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Ai J KJ.L 27.--1893.
THU NEWS.'
E-ome troops from the Army of the Potomac re
cently made a laid upon Port Royal, capturiafl a
ecoic of plisoncrs, a' mall, end p.eveml hoi-a-a, anil
ilcsfroying a valuable quantity-of forage; The wea
ther ia improving, amt tlie .day.or action is so much
nearer, Reports which;■ reach our lines from the
r ebel can;p confirm, the severe, truth that the army
ol Lee is in a destitute condition. -
Tint visit of General lTalleck to General Dix is
understood to'“have liecu in consequence of .an im
portSnt r evelation or tho designs of the enemy upon
the Department of Virginia. While Hooker is de
layed in consequence of the impassability of the
roads, Hill, assisted from Richmond, would attack
Suffolk, and other posts under General Dix, with a
great force. This, however, is a frail speculation,
ns the roads, in any oftßc, would prove an-obstacle to
more aotlve warfare. The rebel loss in General
Pickett’s division at Suffolk is five killed and forty-,
five wounded. The rebels compliment General Fos
ter’s patient defence of Washington.,
From the Army of the Frontier, we shall soon,--
perhaps, receive more eventful news than usual. It'
is stated that the rebel army, under Marmailuke, in
Southeast Missouri, is 30,000 strong, and that Price’s
conscripts at Pocahontas number 12,000, % an esti
mate which maybe exaggerated. The main body
of Marmadiike’s force, otherwise estimated at eight
or ten thousand, was a few miles beyond Frcderick
town, which is very near Pilot ICnob, the Federal
position. Particulars of the fight at-Fayetteville
give the rebel attacking force, under Cabell, a
strength of 4,C00, resisted by only two regiments of
Arkansas recruits, who fought heroically in a close
encounter with the enemy, whom they repulsed
severely.
From the Department of the Gulf, the intelll
' gence we receive is of principal importance. Gen.
Hanks had fought the battle of Vermilion Bayou,
taking one thousand prisoners. Ten steamboats
and two large gunboats were destroyed by the rebels
to prevent their falling into his possession. Our
fleet reduced Da Pose, and on the 18th Gen.- Hanks
was expected.tb capture Opelousas. ■ "Our troops arc
In admirable condition, and their.march has -thus far
been triumphant. , That the rebels will be entirely
driven from Opelousas county, or all captured, is tbe
most immediate prospect in General Banks’ progres
sive campaign.
Deductions of peculiar interest and importance
are made from tho position of the large fleet of gun
boats and transports. below Vicksburg, which in
dicates intelligent operations in that quarter. The
transports, which went' down empty, will be used
to ferry the troops, under gunboat protection,'to'-the
Mississippi side. A large force occupied New Car
thage a few days-ngo, and it is said that the rebel
batteries below Warrenton, (twenty miles above
New Carthage) have been destroyed, preliminary,
perhaps, to the occupation of Warrenton as a base.
Our army once fairly in possession there, Vicksburg
may be taken in reverse, by a route against which
the enemy are unprepared for. : The batteries have
been erected exclusively for an attack from above,
the rebels reiying upon their river fortifleations to
prevent our army from below. ' v
From Washington, we learn that the President
has announced the additional article to the slave
trade treaty with Great Britain. The reciprocal
Tight of, naval visit and detention is extended to
within thirty leagues of the islands of Madagascar,,
Puerto Bico, and San Domingo.' An important
naval order, in' relation to paroles, has been issued
by Secretary Welles. The eighth section is as
follows:
8. No prisoner of rvar can enter into engagements
inconsistent rvith his character and duties as a citizen
and.a subject of bis State;' He .can only bind himself
not to bear aj’ihs against :hia.captor for a limited
period, or until he is exchanged, and;this only with,
the stipulated or implied consentof his own Govern
ment. If the engagement which .he makes is not
approved by Ms Government, he'isjjjound to return
aDd surrender himself an a prisoner of war. His
owh' Goveinment cannot, at the same time, disown :
his engagement and refuse his return as a prisoner.
' Tub stock market was active and buoyant Satur
day, and all classes of securities were considerably
higher. It closed with a rising tendency. Gold sold
as high at one time as 1543£, and closed at about
veryeasy indeed; call loans 4@5 cent... , ,
In osb police column is noticed the seizure of a
vessel and cargo, and the arrest of the captain, who
represents himself a Union refugee, on suspicion of
being engaged in contraband traffic. The circum
stances are very suspicious, but have not yet been
.thoroughly examined.
'• THK commander at Fort Ethan Allen, Virginia
side of the Potomac, telegraphs that lie learns that
the rebels didnothang Detective Shermanon Friday
last, as reported. «.»< .
In New Yobk, Badsky’s* trial for the murder of
Sigismund Fellner, concluded in a verdict of guilty.
Colonel Fd.mi:.\D o. Ohaulbs, of the 42d N. Y.
Volunteers, died on Saturday afternoon, of wounds
received last , summer on the Peninsula.
The Hour, hut Not the Man.
We have been patient and occasionally
critical spectators of the Democratic organi
zation in this State. Knowing that thou
sands of its members were in heart attached
to the Union and the war; that they clung
•• to .-.their-party as men .hoping for the best,
; and enduring all for 'the memories of earlier
. days, we expected to see such a manifesta
tion of loyalty as would unite all men in the
prosecution of the war. Thus far, we have
not been gratified. We are assured that
there are leaders in that party who feel pre
cisely as we do, hut they have not yet
spoken. They are 'held by a strange fasci
nation in the arms of the Democratic party.
They dread the terrors of its unrivalled sys-
tern of discipline. and control; its fierce os
tracism; they admire its allurements and
rewards, its; power,; its history, its former
glories. Thej r remain silent and permit the
desperate few—the gamblers and adventurers
whohave usurped the leadership—to continue
unmolested in their triumph. While'Demb
ernts of many a hard-lought field 1 are dis
owned and denounced, these gamblers and
adventurers rule this party with insolent
rigor. Kenegades from other organizations,
they exhibit the fierceness and implacability
of apostates in power. .They'deal hardly
with.their glorious acquisition. They rob it
of its fame, demoralize and plunder it, and,
haying weakened the love of country that
in other days was the pre-eminent trait of
Democracy, they drag it to the feet; of; an
English minister, and offer it to the English
Government, as an instrument for the. na
tion’s downfall. Their organs are now bold
in a demand for peace. Their orators are
defiant, and resolutions counselling anarchy
and civil war are being passed at every
county convention. This spirit is gradually
permeating the State, and the. country is
gradually accustoming itself to look upon
every Democrat as a traitor.
It is not for us to dwell upon this Demo
cratic party, and what it has done. We be
lieve that as an organization, it is now one
of the most powerful and insidious enemies
of this Government. We have done our
own part towards converting the minds of
our fellow-citizens,who may sincerely differ
with us; For in this ■ war-we. have one
principle of ifiiilosopliy. "VTe believe that
every true man in the North is. loyal to this
Government; that [is to. say, that without
distinction of party, the ’ honest Democrat; -
the honest Bcpublican, the honest follower
of any creed is as desirous that wp should
triumph in the war as he is that he should
enjoy happiness and peace to the end of his
life. We accuse the Democratic party of
being the motive and the snare that have
taken thousands of loyal men from our side.
By exalting minor issues over the great
issue, by exaggerating mistake's and mis
apprehensions, by holding up the Ad
ministration to ridicule, . and' declaring
that public virtue is no longer-with those
that govern, by appealing to passions,’ pre
judices, and traditions, they, have made
the name of Democracy a soft phrase of
treason. The men who have done this had
a reason for their conduct. Gamblers in the
public faith, the creatures of power when
power meant corruption, they saw in the
new order of things Mr. Lincoln’s election
foreshadowed, no hope for the future, no
indemnity for the past. They-had served'
the Southern -traitors before treason- was
pronounced; and although the war,-has
severed them from their masters as with
a pillar of fire,: the love of-the old asso
ciation, the hatred that servility inspired in
their breasts, the feeling that in a con
test for libcrly and ■■'justice., they could
never tafcc a nohle part, compelled them to
look upon the ruin of the country as the only
opportunity of aggrandizement and advance
ment. AVc write this theory with; a shud
der. We do not wish to believe what we
are compelled to believe, and if closing our
eyes to painful facts could change them, we
should close our eyes forever. But by what 1
other standard.can;these men be tried? If
we do not assign this reason we can imagine
none other. We can suppose a man for
tunate, a native of a loyal State; all his life
a public man, and bearing in his hmid ,tlie
recollection of many popular courtesies and
honorß. He has been a politician and a be
liever. in the sad theory that men are but
things, honor but dross, and opinions, like
merchandise, to be bought and sold. He
lms followed party organizations and ruled
them until he believes the machinery of ’a :
party greater than the integrity of a natron.'
War is but a newi move in the game and
treason an unpleasant,’incident. He does
not’see, or\pej.4}aps ' ,tlie . vision comes
to-him ■ too late, that underneath' all
parlies'/all systems, combinations, organ
izations, the convention, the Cabinet, the
caucus, the deeji sentiment- of . patriotism
lives and moves We' can imagine such a
man contemplating the present rebellion.
Herbccomes a traitor by liis vanity, his am
bition, and the dreadful theories that
lmve controlled his life. He desires to
live; lie loves, fame, and money, and
power, and wanting a soul capable 1 of
appreciating the devotion of a country,
or rising to the dignity of popular , self,
sacrifice, ire devotes himself to the ruin
of the Government, caring not what ,is lost
or what is injured,, so that lie'; can-plunder
nnd .destroy. Out of Ahe ruins of .all a new
country may come, and: a'traitor to the
jreopie.’s faith may be th’e,.titled-instrument of'
the' usurping power.” Jefferson Davis
would ask no better or more, willing pro
consuls for conquered Pennsylvania than the
accepted leaders of-the Democratic party.
We give these words the fulness of their
meaning, and speaking to the.,Democratic
masses alone, we appeal to their honor,
their love of country, their self-respect, to
cast aside the men who have brought in
famy upon their name, and whose only-tri
umph will be the ruin of their country: They
avow it. ; It is recorded in their resolutions.'
Hiding like bandits from the light of day, in
bai ns and caves and secret chambers, they
plot the wavs and means of the conspiracy.
This is not a surmise on our part. The of
ficers of the law have shown that organi
zations for the purpose of demoralizing and
destroying the Government exist, under
quaint titles, and with all the attractive and
mysterious discipline of our civil secret
organizations. If disaster should come
upon our arms and the despair and gloom
of tlie popular heart indicated a time to
strike, does any one believe that the blow
would be ■withheld ? Does any one believe
that these organizations, under the co
lors of the Democratic party, like the
pirate who loads his gun under a ci
vilized flag, would hesitate to carry into
practice what they daily counsel and preach?
It is to deny that bad men will commit
ciimo, that bold men will be desperate,
that traitors will commit treason, to sup
pose that, if ever the opportunity occurs, it
would not lie gladly accepted. ■ We believe
tlmt the Democratic party will not become
the instrument-of such crimes. We cannot
think that the disciples of Jefferson, and
the followers of Jackson, will become Hes
sians and Swiss, under the command of
aiarcliists and conspirators. It is this coa
yictioij that animates the words we write
this morning. The hour Inis come, but
where is the man ? Where is the Democrat
with tlie courage, the prestige, the manhood
to rise with tlie dignity of this occasion, and
drive the thieves and the money-changers
from the temple.of Democracy ? This is an
hour full of precious fame. This is a time
that may become immortality to the coura
geous and virtuous leader/ - We can; speak for
the masses.of- the Democratic party/, ;They,
onlj- ask some one to give the inspiration, to
be their leader and their friend. This is tlie
duty of the Hour.' We trust that Providence
will give us the Man.
Petroleum*
Considering the impetus which, lias been
given to our commerce by the discovery of
petroleum, and the extensive proportions to
which the trade in this valuable product has"
already attained, it is singular that more in
terest has not beeh manifested in the subject
among scientific bodies. ’As far as we are
aware, the only legislative a'ction at all
hearing upon it has been'of'an [adverse cha T
raster; and, instead of a commission ap
pointed by our Stale Legislature to visit,
examine; and report upon the. extent and
value of the oil-yielding districts,, we have in
our Municipal Legislature 'efforts made, not
only; to prevent its manufacture, distillation,
and storage within the city limits, .hut to
: impose the most stringent regulations upon
its manufacture in the suburbs. The in
surance companies likewise join in the
crusade, and refuse to grant policies upon
buildings in which even- a few gallons
of the inflammable oil is stored. It is, of
course, very proper that the- authorities
should display a careful regard for the safety
of human life, by the passage of necessary
laws regulating the manufacture and sale of
dangerous combustibles; But they should be
careful, also, not to make the proscription
too sweeping. Legitimate trade has its
rights, which cannot he invaded;. and it
would scarcely be discreet to affirm that the
traffic in petroleum is not legitimate. Since
the first of the year, we have exported from
this port 2,197,548 gallons, valued at\ssBG,-
GOO ; and from New York 7,422*594 gallons,
the value of which was $2,702,915.' ' Such
an extensive trade as this —and, ’ as far as we
have any means of ascertaining, it Is yet in
infancy—ought not to be unnecessarily tam
pered with or fettered by legislative enact
ment.. At any rate, legislation upon the sub
ject should not be made at random, but
should be based upon satisfactory scientific
data. Let it be shown conclusively tliatpe
troleum is explosive, anil -that it cannot; be
freed from this dangerous quality, and it
will then be just and proper to placeit under
ban of the law. - ■ .
■j;" A few words now; upon the .‘scientific
aspect-of the question. ; Much argument,
and some theory, have been aroused by the
premises and practice implicated in the dis
covery ns well as in the manufacture; of and
traffic in petroleum. In some-cases, from
stones.quarried from oil-hearing strata, and
employed in architecture, the oil continues
to leak and ooze, staining the structure even
to disfiguration. This should seem to argue
that’the oil must reside in the rock. That the
reason is due to a decayed vegetable growth
could he interestingly proved by the discovery
in such building stones of any tokens of fossil
remains. The oil districts of Pennsylvania
and elsewhere offer opportunity for argu
ment on this as well as on other points.
Oil Creek and Big French Creek might, per
haps, The • clayey ■ and
diversified; sluile of {hose regions, tile,sand
stone groups, close-grained and .compact, , or
yielding and micaceous, are fertile in
idiosyncrasies! Examination made to de
termine whether the oil of Oil creek is pro
duced through, the fermentation of vegetable
matter, would certainly render proof on this
point somewhat more than negative. . In
. yestigation,; rightly : .directed . and leisurely
matured,, would produce testimony little
short of demonstration. . The thickest coal;
beds are, in the main, the lowest. A gross
and vigorous growth of vegetation can be
traced as the cause of them. Is it not'
supposable that something equivalent to this.
•lies at the back of those peculiarities above
referred to ? A profusion of marine plant's
was washed down, let us say, into the re
gions below Oil Creek Valley. The naked
positions which, in' such vicinities, the sand
rocks' expose,: furnish to those .who search
them" data for true elucidation. -In
-those neighborhoods where petroleum, is
sues from the sides’of the hill -slopes,
a of a geological, column
would be eminently interesting. Impres
sions of marine plants have been discovered
in the'sandstones basing the hills and ex
tending through’the surrounding elevations,
and the plants themselves' are of remoter
age than those constituting. tbo : coal-beds, ■
and are again unlike the , impressions of
vegetation discovered in the accompanying
characteristics of coal-fields. Those plants
which produce petroleum contain; it would
. seem, a. greater amount'of hydrogen and
less of carbon, than those which-manufac
ture-themselves into-coal.- Hence 'a fer
mentation which produced oil • instead of
coal. -The coarse and quick developments
of such marine, plants,.tile intense heat of
the climate‘during that period, account for
these- conditions, and ■ differences. in condi
tion. Thin coal threads are to be found in
oil-producing strata; and seem to favor, by
their presence, the idea which has been pre
sented. 1 - . .. 1 , ,
The decay of animal matter, as well as the
character of various beds of coal, no doubt
originates much petroleum; anditisno more
credulous to argue that, in certain localities,
'petroleum results from the decomposition of;
marine'plants, than it would be skeptical to'
'rest' in doubt and conjecture, 'j'fie 'oil in
■ Oil- Greek- Valley has- been with some a
-.subject of speculation in;regard to this;,'pat,-,
ticular;; and. it would, not be uninteresting; 1
to htfaivhow exaiminationhas been .conducted'
and with what amonnt of 1 success. A com- 1
modity so invaluable and wide-spread as
petroleum justifies the number of experi
ments and plans in regard to it which have
been and which are in operation, and ren
ders of weight the advices which are to be
gleaned- fro na the markess and prices current,
home and foreign. The number of men
whose interests'are deeply involved therein,
or who nre seeking to haze, them so, renders
the commodity one of much concern and
inquiry, and awakens' more than ordinary
■ curiosity when- anything is projected con
cerning- it, in theory or practice.
DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF.
GENERAL HANKS MOVING TOWARD TEXAS.
HIS TRIUMPHANT MARCH.
Occupation of the Opelousas Country.
BATTLE OF VERMILION BAYOU.
Earthworks at ‘Bate-la-Bose Seduced.
Large Number of Prisoners Taken—
Rebels Destroy two Gunboats-and ■
Many Steamers to Prevent
, their falling , into
our hands,
(S.C..(fee*, .....(fee* .-
New York, April 26 —The steamer. Fulton, from
New Orleans,has arrived at this port with important
advices/ ' -
On the night of the 17th inst., General Banks had
reached Ycrmilionvillc after a hard -fight at Vermi
lion Bayou, where the rebels had posted batteries
and infantry, but they were driven from them, after
a hard tight, with considerable loss on both sides.
A' letter in the Era , dated on the field, above New
Iberia, April 16, states that Col. Kimball, with the
63d Massachusetts regiment, entered the rebel works
.at Bethel Place, on the morning ofthe 14th, plant
ing our flag on the parapet. Gen.-Weitzel’s divi
sion followed, succeeded by the whole line.
The rebels left numbers of their dead unburied,
and evidences were plenty ot bloody work in their
ranks// .
Large stores-of-ammunition,'some Enfield rifles
-and other arms, were captured.
Our army then Pattersonvilie,
skirmishing continuously, and reached Franklin on
the 15th. ■
Prior to Thursday night some thousand pri soner
had been brought to Franklin, captures of whole com
panies of rebels being made at a time. At Franklin,
the gunboat Corine was capturedqwith three officers
of the late gunboat Diana on board, thus restoring
them to our service. The rebels also destroyed ten
steamboats, to prevent their falling into Gen. Banks’
hands, and nlso two large gunboats and the Diana.
Included in the destruction of those boats were im
■ mense stores of provisions, twenty thousand pounds
of bacon, and a thousand cases of ammunition. It
was expected that Gen. Banks would capture Ope
lousas bn the 18th, and occupy it. i.
The expedition of General Grover had been emi
nently successful, and in a battle with the rebels at
Irish Bend the/ 13th Connecticut charged the rebel
line and batteries, eupported by the 26th Maine, 25th
Connecticut, 12th Maine, and 91st New York, and
, defeated them, leaving a silk flag and other trophies
in our. hands. -
The rebel force consisted of-two regiments of
Texans and fc three; batteries, including, the famous
Pelican and Sims batteries.
.The whole rebel force, at Bethel Place and Irish
/Bend; numbered some one posted in a
-highly-advantageous position, ‘under comtnind : of
General Biclc Taylor, a son of the late 2£chaiy
Taylor.
Important , captures of horses,’mules, beef cattle,
to the number of over a thousand, were made. The
celebrated salt mine or Balt rock was' captured, and
the rebel works destroyed.
The rebel soldiers were not loth tobe captured,
and over sixteen hundred arie in our hands, and more
are being taken. , • r
An abandoned rebel iron foundry was found near
New Iberia, containing a quantity of shot and shell.
Our fleet has reduced the rebel fortifications at Bute
La Kose—an important point. The prospects are
that the rebels will be driven out of Opelousas coun
ty or all captured. . . -
Our troops arc in splendid condition.
The wounded in the late battle have nearly all
reached New Orleans, numbering 170, where they
are quartered at the Mechanics’-Institute Hospital.
Among them are lieutenants Oliver, and Bannin&,'
of the 25tli Connecticut. All were doing well.
A large number of rebel wounded were in the hos
pitals at Franklin and Iberia. 4
There is nothing new from Key .West.
WASHEVGTOiV.
Special Despatches to “The Press.”
Washington, April 20,18€3.
Designs of the Enemy in Southeastern
Virginia. :
General Hax-leck’s visit.t© Norfolk and' Suffolk
is of considerable 'importance. ' The’Republican, of
Wednesday evening, contained a letter Nor
folk, which states that General Dixj has recently be
come possessed of very important information re-
Bpecting the purposes of the rebels in' that vicinity,
and it is not improper to Bay that General Halleck
visited General Dix to consult in reference to these
recent developments.
There are indications that the rebel chiefs, relying
upon the condition of the roads to prevent an imme
diate advance by Hooker, will precipitate a very
■ heavy force upon General* i)ix, with the determina
tion to retake'Suffolk; It would seem, however, to
be certain that if the mud is so deep that Hooker
cannot advance upon Richmond, the same obstacles
• would lie in the way of an advance of the enemy
’upon Suffolk; However this may be, the latest ad
' vices from : Gen.' Dixf'received here, {give good evi*
dence that he is ready td meet any numbers the ene
my may send to attack his works.
Tile Case o,f Colonel D’Utassy* 1
In the court martial in the case of Colonel D’Utas
st, to-day, Lieutenant Lassellb testified-.to the
fact that 'the accused', received the .money-three.
thousand two hundred and sixty-five . dollars and
forty. cents—charged by the prosecution*--Colonel
DlUtassy was very searching in his cross-examina
tion of this witness. He endeavored .to proye that
the witness , had borrowed money from him*- :‘Wit-v
ness said, in reply to his question, that he had, na
foi*tunatcly, loaned Colonel D s U,tassy. money on
several occasions, and in places which, it would not,
be proper to mention. .-Alexander Hall, an Adams
Express clerk, authenticated re
ceipts of the date of November 28, from
August Belmont, of New York,for fifteen hundred
dollars, and the other forwarding *iive- hundred dol
. lave to E. E. Haeicht. # _
. .. 'Tiie" Reported Arrests* -
The statement .published in some of the papers that
the chief clerk of the Pension Bureau' had been ar
rested on a charge of treason iB entirely false. . The
chief clerk of the Pension Bureau' is Mr. llisLMtoir
late llepublican. member of Congress from. Ohio. He
is at his desk'as usual to-day; The- statement may
have had reference to the chief clerk of some other
bureau. Mr. Barrett, the Commissioner of the Pe
nsion Bureau, is one of the few bold, radical and con-’
sißtent anti-Blavery men at the head of bureaus in '
"Washington, and he has no clerk' whose -loyalty is'
not above suspicion. ' . ' •
Movements before Washington*- •
All is quiet on our front, though small parties of
rebel cavalry are daily seen by our pickets amT
scouts. Those sent’ out from Warrenton, and from
Hampton Ferry, in the direction of Leesburg, re
port having seen a few squads of guerillas, whose'
chief occupation seems to'be the'plundering of the
•inhabitants. : *■ ' r . r ■ J
Interesting to, Oflice-Seekers;
- After the return of Secretary. Chase" from New
York the numerous vacancies in clerkships in his
Department will be. filled, but the large number.of
appointments to the new offices, authorized by the •
laws of the last session, may- be a little .while de
layed. . .. • ~.. # , r ; -'.g?--
Banking,under tUeNational System.
Something in the . neighborhood of a hundred ap
• plications have been made to the Depart*
associations of;capitaliats, upon -
the banking business under the new law* * It is un
derstood, however,..that the Secretary desires jbhatx
large banking establishments may be ; set in motion
-in New-York contemporaneously with* those in .the
country:at large. -.The analogies in practical bank- ,
ing business furnish the reason for this; . -
, First D;-,C; Colored Volunteers* s ‘-
• The commencement has been made for the organi- ‘
zation of a regiment among the colored population
•of the District of Columbia. Those who-arepromi--'
nent in the movement believe the Executive au
’i-thorities will grant the necessary facilities’for its
Removal of tlic AdjutantfGeneral’s Chief
. Clerk.
Mr. Aeeison has been removed to-day from
.’ chief clerkship of the adjutant s^, office.-y i .
u';';'. i I I< ers6iiai*‘,. y > : -’•
, Jojin-S. who, for thirty years,- luw^becri'
librarian -of the .library of. the .Capitol, but was rc- '
moved by the present Administration* diecl;yester- -
day, at the age'.of seventy*three years. J - I * l 1 «
The Slave-Trade Treaty* ' '
The President has officially proclaimed .the’addi-',
' tippar .article T to _ the .■ treaty, between . ,thejTJn(tei ‘.
States and Great. Britain for the suppression ot the ’
African slave trade. The foliowing is the additional'
; :
v • By^-the first article'of, the Creaty betweenJier '
■Jffijesty.’.tho ' Queen’ bf r the" United
33/iiain andilrelandj'and tlie United* states ofdAmerlcai; J
: fm- the' an ppre se in n'of• the' 1 African f slave - trade, signed At
' Wasbingt6n-onbf April,TS(>2; it was stipdlited
ahdt'agfeed; tbat>.tlioBe.:Bhips of the respective navies of
. the tjyo high contmeting parties which shall lie provided
iwiih.ipecial instructions
."mehtio]iecl,'inay such merchant .vessels of tffe two :
nations as itraj*; iipon be-suspected .
-'ofbeiiig'ebgaged in the African slave-trade, or*of having'
been-Jltted ont for tlikt-purpot-ei OVol having, dnririfcthe
v<»yage on<which theya've’met by the said cruisers, peon
.tf iiyaaed.in the African?slave?trade,^wntincry to the pro-’
• vit-ions of the isaid treaty.; and that
detain and send or carry away Auch, Vessels, .in o} - der
- that they rioay be brought to trial iii the aianner ckercid-■
after agreed upon (and whereas*, it ’ was” by'thefsaCd' ’
article further stipulated and agreed thafc ,
/'right of search and .detention should-De ex* rcrs*ed v dnly
-:wathin..tho *distance>-of- twonhiindred miles -‘ffom* the;*
Africa,-ani-to:thes southward rof-
parallel .o^{north ,latLtiidS, ._itn4 thirty,,
.leagues from ’the coast.' of -Gamt ; ' -
. 'whertati* the two "high” cohtijactiiiff.' lhujtles ? are - de-l:;
circus of rendeVlng: the -said-: treaty'st{ll mbi;e efllca
; civus -plenipotentiatie's who Signed '
the said treaty have, in virtue of theirliill po.iYers;aj?reed; •
tli'at'UiereciprocalrightofYißit aud’detehtion.asdeliusd
in the ar icie .’aforesaid, niay be exereiktd"'also’within
, thirty leftgueabfLh'cJil&udbi i
It agues of the Inland- of Puerto Kico, and .within (UUtx<
".Ipcgiips'of of San'Doiuihgo. 1 - The pifeseat’a.d
-ditionHfnriicld shall lfave the same force and validify ft*
if it hadbeen-iiisartedviword-for word,* inthetrenty cun,-!
i riuded between.thcdwo.high'coutracfiug ‘partfes
; 7tli of April, -and' ,ehaV ,havo>the BamB i dn : rftHoa ,;; a§-
tieaty;..- - dt-^nall;be r^tided,’and jthn ratiticatioas.
- lihteror fipbMß'.Sy^MdiWo;: In whereof;'the ,! re-».
j rppctivhipotßutiarteft have.'• siyu’ed; auil:.
liave thesdalof^their l)^ne-at.
'(■ Februaty, in theTeaYofCur''
1 - - * -CL Sr T ~ • TC (Hr SBWA-RD
THE PJUSSS.—PHILADELPHIA. MONDAY.. APBIL 27. 1563.
itiii or tie roTomc.
. '*sr. ,1. . VV|
Succcesfnl fixpMUtlouv-10, Port-Royali on
tlic Lower ilappahannock-Ne'(V Rebel
Ccucialo .
IiKAIXJUAIITEIta'ARMT OF THlt POTOMA.O, ’April
25, —Twoorthiee-days ago ft party of our troops
paid a visit to Port Royal, onthe'Rappahannock,
capturing fifteen or twenty*prisoners, a mail,- and
several horses. They also destroyed a quantity of
forage and some army .wagons. -
The severe rain storm ceased .last night, and there
is now.a prospect of better weather, which will dry
up the roads. '
The rebel pickets inform us that they have a new
general on their side, .who .treats the soldiers -with
great severity. On inquiring his nahie, they reply,
“GeneratStarvation; by God l”
DEPARTMENT OF VIRGINIA.
Deserters from Yorkto^vn-Soutbern News
—Reports of Movements In
Dentils of Union Solctfters in Ridioiond.
: rouTKEBB ]VfoNBpE, : April 24.—Six rebel deserters
arrived here -thiß morning from. Yorktown, on the
steamboat Thomas A; Morgan; also, a prisoner who
was arrested at Williamsburg, charged with'having
acted as a guide, in conducting the rebels to our
lines to make the attack on-Fort Magrudcr, on the
10th irist; : ''N.''''-*."
The Richmond Sentinel of April 23 contains the fol
lowing:' 1 ' 1 '
‘ Chattanooga, April 21.—Seven, more persons
have been sent South beyond the Federal lines by
Gen. Rosecrans,
Twenty-four transports have landeil-at East port,
eight miles from luka, with 40,000 Yankees, chiefly
cavalry,
There is no immediate prospect of a battle.
Oxalojta, April 20. —A squadron of-Abolition
cavalry, estimated at 1,500, were advancing on Pon
totoc yesterday. Our f rces. arc concentrating to
resist them. An engagement is . certain to-day, un
less the enemy retiree.
It is repoi ted from Havana that Commodore
Willceß had been arrested and paroled for firing into
a Spanish steamer. Also, that Admiral Milne had
ordered the arrest of Wilkeß for being, with the
Vanderbilt's crew, engaged in the Petcrhoff Affair.
It is believed the enemy are advancing on Holly
Springs, from Corinth.
.Tames G.Gibbcs, of Columbia, South Carolina,
has arrived from'abroad, bringing with him ma
chinery-for making cotton cards; and for other pur
poses. ■■
A rebel, lieutenant was ordered to report forth
with at Libby prison, Richmond; the 20th inst., for
having taken eleven Yankee officers, of whom he
was in charge, to the Linwood House, where they
got their breakfast. ‘‘This new style Of entertain
ing prisoners of war,” the Sentinel says, “has been
too much in vogue here of late.”
List of deaths in the Ltbby Prison Hospital from
March 6th to April 22d, 1853:
My Bryce, Delaware county, NeV'York, Maith"
17th. . ; *-
Seig. J, K. Falls, 85th Indiana, March 23: r
J. A. Haiina, 19th Michigan, March2s.
Sergt. Ohas. Purcell, 19th Michigan, March 24.
D. Washburn, I9th Michigan, Maroh 25.
A. Weitshire, 85th .Michigan, Maroh2s. /•'
C. McCunei 19th Michigan, March 23.:
Friedly Jacob, 85th Indiana, March 27. , .
L. R. WiggiDß, 19th Michigan,''March 27; •
Tyree Hunt, 85th:Ii»Qiana,-March 27.
wm. Graham, 19th Michigan,:March 28. •.
G. F. Mallory, 85th Indiana, March 28. -
B. McGaugliy, 85th Indiana, March 29.-
Wm-. Breed; 19th Michigan, March 29. ‘
W. J. McMillan, 80th Illinois, March 31.
. Noah Hadley, 33d Indiana; March 31v
Geo. Higgins, 19th Michigan, April- 1,
J. W. Garrett, 85th Indiana, April 2.
Corp. N. F. Brown, 85th In d ian a, A*pril 2. • '
L. Nash, 85th Indiana, April 3.. !
Oorp. J. H. Berry. 22d Wisconsin, April 6.
Titos. B. Hall, 85th Indiana, April 8.
John Shideler, 19th Michigan, April 11. , ;
Benj. Wolf, citizen,. Shenandoah county, Va.,
April 14. - ; ~ . \
L. S. Goff; 85th Indiana,. April 20. ' ' ' ' ' ‘
. JOHN WILKINS, Surgeon of Post.
ARM! OF THE SHENANDOAH,
Brilliant Affair at the Foot of tire Blue
Ridge-Capture of n Notorious Rebel Guo
rHla Leader. v
Harprb’s.'Ferry, April 26.—The following de
spatch, has just been received: ,W'' v
' Hit ADQUARTEES UNITED STATES FORCES, '
/ BRRRYVJLLEj Ya., April 22, 1863 U '
General : We caught the notorious Oaptain Lay
poled last; eight,- atapoinfcthree milesoa the east;
side of the river. learned of his haunting place,
set a trap for him. sent thirty picket men across-the
fiver, three ; at‘a Tiine; at midnight, and caught-him*
and seven , men of the sth and 6th Virginia'rebel ?
Cavalryj theyvbagged the whole, party. There is
general rejoicing at the capture- of this bold villain,
and Lieutenant; Powell, and his/brave men of the
12th Virginia Infantry, with Lieutenant WycofT, of'
the Ist New York Cavalry (ever reliable), are enti
. tled to'all the credit; It was a bold dash and nobly
executed. .!;-•••
1 have the honor to be, General, youuobcdient
servant, AND. T..McREYNOLiDS;
Colonel lßt N. Y. Cavalry, Commanding.
To Brigadier General Har
t per’s Ferry.* * •
ARMY OF THE- CUMBERLAND.
A-Reported Union Repulse at Tttscumbla,
Ala.— The Campaign In Middle Tcnnossee
about to Open. i
CiNOiNNATij-April 25.—The Chattanooga Jielel, of
the 22d, reports a fight at Tusuupibia, and claims a
■ victory;..' ■
A Tullahoma correspondent of the ■ 'Rebel says:
“From present indications, I think I may hazard the
prediction that the campaign in -Middle Tennessee
will soon open* in earnest. In pursuance of a recent
order from Gen. Bragg, tentsand extra baggage are
being sent to the rear, reserving tonly three hies to
every'huridred men;”
Murfreesboro, April 22.—Gen. J. B. Turchin
has been ordered to report to Gen. Glashy; for ser
vice with cavalry.- This leaves Col. D. It: Stanley,
of the 18th Ohio, still in command of his old brigade,
in Gen. Negle'y’s division'. Capt/ Grover has been
assigned'to duty on -the staff of’Brig. Gen* Lytle,
commanding brigade in Sheridan’B division. .... <1
DEPARTMENT OF THE OHIO. J
Flattering; Success .of' Our Late Expedition
to ’ Ky, —Rebel Stores and Store-
Ships Destroyed-f The Losses—Skirmish. In
Southern Kentucky. Y •
• Washington/ April 25.—The following despatch
•lias beeh‘rcceived ; at* the-headquarters of the army:
(iiNCiNNATI, April 23, 1863.
'.'Major GettillzWrUallcckf-General-in-Chief:
■ ■■., The tallowing.despatch hasjustbecn received:
, --Headquarters*. Louisville, April 22. ex
pedition to Celina was entirely successful. Colonel
"Graham reports,through General Hobson,'that "they
deBtroyed*the 4own, l00;000 pounds of bacon; 10,0Q0
bushels of wheat, 10,000 bushels of corn, 100 barrels.
. of whisky, 100 barrels of hour, a considerable quan
tity, of sugarVcofffee, tea, salt, anti'other stores, and
‘■'forty boats,‘which 'had been* used; in transporting
supplies from Burksville and other points on the
Cumberland. .. •*.• : .. .
The rebels report a loss of ninety killed, but Col.
Graham is of the opinion that the number is greater.
We bad one hundred and one missing.:
; The rosult-iB highly creditable to the troops en
gaged. Indeed; itiwas a perfect'success.'
-Brigadier General WRIGHT.
A. E. Burnside, Major GenerAj. , « ;
Cincinnati, April 25.—A Bpecial despatch from
Stanford, says: Captain Slough, of .the 41th
Ohio, with 150 men, attacked a body of the enemy,-
below Rockhold, on the Williamsburg road, on the
23d, killing four, capturing nine,' and driving the
eneniy across the river. Wc sustained no loss. ■
DEPARTMENT OF THE TENNESSEE.
The Engagement on tlic Coldwatcr River
‘-Movements of thcßcbcls—Another Gun-
boat Runs the Blockndej &c.
Cincinnati, April 25.— Advices from below state
that there haß been a cessation of fighting on the
Coldwater. During the fighting, thusfar,"the Fede
ral loss has'been small. One colonel is reported
killed; his name has not be’en ascertained.
Rebel reports say that Geseral Coring has arrived
from Fort Pemberton, with several thousand men,
ahdrcinforced Chalmers. Some hard fighting is an
ticipated. Several'houseß were burned at Hernando
on the 21st. It is reported that Holly'Springs has
been reoccupied by the Federals. The steamer Prima
Donna, from Vicksburg, arrived a); Memphis on the
23d. When the gunboats and' transports ran the
blockade; all went past the Warrenton batteries but
the Forest Queen, Which, being disabled, put in at
the mouth of the lower canal for repairs. . On Tues
day she ran by Warrenton and joined the fleet. She
was not fired upon. ■ ' ■ :
Despatches from Memphis, dated the 22d, make no
mention of. the repulse of the Federal troops at
Coldwater, as reported.
* The Richmond. Whig, of the 21st, says, oh the au
thority of a telegram from Jackson', Mississippi, that
according to the be’st information obtained,
has been no fighting on the Coldwatcr; or near Her
handos, 'since the fight' of Saturday and Sundayj
/when the rebels were driven back. = .»•■*.
THE PACIFIC COAST,
i From California—Wreck of a Cliiuese ,Vosi
•<•■■■+ scl-Loss ofhtft-The liliatng Pcvcri f
■ Fsakoisco, April 24.-The.ship Spirit ofthel
"Times has arrived at this port, fifty-six days from
Hong Kong.- > • *' (
"The Britißh bark'Achille, from Hong Kong, for)
r San Francisco, was lost on Prataa, Shoal, oh the2d*
•|of-February.. Herofiicers and* crew were saved, but
seventy Chinese passengers were lost. . . < ,
The mining ‘fever in this State.iß unabated.
1 An' army of prospectors are scouring the mountain
'plaibs’fdr new mines, while brokers and dabblers in
1 • 'V', 1 ;
v J’*Ttade ? : .
: .From Charleston. . .
■■' Fouthesb Monkoe, April ; steamer 0. W.
Thoiinas*arrive<V''this ' morning from North Ed La to
Inla^id^South'Carolina; She left there last Thurs
day, at whicK time our 1 monitors were all lying off
that place, rind our land forces occupied the island.
' '.The TjJ. Si frigate Juniata sailed from Hampton
ORoads f today for Havana.' Also, the steamer S. E.
v Spnittldiiig, v forHUton Head. [ i i
The G t \ili',o£ St. Ijawrenue Railroad Accl
tlent. ' ■{■■■■
? Portland, Me., April 25.—The steamship Hiber
*nia departed'to*Bight for Liverpool! j
A private despatch from'Portland says the Gulf
of Sti Lawrence is clear. This \yill enable the Ca
nadian line of steamers to rim to Quebec hereafter.
A’train from iCeridall’s Mill to Augusta this morn
ing fan off-the-track. Several -’of the passengers
avereseriousJyipjured.
• r.aKc Champlain, v
. Vt M April 2».—Lake Champlain is
clear of ice, anu navigation is open.s The steamers
bet.ween''Whitehftll v ari(Ußouse’s Point will eom-’
Mnence .tlieir. trips on'Monday.' ; t ‘
r t i ■ * Ifr.qin . Mexico.* i;.
, Ni£ v A pfil,2s —?The.French steam corvette
* B6tholctf iTom' Vera Cruz on the7th instant, arrived
, at thisp'ort'tO'day.i The oomniander aaysthe report ;
-of*tbe defeat of<the>Freiich army at* Puebla is en-?
Jirely erroneous.. When he left,Vera Oru2 all was
. <juiet at P r uebm.,
Explosion; at Simcoc.
•/ .- Simcoe,''. Canada- West* April 25.—Van Eary’s
.were blojvp up yesterday, the boiler
‘Four men were killed, and-.thc
4 “ :
, t vN«w Vork, April; 26.—Arrived, ship
irpm.Liverpool; ship Enterprise, ——; bark Fleet--
wing, from'New Orleans ; bark Nubia, from Can* :
• ton'; brig from Oienfuegos.. •> > ;
Ship; News;
ARMY OF THE FRONTIER.
Position of the Rebels— General .Vnmdcver
In Hie Van—Generals Orm aud fining
Bloving - Unsatisfactory Reports from
Southeastern Missouri.
St. Louis, April 24 — The Kolia correspondent of
the . Democrat bsj’b that Marmsdukc has a force of
20,000 rebels in Southeast Missouri, and Price has
12,000 conscripts at Pocahontas, Arkansas, but this
Is doubtless an exaggeration.
- Gen. Yaiidever left Rolla on Wednesday, with a
brigade ;Of cavalry, a . battery of artillery, and his
force of infantry. The remainder of the cavalry and
artillery of Gen. Jawing and Orm’s divisions were to
move yesterday. .
Pilot ICwon, Mo., April 26.— Intelligence as to
the number and intentions of thefrebel force under
Marmaduke'is* unsatisfactory, ..They are estimated
to number from six to eight thousand. Their main
body, is two- or three miles beyond Frederickstown.
A detachment of our troops is within a half: mile
of that plsce..
Attempts were made laßt night to burn three
bridges of the Iron Mountain Railroad, but the
rebels were repulsed with the loss of five killed and
twenty .wounded.
General Vandevcr has arrived here with a force
of cavalry and artillery from •Rolla, and assumed
command.
THE ARKANSAS REFUGEES IN BATTLE.
Si’RiKaFiKLi>; Mo., April 19.—We have just re
ceived the particulars of the fight at Fayetteville.
Some three or four thousand rebels, under the com
mand oi General .Cabell, constituted the attacking
party. The force stationed at Fayetteville, consisted
of two regiments of Arkansas, recently enlisted, one
of them not yet armed/ - They' fought like heroeß.-
Those who had no arms used clubs and stones, and
bowic knives, and whatever else they could get,' in.
our .hand-to; hand encounter, and repulsed the enemy
with severe Joss.
. There has, perhaps, been no fight during this war
in which there was shown (on a small scale, to be
sure) more determined valor than was exhibited by
those Arkansas refugees upon this occasion. They
fight ashmen who have suffered much and who feel
deeply; do to tic to,” ] ' ? * - •
TRE INVASION OF MISSOURI.
Tike Rebels Attack General McNeil and arc
Repulsed-*Retreat and Pursuit* *
St, Louis, April 26.—Despatches from General
McNeil, at Cape Girardeau, dated seven p’clock on
Saturday evening, announced that-the rebels, about
eight thousand atrong, under command of Marma
duke and Burbridge. were eight* miles-distaut and'
approaching on two roads
This morning a flag of truce brought a demand for
a surrender in half an hour, signed by order of
Major General Price, to .which a defiant reply was
returned. /
11,20 A. M.—The rebels attacked our'position in
force, and after three hours’ severe fighting, were
.handsomely repulsed. It is supposed, however,
they, would change position and attackfrom another
point; Reinforcements reached General McNeil
to-day. He has two gunboats ready for any
emergency, and/expreßses the; utmost confidence in
his'ability to whip the enemy , and pursue them in
cnee of a retreat. 1 . .
No apprehension need be felt for the safety of Cape
Girardeau. ’
• No mention is made of the loss on either^side.
A strong force;of, artillery and
Fredericktown last night, and nearly all the rebel
prisoners confined here hare been removed to Alton,
and all the gunshops of the city are placed under
gUAl’d.
. ; ■ ’ ■ LATER.
THE 1 REBELS REPULSED WITH SEVERE
A later;, despatch from General McNeil says we
have' reputed the enemy with severe lose. He is
now retreating, but will be taken care of. Our loss
is less than twenty in killed and wounded. "
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
. r Cairo, April 26.— The steamer Hyatt amvedthis
evening, having.left Cape Girardeau at 3 o’clock P.
M. Her officers report a collision between our
troops and the rebels at 11 o’clock this morning.
The fighting continued two hours, when the 1 enemy
was repulsed. No particulars are given. :
STATES IN REBELLION.
Rebel. Loss a#, the Recent Siege of SulFollt—
Why Gen. lIHI Retreated—Capture of tile
Federal Transport Steamer Fox—Strip,
ping llie Keoltuh—Miscellaneous Items.
/ /We have received Richmond papers of Thursday,
the 23d-instant, from, which‘we.-clip the following
interesting items: , ' : ff ' /,
REBEL LOSS AT SUFFOLK.
/• ;The gives the following list, of killed and :
wounded in General Pickett’s Division, at Suffolk:
. . . : Killed. Wounded.
Corße’sßrigade...:';. l 518
Kemper’s Brigade 0 i .
Armistead’sßrigade.........; 3 26
Maconte Battery. : ... i o
Total 5 . ’ 45
' ♦ CHAS. W. CHANCELLOR,
; .- Chief Surgeon Division.
THE TAKING OF WASHINGTON “ NOT AD-
‘ “ YISABIjE.”
[Froni theWiliningtoii Journal,TApril 20 J
. Gen. Hill Falls' Bac.k.— From • our' obliging
correspondent at Tarboro’ we have received positive
information of the falling back of Gen. Hill’s forces
from around* Washington, and that the attack on
that ptace has been abandoned, at least for the pre
sent.-' Gen. Hill, weleam from passengers, was in
G oldsboro’- on yesterday. We presume that - it,, was
considered unnecessary to take Washington', .unless
.Hill’s Point, on the South side of the fiver, could
have-been fortified with long*range guns, so as to
prevent the enemy’s gunboats from
river above.that.point. .There is no doubt in our
mind that Gen. Hill could easily have taken Wash
ington, and would have done deemed it
advisable under the circumstances. '
Our correspondent says: The Yankee gunboats
havinglonger range guns than ours, they had shelled
Hill’s Point batteries, doing Bomedamage, while ours
could not reach them. . , . ,
Our ordnance haß all been secured in the evacua
tion or falling back of our troops from around Wash
ington;.,-. ' '
The reported advance of 20,000 Yankees from New
bem turns out to be erroneous. -
It iB not our business to say where General Hill’B
forces-are at this time. - ■ -
CAPTURE OF THE FEDERAL TRANSPORT
. STEAMER FOX.
"i.CFfoih the Mobile Tribune;]?: / ;y
V ;On Monday, 6th instant, some ’fifteen of our ad
venturous citizens, headed by . Captain Andrews,
formerly of New Orleans; determined oruthe cap
ture ol one of the. Federal transports that they
learned were “lying around loose” at the mouth of
river, and so they got the loan of a
‘•gig I’ and proceeded to Fort Morgan. On Tuesday -
morning they proceeded on their voyage of dis
covery. * They arrived/ at the place of their desti- ■
nation all equipped witn navy revolvers, and full of
jpluckand resolution: So eager were they to take a*
prize that they resolved to board the first veßßel they
saw,-lht she proved to be the Illinois, with six guns
and aJrew of four hundred men. .Of course, they
. abandoned the purpose immediately.
• Shcltly afterwards they sighted the
steamer Fox; formerly the Whittemore, and used as
a tow'boat before she was taken from the: Confede
rates/ She was lyingat a coal yard in Pass l’Outrey.
At right, when all was still on boardf/the brave
’lifted boarded her, and made> all hands (twenty
threV) prisoners; She was in command of-Captain
Waker. who was formerly captain of one of the
Mobile bay boats. - The carpenter is named Good- -
rich/and was .also once of this city. They subifiit
.ted-io the capture peaceably. 'S.team was immedi
ately raised, and the Fox,' manned byU)OtlLcrews
(thtf prisoners as well as the captors worked her),
Wfristeered away to Dixie La*d, with the United
Staes flag 'fiying at the-masthead. The other ves-
near "by of course knew; nothing of what had
heel done,-consequently they suspected ’ nothing,
and! in all probability, even now; they are.ignorant
of tie whereabouts of the Fox. She was’-not inter
rupted until she attempted to come in by the Swash
1 Channel, at about three o’clock yesterday morning,
whenthirty shots were fired at her from the block-'
adingtieg. . One struck the top of her. smokestack
and anotier one ~of her; masts, doing; however,- no
damage. \She came on untilr she got safely under
- the guns If Fort Morgarty and arrived at : the city:
last evenbg, at about >six o’clock. Her capture is
certainlypne of themost daring and well-managed
exploits jfthe war.
The fobwing are the names of the men engaged in
this boldJfdventiue: G. Andrews, G. W.'/Austin, M.
Riddle, Jhn Brown, Daniel Kernan, R. Hill, Oliver
Bowen, j. McMickle. Wm, Brown, Asbell Gleason,
| J.'VV'. jteß, John Connor, Thomas Nelligan, and
j Charles itokes. '
Oaptai Andrews was*'nobly assisted by Captain
Austin sfd Captain Haywood.
The pize has on board about one thousand barrels
of coal./ •
jtptured crew, we learn, behaved in the beat
tand gave all assistance in bringing the boat
[harbor. • 1
FROM CHARLESTON.
ie CharlestonMercury.J
Sti&pino thm Kkokuk.— The naval officers at
tache/to the Confederate. States steamer Chicora
have laid frequent visits to the -wreck ol the sunken
Keolsk. Access, thus faiyhas been obtained to
the ijterior of one turret only, but quite
of viable and interesting trophies and relics have
bceipought off. Among these were three swords,
a .fm pistol. &c. Some'of-these articles have since
beci presented to artillery officers. The sponge,
rami er,-and elevating screwof one of the Keokuk’H
ll*ifch gunß are at Fort Sunipter.- :<
Flukt at PpRT Rotai.'— We learn
tlia/ there were, on Thursday, at Port Royal, three
step frigates, eight gunboats, five irorvclads, three
ship, four barks, three brigs, seven ocean steamers,
Bij</rlver steamers, five tugs, and thirty-six schoon-,
erer On yesterday-morning four Additional iron
clafls and fourteen schooners arrived, making a total
otyone hundred and eighteen vessels, including nine
irki-clads, now at Port Royal. —Savannah News, -
MISCELLANEOUS,
ft wjlljje seen from the following, that the rebels
at. not willing that our officers, when prisoners;
si 11 receive courtesy, even ao slight as a miserable
bi ikfast at a Richmond hotel. Perhaps a little of
•tl -same treatment towards, their officers in: our
h; ds would be advisable :
: 3ow thk Yankees Got a Breakfast. —Eldven i
Yifikee officers, brought here yesterday morning
ficki a dislant part of the Confederacy, were con
duced by the lieutenant in charge to the Llnwood
Hose, where they got> breakfast. This new style
of prisoners Of war has latterly been
■ -toofnuch in vogue here, and . a similar view, of the
casi seems to have been talcen by 'General Winder,
wbiron hearing of the circumstance, ordered the
to report at the Libby'Frison forthwith.
Thie are the facts as we have heardithem stated,
antjve give them without further comment.
Tie National Flag.— There is some difference
of opinion relative to the neyvflag adopted, by the
. Senate,. though all -objections in the
Hdee may perhaps yield to a deßire to be finally rid
of . perplexing question;. It consists, of three,
sti es, white, lilue, and white, ami the cross and
st* ( of the Confederate battle-hag are displayed on
cri son ground, in place of the blue union of the
oil olors. This obviates, in some measure, the ob
jee one arising from a similarity to the United
St# ?b flag, and yet preserves the, favorite colors,
wi the addition of the glorious'Southern cross,
th has waved* In triumph over so many bloody
ffitAoicDY.—A sad tragedy occurred at Warren
)]Va., a few days' ago, resulting in the death of
’mmipson Pattie at the hands of Colonel J. E.
[vga. The fatal wound was given during a per-'
ll rencontre, and was - inflicted with a knife, se
rjg the jugular artery. Colonel Scruggs was ad
ml to bail. 1 t
) it: Deceased Soldiers.™ Fuedetuck, Mt>.—
published, a few days ago f a list of the Conlede
dsoldiers .wjio haddietf at Frederick, Md., and
in*Mount Olivet Cemetery there. We
: Sen
eon
verj
Bait
:. J jO
.Ve
rlti
takimuch pleasure in adding that their names were
uEVfobed on the headboards which mark their
•gwes, so that they identified for removal.
■ J Mo the details ot removal, we take the following
m the Oharleaton Courier* A '
The cost, of removal and transportation in one
<3e to Alexandria, Va. t was eighty dollars. In.
4 ination can be obtained by addressing .WY Hazard
' igg, Alexandria, »Va., care of W. Gv Harrison,
J Itimore, or care of Lewis Oruger, Esq., Rich
imd, Ya. ' ’
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Fire at l’ittsburg.
‘ittsburg, April.,2G.—The- St. James’ Episcopal I
irch took fire, during the morning service, to-day,
Iswea destroyed. The congregation got',
safely. • i
NEW YORK CITY.
GOLD FLUCTUATIONS,
•The following are the gold
tcnlay:
A;M.
.fi2 11.35
P. M.
12.15.
«2« 1.15
~...62X 52# 1.30.
t>2& |
J Wkw York, April 25.—'
.rAtes at the hours named '
A. M.
9.20.
9.35.
9.50.
10.55.
ii.ro,
■11.25.
NEGRO LAISOR ON THE PACIFIC RAILROAD.
- New York, April 25.— General Fremont, in a let
ter to Hallett& Go.; suggests “the occupation im
mediately, oh the Pacific Railroad, of the large bo
dies of men freed by the President’s proclama
tion.”
'ARRIVAL OP THE STEAMER NORTH STAR.
Nww York, April 26. —The Bteamer North Star
arrival at this port this Wrom Aspinwall
on the 17th, with $267,000 iii treasure from California.
- -ITEMS. ' ’ : f'
New York, April 25.—Radtsky- was to-day con
victed of the murder of Mr. Fellner, the diamond
“merchant. ' ' - -
Two arrests have been made for Attempting to
pass counterfeit hundred-dollar notes on the Bank
ot Waltham, Maas. > -
The steamer Corsica, which sailed for Hftvana to
day, took out $154,000 in specie.
The steamer City of Baltimore sailed to-day for
.Liverpool, with 100 passengers and $340,000 in
specie. • . ■■■■,■ v > .
Bremen took ICO passengers and
$90,000 in species * ■
j Co]onel.Charleß, ofthe 42d New York Regiment,
died here yesterday, of wounds received on the Pe
ninsula last summer. . ?
FIRE IN THE HERALD OFPICB.
A fire occurred in the Herald office this afternoon,
ment” 5 cons * deral ? le dama S c in mailing depart-
Ni:w Tt ORK, April 26. —The extensive candle fac
tory of Allen Hay & Co.-, First avenue, was destroy
ed. by tue last night. - Lobs $175,000 5 partly insured.
An Excellent Appointment.— We are pleased
to note that . Captain Edward Palmer, of the 23d
Pennsylvania Regiment, has been appointed to the
office of Provost Marshal of the Second Congres
sional district of this State. He won distinction in
the battle of Fair Oaks, where he received a severe
wound. The position to which he has been assigned
is one ofsomeresponsibility, and we have confidence
that he. will discharge all its requirements to the
satisfaction both;of .the Government and the com
munity. . ■ ■' 1 : r/TT~:
Large Positive Sale op French Dry Goods,
TJmrrellas, &o.— The particular attention of pur-"
chasers is requested to the large attractive assort
ment of French, Swiss, Germao, and British dry
goods, silk sun-shades, French bonnets, *&c., em
bracing about. and lots of choice and
desirable staple ami fancy articles in silks, cottons,
worsteds, and woolens, with Paris: real kid gloves,
Ac., Ac., to be peremptorily sold by catalogue, on
four months’ credit, commencing • this morning at
ten o’clock, to be continued all day and p'art of the
evening, without intermission, by John 13. Myers &
Co., auctioneers, Nos. 232 and 234 Market street.
Auction Notice-Sale op Boots and Shoes.—.
The attention of buyers' is called to the large and
desirable sale of 1,000 cases of boots, shoes,.brogans,
balmorals, gaiters, Oxford ties, &c., to be sold by cata
logue, thiß morning, April 27, by Philip Ford & Co;,
auctioneers, at their store, No. 626 Market and 622
Commerce street, commencing at 10 'o’clock' pre
cisely. ■■■. ■
the cit y.
Tlic Thermometer.
APRIL 25, 1862. 1 APRIL 25,1863.
6 A.si 12 at..... 3 p. si. 6 a. ai.....i2*i 3r. sr.
45 47. 54 47"<.. 54 ;..65
WIND. • . : i V WIND,
NE......ENE.....ENE.'NNW.... .NW......NW,
APRIL 26, 1862. APRIL 26, 1863.
BA. M.... 12 Jr..... 3 P. M. 6A. 51..... 12 M..... 3 P. M.
66..'. GO 44.........64J<........61>
WIND. • WIND.
ENE......NE .NE! NW .... ...NW.... WN W
J3UJLDING ANDi K GILDING MATERIAL.—
There is but little doubt that the number of 'build
iDgs of all kinds to be erected in this city and vici
nity during the present year will be considerably;
larger than during any previous season, and that it
would be far in excess is certain, were it not for the
extreme/..difficulty of : obtaining good workmen.
Builders seem rathef shy in entering into too many'
contracts for the season. The uncertainty of the
market rates of material, and the possibility of a
further, increase of wages and a greater scarcity of
hands, eeem to be a; drawback. In all branches of
house-building, as, in fact, all departments of manu
al labor, the same scarcity of workmen is complaia- .
ed oC Wages have increased, for all kinds of em
ployment, from ten to twenty-five per cent, and very
r indiflierent.workmen- have no difficulty in securing l
good situations,"at as high; remuneration, as fell to
the share of first-rate hands a year or: twoTsihce;
With this advance;in the price Of labor, materials
have also gone up, in some cases from 25 ; to 33 per
cent. Lumber has advanced to a very high figure;
;but this will be but temporary. Parties..fearing a
short supply, have purchased nearly every board/
that they could, lay hands on, creating a speculative
demand and ,arapid, appreciation of-prices, which
must soon result in stocking the market again;,'Un
der these conditions, the cost of building is loosely
estimated to have advanced nearly 33 per cent.', but
this will be found an over-estimate. Heretofore, it
has. beem the. custom for builders to"'contract for
work at 35 to 40 per cent, off the price list/ though] in
some instances, where good jobs excited strong op-,
position/ bids have been made as low as 28 per cent 1 . 5
The same;parties 'wduld contract for work during the
coming season at from 45 to 50 percent, of the price,'
for fair jobs-r-an advance of from 10 to 15 per cent.
• Only.
Roofing-haß advanced to some extent, but not
uniformly. Slating, we ; are informed, has changed
very little: Gravel and cement roofs have advanced
about .10 per cent., tin about 80, iron almost as much,
and -shingling not contracted for until a stock ar
rives to replenish the market. Before the buildings
now.under way are completed, there will probably
be a sufficient supply-of all, kinds of material on
hand. r
The present rates, however, cannot be looked upon
as;proportionately much-higher than those of former
years. Money is plenty, and profits are as great,
an.d nothing but the scarcity, ofworkmen will retard
building operations in* this city the present season.
The building permits granted since the = season has
opened already show a decided increase over those/-
ol last year.
Church Dedication.^ — Yesterday morn
ing, the Church of the Annunciation/(Roman Catho
lic) was dedicated,; with appropriate ceremonies..
The occasion called together a 1 large concourse of:
persons, and ..the . spacious building was filled to its'
utmost capacity. The church is situate at Tenth
,and streets,. and since its c6rner?stohe
was laid,* (yesterday being the third, anniversary
of that .event,)..the neighborhood; has shown av?
remarkable growth, iri; neat- dwellings,_ handsome ,
stores, : and - workshops.- ' The’ principal part of
the congregation -worshipping ihere; were former
ly 1 attached to St.; Paul’s'Church, in Christian
street, removed with Rev. Father McAnany from
that parish to the new one whichhe established.
The edifice, js nearly completed, the pews are already
weJl filled on Sundays and festivals; and we are in- ?
formed-that vthe pastor is quite overwhelmed with
prosperity; The ceremony of dedication was per
formed by Eight .Rev. Bishop Wood, who was also
'celebrant of the "Mass, Assisted by Rev. Fathers
Sheridan and Cantwell as Deacons of Honorf.Re’r.
; Dr. O’Hara as High Priest, and Fathers McGroyem
and• Kierans as subdeacons. The sermon was* <elo
..quently delivered by Rev. Father RlcGrane,
States chaplain of. the Philadelphia hospital’s.' The’
.feature of the occasion, that at.least wh.ich appeared'
so to those : who uhderstbod -little of the Latin ser
vice of the dedication,was the performance of the
choir. The: Germania Orchestra and an excellent
choral accompaniment stirred the devotions of the
* faithful/ and imparted'to the passing scenes of the
altar a character of great A duet,
by the Misses McCaffrey was'sung with fine effect,
and the whole service was of a-pleasing kind.
ISiIHETEEXTJt WABD UNION LEAGUE.—
On Saturday evening a meeting was.hoid at Frank
ford road and York street,'to complete the organiza
tion of the Nineteenth-ward- Union League.* The
attendance was large, and the proceedings through
.outwere of. a.harmonius and enfihuaiastic character.
An election Tor officers] to serve for one year, re
sulted in the choice Of the following persons:
, . President—James Hogg. • ,- r:■ ■■. - - • -
Yice Presidents—John R. Senior, Montgomery
Johnson, ..Thomas Houghton, Samuel O. Sharp,
M. D. ' ‘ - * ;
Recording Secretary—.Tas. Milligan, Jr.
■ . Corresponding Secretary—Wm.R. Heins. :
Treasurer—Elias D. Baugher.
ißoard of Directors—Caleb Collins, Chas. B. Ford,
JohnF. Trehchard,*M. D.;'.Tohn H. JeSi-ies, Thos.
Waterhouse, Henry Johnson, Samuel A. Miller,
Wm; McCain,. .Tr.,-Adam Albright;
After the transaction of some other business, ad
dresses were delivered by- Dr; Samuel C. Sharp, and
Wm. T. Leader, and at a lAte hour the meeting ad
journed to meet again in the same place next Satur*
day evening.
Soldiers’ Meeting.— The seventy-ninth
meetuig of tlie Army Committee of the Younff
• e^ a Association was held,last evening,
in. the North- Presbyterian ■ Church r under the
pastoral care of the Rev. I*.' H. Christian. The
meeting was addressed by the Rev. Dr.Malin and
George H.. Stuart, Esq. The addresses of the eve
ning had a bearing on the wants of the siok°ahd
wounded, and the timely aid rendered by the com
mission in relieving.the sufferings of the men found
in condition. At the close of the a
collection . was taken up to aid the commission in
their labor's among the hospitals and encampments
where their efforts-are directed. •
Cost of Horse Power on City Pas
senoiin Oaks.—The number of horses employed on
the eighteen passenger railroads in operation, in this
city reaches about, 2,300, and the shoe-;
ing, feeding, and harness, amounts annually to nearly
a quarter of a million of dollars: \The following may
be a basis for. a correct calculation of the entire coat:
: Feed. Shoeing. Harness*
City|Pa55enger............516,599 .... ....
Frankfordand Southwark. 26,340 5,364 , 809 .....
Germantown::....: 17,336 698 *
Girard College .... .1,809 404
Gieen and C0ate8......... 17,633 2.616 ....
; Philadelphia a*d Darby .. . 5,086 475
Philadelphia City......... 10.685 1,515 863
-Ridge*avenue .... 130
Seventeenth and Eight’th. 4,399 440 ill
Second and Third.......... 34,570 6.019 1,320
West? PfiiladelphiaV.22,9l9 3,777 761
This statement docs not, of course, include the .
first cost of the horses, the accidents which attend
them, the coßt of wages for hostlers,- amfithe other v
necessary attendance, ‘care, and equipmenfcj .of so
many-,animals. It is a question now.whether it.
would not be iar cheaper to employ steam powei'on
our city passenger railways. ■/; »:
* Shad.—As the season advances, sliacl ancl
herring are becoming more plenty, and prices are re
ceding. The absence of the . hucksters, who have in
years past, in a great measure, controlled the market;
will also assist in bringing the price down to ‘affair
standard. The national tax, which all pedlers are
required to pay, has almost broken up the business
of fish huckstering, and many of our gilNnet men
nowsend their shad to the .city, markets by the
mooring steamer. • - „
Address at the Democratic Head.-.
quaktkus.— A Mr..Monaghan., of Cheater county,
delivered an address at the Democratic headquarters,
on Walnut street, on- Saturday evening. The attend
ance was very, small. During the speaker’s remarks,'
when the Middle-anil New England States and
statesmen were mentioned, the Audience remained
Bilent, but eAch Southern State was greeted with
applause. When South .Carolina was named, the
applause continued for several moments.
The Pilot of the Keokuk said to be
in Custody. —A Sunday, cotemporary says that ©n
Thursday night the pilot of the Keokuk passed
through Philadelphia underarrest; He ran the
Keokuk on shore near Morris Island in order that
the rebels Wight capture her. He is said to be the
same fellow who piloted Mason and Slidell out
through the blockade. His true character seems to
have been unknown until after the Keokuk was run
ashore. That vessel was in no danger of sinking.
The Fast Day.—Et. Kev. Bishop Wood
h»B instructed the clergy of the diocese over which
he presides, and, as will be seen by an Advertise*
xueiit in another>columo, he enjoins upon. all : the,
laity to observe, in a ' formal way, Thursday next,
in accordance with the spirit of the President’s pro
clamation.
Ekterrrtstng Agents.— Messrs. W. S.-
.Toslyn abd Robert Thompson', the gentlemanly and
accommodating agents ot the enterprising news
dealety-Mr. Bileyi leave this city every morning,-by
the early mail train, for Dock Haven, via Harrisburg.
They fnrnißh TAc Tress, at the earliest moment to :
parties on the line of road and in the trains. -
■<BX 5-2JS
.155,567 22,713
Detailed fob Duty in Philadelphia.
—Captain Charles F. Maguire, Lieutenant Anthoi j
Morin, ami Lieutenant Nathan Raymond, of.the
90rh Regiment P. W, Colonel Lyle, (Rational
Guardß,) have been detailed on dutyinthiscity,
under command of Captain J, Orr Ftonle, the pro
vost marshal.
' Pahade.—EckendorfFs cadets will pa
radethie afternoon at four o'clock from their armo
ry >*nd pass over the following route Up Walnut
to Nineteenth street, up Nineteenth to Chestnut;'
down Chestnut to Thira, down Third to Walnut,
ana up "Walnut to armory. ~
Meeting op Discharged Soldiers, —A
of.honorably discharged soldiers will be .
held thiß evening at the County Court House, at
half past seven o'clock. The committee on address
and.resolutions will present their report, embracing
a plan of action;;
Phdered TO Kuw York.— Chaplain J.
A Coleman, U..S. N., of this city, haß been ordered
to report to Rear Admiral Paulding, in New York,
for duty'on board the receiving ship North Caro
lina.
In Poet.—The following vessels were in.
port on Saturday afternoon: Steamships, 4; ships,
U ; harks, 21; brigs, 22; schooners, 30.
Public Entertainments*
Mr. Gottschalk’s Concert.— Mr. Gottschalk.lvho
:Is announced as a piano “ virtuoso, 1 r but who, is really a
•very/great; pianist, and one of. the most accomplished,
performers of. the age, will give, on Thursday evening,
second and laßt Concert r ln- Philadelphia. He is now
performing in Washington, and drawing very,large
houses. We only mention his arrival to our people, and
feel sure that’he will be greeted witha large and over
flowing audience. He will appear in Trenton, some day
tliis week, assisted bythe Bretto’’Brothers, whose last
appearance in Philadelphia achieved a success their per
formances merited. • • ’
Chestnut-street Theatre.— Miss Kate Bateman is
.still drawing overflowing houses in her wonderful per
formance of ieoft. She will play the part during the
.week, and this will conclude her engagement. All who
are anxious'to r see one of the finest conceptions on the
stage should avail themselves of the few days remaining. .
. , Miss Lucille.. Western will reappear, in East Lynne, on
Monday evening next. 5 vi
Walnut-street Theatre— Miss.Charlotte Thomp
son, who is an actress of great ability, although of
limited experience, is now performing a very successful
engagement at-.the Walnut-street Theatrej assisted by
Mr. Charles Barron. She appears to-night in a play
translated from the German, entitled “Das Barfue3Sle. V
This is said to be a very fine performance. It-will be
followed by a 4 ‘new local sketch,entitled'the " Soldier
of Antietam,” the main attraction of which will be Miss
yiola Crocker, -in.the song, “When this Cruel War is
Over.” . >
, , Arch>street Theatre.— Mrs.. D. P. Bowers, who,
for the last three or four years, has been gaining favor
and fortune on the London boards, comes back .to her
-home, aiid agaih makes her appearance at the Arch
strect Theatre, this evening, in Edmund Falconer s new
play.entitled** Woman; or,* Love Against the'World.”
Mrs. Bowers is . said to’'.have played this part for seven
consecutive weeks in London, and wehaveno doubj
she will make it a successtuT performance in Phila
delphia..-. This-lady.will be welcomed 1 by her thousands
of friends, and we anticipate for her a brilliant engage-
fibe performs.during the week.
: The-Peak Family.— The wonderful performances oi
the Peak family, tbe Swis3 Bell Ringers, will be con
tinued during the week at Concert Hall. : The large au
diences which have nightly witnessed,.,the entertain
ments sufficiently indioatetheir character and merit.
FINANCIAL ANT) COMMERCIAL.
THE MONEY MARKET*
Philadelphia, Apr‘l2s.'lB®.
- The week closes on an excited stock: and money mar
ket. : The advance in. gold and a heavy speculation at the
stock exchange were’, the' prominent features of to-day s‘
• operations.'?'TlieN. Y; Legislature adjourns to-day,'the
Scnateyesterday posing the gold. bill, , allowing, how
ever, tiiebaAks to loan on it at'par.v-Whether or not , the.
Governor will veto the bill, as'itnowstandsVis a matter
-of spccnlationin atr.least, two senses, for no-one knows
but himself, and it is a powerful fact in the hands of the
. bulls. ~;.The market looks as.ifwc we were to have ano
ther outburst of the speculative fever. The fullness in
the money-, market .coatinues unabated, large amounts
heing placed at i per cent, on call; Government securi
ties are growing in public favor, the demand being
strong for them, r Gold opened at YAH and closed at 154.
J ThV stoct market,was again active, and excited an old
and supposed worthless “fancy,” leading the opera
tions. ' New Creek sold from % np to 1% per share', over
fifteen thousand shares changing hands. . Governments
were steady; State fives and City sixes were firm.
sylvania Railroad mortgagee advanced. Reading sixes,
AS7o,:Soldat;lo4M, an advance of M- Elmira sevens and/
North Pennsylvania bonds were steady. ' ! Sustiuehanna‘
Canal -sixesr advanced to 56>£.. Union scrip Air to 28, ;
Schuylkill* Navigation sixes', 1582, ; . were firm at SSK;
lS7*2 ? s rose,to lOl^.
■ Philadelphia aad Erie shares'advanced to Penn
sylvania rose; Little Schuylkill was .steady, at A 6.
:Korth Pennsylvania at 12J£JNorristown at'sSl£. Beaver
Meadow at 69; 37 was bid for Elmira'; 53 for the
red. . Reading advanced *4; 28 was'bid - for Long Island;
7% for CatawLssa; 23 for the preferred; 62 fof : Mineliill.-
There was no transaction in'Passenger railways, prices
remaining thXsame as yesterday 1 , ; 4“- ?' D
The attention of speculators seems attracted to canal
stocks, the-larger part of business being transacted in
them. Schuylkill Navigation was hot so strong, closing
at 22%,‘after advancingto 23; the common sold at 9KI a
decline of Wyoming Canal declined Lehigh
NftTiga.tion vras^steady ; at,6o; the scrip at ; 46;.Morris
Canal rose to 71, f an advance of 4; the preferred rose 1% ;
’Delaware Division xoseKVSusquekaDnawas.steady at
10: Union rose 1%, with considerable demand'. -
BankshaTes are rather uninvitng to the hksfy-profit
hunters; Jprices are, consequently, only steady.' Me
chanics'’; sold at 27, Consolidation at3o, Commonwealth'
at £S; Northern;,Bank ofKentucky at 103. 'PennMihingv
Company sold atIK,. Green Mountain at 3, New Creek'
at i\i. - • ■ Jy
; 0f.571,000 in bonds sold, 54 000 were canal securities;
and of over 20,00 shares sold, 3,000 were canal, and 16,500
:were : coal.„. ."C1... 'a-;,;;','. ..•J' I './:
. . Drexel & Co. auote:
''United States Boiid?, '1831....- ~.106 @106%-
United States Certificates of Indebtedness.*.; -101%@102K
:United States 7 -3-10 N0te5.'.......; .106 v@lO6K ;
Quartermasters’ Vouchers. . l raflKd.
Orders for Certificates of Indebtedness.......; d.
G01d..'..!....'....':..... ...53 (gfs4p.
Demand Notes .................53 @s4d.
New i 'of;lndehteiln.ess7i.;.<........99K@99K"
- The j subscriptions .t o the five-twentio«-t<>-aftx : aTOouated '
'ifco:Vme roillionvdollars,. making over $8,000,000 for the
week,' at the oftice of JayCo.bkei Esq.. rr ;:
The following is the amount of- coal transported over
the Schuylkill v Canal for. the week ending April 23,
; J863:;
From Port Carb0n........... 8,557 00
“ Pottsville... V. 7.. i;6JI 00*
“ .Schuylkill Haven......................... 10,394 00
"Totaiforw^ek^..^*:!...!..^.... ..1f.; ! 2b,572'‘00"
1 -Previouslyrthis year.. 73,466 00
Total v.;. v.V; .v.v...;
To Bame time last year.
The following is the amount of coal transported on~the
Philadelphia and Beading Railroad during. thOyWeek
ehdihg f Thursday, Apiil 23, ; !
From Port Carbon.....
Pottsville...... ...
“ Schuylkill!’Haven........
“ Auburn
“ Pore Clinton
Harrisburg and-Dauphin
,-r Total Anthracite coalfor the week...... 59,112 10
From Harrisburg, total'Bituininotts coal for w’k - 4,064'.09:
-■‘ Total of all kinds for the week.
this year................
To .same time last year.
Tfce.ixnpbrtatidnts of dry goods at the port Vf jfew York■
for tlie week ending April 23,1563, were as-foliows O 1 * ~ i
v • -' Value.
Entered-for consumption ..... 2,616 .$767,061
Withdrawn from warehouse 675 «227.'234>
Enteredfor-wareh0u5e......3,201' 582,362
> Total
.. The New;York Evening Post of to-day says.
. -The passage of the gold bill at Albany forms fciio prin
cipal copic of discussion iii Wall street.
" The prevailing inspjessiojf seems to be that, in its pre
sent shape, the law will offer fewer obstacles to specula
tion than was anticipated. - .„ >^l
Gold,‘-before the first session, opened at 151%, and gra
dually rose to 152. At the Board the advance was con
tinued to 152%.:-Immediately afterward there was a sud
den fall to 152%,‘ followed by ah equally suddenrebound
,t0354,-v• Vi-"-- - ‘
The inarkettliis ir morhihg v Kas been extremely irregu
lar, the general tendency ; being, however,:t'o'wards s au
advance. Toledo was the chief favorite, and rose 4%,.
while Rock Island--advanced'l%; Michigan Central 1;
Illinois Central %, and Galena. -•
. \ Tae^following iable exhibits the-.chief movements oF
the market, as compared with the latest-prices of yes
terday, evening:
’’ Sat. Sri.- A4t. -
U. 8. Bs, 1881, re* . .105 105
‘ U.5,65a881,'c0n..1..’...106% 10G %
U. 8. 7 3-10 p. c. T. N. .106 106
U.B. lyear Certif,gold..lol% 101% %
TJ.*SMtt. CeTt.'chrrn cy 99% .. . 99% ' •v.
American, gold 154 151% 2%
Tennesseecs.. £9% .59 . .%
.:MiB6oun6s..-sSI.. -6u% >4
-Paciud ; :u iT: iVA .188% 189
N.Y. Central 115% 1'6% ..
. JSrie 80% 80% % •
-Briepreferred ....100 - 99% '
Hudsonßiver ....114% 114% -
Harlem...;.. 67 67% .
Harlera*preferre4- - ..... 90%" 90%
Mich. C0ntr01...........104 103 1
Mich. Southern..*. 61% 61%
Mich. So. guar....' 104% ; ,104%
Illinois Central scrip....-93 92% J
Pittsburg. 73% 75 ■
.-Galena.;..; 95% r , 94%
' Cleveland and Toledo ..'105% ' ; 101% . .43
Chicago &-Rock Island-- 94- . . 92% . .-13
« Quicksilver'Co..;.';V.... 50% 44 - r.. .
The variation of stocks and gold since Jan
are exhibited in th e. following table:.
April...
.U. S. fs-’B!,'r€g... 105 -IMJi -92^'7S« SS
U. S. 6s ’Sl,Coup:. 106* 104% 95 ? 95* S 9
U. S. 7-300p.c.... 106 106* 102 r 102£ 98 —-
:U. S. 1-yr Cert 101*100. <9s> -r '
American G01d... 153* 142 159 134* 103* 100 100-;
Demand Notes.... 153*14*3 155 I*29* — - —• ••
..Tennessee 6s».»V--* £9* 60* 62# 60* 44* 73 . S7*
Missouri 65........ 61 61 65* 64 42* 63* 80*
PacificiTful ISB*IS7. 169 136* 09
NrY. Central..... 315# HO* IH>* IPS* S3* 60* 71*
Erie.. SO* 76* 75 67 34*.,37* - 9
Erie-Preferred..loo 9S ;: 106* 9S* 58*
Hxidxon lliver..-. 113* OSK .93* 83* 3S* 45* 41*
' Har1em........... 67 39* 34* 29* 12* .JL6* .9*
Harlem PrcfU...; 90* S3* 67 '6B* 31 3S* S4¥
Mich. Centra'..... 104 P9* 96 01* 52 58 - 37*.
•Mich. Southern. .. 61* ,55 58* '4s* 22 15* 6*
Mich. S.- Guar.... IW* 97 If©* -87 42* 38. 14*
Illinois Central.. . 93 87* 93* -83* 61:-, --So* t7*
Pittsburg73* -6S* -70 68* .16* —“
Gfiieha..;...; i.V. 95* 92* 91* .84 . 67* 72* 54*
T01ed0............ 105* 96* 9(l* 79* 41* 34* 20*
-Kockr.Xslahd.„94' 91.. 91* ,84 55 - SS. 63*
Exchange is ‘ tolerably active, ai
ness has been done for this morning
The loan market still offers the rp
one seems to have money to
Eates are at present unchanged. •
bilge. Sales, April 25.
Eli, Philadelphia KxchangeJ
board
1350 TJ S 7-30 Tr Nts blk. 103*
500 US7-30Treas notes'
blank F&A 10S?£'.
5000 Union Cnl C.-s ecp on 27 .=
2000 do coap.,27^
5000 do ."...coup. 27X
SOOO Sclil'Jfav 65,’7A,.. ..1015& ;
1000 do VU/;Vi;v-10Ur I
1000 Reading 6s J 70.V.'...1i>13£= I
10 Com’wealth. Bank. 3S ",.i
ISoooSus<i,Cnl 65:..';....‘56&'
! 1000 Ohes Val 75......... 88' ■
100 Schl JTaT.prf.sswn - I
; andinfc. 23 -1
2'5 Schl Nay.• .....prf. 23
400 ‘ d 0.... ~.prf.'s6o. ‘23
100 do. ptf.<23; r
2? do-.*.. prf. 23
105u5a0n1.'...*.....- 10
ICOPemiMiulug....... Ik
:50 Schl ST&v cash. 9>£
50 Del Div 44J| i
13 Morris C’l prf. s 5 wn. 136 k ~
13 Beaver M«aiow*. •69 -I
250NPenuaR 12k
20 Norristown R .58^
15 d 0...... 58k
BOAKDB. o .3 • , 4
14000 Reading 6s ’70;.....104k
7200 Schl Nav 6^82....33*
300'5ch1.JTa.v........... 9J>£
[: 15 Morris Ca 1.... .prf. 136 k
; BOARD.
Philii. Stock Exchai
[Reported by S. E. Sjatmake
. . FIRST I
-103 Union Cnl.prf.lots.3}f
.60 .do* 4 .
6900 New Creek...-lots.
3250 do*r;r...,.;] o is. -V* t
200 Pin la & Erie R..... 24 i
V<o do ....bl 24 «
£3OO •.. do. .... .boO. 24>j» J
200 d0...........b.50. 24 :
36£0 (abt) Seh Nav6s T B2. S 6 3
>l6oLit Schl R.... 4<X
.. .28 s /do 46 *
40 Penna R.....C&P- foX I
100 d0:.'... 66
-33" do CAP. 66
241 Lehigh Zinc. . 51
5000 City 65....... :nexr.lUg
100 v d 0,.. oow-llUj
too a0......- : o'«'-ii'>«
•■». 22 N BMik-Ivent’y—-103
120 Lehlßli Scrip ;• 46
10 d 0... 46
14 Couj-ol’n BaDk 30
; 4S Morris Cnl.---- b 5. 70-
17 d0.......'........'r70>i
. -f3 d 0......... 71
8700 XT S 7-SO Treas notes
blank-lois-106
BETWEEN
25 Novristov n H «BJ£
90 Lehigh. 5crip........ 46
150 New Creek.~ lots- 1A
lOOSusq Cnl 1J
lODeldDiv
SECOND
• 600 New Creek -3%
6VO do..
1600 do
200 do*. bo. lh
3COO SchlNav6s ’52..b5. 86>£
18 N Pen oft It 12&
~ 2 do ,la>s
• 60 Lehigh Nav.6o.
Union Cul*.... .prf. 4>£
ICO Green Mountain... 3
f>_ d 0..... S
- fio i>or dw. -ux;-
600 Pehn. IJ§-
17 Morris Cal. 71
60 d0..'... 71
60 .ilo. bSK 7lJtf<
-■lO Cdnsol’n Bank 301; '*
100 Phiia & Erie R.bSO. 24tf
30 do
4 do * ...21
25?chlNbV. prf
.-tOTeliigh Scrip.- -... .
SO 4b ;; ■
i 50 Wyoming Cnl 20
a«0 SlucuCal 6i.... -58 v
10300* dti .......NO..**
5000-U S 8s ’SI regl.-IOW
100 ScIU- IfsTviprE-bSO.-^S
90 Lit Sell 1 K......u>. 46
POUU Union C’l 6s gep on. -28.:-
ioto f.v'ss
aoOOiWS 7-30TivNl8'.1>lk-.106 v
ICO So¥(p CnISYA I>3o. ;10 £
100 -do 160. 10
44tf
• 1 -*• * '- i »it
AFTER-5
30Mechanics Bank./.;;..*
CLOSING PBH
fbsb-si .^ms u m'
nSlSONotea.i’.lCsft 106
Americas Gold. .153 151 •
Phila 6s old 106)£ I(J7J£
Do new Hi in i?
AUeco6sß l \r
PennaSs ioij£ ioiu
Reading 8........ 46% eg
/Do ; bds ’BO ..110 111
Do ‘ bds ’7O. .10*X 105
Do bds’B6 conv 104 104J<
Penna &• • div off. £6 ,66*
Do ! 18cm6a.'.115 lifilj
Do 2dm 6s- 107#' 108#
Little Schnvlß’- <6 ■.... 46)t
- Morris C’l coasol 71 .... 72
Do prfdlOs .138 177 •
Do 65’76 ...
Do 2dmtg-;
Suaq Cana1...... 9# 11
Do 6s 53 56
•SchnylDav 9 9#
Do prfd 22# 22#
Do 7 fe’B2»... 85# 83
Elmira R 37 38
Do prfd...,. 63 66
. Do . 7s ’73....111..
*Do ,105.. A.. .V.
L Islandß.exdv 28 32
Do bds
Phila, Ger&Nor...
LehighYalß.... 79 ..
Do bds ...... ..
> There is rather more inquiry for Flour, but at pi
below the views of holders. Sales comprise GOO bt
Ohio extra family at $7, and 1,000 bbls high grade fan
do at bbl. The retailers and bakors are buy'
moderately, at ss.B7>s@G 50 for common to good so
fine, $G extra, 87.50 for extra family, and
9.50%* bbl for fancy lots, as to duality. Rye Flol
better, with sales at $4.75@5.25,%l bbf. Corn Mea»
: scarce; Brandywine is bold at 8150 3 bbl.
GRAlN.—There is very little doing in. Wheat; si
sales of good to prime Reds are making at from 811
1.70%* bush, and.sl.SC@l.9o%i bushel for White. Ry»
in steady demand at $l UG%*.bushel for PennsyLvai
Corn—There is less doing; about 3,000 bushel < sol
92c,'in the cars and afloat. Oats are rather dull, \
sates of Penna at‘ S3@Bsc; weight buyers gener;
offer less.
BARK.—Quercitron is in-steady demand, with,
sale* of first Wo lat $35 ston.
COTTON.—The market is rather firmer, biit tht
little or nothin# doing in the way of sales; we
Middlings at6ocs lb, cash.
GROCERIES. —There is no change to notice in Sagai
Coffee; we quote the former at KXalllkc $ ft) for Ci
and New Orleans, and Rio,Coffee at 2?@32c $ lb.
PROVISIONS.—There isverylittle doing ia any kh
we quote M» ss Pork at sls® 15 50 $ bbL Card is dal!
10k ®llc $ lb for bbls and tierces.
SBEBS.—Cloverseed ; continues dull, the season b*
over; f-mall sales are rnaking at from $5.25@5 50$*
Timothy at from &1.75@2,; and Flaxseed $3.50® 1 $
according to quality.
WHISKY is dull, with ema'l sales of bbls at
and drudge 43@40c $ gallon.
The following are the receipts of flour and grain a«
port to-day;
Flour
Wheat
Corn...
0at5....-
New York Markets of Saturday*
Ashbs remain qaiet at SS@S. 25 for pots and s9@o.
for pearls.
Breadstuff?. —The market for State and Western f
is firmer, wiih a moderate demand. k
• The sales are 8,000 bbls at 56@6.20.f0r superfine St
$5. 5C@6.95 for extra store ;s6(§H> 25 for superfine Mi
gan, Indiana, lowa. Olito. &c; $8.80@7.15 for extra.'
including shipping brands of round-hoop Ohio at $7.
7.24, and trade brands do at 57©8.25.
Southern hour is a shade better,' with a moderate
quiry ; sales of 600‘bbis at $7.10@7.30f0r superfine
timoi e, and $7.35@9.75 for extra do.
• Canadian flour, is in better request, and prices are
tie higher, with sales 0f650 bbls at for i
mon, and s7@B. 50 for good to choice extra.
Rye floor is unchanged, with Email sales at s4@s.
the range of fine and superfine. .
Corn Meal is quiet; we quote Jersey at §llO, Bi
Mate §4 00, l'ancheoUß $22 50. •
- 'Wheat continues .dull, ana there is not enoughs
to establish quotations. The stock here is veryli
especially of prime oarcels, and shipuers and millers
awaiting the refumption of canal navigation, when
assortment will be replenished.We quote spring noi
nally aisl.BS@i 61, and winter red and amber West
at §l.6S@l 70.
Rye remains quiet at §los® L OS.
Barley is dull at $1.45®1.60.
. Oats are quiet at SX&SSc for Jersey, and 86©$3c
Canada, Western, and State. ' • *
Corn is firmer with a fair demand; the sales are 50,
bus at 6t@9oc for sound Western mixed, and
unsound do. .
. The receipts. since yestero ay have been 2.943
Fleur; 6.600 bus Corn, 650 bus Oats, and 1 000 bus SI
The market for Flour continues without improvei
Trade continues quite dull and sales limited. We i
superfine WeeternJFlonx at‘s6-'25@6.50: common esti
S>6 75@7.25; medium doJ at $7 50®7-75; and good
choice, including.favorite St. 'Louis brands, at s3@l
ln Southern Flour there'is : i»o change, and pc
are nominal Corn is firm 1 , and in steady demand
quote Western mixed at 92@96c, and Western and Soi
era yellow at $1 bus. <*ats continue firm, and h
been stlling for'WOrthe’U and Cans
Bye is steady at $1:12 bus Shorts and Fine Feed.
'@3s;'- and Middlings, s3f@36 H ton. Provisions—F
is quiet, and selling at $13@13.50 for prime, $l5 50@1
formers, and sl7@ 18.50 for clear, cash. Beet ranges fr
sll@l4 50 for Eastern and Western. Lard' is quiet
lO&c in. bbls and .--tierces, and 12>&@32c in kegs;
Smoked Hams, .8)£@!)c $ lb, cash. Butteris dull,'
sales at 2C@22c for good and extra, and 14@16c for t
mon. Cheese ranges from as to quality.
The market remains very dull, and quotations
nominal, via: Bio at 31k@3*c; Laguayra at 34@35e.
Java at 40@41c fij. Stock of Bio in first hands, 1 J
.hags. .
Monthly Meeting op the
Mem’S Christian Association. The
meeting of the Young Men’s . Christian Aasocii
will he held in the Seventh Preßbyterian Chi
Broad street 3 above Chestnut (Rev. Mr. Crowe]
on this (Monday) evening, commencing at 7»£ o’c!
where there will be a lecture delivered by the
T. DeWltt Talmage, on u Success in Life.”
Of tier hosts of new bonnets dispi.
by the ladies of this city yesterday, those, from
celebrated house of Messrs: Wood •sr'Cary, Wo.
Chestnut street, attracted mp»tv attention for
grace and beauty of style— will no doul
upon this information-'
.Tme Best, teas akd- Coffees.—TL
of our readers who are particular in their use ot
hie beverages, will, at all times, find the finest
most desirable Teas. and. Coffees at the old
eery Btand of C. H. Mattson, Arch and Tenth str*
aieoj the choicestfine groceries for family use ’*
city.
: Fine Quality : Siyoeds.—Officers eq;
ping themselves fox* either the army or navy
lin'd- a splendid stock, of swords, sashes, epaul
ei cetera , at Charles Oakford & Son’s, under the '
tinental Hotel. i.
1 Where to But? Your-Shirts—At
George Grant’s Gents’ Furnishing Store, No.
Chestnut street, by ail means, where you get
genuine “ Taggart” make,' which are unequal'
the world. ?
..MS. 321 04
Messrs’ Charles P-akfokd & Soss,
der the Continental, in addition sto their super)
sortment of Hats and CapßjOfTer-thebestaßßOrtc
of Furnishing Goodg : for gentlemen in. this city.
Tons: Cwt.
27,196 -OS
...... 611 05
18,969. .06,
..... 5,156 14
5,952 -12
1,226--05
: Misses and Children's Hats, in
style, greatest variety, and at moderate price!
tie had at Wood & Cary’s, Tso. 725 Chestnut'
iV: A Novel Mode.of 'Abveetisiisg.
notice that the Grover & Baker Sewing I\lai
Com'pany . adverllse.gratuitousiy the names
places of business of their principal competito]
the Sewing Machine line, andrurge those seeki
perfect machine to -avail-themselves of this lis
make their own comparisons/ Aside from
novelty of this mode of advertising, nothing r
.be.fairer or more liberal ;-and it most cert
evinces that the Grover & Baber Company d«
fear the results. Since this company have rp
brought out. a-*e* , io* - o^Shntti® ,, Stitch Mai
claimed to be superior to any machine maki
. 63,176 19
.943,614,10,
il; 006,191 09
546, 226 09
$1,576,667
stitch, in; addition 'to; their celebrated nu.
making- the Grover& Baker stitch, they ceri
seem to have covered the whole ground. "We u
very much if the mode of advertising adopted
thiß house will be very often infringed upon.
The Changes of a 1 Decade.—Less
ten years ago a t heatrVstoolTupon Cheßtnut t
above Sixth. There fashionable people met t<
at the favorite tragedies of the day, or to lh
the marvellous warbling of Jenny Liind; th
boy a munched their pea-nuts, and the u gt
gods” shouted i*hi I” /‘hi l*? as the Knights oi
Sock and Buskin kt fretted their , hour upor
stage.” Now all is changed; upon the spot
.Cooper played, where Celeste danced, and
the “divine Jenny ” sang, there has been r/
Bplendid Brown Stone Mart of busy trade, r
Mcbbth. Rockhill & Wilson, the famous Ql(,
furnish gentlemen and youths with elegant
meets, while soldiers are-supplied with unit
made according to the service regulations, and
clad vests to defy rebel bullets. Old Drury
worthy successor in this magnificent pile.
Latest Despatches from the Si
■west.—The following interesting and import;
spatches have just been'received! from. the
The Indianola is . certainly blown up and
destroyed. She was sefea up the-Red Rirer
in a load of shells for.the rebel arpiy.
Com. Parragut recently rnn the blockade up
Vicksburg-, meeting Com. Ellet’s fleet running
Bach party only fort two steamboats. They
to be able to totallydestroy them when they
again
larjv 1S80;
• The canal opposite Vicksburg has been abk
eO, all of the troops and laborers having gone t<
Black Eiver to cut a canal on the other si
Vicksburg.
\ Another fleet has'just run past the batte:
Yickßhurg; which way the telegraphers do n
General Banks has just telegraphed to v.
sene] down more steamboats. Also, to hurry u;
new uniform, now making'at Chas. Stokes &
in Philadelphia. f ’
The Dkess of Ancient Days.—W(
in-ancient days, dreaßedinwidebonneta, sonu
of straw and sometimes of silk, the breast and
ders being covered by a full muslin . kerchief.
ad considerable''basi
cs steamer at 1G5@167.
..me repletion. Every
.nd borrowers are firm.
ornamented themselves with a large white vani
On the whole, the drees of both men and womei
greatly changed, especially.wheii we take into
sideration the neat and gracefulygafmenta thal
now manufactured at the palatial establiahme
Granville Stokes, No. 609 Cheßtniit street.
Tins Common Belief that the
cannot be reproduced on bold heads . is erroneous
at variance with the known principles which gt
itß growth. Each hairris a. hollow tube, thr<
which there iB a constant-circulation maintain#
the blood, which .circulates in iminute veins to
glands or vesicles which, secrete the hair. By
circulation the hair iB nourished and held fast,
glossy color given and prepared, and each hair cor
with the finest oil. "Anything which diverts or
aicay the blood fromthe scalp, or impedes its
circulation to the glands or the roots of the hair,
stop its growth, cause it to turn gray,;fall off, and)
the head batd. Continuous meritai exertion, tre
and various kinds of r disease, thus produce ball
"or loss of hair. Knowing the cause, we c?
■tionally attempt to counteract the evil by jv
the circulation of the blood through the scalp.
be done by the application of a pro-per j
when the hair will Bpring forth and grow luxi
The most certain :articlc -for this purpose,
only one which has gained and maintained it:
tation through- a tony series of -year Jayne
Tonic. This article does stimulatethe seal;
a free circulation of the blood through it, ant
not injure the young hair; as it, .springs tbrougL
scalp. Acting upon principles which can be un
stood by any person. who will give the suby
thought, it recommends'itself to every one retp
an Article of the hind. By a faithful applica!
will stop the hair from falling out; or becoming
and in nearly every ;case reproduce new hah
heads that have been bald for yean.
. Prepared only Dr. P. -jAYsficSt Sox, 2-fc
nut'street.'' * " 1 »pB7r
CBS—STEADY.
• „ Bid AskeeL
CrPwma B I2K U&T
5 9 & W*
Do ' ios no in
Casawls»B-Con 7% 7%
Oo - prfd-.... 23 3«&
Beaver Mead B
Mine till B 60
Harrisburg- B.•». -.
Wilmington B
Lehigh Nav 65..
Do • shares . • 697* 6*!
_Do scrip.*.* 46 4€
Cam& Amb 8... .16$
Phila&ErieSs.. .. 101
Son:&Erie7s
Delaware Dir
Do':~bds ..
Spruce-street R.. 15>£
lArch-street R.... 27 _
Race-street B ... 10X 11
Tenth-street R.. . 43
Thirteenth-si B. 32 35
W Philaß. 67
Do bonds
Green-street R.. 42K 43
Do bonds
Chestnut-et B 5?
Second-street 8.. .. 8
Do bonds
Fifth-street 8... 61
Do bonds
Girard College R 27>4
Seventeenth-Btß U&
Philadelphia Markets-
April 25—Evening.
Boston Markets, April 25th,
’Baltimore Coffee Market, April 35,
CITY ITEM'S.
.3iys. 27
l,f 00 bbla,
S,6'is bos.
5,850 bus.
6.800 bos.