%lu 1 r t O *r ■ SATURDAY, MAY 9, ,1863. Jgy- lii the. month of last December we were compelled, along with our contempo raries, to advance our rates of subscrip tion. What at that time threatened to be a dangerous crisis in our paper supply has abated ; and although paper is still sixty per cent, higher than it was a year ago, we have ■determined, oh and after Monday next, to reduce tlic price of The Press as follows: Daily Paper; $ 7 per annum, payable in variably in Advance; or, 15. cents per week, payable to the carrier. Tri-Weekly, (for country circulation, ) §4 per annum, payable in advance. . • In making this change, we have no other desire than to print the best if not the cheapest paper in Philadelphia. The patron age and confidence of our friends make this a pleasing duty; and as soon as paper reaches its former price we shall make a further reduction. THE PRESIDENT’S PROCLAMATION. Enrollment in tlie Militia of* Persons of Foreign Birth. By the. President of the United States of America . A PROCLAMATION. ; - "Wheukas, The Congress of the United States, at its last session, enacted a law entitled, “An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes,” which was approved on the 3d day of March laBt; And whereas it is recited in the said act that there now exists in the United States an insurrection and rebellion agahnt the authority thereof, and it la, lindenthe Constitution of the United States, the ;, duty or tilt; Government to Bupprr.3K Insurrection and rebellionpto guarrantee,tn-eaoh_State a repub lican form of governmUntj. to'preserve the pub lic tranquility; . ■ : And'whereaa for theses high purposes a-military force ia iortispenartOle, to raise and support which.all -- —'••ysereoaiH ought willingly to contribute- And whereas, no service can be more praise worthy-and honorable than that which is rendered for the maintenance' of the Constitution and the Union, and the consequent preservation of free go vernment ; And whereas, for the reasons thus recited, it was enacted by the said statute that all able-bodied male citizens of the United States, and persons of foreign birth who shall have declared on oath, their inten. tion to become citizens under and . in pursuance of the laws thereof, between the ages of twenty and forty-five years (with certain exceptions not ne cessary to be mentioned), are declared to constitute the national forces, and shall be liable to perform military duty in the service of the United States When called out by thje President for that purpose; And whereas, it is claimed by and in behalf of persons of foreign birth within the ages specified in the said act, who have heretofore declared on oath their intentions to become citizens under, and in pursuance of the laws of the United States, and who • have not exercised ’the right of suffrage, or any other political franchise, under the laws of. the United States, or of the States thereof, are-not abso lutely included by their aforesaid declaration of in tention from renouncing their purpose to become citizens, and that on the contrary suchpersons under the treaties or laws of nations,- retain a right to re . nouDce that purpose, and to forego the privileges of citizenship and residence within the United States, under the obligations imposed by the aforesaid acj. of Congress; Now, therefore, to avoid all concerning the liability of persons concerned to per form the service required by such enactment, and to give it full effect, I do hereby order and proclaim that no plea of alienage will be received or allowed to exempt from the operations imposed by the afore said act of Congress, any persons of foreign birth who shall have declared on oath his intention to become a citizen of the United States under the laws thereof, and who shall be found within the . United States at any time during the commonce . jnent of the present insurrection and rebellion, at *; or after the expiraiion of the period of sixty-five days from the date of this proclamation. Nor Bhall any bucli plea of alienage be allowed in favor of any such person who has so, as aforesaid, declared his intention to become a citizen of the United States, and shall have exeroised at any time the. right of suffrage or any other political franchise within the United States under the lawß thereof or under the lawß of any of the several States.” In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand> and caused the .seal of the. United States to be affixed. ‘ • - Done at the city of 'Washington, this the Sfch day Of May, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, and of the Independence of : the United States the eighty-seventh. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. By the President— Wm. H. Seward. Mr. Schalk on the Recent Hattie. "We cannot refuse our columns to a gentle-- man -who has -written two of the most re markable hooks of : the time, and whose conclusions—we might more aptly say. prophecies—in reference to this war hare . given him a national reputation. For this reason we print Mr. Emel Schalk’s com- . inunication to us in reference to the last campaign on the Rappahannock, although we find ourselves compelled to differ with the distinguished writer, and to protest 1 against the general tone of his reasoning, so far as it affects the eminent gentlemen at the liead of our armies. Mr. Schalk is a. . student and a critic.- He has made the science of war the study of his life, and, as might he expected from one whose habits of thought-lead him to look upon war as he would upon a game of ' chess—the white king against the black king, and checkmate in so many moves—he speaks coldly and provokingly of a cause which is as dear to us as our life, and of men whom wo honor and esteem. It is hardly within the range of true criticism to use bitter adjectives ; but that is a question of taste, and concerns none but himself. Tlic burden of his argu ment is this : General Halleck made a mistake in planning the campaign. General Hooker made another mistake in permitting himself to be outgeneraled by .Lee. The rebel movement is made to copy one of Ha roi.EOK’s movements; the Federal move ment is compared to that of Jourdan. This is not complimentary ; hut, if it proves it proves too much. If auybody for the campaign upon , the Halleck. not General Hooker. He had everytMf SJLcrf General he planned the grand raid of GeneraTSioSKJ. man; he was allowed to officer his troops as it pleased him; he moved at his own time and in his own way. And yet, if we read Mr. Schalk’s criticism carefully, we find that he has no censure for General Hooker beyond charging him with an acci dent, which might have happened to Napo leon, and comparing him with a general who, if not as great as Napoleon, was in many-respects one of the most accomplished generals of the time. We are afraid, too, that in the more ma terial parts of Mr. Schalk’ s communica tion—those, indeed, in which we all feel more interested—he is unac quainted with the whole condition of affairs. We have a despatch from the Secretary of War to the Governor of Pennsylvania which' dims the conclusions of our brilliant corre spondent. In the first, place, Mr. Schalk writes upon the assumption that our whole army has been demoralized or perhaps de stroyed. The Secretary of War replies by saying that not .one-third of the army was" , engaged. Now, this is a most important ■’ statement. We see the late battle in a new aspect. It is not an effort of the Army- of the Potomac, hut merely a part—“not one third,’’ to repeat our distinguished authority. If the great Napoleon had fought Mel as with one-third of his army, he might have exhibited as much valor and strategy as ■General Hooker, Nut the Austrian would have whipped him as badly as he whipped the Austrians; and Marengo, instead of be ginning, would have ended his remarkable •career. The reply to this argument might ; the the inquiry—why was not the whole •army engaged ? And if .there was to, be a ‘battle, why were not the armies of Heint ‘.eelman, I) ix, and Foster, concentrated on •the Rappahannock ? The rebels sent every ■man they could spare—why did not out generals do the same thing? Now, these very questions enable us to m ike one ..general reply, which we. are sorry. Mr. iScHALK lias not considered. We are a na tion. We must fight this war as'a nation. We have ,a capital. It is on the banks of ■the Potomac river. Perhaps it is not in a (Strategic position, but there' it is, and vire tmust defend it. The defence of that capital is the great duty,-of General Hauleck.' For this he ha 3 planned, campaigns, and fought battles ; and, have fought them bctterhad lie.plfrMtted Lee to occupy the capital, and gone himself to the hills and streams, the world would have said the Re public is at an end; the Rebellion is the Republic, let us throw our influence on the successful side, and the result would have, been more deplorable than any that the in genious mind of Mr. Schalk has conceived. So, when great military critics like our cor respondent censure General Halleck, and bad men, who are not military students, but political demagogues, join in that censure, they forget, or will not see,,that there is a grave responsibility devolving upon the General-in-Chief, which is political and na tional ("not military!, and which he must meet. This he has met thus far. He lias thus far saved the integrity of the nation, and this is all he has been asked to do. When the rebellion is crushed, his labor will be ended. - To return to General Hooker : Mr. Schalk censures him for dividing his forces and throwing Sedgwick into Fredericks burg—for failing to make the attack vigo rous and overwhelming—for permitting himself to be beaten in detail—for. sending away his cavalry when they were, needed to guard his flanks—and for entrenching himself in front of Lee. Now, all things being even—the roads, the weather, troops, and discipline—we can see no particular Teason why all these movements should not have succeeded. We must confess wo did not like the division of the army. But was it not a feiut attack ? and are not feint attacks common ? And but for the accident of its failure would it not liavebeen an overwhelm- • ing triumph ? and who is the general that has not suffered from accidents ? They dot the career of the great Napoleon, and dark en the end of.it. The accident of Grouchy. overwhelmed the mightiest mortal of mo dem times ; and if Hooker has suffered he has merely met the fate of man. Then, as. to the vigorous attack which Mr. Schalk seems to think was not made, hut which the long lists of Federal and rebel wounded and slain certainly deny, we do not think such fighting has been seen on this conti nent as that of. Saturday and Sunday, The only exception is the panic of "the Eleventh Coilis, and that again seems to be one of those unaccountable occuffenooa-tiiat7~ln~ deiaiilt'of*-any other explanation, we must . attribute to the visitation of God. There is no better general in our armies than General Howard, there are no better men than those who fought under him. And yet they fled from an imaginary danger, as men and. ar mies of men have fled before. Mr. Kikolake gives us an illustration, in his description of the panic that took place in a brigade of light guards. In that case, the machines of the English army fled with as much pre cipitation as the men of the American army. The machines were not re-formed, but the men were. This w;e take to be the great cause of the failure of General Hooker. The story about the rain and rivers rising is disproved, by the simple fact that the retreat was ordered before ,the rain commenced! The criticism upon the cavalry operation is one of the most indefensible points in Mr. Schalk’s communication. We regard it as oneof the most masterly achievements of the war, and so it is regarded by the rebels. What use would cavalry have been, except to do. precisely what General Stoneman has so briliantly done ? Mr.- Schalk will find that the rebels used no cavalry against us, and for the best of reasons. It was a wooded country, called, we believe, “The Wilderness,’' and cavalry would have been useless. They were better employed in. Richmond. - We have, faith in General Hooker, and we must have something more than-the arguments of Mr. Schalk to shake that faith. It is well to hear what he says; for he is an authority we cannot hear without' respect. He has told us some things that General Hooker has not done, or might have done better. He could have told us what he has done. . He might'have taken us back to Falmouth, on the banks of a river filled with dreary and painful memories, to that vast Army of the Potomac. He might have sliown us that army demoralized by .many circumstances; the necessary tedium: 'of a soldier’s lifethe i emoval of a popular general; the failure to pursue the enemy into the enemy’s country. He might have shown, us, the patience, the skill, the -de votion, t-he_ sternness, the single-minded bravery with which our general took the remnants of a. glorious army, and, welding them together,’' stamped them with a glory never known before,. He might have told us how that general stood'-by the Adminis tration with submissive and willing' affec tion, doing nothing that might injure or betray it. And then, when the days passed from winter to and the earth became hard and acceptable, he ( might have dwelt upon the genius which that general ex hibited when the time came for him to move. We say —and we think that Mr. Schalk will agree with us—that from the ‘ time when General Hooker moved from Falmouth until the unaccountable panic of the 11th Corps, he exhibited the genius of a great commander. In other words, that as long as there was a field for generalship he was the general. When he was in the hands of the wild, whirling, restless battle, he was a man—a brave and self-possessed man. Napoleon was nothing more. But when the time came to retreat, he was the general again, ai dwe honor him now for his skill in bringing his troops hack, as we honor him for his genius in planning this cam paign. Our duty is not to quarrel with General Halleck or with Gen. Hooker, or to mourn oyer what might have been. Let us strike hands, and surround the Adminis tration. Let us respond to the call of the President, and by answering the highest and holiest- appeal that a nation in peril can make to her sons —the appeal that the Pre sident embodies in :<*he proclamation we print this morning—show ourselves worthy of liberty, and fit to brave every misfortune or calamity of war its salvation may impose. The Bide to Richmond. cav^M^^^ 8 of tliena « onal lines of communication, enthusiasm. ‘ Stuart has been surpassed,' even according to the testimony of his friends, and Stoneman’s ride to Richmond may take historic counterplace to Stuart’s daring and disagreeable-visit to Maryland. We read, that the enemy’s roads of retreat have been injured in every direction;' that thirty miles of the Richmond Railroad have been destroyed, canals cut, trains ruined, and Richmond panic-stricken; for a brave troop of Federal horsemen had even made captures inside;of the rebel entrenchments. The . aggregate of all this, and more,-which we have hot detailed, -is a great satisfaction to the glory (f the nationalarms, even if it has not immediately operated its righteous share upon the fortune of the great struggle. We may be proud of Gen. Stoneman’s raid. Wliat with Grierson’s hold adventure in Central Mississippi, it exhibits the capacity of our army to make raids. Upon the heels of failure it is a success which, while it might have converted the failure into victory, makes it more a triumph tlijin disaster. ' This is the last night of the Arch-street Theatre; for when the curtain falls it will be surrendered- into the hands of masons and carpenters; ’ It is to be a new theatre, with no trace of its former self; and so we might as well hid farewell to it, as to an old friend who is going away. Mrs. John Drew, one of the most accomplished man agers that ever presided over it, takes a fare well benefit to-night., and hopes to have the honor of her friends’ company until the end of the evening. We trust that Mrs. Grew will receive all the honors due to one,who has don§ so well for the amusement of the 'people of Philadelphia. Public Entertainments. : General Toh Thumb and Wife, assisted by Commodore ..Nutt and Minnie Warren, intend fa voriDg us with a short aeries of their ever-popular and unique levees, commencing at Concert Hall on Monday next. Three leveea will be glv en each day, and will be interspersed with musical and other at tractive features. Chestnut-street Theatre. —Mrß. J ohn Wood, the popular and talented comedienne, assisted by a host of talent, will produce the burlesque entitled “The Fair One with the. Golden Locks,” at the Chestnut-street Theatre on Monday night, and it will doubtless be as great a-success here as it proved in New York. Magnificent costumeajjiew scenery, and appointments in the best style arc promised,' and may be anticipated. Marine. ■ . Boston, May B,—Below, ships Broporo, from Valparaiso ; Joseph Clarke, from Leghorn. LETTER FROM " OCCASIONAL.” Washington, May 8, 1863. As was hinted in my letter of yesterday, when speaking of the late battle at Chancel lorville, the President has issued his procla mation, directing the enrolment of the mi litia forces of the country. This maybe regarded as the conscription. It merely recites the law under which the President acts, the necessity for enforcing the law, the “praiseworthy and honorable seryice’Vthe national lorces are asked to perform, and the '• indispensable want of larger armies. In ad dition, we have a provision which is evi dently suggested by the recent troubles be-. tween this Government and other Govern ments in reference to the enrolment of aliens. The responsibilities of the alien citizen are prescribed, and they will be enforced. Our own immediate concern is with the conscrip tion. The machinery has been organized, and can at once be put in motion. The ne cessity for it exists, and to the loyal men a ne cessity is a command. The quota for all the • States will be announced in a few days, as I am informed, and in a few weeks it will be taken. It will be a conscription, without the worst features of the conscription. Re calling the terrors that this word conscrip-: tion has gathered from France, and-Poland, and the Southern States, perhaps I should not use it. We have all possible laws and regulations to govern the exercise of this mighty power, so that none may feel its effect,, but in the gentlest way. Congress, in the exercise .of a humane and consi derate, spirit, has so ordered that the in dustry of the country cannot suffer, that tlie poor shall not want support, that those who are compelled to remain by rea son of filial or - social claims shall not be taken away. None are asked to servo the country but those whom the country can well spare. Any man who hesitates or mur murs at a time like'this, with such a cause to follow and such a country to defend, is a coward and a traitor. He does not belong ~ to - 'tliia-■ CliHatian—land,. but SllOUld ffP_.li.Yei with Turks and Infidels. . Lot this spirit pervade your people. You have now an other purpose, to stimulate and strengthen. Let every loyal man make it his duty to sustain this new act. Sustain the officers of the law, popularize it, brush' away from' it the misrepresentations that bad men have hung before,thepeople like offensive things —tell them that since God made the world' he never asked his creatures to embark in a. more glorious cause. And, having done this, so make it- by your intercourse with one another, by your voice , and act, by your Loyal Leagues and religious denomi nations, by every influence that society possesses and controls, that it shall become a patriotic and holy thing. If it is seen in this light I know that the people will wel come it as a duty which only asks at their hands the manhood of their race. Bad men will' oppose it, but leave them with the Ad ministration. Sustain the Administration and the Administration will sustain -itself. Let us now see, as we have seen so often before, the uprising of that honest sentiment of the people, which never ceases to move and live, and only comes forth to cqjifuer; the great, silent, hidden influence, which is to the nation what the soul is to the man, and salt to the earth. Let a grand response be made to the President, and all will be well. His proclamation is a great act. He hurls the nation into the strife, and tells the Re public that until the end we must-know nothing but war. So, let us lay aside all manner of plans, and labors, and purposes, and fall into line. Let us cease to dream, and live. Let us take hold of this mighty, bewildering, irrepressible, Titanic Present, . and follow it, and worship it,and strive with it. Let us be soldiers now and henceforth until we are conquerors. There was a time to .write, hut it is past; a tinie to talk, and ex hort, and to reason, and discuss politics, and make speeches, and nurse constitutional safeguards, and raise bounties, and hold meetings, and wear rosettes, and sing songs, and say, “ Brother this is a great cause, go thou and fight; for I have lands, or a feast,- or friends, or I am to be married and cannot go.” All such limes are over and gone, ,Itis a, lima to act— rfor every man to say, ‘‘ My country must be saved, and I am - ordained to be its saviour.”: Let us have this spirit— a spirit of fanaticism such as the earth has seen in-its most sacred times, when' the Truth came forth triumphant: out of the agony of war and death. Occasional. WASHINGTON. Special Despatches to “ The Press.” ■ 'Washington, May 8,.1663.- Tlic !Late Battles—Arrival of tile Wounded —Tile Rebel JLoss. NearJy a thousand of our wounded arrived here to-day, from Acquia Greek. They have beeirdis tributed among the various hospitals in'Washington and vicinity. It is stated that General Dix has telegraphed from Fortress Monroe that on an extra of the Richmond Dispatch of the 6th, which was found on a prisoner, was apencil note, endorsed by a surgeon in oneof the hospitals, directed to his wife, stating that the rebel loss was 18,000 in the late battles. The Rebel Prisoners, Yesterday afternoon 1,1*72 of-'the rebel prisoners captured in the -late .engagement near Chancellor ville, who were at the Soldiers’ Heat, were aent off in a special train to Fort Delaware, under a guard of 417 men of the 14fch New Hampshire. There are a small number still remaining at the Rest, among whom are sixty-five who yesterday took the oath of allegiance, and expressed the desire to be allowed to remain within our lines. Of these, eight hail from North Carolina, thirteen from Mississippi, thirty fiom Louisiana, nine from Alabama, and -six from Virginia. It is thought that many-more would have followed their example if it had not been for the ri dicule of their comrades. Of those who still remain at the ddptit, more than one-fourth will take the oath. Capture of Grand Gulf. . The Secretary of the Navy has received the follow ing despatch: Flag-ship Benton, Below Grand Gulp, Mississippi, April 29,1863,' ' Via Memphis, 9 P. M., May 4. Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy .* I have the honor to inform you that, by an ar rangement with General Grant, I attacked the" batteries at Grand .Gulf this morning, which were very formidable. After a fight of five.hours and thirty minuteß we silenced the lower batteries, but ~and"stnfe' 8^ence u PP er one i which was high fibre. current. It fired but feebly towards the vessels all laid by and enfiladed it, while I went up a short distance to communicate with General Grant, who concluded to land the troops, and march over to a point two miles below Grand Gulf. I sent the Lafayette baclf to engage the upper battery, which she did, and I drove the persons out of it, asit did not respond after a few fires! At six o’clock P. M. we attacked the batteries again, and, under cover.of the fire, all the transports passed by in good condition. The Benton, Tuscumbia, and Pittsburg, were much cut up, having twenty-four killed and fifty* six wounded: hut they are all ready for service,. We land the army in the morning, on the other side, and inarch on Vicksburg. DAVID I). PORTER, Acting Bear Admiral. Cairo, May B.—lt is stated by passengers who have arrived from below, that a part of General Grant’s forces occupied Port Gibson, and that the main body were advancing on Black River. The rebels who escaped from Grand Gulf were vigorously pursued, and many captured. Report says that they spiked most of their guns at Grand' Gulf on Sunday night. : A tug, while attempting to run by the batteries at Vicksburg with-two barges, was destroyed' by shot from the rebel 1 batteries. The barges were loadeijj wiili commissary stores. They were protected by bales of hay, which caught fire. The reports arc conflicting as to ths fate of the crews. General Stoneman’s Expedition. BFiENOID ACHIEVHMEHTS OF THE NATIONAL CA YALItT- OPERATIONS OF THE HAItKIS LIOHT OAsVALRY—DAKIHS RAID WITHIN THE KNTRKNOH . ItfKNTS OF KICHMONO. The following despatch was received at the head quarters of the array this afternoon : Vobktown, May 7,1853. To Majoi' GeneralEaeileck: ; Colonel Kilpatrick, with his regiment, the Harris Light Cavalry, and the rest of. the Illinois Twelfth, have just arrived at Gloucester Point, opposite this fort. They burned the bridges over the Ohicka • hominy, destroyed three large trains of provisions in the rear of Lee’S army, drove in the rebel pickets to within two mites of Richmond, and have lost only one lieutenant and thirty men, having captured And paroled upwards, of three hundred prisoners. Among the prisoners was an aid of Major General Winder, who was captured with hisescort far withfit the entrenchments outßidc of Richmond. . This cavalry have marched nearly two hundred miles since the 3d of May, and were inside the forti fications of Richmond. On the 4th they burnt all the stores at Aylettes Station, on the. Matapony. Gn the sth they destroyed ail the ferries'over the. Pamunkey and Mattapony, and a large depot of commissary stores near and above the Rappahan nock, and oamc in here in good, condition. They deserve great credit for what they have done, It is one of the finest feats of the.war. •. ’ . RUFUS KING, Brig. General Commanding Post. Prisoners. ~ There was an arrival of seventy prisoners thia morning. They were sent to the guard-house. Returned. . - The President and Gen. Hallhck returned y«; terday frooi-thoir visit to ILgqkihi’s army, THE PRESS—PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, MAY 9. 1863. ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. EFFECTS OF THE STORM. CONDITION OF THE ABMY The tosses—'The Wounded—Silence ot' the Rebels, &c# ISliectal Correspondence of Tlio Press. ] ? Tlie rain Etorm. with which we have been visited during the past week continues, and serves as an effective blockade to all military movements for the present. The roads are in a horrible condition, but as soon, as we have a few clear dayß they will be hard enough again for army travel. ’ RETURN OF THE PRESIDENT. President Lincoln and Gen. Halleek came up from Falmouth last night by a special boat. Both of these gentlemen expressed themselves satisfied with what Gen. Hooker had done, and they have the mostuabounded confidence in the commander of our Army of the Potomac. The President intimated to a friend this morning that Gen. Hooker did just wbathewas sent to do, but circumstances beyond our control contracted his operations to their known limits. There.seems to be a misapprehension in the North of Gen, Hooker’s intentions in crossing the Rappa hannock last week.' Why do they not return to the General’s order, congratulating his troops, published last week! In it they will see tliat the intention was to destroy the forces of the enemy north of the Pamunky, and, failing in' this, to do the rebels as much damage as possible. It was not to take Rich mond or Fredericksburg, or to “occupy territory. By a Bkilful movement General Hooker has forced the enemy to leave his.works, and give battle in an open field, where our army wrb posted in an ad vantageous position, from which' it inflicted the most serious damage to the rebels known during this war, for five days.. Enough is’ known-of the lobb of the rebels to warrant us in estimating'it at over twenty thousand of their'very best troops. The prisoners taken form-a very, rtnall portion of this losb. ' General Hooker crossed the 'river to kill rebels, and who will deny him the credit of having performed his whole duty fti this matter admirably! GENERAL STONEMAN’S EXPEDITION. The cavalry expedition of General Stonemanhas only been partially successful, and the work was not completed in time to be of,any great assistance to General Hooker, '' It will tell on the rebels in future, however. ■ Their stoiea- must-soon give out, and they must retreat, or at’any rate divide their forceß, when General Hooker will pay them another vißit. ••. . The army is in very good condition, when we con sider what it has passed through during the fortnight now closing. It is being recuperated and' reorga nized, and will be ready to operate offensively once more as Boon as the weather is settled. The men cannot beinduced.to believe that-the Commander-in- Chief has been defeated, because they'have seen him carry out his plans and promises, and retreat across a swollen and boisterous river in safety. This army is much stronger than is generally supposed, and is furnished with - the most approved and destructive weapons of warfare known to the military men of the time. BEHAVIOR OF THE OFFICERS. It is gratifying to know that most of our general officers behaved in a gallant and satisfactory man ner, but General Hooker demanded the re moval of some for misconducts He has placed many names on Mb “roll of honor/’ and of course promotions will follow. HO LEAVES OF ABSENCE GRANTED. General Hooker will grant no leaves of ab3ence to officers at present who are able to perform military duty, and no better proof is needed than this that active operations will be resumed at an early day. There are comparatively very few officers in town or g.oing North to-day, except those who have been wounded in the late engagements or Are unwell. . An eminent surgeon who came up.from Falmouth this morning, informs me that our wounded men are doing well. The greater portion have received but slight injuries, and will be ready for the field again in a few weeks. * There will be but few brought to thiß city until their condition improves. THE RAILROAD-WASHED AWAY. The railroad from Acquia Creek to Falmouth has been washed away in several places by the freshetß where embankments were built, but it will be im mediately repaired, and will not cause any seriouß delay in the transportation of stores. The army has ample supplies for all needs for some weeks, and no fears may be felt in consequence of this mishap; GENERALS STOUGHTON AND WILLICIL These officers arrived yesterday, but being very much worn out with travel are not communicative. They confirm all the previous reports of the opera tions of our cavalry, and the excitement in Rich* mond in consequence. ' THE REBELS VERY QUIET. . The latest - reports from the Rappahannock say that the rebels are undemonstrative and are evi dently completely, bewildered at'our recent move ments. During yesterday, small bodies of rebel cavalry were observed on the. south bank, reconnoi tring, and placing pickets and outpost guardß.' An officeY from • headquarters says there are no rebels in force *iqutk. of Gordonsville, and most of the wandering bands of guerillas' have left the mountains. . - -1 .. ' .. -/ The friends of this gallaiit and officer seem very much aggrieved of Gen. Hooker’s order relieving him from duty with the Army of the Potomac. It.is said that Gen.' Ayerill will invite an investigation into his manygementfof pedition toward’Gordonsvrile. *”He will-soon be as signed to duty again in another quarter. CAEE OF THE WOUNDED. ' Delegations of eminent citizens and surgeons from/ the Northern States have; arrived here to assist in' the care of the wounded at Acquia, whither they proceed as fast as passes and transportation are ob tained. Governor Curtin is here for thiß purpose from our own State, accompanied by Clement 8.- Barclay, Esq., and Gfeorge M. Conarroe, Esq., of Philadelphia. , J \ BRINGING OVER THE WOUNDED. Our troops are still engaged to-day in bringing our wounded : soldiers across the'Rappahannock/ and conveying them to the different , hospitals, in this duty they are unmolested by the.rebels. It is thought that all will be over the river by to-morrow noon. A rumor is afloat this morning that Gen. Hooker is recrossing the Rappabannook, but upon inquiry I learn from official sources thatfno such movement is in progress. It is true that a'large force is on the south'bank of the river, bringing in and caring for our wounded men, and this is probably the founda tion of the report. • \ ■ On Sunday , last a fire broke but in'the dense woods known as the <f Wildernesi,” in which a few of our own wounded and dead men and a large num ber of wounded rebels were lyinfj. These are sup posed to have been destroyed by jhe devouring ele ment. The rebels report that'ths loss of life by this accident was very heavy.. .j * As I close my letter, the rumdrjthat Gen. Hooker is again crossing the Rappahannock, is being vigor* ously circulated/and is believed ip be true by some persons holding positions in the jw ar Department, but I think it probable that only a few regiments of troops have recrossed the river , (or the purpose of covering our surgeons, and ’ their assistants, from attack while performing their .merciful duties. No advance can possibly be made fm a day or two, by the whole army/although Genjaooker will not be idle for a BiDgle hour. ' NINETY-FIFTH P. V. The 95th Pennsylvania one hundred and fifty mCn, among them Col/E-. Y. Town, Lieut; Col. Elisha ;H&11, Capt, Chapiijro, Co. C ; Lieut. Shaler, Co.'F, all killed. • Majof Thomaß Town is Bhot in the hip. The wound is is a Philadelphia regiment, and known in your city. .. ANOTHER RU; It is reported that the rebels 1 -our front, a large body of in going ru;«-«<.m.Gordonßville. 1 ■ portto any reliable'source. THE WAR-OFFIOE D The despatch from Secretary s Curtin is substantially correct, great haste. This 1b ho blind foj pie. General Hooker’s army ii and will be moving against the e fortnight, if we have fair weathc GENERAL STONEMAI Gen. Stoneman has certaintydone great damage to the enemy in his recent expedition of destruction. All the rebel raids in the history of the rebellion, “pale in their brilliancy ” befcle this, as the play bills have it. v* WAL* Westeiui Virginia. Wheeling, May B.—The Convention, which met at Parkersburg on the f-oth to nominate oflioeiß, foithe new State ‘of Western Vir ginia, adjourned yesterday, having nominated for Governorj A. J. Borema'n, of Parkersburg; Secre tary.of State, J. E. Boyer, of Middletown; Trea surer, Campbell Tarr, of BrooKc county ; State Auditors,. Samuel Crane, of Wheeling, Judge B. L. Berkshire, of Morgantown, iWilliam A. Har rison, of Clarksburg, and James H. Brown, of Kanawha; Attorney Genenral, k. B. Caldwell, od Wheeling;. . I " ‘ ' V-!»7tTeSS MOHl'pe. Fqrtrrss Mowsoe, May 7.—Propeller Dudley Buck, Captain Siaith, arrived this morning from Newbern, N. G. The captain reports that he left Newbern day before yesterday. All was qujet, uml there was no thing new in that department. General Foster was at Newbern. One-of bis aids came on the Dudley Buck with despatches lor Washington. When out side the blockade* they spoke propeller General Ranks, from Hilton head, bound to Newbern. lie ported no news. . ■ Major General 2>ix and staff left. Fortress Monroe this forenoon<fo« York river. ; Hapjusuurg, May BJ—Governor Curtiu, who is now at Washington, looking afterthe welfare or the wounded soldiers, telegraplin to- Mr; Slifcr, the Secretary of State, that arrangements have been made by General Hooker for the recovery of all the wowaded, and that they Will be returned to us to-day. i We are also happy to inform, the friends of the wounded soldiers that the Governor has effected an arrangement, by means of which ate the wounded capable of travelling will be sent to the various hos pitals within"our limits, thus enabling their friends to more easily minister to their wants. The Go vernor expresses himself as. satisfied with all the arrangements which had been made for the care of the wounded by the General Government. He adds that Stoneman ia now known to be safe. Morgan and Wheeler toward j ■ ■ ■■ ■ ■ " Louisvjlle, May Bl—lt ia reported that the rebel cavalry under Generals Morgan and Wheeler are At Livingston, Ten* 1 .., ftnd- nioviug towards Kentucky, ~ • • Washington, May B—P. M. THE RAIN STORM. WHAT HAS BEEN DONE. CONDITION OF OtTE ARMY. OUR WOUNDED DOiNG WELL. FROM THE FRONT. GENERAL AyERILL. / AN UNFOUNDED RUMOR. FIRE IN THE WOpDS, THAT RUMOR AGAIN, t a fatal one; Thiß ;s officers are well ive retreated from miry with cavalry innot trace this re- ISPATOH. anton to Governor lfchough penned in | the Northern peo -Bin good condition, uemy in less than a PS WORK. The Pennsylvania Wounded. Mr. Emil Scfialfc o» the East Operation on the Rappahannock, and the Causes of its Failure* To the Editor of The Pnss: Sir : When battles are fought id which thousands and thousands of brave soldiers ttra immoiafed, bu t which, notwithstanding the*great sacrifice, diy not ob tain an adequate result for ttfe'enonuousloss o'flife, ia it then not the duty of every friend 1 oft he country to inquire into the cause of the disasters which cover'a whole nation with mourning, amd which, in tory, remain-a dark spot on its glory ? The late battle o§ Fredericksbiorg and Chancellor' j ville, with its hecatomb* of human-beinga, may, like nearly all other lost battles of this war, fee traoed directly to the mistaken-of the generals cocamand ing, and it is but just that the . whole country should have a -clear insight into those mistakes* for it may be that thus more errors in future wiS‘ be avoided. Looking at the map, it wii be seen that the rebel army, in its encampments: near Fredericksburg, held a line running from northwest to southeast; its right wing was extended as far down as Port Royal, on the Rappahannock; its left wing rested above Fredericksburg, on the same river. This army has only two main lines of retreat. One towards Rich mond, the other towards Gordonsville. It cannot retreat to the east, or southeast, as such a march would carry it into the Potomac, or York river. Under these circumstances, the natural point of attack is the rebel left wing. If this wing is seriously defeated, and the victory rapidly followed up, the rebel army would be pressed from itß two lines of retreat against the southeast; thrown against the rivers, it would be finally obliged to surrender —the- : same fate which befel the Prussian army after the battle of Jena. Crossing, therefore, above Fredericksburg, at . United States.ford, for instance, marching rapidly-to • Chancellorville, and from thereto a point midway between Chancellorville and Guiney, on the rail road, (or, if the last move be considered too daring,. moving straight from Chancellorville against Fre dericksburg,) would be the correct strageticalmove to obtain the desired result, viz.: the destruction of the rebel army. Utmost speed, concentration of force,-and utmost daring, would/guarantee a com plete success. General Hooker arranged his plans of attack as follows: -He had seven army corps; of these, three were massed below Fredericksburg, to cross there and make a feint attack on the rebels, two of the corps, immediately after the crossing, to return and join General Hooker, who, meanwhile, was crossing with the four remaining corps at several fords, some ten to twenty miles above Fredericksburg. On Sunday, 27th‘ of April, the movement was coin- T menced; on Monday it was continued, and on Tues day morning the three corpß below Fredericksburg, and on Tuesday night'and Wednesday morning the four corps above Fredericksburg, made good their crossing/ On Wednesday and Thursday the main army moved to Chancellorville, some five mileß from the: principal crossing place, making five miles in thirty six hours. Friday was occupied in throwing up en trenchments ; Saturday the fighting seriously com menced ; Saturday evening, only, as it appears, the two remaining corps arriyed .from below. Sunday, another attack, and repulse of the main army. Mean while, Sedgwick carries the entfenohments behind Fredericksburg. By Sedgwick’s movement, two lineß of,operation are clearly formed the two Union armies separated by a distance of some twenty: miles 5 the rebels in a central position between them. While all these movements are being carried out, the whole cavalry under General Stoneman is detached on a raid, in the rear of the rebel army. GeneraT Lee, without heeding the cavalry in his rear, waits quietly in Mb entrenchments till the Union movement is fully developed. He easily dis cerns the feint from the real attack. He'throws his whole force againßt General Hooker, whom he con fronts on, Thursday evening, giving up, meanwhile, his entrenchments near Fredericksburg. Hooker is beaten on Saturday. On Sunday, scarcely is he on the defensive .when General Lee, by means of his interior-line forces, marches Sunday night, and throws, on Monday, the. mass of his forces against Sedgwick, who the day before had carried the forti cations near Fredericksburg. Sedgwick is beaten, crippled, and scarcely escapes annihilation. After this triple check General Hooker gives up the con test, and recrosaeß the river. By what we have said above of the position of the rebel army, it will be seen that the erossing at Chan cellorville by the main force was entirely correct; but it will be seen, too, that the crossing effected by four corps only, instead of seven, or at least six, was entirely incorrect. Had the army consisted of the seven corps, and marched on Wednesday morn ing, in forced marches, towards Fredericksburg, or in a direction some five to six miles south of Frede- . ricksburg, they would have been, by Wednesday night, behind the rebel entrenchments.- The great decisive battle of the war would proba bly have taken place on Thursday, and would have been fought under very different circumstances from those of Saturday, Sunday, and. Monday, where our army was beaten in detail. The idea .of a general, who is on the offensive, whgse avowed object iB the capture or destruction of a whole army, making six miles in thirty-six hours, just in the most critical moment of his .operations, and finally, after entrenching himself without being on- the communications of his enemy, tellehis sol-’ diers that, the enemy has to run away or to attack him on his own ground, where he will destroy him, : has hot its parallel inmodern times. Another quite as unpardonable mistake is the sending away of the cavalry in a moment when a great battle was nearly ' certain ;to happen. It was .the same Billy conduct which made Melaslose the hattle of Marengo. The cavalry ought to have formed the utmost right wing in the large wheelinjumovement which our army . performed, -and in which' the left wing formed the piVOt.' - " / —;‘ •General Hooker’s operation is modeld on the ope rationsofWurmserandAlviuci,in 1796, in Italy* those of Jourdan, in 1799, at Stokach, and/ in quite modern times, on that of the royal Neapolitan .army, ,in 1860, at. the Yolturno. On the contrary,. Gen. Lee took a good lesson from the action of; Na poleon, the Archduke Charles, And on those different occasions. Geh. Lee has certainly gained for Mmseif, by tMs battle, the nameof one of the ablest generals of the present age. It would be wrong to make Geh. Hooker alone re sponsible for his defeat. .We are told that his army -.is to be reinforced by 30,000 men from Washington, and by 40,000 to 50,OOOfrom Suffolk. Is is notatrange that thOße troops did hot join Hooker before the battle! What is theuse of 30,0GOidJe.'men in Wash ington! What , the use of those' 50,000 on the Blackwater! Why are some 20,000 standing Bentry in-North Carolina! What have the 30,000 done yet near Charleston! Is there not common sense enough in our great ge nerals to understand that to keep thousands and thou sands of men as sentries to prevent blockade run ners from coming into Southern ports is ridicu lous ; that it is more reasonable to mass all those troops, and to crush with tMB superiority theenemy’s main armies/because then the blockade-runners will soon find no more buyers lor their contraband goods! But how could-such reasonable action-be expected from a general-in-chief who advanced against Corinth with a snail-like pace to under take the Biege of field-works which the rebels after wards, under Yan Dorn, did not hesitate a moment to storm; and who sent Pope with 3*0,000 men to capture an army which he, with 100,000, could not de feat. It is the Bame general who, in August last, gave Gen. Burnside the strange order to stay quietly at Fredericksburg with Mb troops 5 meanwhile Pope was defeated at Manassas. The same who ordered Pope,to retreat toward Washington, instead of or dering-him to retreat towards Salem and Berlin, which would have prevented the battle at Manassas and the invasion of Maryland. It is the same who gave the fatal order to Col. Miles to hold Harper’s Ferry when the rebels were already in Maryland, and when, thereby, Harper’s Ferry had lost all im . portance. Have there not been useless butcheries and failures Of operation enough to warrant finally the adoption, of sound military pl&ns! Till this is done, we can only hope that fortune-will once more smile upon the country of freedom. Tam, sir, yours, very-truly, , E. SCHALK. Salt Lake, May B.— On the 4th of May, Captain Smith, of the 2d California Volunteers, found the Indians fifty miles south of Skull Creek} killed twenty-nine of them, and followed in pursuit. One soldier was wounded. Conner, with fifty men, went north on the 6th to establish a ppßt at Soda Springs. lor Defrauding the Government. Newport, May B.— Solomon Kohnstam has.been rearrested on the charge of defrauding -the Govern ment by over $lOO,OOO. It will be remembered that he purchased certificates and claims on the Subsis ancc Department to a heavy amount. Eire in Vermont. Boston, May S.— Harding’s Woolen JFactory, at WinoOßk, Vermont, waß badly damaged by fire on. Wednesday night. The loss amounted to $30,000y which wsb covered by insurance in Boston. Counterfeits at Boston. Boston, May S. —Parties were arrested here to day for circulating, well-executed counterfeit $2O - on the Merchants’ Bank of New Haven. California. San Francisco, May B.—Arrived, ship Gasper, fiom New York. The Bbips Derby, George Sand, Migrater, and Black Watch, are advertised for Hong Kong. Saleßof American Pig Iron were made to-day at $45. Sale® of 1,300 bblß of. crushed Sugar, of Cali fornia, at BOO dozen Oysters at $4 -25 ; Alco hol in tea, and pure Spirits, 45c ; Coal Oil,. 47>&c; 2CO cases of Eastern Lard, I2}£c ; 2,000 tons of hard Coal, $l3; 2,CGO bbls of Cement at $2:75: Drills scarce at 22c; Mahogany wood, $5O per picul. The stock of Rice in market ia over twenty million pounds. ; / Tile Pnneral of Gen. Berry. Portland,. May 8. —The body of Major . General Berry arrived here at noon to-day, and ia lying, in state at City Hall, which is thronged with citizens. The body will be conveyed to the steamer Harvest Moon this evening, accompanied by a large escort, military and civil. The Harvest Moon leaves for Rccklamlto-morrow morning. : Thcreumina of Gen. Berry were escorted to the steamer by a detachment of soldiers from'the 7th Regiment, the Grand Lodge, of Blaine (G-eh. Berry having been a. member of the order,) and a large concourse of citizens. A deputation ©/ citizens fromßeekland, headed by Hon. JamesFftrwell, ar rived This afternoon to take charge of the body. The 3ron, Ship Canada Abandoned* .St. Johns, N. F., May B.—On the 3d inst., inlat. 47,. lon. 43° 3', The biig Attila boarded, the iron ship Canada, which was found abandoned. Her forward companment was full of water,, and the ship was unmanageable. Two of the boats were gone, and it •was supposed that the' crew had left in them. - * Report ol l)et'«nt Sent io England; New York, May&T-Eepor%saya that Lord Lyons sent a special messenger to'England, in the steamer Persia, on Wednesday, with news of. Gen. Hookorts defeat. The Steamer St. Audrew. Portland, May B—-The steamer St. Andrew sails from here for Liverpool and Londonderry to-morrow morning. She takes the place of the Anglo-Saxon, and will carry the mails. The Passengers. Halifax, May B. —The steamship Merlin arrived * from Newfoundland to-day, with'twftnty-ttve of the Apglo-Saxon’a first-class paaseflgeiaj ins Wounded* litional list of- wounded in received atTthe Washing- Pennsylvania] The followin'*? * s an ft dd: Pennsylvania too hospitals on Thursday Col Swage, 148 John L Zimmerman, 12$ Cftpt H W Marshal, 125 John 137 Lieut A Evans, 125 Corp John Rnppert, 28 Cayt G H Eastman, 132 Bobt H Eggrer, 119 A K.Bbnnet. 81 Ervin Alexander, 119 T Morton, El Jacoh-Griger, 98 Stmual Rof.ebaugH, 134 Wank OtL 28 Wm II Ca-ntlia. 128 fe’ergt W /Thompson, 93 Blasin Rutf, 115 HetnVß Irving. 146 Lieut Jns C RourlSe, 28 John McEibany. 28 IC Pryor, 1« - Corp Aug Sclinaek r 105 ■ T Duffy, IJampdexi’e-toattbry W D Norton. 11l Henry Morris, 1!•£ James J. Mallon.lm Wm Sinclair, 139 Samuel S Heach, 126* _ John W Kidd, 12 Sergt James Houck, 125 Cutley Eberhart. 75- • J olll »i^!» O Y?* John Cl eater, 147- Sam 1 Ball, 118 Wm AGuest,,®!- Corp Jas Wmterton, 29 Henry Doak, 81 Sergt Andrew Rilley, 115 Dan r i S Keller, 518 ' Wash’a L Stoly, 130 . Corp j McNichoU SthCaV . Sergt Jno Greenwood, 10E Wm B werntz, Blh Gav Berßt Wm.Keown, 109 •T Jordan, 46 John Oxspring, KX) Patrick Devine, 46' Wm Selfridge, 109 W Hollins, 69 Thos Hanlon, 69 . Ely Hudson, 57' Thoa J Champion, 105 John Brown, 110 Thos Jordan. 09 .Tamee Oanrby, 28 ' Lewie Reinbold, 141 John McCdhe; 28' [Jacob Kosenstock, 23 WT Johnson, 29 2d Lieut Chas W Norris? 199 George Beorn. 20 John McGrath, 109 lemufl R Scott* 57 A J Anderson, 114 Jacob Gibens, 121 Matthew Doyle, 29 Ross Kirkpatrick,l4B' O L Johnson, 147 John F Boyle, 69 Thos Evans, 28 Matthew Kelly, 28 2d Lieut H F M Wells, 132 Creighton Reynolds; UT Henry Eberle, 23 Whiles (died), 28* : John Dyer, 147 Lieut Jacob Ivnisley, 127 , 2“d:LieuL' Chas Kennedy, 28 John H Price, 46' | Chas H Fisher, 46 Wnr Smiley, 147' 1 G K Bratten, 130. Serg Jas 3!oore, 147 Bfward Reed. 28 JohnPetne, 28 Jaaob'Kliae, 128 Chas N Barrett, 4$ Alfred:Billman, 128 S Mcllolhatten, I, 82, G A Maheusou. G, 23 Lieut SH Town, D, 95' Joßn'Kidley.K, 61 Tbos J Cross, C, 95' G FHarper. E. 61 W Beany, L 85 S Pal mer,. tf T 23 Jos Shaw,/H, 95 . Robt Black, <3, 23 SDuswold.G, 23 WRFJanoigan, F, 23 H JCoKley,B.-p;0 • * LemuelMbrsc?. Sis T J Gilbert, C, 23 Wm IsBminger, H, 82 J Mayer,-B, 23 J B Deroll, FMOa W Robinson, H, 23 Augusta* Skeen. I, 82 Frank Whitticomb,HiB2 Charles Brewh.C,23 GW Tyson, E, 82 Fergus B -Doek worth, K. 102 John Connover,C,B2 Thos Read,G,32 Heni*y Wha]an,C,B*2 Sergt Pureyt A\S2 John Connelly.F. 23 Jas W Steward, E,82 Chas Fenner. A,82 - " Corp Thos H Mhrston,F,B2 Lieut John T i Ha wkins, I»82 Capl J H Delap,-G,EJ Capt Francis Lefferts.H.fiS Andrew Overtrix-,D,82 Jcs Stewart. G. 82 Sergt Emanuel Sees, F,S2 Sergt.Thos Ferry, A,82 - Wilson, Gjl23* Sami D05we11,,G,23 Bponoer, G;23 Thos J Gilbert, C,23 John Lancaster, C' v &2 Reuhc-n See well, 8.23 Haml McCall, K-. 82 J R Lawrence, A, 98- . FredKearu, E; 78 Wm B S»nRB, ; E, 10*2 Philip J Board, F, 93 John C Ilaugh. A, 102 John Silva; D; 102 Paul Knevin, (V 9S Joseph Price. E, 102 Jos Lawrence, .A, 98 A Wait, A, 102 Serg’t Abel Wood, A, 82 Corp L Spencer, L, 102 ; SIXTY-FIRST PENNSYLVANIA,,COL. SPEAR. Col Spear, killed in charge Corp wm Bottztkeiner, K JHBaming/D Capt W W Ellis, D CorplGiay.A SergtPhilip , . Sergz Casey Eatherton, D Tlios Bocker, B L Betz, B Sherman Slmltz John gliultz, B Corp G B SliatmafeH, E Pergt G E Palls, E Wm Lippenath. 1) Wm P Chadford, F Capt. John W Crosby. G Sergt Samuel Brady, .A ONE HUNDRED AND T' S Sample,D .T Allenbaugh, B J Pitcairn, F . Corp John F.Harbaugh, C Sergt Joseph. Hough, B Wm Farrell. I: Sergt Paul S Kennedy; H Thos McGeary. l P. Joseph. Gray, H Rufus McGuire, D John O’Hannagan, C Theodore Stout, D John Beck, C Chas Tonther, G P Lieut Eiigeuc Kerner, B Levi Thorps, E John Morrow, .E Wm.Be ls. D- Corp Jacib Shafer, D PLENTY-NINTH PENNA. | J Kiser, I |J Zimmerman, i-—Boggs, K iANEOUS. Chas Couglier, F, IT2 Geo Eruhulc, F-, 93 Henry Burharp, F, 112 J HRollman, a, 93 Ben.i McGowan, P. 102 John Lower. G, 102 Sergt Peter Fisher, D, 93 Geo Long, C, 129 S Hutchinson, H, 182 Wm Campbell, I>, 139 Jos Graham. E,139 J H Andedrson. E, 139 ASwnnger.F, 102 John Patterson, D, 139 Fathan Kihtz, E, 139 Freirssick Lebrun, E. 93 John Mills, D, 93 C Jager. M, 102 Jocob Brown. Iv. 93 Samuel Suyder, F, 139 Christopher Nicholas, D, 9S John Bradock, D. 192 l. MISCELI Albert Hawk, B. 98 Samuel Stealt , G, 93 John Galinger, G, 139 M Faunei}, B. 102 Jos Bayne, 1,102 Job McLaughlin, 102 Wm Briggs, A, 102 John Brower, I, IS9 Aaron Conlin, C, 102 Geo Brown, A, 189 . - Job Boggs, H, 139 • Henry Sclmlts, B, 93 Wm Smith, T, 103 IT C CritcUels, D, 130 J B Carson, H. 102 Jos Miller, D, 93 Benville Moyer, F, 93 John Noll, A, 93 Sergt David Catillay, A, 93 Benj Louck, K, 93 John Bordner, I, 93 Augustus Arolmal, B, 1 Bhas Bicker, G, 93 Aid to Ireland.—A grand oratorical and vocal entertainment, under the patronage of the American Emigrants’ Friend Society,was announced to take place at eight o'clock last evening, at the Musical Fund Hall. The addresß was by Samuel I*. Schmucker, EL. D., author of the “ Southern Re bellion.’ 5 In every, point, - this musico-intellectual repaßt was very far from.being unsatisfactory. Bota the oratorical and vocal entertainment were of no ordinary degree of interest, and'were attended to throughout with very great profit and pleasure. THE C ITT. The Thermometer* MAY 8, 1862.- j MAY 8,1863. 6A. H.... 12 AC 3P. M.|6 A. 21..... 12 M 3 P.M. 47........ .60 .65 44K...... .48 50 WIND. | . • WIND; WtiyN.. .W by 5..... W,(nE.......-.NE ..NE The Weathek.— I The following is a statement of the weather at Philadelphia for the month of April April, April, April, for 1863. 1862. 12-years. Highest temperature 71.0° Bio° 88.0° Lowest ' ** 30.0 - 28.0 20.0 Mean 4 ‘ at7A;M. 43.05 44.57 45.49 .** “ at 2 P.M. 54.35 65.23 67 25 “ • “ at 9 P.M. 47:40 48.23 49.27 “ “ for month. 48.57 49.36 . 50.67- Days on which rain or snow fell 16 days.. 11 days. 13.1 days .Amount of rain or melted Inches. ‘ Inches. Inches, snow 7.294 3.917 5.007 Barometer', highest 30.135 30.321 30.513 “ • - lowest. 29.260 . - 29.422 28.884 ~ .** mean height at 7A.M.. 29.75 S . .30.025 29.821 “ “ 2P.M.. 29 752 29.979 29.779- *• “ 9P.M.. 29.808 29.994 29.808- **• formonth. .29.782 29.999 29 803 The-above table shows the temperature of.the month -to have been vabout two degrees below the average temperature for.*w?cft>e years. - * ’ - - - The amount of rain was almost twice as much as that which ;feU laßt year, and was-two inches more than the general average for'the month. .The barom'etric observations have been corrected for temperature, but not ft>r altitude. The barome ter fount is sixty feet above mean tide in the Dela ware river. f _ Excitement oh Chestnut Stbeet.— Yesterday aiternoonj between 2 and 3 o’clock, a per son, said to be a soldier, took offence at something that was on the bulletimboard of a newspaper office on Chestnut street, near Fifth. He tore it off, and this brought him in collision with one of the dttachSs of the publication office, who was either about to enter or leave the place, A crowd speedily congre gated, but no serious collision occurred. Some folks began to be excited, and our reporter calmly watched the progress of events. It was lika a little fire increasing in volume and fierceness ra pidly. Several hundred persons, of all classes and conditions, speedily collected, and everybody said the place ought to be torn out. A great deal was said about Copperheads and "traitors, 55 "that Yal landigham ought to be hung, ss &c., &c. . Mayor Henry made his appearance and counseled the assemblage to disperse. He walked through the crowd, and was received with great cheering* Presently he made the'following brief speech: FELXow-CiTizErrs : Philadelphia is a loyal city. The people-have rights here, under the law, that mußt and shall be respected. Three cheers were now given for Mayor Henry, , and three more for General Hooker. The crowd began to disperse and gather in small squads, and evidently desired to move. All at once a rußh was made in front of the objectionable news paper office. A gentleman named George Hankin son came in came in collision with Mr. John Brod head, and the latter received a slight blow in the facefiom somebody’s hand. It was probably acci dental. Almost the'same moment a cane ca'hae down upon the head or shoulders of some one near the bulletin-board, and a pane of glass in the door was broken out. The ponce officers rushed in the crowd, made several arrests, and took the parties to the Central lock-up, from which they were subse quently discharged, as there were no specific charges preferred againstthem. Just as all the excitement had died away the flame was suddenly fanned again, by some one in the office, putting up a telegraphic despatch, that had just been received. The crowd rußhed to see what it was, but no riotous demonstration was made. A couple of gentlemen called upon the Mayor, andvolunteered their opinion as to what he ought to do. .He received'them with that calm official dignity for which he is proverbial. In reply to them,,he said the law afforded protection to the people, and it was his duty to Bee that it was pro perly enforced ; but at the same time he desired them to distinctly understand that because of that protection afforded by the police authority, his visi tors should be careful ana say, nothing to inflame the public mind. ; The two gentlemens seemed disposed to enter into an argument with the Mayor, jbut his Honor- re spectfully declined, to engage in it. They left.; Shortly after this, Mayor Henry proceeded to the, newspaper office, and had an interview with Mr. Gloßshrepner, the publisher the paper, and sug gested that, as there was some excitement, it was the duty of all citizens to adopt the best measures in their power to allay it. Mr. Glossbrenner assented to this. Then the Mayor suggested that putting any thing more on the bulletin board at the present time was calculated to continue the excitement, and suggested that Mr. G. should assißt him in main taining the peace, by refraining placing anything else upon the board. Mr: Glossbrenner refused. The,Mayor simply, remarked that he gave the ad vice unofficially, and then left the office. The crowd still continued to linger about the neighborhood, but made ho violent demonstration. " The crowd continued in front of the office until about nine'o’clock jwhex a strong body of police, under command of Chief Buggies, cleared the street from Post Office avenue to Fifth street. At'ten o’clock all. was quiet, and Chestnut street became deserted, and people'/paßßed. the newspaper office, and scarcely knew it was there. Our Gallant Dead.—To-morrow after noon, at two o’clock, the funeral of Col. H. J. Stain rook, of the 109th Regiment P. Y., who was killed at the recent battle'near Fredericksburg, will take piace fiom .the late residence of the deceased, No. 249 North Ninth street. The interment will take place at Odd Fellows’ Cemetery. The gallant colo nel, who has given his life in the defence of his counr try, certainly deserves to be buried with the honors of war, and it is to be hoped that some of the mili tary officials in this city will take the matter in hand, and furnish an escort in accordance withAthe rank of the deceased. 001. Francis A. Lancaster, who was killed in battle on Sunday last, was a son of the late Jacob B. Lancaster, grain merchant of this city. He served as first lieutenant of the Com monwealth Artillery at Fort Delaware during the Bummer .months of 1861, and after his return was made major of the 115th JP. Y„ commanded by Col. R. E. Pattereon. * He was severely wounded in the second battle of Hull Run, last August, and, when only partially re covered, rejoined his regiment last February. ; Upon the* resignation of Colonel P. he was promoted- to colonel of the regiment, which post he occupied at the time of his death. He waß a lawyer by profes sion, having studied in the law office H-. Perkins, Esq., and was admitted to the bar in April, 1861.. He was much beloved and respected by all who knew him, aDd met his death while 'gloriously leading his regiment into battle. Tbe late Colonel Spear.—The re mains of this gallant officer, who fell while leading the attack on Marye’s Hill, on Sunday last,' have arrived in this city, and will be placed: in Indepen dence Hall on Tuesday, in compliance with a re quest from Councils. The funeral will take place irom hie residence, Hamilton street, above- Eigh teenth, on Wednesday afternoon and proceed to* Rcaaloasm’s Cemetery. We have not yet learned whether arrangements have been, made for a mili tary escort, but presume from his long identification with the volunteers of the city and his patriotic bravery culminating in his denth, that the. custom ary tiibutc will be paid to hiß memory by the volun teers. Fixes akd Penalties.—The amount of fines and penalties returned br Mr. Alderman Beit ler, for the quarter ending'March 3lst, 1863, is slB*2 ; that returned by Mr. Alderman Devlin, for the month of April, $2O. . The return. of-the. Sheriff, John Thompson, Esq., for costs ivhich have been collected for the county of Philadelphia,ia the Court of Quarter SeßsioDs, during the December term of 1862, and which were paid to the City Treasurer, April 23d, 1863, amounts to $l2l. The General Assembly of the’ United Presbyterian Church will meet May 27, and the pro ceedings will be opened with. a sermon by Rev. Jo seph T. Cooper, D. JL, of this city, moderator. Found Drowned.—Yesterday morning the body of a man, drtased in the garbnf ! a soldier; was found in the Delaware, at Noble-atreet wharf The Weather. — The weather is a very queer subject to hit upon. It has been employed in epigram and epic, in paraphrase and pun. It has furnished, the turning point of drama and melo drama ; it has determined the fate of armies, and the destinies of nations. It introduces the small talk of the coquette, and it leads off the monosyllables of the beau. It affects every grade of society, and, per haps, is the subject of as much speculation to angels as to men. It creates beauty, and promulgates de formity multiplying sunbeamß, and furnishing forth clouds. It renders eyes bright and skies blue boots muddied, and stockings splashed* The luxurious citizen, “in the dead unhap py night,” and when, the rain is on the roof, slumbers soundly and securely. The lonely sentinel; the argus-eyed picket-guard: each private; every offi- - cer, learn the lesson of fortitude beneath the beat ing of that rain,-amid the blackness and the cold ness of the night. Yesterday caused considerable: complaint even amongst the most patient. It was a day on which to sit at home and sort old letters, or to lie on the sofa and read new novels. ’Twas a day when those who* had the opportunity merely droned and dreamed, and when those who had not that opportunity kept pace with a dead-and-alive quick-step. The weather, however, with all its im perfections, is a very good sort of thing in its way. One could not get along without it. It fertilizes country farms, and it eleansas the city highways. It makes the boulders Book- as though they had been scrubbed by celestial Biddieß, and the sidewalks as if they had been washed down by the* last edition of Irish angels, Major Isaac C. Bassett Still Lives.— The Rev, John A. McKean, who proceeded South on Thursday,- for the purpose of ; bringing the remains of Major Isaac C. Bassett, of the 82d Kegiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, to this his native city for burial, sent a despatch from Washington, C,, yes terday afternoon, that the Major was hot'killed, nor even injured in the recent battle. Captain- O. B. Griffith, in writing home to hiswife, states, among other incidents of the battle, that the color-bearers of the 82d Regiment wereßhot dbwn. Major Bas sett distantly picked them up, and shouting out, “follow me,” rushed to the heights of Fredericks burg aad planted the colors there. liieut. ‘Williams, of the came regiment, in writing a letter to his wife, says, among other things, that the major of the re giment planted the regimental colors on the'rebel works, the color*bearers having been’shot down, This evidence that th'e\Major still lives, distinguish-- cd now as*now as a-hera, will be received- with de light by many friends in the city of Philadel phia. Arriva:l of Wounded Direct from the Battltj Prst&r—Yesterday afternoon a large number of wounded arrived at the Citizens’ Volun teer Hospital, where their every want was promptly attended to. Among them are the following of Penn sylvania and Hew Jersey regiments: Henry Wagner, B, 6S Pa Jos Emby, D, 114 • Christian Schneider;*]),- 27 Pemberton Carliie, C, 114 Reuben Wagner, 11. 108 Obaa Well, D. 49 'SergtGeoSchambyer.B, 130 EM French, F; 141 Orlando M Janet, L, 62 Geoß Resxequire, F, 141 Corp Theo Frank, D, 74 Henry Hingas. G,*llB Wm Fenniffen, F, 63 EC Walker, C, 141 Dairoea Vailbaider, D, 105 E WWhitstone, C, 114 : J Rfc’cbaffer, 1). 105 ChasF'Klug, K.27' F R Gohn, B, 130 Sergi H Ivosugresten, K, 27 Jas Corcoran, D, 1 battery Chas Naber, G; 6S- Wm Vickers, C, 114 John Shay. B, 115 Chas Brownell, C, 114 D Bell, B, 2 N J Corp S P Boyer, C, 114 Thos Fageu, Ev 7Tf J , Akkuax, Meeting of the Pennsylvania- Bible Society.— The annual meeting of thiseociety took place yesterday afternoon, at the Bible House, corner of Seventh and. Walnut streets,; when the following named gentlemen were elected officers-of the society for the present year: - - President—Rev. Albert Barnes. - Vice Presidents—Rev. John Chambers, Rt. Rev. Alonzo Potter, D.D., Rev. C. P. Krauth, D:D;, Rev. R. S. Schheck, D. D., Rev. A-. H: Boardman, D. D., Rev. J. P. Durbin. D. D., Rev. Howard Mal colm, D.D., Rev. John T, Pressley, D. D.- Correspondicg Secretary—Joseph Dulles. Recording Secrets ry—Rev. Richard Newton, D.’D.- Treasurer—John \V. Claghorm " Ad<3 a Boaid of Managers composed of tweqty four gentlemen. TheEev. J. H. Torrance, Secretary, for the eastern part of the State; and the Rev. J. J. Aikens, of Pittsburg, for the western. The Society has done a great and good work for the soldiers since the war began, and the managers con tinue to supply the demand made on them for the Holy Scriptures. “ The Five Twenties.”—Tlie general subscription agent, Mr. Jay Cooke, announces the sales of five-twenties, yesterday, at over one million dollars,'distributed' as follows New Y0rk....... 805t0n...... Philadelphia Pennsylvania 0hi0........ Kentucky „ Michigan........ Baltimore and Maryland. Sfiiidry other Stateß Vermont Soldier found Drowned.— The body of Charles Porter, a member of the 9th. or 10th Vermont Regiment, was found in the Schuyl kill, yesterday, near the P euros e-ferry bridge. Mr; Porter was an inmate of the West Philadelphia Mi litaiy Hospital. He made his appearance on the 16th of December last at the hotel of Mr. Hunter, near the bridge. He appeared to be insane. When last seen he was on the bridge, and before anybody could get to him he sprang into the river, and never came up. It was supposed that he went down into the mud, as the tide was low when he took the fatal leap. ' •• • Second-ward Union League.—The Union League of the Second ward has organized by the election of the following officers : President— JohnW. Lynd. Vice Presidents— A. T. Eavenson, "Win. Wood, Wm. Lowrison, T. Cockrell. Recording Secretarg— John W. Prazier, Corresponding Secretary—'Wm, H. Ruddiman. Treasurer —John Hendricks. • An executive committee of one from each precinct was also appointed. Another League House.—This eve ning the League House at Thirty-eighth and Mar ket streets will be opened. If the inauguration ceremonies are as pleasing as those similar have been, the affair will be as well attended as it will be gratifying. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. THE MONEY MARKET. PHiLADKLPnrA, May S, 1563. Tim'd street was quiette-day, business being active. without excitement! Gold at an advance on yesterday’s closing figure, hut fell slowly and deter minately to lollf, when it rallied to 153, at which, figure it closed, with the market tending upward. Govern ment securities were not so. strongly in demand, lower prices offered, hut holders generally stiff; 103& hid for seven-thirties and ISSI sixes. Money is in more demand, hut the rate to good borrowers is not over 5@5K, while large amounts are placid at 4. New certificates are sell ing ac081£; ; old atl01&@102. Quartermasters’vouchers aie I@l>* discount. The report from the Government agency of the five twenties, in this city, is most cheering—one .million dol lars being converted to-day. The inventor of the telegraph deserves a special notice for an instrument giving quick and valuable aid to the Government cause, as it enables the outpouring of distant wealth to be immediately re-, cognized in the commercial centres. . The stock market was dull and prices somewhat ir regular. State fives and City sixes were firm at yester day’s figures. Eeading’sixes; ISS6, sold at 106; 110 bid , for the ISSOy; 114 for Ist Penney 1 , vania. mortgages; 107>a for 21 do.; 111 for Elmira sevens: 92K for North Pennsylva nia sixes, Til for the tens; 110 for Sunbury and Erie sevens; 106 for Philadelphia and Erie sixes; Camden and Amboy bonds were steady; Susquehanna Canal bonds Were in demand at 50@57; Lehigh Navigation sixes sold atlOS^s; Schuylkill Navigation sixes, 1572, at 101)£,.35765at 71; S4bid for 1882 s. Heading Railroad'shares were in demand, and ad vanced Vi. Pennsylvania rose X- Little Schuylkill >3, North Pennsylvania Philadelphia & Erie X- Cata wisEa preferred X- Beaver Meadow sold at 70. SIX was bid for Long Island. SSX for Elmira; 53>£ for the pre ferred;. 170 K for Camden & Amboy. - 59 for Norristown. 61 for Minehill. Passenger railways are still dull. Race & Vine sold at 12. Ridge avenue at ISK. Quotations for the others aTe unchanged. St siuehanna Canal rose. to 11X* clo-ing at 10#. Schuylkiil Navigation preferred was steady at 2*&. Big Mountain Coal sold at 4 %. ) New Creek at 1. Tiie mar ket was firm, but inactive at the close, in bonds and 2,900 shares changing hands. Drexel & Co. quote: UnitedStateßEondß, 1981 **-...105 @lC6>£ United States Certificates of Indebtedness—lCl @lo2^ United States 7 3-10 Notes. *lO5 @lO6 Quartermasters’Vouchers... 2@2 d. Orders for Certificates of Indebtedness. H d. Gold.. 52©53 p. Demand Notes... 52©53 p. New Certificates of Indebtedness. •• 99@S9>a Jay Cooke & Co. quote Government securities, See., as follows:, United States Sixes, 1881........... 106K@107tf United States 7 8-10 Notes 105^@106*£ Certificates of Indebtedness 101 @ 101 “ “ New 89® 99$$ Quartermasters’ Vouchers 97985$ '' ...lolss@ls2>s lslX(il^ y Demand Notes. Sales of five-twenties, $1,000,000.. . "Messrs.-M. Schulze & Co., No. 16 South Third street, quote foreign exchange for the steamer City of Man chester, from New Yorfc, as follows; London, 60 days’ sight 167 ©l69' Do. 3 days.’. 167&@169& Paris, 60 days’ sight. 3f32&@3f37K Do. 3days. Sf3Q @3f35 Antwerp, 6U days’ sight 3f35 @3f4o Bremen, 60 days’ sight ..120 @122 Hamburg, 60 days’ sight". fid @ 56& Cologne, 60 days’ sight... '• ....110 @ll2 Leipsic, 60 days’ sight 110; @ll2 . Berlin, 60 days’ sight ....110 ©ll2 Amsterdam, 60 days’sight.. 63 © 6iM ” ’ * ——— 63K&64J* Frankfort, 60 days’ sight.— Market inactive. The following is the amount of coal shipped over the Huntingdon and Broad Top Mountain Railroad for the week ending Wednesday, May 6,1563, and since Janu ary l: ' Week. Previously. Total. Tons. ‘ Tons. Tons. 1563 ; 6,003 96,487 162,490 1862...*. .........1,341 102,064 . ‘ 113,405 1ncrea5e...........4,662 >e •;;; Decrease.. —— 15,077 . 10.915 The inspections of flour and meal in Philadelphia da ring the week ending May 7,1863. were as follows: Barrels ofSuperfine .10,519 Do, Fine. —— 12 Do. Rye 46 Do.. Com Mea1...... 9y. Total.-...—..-..* .-.:....10 i 676 Tlie New: York Evening Post of to-day says: The market opened strong. Governments being some* wl.at less inquired for than usual.* Bank stocks are continually, improving, and since the recent clear and concise statement of the American Ex* change Bank, which we published a few days ago, the stock has advanced 1% per cent. Among ihc miscellaneous stocks we observe transac tions in Delaware and Hudson. Canal Company at 146%, Goat at 129, in Cumberland at 23&, and in Canton Company at 30. The transfer books of the Canton Company will close : on.the 24th of May, and open on the sth Jaue. The annual electn-n fordireetors will take nlace at the office, in the city of Baltimore, on the 4th of June The rittuor is current that"large purchases of the Canton stock has been made by capitalists, who whl take measures to in fuse n*rw en* rgy into the management, and to improve the property. ■, t Tae following table shows the principal movements of the market, as comp'&red with the latest Quotation ofyes terday evening: ■ ■ • . . _ yri Th. Adv Dec O. S. 6s, 1881, re* 105* . .... % 0.5.68,1831, cou-...... 105* I*sC •• : 1 B. S. 7 3-l Up. c. T.-tf. .R»* Kb .. % CT.S. lyear Ceriif gold-101% * U. S. 1 yr; Cert, eurru ey 99% 99 % American g01d..—......152*4 *kj% 3 Tennessee.. fj> SY . ' Missouri .• • g , Pacific Mail..* *t* v}* • - : • 2 : ~ l £% k ■■ Erie preferred* •• * * 104% . 164 % Hudson River.... ....ISO* 1*29 l/« Harlem *•♦,» 101% 99 -% Harlem preferred 114% ll?% •* 1 " . Mich. Central. .110 Id** »: 5» Mich. Southern..,...— . 73% : 7d 3% . Mich. So.*gt*ar.-.......110 •.« • **. Illinois Central scrip.— .94 93% % - .. Pittsburg 90 *. Si) 1 Galena.;., .102* . .105* .1 3 Cleveland and Toledo 110 % CMcuko|& Rock Island-99 '9O - ! ■ : Fort Wayne »•' - - *?* Quicksilver Co 48* . 49 .. * * Cleveland. Columbus, and'Cincinnati are wanted.at 182 Burlington aud Quincy at,lo9*@llo, Milwaukee and -Prairie du 'Cnieri at 45©4S*, Toledo and Wubash pre ff-rrcd at'7£@7o%, New Jersey Railroad at. 160. Alton and Terre Haute preferred at 80, and Chicago and Alton prev - ferred at 94 ] u i>a uk shares we notice an inquiry for Bank of Com aiwce at 102*. for Ocean at 90, for ConUceu'.al at.fix for Shoe and Leather at 104, and for American Exchange at 105. - . •• r Gold opened at 154, and,-on sensation rumors, rose to I:>6*, its highest point this morning. At the first session, the principal sales were atloi*. The price contu.uea.U declire, and as wo go to pre&s registers, for the moment* at IS'ißc." -v- . •-v . ~• v—:- Exchange ia quoted iX 169. but the transacUoas. p.re Font 29k j ( Phil*. Stock Exchi [Reported by S. E. Slaymase FIRST 1 Catawlssa B Pref.. 23* 600 New Creek,l . 1000 Kead 6s 1886 e 0.105 2lOSuvQ Canal b 5. 11* ICO tip... ioo do—, m do \\fi 60 do.si>| 60G0.City 6a New..lK* BBTWB&E 12 Little Fchur R.... 46*' SOSchuyN 8* ■ SECOND 100 Susa Canal 10* 100 d0......'.- 10* 200 do 10* 700 City 6s b5..1Q7 1 Beav Meadow..... 70 7000Letigh Nav65.....108* 2370Schuy N6s 1872....101* 37 Bidge-avR h - 18* lOOScbuyN Pref..bs- 22* CLOSING PB] ■ Bid. Asked, 0&65*81....~...105* 106 U 57.30 Notes...los* 106 American Gold. .152 163 Phi1a6501d......107 108 Do new Ill* 111* A11ec05e8...... 70 Pennafe ....101* 101* Beading R 47* 47* . Do bds.’SO - -HO 111 Do bds’7o.-105* 107 r Do bds’fti coflv 106 106* Pennaß..divoff6s* 65* l)o Ist m 6b. .114 115 ' Do 2d ns B*. 107* 108* ! little Sefcuvl R. - 46* 45* ; Morris Cl consol 70* 71* ; Do prfdlOs.lSS m Do 6s 76. .. i Do 2d mtg *snsa Canal 10* 11* Do 65., .SclmylßaT 8*- 9 Do prid 22* 22* Do 6s *82.... &1 85 JBJmixa B 38* 38* Do prfd 63* 54 Do 7a ’73....11l 112 Do 1& 77 79 J L Island E.ex dv 31* 32*1 Do bd&.. Pb iia, Ger oWfor. •. LehigiValß.... •• Do bds'.—. CIT Y ITEMS . Help,'fob the Suffering Heroes of the Rappahannock.— Another great emergency has arisen, calling for the prompt action of willing hands and liberal hearts. Thousands have fallen.'in. battle. The womaded must 2>e cared for. Exposure, hardship, marching, and fighting in the drenching rain without tents, have done their work of proa* trating other thousands with sickness. How many, as jet, we do not know, but enough to excite our sympathy and liberality. Precisely what their con dition is, or how or where we are to reach them; is not yet plain, but this will be promptly ascertained' • and acted upon. During the past weeks of'rest for our soldiers the Christian Commission has been busy in the work of religious benefits to them. More than- thirty dele gates have improved the time, and more than 35*000’ volumes of the Scriptures and separate portions of the with many times that number of books, papers, and tracts have been distributed amongst them, and hundreds of religious-meetings have been held for their benefit. A new call for their bodily relief and comfort is now made, and must be met. The Commission has sent men and stores, and will‘send'more to meet the emergency, and they look to the friends of the sol dier for men and money and stores to carry forward the work. - Let them be sent as soon as possible. MToney may be sent to Joseph Patten, Esq., treasurer of the- Westem Bank, and stores to GeorgeHi Stuart, Esq.* chairman, No. 13 Bank street^Philadelphia. A. Popular Old Shopping Emporium.— We have in more than one instance taken occasion to speak of the popular old Dry Goods establishment of Messrs. Eyre & Landell, ; southwest comer of 'Arch and Fourth streets, as one of the best known and most admirably conducted, business establish ments in this city. For many years-its proprietors have had a great ‘reputation, both, among the Friendly portion of our citizens and the-community in general, for keeping what may. betermed a fresh, current Btock of.the mo3t desirable goods—both as to qualities and styles—in everything comprehended under the head of Fancy and : Staple Dry Goods, Mid for selling at uniform and always remarkably rea sonable prices. Ab Friends’ meeting-week is at hand, this-store will doubtless-present a. busy scene during the ensuing week. Not that their stock is by any means confined to the grave, styles usually selected by this excellent class of our citizens, (in fact the very opposite is true, their plain styles form ing merely a department);; but their mode of deal ing, no less than their stock, is universally appre ciated by straight-forward sort of people.. In addi , tion to the elegant assortment of silks- and dress goods now offered by this firm, their Shawl depart ment ia one of the richest- and • attractive displays ever made in Philadelphia, Hoast Lamb and Salad. — We know of no one who is winning more golden opinions, ex pressed in a practical way by our very first citizens, than Mr. J. W. Price, proprietor .of the popular Dining Saloon, southwest corner of Fourth and Chestnut streets. The almost constant changes and improvements which he is.making in his Saloons, for the comfort and convenience of his patrons, are a credit to-Price’s enterprise and liberality; and are meeting a handsome reward in the fvorable com ments of the hundreds who- daily visit his establish ment. For some days past, Price’s tables (which are usually made doubly inviting by green and floral decorations), have groaned under all the choicest and; most savory dishes of-the season, prominent among which we may. mention his roast lamb, prepared salads, asparagus, peas, A No. 1 bread and butter, (a. most important feature to a cultivated taste,) and everything else in the meat and vegetable line that the most refined epicure could possibly de sire. Dining at-Price?s—our word for it—is the next best thing to.dming/at home. $300,000 250,000- 105,000 66,000 126,000 100,000 50,000 35,000 10,000 1,*042,000 A. Desip,able Rei/iee.— While many business establishments have had their operations seriously interfered with by the inclement weather of the week, it is a fact that to the great Photo graphic establishment of Messrs. Broadbeut & Co., the interference has been a desirable relief, a 3 it h£3 enabled them te execute a number of important matters, which they have been obliged to defer, in consequence of a flood of applicants for pictures* They have, nevertheless, taken quite a number of pictures during the present week, and their corps of ► artists, headed by M.Wenderoth—the leading genions in his line—have been actively engaged in finishing the various styles and Bizes of their pic tures. . Stans Confections and Choice Feuits For Invalids.--— Mr. A. B. Vansant, the popular Confectioner. Ninth and Che&tmit? street s, has now ready his delicious Spring preperations, made frr the purest materials, and when desired, pat up . beautiful boxeß. His choice fresh and American Mixtures, Chocolate preparations,Roasted Almondsj C&romels, Bonbons, and fine candies of every do" flcription, as also his tempting hot-house and topic? fruits, for invalids and others, are Unequalled by an: other house in the Union. . Ax Important Domestic Lsstitgtio: —We know of no single one establishment in tl city in which so large a proportion of our peopl especially women and children, are substantially i terestedas the celebrated Confectionery eßtablis) ment of Messrs. E. G-. Whitman & Co., Chestnt street, below Fourth, next door to Adams & Go. Express. They have this season surpassed then selves in the richness, 'delicacy, flavor, and exquisi'. beauty of their productions. Indeed, we can im? gine nothing more admirably adapted to insure hearty welcome-home to father, husband, or brothf than one of E. G. W. & Co.’s ornamental box filled with these delicious and wholesome edibles. The Late Rains.—The large quantity. rain which has fallen within the last few days is ai tiibuted by some scientific people to the recent larf consumption of gunpowder on the banks of theßr pahannock. That the rai* has for the time bei placed a veto upon active operations in that vicini cannot be doubted; and it has effectually interrupt the operations of the farmers in the peaceful w' of planting. Nevertheless, the rain has had its i sion, and the depression of the temperature w> attended it, we may state, has induced a very siatent movement on the part of our citizens the superior Coal'eold by Mr* 'W'. W. Alter, at yard, Poplar street, above Ninth. The Ajit of Dressing Well.—Thi are few gentlemen so indifferent' to the tastes opinions «f others as not to be pleased, rathef tl otherwise, .with favorable comments upon t) te. A Indeed, an ill-dressed man from choice a) an unenviable defect of character. But we pi to disclose the art of dressing weil, which coi this: Go to,a tailoring establishment where employ fiist-class talent, and where they have honeßtvand pride to-serve everyone of their trons as if they were determined.to make him a 3 manent customer. Such an establishment) precise our readeiß will find in the house of C. Somers Son; the large first-class Clothiers, No. 625 Chesti street, under Jayne’B Hall* Fike Caktes -be Yisite.—Mr. F. A. Knipe, the rising young Photographer, No. Arch street, above .Ninth, is making for himself wide reputation for making plain, untouched pho graph pictures. His success in the larger size* tographs especially, has very justly attracted . attention,'and from a number of specimens recem taken by him in the carte de visile size, he is no 1 certain to establish his fame in this department ai He is one of the comparatively few artists enga in this business, who are thoroughly masters of scientific principles involved in the several cesses necessary to produce a good picture b? action of sunlight. Military Furnishing Goods.—Me: Charles Oakford & Sons, under the Continental, constantly in store a magnificent stock of Sm Sashes, Belts, and all other articles necessary equip army and navy officers. The. best quality of Teas akd fees, selected with the strictest regard to the t: of the first families of our city, can at all times found at the old Grocery; Stand (formerly C. Mattson’s), corner of Arch and Tenth streets. If you abe about, oedeiukg a new,- on Shikts, take our advice and get ther George Grant, 610 Chestnut street, where vou get the genuine Taggart fit. We speak e- rta allyin saving that this is the most comt nrtablf best-fitting Shirt of the age. Gektlemek’s String Hats fhe assortment in/the city at Oakford &. g ons > Continental Hotel. * •Messbs. Wood & Caiv^ Bt! ect, now display a superb Ur/V of ’ Laoe q, and Ohip Bonnets, for BUD v Aeiwe t 0 whic invite the special attentior/ /of Qur lady readerß , Beds am Bei®^ g spriug, Hair, Husk Mattresses, of pu >r ' e materi;l i ß! made by th( best workmen. Also seds fumigated and over equal to new, • j. vy. Henry Patten’s West Upholstery store, 140 a Chestnut street. - Wikdow‘Pjhades.—Browns, Gilt, Fi\ Gothic, Band acR p CSi interiors, Pinion JAbbeys, pe* 1 chocolates, now so veryfasl able, anti r , n i v to be had at W. Henry Patten’s, Cheatin' At street . ' ■ y'-£BAKI>AH AWNIKGS. —ThOSO COOI < i ®i f j£ Summer Shade b made to order at W. K i \ patten’s Upholstery store, t-103 0t Lange Sales, May S. EH, Philadelphia Exchange.! BOARD. 600 City-65.... . n ew . , uvt 3Beaver Meadow... 70 80Phila& Brie K.... 23% 60 North Penna R.... • 13* 3 Race and Vineß.. 12 12000 Sue<j Canal 6a 57 12Mechanics’ Bank.. 25 7 Scfeuy Nav Pref- -. 22% ISrenna 65% BOARDS. 2000-SiieiCanal 69-.b-5-.5S BOARD. •350SchuyN Pref...... 22% ISJCO Schuy N6s 1876,.. 71 1200 Pehna-Coupon 6s. .110% 5003 Scat? Canal 65.b5.. 56 175 Big-Mountain...... 4% 4 iVaion- Canal i% 4 Fauna R 65% 5 do 65% 200 65 LICSS-FI2M. Bid. Asked. NPenna 13% 14 Do 92 94 Do 10s .11l 112 Catawissa R.Con 7% 7% Do prfd 23% 23X Beaver Mead R.« 70 MinehiUß 60% 61 . Harrisburgß...* 65 Wilmington E Lehigh Nav 68.. .. .. "&& shares •. <57 58 Do scrip.... 41% 42% Cam & Amb R.. .170 Phil* A Brie 6s Sun & Brie 7s Delaware Div..... DO -. 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