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FRIDAY, MARCH 6,,.1863
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THE NEWS.
TUB Legislature of Kansas has adopted resolu
tons requesting Martin F. Conway, Representative
in Congress, to resign his seat. The occasion of
this is his presentation of a series of resolutions in
Congress, distinctly asserting the inability of the
Government to put down the rebellion, and look
ing,
to a recognition of the Confederacy, In doing
which, says the resolution adopted by the
Legislature, "he has betrayed the confidence
reposed in him by the brave, loyal, and trusting
people of Kansas, who have responded to the call of
their country as men never did before, and have
poured out their life.hlood like water upon many a
hard-fought battle-field, who chose him to represent
them while the rebellion was raging, and when
there could be no misunderstanding that their
almost unanimous sentiment was for a most
energetic and unyielding prosecution of the war
every vestige of rebellion was crushed out,
and order and union securely restored ; and that
they would regard as worse than a traitor him who
should counsel or hint at an abandonment of the,
conflict or a truce to the insurgents, before the
great end of the contest was accomplished: ,
Corium:as failed to pass a bill providing for com
pensation to loyal slave•owners in Missouri, by
which that State would have been helped to rid
itself of slavery. The Emancipationists in the
Legislature now propose to call a Convention to so
amend the Constitution as to permit grarlaril emend.-
Dation. While it seemed probable that -Congress
would pass the bill giving Missouri twenty millions
to abolish slavery atones, the pro-slavery journals
and pOitticians in the State, who opposed this, ex
pressed themselves loudly -in favor of gradual
emancipatiob. We hope they are still of the same
mind. • .
STATISTICS of cotton distress, gathered by the
Manchester central committee, show that four hun-
dyed and . riety-six thousand seven 'hundred and
eighty-sis
opiComur_aeriien, ther_ n m ep r e e n u h a n c
u n o omn—
of
th ..„
--lam of public charity, which supplies something
above £76,0e0 to Oil up the gap made by the loss of
£170,000. The usual average of persons dependent
in England upon public charity, in the beat of times,
is one in twenty. In 1807 there were so dependent
one in seven of the entire population, which was the
highest ever reached until the present experience.
The average at this time, as stated above, is one In
five of the whole population.
Tire Nashville Union announces that the assess
ment on disloyal citizens for the relief of the poor is
now almclet entirely paid in. - General Mitchell
lately issued an order that persons refusing to pay
should have their property immediately confiscated,
and this has wonderfully quickened the action of
those who had been holding out against previous
orders. One man, named COckrill, owning half a
million dollars' worth of property, having refused to
pay an assessment of one thousand dollars, has
been arrested and confined in the penitentiary.
Tun Committee on the Conduct of the War,
tinder thejoint resolution allowing them to sit after
the 4th of March, have adjourned to the 14th of
March, and they will continue taking testimony
until the 4th of April, when it will be turned over
to the printer, who is ordered to print fifteen thou
. sand copies for the use of members of the present
Congress. This will be the Most interesting record
of the rebellion to be issued, as the testimony taken
rums through the most exciting period of the war,
and contains the opinions of different generals and
others.
11:THII new steam corvette to which Captain Boggs,
of the Varuna, was ordered, has made her trial
trip, and is a complete success. One of the officers
writing about it says : "She can make easily twelve
to fourteen knots, and since we left Portsmouth
everything has been working admirably. If the
Alabama comes In our way, we will give her a brisk
chase and slew metallic compliments."
THE whole number of,public schools in Illinois is
9,911, which last year were attended by Steen scho
lars. The total amount paid for teachers' salaries
was $1,818,616, and the entire sum paid for school
purposes was $2,007,312. Five hundred new schools
were established during the last year, in which 40,-
000 scholars were accommodated. The permanent
school fund of the State at this tittle amounts to
$4,973,842. There are also in the State 720 private
schools, attended by 22,577 pupils.
IT IS announced that the trustees of Mr. Pea
body's munificent gift to the poor of London had
purchased a piece of land in Spitalfield (one of the
poorest districts of the metropolis), and were pre
paring to erect dwellings for the poor thereon. They
were also'negotiating for other properties in various
parte of London, which will be applied to a similar
purpose.
• Or the 16th of February a public meeting was held
in St. George's Hall, in Liverpool, to welcome
Captain Lunt, commander of the relief ship George
Griswold, Which was sent from New York with a
cargo of provisions for the Lancashire sufferers.
The demonstration was imposing and cordial, the
speakers expressing the warmest regard for the New
York merchants through whose liberality the ship
was fitted out.
Cat. Looms, commandant at Governor's Island,
New York harbor, denies that the writ of habeas
corpus, about which there has lately been such a
terrible anxiety of the rebel sympathizers in New
York, was ever served upon him. He also states in
a card, that he is ready to make proper return to it
when served, as he bas no desire or Intention to op
pose the civil authorities in the exercise of their
proper functions. • ---
CoL. F.. D. Towramrn, Assistant Adjutant Gene
ral, who was sent to Port Royal to adjust the matter
of the conflict of authority between Generals Hun
ter and Foster, has returned to Washington. He
reports that everything has been adjusted in a man
ner to give promise of the best results. The repairs
upon the Weehawken have been completed, or
nearly
.so and preparations for a movement are
substantially completed.
Tux Tribune publishes an extract from a naval
Officer's letter stating, on the authority of an English
officer, that " a project is on foot in England, super
intended by Maury, of the rebel navy, to capture the
United States squadron on the Mediterranean sta
tion with iron-clad vessels, now said to be nearly
ready for sea."
SzonwrAny CaAsx advertises for designs for the
new national currency notes of the denominations
of $6, $lO, $2O, $ 2O , 9100, 000, and $l,OOO, to be
issued under the late act of Congress authorizing a
national currency. No design will be considered
that has been used, in whole or in part, upon any
currency, bond, certificate, or other representative
of value.
Tnx iron railroad bridge at Harper's Ferry is ra
pidly approaching completion. The first two spans
are finished, and the third or past span will, it Is
said, be completed in a short time, as a large force of
workmen are engaged upon it night and day. In
the meantime the trains still continue to pass over
the wooden bridge.
A CONSTITUTIONAL UNION State Convention, for
the nomination of a State ticket, and district con
ventions for the nomination of candidates for Con
gress, will be held in Providence, on Tuesday, the
10th instant. The Democratic State Convention
will be held on the same day.
A Sr. Louis letter (2d) says a discovery has been
made that certain men have been hiring contrabands
to take into the interior, ostensibly as laborers, but
In reality for the purpose of selling them into bond
age. Several arrests have been ordered.
Talc ratifications of the treaty of commerce and
navigation between the United States and Liberia
were exchanged in London, on the 17th February,
by Mr. Adams and the consul general for Liberia.
Tax Republicans of the Second district of Con
necticut have nominated Samuel L. Warner,• of
Middletown, as their candidate for Congress. In the
First district, Colonel Henry C. Doming has been
nominated.
Joux A. Blramtm; of Ohio, and Jtidge . Wm. D.
Kelley, of this city, have gone to'New Hampshire,
to aid the Republicans of the State in their cam
paign, which closes on Tuesday next.
THE Republicans of Auburn, New York, have
elected their entire city ticket except mayor, who
was defeated by only seven votes.
Sex.vron HA LX, who has been confined to his
bed for two or three weeks by severe illness, is now
pronounced out of danger, and decidedly improving.
The New York Democracy and the War.
We see it announced that a meeting will
be held iiirthe city of New York this eve
ning 'for 'the purpose of demanding an earn
est and unflinching prosecution:of the war.
It is said that General SCOTT will preside,
and that Mr. Hotz„.M.r. Joni( ArAw BUREN,
and Mr. JAMES T. BRADY will make
speeches. That General Scow and
Mora should ~......takes.Wont'n 'the part of
~..„,,,..411•1 . ex and Mr. BEADY indicates
a sincere repentance, or a shrewd political.
scheme. ,Mr. "VAN BUREN is one of those
jaunty gentlemen in political life who look
ulion politics as they would upon a case in
court, and feel ready to speak for the client
who pays the'largest fee. He has been for
the war and against the war ; and, as his
last demonstration was for the war, it
'only indicated that he had changed.
his opinions tvlth mathematical precision..
He was for permitting the' 'wayward sisters .
.of the South to depart in peace, but -the
'New York Democracy made no effort 'to'
•send him to the Senate, and it is, perhaps, in
fierce remembrance of this neglect that he in
troduces the firebrand of war into the peaceild
counsels of }lonArxo SEYMOUR and FEB.-,
NANDO WOOD. We do not know what to
'think of Mr. BEADY. He is an able man,
but to all appearances as unscrupulous and
careless as New York politicians always
are. He loaned himself to Jowl 6. Buses-
INICiDGE as an ornamental candidate for Go
vernor of New York—a very unnecessary
net of aid and comfort, and one justifying
the suspicion of loyal men. After thus aid
ing to precipitate the war, he suddenly
joined the war party, and made some elo-_s
quent speeches in behalf of the Union. I.
the course of time he again became a Demo! . _
ant, and earnestly 'sustained the election of
Mr. Spirmoun. When these men become
earnest advocates of war, we have a right
to exercise a just suspicion. If they are
sincere we shall welcome them heartily,
but we have a right to ask proofs of their sin
cerity. It is possible that they look upon
their previous course with that feeling of
shame which it should inspire. It is possible
that they desire to place. the friends of the
Union in a false position, and to profit by
on eleventh-hour return to the Union cause.
If they are tru]y in favor of the cause, let
them manifest their devotion by the only
test that a loyal man cares to undergo—that
of warm and enthusiastic devotion to the
Administration, It'is easy to do this, and
no just difficulty Caribe in the way of Mr.
BRADY and:Mr. VANC BUREN. We do not
want half-way measures nor half-waY
men—and a half-way party cannot escape
from the fate of all organizations that, in
times of danger or necessity, - endeavor to
shrink from a just responsibility, or emu
promise with crime and treason. It -,is not
too late for these 31011 to be saved, but sal
vation can only follow triie repentance:
Joy in New 4ersey.
There is joy,in New Jersey over the , ter
mination of the Thirty:seventh Cong'ress.•
A meeting has been held at Trenton, and.
guns have been fired "with every demon
stration of_joy." Speeches have been made,
and among the speakers we see Judge NAAR,
the high-minded editor of the Trenton True
American, who, after being the slave of
JAMES B eIIKNAN, and the defender of his .
basest deeds, is naturally the Slave and .de
fender of treason. Mr. C. C. Bram also
spoke. He will be remembered for his se
cret speech at the Democratic Club in- this
city, where he sustained JEFFERSON DAVIS,
and shoe,ked every loyal heart. This re
creant preacher—this adventurer, this
shameless, and unscrupulous demagogue
is the proper man to unite with NAAR
in demonstrations of joy. And if an-,
har_was..._neeessary to complete the
trio, who could it D - e --- mit ----- mna - cor
HOLEMAN, whose name will go down to
infamy as the first man in the North to pro
pose in.lns place, - as a representative from
New Jersey, a humiliating peace with trea
son? These men rejoiced, and fired cannon,
and made speeches. We are - glad of it:
These men, and these only, could rejoice
over the termination of a Congress whose
members did a noble and patriotic duty to
their country.,
oland.
. ,
The insurrection -in Poland is the great
event in Europe. We do not know enough
of the merits of this sad affair to express a
just opinion, but our sympathy is decidedly
with the Poles. Their nation has been
compelled to suffer from the greatest po
litical crime of the age. Poland was a dis
tinctive nation, with all the elements of a
nationality—a religion, a literature, a lan
guage, a history„ They were a weak people,
the internal dissensions of generations hav
ing exhausted their strength; and diminished
their capacity for self-govermilent. Russia,
Austria, and Prussia surrounded 'them.
They stood in the way of the great designs
that busied the brains of these Powers, and
more particularly those of the Russian
Czar. Accordingly their partition was de
creed and -carried into effect. England-
'did not protest, . as they had too many
claims upon her gratitude for having
'saved her from NAPOLEON. In
.the per
petration. of great crimes, involving the ex
istence of a free people, England has never
been known to protest, unless her, own
interests were imperilled. Thus, when tae`
Russian bear placed his paw upon Turkey,
England entered into a . war, for the danger
'to Turkey was danger to East India, and the
possession of Constantinople was the pos
session of the Orient and the Mediterranean.
But Poland had no such claim. London did
not care a penny whether she was defended
or divided ; and .when London does not
care a penny the English lion sleeps.
France, weak and bleeding from the ampu
tation of the Holy Alliance, rent and torn
by the ambitious wars of NAPOLEON, was
not in a position to protest. So Poland was
divided, and the enlightened sentiment of
the world was
.shocked. The enlightened
sentiment of the world has never ceased to
protest ,`Russia has held Poland with 'the
tenacity that is a part of the Muscovite
character, and in the mad hope of crushing
the spirit of_..tao---rom—int,obocueneci - of
utterly aiiiiihilating every distinctive trace of
nationality, pride, or religion, she has go
verned its people with -unrelenting , and in
human tyranny. Poland has rebelled,. and
in doing so has obeyed the manly impulse
of a free and independent people..
With our own dreadful experience passing
before our eyes, it is not for us to express
any sympathy with any insurrection 'against
a true and legal GovernMent Already it
has been said that Poland is another South,
and Russia another North, and that the
sympathy we bestow upon the Pole, strug
gling against the Czar, should be bestowed
upon the Southerner struggling against the
Union. No comparison could be more un=
just. Poland is endeavoring to rectify a
crime ; the South is endeavoring to commit
a crime. Poland has been the victim of
Russian tyranny; the South has been the
Petted child of the Republic. Poland has
suffered all the woes and griefs that a serf
dom could feel ; the South, for a century,
has been the master of the Republic. Po,
land is in insurrection in obedience to a high
and holy inspiration; the South is in insur 7
rection to perpetuate a great wrong.. The
triumph, of Poland will be the triumph of
liberty ; the triumph of the Soutli would be
the triumph of slavery. Therefore, all our
instincts are with Poland, and we cannot
refrain from wishing her every success in
her present trying time.
The Brazilian Question.
The speech of the Earl of DERBY, on the
Brazilian qUestion, in the House of Lords,
recently, indicates trouble .to the Ministry of
Lord PALMERSTON. The difficulty with
the Brazils is one of those petty.questions
that occasionally assume a. national, aspect.
It may be briefly. stated thus : Some years
ago an English merchant vessel was wrecked
on the coast of Brazil. These' coasts are
infested with a barbarous, pre:ditor.i , race of
fishermen and smugglers, who 'live upon
the sea, and look upon a shipwreck as the
bounty of a kind Providence. Whether
booty comes in the way of distress or crime,
they seize it, and the plunder of a shipwreck
is considered as legitimate as the plunder
of a coasting - schooner or a fishing-smack.
The unfortunate English vessel was taken
from the waves, and its passengers robbed.
England demanded reparation from the
Emperor,of the Brazils. He heSitated, partly
to obtain evidence on the . subject, a4 t id n oigt__ .
ly because he conk'
lent manner, and wad--
ii t ibrief time, the English repre
sentative,. Mr. . CiErasm, became indignant,
and ordered the English men-of-war to seize
enough Brazilian vessels to pay the demand.
The Emperor then paid the sum required
under protest, and the matter - was re
. fcrred to the English Ministry. In
the meantime, another trouble arose,
in consequence of the arrest of British naval
officers in the streets of Rio Janeiro for a
breach of the municipal :Peace. This is'a
trifling matter, and has 'only served to em
bitter the international feeling. The Minis-
try has said.nothing to Parliament on the
subject, although the Earl GRANVILLE has
promised to submit the papers in the ease:
In the meantime the Earl DERBY has con
demned in very strong terms the conduct of
Mr. CilMsTrE, and inquired whether it met
the Approbation of Parliament ?"
It la probable that Brazil and- England
are both wrong. Brazil was disposed to
temporize; England was haughty, insolent,
and tyrannical, .as she always is. The ac
tion of 'Lord DERBY may be a mere
politi
cian's manceuvre—but it cannot fail to•com
pel justice to the Brazilian 'Empire.' That
that Empire should permit a band of wreck-
era to live upon its coast and - prey upon the
commerce of the world, is an unjust and
shameful thing, and the world should;com4
pel it to keep its own internal peace. .This,
however, is no reason why England should
act with tyranny and rage, and inflict an ttn:
necessary humiliation upon a proud and
civilized nation.
The Charleston Blockade.
The opinion of the English press upon
BEAUREGARD'S account of the breaking of
the Charleston blockade is what we had a
right to expect. The London 'Times re
capitulates the facts as. they appeared in 'a
Richmond paper, and, upon the evidence of
'the 'Southerners themsekires, decides against
them. We know, and we have no doubt it
is known in England before this, that these
statements of the Southern press were ab
surd prevarications. Lord PALMERSTON, in
a cautious speech, took the same ground.
He could not apply the law of nations to a
We which was' merely imaginary, or at
best overstated. Ha knewthat, in the very
nature of things, it was impossible for a
Confederate fleet of two or three vessels to
drive away a Federal fleet of twenty, and
that the • immediate return of the Federal
vessels to their anchorage was the best evi
deuce in the'world that the anchorage was,
still in 'their possession.' It is possible that
inimical nations may take aavan4ge of this.
naval circumstance to make a case against
the •llnion, and that .a Monarch like N.
roL i EorT may have the audacity to ask us to
givi the world sixty days to replenish the
South through the funnel of the Charleston
harbor. Still, our own position is known,
and has been boldly stated. The Ameri
can GoVernment cannot permit any claim
to be made which has no foundation beyond
fraud and falsehoOd. We know that, so far
as tbe claim "of the rebels in this matter is
concerned, it is a fraud and a falsehood.
We do not anticipate any trouble whatever,
and the exploit of BEM:MEG/MD and; IN;
ortiarAm will be remembered among the
Most shameless deceptions of history.
The Gold Panic.
The intelligence we print this morning,
in reference to the panic in gold, is very
gratifying. The gamblers in stocks and
speculators in currency have been conspir
h,b—Ayr--mvuo..—w—a.p.-....i.t.--thi.—...tior,,,a
paper, and, by creating fear and distrust
among the people, profit by our misfor
tunes. They have been - aided, we fear, by
corrupt and bad men in Congress—by sym-
Pathizers with secession, foreign capitalists,
and all who preferred their own gain
to the country's good. doing this,
they warred upon the best interest of the
nation, attacked Secretary CHASE, and en
deavored to demoralize the national system
of finances. They succeeded to au extent
that no true patriot could witness without
pain. Gold became an article of merchan
dise, and was forced up to a high per cent.
Speculation became a rage ; men lost and,
won fortunes with as little, trouble as they
lose and win fortunes at the gambling-table
or the race-course. Loyal and cautious men
predicted it could not last long, and now we
see their predictions verified. There is a panic
in the money Market. Money has fallen
and is falling rapidly. Such a panic, we are
told, was never known before. Ve are
glad to sec it, and if ruia.falls upon the men
- who have been instrumental in producing
this false and oppressive state of affairs, we
shall look upon it as
,the just punishment of
an avenging Providence.
WASHINGTON.
Special Despatches to 66 The Press.7i
,WASHINGTON, Maroh 6, 1863,
Extra Seision of the U. S. Senate.
The main points of business transacted in the
Senate to-day were the administration of oaths to
THOMAS A. HENDRICKS . , of Indiana, and WILLIAM
SPRAGUE, of Rhode Island, who took their seats for
the first time.
The President pro tem., by resolution of Mr. Ax.
TITONT, of Rhode Island, was authorized to appoint
the standing committees.
The executive 'session was confined to the passage
of a resolution to return all the nominations of mi
litary officers, &c., which expired with the late ses
sion, to the President of the United States.
it was not till after the adjournment that the Pre
sident's private secretary reached the Capitol with
several Executive communications.
The Goyernment ofTlTtah.
A telegram has been received from Brigham Young
staling that a meeting lied been held in the taberna
cle "to petition the President to remove Governor
Mannino, and Judges WAITS and DRAKE, and ap
point good men in their places." He adds—" The
majority of Federal officers (all the other gentlemen)
are acting honorably." From this it appear, that
Chief Justice Kmanxny, Secretary Of StateFor.ien,
and Superintendent of Indian Milani DOTE, are in
cluded in the compliment. CODgre3.-.1 6 .8- 0.- ‘
failed to provide by legislation any immi x.- for
quieting the o ut ire c u on leavieg
enarouty to to.rixecutive Department.
Enlisted Men and Side-arms.
The provost marshal of this city has issued an
order forbidding enlisted men of the army from wear
ing side-arms of any kind within the limits of Wash
ington, excepting when their duties require them.
The reason given for this is to secure the public
peace and preserve the property of the Government
from loss through the negligence or viciousness of
careless or unprincipled soldiers. •
Recognition of Spanish Consuls:
The President has recognized Don MARIANA AL
v,lnzz as consul of Spain at New York, and Don
JUAN Da ELMIANNA SAN MARTIN vice-consul at
New Orleans.
Mr. BoutwelVs Successor.
Joezr El J. 1.411V113, of Pennsylvania, it is generally
believed will be nominated to the Senate as succes
sor to Commissioner of Inteznal Revenue Boor•
Tile Charges Against Mr. nolleway.
The printed report of the committee on the charges
preferred against Commissioner of Patents
WAY will be accompanied by a defensive and ex
planatory statement from that gentleman.
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
Citizens and Nou -Residents Required to
Obtain Permits—Au Order to Increase the
Efficiency and Discipline of Certain Regi
ments.
IiZADQUARTEAS 3 ARMY OP THY POTOM-IC,
March 5, 1863.
General Order No. 18 contains the following
Citizens and non-residents will not be allowed to
remain within the lines or camps of this army with
out a permit from the Provost Marshal General.
• "Commanding officers will cause all such persons
within their commands to be brought before the Pro
vost Marshal General, for his decision and action.
"The inspection reports of the following regiments
and batteries, giving evidence of the necessity of
strong exertions on the part of every officer and
member of the command to bring them up to a pro
perstate of discipline and efficiency.
"No further leaves of absence or furloughs will
be granted to these commands, and all officers ab
sent therefrom must be recalled, and their leaves
revoked, viz.:
"New York Reginients..-12th, 21st, 23d, 26th,
34th, 35th, 42d, 69th, 60th, 78th, 88th, 104th, 105th,
101 th, and 145th.
Pennsylvania Regiments.-28th, 68th, 69th, 124th,
126th 132 d 136th and 155th."
Batteries-sth Maine, Leppin's ; Co. A, let Rhode
Island, Arnold's; Co. B, Ist Rhode Island, Ha
zard's ; Co. K, 4th United States, Seeley'i; Co. D,
BA New York, Osborne's ; Co. B, let Rhode Island,
Randolph's ; 6th United States, Hazlett's; Co. 0,
let Massachusetts, Martins; Co. A, Ist Massachu
setts, IllcCartney's ; 3d New York, Hums' ; 2d New
York, Blume's ; Co. K, Ist United States, Gra
ham's; sth New Yolk, Thit's ; Co. B, let Connecti
cut, Brooker's.
Ti'e commandant of the cavalry corps will discon
tinue. the leaves and furloughs authorized under
general orders • No, 3, to the regiments of•hts com
mand which are neglectful in discipline, et . Tejpi e
care of arms and eqiiipment3. animo
cmpprove and
It is expelt i u
ed the
. - ougitto those regiments or batteries
••c
tteries
•• situated. All °dicers and enlist-"
ed men absent beyond the pgriod of their leave of
furlough must be tried by court martial.
.All sutlers will confine their traffic to the regi
ments to which they are appointed and belong. The •
goods and Property of those found violating this
order will be confiscated upon proof thereof. Sutlers
who use the names or orders of officers to procure
transportation, or purchase or sell contraband goods,
will be subjected to the same penalties.
Rebel Miteflies In East Tennessee.
Cticmitwayt, March 6 --Ilettigee;froni East Ten
nessee relate the most horrible ,barbarttles prao-
Used there on Union men. Two companies of Che
rokee' Indians are acting as a provost guard In.
Knoxville. They accompany the cavalry expeditions•
in search of loyalists. The provost marshal offers
a bounty of five dollars for every Union man they
-
A short time before the refugees fled, they save ft
party of these savages come in with string of
fourteen ears cut from the bodies of dead Unionist',
for which they received the promised boUnl3;;*
The Capture of.tiiilndianola..,
Ciacirman,lllareit s.—Some additional particu
lars of the capture of ‘the,ladianOla have been re
ceived. When she was attacked, the advantage was
on the side of the rebel rains. The Indianola moved
Slowly, compared with them. They kept clear of
her bow, where her beat guns were, and butted the
aides and stern.
The Indianola kept changing her guns front side
to side : but, as fast as this was done, the active as
sailants gained the opposite aide, and hithe boldest
manner butted her again. The Indianola had a coal
barge on each side. These were sunk Immediately.
At length Captain Brown announced the boat in a
sinking condition, and surrendered. The 'action:
lasted about twenty minutes.
It is reported at Lake. Providence that the In
dianola was sunk by her crew to escape capture.
U. S. Gunboats Spoken.
Nxw Yonx, March"6.—The gunboats Oneida and
'Tgaohusett, bound to St. Thomas, were spoken on
nb, 21, in lat. 20, lon. 48.
THE PRESS.-PHILADFLPHIA, FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1863:
ARMY OF THE iUMBERLAND.
ADVANCE OF 'THE REBELS twin VAN NM.
THEY ARE DRIVEN BACK.
del ziii4;(•10;&002Wiellzi2Oldlake);OPO
NA SHVILLB, March 6: 7 -The enemy, under General
Van Dorn, advanced again towards Franklin yes
terday.
The Federal force also advanced six miles, and
drove the rebels back. Two of our men were wound
ed, while the rebels lost thirteen killed.
The fight was renewed this morning, but no par
ticulars of the engagement have been received.
Twenty-three men, of Colonel Johnson's Ten
nessee regiment, while on. picket duty west of
Nolansville, were attacked by fifty of the Con
federate cavalry, who tried to surround and capture
them. The Tennesseans, after twenty minutes'
fighting, compelled the rebels to surrender, and took
the whole party prisoners. The latter arrived in
this city to-night,
Reinforcements for General GiberVe command
at Franklin were immediately sent forward on the
reception of the news of the rebel demoistration in'
that quarter, and they arc large enough to destroy
or capture Van I) ern's whole command.
It is reported that about one thousand rebel ca
valry ire in the vicinity of Harpeth shoals, waiting
to make an attack on Cumberland.
Hon. Connolly F. Trigg, Judge of the United
states District Court, has ordered that no attorney,
prosecutor, or other person, who has not taken the
oath to support the Constitution of the United
States, shall be permitted to manage or conduct cases
in the court of this district.
THE MISSISSIPPI SQUADRON.
The Capture of the Indianola said to have
been Unwarrantable—Sickness in- the
Army Increasing—The Lake Providence
Canal Finished.
Mentrurs, March 3, via CAIRO, March 6.-The
ram Indianola was captured under...circumstances
which lead to the belief that she was unnecessarily
surrendered.
On last Friday, the Indianola and. Queen of the,
West were discovered under our guns at Farienton.
Muth wercl.s, vuItaIItIOu'AVISTSCUIVS servide.
The sickness in the army is increasing. The cane .
between the Mississippi and Lake Providence has
been finished, but the water has not yet been let in.
Anticipated Trouble in Kentucky.
Ciacirricaerr, March 6.—Trouble is apprehended
on the Kentucky border. The mal-contents over
the river, in Covington and Newport, and the adja
cent country, are believed to be in communication
with 'Humphrey Marshall's vagabonds. Their pan
is to rise in arms, while he makes a raid on the
Kentucky Central Railroad, seize the fortifications,
spike the guns, and hold thorn till he cornea up. A
rendezvous is ;appointed, fifteen miles from New
port, for Saturday next, and they are busy procu
ring arms and provisions for the occasion.
Excitement at Columbus, Okio.
'NV: • PE . VICE * ty.••
COLUMBUS, 0., March s.—The editorial office of
the Crfals was mobbed too-night by soldiers. The
composing rooms of the same publication, situated
in another building, were left undisturbed.
Gen. Cooper has called out the military force un
der hie command to restore order.
- PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE,
The Senate met at 11 o'clock, and was opened
with prayer.
The Speaker laid before the Senate the following
communication :
TREASITET DEPARTMENT ' March 5, 1863.
To the Speaker mul hlembers of the Sen ate:
GENTLEMEN : In obedience to your resolution of
Feb. 10, 1863, requiring me "to inform the Senate
what amount ofepecie certificates were issued to the
several banks of this Commonwealth in accordance
with the act of Jan. 30, 1663, authorizing me to ex
change with the banks an amount of currency sufil
dent to pay the interest due in February in coin,
and report the names of all the banks that offered to
exchanfe, and those to whom the certificates ware
Issued,' I have the honor to report: That the
amount of gold deposited by the several banks for
which certificates will issue amounts to one million
eight thousand three hundred and eighteen dollars
and twelve cents.
This includes all the banks under special charters,
except six, viz : Farmers and Drovers , Bank,
Waynesburg; Southwark Bank, Philadelphia;
Monongahela Bank, Brownsville; Bank of Beaver
County; Bank of Fayette County; Bank of Pitta
burg.
The first named has signified its acceptance of the
act, hut has not yet deposited the coin. The re- -
ma ining five banks base their declination to comply
with the act on the ground of being specie-paying
banks. I have no means of telling whether their
claim Is founded in fact or not, except that their
payments of taxes to the Commonwealth have been
made in the common currency of the country. For
these banks to receive their interest in gold on the
amount of public debt held by them, and pay their
taxes in common currency, does not agree with my
ideas of justice, or establish very closely their claim
of being spaying institutions.
HENRY 11. MOORF., State Treasurer.
Dlr. BOUND presented a petition from Philadel
phia for a law providing compensation for aged,
school-teachers retired by the Board of Control.
Petitions were presented frdfri Schuylkill county
against permitting corporations to hold_huze taldies.
of land for mininimsipap-- •
-•••-.3 1 ‘,..oniuntttees.
- nfr. - CONNELL reported, from the Finance Coln.
mitten, with amendment, the bill to enable the
Ntryoming Canal Company to compromise with its'
creditors. The Committee on Banks reported bills
to recharter thefollowing banks for the period of
five years from de expiration of their charters—viz :
Bank of Danville, Bank of Delaware County, Lan
caster County Bank :Farmers , Bank of 'Easton,
Commercial Bank of ilennsylvania.
Mr. RIDGWAY, to authorize the State Treasurer
to refund to George R. Berrill money overpaid as an
auctioneer ; also, a bill to authorize the Fairmount
Passenger Railway Company to extend their track.
Mr. CONNELL, to 'authorize the Philadelphia,
Germantown, and Norristown Railroad Company to
sell certain real estate; also, a bill for the relief of
William D. Sheridan • also, a bill exempting the
Woman's Hospital of ' Philadelphia from taxation,
which was considered and passed.
Mr. LOWRY, joint resolutions approving the
proclamation of the President releasing the slaves
of rebels as a military. measure.
Mr. RIDGWAY called up the House bill stipple.
mentary to the charter of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company.
Mr. CLYMER ofibred a proviso requiring the
supplement to be submitted to a vote of the stock
holders. Not agreed to—yeas 13, nays 14. The bill
then passed to third reading and was laid over.
Mr. KINSEY called up the bill incorporating a
company to build a bridge across the Delaware river
at Durham Furnace, which- passed to third reading
and was laid oyer.
Mr. SMITH - called up the bill to incorporate the
NorthPhiladelphiaAssociatidn of Baptist Churches,
which passed to third reading and was laid over.
Mr. bTEIN called up the bill providing for the
layingof a tax in several townships of Northampton
'county for the relief of-sub s cribers to the volunteer
bounty fund, which passed finally. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House wee called to order at lox by Speaker
OESSNA.
A number of petitions were presented from Berke,
Washington and Bucke counties, praying for the
passage of a'law preventing negroes from coming
into the State.
Messrs. Kerns,Pancoast, 'lamer, Moore, (loch
ran, Gwin, Hopkins, McManus, Smith, Lee, Quig
ley, and Schofield presented remonstrances against
a railroad on Broad street.
Messrs. GRABER and others presented petitions
for the passage of a law making it illegal to pay the
wages of labor in store orders.
Mr. THOMPSON, an act exempting the Mer
cantile Librery Compaily of Philadelphia from taxa
tion.
BARGER, an act authorizing the payment
of the amount of redeemable ground rents into court
in certain cases.
Mr. COCHRAN, a supplement to the act incor
porating the Philadelphia Lying•in Charity. Also,
HD act for the more convenient deepaich of public
business in Philadelphia courts.
City Wm-Twits.
The special committee to which was referred an
act authorizing public officers of Philadelphia to re
ceive city warrants in payment of debts due the city,
made a report with a negative recommendation.
. .
Mr. LA. FORTE, en act reducing the pay of mem
hers of the Legislature to $8 per diem for one hun
dred days, and $1.60 per diem if the session extends
beyond that time.
Mr. FREELAND, an act relative to the borough
of Millersburg, ivhich passed finally.
Mr. EARLY, an act to facilitate anatomical re.
searches.
On motion of Me. THOMPSON, the House pro
ceeded to the consideration of an act exempting the
Mercantile Library Company from taxation....-----
Mr. MOORE moved to it'Prv t "to tax on capital
Diary
M. - SCHOFIELD, an act repealing the act ap
pointing a measurer of paving -atones.
Mr. LEE, an act to increase the accommodations
of the Philadelphia county prison.
• Bills Considered.
A supplement to the act incorporating the'Lykens.
Valley Coal Company was considered and defeated.
An act to incorporate the 011 Creek Navigation
Company was considered and postponed.
Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House proceeded to the consideration of an
act to authorize school directors to select sites for
school-houses: (This does not apply to Philadelphia.)
The act was laid over.
•
Auctioneers.
Mr. THOItIPSON offered the following resolu
tion which was adopted:
ItAohvd, That the Auditor General be reqiiested
to communicate to this House the Ila Elea of all auo.
tioneers who pay taxes in accordance with the laws
of this Commonwealth, and the amount paid by
each;also, the names of those who donot pay.
OH Creek Navigntiou.3
An act to incorporate the Oil Creek Navigation
Company was considered, on motionofkis BESEE,
and passed finally. It is intended to enforee certain
rules for the regulation of dams upon Oil Creek,
and if possible, to prevent the great damage to oil
boats which frequently occurs during freshets.
An act to provide for the transportation of the
bodlea of deceased soldiers to Pennsylvania was
considered.
The act was rend as follows
Whetted, Soldiers from the State of Penneylvania
whilst in the service of the 'United Statue have died,
whose friends have incurred the expanse of bring
ing their bodies home for interment, being ignorant
of the fact that the Mate furnished transportation
for the same, and there being no law authorizing the
payment of such expense by the chief of transporta
tion: Therefore,
SECTION 1. Be 11 matfett by the Senate. and House of
.Representatives of the • Catitinonweallk of Pennsylvania
ira General Assembly Ind, and 41 is, heieby enacted by Me
authority of the raw, That upon evidence being pro
duced to the chief of transportation that friends of
deceased soldiers in the service of the United States,
from the State of Pennsylvania, have brought the•
bodies of such deceased solthers to their home for in
terment, and have paid the necesaaiTtransportaticsa
therefor, that the same Isbell be refunded by Bata
officer:
The bill wan referred, to a specdal committen pg
three. Adjourned.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 6.—There II more doing
in Coat 011; sales of 1,500 casks at about "But•
ter, 24c. Candles, 16c. Mewed 011,'51.26. NVldaky„.
42Nc.. Sales of 100 hhda prime New Orleans Sugar
sit 1/0. Cotton Goode havo 'all advanced, with
moderate purobaaya of drills and etreettaga for New
York.
LiABRISBIIRG, Maroh 6, 1863
SENATE.
Pititioxxs
Bills Introduced.
Ellis Considered
Petitions.
Bills Introdvicied.
Additional Billet Introduced.
From'San Francisco.
Board of Revenue Commissioners.
liAnnisstrge, 'March 5,1663
The Board met at ta o'clock A. at. •
COMMUNICATIONS ITSQUIVETP.
The Speaker presented communientiona froth the
clerks of the Orphans' Courts of several counties,
which were referred to the proper committee&
EYA TfINATTON OF RETURN'S
Mr. Calvin offered the followingresOlutton(asking
that one otrered by him yesterday be postponed):
//noised, That the clerks of this Board examine
the returns made by the several couaties,.anti ascer
tain and report the amount of revenue which they
will produce without any alterations of the rate;
and to report also the amount produced by the
valuations for lairt, of those counties which have
not yet made their returns.
.fitter some discussion, this resolution wtlls with.
drawn.
RETURNS OF CLERKS AND COMMISSIONERS.
Mr. Waddell asked what should be . done with
the returns sent by some of the clerks and commis
sioners of the eeveral counties which had* reference
to the years '67, and '59. instead of those of '6O,
PM, and '62, won which their estimates should have
been made. It was the result of an error in the
circulars which were sent out, asking for inforing
lion. It aims agreed that there would be no great
difference helween those years, therefore• those re
turns tie received.
Mr. Ease offered this resolution:
Resolved, That this Board have their daily pro
cecdines published in the Patriot and Union and Daily
Tekraph, together with all its former proceedings,
which will he furnished by the clerks of thisßoard,
to be paid for out of the contingent fund.
By unanimous consent this was adopted.
Mr. Cummings offered the following resolution,
which was adopted :
Resolved, That a committee be Sppointed, whose
duly it shall be to examine returns from different
counties, and report what, in their opinion, would
be a fair valuation in each.
This was amended by inserting the number of the
committee (7), which was also accepted.
Adjourned..
The State Taxes.
A statement has been handed to the Revenue
Commissioners, showing the amount of tax paid by
each taxable inhabit ant of eaoh county, as well as a
number of other interesting facts :
9) 0 ...9 0 9 , mi 0
11 • ,L=lll =L I 714
, , r e ,r. e. On g . PM il
•
. 0
_. , 0 k wg.t:
Counties. 'L I ' ) -- -t'" - .4 g a gl g
""' - g . g-1; 0 12 Ow o 4 ....."
p> ~:lg dtpil 2-'1,,,- 1 :),
..5 .Ig=m g /s g c. Eisog
. a F. a) . 4
Adams 27,997 7,863 337,920 $1 87
A11egheny......... 180,074 34,974 482,580 186
Armstrong 36,114 7,049 401,0.1 86
Beaver 29,321 '6,487 291, •.1 164
Bedford 28,803 6,037 ' 876 : 0.. 131
Berke 94,043 19,6•' 68E4:1 311
Blair 27,765 6,311 416,H . 206
Bradford 60,046 9,:: 751,3.. 118
Bucks 63,803 14,1. 387, 11 3 47
Butler 33,753 8,7 •. 470,4'' / 96
Cambria 29,313 '7, 427,•H 65
Cameron .... .... ....
Carbon ... 21,239 5,/ •'• 256,0" ill
Cheater 74,749 16, 472,3-' 3 71
•Centre 27,087 6,691 640,000 198
Clarion 25,076 6,612 384,11. 80
Clinton 17.122 3, ' 672,.. 1 78
Clearfield ...... .... 18,9 4,' ' 750,"' 76
Columbia ..... .... 24,603 6,952 220,1.' 146
Crawford 49,041 12,21 6240 1 , TI
Cumberland 40,402 10,5 •• 348,:" 293
Dauphin 48,640 10,97 341,120 281
Delaware 30,614 6,677 112, 357
Erie 49,697 11,602 460, 99
Elk 5,84: 1,610 600, 144
Fayette 40,1. • 8,97. - 512. 167
Franklin 42,24. 9,81; 473,60 308
Fulton 9,140 2,24 241,61 94
Forest .. - 889 281 1 38
Greene .... .... .. ... 24,40 • 6,634 382, 136
Huntingdon 28,204 6, :: 967, 187
Indiana 33,869 '7,484 492, 91
Jefferson 18,414 4,13 352 , 76
Juniata .... ....... 16,300 3,81 , 2244 186
Lancaster 116,621 28 , 292 603. 3 19
Lawrence 23,213 6,461 218,88 167
Lebanon ' ' .. 30,03' 7,960 182,00 296
Lehigh 48,932 10,663 221, 234
Luzerue 91,169 21,693 696, 97
Lycomidg ........ 37, ' 9,269 691, 128
Mercer. 37,164 8,595' 410, 138
11IcKean. 9,000 1,643 605,44 107
Mifflin 16, : 4,175 230, , 260
Monroe.... 16,806 3,651 381, 118
Montgomery . '70,494 16,LV 263,060 309
Montour.... 13,120 3,605 1.17,230 151
Northampton 47,77 12,315 236, 280
Northumberland .. 29,007 8,025 292,480 1 '7B
Ferry 22,1110 8,236 344,960 131
Philadelphia 668,03 105,956 76, 4.21
Pike 7,360 1,468 371,200 143
Potter 10,467 2,893 550,000 69
Schuylkill 90,173 19,51 476,80 143
Snyder 15,124 3,5 inTJ/iion. 194
Somerset 26,920 6,4 672,000 144
Sullivan 4,141 1,31' 266,800 72
Susquehanna 36,661 8,3 510, 82
Tloga .31,211 7,201 704,000 69
Union 14,221 3,761 352,0001 263
Venango 26,18! 6,27 544,000 60
Warren 19,291 4,493 612,000 '77
Washington 47,316 11,473 644,000, 224
Wayne 32,1'n 7,670 448,001 49
Westmoreland .... 51,090 12,560 640,000 162
Wyoming 12,664 2,662 259,000 92
York.. 69,088 18,776 592,0001 /
1 '7l
$llO 26
Total
Equal to $1.69 jut
2.921,046.
taxable
Tl►e Gold Panic.
NEW YORE, March b.—Sterling bills are sold for
gold'and not for currency. The rate is I.IOX, paya
ble in gold.
Gold is quoted at 165 since the second board.
The excitementon the• gold question exceeds any
panic ever known. The quotation has not been eta.
tionary ten .minutes together to-day. • The public
were sellers in small amounts at whatever rate they
could get from the brokers.
Boirrox, March 6.—There was considerable ex
citement to-day on State street, owing to the fluc
tuation in gold. It is reported that a sale of $30,000
was made at 69.
CINCINNATI, March o.—The news from New York
of the deline in gold baa unsettled 'the markets of
this city completely, and no busines, was done to
day. Exchange on New York is unaltered.
Gen. Wool at Providence.
"PROVIDENQE, Rhode Island, March s.—General
:Wbol was greeted by a large throng on hie arrival
Intie- 3 4WYbffigatfr. addressed
each branch of the Legislature. Ile has gone, by
steamer, to Newport, and will return to•nlght.
Colonel Belger tuider.Arrest.
Barrimone, March 6.—Colonel Belgcr, quarter.
master, has been ordered to Carlisle Barracks for
trial, by court martial, on the charges preferred
by the Senate committee. Brevet Lieutenant James
E. Donalaon takes his place.
A Blockade Runner.
NEW Yowk, march 6.—The brig Augusta, front
Nuevitas, reports on the 2d, in lat. 34, long. 75, she
saw a large English steamer steering for Charleston.
She was probably a blockade runner.
Arrival of the Steamer City. of New York.
NEW Yons, March 6.—The steamer Ong of -New
York arrived from Liverpool this morning. Her
dates have been anticipated. She paned' the steamer
Atatralacian On the 20th ult., lat 61; long 15.
Arrival of the Steamer St. Andrew.
NEW Yons, March 6.—The steamer St. Andrew
arrived at this port to-night. Her advicea have been
anticipated.
Noh,Arrival or the Arabia.
ITannux, March 6-10 o'clock P. M.—There are
no ages of the steamer Arabia, now das with later
forclga advicea.
A .I,2tter from Granville Sharp to Benja.
min Franklin.
Di the year following that in which the Oonatitu
tionof the. United States was framed, Granville
Shrug), the English philanthropist, addressed the
subjdned letter to 13enjamin: - Franklin. B. it
seems, expected only calamitous consequences Item
the =promise then made with the slave-trade sap
elavvy—and they are already u_pon us:
LEADENBALL STREAM, LONDON,
10th January, 1788,
To hia Excellency Dr. Pranktin President of the Pen;
~...ttetteney Dr. Pranktin, President..te tn•
syhjita Society for Promoting the Abolition - 0
of Slavery:
Lass Sin: I ought long ago to havaacknowledged
the dep sense which I entertain of my obligations
to thi Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the
Aboli on of Slavery, for the (honor they have been
pleas 'to confer upon me by inserting my name in
the 'limber of their corresponding members, as
signitel in your Excellency's letter of the 91k of
July lett.
I read with particular satiafaction their excellent
remonst'ances against slavery, addressed to the late
convention. Your most solemn and unanswerable
appealato the consciences of men in behalf of hu
manity' ind common justice are disregarded, the
crimes ofslavedealing and slaveholding become ory
ing evils which presumptuously invite the Divine
retributioi; so that it must be highly dangerous to
the politial existence of any State that, duly warn
ed against injustice, aftbrds the least sanction to
such enormities by legial4ive authority.
Ravine . been always 'zealous of free Govern
ments, I an the more sincerely grieved to see the
new Fedeill Constitution stained by the insertion
of two mot exceptional clauses of the kind above
mentioned the one in direct opposition to a most
-humane arrole ordained by the first American Con
gress to be perpetually observed, and the other in
equal opposition to an express command of the
Almighty, not to deliver 'up the servant that had
escaped iron Ilia master ,• and both clauseathe ninth
section of e first article and the latter part of the
second sect a of the third articleare so clearly
null and vol by their iniquity that it would be even
a mime to r rd them as law. Though I have„ in
deed too pl inly proved myself a very unworthy
and dilatorypondent through the unavoidable
impediments . a variety of affairs a). l .lA ve t ut tga-
We? 111:1 a -e- Atiisylvania Society
have been d
Your Ex° °ll ` - ovringly omitted any favorable'
•Aer."'"
institution, ilmtuting thit z great object of
With true esteem and respect, ' ours
fce.:
• : GRAN V IL LE SlEikuP.
~ ..
Judge ,Cede , B. Smith on Desertion and
.. Conspiracy.
In the case 0 the Morgan county (Indiana) con.
'Orators, tried' the United States District Court
at Indianapoit an d found guilty, Judge Caleb B.
itSmith, in hie c get° thejury, remarked :
' Our Governmt is a peculiar one, and depends
upon the people r its integrity. As the people are
the source of po r, if they are united, our Govern
ment is the stroniest oae in the world ; if they are
divided, it is theeakeat, and the Constitution and
the laws become s ropes of sand. There are two
t.
forms of governs every free State—by civil law
and military / .. The latter comes in to
i
assert • the supr z iticy of the former, and is'
as surely and binding upon every citi
zen as the civil I If two or more persons
combine to °Verdi w a law of the United
States, or to resist its eeution, they are conspira
tors, and liable to p hment under this act of lion.'
grass. It may be the lit a light matter that men
4 (
should assemble toga er to consult upon a mode of
opposing a law in an lawful manner, but it was
not. The eesence of, e crime is this very agree-
ment; and it is no iner if they do not commit the
act which they irate d; they are guilty of the
11
crime of conspiracy. order to put down the re
bellion which is now verwhelming us, it is neces
sary to have troops, A very large army is now in
the field, but the Govisiment has sabred much) by
desertions, and thetithere are laws for punishing
the crime of desert" ;and the extreme penalty of
ii i
that law Is, under ertala circumstances, death,
yet the court was o f aware that a single exe
cution had . taken place' for that particular
crime since the w commenced. Our Govern
ment has been mice agly:lenient, more so than
any other on the fug of the globe. It had
also shown its. liberals ' to its soldiers. It pays
them more wages clotles and feeds them better,
than any other nation dg earth ever did its soldiers.
Since the breaking out? f the , war, Congress had
passed a law gleatly, 4 6114 0 ' the wages of our
troops, especially the pri .* . ipiers. Our Govern
to
relent has hems very slow i plitsuleg deserters. But
it became neoeasary.to takesuch measurea as would
check desertion, or it woubi find itself unable to pro
secute the war against thembellion. These soldiers
hare been enlisted into t).A service of the United
States for a specified Until have received a bowies
and a portion of their pa.thised wages, and they are
in duty bound to carry out? their part of the agree,
meat. They volunteered to do so, and though acme
of them may become tired of the sorrice, yet that
does not exonerate them from, their • .obllge
tions. They. must fulfil their tart of .the bar
gain, and nolpower on earth, short of the Go-
Vernmellt Which has accepted- their 'voluntary.
contract, ~can - release them from it. But. they
have, flashy of them, takes, the liberty to release
themselves by (tete:tie:, and have come ' hobs—
where they have no Light thus to come—and hero
°tether to protect the (cola
they find Men banded 1
their eolemn obligatiChts, mind even to resist parties
lawfully in pursuit of thews. It is In veto for these de
fendants to declare that they did not band together
for the purpose of resisting' the rightful, lawful Go
verment. Yon, gentlemen of thefory, are toludge of
What they did, and are to interpret their intentions
from their criminal actions. Nor does .it matter
which party fired tint. In caeee of conspiracy you
have but to satisfy yourselves. that there Walt
a conspiracy am.l it folio ow that what
each anO every one did goes to make up+ the
crime, anireach one ite himself limbic Par the actions'
of every other conspirator, however much he nay
disapprove of them. This is a necessary conse
quence of the crime or cemspiracy. tf the soldiers
who an esteirtheee defendants saw demonstrations of
resistance, these wereenough, and it WM their duty
to charge upon. and arrest them.
The Last of the Artiste' Receptions.
The " Reception'. season came to a "swan-like•
end" on Tuesday night Ma Brooklyn. The "Art
Association," of which Mr.. Gignoux is the Presi
dent, gave the concluding exhibition at the Academy
of Music, in Montague- place, and a most brilliant
and satisfying occasion Wprooed. The company was
'lnge, the pictures more numerous and better than
usual, and the music quite , as good. There have
been six of these Artists' Beceptions the present
season, four in DieW Yorlr, and two in Brooklyn,
and, judging from the numerous orders received by
our artists, and the numberrof pictures they have
sold, the effect of these social gatherings has been
in the highest degree remunerative and beneficial.-
Many of the pictures exhibited on Tuesday night
had been seen before, but there were a few that were
teen for the first time seen, out of the studios where
they were produced. Among them was a striking
portrait of Mr. Wright, of Hoboken, by Elliott,
and an admirably painted head of. Oliver .Tohnson,
editor of The Anti-elabery Standard, by H. M. Pratt.
A. portrait by Mr. G . G. Fish ; a superb autumnal
scene, called " Sunrise in October," by Mr. Gigmnix ;
an exquisitely-tender picture of a young girt, by J.
T. Peale, called "Spring Flowers"; a rather
hazardous illustration of rain and sunshine, by Mr.
W. H. Beard, whose vigorous fancy and originality
of method, which have given us so many exquisite
creations heretofore, in this case produced a too
bizarre work for popular appreciation; but an ar
tist of Mr. Beard's genius can afford to indulge in an
occasional extravagance of fancy, especially when
it does not detract in the least from his executive
ability. "A Mountain Brook," by Bierstadt, was
another of the new works which deservedly attract..
ed much attention, and will add to the reputation of
even this mucb.admired artist. A very fine, freely
treated and- vigorous portrait of Mr. W. °oil, by
Mr. T. Le Clear ; some capital marine views, by W.
P. Dana, and a couple of landscape and some fruit
and flower pieces, "by Williamson, were also noted
among the new pictures.
Among the foreign pictures were a large landscape,
"The Source of the Thames,"byßoddington; a lovely
little landscape by Rosseau ; the " Alohymiat's Le
gacy," by Lies; and two exquisite single figures by
Plaseau and Chavet. One of the most interesting
parte of the exhibition was a series of twenty-nine
studies and sketches, in oil and crayon, by the pu
pils of the "Graham Art School of the Brooklyn In
stitute," illustrating Bryant's poem, "The Foun
tain." These piatures, some of which are of great
merit,areto be sold for the benefit of the school, whose
funoe, we understand, need replenishing . The col
lection of pictures numbers 213, and they will re
main on exhibition day and evening until Saturday
next.
All the receptions being over for the present sea
son, the artists will now be engaged in finishing up
the pictures on their easels for the annual exhlhi.
Lion of the National A.eatlemy, which will take place
next month at the Derby Gallery In Broadway.
MUSICAL Fano HALL.—To-morrow evening, Mrs.
Bell, assisted by Miss Emmie Lincoln, will give pa
triotic and humorous readings and recitations for
the benefit of a home for the orphans of volunteers.
Both of these ladies are Well recommended by the
press of other cities, and will no doubt receive a cor
dial support in their good work from our citizens.
Commenting upon Mrs. Bell's readings in that city,
the Washington correspondent of the Boston Post
says: " The house was crowded with a most fashion
able audience, who testified their great satisfaction
at her performance. 1 have heard some of the best
public readers In this country and England, (not
Mrs. Kemble,) and Mrs. Bell is altogether the best I
have ever heard. If she should visit Boston, I pro.
miss the intellectual and refined of that city a
charming entertainment."
A nnaNn ram is now being held at Concert
Hall for. the benefit of the Citizens' Volunteer
Hospital, corner Broad and Prime streets. The
constant arrivals of sick and wounded cause a
heavy drain upon the funds of this noble institu
tion, and patriotism cannot find a better vent than
by assisting this association. The Mmunerchor, to
gether with some eminent solo performers, will
close the fair by a concert on Saturday evening.
LECTIMEB.—Mr. Enoch H. Supplee will deliver
a lecture on Monday evening next, at Handel and
Haydn Hall—subject, " Woman ; her Education and
Empire."
On the same evening. Mr. Thomas D. Weld, of
Perth Amboy, leetwa on "The Rebellion." This
gentleman has been highly complimented by the
New England press,
The Thermometer.
HURON 6,1882. MARCH 5, 1863.
6 A. X....3100M....3 P. At 6 A. M N00.2....3 P. M
3434 - 46 40 1834 26 30
WIND.. • WIMI3.
ENE NNE.. 1 .1 7 N. W ...W. by N....5E.
:27,565,420
Cant.
FUNERAL OF MRS. ADMIRAL READ.—
The funeral of Mrs. Admiral Read took place from
her late residence, No. 1333 Pine street, yesterday
morning. The attendance, which was almost ex•
elusively confined to the lady's male relatives and
friends ' was quite large, and the solemnities were'
of an impoiiing though simple character. The re..
ligious services, both at the house and grave, were
conducted, by Dr. William ,Morris, the minister of
the Gospel who preaches regularly for the congre
gation of Christians worshiping at the Assembly
buildings, Tenth and Chestnut streets, of which the
deceased was, for years, an active, useful, and highly
esteemed member. Dr. Morris' address at the house
was based mainly upon the touchint.narratise
—....-containeil is the ele
-:%1211-rcaniiiiirclitrol"Z
To all sin, and entitling, and death, said the
preacher, we had God's gracious answer in Mist,
the risen Saviour. He knew that it was natural
for the affections of the living to grieve deeply over
the departure of loved ones. Nor was this con
demned by Him who had himself wept at the grave
of Lazarus. But he begged the sorrowing ones there
present to remember that the tears of Jesus had not
been shed because Lazarus was dead, for He had
come to Bethany immediately to raise him. No, the
tears of the Son of God on that occasion had been
shed in human sympathy with the bruised and
stricken hearts of the living ones around Him; and
the same was true of Jesus' sympathizing heart to
day toward all sorrowing ones who trust in His
name.
While, however, it was natural and proper for the
soul of the Christian to mourn, it was the privilege
of the Christian's spirit—his new nature—to rejoice
over the departure of a. fellow•saint "to be with
Christ." The preacher spoke with great tenderness
(his own voice, at times, faltering with feeling,) con
cerning the beneficent and eminently Christian cha•
raster of Mrs. 'Read's life,
The services at the house being ended,- at It o'clock
the funeral cortege proceeded to the Naval Asylum,
where the deceased, in a coflln covered with cloth
and mounted with silver, was interred in the same
tomb in which the remains of. her honored husband
were deposited but a few months ago, permission for
this having been granted by the President.
The flag in front of the Asylum was suspended at
half-mast, and on entering the grounds, the funeral
train, on its way to the place of interment, was pre
ceded by the inmates of .the institution, nearly a
`:hundred old tars, down many of whose manly
cheeks the hot tears trickled in fitting remembrance
of the kindly- interest which, during many veers,
they hadesPerienced at Mr. Read's hands while re-
siding at the Asylum.
At tile grave the preacher pronounced a few
beautiful and appropriate passages of Scripture, at
the close of which a hymn was read by his son, Mr.
John Morris, a minister of the Gospel also, recently
arrived in this city from Rochester, New York,
The following are the opening lines of the hymn :
"Asleep in Jesus!—blessed sleep,
From which no slumberer wakes tO Weep;
A holy. tranquil, safe repose,
linshadowed by the last of few."
After singing this hymn, which seemed, indeed, a
song of peaceful triumph on the lips of those who
uttered it, the whole company moved slowly away,
feeling that theihad performed the last rites to the
remains, of one whose name in' the annals of our
eity . will ever be associated with the pure, the in
telligent, and the good.
ORGANIZATION OF UNITED STATES AS
SISTANT AssEssons.---The United States assistant
assessors of this city have forined themselves into a
regular organization, with the following as the per
manent officers of the association : .
President, James Lawrie, fourth district; vice
presidents, Dr. Chas. M. Jackson, fifth district, and
Charles Hallowell, second district ; recording secre
tary, John W. Frazer, aria _district ; correspondiu
eeeret
01..-.—irrisribiuth, third
• r
cc, ter A. Keyser this -Ax --- '" 7-
The object
0...1> ,„„....-shmzation is fora social inter
chane,---'9" °n' and a general unanimity among
-use assistant assessors in making their assessments.
Another important object is to prevent the illegal
assessments made by the local tax assessors. Know
ing they can detect such Illegal returns as were made
by Dougherty, of the Fifth ward, and believing the
same improper returns were made in the Second,
Fourth, . and other wards, they are determined to
prevent it. They expect objection will be raised to
this move of assistant assessors, but the Democratic
members of Councils Who accepted as a member of
City Councils William Meeser, a man elected by
only five votes from a voting population of three
thousand, and the Judge of the Supreme Court who
sustained in a seat ILLEI3ALLT obtained, until after
the election of heads of departments, have been the
prime cause for this move on the part of assistant
assessors.
SLIOCKTNG CASE OF SUlElDE.—Yesterday
afternoon a shocking case of suicide occurred, at the
rear of No. 1.21. Arch street, in a tenement house oc
cupied by a number of families- Michael Kileen,
tailor, forty years old; was found dead in his bed,
about folio o'clock, his head exhibiting marks of
violence, and his {throat ;cut from one ear nearly to
the other. From what could be-learned of the case,
it would appear. that Kneen had been sick in bed
for glycerol weeks, previous to , which he was in the
employ of Mrstirs. Rockhill & Wilton. Ile had two
children, a boy and girl; who were with him during
he day, the mother being absent. The son states
that the father sent him and his' sister out of the
house several tinges, and at four o'clOok the mother.
returned In a stale of intoxication. She fell on the,
Seer several times.. The boy, soon atter, went to
his father's roam for the purpose of informing hint
that the mother bad arrived.. lie found him dead,
'and then went out to alarm the neighbors.
Lieut. Bowers soon appeared, finding the worean
hopelessly intoxicated, stretched upon the floor.
The unfortunate man was. lying on his hack with
yin handa'reposing on his breast. A razor was
found on the floor under the bed, it probably having
fallen bet Ween Itie bed
,fris4 the wall. Near the bed
was a stool, on which were the razor cases a "email
bell, and some clothespins. The children aretinable
to account Igor the manner in which their father ob
tained the razor. The °Droner will Investigate the
case tido morning. The Nvife is now at the Sixth
ward station-house. At' a late hour last evening
elm 'wail still in an insensible condition.
IiKED DEM—Large. flocks-of rood birds
bare already made their appearance in Ws section
of the country. Their appearance so eatly is quite
unusual In this latitude, •
Public Amusements.
Tr3ECITY.
THE UNION TEJtFORAHY Ho3lE.—Last
evening, the anniversary Meeting of the Union
TempOrary Home was held at the Calvary Church,
Locust street, near Twentieth. key. John Jenkins
presided. The ettendrince was quite elite. The an
nual report was read by Rev. Dr. ratton, showing
that there are now thirty children in ikeinstitutton,
belonging to rpoldiera In the army. Sixwe'Sanuary I,
1862, fifty-eight children have been adrnAttled to the
Rome, and Ofty-two have' been taken away. Seven
have been provided with comfortable times, and
one was admitted into GirardlCoilege. Tbramount
received for the board of children during the year
was $1,731. From the report ot the treasures ef the
Rbard Of Council, we find that 11 , ,242.88 have been
collected, and the expenditures. , during the year
amount to $1,242.88. The suptheasurees report
states that $3,867.61 have been received, and $3,88/.61
expended.
The peculiarity of this Home, among similar in
stitutions, is, that it requires from thrparents of the
children the payment of a small weekly sum, which,
while it goes but a little way towardewiefraying its
expenses, holds the parents, as in duty bound, to ap
propriate a portion of their earnings tothe support
of their little ones.
ARRIVAL OF SICK AND WM:INDED.—
Yesterday afternoon the following sick and wounded
arrived at the Citizens' Volunteer Hospital, and
will be removed to-day to Sixteenth tad Filbert:
Thin Christy, B, 63Pa E 0 Medler, C, 143 N Y
L E George B, 9419 Pa Fred Linamutt, K, BNY
E B Titus, it, 149. Pa F Coney, G, 105 N Y
L Merrill, 1L,149 Pa R W Hoy, D, 111 N Y
Sit Oullen,"K, 10'7 Pa _ Geo Gilmore, A, 14 N Y
Jas Fallamer, F, 16 Pa Gen S Clark, 8N Y Cav
Levi Roth, E, 136 Pa A Valdercamp, 0, 69 N Y
0 Blake, A, 100 Pa John Walsh '`o4 N Y
W liKenyon, HOD Pa G Loucks, (.. t ,1 N Y
WA. Taylor, H, HI Pa W Burns K, lot N '1.7
Oscar JordAn K, 999 N Y C Count , 17 U S
H B Osborne , 14 N H
Thos Conway, E, 20 Mass
L G Bradbury, 11,141 f H 0 S Parks, If, 39 Mass
E Blodget, 0,14 N.H J R Hill, li, 39 Mass
David Young, E, 14 N H E Sargent, I, 7 Maine
A Young, E, 14 NIL G H Thomson, B, 3 Me
3 S Wells, F, 14 N H $ Mermen, K, 19 Maine
L Whitmore, 9 Man R. W Annie, 6 Me Bat
John McCarty,K,39 Mass ;J S Plumner, 6 Me Bat
L "(Drown, K, 39 Man IM S Joyce, K, 16 Maine
FL C Rising, D, I Mich C H Remington, II 29 0
Jae Baena, 401, 7 Mich Patrick Lawler, 2R I
A Siddins, C, 1 Ohio 1A Vanderheyden
011 Hawkins, E, 29 0 John 'Hudson, F, 3 Inft'y
John McGnrke ; F, 5 OhiolE 11l Culver, 0, 20 Conn
A splendid Fair is now being held for the Bole
benefit of the above institution, and telll close to
night. Come one, come all, to Concert Hall, and
don't forget the Concert on Saturday night. For
particulars, see advertisement inanother column.
THE JounicgurEic littuar, Pmairnns.—
Ny. 0. Githens, Elm. secretary of the Painters'
Association of Philadelphia, sends us the follow
ing : At an adjourned meeting of the Sourneymen
House Painters' . Association, held on the eve
ning of March 4, 1863, at the house of Lew
is Mears, southwest corner of Sixth and Race,
it was Resolved, "That a vote of thanks be ten
dered to the proprietors of The Press for the very
liberal notice they have taken of our associa
tion, while being upon a strike for an advance of
wages,and co-operating with , us in this our trying
hour. No words can express the feeling we have
towards them for the kindness they have shown us,
and.we shall always keep them in our remembrance,
knowing that we have one paper In Philadelphia,
at least, which dares stand up for the working
man's rights."
NEWEVAPER CONVENTION. —A conven
tion of the proprietors and eilltore of the German
newspapers of Eastern Pennsylvania was held on
Wednesday, in the National Hotel, Race street, for
the purpose of forming an "Association of the Ger
man Press of -Pennsylvania," for the promotion of
their intereeti, friendehip amongst the members, and
the improvement of the German element in general,
such as forming German Ilbrariee, achoole, reading
societies, etc., throughout the State. The conven
tion was opened by the Rev. Brobet, of Allentown,
and a constitution was adopted, after which the
several officers were elected. The meeting then ad
journed until the 25th of January. The next meeting
le to be held in Easton, Pa.
PROMOTION.—With pleasure we notice
the promotion of Sergeant Joseph Ferguson, printer,
of this city, to a lieutenancy in company E, let Re
giment New Jersey Volunteers. Lieut. Ferguson
joined Company H of this regiment at;the breaking
out of the rebellion as a corporal, and has been in
the service over twenty-two months without being
off duty one day ; and by his own merits and brave.
ry alone has won his way to his present position,
he having been an entire stranger to his comrades
and officers. Ills regiment belonged to the lamented
Kearny's "fighting brigade." We have no doubt
but that we shall soon chronicle his further promo•
lion.
RE-ELXCTED.—By reference to the pro
ceedings of Councils, it will be seen that Mr. Win.
S. Phillips has beenre•elected Superintendent of the
Local Telegraph, by a unanimous vote. The selec
tion is undoubtedly a good one, as Mr. Phillips has
proven himself a faithful public officer. Instead of
being elected for one year only, as has previously
been the case, this election confirms the Superin
tendent in his position for three years, and hence
our citizens are certain of having the affairs of the
telegraph department well managed daring thewhole
of that period.
POST OFFICt DEFICIENCY.—In all leading
post offices of the Union a clock exists in some con
spicuous place for the convenience of the public.
Those mailing letters may then know whether they
are in time for the mails, and much questioning at
the 'windows might 1)e saved post
—.ocis - Mm - Mred with the miserableattliir
lately in use. A clock would still further add to its
advantages..
SWORD FOR COL. C. ALBRIGRT.—A hand
some sword bee been manufactured in this city, in
tended for Col. 0. Albright, of the le2d P. V. On
the weapon -.is handsomely engraved, " South
Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg," with an ap
propriate dedication. CM. Albright left a lucrative'
position as lawyer, in Mauch Chunk, and went out
as a_major. The first colonel of the regiment was
killed in battle, and Major Albright succeeded him.
No better man could fill the position.
SELF-DESTRUCTION.--A man named Chas.
Geckler committed suicide, about twelve o'clock, on
Wednesday night, at his residence, No. 1015 Frank
ford road, near Richmond street. The weapon used
in the act of self-destruction was a pistol. The
upper part of the head of Mr. Geckler was entirely
shot away. The deceased was about thirty-eight
years of age, and leaves a wife and three children.
The cause of the suicide is unknown.
Tim SUPPLY OF SUGAR AND I.IOI.ASSFA.
There has been brought into this port from the West
Indies, during the last week or ten days, an immense
quantity of sugar and molasses. The high prices de
manded for the articles named have induced planters
and commission men on the island to push forward
the new crop as rapidly as possible, and the supplies
received at this time are of the "greenest „ descrip
tion.
SODDEN DEATBL OF AN UNENOWN arlic.--
testerday morning a man died suddenly at Dusen
berry's tavern, on Delaware avenue, near Dock
street. On the person of the deceased was found
letter, dated New York, Feb. 13,
.1863, and signed
" Your unfortunate wife, Ann Smith." The de
ceased is supposed to have been a'pedler of jewelry,
and by the letter it appears that he left home for a
fortnights trip.
ANOTHER IRON CLAD NEARLY 'READY.—
The monitor "Lehigh," at Chester, it is expected,
will be heady for service in three weeks. Nearly all
the machinery is in place, her turret is up, and the
guns will be mounted in a few days. This vessel,
like the one sent from Chester a short. time .since,
is constructed in The :most substantial manner,
and, in the estimation of many, thought fit for Sea
service.
TEE COUPLIt•SEOP 'VOLUNTEER. Refresh
ment Committee acknowledge the following dona
tions for the week ending March 4, 1863:
. Proceeds of a Festival of the Daughters of the
Forest, for hospital purposes, held by Mrs. Rachel
Forpaugh, Dirs. Maggie Walton, Nis. Lydia Whit.
man, Mrs. J. S. Lawson, and Dirs. Annie Law
son, ssofrom Mrs. Chas. Gibbons, 925 ; from Mrs.
Eliza Gilpin, $25; frorm..Rending Railroad Com
pany, $8.28.
TITS ZANE-STREET GRAllll..kit SCILOOL.—
This afternoon the pupils of the Zane-street Girls'
Grammar School will_bnl4-1.4
.coooreulidin __xCavi
.—r
.t is needless to say, a.
~..............s- a ncrtifegant affair, aft the, young ladies of
this school have given evidence in the past of their
scholarly aptitude end general' attainments.
A PRESENT, TO THE NLVTOR.—Leivis C.
Williams, one of the crew of the "United States
steamer 'Hatteras, has sent to Ifayor Henry the
irons which he wore upon his wrists for twelve days
on board the rebel steamer Alabarrea. They are
made like those used by the police, and when on a
person confine the wrists very close together.
RECEUITING.—Capt. Joshua B. Fletcher,
of the 11th Infantry, who bas shared with his regi
ment the glory of many hard-fought triumphs in the
Army of the Potomac, has been detailed hr recruit
ing service in this city. He has opened a recruiting
station at N. E. corner Third and Dock streets..
RECEIPT OF TAXES.--The - average receip
of taxes daily at the Receiver's office- notounto to
about $40,000. Ten per cent. ie. now nAoweil for
prompt payment. Delay is equivaltnt to.bhe loss of.
one per cent. per month.
WORE' COMMENCED.— The construction
of the Lombard and South-street Passenger Rail
way was commenced Wednesday, The rails have
been laid on Front street, which Is to •be the con
necting link at the eastern terminus.
MRS. SwISMIELM agnin, by special ro
gues; will lecture this evening•in the Hall of Spring
Garden Institute, corner of Broad and Spring Gar
den streets, on "The Indian Massacres, fo., of
Northern Minnesota." A.l. should hear this distin
guished woman upon this important topic.
Aczliovi.Encyrava.—The Citizens' Vol
unteer Hospital take pleasure io.acknowlalging the
receipt of $2O from the Soldiers , Relief, per Captain
Doyle. '
PROTOGRA.PHS IX FRANCE;—Photography
is becoming more ani,more one of, the necessities of
fashionable life. The natter davisite were originally
intended for visitimreards, and now, in Paris, they
are once more reverting to their primitive purpose.
Ladies (and posakde, gentlameowho go to Abell or
evening party ass expected , to leave a carte de visite
In full toilette. 'phis has given an extraordinary
impulse to thopbotographic trade ; and as few la
dies are willingto go out in the morning in full eve
ning costume the photographers have to go to their
houses. In the case of mashed balls the albums so
formed areoloubiless,.very interesting. The prac
tice began with a fancy of the Empress, who desired
to have the portraits of an the guests at a certain
ball, by way of a memento of an agreeable evening.
Tht experiments that have been. *sae for tatting
iskenesess by electricity hold out a hope that these
tastes de virile may betaken is alight moreaiverable
'than that of day to rouged nbeeitAfared penciled eye.
brows.
A NEW EXPLOSIVE. The Perla correspondent
of the London Timm writes its follows:
A new description of gunpowder, invented by
Captain Schultze, of the Prussian Artillery, has
been submitted to the Emperor for his approbation.
In consequence of the storms which attended the
preliminary experiments made in presence of the
inventor, the Ooverninent has determined to con.
tinue them on a larger male. The new compbeitiont
eontains the elewente of the powder at present
uSe, but the superfinous and' dangeroers partsaß eke
eluded by adding a new principle tattier,. Amon,sthe
advantages attributed to the new gunpowder are
those of bet ag manulactUred, preserved, and trash
ported withaat danger ef explosion uctiithemoments
when, by a last andraphi operation; it may be ren
dered lit for charging firearms. In - this respect the
new powder will tie bencleleto the: operatives
gaged in the manufeettire and' termsport of ouch a
dangeemis substance. It fouirmi?keta and manes
much less then the - powder at present in use, and it
may be recollected that this defedt fora . longtime
delayed the progressof rifled flioarme. The smoke
produced by Captain. Schultze's gunpowder is of so
light a specific weight that it disperses almost 3n
stantaneously. -This advantage, which was esta
blished in.several German• mines, will ba apprecim
ted by all conversant in subterranean works, who ,
are aware how much thick smoke adds to.the
culties of operations- executed - under ground: What'
particularly induced the Government to turn. its at.
tention to MI Sobultze's gunpowder is itscost price,
which is about one half that` of ordinary powder.
If it can be introduced into use in the French army
it will save the Gbvernmentrnanylmilllons of francs.
FORTRESSES IN GERMANY.—"What hag
been done within the last two years for the Federal
fortresses," says the titunich'Gaalle; "is prodigious.
Within that period they have received six hundred'
rifled cannon with the neceasary munitions; all the
former material basheen replaced by that of modern
invention, and t- -- ether ways ti 7th of
the Federal ' -
ly in.
creased. LI cone
structlon of ford ilcations up' ingen.
have been el most
exposed the *ward!
The Iliet bat ing of
an entrench( Asia
log the whol rforts•
which form 'eased
and carried
THE' MA.
COATS.—Th
don Exhlbith
ticulare on th
fashion.of Cr
required for
circumstancea,.3of. for every hundred kilogrammes
Of steel, making a total of 1,260,0001. for the 4',200,001
* kilogs. of that metal need for this purpose. The
value of the raw material' used is about 4,830,0001.
yearly, and the cost of the labor is 6,670,000 E, with
out including the making of the petticoats.. The
steel springs for skirts made yearly in France weigh.
2,400,000 kilogs., in England 1,200,000 kilogs. andan
other countries 000, 000 kilogs.—in all, 4,20ri,C00 ki
logs. These springs are covered with cotton at 21.
60c. per kilos. on an average, which makes the total
proceeds 10,600,000 f. Taking the steel in bars to be
worth, on the average, 551. per 100 kilogs., its total
value is 670,000 f. •—••
PIIILADICLrIitA, March 5, BM
To the Editor of The Press:
Let me ask th your columns, if not too much trou
ble, whether "Baker's Eulogy upon Broderick.
is in publication ; and if so, where can it be ob..
tamed?
Very respectfully, your obd't serv't, L.
CITY ITEMS.
John IC. Gough at the Academy of Music,
Last Evening.
The announcement that the celebrated temper
ance lecturer and dramatic orator, John B. Gough,
would deliver a lecture at the Academy of Music,
last evening, attracted an immense audience, the
house having been comfortably filled, including the
stage, which was mainly occupied by clergymen and
ladies, the upper tier having been filled almost en
tirely with convalescent soldiers from our hospitals.
At 8 o'clock Ilfr. (lough entered the stage, accom
panied by ex-Governor Pollock, who occupied the
chair, and in his usual telling and graceful way, in
troduced the orator of this evening to the audience.
Goy. Pollock said that the orator of the evening re•
quired no special introduction to a Philadelphia
audience, as he bad often and well spoken here, and
was now here to speak for himself. He would,
however, say, that the lecture, while it would
entertain and instruct,waa also a . deserved tributeto
the noble defenders of our country. And this scene
before him showed that the hearts of the people
still beat responsively to the Love of our Country.
Governor Pollock concluded by announcing that on
to-morrow (this) evening Mr. Gough would again
lecture in that place for some worthy object, on the
subject of Temperance, addressed more especially to
the soldiers of the Union, on which occasion he
would be introduced to the audience by Brigadier
General Howard, who lost his right arm at the bat
tle of Fair Oaks.
Mr. Gough then stepped forward In hie own pecu
liar unpretending style, commenced his lecture, the
subject of which was "Eloquence and Orators."
He wished it to be distinctly understood, that he
made no pretensions to oratory or eloquence as a
science, nor had he ever studied any books on the
subject, farther than to acquaint himself with some of
the classical definitions of his theme. Scientifically
sneaking, then, he knew nothing about his subject,
and next to the fact that he existed, was the fact of
his own daily surprise, that anybody should come to
listen to him. [Laughter and applause.] Con
sidering the fa ctthat this was a repetition of the same
lecture in Philadelphia, he appreciated the compli
ment of the splendid audience which he saw before
him. He would delineate his subject in his own
simple way, and if in doing so he should seem to
ridicule the peculiar style of some orators, he
meant no harm by it.
He then proceeded to quote from a number of the
most eminent authorities the various definitions
which have been given of eloquence. The lectu
rer's own opinionwas that no adequate verbal defini
tion could be given to the w_on.l._.,The first groat
--.. ,,, cursarniallPeiikercne - thought, was that he have
something to say. Some men ranted, and raved, and
foamed without saying anything, in illustration of
which he gave us a ludicrous illustration of a vapid
orator who occupied fifteen minutes of the most
gorgeous rhetoric in simply saying that if a man
were to travel all over the world, he would find a
difference between the people!
His illustrations which then followed, to show the
difficulties which young speakers have to contend
with, and which all public speakers, in fact, are more
or less liable to, were humorous, practical, and evi
dently appreciated.
Forgetfulness of self the speaker held to an indis
pensable element of true oratory. In his own ex
perience he had never failed so palpably as when he
had deliberately undertaken to personate in public,
a second time, some character he had met with, after
having given it spontaneously to the satisfaction of
an audience. Nothing was more disgusting in a
speaker than pomposity, flippancy, or affectation;
and especially was this true when these charac-
teristics were exhibited in the pulpit. And yet,
these elements were sometimes seen in the pulpit,
not but elpewhere. [Laughter.]
Anther evil to be guarded against was that of Isar
tilting the peculiarities of some model. In such
cases the very worst points were always certain to
be selected. For a speaker to succeed he must be
himself. • .
Mr. Gough's recitation of the peroration of Pat.
rick Henry's great speech in the Virginia Legisla
ture, concluding with the memorably sentence, "Give
me liberty, or give me death," produced a thrilling
effect upon the audience, and was received with en.
tliueiastic applause. The same is true also of his
allusions to Daniel Webster. The conclusion of his
lecturewas devoted more particularly to oratory, the
former part haling dealt more with specimen ora
tors, living and dead, real and imaginary. Having,
however, given this lecture. a somewhat extended
notice on a former occasion, we dismiss it now with
the single remark, that Mr. Gough never lectured
before a more appreciative audience than greeted
him at the Academy last evening; nor have we ever
heard him acquit himself mire creditably. Hence
forth the subject of Temperance can no more be re
garded as Gough's only legitimate field, albeit his
first efforts upon subjects foreign to this were not
calculated to enhance. his fame as an orator. But
what was then untried has to him since become
familiar ground, and hereafter we shall expect to
see a "master on the stage," in whatever role he
may choose to play.
NEW C-111TES DE VISITE BY BBOADIIIIN7
& Co.—Messrs. Broadbent & Co„ the popular photo
graphers, Nos. 612, 914, and 916 Chestnut street, have
recently lidded a Jame number of cartes de vitite, co
lored and plain, to their splendid collection for the
Album. We may also state that keep constant
ly on hand .a fine assortment of albums of various
sizes, for the accominodation of their patrons.-
Their exhibition gallery is such a collection of art
as our city may well be proud of.
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SIIPERTORAZITALITT Or C - AXNED FRUITS.
—Those - Of our readers 'Wishing -a really superior ar
--were—orcanned fruits, peaches, corn, tomatoes, &c.,
will find.them perfestion at the popular
old Stand of 0. H. Mattson, corner o f Arch and
Tenth streets also a superior line of everything
embraced under the head of tine family groceries.
GROITND FLOOR PtioTamthwir GALLERY.
—Mr. E. P. Hippie has done the public a: real service
in presenting to them a first-class. Photcgraph Gal
lery on the ground floor, as he has done at No. 820
Arch street. This, together with the excellence of
his pictures, is securing for him• a. very large pa
tronage.
"NO CARDS SENT."--Tiie following
union in high life was yesterday celebrated; but the
mourners and friends of the parties. need not be
-troubled if they are not invited, for the salve to all
slights is found in the little sentence attached to the
public announcement: "No Cards Sent" On
March 4th, at the.residence of the bride's , parents,
No. 824 Chestnut street, by the Rev. Mt. First Class,
C. 0. D., Mr. 0. N. E. Price, fronsunder the Conti
nental, to Miss Flora Fashion, oil this CUT. The
ready-maids 'were gorgeously and' eoonorni.willy at
tErtd ; among the aUdierfee we sotieed.a.number of
the 'Browns,' the 'Grays; and theJElacitesr (no allu
sion to the contrabands,) and thewliole antrpassed
off pleasantly." No Owns SBINT. The reason,
we believe, was, the printer hadn't them. done ; but
since the announcement was sent - to the. press, we
have seen one of the cards; it reads thus CtrAntss
SroxEs & Co's. one-price, jirst , class, ready.taaele
Clothing Store, "under the Coutinente/."' The groom
bore himself handsomely; he wore a "filet-proof
vest" on the occasion.
EPITAPH FOR A VERY* HONEST MAN.—
An honest fellow here is laid,
RIB debts in full he always• paid ;:
And what's more rare,,his neighbosetell us,
He sent back borrowed umbrellas,
The record sayelh not, but 'lda. fair to presume,
that to the above might hare. been appropriately
added:
lie live 2 and dle<blike•other folks,
Who buy their clothee. of. Granville Stoketo
No. 609 Cfhestnut street.
Thu AIMPUBB3IIf.ST. of CONGRESS.--..
Conginenktotuated.Wedseskily at noon. Thomann'
here oS the Route of Roftreeentatives at once scatter.
ed to their. respective borne' to give their tonetitu.
ante an account of their statesmanship. The Sena.
tonwere detained by a proclamation of the Preet•
drat, caliber for an extra asertiofn Several import
ant bills remain tube acted upon, and it to thought
that the :Drecutire will take advantage of the op
pcutusity to make some confidential communism.
Lion to the Senate ooneerning the merits of the gar.
meats for gentlemen and youths, and for soldiers
and civilians, gotten, tip at the Brown-Stone Cloth
ing Hall of Ratikhill & Wilson, Nos. 603 and a*
Chestnut atreet, : above Sixth. The matter wiit
probably be iliccuesed in exeoutive session.
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