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ceed fifteen hundred er two thousand at mist. Since
their return to Winchester* af'er the retreat of Basics,
the Yankees ha?e been decidedly cautious in all their
movements, and manifested the greatest uneasiness in all
their actions. They seem to dread the approach of Jack-
Son and hie forces* and are at all times prepared to ske
daddle.. .The appointment of Pope had failed to lull their
apprehensions. The force nowin the vicinity of the town
Is understood to be a portion of the command of the reck
less and unprincipled Geary.
FIGHT AT MIDDLETOWN.
On Tuesday evening last, there was a fight at Middle
town* on the Talley turnpike, about eight miles from
Winchester* between oar cavalry scouts and"the pickets
of the enemy, in which they sustained a loss of eight
killed and wounded. The only toss suffered on our side
was tho wounding of ahorse. This little skirmlahliad
greatly excited the fears of tbe whole Federal camp* and
they bad withdrawn their pickets from that road en
tirely.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The crops in Frederick, Clarke, and Jefferson were
unusually good; but owiDg to the scarcity of labor* only
a portion of the wheat harvest would be gathered. Many ,
of the farmers wwre raving what' they could, but others
were permitting the wheat to stand in the field without
the nitrance of a soythe. ‘fhe Yankee commandant hai
issued a circular to the farmers to induce .them to gather
their grain, assuring them the Government would pur
chase it at a price hereafter to be fixed.
Itwaslntended on Saturday to send away five hundred
of the Yankee wounded. The cars not being able to take
to many* some were forced to returns A. number, who ap
peared to be quite young, shed tears freely at the idea of
coming back.
The Ist Regiment Virginia Volunteers has, it is stated,
been disbaodtd. It has been one of the bravest and most
useful in the army. When disbanded it had hardly over
fifty men, the remnant of four battles.
MI3B EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS—OUR TROOPS IN
ORANGE COUNTY—PROM BATON RObGE.
[From the Richmond Dispatch, 22d J
It is now understood that a general exchange of pri-'
bo era of war has been agreed upon. The basis of this
exchange Is the cartel of 1812, between the United States
and Great Britain. The surplus on either side wiU be
parried
[The Examiner says that it is credibly informed that
tbe exchange will leave the rebels between 8,000 and
10,000 surplus to bo Immediately paroled, j
THE DASH ON BRAVER DAW,
Ko train was sent west from the Central depot yester
day, hut a despatch was received last evening from Go!.
Fcntftlae* announcing that the enemy, had loft the
relghhorhood, and that the necessary repairs to the road
tad been made. Consequently, a train will leave for
Stfiucton this morning, at the usual bour, and we have
reason to believe that travel will not againbe Interrupted.
SEIZURES.
Government officers, lust week, seized a large amount
of sugar and some five hundred barrels of flour, which
were stored in Charlotte, tf. U. : Thirty cents per pound
was ollowtd for tbe sugar. The sugar and flour both
were taken forth© soldiers, > :
. THE YANKEES IN ORANGE COUNTY. . .
The Lynchburg of the 19th, says the
Yankees have retreated Into Culpeper county. Itadds:
They are estimated to number between 30,000 and
40,0C0, and are malmy stationed In Culpeper and Madi
son. The report of the taking of Madison Court-House
by the enemy ia confirmed. After the skirmish on Friday
morning at Orange Court-House, our cavidry retired
toward GordooEville, and ihe enemy* mustering courage;
advanced as far as Madison Ran Station, four miles from
GoidonsviUe. where they captured two of the section
mu tors on the railroad; About the time of their arrival
there, our troops, having been reinforced, made their
appearance, and a grand stampede commenced among
the enemy. Our men pursued them some two miles, and
captured Borne seventy of them, wmo were sent to IKoh
mond on Saturday. There need be no fears of the enemy
In that quarter.
FROM BATON ROUGE.
The Rev. Henry T. Lee, of West Baton Rouge* La,
which place he left two weeks ago, has arrived in this
city, fie gives an interesting account of affairs in Baton
Rouge, (he capital, and ihe vicinity. The people of
Baton Rouge are immovable in their loyalty to the Con
federate 1 States. The Union force there, under General
Williams, ia about 1,800, about half of whom are sick.
14 is a common sight to see the Yankee soldiers lying
sick in the store doors, and.squads of them totter from
the hospital doors to any place they can find In the streets
where a breath of air may cool their fever* racked frames.
For seme time before Hr.-L. left, the citizens of West
Baton Rouge were not allowed to cress the river to Baton
Rouge unless on ‘‘parole,” a cer>mony which is de*
scribed as nearly equal to taking the oath of allegiance.
Ihe force at tbe capital might easily be captured by a
sudden dash made by our troops from Camp Moore;
which is only 70 miles from there. It is a camp of in
struction, under Gen. Buggies, and does not seem to be
much j eared by the Unionists, who make frequent raids
Into tbe country. Net long since a party of .Unionist j
sui prised a straggling Miasiisippi company at Amite
bridge, 24 miles from camp, and captured eight of them.
They were in turn surprised by a party of impromptu
guerillas, and the prisoners retaken. The Yankees lost
three killed* and their bodies were all the spoils with
which they returned to Baton Kongo. -
Tho negioea, so far, have proved very faithful to their
owners evtn under tbe immediate presence of theonemy.
Two regiments of Massachusetts and Connecticut troops
went to ihe farms of Colonel H. W. Allen and Goptaiu
B. B. Obion, where they camped, and marauded, and
tampered with the negroes to tboir hearts’ content, but
with little effect on the slaves. ; Only one case: occurred
where fh& negroes on a plantation (Dr. NoJan’a) refused
to work, and then they were told to go to their white
brethren, They started, but were captured and brought
back by some planters. In Baton Rouge tbe Indiana re
giments had a row with the New England regiments
about the “contrabands” who bad escaped from their ;
masters, and arrived in that city. The Indiana soldlers
aaßleted ihemßßtirj to reclaim the fugitives, which was
resist'd by the New England men. ■ .
Gen. Williams had issued an order against itegro steal
ing, and Commodore Farraeut haddeclaied that he would
not tolerate it: but the citizens did not put much faith
In this, particularly asthe latter officer took off 300 fugi
tive slaves with his fleet when it sailed from Vicksburg.
The people in the country are preparing to move back
from the bank of the riter. in accordance with Gen. Van
Dorn’s recommendation, acd in three months the banks
of the Mississippi, from Baton Rouge to New Orleans,:
will be tenanthss The river Ibisyear has been fifteen
Inches higher tbani ever known before, and crevasses.of
unusual magnitude have occurred. In the rearof our la
formant’s residence there was a body of water fifty miles
Wide.
DESERTERS—FEDERAL CREDIT.
The Richmond Examiner of the:2lst has a loading
article strenuously urging that public opinion bo brought
to bear upon deserters atd stragglers from the rebel
Army, in aid of the Government which is taking active
and various measures to retnrn them to the ranks. It
characterizes these soldlerei as “ a set of, worthless,
slouching, cowardly creatures, half medicants and half
.thieves.*’ , ,‘ v t
The Examiner also has jm article, arguing that
“ There is but one method of putting an end to the war;.
’ atid that is:by destroying Federal credit.” And tojio
Ibis, It contends, the rebel army must assume and main
tain tbe.aggressive, and abandon retreats .;
SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1862.
THE W AR.
Gen. Pom ia already famous for issuing strong
common-sense orders and for making some use of
our volunteer cavalry, hitherto a great useless
burden upon our Government. Hie last order,
' concerning the placing of guards over private
property, is especially praiseworthy and proper.
General Pope intimates that any other general who
may place a guard over the property of individuals
must be ignorant of what military
is, or else discipline must be rare >n Jp Sworo
Pope gives'it as his opinion that oifo nottol)9
put in the; field to fight the enejg a aort of Jotal
weakened by heavy details tfy an( i farmhouse in
police for every village, 0 f discipline is the
the land, The rfidoetion for property or
only recognize^ en and whero the civil war
even human K rebel’s property is injured, and
is ragingioe eaten up by Our troops, he is
his ssxactly right; if the swine, cattle, fowls,
Sff, and wheat of a Union man are seized and
ased in our army, he cannot oompt&m, because
he will be ful y reimbursed. by the Government
in the end, and shguld the Union army be en
abled to hold its position and advance, from
obtaining these stores, he is spared the entire con
fiscation of his property by the rebels.
THE NEWS.
' Bums. Gen. Nelson, on reaching Murfreesboro’,
on July 18, issued an order directing the disloyal
citizens to surrender at once all the United States
property which the rebel troops had distributed
among them.' The order brought the uniforms and
equipments to the court-house by cart loads.
• Ah interesting ceremony took place at Provi
dence, B. 1., a few days since, on the presentation ;
of some trophies to the Providence Marine Corps
of Artillery, among whioh was a gun—the only one!
—saved by the 2d Bhode Island Battery from the l
battle of Bull Bun. The gun was presented by the
General Assembly to Gov. Sprague, and by him;,
placed in trust in.the hands of the above corps.
“ Don’t give up your guns,” was engraved on its
breeoh. ~ ! -' v . ■
■Miss Margaret Howell, the sister of Mrs.
Jeff, Davis, was married recently to George :W.:
Custia Lee, eldest son of General Lee, and heir to
Arlington by the will of his grandfather, Mr..
Cnstis. The marriages of three ladies who were
imprisoned in the house of Mrs. Greenhow, in
Washington, last summer, are also reported.
. HihdjiAh is said to have oaptured.Bolla .soon
after the Federal army left that vicinity, and to be
“ concentrating.” His house, at Helena, is ooou
pied by General Curtis, General Curtis expresses
the confident belief that he oan maroh anywhere
west of the Mississippi river, over any force of
white men, or Indians, or both combined, that oan
be raked together to oppose him. Advices from
General Curtis represent his army in good health
and spirits, but almost destitute of clothing. The
Illinois troops are much better provided for than
any others in his command. His army has all ar
rived at Helena.
Costs Shubhick, Lavalette, Gregory, McCano,
and Breese, all uponthe retired board, have been
selected by the Navy Department to examine the
Malms, of those entitled to promotion under the
naval-grade bill passed by Congress, and conferring
the ranks of rear admiral, commodore,. &o. Be
tired officers have been selected to recommend the
promotions on the active listj because no one can
suspect them of any interest in the work before
them. Tlie resultwill be looked to with a good
deal of interest by the naval officers and their
friends,' , • > .
Tee keel bloeks of anew vessel, to be known as
Monitor No. 12, until her. completion, have been
laid at the foot of Thirteenth street, East river.
She will be larger, faster, and stronger, than the
other ten gunboats building. Her keel will be
laid In a ship house over three hundred feet long,
Due notloe will be given of her actual commence
ment; .•
The newly-born infant of the Queen of Spain has
received,one hundred and -twenty-four nameß. !
The rebel authorities (the War Department
learns through General Dix) have ordered the un
conditional discharge of all Federal Burgeons and;
army ohaplaina taken prisoners in the discharge j of
tbelr legitimate duties. - This is in accordance with
the example set them by this Government, it will
be recolleetedu i
Our readers will be gratified to learn that the
decline in the price of gold haa been more rapid
-than was anticipated. Change is already easier,
and small coin is again making its appearance.
The banks generally have inoieased their deposits
of speoie, and the returns of the. New York bapks
show that-they hold, at the present time, oyer
$30,000,000 in coin. All this fo tending to increase
the public confidence in the‘banking institutions,
and la turn renders them more accommodating.)
The peopw op Philadelphia mU assemble
in Mass Meeting to-day to renew their devo
tion to the Union and strengthen the arms of
the Administration in the vigorous prosecution
of the war. It promises‘to be a magnificent
demonstration, and 'every effort, is Using made
‘to render it a complete success. Our Mayor
will preside, and men eminent in all positions
of life will address the people. Let the masses
turn out in overwhelming numbers, and show
to tho world that, no matter what disasters
may overtake us—no matter how dark the
skies he or how dreary-the day—they are for
the .Union and the Administration, Enmity
to treason, War on the rebellion, no surrender,
no compromise, no foreign intervention—let
these be the sentiments of the meeting j for
ttey are the true Sentiments of the loyal
people of this city and State.
The toeseht complication of. European af
fairs is worthy of being considered, not only for
itself, but because of its influence, for good or
evil; upon our own Country .. In proportion as
Europe is occupied at homo will be her desire
and power to interfere with affairs on this
continent. .
It was announced, only the other day, that
Russia had acknowledged the Kingdom of
Italy, and that Prussia would immediately do
the same—leaving Austria and Spain the only
leading Powers who still hesitated to accept a
fact as a fact. It is now stated that the re- 1
cognition ol Italy by Russia and Prussia is the
result of a bargain with Victor Emmanuel,
whereby he agrees to abandon all claim on Vo •
netia and Rome—leaving Venetia under the
iron rule of bankrupt Austria, and the Eternal
City in possession of the Pope. It remains
to be seen wlmt Garibaldi will do, and how
the advanced liberals of Italy will act. It
cannot he expected that they will cheerfully
accept such in arrangement. - , _
It will be remembered that, little more than
three years ago, when Napoleon armed for
the assistance of Victor -Emmanuel, he pro
claimed to the nations that his purpose was to
make Italy free from the Alps to thp Appe
nines. For a time, he appeared as if this
were jndeed his design. But the treaty of
Villa Franca, which allowed Austria to retain
Venetia, was an unexpectedly meagre result
of the’series of Italian victories which culmi
nated at Soiferino. It will surprise many to
learn that France and England promise Russia
and Prussia that Yiffron Emmanuel will not
attempt to annex Venetia and Rome, and
guarantee this* In other words, should any
such attempt be made, England and France
will employ force to render it useless. Com.
pared with Ms - possessions in 1858, Vioron
Emmanuel has gained greatly by the war of
1859, —but must still feel himself rmnus Vene
tia and Rome, hot master of all Italy.
France, which has thus taken on herself to -
promise what Victor Emmanuel may/find it
very difficult to is now preparing
compensation for serious defeats in Mexico,
by which, according to the code of interna
tional honoT, her flag has sustained a disgrace,
which nothing but signal victory ' can erase.
At present, Napoleon’s real motive in engag
ing tho co-operation of England and Spain
against -Mexico, is a secret. Napoleon’s re
ticence is as great as Wellington's when he
said, “ If I. thought that the hair of my head
krew my thoughts, I would shave it off', and
wear a wig !” Of the three Powers, which
united to invade Mexico, France had the least
excuse for the aggression, a? the Mexican
debt to France is not one-twelfth of that to
England, nor one-fourth : of.. that to Spain.
With this new expedition to Mexico, on a
large scale, and continued endeavors to create
a war-marine superior |o that of England,
Napoleon’s hands are pretty.full at present.
Spain requires no notice in this summary.
She has much recuperated of late, but is not
a Power at all likely to peril what she has re
covered by acting aggressively. There is some
thing wondrous, we confess, in seeing Spain
renewing her youth like an eagle. ,/
Floundering in a dreadful abysm ofjmisgo
vernment, bankruptcy, and debt, with disaf
fection rampant in some of her finest pro
vinces, Austria may be looked upon as com
paratively unable to do good or harm any
where. . ........ - 1
Prussia, which lately exchanged King Log
for King Stork, is now suffering from the mis
rule /of a monarch who declares that “ the
right divine of Kings to govern wrong” tas
come to hitn. v.itn .wu by snocenaipn,
“and that, compared with his will, the restric
tions of the laws and of the constitution ought
to be, and are, of no account at all. Ho has
stirred the waters, and the public indignation
which his misconduct has awakened , may hurl
him from the throne with Icariaa .volocity.
Partly from his connection with England, as
uncle of Queen V£: ottI L Bnd partly from the
decided sagaci*- ,?i “ Which he has played the
role of Kir v " E °* 01D of Belgium Has obtained
influence ajnonw-«*«"reigning
consi^ g 0 f Europe. His part, did he inter
ne in American affairs, would rather be to
pour oil on the troubled waves of agitation
than sanction any thing by which the dignity
and welfare of the United States could be
touched. The state of his health, however,
prevents his present attention to politics.
Russia, which possesses many elements of
greatness, not? exhibits the appearance of a
house divided against itself; The Czar, car
rying out the policy of his family, from Ca
therine the Second down to Niohoias, pro
claimed the abolition of Slavery (there called
Serfdom) in his vast dominions. Of course
this gave deadly offence to the serf owners.
These nobles, who may be compared with the
slave-holders of our own South, objected to
the humane purpose of the Czar, and are be-
lieyed, ever since he announced it, to have
conspired together against his life. Concur
rent with this hostility has been the disaffec
tion of the Poles, Between both, even if the
Czar had not already manifested the kindliest
feeling towards the great American Union,
Enssia cannot hostilely go into any proposi
tion to mediate between the North and the
South,.-. -,;j. ■;
Paimerstoh’s policy is even more inscruta
ble than Napoleonls.. Contrast. the.. avidity
with which he literally rushed into unfriendly
preparation against usj on the affair of the
Trent, (even after he Mew, from Mr. Seward’s
letter to Mr. Adams, that we did not mean to;
contest the point at issue,) with the particular
care he has lately taken to disavow any inten
tion to interfere “at present,” and the dif
ference is remarkable. He has no desire, we
suspect, to get into a quarrel with this coun
try, but 1 the cotton interest, on which oyer;
4,000,000 persons depend for their livelihood,
is doing all it can to force him into interference
with this war. No doubt, in common with all
the aristocrats and oligarchs of Europe, Pal
merston has a hearty dislike, flavored with a
spice of envy, for this country and the repub
lican institutions, which, in little more than
three-fourths of a century, have made it one
of the greatest nations in the world.
The rulers of France, Enssia, and Prussia—
two Emperors and a King—are about having
an interview, it is stated, at which American
affairs- may probably be discussed; There
need not be much apprehension on that ac
count. The leading European Powers, as we
have endeavored to show, are too much and
too seriously occupied with their own affairs;
to be able to meddie with ours.
Duke Pasquibb, the oldest statesman in
France, the very Nestor of publicists, has
died, at the age ot ninety-six. He was born,
April 22,1767—twb years earlier than Vel
lwgton and Napoleon! • At that time,
George 111. had reigned seven years;
Lours XY. had bean's 4 yearß on the throne
of France; tho Empress Oath arise had
been six years at the bead of public affairs in
Prussia; Joseph 11. was Emperor of Germa
ny ; Frederick the Great had reigned twen
ty-seven years in Prussia, and, truly greater
than any of these, Lord Cilve was in the
third year ot his sway as first Viceroy,of In
. dia. When Pasquier was nine years old, the
Declaration of Independence was signed and
proclaimed in Philadelphia. Into the life , of
this one - man, extended so long beyond the
term, were crowded the events of the
world’s history for nearly.a century. f
His own biography may be very briefly told.
Descended from a family which had obtained
honor and wealth at the bar, he was duly edu
cated to assist his father as a Parliamentary
lawyer. . The Revolution came, and father a’ud
son were imprisoned. The fathe.r perishe’d ;
the son survived, and wasliberated by the action
of the 9 Thermidor. In 1804, soon after Na-
PoiiEON became Emporor, M. Easquikr was
nominated master of requests, at the same time
with M. Moms and Pobiaus. Winning Na
p»mon’s favor, he was advanced in office,
created Baron, with the cross of the Legion
of Honor, and next appointed Prefect of Po
lice in Paris. In this capacity he Satisfied the
Parisians as well as the Government. At the
timmof Napoleon’s first abdication, M. Pas
qcier took no active measures to‘support him.
Under the Bourbons he became director-gene
ral of bridges, remained inactive i during the
Hundred Days of 1816, and on the second Re
storation was made a Cabinet Minister, as
Keeper of the Seals, in the first Ministry
formed by Talleyeand. He was elected
President of the Chamber in 1816. .He was
member of several administrations, and even
headed one, when M. Deoazes quitted office.
His Parliamentary eloquence, which was un
studied, was very powerful. Louts XVIII.
made 1 him Peer of France. He counselled
Charles X. in vain. Louts Philippe,
on assuming the crown in 1830, made M.
Pasquiee President of ihe Chamber of
Peers, where his coolness, tact, and suavity
had great influence. In 1837, Louis Philippe
restored, in his person, the dignity of Chan
cellor of France, and conferred a Dukedom on
him in 1844./ In 1848, Puke Pas<iuieb aban
doned public life. His moderation of opinion
and action made him always respected. He
was a member of the French Academy. ' Be
sides some speeches and one law book, the
Duke wrote a vaudeville, in one act. He
married during the Reign of Terror, and be
came a widower in 1844. lie has left no'
lineal heir, but his adopted sop (and grand
nephew), the Marquis of Audiffret, Pasquiee,
succeeds to the Dukedom by an arrangement
sanctioned by Louis Philippe, in 1844. /
It is said that Duke Pasquiee has left a
manuscript, in which he recorded Ms recol
lections of public life and public men. If the
revelations are frank, this Memoir wiU indeed
be valuable. A man who entered public life
seventy-five years ago has much to tell.
. The Court of Quarter Session took occa
sion, yesterday morning, to read the counsel
in lie-case of. Mr. Ewuia a lecture on profes
sional propriety. Wo think it was richly
deserved. We do not know of a more
scandalous exMbition than that of the friends
of Mr./EwiNG in this contested-election case.
Day after day we find this case dragging its
weary way through the court—consuming
time,-wearying patience, and disgusting the
temper of the community. The only merit
we see is; that Mr. Ewmd has an office which
returns' him an: immense revenue, and that
out of that revenue he -is feeing certain
lawyers to summons and cross-examine
every voter in the county—to make
straDge propositions, and annoy the Court
with daily bulletins about the state 'of their
health and the sad condition of their nervous
• systems. IVe have yet to see the first faet
proved—the first step towards the attainment
of justice. - At the present rate, it will be a
generation before the end of .the- suit is
reached,/ especially when we remember that
there are eighty thousand witnesses who seem
about to be examined, including every taxa
ble citizen in the consolidated city. No won
der Judge Thompson expressed his surprise,
and Judge Ludlow threatened indignation.
We are only surprised that they did not at
once dismiss Mr. Ewino from the Court, and
place Mr. Thompson in the position to wMch
he rightly belongs./ './'
At this moment, when every disciplined
man is of the greatest importance to the great
cause for which vast armies are combatting,
every soldier now on furlough, who is able to
bear arms, should immediately, return to the
field. Hundreds of men in uniform, appa
rently in good health, are to he noticed in the
streets, in the cars, in the hotels—all over the
.city, in fact—and their proper place is in “ the
big wars that make ambition virtue.” They
should not bo above taking a hint.
FROM WASHINGTQN
Special Despatches to “ The Press.”
Washington, July 25,1862.
General Order of Gen. Pope.
Headquaetebs Army op Virginia,'
Washington, July 25,1862. /
Hereafter no guards will bo placed over private
houses »r private property of any desoription what
ever. Commanding officers are resppntible for the
conduct of the troops under their command, and
the articles of war and regulations of the army pro
; vide ample means- for , restraining/ them to. the fiiil
extent required for discipline and efficiency. -
..The soldiers were palled into the field to do
battle against the enemy, and it is not expected
that their-force and-energy shall be wasted in pro
tecting the private property of those most hostile to
the Government. No soldier serving in this_amv.
shall bo hereafter employ cd in.-tich. rei'YlCe.
By command of Major General Porß.
George D. Rugglesi Colonel, A. A. G., and
Chief of Staff...
The President.
The health of Mr. Lincoln continues tp-b^fr" ll '
He lives at the Soldiers’ Hotn«J—evening, but
fre sh and hearty.
Hosts'of visitors call upon him at all hours, and he
hears and sees them with great patience and fair
ness. ' : -
Death of George W. Hoover.
A letter has been receivedfrom Harrison’s Land
ing stating that Lieutenant George 17. Hoover,
ol this city, (14th Infantry,) recently died, at
Savage’s Station, of wounds received at the battle
of Gaines’ Hill. The writer adds, “he kept his
spirits and courage up to tho last, and died another
martyr to the canso of his country.”
/Lieutenant Hoover was the brother of J. D.
Hoover, Esq., late United States marshal of tho
Distriot of Columbia.
The Valley of Virginia
Do not be alarmed by rumored raids in tho val
ley of Virginia. The rebels begin to threaten
Washington again, bnt they will not venture to ful
fil their threats. Baimck has taken hold with a
firm hand, and will undoubtedly bo ready for any
sudden dash ofthe traitors upon the Federal capi
tal. ■■
The Militia of Washington.
It is estimated that a full brigado of first-class
men can be raised in a short time in Washington
city, if proper steps are taken to reorganize the
militia, and to put a loyal military man, who knows
the people, at the head of the organization. ; - ■
Secession in Baltimore and Washington.
The action of the second branch of the City
Councils of Baltimore against-the Appropriation
for the volunteer bounty, shows that treason is still'
rife in that city. Fortunately for the public peace,
Genorar Wool is on’the ground, and will check
mate these stubborn foes of the Itepublio. In
Washington, owing to the wise precautions of the
President, our oity government is in suoh a condi
tion and in such hands that Secession can only show
its head to be crushed.
Money and Men,
At your forthcoming meeting in Philadelphia
you should shame all other cities by your liberality:
and unity. Those who oannot go to the war should
subscribe to get others to go. Wherever there is
money there will be soldiers. Philadelphia could
subscribe at least half a million to take oare of the
families of the .brave men whcT are ready, to go
forth in defence of the Union.
liient Geo. S; lanman.
Lieut. Bauman, of the regular army, son of Gen.
Gno.- M. Laujjah, of Berks county, fought. with
great gallantry in the battles of the Peninsula. An
officer of the regular army writes here and says:
“ All of us agree that Lieut. Lauitak distinguished
himself by gallant and cool oondubt throughout”’
Ad.juuflit General Kttssel.
Adjutant General Russel, of Pennsylvania, a
iirst-rate officer, has been here for two days past,
in reference to the call for recruits under Governor
Cubtin’s lato proclamation, about some dis
phte seems to have pocurred. He saw the Presi
dent and Scorctary of War, and was, last evening,
in hopes that the matter would bo satisfactorily
arranged. Why not accept the nine and twelve
months men from the Old Keystone, and then, if
the war is not closed in a yea-r, make a new call ?
The Tax Bill.
Groat oaro will be exercised by the President and
Secretary of the Treasury in selecting the collectors
and assessors under the internal - revenue bill.
Hone hut the best men will be appointed. If disa
bled soldiers, of good character and ability, are pre
sented, they would beoonsidered.;’What is needed
is perfect integrity, thorough capacity, and a plea
sing address. The opponents of the war and of the
Union are openly organizing in some of the States
against paying the tax, and thereby showing their
unadulterated treason. These shameless malignants
must he defeated by the wise and courageous mea
sures of the President and his Cabinet.
The Niue and Twelve Months Troops,
“’the law under which troops are enlisted for nine
and twelve months, is the militia act lately passed
and approved by the President, By the third seo
tion of this act, the President is authorized to ac
cept the semoMof my number of volunteers, not
exceedingone hundred thousand, for nine months,
unless sooner discharged; and by the 4th section of
that act, the President is authorized to accept the
services of volunteers in suoh numbers as mayibo
. presented, for filling up regiments of infantry nbw
in service, for twelve months, unless sooner dis
charged. j
Deaths of Pennsylvania Soldiers. ;
Jqhh ■ C. Brewster, Company C, 1 1th; Hoor
Terbart, Company I,4th Heserrea; F. P. Me*
Ceopkey, Company F,63d; and Robert Ewing,
Company B, 56th Pennaylrania Regiments, hare
just died in the hospital Lore. !
THE PRESS.—PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, JULY 26. 1862.
Post Oilice Stamps ‘for Currency.
Proposals , will - be reoeived by the Treasury De
partment until the 6th of August, under the inter
nal revenue not. On and after the 30th of July
designs for the_stampB may be seen at the office of
the Commissioner of Intornal Revenuo.
The .Commissioner of Internal Revenue, - Mr.
Boutwell, with tho approval of the Secretary of
the Treasury, in order that the aotof Congress of
the 17th of July may be carried into effect more
speedily, to-day submitted the following proposi
tion for the consideration of the Postmaster Gene
ral, who' has considered and adopted them namely;
First. That the Post Offioe Department furnish
the Treasury Department with such postage stamps
as may be needed for currency, that Department
paying to the Post Office Department the net cost
thereof. ,
Second. That the arrangement Bhail cease at the
option of either party, or when the Treasury De
pertinent is'prepared to issue ite own stamps as
currency.
• Third. The stamps to be so prepared that they,
can be distinguished easily frem the ordinary post
age stamps.
jburth. The stamps to be redeemed by the
Treasury Department as contemplated by the act
of July 17,1862. ’ - , / / '
Fifth. Such stamps to he received by thePoßt’
Office Department for postage, and to be at all times
exchanged for ordinary postage stamps.
, Arrangements will immediately be made to carry
the above propositions into effect.
Interview of New York Aldermen with
the •President—’The Payment of Bounty
—Expected Liberation of Col. Corcoran.
Aideimen Earoly and Mitchell, and Council
men Pinckney, Jones, Hogan, and - Keecb, of
New York, to day had an exceedingly agreeable
interview with the President and Secretary of War,
relative to the receiving of volunteers and the pay
ment of the bounty. The committee,were assured
that arrangements would at once be made to have
a suitable person at the city of New York to pay
the bounty, &e., at the time of recruits passing the
medical examination, or immediately, thereafter.
Among other matters considered was the import
ance of filling up the regiments in the field, to
whioh object the committee urgently pressed the
Secretary’s attention. The committee believe the
enlistment fee will ho doubled/making it four dol-
lars for joining the regiments now in the field.
/ Among the items of interest to the city of New
York, Secretary Stanton stated that, having de
cided on an exchange of prisoners, CoUCobcoran
will probably be in New York within ten days.
tfhis visit of the committee will, doubtless, he
productive of great 5 good to the volunteers from
New York, as they have diligently discharged their
duties.
An official list will b 8 prepared of all soldiors ab
sent without leave, whioh will be of great servioe
to the authorities in controlling the payment of tho
relief fund.
from accounts recently received from the head
quarters of the army of the Potomac, the official
report of the battles before kiehmoud states that
the hilled, wounded, and missing approximate to
16,000 '
Major Selfiudge, assistant adjutant general, is
ordered to report to (tenoral Pope ftr duty.
A general court-martial.is orderedHn convene a
Fort Niagara, New York, on the 8d of August, or
aa soon thereafter as practicable, for the trial of
such prisoners as may be brought before it.
Burgeon Teosias McHenry is ordered to take
passage on the. steamer Rhode Island to join the
baric Pursuit. , I '
. ■ The United States steam gunboat Magnolia left
New York yesterday morning, with mails, ammuni
tion, and stores for the South Atlantio blockading
squadron. This is the first service of tko Magnolia
rinco she was purchased, at a prieeisale, by the
Navy Department. ! i
.General B. F. Butler)
Colonel Robert Iv. Scott, well known in Penn
sylvania, returned on Monday in the steamer from
-New Orleans, whither he had gone, as'the agent of
the Post Office Department, for the'parpbse of re
organizing and reopening the post offices of Louisiana
and other departments of the Gulf States. Ho has
been absent nearly.two months, and during liis ab
sence has effected a great many healthful changes
•and gathered a large amount of valuable informa
tion. Colonel Scott is himself a practical military
man, having served with distinction during the
Philadelphia riots of 1844 and in the
He is thoroughly competent to speak as to the con
dition of things in Louisiana. His testimony can
not fail to bo interesting and useful to the Govern
ment and the. people. His judgment in regard to
Major .General Boti-er is entirely favorable. [ He
pronounces him .a remarkable and skilful jaili
taryigenius, and gives it'ai his opinion that
nothing but his ability,-tact, and courage have
enabled us to hold New Orleans against
the prevailing and active Secession ; sentiment.
He is unweaxying.in his exertions; sleepless in hi 3
Vigiianoe, and uhpausing in his policy., He pun
ishes treason promptly, and whether it is a foreign
enemy who seeks'to conceal his hostility under his
own flag, or uses (hat flag to cover and protect the
treachery of Internal and ‘ ungrateful foes,,
•equally vigilant in ferreting out and vigorously
chastising them;-’ We have now been at war for bur
existence for an entire year—a year which has
startled the world by the development qf oM nk
auual and natural resources, pecuniary, physical,
military, and naval—and yet it is a source of gene
ral surprise and .ogrefc that, during this long inter
val of strife, a people so eminent for their liven-’
tive facilities, JUKI daring ; enterprise,' should have
had no great general -horn unto them, goto speak, fit
for all »he eme'rKencics,* npvelties,'and duties of the
war. This complaint is undoubtedly true to a cer
tain extent. Probably the man ia ihortiy to appear;
butin the meanwhile let jus not forgot to do justice
to,such.qualities and elements; 1 as make up the
character of Benjamin F. Builer, who, at the
head of one of the most difficult departments, has
attracted universal attention and secured the con
fidence of the friends of the Union. . General But
ler has been the target of abuse on the part of the
foreign consuls . and oertain newspaper ’ corre
spondents, who are always too ready to lend them
selves to the oircnlation of slanders upon brave
and meritorious officers. Colonel Scott brings
proofs of the malignity and falsehood of ail those
attacks, and General BbMißb himself,'justly ih r
dignant at the manner in which he Is embarrassei
by calumnies so base, makes his own statement ti>
the proper authorities, and demands investigation.
It will be a melancholy sequel to his Herouleai
exertions’ in and triumphant occupancy of Nov
Orleans, if intrigues like these should deprive the
public of the services of this statesman-soldier.
Hew Pennsylvania Post Routes. i
The following are the new routes just athorized
by Congress for Pennsylvania: ;
From Bamsville to Mahonoy City. ‘
From Pine Grove, via Friedebsburg, to Schuyl
kill Haven.
FromEasfcon, via Martin’s Creek, Boston, and
Mount Bethel, to Bill’s Ferry. i
fctFrom, Miltenberger’s,' via Philip Kreske’s, to
Tanhersvilie.
From Moscow, via Slote’s Comers, Baleaville,
and Springbrook, to Plttston. ■<
From Centreville, via Bovard’s Mills, to Annaa*
-.dale.. .: ; '-
From Warfordsburg, via Mount Airy, Emmaville,
and Cherry Grove, to Bloody Run. •
From BrickerviUe, via Eberly-s store and Bin*
coin, to Ephrata, .Lancaster eouniy.
From Washington.
[To the Associated-Press.]
Washington, July 25,—Provost Marshal Beater Ins
issued an order to the effect that all convalescent soldiers
feund at any drinking, concert or gambling saloon, or
house: of ill-fame, in Washington or Georgetown, with -
or without a pass, beforeor after tattoo, will be considered
fit for duty, - Officers of the patrol, will send them io the
officer in charge of the “boldier’a Betre&t,” who will
return ibemto their regiments. ■
Secretary Ghaaeainouncesthat the act to provide in
ternal revenue will be put into pi actical operation bn the
Ist of September, and all and any act or thing which in
said act is required to be done on or before the Ist days of
July or August, 1862, Bhall be done' on or before the Ist
day of September, 1862; and all parts of said act having
reference to said dates of the ;lst days of July and An
gust, 1862, shall fbe taken and construed as having re
ference to the Ist day of September, 1862.
CoEectots and asseßEors wih be appointed, and what
ever other things may be necessary to put the act into;
practical operation, will be done before the date fixed by
this notice.
Captain S. Y. Berret, of theßnited States Ordnance,
relieved from duty as a member of the board for there-’
vision of the manual of heavy artillery, convened at the
West Point Military Academy, ip order to enable him t£
test certain sea-coast guns,jjwiccordancevwith" Gie ap
plication of Gen. McClellan,-approved by the'Secretary
of War. .. ■ • ■ ,
The steamer Freeborn arrived at the navy yard last
night, bringing the prize sabooner Saoino, which wasv
oaptured recently in the Kappahanncck. The citizens
along the Bappahannock and Piankatank are represent
ed to be in great consternation, especially those who ret
cently deserted from the rebel cause and took the oath of
allegiance to this Government. Marauding parties of the
rebel cavalry are said to be making their appearance at
timts in these vicinities and impressing the citizens into
the service .of the rebel Governueut. The alarm is so
great that large numbers of men sleep nightly in boats
out in the stream, to prevent surprise L and, capture.
Major Fairbanks, of the sth Michigan Begiment,.
died in this city this morning from .the.effects of a wound
received on the 30th of June in the battles near Kich
mond. His remains will be taken to Detroit Major
.Fairbanks was a very exceUent officer, and was distin
guished in the battle of Bull Ban, where he acted as
aid-de-camp to Gen. Heintzleman. He was previously
acting assistant adjutant' to that officer during
his ; command of. the army at Alexandria in the three
months campaign, and displayed an untiring energy In
the conduct of the business of his department.
On inquiry there is authority for saying that all the
rumors, statements, andcoojecturGs about division of
counsels in the Oabiseti add the retirement of theSaoro
taiy of State, are totally without foundation.
An arrangement has been made by which tho Post
Office Department will furnish stamps for currency, re-,
deemable by the Treasury Department. .
The War Doyartment learns, through General Dix,
that the rebel authorities have ordered the unconditional
discharge of all Federal surgeons and army chaplains
token prisoners in the discharge of their legitimate duties.
This is in accordance with the example set them by this
- Governroex t. . - >
, This morning, the Secretary of the Treasury received
a telegram,; announcing the safe arrival iu Sau Frau
cisco of .a million of dollars,in ,0. S, treasury notes, sent
through less than % mouth ago. They are tbs first lot "
of treasury Cores sent by,;the Government to CUltfurnia.
Brfg&dier General Butterfield, having recovered'his
health, passed through this city this forenoon, on his
retain to tho army of the Potomac.
The Loss before Richmond.
Army Affairs.
FROM GEN. POPE’S ARMY.
Rebels 30,000 Strong Bear fiordonsvllle.
A Demonstration Expected,
Gen. Hatch’s Expedition
Little Washington, Kaitauannock Co., Va,
July 23.—The report recently telegraphed from
Warrenton, that Jackson was at or near Gordons.,
villa, is confirmed from other sources, which state;
that he la at Louisa Court House, with 24,000 men,
and Ewell, with a corps of Jackson’s command, is
at Gordonsville, making a total of 30,000 men!” His
present intention is said to; he to assume the offen
sive and break our lineß,, and if successful, to'de
monstrate upon Washington, for the purpose of
drawing off our forces from Kiehmond. '
As many'misstatements have 'bsenpublished in
regard to the expedition oommaheted' by General
Hatch, it may not be inappropriate to make the
following statements as given by a, returned officer:
After reaching Culpeper, Gen. Hatch pushed
his whole force to the Rapidan river, whore, in
consequence of the destruction of the bridges and
the high state of the water, he was compelled to
leate his infantry and artillery. With his cavalry
he pushed on to Orange Court House, where he
learned that the enemy wore in large force at Gor
donsvillo. He sent thence a company of- the Yil
ginia cavalry towards Gordonsville, who ap
proached within six miles of the latter place; and'
confirmed the report efthe enemy’s presence and
strength; -
■ On Friday, the 18th, two brigades, supposed to
be commanded by Ewell, made their' appoatanoe
at Orange, and on Saturday, after severe skirmish
ing, General Hatch fell hack and crossed the llapl
dan, and arrived at Culpeper oh Sunday. During
this time twenty-eight men of Company’A, New
York Cavalry, were captured by the enemy, ow-'
ing, it is said, to the commanding officer; who did
not believe a statement that the enemy were ad
vancing in force upon his station.' Two or three
men, whoso horses Were saddled, made their es
cape.
After 1 returning to Culpeper, General Hatch
made another inoursion in Madison, and thence
northward to Sperryyille, ascertaining that the
enemy were not in foroe in that direction.
That Jackson is in great force atLouisa and Gor
donsviiio is beyond a doubt, and that lie intends to
’ attack us at an early day is fully believed. Gen.
I’ojie’sforcos here have no objection, but rather
desire that he will make the attempt.
FROM GEN. M’CLELLAN’S ARMY;
Death of Capt. Biddle Confirmed.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY OF THE POTOXTAC,
July 24.—The rebel officer who met the lasfcflag
of truce, stated that Oaptain Biddle, of Gtanoral
McCiellan’s staff, was not killed; in the late battles,
but died at Richmond on Sunday last. f
The health of our troops is rapidly improving.
Colonel Clark, of the army, has decided on
furnishing with vegetables; fresh from
the N®rthern : . markets. The first supply will ar
rive this week, j •
FROM MEMPHIS,-
: ; 1 . ■—■ a.
.Memphis, July 25 —Major General Sherman has as
sumed command of this city. He will enforce all orders
issued by hie predecessors. Four hundred persona" took
the oath of allegiance Yesterday, and a hundred and
thirjty received passes to go South. 'Many expected that,
upon Gen. arrival, the order repairing them
to take the oath' or leave would be modified; and many
have deferred taking action until to-day. Consequently,
the provost marshal’s office ia thronged by applicants
■ f to solicit passes to go South and those desiring to take
thooalb. ... ,
FHOM -VIOKSBITHa
Memphis, July" 25.—Vicksburg advices to Monday
night state that our mortars have been shilling the rebel
bat'eriesfor several hours, without receiving any reply.
■■Com. Farragut’s fleet silenced all their guns while
running down last night.
The canal has been completed, bnt the water will not
be let in till the river rises. . l
Comments of the Rebel Press.
Tin: EXCHANGE OF prisoners—rebels acenow
• LEDGBD AS BELLIGERENTS— REBEL LOSSES—
HOSPITALS IN RICHMOND,
Washington, July 25.—The Richmond Enquirer, of
tb© 23d inBt. has been received. Its leading editorial,
on the exchange-of prisoners,says The basis of the
exchange has been the cartel of 1812, This_c artel
marks animportant era in- the'war. It is the acknow
ledgment of our quasi-nationality, and we are, by it,
made belligerents, and the Government of the United
States treats with the Government of the Confederate
States through commissioners.
The publication of the heavy list of rebel loßsea in the
late battles before Richmond is continued m the En
. quirer. The 7th Yirginia Regiment, which was in. no
engagement but -that of Friday, the 30th of June, car
ried in about 225 and lost-lll; noarly one half.
Counterfeit notes are alleged to be largely in circula
tion in Georgia,.
The Enquirer fias another groan at tho high prices
for marketing in Richmond., It says: High pricß3 are
still ragißg,&iid Uio buckvtura ara making a mint6l
khinpiasters. ' /
Among the recent arrivals in Richmond are James M.
Randall, author of the Secesh song, «Maryland—My
Maryland," and Mri Bonford, formerly law partner with
Judge Benjamin, both refugees from Hew Orleans.
The Enquirer claims that one more Confederate vic
tory and that “ comxnissionera-ibr a truce and aruiistico * 5
-will meet. .
“■ J Rowdylnoi <*»J disorder appear to have the upper hand
in Richmond, and the' Enquirer complains of bogus
military guards who shoot down men wantonly, and alao
<k do a great deal of mischief in the .way of robbing and
brushing. ss 'lt also complains of straggling despera
doer from camp, occupation is stealing, stab
bing, brushinsr. and rowdylnfir." . -
... Under the .head of u Buell in a light place, ’’ the En
quirer hw the following despatch, dated Chattanooga,
July 21; 11 The enemy is concentratiog a large force at
Tallakooma, forty miles, the other side of Stevenson.
Buell’s armyis in a tight place.’ s
The Enquirer has a long list of hospitals in Richmond,
ihclnding fifteen anhy hospitals, six private, and some
thirty additional hospitals just ©pened. : Hospital tents,
it ia Btated, are being erected in Howard Grove, and
Meyers & Detril’s warehouses, and the BanvlUe work
home, in Manchester, have been opened fbr hospital*.
gfclßr. Garnett, son-in-law of Got. Wise, is announced as
not dead, but as alive and well.
. The inflated condition of tie Confederate paper cur
rency has stocks to go up in proportion. The
following sales are quoted : 10 shares Petersburg Rail
road, 115; 25 shares Exchange Bank stock;) 98; 35 shares
South Side Railroad, 31X ; 5 shares Farmers 5 Bank
Stock, 95. •"
Gen.; Johnston’s official report of the Seven Pines bat
tle appears under the date of June 24th. He excuses
himself for imperfections in bis report, by reason, of bis
yet weak condition from his wounds. He oharges upon
Gtn. Huger that the Confederate plan to destroy General
Keyes’ entire corps was. not realized in , consequence of
Huger’s delay in getting into portion and Jready for ac
tion. He claims ag follows i He took ten pieces of artil
lery, B,OCO muskets, one garrison Sag, and four regimen
tal colors, besides a. large quantity of tents and oamp
equipage.
Major General Longstreet reportathe loss in his csm
mond as being 3 000. Major General GK W. Smith re
ports his lobs as I,2B3— total 4,283. -That of tiie enemy
is stated, in their own papers, to have exceeded 10,000—
an estimate which is no doubt short of the truth.
The Enquirer has the following: , ;
CAPTURE OP THE BEAYERHWIir BIUDGE-BUURNERS.
General Stuart’s cavalry are ‘again at ; work, having
just succeeded in' overtaking a'portion of the Yankee
force engaged in burning , the bridge at Beaver Dam.
One lieutenant and eix privates wero captured, ; and one
killed. The prisoners admit haring bieh engaged in the
recent redd. ;
General Wool at Harper’s Ferry!;
B altimore, July 2fr—The American has received the
following despatch:. .
Haupbs’s FEHBY, TA.,’July 24,—OnTu*tday, at noon
precisely, a special train, under the immediate charge of
Wm. P. Smith, Esq;, reached, this place with : General
'Woiolahd staff, who were received at the cars with due
military honors‘by Col. Miles, and the battalion -of
Maryland Home Brigade Cavalry. ... ,
~The deep-mouthed cannon on the Maryland Heights
bellowed .forth its boisterous welcome, and for! miles
around awoke the slumbering echoes of the. mountain
gorges.-The substantial breastworks on Oamp Kill,
erected under the superintendence of that ex perienced
and. veteran soldier. Colonel D. S. Miles, were first
visited, and, alter being minutely inspected, received the
approval of tbo distinguished visitor and suite' The
several camps were mxt examined, and were fcmudfco be
In a high state of cleanliness and order. : :
All the infantry regiments and cavalry battalion then
marched to the parade ground on Bolivar Heights, where
they were reviewed in line and in column by. Gen. Wool,
who, immediately on the dismissal of the parade, caused
the issuing of. the following order:
HBADQBARTBRsVHAhPKK’s FaimivVA., July 23,1882 .
General Orber No. ~34.*—At the request of Major
General Wool, ccmmandihg tho department, it is pub-,
.liehed fo the officers sud soldiers of* the command his
'great gratificatioifaiid admiration of your sotdierlygap
pearance, proficiency in drill, and; discipline, on the re
view; of yesterday, and that shortly he means te return
and witness j our drill in the evolutions of tho line.
.By order of Col. MILIEU, Commanding Post.
Gemral Wool proceeded the Bacue afternoon as far as
Cumberland, the western limit of his department
A Timely uautiou.
Washington, July 25—The National Intelligencer
of this momiDg says:
We have been informed that the $BOO,OOO of United
States bonds, which formed a part of the school-fund of
Texas, and were deposited in the treasury v of that State,
weie noi long since withdrawn and sent abroad to be sold.
As the Government, we believe.' has claimed that the
arms and other property of the United Stateß, seized by
Texas when she joined the rebellion, will be - regarded as
a set* off against those bonds, and as, therefore, tbs United
- StateSiWill not pay them, foreign should be
put on their guard, lest they.ianocently-buy paper which
has lost its value.
It might be.weliinfact, supposing we have understood
the caße ci.nectly. if our cmsuls at Havana, Loudon, and
Paris were authorized to give public notice of the with
drawal of our Goverr mentis liability far these bon a.
War Meeting ia -PottsviHe,
Pottsvillb,' July 25.— Ah immense war meeting was
held at the Court- House last evening. The large build
ing was crammed to overflowing, John Barman, Esq,
presided. Eloquent and patriotic speeches were made
by R; O. Perry,-Capteiu Tower. Hon. James S. Camp
bell, F. W. Hughes, and Mem.btrouse,.Rsq. ;
A committee was appointed to-urge the County Com
missioners to appropriate- §25,0(0 to pay the bouuty to
volunteers. Enthusiasm, prevailed, and the right spirit
iuauguiated. •. ■■ '-V; ; j r ; , •
From Louisville.
'Louisville, July 25.— Several commltmems to the
military prison were made‘to-day. Amosg them was"
the Bev:-W. H. Hopson, recently in the rebel army, who
:will be sent Bouth of the Federal lines. a.
Advices from Tuscumbia state that six thousand biles
of cotton have be* n burned by the guerilla scouts iu that
i eigbborhood within tbe last ten days It is further stated
that the rebels in the cotton* burning distriesa are in {
favor of the Secessionists selling their cotton and getting
the gold from the-Union meh -and : their agents, so as to
destroy the propet ty.after; it Is paid for.
, Arrival of a French Frigate.
I Krw York, July 25.—The .French frigate Guerrierre
arrived here to-night. . :
Heavy Counterfeiting.
Buffalo, July 25.—A banking-house of this city has
received to-day, from Canada, $1,600 in huadred-doUar
billp, counterfeits, on tbe Mertimac county Bank, of
Concord, New Hampshire. They were a close imitation,
and appear to have passed extensively, and were received
in good faith in Canada.
Bounty for Volunteers in Series County.
Beading, July 26— The Commissioners of Berks
county met to.day and resolved to appropriate $30,000
as a bounty tnnd for the volunteers to fill up the six com
panies from this county, called for under the proclama
tion of Governor Curtin. The companies are now
forming, aroused with a true war spirit, and are de
termined to be among the Brat to respond to the oali of
the President and Governor.
A Spirited War Meeting at Oswego, N. Y.
Oswego, If. Y., July 25.—A. tremendous war meeting
was held here last night,, at which a number of recruits
enlisted on ’
Ex-Speaker Littlejohn, of the Assembly, has accepted
the colonelcy of the 3d Oswego ltesiment.
The Board of Supervisors added $5O bounty to eaoh
recruit, in addition to the National and State bounties.
The'Races at Boston.
Boston, July 25.—There was a great attendance at the
races to-day. Tbe first race for a purse of $3OO was won
by Throg’a Neck, heating Gyalone in 160 and i.52#.
The second race was three mile heats for $l,OOO. Idle
wild won in two straight heats, in 5.42 and 5.48, beating
Wagram and Avalanche.
Another race takes place on Thursday next.
The ‘Secession Councilmen Resigned.
Baltimore, July 25.—A1l the Secession members of
the second branch of Councils have resigned, in com
pliance with an intimation from General Wool that their
resignation would tend to the preservation of peace. A
special election will soon take place to fill the vacancies
with loyal men.
An Arrival from New Orleans,
Boston,: July 25*—The steamer Rhode Island, from
New Orleans on the 10th and Key West on the 18th inst.,
arrived at thiß port this morning.. She brings no news.
From California.
: San Francisco, July 24.—The ship Saracen, from
Boston, has arrived at this port with four feet of water in
her hold. She threw overboard 150 tons of her cargo
during the voyage. •
Funeral of Ex-President Van Bnren.
New Tore Jnly 25.—The funeral o! ex-President Van
Buren will take place on Monday, from the old church
at liindcrhook.
Markets.
.: BitTOiORE, July 25.—Flour dull. Wheat steady. No
receipts of Coin. Oata 6rm at 450460. Whisky dull at
82c. Colfeefirm; Bio, 21«t230..
Death of Kcv. llcnamm J. Wallace.
Wo loam witli einoore sorrow that ltor. Ben
jamin J: Wallace, D. D., died this morning, at his
rosidcnco in this city, after "an illness of many
weeks, which, however, only assumed an alarming
character within a'few days. It waa thought that,
change of air would restore, him, aud he was taken.’
last month to Harrisburg, where, amid the pure
atmosphere, and the lovely scenery of tho Susque
hanna, which ho loved so much, there was ground
for reasonable hope’ that he would recover; but
this was not the case, and two days ago, he was
brought back to die. He expired at ton minutes
before, nine o'clock, this morning .' : .
Mr. WaUaoe was bom in Brie, Pa., in the year
1810. From the year 1827 to 1830 he was a cadet
at West Point; but he resigned and became a di
vinity student, at Princeton. He took a promi
nent- position in the Presbyterian Church, attach
ing himself to the Ncw-Sohool organization, of
which he was one of the ablest and most valuable
members. He has had charge of various churches
in this State, and also in Kentucky. He was also,
for a time, a professor, in Delaware College, New
ark. During the last twelve or thirteen years he
has resided in Philadelphia, and has been the editor
and principal' contributor of the Presbyterian
Quarterly lievietv, ever since it was started.
Mr. Wallace had naturally a-fine-mind, which
he had cultivated sedulously, hot only in the se
verer branches of theology and metaphysics, but in
ever; branch of belles lottres. He wrote with ex
treme facility, but always with great clearness, and
with the honraty and boldnessthatspring only from
’ earnest conviotions.-.His habits were retiring, bat he
was not the less amost useful mania his church and
in society. For a long time he was a regular contri
butor to this paper, and his more elaborate contri.
butions to the review which was under his charge
made him most favorably known to tho reading
world. As a member of the. Church-extension So-,
ciety and other associations connected with his
church, he wus industrious and zealous, and those
who have long been connected with him in the ad
ministration of : those societies: will be among the
most sincere mourners at his death. His family,
to whom the loss ia beyond estimate, will have.tho
sincere sympathy of ail who have ever been ais
quainted with him. or who have had means of
knowing how well he fnlfilled the duties of a hus
band and father. — Yesterday's Everting Bulletin.
Summer Excursions.— Pleasure-seekers ' who
are about deciding upon a summer trip for re
creation or health should not fail to examine tho
programme Issued by the Reading Railroad Com
pany, through their general agent, John S. Hilles,
Esq., who has been: untiring in his zeal to make
the citizens of our; metropolis acquainted with the
delightful inland and lake resorts in which the
section of country most easily "accessible by the
Beading Bailroad abounds; The trips enumerated
in this programme embrace, among other promi
nent points, Niagara Falls, Lako Ontario, the Thou
sand Islands, Kapids of St. Lawrence river, Mon
treal, Quebec, Itiver Saguenay, Ha'. Ha! Bay,
Lakes Champlain and Seorge, Saratoga, Springs,
Hudson river, White Mountains, Boston,
and New York. The, schedule of prices, more
over, attached to: the various routes indicated,
strikes us as'remarkably moderate. .
, Colonel Edmund C, ; Charles, of tho Tam
many is now at the New York Hospital,
having recently returned from Richmond on parole.
He was wounded in one of tho battles before Rich
mond, and afterwards captured and taken into the
city. He gives a detailed account of the new
Merrimac which the rebels are building after the
model of the old one. He describes Has being a
beaked ram, somewhat smaller than the Merrimac.
Her roof was on, and is very sharp, running up to
a peak of such a height that the sides make a
sharp : angle. Her guards were about six feefc
above the water’s edge, but when the iron plating
is put on, and the machinery’in, they. will.not pro
bably be more than a foot above the water. The
beak of the ram reaches some four feet above the
deck, aod extends outward six or eight feet. A
large number of men are at work on her, and the
Colonel thinks she will be ready for service in
about.three weeks. Being so much smaller than
the Merrimac, she will be muoh easier handled
and more serviceable. The Colonel saw, also, an
other iromclad vessel, which appeared ready for
service. It was a gunboat, of; about four hundred
tons. He is of opinion that the rebels are building
several rams of the kind described. ,
The Montour American says,a short time ago a
stranger from York State called at a tavern in this
region, the proprietor of which is a Democrat of
the Breokinridgo persuasion. The stranger ordered
dinner and had hia horse put up, after which he
took up a paper to pass away the time. He first read
the Columbia then he took up the
Star of tho North. Becoming disgusted with
the sentiments of these papers, he took up the
Danville Intelligencer, but soon threw it down
aIBO, and yelled for the landlord. “Landlord,”
said he, t( where am I? I. didn’t think I was so
far South ; but I’ve got into rebeldom I Get my
horse, quick I” He mounted in hot haste, and
struck due North. The landlord has since kept
those papers out of the way of strangers.
The Contested-election Case
To the Editor of The Press:
Sir: Oho very novel feature; in the contested
election case nojw before the court is the examina
tion oLperfectly: qualified voters to prove illegal
voting. ; Three witnesses were examined in our
presence, the first of whom swore to a residence of
nine years in his ward ; the second to a residence
of "seven years; the third to a residence of three
j ears. Ail had paid taxes rogularly; were as
sessed ; were well known citizens, and their votes
were never questioned. This proceeding is, we
presume, as Mr. Hirst blandly remarks, “asearch
after the truth.” It occurred to us whether it is
not the intention of Messrs. Hirst, Gowes, etc., to'
subjoeha all the voters of People’s party in
Philadelphia. If hot already determined, we offer
: this as a suggestion for next fall;' A recourse to
such wholesale examination assist in de
veloping 'that “ stfite of facts ” spoken of by Mr.
Cassidy in the Stevenson and Lawrence case.
-If. the public would know which is the honest
party, they may observe the close and rigid scrutiny
which the voting of the People’s ticket has, borne
without the detection of a single act or intention of
fraud. There have .been, some clerical errors of
enumeration discoveredj and we are reliably in
formed that Mr. Thompson has some twenty more,
votes, by actual count, than have been officially
returned. An examination of the papers developed
this fact. : - • •
■ The honorable judges must'he sorely taxed in
patience by this weak and protracted case. An
honest determination to hear patiently . and decide
impartially has obliged them td sit ia solemn judg
ment over a ridiculous farce ; .with which farce alt
honest Philadelphians, irrespective of party, are
thoroughly disgusted. *
I am. sir, your obedient servant, Observer.
Wounded Soldiers at Fortress Monroe,
To the Editor of The Press : .
llygbia General Hospital.
Fortress Monroe, July 23, 18624
Sir : I was admitted into this hospital on the
2d Jnlyinsfc., and the treatment and attention be
stowed on myself and those inmateß with whom I
have conversed, by both officers and' attendaots of
this insfithtion, has; been all that I could desire or
kind ‘ solicitude suggest. • I regret to see that one
of: your correspondents, in issue, of ,21st; July,
Speaks of “whispers of neglect to the sick and
wounded ’’having' reached him, and also that he
states that “ the heart of tho disease is at Portress
Monroe,” Ac. • ’ ■ ■ ■■}
. Justice compels mo, against my habit, to become
a oorrespondent. . For, air, althoughDrs.Caylerj
Bo,ntegue. Bradley,. and their ; associates, need no
• defencefat ‘my ‘ hands,'; nor desire 'any, still, Sir,
for the sake of thbae’at/heme, I am compelled [to
# say; that T: believeyour oorrespondent is misin
formed, and that I am-sure .that nothing is, or has
xheen,’4left undone to.rpromote the comfort and
health of our suffering soldiers by suoh skilful and,
devoted men as those now; in charge of the hospi
tals; at this place which is in their power to he*
cciriplish . ■ " : . s
i I leave (be hospital to day, at my own request,"
to rejoin my regiment ; bat ere I go I beg tears
to call jour attention to the injustice done to those
who watah and soothe, by. day and by night, our
siok, wounded, and.dying soldiers, ; h 1
Very respectfully; >■-, ! /
■- , • . Major 103 d 'Regiment P. V.
THE CIT Y.
The Thermometer*
JULY 25,1881. | JULY 25, 1882.
6A. lt. 12 k. 3p.m.16 a. m. 12 k. 3 p.m.
68K 80 61 | 88 80 83
NWbyN. KB. NE. INNW. HW. WNSF.
The War Meeting To day—More
LIBERAL CONTRIBUTIONS.—We haTe now arrived
at tbe crisis of the present struggle between loyalty and
treason! and much depends on how we act. If we rejnaiu
silent, and gaze listlessly around, yrfciie the clashing of
arms and tbe roar of artillery speak in thunder-tones of
the great struggle between freedom and tyranny, we do
not deserve the name, of freemen. An urgentappeal has
been made by the Chief Exocutive for au additional levy
of men to come forth and aid those who are already iu
tbe field to defend our National Government Philadel
phia, which has already furnished more aid than any of
her sister cities, is again determined not to be surpassed
in supplying both men and treasure in this our hour of
need. - To-day her citizens will assemble to prove their
patriotism and tbeit valor. A grand town-meeting will
be convened at four o’olock, this afternoon, in Indepen
dence Square. The meeting promises to bo an immense
gathering—ln fact, one of the largest ever held in this
city. The able committees to whom was entrusted
the responsibility cf making all necessary arrange
ments have been diligently at work, and nothing
has been undone on -their part to render this
gathering worthy of the citizens of Philadelphia and of
the noble cause which they are sustaining. The sole ob
ject of the meeting will be to tako measures -for the
prompt increase of the volunteer army of the Republic,
in accordance with the requisition of the Pxesldont of
the United States. In order to give all persons an op
portunity to attend. Mayor Henry has earnestly re
quested that all factories, work-shops, and places of
business will be closed at noon to-day. This will be
generally ' complied with. In consequence of the im
mense concourse of people expected to be present, several
stands will be erected, from which spirited and patriotic
addresses will be delivered. The Brigade Band, under
the leadership of A. Bergfeld, has been engaged for the
occasion. It has also been very properly suggested that
a recruiting Brand may be stationed in of the
square, where those who wish at their
nameß in defence of the Btars and stripes may have that
: opportunity. Everything bids fair for the successful
accomplishment of the object of the meeting—the speedy
raising and equipment of the troops to give a crushing
blow to the rebellion.
: For those who are willing and ready to stand by the
Government, but who are dobarred>y circamstanceß
from enlisting, a new channel is opened.
contribute, according to their means, towards the fund
which was started so liberally at the Board of Trade
rooms. This fund is designed to provide bounties for
the men that Philadelphia has been called upon to raise.
The private subscriptions already amount to - eighty
'thousand dollars, exclusive of the subscriptions of the
railroad companies. This has all been accomplished
without anycanvasaing. The committee appointed for
this purpose are yet to be heard from, and, judging from
present prospects, the amount realized will exceed all
expectations. Some of our railroad companies are nobly
coming to our assistance. *2 he sum of fifty thousand
dollars has, as stated, been subscribed by the Pennsyl
vania Railroad Company; Yesterday morning Mayor
Besry received the following letter from the presldentof
the Philadelphia and Beading Railroad Company:
Philadelphia-and Reading Railroad Go., '
• Philadelphia, July 2*1,1862.
Hem. Alexander ffenry,'
. Mayor of tbe city of Philadelphia:
8m: lam directed by the Board of Managers, to.sub
sc ribe, in tbe name of tho company, the sum of twenty
five thousand dollars ($25,000) to the fund for paying
the bounty to recruits from this State, enlisting in the
army under the late call of the President.
Ycry servant,
CH ARLES E. SMITH, President.
The subscriptions received since Thursday have been
as follows:
farmers’ and Mechanics’ 8ank..............55,000
$. V. Merrick,.,..,....... 3,000
Benjamin Bullock & 50n.............3,000
J. P Hutchiu50n.,.,....................... 2,000
Vt, A. 81anchard..,.....,.,.,...,......;,.. 3,000
Drexel & C 0... 1.000
Jay Cooke & C 0..... 1,000
E, YT. Clarke & Co 500
Gabten & 00......,, 1,000
Benjamin H0mer.,,.,..... 1,000
Thomas Sparks.. 1,000
Evan Randolph..l,ooo
John Gibson, Sons, & Co.;.1,000
Jungerich & Smith..,,. 1,000
X)anielSmith s Jr..,........... 1,000
C. & H. 80ne,,.............,,,.,.,.,.1,000 .
Edward M. Hopkins,.. .1,000
Jacob JoDes... 1,000
Henry J, Williams..l,ooo
John Batiett & Co. 1,000
Reading'Railroad Company. 25,000
Little, Stokes, & C 0..,..,,............ ...... 600,
James B. Campbell & Co 500
S. B. Yaneyckie ....1,000
; Tatham Brother. 1,000
W.B. mite....... 1,000
N. Trotter & Co 1,000
Slade, hmitb, A Co. ;".1,000-
McAllistcr A 8r0ther....... 300
Tyndale & Mitche11........................... 100.
James' ICO
Jacob Hentz...,.,......... 100
J.Henry Wentz . 100
A number of other subscriptions were received by
members of the committee, not reported in detail. The
total amount is $83,600, exclusive of the railroad com
pasy subscriptions: in all, therefore, amounting to the
sum of $158,800.
The Speakers at the Meeting To-
BAY.—The following gentlemen have been, invited to
address the meetißg in Independence Square to-day:
Gov. A. G. Curtin, Bon. Wm.B. Kolley,
Rt. Rev. Bishop Potter, “ Chas. Gilpin,
« Bishop Wood, Prof. W. H. Allen,
Rev. Dr. H. A. Beardman, Col. Joshua T. Owens,
Dr. K. Goddard, “ Wm. B.Manu,
“ John W. Jackson, J. W. Forney,'Esq,
Chas. J.H. Carter, G. Remak,;Esq., :
’ J. Wheaton Smith, Chas. Gibbons, Egq.,
“ Charles W. Shields, Ban’! Dougherty, Esq.,
Hon. Jas. Pollock, . Geo. H. Stuart, Esq.,
”,,G'. M. Balias, _ Isaac Hazelhurat, Esq.,
“ Horace Binney, Dr. Geo. W. Nebiuger,
** John C. Knox, Wm, Welab, Esq.',
j| W. M: Meredith, DavjdPaul Brown, Esq.,
« Edward Kiug, Joe. R. Fianlgen, Esq.,
« W: E. Lehman, Morton McMichael, Eaq.,
**. Henry D. Moore, . Dr. E. Morwitz.',
Moke Aid for the Sick and Wound-
ED.—The members of the Philadelphia Club, Thirteenth
asd Walout streets, have raised a land among- themselves
of about 52.500, to be expended by a committee in pro
curing comforts and delicacies for the sick and wounded
soldiers in the hospitals in this city. TbiH is indepoade&t
of numerous contrib ations already made by the members
at different timts. During the present week the com
mittee has expended about @7OO, and is prepared to ex
pend the remainder aa the wants of the inmates of the
hospitals require it.
Ten gills of the Sunday*school of the Beformed
Church on Bace Streep Iwlow Fourth, Dr. Bomberger
pastor, recently held a fair, in the lecture-room of tbe
church, in aid of the sick and wounded of our army and
navy. The handsome sum of one hundred and eight
dollars was realized, and- paid over to the army com
mittee of the Young lien’s Ohristian Association, of this
city. It is to be applied to the relief of the inmates of
one of the Alexandria hospitals. About a week before
the fair, the same Sunday-school furnithed two large
boxes of suitable ai tides to the John Brooks, and thus
ministered to the comfort of sufferers conveyed to this
city that vessel.
These are some of the pleasant fruits of the sincere
and beneficent patriotism of the pastor and people of the
old Race-street Beformed Church—a patriotism inherited
from tbe days of Weyberg, the pastor during the war of
the-devolution, whom the British imprisoned and threat
ened to kill, on account of his influence upon the Hes
sians, many of whom he persuaded to desert the flag of
the and join the;Colonial army. ::
Special Meeting of the Board of
CONTROL.—Yesterday afternoon a special meeting .of
the Board of Control was held at their room, Sixth and
Adelpbie streets. President L. R. Fietcber in the chair.
' < After .the calling of the roi!, the only business trans
acted was the passage of a resolution, authorizing the
Committee on Fiopertyto advertise for plans for the
building of a new school-house is Huntingdon street, in
the Nineteenth ward.
A reaoiution was also offered, authorizing the Commit
tee.on Property to advertise for plans for building a tvro-
Btory school- house in Church lane, Twenty-secondheefcion.
Objections were made, howeverj on the ground that it was
not stated in tbe call. The resolution was not entertained.
The meeting then adjourned.
Captain Biddle Again Reported
DEAD.—AIow days ago, there was great joy in this city
at the news that Caps. Henry J. Biddle/assistant adju
tant general on the staff of General McCall, was alive,
though badly wounded, at.Riehmond. Up to that time,
it was believed be had been killed instantly in the battle
of June 30th. We regret to hear that Dr. Ellis, of Bush’s
Laicera, who has arrived at Fortress'Monroe from Rich
mond, aunoimces that Caph Biddle died on Sunday leet.
•W e fear that this report is correct, and it will be received
with very general sorrow among our citizens. . ,
• Recruiting.—Among the many re
erniting Stations now opened in this city, we notice the
following 4 The headquarters of the 116th Regiment, D.
Beenan, colonel commanding, are located at 624 Market
street. This regiment is rapidly filling up, and will soon
be on the znaroh fo the seat of; war. Captain ForrPßt
Koehler has opened a recruiting station for the famed
Zouaves d’Afriqne, in Front street, opposite Congress.
Freeman Scott is now in this city; and h»B opened a sta
tion 1 at No. 626 Race street, 'and is recruiting for tho
109th Regiment, Onrtfn Bight Guardi
The Crew of the New Ironsides
—A crew and marine guard are in course of organiza
tion for the iron clad frigate New Ironsides, and will
be sent to Philadelphia iu a day or twb. Her officers
continue to report daily. It is expected that the trial
trip of this vessel will be made the latter part of next
week. ‘ The. New Ironeidea ia the only iron-clad frigate
at present ready for sea in the United States. The next
one wifi be the Bcanoke, now plating at Brooklyn.
Arrival of Wounded.—Atout ten
o’clock; last evening, the steamer 5. B. Spaulding arrived
from Fortress Monroe, with 240 wounded on board.
Ample police arrangements had been made to convey the
Wounded.to the hospitals, but owing to the lateness of
tbe hour the vessel was sot brought to the wharf, but
anchored in the. stream, where she will remain until S
o’clock this morning, wnen the disembarkation will com
mence. The list of wounded brought by her will be
published on Monday. ,:
The Hospital.-;—Heary Grillen, aged
thirty years, bad bis 'face severely burned yesterday in
consequence of the premature explosion of ablest at the
limestone quarry near - v
Johb : Dwyer, a houte- carpenter,'aged 27 years, had
bis right arm badly fractured yesterday afternoon, by a
heavy plank falling on it, at the building where ho was
working. v
Both tbe BUfferers were admitted to tho Pennsylvania
Hospital. ■
Farrow Escape.—John E. Jones, a
lad aged nine years, fell into the Delaware at Vine-street
afternoon. After flonndonng in the
water a short time he was rescued by Officer Hart.
State Medical Convention. —The
State Medical Board will meet in the Medical Hall of the
University of- Pennsylvania, on Monday morning .at 10
o’clccK for the purpose of examining candidates for as
sistant surgeons in the Pennsylvania regiments. The
board will meet daily until the requisite nucnber jßob
ttined. |
Defences of the Citt.—The ex
penditures of the Committee oq Defence and Protection
of the City, during the past week, were 52,022.64. The
priaclpal items were for alterations to the committee
rooms in (be city arsenal, at Broad and' Baca streets. .
Excursion to Atlantic City.—^The
Philopatrian Institute will, inako an oxcurslou-to this
popular.sea*elde -resort on Moaday next: Every ar
rangf-menthas been made by tha gentlemanly committee
haring the matter in charge 7 this ono of tbe
finest excursions of the season,. '
-‘ Found Drowned.—The body of a
man waa found in the Schuylkill, yesterday afternoon,
e Fairmount. Ooroner Oonrad was sent ffiir to hold
an itoquesf."
St. Joseph’s .Hospital.—A fair.? in;
aid of the soldiers in Et. Joseph’s Hospital, is now being
held by a number of bays and in the school-houso
on Broad street, übove Poplar,. They are deserting of
encouregemeat,
The Sheriff Contested Election
CASE.—This tedious case was resumed yesterday morn
iog, Before proceeding with tbe testimony, Mr. Brew
ster stated that he had been entrusted with Mr. Manuel’s
tax receipt showing the payment of tax on seventeen
properties, and also a personal tax assessed against him
in one Item.
: A glance at the books In the Receiver’s office would
have satisfied the parties that Mr. Manuel had paid
his taxes, and he would have been saved tbe necessity
of wasting a day in court.
Mr. Brewster further referred to a clrcnlar which
bad been issued to parties notifying them to appear
at the Wetherill House, and he was credibly Informed
that, daily, hundreds of persons were examined, and
when it was discovered that he voted for Mr. Ewing,
they were dismissed. This, if continued, this making up
a case m court, the court would be wearied out, and the
caee would never, reach an end.
In view of this, Mr. Brewster, after consultation with
his colleagues, felt it to be bis duty to ask that the re
spondent be ordered to die a list of the names of the per
sona whose vote is attacked.
He was satisfied, upon his professional faith, that there
are no names that can be filed ia response to such aa
order. •
He submitted mi order to the court to that effect.
Mr. Gowen, in reply, relerred to the fact that every
effort had been made to prepare the case fir the court,
and be was surprised that the motion was made in the
face of the refusal of the court to grant it when made se
veral weeks ago.
Mr. Gilpin followed in support of the motion.
Judge Thompson said: Yesterday I expressed my
views upon the subject which is now brought before the
court, and I have nothing to add to them. I think thk
is a case, from tbe nature of the case, and from the man
ner in which ifcis brought before the court, which affords
a facility for extending it to an indefinite period,, and I
thiDk that as soon as the court see that it is to be so ex
tended, we should protect the parties and the community.
I regret that in former contested cases we did not make
it absolutely essential-to have all the disputed votes
filed, and in another contested election case before the
court, so far as I can influence it, it shall be so con
ducted. .
This case may run into the next year, at the present
rate of speed, and it would be much preferable tens if
wekn6w exactly what we were doing. But it appear*
that the respondent declines to present any case tons
other than the one upon the specification and answer.
"While I Express my own views, I hope it may have some
effect. Wo cannot agree, and the rule cannot be made
at this time.
Judge Ludlow said that he had always been of opinion
that the roiea for contested elections must overwhelm the
court with business of this nature. But he was not re
sponsible for tbe principle which had. been adopted for
tho conduct of contested elections, nor did he think his
colleagues were responsible, for they were established
before the Mann and Cassidy case.
"While the rules were stiff in force, he could hot con
sent to change them in a pending ease. He was opposed
to the system which allowed a disappointed candidate to
assault his competitor with a vague and general petition,
but such was the law. If the counsel in this caee were
proved to be acting in bad faith towards tho court, and
wero delaying the case' simply for the sake of delay, he
would at once make such an order that would put a stop
to tbe practice.
The motion was overruled.
L. M. Johnson sworn.—l reside 826 Ontario street,
Eighth precinct, Fourteenth ward; at the last election I
resided in the Fifth precinct of the Twentieth ward: I
voted at the last election; I don’t think I have paid a
tax within two years; voted for sheriff ; I decline to tell
for whom I voted.
Frederick Haws sworn.—l reside in the Eighth pre
cinct, .Twenty-first ward; resided there at the last elec
tion; I voted for gheriff; voted between 10 and II
o’clock; voted the whole Democratic ticket.
Charles Riley sworn I reside in the Eighth precinct
of the Twenty -first ward; voted in the forenoon; voted
for Robert Ewing.
John Slcnaker sworn.—l reside in Roxborough: voted
at the last election at the Eighth precinct, Twenty-first
ward; voted for sheriff, for Robert Ewing; some
between? and l o’ciock.
Jacob Lare sworn.—l resided at the time of the elec
tion in the Eighth precinct of the Twenty-first ward;
voted for sheriff; for Robert Ewing.
Wm.S. Broadbent sworn.—l resided in PaschalviUe,
Twenty-fourth ward, at the time of the last election:
voted ; I was born in England ; I have been naturalized :
declared my intentions in 1857 ; I did not refuse, at the
election, to swear that I had been naturalized; my vote
was not challenged; paid a tax within two yearn.
"Wm. H Moiiib sworn Lived, on the day of the elec
tion, in tbe Seventh division of the Twentieth ward;
voted; could not tell the hour; I know John Coffins;
can’t say .if he voted; he lived with me; he is now ab
sent ; iny vote was hot challenged; I -was on tbe asses
sors* list; have paid a tax but once since I was free: lam
25 years of age; voted for Mr. Thompson.
Numerous other witnesses were called and examined,
after which the court adjourned.
Military Matters.—The official de
spatches from Harrisburg, which dispelled the doubts
which existed with regard to the acceptance of troops for
nine months and one year, and the liberal action of City
Councils, Thursday, in providing bounties for volunteers,
has have a tendency to cause recruiting to. go oa very
briskly. The recruiting officers, in charge of the various
stations in tho city, do not complain/altfaongh the men
are not coming forward as rapidly as might be desirable.
The meeting to-day will increase the patriotism of our
people, and next week little or no difficulty will be expe
rienced in filling up our regiments. From present ap
pearances, there wiff be no necessity for the Government "
to resort to draft to obtain the quota from this State, If
the occasion for drafting should arise, it would be done
as fellows: Bolls are prepared of those liable to serve
able-bodied men, between the ages ol eighteen and forty
five—and the requisite number of names are drawn by
lot, in the presence of prescribed officers. The persons
drown are notified, and given opportunity to prove them
selves exempt, or provide suitable substitutes, failing In
which, they are compelled to serve, or submit to heavy
penalties, generally imprisonment.
Notwithstanding the numerous bounties offered by
our Government and from private individuals to those
who enlist in the military and naval service, liberal
pemions have, also, beta provided by the General
Government for the heirs of thOße who fall in battle.
Tbe pension is paid as follows: First, to the widow of
such deceased soldier, if there be one. Second, if there
be no widow, then to the children of such deceased sol
dier, share and share alike. Third, if Buch soldier left
neither a widow, or child, or children, then, and in that
case, such bounty shall be paid to the following persons,
provided they are residents of tbe United States, to wit:
First, to Jbtß father; or, If he shall not be living, or has
abandoned tbe support of his family, then to tbe mother
of such soldier; and, if there benoirher father nor mother
as aforesaid, then such bouaty shall be paid to the
brothers anl sisters of the deceased soldier, residents as
aforesaid.
BETTER FROM SEW YORK.
[Correspondence of The Press.]
New York, July 25,1962.
The police are at work arresting the liquor sellers fit
tiffs city who have not paid, and who seem determined
not to pay, their licenses. Some sixty arrests were made
to> day, and the parties &U held to bail in 8100 each.
They express a determination to “ fight the policebut
as the Court of Appeals has already decided that the non
payment of license 7 for selling liquor is a misdemeanor,
and must he punished as auch, some of our magistrates,
who comprehend the important responsibility of their
office, have promptly counselled such as have been
brought before, them that punishment for violation of the
excise tew is inevitable, and that appeal save
them. . ,
The politicians of the Fifth ward and the rumsaUbcs
have united, under the lead of Charles f pencer, a Tombs "*f
lawyer, in a determination to compel the police comma- 1
sionera to take Captain Petty but of tbe ward. They
give as a reason that if this is not done the Republican
party will be ruined uribe ward. Be tlusasitmay,
the police commissioners affirm that their duty is not to
subserve the interests of any political party, butte do
all they can in the way of preserving the public peace.
They do not see very clearly how any party can be broke
up by a police captain bringing law-breakiug rumsellars
to justice, unless they (the party) are in league with said
rumeellers. It has been decided that Gaptain Petty shall
not be removed, the Republicans to the contrary, not
withstanding. The police commissioners and the superin
tendent are all Republicans at that.
To* night there is to be a display of fireworks at Coz
zen’B Hotel, in honor of the anniversary of the Battle of
Dundy VLane. Judging from 3ho loads of pyrotechnics
which, went up the river to-day there will be a lively
exhibition. - •
The Tammany Society met ia the old wigwam this
evening, to condole with the family of the late ex-
Pre&ident Tan Burea, and to make the necessary ar
rangements for attending the funeral on Monday. ,
To* day the rebel piize steamer Nassau was sold at
auction to John J. Kelly, at the sum of @21,000.
The meeting at tho Seventh Regiment headquarters to
night, for tbe purpose of furthering the interests of the
Irish Brigade, promises to be an enthusiastic and large
gathering.
Tbe dry goods market is less active and less excited,
and less than half aa much batiness is doing, with fin&
hands, as there was a week ago. High prices have
checked transactions. Seine exceptions are to bo made,
of course. There is, nevertheless a fair'amount of busi
ness doing in several departments,' and a fair business is
expected to continue through the rest of the seastn.
There has been no intermission of trade, which we have
usually .had at this .season of the year. , Tho speculative
demand commenced before the spring season closed, and
has kept up and opened the fall trade earlier than usual.
Retailers have caught the excitement existing iu the
wholesale market, and have commenced purchasing
staple f»U supplies, and to some extent have been s&Ulgg
them freely.
Tbe following were the sal
board to-day:
25000 U Sep6s’Bl.. 100 -
10000 d 0......... 97
5000 U S cp 5s ’74..
10000 d 0.......... 87%
10000 U Sep 6s *68.. 96k
5000 7 S-10 Tree n.. 102#
70000 d 0... .103
/56Q0 U B 6s ’Bl Or
war loan yearly. 98
10000IU war 10an.... 96
8000 Ghi & N W 2 m.
20 Bankof Oom,. . 90
20Del & H 0h... 95
25000 American gold.. HdjSf
10000 d 0......... 116^'
50000 d 0..... ,b3Q 116 k
25000 d 0... 116 k
60000' d 0......... 116 k
10000 116
oOPac M 5...... 109 k
200 d0.,....530 109 k
150 d 0..,. 110
100 do 810 60,V
100 do 330 m
50 Panama 8..&60 131
50 d0..,,„»53Q 131#
100 d 0,.,..,... 132
100 do. s3O 131#
000 111 Gen & Bcp... 57
100 do s3O 56jf
200Gler&TolB.. 47 £
300 do b3O 47K
250 Chi &BI R .. 64
50 Mil &P P« 0.. 8?
Ashes.—The market is again better, the demand, fair;
Bales of Pots and Pearls at S 6 75.
Floor and Mbal.—The market for the low and me
dium grades of Western and State Flonr opened doll and
very unsettled, owing to the depression In exchange and
gold, but close with more steadiness and in fair request,
the market recovering for gold and exchange. Trade
brands hove sold slowly, but are unchanged.
The sales, are 14,700 bbls, at s4.soa4J&for superfine
State and Western; 555.25ff10.80 fer extra-State; 55.35®
$5:60 for fancy do ; 05.25ff15.45 for the low grades of
Weßtem extra; S 5 45ff15.55 for shipping brands of round
hoop extra Ohio; and 05 65ff16 35 for trade brands.
. Canadian Flour 1b lower and is quiet;; sales of 1,100
bbls, ot $525ff1545 for the low grades of extra, and
05.60« 6£j>-'foc trade brands,
Southern-Flour is dull and lower, the supply is ample;
tales of 950' bids, at $5.25ff15.79-for mixed to good super
fine Baltimore;, Arc., and s6a7 for trade brands.
Bye is in fair request and ia e eaty ; sales of 140 bbls,
at£3ffl4.2s*
'Corn Meal ia in fair request; sales of Jersey at $3.25,
and Braadywinoat $3 50.
Whisky.—The marfeetia a shade lower and not ac
tive ; sales of 65 bbls, at 28#o. for State, and 29©29#c,
fer Western. -
Gba£K.-— I The Wheat market opened much lower and
very unsettled, owing to the depression in exchange—
shipping bolding off; but, with some improvement in ex
change, dosed with more steadiness and a fair demand,
chiefly for export
Thehales are 130,009 bus, at $1.1201.17 for Chicago
springy $07®119 for Milwaukee Club, $1.20*1.21 for
amber lowa &c., $1.2T01.29# for red Western, $1 3\»
IS3 for amber Michigan, and $1.41 for white do. Gate
Rre stesdy and in fair request
Bye is scarce and wanted at 7&»82e, Corn opened lo
lowers but at the close there is a better tone, and a good
irquiry: sale* 314,000 bus, at 51052#c for heated 53®
54c for extra mixed, 55a56c for shipping do, and>6l#o
for choice Western and yellow.
ATTEMPTED ESCAPE OF SLAVES.—The Madt
seii (led.) Conrietf-aays that on Friday night,.the-KA
iuat., six or seven slaves stole their amsters s 'horsoB, ia
tlie vicinity tf Ghent, Ey., and escaped down the river.
•When opposite Eagle Hollow, about three, miles above
Madfeon, they lefl the horses and crosaed the river in a
Bk iffy secreting themselves among the hills back fronathe
river. The masters of>the fugitives were, all day.oa Sa
turday, honttbg through the billa for them, but without
success until about nine o’clock at night, when they
were overtaken steering northward, under; the guidance
of two young negroes, named Harris* wholive lathe vi
cinity* ,'A brisk fight immediately ensued, in the confu
sion of which, ah the men of the. party eSectodtheir
escape, leaving the only, woman of the party in the hand*
of hei master. No one was seriously damaged*
A PHENOMENON A Maine contemporary ban a
letter from Presque Isle, in that State, which say 3 that
one morning, hot long since, it suddenly grew veryjdaark
there, so dark that lamps were lighted. Thera waavery
little thunder, and soma rain fell, which w&aktaok,
" and smelled like an old chimney burning Clothes
that were bung out ware covered with a fine blaek durt.
ILLINOIS IN THK State of nknola
is next to -Torment in responding to the new call for
troops—her 68th regiment reached Washington on Pri
day. - They hwi from the central part: offcba State, in
and around the home, of, the President, and wstq Qtgv
. nized-wUMii teo days after ttitfball waaiafthoi, "
lea of stocks at tha second
50 Pac M 5.,..b10 110
100 Jf Y08....860 92X
200 d 0.... 95%
150 do. s 5 93 %
100 Erie R pref.e3o 62j£
15 do 62#
200 _ 62#
SCO Harlem B
50 Mich Can B ... 60
100 do 60&