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THURSDAY. APRIL 11, I£6l
Fume Pmts.—Notices of New Books; .T 1 Ballo
in Manlier& ; interesting from China; The Revo
lution in this South ; An Actress Attempts Suielde.
FOURTH Pets.—General News; Burial of Judge
McLean ; Pennsylvania Items; Marine Intent
genee.
Why the "Challenge" of the Inquirer
IS Declined
This is an age of challenges and champion
ships, but the cheapest and most ridiculous
form they can assume is a sworn contest be
tween rival newspapers in regard to their cir
culation. When the preliminaries between
contending aspirants for pugilistic honors are
arranged, after a long series of propositions
and counter-propositions are published in
sporting organs, there is a fair prospect
that the coveted belt of honor may be given
to the combatant who deals the most powerful
and skillful blows, and possesses the
. greatest
amount of physical endurance—provded no
underhanded arrangement for the intervention
Of the police at a critical moment, or some
similar expedient, is devised to snatch the
crown of victory from the brow that fairly
earns the right to wear it. But it is well un
derstood in newspaper circles that the pom
pous boasts and bets of journals which
are anxious to impress the public with
an exaggerated sense of their import
ance, are either purposely framed in terms
which palpably render their acceptance im
practicable, or are based upon the expecta
tion that a triumph may be unfairly won by
a few cunning tricks of counting extra edi
tions, and mingling a transient demand with
the regular and steady one, or by out-ma
meowing an opponent, or by reposing modal
tering confidence in the superior elasticity of
conscience of the parties whose affidavits are
to be produced. We have no talent for
such exploits, and no disposition to engage in
a contest where we would have any reason to
suspect that our antagonist would be capable
of resorting to any or either of them; and
we, therefore, decline to accept the recent chal
lenge of the publisher of the Inquirer. That
journal claimed, nearly a year ago, in an affi
davit which was ridiculed by every man who
I,mew anything of its position, a circulation of
40,000, and as it has undoubtedly been con
siderably increased since that period, it is im
possible to tell how absurd a statement it
could make and apparently substantiate at this
time. We are neither envious of its pros
perity, disposed to depreciate its merits, nor
willing to enter into a controversy such as
it proposes, in which we are free to admit that
it might prove more fruitful than The Press
in the peculiar expedients which would be
necessary to secure success. It is perfectly
well known to all who are familiar with• news
paper secrets, that The Press and North -Rule.
rican combined regularly print and circulate a
great many more papers than the Inquirer,
and that the acceptance of the challenge of
the latter journal, in the exact terms in which
it is couched, while it would necessarily result
in the discomfiture of our ambitious cotem
porary, if a perfectly liiir investigation
could be made, is obviously impossible,
because it is not to be expected either
that the North ..dineriean would play second
fiddle in such a contest or that The Press
would ask it to do so. The challenge of
the inquirer is, therefore, as cheap an ex.
hibition of its pretensions as it is ridiculous.
We make these explanations only to protect
ourselves from the unfounded inferences which
entire silence might engender. We believe
our regular circulation to stand second only
to that of the Ledger among Philadelphia jeer
stale, and we are willing to present to advertisers
conclusive evidence of its extent. Relying upon
the integrity, courage, and independence of
our course, and our earnest exertions to ren
der our journal in every way worthy of the
support of an intelligent and appreciative
community, any of Our cotemporaries, who
feel disposed to resort to transparent tricks to
enhance their own importance, or to uniler
mine our position, are welcome to all the ca_
pital they can make in that way. We can
have no further controversy with the inquirer
on this subject.
Tun DEVOTION of some of the rco-Secession
pro-Union men in Virginia to what they call
peace and compromise is sometimes rather
superfine. The Commissioners, for instance,
to wait upon Mr. 7..mscorar to protest against
the continued occupancy of Sumpter and
Pickens, and doubtless to demand their imme
diate evacuation as the only way to prevent
civil war, are proceeding upon a somewhat
one-sided theory. We fear they are being
carried away by a ct Virginia abstraction."
Now, if they are the Union lovers they pro
fess to be—if they are indeed friends of peace
and 011011/105 of war among brethren—why do
they sot establish their right to the title of being
perfectly sincere by sending another deputation.
to Presidept Davis, at Montgomery, and by
demanding of him the withdrawal of his myrmi
dons from the forts which he has seized, the
arsenals he has stolen, and The public buildings
he has sequestrated ? Why not ask that Grand
Sultan of our new Mahomedanismt to return
the money that his followers have appropria
ted to their own use after the example of the
illustrious Joan BuCuANAN FLOYD, a noted
son of the name Old Dominion, and at present
a loud-sounding Secessionist? If the Rich
mond Commissioners are so chary of bloodshed,
why call upon Mr. Luccots and his Cabinet?
They have not aggressed. It is a fact that de
fies denial, that if war comes, those who will
precipitate it are not Mr. Lniceza and his Ca
binet, or his party, or the people of the free
States, but the Secessionists and Disuitioniste of
the South. We fear, also, that the new South
ern Commissioners will make a sorry botch
with their appeals to the Chief Magistrate,
this practical argument is so strong against
them. Particularly when the President win
be able to say, that while professing no desire
to join the Secessionists, they refuse to ask
these Conspirators against the Union to ground
their anus, and to pave the way to recon
ciliation. The Government cannot yield to
Treason one inch more, and those who sympa
thize with Treason are insolent and pre
sumptuous when they ask it.
The Weekly Press
For Saturday next is now published, and
can be had at our counter, in wrappers, ready
for mailing. In addition to a choice miscel
lany of prose and poetry, it contains dories,
selected and original, editorials on all the ex
citing and important issues of the day, articles
on agriculture, intelligence of the crops, accu
rate reports of the markets, together with the
latest news, from all parts of the world, up to
the moment of going to press.
A. New Patent Railroad Car and. Track.
We were shown, a few days rinse, a novel and in
genious railroad improvement, combining a new
device for a track and oar, which has recently been
patented by "Mr. Rowland Cromelien. The in
ventor proposes, in constructing new railroads, to
save the enormous expense of axles and springs on
the cars, and the large quantities of T Iron and
of tunneling, and heavy excavations which are now
necessary on the track, while the danger of acci
dents will be almost entirely obviated. The most
!train novelty of his invention is the construction
of three tracks or rails instead of two—the oentral
rail being the broadest and most important—for
npon this he proposes to run on each ear one large
driving-wheel, from which the chief propelling
tower will be derived. It has double flanges, while,
upon the outside tracks, eight small wheels or
runners are plaiied - -four on either side—to s u p.
port the car and keep it in a proper position. Re
has devised a number of entirely different pat
tern! for these wheeLs or rollers. The central
nil, on high grades, and where it is desirable to
wend mountains, has a cogged traok, into which
he rappers to insert a oog-wheel that socompa
ides his cars, and can be used or dispensed With,
according to the character of the road to be tra
velled. The invention is re novel, and embraces
ee many different devices, that it cannot be easily
described in a limited span ; but anfhoe it to .say
that it is worthy of as examination by those who
are curious in such matters, and is the fruit of some
years of study, which originated in a desire to pre
vent. oars from running off tracks and down ere:.
bank:nests, and to amplify and reduce the expene
of the construction of railroads, so that,lyjnitup g
down the rails upon ordinary roads with verylittle
grading, available railroads, upon which locomo,
tives could housed, might be oonstrueted. We be
lieve that in a short time a ear, one lituadresi feet
long, built on this prinoiple,VlW'Akiatidson ex
hibition In this city or in Waehinj on ' -
Atrcsioat SALM Or Boors AND Hamm Par
doubts attention of buyers is called to the large
and attractive maim of 1.000 caw boots, allow, and
banana, to be sold this morning, by catalogue, at
10 o'eloola precisely, by Philip fiord & Co., alto ,
dozens, No. 530 Market sad 521 Mau Waste.
The Reinforcement of the Forts.
Whatever may be the future policy of our
Government, after the American . people have
fully considered all the questions which are
connected with the existing complications, it
is dearly its duty for the present to preserve
its dignity, and to hold possession of all the
important posts that have not already been
wrested from it. There is an extensive and
desperate rebellion organized in a portion of
our country, which may succeed in forever di
viding the Union, or which may possibly be
checked; but whether the schemes of the con
spirators prove in the end successful or un
successful, it is still the imperative duty of
the Executive now to employ all the available
force at his disposal for the protection of the
public property—peaceably if' he can, forcibly
it he must.
If the ramparts of the Confederacy are all
to fall, let it not be said that the mere sound
ing of a few secession trumpets caused their
destruction, and that the Federal Government
submitted to every imaginable indignity and
every unreasonable exaction without striking
a single blow in self-defence. No one favors
a cfuel and revengeful war against the compa
ratively feeble States which have been as au
dacious and aggressive as they are weak and
defenceless. Bat, certainly, if they are
eventaally to be permitted to sever their
connection with a nation which has
showered benefits upon them, their peo
ple should have ample opportunities for calm
reflection and for clearly and unmistakably
expressing their unbiased wishes, while full
guarantees should be secured for all jeopard
ized interests of the loyal States, before Dis
union becomes a legal finality. Even ordinary
business partners, or married couples, be
tween whom disputes might arise to render
separation desirable, would not be justified in
resorting to such summary and criminal pro
ceedings as have disgrased every step of the
Southern Confederacy, and the strong arm of
the law would speedily be invoked to arrest
them until a full investigation could be made
and impartial justice administered.
The military movements which have recent
ly attracted so much attention, are supposed
"to have three objects; To furnish supplies,
and, if necessary, reinforcements to Fort
Sumpter. To render Fort Pickens impregna
ble. To protect the citizens of Texas from
the assaults of their Indian and Mexican ene
mies, notwithstanding their secession, and, if
necessary, to sustain General HONTON, the
legal Governor of the State, in a contest
against the usurping Administration set up by
the Revolutionists. It is said that nothing
but a humiliating surrender of Fort &Unifier
would satisfy General Bnatrasoaun and the
South Dateline authorities—that a simple
evacuation of that post would not be permit
ted, and that the supplies were cut off from
Major Aunzusort for the purpose of starving
his garrison into submission to this arrogant
proposition. If blood is shed, it will be be
cause an attempt to furnish him with necessary
provisions and fael is forcibly opposed; and if
a contest is forced upon the patient and for
bearing people of the North on such au issue
as this, a terrible retribution will await those
who inaugurate it.
The importance of Port Pickens, in a mili
tary point of view, cannot be over-estimated.
In the possession of our Government, it may
become a base of operations from which our
fleets can be fitted out to blockade any of the
Gulf ports, or to seize the marauding expedi
tions which the humane Montgomery Govern
ment threatens to organize, and to keep open
a pathway to any of the C. S. A. which be
come excessively haughty and aggressive. On
the other hand, if Fort Pickens is taken by
the Secessionists, they tan make Pensacola
their great naval depot, and have ample op
portunities for realizing their favorite scheme
of sending out privateers to prey upon Ame
rican commerce in the Gulf of Mexico and the
Caribbean Sea, while. Pensacola Bay, with its
entrance guardedly the goals of our fortress,
will afford them a safe shelter. Their object
in assailing it is, therefore, perfectly plain, and
the very reasons which prompt them to attack
it render it imperatively necessary that we
should defend and hold it, at all hazards and
under alt contingencies.
Every patriot should rejoice that snob signs
of vitality and energy are now being exhibit-
ed in defence of the national interests, by the
Administration, 'which Is the only =diorite.
tlve symbol and embodiment of the Govern
ment of our country. If it were to abdicate
all its powers, and to neglect all its duties, we
should be completely at the mercy of es trea
sonable, reckless, and tyrannical a band of
conspirators as the world ever saw ; and the
confidence and respect of the truly loyal por
tion of the American people will be increased
and strengthened with each new proof it gives
of a determination to faithfully and fearlessly
discharge all its constitutional duties.
The Military Movements.
Intense excitement has been created by the
activity in our navy yards and arsenals, and
by the numerous indications that the Govern
ment has determined to employ all the force
at its disposal for the protection of the public
property. Bat the conviction is almost uni
versal that the period has arrived when it is
clearly the duty of the Administration to
spare no pains to reinforce its strongholds, and
to repel all assaults which may be made upon
them as effectively and resolutely as it can.
There has been a just and natural dread of
inaugurating the horrors of civil war, but
if the traitors who have taken up arms
against their country, and who have already
set at defiance its laws and plundered much
°fits property, persist in their rebellious Move
ments, and, not satisfied with besieging our
forts, open fire upon them, it is time they
should be taught that blows can be given as
well as received. it is a terrible spectacle to
see a strong giant robbed, manacled, and finally
slaughtered, by a band of Lilliputians, simply
because he has too much magnanimity to re
sent their first aggressione, and postpones ac
tive measures of self-defence until they have
surrounded him with fatal meshes which be
cannot break. It has seemed, up to this time,
that there could be no limit either to the im
pertinent aggressions of the revolutionists or
to the forbearance of our National Govern
ment; but the moment has evidently arrived
when the former must cease, or encounter a
stubborn and energetic resistance. So far,
them ha* ,been, no coercion, except on the
part of the Seceraioniete, who bave treated
as the worst of crimes fidelity to the Union
and the Constitution, and who have sanctified
the basest of outrages, and the most tyranni
cal deeds, simply because they were commit
ted to advance a treasonable cause. Men have
began to despise the Federal Government as
utterly powerless for good purposes, and as
too weak to make a fair show of vigor
and strength even when impelled to do
so by the most powerful of instincts—self
preservation. The sincere friends of the Union
in
the Gulf States have been complete
ly,. overawed by the violence and tyranny of
the conspirators by, whom they are stir•
rounded, and those who have asked for no
thing more than a decent degree of respect
to the freest and most beneficent Government
that ever existed have been :denounced as
criminals of the deepest dye. Surely, all
men, without distinction of party, who think
the Union is something more than a hollow
mockery will rejoice that signs of life are
now being manifested in the great arms of
defence which have been apparently palsied,
and that a firm stand has at last been taken to I
resist further encroachments. Whatever the
future may have in store for the country—
whether it be a peaceful reconciliation, a
peaceful separation, or a protracted civil
war—it is still the present duty of the Execu
tive to defend the national property, and, as
far as possible, to execute the laws; and it is
now evident that all the means at the disposal
of Mr. Immoral will be used for the accom
plishment of these important ends.
Fnox CALLRADIWI & CO., we have the Illus.
traced London News of the 30th ult., and the
' lauetrated News of the World of the same
date, both with numerous engravings of the
Duelers of Kent's funeral at Windsor. Prom
Messrs. Callender we also have the Co „hat
gazine for April. This contains a continuation of
%%nasally's. new story, with the oonolusion of
" Framley Parsonage" and "Horace Sidto un .s,
There is also a long poem by young Bulwer. A
new contributor is Richard Doyle, formerly of
Punch, and son of H. D., the moo famous pond.
cal caricaturist. Mr. Doyle commences a series of
drawings, with descriptive letter press, by him
self, called "Bird's Eye Views of flociety"—a
wonderful sketch this is, pith its variety of charac
ter, persons, feature, fashion, and .1 1035 . We np.
tioe that this very clever drawing is reproduced in
fae•sinule, in this week's number of that iidudni
bit journal, Harper' s Weekly.
—Baser A. Pryor ha; raised a OoxitiOuv of voltal 4
teen in Virginia sad tendered them to Jag. Davis.
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
Letter ftorn "Occasional:"
Voiresporaienee of The Press]
Wesuuteros, April
General Scott, under whose auspices the expedL
tion to the Southern cout—whether to Pensacola, or
Texas, or Sumpter, events soon to 000nr will ex
plain—has now turned his renewed attention to the
vigorous protection of the Federal capital. The
machinations of the tieceasionists at Richmond, and
the recolleotioa of the threats or Ex-Governor
Wise—the well-founded rumor of s secret military
organisation in the city of Baltimore, and the
knowledge that even here in Washington hundreds
of men are to be found ready to take part against
-the Government—have induced this veteran hero
to extend his preparations so as to be ready for
any emergency. The alarm produced by the re
moval of the great body of troops quartered here
for the last three months has already subsided,
in view of that which will shortly be an
nounced, vie : the organization of the beat I
loyal troops, and the increase of the regular
force remaining in quarters. It there is one thing
upon which the people of the free btatea ought to
be, and, I believe, are, a unit, it is that the great
political metropolis founded by Washington, and
bearing his nettle, shall never be surrendered to
conspirators with arms in their hands. Thousands
who have argued for peace, and contended for
adjustment and for reconstruction, have always
asserted that in no event would they agree to allow
Waithington to be captured by the Diennioniets.
And yet you must not be surprised if the men who
now demand that Sumpter and Pickens should be
evacuated will advance upon this demand, and
insist that Mr. Lincoln and his Cabinet, and all
the patriotic men who rally around them, should
yield up the can n el, and allow Jefferson Davis to
fulfil the prophecy that he made before leaving
here, to return and take possession of the White
Rouse, and enthrone his grand conspiracy among
us. Why should they not exact this new
humiliation from the Government? Those who
have captured cur fortresses ; who have stolen our
property; sequestered our treasure; appropriated
our revenues bankrupted our merchants ; ex
pelled our citizens, and established a rigid system
of non-intercourse with all the free States; brand
ing our people, meanwhile, as Abolitionists and
enemies, will regard it as a great feat of strategy,
if, by diplomatic cony de main, they can get into
Washington, and hold it in defiance of the public
authorities, putting these authorities in an attitude
of being expelled from the place to which they
were legally and constitutionally elected in No
vember last.
So, then, the issue win be pat upon the residents
hero whether they wiU stand by the Government,
which is ready to proteot them, or become an ele
ment of disturbance to that Ginvernment, and a
809'100 of aid and eomfort to the public enemy. As
I write, .I hear some extraordinary rumors con
necting the names of prominent citizens with active
sympathy rill the Secessionists. When these gen
tlemen begin to retied that their true interest and
highest duty is to sustain Mr. Lincoln in the posi
tion he has taken, I believe they will be found
patriotioally by his aide. Fancy Washington in
the hands of an armed force, the athi-spangled ban
ner torn from the Oapitol, banished from our pub
lic bdildinge, and this great political centre turned
into a garrison, a vast arsenal, dedicated to the
destruction of all thh memories by which it is sur
rounded, and to the maintenance of doctrines at
war with the whole creed of civil liberty ! I re
ferred, in an early letter, to this designs of the Se
cessionists in 'Nerd to Washington, and 1 perceive
that in an'editorial yesterday you alluded to that
event, so disgraceful in our history—l mean the
manner in which the British troops occupied Wash.
iegton during the Administration of .Tamos Madi
son. Now, all ..that predicted in Mord to the
purpose of the Feeestltalats, so far as Washing
ton city is concerned, has been painfully ful
; but you may be well assured that the
present Administration will not allow itself to be
caught napping. It is true, strong hopes have lat
terly been excited that both Virginia and Mary
land will be swept cut of the Union should hostili
ties take plade hetiveen our troops and the troop s
of the conspirators at Pensacola, at Sumpter, or in
Texas. So far as - Virginia is concerned; there is a
strong Union party in that State--one which is
quite as resolutely opposed to Mr. lthett, jeterson
Davis, and his party, no ere the bnion men ofr the
free States. TM hardy population of the western
counties of Virginia will never unite with the Ma
sons, and hunters, and Peyote, and Drocken
broughts. The battle now going on in that State
has been fought for forty yeare, and in nearly
every pitched contest the loyal men have tri
umphed over the disloyal men. The Virginia
counties bordering upon the Ohio river and Peen
sylvania are as deeply infused with love of country
as those located In Pennsylvania and Ohio them
selves. Even if the Seeendonisto should be able to
carry Virginia Out, they would Sad the population
of these counties and, of the whole Shenandoah
Valley a source of oonatant irritation and trouble
to their Government. As Ito Maryland, whatever
may be said of the counties bordering on the Cite
sapeake, commercial as well as political reasons
will keep her in the right Path. The Baltimore
Bet-hang; in a Masterly editorial on Tuesday
last, pointed out the fact that, owing to political
disasters, Maryland is unable to continue bar busi
ness relations with the Northwest, and appealed to
the merchants and capitalists of the city to come
forward and aid in the eatabliehment of a direct
steam line with the foreign ports. What would,
Maryland do, oht of the Union, with her Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad? Does she suppose for a mo
meat that Wheeling, which is the grand terminus
of that road, will ever join with the tidewater
traitors who are now trying to carry Virginia:out
of the 'Union ? That Wheeling will ever consent
to deprive herself of the trade with the great West,'
and of the Commerce of the great lakes? If she
does, she will act upon the principle of committing
suicide simply to please those who are desirous of
getting her out of the way.
Many desperate projects are entertained, by'
desperate men, in this state of public opinion, and
people may as well be aware of them. One of
these is the attempt to take possession of the rail
road between Baltimore and Washington ; and a
well-known public man, no less a personage than
the Ron. Robert M. McLane, in a speech delivered
to a Secession Convention, in Baltimore, some
weeks since, announced that the people of Mary
land would meet their Northern foyer at the Suave
henna, forgetting, in hil propheoY, that emit of the
Suquehanna are to be found a number of counties
proud of claiming connection with Msryland, yet
in strong and earnest sympathy with the Union
spirit of the free Stater. All things oonaidered,
then, General Scott's new precautions for the
defence of the capital are opportune and wise,
and the duty becomes stronger and stronger Upon
the friends of the Union in Maryland and Penn
sylvania to take action; So as to circumvent the
designs of the conspirators.
Let Pennsylvania put herself immediately in
a state of thorough military preparation!! , The
message of Governor Curtin was right ! Now let
it be followed up by a large appropriation, so that
oar young men may be called into the field with
out a day's delay, the old regiments filled up, and
new officers elected in place of those who are in
different or disloyal The action of one of your
leading military oompanies a few evenings ago, by
which they resolved, with but a single dissenttng
voice, that their services were tendered to the
President and Governor Curtin whenever they
were required in maintaining the laws and sup
peeing the Constitution, will, no doubt, be cheer•
fully responded to by all the other companies
throughout the city and State.
I have many times referred to the generous sup
port extended to the Government during the Maxi-
Can war by the people of Pennsylvania, to the fact
that our troops failing to obtain an opportunity to
enroll themselves in the Pennsylvania regiments,
offered their Serviesa to Virginia, and, indeed, con
tributed to filling up more than one of the Southern
regiments. A better cause than that which aroused
this spirit now demands' their patriotic coneurrenoe
—the cause of their own Constitution, their own
Government, and their own Union !
LARGE POSITIVE SALM OT DRY GOODS.—The
early attention of purchasers is requested to the
large and valuable assortment of British, French,
German, and Amerioan dry goods, consisting of
seven hundred lots of staple and fancy articles, in
linen, cotton, silk, worsted, and woollen, to be per
emptorily sold, by catalogue, on six months' credit,
commencing this morning, at 10 o'clock, by Myers,
Oleghorn, & Co., auctioneers, Nos. 232 and 234
Market street. The sale to be continued all day,
without intermission.
ATTIIMPT,To BETILir GAElBALDl.—Uraribaidi
has joist *soaped a great danger. As your Italian
correspondents must have already informed you,
the patriot leader Mss within an ace of having hie
plane sold to General Benedek. The traitor lap
peniog to be a German, the papers here are filled
with the details of the disgraceful occurrence,
some of which will doubtletut interest your readers
It was in the course of the Baden campaign that
Miroslavaki. the well-known Polish exile, made
the acquaintance of one Herr Wiesner, who subse
quently followed him to Italy, and proposed to
serve the revolutionary party with hie pen. A
sort of literary agency was soon established at
Genoa, and the versatile German appointed pro
moter of national and radical plane. But the Ita
lians (1 here quote from the Cologne Ciazette) are
accustomed to see with their own eyes. Notwith
standing the recommendation of General Mires
lavekl, they watched his journalistic friend, and
a few months ago succeeded in discovering his In
timacy with several Bavarian gentlemen in the
same place. < Once truspeeted, the suspicious ao
quaintaneee were one morning followed to the rail
way terminus, where they intended to start far
Verona. Several resolute patriots took their seats
in the same carriage, and, upon the train etarting,
drew their revolvers, and made the culprits pro
duce the documents they were supposed to have
about them. The antioipstiona proved to be cor
rect. The Bavariens were the bearers of a letter
to General Benedek, in whioh Wiesner offered to
betray the secret designs of Garibaldi for the sum
of forty thousand florins. The traitor has been
arrested on another charge, and the letter in ques
tion handed over to the court.—Parss Correspon
dence of the London Telegraph.
Dr. )L A. /looter, of - Virginia, a paunnge
on board the Good .}1 . 076, from ColOutt4, *doh
ltse offteed Bann/kali, died at sea on the 24th
ultimo.
THE PRESS. --- PHILADELPHIA, 'THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 186 L
WALNUT-STREET TRIATRIL—The news prat
tare upon our columns ham precluded our pre
viously noticing the appearance of Mr. Peter
Riehings, and his adopted daughter, Miss Ca
roline, two of our oldest and beet esteemed
local favorites. They Made their re-antra on
Monday evening, when the excellent eothedy of
" Extremes " was reilved for the occasion. Few
,
others could hive been more appropriate, as num
berless expression, and allusions are most apropos
to the existing state of affairs Mr. Riohiagr per
sonation of Mr. Maybony, the whole-aouled mer
chant, who is continuously ventilating the fact that
this is " a great country," was sustained with all
his customary and long-time gusto, and that of the
bewitching Wttioto Crosby had- its ablest repro.
sentative in Miss Wettings.
On Tuesday evening " The Daughter of the Re
giment" was giVen, Miss Etchings appearing in
her old and favorite of Marie—and Mr. Rich
.
ings in that of Sulpizio,the Sergeant (rechristened,
why we know not, Cartorras). As far as these
two characteril were concerned the drama was a
auocese, but we have a decided objeotion to the
production of operas with nearly all the music out
out—and "La Mlle du Regiment" is too old and
well known an ankh to be thus unceremoniously
treated: Miss Richings is an admirable artist,
though her vole° shows those signs of wear and
tear which incessant work will cause, and her in
tonation is no longer as true as it used to be, but
rest will recuperate her vocal organ. Mr. mem,
pie's drunken scene was so naturally effective that
it was redenianded.
We all remeinber the producition of Balfe's opera
of "The Bondman," last time the Riehings were
here. Those who knew the opera when originally
produced in London would soarbely have recog
nized its revival at the Walnut—in Its emasoulated
form. Another charming opera Is, tie learn, to be
produced during the engagement of Mr. and Miss
Riohings, which Dr. Cunnington has bean some
time preparing-via: that of " Giselle; or the
Night Dancers, (not Nzght Walkers, as under
lined in the bills,) the plot of which is taken from
Carlotta orisi's beautiful ballet of "Lee Willis."
Thie opera achieved a great and well-therited Vac
owe in London '
and would here in its original form,
but, from what we hear, two-thirds of the music
will be out out, or given to the orchestra instead of
the performers on the stage. We enter our protest
against this operatic murder. Either give us the
work intact, or not at all—for it is unjust alike to
the composer and the publio.
Last whining; h drathatio version of Anberia
opera of "La Fiance" was produced, with the
title of " The National Gnard." The piece itself
is an excellent comedy, without the music, and it
was excellently played by Miss and Mr. Richinge
in the principal roles. This evening, they appear
in Shirley Brook's drama of "Miriam," "The
National Guard" being the afterpieoe.
Anon smarm Turavnx. —We regret that the
demands on our space have prevented a previous
notice of Mr. Edwin Booth's reappearance at this
house, which took place on Monday evening—when
he appeared as Sir Giles Overreach. in "A New
Way to Pay Old Debts"—one of nis best characters.
On Tuesday he played itamlet to a full and highly
critical audience. In none of his assumptions does
Mr. Booth exhibit such marked improvement as in
this. The soliloquies—his interviews with Ophelza,
the great scene with Queen Gertrude, and that of
the graveyard, were admirably reildered—he wait
quiet, artistic, and thoroughly natural throughout;
and well earned the applause with which he was
greeted. Miss. Emma Taylor's Ophelca was high
ly respeotable, albeit she is not a singing, senti
mental lady. Mrs. Drew's Queen was acceptahle
as such a thorough a c tress would be sure to make
it, but she is not a heavy tragedienne, and the
want of such a lady was felt.
Last night Mr- Booth appeared to a Bile house ,
in Tom Taylor's play of "The Pool's Revenge,"
(otherwise " Rigoletto.") This evening he re
peats the same role.
Ann. ann Lament., with their new apparatus)
called by the technical scientific name of ".'tere
opticon" in England, where the great dimvery --
WU made, have made one of the gieatest hits of the
day, The excitement to behold these illuminated
pictorial views seems tuabsted—a perfect f' arere
reigns to gratify the curiosity of our community.
The rare scenes of Europe, of the Holy Land, of
Afrioa, the Ruined Temples of Egypt; the Pyre:.
midis; the relies of Rome, of Palestine; of the
beirtuties of our Native Land—our lakes, our inonn
tains, gigantic rivers 3;00i) miles. long, our har
bors and forts—with Washington, Gen. Scott, Clay,
and many other eminent Americans—are in their
stock. One nation, walk its accessories, cattosi:
ties, 4-c , is only shown on One niikt, which is
specified in the programme, and,no doubt, will
meet the views of the patrons of the eihibition.
3L&thc .11Aits$111111.'S CONCRAT.-00. the 25th inst.;
at the Academy of Music, Mr. M. Hassler will give
one of the beat concerts, vocal and instrumental,
ever got up in this city. lint:mediately after,- he
visits Europe.
Governor 7 t I&land To-Ilay.
WHAT Tali 110fiDEEOS ARE DOING—THEIR Vlriirg
Or Orr/To WiIIi — ARRIVAL OF CANNON BAILS' PROM
BOSTON.
From the New York Evening Post.of yesterday.,
Major Holmes took his final departtre from
rernor's Island at halfpost four yesterday after
noon. . A few of the Major's Southern and army*.
thetus friendsmilled on bine and had a 'warm tare;
well and a cold collation, but there were no puff
eider demonstrations at his departure. Lieuts.
Woods and linger were in the city. and Lieutenant
Webb was engaged in his duties as armor of the
day. - The Major left on the evening Philadelphia
train, and arrived at Washinkton this 'horning.
Beyond the ordinary garrison duties, all is tniet
at the island. The large number of new recruits
neceasitates an unusual amount of drilling, and
non-commissioned officers are busily engaged in
putting sundry "awkward squada" through the
ane—two—three—four—halt! 'of the mark-time
movement, which may be considered the
nary steps to advancement in a soldier's life. The.
daily routine of duties it the poet Is aajollowa
Froth half-past eight to lielf-pest nine 4. M., drill ;
at ten A: M., guard mounting ; from balf-past
three to half-past four P. M., second drill ; theta,
with " duty," (which in military parlance
means sweeping and cleaning up in and about the
quarters,) and instruction of now recruits in gene
ral duties at their quarters in the evening, com
prise the discipline and duties -of the day. Of
these, to.an outsider the guard mounting is the
mostinteresting, and for the benefit of the non
military may be described as follows :
Ouszn-noesurned.
The band—a most excellent one, by the way—
and field music, which consists of about sixty fife
and drum boys, form on parade, the band on the
right; the adjutant's call is beaten and the or
derly sergeants bring on their details, at this port,
in donble•quiek time, a. e., the druM and fife boys
play " Pop Goes the. Weasel," and guards perform
a rapid running accompaniment, and come on the
ground at fall trot. Orderly sergeants open and
dress ranks, and report the number of the detail
to the sergeant major, who verifies the detail, and .
reports it correct to the adjutant, who inspects
them, and nominates the position of the non-eom
mistimed officers. The men are then brought to
parade dress, and the band " troops" (marches in
front of the line and plays). The adjutant then
closes ranks, presents arms, and turns ever the
guard to the officer of the day, who directs them to
march in review, or by flank, to their post. The
guard goes to the guard house to relieve the guard
of yesterday, the prisoners and property on the
island are turned over to the officer of the day,
who; with the guard, remains on duty till next
morning. The guard consists of a sergeant, cor
poral, and twelve men. In guard-mounting, all
the drum boys are called out, as it drills them in
marching, and renders the foot certain that at that
particular hour, at least, they are out of misohief.
The duties as enumerated are the same daily.
On Sunday morning there is a dreas-parade at nine
o cloak, and afterwards church services, when Dr.
lifeViakar, of Columbia College, who Is chaplain of
the post, officiates.
PHILOSOPHICAL VIEW' OF SOLDIERS' DUTIES.
Of course, the talk amongst both °Ewers and men
is the destination of the troops sent by the trans
ports. The general opinion on the island seems to
be that Charleston it the place for the Illinois and
Ailantic, and that the Baltic has taken the raw
recruits to fill up companies in Texas. Of course, the
natural surmise of a non military man is something
like this ‘, I suppose you don't relish the idea
,of
civil war, and fighting against friends, fallow-coun
trymen, and perhaps relations. at the Booth?" And
considering that there are not a few West Point
men, former officers of the United Statee army, who
are now in the hands of the traitors, the following
view of one of the Governor's lalaadaoffieers seems
philoeopble, at . least: "well, if we are fighting
against friends and brother'', they are doing the
same thing; we are all in the same boat. If there
is any floe feeling about the matter, it's as blutfor
them as it is for us." It le also the general opinion
that if civil war begins we shall Only see the
" upper" end of it for some time. It will not end
on the same day that it begins.
OCCASIONAL
THR FORT PICKERS ORDNALROR.
The wheezier ..Tvh.n N (fen lA, whit% has been
lying in the etream for some days past, biuled
alongside the wharf this morning, and is btudly
engaged in taking in the columblads and gun-car
riages marked for Fort Plokens. The transporta
tion of these by a flailing vessel confirms the view
in yesterday's Evemng Poat, that they were de
signed to fill old orders, and are not for any emer
gency arising from the late movement,.
The propeller Bhctucket of Norwich, •ilonn.,
arrived last night from Bos t on , with a deok.load of
ten tons of cannon bails, which were rapidl k rolled
out, and placed on the Governor'. Island wh arf is
about two hours this morning. These will- some
measure supply the drafts made on the shot-piles
for the recent transports.
?RA EWE PERRY RAPIDLY pasEuvusct rot Bid--
Tar. rrasern WA/WM MrDin OADIEK
The warlike preparations at the Brooklyn navy
yard are (*attuned today 'with the mune vigor
that has distinguished the operations at that point
during the past week.
The brig Perry is in a forward state, and will be
ready in two or three days The processed bleak.
lag the vessel has been delayed on account of the
wind and duet, and will be commenced as soon as
the weather will permit.
Workmen commenced to unhousti the frigate
Wabash this morning, when her decks will be
plaoed in order to receive her stores and arma
ment.
The work on the Savannah, now in the dry
dock, goes on briskly, and she will soon be ready
to be taken out. The other vessels are vetting
ready with all possible deepatok. The Wen on
board -the Nara; Carolina wore kept very limy
this morning, but wore not brought aibore to drill.
Commodore Breese had not, up to one
.o'elook,
reached the yard, although he was handy ex
pected, if nothing should detain him in Washing.
ton, where he has been li ft ing on the Armstrong
oourt.martial.
There is more scandal afloat in London. The
Earl of Wilton ban been ehargui with reviewing
hio regiment with a prostitute on bio arm, and in.
*zodiacal ilk , it messand her Majoodyie lioOlo. A.
coact of ingtdir L ordered.
Public
SHOT Pram sOSTON
LATEST NEWS
Ity 'telegraph to the Press.
FROM WAS&NCiTON.
SPOdet Despatches tkt " The Prees."
The Defence of the Capital.
117Aartmaroa, April 10.
During this afternoon various volunteer compa
nies proceeded . to the War Department, and were
inepeoted by Assistant Adjutant General Mu-
Dowar.n.
Several hundred men were mustered into ser
vice.
Two or three brohen ebutpanies were rejected,
the nuMber of each being below forty-two mem
bers. An attempt is being made tonight to bring
them up to this minimum, in order to secure their
acceptance. •
Cr the National Rifles, over sixty members, bit
ing only one•half, consented to be Mustered in.
The reason for this defection, as in other similar
clam, was that some of the men were apprehen
sive that they would be ordered to some point be
yond the limits of the District of Columbia, while
others were unwilling to take the oath, which they
conceived, in the event of the secession of Mary
land and Virginia, would compel them •to fight
against those States. It is said that they *ere in
formed that the oath Must be taken uncondition
ally, and its infraction would expose them to pun
ishment under the rules and articles of strar.
At a late hear of the afternoon two companies
appeared at the War Department, some of the
members being without uniforins, but the Assist
ant Adjutant General had retired for the day.
Captain Caraaaaron'a company; about eighty in
number, were mustered in to the than
The - atusepted • companies hate already been
plaited on duty; guarding their respective ar
mories.
Immense crowds gathered in front of the War
Department to witness the proceeding:9 attendant
on the inspection and mustering into serails*•
A new military department, formed of Maryland
and the Diatriot of Columbia, is to be established,
with Colonel C. T. Stanzas commandant, and Cap
tain Tammy as adjutant.
Sherman'e Artillery, from Fort Ridgely, Minne
sota, which was ordered to Newport but counter
manded, and two companies of cavalrji, are e±-
pected here to-morrow. The latter come without
horses, widen will be purchased in this market.
The Union Feeling in Maryland.
The friends of the Union, in other words, the
friends of the Government, in Maryland, under
the lead of satire spirits in the Bell• Everett and
Douglas. parties, have lately held wend private
meetings, tbr the purpose of making arrangements
to bold a grand masa meeting, at wilt% they will
pledge themselves to stand by the Government as
"it is An address will shortly be boned, taking
the higheet and strongest grimnd for the country.
This is the tine spirit, if they Will only imitate it
in the other Border States.
Delaware.
The visit of Senator BAYARD to hlontgorhery,
Alabama, should not be lightly treated by the
people of Delaware. The vote thrown at the last
election in favor of DRECKINKIDGE, has greatly en
coura gad the Secessionists In the belief that they
will be able to take Delaware with them out of the
Union. A word in season ought ithiays to be re
garded. Let the Union partY is Deleirare take
time by the forelock, so as not to be caught asleep
by their opponents.
A statement has already been laid before the
I'x:cadent, that a motet attempt wee devoted in
Wilmington to capture Port Delaware, dud I have
no doubt that that deiperate game has - aiready
heen anticipated by proper preparations.
Fort Sumpter.
The town is filled with iv:Furies as to the mune
of the Administration in regard to Fort Sumpter,
Diving to the late movements of the troops. Theis)
have been shrouded in reyiterY, so 'oarefaily and
Secretly conducted as to i'ender it althea imposed-
ble to obtain reliable information. I have, how
ever, no doubt that Mr. LINCOLN is resolved that
Major Annansint and his force shall not starve in
Bamptei. If the gotith Carolina mithoiities were
humane enough to send food and water to these
gallant men, Shall not the .Government they re
present be equally humane in forwarding necessa
ry supplies? No desire is entertained to reinforce
lfort Sumpter, but it will be a halardous
=ant for the seimmionists to attempt to attack any
of our vessels intended for the relief of that bravo
little carillon •
_ .
#oe4gutitione. in the tinted Atatee
-....rise Corpa.
The ;votive and deter wined defensive attitude of
the Administration will render it necessary to &der
otr. to diterent Statel urge mitafiere of the °Moms
'of the marines of the navy and the regukr army..
.
In view of this pros - pent, it motored Mir
several of the
.. pro - mil:mut officers of tie 'United
States marines, born in Virginia and other South
ern States, intend shortly to throir up their bout-
The Pteic Marshrii of the liittrict.
Colonel . *inn, Laiion was yesterday soiiinis
idoned as U. 8. Marshal for the District of Colum
bia. Although Colonel LEMON is a Millen of Illi
nois, he was born in 'Virginia. His- iipicintment;
specially made by-the President, in order thee he
might secure the seririee of a faithful friend near
his poison, Was asked for a large 'handier of die
capitalists of Washington. lie will make as effi
cient and patriotio public (doer.
Oitr Firmness'.' Future. •
Some of the Philadelphia and New York banks
have been quite panic -Stricken at the resolute
attittide aslnMed by Mr. lititooWs Adininistra
lion, and lusie Made 11nocessfal efforts to prevent
the puraliase of treasury notes thrown into mar
ket for the, purpoee of maintaining the Govern
ment. When these gentlemen are convinced, as
they shortly will be convinced, that there ie no
investment they can make that will prove to be
more . profitable to themselves than to sustain the
Gavernment, and that no great , mtereets can eur-
vine the wreak of the Union, they will probably
be more ready to sustain the Adhilnistration, and
less Willing to lend aid and oothfort hi the enemies
of the Government.
The District Troops.
A beautiful display of the District troops took
plaice this afternoon, in Pennsylvania avenue, and
elicited many expressions of admiration. Num
bers of the best citizens were enrolled, and in
ranks. The common sentiment was that ,4 Wash
irwron must he defended:" " W muitrutTox, torn
tin the Union, and the Father of his Country,
41:0 meg bearing As: Haase 3 44 1 6 never he torn
from the Tinton."
The Startling Terror of the Flag of the
Thirty-four Stars,
Oo all our publio pima floats the flag of the
filirty-four stars. No Palmatto, no seven-starred
bunting, no revoluticnary banner, bat that which
freoognizes one Union, one oonntry, one Constitn.
:tion, and one destiny.
Another of the Rumors of the Day De.
nied..-The Threatened Raid of Gen.
Arnandia in Tex . ? a.
There Is reliable information to show that the
late publication that General Ampunti was march
ing on Brownsville is false. On the contrary, he
has retired from the army, gone into the interior,
and has no means, even if he bad the disposition,
to enter upon snob an enterprise. Besides, the
Constitutional Government is opposed to any such
movements.
Federal Appointments.
The President has appointed S. P. BROWN, of
Maine, as Navy Agent, and GEORGII: N. !incr.'s,
of Maryland, Naval Storekeeper, at Washington.
ELISHA WHITTLEBRY to his former position as
First Comptroller of the Treasury.
TITIAN J. Comr, of Pittsburg, has entered
upon his duties as Assistant Attorney General.
ARCHIBALD ROANE, till recently Chief Clerk of
that Department, has gone to Montgomery, and
the pleae thee mated is filled by ilicnAnn
the son of the Attorney General.
First and, Second Regiments District
Columbia Militia. Called Out.
The city presented a military aspect to•day, and
the community are much excited at the necessity
cd Immediately establishing martial law.
, The Ant regiment of the militia of the Distriot,
Colonel-commanding, Jamas A. Tars; and ee•
nand regiment, ColoneLoommauding Joon Y
Dam, were called out and timroughly examined
The following companies were out in full numbers,
and made a tine appearance
First regiment—oompany A, Lieut. Lioyn com
manding; B, Capt. P. K. KING; 0, Capt. Me.
KM. Second regiment—isompany d , Uapt. 8e-
MUM, TOWIRO ; B, Capt. RITZ& M. DURANT ;
Capt. R. 0. STEVENS; and B (Zonavel), Lieut.
PowELL.
The National Rifiee, in Col. Davis' command,
were also out in full ranks, Capt. CURED, of the
regular Brats, commanding
Deopatehes from Lieut. Slemmer.
Devatehes from Lieut. Suntans, in command
at Sort Piokens, show that he bas successfully de
feated the vigilance of the revolutionary army
atationed around his quarters. Re has found
means to send on deapatehes, and they have
reached Washington in safety.
Be gives a full explanation of the dieleultiel
w bion prevented the troops from being landed, as
ordered by the War Department, for the reinforee
meat of the fort. -
president Davis is forcing forward troops and
ammunition to the fort, and fortifying his positions
by orders daily received over the wires.
Naval Orders.
Orctars loft bare to.day to bays the Wabash,
Vtactranes, and Savannah, now at New York, and
tie Jaatisstasen, at Philadelphia, Pa., detailed for
immediate suttee.
Washinitnn..Qoy Defences.
Colonel Claimers F. Smi r im-rocently returned
from Utah, ta.to be put in charge ofalgae:tenets in
this city. One company or District of Ceffithbla
militia are to be placed on guard at tbe " Long
bridge , ' over the Potomac, by which 411emoiria
is oonateted with our city.
Patiiic Division 'United States Army.
General liioCunnoon will take charge of the
Paola° division of the United States array home.
diately, thus superseding Jonsaosr. The
_rumors
in reference to the latter are of the most ettrear
dinary character.
NeWs from Charleston; S. C.; anitonsly
looked for.
The Southern oommlesioners say, this inorning,
that they fully believe that hostilities have been
aotually commenced in Charleston harbor. The
news will be withheld, by controlling the wires,
and some time may elapse after action has taken
place before information will be allowed to reach
Washington. The press ' the telegraph, the pulpit,
and the freedom of speec h, are all controlled in the
slave States.
Tlie Cainnet
There was no regular session. During the fore
noon Bacretary BERARD, Postmaster General
BLAIR, and Secretaries Wamass And Chain were
with the President.
Flying ueports.
iteports are eirediated that messages from
Charleston have been received intimating that hos
tilities had been oommenced ; but they require
confirmation, though all here are prepared to hear
of an attack upon Fort Sumpter at any time.
Colonel Mears.
Colonel MIURA, of New York Seventh Regiment,
is in the city, add has tendered his services to the
United States GoVernment.
Ready tor Service.
Many of bur private citizens are ready, at an
hour's toffee, to gb into 'United States actiee ser
vice, in defeboe of the tiountry; *henever ogled
upon.
Freshet.
The Potomac is flowing over its, banks. The
terminus of the Southern Railway ia overflowed,
and the express oompany' . B horses were lifted from
their feet in: fording the how of watr on the toad.
Weather
Cloddy ; wind N. E. dold.
Tim {leveret companies of Filet and hooond Dor
giments District of Caltunbia Militia were in
spected by General STOWE. Their captains then
informed them that their services were required
by the United States Government, and those who
were ready to stand duty were requested to ad
vance forward. The response was quite general.
The captains of the respective companies then read
their instructions from the liresident of the United
States, requesting each company to present itself
at the War Department, at, three o'clock, for in
spection, and to be mustered into the United States
Service for Rehire duty. They *lll be detailed to
different perie of the city, and will relieve the
regular United States troops now on duty.
THE EXCITEMENT AT RICHMOND ; TA.
Now' of the Reinfottement of Fart Suinetet
Hourly Expected.
TETE UNION MEN UNWAVERING,
Itiontiottn, April 16.--Our people are heated
with 611liter:tient, prodimed by all kinds of ruiners
relative to affairs at Charleston,
It is generally believed that an attempt will be
made to reinforce Fort Sumpter either today or
tomorrow.
The extreme Gnion Men of the COnvention say
they will not be moved from their position by tele
graph deapittohes, and indicate a disposition to
stand by the Government, if an attack is made on
its steamers.
The Conservatives entertain dikerent aentimenta•
Th 6 bridge of the Central Railroad has been
washed array, and thy trains have stopped running.
THE LATEST FROM CHARIESTOS.
DESPATCHES RTCI,3IIVBI. AT P AT MiD*IGIIT
ettAntmsion, April 10.—The floating battery,
in a finished condition and fully mounted and
Manned, was taken out of the dock last evening
and anehored in a cove near Minivan's Island.
Our people are not excited; 'but there is a fixed
deterinination to Meet the issue.
An additional regiment of 1,000 men is hourljr
expected friim the interior.
The State Convention has just adjourned, sub
ject to the call of the president. Before adjourn
ing a resolution was passed approving the conduct
Of Tiriggs in resigning hie oomndasion and turning
ever the public property tinder his eontrol to the
authorities of Tema.
[SECOND tatSPATtn.l
Ca 3LApril 16."--Govainor Aekens was
in, secret session with the State i3onventielli to-day.
The Convention adjourned at one &elect thld
afternoon, anbJect to the call of the preiddent.
About ono thousand troops were tent to the for
ufictations to-dap.
One thoneend eight hundred, more-troops will go
(lOwn tomorrow.
Wigfall, Chesnut, /leans, Mitring, McGowatt,
and Boylston, have received appoirlhnente in Gen.
teauregurd'sstaff.
A large, nstimber of the thedihefe of the ConveV
iion,- - after the adjournment, volwiteered
Privates.
About 7,000 troops are now at the fortifications •
The beginning of the end is coming to a eion.
tirOnitt Suite Convention.
Rteittonti, Villain, April Id.--The ConventiOn
this morning again went into Committee of the
Whole, and proceeded to the consideration of the
report of the Federal Committee.
The twelfth of the series of resolutionewas taken
Mr. Oarlile moved to strike out that portion
making it an indispensable condition that no at
tempt shinildible made to reinforce or recapture the
forts, etc ,3n the seceded litotes. itejected—yeai
17; nays 104.-
Wise - moved to add a clause declaring that
all the forts within : the limits of the emended-States
ought to be evacuated for the purposes of pacifies
tion. Lost—yeas 6, nays 67.
The resolution was amended and adopted as fol.
lows :
12. Resolved, That the people of Virginia will
await any reasonable time to obtain answers front
the other States to the propositions of amendments
to the Constitution, aware of the embarrassments
that May.nroduce delay ; but will expect, as an in.
dispensable condition, that a pacific policy will be
adopted towards the seceded States, and that no
attempt will be made to subject them to Federal
authority, nor to reinforce any of the forts situated
on the mainland or within the harbors of any of
the seceded States, nor to recapture the forts, ar
senals, and other -property of the United States
within their limits, nor to ergot payment of im
posts on their commerce, mil any 'Measure be
resorted to justly calculated to prtivoke hostilities
by a collision. And the forts arsenals, magazines,"
and other plaoes ceded to the United States, and
situate on the mainland, or for the protection of
she harbors of the seceded States, ought, far the
purposes of pacification, to be evacuated by the au
thorities of
-the Federal Government.
The 13th resolution was then taken Up, and, af
ter the usual recess, its consideration was pro
ceeded with. It was arnended dud passed, as fol.
lows : •
13. In the opinion of this Convention, the
people of Virginia would regard any action of the
Federal Government, or Confederate States, tend
ing to produce collision of the forces, pending
the efforts for: an adjustment of existing diffutul
ties, as - unwise and injurious to - the interests of
both, and they would regard any such action on
the part of either as leaving them free to deter
mine their own future policy.
Pending the consideration of the 14th resolu-
tion, the committee rose and the Convention ad
journed. " .
PENNSYLVANIA LEQISLATURE
LIARitISBUIte, April 10
SENATE.
The Senate was called to order at 10 o'clock, by
Mr. Psalm, Speaker pro tem.
BILLS IN PLACE
Mr. 'ma, a supplement to the act incorporating
the Pittsburg and Birmingham Passenger Rallitay.
Mr. Bissreen, an sot for the relief ofthe bond
holders of the Susquehanna Canal Company.
Mr. Pan um, a joint resolution for the pay of
Samuel M Fox, clerk of the Bank Committee.
Also an not for the establishment of a State -male
for weighing cattle, and the appointment of a Cat
tle Weigher and Inspector in Philadelphia
Mr. lineman, an sot to run and fix the lines be
tween Columbia and Lucerne counties.
Also, a tmpplament to the act incorporating the
Wilkesharra Water Company.
Also, a supplement to the sot to improve the
river Lackawazen, which, on motion, was taken
up and passed. -
Mr IBM, a supplement to the act extending
Pennsylvania avenue, in Pittsburg
Mr. Bann, a supplement to the aet to revise the
Penal Lam of this Commonwealth.
ORIGINAL RESOLUTION
Mr. Ittisu offered a resolution to hold a session
this afternoon at three o'elook, and- at half-past
seven this evening.
Mr. SMITH moved to amend by striking out half
past seven, which was agreed to.
The resolution as amended' WB6 passed.
ON TRIED RZADIXO. •
An
aot relating to drawers and endoraers of pro
missory notes, bills, of exobange, &et. Negatived—
yeas 13, nays 13.
APPORTIONiIIifi BILL
On motion of Mr. Moat, tram, the Senate pro
ceeded to consider the bill for apportioning - the
State-into Congressional districts. A number of
amendments were offered and voted _down, and, a
few &easing the places of sueetisige of, the jadgeis
were adopted, when the bill passed its several
readings, and passed Really under MIMI of
the roles--yeas 24, nays 8. The Den ta.'td
gether with Messrs: Thompson and Niehole, Re
publicans, voted against the
Mr. GRIGG called up the - MU from the Rouse,
appropriating $50,000 to the Farmers' High School,
which passed Anally—yeas 18, nays 12
The Senate then adjourned.
AFTWOOM SESSION
A large number of bills upon the private Oaten
dat were considered and ?eased fatally, and among
them the following
An sot incorporating the Forge Run lomprovp
merit and Navigation Company ; to , incorporate
the Wampum Coal and Iron Company ; to lacer
porMe the Bsoford Opera House Company of Phi
ladel_Ehia ; a supplement to the mat moorporatins
the West Philadelphia Passenger Railway Com
pany ; to authorise the sale of the Monroe school
house, in Buttonwood street, Philadelphia.
Adjourned.
!lOUS '
The House was Galled to order at 10 o'clock by
Speaker Davie.
Mr. RIDGWAY, from the Committee on Carter*
tions, on leave, Warted atthnsettirely the het to
-exert the Twentr4filt ward oat of parts of the
htet"tatb wards, cad moved
that thdleasillia in order to proceed - 1y
the emedderatlon but well
Later.
Hamilton Cowper has been appointed to the
*See of district attorney of the southern distrist
of Georgia, by the Governieent of the Confede
rate States.
'lndio referred to the Dommlite an the Judiciary.
flioesl4 •
Mr. Du/rillsLill strenuously opposed the bill, and
urged that it should be recommitted to the Judi
ciary, lueal. Ile objected to the Committee on
Carporetions noting in OWN of new eleotion dis
tricts, and denied the neoessity of each a change
toeing made in the garde.
The lads and Dile wore dolled, end the House
refused to take np the bill.
PRIVATE CALENDAR
The House then resumed the consideration of the
bills on the private calendar of yesterday. The
remainder were read and prepared for second
reading.
Adjourned till 3 o'clock.
arTERFIOO2( 8111661011
The following bills were taken up on second
reading and paned finally:
An act permitting certain railroad companies to
merge their intercom into other companies
An Act for the payment of the claim of Ben t
Jack, & Co
Atijourned till 7 o'clock• •
&VEXING SESIMN
The Rouse reassembled at 7 o'clock, and took up
the bill creating the Twentylifth ward, Philadel•
phis, out of parts of the Nineteenth and Twenty
third wards.
The bill gave rise to considerable disdassion,
Messrs. DurriELD, SMITH of Philadelphia, and
Mounthos opposing, and Messrs SHISPPARD and
Rtncrwar advocating it.
The bill was finally passed by a strict party vote
—yeas 54, nays 30.
The Rouse then took up the bill from the Senate
apportioning the State for the election of members
of Congress, which was debated at ;considerable
length. 'Varlets amendments were proposed and
voted down and the bill passed second reading as
far as the Eighth district, as follows :
First District—The Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth,
Sixth, and Eleventh wards, Philadelphia.
Second District-4he First, Seventh, Eighth,
Ninth, and Tenth wards.
Third District—The Twelfth, Thirteenth, Six
teenth, Seventeenth, Eighteenth, and Nineteenth
wards.
Fourth District— The Fourteenth, Fifteenth,
Twentieth, Twenty-first, and Twenty-fourth wards.
Fifth District—Enoks county, part of Montgo
ozety, and the Twenty-fifth, Twenty-third, and
Twenty•seeond wards, Philadelphia.
Slath District—Delasliarei Chester, and that part
of Montgomery eolith of the Sehuylkill.
Seventh Otstriet—Barke and part of Montgo
mery
Eighth District-Lancaster
The House then adjourned.
The Project of Artning the Pennsilvaii
nia
HARRISBURG, Alndi 10.—The Republican caucus
was in session until a late hour last night, discus
singthe Governor's message and the matter of
arming the thilitia. The proceedings were secret,
but it is understood that the recommendation for a
sufficient appropriation to organise the military
and supply them with the latest patent arms, hes
been received with much favor by the members,
and is, indeed, very popular. The recommenda
tion for the establishment of a Military Bureau
dm not meet with such general approbation.
Sailing of the Steam lag ITnele Ben.
Naw YORK, April 10.—The steam tug Uncle
Ben, chartered by the government as a tender to
the transports, sailed laat night With sealed orders,
She had started previously, but returned to port
for repairs
The Departure of the . Pawnee.
NonVoix, Va., April 10 —The sloop-of-war Paw
nes tailed last evening, with sealed orders, for the
South.
Movetttents of the Transport Steamers.
lis Yostc, April 10 —The steamship Florida
reports having passed the steamships Battu: and
Rivnois, at four o'clock yeeterday afternoon, off
Abseoom, bound South.
Departure of the Steamer Al riea with
$7,5,000.
Nsw Yomr, April 10,—The steamship Afrzeet,
sailed for Liverpool, at Apr o'clock this morning,
tir'ith 08 passengers and $75,000 in specie.
Minister Dayton.
NEW Yong, April 111-Hon. Wm. L. Dayton,
minister to France, will take passage in the steamer
Fulton, whioh will sail on the 2 4 7th met.
Markets by Telegraph
Curournair, April 10 —Flour dull;.sales at S4Ass
4.45. Whisky is quoted at leAfe. Mess Pork $l7, Smoot;
sells at fo for shoulders and lege for aids& Lard 9J40.
Exchange On New York firm at k's p. o. prem. The
mosey market ie usehenged.
CHARLIIBIO24, April 10.=eption—Oaly PO bales were
sold to-defy, at knees ranging from 113i013340.
market ix firm.
The aniall4Note Nuisance,
[tor The Ptees.]
In the year 1828 the State of Pennsylvania
led the way to a reformation in our paper cur
rency by prohibiting the banks in the State
to issue notes of less denomination than five
dollars. Such satisfactldn did this movement
give, that ill a few years every State followed
the example of Pennsylvania • and silver (for
there was no gold in circulation then) took
the place of the ragged and filthy small notes,
offensive to the eye and nose, and spreading
Itch, small-pon, and other infections diseases
ataong the people.
For eight years this state of things con
tinned. Then came the suspension of specie
payments in 1837, lasting for two or three
years, during which time influence was brought
15 -5 beef ripon seireral of the Legislatanifin
the. Union, and small notes were authorized,
,at first as a temporary expedient, but it proved
a permanent curse.
There is now not the slightest reason for
Pennsylvania's taking the back track, and au
thorizing a rettirn to what was abolished in
1828, to the general satisfaction of the peo
ple. Gold is received from California in a
steady stream, and,.inaddition to this, it is
eotning in from Ear Ope by every steamer. If
the substitution of heavy halfzdollars for shin
plasters was approved of in 18:43, how much
better oft are we now with the light and beau
tiful gold dollars ! •
It appears, by the news from Harrisburg
this morning, that some members of our Le
gielature are seriously urging a return to this
vile kind of currency. As their speeches are
. not published, it is impossible to divine their
reasons 101' It. Small notes,_ issued by the
Pennsylvania banks, will not drive oft of ch.-
eniation the few shinplasters which come into
rtis froiti othet States, because they will be
better than they are ; and it is a rnle in cur
rency that the worse kind of currency drives
the better out of Circulation, as all men pre..
fer paying away the worst money in their
possession, and hoarding up the best.
±'ew persons who have not examined the
subject are aware bow much the circulation of
small notes affects the circulation of specie of
all denominations. Six months ago ten-cent
pieces were at a premium in some of the
counties of New York, because that State, by
countenancing small notes impairs all circula
tion of silver. In November, 1859, I procnred
a glass of soda water in a drug store in Broad
way, New York; and they could not change the
quarter-dollar which I tendered in payment.
Their change bad been carried off by persons
who tendered one dollar notes for trifling pur
chases. There would be no end to the incon
veniences that a return to small notes would
inflict upon the community.
So much for this question as one of public poli
cy. It Would be well for those of our legisla
tors who think but little of the public welfare
to consider how the election in October next
May be affected by so radical a change in the
currency system of our State. I believe that
a prohibition of notes under ten dollars would
be a more popular movement. It is to be re
gretted that the party in power at Harrisburg
has so large a-majority in both branches of the .
Legislature ; and it behooves them to be very
cautions how they act, lest they reduce it to a
minority in the lower home next winter.
Nothing would be more likely to bring this
about than an abandonment of the reform of
1828 ; and, as one who assisted in putting the
present majority in power, I should regret both
cause and effect. N. E.
How Fort Sumpter is to be Relieved
and Reintorped.
[From the liVeldnr Post. of lest evening.]
W.I9BINOTON, April 10.•—It is now certain that
the Government has fully determined to reinforce
Major Anderson's command at all hazards. I learn,
on competent authority, that the plan adopted -for
the relief of Fort Sumpter is substantially as fol
lows:
In case of necessity supplies ire to be thrown
into Fort Sumpter by means of a number of small
boats, which; presenting smaller and more scatter
ed marks for the cannon of the rebels, will, per
haps, save unnecessary bloodahed.
The Government has chartered a number of
small schooners and other craft, which hate been
filled with sand bags. That these form part of the•
Charleston - expecittion - appeareprobable; - from the
fact that the charter does not hind: them to go
farther South than Savannah. '
These schooners, tilled with sand-bags, will sail
In, bunt* , boots: on the: side. whit*: it towards.
Fort Sumpter. These boats will, of couree,lie eirJ
tirely protected from the guns of the rebels by the
well-like aides and solid contents of the larger
made.
This plan will be adopted only in the event that
the Charlestonians Ire upon the small steamer
loaded with provisions, whlArai will be first sent in
In that cue, of course, the fort will receive Dot
only provisions, but men, and, the plan above de.,
Called 10 an admirable one, by which to threw any
requisite force into the fort without probability of
serious loss.
The Intowof-war are to steam in-sod hold them
selves in readings* to cheek any attempt to Inter
eept the boats and schoenen by armed vessels, as
well as to keep the neighborhood of Sumpter clear
of possible •assaulting 'parties, who can beeastly
dealt twit by shells from the stea thus
leaving M h ajor Anderson and his men atmers to
receive reinforcements ; and, if need be, deal with
Forts Moultrie Mad Johnsen, which he can silence
without much loss of time.
The plan 'has beets 'thoroughly totuddered; and
as all the leaders are men of skill and courage,
MOM is eortain,' without mush; if-any, loss of
•< It is quite possible that unforeseen contingencies
may mane an alteration of the programme, but it
is certain that the plan above detailed has re;
calved commendation in high quarters, and it ap-
pears to be feadble.. -
-4t a Iseetiog of the representatives from all
the beaks efideeennah, held on the 8d Instant, it
WM-
Romlved, That the representatives of the banks
present at this meeting will recommend to their M.
epeetive bank' to redeem, on the demand of the
Confederate Government, in coin, their bills which
may be received in payment for subeerlptions to
the Confederate loan in South Carolina, agreeably
to the terms end proposals of the Flearetary of the
Treasury as set forth in his eiroular'to the several
banks of the 27th of March, 1881.
THE CIT
AMI/SEMENTS TILIS EVENINU.
hicDonotratt s OLYMPIC (late eiai:oloV, P,
below Third.-" Th... Seven "'eters.' A
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Wityptybny & et..,.. picit-iraltr 4 • . vt- e" Tee"
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WalsaeeTaeßernxfhODUTld. ol's RevPpgwt_•
WALNUT-ApligET THEATRE, Wa'vut and Ni t a}
" Miriane"-" The National Guard,' I Ms.,
AssitaAALE Beim:away., Tenth end tmestont air.
Abel & Leyland i Steree'rinen. • -eta.-
BAMFORD'S OPERA OPEAS. Flierentl street ‘,.
. 4....•-37 et
Cheetnet.-Coneert nichtl7 .
MASS MEETING OF THE PEOPLE'a Parity_
Lest evening a mass meeting of the People's p art
of the First Congressional diatrict, woe hel d Eledeath and Fitzwater streets, in purauance
published call, for the purpose of taking ewe
action in reference to the obnoxious apportionineit
bill jest passed by the State Senate, and new h a ,
fore the Rouge of Repreeentarivea. The oppe arv :
of this measure contend that, if adopted, the Fi r :,
Congrevaional dietriot, which has heretofore bea'r;
considered to be very closely divided, will because
Tames M. Gibson was appointed president of th +
meeting, and Thomas Thompson acted as secretery
After the obect of the meeting was stated:a
committee of t h ree —eiessrs Moore, New man,
a.d
Smith—was appointed to draft resolution an d
Mr. familia said that heretofore,' when any tiro.
Mous wrong was to be mooted against any peu t i e4 ,
party, it had always been enacted by the oppoi t i o , ,
in the present matter, however, ouch was not the
ease, for this attack came from the very men the
had promoted to office. The only two wa r d s in ;
which the People's party of that district had e
majority were to be given to the Second diatriet
the new apportionment bill, and their defeat h et i',
after would then be certain. It would he i raimaihi,
to elect a Representative to Couples from that
district, from the People's party, for no ease would
consent to run when he knew he would only h.
made a laughing-stock for the Democratic party.
The committee then reported the following 0 550 .
lotions :
Resolved, That, in the name of the People's
party. and in defence of our political rlghtl we
protent spinet the reconstruction of the rum dip.
trick in the manner reported in the bill, and call
on our Representatives, as. they value the right 3
of
their constituents, and their principles, to resist the
passage of this:sill by every means within their
power.
Resolved, That while we recognize the difficul
ties of a just apportionment, from inequaliti es of
population, it to clearly manifest that, to hg f ree
from partisanship, the bill should maintain, as f ar
as possible, the political statue of the present die
triets, and, with thls view, we regard the loss of
the First and Seventh wards, by which we are de.
prived of our political strength, and their addition
to the Second district, as unjust and impolitic, am
we believe effected for some political purpose
to be disclosed.
Resolved, That we regard the inbatitatioti of the
Ftfth, idixth, and Eleventh wards--each giving 0 ,
Democratic majority, and thus malting the district
irredeemably Democratie—as a political outrage
against the People's party and our Reprettentativef
sleet, as it virtually destroys the party, by render.
ing future moose impoesible. It annuls the tele
tone that should exist between our Representative
and hie electors, by ithilling the majority of hie
ell:HMl:tents into the Second district, and Riding
to the First,a poptdation with whom he has ta,
political affinity or associations
The resolutions were adopted and the rroretary
directed to forward a copy to Harrisburg, sddreee•
ed to Mr. Nichols, of the senate, Mr. Moore, of
the House, and Governor Curtin.
Mr. Leckie thought it wasOttceenry to tees further lotion than merely forwarding the
reeolutions. 'Xte bill bed been reported end pan.
ed the Senate within a few days, and he feared it
would be adopted by the Reuse if a committee
did not wait on the Representatives and inform
them of the opposition to the bill by the people
of the First Congressional dietriet.
A motion was made to have meetings held in the
different wards of the district, bet it was deemed
inexpedient to do so, as the Legislature weal
probably adjourn on the 18th of this month.
A member inquired of the president as to the
effect he supposed the resolutions would hove upon
the Legislature .
Re thought it very doubtful whether they would
have any effoot at this late day. fle had long hem
en opponent of the Democratic party, and had Mid
every UMW to hurl it from power OD OOCOODt Of
its systeur of plunder in the General (Wormiest
and its mode of legielation, and he would not sus
tain the party with which he was now connected
Ina similar system. Ile conceived that the props.
eition now before the Legislature io gerrymander
several of the wards in the First Congreasional dii.
tritit—or to take off the First and Second wards—
precisely in comparison with the system of Is
gielatlon that had always beer; obnorione
to the intelligent end helmet portion of
that community. It was about on a par with
proposition to divide the four lower wards, making
the Fourth ward from South street to Wharton and
from Eleventh to Fourth streets, comprising s
population of at least twice the number of voters
that would be in that division proposed by the bill
from Fourth street down to the river Delaware
He considered nth, bill detrimental to the interest
of the People's party, es well as that aboliehing
the Spring election.
DOINGS AT VIE NAVY YARD.—Yesterday
paid a 'fiat to the navy yard, but found matters
not much brisker than oanal. We learned that all
the officers at the yard are ordered to be ready ter
active service within ten days. They are required
to report to the steam frigate lilanne,oN on the
let of May, and the Mississippi on the Eith of the
Battle month. Both these frigates are tow lying at
the Charlestown Navy-yard, Boston. Yesterday
morning orders were received to fit out the sloop
, of•war jamestown, and the frigate St. Lawrenr ,
' immediately, which will take about ten days. The
Water Witch went Into commiseion on Tueeir7.
but as yearriferretrisis have been received cubs.
gard fo her Sailing . . We are reliably informei
that all the marines in Washington will be Mabel
there. During our inquiries yesterday, while gr
the navy yard, the officers informed us that they
could give us much more information, but they
were restricted, being under private orders as re
garded certain movements. We are confident
trom the manner of thews with whom we came in
content while there, that something important is
soon to take place. The fitting out of the Jiwttet.
town and. SC. Lawrence will be good news to the
mechanics and laborers, whose services will be
needed to put the vessels named in sea and war
trim.
FIRE YESTERDAY MORNIEG.—Shortly after
eight o'clock, yesterday morning, a fire broke out
in a high frame. building in the main yard of M.
W. Baldwin h Co.'s locomotive works, at Broad
and Hamilton streets' The building has skylights,
audio used as a photograph gallery, in whiob plans,
engines, Ae , are photographed This establisti•
meet is under the control et bar, 8, S, Cook, ebo
was engaged in silvering some sheets of paper.
The paper was hung in a small closet which cos
tamed a small spirit lamp. The lamp had a slight
leakage, and the vapor set fire to the paper, which
communicated to the woodwork, and soon the
whole place was enveloped in flames. All the
lenses, negatives, materials, chemicals, eke, to the
valet of abont BLOW was destroyed. The damage
done to the building will amount to about $lOO,
making the total loss about SUN, which is thought
to be covered by insurance. Messrs. Baldwin havi
on the grounds admirable appliances of their owe
for the extinguishment of fires, and although SD
alarm was speedily eren by the police, yet the
flames were extinguished before any Ire companies
arrived on the spot.
Tun Thane SALE& -- Yesterday was the
second of the Philadelphia trade sale of backs, at
the auction store of ht Thlmas do eons, Fourth
street, below. Chestnut. Yesterday morning the
invoices of Gould .9s Lincoln, and Little. Brown, &
Co., of Boston, Thomas Burt, of London, and IV.
W. /larding, {Bibles,) were. sold. The bidding
was more vim d, and the prices better than the
day previous. The prloos obtained were fair.
Thera are but few, if any, Southern buyers among
the persons in attendance at the sale. The cata
logue contains invoices from leading book publish.
ers in Philadelphia, New York, and Boston.
ANEESTED ON Sveplcion.—Yeeterday merit
ing George A. Jaokson au committed to prieon
by Alderman Dallas, upon intopicion of needing R
oral from Fifth and Walnut streets.
Charles Budd, colored, was also committed 17
the 'same magistrate, baying been arrested at
Eighth and Nitre ater streets, upon the charge of
stealing a set of harness.
Thomas Doris, colored, was sent to prison yes
terday morning by Alderman Brazier, to answer
the larceny of, a pair of boots from Second and
Rae. treeta.
RUN OVER AND KlLLED.—William Stine, of
Gwynedd, Montgomery county, formerly of South.
wark, Philadelphia; was killed on Monday week.
being ran over by a horse and cart, loaded with
oats. Mr. Strine was walking beside the cart,
which also contained his little con, when the horse
started to run away. Mr. S., in attempting to seize
him by the head, was knocked down, and the toed
passed over him
STABBING ATFAIII.—TWO youngruen, named
Thomas Boland, living at No: 925 Mount Varian
street, and.Johnbreitlano r livingin Franklin street.
alms Buttonwood, were stabbed on Tuesday night.
about ten riolooli, when in the neighborhood of
Eleventh and Eirpenter stre'etts: They were taken
to the Perinsylvanle,Mospitiit. The wounds are
painful, but not dangerous They . aro etid to have
been inilieted by a party *with, whom they ho 4
some words, near thirteenth and Cheetnut atreen,
SLAUGHTXR HOUSE . IrEITROYED BY FIRE.
Shortly after 12 o'elook yesterday morning, a one
story frame slaughter bousa L aituated on 3100 To
street, below Fifth; - Firat iward; - oaught fire and
was destroyed. The building was owned and oe
copied by Mr. Heins, whose loss will reach shout
1200. The fire caught from smoking meat. tie
alarm was given, the Hawse being eatiagniabr4 by
the ShiMer and Marion !lose Companies.
Comasions.—During the alarm of fire yeh
terday morning, the wood-cart, attached to the
atcam engine of the Washington Fire Company
was demolished by coming in 'contact with the
Vigilant E.team Engine. One of the wheels of the
Hope Limo stammer was broken by a 00iiigiOD Pt
Broad and Vine streets.
•A. FOllimiNG.—Between nine and ten
o'clock, on Tuesday night, Sergeant Lewis found n
male child, about two mouths old, lying on the
seepe of a dwelling in Broad street, above Race
The little one wee warmly wrapped op in a beeket.
and wee fact maim).
VOLUM/LI or BAPTIST MllillrfaltB.—A council
of Baptist ministers convened in Camden on Too
day, with the view of recognizing the new Taber
neole Chuinh- Aoti.n wee postponed for fool
weeks, in the hope that the difficulties which divide
the congregation in the First Church might be scat
cabiy eettled. Rev. Mr. Ferguson will continue
his labors for the Tabernacle congregation.
Run Oven.-Mary Jordan was knocked down
by a horse attached to a dray, at Second and Aran
striate, yesterday morning, about 9 o'clock. The
driver, J. L. Ettinger, was promptly arrested and
taken to the station-house. The woman was found
to be seriously injured. Shown taken to her home
in Volker rtreet, near Second, First ward.
- -
Yesterday morning, the police re•
turas allowed the whole number of arrests for the
previous day to be 71, of whioh 54 were for drank•
ennui and disorderly Gondol:A. In the Seventh
arid Eighth distillate= artiste were made.
Foyer) Dnoween.—Yeeterday, an Unknown
white man was found drowned at the navy yard.
The body had been in the water for some time .
An inquest was held.
Frax.--An alarm of Ere was caused, about
six o'clock last evening, by the partial burning of
a small frame , building, 01kfitartori street, below
Oxford. It was occupied by Bridget Dailey.
Damage tzilllall.