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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.
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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.