The press. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1857-1880, April 23, 1863, Image 1

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    rUISLTgHED DAILY (SUNDAYS EXCEPTED,}
B-Y JOHN W. FORNEY.
OYyIC2S, No. IXI SOYrg FOURTH STREET.
WHSE DAILY PRESS)
Eiohthsb Cskts Per Week, payable to the Carrier.
.Hailed to Subaerlbers put of tlie City »t BrctHr Doi<labh
PE&AvNtnc, you* Dollars for Sis Months TwoDol*
&ABB pok Thbbb Months —invaiiably lu advance for the
time ordered.
•«- Advertisements Inserted at the usual 'rates. Six
linos constitute a square.
tTHK nnils-WEEKINY PRESS,
Mailed to Subscribers out of the City at Pour Dollar*
Pbr.Avkux, In advance.'
ARMY CLOTHING AND EQUIPAGE
~ LX - OFFICE, TWEL FTH and G IKA.HD streets,'
RUiTTfn UTjOT.r,o*Tt ! Pir[l -^ DE / ,p ? lA ' A-urU 22, 1893. .
,{■“ OF I OSALS are invited at this Often until'
T 2 o clpck M. f on TUESDAY, the 2Sthinst to furninb
jISISnaL^ 0 toUowinK supplies at the SCHUSLKILL
Al ’>»y Standard.
„Do. RN ARES, do do.
a. SILK d\YlSi‘, Black
Yor ffii in their Proposals the quantity bid
awwaw*
a ~'A „ <i- H CROIW,
Ass’tQ; bi. General CJ. S. Army.
ASSISTANT QU ART ER M ASTE R
GENERAL’S OFFICE.— Philadelphia, April 20th.,
1803 .
S w . n - 1 'M at; this office until
BAIUKBA\,‘he iiih lust., at 12 o’clock W for the
tllcll s - A ' Hospital. West Philaileloliia
Plans aoflsDeciScsHoDs for the sane to be seen at this
otllce. Bidders w m state the .hottest time repaired anl
the for the full completion of the wirk ’
,: Tkeriglit is reserved to reject all bids deemed to '
„ .1 novo.
Capt. U. s. M Q. A,
pEOPOSALS POE LUMBER. _ .
- ' Chief Assistant QMKTERMisTEK's'OFPtOE ■
Depot or (Vasiiixoto.t,- 15 S , trget
SEALED PROPOSALS Stbe ? t . April 20,1883.
«ntll SATUED AY?MA Y 2, 186' b at’l^'clnck'M-Yovai®
iitsfssss-IS
feet 44 orono-incb
• ~d
' P^ComS O n U Cn'im^ ! | ()00) . i ' eeiS - 4 or t "'° (3 > White
104 fe tongaed. and
-- 8, T aeaorted 10nSaild l3 °'° oo) taet White Timber, Bby
e 722“ I 2 feet hlta Pi '« Timber, Gby
<V™ostf feet long <3 °' °°® feel Timber. 4 by
3 by 9 or ,en ' «»
8 ” y 9 “ *“ ' lo >
: 3by6 “
Bem“oJk onliai * d a0 ’ 000) feet Joi3t - 3 by#, 12 feet long,
HS,^k“ US “ d (10 - 6o0) feet Joist. 3bys, llfeet long,
Hem“oJk° neand HO,OOD> feot Joist,^3 by 5,16 feet .tong,
Jon™H™iook d tl0 ’ CCO) feet ScBEUiD *' 3 by4, 14 feet
' lon|“Hem”o?k d a °' W)) fe<rt S**™-** # 'by 4, 16 feet
lonlf Hem“S d < “ , “ 0) fe et Scantling, 3by4, IS foot
■bef VuWfiJtTtw" 1184 be Kood merchantable Lnial
be dellTered wilhin tbirt * d «s after
:;§«pgp*f
appelr M the“ropo=al OSl '° fflCe addr9Bs of tbe bidder mlls ‘
MmmsK
too high is reserved by Qowterma y to? dee “ ed
Informal proposals will he injected t ma ’ to '-
HAR'?y Sa iL?V at i b ?v addTess Pd to Captain EDWARD L
■We,-—-
, Fovm of Guarantee.
- conuty of- and State ofax<3
*%mtoSSa&£ «f«a«dWm. we are prepared
b l’h °®t! 1 cer
.. ap23-3t . . Capl. Aeet. Q. M. II S tay. _
QUABTE RMA s TER GENERAL’S OF
-.wmifiSK
-mbibmm
*hMe lSteSdTf^°ed V n !! r,, ! me,ltSl ‘ onlli PTefM t 0 P« ?
% tlie/service of the
'istea
Tr > c « «» which they wltl bo willing to “fi-them 1
■ T,^S,^ t r S ! -?i Ted ,- they will hs considered, and the Da,
;J5S en l wtil £ ndeavor to redtice the heavy expense a£
fending ariay tt'ansportatioo, upon the ocean and tirlA
* whenever it can do no? cheanS
. T iah2l-3m ea ' ial<iasacltr for tllos ®now employed.
<) FFICK OF THE SIGNAL. OFFICER.
.. - SEAI,ED.pBOPoSI™™be’ ?eMiV^ r a I lfhi s I f)ffi '
; '-S!iSy- o,^ oc H, p onttrß3ofhtoysfApril!W i^?
Ifclesf * to tUe Slgnal .Department, the following ar-
US hundred Telescopes, complete.
$$ J iun !? :rf 4 Manna Glasses, do.
250 Two huudr* d and fifty Compasses. .
? e i ® ,SCfn>o ** with stands.
’ Jnw «r e li veiT !2 be ‘“ade about the 15th day of
*o^\}^h.2L as ao .o° thereafter as Government may di
-SfAugust! 13ff? B tObQ dellvered on or before the Ist day
' •itdred lld ittlffood and enfflclent security vlll be ref
« Proposals from disloyal persons, or whoro t7?o
fIUSt 1 ""** to -™®°nd to. hi? mTvrtll not be* con
■ wuhSe
:
, ‘Proposals for Field Signal Equipmente?” d d
w ‘ Form of Guarantee. r
toft
j D Arac^lll^111 accordance therewith.
<to he™mD hia C 8e I c‘urit t ie B 9 a ' ffarded hlm - w ° «® 'prepuai'
iSSSS stafet^t l Atesr 4 mtrict
&rfdZSSlti fnoM e Jl vecJ all proposals if the prices’
or if, for any cause, it is not deem
ed for the pubhc interest to accept them m :
* r\Jzt ode } s will be on exhibition at the office of the Signal
Officer for fifteen (15) days from dale. ’ aplfe-tS)
CLOTHING AND EQUIPAGE
OFFICE, TWELFTH and GIBABD Sts -Pm a
SEM’HTA. Match 31st, 1863. • !!t8 - i
&te invited and will bs received
ninil 12 o’clock M. on FKIDAY, the 21th
dayof Apn , 1863, forfarnishinsand delivSinV at th«
lo«o^l»S 1 »^: 6 ? ~al ; s ? bJt S Uolh ® hsnal iispeafon, thS
lollotvzs g articles, to be of Army standard Dattorn in an
thJso C fflce f amples of tha different articles can be seen at
Uniform'Hats, Black felt. *
indiao wool-dyed dark bine doth.
6hlrts"’kntt WhUe 01 Kray iomel flannel,
.Ttrewefs of fhtnton fiannel.
dozen.”” 88 ’ woolBn ' weigh three (3) pounds to the
Booteee, hand-sewed or machine quilted.
Boots, for Cavalry, hand-sewed,
rswfiw of*’ ,* ra Z. woolen, to be seven (7) feet loan, flva
C 5) feet 6 inches wide, and to weigh 6 pounds each*
Blankets, painted on cotton, water-proof for rnfinfrv
V BTOmmetted, .to be also used forSheltfr TentA 1 7 '
• fyncbos, painted <‘u cotton* for mounted mpti • nrofA*
Trowserf‘"o'? skv Wn 4o w 8 nsed r lso e 8 a sl "ilterTent" !
■mraS nien? k b Kersey, free from Shoddy, for
. Haversacks, painted, of cotton or linen
Canteens of corrugated tin.
• i aud Flies* of cotton or linen dnok nt
• wi^ e for threat, ahdlOoz for the
*winhTenfslt!td ta F?fel <> f^ Ili H lth S^ Huttons and Slips
ci i eni ? ana• ri lies, do. do- do. do. Thannifufi
states to furnish th e Buttons and Slips united
Wovenfand I “wanflnd weof°Sf ?ame 61 !
MtteeS" 5 duck mnaVSm^eact
Felling Axes.
Camp Hatchett - ' ‘
Felling-axe Handles.
Camp-hatchet Handles.
Pick Axes.
fipades* Steel Back-strap.
Shovels, do. do.
. Mess Pans.
Camp Kettles.
Drome, Infantry, complete.
Fifes, Band C.
Beglmental General Order Books.
Ho. Letter do.
Ho. Descriptive do.
Ho. Index -• do.
. Ho. Order do.
Ho. Target Practice do.
v- Ho. . Inspection do.
ConJpany Order do.
Ho. Olothiug Account do.
Do. , Descriptive do.
Pos?&der lrornillsEeP!)rt • 3®-
Post Letter ... -
Post Morning Report do.*
Post Guard Report dn
Guidons, or bilk, for Cavalrv .
C o?di r ng n to b the A K rin°y - not ac
®i
jsrves the right to reject all, or any portlon or h?i=
the price is deemed too high, Bitklers a??in„ii d l’
present at the opening of the proposals. a ° lnvlteii to he
o mh3?-22t Asst. ; Quartermas?er Gmemn^’A.
P 0 Bals foe bituminous
Chief Assistakt Qhahtekxabteb’s Office, ‘
Onmornf ,? T OF , T5 rA , aHIN G TO * r > D. C.,
SEAMD PROFOs-AIA'Vm' 1 !, 0 st, ' ee , t “' April 13, 1863.
PoloTacTvTi^
Wmtw ZfmiSmiZ&M'' D ' C -' of two ttousaad
MMffiSM
* Tlia fun „„ Proposals.
address of bidd6r
fcf all the *£? name °X a £ rm > the names
Bidered as the indYviiiulf *fe ld wi l l 1,0 c^-
Jnfflt. viuual proposal of the partner sign
andean Stk'of 1 considered,
position. ° must accompany each pro
auarfcti F™ 4 L-
Washington B, C., and should 17 h l i ed , 5 >, 1(33 Arm y t
/'Proposals o r Coal. ” 14 be Plainly marked
m» • Guarantee.
iZ o'y^&rasfsi^srta’ss be if™ *
f ffii’&SPH' D ” iu - 4i s^ 3 BteWotltffif
idS
«f hereby V&iSIHS
to“ehi| CO umiei b, " r “ W Wm ' ™ are prepared
th ° >®-w w
t Th“ rlglt to rejeet any or all bids that may be deemed '
too.high Is reserved by the Depot Quartermaster ttoelneil
_'■,■« HOWARD L. KAkTZ,
Copt. Asst, Qtrormaster U. S. Army.
PROPOSALS.
PENNSYLYANIA MILITARY ACA
fn,. at West Chester, (for boarders orlv )
. foUowin* BoSS off 1"& d . ,>y tll6:L<sgislaturo ‘be
BAEBER, Esq., Secretary
mi.
SiaSFaHS-SaiS
i^aiaggsßigfewgt
April or r '4 h B°o^n d aft?r"‘ pts&le^^:
rnvs™mmm apply !° ;!A ME S H. 031 NB, Bag 636
Street, or to COL. THEODORE Hy att °
mh2Hm President Pennsylvania Military Academy-
THE WEST CHESTER ACADEMY
„ AND military INSTITUTE, at WEST CHESTER
’ will resume .the duties of the Summer, Term
TCirao'Mm" on the Ist of MAY next. BOYS and
native resident leachere. ifilitary Instructor,' Mai or
LewST 19 Eckendorif; j Illstrucfc or in Gymnastics, Prof
VILLAGE GREEN SEMINARY—A
Thor^nch T r?^? 1 ? ll '’S S< < H 00 1" NEAR MEDIA. PA.
stadieai &c C rsB: in Mathematics, Classics, English
Snweiis - Classes In
sSSieftfiSSSK. PnPiU tBkoa 8f
Boarding per-week, $2.25.
Tuition per quarter, $6.
N E TL ® OODS ! new GOODS!—WE
WALL PAPEitSaTwhfth 1 '^ 1 brtPfT new patterns of
dealers in Paper Hanging? We lnvit ® 016 attention of
j£SSfiSßia£Sß«»
PERPETUAL BEAUTY—HTTNT^
*- WHITE LIQUID ENAMEL, prepared c,„™ .C °
•<>lptof Madam. Rachel Leverson, the celebrated TbSlol*'
L l? iB ? ! ,. :En . am . BUBr - :It w bitens tie ekS; Kivln* U
*tin-like texture, and imparls a
pearl -like tint and transparency to He complexion wblnh
“.Quite natural, without injury to the skin, and
datected.' Pries k cants. fidl™ ar ??2 l
luestad to call for a oircnlar, and try the
Tills preparation is indispensable for tb.
A. HUNT & CO. 'B, Perfnmars, ■
doors above Cheatnnt,
and 133 South SEVENTH Street, above Walnnt. fel3-Sni
PENSIONS— $!00 bounty; and
and ® ud , collected for Soldiers, Sailors,
tnd satisfhctol-vrates SMe?” doi!BilsBd ' at reasonSble
Vf batt ! e - a?“now Sled t J
be SlOO bounty v,W T d Jbe latteivalso, to sponsion,
mbl4 JAMES FULT °N. Selicitor for Claimanta,
14 : *»* WALNUT Street
William h. yeaton & go
No. 301 South FRONT Streets ’
otjt/itwi* Assets ftir the s&leofthe
* E i BBIECK: * CO. CHAMPAGNE.
Also l°sri B del,lra b le Wine to the trade *
BORDIAUX CLAEETS 4 madinm * radM
100 ; I ’ r i re 3” COQNAC BBANDY.
i®^ssr
"Green Seel"
Po^?f*c. 0r Wla * * tM assortment of Madeira, Sherry.
' fe24-ly
VOL. 6.—NO. 224.
PROPOSALS.
C°Sf® AR Y 'OF SUBSISTENCE
' E p' April - 21 ’ ISS3 -
until S o’clMk°P°M f'oß PEiDAr e tw e 1 d . a i th!8 c O s oa
“?*{•. to bo opened on SaTUKdly’ the 2d l da? o/»^ iy
in aniutr. ••
and shanks excluded )®n‘Btiah°nS» t ?.tftt of eac *’ knocks
time to time, h 9 reaaired B rm* tltles S? 'nay, from
at this post not exdefidi>..r I fi™ v loops - ; t 0 ho delivered
such days as shafttodesfrnated | ac ’ t " ,6 l e ]s' on
mtssary: of fhe istant Com
!2& of *“ ». WrISffSSS. Belli?.
pros}s2! “facYbid mnsuoat^o 84 ° p ™K° f th «
of th ™
PonTre] able fcff ’’ifi eby °°a.° ty iftluit ~~~ ■ sttt !«
terms of-his tlmirl'nroSSi!^ 01 ia Jceordauce-with
&T 6 nrfiPßvpfl in itonnm accoidai.ee nud xyb
<**
apoJS-thsatnSt £econd Meutenant 152 d Begt. P.’v.. '
—— '. ■ . A. A. C. S.
TN IHE ORPHANS’ COURT pat?
under the -will of ewi : s ;, Uonuerly Fassitt.)
asast
appointment on “if 4
T N THE ORPHANS’ COURTFOR TFITi 1
will of Thomas 1. b“ Pa s s ,£ - - uude r the
tribution of tiro balance!!] M d 10 mak9 dis
will meet the partlrtffnwS f the acc °antant,:
appointment, oil til&-P,irPo i 1 &-P ,ir P o ¥ 0s . of his
*m***mrn^
TN the DISTRICT COURT DOR r l fTP
V/TTAKD COUNTY OF ■
•FRITTOK M D e S c C b«- H v 7 ®*
■igsS*& ys°slSE V tt *1
#®iraSSs®«-
SHS^SIiK«-|SS:
8 Sisl« s a to
s^l^J^srass:
HftflStfnmt
s4SlStl#3ss
a a ifiVafawsiSfSJSpa
MsIPfSHSiSiI
®4tea! we S “ wri) 1
ward from southw.
containing in front onlTMrd street 20 Set aSni+iSv 13 ’
j_apls-10t . HORATfO G. JOKES. A,.d,'tor
ORPHANS’ COTJUT .SA.LTS OF'-VA.-
the PHIL.&EtPHIA*BX?
T°ii7prn^ eal ® s * at -o* * n tilo to'wnship of 5 KINGSTON
liHsliSiPl
'*wetoforS
lot not exceeUiiig half an acre, soU iu a
jo^SrirSr
~“9, t 4® upon said premises as'now condintad and
Railroad Company The said tracts of land Sr snb?
fofmb * “P! 6 *)!* 6 of S 11 ?.- 400 and decedent’s said twenty
fourth part to its proportion thereof, and nearly all im
EJ.mtttaj.toa and otherhnthnildm“s aSd
roKhfm vlaabl “ Coal property in the Wyoming Coal
OF SALKS 100 to he paid at time of sale ana
balance on the confirmation of the sale ale> d
■ ' •■ william: M. smith.
FKAMCIS BLACKBOiS?TE,
By order of tophans’Court of P ? ter Hall, deceased.
ByVI. TORcl; Deputy C '’
_apl6-thBt* -
April 15, 1863.
T ETTEBS TESTAMENTARY TO THE
JOHN MnDfIWELL, Jr ,
T ost Certificates— notice is
S at application has been made to the
AuditorGeneial of. Pennsylvania for the issue nf <i„r\i?
'p*r e Cent h loLn'i W hf?) de - s f’ l ' it,e<t Certi dentes, of
vi££SSiS l the Commonwealth, issued by the
or I ennßylvania, (acting as transfer airent of the
Sfea»ia
No. 355, dated April 6, 1887, act of April 13, 1835, for $5,000.
No i 2° do do for ib’oGO.
K n&m d 0 d 0 i( > for $2,000.
TpOST CERTIFICATES— NOTICE IS
,• hereby given that application has been made in Fhe
Auditor General of theftate of Pennsylvania for She
CATES of p f t £ e o l J >U ? wilx - g ' liescribe(i CEKTIFI-
Ilivi nd * iS
diodes, of Denm’ark Hill, Surry, gentleman
been lS e viz:° f aurvivorsli] P' which Cmifidates have'
No. dated Nov. 4,1539, for 4,000 dollai-e.
, I|4ol, “ 4 * “ 5,000 41
. ■*P <1 au poraoiia are herehy f sUod’viporUoYkow cause
Bank Fannen- and MelhaS
Wty suck duplicate
'■*' ... THOS. BIDDLE & CO.,
No - 'J26 Walnut St. Philadelphia.
education.
IEGAI.
A FBENCH COUNT,
lieutenant of the French transport “La Seine » now
at anchor in the bay, has been arrested by the police
ten,o?- P f DUy - nn ® i ” s a P reßB- gang ashore, and at
tempting to impress a fresh sailor, in the person of
an unsuspecting sailmaker named Brown, who was
strolling about Battery Place after dark. They got
Brown into their boat, but he sprang overboard
cam? for help ’ aua "'hedthe Count
came after him again the police arrested the Count.
STUYVESANT.
[Special Correspondence of The Press. ]
Tki ■ . Bosioir, April 21, 1863;*
Th T ,“° 1 mterestlD ® event of the pact week was
the Union meeting in Faneuil Hall on Saturday
evening—interesting, because of the unfailing in
terest m ana devotion to the great cause of saving
our country from her enemies, shown by a very
large and enthusiastic assembly, gathered in spite
of a yery disagreeable easterly storm, which would
' < \ r ‘ ainly , !lave deterred the numerous ladies present
from venturing out unless something stronger than
mere curiosity*,ad drawn them. General nSLiitom
of Texas, was the first and principal speaker and
wasfoUowed by Genera! Nyl eLSS
and other prominent citizens occupied seats onThT
Platform. The meeting was the first of a proposed
senes under the auspices of the National Loyal
League just established. y
, A i‘ et t wo years of fighting, it seems very pleasant
to attend a full and enthusiastic gathering like that
of Saturday evening, which furnishes ample proof
«° far , fr ° m being tired ° r war, or in the
least disposed to consent to a peace except upon the
unconditional return of the South to its proper place
in the Union, the people are more than cvcr deter.
mtaed to.prosecute the struggle until victory crowns
their efforts everywhere. The endeavor to m»i™
political capital from the visit of McOiellan to this
city a couple of months ago was a most signal fail
ure j and of the crowds who then rushed to see him
it is now difficult to find a single man who speaks in
his praise, showing that it was curiosity, more than
aught else, which called the throng to see him. !
/The series of concerts given by Gilmore in aid of
sanitary committee of the various regiments of
Massachußetts troops,netted three thousand dollars
which Mr. Gilmore has paid over to the committee •
.a very flattering result, when it is considered that
the closing concerts were given in Faneuil Hall,Jail
others bring engaged, which is the worst hallin the
city for concert purposes
t: - - -
he 64th Hegiment, - colored, soldiers,' only lacks
about three, hundred of being full, and the colored
recruits compare very favorably with the new white
regiments. - .... .
Last evening a dinner was given at tbe Reve-e
House by the-members of the common council to
Col. Robert Cowdin, at which were present the
mayor, and nearly all the • members of the city go
vernment, to do honor to a man, who is, by a strange
over-sight, left out in the cold after two years’ ac-
efficient service, with less than a week of
furloughs.
Tile new steamer Nyphon, built by E. R. Forbes
for river trade in China, has been bought by the Go
vernment, and is being fitted for active service as a
blockader, for which she is admirably adapted, beta"
of comparatively light draught, and very strongly
built. The new side-wheel steamer Sassacus lies°at
the wharf taking her boilers and machinery for
service as a gunboat.'
.Business of ail kinds has been very dull ail through
the week. The continual rain (there has been only
one pleasant day) has prevented the ladies indulgin'’
their mania for buying everything which has cotton
in it, and through the whole length of -Washington
Btreet one day I only saw eight ladies. . Money is
almost uncalled for by regular trade, and the sudden
w ln’l .M l ' B / montll l aß0 ’ Putting the profit on the
wrong side for speculators, has deterred even the
most courageous thus far from starting; a "fresh run
'stMdccV 8 '- large supplies of staples are
still declining to sell at a reduction, and buyers will
not pay the winter-prices.'- ' .
A memoir of'Theodorc Parker is inpreparation bv
Rev. John Weiss, to whom Mrs. Parke/gives what
assistance she may, furnishing much hifherto un
published matter. Admirers or/Mr. Parker will be
fiXdtaßZdor olleCtlVe been pub-
As the spring advances the “last” of our ooncerta
begin. The Philharmonic has already ma<L £ last
appearance, and to-morrow-is the closta" ot the
charming Wednesday afternoon concerts” by the
Orchestral Union, I have hardly alluded to them
before, but they arc an “institution,” and though 1
advertised with no-flourish"
most admirably 6pndueted;.by, .Mr.„Zarahm, wlio'
gives a couple ol hours of excellent music,''from*'*!' 1
Jiri.s*-,
THUKSDAY, APRIL 23. 1863.
Court: Martial at Alexandria.
Ibpecial Correspondence of The Press.]
Among hie guests just now, Msjo'r^Mobto^num.
Beeorvc Corbl P l ? “ oomrades the Pennsylvania
in session le ffiombere of a.court martial
some time «+ tt llls °purt has been Bitting for
quarters of the p P ° n Hi * 1 ’ wher6 are the he!ltt "
here to I r T™ divialon . but was removed
«. h ’Ve , y J Jol >“ H. Abbott, of Co. A,
der of tr VP -? V ' char ge d with the mur
comnan ‘“ »T f e ' FrankHn Eehr > «*■
company. Both the pnsoner and the deceased were
of highly reepectable. parentage, and have connec
tions m Bioomsburg, Columbia conntv, Pa The
oase cxciteß a good deal of attention, partly from
the character of the parties and the gravity of the
charge, and partly because it is the first case of the
kind tried by a court martial under the recent act of
Congress giving military courts -jurisdiction- in
criminal cases The court has been carefully se
lected, and embraces among the members some of
MeC«nai matei >Vc n thediviaion - Colonel William
McCandless, of the Philadelphia bar, is the presi
dent, and Major Ohriatmsn, of Chester county, is
&»fr a c ', The prisoner is defended by Chas,
6en' Fit??n’h v Washington city, who was one of
i POr e " counsel in his recent trial.
° aMeiu c “ by hia fatller and sister, who are
vveTfaref Dfr ln 6ir derotions to - hia comfort and
H.
NEW YOltK CITY.
of The Press. J
.. . New York, April 21, 1863.
THE HONORED DEAD
of to-day with us is the late Lieutenant Colonel E.
whos « remains lie in state inthe Go
vernor s .Room, City Hall, under a guard of honor
nftthi^ d fro^- Ihe7l6t:Reglm£nt - Mends and sym
bvthfr. ' CIIZ “!’ ln lar e e numoera, are profiting
Sfer th PP ° n Unitytotakea laat sad view of a soT
er, than whom none braver ever marched to. bat
_®\ v POOr KimbaJl! 't was hard that he should
perrsh rmserably as he did, after daring a'solS
80 “ a ?y battles. From the hand that slew
him his countrymen have a letter of sell-vindication
manVf regret; b ut who that looks upon that ri-id
mamy face, as it haunts the Governor’s Room to-
lhe hat h i,: i r“ i “; the Bh<sddin « of ink to
atone Yor the shedding of such loyal blood
Rimball was the very ideal of a soldier and
the very model of an officer. In the field
he was a lion, unconscious of fear reck’
less of danger, and eager to lead Ss men
fo.emoat in a charge.- In camp, he was
at his post, steadily working the Hawkins
•Zouaves- “, t 0 that colleotiv e efficiency for which
they have been -preeminent in all their battles '
The resiment saw m him just'such an embodiment
of heroism as a regiment loves to follow when a'
battery !S to be stormed, and loves to namein mreel*
mental song on the night after the fight. 'The men
almost idolized him for his dare-devil bravery and
so f urious are they at his death that all’attempts :
to pacify them sufficiently for the good of the Tel!
am be uaavaUin g for some time to come I
am glad to see that, in the procession by which poor
THE MAMgON-SQ.p'A.KE MEETING
yesterday afternoon,' to commemorate the great un
rSS? ° f 6 i’ '™ S attende(l by at least forty thousand
people and passed off with tremendous enthusiasm
At the hour appointed for the commencement of tee
speaking, the shy was oyercaet withdeneeclouds
the_ aff was bluatry and chill, and there was every
indication of a speedy storm, yetthe multitude came
eranrii 111 f ° I>Uhhc ex P e ctation, and the display was
.grandly imposing. From all the buildings around
the square,- and from rofies stretched orerfhe staet
the national colors floated in radiant profusion: six
-patriotic music from the <lif-
Trom as many diffhrcnf t pffieS.- f ££? :I ' 1 “ashing salutes
theFi
Ilth A J e “ uc Hotel sat the hero of
the venerable Winfield Scott. One of the sights o[
the day was a procession of sailors and marines from
the Brooklyn navy yard, with motioed banners and
a band of music -another was: a turn-out of all the
fine express vans of the city, .decorated with flags
TO msignia, and drawn respectively bv- bight: six,'
and ioursplehdid horses. The great melting *£
madison Square even surpassed the Sumpter gather
ing of the week before. : ...... B
A TRIAL FOR MURDER
was commenced yesterday, and is going on to-dav,
in the King's County (Brooklyn) Court of Oyer and
Terminer. Tne prisoner is Ignatz Radetsky, who
stands accused of murdering Sigismund I’ellner, a
wealthy diamond merchant; in October last. The
body of the murdered: man, shockingly out, was
found near Port Monmouth, New Jersey, and the
crime, was first traced to two women—Albertine
Pfiaum and Mrs. Marx—who had come oyer'from
Europe with, or in the same vessel with Fellner—
and from them to Radetsky, who had fied to the
West, and was there arrested. ..The, girl Pfiaum
committed suicide ; there was not sufilcient evidence
to hold Mrs. Marx, and the whole suspicion of the
law centres on the man now being tried for the
■ The investigation of another murder ig going on in
Jersey City. This latter ease is the one whose cir
cumstances I gave you some weeks ago; a Mrs Tho
mas, tlm wife of a wealthy merchant residing at
Weehawken; dying as though I>y poison, being
buiied with indecent haste, disinterred subsequently
by order of the. authorities, when the Btomach and
brain were discovered to be missing.
the cm oir bostojt.
philadelphi
orchestra of thirty or forty pieces, eve:
aay afternoon. The selections are alwai
order of excellence. The concerts are'.
pet of the rosy-cheeked young ladies f r( timioretlMovcmeiit of theßebels on Baton
burbs of the city. 6 » Rouge-General Augur Picpaicd-Prclja-
Weahalihnvfl nAn.A.*,. . . ' . l>le Capture of Sibley’s Entire Army lt>y tile
th,W».™ ha l? no mo f e con °erts in the] Force* under Ilanlcs -Kscapture o/ the
this Beacon. The new large organ Is bei duccn of the West.
G y ermanr an,^hrn r n“ en / r t m the mainMEW ° RI ' EAKS ’ A P ril 13.-Kcports from Baton
stage changed to suit th *r* b 6 reaovate otge to-day-say that the enemy is- making a de*
before it is 3 again opened <UmenBl ° nß ° f onstration u P oa our lines, that oer pickets, hare
Atthp ■Rnatr.Ti rf v *’ oru r eiiin, and that the rebels l are in forces
iZ th rn lJ v"' BarrOW ‘° rt stance the city. General Augur is
weeicwith a comedy combinationtoplayt: adv '/ ■ ■
old comedies. “ y ,
MinßnflrAiisio r-.v ... A grand military and civic ball, in honor of the
Satanella firm,,- 1 In & 8 6^ plays the • iseing of the forts by our fleet, will be given at the
MuMum t. Oharles Hotel-on tteMfc. inst. It promises to
and the flvin** * ev ®“ in ov Branch 13 the greatest affair of the kind ever held in* this
ana tne flymg juvemie, Young Amertca tv.
arslial season at i GENEKAB- ORBjSR BY BANKS-,
is closing with benefits of t The following has- been issued by General Banks
__ ' - ' -HAi a taking command of the army at Brashear city-:
DEPARTMENT OP VIRGIN HEADQUARTERS DeFAiRTMENT OF TUB GULF,
Nineteenth army Corps.
Camp AT-BKAsuEsVa.CiTY, April 9, 1863. ..
Pillage and. depredations upon private property are'
n-bidden, and muet bs suppressed.
Whatever property; is necessary to the support of the
:-my will> be taken by the Government, and liberal
cmpentotidn ■will’be made therefor, according to its
alue in the country -where it is taken, to all well-dis
osed persons.. . '
Tke lo s of property applied to the-use of the rebels or
• ttroyed by lire will fall upon the owntrs and the
eople.
Ifthey ask reparation for their losses, the preservation
f their property, or a. return, to peace, prosperity, and 1
ower, let them restore the Government of the Uhired
tales. - . - -
By command of Major General Banks.
a.: RICHARD B. JRWIN, A. A. G.
A FATAL .COLLISION.
Captain Stevens’ Adventure A
Charge and. Brilliant Caplmc-,
mulls of tile Foe. .
April 20.—The iimnortal jYin?
April ivas celebrated by a portion of our fo
tiona that ha y e taken place during th'e'w
New “York mth eve , m ?p about Oils men
Cant il ud „t hc ooHl iec ticut 8t
vJapt. Stevens, of the 69th,‘ crossed : the Nh
were Bbe)i?na ,n' ul wWIe * Se gunboat and
unseervunttf withfn'a 3 'few Tards *5Sf tt
honest Northern cheers, and?at Ve poir
bayonet, they charged on "the battery,°a
one and wounded four, when* the whole t
rendered, the result boing fivfebeautifui b
no m’ a J d 9 conmiisßionedofacfers, and 121 n
r , A he h ? caissons, &c., being 'in’the r<
not captured with the rest. -The’nieces u
at Frazer’s" farm? to ti
days’ fight, and at ITarper’a Ferrv or as on
° r %f 7! ‘be pJvoßi JLr”
u|ce °To f
‘•But 1 believe the offlceS 41l no oin
them that time.” Three of theiuns are i i
ers, and two 21-pound howitzers some o'
have Gen. McCall’s name, andthe refrG
mont e name on them. The batterv is the l
County (Va.) Battery, and there are two cc
to.db.u'Ti ‘i om the 41th Alabama; The
horses one of t g h UDS ’-° n “count of the sci
norses, one of the prisoners informs me T
occupied an old fort, built by Ge “ Huger
done no little mischief in interferin-wHh c
boats and the navigation of the ri "u
nfWnl <m 'S n t K ,°eers, of the battery, sayf
sald f,!at out" men are brave
n^ erß ? re not > but that he has known
the war* L ?! d °, r da ™g> to his know
particularly mentions -Oapt
vens, who, lie savs, was perfectly gallant ai
He says he had two guns charged with
blown d them in ii a t d Umit y >OOO, and he co
mown them all to pieces, but iust then his
abffto do “Vi thought ifwaslardl
-cir. 2WW bUt eiffhteen *
OF OASXfAIiTTES REPORT*?
STRBET )]S!I> “‘ J?;fcJri2EAT W GE^* S
Footeess Mokkob, April 21,1863;—Offlci
of klUed and wounded in the attack on Suf
17th and 18th instant i
sickv™ 16 JeSee W ' pla ce, 13th IS'. H.,
Private Peter Fisher, 9th NV Y.~wound in
arm rlVate fc>- Pettibon e, I3otk N. y., v
Private SSUSt* Is E S’- Y., wound in
Private SJinboat, wound in ar
thigh V te MatlMaß Hafter, 130th If. Y., vi
Private J. B, Potter, 99th N. Y.. fracture
putftted! C George H - Smith, 130th
Private Lyman Mead, 130th N. Y. killed
in l arm ten! ' Ilt Barnaid Conren, 13 th Indiana
Meredith Bond, 13th Indiana, w
PriJotf t lB ' l s R ry > 13tb Indiana, wound i
Private James shields, 99th’N. Y.. woum
Private John BornSl, 99th M. T wound i
1™ te Charles Gill, 99th N. Y.;’'wouhd 1
h,ij™ te Buncan McKay, 99th.Hi Y°fw '
J. liVa i e A ew , ia Shocnleber, 99th K. Y ki
Private Charles Pish, 99th M. Y.. killeil'
Private James Pammeht, Ist If. Y ‘ killed
r Pwate Zachariah Wat,\66th Pen’na^ C J
head!™ 46 Hush Mot ’lusky, 9th If. Y.,- vy
tlJgh™ te Charles F - Gerrish, 13 th N. H.(w.
Private J. H. Breine, 99th If. Y., wound i '
f ooloied, wound in thiil *
i Dawkins and John Young, nhc a
killed on the Ifansemond river yesterday ■-
mer leaves a wife and two children inkamiC ’
JT,he tatter * 8 roni Brooklyn, N. YJ; T)otrS
ring the^l^facTiSWfi?
John Healey was-killed on boauftoSW
ashington last evening; by
crank of the engine. " r J
Flag-of-truce boat State of Maine left tliisii
ing for City Point, with • about six hundred pal
rebel prisoners, including the two hundred capl
v-pnday night with the rebel battery on the i
semond. * wr- \
_Tw° rebel deserters are upon the MineßOta. %
state they belonged to the Merrimack Mo. a-i
they had recently left her lying at the obstructs
near Fort Barling on James river-4-and, when t
left, a large number of workmen were engaged
moving the obstructions from the river at t
point—for what purpose is not stated. '
Steamer Carrie Martin arrived at Fortress M
roe at one o’clock this afternoon with General H
i e „ C hu , I he ™ he WaS join8 ‘ 1 by Ma i° r General B
an r ? i the y bottj proceeded on their way to Suffolk
*3? u m t* hias on the ceased y
twday about noon, and has not been renewed
DEPARTMENT OF NORTH CAROLUS
ras* Days of tl lc Siege of Washington
Retirement of the Enemy—lncidents
Inc Investment.
>^lUt^^ c^U^>( ' r^',aJ^^:^r^reS opG S witl]
The Louisiana and Ceres opened vigorously
Jf?f e ? r 8^ Is through the woodsata furioi?
ratej silencing the new battery just in the nickd
time, for hiß shots were beginning to tell c
REINFORCEMENTS. ’ I
F’jßm' ® ta * eß ‘steamer Escort has run th
blockade by the rebel battery at Hill’s Point Rod
re“^ S T^W t ’ and Ihe woods battery, wit!
the gallant 6th Regiment Rhode Island Volunteer)
¥ board. The battery, as well as the enemy’s
h , oo , teiB ’ op t ned flre u t |on t!ie boat: but she
» a *™£,'’"harmed, and arrived at tfie wharf
°, C ’ )C - at midnight, and was greeted with the
wildest chews from the gunboats and those on the
wharves, making the welkin ring. The enemy kent
lip an irregular fire all night. , y Kel>t
Aritii. 14,—The enemy opened this-morning with 1
! UnS / rom ,. the kill batteriem upon the
fort and entrenchments, &c., firing one hundred and
seventeen shots, doing us no damlge 1 aad
d dl e Escort will run the blockade to-night, and’
more reinforcements wiU be brought up to-morrow '■
&ENERAL FOSTER, y '
General Foster has .thus far manifested the great
est coolness, never for a moment thinking that the
enemy could take the place. He inspect? the fortt
flections every day, and has every point strengthen-'
ed, malting our line of defences almost impregnable
THE REBEL RETREAT A MYSTERY. •
TVewbern, April 18,—Despatches staff* +k®+ *i,«
enemy had .’raised the Washington ami
im full retreat. To unsays the IRraM co,'res
pondent) there seems to be considerable mvsterv in
BbedShtiOnB 4 th°o f m he t ei;emy ’ ? nd ' lt oalls many '
speculations, the most* important of which-is that
fe Bl + t ge a V>V>shi D gton has beeG a mere feh,t
• rea V* nt - ei ? t was t 0 Procure supplies from
ad J° ln ing, as inHyde particSiavly, 1 ™ge
fint ™ f have been reported, having •
or two occas ions been visited' bv elthe? '
diS?ta i ot i iereare lncli oed to think they havo been
defeated at some point, or that some movement
p“me. ftr “ y ” haß '
. COIJPAGE OF THE BESIEGED.
_ .The siege existed eighteen days. .A merehami :
'/uln- col v*i? the large'forqeat the enemy’a
koida at bay a force its, superior in num--
:♦£?«£*'- to the least calculation. Ontv- j\
companies of troops were there during this •
d +^ ri f- g tiie wh ?le time Jay upon theiArms l
fortifications,waiting the enemy's attack A <
casualties amount, to only two killed-"Anri I 1
VcJunteeSy 0 ”’ ° f tLe lßt s
T . , THE ENEMY.' , / h
inJ / l rg f DUm je f s °frebels are continually desert- tl
mg, and some nineprißoners have been brought in kL Iv
our scouts within the past twentwfour“oSf who £
from Whereab ° uts s “ oe thci f ct .
Arrest oi Another Rebel Officck a
Rew YORik., Apral 22.—A very ;
StatM ar* J H® t i^ en made iu t£is by frnited :fl
s* p«ri?J? r^\, Mu W> in the person of CM. A. ; u
5;. -^ a . r .^ er 5 of the rebel navy, barker had ten j n 1
this ol ty a ftw dayS, awaitl4the“ arrival cftSie : 1
nar!!t n™ aE< -P er ft ctir >g his: arrangemeis pre
paratory to leaving for England, he kavit Wn
m /l ßlor, , cd , b ? the rebels to- bring outonfofthe
new - lron-clad steamers now in process of, costruc- ;
tion there. At the time of the memotableKaik
“H** Sumpter, at the time of the breakfg out
H e i. beko2l ’ he commanded the iron-piatd loat
he?« b *f nt a S ainet the devoted fort byjhe re-
S 1 * P art hi thatfctiom
i-frl, the capture of Fort Sumpter, Captah Par
ker was transferred from the navy to the arrk and
inff „ a ?P olll h ed f JPjkhi- of ordnance in the Eglneer
Bepartment. At the time;of the surrender il i'oi't
Donelson he was taken prisoner, but subseSently
“?‘J e h? 8 escape and joined Bragg’s army,-Saßing
with.him through the Kentucky camoaien He
was at the Corinth battle alSo“ and dSecS the
CTentfuf 1 “Shiloh l^ 0 w° f the reielartillery il the
i . Shiloh. ’ For many years nrevloiH tr>
the breaking out of the rebellion he waS] ca £
tain, jailing out of Charleston (S. C.) harbor and
was a man of so much ability, experience lnd dar.
ing, as to have been entrusted as atated abie wfth
the mission of bringing out one of
iron-dads now building in England. T “ 1
Ab might have been expected,-Parker wasWerlv
having been discovered in this city by
.Marshal Murray, and undertook' to show that he
was not the man the officers were in search of. His
protestations, however, proved of little avail, and
he was yesterday taken to Port Lafayette, in charge
’ Marsha]. He was considered one
of the ablest volunteer officers in the rebel naval
service, and had promised greatthingsfrom the iron
ciau he was to have in charge.
GENERAL MCCLELLAN AT WEST POINT
■-Major General McClellan visited West Point Aca
demy on Saturday, the 18th instant. In the even
ing he was serenaded by a band of amateurs from
the cadet corps, who, after several airs liad been
played, sang the song of " Benny .Havens;” the last
verse being impromptu, by Mr. Olmstead :
Here's ahealth to George McClellan. Qod bless the young
lie is an honor to liis country and a terror to heirfoe
may be Jong rest on hislanrels, and sorrow never Know.-'
.out nye to see a thousand years with. Benny Hairens, 0! .
.When the cheering had subsided, the reoipiont 61
this compliment came forward and made a modest
speech, in the spirit, of all his orders and letters while
nrt has just sustained a
heat y,loss,. Henry dc Hess, the famous battle li.'unt-
Cl-, died recently at-'Muiloli. aged C 5., He was for
man) yeais.director of the Koyal'Museuin.,,.
ISIMY. APRIL 23. 1863.
DEPARTMENT OF THE CHEF.
On the evening of the llth of ; Aprils the
teanitug Union collideds with; and run into the.
erryboat- Belleville,--near the landing place; op--
>osite Canal'; street, New Orleans, between, that
;ity and Algiers. After the collision'the ferryboat
| :ontinued on her course and crossed-the river, but on
t jeering the Algiers side- went on- her beam ends,'
j didiDg .everything and everybody into the water.
The lerryboat had been nearly out in twain, and
; tiad her boiler muchjinjured by the collision. In a
' short timeshe sunk, leaving- her passengers strug
[ gling in the water. Seeing, the fate of the ferryboat,
i small boatfl from the Algerian shore, and the British
i man-of-war Styx, were at oncelaunched and sent to
I the rescue, and by tliese means nearly all the pas
sengers, &c., were saved. The officers of the Union
were arrested, pending ah investigation as to the
criminality or carelessness which caused : the acci
dent. '
SPLENDID SUCCESSES.
Antri. 14.—Thenewe to-day from Brashear City iB
of the utmost importance.
The enemy evacuated his works at Oentreville
last night, but will probably be captured, entire, as
he iB enclosed between General Grovcr’B forces, on
one side, and those of Generals Emory and Weitzel
on the other. . He is leaving his guns and ammuni
tion behind him. y '
; The steamer Diana, lately taken from us,* will
certainly be recaptured, as the United States steamer
Clifton haß removed "the obstructions rathe river,
rand is rapidly approaching her.
The ram Queen- of the West waß captured from
the enemy in Grand Lake at ten o’clockthis morn
ing. Captain Fuller, her commander, and all her crew
and officers, nunibci'ing ninety souls , art non?prisoners,
at Bei-wick jßay. .
The capture of the Queen of the West is most im
portant, and the whole affair a victory of immense ad
vantage to the Union ceSwse.
REORGANIZATION OP THE. SUPREME
COURT OF LOUISIANA.
It is well known that for a long time past, the bar
in this, city Has : been extremely desirous that the
State Supreme Court should be reorganized. There
were many cases on the docket of the old court which.
could not (it was thought) be properly brought before
the Provisional Court, on account of the difference
between the laws governing the United States Cir
cuit and District Courts and those of the Supreme l
Court of Louisiana. Gen. Shepley, military Gover
nor, has yielded to the'wish of the bar, and has re
established .the. Supreme Court, and we take occa
sion to say that he has manifested a warm interest
in? the matter, and has cordially co-operated with
the bar and the public in the general desire for
the re-opening of this and other courts entirely in.
..accordance with the,State laws, except so far as
they may conflict with the military government with
in the Federal lines. Of course we announce this .
entirely.upon report, as the reorganization of the.
court is not yet entirely complete—that is, the court
is not yet ready, nor.are rooms (opposite Jack
son Square) prepared for occupation and business.
It is understood,-.however, that commissions have
been issued.to Hon; Charles A. Peabody, as chief,
justice, and to J udge J. S. ‘Whittaker, late of the
Second District Court, and,to Judge James L. Cole,
formerly of the Supreme Court, as associate justices..
The court will be opened as soon as possible. With
the reoiganizatidn of this court the judicial system.,
of this State is, Sve believe, complete—as all the in
ferior courts have been organized or, at least, repre
sented. A statement of these facts will remove any
apprehension which mayhave existed among those
having important matters in’litigation, as their cases
can now be tried according to the laws of the State.—
A T cw Orleans Picayune*
ARMY OF TUB MISSISSIPPI.-
BOW tine Armada Passed the Batteries at
Tlcksbnrg - Official Report of Admiral
■Parrngiit’s.-Pcrilous Naval Adventure,&c«
-Cincinnati, : April 22.— A special despatch from
Memphis to Gazette gives the lollowlngparfcicu
lafs of the passage of the Vicksburg batteries
-Seven gunboats, one ram, one taken from the re
belsfand three transports, started on Thursday last
to;run the blockade. All went well till about
thirds of the way down, when the hills back of
-Vicksburg were lit up with'large fires. ; The Forest
(lueen transport at opce returned. The Henry Clay
waY compelled to stop. Several shots struck : her
below the waterline, • Others passed through her.
AU.hands made 'for the flatboat,.as the boat'was
Binking. It ia believed all were lost. The pilot
floated down the river nine miles on a plank, and
W;
as picked up opposite Wan-enton. The Forest
Clucen was considerably damaged, and had her
steam-drum shot away. ,
,At the last accounts heavy firing was heard in the
vicinity of Warrenton, supposed to be the gunboats
Bhelling , the batteries at that point. There are
eleven gunboats below Yicksburg now, including
three under Farragut. ■' " . y
ADMIRAL I’AKBAGUT’S LAST FEAT—OFFI-
CIAT* ACCOUNT.
Washington, April 22.— The Navy Department
has received the following official despatch, dated :
‘ . United States Steam Sloop Pensacola,
Off New Orleans, April 13.
On the morning of the 2Tth ult., about daybreak,
Admiral Farragut, in the Hartford, engaged the
batteries at Warren ton, three miles below Vicks
burg, and passed beiowit. On the morning of the
SSth, before daylight, the Albatross, ; having taken
In a full supply of provisions from a barge which
had - been down-.the previous morning by
admiral also passed, the Warfenton bat
teries,, and anchored near the flag-ship. It was
•Igwing- quite heavily from the north, and on the
lorninjf of the 29th; about one o’clock, the wharf
>at Vicksburg having-broken adrift from the
ooringß at the city,Sfloated down and ran Ashore
jposite to where the Hartford and Albatross were
ichored. During the day anofficer.was sent on
laid of the Vicksburg, but found that. her bla
ddery had ail been removed, and she had nothing
L: hoard 'save four muskets and accoutrements,:
bieh probably belonged to the guard. While the
Jmlral was hesitating as to the propriety of re
ining her wharf boat, or rather depot, the
bels came down'on the night of the 30th and
,rned tier.
phe Switzerland, Hartford, And Albatross, being
filled with coal and provisions, floated down, •;
fesing Gen. Grant and Admiral Porter in barges,
le damages to.the Switzerlandbeing fully repaired,
I vessel paesed Warrenton on of the
jt ultimo, and at daylight the little squadron got
per .way and .proceeded, down the river to Mr.
trier's plantation, where, on our passage up, we<
V the .wreck- of the-Indianola. We found no
tea of wreck, but learned that it had slid off into
b water during the late gale. We anchored at
:i place, and remained till, about 6.30 P. WL,
Sn we got under way and proceeded down,
i engaged the battery at Grand Gulf. This
Isry-coDßisted of some two or three heavy'
£ f sent down from Vicksburg. One of these guns
mountedoipon a steamer which had been con
c2d up the Big Black river. The enemy also had
aht field battery. They struck the Switzerland
•t e, doing no damage; The Albatrosß was not
aik at all. The Hartford waß, struck only once,
t his'shot struckan ironhainmock stanchion,
t w ft fragment foiward nearly half the length of
t ihip, and killed Jones, a landsman* This was
t. only casualty; - - : '
:• e .passed this battery in about fifteen minutes,
a anchored below Grand Gulf for the night.‘
. daylight, oh the Ist instant, we got . under way
ai Droccedeu'to the mouth of Red river, where we
anored about sundown, destroyingin our passage
doji a large number of skiftfc and flatboats.
cr i remained, blockading the river at its mouth,
un the morning of .the fith' insfc.,when. we got un
leijay at about 4.30 A. M.; and proceeded down to
Ba a Saravwhere we .stopped, seized upon and
/hr into the river about ten thousand sacks of
sor and then proceeded v oh our way'to Port Hud
ibiwhere we anchored about five miles above the
>aj?ries, at 3 P;-.M.,0n the Gth.
; jn the writer of
Ml comm un secretary of the rear admi
the;Haftfor<l e .ahdiboarded the Richmond off
fct n 2<A,«M:; on the Bth iust. The
ttL Irof the squadron is good.
i. Negro Slaves ill Kentucky.
' Evening-'Bulletin says: The ’Western papers
stly indignant at a series of infamousproceed
q Kentucky, which demand prompt attention
the- National Government, It appears that
the-ICentuoky slave code ahynegro stranger
>e thrown into prison, and failing to prove that
\ freeman, may be sold into perpetual slavery,
the occupation of Corinth and other points in
’sippi by loyal troops, many negroes have
2d lromTebel masters, and have flocked into
icky.| Under the; President’s proclamation
ire free, but yet the local authorities of the
State keep up the old machinery of slavery,
s if the negroes were slaves. ' The following
advertisement from the Frankfort Commonwealth
(which protests its loyalty); is a specimen of these
outrages:''.
r T NOTICE. —There are committed to the Jefferson County
Jail, as. runaway .slaves, a negro man named Eli, and
woman named Sally, who is about thirty years or agej:
pJack ;,color, heavy set, stout and well made, weighing
130 pounds. The mail Eli is about 23 years or age, 6 feet
9>i inches high,.weighing. 160 pounds, dark copper coldfr,
Ciin whiskers, and moustache, slow-spoken and move'
mentiToundand Tull face and high forehead. Both say
thfcy belong to Joseph Bynum, of Tishamingo county,
iM]PS. ; .
Se owner .can coiiie forward, prove property, and
charges, or they will be dealt with as the law ra
gs; ••• •' W.'K. THOarAS, J. J C
frch 6, ISS3-3m , - .V.’.
E Now the Rev. John H. Aughey,tbe author of a
powerful work against secession and a refugee from
declares, in a letter to the Cincinnati
that he personally knows Joseph Bynum:
That Eli and Sally were members of his church ,* that
•three of Bynum’s sons are in the rebel army, and
tbit Bynum is a bitter Secessionist. XJnder any cir
•cwostances these negroes are free, and the faith of
thfe nation will be dishonored if they are sold into
slfveiy. "We hope.that this and all similar out
rates will be stopped by the Btrong hand of the Fede
ra Government.
Great Union Meeting at Pottsvillc.
'.’OTTsyiLLB, Fa., Wednesday, April. 22.—An"im
m<H8e Union meeting was held at the Court House,
injlhis place, last evening.. James M, Beatty, Esq.,
ariqld citizen and highly respected merchant of this'
plice, presided, assisted by a large number, of fice
presidents. The narrative : of Mr. John M. Rich, a
•yoling man, twenty-four years of age, a native of this
borough, who was conflned.as a prisoner of State in
.rebel jails at Richmond, Raleigh, and Salisbury,
was delivered. It describes the horrid persecutions
which Mi*. Rich suffered from June, 1861'.'to March,
1863, a period of twenty-ono months. During the
hour and twenty minutes occupied in the delivery,
the vast audience waa spell-bound. Great sympa
thy is feltJor this noble young man, who repeatedly
refused to take the oath to the Southern Confede
rate, and thus secure his liberty and profitable em
ployment in the rebel service. To use hia oivn lan
guage: “I would have rotted in their filthy dun
geons before 1 wouldhave'takon it.” F. B. W.
STATES IN REBELLION.
What tfce Retool" Papers say of our Move
mcnts-News Cliarleslou—Tlic Keo
kuk-News from Viclcstourgand Texas,
CiNOiNNA'Sr, April 2V-— The Atlanta Intelligencer
of the 17th boastfully ctXlla upon the Unionista to
attack when tßey please, : with whatever force,
It publishes VaUandighanys speech, at Hamilton.
The Intelligence* says that -Rosecrans is being rein
forced by. Grant, and that they&reafc battle in. Ten
nessee will come Osf 1 within thfc*jaext sixty days.
The Savannah Nhd& says that’Gov. Drown is re
sponsible for . the Ersad riots Greensboro' and
Denham, in North Carolina.
The Charleston Mercery of the 1 ?lh says that, on
the 14th, only eight vessels rcmai ued outside the
bar. A tornado blew ali day; Th e sights o 5 the
guna from the Keokuk have been renewed.
A bill-to oompel the planting of pnvriaion crops'
has been lost in the Georgia? Legislatui v.
A resolution was passed that a bill ah ould be in
troduced levying a tax of one-tenth of all provisions
in the State for the benefit cf the public* service.
The bill taking those who rctose to take 'Confede
rate notes fifty per cent; of' the .amount refuted was ■
•lost,
The following despatches appess in the IrUatigen
cer:
Jackson, April 15.—A considerable? Union force i*?afc
Greenville, Miss. - _ / ' .
Chattanooga, April 15. Mail boats between Lo
ville and Cincinnati Lave been pressed So carry General
Grant’s army to Tennessee. All is quiet in the
of.Tullahoiua. Franklin’s Union division has left.the-
Potomac lor Tennessee; , ' . • '
MiLLiiDGßVix.Lu,‘. April' 15. -r-in.:ihs’-Senate' to-day the
bill to endorse rebel bonds.-which* had' passed the
indeflniteiy'.pbstpone'd.
TEXAS ITEMS.
By the arrival of the steamship-Melville, at Now Or
leans, on the 33th instant, from the Rio Grande, we have
received a copy of fhe-Brownsville FJaOi of the 3d inst.
We find nothing of much interest inVelationto atfairs in
Texas in the Flag. : We give below the only local items
the paper contains:
Militarv hIATi'ERS.—It is understood that Major Gene
ral J. Bankhead Magruder is en route for this place. The
commanding general of this Department is on a tour of
inspection, intending to visit, in his trip, San Antonio,
1-avacca. Corpus Chriati, Port Brown, and probably the
points above this place, on the Rio.Grande. ’General
Magruder is accompanied by Captain Mat Nolan’s
mounted company.
Major Duff’s battalion has been raised to a regiment,
and the major now ranks as a lieutenant colonel. Most
oi the companies of this regiment have arrived in this
vicinity, an A now constitute a part of the fighting
strength of this valley.
Lieut: Coi«<ncl Buchel has been offered the colonelcy
of a recently-raised regiment.- This is a promotion
which should have taken place at the beginning of the
war. t
Runaway Ma.il Rider. —The mail and express bag 3
which left here on Monday morning last, were found
the next day.hangingonamesrfuite tree in the neigh
borhood of Alamos, rancho, about sixty miles from
town. It appears that the Mexican., who carried the
mail between this' place and Corpus Christi was
detected, last week, in stealing a horse, and by some
strange arrangement;. although the fact was known
here before heJeft, he was allowed to depart in charge
of the mail on Monday. He-was aware thai his crime
was known in this place. This is all that is known of
the Mexican. It is presumed that when he arrived at
the Ala'mos, wliich is a suspicious neighborhood, that he
concluded the safest plan, for him to pursue would be to
secure his stolen horses and leave' for Mexico. Like an
honest Mexican.he suspended the mail and express bags
to a tree and skedaddled. This thief has been carrying
the mail for a number of years, audit is strongly sus
pected that he has stolen more than N one horse. At one
time it was reported that he bad been lynched, but it is
now known that no such justice met him on the road.
Ihe military authorities sent out amounted detach
ment to take charge of-the mail and carry it to Corpus
t kristiThe express bag was brought back to town,
and was found to have been left untouched. On account
ot the above runaway match we received no mail on
Monday.
Rlckcits for the Rebel Army.— The Flag, says
that “nine Southern gentlemen have made their escape
-from California, and are now in Texas. Aboucthe2sth
of Marche Jodgo D. S. Terry, accompanied by Messrs.
Duncan Beaumont, Isaac Hiett, - Henry Coleman, Tod,
Robimon, Jr., Edward Grayson; Wm. J. Robinson,
Jonathan Lovelace, and Tnomasßoulding,Esq., crossed
the Rio Grande at Roma, en route for. Houston, where
they propose to join the Confederate service.
REPORTS FROM VICKSBURG.
[From the Jackson Appeal, 21th. 3
, A gentleman from Grand Gulf, yesterday, announces
that heavy musketry was heard.on Sunday morning, for
about two hours, in the vicinity of New Carthage. We
hhve been looking for ,news of this character ior some
nays, and are now quite anxious to know the result. If
we mistake not,.some of the gallant Missourians, under
General Bowen, .were in the fight.
A Yankee expedition, foraging and hunting negroes
visited Richmond, La. .last week, jnd while there gob,
bled up everything .within reach. We hear that they
killed Phil. Sartorious, of MUliken's, Bend, while in.
Richmond. They carried off negroes from every planta
tion where they were to be found.;
MAIL CAPTDRED.
A mail, made up here for, Monroe and intermediate
post offices, was captured by the Yankees, Somewhere .
near New Carthage, last week.- The carrier, ia en
deavoring to make his escape with the mail when he. dis
covered the Yankees, was shot twice. The mail was
small,, and, two believe, contained but one official
’letter.
The YakjvEES ox the Move.—The Yankees,who have
been in camp ohthe peninsula for the last six or seven
weeks, were outlie move yesterday/ Trooos were mov
ing to and fro all day, and every tent in White's field, *•
with the exception of a Jew. on the levee, which formerly
wore the appearance of a city, was struck and'
carried awav;.
tbeilay,jinxi-other s appeared to bepre
- paring tc^£ti«'«.'-n , bese. troops are,.,no ddubt, destined
to reinforce the Yazoo Pass:expedition, where such
strenuous efforts are to be made for our annihilation.
The garrulous Yankees have got up a new “rig” for
facilitating their circumforanean tour in the direction of
Vicksburg. ' The project,: iUis announced, abounds with
the promise of favorable results. The levee below the
Yazoo v Paes is*being cnt for the distancVof a hnJe'dowh
"the river with the hope of turnings a body of water
through that will completely inundate the whole Yazoo
■ and Tailahatchie Valleys. We do not' think that they
wUlsUcceed in-washing out Fort-Pemberton by this new
• move, or check' Tilgninan,. whom, they report to be
erecting a battery at the confluence of the little Talla
hatchie with Coldwater. -Like all/ the others, this will,
in ihe end, prove an abortivescheme.
The Yankees sent down another V turreted monster”
-on Saturday night, with ahopeof v causingus to expend.-
a vast quantity of ammunition in.- endeavoring-to de
stroy the .Quaker, craft: But they, were disappointed this
time. - Their risibles were hot excited; in theleast.-as
nothing could be heard to break the stillness of tbe
night, save the firing of the-pickets to announce that
something resembling a boat was floating down. Ser
geant Lynch examined the-monster well, and finding
ft to be a small house erected on three logs to resemble
a gunboat, with two wooden chimney's, he’ gave'the
proper signal, and it -was permitted to pass on unmo
lested. : :
letters ol‘Marque and Reprisal.
LETTER PROM MU. 3UMSTER
. IThe following letter from Mr. Sumner discusses with
/ earnestness the propriety of issuingletters of marque •
• ~,r „ • .f‘WAsniNttrox, Marcnl7,lS63. '
,Sir: In the freedom of that conversation
; which I had with you as we drove to the Capitol recent
ly, allow me for a moment ; to .speak again of the ques
tion which interested ns then, * * *
_“ I confess that l am anxious that the issuing of letters
of marque.should be avoided, not merely-.because it will
give us'a bad name without any commensurate goodt
nor.because it will- ; t>e a-departure from the only and
often declared policy of our Government, which has not
hesitated, by the pen of Benjamin. Franklin and John
Quincy Adams,'to denounce privateering as an ‘enormi
ty, • but because it does not' meet, in a practical way, the
precise heeessiiy of this time. -People who advocate it
osare obviously misled by our experience in another
generation, when-, we were at war with a nation whose
commerce was a temptation and a reward to private en- v
terprise. The case is so differenfhnw that the old agenev
is entirely inapplicable. • v'-. • / -v.-....
The privateer cruises for booty, which-;is‘instead of
rations and pay to owners, officers and men , Bnt. if the
booty .does not exist, or, if it is in such inconsiderable
quantities, as to afford small chance of valuable prizes
it is evident you must find some.other system of compen
sation ; in other words, you must abandon the idea of
private enterprise, stimulated; and . sustained by-booty
. An agency must be employed which is applicable to the
-present-case: precisely asin machinery,'a force must be
employed best calculated.to do.the work iii hand.
. * Now our present business is to help the Government
in capturing the Alabama and her piratical comrades,
and also to catch blockade runners. But a. letter of
marqiieisnot theproper instrument for this purpose,
nor will the chance of booty be the best way to stimulate
and sustain the cruiser, while it is obvious that such a
ship, invested, as it win be, with: the belligerent ■ right
of search, which for the sake of booty it will bo lempted
to exercise on neutral commerce, may become the occa
sion of contention and strife with Foreign-Powers.
‘ ‘Privateers have never been remarkable for the caution 1
or reserve with Which they employed belligerent rights
1 would notexaggerate the troubles which might eusue, -!
. but when 1 think of these sea rovers now, with a license
tj overhaul neutral ships, and to inflict upon them visi
tation and search, I feel how much evil may ensuecom
pared with the good.; You would hot threaten a whole
street m order to catch a few robbers who had sought
shelter in some of its recesses; nor would youburndown
your house, according to the amusing story of Charles
Lamb, in order to roast a pig. ,
_ “It seems to be only aceorcing to common prudence.
. that private enterprise, if enlisted now, should be rega-;
lated by the object, in view/ To this end, it is not neces
sary thatit should assninea form calculated to awaken
solicitude. The way.is simple.. -If citizens are-willing
to unite inthe efforts of the. Government, let them place
: their ships at its disposal, to be commissioned as national
ships,-and let the Government on its part offer a bounty
and prize money in addition to. pay and rations; for the
capture of the Alabama and her piratical comrades. The
motive power will thus be adapted to the object in view,
while our country will be saved from all chance of ad
ditional complication, and also from the stigma of re
viving a policy which civilization condemns. :
“The argument.of economy is sometimes pressed in
favor of, letters of marque. But it is poor economy to
. employ an agency, which in its its very nature seemsin
: applicable to the. present , case.- Besidesj’-'l’doubt if atiy
success which can be. Reasonably expected/from such
ships, called by the French ecn saires, will be a compen.
sation for the bad name they will give us, and the bad ’
passions they will engender.. v / /
. “I hope Ido not take too - great a liberly in sending
you this sequerto our conversation. At all events, you
will.be pleased to acceptmy best wishes, and believed
me, my dear sir, .
“ With much regard, very faithfully yours.
■ • ' „ , “CHARLES SUMNER.
Jony Austin Stevens, Jr., Esq., &c , &c.” -•
Mr. W. I*. Reed and the Queen’s English.
To the Editor of The. Press: ..- ► =,
v -Sir: The ex-Minister to China, since his return
from the flowery land, baa favored Ins fellow-coun
trymen with several pamphlets. In these much cen
sure of the style and grammar of our public men is
mingled with;severe fault-finding. Acritic upon
others iB nfafr mark for the criticism of others. In
the second edition (just published) of his “ Diploma
tic year,” are several, violations of English gram
mar, and it is well to note them, leßt his admirers,
r taking his own word for his infallibility upon such
subjects, should imitate his errors. '
v On page 44 is this sentence: “ Yet Buch has been
the conduct and temper—as the Impartial world ad
mits—of the French Government from first to
last—from the time when,' long ago, M. Thouvenel,
.whom Mr. Daytomsays was a iriend, and whose dis
pleasure he regretted—gently hinted the possibility
of the war becoming protracted and bloody, down to
•the last offer of friendly intervention, 'pendente life ,
within the present month.” ’
Here are three blunders in less than seven lines.
The third woid should be have instead of has, agree
ably to a rule which every school-boy and school
girl of fourteen years of age ought to know. .. >-
Whom should heivho, “M. Thouvenel, whom was
a friend.”
The word war should be in the possessive case—
tear’s—agreeably to this rule in the grammar of the
Rev. Peter Bullions, D. D., page 107, edition of
1549: “ When the. present participle is used as a
. houn,ji noun before it is put in the possessive case;
as, mufch. depends on th& pupil's composing frequent
ly.”
On page 58 we road, “If the civil war, in which
Providence, for, our national has
plunged us,” &c., &c. Here in should be into.-
In the note on page 65, a sentence begins “On the
emancipation proclamation appearing. ” Proclama
tion should be proclamation* b, agreeably to the rule
quoted from Bullions, as the participle appearing
isused instead of the noun oppearancm.
># By the time that Mr. Reed becomes Secretary of
State or minister to England, where he can aid his
friend Lord Mahanin Blandering our Revolutionary
worthies, it is to be hoped that he will have made
some advance in the knowledge of* the Encriinh lkn
guage. GHOST OF I.IWDLBY JluKkA^
A Cal'.];
Po-th&Editor of The Press :
Department, appearing
23,l > a , nnoUll rra my dismissal
irom the. United States service, for failing to appear
before .the Military Comjnission. That you may
cor , l ' cct i o n, X append the official order of
the Military Commission,’in which I,am entirely
exonerated Irom the charge:
r , _. , , Militahy Commission,
Corner Eighteenth street and Penn* a avenue,
Washington, D. 0., March 33..1863.
Assißtant Surgeon J. H. Haßsenplug,;X69th'Penn
sylvania Vole., reported this ’day, and his 7 prese&oe
dispensed with. BENJ. W. BICHAKDS,
ICaptain and A. D. 0., Recorder,
Military Board or Commission.
I remain, your obedient servant,
J. H. HASSENPEUG,
Assist. Surg.. 109th P. Y.
Acquia Creek Landing, Va,, April SO, 1803.
THREE CENTS.
Was the “Keokuk” a Failure?
To the Editor of The Priss:
Sib : In the first place the Keokuk was built for ft
light draught vessel, to draw only a certain amount of
water, which, when ready for action, was about 9
feet aft, and 8 feet forward/ She was a small vessel,
being but 169>£ feet long, over all, including ram ana
rudder. *;
She was designed to have speed, and she attained
it, running out of New York harbor at the rate of 10
miles an hour. She was intended more particularly
for intricate navigation—to ascend the Southern in
lets and rivers—and to do this, it was necessary she
should be manageable, and obey her helm promptly,
which Bhe did, •
She was designed to besea-wortbyyivnd she proved
herself eminently so. She. was thoroughly venti
lated, and without the use of artificiaimeana well
lighted in her cabin and ward room, and her accom
modations generally were as good av on any feßsel
in the service of the same tonnage.
She was intended to be against ord
nance in use in the naval service of the’United
States, at the time she was designed, and I have $b
from the.lips ot her commander, that he believed sir?
would have proved so; but against such Sol fa and
missiles as the rebels threw, supplied them’ by our
neutral friends across-the water, she was ncs proof,
nor were any of the other iromclads engaged l in-the
action—foar out of seven of-the monitors'being
disabled, although’ not. exposed—as is admitted on
all sides—to 20 Bevere a fire. She took into atfSOn,
amidst the most terrific cannonading the world has 4
ever seen, about-'lOO men, and brought tben£'3U'
oirS; alive, and the most severely wounded—Ensign 1
McjSntbsh—as 15? ave and true an old salt as ever trod'*
the deck of a ship, is; I learn to my great joy, in
fair way to recover.
Th<? apparent tbfekness of armor on the sides of
the 1 Keokuk was 5# inches, put> on in a peculiar'’
manner—viz-: Bareof iron, four-inches wide and one
inch thfek/were plhced edgeways over the skin of'
the ship, running fore and aft, one inch apart, and -
between them were* placed strips of wood of the'
same dimensions j over thiswere laid two plates of
iron, each *£of an inyh thick, secured on the edges *
Of the bars by running between them,
An*d through the skin, and fastened by a nut on the
inside of the vessel. '
The actual-weight of tneSal in armor on sides, as
will bb seen from this description, waß 130 pounds
per superficial foot, equa3 to a solid plate of but 3%
inches in/thickneßs. 'Cn tfce turrets an additional
plate over the two % iincreased the apparent
thickness of armor to inches, and the weight of
metal to 160 pounds* per superficial foot, equal to a
solid plate of -
The question will* naturally be asked—why was;
not the vessel more heavily- armored ? Simply
because a vessel of her dimensions would not sup
port any more. Increase the size of the vessel and
the armor may be increased in the same ratio. If
vessels clad-in eleven inches' ef solid iron were dis
abled and placed horsde combust, is it to be wondered
at thAt a little vessel, carrying but about 3% inches
of solid metal, could not stand the racket! To re
capitulates . s
The Keokuk proved to be Bea-worthy.
u “ - “ 'tohave speed.
u ({ to be perfectly manageable.
“ “ • u to be well lighted, naturally.
<! 11 tl to be well ventilated without
the use of artificial means.
*• “ ’ •; “ to have great stability.
** <{ preserved the lire of every man -she
took into action, although bus
tain the heaviest fire of any
vessel- in the fleet.
“ “ was not proof agaihst the missiles
used by-the enemy, nor were any.
of the other vessels engaged lathe
action.
No part of the machinery of the vessel was dis
abled or gave out.
One gentleman informs the public that if-the
“Keokuk-’’-and “ Nahant ” had had an inner skin
protecting:those inßide the- turrets and pilot-houses
againstthe flying'bolts, that the casualties would
have been less. He will be surprised to learn a fact,
which he should have made himself acquainted with
before displaying his sagacity to the prejudice of the
constructor—viz: that in.the “Keokuk” there was
precisely this arrangement covering evet'y bolt, and
which doubtless contributed greatly to preserve the
lives of those on board of her. Another gentleman
says that “ scientific officers ” in the navy never had
any confidence in the vessel. Possibly this • gentle
man imagines himself, and a few friends of his way
of thinking, to constitute a sort of “reservoir” of
all the scientific attainment in. the service; but, as
officers whom the nation most honors, and ju3tly
holds in the highest repute, have expressed to me,
and to others, opinions quite the reverse of this, and
have done bo repeatedly, I am inclined to think this
gentleman’s acquaintance with the opinions of “ sci
entific officers” iB confined to those who depute
themselves such, and to the circumscribed limits of
the “clique” to which he ©vidently belongs.
Very truJ*’.'yours,
O. W. -WHITNEY,
THE CITY.
Tlic Thermometer,
APRIL 23, . 1862. . APRIL 22, 1863.
6A. M., . ..12 MV.. ..3 P. M. 16 A,’Mi.. ..12 M.... .3 P. SI.
53)£... .f. 61 ~61 I 41.....;...54>£ ~6I
Wl2o>. WI3TD.
S by ..55E..... .SW. I NE NNE .NE.
r On DEB FROM 'THE ASSISTANT QUARTER
MASTEK G-ESEEAI. RELATIVE TO : DISCHARGED
. -heardv many
cenlly ih; fpferencc to an order-issued by-the as
sistant quartermaster general of this city relative
,fo the employment of discharged United States vo
lunteers. at the Schuylkill Arsenal.; Col. Grosman,
in issuing thiß order, did so withthe best of motives,
and for .the express purpose of providing for some
of the many hundreds of discharged soldiers -who
apply to him daUy for employment.' the
men that, first of all, should ,be provided for, and
we are.glad to see that the first step in this direction
has been taken by the assistant quartermaster ge
neral, who, being an old soldier himself, well‘knows
and value of those who have perilled
everything for our glorious causeV'The order, which
/is directed to the military storekeeper,as as follows:
“ Hereafter,.-any vacancy .at the arsenal and its
branches must be filled with discharged soldiers,
who. have been , wounded or disabled by disease in
.tlie service, and the preference will begiyehto those
who have been wounded in battle. Inquiry must
be made amongst the numerous applicants for those
whose recommendations and papers of discharge
from the service exhibit the most.merit as soldiers.
“I am : constantly preßßed by hundreds-of these
discharged men,- some of whom complain bitterly
that, whilst they who have served their country in
the fielA and have been wounded in battle, and
cannot find employment, there are employed now
In the arsenal a great many persons who have no
such claims on the public, and who are able-bodied,
and capable of earning a living elsewhere. Although
skill and experience in the various branches of the
business is necessary for a force of such- clasß of
employees, yet I desire to provide employment for
hb many as possible 6f these meritorious discharged
soldiers, and it must be understood that vacancies,
aq fast as they - can be properly made without im
pairing the efficiency of the. operations- at the
arsenal under your .directions, must be effected in
favor of these men, who have claims on the Govern
ment of the highest character, and whichicannot be
neglected.
“ You will consult with the superintendent of
laborers and the inspectors, as well as others, who
have charge of the* various kinds of work, and en
deavor to carry out these instructions ae- rapidly as
the public interest‘will justify.
“ It is not proposed to increase the working force,
but to make'the exchange indicated as fast as pos
sible for the soldiers.who have been honorably
disharged from the army; and these instructions
are intended to apply as well to clerkships as to any
other kind'of employment at the arsenal,”
Postage -Stamps is the Market.—
Envelopes have long since begun, to be invested
With very considerable interest. The contents of
a missive always attract interest—except, of course,
the contents are a tailor’s bill or an undertaker’s
“gentle reminder.” Butin some cases the contents
are of secondary importance. Both foreign and na
tive stamps are-Bubject to this’artdity. "Waste
baskets have become tributary,to albums, and post
marks secondary to postscripts; Stamps, assiduously
collected, are subjected to the most minute classifica
tion. The requirement of genua and specie is alike
regarded. For a long time the custom has been
progressing, and even now iB continuing to increase
in favor.
In Paris there is a “ Stamp Bourse,” where postage
; stamps are regular articles of barter. In .London
a periodical with ; “ a speciality ’’. has just appeared
under the title of the Stamp Collector’s
The editor of this journal is impure enthusiast. He
declares, in effect, that, stampless, he becomes as
nothing phis being appears to have been stamped
with a love for letters. He says that in the Stamp
Exchange of London (which follows the example
set byParis) “allranks and all ages take part in
the traffic with spirit and pleasurable excitement,”
/and that he has seen one of her Majesty’s Mini
sters ” engaged in it with deep devotion,'The Varia
tion in priceß which marks this curious speculation
is like that otthe gold-bubbles in Wall street. A
set.of the ATevia stamps “ passed from hand to hand
for four, six, and eight shillings sterling successive
ly,and even at this last price were bought to sell
again at a profit.’? A speculator writes to the editor
-to know “ where to procure a Nicaragua stamp,”
.and the feeling but helpless editor replies, “ we
sympathize,with him!” No less than four columns
of advertisements decorate'this curious publication.
To offer t French two-centime and Maltese half
penny stamps for two pence sterling apiece; to deal
an obsolete/stamps ;'to Bell collections, and to buy
them,'.diversify-the branches of the trade. Terr
•: many people on this side of the ocean are busy in
this line, but they are engaged privately and not in.
public trade. They are amateurs and connoisseurs,
and not professors nor even traders. The subject 3s
-exciting much interest, and the peculiar circum
stances under which it has arisen seem to justify
such interest.' —.-v ■■
SOLIJERS "WHO FKLL AT ANTIETAM.—-A
gent Jem an who has just recovered the hotly ofareJa
tive who fell at Antietam furnishes information
which may prove of value to those who desire to re
•cover the remains of friends .or relatives buried
there. On his way to the late battle-field, he stopped
at Hagerstown, at the'Union Hotel, kept by a Mr.
Anderson, a Union refugee from .Virginia, and who
was robbed of air he'possessed by the rebels. He
; accompanied the. gentleman to the battle-field, and
spent a day in.finding and preparing the body for re
moval,’Without charge. In the village of Sharps
burg resides a'inan-named Aaron Good, who has v a
list of the names of all the Union soldiers buried
there, and by his help the graves can easily be found*,
but he.demands a large fee for his services. Toper
sons who may have friends buried in the vicinity of
Shai psburg, and who wish to recover the remains,
these facta will prove of much assistance.
. Petition , for Advanced*. ’Wages*
Thiß afternoon the city police will petition Councils
for an advance of wages. Thiß action, it is.cl&iined,
is rendered necessary by the great rise in the price
of all the necessaries of life—a reason which, it may
be remembered was given for an advance in the
Wages fpr the laborers in the Highway Department,
for whom the majoilty.in Councils haw shown so
•much sohcitutle. : The police, it must: be* admitted,
have i aithfully;discharged their duties. Bince their
appointment} andnever has the city experienced so
much quiet, and; peaceful security- as under the
management of Mayor Henry and *hi3 efficient po
lice. The stipendiaries'of the various departments,
who hold their appointments from politicalinfluence,
without regard to fitness or qualification, have ap
pealed not in vain for higher wages,'and it is to be
hoped that .at least equal justice will be shewn to
men, who are the more entitled to it because of their
fidelity and usefulness
Railroad Matters. railroad
connection between the JBelvidere Delaware Rail
road and the Delaware and Lackawanna Railroad
will, we learn, soon be made." At the late session
of the New Jersey legislature authority was
granted to ; the Belvidere Delaware Railroad: Com
pany to form a connection with the Lackawanna
road, so that, perhaps, ere this season passes tra
vellers may have a direct railroad connection from
Philadelphia to Seranton and the Lackawanna val
ley, without the present omnibus route of over three
miles. Jt will be a great help to Philadelphia trade.
The new-platfomsj that have been in course of
erection for some time past,-at Lunsdale, are now
completed, and the trains Btop at them. • The plat
forms .are cafltaected by a plank walk, and the sta
tion-house, formerly used at Edge Hill, haß been re
moved to this point, and a newhouae ere-cted atEdge
Hill. Th& arrangements are Buch now aB to give
much greater facilities to the numerous milk wagons
that go to the ddp6t daily.. ;
Election of Officers. —At a meeting
of Company L, oLthe 20th Regiment P. Iff., held
last evening, the following officers were elected :
Captain, Joseph R. Dye; first lieutenant,- George
Philips } second . lieutenant, Wn, F. FienuutOif:
orderly pergepptf John S. Chambersr ;
THE WAR PRESS,
(PUBLISHED WEEKLY. I
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Five Copies «* ** 900
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ar ffJ r than Twenty will be charged at the same
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.f ,le money must always accompany the order, and
™ wl^ anCeß these terme te deviated from, at
Vmafford very little more than the cost of the paper.
Th* ar9 iWAMted to act aa Agents foe
To the getter-up of the Club of tea or twenty an
extra copy of the Paper will be given.
Internal Revenue.—The total revenue
of the United States has been carefuUy calculated
by 3Hr. Blodget, the secretary of the Philadelphia
Boar.'l of'Trade, and in the annual report just pub
lished the following (estimates are given:
From manufactures.. ..... $53,908,984
Business companies and pr0duce........ r 4jsno,2&a
Cattle, &o. T 78,600
Income tax,,.-........... 12,420,000
Salaries 1,381,750
-Licenses 4,437,000
Legacies — 1,600,000
Stamps, all classes...... - 70,200,000
A Woman Daugexousia” Bcn&NEi>.— -A
woman,named Catharine Kessler,residingatjVster’
and Walnut streets, wes shockingly burned about 7.
o’clock on Tuesday evening, while crOßßing a lot at
fifteenth and Wharton streets. She had upon her
person a matches, some of which-ignited', and
set fire to her dress. The poor Woman screamed and
ran about wildly. This tended to fan the flames, and,
before assistance could be rendered, she was burned
in a horrible manner about thehead', facie, and breast.
The sufferer was conveyed to the Volunteer Hospital
at Broad and Prims streets, where her injuries-were
promptly attended to. She died yesterday afternoon:
about l 1 o 7 clock, from the effects of her' burns.
I&come Tkx.—The assessors and
assistant sßaesflors of sach collection- district will
assent the income tax- ox? the lat of May-next, upon
every person residing within, the district liable
thereto. This portion of the taxable interest of the
people, it is anticipated, will be among theraost pro
lific sojpees of income yet resorted to by the Govern--
meat, as the’ incomes from salaries ih the various
public povitions were never greater than now. The
peculations of’ the law, among other things; provide
*&at every farmer or planter' Will - be required to
m*ke a return of the Value of his produce, without
deducting far the'labor' or seavices of himself or
fainily, or few : any-portion of such produce con
sumed by'himself orfamily.
TwENTY-SIXTH IiKOI.MKUT PeNNSYLVA
ivIA Volunteers.—This old regiment/ recruited
entirely in this city; has just been fully officered by-
Governor Cut-tin. Lieutenant Colonel H! Tilghman
has'been appointed to-the colonelcy, which has
been vacant for some months. Captain John B*
Adams, , of Company B,* hbs- been appointed lieu
tenant colonel. Major Bodine, appointed* major
some time since/holds the : B&me position, and the
entire-roll of line-officers iB - now complete? Lieu
tenant Colonel Adams is nowin the city/but will
rejoin hiß regiment in a day or bo.
GoYtuxoß Culrtin.— -Governor Curtin
and his family visited the Chestnut-street Theatre
on Monday evening last, te witness Miss- Bateman
ill her performance or 14 Leah.” . The distinguished
guests occupied Beats in the orchestra, and - express
ed themselves highly gratified l with the perform
ance.
Removal of tite Dead.— The bodies-in
terred in a portion of the grounds of the Fifth Pres
byterian Church, at Twelfth and Lombard'streets,
are now being'exhumed. The upper part-of the
graveyard'has been sold for building purposes; to
raise $lO,OOO to relieve the properly fromrincum
brance. Some .of the bodies are* being-removed to
other grounds;
Serenade to the secretary of the
Treasury.— Hon. S. P. Chase, Secretary of the
Treasury, after leaving the Union League 1 Rooms,
•Tuesday night, was serenaded-about twelve o’clock,
at the Continental, by-Mr. Arßirgfeld’s admirable
band. There were quite a large- number of friend*
of the Secretary. present, who called ‘ for a "speech,
but Mr. Chase did not respond. The band played
quite a number of patriotic and other favorite airs.
Hay.—During the past winter oyer fifteen
hundred tons of hay have been- shipped from Hat
field Station, on the North Pennsylvania- Railroad,
and the business still continues. Baring the same
time about one thousand tons-have been shipped
from Q,uakertown.
Cot.oked Soldiers.— Eleven-colored, re
emits, raised in Norristown for the 54th Massachu
setts regiment, took their departure from-this-oity a
day or two since. _ ...
Academy op Fine Arts.—The opening
of the Pennsylvania Academy of the: Fin& Arts- has
been postponed until May 4th.
THE POL I C E..
CBefore Mr. Alderman Beitler.l
Alleged Impostors.
James Drew, who .works in the nary yard, and James
Stewart, were arraigned at the Central Station yesterday
afternoon, on the charge of collecting, or attempting, to
collect, without authority, money in'the'name-of the
■Western Hose Company, to procure an ambulance for
said organization. The following evidence was elicited;
Charles McCallis’er testified that one of'the defendants
(Stewart) -called-rupon-him some time since, soliciting
money to .purchase an ambulance for the Western Hose
Company; he had a subscription, book with him, con
taining a number of names of .-persons said to have sub
scribed; I did .not give him any thing at the time;.! told
him to callugaini'and I would give him five dollars; ha
cameshortly after the first of. April; in ; the meantime I
had ascertained tbat.he had nor been aufchorized-to col
lect subscriptions;! had the party arrested.
/'Mr.' Musseri residing .atlS’29 Arch street, testified, that
he had given five dollars to Drew as subscription to pur
chase ah ambulance for., the Western Hose Company;
1 this wa3 three: weeks ago;*he' himself; I
paid the raihe man five dollars about two.years ago ior
thecompany to get hose; 1 am positive that Drew is the
. man. : • - “
Stewart said he/would like to make a statement. The
request leing granted, ,he said that- some time since he
/was imStepacherV lager beer saloon; two men asked
him to take some .beer,.which; he accepted; then they
said if he .would like to make adoliaxtogoto Hr. HcCal
lister and he would subscribe $3; he took the subscrip
tion book and proceeded on the errand, but did; not re
ceive any money; he was told to come again,- and,when
he did so this morning, was arrested.
In answer to a question by the alderman, Stewart re
plied that he did not know the parties who had given him
the book, nor has he seen them since.
The defendants were commuted in default of $l,OOO
bail to answer at court.
Up Again,
Thomas Todd, alias Wilson, who had been in the
hands of the police twice within a short-time past, was
arraigned at the Central Station: with another young
man giving the name of Thos. Martin. The defendants
o were arrested by Mr. Carpenter of the police telegraph,
on the charge of attempting to commit a larceny, at an
auction sale in a house on Ninth street below Vine, yes
terday morning. Mr. C.'observed these two -prisoners,
with several confederates, sounding the pockets of ladies.
< The officer (incog. ).warned the ladies to look/out for
pickpockets. The party of suspected thieves then left the
house. Officer Carpenter followed thenr to Tenth and.
Bacesfreet.whert.he took the defendants into* custody.
This one (pointing to Todd) struck me twice.
The prisoners were committed in default of $1,500 to an
swer the charge of attempted larceny.' Additional bail
to the amount of $5OO was required;, of-Todd to answer
the charge of assault and battery onthe officer:
Whisky; Bravado*
A short, thick-seblookiug. man, giving the name of
Richard Kelly, was. arraigned at the. Central Station on
the charge of disorderly conduct and.commltting. an as
sault and battery on Lieutenant .Robert Hall of the Pro
vost Guard,-and Lieutenant John K_ Brooker.: It seems
that after drill yesterday afternoon in Independence
Square, Lieutenant "Hall had his attention: called to a
man -who was speaking very disrespectfully of the
United Mates Government, and cheering .for Jeff Davis,
in a public restaurant on Chestnut street, above Sixfch
- As he entered the restaurant, the defendant, commenced
abusing the /United' States-Tcheered.for Jeff. Davis and.
the Southern Confederacy—said he could whip any Abe
Lincoln worshipper, or any of the Provost Guard.
Lieutenant-Brooker, who heard, these traitorous ex
clamations, arrested the defendant—the latter said he
woiild go along quietly. After walking down the street
a short distance, he put Ms arm suddenly around the
neck of Lieut. Brooker and tried to strike him. Just afc
this moment, one of the reserve officers of the city police
arrested tbe fellow for breach of assault and
battery, &c., and brought him to the* lockup. At this
- place, the prisoner said he knew what he had been
*doing, .and lhat he meant all he said.
-: The prisoner was asked if. he had anything to-sav; he
replied no, he was crazy drunk and did'not know what
: he?was*doing. He was committed, in. default of SSO(Xto
answer the charge of assault and battery, and was fined
' for drunkenness. *
[Before Slr. Commissioner Heazlett. 3
Held to Ball. ;
The case of Benjamin Jackson ami Louis Solomon was
decidedyesterday by Mr.Heazleit,the United States Com
missioner. He was brief/ .Iu his own mind he had not
the least doubt of the moral guilt of the defendant; but
as actual “force,” as contemplated by the ait of Congress
was notiesortedio, he could not see any other coarse
to pursue than to- dismiss the complaint, but that he
would hold the defendants to bail in the sum of $5,000
each, to be of future good behaviour, and to keep the
peace.uhder all laws of the United States and- the Terri
tories thereof.
District Attorney.Coffey* suggested that inasmuch as an
act of Congress provides that a bill may be sent to the
Grand Jtuy, in all cases that may ariseunder an act df
Congress, notwithstanding the dismissal of a complaint,
that the defendants present be required to appear at the
next term of the United States District Court it required.
Mr. Philips, counsel for the defence,, made no objection
. to this, and baiLwas thus demanded.
Scene at tlie Central Station.
- 7 esterday, afternoon a furniture car loaded with goods
seized at the house of Mrs. Anderson, arrested for lar
ceny, was broughUo the Central Station. 1 There were
at least three trunks of goods found there that belonged
to a deceased person,.andwas claimed by a sister. There
were quite a numher.of articles identified bv parties who
live and have; been liyiug.at the Girard House. -1 Thera
are evidently.a large number of things stolen, that re
main to he identified., Letters were found amox g the
. effects of the accused, frornwhloli it would seem that she
had been living at the White Hall Hotel. Market street;
above Seventh ; private-house, SSI Walnut street.;
• Merchants* Hotel, Fourth.', above Market
Hall, Cape Island; Columbia House, Cape, Island. A
' silver goblet,found was identified. An op_ra glass was
- identified. An inkstand, was identified. A number-of
spoons were found.in one of the trunks ; some of them
are silver. They hearthefollowingmarks; “it. C. F., ? *
W.- S. W.“S. M. A’V ’‘‘E. D. n ; a salt spoon
marked *‘ A. M.- V. E. V Also, an Irish song-book with,
the name of Dominic Farren, No, ■ 6 Horstmann street,
written in it. . There was also an order found, dated
January 27,;lS60>tand signed R Graham, No. 1035 Mar
ket street, recommendingold Mrs; Anderson as a poor
-‘woman-w6rrhy.6freliefmom.lhe Girard e§tatea’ v '-'
The Central Station was visited hy ft large' nufaher of
yesterday, ■ most of them ladies, who care
fully inspected the goods under the supervision of De
fective Bartholomew,.who now lias.the matter under his
charge.' Among the things found was. A “Secesh.”
scarf, which nobody claimed. Apublic hearing-will be
held at two .o’clock this afternoon, at the Central
Ration.
[Before Mr. Alderman Fields. 3
Outrageous Conduct,
Yesterday three youngmen, giving the names of ‘Wil
liam Euney, Joseph Collins, and Matthew Gallagher,
.were arraigned before Alderman Fields on the charge or
riotous conduct and committing an assault and battery
on several persons. It is alleged, a party of young men
on Tuesday night to a place called * * Dutch
-Bow,’’-in a semi-rural section of the Nineteenth ward,
and made an'indiscriminate attack on the inhabitants
thereof, during which a woman named Stull was so
severely injured that her life is despaired o£ Roney was
required to enter bailin the sum of $1,300, ana the other
two in s6oQ.each; to answer.
The Police Force,
■ A petition* we learn, will be presented to Councils at
an early.-day, asking for an advance of salary of the
police omfiersfe The Board of Trustees of . the Gas Works
recently advanced the rate of wages of'the employees in
that department,, and there is no good reason Why the.
example-ibos set should not be emulatedbyotherde
pax-tments in the city Government, particularly where
the pay was fixed in the first place at a very low rate.
The price of provisions is now ..at, least-fifty per cent
higher than ft year or two ago, and on the small salaries
given to the police .we cannot see how they can well
aye comforts at home, or keep up a show of respecta
bility. In times such as these the .greatest amount of
liberality-—not extravagance^—should be allowed. In
some of the other department's the wages are also low.-
to far as the Police Department is ooncemed. it is not
more than one-third of the'expense of the same depart
ment in New York. The petition will probably be pre
sented to,the City Councils to-dav, where it will no doubt
receive respectful and liberal consideration. .
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
District Court—Judge Stroud,
William W. Fulmer vs. Joseph Cressman. An action
to recover for five months’ rent of a store on North
Second stTeet. The allegation was.that after the ex
piration of the term for . which the store had been leased
to defendant he failed to .give up possession. The de
fence on the other;hand alleges that other parties occupied
the store with the knowledge and consent-of plaintiff;
and tliat he accepted rent , from them, and they were the
parties holding over. Verdict for plaintiff for $291.67.
James Bond and Mary .Bond, late Mary Hall, his wife*
and’Elizabeth Ballard, vs. James P. Johnson An ac
tion of ejectment, to recover'possession of certain real
estate. On trial. ; :
District Court-Judge Hare,
Thomas Marsh vs. Andrew Roheno, Sr. An action on
a promissory note. Before reported. Verdict for plain
tiff for $103.95. “
. James Eitchenman vs. Timothy McCarthy. An action
to recover damages for the alleged unlawful closing up
of an alley way by defendant, which plaintiff alleges ha
had aright of way over. The defence set up tbit the.
alley had been regularly conveyed to defendant, and the
plaintiff had no i*ight of way. Verdict for plaintiff for $5.
Court of Oyer and Terminer'and Quarter
. Sessions— judge Thompson.
The court was occupied during the day with the prison
cates, and in petty case*
were liad; ‘ “ v •
$151,696,495