s nsB. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1861. EXTRACT FROM THE EAST SPEECH OF STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS—“ The conspiracy ta break np the Unten is a fact now known to all. Armies are being raised, and war levied It Mwmpliili Iti There can be lint two sides to the controversy. Every man must be on the aide of the United States or against it. There can be no neutrals in this war. There can bo none bnt patriots and traitors.” The Good Nctvs Confirmed. Our midnight despatches confirm the ru mored intolligeiiee which encouraged the true friends r-f *'■" country' yesterday afternoon. The Federal army has taken possession of Beaufort, South Carolina. These good tidings come not only through our own messengers, but liv way of Memphis, Tennessee. Under the alile leadership of Commodore Dupont and CiHf-Hfll gIIkUMAS tlierc is ho doubt that our troops have advanced to destroy the lines of railroad connecting Savannah and Charleston, and it is to he hoped that they have even bro ken up the communication between Charleston and Richmond. Beaufort is situated in the. midst of an important cotton region, and the Mow that falls upon it will, if fearlessly fol lowed. strike the whole of South Carolina and Georgia. Tims it is that the avenging Nemesis irresistibly tracks treason to Its original tdl’AHg liolds, and at their own homes punishes -the cold-blooded traitors who have plunged this happy country into the terrible trouble of civil war. THE LATEST WAR NEWS, Every patriot in the country will bo delighted with the cheering intelligence wc publish this morning, in corroboration of previous reports of the success of the naval expedition. The forces on board have unquestionably effected a landing, nnd captured Beaufort. The telegraphic intelligence we publish elsewhere fully establishes this fact. The Baltimore America» of last evening says that “a gentleman who had seen a copy of the Rich* mend Enquirer of Friday states that it contained only three lines in relation to *>• - operations of the j-'prlo— 1 oiu- 11 consisted of a despatch from Charleston, dnted on Wednesday, announcing that Federal troops bad lauded at tiro pot fits on the iSouth Carolina coast, but did not state where, or to what number, or whether they had met with re sistance."’ A correspondent of the Baltimore Suit (of nppa. rently strong Secession sympathies) says: Beaufort, South Carolina, is a village of- about eighty or a hundred houses. It is the common re sist ef many rich families, and its inhahtUats are among the most- intellectual and refined citizens of the South, most of them having been educated, and many having travelled in Europe. Tour paper and others speak of important forti fications defending the village, winch must be en countered after the forts on the islands ('■ five islands!") shall have been reduced. All this is an entire mistake. The writer of this communication was in Beaufort a few months since, and knows that there were then no sort of ramparts about the village. When he was there, it was intended to throw up field works at. “Port Koyal entrance,” this being the estuary through which Broad river empties itself into the sea. This estuary is five ar sis milts stress Oa 66e side is Hilton Head beach, on the other Bay Point beach. But it is absurd to suppose that any works had been built on these sounds to resist such a force as has been scut there. A single frigate ought, in two hours, to demolish any asrthwarfes of which those level and exposed beaches are ca pable. When the writer was South, not an inch of sand had yet been broken for the erection of forts. It is impossible that, since then, any serious work could have been achieved, so that, if any fight has been made, it must have been between three or four hundred men, with six or eight common, cannon, on two open beaches, with tho frailest breastworks of dirt, and a navy armed with a mast lemfis bat tery of four hundred guns of the most destructive power. I ought to add, too, that any sand embankments at Port Royal would be almost as open to the sea as those on Ilattorns, and must have suffered greatly from the late storm. Beaufort river is a branch of Broad river, nor can vessels of much draught ascend it farther than four miles. The village is situated on the river, about thirteen miles from Port Royal harbor. It is, as I said, a summer resort, nnd is by this time quite deserted, the citizens repairing for the winter to their country seats. B. [Our correspondent may be mistaken in the num ber of men engaged in the contest on the Confede rate side, as it is understood that a considerable force had been collected at several places in Geor gia and South Carolina, with a view of concen trating them at any point of the coast at which the expedition may make a demonstration.] —En^xoi;^ f?VN. Afear is expressed in some quarters that a large body of the rebel army near Manassas may at onco be despatched by railroad to South Carolina to on* iagonize our troops there. ~But we think ho serious danger is to be apprehended from such a move ment. Our officers will probably have it in their power to gain possession of a portion of the line of railroad running from Savannah to Charleston, or they may entrench themselves in a position where they can defy any attack. They have doubtless provided for their safe retreat to the fleet, if they should be driven off by a vastly superior force; and, besides, they may he strongly reinforced as well as their enemies. The New York Post, of last evening, in an ar ticle headed {i The Beginning of the End,” thus ably discusses the operations of the present expedi tion and of others now in contemplation; This grand expedition, whose success at Beaufort seems to be confirmed by our despatches to-day from rebel sources, originated exclusively in the liary Pvpßrtasnt, to which th« credit of the en terprise—of the enormous difficulties overcome and the incalculable advantages likely to be achieved— is due. General Sherman, who conducts the mili tary advance, was scarcely apprised of the nature of his duties unjil the hour of his embarkation. Both he and the other army officers engaged, how ever, have co-operated with the designs of .Mr. Welles with cheerful good-will and energy. Gene ral Burnside and others, who are charged with similar expeditions, lend a similar assistance* and whatever good is accomplished by the combined exertions of the army and navy will be the common glory of the whole service. On this, as on other points, the Administration is harmonious, and means to labor with all the zeal and force it can command for the apeedieri suppression of the revolt. We have spoken of other expeditions, and we znay add, without betraying any confidence, that the sally against Hatteras was but the first of a series of naval onslaughts upon the Southern coasts. This Beaufort armada was the second) and others are to follow as rapidly as the circumstances re quire. Some of the despatches speak of the proba bility of our forces making their way inland to Charleston. But we doubt whether this will ba at tempted at present. The principal object of the movement has been to acquire a secure naval sta tion at the South, where our fleets might rendez vous. and where the army could entrench itself to possess a grand base of ultimate operations. Beau fort once impregnabiy in onr possession, it would not be difficult to threaten both Charleston and Sa vannah,.SO as to force them to keep large armies for their defence. In the meanwhile their harbors will be effectually closed. An expedition is now prepared, if it ha 3 not already sailed, which will seal these cities beye&d ell peeadventtue 1a the en trance or exit of every future Theodora' at Nash ville. In addition to the above, we are permitted to «tate that a flotilla of thirty vessels is now in this s6ft, US&Cd, manned, and ready to sail for tho Gulf of Mexico, where it will perform such services as its own acts will in due time disclose. The vessels are peculiarly fitted by size, draught of water, and armament for harassing the coasts of .Louisiana and Alabama. Commodore Hollins, who was so inflated by his little accidental success at the Southwest Pass, may have a better opportunity yet for dis playing his skill. Nor will this enterprise exhaust the labors of the Navy Department, which means to inflict one blow after another until the rebels shall learn tho full power of the Government they have derided and provoked. Nor will the Government hesitate in the policy to be pursued in these Southern campaigns. It send 3 its troops forward to restore the Union, to maintain the integrity of the nation, and to re-establish its authority; whatever stands in the way of those great ends will ho prostrated; the vigor and vin dictiveness of the rebels have made the jyjybgf Alii cessity an offensive one w iu be assailed weak places of the mahout regard to other con. by the hewdfirrtie speedy termination of the coa »er.' We have already played long enough with a revolt the earnestness and extent of which we scarcely conceived nt the outset, but whose deter mined. relentless character we now fully under stand. A Paragraph appeared in our local columns yesterday, which incorrectly stated that the.offi cers of one of onr prominent banks had ordered a genuine plnte from which the recent counterfeit five-dollnr notes had been printed- The statement is erroneous in several important particulars. The counterfeit is not a sufficiently well-executed imitalion of the genuine notes to deceive any good judge. The e-< r meets made to detect counter feiters arc libucr the charge of no one banking in stitution, but of an organization composed of ail the banks of this city and the surrounding towns, and the character of the officers ef the bank which, hy implication, was referred to, is 100 well known to justify the opinion that they would, under any circumstances. ii s, :* to ao puerile a measure ns ordering a genuine plate to ttotoct matoTftitors, L Alter IVmi m Sai.k or Boots, Shoes. Bito ■GANS, Travi i ~i.i;-i;Ai ;s. , to. — The earlyatrention cf purchasers in requested to the large assortment of boots, shoes, brogans, overshoes, caps, travel ling-bags, Ac.; also, an invoice of boots par tially imperfect, embracing a general assortment of desirable seasonable goods, to be peremptorily Sold, by catalogue, for cash, commencing this morn ing, at 10 o'clock, by Myers, Clagborn, & Co., auctioneers. Nos. 232 and 234 Market street. IwroBTAKi Mkktiso,—A mooting of tho stock holders of tho Pennsylvania Railroad Company will be held this morning, at 10 o’clook, at Sansom street Hall, for the purpose of taking action on the proposed lea3e of the Philadelphia and Erie Kail jteaU, Cotton Facts nnd Figures. When the importance of the cotton manu facture in England is considered, no one need ■ w onder at the inconvenience, to say tile least, of lmving a great check put to the importa tion of the raw material from this country. Let us give a condensed account of the trade. In the English cotton factories, almost ex clusively located in Lancashire, there are 500,000 workers, in ordinary times, and at least 4,000,000 persons dependent on the manu facture for subsistence. One hundred years ago, on the accession of George 111., Lan cashire (including the towns of Liverpool, Manchester, and Preston,) contained only 300,000 inhabitants : its population now num bers 2,500,000. In the same period of time tills immense increase exceeds that of any other equal surface of the globe, and is wholly oning to the devclopnu'nl oi the cot ton trade. In 1800; there were in the United Kingdom 2,500 factories, running 32,000,000 spindles, and 310,000 looms, by 105,000 liorse-power. The amount of capital invested in the British cotton trade Is estimated at £70,000,000 ster ling. The quantity of cotton imported into Eng land ami Scotland, in 1850, was 1,182,000,000 pounds’ weight, the value of which, at the average of sixpence sterling per pound, is equal to £30,000,000. Out of all this cotton America has supplied 5-7ths of the whole. In other words, out of every seven pounds of cotton annually brought into Eng land, from all quarters, America has supplied five pounds. In-1860, the value of nil tho exports from Great Britain amounted to £135,510,000, of which £51,000,000 consisted of cotton goods and yarns. Thus, considerably more than one third, or £1 out of every £3, of the whole British exports, consists of cotton. Add to this the proportion of cotton which forms part of £12,0110.000 more exported in tho shape of mixed woollens, haberdashery, millinery, silks, apparel, and slops. Great Britain alone con sumes £24,000,000 worth of cotton goods every year. From these statistics, which ivc have sim plified and generalized, with no small labor, in order to render them as intelligible as possi ble, we draw two conclusions ; First.. th»* .O o.oiy mitisn cotton worker are hound up with a gigantic trade which keeps in motion an enormous mass of capital, ($350,- 000,000.) and this capital, machinery, and labor depend for five-sevenths of its employ ment upon the United States for prosperity and continuance. Secondly, that, should the* British cottdii mills he stopped for want of this raw material, the cotton lords will run a fair chance of being ruined, and famine must inevitably stalk abroad among upwards of 500,000 laborers, with their families, who have hitherto drawn subsistence from the manu facture. As it is, the cotton factories are working halftime, which means half wages to the unfortunate laborers, and there is every, prospect of wages being reduced still more. In fact, if there be no cotton there can be no work. Then, If no work, over a million of the laboring classes, in Lancashire must look to tiie poor-house or to plunder for food and clothing. That is ivhat alarms the British Government at this crisis. Nor would the evils be limited to the persons exclusively engaged in converting raw cotton into tho various manufactured fabrics. Count up all the trades that are kept going out of the wages of these working people—independent of builders, mechanics, engineers, colliers, Ac., employed by the mill-owners. Estimate the ruin to the British railways by losing a vast portion of the carry ing trade, and. the number of British mer chantmen which will lie rotting in the ports for want of freights. This consummation is rapidly culminating across the water. No wonder that, looking it in the face, British statesmen know not what to do. In a few years, no doubt,-cotton will be produced ex tensively in other places than the United States, hut the difficult question js, "VTliat are the cotton manufacturers and their laborers to do until these new produce markets be in full operation? In point of fact, the Re bellious South has precipitated a groat deal of trouble on tho cotton trade of England and the vast multitude whose daily subsistence depends upon its success. ’ LETTER FROM “OCCASIONAL." ■Washington, November 11,1861. The grand peaceful vervlioi of the people of Maryland in favor of the Union, and in vindi cation of the policy of the Administration, has been fittingly followed by the rumors of the first warlike blow struck at the South Carolina traitors by onr seamen, soldiers, and marines, under the joint command of Commodore Du pont and General Sherman, of “ Sherman's battery J } While rejoicing over the one wo are apprised of the other. The ballot in the first, and the bullet in the second, decide for the Republic. A people long accustomed to Southern hahits, directly upon our borders, have declared, by their untrammelled suffrages, that the constituted authorities are right in this great war, and another people, hundreds of iriileß distant, are probably compelled to witness the prowess of the armies of that Go vernment against which they have been array ed by the revengeful passions of -heir leaders. It Is impossible to describe the Seelies that transpired on the reception of the news of the reported occupation of Beaufort, South Caro lina, by the Union troops. Criticism and com plaint were alike forgotten. AH patriotic men seemed to feel that the tide which has been setting against the good cause so long had finally turned in our favor. It is well in this hour of exultation to remember and to record the embarrassing and dangerous circumstances under which Commodore Dupont sailed upon this great expedition. He had an enormous fleet to manage, immense supplies, a large and almost multitudinous command, and started amidst the doubts of many, with the conscious ness that most of those who supported him were fresh and undisciplined; and, as if to try his equanimity and his courage, a terrific storm broke upon his great squadron—well calculated to demoralise, all but those seasoned to the perils of the treacherous deep. If he has accomplished the good work, let all honor be paid to him. Commodore Dupont is a citizen of your neighboring State of Delaware. His family is loyal to the backbone, and he himself, although no young man, belongs to the progressives of the naval service. Unlike many, he stands by his flag, not for pay, but because he believes in the immortal issues in volved in this conflict. A gentleman who has just returned from the Navy Department informs me that nothing but an unexpected misfortune can prevent our soldiers and seamen from obtaining a safe and secure position in South Carolina, and from holding it against all odds. Beaufort, which seems to have been occupied by them, is an old aristocratic town, in the Palmetto State, some eighteen miles from the sea. The Sa vannah and Charleston Railroad runs a few miles northwest ant point but for the fact that the region is permeated by a series of small rivers, which could not have been crossed unless a number of bridges had been erected over them. This railroad will, of course, he seized and held by our troops, and the bridges destroyed; and when you reflect that there is an unbroken line of railroad between Manassas, Vir ginia, and Charleston, and that most of the white population of South Carolina has been mustered into the army of the Potomac, it may be a comparatively easy venture for General Sherman, at the head of the land forces, to throw a detachment forward, so as to break up the chain of rail communication upon which Davis and his conspirators have heretofore depended. Should the brunt of the war in the cotton States fall upon South Carolina, it would he a poetic sequel to the Secession campaign. South Carolina has always been odious to the Southern States. Iler politicians have been regarded as arrogant, domineering, and exact ing, especially in Virginia, Louisiana, Ala lininn, and Mississippi. Ur. Calhoun was iouketi upon in these States as the embodi ment of an impracticable and unreasoning statesman, and if our troops should ravage that State, seize upon its political and commercial capitals, destroy its railroads, and make it the great winter quarters of our Southern army, rely upon it that the people of the other cotton States will not regard the event with extreme sorrow. It was from South Carolina that the original idea of Secession was proclaimed. It was as against South Carolina that Gfcn. Jack son enunciated his grand idea that “ The Union must and shall be preserved.” It was in the commercial metropolis of this State that the Democratic party was destroyed in 1800. It was in Charleston that Douglas was slaugh tered, nt a Convention .controlled, or' sought to be controlled, by Secession leaders. It was in Charleston that the Judge of the United States District Court and the Collector of the Fort defied the Federal authority. It was in Charleston that the first national pro perly was seized and sequestrated by the mob and tiie local government. It was in Charles ton harbor that the Stay of the West was firod upon, carrying the flag of the United States. It was in the same harbor that tiie starv ing garrison of’ Major Anderson was at tacked by the concentrated hordes of the Secessionists. Hence, if the heaviest blow of the Federal armies should fall upon South Carolina, while it will thrill the national men of the free States, it will give joy to the Union-loving men of the slave States. It is a thoughtful fact that, notwithstanding the near neighborhood of Georgia to South Carolina, the politicians of the former have always dis liked and opposed the politicians of the tatter, and yet, owing to the tyrannical character of the South Carolina leaders, Georgia was swept into the Secession maelstrom, and must now endure the calamity of her neighbor. If General Sherman, at the head of the army now supposed to be lauded at Beaufort, should be enabled to make liis way into the interior of South Carolina, he will, of course, proceed into Georgia, and my prophecy is that he will find his warmest support in the State of Ogle tlioip. Troup, and Wayne. Occasional. LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. FROM WASHINGTON. NO PROSPECT OF AN IMMEDIATE BATTLE, A RECONNOISSANCE FROM GENERAL HAN- COCK’S BIVISION. Rebel* Evidently Falling Back on Manassas, THE GREAT NAYAL EXPEDITION. GLORIOUS NEWS ! Full Confirmation of its Success. OUR FORCES IN POSSESSION OF BEAUFORT, A HEAVY REBEL LOSS. RUMORS OF A NAVAL FLEET OFF NEW ORLEANS. FROM WESTERN VIRGINIA. ATTACK OF THE REBELS ON GUYANDOTTE. TREACHERY OF SUE INHABITANT;?. One Hundred Union Troops Killed or Taken Prisoners. THE PLACE IN ASHES. INTERESTING FROM MISSOURI. THE REBELS RETREATING INTO ARKANSAS, PLANS OF GEN. PRICE. DESPERATE FIGHT WITH REBELS ON THE PRAIRIES, Special Despatches to “ The Press.” Wa-Shikotoh, November IX, 1861, The Election Frauds in the Camps. Tbe,frauds in seme of the regiments returned as largely Damoeratie are being plainly brought to light. Colonel Ballieius regiment ia returned aa giving 540 votes for Ewing and 63 for Thompson. An investigation has elicited from Lieutenant liiUER, of Company B, an admission cf th« follow ing facts: That on tho day of election, (October 8,) People's tickets were almost impossible to be ob tained. they having been given, as is alleged, to Alderman William McMullim to distribute; tbit no listSuf t&xables. as required by lair, was in the possession of the election officers; that anybody who desired to vote was allowed to do so without question, whether minors or otherwise, 59 pjeef q[ citizenship or residence being required; that per sons from other counties, and fomo from other States, voted for the Philadelphia candidates; that while Company I was returned as casting 102 votes, no company except Company A, which cast 50 votes, contained over eighty-three persons; and that a large proportion of the regiment consisted of unnaturalized persons and persons under twenty one years of age. The assistant surgeon of this regiment avers that he saw a prominent Democratic politician of your city in the tent of one of the officers the evening of election day; some of the sealed ballot-boxes were opened in his presence, and additional pftpers placed therein. This political manager seemed to be superintending the making-up of tho returns, and instructing, as was claimed, the officers in their duties. The assistant surgeon protested at the time against his intertercHAA, the ground that he was not an officer of, nor in any way connected with the regiment, and expressed his opinion that the whole affair was illegal. Several of the officers state that if the election had been fairly conducted, the People's candidates would have received a majority of votes. The whole thing was grossly fraudulent; but the colonel, who was not present daring the day, and simply certified to Harrisburg the returns handed to him by his officers, in whom he had confidence, cannot be held blameable. The law does not require him to personally superintend the election. Tho Qqm pany officers are those who were in fault. There are good reasons for believing that the election in Owen 's regiment was a similar affair. Hon. Reverdy Johnson. The name of this distinguished Union patriot is mentioned in connection with the position of United States Senator. The Legislature chosen on Wed nesday last will be coiled upon to elect a Senator for six years, from the 4th of March 1883, when the term of Hon. Asrnoxr Kennedy will expire. It is supposed that Mr. Kennedy will not be a candidate for re-election, in consequence of his well-known opposition to the policy of the Ad* ministration. The United States Marine Corps. This corps has been rapidly reorganized for the baw military asigsnetea of the country, so as'to be adapted alike to sea and land duty. It now con sists of the following officers, non-commissioned of ficers, musicians, and privates, viz: One colonel commandant, one colonel, two lieutenant colonels, four majors, one adjutant and inspector, one pay master, one quartermaster, two assistant quartet masters, twenty captains, thirty first lieutenants, thirty second lieutenants, one sergeant-major, one quartermaster sergeant, one drum-major, one prin cipal musician, two hundred sergeants, two hun dred and twenty corporals, thirty musicians for band, sixty drummers, sixty fifers, and twenty-five hundred privates. The Revenue Service. Under the new organization of the Revenue Ma rine it has become a most important branch of the public service. Tho number of officers Fas »«sk Jtii <o .. , vi,ouu per annum; one ’firstlieutenant,.at $1,400 per annum; one second lientenant, at $1,200 per annum; and one third lieutenant at $9OO per annum. These salaries are given when the officers are in active service. When on leave of absence, or awaiting orders, the captain receives $1,200 per annum, the first lieutenant $l,OOO, the second lieutenant $BOO. and the third lieutonant $7OO per annum. There are also at tached to each revenue vessel an engineer and an assistant engineer, several petty officers, and as many men as in the opinion of the Secretary of the Treasury may be required to-make the vessels Officiant- Under the law the Secretary of the Treasury has power to direct the performance of any service by the revenue vessels which, in his judgment, may be necessary for the protection of the revenue, He can nleo dispose of any of those vessels that aTe unsuitable, and substitute therefor such others as a defence of the naval architecture and tho increased wants of tho service demand. He may also appoint such a number of additional engineers and assistant engineers as may be re quired by the steamers now or hereafter in tho pub lic service. Heretofore persons were appointed in the Revenue Marine from civil life, who knew nothiDg of the sea, but now every candidate under goes a rigid examination before a commission, ap pointed by Mr. Chase. The consequence is, a number are found to be unequal to the duties of the positions to which tjwy acpirv, The New Union General in Kentucky. General Don Carlos Biel, who has been as signed to the command of the Department of Ken tucky, was detailed, by Major General McClellan, to that important- post, at, the special requeßt of General Sherman — so that the friends of the latter may rest content that if outranked, it has been ac cording to his own wish. General Sherman has been most efficient; but. in view of the long expe rience of General Bckl, and particularly his con nection with the service while General Sherman was in private life, he solicited the CotnmAUder-in- Cbief to appoint this dirtioguiriwd man as his supe rior officer. THE PR ESS.—PH TL ADELPHIA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1861. The Inst Congress made an appropriation for twelve sidc’whccl steamers, of sl,2oo,ooo—that is, $lOO,OOO for each. The Secretary issued a public advertisement, and a largo number of offers were received, varying in price from $104,000 to $130,- 000. with ditferent dimensions and conditions. The Department fixed the price of each at •'SI 00,000, nnd a number of tho bidders refused to construct them on this condition, chiefly because there was a difficulty in getting steam machinery. The makers of such mnohinery wanted n mush larger psrtt&n of the money than the ship-builders could afford to give. While this negotiation was progressing, it was thought that timo would be saved by building some of them in the United States navy y ards, and five were nt once commenced, and will soon be completed—the vessel at your navy yard having been ready to launch for several weeks. There thus remain seven of these side-whooi steamers to build by contract. Of these, three are now con ti acted lor. and offers are expected doily from or.lior contractors in the place of thoso who decline. No offer has been made to any party except those who proposed under the advertisement.. This is a little hard, because many excellent ship-builders would bo willing to build these steamers at $lOO,- 000, at which little or nothing could be made. Too much credit cannot be given to tho Chief Naval Constructor John Lextjiall, Esq., who served a regular apprenticeship in the Philadelphia navy yard for seven years, nsaship-carpenter, and whose ardent sympathies are with the honest ship-build ers, and against the jobbers- Ho pas been vigor ously at work to sec that the best vessels are built by the mechanics themselves, at the best rates for them and the lowest rates for the Government. The United States steamer Isouisiana, a party from which burnt a rebel schooner and two sloops, on the night of the 27th, is in command of Lieut. Alexander Mu 11 itAV, United States navy, a na tive of Pittsburg, Pa , to whom I made reference some days ago, and whose resolute and vigilant conduct has saved the whole of the loyal popula tion of Chincoteaguc Island from the outrages of the rebels. Captain George T. Harvey (of Doylostown, Bucks county, Pa.), of Company E, Ringgold Re giment, has arrived in tho city and taken command of his company, which is one of the largest in the regiment, numbering 101 men. Captain Hakvev served as lieutenant in tho Doylestown Guards in the three-months service. His company was then attached to Colonel Cake’s regiment, which was one or me tirst m the service. Cnptain Ha iivf.v. like nearly all of the Pennsylvania officers, is a very popular and efficient officer. TVood for the Armv. Messrs. Cautkr, Smith, and Botelbe, who have contracted to supply the army with wood at $7 per cord, are paying higher rates for present supplios. They will soon, however, have large supplies, at an average cost of about §6, which will leave a very fait 1 margin. They propose to supply Iks city at contract prices if dealers do not reduce their prices. The army in Virginia will supply themselves, to a great extent, from the forests they have been felling during the summer months. Preparations at the Capitol for the Open ing of Congress. Tiie Senate Chamber and Hall of Representa tives are undergoing a thorough renovation in an ticipation of the approaching months of Con gressional labor. The ante-rooms, committee rooms, and halls are all undergoing the magical touches of pointers and artists, who are critically disposed to leave no part of the ornamental attrac tions of the Capitol in a tarnished or imperfect con dition. The ventilation and heating apparatus have been improved, so 59 more effectually to equalize the heat and temperature of the rooms. Col. Averill and the Third Pennsylvania Cavalry. It will be fl seuree Af gratification to your readers to know that the Third Pennsylvania Cavalry (for merly called Torso’s Kentucky Cavalry) ranks now among the best cavalry regiments in the field. The regimefat is mainly composed of Pennsylva nians. Until Col. Averill was appointed to the command, the regiment was in a demoralized con dition, and divided up into companies and sections ef companies, and assigned to other regiments and brigades. Immediately on being appointed, Col. Ayeiiill collected the regiment and put them under’ discipline and constant drill. They wero in the review on Saturday, and elicited the notice and especial praise of Gen. McClellan. The Laws Enforced. The enforcement of the laws in the District has been discovered, by at least a portion of our muni* eipal officials, as a part o£ their duty. C. M. Ackerman obligingly accommodated a thirsty cus tomer to a glass of whisky on Sunday, for which Justice Walker let him off with a fine of $26.18. The municipal authorities are compelled to put the laws in force, or the provost marshal will do it for them, nnd report lax and lazy conservators of tbe pence fvr aeglect of duty. The Prospect for att Engagement with The opinion that I advanced ten days ago in ftis correspapdenee, that we'Will -hard no general battle in the vicinityof Washington this mtnu», l> becoming general in the army and throughout the District. I have the fullest confidence in the ex perience, military knowledge, and* good' judgment of the Oommandor-in.Chief of the Army, and I believe that his decisions will be for the best, what ever they maybe. A similar confidence is conce ded to him by our citizens generally. Government Supplies Coming Forward. The most energetic activity is manifested in the forage departments of tho army. The hay for 26,000 horses is nearly all brought overland from Locust Point, Baltimore, to Washington. The sup ply it kept up. On Saturday, there were about one hundred vessels at Locust Point discharging hay and oats for the Government. The Govern ment has also 80,000 casks of pork at that point, and immense quantities of stores of all kind; in transitu. The indications are that tho army will he amply provided for during the winter. Mr. Snow, assistant in the Quartermaster Gone* ral's Office, in Washington, sold about five hundred dollars’ worth of surplus rations, saved by the army teamsters here, from their regular rations for the last two months. The proceeds arc appropriated for the sick of that department. The soldiers have all a surplus of rations, which arc sold by some re giments, and the funds appropriated to pay the cost of regimental music, and. by others sold or ex changed for luxuries, or little articles of necessity not included in their , rations. The following soldiers have died since our last report: Abraham Kosenbergbb, Company M, Second Pennsylvania Cavalry, and also another private, name unknown, in the same regiment, at the Union Hotel. Second Surgeon Hi nter J. Scofield. Company D, Fifth Pennsylvania Reserves, at Camp Pier pont. Gerpwftl Wimmh J, Kbshmah, company £, Twelfth Pennsylvania, Reserves, in camp. King Sibell, company I, Sixth Pennsylvania Reserves, at Camp Pierpont. Henry Poster, company H, { Eighth Pennsyl vania volunteers, at Camp Pierpont. The New Jersey brigade, some days since de spatched to the lower ooimtiea of Maryland for the purpose of protecting Union men in the exercise of their rights of suffrage at the polls, yesterday re turned to their respective camps, near Columbian College, pretty well fagged oat with their march. Barracks for the Troops. Barracks have been erected on Meridian Hill, about one-quarter of a mile in a northwesterly direction from Columbian College, for the accom- Blod&ticn of the troops encamped in that vicinity. The Pensacola is still at her anchorage off Alex andria. To-morrow her new engines will be tested, cud a number of the officers of the army and navy have been invited to be en board to see them work. The sailors are anxious for the ship to get ready for sea. They look on the rebel batteries along the Po tomac with wntompt, Arrival of Troops. Regiments are constantly pouring into the city. Since Thursday last, over ten thousand troops hare been provided with quarters. A Religious General, General Montgomery has opened an Episcopal Church at Alexandria, and it is largely attended every Sabbath afternoon. He has secured some fine voices from Company I, Captain J. Reesidb White, of Colonel McLean’s regiment, for the choir. It is uaderrtood thfit General Stewart Van Vltkt will bo made quartermaster general of the Potomac in place of General Meigs, who will bo detached to take his position in the late General Fremont’s division. General Van Vliet is a very popular officer. General Hancock, who bos been for some two weeks in command of General Smith’s division, yes terday sent out a largo reconnoitring party. The rebels have evidently all fallen book to Bull Kun and Manassas, as none of them in force was to be discHivtwod three miles outside of our pickets. General Smith, rrho haa been confined to his apart ments in this city for the past fortnight by sickness, we are gratified to learn, is rapidly recovering, and will soon be able to resume his command. He has been most ably represented by General HANCOCK, Who has scarcely left his saddle during his friend’s illness. Secretary Cameron has returned from his trip to the North. The War Department is now more busily engaged than it has been since the war as sumed a shape. Applicants for appointments can save themselves much trouble nnd expense by not visiting Washington for the next-two weeks, unless they arc graduates of West Point- The Side-wheel Steamers The Exploit oi Cbincotcoguc, Company E, Ringgold Regiment. the .Rebels. Army Rations. Deaths of Pennsylvania Soldiers. Returned. The Pemaeoia. Military Change. A Reconnoissance. Secretary Cameron. # Torchlight Parade. A portion of General Blenker's oommand had a torchlight procession. Thera were in the line tifo thousand infantry, and two companies of cavalry, with four bands of music. They passed from the Capitol to the President's house, in the vicinity of which there was a splendid pyrotechnic exhibition. Halting before General MeCLBLLAN’S fesidease, they enthusiastically greeted him with cheers. Se cretaries Skwaud and Cameron, in response to re peated calls, made brief but patriotic remarks, highly complimenting thn troops. General Blbxk kh also responded to the demand upon him for a speech, which he delivered in good taste. The New Mail Schedule. * Information baa been received here tk&l the Railroad Convention, in session at Princeton, mnde a final settlement of the schedule of trains between New York and this city. It is to go into effect on the 18th tact. Trains &re 1a leave Washington at fi and 11 o’clock A. M.. and 5 P. M., arriving in New York nt 6 and 10 P. il., nnd 4 A. M. Trains from New York tolenre at 7 o’clock A. M., and 0 and II P. M:, arriving in Washington at. 6P. M., and 6 and 9.30 A. M. The trains leaving Wash ington at so'clock P. M. go through to New York every day in the week, while with the others Sun days are excepted. Order Relative to SoZU.er.s’ Letters, Misapprehensions having existed touching the Postaiaster General’s order of the 31st of October, postmasters will recognize It as follows: “ The certificate of a soldiers letter may bo signed by nny acting field of staff officer in tho ser vice of the United States as well as the major, and when so certified may be* forwarded without pro psyatvat «f P9?t»g°, ivW«h “«st, i>9ff9Y?r, b® ?oi leeted at the office of delivery as before. John A. Kasson, First Assistant Postmaster General.” Washington News and Gossip. The confirmation of the news from the fleet has caused a joyous feeling among all classes, except the sympathizers with Seees-ia, who are very des pondent. They do not like the “ lisa in tha isti. 11 Some of tho moro sanguine anticipate before ten days will elapse the stars and stripes will float from the walls of the Legislative Halts, at Columbia, South Carolina. The effect of the news amongst the troops on the other side of the Potomac has been cicatrical. They had become so tired of the dull routine of camp l*£o that they scarcely know how to contain them selves this morning when tho glorious ROWS from the fleot spread itself from encampment to encamp ment. A general outburst of enthusiasm and pa triotism took place. In Gen. Blenkeu’r division the spontaneous feeling was intense. THE NAVAL EXPEDITION. Full Confirmation of its Success ‘ Through the Southern Press. THE FEDERAL FORCES IN POSSES SION OF BEAUFORT. A HEAVY REBEL LOSS. NEW ORLEANS THREATENED. AN IMMENSE FLEET OFF SHIP ISLAND. Cairo, 111., Nov. 11.—The Memphis papers re ceived here to-day contain a despatch from Sa vannah fully confirming the landing of the naval espedittan at Beaufoit. &ud the 6&ptu*£ 6f th& three rebel forts at Port Koyal, Hilton Head, and Bay Point. The Federal forces had possession of the town of Beaufort. The rebels acknowledge their loss to have been very large. The Southern papers, also received to-day, speak sf an immense fleet off Ship Island. Non-Arrival of the Vanderbilt. Annapolis, Nov. 11—8 o’clock P. M. —There are no signs of the steamer VancfcriiJt np to this hour. The night is clear and beautiful. The press is largely represented at this point. An express locomotive is fired up, waiting to carry tho despatches to the Government as soon as the steamer arrives. Ankapolis, Nov. 12—1 O'clock A. M.— Up to this hour there are no signs of the Government steamer expected from the Naval Expedition. Important , from Western Virginia. ATTACK OF THE REBELS ON GUY- ANDOTTE, VA. 100 SOLDIERS RELIED OR TAKEN PRISONERS, THE REBEL RESIDENTS FIRE FROM THEIR HOUSES. THE towk IN ashes. Gallipoli.?, Ohio, Nov. 11.—The town of Guy) andotte, Ya., on the Ohio river, thirty.alx miles below here, was attacked last night by six hundred rebels. Out of the one hundred and fifty Federal troops stationed there, only about fifty .escaped. The rest were killed of taken prisoners. v The rebel residents of the town, both male and female, fired from their houses on our men. Three steamers, which passed down last night, were compelled to put back. These steamers went back to Guyandotte, at ten o'clock this morning, with four hundred Federal troops from Point Pleasant, but nothing has been heard from them since. Three steamers have passed up since the skirmish and report that not a person could be seen in the town. Gallitolis, Not. 11. —The steamer Empire City has just arrived from Guyafidotte. The Secession portion of the inhabitants, it ap pears, were looking for the attack, and bad a sap per prepared for the rebel cavalry, who were headed by the notorious Jenkins, and- numbered 800. Eight of our men were killed, and a con siderable number taken prisoners. The rebel loss is not known. Colonel Zeijjler’s Fifth Virginia (Federal) Ke gimentjon his arrival at Guyandotte, fired the town, and the principal part of it is now in ashes. The rebels left about an hour before the arrival of Zeigler. PROM MISSOURI. THE REBELS RETREATING TO TOE ARKANSAS LINE. PLANS OF GEN. PRICE. Holla, Nov. 11.—All our sick and wounded in Springfieli, able to be removed, were to leave there on Saturiay night for St. Louts, and orders had been givm to bave the rest start as soon as they are able. Gen. Price’s rebel army had fallen back eight miles from Cassville, near the State line, and was still moving south. It was believed to he his policy to lead our army on, not to fight, hut simply to keep alarge force so as to 'draw them into the Mississippi valley. The general belief is the rebel eamp wee that St. Louis would soon bein the hands of the rebels from Columbus, Kentucky. Theft had been a good deal of trouble about slaves Soaping, in General Lane’s and other Fede ral oanps, and General Hunter had given permis sion tortile owners to search our camps, and reclaim them ii they could find them. The ten missing members of General Fremont’s body-giard had returned to Springfield, from Casu ville. , They report General Price’s forces to be about thirty thousand strong, with thirty pieaes of artillery, twelve pieces of which had reoently been received from Memphis, whence other supplies were being received." • A DESPERATE EIGHT WITH A BAND OE REBELS ON THE PBAIBIES, Kaksas City, November 11.—This morning, at ten o’clock, Colonel Anthony, with oho hundred and fifty mounted men, wgs. attacked on the open prairie, about ten miles from this ploco, by six hun dred rebels, under Upton Hayes, and after a des perate struggle the rebels retreated, seeking shelter in the woods, from which they were again routed. Colonel Anihony then fell back about six miles, to await reinforcements, which will speedily be fonvurdod. This is supposed to bo the same band of rebels -that captured a part of Colonel Shields’ company of Fremont Hussars, near Little Santa Fe. It is said there arc upwards of . 1,000 armed ro bels in this county. The Loss of the French Man-of-war Cantilabna. Baltimore, Nov. 11.—Captain Derrell brings intelligence <-f the Jo-s of the French man-of-war Onii!ihibt it/-., near Bcaiifort. She was of about 2,600 tons, and after vainly endeavoring to ride the gale, got aground upon a shifting sand-bar. Notwithstanding the incetsnjit exertions of tho officers' ftttd crew, She had to be abandoned, and all hands, including the officers, soldiers, and sea men, compelled to find shelter on shore as best they could. The vessel was afterwards boarded by a detachment, by order of the commanding officer, tind blown up. Tho.reason of this prooead i»g wiianot known. It was impossible for wreckers to reach the vessel. I The name of this French man-of-war is variously given as Cantalabria , Cfrojwtra, and Catinet. It IB hM kki6wn which is» correct. (Ph 6 litter WAS re cently at New York.] Return ot Troops from Ilattera* Inlet. Baltimore, Nov. ll—Captain Dowell,of the Twentieth Indiana Regiment, which returned to Fortress Monroe from iiatteras, says it was found to be almost impossible to remain longer on that narrow neck of land, on account of the loss of the camp equipage and stores of the regiment, by tho frequent disaster.! which have attended it, Although the inen hare suffered the most severe privations, the number on the sick list is very small, and all nre now comfortably quartered near Fort, rcss Monroe. Colonel Hawkins’ New York regiment will also return by the next steamer. The men of the latter regiment have suffered more severely in health than the Indianians—over ono hundrod being on the sick list. Cnpt. Dowell, of the Twentieth Indiana, givos the following statement in reference to the recep tion of the news from tho fleet nt Hattorns Inlet: On the day previous to the departure of tho steamer , s ', in. a man wit- observed paddling across in a small canoe from tho mainland to the peninsula, and. ns soon ns he reached the shore, proceeded to thoquartar* of th@ Twentieth Indiana Regiment. He* stated that the people of North Carolina had received tidings of the great naval expedition, and that it had succeeded in affecting a landing at Port Royal and lienufort. At the first-named place they had experienced no difficulty in binding, as there was but a small settlement on the coast But af Beaufort a heavy battle took place, winch lasted for nearly two days. Tho man stated that ha was not a dosartor from the rebel army, for he had refused to join it, being a Union man at heart and in principle. He seemed to he very intelligent, and his only object in making bis visit was to, communicate with the Federal troops in relation to the success of tho naval expedition. He remained on the place when tho steamer Rjiaultlivg departed. The Philadelphia Election Contest. DECISION OF TIIF. SUPREME COURT AGAINST THE SIIIMJ'FHiLER Pittsburg, November 11;.—The Supreme Court to-day granted'a special injunction in tho Phila delphia election fraud, restraining Charles D. Knight, prothonotary of Philadelphia county, from delivering the returns of the Thirty-ninth Regi ment, and restraining the return judges from com puting the votes included in the said returns. Tho court was addressed by James E. Gowan and Geo. IV. Biddle, on behalf of the complainants. tjio ck of North Briton. NO LIVES LOST. Montreal, November 11. —The third officer of the steamer North liriton, arrived at Father Point in a schooner, reports that the steamer North Jlritov struck on Paraguet Island, at pqy o’clock, on the morning of the nth instant, during a gale. She was totally wrecked, but no lives were lost, the passengers and crew being landed at Port Mingan. One boat, with seven hands on board, has not been heard from since they left the ship, _ The North Urttoti saiied from Quebec November 2d, with ol cabin and 38 steerage passengers for Li verpool. The following is the stntement of Mr. Drown, the third officer : When the ship struck it was blowing a gale, and the weather was Tory thick. The ship continued striking very heavy on the reef during Tuesday night and all Wednesday, and it was ex pected that she would go to pieces every moment. The boat with the crew broke away from the ship before it was loaded and could not be brought hack till Tuesday morning after daylight, when alt the passengers were taken off' without accident and transferred to two schooners which landed them at Port Mingan, ami a few at the houses about nine miles below. At Port Mingan the passengers were housed in a storehouse, having a few blankets which were got from the wreck to sleep upon. The store rooms in the steamer were all under water, causing a scarcity of provisions, Tho lower cabin was all broken up and most of the baggage lost. Only a few of the mail-bags were saved, and these were perfectly saturated. When the schooner with the third officer left for Father Point, the other schooner was cruising off the west end of Anticosti to intercept the AitgCo- Sasoti. New York Items MURDERS AHD ASSAULTS, AXD RODDER! OF TIIF, GOVERN3IEXT, New York, Nov. 11.—'Ihos. F. Cooper, a waiter at the St. Nicholas Hotel, was brutally murdered on the walk in front of the hdtel, to-day, by a loafer named Thomas IVhite, with a dirk. White was arrested. The Fifty-fifth New York Regiment left this afternoon via the Camden and Amboy Railroad, from Staten Island. Three more regiments leave 10-niorAm. . Fourteen eases of soldiers’ clothing, valued at $lO,OOO, belonging to the Seventy-ninth Regiment, were found'at the Erie Railroad depot, this morn ing, destined for the IVest. They were seised, and Quartermaster Ostrander, of that regiment, toge ther with J. M. Reynolds, the sutler, was arrested on the charge oi defrauding the Government. IVm. Sillers was mortally wounded with a dirk, by Wilbur Willisiis, this morning, at Brooklyn. From Harrisburg. NO AnMS PURCHASED BV GOV. CURTIN—LIEUT. COL. WISTAB APPOINTED COLONEL OF THE CALt- FOKb’IA ItKSDffi3Tr Harrisburg, Nov. 11.—An impression seems to have gone abroad that the' 4,000 Potsdam guns sent hero some weeks since, for the purpose of arming the Pennsylvania troops, were purchased by Gov. Curtin, This is an error. Tim guns were'bought by the National Government. The Governor Has purchased no arms, neither does he desire to pur chase any at this time. Isaac J. lVistaf, formerly lieutenant colonel of the Seventy-first Pennsylvania R £g! 11l V' B t iTW CB II y commanded by the late CWonei Raker, si>a here tofore known as* the ualifornia Regiment, was to day appointed colonel of the eaine by Governor Curtin. Another Arrest for Treason. Baltimore, Nov. 11. —The superintendent of the Government detective police', assisted by Detective Officers Franklin, of Philadelphia, and Lawrence, of Washington, arrested to-day John Renwick, a son of Robert Renwick, of fh|| city, who 19 BOW ft prisoner In Fort Warren for treason. The premises Nos. 90 and 92 North Howard street were searched for arms; and, notwithstand ing two previous unsuccessful searches had been made by tho police here, the officers to-day found a number of valuable rifle carbines seoreted: be. tween the partition of the stalls of the stable at tached to tiie premises. Young Renwick goes to Fort Warren to-night. The rifles found are valua ble arms from the Government works, stamped Harper’s Ferry. 1860. Released Prisoners—Senator Wilson. Boston, Nov. 11.—Ex-Mayor Boroker, of Mo bile, and Wm. Pierce, of New Orleans, hare been discharged from Fort Wanton. Senator Wilson has written a letter, explicitly de nying that he is either directly or indirectly con cerned in any contract for furnishing army shoes. Wreck of the Steamer North Briton. Montreal, Nov. 11.—The brig Deskler passed Father Point at 11 o’clock yesterday morning. She signalled for a pilot, and sent the following message ftsbore; “Nov. 7th—Pioked up the North Briton's boat, No. 2, with seventeen of the crew and one passenger aboard. The North Briton is ashore on Onmungon Island.” These are all the particulars yet received, but the fnll details will be obtained upon the arrival of the brig at Quebec. The Steamer Anglo-Saxon Outward Bound. Father Point, Not. 11. —Tho steamer Sa.von passed this point, from Quebec, at 5 o’clock yesterday morning. Departure of the Remains of Colonel Ba- ker for California. Yesterday morning at 11 o’clock the remains of Colonel E. D. Baker were taken from the New York City Hall and plaeed aboard of the steamer Northern Light, at her pier, No. 3 North rivor, to be carried to California. The remains were es corted to tile steamer by a proper military guard, and the scene is described as one of the most touch ing over witnessed In New York. The steamer sailed at 10 o’clock for her destination. Public Amusements. ’s VAi.fiblo¥<>Sr Performances.— The meti uhhou&cement t>f Herrmann’s farewell performances, at the Academy, appeared to give a second impetus to his popularity, for the Academy was again crowded last night, for the repetition of bis truly comic programme, which exalted uproari ous merriment. This evening ho repeats his great inaugural programme, for positively the last time but one: Verb. sap. Signor Blitz is decidedly the magician for all time. A quarter of a oontury has not diminished his original fame and impression created in Phila delphia. Every new disciple of the art has only in creased his celebrity the more. We advise all who admire to he deceived and happy, to pay a visit to the Temple of Wonders, Tenth and Chestnut, where magic and ventriloquism reign triumphantly. Bale of Furniture.—A large assortment of new and second-hand household furniture wilt bo sold this morniDg, at 10 o’clock, at Birch It Son’s auction store, No. 911 Chestnut street. Thomas & Sons’ Sales this Da y—Furniture —At 10 o’clock, Washington Square. Stor/es and Real Estate —At 12 o’olook, at the Exchange. Ltrtr Bools— At 4 o’clock IMS ifUfßOAft, At the auction rooms. See catalogues and advertisements. PoSTfONKMKNT OF TIIK TRIAL OF THK “ Pfi- Tina” rmATKH.— Yesterday morning, in tho United States Circuit Court, Judge Cadwalnder, Captain Parry, first Lieutenant Harvey, and Charles Campbell, a sea man on hoard tho pirnti- ship Petrel, captured by the United Staffs frigate St. Lcndreace, wer<» placnd on trial on ft charge of rimeri „ _ _ T The prisoners were represented by Messrs. George M. Wharton, N. Harrison, and John P. O’Neil. Alter considerable argument oh" both sides, the case wan postponed for the present. To be Leased to tub Pennsylvania R.Ut— ROAI >. We are informed that the Committee on Wharves and Landings hove agreed to oft’er an ordinance leasing the wharf at the foot of Washington street to tuc Penn sylvania Ituilrond Crmpany, the said company agreeing to pa S?60O per annum, and to extend It to the Port Wardens 1 Line. Tho lo».o 1» V to nliime for twenty years. The extension of this "whart will add greatly to the facilities of the road For shipping grain. Soldiees’ Funerals— The funeral of Cor poral Lewis 8. Jil'tz, Of Company C, Twenty-ninth Rernmifiit Fe.meylv.LlA VoIUnW«I% tOflk phlOS, fiFAM UlB I t v 1d,.,1010 Carpenter street, yesterday attei noon. He was lint 22 years of age. His death took place on the Btli instant. Private James B. bimpson, or C ompany iJ, Second Delaware Begimcnt, t'niled States Volunteers, died at ,‘n.to.i MJ.. on the fitli lust. Ha teas in Ilia filth y*ae ol'age, and well IiIIOWU ill UliS City. THE CITY. amusements this etenino A»CB-&rxßiT Thmatx*—Arch street, above Sixth.— ** The House on the Bridge of Notre Prime *’ —“ Shjloctf; or, the Merchant of Venice Preserved.” Wbiatlbt’o Continental Theater— Walnut street, above Ki^hth. —“Douglass”—“ Oliver Twist.” WALTTTT.gTREBT THBATRK— Ninth and Walntlt Btf.— ♦‘Toodh*;*”—“ My Neighbor’s Wife”—“Great Expecta tions.” Amekicah AcAiwriur of Musfc—Broad and Loctut streets.—Herrmann* the rrcatidigrtatenr. Temple of Wonders —N. E. corner Tenth and Ohest ivni nirwcii).—Signor Kntertjwmr7ent. Assembly Bciujmwjs— Comer of Tooth and Chestnut streets.—Waugh's Italia and Stereoscopic Vieira of the War. Olympic Music Race street* between Second and nightly. The Army Votip—Decision by Judge Ludlow TesterdAy afternoon in the Court of Common Pleasj Juilßf "Lmlloiv, f»n hrj,rd on 11 if? ;tl'ur an i'f.iunrtioii, math-on- ftMtuTilay by bill jn i-qnity, «*n behalf of Albert Lawrence, et al., to re- Btrftin Charles D. Knight, prothonotary of tho court, from certifying certain n-tuniH purporting to eomc from Colonel McLean’s Regiment, and also a- certain regi mental return, signed by AVm. SehimmeUillor,- to* tho re turu judges. The bill also prayed that the return judges bercKtruined from computing such returns in theircouut of the votes*. Alter some iliscaiKsion among connunl,. the - cowrt ad journed until half pa?*t 6 o’clock, when the judge delivered liia opinion: OPINION OF JUDGE LUDLOW. Lawrkxck vs. Knight —C. p. lx Equity.—TJae Su- Jiri-tni' (if P<-Bhsy|variliv lisiving b»-Jay JecMkl, nl Pittsburg, to grant the injunction prayed for by tfw bill tiled by Hubert Ewing, we cannot do otherwise than grant so anutb of the prayer of this bill as affects tho right of the prothonotary to certify, and return- judges to enumerate, tlie vote contained in a paper purporting to L& A PlgiSMiUill K-tIiPH, U>itli lilt fdVgU Mlsh.Uuro of “Wm. ShiffiptiUer ” iihpwiifcd thereto.. Wo ambound by what we considerjto be the decision of the Supreme Court in banc upon this *ubj-ct, and to that extent'(*with out expressing any opinion as to that portion of the-bill) the i>T»> e r «f t!»r Fomplsiimnts is stsbMi «n gnnritr being entered in the sum of Other returns, on their fuco regular, being-company returns, but asserted and admitted in argument to be forged, are also attacked in this bill, and the iiuestion now presents itself, whether wo can in Biich-a case grant re- Ih-f In this fminer. A« ws read the &Ktab>u 6t* Hu.- Su preme Court litis point Is not touched, and, therefore, with n painful sense of responsibility cast: upon ms we proceed, as best we may, to determine thatquestion. Tliis bill, although it prays for au Injunction* and is lIPTO tbs "mil}’ nWf of t!(C Court o| Conijimn in effect desires us, in advance, in a court of equity, to settle a scries of contested elections,, and to collateral!}/, the rights of certain persons whoclaim certain ojices by virtue of a color of title as itmay be called. lias a court of equity such a jurisdiction? We think it must bo manifest to tho cimsitiecate and dispassionate reasoner that this jurisdiction, does not exist— First. Because every point involved in this issue affects Questions appertaining to contested, elections, and the law declares the method by which such questions shall hfc allied. The bill deeiiiMfl that Ah. sloctloiir been hold, that false and fraudulent return* have heeta trans mitted to the prothonotary, that he is about to- transmit them to the return judges, and they are about to-cast up the same and to deliver and certify certain certificates of election. £ The -whole d! flleulij- arises because- of an alleged scries of frauds which may lead to contests. Legislature have declared in wltat method contested elections shall be settled. The prothonotary of the court is- merely the agent to mud tlirtp niilitery returns to th# return indgntu and they are merely the agents to cast ftp tlieae returns. It is true that the burden of the contest ought not, in point of fact, to be cast upon an injured person; but the law does not, and, for obvious reasons, cannot provide for a contest until it has arisen. If injustice is done, if an outrage hug boon porpotrittud; tho law thou stops in, and, by its appropriate tribunals, declares what shall he done. When the jurisdiction of a competent tribunal attache?, its power is ample and sweeps over the whole field of controversy; if frauds have been perpetrated at any stage of an election) it at once ferrets them Qpf, q|j;], paving discovered Ibexn, destroys their effect. "Without special reference to the acts of Assembly regu lating contested elections, it is enough to say that in no case can a party be left loitkout a remedy, and, there fore, we are brought to the second reason why a court of euuily cannot interfere! to wit; Second. Became Hus court ctnnot collaterally decide the right of a person or persons claiming au office or offices under culor (as it may be called) of title. To determine, in the present stage of this cause, that this or that return Is fraudulent, is undoubtedly t:> settle now a collateral Issue:' TMt this may appear token firtf-pvident proposition* look, for one instant, at the parties defendant in this bill. Here are specified the candidates for county, city, judicial, and State officers. The question presented now is, not which of these can didates shall receive the certificate of election or the oommietuoiu as the ease may bo, but whether covlain re turns, which may or may not affect the result , shall be sent to the return judges, and be by them computed. Can any reasonable man doubt that that issue is purely collateral; and if collateral, can any equity lawyer doubt that a court of equity must withhold its powerful intervention ! We have searched in vain for either au analogy or a precedent which would justify us in thus acting. That this point may appear in a yet clearer light, let us for a moment look nt the tribunals designated by law for the settlement of contested elections. If the scats of the law judge# are contested, tho Senato of Pennsylvania must settlo the question. If the seats of the members of the Assembly are con tested, each House must judge of the qualifications of it 3 own members. ilf the 6catn of the prothonotary of the Orphans 1 Court, or of the municipal officers, or of the sheriff, is contested, either the Court of Common Pleas or the Court of Quar ter Sessions, as the case piay he, must determine the result. Suppose, in this condition of things, a court of equity stfFS in an 3 iHtfre9Fti n return »r return, in tli9 bond* vf either the prothonotary or the return judges, and here after the appropriate tribunal declares that this court made a mistake, and* in fact, reverses Its judgment, who Will say that the action of this court was not only colla teral, but that the tribunal settling the controversy had not a pentest right to disregard its decision? Thus it will be seen that we reach an absurd result, for wlnle this court, sitting in equity, (haring granted a special injunction,) must, and is to, deter mine whether certain returns are forgeries, tho tribunal fixed by law to settle the contested election decides the question and ends the controversy, This view of the subject leads us to declare, thirdly, that, should we assume this jurisdiction, we cannot grant final relief. If this proposition is correctly stated, tho question is settled beyond the possibility of a doubt. That this view is sound will appear by a little reflection -upon the subject. StiDDose we (Lis motion, (he CMS does nol end here; we must go on and determine finally the question presented, to wit: whether these returns are or are not fraudulent 1 and then we must grant what is called the perpetual injunction. Kow, how canthia decision affect the right of any tribunal having jurisdiction of n con tested election to decide the question ! and how, we ask, can this court enforce any decree it may make l Can we declare to tho Senate of Pennsylvania that, in a contested election involving the rights of the law -judgcß of this county, that they shall not compute this or that return, even tbough f they should declare the re turn genuine, when the taw says that they shall ! Can we to the Legislature declare, you shall not decide upon the qualifications of the members of your respective bodies when the law says you shall J Can we, sitting in equity, declare to the Courts of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions of this county, you shall not, in any eventt compute these returns in any contest which may arife before you when the law says you may l Can we declare to the Select and Common Councils of thil city, you shall not determine the qualifications or your own members when the law you alone shall so do ? If to each of these inquiries we must answer in the ne ptivfi what »b inmwr and unjustifiable exertiat; of power would it not he for na tofl, that which, in tho fur tlicr hearing of this caui-e, must be either undone or ren dered entirely useless. Fourthly. A court of equity cannot entertain this jurisdiction, because it is impracticable and would tend to a complete overthrow of a yystem of laws framed for the purpose of settling all controversies of this nature, and formed upon correct principles of public policy. If the complainant in this bill may hare this relief, so may every other citizen who supposes his rights have been destroyed, and who may assign any legitimate equi table ground for relief. What, then, becomes of the duties and responsibilities of the prothonotary and return judges, at every elec tion ? If one return may be, so to speak, impounded, so may . every other. The court must tako time to determine the question pi'e&ented by overy bill, and tks return judges must either delay action or compute but u part of tho vote. Go one step further: the Senate must delay its own consideration of a contested election for the law judges, so must the Legislature for Assemblymen, and the Courts of Quarter Sessions and Common Pleas for proth¬ariesi municipal officern, mid ttHMhcriflf. If these bodies tbuß be hindered in the performance of their duties, the commissions of the judge will expire by limi tation, and vacancies will occur, the sitting members of the Legislature will continue in office, the sheriff who obtains his commission will continue to serve, and the present prothonotary of tho Orphans 1 Court mint remain in office until his successor is qualified and commissioned. To state this proposition, with its illustrations, it to show not only that tho thing is impracticable, hut that the wildest, anarchy will follow', and simply because, by an ingenious method, the whole subject has been with drawn from a legitimate tribunal and cast upon another not intended to he clothed with any such jurisdiction. If, to all that has been said, it is objected that a con test will only protract the strife, and that the terms of office will expire before it is settled, we answer in the language of Judge Sergeant, in Hagner vs. Heyberger, 7 Watts and Sorguant, 107 1 "It is not fop us to bo mm than the laws, and for imaginary (or, wo may add, real) inconveniences to abrogate or evade the express enactmints of our Legislature.” We bave been for the most obvious reasons, exceed ingly anxious to reach and destroy what in one instance is alleged to be a palpable fraud. The whole danger haa been that, amid wliat may perhaps bo formed a jti!t po pular excitement, we would extend our power beyond its legitimate limit, but upon deliberate reflection, wo have determined to close this opinion in the langu&go of Chancellor Kent, J* Attorney General vs Utica Ins. Co.: 2 Johns ch. “80* “ The process <s3 injunction is too peremptory and powerful in its effects to be used in such a case as this without the dearest sanction, and I shall better consult the stability and utility of the powers of thiß cmrt by not stretching them beyond the limits presented by the precrflentßi” The manly and straightforward decision of Judge Lud low sets the matters which were brought before the couit, in the election contest, in the clearest light. The duties of tho prothonotary and return judges are declared to be, simply to certify and enumerate those company returns winch were strictly in legal form, and which have been received in tho mode pointed out by law. There in, therefore, no pretext /or excitement or mob violence, and we riucerely trust that those who have fceeu threat ening disturbance wifi, reflecUMi, Conclude to ko££ the peace. The Railroad Convention.—An important convention was to have assembled in this city yesterday. Its purpose was to settlo the Question of granting to Phi ladelphia the necessary mail and travelling communica tions With the national capital. Tho chief object to be obtained is the arrangement of a line which will leave this city ut an early hour in the morning, and arrive in \Vashington in time for the transaction of business on the same day. Such a line has been asked for daring each Administration for years past, and no valid excuse has ever been given why It should not he established- The committee appointed to take the matter into con sideration consists of the following named gentlemen: S M. Felton, Esq., president of the Philadelphia and Baltimore road; Mr. 8. M. Gatzmer, agent of the New York line: A. P. Smith, E*q., of the Baltimore and Ohio rood ? T. 11. Udikfi.dd, Em-, or tlw> military department ■ Mr. McClellan. contract nuent for tho Post Office D.part- HH-ut; and IWm.'MbT W;ilnorn, of this city. The preliminary sessiou of tho convention, which met in Washington last week, adjourned on tho 6th instant, to reassemble in this city, an already announced in our columns. Pluvious to such adjournment! ho\Tovor t tho following schedule \\w adopted: From Washington, 0 and 11 o’clock in the morning* anil 3.10 and 5 o’clock in the afternoon—sdl of which are to b« through linos to Now York. From Philadelphia to Washington, S.JIO, 8.15, ami 11.35 o’clock in the morn ing! anil 11 o'clock at nightfall immediately connecting with Baltimore, the 8.15 o’clock excepted. From New York to Washington, 7 o’clock in tho morning, uml tf and 31 o’clock at night. Thus fu* every tiling wan satirifmdory except in regard to thi* thm*-t:ibh- lictwvi-u New York :i»tl WaidiiuKtom To nrrunge thix to tho miriitfdr.tian of Philadelphia, the Convention accordingly met in this city yesterday morning. For some cause which we did not learn, however, it adjourned hence to Princeton, N J. We learn that the following was one of the arrange incuts finally arrived at yestwday : • The 11 o’clock train from New York and 5 o'clock evening trnlu from Wnolilnstoii are iu ul! cairns to m*.tko the time in ten hours; nil tho other trains in eleven boms. , The railroad companies have evinced a desire to serve the Government and accommodate the public worthy of all praU-c. It only rcutaiuti for their united wisdom and cnsrjrv to inrrt (his anxious desire of tho public* to on> title them to new immifestaUons of gratitude from our entire community. FouNM.tNfi.—A child about six weeks old was found lying on the steps of a dwelling iu Haydock street, ahevo Front, last evening. It will bo flint to tha Almshouse. Important Abbest*—Yesterday afternoon, a man named Frederick Hoffman alias Khrman alias Durnnt alias RftdebftcXef, and with other names, was brought before Alderman fieitler# ebargod with turnoff obtained a considerable quantity of goods from store keepers under false pretence#/ Some time in last September, It appear? that Hoffman enlk*d at the store t* Thomas W. Evans & Co., No. 830 Chestnut street, anii r*weh;i*tnl gooda to- Ih-e valuer erf £75. The goods were sent in c) W rgr Of ft portCO tO ft llOUflO in Chestnut street, nenr Thirteenth, whore the prisoner re ceived them, and gave in return a check oil fair Bank of Denn Township, which mu-soon freind to by worthless, and, as a mutter of course, the rogue had fifed wbau fcearck was made for him. The same game was played' 1 by OH Mf, Wfilff'f rath, fur Stater iu Arch stsoetv He sold' tho prisoner furs to tho amount of ft24fy and received- likewise a worthless check, on the Bank of North America. He gave the name-of William Durond'to Mr. Wonirath. Mr. Gunipt-Jt, cigar dealer, No; 1341 Clrestnut street, was swindled or# pf ft&fl by the «m 0 HMD, Y/llO'UttVG him a i-ofius check t»n the Commercial' Bank, signed l '*C. Durant.” Three years Binge Hoffman obtained forty-eight yards of Hack silk, and other goods, worth JP2S, fretm Sharp less Brothers, and save a worthless check in exchange, signed » ChRK. Itaderucluu l ." He iiUidifled* at hoaring by nil the- above-named parting, lie was held hr a iuili.er liciuv.U' iu sM,OI/U, beilgSi.UOU on each charge. Hoffman lir-» been under tW* surveUlance of our doteotives for Bovoval months. Ha went t« Cinrin iiati, and thep)licc authorities there were informed of tbs lad, anil af hU nv.tla 6f set there, he fell into it at once, and Mr. Carlin, of our detective force, wont on there, and returned with the rogue in charge. There are nearly a dozen worthless*- checks at tho Police Office, which have been deposited there by parties who have received thenufrom time to time since 1858 from lloffmajj, Now iii the tiuie for thonti to conn* forwnrd and id«-ntiSy him, So That ho may get tt fall measure of punishment. J’oxTincAi, llk;ii Mass koh tiie La-te Rev.. Wtl.MAlt Loi'OJiKAX On tin- Kth October liev. William J-VHghrmii late p»e!i?r vf S(> niclmrl'a Uultmlic Churctu Kensington, departed thin life at the residence or his bro ther-in-law, noar(.'ook»tow n, county Tyrone, Trelandi For suiih- months previous to his decease the revered-paator had been iu ill-health, most probably induced by Bevere studs', habits of tinceaging devotion to the interests of hijj ,Hri 9 |ji W | OT| )yli?S? |wf f»r lliln was inif-xitniyicd, At the urgent policitations of many of his congregation, he was atJength induced to rclinqnish h‘H pastoral duties, and to'visit his native land, in tlr> hope of convalescing. Such hop© has how ever, and thus, within a short two years, the Catholic Church of tho IMoocua has lout five af its brightest wniu niPhU. Tliis morning, at nine and a half o’clock, a solemn, pontifical high mass requiem, will be offered up for the happy repose of his soul iu St. Michael’s Church. Tbo saered edifice will l.e crowrH (V ilB lltlllSir C5PMif) tr the friends and relatives of the drCVftßed,- Hinit Rates op Fueight —Tiie Effegt.— . Western farmers complain tliat, owiug.to the high.rafeM of freigiit on fb© rnjjwft? n connecting with the titmbounJ, they are uimttie to reaiv.e tt sufficient return- for tlifiir produce. A Cincinnati paper furnishes a statement, in which it appears that ft hushel of corn,, wliich costs 10 cents in the centre of Illinois, costrvQO cents by the time it has reached Liverpool! It costs cents. i» transfer a bushel of corn from Centra! Illinois to New Vork or fiitladelphia, which is one hundred, and fifty per cent, more than it costs to carry it from New York or Philadelphia to Liverpool. It his never been so- before since the introduction of railroads and canals* and the railroads say it is so now because-tho Mississippi is closed and tin* railroads have more business than they can do— lii-iive (It-- fttlvauce of prices. Be the cause irliat it may, the result Is likely to prove disastrous. TSe Western farmers are growing discouraged, and all through ZUi nois and lowa they are resolving to turu their attention from gniiii-growiim to &lock-raisutg. Kakkow Escape of a Passexgeh Car Yesterday afternoon, between two and three o’clock, quite an excitement was occasioned Uy a “dispensation,” arising from sheer uo«Ugeue<s and wliich might havo proved fatal to lialf-a-do/.eu pereous. It wi-ms i*rnkf» on n heu> y imrden car having been neglected to be put down, the car came dashing down Second street at a frightful speed. Just as it reaeb*d Walnut street, a passenger car to Second. A collision seemed the inmates of the passenger car might him: nift n frightful imti iustfiut dparh, A polire* man, liowc vi-r, wamiing on tho corner, had tho prc'Si»nei> of mind to turn the uwitch at this point, and the freight cor was run into Walnut street. At Dock street it ran completely off the track, and was only got back to Second street after an infinite deal of trouble aipl profanity. Fire. —Yesterday morning, befor« 4 o’clock, an alarm of fire-was caused by the burning of an unoc cupied brick house on the south side of Emeline street, above Eighth, in the Fourth WArd. The upper portion was destroyed. The flamog originated in the loft, and supposed to have been the work of an incendiary. Tiie building is owned by Janes Andrews, of West Chester. His agent in tliis city is M. V. K. Copes. The two adjoining dwellings are also unoccupied, All throo houses tire very insecurely fastened, tho back doors and windows hoing upon. X uot af drunken vagabonds tn.\,U a rendezvous out of the buildings and congregated there almost nightly, and to them is attributed the fire. Owners and agents of unoccupied properties cannot be too careful in regard to the windows and doors. Trouble. Among the Volunteers*—Yes terday a disturbance occurred at Camp Chase, on the Darby road, Twenty-fourth ward, but which was promptly quelled by the officers. The rowwa? caused by a drunken soldier. A number of the men of Colonel Staunton 1 * regiment, encamped At Camac’g wood?, for some cause or other, became dissatisfied, and determined to desert. Th*>> left, but were soon alter followed by a detachment of men under an officer whose instructions were to arrest them and bring them hack to camp. The deserters were over taken at Broad and Chestnut streets, and, still having possession of their arms, matters lor u while looked rather serious. The men were finally surrounded, compoHed to stack their aims, and marched back to camp. Shoorujo Raimoap Accident.—Yesterday morning, a shocking and fatal accident occurred on the West Chester Railroad, a short distance from the junc tion with the Pennsylvania Railroad. It seems that two ycung ladies, Ranted Hughes, accompanied by their bro ther, were riding ip ft carriage, and were about crossing the rmlrttttli The team from West Chester wui ftp* preaching at the usual speed* As the horse reached tUq truck, he turned suddenly. The carriage was upset, and the occupants were thrown upon the road. The train passed over the entire party. One of the young ladies was killed instantly. Her Bister aud brother were in jured in such a maimer that they were net espeeud t& survive. LAFNCn OF THE JAMES S. CHAMBERS.—This gunboat was launched yesterday morning from the ship yard of Williama & Soil; foot of Queen street. The ves sel, with the stars and Btripes floating at her stern, slid gracefully from her “-ways” at fifteen minutes before nine o’clock. There was a number of persons on board, wl o, with the crowd on the wharves, cheered heartily ns Ihe new c»-ftft touche,! the water. She was carried by the tifTe up to Ulead alley wharf) where she was hauled in. The Chambers }.« a handsomely-modelled vessel, and her appearance indicates good sailing qualities. Th» builders have the contract for fitting her for sea, which will be done without delay. Her armament will be fur nished directly by Government. Export of Government Forage,— There is an immense amount of bread, beef, beans, pork, hay, corn, oats, Ac., Ac., going forward from this city to Washington. We observed yesterday an immense amount of hay afloat at Race-street wharf. Two firms, Mr. Ghas. H. Cummins ami Messrs. Butnm £ srp,| hftTP shipped from that point to Washington, during the pur month, about 10,000 bales of hay, and nearly 300,000 bushels oats and coru. This vast export trade is gra dually calling into requisition lufhaf the shipping that has for months past been lying'Mtoat their wharves. Donations for the Soibiers.—The Quar termaster General of Pennsylvania acknowledges the fol lowing donations for the comfort of the soldiers at Camp Curtin: From Half Moou Township, Centre county— Miss Lydia Thompson, 2 blankets; Mrs. E. Hunter, 2 blankets; Miss Julia Wilson, 2|blunketa. From Wash ington, Wfltihiflftea SARfity—Mfa. William Dinsmorc, l blanket; Mrs. Betsy Cowan, 1 blanket; Mrs. Chambers, I blanket; 2 blankets, unknown. The Good Intent Hose Compant.—At a meeting of the atiornanAmed fire coni puny, whose patri otism and public spirit we have heretofore had occasion to commend, held at the hall last evening, it was unani mously resolved that the company offer the service of its hoek and ladder truck to the authorities of Washington. Ho fire brigade that can he organized for the protection .of that city can be made eftccttvc without the necessary hooks and ladders, which are as iudlepeusable at a fire as the “ aquatic element ” itself. Hence, tho Good In tent’s offer will be accepted, or ought to be. Self-Destruction.— Yesterday morning, about eeren o'clock, a German, named Herman Nosek, committed suicide, at hiß residence, No. 5 Alburger'ti court, Willow street, below Eighth, by stabbing himself with a Fhoomaker’s knife, lie inflicted three fatal wounds in his Btomach. No particular cause is as signed for the conmiinriion of the act. The deceased has been .a loser bp tha failure of ono of tho SAviugi IftsLUu tion*, and lmd been strange iu his manner for some days. The suicide leaves a wife. He was about thirty years of age. Bask Ball.—This afternoon, at half past one o’clock, the return game of the season will take piece betweeu the Olympic and Athletic Clubs. Their players are acknowledged (in base ball circles) to be the best we have, and all who take an interest in this game are in vited to be present. Though the first game was won by the Olympic, it was well contested by the Athletic, The umpire will call play at half past cine o'clock P. M. We promise an interesting game to all who witness It. Th* Eleventh or Fifteenth cars will convey to the grounds. Natal MAm;ii3.=Preparafions arc being made for the building of tiro more steam sloops at the navy yard, and the keels wifi bo laid ns soon as the vessels on the stocks are launched, one of which, the side wheel steamer Miami, is now ready, and the other, tlw Juniata, is nearly so. The latter is a first-class sloop pf-wfir ohd Will make a formidable vessel. The steamer Stale. r>f Georgia is now ready for sea. She w ill sail in a few days. Too gunboat AmtM? Rofan. is also under sailing orders. Stockholders* Meeting*— I There is"to be a special meeting of tho stockholders of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, at tho Sansom-street Hall, at ten o’clock this morning. The object is to take into con sideration the proposed contract with the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad Company, and tho lease of their road. The attendance will be large, without doubt, Attemf* to Swindle.—Yesterday after noon Charles Lewis, wearing the uniform of a Zouave, was charged before Alderman Beitter with having at tempted to swindle Robert Weir, No. 43 South Third street, out of 549 by means of a worthless check on the Union Bank. He gnS‘c ihp home of S. Critiehdento Mr. Weir. He was held in $l,OOO for a further hearing. Murderous Assault.—Mills Moore, a co lored man, was arrested on Sunday, upon the charge of another colored man with a knife* in Gitlis’ alley, Fifth ward. Moore was committed to answer tho charge by Alderman Swiff. Ax Inhi’Man Hi-siiand.— John Keyser was before Alderman Dutlor upon the charge of having committed an agtftnlt upon his wife; It is alleged that Keyper choked her. He was held in SBOO bail to answer at court. Despatch of a Mad Dog.—A mad dog was killed on Sunday afternoon, at. Sixteenth and Hamilton street?, by two of the officers of the Fifteenth want. The fttbld canine Is reported to have injnrcd two boys hoforc he was despatched. Captain Jim Francis must look to his “laurels.” The Pennsylvania Thirty-fiiist. Tha Thirty-first Bfgiiiiriit pf fills pitovCtitonrl I>. H. Wit. linms, is now nr ramp Gronam, on Queen's farm, two nvil ti hiirfmilf.- from Wm*‘ inatmi, within a stone's throw of Bimey’s ami suiull’t* Regiments. Personal.—Hon. Simon Cameron, Secre tary of IVar, paiied through the city on Suuday night, fur Washington, Sailer.—The United States steamer Flo- Captain Goldsborough, has left to join the Southern blockading ileus, her repairs having been completed on SHtnnlny • Bueadstefks.— During the past ten months, Pliiliuktelim tms fspnrtei! 320.532 barrrU of ttoir, 1.443.5118 hußhcla of wheat, burrola of cornmoal, 7U3,045 Juphels of cort. f amt packftgtt bfflVtf Appointment.—Col. Charles Stewart (aou ■*of Hon. A. Stewart) has received an appointment in Miut, at a salary of $l,BOO, vice Hr. Waldou, who has resigned to accept a pursership in the navy. The Late Case of Counterfeiting,—Yes terday w e were informed that the Bank-note plate used in the recent attempt to detect counterfeiters was not genuine, neither was it obtained with the knowledge or sanction of the institution concerned. New National Loan.— Subscriptions yes terday at Mr. Jay Cooke’s office wore •38,079.16. Died in a Fit.—Last evening a colored man, named Benjamin Jackson, died in a fit, InSt. M“7 between SUtt end 9*ee»tb. TLi COfOMr WM notified.
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