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EXTRACT FROM THELAST SPEECH OF,
11TEFELISPI•A'. ROSELAS..—it The conspiracy
to break up the Eaton lea tact • now, knoinn to,
'ail: Artaiee are being raised, and war,levied
accomplish ft. ,Therecom bat Imo Ades
controversy.Yo the Every anutmost be•on the
siblitred theEnited States or
,aaatitst it: , There
cal. he as ;learnt's. la this .mar., There can be
i mams
but patriots, and traltora.” "
LE--The donble.cytindar" TAlLOß." ' , Rosa
w Met this -paper haa been printed tor the lest nine
'anteAbs. - It eXcelleht condition, hailog been made
to c'der a year ago, and will be sold at a bargain. for
aerau. apply at this Ottlee, or addreta .loita W.' jORAIIIT,
oak,tailt street; Philadelphia.
IN THE Supreme Court of the 'United States, on
motion of. the Bon, Edwin M t S anion, George M.
COnarroe, Esq., of Pennsylvania, Was 'admitted to
practice as an nitornoy and oeunsellor.
'THE-LATEST WAR NEWS.
The steamer Rhode Island , arrival at Fortress
Monroe on Thursday, with intelligence from the
Gulf of Mexico to the 2d • fast.- The artillerists
under *command of General Bragg haiing repeat
edly_ fired on Federal vessels, the :batteries of Fort
pekeni, byway of retaliation,- were opened on
_the rebel .iimanier___Titne, which was unloading
stores at' the navy yard. Bragg's batteries re
"ArtiOnattf, but without doing any serious damage
- to the Federal forces, •ae only one of our men
was wounded. The. fire of Foit Pickens was
4 . ll . 4oh:inure disastrous totheiebels, as some of its
7she44hreitehed the Walla of FOrtßarranons, besides
',destroying the townof Warrington. The Seoes-
'sionista have disepieied that Foit Pickens' is not so .;
!radii reduied and captured as Fort_ Sumpter, and
1/reig finds Ma batteries , b'efere its frowning' walls
;of but little ieai seivioe.
- Itiaalleged that - ex-Minister Faulkner, who wee
- recently released instil Fort: Weever, in exchange ,
for Oergieisman 'Ely, - Is in his 'old residenee at -
.Martinsburg, Virginia, directly the forces of the
rebel General Jackson In their marauding eve*.
emu on the Upper Potomac.
Although a large number of men wore arrested
and several); Punished in - Arkansas for expressing '
sentiments friendly to the Federal Union, it , ap
'pearl by a'rebel paper published in Little Book
that some of these who 'sympathized with them
were not intimidated by the threats and punish
ments of the rebels. It appears that a Edmutt-
ton, cue of the prominent citizens of fiord county,
!who betrayed the secrets of: the league of Union
men, and thus carried ; number of them to be
tung and,others to be incarcerated in prison, 'WM
shot dead - by t► party of men in , disguise.
A despatch from Cairo states that an expedition
which recently left there for Dallas and Bloomfield
returned on the morning of the 18th 'inst. with
f w enty,three rebel. prisoners, and that Leavy can•
nonading on the Tennessee river was hoard at Pa
dudeh yesterday morning: A battle bet Ween 4em
eliantind the moray is supposed to be impending.
',',Our'forcea at Port Royal are said•to be-advanoing
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towards Savannah. •
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' A Somerset correspondent of the Oineimutti
Commercial, writing from that place under date
of January llih, gives the following description of
how Union men in East Tennessee are treated by
the minions 'IA Jeff Davis :
Last night a good, reliable man Canto in front
Claiborne' county, East 'Tennessee lie left home
en thanight, of the 6th of this month. -The Seces
sionists are Mittens, and destroying,' and playing
the devil generally in that section. The families of
the men who have already come to Kentucky, and
are enlisted in the Union army, are objeotsof espe-:
dal interest le the lawleta - scoundrels. = A. party of
them visited the house of E. E. Jones, now a captain
in the Second Regiment,one - morning jest at day,
nnised his c,onsiting of a wife and several
daughters. They stripped the home clean 'of
everything in the ehape . of -wearing ap
parel, blankets, bed-clothes, and took the. nook-'
tog uteutile. They abated -Mrs. Jones and her
daughtersall the time, using- the moat disgraceful'
tapper, and bestowing upon her husband; now in
the "Lumenite army!! the moat opprobrious eni- -
theta. In the search, while ransacking the house,
the devils found a small ties of our country. They
Seised it, drew a plena* on it to represent _Captain
Jettes,fseteised it to a pole, and shot it through and
through: . Tben they took it down andioesed it into
the house to bits. Jones saying,husband,"
and
"That is the
way, we will' Servayetir ) d--41 toryusband,"
and departed , ' taking ' their" • plunder and two
fine horses with them. lint 'being satisfied with
this little episode, the fieceseion hellions visited
the house .of another Union man living near
by
.}n -old :011161,- gray-haired „nod - Aseble — with
declining Yeintl,'"•wboae -prineipal fault wee in
having , a eon in The army -in Kentucky. They
found the old man at breakfast. They abused and
insetted biro, and Made him march out into the
middle of the road, and get down upon his knees
lathe mud end offer up a prayer for the amen of
Jeff Davis end the ,Southern Confederacy. These'
are only two instances,-4here are such - and worse
okrorrhig every day, in East Tennessee. 'They are
not the production Of an excited imagination.
There are good, reliable mon to buck them, and
they are farts.
The bogus Provisional Government of the rebels
,Kentucky is now attempting to collect the
yearly taxes in the counties now under Its control.
It has attempted a novel plan for overcoming 'all
refusals on the part of the Union sympathizers to
pay.. Detachments of troops are sent out with
each collector, • and personal property, - equal in
value to the amount demanded, is immediately
seised upon in case of-non-payment.
A gentleman from Rolla conveys to the Missouri
Democrat the information that a column of 6,000
infantry were under orders to march westward
from that point, on, the 14th instant, the force to
be under the command of Gen. Osterhaus. The
troops were to be composed of ,detaohments from
8/gel'a and Asboth's divisions. It was thought
that the Thirty.sixth Illinois and the Fourth
Ohio would also bo included. It was conjectured
in military circles in Rolla that Gen. Price has
sent out his cavalry eastward from Springfield, to
hold tho Federal forces under Carr and Wright in
cheek, while he will effect a retreat with his whole
army to Arkansas. No doubt, the sending of Fe
deral troops from Ifbila • was to try to thwart
this scheme, or to out off detachment/ of PCIGO'S
army. -
Huntsville, hfissouri, correspondent of the St.
ionia,Ropubfteast, under date of January 10, gives
the following account of the battle on the Bth inst.
atHan's Tanyard, in Randolph o'ounty
The rebels, one Worland strong, under Colonel
Fidzidexter, were posted in a very strong , position
on the Silver creek, at Roan's Tanyard, eevenmiles
south of Huntsville, and seven mites west of Ha
nka, near the residence of Joel Smith, in Randolph
county. • The attack was made by Colonel Hub.
bard, with four hundred and-eighty men, at tour
o'clock I'. M. of Wednesday. The rebels made but
is Aside resistance, owing to the want of an efficient
commander. They were routed completely, after
reshdence of only half •an 'hour. In their flight
they leftevelything, most of them losing overcoats,
MIN. de.,
Rome of their horses broke away and others were
cut.looeb,rwd but for the lateness of the hour, the
Federate might have secured a - large number of
tie* ;.finholdi. • now many prisoners and horses
were secured I have not learned. The Federate
hatrnedrhe rebel camp, consisting of one hundred
and die tenth, tweuty.the wagons, flour,
meal,
bacon, and an immense number of saddles!, bridles,
,ottroostt, carper hogs,' blankets, etc , together
with eighty-seven kegs of powder. The rout was
the most complete I ever heard of. • Three or four
of-the rebel captains could net tellmbere. a single
man of their commends could be found.
tolonetPoLudexterarrived hereabout 11.'clook,
with: only a corporal's guard. His 'men_ were
400144 in all through the night in small squad.e, -and
left in • ail • diteetionS, except.towird lithe battle
They were thei most pitiable looking set
eves caw . Most of them mere on foot, while
stone rode without saddles or bridles. -- -
The federal NI was on the Reid; I mor
tally wounded, (since died') and 19 slightly wound
ed. Rebel loss, 7 killed on the field; 7 mortally
wounded, - end -8 severely. The number !nightly
wound is not known, and never will-be as every
Oretthat /MO get away did so. '
. Several seen
lan or eight Masi from the bettle-thrld.
AitASTIC BIONTRILY 1 7 .1111811 Allr.—Thig intro
bytiosbieb reached las. too lite to read, far lest
nollee, W 44; eentsina poetry and prose by Mrs.
Bowe, Mrs:Stowe, the late Paul Akers, Bayard
Millar, T. W. Rlgginson, Professor Agues, Theo.
doio. Winthrop, J. T. Trowbridge; Res'. R. A.
Wit/son; John G. Whittier, Major Dorsizeimer, and
Professor J. R. Lowell.' This is a. brilliant and
varied array of good writers. We learn that Mr.
Lowell will contribute enter his 4, Meow Papers,"
to`tfaielfnumbei—that tcA Stery of Ve:DaY" will be
stonelnded in tile ,March number-that: Whittier,
the , poet, - . .1r111- - eenirlbsitsi 'monthly—that MM.
&WO!' Agnes of Smote will be completed in
three tmore , binabere—arlditlid, :close plloiring
!' lineimit," Whisk Oe' Many hare 'admired,
alltother of the liter Thierlort - Winthrop's stories,
naiad '`Jacelf
i Ditent,"- - *ollie 'published, in one
ItMno. column draffeir •"-
- ' •- - Nolte •
Comunuotar, ' , lOVAANCR. JOURNAT. - 7
rtiCketea Inrur anecitrat*gt, hiving weed into,
the heads of Mr. Jana Molter, 'that ge'ntleman
Rum eve:ranee& a hew Nike, with again of name,
ASK end It is, now, the Continental
end intate*tie 'Amine, published in thin of ty,
W month;, and treating of Fire, Life, and
Miettwlnanranc;e,tailwayi, Manufactures, Bank
-1 lard -Mr: Meteor la a Philadelphian,
witiv &rid/noble experierme in Insurance And
and likelytb make hie jour-
Viliiibetitilloa In the land.
The Streets.
"To salt, or not to salt—that is the ques
tion" which has been agitating Ctty Councils
and Passenger Ran* CoMmittee-rooms. It
appears that the accumulation of snow upon
the iron-rails with which our streets are grid
ironed has a tendency to prevent the,passage
of the cars, which; indeed, cannot run at all'
when the snow gets frozen on the iron. There
are two ways of conquering the difficulty. One
is to remove the snow early from the track
-not by shovelling it up, into Aittle mountainous
ridges, on both'sicies of 'the- road, thereby ob
structing the passage of all carriages and ve
hicles which do not cf ride 'on a rail;" the
other way, which is also the simplest, being to
remove the accumulated snow with carte, and
bodily convoy it off the, streets. The Rail
road Companies have resorted to a third mode,
and cut the Gordian 'knot, by sprinkling salt
upon the track, which dissolves the snow, and
establishes droadlef slush, which (it is alleged)
penetrates at once into all foot-coverings not
positively water-proof, diminishes the tem
perature, and is said to have created, the un
pleasant and frequently fatal complaint of
diptheria,—though we cannot Precisely see
how this could be, seeing that, in France and
'England, where the streets are liot salted,
diptheria has been far more prevalent and fatal
than with us.
The Passenger Railroad Companies declare,
we understand; that they cannot afford the ex
peiise of carting away the snow from the
streets through which their cars run; that
their cars cannot travel over and through the
snow without salting it; and that, unless they
are perinitted thus to convert the snow into a
very Penetrating pickle, they must stop run
ning until a thaw takes place. It has been
stated, during the discussion of the matter in
the Councils, that to Jake the snow away
would notbe more costly than to use salt as a
solvent, and that out of thirty per cent profits
theltailroad Companies could afford a hand
some out*, for Public convenience—and their
own. It 'Strikes us that there must be a mis
take in these assertions. Probably in the first,
and certairdpin the-last—foi it unfortunately
happens 'that, in consequence of the groat
number of streetlailroads in this city—twenty
tWo satellite tracks; we believe, against seven
'in New York—the profits of each are incon
siderable. We question whether the highest
dividend r on any city railway stock here ex
ceed.fire per cent.—which is a trifle less than
the thirty per cent. spoken of in the Council's
discussions. -At present-, the situation is
- rather complex, and it would seem- that if
'Coririells say" No Snow," the Railroad people
will answer "No ears running."
Plating thus . clikOnieled one street-difficulty,
;we have to Mention another. That unflaggod
footpaths :in, cities, towns, and villages, aro
difficult to walk'on, when there is a sharp spell
of frost, after a faltef snow or rain, is generally
known—especially to the unfortunate wights
Who occasionally slip and tumble upon them,
Thereby obtaining bruises, and,in some cases,
"fractured limbs. It is known, too, that peri
patetic youths, from time immemorial, have a
passion for making the frozen foot paths still
more slippery, by converting them into slides.
It has been imagined that one of the duties of
the police might be to prevent this—imagined'
only, - we are sure, for every day since the pre
sent frost set in, we have seen the juveniles as
aforesaid, sliding along the footpaths, in single
hut - nufnerous file, especially in the vicinity
of public, schools, under the noses of quies
cent policemen, who stood as placid spectators,
benignly smiling at the exhibition. We would
respectfully draw the attention of the Mayor
to this circumstance, entreating him, as he
values the dafety of pedestrians' limbs, to in
sist that the police sliail put clown street all
ding—but we have experience that appeals to
is The authorities" are generally useless, as wit
ness the municipal toleration of the nuisance
of servants slushing the foot paths with water,
at hours of, the day, at all times except
When snow, frost, or .rain intervene to pro
ient it.,
FINE-SPIIN THEORIES of finance, and econo
mic dogmas, May do to amuse the curious is
such things in times of profound political and
national calm ; and even leaden columns of
abstruse reasoning,tb show, that gold is not
minx, oiritipet , gold ; maybe tolerated in such
daily Journals as affect to do the world's think
ing, *bile the industrial interests are moving
upon the high tides of prosperity. But what
are words, and whit are .skilfully constructed
theories, iu this greatest monetary and political
crisis the country has over experienced? Can
these dry discussions of „theories aid us to
work out the great problem of national Hfo
Turning to history, we marvel at the folly
of the Courts of Rome and Constantinople
rending themselves in the discussion of theo
logical dogmas, and addingto the rancor of bois
terous faction, while the national treasury was
empty, and.the Goth and Vandal thundered at
the gates on either hand. Are we improving
upon their example when we atop to wrangle
over mooted questions of finance, when action,
and nothing but action, prompt and extraordi
nary, will save us from bankruptcy and conse
quent disgrace Have we yet to learn that
ordinary rules do not reach extraordinary cases ;
that great exigencies demand great sacrifices,
and may involve an abrupt and wide depar
ture from established practice? Sorely these
common truths have not to be taught again.
We have a chief of finance of acknowledged
ability, of undoubted integrity, and unim
peachable patriotism, Ho has carried the
Government successfully through great ex
penditures, and proposes a plan by which, lie
declares, the same work may be prosecuted to
the end. If that plan be practicable, it is
criminal folly to put it aside without bringing
forward'another as practicable. In the place
of action, according to some defined plan, we
have hair-splitting, and a resurrection of all
the theories which subsided into merited
graves years ago, and which disturb more
from their utter impracticability than' by their
ghoitliness.
All loyal men know and admit this: that
this war must go on until the end is attained,
even though it call for a .daily expenditure
of three instead of one and a half millions:
The war must go, on if. it: dernands and takes
that last available dollar which, in our patriotic
moods, we speak of dropping into the treasury,
We shall not easily be brought to believe that
there is a true patriot in the country who will
not go back to tow-cloth and bodden gray,
willingly, if that be the price of success. But
whether that be true or not, the war must go
on, and the means must be furnished, if it
raise every man and woman in the loyal States
to the sublime level of equal poverty. Better
that thrin the poverty which leaves men with
out a country. Better a crust and a smock
freak than national disgrace, brought on by
theorizing how to prosecute this stupendous
war without laying' SELF upon the sacrificial
altar. Self must be dragged from the tropic
of, luxury, 'and taught how to labor and be
truly noble in the rigorous winter of neeessitz.
Lot the burden of taxation be brought for
ward.. Loyal ,shoulders fire broad enough to
bear it well; and' they will bear it. Local
taxation may be reduced to a figure that shall
render the national levk not only bearable, but
capable of being prolonged, until the necessity
ceases to exist. Ohio has nobly proposed to
reduce her local expenses, and cast the savings
into the common treasury. Millions can be
saved by the abolition of sinecures; abolish
them. Millions more can be saved by a just
reduction of the salaries of all public servants;
let the salaries be reduced. Other millions
can be saved 'by hewing in pieces the system
which invites frauds upon the Government;
let that system be hewed in pieces.
A New 'York journal inquires if the nation
must learn,, by like experiences of France and
England, how Inadequate a paper currency is
to the demands of the times. To this ques-
Coif it may be replied that some evils are un
avoidable; and it is not manly to bemoan the
inevitable. Besides, every nation must be
I. taught In its own school. We cannot borrow
wisdom as we borrow'money. We have, our
selves, to work out the salvation of the
Re
public.
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES yesterday
declared , Mr. LEIIMAI: entitled to his seat as
Representative of the First Congressional
district, by a decisive vote. This compliment
from the Republican party to a gallant Dou
glas Democrat abundantly vindicates the con
duct of Mr. Fonncy, the late clerk, in placing
Mr. LEHMAN'S name upon the roll at the time
of the organization.
GEN. CAMERON'S appointment as Minister
to Russia was confirmed, in the United States
Senate, yesterday afternoon, by a two thirds
vote.
THE PRESS.-PHILADELPHIA, ' SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1862.
Mason and SILOII.
These individuals, it appears, reached Ber
muda on the 9th inst.', and departed for St.
Thonias the next day. They would probably
arrive in England' this . thiy, and curiosity natu
rally will be on the gal vise as to their re
ception in, that country. Lord Russ= will.
probably be at his wits' end (no very great
journey) to know how to treat thorn, and it
is doubtful whether Lord PALMERSTON will
give them an audience, or if he should, in
what capacity,whother as Ambassadors
, front
the rebel South, or as visitors of destruction,
or as amiable martyrs rescued from captivity
by the chivalrous interposition of the British
Lion., They may be gazed nt, by the curious,
its pseudo-Ambassadors, but the meeting of
• Parliament, bringing with it gcmetal more at
tractive," will speedily wa-lionize them. We
suspect that they would be, to the English
mind, far greater objects of interest as captives
in Fort Warren than as mock-officials, from an
imaginary republic, in the waiting-room of the
'Foreign Mee, in Downing street.
Public Amusements.
At the Academy, tonight, the comic opera of
"Ilßarbiere di Seviglia" will be produced by a
'tolerable company, including Brignoli as A/mavityz
MEUICUBi asF,garo, and Miss niDakiey as RoSifta.
The same opera has been produced in this city with
nearly the same oast. The piesent performance is
of a fugitive character, the company having been
obliged to pass through the city, so that they could
not well avoid a single representation. A little
leavening of our operatic
. loaf with new faces and
voices would be a blessing to musical folk. The
Germania's rehearsal today comprises selections
from the beat of the compositions of Rossini, Mozart,
Donizetti, Lanner, and others. The eelebrated - aria
from "Don Giovanni," and , a beautiful dirge from
f' Jerome Hopkins," aro some of the-items of the
programme. There can be no bettor peformanees
than those of the Germania, and theyhappen in the
quiet time of the afternoon, when the Musical Fund
is surrounded with silence. Hassler's concert, on
Thursday, was a great success, and the best fea
tures of the bill wore Thisslor's'soios upon the violin.
The theatres aro doing well since Mr. Forrest has
retired from the arena. Barney Williams and wife
have been, perhaps, the most successful. They are
really, admirable performers, and Barney is, in
addition, an indefatigable, apt, and interesting
gentleman. He has attained a highly enviable
position by his talents and industry, being knoWn
as well abroad as at home. His now drama,
devised by himself, is produced on Holiday. • Mrs.
Williams has no equal in eccentric comic parts,
and all the accessories of wardrobe and ornaments
are employed by her With rine effect.
At the Continental Theatre, dramas of the fee
fo-fum " class are nightly performed. Mr. Harri
son , formerly of the Forryst troupe, made a somer
sault from legitimacy last night, into the classic
part of Storteen Strong Jack. The house was
good, which is the prayer of the management, and
the boys are invariably delighted. '
BIONOR BLITZ exhibits hie budget of fun this
afternoon and evening, at the Temple of Wonders.
Magio, ventriloquism, and the canary birds are to
be tho attractions, which wo are confident will de
light and charm all who may have the good fortune
to be present.
Dr. Edward Vogdes advertises in another coluien
a concert for the aid of the Volunteer Refresh
ment Saloon. The purpose is a highly worthy ono,
and the MOCIIO/38 and amateurs are of excellent
descriptions.
Tho " Old Folks," inoluding Mrs. Nichols, Mrs.
Shepard, and others, will open at the Musical Fund
Nall on Monday. They have retained their pope•
Wily through a succession of visits to Philadelphia,
and comprise artistes of a great deal of talent and
yorsatility.
Letter from Harrisburg.
Hannisnuna, Jan. 16, 1882
TAX ON BROKERS.
Petitions from all corners of tho State wore
showered on the House this morning for the repeal
of the tax on brokers and private bankers, imposed
last session. That law compels them to make,
under oath, an annual statement of their receipts
from commissions, &c., and on this a tax. of three
per cent is levied.
CITY PASSENGER RAILWAYS
Judge Sbannon, of Pittsburg, road in place an
not rotating to oity passenger railways. It pro.
vides that any person obstructing tho track of such
roads, after 'being duly warned, is subject to a
ienalty of f. 5 and incarceration in the county
jail, not exceeding 5 days. The obatruotion or
passenger railways bus not boon provided for in the
charters of any of these companies.
CraMEM2
Hon. John Cessna, of Bedford, who has been con
testing the seat with Mr. Householder, to-day got
his seat, the committee having reported in his faro.
by a vote or Erato to m=_ ax, -oetarnantii fortunate
Wan. Ho not only got bisneat, but the committee
in their report embodied hie brief of argument err-
Lattm et literattm.:: .Sitortly, after. he was . sworn in
he introduced a bill, giving to • the ousted member
$2l per day and mileage, and by ootntaon consent
(kr there was no voting on' either side,) it passed
finally, and was sent to the Senate. It is oustomary
to pay a men onstMi regular per diem and mile.
age, but this gives him three times the daily pay of
a member. Mr. Householder is a worthygontleman,
and ought be treated fairly; but neither publio
economy nor private justice demands gush profuse
bounty on the part of the Legislature. It le a very
easy thing, members find, to vote away other poople' e
money. When this resolution passed, where wore
the watch-dogs of the treasury who kicked against
the purchase of Pardon's Digest and the payment
of the old °Moore who came back to organize the
Legislature ?
°HURD BANK
In the Senate, Mr. Connell read in place an not
to reduce the capital stook of the Girard Bank. It
reduces it from twelve hundred thousand dollars
to ono million of dollars, and is done for the pur
pose of making an allowance for two hundred thou
sand dollars of suspended debt, invested in a
Southern railroad. In 1953 the Girard Bank was
reeharterod for twenty years, and, in consideration
of a bonus of $125,000, the Legislature exomptod it
from taxation on its capital stook and dividends,
and, therefore, the present proposed reduction does
not affect its taxation to the State.
BUILDING ASSOCIATION.
Mr. Connell also read in place an act to oxtond
the charter of the Farmers' and Mechanics' Build
ing Assoolation. It extends it ten years, The
courts have no power.
DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE
The worthies composing the Domocrade State
Committee met in a back room in Buehler's Hotel,
yesterday, and were presided over by that astute po
litician and rising young Philadelphia lawyer,
William H. Welsh. Profiting by the experience of
the past, or, more probably, having nothing to say
that any considerable number of people would en
dorse, they acted like Sir Patrick O'Pronipo,
" looked wise, shook their heads, and said nothing."
In other words, they decided not to pass any reso
lutions, but fixed on tho 4th day of July next for
the holding of 'a Convention. Sines Brockinridge
seceded, these men all claim to have been Douglas
men in 1860, and aro quite insulted if you doubt
their words. Among the more prominent and en
thusiastic friends of the late Stephen A. Douglas
who were present yesterday were 'Jack Cummings,
IL L. Dieffenbach, It E. Monaghan, and Nelsen
Weiser. It is understood that the present chairman
is anxious to bo continued in ace another year.
Twice have the Democracy boon routed under his
leadership, but from this circumstance he is sure
they will be victorious a third time, 51.
Tl'lll3l/NE AL3tANAC NOR 1832 —Wa have a copy
of this from S. C. Upham, 310 Chestnut streot.
EXTRA. LARGE SALE—SToCKS, LOANS, PEWS,
REAL ESTATE, &D.—TUESDAY NBx. r .—Peremp
tory sales, by order of executors, assignees, and
others, See Thomas a: Sons' advertisements and
pamphlet catalogues, issued today,
New York Legislature
ALBAirr, Jan, 17.—Concurrent resolutions wore
reported in the Assembly to•dey in favor of Con
gress levying a direct tax to defray the interest of
the entire indebtedness of the National Govern-
ment, etc., and that said tax be made permanent,
and be increased yearly whenever an increase of
the national debt is duly authorized by law ; that
the people of the State of New York will cheerfully
co-operate with her sister loyal States, and the
United States Government, in willing submission to
all burdens necessary to be incurred, and that, by
adopting the policy here indicated, the Government
will command the confidence of all persons having
money to lend, and be able to obtain all the fiscal
means needed for a vigorous prosecution of the
War.
' The War in Kentucky
LOVIAViLLE, Jan. 17.—The Afunfordsville cor
respondent of the Journal, of this oity, says the
rebels are driving cattle into tho ponds and water
ing places on the route , of the advance of the United
States army, and killing them, so as to render the
water unfit for drinking.
From Salt Lake City
OUTRAGEOUS ASSAULT Ott GOYERNOR DAWSON
SALT LAKE CM, Jan, 17.—Governor Dawson
left here December filst, on account of a personal
diffieulty. lie wes pursued, whipped, and robbed
twelve miles •east. Seven desperadoes, who com
mitted the assault; were arrested, and three of
them, in endeavoring to escape from the °Moors,
wore killed.
Death of Robert S. Oakley
Nuw Yonu January 17.—Robert S. Oakley,
president of tine National Bank Note Company,
died yesterday.
From General Banks' Column.
Fainngnietr, Md., Jan. V.—Nothing of the least
Interest boo transpired for several days past along
the lino of the Upper Potomac.
NEW SCHOOL-HOUBE IN TWENTIETH WARD.—
Proposals are solicited by the Secretary of the Con
trollers of the Public Schools, Mr. Robert T. Hemp
hill, for the building of a now public school•hence
in the Twentieth ward, on the oast side of Ontario
street. It is to hero n front of . 17 feet, with a depth
to Mary street of lag feet, and will therefore be
commodious, if not imposing. The plans of the
architect, Mr. George S. Bethel, can be 130011 at
the ofßco of the Boni,
LATEST NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH.
FROM WASHINGTON.
THE PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
CONFIRMATION OF F,X4IXRETART CAME
RON AS MINISTER TO RUSSIA.
The Contested Election Case iii the First
Pennsylvania District.
EON. WM. E. LERMAN DECLARED EKTI•
PLED TO THE BEAT.
OEN. MoCIBLIAPPS VIEWS AND POLICY
Special Despatches to 6 1 The PreBB,"
WASHINGTON, J . /MUGU 17, 1862
The Confirmation of Gen. Cameron
General Onsinnot has just been confirmed by
the Senate, by it very decided majority. He
ought to bo gratful to his opponents for tho
manner in which they have allowed his friends
to defend and to vindicate him. All the aeon
entices against him resulted from his adminis
tration of tho Department of War sines the
commencement of the rebellion. It was na
natural that 'where so many luterests were enlisted
many enmities should be aroused. The vote in his
favor was a two-thirds vote, and while he was sup
ported by a number of Democrats, nearly allof his
Opponents paid the highest tribilte tebisenergy and
integrity. The propriety ; of his confirmation was
only questioned because of the aots of some of these
in whom he was compelled to (lodide.
The Vote on the LehmaO-Butler Case
Twenty.three Republicans 4d fifty-four Demo
crats and Unionists voted to Minfirm;Roprosenta-
Svc LEEMAN in his seat in the Donee; The sixty
seven votes against him were Republicans.
Sixteen Repubticang and fourteen Dfunocrats and
Unionists were absent or not voting.
The Lower Potomac- - Fight at Cock
ptt Point.
Tho steamer King Philip returned from the
Potomac flotilla last night, and reports that the
Ammo/fa yesterday bombarded the rebel battery,
at .Cockpit Point, with what result has not been
ascertained. The rebels fired four shells at the
steamer with the meal resalt.l-no damage done.
Brigadier General Meagher.
The colonels and officers of the Sistyninth and
Eighty-eighth Now York Regiments, and the officers
of the batteries attached to it, Major O'NErra,
commanding, to-day sent . , to the Senate Military
Committee a memorial heartily and unanimously
endorsing the appointment of Col. MAIMED, as
their Brigadier General. Gen. SHIELDS also has
addressed a most cordial letter to Senator Virmson,
the chairman of that committee, earnestly adro•
eating the confirmation of his friend and countryman.
The Policy of General McClellan.
It is generally understood that Gen. AM:II,EL..
zdat's resent exposition, made to the Congressional
committee to inquire into the conduot of the war,
of so much of his views and plans as he deemed.
prudent to trust to the public, was eminently otitis
factory to those gentlemen, — who interrogated him
for nearly three hours. It Is said that he repeat
edly, in reply to questions, frankly pointed out to
the committee their impolloy : and on each - occasion
satisfied. them that he was right ha preferring to
keep to himself the Particular information they
were after. It is certain that the result of their
interview has boon to bring the committee up to the
work of laboring to induce Congress to aid Mc °LEL
'Lau in hi@ measures and policy, with the frank confi
donee that must be accorded to him if that body
would really do their duty to insure the quick
suppression of the rebellion, that depends so en
tirely upon the harmonious concert of action be:
tween all branches of the Government service in
laboring to work out common ends. More than
one of the committee who wont into the interview
with minds warped came out of it with the fixed
belief that the path of success in the war, M to
stand firmly by the commander-in•chief, and sup
port his measures and plans.
Arrest of a Pennsylvania Volunteer
Tons Borta, a private in the Twenty-third
Pennsylvania Regiment, bas boon arrested on a
°barge of attempting to kill a regular soldier.
Taking the Oath.
The oath of allogianoe was administered to-day
to seven persona who escaped from the rebel
army.
The Fortification Bill.
Tho fortification bill, whicit.paseeLtlic ltztee to.
Ann aggregaViii of VD,960,vu0, and
includes the following items for the year ending
1803:
For Fort Montgomery, sit the outlet of Lake
. _ .
Champlain, Now York $lOO,OOO
Fort Knox, at Narrows of Penobscot river,
Maine 100, 0 00
Fort on Hog /eland Ledge, Fortified harbor, ina ' 100,6J0
Fort Warren, Boston harbor - 75,000
Fort Winthrop, do. 110.000
Fort nt Now Bedford harbor. 100,000
Fort at \Vinci's Point, apposite Fort Schuyler,
New York 200,000
Fort on the alto of Fort Tompkins, Staten
Island, N. V 200.000
,
Fort at Sandy Hook, N. JJ. 300,000
Fort Delaware, Delaware river 00,000
Fort Carroll, Baltimore harbor fff 201,000
Fort Calhoun, Hampton Roads, Ye.. 200,000
Volt Taylor. Hey West, Florida . 200,000
Fort Jefferson, Gard. n Key, Florida . 200,000
Fort at Fort Point, San Francisco Bay, Cal.. 200,000
Fort at Alcatraz Inland. San Froncleco do. .. 150,000
For contingencies of fortfilcatione, including
BM work, 500,000
For bridge trains and equipage for armies in
11,0 Odd. 250.000
For tam and siege trains for artuira in the Sold 250,000
Port THE YEAR ENDING 30211 JEWS, Bin.
For fortifications on the Northern frontier, in
cluding the fortifications at Oswego, Niagara,
Buffalo, Detroit, Mackinaw $750,000
For Fort Montgomery, at the outlet of Lake
Champlain, Neer York 50,000
Fort Knox, Penobscot river, Main, ' . 60,000
Fort on EP g Island Ledge, Portland, Afaino.. 50,000
Fort Winthrop and exterior batteries, Boston
harbor 50,000
Fort at New Bedford harbor, Mass . , ..... .... 50,000
Fort Adams, Nowport, Rhoda Island. .... 50,000
Fort Scimitar. East river, Now York . ... .... 25,000
Fort at Wilford Point, oppositu Fort SCha ler,
Nen York 50,000
Fort Richmond, Staten Island, Now Y0rk..... • 25,000
Fort on site of Fort Tompkins, Staten lalond,
New York 50,000
For commencement of caul:notes at the batte
ry or, torah% Island, New York 100,000
For new battery at Port Hamilton, at the Nar
row, New York 100,000
Fort Minn, near Philadelphia, Pa 25,000
For a new port opposite Fort Delaware, on
the Delaware shore 200,000
Port Monroe, Hampton Hoods, Ya 50,000
Fort Taylor, Key West, Florida 100,000
Fort Jefferson. Garden Key, Florida..l 100,000
For an additional fort at the Tortugas, F1a.... 200,000
For a fort at Ship Island, coast of Mlsslssippl., 100.000
For contingencies of fortifications 100,000
For bridge trains and etainage 250,000
City Branch, Post Offites.
The bill which passed the House to-day, relative
to the establishment of branch post anew in cities,
authorizes and directs the Postmaster General, if,
in his opinion, the public interest or convenience
may require it, to establish one or more branch post
offices to facilitate the operation of the post of
in any city or place which, in the opinion of the
Postmaster General, may require such additional
nocommodation for the convenience of the inhabi
tants; and it shall be deemed the duty of ‘ tho Post
master General to prescribe the rules and regula
tions for the branch post office which may be es
tablished. Tho Postmaster General is also autho
rized to charge ono cent in addition to the regular
postage for every letter deposited in any branch
post office, to be forwarded by mall from the mim
civil office, and which shall be prepaid by stamp,
and ono cent for every letter delivered at such
branch office to be paid on delivery, provided that
no letter shall bo sent from the principal office to
such branch office for delivery, except by request
of the party to whom the same may be addressed,
and providedl that the expense of such branch
tetvice shall not exceed the repiptt'on aeoount
thereof. The tenth seotion of the act, to establish
certain post routes, and for other purposes, p
proved March 3d, 1847, is repealed. '
Arrest of a Fugitive from Justice.
SQIL7.IAII• Laa, the chief of police from Elmira,
Now York/ arrested here, last night, Romer
Tuanza, charged witiAnaking a deadly assault on
Officer Iluar, a policeman of Elmira. Truman is
one of the four ruffians arrested by Lao last sum
mer, on suspicion of knocking down and robbing a
British marine. LEE left to-day with his prisoner
for Elmira.
Washington News and Gossip
The city is again full of rumors in regard to
changes In the Cabinet, but it is very evident, from
circumstances, that no further resignations will
take' place unless some untoward event happens.
There is a general outside clamor against Secretary
Wantas, but it comes mostly from disappointed
politicians and contractors,
There is no denying the feet that tho capitalists
of New York exercise a great influence over the
affairs of the Government. Whether it Is a whole
some ono or not, time will develop.
There is a great lack of small silver change here.
Some of the largo dry goods stores refuse to give
Change for fivoqiellar treasury notes unless over
two dollars' worth of articles are purchased. To
remedy, in part, this inconvenience, there is some
serious talk of demanding the issue of ono•dollar
notes. To print them, sign them, and pass them
through the circumlocution of the Treasury De
partment, would cost the Government almost as
much as their feces mill for. There is no good
reason, however, why five-dollar treasury notes
should bo at four and five per cent. discount in this
or any other city in the Union.
Since the confirmation of the now Secretary of
War an immonse number of now contractors and
applicants for °face bay° arrived in the oily. It is
stated that the additional clerical force provided
for the War Department has already been provided
for. Some of the old temporary clerks in the De
partment are to be promoted.
Two or three regiments of regulars, which have
been stationed bore to perform police duty, have
been ordered to the other side of tho Potomac.
This, to some minds, indioatoa a forward move
ment.
Last evening, a man barefoot, in his shirt sleeves,
and delirious with the small pox, was found wan
doting about the streets near the Capitol. Hewes
properly eared for.
Several pedlars have been arrested during the
past few days, and fined thirty dollars each, for
trafficking without annum. They were mostly from
Philadelphia.
Several sutlers will give up their business as soon
as their regiments aro paid off. Some of the regi
ments aro now without sutlers. Under the contem
plated law, the profits of sutlers will be out down
from twelve hundred to about one hundred and
fifty dollars a month, and probably less.
Some six or eight horse inspectors, from Pennsyl
vania, it is reported, have been ordered to report
themselves here immediately.
The payment of the troops is progressing finely.
The Ninth Pennsylvania Reserves, Col. JecasoN,
was paid off yesterday. It was expeoted the
SoCond Pennsylvania Reserves would be paid. off
to-day.
PROM MISSOURI,
General Sigel to Command a Division.
AN WE BLOCKADE OP THE MISSISSIPPI
ROLLA, Mo., Jan. 17.—The brigade which has
left here for the west, within the last three days, is
composed of the Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth Illi
nois, the Forty-fourth Missouri, and Bokhoff'e and
Iloffnian's batteries, under command of General
Osterhaue. Another brigade, under General Sigel,
will probably leave in a day or two. General Sigel
will doubtless assume the command of the entire
division at the proper time.
ST. Lours, Jan. 17.—The navigation of the Mis
sissippi river is entirely suspended here in conse
quence of the gorging of the ice twenty miles
below the city, extending to a point some distance
above.
Tho troops aro now being sent to Cairo by rail-.
road, but their advance is materially retarded by
the inadequate means of crossing the river, our
ferry boats not being able to run, and the ice not
suflioiently strong to bear heavy weights. The
weather is now moderating again, and the prospects
of a speedy opening aro fair.
General Price, the member elect from the Fifth
Congressional district, loft for Washington today.
No person will hereafter be allowed to leave the
city until his baggage be inspected by an officer ap
pointed for that purpose, and his trunks sealed,
Some of our papers aro ventilating the antece
dents of the newly-appointed Senator from Mis
souri.
FROM CAIRO AND PADUCAH.
TWENTY-THREE REBELS CAPTURED
Heavy Cannonading up the Tennessee
A BATTLE IMPENDING.
Came, Jan. 17.—Advioes from Cape Girardeau
Mate that the expedition which left here for Dallas
and Bloomfield returned this morning, bringing
twentythreo prisoners, and among them Captain
Day, of Jeff Thompson's army,
Reports from Paducah say that heavy oannon
ading was board up the Tennessee river this morn
ing.
General Grant sent instructions to alb the hoe
pitals here to-day to be in readiness at short notice
Nothing of importance has been hoard from tho
expedition.
IMPORTANT FROM KENTUCKY,
GENERAL GRANT'S ARMY WITHIN TWELVE
MILES OF COLUMBUS.
CHICAGO, Jan. 17.—Tho Times has a speoial,
dated " twelve miles from Columbus, Jan. 16,"
stating that "an additional force, with General
Grant's state, left Cairo yesterday, at 10 o'clock,
and overtook Generals MoClernand, Paine, and
Cook's commands during tho afternoon. lam not
permitted to state whore wo aro going, or what
troops wo have. Heavy pickets aro placed in all di
rections. No skirmish yet."
Virginia Legislature
DEFEAT OF THE PENNSYLVANIA CENTRAL RAIL
ROAD BILL.
WHEELING, Va , Jan. 17.—Tho bill, known RS
tho Pennsylvania Central Railroad bill, was de
feated in the Lower Rouse of the Logislaturo to
day, by a vote of 21 to IL
Further from Port Royal---Expeditinn in
NEW YORK, Jan. 17.—Adviees from Port Royal
state that tbo expedition towardp Savannah wag
„supposed to be in progress. Reconnoitring parties
have proceeded towards Tvbee Island with appa.
rates for removing obstructions from the river and
creeks south of the Savannah river.
. .
It to understood that the land fame would consist
of ten thousand mon, and that Warsaw Inlet would
bo the first destination of the expedition.
A lino of railway was progressing norm Hilton
head Wand.
The Sumpter
REPORTED ARRIVAL AT CAThJZ, RAVING BURNED
TERSE VESSELS.
NEW YORK, Jan. 17.—The following is a copy of
a deepaiob received per the Arabia at Halifax :
" LONDON, via Queenstown, Jan. 4, 1862.
"Hiram Barney, Collector, New York:
"The Sumpter bas arrived at Cadiz, having
burned three vessels.
" 0. F. ADAMS, United States Minister."
XXXVIITII CONGRESS-FIRST SESSION,
Waal:inform Jan. 17, 1802
SENATE.
Afr. CHANDLER, of Michigan, presented the creden
tials of Hon. Jacob M. Howntd, Senator elect front
Michigan, in place of Mr. Hingham, deceased.
Mr. Howard then appeared hod took the oath.
13overal petitions in favor of oinancipation wore pre
seated.
Mr. TRUISIDULL presented a petition from kir. 0. L.
Bentord, itho represents bhnoolf as a contractor with
Mesas. Cummings awl Tucker, on tho strength of tho
Information be received from the War Department, that
they were authorized to act for the Government; but be
Is now surprised to learn that Cameron cars the heads of
bureaus bad made all the contracts. Masks the passago
of a law to legalize hie contract and prevent lose to ho
neet contractote. Deferred.
Mr. WILMOT, of Pennsylvania, Presented a petition
Wong that hoadeopathic physicians be appointed In the
army.
COLLAWER, of Vermont, from the Committee on
Post Offices, reported back the eame,blll in relation to the
letters of tollore and marines. The bill, which extends
the privilege of sending lottera not prepaid to satlorsand
marines, wee then reeled by the Senate.
Mr. FESSENDRN, of Maine, from the Committee on
Finance, reported back the House joint resolution de
aerate' y of the purpose of Congress to bums° a tax.
Mr. PARLILE, of Virginia, objected to the considers•
tion of the resolution, but subsequently withdrew his ob
jection,
The resolution was then passed—yeas 39, nays Arr.
Powell.
Mr. DIXON, of Connecticut, from the Oonunitleo on
Contingent Expenses, reported back the reasiution to pay
Mr. Stanton, the contestant of Mr. Lane's seat, the usual
compensation and mileage.
Mr. DALE said Mr. Stanton had already received ono
mileage.
➢lr. FESSENDEN, of Maine, moved to amend the
resolution so as to be exclusive of mileage. Agreed to.
The resolution as amended was then passed.
Mr. FOOT, of Vermont, from the Committee on Pub.
lie Buildings, reported a resolution ordering the removal
of tins army bakeries front the Capitol.
Mr. WILSON introuuccd a bill in relation to volunteer
service in any particular State,
Mr. TRUMBULL, of Nino's, offered a resolution to
Pay $l,OOO, out of thu contingent fund, for the funeral
expensed of Senator Daher. Referred.
Also, nrotolutlen In relation to the pay of the first Be.
'lnters and Representatives from Minnesota,
Mr. BROWNING, of Mineola, introduced a bill for the
better organization of the artillery of the army of the
Gelled Stater. Referred.
On motion of Mr. SUMNER, tho Sonata than wont
Into executive seesion.
After an executive session, the Senate adjourned till
Monthly.
HOME OF IMPREBENTATIYES
Mr. TRAIN, of Ilassatirneetts,lntroduced a bill trans
ferring the penitentiary buildings of the District of Co•
lumina to tho War Department, for the U9O of the United
Elates arsenal. Referred.
On Inotiou of Dlr. FRESTON, of New York, over one
hundred bile from the Court of Claims nem rofarrod to
Ore Committee of Mims.
Nr. LUNN, of Maryland, from tho Committee on
Patents, reported a bill authorizing tho Commissioner of
rawnts to examine the application of Samuel Bouts for
the renewal of his patent for a process of pulling wheat,
the patentee having, by mistake, failed to mote the ap.
plicotlon for that purpose within the time proscribed by
law. The patent expires on the Mb of Starch next,
The bill was passed by twenty.four majority.
Mr. DUNN tiro reported a hiii for the extengon of
the patent of John G. Mervin for an Improvement in tho
manufacture of lamp-black. Postponed.
The haute then resumed the consideration of the con.
tested.clection case of Butler vs. Lehman, in the First
Congressional district of l'entnolvanm.
A vote Mae first taken on the substitute reported from
the minority of the Committee on fdections, that J. M.
Butler la not, and Mr. Lohman Is, entitled to a seat as
Beal esentative from the First Congressional district, and
it was adopted.
The resolution of the majority, thus amended, wea
agreed to—yens 77, nays Oh. Mr. Lehman, therefore,
coutinuea a member of the Boum.
?dr. ALAKif t of Masse&laniotte, from the Poet Office
Committee, reported a bill authorizing the establiehmont
of branch poet offices hi cities. Paused.
The Howe concurred in the Senate's amendment to
the House bill to promote thooffleioncy of the Head letter
Oflice.
Mr, DELANO, of Mannaciumette, made a report from
the Connuittee for the District of Columbia, on a resolu
tion referred to them relative to Marshal Lemon's Jail
regulations. They say It wan strictly In his of Ms
cretion to make rules to remedy existing Ames, and
though they can see no necessity for subjecktog members
of Congress to the Idle ceremony of procuring passes
signed by the President of the Senate or Speaker of the
Home, yet there nothing no palpably oppressive and
onetous In the regulations am to call for the special Inter
voution of the Dense. Waco the committee ask to be
discharged front the further consideration of the aubjcat.
Tho further consideration of the report was then
postponed
Mr. STEVENS, of Pennsylvania, from the Committee of
Ways and ?deans, reported a bill for the support of tho
West Point Itlllltnry Academy. On isle motion, the com
mittee obtained leave to nit during the sessions of the House.
Do took occasion to explain the reason why the annvolwia
lien bills uric not sooner reported, adding that he had
been informed that numerous libelling letter-writers sad
journals hod been finding fault with the committee for
not reporting
an equitable tax bill. The comunlttee, how
ever, are gathering facts, and work for hours after at
tendil gto their busbies In thin hall. Re dotted to nay
that the erlticlnins and libels of the presa would not make
them move one minute faster than a duo regard to the
public Interest would permit.
Mr. FEbTON, of New York, rising to a privileged
question, Inquired by what rule brarnhat Lantoa occu
pied n place on the Poor of this House '1
The SPEAKER replied that he was not sears of much
a rule, and had no doubt the doorkeeper would enforco
the rules, .
VALLANDIGH/M, of Ohio. Perhaps tho mar
abal has a warrant for somebody hero.
Mr.BELLOGG, of Illinois. Inquired whether the en
forcement of the nnee was to operate on the marshal
- only 1 He did not see anybely Interfering with the
business of the blouse. Then, why should Mr. Lemon be
made an exception, when others, who were not members,
were also on the floor 1
The SPEAKER. directed the doorkeeper to enforce the
rules, and expressed the hope that numbers would not
hereafter Motet on introducing their friends here.
Mr. Lemon, who woo standing near the main door,
then retired.
The Muse resumed the, consideration of the fortifica
tion bill In Committee of the Whole on the state of the
Union. During the debate on amendments,
Dlr. ARNOLD, of Illinois, said it would be better to
act on the bill specifically, the items being based on offi
cial estimates. It was TA to be supposed that this bill
erubrated all the fortifications necessary to the Atlantic
coast , and Western lakes; but the select committee have
the subject under consideration, and will, at an early
day, report the result of their deliberations.
Mr. CRITTENDEN, of Kentucky, suggested that we
have not money enough to carry on the war within our
borders. To Me should all our energies bo directed. It
was 230 fixes to enter I eta expensive precautionary Woe.
sures against n foreign war which he hoped was far die
tent. Let ue defend the Government, and when peace
shell ensue to tho country, we C 032 provide against the
danger of foremn war.
Mr. WIMURT, of Pennsylvania, agreed with Mr.
Crittenden. There should bo no new works commenced
unless there Vas an absolute and overruling necessity
for thorn. He bad been informed that the bill appro
priated between live and six millions of &ams. In
order to afford time for examination into come of the
items, he ineffectually songbt - a postponement of its con
sideration.
All the amendments proposed wore voted down.
The committee then rose, when the bill, as originally
reported, was passed by the House.
Mr. HOLMAN, of Indiana, from the Committee on
Army Contracts, reported a resolution, which was
adopted, calling on the Secretary of War to communicate
to the committee a. copy of the contracts for the pur
chase of horses for Colonel Williams' regiment of cavalry,
now In fientucky.
Mr. STEELE, of New Jersey, of the name committee,
reported a resolution that they InitiUro into the several
orders or contracts—one for 50,000 and another for 25,000
Enfield rified—n bather these contracts hare been ex
tended or annulled ; whether they have been sold or otters
made to sell them, etc.
Without transacting any other business, the House
adjourned till Monday.
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.
atantsnuna, January 17,1862.
SENATE.
The Senate wog called to order at eleven o'clock by
the Speaker.
GE=
Mr. stmaLL presented a petition from members of
the Methodist Episcopal Church of Downingtown for
power to sell real estate.
Mr. REILLY, a petition from tho borough of Potts
ville and the township of Norwegian, Schtlylkill county,
for a change In the limits of raid borough.
/gr. REILLY also read in place a bill supplementary
to the net incorporating the borough of Pottsville.
OE=
Dir. LAUDON offered a reaolution Instructing the
Conan/See on Finance to report a bill Imposing a ton
nage awl passenger tax on all canal and railroad compa
nies in the State.
_ .
far. LANDON stated that ho offered this resolntion in
good faith and not for Intocongto. The Government
was now subjected to extraordinary expenditures, and
extraordinary emergencies required extraordinary
efforts to meet them. Pennsylvania must bear hor.part.
Ile desired to see the war prosecuted with energy, and
was heartily sick and tired of the cry that all is quiet on
the Potomac.
Whilerequiring the energetic prosecution of the war,
we must remember that finances are the sinews of war.
It was jest as necessary to have a full treasury as a full
army, and the treasury could not be filled by fictitious
paper. In order to keep the credit of the State good,
early and substantial measures must be taken as a basis
for the financial operations of the Government. Me
loped that every acre of land and every item of rebel
property would be confiscated to pay the expenses of the
war. Put this could not he done now. Money must be
raised by taxation. The commissioners appointed by
the Governor to revise the revenue laws el the State
were preparing to fax everything; and it was time for
the Legislature to consider whether a large sum could
not be realized from taxation of internal improvements.
Me did not believe fn a tonnage tax on one railroad
while others were exempt ; but, ff imposed on every line,
It would become just and equal. His Idea was that this
tax should be trope Ned for a term of years, and not per
petually. The business of the railroads had been so
much increased by the war that they could afford to pay
during the Vr. or.
Mr. BENSON stated that the Committee on Finance
desired to shirk no responsibility, but all these subjects
of taxation were before the commissioners appointed to
rem ise the revenue laws of the State. They had already
had an interview with the Committee of Ways and
Means of tho House, and the Finance Committee of the
Senate. Another meeting won d be held, and a bill
flamed, and reported in due time, to cover all subjects of
taxation. Be trusted that the Senate would not pass this
resolution.
Mr. PENIsEY said it was doubtful whether the Senate
had the power to originate such a bill. Ife suggested
that ft be so nifionded no to Instruct the Finance Com
mittee to inquire into the expediency of ouch taxation,
and report to the Senate. The resolution was amended
accordingly, and passed.
TEBriarozil4LS 0 TOLVNTERIL9
Mr. SMITH, of Philadelphia, offered a resolution rats•
Ing a joint committee to devise a suitable testimonial to
the Pennaylvania soldiers who fought under Baker, at
Ball's Bluff, and those who fought under Brig. Gen.
Ord, at Dranesv file ; which was discussed at some length
and passed finally.
The resolution from the House to pay Mr. householder,
who was thrown out by Mr. Cessna, twenty-one dollars
Per day and mileage, Nils passed—yeas 12, nays 11.
Tao Senate then adjourned until Monday morning at
11 o'clock.
rho nous° woo called to ordor at 11 o'clock by the
Speaker. Prayer was offered by 800. Mr. Bay.
Mr. GROSS, of Allegheny, called up Senate bill rela
tive to the ray of the retiring officers of tbo Legislature
of 1861, (giving them ten days' pay and mileage), It was
decided that the House would not concur iu the propo
sition to pay all the officers, but would Insist that those
only should be remunerated who wore actually required
to return at the opening of the session of 18d2. A cons
notice teas appointed. to confer with the Senate and eti-
Just the differences.
Mr. MYESS, of Lancast4ir;offered a roseleition stating
that Columbia poesessed many advantages as the site of
a national armory, and requesting Congress to consider
thole advantages. Laid over for one day.
ALLEGED FRAUDS IN TIM LsotnartiliZ OF 1861.
Mr. trOPKISS, of We9hingfon, offered the following
resolution:
Whereas, It is alleged, and is believed by many of the
citizens of the Commonwealth, that improper influences
wero used in procuring the passage of an act, at the last
eession of the Legislature, cohtleil "An Act for the
Commutation of Tonnage Duties ;" and
Whereas, It is due singe to the ponies implicated and
to the public at large that the aflogations upon which
told belief is predicated should be investigated, in order
that truth way be vindicated and justice be done to all:
thei elute,
- Resolved, That no committee be appointed, consisting of
flee, to inquire into all We facts connected with the paa.,
sage of said act, and that they hare power to send for
persons nod papers.
Mc. SCOTT, of Ilnutingdon, offered the following
amendment: '• And that the committeo bo instructed to
retort the names of all persons or officers, either in or
out of the Legislature, by whom or upon whom they may
find such influences to have been used."
fdr.DlilitilSi of Philadelphia, did nut think that tho
Legislature had power to investigate the acts of the As
eeinbly of 1661. That Assembly was dead, to all Intents
and purposes.
Mr. ABBOT declared that the reaolutten was open
to the ouspicion that It wag prompted by other mottroo
than a &Ore to make an Investigation.
Mr WILLIAMS, of Allegheny, agreed with tho gen
tleman from Philadelphia, that the Assembly of 1861 was
su dead i" and more than that, ft was in the condition of
Lazarus, foul and repulsis - e. When the tonnage tax bill
wee about being passed, ho bad stood up in the hail
with the minority of the members, and declared that
those who voted for the Iniquity should be known no
more as members of the House. Ito would now point to
the members around, and ask if the prediction had not
been fulfilled. The giant corporations of 1861 might sub
oldize the press, but the 'Mk() of the people could not be
stilled. lie cited a legislative case in Georgia, to show
that it was legal to muter into an investigation. If it was
urged that a contract might bo vitiated thereby, let it be
understood that fraud vitiatcsi any contract. Two bills
alone of the 'Assembly of 1861 took $12,000,066 out of
the State treasury, and benefited the treasury of Phila.
delpluia proportionately. Not only were these two acts
eanctiontsl, but a third one was approved, which allowed
the Fennel ivania Railroad Company to own all the rail.
rondo in the Shute. In fact, the entire duty of the last
Legislature seems to have been to execute the bidding of
the corporations so prominently brought before it.
Mr. SCOTT, of Huntingdon, urged that legislative cm,
ruption was the greatest evil affecting a free government,
sulking at the very foundation of the rights of the peo
ple. Ile favored the resolution.
Mr. ABBOT declared that the object of the proposed
ins estigation was not eo much to develop frauds as to
impair the validity of the at t for the commutation of the
tonnage tax. This was the truo end aimed at. In his
opinion, however, the contract made by the Legislature
of MI with the Pennsylvania Railroad could not be
vitiated, even If It should be proven that - undue means
were used to enact the law. The invidious character of
the resolution of thogentleman from Washington was
der t. It was not the time, et present, to refute the
statement that Pennsylvania had lost $10,000,000, or
that the city of Philadelphia had gained that amount.
Mr. WORLEY, of Lancaster, desired the passage of
the resolution and amendment. When the people of
Lancaster county found a certain man in their district
named for the Legislature of 1861, they welt know the
cam. They instructed three of their representatives to
vote against the commutation of the tax, and yet had
found two of them recreant. Why they were so was
now the question to be solved, and this could be decided
in no better manner than by the investigation as pro
ve-sod.
Aft. DENNIS, of Philadelphia, Bald Oat be could
neither be coaxed nor cudgelled to treat of matters out
side of the record. lie was not hero today to speak of
the propriety or !impropriety of the tonnage tax. The
Question was an entirely different one. Only two reasons
had been surged for the investigation. Ono was, that the
interests laurelled were of great magnitude, and the other,
that the people demanded it. It was true that great in.
terests depended upon the tax belt it must be reiterated
that the merits or demerits of the net more not before the
House. Ifs reply to the second proposition, lie would ask,
who and where a ere the people making the desuandt Had
any petitions been receivedl Ho objected to the resolution
because the purpose was to pass upon the actions of men
who wore not present to defend themselves, and tosroak
iu their own vindication.
Mr. CESSNA, of Bedford, stated that business of an
important nature, in the ferns of bills, etc.,should be
brought before the House to-day before its ajournment.
In order to afford an opportunity for the presentation of
these documents, he would move that the matter under
discussion be postponed until next Tuesday. This was
agreed to.
PIIRDON . B DIGIST
The House Agreed to tho Senate resolution to purchase
Purdon'e Digest, and Ziegler's and fintberland's Manu
als, for tho use of all the members, and clerks and as
alstatet clerks.
Mr. RAINY, of Fayette, offered a resolution instruct
ing the clerks to procure the Digests at the lowest whole
sale cash price. Those of 1861 had cost $5 each.
Mr. HOPKINS, of Washington, moved to amend by
insertiug the words "and that the State Trearurer be in
structed to deduct the price of the same from the pay of
each member and clerk."
. .
The amendment Woe not agreed to, and the original re•
solution pa teed.
Mr. CESSNA, of Bedford, offered a resointion paying
Mr. Goo. W. Householder (who had been declared ille
gally returned, and whose soot nal) fillet) by Mr. Cessna,}
the sum of 1121 per diem during lye stendance, and the
usual mileage. The resolution eaevod.
Tuesday next, at 12 o'clock, was fixed for the appoint
ment of a committee to try the contested-election assent'
Mr. Monteith), of the Sixth district of Philadelphia.
It was resolved, that when the /IMMO adjourn, it dam.
to meet on Monday morning next at 11 o'clock A.
=l=l
Nominations were then made for State Treasurer, as
Mr, Duffield nominated Win. V. McGrath.
Mr. Bliss nominated Henry D. Mott.
Mr. Craig nominated A. G. Brodhead.
Sir. Hopkins nominated Alex. T. Dixon.
Sir. Cross nominated Jos. R. McClintock.
Pershing nominated S. Id, Smith.
A number of )1071011177 nominations wore aim made.
. • -
The Governor notified thd Hone+, that ho luu7 signed
an net for the relief of the famine-J-0r viduntoern in Me
gh.essy county. Adjunrued.
ACT TTOVIDING FOR AN. OATH AUEGIANOS
An net providing for an oath of allogianco will be pre
sented by Mr. DICMIII3II9. It is ask:Mows:
Be it enacted, etc., That every per,or, holding any
office of trust, hoilor, or profit, within this Common
wealth, shat', within thirty clays after the pmsango of this
act, be required to take an oath of allegiance to this
Slate, and to the United Staley of Americo, as follows:
Ido solemnly swear (or aftirra)}tiat I will support,,
protect, and &fond the Constitution and Government e 4.
the' United Staten of America, and also of the Statc , ot
Pennsylvania, against all enemies, 'whether domestic, or
foreign, and that I mill bear true faith, allegiance, and
IQ) city to the acme, any ordinance, resolution, eec Law
of any Slate Cone cotton or Lildsleture to the vs./Aver).
not Itbstanding, and that Ido this with a full determi
nation, pledge, end purpose, without any mental reser
vation or I.Tpsion wlaithoover, and further, that I will
nud tnithfulty perform all the duties n Melt stay be
required of me by law—so WI, me. QM, or, , too
gtbcm.")
Bald oath of allegiance may be administered by any
one now authorized to administer oaths within this
Commonwealth, and no validity shall attach to the sets of
any one holding such office of honor, trust, or profit, nor
shall the incumbent of any office of profit he entitled to
recover or receive such profit, until after such oath of
allegiance bas• been taken and duly certified to by the
Proper officer administering the same. And the fee to
Le charged for administering and certifying said oath
shall be 25 cents.
THE CITY.
faII3BNIELIN TS THIS NYZNING
AOADEMY,OF Music—Broad and Locust streetse:—"n
Barbiere di filviglia."
Asoa-Brairr Tail/Tat—Arch street, above Sixth,—
,' Rory O'Mara Mad as a March Hare."
Cottritrearran Teleran—Walnut Weal above Eighth.
"The War for the Union"— " Sixteen String Jack."
Wenenr•Sraxer Inrekrai—eitnth and Walnut eta.—
" Trish Post "—" Irish Assurance and Yankee Ifodesty"
The Magic Joke "—"Brian O'Lynn."
TEMPLE 07 WONDYRB-N. E. corner Tenth and 0114377.
nut streets.—Signor Elites Entertainment. •
TIIE NAVY YARD DIFFICULTY—MEET/NO OF
THE STRIKERS.—ACCOTding to previous notice, as
published in The Press, a meeting of the disaffect
ed employees of the navy yard was held yesterday
morning at Jefferson Hall, at the intersection of
sixth and Christian and Parsyunk road.
. About ten o'clock the meeting was organized by
the election of the following officers
President, Joseph Mandl ; secretary, F. R. Clark ;
treasurer, Jacob R. Pitcher.
The following preamble and resolutions 'Ware
adopted, after which the meeting adjourned to
meet at the call of the president:
Whereas, The workingmen in the Philadelphia
navy yard have been notified in their tarn that the
old rates of wages are to be reduced, and the hours
of labor extended, as a principle of economy adopt
ed by Congress.
And 'Whereas, The present working hours and
rate of wages have boon current in this yard. for a
period equal to the increased pay rate voted to
themselves by a former Congress, and still in con
tinuance, and both cases, therefore, rest upon the
same precedent:.
And Whereas, Public example in high places
would have an electric effect in establishing a spirit
of wise economy among the working classes, and in
harmonizing private sacrifice and self-interest for
the good of our country in its present trouble :
And Whereas, The money capital of a country
is useless to a country's welfare, unless it bring into
operation the active capital of labor; and, as the
bone and sinew and skill of the peer man is his
only capital, it is unjust andi oppressive to decrease
ite value by special legislation, while money capital
is rising above its true and original standard, thus
making the poor poorer, and the rich richer :"
Therefore—be rt.
Resolved, That workingmen must of necessity
rest the present welfare of their families, and. our
hopes in the future upon the living capital God
has given them—our health and strength, our skill
and industry : and while we deplore our seeming
position of hostility to a law of Congress, or the
order of the Naval Department, we are ready to
bear the burden of taxation, and to give our un
divided support to our National Government in
any required capacity to sustain it In quelling re
bellion against its constitutional authority.
Resolved, That it is unfair for the present Con
gress of the United States to strike down the wages
of honest toil, while they themselves continue in
the receipt of a salary nearly double the amount of
per diem allowed their predecessors up to the year
1850 and we cannot recognize any principle of
one-sided economy that tends to oppress one por
tion of Government employees, and permit other
portions M fatten upon the public treasury at
pleasure.
Resolved, That the ship-carpenters, joiners,
blacksmiths, and other workmen of the Philadel
phia navy yard do now refuse, and will continue to
refuse, every proposition to reduce their wages to
any former standard until tho necessities of the
case shall demand such a sacrifice from us, or until
retrenchment in the civil expenses of the Govern
ment, and a wise caution in military expenditures,
shall prove an honest purpose to strike at hold
fronted corruption in high Owes, and strict and
impartial economy in all the departments; and we
invite our fellow-workmen in 'Washington, New
York, and Charlestown to stand upon the same
platform.
Resolved, That in the increased rate of salaries
voted to the employees in Government offices at
Washington, and the alarming increase of new
officials at unusual high rates of remuneration, un
der authority of Congress, we see a wide departure
from true principles of "retrenchment and reform,"
and it becomes a serious question with the work
ingmen of Philadelphia why the wages of those
who toll in sunshine and storm, ten hours in the day,
shall be lowered, while those under favor of Con
gressional legislation, receive a double allowance
for half time? We must, therefore, much .to our
regret, be found in a position of hostility to hurried
legislation and new orders, as well as against
penny-wise-and-pound-foolish " theories of eco
nomy.-
Resolved, That we consider any proposition to
Witco the wages in the several navy yards, at this
particular juncture, most unwise and unjust; be
cause the strongest arguments adduced by interested
prunes at Washington for increased salaries is based
upon their increased and Inca-easing. expenses of
living; and if tho argument be sound and to the
satisfaction of Congress m their ease, surely the
workingmen's wages should be increased, rather
than diminished, for the same reason
Resolved, That as the wages given by " outside
bosses" rest at all times entirely upon the conve
nience of their operations, which usually is not tir
fgent, any rule that makes such parties a standard
or Government operations must end in making in
terested private employers a means and medium of
combination not only against the workingmen al
ways, but possibly against the Government itself!
Wo therefore respectfully request the present Con
gress of the "United States to so modify the eighth
Section of their naval bill as to repeal the cause of
our complaint, and thereby relieve no from the
false position they have compelled us to occupy, in
declaring the rights of labor, and the folly of special
and injurious legislation. •
Resolved, That we urgently and respectfully call
upon the Representatives of this city to use their
inflames for the repeal of said section, at the
earliest possible moment, that no came of irritation
be suffered to exist,
Resolved, That a standing committee of parsons
be appointed to correspond with our fellow-work
men of other yards ; to call meetings when a ma
jqrity shall deem itnecessary ; to take measures for
collecting the general assessment authorized by the
primary meeting, and to act in an executive capaci
ty consistently with the foregoing resolutions.
. Resolved, That these resolutions are intended to
appear in the public papers as a medium of com
munication to our fellow-workmen of this and other
cities, to members of Congress and heads of depart
ments, and to the public generally, as an expression
of sorrow at being compelled, in self defence, to re
sist untimely and unwise legislation.
The strikers dopier° their intention of holding out,
and, thus far, no arrangement of the difficulty has
been arrived at.
From what we learned by 'Mingling among those
present, wo are of opinion that many of them regret
the hastiness of their course.
FRANKLIN INSTITUTE.—Tho annual election
for officers and managers of tbo Franklin Institute,
bold on Thursday, resulted as follows:
President, John C. Cresson; vice presidents, J.
Agnew, M. W. Baldwin ; recording secretary,
Tease Garrignes; corresponding secretary, Fre
derick .Frsly ; treasurer, Jahn F. Frazer; mana
gers, S. V. Merrick, Thos Fletcher, Edwin
Grebbe, Thos. S. Stewart, Alan. Wood, John E.
Addieks, I. B. Williams, Ceo. W. Conarroe, Thos.
J. Weygandt, Geo. Eroty, Evans Rogers, Itobt.
Cornelius, James 11. Bryson, John M. Cries. Wash
ington Jones, William Harris, John E. Wooten,
Joseph Hutchinson, Wm. A, Drown, Ferdinand J.
Finer, B. Frank Palmer, Coleman Sellers, William
Weightman, Jos. S. Whitney.
Auditors—Samuel Mason, James 11. Cresson, and
William Biddle.
Mr. Howson, of the Committee on Meetings,
exhibited an improved cannomsight ; also, a tele
scope for measuring distances, both invented by Mr.
Altemus, of this city.
The main advantages of the cannon-sight are its
self-adjustability to the surface of the cannon, and
the facilities which it affords to the gunner for
taking a rapid and accurate aim ; the telescope is
provided with a glass disc, so graduated, by means
of a diamond, that the distance of any object, the,
height of which is known, can be readily ascer
tained. The lines made by the diamond on the
glass disc take the place of the spider's web hereto
fore used, and cannot be displaced.
Mr. R. also exhibited a pair of manacles, patented
by A. Rankin, Esq., of this city. The difference
between the new manacles and those in common use
was explained by the exhibitor, who showed that
that the common manacles could ha unlocked by
striking them in a peculiar manner against any
hard substance.
A pooket•album for photographs, the invention of
Mr. Altemus, of this city, was exhibited. The loaves
holding the photographs aro so hinged to each other,
and to the !finding, that a number of pictures may
be shown and compared at the same time.
Mr. Howson also exhibited a graduated glass
measure invented by W. Hodgson, jr., the gradua
tions on which aro formed during the operation of
moulding A self-priming pistol invented by Mr.
Butterfield, being a revolver with a self-priming
lock. This has been approved of by the military
authorities who have ordered a largo number. Mr.
Andrewe' tobacco pipe" This has two chambers, so
parated by a grating on which the tobacco rests,
the lower chamber serving as a reservoir for the
nicotus, the upper chamber being detachable. A
portable writing ease invented by Mr. W. T. Fry;
this contains a very complete supply of such arti
cles of stationery tie may be needed in travelling,
and is well adapted for army use.
At the conclusion the president addressed the
members upon the importance of the institute to
the manufacturers and mechanics of this city, and
expressed a desire that the, would some forward
during the next year, and give more of their per
sonal attention to it. Ho also spoke of the interest
taken in institutions of a similar character in Eng
land, their beneficial effects, and the superior man
ner in which they were conducted,
CASE OF ISIFATEARION.—Yeaterday morn
ing, two women named Emma Burns, a cyprian,
and Anna Williams, her boss, with an herculean
individual named Samuel Geiger, one of the fra
ternity of buffers, worn arrested by Officers Somers
and Levy, and brought before Alderman Battler.
The complaint was that of dames Fursthwalt, of
Dorchester counla, Md., who acoused Emma Burns
of purloining a artain number of dollars from his
pocket. It seems that the complainant met Miss
Burns in a remote part of the Walnubstreot
Theatre, and wee persuaded to accompany her to a
shady retreat in Winfield place, near Eighth and
Arch streets. Hero, after a succession of generosi
ties in the way of imbibations, Pursthwait was
made drunk, and deposited upon a settee, whore
he Slept till morning, and then jumped over a
fence at the rear of the house, and made his way
to the Mayor's office. The two woman were com
mitted. Burns may be recollected as the woman
wbo beguiled a priest two years ego, from Down•
ingtown, Chester county. 31e bestowed upon her
a quantity of dry goods, and an assortment of
levelly, and afterwasd married her. She is a
smart, but depraved tweeter°, upon whom drink
anti debauchery have almost done their worst.
She spent the afternoon in the cell is dancing and
shrieking.
Tin AnsENAL.--At the present time there
are about 612 male employees at tho United States
Arsenal, and about 5,000 women Isho obtain army
clothing to make up. All work is pushed forward
with great despatch, and the amount of labor per
in ono month is almost beyond calculation.
Captain Charles Alligood is constantly present
during working hours, nod has introduced many
reforms, which have effected a great saving to the
Government. The only drawback is the linutod
epees occupied by the Arsenal building
FOAL Hessian. Yeste4ar - afternoon
Charles G. Patterson, alias Henderson, had a further
hearing before Police Ma gis trate Bottler, at the
Central Station, upon the charge of attempting to
swindle. Beteritive Ben Levy was sworn and mu ,
rated the oircumstaneea of the arrest. He stated
that the prisoner offered him $OO if he would re
lease him. Jonathan Weaver, thevietim, Stated
that he had lost, through Patterson, his situation
and about ten dollars in money; Patterson was to
instal him in a first-class position in New York for
the sum of $lOO. Chief Franklin testified that the
defendant informed him, he had lost his money by
gambling, and intended to replace it in this Man
ner. The prisoner also said he was going to _pay
the money hack, with 7 per cent. interest, as soon,
as he got to New York.
Luten Tont, residing at No. 1234 north Fifteenth
street, testified that he saw an advertisement in the
paper, signed Henderson, arm that he answered it.
The defendant called on him and &aid he wished
some one to do collecting for him is New York.
Be .told the witness, however, he would have to
Pve him $lOO as security. The witness did not see
atterson after this until yesterday, when arrested.
The prisoner, after the hearing, made a statement
to the alderman, which did not agree with the evi
dence elicited. He was held to bail to answer the
charge at court.
MORE tr SPIRITIIA.L" ENTERPRISE.—An en
terprising city cotemporary gravely informed its
readers on Thursday morning that the new iron
clad steamship in course of construction ate_ Ken
sington ship-yard was sinti4, through • the
ground ! Nobody saw the wonderful phenomenon
but the "intelligent collaborator" who wrote the
item, and even he was fain to confess yesterday
that the perception was altogether "spiritual."
Here is the acknowledgment: "Mr. Dallas, the
Government superintendent, informs us that there
are no signs of settling whatever. The Messrs.
Cramp have been engaged in ship-building at this
place for many years, and if there bad been any
signs of settling they would have discovered it long
ere this. Their long experience would natu
rally deter them from undertaking any work
where all accessories were not in-every way desi
rable."
THE NEW SCHOOL4IOOE.—W6 are informed
that the Ith-eduction of Rodgers' Mensuration into
the public schools of this district will not superiede
the use of Professor Vogdos' work upon the same
subject, The authoress of the new textbook is a
professor of mathematics in the Girls' High and
Normal School. She had labored for a long period
of time antecedent to the resignation of Professor
Vogdes, in the preparation of het , book, and the
best mathematicians unite in commending her
menstration as one of the most terse, comprehen
sive, and practical treatises that bare yet appeared.
We make this statement in sistice to Miss Rodgers,
who is unwilling to appear in any manner as a dis
putant in the unfortunate imbroglio of the Boys'
Righ School.
SENT TO TUE BOTiSF. OF REFUGE.—Two
boys, aged respectively eleven and fourteen years,
were sent to the Rouse of - Refuge on Thursday
afternoon, by Alderman Boswell, for Stealing a gold
watch, valued at $l5O, the property of Mrs. Duyer,
residing at No. 1311 Wood street. One of the
youngsters was an mwociate of Mrs. Dayer's boy,
and was frequently at her house. During one of
his visits he took the watch from the mantelpiece.
Upon missing the article, Mrs. Bayer went to a
pawnbroker's establishment in the vicinity, and,
while there, one of the youths entered for the pox
pose of pawning the time-keeper.
A BODY-SNATCIIER 'HELD TO in- dividual, named Ulysses 'tinker, was arrested on
Thursday, and taken before Alderman Plankinton,
upon the charge of misdemeanor, in breaking into
. an unoccupied house at 'Twelfth and Brown streets,
used by the coroner's undertaker, and dragging„
therefrom a dead body. The alleged offence was
cemmitted on Sunday morning last. When dis
covered, Bicker is said to have dropped the body
and ran. Re was held in $690 bail to answer at
court.
CooisEn-SnoP REPRESIDMNT Sar.ems.—Yes- --
terday afternoon a number of the City Councilmen
visited the Cooper-shop Refreshment Saloon, having
bad an invitation extended to them by the commit
tee of that institution. They were handsomely en-
tertained, and escorted through the saloon and
hospital, both of which they were highly pleased
with. Speeches were made by Messrs. WWlstu
Moran, John Dolmen, and others,
RECEIVING STOLEN GOMM—Mos Doman,
of No. 404 north Fifteenth street, was before Alder
man Doswell, on Thursday evening, upon the charge
of receiving scraps of iron, machinery, &c., which
had been stolen at various times, by some of the
apprentices in the locomotive works of M. W. Bald
win le; Co. About nine hundred pounds of the
stolen property was found at Doman s place. The
accused was hold in 5000 bail to answer.
A COLONEL IN TROVALE. William H.
Young, formerly colonel of the "Kentucky Ca
valry'," was held to bail, on Thursday, by Alder
man White, to answer the charge of obtaining goods
under false pretence.%
THE rttoettbs OF THE BALL by the em
ployees of the arsenal amount to about SUMO,
which was handed over to the volunteer refrosh. !
ment saloons last evening, for whose benefit the
entertainment was given.
NATAL ItiarrErts.—The Rhode Island is ex
pected to reaoh the 'levy yard to-day, from For
tress Monroe.
FINANCIAL AND COMMIREIAL;
THE MONEY MARKET.
Plettanat.enta, January 17,1892
Stocks were dull today, and a falling off from the
Violations of yesterday was_ noted in many sectuilied..
Some exceptions are to be noted, among which it tha
stock of the North Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
nide') advanced to ON. Beading Railroad sold at 18J
at the first board, and 18X at the second board. COW
sixes, railroad inure, sold. at 881(.,..and the new
between boards, at MX and 91%.
In the Money market there is no change.
Messrs. Drexel 3; Co. report: '
New York Exchange pardtl4o discount.
Beaton Exch Emu , pdrel.l.o
Baltimore Exehango Tore
American Geld eg premium.
The inspections of - Flour and Meal in Philadelphia,
during the week ending Jan. 16, 1802, were as follows;
Hair barrels of Saperftne 113
Barrels of Superfine 15,510
do Fine 40
do Middlings .
do Nye
do Corn Meal 30
do Condemned 20
The following is the a mount of coal transported on. the
Philadelphia and Reuling 'Railroad during tie week
ending Thursday, January 16, 1862:
From Port Carbon
Pollardle
n Schuylkill Haven
" Auburn
' 4 Port Clinton....
Total attfbracite coal for week... 19,530 15
From narritborgt total bituminous...l. 2,941 11 . .•
Total of on kinda for week
Previously this sear
Total
To &Imo time last year
The shipments of coal over the Huntingdon and Brsact
Top Mountain Railroad during the week ending 'Wedles
day, January . 15, and since January 1, ISGZ, are ea tots
lows:
Week. Preciously. Tots.
Tone. Tons. Toni
6,025 4,010 10,0ri
2,469 2,014 4,433
The New York Post, of this evening. trays:
Stocks are again lower to-day. The important modi
fication of the financial measures before Congrete ban
completely subverted the calculations of the seem/Mors
of the Stock Exchange. The pressure in Warhkgtott
for the inauguration of a paper money systenntir the
Government has, no doubt, mainly proceeded freer the
cliques of the market largely inbirestedin a rise;. tad it
was through a rapid inflation that they hoped• b run
pliCO3 to an extravagant height, realizing a• hanlionwe
profit on their purchasea made on the eve-el the one
pension of the hanks. Their favorite theory boa
been that the advance in stocks would keep.paeo with
the depreciation of the currency, and much klghez
pricer were pretheted upon the immediate emission of
$100.000,000 demand notes. It Is, therefore, a source of
congratulation that the schemes of these reckless opera
tors have been overturned by the second thought of
,J.ltt.
Secretary of the Treasury, although we are notaure that
Tyr. Chase has bean at any time unqualifiedly in favor of
such a large and loose issue of paper no has been repre
sented. In the clamor for money, from all quarters, im
may have given a partial adherence to a planrof tone
perarY relief; bat eve have at no time believed he collie
be induced to adept to a line of policy a- scheme to
fraught with mi,chict to the people as well as the bank.
lug interest.
The course of the stock market, yesterday and to-des.
chews very plainly whence came the pressure upon °De
grees fora large and indiscriminate !meet paper mono'.
The decline in the speculative !shares is equal to .114.31.5
per cent. from the highest point, and prices are still tit
settled. The, parties who have been so active in rinse , -
Ging valnes recently, base, however, this. tp coasor
them for the losses which the fall is bringing upon then-. selves--that they have defeated their own seheme•by at
(ideating too early the success of their paper money fi
liation. Mr. Chase certainly could have asked for tO•
better illustration of the mischief which so.wide a depar
ture front sound financlering would have entailadiumee
Wall street amities country, than the revolution iliSsll.o
the past fortnight has furnished. _
State stocks are gaits steady, though. Mtszoarls
lower, under speculative sales. Most - all the-Wail:l.as
was at 120-12. X. Tennessees dropped off }[.per cut..
soiling at.l3.
The money market is without change. The supply ate
call is rather In excess of the demand at dyer cent: e a:A
considerable business is done at smsX,yer tent, oxeyes*.
securitiee.
The market fen gold is gather-weaker to,daye MIN
rate of premium is 1% eve per cent., with but little deem.
to buy at the decline. The Slack demand for oldies,.
be attributed, tu a great measure, to .the abandonment or -
the paper money scheme before. Congress. It is asile
likely, however. that the rate will remain at about l 3
per cent. for the present.
The foreign exchnoge market islower for to-morroven
steamer, First-class bills on London ace-quoted 113 m
113 X, with a moderate inquiry. Very good. bile have,
sold a.; low as 112.4.
Philadelphia Stock Exchange Sales.
January 17; 1862.
!tiroßum BY B. E. 13Lammas, Philadelphia ExchauVZ
FIRST BOARD.
grenna. R. 29.44.
I 700 CRy 6s..tiew GAS 86
5000 an •711 SS
1000 IttorrtOanal Ms. 82
15 IC Nunn R f , t x
-1T der 6%
B Catet Mead B. • 004.
BOARDS.
50 Rending R...eash 18X
50 do cash 18x
do cash 18x
100 do ...... 18,1
100 do . . ... 18x
Penna R 3 , 91
50 do 38x
10 do 38X
BETWEIE
105 Del Mutual Ins.. 41
50 Long island 10... 1133(
poo Ckty ea„.Now t‘i • 31X
300 d 0„ Nei, 93
• 1% Barrarg 11...,„ 51x
11 do, ,rj.l 5/,‘"
160 do
Co Bluth a R...
Now.bs 91y
ezoold)
500 City dit. .P RB5 I
We,toniiii 80
2 Devex, Meadow . 69yi
2000 ITowisborg 11 Nag 07 "
IC4/0 Db)rrls canal Ode 92
1000 do 92
moo City eg
BOARD.
4 Lehigh Sethi— ' 2 , 35AC
al& City es TS BOAG
I '26 Reading IL...t i t 18 v.
54) do 1"
' 50 do ISK
1000 14Pa Rep c suit. O.
• • .
is (Atm ar Div. 90 I
1001/iforria Dal 2/ mt. 85 k
CLOSING
Bid. Ask.
8h11e6e........ 86 !j
57
Ma 6s 86 NM
phils 6s new... DIX 93
Donne as 70 BO
1 Illinehill B. ..... ....,. 417[
PRIM.
BBL AlaIL,
111 tam It . n 6
Elmiraß Wet. 10.., 12
Bbnirs Ts '72_ * Ats
Long Bland B. 19X.„ 10
Leh Cl & Nay. 62 , 62X
Lett Cl & If Bct; 86X 363(
NPenn* - 14. ... sx sx
X Perm * lik 46.. 62 6SX
Catawl2lta B Con 1 2
Ostatl6isa Piet. 6 6N .
Ild 441 eta B.S. • • ,E2O
.w 1 , 1111. B. • ... • • ..6
' ammo a, Pine_ 81( 8%
f` Green a Clualze 16 . t 7
Ant Simi.... 13 ji.,'
Poiitng 8.... .. 1869
Beadingßa. sa x ..
It'agEl 68'80'4H 93,1 i
Bead It ea 'N.. 73% 74
Perna B. asg 88%
Parma B Mu Cs 86 ..
Morris CI Coa., SY 40
Koala Ct Pret.ll64 115
Bch Nay 6e'69.. 62 62g .
Bch Nay I m➢ el 73 • •
84 Nay Stook. 4 6
Bch tin TIM... 11 19
16,318
Tow Owt.
.... 7,829 18
. 10,014 11.
. 150 11
. 1,060 Oic.
??,475 1^
178,43 T 11'
"01,913 01
....170,21ES 05