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VOLUME XVIII., NO. 8:
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NEW WINDOW SHADES,
The largest stock,
The finest Goode,
The lowest prices,
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At W. HENRY PATTEN'S,
1408 Chestnut street.
KAILILIED.
FERGT.JSON—LOYD —At Saint Clenaent's
church, April 18th, by the Rev. H. S. Spackraan,
•4jhaplaln U. S. A., Lindsay C. Ferguson, of Ca
nada, to Mary Loyd, daughter of the late Win.
.Loyd, of this city.
DIED.
KELLY—On the 18th inst., Rebecca L., wife of
John H. Kelly, aged 43 years.
The relatives.and friends of the family 'are res
,nectitilly invited to attend the funeral from the
residence of her husband, near Hatboro', Mont
gomery county, on Wednesday morning! 20th
,inst., at 11 o' clock. Services at the Baptist
Church, Hatboro', at 12 0' clock.
KNEEDLER —At Norristown, 'on Sunday,
April 17th, Mary, wife of Adam Kneedler, Esq.,
'fin the 77th yetir of her age.
Her friends and those of the family are affection
.sately invited to attend the funeral from the rest
-dance of her husband in Norristown, on Swede
street, on Wednesday morning, at 10 0' clock. To
proceed to the Montgomery Cemetery.
instant, •
LINTON—On the 18th Anna, wife of
John Linton, in the 73d year of her age.
The relatives and friends of the family are re
spectfully invited to attend the funeral from the
residence of her husband, No. &it North Seventh
street, on Thursday, at 2 o' clock, P.M.*s'
Bi `MgIa FSANdSUr7 SUMMER BOBA
, 3veryilityoeby
BESSON lc SON,
apl2 Mourning Store, No. 918 Chestnut street.
A A GOAT' S HAIR GLAOINA,
Ladies' Summer Suits.
Tourist Full Habits.
Seasonable Dress Goods.
Seasonable New Silks.
Shawls of our ordering. EYRE .k LANDELL.
SPECIAL NOTICES
For additional Special Notices see sixth, page
TrWATER RENTS.—WATER RENTS
are due and payable - at the Office; FIFTH,
below CHESTNUT street. On the first day of
May FIVE PER CENT. must be added (accord
ug to law) on all bills.
apl6-3trp§ W. J. P. WHITE, Register.
MMR. LORD'S FOURTHLECTURE on
the "Fall of Rome" will be given on
DAY EVENIN G, April 19th, in the HALL
.OF THE UNIVERSITY, at 8 o' clock.
Subject—" The Reasons why the Conservative
Influences of the Fagan Civilization could not ar
rest the Ruin." It
syr , ANNIVERSARY SUPPER.—MERCAN
ikg TILE LODGE, No. 237, I. 0. of O. F., will
celebrate its Seventeenth Anniversary on TUES
DAY EVENING, 19th inert., by a Supper and
appropriate exercises. Members will meet at the
Hall, KITH street below Race, at 8 o' clock pre
cisely.
By order of the Committee of Arrangement.
aplB-rp2t* JAS. B. FOUST, Secretztry.
'REV. RIOLLARD S. STORRS,' D. D.,:of
Brooklyn, will give his great Oration,
"THE NATION AFTER ITS ORDEAL OF
BATTLE!"
At CONCERT HALL, THURSDAY EVEN
ING, April 21st. Tickets 25 cents. Reserved seats
-50 cents. At Gould's Music Store Seventh and
Chestnut streets, three days in advance; at the
tall on Thursday. apl6,4t,rp*
Dr. THE GREAT CENTRAL FAIR, TO BE
held June 10, 11,01.—T0 Wholesale and
_Retail Flour, Feed, Grain and Hay Dealers of
—Pennsylvania and New Jersey: An adjourned
meeting will be held at the U. S. Fire Engine
House, Wood street, above Fourth, on THURS
MAY EVENING-, 21st inst. , at Bo' clock. You are
earnestly requested to attend.
GEO. F. ZEHNDER, Chairman.
J. ATLEE WHITE, Sec' y. lt*
THE GREAT CENTRAL FAIR.—A
meeting of the GENERAL COMIkIITTEE
Mich consists of the chsinmen of the various
committees) will be held oh..4.WEDNESDAY EVE
NING. 20th inst.. at eight o' clock. at the BOARD
, OF TRADE ROOMS, 505 CHESTNUT street.
Attendance is requested. By order of the Execn
,tiye Committee.
HORACE HOWARD FURNESS,
ap19.20 Secretary
'7OFFIOE OF THE WARDENS FOR ,
THE PORT OF PHILADELPHIA 119
.ALNDT STREET.
PHILADELPHIA, April IS, 1864.
NOTlOE.—Application having been made to
the Board of Wardens by STEPHEN BOBBINS,
- to improve his wharf property, above Vienna.
street, on the Delaware River, as per plan on file
in this Office, action on said application will be
-taken by this Board on MONDAY next, April 25,
am. CHAS. S. WAYNE,
apl.9-3trp§ Master Warden, Porta Philacia.
trTGREAT CENTRAL FAIR.
To be held in Philadelphia, June, UM.
The COMMITTEE ON GLASS, GLASSWARE
AND PORCELAIN solicit your aid in farther
...slice of the Fair, to be held by the citizens of
Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey, inane
-city of Philadelphia, for the benefit of the Sani
tary Conimission, an organization too well known
•to need any further notice than the accompanying
-appeal of the Executive Committee.
The unde , signed, while acknowledging the
promptness with which our citizens have always
answered any appeal in behalfof the great cause in
which we are engaged, venture confidently to hope
that in the present case, although we were not the
'-iirst to inaugurate this mode of collecting funds for
our great national institution, ye; that we shall
not be behind our sister cities in the success of our
proposed 4 iCentril Fair."
We have great confidence that our contributors
"will do, with heartiness and good will, the utmost
-that lies in their power.
Donations of single pieces of old china or fancy
glass or porcelain are desirable, and will be thank
•3ully received.
The Committee earnestly request that all contri
butions be forwarded, if possible, before May 15th.
It is also requested that each article be marked
with its retail value.
On sending box or package, please forward to
`the Chairman of the Committee a list of its con
tents, in order that due acknowledgment of the re.
4eipt of the same may be made.
If sent by express or railroad company, do not
prepay charges.
On one corner mark your name and county.
Nark each box or package thus: •
"WM. M. MUZZEY, Chairman,
''Great Central Fair Warehouse,
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COMMITTEE. 'Philadelphia."
.WM. M. NLUZZET, Chairman, No. 419 Coln
metes street.
`Themes A. Boyd, 32 North Fourth street..
'43-. N. Allen, 26 South Fourth street.
WM. M. Shoemaker, N. E. corner of Fourth and
Race streets.
Aug. L. garb, 994 North Third street.
Robert K. Wright, 115 Walnut street..
t.
S. IL TOWNE, Chairman, 1616 Locust
stree
Dirs. Isaac S. Sent% Darby.
Mrs Frederick, 1633 Chestnut street.
Mrs. Pemberton Smith, 30 north Sixteenth at.
'Mrs. 8: Harvey Thomas, Trapehocken street,
Germantown.
IdrEt:' Theodore O. Lewis, Tnipehocken street,
Germantown.
Miss Hannah Ann Zell, Price at., Germantown.
Dirs. Fredenck Collins, 1917 Spruce street.
Miss Sophie F. Jones, Walnut st., tint h ouse
above Fortieth.
3sli as Hele n Keen, Chestnut street, above Thir..
sixth. . ermsitty
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This bill proposes to repeal the law authorizing
the_ appointment of navy agents; and why? Ido
not know but there may be honest navy agents; I
will not say but that there are; I hope and believe
that there are some; but I say that under the present
system we have no possible control over them, and
I would get control of them in some way. We
have no control ever our naval storekeeper, and I
would secure control over him. lam one of those
who believe that a life commission and the epaulets
on the shoulders of a man who has been reared to
believe that honor is the highest consideration of
any man and officer, is a greater guarantee to the
Government than all the bonds that you could pile
into the Capitol of the nation.
Under the present system, if anything is wanted
at a navy yard the Navy Agent directs the con.
tractor to procure it. Eor instance, there is an
article of Massey's logs that are used on our ships,
and which are manufactured at New York. The
place where they an) sold is on Broadway. They
are sold at the price - of twenty dollars. When we
wanted some of them the order was given to a man
by the name of Scofield, and they were furnished
to the Government at the price of thirty-six dol
lars. The Naval Committee do not think it ne
cessary to abolish tlui system under which this is
done!
The article of pressed hair, which the manufac
turer and patentee offered to furnish to the Gov
ernment for ten cents a pound, was furnished to
the Government.by one of these naval contractors
who axe to be protected by the action of the Naval
Committee, or rather by its chairman, at nineteen
cents a pound.
The bill which I introduced required that all
articles such as oil should be analyzed. During
the last two years and a half we have been paying
from $1 75 to $2 50 a gallon for sperm oil. I hon
estly believe that we have not had in the public
service a gallon Of sperm oil during that whole
time. It has turned out by an investigation that
has been gone into, that a portion of the oil fOr
which we paid St 69, was procured by the con.
tractor at eighty cents, and was almost entirely
lard oil mixed.with a little sperm.
ELECTION.—The Guardians of the Poor yes.
tetday elected Dr. W. A. Cantrell, Oat-door Phy..
skim for the Firet Poor Mart&
acrHORTICULTURAL HALL, Southwest
Corner BROAD and WALNUT Streets.
Meeting THIS BVF.,NING. •
" THE MAPLE SHADE OIL COM
PANY."—The subscribers to the stock are
requested to call TOMORROW, the 20th inst., at
309 WALNUT street, between 12 and 3 P. 11l , and
pay the balance of their subscriptions to the Trea
surer, in accordance witn the resolution adopted
at a meeting of the Stockholders held on the 15th
instant. WM. BARRING-TON,
lt* Secretary pro tem.
IrrNEW ENGLAND. —A MEETING OF
the NEW ENGLAND SOLDIERS' RE
LIEF ASSOCIATION; also, of the Society of
the SONS OF NEW ENGLAND In Pennsylva
nia, will be , held on WEDNESDAY EVENING,
iNith Inst.', at So' clock, at the room of Professor
Rendall, corner THIRIIIEENTH and LOOTJSM
streets. Per order. JAMES B. ALVORD,
Secretary. apl9-2t*
GREAT CEN THAL FAIR U. S. SANI
tL3F TARP COMMISSION.
EXPRESS COMPANIES Auxiliary Commit
tee on LABOR, INCOME and REVENUE, to
obtain contributions of one day's pay from the em
•o • of all Express Companies in Pennsylvania,
- ' =w Jersey and Delaware.
JOHN BINGHAM, Chairman,
Of Adams Express Co.
R. P. MoCULLAGH, Treasurer,
Of Adams Express Co.
F. LOVEJOY, of Hamden's & Howard Co.'s
Expresses.
JOHN SMYLIE, Ja., of Howard Express Co.
J. VAN RENSSELAER, of West Jersey Ex
press.
GEORGE R.' DUNN, of New Jersey Express
Company.
JAMES MORBELL, 3n., of Kinsley h Co.'s
Express.
CHARLES A. OARMAN, of Philadelphia
Local Express Co. apl9-60
EIGHTH WARD.—At a meeting of the
National Union Association, held Friday,
April 15th, the following places were selected for
holding the election, on TUESDAY EVENING,
April 19th, 1564, for Delegates to Congressional,
Senatorial, and Representative Conventions:
First _Precinct, at Office of Alderman Ogle,
Seventh street below Chestnut.
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Second Precinct, at Hotel, S. W. corner Twelfth
and Locust streets.
Third Precinct, at Mullen's Hotel, Broad above
Locust.
Fourth Precinct, at Lafferty's Hotel, Eleventh
and Sansom streets.
Fifth Precinct. at Brown's Hotel, TVrellty-filit
and Locust streets.
Sixth Precinct at BiclJoy'e Hotel, Twentieth
and Sansom Streets.
Polls open from 6 to 8 o'clock, P, M
J. LOWRIE BELL, Secretary
HOWARD HOSPITAL, NOS. 1518 AND
1540 LOMBARD Street, DISPENSARY
ARTECENT. Medical treatment andimeo -
firmlattad rratnitnnalv to tsa ItOOT ants
CORRUPTION AND FRAUD IN
NAVAL MATTERS.
SPEECH OF SENATOR GRIMES, OF lOWA, IN
FAVOR OF REFORM.
In the U. S. Senate, on Monday week, a sharp
debate took place on naval matters. Mr. Grimes,
of the Naval Committee, made a personal expla
nation and a speech in favor of reform in the ope
rations of the present system. He is supposed to
represent the views of becretary Welles. We give
a portion of his remarks:
ItEPOR'I3 PROPOSKD
At the instance of a friend of mine, a member of
this body, I undertook to draw up a bill which I
thought would obviate some of the troubles in con.
nection with. the Navy Department, and abolish
some of the corruptions that I knew were pre
vailing in connection with the furnishing of sup
plies under naval contracts. 1 called to my as
sistance, those men in the Navy Department and
out of it, with whom I bad conversed before and
at the time that' drew It, who, as I knew, had the
most experience. -After it was drawn, the bill was
sent to prominent merchants in Boston, New
York and - Philadelphia,- aindfroisethem - I retched
replies and suggestions in regard I. amendments.
There was one point in connection with that bill
upon which there was a diversity of opinion
among those with whom I conversed, and that
was whether the purchase of naval supplies
should be confined to naval cams, including
officers of the line and the staff, or whether they
should be made as they now are through navy
agents, who were political appointees. Some of
the gentlemen, and among them the chief of she
Bureau of Yards and Docks, were in favor of
appointing civilians to Athea° offices, but con
necting .43:tem with the Navy Department as the
naval constructors are now - connected with
it. 1 did not concur in that view. I believed
that the safest and beat way was to appoint naval
officers of some grade, either of the line or staff, to
fulfil these duties, and I reasoned from analogy as
well as from experience. What would be thought
of selecting quartermasters and commissaries to
supply your army from civil life alone, not making
them military officers at all, giving them no com
mission, not making - them responsible before a
military tribunal for any of their conduct 1 And
what, pray, is a navy agent but a quartermaster,
and what is a naval sterekeeper but an ordnance
or military storekeeper, each of whom is subor
dinate and subject to military law for their con
ductl
HOW PRATTDB ABB COMMITTBD
Under the present system bills are submitted in
classes. Suppose the Government wants a large
qnantity of various descriptions of iron. An or.
der comes from the Navy Department to the com
mandant of the yard to know how much and what
descriptions of iron will be needed at that yard for
the next year. The commandant says to the mas.
ter blacksmith, “Fill ant a schedule of these arti
cles and a descriptioa of them." The contractor
goes to the master blacksmith, and corrupts him.
He bribes him, and gets him to make a schedule
certifying that he will need, for instance, a thou
sand pounds of one inch square iron, and ten
thousand . pounds of two inch square
iron. The contractor thereupon bids
for the largest article the smallest
amount for instance, a quarter of a cent; for that
of which the smallest amount is to be furnished he
bids eight cents, the average price of Iron being
four cents. Having this perfect understai;ding
with the master blacksmith, when the contractor
is required to fill his contract, and to go on as they
are required to do, and fill, in addition to the
amount originally stipulated in the contract any
more of that description of iron that is required,
only a very small portion of this quarter cent iron
will be called for, while enormous quantities of
the eight cent iron will be called for. Thus the
Government is defrauded. So it is in regard to
lumber, and so it is in regard to every article
of supply that is furnished to the Navy Depart
ment.
THN NAVY .L.GY7fTB
PHILADELPHIA; TUESDAY, APRIL '19:‘.1.Z.484`.`
FROM FORT ROYAL.
[Correspondence of the New York Herald.]
HILTox liken, S. C., April 13, 1861.—.Witain
• ! the past ten days Col. Howell - , the energetic and
vigilant District Commander, has been stirring the
rebels up in the neighborhood of Savannatenn a
lively manner. On the Ist of April he ascended
-the Colleton river on the armed tug Thomas
Foulke, escorted by the gunboat Chippewa, Lieut.
tom. Stone, and gained the rear of Bluffton. The
rebel picket stations were shelled and broken up,
and some captures of prOperty made. The rebels
offered but little resistance, which was easily
overcome by an apicti.tion of canister and grape
,from the Chippewa's and Foulks' s guns. But two
casualties occurred on our side. Two of the Chip
pewa's crew, named James P. Garigan, coal
t Paver, and Edward Reeds, first class boy, were
injured by musket balls, neither very seriouSiy.
'lt is not known what loss the enemy sustained;
On Friday last Colonel Howell paid a visit to the
rebels up the May river, with .he armed steamers
Croton and Foulke, accompanied by the Chip.
pews. The troops consisted of detachments from
the 76th and tsth Pennsylvania regiments Col.
Howell landed on Hunting Island, and skirmished
with a strong rebel force. and drove them a con •
siderable distance. On retiring the 4 rebels followed
and opened a sharp musketry fire, but were held
in cheek by the Chippewa's shell. The expedi
non then proceeded to a point a quarter . of a mile
from ana to the rear of Bluffton, and shelled a
rebel force out of the town. The expedition re
turned without suffering any casualties.
It has been a well-known fact to the military
authorities that thi-, island has been infested by a
number of rebel spies for a long time back. Ef
forts have been made to detect and arrest them,
but thus far without success. One of them,
.named William Ftnigan. slid to be a son of Gen
eral Finigan, of Florida and an officer in the
rebel army, is known to have been on the island.
Before he could be apprehended he succeeded in
making his escape fr,m our lines and returning to
his friends. The following is a farewell epistle
which he is alleged to have written and securely
pinned to a tree outside the intrenchments, ad
dressing it thus: 'Yankee, take this off and read.
m. Finigan. C. S. A. Army."
1111. TON HEAD, S. C., March., 1861.—Most re
spected "Yanks"—l have had a most delightful
time in your midst. I came here on a tour of
pleasure and observation, and am highly gratified
with my success.
I have to return thanks to the "powers that
he" in the island—both officers and men—for their
gentlemanly behavior in not practising that great
Yankee, peculiarity—inquisitiveness. It would
not be agreeable to a gentleman in my position.
„ I remain, dear Yanks, from Q. A. down, yours
to fight, WM. FINIGAN, C. S. Army.
if the letter is genuine, it shows that Finigan is
as lin pad, nt as ho is audacious and bold.
The second .anniversary of the capture of Fort
Pulaski was celebrated in a becoming and festive
manner by the garrison of the fort on Monday last.•
An accident occurred to Colonel Howell and
Lieutenant Wilson, the latter of the Ist Artillery,
by the overturning of a small boat in which they
were abcint to proceed from the steamer Cossack, to
the shore, which at one time threatened to termi
nate fataly to them. Fortunately the gentlemen
succeeded in reaching the shore, from which they
were rescued by a small boat from thestsamer, and
safely brought to her again, Ina decidedly damp
condition, but unhurt.
On the 6th instant Major•Genera] Patton sent in
to Gen. Hatch, commanding thedistrict of Florida,
a courteous message, under a flag of truce, cover
ing a full list of the names of all our ' , mounted
taken prisoners at the recent battle of Olustee.
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Among them are the following:
EiOith United Slates Colored Temps—Thomas
Hansen, Co. K, thigh; W. A. Green, 00. D, leg;
Samuel J. Johnson. Co'. A, ankle; Pleamigton
Ds Tune, Co. R, knee; Thomas Williams, Co. H,
knee,• Bradley.Cregan, Co. A, thigh; James Smith,
Co. A hip; George Robinson, Co. x, leg and
side; Coleman Dorsey, Co. A, leg and ankle; Wil
lis Dickinson, Co. F, leg; David Watkinson, Co.
11, leg and arm; Jerry Long, CO. G, thigh, died,
arch 3 •Harrison Lawton, Co. E; Amos Ruff,
I:leaser Lox, John Walker, Samuel Waltersasaac
Hobbs, George Burton, William Brandt, Co. K;
Joseph Thompson, Co. K; James Blake, Co. A;
Joseph Smith, Co. D; Thou. Benedidt, Co. A;
&vide . Ith' - dal, Co. 0; Samuel White. 00. F;
William A. Jennings,Co. A; Henry Hermon,
Co. E; John A. Jones, Co.' A; Franklin Lynch,
co. I; John A. Conant, Co. F; John Blacksome,
Co. F: Robert Robertson, Co. H; Abraham
Harris, CO. D Charles Armies, Co. I', James
Haywood, Co. B ; Horace Wheaton, Co. 0 . Chas.
H. Raisins, Co. D; Daniel Phelps, Co. ' B; Ed
ward W. Rae, Co. F: Samuel Peterson. Co. H;
John C. Freeman, Co. II; W. H. Bragden, Co.
H; Richard Collins. CO. K; Herman Smith, Co.
E; Jacob Hollingsworth, Co. A; James Douglas,
B; Paul Blasker, Co. D; S'ephen Thomas,
Co. D; Samuel Miller. Co, I; Richard Chancellor,
Co. B; Wm. W. Wright, Co. B; W. B. Lewis,
Co. B; Alex. Johnson, Co. H; Samuel Buckman,
Co. A; Joseph Jackson. Co. A; James Lewis, Co.
I; Richard Dorn, Co. B; John Thompson, Co. B;
0. Skelton, Co. F; John Fisher, Co. 13; George
Washington, Co. E; Wm. Scott, Co. B; Erastns
Jackson, Co. F; Joseph Ford, Co. B; Henry
Gardner, Co. H: George Johnson, Co. IC; Alex.
McGuss, Co. A; Horace Peterman, Co. It; Geo.
A. Johnson, Co. F; Thomas A. Green, Co. H;
Wm. Edwards,Co C; Abraham Woodward, Co.
El; Alex. Wheeer, Co. B; Daniel McCann, Co. A.
First United States artillery—W. H. Sooker, both
legs; Thomas Duffs, John Shea, William Lagram
and Adalbut Jay, Co. M.
Third United States Artillery—Timothy Collins, Co.
0, back; Anthony Price, Co.s, head and arm, in
hospital; John D. Williams, co. E, body.
The following order has been issued since my
last advices:
GREREAL ORDERS-NO. 49
IbIADQUARTHRB IMPARTILIMT OP TIM Sorra.
HILTON BRAD, S. C. April 11, ISM—The action
of Brigadier. General Wm. Biniey, commanding
United States forces, Port Royal Island, S. 0.. in
designating Fort Clinch, Florida, as the place for
carrying out the sentence in the case of Private
John Rogers, Company E, 55th Pennsylvania
Volunteers,as promulgated in General Orders No.
12, dated Headquarters. United States forces, Port
Royal island, Beaufort, S. 0.. April 1, 1861, is
approved, and the sentence will be carried into
effect under the direction of the commanding
cfficer of the United States forces on Amelia
The Quartermaster's Department will furnish
the necessary transportation to Fort Clinch,
Florida.
By Command of
Major• General Q. A. GILLMORE.
DX W. SMITH, Assistant Adjutant•GeneraL
IMPORTANT FROM HAVANA.
• [Correspondence of the N. Y. Herald.]
HAVANA, April 13, 1564.—8 y a schooner which
has arrived at a port in this island we have news
from Matamoras to the 2uth ult. We know from
experience that the people there appear to know as
little of what is going on in the interior of the
country as if they lived on the banks of the St.
Lawrence; therefore anything coming from there
must be received with due caution.
Up to the day on which the schooner sailed there
had bee* no demonstration against Matamoras be
yond the presence, near the bar, of a French fri
gate—name not given. We know the, expedition
bad not left Vera Cruz on the let of this month,
several day if later, but was then very nearly ready,
so we may expect something definite by the Spanish
mail steamer next week. Gorham, in the mean
while, is not idle, _ and has ordered his forces to
fortify themselveir oh the river bank, being deter
mined, he says, to oppose the French to the last
extremity.
By telegraph from Santiago de Cuba we ate in
formed of the arrival there of a. steamer from St.
Domingo City with news to the '2d inst., the most
important part of which is the victory claimed to
have been gained by the Spaniards at Puerto Plata
on the 27th ult. It appears, from the very meagre
details. that ane insurgents, on - this °celesta& were
the eggreseors, attacking the Spanish intranch
merits with great resolution. They were repulsed,
however, atter a fight which lasted three hours,
and left, we are told, two hundred dead on tne
held; the Spaniards losing only three killed and
`sixty-five wounded, moat of them very slightly.
. A desperate band-to-band fight of three hours, and
only one man per boar killed ! Wonderful, eh 1
As they themselves would say, tind pangs. Some
careless correspondent may enlighten us a little.
when we receive the details of this affair.
I learn, much to my surprise, that troops are
arriving at Santiago do Cnba, from St. Domingo
'and Spain, to form part of the Monte. Christi ex
pedition, which I thought had been not only or
ganized long since, but in the field. At this rate
they' will not be ready to march before the month of
July, when it will be impossible to commence a
campaign. Therefore I suppose there will be no
such expedition until the approach of winter,
by which time many unforaeen events may
happen.
The latest I have heard in regard to the Florida
is that a mercantile house in Mantauzas received
last Monday a despatch from Remedios stating
that the much-dreaded privateer was then in that
port. It is said that several Union vessels have
gone in. pursuit, The Powhatan, with Admiral
Lardner on board, was off this port on Sunday,
;and sent in a boat to proonzo provisions. On the
OUR WHOLE ,CO UNTRV i :'_ c:i.. Y:'l',l Xq;
VEIBECIUM
Fame morning the schooner Belle arrived from
and, when within four or five
yards of_ the Moro, was overtaken by a small
steamer from Bey West, the Marigold, carrying
one gun, the captain of which called on the
schooner to surrender, and then fired into her.
The consequence is that another claim for dam
ages will be sent to Washington by the government
here, which is now engaged in preparing the neces
sary testimony. -
CITY BULLETIN.
STATE OF THE THERMOMETER THIS DAY
AT THE BULLETIN OFFICE.
9A. M. • 54 0 M., 62'.....:.13 P. Poi ,
Minimum Temperature during last IA hours, 12.
Weather clear—Wind Northeast.
THE GREAT CENTRAL FAIR.—We have be
fire stated that men bad commenced , work upon
the buildings in Logan Square, for the Great Cen
tal Fair for the Sanitary Commis ion In the cen
tre of the square the main building is to be located.
It will be a handsome structure, running acro , s
the square, from east to west, BO feat by 500 feet.
All the graveled walks will he caverPd, and will
form passage-ways to the main building. There
will be four entrances; a turret of graceful pro
portions will adorn each entrance, and the large
building will he snrmonnu.d by a dome. In the
centre of the latter will be an immense flag-staff,
larger, probably, than any other in the United
states. There will be, besides, thirteen other flag
staffs in other parts of the square. The space,
altogether, will be three times larger than that al
loted to the New York Sanitary Fair, and there
will be better accommodations for visitors and pur
chasers - Goods which arrive from the country
before the opening of the Fair will be stored with
safety in an apartment now almost completed in
the square.
TWELFTH PRITNRYLvAsig. CAVALRY. —The
furlough of this veteran regiment has expired and
the men left yesterday for Chester. The officers of
the regiment are as follows: Colonel L. B. Pierce;
Majors Darius Titus, James Congdon and Wm.
Bell; Surgeon, J. D. Scholes; Assistant , urgeons.
?tl. F. Bowes and J; 0. Allen: Adjutant. Sault.
McChesney; Quartermaster, Harvey 13. Rencerts;
Commissary, P. Coburn; Quarter-Master- Ser
geant; Leonard Hoffman; Commissary- Sargeant,
John Fetters; Hospital Stewards, George W.
Seibert and George S. Craighead. Co. A, Capt.
John Johnson; Ist Lieut., John Harris; Co. B,
Capt. Chas. Fenner; tat Lieut., Daniel Lewis;
Co. C, Lient. Frank, commanding; Co. D. Lient.
Kellogg; Co. E. Lieut. Tans, of Co K, com
manding; Co. F, Capt. Jenkins; lst Lieut.. Ir
win, and 2d Lieut., Laird; Co. 0, Capt.. Macs.'
tier; Ist Lient., Morley; Co. H. Capt., Henry
Co. I, Capt., Way; Ist Lieut., Peirson; Co. IE,
Capt., Payne; Ist Lieut., Titus; 2d Lieut., Chase;
Co. L, Capt.. McAllister; Ist Lieut., Fenno; 2d.
Lient., B. Tonrtelot; Co hi, Capt. McDonnell;
'lst Lieut., N. limeade.
IMPROYEMINT n RECIIIIITING.—There was a
decided improvement in the recreiting - busmess
yesterday. This was, no doubt, owing ti the an
nouncement that the payment of the eity bounty
would be continued until further notice. This
ssorsing the P ayor homed warrants for the pay
ment of the bounty to 47 men, the amount being
$11,750. Yesterday the number was only nine.
It Is generally understood that there will be no
draft before the let of May. Maly believe that
the quota of the city has already been filled. but
the patriotism of our citizens should cause them to
continue their efforts to encourage enlistments.
The more men furnished to the Government, the
sooner the rebellion will be crushed.
BunnLAar.Before Alderman Beitler, yes
terday afternoon, Wm. Green, colored, was
charged with being concerned in the robberyof the
houses of Mrs. Matilda Winters and John Flood.
Some of the stolen property found in his possession
were identified by Mrs. Winters and Mr. Flood.
About a week since, Green was charged with the
robbery of the bout e of Rev. Wm. McElwee and
in all three cases an entrance was effected by burn
ing the wood around the door locks, which ap
pears to have been a quiet and effectual mode of
procedure. He was committed in default of 14,000
bail to answer the charge at Court.
ARMY Cowrnacrs Awannien.—The following
contracts were awarded yesterday : Goldttirop ft
C o. . Philadelphia, 5000 trumpet cords and tassels,
at 7.7 S cents; Roma:min, Brothers & Co., Phila
delphia, 50,000 yards s inches worsted lace, at
.01 36-100th cents per yard •, T. & A. Kemple,
Philadelphia, 50,000 yards ji inch worsted lace, at
.C 2 90 -100th cents per yard; Henry Wilson, PhDs
delpbia, 50,000 brass crossed cannon, at $1 75 Si per
100; William lacLatiglilln 4.% Brother, Philadel
phia, 500 regimental order books, at 55 each ;
2 te o camp clothing books at $2 76 each ; 2000
morning report books, at gl 90 each.
WE have been asked over and over again our
opinion of the yarious sewing machines, and we
unhesitatingly say that f. r all family purposes the
Wheeler it Wilson is decidedly the best. We nee
one in our own family, and we wish it was in our
power to introduce one of there laminable labor.
life, and money-Baring machines into every
household in the land. We adeise our readers
to go to the Wheeler d Wilson Salesrooms 70}
Chestnut street, and seethe wonderful machines in
operation.
THE Asia HosprriLs.—Daring the past
week 154 patients were admitted Tito the Army
Hospitals of this repru - tment- 161 returned to
duty,. and 10 died. The number remaining is
2,916, distributed as follows: Filbert street,
Turner's Lane, 178; Summit House, 124; Mower,
451; Satterlee, 596; Fort Mifflin, 11; Chambers
burg, 10; Chester, 54 ; Islington Lane. 25 ; Broad
and Prime, 53; South street, 126; Christian street,
192; Germantown, 277; McClellan, 2.90; YorY,Pe,
DELEGATE ELEcnows.—The members of the
National Union party will meet in the various
Footnote of the city this IrteCing from six to eight
o'clock, to elect delegates to Congressional, Sena
torial and Representative Conventions. It will be
the duty of these conventions to choose delegates to
the National Convention to assemble in Baltimore
for the nomination of candidates for Presidentand
Vice President of the United States.
Draz.—Police business was rather dull
during yesterday and last night. The returns of
the Lieutenants this morning , contained but few
arrests, and with the exception of a couple of small
larcenies and three or four assault and battery
cases, the prisoners were charted with drunken
ness and disorderly conduct. The whole number
of arrests during the twenty-four hours do not ex
ceed fitly,
A SWORD FOR THE FAXR.—Messrs. Evans &
Hassan yesterday presented to the Committee on
Labor and Incomes a beautiful sword, as a gift to
the square. It is to , be voted for in a similar man
ner to the sword at the New Yora fair, and the
General who has the largest number of friends
among the visitors to the fair will get the prize.
Tan Gitay RZSERVEB.—The Ist Regiment
of the Gray Reserves will celebrate its third
anniversary by a promenade Concert and Soiree
to-night at the Academy of Music. A brilliant
affair may be expected. The music will be by
Birgfeld' a celebrated band. The proceeds are to be
given in aid of the great Sanitary fair.
A'uwi Sr- ZEENDEB, family flour depot, get
apart the profits of Thursday's sales for the Sani
tary Fair. Go and purchase to help the good
cause.
LARGE SIZE OisvEs.—Messrs. Davis it
Richards, Arch and Tenth streets, have just re..
calved a fresh importation of French and Spanish
Olives, very superior, and of large size, either by
the gallon or bottle to suit purchasers.
SEORBT.—The secret of the process of
making Cedar Camphor is possessed alone by
Dorris k Chapman. of Boston, the inventors.
Cedar Camphor is the best Camphor (or indeed
best, Perhaps only, anything) certain defence
against Moths is Clothing. Every Druggist pro
bably now sells Hurls do Chapman's Cedar lam.
piker.
ccORANGE COUNTY BuTrEs.."—Just received
another lot of Orange County New Butter, supe
rior to market butter, at much less pr ce, for sale
by the tub or. single pound by Wm. Parvin, Jr.,
1204 Chestnut street.
Fun WHATHEIL—Now . , Mr. Jones, bntyon
have a shocking bad hat to wear. Why don't yon
go to Charles Oakford d Sons, under the Omitnental Floral, and get one of thiernew style Spring
Rats. Well, replied Jones, I will do , it, as I un
derstand they are the bestlooking, wear better t and
are sold at a more reasonable price, considering
their merit, than anytmanufactured in the city.. All
gents who desire to look well should p and do
likewise.
Coen's, BUNIONS, Inverted Nails, Enlarged
'Joints, and all Mimes of the Feet cured vrithont
pain or Inconvenience to the patient, by Dr.
Zacharie l / 2 Surgeon Chiropodist,.B2l Chestnut
'street. Refers to Physicians and Surgeon of an
city.
BULLETIN BUILDING 112 SOUTH THIRD ST.
FENN TEAB.—Thompson Black & Son have
received by late arrivals a choice assortment of
fine fresh Teas.
Broad and Chestnut streets.
GREAT POWERS OF CONCENTRATION.—We
often think of the man who used to play nineteen
games blindfold. while he recited three poems in
different languages, at. once, unmindful of the
man who threw paring stones at his back and ex
ploded torpedoes on the top of his head, while two
unfriendly oats were sewed up in the legs of his
trowsers, and finding time amid all these varied
employments ?, and notwithstanding these multitu
dinous arnoyances to write a series of first-class
notices of the Brown Stone Clothing Hall of Rock,
bin & Wilson, Nos 603 and 605 Chestnut street,
above Sixth. •
TOE IMPROVED ELLIPTIC LOCH:-STITCH SEW
ING M.A.cuTliz, No. 701 Chestnut street, N. W.
tonle? of :Seventh. The pre eminence of this in
strument for the finer fabrics has been obtained
only by its real merits and the thorough test for
the last eight years in the work-room of the dress
maker, anti upon ladies' and chilnren's clothing.
The closest scrutiLyis desired of purchasers who
are not fully acquainted with its wide range of
application, simplicity, strength, durability,
speed, ease of motion, and neatness of style and
finish.
GREAT CENTRAL . SANITARY FAIR.—IR ac
cordance with the wishes of the Committee of One
Lay's Labor, Income, &c., we have determined
to give the profits of one day's sales for the above
urpose. Wednesday, the 20th inst., is the day
bet ape] t for this worthy object. It is hoped and
earnestly requested that all persons who are in
want of any goods in our line, and wishing to COO
tnoute to this noble cause, will call on the above
date, and purchase liberally of the same. A cor
rect account of all sales will be kept, and the
profits accruing therefrom will be placed in the
Lands of the Committee, without deducting any ex
penses whatever.
We shall offer a full assortment of the following
Goods at the low est cash price:
Golo and Silver Watches.
Gold and 'Plated Jewelry.
Silver Prated Ware of every description.
Photograph Albums,
Opera Glasses.
Traveling Bags, - Pocket Books.
Pocket and Table flutlery, kc.,
.!ce.
It is hoped and believed that all who are desirous
of aiding, encouraging, and making light the
hearts of our brave soldiers, who are dully offering
their lives for liberty and our country, will avail
themselves of this opportunity. Persons-can call
at any time previous to. the P.Ottt, and make selec
tions. and they will be delivered on the above date,
and the profits therefrom will be contributed to
this just and noble cause. D. W. CLARK,
602 Chestnut street.
LADIES Mumma the hair elaborately, for
the evening, will find that Burnett's Cocoains will
keep it in shape for hours.
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A MOST EXQUISITE. DELICATB AND FRAGRANT
PERFUNE, DISTILLED PROM TED/ BARB AND
DILATTIRDI FLOWER PRON. WHICH rr TAXERS 'IT,
NAME.
Manufactured only by
PHALON & SON, New Torlr.
BEWARE OP COUNTERFEITS.
ASK FOR PHALON'S—TAKE NC) OTHER.
JOHNSTON, HaLLOWAY & gents,
Sixth and Market streets, Philada. C0.,&01d by all
Druggists.
$250,000 20 LOAN, in trams from $1 to $l,OOO,
on Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, Silver Ware,
Clothing, Dry Goods,. Inc., at John Rettew's,
Money Loan Office, corner fifteenth and Market
streets. Watches and Jewelry for sale.
BIBS AHD PUREST COAL in the city; none
better, please try it. Samuel W. Hess, Broad
street, above Race, east aide.
WARALMAKIN. & BROWN, Clothing, Sixth and
Market attee' a
Wanamaker & Brown, Clothing, Sixth & Market.
Wanamaker do Brown, Clothing, Sixth .t Market.
Wariamaker lc Brown, Clothing, Sixth & Market.
Wanamaker &. Brown, Clothing, Sixth Jc Market
Wanamaker & Brown, Clothing, Sixth & Market.
Wanamaker & Brown, Clothing, Sixth dr. taarket.
Waitamaker & Brown Clothing, Sixth & Market.
Wanamaker & Brown Clothing, Sixth & Market.
Wanamaker & Browns Clothing, Sixth & Market.
Wanamaker & Brown, Clothing, Sixth & Market
Wanamaker & Brown, Clothing, Sixth & Market
Wanatnaker do Brown, Clothing, Sixth & Market.
Wanamaker & Brown, Clothing, Sixth & Market.
Wanamaker .k Brown, Clothing, Sixth do Market,
Wanamaker & Brown, Clothing, Sixth & Market.
Wanamaker & Brown, Clothing, Sixth Zr. Market.
Wanamaker & Brxorn, Clothing, Sixth & Market.
Wanamaker & Brown, Clothing, Sixth & Market.
Wanamaker lc Brown, Clothing, Sixth & Market.
Wanamaker .t Brown, Clothing, Sixth IC Market
Wanamaker &. Brown, Clothing', Sixth & Market
Wanamaker & Brown, Clothing, Sixth Jc Market.
Wanamaker & Brown, Clothing. Sixth & Market.
Wanamaker & Brown, Clothing, Sixth & Market,
Wanitmaker & Brown, Clothing, Sixth & Market.
Wanarnaker & Brown. Clothing, Sixth & Market
Wanamaker it Brown, Clathiog, Sixth & Market
Wanamaker & Brown, Clothing, Sixth lc Market
Wanamaker & Brown, Clothing, Sixth & Market
FINN Gtornmo, Ready-made and made to
order, in the best mariner and most fashionable
styles. The subscriber is able to offer to the pub.
lic the strongest inducements to purchase clothing
of him, and will guarantee to all bi his customers
entire satisfaction. 'W ILLIAM S. JONES, _
ton.
Successor te Bo rt Adams,
S. E. corner Seventh and Market Sts.
DIZAINNIN AND BLINDNEB3.4* Isaacs, M.D.,
Profess& of the Eye and Ear, treats all diseases
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. Office hones from Bto 11 .A.M.,214/
P. M., No. 511 Pine street.
AMIIMK}MEI
THE GEnstsa °EZRA Sassoit began last evening
at the Chestnut Street Theatre, and in a very bril
liant manner, the house - being crowded and the
performance excellent. The opera was Iforfho, is
which !time. Johannsen, Moe. Friederici, Herr
Himmel', Herr Steinecke and Herr Graff all per
formed exceedingly well, the orchestra and chorus
also being very good. Several pieces were encored
and the applause throughout was enthUsiastic.
This evening *The Barber of Sevilla will be pro
dnced, in which Herr Hahelmatui will take the
part of g gAlmaviva." The opera at the Chest
nut, under the capable business management of
Mr. Birgfeld, is sure to be a great success. To
morrow evening Faust will be played, for which
fine new scenery has been painted. There will be
a fine military band on the stage, as at the Acadeniy
of Music. The season will positively come to
close on Saturday evening, when, in honor of the
Shakspeare Tercentenary, the theatre will be illu
minated, and the Capital opera of The Merry Wives
of Windsor will be played.
Tua Wa.mstrr. ••••••The Iron Maslr, or, the F63X
tal Doom, " will be presented to the patrons of this
theatre this evening, the principal characters in
the play being represented by the Wallack.Da
venport Alliance.
TEN AROH.-- 44
.Rosedale, ,7 with its beautiful
scenery and delightful nitusio, will again be per
formed this evening. It Is unnecessary to say
more.
NEGRO NINEITRELS —Clarnerosa and taxey hate
an ex. cellent programme at their opera hoe on
EleTenth street, to-night.
PERSONAL
Dr. A. N. Dougherty, of Newark, N. J., Ma
made Medical Director of the 21 Corps of the
Army of the Potomac, andattsCheA PNAJ9r: OI3 .-
Hancock's Staff.
Rer. Wm. H. Gilder. widely known as renal
pal of the Plushiug Pound, In/Witte; and winos.
the commencement of the-war as Captain of the
Tammany regiment and the army correepondeat
of the New York Methodist, has jitst dila OA tua
peat is the Amy ut the Petaildha
F. L. FETHERSTON, Putlisber.
FROH - WASHINGTON:
The Correspondent of the Tines says: It Is 'is. -
ported that Major-Gen. Q. A. Gillmore will - be
immediately recalled from duty in front 'of ,
Charleston, and ordered on ser-ice elsewhere. It
is not unlikely, notwithstanding this change, that -
our iron.plads will be alongside Charleston - wharf
before the incoming summer has gone out.." Gen.'
Dotch is mentioned as the successor of Gen. Gill
mere in the Department of the South. - •
• The correspondent of the Tribune writes as
lows:
The House Appropriation bill for the stippOrr or
the army for the next year, was reported from tiro
Finance Committee of the Senate to-day by
Fem '
enden and amended among other things so as
to substitute for the item of 138.935 &SO for Hospital
stores,-bedding, etc.,the following items:
Fin. Medicines, Instrnments and Dres.
• ines 82, 750, 000.
For Hospital Stores Bedding, 3,537.852
For Hospitar FUralillre and Field Equip.
Pm nts 618,000-
For Books, Stationery and Printing 190,000
For ice, trait and other comforts.... - 300, COY
For Hospital Clothing . 750,000
For citizen nurses - 210,000
For care of sick soldiers in private hos-
pitals •
-7 31,200
For artificial limbs for soldiers and sea
men ,
For hire of clerks and laborers in pur
veying depots 75,000
For citizen physicians and medicines fur
nished by them 405,000
For examining and recording meteorolo
gical observations taken at the military
posts of the United States Army ' 750
For Army Medical Museum ' 5,000
For contingent expenses of the Medical
Department
For laboratory for testing and re-arrang
ing medicines and hospital supplies..
For washing and wastung-machinee for
h 1 hespitals where matrons cannot be em
ployed • 15,000
The 5177,462,729 25 appropriated for the pay of'
volunteers is made to include the bounties math°.
Sized by law. •
Women nurses ordered away from the Potomac .
Army arrived sere on Saturday. Sutlers come up •
daily. The sick arrive hoarty.
E. C. Ingersoll, prominent as a lawyer in Peo
ria lbinois, will probably be'lle successful can -•
didate for Owen Lovejoy's vacant seat.
The action the Senate took to-day renders It cer
tain that the wages of messengers and laborers in
departments will be raised 20 per cent. where suck. :
adoption will not make the Una - amount of wages
over IiZIO hundred dollars.' -
Mrs. Gen. Grant and son visited the Capitol to
day and were introduced to many Congressmen..
' The President and Mrs. Lincoln Will visit For
tress Monroe to- m orrew.
ACCIDENT ON THE NORTHERN CENTRAL
RAILWAY
An accident occurred on Saturday morning, at
Richard' a Switch, ten Miles from Baltimore, on
the Northern Central Railway, which resulted in.
the almost entire destruction of a locomotive and
train ol ears, and injury to several persons. The
express train North left that city at twenty minutes
before ten o'clock, the regular train, with nine
cars, including the baggage and Adams Express
cars. It progressed very well and at a rapid rate
of speed until it reached the point in question,
when it collided with a gondola car laden wits
railroad iron.
A gravel train was on the road at the time, and
that backed into the switch to get out of the "way . of
the express train, and •in doing so pushed two
gondola cars laden with railroad Iron, which had
been standing on the switch, so far that the end of
one of them projected over the main track. That
was not observed by the engineer, and the tram
dashed on until the collision took place. The iron
laden car was knocked some fifteen or twenty feet
from the track, and the cylinder and all the ma
chinery on one side of the locomotive was torn otr.
All the cars of the train were more or less 'broken,
and a number of them entirely destroyed.
William W.Ooleman, Adams's express agent,
had his left arm caught in the wreck, and it was
horribly crushed, up to a point midway between
the elbow and shoulder. Dr. Ormsby S. Mahon,
residing at No. 138 North Exeter street,BaltimOre,
had the mall bone of one of his legs broken, and,
Bernard Auchenbatigh, the baggage master, re
ceived a severe contusion on the head. The mail
car took fire, but it was extinguished before the
mail Was damaged. The wreck was cleared from
the track as soon as possible.
The damage by the collision will probably reach
ten thousand dollars. That train was the first that.
Gelman had been on for three monthe,having jest
recovered from an accident near Millersburg,
when the train was - thrown from the track, and
from which he narrowly escaped death.,On bath
occasions he was acting as a substitute fo another'
party. The President and nearly all of the Board.
of Directors were on the train at the time.of the ac'
cident.
Iva awn SUPPE:NUM.—We condense from the
Wheeling iniellsgencer the details of a rather sin
gular affair which recently occurred in that City..
t appears that there has been for some time con—
fined in the 14AI:olive - I= a certain George Dasky,'Sr.:
guerilla and bushwhacker. 'By some means hate
c ame:ac cin al ate d with Mrs. Mary brig elt. employed
in a toot making establishment and reading in the
city near the jail, with tier brettier.in-law,
Sc Gaffer. She had been permitted to visit Dusky
occasionally, but was detected, a few days since, -
slipping some contralluid articles into his cell, and
was forbidden to retdrn. Last Wednesday night= the jailer fancying That he beard a suspicious noise
on the south side of the jail, lighted a candle and.
walked around the building. As he neared
lry' s cell window he saw a small parcel dmp and
was about to pick it up, when a women jumped ,
from the wall on his back, declaring she would,
sooner die than permit the jailer to capture the
package. In jumping from the wall,which is per
.-
baps twelve or fifteen feet high, the WOMEN hair.
broken her right leg just above the ankle, but she
nevertheless struggled violently for the ptissessionc
of the parcel. and during the struggle &small bottle
containing nitric acid wes broken, and the contents.
spilled upon the jailer and Mrs. Briggs, both of
whom were stained and burned by the liquid.
Mrs. Briggs at last mink to the ground in an ex
hausted condition, when she was taken into the jail,
where medical at tendance ' was called, and t her e
she still lies in a suffering condition.
The jailer upon examining the parcel found that.
it contained a bottle ofcidoroform, a bottle of nitrim
acid, a chisel, a box of steel pens and two lover
letters from Mrs. Briggs, a copy of the Freeman's-
Journai and a copy of the Cincinnati Enquirer..
Mrs. Briggs had the package attached to the end
of a long pale and was endeavoring to put it into
the cell occupied by Dusky, which she- would
doubtless have succeeded in doing had net the sp.:
pearance of the jailer startled her and caused her
to drop the package.
Ilvenimotre Moment Ia BEDPORD MONTY.—
A good deal of excitement has been occasioned ire
Bedford county by the discovery of the clothes or-
Charles Pensyl, under circumstances which ren
der it I certain that the unfortunate Man:,
was foully dealti.with. Pensyl visited Bedford.
in the latter part of March with a view eg
telegraphing to his son at Baltimore, and ussiga
evening started for his home across the mountain*
accompanied by a nelghbor named Drill. Oa t h e
top of the mountain they lost the path in someway
and separated, and after this Pensyl was never
seen alive. Snow to the depth of a foot or tea
inches killing that night, it become impossible ter
find any traces of the =testi] g man, but since then
search has been made for hire, and on Tuesday
last drawers and other articles -of clothing were
forted buried under the leaves, which were identi
fied by Mrs. Pensyl as the property of her bus
band. Traces of blood on the rocks, and a trail as;
If a heavy body had been dragged over the ground
were also discovered. It is supposed that the`
missing man was murdered by some one who
hoped to find with him a considerable sum
money Whicli his son sent him from Baltimore*,
but which he left at Bedford. The matter is (=ea
ting great 'excitement, and several arrests oe
suspicion have been made.
lanchard; the,
i vi nvairr omas it h lt pains um.
to StnTh wriM gli th D e ßA S m act " th A ar
e 109 Tremont:
xi gre oo a n te y st es iil e f r g 3 l , American e his rican .rea ln ide v n en c hi , ns,_ died about
street, of apoplexy. Be
, Irais t
to as th W e we ll on Friday
morn i ng " mina betw e en n Reuse
p tro urp ra os w e lachhest te op n pe an d d at e zar ev . en ja o cit ' R euse
for ur sol g e
on State street, for whom he was making a me .
chine to be used in his business. After convent/lc,-
a short time, Dir. Jacques observed him to ialter.
' an d canghthim just NUM tO preVell _
His left side was paralyzed, his articulation Was
very difficult, and from the first, little hope was
felt of his recovery. Yesterday morning, how
ever, his symptoms were more favorable, bat;
about twelve o'clock, as Dr. Cole was writing a
prescription for him, be had a sudden spasm sad
In a few momenta breathed *lds last. Mr.
Blanchard iswell known as a very ingenious la.
ventor, and was the proprietor of many 'patemosil
among which lathe tack machine, ' machine
turning irregular bodies, mortising Madlista.
Machines for bending Umber, /co. Mailllitnokagelk !
would have been 75 old the 0944actillui-'..ki
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