GIBSON PEACOCK Editor. VOLUME XVII., NO. 296. mmW® BULLETIN ' PM6OCI, CHAMBERS ft C 0„ IPKOPSIETORS.I ' 111 ESUTH THIRD STREET, PHILADELPHIA.: TKKMH OF 3TI3SOBIPTION.i TJI9 BUM.ETXJI Is srarred to Subscriber* In tne eiiy at IS cants per vreeS. payable t o tbe carrier*; or $8 £8 per annum. r£.tss of AnynEFifento. aallSanar*, 1 3511 Sqnare, a weeks..al aa ISaaare, 1 time..... s»]l Sqnare, 1 month.. s 88 1 SanarSs S times.... 7511 Sqnare, 2 months. 8i» 1 Sqnar*i S times.... 1 88 1 Square, 3months. 11 6b I Sqnsrc. 1 W9*k....l 7511 Sqnare, 6 months.2B 86 Sir ilaea constltnts one sqnare; thfea" Un« lets hall a sanara ISJE'W“WINDOW SHADES, Jjl The largest stock. The finest Goods, ' The lowest prices, At W. HENRY PATTEN’S, mhlB - 1408 Chestnut street. JHASSIED. . JACOB SHARPLESS In. Dowmngtown, March 24th,- by Ike Rev. H. Hastings Weld, George W. Jacobs to Mary R., daughter of the late Jacob Sharpies®, M; D. f both of Chester county. No cards. * DIED* CHUR OHM AN—On the 23d inst., Caleb Church-, man, m the Slst year of his age. The relatives and friends of the family are in vited to attend his funeral from the. residence of liis son-in-law, George Baker, in the borough of Chester, on Saturday afternoon, 2Gth inst. To leave the house at o’ clock. # COXE—Onthe 23d inst, John Redman Ooxe, M. D., in the Ulstyear olliisage. ** GRIER—In West Philadelphia, onthe 25th in stant, theßev.' JohnW. Grier, in the 75th year of his age. His friends and relatives are respectfnlly in vited to attend the funeral services at the resid-nce of his son (Rev. M. Bt Grier), corner of Baring and Thirty-second streets, on Monday afternoon nest at 4-o’ clock. The remains will be taken to the Brandywine Manor Presbyterian Church, Chester county, for interment, on Tuesday morning. ** HAMLIN— On Thuisday evening, March 24th, William K. Hamlin, in the s*2d year of nis age. The relatives and male friends of the family are respectfnlly invited to attend the funeral from his late .residence, No. 817 North Eighth street, on Monday morning, March 23th, at 11 o’clock. In terment at Scwth Laurel Hill Cemeteiy. ** McMACKIN—On the evening of the 24th inst., Mary, daughter of Sarah and the late Wm. Me- Mackin. The friends of the family are*' invited to atteud the funeral from her mother’s residence No. 445 Marshall street, on Monday at 10 o’clock A.M. ** RYAN —Un Monday last, after a "brief illness Mrs. Sarah J., wife of John W. Ryan, Esq_., and sister of Rev. E. W. Butter, aged 37 years. The friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral from the residence of her husband. No 1316 South Filth street, below Wharton, v on to* morrow afternoon at 2. o’clock. To proceed to Laurel Hill. '# SMITH—On Wednesday afternoon, 23d inst., Mr. John F. Smith, in the 65th year of his age. • v The funeral will take place from his late resi dence, No. 1921 Vine street on Saturday, 26th in stant, at 1 o’clock P. M. ** TRAINER—On Thursday, 24th inst., Mrs. Mar tha Trainer, in the 83d year of her age. The friends and relatives of the family are res pectfully invited to atteud the funeral from the residences! Mrs; M; White, No. T 032 Pine street, onSatuiday, the 26th inst-, at 10 o’clock A. M. * WALTON—On Wednesday night, 23d instant, after a lingering illness, Ann, wile of Joseph Wal ton, In the 64th 3 ear of her age. The relatives and friends of the family are res pectfully invited to attend the funeral from, her husband's residence, No. 618 Marshall street, on Saturday next, SCth inst., at 2o* clock. To pro ceed to Cedar Hill Cemetery. * SPBIN& MOURNING GOODd cLaily opened, by * BESSON & SON. Mourning Store, No. 918 CHESTNUT street. N. B. Wholesale Rooms on second door. EYRE & LANDELL, FOURTH and AROH Streets have now arranged for , SPRING SALES, Desirable Sbawls of their own ordering. _ Black and White Spring Barege Shawls. Brown and White Spring Barege Shawls. SANDWICH ISLANDS—The Rev. Dr. jig Anderson, Senior Secretary of the American Board of Foreign Missions, will deliver a dis course on the Sandwich Islands. giving his per sonal observations during his late visit, ‘ in the Calvary Presbyterian Chureh, Locust street, above Fifteenth, on Sabbath evening next, March 27,at7# o’clock. It* ,y=» REVIEW OFTHEODORE PARKER— Rev". Jno. Moore will present the above theme at the regular monthly meeting of the YOUNG MENS’ CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION', to be held at their rooms, No. 1009 and 1011, CHESTNUT Street, on MONDAY EVENING, March 23th, at 7# o'clock. The young men and members recently elected are especially invited to ie present. It* nrs=s» NATIONAL UNION CLUB OF PHILA LLS DELPHIA.— A meeting of the NATION UNION CLUB of the . CITY OF PHILADELPHIA will be held at the OLUB HOUSE 1105 CHESTNUT street, On SATURDAY EVENING, March 26th, At half, past 7 o’ clock. By order ofthe Executive Committee JOHN H. DIE TL, Chairman. S. SNYDER LEIDY, Secretary. m=s» OFFICE OF THE CONNECTICUT MINING COMPANY, 408 WALNUT street, Philadelphia, March 24, 1864. At a meeting of the Executive Committee of thtf CONNECTICUT MINING COMPANY bfld this day, C. R. MOORE, Esq., was ejected president, to fiU the vacancy caused by the death •of the late President, Geo. G. West. / It** _ R. O. LOWRY* Asst. Sec’y. f*E==»FO URTEENTH WARD, RALLY LLg —The citizens of, the FOURTEENTH WARD, at fheir meeting held at Spring Garden Hall, on the 23d instant. Resolved, if possible, to avoid the draft for 200,000 'Tnen. To this end, they authorized the issue of •certificates for fifteen dollars , guarantying to the persons holding them, exemption from"the draft , or re turn of the money. They also reported the follow ing-named gentlemen as precinci committees, to collect funds: First Precinct, Mr. Albert C. Roberts. Second “ Mr. Chas. Pryor. Third “ Mr. F. R. Gatchell. Fourth “ Mr. Thomas Thompson. Filth “ Mr. Joseph G. Rittenhouse. . Sixth ‘ 1 Mr. E. W. Lighton. Seventh Mr. J. B. Hancock. Eighth *« Mr. Richard Chambers. Who will furnish exemption certificates when called upon. They can be had, also, of the Treasurer of the fund, Wm. B. Thomas, at the Custom Souse , between the hours of nine and. three o’ clock, until the second day of Aprils after which no certificates Will be issued. It yon would avoid the draft , it is necessary that the requisite fund be furnished at this early day, so that recruits may be secured before the 15th of APRIL, when the draft will certainly take place. Unlesseach citizen of the Ward does his duty promptly, yourself or friend may'be required to enter the army against your icish. ' , The sale of one thousand Exemption Certificates will effect the purpose. * •• *■ ■ WILL.YOU TAKE THEM! v Do not wait to be called upon, but go at once andpurchase an Exemption Certificate, or sub* ■scribe to the general fund. It is your duty, as good and patriotic citizens, to save the gentlemen who are laboring for vour benefit as much as possible. The list of taxables shows that hundreds of the citizens of the Ward have as yet subscribed nothing under the former ■calls. The eyes of the public are upon them. Show your interest by attending the meetings, and re xnember.we must have the money before the second •of April, or the effort will be AB*KDnvpn WM. B. THOMAS, Pies’t. and Treas Tnos. R. Davis, Secretary. ■ lt§ OJW* HOWARD HOSPITAL, NOS. 1518 AND Street, DISPENSARY JJ—PA-RTMENT. Medical treatment and med, CafiM fumiihsii gratuitously to the poor. aui3 l FIFTEENTH WARD BOUNTY FUND. UL3 —A Special Ineeing of the Collectors will be nekt on TU-MUREOW (Saturday) EVENING,' at So’clock, at the S, E. corner TWENTIETH andCOATFS streets. It is very important that all be present. G. a. HOFFMAN, mh‘2s 2tf person? liable to a tax in Car riages, Fieasure Yachts, Billiard Tables, and Gold and Silver Plate, and also of persons required to take out licenses, having been completed, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That the taxes aforesaid will be received daily by the undersigned, between the boors of 9 A. M, and3,P. IVT. (Sundays excepted) at his office, S.W. comerof Third and Walnut streets, on and after MONDAY, the 7th inn., and until and including Saturday, the 2d day of A.pril next ensuing. All persons who tail to pay their Annual taxes upon Carriages, pleasure Yachts, Billiard tables, and Gold or*Silver plate, on or before the aforesaid 2d day of April 1564, will incur a penalty 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 iu like manner shall fail to take out their licenses as required by law, on or upon the 2d day of April will incur a penalty of ten per ceutum adcitionahof me amount thereof, and be subjection prosecution ior three times the amount of said tax, in r.c. ur«lanct* with the pro visions of tjie 59ih Section 01 :.ht> law aforesaid. „ AU payments are required to be made iu Trea sury notes issued under authority of the United States, or in notes of Banks organized under the act to provide a National Currency, known as National Banks. No further notice will be Riven. JOHN H. DIEHL, Collector. mhs-tap2S S. W. cor. Third and Walnut streets. ry-» COMMITTEE FOR A DAX’S LABOR. LL? GREAT CENTRAL SANITARY FAIR. Committee on “Labor. Incomes and Revenues,** Office No. Its S. SEVENTH Street. s JOHN W. CLAGHORN, - - ' Treasurer. This commute has a special work, to wit, to ob tain a day’ e “labor,** a day’s ‘•income 1 * and a day’s “revenue* * from every citizen of the three States ot Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Dela ware, lor the benefitof our sick and wounded sol diers. The committee is now fully organized at the above addrets, and calls for the co-operation of all classes in the community. We want to show what the industrial classes do for ih*»ir soldiers 1 \ What the people canqo in their separate trades! What Pennsylvania can do! Whht New Jersey can do ! What Delawa r e can do! \ What each county can do ?\ Whattach city and town can do ! What each profession can do! What each tra*e can do! What each occupation can do ! Wbat each manufactory can do ! What each tank, insurance company and rail roadlcan do! What each mine can do! Wbat each workshop can do ! Wbat each family can do ! Wbat 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 can do for humani y! There is a great work an d the time is short. The way to do is to ORGANIZE!!! Organize in your workshope--ln your families. Let the men organize. L*t the women organize. Let the trades organize. Organize everywhere. Let the . workm* n give with their employers, the employers with tlieir workmen. • It is easily done. If the workmen will authorize their employers to deduct one day from their week s or .month’s earnings, ana the employers will add to it a day of their profits, the whole will he ac knowledged together to the creditor the establish ment. We say to all. go to work at once with ns in this great work. Hurry forward your contri • butions. Every acknowledgment will stimulate others to follow your example. Circulars, with full ins-ructions, willbe sent upon application, by mail or to the undersigned '’’o work! To work! / L. MONTGOMERY BOND, Ohafirman. MR?*. E. W. HOTTER, Chairwoman of Ladies 3 Committee. M. J .Secretary. mh24-3trps _. personal: i Brigadier-General John Gibbon, who foV some time has been in charge of the depot for drafted men in Philadelphia, having recovered from his at Gettysburg, will leaveto morrow to resume command of his division, one of the best in army corps. General Gibbon has greatly distinguished himself during the war, aDd has been wounded in two battles—Fredericks burg and Gettysburg. LieutenanPColonel Leech, of the 90th Pennsyl vania regiment, will relieve him as commander of the depot m Philadelphia. J. Thopms Adams, Esq,, Clerk of the Circuit Court lor Baltimore city, died on Tuesday morn in £ ef pulmonary consumption. He was'a native of Somerset connty, Md., which countyZhe repre s®Bted in the House of Delegates in the session of 1837. ;He has resided in Baltimore over twenty two y®ars, and some yeaTß since was appointed lumber inspector, which office he held until elected Clerk of the Circuit Omrt in November, 1861. Paymaster Isaac Sanford, of the Army, died in Louisville Saturday night. Major S. was an pointed from the city of New York about a year ago, smee which time he has been on duty in the Army of the Cumberland,, with his quarters in Louisville. The disease of which he died was coa tracted in the field, while in discharge of duty, in the month of November last. He partially re covered, but subsequently his disease assumed the form of typhoid-pneumonia, completely baffling medical shill. ° mh2s-2t On Tuesday as Mr. John Bickel, a respectable citizen of Hetrichsville, Berks county, was dny bis team along the turnpike from Reading to Sinking Spring,he was accidentally .thrown under the wagon, the two wheels passing over his neck, killing him instantly. . TJ; e ,. :Rev - John Thomas Nsalis, of the Roman Catholic chnrch, accidentally fell Irom the win dow of his bed-room in Nashville on Friday night last, and was instantly killed..- The deceased. ednoS in n NewTork y cUy. rgyman ’ Wap b ° rn and M a l or John Hay, the President’s Assistant Pri fromtheS^mb arrlTed Vashingtoh yesterday, o *F off has been appointed Provost Marshal of the Berks connty district, in place of Capt. Henry S. Kupp, resigned, and George K. Harrison, been appointed Commissioner! of the Board of Enrollment, in place of Capt. Hoff/ promoted. . The physician* of the Hon. Owen Lovejoy, in Brooklyn, give no hope of his recovery. He is slowly sinking under an affection of the heart and kidneys. Mr. LOTejoy is the representative in Congress from the Fifth District of Illinois; was berafin Albion. Kennebec connty / Maine, January 6, 1811 . He worked on a farm till he was eighteen, worked Its way through Bowdoin College, by teaching school, studied'theology, and was for six teen years pastor of a Congregational Church at Princeton,' TIL, a position he resigned to accept a seat in the State Legislature in 1854.- : . PENALTIES. PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1864. . FROM EAST TENNESSEE. [Correspondence of the N..Y. Tribune ] Knoxville, E. T., March'll, 1861.—Beside an ample force of infantry and artillery lor -th* de lence of Knoxville, there is now no army here. The forts and other earthworks around the place, which have grown into a scientific and complete system of defence, nnaer the able ey e aud hand ot the gei eral to whom that department has been committed—General Tillson—are now garrisoned by strong regiments ot veteran and other troops; and the army, no longer acting on the defeusive. but supplied - with an abundant commisstiruti, auJ amply clothed, have turned their o&cks upou the town now regarded as perfectly secure bemnd its' forts, and have set their faces as’a flint towards the enemy. On the 27th of Febrnarv, Quartermasters Whit man and Chamberlain re eived tie orrer tur iol* rebuilding of the great bndee across ihe HoNton, at strawberry Hams. Mr Carter, who hai scarcely finished his? bnuge across the ri »er at thu plbce, immeuiatfly .took ii band r.Leo”eatth •Plains. Assistant Quirtermaster Chamber!iu-i portable steam saw mnl, wlii-h nad turned o-t such a world of lumber of all deacriprioos for ins bridge, was now put to its greatest upabitnies to furnish the jo.st, planking, and timber tor til work. It tcck three days to transporting flaw uv s‘ream with the necessary machinery, a part ul-o being sent up by train. Night and day ht* woik went ahead without intermission Mean time a heavy storm bwep r . away the -lu Cheek bridge, which cal leu offap*rtof h. tor to repair ana replace it, so as to permitthe pa-sage of the cars to bring bridge materials from bel.»w» and this occupied three days, when that bridge was restored twice as strong and trustworthy as the former one. Suffice it to say, in two weeks from the time the ordei was issued, a strong, serviceable symmetrical bridge, a thousand feet in length, spans the Holston river, and tin train filled with siores, and troops passe* over it. It would be venturing little to say that nothing in the way of bridge building has ou'etripped thi- since the war began. The width of the river proper is about 50 - feet, the whole length of the structure 1 00U feet, supported on the old piers, with pens filled in with stones between those in the river; By way of celebrating the completion ot the n»w bridge, a small party of officitis, with your cor respondent, weut upon the train yesterday, pass ing over and making an inspection of the work. The people along the route came out, ana by erery manifestation ol delight'weicomed once more tue iron borse with his Yar kee rider as he thundered past themagairf on the wai-path after the retreat ing enemies of the country. "We spent part of the evening at New Market, and returned by the train, reaching' Knoxville after midnight. To-day and to-morrow will wit ness the advance of the train, as far as. possibly beyond Bull’s Gap. The road has Wen left wholly uninjured by the rebels, for which we ought to be much obliged to them. KnoXvillk, March 15—Our army has beea gradually getting into position at Morristown, and accumulating the necessary supplies and am munition. Yesterday there was slight skirmifh ing between our own and the enemy 5 s cavalry. The armies arc still at respectful distance from each other, and though the rebels are supnos»d to be in force behind their works at Bull's Gap, there seems to be no present apprehension of a fight The operations are chiefly between cavalry. A few days will determine what is the programme of the two armies. It is only a two hears 1 ride by Jbecars to the front, now beyond Morristown. Thus far, the losses- in the various skirmisher which have occurred have been small cn both sides. In the absence of a large part ol the army, affairs aie almost painfully quiet in Knoxville. The Paymasters arrived fast evenine by tralnfrom. Chattanooga with money to pay off tho whole army. THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. [Correspondence of the N. Y. Herald.] Alkxaj.dria, Va., March 21 —General Grant and stair passed through this city at half, past ten o'clock this morning, on a special train, lor the front, He will arrive at Culpeper at about one o’clockP. hi. I learn fTom various sources that no general re view of the Array ol the Potomac win take place for some days, if al all, as General* Grant haa a mortal horror of such old time usages, and leans to tbe opinion that he can better judge of the morals of his command from the reports of the adjutant* of regiments and the adjutant gen erals of brigades, divisions and corps, than from an hour’s show upon a pleasant afternoon. Major "Wentz, who has recently assumed the direction ol the United States Military Railroads in V irginia, has introduced many excellent re forms in the railroad management. His first. General Ordtr reads as follows: NOTICE TO EMPLOYES IX ‘ MILITARY RAILWAY SERVICE. The use of intoxicating liquo’s by any persou when on duty in the military yaiJwny service i? positively forbiddtn. .All employes of Govern ment in.ikis department detected m using liquor when on duty, or carrying it with them on any military road, will be dismissed from the service. E. L. WENTZ, General Superintendent and Chief Engineer Military Railroads in Virginia. The next great reform consists in the scheme to compel the curiosity-mongers and pleasure-seek ers, who now overrun the cars, to either cease their visits or contribute to the Treasury in pay ment for their enjoymeuts. Hereafter persons visiting the Army of the Potomac wi 1 be eh irgert full fare, at the rate of five cents per mile, for tlieir accommodations It is thought that this arrange ment will either reduce the; railroad expenditure at least one train per diem, or will yield the go vernment a revenue of at least a thousand dollars per day, either of which is a consummation de voutly to be wished. All along the railroad, from the Long Bridge to Brandy, strong stockades are being erected for the protection of commissary and qnaattrmaster’s stores. This does not look much like an abandon ment of this route to Richmond. Headquarters Army ov the Potomac, M trch 24.—Lieutenant-General Gr;mt left Washington at fifteen minutes before ten o’ clock this morniug, on a special train, which conveyed him to his head quarters in the field. He was accompanied by General Rawline and Colonel Comstock, of his staff, General Hunt, and General Wadsworth, who has just been ordered to report to General Meade ior duty. The new General-in-Chief was loudly cheered at the different stations as he passed to the front At Brandy Station he was met by Major-General Meade, who accompanied him to Culpeper. On arriving there General Grant was met by a brilliant array of military men. Th« sta tion was crowded with the troops encamped iu the vicinity, who displayed unusual anxiety to o&tch a glimpse of the distinguished hero. Ho was received by Major-General Newton, at tended by Generals Butler, Baxter and Kenley, division commanders, and General Merritt, com manding the First cavalry division. The party rod© to General Newton’s headquarters, whence General Grant, accompanied by General Meade, proceeded immediately to the headquarters selected for the General-in-Chief. The Brooklyn Fourteenth regiment were drawn up in line and presented arms as General Grant passed through their ranks to his headquarters. These for the present are located in the Rixsy Honse, in Culpept-r, several miles in advance of the headquarters of the Army of the Potomac. RECONSTRUCTION IN ALABAMA—SPEECHES OF HON. JERE CLEMENS AND OTHERS—A STARTLING REVELATION. On March 13th, an adjourned meeting of the citizens of Madison county, Ala., was held at Huntsville. Hon. Jere Clemens, ex-United States Senator, stated the object of the meeting as follows: This Is an adjourned meeting from that held at this place on Saturday last, of which the country people did not have sufficient notice to attend. Tbe object of the meeting was explained at the Sa turday meeiing. I will restate it for the benefit of those wbo were not then present. The object of : the meeting is the restoration of civil government —to brin gus law and o? der.. to secure peace. "We were hurried into revolution against onr earnest protest This people were for the Union. Madison county gave 1,800 majority against Seces sion, yet we were carried away without support. "We had no arms. - Buchanan was in the Presiden tial Chair. Day has at last come, thank God, and we can say that we take shelter under the Stars and Stripes. We propose to call upon the Governor of the State to convexe a convention, for the purpose of rescinding the Act of . Secession. How far the Governor will pay respect to our action, I cannot say. To be candid, Ithink he will pay it none, In calling upon him, we avoid tbe-charge of precipi tancy, and follow the constitutional method. After that we have the right to call upnn ©ur inherent rights—to act ior ourselves. We have the right to assemble in onr capacity as citizens and re-estab lish civil government foi ourselves. Falsehood, fraud and crime took us .out of the Union. They told us that secession was necessary to save slavery. Daring the ten years preceding the rebellion, the Stateoi Alabama had notlost ten slaves a year. We had rebellion, and the con sequence now is that there is not one man in the OUR I WHOLE COUNTRY. W S? that he has the title ' ‘A i'.f • Nor , a -' 1 °‘ u » have a title to < uiton ih'ev?ift5 prac V? al reauil is emancipation, ton on ihej t axi was king—-wo old secure ns rppiiar-- The result is, Confede *' Yh ! C. Humphreys, one of the ablest law yers in Ue South, and a delegate to the Charleston Con *ention, spoke in support of these resolutions. He saio : Alabama should at once rescind the ordinance of secession. 1 am confident we shall then nave as many years for getting good riddance of this insti tution as we want. As far as the execution of military orders on the subject is concerned, '’the officers ami men of the Fedeial army are bound to carry them into effect. I am in favor ol such political action of the Government, as will obviate the necessity ol such orders. Do not mis aj-pn-titiid me. I believe the institution of tiaverv is gone as a permanent tiling—overthrown by the action of the Southern States. I belie ve.in case of a return'to the Union, we wo old receive political co-eperation so as to secure the manage ment crt that labor by those who were alaves. There is really no difference, in my opinion, whether we bold them as absolute slaves, or obtain their labor by some other method. Of coarse we prefer the old method. But that question U not tow before us. Judge Humphreys then discussed the attitude of foreign Powers, particularly France, and of the radicals ol the North, and closed tnus: What we want now ia such political action an will put Alabama right where she belongs—back in the L n.on. Have your boys not struggled long enough, suffered enough, fought on enough baitU tiehls loryou to take tome action ? Ido not be lieve that a restoration of the Uaicu will be hu tniliatins to ’he South. If we take action in the rif.ht way we will secure at once peace, law and ordeis. When I returned from the Charleston Convention in iB6O, the people met in this court-yard. Speak in? to you now to-day. reminds me-of that meeting There w-re then upon the minds of some of n 3 ap prehent iol sofa not- far-disiant trouble—of the hor rors of civil war. Disunion followed, war came, and ruin swept over our Southern land. Our fields are devastated, buildings burned, our sons have fallen in battle,and the laud is fall of widows and orphaus. What has disunion to weigh against thU desolation? The r« solutions were then unanimously adopted. Before adjourning the meeting, Mr/ Clemens #ald: Before I declare this meeting .adjourned. I wish to state a fact m relation to tte conimincemeat of the war. ?omc time after the ordinance of secession was passed, I was in Montgomery and called upon President Davis, who was in the city. Davis, MemrAinger, the .Secretary «.f War, Uilchrist, the Loundts county, and several ethers, were present. As I entered the convention ceased. They were evidently discussing the propriety of firing upon Fort Soxatt-r. Two or of them withdrew to the corner of the room, and I heard GiJehrianay to the Secretary of War: “It must be done. Delay two months and Alabama stays in the Unien, You must sprinkle blood m the lace cf the people.’* INTERESTING FROM MADEIRA, Tte coi respondent of the New York wiring fn.m Funchal, Feb. 29tb, says: Mr. Tine, Uniud States Consul, has died of virulent small-pox—the only case of that disease that has occurred on the island for many months. It is still more remarkable from the fact that no o’her case bas appeared, and that he had been during his life the subject of two successful vacci nations. He was an estimable gentleman, and be longed to the editorial fraternity, having been con nrcted with the Toledo Blade prior to his appoint ment. The officers of the United Slates ship St. Louis adopted a series of resolutions of condo leiue We have ro less a neighbor in the Roads than the Florida. She. ran in Saturday night (27th)» re porting bf rtelf as eighteen days from Brest. Had the United states ship St, Louis steam on, we could soon briug her career to au end, since the Governor refuses to allow her to purchase either coal, water or provisions. She will soon hnve to seek another post or starve. The St. Louis will follow her if she can, but the weather is A>ctlm that it is doubtful whethershe can move frem her anchorage if she will. The crew are wild to fight the Florida, and have even volun teered to cut her out at night with boats, as could be done but for onr amicable relations with Portugal. That the Florida will escape the.St.Loui? admits of scarcely a-doubt. Her Ctptain (Charles W Morris late Lieutenant, United Stat-s Navy,) told several prominent citizens of Funchal that he did not want or intend to fight us. There is but one American in crew, and they also loudly declare that their business is to burn merchant vessels, and not fight the St. Louis. SOUTHERN NEWS ITEMS, Ftom the Charleston Mercury of March 15 and 16 we glean tbe following items: Two Hundred akd Fifty-first Day of the Siege of Charleston — The Morns Island bat teries opened a sharp fire yesterday morning upon tbe Snltvan’s and James Island forts, and also upon Fort Sumter. The bombardment continued two hours, but the number of shots fired is not gben. The fleet seems quiet. The bombardment of the ciiy bas notbee&resuined. An impiessioir was general in Charleston that Farragntwas in command of tbe iron-clads. From New Orleans news had been recoived oi the death of Mme. Beauregard, the rebel general’s wife. A salutary example had been made of E. B. Brunson, late captain of the Fee Dee Artillery, Pe gram’s division. Having been convicted of em bezzlement by a c ourt of inquiry he was cashiered. Gen. A. P. Hill further orders him to be reduced .to the ranks during the remainder ol his three years’ term of enlistment, and his battalion commander is cdjoined to enroll him forthwith. From Meridian,* Miss., it is reported that Sher man? s forces are again embarking for a raid through the region o! th« Red river. The Governor of Mississippi has convened the Legislature to devise means toremedv the serious damages done during Sherman’s last excursion through the agri cultural districts of the Stale. Mr. J W. Young, ofEufaula, Ala., has three machines in Operation, Invented by himself, which turn out 300 pairs of socks per day. „ During the past year the Virginia lead mines produced lead enough for ten million of ouned balls, and this year ihe supply w'ill be doubled. COURTS. Nisi Pries—Justice Agnew Earneß vs. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Before re ported. In thia case the testimony for the defence still occupies the attention of the Court. Thus far fifty-three witnesses have been examined. No other Court was in session. A Bbsgubd Flag.— AT pleasing incident oc curred at Cleveland, Tennessee, a few days since. A flag was buried three years ago by some ladies, to prevent its falling into the hands of the rebels. It remained undisturbed until a few days since, when it was exhumed by -a company of the same ladies. They unfurled it to the and ac companied by a braes band paraded through tfce town. One of thß ladies made a speech, which was responded to by Colonel Gross. The banner was then hoisted on one ol the principal buildings, and there waves, a fitting testimonial to woman’s devotion to her country. Fort Delaware— By the order assigning General Wallace to the command of the Middle Department, the commanding officerof Fort Dela ware, is instructed to report direct to the War Deportment, and his post will not be considered as belonging to any geographical department. BULLETIN BUILDING 112''SOUTH THIRD ST. CITY SIJLLEXIS. Goo© Fridat.—The principal solemnities of Holy Week conclude to-day with Good Friday, the day of the Crucifixion. Good Friday is ofr served as & day of lasting and hnmiliation in memory of the suffi rings and deatii of Jesus and* *3 called by way of eminence, good, b-cause of thn Q* onr -Saviour’s The b^ n < * e erved-irom tho -wry first ages of x,iB serviced-in the ' i£rjK ' - . L --norolag yreih r.rv iarnos- ? he ,l ,ri « st * *n-f lUeir-TOloisirrs weDt to tLo.altars clothed in Ma«k vestments, and,' wnilel^arp^uie covered a inenr,,,., nn« v-'hics ina-a was -isrS-irai-i’d i Tile cmciilxma .was adored SM-xruva the'adora. 1 thUn’rtiV >1! " " cardles-werallKhtcdarni I then the tlaee:l upou. iln; atutr. Th- Messed sactmieiH'-vas bronghl om and-nlaceil on the altar Where r was fliji'rri With ii-ceiiMi. '.Vice and water v->rc pu*- la tha chalice, ami ff*i on the altar,and,wrk iisesa-?r**d host, were fumed 7 'i pricst then sir L .. c h: :ntr i£ t h.- sacra-' me» t and tliv •.with vesjiftrs. Tub JteofiiiEji i SfiT.—Recorder Enon gaTe his i, ■ ie:d..v uitr-r'inon :a thu u to it entered by Sir. Wtr.' W. fcardinz asainst 5 , *; ssr ®' H? f “l )br R - Hani,-f:i, E. tv. o. Greene. John H. Diehl and S. Snyder Leidv. The defend ants were all present, but neiihef'tbe proseen'or nor bis couneel attended. Be ire the Recorder had anuoaoced his intention of holdine the d-!endan» to bail to answer, Mr. Greene reqnested that Mr Warding should be sent for. He(Mr. Greene) was tired of the&e vexatious suits that were so of-en commenced witl out any intention ot prosecuting L iUld be iDsist « d ffiat Mr. Haroing shoulc be belc to bail to appe:u and prosecute the case to a conclusion. The Recorder said this could not be a one. The defendants were held in $ , two each to answer. Stfalixo Govfrxhettt Property. Four boys, whose ages mage fjom thirteen to sixteen years, were arrested last evening, npon the charge of having stolen a lot of Government clothing from the barracks at Twenty-second aud Wopd streets. They were held to bail by Alderman Pancoast. John Mondon, whose place is at Twen-y-flrst and Vine streets, was charged with having re ceived the stolen property, and was held in SI, 000 bail to answer. Two Mrs Stabbed.— Tins morning about two o’ clock a row occurred at a lager beer saloon on Race bireet near Eiciith. Dariug the distur bance two men were stabbed, and one of them is said.to have been dangerously injured. Thomas R. Deverell was arrested upon the charge of hav ing been concerned in theaffair. H£ had a hearing this morning before Aid. Devlin, and was com ir.'tied to await the result of the injuries of the men. Passage op Troop3.— Last evening, about half-past seven o’clock, the 25th Massachusetts F.egiment (veterans), arrived iu the city, on the way to Fortress Monroe. The men were enter- at the Volunteer Reireshpent Saloons. This roomirg, about three the Ist New Y'ork Cavalry passed through the city, on the way to Washing*on, and breakfasted at the Union Volunteer Reiresbment Saloon. A Soldier Robbed. — A soldier named Michael Connell, was robbed last night in a house on Wood street, above Thirteenth. He lost Sl7O. Sarah A. Buelah a*, d Elizabeth J. Metz, were arrested upon, the charge of having committed the robbery. Alter a hearing before Aid. Massey, tho accused were beta in 31,000 bail jor their appear ance at Court. Disorderly llorsE Case.— Elizabeth Cole and a women called English Annie were before Alderman Eeltier, yesterday, charged with keep ing a disorderly house, at New Market and Poplar streets. They were held in Si, COO bail to answer. Four imnates of the establishment were held to bail to keep the peace. Deaths is the Arhy Hospitals.— The fol lowing deaths were reported vesterday: Summit Hciise Hosp»titl—Robert Fountain. Co. A, 25th U. S. colored regiment; Henrv Kidner, Co. B, 2oth V S. colored regiment: ChambersburgHospttal,— John Ramsey, Co. L, 2lst Pennsylvania cavalry. Exiistments.— The recruiting business still continues brisk, and the numoer of enlistments da* ly is quite large. This morning warrants for ss' : ,otO to pay bounties were signed at the Mayor’s office. This sum represents 2CO men. Fire.—The dwelling of S. Maupav, at Rising Sen Village, in the Twenty, flrst Ward, was damaged by lire :o tbe extent of $330, a d3y or two since. "W ill be Sold. to-morrow morning, at the Bazaar, Ninth and Sansom streets, a pair of splen did ponies, well broken to double liarness and the saddle. Two Splendid Double-barreled Guns for Sale Curat.—lnquiie at Book stand, Continental Hotel. Fine Old *VTisks and Liquors rou Medici nal purposes can always be bad in greatest ex cellence and purity, imported expressly for that pnrpose, at Davis and Richards's, Arch and Tenth streets. Will be Sold yebt Cheap— An elegant seven-octave rosewood Piano. Cost $5OO. Will be sold for s2f>3. In use a very short time. Elabo rately carved. To be seen at the residence No. 207 South Fourth street, above Spruce. Cure for Cough or Cold.—As soon as there is the slightest uneasiness of the Chest, with diffi culty of breathing, or indications of Cough, take during the day a lew «‘.Sroicn’s BroncAioJ Troches . * * Containing demulcent ingredients, they allay pul monary Irritation. Military officers and soldiers should have them in readiness upon the first ap pearance of a cold or cough. Havana Cigars! Havana Cigars!!— Those in want of genuine Havana Cigars of all qualities and sizes, will find the best In the city, at William Parvin’s, Jr., 1201 Chestnut street. Lent das come, and with it Hot Cross Buns, at Morse’s, 233 South Eleventh street. Just as we Anticipated,— The establish ment oi our young friends, C. O. Dittrich &Co., Merchant Tailors, in the Continental Hotel, is be coming more popular everyday. Their stock is the finest in the city. Spring Hat3.—Hats of the new Spring styles. Gents’ Furnishing Goods for Spring. Misses’ and Children’s Hats ior Spring. All goods in our line, ready at the beginning of each ee&son. Our stock is full—styles varisd to suit every taste. One oi the most notable places in this city to purchase choice goods, is at Oaaford & Sons’, un der the Continental Hotel. Deafness and Blindness.— J. Isaacs, H.D., Professor of the Eye and Ear, treats all disease, appertaining to the above members with the utmost success. Testimonials from the most re liable sources in the city and country can be seen at his Office, No. 511 Pine street Artificial *eye> Inserted without pain. No. charges made for an examination. Ofiice bouts from Sto II A.hi., 1? to OP. M., No. 511 Fine street. Best and Purest Coal in the city; none better: please try It. Samuel W. Hess, Broad street, above Bace, east side. Fine Clotiiing, Ready-made and made to order, in the best manner and most fashionable styles. The subscriber is able to offer to the pub lic the strongest inducements to pnrehase clothing of him, and will guarantee to all his customers entire satisfaction. WILLIAM Successor to Robert Adams, S. E. corner Seventh and Market Sts. - Victort. — Ice' Cream and Water- Ices, at 40 cents per quart, Morse’s 238 S. Eleventh street Corns, Bunions, Inverted Nails, Enlarged Joints, and all Diseases of the Feet cured without pain or Inconvenience to the patient, by Dr. Z&charie, Surgeon Chiropodist, ost Chestnut street. Refers to Physicians and Surgeons of tht city. Hoop Skirts. —The new spring -styles of these indispensable articles of ladies attire are now displayed in great variety at the manufactory. No 628 Arch street, which for symmetry of style, finish, durability and cheapness are unequaled in the city. Ladies, Call and examine them. A Royal Christening.—The baby of the Princesß of Wales was christened by the Arch bishop of Canterbury, a short time isince. The child was attired in a robe of Hopiton lace, the same, indeed, worn bv its father, .the Prince of ■Wales, at his own baptism, tw»nty-two years ago. It also wore a cap of the same material, a cloak of crimson velvet lined with ermine, and a mantle of white satin edged-with Honiton lace. The Pnnce himself looked well; hut he would have made a far better appearance hadhe worn such a suit as he might have procured at the Brown Stbne Cloth ing Hall ofßockhill & Wilson, Nos. 603 and 605 Chestnut street, above Sixth. L FETH iBSTON, Publisher. ; THE MONITOR MOBTADKOCg. This vessel was launched from' Charlestown navy yard,. between 11. and 12- o’clock on Tuesday. She was laid down in 1862, and has been nearly two years in' building. ETnlika most of the other monitors, which are of iron, she is built entirely of oak, except her decks; which are of; white pine, and some of her knees,'which are of Her length between perpendicnlars is;2so feet; over aH,- abont 270; her molded breadth.of beam is 48; extreme breadth,!o; and outside of the plating, or aimor,sl feet; mean depth, 12 ifeet; at th» deepest part, 13 feet 14 inches. Her cubic ca pacity is 2,986 tons, but measured as a/single •t. cited merchant vessel, she is oifly 1,361 •C5-Paths ton!, and her estimated displacement a lien ready for sea is 12 feet, which' wilkonl leave about two-feet of her aides exposedrabov water: ■ : She has two composition propellers, one- each side of the rudder, with four blades to- each, they are ten feet six inches in diameter; with shafts of nine inches in diameter. In this- re spect she is also superior to the first Monitors, which have only one propeller. Hot only is’ she-stronger aft; and her motive power and rudder less exposed, but she can be turned upon her centre, which is often very desirable in a vessel of war. She has two engines to each propeller, with cylinders of thirty inches in dia meter and twenty-two inch stroke. Her esif mated speed is about six knots, as fast as she could, with safety, be propelled, to keep above water, for though she is sharp below, she is quite bluff in the wake of her armor, and if driven fast would bury. She has also two engines for each turret, two blower engines and twodonkey engines—twelve in all; four boilers, with sixteen furnaces. Her turrets will be ninety feet- apart from centre to centre; they are of iron, eleven inches thick, composed of 1-inch plates, and each twenty-one feet in diameter, and nine feet high, and will have two 15-inch guns in each. It is supposed that she will be ready in about two or three months after she is launched. Like all the other monitors, she is designed for smooth water service; and for this, we be lieve, she is superior to any we have seen; bat wo sincerely hope her merits may never be put to the test. She has been built in the first stylo of workmanship, and, as such, reflects great credit on Mr. Hanscom,the talented naval con structor of the yard, and Mr. Sprague, the master-shipwright. The Monadnoek is named aft era mountain in Chester, H. 11. THE EXODUS TO AMEEICA. [From iheßaropean Times.} The scene which was so common On Thnrs-’. days at Queenstown during the summer .of last year is no.w being renewed hi all its startling features. On Thursday a crowd of fully six hundred emigrants—stalwart young, men and women—occupied the quay in the vicinity of the wharf of the agents of the Inman line of American steamers. They were, as befbre, almost exclusively of'the-agricultural class, the Tery cream of the. working,population, being principally from the counties of Galway, Limerick, Clare, Tipperary, Kerry, Queens and Kings, the last-mentioned contributing probably the largest quota. The- stamship Edinburgh called from Liverpool in the course of the day, and embarked upward of three hundred, the other emigrants being left to await the sailing of the next steamer of the line. The City oi Baltimore, which arrived at Queenstown On the 7th, brought four hun dred passengers from Liverpool, and took in there over one hundred; leaving four hundred for the next steamer. The Cork Examiner gives a remarkable description of tbe emigrants, departing still in large numbers from that port. There are among them some old people and young children, but the bulk are stalwart yonng men, full of health and vigor, and young woman gaudily dressed, but their bad taste cannot conceal “tho beauty, the activity, the bounding health for which the Irish peasant girl has been so remarkable. Among them all there is scarcely one to be seen poorly attired.” The goods of each party show that a small farmer’s household has been broken up. Their conduct ia remarkably steady. Though hundreds have sometimes to wait a week at Queenstown for tho steamer, there is very little drunkeness among them,and seldom a, “ spree,” though they are noisy enough sometimes. The Ex aminer thinks that few of the emigrants.are re cruits; there is none of the swagger which so commonly betrays the aspirant for glory and bounty. It is true the passage is paid in many cases with American money, but it is with the money of their relative# to whom they are going. This journal denfes that Federal re cruiting is in any important degree the stimulus to Irish emigration: “It arises ont of the con dition of ;the country, and the dazzling, if not perfectly reliable, prospects held out- by the labor market of therHorthern States.” amuskmehts. The Germania Society’a Rehearsal, to morrow afternoon, will he of a religious character, in consideration of this being Holy Week. The programme will be as follows: 1— Overture—Joseph Mehul 2 Female Chorus from Second Act Lohengrin ....." R. Wagner 3 Air from Stabat.Mater .Rossini 4 Marche Fnnebre.... -Beethoven s—First Fart of the Hymn of Praise. .Mendelssohn. The Aech.—This evening, Mr. and Mrs. Bar ney Williams will sustain no less than twelve characters. The plays are “The Irish Tutor,” “An Hour in Seville,” and “Thelrish Tiger. * 1 .The performance is for the benefit of Mrs. Barney Williams; The Circus, at. National Hal), "gives popular' entertainments nightly,‘the latest star being Seno rita Lola Lehman, who has won great applause. The Eleventh Street Opera House is crowded nightly with the admirers of minstrelsy and burlesque. Adams's Benefit.—At the Walnut, this even ing, Edwin Adams takes his larewSU benefit, ap pearing as Robert Brierly, in “The Ticket-of- Leav* Man,” with excellent support from tho other members of the company. At its former rep resentations this play was produced witb signal ability at the Walnut, the cast appaiently fitting most admirably the abilities or each actor. The new farce of “Which Shall.l Marry ?” closes tha entertainment. ’ , The Chestnut.—This evening Mr. Groveristo give his patrons the famous ghostillusioh, in tha thrilling drama of “The Accusing Spirit.” Tha play is a startling one and the cast contains all the talent of the company. The farce of “Family Jars” will also he given. To-morrow afternoon will be the next matinee, and on Monday “The Octoroon” will be brenght out.- A Letter from Cracow says: ‘‘The other night the theatre here presented an interesting, spectacle. I suppose in no other city, except, perhaps, “Warsaw, was ever such a sight seen, as a theatre crowded from pit to gallery by,a sable-suited audience. Not a vestige of any sort of color relieved the painfol effect of tha black back-ground, and it was as if the whole town had gone to the theatre to weep to gether. The object which had . really drawn the audience together was an amateur concert, given for the benefit of the wounded, though, the handbills dared not say so.”