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SATURDAY, MAY 3, HU
THE LATEST WAR NEWS
Southern papers, received yesterday, contain
some further intelligence from New Orleans. Com
modore Farragut had arranged terms of capitula
ttoß with Mayor Menree, and t h e city at latest
accounts was held by a battalion of marines from
the squadron. General Butler's force was within
a few miles of the city, having landed on Lake
Porehartyain. Captains Illaintosh and Huger,
commanding rebel gunboats, are supposed to have
been wounded. Commodore Hollins could not have
been at New Orleans at the time of its capture, for
we learn that while passing through Columbia,
South Carolina, on his way to Richmond, he was
"amazed" that such an event should happen,
stating that, from the preparations made to resist
our forces, he considered the defences impregnable.
The best harbor in North Carolina, and a most
excellent base of operations, is now in the undis
turbed possession of General Burnside, the guns of
Port Macon havin g boon silenced, and IFa garrison
made prisoners by that indsfatigable officer.
Beaufort is connected by railroad with Goldsboro',
Raleigh. and Greensboro', the last named ono of
the most important points on the southward rail
road communications of the rebels. From the
energy of General Burnside, we may safely predi
cate that his campaign in North Caroline will be
alike creditable and brief.
On Wednesday, several of General McClellan's
batteries opened fire on the rebel works at York
town and Gloucester and their shipping. The
rebels replied and the cannonading was kept up
for some time. The damage done the enemy is not
known. Nobody on our side was hurt.
in the midst of an interminable
discussion as to whether General SMITH was
intoxicated or not on the occasion of that un
forttmato and inamplinahla affair at Lau 2 s mills_
Mr. Representative MORRILL'S very proper in
quiry suggested it, and every officer in General
SMITH'S division seems disposed to continue
the investigation. The proper course would
be to await the result of the Congressional in
quiry, or such a court martial as General Mc-
Cistaax may be disposed to order. This
newspaper evidence can only have the effect of
embarrassing the historians, and will never be
properly comAllered until it comes up for dis
cussion in the sleepy deliberations of some
future antiquarian society. It is very import
ant that some judguicut should bc attained in
this matter. So far as the individual case of
this officer is concerned, we have very little
feeling, but we are anxious that some action
should be taken on the subject of intoxication
among our soldiers. We have little doubt
Gen. SMITH has completely proved his in
noceilce. Any entailer inquiry can only
strengthen the position ho has assumed. We
need nothing more than the frank avowal of
Mr. MOitanat, in the House, during the debate
of yesterday—an avowal creditable alike to
his candor and his courage. Gen. S3trries
own letter Mean nothing, and he alight as
well have left it unwritten. Injured innocence
never appears to more advantage than by dig
nified silence, and the impetuosity of our gal
ant commander appears to poor advantage in
the sober lines of newspaper type.
We are too much disposed to ridicule what
is called the temperance feeling, it may be
that the friends of temperance have invited
criticism and contempt. It is the fate of
most reforms that they come to us in a shape
to be laughed at. SOME of Mao most a m us i ng
caricatures and satires we have seen have
been upon just and necessary change s i n
state and society.. liudibras is. an exquisu.,
travesty upon an English reformation. The
sarcasms were deserved, yet the reforma
tion was an advantage to civilization, No
class of men were more laughed at than
the early patriots of the American Revolu
tion, and while we must say that many of
their proceedings wore very amuaang, it does
not interfere with our reverence for their name
and our respect for the great work they accom
plialted_ Our present eommen-school system
was the subject of many a jest when in con
templation. The ridicule heaped upon FUL-
TON and Firmn is one of the saddest circum
stances in our history, and Many excellent
gentlemen are still living among us who pro
tested in terms of laughable indignation,
against the intreductien of gas into our
streets and houses. The temperance peeple
have given us a number of juvenile socie.
ties, and make annual parades with banners,
wreaths, sashes, open Bibles, cakes, and foun
tains, giving a great deal of trouble to the po
licemen, the coachmen, and anxious mothers.
They have given us an obsolete law, and a
number of pretty speeches, but beyond this
their deliberations and declamations have been
fruitless.
The relation which the case of General
SMITH bears to the subject of temperance is
simply this It will reopen the agitation of
that reform upon a grander scale than it has
hitherto occupied. It will not be confined to
societies of foolish old men and mischievous
little boys. senates and armies and the great
people will have a voice in this discussion.
We have already had the expression of a very
decided opinion - upon temperance in the army
by distinguished Senators. In Mr. Mortarm.'s
resolution we have this opinion personally ap
plied. If we can
,judge by common report,
some of the rejections of the present Senate
have been on account of the intemperate
habits of the candidate for confirmation, In
this we see an accumulating sentiment in fa
vor of temperance. It is gathering force and
power day by day. We see it in the respect
which Congress pays to even a suggestion of
intemperance. We see it in the anxious haste
manifested by such men •as General KETES,
not to speak of captains, staff officers ; and
newspaper correspondents, to rush into print
with the expression of their opinions as to the
sobriety of the accused General. We see it ig
the manifestoes and testimonies of every
general assembly - and church convention.
More than all, are see it in the increased mo
rality of our people, and the less frequent oc
currence of riot, bloodshed, and bacchanalian
festivities.
There are many causes for this change of
sentiment—for this reformatory progress, if
the phrase is more expressive. We do not
attribute it to the uncouth eloquence of Mr.
Gounn, cr the superficial rhetoric of Mr.
CHAPIN, however popular, and pleasing they
may be. Nor do we attribute it to the legis
lation of other States, or any anticipated
legislation in the State of Pennsylvania.
Social customs are not made by law. Our
tastes and fashions do not come from the
statute•book. There was as much whisky
drank in Maine and Massachusetts after NEAL
Dow's liquor law had been passed as there
was before—with this difference, however, that
the liquor sold during the prohibition was
inferior in quality and superior in price. The
history of the world shows the utter folly of
attempting to control habits by laws. When
the effort is made it becomes persecution.
We must attain social reforms by educating
and convincing the public mind. The tax bill
is a greater temperance orator than Mr.
GOUGH, Mr. CHEEVER, Mr. CIIAMDEBS, Or Mr.
CHAPIN. It compels economy ; and when our
extra cash is called for by our Government
we must reduce the wine bill which it has
heretofore paid. The war is a great tempe
rance agency. A million of Americans, now
-in arms, will 'return to their homes, hardened,
toughened, temperate men, with new blood in
their veins and lustier sinews in their limbs.
• The simple, rugged camp life, the weary
march, the picket watch before death-bur
dened batteries, the midnight bivouac—all
teach the soldier the virtue of abstemiousness.
the most temperate soldier le the moot for
midable foeman. lie fights well and endures
great hardships. The dissipated soldier gene
frilly commences his campaign in a hospital
and ends it in a grave.
We are not temperance men in the gene
rally-understood sense of the term ; that is
to say, we do not appreciate the arguments of
those who would make the signing of the
pledge a test of citizenship, and banish our
social beverages from the earth. A glass of
good wine is a harmless thing, pleasant, in
spiring, and delicious. Moderately enjoyed,
it is as innocent as coffee, and as cheering as
the cup that never inebriates. Wine, as the
slave of man, serves a good purpose, and need
not be disdained. Man, as the slave of wine,
s pitiable, helpless, and criminal_ We almost
surrender our judgment when we think upon the
_misery inflicted, by this joyous but treacher
ous master, upon those unfortunate enough
to become his slaves. We shudder at the
idea of an American general going into battle
in an intoxicated frenzy. 'lf slaves to this
pernicious habit are permitted to lead our
armies, there will be charges more bloody
than the charge of the Light Brigade, and
disasters more dreadful than any we have yet
encountered. Asa military reform, therefore,
we welcome the temperance agitation. As a
social reform, it may be premature and unne
cessary, for we are reforming ourselves ra
pidly.
LETTER FRomi ”OIL;CASIONA.L.•
'WASHINGTON, May 2, 1862
What do you think of the printed and un
answerable proofs of rebel barbarity and DM , .
sacre—mother, with your husband and sons
in the ranks of the Union army fighting for
freedom—sister, with the image or your ab
sent brother ever before you--whlte.liaired
father, watching the progress and seconding
the sacrifices of your boys There is no es
caping either fact or evidence. The Union
prisoner shot like a felon or starved like a
dog—the Union lady insulted and robbed—
the Irialeta oflieer abused to his flied by his
former companion-in-arms—and, above all,
and worse than all, the Union wounded muti
lated and butchered until death Cattle to their
relief, and the Union dead hacked, boiled,
and burned, their skulls used for drinking
cups, and their bones for drumsticks and fin
ger-rings. What think you of Ole, father mo
ther, sister ? As you peruse these sickening de
tails, and reflect that probably your dearest and
nearest may be among4lhe nest to endure these
almost nameless horrors, do not forget that the
authors are not negroes, nor Indians, nor Se
poysi nor even cannibals, but white men—the
chivalry, the refinement, the gentility of the
South. These monstrous excesses aro not
confined to Virginia, her battle-fields, and her
rebel leaders, They are everywhere common
to the Great Treason. The very last intelli
gence from New Orleans, on the authority of
Commodore Farragut, the leader of our
victorious fleet, is to the effect that help
less women and children were fired upon by
armed men e; for giving expression to their
pleasure at witnessing the old flag."
Nor, while reading these terrible lessens,
shonld we ever lose sight of the great truth
that the rebell;.n was began by the tr..;
that they refused all proffers of peace or coin
pron.ise—that when Congress almost unani
mously g ave them new assurances and gua_
rantees—the Republicans themselves juining in
the pledge—these new assurances and gua
rantees were rejected, and that they opened,
as they have maintained the campaign, with
every possible perfidy and crime. I do not
belong to the class who regard emancipation
as the cure for our national evils but he who
contemplates the unfolded record of the last
year cannot deny to himself that the ingrati
tude and treftehery, the brutality and blood=
shed, that have made this rebellion the shame
of our race, have resulted from the pride, ar
rogance, and power, instilled inte the 0444
of ambitious men by the institution of
slavery. And we can estimate how much
more powerful ten or twenty years of peace
would have left them, had they not, in the
blindness of their malignity, precipitated a
conflict at the present time with the Federal
GOYernment. As Isis, though they are rapid
ly being crushed out, they have proved them
selves most formidable adversaries. They
must tweept the logic of the war, whether that
Comes in the shape of the liberation of their
own slaves, by their own acts, or their bitter
punishment by the national authorities.
The intelligent people of the Loyal
States, who have doubtless read the de
tails set forth in the report of the Com
mittee on the Conduct of the War, cannot
hereafter patiently listen to the . appeals of
those partisans who, prior to the publication
of that report, delighted in exhibiting a
certain sympathy for the traitors, and an un
coneealed disposition to embarrass the Ad
ministration in conducting the war nor will
the relatives and friends or these people, now
in the Union army, tolerate the intrigues and
misrepresentations of these partisans. It will
lso be a somewhat difficult thi ng t,, convince
our countrymen that the most stringent
measures of confiscation and punishment
should not at once be adopted Vengress.
The conspirators, now convicted of new atro-
cities in addition to the outrages already
proved upon them, must not be suffered to
escape the doom they - so welt deserve. It
will be a great hardship if the nnofferiding
people of the free States are made to bear the
burdens of the conflict, as welt those pre_
sent as those which, are to come, and that the
rebels should be comparatively relieved in
their persons and their estates. OCCASIONAL.
" Mr. Schnable, the somewhat notorious Penn
sylvanian politician and lecturer at Connecticut
peace meetings, hue turned up,"since his liberation
from Fort Lafayette, at I - entwine, Arkansas, 11,4
colonel, at the head of 1,9C0 men. We might ad
vise Mr. &linable not to come into this corner of
the •world soon, as we might possibly take a short
mode of wiping out the &Loge..e he he. brought
upon the State he hails from."--Lancaster Ex
vress.
SCHNABLE was one of, the men sent to Fort
Lafayette by. .Seepzimy and, wo is
released after promising to sustain the Consti
tution and the laws. True to his instincts,
and true to treason., be has gone over to the
traitors, and now adds perjury and murder to
his former crimes. lie doubtless thought this
a better method of embarrassing the Admi
nistration than that of staying at hotne and
bringing suits against the officers who put him
under arrest.
C. C. LATHROP, Esq., the new collector at
New Orleans, appointed by the President and
confirmed by the Senate, was twenty years a
resident of that city, but for six years past has
lived in Philadelphia. He knows the people
of the Crescent City well, has been their Re
presentative in the Legislature, and has sus
tained a high social and business position.
His task is an arduous one, but he has the
skill and ability to discharge it.
DESERVED TESTIRONIAL.-A. 'card express
ing thanks to the Hon. GEORGE CONNELL, for
Cie fidelity with which he represented the in
terests of Philadelphia during his Senatorial
career, appears in to-day's paper. It is
signed by many of the best citizens of Phila
delphia, without respect to party, and is a
deserved tribute to a worthy man.
H. J. RAYMOND, the editor of the New
York Times, writes to that journal from York
town that within twelve hours from the time
General 31cC.vaa.".a . C*TTITIWILOCEI his attack
upon the Secession works he will capture
them.
Tun Southern project of punishing the
world by destroying most of their old cotton
mop, and planting the seed of little more at
present, is another evidence of rebel folly.
If they send no cotton to market for two suc
cessive years, time will be given to rival re
gions to develop all their resources, to finish
their railroads, and to firmly establish now
plantations. If this is done, the Southern
monopoly- will be ended forever. They seem
determined to cc kill the goose that laid the
golden egg."
EXTRA LARCH SALE VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
AND STOCKS, Tuesday next, 6th` May,—Thomag
.1k Sons' catalogue (sixteen pages), issued to-day,
comprises the largest amount: and most valuable
property offered this season. Sem also, advertise
ments auction head.
LONDON PICTORIALS.—From S. C. Upham, No.
403 Chestnut street, we have the Illustrated Lon
don News, of April 12th. The unabated interest,
across the water, in tie great struggle in this coun
try now is shown by the number of American sub
jects engraved in this single number,-viz.: Gene
ral Burnside, a portrait by T. Nast ; Federals ad
vancing on CoMtOvilla ; Action between the
mac and the Monitor in Hampton Roads; and
Federal Cavalry Scouts at Manassas Junction. We
have, also from Mr. 'Upham, the Illustrated News
of ate TVorld, of some date, with steel portrait of
Colonel Jervois, who is now actively engaged in ap-'
plying iron to British ships and fortifications.
Tan PARAGRAPH WHial appeared in our loeal
columns yesterday announcing that. lion. A. K.
McClure had resigned his position as Chairman of
the People's State Central Committee, was ingot.-
ieet, our reported' having
. been mialad by a false
rumor.
DR. DCTLISR'S LEICTURE —At Musical Fund
111111, this AVitiaind Ike Rev. Dr_ 0_ M. _F.utler will
give his popular and effective lecture, made very
striking by the present altered aspect of affairs
there, on " The Dark Days of Washington." The
eataittanse will be radnesA to 25 emits.
DEATU OF JUDGE DZWEY.—Jadge Chas. Dewey,
lon4 a member of the Supreme Court of Indiana,
.
nil for more then a generatmu QUO Or Its ablest
and most prominent lawyers of that State, died at
his residence, in Charlestown, Clarke county, on
t h 9 2i t tb, ttt r th, advanced age of 78 years + after a
Long illness.
PROM WASHINGTON.
DESPATCHES MI 4&L HILLECH.
THE EVACUATION OF CORiNTH NOT MENTIONED.
TAX BILL TO BE REPORTED ON MONDAY
RATIONS OF SICK AND WOIINDKD SOLDIERS
TO Do COMMUTED.
The Bill to Limit the Number of Major and
4.rigOier Ocnonwhh
LETTER FROM GEN. SMITH TO MR. MORRILL.
A Retraction of the Charge of Drunkenness
Demanded.
ARRIVAL OF BRITISH ARMY OFFICERS.
Specud Despatches to •• The Press."
WialanariVii, 34RIVt
Bill to Collect Revenue and Prevent
Exportation of Goods to Rebel Ports.
The Commerce Committee of the Rouse reported a bill
to-day, which was passeA l tqlthOriZing the Pocreor7
the Treasury to refuse a clearance to any vessel laden
with merchandise for a foreign or domestic port, when.
ever he shall have satisfactory reason to believe that
such merchandise may be ostensibly destined for ports in
peeeession of the inenrgeote and if aoy vessel for which
a clearance has thus been refused attempt to depart for
any port, she and her merchandise shall be forfeited to
the United States.
It is Mee ambled that whenever a mast! la asaet.d
for a vessel. it anal be lawful for the collector granting
the same, if he deem it necessary under the circum
stances, to require a bond to be executed by the master
or owner of theisassol, in penalty eland to the value of
the calm, (awl with eUretiee,) that the said cargo shall
be delivered at jhe place for whiA the vessel is cleared
and that no part thereof Audi be - used to aid or comfort
those in insurrection against the United dtates,
The Secretary of Lbs Treasury is also authorized to
prohibit the impo tattoo into any port of the United
States, and to prevent the transportation upon any rail
road, innipiko, etc„ of any gooda of whatever character,
sod whatever may be the ostensible destination of the
seine, when he shall have satisfactory reason to believe
that such goods are intended for places in the possession
of the enemy. Ile is authorized to require bonds of. P)
owners or such goods, that they Will not be transported
to insurgent places, and to establish necessary regula
tions to carry out this act. If such goods are attempted
to be sent to insurgent places, they shall be forfeited.
The Oentsto Commerce Committee also reported to•dsy
a bill identical with this, which was laid over.
The Forts below ilew Orleans.
It te the iMPIeSSion at the Nary Department that the
forte below Now Orleane were not taken by our fleet,
but that they were se disabled that most of the gunboats
passed readily up to New Orleans, while others remained
behind to continue the bombardment The munitions of
the fleet are immense, but whether there is coal, pro
visions, &c., to enable the gunboats to go quickly up to
Memphis, remains to beeeit. If so, they can probably
cut off Beauregard's communication for men and nen=
visions with Arkanese, Texas, ko. To get the latter,
be may have fallen back from Corinth to the "Grand
Junction," which is midway between the former place
and Memphis, and affords a better line or retreat.
Letter from General Smith---De Demands
a Retraction of the Charge of Drunken-
Tha fallaals@ tAilAr bAh bees received her..
CAMP NEAR YORKTOWN, VA., April ao
Eros. JUSTIN MoaaiLL--Sin: You have Been fit ha
your place, in the house of Representatives, to utter a
foul slender against me. Yon have offered le the coca_
try no evidence in support of your naked assertion. Yon
have, so far as I can learn, taken no public steps to col
lect testimony to substantiate your charges, and the in
dignant denials which have gone from the Offieeva of thle
division to yourself and colleagues, have failed to elicit
Item yon a lrank and open apology. IL is now my turn
speak, and here, face to face with a brave foe, I turn
baclr to you, a ...e1.3 7 and tell you T 0,.: not
move your charge against me, or make your
retraction as public as the libel, and I am certain
that throughout the length and breadth of Vita great land
every manly heart will say I have demanded no mesa
than I have a right to compel. W. H. SWIVEL,
Commanding Division Army of the Potomac.
The People on Confiscation
The following is one among many of the numerously,
signed mennrials laid before the Senate and House al
most daily:
ss The undersigned, loyal citizen@ of. Ohio, respectfully
represent that. while they are pesfeetly willlea to bear
their fair share of the burden of the present war for
the Union, they are of the opinion that a tax upon - the
properly of patriots should go hand-in-hand - with the
confiscation of the property of traitors; and in order to
prevent discord and opposition in the loyal States. that.
ask that those who have commenced the war may be
compelled to assist in paying for it."
Rations to Sick and Wounded Soldiers.
~o rtj i”, t o a recent order citLe War Deyartuitudi
when the care of the sick and wounded soldiers is as
sumed by the States from which they came, the Subsist
ence Department will commute their ration attwenty-flye
&MAC
The Evacuation of Corinth Not Con
firmed.
Despatches which have been received from General
BALLPOIZ. gay nothing of the MMeltettibra of eorloth by
the rebele, though eo strongly asserted from rebel
sources.
The Tax. fin
t. Lill on Monday next in
the f enete from the Finance Committee. You will re
member it has already paa.led the House.
Signed by, the President
The President today eigned the bill bawd by Oen.
grees, establishing a branch mint, under the control of
the Philadelphia Mint, at Denver, Colorado.
Arrival of Marins from figy West.
A battalion of merinos have just arrived from Rey
West. Five hundred of these 'perfectly- diciplined tralps
*ire bOW here, but will be soon detailed for scia-going
remold. The entire force is now three thousand, and as
the navy ie bereaftkr to be large, the number of the
marines will not probably be rearmed.
Arrival of British Officers. '
Coterie! r-x.rx2.1..,2 end the Aeld 0.1211 esed'i ofilcyru of
the Eighth Dudek Guards arrived here to•night from
Montreal.
Limiting the Number of Major and Bri
gadier - enerars.
The following is the bill introduced in the Senate to
day by Mr. Goimss
Be it enacted, cfc That the act approved July 25,
itEd, entitiaci an act in tolniiien in the "ait to autnorim
the employment of volunteers to aid in enforcing the laws
and protecting public property," approved July Y 2, 1861,
shall be so construed as nut to allow the appointment of
mete than twenty ntaiat Stnetalil and tWO hundred bd.
'Wan - svumnia in the army and volunteers.
Army Appropriation Bill.
The army appropriation bill, reported to-day, con
tains the following 110114!
For the pay of voluut,ers .$226,283,000
For subsistence in kind, to regulars and
volunteere 78,636,000
For Quartermasters' Department 36,000,000
For extension of and working military tele
graph 500,006
For purchase and manufacture of arms, &n. 12,000,060
For bounty to two years' volunteers aud
widows and heirs of those who have died
or been killed in the military mercies of the
United States 20,000,000
Besides other appropriations.
Defence of Gen. Grant.
Mr. WasliTStiltn; made a Timm defence te•day, in
the louse, of the gallant General GRANT, lately com
manding at Pitteburg Landing, from the charges pre
ferred of intoxication while on duty in the field. Mr.
W. denounced the elandere at cruel, and branded them
as false, on the authority of the personal friends of Gen.
GRANT, who came in daily contact with him.
Miscellaneous
The Senate today confirmed the appointment of
Brigadier Generals MITCH/ILL laid ORD to, be major
gemerals of volunteers, and Captain Joao Gummy, of the
Fourth Artillery, to be brigadier general.
Vessels ihsi go 3oash, excepting in the employ or the
Government, no matter what may be their cargo, will
be seized and bonfiseated.
At a misting of the Regents of the Smithsonian In.
siituto yontsrday, Prof_ WOOLPHY was solostod to writs
the obituary of his preiecessor, Dr. FELTON, and Ron. S.
S Cox that of the late Senator DOUGLAS.
Measures will be immediately taken to procure through
Minister Ao.tms the legacy to the institute, bequeathed
by a niece of 15311THSON, amounting to .f. 23.01.10 sterling.
Mr. LATHROP, recently appointed collector of customs
at the port of New Orleans, did not, as has been erro
neously stated, leave that city on the breaking out of the
rebellion, but some years before, and has since that time
resided in Philadelphia. Re hail been in New Orleans
since 1838 engaged in mercantile pursuits, and was well
known for his energy and ability.
From General McClellan's Army.
BATTNRIIS OPENED ON THE REBELS AT
GLDUCESTEB,
ENCORE Yoagrov. - N, May Tuesday, a steam
boat was oven Nthll P. 104 vi tryvve Ikt Tfflitiawa, ThcY
probably came from West Point, 30 miles above, lndi.
rating that the enemy are being reinforced instead of
preparing to evacuate.
Battery No. l, at the mouth of Wormley creek, and
commanding the rebel water batteries at Yorktown and
Gloucester, opened yeeterday i&ernoon on the enemy's
shipping, at a range of about two miles. The Bret shot,
which was followed in rapid succession by others, caused
the rebel vessels to beat a hasty retreat out of range.
No damage Ito, imppotta to be eustelned by the ea.-
eels, as the range had not been obtained. The gum§ were
then directed towards
the works at Yorktown and Glou
cester, with the view of getting a reply. They were not
long kept waiting, whew a large pivot gun, stationed on
the heights of Yorktown, sent a meseengor, which caused
every one to jump for the trenches. The firing was now
kept np quite briskly for two hours from both sides, with
no damage, so far as we were concerned ; although some
of their Shells came too close to MAIO It pleaSatit.
The accuracy of our guensre. considering this was
the first attempt with the new siege pieces, was ac
knowledged by competent judges to be most admirable.
Pomo of our shells were seen to explode directly over the
enemy's parapets, which a moment before were lined with
men. About sixty shots were fired from our one or two.
hundred-pounder Parrott during the afternoon. What
damage the enemy sustained is not known. lite rebels
opened on Our parallels, where the workmen were em•
ployed, at about dusk, throwing shells at intervals during
the night. No one was hurt.
Private Cheats Young, company At Twenty-sixth
Penneylvan's Regiment, was severely wounded in t➢o
knee last might while on picket.
Heavy April showers still continue to visit us daily,
retarding in a conaiderable degree our military operations.
Twa dPII4I.4IPP, belonging to the MlghifilliOra battalion,
commended by . Colonel Taylor, camped near Yorktown,
deserted last night while on picket duty. They are both
Northern men, but can give little or no information.
Generals Johnson and Magruder made speechee laet
week to all their trooiss, calling on them to nee every
exertion to defeat the Northern invaders, and stating
thit they should never surrender as long as there was a
intoiclt i and that if they were defeated at Yorktown
the cause of CU. sontliern Confederacy wag goneb as they
THE PRESS. - PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, MAY 3, .1862.
were determined to reel their cause on this their last
battle.
Brett Fiewineni of the Fortiethilnlted States ins
fentry, formerly second lieutenant In the English army,
and who distinguished himself in the Crimean war. for
which he had medals, died yesterday, from a 'mood re-
Cfl fed while on duty in the trending on Monday night
pet.
Contiderable alarm is telt by our surgeons as to the
curability of wounds here, owing to the peculiarity of
the L lllll 4lO, is view of this fact, arranitomeota aro
being in4do to gptol North all those who rosy be wooded,
as soon as possible.
THE LATEST FROM YORKTOWN.
THE BALL OPENING-.
A HEAVY ARTILLERY FIGHT_
BURSTING OF ONE OF THE REBELS' BIG GUNS
C'rtIOT.O.
From the Correspondent of the Associated Press—
Bp Telegraph from Fortress Monroe.
/IFIADQITARTSIta OF VTR AnMr OF VTR POTerif AC, }
May 2-2 o'clock P
The rcbele crehed Ole morning with their rifled co.
lunibiade, §S. pounders, placed on the heights of York
town.
Our No. 1 battery of 100 and 200-pounder Parrott
guns was then brought to bear upon the only gun which
i.e. given uts on, tiOuble, our ahot. inning. Dyer ono
annum it with evory prospect of its being diemourred.
Very soon, on its twenty-third divharge, the enemy's
gun buret into a thousand pieces. tearing up the parapet
god oroalt.# hoese with tha SPattki tubloh w e consoled
around it at the time.
Ne leee than ten persons were standing
on the parapet,
within six feet of it. besides those who wore hid from
view iii the works. Tho destruction of life mutt have
been cendderatie.
Tide was the only gun which the rebels have shown
crumble ot doing the No. 1 battery any harm.
All the firing on their aide now ceased, while our vans
were manned With renewed vigor, directing their ehella
into the town
About 100 shots were Bred by our guns up to 2 o'clock
this afternoon, when, as though by mutual commit, they
All eeRSI d.
About 12 o'clock to-day a rebel steamboat came down
no river, and attempted to land at Yorktown, but was
ptevented by a few allots from our huwirvd-pounder
ran on gun.
The rebels kept up a continuous fire all last night on our
men in the trenches.
The only casualties wore the wounding of Ja nee Grit
tone and tonic Rat - talc% of company G, Itarteoutti
New York Regimeut.
The weather is again pleasant. If it should continue,
you can look out for startling news front this quarter,
as cria work - iota oat is approackerty co apietton f
Joeppla Decker, If Company G, Borden's Nharpshoot
ere, wan wounded last night on picket, and taken prisoner.
FROM FORTRESS MON.ELOE
AND THE SOUTH.
THE °MENTION OF NEW OHLEINg.
A BATTALION OF MARINES OCCUPYING IT
Oen. Butler within a Few Mien of the City
with the Troops,
FORTRESS MONROE, May I.—The"following are the
only addliional items reg.rdin g - the ha/ of Row o c iva wf
that can be gloat/oil froth tho Norfolk and Richmond
Commodore Farragut had proposed tercels of capitula-
ILA, to Mayor Monroe, widely the tailor had accopted i
and the city, at the last accounts, was held by a battalion
of marines fl om the squadron.
General Butler's force. were within a few miles of the
Pity, bavino landed on Lake Ponehattesda_
Information wee received in Norfolk, yesterday, that
Captain Mclntosh, the supposed commander of the gun
boat Louisiana, at New Orlearw, had been badly wound..
ed. 1.111.e”C, ..here Will. net From t6e eftme
source it is learned that Capt. Thomas ring.,r, suppmed
to be commander of the Mcßae, wee mortally wounded
in the same engagement.
REBEL BOATS OFT SEWELL'S POINT-..COM. IIOL•
LINE AMAZED AT THE . FALL OF NEW ORLEANS--
DEATH OF THE REBEL GEN. GLADDEN
v0“x,114 , 1 , fl--.A...p<o.l4eoporMS irCall Fortress
Monroe, dated yesterday, says that three or four retie
boats were off Sewell's Point, and appeared to be placing
buoys to mark the channel.
Gen. Prentiss and 700 United Pietas Trimmers Ited ar
rived at Selma, Ala. The officers were to bo sent to Tal
ladega, and the privates to Montgomery.
Cora. Hollins passed through Columbia on Saturday,
en route for Richmond_ lie it amazed at thorfall of Now
Orleans, and Stated that there were 100 heavy guns in
position between Fort Jackson and the city; that the
steamer Louisiana was ready and wafting; that nu.
11141 , 6114 boardino. TAMAN ware orgatdrod to taka the Na
tional vessels at all hazards, and that the gunboat Mis
sissippi, though undoished, could, if necessary, be
brought into action.
The rebel General Gladden bad died of his wounds re.
ceived at Shiloh.
THE LATEST nelli FORTRESS MONROE.
FROM GEN. BERNSIDE 9 S CORMIER.
'UNION ACCOUNT OF THE FIGHT AT Emu.
SETH CITY AND CAPTURE OF FORT MACON.
Pose 7 Mar P, —"rho rroooti
steamer Gassendi arrived from Washington this after.
noon.
The steamer Julia Farren arrived from Newbern this
morning, having left that place on Tuesday. She brings
the mails and official despatches.
All the previously reported particulars of the capture
of Fort Macon are confirmed. The fort surrendered on
Friday evening, and all the stores and ammunition (the
latter in a large quantity) were captured.
The fort was garrisoned immediately by Union troops.
Everything was quiet whenthe Julia Farren left. There
Ices no other news in that vicinity. Only one man is
reported killed on our side during the bombardment.
The enemy lost seven men.
By the Julia Farm/ we have the Union accounts of
the tight Ogle Elizabeth city, prevismelf reported.
GPIL Reno was despatched by Gen. Burnside on the
17tb, with five regiments. and four pieces of artillery,
as previously stated, to Elizabeth City, thence to move
in the direction of Norfolk.
Tee special correspondent to the New Tort Tribune
gives the following porticulsre:
General Reno landed at Elizabeth City, and sent Col.
liaw kips by a circuitous route to get in front Qt 4he elle..
my, and Mimed with a part of the remaining force. la
te' marching twenty miles, the enemy was found en
trenched with batteries in a position on the edge of a
wood, which commanded the approachae ()Ter an open
Bold.
Col. 'Howard, of the Marine Artillery, who was in the
advance, put his pieces in position and fired upon the
enemy, and for three hours there was an artillery duel.
Ilawkine• force got astray, and found themselves
four miles in Gen. Reno's rear. Gen. Reno sent regi
ments to the right aed left to outflank the enemy, the
movement being finely executed, and there was a pros
.
pro of bagabg the whole rebut force, nntin cot Hawkins
came up. Hens ordered him to the right, but on coming
into the open field he charged on the enemy with the
bayonet, and received the fire of both batteries and all
the rehel infantry. Hawking wag wounded in the arm,
and Adjutant Gadeden was killed.
A charge was then made by the other regiments on
both flanks of the enemy, routing hint. The rebels then
retreated to the canal locks, and thence to litisfelle.
General Nero pronounces the engagement one of the
most brilliant affairs he ever saw. Our loss in commis
sioned officers was one killed and
seven wounded; non
cemealaelaasd eAleAee, twa hilted are' thirteen vreueded
i
privates, six killed and forty wounded.
General Burnside positively ordered General Reno not
to advance any farther toward Norfolk, the object being
to feel the strength of the enemy in his rear_ So, after
remaining for six hours on the field of battle, General
Beno returned to Elizabeth City. Not having enough
wagons, and the men being exhausted by the severe
parch, eeventem of our wounded were left cm thy film
in shame of a surgeon with a flag of truce. These have
since arrived at Fortress Monroe. The enemy's lose was
larger than ours.
Refugees from Norfolk—Corn. Tatnall , s
Itetaguatiosa Cordirmed—lie Refudea to
Run the Blockade.
Three refugees from Norfolk, who left there last night
in a rowboat, arrived at 734 o'clock this morning. They
bring but little news, except a i epetition of previous re
ports.
Com: Tatnall received sealed orders on Monday and
sailed, but on opening them, in Elizabeth river, found
that ho was ordered to run the blockade and proceed to
York river. He, thereupon, retnrrked to Norfolk, and
immediately resigned his commission. His chief officers
fellowed his course.
There has been a general expectation in Norfolk, for
the last throe or font , dark that the Merrlmac %krona
soon come oat.
The refugees say that there are several hundred Union
wen in Norfolk, who aro known to be such, and many
Where eho keep quiet, inchuling Low of the Deldiom
There were 6,000 or 7,006 tromps, under General
Unger, between Pig's Point and Norfolk.
Three companies in Portsmouth rebelled, and stacked
their arms, a few days since. It was also reported that
a part of Magruder's force had mutinied at Williams
burg.
A torpedo has bron constructed at Norfolk, whether re
cently or not is not elated, which is calculated to be
13:16naged under water by one man, and to be propelled
1, 7 bin. under the v essel to Le doetroyed. It 9x PA to be
Piro or PiX feet long.
The flag of truce boat sent out to-tlay hae net re
turned.
Capture of Fort Macau—Faur Hundred
FORTRISS MONItUIt. MA)/ 1.-2 V Mon. Edwin M.
:Stanton, secretary of War—Dear Sir : Captain Wor
:len, of the Navy, with dee patellae frffill Glint/Pal Burn,
aide, bee just arrived. He report, that FOI t Macon wais
taken after eleven bourn' bombardment. Four hundred
prironers were taken. Colonel White, late of the Ord,-
nano Department, 11, 9, A,, commanded Fort Macon.
The ken on our side was one killed and eleven wontaled.
JOHN E. WOOL, Mayer General.
INDPOELMNT.
THE WAR IN LOUISIANA.
ADVANCE OF THE UNITED STATES FORCES
CAPTURE OF BATON ROUGE AND THE REBEL ARSENAL
Climatic, May 2 —A special despatch to the Chicago
Tribune ears:
we have news from Commodore FooWs Heat that in
telligence has been received from Memphis of the ad
vance of the united States forces in Louisiana, and the
capture of Batoa Bongs and the Confederate arsenal.
BogTem, May 2.—The prize brig Amy Warwick was
sold to•day . for P 15,000. Her cargo of b,OOO bogs of
wilco wi echl, 4,000 hap PK
wooab S co., at 15 cents ipor pound,
ADDITIONAL
[We TELE6RA rII.]
Brisoners Taken.
Sale of a Pnze Brig
IMPORTANT FROM CAIRO.
OCCUPATION OF PURDY, UNUSUAL; ST
GEN. WALLACE
THE BOMBARDMENT OF FORT WRIGHT,
CAIRO. May 2 —General Lew Wallace'a division have
taken possession of Purdy without opposition. The
enem y's left flank had rooted on that town.
The mortar boats below continue nringou Fort Wright
at intervals of ten minutes.
Commodore Foote is preparing for a general attack of
the rebel works. An attack on our fleet was expected
on incrilny farm Ma ruby/ ganboaca. Oar flotilla ac
cordingly formed In line of btu tie to receive them, but
no demonstration was made.
Highly Important from Pittsburg Land
ing, It. Publication Prohibtted, Arc.
Celtic.; May 2.—The river is stationary. The water is
eight inches higher than it was ever known to have been
before.
TICWS Irma Pittsburg Landing is of Vic higarsl
importance, but its transmission over the wires is pro
hibited.
7110 Meet advicee from Fort Wright eay that it wail
believed that a simultaneous attack will be made by the
fleet before the close of the week.
The Memphis papers of the 29th say a meeting wee
held there on the previous night, at which it was con-
Malt d to burn s the city ) in case of the approach of the
Federal fleet.
The editorials urgently call on the people to reinforce
General Price at Fort Wright as the only hope for the
Gov. Yates, of Illinois, left to-night for Pittsburg,
with a hospital steamer and barge, and a quantity of
sanitary stores.
From Gen. Halleck's Army.
PITTSBrAII Billy. 2.—A general order was
issued yesterdaYi transferring Major Gem Thomas'
WON from tho army of Ohio to the army of Tennomoe,
and Mayor Gan. Thomas Mhos command of the army for
merly under General Grant, of which the diviemn of
Uenerale 111011!rtiouil and Lew Walloon are to constitute
the reserve, under the command of General McGlereand•
Major Gen. Grant will retain the command of his dis.
trict, including the army corps of Tennessee; but in the
preeent movement') ho will act aa emend in command un.
der the mem general commanding the department.
Our burial parties report that between 2,500 and 3,000
rtbels have been found dead on the field.
CINCINNATI, Mar 2.—The Commercial has, from its
corromedent aitb General Ilaileen army, the follow
ing official hgurts of our loan at the battle at Pittsburg
Landi kg
Cep, DlcClernand's Divlston.—Killed, 251 i wermde4 i
1,351 ; [Mooing, 230.
Ceneral W. H. L. Wallace's Command.—Killed, 228;
wounded, 1,033; missing, 1,163.
General Lew. Wallace's Command.—Killed, 43;
worn:lardy ZIT ; missing, 5.
Gen. Hurlburt's.—Killed, 313; wounded,l,4l9 ; .uden
ing, 223.
Geuentl 4?1 j winuslod, 3 1 4026
missing, 982.
General Prenties'.—Killed, 196; wounded, 662; miss
ing, 1,1302.
General Crittenden'e.—Killed, BO wounded, 410. E miss
ing, 21.
General Nelson's.--Killed, 93; wounded, 612; missing,
10.
General McCook's.—Killed, 94; wounded, 806; miss
ing,—t.
Total killed, 1,735; wounded, 7,882; missing, 3,056.
Tot .l killed, wounded, and missing, 13,703.
About 00 of the wounded have since died.
Lcuer from Geuerel GrriiAL,
The C'ommercial publishes passages from a letter rc
teived from Gen. Grant in reply to a letter informing
him of the nature of the criticism of his management of
the battle of Pittsburg Lauding, Goa, Grant says
will go on and do my duty to the very best of my ability
without praise, and do nil I can to bring the war to a
speedy close. lam not an aspirant for anything at the
clam of the wen There is one thing I foal vary wall as
surtd al, aud that is, that I have the confidence of every
brave man in my command. Those who showed the
white leather will do all in their power to attract attention
iron Manaus, I had perhaps a dozen OfiCera firs
rested for cowardice in the first day's fight. The men
are necessarily my enemies. As to the talk about our
being surprised, nothing could be more false. If the
enemy bed sent vs ..ors ..-here and when they wtmla at
tack we couldn't hays been better prepared.
"Skirmishing had been going on for two days bstween
our reconnoitring parties and the enemy's advance. I
dtd not belts, ths.i i6Fr lataoded to
a determined attack, but simply make a reconnoissance
in force. My headquarters were at Savannah, though I
usually spent the day at Pittsburg. Troops were con-
Mantis? arrising to be assigned to the different brigades
and diviiions. All were ordrred to report at Savannah,
making it necessary to keep an office and some one there.
I was also looking for Buell to arrive, and it was im
portant that 1. ehould have every arrangement completed
for his transit to this side of the river" ,
Beanregard's Intercepted Despatch.
CINCINNATI, May 2.—The Commercial's correep-ndent
with. Gen, tditehelt's army Hire One rollowing ow-plana
tion of the manner in which Beauregard's despatch was
taken at Huntsville. The wires were broken at a point
beyond Huntsville. and Beanregard's despatch was on
cgivc3 sod a belikb prepared 6y it.
operator ityrc t 9 1,0 forwarded by locomotive to Chatta
nooga, and thence repealed by telegraph to A!" ° ?";
whin Gen. Mitchell surprised the town and instantly
stivcd the telegraph olfice,
Gon mitoboi hinewir eolved the cipher after au hour's
study. There is us doubt as to the gonuineuems of the
dtt patch.
33.4,,re g ara last sat .2.3,Dta m la killed,
wounded, and prisoners, and Vat , rick, used up, and panic
strict:on, during his movement from Corinth upon Pitts
burg Landing.
THE WAR IN ALABAMAA
RETREAT OF THE REBELS IN GREAT CONFUSION
ITVATOTTLIai, Ala., Dray /—.l - 1) ITon. Edwin M.
Stanton., Secretary of War: Early yesterday morning,
my troops crossed - from the island to - the main shore, and
captured two &pounder cannon and their ammunition.
The inbetntente report the enemy to bare retreated in
great confusion.
0. M. MITCHELL, Brigadier General
A Report Contradicted_
FORTRESS Monson, May I.—A. note from ()apt. Henry
A. Gadsden, of the steamship Arago, informs your corre
spondent teat there is no.truth in the published commu
nication. binned "lb B. Grooby," in reference to en
attempt of two boats , treat from that vessel to spike a
battery at Sewell's Point a few nights since. The gentle
men named as in charge of the boats, Messrs. Robinson
end Beckett, are Woo of the Arno, but no such per.
ROB Is known on board as R. B. Crosby.
XXXVIITII CONGRESS-FIRST SESSION.
THE PENSION BILL IN THE HOUSE.
The Margo of Drmakortsaao Against Gen. graith
MR. MORRILL'S EXPLANATION
Defence of Gen. Grant and the Ohio Troops:
THE ARREST OF GEN. STONE
Menage from the Prenident on the finbjeet
WASHINGTOS, May 2, 1882.
SENATE
Petitions.
Mr. HARLAN (Rep.), of lowa, 'presented a petition in
favor of emancipation. Also, a large number of peti
tions in favor of a slily canal from Lake Michigan to the
Idiesiesippi river.
miiitnrY Asylum.
Mr. NESMITH (DEW.), of Oregon, offered e. resolu
tion that the Secretary of War be requeeted to report the
present condition of the Military Asylum, the amonot of
fowls, received, and the annual the
inmates. Adopted.
Appointments in the Volunteer Army.
Mr. GRIMES (Rep.). of lowa, introduced a bill to
limit the appointment of major generals and brigadier
generele in the volunteer army, He said that auroral
ineffectual attempts had been made to limit these appoint•
nitrite in some way, or at least prevent their continued
increase. Be thought it was time that some limit was
put to the number of these generals. We have now
hubdeta lsirlusdless. Thi,lfietiaba• bib
only one hundred and sixty, yet the number in our army
is constantly increasing, and appointments are being
constantly made, not of men who have distinguished
themselves in battle, or have shown any particular mili
tary capacity, but mere political favorites. The bill pro
poses to limit the number of major generals to twenty,
and brigadiers to two hundred. It was referred to the
Committee an Military Affairs.
Discharge of Disabled Men.
Dir. WILSON (Rep.), of Massachusetts, Wm the Com
mittee on Military Affaire, reported back the bill to faci
litate the dieeberge of colleted men for piapsicat
. .
Emancipation
Mr. WADE and Mr. SHERMAN presented petitions
in inT9F 9f ElASPciPation.
Marine Corps.
Mr. BALE (Rep ), of New Hampshire, offered a re
solution directing the Naval Committee to Madre into
the expediency of providing for appointment to the me.
rise corm, the Dame at to the Natal Academy.
Adopted.
Coastwise Slave Traffic
Mr. SUMNER (Rop.). or Mateachneette, gave notice
that be should introduce a bill to abolish the CORlitWiße
frame In alavee, and to 13 ravent the tranametatlon of
slaves through the United etatee.
Homestead Bill.
On motion of Mr. WADE (Rep.), the homestead bill
was taken up. Amendments were adopted excluding any
person who has bottie acme against the United States, or
Riven aid and comfort to its enemies, from the benefits of
the hill.
Message front the President—Gen. Stone.
The President, pro tem., presented a message from the
Preeid• nt of the United States, as follows:
I , Brigadier den. Btoue was arrested under my general
authority, and upon evidence which, wbotherhe is guilty
or innocent, required that such proceeding should be had
against him for the public safety. I deem it incompatible
with the public interest, as also•perbape unjust to Gen.
Stone, to make a more particular statement of the evi
dence. Ile bee not been tried because In Ow etake of mi
litary operations at the time of nis arrest, and since, the
officers to constitute a court martial could not be with
drawn from duty without seriously injuring the public
service. Ile will ho abowed.ntriel without llTllleCt3iMirY
deist!, and the charges and speeifications tureist ed hire ;
and every facility for defence afforded hint by the War
Dew tmeut."
The Confiscation Bill.
The confiscation bill was then taken' up.
DOOL IT 'FLY (RID. of Wiacontin, e&td tttava
never were Ruch grave. conniderailona proa.ntad in any.
Lill ',*fore Congriaa The, drat section might reach thou.
*nude of millions of dollare worth of property, and , the
secteid election would emancipate at least two millions of
*laves, and indirectly, perhaps, the whole four millions.
Be thought that at least half the ilaves belonged ameba
toasters.
Mr. SHERMAN (100.), of Ohio, in his seat. Seven_
eighths.
Mr. DOOLITTLE. My friend say sseven-eightts of the
slaves belong to rebel mutters. That makes !ha eau still
stronger.
Mr. WADE, in his seat, And still better..
Speech of Mr. Doolittle,
Mr. DOOLITTLE &optioned. He sattisthe Constitu
tion wee nut tie supreme in withhaldlnn Nand al in
granting them, and if Congress undertakes to trample , on
the Constitution by usurping powers not granted, it was
met as mach rebellion and revolution as the aota of the
insurrectionary States. If the Fetkical Government eau
thlia map form . , turn the daps, of the IleptiPlie !ere
past,, - min the nays of the litupirdbegum enflamed hde
the power to popish treason acid Suppress insurrection.
The bill of the Senator from Illinois is framed under the
power to *oppress insurrection, and the bill of the Se
nator from Vermont tHr. Collemer) is framed under
both i li um 7,9W911. v couttavii tiiai iils hia1t4,41714
the Constitution in regard to bills of attainder prohibits
Congresa from forfeiting real estate except during the
lite But it does not apply to personal estate which is
absolutely forfeited on conviotfon of troagon,ani Avon be
fore judgment Is rendered. He 111146.1 front Blackstone
and Chitty, and the opinion of Joel Parker, of 1114.4 a.
chusetts, In enppoit of his position. Fie hail studied this
question, and was convinced that Congress bad no power
to euuflseate the real estate beyond the Woof the wanton_
It was loth/oily clear that when our fathers oat the pro
hibition to confiscate real estate in the Constitution,
they knew what they were doing. and meant what they
said. Be had introduced is bill, therefore, to reach this
real estate he taxation, in which way he thoncrht it could
be done. lie In Id that, tinder the Con Congralia
had the right to declare what shall be contrabllld of war
and subject to capture Re to our own citizene, hot not
foreigner. lint real estate was not sohject to capture,
such an can be WOO a prize of. It !Miff Pier to per.
trona] property. In regard to extol came l he thought
that Slidell, who had gone to a for.ign country to
commit acts hostile to the United &cites, might
►.e declared no longer a citizen, bat an alien ene
my, and his real estate might thus be escheated,
the rest rubcilivn and formation of the r 30.- n Gun
federacy began thirty years ago, on the pretext of the
tariff, Calhonn, finding that he could not unite the South
on the tariff question, started the pretext or slavery, and
put forth the doctrine that slavery was a blessing. This
new idea 1134.40 sioe, , ey apgraaeivs and .1 magi cam pro
mire and concession. He believed that if Calhoun hal
been tried and executed for Wanton we fanfold have had
no rebellion now. Jackson, when on his death-bed, told
his Ph7ltleillti that the act of hit administration for which
posterity would melte= him Wilk that whim - . prevailed
on him not to prosecute and hang John C. Calhoun,
Speech of Mr. Wade.
Mr. WADE (Item) said he should not have mold a word if
the OPPfltirlltS of this bill had rot lectured its all roman as
wanting in respect to the Constitution. lie contended
that no man was more true to the Goustitntion than him
self, and he did not believe there wawa single provision in
the bill that contravened the Constitution. The Senator
from Pennspvania, (Mr. Cowsnb amf Illinois,
ow.ixag), oagron th.t. tie Proewidorit htse puw•lr uunqighr
So the only question is where is the power lodged.
Mr. COWAN said he believed the President was an
absolute despot as against rebels.
Mr. W iDE contended that it was an absurd doctrine,
and tins °oh .1 , ,nS eP C 1.,. fathers, kt.s.l.. 1.
titre-Ref peril, absolute power can be lodged iu the Pre
sident, when they spent their lives to prevent the lodg
ment of power in the bands of any one man. Congress
had the power to niche war, and provide all articles of
war, and prescribe limits to the President. The Pried.
dent hail no power to on one inch beyond the military
lines, and has no power beyond that at all. Dues the
Senator from Pennsylvania claim that the President has
the right to con ['Nemo property
Dir. COWAN Bahl the Preeident had nailed, to forfeit
reel mete, nor had Congress that right. JIB might
helve pm 171.11111 estate.
Mr. WADE said the Senator, after all, denies to the
President adt sprain power. He demount:ail this doctrine
Of milting the frenident a despot, at alayhdh and at war
with Tree institutlon tie bad no particular leuioney
towards those scoundrels who had cimmittai the crimes
of murder and perjury in their rebellion against title Go
vernment. We had been too lenient to these men, and
too tender footed toward those men whose unitallowed
ambition heal led Wont tv rains their hands against the
Governm , nt.. Ile was amazed at the conduct of the
Border. Hide men in attempting to hold on to the
system of slavery. It is strange that they do not
see that this system hag weakened and emasculated
tben,and Le.... 4.1.4.- r.h.. 'll tbern w a n ryk foe;
in history it was that, when a nation deed to a
certain height in civilization, slavery moat away.
Every labor-saving machine steam engine, Sic wan a
greater ahnlitioniet than anything else can be. Still the
Border,Stale men held on to a El9At6lll that Lae naeeel
away. They seem to think that the tireator of the Uni
verse was a pre.elevery Being ; but if he was not much
mistaken, the Creator was at least a gradnsl emancipa
tionist. They complain of the object of the war. The
fas 4 the 7 t."l. oatn4i Ish eternal
slavery, as stated by the leaders of the rebellion. Ho
(Mr. Wade) was fighting for eternal freedom.
Mr. Collamer's Bill
Mr. coLLAirmr, sjlep ), of Yormont, &fended hie
bill Sc our being dinerent from the others, as in all of
them the property hue to be taken possession of first, be
fore anything 1150 is done. Tao country must be con
quered first If it was true, according to the Senator
Irvin Ohio, that slavery was doomed, then there was no
er.J. It W. .ight be
quiet and await tho workings of Providence 4e thought
that if this vast army was spread all over the South,
many of tho troops would Lever Come back, but - would
settle tip re, thus helping to do away with slavery and
resters ItPIIC/1.
rilr. Saulsbury's Views.
I!dr. SA.ULSnURY (Dem.).Oof Delaware, said that if
Congress pasc.ed this bill, if there over was a hope of tho
reunion of these Stares, it would be gone, He said
tranbli vitiat h 9 lovileyed, There were 00 Wanner
friends of the Union than iu the Border States. Yet the
advice and counsel of tie Border States was thrown aside
as wolithless. He thought they had not been treated
fait]) in she Senate. .Thee passage of
this bill would be
the th,tlL-hreell a the IS..nth
proted that is 1.579
there will be more slaves than there are now, beeiiii,e
people will enslave the whole black race. If they merit
5,000 more free nep.roes to Delaware, lie would go before
bis people to enslave the whole race, for the people afg
. 1 "t" mine country, By
this sort of legislation you are dragging up the filthy
negro to be tile equal of the white men; but this shall
he a white man's nation, and the negro never shalt be
his equal.
TLS SMirtta thou went Into eir...iscuitve seasion, and sub
tequently adjourned tilt Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Additional Powers_ to the Secretary of the
*f" ,, P7IWT7
ltdr. WASHDI:RYE (Rep ), of Illinois, from the Com
mittee on Oommei ce, pone(' a bill granting powers to
the Secretary of the Treasury additional to those con
ferred by the bill of the 13th of July last, providing for
thi..Eolizi:tiob of A Wit. on In: T orte ancl for okher purpovn,
He caused to be read a letter from the Secretary urging
the immediate passage of the bill, the same being im•
portant to the public interests in view of the fact of our
occupation of New Orleans.
The Lill wan eamitd_ It aYividas that If itaP
other vehicle shall he reftwed a clearance or permit by
the Secretary of the Treasury, or by his order, and shall
proceed to any foreign or demeetic port, it shall be for
feited to the tinited States. Wren clearances or permits
Jebel] he ainhted, - mai , he ee-,olr e d t
e q ual to the value of the vessel and cargo for any adhe
rence to the Conoitiene annexed, the cargo shall be de
livered at the port of declination, and no port thereof
used to give aid and comfort to any part of the country
in lobo' ri ction against the United Stacy. The Secretary
is further empowered to Prohibit the importation of
geode, wares, and merchandise into any part of the
"- ••• d turnpike: whenever ever any retiree , ::.
there Is satisfactory reason to believe that the gooos are
for dieiniarirgordo, o may fait sato Vactr pq4-
sesnion.
The Secretary le authorized to make such general or
spi cial regulations as may be passed to carry luto effect
the purpoeeeuf this act. If these rules are violated, or
en Etttklllpt it made to vinlite them. the geode Mien he
forfeited to the tr. Red Slates. The penalties may be ne
gotiated to accordance with the tick and 9th sections of
the act of July loot, to which the' bill is supplementary ;
all penan lee and forfeitures to be'Litsposed of as required
by act of Indica, 1709, regulating the dutiful on imports
Blld ionnage.
Army AppropriatiotT for 156,3.
Mr. STEVENS (Rep.). of Pennsylvania, from the
Committee of Ways and Means, reported a bill making
an anueorrintion for the 5t1111.614.3£ the sees fat , the Year
ending with June, 1982.
lEME=II
The House took up tual briefly discussed the bill
granting pem.ims
GOODW/DT (Bop.), of Maine, said it had been
carefuliy prepared and unanimously reported from the
Committee on Invalid Pensions, after being submitted to
the Commissioner of Pensions.
Provisions of the Inn_
The bill provides peneions on account of all persons,
whether regular or volunteer, engaged in the military
and naval service, who have been disabled or w.•unoed
since the 4th of March, 1861, and who may hereafter be
disabled or wounded ahila in the aurvero of the United
Stales. and In Übe of (intr.
The consideration of the subject was postponed till
Tuesday next.
The Amende Honorable—Charge of Drunken-
Mr. MORRILL (Rep.), of Vermont, rising to a per
tuna' explanation, referred to the fact that it was at his
instance that the House recently passed a resolution re
questing the Precilent tp otrike from the roll any officer
blown to uo imoinuely intoxicated. Tim resolution
Ditntiored no name, but thereby the public attention
v. as directed to General W. T. Smith. It was proper to
say that he predicated his motion on information of H.
payda w, of New York, whose note he new produced,
and from which it appears that the latter was au dye.
witness at Yorktown, and gives as the result of his obser
vation, that General Smith was too much under the
influence of honor to command his troops.
Mr. Merl ill timber remarked that he received similar
lolornmtlo.. orally from source, char Gen-,cal
bniith. on the occasion to which reference has been mole,
wise too drunk to sit on his horse. Mr. Morrill then
caused a letter to be read from General Smith, in which
the latter charge^ him is ith uttering a false slander against
taro, sod me ha,121, previously talc.n no „leer to sal.-
ptentiate it Though standing face to face with the ene
my, he would torn back to him and demand that he [Ur.
Morrill] prove his merge or make a retraction as publicly
as ne had h.tlicted lite wrong. Mr. Morrill next caused
to be read a Donor. Mimed by the officom of this Yore
wont brigade and. r General Smith's command, in which
they say the charge of drunkenness was untrue and ab
solutely false, and was actuated by unworthy motives. cal
culated to destroy the gore name of one of the bravest and
must skilful officers The signers of the paper rosy that,
in their opinion, the confirmation of General Smith by
the Senate as brigadier general would be an act justly his
duo, Red the service be greatly aided thereby in sup
pressing the rebellion.
Mr_ BIDDLE (Dem ). of Pennsylvania. remarked that
the gentleman's explanation had a little of the alr of a re
iteration or the charge. He (Mr. Biddle) had seen a
distinguished officer, notof the regular army, but fresh
from civil life, and on the stafrof Gen. McClellan, who in
fefini4 him thqt lie hied_ home in a Peeition to fully observe
the conduct of Gen..fimitli on MR occasion. Not only
wee the charge against Gen, Smith unfounded in fact,
but the conduct of that gentleman was marked by parti
miler zeal and intrepidity. He fell from his horse by acci
dent while endeavoring toget through a morass on diffi
cult f iceonst. mad this Lae lode bola.. rol.r.cprosor.i.intlon.
Nr. MORRILL repeated that ho had merely given the
authority on which be bad timed hie resolution. Ile had
made no charge, and in exculpation of Gen. Smith he had
caused to be read the testimony of the officers of the Ver
mont brigade.
131PDLE wet ham - to regard the gentlentrore re.
Mike as an entire retraction_
General Grant.
Mr. WASIIBURNE (Rep-), of Illinois, said that, as
this was a question touching the charg's against one
generel,
Ito would speak of a obargo sgalvoti another.
Lautartine remarked, in his history of the Girondists,
that Paris was filled with joy at the victory of loud
rchute, but that even, the-joy of the people was cruel.
history was repeating itself in the cruel injustice the
country was now dainty to one of the bravest generals in
the service—General Grant, a man of courage and mili
tary skill, energy. temperance, and modesty. Grant had
stood the baptism of: fire. Be bad been in more battles
than any man in the country, excepliug General Scott,
and had everywhere distinguisned bunielf• and the testis
ninny to that fact would be found in the records of the
War Department. The letting of Fort Doneleon by him
was one of the greatest achievements of modern times;
but oruel efforts were made to rob him of the glory
which is hie due. Reports in regard to his habits, atro
dowdy wieh,d and false, bad been alVt.iihtte3,
and be could say that there was not a more temperate
man in the army, never drinking anything into. Mating.
The battle of Pittsburg Landing was fought with super
human courage ands still by General Grant and his
army. The report that he was not on the field till ten
o'clock was Nee, 114) WicYo4 there wits nu surprise.
General Grant was on the Mild by 8 o'clock, commanding
everywhere, 'exposing his life, and exhibiting the most•
determined bravery. Though the sixth of April was a ,
bloody day,. it was one of the most glorious in our.
annals. Thirty- eight thousand troops, led by Grant,
bead at bay the entire relict forgo of eighty 0401404114
Never was there more determined fighting in. any .
country. When the night came, the hosts of the enemy
ware completely checked b. the gunboats and batteries,
worked by Webster and Crittenden, under the eye of
the counnanding general. le would disparage no other
troops, but. would claim what was this to these of
ilinctia led by as gallant and true men as eyed drew a
sword. Ile elated that Gut eral Grant had done more,
and better fighting. than any general in the arms, itra,
the attempt so <loran from tie Flory dm him : , by the,
REMUS Mink upon him, were unworthy a great people,
As au Illinoisan, devoted to the honor and glory of his.
State, he would defend him here and whetsverastoilled.
Ile spoke of the brave deeds of Gerterels MeCleratutd,,
pprlbuct, Smith, Ktrk. Davis, and others, who wines.
dying Imams, and of Wallace, - MIN and Goddard, who
were killed. He believed that Grant's army moment - tiled.
would have alarmed the enmity the east day. The last
pram} , charge, led by General Grant on Dor day, was.ono
of the-most brilliant on record. It had sent Deauregard
howling to his entrenchments ; first in urderly retreat,.
lid te,„. 1.. rout ~nut to Doll !Alpo. Tha logs tit tali
enemy with three to our two. Th 4 vlctorngstuedbe an
Illinois general, Ind the foundation for dtivinlz t tho rebel
army from the Southwest. General Hallook had endorsed
his conduct, and given the Wile and all the dandle his
e lpei re approl.ation,
Mr. COX (Dem.), of Ohicosiluding to 91;SEA Of jute re
marks of the gentlemen, said he had uo. idsas that while
defending General Grant, the oolihrs of ether States
should he attalted.
Mr, WASIIBUBNE disclaimed making any attack,
and Was willing to witldraw the conditional remark re
specting the other troops.
Mr. COX said that every Ingle slander heaped on the
Twenty-sixth and ether Ohio regibuenta came from some
Illinois army cemspondent.
flu Witt3UWlttliFi rxiiiiced that The slander had beta
met and fully tinewered.
COx sew a treat deal bad been published about
the Ohio troops. Ile had kept his eye on the statements.
'Ever/ ward atteinfittnii to cast a stain upnu tut , m wAg
Tabu. -
Mr. WASHBURNE woe glad to hoar it, but ho would
alto any that one of the most atrocious attack!' on Gen.
Grant came from an Ohio paper. [Laughter].
Mr_ KELLOGG tllep.y , of lineal., a:prem.:A the heas
that the Flume would net tunnel its time in dimuteing the
conduct of our troops, and finding fault with men who
have nobly Performed their duty If errors were com
mitted in the light, let us all remember the bravery and
finilikho9 that had bh.id, dlar.lared and tee sacrifice,:
made.
Mr. WILSON (Itep.). of lowa, said that no charges
had bun made against General Grant, though there are
differences of opinion respecting him.
Mr. RICE ARDSON (Dein.). of Illinois, trusted that
the proper mi litary authorities would be left to deal with
the errors of army officers. Ife regretted the dincunnien.
Poring a PIPTViCe of right or ten year! he never toned it
neceveery to vindicate, on thin floor, the conduct of any
of hie foliotr•eliiaeut, tither RI Wont 91 Milli or mime,
and that this would elways 1,0 RN he caruretly hovel,
Without disrespect, be would say that the army would
do better, and the cause of the country be advanced, if
you would read the riot act, and disperse both Houses
of coogrott,
Mr. VOORHEES (Dem ), of Indiana, said he felt that
he would be criminal if he did not vindlc de Gen. Smith
from a cruel charge, when it was in Ms power to repeat,
what Col Key, the Judge Advocate of Gen. McGlellan'e
atom hod related to him. This he Mai showing that Gen,
Smith rode into the battle, and came out of it gallantly.
In conclusion, be deprecated the act of aspersing a man's
good name in the manner already mentioned.
vi.4ictlsien of Detawdry',
Mr. FISHER (U.), of Delaware, rose to vindicate the
State of Delaware frcm the attacaa of a gentleman
named thtulehnry.
Mr. EICIIAEIJSON called him to order, It bolas con
trary to dm rule. to able 1 , 1 whist 1/11111 bald by a
Berntor.
Mr. ALLEN (Rep.), of Ohio, wanted b know where
the rerearke were mule.
VISHKE replied that they were not printei In
the Globe- hilt inn Italtimere Benne_
The !WEAK/ER reminded Mr. licher that he could
not allude to remarks made in the Senate.
Mr. RIMIARDSON Where were the remarks made i
Mr. FISHER. Somewhere in the town of Washington.
Thin(' riinarlia were; in hart, that Arran* were made in
Millman of men who were loyal eitizone of the Unitod
Simon, Re loyal go were to be found In America.
Mr. VOORHEES. I tall the gentleman to order.
Mr. FISHER. I know the oboe pinched. The gentle
men don't want the flintier ex:poned here !
SirVCH'uuPPP, veil the Avoilvman io girder, for
applying tome a remark of a personally offensive charac
ter.
The SPEAR TM Ido not no understand it.
. .
Mr. FISHER, resumed ! saying that Charles a ! Me
rorerplu at being 19PV)
wee .in'te the reveree, and wee not worthy of ne much
consideration, though white, ac a loyal negro. [Laugh
ter.] Ile etatod this on hie own responsibility, which ho
would assume here or elsewhere. This man had exposed
—Joit Fisher
took up iu order a number of the Hazlett Guards, whom
Secessionifmi he exposed.
Mr. COX wished to know whether there were any
other people kWh, Delaware? [Laughter.]
Mr_ FIitHER. I khotk it Luta hie
Mr. COX. Not at all.
Mr. FISHER. "Let the galled jade wince—my
withers are unwrnng " [Laughter.]
Mr. COX. I thought from 3 our list of names that you
had Mafia out a tual.rito of the mole of DARWIN. I
don't oYmolttbko With thosO of *bum yen. liaite beOit
apeakit , g. Don't you ktiOW this 1
Mr. FISHER. I don't know any such thing. I
know the member from Ohio is a gentloman. [lLmighter.]
EHX. I ask the gentleman whether 66 Jeff Davie"
la a gond running form l
Mr. FISHER. No. He'e a trotter. [Laughter.] I
wee going through the list of the infernal Ilrocktmidge
Secession party of which the gentsemau from Ohio was a
member_
Mr. COX. No, sir. If yen don't state the fact about
(11114 we will have to discredit what you have already
said.
Er. FISHER. I now understand that the gentleman
Toted for Kr, Douala&
GOA., Tue. I went for high body and son].
Er. FISHER. having concluded hie reinarka, the
Homo adjourned.
TriE ronLowiNo Ex - I - Root is takon from the speech
of lion. Wm. D. Kelley, in the Rouse of Repre
sentatives on the 25th ult., during the debate be
tween that gentleman and Hon. 11. L. Dawes of
Massachusetts, in reference to the report of the
Van Wyck Committee in relation to Alexander
Cummings. .%e publish it as'an explanation of
thematters•
Judge Kelley's position upon to which
it refers :
Mr. KELLEY The gentleman from Massachusetts
[Mr. Dawes] says the galled jade winces." If th tt
remark was meant to apply to me ; or cover me by Moen
do, I pronounce is I never wee a - political friend
of Simon Cameron. Ile never represented the State of
Pennsylvania be my vote or my influence. lie did not
become the Cabinet Minister of Abraham Linroin by my
yoicg or p r thp yviOisqwwl of mr Pigt9Pit 90 1 1 i alit
lP dust to Mut for no One elt et
Look at your army list and the influences that Bemired
appointments. and see if there is any other man in this
hones who can say, m I can. that my influence has made
no officer. No, sir ; lam responsibly for the conduct of
no .411 c,, . ..
one of all the number owe roe gratitude for hid ap
pointment. As a citizen of my own State, who,
from humble orphanage, has by his own labor
and force of character risen to high position. I
honor him; hut as irstatesman I have not admired him.
In polities his lines and mine have run lii , 1114Jaltiii &ad
tions, although we have twice been members of the same
party. I can, however, distinguish between the politi
cian and the man ; and as a man of extraordinary and
GtVor99ll traits of PefVfnai OCrtszteri I 4.491 T
Wm,
The gentleman intimates that somebody on this floor
may stiffer by the final report of the committee. Sir, let
the Heal report come: and if, in their star-chamber,
there be accusations filed against me I ail the CM
.
mister 59 Imreue thew TO - ale tdtTer Sad, If I nave done
might to militate against my Government, or impair my
characb r as a man or a member of this House, ascertain
and yroclitini it, and let the people of any native city drive
!rg Item tliwif f!r, it will MU more tpafl
en - I-mm=ll and elituderous initeralues So Wilma) lity
tongue when truth and justice are the theme. Go
through your departments and bureaus, which, with
or for some of my constituents 1 enter almost daily,
and find, if yen can, the man I have solicited to give a
co.i.ract to Mend or townatauvia, Go La guy own city ..ad
pees through they departments titers, and Bee if you can
find en officer to tiny that 4 have solicited In been gnat:-
rontracis As one of the repreeeatatirea of a
g rem nifolifroduring city, I have reminded the President
and the minima 01 his cabinet that our people, more
largely than those uf any other important city, depend on
doily labor for daily bread. To these distinguished
gentleman I . Lave epoken of the fact that my city
hes done its full part in enabling Pennsylvania to put
I.vrepty-Are per cent more th.rp her plot, :roop, i n
the field, end have urged them so to direct the patronage
of the Government that the wives and children of our
poor but patriotic laboring men, now in the field, should
not have want of food, fuel, and clothing, added to the
lean of husband and father. And, air, with all this, lam
willing the committee should brand me
I did not provoke the ire of the gentlemen or his oom
mittrs rashly. I made, when I first called attention to
the injusi ice of the report, no assault upon either. Duty
to an gamed man maims) um to do wbol /did, /t was be.
came I Saw that the committee were not acting, at I
thought, in a spirit of candor and justice that I presented
to the House a letter from a constituent, calling
the attention of the country to a mistake
rhich members of the committee, its lad/ ricluala, pad ro
fost a 10 eOrteet, I dia keep that communication for
days, as the gentleman suggested in hie former speech,
and I, meanwhile, suggested the mistake to members of
the committee, and asked them to correct Don their own
motion, that I should not have to do it publid7 7 for I did
not want to get into mansion - with any gentleman 131011
this floor.
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT ON THE PENNSYLVANIA
AAA!. Matday, Ma 7 .5, 1.R62,
the trains will leave as follows : Through trains
for Pittsburg at 7.16 A. M.. at 11.30 A. M., and at
10.30 P. M. Harrisburg accommodation at Z.3o'
r. M. ; Lancaster accommodation at 4'l. M.
Parkesburg train at 5.45 P. M. Trains for West
Chester at 8.40 A. M., 12 noon, and at 4 P. M.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY FARM AT Stinnwe's
SALE.—In another column will be found the. ad
vertisement of a valuable farm property located in
the most beautiful and beatshful auction of Mont
gomery county, easily accessible to the city by
rail, and admirably adapted for a country resi
dence. For particulars see advertisement.
Public Amusements.
Mr. Adolph Birgfeld, leader of the brigade band bearing.
his tams_ will gios a grand enneset at the Musical Fund
Ball on Monday evening, assisted by Theodore .tiateld,
0. Koppitn, Madams Johanson, Carl Wolfaohn, and
other talented artistes. Mone. Koppitt is the moat ril
l/MB-0 llutiat of hie time, Ho Ptedrices several notes
eimnitanoonaly. a faculty never yet attained by any
other musician,. A splendid orchestra will form a feature
of the concert, in conjunction with Birgfeld's band.
be Mr. Ic9PPWea Only appearance in America.
Bee advertisement
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL,
THE MONEY MARKET.
PHILADELPHIA, AtEy 5, 1882
State &at fell off one Der cent, at the Stock Board
to-day; otherwise, the market showed s still further is
cl•rase in price throughout the list.' Government sixes of
ISSI sold at 913,V, and the seven and three tenths per
cent. loan at. 5 Pennsylvania Railroad...shares sold
at 00%, and 3eadleg - Railroad stock advanced W
The money market is without alteration.
Messrs. Drexel .2.. Co. furnish the following-quotations :
New Torlretcobange Par to 1-10 pro.
Emden Parlance_ " to 'LAO Ili
Baltimore exchange " to 1-10 din.
Country funds g. to 6.10 "
American gold 2.3110 2% pre.
7 3.10 Treasury notes 102% to 203
One. yeartertiticates 99% to 99%
Peterson's Counterfeit Detector and Imlay & Mck.
nett's Bamte- Note Reporter both send us petite of a
counterfint , five•doller note ou the Bull's Head Bank,.
New York - city, which is now being circulatedin this
City. Vignette, mau and boy standing by casks, ship:
ping in the distance; or to the left of rlguette; WM'S
bead on right end; son each upper corner, It is-livery,
good imitation of the genuine. The public had hotter
refuse-all of this plate.
The inaotetiolis of Flour and Ideal in Philadelphia,
during the week ending May 1, 1862, were as fellowa :
Biel of Superfine 11,575
In Fine 47'
Ae. Middlings . 18
10 Rye 100 •
do Cern Meal. 718.
do Condemned 17
EJtirmanta of coal over tife, Thstskinaden and eadlren
ldounrain Railroad during the week ending Wtxlvoolday,
priL30,1862, and since January 1862.
Week. Previously. Total.
Tom Tons.
414 , 7 011 164,433 11 - z,VO4
1361. 3,418 46,228 46,546
Increase 4 193 68,220 62,.418
The New 'York .Nrening ,PO4 Or to-day says.:
Ellvaorilinary speculative visor on the Mock Ex.
change is the principal tinkle of Wall street today The
entire list presents a large. advance, the.. demand which
lout been running upon Ziovertnnent etocks haviugiteined
the speculative shares, ldtesn being OW ' , vat rat want
day' while Gevertnnen:eroe..caro,le »o biwynnV 0 0 . 0 , 1 1 r
is the week. The tin> ill. 60/119 4: the, ahares, to„ day tf,
t rust to 202 X per coat., with a strong. demand at th e
ativance.
The present upwrad turn ofthe markat,commaneee. on
telariey la - d' , pitees iboyr 0.11
3% per cent. in ;l9vernment sixes
2 per cent. in 7..3o.Treastuy notes ;
S per cent. in :Oscine Mali;
2% per cent. In New Yoth Central;,
] per cent. irs,llrie ;
1K per cook In tricaseforecul
eer cent In Hudson River ;.
1 per cent, in Barters ;
3 per cenS. in Harlow preferred .;.
3% per cent. in 91:chigan Centrat;-
iNpsi cant 1a tilicblßsa Malallibc4s.
% - per cent. In Mickiiien Souihorn guarantied
0 per Cant. in Neaten;
2 per cent. in Minnie Cesdral:
2 per cent in Cleveland and Pittsburg;
1 per cent, :n cielena hue Chicago ;
:ex - per cent. in Cleveland and Toledo i
3% per cant is Chicago and Rock Island ;
3 per coat in Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy
2% per rent. in 'Prairie do Chien ;
2 per coat. lu Itigeouri sixes ;
;41 Yet cent is i * *l4lllVlNSOcilk , 's ,
The largest rise was in Pectic Mail. The that trou t .
actions were at //1)4 0112, finally closing at 113%10114.
We hear that contracts of sixty days are now being
closed up at a loos of about, 90 to 22 per cant., the stock
619 t The seminal% 4iV er , 4 4 g
per rent. quarterly gives the bulls II great advantage
over the aellPre for the fall.
Of the railroad bonds we notice au average Awe
1102,4 our aunt. 'Erb, MA Michla.c,
are In strong demand at an advance of 1x402. par cunt.
Toledo and Waiea!' Seconds rose 3 per cent., Chicago
and Northweatern Pirate 4.
The buoyancy is very marked on the clock, of the
Staten, whit:,
ter. kilasontia are Man tio cent higher j Tenneseees,
; fllinolif coupon alma jumped 2% 4)Y cent, and the
war loan 131. Mi Nano nixn3 roam 2)4 sy cent., with few
offering. Usdifoinia rams sold at 00
Government eeettritlea have more thah P 44.34.444.4 the
reaction of yesterday, and dote krone. Theatres of 1881
are 31 41 7 cent. higher. Thu column close with "Islas at
981(. The 7.30 notes are in demand at 1024'8102g.
The Ida # cent. ccrtiftcntne are very firm, and close
with limn et 06)(,
TKO o'Cl.oolc.-21arYnt strong, New York Centre/
85X w SO, Toledo 43% 4311.0 Michigan Central 57% •
67%, Erie 37X 038, Erin preferred 63.
Panama jumped to 12911 Bonk Island to 571, Dar
mod ( 1 , 000/ to Or
Pacific Nod, niter the Mani, is quoted 1.3.0017.0,
Coupon bixes, 0810, akowing a further advance.
Philadelphia Stock Exchange sates, May 2.
[Reported by B. E. Stsym saga, Pldla. Exchanged
FIRST BOARD_
00 Wilmlnetti R. bb 52 160 Reid Raf,wnet In 22)
250 Calm. hula It prof 71( 100 do..bswn. 22%
1$ Elmira IL Tin f.. 1636 150 dn..baern. 22%
300 Long leland R.. 14% • 6 do
56 Ju. .. .1.4 548 56 , d Y e vow
t01:1 If 8 7.20 Tr N 01.101)4 100 d0....ca911 22%
500 do. ... end.lo2 200 do 22%
500 U S Coup 6a'Bl. 983 40 Green & Coates.. 25
600 d0........23 North Penna B. 7%
1100 de Mill 1000 North PABBLIti.. 724
4000 do DRitig 2000 Scot NBe 1 83 06. 871 f
1000 do. 65. 08)4 2000 do 0714
20000 do 091( 970 Q "itv 63 new 101
2000 U S ad Beg is'Bl. 9831 00 Norristown it .. 46
30 - Lehigh Scrip. alit 25 13th & 13that R. 031
33 do 30 k 11 Wnst PUMA 11, 34
10 do 18% 203 Penna 11 ...lota 4614
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50 Read Ra6woßin .22 t. 9
BRTWRIK
i s , C , l4 l 7l: l 7 n n a tCeactio t t 5 , 11
5000 Phila h 'Erin 6n,„ 99a
1000 U,B 7.30 Tr N.end.lo2S
17 Cam & Amb It. .130
SiCOND
Chaat Wa.l-0 304
100 Reading 11.
100 d 0.... .... . . 22 S
50 do 2.2.74
150 do
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5 d0......._..2;
260 Penne Coup 6e....10 2
25 North Penne. R... Th'
33 Catawieea R pref. 7%
60 do
12 d 0......... 7%
23 Lehigh Scrip.— 33.4
150 Arab-et R. 10K
500 City 6e New Gas. 06
AFTER
100 Reading 11 227 i;
100 do .1,5%0n 22 ?r
50 Penne R 46)i
CLOSING Pa/
Bid, Asked
US Os TOOL a 91X , .90)(
USTr 7 3.10 N,1021( 1021 , ‘
Malaria 6o 953 96
l'hilada de new.loo 1013(
Itils 81
P‘ ,,,, 0 Ti 1. 17 .7 i
Read m 6e 'BO '43 97 98
Bead bdo '70....
Read Ent Os '85.. 82,ki
P 60116 R 4G 47
Penna 11,1 mBs,101;11
Peuna 11 2m Bo 90)4 06
Norris Col Con 44 45
Morrie Cul Pre!' 114 ..
Fay Stock„,, 4 h
60 1 Prof,, ,
Bch Nal , 60'8 2., 68 68.4
Elmira R Bk.
CITY ITEMS.
Vulcanite Jewelry
Inventive genius has done as much for but few con.
crvtu MATS9IAft-li 111 nature as ii has for the article or
Caoutchouc, or India Rubber, derived from the exuding
juices of certain tropical trees. Among the various pro
cesses to which this article has been subjected for th•
or 00b0.010 4 Ito„ Ifltty an d Y4lt4, that otvirkans
ization must be regarded as pre.emitient. The latter is
effected by a combinatiot of this substance with sulphur,
Bich was first accomplished by. Mr. Charles Co .4:i
tem,. to wham a Nablit waa 4 rantea ita
Since then, however, the latter has made a nom•
ber of additional improvements, by the introduction of
other ingredients, enhancing the weight, solidity, lode-
WI 11,e
rendering it more valuable. The highest excellence at
tsintd in the matufactnre of India Rubbtr goods has
been by American menufactnrera, is large proportion of
the articled made from it being under. Mr_ fioodynatda pa-
One of the latest applications of the caoulchouc is in
the manufacture of what le termed vulcanite" jewelry,
1104 in Which We haTa no doubri; will have an immense
and permanent gueeetti. The Mlle - lel tfitid6 Mtn It, will&
are usually neatly mounted with gold, rival i n polish and
ht illiancy the finest ebony or jet work that we have ever
examined, and are received with universal favor. The
eels agent for the solo of limo beautiful goods in this
city, to the trade, is Mr. J. C. Fuller, No, 712 Chestnut
street, second floor. In the stock of them which he now
exhibits, we observed an elegant line of Gentlemen's
Vedt. Chet:._, Leak,' O6etal4lFie tiheine t Thirnalrat
Crosses, Studs, Buttons, etc., of the most evietsita
workmanship, all of which we believe are destined speedily
to take the place of rival materials. We may also take
occ4s.ion ills ermnecilon to call at;tmogo to the tyro
cards of inn Fuller, in another column of our, ptper, and
to state that in his new location— having until recently
conducted his extensive bueiuess as a wholesale dealer in
jewelry ; In South Third street—he offers to the kvede aq
elegant stock of fold and silver watches, awl fi ee j ewe l ry
or every description, which, from his superior facilities
for obtaining goods, and hie intimate acquaintance with
the teeefc .f the teed, these wldhlh4 io La r it 0.04 vP
Ibis class would do well to examine.
TIIE•REV. 11. S. HOWELL, chaplain of the
Ninetieth Regiment, P. Y., (Colonel Lyle's,) now lying
4-rs PrO4•ris4Alirin Is !MT ln.Sl,te Viql and will Un
glad to take charge of any contribution that may be sent
o the room of the Young filen'e Christian Association,
No. 1011 Cbeetnur street, adapted to the use of hospitals.
As the men of this essituott ise torisq MI Phi 14.4-
,
phial's, their friends may be glad to embrace this op
portunity. Mr. Howell, we understand, will return on
Monday.
A BEAUTIFUL STOCK OF Borg' CLOTIIINO-ess
The old dry-goods house of Messrs. Cooper & Conard,
southeast corner of Ninth and Market streets, has long
been noted as one of our most popular and successful
stems for the sale of general foreign and &mauls thy
goods and Ladles' Oloahs. This season, however, at the
solicitation of many of their patrons, they have added a
department exclusively devoted to Boys' Ready-made
Clothing, From a brief inspection, we believe their
stock of these goods IS secohd to no other in the city In
rams of style, variety, and elegance of fabric, and being
large dealers in the koods employed by them in manufac
llifilig, ingy Rape fenilitic§ in print of prim which few
Where possess. Wo believe this new addition to MUMN.
C. ec C.'s warerooms will prove an acceptable saving of
time, trouble, and expense to many persona who have
heretofore been in the habit of buying the 59 4 ) and
fleeing them made elsewhere, They manmacture suite
to or& r, when desired.
ELEGANT CANTON MATTINGS, AT MODERATE
slnB.v.—Aleasta..l_ 1 Sc Orna.ll6. 514 eiiefikimai
sliem, opposite the State House, es will be seen from
their advertisement in another column, now offer a large
assortment of Canton Matting e, of all widths and stiles,
of tbbii , ewu insnestalloti, and at van. p r k.".
As the season for busing this article is now upon as, our
readers will do well to examine this stock before pill,
chasing.
iII3III.W.FEF.LJIY OF TILE UNION Magmas
nab') J( eMIMICAN HILL.—The fourth
anniversary of these meetings was held on Sunday after
noon, iu the presence of a large congregation. The My.
T. It Miller, of the Methadtst Nislsmail Chilean,
preached on the occasion. The whole amomit of money
received by basket colltettone and contributionteduring
the year, it appeare, was 5200.60, whilst the expenses, in
kveying HP three meting,' were Ng2l Lillr Vol/Whalen'
towards finuideting thie deficiency end the acanadvatett
debt of former years can be sent to the superintendent,
Mr. J. N01en,1604 Franklin street.
LEGANT SPRING GONY.F.LITIONN...If WilhedfB
not Ilan much sunshine and flowers thus far in hiay,
to ?indicate its fabled charms, the people of Phila
delphia have at least had access to an acceptable eubsti
toWiy the a* -11 c 1 F , I. Prlpe Opert , .ll , 9m. jest torOllght
by the principal confectioners of this city, Messrs, IL
C. Whitman A Co., Second street, below Chestnut.
Their eases, filled as they are with a profusion of deli
cately-tiated, linely.llavored, and dellalonelyspalatable
saccharine and Fruit pi eparatlons, were never more In
viting They contain enough, to fact, it properlytippro
priated, to reflect a large spot of suneldne and a.deak of
domestic happiness in ever? , Canal, eArclo, ibond h
inthersibiothers, friends, and lovers will please make L
note.
THE SPLENDID NEW SALESROOms of Mogen.
Chalice Oakford Jr Boa, under the Continental Ilbt,d, uno ,
et tr. throned In all weathers and at all hours of the day.
with customers for their magnificent new Spring H'ata
and Caps for gentlemen, and their fashionable Headgear
for Children Their clock of the latter is by far the finest
and Most select in this city. They are also dcing.a.large
Dusinees in Unite' rtirtsielling Goode and Ladies: Napeir
Goode. Collars, ac., the display of which in one of their
large windows is attracting much attention.
Ticg CFAT:-.v.r P 9ItTAPIeN 1-11q111 9fr7. Am:
—lt has beet!, established, beyoutl coutraPeraY, thab the
celebrated lamps for burning Keroseue nutrattag.
tura& and sold by Messrs. Witter@ k C 0.,. nt.tbeir Cbatra
Light Emporium, No. 35 North Eighth street, corner of
Ettherti are the Balms most cauveuiens nani olualuesftli
and the cheapest portable light yet giyton. to. the. public.
'Est rybody should use them iu proftrouno any others.
StiOTCli ALES AND LONDON. BROWN. STOUT ?
of the beet Brands, and or outlouttoi, irilltitYl APO con•
stantly kept on hand by Mr. C. lit Mattsou,. dealer in
flee gyezettee, Arch and Tenth 'Antall, for the use of tn.
- stable. Ile has also a lot of tibiae Wdne, of his own
importation—a rery superior articlo—to. which we to
-rite *be okienUen t , eltda.3.
I.lll"rEft. AND Slocomb &
lattactt, whose stand is in the Moslem Market, corner of
FAIT and Merchant etreete, sre recetsMgdaity, from the
$.4-4 4.66.* la (Ea ry t , T.ry Rsporl.r Rrikk
Cheese and Butter, which they warrant to please the.
moot fastidious taste.
.. 12,581
GRIGG ST. VAN G1(NNEN„.1751.4 Market atreob,
is.. new altering, 4.1 s renctibct futilscaments in cheap ands
fashionable clothing. The putiNe nre invited to call and
examine our uew IStQs4: of Speturl and Summer stylea.. iD
THE health of Mr. 'Lin
coln, it le fIEIIIII Woo LIPTVi of ony or /tits life
then at the preeaut time. Ito is looking bolter faun he
did the day of his inau,guretion. Re has gained steadily
in health, streugtli, acid even in weight avoirdupoie.
Din cau, awa trv.l.dee office, weal kite ipteivccee
i.lcititibilitiee of the war, will not break him down. He
oonvereee freely, and often in his remarks incidentally
alludes to the handsome and auterb styles of garments
gotten up by Granville Stoken, the Fashioner and
clothier, at Ito, 0 . 6 eireatuut Direct, wkvro tyke" I.Cfa,
rt markably low.
SwEr.v are the vernal airs of spring,
And meet the breath of roan blow%
And sweet the glad birdie .sayfai
And sweet the running etrenanieVe ring.
Fair are the May'e soft azure skies,
And fair the blowing on the txooll
And fairer yak the all of flow,
The laughing maiden% bonny eyes.
Yet spring hath not such w itching wiles,
When winter 'helves hhi mow, auks,
As Philip clothed by Charley !Hoke*,
Is cure to find in Julia's smiles,
Ken and Boys' SpringClothipfl, wider tkeGaiattuntlit.
eisrlan, alld all Drlcima
10000 Penns fos 13111{
N niJAILDS.
130 Pion!, P 4 191,,h0 91g
tii thicowlmo I pra, 7,111
50 Sonwe Nov Pre" 12
15 Elmira R pref.... 161
3000 Rlmira R 7e..... 7711
BOARD.
166 Olty IL 0. O. 55,,y
Mb Long Inland it..
200 d0... 1 )5wn. 141(
100
0n........ 141G i
SO Green & Cnatee. 25 A(
0000 Pet,b,a EL SI 9.94
106 College K it
206 S 7 30 Tr N.. 102
324 75 Penne 5e..e..5. 87
200 do 86g
4 P4hF, It 4it
5 r du 45X
60 Spree° & Pine. et 12
500 Cum & Am 6,1'64 96
I 20 Lehigh 62
BOA RIK
Iroo cam & A 6401.h5 OS
20 Spruce & Pine•et. 12
OES-STRONG
Bid. diked,
Elmira It 19% lON
MIMI& 75 '73.. 77 79
L Inland ex-d 1434 14%
Le'gh CI di Nav 01 52 if
CI filvr 21P W 4 V
N Penns - 13 X 7ji
N Penns R be.. UN 74
N Penns 100... Dig 93
()Maw U Con... 1% 2
Catititiama Pref. 73i 71(
Irrk & 61hw2 R, 41 44
!Sec & Thd-at R. 6034" 61
Racn&Vlne• et R..
W Phllals R... 54 al.
sProci) Ji Plait., 117( 12
Green Vestur, 20 76X
Mos & Walnut, 324 321(
Arch Street.... lam 189(