Eljt Vres,s4 TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1863 ki~We can take no notice of anonymous commu nications. We do not return rejected manuscripts. '?Voluntary correspondence solicited from all parts of the world, and especially from oar different military and naval departments. When used, it will be paid for. THE NEWS. A LETTER from Columbus, Ky., 9th indent, to the Chicago Tribune, says : ;" A terribly tragic affair occurred here about five o'clock this morning at the Columbus House. A man by the name of Rodgers, "who was elected a member of Congress from the Memphis district, but on some account was refused a seat, in a sudden tit of insanity, as is supposed, commenced an- attack upon a lieutenant while in his bed. The landlord, hearing the disturbanC3, rushed in, when Rodgers attacked him with a knife, stabbing hiirrin a terrible manner. The landlord's wife, hearing her husband's cries for help, came running in, and was immediately attacked by the madman, and gashed in a manner which renders her recovery impossible. During the affray the lieute nant received a pistol shot, which it is feared will prove mortal. The guard here rushed in and fired upon the unfortunate man, who attempted his work of murder upon them. He finally fell dead, being shot with live bullets, and run through with two bayonets. The landlord, his wife, and the lieute= nant are now lying at the point of death ; the two former, it isThought, cannot survive." " M. GAILLARDET, writing to the Cotirrier des Elats Una from Paris, under the date of February 27, gives the following bit of political gossip: "There is a rumor on the Bourse to-day of an insurrection in Hungary, corresponding with that in Poland. looks improbable, and what Is even less probable is the alleged resolution suddenly taken by the Empe ror Napoleon to recall the French army from Mexico, and treat with Juarez, upon a report by General Forey, recognizing that the popularity of the Mex ican President ensures his re-election by universal Suffrage. It is added that the Emperor wishes to avoid a conflict, which is daily- becoming more imminent, with the Northern States, through the they.offer to the Mexican's, the unpleasant ie- Janne between Seward and Mercier, and the refirsal of the "Washington Cabinet to accept the last propo- Sitions of France." . A ruivATh letter from a prominent citizen of Camderi,'N. J., speaks 'as follows of, the revival of loyal feeling in the southern section of that State: We have here a Union League, which holds semi weekly meetings, and you would be astonished to see with what alacrity men of all parties unite them selves with the organization. I confidently believe we shall number a thousand members within the next six weeks. The feeling. in favor of the Union since the action of our Copperhead Legislature, has grown stronger with each additionaldemonsttation of the - traitors. I indulge the hope that, through the Instrumentality of Union Leaguei,- the State may be fully redeemed, and the foul stains inflicted by traitors be wiped. from her hitherto fair es cutcheon." • Entuu the Challanooga Rebel of &late date we learn that the rebel general PilloW recently made a speech in Madison county,.Alabama, on the subject of fur nishing negro teamsters for General Bragg's army. The General entered into an elaborate argument to prove that it is the policy and duty of the South to - -. enlist the negroes. In the course of his remarks, he said That the Union forces had taken from him not only his negroes, but had burned four gin-houses, which were worth ten thousand dollars each; they had taken 100,000 pounds of bacon, 2,000 hogs, 500 line cattle, destroyed his houses in Arkansas, laid waste his plantations, and otheiwise injured him in many respects. Notwithstanding this retribution, he declared himself an.uncompromising traitor. Tun death at Yonkers, New York, on. Stuaday last, of Bev. Dr. Baird, has removed from us one of the most widely-travelled and accomplished men of the day—one whose name has been for over a gene ration identified with many of our prominent reli gious associations. Dr. Baird was a native of this State, and a - graduate of Princeton College. He visited Europe several times, and ably defended, - both in his speeches, writings; and sermons, our country and its institutions. Besides writing se veral books of interest, he was an able'contributor for the periodical and newspaper press of this coun- try and England. He was also at one time an editor of the New York World. A FIGHT took place near the town of Pinos Altos on the 28th of „Tannery, 1863, between a portion of Co. A, 6th Infantry, Oalifornia Volunteers, under . Capt. Joseph Smith and Lieut. Higdon, and a band of the Gila Apaches, in which the latter were routed with aloes of six killed and twelve wounded. Our loss was Private William Hussey, killed, and Sergt. Sitton wounded. The action was in broken ground, and Capt. Smith's men had to be divided into small parties to head the Indians off. At one time Sergt., Sutton, in command of, one of three patties, only nine men - strong, held sixty Indians at bay, and maintained hie ground until Others came to his relief. IT is now, pretty well assured, though' we have as yet no official reports, that the Yazoo Pass expedi tion has. been successful. Our gunboats have de scended the Coldwater and Tallahatchierivers to the Yazoo, and thence have gone to Yazoo City, which. they captured, with the twenty or more steamboats collected• there as the rebel transport, fleet. Ac companying this report of the capture of Yazoo city, is another rumor of the evacuation of :Vicks burg. We should not 'be surprised if it were true. With the Yazoo in our possession, and an easy ap proach open to Vicksburg in the rear, we do not see how the rebel stronghold can be held. ; BY THE• death of John VT. Noell, of Missouri, member or the late House of Representatives, not .only Dlissouri, but the cbuntry has sustained a loss. Mr. NO - ell was an ardent supporter of the Govern ment and an able adVocate of emancipation in Mis souri. Re was a member elect of the next Rouse, having been chosen from his district in the last elettinn,a Rey_ a non t es t_ a r_...........mprecryroience. --- - THE baiEDenefaatop, recently arrived from Japan, brings, besides a valuable cargo of Japanese goods, an order from the Tycoon for the construction in our shipyards of three large steamers. These are not in tended for the " Emperor of China," like those build. leg in the Confederate shipyards in England; but are g• flume orders from the Tycoon. THE wrecked vessel, Ella Warley, suffered verely by the late storm. It appears that the larger part of the hull remained unbroken, and by the ac tion of the water was driven about a mile and a half nearer the shore. As yet, the only property reco vered from the wreck is the Adams Express safe, and some leather and tobacco. The Coast Wsrecking Company have the charge of the wreck. A SEntous riot occurred at Oil Springs, Canada West, on Saturday night las , t, between the whites and the negroes. The whites organized a force, marched to the negro quarters, ordered the blacks away, destroyed their property, and burned their_ houses. The negroes fled to the woods. Three of the rioters have been captured. Several were wounded. DESPATCHES front Dover, N. H., make the result in the First Congressional district of that State doubtful. Mr. Joel Eastman, the Republican can didate, rims ahead of the combined Republican and Union Democratic vote. Official returns will ,be necessary to settle the matter. IT is currently reported, by reliable men, that there is a secret organization of Peace Democrats in Berke county, of this State, for the purpose of op posing the Government in its efforts to crush the rebellion, and especially of resisting any future draft that may be.ordereiipy the proper authorities., Yazoo CITY, whose capture by Federal troops has been confirmed, is a flourishing post city in Yazoo county, Miss., situated on the river of -the same name, about 50 miles N. N. W. of Jackson. It is lo cated in a rich cotton-growing region, and, before the war, employed a large and lucrative commerce. Population about 3,000. • Or THE $1,008,3113.12 furnished the State Treasti- rer in coin, by the banks of this Commonwealth, for the payment of the interest of the public debt, under the act of January 30th, 1863, the Farmers' Bank of Reading gave $15,000, the Union Bank of Reading .$4,000, and the Bank of-Pottstown $4,000. THE London Spectator quietly observes that, inas much as the maximum income of a great English noble is £300,000 a year, the Parliamentary grant of £100,000,n year to the Prince of Wales cannot be re garded aS extravagant. A. RESOLUTION has been adopted in the lower branch of the Michigan Legislature instructing the Cornmittee on Agriculture to inquire into the expe diency of reporting a bill creating bounties for the production of syrup and sugar horn sorghum. AN oil refinery in Buffalo has been confiscated, with its contents, for an attempt of the proprie . tors to evade the tax under the United States tax law. *The 'value of the property is some $lB,OOO. THE iron trade of Lake Superior is growing im portant. During 1862, 115,721 tons of iron ore, and 8,690 tons of pig iron were shipped for market. The value of the rough copper shipped from the same region in 1862 is stated at $4,000,000. EIGHT captains of the New Hampshire Bth Re giment, encamped near New Orleans, have been ar rested for permitting their men to appropriate to their own use the fences and such timber as was ' , lying arcnind 1005 e .,, IT Is estimated that there will be 40,000,000 feet more lumber cut on the Penobscot and Kennebec rivers this year than last. ' The amount.usually cut has been 200,000,000 feet, while last year it was but 60,000,000 feet. - WE learn from the Catholic Telegraph that Bishop Quinlan (Catholic), of Mobile, was recently arrested by the rebel provost guard at midnight, and taken to prison. He was afterwards liberated next day. No reason was assigned for the outrage. Con. JOON M. HARLAN, of the 10th Kentucky Infantry, has retired from service and returned home to Frankfort. Re was not long ago nominated by the President for promotion to brigadier general. Tun State of Missouri grows more than twenty live millions of pounds of tobacco annually, and the quality holds a high repute in the market. tioyalty ill Delaware. 'The message; Of his, Excellency :Gover nor C.lmucON, of Dela Ware, will be read with pleasure by every lOyal man in the country, and will go far towards giving strength and encouragement to , the..true friends of the Union in Dela - ware. Our iprecions little neighbor has been uncertain and critical in her .loyalty-not: because the I)eeple were untrue, but because .there were ,bad men in the - Management of affairs. - After a'bitter end earnestly-fought canipaign, the,triuMplt "was. a divided - glory. The friends of the Athiaini - stration elected leVti.mAat CANNON: Governerthe enemies of the Admini&, :ration were otherwise triumphant. , Mr. Cii46 - 141ths been a bold and outspoken executive, and has done his duty to his State and to the Federal Government with fearless atilt :enthusiastic ,brayery.: ';T.lis recent . pro-. rn claation is a :reply to j the, most dangerous heresy that treasonlas invented:7-th° theory . „ of States-Rights. It is the preamble to Seces sion ; the prologue to rebellion. The Le gislature of the State, in the interest of the rebels, and anxious to do something: that would aid their cause, recently passed an act virtually arraying the State of 1361.6. ware against the General Government. There can be no doubt but an act of the kind indicated in the hinds of an:unfriendly officer would be the means of embittering the relations of the :State with, the United States, and Seriously .embarrassing the government. Governor CANNON, however, true to his Patriotic instincts, indignantly rebukes the men who have taken part in this conspiracy, and plainly declares that the first duty of the citizen is, to the General Government, and that all other tests or evidences of : alle giance must be harmonious and subordinate. We can proudly coMpare this action of the Governor of Delaware—a slaVe State, and allied to the Southern' States L—with that of the Governors of New York and New JO:: sey. Withontpretending at this time to dis - , cuss the. question of States-Rights as a prin ciple of political economy, there can be no doubt that its avowal now is a plain adhe : pion to the sentiments underlying the South ern Confederacy. If we admit it, we admit that South Carolina had a right to secede; and Virginia a right to make war; that our contest for the Union has been a mistake, and: that any effort: to maintain our nation ality by force is fraud. This is the precise . position of the men in the North who evidence any sympathy with-the South ern rebels. It contemplates the embarrass nient of the Administration, comfort to the rebels, and an ultimate surrender of the con- test. ',Governor CANNON, therefore, deserves high honor for his coinage and consistency, and his devotionto the Union in this time'of danger and mistrust will be remembered to his praise, as one Of the noblest acts of the war. Exports of Gold. On Saturday, two steamboats which left New York, took out to Europe the large sum of $1;542,671 in specie. The export of gold has been steady and heavy for some time, and promises (or threatens) to con tinue in an equal ratio at least. This fact has great significance. To ascertain the actual value of the money thus sent 'out of the country, we mast ascertain what it cost. At a time like this, when' specie is dear be cause scarce, the Simi of $894,740 was paid by the gold exporters; to convert greenbacks into specie, and this at the quotation of 158 per ctirtum, as the New York price of,Specie on Saturday. So that, in reality, the round sum of $2,437,420 was expended to purchase the $1,542,671 which was exported to Eu rope on Saturday. Three weeks before, when the premium on specie was 70 per centum, it would have taken $1,075,869 hi legal-tender paper, to have purchased $l, 542, 671 in specie, making a pretty little item of $2,618,540 exported front this country to Europe in one day. The natural question is— What for ? For foreign Mimics. At a time when the price7of living has advanced fully thirty five per cent., we are lavish and reckless in our purchases of articles of lukury, which we do not want. The velvets of Genoa and Florence, the silks of Lyons, the laces of Fiance and Belgium, the furs of. Canada and Russia, the plumage of many lands, the bijouterie of Paris, and scores more of such un necessary articles, are more among us nOw than they were in the times of highest prosperity or greatest speculation and extra vagance. This, too, though, owing to the rise in the nominal value of specie, which makes the exchanges fearfully against this country, a very heavy tariff, and the new internal taxation, the price of foreign arti cles is double what, it was three years ago. At this time, _wheirPatriotism has made and is making such great efforts and such heavy sacrifices to preserve that Union which made us, for our prosperity, the marvel and the - Avy of the civilized world, Fashion— the false Duessa of the age and clime—dis dains native'products, anctivhen. she flutters in her foolish vanity, must be attired in the products of many nations, no matter at what cost. We have fallen.upon luxurious times, and. the country will one day lament the results. It is an absolute fact that our vast empire has a general y productiveness within 'herself that is capable of supplying every article that can be needed bTsociety, as absolutely necessary,—indeed tha,t constitute comfort and even elegance. Why, then,al a crisis _like • the-present, should vast sums be sent out of this country to foreign lands for 'costly luxuries ?. Gold, which is dear ,be cause it is scarce, is deported weekly, in millions, for the, advantage,' of foreign ope ratives, artisans, merchants, agents, and capitalists. We Ought to :rise above the vanities which beset and overpower us, and part with the Delilahs of fashion, who at once enervate and betray us. We ought to be self-denying. At a time like this,- in stead of flaunting in silks and-satins, velvets and furs, feathers and jewelery, American . women might properly Cultivate a becoming plainness of attire,—wearirig homespun, - if neeessary,L-and truly attain the credit of the " simplex - munditlis," which, HORACE tells us, was the charM of the loveliest matrons and maids • of imperial Rome, eighteen centuries ago. The contrast be tween our brave men, subject to privations on sea and shore, and -to dangers at dl times, and our fair women flaunting in the richest products of foreign skill or art,' purchased at double price, is obvious to every thinking mind: Had we the power, not a golden dollar should quit these Shores for Europe for purposes such as these. But, ;Fashion wild reign, and under her sceptre, millions of gold will continue to be 'sent to Europe for absolutely, .niMecesSary articles of female fanciful attire. Edinburgh Review on the. American question. The recent and gradual 'change of public opinion in England, as to . , the American question, bears Out what we alleged; fully two years ago, that the. anti-slavery feel ing in that country was extremely strong— so atrial*, ,as the growth of more than half a century, that it must eventually exercise a great influence upon the men of rank wealth, and pOlitics, who, from „the first, had espoused the cause of the Southern re bels. We declared; two years ago; that the heart of the British people Was in the right ~ place, but that . politicians vltre un sound in their views. The aristocracy" are against the Union, the people for it. Lord Rusam,i and Lord PALMERSTON, With their pretended:neutrality, are not more unfriend ly to us than Lord DEnly and, Lord MALtiEsnuity, who occupy the; Opposition benches. Mr - . GLADSTONE, in avowing his predilections for the South, was simply in judicioustnost of his colleague§ in, and rivals out of office, Bolding the same hos tility, but exercising more discretion in pub lic. American benevolence, :of the:smile practical character that helped Ireland in the famine 0f184 1 7, before the British Government had taken one step to alleviate the great suf ferings in that unhappy country, has lately been extended to the distreased operatives of Lancashire, and is even now,. in this very city, collecting fimda to relieve the distressed hand-loom Wetiye4 . .s and muslineinbroklei*s of the North of Ireland, whose destitution is atiPalling, and was clearly set forth in two letters from Mr. HUGH MCC ALA,, in thin Lon don Times:two:month§ ago, and has since . 'been developed more in detail by speakers at Public meetings held'at Belfast and:Lis, burn; the seat of the distress. The arrival of the ship George 'GrisWola :at pool, with abundant: contributioxie of food frem New York, has: chine much to draw . out the expression'of p o p u lar feeling in our favor, in various great cities anti towns of England. When the vessel which P.hiladel ;phia has sent out, on it - like mission of mercy, also reaches 'Liverpooa';. furt*r 'ide- 7 ',monstrations may be expected. too, When Philadelphia's contributions torelieve ' the distress - in the. North of Ireland shall arrive in the pert of Belfast, truth; humanity, exercised towards sufferers whose qeaders: have shown themselves Oar foes, has heaped coals of fire upon the heads of the politicians across the Water, who have done their best, or rather:their worat, : againat us, The British preas, which follows, while it ; affects'te, lead - opinion, has :been, greatly influenced, by the recent unanimity: and fervor with which the' English have lately declared their friendshiP, gratitude, and kindly feeling towards us. Our magna nithity, which nobly forgot the Wrong, and as nobly remembered only that there was suffering huinanity - te be relielied, has sensi bly touched the chord of feeling - in the Bri tish heart. The great Mites itself has miti gated, and nearly ceased its sneers and slanders, its hostility and' falsehoods, against us. 'Miner journals have followed in this mitigated course. At last, even the Edin burgh, Review, once the admitted champion of liberal sentiment and liberal politics, lit latterly a mere apologist for and organ of the Palmerston Administration,: has come Out with an article which unsays much of - what ithes been saying ever since 1860, and frankly edinits that England has no right to interfere in our affairs. . This article is the ninth in the new number of the Edinburgh 'Review, just republished here. The ReVlewer covers his retreat by the usual assertion that "for all practical pur poses, as regards •the Southern States, the Union has, ceased to exist," but condemns "the crude and ilLtimed" proposition for mediation offered in November to the English and Russian Governments. Neither does he perceiVe " that any substantial benefit would arise either to ourselves (England) or to the belligerents by a nominal recognition of a State with which we cannot even com municate by post." This, as a semi-official 'declaration, will cause heavy hearts at Rich mond. The Reviewer continues: " Possi bly the threat of foreign intervention would at once band all parties together to resist an external foe. If we have no reason to assail the North, Still less reason haVe we to. befriend the South. The mere recognition' of the South would not raise the blockade, and in deed the establiPlMlPM of diplomatic rela tions could not be easily effected with :a countiy . thus cut off . fromAhe'restiof man kind?' . Upon the nature of the distress fin Lan cashire, which has smitten the poorand still further enriched the wealthy, the Edinburgh, 8CV2 . 614 throws considerable light. He esti mates the whole number of the unemployed at abOut 500,000, of whom one-tenth of the whole population of Lancashire, , 250,000 cotton-workers,) are wholly unemployed ; besides about 100,000 working short time, and 77,066 in full . work. In CleShire and in the West of Scotland about another quar ter million is out of work. It is not expected that the cotton trade can be restored. to its for= in er prosperity before 1868. What is to be done with -the suffering classes in the - interval? The Reviewer - says : " Ofie of the most zealous promoters of the . Relief Fund in forms us that it is necessary- these persons should be kept in idleness, lest theii hands should lose the delicacy of touch required in the cotton manufacture." He adds, " though we deeply lament the 'sufferings by which all such changes are brought about, we are satisfied that the only true and effec tual remedy for the evil is the gradual trans fusion -of a considerable portion of the population heretofore- employed on cot ton manufactures to other employments, of by emigration to other parts of the country and to the colonies." Another noticeable fact is that "in these opulent districts, in whose name: the most urgent appeals for relief. have been addressed, not only - to their own fellow-citizetis, ! but to the distant dependencies of the empire, and to fcireign,iatiOns; there was still on the Ist of September last, three millions and three quarters of pounds sterling in the local savings banks, and that this enornious punt represented the disposable funds of the ope- . ratives and small tradespeople. The whole excess drawn 'out in_the preceding year of distress did not amount to 10 per cent. on this sum.' We say nothing of the funds in vested in building funds and other associa ted property ; but we must add that there is reason to believe that very large sums ire held by the managing committees of the. Trades' Unions, which are reserved for the emergencies of 'strikes, and have not been touched in the preSent distress of the manu facturing population." So, the distressed . cotton-operatives of. England are not very distressed, after all? Some weeks ago, when we stated that the cotton xnanufacturers were making greater_profits than ever out of the sale of their immense "accumulated stocks of goods, a - correspondent -privately inti mated his. suspicion that we:were Unjust to this class, who, he alleged, Were suffering greatly frOin the distreas which afflicted the operatives. The EdinZhisgle Review, which may be accepted as influenced by no anti-: English feeling, puts the case even stronger. than we did. Its words are : ' "No doubt 'the total interruption of the supply of American cotton has been the immediate cause of the suspension of the cotton manufacture ; but it is by; no means the only : cause. If there were at this moment a demand for manufactured cotton goods,at such advanced prices as would cover the in easdeostor the ravae rllhatmal m ateri al is not altogether wanting. There are even now about 430,000 bales of cotton for sale in open market at Liver pool; a certain quantity exists at Southampton, and some other ports ; private stocks, to an extent which we cannot determine, are still held by many manu facturers; indeed. 'considerable quantities- of raw cotton are still sold, and exported every week to the Continent. Why, then, are so many mills closed] The reason is obvious. About eighteen months ago, at the commencement of this crisis, the markets of the world Were literally encumbered with Manchester goods. Had a sale been forced,, they would not have fetched a tenth of their value, perhaps not of their cost. So large was the stock on hand that it has sufficed to supply the whole demand of the world for nearly two years with no very great augmen tation .of price. [']] These goods were manufac tured with cheap cotton ; it is evidently impossible that goods manufactured from dear cotton should compete with them in price, at least until the sup ply is extremely' contracted. Yet, from the 'enor mous profits which were- made in Lancashire and Cheshire in the last few years, and down to the eve of this very catastrophe, there was a rapid increase in the capital, the population, and the enter prise engaged in the cotton manufacture. Even now, in this interval of - time, which ought to' teach these amen a different lesion, we are told on good authority that fresh mills are being built, to take advantage of the first return of prosperity, and many of the cotton towns have shown great disinclination to resort to emigration or other means of reducing their starving population,. because they anticipate that they will, ere long, again want all their hands.' Hence their efforts have been directed to keep this dense population about them; even as paupers, until they can again be employed." If there has been "no very great aug mentation of price," we should be glad to learn why, not only in this country, but in all other markets for cotton goods, prices have gone up. The supply was so much greater than the demand that there were no sales for Manchester goods, save at a tenth of their value. The manufacture; suspended, the prices have so advanced that, in addi tion to the first .cost . being obtained, hand some profits have been further realized. .The Manufacturers are making rapid foi tunes, while the operatives are idle and fed on charity. The peroration of the RevieWar, which _ . sums up, his argument on American affairs, is short and significant: "That, although we [England] are not restrained by'any positive obligation of public la from esta blishing more direct relations with the South; and that <the British Government waild be fully justified in taking that step if- British interests required it, yet that, at present, no- - case for recognition has been made out, and that we must wait with pa tience, willing indeed to avail ourselves of any : , opportunity to terminate so disastrous a contest; but determined to avoid any step which might involve this country i-n its fatal consequences." EDINBURGH RHVIEI7.—The American. edition. of this famous quarterly for January has reached ue, through W. B. Zieber, South Third street. Na better number has appeared for a longtime. The' most striking article is ex terrible critical onslaught on Victor Hugo's last greatroniance. Nothing likeit his appeared since FranciwJeffrey used hia delicate' and keen scalpel on the same periodicail Very noticeable, too, is a paper on foreign atthirs, in eluding a long disquisition on and many concessions , regarding our American al pestion. The other , ar ticles are : India under Loial Halhousie ; Diaries-of Frederic von Gentz (Fanny - Ellsler's first tutor and lover); Gold Fields and Gold Miners ; Ilubens; the Painter ; The Campaign dt 1815 (Waterloo));; bro . dem Judaism, and. Convict' System in England' and Ireland'. As we have. mill, an excellent num , ACADEMY Or MUSIC—Min BIROVELD'S Ct3trera- NENTAnv. = -The Anschutz , German Opera -Troupe make their farewell appearance to-morrow - evening,' at the Academy, for thebenefit of their faithful and urbane business agent, IVir. Adolph Birgfeldt.of this . city. It is but justiee to. say that Mr. B. has beerb untiring in his efforta to•please the public; and his arrangements have been 'most -accommodating and satisfactory to all iatorested, and fully appreciated by the lovere of, good music in Philadelphia. The. opera selected for= this • occasion`—either-"Ildelio - or "Don Giovanni"—will be amply attractive, but we learn _that -the entertainment will he enhanced' with an additional performance of soma•sort.. Seats ehould 'be secured at vase to prevent; confusion. at• the box office. . Ir PERSONAL.— Governor Yates, of Illinoia„ and Major General Cassius M. Clay, United Statea Minister Plenipotentiary aeoreped to the Oaurt of St Petersburg, arrived in tc at. bat night, and. are stopping at the Contnental,, THE PRESS. - PHHADELPHIA; TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1863. LETTER FROIC"OCOASIONAL." • WASIIINGTON; March 16, 1863. The District of Columbia has long needed a more efficient judicial System._ The .s4b : : ject attracted the . attention of' many of Abe learned men of other days. 'Some years ago, in IBM, Henry May, the late. disaf fected Representative of Baltimore in the House, prepared a hill which would have effected a complete revolution, but it was not pressed to a successful issue. In the last Congreas, the reform was confided to the judicious care of that fine 'statesman, Senator Harris, of. New. York - , who re ported the bill from the judiciary commit tee of that body, which is.noW a law of the land. It was not strange.that it should be resisted by an organized - outside and inside party; for it struck at venerablo abuses, and removed some venerable placemen. Of course it was Classed among the worst out rages of the Republicans, and was' charac terized as in the last degree arbitrary"and uncalled-for. There is not a more moderate Senator in the Republican ranks than Mr: Harris—not one who is more disposed to respect the rights and feelings of others ; and it is to these qualities that we are indebted for the triumph of this greatly: needed and comprehensive legislation. But the most effective answer to these complaints is the fact that the very party, and some of the very men, now so much incensed at the reorganization of the courts, underthe bill of Senator Harris, either aided or did not oppose the similar effort _when made by the Democrats in 1854. The new Judge§ are Hon. D. K. Cartter, of Ohio, Hon. George P. Fisher, of Delaware, and Hon, A. B. Olin, of New York . ; the two latter having been members of the two last Con gresses—the former (whO is" the Chief %Tits tics) haling served for a similar 'period, ten years ago, in the *me - bOdy, itud , :when appointed was American minister at Bo livia. The, officials superseded are Messrs. Dunlop, Merrick, and Morsell. • The outcry that their successors were not residents of the District, like the other objectidnwto the new court, must cease, when we remember that the old judges, with a single exception, :were taken from the States. • Washington is eminently cosmopolitan; its Population contributed from every section and every country; and the District in which it is placed . should be governed, not by narrow legislation, but' upon broad and compre hensive principles. The. judicial system, else Where adapted to the spirit of the age, has been stationary here. The work of re construction and reorganization, was ap propriately consummated by the great Congress which has just adjourned. The new Bench. is , composed of vigorous and loyal men. If they are equal to their duty they will confer lasting benefits upon the Government and the people around them. The important deeds of the last Congress will be - heartily and honestly responded to and executed so far as they apply, and they apply directly in many instances. There will be no half-hearted administration of justice attempts to embarrass the Eiecutive— no paltering with treason 7 -and . 'no - tender regard, growing out of past associations with the rebels, for the foes of the Union. These are great and inestimable advantages. • OCCASIONAL. Special Despatches to ".The Press." Reported Rebel Raid Contradicted. • Reports reached here on Saturday, apparently authentic, that Generals JONES, HAMPTON, and others, witklo,ooo rebels, including a large propor tion of cavalry and artillery, had come as far North as Strausburg, on a movement towards Winchester. From advices received to-day, however, direct from that point, the story appears entirely unfounded, a heavy mounted reconnoissance by General MILROY having just returned, after a two days' rapid march, visiting Strausburg and its vicinity without finding the enemy, or hearing of their appros:ch in any force• A few of DIBODEN's cavalry were found to be higher up the valley, towards Staunton, having retired upon our advance. - This does not look like any con templated attack by the enemy in that'quarter upon our large and well-posted forees there, who are on the alert for them. The following paragraph has been obtained at the Bureau of Internal Revenue : It would seem. to be a reasonable construction of section 6th of the act of *larch id, amendatory of the "excise law, that pro missory notes - not exceeding thirty-three days, in cluding grace days, should bear a orte-cent stamp ; exceeding thirty-three days, and not exceeding slxty three days, includinegrace daysi - tiVOcenis ; exceed ing sixty-three days, and not excekding ninety-three days, three cents. Consequently, a; note at sixty three days, including grace days, would possess a le gal value by having a two-cent statpjaffixed thereto:. The same rule will apply with notes hearing a longer time to run. - Charleston and Mobile papers of. the 4th , inst. have been received. There were seven blockaders off the former port on the 3d. The pirate Florida, the Mobile, Tribune says, left While nine of the _blockaders were in front of Mo bile. She was chased 19 hours, but finally ran out of view, and on her way destroyed a new Yankee brig on her first trip. The papers contain many advertisements for the enrollment of conscripts. The reason assigned at the Treasury pepartment for suspending the printing of the postage currency 25 and 50-cent notes, is that there -is .already a suffi cient amount of such paper in- proportion to the other denominations. The fact that there are eoun terfeits did not influence this action. j -The. Conduct of the War. The Committee on the Conduct of thy' War have, it is understood, closed their testimohy, and in about two weeks will make their report The Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Lewis,Mr. the new Commissioner 'of , ' Internal Revenue, is expected to enter upon hiiAuties morrow. • The Colo ,, ization Schv Abando, -fie Colonization Scheme Jamioned. The expedition to colonize persons o 8 col or has been indefinitely postponed by the President. General STAHL, whose promotion as major gene ral was confirmed by the Senate on Saturday, has been ordered to report to General H:EINTrEL3IA,N, who has assigned him to the command 'of all the cavalry forces in the Department of Washington. Colonel Sir Percy Wyndlinm. • COI. WYNDHAM has received orders to ;Join the Army of the Potomac. DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF. AtlAHlees front Texas—A Unionist Hung by a ebel Mob—Another Shot—An "Infernal Machine". Picked Up—Monument to Mr. Ma Winds. /N . Ew YORA, March - I.6. = •The steamer Marion, from New Orleans, arrived-to-night, with advice to the Bth inst. The steamer. Mississippi arrived out on, the 7th from New York. .Texas adviees state that one of the Texans cap tilred by the rebels from the steamer Cambria had been handed overby the rebel military authorities to the mob, who hung him. Another, known as Nica ragua Smith, was shot. A letter froni Baton Rouge to the Ere states that the rebels hover around our, pickets there, but are well provided for by our troops. An infernal machine had been picked up in the river, floating, and found to contain 150 pounds of poWder. The citizens of New Orleans are about erecting a monument to the late .Tohn Maginnia, editor of the Delta, who died on the evening of the Sd of March, of consumption. . A 14be1 Privateer CaplaredAn San SAN F.R.A.3axsco, March 16.—The - fast-sailing schooner Chapman, when leaving for 'yes terday, was boarded by the Government officials and taken in charge as a privateer: About twenty Secessionists ypre captured on board*, welt armed, and six, brais Dahlgren guns with carriages shift ble for use on shipboard. The correspondence on the personeof the priso ners identified them with the parties recently nego tiating for the steamer Victoria for a privateer. The prisoners were" confined at Port Alcatvas. ffiellY muse arrests are likely to follow. The Chapman seized .by the officials, yesterday, arrived lately frorra New York, and was•purehased here by the Seeesaianiste. The prisoners confess that a fudcornpliment of loon were to betaken on board at rendezvots-down thOcoast., Tliey hoped to capture the steamer Oregon while em route fOr Mazatlan, transfer p.portiim of the Chapetan7Screw aboard, and then usethe-Oregon to help rapture the two California treasure steamers before•the alarm 'coached San Francisca.. Salled--Ship Minter, for Horoltle; ship Ilabo, for Callao. FORTRESS FIONRODE, March 16.—Yfe• stare in ibrmation from,Yerktown that the rebel, awralry are making some dispbry about GloucesteePoint. Thir ty-flve rebel prisoners:arrived at Fertrese. Monroe this morning, on., the steamboat it ouisiana, from Fort McHenry. They will soon be. soot to City Point for exchange. From the bast- authority, we arc informed that there is no prospect et an attack by the rebels Blackwater at present. ' NEW Yana - , March 16.—A letter *frail' tybeeo. Island, below Savannah, says that on the evening of the Mt inst., A steamer came into the hasher, fired two guns, and left again before the guns ig trio fortification, aix in number, eould be broughkta bear on her.' The fort,was in charge of Lieutewbot let, •It is supposed than the steamer vms, the Ajs, Uama or Florida, or a blockade`runner. WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, March 16, 1863 Interim! Revenue Decisions. News from 'Rebel Sources. Postage Currency. Major General Julius Stahl. Fraucis6 From Fortress Monroia A During—lßebel Felt. TEE MISSISSIPPI SQUADRON. GREAT FEDERAL 'VICTORY ON THE YAZOO. Capture of a Rebel Transport Fleet. MeClernand!s Army Re-embarked. Operations on Lake Providence—Progress on the Vicksburg Cat- off—Attack Upon Haines' Muir Project ed—The Mortar Boats .Bombardintig Vicksburg. BSc., Official Confirmation oftlie:Success of the Expedition. WASHINGTON, March 16.—A despatch from Ad miral Porter, before Vicksburg, dated the 7th instant, says 'that he has just heard the signal agreed upon between himself and Commander Smith, who com mends the naval portion,of the. Yazoo expedition, to be filed by the latter as /bon as he should succeed in getting into the Yazoo river—nine minuteguns, and three guns afterwards in quick succession. CitgonenATr, March 16.—The Gazelle's Vicksburg desnateh says that the Yazoo Pass expedition cap tured 2G steamboats, 18 of which had been de stroyed. The United States gunboats had arrived above Haines' Bluff, and would soon commence the at tack. Rumors are rife of the evacuation of Vicksburg. It is supposed that the greater portion of the force would go to Chattanooga and endeavor to over whelm G-eneral R.oseerans. G &nem' 111cOlernand's troops have been com pelled to embark for Milliken's Bend, sixteen miles above Vicksburg, ,owing to the high water. The recent operations on .Lake Providence and elsewhere have resulted in inundating more than 300 miles of Louisiana territory, destroying millions of property. The guerillas have been completely drowned out. A refugee from Georgia arrived at Murfreesboro yesterday, reports most terrible destitution in Northern Alabama and Georgia. Ellet's marine brigade arrived at Cairo on Satur day. CHICAGO, March i6.—The - Yazoo-pass project is a complete success. Our gunboats have arrived above Haines' Bluff, which is poorly fortified against an attack from that quarter. Dur fleet captured twenty six transports up the Yazoo. CINCINNATI, March 16.—A special despatch from near Vicksburg, March 9, says : The river is so high that Gen. MoClernand's troops have been compelled to embark for Milliken's Bend. The levee is broken in several places. Re cent operations -at Lake Providence and elsewhere have resulted in inundating more than three hun dred miles of Louisiana territory. The guerillas are completely drowned out from several points at which they used to trouble our steamboats. The dredge boats are still working on the canal at Vicksburg. The high water interferes with their operations.' The mortar boats• will commence firing to-day. The rebels are reported to be preparing several ves sels as rams and gunboats to fight anything that may attempt to run the blockade in future. The Indianola was so badly wrecked that she can not-be raised by the rebels. ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND. A. Rout of Rebel Guerillas—Large Seizure of Contraband Goods—A Successful Ca valry Scots —Cheering News from Geor gia and Alabama. CINCINNATI, March 16.—A special despatch, dated Memphis, March 13th, says : A skirmieh took place near Bolivar, last Monday, between a detachment of .Federal troops and a band of guerillas. The latter Were routed, and eighteen of their men captured. Gen. Sullivan, on the same day, destroyed a col lection of skiffs, &c., near Savannah, on the Tennes see river, with which the rebels designed crossing and committing depredations. SEIZURE OF THE "RUTH." Van Dom's movements are closely watched. We have additional particulars concerning the "Ruth," the boat which left Cario last Wednesday, with a large amount of freight and a number of passengers, among whom were.two police detectives, who die. covered contraband goods aboard, consisting of uni form clothing, quinine, a quantity of gold, anda rebel mail. A Mr. Brown, who unsuspectingly disclosed the secret, says that a large bonus was to be paid if the shipment proved successful, and the Government aid„ J. D. Chamberlain, and himself were partners in the scheme. Upon its arrival at Columbus the Ruth was seized, and the guilty parties, two passengers, were relieved of sixty-four thousand dollars of con traband money by Government officers. A BRILLIANT CAVALRY SCOUT MURFREESBORO, Tenn., March 15, ilia NASH VILLE, March 15.—.A.n expedition of cavalry, which went out on - the 4th instant, under command of Colonel Robert H. G. Minty, returned last evening, having made a brilliant• and successful scout through the enemy's country of eleven days' duration. Colonel itlinty's force consisted of the Ist, .2d, and sd Brigades of Cavalry, two companies of the 4th Regulars, and Lieutenant Newel's section of artil lery. The expedition was "accompanied by Major General Sheridan's division of infantry. On the first day Col. Minty was instructed to dislodge the ene my from Rover, a small town on the Salem pike, fifteen miles from Murfreesboro. About four hun dred rebel cavalry were posted there, but fled on our approach, followed closely by the Second Pennsyl vania and Fourth Regulars. Finding that a portion of his forces had failed to cut off the enemy's retreat, Colonel Minty, gallantly leading the column, or dered- hie men to draw sabre and charge on the rebels. The latter broke and fled. The expedition took out four days' cooked rations, and was absent eleven days, during which time the men were obliged to forage for their provisions. _- All through the northern portions of his State and Alabama, he reports terrible _destitution of the ne cessaries of life. He says he knows of-many slave holders who would gladly giA up their last negro, if they could be relieved from- the crushing military despotism now prevalent in the South. He is sure that if Northern people could only look for one day at the aufferinga of Unionists in these States, there would be no further Cdfference of opinion amongst them as to the war. MOVEMENT OF OUR TROOPS. All the troops that went out after Van Dorn have .returned. Colonel Walker's brigade, a General Fry's division, broke up camp yesterday. They will probably be heard of in the front. UNION FEELING IN GEORGIA AND ALA- MIInFREESBOEO' IVlarch 16.—A refugee from Geor gia, who escaped about the beginning of the year, declares there are thousands in that section of the country who are - praying for the success of the Union arms. . THE FRENCH - IN MEXICO. Advance of the French Army on Pttebla7 The iilexicans Fully Prepared—lnsurrec tion Against the Spaniards in St. Do. iningo—Troops Sent there from Cuba and Porto Rico. NEM , ' Yonic,l March 16. The schooner War Ea gle, from Minatitlan,,confirms the capture of that place without opposition, on February 9th, by two French gunboats. The steamer Vita, from Havana, on the 9th, brings late Mexican news received per the English steamer Clyde. The French army commenced to march for Puebla on Febivary 19th. General Forey started on the 23d. Saligny and Almonte followed on the 25th. It was presumed that an attack on Puebla would begin about the lat of March. General Ortega has 24,000 men for its defence, and Commonfort has 8,000. There are 10,000 men reserved for the outer defences. The guerillas grow bolder daily, and carry off' the mules from:the very gates of Vera Cruz. Four hundred Egyptian negroes had arrivat.at Vera Cruz, but the voyage disagreed with them, and over a hundred were in the hospitals: - General Forey gave a farewell address to the peo ple of Orizaba on the latti An alarming report from St. Domingo has been received that the people of the districts of Guayan lin and Monte Christi have risen under Gen. Lucas. Troops had been sent from Porto Rico and Santiago de Cuba, and ten battalions were about leaying Ha vana. Several vessels of war were also ordered there. There bids fair to be considerable trouble to the Spanish protectors of St. Domingo. No news had transpired at gavalla since the ar rival of the U. S. gunboat Huntsville. Another Newspaper Mice Demolishetl... • INDIANAPOLIS, Marsh 16.—Eight hundred pa roled Union prisoners, en route• for Chicago, were detained at Richmond, Indiana, last night, and while there completely demolished the office oftlte Jeffersonian, anti-war sliest. They arrived hereto.. night and threatened the Sentinel office, and the military authorities placed s guard to prevent a dis turbance. A large Indignation meethg Waß held here tc night in regard to an article in. the .Cineinnati En-' quire,' inßultbag to soldiers' famiilegi. The Atlantic Telegraph. Company. • Maw YORK. March 16.—Over one hundred lead= ing mercantile , and banking firms`-of this city have subscribed amounts, ranging from , £lOO to £1;000 sterling, amounting„ in the aggregate to *200,000, to the Atlantic Telegraph Company. The utmost con fulfnce in the success of this greatundertaking is expressed by our merchants, who are'rapidly swell ing the subscription list. . Rumored HungS,rian Insurreetion-Recall of French Troops from Rtexico. NEW YORK, March Gallardet, writing to the Cotirrier des Etao Unis from Paris, February 27th, gives rumors of an insurrection in Hungary, and au alleged resolution of the Emperor - to recall the Prenbh army from I%.*xico, but states4 - hat both look improbable. , ;17roM Bermuda. NEW Tonrc, Masch 16.—The esessoner. Mary - Helen brings Bermuda papers to lurch 3d. They contain no news. The Mary Helea+spoke, on-the' 7th, the British schooner Linfleld, from Cuba, for. Baltimore, with loss-of her mainmast; and out off provisions. She would put into Bermuda. .e Serious - Riot in.'Canada with: the .Ne-. OIL SPRINGS, C. W., March 16;,-,92 , serious riot , occurred on Saturdaymight between the whites ands new oes. The whiteeorganized a sOnce, and, march ing to the negro quarters, ordered themaway. The rioters destroyed thepronerty and , eurned the houses. The negroes fled to.the woods. Three rioters were captured and several , - were wounW: The btationl. Fimanees. • NEW YORK March 16.--Secretary. Cherie left this morning for W ashington. Whatever effect:may eventually proceed from his consultations ' it.% be- Neva; Sava the. Commercial, that nothing brio been accomplished ihr the present, either in the, way of establishing a. bank under the new low, of Con gress; or toward placing 'the• new 'loan upon the market. New York 113.4*k Statomout. 1V135" YThliKi March I , k.—The Bank statement pre. Rents the kalowing results Deerease.in loans $3,L 5 22,"313 "- specie 3,55,064 " circulation' 36,159 " " depoaits • 1145 1.78, PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE. HARRISBIIIICto March IG, KM. SENATE. EV.EIPINO SESSION. Bills were introduced making incompetible =tato officers in Philadelphia. To exempt from taxation the Orphanarßome• snit the Asylum for aged and infirm of the Lutheea• Church. A supplement to the Philadelphia and alontgoine ryconnties railroad. To incorporate the Atlantic Navigation Company. A message was received from the Governor, nomi nating Wien Forney, of Dauphin county, as State Librarian. .A bill to enable the Wyoming Canal Company and its creditors to compromise was passed finally, with an amendment, requiring the company to pay to the State two hundred and eightpone thousand dollars within sixty days, on the amount of the claim, ex cepting eight thousand four hundred, dollars.. Ad journed. HOUSE. EVENING SESSION The. House was called to order at 734 P. M. by Speaker CESSNA. A message was received from the Gavernor, in answer to an inquiry from the House, stating that, to the bett of his belief, the expenses ef - the militia called out during the rebel raid last fall• were about three hundred thousand.dollars, and tlret he would visit Washington this week with reference to the settlement of this matter. The general appropriation bill being first in order, it was postponed for the present. Messrs. BARGER and QUIGLEY called for the reconsideration of the vote on anal passage of the general tonnage tax, passed on Wednesday last. On motion, it was postponed to Wednesday next, and made the special order for that day. A large number of, petitions were presented, a num ber having reference to the emigration of negroes into' the State, calls for a National Gonvention against it, and for legalizing bounties to volunteers, &c.; for restoring the tonnage tax ; revision of the marriage laws in this State, and for the erection of a new county out of pcirtions of Luzerne. Mr. YOUNG (Philadelphia) presented one chang ing the mode of! granting tavern licenses in the city of Philadelphia. Petitions were presented against any law pro hibiting colored people coming into the State. Reports of committees on bills in place were re ceived. . Mr. JOHNSON, of Crawford, read in place a bill entitled an act for the erection of a new county out of Warren and Crawford, to be called "Petroleum." Mr. BARGER, one relative to the People's Tele graph Company. Also, an act -regulating the mode of obtaining licenses in the city of Philadelphia. Mr. KERN, an act regulating passenger railways in the city of Philadelphia, providing that cars shall only carry what they are able to seat. A Note from George ll: Prentice. WASHINGTON, Satuniay,'lVlarch 14, 1863 Tothe Editor of the New Times: In several papers I find a telegraphic despatch from Nashville, purporting to give an 'explanation of the reason why I am on my way to Europe. I have a boy, who—God forgive him—is a colonel or major in the rebel army. He was badly wounded in the battle of Murfreesboro, and was reported dan gerously 'so, but he was not taken prisoner. His mother- hastened to Nashville, and was kindly per mitted to pass both lines, the rebels being, no doubt, unwilling to refuse to one of their own gallant and sorely wounded officers the advantages of a mother's ministrations. - When she returned, she brought me a brief, and, of course, unsealed letter from our son. The author of the Nashville despatch thinks that, in all probability, the young man apprised me of a pro jected rebel - invasion of Kentucky, and that I set out for Europe some weeks afterward in consequence of the information thus obtained. Now, when I state, as I here do emphatically, that I have at - no time had the slightest thought of going to Europe, and that I left home on -- important family business, and shall be again at my post after less than three weeks' absence from it, the public can properly appreciate . the character of the despatch, if not of its author. I scorn such flippant and apparently malignant ca lumnies upon myself and my family. Ido not know what there has been in my public course to indi cate that I would withhold from the friends of the Union, for even a single day or hour, any informa tion I might have of a contemplated irruption of the rebels into Kentucky, or any other State, or that, if I were to leave home on account of apprehended danger, I should' be so frightened as to fly. all the way across the Atlantic Ocean, instead of stopping at some less remote point of safety,_ If at any time the rebels shall attempt to take Louisville, when there are troops there to defend it, I will aid in the defence. If there be no chance of any defence, I will go some where else, but even then,_ I trust, I shall stop this side of the end of the world. I would not be a boaster, but I will say that if I were to be slandered only by those who have labored for the glorious cause of the Union as devotedly, and in:defifuice of as great temptations and dangers as I have, I should be likely to pass unscathed. Very. respectfully, GEORGE D. PRENTICE. Important Order of the Governor ,of Ohio to Soldiers Absent Without Leave. COLIFMI3US, March 13, 1863. To the Ohio Soldiers absent from their Regiments without The President of the United States has, in the kindness of his heart, issued an order declaring that all soldiers now absent from their respective regi ments without lease, who shall, on or before the let of April, 1863, report themselves for duty, shall be restored to their regiments without punishment, ex cepting the forfeiture of pay and allowances during their absence. As your sincere friend, I give you notice of this remission of penalty, and urge you to avail yourselves of it. Your companions-in-arms are [suffering on account of your absence ; your Government needs your services. Redeem --the solemn obligation you made when you joined our patriotic army. Save yourselves from the foul stigma attached to desertion, and thereby make your friends proud of you. Upon application by letter to Quartermaster General Wright, giving your post office address, railroad station, and the number of your regiment, transportation will be sent you. DAVID TOD, Governor. Death or an Editor. PITTSBURG, March 16.--Reece C. Pleased, one of the editors of the Despatch, died this morning after a protracted illness. Mr. Pleason had been connected with the Despateh for fifteen years, and with the Pitts burg press a much longer period. The Newibundland Telegraph Line. PORT Hoon, N. S., March I.6.—We have not been able to work the Newfoundland cable since Thurs da3s and it is feared that it is either broken or some serious accident has happened to the operator at Port-au-Basque, the post station on the Newfound land side. Death of Capt. Stephen B. Wilson, U. S. N. HUDSON, N. Y., March 16.—Captain -Stephen B. 'Wilson, United States navy, died on Sunday, at the age of 6S years. The U. S. Gunboat Alabama. NEW YORE, March 16.—The U. S. gunboat Ala bama was at Mayaguez Feb. 2'7. LAEGE POSITIVE SALE OF BOOTS AND SHOES Cars, &c., &o.—The early attention of purchasers is requested to the large assortment of boots,.shoes, satchels, and valises, caps, stock of shoes, &c., em bracing about '7OO packages of first-class seasonable goods, of city and Eastern manufacture, to - be peremptorily sold by catalogue, on foiir months' credit, commencing this morning at lb o'clock, by Sohn B. Myers & Co., auctioneers, Nos. 232 and 234 Market street. A PLEASANT-TIME.—The complimentary ball given to the Jefferson Cornet Band by the Cooper-shop Volunteer Refreshment Committee, at Sansom-street Rail, lait evening, was well at tended. There were between three and, four hun dred ladies and gentleiiien present, who enjoyed a very nleasant time to the music of a full and efficient string band. Most of the ladies of the committee, who have contributed much of their time in pre paring food for the soldiers, were there. We also noticed a number of officers of the Union army pre sent highly delighted with the festivities of the occasion. CORONER'S INVESTIGATION. -- refer ence to the death of Wm. Rodgers, killed by the ex plosion of the boiler at the locoraative works of Mr. Norris, the coroner empannelled a jury yesterday afternoon, and then adjourned over until this morn ing. AcemENT: Jolla Sheehan, aged M years, employed on board of a steam barge, on the Delaware, above market street, while sweeping the snow from Mr the deek yesterday morning, slipped and fraetured his left leg. He was removed to the Pennsylvania Hospital, - , CITE' ITEMS. COLORED CARTES DE .VISITE, —MeSSrS. Broadbent St Co., the celebrated photographer Nos. 912, 914, and 916 Chestnut street, are now producing the colored carte de visite in as high state of artistic perfection as their magnificent Imperial and Life-size Ivorytypes and Wenderotypes. Their beautiful case of specimens of these exquisite colored pictures in miniature is attracting marked attention, and there ~Etre certainly a number among them that are real gals of art. Their orders for cartes finished in this style are constantly increasing. FINE GBOCERIES.--The proprietors of the old grocery stand of C. U. Mattson, corner of Arch and Tenth streets, have now a very superior ana at tractive stock of fine family groceries. We invite special attention to-day,to their fresh invoices of oranges, lemons, almonds, and raisins; also, a fine lot of the most desirable eating apples. HOARSENESS,- COUGHS, JoLOARSENESS, ASTIDIA, or any Irritation of the Throat or Bronchial Tubes, ire lieved by allowing one of "Brown's. Bronchial Troches" to' ditsolvie in , the month. All Druggists sell them. WHERE. IS THE "INDIANOLA ?"—We no, sooner hear that she in in the hands of the rebels than we again hear that Cemmar,der Ellet has re captured her ; then, after awhile, she is blown up; but who by? Did Commander Ellet blow her up? Did the rebels blow herupl or did' she blow herself up 1 There is a great deal of blowing somewhere. Now we hear that she is sunk a plantation hut on a raft emit* down the river (although as harmless as a quaker) eo frightened the rebs thatthey blew her up, and the guns fell into' Commodore Porter's hands—what a lucky thing they didn't fall on his head. Is the Indianola surely_ at the-bottom of the Mississippi, or is she only actinxpossura 1" We hope something else will occupy the attention-of the telegranhers from the ;West besiden the Indianola. Better announce that-Cuss. ProuEs &Co. continue to sell first-class Ready-made Clothing under. the Continental. - Ix - PORTANT Toe MILITARY rr - PN.—liock - - hill ft Wilson, of the. Brown Stone Clothing Hall, Nos. 603 and 605 Chestnut - street, above Sixth, have on hand a large arultsplendid assortment of iWilitary Clothing, suitable for all grades of the service. Offi cers who desire to procure outfits that will be at once elegant, emuloitable, and. sUbs'aantial, will find just what they want at the. establishment named. Their iron-clad masts, which turnish the wearer with an invisible and• impregnable breast-plate, have already won peat popularity in, the service. CLOTHING. Clothing, Clothing, Clothing. - Spring Styles, - .Spring Styles, Spring Styles; Granville Stokes,. Granville-Stokes. Reduced Prices, Reduced Prices, Reduced Prices. 609 Chestnut street , 609 Chestnut street, 609 Chestnut street. COUNTRY MEROITANTS buying Window Shades and Trim'icings, Curtains, Curtain aril Upholstery GOods, are invited to examine our stock. We 'ere the laigest malaufacturers of Window Shades in the United States, and the only direct importers of Curtain Gocn.la in Philadelphia, and therefore have facilities fcivofferiniloods to the trade tow tlgtuiea, which, tartuot be equalled. . - 030 Chestnut street FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL THE MONEY MARKET. PHILADELPHIA. *& Ch 1.865. Considerable excitement ruled in the gefdl market to day, owing to the good news frOm Vicksbem and ru mors of " foreign intervention," which came jai the shape of an offer to negotiate one hundred million goiters of Meeretary Chases six percent. long bonds front Briglish capitalists, at such a figure as Would net par /4r the bends, considering the present rate of exchange. The disadvantage of this scheme becoming known before it was consummated, le,. that if the sale were made with! allowance for precept figure of orthan,9n, by the time' the hondiswere 'ready Ow delivery certain panties, know ing the ultimate resulted the negotiation.,. Would threw their bonds on the martiet. and cause - aid:milt% so that, when the Secretary wowldi draw:lids hills, a ditfference of twenty per cent. might benotect; this, (de:curse, he must lose. Could die have carried the plant throge%, and drawn quickly through one or two houses, he might have secured the high figures, which, however,. iglu not impossible he might have done, and instead of the- offer being in embryo, it may be on its final consummation. This subject woe hinted to us two , months ago, andi we are 'glad to see it at least attracting attention.. 'Gold opened at 157, fell quickly to 155, then slowly - NI 153. recovering 34 id cent., and closing unsettled. Oil demands, of course, vary with it. Certificates of in— debtedness are worth 99y.g3.4.)1; 1951. sixes are firm sh, 102% (gdo3; seven-thirties at 106®106Y; new-issuecertifi.-. Gates are worth 98X697. Money still• rates very easy at 4igs 7 cent. The stock market was quite active, add. prices-are steady—some advancing. Governments were firm-- seventy-thirties advancing 34. ,State fives and:city sixes. were unchanged; Beading sixes and Pennsylvania mort gages were steady at Saturday's figures ; North Peaasyi-. Yenta sixes sold at 8931-111 was bid for the tens; Phila delphia and Brie sixes sold at 110,.%; 106 was paid for West Branch bonds:. Camden and' Amboy bands were• firm; 112 was bid for - Elmira sevens; 71% for Schuylkill Navigation sixes. Cala wissa shares were in demand at 7.Bl.—the' preferred. rose to 25, and was in strong demand. Pennsylvania rose ;4'; lieading was steady at 45; Little Schuylkill tell.'; Harrisburg sold at 68%; 11% was bid for North Pennsyl vania; 28 for Long Island ;59 for Elmira: 5234 c fOr "Mine h11;.77. for Lehigh Valley, and 6n% tbr BPaver. Meadow. West Philadelphia Passenger rose ; GiraKd College was steady at 27,34; Fifth and Sixth sold at 63; 86 was - bid for Second and Third. Lehigh Navigation scrip opened. at .35, and rose to 42, closing ; firm. Morsis.Canal sold at 61;4; 135 was bid for the preferred; 4432 was paid. for Delaware Division; 633 Was bid for Schmakill Navigation; 17% for the prefer red. Big Mountilin.Coal was in demand at 4X. Bare mian Copper sold at 10341': New Creek sold. at Girard Bank. at 42. Bank of Kentucky at 47. The market closed firm; $95,000 in bonds, and 3,300 shares changing hands. Jay Cooke ez Co. quote Government securitiee, am, al follows: flnited States Si:Fes,lBBl . . .... . ... . ... .1.9.3121E34 United States 7 3-10Tiotes Certificates of Indebtedness Quartermasters' Vouchers 94Yr Demand Notes - 155 - 156 15" Messrs. M. Schulze & Co., No. 16 South - Third Street, quote foreign exchange for the steamer Arabia, 11)01u Boston, as follows: London, 60 days' sight.. Do. 3 days Paris,6o days' sight.... Do. 3 days Antwerp,6o days' sight Bremen, 60 days' sight Hamburg, 60 day s' sight.. Cologne, 60 days' sight-- Leipsie, 60 days' sight Berlin, 60 days' sight Amsterdam, 60 days' sight Frankfort, 60 days' sight.. Market unsettled. o .`!l• 7 qiE- - z:_, ,P' -wlg ~ , a 7 .7 -, : '4 • : g : : : i r ' 1 0 , , ... me,r=7o o o,-:.woo== ?: gE:0&,.06'.1088888P.0: 0 T-Wr-ZinoO - 0 - 00 - 0 - 0100= 8 88M148888g88g888- En —,..n10 - z.7—,41. . . §§gtafrAV-ittl§n§ai§ ' ; 59 .gltag 2 " 7--411'" B§,4§ § - §ttt -r riWig - 1-,02 tO t V?.. , ;>191.-/ §§reittk"§:tait§§§St % §gggaffigNtg§§Eil§ - - - - -0 Clearinj_rs. 5;011,051.75 n,003,195 40 . 0,977.095 17 4,no,rz 94 - 4.600,065 63 March Q fti25,117,050 S 2 $) ement shows the conditi Lie at various times duzin The following sta. , banks of Philadelp 1563: 1562. January 6.. February 3. March 3.. April 7 May 5 June 2 July 7 August 4.... September 1 October 6.'.. November 3 December 1. 31;030".337 :0,955,119 20,13,336 29,037 691 324,4:32 31,747,070 33.21)0,661 33,517,900 33,399,351 34 9216,161 4 ,51 995 36,774,72 - 2 36,460,040 %,1 9 5,340 36 77491 9 37,267,620 17,679,64 37 5: 3,7,7 . 37,416.694 37, '7O 7121 37 269 9241 37,336, 0, 5.'7 710,851 37,750,460 37,901090 33.603,971 1:33,206,028 January 5,1563 Febilia 7 3 MEE The foreign trade of the port of New York for the past week was very active,- emarkably so, in view of the fluctuations in foreign exchange. The entries of foreign merchandise, exclusive of dry good, - , amounted to 32, .624,211; to which add the entries of dry goods, $1,02.5,- 363; and the aggregate foots up $4,649,594. Against this we exported 63,740,684 of produce and 83,540,400 of spicie—in all $7,290,084. Even allowing, for the fact tliat the exports are invoiced at their currency value, while the imports are entered at their specie value, the trade of the pert will still show a substantial balance in favor of the port; and to this balance must be added several hundred thousand dollars' worth 01 AMericart seeuri ties sent abroad. Our export of specie is not greater than usual at this season, and there is no warrant what ever for the assertion—which has been made in certain dis.loyal trios-that.-the legislation of Congress has driven gold out of the country. The New York Et•ening Poet of to-day says: Mr. Chase returned to Washington this morning, after sTveral very satisfactory interviews- with our most in- Potential bankers and other financial authorities. We have reason to believe that the plans of the Secretary of the Treasury are almost matured, though at present no thing is definitely settled. Hence the thousand rumors current in the precincts of Wall street have no hands tion wht tever, except that derived from the ingenuity of their inventors, or the too pliant credulity of those who accept them. all street to-day his been discussing the proprlety of a periodical inn( 'moment, by official authority, of the amount of the public debt, with its full details tio may be compatible with site public interest, The numerous and vital relations in which the Treasury now stands to the business of the country render such a statement once a month or oftener equally conducive to the confidence of the mercantile classes, to the urmectiou of the public credit and to the refutation of the absurd exaggerations to which weak, ill-informed, not • very patriotic persons have given currency, As the Se cretary of the Treasury is known to be itt favor or the greatest practicable publicity,autt av the financial opera tions of the Governments of _Simian& and France are laid before the people in an official form, mud at frequent pe riods, there is little doubt flint some plan can be devised which will respond to the universal' wist: of financial mon and of the:people generally in thin-particular. The market opened with less of incertitude and hesita tion than characterized the closing transactions of last week. Governments are strong, the demand surpassing the supply. In United• States registered - ,ISSI, we note transactions at 101%0101%; in connons,.YSl. at 1023;ral 103% in coupon fives. 1874, at 9S©9Bki; in gold-bearing certificates, at K1,f,009%, and in seven-thirties, at 1060 106. The bond list is quiet. Border State bon&are lower, Missouris being offered at filg, and Tenneseees at 61,1:i, with limited transactions. Virginias were offered at 66, - without business. North Carolinas are inquired. for at 75: Louisiana Gs at 70, and. California Os at 133, 'For railroad bonds we note the following bids : • N. Y. Ceti. sixes 115 IBur tx Qnin 12S . " is cony f . 125 Mick So is sink fd. 11.2% Erie flint. ... .... . 110 Waba:sh first.. . 105% . • . . - " second... • 11S '' seconds GI " third.. —....- ... ... 11534 Prarie du Chien 110 fourth.. 11134• Galena extended 11G filTh • 107 Roes: Island. .. . ... .... 110 Buff. and Erie first-- 112 Fort Wayne Bret-.. ... 116 Hudson River c0n.... 10S ''' secon.— 105 Harlem first. ..•• .110 X ' " third SO second 103: Plttsimrg seconds. -- 106 " third 107 - third - 103 :Mich. Cen. S. . 123 . I '''' fourth SO For city, State, and. miscellaneom ecu.rities we note the following bide N Y ve n 16'64 110 1570.... 118 N. Y. City, 1876..4 120 _ 1878. ` 1857. —... 121 Brooklyn Watt], loan. 120 Jersey City 120 Ohio sixes, 1856. • --. 1,0 • - -- Kentucky, sixes, 1563:. 102 Indiana 5ixe5... :,.... Michigan sixes, 3.57.9 , -109 The speculative list is irrel shows the chief movements with those of Saturday: Mon.. Sat. Adv. Dee, U. S. 6s,lBBl,reg, 1012 101?4. . . U.S. 6.. 1881, c0u t ,,..103 103 . IL S . .. 7 , , ... . . 6-10 p. c. T. N.. 166 ' 106 U.S. 1 yr. Sp c certlii..... .993 , ."' 991; • X American gold 102 k • 157.1.1 s• • . Tennessee as " 61 6191-i • .-• Missouri 6s 61 6131 .. •• Pacific Mail 1063 - • • 135 it lili N.Y. Central 116 x noy.: .. Erie . ...... :....... 77.74 - 771-.," .1i , Erie preferred.. ... . ... 99N Hudson River... —.. • • ..100 • 1( 0 Harlem'4BY 88X: . ilfylem. preferred M=M=l . • • • Mich. Southern Wt',' 5934 Mich. So. guar Doi' los% ;s • • Illinois Central scp 91%. 90%. ' Cloy. and Pittsburg ... . . 66 5 ' 67 ?,;,! Galena ... 91K 9°' • Cloy. and T01ed0.... ... . 96 96 • • Chicago and Rock Isld.. 9238" 923 a ." • •-*" Fort Wel nes, 611 f 61 %. .• • • -- Quicksilver-Co-,'ll 40. 1 . • . Gold opened at 157. from which point a gradual reces mon was developed to 172:X„ whore the dowtmacd movement. was arrested by the necessities of the, buyers exceeding the available suppl7.' With alternate. abb. and flow, the tide seetns, tending upward, thouglb we) hear of few en .es since the first, sossion lower thanlA ar d the register, as we get° press, stands at 1541‘. t is stated. that a number of' our Principal banke,haTo 'large deposits of gold to their credit in London. The business last week offers. few Points of special. in terest. Vie stdcs.of gold- are estimated at six minions, at price, en aging from 1544(ga63 Of State seeneities the principal sales were:. Missouri bonds, drl•23,l•:e6alt 60g62.-, Tennessee. 6..W.fiCti at 61(i1Cat North Caron $49,1XX.) at 77@so, and California, *8113,0011 at 132.1i@13.5. On the share-list the principal transaetious were of Erie—a bout 76.000 shares at . ...eig7sy2 Haraem. 22,00 D at. 1735 Pacific. Nati, 16,e00 at 1.7000153.; Pittsburg, 21, I. to shares at (IVAMX Harlem Preferred, 16,400 shares at 823. Ce.SB3 - ', and Michigan Southern, IlLfloo shaxes at 593x@613:. ' 'Tliese six descriptions engtmssed to them selves wore than half the business of the Stock RN:change in railroad shares. In the loan malted there is but a limited business. doing. The demand for money is not active, and laxkx , amounts are offered from tie country bank.S. for 90 (We at Geer cent. - LOUISVILLE TOBACCO MARKET, March I~R :Sales to -clay of 273 hints as follows: 11 Ithds trash locliosv41.1; 34 at a-.11a.—: *1201!..-- 39 at 4'2S.,rat ;514@ -= 1 2s ft , @—; 14 at 2S at *UP —; S t;916@. , ,• s az Equal— ;7 at *•2C--•-•-.1 1. lit L sfe.Z . ! . 9 AT .t 2at 6 , 2 i -o--; 2 at and. 1,01 • - ..023 106 107 09,14 100 ...172 1@p175 .:.173 gas .3f20 03f30 ._ -51152 gum D 3125 •.-125 .55 ..125 c 7 5 , l' _ . 571 53 .116 117 .116,..1117 -116 117 • 65 66.1'. . 66 a 67 Balances. 57,210 . 00 489,939.50 5L535.3. 70 . - _"8.21b 92., 02 434,199 49 666a1:1 so on of the 1563 and 21396,014 `20,0 6 65,893 19,541,190 16,636,538 21,316,614 24,394,644 24.367,782 24 6.58 q.. 59 24,597,596 25 419 310 26,97.M,71 26,635, 27,48,530 27,577,964 27,753,674 27.698,290 29,199 28 019,792 27,877,068 28.773,617 59.231,753 25.563,161 25,759,019 29,312,696 30 179,519 30.679,269 1130,5 9,537 Tenne?see sixes, long. 61 G eorgla 5ixe5..:.......:83 Iv or [lota rolina sixes.. 75 Han. and. St. Jos. : -... 67 Louisiana sixes ....... 75 U. S. Taut Co 150 Canton Co 2,13 i Del. anl'Hnd. Canal. 127 Penn: Eoal 12214 Cninber 4 ..and 18% • gni:tr. The following table of the inegket; as compared Phila. Stoelki Excifliktillose Sales, March In. I [Reported by S. B. dikrinAttnn,niladelphia Exchange.) MAST 11/OARV,.. 71 Lehigh Scrip 36' 10Deb:ware D1Y...... 417 50 do cash 40' hfilehig;ft Nay........ 51 U.S do 201.N) renna.R 2d M....... 114.56 ICO do 40 1600 Reading 6s 'SS. .. . ... 1043; 4000 do lu6 K W - Branch 8d5...11:6 Mar do—. ........ .....104% Va O Readioag R•• •-• • •"• el 4 West. Fbila 2., di 50 do ...cask+ 45 23 do 65X 51100' US 7. a) , Tr N...b11( 1000 nil ii de Erie 65....11.0% ApStOet.VAL 191 0 U &Ss 'Bl' lezl 1000 ra'lrlistla.—.2dYS.ll,96 3000 u S eir 'at reg. , • —IOIA 120 Lr:sAte'SClr4 R ...* 1000 N Perszals - - .. SA 100 Cava.Wts•R..rref..bs 24* ... 500 do. -99 X 21 G 1 MAU . Cot Z....1)5 273 i 5 Girard Ali • ......:42 50 13k of" 1Cy......... Idys 97 6000 U S5-yea.7 option...lM; 1400 Penna..i..-........ , 14414.10.3% 20119 do 11 I .124 2000 Del aw' 6u ar '11ii5t....103 RETWARN BOARDS ; . 100 Catawlssa R. P.Ks.bs 171-Z' 101 Sold n 114.61— ...... TN 1 25 do Pre" 245 . 100 City 65.....,..:Necra433g I+ Harrisburg R.......66.'.4 11:110!N .Penna 6:........ .. .. .. .• 89% . R/10 SttlA=R.D. _... MO American Gold .....154' 1 200 , Caln &Am 35'67 - ...10, 150)Ca tawi ssa R Pref. 25 , I Itsth & 6th -5t1911,..... 6d ` , lau du - Pref.s3o 35 ' 10050011 SOs 'Bt.. . 1023.4".0 /33. do - Pref.... 01 2fosbnemian . 11111'.:b5 105‘ 4.5.1k1nr Cl...C&P.aswn 64• X( 160' do -...5.5 1.03 t. 100 leading R b3O 4.5% 1:5 Ckawissa R....,... 7 100 do,. cash 45 10 nisei. R. .. 65X.'"- 6 0 0 Dia.Monntain 4% 841arrislmrg It 65=4. i 11:0 Lehigh Scrip. • ..1) t 5 40X 9dCUU S `A.9O Tr N bear 50 d 0..... ...... 1,05 4011 Ap&Oct 1.06 - -50 do b10 . 4'3 TOO NOW'Oreek % • 100 do ~.. s6O 42 AFTER BOARDS: 12 Pe ann. R.- 66.4110 Marriaborg R ..... ... MA' ; 2011 H) City 65......New.114 CLOSING Pi BrAd. Aske. tr 560 cpn '81........102X 102 d 34 U S 7.30 D blk .7.106% 106 X American Gold. .155% 156,X, Ph Da 6s old 106 107 Do new......115x 114 hile co 6s R ...... .. Bona 55 103% 164 Reading R. • ..... 14,91 45 Do bds 'BO ..111 114,44 Do bds '7O ..1.09. 109% Do bds '56..104% 1115 Pe-nna R 66X 6634 Do Ist m 65..116% 117 Do- 2d m Ss. 114, .11143‘ Morris Can al. •. • 64X 64X Do prfd 105 , 135. 140 Do 6s '76.... .. .. Do 2d mtg.. .. .. Soso, Canal. ..... .. .. DoSs .. .. .. . .. .. Sob nyl.lray 6% 7 Dc. prfd 17% 171 E Do 65'8.2.... 71 5 X 72% Elmira. R 39 .V.% Do prfd 53 5874 Do . 7s 18....112 114- D o las . . .. N rearm R 1134 12 Do 65.... • ... 69% ~ 00% Do lOs 114 ;115 Phila,.Ger &Nor. Lehigh Val R Do bds Spruce-street R.. 16% 17% Chestnut-st R• • • 68 , 60 Arch-street R.... 28 2133‘ Race-street R 10 E. Tenth-street R. • 41%. 43 Thirteenth-st R. 32%. 33 W Phila R 65% 63. Do bonds.... .. Green-street R.. 43 443 Do bonds... Second-street R.. 86 90. Do .bonds..... Fifth-street .12 04. Do bonds-, Girard College R 2734' Seventeenth-At 11 1135 [Little Schnyl 463 E Philadelphia Markets. MARC]; 16—Eventng. The:Flour market is dull and unsettled, with but little inquiry for export; 150 bbls choice Lancaster county superfine sold at $0.50, and about 1,000 bbls, Western family at $7.75; the retailers and bakers are buying sloe ty at prices ranging, at from $6®6.50 for superfine. $6. 7f:Ec7. 25 for extras, $7.50®5. 25 for extra faintly, and $5.50 up to $9.50 for fancy 'brands according to quality. Rye Flour is dull and offered at $5 bbl withoat sales. Corn Meal is firm Mit quiet at $1 bbl for Pennsyl- GRAIN:—The denis....l for Wheat has fallen off, and prius are unsettled and lower,- - nr.m. 5 ,, a , ,..,_nr_1.500 boo at 17CC.172c Thr fair to ' choice Pennsylvania red; and white at from 15.K.4d95c bu. Rye is scarce, add Pennsylvania sells freely at 100cr0 bu. Cora is, firm and about 5,000 bus prime dry yellow sold at SSc, gloat Oats are wanted at a further advance; about 5,000 bus Pennsylvania. sold at 2073 c for, 52 nisi light Oats are saint, at 460 - 447 c bus, measure. BARK is unchanged but firm at $513 ton for Ist No. 1 Qu ere' ron. • COTTON.—The market is very inactive, and priCee without any quotable change. Small sales of middlings at S6EttS7c, TO lb, cash. - •.,•• . CROCE) , lES are firmly held, with small sales of &- gar and Molasses at full prices. 50 hhds of the former sold at 12R:412%c `f lb for New Orleans, and 250 bbls New Orleans Molasses at 47 to Ste T. gallon, c.t.sh. PROS ISIONS.-The ins rket is rail, er inactive. Pickled Hams are held at 8%49c 50 lb, and Lard at 11.36011.74 c roe prime Western tierce. SIEDS.—The market-Is very inactive for Cloverseed, and prices range at 57.75(50.27 ha. Timothy is worth $2.50, and Flaxseed $4 be. A. sale of red top was ma de at $3. 12.34Fc3. 25 sack. WHISKY is dull and rather lower; bbls selling at 494 5Cc, and drudge 40@49c 11 gallon. The following are the receipts of flour and grain at this port to-day Flour.. Wheat Corn Oats Philadelphia Cattle Market, March 16; 1863. The receipts of Beef cattle at Phillips' Avenue Drove Yard are light this , week only reaching about 1,300 head. The market in consequence is more active and prices rather better than last quoted, ranging at from 10 011 c for extra Chester county and Western Steers; svgl. 93 for fair to good, and S'to S for common do., as to con dition and quality. The market opened this morning with more activity than we have noticed for some time past, and all the stock offered sold at our above quota tions. Cows and Calves are unchanged, and selling at from $2( @4O IA head, according to condition and quality. Sheep are very scarce and high, and prices have again advanced I@2,c lb. with sales of 1,41)9 head, at from ag ice q-79., lb, :Cross. - Hogs are scarce and have again advanced, with sales of 1,e,00 head, at from $7.0009 a 100 lbs net, according to quality—the latter rate for extra. The cattle on sale to-day are from the following 'States: WO head rom ennsy va am. 300 head from Ohio. 400 head from Illinois. it 0 head from lowa. The following are the particulars of the sales Cochran and McCall, 76 Western Steers,qelling atiteont C(gliOc for fair to good. Jones McClese, 16 Western Steers, selling at from Bg9e for fair to good. Barclay rC. Baldwin, 30 Chester county Steers, selling at from 9,;:1e.410;4c for fair to extra. P. Rathoway. MB Lancaster county and Ohio Steers, selling at from ala@loß, for fair to extra. Sircin and Carr, 60 'Western Steers,selling at from NO 103:0 for good to extra quality. Fuller St Bro., 100 Western Steers, selling at from lfgllc, the latter for choice. - Ullman Sr. Shamberg, 115 Western and Lancaster coun ty. Steers, selling at from 9?.10.34c for fair to extra qua lity. James XlcEillen, 40 lowa Steers, selling at from 90 1034 for fair to extra. . blooney Smith, 12S - Western. Steers, selling at from SecnO.i.c. for fair to extra. Rice & Smith, 132. Ohio Steers, selling, at from 9g10.3.‘c for lair to extra. C. .Airsman, 36 Lancaster county. Steers. selling at from Kga.l3.- - 4c for fair to extra. Alex. Kennedy, 25 Lancaster county Steers, selling at trom.3..4iClOc for fair to good quality. COWS AdVD CALVES. The arrivals and sales of Cows at Phillips' Avenue Drove Yard are moderate this week, only reaching about GO head ; there is more demand, but prices remain about the same as last quoted, ranging at from 81S to $32 for Springers and $25 up to per head for Cow and Calf", es to condition and quality. Old lean Cows sell at from $14316 per head. CALVES are in demand, with sales of 40 head at from 5653.1 c '6 lb for first quality, and 4@.4X for second do, as to weight and condition. THE SHEEP MARKET. The arrivals Lind sales of Sheep at Phillips' Avenue Drove 'Yard are very small this week, onty reaching about 3,400 head; the market, in. consequence, is very firm, and prices have advanced 102 c V lb, ranging at from €(4310c , V lb, gross, which is the highest price for Sheep we have ever reported. Stock Sheep are very scarce and in demand, at from s4©s per head, according to condition and quality. THE HOG MARKET. The arrivals and sales of Hogs at the different yards are light this week, and prices have again advanced, with tales of 3,10 head at from $7.50 to .$ -- 01.09 lbs net, the latter rate for extra. 2,990 bead sold at H. G. Imhoff's Union Drove Yard at from $7. 55 up to $5.75 - f.lfr, Its net. At the Avenue Drove Yard, John Crouse & Co. have sold several small lots at front ssgn Tmo r 3.,, net. New York Markets of Yesterday Asna —Pols are quiet at Fs.mgs.s7x. Pearls are nominal. BREAD.STUFW.. —The market for State and WeStern flour is dull and very much unsettled; prices are fully 10igt1n. lower, and the business is of the most limited character. - . . The sales are 3,000 b ls at , 7,6.7 -7 for superfine State ; 57.1(07.2.5 for extra do; .$6.6007 for superfine Michigan, Indiana, lowa, Ohio, do.;"-ii.11507 40 for extra do, in ,cluding shipping brands of round-hoop Ohio at $7.50(3 7.60, and trade brands do at , $7.70@3.20. Southern Flour is dull, heavy, and lower: saleS 000 bbls at $7.60g7.65 for superfine Baltimore, and. $7.705510 for extra do. Canadian Flour is 10 0 2fic lower, and very dull; sales 3CO bbls at $7.10@,7.30 tor common to good, and $7.49(g0 for the range of extra brands. Rye flour is inactive at $4@5.50 for the range of fine and superfine. Corn Meal is dull. We quote Jersey at $4.10; Brandy wine $.5, and puncheons $22.50. Rye is quiet at $1.0501.11. Barley is dull and nominal at 81.3540 L 60. Oats are dull and heavy at 72@74c for Jersey, and SAP 2c for Canada, Western. and State. Corn is dull and 1(&2c tower; sales, 21,000 bush, at 90 tg9lc for sound Western mixed, and zri©hc for unsound. _Beans are in moderate request at 52.90@3 for medians and iii:03.75 for marrowfats. Canadian Peas are dull at $1.15. FAY. orth River is in moderate demand and selling it SarP..‘l , l. :311Ens.—Clover is quiet, with sales of '250 bags at 10(gl. Mc— the latter an outside.price. 311trkets by Telegraph. RALTINOI2I7, ' March . lg.—Flour steady, but inac tive. Wheat dull and unchanged. Corn active; whnto. 93g95c yellow, 9Oc. Whisky firm at- Provisions dull. CENCIIVNATI. March 16.—The decline of gold is New York to-day flattened all articles, and prices are nominal. Provisions neglected and without de mand. Gold and demand notes 4S@5l ; exchange on New 'York .3‘ preinium. FHILAD.ELPHIA BOARD OF TRADE. THOMAS TIMBER, Jr., } ISRAEL MORRIS, ComxrrrEr or THB MOTE JOSEPH C. GRUBB, LETTER BAGS AT THE "MERCHANTS' EXCHANGE, PHILADELPHIA. Ship Henry Cook, Morgan London, soon Bark Cora Linn, (Br) Kill= Liverpool, soon Bark Sea Ea gre,. Howes Barbadoes, soon Schr Greenland, Evans Havana. soon MARINE INTELLIGENCE. FORT OF FiarLatEMLPHIA., Marcb.l7; 1863 6 S-EIIN SETS SUN RISES.... - HIGH WATER ARRIVED. Steamship Saxon, Matchew__,s 43- hours from. Boston.- with mdse and.passengers to Henry Winsor St Co. Off Morris Liston's, saw bark A One, from Warren, B Land_ a loaded bark hailing from Sommerville, Mo, boon , : uP:. also a British bark and two berm brigs bound down: oil New Castle, saw bark Templar of New York, sad- brig. Selo, hence for Trinidad ; brig West, from New York WaS off Barons Hook; brig Darien, for London, at anchor off 'the month of the Schuylkill; ship °swing°, for •Liver- Pciol, in tow of tug America, was off Wilmington Creek. The sloop. of-war Juniata off Morris Liston's,. and the. Arizona was at anchor off the Highlands. Ship Catharine, Freeman, 3 days from New York, with sugar to Thomas A Newhall & Sons—vessel to INVOrkman & (10. Brig Elizabeth (Batc ffityper, .63 days from-Amster— dam, with gin. &e., to G h), eo ff Brigßreeze 6Br), 15 days from Cienfuegos, with. sugar to S & W Welsh. with Brig Orozimbo, Tracey, 5 days from New_York,. mdse to 1/ Cooper. schr Loverreacock.Lingo,4 days from New . .Tork, with: owell & C ollins. ma s d c s h e i o l . o `i. Cr es t King, Brigs, 3 days from New York,in, ballast to Hammet, Van usen & Loehman. Scbr 0 151 Pettit, Clark, .4 days from Providence,in.bal last to captain. Schr Pocohontas, Berry, 4 days from New. York] with. mdse to D Cooper. SiJ J Berril grain C H Cummings., Donety, 4 days from Baltimore, witiu &Mr Ceres Meredith, 7 days from Stamford, in ballast to N B. Soyer , & Co. Solar Farmer, West, 2 days from Milford.. Del, with, corn to Jas Barra t& Son. Salm S Somers, Somers,7 days from. Boston, with:mdso to Crowell & Collins. S.chr A. Tirreli, Higgins, S days from. New. York, with mdse to captain. Sehr C A Stetson, Rich,4 days from Provincetow.n with rase to Geo B lierfoot. Behr R L Tay, Cain 4 days from. New York,.imballast. to Noble, Caldwell & Co. Str New York, Swift, 24 hours .from, New York, with rodse to W P Clyde. Str Sansom, Dunning, 24hoars from. - wNe York, with .mdse to W P Clyde. • Str Torrence, Pk:ll:brink, Mows frorn,New York.with mdse to W P Clyde. BEAM. Brigs West, from New York; and: Breeze, froeri Cien fuegos. CLEAEBE. Bark Limy Frances, liedlings,SlThomas,Wl, .7 F. Bar ley & Co. Bark A C Adams, llsrgingtor,Now , Oclegas, J E Baz, ley & Co, Brig ..4,,libey Thaxbas,..Coombs, Poiret W411*... Guadeloge. E Bailey tt Co. Cardetms. Saud*. ‘.t Co. Sc).r A Tirrell,,Vg&P. BOatent,"aamitett, "Van Drown V IP". d'th r Ceres, re „ Sawyer & Co, - *kir Her ry Basratt, Cienfuegos. Stewask, Car san & Co. _ _ Sehr B Mahoney.. at-aeogebor. Aspinwall,* Hunter, Norton & ea. Seim M. S. HakhEiway, 11,atltoway„ Key West; Tyitec; Stone & CO. Behr H iknowles,lnsloy, Alexandria, A,C: flatten &94, Schr Jaa Piverty, Washingto, E spi t es Seht Porto Rico, Tyler. Georgetown, do' SchcE7diA4•4ws, EratllBY .do %lir Jas. Bitting, Potter, Newtown, *f.t._ W Eagan. Sehr I Tay, Cain. Boston. Nohle, Caldwell & Co. Soh? Barriet Newell. Shuman, li:eY" West. Fla. •Bazley & Co. -McCue, 13altiAxcx, BrWftg, Sr. ICEff-IVRK I Bid. Asked: Catavvissaa,..,. 7 Do 25 Beaver Blead.B.. ne ...... Harrisburg ... Lehigh Nay -.— Do shares 5 51% 60 Do scrip..... Cam & Amb E. -•• • • • Phila & Erie 65 • • •• • • Sun & Erie 7s•••• L Island R - • Delaware Div Do bds... 3,140 bbls (IVO bus. -9,000 bus. .7,200 bus.
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