than under the despotism of men who have no re gard for the rights of the poor, and whobe whole sys tem is opposed to the education of the masses of the people. Were such a state of things brought about, we should be in a condition of moat humiliating de gradatim, under the overshadowing influence of slavery. This great Commonwealth, with alt her immense resources and industrial interests, with all her manufactories, would be put under the ban of free trade. We should be humiliated into submis sion to our lords and masters, the slavelinhiers. We should be forbidden to utter any sentiments ad verse to the views of the devo i tees of the "peculiar institution." What would be the effect of the division of this Union'? Why, sir, the Emperor of Russia (who RP pears to understand our institutions a little better than some of our own people beret said very to. neatly to Bayard Taylor, "I never want to witness the severance of your greet Republic. I have al ways been its Mend. The first severance would lead to another, and another. You would be broken into fragments you would present to the world the spectacle of a ruined nation." This is the truth which should be realized by every man 3n the North ; - and if it were realized in its full force, this rebellion would he speedily and completely crushed. For the reasons which I have suggested, I think that the resolution now under consideration should be voted down. I think that the vote rejecting it would be greeted with approval by every benevolent and loyal heart in the country. (ijr Vrtss. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1863, What Is the Dlffeieneet In a speech made by Jorrg VAN BUREN, at the New York Municipal Dinner, on Mon day last, he made this remark: "I under stand our loyalty to he due to the Constitu tion of the United States, and not to the people who administer the Government." This sentiment of the facile leader of a por tion of the Northern Democracy is the general excuse for sympathy with treason. Whenever a sympathizer desires to assail the Government he always makes the dis tinction which Mr. VAN BUREN makes. He worships the Constitution, but he despises Mr. linccomi. He is an ardent friend of the Union, but he desires the overthrow of the Administration. He strengthens his posi tion by a pechlini reagoning. The men in power are but men. They represent parties with which he has had no sympathy. They were chosen as the representatives of princi ples which he could not endorse. In the administration of the afihirs of Government his friendship and assistance are not sought. In the distribution of patronage he and his friends and his leaders are not conciliated. He has chosen the side of the Opposition— the success of his opposition will be a tri umph—it will gratify his conscience and give him power and place. Therefore, he opposes the people_ who administer the Go vernment. In ordinary times we would assent to these arguments, for we believe they per fectly apply to the operations of the Government in times of peace. We do not look upon Mr. CLAY as a traitor, or a sympathizer with treason, for having opposed the Administration of Presi dent JAcitsme, nor do we think Mr. Dou- OLAS .was likewise guilty for diavLug op posed the Administration of President Bo: CHANAN. Their opposition was legitimate. They made war upon men in power to ad vance certain principles. Their war was that of the parliamentarian, the statesman, the publicist, the politician. They endea vored to accomplish victory by educating and changing public opinion. The country was at peace, and no issue was before the people which threatened its peace. Mr. VAN BUREN might have been disloyal to ANDREW JACKSON and JAMES BUCKANAN, and at the same time a sincere patriot and a lover of the Constitution. But we do not see how he can ask us to say the same thing in reference to his opposition. to AimAirAm liticcou,T. Wlien Mr. LINCOLN came into power, he found 'the Government assailed by the greatest rebellion that history records. Armies were marching upon his capital, guns were trained upon his forts, and every department of the Govern ment was either in the bands of traitors or under their influence. He might have made his Administration the exponent of a party, • and thus driven such men as Ms. VAN BUREN from his support. He might have been proscriptive, dogmatic, opinionated. He might have made his political enemies the enemies of his country. He recognized, however, the great duty that lay before him, and he made his Administration the Ad ministration of the whole country. We might fill these colunins with illus trations of the President's policy. We : might enumerate hundreds and thousands of leading Democrats who were recognized .and conciliated by the President in his anxiety to snake the Democratic party an effective ally of the Union in its great war. Democrats were placed in the Cabinet— they were given high commands—they were entrusted everywhere with positions of honor and trust. In the development of his policy the President endeavored to strengthen them by giving their opinions a fair and pa tient trial. In the beginning of the Ad ministration's career we had conservatism in the National Councils and conservative men in power. The Democrats appreciated this, and such of them as really de sired to see the country's success became active and energetic friends of the country. But Mr. VAN - BUREN and his followers re jected the President's conciliation, and con tinued their animosity and revenge. Now we see them actively opposing every measure that contemplates the overthrow of the re- . hellion, and boldly avowing,their purpose to be • the overthrow of the Administration. They owe their loyalty to the Constitution according to Mr. VAN Bunzw, but not to the men in power! How false and hollow and vain such a pretext isl How can we overthrow the Administration, and yet save the Constitution and the Union? How can we strike the arm that holds the sceptre, and . not expect it to fall? How can we paralyze the hand that holds the sword, and expect to see it triumph? We can only save this Union by conducting the war according .to the Constitution. • We can only so conduct it by obeying and sustaining the constituted au thorities. Mr. VAN BUREN, with all his facility of rhetoric, can show us no other way of gaining this cause, and if he is sincere in his desire to see the Union triumph, he must abandon his false philosophy. A Just Decree. We see it stated that an officer In a regi ment from the State of Maine has been tried and dismissed from the service for having tendered his resignation on the ground that he could not serve under a President who had issued an emancipa tion proclamation. The decision of the Court Martial was that he should be dis missed with his pay and allowances, but General SusniEn and General Coucn each made ,a special reference to the case, and recommended that his dismissal be made in a dishonorable manner, without any pay or allowance. This suggestion. the Presi dent embodied in his decree, and so the officer was dismissed. We are glad to see these things done by the President. It shows ttat in the discipline of our army the great cause will not suffer front supine ness, apathy, .and faithlessness. LETTER FROM "OCCASIONAL." WAsumaTqw, Feb. 24, 1863 Many are the eccentricities of the leaders who oppose the war. Regarded philosophi rally, their conduct suggests some curious .reflections. Considered primarily as Demo crats, we find them for the first time in his tory acting as the champions of a patched up peace. The Democracy of this country have always been the war party, until sla very flew to arms against the Government. 'The next role in which they appear is that of conservatives. The word Demo cracy has always been a synonym for radi calism. The hemisphere has rung with the shouts of the old Democratic leaders against• all privilege, prerogative, and ex clusiveness ; and from the days of Jefferson to the days of Dorr, they have clamored for ultra liberality, to all nations and creeds. Now their radicalism is lost in the zeal which. protects slavery and neglects freedom. One phase of their present programme is the ex treme bitterness of their hostility to the war. Of all their incongruithis, this is the Most it logical. One 3vould suppose, from their malevolence, that the friends of the present Administration had begun this conflict, and that the whole catastrophe was not the di rect result of usurpations of slavery i in the name of Democracy. Wonderful is the ease with which this plain notorious record is forgotten by these indignant declaim ers. They denounce the tax-bill for which they voted themselves ; and their prominent men in the House of Representa tives arc retarding the progress of the bill for the enrollment of the people, although it. passed the Senate without a dissenting voice, and was earnestly supported by Democrats, as well as Republicans. Is it any wonder that the .people in the gallerieS, who see these sights, should break out in demonstrations against these loaders? 'And would it not be an unwonted spectacle, if the soldiers in the field, when they heard of these things, did not repudi ate the authors of such oomisel . with scorn and bitterness ? I grant that the per sons who sympathize with the public enemy' have many advantages in this crisis. Start-, ing out upon the theory of employing every means to embarrass an Administration in the prosecution of a great war, and cherishing an earnest affection for the rebels in arms, they may, for a time, successfully excite the people and fearfully weaken the Govern ment. They can shout for peace, against taxation, against Abolition, and abuse the negroes with equal safety and party !profit. A nation that needs so much of the confi dence and strength of the people to sustain it can be seriously struck by the hands of those she has fed and fattened, and may be by them slaughtered in cold blood. There is nothing so easy as Beason when the mind has consented to commit it, and he who begins by indifference to such a struggle as this, and by hatred of and hos tility to those who can have no interest but rightfully to terminate it, will find the distance between such a position and the ground of open and avowed opposition to the Republic very short indeed. Whether thiS last of calamities is to befall us will depend entirely upon the readiness of the American masses to yield to the new and increasing efforts of the men who now call themselves Democratic leaders. The Local Telegraph. We publish this morning the initial article of a series describing one of the great insti tutions of Philadelphia—the Police and Fire Alarm Telegraph. Every good citizen should •be thoroughly acquainted with the workings of this and other important en terprises of our city, and we Commend these papers to the readers of Tau PRESS. WASHINGTON. Special Despatches to ts The Press.” WASHINGTON, February 24, 1863. Reported Capture of the ii Queen of the West.” The Richmond Examiner, of the 21st inst., contains a despatch dated Port Hudson, Feb. 18th, announc ing a report of the capture of the Queen of the West, the U. S. iron-clad gunboat which recently ran the batteries at Vicksburg. She was attacking the fortifications on the Red river, and after a brisk can nonade struck her colors. Thirteen of her °dicers and crew are said to have been captured. Tile Government of Arizona. JOHN WILSOI, of Chicago, formerly the Commie, sioner of the General Land Office, had an interview with the President, yesterday, and declined the po sition of surveyor general of Arizona under the re cently organized Territorial Government. Tion..Torm A. Gunazy, of Ohio, will probably be appointed Governor. A Rebel Mail Captured. The gunboat Eureka, which has arrived from the lower Potomac, brought up a detective officer at tached to General SenErsou's department, having with•him a large mail, among which arc numbers of lettere addressed to prominent personages at Rich mond, which was captured at Leonardstown last week, together with the carrier, who is in custody at that place. It is thought that much valuable in formation will be derived from this capture. The Prisoners in the Old Capitol. The military court now in session at the Old Capi tol Prison, to-day took up the cases of the prisoners held for attempting to run the blockade, involving a violation of their parole under which they were dis charged after the first offence. Naval Orders. Paymaster Rums PAirKs and Paymaster Carr have been ordered, the former to the storeship Fal mouth, and the latter to the sloop-of-war St. Marys. The crew or the gunboat lease Smith, captured in Steno river, South Carolina, have arrived here. ARMY OF KENTUCKY. A .Batell of Startling Rumors—Reported Rebel Invasion of the Blue Grass Region:- Our Troops in Notion Towards the Fede- ral Outposts, ac. Lomisvi.ux, Feb. 24.—The Journal gives various reports concerning the rebel invasions on the borders of the Blue Grass regibn, which the editor thinks are threatening Lexington, Frankfort, Danville, and Louisville. The Journal also learns by telegraph that a body of seven hundred cavalry were at Nicholasville on yesterday morning. It was supposed that they in tended to cut the Louisville and Lexington railroad near Medford. The Journal expresses the belief that this last in vasion is a formidable one. The Democrat learns that on the night before last, from twelve to fifteen hundred rebels occupied Richmond, and it was generallypelieved that they were an advance of about ten thousand rebels, under Longstreet, marching, on Lexington. The Democrat diecredits the idea that a large num ber of rebels are inKentuclry. The above reports have created considerable ex citement here, but the headquarters are unadvised of them individually and collectively, and deny their correctness. FRANKFORT, 'Ky., Feb. 22.—A despatch was re ceived from Lexington to-day, stating that a mes senger had arrived in that city at four o'clock P. M., with the intelligence that Forrest, with a large cavalry force, was within two miles of Richmond when lie left. There certainly is another lava sion on foot, for our troops are gone, on some ex pedition, but in what direction I am not at liberty to indicate. THE LATEST. The Reported Invasion of -Kentucky. Lorievutx, Feb. 24.—The excitement here during the past two days turns out to have arisen •from the fact that about 800 rebel cavalry, under Col. Le Roy Clarke, entered Richmond, Ky., on Sunday last, where they staid about two hours, and then passed through 'Winchester, where a skir mish, with slight losses, occurred. After this the rebel cavalry cleared out in the direction of Mount Sterling. Everything is quiet In the vicinity of Frankfort and Lexington, and no apprehensions are now entertained. HAVANA AND THE GULF. Arrival of the Auglo-Rebel Steamer Alice from Mobile with Cotton—The Rebels De spairing of Success—Business and Health of Havana. . NEW YonE, Feb. 24.—The steamer Pacific, from Havana, with dates to the rithinstant, has arrived. The British steamer Alice, from Mobile with 860 bales of cotton, arrived at Havana on the 17th, not having seen any of the blockading gunboats from the time of starting from Mobile till entering the harbor of Havana. No news from Mobile had transpired, but the rebels on board the Alice looked very downhearted. The steamer Shelldrake sails from Havana on the 91st for New York. Business was suspended at Havana on account of the Carnival. The health of the city was good. • STATES IN REBELLION. The Richmond " Enquirer" makes a Dia covcry—The Falsehoods of Bcauregard and Ingraham—Dl ssa isfaction Expressed about the Rants and What They Did, &c. FORTRESS MONROE, Feb. .23.—The Richmond Maly Enquirer, of the 18th inst., says : "The Southern Confederacy has lately been made the dupe of a notable imposition. It was said, printed, echoed and reverberated over the land that on H. certain night our two iron-clad vessels at Charleston had sunk two, disabled one, and dis persed the rest of the blockading squadron off Charleston harbor. . . "Now we learn with pain and regret the certain ty that no !drip was sunk, none disabled, and that no damage, in short, was done to the blockading squadron, which, consisting of wooden ships only avoided a fight with our iron -clads, and moa t judi ciously, until they brought up iron-dads of their own, which they immediately did. "Further, we regret to say that the British steam er Plincese Royal, laden with the most precious cargo that ever entered Charleston, had been cap tured the night before by a Union gunboat; that she war alongside that gunboat, within a mile and a half of the shore batteries ; that the naval authorities at Charleston were made aware of tier capture, value, and situation, and our victorious iron-clads did not rescue her from that gunboat, but allowed her to be carried out to sea. " We would rather praise than condemn, but the truth must be told. An official inquiry is to be made edible mismanagement of an enterprise which may never be so favorable again." Great Storm at Fortress Monroe. FORTUESS Merinos, Feb. 23.—The most severe storm witnessed at Fortress Monroe for years com menced on Sunday morning, about two o'clock, and continued twenty-four hours. Several disasters are reported to the shipping. Six schooners are ashore at Hampton Beach. Ile tween here and Buck river, schooner E. W. Far. rington, with bay, from New York for Washington; schooner Elliott, front New York, with hay ; schooner Ovoco, with hay, from New York to Washington ; schooner S. P. Cunningham, with bay, for Washington. The schoonec Emeline Chesteo, from Unionville, '-New Jersey, with coal, was sunk on Old Point. Schooner D. E. Sawyer, from New York, with hay and oats for Alexandria, ashore. The schooner Success, from ,New York , Tor Washington, lost her deck load, bowsprit, and eutwater„and is now in the harbor. The schooner Fanny Raker, with coal, from Phila delphia to ‘Vashington, lost foremast and mainstay. Several other vessels have put into Hampton Roads in distress. The schooner Varuirne ia agrdund on Hampton bar. The Baltimore boat Georgians, duo here on Satur day morning, did not arrive tin one o'clock this at teinoon. She put into the Potomac for a harbor. The storm has now• subsided, THE POLISH INSURRECTION, Successes of the lnsurgents—Conciliatory ittrasures of the Russian Government— Concessions Proposed. Boa Tort, Feb. 24.—The following are the latest despatches received by the steamers Nova Scotian anti Cansda Wansatv, Feb. 15.—General Ramsay has been re lieved of the command in chief of the Russian troops of the kingdom, as stated in the decree, in conse quence of an attack of apoplexy. His succesor, General Saniakin, is already upon his way to War saw horn St. Petelehura. The Council of the 'Empire hes received orders from the Emperor to prepare several bills for the purpose of introducing reforms into the Administra tion of the Kingdom of Poland. Eighteen insurgents have been tried at PloSk, by court-martial, and two of their number shot. Posr.x. 'Feb. 6.—The Bytesrut: Polynanski of to-day announces that the Government - of Warsaw has be gun to slop the conscription. An order, issued by Gen. Ramsay, declares that all personstalten for the conscription on the nights - of the 26th and 27th of January shall be released. It is not known to what extent this has been exe cuted, but the arrangements for the conscription in Tu_ykfikui and Pc Miran remain force. CRACOW, Feb. 7.—Yesterday evening the insur gents attacked Grantee, Sosnource, and Alodizejow, upon the frontier between Poland and Prussia. The Russians were defeated, losing forty-nine killed and wounded. ititasi.au, Feb. 7.—Sosnource, a town upon the Russian frontier, opposite lialowitz, the seat of a custom house, and only feebly garrisoned, has been taken by the insurgents after a sanguinary conflict. EuenanasT, Feb. 6.—The National Assembly has determined that the draft of the address drawn up by the commission should be discussed• first, and the amendment to the address considered only if the draft should be rejected. BERLIN, February 7.—The BresTaller &thing of to day publishes news from Ben Meet, dated yesterday, according to which Prussian troops had been de spatched from that place to Slemanovitz, becau"se the number of insurgents had greatly increased at the Polish frontier town or Uzetacy. It is rumored that the insurgents have invaded Prussian territory near Sublinitz. Tonirr, February 7.—ln to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies, Signor Petrucelli gave notice of his intention to ask a question of the Ministry about the state of affairs in Poland. None of the Ministry being present, the question was postponed. Missouri Legislature—Governor Gamble's Message. JEPPrinsosr CITY, Feb. 21.—Governor Gamble sent to the House today a recommendation accom panying certain resolutions recently adopted by the Legislature of Delaware, asking Missouri to send delegates to a National Convention for the purpose of effecting en armistice, &c. The Governor's mes sage treated the subject in a statesmanlike manner, and denounced the resolutions, recommending that they be passed over in silence. . . A spirited die cussion ensued. The resolutions re ceived most unmerciful handling from the members. They were denounced as false in history, seditious in spirit, treasonable in language ; and several reso lutions were offered by different members, declaring in substance that the war is just and right, and should be prosecuted by every means within the resources of the loyal States, to the last man end the last dollar, until the trai tors submit unconditionally to the authority of the Government of the United States, and the princi ples of freedom he sustained. That we will neither consent nor submit to peace without the entire sub mission of the traitors, nor to any armistice without subjugation, nor to any interference by foreign coun tries; and also thanking Governor Gamble for the loyal and patriotic views expressed in his message, and approving the act of Gel. Gilbert in dispersing the recent rebel convention in Kentucky. -The re solutions were finally passed over informally. OccAsiowAL. SAN BitstrOteoo, Feb. 21.—Sailed, ship Golden Fleece, with 32,000 sacks wheat, silver ore, tkc. Business is flat, and the merchants are unable to account for the sudden rise in gold in New York. Mining stocks are improving ; Ophir silver Mine $2,800 per foot; Gould & Curry mine $3,300. There has been a severe gale along the coast for several days past. Accounts have already been re ceived of the loss of several small coasters, with about ao lives. The custom-house officials have been doing hand somely In seizing goods for under valuation, besides $7,000 worth of Havana cigars. It is estimated that they have condemned nearly $200,000 worth of French and German goods. Nnw YORK, Feb. 24.—The steamer Continental has arrived from New Orleans with dates to the 13th, and from Key West to the 18th. She brings 120 dis charged and sick soldiers, but no news. Bos.ros, Feb. N.—The English operatives that came over in the Canada remained at Halifax, situa tions having been procured for them before the steamer left there. Gen. Wool visited the navy yard to-day, and this evening is the guest of Governor Andrew. The Legislative Committee of Military Affairs have reported complimentary resolutions to Gen. Wool. The Board of Aldermen, toHlay, - appointed John Kurtz, formerly colonel of the 2.3 d Massachusetts Regiment, chief of police, in place of Gen. Amee, re moved. A Rebel Pirate in the Bay of Nicw Feb.24.—The Calcutta Englishman newspaper states that a rebel pirate is cruising in the Bay of Bengal. The captain declared to the captain of the British ship Sclim that he would catch and burn every vessel leaving Calcutta under the American nag. Union Celebration of the Occupation of tile City of Nashville. NASHVILLE, Feb. 21.—The banquet given by the correspondents of the loyal newspapers, in celebra tion of the first anniversary of the occupation of the city by the Union troops, passed oil' in an agree able manner. Colonel Blake, of the 40th Indiana 'Volunteers, who was court.inartialled for disobedience of field orders at Stone river, has been unanimously acquit ted, and returned to duty. XXXVIIth CONGRESS—Third Session. Mr. GRIMES (Rep.), of lowa, from the Commit tee orrtke District of Columbia. reported back the following bills : The bill to incorporate the institu tion for the education of colored children. The bill relating to the 'levy courts in the District. The bill to provide for the instruction of children outside the cities of Washington and Georgetown. Bills Reported On Adversely. Mr. WILSON (Rep.), of Massachusetts, from the Military Committee, reported Reversely on the bill to build a wagon road from the Weat Point Academy to Cornwall Landing ; on the bill granting the right of way through the military reservations of Kansas; and on the bills relating to hospitals and an ambu lance corps. He said, in regard to the latter bill, that the committee regarded it as impracticable. Mr. WILKINSON (Rep.), of Minnesota, from the Indian Committee, reported a bill for the removal of the Sioux Indians from Minnesota. The bill was passed. , Bounties of Discharged Soldiers. Mr. HOWE (Rep.), of Wiabonsin, front the Com mittee on Pensions, reported a bill relating to the bounties of discharged soldiers, which was passed. Pensionzfor Cont. Renshaw. Mr. FOSTER (Rep.), of Connecticut, called up the bill granting pensions to the sister of the late Com mender en shaW, it Was passed. Treaty with Peru. Mr. SUMNER (Rep.), of Massachusetts, from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, reported a bill to carry into e ff ect the treaty with Peru. OA motion of Mr. FESSENDEN (Rep.), of Maine, a committee of conference was appointed on the naval appropriation bill. . Indian Appropriation. Blr. FESSENDEN called up the Indian appro priation bill. After the adoption of the several amendment; the bill was postponed till to morrow. Air. LANE (Rep.), of Kansas, oflbreA ajoint reso lution to enable the Secretary of the Treasury to obtain the title of certain property in Denver City, Colorado, for the purpose of a branch mint. Re ferred to the Committee on Public Lamle. Pacific Railroad. Mr. LATHAM (Dem.), of California, called up the bill amendatory to the Pacific Railroad bill, the pending question being on the amendment to have employees enrolled in the military organization. Mr. POMEROY (Rep.), of _Kansas, modified his amendment so as to make it a. voluntary organiza tion instead of a military one. The amendment was opposed by Messrs. HARLAN: and MOE. 11Ir. POMEROY defended the amendment at some length. Rejected—yeas 2, nays 36. Mr. HARLAN (Rep-) offered an amendment pro viding that thirty thousand shares, at one hundred dollars, shall be subscribed, and ten percent. paid, before the organization of the company. Adopted. Mr. COLLABIER (Rep.) moved to strike out the fourth section which provides for delivering to the company the per centage of bomb which by the ori ginal bill were retained till the completion of the road. Adopted—yeas 24 nays V. A large number of minor amendments were acted Upon. Miscellaneous. Mr. SHERMAN (Rep.) called (up the resolution to print 10,000 extra copies of the banking bill. Passed. Mr. WILSON (Rep.), of Massachusetts, intro- duced a bill to authorize the President in certain cases to take possession of steamboats and other vessels. Referred to the Military Committee. Adjourned. to Orgauiee the National Forces. The SPEAKER stated the pending motion to be for the previous question on the Senate bill3to or ganize the national forces, and for otherpurposes. .hir. VALLANDIGRA.M (Dem.), of Ohio, moved a call of the House, and demanded the yeas and nays., Mr. ANCONA (Dem.), of Pennsylvania, moved to be excused from voting. The SPEAKER. said Mr. Ancona's motion was not in order, for the reason that a call of the ]louse presupposed that there was no quorum present, and it the proceedings were devoted to excusing members from voting, a quorum never would be secured. Mr. OLIN (Rep.), of New York, wished to make a suggestion to the other side. Mr. HICKMAN (Rep.), of Pennsylvania, objected. Mr. STEVENS (Rep.), of Pennsylvania, hoped that Mr. Hickman would withdraw his objection. By thus doing they would get a vote the sooner. The House, by a vote of 43 to ES, refused to order a call. Mr. OLIN withdrew his demand for the previous question, and moved a suspension of the rules, Bo that debate on the bill be concluded at half past three o'clock. Several gentlemen objected to this, among them Mr. WICKLIFFE (Dam.), of Kentucky, who said he had important amendments to offer. Mr. OLIN verily believed that if there was a pro position that all mankind shall be saved, somebody IA mild of to it. [Laughter.] Mr. OLIN introduced his resolution under a sus pension of the rules. The question being stated on its adoption, Mr. CRAVENS (Derr.). of Indiana, moved there be a call of the House. Mr. HOLMAN (Dem.'s, of Indiana, moved to lay the resolution on the table. Mr. RICKMAN moved that when the House ad journs to-day it be to Thursday next. On this he demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken, and the question decided in the negative—yeas 33, nays 122. the question was next taken on Mr. Cravens' motion for a call of the House.. It was negatived— yeas 26, nays 104. Mr. KELLOOO (Beg : ), of Illinois, moved a recon sideration of the vote Inst taken, but the Speaker having decided the motion out of order, • Mr. KELLOGG- moved that when the House ad journ it be till Thursday. Mr. fif.AROEANT (Rep.), of California, jocosely rising to a question, saki it wits not in order for the republican side of the Mouse to filibuster. . - Mr. Kellogg'a motion was negatived—yeas 22, PATS 91. lir. OLIN then withdrew his resolution, and also his demand for the previous question on the pas sage of the.bill. • Thus the debate was reopened. Mr. MALLONY (13.), of Kentucky, entered 11;:, solemn protest against the passage of the bill. - During his remarks, he referred to the Presided changing his position to slavery emancipation...awl incidentally mentioned that the President was now side by side with such men as Mr. Kelley. of Peen sylvnnia, wbo was at one time inn most u.itra pro slavery man. Mr. KELLIIY (Rep.), of Pennsylvania, replied that it was true he was a member of theDentocratie party so long as it adhered to the teimaiings of Jet• ferson and :lea:son; but when the party threw down the sacred battlers of human rights ho elm(' by thp THE FRESS.-PRELADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1863 From San Francisco. From New Orleans. Boston Affairs. WASHINGTON, February 24, 1863. SENATE. Bills Reported Back. The Sioux Indians. =MEZ=I Branch Mint. ROUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES fathers of the Constantlon of the United States, and went for freedom. (Applause in the galleries.] Mr. ROBINSON (Dem.), of Illinois, moved that the galleries be cleared. Mr. VALLANDIGHAM (Dem.), of Ohio, said the motion was unnecessary for that purpose, the power under the rules residing in the presiding officer. Tho SPEAKER pro tern. (Mr. Colfax) replied that it was true the Speaker had that power, but it was not the general usage to exercise it. The custom was, in cases of such (Reorder, to give warning that the galleries would be cleared on its repetition. Mr. ROSCOE CONKI A ING (Rep.), of New York, hoped all the galleries would not be cleared. The innocent should not be included with the guilty. Mr. ROBINSON, and Mr. JOHNSON (Dem.), of Pennsylvania, insisted that , the galleries should be cleared. The Rouse had repeatedly been insulted by such disorderly demonstrations. Mr. FLAIR (U.), of Virginia, moved to lay on the table Mr. Robinson's motion to clear the galleries. The question was negatived, and Mr. Robinson's motion decided in the affirmative—yeas 89, nays 41. The SPEARER remarked that the rules provided for punishing members for disorderly conduct, and also TO have the galleries cleared on the occurrence of disturbance. Mr. MALLORY resumed, saying that Mr. Stevens is the Mons of the Republican party, to lead his brethren out of the wilderness to the great and pro mised land of light and knowledge, and bring them into the land of milk and honey. Mr. MALLORY held that the Secessionists were immediately accountable for all the unconstitutional abolition acts passed here. The Secessionists ought, as they were bound, to have sent representatives hither. As to Kentucky, she was as loyal to the Constitution as any State. She scorns, repudiates, and spits upon the doctrine of Secession. No such Government as ours can exist if we recognize Seces sion as a constitutional doctrine. There could be no peace by recognizing the Southern Confederacy. It would be a perpetual and destructive war t lasting through ages, until one side or the other shall be totally subjected by the other. He was for bringing back the rebels to their family of States, with their constitutional rights secured the same as they en joyed before they engaged in this infamous and causeless rebellion. He would never acknowledge the independence and separation of the rebels, but as criminals, would forgive them, and restore to them their rights. Mr. DUNN (Rep.), of Indium, contrasted the past times with the present. When sentiments of dis loyalty were uttered here and applauded by the gal leries, no indignation was expressed by those who now are highly incensed 'wane() the loyal senti ments are at this time applauded by the galleries. He had heard speeches here, such as would - become the Goll grime. The gentlemen from Ohio (Hr. White and Mr.Vallandigham), and hie colleague (llr.Voor bees), had threatened us with another revolution and uttered their warning voice of retribution. If we are to meet the rebels or their eiders and abettors on our own soil, sword in hand, let them come ; the sooner the better. He caused letters to be read from Democratic officers in the army in contrast with the words uttered on this floor. These officers, while in front of the enemy, speak of the miserable traitors at home engaged in creating discontent, in consequence of which frequent desertions take place; while others plead not to disgrace the cause by bring ing them into contamination with the traitors of the South. The rebellion was the pestiferous child of the Demoemtte party. It was nursed by that party which now stood by it. Treasonable sen timents were now uttered which would not have been spoken six months ago. He warned those who predicted a revolutiomin the North that the loyal Democrats, when they return from the war, will have an account to settle with the rebel sympa thizers and abettors ; and he hoped they would do it. He had a letter, in which the writer said, at Chickasaw Bluff the negroes in, the rebel service were seen shooting down the Indians and Ken tuckians, and yet gentlemen say our Government must not employ negroea against traitors, though the negroes in traitors' service are good enough to aboot down our loyal men. In conclusion, he said he was for every measure which would give effi ciency to the Government to crush out the rebellion. Mr. PENDLETON (Dem.), of Ohio, spoke about an opportunity not being afforded to remedy the defects of this bill and ameliorate the severity of its provisions. We could never carry on a war with a knee obtained by conscription ; and, in further op position to the bill, he said it was a part of a system designed to place the whole power of the Govern ment in the hands of the Executive. He desired an amendment adopted providing that the term of trea sonable practice shall not be held and taken to in clude discussions or conversations in newspapers or public assemblages of the people as to the purposes, objects, or origin of the war, or the measures adopt ed by Congress or the President for its prosecution, or the necessity of its termination. In criticising the various provisions of the measure, he argued that it gave the Executive uncontrolled power over the liberty of the citizen, and subjected him to heavy burdens and oppression. The House then took a recess from 4X: o'clock till 7 o'clock. EVENING SESSION. Organization of the National Forces. Mr. WICKLIFFE (Dcm.), of Kentucky, argued that the militia were designed for the defence of the several States, and not for the service of•the United States as a conscript army, which this bill contem plated. There was no right under the pretence of raising an army to absorb the militia, who were not constant soldiers but called out only as exigencies may require. This was the twin brother of the negro bill, and gave the President discretion to call out the militia without restriction. The provision for the appointment of provost marshals was a dis graceful emanation from the War Department, lie never felt. like shedding blood but once, and that was last session, when a degraded provost marshal was sent to his house to arrest the only child he had, and as loyal as anybody. Mr. SARGEANT (Rep.), of California, made the following proposition: That the debate proceed till nine o'clock to-night; that the amendments be ex plained for one hour in lave-minute speeches, and that the House then proceed to vote on the bill and the pending amendments. Several objections were made on the opposition side. arr. STEVENS (Rep.); of Penna., desired to ac commodate gentlenien by an arrangement in regard to taking action on the bill. Several propositions which he made were ob jected to on the opposition side, one of which re quired a vote to be taken to-night. Finally, under a suspension of the rules,' the following was agreed to : that the debate be terminated at 1 o'clock to morrow, one hour to be devoted to voting on the amendments, and then the bill to be voted on with out further preliminary. Illr. STEVENS argued that the troops to be rained under the bill were in no sense's militia, but a national force, and as such, warranted by the Con stitution. It was a beneficent and benevolent bill. The cinmor in and out of this House hid so fright ened a timid Senate, that they dared not pass a bill passed by the House, that would have given us a half million of troops. This bill, therefore, became the only remedy. }or the six months past, a large party had been discouraging volunteering, as far as possible, going from house to house, and town to town, persuading citizens to stsy.at horhe. Hence, In some States, the demagogues: had carried the elec tions. The provost marshals provided for in this bill were to keep an eye on traitors, but the opposi tion on the other side of the House did not like such a watch. . - Mr. STEVENS referred to the New York World which contained a statement in regard to Mr. Val- I an (Ugh am . The latter gentleman, interrupting, mid the gen. tiernan must not quote The World as friendly to him. It had repeatedly assailed or misrepresented him ever sincelt was bought up. Be denounced it as an Abolition paper in disguise, and warned the Demo cracy of the Northwest against it. Be had borne its attacks long enough. Mr. BENJAMIN WOOD (Dam.) stated that the New York World did not speak the sentiments of the New York Democratic party. Mr. STEVENS said one great want or. suc cess was from suffering the Breckinridge Democrats to head our armies—men without the heart or dis position to crush the rebellion. When McClellan was at Yorktown he was promptly ordered to attack the enemy and break his lines. He never obeyed the order. When ordered to send troops to General Pope he stood idle eleven days before he started, and then, at a snail's pace he sent troops under his pet generals, who never reached the bat tle ground. Gen. Porter was one of them, and he was justly dismissed from the army for causing thedefent. Gen. McClellan, reinstated, was order ed to pursue the enemy invading Maryland. He hail 111,999 tfotr° nllO lii9Ved at the rapid rate of six miles a he got up with them. AntleiaM was a quasi victory, and, while in sight of the rebel army he suffered the enemy to cross into Virginia, taking the last man, wagon, and ambulance with them, and, shortly after, when ordered by the com mander-in-chief to pursue the enemy, he hesitated for three weeks, and then took the South Mountain road. There were four distinct instances of &Bobo. dienee of orders. • Mr. STEVENS desired to reads letter from Gene. ral Scott to SecreteAry Cameron. • Mr. MALLOILY inquired where Mr. Stevens p cured the letter. Mr. STEVENS replied that it was a copy from the letter on file In the War Department. It was read as follows: HEADQUARTERS OF TILE Awry, WASHINOTON, October 1,1361. Hon. S. Cameron, Secretary of War: Sin : You are, I believe, aware that I hailed the arrival here-of Major General McClellan as an event of happy consequence to the country and to the army. Indeed, if I did not call for him, I heartily approved of the suggestion, and gave It the most cordial support. He, however, had hardly entered upon his new duties when, encouraged to communicate directly with the President and certain members of the Cabinet, he, in a few days, forgot that he had any intermediate commander, and has now long prided himself in treating us with uniform neglect, running into disobedience of orders of the smaller matters, neglects, though in themselves grave military offences. I need not speak in the face of the following facts.To suppress an irregu larity, more conspicuous in Major General Me- Olellan than in any other officer, I publish the fol lowing: GENERAL ORDERS NO. 17. HEADQUARTERS OF THE ATMS', WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 180. There are irregularities in the correspond ence of the army, which need prompt correction. It is highly important that junior officers on duty be not permitted to correspond with the general-in- chief, or other commanders on current official business, except through the intermediate commanders, and the same rule applies to correspondence with the President direct, or with him through the Secretary i of War, unless t be by the special invitation or re nest of the President. _ y command of Lieut. Gen. Scorr, E. D. TOWNSEND, Amt. Adj. Gen - with this order fresh in km memory, Major Gene ra] McClellan addressed tWo important communica tions to the Secretary of War, on respectively the 19th and 20th of the same month, over my head, and how many since to the Secretary, and even to the President direct, I have not inquired, but many, I have no doubt, besides daily oral communications with the same high functionaries, all without my knowledge. • Second. To correct another class of grave neglects,' I the same day caused to be addressed to Major General McClellan the following order: ILEADQUARTRRS OF THE ARMY, • WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 1861. To Major General McClellan, U. S. Army, commanding . the Deparhnenl of the Poromac: Tie commanding general of the Army of the Po tomac will cause the position, state, and number of troops under him to be reported at once to general headquarters, by divisions, brigades, and inde pendent regiments or detachments, which general report will be followed by reports of new troops as they arrive, with the disposition made of therti, to gether with all the material changes which may take place in the same many. By commend of Lieut. General Soorr. E. D. TOWNSEIID, Asst. Adj. Gen. Eighteen days' have now elapsed, arid not the slightest response has been shown to either of these orders by PJ.sj. Gen. McClellan* Perhaps he will say in respect to the latter, it hag been difficult for him to procure the exact returns of division briga diers. But why not have given me proximate.re turne, such se he so-eagerly furnished the President and certain secretaries? Ilse then-a senior no cor rective power over a junior &Beer In cage of such persistent neglect and disobedience? The remedy by arrest and trial belbre a court martial would pro bably soon cure the evil. But it has been feared that a conflict of authority near the head of the army would be highly encouraging to the enemies and depressing to the friends of the Union. Renee my long forbearance and continuing.. Though. but nominally on duty, I shall try to-hold out till the arrival of hlaj. Gen. Halleskovhen, as his.presence will give me increased confidence in the safety of the Union, and being as I am unable to ride in the saddle or to walk, by reason of dropsy in my feet and legs, and paralyaia in the small of the back, I shall definitely retire from the command of the alloy. I have the honor to.remain with high ro. sPect, Your most obedient servant . WINFIELD §DOTT, Mr. STEELE' (Dem.), of New York, tareviewing the bill under consideration, said it wonld be better to leave it to the State authority to. raise the troops. The people of New York do not believe in the dissolution of the Union and do not intend to. consent to it as long aa there is a lira man to light [Applause.] But some of them think the machine has seen running in the wrong direction, and womb it started rinew. 31. r. SAMUEL C. FESSENDISN (Rep.), of Ohio, 'vindicated the clergy from the attacks that had been made upon them. They were .patriotic and loyal, and It were better they should remain at borne than tO enter the deld. There were rebel sympathizers in the North. and he was in favor of this bill, be cause it will bring into the army copperheads, Or men who not only themselves reflood to collet, but had dissuaded others. air. COX (D.), of Ohio, had a respect for the pious ministers who preach peace and good-will to man, but Lot for those who wrangle and preach All-will to man, who deem themseizes commissioned to read political lectures to this country and all mankind. Those Who at e intermeddlers in potitics, the,...4nief fomenters of our troubles and all the evil come quenees of the wa, lret them march. with their knapsacks to the war and come home sanctified. Ile characterized as slang the calling of the Democrats copperheads, and spoke in commendation of his party, and in denunciation of the Republicans. Mr. COX opposed the bill at length, believing that it would break down the States and enslave the citizens. lie was unwilling to trust the President with the stupendous power sought to be imposed! Helical the confiscation bill, the emancipation pro clamation, and other unconstitutional acts with draw the negro entirely, and a• conscription bill would be unnecessary to reinvigorate the country. Mr. KELLEY (Rep.), of Pennsylvania, said the oppeneuts of the bill could not complain of not being heard. They, instead of argument, had In dulged in such remarks as were calculated to dis courage enlistments, chill patriotism, and in the army would produce discontent. This bill was in tended to reach the traitors in the South and their traitorous sympathizers in the North. He never would shake hands with the rebels over the graves of murdered Americana, and ask their pardon. He was for eradicating the subtle poison which engen dered the rebellion. This bill was the first to re. cognize the manhood of the colored race, and would be passed into a law without the insertion of the word white, as proposed by the gentleman from Ohio (Hr. Cox), and give us all the troops we need. , He replied to the gentleman who, he remarked, had attempted to poison the popular mind by proclaiming peace on • any terms, and especially to Mr. Mallory, who said he Would Ilan. a revoiktlon should this bill pass. He mended gentlemen that Pennsylvanians had pro tected Kentucky homes, and some now laid there buried. The sons of Pennsylvania would never visit these graves if in a foreign land. Pass this bill, and it will be an announcement to France, England, and other countriets, that if they intermeddle with our affairs, they will have a nation to meet. We do not pass the bill as a threat, but because the exigencies of the times require it. The intel ligence of its passage will reach Europe in twelve days ; the European States will be notified that if they put their fingers •in our pie they may touch a trap with a sudden.'spring. You are not to wait until the sting of the copperhead is iu your heel before you crush its head. His objection to the Administration was that it had not dealt more promptly with traitors. If it had, it would have had support where it now has censure. At half past t 1 o'clock, the House adjourned. PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE. HARRISBURG, February 24, 1: SENATE. The Senate met at 11 o'clock, and was called to order by the Speaker. . Petitions. Mr. DONOVAN, a remonstrance from Philadel phia against authorizing the use of steam on the Fiflh•street passenger railway. Mr. SERRILL ' two remonstrances from Phila delphia against the construction of a passenger rail way on Twelfth or Franklin streets. Dlr. SMITH., remonstrances from eighty-four citi zens of Montgomery county against legalizing the act of the commissioners. Mr. KINSEY, a remonstrance from Philadelphia against authorizing the use of steam on any part of the Philadelphia and Delaware River Railway, which was rend. Mr. STEIN, a petition from Northampton county in favor of a National Convention ; also, one from Lehigh county for the reeharter of the Allentown Bank. litr. REILLY, remonstrances against laws autho rizing large corporations to hold lands for mining purposes. Also, petitions from six hundred and twenty-fire citizens of Schuylkill county for the passage of an act prohibiting the paying of wages in store orders. r. GLATZ, the petition of eighty-five citizens of York county for a law prohibiting blacks and mulat toes from entering the State; also, the petition of seventy. six citizens of Mount-,Joy, Lancaster coun ty, of similar import. WALLAUE, one from Clearfield county of like import; also, one in favor of a National Con vention. Bills Introduced.. Mr. STEIN, a bill to incorporate the Moravian College and Theological Seminary at Bethlehem. Mr. KINSEY, a bill to provide for the sale of the bonds of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and apply the proceeds to the payment of the State debt. Mr. REILLY, a bill to enable the Rev. James Wood, Bishop of Philadelphia, to convey certain real estate In Pottsville. Mr. HIESTAND, a bill to incorporate the Linden Hall Association of Litiz ' Lancaster county. Mr. CONNELL, a bill to vacate part of Cherry street, in the Twenty-fourth ward. Also, a bill to authorize the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia to appoint two additional commissioners to take testimony. 1 ' Mr. DONOVAN, a bill to incorporate the Tint cum Fishing Company of Philadelphia. Resolutions. Mr. KINSEY offered a resolution providing for the meeting of the Senate hereafter at half past ten o'clock, but the Senate refused to proceed to its second reading. Mr. KINSEY offered a resolution directing that three thousand copies in Englishl and one thousand copies in German of Washington ' s garewell Address be printed for the use of e Senate, which was adopted. Mr. LAIIIBERTON offered a resolution request ing the Governor to inquire of the proper authori ties, and report to the Senate, what States other than Pennsylvania have had the draft enforced, and if any of the loyal and undisturbed States have been relieved of the draft, and for what purposes. The resolution was laid over under the rule. Bills Considered, &c. 'Mr. PENNEY called up Senate bill No. 146, re lating to proceedings in cases of partition in equity, which passed to third reading and was laid over. Mr . . CONNELL called no the bill to vacate Cherry street, in the Twenty-fourth ward, which passed finally. Mr. IIIESTAND obtained leave to introduce a supplement to the Washington and Maryland Line Railroad Company, which empowers the company to construct lateral and connecting railways in either Lancaster, Chester, or York counties, and to bor row money not exceeding one minion of dollars. The name of the company ts .changed to the " Columbia and Maryland Line Railroad Company." On motion of Mr. Kinsey, the supplement to the act relative to certain annuities granted to the - Catholic Church of ' Haycock township, Bucks county, was considered and passed finally. Mr. NICIIOLS called up the bill to amend the act for the arrest of .professional thieves in Phila delphia, authorizing the arrest of sum auction sales, in private houses, Sze., and it was passed finally. . . Mr. SERRILL called up the supplement to the not incorporating the Philadelphia and Baltimore Central. Railroad Company, which passed finally. On motion of Mr. WALLACE, House bill No. 198, supplementary to the act of 1663, concerning the sale of railroads, canals, turnpikes, &c., was con sidered and passed finally. Mr. MOTT called up the bill to incorporate the Milford and mattimoras Telegraph Company, which passed finally. Mr. PENNEY called up the bill to incorporate the Rosstraver Coal Company, in the counties of Allegheny and Westmoreland, which passed finally. Adjourned. 11.01JSE. The House was called to order at 10 o'clock by Speaker C'ESSNA. The SPEAKER presented a communication from the State Agricultural Society, also an abstract of the Westmoreland Bridge Company. Bills Introduced Mr. MAINE, an act providing for the payment of money ($300) by those who conscientiously scruple to bear arms. Also, an act to change the venue in the case of the Girard heirs vs. the city of Philadelphia, from Phi ladelphia to Pittsburg. Mr. VINCENT, an act to legalize the small notes 'WhICIOVCI9 Issued by the city of Erie. • Mr. PANCOM7, A supplement to the act incor porating the city ' of Philadelphia, authorizing the Roattl of Health to elect all officers necessary to as shit them after January 1664. Mr. BARGER, a supplement to an act relating to copartners and joint debtori approved March 22, CRAIG, an act to incorporate the Lehigh Valley Oar Company. Mr. BECK, an act to incorporate the Continental Express Company.- Mr. COCHRAN, an act providing for the ap pointment of return clerks for elections. • • Mr. GROSS, a supplement to an act to givejuris diction in equity to the Supreme Court and the Court of Common Pleas, for the county of Phila delphia, in cases of disputed boundaries. Mr. LEE, an act to protect plank road and rail -79(14...11 against feat driving. Mr. caLANUS, an act to incorporate the La Salle College of Philadelphia. Mr. MOORS, an act to incorporate the Phila delphia Commercial Wharf and Railroad Company. x'eililoii . Mr. GRADER, of Schuylkill, petitiona of five Hundred citizens of Schuylkill county, praying for the recharter of the Miners' Bank' of Pottsville; also, a petition to prevent the payment of wages in stoic orders. Mr. BENEDICT, a petition setting forth that the laws of this State are defective in not giving proper protection to the parents or guardians of minors who illegally seek to enter into marriage, and praying that all parties who design marriage shall be re quired to take out a license. Mr. LILLY, of Bradford, presented petitionsfrom 463 citizens of Bradford county, for the repeal of the tonnage duties. Numerona petitions were presented against the . immigration of negroes into this State, and also for the calling of a National Convention to restore unity and peace. Mr. WINLEY, one from citizens of Montgomery, legalizing the'payment of bounties to volunteers. Mr. BBNEBB.M, of Huntington, one asking for the passage of a law compelling a ll persons antici pating marriage to take out a license. A large number of petitions were also presented from the citizens of Philadelphia, asking for an ap opriation of $30,000 for the School of Design for Women, in the city of Philadelphia. Mr. COCHRAN, of Philadelphia, one againetthe la 3 ing . of a pagsenger railway on Franklin and Twelfth atreetn. In the city of Philadelphia. Mr. MOMANDS, of Philadelphia, one against the use of steam on upper section of the Fifth and Sixth streets Railway. Incorporators of Continental Express Co. The incorporators of the Continental Express Company are as follows: J. If. Lee, Coffin Uollzett, Thomas Smith, 3. H. Hermes, 0. Watson G. W. Middleton, R. F. Taylor, J. Daily, A. C. H armer, J. Maitland; R. Crane. 'The first reading of a number. of bills upon the pri vate calendar occupied the remainder of the morning session, the final disposition of those bills being left until afternoon. Adjourned until 3 P. M. ' AFTERNOON SESSION The Route reassembled at 3 P. M., and was Caned' to order by the SPEAKER. Private BMs Passed.. The following private bilfs were passed : No. 268," A supplement to an set regulating elec tions in the city and incorporated districts of Phila delphia, to incorporate the Teffersorrßailroad Com pany, and for other purposes." No. 259, A supplement to an act entitled "An act to incorporate the Philadelphia and' Baltimore Ceti tral Railroad Company, approved ]]larch 17, 1853." No. 285, "An act to authorize the Citizens' Pas senger Railway Company of Philadelphia to extend their track and to sell certain teal estate.". Divorce Applicatiori. A lon debate took place on the application of Philip IT. Freaa for divorce. The application was indefinitely postponed, and the act thus killed. Adjourned. Markets by Telegraph. BALTIVONE, Feb. 24.—Flour buoyant; Western extra SB:I3X. Wheat steady ; white $1.9562.05 • red, $1..75@1a8. Corn firm; white $1 ; yellow, 94 nic., Whisky dull and drooping. CINCINNATI, Feb. 24.—The advises of the advance of gold in New York unsettled the market for most articles, holders generally withdrawing. Flour buoyant at $6@6.10. Whisky dull at Bt. Mesa Pork is in improved demand. Ship News. NEW Your, Feb. 24.--Arrived—ahip, Georgians, from Liverpool. BOSTON, Feb. 2k.—Arrived, bark Bumaler, from Hew Orleans. A NEW STO2r BY Dins. WOOD.—This week's number of the • Saturday Etenittg Post commences a new story by Mrs. Wood, author of " Verner , s Pride," "East Lynne," kc. It is called " Squire Trevlyn , s Heir," and iaprinted from the advance sheets expressly forwarded for that paper. The Post also ehatains a story by" Marion Ilarland," and other attractive natter. Mrs. Wood has writ: ten for the Post for aeverfa years past. REV. G. M. SLAYSIifAIi, of shilicyourg, has been 'appointed chaplain of the 130th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers. • 'rHE C 31: "X' . The Thermt.Meter. FEBRUARY 24, 1882. FEBRUARY 24, NM. A. 5....12 It. 3 r. NG 8 a. w 12 et 3 I. 43 98 93 203; 33Yi WIND. WIND. ESE SSW.,W by N N NE.. THE UNITED STATES SANITARY CO3r_BIA- Brow—Az:m=Be or Rev. Da. BELLOW'S, Pith4l - evening the Academy of Nuke Was Well filled by ladies and gentlemen, the occasion being an adds - en by Rev. Dr. Bellows, of the United States Sanitary tiommiselon. The platform wee occupied by the Philadelphia nursibere of the Com miliaria and other distinguished citizens. A large American flag Wall draped on either aide of the•plat form and gave to the'scene an an intoted and pstrbatic appearance. At eight O'oloCit On. Bellows ap peared upon the platform, accompanied by Mayor Henry, After the performance of , spirited music by the band in attendance, Mr. Henry introduced the orator of the evening, referring: briefly to the patriotic servicee of the Commission. and its present high state of efficiency. The narrative would be told by one who had been the foremost' of the laborers in the greatest enterprise of mercy and patriotism the world has known. Dr. Bellows was received with much approbation. lie spoke of the embarrassment which-he felt in ap- peering at this time before his audience to advocate the claims which the United States Sanitary Com mission had upon their sympathies and confidence. Be was glad, however, to inform thorn. that that as sociation was now in the highUt state of excellence and prosperity. I ant glad, he said, that 1 am here not to advocate any forlorn cause, or. to seek to in vite your confidence in an enterprise towards which your affections are already steak or cold. I know, on the contrary, that, so lar as that ministry which I have the honor hero to represent—so far as that institution, the United States Sanitary Com mission, is concemed—the probabilities are that you have all had an exaggerated estimate. of its useful ness rather than the reverse. lam not here, there fore, to plead with-any particular earnestness a cause towards which you are prone.. 'La m aim el y here for the purpose of telling you, with some authority, what it has done and how it does its works; not how much it has done, but how it works.that silent return in part for the contributions to the cause which Philadelphia has given. Has she not given $70,000 already to the general treasury of the causal and has she not in a thousand other ways, not immedi ately acting through us, but through her own local means, contributed to the cause of mercyl To-day I have been mostly employed in visiting, under the kind guidance of a citizen of yours—one who has distinguished himself alike in this service of mercy and in his support of the Sanitary Com mission, and more latterly by supplying the pub lic with certain views " how a free people can conduct a long war" [applause)—who has done as much as any loyal man of the land to en courage and strengthen the public heart—under the kind and skilful guidance, I say of this gentleman, I have been this morning visiting those scenes of mercy and usefulness which the local zeal, industry, and energy of this community have adopted to tes tify its interest in the cause of the sick and wounded soldier, and not only of thy' sick and wounded sol dier, but of tbo tired soldier, the hungry soldier, who, when lie reaches the oily of Philadelphia, finds it a friendly city and a welcome home, and its citi zens anxious to heap upon him all sorts of luxury, devotion, and gratitude. Those three hundred and fifty thousand soldiers whom you have fed in your Yoluntser Refreshment room—these and others, whom you have received on their way back from the wars ' and tended in your temporary hospitals— no doubt every man of them having the stamp of this city on his heart—all testify that you have done everything in your power to assure the soldier of your ardent Sympathy and entire and perfect devo tion. I doubt, indeed, whether any city in the country has had BO great an opportunity as you have had to testify this spirit of gratitude and devo tion to the loyal soldier. You have been nearer to the seat of war, and more directly in contact with the great highway to the army. Every soldier -al most who has been to the war, at least in the East ern Department, has been obliged to cross your threshold. Here he meets his first welcome. Your men and women, your workingmen and professional men, people of all classes, have hastened to give him God speed—not merely to say to him, "Be ye fed," "Be ye warm"—but to fill him and warm him, and send him rejoicing on his way. The object I have before me more particularly at this time, is to explain in some detail the operations of that immission over which I have the honor to preside—an honor which I fully appreciate and value—and I wish here to say how small a part be longs tome of the credit of placing this Commission in a position of so much usefulness; how numerous and admirable have been its co-workers assembled about this cause: how fortunate we have been in securing men of loyalty, fidelity, and skill to aid us in this work; how we have not been able to employ hired servants, but how we have been able to secure the services, again and again, of men who have filled the most important offices in civil life. The agents of the Commission are Merl of intelligenceland pa triotism. The reverend orator continued at considerable length, dwelling in detail upon the mode adopted by the commission to carry out the objects of the benevolent contributors to the enterprise. "The poor ye have always with you," is a scrip tural maxim, and this was abundantly illustrated in the case of the sick and wounded soldiers. The Sanitary Commission had been nearly two years studying the question how most efficiently to ame liorate the condition of the soldiers. Between citi zens at home and soldiers in the field there lay a certain line of demarcation. To encourage and support the medical staff of the army was the only chance of being very useful to the soldiers, except in very particular and exceptional cases. General hospitals are for the moat part beyond our immediate eye and sympathy. In the personal character and medical skill of the medical men in the field, we have reason to have the most unlimited confidence. An ordinary percentage of imbecility and incompetence may prevail among them, as they do prevail in all classes of society ; but as a class they are the hardest-worked men connected withthe whole army service. We should have a most unwavering and complete trust in their ability. Ia regard to " red tape, , f he had to say that. red tape was just as essential to men as settle tape was to women. [Laughter and applause.] If we could only have real "red tape," we should find the surest way of obtaining the best result, not only in military affairs but also in medico-military affairs. A good and loving heart was the best thing in the world, but brains were absolutely necessary in such Sines as theme. The lecturer, some time ago, may have used in a somewhat slashing man ner, the sharp knife of criticism. He was not altogether justified in having so used it. After a little honorable jealousy, throigh which men in office do not like to view the approaches of out siders, had subsided, the Sanitary Commission, lgoked at with somewhat of suspicion by va-.ie,e,. officials, Loth, array and medical, had attained the most perfect - friendship with - the authorities at Washington, with the medical staff, and with the generals in the field. It was a source of wonder to the lecturer, that with all the difficulties incident to its endeavors, so many excellent results had so speedily followed. 'The work of the Sanitary Commission was two-fold. One work was preventing eickness in the army. The question had arisen, what ahould.be done to enlighten the quartermaster, and the colonel, and the commissary and the soldier in the fieldl Ilovi should their knowledge of the diseases incident to camp life be in creased, and rendered more accurate and precisel This was to be. done by the distribution of experts in such knowledge among the army. Ven tilation, drainage exposure, the preparation offood, and all the necessities. of camp life, were the sub jects. of instruction. The Sanitary Commission, therefore, prepared series of three hundred ques tions, and, after asking the permission of the major general, and brigadier general, and colonel of each regiment, it was able to ascertain the precise condi tion of every accessible part of the army, and, disseminating information on every kind of disease, to thereby keep the army the healthiest army in the field, on which the God of battles ever looked. Our army has come out • thrice the healthiest army ever in the Held: It has been acknowledged pointedly, in the London Times, (which never speaks well of us if it can be helped,) that our precautions in this respect have been be yond praise. We sent into the field, before our army was 75,000 strong, a body of men to make sani tary inquiries in regard to the troops, to inquire what could be done to prevent the waste of health and life. Tte second duty, however, was to heal the sick and wounded soldiers, The elleation of the nation, of the humane women and the philanthropic men, was, how to better the Condition of the sick and wounded. How to organize, therefore, the spontaneous benefi cence of the country became a question of the first importance. To yray this beneficence on, when the water which moved the machinery of the Govern ment should sometimes unavoidably grow slack, but always to play it on through the legiti mate channels. wee the ambition of those who thus sought I o act. They re:: +het if they could unite all the States and all the cite:; in one Federal work, that they should be doing something to destroy those Secessional and disin tegrating influences that separate those which God had joined together, and which no man 'should put asunder. We may trim the lamp of our oWn private feelings in our own homes, and feel that all tire light We have comes from that local flame on offlown hearth. But the time will come when all will feel that all the fairest and brightest light must come from the grand central flame of the Federal Union. [Great applause.] In Philadelphia as much has been done for the sick anti wounded soldiers as in any city of the Union. The lecturer knew no State; he knew no Philadelphia soldier—he knew only the Union Federal soldier. [Great applause.] Pennsyl vania had 200,000 noble soldiers in the field already, and 150,000 more just ready to let slip. [Applause.] These soldiers, on their way to the field, and after they got there, required our consideration and aid. Our agents to IVaehington, to Acquia Creek, might .do immense good. But the Pennsylvania soldier, when be is in the field, is not a Pennsylvania soldier. Be is a Federal soldier. He can be taken care of only by an arrangement which includes the. supervision of all hospitals., Did we want •to limit our sympathies to distribut log blessings among Pennsylvania men onlyl W ere the investigations of the agents to take the following shape Are you a Pennsylvania man?" "No ; but I'm a sick MAD." "Oh ! I want'a Penn sylvania man." And forthwith the agents Were to limit their charity to the soldiers of their own State ! No; while work in certain neighborhoodemay require State associations. there is a vast amountof Fede ral work to do, which claims a certain portion of be ' nevolence from every truly Federal citizen.: Seven hundred thousand dollars had been entrusted already to the Sanitary Commission; for this special Federal work alone. It distributed what was required to alleviate the sufferings of the soldiers. The lec turer did not believe all the statements of corre spondents, who, he thought; exaggerated and genii ralized most extravagantly. In the city :of New- Orleans the Commission had an agent, who was• ever active in its interests. The Sanitary,Commia sionits six or seven homes in order to receive the soldier who is waiting to get his pay.. A 'half a dozen gentlemen t outsiders perhaps, offer to take • care of hit* but if they do take care of] him„it is in etch a way, that, when he is paid, half the sum:goes into their pockets. Discharged soldiers often have no means to get to their homes immediately. The Sanitary Commission has made arrangements with all the railroads to take the soldiers on at Go vernment pay. The citizens of some of the towns and cities through which the soldiers pass are not all of them Phi adelphimas Infecting. Arrangements are making to carry the sick and wounded soldier to hie distant home almost as comfortably as though be were in his own comfortable bed. In conclusion, the eloquent speaker thanked his audience for the concentrated attention with which they had listened to hint. The speaker was mistaken in the Federal faces around him, if he was mistaken in anticipating that, henceforth, not only the men of Philadelphia would work for the soldiers , as they had done, but that 'the ladies also" would continue to pry their nimble fingers in furnishing the necessary articles of wear. The speaker concluded amid very great applause. His address In its delivery occupied two hours, but such was the attraction of the oratory that the time seemed but half that length. Dr. Bellows was suc ceeded by Bev. J. Walker Jackson, who was greeted. with enthusiasm, and who made a short but stirring and impressive address. Brigfeld's Band was in at tendance, and executed in very good style the favorite patriotic airs. The very large audience dis persed more than gratified with the evening's amuse. ment. PENSIONS AlcD PEN si ONERS--A large ma jority of those accepted, as pensioners are only par tially disabled, and thortmotult of pension is rated according to their disability, which may be one fourth, one-thirds one ball, two-thirds, three-fourths, ThodiestAlity is based on the proportion which the effects of a wound received or disease contracted in public service actually disables one from obtain.. lug a livelihood. The question, "who are entitled to pensioner' is often asked. The act of Congress, plumed July, 1802, made littoralprovisions for granting pensions to disabled or in vahil soldiers who hswe served in the army of the mien lithe° the 4th of March, i 1361, and also to all widows and children (under sisteect years of age), as well as mothers and depeodent Sera of soldiers kilted in battle, or who. Mien die by reason of wounds received, or disease contraction while in service, and in the line of duty. The pro visions, as.a whole, are much snore liberal than the old pension laws for the gavels:lion, or the war of 1812. The amount of pensions for total disability Are fixed ex follows_ blees-cOlnintniOned officers, musicians, and private*, per month, $8; first lieu tenants, art second lieutenants, e, lb eaptains, $2:1: 1 majors, i,;6; all olliCers of higher taull, PENNSYLVANIA INSTITUTION FOR TUE iNSTEINTIOI, OF TIIIC Brarria.—.-The principal of this institutira f in his thirtieth annual report, slates that there were under his charge on the Ist of De. camber, 1861, rTS3. discharged orleft during the year, 26; died, 4; reeetved during the year, 36; retraining December 1,1662,180: Of this number there are from Pennsylvania, 1661 New Jersey, 26; Delaware, 3; all other places, 7; total, 150. Twenty-four of these earn their own support, wholly or in part as ambito ant teachers, or in the work department ; elev7ll arepay pupils in full or in part; seventeen are in the some, and six are day pupils. Besides an ctn.. eient musical education, the literary studies of the pupilsare as follows OrMography, reading, wit nag, pin-type printtng, dictionary, etymology, grammar, rhetoric; geography, arithmetic, algebra, geinnetry, physiology, history, naturist. philosophy, ontlinil history, astronomy, Biblical and:general literature, and physical training. We find by the abstract of the treasurer's report that he is debited with $ 61 ,437.051, which incindes amongst other items cash for gales at merchandise manufactured by the inmates of , the institution, $11,1134.76. The credits are as follows : By cash to the committee of instruction. for manuftto• toting stock, musical instruments, apparatus, books, printing, eateries, Sc., $21,497.19'Y to Committee on Household; roc subsistence, fuel, repairs, furni ture, salaries r gasj atothing, wages, &.c., $20,300.40.- Outfits to graduates from the exhibition fund, $915; real estate improvements, $3,811.50; miacab laneous, $623.27 ; Investments, $14,632.05. Total, I $61,679.41. In a supplement ta•the report is a verry interesting account of the. gentle and persevering training of George W. Bailey, the deaf and dumb and blind pupil, in converting a nature as wild and repulsive as if he had been an.uncared-for child of the forest, to a kind, affectionate, and rational being, develop ing a genius which has elicited the surprise and ad miration of all. Tha ways and means of his admis— sion and instruction in the institution were provided by 00E110 kind ladles. CONTI - WI:IMM OF PUBLIC SCHOOL:4.—A special meeting of. the Board of School Controllers was held yesterday afternoon. The Committee on Property reported a resolution accepting the schoodbuilding on Fifth street, below Washington, in the Second section, known as the Washington school. Adopted. The same committee also reported a resolution that warrants should be drawn in favor of the fol lowing persons : Chas. C. Carman, in full for the contract of the Washington school house, Second section $3,010 00 C. 0. Carman, insurance 203 00 Jno. Stewart, in full of architect's fees for the erection of the Washington school house Wm. Overfield, Jr., blackboards for new secondary school, Twentieth section Enos Reims, shades A. F. Hufty, bells J. R. Marcus, desks Wisler, teachers' chairs and tables... Thomas Loughead, iron railing, Fourth section 219.25' Total The resolution was adopted. The president stated that the consideration of the deficiency bill was now in order, and asked whether the Committee on Accounts were now ready to re port. - Mr. Stewart said that the report was ready, but that he could not secure the signatures of the re. maining members of the committee. Mr. 1 reeborn explained why he would not sign the report. Several expenditures were provided for that had not been authorized by this Board. Mr. Potter moved that the Committee on Ac counts be directed to report at the next stated meet ing the deficiency as well as the sums that have merged in the various sections. After a slight discussion the resolution was adopt ed, and Board adjourned. CHANGES IN TILE HO . prITAI.S.—Dr. L. D. Harlow, surgeon in charge of United States Hos pital, Fourth and George streets, has recently re ceived a commission as volunteer surgeon in the army. Dr. Bowen, assistant surgeon United States Hospital, Fourth and George streets, was yesterday presented by the soldiers with a handsome sword and sash. He leaves for duty at Nashville, Tenn. Rev. A. G. Thomas, late chaplain at the Fifth-street Eked Fourth and George-streets Hospitals, has been assigned to the McClellan Hospital, Nicetown. The United States Army Hospital at the American Me cban Ball, Fourth and George streets, was closed on Monday evening. The chaplain, the Rev. Mr. Thomas, made an address in which he referred to the time when the institution was first thrown open. to the patients. The doors were opened on the 7th of July, 1862, since which six hundred patients had been admitted; of the number three hundred and forty-five had been prisoners at Richmond. Since the opening, there had been forty-six deatbs;.the health of the institution having been good. About fifty of the patients have just been transferred to the Master-street Hospital. During the evening a splendid sword was presented by the chaplain to Dr. Lewis D. Harlow, as a testimonial of the appre ciation the patients and attendants held for him as a surgeon. A very acceptable repast was prepared for the convalescents in the afternoon. They par took of it with very great zest. SALE OP REAL ESTATE, STOCKS,' & . o. Thomas & Sons sold at the Exchange, yesterday noon, the following real estate and stocks : Twenty-five shares Ridge Avenue Passenger Rail way, $24—5600. One share Mercantile Library Oompany—s9. One share Mercantile Library Oompany—sB.ls. One thousand dollar bond, city of Pittsburg 6 per cent. lean, 69 percent—SSW. One thousand dollar bond. State of Tennessee 6 per cent. loan, 54 per cent.—ss4o. Store and dwelling, No. 18 south Fifteenth street, twenty feet front; subject to a yearly ground rent of $60—51,600. Three-story brick dwelling, No. 2111 Germantown road; subject to a yearly ground rent of 6150—51.825. Farm of fifty acres, Garrettford plankroad, Dela ware county, Pa., $215 per acre—sl9,7s9. Three-story brick dwelling, southeast corner of Eighth and Enue streets; subject to a yearly ground rent of $32.50—51,125. UNITED STATES SAVING Pub. - D.—We we e, in error, yesterday, in our report of the proceeding!, of the meeting of depositors, on Monday evening, at Franklin Hall, in stating that a motion to appoint a committee had not been adopted. The motion was made by Mr. Kelly, and adopted, with an amend btr...Keruiedv eiviff_the committee authority to employ eminent di tee consists of five depositors, who determined after ward to call another general meeting of the victims, on to-morrow evening. At this meeting, no one will be admitted without a book or other evidence of his connection with the matter. This was determined on to exclude some persons who were, evidently, present at the meeting. on Monday evening to pre vent any action being taken looking to a prosecution of the swindlers. CITIZENS/ VOLIENTEER 110SPITAL.—The following le a list of the sick and wounded soldiers who arrived at this institution about 6 o'clock last evening. They were comfortably provided for : G. C. Libby, G, 23 Me. W. N. Shadinger, F, 1 L. R. Payne, A64N. Y. Minn. R. Rivers, A, 9 N. Y. Robt. Clacvson, F,4ON. Y. J. H. Hill, I, 44 N. Y. A. P. Maxwell, H, 149 Pa. G. lliilington, I, 143 N. Y. Corp. W. H. Enaminger, T. 11 iorden,.D, 31 N. Y. 1 E,136 Pa. M. Mullen, C, 139 Pa. Washn Mays, E, IW. Pa. J. Rifenberick, H, 149 Pa. Serg. E. J. Cooper, I, 21 Thos. Lahey, D, 37 N. Y. N. Y. Jacob Price, 0, 4 Del. J. R. Thompson, 1,61 Ohio A. P. Miller, H, 149 Pa. W. H. Ely, E, 24 N. Y. J. S. Sortman, R 2 6 Pa. R.l FATAL REstrurs.—The boy, Andrew Cal lahan, who was run over on the Pennsylvania Railroad, in the Twenty-fourth ward, died from the result of injuries inflicted. He resided at Twenty first and Murray streets, and was sixteen years old. The little girl, Emma Ellen Dewees, three years old, who was burned by the accidental upsetting of a fluid lamp, died on Monday. Her father is a volun teer. Her mother has not been able to receive any money from him for some months, and is, therefore, in very destitute circumstances. NAVAL MEDICAL CORPS.—III order to ob tain a reinforcement of surgeons for the navy, a commission, consisting of Surgeons Jas. M. Greene, Washington Sherman, and Philip Lonsdale, will ponyene at the Naval ' Asylum, West Philadelphia, in f e w da 7 i,, for the examination of Buell physi cians alt. May with to en;G: the medical corps of the navy. .Applkation must first be made, with proper testimonials, to the son. Secretary of the Navy, at Washington. THE WORM NITIS,INCE.—Last yeas' tS COM mission was appointed by City Councils, to report on the subject of getting rid of the disgusting worms which dangle from every tree during the summer season. The season for the reappearance of these worms is now near at hand, and as the gentlemen composing the commission failed to recommend any, cheap way of exterminating them ; the matter should receive the early attention of Councils. CELEBRATION OP THE TWENTY-SECOND. —The anniversary of the birthday of Washington was observed by the students of the Polytechnic College with appropriate exercises. Washington's Farewell Address was read by Mr. John B. Atkin son, of New Jersey, and the anniversary address was delivered by a loyal North Carolinian, Mr. E. S. Lougee, a student of the Institution. MEETING OF TILE WASETIVGTON MONU MENT ASSOCIATION.—On Monday evening the an nual meeting of the directors of the Washington Monument Association of the First School district of the State was held at their rooms, Walnut street, above Fourth. The first transactions consisted of the ordinary business of the board. The adoption of the patriotic preamble and resolutions offered by Mr. George F. Gordon was unanimous. Public Amusements. TRE NEW CHESTNUT-STREET TREA.TRE.-- Mr. Forrest has appeared twice in " Hamlet," and is drawing large houses. The Hamlet as he gave it to• us on Monday and Tuesday, we regard as a magnift , cent conception. We have never seen it played better—we have certainly never Been the whole piece so well cast.. Every part down to Marcel:us and Boner& was well performed, and the play was ably sustained to the end. Many of the scenes were exquisite, and we do not think that we ever saw a liner piece of acting than between Hamlet and the Ghost. The part of the Ghost, in the hands of Mr. McCullough, assumed an interest that it never be fore seemed to possess. Madame Ponisi as The queen, and Mrs. Allen as Ophelia, played exceed ingly well. Mr. Forrest. himself, never played Ramie( better. There were many who suppose that his great qualities as a tragedian prevent him from being a grat-claes Hamlet, but hie performance last evening could not be equalled for its power, beauty, and subtle delicacy. We trust he will play the part again before he concludes his engagement. bliss Lucille Western, an actress of merit in her own line, which is to say the line of sensational, thrilling, and romantic plays, will appear this eve ning, in "East Lynne." This is a very exciting play, and Miss Western will make a good per f ormance. THE ASCII-STREET THEATRE.—Mr. John Wilkes: Booth has not commenced his engagement, on ac— count of the death of his sister-in-law. Due notice• given of his appearance.• In the meantirce± 1 1, 1r3. Drew's company are giving us the old English comedies, always fresh, delightful, and entertaining: VA Wit/I-STREET THISATRE.—Last evening, a , large audience witnessed the dramas " Spirit - 'Friend" and "The Gladiator," which were put upan the stage in a creditable manner. Mr. Eddy, as Henri Itragalone and Henri de &bre, acted with taste and judgment, and was materially assisted. by the mechanical effects. The drama itself is.rathe,r sensational, and strongly resembles, both mats plot and incidents, "The Corsican Brothers."' Miss Lenin was favorably received as Nydia, the blind. girl, in "The Gladiator." This evening the "SphAb. Friend" will be repeated, and be followed by the. "Adopte drama which has, not teen played. a this city for several yore. " Wance, the Mee° of Scotland," will conclude the entertain.. —Governor Andrew Johnson, of Tennessee, knit been invited by the Legislatures of Ohio 6411 ass to :WM ess those bellies tesmtivety, CITY ITEMS. The Copper Mines of Lake Superior. The subjoined fetter, which we copy from the Mining Gazette, published nt lioughton, Portage Lake, Michigan, will be read with interest by all who are interested in the development of the great mineral wealth of our coiAntry, especially as recently revealed in the vicinity ol Lake Superior. This letter, as trill be seen, refers more particularly, however, to a single mine in Mat rich topper region, the meter from which has alreaxly secroed for itself in this market an enviable name. The:niter, under the head of " Editorial Correspondence,*says : In a few months more there will !:e•two mines on the .11:mygdalold rroparty; one on tho Old Connecti cut vein, and the other ea the recently-discovered Drexel vein. The main workings, an-ferns extent is concerned, are on tine• Old Gonne 'tient vein. Nearly all' the Work done Nese is on the'Fifth and Sixth Levele,•north•and se...Whof the hoiAng shaft No. 1. At present there is bud little hoisting done, and, consequently, there is so large accumulation of rock on the two lower levels. The shaft has been somewhat enlarged. and entirely timbered from the surface to , the bottom. of the Fourth Level• in a most thovoug,h and sub stantial manner. At a rough eettrnate we should think there was full three thousand: tons of good stamp rock stoped down and ready to be raised to the eurface and sent to the mill. To one, like ourself, who have been accustomed gm viewing am apparently richer quality of starnp.reelt, this looks scarcely worth raising out of the•mine.. But upon breaking up the fragments they white iticind with tine and almost invisible liner at metal,. which permeate in every direction. The slime in. the mill is highly charged. with them minute• particle', and it requires careful.washing, to save• them. There arc several good basks remaining to be sloped down on the Fifth Level-;.one nont of the shaft is well charged with barrel copper, splendid pieces of which are projecting from the back-of the drift. All the ground of the Sixth Level is yet standing, and when sloped will produce well, judg ing from the appearance of the stripes in the• level above. There is said to be another- good stops on the Oliver vein, First Level; but the drift being ob structed, we did not visit it. The average monthly product of this vein, for the past year, was a little less than 8 tone—or 94 tons for the year. The average cost of mining for the year has been, for atoping, $l5 ;. for driving, $6.55.; andi for sink ing, $B. In surface improvement there has been a very considerable advance; the Shaft and engine houses have been repaired and built in the-most sub stantial manner ; a new tramway to the stamp-mill has just been finished, and the first ear sent over it last week; twentrone houses for workmen have been built since the first of August, and the capacity of the stamp-mill increased by onahalf. The in clined tramway is 1,650 feet in. length, with a grade of about one foot in twelve, and built for nearly the whole distance on trestle-work of the- most durabl construction. The back is composed of three paralli rails, with a four-rail turn-out of tiftyfive feet r the centre of the road, and so arranged that it impossible for the cars to collide. During the pr Sear, additions have been made to the stamp-in building which have more than double increased size, and sixteen heads of Gate's stamps put with room for eight more. Work will be comment on the new floors this week.. ......$4,029 24 The new engine house has recently been col pleted and the new engine act at work. If. is an inch cylinder, with five feet stroke, and gives gc satisfaction. The old engine will be eat up on ' Drexel vein, in the course of another month or t, A fine dew rook house is ready for use, and is vi conveniently arranged. The short track from shaft-house enters and rune through the wi length of the upper part of the building, from wt the rock is dumped on any part of the floor bene: Here it is broken up and sorted. The poor rock, which there is very little, is run out in a small c and deposited on the burrow. The selected rock broken up and shoveled into echutes, five of whi are arranged along the east side of the buildii from which the cars traversing the incline loaded and sent to the mill. The head of the incl is about six feet lower than the breaking floor the rock-house, and passes under the public road. The new, or Drexel, vein is looking exceedir ly well, and we confess we were not a little a' prleed at the amount of work which we found do on it. The vein was discovered only a few mot since, and in that time a shaft has been 'inn]; se, ty feet, and about the same amount of drifting di The shaft was first put down on a main vein c ping to the west, which intersects the email vein the bottom of the shaft. The main vein inclines the opposite direction. The drift south is ab 30 feet from the shaft, and is from eighteen ink to a little more than two feet in width, carrl some very good stamp work. It is some distil. by a slide dipping.to the south, which crosses vein in the shaft. North of the r the drift is in forty feet, and is full feet wide, showing excellent stamp work in quantities, together with tine nuggets of hear . per. The show of metal in this vein is rental fine and encouraging. A small mass is proje, from the bottom of the south drift, and it is hi and expected it is only the precursor of many n as yet unexposed. The rock looks as if it contal about three per cent. of metal, but the exact centage Is not yet known, though a trial is bi made of it. One hundred tons will be stamped washed separately, and the copper obtained will carefully kept and weighed. Forty-five tons, ready stamped, yielded about "MO lbs. of No. per, or three.fourths per cent. This is a very g showing, and we are quite sanguine that this • prove a very remunerative working to the comps Alm. F. CUTEEITNST'S NEW CARTES Vrsrrx of General McClellan, in various styles attracting the attention and applause of everyl .And-tho-m - dors-for_them from the various throughout the IN onni, - s tatst —abated. Tht gregate of those already Airman= mr. ct kunst in this way, and those sold at retail counters, Noe. T6l. and 106 Arch street, has encumeus. The reason for this popularity o Gutekunst'e pictures is found in their superior tic excellence. We may also state in this corm( that Mr. Gutek - umit has also succeeded in pi ing the finest untouched Photographs, of Im size, thst have yet been given to the public sharpness of outline and softness of finish equal to the finest steel engraving. They seen and examined to be appreciated. Goon SLEIGIMG.—There is somethi peculiarly exhilarating in the sound of merry bells in a cold right, and such a joy-diffusing nation about a rapid ride through the keen cc that we cheerfully endorse the temporary venience of subsequent slushy streets which pleasures involve; and we have thought the W. W. Alter, the great coal merchant of nib Ninth street, above Poplar, mutt be happy consciousness that his name is emblazoner thousands of comfortable fires which are so eought by the beauty and gallantry of our returning from these nocturnal excursions. A HINT TO OUR READERS.--We distinctly to impress upon the minds of our the fact that Messrs. C. Somers & Son, . Chestnut street, under Jayne's Hall, are pi to furnish the most elegant fruits of clothing, ready-made or made to order, to be found in delphia, and at Prices which can auccessfull competition. Being one of our oldest and tenelve Cloth houses here, and having the most skilful artists in their Cutting and, monufaetering department.% they ere Inabit fer extraordinary inducements to buyeis. A POPULAR ESTARLISIMENT.-3lr. 1 7 /tumult, the Napoleon of Confectioners eOlintry, is now charming his patrons, and tl generally, by his delicious Sweet Jordan Almonds, French and American Mixtures, late Preparations, French Nauget, Bon-lx bigness Secrets, Taffies, and a host of of things, all made from the finest loaf sugars placed fresh In his cases every morning. His t Almeria Grapes, and other choice fruits, ceedingly tempting. PHOTOGRAPIES, it his popular ground-floor gallery, No. S2O Air in all weathers, are regarded by them as very superior. Mr. Hipple le acquainted with the scientific features nese, and is, withal, an artist—facts which great advantages as a first-class Pholograpl GENUINE ARTICLE OF OLD Willi Iffamomu. Purtrosas.—Those of our rt siring to obtain a really genuine and psi liable article of Old Whisky, for medicinabi will find the best in the city at Mr. C. H. r. dealer in fine family groceries, Arch an , streets. THE UNITED STATES HOTEL, at burg, Pa., under the charge and propriet 31r. L. W. Ten Eyck, is undoubtedly the and wellorganized hotel in the city. !lei 'opposite the Pennsylvania Railroad depot. tremely handy to passengers, whether tre permanent, as they can leave at almost an; without the trouble of travelling very fez what is another great consideration, th well supplied, and the attendants acconn Polite and geatlemanly clerks have chr office, and no sae can well leave the T_T , without being well pleased. A TROUSAND RAG BACS.- 41 Sol rags," says the nursery hymn. "Come is is the printer's song, and it is pleasant that the ship Victoria has reached this cot nearly one thousand bales of the precious c on freight. A large portion of these rat consumed in the making of paper, upon be printed firatiass notices of the elega: for. gentlemen. and youths, that are m Brown Stone Clothing Hall of Rock.hill Nos, 603 and rob Chestnut street, above Si meet with no countenance at this great merit, except when they are converted lei Tiu GOVERNALENV ON OLD BA, —The new bill passed by Congress, pia( married men between the age of thin forty-five in the first enrollment, seems putting long-continued celibacy at a disci man at the proper age lacks the courage question, now he must go where his court tried by the yapping of forty-two poandei so much likes private lift that he will at tied, he :Is to have the fife of a private, fair fey_ will never trouble him. So,' Union!, to arms! to ersee! ye bachelors. the unmarried ladles of the country al Senator. Wilson with a new suit of do celebrated make of Charles Stokes & dethia„ for his labors in carrying this bi THE whole number of instil lllnited States, as appears by the tenet f 3,959; idiotic, 16,665; insane and idiotic, whole population is 31,441,546; from wl lows that there is one insane person out thepopulation; one idiotic out of 1,6057,.., otic'or iniutnoout of 730. In Penasylv=• 2.,743 insane, and 1 1 642 idiotic. Fronk. lationjusi made, it has also been 9Fiet the taajcz4 of sane persons resiaing patronize the one•price clothing eat Grantitie Stokes, No. 609 Cbeitnot . the choicest StASonable ganneLte are hand. 1111
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