SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1862. EEMOVAL OF OUR OFFICE. The publication oflice of The Press has been removed from its old location to No. 11l South Fourth street, second door from the' corner of Chestnut, (east side,) where adver tisers are requested to send their favors. THE LATEST WAR NEWS. Commodore Foote telegraphs to Secretary Welles, that on Friday three of our gunboats and three mortar-boats opened fire on the rebel floating battery. After an boar’s bombardment the battery broke loose from its mooring, and floated down the river considerably injured. Our fleet also threw several shells into the different batteries of the rebels, but with what effect is unknown. A despatch from Fortress Monroe informs us that important military movements are taking place in that vicinity, and that startling news may bo expected at any hour. A large army having, as is well known, been gathered at that point, it is more than probable that a forward movement has taken place. Most of the important events of the war have happened on Saturday or Sunday, and we would not be greatly surprised if another start ling victory should be achieved to day or to morrow. Governor Curtin has issued a general order, in which he compliments the two Pennsylvania regi ments engaged in the battle of Winchester. The Governor truly soys that their bearing during the trying moments of that day was worthy of the high reputation already won by Pennsylvania soldiers ou the fields of Dranesvillo, Roanoke, and Newborn. “ Winchester, 33d of March, 1332,” is also ordered to be icsoribed on the ensigns of the Eighty-fourth and 11 Oth Regiments. A despatch from St Louis states that General Steel's advanced guard had reached Pittman's Ferry, Arkansas, and that Colonel Carline had had a skirmish with the enemy, during which ho Captured five prisoners, and a lot of camp equipage and other spoils. By order of the President, Secretary Stanton has issued a war bulletin, creating a new military de partment in that portion of Virginia and Maryland lying between the Mountain Department and the Blue Ridge. It has been called the Department of Shenandoah, and is placed under the jurisdiction of Major General Banks. That portion of Virginia east of the Blue Ridge, and west of the Potomac and of the Fredericksburg and Richmond Railroad, (including the country between the Potomac and Patuxent rivers.) has been made the Department of the Rappahannock) and the command of it has been assigned to Major General McDowell. Congress Yesterday. Senate. —Mr. Hale gave notice of bis intention to introduce a hew rule of the Senate, limiting the time of debate. A bill to aid the construction of a railroad and telegraph to the Pacific was reported from the special committee. House —The allowance and drawback section of the tax bill was amended. Among the other topics of consideration were cast iron, hose, machine belting, and claims for slave labor. The amend ments hcisS Cotr I'letcd. the bill was ordered to be reprinted. Mr. Vallandigham volunteered a few remarks touching the recent ** Democratic” caucus. Pennsylvania Legislature Senate. —The supplement to the bill creating the Philadelphia Home Guard was amended and passed. The bill to increase the Btroet cleaning powers of this city was passed. The school bill wa3 postponed. House.— The bill to permit Sunday railway travel was reported with a negative recommen dation. The first section of the act relative to the resumption of specie payments was passed. It legalizes the suspension until February 1, ISS3, and .allows the .issue of small notes. Other sections were proposed and adopted, and the bill finally passed. A message was received from the Governor, announcing that he had signed the bill incorporating the Philadelphia and Crescent Navi gation Company) and the act for the better de fence of the Delaware. Among the cheering signs of the times is the announcement that more than two millions Of dollars were received from customs last week. Thus, in the midst of war, commerce remains not only In an uninterrupted but in a flourishing condition. The exports during the last year wero, as is well known, unusually large; and now the influx of foreign com modities is sufficient to yield a very handsome revenue. It was one of the favorite fallacies of the Southern statesmen that nearly the whole foreign trade of the country was founded on the productions and the consumption of the South—an idea very completely exploded by the receipts referred to above at a time when trade with most of the slave States is suspended, and by the enormous list of weekly exports from New York and other Northern ports. It would he curious to see a statement of the receipts of the £ - Southern Confede racy" from the Secession tariff that was ostentatiously established some months ago. It is doubtful whether a single rebel custom house has collected enough to pay the expenses of sustaining it, which were authorized while the authority of the Union was acknowledged, notwithstanding the assertion of Mason, Slidli.l. Yancey, & Co., that our blockade is ineffective, and the shallow pretence that the South formerly consumed the chief por tion of the foreign exports of the country. Three cheat fields of military operations are. now apparently being prepared for the spec-dy occurrence of thrilling events. The army of Beauregard at Corinth, the Seces sion stronghold at Island No. 10, and the forces of the foe on the left wing of the army of the Potomac, are acting as lightning-reds, around which the electric power of our mighty armies shows a tendency to concentrate. Ter rific battles at some, if not at ail theae points seem inevitable. There are, besides, other great theatres of war. It is not improbable that Gen. Butler and Com. Porter’s mortar fleet may soon come in conflict with the enemy near New Orleans; nor that the right wing of the army of the Potomac, under command of Gen. Banks, may have another engagement with stone-fence Jackson. Tor a long period the Union armies have not encountered a single reverse. Notwitlistand ing the care with which the rebels have, by retreating, avoided all contests in which they did not possess a great superiority in force or in position, no odds and no difficulties have appalled our brave soldiers when they have been fairly brought into the presence of the foe. StoU b<? fortunate, indeed, if in all future contests the same unvarying tide of success that has attended all our active movements during the last five months continues to bear us on from victory to victory, uncheckered by serious disaster. But the prestige we have gained, and our overwhelming lorce, lead us to hope that, in no event, can anything worse than a temporary check occur, and that Port' Royal, Prestonliurg, Mill Spring, Dranesviile, Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, Roanoke, New bern, Pea Ridge, and Winchester will be fol lowed up by still more brilliant triumphs. The Merhihac has not yet advanced from the harbor of Norfolk to the vicinity of Fort ress Monroe. The despatches from that import ant post are so meagre that little is disclosed of the actual condition of affairs. We can not hut deem this concealment of the opera tions of onr forces proper and prudent. But, when the immense superiority of the Repub lic, in arts, in arms, in money, and above all, in mechanical facilities;, inventive genius, and maritime power is considered, it seems at least probable that, since the proof of the de structive powers of the Merrimac was af forded by her first onset, some means have been devised to greet her with a reception worthy of the genius and resources of the nation. What has been done we do not know, and if we did, we should not at present disclose any facts that could fore warn or enlighten the enemy. But it is not •to be supposed that the Government has been idle, nor that any available methods of grap pling With the iron-clad monster have been ■neglected. When the next great sea combat occurs, in Hampton Roads, some great lessons .in modern naval warfare may be expected; .and we confess we shall be surprised and dis •appointed if llm result proves discreditable or injurious to the Union cause. Stocks ash Real Estate Tuesday Next. — Sea Thomas A Suns' pamphlet catalogue, issued and advertisements, auction head, com prising valuable city and country property. Extra Barge Sale Stocks, Loans, &c., 15th April, by order of administrators. Geo. Sfieu's inimitable square-grand Pianos! Have you seen them '( If not, call on Mr. Gould, Seventh and Chestnut. Nations, like men who encounter deep trials, and emerge from them triumphantly, gain reputation, and often strength, by the exercise of their heroic qualities. The rebel lion, iustcad of destroying the Republic, will, if our armies are completely successful, aflurd the germ of many compensations for all the losses in men and money it will cause. The prestige of our country trill be much ineveasod. Foreign Governments will be slow to insult or to injure a people who, without maintaining for generations an overgrown military esta blishment, put, at hriuf notice, into the fluid one of the grandest armies that ever were or ganized. Future conspirators, if tlio Seces sion movement is overthrown, will not darn to defy a Tower which COlllil sus tain itself in spite of all the disad vantages that attended the commence ment of the present struggle. The blessings Of solid and enduring peace, flee from those who are too weak to command repose. Power is, in all ages and all countries, essen tial to substantial prosperity and national free dom from the alarms and horrors of war. England has for centuries accumulated wealth by immunity from attack and invasion, while she lias, directly or indirectly, participated in terrific contests in nearly every country on the globe. Mexico, failing to suppress her inter nal rebellions, has lost all her available wealth by a protracted reign of anarchy, and the ex posure of her weakness, joined to faithlessness to her creditors and to her treaty stipulations, has made her an easy and favorite prey of foreign Governments. Within a comparatively short period she has been attacked by France and by the United States, and but recently France, Spain, and England have made a combined onset upon her. The eagle is rarely assailed—the weak birds are continually pounced upon. The Ameri can people will find in long generations of peace, or in the ability to make war where and when they choose, much to compensate them for the evils of the present struggle, if they prosecute it to a successful conclusion. Failure now—which we hope and believe, how ever, is a moral impossibility—would cripple our nation forever, and probably soon lead to its total destruction. It is like a planetary system-—so constituted that no star cau be struck from Us proper position without en dangering our whole political firmament, if the doctrine of Secession once prevails over any portion of our territory, a precedent will be established tor the entire overthrow of all vestiges of Federal authority. It is the pro foundness of this conviction in the minds of a noble and patriotic people that advances tlie loyal cause with an irresistible impulse, and that prompts a cheerful acquiescence in every demand and every sacrifice necessary to secure the salvation of the Union. The Fire and Fol.ce Telegraph should be extended, and especially in the outer wards, to keep pace with the growth of the city. Its institution half ,a dozen years since was ne cessarily an experiment, the success of which lias since been abundantly proven ; and it is now, perhaps, the most economically admin istered, and useful branch of the municipal government. Any measure, therefore, to still further increase its utility, should receive the favorable consideration of Councils. Economy alone would seem to dictate that security against fire can be much more readily seciued by the location of additional fire-alarm boxes in those districts where they may be needed, than by the location of additional steam fire engine companies. The many other advan tages of a complete municipal telegraph sys tem, which would be attained by the proposed measure, are too obvious to need comment. Street Cleansing. Six or seven months have passed since the streets of Philadelphia wero clean or cleansed. No one can assign a date for a re turn to such a healthy and proper condition of affairs. In the end, most probably, the Board of Health will be compelled to do it, on sani tary grounds. Indeed, if the summer heats be allowed to operate on the debris of accu mulation and decomposition, the streets rmtsf be thoroughly cleansed, to prevent the rise and spread of some dreadful disease. There is a plan now before the City Coun cils which provides for the partial cleansing of the streets, viz i Portions of Chestnut, Wal nut, Market, Arch, Front, Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth, and Eighth streets to be cleansed twice a week, and all the rest of the city “as often as may bo necessary to keep them correspondingly clean with the above.’’ Any contract on such terms will most probably be a failure and a humbug. The leading thoroughfares of the city should be cleansed every morning, and alltlio other streets every other day. Nothing should be left to the dis cretion of a contractor. Ashes, house-refuse, &c., should be removed once every twenty-four hours. It will never do to let the contractor act on liis own caprice or fancy. Above all, Cor poration property should he especially kept clean—which never has been the case here, par ticularly in the past winter, where, directly un der Mayor Hsttnv’s own office and in front of the State House, piles of snow were allowed to remain for weeks, and the pavement was not once swept during the whole time. The Mayor eannot plead ignorance of this. He could not enter his office without seeing it, and The Press repeatedly drew attention to this, his neglect of duty. Not having any great expectation that the City Councils will really commence, or autho rize, a proper system of street-cleansing—for we know that the street-salting question is still before that notorious Circumloeulion Office— our Oiily liOpC is, tbit Dr. JEWELL. Dr. Fai l Goddard, and other active and practi cal members of the Board of Health, will pro ceed to do what Councils idly talk of. The Common Council. Public men are sometimes very free with public money. There is evidence of this now before the Common Council, where an attempt has been some lime on hand to vote $-300 to George F. Gordon, ex-Assistant Clerk, for “ extra services ” last year. The proposal, which lias hung fire for some time, was taken up, at the close of the Council’s proceedings on Thursday, and advocated by Messrs. Free man and Leigh, (rate-payers will remember their names, we hope,) opposed by Mr- Smith, and finally “ postponed for the present.” The eminent “ extra” services of Ex-Clerk Gordon are not fully before the public. No one appears to have a definite idea of the “ extra” work done by tills valuable ex fuiictionary, but, as far as we have been able to learn, wlien Chief Clerk Small went to the wars, last year, the under-clerk, who was this Mr. Gordon, did the work. City Coun cils, we remember, talked of giving Mr. Small his salary while absent, but we know not whether he did receive it, in addition to his military pay—contrary to the practice of one man having only one salary. If he did, it is to him (Mr. Small,) and not to the jmblic, that Mr. Gordon should look for re muneration for tc extra services.” If Mr. Small did -not receive any salary from the public while absent, and his work was pro perly performed by Assistant-Clerk Gordon, no one can reasonably object to the latter having, not only five hundred dollars more, hut, indeed, the difference between the re spective salaries of the chief clerk and his underling. But no one can approve of such a waste of public money as paying the chiePs salary) paying his assistant’s salary, and also paying five hundred dollars extra to the latter. This grant must not pass. Per haps Mr. George F. Gordon is unaware of the action in Councils in his behalf? Surely, if he were made acquainted with it, his pro verbially-conscientious and disinterested feel ings would revolt at thus -plucking the public to line his own nest. There is one point which the Common Council will do well to consider. We do not here raise a doubt whether Mr. George F. Gordon discharged the duties of his office in an efficient manner. Grant that he did—grant that ho performed all the functions of chief clerk, as well as of assistant clerk, with zeal and success. If so, if one man, of moderate average ability, can do the work of two offi cers, Why not consolidate the offices, and save one salary? Mr. Gordon, we believe, is not exactly the man to set the Delaware or the Schuylkill on fire by the flashing bril liancy of liis’genius, but he successfully per formed tho. duties of the two offices. Any other plodding, heavy, solemn man certainly could do'' the same, and thereby save one large salary to the city. . The public would be obliged to Messrs. Freeman and Leigh, of the Common Coun cil, (who advocate the $5OO “ extra services ” vote to George F. Gordon,) if they would take this measure in hand, and cease to urge the non-existing claims of their amiable and anxious protege. <• LETTER FROM “ OCCASIONAL.” Washington, April 4, 1862. The Republican party can be the party of tlie whole country, now that the Democracy has fallen into the hands of the Breckinridge leaders, if the wise and weighty counsels of such men as W. Pitt Fessenden, of Maine, and John Sherman, of Ohio, arc heeded and acted on. I say of the whole country, unless we acknowledge the justice of Secession by recognizing the theory that tlio revolted States are, by the com pelled action of a dominant .minority, out of the Union forever; in which case, the whole Secession domain would revert to the Fedc riil Government, and tlie great object of the war, the restoration of the Union, be post poned or defeated. Indeed, immediate peace, whether honorable or not, must follow upon the heels of any suqh idea as the recognition of Secession, by the passage of a law subordi nating the - seceded States into Territories. This much, at all events, seems to be certain : The Republican party has been most successfully vindicated against the charge of sectionalism since Mr. Lin coln’s election to fhe Presidency. Chosen by tlie N orthern States, his very first aet was to prove his obligations to the whole Union, and his friends in Congress have proceeded upon the same idea. Why should this van tage ground be lost ? The Breckinridge lead ers, anxious to recover power, charge that Mr. Lincoln and the Rcimblicans do not wish to see the Union restored. Under this allega tion, and in the midst of loyal professions, they hide their sympathies with the trai tors in arms, and awaken partisan pre judices. The common-sense duty is to defeat this crafty scheme. Remember, it is not only the highest statesmanship to dissi pate prejudices against tlie Republicans in the South, but to hold secure possession of tlie confidence of the North and Northwest. Divided in the latter, the Breckinridge organi zation would rush in between the contending Republican factions and reassunie its tyranni cal and intolerant ascendency. It may bo years before the cotton States can be fairly sealed to tlio Union s and during that interval the Republicans should have all their intellects and experience about them, so as to lose nothing when the time of reunion has arrived. The passage of the bill by the Senate, yes terday evening, to abolish slavery in the Dis trict of Columbia, is the great event of the session. You must not be misled by the fact that, because none but Republicans voted for it, therefore it is obnoxious to those who did not go for it on tlie final vote. With about four exceptions, nearly all the opposition fa vored emancipation boro in some shape. This is certainly true of Senator Wright of Indiana, Senator McDoitgall of California, Senator Hen derson of Missouri, and Senator Willey of Vir ginia. The colonization policy, originating with the able Senator, Mr. Doolittle, of Wis consin. was engrafted on the bill by a decisive vote —an amendment that will be most satisfac tory to the President, who is known to favor this course, having suggested it in his annual message. The fate of the bill in the House is easy to predict, but tlie' sooner it is passed into a law the better for all concerned. The effect of this great act of deliverance will be most healthy in this country and in the Oid World. It shows that the statesmen of our day are not afraid to meet the issue of the political campaign, and the war campaigns; and also that, while there is every determina tion to strike at slavery wherever this can be done, there is no purpose to exercise doubtful powers, or to ignore the constitutional rights of any portion of the people. Occasional. Legislative Amenities. Time was when the English journals used to repeat, invent, and exaggerate all sorts of tales as to the (alleged) bad manners of our State and National Legislatures. Tourists and editors delighted in expatiating on this' subject—without too curiously investigating its truth. The times are changed and the tables turned, as will be found from the fol lowing. which we take from an English paper (Lh rerjtool Mercury) 0 f tU«S 19 til i “ A most unpleasant alteroation took place in the House of Lords last evening. Lord Chelmsford, the ex-Tory Lord Chancellor, assailed his Liberal successor (Lord Westbury) for having, ns ho al leged, improperly treated applications far redress made by certain officials whose transference from 1b« Insolvency to the Bankruptcy Court has inter fered with the regular payment of thoir salaries. The Lord Chancellor, whose imperious disposition is notorious, replied in very indignant terms, inti mating that he would treat the assertions of Lord Chelmsford with contempt. He, however, assured the house that he, was taking steps to meet the claims of the officials in question. The Earl of Derby took common ground with his chief legal supporter, and told the Lord Chancellor that their lordships were not acoustojned to hear suoh lan guage as he had used; and that he must not affect superiority in that house. Earl Granville thought the Earl of Derby was not justified in lecturing the Lord Chancellor, and maintained that the asser tions of Lord Chelmsford with reference to the Bankruptcy Court officials and the Government were not correct. The undignified discussion then terminated. ” Such of our readers as may desire to see what downright vernacular is used, iu auger, by ex-Chancellors and ex-Premiers iu the English House of Lords, can read the report of the above scene which we republish. Lord Westrury, the Chancellor, appears to havo acquired his lingual amenities in the classic region of Billingsgate. THE IXDIAIir ATROCITIES AT PEA RIDGE. Correspondence Between Gens. Curtis and Tan Dora. The following correspondence has taken place between Generals Van Dorn and Curtis in re lation to the barbarities committed by the Indiana connected with the fomer force upon the Federal troops at the battle of Pea Ridge. General Van Dorn acknow ledges that he employed Indians, but says that they were civilized ones. He charges that seme of the Germans in the Federal army murdered in cold blood a portion of the rebels who were taken prisoners, but General Curtis denies it. The fol lowing is the correspondence : FRoM VAN DORN, Headquarters Than’. Miss. DisfßU-'T,) Van Jlujjen, Auk., March 1-1,1862. J Gf.nktal ; I am instructed by major General Van Poru, commanding this district, to express to you his tbaiiks and gratification on account of the courtesy ex tended by yourself and the officers under your eommaud, to the burial party sunt by him to your camp on the 9th instant. ... lie is pained to learn by your letter, brought to mm by the commanding officer of the party, that the remains of some of your soldiers have been reported to you to haye been scalped, tomahawked, and otherwise mutt lalHe hopes you have been misinformed with regard to this matter—the Indiana formed part of his forces having for many years been regarded as civilized peo ple. He will, however, most cordially, unite with you in repressing the horrors of this unnatural war ; aud thftt )VU tnay co-operate with him to the end more ef fectually, he desires me to Inform you that m«ny of our men who surrendered themselves prisoners of war, were reported to him as having been murdered ’in cold blood by their captors, who were alleged tobe Germans. The gsueral commanding feels sure that you will do your part, as be will, to prevent such atrocities in future; and that lhe perpetrators ol them wilt be brought to justice* whether German or Choctaw. The privileges which you extend to our medical offi cers will be reciprocated, and as soon as possible means will be taken for an exchange of prisoners. 1 am, very respectfully, yours, DcnißY H. MauiiVj A. A. Cr. . [I.KJM.Y.] HK A J>(H'A It I'EBS AK3IV Ob* TnE^SOI'TinVKST, Camp at Cross Timber Hollows, March 31,1862. } Captain : I um iu receipt of yours of tho 14th inst., expressing the reasonable regret of your commanding general for the barbarities committed by the Indiana at the recent battle of Pea Ridge. The fact of many bodies having been found scalped and mutilated was patent, and the general commanding the army wishes, for the sake of humanity, that the testimony was not incontestable. In reply to the information that "men who surren dered themselves as prisoners of wtir aro reported to she general as having been murdered in cold blood by their captors, who were alleged to be Ger mans, 1 ’ I may say the Germans charge the same against j our soldiers. I enclose a copy of a letter from Gen. Sigel, addressed to me before the receipt of yours, iu ■which the subject is referred to. As "dead men tell no taleij” it is not easy to see upw those charge# may be proven, and the general nopeß they are mere *• camp stories, n having little or no foundation. The Germans in the army have taken and turned over many prisoners, end the general has not before heard murder charged against them} on the contrary, they have aeimed peculiarly anxious to exhibit the number of their captured as ev dence of their valor. Any act of cruelty to prittouQß, or those offering to deliver themselves as suet l , on the part of the soldiers of this army, coming to the knowledge of the goneral’commahding, will be pun ished with the extreme penalty of military law. Exceptions may undoubtedly occur,'as we have mur derers iu all communities, but the employment of Indians involves a probability of savage ferocity which is not to b£ regarded as the exception to the rule. Bloody con flicts seem to inspire their ancient barbarities} nor can we expect civilized warfare from savage foes. If »uy presumption has been raised in their favor on the score of civilization, it has certainly been demolished by the uae of the tomahawk, war-clnb, and scalping knife at Pea Ridge# I may hero state that the general commanding directed a surgeon of one of the Indian regiments taken at the battle, to be sent to St. Louis, a close prisoner, while other surgeons are allowed, on parole, the freedom of our JJriieving the general commanding the opposing army i« ennaliy nniloui to suppress atrocities which aro too often evinced by our species, the general commanding Ihe army hopes Indians will hereafter bo excluded from your forces. I am, Captain, very respectfully, Ac., Ii.COBTIB, Assistant Adj. General. The following is a copy of Slgel’s letter to which reference is made in the above^ UEADQIMItTEKS IST ANI> 2l> DIVISIONS, Oami- Hofl.max, Mu., Uarcli 22. 1832. General *. I beg leave to direct your attention to the information which was received yesterday at Kletavillfl, by some of the wounded of the tl>i.ng battery. While Capt Elbert's three pieces of artillery were tikan by the emxuy, our men serving the guus were surrounded. tcey wtra shot dead by (It? although wking refuge behind the horses. When such acts are committed, it is very natural that rmr eoldiers will seek revenge, ir»at infection is net given by the commander of the Confederate army. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, r. SIGH b| Brig. Sen. Commanding FUut and Sstond Divisions. To Brig. Gen. Curtis, commanding Army of the South west. THE PRESS.—PHILADELPHIA, SATURDA FROM WASHINGTON. IMPORTANT TO INVALID SOLDIERS. Decision of Attorney General Bates Respecting Civilians Banished from Fortress Monroe TIIE BRANCH MINT AT DENVER. Two New Military Departments Created. DEATH OF A PENNSYLVANIA REPRESENTATIVE. WA9Hi!iaTol, April 4,1862. War Bulletin—New Military Depart- Ordered—First. That the portion of Virginia and Maryland, lying between the Mountain Department aud the Blue lodge, shall constitute a military department, to he called the Department of the Shenandoah, and he under the command of Major General Banks. Second. That the portion of Virginia east of the Blue Bulge and vest ot the Potomac, and the Fredericksburg and Bichniond Railroad, including the country botwenu the Potomac and Patuxent, shall bo a military dU triot, to be called the Department of tlio Bappahannock, and be under the command of Major General McDowkli.. By Older or the President EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War. Branch Mint in Denver, under the Con trol of the Philadelphia Mint. The House passed a bill to* day establishing a branch mint for the coinage of gold at Denver city, Colorado Territory. The bill provides the following officers: One superintendent, one assayer, one molter and refiner, and one coiner. The superintendent may employ as many cleiks, subordinate workmen, arid laborers, under tho direction of the Sevrvtar l of ihe Traasury, as may be required. The salaries of the officers shall be as fol lows : To the superintendent, the sum of two thousand dollars; to the assayer, the sum of eighteen hundred dollars; to tho melterand refiner, eighteen hundred dol lars; to the coiner, eighteen'hundred dollars; to the clerks, subordinate workmen, and laborers, such wages and allowances as are customary, according to their re spective stations and occupations. The general direction of business of this branch of tho mint shall be under the control and regulation of the director of the mint at Philadelphia, subject to the ap probation of the Secretary of tlie Treasury; and for that purpose it shall be the duty of tho director of the Phila delphia mint to prescribe such regulations and require Biich returns periodically and occasionally, and to estate fish such charges for parting, assajicg, refining, and coining, as shall appear to him to he necessary for the purpose of carrying into effect the intention ofthe act; also, for the purpose of preserving uniformity of weight, f9Ttn, and finish in the coin stamped at said branch. It is provided that the branch mint shall be a place of deposit for such public moneys as’the Secretary of the Treasury may direct; and tho superintendent of it, who shall perform the duties of treasurer, shall have the cus tody of the Fame, and also perform the dnties of assistant treasurer. An appropriation of seventy-five tliaus&nd dollars is made to carry out this act. Attorney General Bates has given his opinion -that the acts of January and August, 1813, granting pensions for wouudß for disabilities, are applicable only to the forces thereby created, and will not cover the cases of those called into service by the act of the *22d of July last, nor arc their widows or orphans entitled to pensions under the act of the 4th of July, 1836, Grave doubts may be suggested whether existing laws make provision for pen sions to the widows of those now in the service who may die from disease or be killed in battle, and, upon the whole question, the Attorney General Incliuos to the opinion tliAt UISJU is HA AdMU&U pHAViStAtt Af l&w bp which such widows are entitled to pensions in addition to the bounty conferred by tho act of July last. The militia received under the President’s proclamation of the 15th of April, 1861, which was in accordance with ihe law effthe Qd of Aii£li!t 7 lBl2, AFe, In cA&ea of wounde and disabilities, entitled to pensions under its provi sions. T. H. Canfield, heretofore the assistant manager of the Government railways and telegraphs, having full charge and supervision of all matters pertaining to them east of the Potomac, and who rendered such efficient service to the Government in the forwarding of troops and supplies, has received the appointment of superiu-. tendent of the steamboat company on Lake Champlain, a position of groat responsibility, but for which he is emt**- nently fjliftlifififi. Changes in the Medical Burean. Surgeon General Fixi.kv has been removed from the charge of the medical bureau in the War Department, which, tor the present, is in charge of Doctor Wood. Assistant Surgeon Wright has been removed from the medical directorship at Bt. Louis, and Assistant Surgeon C.\Mr appointed iu his place. Other important changes in the medical bureau will speedily be made, to increase the efficiency of that de purtmeui. A military hospital has been ordered to be established at New Albany, Indiana, and Jefferson Barracks, near gt. Louis, have been converted into a military hospital. The Secretary of War has communicated to Congress bi* opinion that the . present organisation of the medical bureau is inadequate to the service. He bas authorized the Surgeon General of New York, under the direction of the Governor, to organize a volunteer corps of sur geons to render medical aid when required. A similar organization has been made under the Governor of Penn sylvania* Valuable service has been rendered by Dr. Smith. Surgeon General of that State, and his assistants, to the wounded at Winchester. Bianch Post Offices in Cities, Tbe Senate passed House bill to-day authorizing the Postmaster General wheb, la hli judgiftoat* the public interest or convenience may require it, to establish one or more branch post offices, to facilitate the operation of the post office in any city or place which, in the opinion of the Postmaster General., may require such additional accommodations for the convenience of the inhabitants; and it is the duty of the Postmaster General to prescribe the rules and regulations for the branch post office which may he established by virtue of this act. And the Postmaster General is authorized to charge one centi inanition to the regular postage, for every letter de posited in any branch post office to be forwarded by moil from the principal office, and which shall be prepaid by stamp, and one cent for every letter delivered at such branch office, to be paid on delivery. It is provided that no letter shall be sent from the principal office to such branch office for delivery, contrary to the request of the party tQ whom the same may be addressed. It is also provided that tlie expense of such branch service shall not exceed the receipts on account thereof. The second section of the bill repeals the tenth section of an act entitle*! “ an act tc estaMtet certain post rentes, and for other purposes,” approved March Sd, 1547, Wednesday night, an employee at the Dillard Hotel, named Beiinaud Brady, got*out of hU bed wliile asleep in the rear of the building, anil hoisting a window, walked out and fell in the yard. The window was in the first story above ground. He was taken up very se riously jarred, hut no bones broken. His injuries, liow 9Vcry unfit him for service, and be was sent to his family in Philadelphia. Governor Berry, of New Hampshire, and suite, are in the city. He will spend goveral days here in attending to the business of his State with the Government. Three or four companies of cavalry, raised in New Hampshire, are attached to the Rhode Island regiment. Notwith standing this fact, Secretary Stanton declines to change the name of the regiment from “ Rhode Island" to ‘•New England.” * Civilians Banished from Fortress Monroe. Complaints having been made by the commanders of military poets, that the movements of the army are im_ peded end discipline relaxed by the presence of female visitors, the Secretary of War has ordered that no posses shall be granted to visit Fertress Mouroe or other mili tary posts to any person not engaged in the military ser vice, and has authorized the commanders of the military posts to remove all persons not engaged in the service. Passes for the purposes of trade or business are also re fd«d. _ '> Business at the Patent Office. Business at the Patent Office has very largely in creased. There are at present sixty applications for patents concerning the manufacture and uses of coal oil. It would seem as if the inventive geiiiiii of the 66Vlntfy was struggling to make up for the industry lost by the hundreds of thousands of men who are in arms to pre serve the Union. 3he House, in Committee of the Whole* disposed of the tax bill to-day, and sent it to the printer. If it be possible to print it, with amendments, by Monday, the House will .then consider the bill seriatim* without ex tended debate, tome important amendments will yet be made to the bill. ' s .Tust previous to the adjournment of tho Senate, to day, Mr. Trumuvll, of Illinois, called up bis confisca tion bill; therefore, this is the business now immediately vending before the Senate, He gave netiee that he should press the consideration of the bill, from day to day, until it shall be disposed of. Pacific Railroad Bill* Mr. McPouoali., from the select committee on the Facific Railroad, reported a bill, to-day, for the trans portation of mails and munitions of war, by railway, to the Pacific. It does not differ materially from the bills on this subject heretofore considered In Congress. Death of a Pennsylvania Representative. Representative Johnson, of Pennsylvania, has re ceived a teiogram acquainting him with the death, to-day, at Allentown, of his colleague, Thomas B. Cooper. Revolving Iron Fort. Amodtl of Timht’s revolving iron fort Is on exhibi tion at the Treasury Department, and excites the inte rest of members of Congress and other prominent gentle men connected with the Government. Small Notes. The Senate passed n bill to*day repealing the act of 1854 prohibiting the bankß of this District from issuing small notes. This law Ims lieeu very much needed in the District for some time. Confirmations by the Senate. Among the confirmation* by the Senate to-day were those©! Titos. B. Ei.t.is consol at Brunswick, Germany, un <l n r . Havs ns brigadtt surgaoa. Appointed. Alonzo Upham wae to-dny Appointed Secretary of tlie Territory of New Mexico by the President. We have tbe Iticbmond Dispatch of the 18tb ultimo. It nrguts that the ilerrimac should be eeut out to follow up ite liret blow, break the blockade; and eiuk tlie whole Yankee uavy. The little Monitor !• evidently deemed , troublesome customer. Tbe Dispatch says: “ The Monitor must be disposed of In eome way or other. If our fertility of contrivance and resource. U egual to that Pensions. CHANGES IN THE MEDICAL BUREAU. The Philadelphia Mint to Control it. A WAR BULLETIN. Special Despatches to “The Press.” menu. W'ai: I)i'.tu :;\T, } Wasiiixctii.s, April 4.1882. S Pensions for Invalid Soldiers. A Philadelphian Injured Personal. The Tax Bill Disposed of. The Confiscation Bill. Affairs in Dixie. (T the YauKcee, tliere ii no imrosaibiiity in nccomplish ing that object.” - Tli© Dispatch in furious ovoi “ the disasters of Ilatta* ra?* Fort Henry, Koanoke Isl md, Fort l>onelaou, I'er tiATidinAf (tml Newborn,” »n<l t*ys, 41 They present aca l&lAgUO 6( LlUbdet'i &Ud iMftUl S that WOllld, UUdeP ©«PB -t I <l military governments, be fatal to all by wh>m they wertj committed.** Dio Ih’watch speaks of a telegraphic despatch re ceived ut Iticbniond, repreat uting that «* tivo thousand ConlfedflritM wire About to bag three tlionHAnd Federalffi” and think* “ sucli an achievement would compensate for the abandonment of the fortifications below the town adding endJy, however, «lint the telegraph lias not yet finished the job. Can’t it hur yup V* Supi'rintQndont William N. llrngg ailrertlsoj fur •• 10,000 sills, delivered on the line of tlie road between Kicbmond and Achilla Greek,” and “ wanted imme diately.” The £avanmih correspondent of the March 14, o<impl;*lnf* 11, at tlm military .lriK I>U fi'ljMllu) 1111(111- frtcfuriog establishment! to such an extent that they “ CBiutcil carry on the almost essential business of tho Government,” j Affairs m Eastern Virginia. Northern men, whose energy ami enterprise had made the barren border of Virginia t!>loom and blossom like the rore, but who were driven fro]m thoir new homes by the old nigger raising population of the Btat6i are returning scenes of desolation j but, in conjunction with loyal men who could not escape, the)’ will soon form a strong Union coition in Northern Virginia. The advicoa of to day ei*ak of the good feeling exhibited by the people in tlio Valley of the Shenandoah towards our advancing troops. Sir. Ui-TuN writes to this city, from Fairfax county, say iug: I Secessionists in your city, by spreading f*lse reports, are endeavoring to deter Union men from returning to their homes in Fairfax, but tb'e effort will be in vain, for they are daily coming back, arid, what is mors, theu are jiivdly greeted by their Secession who’ look id tlitrn now for protection, arid who admit that Virginia has been guilty of the greatest! folly, and that secession is u played out.” I All along the country bordering the lower river there is a great deal of Union sentiment, not only among tho inhabitants, but among the troops, many of whom have been impreEsed iuto (lie service dome fifty of the men, who Lad eluded the warning bjands of cavalry, and h&va thus far escaped being impressed into the service, are re prrted by their families nabuirigsomowhoro [a tho forests getting out timber for a i aft, on which they will attempt to make their escape. . I Captain Hamilton Las been [six miles up the Youglii couilco, and lias conversed wi th as many as a liuudrod of tho people, who treated bitii with the greatest cor diality, and expressed sentiments of loyalty. They Hay that they only want the protection of the Government, and that when tho flag is lioisjted again in that section hundreds will flock to it. They state that when the militia was being drafted, maily of the men expressed a Wish that a gunboat would come up the liver, in order that they might seize the opportunity to escape. They are nlroostin a famished condition, tho conntry having been despoiled of every thing in the way of provisions, Arc. Captain Hamilton baa reliable information that Fort Lowry, of twelve gnus, mi the] Rappahannock, has been abandoned, and that tho rivoris entirely free, from tho month to the town of Tappahaimock, about forty miles up. Last week he went with a be comico, and finding a large si (he inhabitants afterwards 1 Buuad of rebel infantry wei yards of him, and that the ori fire on the party, but the met cer if he fired that they would! Miscellal Col. W. Si Smith, of Ohio, brigadier general of volnntee Large Quantities of wheat down the newly opened Cheaft Th© Bouse to-day got t! Coinroittoo of the >Yh<>!9« The receiptsfrom customs, during March last, at Bos ton and other eastern ports, w ere three times as large as during March, 1861, while the se at New York have more than doubled. There has boe > a large increase at other ports. The total receipts from customs last week were about 3 s -,006,000, John 11. Cr.*rs to tbe flag*ehip TratasA, Cumt FROM THE LOWER POTOMAC, Strong Union Sentlm ent in Northiimber land and Westmoreland Counties, DISSATISFACTION AMONG THE REBEL TROOPS. Reported Evacuation ol Fort Lowrie and the Rappahannock. WASmxfiTON, April s.—The steamer Ctcur ile Lion arrived here at a late hoar last night from the Lower ■ Potomac, and reports that visits to over a hundred fami lies disclosed ft strong Vnira §entimont prevailing jn Northumberland And ?elaud counties of Virginia, and that this would be openl;' manifested could the peo ple there be assured of United States protection. It was also ascertained that much tissatisfaction exists among the rebel troops, many of wh< m would gladly make their escape,' Fort Lowrie, on the Jtappi bannock, mounting twelve guns, is represented a 3 having been abandoned, and also that the river up to the town >f Tappahannock, which ia forty miles from its mouth, is clear of armed rebels in £ny force. - - A boat’s crew, from the Ca tty dc Lion, recently burn ed the rebel schooner Union, in Yutcomico cree*, not being able to float it out. * FROM ISLAi The Rebel Steamer U'lnchester Burned, OFFICIAL BEFOBT OF COHHODOBE FOOTE. The Bombardment of Friday. REBEL FLOATING BATTEI .Chicago, April 4.—The spj tut?, from Cairo, dated to-da rived from Island No. 10 last The bombardment was rest the gunboats and mortars. One of ouratelia burst upon che&ter, which set her on firji water’s edge and sunk. J The rebels in the mormngj boats in the main channel, on towed their floatlng-b and tried to reach ns with sho guns. The shots fell far short manoeuvring she was taken b i Several shots were tired at I United States gunboats. The rtlwlfl are erecting In neesce shore to prevent the the Missouri shore. Washington, April 4—Th was received to-day at the N i This morning, the Benton, with tliree mortar boats, ope than aa hour a Are ou the r at Inland No. 10, when the Ifl ral shells from the rifled gnn< her moorings, and drifted t river. The shells were also the different forts on the isla ries lining the Tennessee sho) The return fire produced n No more hseL ihiiti the batteries were visible. A. To Hon. Gideon "Welle?, Si TIIE PESIfSTLVASIA UEEIIBE.VTS AT HIS CHESTEK. OOV. CURTIN S OFFICIAL ORDER. Winchester to be Inscribed out their Flags* Harrisburg, April 4.—The following general order has just been issued : HpUVQUARTIIta P. M. T ) . HAujaisuuiir., April 4, 1802. S GENERAL ORDER No. 20. The Governor congratulates the members of the Eighty - fourth and One -I hundred - and - tenth Itegi meiitß* Pemisylvania YolpntMrst upon their gal lantry in the recent severe and brilliant ac tion at Winchester. Their bearing upon Sion, under tlm formidable attack of a bold fljßfea- Derate foe, was worthy of the high reputation already won by the soldiers of Pennsylvania on the memorable fields of Pranesvilie, Roanoke Island} and Newborn. The Governor is proud to recognize the enviable distinction thus gained by the troops [of the Commonwealth, and trusts that, to the end of the present wicked rebellion, they may he distinguished for similar deeds of .valor and endurance and that; whenever called to meet the enemies of their country, they may prove their fitness to sustain its flag. I The eiample of the gallant Colonel Hurray, of the Eighty-fourth, who fell at the head of his regiment in the conflict at With that of tho noble men of bis command who tbire gave their lives a willing sacri fice to their country, must ijtimulato all who are enlisted in her service to increased devotion, while their memory will be cherished by every patriot and add honor to the arms of Pennsylvania and the Union* The Governor directs that ** Winchester, 23d Marchi 1862,” be inscribed on the hags of the Eighty-fourth and One*hundred-and-tenth Regiments, and that this order be read at the head of all the regiments of Pennsylvania Volunteers. By order of A, G. CURTIN, Governor! and Commander-in-chief. A. L. Adjutant General P* BT. Activity at Fortress Monroe. Foktiisss Monroe, April 3 —Nothing of special lu te, eet lmiaaeurrsd 10-dftj. There is no further intelli* gence of the Mcrrimac. A Skirmish in Arkansas. Washington. April 4. — A despatch received from St. liouls, dated yesterday, says: General Steele e advanced guard has reathed Pittmaii’a J'erry. Arkansas, Colonel Carline had an eDgageine it with the enemy on the let instant, in crossing the riv ir. His forces killed a rebel lieutenant and wounded several others. He also cap tured five prisoners, all the camp eonipage, horses, mules, forage, and a numb sr of email arms. Arrest of Rebel Recruits. llAi.TiMoitK, April 4.—Twenty.four young men were made prisoners this aftern .on at Back river, where they were about embarking on i , sloop for Virginia. The sloop was nisi, captured. The piny, it is understood, were re. cruited here to go South is substitutes lor the Smitiiern chivalry who are offering urge premiums for < 1 subs ”to do thoir fighting. . Death of the Hon- T. B. Cooper. Altoon-a, Pa., April 4.—The Hon. T. B. Cooper, M» J). t died to day at hi* resilience in Coopersburg, Lehigh county. The deceased vas a member of the present Congress from the Seventh district. The IT. S. Si Lewes. Del., April 4 r The United States steamer Bienville , Commander Steedwan, from Washington, paused up tliia morning ftt 10 o’clock, and will arrive at Philadelphia thiß evening She liaa ou board the bodies of Lieutenant Budd and Acting Master Mather, who wrre killed iu the late Ambuscade at Mos-iUlto IliUt, Florida. _ th Carolina at Boston. tr. S. gunboat .VowlA Carolina, Mil instant, uiivtil at this mil The Gunboat Son) Boston, April s.—The fromK.y Wißlcnlhe 2( this morning. , APRIL 5, 1862. /oat’s crew np the Youghi* .cbooner, fired it. Some of told him that at the time a ro in the woods within 100 ler was given to them to V refused, and told the ofli ijfire on him. neons. waa nominated to day a* ind corn continue to como ?eake and Ohio cauat. rough with the tax-bill in i sen am haß been assigned modore Dctoxt. D NO. 10. IY FORCED TO RETIRE. jpeial despatch of the Jour* iv, sa> B that a steamer ar aight. t mod yesterday morning by in the rebel etemnec Win ;o, when she burnt to the \ on (he arrival of our "un it the Missouri side of tbo battery up to a new position ot fr.m hßr 32-pound rifled rt. After a couple of hours i ick to her old position, tho rebel transports by the latterias oil Along tlio Ten: i lauding of our troops from tie following official despatch I ary Department: Cairo, April 4,1863. , Cincinnati, and Pittsburg, ied and contiuuod for more ibela’ Heavy floating battery itter* having received seve a and mortars, cul loose from vo or three miles down the :hrown from the flotilla Into i -d, and into the rebel batte lre. jo effect on the squadron. & ftfcku&lly necessary ti man H. FOOTE, Flag Officer, secretary of the Navy. !ttl?!?r Bienville. mw coimss-m session. The Tax-Bill Completed In the House. Allowance and Drawback Section Amended. The tlo.se. Machinr-Hclliug, and Cast-Iroii THE "DEMOCRATIC" CONFERENCE. Mr. Vallandigham Volunteers an Explanation. WAsrnxaTO.v, April 4,1862. SENATE. Bankrupt Law. Mr. SHERMAN (Bop.), of Ohio, presetted a petition from the citizens of Ohio in favor of a general bankrupt law. Mr. HARRTS (R#p.), of Now York, presented a peti tion that the Democratic paperß of the country be al lowed the same privileges in the mails as the Republican and Abolition papers. Mr HOWARD (Hep.), of Michigan, presented a peti tion of citizens of Michigan in favor of a general bank rupt act. Tux on linger Beer* Also, a petition that the proposed tax on lager boor be reduced. Time Allotted to Debates* Mr. HALE (Rep.), of New Hampshire, gave notice of a new rule of the Senate, which he proposed to offer— that during the present rebellion the Senate may, by a majority vote, fix the time wbeu debates on any subject shall bo terminated, and the Senate shall then take a vote on the Question, without further debate. Pacific Railroad and California* Mr. McDOUGALL (Dem.) f of Otliforuia, from tho special committee, reported a hill to aid the construction of a railroad and telegraph line to the Paoiflc. Compensation for Property Lost at llatteras Mr. LANE (Rop ), of Indiana, offered a resolution that the Military Committee be instructed to inquire into the expediency of providing by law for the jast com pensation for horses, baggage, Ac., lost at Hatteras Inlet for the want of proper transportation. Adopted. District Business. ’The Senate Unu proceeded to the consideration of business connected with tho District of Columbia The following bills were passed: A bill for tho pre servation of the work for briLging water into the city; a bill authorizing the city of Georgetown to lavy a water-tax : a bill relating to the highways in the Dis trict ; a bill allowing tho circulation of small notes in the District; and a bill relating to public instruction. The Senate then went into executive session, and after wards adjourned til! Monday. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The uDeiuooratio” Conference. Mr. VALLANDIGHAM (Dorn.), of Ohio, asked the unanimous consent tc make a statement i elative to the Democratic Conference held last week. Mr. SvASUBURNE (Rep.), of Illinois, and others on tho Republican side objected. The Tax Bill. The Home went into Committee of the Whole on tie state of the Union on the tax bill. Allowance, and Drawback. The allowauce and drawback section of the bill was Miifiital'Bfsiterffl.; n From and after the date on which this act takes ef fect, there shall be an allowance or drawback on articles manufactured ou which au iuterual duty or tax shall have beon paid equal in amount to the duty or tax there on, and no more, when exported; the evidence that any duty Cf tax has been paid to be furnished to the satisfac tion or the Commissioner of Internal Revenue by such person or persons as shall claim the allowance or draw back, and the amount to be ascertained under such regu lations as shall from time to time be prescribed by the commissioner, under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, and (be same shall be paid by the warrant of the Bsepet&py of tho Treasury on tha Treasurer of the United States,’oiit of any money arising from internal duties not otherwise appropriated. “Provided, That no allowauce or drawback shall be made or had, for any amount claimed or due, less than twenty dollars.” Penalties for Violating the .Section. All the original sections having been acted upon, a new one was added, providing the pvins and penalties for fraudulent practices as to drawbacks. Cast Iron. An amendment waa adopted providing that the cast- Ifon used for bridges and buildings, or other permanent structures, Bliall bo taxed one dollar per too, provided the bar- iron used for similar purposes shall pay no spe cific duty additional to what is already required by this act. Hose and Machine Belting* Also, machine belticgof all kinds, and bogo of all kinds, for conveying water, shall pay three per centum ad va* lorem. Claims for Service and Labor* Mr. BLAIR (Rep ), of Missouri, offered a now sec tiuui as follows; “ Ad j person whs shall Plsim (In i»r vice or labor for lire of any person held to service or labor under the laws of any State shall pay on the service or labor of such person the sum of two dollars.” He argued that Eomeof tho sections of the bill have scarcoly left any thing on which a tax can be imposed. Mr. NYiCKLIFFE (U ), of Kentucky, expressed his surprise that thin proposition, having some time ago been rejected, should again be offered. Kentucky will already pay seven hundred thoujaul dollars by this bill, and if this amendment should be adopted, three hundred thou sand dollars more will be required of that State. Such a tax would be unjust and unequitable, and was unconsti tutional. ...... ... Mr. MALLORY (17.), of Kentucky, in opposing the amendment, characterized it as burdensome, oppressive, and unjust, because it was intended to apply only to par ticular sections of the country. Mr. BINGHAM (Bep.), of Ohio, opposed the amend ment on constitutional grounds, arguing that the taxes piust be apportioned among the people according to the ratio cf representation,' ax.d, when so apportioned, col lected without respect to particular persons, but on the taxable wealth. This is the just and equitable plan. Mr. OLIN (Rep.)* of New York, Bbowed that, in some States, almost the entire profils from agriculture were invested in negroes*. Mr. ARNOLD (Rpp.)i of Illinois* guitained theamend* nv nt. He ixuld not ace why thh peculiar interest should have an advantage over the agricultural interests of the West. ■, Mr. MENZIES (U), of Kentucky, opposed the pro position, and offered an amendment, that every per?on 9ftning a horse shall, in consideration of the service thereof, pay one dollar. Mr. BLAIR (Bep.), of Missouii, raised a question of order, which objection the Chairman sustained, remark ing that the amendment could be in order only as a new section. „ , Mr. ROSCOE CONKLING (Rep ), of New York, Mid that if this amendment bo defeated it would bo by the union of tho extreme sentiments of the House. It was said by the friends of the “institution” that such tax would be grossly unjust, and, by par excellence , the enemies of slavery, that the imposition of such a tax would admit the right cf property in man. He denied the souuduess of both propositions. Not a Cnpitntion Tn.v» Mr. BLAIR (Bep ), of Missouri, briefly answered the objections to Ins proposition saying tlmt this was not a capitation tax, but merely a tax on the service of the class of persons named. Compensation for Escaped Slaves. Mr. CAIiYKBT (U.), of Maryland, offered a proviso, ilmi tliia GovofWtt&bt sliU.ll pay the owners of such slaves as have or shall escape through the action of this House, or any portion of the army* one thousand dollars for every slave so escaping. This was rejected. Mr. BINGHAM (Hep-), of Ohio, offered an amend ment, which was rejected, proposing, in substance, that the tax Bhnll be appoitioned according to the basis of representation as provided by the Couatltution. No Analogy between Northern "Workmen and Southern Slaves. Mr. KELLEY (Hep ), of Pennsylvania, in noticing a remark of Mr. Meuzies, said that three* tit tbs of his life was spent in the workshop. The couch ou which the daughter sleeps, or the n of the >*lf© of a Northern mechanic, is worth more than the value of any man who dare assail it. It is not so with the slave. The apprentice boy or the working man is a moral being, and* so traiued for usefulness. Let not the Northern man be compared with those cieatures—the teaching of whom to read the Word of God is a felony—creatures who are Classed In the Bouth with horses, pigs* and cattle. Thsre is no analogy between the two classes. Mr. MBNZIE3 explained that what he hai said was, that the proposition was in effect a direct tax on the slave, and to that extent was more onerous to the people of the slavelicldlng States than to those of the North, and that it would bo eaually uujuet to iinww sn?h ft fft* on Northern men who hired laborers. He did not intimate even that the laboring white men were no better than slaves. No one thought be had said so but the distinguished gentleman from Philadelphia, who was unnecessarily ex cited. Nobody but the gentleman perceived anything Ofi'ePSlye hi his remarks, and certainly he did not desire to gay any thing offensive to anybody or any section. The Amendment Lost. After further proceedings, the question was taken on Mr. Blair’s amendment, which was rejected—yea 3 47, nays 62. • The Bill* as Amended. Reported and Ordered to be Printed. The committee rose, when Mr. COLFAX (Rep.), of Indiana, occupying the chair faring the three weeks that the bill has been under consideration, reported the same, with amendments, to the House. They were or dered to be printed, and the further consideration of them postponed till Monday. The House went into Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union, Mr. Webster in the chair. Branch Mint at Denver* On motion of Mr. STEVENS (Rep.), of Pennsylvania, the bill to establish a branch mint at Denver, Colorado Territory, was taken up, the debate being limited to firo minutes. The ** Democratic” Conference. Mr. YALLANDIGHAM (Dem.), of Ohio, said that an allusion had been made in the Senate recently to a De mocratic Conference held last we *k. As to what took place therein he hod no right to speak* but the UIJUDC* tion of secrecy did not apply te the call, which was in these words! •‘Democratic Conference.—We, the under signed. members of the Democratic party, of the United States, determined to adhere unwaveringly still to itsan cunt principles, and to maintain its organization unbro ken, under all circumstances, as the party beet able to maintain the Constitution and to r«Stdre lh4 Old LUiOU of the States, do hereby unite in this call for a Confe rence of all who may sign the same, approving of the ob jects above indicated.” This call was signed by some thirty-five members of the Senate and House of Repre sentatives. . . . Mr STEVENS (Rep.), of Pennsylvania* asked who YALLANDIGHAM continued. Allof them were able to read and write No one made Ins mark. If this did not refer to a political organization, he was not capable of understanding language. The move nsent thus commenced would so OHI find if ' vft ’ , deter " ruination of some that the oiganization should bo com pleted. Beyond this he was not able to speak. His own name was appended to the call. . . , The committee rose, when the bill for a branch mint at Denver was passed- A Personal Explanation. Mr WOOD (Dem.), of Now York, rwked U&ve to make an explanation, and brand the author of a news paper paragraph as a coward. The SPEAKER replied that the speaker could do that without the consent of the House. Government of the Seceded States. The House again weut into committee, when Mr. BEAM AN (Rep.), of Michigan, &stpvMa*<l hia vte»* in favor of establishing Territorial Governments in the so called seceded Slates. _ .. . .... The committee rose, and the House adjourned till Monday. _ _ _ Another Sad Calamity Tiiref. MEN SMOTHERED .—For some weeks past a number of workmen have been eugaged in digging a trench through Independence Square, from Walnut street, along the Bide of the main avenue, to the State House, for the purpose of laying pipes to drain off the offal water from the different offlcea in the row. The french is about two feet wide, and at that portion where the men were en gaged in laying the pipes was about fifteen feet in depth. As the earth was dug out it was thrown up on one side ot the trench, and close to the edge, and it is supposed that the weight of this earth, together with the dampness of the trench-walls, caused a portion of one *«• ® l *“® ditch, about twenty feet long, to eAV* In, covering, ill ltl fall, two of tbo men who wore engaged at work. The accident took place about half pa* two o clock yesterday afternoon, and in a few moments afterward the Biuare waa In an iutonao »tat» of excitement. Men were running to and fro, awl a force of pobm, with Mayor Henry at their heafl, was soon upon the greiina, and men were instantly set *» *“ lt L 1 ? 1 * low-laborers. The trench had been nearly filled up by the accident, and Tor a long time tbe workmen worked unceasingly! «>d without a sign of success. At last, jost &h the State House clock struck tbe hour of three, a man’s form was defined among tho dirt, and "Wiethe men were trying to draw the body out, the bank again caved in, and the men had to rettnauiah their IwMsi and jump out of tbe trench to save themselves. They set to work, however, with renewed vigor, aud, before five o’clock, both the bodies were disinterred. They wore those of Thos. McCabe, who resided in Nau dain street, above Tenth, and Thomas Carberry* aged 05 years, residing in St. Mary street, near Seventh Both theweukavt widows and email children. The bodies were token to the Central Station, aud laid upon settees, in a short timo the two widows, accompanied by their children, made their appearance, and a heart-rending scene was wHnesaid.by those having business about the Station . A coroner's jury was empanelled, and the bo -1 iliMaent to thair families. The twliefl were in ft sMtaS position when found. PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE. Hauisiuxo, April 4,1862. SENATE. The Benate was called to order at 11 o’clpfk by Jbf Speaker. Prayer by the Bev. Mr. Cattell, of Harrisburg. Bills Introduced. Mr. IHRRIE, a hill to provldo for the payment of certain military officers. Mr. a.bill to incorporate FfiffiWft 1 and Mechanics* Sink of siiippensburg. Mr. CONNELL, a joint resolution offering the tem porary use of the Lazaretto Hospital buildiug to the Government of the United States as an anuy hospital for contagious diseases. Bills Considered, Ac, The supplement to the Severn] acts of Assembly rela tive to divorces came up in order on third reading, and passed finally. Tho supplement to the act creating a Home Guard in the city of Fhiladt Iphia came up in order on third road ingi and was amended* an niotiou of Bin NICHOLS* by striking out the first section, and providing for the election of a major general, on Monday, April 14th, and pnsßeit finally. The bill ti increase the powers of the city of Philadel phia. relative to cleansing the city, and for other pur pores, ouitui up in erdev au third rruuiiHg, and paM&d finally—yeas 13, nays 11. The supplement to the act creating two additional assessors for the First and Twenty-second wards, Phila delphia, was considered and passed. The school bill was considered and postponed. Ad jonrmd, AFTERNOON SESSION The Senate reassembled at three o’clock. The following hills were passed: An act consolidating the laws relative to the Guardians ofthe Poor. A supplement to the act to incorporate the Pennsylva nia Coni Company. A supplement to the act relative to the mode of draw ing jurors. Tim bill relative to the election of members from the rural wards passed to a third readiug, and was theu laid ov*ir. Thv Semite then until Monday ( HOISK. The ITouae was called to order at 10 A. M. by tho Flanker. The Committee on Ventilation asked an appropriation for placing ventilators* irt tbeceiling of the House. Mr. HEX declared that tho amount aopeared ovorbu tout, in view of tho expenditure of 8300 for the same purpose a year or two since. Tho subject waa debated pro and con, and the appropriation was finally made. Second and Third-Streets Supplement* The House coiicmred in the Senate amendment to bill No. 48#, bi-ihg & supplement to- the net inearjvar&tiug the Sicondaml Third-streets PaaseDger Railway Company, approved April 10, 1858. The following ij a copy of the supplement as passed by both branches of the Legisla ture:' He it enacted, tf-c., That so much of the provisions of the said ad to whhh this is a supplement, ami of any other act of Assembly, as may be construed to authorize any other railroad company to use or run their cars over or upon the railroad of the said Second and Third-streets Compauy without their ccusent, be, aad the samo is hereby, repealed: Provided, That nothing herein con tained shall bo so construed as to affect any rights that the FAlHMHifit ur Arch-street Paosenger Company, or tho Fail-mount Passenger Railway now have to use said So ccnd and Third-streets Railway track, nor the corporate rights and privileges of the Green and Goates-strocts Passenger Railroad Company. Six. 2. That the said railway company be, and they a? 4 kmby, authorised to taks up their railway track b&w laid on Third street, from Oxford to Norris, and to dis continue the use thereof; and that the said company be, and arc hereby, authorized to lay out, construct, con tinue, and extend their said railway on Second street northward along the said Second street from Norris street to Lebigta avenue, in tho city of Philadelphia. Bkc. 3. That in all cases where the said railway com pany has redeemed, or shall hereafter redeem, any of its bonds, it shall bo lawful fo.* tbe directors to issue new stock, to the amount of the bonds so redeemed, to the stockholders thereof. Travel on Siuirinyi Mr. WILDEY, from the Railroad Committee of the House, reported the bill allowing Sunday travel, with a negative recommendation. Mr. WIDNEK also reported, negatively, on the act im posing a penalty of $3O on conductors who tike up more passengers than can comfortably be seated. Ah act relallVe 16 certain children’s homes wufj re ported favorably. Delaware and Hudson Canal Mr. RYON moved that the House proceed to the con sideration of an act relative to the Delawarean! Hud son Canal Compauy. lie stated that a contract had bfeen made between the Ftnneylvniiia Coal Company and the Delaware and Hudson Canal Compauy, by which the last-named organization agreed to carry the coal of the former at half the excess of the Belling price at sliipboa d in New York, over and above $2.50 per ton. The canal terminated at Roundout. on the Hudson river, and the coal was chipped from that point in barges. The com panies have now quarrelled, and the result is a great loss and inconvenience to the coal trade of Pennsylvania. Un der these circumstances, Mr. Ryon advocated the pas sage of on act directing tbe Attorney General to inquire by what authority the original contract had been made, e U d 16 sapart (6 the Hevt Legislature. The act wad ac cordingly considered, and passed finally. Resumption of .Specie Payments* An act itqoiring tbe resumption of specie payments by the banks waß taken up The fust section was agreed to by a vote of fifty-seven yeas, to forty-four nays. It provides that suspension shall bo legalized until i-'obrun? ry, (the first Tuesday,) 1863, and that forfeitures shall be remitted until that time; also, that tbe banks may pay out the Goveriuent-dt maud notes, and may issue-small notes to theamount of 40 per cent, of their capital stock : also, allowing them to purchase Government or State stocks without limit, from Individuals or corporations. Mr. ArMsTRGKG offered a new section:' “ That for the purpose of paying in specie or its equiva lent all interest which shall hereafter become due or payable by tliis State, as required by the act of Juno 12, IS4C, the several banks which shall avail themselves of the provisions of this act, and which shall refuse to re deem their notes in specie on demand at any time within ten days before or after the time when such interest shall become due and payable, shall hereafter, when re quired by the State Treasurer, by notice in writing, pay into the State Treasury in proportion to their capital stock paid in, within thirty days after the State shall have paid such interest, their rateable proportion of such premium for soldi or its equivalent* as shall hare been actually paid by Ihe State: and in default of such pay ment the State may sue for and recover the same by due process of law.” Mr. HOPKINS offered to further amend as follows: “ And provided further, that the same principle shall ap ply when notes ire presented by individuals.” Tho last amendment w»b lost by forty-two yeaa to forty-nine nays. A message was received from the Governor stating that he had signed many bills, among them the acts in corporating the Philadelphia and Crescent Navigation, and the act for the better defehce ef the Delaware Hay »nd river, Ai'Miraed, AFTERNOON SESSION The House was again called to order at three o'clock. The Bunk Bill The consideration of the bill relative to the resumption of specie payments by the banks was resumed. Tbe amendment of Mr. ARMSTRONG W&d adopted. Mr. VINCENT offered an amendment, providing that the president, vice president, and cashier, shall be held liable to creditors when the bank makes an assignment through fraud. The amendment also authorizes the courts to order an assignment if aoy bank fails to redeem ita r otes after the first Tuesday of January next. The amendment wag agreed to. Mr. TRACY submitted an amendment, that the banks which refuse to exchange treasury notes for their own, sixty days after the passage of this bill, shall not receive the benefits of the act. Agreed to. Ilie second section of the original bill, requiring the cashiers to make regular statements, was then passed. The MU thfefi put upon its final passage. Mr. MCCULLOUGH declared that the banks only de sired the legislation. The people had been opposed to the suspension of specie payments. The yeas and nays were then called, and resulted as follows: Teas 51, nays 42. So the bill passed. The following Philadelphia members voted in the nog,- live: Messrs. Caldwell, DuuueUy* Dnffleld, Gasklll* Gieenbaukj Hopkins, McMakin, McManus, Quigley, and Thompson. The Bou&e then adjourned until eveniug. EVENING SESSION. The House reassembled at half past seven o'clock. A resolution, making the act for the apportionment of the Slate into Congressional dietricle the special order for Wednesday next, wa* adopted The supplement to the act to incorporate the North Philadelphia Plank Road Company was detested. The act to re-charter the Colombia Bank was passed. The House then adjourned. A Row in the House of Lords. Tuesday, March 13,13G2. Lord Chelmsford called attention to the case of the officials ol the- liuwlvsHCy Court, who, «s d ®r!!?? set »f last session, were transferred to the Bankruptcy Court without any provision being made for the pijiuents of their full salaries. Ho severely complained of the man ner in which thrir petitions for redress had been treated bythe Lord Chancellor. The Lord Chancellor warmly and iudignautly com plained of the mah'gnarj attach made upon him, of which tho noble aud learned lord had not givsn him tbe slightest notice, although in daily intercourse with him. He had not the slightest interest in oppressing these officials, but he was bound by the act of Parliament. Be repelled the iusiuuationj of the noble aud learned lord atf iiisffracf/wJ and unworthy yf, heisff trough! a member of their lordships' housß: nut the disgrace ar tached to that member who could give utterance to them and he passed them by with the contempt they deserved. He had no fund at his disposal to meet the case, ami with every wish lo dojustice to those officials, who he said had a strong moral claim for a favorable consideration, be hart only the day before yesterday been able Id SUbMitthHr case to the Government, who had entertained it on this ground : but ho had not yet been able to obtain the con seutof the officials, for if they considered that they hud a iegal claim they must resort to a legal remedy. The Government would entertain any moral aud equitable claim- lie had proposed to the officials that their case should he submitted h> a aeleut committee of th 4 H<Hb4 of Commons with respect to their extraordinary emolu ments, and had provided already for their regular sala ries without prejudice to their other claims The Earl of Derby strongly denounced the laugiiageof tbe Lord Chancellor. They were not accustomed to hear such IfiDgufg? in Hint Imisfi <«9 !»<!«»« bell «y e o '?j it was usual in the other. If the Lord chancellor aid not expect to raise irritable feelings* he must learn to treat their lordships without his usual affectation of superiority. With respect to the case under consider*, tion, lie believed that tbe Government might have dealt witbit more prompilr,eBptciaUy as the objections raised last year had been met with ib* MtmfoH that tIICM claims were fully provided for in the act. Earl Granville said that, after the offensive attack of Loid Chelmsford upon the Lord Chancellor, the lecture which the Earl of Derby had given to the latter was most unwarranted. He repeated that the Government was matt d&Hroua of dealing with the case in the moat fa* vorahle manner. • After a few words from Lord Cranworth, Earl Russell said, the Government had offered to sup port the claims of these officers before a committee of the House of Commons. After some further remarks from T.0r.l Kmgadown, Lord Redetdal*. the Duke of Somerset' the Lord Chan* cellor, and the Earl of Derby, the subject dropped. The 1 louse adjourned at ten minutes to nine o’clock. Colonel Lyle’s Regiment.—The fol lowing flattering notice of Colonel Lyle’s Ninetieth Re giment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, is taken from the »al iln.vre yesterday afternoon! , ... “ Our citizens will remember that when the re J e,l, °£ hi oke out, among the first legimeute that pwllered their get vices was the National Guards oi Philadelphia. Col. Lt If, The regiment,upon reachiugour city, encamped on Locust Point, and remained there until their tormjfen listmFiit (three months) ex pin d. *° Philadelphia, Col, Wt immediately set to } Work to re organize the regiment, mid, in » short time, snccwß crowned his efforts, his regiment (now the Ninetieth) was accepted, and reached our city a few days since, and are low encamped at Patter son’■ Park. In tbe regiment are many familiar faces that were in the old National Guard The boys look cheerful unil are anxious to ‘forward march’ into ii xie. Attached to the- MS AWW*I printers, and our old friend, W. W. Mayberry, who is quarter msflUr’s sergeant, will,, we think, from our knowledge of his handling shooting sticks^ give a good accouut of him self when the time arrives. The band connected with this regimes* is an excellent one, and is under t,*e super vitinu ol I’i'olßS.or Ilreokor; nil accomplished professor of music. Colonel Lyle is of the right .lamp, with a heart in the right place, anil as he is well known by a great number of our citizen*, it is useless for us to praise. We welcome the Colonel and his gallant regiment back to our city Cricket.—A match game of crieliol will he played this morning, between the Harlem and Roanoke dubs, on the Fairmount Park grouuds. Ou the occasion of the Ust contest between these clubs Fairmount was thronged with visitors. Wickets will be pitched at IQ.K o’clock this morning. Dramatic Items. Adah ißaacs Menken concludes her engagement at the Louisville Theatre this (Saturday) evening. Mrs. Ansa Marble is playing at McVicker’s Thea tre, Chicago. Hermann is pmttillgitatlug in the suue city. The Italian Opera Troupe is at the Boston Academy of Music. Misses Binkley, Kellogg, and Signors Brig noli and Mancnsii are in tbe company. Cabas and Xi mcnea are also with the tronpe> LETTER FROM NEW YORK. A Noted Confidence Man Arrested—The Pub lic Schsoh of Hrooklyn—The Funeral of Col. Dolieny—Tl*«* Great Billiard Match: Polof the D inner—Bualum&t ikfC'UftUmHaute- Improvement in Kenl-Estate Saies-The University of New York—The Markets* (Correspondence of The Props.] New York, April 4,1*63, Channel Larkin, a noted confldimea i&a&, was b fought to this city yesterday, from Boston. He is a Rontuckiao, about 38 years of age, and has been engaged i„ swindling operations all his life. He has been known more recent ly or Col. Wm. Dndtay, Col. Gorman, Col. Jah. Dupont* When token in Hatton, nn Tuesday, he uiu Iti tin uuifotm of a colonel. Papers were found on Ids person, which, it appeared, he had used extensively in swindling enterprises. A few days since he went to Ball & Block'*, in this city, and represented that ho was a brother of Commodore Dupont. Be was in full uniform, and repre sented that bo had been commissioned by “ .he Depart ment” to select a model sword. Ho found a suitable one, but observed that he must dine Uiat day with Cfoue ral Scott and General Anderson, and desjrod (9 fthqyy j£ to them. Ho departed to (lino with those distinguished individuals, taking (he sword with him, and on the strength of this transaction ho was followed and brought back to the city. The public schools nr Brooklyn, according to the au ftil&t t&pfeH 6f lli& just pubFlehed, com prise 56 grammar and '57 primary departments. Three of the schools are for colored children, mid otnbraco fire grammar and three primary departments. In the in struction or the scholars there are engaged 415 teachers, of whom 28 are males and 387 females Of the number, 2 males and 0 females are colored pommis, and Instruct the colored children. Tee entire imml>er of pupils en rolled during 1861 Is 40,076, of which 72i* are colored children. There has boon an increase during the yearof 1,524 pupils. During the year two new'pvening-acboota have been opened, making nine in all. Tlw> number of scholars registered Is 4,134, which is an in crease oyer the pi (.'coding your of 734. In agt. tlio poplin range fren 10 to years—the majority under 2f years of age. The number of volumes in the several school-librariesisgiTen us 43,413. Thu total number of school-honscs Is 26. The funeral of Col. Michael Doheny, as noticed in the columns of The Press this morning, took place from his late residence to«rlay. The HiAtcli ef i,£oo paints bfitwsfen K*,v&u&gk Palsy came oil' last night at Irving Hull. There was a very large attendance of professional ami amateur gentleman, and for a time much interest was iriauifvstcd in the play. The appearance of Bev. Henry Ward Beecher was an unloeked-fcr and pleasant event. He came in Just before the play began, end atald uniil about 10)f o'clock* hU entrance and hia exit being signalized by Hearty cheers. Flay commenced at about B>| P. M , and ended at A. M. The count was remarkably even throughout, and for the Inst 260 points it was neck and neck. Foley won by 34 points only, llis beit ruu wa* 99; Kara nagh’s best 106. General opinion was in favor of Karan agh throughout, and the audience seemed to bo. mostly on his side, cheering the smallest show of skill from him, and <juictly ignoring mauy fine points on the other side. K&vanagh's piay .was fair, but not up (• liis reputation in the opinion of his frionds. Foley was cool, cautious, and made very few mistakes. Some of his shots here mil aculously tinea find his whole game was excellent, Business is improving at the custom-house. Large cargoes of dry goods, sugar, &c,, are arriving, and tbs receipts for duties on bonded goods are very large. Within a month past the exports have been large, aud the clearance department has been bus/. The ware. house department received, during the mouth of March* #1,168,000, which ib a little less than the amount for February. The annexed cable shows the business of tho warehouse department for March since 1867 March, 180” » 1868. ti... “ 1859,,,,,, “ 3860 “ 1861 “ 1802, 8757,120 22 tiauu..;; 867i4!J7 6 'L 371,130 91 481,319 82 1,212,038 16 1,168,071 18 Bales of real estate in this city have been very dud for some time past, but, within a few weeks, have somewhat Ssiprorcdi nud, although prices are not materially higher* they are firtrer, and property Beils more readily. Pur chasers come forward mote readily, and the demand which always exists hero lor different descriptions of property imparts a much more cheerful touo to opera tions in real estate. Pernoua who could not purchase at the extremo low rates ruling for [ho few transactions of November aid ftoccmber now find it oasy< in many cases, to pay a slight advance, and seem better pleased with their purchaies. The annual exhibition of varsity of >'%w York wraß tel forenoon. The orations wi f the junior class of the Uni ld in the University Hall this ere meritorious. GrafTula’ft tied tho programme amide? lectioFsfrom the Balln % Afar* ;ro was a very large audieuce, thu close of the exercises the ScYeLthrrf-giment Sand rati lighted the audience with sell (ho* and otlier opcias. Thei and tiie hall was filled. At Webster prize wan awarded The following were the sa board tosday; les of stocks at tho secoul 50000 Am Gold..* ♦»»..101* 23000 do beO.lo2ft 100 N Y Ceil U . .800 82ft 100 Erie B s3O 30ft 200 do 860 36* 100 Harlem E Pfd.. 00ft 50 Mich (i‘en...,b3o 53ft 250 do 54 50 do s 5 54 ft 200 ClevATol B.sSO 45 ft 20J do 45ft 400 do.m.inb3 45ft' ICO do 880 45 100 do b3O 45 ft 10 Chic & R 1 04ft 15 M »V P C Ist Pf. T 7 209 MAP DuCluen. 24 11000 US 6s *Bl Reg,. 92ft 9000 VS 08 ’Bl Cp.... 92}$ ICQOO do bOO 02ft 1000 U S 5b ’74 Cp... 86ft 20000 Missouri 6a.130 40 5000 do. 48# so anciiS&Nitio 22# 100 do 22# 100 PARama B lIP# 50 111 C Scrip.. .fcCO 60 250 do mu at> i 59Jk 200 do tOO 50# 10 CleT Col & Qin. .112# 1000 M A PdnClslm 60# 3000 CBftQ 8b..... 98# 5000 Ti!& W 2d 47# |:*000 llnd B Ist mtg. .104 TIIE MARKETS A.«jiks.—l he market ia unchanged; sales or Pots at 85.62 ft, and Pearls at So 50. Fi.oub axi> Mkai..—The inquiry for Western and State Flour is limited, and the market irregular, the low grades are easier, but the medium and better brands are firmer * the want of assortment continues to check business. Tho saleß are 8,300 bbls, at 55.20f15.25 for SUpetfitte State and Western; 85.30a5.60 for the low grades of extra Western; 85 3005.35 for extra State; $5.40©6.fi0 for fancy do; 86 76®5 85 for shipping brands of round hoop extra Ohio; and 85,9® ®O.CO for trade brands do. Canadian Flout l is more Retire \ good and choice bran'll aro firmer, but the low grades are easier. Sales of 1,870 bbls at 55.30®6.6Q for extraß. Southern Flour is lower. Common brandy are difficult of sale, while choice extras are firm and In fair request. Sales of 1,100 bbls at 85.40crG for mixed to good super fine Baltimore. Ae., and «6.10®7 for trade brands. foe Flour is in fair request j sales of 130 5b15 M $9 A 4.25. Corn Meal is inactive, but steady; sales of 150 bbls, at 82.80®2.90 for Jersey, aud 83.15 for Brandywine. Whisky.—'The market is steady, but quiet; sales of 400 bbls at 22ft «23c for State And Western. The m*rKst I? and rather easier, al though not qnotably so i the demand is chiefly to com plete cargoes ior export. Millers are not operating to any extent. The sales are 17,600 bushels, at 81.30 for mixed spring; 81.3501.30 Tor red Western in store anJ delivered, and 81.42 for white Michigan in store. Barley isuuiet but firm, and the receipts limited; sale* of 400 taliele Slate, at railroad depot, at Me. Barley Malt is quiet at Sl.OScjliOoi Oats are better anil in fair demand at f>r Western and Canadian, and 4t®4l){c for State. Bye is heavy; sales of 2,200 bushels at 78c. Corn is better, but is less active; the inquiry is mainly for export; salesol 27,000 bus at 60a&0)$c. for Jersey yellow • 59®61c for Western mixed, in store aud de livrml. Provisions .—The Pork market is better; the demmul is fair for mess, in part for future delivery; sales of 1*250 bids, at $13®13.12# for new mess ; $12.25®13 for prime me?p, the latter rates for Rodde’a favorite brands, and 510.25010.50 for prime. Bwf is firmer t“ ir Gomand; aaieu cf2Bo bids, at 514.12®14.80 for extras, aud sl2ol3for plain mess. Bacon Is steady hut quiet; sales of 250 boxes, at o#n for long-ribbed Western, 7,Vc for short do, aud 7)fc tor Bhort clear do. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. THE MONEY MARKET. pniLAOEt-patA, April 4,1362. The Btocfi marfirl ws. <J«U to-<laj‘, witll aUgtt .(.tui tion in prices from tfie iiuotatlons of yeslerd.y. Oitr sixes were weaker, tbe new issue selling at MX ; Bead ing Railroad Bliares improved X ; Catawissa Railroad da dined J,', Minehill IX, and Beavor Meadow X- Th» ptiees of stocks rule so liiifi tliftt little further ftirftnee can be expected in investment securities, and there is no disposition to operate in Ifiem. 'With the first improve ment in business will come inquiries for real estate and real-estate securities, and a demand for first-class m>rt gtigett is Rh’PHily reported as existing to some extOfit, In the money market there are no alterations to re port: Messrs. Droxel * Co. furnish the following quotation*: Now York exchange paral-lOdl*. Boston — .*• p ® r ®'lS , V Baltimore exchange..***..*.....pw*/* Country funds jjf’ American gold I S^SqRL' P^m, One year United States coupons 9tiffla*6H At a meeting of tho freight agents, held in Cincinnati on Monday, the following schedule of rates from Cincin nati was adopted, to take effect on Ist insi.: Cincinnati and Indianapolis— Fourth Class, fitfur. lo New York—All rail ‘3 JJ Rail and water *3 145 To Philadelphia—All rail .70 1 Ball and water... .*.*<6o « 1 3# To Baltimore—All rail ”"•’?* 15? Rail and water 00 1 2# Dftjton. Xenia, and Springfield— To New York —All rail •*•**’? , Bail and water ..*«<l To Philadelphia—All rail 08 13J Rail and water,.* v ,.. .03 }** To Baltimore—All rail ~.,..,02 1-A ’ Rail and water I The New* York Evening Post of to-day sayß*. Stocks remain extremely dull, and prices of tha speculative shares, with a few exceptions, are lower, especially the Western roads, which are freely offered on ftceouniof thftdMPettßwi flai'niuus. lilmow Central ami Rock Island have fallen off W cent , hut clow steady Galena is quoted 67 bid, asked. ll.c neavleat of the Western shares was Michigan Centra*, which suddenly dropped 1 & cent, Belling M low os 54K eg»iustss)4 yesterday. Thlais attributed to imuon ol a Are atßetroiUhy which fight crt“ focomo tives and some buildiogswere ileatroyea. No particu lars have as yet been received. pacific Mail, New York Central, and Erie are among the shadiest of the list, but show no material change in prices. Krio and Now York Central stand almost sta- ItoliiUTi fit U67b®37 for the former* 83*® 82* lot the Harlem preferred fell )<j per cent, Panama Erie preferred . The heaviness in Border State stock* is still a promi nent feature of the market. Uteonris, under moderate sales, fell to 411 Jtf. Virginias docHnefi l P«r conr. In TpitafMfwH'*™»' ,rß “» Bßles r® 3 * Hie list of Government »vc>witi«-s U anu nre scarcely maintained. Tlie cottpens of 1881 .old P 2 3„ and more off.'red. There were no saleaofthe re gi.tered. The 7.30 Treasury notes are uuoted99X 9i The money market is without material alteration, Tho supply ou call is unite free at 0# ®7 cent. The (con tlhllf j ionux of Government certificates tends te keep up the rates. Philadelphia Stock Exchange Sales, April 4. rßelortoil by g, E. Si.ay.makkk, Phila. Exchange.] . VlltST BOABD. 100 City 6s New 96 X 1000 Keoi'n*®’ ® 6 -" ” soo do New <J6« 6Norristownß..,. 44* 100 do mi iiMtW ?S??f S 5 300 do New 0634 1000 Penn aOp 05.,,, ■. Oojj 100 do New 9534 2000 d 0........... 9014 100 do ......ltß 9034 1000 N I’enna 6i 87X fo w„adin« B SIX 1000 do cask 6TX mS do .. 2134 1000 do caah 67)4 000 do cash 21X 8 Cara A Ain B . ...124 100 do ......casli 213, 00 Cata B pit......> OJj SO do ct*eii 4134 t 62 Beaver MeodoVr. 67 BETWEEN BO.VBDS. •55 N I’enna B Ist mort scrip 60 SECOND BOABD. 600 City 6s New? 96 W, 1000 US Coup 6s 81.. 9S 1000 do New 9f>V 600 do 9“ 1060 da ......NSW C«u IS Chest A Wal Bn 31 100 do New Bo3f 1000 N I’enna 65...... 6714 800 do New 9634 60 Arch Bt 8....... 1334 •i«0 Penua 6s 8354 2000 Phila A E 6e.il y a 83 1000 do 2dye 88? i 1000 do 2dys 8J 100 Beading B 21 1-1« 1“00 do ......21ye 83 50 do, 211.10 10 Long Islandß... 133 a 1000 ij Searrg'M,,.. W . CLOSING PBL Bid. Atkei. US 6s 1881 93 93 138 Tr 7810 N 9914 99? i Philada 6s M 34 OO.SJ Phiiada 0s new. 9a 0634 PebSi6s& 83X Beading K 21 211, Bead m 65‘80’43 94 95 Read bda’7o.... 87 89 BeadmtOs '86.. "OX 77 Penna B 4034 88 X PennaßtmSi 96)4 91)4 Morris Cnl Con 40 41 Moi ris Cnl Pref 111 14 112 Sch Nov Stool. 3 5 SchNavrrof... 1014 1134 Sell Nay 0a '82.. 62 05 1 EirnlwH 1 1% [CKB-SIJS4.DV. Did. Asked KlmirnßPrf.,. 15* Xs# KjMu 7» '73.. 73X 74 L«nil B 13X Leigh Cl * N»v 51 51V LeOKtNavScD 36 37 N Peuuft B oj; t N PennaßOa.. S7.J* 64 N Penns 10«... 83 B 4 i\ 2 Catawiaaa Pref. 6^ FrK * Srtnvk n, 43 44 g*c A TW-M ft. ssv .. RficeXYiDß'ltß 6 6 \V Pbllalaft... 63H A Spruce A Pine.. XQJi W|f Green A Oonte*. 92* « Ohae A Walnut. 30V 31 liVTOhatnetuu 13)1 Ujf
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