viii i CONORMS--Flltf3T SESSION.
WASHINGTON, April, 1, 1864.
SaNAT.E.—On-mation of lir—Grimes.it was
resolved, That the President be requested to
communicate to the Senate the names of all
persons who have been sentenced by "eourt
martial for frauds or - pecnlations against the
government and pardoned by him, since the
first of December, 1863, together with the
sentences from_wlich his pardon relieved
them ; and also the names of all persons like
wise sentenced by court-martial for military
offences othir than fraud or peculation, and
similarly'pardoned ; . which was agreed to. •
The Vice President laid before the Senate a•
communication from the Secretary of the
Navy, in reply to a resolution of Mr. Grimes,
as to the number of men transferred from the
military to the naval service, &c. It was
referred to the Naval Committee, and ordered
to be printed. '
Mr. Nesmith called up the bill to establish
assay officers at Carson City, Nevada, and
Dallas City, Oregon; and moved an amend
ment establishing a branch mint at Portland,
Oregon, instead of an assay office at Dallas
Oity.
Mr. Nesmith advocated his amendment at
length, and complained that the Committee
on Finance had infringed the common law of
the Senate, after they had heard the report and
resolutions of an Oregon delegation, who might
be supposed to know about the - propriety of
the measure, and referred the decision to the
Secretary of the Treasury, who, having no in
formation himself upon the subject, referred it
to the director of the mint at Philadelphia, one
James Pollock, who knew less than any other
party consulted, and who sent here a commu
nication suggesting that the proposed coinage
establishment looked towards national disentre
gation. After he had learned that his first bill
to establish a branch mint at Portland had
been committed, first to the casemates of the
Treasury Department, and thence to the genius
who presides over the present mint in the city
of Brotherly Love, he was apprehensive that
be should never again behold the fair propor
tions of his cherished offspring. His worst
fears had been realized, and his bill returned
dilapidated and torn by the stupidity and igno
rance of the company it has kept, and its man
gled remains are now before the Senate with
the hope of an accommodation bill for an assay
office. When he should be called to an account
by his people why a branch mint was not es
tabliseed, he would have to say, with shame
and confusion, that Mr. Pollock was opposed
to it. It would be hard to convince his people
thatlfr`. Pollock was a branch of this Govern
' Anent. .
The Oregonians might have had a branch
mint at their own door for She coinage of the
precious metals", for which they so industriously
labor, and of which they are daily being rob
bed, either by speculators, or the risk, expense
and delay in sending them thousands of miles
away to be coined, but that the profound Pol
lock had discovered that the component parts
of branch mints were treason, secession, abro
gation of constitutional compacts, disregard of
oaths, denial. of ; Federal .authority, arson,
murder, all of _which constitute the crime
known as disintegration. Mints- and branch
mints, notwithstanding Mr. Pollock are mere
workshoPs or factories for the accommodation
of the people, and should be located at points
convenient to the raw material; and the men
who desired to confine their operations
to' an inconvenient point, might as well
urge that iron foundries, brick yards,
grist mills, blacksmith shops, B4o. neces
sary to accommodate more than 20,000,000 of
people should all be located in one village.
We read in the Scriptures that Nebuchadnez
zar fed on grass but never bedame fit for beef;
and from analogy we may mfer that
Pollock, though controlling an estab
lishment which he regards as embodying
all the attributes of national sovereignty, will
hardly ever attain abcondition qualifying him
for other ; functions. [Laughter.] Mr.
Nesmith proceeded at length to 'give =exhibi
tion of the vast mineral resources of the wide
extent of country whose interests would be sub
served by the measure advocated,• and he
thought that the government, instead of pur
suing a niggardly policy towards th.e hardy pion
eers engaged in developing its rich mineral re
sources, should extend to them all necessary
facilities for the promotion of enterprises so
fraught with the present and prospective inter
ests of the nation.
The subject then went over under the rules.
Mr. Powell endeavored to obtain the floor to
get np his resolution calling on the Secretary
of War for information in regard to churches
-
and property of Christian denominations taken
possessiori of by his own or orders of generals
- in the army. - He desired the resolution passed,
as he wished to obtain the information for the
purpose of making it the basis of still which he
was now preparing.
Mr. Wilson moved to go into Executive ses
sion, but several Senators desiring to get up
other bills, Mr. Wilson withdrew his motion.
Mr. Conness moved that when the Senate
adjourn it be until Monday, which was adopted,
_ Mr. Sherman revived the motion for an Ex
ecutive session.
Hale called attention to the letter of the
Secretary of the Navy, presented this morn
ing, and urged -that several important naval
bills awaited action. He had refrained from
-pressing important measures on account of the
great number of military bills brought before
the Senate, and he was afraid, if he did not
urge his measures, he would be in the pre
dicament of the countrynaan who stood on the
Astor House steps waiting for the procession
to go by, and the crowd became thicker and
thicker the longer he hesitated.
Mr. Powell moved to adjourn, which was
- rejected.
The ayes and nays were called upon Mr.
Sherman'.s motion to go into Executive session,
which was adopted—ayes 24, nays 16.
The Senate, after a long executive session,
adjourned.
ROUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. Eliot (Mass.), from the Committee on
Commerce, reported abill fixing the rules for
preventing collisions on water by signals, fog
bells, &c. He explained that its object was to
contribute toward a uniform international code
of rules. The importance of such a'code had
Vora long time been felt by parties interested,
but:ttp,to this time none had been established
by this' government. A. year ago Lord Lyons'
called the; attention of the State Department to
'the subject and enclosed a code of rules adopted
by Great Britain, to go into force in June last,
and suggested that it be adopted by our gov
*Aliment. This code was submitted to the
• _;-Navy-Department,'and. by
_it referred to a
board, which gave the code
_it
careful ex
. andisation:- It had also been recommended by
the Treasury Department. Copies of the bill
now before .. .the House had been sent to different
parts of the country, and the attention , of
-persons interested in commerce called to it.
-Great Britain andrranee had adopted the code,
and it was believed all the maritime
Powers
,would do . so, thus making
it international. All the responsei to
the Committee on Commerce express but one
opinion, and that was in favor of the code. It
was as pearly perfect as-it could be made. The
bill - was then passed, and Mr. Eliot, from the
Committee' on Commerce ' reported a bill regu
lating thfiadmeiisnrementand tonnage of ships
• and'ves. - eels of the United States. He said the
effect of this bill would-be to contribute to a
uniform - rule On this • subject. It was a sur
prising fact that up to this time we were with
-- out a mode'_ of. legally ascertaining what the
- meaning of a ton_ is as applicable to vessels.
This bill-was recommended by the Navy De
partment and sanctioned by the Treasury De
partmenf. It had' been submitted to persons
interested, and had found general favor. The
true way to determine the tonnage of vessels is
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This is provided by the bill, which vras
passed..::
Mr. Eliot reported a bill,which was passed,
providing that the collection district of Presque
Isle be changed to the district of Erie.
Also, a bill twippoint an appraiser and as
sistant appraise7for Portland, Me.
Mr. Dixon (R. I.), from the Committee on.
Commerce, reported a bill,, which was passed,
exempting from payment of tonnage duties,
after the first of August next, canal boats,
freight barges, scows and other craft without
masts confined to tidewater, or within certain
bounds. - -
Mr. Elijah Ward (New York), from the
Committee on Commerce, reported a joint
resolution setting forth, among other things in'
the preamble, that by the treaty made' by Pre
sident Pierce September 11, 1854, for the
purpose of extending reciprocal trade between
the British and North American`Colonies and
the United States, nearly, all ,the articles which
Canada has to sell are admitted into the United
States free of duty, while heavy duties are now
imposed upon many of those articles which the
people of the United Statei have to sell, with
the intention of excluding them from
Canadian markets, and that the Pre
sident, during the Thirty-sixth Congress,
caused to be submitted to the House
an efficial report, setting forth the
inequality and injustice existing in our present
intercourse with Canada, subversive of the true'
intent of the treaty, owing to subsequent legis
lation of Canada; but it being desirable that
friendly relations should be continued between
the United States and the British North Ame
rican province:4, and that commercial inter
course should be hereafter carried on between
them upon principles reciprocally beneficial
and satisfactory to both parties; therefore
Resolved, That the President be authorized
and required to give notice to the British Go
vernment that it is the wish or intention of the
Government of the United States to terminate
the treaty and end it twelve months from ite
expiration of ten years from the date at which
the treaty went into operation. Such notice
to be given at the expiration of said term of
ten years, to the end that the treaty may be
abrogated as soon as can be done under the
provisions thereof, unless a new convention
shall before that time be concluded between
the two Governments by which the provisions
'shall be abrogated and so modified as to be
eventually satisfactory to both Governments,
and that the President be and is hereby au
thorized to appoint three commissioners, by
and with the advice and consent.of the Senate,
for the revision of said treaty, and to confer
with other commissioners duly authorized
therefor whenever it shall appear to be the
wish of the Government of Great Britain to
negotiate a new treaty between the two Go
vernments and the people of both Govern
ments, based upon the true principles of reci
procity, and for the removal of existing diffi
culties. :
Mr. Morrill (Me.) said if Congress was to ad
journ the last of May, as the House had indi
cated, this would be utterly impossible, unless
more progress be made in business. He, there
fore, moved that all debate on the National
Bank bill shall terminate one minute after the
committee shall resume the consideration of
this special order. They had yet to come before
them several appropriation bills, including the
Indian, Miscellaneous, Tax and Bankrupt bills.
If gentlemen continue, making speeches it
would be a considerable time before the Bank
bill could be disposed of.
Mr. Brooks objected to the motion.
Mr. Morrill then modified his motion to make
the cessation of debate apply to the thirty
second section only. This was agreed to.
The House then ,went into committee on the
National Bank bill. The thirty-second section
provides each association shall select, subject
to the approval of the Controller of the Cur
rency, an association in either of the cities
named in the preceding section at which it will
redeem its circulation notes at par.
Mr. Davis (N. Y.) proposed to amend by
adding ((or an association in the city of New
York which shall redeem its circulation notes
at a discount not exceeding one-fourth of one
per cent."
Mr. Hale suggested an amendment, to in
clude Philadelphia and Boston, which Mr.
Davis accepted.
Mr. Davis's amendment, thus amended, was
then rejected, by 47 votes against 50.
Mr. Lane (Ind.) offered an amendment pro
viding
that all profits over eight per cent. shall
be paid into the Treasnry, for the benefit of the
Government pensioners. He had no faith in
the bill, as the Secretary of the Treasury was
now at liberty to issue notes ad libitum. The
committee struck out, by a vote of fifty-four
against thirty, the thirty-ninth section, which
provided no association shall pay out or put in
circulation the notes of any bank or banking
association not authorized by this act.
Mr. Tracy (Pa.) offered an amendment, that
no provision contained in the bill authorizing
the use of the Government bonds shall be so
constructed as to prohibit any State from im
posing such taxes on . the dividends of the
several banking associations as shall to the
Legislatures seem just and equitable. He ex
pressed the hope that all these great interests
would not be exempt from taxation, while the
poor man's cow, Qx,, &c., were taxed for local
and State purposes.
Mr. Hooper (Mass.),thought the gentleman
misunderstood the bill. It did not exclude the
States from taking the personal property of in
dividuals, but simply excluded the bonds them
selves.
Mr, Eldridge (Wig.) said the provisions of
this bill were perfectly monstrous, as they re•
moved from taxation all capital invested in
these banks.
Mr. Morrill (Vt.) said the capital of those
banks' is to be entirely composed of Uni:ed
States bonds, which could not be taxed by the
State governments, but the circulation is to be
fully taxed, as well as the income.
Mr. James C. Allen (Ill.) entered his protest
against this kind of legislation which created
an odious distinction by enabling capitalists to
escape State taxation by investing their wealth
in these banks.
Mr. Grinnell (Iowa) replied.to Mr. Eldridge;
saying the latter was endeavoring to destroy
the currency of the county, and that the bill'
would save the people from a large amount of
direct taxation.
Mr. Washburne (Mass.) said that the true
course was to tax, all banking capital as well as
the circulation: - The people could not be satis
fied in any other way. The banks furnishing
the circulation should not alone be taxed.
Mr. Stevens (Pa.) said the gentleman had
not properly reflected upon the subject. These
banks had no circulation excepting what was
based on bonds, and when thebonds were taken
it-was under the plighted faith of the Govern , :
ment ; they should'not be taxed.
Mr. Hotchkiss (N. Y.) offered an amendnient
subjecting the bank capital to 'State' and muni
cipal taxation. He said there would be an
outcry against exempting it, and by such ex
emption the friends of .the Administration who
were endeavoring to give credit and character
to the currency, were committing a great mis
take. '
Mi. Hotchkiss's amendment was rejected by
42 votes against 54. -
After further proceedings, Mr. Tracy's
amendment was rejected by 23 votes, against 60.
Mr. liasson offered an ' amendment, which
Was adopted, that duties or taxes . imposed by
Congress, from time to time, shall be in lieu of
other taxes on such associations.
The committee having reached the forty
second section, without further proceedings
rose, and the House at 4.30 P. M. adjourned.
-- - rmrsyLvoru moxsuTtatE.
OLOUE of .YESTERDAY' s ritcroxeroutes.
Bale in Place.—Mr. Stehi, an act relative to
the paynient of bounties Freemansburg.
Bills Considered.—Mr. Connell called up
supplement to the act regulating the sale of in
toxicating liquors in Philadelphia. Passed.
Mr. Clymer called up a supplement to the.act
-to enable joint tenants, tenants in common, and
owners of mineral lands to develop the same.
Passed. -
Mr. Hoge called up a supplement to the same
act, which was passed.
Mr. St. Clair moved t4:l reconsider the vote on
the act to incorporate the Pittsburgh and
Franklin Railroad. Company, which was agreed
Mr. Hoge moved to postpone indefinitely.
Mr. Graham moved to postpone for the pre
sent, which was agreed to.
Mr. Connell called up the bill reported by
him, providing for the payment ,of interest on
the State debt in the legal currency of the
country, and proceeded to defend the State
against the charge of repudiation, made by
Senators Clymer and Wallace, and in a lengthy
argument vindicated the financial policy of the
Government, showing the safety of the Na
tional loans and the ability,of the country to
carry on the war indefinitely. He concluded
as follows:
"The channels of industry interrupted at the
breaking out of the war are again fully occu
pied. `te fact that our exports of domestic
produce in the third year of the war were
$73,476,( 00 greater than those of the second
year, strongly significant of our recovery of
its rst paralyzing effect.
"I assume, then, as an assured fact, that we
can go on as we are now progressing, if need
be, for long years to come; as our debt in
creases our wealth increases in still larger pro
portion. If we add $600,000,000 to the debit
side of the account this year, we shall have
some twelve or fifteen hundred millions accu
mulated profit to meet it; and so of the next
year, and the next, indefinitely. Borrowing
only from ourselves, the enormous annual ad
ditions to the national wealth will enable the
people to advance the. Government an the ne
cessary means until the last armed traitor shall
-be driven from the field and the rebel flag float
no longer over one foot of soil within the terri
tory of the nation.
"Ours, Mr. Speaker, is a grand destiny to
develop to the fullest extent the immeasurable
resources of a continent—the future home, I
trust, of the mightiest and freest nation of the
earth. I have full and undoubting confidence
that we shall accomplish that high and glorious
mission, though the dark prospect of dismem
berment has sometimes loomed up momenta
rily before us. I _have set forth such reasons
and such an array of indisputable facts as
should satisfy the mere materialist that our
success is certain and inevitable. But I have
a still higher reason for my belief in our ulti
mate triumph—a firm faith in those imperisha
ble principles, truth and right, and justice—
and in that Divine Providence so easily recog
nized in every chapter of our history, every
where and in all ages educing from evil the
greatest and grandest results for our race, and
guiding the slow, unchanging, onward course
of civilization, liberty and law. -Let no man
oppressed with fearful foreboding of the future
sink in despondency, apprehensive that we may
go backward, or that we shall halt in our bound
less career. It is not in the nature of things,
nor consistent with what we have seen and
read. No ! Forward is the word. sip
" Beneath this starry arch
Nought resteth or is still,
But all things hold their march
As if by one great will.
Moves one, moves all,
Hark to the footfall !
On ! on ! Forever!"
HOUSE OF REPRIfiIIITATIVES.
The House met at 19 o'clock A. M.
The House proceeded to the consideration of
public bills.
The folloviing were acted upon :
An act relating to ground rents. Passed.
Joint resolutions relating to the pay of pri
vates and non-commissioned officers in the
service of the United States.
Mr. Cochrane (Phila.) offered an amendment
to make the pay one hundred dollars per month,
or such sum as Congress may determine,which
was adopted.
The resolutions, as amended, were passed
finally; under call of previous question. Ad
journed.
THE AMUSEMENTS AT LIBBY PRISON.
An officer of the regular army who has just
returned from Richmond, has kindly furnished
us with a programme of Lc The Libby Prison
Minstrels," a musical organization composed of
captive officers. The bill is neatly printed on
dean - white paper, and reads as follows:
THE LIBBY PRISON MINSTRELS.
Manager LL G. W. Chandler.
Treasurer, • Capt. H. W. Sawyer.
Costumer, - -Lt. .1 P. Jones.
Scenic Artist , - Lt. Fentress
Captain of the Supers - Lt Bristow.
TIIIIIISDAY EVENING, Pio. 24ru, 1E63.
Pre/raw/ie.—Part First
Overture—. 'Norma " Troupe.
Opening Chorus—..Ernani" Troupe.
Song—Who will care for Mother now.. Capt. Sahel
Song—Grafted in the Army Llent. Kendall
Song—When the Bloom is on the Rye.
Adjt. Lombard
Song—Barnyard Imitations Capt .Mass
Song—Do they think of me at Home.. Adjt. Jones.
Chorus-Phantom Tr Jape
Part Second.
Dnet—Violln and Flute—Serenade from ' , Lucia.
Lients. Chandler and Rock web
Song and Dance— 'Root Hog or Die" .. Capt. Mass.
Hen jo Solo Lieut.. Thomas.
Duet—Li Mg Girl's Last Request.
Adjts. Lombard and J ones.
Magic Violin .. Capts. MttEs, Chandler and Kendall.
Fong—My Father's Crerom....Lleut. McCaolley.
Clog Dance Lien!. Ryan.
RIVAL LOVERS.
Joe Skimmerhorn
George Iverson Lt. Rimdolph
E==l
COUNTRYMAN IN
Proprietor Capt. Mass
Boy Lt Randolph
Countryman Maj. Neiper
MASQUERADE BALL.
Manager
Doorkeeper
Ainsigian
lilember of the Press Lt. Kyan.
Mose Lt. Welsh.
Rlack Swan . Lt. Moran,
Broadway Swell Lt Bennett
Richard 111 Capt. PacWilliams.
Tne whole to conclude with a
_ GRAND WALK-AROUND •
111 er Performance to commence at 63( o'ulollt. - Ell
- Admission Free—Children in Arms Not Ad.
witted. Adjt. R. 0. KNAOGS.
Business Agent.
HENRY WARD BEReamt.--Under the head of
“Editorial changes,". the Evangelist of this
week says :
A week or two since we chronicled the re
tirement of Mr. A. P. Cumminga from the
NeW York Observer, with which he had been
connected for nearly thirty years; and now we
see it announced, and the fact is confirmed by
private information, that Rev. Henry' Ward
Beecher has retired . from the editorial chair of
the Independent. His labors in this; poSition
have not been very long nor very arduous. It
is but little over two years since Drs. Bacon,
Thompson and Storrs resigned, and Mr. Bee
cher was called to the helm. But his editorial
duties he has never taken very hard. Among,
those familiar with the working of the office, it
has been well understood that he was little
more than the elegant figure-head of the con
cern, while the real work was done by the ju
nior partners. > One thing, however,- we must
acknowledge—the better spirit he has given
the Independent. He now resigns the control
into the somewhat youthful hands of Mr. The
odnre Tilton, his "beloved son Timothy,” who
will see that Young America is duly repre
sented. However, so long as - Dr. Leavitt is
part of the 'establishment, be will keep a ba
lance in the concern.
M. Bessemer, the inventor of the process o,
converting iron quickly into steel, • now says he
can produce a block of it,tiventy tons in weight,
from,flint cast iron, in twenty minutes.
Several of Shakspeare'S plays have recently
been translated into the Russian language.
A light obtained Irom, magnesium is now
produced by. the process of Sondstadt, and is
beginning to be •used for photographic pur
poses.
A general Congress of Freemasons from all
nations is sliortly.to be assembled at Leipsie.
Capt. Mast
A PHOTOGRAPH GAL
..Adjt. Jone.
...Capt. Mass
..Lt. Chandler.
FOREIGN - GLEANINGS
A new Greek church is to be erected in
Liverpool.
It is ascertained that the yield of gold in
Australia for the last year will show a decrease
of -.£760,000. The amount as stated for 1863'
was really about .C 5,615,781, and of this a wri-,
ter in Victoria says £1,300,000 went frona - the
Australian backs.
Fifty-eight life assurance offices are winding
up their business in-England.
The British army this year numbers 147,118
men..
_ .
The number of illegitimate children — boru
the English workhouses for three years is as
follows; 1860, 7,077; 1861, 8,020; . 1862, 8,115.
The Swiss are at last entering into the ice
trade, and are exporting large quantities to
Paris. The ice is carried over the Central
Railway, some of the blocks weighing fifteen
hundred pounds.
There are in Ireland forty thousand cottlers,
or one-acre tenants.
A few months since a hundred persofts - Tut
down at a festive celebration in the Hartz
mountains, where pork in various forms was
the principal food. Of these, eighty persons
are in their graves, and of the remainder,
the
majority linger with a fearful malady. This
strange event has led to the discovery that this
ood was charged with flesh worms in all stages
of development, or trichina/ 5 found in the mus
cular tissues of the survivors and traced to the
pork. These flesh worms are not killed by or
dinary cooking, and multiply rapidly by thou
sands. A great alarm'exists in Germany, and
the eating of pork in many places is now en
tirely abandoned. •
((The totarnumber ofhorses in the 89 depart
ments of France," says the Nation, “is, in
round numbers, 3,000,000, with 400,000 asses,
and 330,000 mules; cattle 14,200,000 head, con
sisting of 300,000 bulls, 2,000,000 bullocks,
5,800,000 cows, 2,100,000 heifers, and 4,000-
000 olthe present year's calves; the flocks con
sist of 35,000,000 sheep of which 28,000,000
are mermoa or half-bred animals, and only
7.000,000 of the common kind; in addition to
the above there are 1,400,000 goats, 1,400,000
pigs above a year old, and 3,900,000 below that
age. France possesses, 12,750,000 acres of
natural meadows, and 6,700,000 of artificial,
and 16,500,000 acres of pasturage and lands."
At a late sitting of the Academy of Sciences
of Turin, Professor De Fillipi announced the
first immigration in Italy of a bird called the
syrrhapies parocioxus. This bird is a native
of Tartary, where it is gregarious; but it is
only of late that is has penetrated into Europe.
In 1859 a few solitary specimens were killed
rn Puland and in Norfolk; in 1860 one was
taken in Wales and two in Holland; but last
year they made their appearance in large flocks
in Austria, . Moravia, Pomerania, Jutland,
lielighland, and France.
In Scotland, there are in the population
182,320 more marriageable women than men.
Even, l therefore, though every man above
fifteen years of age were to marry, 17.2 per
cent. of all the marriageable women must re
main unmarried. We find that in every 100
marriageable men in each country, 39 are
bachelors in England, but 44 in Scotland, while
61 are or have been married in England, but
only 56 in Scotland. In like manner, of every
100 marriageable women in each country, 37
are spinsters in England, bat 44 in Scotland,
while 63 are or have been married in England,
but only 56 in Scotland. On taking a seven
years' average. 1855 to 1861, it appears that
marriage is annually contracted in England at
the rate of 828 marriages in every 700,000 per
sons living. But in Scotland -the average of
the nine years shotss that only 655 marriages
are annually contracted in a like population.
By the subventions contained in the French
budget for the current year, it appears that the
Grand Opera in Paris receives annually 820,-
000 f.; the Theatre Francais and the Comic
Opera get 240,000 f. each; The Theatre Lyrique
and the Odeon 100,000 f. each; the Paris Con
-servalory and the branch establishments have
195,000 f.; the fund for artists and writers,
90,000 f.; and there is a further sum for the
encouragement and furtherance of young au
thors. and artists amounting _to 470,000 f.
During 1863, the twenty-three Paris theatres
paid in tanlicmcs to their anthers and compo
sers about one million and a half.
MYSTEXTES OF A FRIZNCII CLIASEAr.—The
Echo de POisc states that when the legal autho
rities removed the seals which were affixed to
Chateau of Soupiseau near Compiegne, on the
death of the Baron de Forestion, they found
that the drawers and cupboards in certain
rooms had not been opened for years, and that
some of them were filled with linen half .de
cayed, and everything thickly covered .with
dust. There have been found in some drawers
in the midst of papers and objects of no value,
and in the pockets of the clothes of the baron
a sum of 100,000 t. in gold and bank notes, a
ch( quo for 50,000 f. on the Bank of France,
payable to - bearer, and dated more than five
3 ears back, and also 60 bank shares, repre
senting at the present price a value of 191,4001'.
These are in the chateau rooms into which the
servants had never entered. At a second door
of a dressing-room which opened on a secret
staircase was fixed on old flint-lock pistol,loaded,
but all covered with rust, and rwires were at
tached to the- trigger, so as to discharge the
pistol if any attempt had been made to open
the door. It was in one of these rooms that a
quantity of objects of art and curiosity, con
sisting principally of ancient and modern arms,
was found. In a drawer of a secretary was
found a will, in which .the deceased bequeathed
all his property to his father, but, as the latter
haS been dead for several years, the document
is invalid..
BURNED TO DEATH.—John Young, a man
about 60 years of age, residing on the Pen
ning turnpike, near Trenton, and who was well
known as :a dealer in chips, small wood, &c.,
was burned to death on Wednesday night. He
was a widower, and kept house by himself in
part of a house, the other part of which was
occupied by Mr. Gunn and his family. At
an early hour on Thursday morning Mrs. Gunn,
awakened by the smell of smoke, ran to Mr.
Young's room, which was full of smoke, and
the bed on fire. She alarmed her Imsband,and
from a hogshead of rain-water procured water,
and soon extinguished the flames. The body
of deceased was found on the floor, between
the bed and the stove which stood about two
feet from the bed. It was so charred and
burned as not to 'be recognizable. It is sur
mised that deceased had seated himself on the
side of the bed to count his money, when by
the upsetting of the light, or in. some other
way, his clothing and the bed took fire, caus
ing his death. .
NEW ENGLAND Suomauxus..--Lieut. Col.
Farnsworth, of the Ist Connecticut cavalry, in
the course of a. speech made at Norwich, Conn.,
the other evening,narrating some of his experi
ences in Richmond, stated that at one time
there were 300 New England shoemakers on
Belle Island, and that, although' at that time
men were dying on the island from starvation
at the rate of 40 a day, every one of them re
fused, indignantly, all' offers of extra rations
and other privileges if they would work for
the Confederacy. Thew would stay there and
starve before they would ever draw a stitcher
drive a peg for the rebel. Confederacy.
FOR SALE AND TO LET.
_ FOR SA LE.—The desirable Brown Stone
MDWELLING, IVo. 222 West Logan Square
Apply at 103 Walnut st., up stairs. ma2.3-I:a*
dir • f GERMANTOWN ROUSE. large and nicely
Eafurnished, to let for six months, from let Nay.
Stable attached. Address, with, name, for par
tienlars, A. L., BIILLICTIIi Office. mh2o.6t*
EtFOR SALE. —Dwelling No. 513 PINE
street,.with back buildings, &c.
CHARLES RHOADS,
36 South Seventh street.
321b29-111*
FOB SALE —An elegant residence, on
OHELTEN .3.IrENUE, near. Wayne 'street,
ermartown.
Address box. 2113 Post Office.
ttROUSE 1805 LOMBARD STREET—FOR
SALE. —STORE AND DWELLING.
All the modern conveniences. Apply on the
premises.
FOE SALE—The three-story brick Dwel
ki ling, with three-story
.back buildings, No.
942 North FiETtle street. Apply to
W. M. PARHAM,
51-North Third street.
mb3o-6t*
maTO RENT.—A desirable three. story bruit
dwelling house, No. 1060 BEACH street. oe
low Sbackamaion street, - with large side yard.,
Rent *3OO LUR - ENS & MONTGOMERY,
ulh29-6t* 1035 Beach street.
gia FOR SALE —THREE -STORY BRICK
WADWELLING, No. 945 - North - .TWELFTH
Street, lot IS by 120• feet; two fronts. Apply t 3
PHILIP E. COLEMAN,
N. E. cor: Third and Buttonwood.
mh2,9-GL*
DaTO RENT. --A. handsomely furnished
HOUSE in 'West WALNUT street, for six
months or a year. Yossession immediately. Rent
5150 per month. For full particulars address with
name,- ROUSE, Sub-Post Offiee, Eighteenth
street. apt-at*
No. 1502 LOCUST STREET—FOR.. SALE.
—A handtome four-story brick dwelling,
back buildings and 'lot of ground. No. 1502 LO
CUST street. Tema accommodating. Apply to A.
B. CARVER & CO., Southwest corner of NINTH
and FILBERT streets. mb•29-ot*
An FOR SALE.—One or eleven Three-story
Ma_Houses, with two-story back buildings,
uated in northwestern part of the city, with
bath, gas, cold and hot water. Also, a desirable
House in GREEN street, between Twentieth and
Twenty-first streets. Apply to J. S. BEAM, tRa
South FOURTH street. mh29-6t
GEIIfdANTO WN PROPERTY FOR
SALE.—A very desirable propery within 10
minutes walk of Wayne Station, Germantown Rail
road. Large dwelling house with all the modern
improvements, stable, spring -house, tee-house
filled, and good garden, plenty of fruit and large
shade trees. Apply to W. W. KNIGHT, at 509
COMMERCE street. mtntl-u
MaFOR SALE.—The Property on School
Rouse Lane, fronting eight hundred and
eight (880) feet: on said Lane, and extending nearly
one-third of a mile to the Wissahickon, with front
on that stream. Containing thirty (30) acres, with
numerous desirable sites for Country Seats, live
minutes walkfromthe Railroad Depot, ana twenty
minutes walk from the uity. Apply to CHARLES
H. MUIRIIEID. No. 205 South SIXTH. st. 12a-61.
40 FOR SALE.—Two handsome COTTAGES.
JES.Nos. Q 321 and 2= GREEN street, lot 25 feet
front by 168 feet deep. Have large yards, with
shrubbery, in front. Price A 5,000 each.
Also, a well-built house. No. 1320 North THIR
TEENTH street, three. story, with three-story back
onildings.
Possession of this can be had at once.
8-1,000. Apply to J. WEAVER.
mh3l-3t* No. 275 Smith Third street.
COUNTRY ° SEAT AND ?ARM FOR Oa
SALF.—Containing fifty-flye acres, Zig
handsomely situated in Cheltenham township,
Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, about eigh:
miles from the city and one and a-half from York
Road Station, on the North Pennsylvania Rail
road. The buildings are nearly new, substantial
and well calculated Tor a winter or slimmer resi
dence. Apply to 0. H. MTIIREEID, No. 2es
South SIXTH street, Philadelphia.
/ka A VALUABLE HOTEL PROPERTY. -
Ila At Mount Airy, Twenty-second Ward, for
sale, or would be exchanged for a farm. Tne
main building contains 30 rooms. There is also
two tenant houses, stables, sheds, shops. and out
buildings of carious kinds; ice house &c., &e.,
with about two acres of ground in a high state of
cultiTation plenty of grape vines, currants, rasp
berries, strawberries,&c., c. The above is well
calculated for a Boarding Houe or Hotel, and at
present, has a good run of country or farmers'
custom. For terms apply to ROBERT THOMAS,
Conveyancer, Main street, near Walnut Lane.
Gratsuarrowsr, March 17, 1864. mhl9 im*
GERMANTOWN PROPERTY FOR
SALE.—A valuable Business Stand on Main
street, near Armat street, very valuable lot corner
of Main street and °bonen avenue, with build
ings. Large house and one acre of ground, East
Tulpehocken street, with gas, water, 10
acres of land, Main street, Mount Airy, (the best
locations smith of Chestnut HilL ) Also two tracts
of 40 acres each, near the same; two good houses,
with grounds handsomely graded and pianist.
with shrubbery, on Wister street, near the rail.
road. Also a number of small dwellings. For sale
cheap. Apply to ROBERT THOMAS, Convey
ancer, Main street, near Walnut Lane. mhl9-im*
AM ELEGANT COUNTRY SEAT FOR
Ma SALE. —On the BRISTOL TURNPIKE near
Holmesbarg, about eight miles from Philadelphia,
very accessible by steamboat and railroad, con
venient also to churches and schools. For
healthiness and beauty of situation, as well as
surrounding advantages, this property is unsur
passed in the suburbs of Philadelphia_
The MANSION, of brown stone, commanding
tine views of the Delaware River. built and fin
ished in the most thorough manner, is spacious
and replete with all the modern conveniences for
both summer and winter. The grou-ds comprise
about. 23 ACRES, beautifully laid out and orna
mented with a great variety of old and young
forest trees and shrubbery; a large garden with
abundance of fruit, orchard &c.
On the premises are also erected a gardener's
cottage, Lodge. Orchard-house, Green-house
Conservatory, gas house and extensive stabling,
no expense having been spared to make this in all
respects a first-class residence. •Appty to
C. H. MUIRHEID,
No. 03 South Sixth street.
fc 29 —lot
FOR SALE.—A large and valuab,e lot of
ground, on BROAD street, below V , nod and
Vine - streets, Apply to SIMON GRATZ, N.
502 WALNUT street. mh3l th sa,tn-5*
TBE BEST COAL YARD IN THE CIT 1
FOR, SALE.—Lot nearly 100 feet square. In
quire at 9.57 North NINTH Street, above Pop
10.1".- . 1111130- 4 t.*
lOR SALE.—Large stock of ICE, and busi-
Mess complete of an old establish-d Ice
Company. It, is offered for sale on account of the
eroprietor engaging In another business. In
quire at the Office of the Home Live Insurance
Company, corner of FOURTH and LIBRARY
streets. ' mheB-6t*
lOFTS TO LET.-IGO feet by 20. Well lighted.
...1 Also, a second-story room, with fine Counting.
ones, Fire-proof, &c. Apply at 44 North FIFTH
street. mhtl-tf§
MORNING LATHE and SEWING MACHINE
FOR SALE, at ina LOMBA.RD st
TU LET.—Large and small ROOMS. up stairs
al2 and 614 ORESTNITT street fag- tf
EDUCATION
- E , IAPLOYMENT FOR WOMEN. —A deport
ee meatfor.teaching Women Telegraphing has
been commenced in the School of Design
1334 (RESTNUT Street. Ladies wishing, to learn
may apply as above. Charge for instrnalaon, $2.5.
mbS-imo§ ANNIE L. COLLADAY.
INFANT'S RETREAT.
MEOIA, DELAWARE CO., PA.
MRS. SAMUEL EDWARDS, Principal. This
institution, providing a refined home and the ten
dereSt care and culture for Children from three
to seven years of age, will be opened on Wednes
day, APRIL 13. Media is 13 miles from Phila
delphia by Railroad. For particulars apply to
Rev. S. Edwards, Media, Pa. References :
Bishop Potter, Bishop Stevens, and the Epis
copal Clergy of the city ; also to Abraham
Martin, Esq. fel7-3m,5
LEGAL NOTICES
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR
THE CITY AND COUNTY OF PHILADEL
PHIA.—Trust Estate of ELIZABETH C. COL
LINS. The Auditor appointed by the Court to
audit, settle and adjust the account of M. C.
Cope, Trustee of ELIZABETH G COLLINS,
under a certain deed of Trust, dated Feb. 2. 1845,
recorded at:Philidelphia in Deed Book R L L, No.
33, pale 3:11, /cc., will meet the parties interested
for the purposes of his appointment. on WED
NESDAY. April 13th, 1864, at 4 o' clock, P. 111., at
his Office No 250 North FIFTH street, in the city
of Philadelphia: GEO. W. THORN,
mh3l-th, s, tn, st* Ate:liter.
FINANCIAL.
S20:000 Sts, 000 $ l O,OOO and other sums TO
. LOAN on first-class MORTGAGE
ecnriiy at FIVE PER CENT for a term of
years. S IClNG,swirv.zw u AY,
mick3/"" • 43t Walnut street.
:EDUCTION IN. THE PRICE OF COKE.
it In accordar ce with a resolutionyof the Board
oc Trustees, passed on the 25th inst. , the price of
Coke from the Market Street and Spring Garden
Gas Works, has been reduced to 10 cents per
bushel, and front the Point. Breeze and Manayunk
Works to 9 cents per bushel.
JNO, C. CRESSON, Chief Engineer.
P 1 1/4..rha. CRAB Woassi, March 25,1864. ut1129-114
WWE O LORE].) WOOL DELAINES, 170111
131 Ana on; choice shades,of extra-line quality,
bik 13'zand ents
Brack Wool Ilelatnes, froth: Auction, at 48, 60,
60, 62 ann 6. cents. .
Double widt,h Blink Wool Delaines ' to $1 31.
Fine Black Alpacas, 10, 62, 75, 00,,51 00, 8 1 . 31.
Flack silks, of every.grade. from $1 50 to $3 50.
Extra-11 e Black Bombazines, BA 50.
Lla k and White Check Grenadines, 75 cents.
Superfine. Mode Colored Alpacas, $1 00.
A n ction lo , u. at MO:tail's, 50 cents, worth 63.
A net on lots, neat Plaid Polls, 31 and 38 cents.
Black and Waite Belmorals.
Sur all ,tzes n oop Skirts, best quality.
COOPER lc CONARD,
mb3 t S. E. corner Ninth and Market street.
II:il/23-12t*
SPRING OASSIMER.ES.
Harris Light.Ca<simeres.
Barris Mixed Cassimeres.
Barris Plaid Cassimeres. _
Clidet Mixed Cassimeres.
Stri,ed and Plain Cassimeres.
Black Cassimeres, all Andes.
Water-proof Cloths, for Ladies and
Gents, at, JOHN a STOKES'S, 702 ARCS st.
rptiomAs suisirsorPs SONS,
922 and 991 PINE Street. -
NOW OPEN,
1,000 yards llode color Mohairs, 39 cents, cheap
at 45 iente.
600 y ards New Style Valencia,eolcrredplaids,4oc,
1,5 i yar s Black and White Mohair Plaids, 31c.
700 yards White Table Damask, 6.5 cents.
3' 0 yards White Extra Table Damask, $I 12.
1 lot Black -like, at 75 cents.
1 lo• r.lack Silks at SI 12. •
1 lot Black Silks, at .S 1 37.
1 lot Hack Silks. at 51 50.
BARGAINS. BARGAINS. •
Also, a variety of New Goods,
"DYBE ',ls i ANDELI, have now arranged for
ri Tale a fall line of TR&VELING DRESS
GOUI.S.
Glass Cloths, for Traveling snits. •
Paris Pongee, Traveling „Dresses
Select shades of Plain Mohairs.
6-4SDelaine. -
Green Alps,e nd Delaines.
Fren.ch , Brown mixed. .
Tai Cotnn-d MOMS.
LIYRE & LANDELL call the attention of Buyers
,aam.ne our Superb Stock of .
SILKS AND DRESS GOODS 4
13feet B, own Stilts in the city;
- Beet 13 ack Siflrs in the city.
Richest Colored Moire Antiques.
Fancy Spring Chanes and Plaids.
Mourning Silks, Plaids and Plain.
ice Pieces Penect India Silks. .
Magn - ifi,ent Brocade Grenadines.
liichssf Spring Dress Goods imported.
T ILE (IDEA? 'LOTH STUBS 3
JAMES & LEE,
No. II North :-ECOND Street,
are now rl-ceiving a large and choice stock of
Spring and Summer Goeds. adapted to Men and
Boys' wear, to which they invite the attention of
their triends and others comprising in part
COATING GOODS2SnperElack French Cloth;
liolore4. do Black French Habit Cloth; Colored,
do. Cashmere Cloths, all qualities. Drap D'Ete
and Ca-hmaretts.
Pith TALOON STUFFS—BIack _French Dee
skuo"; do., Cassimeres. Fancy Cassimeres, new
styles. JAMES & LEE,
No. U NortlkSecond Street.
Sign of the Golden Lamb.
LINEN ADVERTISEMENT.—S.
tr. CO.—Stores for Linen Goods exclusively,
Eta- ARCH and :Pi Sonltt SECOND street.
IRISH SHIRTING LINENS. —A. good strong
isti Linen, at 44 cents; Heavy Golden .Flax Linen
trom 56 cents up.
SHIRT BOSOMS.—We continue to pay par..
titular attention to this department. Ladies will
End at our Stores the most extensive stoek of
BO`orris, Wristbands and Collars in the city. -
T ABLE LINEN S. —A lot of extra-heavy power
lo..xn Damask, tialf bleached, at 75 cents per yard.
CHEAP NAPKINS. —An excellent article at ft 2
per dozen. S. MELLDIEN & CO.,
- Linen Importers and Dealers,
ran] 828 Arch street. and 3R S. Second street
HSTEEL tc SON. HAVE NOW OPEN
. a ohoise assortment of
Moire Antiques, n 00 to Et.s 00.
Plain Corded t•ilks, 51 62) to 1 1 43 50.
Figured Corded Silks, 51 W.X.
Plain Poit Le Soies, Si 25 to S 3 25.
FANCY SILKS, 75 CTS. TO 55 00
Black Gros Grain Silks, St 25 to 2g3 25. .
Figured Black Silks, 81 25 to 5'2 00.
Plain Black Silits, - 673ic to g 45 00.
Plaid India Silks, S7X cis.
Light Ground, Rick Figured Foulards, 81 25
to 111 62. Nos. 713 and 715 N. Tenth street.
FDWIN HALL C0.,c0. 26 S. SECOND
street, have now open ihe best stock of Dress
Goods they ever had the pleasure of offering to their
customers.
Magnificent Grenadines.
Magnificent Organdies.
Silk Warp Taffetas.
Plain, Stripe and Plaid Poplins.
Mouslin de Esso las, a new fabric.
Mohair Foulards.
Plaids, Stripes and Plain Vi al
Plaid and Stripe Monairs.
B•antiful shades fine Alpacas.
Superior Black Alpacas.
S , riped and Fieured_French Chintz.
Fienred Percales and Cambrics.
Plain Lawns and Plain Percales.
Percales and eique Robes..
Dress Goods, in great variety, of all the new
Fabrics that ave appeared in this country this
year, some styles of which have been of our own
importation.
BO3REI NG.—For single gentlemen or married
couple. Apply NS PINE Street mh.3o-4t*
GENTLEMEN welling to par liberally. can be
accommodated with two handsomely furnish
ed communicating PARLORS. on first floor, with
suit of rnrnished CHAMBERS, in 'vicinity of
Broad and Walnut streets. Breakfast, if desired.
A doress "S. hi.." this Cifice. into2.9-st*.
ECON U AND THIRD-STORY OOMM.IINI
-1.7 CATING OR SINGLE ROOMS—with
BOARD, at No M 3 ORES rNur St. mhabst*
UREA Eli BOARD can be obtained in a desirable
0 house, situate ou. West Walnut Lane, Ger
mantocco. No children or servants can be accom
modated. Apply at TIARKINSON' d Con
fectionery Establishment, MAIN street, German
townmh2B-6t4
•
1 O L 1 C, WITH BOARD.—Two pleasant fur
nished Rooms at No. 269 South FOURTH
s Beet . No children recetved. -Reference re
qpired at--1-2t§
THE IiANDSOIFIL REbi.DEZZCIE, WAL
NUT street, he-s been opened for the reception
of BOARDERS. Rooms, single ,and suites, and
with or without private table. ralls-Im*
I! ANTED SIMMER BOARDING for a.
Gentleman and Wife, with three small chil
dren and nurse. with easy. communication to the
city. A place with no other boarders preferred.
Addr-ss lox f. 36 PhDs. Post Office. m1i2.6-6t*
CONTRALTO, TENOR and BASS WANTED
for a Church Choir. Address, by note, F. T.
5 DA 'LEY, No t6;B FILBERT street. mlen6i*
~_ Lathe men, and four iicolurist t hree
Makers.
at SOLI CILESTN UT street.
- apt-2tit
VX7 A.NTED.--Two or three YOUNG LADIES,
VI , of good address, and with some experience,
as SALE-LADIES. Apply personally, with
references, to J. W. PROOTOR & CO., the
Paris Mantilla= Emporium, 910 Chestnut
street. mh3l-6t§
.1 NAVAL AND MARINE SERVICE.
CITY AND WARD BOUNTY!
' ADVAN O E PAY AND PRIZE MONEY.
MEN WANTED for the NAVAL SERVICE
and MARINE CORPS. who will be entitled to all
the City Bounties in addition to Prize Money.
Seamen u ill receive an advance of three months'
pay a. bounty.
Application to be made at once to
Writ.' E. LEHMAN,
Captain and Provost Marshal Ist D., Pa.,
mbt9-tf,' ' 215 South Third street.
ra DWELLING WANTED
. by June Ist on
Chestnut, Walnut, or Arch streets,-between,
igbth and Sixteenth. Address BRADFORD,
Bui.urrir: office. mhl4-Im*
-sv.
ri
MRS. R. DILLON', 323 and 311 SOtrna
street, has a handsome assortment of Spng -
MIL I INERY, of the latest styles,to which
she in cites the attention of the ladies. mh3l-21t*
. SPRING FASHIONS. —Al.'me A. LA
iVrogE, 9'28 AROH. street, has the pleasure
. to inform the ladies that she has received.
from Paris, the latest patterns of. Rats, Bonnets,
caps and Mead- dresses, and is now ready to sup
ply her customers and the public in general.
PPase call at No. 928 ARVE Street, before pur-.
e i l a,cing elsewhere. • mh3l.6t*
CARD.—M'LLE KEOGH, MILLINER
de. Paris, No. 904 -WALNUT street, will
a
open on TUESDAY. April sth, an elegant
and recherche assortment of French Bonnets,Hats,
Flowers. , of_ the latest and most approved
sty) , s, selected:with great care. from the first lash
ion houses of Paris, together with many novelties
of her own manufacture.. Ile K. invites atten
tion to tier Mourning Department,-where orders to
meet the demands of funerals to . 4.ny tnnonnt are
filled with despatch. 341328-Bt*
• CARRIAGE MAKERS,
J. L
STRE EITENBERGE W R & SON
PINE .
DRY GOODS
NEW SIT S.
BOARDING.
WANTS
' lll. L EBY •