more votes. The
new state constitution framed by the late Con
vention, was almost unanimously ratified, there
being so far only 137 votes against it.
Arkansas is thus declared a free State by the
voluntary action of he own citizens. Governor
Isaac Murphy and the whole State ticket is
elected. Guerilla bands made violent threats,
notwithstanding which the citizens were en
thusiastic in their determination to vote the
State hack into the Union, many going to the
polls at the risk of their lives.
ARREST OE REBEL RECRUITS AND RE
CRUITING AGENTS.
Cairo, March 18.—Several men were arrest
ed' a few days since below Hickman, Ken
tucky, for having, with others, organized them
selves into companies for the avowed pur
pose of entering the rebel service. A num
ber of rebel sympathisers have recently been
actively recruiting for the rebel army. Gue
rilla hands have been formed by the citizens of
several towns in Kentucky for the purpose of
interrupting the navigation of the Ohio and
Mississippi rivers.
REFUTATION OF A LIBELOUS REPORT'
St. Louis, March 18.—A Washington spe
cialty the New York Commercial, stating that
the Military Committee of the Senate refused
to recommend for promotion' Col. Sanderson,
of the I3th Regulars, because of proof of his
cowardice at' Chickamagua, was telegraphed
West last night. Col. Sanderson is Provost
Marshal of this Department, and as an act of
justice to a deserving officer; Gen. Rosecrans
authorizes the statement that he has no know
ledge that such a charge was ever made, and if
made, he believes it unfounded in truth, and
that so far as his personal observation went,
Sanderson conducted himself in such a maimer
as to entitle him to special mention in his (Ro
secrans’s) official report of the-battle of Chicka
mauga.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Washington, MarCh 18th, 1864.—Judge
Kelley left for Philadelphia to-night, accom
panied by Messrs. Garfield, Schenck and
Spalding (Ohio), Kasson and Allison (Iowa),
Kollins (llo.), Pike (Me.), Strouse (Pa.),
Ambrose W. Clark (N. Y.), Norton (111.),
Beaman (Mich), Brown (Wis.),Teaman (Ky.),
Brandagee (Conn.), and Webster (Md.). Their
intention is to -visit League Island to-morrow,
and consider its position &s a site for the
new. ironeclad navy yard.
A special despatch from Culpeper Court
House, says that the signal officers on Cedar
Mountain report that yesterday the rebels, who
have been in camp across the Rapidan all win
ter, broke up their camp and set fire to their
huts, marching off in the direction of the She
nandoah Valley. It was not known whether
this was merely a change of camp or the com
mencement of an active campaign.
The House Committee of Foreign Affairs
have under consideration'Mesican affairs, and
will.- introduces resolutions in which they will
reaffirm the Monroe doctrine. The Committee
look upon the attempted occupation of Mexico
as fraught with evil, and say that it should not
be countenanced by the United States.
The House Military Committee have adopted
the Senate bill making a Board of Officers to
examine paymasters, quartermasters and com
missaries, with an amendment providing that
the majority of the said Board shall be volun
teer officers.
The Senate in executive session went through
- the entire calendar, confirming Gen, Birney as
Major General.
The President has ordered Generals Milroy
and Stahl to Teport to General Sigel. General-
Stahl will be Chief of Staff to General Sigel,
and General Milroy will command a division.
Averill will be Chief of Cavalry.
A General Order issued to-day, by the War
Department, changes the name of the Invalid
Corps to the "V eteran Reserve Corps.
Generals Wool, Humphreys, and Neal Dow
were on the floor of the House to-day, and re
ceived much attention from members.
The House Committee on Commerce havu
agreed upon, and authorized to be reported,
when that shall be again called up, a joint reso
lution authorizing and requiring the President
to give notice to the Government of Great
Britain that it is the wish and intention of the
i Government of the United States to terminate
the reciprocity treaty, made with Great Britain
for the British provinces, at the expiration of'
: ten years from the time the treaty went into
operation, viz., September, 1854, to the end
that_ the treaty may be abrogated as soon
as it can be done under the provi
thereof, unless a new convention”
snail- before that time be concluded
between the two Governments, by which the
E r °h« 81 m,\ St n U be abro S ated or so modified as
to be fatally satisfactory to both Govern
ments,. and Jhp President is also authorized to
appoint (pree Commissioners, by and with the
advice andconsent of the-Senate, for the revt
- sion of the treaty and to confer with other Com
missioners duly authorized therefor,whenever it
shallappear'to he the wish of the Governmen
of Great Britain to negotiate a new treaty be
tween the two Governments and the people of
both countries, based upon the true principles
of reciprocity, and for the removal of existing
difficulties. ' , 6
Ajeport from Solicitor Whiting embodies
the opinions of Caleb Cushing, Judge McLean.
Crittenden, and Attorney-General Bates, to the
effect that the title to Rock Island. Illinois,
emains vested in the United States, excepting
Ttni DAILY BVENINH BULLETIN i PHILADELPHIA. SATF? PAY. MARCH 19. TBTPT.E SHEET.
193 acres deeded by special act of Congress to
Davenport & Soars, and 13 acres claimed- by
the Rock island Railroad : Company, leaving
6CO acres still in the control of the War De-
suggests the entire island may
be taken by right of eminent domain, or by act
of Congress, with 'suitable, appropriation for
satisfaction of private rights invaded, if deemed
necessary, for tli'e "location of an arsenal, and
that civil and criminal jurisdiction may doubt
less he obtained by an act of the Illinois Legis
lature, in compensation for-the location of the
woks: .
The great ease of the brig Nardella et al.,
vs. Gray et al., will come np for argument be
fore the Supreme Court on Monday, uponWoss
writs of error, from the California Circuit
Court. The action is ejectment, the heirs of
Gray claiming ah immense amountof valuable
land in the business part of San Francisco.
Ten years ago the estate was appraised in the
Probate Court there at $250,000, The litiga
tion in regard to it has continued ten years.
P. G- Galpin, of New York, will argue ,the
case for the heirs, and James M. Carlisle, of
Washington, for the present owners.
The Senate, in Executive Session, to-day
confirmed si veral hfindred promotions of offi
cers of the regular army and navy. Among
them were the following :
In the Marine Corps—Captain Shuttleworth
to be Major; Lieutenant Houston to be Captiin;
Second Lieutenant Robert N. Ford to he First
Lieutenant; Edward C. GabaDdeau, Israal H.
Washhurne, Me.; Albert B. Young; Mass.;
Frank D. Webster, N. H. and John AY. Haver
stick, Pa., to he Second Lieutenants.
Captain Winfield S. Hancock was confirmed
as Quartermaster, with the rank of Major, vice
Belger, removed.
The following were confirmed as additional
Paymasters: Benj. L. Hewitt, N. L. Yarnell,
Robert J.Stevens, Pa.; W. D. Weller, Mass.,
Walter Evans, N. Y.; Robert H. Howell, N.
J., and as Assistant Quartermasters, with the
rank of Captain, A, J. McGinniglane, ’ John
Power, Pa.; Joshua L. C. Ames, Mass.; C. M.
Levi, N. Y.; Wm. Stanton, Ohio, (the last two
in the regular army); Charles Green to be Cap
tain in the Navy, and Asaph Hall, Mass., and
Wm. Barkness; to be Professors of- Mathema
tics in the Navy. John C. Gregg and Paul
Wald, Hospital Chaplains; Maunsell B. Field,
N. Y., confirmed as additional Secretaries of
the Treasury'; ex-Congressman John F. Potter,
Wis., Direct Tax Commissioner for Florida; L.
V. Provost, Md., Consul at Guayaquil; Wm.B.
Byers, Deputy Postmaster at Denver City,
Colorado.
Colonel Taylor, Chief of Staff, at the head
quarters of the Department of Washington,
to-day addressed a letter to Corporal Trayner,
of the Ist Michigan Cavalry, saying the Major-
General commanding desires me to thank you
for the gallant and soldierly conduct by which
you liberated yonrself and comrades while
disarmed and in the hands of armed guerillas.
The same manly spirit and action shown by
you, if manifested by your comrades, would
rid the department of the predatory hands
calling themselves Confederate soldiers.
This refers to an occurrence of Wednesday.
Traynors and a companion were cftptured near
Munson’s Hill by four guerillas, and were taken
to the woods. Watching their opportunity,
they seized the guns of the two guards, shot
both of them and escaped. One of the slain
was a Rebel Lieutenant.
A letter from the army of the Potomac says
a very large number of persons attended the
celebration of St. Patrick’s day, yesterday,
among whom were many women from AYash
ington. This will he the last festival the latter
will have the privilege of attending, as they
were to-day ordered to leave the army-. During
the horse-racing, owing to a collision, Captain
Holart was thrown irorn his horse and slightly
injured. His horse was killed. There have
been rumors of a rebel raid by Stuart from the
direction of Fredericksburg, but nothing of a
reliable character is known concerning it.
XXXVIIITH CONGRESS—FIRST SESSION
Washington, March 1-, 1861.
Senate.—Mr. Collamer called up the House
bill to provide for carrying the mails to foreign
ports, and tor other purposes, as reported from
Senate committee, with amendments, which
was passed.
The Senate amendments repeal the act of
August, 1802, authorizing the conveyance of
letters otherwise than in the mails, except mo
ney letters and accompanying packages. And
also refuse to extend the pre-paid letter postage
rates over the overland route to California, to
bona-fide subscribers of.newspapers.
Mr. Morgan presented a petition of citizens
of Brooklyn, New York, asking that the lands
of rebels may be confiscated, and divided into
parcels of one hundred and sixty acres, for dis
tribution among soldiers and other men. Re
ferred.
llr. Grimes’s resolution to amend the rules
of the Senate, so as to require that all action
upon nominations shall be made in open Senate
was referred to the Judiciary Committee,
Mr.’Wilson called up the Senate bill to pro
mote enlistments, hi 3 amendment as a "substi
tute for the bill Being in order.
This amendment provides for the freedom of
the wile and children of the slave recruit, in the
first section. The second section authorizes
the Commissioners in Slave States, appointed
under the act of Congress of 1863, to award to
loyal owners of said wives and children a just
compensation.
Mr. W ilson said it was becoming evident that
negroes would not enlist unless they knew that
protection would be afforded their families.
He read letters to show that in Missouri the
secession masters of slaves mustered into our
service, as a measure of retaliation, were com
mitting the most unheard of cruelties towards
their families, selling them in most eases into
slavery.
Mr. Wilkinson moved to strike out the se
cond section.
Mr. Pomeroy thought it was a late day to
say that there was nothing due to the slave.
The Chairman of Indian Affairs brings in bills'
to set up the Indians in their new condition.
Here is a class who have rendered the whites
service all their life long. Why should they
not he set up m their new line ? He proposed
to amend the second section of Mr. Wilson’s
amendment, by providing that the commission
ers shall be authorized to settle the account be
tween .every such person made free, and his or
her loyal owners, and award to each party such
just compensation as may be found duo.
Mr. Sumner said the main proposition was to
strike down slavery whereverNvp found it. It
would take a long to carry the constitu
tional proposition before Congress and the Leg
islatures of the country. Let us not postpone
this matter under the delusion that it can only
be done by a constitutional amendment. ■
Mr; Wilson also hoped the bill would not be
postponed a day. We wanted soldiers at this
time, and to_get them is .costing the country
about nine hundred dollars each. Here was a
way to promote enlistments, by saying to every'
loyal slave that his wife and child shonid ba
free from the moment of his enlistment. With
what grace could we ask men to enlist in our
army when the moment theTr backs are turned
from their homes their wives and children-may
be sold into the most abject slavery by their
exasperated masters 1 This should be corrected
by the passage of the bill at once. As to the
matter of dollars' and cents, which had been
urged as an objection, he had no idea that the
aveiage value of these. slaves-, would be two
hundred dollars.
Mr. Conness asked if they would hot be
worth less after a. while ? He did not approve
of the idea of the government rushing into tie
market to buy shares when they were high. It
was bad economy. ■ ; -
Mr., Wilson replied, that while the Senator
was waiting lor the price to fall, the mania
waiting to have his wife and children protected,
that he may enter the service of the country,
and the country is going to ruin for the want
of soldiers. The enlistment of colored men
were decreasing on this very account.
Mr. Wilkinson did not want this Government
to become the purchaser of slaves. We had
already gone too far in the way of acknowledg
ing property in slaves. AYe already pay three
hundred dollars lor the slave recruit, and now
we propose to .pay; for his wife and children.
Allowing these to be four, with the money we
pay to the recruit himself, they would cost the
■ Government about nineteen hundred dollars.
These persons owed service to the Govern
ment, and we had no more obligation to protect
their families than -jwe had the families of loyal
white men who have entered the service, fie
was in favor of freeing the wives and children
without-compensation to masters. Ho believed
the bill should be postponed, as it involved
millions of dollars outlay to no practical
purpose.
Mr. Lane (Kansas) thought the bill should
pass immediately, or we would stop enlisting
colored men. altogether. The proposition that
we should take these men into the service,
without securing freedom to their wives and
children, was absurd and inhuman. He would
vote against giving their masters one cent of
compensation.
Mr. Brown did not think we should hesitate
in this matter while the wives and children of
the brave men who are sacrificing their lives
for the country are being sold into bondage.
This was a scene too disgraceful to be tolerated
foramouient. AYe can’t accomplish what we
want by the proposed constitutional amend
ments; why then raise technical objections
when these gross outrages are being perpe
trated every day before our eyes?
Mr. Sherman said there was no guarantee
that this bill would effect the object desired.
The system iu this bill is detective and imprac
ticable, as he iiad heretofore shown, because of
the peculiar domestic relations of these people,
and especially the relation of marriage. There
were insuperable obstacles to carrying out the
provision to free the wives and children of
these slaves, as they were bound to each other
by ties not recoguiztd by us. Let ns destroy
the institution by such constitutional amend
ments as those proposed by Mr. Henderson, so
that Courts nor lawyers can find fault with our
action. He wanted to do this work in an effec
tive way, under a general system based upon
constitutional amendments. Mr. Grimes
thought the marriage relation did legally- exist
among the colored slaves of the South. He
confirmed the statements of Mr. AYilson as to
the wives and children of Gave recruits being
sold in Missouri and elsewhere, and could pro
duce a hundred letters to prove it. He hoped
that it would pass, and that we would not wait
for the tardy passage of a constitutional enact
ment. There was nor would be no more im
portant measure than this, and it was our impe
rative duty to pass it at once.
Mr. AVilson did not believe the value of these
slaves would average one hundred dollars. If
we passed the amendments to the Constitution,
we will have to get three-fourths of the S tates
in favor of it, if, indeed, it would pass the other
House, and tor thirty years he had not seen
more devotion to the idol of slavery than in
this session of the House. The only security
we had for the accomplishment of the end was
to take the occasion by the hand. He would
be willing to free the wives and children of
slave recruits, and leave the question ol com
pensation to the future.
A message was received announcing the non
concurrence of the House in the Senate’s
amendments to the bill to provide ior the car
rying of the mails, and asking a committee of
conference, and the Chair was authorized to
appoint such a committee.
Mr. Conness moved to recommit the enlist
ment hill.
Mr. Doolittle said there were one thousand
of these colored soldiers in Delaware, six thou
sand in Indiana, ten thousand in Kentucky,
and ten thousand in Missouri, ox twenty-seven
thousand in these loyy Stated. The passage
of this bill would afltwTBT,UOO persons. These,
at the lowest figure, would cost $8,000,000.
He believed that the proposed amendments to
the Constitution would prevail, and that it
would settle this whole question beyond change
—beyond the legislative, executive find judi
cial departments of the the
supreme verdict of the people. The amend
ment offered by Mr. Henderson, a Senator from
a slave State, embodying the regeneration
which all these States are to undergo, sup
ported in the committee and in the Senate by
the bold speeches of the Senator froth Mary
land, and by the judgment of the country, will
not be, in the language of Mr. Sumner, an at
tempt, but a reality, and that reality shall re
store the hope of the country.
The bill att'ects loyal States at the very time
they are perfecting measures of emancipation,
and the very fact of holding out this promised
compensation wilj cause these people to op
pose the action of their conventions. In the
language of Mr. Conness, “Why purchase them
now, when their price'is decreasing ?”
Mr. Carlilo would wish to have the bill re
ferred to the Judiciary Committee. He would
call the attention of its friends to the extent of
power involved in it. Granting the power to
conscript colored men who were slaves, he
asked, where do yon get the power to take his
wile and child from their master without tho
consent of the master? In reference to the
question of ntairiage among Southern slaves,
though there was not what might be called a
proper marriage under the law, there would be
no difficulty in the‘Southern States in ascer
taining those who bore the relation of wives
and children to slave recruits.
Mr. Clark said that wo might just as well
discuss the question here, as he knew of no
more important business before tho Senate for
action,and whatever might be that Committee’s
action, it would he criticized on this floor. He
certainly thought it more important than the
fugitive slave bill, which the Senator from
Massachusetts was so anxious to have passed,
since no one wanted to render up a fugitive
Mr Howard hoped the bill would not go to
the Judiciary Committee. There could be no
doubt ol the power of the Government to en
list persons known as slaves. This had been
proven by our former acts. They are persons
owing allegiance in the same sense as whites.
If they had a. right to employ them they had
the right to make tbe act effective, and, if so,
to remove any obstacles, even to the extent of
freeing their wives and children.
Mr. Fessenden was in doubt,at first, whether
it was right to take persons of this description,
but he had become convinced that the Govern
ment had the. right to use all reasonable powers
to secure its salvation.
We decide not only upon the law but upon
the necessity which causes the law. He
should vote for the amendment. As for the
question of compensation, the Government
could take property for public uses. The
moral and constitutional obligations is that they
should pay for it, but not at the time. There
fore we may take the property, because there
is no such, thing as making the Government
pay, as its obligation allows its own time and
mode of payment. ’ v ; ■ . . ■
. The further consideration, of the bill was
postponed.
The Senate went into Executive session, and
soon after adjourned till Monday, r ,
House— -Mr. Julian (Ind.) introduced a sub
stitute for the bill heretofore reported by him
from the Committee on Public Lands, extend
ing the principles of The homestead-law to per
sons in the naval and military service on con
fi.-catrd and forfeited lands. Mr. Julian argued
that our public lands have practically ceased to
he a source of revenue, and spoke of the bene
.1 cent and important national results of the
1 omestt ad, principle already initiated. This
lad been justly styled the “slaveholders’ re
bellion^” and it was besides a landholders 1 re- •
hellion. We have taken measures for the
chastisement of traitors and the punishment of
treason by the confiscation of their lauds under
the rights of war. For the traitors the Con
stitution has ceased'to cxia.t. They are ene
mies of the United States,aud as a consequence
public enemies. The rights of war aud the
rights of peace cannot exist at the same time.
As to the rebels, the Constitution has nothing
to do with them, unless we choose to apply its
principles to them as citizens.
He repeated that the rebels are belligerents,
and we should deal with them as a conquered
people, simply under the laws of war, untram
meled by the Constitution. It was a war-of
subjugation. Onr triumph is not as near at
hand as some suppose. The rebels will resist
to the death and we must employ all our wea
pons to suppress them. We must take away
the fee-simple of the lapd from the rebels and
totally confiscate it; and he was advised that
the President is prepared to aid them ip such a
measure. Should Congress and the Courts
stand in the way, the wrath of the people will
consume those who fail to execute the national
will. We must fight with hard and heavy blows,
and will certainly win. Unless the forfeited
and confiscated lands be disposed of as the hill
provides, they will fall into the hands of specu
lators and become a frightful monopoly. The
alternative is presented and pressed to a speed *
decision. The estates divided into farms
would attract the settlement of loyal men.
Slavery destroyed root and branch, the soil
would be tilled by free men, bringing forth
great individual and national wealth, and ex -
endiug the blessings of civilization and Cbris
ianity. This measure was demanded by hu
manity and patriotism, to place the republic on
he basis of justice and equal rights.
No question was taken on the bill.
Mr. Bennett (Colorado) introduced a bill in
relation to the mines and minerals in the public
domain, which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means. It recognizes the right
of loyal citizens' to mine upon the public
domain of the United States; recognizes the
local laws of the mining districts; restricts a
person from holding more than one claim of
each class of the different kinds of mines, to
wit: one lode, one placer, and one water claim,
within each district; requires a permit from
the United States collector to work a claim,
for which he must pay dollars for the first
year, and afterwards an increased sum per
annum, and on the failure to pay it forfeit the
claim to the Government. In short, it licenses
under the direction of the Treasury Depart
ment and the General Land Office, the work
ing of the gold, silver and copper mines of the
United States.
The House next passed to the consideration
-4>f the Senate bill, to facilitate entries under
the Homestead bill of 1802.
Mr. Holman (Ind.) offered an amendment in
effect relieving any person in the military or
■naval employment who has served not less
than three months from paying the required
ten dollar entry fee. He could see no justice
in the argument of his.colleague, Mr. Julian, to
give lands to freedmen who have not raised
their hands to suppress the rebellion, while
men, who have made sacrifices and entered the
service from patriotic motives, are required to
pay a stipulated fee. The restrictions should
not be imposed on soldiers:
Mr. Julian said the adoption of his colleagues
amendment proposed a departure from the
Homestead policy, which looked to the settle
ment and improvement of the land. He would
not enter upon the discussion of the African
topic with his collcague-
Messrs. Higbee and Driggs also opposed Mr.
Holman’s amendment, the former saying, if the
gentleman wanted to help the soldiers’ let him
do so in some other bilL
Mr. Holman’s amendment was rejected by
four majority, and the bill passed. It provides
for facilitating entries by soldiers under tho
Homestead law, enabling them to take oath
before military officers, instead of before laud
officers, etc.
Mr. Smith (Ky.)~from the special committee
on the subject, made a favorable report on
paying Gales it Seaton for certain volumes o!
Congressional annals and debates, claimed to
be delivered before the resolution authorizing
the supply was repealed.
During the debate, Mr. Windom said the
amount involved was $25,000. He read from
the testimony to show that while he did not
charge that Gales & Seaton had anything to do
n directing improper influences upon the
House, there were lobby ageuts at work trying
to force the resolution through, and that appa
rently fifteen hundred dollars was floating as
ucentive to action. Tho book-keeper of the
National Intelligencer, however, testified that
he had never made such proposition to the
lobbyists.
Mr. Spaulding spoke about tho value of the
books, which contained the history or Congress
from 1789 to 1815, and gave facts of the trans
action.
Mr. James C. Allen would not support the
appropriation to an original proposition, but,
considering all the circumstances, tho money
ought to be paid. The House in good faith
ought to fulfil its part of the contract.
After further debate, tho whole subject was
tabled—o 7 against 50.
The House, at 5.15 P. M., adjourned.
BURNING OF A CHURCH.
Elmira, March 18. —The New Presbyterian
Church in which the Sanitary Fair was being
held was burned, this evening, with all its con
tents. It is feared that some visitors to the
fair perished in the (lames. The church was
valued at $3.3,000, and Was insured for SIO,OJO.
ELECTION IN HUNTINGDON.
Ih'.vrjNGDON, Pa., March 18.—After a warm
contest forjudge of elections, school directors,
justice of the peace, &c., the Democrats were
deleated to-day by 10 majority. They had
wotlted secretly throughout, and expected by
such means to succeed.
DEPARTURE OF TROOPS.
New York, March 18.—The 14th New
Hampshire regiment left to-day for New Or
leans. The 11th Indiana was reviewed by the
city government this afternoon, and will leave
lor their homes to-morrow.
UNION VICTORY IN ERIE.
Erie, Pa., March 18.—The Union candidate
for Mayor was elected to-day by 336 majority.
COAL STATEMENT.
The following is the amount of coal shipped over
the Huntingdon and Broad Top Mountain Railroad
for the week ending Thursday, March 17, tail, ami
since Jan. 1, together with corresponding period
last year: .
S eell, Previously. Total.
Tons. Tons. Tonß.
tS64 6,672 60,628 67,300
1863 6,009 49,071 - fijJuSO
Increase 1,663 14,557 13 220
The following iB the, amount of coal transported
on the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad durine
the' three days ending March 17, 1864: b
From Port Carbon .
» Pottsville.:.;
Auburn I’?!* ol
« Port Clinton:;.'.-........... 8 687 Is
“ Harrisburg and Dauphin.... ’ 14,3 on
Total anthraoite Coal Tor week 5570. i 3
Harrisburg, total Bituminous ooal : 4j096 l :
Total of all kinds for week. . .1.. • bo <»,
Previously this year. .V,......: 6m’|s ?2
to 55$®
Decrease
GK&A’JSu XniiN.— ftus. w auu ad ol snpe<
nor quality, for sale by i£sE?a *
felo-tf FROTHING-HaM & WELLS.
v SPECIAL NOTICES.
THE TWENTY-SECOND WARD
LL3 BOUNTY Ft KD COMMITTEE are re.
quested to meet at the LEAGUE HOUSE, Ger
mai-tpwn; on MONDAY EVENING, the a Let,
at eight o’ clock P. M.
A full attendance is desired.
T. O. HENRY, President.
W. E. Stohe, Secretary. mhiB-3ts
FOURTEENTH WARD “THE NV
LL3 TION’S CALL IS OUR OWN.”—An
adjourned stated meeting of the citizens of the
Fourteenth, Ward, irrespective of party, will be
held at SPRING GARUEN HALL, on SAT UR.
DAY EVENING NEXT, March 19th, in order to
close np the business under previous calls.
The Treasnrer desires to make a final statement
of bis accounts at that meeting, and tuerefore ear
nestly leqnests that the Chairmen of the several
Pre-met Committees will furnish him with their
final reports immediate!;. •
The catl just issued for an additional 200,000 men
will require the most energetic efforts on onr part
—if wt would AVOID THE DRaFT. Measures
for raising trie quota of the Ward by Voluntary
Enlistments will be discussed, and, to please ail
nterested, let aU such attend.
mh!B-3t WM. B. THOMAS, Chairman.
NOTICE—The subscr.bers to the stock
LL3 oYthe ‘-NEW LONDON COPPER COM
PANY,” oi Frederick county, Marylaud, are
hereby notified that the.ir subscriptions will be due
.nd payable at the office of MATTHEW T MIL-
I Eft & CCT-, No. 45 South’THIRD street, on the
22d ins ant. A B. MILLER, Treasnrer.
Philadelphia, March 10, 1861. mhl7t2f>
THIRD NATIONAL BANK OF Ptli
_k_3 LADELPHIA. —Capital *loo,ooo—Privi
iiged to increase to Ssoo,ooo— Philadelphia,
March 12th, 1864.
The 1 HIED NATIONAL BANK will open on
MONDAY, 14th inst., for business, on tile Son'll
west corner MARKET Street and PENN Square,
wheie all banking business will be transacted the
same as in other city Banks.
The location is a very desirable one and central
for ail merchants and others doing business in the
western parts of the city.
Collections will be made on all accessible points,
on the most favorable terms; and the interests and
n-quirem- nts of the customers of the Bank, will
have careful and prompt attention
mhl2-iSt« R. GLENDINNING, Cashier.
SOUTH CLIFFMINING COMPANY
US The FIRST MEETING of the SOUTH
CLIFF MINING COMPANY OS’ MICHIGAN,
under its axtclesof Association, will be held on the
3-itb of March, 1864, at 11 o’clock, A. M., at the
office of No. 411 (Second story) WALNUT street,
Philadelphia.
WATERMAN PALMER, Pittsburgh,
WM A. RHODES, Philadelphia,
Two o! the Associates of said Corporation.
PuiLADEiTUiA, March sth, ISSL mh3 15t*
PHILADELPHIA, MARCH 12, 1861
LvJj NOTICE.—The first meeting of the Corpo
rators o: the MOHAWK MINING COMPANY
OP MICHIGAN, under its Articles of Associa
tion, will be held, at 326 WALNUT Street, Phila
delphia, on MONDAY, 2Sih inst. at 4. P. M.
WM. HENRY TROTTER,
JACOB P. JONES,
mhl2»C?v] Two of the Associates of said Coro’n.
PHILADELPHIA, Mauch 12, 1564.
Js3 NOTICE.—The first meeting of the Corpo
rators of the WINNEBAGO MINING COM
PANY OF MICHIGAN, under its articles of
association will be held at 326 WALNUT street,
Philadelphia, on MONDAY, SS’h inst.. at 4 P.M.
W. P. JENKS,
mhl2-Ufs EDWARD SALES,
Two of the Associates of said corporation.
fyr==* UNITED STATES CHRISTIAN OOM
IL3 MISSION.—‘SUMMARY TO JANUARY
L, 1564.
Work now in Progress in the Army at Rest—
Christian Commission Stations largely increased
In Number—The Work Abundantly Prospered—
Many more Stations needed to meet the wants of
the Army—Unprecedented Call for Delegates and
Supplies—Preparations for the Coming Campaign,
with its’Movements and Battles.
The Christian Commisiion depends mainly upon
direct contributions, and must not be forgotten by
Loyal Christian People.
INCREASING WANTS DEMAND IN
CREASED LIBERALITY.
P Receipts ot Money^Stores, Ac., to January l,
ISM, Si, 145,003 &4. "
Number of Boxes of Stores, Ac., shipped to the
field or distributed at home, 16,330.
Numb*r of Delegates sent, 1,563.
Copies of Scriptures distributed, 568,275; Hymn
and Psalm Books, 502,556; Knapsack Hooks, 1,370, -
345: Library Books, 43,163: Pamphlets, 155.145;
Religious Newspapers, 3,316,250; Pages of Tracts,
22, 930,455 t Silent Comforters, 4,115.
The United States Christian Commission has
seized the present golden opportunity of rest for
the Army to extend its w for the good of the
Soldiers.
STATIONS have been multiplied, each with its
chapel and store tents, free writing tables, and
clothing, comforts and reading matter for gra
tuitous distribution.
VOLUNTARY DELEGATES, in numbers
greater than ever before, have been sent to preach
the Gospel at the slat:ons aud in regiments, bat
teries and camps without Chaplains, distribute
reading matter and stores, and labor for the good
of the Soldiers.
A PERSIA KENT FIELD AGENCY has been
sufficiently extended to establish stations and
superintend the work.
THE BLESSING OF GOD rests signally on all
pans of the work. Many thousands have been
cheered, benefited and saved. Still a large part
of the Aymy remains unreached, and double the
number, jboth of stations and delegates, are needed
to meet the urgent demand tonhem.
The Cliristian Commission offers the people a
perfectly reliable and wonderfully economical
channel to reach theentire army in ail its vanous
fields. The money given goes in full measure, in
benefits for body and soul, directly to the Soldiers;
and stores also, immediately from the hands of
delegates from home, who add words and deeds of
kit dness to the gifts when bestowed.
Let the people give ihe Money and Stores, and
th** work will be done.
The large corps of Delegates now in the field
wiil serve as a grand corps of relief when the
armies shall move and battles be fought, and the
greater their number the more prompt and effec
tive will be the relief they shall render.
Let not the present work languish. Wait not
for the cry ol the wounded and dying before pro
viding relief.
tjend now and send abundantly both money and
stores, and the soldiers’ blessing shall be upon
yon.
Send money to JOSEPH PATTERSON, Tres
surer, at Western Bank, and stores io
GEORGE H. STUART,
Chaitman Christ.an Cimmissmn,
No. 13 BANK street, Philadelphia.
W. E Bo.uiu.mak, Secretary
mhS-if* United States C. G.
v==> Or FIDE CITY BOUNTY FUND COM
LLs MISSION, No. 412 PRUNE Street, Phila
.leiphia, December 19, Jcf>3.
The Commission for the ayment of the Oity
Bonnty are now prepared to receive and adjust
the claims of all new recruits In old regiments.
Vntil farther notice, the Commission will sit
daily Irom 3 to 5 P. M.
Bounties will be paid to those only whose names
•ire borne on rolls furnished to the Commission by
the Assistant Provost Marshal-General, or the
United States Mustering Officer for Philadelphia,
Claimants for the bounty must be vouched for
oy a responsible United States Officer. Officers
will bring their men to the office in squads for the
purpose.
In a few days notice will be given when and how
recruits in new organisations and veterans re-en
listing in the field can receive their bonnty.
Bv older of the Commission.
jav ti SAMUEL G. DAWSON. Secretary.
iy=?=* PHILADELPHIA AND READING-
Hot Railroad Company, Office 227 South Fourth
Septembers, 1863.
DIVIDEND NOTICE.—The following named
persons are entitled to a Dividend on the common
sU»ck of this Company. The residence of several
of them is unknown, and it is therefore necessary
that the Certificates of Stock should be presented
on calling for the Dividend.
S. BRADFORD, Treasurer.
■ STOCKHOLDERS’ NAMES.
Timothy C. Boyls,. Henry B. Sherer,
S. Lancaster, Andrew Turner,
John Mclntyre, Mrs. Rebecca Ulrich.
Benjamin F. Newport, fe26-tfs
r v-w=» NOTICE.—The first meeting of the cor.
UjJ poratnrs ot the SIOUX Mi NINO- OO.U
-f-iKY • F MICHIGAN, under its articles of asso
iation, will be held at No. 326 WALNUT street,
Philadelphia, on MONDAY, tie 28th day of
March, inst., at i o’ clock 1\ M
mhl2-X4ts'
Two of tlie associates of said corporation.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT —Oppioe
op Comptroller op the Currency,
Washington, Feb. 26th, 1864.
Whereas , By satisfactory evidence presented to
the undersigned, it has been made to appear that
the Fourth Naiional Bank of Philadelphia, in the
eounty of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylva
nia, has been duly organized under and according
to the requirements of the act of Congress, entitled
‘ an act to provide a national currency, secured
by a pledge of United States stocks, and to provide
for the circulation and redemption thereof, ** ap
proved February 25th, ISU3, and has complied
with all the provisions of said act required to oe
complied with before commencing the business u
B Now,therefore, X, Hneh McCnlloch, Comptrol
-S-r of the Currency, do hereby certify that <ne
FOURTH-NATIONAL BANK OP
PHXA, county of phli ;f^ :p k£l rP nc?the bnsl
svlvama, 23 authorised to
of Banking, under the act and seal
In testimony February, 1861.
of office, this otrllljo ( sHi
jajp, , )|r ;s comptroller of the Currency.
20.311 11
JOSEPH «•. HEHSZEY,
JAMES ABBOTT,]
NOTICES.
trg=. THt PHILADELPHIA, WILMING
AND BALTIMORE RAILROAD
: S? —.Philadelphia, March 16, 166 L
fhe hoard ol Directors have -.his day declared a.
*eim ai nn l Dividend of FIVE PER GLENT..
1 * e A T “* ted States Tax. payaole on and
Apnl ALFRED HORNER, a
mhL.th.s.i nnrs Treasurer!
OCT
B R. —Philadelphia, Matchto, 1864.
Tte Boa: d of Manager* br-ve this day declared a *
di Vl d*i.d of Ft UR PER CENT on the Capital
_'oc^—lLe • ’oropany assuming the National Tlx
tor in* six months ding the 3.lst inst.; parable
on no after Iby first day ot April next.
.v. .^ nsfer Books will be closed for ten days-after*
W. s. WILSON,-
mh!2 s• tu.th.i.apis Treasnrer.
NOTION—Tor first me tingof the Cor-
PaNY O* MIOU.GAN, under its articles of
association,, will be held at No. 326 WALNUT*
BSjaSSttfcfcJTO*
»»««t .imxWGg*
Two of the Associates of said Corporation.
OFFICE CITY BOUNTY FUND COM-
LkJ HUSSION, No. 412 PRUNE street D*.
cemberaa, 1863: • . •
Warrants for the Oity Bounty (two hnndredanth
fifty dollar.-) will be issued to all new recruits for
old regiments, credited to the quota of Philadal
phia on the coming draft.
Muster rolls, certified by proper mustering offi
cers, mnsr be sent to the office of the Commission
one day previous to the issuing of the warrants.
Officers must accompany and vouch for their
men when the warrants are delivered.
Philadelphia soldiers re. enlisting in the field will
receive their warrants as soon as certified copies of
the mus:PT-iii-rolls are furnished to the Commis
sion by the Adjutant-General of the State.
Men enlisted in Col. McLean*s Regiment ( 183 d
Pennsylvania -will receive the bounty
in companies when duly.mustered into the U S
service, and credited to the quota of the city.
The Commission sits daily from 3 to 5 P. TVT..
during which hours only warrants are delivered.
These warrants are cashed on presentation at the
office of the City Treasurer, Girard Ttanir,
By order of the Commission.
jal-tf4 SAMUEL C. DAWSON, Sec*y.
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