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POIIIITH Paea•—Kentooky and the Union.
The Address of the Border State Con-
venison.
We have before ne an address to the people
of the United States, signed by eleven citi
zens of Kentucky, four citizono of Missouri,
and one citizen of Tennessee. We recognize
in the names of those attached to it many
eminent gentlemen, who have served the Re
public with honor In days gone by, and for
whom we entertain a most profound respect.
The list is beaded by Joni; J. CarrrErinnor
and Teams Gutman, two of the most cele
brated representatives of the greet Whig and
Democratic parties. Fidelity to the Union,
sad a long experience in the councils of the
Union, entitle these gentlemen to address the
people of the Union.; and, whatever their sug
gestions may contain, we have no doubt they
will be attentively read by the American
people, and considered with that degree of
calmness and attention which they always be
stow upon whatever emanates from so distill
gaished a source.
These gentlemen address their fellow-citi
zens by virtue of their position as members of
the el Bolder State Conference." This Con
ference was the last deception of the treach
erous Virginia Convention, before it threw oft'
the mask et "Union, and whirled the Old Do
minion into the eddies of secession. The
proposition passed that Convention in favor
of a Conference of gi the Border slave States,
and each other slave States as have not passed
ordinances of secession," to meet at Frankfort,
Ky. Kentucky, Missouri, and two counties of
Tennessee elected delegates in obedience to
the request of ruginia, but that State, having
subsequently passed an ordinance of secession,
-repudiated her own proposition, and refused
to participate in the council she had sum
moned together. The delegates from Ken
tucky, Missouri, and Tennessee have been in
session for several days, and the address
before tui is the result of their deliberations.
The delegates from Kentucky 'have also joined
in an address to the State of Kentucky, re
commending allegiance to the Union, kind
ness and friendship towards the South, and
the preservation of an armed neutrality.
The Conferenee presents to the people of
the United States two distinct propositions, in
the following words, as a remedy for ear na
tional troubles and an effective measure of pa
cification
Ist. That Congress ail at once propose suob
oonelitutional amendments as will inure to 31w/s
-hedders their legal rights, and allay their appre
hensions in regard to poralble enoroaehmente in
tl►e fame.
21 If this should fail to bring about the results
so dsgirebte to us and ao Wandai to the beet hopes
of our country, then let a voluntary Convention be
oelird, composed of delegate+, from the people of
g a ti l ah3tates, in which measaretc( e.......rfp1
zany inviaeriavu NMI aporaproa, 117101 rue na•
Ilea rammed from the continued horrors and cala
mities of civil war.
Tire logic of the address is very weak, its
pathos - very effective, and its recommenda
tions of an Impracticable and inefficient cha.
meter. We have an instinctive respect for
any exhibition of grief, and there are many
manifestations of such a feeling in this ad
(tress. War always brings woe, and' the
rhetoric of woe must necessarily be very af
ftwatlng. We have a large number of pretty
filleeiMerte in our literature, but many far
more commonplace than passages of the
document before us. If peace could ever
result from paintaimetaphors and sad similes,
we would command the gentlemen of the
Border State Conference as fully equal to the
work of pacification; but the hour, alas ! calls
for deeds, not words, and these worthy people
have yet to show themselves equal to its de
mands.
There is a timidity about the address which
tends greatly to weaken it. We ace traces of
doubt and hesitancy in every paragraph. The
seceded States are treated with tenderness—
the United States aro reeogaized with reluc
tance. The members of the Border State
Convention are either laboring under con
victions which they cannot express, or striving
to publish opinions which they do not believe.
We leek in vain for the aaaertion of one brave
principle, or the expression of one timely sen
timent. We are very mildly told that, in the
opinion of the delegates, the Constitution does
not delegate to its ministers the power of de
stroying it, and "that the obligation exists to
maintain the Constitution of the United States,
and to preserve the Unten unimpaired;" but
this very proposition, which of itself closes
the argument, seems to terrify the gentlemen
enunciating it, and straightway they proceed
to the discussion of questions as old and obso
lets as the "Removal of the Bank-Deposits,"
or the ""Independent Treasury Bill." They
ask the people of the North to enter into a
National Convention to redress grievances
which never existed, and to provide constitu
tional guarantees for traitors who have abjured
the oath of allegiance to the Constitution.
They tell us that the fc masses " of the sece
ded States, who have committed treason under
the influence of gs greatly exaggerated" fears,
may be thus tg disposed to listen to the calla of
interest and of patriotism, and return to the
family from which they have gone out;" but
they do not tell ne how we are to secure the
Republic from a recurrence of these "greatly
exaggerated " tears, and these it Manses "
from repeating their infamy.
Let ns suppose the North, in imitation of a
past spirit of dangerous magnanimity, should
accept the compromise of these distinguished
gentlemen, and that Congress, instead of
votingsupplies to the army, and Pacing our
military and naval establishment on a war foot
ing, should direct the President to disband
the volunteers and terminate the blockade :
Have we any assurance of co-operation or
acquiescence from the States of the South,
who are the principal parties to the arrange
ment? Would Mr. JEFFERSON DAVIS dismiss
his troops from Harper's Ferry, or raise the
siege of Fort Pickens ? Would the rebels ot
Virginia forego their deaigns upon the capital,
or the people of Memphis permit a Senator
froni Tennessee to express his opinions to hie
constituents of that city? If these people are
nnanhnotus in any one sentiment, it is their
declaration ot a determination to spurn any
proffer of peace which does not mean a com
plete submission on the part of twenty-three
States of the Union, and an ineffaceable brand
of dishonor upon their name. Mr. DAVIS has
thrpatened Northern lives with "Southern
Steel," and Mr. STEPHENS has claimed the
' capital of the North by " reversionary right ;"
and every act of Mr. Davis indicates a despe
- rate determination to carry- out his threats, ii
the means at his com mand -
are competent to
the work.
G e ntlemen of the Border State Conference,
It is vain to speak of compromise. The dread
ful peril we lave just escaped ae mouldies us
t o b e p re p are d against the possibility or any
such a surprise in the future. Consci ous of
their own rectitude, mourning over what they
deemed the errors of their impetuous brethren
et the South, and sincerely desirous of har
mony, the Northern people dreamed a long
drawn of conciliation and peace, and were
only awakened by the cannon at Fort Sumpter,
and the tramp of approaching legions. The
arbitration of the sword is a fearful one, but it
Ilse been forced at last upon a patient, long
eiltilarhe, and reluctant peKsple. We have no
vial} to drag Kentucky into the conflict...we
bah no desire to press upon her lips the bit
ter cap of civil war—but she has her destiny in
her own hands, and the time is present when
she must either be for us or against ns. gs The
obligation exists to maintain the Constiliaticra of
the United States, and to preserve the Union
unimpaired," and we insist upon it
‘that Mr .
CRITTEIsDRIT3 Mr. Guineas, Mr. DIXON, end
the people they represent, shalt do their part
in hononng that obligation, or meet the conse
quences of a refusal. An armed neutrality
will only be permitted so long as it is con
sistent with the dignity of the United States
and the military necessities of the present
war.
We do not question the patriotism of these
gentlemen, bur we do think they sadly misap
prehend the duties which a sense of devotion
to their country imposes 'upon them. Mud we
forever weep ? Must we never cease this la
mentation, this wringing of hands, these un
seemly demonstrations of misery and despair
Terrible as civil war is, deplorable as all its
consequences must be, is it not better than
the degradation and disgrace of its inevitable
alternative Is there nothing in our history,
in the memories of the past, in the associa
tiens of the present, and the anticinations of
the future, in a violated Constitution, a threat
ened Union, and an imperilled nationality, to
arouse these people to an exhibition of that
manhood which has always been their Wended
boast? We have faith in this nation, nor can
we think that its day of trial will be the day
of its downfall. We cannot believe that it is
in the decrees of rrovidence for this Repub.
so magnificent and mighty in its youth, to
die an untimely death, by the hand of treach
erous children. We look beyond the Glenda
and gloom of the present, and see America in
the future, as the poet SILELLEY did, a half a
century ago :
if This land is like an Eagle, whose young gaze
Feeds on the noontide beam ; whose golden
plume
Floats moveless on the storm, and , in the blaze
Of sunrise gleams when Earth is wrapped in
gleam t
An epitaph of glory for the tomb
Of murdered 'Europe may thy fame be made,
Great People ! Ae the Beads shalt thou become;
Thy growth is swift as morn, when night must
Cede,
The multitudinous Earth shall sleep beneath tby
shade."
The Payment of Our Volunteers.
We had occasion, some days since, to al
lude to thIN immediate necessity for the pay
ment of our volunteers, and to 'urge upon our
State Government the propriety of advancing
to every soldier from Pennsylvania a mouth's
pay. Any such action would be nothing more
than a loan to the General Government for a
few weeks, as there Is no doubt that Congress
will, immediately after its organization, pro
ceed to complete all necessary arrangements
for the payment of the army. Our soldiers
have been submitting to many inconveniences
and troubles by reason of the scarcity of mo.
ney amongst them, and the ;Aymara of relief
we proposed impressedus very forcibly as tieing
calculated to increase their military efficiency
and alleviate many of the hardships of the sol
dier's life.
It is with pleasure, therefore, that we are
enabled to announce upon reliable authority
that arrangements are being made by the State
Government at Harrisburg to advance one
month's pay to every volunteer now mastered
into service from the State of Pennsylvania.
The amount of.monoy thus to he distributed
will be over three hundred thousand dollars,
and it will, no doubt, be refunded by the Go-
Verument at Washington. The Governor de
serves great credit for the - manner in widen he
has thus appreciated the wants of our soldiers,
and for the promptness with which he has
provided for their comfort and efficiency. We
trust that the example of Pennsylvania will
be followed by the other States who have sol
diers under arms.
We also take this occasion to renew our
warning to the soldiers against speculator's and
swindlers who may attempt to purchase their
drafts at exorbitant rates of usury. No
penalty can be too severe for those who seek
to mane money out of the necessities of our
!pave and patriotic volunteers, and it is the
duty of the officers in command of regiments
and companies to visit any attempt at the,per
petration of this injustice with severe and
summary punishment.
_
The Presentment of the Grand Jury.
The Grand Jary of the United States Dis
trict have presented to the court the result of
their investigations into the charges of mis
management and malpractice which have been
made in reference to the equipment of the
troops. The conclusions of the jury are ne
cessarily very meagre, as they were embar
reseed by the narrow sphere of their jurisdic
tion. They find that great irregularity existed
in the conduct of affairs, and show many
instances of carelessness and incompetency
which, it is to be regretted, they were unable
to trace to any legitimate or responsible source.
The presentment of the Grand Jury is very
unsatisfactory, and shows the necessity that
exists for a thorough investigation of all mat
ters connected with the equipment of the
troops. It is not enough for the members of
this body to say, in a mysterious way, that
they have evidences of r< gross and palpable
frauds." The people demand that these evi
dences be made public, and that punishment
be visited upon the wrong-doers, whoever
they be. We have no desire to accept sus
picions when we can have facts, and it is the
duty of our authorities to investigate the sur
mises of the Grand Jury. it is due to the
credit of the Stato and the reputation of her
rulers that there should be an instant and
thorough examination.
TILE Cincinnati Enquirer, of the sth, aays
We regret to learn of the indisposition of
Major General McOmmLAN, and hope his ill
ness is but temporary.
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
Letter from 44 Occasional."
Worrearandenoe of The Prase.)
WassiaGrON, Tune 9,1861.
The universal grief of the loyal people of the
loyal States of the Union over the grave of Dou
glas, like the sorrow manifested upon the death of
Clay and Webster, and like the mournful exhibi
tion of national woe when Andrew Jackson was
gathered beak to the bOtom of his Maker, is a
thoughtful commentary upon the party prejudices
and passions that surround and embitter the ac
tive life of an American statesman in hie strug
gles with his oppponente. When (Pod Galls
our great ones hence, we cease to wrangle over
their merits ; and, while yielding to the Omniscient
decree, we testify our regret at their lose, and oar
repentance for our injuries to the departed. by
clustering around theirgrave and praising the very
virtue' we were ever too ready to deny them when
they lived among and led the crowds of men. I re
°Wept well how she mere party Democrats! objected
to the praise of Jackson, after hie sinoesee, by Shoes
who opposed him in life ; and I can never forget how
a bitter old Whig aril:Weed the Demoorate who came
forward to show their respect when Clay end Web.
star were gathered as a doh harvest into the garner
of the great Reaper. And now, when the Douglas
dies, in the- prime of life, after a most animated
canvass, which called out the most violent feelings
and stimulated the moat acrimonious discussions,
some of his particular friends oannot understand
why many who antagonised him in life should so
sincerely deplore the dtspensation of his death.
Washington Irving tells us that at the portals of
the tomb all enmities die ; and tnet from the fresh
earth of the new made grave nothing but flowers
of forgiveness should spring. But ho spoke for
those who needed forgiveness—who could not by
tried at the bar of posterity upon their own ro-
Cords. "Honest GrAsits,” in t , lient7 VIII,"
in speaking of the great man of that day, even
stalest her own gracious mistress, Katharine,
uttered en unconscious untruth when she said:
" ken'' evil manners live ie. brete their virtue.
We write in wetter ."
because it is true that a powerful people would
rather remember the good done by their leaders
in council and in war than the wrong. We tree.
sore up that which reflects credit upon our reoe
and nation, and would rather hide the imperfeo
floe, and errors of our leaders than indulge in the
OlMOTlonfilots over their memories which divided
us when they lived. A public character must have
been a monstrous criminal if his short-comings in
life were not lost sight of after his death.
Who shall he the historian—the blogrepher—of
Stephen A. Dtaiglos ? Who shall paint, in familiar
colors, the picture of his life, hie progress, his
asibievemenUf, hie ootemporaries, and his death?
Much as I scorn indiscriminate eulogy of a really
original man, I have a much more profound con
tempt for the man who, when a nation 1.0 In te ar s
over a great loss, busies himself, like a malign a nt
Old Mortality, in awakening every old prejudice,
and in restoring to light the forgotten calumnies of
other times.
A man like Douglas should have a genial bio
grapher ; one who knew him well, and who loved
him, not for his polities, but in spite of them-4n $
word, ono who loved him for himself alone.
I perceive that Mr. Dallas, our old townsman,
the late American minister at the Court of Bt.
ium returned to Me old stamping ground,
and la now living in 44 um. ?hiladelpliin. It may
be gratifying to his numerous Meads to now that
Lir. Nam, in all his relations to this- Goverumenn
t e r more thee lie pare past, near the English
Government, has received the cordial endorse
ment of the present Administration. Mr. Dal
las was retained by James Buohanan most re
instating_ The latter always disliked the for
mer, and when J. B. got into the Presidency, ono
of the drat objects of his eueptolone was Geo. M.
Dallas. lint this only served to put the latter on
his guard, and ,to protect him against en abject
submission to the atroolone polioy or the Adminis
tration of the boasted lc favorite eon of Pennsyl
vania." Although President Dubai= dedicated
himself to a slavish obedience to the behests of
the miserable slavery despots of the South, to
wards whom Mr. Dallas bore certain relations of
family sod of political obligation, the monstrous
Injustice of his proscription of Robert J. Walker;
his connection, not to speak of others, and the re
collection of Mr. Buohanan'e jealous hatred, kept
George IL Dallas on the right track. Be 00=11
back, more than ever a loyal men, though some
of his family sustain near relations to the South
ern people.
Mr Adamg, the mumeggor of Mr. Dallas, is
winning sblden opinions et the Court of fit. James.
He will enforce the chime of the United States
with " she snhereted power of his name."
OCCANIONAh.
Public Amusements.
"The American Cousin et Home," in which Mr.
Bothers made inch a decided hit, at the Walnut
street Theatre, in his two engagements last season,
has been produced at the Winter Garden, New
York, with the advantage of new and beautiful
scenery, including. a magelieent panorama of the
Hudson river. The play has been considerably
altered—expanded here, contracted there, and
improved every where tis not quite so long as
it was. The New York nettles aetknowledge that
Charles Gayler can W7llO a play. Mr. Sothern, of
course, is Lord Dundreary, and also the Honorable
and übiquitous Sam— certainly a surprising
"double." Mr. Make le said to have failed (as
we expected) in the peculiar part of Binary, in
which our Mr. Ilemple made himself so much at
home. Mr. Vining Bowers has obtained oensider
able praise from the New lock press for hie per
sonation of Asa TrenchareL One of the critics
contends that be is equal to Jefferson—who, by the
way, has gone to California, 'where hie " Mazatipa"
is likely to astonish the natives "or, considerably.
The park of Asa Trencha,rd's sister, played here
ith so much spirit and effect by Mrs. Anna
Cowell, is taken by Mrs. Chardrau at the Winter
Garden, but the celebrated " Dixie " song, which
Mrs. Cowell gave here with so much success during
the scene of the voyage up the Hudson, has been
made the finale of the play in. New York, and is
sang in separate verses, but with a fall chorea,
by' the different oharsotere, instead of a " tag."
Mr. Sothern's personation of the two heroes in
this amusing extravaganza is spoken of in New
York as wonderfully etfootive, and we can well
believe this, seeing what it was here.
Talking of Mr. 8. Hemple's Banney, reminds us
of a notice respecting him in the Guy Item, as
follows :
"The citizens of Carlisle may prepare them
selves for a treat. Mr. 8 Remple, the popular
comedian, lota been selected by a couple of gentle-
Men of tall city ae stage manager, to select a
company to play there this summer. It will be
firer olase—oomprisiug the leading people of the
Walnut street Tbestre--and they will perform a
succession of tragedies. ooroodioo, farces, and bar
lofquoa. This IN the Roost company that baa ever
left Philadelphia for a ouroutor tour.
' Theatricals are all but on leave of absence in
this city. MoDonough's Olympia Theatre, Rase
grant, is open, and the epecteicle-piece of " Beauty
and the Beast" has been revived with splendor
and suooess—hire. K. Chapman as Beauty, and
Mr. MaDonough as the J3sart. A complimentary
Benefit will be given to Mr. litoDonough some
evening this week, arid he may Tooke* on a
bumper.
Walnut street Theatre is occupied by a band of
Ethiopian Minstrels, (Hooley A Campbell's troupe,)
to whom are added, this week, those eccentric per
formers, Frank Brower and Billy Bimh—these,
with Cotton and Daley, make a quartette of dark
ooluedimie to be equalled no where. There are
voealists, musicians, dormers, Rotors—we know not
what, in fact, in this capital company
Sanford's Opera House, Eleventh street, reopens
this evening, with SaatorAls troupe. in a concert,
(glees, duets, solos,) and the usual nigger epode.
ties and fun far which this house is famous.
The very interesting performance, by the Han
cock Girls' Grammar School, at the Academy of
Made, last week, will be repeated there on Tues
day evening. It principally oonsists of the charm
ing operatic Cantata of the Coronation of the
Rose. The eight of the female pupils, neatly at.
tired, and picturesquely presented on the stage,
is worth - the price of admission. The Conductor,
as on the previous occasion, will be Mr. Prof John
Bower, to whom, at the request and in the name of
several who attended the first performance, we
take leave to suggest that there h not the slightest
oceasion for him, when supposed to be in,his place
conductive. to. 1» wanaering ahoui among
pupils—giving them the advise, it is supposed,
whieh they aught have received at rehearsal. The
intrusion of a Conduotor, vibrating among the
vocalists, when he ought to be stationary, adds
nothing to the interest of the scene. It is not Mr.
Prof J. Bower, but the charming young ladier,
whom the public want to see. The proceeds
of this performance will be, as before, for the
Volunteers' Fund,
We stated, last week, that Mr. B. Young, whom
we have always recognised as a reliable actor,
will be stage manager of Walnut•street Theatre
during the next BOMB. Among the re•engage
mants already made, are Mrs. Anna Cowell, Mr.
Edwin Adams, Mr. S. }Temple, Miss 0. Jefferson,
and Mrs. Thayer. The "star" system, so long
persevered in at the Walnut, will be continued
next season.
Mr. Joseph D. Murphy, who hes been bueineas
agent of M,rs. Garretteon since she has been eon
nested with Walnut-street Theatre, retiree froth
that position, to occupy a similar poet at Arch.
street Theatre, under the loseeeship of Mrs. John
Drew. Mr. Donelson (Mr. Murphy's brother) will
be the future business agent at Walnut-street Thea
tre.
Among the company already engaged at Arch-
Street Theatre, by Mrs. Drew, are Mr. and Mrs,
John Gilbert, Mr. and Mrs. Showell, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Henri (from Baltimore), Files Mary Wells,
and ma F,. "ta Taylor. The preparations for the
opening have been several weeks under way. The
alterations will be very great, inobsding the re
seating of the boxes and parquette, to allow twenty
inches. (instead of the usual eighteen) to every
person. All the Boats will have anus. The Upper
Circle will be improved and pursued—in more
senses than one. Not one yard of the old scenery,
not one article of the old wardrobe, will be re
tained—new !scenery and a splendid wardrobe are
now in hand, and a beautiful drop-soene, by one
of the best soene-painten in America, has already
been commenced. It is Mrs. Drew'a design not to
have any " stars," bat to rely wholly on a first
rate stook-oompany, and to bring out, in quick
encoession and in the best manner, the best acting
pieces, old and new, in the language. Mr. John
Drew's position will give him unusual opportuni
ties of selecting and sending over the most attrae
tire novelties on the London stage. Mr. W. B.
Fredericks will be Mrs. Drew's stage-manager.
We had nearly forgotten to mention that, besides
having the interior wholly improved and reno
vated, the exterior of Arch•street Theatre will
also be brushed up—which it very greatly needs.
John Drew is starring throughout England,
with brilliant success. The last account we have
of him was at Liverpool, where, with permission
from Bouoteault, he was playing Myles, in "The
Colleen Hawn." HU performance Is highly eulo
gised in the Liverpool .Alliaon and the Northern
Press, but we dud the truest appreciation of Mr.
Drew's merit in The Poreupne, a local publica
tion in the manner of _porta, which' wake*
thus:
" gavin= onto mentioned Myles, It is impossi.
ble to go further without doing honor to Mr.
Drew who is, beyond all question, the finest Irish
toter' living, and, perhaps, the finest' that ever
lived. Comparisons are unpleasant, but so many
persona have mentioned !fir Drew's none in
'VI IOII3IOII to Mr. Barney Williams', that we
may be excused for saying that,"whilst the
former le undoubtedly a quieter actor, be is
not only more effective, hut batter deserves to
be. To oomnere them is to compare the mother
wit of Sons Weller with the low.oomedy pranks of
the " Boots at the Swan." Mr. Williams takes
the stage and the house by storm; Mr Drew, from
the moment the feet word of rich,. racy brogue
drops unctuously from his lips, possesses stage and
house as if they were his right, and always had
been. Alr. Williams extorts bursts of laughter by
rollicking staginess and traditional 'Paddy-timi.
Mr. Drew wins them by seemingly spontaneous
and unavoidable humor, but more often diffuses
quiet smiles and draws stealing tease by. toualies
Plat nature which make/ the whole world kin. in
pathos, Mr. Drew has no superior on the stage,
and when the text is pithy and pointed, whether In
sarcasm or emotion (se when he promisee Hardreas
Ctn. all the eontemnt of a rogue, or puts in his
claim to be the minter of Eity, Incense be bee
brought her into the world a second time), hie de.
livery is inexpressibly telling, though perfectly un
forced. We do not remember any actor who com
bined, in the r.oitrnyal of Irish character, so many
and such eminent histricriii . qualities. If the
highest achievement of art is to conceal art; if
moving and Interesting truth to nature is the but
proof of mimetic power, Mi. Drew has laid a sure
foundation for a great and enduring draimatlo
fame."
We have hitherto said little about the nooses
of Adelina Patti at the Royal Italian Opera, in
London. We take the following from the Ada
flou2n, wbloh has a reputation for the ability and
fainters of its musical critiques. The passages
which we here put in Italccr convey it very Pat
Appreciation of the weer-end-tear of a voice which
Les been overworked in public mince its possessor
was Seven years old
" It is nearly as diffloult for a new bonntonbula
to appear aci a Tuemily. in London as it wee for a
new Dols Ttion to try , las fortune here on the
Monday. As following a Pasta. a ACalibran,
Pendant a %amble, a Lind, a Viardot, (to men
tion merely the half-a-dozen first-class iiintna.so
it is no joke for one inexperienced in Europe once
more to attempt a part, which, pretty and tho
roughly sympathetic m the audience though it be,
Is here known in all Its . and capabilities.
_
Millie. Patti, on Tosaday night : was, from fret to
last, greeted with applause aa rapturous Cl attended
the beat of her predations/to, ihnnittets :a rare eight
at Covent Garden, whoa eves ap vidablisbed
favorite is in the ease) broke out in a Welt 'bower
at the mid of her Arst air. The house Named
determined to lase an unanimous vote that she
was perfect. Ws recollect no Similar ovation at
THE PRESS.-PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1861•
the Royal Italian Opera. In the midst of lush
plaudits and recalls, and of such enthuslastie talk
as " swept the corridors,", it was hard for those
who were lea transported, (they appeared to be
very few,) to Isl/014 fOON awukowhat ahoy i Ind
eaoh 103prossIone v as are now to be offered, on
their part, may maw tame, if not perverse.
On Tuesday. Iddlle. •Patti Omit tut as a sineu.
la, condituation'ofi paha and onatunta. Rer
appearance is not—naplansing: her figura is
girlish ; her vow as already deueloood to ita
utmost. if not already fatieuod. A bland na afi
5n , 444 hatattfaneied it the property of ct. ;anger put
hAr prime it to a high Roprano, well in tune,
reaching easily to at flat s ali—powerful enough
for any theatre; more flexible than fascinating,
Her shake is clear and brilliant. She seems to pre.
for vtaceato changes anti ornaments, and according
to the fashion of the day (when the fashion of worn
out singers is to complain of the height of the
pitch), she obviously delights in astonishing her
public on the topmost note' of the scale. As an
actress, she appeared to us composed rather than
fall of feeling. What she did was elegant end
unaffected; not always, however, appropriate.
For instance, throughout her first sleepwalking
scene she soliloquised in full voice till the moment
when the weary girl lies down to repose. This
was, to our thinking, the best part of her per
formance. In the rest of it there was nothing to
displease, but we failed to dimern traces of that
sensibility which marks the distance betwixt talent
and genius, no matter what the physical means be.
In short. we cannot feel so sure, as the world on
every skis for the moment is, that another first,
elms artist, or one who may broome such. has ap
peared. Time tries all.' If Mdlle. Patti do
prove the rant saris so long desired—if the sensa
tion of Tuesday be justified in her coming per.
forenames—so muoh the better for all who hear
and for all who write on L11:161C "
This is-evidently a conscientious criticism, en
couraging and generous, as wsil as discriminating,
but carefully on the non-committal principle.
LATEST NEWS
By Telegraph to The Press.
PROM WASHINGTON.
Special Despatches to The tress."
WASniss TON, Junt9
Late from Harper's Ferry.
A reliable gentleman ) ivbese name is prudently
withheld, but in whale Statments implicit reliance
is plaoed here, was at liarper'a Ferry within
twanty-four hours. He was :informed that JUT
DAVIS, MIATTRIGARD and Wlfinkfii, had been at
Harper's Ferry within a few days. From an so.
quaintanoe whom" he found, Ara between himself
and whom a mutual confidence had long since been
established, ho gathered some feote r The troops
are In hourly anticipation of an attack from the
Union forces. They were apprehensive of sp.
proaohea from diffarent quarters, and if the road
to ManAMal Janotion should be takes from their
control, they would, if overcome in an engage
ment, all become prisoners.
The supply of rations to the troops was very ir•
regnlar sometimes for two or three days there
was abundanoe, but the other part of the week
was often passed without a regular meal at mess
hours. Many of the privates were deserting, and
a feeling of probable defeat dampened the ardor
of the men.
It is the opinion of some of our experienced mi•
litany officers here that the troops will attempt to
emulate Harper?, Ferry on the approaoh of the
Federal troops ; but the very feet of their retreat
being out off will suggest to them the neoessity Of
a desperate struggle for victory. •
The works at this fort have been steadily pushed
forward.. The men are the beat workers in the
army, and Port Corcoran will atand a monument
of their industry long after Time has conquered
the belligerents in this national straggle, and laid
the partioipanta at rest.
Friday morning, in the early gray of day, a
number of the men in the Sixty-ninth left Fort
Corcoran to Ming In their oxen. They espied a
band of men in the distance, making observations,
Information was sent to the fort, aid a detach
ment sent out, who attrrounded and captured five
men. They were brought in and handed over to
General Mansfield.
Movements at the Navy Yard,
Last evening the Montzeello sailed with orders
to report to the Sag aim at Fortress Monroe.
The steamer Mount Vernon arrived yesterday
from Fortreas Monroe. As 6130 passed Evansport,
thirtyfve miles beloir Washington on tho Poto
mao, that town was seen to be on fire—to what
extent could not be ascertained, though the
flames and smoke Indioneed a general conflagra
tion.
The Mount Vernon received a number of large
Sheet dim butiya on board and proceeded dorm the
river again. •
/lbws) mein uf
Titiairiii -- telsorna4 Freeborn will have her
repairs completed on Tuesday, when she will again
take her place in the 'blockading squadron until
required for " other" service. -
The steamer Ice Boat is freighted with shot,
and, with steam up, is ready for a move at a me
metit's notice. She has been under sailing orders
for several days.
The Fotolattan lies at the wharf with lour of the
thirty-nine prisoners from Alexandria on board.
The others have been released, on taking the oath.
The fellows left their card of thanks to the captain,
for the care and kindness received while they were
"guests" on board the Posohatan. No doubt it
was much preferable to the rebel camp life which
they had experienced.
Soldiers" Pay.
The soldiers' pay is now due, and they want It.
(iovornmont prefers to trait tho assembling of Con
gress; some murmuring is heard. But they will
have their money immediately. If delay occurred
it would have a strong tendency to thin the ranks
when the three months' enlistment expires. The
soldiers need their money. They have nobly done
their duty, and in no event should delay occur in
banding to each man his dues.
Troops in and Near-the City.
Thirty-six full regiments, a number of bat
tallow and companies, and five artillery corps, in
dependent of the artillery connected with -regi
ments, have arrived in Washington since the 18th
day of April, led by the pioneer regiment, the
25th Pennsylvania, Colonel Casa. Of these about
22,000 are in Virginia, the balanoe, 20,000, are in
Washington and suburbs, and at the Relay House.
Special Agent to the Pacific Contd.
VICTOR Barra, Erg., late a member of the
4C Frontier Ftrards" at Washington, and tor ten
years last past connected with the Cincinnati
daily press sails in the Northern Light on Tues
day for Ban Francisco, as special, agent of the
Treasury Department on the Patel° coast.
The Treasury Department has just lamed a oir
°flier explanatory of the act of March, 18M, rola
bre to appraisement of imported merchandise, and
of the act of March last. Two periods of time are
therein indicated RS dates at which values are to
be ascertained. It is the opinion of the Depart.
moat that the former of these periods named—the
date of actual shipment—applies to merchandise
exported from a shipping port of the ocomtry or
exportation, and that the latter named—the date
of exportation—applies to merchandise exported
from an interior country having no shipping port.
The regulations heretofore eetablished are, there
fore modified accordingly.
Diplomatic jtelations with England
It is thought that the motion of the British Go-
vernment in lie recognition of the validity of let
tere of marine and reprisal from the Confederate
States wee a disoourtesy unprecedented in diplo
maoy, in view of the feat that ite decision wee
hastily anuotmeed, without Reit awaiting the ar•
rival of the new A.Mericalltainhter, Mr. An. us,
Irho was prepared pioperly to represent the policy
of the Administration.
4.11.h011gh Alptria has, not directly proteste4
Whist Air. Brirliniterae l oar new adulator to that
court i it is known that some other geistleman, leas
objectionable than himeolf, on apoodut of his logis 7
lathe imminency in behalf of .fialy would to
acceptable.
Policy of General Scott.
The expet4enoedveteran, who directs and controls
the military movements of the day said to a con
fidential Mend, within a few days, that peace
would be restored to the whole country and the
country restored to its legitimate proportions by
the return of May month in UM. His movements
110‘f In regard to Virginia evidently indicate a
grand coufdekrace that will decide the supremacy
of military power in that State. The &IMMOe of
troops from three or more points upon Harper's
Ferry, the complete preparation of Gen. But.
nun's column to make an advance upon Nor
folk, and Gen. MoDowlLL's column now prepared
for advancing upon Manassas Junction, suggests a
grand simultaneous movement upon those impor.
tint points, that will deoide the supremacY and
control in that State.
ALMtarY ilgoTe!nerqs*
Nearly one itmtdred army wasous arrived by
trains yesterday. immediately on arrival men
commenced putting them together. This morning
a large number of them were loaded up with pro
visions and sent out of the oily, some of them to
the camps in Virginia ) and others apparently for
a more distant point.
A
A company of U. S. Cavalry paraded the city at
an !early hour and passed into Virginia They
carried rations and provender.
The State of illissourl is detached from the De
partment of the Weat, and Incorporated into that
now under the command of gen. IdoClellan.
Bat for the depredations of certain volunteers
en private property in Hampton, and for miles
around, as well as in Fairfax county, it is repre
sented here that the Union feeling in Virginia
would have been considerably atrengthened♦
forts are now being made to remedy the jaat oomr
pla4ta, and to assure the inhabitants of pro
tection.
The IPOUrth VOlntectiplft Itegijnput.
RARTPOUD, Jane o.—The Fourth Clonusatiant
Regiment of volunteers leave' tat:sorrow morning
for Jersey City, on the route to Washington.
Fort Corcoran.
Arrest of More Spies,
New Tariff Circular.
and Austria.
Great illerement toward Harkin Ferry.
A Balloon for Booonnoitorint 'rumba land,
Wasurttorort, June 9.—The Rhode Island regi
ments break up their camps at midnight and
leave per railroad in the direction of lierper's
Ferry early tomorrow morning. Theis marine
battery was tonight brought into the city, taken
to the railroad depot, unlimbered and loaded on
the train,
together with the artillery horses and
those belonging to the full stew, at 6 o'clock this
evening, Professor Allen, of Rhode Island, this
afternoon brought into the pity a large balloon
which ho inflated from the oity gaspipe at the our
ner of Massachusetts avenue and Fourth street,
and afterwards loaded it down with sand bage for
more convenient transportation to the Rhode
Island Camp, about one milo north of the capital,
at which place a cord five thousand feet long was
attaohed to the basket- and an experimental ex
ecution made to that height,
The balloon is for immediate reoontioltering
purposes, and it is said that he will start on his
feria voyage early tomorrow morning.
it is said that several other regiments are also
ander orders for a movement at daybreak. The
3d, 4th and sth battalions of the District of Co
lumbia volunteers are also under similar'orders.
They believe they are to go to Frederick, Zdd.
There to tronble In the New York Vieth Re.
giment, growing out of the alleged incapacity
of the officers, including Col. Stiles. Yesterday
nearly 200 of the men refused to be sworn in for
three years
under that aommander
Two eons of '.a distinguished naval oommander,
now in the service, are privates in the regiment,
and are among the disaffected. Some of Mammon
afterwards returned and were sworn In, but the
greater portion of them will enlist into the Eighth
and other NeW York regiments. Much regret is
expressed that there should be disaffection of this
kind in one of best regiments in the service. The
Ninth has made many friends since they arrived
here, while Col. Stiles is deservedly esteemed.
At 6 o'clock "this morning a full 'company of
the New York Second Regiment arrived and
joined their companies ; also, a large detachment
for the New Yosk Ninth.
The precise military movements contemplated
learn this point, and soon to be executed, are of
such a character as do riotauthorize publicity.
- FROM Ii&GERSTOWN.
THE REBELS AT WILLIAMSPORT.
No 'United States Troops Arrived at
Hagerstown or Willitunsport.
Ilsounsrowx, June 9 —No troops from Chem
bersbmg have reached either this point or Wil
liamsport to day. The Confederate piokets wets
seen today from Williamaport by means of a
glass. Their number wee 68. Horace were also
discovered picketed half a mile beyond the river
on the meat of the hill. The observerjudged the
number of rebels in the neighborhood to be about
200. The largest body is encamped at Falling
Waters, five miles below. Every ford Is strictly
guarded, and the rebels have seized and broken
up every altiff on the :Ivor they mid get. As soon
as the river falls there will be fifty fords of easy
access for infantry and (tawdry. and the passage of
the Potomac cannot be prevented.
Latest from Harper's Ferry.
ILioraslower, June 9.—Reliable intelligence
from Harper's Ferry on Thursday save there ban
been no ohange of position literally. The pirate!
of troops is put down, from half a dozen sources,
at 12 000, but the correspondent believes it to be
about 9.000.
The news to-dity oonfirms the report that the
bridges at Harper's Ferry . and Otteppardatown
have been mined, and that trains of gunpowder
are laid from the middle piers in water-proof
QMICH, with long fuses attaohed.
The writer has seen eleven deserters from Ear•
per's Ferry, Shepherdstown, and Martinsburg
to-day. They escaped across the Potomac lest
night.
Fifty Virginiant, at Williamsport, (Union men,)
are awaiting the advanoe of the Federal troops to
enable them to return to their homes.
The rebels have destroyed Dam No. 5, on the
Potomac, eight miles above Williamsport, to•dsy,
to prevent the oonstmetion of boat-bridges on its
breast for the passage of the Federal troops, and it
is expected they will destroy Dam No. 4, nine miles
below. Williameport, to night. The Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal men are very indignant, end large
numbers of them will join the Federal forces.
The Tennessee Election.
MOMIMP, June 8,--Th_s_vtitis
Be rL
r l 0an d . „,..,...can1011 Waif 3093; against it,
fovea other districts in this county gave
2 393 for separation and representation, and 88
against it. In Memphis the vote stood 8,608 for
separation, 4 for no representation, and 4 for
Union. The interior, as far as heard from, Is
nearly unanimous, and the State is largely for
.Seoession.
Lotasemp, Juno 6 —At Oakville, Tutu, t'he
vote to-day on separation and reprtisentation was
561 against one for separation. The vote was una
nimons in three preeinots.
From Fort Monroe and its Surround.
tugs.
BALTIRORN, June 9.—The steamer. State of
Georgia left Old Point last night and arrived here
to-day with the following intelligence;
On Friday," the 10th New York regiment (Na
tional Zouavee) reaohed Fort Monroe in the State
of Georgia and the George Peabody, and the
Mdrion. landed the 9th regiment (Scott Guarda)
on Saturday, who immediately proceeded to New
port News. Col. Hawkins' regiment goes to the
same place to-day.
Col. Bartlett has returned to Port ASOnroe. The
Naval Brigade is temporarily in charge of Colonel
Waidriss of the Massachusetts Third regiment, and
the men are now being inspected. Those unfit for
Service will return to Now York, The remainder
will ohoodte their offmers, and Bartlett will doubt
less be rejeoted. The battalion will at once be
armed and equipped.
An outpost at Newport News was fired upon
Friday, cad, in the alarm, private McCarty, of the
Fourth Massaahusetts regiment was accidentally
shot.
A large fleet of transport! have boon added to
the service here. Great aotivity prevailed at
Newport News last night on account of rumors of
armed rebels in the vicinity. An order was sent
to fell the tress neat the batteries.
The steamer Quaker Oily, while on a rearm•
noissanee on Friday, when near Cape Henry, threw
a shell into an old frame building. About thirty
armed men ran out, mounted their horses which
wore concealed in a thicket and scampered off.
General Butler has tuned stringent orders to
prevent depredations on private property. Those
time suffering at Hampton have had the amounts
of their damages refunded.
ISIPJOIAS OP NVAESPORT*.A RIGLRANT LAND/N6 AT
PIG'S POINT.
Nnw'YORIC, June 8 —The Eventing Post has s
special despatch from Washington, reporting the
arrival of the steamer Nount Vernon from Fort
ress Monroe. The passengers report that the en
tire town of Evansport, eleven miles above Acsinia
Creek, was inflames. The property in the town
is principally owned by Union men. (The town
oonsists of a sawmill that suspended operations
long since, an unoccupied store, and a few shanties,
the population comprising somewhat less than a
dozen nsgroes.]
The same despatoh reports that the steamer Cam
bridge was disembarking troops at Fortress Mon
roe, and that another steamer was landing a regi
ment at Pig's Point.
Additional fro Port Monroe.
Naw YORK, Jane 9.—The steamer 41a6awia,
from Fort Nonree, brings 50 Virginia refugee,.
One of these reports the Atammae rained an 4 in
the dry dock st Norfolk. Fiie reemente are
now at Newport News.
Mans in the Old Dominion.
CAPTURES AND MIXTURES OP CONTRABAND ARTICLES.
ALIXANDEIA, June o.—Two prisonere were cap
tured yesterday by four privates of company C, of
the Michigan regiment, a mile this side of Barks
station, on the Orange and Alexandria railroad,
and 13 Miles from this point, One of the prisoners
was a corporal in a cavalry oompany, and the other
a private in•the Governor's Mounted Guard from
Richmond. The Michigan men, while scouting,
approached Derks station, when they saw a num
ber of Otaoke of muskets and pat beck. They
were seen and pursued by the two cavalry 'IMP{
bat sought' refuge in ambush and suoceeded in cap
turing their pursuers. The prisoners were brought
to town and treated With exceeding. kindness.
Their names are Dr. Thomas M. Fleming and
Samuel Groan.
Seven thousand yards of caesinet and other mili
tary goods were seized at the Adams Expreas olfica
to-daY, consigned to the Point of Books, vus the
Alexandria, Hampshire, and Loudoun Railroad,
valued at about $lO,OOO. The seizure of goods be
this Vicinity IJelongin4 to the rebels will almost.
pay the expenses of the ex.pedition.
The first issue of the soldiers' newspaper by the
Fifth Pennsylvania Regiment appeared this even
ing. It is printed in fine style, on the old Alex
andria Sentince prow, and is full of interesting
information regarding theoondition of the soldiers,
/cc. It is edited by Lieutenant Ely, of Lebanon
county. Several of Its columns are devoted to
Gorman literature.
Affairs an the District of Columbia.
Waszuwaron, vane 8.---Hon. Emerson Ethe
ridge's name having been mentioned in commotion
with the clerkship of the House of Representatives
be recently called on Colonel Fornoy to aware himi
that he was Ynot a oandigate, believing that the
latter's claims to re-olestiort 4etuand every influ
ence he could exert in his favor.
Philip ICI. Dallas, son of on-Minister Dallas, and
Iyho was also his secretary of legation, arrived
here to day, and had a long interview
with sears t .
tau Paw§r(ll dar i ng !WO th 4 latteT offkes l4 4
ghaself highly swigged with the course of Mr.
Dallas.
FrOM the seat of War.
Anianaroer KSIGHTS, Jane Fi —There is good
reason to believe that but for the recent change in
the movements of the rebel troops, large forces
having been centred at Manama Junction within
a few days, an advance of the Federal troops
from Itirmlizidria and this point would certainly
have been been made during the put week, On
Monday tut, ordere to that effect were received,
and the heaps have been in momentary expec
tation and readieees since then to march.
The akin:deb which toot place at Fairfax Court
lionse, between a party of dragoons and the re.
bele, was unfortunate, having the effect to direct
the attention of the rebels to that point, and due
the occurrence large accesealons have been made to
their force in that vicinity. General Boauregard
has arrived there, and assumed the command.
This change in the petition of affairs will Cause
some delay in any motive operations of the Federal
troops in that direction. As to the purposea of the
rebate, of coarse, all is conjecture ; yet the appa
rent security inanifeeted by the people still re
maining in Alexandria (about 4,000 ont of a popu
lation of 11,000), gives assurance that no imme
diate attack is projected. eommunioation between
that oily and the rebel camp is without doubt,
still carried on secretly, and the inhabitants will
be able to receive warning if any attack horn the
rebel Comes is contemplated.
From. the Southern Confederacy..
Loursvint's, June 8 —The New Orleans lite&
vane, of the sth, says that the American bark
Algenqum, from Calcutta, and the Bremen ship
Volwejin, from Liverpool, had been ordered( off
the bar by the Brooklyn.
Mr. Mallory, Secretary of the Navy, left Pensa
cola on the 50th for Richmond.
At an interview between the foreign consuls and
Captain Poore, of the Brooklyn, the latter said no
impediment would be offered to vessels outward
bound, but he had no authority to extend the time
for the departure of vessels. The tow.boats tow•
ing the vessels out would be allowed to return
Reported Skirmish at Hampton.
DURYBA'I4 zoUAVES UPTURN ONII HUNDILID GUNS
- NEW TOME, June 3.—The Commermil has a
report of a skirmish having occurred at Hampton,
last night, between a picket of Colonel Duryea's
Regiment of Zouaves and a party of rebels. The
pickets were driven In, when the 2oturchaa tti u A k
dash at the rebels, capturing one hundred muskets
The enemy fled belbre any prisoners could be
secured.
Tho Union tiontimont is gaining ground rapidly
n the neighborhood of Fortran Monroe.
More Rebel Prisoners.
ABIGINOTON Ilmouva, June B.—The engineer
corps of the Sixty-ninth New York Regiment, with
Company B, of the Elsoond Cavalry, yesterday took
dye prisoners and three horses. They also cap.
tared a drove of cattle, fifty in number, wbiob
were on their way to the rebel camp.
The field works of the Bixty.minth have been re
stoutly extended, new breastworks thrown up, and
guns mounted.
Destruction of Bridges by the Rebels.
BALTOIOIOI, June 9 —Tbe bridge at the Point of
Books and the bridge at Berlin were both de
stroyed by the rebels, by tire, between I and 4
o'clock this morning. The former is twelve miles
and the latter six milee east of Harper's Ferry.
Affairs in St. Lonie—Large Seizure of
Counterfeits.
BT. Louis, Jena 8 —The City Councils yester
day resonsidczed its action accepting Mayor Tay
lor's resignation, and allowed him to withdraw it.
About $200,000 in counterfeit bank notes, ten well
engraved and eleven unfinished bogus plates, were
Ilelsed by the police yesterday, in the house of
Nelson Giriggs, and its ocoupants lodged in jail.
001. Smith's American Zottave corps has lasen
accepted by the War Department. This is the
thirteenth regiment furnished by Missouri.
The correspondent of the Democrat says that
nearly all the State officers have left Jefferson
City.
Pennsylvania Vamp of Instruction.
Emmen, Juno 8 —A company from Stroudsburg
arrived at Camp Washington to-day, making twen
tyeight oompaniea now encamped here. There
is little or no einkness among them, and what
there is is only occasioned by the change of water.
The men are well satisfied with their quarters end
rations.'
Explanation of the Hanrey Despatches.
WASHINGTON, June o.—The explanation made
by the friends of James E. Harvey, minister to
Portugal, in relation to an alleged complicity with
Moopsion, la as follows •, Mr. Magrath, to whom
Mr. Harvey sant the deepatotiea, hue beau his
friend from boyhood, and a constant eorrespon
dent, with whom he communicated unreservedly.
Being very anxious that a conflict of arms should
a.----- ..a-b.uovlng that the troops here to
be removed, he telegraphed his diend to pre
vent an attack upon Fort Stunter instil it
could be effected : but when 'ne ea
mistake he felt himself In honor bound to coin
munioate that fact jest as be had done the other
as otherwise it might have been supposed he had
Intentionally misrepresented the case for the pur
pose of lending them into trouble. It was an un
pleasant situation, but not having received hie in
formation from the ilovenunent, there was no
other coarse for him than to protect bie own honor ;
and it was well known, both here and in Charles
ton, that he opposed secession, in all its forms, and
he did not anticipate misconstruction on -that roint
anywhere.
Now York Stock Market.
firriV You, June 8 —Ntooks are' better to-day, under
more favorable &deices from tnsland to the Govern
ment at Washington, saying that Minister Adams had
a cordial reception, and that the Minted'', are better in
ciined towvfle nr, llhnoir Oentrala.6Mi; Michigan
uo.tioirp,/cci• flew York Centrals/ Tirsiume,
42%; Missouris, 38 ; Tennessee'', 37 ; Reltultered Yede
re; 63, 83%; Treasury 12e,
From Western Virginia.
EFrom the Wheeling Inteligeneer of Beturday.3
Gnarros, Thursday night.—All minds here natu
rally turn to the inquiry, Whet is to be the next
move? Nobody can be found to answer this in
terrogatory.' /Probably no one knows absolutely,
not even the oommendente here, for oisoutostanoes
yet to happen may effect important changes in
whatever plans are entertained at present. The
shipping of large bodies of troops to Philippi last
night, along with the fact that trains have been
running all day transporting provisions, tents, and
camp equipage, with some artillery to that place,
would indicate that either an encampment for
some time Is to be established there, or a forward
movement contemplated. humors have been
going the rounds here for a day or two
is regard to reinforeements the heoeasionists
are said to have met at Beverly, and that they
are now determined to make a stand and fight.
If this should prove true the force at Philippi
(whlah members now between four and Ave thou
sand men) will certainly move on them at once.
If not, they will probably remain some time at
Philippi for the purpose of proteoting that section
of country. This is,of course, mere 000jeeture,
and eironmstancee m ight at any time Change the
plan of operations.
Gen. Morris and staff went to Philippi to-day.
This gives oolor to the conjecture that a forward
movement is contemplated in the direction of
Beverly. The Virginia regiment, however, is ex
pected to return to this point witbiu a day or two.
A force was sent out to-night to Itowleeburg, 25
miles to the east, to reinforce the guard already
there protecting the bridges over the Cheat river,
in consequence of an expected attack by 500 Score-
Wonted'.
Col. Kelley is not quite so well this evening as
he has been for a day or two. He is quite feeble
and greatly proatrated.
I learn that a Secession fort on thefts' nnon t pike,
about five miles below Pruntytown, has been in
full blast for some time back. It is an old log
house, and is garrisoned by about 50 men with
rifles. It is milled Jonathan's Fort, In honor of
one Jonathan T. Curry, who owns it. They have
been fortifying and preparing to defend it for some
time, and have reeatedly sworn they would not
surrender to the United States forces But now
that they are getting ail around them in rather
close proximity, they are getting alarmed. To
day they sent word up here that if the proper ati
thoritiee world send down, they would surrender.
One or two of the bruit cannon hereabouts would
bring the old log fort into measures right speedily.
'4- ooapany of volunteers from Morgantown,
numbering ;os, passed through here this evening
on their way to Illarksburg, where they piped to
moan arms and spend soon time in drilling. They
style 'themselves the Kramer quards. They are a
.brave-looking set of fellows, and full of enthusiasm.
It is probable that a considerable camp Rill be
formed at Clubbing. Citizen' of Harrison repre
sent Efeeetudon over titers in a very wiped.ont aon
didon. Many prominent Secessionists there hove
sought safety and consolation in the ranks of the
retreating army of Jeff. Davis.
It is reported that the 4sesitsic l uitto bre doing
terrible work in Upibur county one Union man
has been hung, and others are being driven out.
Even if Ibis be true, it cannot last, though it may
be intensified for a short time by the desperation of
the scoundrels.
The Death of Douglas.
At a meeting of the People's City Committe of
ttendenae,held on Saturday last, the follow
reeOlutione were adopted :
Resolved, That in the death of Stephen A. Pon
, •
s t, we deplore the loss of one of the most eminent
sons of the Republio—a man 4,lofiy patriotism, of
noble impulses. and-towering splendor of Intellect,
Whose heart was in the greatness and grandeur of
his country. and who lived a now life at every step
of her advancing progress.
Besot:led, That in the rise of snob men from the
very humblest spheres of life, in the ease with
which they mount to the highest elevations of
statesmanship and honor, we recognize the peouler
virtue of our free Institutions ; and in perusing the
record of snob lives can /earn the useful lesson,
that under whatever partisan banner we may have
heretofore rallied, we all now tut claim each
other as brethren of the party of the Union and
of the people.
BANDIMBON'S IXHIBITION or RUSSIAN Wes
enters on its third week to-night at the Assembly
Building. It inoreases in popularity wrory
evening.
Taoism; Jo Sous' Saute Tuts Witari.—To-day,
(KondaY,) far/Alum Thirteenth !street; also, to
day, marble yard, to., Ant street. Lind ay,
elegant furniture, Walnut atreet ; also, stecia arid
real estate at the Exchange. Thursday, furniture
at auction store. Bee catalogues and advertise
manta live mica.
P 0 .1411915 Bale or IPAIMOR Dn Goons, 4t0.,
4'olt, CIAB.—The attention of purohasers is re.
pleated to the valuable assortment of French, Gar
man, India ? ana British dry goods, sun umbrellas,
Anal skirts, 4o , embraoing 441 lota of ahoioe and
denirahle articles, to be peremptorily old by rota
lona for oommanoing this morning at 10
oNifook, by Afyon, Ciaghorn, & Co., auctioneers,
No. 888 and 884 Market street:
THE CITY
THE WAR EXCITEMENT
TIVESENTMEAT BY THE 411111fil JURY.
RECEPTION OF LIEUTENANT 611311M1i
Altheugh over 11,000 volunteers have left our
city, yet with what remains, and the ossaitional
squads passing through the city from New York
and elsewhere, the place hoe still a lively and war
like appearance. Daring all of last week, Wilson's
Zen&vee, of New York, were daily and nightly ex.
peoted to arrive in Philadelphia, on their way
South, but were detained. It is now stated that
this famous band will start South in the early part
of the present week. Their coming ie anxiously
looked for by thousands of our citizens.
rassinintsav BY THZ GRAND Jour.
Qa Onlnrday the Grand Jury in the United
Motive District Court made the following present
ment, and were discharged:
The Grand Inquest beg leave respectfully to
present that they have carefully considered all
the Wile laid before them by the Diluent Attor
ney ; that they have reported the came with their
action upon them to the court; that for two weeke
past they have been diligently and laboriously
engaged in the investigation of certain alleged
MOO against the United States Government, by
perms furnishing provisiorte and clothing for the
use of the United Statee troope; that a large num
ber of witnesses have boon examined as touching
these allegations, and that while the meet Indu
bitable evidences: of the perpetration of frau&
have been detected, these fronds have been so
carefully concealed, so sedulously guarded by the
parties committing them, that the Grand Jury has
found it imposeible so to separate them as to be
able to present caeea, which would properly bring
the gailty parties under the jnriedietion of this
court.
The first and principal diffioulty which presented
itself was that of jarisdietion. The jury had be
fore it no reliable data upon which to lotted an
opinion as to precisely when their powers began
and where they ended. It was known that large
Applies of provisions and clothing had been fur•
mehed the troops, but ,
. in the indescribable confu
sion Willett appears to have prevailed in the several
military departments located at' Philadelphia and
Harrieburg, it has been utterly impossible for the
jury to ascertain what proportion of these supplies
was properly ohargable, to the United States Go.
versment aad what to the State of Pennsylvania.
Oa the pert of the arena Jury, they tooght ih
emotions from the court in regard to the juris
diction of the United States Grand Jury, in 011569
occurring through the instrumentality of the State
laws and State agencies. The court, in reply, nti•
shied the jury of its Millar powers and privi
leges ; and, with a view to the protection of the
United States from fraud, with an anxiety for the
welfare of her soldiers, and a disposition to punish
men gu ilty of euoh crAmeS, the Witten entered upon
the investigation. During its progress. which has
necessarily been protracted and tedious, a mass of
testimony has been heard, though in but a single
owe was there direct evidence that a worthless or
unwholesome article of diet was supplied the
troops, which case was promptly reported to the
court. There was, however, no evidence before
the jury that snob article of diet wee conenmed by
the soldiers after they were mustered into the ser
vice of the United States, and without slob evi
dence it may be that this jury bee transcended its
jariedlotion.
One of the last witnesses examined in this in
vestigation was an accounting officer of the State
of Pennsylvania. lie testified that no accounts
have yet been opened between this State and the
Government of the United States, and no bills for
any supplies have yet been paid by the Federal
authorities. The propriety of an immediate sue
pseud= of the Inc/watt= became apparent to the
Grand Jury, and they at once impended their
labors- That a fall and searching investigation
ikon d be made by some competent tribunal is
manifest, bat the difficulties and oiroumatanom by
which this jury are surrounded compel them to dis
miss this inquiry.
The extreme vagueness of all the information in
this direction brought to the notice of this bequest
has completely prostrated every attempt to pre
sent the charges in such a form as would be accep
table to the court, and bring them within the acts
of Congreas referred to by the court in its several
charges to this jury. This inability to bring , the
offending parties to trial doe' not, however, relieve
the inquest from the duty of specifying . some of the
particular canoes, to which, in its opinion, a large
nroportion of these malpractices are mainly attn.
hatable.
Admitting the fact that, to meet a sadden and
'extraordinary emergency, the Executive of Penn
sylvania was called upon by.the President of the
Unity, States to furnish provisions and equipments
I for a large body of troops, and that the military
organisation of the State was not upon such a foot
ing as would enable the State Executive to comply
with this requisite as economically as might have
seemed desirable ; still, this inquest has failed, to
discover in either the suddenness or magnitude of
the requisition anything to justify the palpable
mismanagement whioh characterised the effort.
When men entirelyinoompetent wore appointed to
take charge of and assist in managing the most
important military departments such result was
izeviLablo.
In no ease which mune to the knowledge of the
jury was there in the Commissariat or Quartermas
ter's department anything in the form of a writ•
ten contract between the Government agent and
the parties furnishing supplies.
No evidence was presented to:the jury to show
that there, was arffinepeet.r of the provisilini
rasi-s--A---• eon - rev - more- perttoularly to CIO branch
located at philadelphle.
The requisitions 'appear to have bovn m a. sim
ply as to quantity ; quality and prints Were :army
referred to, and, for aught that theury could
learn to the contrary , the orders were fi lled or not,
as suited the disposition of the sellers. Beyond
the mere issuing of the requbdtions, the Bating
agents appear to have given the subject no further
consideration. If the parties tilling the requisi.
dons did not avail themselves of the doors for
fraud thus freely and widely opened, the fault was
not with these Government agencies.
With hundreds of men in Philadelphia entirely
0011Vereant with the business—men who (if not
gratultoualy) would have given their services to
the Government for a fair compensation, this in
quest cannot but deem the policy of appointing to
places of such immense importance men so noto
riously Incompetent for ouch duties.
In the absence of the original samples, and in
the already referred to confusion in the amounts,
the inquest have found it impossible to trace these
gross and palpable frauds in supplies to their
legitimate sources, but they have evidence of the
hint, that the purchases, as o general thing, were
made, net from first hands, but through jobbers
and middlemen, and that, in consequence, the
prices paid were manifestly higher than the market
rates at that time, or than they would have been
bad the ordinary rules of business governed the
tranaaotions.
The input gladly closes this detail. It would
have bees far more pleasant to have recorded the
fact, that the soldiers of the Commonwealth bad
been sent to the field (which they were first to en
ter) well and comfortably provided for ; and that
the very liberal appropriations of money for this
purpose bad been honestly and judiciously ex.
pended. Oar duty has thus far been discharged
as fully as the limited powerl of the inquest would
admit. If farther special presentments have not
been made the reasons for not making them, have
been given in the former part of the presentment.
The arms supplied by the United States Govern
ment to some of the troop . , from the r rankford
Arsenal, have In many oases been proven mint for
the soldiers, and dangerous to them in their own
hands, for want of proper inspection. The atten.
tion of the authorities is directed to the misman
agement, neglect, or ino mpetenoy of the tinted
States Misers there in charge, and to the remedy
that is needed
In compliance with the reoommendation of the
oourt, attention is also again directed to the insuf
ficiency and discomfort of the present aocommoda
done provided for the court °Meese and the grand
Jury. The marshal's quarters and the Grand
Jury room are both not only inconvenient but un
healthy, and it is recommended that immediate
steps be taken to remedy the evil
BAILDIG OF ?Hl JLIOISTOWN.
The United States sloop-of-war Jonestown,car
rying 22 guns, having been thoroughly fitte for
eervice at the Philadelphia navy yard, sailed on
Saturday afternoon under sealed orders. The fol
lowing is a list of her officers :
Commander, Charles Green Loaptain's clerk,
Charles L. Green ; lieutenants, N. B Harrison, B.
L. Phythian ; acting masters, William 'Piny,
George M Bache; paymaster, George M. Wade ;
surgeon, John Roderstine; --
, assistant surgeon,
°labor/so; second lieutenant marines, G It Hous
ton ; carpenter, B Hoover; boatswain, William
Long; gunner, J. Lampingh; satin:taker, Robert
Hunter, midshipmen, George A. Grail, Herbert
Tyson; master's mate, -- Kimball ; purser'',
clerk, leue T. Sharp.
THU 1111OMPTION OF IRIS O.ALL/kne 111.31111611 R.
• Our citizens gave an enthusiastic ovation to the
brave Anderson, of geninoky. Thiy have now
an opportunity of greeting a Pennsylvania hero, in
the person of Lieut. Stemmer, who saved a far
more Important poet than Sumpter from falling
into the hands of the rebels. He took the respon
sibility of defending Port Pickens, when hie !lupe
rior officers prayed disloyal, and held the post for
many weeks in the presence of a vastly eaperlor
torte. The Lientenar i t lam returned home to ttiOt
and recruit aftcr hie long and severe service, sad
his follow:citizens should testify their respec t for
his bravery, and gratitude for his eminent services
to the Union sense. The public reception of Lieut.
Stemmer will take place in Independence Hall to
morrow. Connects will meet in Common Council
chamber, at 11 A. M., on that day, and proceed in
a body to the Hall, where, at 12 o'clock, Mayor
Henry will deliver the address of welcome.
oommittee of Councils will assort the gallant ofieer
to the Hall. In the evening, Lieut tilemmer will
be serenaded at the Continental Hotel.
The committee met on Saturday night ant per
footed the vrangemente for the reaeloton.
TIM PRILADRLPHIA RIRGRART TROOP.
A +company of gentlemen belonging to our Mer
cantile classes are organizing :a mounted troop.,
The company are to offer themselves tQ the aßile
mal Government, ready prepared with horses and
equipments. They drill rag-rawly In Cherry
sweet, near Third. Their captain, E. B. Martin,
Bsq., has been presented with a fine horse by Mr.
Bolton, cf Fort Washington. Oa Friday after
loop their armory was Crowded, the occasion being
doubly interesting on account. of a sabre presenta
tion to Second Lieutenant IC r. Barris. The
sabre was presented in a neat speech by Colonel
lianbest, oh the part of Charles .Brady, Esq., the
donor, and'reeerred by Lieutenant Harris in ap
propriate terms.
They now number eighty five men, and present
a Sue appearance; the Boots& features of their
uniform looking very well. As the army is quite
deficient in 'cavalry, all such companies, especially
where they equip them:elven. will be - eery accepta
ble.
ItECEVITB k'Bo3l raTouvuu
Early on Saturday morning, one hundred re
emits for Sickles' nitride arrived here, from Pitts
burg, in charge of Lieutenant James If. Stewart.
They took breakfast at the Coatis/mail. They
are young men of fine appearance, and they eon.
ducted themselves with much propriety. They
circulated around town during the forenoon, and
proceeded to New York at two o'clock in the &Roc
as:Mb The Pennsylvania Railroad Company passed
the party over their road from Pittsbur g ; to Phila
delphia free of charge.
MARINES OONE TO WaSffINOTOR.
About forty marines left the navy yard on Satur
day moo:1111g to; Washington. Bum the recruiting
hal teen MAW the charge of Lieutenant N. Stokes
Aoyd, a large number of the bait men in the atty
have been secured fortkls arm of the eervloe. Sean
man is thoroughly hppected by the surgeon, and
•he mast be of a oartatO height, or else he Li apt
'Me. They are now is/UM; a thowiaad mon.
JCPF DAVIN atm nu IMION Am.erivsp,
The numerous reports of the affiliation of r e ,,
members of the Davis family with the ceas e tE ,
Union find verifioatilm in the out of a e;',Nit
that atoll , trot tor, now stapv,6,3 N.,74 tr,
notate alergymen, Kallyvilte. Delaware oo
The gentleman referred to, whos e na me :Mr
not learn, was a resident of L ) Ohlial1.1 at it , ° did
of the passage of the Ordinance of ree„, i4e llket
bed been atteebed to General Foott's Net- sot
Waimea war. Faithful to the Upton, b e re : Oa
to Tennessee when Louisiana had %ceded, a e r‘i
passage of the sroession ordinanc e l a ~; so
the
LWe
State, proclaimed himself for ih e mta r
A Mob of traitors drove him from Met s pe ie
he walked twenty maim Oa foot, with hie spii s T 3
his arms , accompanied over the woo s , s 1 t
by his wife. They breve been stoppi oa c a t '
lyville for some weeks, and the pertiregeslel
designs proceeding to liroghingtot, within t'
Ir.
days, to lay his ease before ileneral Szott
solioit some position whereby be min a.c.a. ,
Li
tribute to the welfare of the Governiale
y
What shall we 02y of a O en t,,i. ess
cost cannot proteot hie relative?. ' S . Et.
WESTON NITER came.
We are glad to chronicle the fact they it . t ,
grounds, at West Oheetermil len lie appr on d i ii
by the State to camp purpose They 11 , 4 44
situated, and the quarters novr provided 6 re74 4
ample and excellent character.
I n a exegetic point of view, oleo, the poii i i iii, ,
worthy of remark, and raili-oade air i
groundspneicb
from the east and the west. '''
COLONEL II D netten's C4LIFORN/4 REODmti
- We learn that Captain J. 0 Costello'6 ea
n nir
(which will complete Colonel Baker's t,go'4
will move in the beginning of the present reei!
Captain Costello desires a full ettendata e ,jr th, sl
of his company who remain in Philedelehie eto
rendezvous, b'ixth street , below Chestnu , thi p ,i
ternooa at 4i . o'clock. The reminded r,F b!, „I
patshiyller, flew York. , are with the rest Of this regiment e t y r .,
&„
AZW MILITILUY C93kI•ANY-
The members of the Jackson Criohet cl u b 41
the PditPkil ward hAitJa formed Theemoltw.
military, soateetlY, to be olitoil the "Jacitaw e:
dets." The folios/mg effmers have bwm tlestd:
Captain, Thomas feßwket; filet Realms:,
teljobort Gratz; Beourni lieutrolint, Charlet IV 4r .
; secretary, James McCully, Jr,
TEM BOPS !MICAH FIRE ENGINE.
The following note explains itself
W. 1.8 DIIIPARTMENT, WAISIMiGTON, May 17. N I.
Steam
Rokmeir° T. Gill ! tecrelar Hoe ke n
kingme, No 2, P h il adelpphia—
Bir : I have the - honor to acknowledge the yet, e i m
of your letter of the 10th instant, tenderin g to tit
Government the use of the Hope Rime and Stela
gFote Enary.ggiuniev.C.o.mt.pa
, anti
a
a ' l
;e:igvicll49llll e
rtah
torin you, in reply, that while the (100,,, m4 , 4 ,
fully appreciates the patriotic spirit which weep
the tender, and is highly gratified with it, th rt
does not appear to be any neesenity to Eiv4il jipm
olinef your kind offer, and therefore respectfully de
as it.
Very truly, yours.
SIMON CAMERON. SWgility o f w it
Tile company's engine was 'farad by Cal The ,
B. Florence on or about the 10th of April, bates
the fire at Willard's Hotel
TO BO HIISTERBD INTO MURVICR.
The almond company Independeink Crap,
dui
Aroh street are to be mustered in to day, T i c . is
I portion o r Colonel Seymour 's Chippewa (hub
regiment. The carers of this company are: Cap.
tam, Gee D hammer ; first lieutenant, G. L
Parker; second lieutenant, Jos. W. R ivom
There is still ten men short of the oomplement
it
this company.
GARDE LAPAYLTTIL
The sestand company of the garde beam/ et,
yesterday evening elected Theodore Peter cart*,
Francis Niger first lieutenant, and Charles
„Evans second lieutenant. it is a very efficient betty
of men.
COL. 8/ifareh'B nantrirr.
The men of Col Small's regiment received their
uniforms and blankets on Saturday. They AN
•Bubstantial and ooinfortable, and the U I grOTILII Ire
becoming. The regiment expects to tw rod, to
move within a week.
TEM ILL/MORT/1 QUARDB,
Captain H. H. Grigg, a crack vompsay, is ne w
forming. It will be attached to a regnant 44
°opted by the War Department, and be manoid
In We week,
TUE CAMEROS LIGHT GUARD.
A regiment toearing this name is new aaag
formed in thin oity. It " in" for Ulm yterl
or during the war. !no coloneloy has btu
offered to Major Geo P. McLean, at presaatoti
ttoued at Port Oadwalader, Baltimore.
PLACf
On Sattlrday afternoon, the mamba& af
Schuylkill Hose and /look and Ladder Company
threw to the breeze, from their hall in Lamit
inreet, a magnifident American flag.
TEE CErEstrEivr-arltEray SAIDOEt—The bide
for the euperattuoeure and masonry of the Chad.
nut• . atreet bridge have been opened, and the low.
en and beet bidder offers to conetruet the entire
entire bridge for $415,000, or $395 000 if be it at.
lowed to erect the piers with men in submarine
armor, instead of being compelled to sink toter
dame, as npealfied in the proposals. The entire
amount appropriated for the work by Couneile wu
$300,000, and this being iosurrarient, the Commit.
tees on Survey and Highways held a meeting yea.
terday to Mama the ptoptiety of flaking Nanette
for an additional sum, so as to allow the immediate
commencement of the work. The large BUM re
geared to build the bridge is, we understand, owing
to the heavy outlay required to °unmet the op.
preaches to it, masonry befog required some two
squares on either aide from the abatmente.
FOUND litionifzu.—nn noanowu luau we;
Mud drowned in the Delaware, Hoar Reed etre•
wharf, yesterday morning. Ha wee dime in
black clothes, and had in his coat pulsate three
paving stones and three pioceo of 'oder- In htl
pants pockets were also found three porta mamelti,
a powder flask, a lot of bullets, a ramrod too a
pistol, spectacle case and spectacles, a mold ei
Islet teeth in, &geld watch, eon)* money, e.itd eats
articled It is supposed he is the same marl who
shot himself. a few days since, at Galtroltb'e
wharf, and then fell overboard. There wand
to be • bullet•hole thrcugh his cheeke. lieiepar.
tially gray, and has long whiskers. The onto/
took charge of the body.
TUE Snip Jons Tritress.—A day or two
Am the wreck of the ship John Truth lying at
Arett•etreet wharf, was raised from the bot
tom by means of aohoonere taatened to her sides
by heavy chains under her keel at low water. Ms
oomplete raising eras socomplished on Satardey
afternoon, and Abo ITOtetrlogged ship, with the
enwilaining schoenen, was about being towed IT
the river to shoal water at Coates street, when the
oho% that supported the stern of the wreck gm
way, when out in the ehannel opposite Arch street
letting her down again in as bad, or a worse"fd"
tbau she, was in originally The att.:x . llk to retie
her from this position will be made to El day cc
two.
DIEL) 33 THE Stnnur.—An unknown ono,
apparently an Triabman, died suddenly in atold
street, below Market, about two o'clock on Situ
day afternoon. The body was taken to the lliotb•
ward station-honse, where an impeat was held by
Coroner Conrad. The deceased bad on a dut
dress coat, dark Teat, light pants, and high boot!
DEATH OP A WELL-N.1901M PIIILLDELPAIN
AT PARIS —Mr. Prank Peters. a well•known Pal•
ladelohlan, died recently at Paris, of epopiesi
Mr Peters was mull excited at the oondldOO of
political citdro in this country. While stadleg of
the fall of Fort Sumpter, and the issuing of tie
proclamation of President Liman, he was Madrid
with an apoplectic fit, of Isaias he died sot long
after.
SIIICLDE. Yestarday morning a German
named Conrad Lets committed suicide is One of
the cells at the Seventeenth-ward Oudot-house, by
cutting his throat with a fluor. Ile was arrests.*
on Saturday night while drunk, upon tie onarge
of besting his wife. The coroner bald an inquest
on the body, and a 'sadist of "suicide" vas on.
dered.
AMOTTED TO PRAOTIOE.—On SEttliTd l Y , ° 3
motion of George Harding, Eeq , Mr. (10010
Crump was admitted to praotios as an attorney ate
oou.naellor of the Dietriot Court and Court of CCI
mon Pleas for the city and county of Philadelphia
-
ASSAULT AND. BATTERY CUM—fa coloto
maxi, named Jesse Dorsey, was arrested at Severgh
sad St. Mary streets, about one *Walk on Etatar.
day morning, on the oharge of oominittieg
Is and battery with a knife. Bewas coawsh nl
in default of 81.000 bap to answer.
John Shields was arrested on 7eidoy Bight, k
the Seventeenth ward, upon the charge of awash .
fag an officer, and (treating a ditto bonne in its
street. Be wee held to answer by Amino;
Stualisinkor,
Anarwrien.--Oharlea Grimm was arrested.
•barged with the !Steen!' of some tools. lie Ift i
committed in default of LW ball to answer.
A Pourtin:MO.--Abotit half put one O'clG*
on Saturday morning, a oolored female lOW ,
about six weeks old, was found in one of th °
freight ears on the Pennsylvania Railroad • nor
the colleotor's cthee. It was Bent to the Alm=
A 011131011 REnsiON.—The new
Chart& at Ifedron, on the Media Railroad , '
hold a union dedioation .:e, Thursday next
A strawberry festival forms one of the features
of the day. with apesolies alternating from emimot
divines. Cara PUB at half past nine A. hi. on the
road, returning in the afternoon.
CONVERT Mr TUE ACADEMY OP
Thursday evening the young ladies of idlersfis
Ceramnear School will give a grand mashie ester
titian:tent at the Academy of Musks. The provd . '
will he applied to the fund for the relief of the
volunteers. Several distinguished artiste, bil l !,
tendered their eercrloba, and the aft& promile 6
ho an unusually brilliant one.
FELL Faux A VEssEL.—At tares n'ek'o
yesterday afternoons boy tamed John SIevID I T
tell from tha topmast of a sehomer at ShaessS
on-street wharf, and wag severely thjured•
was taken to his home, in Howard street,
Muter, Eleventh ward.
FRANSYLvAIiLI xi.AILIIOAD ,Thy
Raw brickse over the Boonylkill at the *trachea te °
~ Tb
grounds, is being rapidly pushed forward
meadow acliaoent to th e piers is being so neried.
and piles have helm driven to a great depth e'
paratory to heavy earth and trumal worka beteg
thrown up. The approaches to the bridge
1 1
pn
!bus be of a durable character, commensurate
b.•eg
the wealth of the oompany. piers are et
rapidly completed, and beavy timber god BO"
line both Rhone of the river
LEGAL - INTELLIGENCE.
Diarnitrr Comm—Judges Shorswood , S tr°ll.
and constitutionality of the 0 80611
he stay law lately pnmed by our Legunitsr••
t
providing that when the majority of th ePo*
fondant's creditors, whose demands minted tr, r 4 ;
thirds of bi 9 entire indebtedness, bees ettre e r o ;
an sittension, the court shall direst an oven
the
tbe stayed for salon time, risme up 10t .. .. 1 ay
istsine Court in bane on Saturday. w'" "
argued by
cons M. Phillips and Joseph A. „;
liege. for the titutionatity of the set , 0 1, 1 d
John C Ballitt, James F. Johnetou, sad .r•
Brightly, Av., against its eoustitutionao t y .
The greatest interest was manifested°Dare Woe
gument, and the questione of the ! p lod
counsel evidently showed a lionlearha t df pf
opinion upon the points urged. The deriatil
the court was reserved.