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TUESDAY. APRIL 7. 1803.
The Victory iu Connecticut.
Thu election in Connecticut is ail antici
pated triumph. During the last weeks of
the campaign the Democrats seemed to have
abandoned the contest, and their campaign
was little more than a succession of apolo
gies. They began the contest with colors
flying, and a hold declaration of their trea
sonable purposes. Colonel Seymour was
placed in nomination, because he has seemed
to be, of all men in the North, the frankest
and boldest enemy of the war. The. conven
tion that placed him in nomination adopted
his principles, and made them the platform
of the pai;ty. And, as if to prevent any
misapprehension of the real character of
the contest, one of Mr. Buchanan's
most servile minions in precipitating the
rebellion—the Hon. Isaac Toucey, his
Secretary of the taken from , a
disgraceful retirement and brought upon the
stage. 'With Col. Seymour as the' repre
sentative of Southern sympathy, and Mr.
Toucey as the representative of Mr. Bu
chanan’s infamies, the people of Connecti
cut could not fail to see their duty. The De
mocracy opened their canvass with a despe
ration that seemed to be unaccountable at'
the time,, hut which the recent disclosures of
intrigue with a British minister and with
popular generals abundantly explain./ If
Connecticut, with' its conservative tenden
cies and its previous attachment to the De
mocratic party, could be induced to abandon
the Administration, New England would be
demoralized, the Middle and Western States
secured, and the downfall of the Govern
ment made easy and sipr e.
The loyal men of Connecticut saw this,
and made a fight worthy of themselves and
their glorious cause. New political cam
paigns in the history of the country have
been fought with so much energy, skill, and
courage. Loyal men of other States gave
them tlieir sympathy, and the very flower
of the loyal North—its eloquence, wisdom,
and experience—did battle for the Union.
The result we record this morning. In the
first place, the sympathizers were compel
led to apologize, to explain, Ito mystify,
to clpud over treasonable thoughts, with
denunciation and clamor, and constitutional
enigmas. The election itself was little more
than a parade and a surrender. We have
carried the State by a.largely increased ma
jority. A special despatch, received at
midnight, from New Haven, gives Buck
ingham, the Union candidate, 3,000 ma
jority. Another despatch from Hartford, ■
written at a later hour, corroborates this,
and makes the estimate from 3,000 to 5,000
majority. We have Carrie cl three out of
four Congressmen, which is a gain, as.
George C. Woodruff, Democrat, of the
Fourth district, and a member of the last
Congress, is beaten by John H. Hubbard,
a Republican. James E.‘ English, Demo
crat, of the New Haven district, is returned
by a reduced majority. In addition to this,
we have carried fifteen out of twenty
one Senators, and have a large ma
jority in the State House of Representatives.
These are the fullest details we possess at
the hour we write these lines. Further in
telligence may change the figures, but the
result is placed beyond a doubt or a con
tingency.
We congratulate the country upon this
glorious result, and our friends in Connecti
cut upon having done so nobly. The coun
try will not forget their devotion and loy
alty.
The Kingless Greeks.
Over five months ago the Greek nation
exercised its undoubted-right, and sent its
inefficient foreign ruler back to his native
Bavaria —indeed, King Otiio was worse
than inefficient, for he was a tyrant in his
small way, the cats-paw of his wife, a
woman of ability and audacity, who cared
more for the patronage of.'Russia than for
the well-being of the brave people over
whom she was placed. Onto and his
Queen dismissed, the Greeks became en
thusiastic and nearly unanimous in favor
of an English prince as their next sove
reign.: His nomiijation followed so close
upon the deposition of Otho, that the con
nection of cause and effect involuntarily
occurs to the mind, mingled with surprise
at the suddenness with which the various
moves were made; The change of pieces
on a chess-board could not have been more
prompt. Suspicion w T as awakened at the
time, and exists largely , still, that the
deposition of Otho and the nomination of
Prince Alfred did not take place, if not
with the knowledge of England, at least
with an assurance that both would not be
objected to. England must have knowii,
from the,first, that the election of one of
■Victoria's sons could not be accepted by
England. It would not suit British policy.
The Prince was destined for something else
—namely, the Yiceroyalty of British North
America on completing his majority, fin
August, 18G5J and succession to the Grand
Duchy of Saxe Cobourg-Gotlia on the death
ofhis childless uncle. All other considerations
disposed of, there still remained one insupera
ble objection: ryhen Greece was erected
into a sovereignty, and thus adopted into
the family of European monarchy, it was
solemnly agreed that, if the Greek throne
should ever become vacant, no member of
the reigning houses of Russia, Prance, or
England, ("the great nations that had secured
the independence of Greece J should ever
be eligible, under any circumstances, to as
sume the sceptre.
After more delay than was necessary,
which looked as if England was coquetting
with Greece, it was - announced to the Pro
visional Government at Athens, that Prince
Airbed’s name must not be used in connec
tion with the candidature for the crown—
that members of the Imperial houses of Rus
sia and France were also out of the ques
tion—and that Greece was at liberty, subject
to the approval of Europe, to elect-whom
she pleased. After it was found that Prince
Alfred would not stand, certain parties in
Greece variously suggested the Grand Duke
Nicholas, brother to the Czar ; the Prince
de Leuchtenberq, nephew to the Czar,
and cousin to the Emperor Napoleon III;
Prince , Napoleon, and Murat ; two sons
of the late King Louis Philippe ; and
several- others, including General Gari
baldi, more or less known in public life.
The Provisional Government, appointed
to report to the National Assembly of Greece,
on the condition of public affairs, performed
that duty on Monday, the 2d of February,
then resigned its powers, and was reappoint
ed, pro tern. Next day, the Assembly unani
mously voted the deposition of King Otho,
dud his dynasty. This decree, of Spartan
brevity, runs thus : “The Throne of Greece
is declared vacant by right and de facto since
the 22d of October, 18G2.” In a few words,
it overthrew a djmasty. Surely, seldom has
so great a deed been performed with so much
tersendss.
Before the Assembly met, the Greeks
had voted in the most public manner, on
the question of a successor to Otho. This,
as in France, on the election of President
and Emperor, was done hy what is called
the pUliiKcile. In the Assembly, after the
formal deposition of Otiio, a report on this
national voting was made, and the counting
of the votes occupied three days. In all, as
many as 241,202 persons voted, or about one
fifth of the whole population of Greece. It
may gratify some of our readers to see how
the votes were disposed of, viz
Prince Alired
Prince Leuchtenberg.
An Orthodox King...
Emperor of R ussia...
Grand Duke Nicholas.
Prince Nicholas oi Russia,
Zeto the Three Po wcfb...
Grand Duke Constantine
Prince Nap01e0n...............
An Imperial Prince of France.
A Russian Prince
A Republic
An Imperial Prince of Ruß&ia
Romanoff. ...
Comte de EJandre..
Prince 'William of Denmark,
Prince Ypsilante.,
General Garibaldi.
The Duke of Aumale.
The Emperor Napoleon
A Prince of Sweden....
Prince Joinville....
General McMahon.
Eynard the Philhellene.,,,
Otho 1..;.
After, these results were announced, it was
decreed, by vote of the Assembly, (only
four or five members not joining iu the vim
rr.ee acclamation, j that Prince At.fred, of
England, had been elected Constitutional
Sovereign of Greece by the will of the peo
ple, and that the Prince:;be invited, ac
cording to the necessary formalities;' and
without delay, to take possession of the
throne of Greece. The booming of cannon,
a great military review, a grand procession,
and cheering for “King* con
cluded the whole affair.
. Imposing as it was, all was the merest
sham, and every one thought that it was
nothing else. At that very time, and for a
fortnight before, the Greeks .were aware that
Prince Alfred’s election was a ceremonial
which must end in smoke, for England,
in his name, had formally intimated that iie'
cbuld not be permitted to accept the crown.
All lit at had been done was of no value. To
this hour, the throne of Greece continues
vacant. England has made several efforts
to get a suitable candidate, but, in each
instance, has selected a member of. the
Gobourg family—so nearly related to the
royal family of England. First, was Fer
dinand, father of the reigning King of
Portugal, Queen Victoria’s cousin, who,
much loving his ease, declined putting it in
jeopardy by assuming Kingly rule in
Greece. Next, the Court de Flandres,
cougin of Queen Victoria, was suggested,
but his sagacious father, Leopold of Bel
gium, who had himself refused/the Greek
sceptre in 1830, would not hear of any of
his children faking it. Lastly, the Duke of
Baxe-Coburg-Gotha, Queen Victoria’s
first cousin and brother-in-law, was spoken
to, but though disposed to accept the crown,
he required certain' precuniary guarantees,
which the three Powers declined giving,
and he backed out. At present there is ac
tually ho candidate before the Greeks, who,
it may be observed, do not appear to have
been at all consulted on' the, to them, im
portant question of nominating the above
mentionedCoburg gentlemen.
It really would appear as if a republic
rather than a monarchy would Best suit the
circumstances of Greece, and the. wishes ot
the Greeks. They have weighed their king
in the balance and found him wanting. The
European nations; however, —-or rather ;
their rulers,—will not permit Greece tofoe
corne a republic. The National Assembly,
five weeks after the bootless proclamation
of “King Alfred,’’ appointed a commit
tee to look up an eligible, candidate for the
throne,. The Revolution that overthrew
King Otho and his dynasty took place on
the 32d of October, and in the five months
that, have since passed, nothing has been
done, so that Greece is as far from having a
ruler now as when Otho was expelled. It
is said that, in, some parts of Greece, de
monstrations in favor of King Otho had
been made. Prince Maurocardatis, Fo
reign Minister of Greece, has found it ne
cessary to inform his diplomatic agents that
.there is no truth in the rumor that Otho
was likely to be restored, and “ that any at
tempt for the restoration of the fallen
dynasty would be vain and senseless ; that
no prince of the House of Bavaria can
henceforth ever reign in Greece, unless lie
cuts a way to the throne through rivers of
blood, and over piles of dead bodies; and
that any Greek who should think of such a
restoration, or take part with foreigners who
might show such a desire, would be guilty
of the crime of-high treason, and be punished
with all the severity of the laws.” Notwith
standing this, it is probable that Otho has
many personal adherents in Greece.
The very latest rumor is that England
contemplates recommending a Danish prince
to the vacant sovereignty of Greece. All
through, the inhabitants are treated pre
cisely as if they had no voice in the choice
of their ruler, and must; accept the nominee
of the greater Powers of Europe.
The performance last evening was very
much of a success, Mr. Grau’s company
■being in excellent condition. This evening
there will be no performance, to enable the
companyto rehearse “Roberto il Diavolo,”
one of Meyerbeer’s most exquisite operas.
This great work will be placed on the stage
in a magnificent manner, on "Wednesday
evening, and will he' the operatic event of,
the season.
LEXTER FROM “OCCASIONAL.”
Washington, April 6, 1863.
Resolve for me, if you can, the secret of
the insatiate hatred of the Government ex
hibited by such men as W. B. Reed, Hiester
Ciymer, and George W. Biddle. I have
read the speeches of 'this angry trinity, and
find them instinct with a malevolence
against the Union; which, in the eyes of a
stranger, must seem to be the result
of injuries inflicted and wrongs never
to he forgotten. The address of Mr.
Reed is more venomous than I supposed
even he could be. It was said of a famous
spiteful politician of other days, that if he
Were cut into pieces lie could be rolled
out into scorpions, and Mr. Reed’s last
demonstration eloquently recalls the simile.
He attacks his Government with unsparing
invective,'praises “the stern statesman ” of
the rebellion, sneers at the “sepoys” in the
Union army, denounces the indemnity bill
as “hideous,” depreciates the national cur
rency, and attacks all Democrats who favor a
vigorous prosecutionof the war. Mr. Hiester
Ciymer adopts another line of glo
ries in his vote refusing Andrew Johnson,
of Tennessee, the right to speak in the Se
nate Chamber of the State, and stigmatizes
hi m as the instrument, the partaker and the
supporter of tyrannical, unconstitutional,
and arbitrary measures. Mr. George .W.
Biddle winds up the chorus with an argu
ment of the same’ character. Now, these
manifestations are made not only against a
generous and indulgent and suffering Govern
ment, hut they ore made without provocation.
Resolve for me, I repeat, the secret of this
insatiate hostility on the part of men calling
themselves American citizens, to a country
Which has showered nothing but blessings
upon them. Has human nature so changed
that they have forgotten all the favors they
have received, or are blind and deaf to
the incalculable distresses of the nation?
They complain, it is true, of proscription,
and yet they know that nothing is asked of
them hut to give to the Government the be
nefit, not of their support, but of their acquies
cence in the preservative measures to which
she is compelled to resort. But while they
refuse to assist, they hasten to insult her, and
as they contemplate her tribulations with
coid indifference, they manifest no indigna
tion at the atrocities of the rebels themselves.
Not one of these men, at any former period
of his life, has taken as much interest in
'supporting the Government as he now does
in opposing and reviling it. Considered as
a class, they spend more money, and toil
more steadily, to weaken- and to prostrate
her, and to strengthen and elevate the trai
tors, than they have ever been knowii to do
in any other, cause. There is but one rea
sonable solution of this conduct. They hate
their own Government, and p*eferthe rebel
lion, because the first is the embodiment of
Democracy, and the latter of aristocracy.
Happily for the future, the people begin to
see and to act upon this knowledge. How
ever the Democratic masses may have dis
liked the Abolitionists and Republicans, and
may have temporarily yielded to their pre
judices, they will never consent to follow
the example of men who joyfully behold
the sufferings of the country, and gladly
welcome every reverse as the sure precursor
of the overthrow of the liberties of the
people. Occasional.
.230,016
. 2,400
. *1,917
. 1,841
. 1,821
. 1,763
. 1,741
. 482
. 478
. 315
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_Earge Positive Sale op. Boots and Shoes,
&0,, &o. —The early attention of purchasers iB re
quested to the darge assortment of bootß antLahoea
(“including a line partially damaged ”) j also, hits,
caps, satcbeiß, valises, &c., &c., embracing about 900
packages of first-class city and Eastern manufacture,
to be peremptorily sold by catalogue, on four months*
credit, commencing this morning, at ten o’clock, by
John B. Myers & Go., auctioneers, Nos. 232 and 231
Market street.
The New .England Methodist Conference.
Boston, April 6.—-The New England Methodist
Conlerence Is now in session at Charlestown. A re
port from the Committee on the State of the Union
has been adopted, rejoicing over the President’s
Proclamation of freedom, that those who were lately
rampled upon may be permitted to enter the bat
tles of the.country, expressing entire confidence in
the Administration, pledging moral-and material
support to the President in his effort to crush the
rebellion—remembering their brethren in the field
for tbeir tried courage and patriotism, and cherish-,
ing the memories of the fallen as . their best inheri
tance.
The Opera.
W ASHIN GS-’ITOWr.
Special Despatches to ‘ ‘ The Press.**
", Washington, April G, 1863.
Judicial Charge on Treason.
< dll the opening of the new court, today, Chief
Juatice Cartbk charged the.grand .jury especially
in relation :to the law for the prevention of frauds
on the Government and that for the punishment of
treason. In regard to.the latter, he. aaid their care
ful consideration of this charge was demanded by
'the times and by the place in which they were called
on to aid in the administration of the Constitution
and the laws. “ This city, 11 he said, “ Btands on the
border line between the loyal and thedisloyal States.
.There are still, left .among us many who, if they are
in any sense loyal, love their country with a divided
heart. There are some among us, it is feared, who
are traitors. There arc others who aid and comfort
the rebellion. It is, therefore, of the utmost import
ance to thevvhole country that the capital of the
Union should be free of any taint of disloyalty. It
is an Important step towardß restoring the public
peace and tranquility that all who aid and assiat the
enemy should discontinue their offences, or be pun
ished according'to the law ot the land. Thefaithful
performance of your duty in making inquiry into ail
such oifehceß will be no less honorable to yourselves
than important to the country.”
Rumored Fight in North Carolina.
Official information has been received here that
the rebelß have a large force at or near Washington,
North Carolina, and the belief is expressed, in the
same despatch, that on about the 31st of March
Gen. Foster was engaged in fighting them.
The News from Charleston.
Up to 1 o’clock, to-day, the Government had re
ceived no Intelligence regarding affairs off Charles
ton, other than what has already been published
from the Richmond papers of Saturday.
■ Emigration of Contrabands.
Yarious parties have recently applied to the proper
authorities here for a supply of contrabands to be
taken to the tropics and employed in agriculture.
Many of them have expressed a disposition to emi
grate, hut thus, far there is no arrangement for the
payment of the expenses of transportation thither.
The Reply of Secretary .Seward to the
French Government.
The State Department had not, up to. yesterday,
received any official response to the Secretary's letter,
declining the peace proposition of the French Go
vernment.
Soldiers on Furlough.
Six or eight hundred soldiers, on furlough, came
up on the boat, from the Army of the Potomac, to
night.
Tetters of Marque and Reprisal.
It is believed that no difficulty exists with the
Administration on the subject of letters of marque
and reprisal. The importance of the question is
well understood, and, when the occasion demands,
there is no question that the President will exercise
the power in the premises, as authorized by the sot
of Congress.
New Military Orders.
Brigadier General Welch has been ordered to re
port for duty to Major General Burnside, and
General Pitcher to Major General Hooker ;
■ Major It. Kkp and Captains Sumner and Audsn-
T.iED,. aids-de-camp to the late General Sumner,
have been assigned to duty with Major General
Wool.
The Arrest of Deserters.
According to a late army order, additional means
are to be taken for the arrest and punishment -f de
serters. All reports, in such cases, are referred to
Col. Fry, the Provost Marshal General.
The Smuggling Trade*
Notwithstanding the vigilance of the Potomac
flotilla, much smuggling is carried on from Dower
Maryland into the rebel lines. Two of the most
prominent of the offenders, who were recently cap
tured, together with tlieir goods, were brought to
day to Washington.
DEPARTMENT OF VIRGINIA;
Deserters 'from--the Rebels —Tlic Eueuiy
„ StoVfoiig Demoralization and Desertion.
—Naval movements.
Foivtukss Mokhoe, April s.— Twelve rebel caval
rymen,with their horses and. equipments, arrived
here 10-day on tbeYorktown boat. They had de
serted from "Wise’s Legion, and came within our
lines at ‘Williamsburg yesterday. They report that
their whole company is coming in as soon as an
opportunity is presented, and that destitution of
food was .the cause of their desertion; that the
troops cannot endure the want of food and clothing
much longer, and lor this reason Richmond is soon
to be evacuated. '
. The steamer State of Maine left here at noon to
day for City Point, with 600 rebel prisoners for ex
change, in charge of Capt. John E; Mulford.
The steamtug Freeborn left this morning to relieve
the steamer ashore at Cedartfsland. No assistance
could be sent sooner in consequence of the severity
of the storm.
The schooner E. W. Perry, laden .with Govern
ment coal, from Philadelphia bound to Newbern,
N. C., put into Hampton Roads, having her sails car
ried away.
The British frigate Rinaldo sailed from Hampton
Roads to-day. •
The flag-of-truce boat Long Island arrived this
morning from City Point. She brings no released
prisoners.
ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND.
Guerilla Raids—Attack on a Gunboat—De
serters to be Shot.
Cincinnati, April 6.—A special despatch to the'.
Gazette , from Cairo,: states that the gunboat St.
Clair, while passing Palmyra, 25 miles above Port
Donelson, convoying transports, was fired on by the
rebels under Yan Dorn. The third shot struck the
St. Clair’s steam supply pipe, rendering the boat un
manageable. She was towed to Cairo by the sfceamer
Luminary. Two or three men were wounded. All
ib quiet in Gen. Rosecr&ns’ department.
A large number of deserters, availing-^themselves
of the President’s proclamation, are returning to
their regiments.
Francis Cain, of the 18th Infantry, Elijah Jones,
6th Kentucky, and James Welsh, 4th Indiana, have
been sentenced to be shot; the former for mutiny,
and the two latter for desertion.
NEW YORK.
~ Arrest of-Rebel Emissaries.
New York, April 6.— Gen. Geo. W. Williamson,
of the rebel array, was arrested in this city on
Saturday.- He has been acting as a kind of rebel
consul at Quebec. The prisoner was sent to Port
Lafayette.
A female named Mrs. Atwood, who accompanies
him, was aIBO arrested, and over five hundred letters
were found in. her trunk, includ ng correspondence
relative to the carrying of the-mail between the
North,and South.
THE STORM AT THE HARBOR.
New York:, April 6. —Some fifty canal-boats were
blown from their moorings at Gowanus, across our
bay, on Sunday, when they stranded on the beacheß
of Stafen and Long Islands, and on the Jersey
shore.
THE STORM ON THE HUDSON—ICE ON THE
RIVER.
Albany, April 6. —On an examination of the river
to-day, it was found that quite a barrier of ice exists
at Mull’s Island, 11 miles beloiv theclty.
.A similar barrier exists in Schodach channel, near
New Baltimore. An attempt will be made on Tues
day or "Wednesday, with a strong steam-tug, to force
a passage. >
The weather is mild, and the ice flowing rapidly.
Accident on the Lebanon Valley Railroad.
Reading, April 6.—An extraordinary accident
occurred on the Lebanon Valley Railroad on Satur
day afternoon. It was caused by a violation of the
rules of the road by an employee. The coupling of
three cars of an eastward train broke, and the cars
■were left standing on the.track, and while standing
there were run into by the engine Venus, and
smashed. Conductor Clarke succeeded in getting
all the passengers from the train before the collision
occurred, and thus saved a fearful loss of life. The
engineer jumped, from the locomotive, but the fire
man bravely stuck to his post. The engineer of th*e
Venus had no right.to follow the train so closely.
The Storm on the Lakes.
Chicago, April 6.— lntelligence from the eastern
shore of Lake Michigan says the schooner Farriner
was capsized o.fr New Buffalo. All hands are re
ported to have been lost. The crew consisted of four
or five men. Two other persons were on board
the vessel. The schooners Helen, Kent, and Mush
room, were ashore in that vicinity.
Tlie Death of Hon. C. P. Wolcott, late
Assistant Secretary of V^ar.
Chicago, April 6.—lnformation has been received
announcing the death, his residence in Akron,
Ohio, on Saturday, of Hon. Christopher Pi Wolbotfc,
late Assistant Secretary of War.
Arrival of tlic Steamer Dido.
St. Johns, N. F., April 6.—The steamer Dido,
from London, arrived here on Sunday. Her propel
ler is damaged ; .she will proceed to Halifax oh
Tuesday.
San Francisco.
San April 6.— -Arrived, steamer
Golden Age, from .Panama; ship White Falcon,
from Nicaragua.
Sailed, ship Don Quixote for Hong Kong, carry
ing $84,000 in treasure.
Attitude of Affairs In Louisiana.
Col. Chickering, 41st Massachusetts, who com
manded at Baton Rouge during the recent affair at
Port Hudson, has been detailed by Gen. Banks to be
commander of the post at the former place. Gen.
Grover’s brigade has left to join Gen. Weitzel, at
Bayou Boeuf. In fact, every thing that General
Banks can well spare from other points will be im
mediately sent to reinforce Weitzel, who haß been,
quite seriously threatened. He will be strengthened
till his command reaches 10,000 or 12,000 men, when
he will be able to deal effectually with Gen. Kirby
Smith, who latterly seems inclined to stimulate his
watchfulness. Gen. Weitzel' was compelled to re
tire from Brashear City, inconsequence of formidable
preparations by the enemy to capture his small
force. The rams Queeh of the West and Webb, it
as said, were brought down through the Red and
Atchafalaya rivers, to destroy his gunboats, while
Kirby Smith haU a force of 14,000 men.
Personal— Hon. Simon Cameron arrived
in this city last evening, and is stopping at the Gi
rard House.
Major General Dix arrived last evening, ami is
stopping at the Continental.
The Ahmy Hospitals.— The reporl
the different army hospitals for the paßt week s
follows:
Hospitals.
Sixt} -fifth and Vine streets....
Harrisburg
Broad and Cherry
Islington Laue
Chestnut Hill
Wilmington
Filbert street.,.
Waster street
Broad and Prime'
Cmnac’s W00d5......
Chester
Summit House v.;.
McClellan Hospital, Mcefcown
Turner’s Lane •
Beading
Bestonyille
Christian street-.... > •..........
West Philadelphia. •
Total
THE PRESS-PHILADELPHIA. TUESDAY. APRIL 7, 1863.
The Altnclf <n> C'hniU'st.»u Tlie Vnion
Troop*) tanclKd Further Adviced from
John’s Islmnl-The Movement a Naval
Rcconnoisannce— The Reveal Affairs In
Tennessee—Latest from V lcKsbur-,
Fortress Mositoi- April fl.-T/ie Richmond
Dispatch, on the repoit of the Are-at Pensacola; s*ye
Mr. James Gulnet was burned to death while asleep
in bis house.
Aaron Bennett was committed to the,military
prison in Richmond on the 2d as a spy.
The “stirring news from the coast,” which has
been telegraphed from here, was contained m the
Charleston Courier, It adds:
4 ‘ We have not yet learned of any official reports of
an engagement, but there is not a doubt but the
enemy are in the direction indicated (Seabrook's
Island.) Different rumors.are afloat as to the num
bers of the enemy.
“The Confederate States steamer Natchez* which
wss burned at the Yazoo river, had
1,390 bales of cotton upon her at the time. She w%»
one of the best steamers in. the Confederacy. Tne
loss is heavy.”
The propeller Yirginia, Capt. W.H. Snyder, ar
rived this morning from New York. The captain
reports that he encountered a heavy gale. Yester
day, at 10 A. M., he passed in sight of a black
steamer with three masts, the smoke-stack being
near the after mast. She was aground inside of the
breakers on the northwest end of Cedar Island, 40
miles to the northward'of Cape Henry. She looked
like the steamer Diamond State. The wind was
blowing heavily from the northeast at the time.
The steamboat Express has arrived from City
Point, with two hundred and eighty-six prisoners of
war, forty-three citizen prisoners, and fourteen re
leased and exchanged officers, who were captured at
Hartsville, Tenn., Dec. 7,1862.
The wind has beenblowing heavily since midnight
from the north to northeast. At 3 o’clock, thiß af
ternoon, a Bevere snow storm set in. No boat ar
rived from Yorktown to-day, owing to the severity
of the storm.
TBE LATEST DESPATCHES FROM THE
RICHMOND PAPERS.
Washington, April 6.—The Richmond Examiner,
of Saturday, which was received here to-day, con
tains the following despatches :
Vicksburg, April 2. —The enemy made a'recon
naissance up the Yazoo river yesterday, and threw
a few shells at Snyder’B Bluff. Nothing iB in sight
below.
Chattanooga, April 2.— The gunboats on the
Tennessee have been driven back by our sharp-shoot
ers. The iron-dads endeavored to land at Tuscum
bia this morning at daylight, but were attacked by,
our cavalry outposts. Heavy cannonading* coined,
but without effect. . "' v
• Unsuccessful attempts were made to land a party,
and theiron-clads back down the river.. There is no
battle in the front, but heavy skirmishing haß taken'
place at McMinnville.
THE RUMORED ATTACK UPON CHARLES-
Charleston, April 2.—There are no signs thus
far of the expected attack. There has been no land
ing in force on any of the islands below, as reported.
The skirmish on Seabrook’s Island was between
a few independent scouts and a scouting party from
a Yankee gufiboat.
DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH.
Tlie Southern Papers Announce that the
* Attaclc iiiion Charleston lias Commenced—
Good News Expected— Capture of 'Three
More Valuable Prize Yesscls, &c.
Fortress Monroe, April 6.—The latest Charles-:
ton papers received here acknowledge that the attack
by the Federal army and navy, upon that city v had
been commenced, but contain nothing indicating
whether the movements of our forces had met with
a success or a repulse.
It is fair to infer that if tbe latter was the case
they would have announced it in. the most glowing'
terms known to the rebel vocabulary. "
It is generally believed, in official quarters, that p.t
least no reverse has been sustained by our troops or
our fleet, and there is the best reason to believe that
the loyal North will soon be electrified by the grati
.fyiDg announcement of the capture and reoccupation
ol the spot where Charleston once was located.
New York, April 6.—A letter from Port Royal,
dated the 3ist of March, gives the, particulars of the
capture of the British • blockade-running steamer
Aries (a remarkably fast vessel), by the United
States gunboat Stettin; Captain Devens, on the 28th
ultimo, while going into Bull’s Bay, near Charles
ton. She waa run aground, and was taken, with all
her crew, including the pilot named Adkins, former
ly of the steamer Marion. A part of her cargo was
destroyed by the crew. She had already made" one
trip to Charleston. * *
Captain Devens says she has made thirteen knots
an hour since he captured her. She arrived at New
York to day.,
The United States steamer’ South Carolina had
captured a schooner bound from Charleston for Nas
sau, with 70 bales of cotton.
The schooner . Expeditious, from Nassau for Sa
vannah, with salt, was captured by the garrison of
Fort Pulaski, on March 30th, by the use of the
steamer Matland, with a six-pounder aboard. '
Lieutenant Colonel El well, chief quartermaster
of the Department of the South, had his thigh frac
tured by a horse falling through a bridge. Colonel
acting in his place.
DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTHWEST,
Seizure of the Steamer Sam Gaty on the
Mlxaouri River—Our Soldiers Brutally
Murdered By Guerillas—Revolting Details
of ihc Butthcry and Plundering of tlic
National Troops.
"VVe published yesterday a Bhort official account
by telegraph of the seizure of -the steamboat Sam
Gaty, at Sibley’s landing, on the Missouri river,
which was accompanied by outrages of the most
barbarous and inhuman character. We are indebted
to the Leavenworth Times for the subjoined details :
The steamer Sam Gaty, which arrived at our
levee on Sunday evening, reports that She waß
stopped at Sibley on Saturday morning last, by a
band of from forty to sixty bushwhackers, supposed
to be a portion of the-gang under Todd or Q,uantrell,
■ though at the time of the outrage in question in.
. command of a man named Clifford. As the boat was
-passing Sibley the pilot was hailed and ordered, to
ruii. ashore, under penalty of shooting, and being
-within'a lew yards of the landing he had no alterna
tive but to obey. *
• * As the boat touched the shore she was almost im
*ibe<liately- boarded and taken possession of by the
t guerillas, who roused the captain from his berth—
it being tben about two o’clock in the morning—and
informed himthat he was for the time being a pri
soner. About eighty contrabands being on the boat,
they were ordered ashore, the bush whackers being
surprised to find so small a number, as they had
beeniniormed that there were three hundred; and
they expected to find with them “Parson Fisher,”
and threatened to burn the boat within fifteen mi
nutes unless he was produced $ but, being' apparent
ly satisfied with the captain’s assurance that the
parson was not on board, they did not execute the
threat. They were told that the contrabands were in
charge of a private soldier, who could not be found.
When the negroes were marched aßhore the captain
asked the guerilla leader what he intended to do
with them. He replied, “ blow their brains out J”
"The captain remonstrated with him, and finally he
concluded to kill only the “bucks,” and forthwith
eight or ten were murdered—the rest scattering aiid
hiding in the darkness. There were on board eight
of the Missouri militia—two of JMcFarfen’a regiment
and six of Penick’s. The guerillas paroled the for
mer, and killed two and wounded one of , the latter,
three escaping. The bushwhackers kill Pen
ick’s men that fall into their hands. They then pro
ceeded to throw overboard some forty-eight wagon
beds, and from forty to seventy-five sacks of flour
and rice that belonged to the Government. ..
They robbed: every man on board, and the safe,
which contained about $6OO. One gentleman had
some $6OO or $BOO taken from him. The boat had a
very large .cargo, but it was not disturbed..... • >
Mr. Wilson, who had charge of the negroes, had a
narrow escape. Before they came aboard, a man told
him to throw, overboard his coat, lay down, and be
covered up with a lot of caßtiDgs, which he did. He
is a resident of Kansas. One of Penick’s men was
taken for Mm and killed.
The action of Captain McCloy is warmly com
mended by passengers, and all are satisfied that he
did the best he could under the trying circumstances
in which he was placed. The guerilla leader said he
had followed him from Napoleon; he expected the
boat would land there, but it did not; he had a sure
thing on him at Sibley. The guerillas compelled the
captain to leave , before daylight, being afraid he
would take the negroes on board again.
On reaching Independence, the captain made the
fact known, and Colonel Penick immediately gave
his attention to the matter, and so successfully that
nearly all the contrabands will esoape, as" is tele-,
graphed from that port to Captain fCillen, and pub
lished elsewhere thiß morning. .
The St. Joseph Herald learns the following addi
tional particulars from an eye-witness : \
The steamboat had arrived: at,Sibley’s landing,
where the.channel was close to the shore, and was
hailed by some men on the bank, followed by the
cracking of a dozen or more guns. The pilot put her
in shore, and George Todd and about twenty-five of
his gang of guerillas came aboard. It was. almost
morning, and there waa no moon. The rebels were
,di eased in butternut, having a pair of. Colt’s navy
each, (and some as many' as-three and
:four,) and shot-guns and riflcß. Todd wore a large
cloth coat", with an" ample cape and flowing sleeves,
and had also a slouched hat, which he soon ex
changed with a passenger for a new light-colored
beaver. He gave the command, and the work of
murder commenced. The passengers were mostly
ladies, and the few gentlemen were unarmed.
They first killed George Meyer by shooting,him in
the back. Meyer was formerly in thiß city, and
when Colonel Peabody was: here, after the siege of.
Lexington, he was in Major Berry’s cavalry com
mand, acting as quartermaster. For a time he was
sergeant major oi the sth Cavalry, Colonel Penick,
During the last winter he was frequently engaged,
with Assistant Secretary Rodman, in the Senate at
Jefferson City, in writing up the journal. He.was a
of the most generous impulses, and will
be mourned by a large number of men, who will
avenge his death, \ "
The cowardly butcherß next blew out the brains
ef ’William : Henry, a member of Captain Waker
lin’s company. He, too, was a St. Joseph, boy, and
was formerly engaged in a stall in our city market,
and at one time, we think; labored for John P. Hax,
a meat dealer. He leaves a wife and lour children in
our city wholly unprovided for* ;
They next led out to slaughter young Schuttner,
of this town, whom: they first robbed of $2OO, then
shot. He revived the next morning, and will proba
bly recover.
The moßt revolting act in the bloody drama was
the ordering ashore of twenty negroes, drawing them
up in line, one man holding up a lantern by the side
of their faceß, while the murderers Bhot them, one
by one, through the head. This inhuman butchery
was within three of the boat. One negro
alone, of all that were shot, ia alive.
Christ. Habacber, who lives near Hamilton’s Mill,
in this city, was aboard, .but managed to hide his
money, and got off* scot free. Charley, formerly bar
keeper for Christian Wagner, in Jefferßon City,.waß
robbed t of every dollar he had, some $450; George
Schriver, of this city, was led out to be shot,.and a
watchman, on the boat hallooed “ Hold on there; he '
is one of my deck hands,” and they led him back,
taking $72 from him, being all he had except s2b'-
which he had secreted on the boat.
George Morenßtecker, who has for several years
been a grocer on the corner of Tenth street and Fre
derick avenue, in this city, and who was recently a
captain in the 33d Missouri, but has resigned, was
.robbed of $1,060 and his gold watch.
; The affair ended by the gang going aboard the boat,
and compelling the passengers to throw overboard
fifty wagon beds, 100 sacks of flour, and a large
amount of other stores, including coffee, sugar, &c.
Wearing apparel'of ladies and gentlemen was in
discriminately plundered; v, ,
.. There were about eighty, contrabands aboard, sent
on their way to Kansas by Gen. Curtis. Sixty
jumped off and ran. away, and are now under Col.
Penick, whose meii are scouring the country for
these murderers. When the guerillas drew their
revolvers on the negroes as they stood in line, the
women oh the boat Bcreftmed and cried, and begged
them not to kill them, but the work of death went
on. : "2 : •'
Arrival of the Prize Steamer Aries at
• Nkw York, April 6.—The prize steamer Aries, in
chaige’ ofMaster Devins, arrived here this morning
from Port Royal, bound to Boston. She put in short
ot coni. She was captured on the 28th, in BtilPs
Bay, thirty miles north, of Charleston, by the U. S.
steamer Stettin.- - v '
STATES .W REBELUOH.
New York*
THE ELECTIONS.
' THE BESILT IS JEW ENGLAND.
COIfSUCTICIT AISBAVERS RHODE ISLAND.
TL« Administration Gloriously Sustained.
THE UNION MAJORITY ABOUT FIVE THOUSAND.
[Special despatch to The Press. ]
New Havbh, April 6—U P. M.—The Palladium
estimates the majority of Wm. A. Buckingham
(Rep.),forGovernor, over Thos. H. Seymour (Dem.)
at 3,000. Colonel Henry C. Doming (Union Dem.),
First district; Augustus Braridegee (Rep.), Third
district; and John H, Hubbard (Rep.), Fourth dis
trict, have been elected to Congreaß. James E.
English (Dem.), Second district, is elected over
Samuel L. Warner (War Dem.) The Union men
elect fifteen Senators to the State Senate—tlie De
mocrats six—and have a large majority of the State
House of Representatives.
THE X.ATEST.
[Special Despatch to The Press. ]
Hartford, April 6—Midnight.—At the office of
the Couvant the estimate is a majority of from 3,000
to 5,000 for Buckingham (Rep.) for Governor, over
Seymour, (Dem.) It is thought additional returns
will foot up larger gains. Union men elect Doming,
Brandegee, and Hubbard to Congress, and are de
feated in the Second district.
ELECTION OF THE UNION TICKET.
[Prom the Associated Presß.3
Hartford, April 6—lo o’clock P. M.—The Re
publicans carry the State, and elect Col. Henry C.
Deming to Congress from the first district.
The majorities cannot be given at this hour.
Connecticut.
An election was held in Connecticut yesterday.
The following tickets were presented to the canvass:
. Republican. Democrat.
Governor.... Wm. A. Buckingham...Thos. H. Seymour.
I ieut. Gov .Roger Averill... James A .Hovey.
Secretary.... J. Hammond Trumbujl.James H. Hoyt.
Treasurer ...Gabriel W. Coitc And’w L. Kidston.
Comptroller.Lewan W. Cutter....... Floyd H. Baldwin.
CONGRESS.
list. Republican.
1. Benry C; Doming...
. 2. famuel L. Warner..
3. Augustus Brandejsee.
• - 4. JohnH; Hubbard...
THE RESULT,
New London, April 6.—New London gives Wil
liam A. Buckingham, the Republican candidate for
Governor, 343 majority. Colchester 52 majority;
Waterford 28 majority; Windham 249 majority;
Groten 100 majority ; StoniDgton 165 majority—all
for Buckingham.
There are heavy Union gains in all the towns yet
heard from in this section of the State.
New Haven, Conn., April 6.—New Haven “gives
Seymour (Dem.), for Governor, 243 majority.
Fourteen towns in New Haven county—viz : New
.Haven, Orange, North Bradford, Woodbridge, Nau
gatuck, Hamden, North Haven, Derby, East Haven,
Madison, Cheshire, Seymour, Wallingford, and Me-,
riden—give 427 majority, being a gain of 394 votes for
Buckingham (Rep.) over his vote in 1860, when he
carried the State over Seymour by 500 majority.
Danbury, Conn., April 6.—ln this town, Buck
ingham (Rep.)> has 122 majority; in Ringwald, 161 ;
Ridding, 14: Bethel, 59. New Fairfield gives Sey
mour 44 majority, and Brookfield 61; Newtown, 158
majority.
New haven, April 6.—The Union ticket, headed
by Governor Buckingham, is elected; by about 3,000
majority.
The following Congressmen have been elected:
First district—Henry C. Deming, (Rep.)
Second district—James E. English, (Dem.)
Third district —Augustus Brandegee, (Rep.)
Fourth district—John H. Hubbard, (Rep.)
The Republican ticket has elected fifteen of-the
twenty-one Senators, and a large majority of the
House
Norwich, Conn., April 6.— The Third Congres
sional district, comprising New London and Wind
ham counties, as far as heard from, gives Bucking
ham 2,200 majority.
Hartford, Conn., April 6—Midnight.—The Re
publican candidates for Oongreßß in the first, third,
and fourth districts have, been elected—the Demo
crats carrying the Secondd district.
Hartford county gives Buckingham (Rep.), 7,999,
and Seymour 7,939. -
Massachusetts.
RBPEAL OF THE AMENDMENT REQUIRING FOREIGN
ERS TO RESIDE IN THE STATE BEFORE BEING NA-
TURALIZED.
Boston, April 6. —The question of repealing the
amendment to. the Constitution, requiring foreigners
to reßide within the State two years after their na
turalization before voting, was decided at the polls
to-day in the affirmative. So little interest waß ma
nifested that the vote in the city only amounted to
996 in favor of the repeal, and 732 against it. The
vote is remarkably light throughout the State.
Rhode Island.
Complete returns from Rhode Island give the fol
lowing results:
For Governor—Smith, Republican, has 3,311 ma
jority over Cozzens, Democrat, and 3,099 over all.
For Congress, Eastern District—Jenckes, Repub
lican, has 1,916 over Bradley, Democrat, and 1,815
over all. 1
For Congress, Western District—Dixon, Repub
lican,' has 1,022 over Browne, Democrat, and 992
over all.
MUNICIPAL ELECTION IN CINCINNATI.
. Cincinnati, April 6,—The returns of the munici
pal election in this city to-day indicate a Union ma
jority of from 600 toI,OUO.
The returns from the towns and cities of the State
Bhow Union majorities. ».
Sandusky, April 6. —Mr. Geirsdorff, the Union
candidate for Mayor, waß elected by 228 majority.
The entire Union ticket was elected by 160 majority.
A Union gain, over last October, of 300 votes.
Missouri.
St. Louts, April 6.—Ohauncey J. Tilley (Republi
can) was elected mayor of this city to-day by about
2,200 majority over Oliver D. Foley (Conservative
Republican), and about 1,700 majority over Joseph
O’Neill (Democrat.) The Republicans will have a
large majority in Council.
J SEVERSON, April 6.—The Republicans have elect
ed their candidate for Mayor, and six out of seven
Councilmen,
Michigan.
Detroit, April s. —This city gives the Democratic
State, ticket, for Judge of the Supreme Court and
‘Regents of the University, about 700 majority.
Tile New York Legislature*
Albany, April 6.—The Governor signed the
Albany and Susquehanna Railroad bill to-day.
Marine*
New Yoke, April 6.—Arrived, ship Victoria,
Reed, horn Cardiff. T
FENNS¥LVANIA LEGISLATURE,
Hahrisburo, April 6, 1863.
SENATE.,
EVENING SESSION.
Mr. LAMBERTON made a report from the minority
Committee on Federal Relations, favoring a Rational
Convention. -The report was referred back to the com
mittee.\ Adjourned.
Mr; Speaker CESSNA called the House to order at
half past nine o’clock A. M. .
Tourniquets.
: Mr JACKSON, moved to reconsider“ an act to au
thorize the Governor to purchase tourniquets for the
Pennsylvania soldiers;”passed last Saturday. Agreed
to. ‘ Be then moved to strike out so much of said act as
made the articles returnable as the property of the State,
and insert that they;shall be distributed among the sol
diers (as.theirproperty) under the direction and inspec
tion of the surgeon general. '
Agreed to; and the bill, as amended, passed finally.
Boom at Jersey Shore.
; Mr. NOYES re.ad in place an act for the erection of a
boomon the Susquehanna rmr. at Jersey Shore, Clin
ton county, and moved to suspend the orders to con
sider the bill. Agreed to; and after a debate, which
lasted for two and a half hours, the hill passed finally.
Bills-Introduced.
Mr. COCHRAN, an act relating to evidence in the city
of Philadelphia.
Thanks to tlie Ladles of* Pennsylvania,
Mr. SHANNON, from the committee on the subject,.re
ported joint resolutions, thanking the ladies of Pennsyl
vania for their noble and patriotic action for the relief
of,our soldiers, in which were especially named the
Cooper Volunteer Refreshment Saloon of Philadelphia,
and'the Subsistence Committee of Pittsburg.
- Numerous i mendments were then offered and adopted,
so: that all the Ladies’Aid Societies in the Commonwealth
were incorporated in the resolutions.
Mr. BARGER objected to these indiscriminate amend
ments, by which the resolutions were to be borne down
by the weight of all the institutions in the State. The
Cooper’s Volunteer Refreshment Saloon of Philadelphia
was especially-mentioned, because it was the largest in
tie Slate, having spent over forty thousand dollars du
ringthe past y« ar for the benefit of our soldiers.
Mr. SMITH, of Chester, said it was wrong
ally nainc two or three societies; when he washertain
that the country societies had sent to Philadelphia more
than three times the amount that Philadelphia herself
had contributed. .
Mr. SHANNON said that the labors of the city societies
had been of a peculiar and extraordinary character
such as awaiting the arrival of trains at-night-time, re
quiring them to nave their tables spread almost continu
ally. His speech was. an eloquent tribute to the patri
otism and liberality of. the citizens of Philadelphia and
Pittsburg.,
The original resolutions, as amended, were then re
considered; andtheamendments being stricken out, the
resolutions were again amended by including thanks to
the ladies and citizens of the different cities, towns and
counties of the Commonwealth for the aid and comfort
-extended to the soldiers of the United States while pass
ing through their respective places. - r—«. . "
The resolutions thus amended then passed finally.
Bills Passed.
An act: to incorporate the Big Creek Railroad Com
pany. ’ • ■
. An act to incorporate the Warren and Tidioute Rail
road Company {connecting wich Philadolphiaand Erie).
Pending the discussion of this hill, adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION. ,
The House met at 2K.o’clock.
Bills Considered.
On motion of Mr. COCHRAN, an act to authorize the
Auditor General to draw liis warrant for money due the
West Philadelphia Railroad Company.:
[This is for'money appropriated to this company in
T 851; the Board of Canal Commissioners being abolished,
and no other person or persons having been authorized
to draw upon warrant, the Auditor General is so au
thorized.]
Passed finally. -
On motion of Mr., BENEDICT, an act relative tothe
term of school directors (making it' commence and end
with the common school year, except in the city of Phi
ladelphia, to take effect in 1SGI), passed finally.
On motion of Mr. BOWMAN, of Tioga, an act relating
to proceedings!]! equity passed finally.
On motion of Mr. LUDLOW, an act to prevent vexa
tious attachments, and to regulate the costs thereof,
passed finally.
.On motion of Mr. NEIMAIs, an act to incorporate the
EaAtPfnusylvafiialron Company, passed finally,
•On motion of Mr. BARGER, an act relating to sureties
passed finally.
On motion of Mr. CH4.MPNEYS, an act to provide for
the payment of the militia called into service by the
proclamation of the GoveVnor and the* order of the ele
venth day of September last.
Mr. LABaR moved to amend, by adding after the one
month's pay the words “and allowance lor one month’s
■ rations.- •" - - r ' :
Messrs. REX, SMITH, of Chester, and others opposed
the amendment.
Mr. TWITCHELL observed that if the amendment
were adopted it would take from the treasury of ; tbe
Commonwealth over six hundred and seventy-five thou
sand dollars. .
The amendment was agreed to,-but subsequentlj
struck out in committee of the whole.
Passed finally,as follows;:: ' .
An act to provide for the paymeut of the militia called
into service by ilio proclamation of the Governor and
the order of the eleventh day of fceptember last:
TFftVrc-rtS, tho military.of this State, to the number of
twenty ; fivethousandYaen,‘ promptly and gallantly re
sponded to the proclamation of the Governor, aud the
order of September last;-aud rendered mast important
services in deience of the: State andin aid of the Army of
the Potomac; and whereas, these men sire justly, entitled
to some remuneration for their expenditures and ser
vices: therefore, ■ ■■ ' ■ .■ ■■■
Section 1 .He it enacted by the Senate and,House of
H( pi'tendfi.lL'vts ofth* Vonmonwralth of Pennsulvct
'nininGemcrttl-Assembly vatt, audit ishtvefiy enacted
by the (ntiii'.rity of the same. That the officern, non
commissiom d olllcers, and privates of the militia called •
into the service .of this State and. the .United States; by
the proclamation of the Governor, and the t>rder of the
"eleventh day of September last, shall each be entitled to
receivb one mouth’s paj’afc the same rate per month as is
prehcribed by-the act oHJongress for.tho payment of the
regulars and volunteers ,iu the service of the United
Slates.'’- '■ "' v
, : Sec 2 That tbe Adjutant General of tbo. Stato shall
a<o» rtaiu and report to: the" Auditor General, from the
raid . of the respective companies mustered, into so. Ytce
according to the provisions oftbe firat section of this act,
the natoes of the officers, non-cominiHSioned officers, and
private* thus mustered into service, and shall draw his
warrants upon the State Treasurer in favor of each per
son entitled as f-jresaid, and for the amouuts bereiu di
rected to be paid out of anv rnoweys in the State treasury
not otherwise appropriated: Presided, That the war*
rants issued by the Adjutant General aforesaid shall
firm be countersigned and approved Uy the Auditor Ge
neral.
Sec.-3. That the Governor is hereby authorized to re
ceive from the Treasury of the United States the amount
appropriated by an act of the late Congress of the United
States, for thepas" and subsistence of the militia thus
mustered into soryice, -and to accept the same in full of
such pay and subsiBfence, the State of Pennsylvania
hereby assuming to pwy the same according to provi
sions of this act
An act for thefartherenforcementofsenteucea. Passed
finally. ■
Ur. GBABER, in placevan act to authorize the transfer
of certain insane persons in the Schuylkill County Prison
to the State Lunatic Asylum l . Passed finally.
Mr. LUDLOW called up an- act relative to proceedings
supplementary to execution. Indefinitely postponed.
Twenty-second of February.
_Mr. SCHOFIELD read in place,-an,act,making the
22d day oT February,-and such days as tlie President
may set aside for thanksgiving, public prayer. Sic,, pub
lic holidays .
[The payment of all notes, checks-, bills of exchange,
orotbei negotiable instruments’, shall be deemed to be
due on the secular, day preceding, protest onuon-pay
ment at time mentioned: Provided-, That nothing heroin
contained shall be so constrned a i to render void any
demand, notice, or protost made or given as 'heretofore,
at the option of the holder; nor shall the same be con-*
Btrued as to vary the rights or liabilities of the'parties t)
any such instruments heretofore executed.]
i Rules suspended. Bill passed finally. Adjourned.
A supplement to the Philadelphia and Crescent Navi
gation Company was considered, aad postponed until
Thurf?day next, aficr a debate, in which Mr. HOPKINS
(Philadelphia) said that he was not willing to tie up the
uiterest which Philadelphia ought to receive from the
reunsj'lvania Railroad, by allowing that company to
subscribe for steamship stock.
Adjourned.
[FOE ADDITIONAL CITY NEWS SEE FOURTH PAGE,]
Meeting ■of the .Union League
Speeches ftp the Hon, Schuyler Co-lfax, Ex-
Governor Morton, of Indiana, and Hon.
James M. Scovel.— Last evening, the members of
the Union League met at the League House, on
Cheßtnut street, for the purpose of hearing addresses
from the Hon. Schuyler Colfax and Ex-Governor O.
F. Morton, both of Indiana, who were announced to
speak. The attendance was unusually large, and
the greatest enthusiasm prevailed. Shortly after 6
o’clock, Morton McMiehael in a few remarks intro
duced Ex-Governor Morton, who made in substance
the following remarks:
It was with pleasure that he met them to-night to learn
the good work they were doing and'proposed to do. We
are engaaeo in a wai— in a civil war such as has no pa
rallel iu history. We are in this waavaDd the first ques
tion to ask ourselves is somewhat elemen‘ary. Tue first
questiun we ask is, who made this war—who brought it
upon tli* country ? We are told by rebel sympathizers
itwasmadeby the Administration—by the North, and
forced on the South, and many innocent people are led
to believe this. This war dates back more than thirty
years. The first effort at rebellion was during the Admi
nistration of General Jackson, in 1632. It was made by
South Carolina. That rebellion was supprested by Ge
neral Jackson, and he made the prediction that the next
effort would he made, not on the tariff question, hut by
the Southerners themselves. When it became apparent
that that party could no longer control the Government,
they made preparations for this rebellion.
The speaker alluded to the conduct of the Cabinet at
the close of Buchanan's administration—how the army
and navy were sent abroad, and the finaaces of the
country left in an, unsettled condition. After the elec
tion of Mr. Lincoln, one after another the States seceded,
and seized public forts aud arsenals. At tbe time of Mr.
Lincoln’s administration they had no less than thirty
ihom'and troops ready to take the field, while we had
nothing Thus the war begin as we have it now. The
rebels made the war. _ The South mad* this war, and it
is important this fact should be kept before the people.
object had the South in this war? We are told it
was io secure their constitutionallights. Yettheain.-
bassadoisofthe South, who went to England, d*ny this.
It was a war.simply to establish a Government where
they should have a slave-holding aristocracy. Their
Vice Dissident, in a speech, boasted thatthoirs was the
.first Government .formed on the institution of slavery. •
They repudiated the Declaration of Indep-ndeuce, and
it was to establish that principle that this rehellioa was
undertaken.- We arc now in the war, aadthegreatques
tion which all minds are trying to solve, is how it can be
ended. 6ome say we can have peace by letting them go
and have a separate Confederacy. Another proposition
is to have a National Convention, and to recon
struct the Government to suit the rebels, and to
leave out the six New England States. This woald
leave the slave. States a majority, which they
would never lose, as no more free States will he
admitted into the Union. There is aocther way of effect
ing peace, which is t) crush out the rebellion. [Ap
plause.! To obtain peace by concession you must allow
lour loyal slave States to be coerced. By this plan you
would lose the moutn of the Mississippi river. There
would also a party spring up and claim annexation.
If they .could not-have this they would be in favor
of a Northwestern Confederacy. Another consequence
would be the immediate formation of a Pacific Go
vernment. If the work of forming new governments
begim, these men would claim the right to set up
for themselves. Thus the work would go on, and
our Republic would be utterly destroyed. The second
method of procuring peace—to call a 1 National Con
vention—is no better. Why should New England be
turned out? We are told she imposes an oppressive tariff.
If thisbeso, wo can repeal it to-morrow; yet this is
continually the tong. That is not the offence of New
England, however; the true offence of hew England is
that she loves liberty too well. [Applause. 1 Suppose
you turn New England out to please South Carolina;
what would be your position! It would he degrading,
and on a par with the position which Ireland holds to
England. Yet this is an old scheme older than this war.
This method of ohiaining peace no honorable man can
consider. '
Democrat.
Alvan P. ilydo.
James E. English,
.Wm. M Converse.
•Geo. C. Woodruff.
The last method of making peace is by crashing out
this rebellion; and the only way to do this is to main
tain the army. How can this be done ? The time for
recruiting has passed, and you must enforce the con
sci iption act. There are many who do not like this act,
but they are the very ones who upset volunteering, and
have injured the Government in every manner. They
are ihe ones who have depreciated our currency and ea
coura ged desertions. These are the authors of the con
scription aci, and you should hold them responsible for
it. [Applause. ] The $3OO clause the speaker maintained
was for the benefit of the poor man. We bad a draft in
Indiana, and the price of substitutes ran as high as $BOO.
Now the price.is fixed, and the clause when inserted was
.for ihe benefit of the poor man. These men who oppose
the conscription act are against the war.
Another way of maintaining the army is by raising
negj o regiments. Wo are told by sympathizers that this
would degrade the white man, but it is certain that those
who oppose the. negro from going to the war also oppose
the white man going. The only thing is, cp.q the negro
bemadebenefical in this war? If so, use him. If, by
employing him, you can save a draft in Pennsylvania,
are you not willing todo.it? This whole argument
against the negro is to make the wav.unpopular, An
otherinstruraentality that the President has proposed to
try is the emancipation proclamation. This is only an.
experiment, and there is no harm to try if it will help in
crushing out the rebellion. The sympathizers also de
clare this unconstitutional. What gave the President
the right to send an army over into Virginia, and dig
trenches, and occupy private dwellings, &e.? There'is -
nothing in the Constitution about that. There is nothing in ■
.the Constitution giving the President the right to blockade .
ports. It is one of the necessities of the war. These rights
sprang from the existence oi war.. It is slave labor that
provides food for these men while they are turning
against us. If you can draw from them this slave labor,
it is as just as it is to blockade their ports or destroy
their crops. The simple .question is. how caa you
weaken the enemy, and when you find any way in ,•
which it canbe done, it iE perfectly constitutional. [Ap
plause.) If this rebellion succeeds, it will be from our
own selfish divisions. We are far ahead of the rebels in
both men and money, and shall crush out this rebellion
if we are not divided. The speaker called upon all pa
triotic men to lay aside all feeling, and, as they love
their country, to pass. alL'tilings by and stand together
Hsouoman.- If we "do this, we-shall succeed; if not. we
may fail. He called upon bis Democratic friends'to:
ftand by the Government, or they might have no Go
vernment to control when it came their turn to hold the
reins of the administration. The speaker denoauced
such menas Governor Seymour, of New York, Wm. B.
Reed, and other sympathizers.
' In regard to Indiana, the Democratic party, last fall,
carried the State by about 9,500 majority. This, it has
‘been contended, was meant as a voice against the Go
vernment. We had .60,000 voters out of the State when
the election took place,.'at ;least 40,000 of whom were
Rfpublicans, and the remainder loyal Democrats who
wished to serve their country before their party. They
got all the offices, with a majority in both houses. .The
only thing in their way was the Governor, and to get
rid of him they proposed to place in the hands of certain,
officers the military power of the State. Also to give
them the power of appointing the State officers. These
men. were all Knights of the Golden Circle, and are con
spiring constantly to injure the Government. They in
troduced these secret societies among the soldiers, and
we have detected many of the leaders and brought them
to justice. This is tne form of Democracy we have in In
diana. We expect to fight them, and to beat them too.
The speaker, after thanking his audience, retired amidst
great applause.
At the conclusion of Governor Morton’s speech,
Mr. McMichael arose to introduce the next speaker.
He read a despatch, which he had just received, con
veying good news respecting the election in Con
necticut. The announcement was received with
great applause. Mr. McMichael then introduced
Hon, Schuyler Colfax', of;lndiana, who spoke as
follows;
Gentlemen : That which your chairman has read to
you is far more eloquent than anythiug you can hear
from the lips of an lndianian to-night. It is nailing to
the counter th e false charge of these Copperheads, that
the people of the loyal States have rebuked the Adminis
tration for maintaining the. honor of the country in the
present war. [Applause. ] A short time ago these men
clamored for. a'more vigorous prosecution of the war.
They then concealed the rattles of their tail, and when,
by the absence of our loyal men in the field, they ob
tained power, they threw off the mask, and said, “this
is the verdict of the people, and the people condemn
the Government.” It was false, and now Rhode Island
and Connecticut are speaking out in thunder tones to
nail the falsehood to the head. I was glad to listen to
'the Governor.of Indiana to-night, in the able, logical,
and exhaustive speech, on which you have feasted for
the last hour, and I desire here, as an humble citizen of
tne State of Indiana, to give my testimony to the manly
heroism with which he has confronted the foe in his own
State, as our bra*e soldiers are confronting the foe in the
South. [Applause.] Hebore himself nobly in the crisis
of the Legislature. 3 know how that Legislature was
elected, for I passed through the canvass in which they
were chosen. It was the absence of sixty or seventy
thousand soldiers that'gave this assumed-majority to
that body. The minority in that Legislature represented
the majority of the whole people, and they were faithful to
their gallant friends who had gone forth to meet the re
bels. y When we hear, as our Governor has told you, that
this fraudulent majority had endeavored to depose him as
the commander-in-chief of : our militia, his friends-rthe
friends’tothe country, and the'friends to the soldiers in
the field—left their seats in the Capitol and broke a
quorum. There are now no appropriations to carry on
the expenses of the State for two years; but the loyal
counties have proffered the necessary aid; and should
our Governor come short of money to pay the interest of
our State debt, rather than he should convene that trai
torous Legislature again, 1 will come down here to this
city, and on my bended knees, ask for a load that the
wheels of the State Government may be kept moving.
[Great applaure.D My friends, we have passed through
a severe ordeal; we may have another one to pass which
may be yet more severe. The Governor has iutiiua’ed
toyou to-night, that we intend to meet every new issue
like men. It msy be possible that within the borders of
Indiana, wc may yet seeanarmed resistance by the
Knights of the Golden Circle. But with the power of
the State in the hands of a loyal Governor, and. sur
rounded by thousands ofloyal men, you will see that
the draft will he executed in that Stats in spite of every
thing. [Applause.] These men, who desire such an
outbreak against the majesty of the law, are the very
men, as it lias been already remarked, who are respon
sible for the draft. It is they who have discouraged
volunteering. It is they who have refused to contribute
to the families of the volunteers. His they who have
sent from their homes dhloyal letters all through the
army. It is they who take up arms to sustain the lead
ers at home. It is they who denounce the Administra
tion and the war, and seek by every possible way to
bring this countiy into disruption. -When you say that
in view of the fact that volunteering has ceased,
among the white people, and that the negro should
do his part in the contest, it is they who resist any
effort to place the negro where he can be serviceable
in potting down the rebellion. It is because they did all
this that the conscription act is now necessary. When
we assembled last year in Washington, there was a
cloud of gloom oyer our country’s prospect. . That cloud
has rolled away, and our. hearts now bound with joy.
Can you tell me why so great a change* has come over
the hearts of all loyal men? I attiibnte it to two
causes, both of them potential. In the first place, the
trumpet blast that came from the army when the soldiers
found they weretobedesertcdbytheCopperheads,,when
they had assembled—not as officers,but as regiments-to
express their condemnation of Northern sympathizers,
and to send, back from their camp-fires these words:
“We have-endured privations here; we have endured
sufferings and trials here. Some of us have lost limb and
health in the country’s service. ! ;Wc long for the loved
ones at home, whose love anc companionship are dear as
life itself. Yet we cannot consent that this Hag which
floats over us shall be dishonored. we loug for
our homes,we implore you to cousentto no dishonorable
peace that will briug us back with this banner trailing
Inthedußt.” [Groat applause. ] Such was the noble, the
patriotic, the sublime sacrifice which the soldiors of
Indiana were willing to undergo rather than consent to
’ the machinations of ihe Northern sympathizers.
The other thing which has tended to dispel thb de
spondency and create a bright hope for the future, that
which has, like an electric shock, stirred the people to
their inmost depths, is the organization of these loyal
Leagius—(applaute)—realizing that in organization
there is strength, there is power, there is unity. The
price of liberty is eternal vigilance. I Applause. ] 1
know, myfriends, that your attachment to the cause of
your country is greater now than ever before. Much as
-1 have loved that flag from infancy, Move it more to
day in its hour of peril than when it was gilded by the sun
shine of prosperity, and fanned by the zephyrs of peace.
It was nothing to stand by : the country when it re
quired do sacrifice whatever; but when you have seeu
this„sublime manifestation oi. heroism and seD-sacrifice,
it is tben we Lave the right to love onr flag au<l country
more than ever. [Applause. ] We have seen in past
history, that no nation could take a position perma
nently m the family of< nations until it Had' passed
through the deep Red Sea of- civil war. It had to prove
that li was able, not only to.beat its foreign ea-itnies. but
that it was ablo to put down treason at home. .This is
the experience of France, of England* of s*pain, and of
' every other nation that has men. u the scale of pro
gress. _We v liad hoped to escape the. ordeal of a .civil
war; 4 vye felt the weight of our Government ou’y in its
blessing!:. Peace and proaoerity re’guad about us,; and
weflat’ered ourselves that this happy sia e long to
continue. But civil war has come upon us, justified
. by.ihe men of the. South..on 3bo gruuod that they had'
tr.e right to declare themselves as an independent people
under ihe forme of the-Constitution ; A “'civil war U
in vor justiliuble in any land baueato the circuit of the
sul— never when ti ere is oien the ballot box f\»v the ro- :
d re ss of grievances. .. [Applause. ] -The Revolution of the.
Thirierii CoJouies ußAinst Great Britain whs ju-dUlible,
because they had. no bsllnt-b;)X to appeal t->. ;;Tlie revj
: lulion iu Kaiies was justifiable, because the people there
EVENING SESSION.
THE CITY.
SPEECH OF. EX-GOVERNOR MORTON.
SPEECH OF ITON. SCHUTLER COLFAX.
bad no baJ?o 4 -box to redress their wrong#. The revolu
tions in.other portions of Italy, iff Poland, in Hungary,
may all find their justification in fhe fact that the only
BiehD* Jeft them fey winch to redrew* their grievances
was by the sword. . Bnt in this count*?, where every
man Imd his redrew, where an election going adverse to
nis views this year may be reversed the next, there fa
no exente for civil war. It is for this reason that the
Wood oftbe American patriots slain in this war will
ascend to the judgment bar of God, and there plead
against the GatilLnes of this nefarious rebellion, who
t “ e,r f i n Coj»«i*eas and plotted the de
-sSf^. O,I T* 0 /, the they were sworn to
wia« 60, L- 4 r , e ?°TL l ® oin ? to surrender to
2i2sf£?^i.J?«? l iV p J IRlite “ fe^nd to-night, before the
u ll L ,ei i rt ?} 1W yonr presence, I s-weac
baVd,sJiaUbe paralyzed before I ever
0 4 10 r ebe]fion‘one singio spot of
ea th over which the American Sag rightfully floats.
[Renewed applansc. ] The robels say thev will not're
turn to theirallegiance to the. Constitution and- the
• Union. _I answer, so be it; but if they <lo refuse to re
hirn, tins flag BlUBt wave over their graves. tCheers ]
Kotoneyillara, hot one town, not one rood of ground
over which the stars and stripes wave shall he Barren
dered to treason. - •
It was no* so intended,, as I verily believe in the pro
vidence of God. nor will it so result in the counsels of
men. Surrender any portion, of this noble heritage?
They talk about tire sacred soil of Virginia. There is
soil in the South more sacred to my heart. I haita kins
men lying there in their bloody graves in the South. All
of you have your kinsmen and your brethren there, and
shall the reptile flag of Disunion wave unquestioned over
their graves until ine resurrection morn ? Shall the wife,
the daughter, or the father bow their knee to Jefferson
Davis and ask a permit to visit the graves of the loved
ones? • _ -
I know not what trials are yet in store for us. I
believe sincerely that this rebellion is tottering to its
fall; even by its own exhaustion. It is nnw.litce
the prisoner you have heard of in the olden time, who,
packed up in his close dungeon, felt every day his
prison walls coming closer and closer together, .until*
at last they crushed him to death. In conclusion, I:
have very lntle to say, as our .eloquent Governor has
so clearly gone over i.be ground as to leave nothing for
others to touch upon. With respect t.> the proclamation
of emancipation, it had, he said* his heartiest endorse
ment. There was nothing too sacred to be sacrificed to
put down the rebellion. That man who was willing
to emsb out this rebellion at whatever cost, whether he
liked the proclamation or not, was his brother and friend,
Mr. Colfax proceeded then to expose the shallowness
of the assertion that the adoption of' the Crittenden Com
?romise could have saved the country from civil war.
le pointed out in detail the many acts of Congress, some
of them humiliating in the extreme, which the Northern
Congressmen submitted to and adopted m order to avert
the impending storm. They had requested the State Le
gislatures to repeal all personal liberty bills if they were
found to be unconstitutional; they had adopted an
amendment to the Constitution declaring it impossible
for Congress to interfere with slavery in tko dtatea, and
hao done many other things which, were objectionable
in many cases to their inner sense of right and. justice.
The South wanted no compromise, but rather dreaded it.
Mr. Colfax closed with an earnest appeal to sustain the
Government in all its measures for the suppression of the
rebellion. • *
The last speaker of the evening was Hon. James
M. Scovel, pi New Jersey:
SPEECH OF HON. JAME 3 M. SCOVEL.
After a few preliminary remarks, the sneaker alluded
to the action of the New Jersey Legislature in parsing
the peace resolutions. He had received numerous let
ters from New Jersey, troops, who thanked him for the
stand he had . taken against these Copperheads. The
Lsojdiers say that, after they have whipped the eoemy'in
~front, they will return home and attend to the Copper
heads The speaker denounced in strong terras the con
duct of the rebel sympathizer—Chauncey Burr—and the
attempt to place the htate on a war tooting for the pur
pose of takingastand against the Government. \
Alluding tothe war, the speaker paid a glowing tri
bute to the late A. Boyd CurainLnge, IL 8. N., a native of
this city. Be said that this galhfcnjipffice?, althoagh
having one leg shot off, and carried below
mortally wounded, cried: “Run up again, boys,
they can have my otlur leg if we can pass:” This gal
lant officer was a native of your city, arid his memory
should be cherished by every loyal person.CApplause. ]
Presentation.— Mr. Lewis R. Broomall,
the chief coiner in the United States Mint, was the
recipient, on Saturday evening, of a handsome
walking-cane, silver-mounted, and finished in a
beautiful style. The to the order of a
few friends, was made from wood taken from the
bouse at the corner of Sixth and market streets,
that was once occupied by Washington.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
THE MONEY MARKET*
Philadelphia, April 6, 1863.
Gold received a sudden'check this morning, and then
followed a decline in the price, which fell to 150 very
early in the day. This was probably, owing to the ru
mors of the fall of Charleston, and the confident tone of
the friends of the Union as to ihe speedy arrival of other
favorable news. The market rallied to 153, and closes at
152%. The money market is easy,and borrowers can get
all they require at £@Bper cent. As long as the Govern
ment is paying out two millions per day, and only re
ceives from all the sources about the same amount, any
tightness in the'market ought only to be temporary;
hence a continued ease may be expected.
The subscriptions to the five-twenty loan, at the office
of Jay Cooke&Co., amounted last week to over eight
millions of dollars, and from the appearance of the de
mand to-day, this week will equal, if not exceed, the
amount of last week. The conversion up to 4 o’clock
amounted to over one million dollars.
The stock market exhibited a more healthy tone,"and
a continued firmness in Governments was noted, to
gether with more disposition to operate in the fancies.
ISSI sixes i old at 105; 105% lid for seven-thirties blank.
State fives rose to 102&. New City sixes to 110; the old
were steady at 105. Philadelphia and Erie sixes sold at
103 K. Huntingdon, and Broad Top sevens at par. Elmira
sevens were steady at 109; the chattel tens at 75. Cam
den and Amboy sixes, 18S3, at 103>£. North Pennsyl
vania sixes rose to 90; the tens rose 1; Allegheny County
(railroac )-sixes sold at 6S. Schuylkill Navigation sixes
at 71>£; Susquehanna Canal sixes at 42. Morris Canal,
first mortgage,’at 106.
Heading Railroad shares were steady at 41. Catawissa
preferred rose %. Philadelphia and Erie was in strong
demand, rising from 39 to 42. t Elmira sold at 38; the pre
ferred at 52. Pennsylvania rose >£.. MinehiLl was firm
at 56. Camden and Atlantic preferred sold at 17. Little
Schuylkill at 45K- Camden and Amboy at 16S. Passen
ger railways continue firm. ’
Schuylkill Navigation sold at 7>£—l6>£ ■was bid for tlie
preferred; 56, for Lehigh; 64 for Morris. Spring Garden
Insurance sold at 46;Delaware Mutual at 31; Commercial
Bank at 53; North America at 143; "Western at 65; Union
at 35K. The market closed steady—slo3,ooo in bonds and
2,200 shares changing hands.
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.4,553,266 SS 627,291 63
.4,039,43830 ■' 4631434 ®
. 5,634,867 62. 4S > 479 40
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March 30.
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November 3*.v.
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February 2
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33,517,900
33,699,351
34,826,163
35,514,335
36,774,722
37,679,675
37,268,894
37,901.080
38,603,871
39,206,028
39,455,384 •
55,939,612 *
37,516 520 -
April 6.
The directors of the Franklin Fire Insurance Company
have declared a dividend of six per cent., and an extra
dividend of ten per cent., payable on and after the 16th
instant.
The directors of tlie American Fire Insurance Company
have declared a dividend of six dollars per share, paya
ble on and after the 16th inst.
Theforeign trade of the port of New York for the week
which ended on Saturday was large notwithstanding
the fluctuations in exchange. The import entries of fo
reign merchandise, exclusive of dry goods, were $3,685, -
860, to which add the value of the dry goods imported,
$2,073,598, and the aggregate foots up $5,759 565. Against
this we exported $4,5347075 of produce and merchandise
and. 5473,435 of specie, in all $5,007,510. For the first time
forinany weeks the imports exceed the exports in value,
and specie is due to make up the difference. Inconse
quence of the fell in gold, the exportation of American
securities to Europe has been checked, and is now stopped
altogether.
The New York Evening Post of to-day says:
Among the minor topics occupying the attention of
Wa) 1 street since the arrival, this morning, of the
Canada’s mails, has been the reception of the Con
federate loan in England and France. It is believed
here that, although of the oilers which are reported in
the English newspapers, a sufficient number may possi
bly be genuine to allow of so small a loan being all
taken up, .still that in the present dull state of the
London Stock Exchange, it is absurd to suppose that
while the Italian, Danish, and other foreign loans are
almost disregarded, a project so hazardous as the cotton
loan should attract bona fide investors. There are many
circumstances which seem to prove that the affair, at
present, is almost exclusively in the hands of specu
lators.
The market opened firm. Govornments’are in active
eemtind for investment Certificates of the old issue*
with interest payablein gold, aro espec ally in request,
as are also seven thirties. Coupons, 1881, are held at
lf>s>i(sHDs}£, and registered,. ISSI, are wanted at 10454
@H)4&. .
The speculative list offers little ' change demanding
special comment. Pacific Mail has advanced 6 per cent.,
while Harlem, whose rapid advance attracted so much
attention last week, is this morning 3 percent, lower
than on Saturday.
The following table exhibits the chief movements- of
the market as compared with the latest prices of Sottar
day evening: '
• - • ; Mon. Sat Adv. Bee.
U. 8. 65,3881,reg 104& 104 K *•
U.S.6s, 1881, con 105* 105 X
O. 8 7 3-10 p. c. T. N; .105 105 .. . ...
D.S V 1 year Certif g01d..100 100 ••
American g01d.......... 152 154?£. , -2 %.
Tennessee 65.....60 &X - •• ■ M
Missouri 6b. 6QK 60)* ■*
Pacific Mail.. .196, 190. 8 . ..
N.Y. Central...... 'a ;;
Brie preferred.’...-* ■'%
Hudson River ......106>4 ** i>
Harlem.... g %% •* >f.
Harlem preferred • -.Sly t>"" ; 1
Mich. Central ......102 . .10U£ $ -
Hieh. 50uthern......... 60 . BSte *§ ♦•
Mich. So. guar-. 100 99>£ H
Illinois Central 5cp..... 90>4 90 * - ..
Clev. and Pittsburg..'.. 69 . 69 .. , . .
Galena 93 93 -h. .. . ,
Clev. and Toledo 97 97% . - ' H~,
Chicago and Hock Isld. 93% . %
Fort Wayne*... SSH %v '«.*• -ft
Quicksilver C0.i........ S9X .. %
The question which has recently boon Taised as.to ishe
legal-tender clause of the currency act is now seitied.
0 he Supreme Court of the Northern district of this Stale,
all lour indues concurring has alarmed the con.stVtoif.oa
aiity of tlie act of Congress makmgthe national
a legal lender for all debh. both those contracted before
"aid after the passage of the law.
Gold has been agitated this morning on th&o-ne hand
by tl e Charle-ton news. ant Von the oth&s'by a whole
some dread of thQleg'slativo restrictions oa loans. The
price'h«s oscillated, with considerable activity, between
the two exn ernes of 153. th© opening price, an* 149%. the
lowest point s-rnck this morning. As"we goto press the
uu< tations stand for Up moment at 15?,
Exchangefe dull, and rates arc nominal, being iinscd,.
i tied by the uncertain movements o£ ; tlw so.d market.
JPMlift. Stock Exeh
[Reported by 8. E. Slatmajm
• FIRST 1
60600 Penna 6s .....102
36 JHinehiUß.ss.J4
26 do 55JS
1 m do.-. 56
64 do 5o
, 2 Commercial Bk--. 03
83 Penna R.......... 66Xj
126 Phila&Erie..... .39
10 do. ...'39&
nW)' City 6s K S O.Sctfs 105 .
200 do new 109;lf
2000 do 110
1200 Schuy Nav fe ’ffi 71k
BETWEEN
7500 City 6s .R 10% :
5C & Atlu prf.sown 17 ■
20 PennaK. 66% i
10 Elmira/K prf. 52
SECOND .
5 Union 8ank..... 35%
7 Arch-st R 2^
2 Far & Mech 8k.... 66%
50 Cataw B pref- 24>i
250 d 0..... 2
85 MinehiliE......... 56 :
5 Pennaß
2000 US6s ’Bl reg. .10i8
9000 K Penna 6g... ,%
20CO PenDass 102^
108 Spring tfar Ins-.b5 46-
50 PbUa& EH .... ... 403<
AFTER ]
lVs
There is very little-demand for Flour either for ship
ment or home use. Sales comprise about 300 bbls.good.
Ohio extra family on. private terms, and 4CO bbls do at
$7.5t@7.75. The retailers and bakers..are baying in.
■ small lota'at4'G.'2s@6.S7^for superfine, $S.5O@-7for extras,
$7.25@7.75 for extra family, and* $S@9 iR bbl for fancy
brands, as to quality. Bye Flour is dull, with sales at
$4 75 $ bbl. Corn Meal is unchanged; Pennsylvania is
held at $4, and Brandywine at $450 bbl.
GRAlN,—There is less wheat offering and prices ara
unchanged.' About4,o 0 bus red sold at 165(aH63c for
Penna, and white at bus. Rye is selling at
Com is in fair demand. About 8,000
bus yellow sold at 69c for dry and 87c for damp afloat.
Oats are firm, with sales of 12^000-bus Penna, and Dela
ware at SOc, weight.
BaßJC.—lst No. 1 Quercitron, is selling in a small way
at&G^ton'
. COTTON.—The market is dull, with stnafl. : sales of
middlings at lb, cash:
GROCERIES. —The market is firm, 132 hhds Cuba
Sugars sold by auction tnis morning (damaged) at from
6K @ll He lb. cash..
PROVISIONS.—There 10 very little doingt messpork
is held at 4536@i6.50 bbl for new. Lard is selling at
ll)Sc Jb lor prime in bbls and tierces.
SEEDS. —T'-ere is ve»y little in Clover; Tsobus
sold at &5.2t@5.75 bu. Timothy sells at s2.2i@iso
Fiaxi eed is quoted at $3.50@4 bu
WHISKY is dull and lower; bbls selling at46@4Bc
and djudge 4c@46c per gallon..
The following are the receipts of flour and grain at this
port to-day:
t o\rs are dall and rather lower; 125 head gold at from
$2O to §4O per head, as to quality, .
Sheep are also-dull aud rather lower, with saleffof
3,400 head at from $5.5G@9.50 lb. gross.
Hogs.—There is a fair demand, and prices are well
maintained, with sales of 3,700 head, at from $S@9.5O 3
100 lbs, net. .
700. head from Pennsylvania.
400 ** “ Illinois.
300 “ tf Ohio.
The following are the particulars of the sale 3: .
John Kirwin, 31 Western Steers, selling at from sll©
11.50 for fair to good.
Jones McClese, 44 Lancaster-county Steers, selling at
from $1C@11.75 fur fair to extra.
Fuller & Bro., 104 Western Steers, selling at from
$10.51@11. 75 for good to extra.
Oilman & Shomberg, 64 Lancaster-county Stoers, sell
ing at from SIC@II.SO for fair to extra quality.
P. 53 Lancaster county S:eers, selling at
from $11@12.50 lor good to extra.
Mooney & Smith, 125 Illinois Steers, selling at from
$11@12.50 lor good to extra.
Smith &Rice, 40 Illinois Steers, selLing at from $10.50
@11.50 for fair to extra quality! -
H Chain, £0 Lancaster county Steers, selling-at from
sli @IL 50 for fair to extra.
Barela/ C. Baldwin, 14 Chester county Steers, selling
at from 75 for common to good.
P. McFillen, 47 Chester county Steers, selling at from
s<@]l for common to good quality.
Cows and Calves.—The arrivals and sales of Cows at
Phillips’ Avenue Drove Yard are larger than usual this
week, reaching about 125 head. There is less demand
ana prices are lower, ranging at from $20@30 for Spring
ers, and $25@10 for Cowand Calf, as to quality. Old
lean Cows are.selling at from bead.
Calves. —There is a fair demand, with sales of first
quality and second do. 3K@4Xc Ifr lb, as to
weight and condition.
THE SHEEP MARKET.
The arrivals and sales of Sheep at Phillips’ Avenue
Drove Yard reached about 3,400 head this week. ' The
market is dull and prices have declined, ranging at from
8y @9>£c lb. Several lots of extra Sheep sold at lfio
to. Stock sheep are selling at from. -s4@s head; as
to quality.
... 9d%@m%
► 105 ®IOoK
.. l&@2£d
... i
...52 @53 p.
..52 ©53 p.
. 97&@9SK
The arrivals and sales of B ogs at • the different yards
reach about 3,700 head this week; there is a moderate
demand and prices are well maintained;
720 head sold at the Avenue Drove Yard by John.
Cranse & Co., at s£@9 50 ffis net.
2,000 head sold at H. G. imhoff’s Union Drove Yard at
from $5@9.25 100 lbs, according to quality,
8:0 head of Hogs sold at the Rising Sun Drove Yard, by
A. P. Phillips, at from $8@9.25 % 100 tos- net, as to
quality. . -
This yard has just been started by A. P. Phillips, Jr..
and is situated a short distance above the Avenue Drove
Yaid; they are now receiving stock of all descriptions.
Ashes are quiet and unchanged, with small sales a
s£@B.2s for Pots, and $9 for Pearls. :
Bueadstcefs.—The market for State and Western
Flour is heavy and s@loe lower, with only a very limi
ted business doing at the decline.
The sales are 5,900 bbls at $6.30@6.60 f*«r superfine
State; $6 90@7.05 for extra State; $6.20@3.65 for superfine
Michigan, Indiana, lowa, Ohio, &c.; $6.90@7.25f0r ex
tra do. including shipping brands of round-hoop Ohio at -
$7.25@7.55, and trade brands at $7.40@5.5Q.
Southern Flour is dull and 10c lower. The sales are
6Cobbls at $7.25@7 65 for superfine Baltimore, and $7.75©
10 for extra do. '
Canadian Flour is inactive, and prices have fallen off
. c@loc; sales 400 bbls at $6.9C@7 for common, and $7.10®
S. 50 for good to choice ext/a. :
Rye Flour is very quiet at $4@5.25f0r the range of fine
and superfine
Corn Meal is dull; we quote Jersey at $4.15@120,
Brandywine $4.75. puncheons $22 00.
Wheat is verv dull, and the market is entirely nomi
nal at $1.42@1.62 for Chicago Spring; $1.G3@1.66 for
Milwaukee Club; $1.67@1.69 for amber Iowa; $1.70®
for winter red Western, and sl.7c@l. 73 for amber
Michigan. Sales 20,000 bushels amber winter ac $1.74®
1 78.
Rye is quiet at sl.oc@l. OS.
Barley is inactive at $1.45@1.60. ” '
Oatsare'quietatSo@S2tor Jersey, and S2@S7 for Cana
da, Western, and State.
Corn is dull, heavy, and lc lower; sales 22,000 bus at
9C@9lc for sound Western mixed, and S4@S9c for un
sound. ,
PHILADELPHIA BOARD OP TRADE.
EDMUND-A SOUDER, >
GEORGE L. BUZBY, > COMMITTEE O? THIS MOHTH.
EDWARD C. BLDDLE,)
AT THE KERCH ARTS 5 SXOHAIfGB,.PHILADELPHIA*
Ship Robert Cushman. Otis Liverpool, soon
Ship'Catharine, Freeman Liverpool, soon
Bark Thos Dallett, Duncan —Laguayra, 7th inst
Bark Cora Linn, (Br) Kiilam Liverpool, soon
Bark Guiding Star, Bearse Liverpool, soon
Bark Florence Chipman, Jones .. Liverpool, soon
Bark Warren Hailett ..Pernambuco and Bahia, soon.
Brig South Boston, Lane..,. soon
Scliv J W Webster, Blake .. London, soon
15,024 Si $2,
hows the conditi(
•ions times durinf
!,665,.925 95
ion of the
g 1862 and
Deposits
i 2,145,219
' 5,026,070
5,071,555
1 5,095,704
I 4,889,590
l 4,541,394
I 4,504,115
I 4,181,503
i 3,696,097
i 3,605,574
' 3,534, SSO
: 3,295,862
3,369,194.
! 13,374.413]
0,655,72 S
5,660,187
5,543,160
5,435,748
5,453,029
5,465,834
4,510,750
1,562.550
4,267,626
4,249,035
4,247,817
4,247,688
4,311,704
4,339,-152|
) 21,596,014
) 24,605,289
5 24,597,596
i 25,419,340
) 26,938,714
1 26,635,225
> 25,429,189
) 29,231,753
1 30,178,518
t 30,679,259
) 30,549,587
l 30,106,135
1.29,171,253
5129,531,559
SUN RISES
HIGH WATER.
ARKI^ED.
Ship W F.Schmidt, Blanchard, 3 days from New York,
in bmiast to Workman & Co. Towed up by tog General
Burnside,
Bark hcanoke, (Br) Cooksey, from Porto Cabello
March 21, with hides, cocoa,.&c, toDailett & Son. Came
into the Breakwater April 3d;-was off Hatteras on the
29th ult, and made the past age in 11 days, with only two
sailors and the captain, to work the ship, four of the crew
(namely, Jefferson O Davis Thos "Williams*. John Boyle,
and John Clark) were brought home in double irons for
refusing to do duty m the port.of Porto Cabello. Left at
Porto Cabello bark John Bouiton, Davis, to sail for-Phi
ladelphia in 2 days. March 25, lat 27 04 N, long 7106 W,
exet anged signals with an English brig showing a white
signal with blue border, 74 m the centre, and-steeringS.
Bark Deucy, Mengee, 3 days from New York, in ballast
to i, A Souder & Co,
Bark Taconj, Munday, .12 days from New Orleans,
wit! sugar, &c, to Geo R Ayres.
Berk le Xik, Osgood, 9 days from Belfast* Me, with
ice to captain. „
'Brig Delhi, Darnaby. 17 ; days from Demerara, with
sugar to Thos Wattson & Sons,
• Brig H H McGilvery, Gilkey, 7 days fronnCaitdenas,
with sugar and molasses to Stewart, Carson & Co.
Brig William, Clark, from Sagua 2Sth-ult f S>days to
the (Japes) with 'sugar and molasses to S &.W Welsh.
Sailed in co with bark Ocean Home, for New-York; brigs
John Fierce, for Philadelphia; Lincoln Webb, for New
York; Abbv Watson, for do; and schr B Pratt, for New
port. Left barks C L Carver, for New York ;.Coraair, for
do; brigs Moneka, for do; C H Kennedy, for-Philadel
phia; A D Toney, for New York:and schrKaie Walker*
for Boston.
Briglda M Commery, McClellan, 6 days from Fortress.
Monroe, in ballast to J E Bazley & Co.
Brig A C Merry may, Y oung, 10 days from. Key West,
in ballast to D S Stetson & Go.
Schr J S Buckmaster. Lingo, 1 day froia Frederica,
Del, with corn to Jas L Bewley & Co.
Schr John Whiiby, Henderson,! day from Odessa,Del,
with corn to Jas L Bewley « Co. -
Schr Virginia Tomlinson, Johnson, 2 daysffbm Draw
bridge. Del, with corn to. Jas Barratt &.Som
Schr Vandalia, Cooper, I day from Smssaa, Del, with
corn to Jas L Bewley Si Co.
Schr Somerset, Miller, from Washington, in ballast.
fcchrMary, Hendrickson; 1 day from. Odessa, Del,with
grain to Christian & Co.
Schr Lancet,-Bayard, 1 day from Chrsstiana, Del, with
grain to Christian at Co.
Steamer Fannie, Fenton, 24 liouis. from New York*
with mdseto W M Baird & Co.'
Steamer S F Phelps, Brown, 24 houEaffcom'New York,
with mdse to W M Baird E Co. - .r ' ; •
Steoiiier inn Eliza, Richards, 24hoars from N York*,
with mdse *o W P Clyde. . -i -
Steamer M Massey, Smith, 24. hours from New York,
with mdse to W M Baird & Co.
'* CLEARED. '
Steamship Continental, blarshmam, via
New York, AHeron, Jv 3 & Co.
Ship Northampton, Morse* Pensacola, Hunter, Norton
A Co. '
Bark Mattie Metcalf, Ames, New Orleans, do
Bark 1 R Davis, Hawes. Falmouth, E, Workman fcCot
Bark B; Fountaiu, SelleiyHivvre, DLMiiler.
Brig A C Merryman, Gray, Key West. Hunter, Norton
A Co.
Brig L M Strout, Williams, New OrUans. E A Souder
& Co.
Schr N Tyler, Ogden, Chesapeake City, Wanaemsoher
& Maxfield. : i
& Sg:hr JH. Allen,;Babcock, Poit Royal, Huniar,, N&rtou
Sir New York, Fultz, New York, W P ClvdiJ.
Btr Ann Eliza, Richards. New York. W p oßda.
Strß Willing, I>ade,^Baltimore, A-GroißM, Jr.
btr Farmer, McCue, Baltimore, A Groves, Jr;
. Str E Chamberlain, Stewart, AlexantJcda, Web-,
ster, Jr. - • "
The loan market Kttuletj the supply" Of capital seskmor
investment at s>£ to sis abundant, hut tag ae'mand this
morning is unusually small.
board.
4000' Scfcoy Nav 6s 7(?-v 09
fW' , Acr.. »
10CO O& Am 6s ’S3 .£55)6
6ooff ST Stfs ’5l IC^
1550 W S' 7-36 Tr N end.)o£
6 Cam* & Am R 165
} 55 Lit Sohuyl R......
1000 ElnTA'wcnat 10s b 5 75
5 Tench'& eleventh. 435tf
2 Arch-dt»E'..>» 23ig
100 Cata R prf.-. S 5 2i3
8 Bank <y?NjAmer..l4B
5000 Hunss.loo
BOARDS.
JO Western Bit•
40 Del Mutual Ibb;..
60 PMla. & Erie St.
80 do.
BOARD.
SO Phila & Erie R..&5 40%
5 do 41
25 do 41%
2o do ,s 5 41%
100 do .-.&5 41%
100 do s 5 42
3 Elmira R.. bf» 35
1000 MorCnl Ist m....;1QS
•-400 Citß69-...,-. 105
IOW Saaq Col 6s ch 42
•5000 Phiia & Erie 6g... .103%
20C0 Abe Co 1ife....... 63
2i» Cataw H
60 d 0....
mIOG Sctasy Nav .. 7%
'BOO Scfco&y Jfav 6s *Bi .. 71%
■.uES—STEADY.
73k 1
CLOSING PJil,
0 Sfiscpn ’Bl..
0 S 7.30 D blk -. .306 M 106-
American G01d..152
Phila 6s old log* ..
Do new -100%. no
Alleco66B 68 69
Penna Ge- 102 IC2>5
Readingß....... 44 44>^
Do bds *BO ■ -109 110
’ Bid. Asked.
Catawlsaa R 7% 8
„ t>o P*fd 24% 24%
Beaver Mead B-. 67 70
MinehiUß ‘.55% 56'
Harrisburgß.,., .. ..
Wilmittnoaß
Lehigh Ifav 6s
Do shares.. 66 BJ
<&**&&:::!£■ -
Phila & Erie Bs-. ..
Sna & Erie 7fe
Llslandß 33
Do bdB...
Delaware Dir.
■ Do bda
Spruce-street R-. 16% 16%
Chet tnufc-st R.... 56 68
Arch-street R.... 28% 28%
Race-street R... 10% 11
Tenth-street S-• 43 44
Thirteenth-st R. 38 40 ,
W PhilaS,..—. 65 68
Do bonds
Green-street It-. 43 43%
Do bonder. ..
Second-street R.. 86 83
Do bonds... ..
Fifth-street h... 61 ,62
Do bonds
Girard College R 28% 28%
Seventeenth-stR 11% 12
LittleSchuvlß.. 45% 45%
Do bde 70 . .1 0i)£ 106
Do bds ’B6 - -103 104 1
Pennaß. 66}£< 66%
Do Istm6s..li4 115
Do 2dm 6b. 109 110
Morris Canal..., 64 65
Do prfd 108 .W>)l 135%
Do 6b 76.... .. 108-
Do 2d rats' 'lo3
Susq Canal-.
Do 6s
Scbuyl Nav ..... 7 73*
Do prfd:.... 16M 16%
Do 65’82....71& 72'
Elmira R 38 39
Do prfd 02 52K
Do 7s 73....103 110
Do 10s 75 75
N Peuna R 11& 11%
Do 6b 89*. 90M
Do 10s 110
Phila,Ger&Nor. .. 5S
Lehigh Va 18.... 72
Do bd«..... 114
Philadelphia Markets. '
April. G-Evening.
Philadelphia Cattle Market, April G, 1863.
The arrivals and sales of Beef Cattle at Phillips 7 Ave
nue Drove Yard reach about 1.400 head this week. The
demand continues good, but prices are not so firm as last
quoted, ranging at from $11.50@12.5Qi for extra Western
and Chester county Steers; $10(2111 for good, and s9®
9.50 for common, according to Quality.
The market opened brisk this morning at our above
quotations, but at the close, prices were barely main
tainel.
The’Cattle on sale to-day are from the following
States:
THE HOG MARKET
New York Markets of Yesterday.
LETTER BAGS
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA, April T, t 863.
.5 35—SUN SETS.
BrigN Stevens, Haskell, 8 days from Boston, with tee
to Cornell & Henry.'
Schr James English, Kendrick, 7 days from Boston,
with mdse to captain. , . •
Schr Mary CleaveJand. Taylor, 4 days.from Newbury
port, with mdse to Ctu tis a Knight.
'•/ ■ - sailed:
Steamship Continental, ftlarshmaiL fpr Ute* York and.
New r Orleans, sailed from first wabova Vine street
at2PM3esterdtty. . -
memoranda.
Fchr Fanny Buck, Sweetser, sailed from Glasgow 19th
ult. ft>rPhiladelphia. > ' -
S«hr A Hammond, Paiue s Isom Boston for Philadei
phia, at New York sth inst.
- Sebr Martha Wrightinwour Thsehcr, cleared at Bas
t.on 4th infet, for PhUa'leXi'AiS.
Schr : heecue. Bacon, sailed, ‘from insti
for Philadelphia. • >
i"SchrE F Lewis, Wallace, hence, arrived at Portland
Sd-intt; 1 ’ ••••■■'j •• j..
J'• Mftyf.olbived tit Boston
PiLiiaaelpni “
\t> Sales, A|Wl6.
Philadelphia Eafe&angr.l
ft*
40
2,550 bbls.
...l(X5l)0 bus,
...12,550 bos.
..11,500 bus. _