PEACOCK Editor. TOLUME XVII., NO. 295. /EVENING BULLETIN mmix, CHAMBERS & CO., I PROPRIETORS.! 311'SOUTH TEIED BTEEEI, . >. . PHILADELPHIA : ' OF SFBSUEIPTIOH.i ifli HuLJiBTIS Is served, to SnVbcTiheis in tbe Elty WlB cant* per week, Dayabls to the carriers; er as ts par annum. . . i. *i.SBS OJ ADVBETIbCffe. Half Square, 1 time. 8 25 1 Square, 2 weeks. .S 3 25 1 Square, 1 time..... 50 1 Square, 1 month.. 5 09 1 Square, • times.... 75 1 Square, 2 months. 8 os 1 Square, S tim»e....l ee 1 Square, 3 mouths. 11 00 1 Square, i wesk....l 75 1 Square, 6 months.'lß oo Sue lines constitute one square; three lines < Isis naif a square tutew window shades.: - : ~ The largest stock, ; . . .The finest Goods, The lowest urievs. At w. henry patten s, •mn!B . 1108 Chestnut street. DIED. BLYE—Suddenly, on the 21st inst., John if. 331 ye, Jr., aged 4G years. The relatives and male fiiends of the family are : respectfullyJnvited to attendhia funeral irom bis late -residence, No. 1330 Arch street, on .-Fririity jnoi ning at 10 o’ clock. Toprocetd to Laurel Hill '•Cemetery.- ‘ • ■ \ * CHURCHMAN—On the 23d inst., Caleb Church man, m the 616 t year of his age. • The relatives and friends of the family arr in cited to attend his funeral from, the resilience or his son-in-law, George Baker, in the borough of "' Chester, on Saturday afternoon, 26th inst. To leave the house at 2# o’clock. '• #*' COXE—On the 23d inst., John Redman Coxe, JM. 8., in the 91st year of his aee. *** HAY—On" Monday morning, 21st inst , Henry X. Hay, son of Wm. Hay, aged 33 years. The male relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend his funeral from hi gather’B residence, No. 306 South Eleventh street, oh Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock, without fur ther notice. # McKEEYER—On the 22d inst., Anna, daughter U. S. INTERNAL REVENUE.—Second Iks Collection District of Pecnsylrania, com prising First, Seyenth, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth wards of the city of Philadelphia. NOTICE The annual assessment for 1863 for the above named district, of persons liable to a tax in Car riages, Pleasure Yachts, Billiard Tables, and Gold and Silver Plate, and also of persons required to take outlicenses, haying been completed. notice is hereby gFiven That • the taxes aforesaid "will be received daily fey the undersigned, between the. hours of 9 A. M. and 3P. hT. (Sundays excepted) at his office, S W comer of Third and Walnut streets, on and after MONDAY, the 7th inst., and until and including Saturday, the 2d day of next ensuing. All persons who fail to pay their Anmmi taxes upon Carriages, pleasure Yachts, Billiard tables, and Gold or Silver plate, on or before the aforesaid 2d day of April 1861, will incur apenalty often per centum additional of the amount thereof, and be liable to costs as provided for in the 19th section of the excise law of Ist July 1862. All persons who in. like manner shall fail to take cut their licenses as required by law*, on. or upon the 2d day of April 1861, will incur a penalty of ten per centym additional of. the amount thereof; and be subject to a prosecution for three times the amount of said tax, in accordance with the pro- Yitions of the 59th Section of the law aforesaid.: All payments are required to be made In Trea- Buxy notes issued under authority of the United States, or in notes of Banks organized under the NaUo°iiMßlS e S . a ' ational Currency, Known aa • No further notice will be given. e . . JOHN H. DIEHIi, Collector «nhs-tap2s S. W. cor. Third and Walnut streets. ■d. howabdho&pitab, nos ioisanß ■SFeWJUDMUURD EtaeSt? BISPENSABY DEPABTftihrlTt Medical treatment artri medi •Ihm furnished gratuitously to the poor. aulSr ,Yst=- HOWARD HOSPITAL AND INFIRI MA RY FOR INCURABLES.—The-ahnnai in.(ting of the Contributors oi this‘Institntibh, -.'-■ill V held hi the Hospital, No. ’5lB LOMB ARD .-itch, on MONDAY EVENING, March 2Sth, 1864, at eight o’deck. Wi J- MdELROY, mli-G-lt* '■ . v , ' Secretary. . OFFICE OF THE BOHEMIAN MINI 1 K3..1&G '2S4-PEABL STREETj MAiOE3l,.lfc6i.r: . ; : • ' : 1 he Annual IVuetibg of Stockholders of the Br hen iav Mining Company will he held at this officej ou IVIurIDAY, the 11th day of,April next, at 2 o clock, P. IVT., at which time abdpiace an Elec tion will be„.held for Officers to serve for the ensu ing year, v. , , ' ‘ JAMES M. MILLSr Secretary. j MLiWAtiE MINING-COMPANY OF j-ijsS-. 5; 1 vWGAN.—Pmi.&DELPHiA, March 24, [ i:(il IVoUce is Hereby [riven, thaL tile Annual , Mi'etuie tbe DELAWARE | MINING COMPANY OF MICHIGAN.'-will be I v*’ at their Office .No. 326 WALNUT Street. 1 liiljid4-l]ibia,on MONDAYthesixthday of April, 1.-ri'4j_iit 12 M., nr which time and place an election wii i be held for: DIRECTORS to serve the Comi I't'i.y ihe ensuing year. mirt.tafctiG , r S. M. DAY, Secretary. A MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ILS? ON PERFUMERY AND FANCY ARTI CLES of tbe Great Central Fair of the U. S. Sani tary Commission teas held at the office of E. i G. A. WRIGHT, on March 23d, 1864, at 4;z o clock P. M. Mr. H. P. Taylor, Chairman, presided. Mr. A. W. Harrison was appointed Secretary. The following resolutions were adopted:' “For the appointment of a committee to prepare a circnlar soliciting contribnlions of Per fumery and Fancy Articles for the Fair.” Committee—Messrs. Taylor, Glenn and. Worsley. “lor the subdivision of the general committee into snb-committees of two members each, to so licit in person contributions to the Fair. The Chairman to appoint the’Committees. 11 It was also resolved .that the members present should send te tbe Chairman the names of all per sona likely to contribute to the Fair.dn thejlne of I erfnmery ana Fancy Articles. The meeting then adjourned to meet on WEDNESDAY next at 4 P. M„ at MesSrsr R. A G: Av WRIGHT’S. Pr.-fpr,r-Chairman, R. Wright; Messrs. Bazin, M K eon e, Me Clean, W. C. Taylor, Hamerick, Eonssel. Worsley, W. D. Glenn and A. W. Harl 116011 • it# FIRST WARD, ATTENTION. Gil MR. JAMES E. MURDOCH Will deliver, at the AOADEMY OF MUSIC, ON SATURDAY NEXT, the 26tit INST., Commencing at 8 o’clock in the evening, his popri lar Lecture on the following named subjects, for the express benefit of the . •• J v” ““ BOUNTY FUND OF THE FIRST WARD MISCELLANEOUS AND PATRIOriOREAD IN GS, GRATE AND HUMOROUS. 1. The Eagle Song of the Alleghenies. Extract from the Poem, “The Wagoner of the Alle- O T. Buchanan Read. 2. The Siege of Cabezon; or, The Traitor's Doom.. _ _. -. . ' George H. Boker. 3. The Bridge of Sighs ..; „T. Hood. 4. How They Brought the Good News from Ghent , *° Robert Browning. 5. selections from the Tragedy of Julins Ciesar, embracing Mark Antony’s soliloquy- over the dead body of Cmsarin the Capitol, and his ora tion in theFormn .....Shakspeare. 6. Falstaff’s account of his Bagged Regiment, and his Catechism on Honor Shakspeare 7. -The Speech of Sergeant Bnzfnzforthe Defence in the case of ‘ -Bardeil ys. Pickwick’ •. Dickens 8. < ‘Monsieur Tonson, ’ ’ being the humorous story of Tom King’s pleasantries and the troubles of o , a mL ttle T ? r , encl J? lan ..Jonas Taylor. .2. The Union, a poetic enlbrcement of the memorable words of Andrew Jacksrn, “The Union, it Must and sha'lhe Preserved.” m, -„ , . - By. Francis De Haes Janvier, rickets 25 cents. Heseryed Setts 50 cents. They can be procured at Ashmead A Evans' Book store. No. ,24 Chestnut street, and of any of the precinct Committees of the First. Ward: It ,is earnestly re quested that each resident of the Ward purchase one or more tickets. • mh-’l-3t« |VSp» NEW UNITED STATES LOAN.—Bv U 5 direction ot the Secretary or the Treasury,-‘I hereby give noUco that I am prepared to receive bnhscnpUons on account ot United States Bonds, authorized by the actof March 3d, IS6I, bearing date March Ist, 1864, redeemable at the pleasure or the Government atter ten years, and payable rorty years rrom date,bearing interest atflve per centum a year, payable on Bonds not over one hundred dollars annually, and on all other Bonds semi annually, in coin. Subscrib'rs will receive either Registered or Coupon Bonds as they may prefer. Register* d Bonds will be issued of the denomi nations of Fifty dollars (850), One hundred dollars (81(0), Five hundred dollars ($500), One thousand dollars (81,000),' Five thousand dollars (5,000), and Ten thousand dollars (810,000). and the Coupon Bonds of the denominations of Fifty dillars (Sso),' Or e hundred dollars (8100), Five hundred dollars (8500) and One thousand dollars (31,000). Subscribers will be required to pay in addition to the amount of the principal of the Bonds in lawful money, the accrued interest in com, (or in United States notes, or the notes of National Banks, adding fifty per cent, for premium until further notice,) from the first day of March or September, as thf. case may be, until the day of subscription and payment upon the receipt of subscriptions. X will issue my certificate of deposit therefor in duplicate, the original of which will be forwarded by the sub scriber to the Secretary of the Treasury, Wash ington, with a letter stating the kind (registered or coupon) and the denominations of Bonds re quired. Upon the receipt of the original certificates at the Treasury Department, the Bonds subscribed for will be transmitted to the subscribers respec tively, as soon as the same can be prepared. It is expected that the first deliveries of Coupon Bonds will be made not later than .the third (3d) of April. ARCHIBALD MCINTYRE, mh24-6t Assistant Treasurer U. S. (YS=» • COMMITTEE FOR A DAY’S LABOR. LLS great central sanitary fair. Committee on “Labor. Incomes and Revenues,’ * Office No. 11S S. SEVENTH Street. | JOHN W. GLAGHORN, _. Treasurer! This committe has a special work, to wit, to ob tain a day’s “labor,*’ a day’s “income’* and a day s • ‘revenue’ ’ from every citizen of the three S;™ 8 , 01 Feunsylyanta, New Jersey and Dela ware, lor the benefit of our sigk and wounded sol aiers. The committee is now fully organized at the above address, and calls for the co-operation of all classes in the community. We want to show what the industrial classes can do for their soldiers! What the people can.dctjn their separate trades! What Penneylvania can do! What New Jersey can do! ; What Delaware can do! • What each county can do 7 What each city and town can do! What each profession can do! What each trade can do I What each occupation can do • What each manufactory can do ! What each bank, insurance company and rail roffdjcan do! •* What each mine can do! What each workshop can do ! What each family can do ! What each man can do! What each hoy and girl can do! We want to show the world what American Freemen are ready to do for their soldiers. What labor con do for humani yl / There* is a great work and the time is short. The' way to do Jb to ORGANIZE!! ! Organize in your workshops—in your families. Let the men organize. Let the women organize. Let the trades organize. Organize everywhere. Let, the workmen give with their employers, the employers with their workmen. / It is easily done. If the workmen will authorize their employers todeductonedayfromtheirweek s or month’s earnings, and the employers will add to it a day of their profits, the whole will he he knowledged together to the credit of the establish say to all, go to work at once with as m this great work. Hurry forward your confri ♦- Every acknowledgment will stimulate others to follow your example. •nSi c « lax i B i* lnll instructions, will be sent upon application, by mail or otherwise, to the undersigned To work! To work 1 __ _ „ Chairwoman of Ladies* Committee. M X Mitobeson, Secretary. . Tnho^trpf ViCBfIBUBG waslaTa out in 1822 by NeivittYlck", and incorporated in 1826: It has always been cele brated for its fine fruits and vegetables, and Tor its short-lived editors. Seventeen of this unfortu nate class have come to an untimely end by the duel, street fights, or suicide, since the establish ment of the Vicksburg Whig t the first paper unb. lishedthere.; . * - euQ PHILADELPHIA, IHUBSPAY, MABCH 24, 1864. THE- OiTY OF PU iLYI.iETHii.IA. ANNUAL MESSAGE OF MAYOR HENRY* ■ The annual message of -fcon Alexander Henry* Mayor of Philadelphia, wasge.nt to City Oonocils this.afternoon. We give btlyw p-U of it for. which have room, and will give the conclusion to morrow. ' p sixth - Annual message, V Select ond Virininon- . Ctruh its of rhe City of Pnxlcdt-phia: In coTJTojmity 'with ihe- requirement OT-tbe Actwhich cotiOlidiitcdthis city,.X present l to yTWT a statement oi the-finai-of-s,-* improvements, and.government of Philadelphia during the past The nuprecedenied events of’that period, which nipt be long remembered for the general excitement they caused, akind Pro vidence, unattended among us by - tumult or vro , the ready acquiescence iu the un wound dunai.ds of militaiy '’service, by which this community was specially distinguished, gave aesur* d confidence in tbe enjoyment of private lights add in the maintenance ol public order. , Looking.back to .the grave emergencies, which, for a time seemed to b” iraught with danger aod dhasterj and remembering that the auticipafed ca s Were wholly waretd from us, wears called Upon to rtcogn’ze;Dnr roinmou dependent : uponthemeniFsof the A.mighty. andhumblv to acknowledge that “except»he i.pra keep ti e city the watcbman waketh btit in vain.” The'funded d-bt of PhilaUelpuia. attheend'of 1b63, amonnted to 5*;4,6~3,fcU6 84, waich was rer sentfcd by 81,88f,4t7 8t» of uveptircent loans, and 522./97,3b8 Or of those bearing mx per cekt interest. Tbi» sum included 9 22 of matured t ebt which he d nor been presented jot its redemption; and the original imperfect registry of certificates! wh eh no ddigence has ueeu abie to remedy,makes itimpiavticableio ihe fe»pective owuers of tne. over due loans. Every annual statement of the municipal debt mnst, from this came, be f w r along time hence* only-an approxlmitijn of its tine amount attain me, however, each»uc* cessive j eai, greater, accuracy as errors shaU ba gradually, elimina ed. * In addition to snch - ont?tanding indebtedness, $1,379,100 the balances ef various loans remained unnegotiated, which will increase the funded lia bilities to $26,063,905 64 gs the total unliquidated debt that had been authorized before the beginning of the present year. The Commissioners of the Sinking Fund have twenty-three distinct investment accounts under their charge in which there is a constant accumu lation of the assets that will “be needed to pay off at maturity all loans created since 1554, and also to make provision toward the settlement of consoli dated loans of earlier dates. . These sinking funds hold securities that cost $10,727,025 50, with $166,654 62 in money, appli cable to the payment of matured loans, or for other investment. The present market price of the larger part of tbese securities is sufficiently en hanced beyond their cost to make up for the de preciation or worthlessness of the remainder, and the property of the trust may now be reasonably valued at $11,000,000, which, with the proceeds from time to time ol.the sales of real estate, owned by the city shouldcffer satisfactory assurance that ample provisions has been made to maintain in the future the financial credit that Philadelphia now possesses. * The amount of funded debt .paid off was $%21,- 948 00, and $196,500 00 ol loans yet undue, were canceled by the Commissioners, having been pur chased with the proceeds of stock Si. the Pennsyl vania Bail road Company. During the past year, the issue of Joans for various objects, amounted to SSIOjOOO 00, which are included in the aggregate debt before stated. The entire amount of loans -authorized from the commencement of the present municipal govern ment to the close of .the la«tyear, i«S 2,074,900 00, of which 84,510, OOO'OJtf have beeo created to provide frr the defence of the city, the ; eblistment of vol unteers, and the support of tfieir families, while, in addition thereto, $4,250,000 have been required for similar purposes since the beginning of the current year. The receipt* of the Treasury daring 16G3 were $5,353,591 78, of which, however,only $3,559,781 73 were derived from the usual sources of municipal revenue, the balance having accrued mainly from the sale of city loans and from funds borrowed for temporary use. The cash on haud January Ist, 1663. was $1,043,704 19, making, with the receipts, $0,417,298 97, of which $5, 41 have been disbursed, leaving $530,678 56 to the credit of the Treasury. A mere summary of the finances of the city can supply little practical information, and is only useful as exhibiting the magnitude of the interests concerned,and the extent of the duties involved in their management. The taxes assessed for the past year yielded the net sum of. $2,384,071 96, after allowing discounts amounting to $193,186 M, for promptness in making payments. The registered taxes of previous years produced $486,126 S 9, making the total revenue from direct levy, $2,869,197 86, and leaving $519,235 13 of the assessment for‘lBs3 uncollected at its close, be sides balances of taxes due from former periods. This statement includes $121,955 40 which was paid to the Receiver of Taxes on the last day of the year, and through inability to deposit it in the treasury/ on that date, could not be credited in the Controll er’s annual Report. 7 The Controller has estimated the deficiency/or the assets in the treasury, with other usual/ re sources to meet the outstanding liabilities; at $2,209,941 28, on the firslday of the year, including therein 91,357 606 65 for warrants issued in 1563, and $63,365 42 for those of previous years/ This estimate is based partly upon presumed .excesses* in the expenses of various departments jhat have not ypt been accurately ascertained, and partly upon other, compulations that will ndt admit of exactness in advance; but it not/improbable that the gross deficiency of will be fully verified. Its amount is mainly to be at tributed to the insufficient rate .oi taxation and to the unrestricted /appropriations - of the late Councils— and it isalremiy evident that the finances of the current ye/r will result in a much greater deficit, unless the larger part of its expenses be provided by the censurable resort to new public loans. The delay/shown by Councils in several instances in determining the annual rate of taxation induced the passage of an act of As sembly, prescribing that /When the rate of taxes for an ensuing year was not settled'by Councils at or before their.second meeting in December, the taxation should continue to be levied without change of lmmediately after the adoption of such law in April, 1862, Councils fixed for that year th 6 rate of two dollars on each hundred dollars of assessed valuation, being the same levy which bad been authorized in the year preceding, but had fatied to produce adequate means, under rigid economy, to defray the neces sary expenses of the city government. At the second stated meeting of Connells in December, 1*62, the same rite of taxation was approved for the following/ year, and* it has resulted in the heavy deficiency that now embarrasses the man agement of the treasury. The taxation for the presett year, through a default of definite action by the last Councils. has been determined by force of this actof Assembly, and thus a rate thathas three times proven insufficient and impolitic has been continued. The increase of appropriation to every department of the municipal government, that has been indispensable for the payment of reasonable salaries and the purchase of usual supplies, will, apart from any extraordinary expenditures, cause of the year to largely exceed those of any lormer period; and as the resources of the City have not been correspondingly augmented, the resulting deficiency will be inevitable. Itis pre ferable that , the community should endure' a /temporary inconvenience from an occasional delay in fixing the rate of' taxation, rather than have, through the indecision of Councils, an in adequate levy of taxes from year to year, until it becomes necessary to drawupoh a coming genera tion to pay for the temporizing -policy of the pre sent day, and I therefore recommend that Councils should ask for a repeal of the act of March 8, 1862, by tneLegislatnre now in session, as the most ob viotw means of preventing the financial embarrass ments which will certainly ensue from the ineffi ciency and neglect of duty which it tends to pro- The City Solicitor has been charged daring the. past year with ths management of several suite' of’.' more than nßual moment to the City, particularly those-to compel payment from the Passenger Rail i^^fxS 03 ?® 8 !? 0 ? the tex their dividends* and one to obtain IT ;m the Pennsylvania Railroad Company the sum of 893,500 witflield by it from tSf, Jbfr under pretence of the Ordinance of _ relating to a projected line of steamships to ioreign ports. Two preceding hills of City Councils haying the same general hut more objectionable- in some features, were returned without the Mayor* s signature, and the Ordinance under which ft is alleged the Company have acquired a right to retain aportion of their annual dividend payable to the City, was suffered HP* ** validity might receive T here having teen no offer on the part of the Directors of the = Pennsylvania Railroad to test legally its p * ovisions, or to comply 4110 ol the Ordinance, and there being, as it is believed, no probability OU3i. WHOLE COUNTRY. ever undertaken—vl?« IwrfDd?* 1 wrf Dd ?* tO P'° ,IKI s will be ray tie fnJl carh divirtenH^ 81 *,! ♦°t th, l 0o “I) a Dy tb I subsequent aesertion'of^^h/ 1 * 0 tbe , Clly ’ and Ul « Of the recent stock“iii^,uL^!f bt to £ e, “ la a portion as pets that conia bolb eensnrable of a corporation." iP r °ceed from tbe etTroatery proEecnS(j e bj*°B e &iw iSJSiSi 1 claims has been revision of lines and grades in -other “chons h»! noi been neglected.:; Tie system* of s. ,S additional development bv the construe "°"P f “ ew culverts of various dimensions. touL fbem t^- ,r rt oT^ered by Councils,, but mo°“r theTnnsr'T private enterpiise under the supervision of the Board of Surveys. lJie iniecure condition of several of the Dublin cto fie ThSMms? ag V h i e Carly attention ofitoun. tuiea ?P d importance of ibeße-strua n»and that- their supervision should be •M5Si« a , Jolnt Standing Committee, to Th^aike 5 ts n tr«.e? 1 «^ Chßrg , et, e Wltll Buoh ““Sect. . dif* 1 .* 1 Street Bridge. which in the earn; nart gal? Vev e / e, damage from a heavy f a i:’i *r^ Bll nered to remain for months without r.h« whvDenn r S? ir *f lthoUgh lhe att enUon of the High- £,* T aß repeatedly called to Its con tition. While the immediate injury ’from theatnrm , h a a b „/“ remedied, the-entire suucture needs a ri’alTnfis B? am ‘ Il i ! * tionand snctl rene wal ot mate =a*lvthl^^ Upar,a -?i 8 may enable it to bear th#immense weight and .pressure to which Jinrt tv.h J n C i ed ' v?, be hedges over Gunner's Run w^,h n Jf S 1 whose size Is not commen. w ‘ h the . ir importance, shonld be enlarged mid strengthened. When the Chestnut Street £" d f* as commenced, It was believed thatf it for travel early in the present year, but various causes have retarded Its uro f/* 68 “ad have postponed its completion pror ably to another season. The strnctnre is massive “? d „ “» d will be creditable to tne City, both for the correct taste displayed In its ? „fa Rnd for its unnsnal proportion and si2e. It ,0 be resroited that tne lata councils upon the appheatton of those who engaged ,to furnish e -f j°? e work of this bridge shonld have been in f6J “ s 'de obligations Into which they had entered and to appropriate to them In additional to their contract price, the snm ot 877,116 32, not only to recompense them for losses alleged to have hf.™ ftctTtaliy incurred but to anticipate those which might therealtet happen in the prosecution of the work. As a preceoent there could be no greater damage inflicted upon the system ol muni, eipal contracts, and no more direct Invitation to undertake public work for insufficient terms,look ing to ultimate profit from bounty awarded through sympathy of thb authorities. Upon the compleuon/ ol this work, the evidence of loss from changes id value that could not h&Ta. been foreseen, might have been placed belore Councils with confidence , e 3 U .‘i y on L d be done-but by the course adopted, the City has met with an incalculable in jury in comparison whetevrith the. snm Unis di verted lrom its treasury is of slight importance By better management than had previously been pursued, the revenue of the Highway De partment, from sewer rents, was largely increased and a greater income assured hereatter/from that source. The paving and repair, of Streets and highways have been carried onto an extent and cost unwarranted by the appropriations for snch purposes, and the Chief Commissioner reports a deficiency of 523,6 U OD, mainly Attributable to such work. The economy otthe cobblestone pave ment, now in general use, more -especially smee the occupation of the/streets with the rails for passenger cars,' is /very, questionable —but I wonld recommend/ that the several Kailway Companies be required to replace the road way along their respective routes with cubical blocks, or withsuch other/approved pavement as may be selected,asaaligh/ueiurn forthe lucrative privileges they now enjoy. Permission might very properly be given by ordinance to all desiring in iront of their premises, /a better "or more durable roadway than that provided by the city, to have such laid at their ownfexpense,. with, approval of the| Surveyor of the District. Sued* permission would be probably/availed of to the great Im provement of our streets and to the increased com -1 lort and diminished expense of the community Under authority of a resolution approved January 3d, iedp, a contract was entered into.for the cleansing cf tne city, at a cost of $73,000, re serving to theJtlayor the right to annul the same when, in his/judgment, its obligations shonld no> bo reasonably fulfilled. That power was exer cised on th/istli or July, after repeated efforts to induce the/contractor to comply with the terms of his agreement, as ameasure demanded alike by con sideration for the public health and to protect the treasury from unearned demands. After that date with the exception of the removal of small quan ttes of coal ashes In a few localities, no efficient meant were adopted to cleanse the streets, and the rear closed upon an accumulation of ashes, fiith and refuse in all the thoroughfares ofthe cilv, -uch as-had never before been witnessed. The'estab llthment of a Special. Department charged with the dnty of attending to the cleansing of the streets, /recently enacted by. Councils, give promise of a successful system, as under constantpolice super v/*‘on it substitutes the direct responsibility of ihose employed for their diligence and efficiency instead of the inducement formerly held out by self interest to save every expense that could pos sibly be spared In the seeming performance of a conuact to thus enhance its profits. Although the udvantages of this new arrangement must greatly exceed those of th» former contract system, the ex perience of other large commnnities, particulirlv ol some of the European cities, demonstrates that thorough cleanliness of me streets can only be ex pected where the removal of all refuse is made a matter of direct pecuniary interest To this end, a larger capital is necessary than can readily be afforded from private means, and bo extended, an undertaking requires the various appliances of a corporation to make it successful; but ir the ex «*'?"T® rtEht to carry away all the dirt, offal, ashes, 4c., could he committed by Councils to a company yaving special corporate powers, their operations to be under tbe control or the Inspector ol ,it would not be long before, energy and scientific management would produce annual in come to the city, as well as to ■ those concerned in the enterprise. The real estate of the City, including the various public Halls and Squares,has been well cared for, i and the attention of the Commissioner of City Pro- I perty has been judiciously bestowed upon its repair and maintenance. Some progress was made in ear ning forward the plan of Fairmoupt Park, butno improvement of special note has been accom plished. A portion of this Park has been occnpied by an earthwork . constructed under, military super vision, which will long remain interesting for its cnilous appearance and as a relic of the exciting events of the past summer. The property between Landing and Pennsylvania avennes would be a desirable acquisition if its purchase can be secured within reasonable prim/ both as a much needed addition to the Park and as a protection to the ad jacent Water Works from the impurities that must result from the occupancy of snch premises for manufacturing or other private purposes. Inacordance with the enactmentof Councils,the Railroad belonging to the City on Market street, east of Eighth street, and on Dock street has been removed; but when, by the same authority, ar rangements were made tb remove its rails on south Broad street the right of the city to manage its own property, where any corporation sees fit to assert a superior claim, has been disputed, and the delay incident to legal proceedings, has prevented a measure of great importance Jo the owners of neighboring property, and to the whole com munity. The track on Broad street, north of Market to Tine, street, has been relaid, afibrding greater facilities for transit of the freight that is in cessantly passing over Its rente. The Department of Market Houses, Wharves and Landings, shows an increase of revenue over that of the pieceding y ear in each of its two prin cipal sources of income. The attention of Coun cils is directed to the great advantages which most ensue from uniform regulations of wharfage snch as now obtain In the cities of New York, Boston, and other ports. The policy of the owners or les sees of wharves in demanding for the use of their accommodations charges that are calculated to in juriously affect ,tne welfare of the City by deterring vessels from visiting theharbormay well be questioned. An appeal shonld be made to the Legislature for the establishment of legal rates of wharfage or dockage that wonld not infringe npon individual rights in their proper subjection to pub lio interests, bnt would protect the owners of ves sels from exorbitant demands, and thus offer the same inducements that are now held out by other cities to the growth of commerce. Permits for- the erection of 2,455 new dwelling houses were Issued by the Building Inspectors, and for 330 other structures, including several for educational and religions purposes, and many for industrial pursuits. The increase in the number of houses over those erected m the preceding year Was 311 with 74 in buildings of other classes. The services of ttieCity Ice Boat were'seldom needed during the. winter of 1862-3, as-the general temperature of the season prevented any serious obstruction of the river hy ice. The earnings of BULLETIN BUILDING 112■ SOUl’ll THIRB^ST. , , ~, -age were -consequently much di t '’'Jk se 01 tbe precedmgvear, and rmim-i.-d from fh«. -dingmademore’ expensive iht-. Coer actio. ’llscanuot be too earntsllv M:tf’j;[!on of Corlm some plan by whicli au men to the adoption d 1,.. H be ensured-for the ample supply oi water sis.. by which resources .•*?£*'“ 01 . *}“ P»y> «* eet Hereafter the ,can be had and developed t Extensive Clothing House, Third and T Checstnut, Vests, Vests, 32 to 88. 82 to 88. ' ' . Extensive Clothing House, Third and Chestnut. Thousands of Garments in store. . Thousands of Garme - ts in store. ‘ ' PERRY A CO.’S v ~ Extensive ClothingiHoitse, Nos. 393 and 305 Chestnut street Fochii and Almond SpoßflEL. 85 cents, at Morse* s£ 239 South "Eleventh streets Deafkes3~an;d Blindness.—J. Isaacs, flfj),, Professor of the Eye and Ear, treats all disease# appertaining to the above members with utmost success. Testimonials from the most re liable sources in the city and country . be sees, at his Office, No. 511 Pine street. Artificial, eye# inserted without pain. No. charges made for* as. examination. Office horns from fl to h a.m.'.m« 6P. M., No. 511 Pinestreet. ♦ : Best and Purest Coax in the city; noiifr better; please try it. Samuel W. Hess, Broad street, above Race, east side. Fine Clothing, Ready-made- and-made to order, in the best manner and most fashionable* styles. The subscriber is abieto offer to the pub lic the strongest inducements to purcha&e clothing’ of him, and ■will guarantee to all his customers* entire satisfaction.. WIBUAM S. JONES, Successor to Robert Adams, S. E. corner Seventh and. Market Sts. Victory. —lce Cream and Water Ices, a& 40 cents per quart, Morse* b 238 Si. Eleventh street. Cobhs, Bcsioss, Inverted Nails, Enlarged joints, ana ail Diseases ortne Feet cured -wlinon* gain ,or inconvenient to tbs patient, by Dr. Zachane, Surgeon OblropctHst 321 Chestnut street, Defers to Physicians ana Surgeons of tbs city. Hoop Skiets. —The new spring styles of" these indispensable articles of-ladies attire are now displayed in great variety at the manufactory.No Arch street, ■which for symmetry of- style mush, durability and cheapness are uneqnaled in the city. Ladies, call and examine them? FROM THE DEPABTMENTOF THE SODTBC [Correspondence of the N. Y. Herald. ] 11 11.1 on Bead, S. 0., March 19 Recent arri vals irom Charleston pnt ns in possession of thn fact that the rebels have mounted six -rifle guns ie the casemates of Fort Sumter, bearing on the chan nel. The garrison of the fort at present consists eC~ about two hundred and fifty men. , Deserters from the city continue to arrive. A. batch came in night before last, reporting the place in a tery bad condition, our shells -having-dona great execution. On the other hand, contrabands who have lately reached ns declare that we are doing very little injury to the town.: The inhabi tants above Broad street, they say, evince no oon cern as to their safety. The lower part of the city has, we know, been rendered uninhabitable by the accuracy and frequency of onr Are- . At fcecessionville, on James island, the enemy has for some time been encaged in tbe erection ol a. lofty signal lower, from the summit of which ourr operations can be overlooked*- A recent gale pros trated the structure, hut the work has been perse vered in, and the tower is now completed.'- Frmrv our own lookout on Folly Island onr watchmen, confront those of the enemy at a still . greater height. Everything remains quiet in Florida, with* no prospect of a fight as far as I can learn. .: ■Tbe following officers have- resigned: 2d. T.fake J-W Crawford, 85th Pa: Vols.: Ist Lieut. Wi P. Barn dollar, T6th Pa. Vols.: 2d Lieut. Ct A. • Hinkley, 7th U. S. colored troops. The fallowing promotions have taken placai lst- Sergeant Levi L. Marsh, 97th Pa: Vols., to.beaL. Lientensint in same regiment: Ist Serge&nt. 32d Beplment l?. Sd S pSS" F - ** ..WiEJ^nrCa CHAWPAOMf CHAJtPAOSEf—Cfaampagti& of aJ) . ? n f ni° l i l ®j bJ, ,ls ca * or bottle, In qnsru .-tat P tSI ' *g? Mt ! 1 1 2 jr Myites and Hoct 'V IDes * Fcf sale by Wm, Parna; Jr., ■ Just WE Awic/patkd —The ' eslabki merit of oar v . OUD * «*?»<*, C.C.: DittrichA; Co., MerchaptTa')x ° rc * lu rftt'CourHiental Hotel, is be coming mere p'^ n “ ,ar eT'fsy day. Their stock i«- tbefiriest in the eh, 7 ; - .