THE^PReSS,
published d aily (Sundays EXCEPTED),
BY JOHN W. FORNEY.
OFFICE, No. 11l SOUTH FOURTH STREET.
THE DAILY PRESS,
Fifteen Cents Pek Week, payable to the Carrier!
Hailed to' Subscribers,oat of the City at Skvkk DoLLiha
Per Annum, Three Dollars asp Firry Cents for Six
Months. One Dollar ANP~SEVBNTy*FivE Cent 3 for
Three Months Invariably.in advance for the time or
dered.
ES* Advertisements inserted at the usual rates. Six
lines constitute a square.
THE TRI-WEEKLY PRESS,
Mailed to subscribers out of the Citv at Four Dollars
JPer Annum, in advance.
WATCHES AMD JEWELRY,
Q LARK’S,
609 CHESTNUT STREET,
«« C ?-Ii?I S D T l E^r, I R N Y i T fFL^P T r?A?IS
POCKET-BOOKS,
Call and examine our stock before purchasing else
where.
The following to-a partial list of goods which we are
from 20 to 100 per cent, less than at any other es
tablishment in the city: .
• ICE PITCHERS.
SYRUP PITCHERS,
CRBAM PITCHERS. '
SUGAR BOWLS,
BUTTER COOLERS.
GOBLETS.
COPS. ..
CASTORS.
WAITERS.
CAKE BASKETS.
CARD BASKETS.
SALT STANDS.
•TOBACCO BOXES. '
NAPKIN BINGS.
PRUjT knives.
■TABLE SPOONS.
SPOONS.
TEA SPOONS.
SUGAR SPOONS.
:S ALT SPOONS.
'DINNER and TEA FORKS.
- BUTTER KNIVES.'
OYSTER LADLES.
GRAVY LADLES.
SETS IN GREAT VARIETY.
BRACELETS.
ffIREAST PINS. ,
CHATALAINE CHAINS.
GUARD CHAINS.
MEDALLIONS. , . .
■•CHARMS. ' .....
’THIMBLES. „
AIRINGS.
IGOLD PENS.
kGOLD PENCILS.
■GOLD TOOTH PICKS.
. 'GENTS’ PINS, beautiful etrlee.
GENTS’ CHAINS. "
SLEEVE BUTTONS, 5 ‘
•STUDS.
. ARMLETS.
NECK CHAINS.
POCKET-BOOKS.
TRAVELLING BAGS.
ALBUMS.
CIGAR CASES.
CARD CASES, &c.
4 Coil early and examine the largest and cheapest stock
goods in the city.
D. W. 01/ARK'S,
60» CHESTNUT STREET.
WATCHES! WATCHES!
American watch company.
«GOLD . AND SILVER WATCHES.
COMPANY’S SALESROOM
•-IGOUTHEABT CORNER EIGHTH AND CHESTNUT ST.
I; B. MARTER,
AGENT.
Thesewatches have now been in use over twelve years,
'■and, for . . N ...
- ACCURACY, DURABILITY, AND RELIABILITY,
* In every conceivable manner, have proved themselves
f <,O be the most satisfactory time-pieces ever offered to the
. -public. *
This result has been brought about' by a strict appli
- nation of mechanical science to the construction or the
‘ Watch from its very.inception, rendering it, when
r <lnished.
MATHEMATICALLY CORRECT
■ -in all its proportions, and necessarily as perfect a time*
!- Steeper as it is possible to make.
The Company have tested their Watches, in many in- -
- .stances, by actual daily noting, and the result of this
! 'tefct has been that they have exhibited a rate equal in
* •regularity to the best marine chronometer.
we invite attention to the
-■ LADIES’ WA.TCHES,
• -elaborately finished, and thinner than, any we have
i heretofore produced, with several impiwements calcu
'lated.to secure the greatest accnrady of performance, and
‘-to prevent the' usnal accidents and derangements to
’ which foreign watches are liable. myls-lm :
WATCHES,
JUST RECEIVED PEE STEAMER EUROPA.
GOLD WATCHES,
LADIES'SIZES. OP NEW STYLES.
■ SILVER ANCRES AND CYLINDBES.
OILT ANCRES AND CYLINDBES.
PLATED ANCBES AND CYLINDBES.
For Sals at Low Bates to the Trade, by
D . T . Flt A TT,
GOT CHESTNUT STKEET.
Jfe FINE WATOH REPAIRING
«|9BflC attended to, by the most experienced workmen,
and every watch warranted for one year.
. G. BUSSELL,
99 Worth SIXTH Street
fyULCANITE JEWELRY.—JUST RE
* ceived, a handsome assortment ofChatelain and
*Vest Chains, PLne.Tencils, &c.» and for sale at very low
prices. “ G RUSSELL,
ap2fi-tf 33 North STXTH Street
" CARPETS AKD OIL-CLOTHS.
~|Q.IiBN ECHO MILLS,
W'OALLUM A 00.,
■iStAHUFAGTUBBBS. IMPORTERS, AND DEALERS.
60S CHESTNUT STREET,
(Opposite Independence Hall, I
O A BP E T I NO S,
OIL CLOTHS. Ac.
~ We bars now on knnd anextenslTe stock ol CARPET.
SIM OS, of oar own and otter makes, to which we call
<{£he attention of cash and Bhort-time buyers. fe27-Sa
.jJUSThREOEIVED,
3,000 BOLLS
tJANTON MATTINGS,
■ffo which we invite the attention of the trade.
M'OALLUM (fi 00.,
NO. 509 CHESTNUT STREET,
S< QIL CLOTHS AND
WINDOW SHADES.
’ ’CARRIAGE, TABLE, STAIR, AND FLOOR
OIL CLOTHS,
- IN COTTON AND LINEN FABRICS,
QUALITY AND STYLE UNSURPASSED.
WINDOW SHADES,
'COMPRISING EVERY VARIETY OF NEW AND OBI
■. GINAL DESIGNS, PLAIN and ORNAMENTAL.'
These goods will he sold to Dealers and Mannfaotoren
--at prices much, below the present price of stack.
THOMAS POTTER,
■SSIANUFAOTUEEE OF OIL CLOTHS AND
' WINDOW SHADES,
*39 AKCH Street, Philadelphia, and
*9 CEDAE and 95 LIBERTY Streets, New York.
mylS-Sm
M O
J- T>. .DEL
■iSue removed his
STOCK OP CARPETINGS,
’SFrom 4T South FOURTH Street, to his
NEW STORE,
No. 37 SOUTH SECOND STREET,
'"Where he offers to ills o]d customers, and purchaser*
ntnenerally. a LARGE AND DESIRABLE STOCK 07
CARPETINGS,
«of all grades, and beet known makes.
•OIL CLOTHS, MATTINGS, AND WINDOW SHADES,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,
AT THE LOWEST PRICES.
J. T. DELACROIX,
No. ST BOOTH SECOND STREET, above Chestnut
uihl)-3m
FURSHTURE, &c.
IPuBNI T U B E .
A LARGE ASSORTMENT,
W. * J. ALLEN & BROTHER,
1900 OHBSTNUT STREET.
(TJABINET FURNITURE AND BH,
LIARD TABLES.
MOORE db CAMPION,
No. 861 South SECOND Street,
Rn eonnectionwlth their extensive Cabinet business, are
U»!iw mannfectnring a superior article of
BILLIARD TABLES,
byaU wbo ta ™ *i »e
For the unality and finish of these Tables, the manu
facturers refer to their numerous patrons throughout th*
Sttiott, who are familiar with the character of thel?
wor ** __ "• ~ mhfl-flni
goldthorp & co., cor
m , „ r Manufacturers of VAO.
-Tassels, Cords, Fringes, Curtains, and Furniture
<3lmps, Curtain Loops, Centre Tassels.
• Picture and Photograph Tassels, Blind Trimmings.
Military and Dress Trimmings, Ribbons, Neck Ties,
No. 635 MARKET Street.
wrfr™ ; Philadelphia.
TUOKE R’S
■A PATENT SPHING BED,
Patented JuItRISSS.
Onlversallv acknowledged for Neatnem, Comfort, and
Durability to be the Standard Spring Bed.
The above are manufactured and for sale by r~ ...
, . _ HIRAM TUCKER,
lnh2ll-Sm No. 3 REVERE. Block. Boston; Maas, '
fIABD AND FANCY JOB PRINTING,
AJ At RINOWAIT ft BROWN’S, 1U S. FOURTH St.
GERMANTOWN, PA
PHILADELPHIA,
V A L.
CROIX,
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NO. 249. .r . PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1863, THREE GENTS.,
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' COMMISSION HOUSES, I - The American Caxtou. | Blake’s in Hew Castle. AUThomas w-'- - ward
I lem. ,Aad at Win. Bradford'. - a muitlil en^
VOL. 6-:
DRY-GOODS JOBBERS.
jyj L. HALLOWELIi <fc 00.,
NO. 615 CHESTNUT STREET,
(JAYNE’S MARBLE BUILDING.)
Have now in stock, and are daily receiving, a handsome
assortment of New Foreign
P A HCT DRY GOODS
BILKS"
All purchased since the recent
DECLINE IN GOLD AND EXCHANGE,
and Which will be soldat a
SMALL ADVANCE FOR CASH.
.pB-2m
jy AW SON, BRANSON, & 00; #
K.W. COHNEK MARKET AND FIFTH STS.,
(501 Market Street,)
JOBBERS OF ENGLISH, FRENCH, AND GERMAN
DRESS FABRICS, SHAWLS, &c.
We invite the attention of the RETAIL TRADE to
©ur well-assorted stock of
FOREIGN DRESS GOODS .AND SHAWLS,
mi
Which we will sell at the very lowest market price.
We pay especial attention to the large Auction Sales,
and Buyers can End Goods in ou* Store, at much less
than cost of Importation, and as cheap as they can be
found anywhere. .
T. R. Dawson. J. G. Bohoarsneb. 0. Branson.
aplS-Sdt .
YARNS, BATTING. & WADDING.
A. EL FRANOISOtJSi
No. 433 MARKET,
No, 5 NORTH FIFTH STREET,
Has In store the largest stock in this City of
YARNS, BATTING, WADDING,
YARNS, BATTING, WADDING,
YARNS, BATTING, WADDING,
YARNS, BATTING, WADDING,
YARNS, BATTING, WADDING,
YARNS, BATTING, WADDING,
Cotton Batting, Wadding,
Carpet Chain, Cotton Yarn,
Twines, "Wicking, Ropes, &c.
Goods Bold at lowest Cash Prices.
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE.
A. H. FRAN 0 ISO US,
483 MARKET, and 5 North FIFTH Street,
Calls the attention of dealers to his
IMMENSE STOCK !
OF
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
BUCKETS, TUBS, CHURNS,
BRUSHES, BASKETS, BROOMS,
LOOKING-GLASSES,
TABLE AND FLOOR OIL-CLOTHS,
WINDOW-SHADES,
CLOCKS,
FANQY BASKETS, diO.
» A LARGER STOCK OR THE ABOVE GOODS THAR
* ANY OTHER HOUSE IN THE COUNTRY*
CLOTHES WRINGERS.
THE GREAT CLOTHES WRINGER.
"PUTNAM
»SELF-ADJUSTING- CLOTHES WRINGER"
Is warranted to be superior to any other in nsa
EVERY FAMILY SHOULD POSSESS A
CLOTHES WRINGER.
BECAUSE,
let. It 1b a relief to the hardest part of washing day.
2d, It enables the washing■ to he done in one-third less
time.
Bd. It saves clothes from the injury always given by
twisting.) /')■'
4th. It helps to wash the clothes as well as dry them.
WB BELIEVE IT ADVISABLE TO PROCURE
THE
PUTNAM SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER,
PUTNAM SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WHINGER.
PUTNAM SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER,
PUTNAM SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER,
PUTNAM SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER,
PUTNAM SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER,
BKCAUSK,
First. The rolls, being of vulcanized rubber, will
bear hot and cold water, and wilL.ueith.er break nor tear
off buttons. .
Second. The frame being of iron, thoroughly galva
alzed, all danger from rust is removed, and the liability
lothrink, swell, split, &0., so unavoidable in wooden
prevented.
Third. The spiral springs over the rolls render this
machine self-adjusting,' so that small and large articles,
as well as articles uneven in thickness, are certain to
receive uniform pressure. -
Fourth. The patent fastening by which the machine
• tightened to tne tnb, webeiieve to be superior in sim
plicity and efficiency to any yet offered.
Fifth. It will fit any tab; round or square, from one
half to one-and-a-quarter inches in thickness, without
he least alteration.
RETAIL PRICE :
ffo. 1, •<!.«».......N0. 2, W5.50*. •• • .Letter “A,” 18.
49* Agents wanted in every county.
4SF“ Reliable and energetic men will be liberally dealt
with.
For sale at the
“WOODENWAKE ESTABLISHMENT”
OF
A. H. FRANOISOUS,
Wholesale Agent for Pennsylvania. '
mMS-W
BUNDS AND SHADES.
JJLINDS AND SHADES.
B . J . WILL I A M S ,
NO. 10 NORTH SIXTH STREET,
MANUFACTURER OF
VENETIAN BLINDS
WINDOW SHADES.
Oa* The Largest and Finest Assortment In the city, at
the Lowest Prices. Blinds Painted and Trimmed actual
to new. Store Shades Made and Lettered. - ap6-2n>
GAS FIXTURES, die.
517 AROH STREET.
O. A. VANKIRK & CO.,
KAHuyAorunnKs oy
CHANDELIERS
AND OTHER
GAS FIXTURES.
Also, French Bronze Figures and Ornaments, Porcelain
ind Mica Shades, and a variety of
FANCY GOODS,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
Please tall and examine goods.
SEWING MACHINES*
JgEWING MACHINES.
THE “BLOAT” MACHINE,
WITH GLASS PRESSES FOOT,
NEW STYLE HEMMER, BRAIDER,
and other valuable improvementa.
ALSO,
THE TAGGART & FARR MACHINES.
Agency— o 99 CHESTNUT Street. - mhB-tf
TWEEY BODY LIKES IT.
A „ O w3, LDEK ' S CONCENTRATED COFFEE.
• pKr healthy beverage, guarantied free
from Dandelion, Chickory, or any deleterious substance
whatever. Price—A, 20 centsperpound :B, 10 cants
per pound. Sold b> _ eSwIN A THOMAS,
my2-Im* 48 North FRONT St., Philadelphia.
J)AVID ROGERS,
No. 45 SOUTH FOURTH STREET,
Importer and Jobber of
MEN AND BOYS’ WEAR,
LADIES’ CLOAKINGS, &o.
mhSO-2ro*
gPBINO, 1863.
YARD, GILLMORE, & 00.,
Importers and Jobbers of
SI LKB '
AND
FANCY DRY GOODS,
NOS. <l7 CHESTNUT AND <l4 JAYNE STS.,
Hare now open, .of THEIR OWN IMPORTATION, a
LARGE AND HANDSOME STOCK
SPRING GOODS,
COMPRISING .
DBBSS GOODS.' SHAWLS, RIBBONS
GLOVES, &C.
Also, a full assortment of
WHITE GOODS, LINENS, FURNISHING GOODS, EM
BROIDERIES, AND LACES.
The attention of the trade Is requested.
pHI LA D E IPHIi
“BAG”
MANUFACTORY.
BURLAP BAGS OF ALL SIZES,
FOE COEN, OATS, COFFEE, BONE DtJST, &0.
, ALSO,
SEAMLESS BAGS,
Of standard makes, ALL SIZES, for Bale cheap, for net
cash on delivery.
GEO. GRIGG,
Nos, aio and aai CHURCH Allay.
gHIPLBY, HAZARD, &
HUTCHINSON,
No. US CHESTNUT STREET,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
FOB THE SALE OF
PHIEADEL?HIA.MADE GOODS.
mh3l -6m . ,
JOHN T. BAILEY 4 00.
BAGS AND BAGGING
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
NO. 113 NORTH FRONT STREET,
WOOL BAGS FOB SALE.
l.gHli.
CLOTHING.
JOHN KELLY, JR.,
T A I LOR,
HAS REMOVED FROM 1022 CHESTNUT STREET.
EDWARD P. KELLY’S,
143 South THIBD Street,
Where he presents to former patrons and the public
the advantages of a STOCK OF GOODS, equal if not su
perior, to any Li the city—the skill and taste of himself
and EDWARD P. KELLY, the two best Tailors of the
•ity—at prices much lower than any other first-class esta
blishment of the city. . , apl-tf
Fine Clothing,
FOK .
Spring and Summer! 1
WANAIAKER&BROWN
S. E. cor* 6th & Market.
Medium and Common
GRADES,
Cut and Made In
Fashionable Style'
BOLD AT LOW PRICES.
T3LACK CASS, PANTS, $5.50,
J-» \ • At 7M MARKET Street,
BLACK CASS. PANTS, id. 00, At 704 MARKET Street;
BLACK CABS. P-ANTS, ifi. 50, At 7M MARKET Street.
BLACK CASS. PANTS, $5.50. At 704 MARKET Street.
BLACK CASS. PANTS, $5.60. At 701 MARKET Street.
GRIGG & VAN GUNTEN’S, No. 704 MARKET Street.
GRIGG A VAN GUNTBN’S, No. 704 MARKET Street,
GRIGG A VAN GUNTEN’S, No. 704 MARKET Street.
GRIGG A VAN GUNTEN’S, No. 704 MARKET Street.
GRIGG A VAN GUNTEN’S, No. 704 MARKET Btreet
mh22-6m
SPRING MILLINERY.
MILLINERY. GOODS.
M. BERNHEIM,
No. 726 CHESTNUT STREET,
Has just Received
DRAB, BUFF, AND
WHITE RIBBONS,
IH ALL WIDTHS.
DRAB, CUFF, AND
WHITE ENGLISH CRAPE.
BONNET SILKS TO MATCH.
Also,
A FRESH LISE OF FRENCH FLOWERS.
CALL. AT
No: 726 CHESTNUT STREET.
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1863 a - T- B_ I N O 1863
WOOD * CARY.
No. 725 CHESTNUT STREET,
Have now in store a complete stock of
STRAW AND MILLINERY GOODS,
WOLDMEd
STRAW HATS AND BONNETS.
MISSES’AND CHILDREN’S STRAW GOODS.
FANCY AND CRAPE BONNETS.
FRENCH FLOWERS, RIBBONS, ft*.
to which they respectfully invite the attention of Mer
chants and Milliners.
CASH BUYERS will And special advantage in examin
ing this etock before purchasing. ' mh7-3m
4$ STRAW GOODS, 1863.
FRENCH FLOWERS,
LACES AND RIBBONS,
OF THE liATEST FASHIONS,
JUST OPENED
THOS. KENNEDY & BRO.’S,
No. T9® CHESTNUT Street, below EIGHTH.
■ - ~. - ’ - ap3-2m
8 P BING 1863.
BROOKS & ROSENHEIM,
• (Late Rosenheim, Brooks, & Co.),
*o. 431 MARKET STREET. North Side,
Hay* now open* and are daily making additions thereto*
A MANDBOMB VARIETY OF
RIBBONS, BONNETS,
. MISSES’ AND CHILDREN’S HATS. FLOWERS.
AKD
MILLINERY GOODS IN GEpRAL,
to which the attention of the trade la respectfully soli
»'ted. ’ . - mh23-2m
ILLINERY ~
AHD
STRAW GOODS.
JOSEPH hamburger:
_ 95 South BECOH
Has now open a large stock of Ribbons, Artiflcl
Ac., to which he respectfully invites the>
Milliners and Merchants. Goods received
new York auctions.
Cfe Jims,
FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1863.
DEPARTMENT OF VIRGINIA.
[Special Correspondence of The PreHi. ]
Many rumors being rife about surgeons captured
by guerillas, and regiments firing into each other, I
determined to go and see if these thingß were. true.
I am happy to report Surgeon Harlan alive arul
well 5 not captured, as I wrote yesterday. That two
of our regiments did fire into each other, with fatal
effect, is alaB! too true. The story is disgraceful;
the conduct of one of the regiments mortifying, and
their plight, when the panic had partially Bubßided,
ludicrous. Just as the troops had successfully, ac
complished their perilous but important mission to
Oarsville, and were slowly retiring, in the thicken
ing gloem of night, when in the neighborhood of the
deserted house, Colonel Mclvor struck a match .to
light his pipe. The sudden brilliant fiare of the
lucifer startled his horse, who ran through the
ranks of his men, the 170th New York. A musket
was accidentally discharged ; a sudden panic myste
riously seized the men, and they began running in
all directions, keeping up a continual desiiltory fire:
of musketry. The 10th New Jersey were unfortu
nately taken for the enemy, and were fired into by
the thoughtless, frightened men of the 170th New
York. When the rear, guard came up, the soldiers
of the 170th New York threw down their arms and
cried, “We surrender I we surrender !” “ Who are
you 1” inquired Colonel Spear. “The 170fch New
Yorlt ” was; the hapless response. “ Who do you
suppose we are!” “Rebels of course.” “Rebels
he hanged,” lie replied in tones of thunder. “Pick
up your? arms, you‘infernal cowards, and inarch
along.”: It is hard to account for these wonderful
consternations that will at times seize bodies of
men. Just as the suppressed laugh of-one boy on
a bench" in school will start the whole class to gig
gling, without any apparent cause or reason, so the
wild flight of one coward may throw into inex
tricable confusion a whole regiment. The.colonel
of the ioth New Jersey acted with consummate
coolness throughout the whole: of this trying affair,
and'by his constant efforts stopped the firing much
sooner than it would have ceased.
Last Saturday, as Company L, of about fifty men,
belonging to the 11th Pennsylvania Cavalry, under
Lieutenant Titus, and attached to Major Stratton’s
command, were scouting North Carolina, they met
about one hundred and fifty guerillas secreted in the
dense woods. TberebeU allowed the little band to
pass, and then fired a heavy volley, into them. 'ln
stantly wheeling, they charged them furiously,
through their destructive fire, and routed the coward
ly assassins, killing three or four, and wounding
several. Lieutenant Titus’ party had three privates
wounded,., beside Lieutenant Miller Beatty, who
was pieiced by five balls. He was too weak to be
removed three days ago, but I am happy to state he
is slowly recovering, and will be brought to camp.
Anthony Heffner, a mounted courier, belonging to
the Hth Pennsylvania Cavalry, was riding late at
night, with despatches, but without the counter
sign. The picket halted him, but .he only waved
his despatches, and never stopped in his headlong
career. The sentinel, knowing the place was infest
ed with guerillas, and fearing he was one, fired on
him, killing him almost instantly.
The rebels were reinforced on the Blackwater by
-6,000 men,-and are pushing our troops closely. Skir
mishes are of daily occurrence, and I think, from
present indications, there, will be fight riiadesqme*
where in the neighborhood of the deserted house.
Two regiments were sent out there this morning, as
reinforcements. %
Last evening Mr, Chandler, Union candidate for'
Congress, addressed a large and enthusiastic audi
ence, at the Opera House in Norfolk. The stage
was decorated with our national colors, and the band
played the Star-Spangled Banner. - Quite a number
of ladies were in attendance. Mr. Chandler told the
assemblage he knew the Union must stand, and it
would remain as long as the sun shone. The speech
was received with loud acclaim, considering it a Nor
folk audience.
The following is a list of the killed, and wounded
on the Blackwater up to the 17th inst:
May IS—Private Ira .Bowles, Co. H, 6th Massac
chusetts, killed ; .Private Geo. H. Gray, Co. C, 6th'
Massachusetts, killed ; Corporal Francis Gerehard,
Co L, 4th United Statea Artilleryj- chest; Private
Elias Greene, C, 165th Pennsylvania, thigh ;
vate Thomas Lineß, Co, K, 6th Massachusetts, Tag,.
May 17—-Fell in the ambußcade, on Petersburg'
road,' neaT" Providence Church : Major A. ti.
Patten, Ist New York Mounted Rifles, neck and
side; Ist . Sergeant William McGee, Co. F,
Mounted Rifles, scalp; Private ■ Henry /Hinman,
C0,.F,.15t Mounted Rifles, scalp ; Private Joseph
Meicher, Co. F, Ist Mounted Rifles, killed Y'FrlVaf e'
John Ij. B. Norton, A, Ist Mounted Rifles,
thigh. . B.
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
Reward of Gallantry—A Rebel Regiment
. Crossing tlie Rlver—Pennsylvaniaiiis Cap
tiued-Thc Swiss General Fogliardi— Gen.
Birney’s Division*
Under date of the 13th, a correspondent of the
IVibunewiiteß from camp:
The following order was issued yesterday from
these headquarters, under date of May 12:
1. Commanding officers will forward, with their
reports of the recent battles, separate lists contain
ing the names of officers, non-commissioned officers,
and privates, of theirrespectivecommanda, deserving
of brevets or medals, or honorable mention in orders,
for distinguished and gallant services in the face of
the enemy. It is not expected that these lists will
mention those who simply do their duty, but those
only whose gallantry or merit was conspicuous, and
worthy of special notice. The lists should set forth
the number and nature of wounds received, if any,
and the previous battles in which the officer or sol
dier has been honorably mentioned, engaged, *or
wounded, &c.
As usual in such cases, a number of persons will
be rewarded whose gallantry happenea to be seen
by their commanding officers, or who enjoyed their
good will, while others 'who were quite as meri
torious, but not observed, will receive no notice
whatever. Rewards of merit are very good things,
but create many heartburnings. There is no doubt,
however, as to their stimulating effect.
A regiment of rebels crossed the Rappahannock
fifteen miles below here, on Saturday night, in order
to protect the passage over the water .of sundry
medical and other supplies from Baltimore, for Con
federate use. They said to have taken eight
prisoners from a scouting party of the Bth Pennsyl
vania Cavalry, and to have effected their purpose.
The correspondent©! the Times has the following:
I must relate a serious joke which accidentally
befel the accomplished Swiss General, Fogliardi, at
the late battle of Chancellorville. Accustomed to
the broad, open, and clear European battle-fields,
where whole army corps can change in battle liqe
without impediments, and where the surging squa
drons of cavalry are the sweeping concomitants of
every army, he could not exactlysee how a great
battle could be fought in that tangled, impenetrable
wilderness, and remarked to a staff officer, noted for
the force and brevity of his expressions, as well as
his great personal bravery. “ 2is is not a battle—zia
is a grand skirmish!” “ A skh-mish /” reiterated the
stafl officer; “I’d. have you to understand,sir, that
two or three skirmishes like this would, wipe the whole
Swiss nation ojf the face cf the earth, sir l” and he rode
down the line into.the bullets with as much sang
froid as though eating his breakfast.
General Butterfield denies the **soft impeach
ment ” made by one of the. Times staff—to wit: that
he :'sent copies of the Times to the rebel .'General
Barksdale, with liis> compliments. The statement
was the result of misinformation. • .
Some time since, General Birney gave notice to
his command that lie should present each one of the
non-commissioned officers who might distinguish
themselves upon the field of battle with a medal.
** The recent engagements have given-him an oppor
tunity to fulfil his promise, and a long list of those
who have shown themselves worthy of having their
names placed upon roll of honor is published.
Each medal will be accompanied by the following
order: s -
• Headquarters First Division, Third Corps,
May 16, 1863.
General Order No. —.—The brigadier general
commanding division congratulates it on its achieve
ments of the 2d and 3d of May.
division pierced the centre of the enemy’s •
■column, captured over seven hundred prisoners*
then, retreating, breaking through the enemy, who
closed in its rear,.executed suocessfullythe order of
the major general commanding the army to attack
the enemy at midnight.
Then, receiving the enemy’s attack at daylight,
held their hordes in check and at ..bay, until allowed
to withdraw and hold a position of honor given to it
in the front of the new line. — —,
The diyision has added to the reputation gained at
Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, Glendale, Malvern,*Ma
nassas, Chantilly, Fredericksburg, and can now
add.to those names u The Cedars” and Ohancellor
ville. . . . •,.
With unabated confidence in the gallant general
commanding the corps and the army, the ditrtsion
awaits with impatience the order to again meet the
enemy of our country.
Our rejoicing is mingled with regret for the slain
and wounded, out the recollections of their bravery
and martyrdom will be fresh with- us evermore, and
incite us to still greater efforts,
. The brigadier general commanding division an
nounces the following meritorious and distinguished
non-commissioned officers and privates, selected as
recipients of the “Kearney cross,” the division
decoration.
Many deserving soldiers may have escaped the
notice of their commanding officers, but in the selec
tion after the battle, they will doubtless receive the
distinction.
This u cross” is in honor of our old leader, and the
wearer of it will always remember his high standard
of a true and brave soldier, and will never disgrace it.
By order D. B. BIRNEY,
Brig. Gen. Commanding Ist Div., 3d Corps.
THE REBEL ARMY.
Interest InjgJExtro eta from the Diary of an
Officer oil Stuart’s Staff)
At the time of the arrival of our army at Chancel-
Jorville, among other things found in the Chancel
lor House was the.diary of an officer on the staff of
General Jeb. Stuart, which we have had in our pos
session. The individuality of the writer is masked
under a pseudonym, which we have penetrated,'but
do not care to reveal. The diary is exceedingly in
teresting and well written, and bears the impress of
a refined and cultivated mind. It extends over
several months, and is.;exceedihgly minute and de
tailed. "Wc give below a few extracts, omitting such
passages as might unpleasantly implicate the writer.
—JN'ero York Times*
Feb. 10, 1863.—Mounted my uniform yesterday
morning,buckled on my sabre and pistol, and, after
a farewell to home, started off on the train to begin
my new life as'a soldier. The day fine and mild—
arrived at Hamilton Crossing, and was put down
along baggage in a lake of mud; no con
veyance at hand Sent word by courier to— —-V
and after waiting for several hours at the quarter
master’s cabin I was sent for and carried away, bag
gage and all. Paid my-respects to .Gen. J. Stu
art, and was introduced * * *. to the various
members of the staff. Major Fitzbugh iB his adju
tant $ Chiswell Dabney his aid-de-camp. Gen. Stu
art came to headquarters about midnight; had a
great romp with his two aids, and roused up the
whole camp by Ms singing ami shouting. His con
duct was. held by his familiars to be the prelude to
some important event; he is said to be always very
gay when he is resolved upon any dashing achieve
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went. * * * Mrs. Gen. Stuart at camp with her
little son; she goes to Richmond to-morrow.
Feb. 12.— Nothing of importance in camp. Went
to work in my new profession by tracing a map of
Spotsylvania and Caroline. * * * • Our fare iffat
present very bad nothing but heavy biscuits and
molasses. * * * Oh ! to be back to my favorite
studies! Oh! for Berlin, or Paris, or Athens ! 1
long bo to hear again literary conversation, and
have my thoughts once more directed to agreeable
tonics.
Feb. 13,--* * * Dined with Gen. Stuart—his
mess not much better than ours. He joked about
his “stalled beef.” It seems that the oxen in stall
are condemned to die, and their, meal Jinds its way
to the tables even of major generals.
..■Feb. .i? * * * After breakfast, Major ,Von
8., Major Pelham and.l mounted, rode through the
woods and fields, across the country, to Btrike the
main road at Chancellorville. • * * * We crossed
the Eapidan at Ely’s Ford. * * * No food for
man or horse in this barren wildernesß, where the
fero.city of man has conapired with an unkindly
nature to render the entire country a acene of deso
lation. .*•*.*/
'.Feb. 19.—Important news from headquarters.
Two of the grand divisions of the Yankee j army
have left the Rappahannock on the 3d, and are in
motion. General R. E,'Lee flays they have gone to
Washington aed-Fortress Monroe. [This was at
the time the 9th corpß moved to Fortress Monroe.—
Ed Times.] Our army is in consequence being dis
persed. General Longtreet’s corps is the first to
move. General Pickett’s division has already reach
ed Richmond, and we passed General Hood's to*day
at Hanover Junction.
. ’Feb. 27. * * * * Toward evening General
Stuart came into ——’s tent, and we passed a tolera-.
b.Jy pleasant evening. The General tickled his staff,
and threw them down in the mud. Then we; had
hard-boiled eggs and stories about his different raids.
,He Baid, inter clia, that the Chickahominy raid was
the most perilous and the most successful of all;
that if, on his Pennsylvania raid, the enemy or the
depth of water had prevented his recroesing the Po
tomac, it was his intention to have boldly penetrated
into the interior of Pennsylvania—to have wandered
ahoutthrough thecountry, and, finally, if compelled,
t 6 have returned to Northwest Virginia. This
scheme he said he had reported to Gen. Lee and the
Secretary of .War, and if they would give him 10,000
men Ac desired nothing belter than to execute it in the
coming spring.. During my absence General Fifcz
El ugh Lee has executed a brilliant attack upon the
Yankee cavalry. He crossed the north fork of the
Rappahannock, high up, at Kelly’s ford, attacked
the cavalry picket at United States ford in the rear,
and captured them all—fourteen killed, wounded,
and taken on our side. About 150 prisoners and a
largemumber of horses taken.
• -March I.—* * * News received to-day that the
railroad jbridge over the North Anna jibb been
w.aßhed away. All communication with Richmond
has been thus cut off.
March 2.—-Rode in afternoon with —— to General
R. E.' Lee’s headquarters. Hia quarters not more
comfortable than our own—lies on the old main road *
rear the telegraph road—pitched in a little grove of
pine sappling, and half-buried in the mud. A host
of negro servants in his camp, washing, cooking,
.tending the horses, etc.
4.—General Stuart called me into his tent
this evening, and aßked me if 1 had nothing better
than the ‘‘Fairy Queen” to pass my evenings ;
offered roe thereupon theuse'of Jomini’s “Practice
of War,” and a translation of an article on last sum
mer’s campaign by the Prince de JoinviUe. The
-latter T had previously read, whilst in London.
*/ # .* His style is clear and graphic, but his
opinions are hopelessly biassed and incorrect.
> • * * Gen. Stuart was with us, and prattled on
all the evening in his garrulous way; described
how he commenced the war by capturing fifty of
-Patterson’s advance'guard on the day preceding
801 l Run.
March 18—(In Richmond.) Arose before day, and
hurried up to.the station; found there a great crowds
and intense excitement. The trains had been seized
by military authority, and I despaired at first offind
, ing means of going. Gen. R. E- Bee waß there in
person, directing the movements of troops. I heard
athousand rumorsof.a Yankee raid to Gordonsville,
and 61* an impending fight near Fredericksburg. ** *
* March 22. * * * Rode to pay a visit to Oby
Price. He is a private in the lßt Howitzers, and his
camp is not far from us, in the pines back of the
field where Gen. Stuart held his review of Fitzhugh
Bee’s brigade. Found him well, and surprisingly
happy and content. I have not seen him since the
day I sailed from Hew York for Europe. He was
Ihen a neat, dapper little gentleman, with a. decided
penchant for fine dressing and comfortable living.
Now, what a change—a broad-shouldered, black
bearded, coarsely-dressed man, used to hard living
and privation.- Bis transformation is almost as
singular as my own. Both show strikingly the power
of circumstances and foreign influences in moulding
the character and pursuits of men—he, the neat,
New York merchant, converted into the ar
-lilleryman; I, the retired, bookißh student of philo
logy, into a cavalry officer.
'March 25.—Breakfasted, by invitation, with Gen.
Stuart. We were alone, and he was specially kind
and talkative. He recounted with glee a Beene
which passed with Mr. Siddon on the General’s re
cent visit to Richmond. He had requested an audi
ence with the Secretary, and the usher announced
/him simply as General Stuart, without initials.
Mr. Siddon was seated at his desk and did not rise
nor look up as the General entered the room. At
last the General advanced and Bpoke, At the sound
of Ms voice up bounced the Secretary, all confused,
and stammered out that he had taken him to be the
other General Stuart, of Maryland.
/March 27.—; * * About dinner-time Stonewall
Jackson came over to make a visit to the general.
I went out to ride, and met him going away in the
, road between headquarters and Mr. Garnett’s. He
t was sweeping along at an easy, gallop on a large
handsome bay. Passed so quickly that I hadjnot
time to distinguish his features in him to
recall the caricatures which popular veneration has
delighted to make of the popular hero; handsomely
dressed m full general’s uniform, a jaunty dap, a full
black beard, and a fine horse: altogether, a rather
. dazzling vision for one used to our slovenly head
. <Rfetters.‘- . i .
''March 28.— * The talk increases of a speedy
raid into Loudoun. ••••.■-•
April 5. * * * Capt. —— came over in the
evsping; was present at an. interesting conversation
between him and Gen, Stuart. Both agreed that the
next attempt of the enemy to cross would be opposite the
mouth of Mine river {United States ford.) The General
predicted that the next battle would be fought near Chan*
cellorville.
'April 19.—1 think the staff made the narrowest
escape Tuesday I ever Baw. A shell, fired from the
hills across from Rappahannock Knob, struck ex
actly in the midst of us, (some standing and others
reclining on the grass,) but fortunately did not ex
plode, though throwing dirt over five or six menand
horses. Gena. Stuart and W. H. F. Lee were in the
group, and had it exploded, one or both of them would
have gone under.
Tile Catholic Church, and Major General
Rbsecrans on the War, and Slavery.
The Very Reverend Edward Purcell, editor of the
Catholic Telegraph, and brother to the distinguished'
Archbishop Purcell, of Cincinnati. ha 3 for some time
maintained a controversy with a pro-slavery Catho
lic journal of that city, in the course of which he
proves that the church has always disagreed with
slavery, and in many/caEea affected its abolition ;
only in America have Catholics been itß advocates.
The'following letter from General Rosecrans, who,
says Father Purcell, “ has never been an abolition
ist, but has, like ourselves, always stood up for the
• Democracy,” applauds every sentiment the Rev. Mr.
Purcell has expressed in the Telegraph:
» Murfreesboro, April 27,1863.
My Dear Father Edward : The rebels grabbed
the last letter I wrote you, but they will draw very
little consolation from its contents. * * * lam
happy to see the splendid Btand you took in the
Telegraph against slavery, with its horrors, barbari
ties, and base immoralities. Slavery is dead. No
thing can resuscitate it. To learn this fact fully,
you Bhould pay us a visit. Theie is not a negro in
the South who does not know he is free. Around
here they have squatted on the plantations, arid-re
fuse to work for any one but themselves. They
have sown little crops of their own, and the masters
have ceased to exercise any control over them.
An an indication, I will cite a strong case. The
lady of the house where I am staving attempted to
punishone of her negro women this morning. I had
lo.step in to save the mistress from being badly
used up, as the darkey was belaboring her with the
stick intended for her own punishment. “Fa? uno
disce omnes lt is needless lorme to say that I ap
plaud every sentiment you have expressed in The
telegraph. Your course is that of the prudent na
vigator, who, watching the black speck on the hori
zon, sees it expand into a portentous storm, and
calls up his crew to take in sail and prepare for a
contest with the elements. The storm will pass
away and you will be found sailing under full sail,
while those who took not heed will be scattered by
the gale. * * ■ * * - - . * * .
lam heart and hand with you in this cause. Slave
ry is doomed, and those who would now uphold it
will be held up in a very short time to public odium
and execration. No statesman will vindicate it, no
friendof human progress will stretch forth a hand to
break its fall, no iover of humanity and religion will
grieve for its overthrow. I have lived long enough in
the South to see its working, its disgusting features,
v debasing the higher principles of our nature, warring
With religion, and patronizing vice and immoral Lty.
Almighty God haß certainly ordained its destruc
tion in this country, where It haß been more offen
live , and immoral than in any other, and until it is
utterly extinct this war cannot, from the nature of
things, cease. lam in favor of a cessation of hosti
lities at aB early a day as possible; therefore,'l am
.in favor of the President’s proclamation. This
£tate was made for white people and free labor, and
when slavery no longer blights itß borders we may
expect to see the church and the school house take
Die place of the slave pen and market,
l: . ... ———
I Obituary of a Gallant Officer.
'\ToAhc Editor of. The Press:
i Sin: Captain E. Carlyle Norris, of the 71st Penn
sylvania Volunteers, (California Regiment) who
fell, shot through the body at the battle of Autie
•tam, died at the residence of his father, the Rev.
Wm. Herbert Norris, at Woodbury, New Jersey, on
the 13th inst;, . from the effects of his wounds, at the
early age of twenty-two. The many excellent auaii
-• ties of the gallant dead seem to call for a brief no
tice of his character and career, from an old comrade
in the same regiment, who served with him'from
the beginning of his military history, and marked
its promise from an early date.
; j Fearless in action, cheerful under fatigue, loyal
and true to liis superiors, and conscientiously de
. voted to the welfare and improvement of his infe
riors ; his minutest duty was never neglected, and
Ms chosen post waß always that of responsibility
and danger. Struck down by a severe attack of ty
phoid fever on the arduous march up the Peninsula,
he suffered no one even to know the fact till he fell
at his post prostrate and insensible. After a brief
absence he insisted on returning to duty, while yet
entirely unfit for it, and after enduring without a
murmur the hard marches and privations of his re
giment in Northern Virginia and Maryland; in Au
gust and September, 1862, he commanded his compa
ny as lieutenant at the sanguinary battle of Antie
-lam, where, when his regiment was flanked and
surrounded by the enemy, flushed with recent victo
ry over the divisions of Generals Hooker and Mans
field, and under a destructive fire from all sides, his
last acts* of duty were marked by the-writer, as,
with the calm courage of the brave and good, he
dield liis company steadily up to its post till himself
Btiicken with the mortal bloiv. Thus on the field
of honor have fallen the world’s patriots in all ages
of: its history. Let us reverently trust that their
reward will not alone be found in the memoriesof a
grateful country, but that the Great Commander,
mercifully pardoning all their faults, and overlook
ing tbeir human frailties, will find places for them
at the last “ roll- call” in his immortal army of the
faithful and redeemed. W.
' CAarp Suffolk, Va., May. 18, 1563.
GAnrcALDi.—We learn by a letter from Caprera,
dated the 22U ult.,‘that the General, though still
very weak, is greatly improved in health.. The
writer says : “He is very much better, and liis iin
{jrovement is the ‘ more remarkable if we only look
>ack and think what he was when he left Pisa with
no, more strength 'than a new born infant. He is
going on as well as it is possible for him to do; the
wound is in full convalescence.” The two sons of
the General and a large circle of friends are now
with him at OAprera. The heart of Garibaldi is set
on coming to England, and he also takes much inte
iCßt in the struggle now going on in Poland.
The Empress Eugenie, it is said, is taking great
interest personally-in preparing Fontainebleau for
the Prince and. Princess of Wales. . u An Apartment
is being fltted ;up in the Chinese fashion, and the
rooms intended for the! Prince and Princess will dis
play that'splendor and good taste which is peculiar
to France. The old friend of the Emperor, Count
Arese, has sent a Venitian gondola, which will be
placed on the waters of the magnificent garden.” -
THE GRAVE OF WILLIAM BRADFORD—RELIGIOUS
CEREMONIES AT TRINITY CHURCH ON THE RESTO
RATION OF 1118 TOMBSTONE.
[From the N. Y. Herald, of yesterday. 3
Some of those who have had the rare and inte
resting opportunity of loitering in the churchyard of
Old Trinity, and perusing the quaint epitaphs upon
its antiquated tombstones, must have noticed and
remembered the headstone marking the last resting
place of William Bradford, and which recorded in'
old-fashioned lettering the fact that he was printer
to this Government—the Colonial one—for upwards
of fifty years. It was one hundred and eleven
years ago that his body was laid in that sacred,
spot; and, as he had attained the ripe old age of
ninety-two years, there is a span of over two
hundred years between his birth and the
day when once more men and women assem
bled to do honor to his memory, the grand cere
monials of the Episcopal Church giving solemnity
to the occasion. The old-sandstone which marked
his grave and recorded his name and history was
gradually melting away before the remorseless tooth
of time; and, although the epitaph was still legible,
it was evident that the stone on which it Vwas in
scribed would Boon crumble into dust. Wm. Brad
ford was of the vestry of Trinity Church from 1703
to 1710, and on that account had some claim on that
venerable institution. He was the first in the
American colonies, printed and published the Bible
and the Book of Common Prayer; and that faeftgave
him a double claim on the Church and on the Ameri
can people. Therefore it was that the pious act of
restoring his tombstone was resolved upon by the
vestry of Trinity Church,'
This ceremony was performed yesterday afternoon,
in the presence of several hundred persons, compri
sing many of the members, and the secretary ofrthe
New York Historical Society; also, several gentle
men from Philadelphia, who were specially in at
tendance. It opened with the celebration of evening
service at the church, in which the rector and all the
assistant clergymen took part. After evening prayer
a procession was formed, preceded by the choir
some forty men and boys, in their white robeß—and
followed by the clergy and invited guests. It passed.
down the nave of the church, and forth through the
main entrance to the grave—a little weßt of the
northern side entrance—where the new gravestone,
not yet setup, was lying, *
Here the clergy ranged themselves on the west
side, the Choristers on the south, and the spectators
on all sides, when Rev. Dr. Dlx, the rector, intoned
the versicles selected for the occasion, the choir
chanting the responses. Then the choir chanted in
grand style the 112th Psalm, as follows:
1. Blessed is.the man that feareth the Lord : he hath
great delight in his commandments.
2. His seed shall be mighty npon the earth: the gene
ration o'the faithful shall be blessed.
3. Mches and plenteousness shall bo in his house: and
his righteousness endureth forever.
4. Unto the godly there ariseth up light in the dark
ness: be is merciful, loving, and righteous.
5. A good man is merciful and lendeth'; and will guide
Mswoids with discretion.
6. For heßhallneverbe moved: and the righteous shall
be bad in everlasting remembrance.
7. Be will not he afraid of any evil tidings: for his
heart standeth fast, and believeth in the Lord.
8. His heart is established and will not shrink: until
he see his desire, upon hie enemies.
9 He hath dispersed abroad and given to the poor:
and bis righteousness remaineth forever; his hornahall
be exalted with honors.
10. The ungodly shall see it, and it shall grieve him:
he shall gnash his teeth and consume away; the de ire
of the uugodly shall perish.
Alter the Psalm the Rev. Dr. Yinton read the fol
lowing:
Christian Brethren : It is written in the Word of
God that the righteous shall be had in everlasting re
membrance, and that the memory of the just is blessed.
And, therefore, it is decent and proper that we should
preserve their memorial, and duly honor them, al
though they have passed away. Wherefore, account
ing this to be'an act of religion pleasing and acceptable
to the Most High, and not without profit to the men of
this generation, we have caused to be restored this mo*
mi mental stone, upon the grave of William Bradford,
whose soul it pleased Almighty God, in His wife provi
dence, on the 13th day of. May, in the year of our Lord
1752, to take out of ihe care .of this world. And we do
hereby replace the said stone upon our brother’s grave,
ascribing the praise to God, unto whom alone all praise
is due, for wLat good deeds soever His servant was ena
bled to perform here upon .earth; and especially remem
bering with thankfulness that he whose mortal body
doth-here await the resurrection was the first to, issue
proposals on this continent to print the Holy Scriptures
in English, and to accompany them with the Book of
Common Prayer, which thing he did on the 14th day of
January, 1688. And now we humbly commend this and
ail our works unto Him who alone is able to bless us and
save us, beseechingßim to accept the same, and to grant
unto us, and to alllliDse who are departed in the true
faith of-His holy name, that we may have our perfect
consummation and bliss in Bis eternal kingdom “I
heard a voice from Heaven saying unto me: Write,
Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from hence
forth: Yea, saith the spirit, that they may rest from
their labors: And their works do follow them ”
Then the choir sang the ninety-first selection:
That man is blessed who.staa&s in. awe
Of God, and loves his sacred law;
Bis seed on earth shall be renowned.
And with successive honors crowned.
Beset with threatening dangers round.
Unmoved shall he maintain his ground;
The swett remembrance of the just
Shall flourish when he sleeps in dust.
To Father, ?on, and Holy Ghost,
The God whom earth and Heaven adore,
Be glory as it was of old,
Is now and shall be evermore. Amen!
Rev. Dr. Dix closed the ceremony with prayer,
after which the new stone was set up in itspfaoe.
The stone is of marble, unpolished, and of the
modest Bhape and dimensions of the original monu
ment. Under the rude figuring of a full-faced che
rub,with stars and hour-glasses, and a wreath of
immortelles, is the following inscription:
* Here lies the body of William Bradford, *
* Printer, who departed.this life May 23, *
* 1752, aged 92 years. He was born in *
£ Leicestershire, in Old England, in 1660, *
* and came over to America in 1632, before *
* the city of Philadelphia was laid out: He *
* was printer to this Government for upwards *
* of 50 years; and being Quite worn out *
* with old age and labour, he left this *
* mortal state in the lively hopes of a *
$ ; blessed immortality. *
2 Reader, reflecthow soon you’ll quit this stage, *
* You il find but few attain to such an age. *
* Life s full of pain. Lo,-here’s a place of rest; • / i
* Prepare to meet your God; then you are blest. *
• *
t Here also lies the body of Elizabeth, wife to t
* the said William Bradford, who departed ¥
¥ thii life July S, 1731, aged 68 years. *
* *
* Restored, witk the original inscription, by the *
* vestry of Trinity Church. May, 1863. ,
**..***»****.»**.»****. *****.»*****»*...,,,,
ADDRESS BY MR. WALLACE, OF PHILA
DELPHIA.
/S. th ?^ v f nin s' Mr - John Wm - Wallace, member
or the Historical Society of Philadelphia, delivered
an address at the Cooper Institute, before the Nesy
York Historical Society, on the life and services of
Mr. Bradford. He showed that it was on the Boil of
Pennsylvania that Bradford first aet his foot when
landing on these shores:
_Two hundred years, he said, have passed since
William Bradford was born; one hundred and
twenty since, in his 80th .year, he retired from
worldly business. His life was passed in two hemis
pheres ; and on this, the Western one, in different
provinces. His residence in Pennsylvania—not a
continuous one at all—takes us well back into the
leign of the Stuart kings, when the records of our
State are few. When he came to this your city,
New York had not extended furthernorth than to
where Wall street nowis, along whichline, its outer
defences, the city was enclosed hy palisades. Four
thousand was the number of your inhabitants, and
of this one-half, perhaps a greatemumber, were Hol
landers. Here, too, we are in early times!
The exact date of Bradford’s birth is settled hv a
record which he himself haß left us in a singular but
appropriate production of hia own art. It would
seem, indeed, as if the old man, having attained
more than the term allotted to our racejand look
ing at that moment (the closing hours of 1738) over
an eventlul but yet fortunate career of seventy-six
years, had felt that his connection with the early
establishment of letters in a new world had given to
any important event, connected with his personal
history, an interest which the passage of centuries
would but increase.
My fame, that nobler part,
with youth unfading, shall improve,
seems to have been the prophetic conviction of his
heart, when, in “ The American Almanac for the
Year of Christian Account 1739,” printed by* him
self, he entered and published to the world as one
among its important events the following for the
month of May : “ The Printer, born the 20th, 1663.”
His parents were 'William and Anne Bradford, of
Xeicesteishire, England. The family is reputed on
fair evidence to have been an old one, and Bradford
seems to havevalued his privileges in this way ; for,
though forbidden by his art from ” writing himself,”
like Justice Slender, “armigero” he still sealed
very carefully with arms. I hold in my hand one of
his letters, dated “New York, September 11. 1709 ”
and visibly thus impressed. *
•He was taught the art which commends his name
to our interest in the office of Andrew Sowle, an
extensive printer and publisher in London, during
the Commonwealth and Restoration.
We cannot doubt at ail that Bradford was a very
well-behaved and moat diligent apprentice, for he
very soon fell in love—and aB was quite according
to the proprieties of the. case—with his master’s
daughter, Miss Elizabeth Sowle, whom in good time
he married. Sowle was an intimate and much re
spected friend of William Penn, whose regard for
him iB manifested by his having selected him to be a
witness to one of the charters of Pennsylvania! and
it was no doubt owing to the affectionate relations
between the father-in-law of Bradford and Mr. Penn
that Bradford himself became acquainted, while a
mere boy, with the great proprietary, and that print
ing was finally introduced into these Middle States,
under the auspicefl of a youth who as yet had not
reached his twentieth year.- Mr. Penn was desirous
to give to his prospective colony the benefit of the
printing press, and being now about to sail on his
first voykge for Pennsylvania, proposed to Bradford
to accompany him. They embarked at Deal on the
n , J) l ember > 168 ?? a &d landed at a place below
Philadelphia—that city not having as yet been laid
out, nor a house there built. He fortified himself
with letters of recommendation and testimony from
George Fox, the renowned head of the Church—the
respectable Society of Friends—in Pennsylvania,
The letter of Fox is dated ” London, 6 month, 1965,”
and is addressed to many eminent Quakers byname,
in Rhode Island, East Jersey, West Jersey, Penn
sylvania, and Maryland. Thus it reads m its es
sentia] parts:
. Beau Friends : .This is to let you know that a sober
young man, whose name is William Bradford, comes to
Pennsylvania to. set up the trade of printing. Let
fiends know oi it m Virginia, Carolina, Long fsland,
[This is the neatest mention made of Ifew York, I sup
pose because there were no Friends there,] and Friends
•in Plymouth Patent and Boston. And- what books
you want he can supply yon with. He intends to keep a
correspondence with Frieuds, thst are stationers, here
m England, and so. whenever books come out and are
printed in England,.they may send some of each-sort
every year. So he, settling to print at Philadelphia,
may serve all those countries—namely; Pennsylvania,
East and West Jersey, Long Island, Boston, Winthrop’s
county, Plymouth Patent, Pisbaban, Maryland, Vir
ginia, and Carolina. He is a civil young man, and con
vinced of truth. -
Whatever books you want you in ay send to him for,
and if he have them not,-he can get them. So with my
love to you all, &c., GEOBGE FOX
The earliest issue of Bradford’s press is an alma
nac for the year 1686., In the same year he produced
Bumyeat’s Epistle. ‘
The earliest volume which we have from the press
of Bradford is the “ Temple of Wisdom,” a work
which includes H Essays and Religious Meditations
of Francis Bacon.” I know of but one copy extant,
It belongs to'Mr. Wm. Menzies, New York. Mr.
Wallace presented a fac simile of Bradford’s manu
script-proposal for the printing of the first Bible
printed in this country. It reads as follows:
PROPOSALS FOR THE PRINTING OF A LARGE BIBLE, BY
. WILLIAM BRADFORD.
These arc to give notice, that it is proposed for a large
house-Bible to he Printed by way of Subscriptions,_[a
method usual in England for the printing of large vo
hUDJife, because Printing ia very chargeable. ] therefore,
to all that are willing to forward so good (and great) a
Work, as the printing of the holy Bible, are offered these
Proposals, viz: .
1. That it shall be printed in a fair Character, on good
Paper, and well bound.
2. That it shall contain the Old and New Testament,
with the Apocraphy, and all to-have useful Marginal
Notes.
3. That it shall be allowed (to them that subscribe) for
Twenty Shillings per Bible. [A Price which one of the
same volumn in England would cost.] ' -*
' 4. That the pay shall be half Silver Money,-’and half
Country Produce at Money price. One half down now*
and the other half on the delivery of the Bibles.
5. That those who do subscribe for six, shall have the
Seventh.'gratie, and have them delivered one month
before any above that number shall be sold to others.
6 To those which'do not subscribe, the said Bibles
will not be allowed under 26g. a piece.
7. Those who are minded to have the Common Prayer,
shall have tbo whole bound up for 225., and those that
do not subscribe 2Sb and 6d. per book.
, S. That as encouragement is given by Peoples sub
scribing and paying down one-half, the said Work will
be put forward with what Expedition may be.
9. That the Subscribers may enter .their Subscriptions
and time of payment at Plieneas Pemberton’s and Robert
Hall’s, in the County of Bucks. At Malen Stacey’s Mill
at the Falls.- At Thomas Budd’s House in Burlington.
At John Easting’s in the County of Chester, At Edward
«rs 'Till. </inun/iu o iu x ( uuict
& Undertaker of the said Work. At which places the
Subscribers shall- have a Receipt for so much of their*
Subscriptions as-paid’, and an obligation for the delivery
of the number of Bibles (so Printed and Bound as afore
said) as the respastive Subscribers shall deposit one-half
for.
Also this may farther give notice, that Samuel Rich
ardson and Samuel Carpenter, of Philadelphia, aVe ap
r oimed to,take care and be assistant in the lasting out of
the Subscription Money, and to see that it be imploy'd to
the nse intended, and consequently that the whole Work
be expedited. Which in-promised by
' - v WILLIAM BRADFORD.*
Philadelphia, the 14fch of the Ist Month, IGBB.
In 1693 Bradford Bettled in New York and under
took the printing of the seta of Assembly and public
papers, for which he was' allowed £4O per an
num, and afterwards £6O, besides extra allowance.
Bradford was the founder, in part, of the first paper
mill ever established on this continent. In 1724.
being then sixty-one years old, and contemplating,
no doubt, the establishment which he perfected in
the next year, of a newepaper in this city, he sought
to acquire from the Legislature of this province a
monopoly of the new art which he proposed to in
troduce here. The project was favorably received
by the Legislature, and it seemed to be in a fair way
of Buccesßiul. accomplishment; but on a final read
ing of the bflliha-the provincial minutes show—on
the 16th of July-~by- a small majority, perhapß, it
was carried ifi^the.-ifegative—the wrong way. In
the next year— then sixty-two years
old, Bradford estak^sbg.d'ih.this city the first newa
‘-paper ever kn own nere. -and, his son Andrew having
previously established ihe'American Weekly Mercury
in become postmaster there—a
matter which was-valuable in thoße days, aB I sup
pose it might be f the publisher of any
journal—he a ? ]arge paper factory
at Elizabethtown, New He thus rendered
his own establishment and his son’s in Philadelphia
independent of the great paper manufacturers of
Great Britain. In the tariff State of Pennsylvania
we count this quite a feather in his cap. The New
York Gazette appeared but once a week—on Mondays
—and, from 1725 till 1733, was the only paper in New
York.
CITY COUNCILS.
Tike Steamship Project Again—The Dela
ware Water-Mr. Leech In Common. Coun
cil Requested to Resign—He Thinks the
Request “Impudent,” and Retains his
Seat—More Steam Fire-Engines—Alleged
Misdemeanor of Members—Regular Meet*
tug, &c., dfcc.
The regular elated meeting of City Councils was held
yesterday afternoon.
SELECT BRANCH.
President Lynd in the chair.
Mr. Davis objected to that part of the journal in which
it is Stated that he made a motion declaring the election
of port wardens unanimous. He did not make the mo
tion, but it was made by Mr. Lee, of Common Council.
The journal was corrected accordingly.
Petitions, &c.
Mr. Brightly presented/a remonstrance against the
removal of the railroad from Broad street. Referred to
the Committee on Railroads.
Mr. Catherwood, a petition from the Fellowship Fire
Company of Germantown, asking that a telegraph box
may be placed in tbeir house. Referred to Committee on
Fire ana Trusts. - f "
The President presented a communication from the
Board of Controllers of the Public School, complaining
that the buildings rented for school purposes are inade
quate to meet the "wants of the community, and asking
for some action by City Councils. Referred to the Com
mittee on Schools.
Dr. Uhler introduced an ordinance making an addi
tional appropriation of $2, GOO to the Board of Health, for
the use of the Sanitary Committee in case of an epidemic
during3B63. Dr. U. explained that the appropriation
this year was only $l,OOO, which had already been ex
pended. This money is expended in taking care of the
small-pox cases. The ordinance was passed.
The Coimni'tee on Water Works reported a resolution
authorizing the laying of water pipe in Kingsessing ave
nue. from Forty-second to Forty-third street ; in Co
lumbia avenue, from Broad street to Twenty-first street,
and on Bread street, from Poplar street to Girard avenue.
Adopted.
Tile Ken sing toix Waterworks,
The same committee, to whom was referred a resolu
tion instructing the Chief Engineer to have the Kensing
ton basin drained, reported that they had examined the
subject'and fully concurred! n the opinion of the Chief
Engineer, expressed in writing. This opinion is, that
the Delaware water is totally unfit for domestic pur
poses, and that the lives of citizens using it are endan
gered thereby. No temporary measures can be resorted
to by which the impurity of the Delaware water can be
removed. . .
Mr. Cassin thinks that no practical benefit will be de
rived from the drainage of the Kensington basin, and,
therefore, the expenditure is unnecessary.
A resolution dischargin g the committee from the farther
consideration of the subject was adopted. :
The saine committee reported that they had found that
the boilers at . the Spring Garden Works absolutely re
quired repairing, ana that they had ordered the work
done. An ordinance appropriating $1,994.47 to cover the
expense was reported; ' „. • '
Mr. Wethekill thought that the committee had acted
hastily, in ordering the ,wk done without first bring
ing the matter before Councils.
Dr. tJuiER remarked that these four boilers had been
thoroughly repaired, and would now pass inspection by
any boiler inspector. Four new boilers would cost
&S.CCO, and by the prompt action of the committee the
city.had been saved $6,C00.
The bill was passed.
The Municipal Hospital*.
Mr. Wetherjll read in place an ordinance authorizing
the committee for the erection of the Municipal Hospital
to negotiate with the lessee or occupant of the property
on Hart’s lane, for any damage which maybe sustained
in securing the property, and directing the City Solicitor
to draw up any release or agreement which may be
made by the commission. This is for the purpose of pre
venting delay in erecting the Municipal Hospital, and
Mr. W 7 explained that tne damages would in no case
exceed $lOO. • '
An amendment of Mr. Miller, limiting the expendi
ture to $2OO, was adopted—yeas 14, nays 9.
Mr, Millee moved to amend the third section, which
authorizes the commission to put the lot in order, erect
fences, &c., by adding a proviso that not more than $3OO
shall be expended
A'motion to postpone the bill was voted down.
• On motion, tbc third section was stricken out. The hill
was then passed.
The Ocean Steamship lithe*
• The special order of the day, the ocean steamship Ibill,
was then taken up.
Mr. Brightly called attention to his point of order,
that the President had no right to move for a considera
tion of thebill after it fell. \
-The President said that the gentleman was too late
with his point'oforder.--; '
The yeas and nays were thou taken upon the.first sec
tion, and resulted as follows: Teas 14, nays
On the question of the suspension of the rules the yeas
were 15 and the nays 7- Agreed to:
The vote upon the final passage of the bill was as
follows: .
Yeas— -Messrs. Catherwood, Ginnodo, Greble, Harris,
Kamerly. Marcus, McElroy, Nicholson, Pauling, Rick
etts, Spering, Uhler, Weaver, and Zane—l 4.
Nays— Messrs. Baird, Brightly, Davis, King, Manual;
Miller, Riehe, Wctberill. and Lynd. president—9.
The Kensington Water Again.
■ Mr. Zanb submitted a resolution instructing the Com
mittee on Water Works to report an ordinance for the
abandonment of the Kensington Waterworks, and the
erection of a suitable works on the Schuylkill, that the
residents of the old district of Kensington may be sup
plied with Schuylkill water.
The resolution gave rise'to considerable discussion. It
was contended by some of the members that the matter
is covered by the loan bill, which had betn presented by
the Committee on Water, after careful consideration;
while on the other band, it was argued that the loan bill
may never pass, and this change is necessary to the
people of Kensington.
A motion to refer the resolution to the Committee on
Water was agreed to. .
Second and Third Street Passenger R&il-
Mr. Pauling submitted a resolution directing the Se
cond and Third Street Passenger Kail way Company
to pave Moyamensing avenue, between Greenwich and
Miftlin streets, in the centre of their track. Mr. P. stated
that Moyamensing avecue has been paved on both sides
of the track for several years, but the company have
never paved the street between the rails.
Dr. Kamerly corroborated Mr. Pauling. The street
between the rails has remained uupaved for several
years. aDd lias become a nuisance.
, Mr. Davis thought that there was some controversy
about the matter, and the resolution should go to a com
mittee to investigate.
Mr. King favored the resolution. He thought that if
the railroad companies were not obliged to pave the
streets, they would soon say so to the Commissioner of
Biebways.
Mr. Zane said that he had visited theTocaliiy,-and not
only Is the street not paved, but there 7 is ahole there
which makes it dangerous for the passage of vehicles.
!a motion to refer the resolution to: the Committee on
Kailioads prevailed—yeas 14, nays 7.
Business from Common Council.
The supplement to.the ordinance prescribing the du
ties of the Receiver of Taxes, from Common Council, was
concurred in. ‘ •* -' :
Also, a resolution authorizing the paviig of Master
street, from Ridge avenue to Twenty-fourth street (with
two amendments.)
The resolution authorizing the Chief Commissioner of
Highways to appoint an additional clerk was taken up.
Dr. Kamerly could not see the necessity for an addi
tional clerk, as he deemed two clerks sufficient to do the
work. He understood that a feature had been in
troduced into the Bighway Department this year This
was a financial agent, and the clerk asked for is to sup
ply the place of tne clerk who has been nominated for
financial agent. - He asserted that this clerk who is asked
for is really installed in the Highway Department, doing
the work of this man who is termed the financial agent
of the department. It has been that the two clerks in
the department* could not find work enough to employ
them. He (the speaker) bad frequently seen one of them
upon the sidewalk, with his hands in his pockets. The
nt cessities of the department did not require this extra
clerk. ' '
A motion to post indefinitely was made, and the yeas
were 11, and the nays were 11, Kamerly voting with the
Republicans, and Brightly with the Democrats. The
former voted in the aflirmative, and the latter in the
negative.
.The hill was then lost by the same vote.
Mr. Wetherill submitted a resolution directing the
Commissioner of Highways to inform this Chamber at
the nest stated meeting, the amount to the credit of the
department, upon the books of the Controller to the fol
lowing. items: Paving intersections, repaving streets,
repairing streets and roads, grading streets, repairing
inlets andbridses; and also the amount of the outstand
ing bills, and the deficiencies during 1862. Adopted.
The resolution from Common Council authorizing the
pfving of Watt street. First ward, was : concurred in
with an amendment.
Also, the resolution authorizing the grading and mac
adamizing of Green lane, Twenty-third ward.
The resolution changing the place of voting in the
Seventh precinct of tlie.Sixteenth ward was referred to
the Committee on Law.
The bill relative to the paving the streets upon which
pas-pipes have been laid, which' bad been vetoed by the
Mayor* and again JpassedJby Common Council, was
taken up
Mr. Kamerlt. said that he should vote to sustain the
veto, because he believed it'to'.be. just and right, ,and.
legal. He spoke-at considerable length in opposition to,
the ordinance, v
Mr. King replied to th© remarks of Mr. Kamerly.
The- vote upon the'passage of the bill, notwithstand
ine the veto,- was yeas 8, nays 13. So the bill was lost.
The supplement to the ordinance locating steam fire
engines, from Common Conncil, was concurred in This
locs tes the Franklin Fife Company in First Ward, and
the Monroe Engine in the Twenty-fourth ward.
The ordinance appropriating $1,166.66 to the Hand-in-
Hand Fire Company for 1863 was concurred in.
Also, the supplement to the ordinance making an ap
propriation to pay the assessors for making the militia
enrolment of the city. '
Mr.-Zane. offered a resolution instructing the Com
mittee on City Property to report an ordinance making
an appropriation to furnish gravel, seats, bricks, &c.,
for Sbackamaxon Square, Referred to the Committee
on City Property.
.. The ordinance from Common Council authorizing the
appointment of an additional, watchman for Penrose
Ferry Bridge, pave'rise to considerable, discussion in
consequence of tbe veto of . an ordinance appointing four,
watchmen. The bill finally passed second reading
legs 11, nays 9. The necessary vote could not be ob
tained fora suspension of. the rules, and the ordinance
was laid over. \
A number of bills for the grading and paving of ceitaia
streets were concurred in with amendments.
The ordinance making an abatement of rent in favor
of Roberts & Walton, former lessees of Noble-street
wbsrf, was referred to the Committee on Wharves and
Bandings*. * %
The ordinance making an appropriation to pay the
claim of the late John F. Mascher, police magistrate of
Fourteenth district, was concurred in.
Mr. Riche submitted a resolution providing for the ap
pointment of a committee of .five members from each.
<hariiber to inefuire into the expediency of erecting a
bridge over the Schuylkill at South street. Adopted..
Mr. Wetherill introduced a resolution declaring it
inexpedient for the City Councils to appropriate any fur
ther money for tbe erection of bridges over the Schuyl
kill, the wants of-the people not requiring any more
bridges. Referred to the special committee.
Tie Chair announced Messrs. Riche, Wetherill, Miller,
King, and McElroy as the. committee on South-street
. Mr Gixnopo moved a reconsideration of the vote upon
the bill authorizing the appointment of an additional
clerk in th'e Highway Department. Agreed to—yeas 11,
n The farther consideration of the bill was then post
poned. - , •• ,
• The Chambei\then adjourned.
COMMON BRANCH.
A communication from the, Board of Con
trollers, calling the attention ofOuucils to the inade
quate accommodations ot-tlie school buildings. Their
number is too limited to meet the great demand upon
the capacities of the public schools.
v Mr. Loughltn presented a petition for the removal or
tho Broad street railroad. • .
. A petition was read from the k ‘ Society for the Allevia
tion of the Miseries of Public Prisons,” asking that
Councils make-a suitable appropriation for the imme
diat e erection of a house of correction. . j
Mr. T.F. Adams submitted a resolution, authorizing
the Mayor to rent a building f r the use -of the Seventh
district police station, until the new building is com'-
pkted:‘which was agreed to. . . • . ,
. Mr. Baird, of the Finance Committee, reported an or
dinance appropriating $2OO to pay the, assessor, who was
The Penrose Ferry Bridge
Mr. Wolbeut, of the'Highway-Committee,' submits
an ord. nance creating the office of an additional
(l,\e present number is three.) for the
Ferry hi ! dge, at a salary of $5OO per annum, which waa
adopted a/ ter 80ine debate; (the opposition urging that
{s.» nrsKPnt .number of watchmen was sufficient, if not
superfluous ‘ for the work that is to be done.)
Mr Wolbl 'iiT also offered an ordinance for the paving
ctfTfeirty-ssco ud street, Twenty-fourth ward. Agreed to.-''
Me re Steam Fire Engines.
Jfis I«orr;Hi,rvv of the Committee on Fire and Trusts,
reported an ordinance locating as steam fire engines the
Franklin Hose anu T Monroe Engine Companies; also, an
appropriation to the Hand-in-Band Engine. Adopted.
Abatement of Rent,
Mr. Beech; of the Committee on "Wharves and Land
ings, submitted an ordinance making an abatement of
$214 in the rent of Nobli'-street wharf. Adopted,
Flag-Men on Rafiroads.’
Mr. ‘Wot’HEKT offered a 'resolution requiring all rail
road companies, using ste.oni upon their roads in -thy
built-up portions of the city. - tohave Sag-men stationed
during the day at every crossing;* to warn all persons of
the approach of the train. ‘.Referred to- the Highway'
Committee. -
A resolution-mating it upon the district
surveyors to require that all streets to'be repaved' shall
be surveyed before the gravel is Jaul ; dbwn; was referred'
to the Highway Committee.
Mr, Leech Requested te RSesign.
Mr. Harper offered a resolution* fhat Mb. Leech, the
member from the Twenty-fourth w.'Wdi b'e requested’ to
resign. ~ k
Tie Chair. Such a resolution is ont'sf' order,
. Mr. Leech, who was at the time smoking a clgarih'
a corner of the room, aot having obser?3dthein trod ac
tion. of the resolution, exclaimed; ‘ 1 W3o had the imnti*-
deuce to offer that resolution?”
Mr. Harper. “Ihad the impudence. ,r
Mr. Leech. “You have the impudence to >d6 ! anr>-
thing. ” . *
.'TheOhaircalled “order;”
Mr. Harper then appealed from fthe dec:Bidn ; .which--
ruled bis resolution out of order.
Mr Harper was directed-’ to reduce his appeal to
writing.
Mr Qcry moved to adjourn, which was not agreed ? to.
A motion to lay the whole subject on the table was not'
agreed to.
The appeal was not sustained;’ 12 Democrats 'voting to
sustain the president, and 10 Union members in
gative. v
An Investigation Called For.
Mr. Leech offered a preamble and resolution in refe*
reuce to an alleged violation of law by a member of Se
lect Council (name not stated), and appointing acom
mittee of investigation. Th e preamble sets forth various
acts of Assembly, making it a penalty and a disqualifi
cation for any member of Councils to be ■ interested' in'
anycontract for furnishing supplies to the city. The
preamble further says that “ jt is currently rumored,
and has been publicly charged that one Buddy has been
engaged in the sale of supplies to the said city, and that
the name of the said Buddy has been usediiy a member
of Select Council to cover illeial sales to and contracts
with the said city, and its departments by such member,
and that such member has received money by reason of
such illegal transactions. ” The resolution, was agreed to.
Under the the Chair appointed as the com
mittee, Messrs. Leech, Leigh, Loughlin, Painter, and’
Barrett. .
The ordin&nce to pay the" administratrix of the late
John F. Mascher, police magistrate of the Fourteenth>
district, $2OO, for services rendered, was adopted.
AH the bills from Select Council were concurred l in,
and the. Chamber adjourned.
THE POLICE.
[Before Mr. Alderman Beitler. ]
Burglar and Receiver*
Ayoung man, known as William Clages, who became
known to the detective police in Jnly, 1562, as a general
thief, was arraigned at the Central Station, yesterday af
ternoon, on the charge of burglariously entering the ent
lery store of Isaac Kline, 1203 Ridge avenue, on last Fri
day night or Saturday morning. and stealing
cutlery of various kinds, valued in all at five hundred
dollars. The accused held a commission in a Tennessee
regiment, under Gov. Andrew Johnson.
A man named Hugh Hamill, who keeps a stevre in
Tenth street, below Market, was arraigned on the charge
of receiving some of the stolen goods, knowing the same
to have been stolen. The knowledge is' a pre
sumption of the law. The following is the gist of the
evidence:
Isaac Kline sworn. —My place was broken into on Fri
day night last or on Saturday morning, and robbed. The
entrance was made through the front door.
Jacob Miller, police officer, heard that a. man waa
prowling about the neighborhood* under suspicions cir
cumstances ; law him standing not far from the Richards
House, kept by Mr. Shoemaker; asked him what he was
doing there at so late an hour; he gave -me a saucy an
swer; a jimmy was found-near the Richards House;
sgmongst the articles recovered was a>key- that fits the
front door lock of Mr. Kline’s store.
William Stull, a colored .man employed, at the Rich
ards House.-testified that he saw the prisoner on top of
thegste; on being accosted, he asked where the water
closet was: hewasshown to the place; some time after
this we went out and could not find‘him;-thegateis ten
feet high. '
Mr. Ram age testified that he heard a noise at the back
door; there are marksof a jimmy on* it;-the* prisoner
about the same time went into the bar-roomand" called
for a glass of sarsaparilla, after which, he-went away and
seated himself on a door-step.
Beniamin Levy, detective, testified that- in company
with Sergeant Thachara he recovered some of the goods
at the bouse of his brother-in-law. (detective did not say
whose brother-in-law;) found these knives and scissors*
vice, and brass keys; there were some brass-filings in.
the vice; we got some knives at the store of Mr. Hamill,
3% Tenth street; they were sold by the prisoner on Mon
day last; Mr Bamill admitted purchasing them for $18;
the prisoner says he got $5O; Mr. Hamill said he made
but .one pm chase; the prisoner says he sold him two
lots. :
Mr. Kline was questioned as to the value of the goods
recovered at thelstore of Mr. Hamill. After making an
examination be said about two hundred dollars.
SergeantThackara corroborated the statement-of Mr.
Levy as to the finding of the goods, and added that
brass knuckles were found in the second story of the
house occupied by the prisoner.
The defendant said he had no questions to ask nor any
statement to make. He was committed: in default of
$2,500 bail, to answer the charge of burglary"and attempt
at burglary. Mr. Hamill was alsofrequired to enter bail
to answer the charge of receiving stolen goods.
Pretty Shrewd Swindling Operation*
Two young men, who looked as though they, had lost
their last friend, were arraigned at the Central Station
on the charge of swindling Charles W. . Nolan, of No.
154-North Third street, of tne sum of $5OO. The defend
ants gave-the names of William Potter and A. G. Mayo.
Theii\ right names' are William Davis and William
Phelan. They were both commissioned as lieutenants
in the volunteer force, but were discharged from the ser
vice on a surgeon’s certificate. The plan, so succesfally
carried out upon Mr. Nolan, indicates - boldness
shrewdness, and in one ortwo points is meritorious for
originality or ingenuity.
A few days since one of the parties called upon Mr.
Nolan, with letters of credit from the cashier or presi
dent of a bank in Boston. He also had a letter repre
senting him to be George B. Emerson, employed as ft
clerk in the firm ofJames -Villa & Co., or that city. Hfr
desired to obtain from Mr.-Nolan the sumoffive hundred
dollars; upon his own draftupon the firm of which ho
w»8 stated to he the clerk. The ingenious young man.
had made himself. pretty well acquainted with the
family affairs, and talked fluently about them. This, of
course, threw Mr. Nolan entirely off his guard: Forgers
fenerally have operated hitherto upon notes, checks, or
rafts already drawn up, hut in this instance'the swind
ler was original. He obtained a blank draft and filled
it up in the presence of his victim. The money changed
hands. By means of; telegraphic communication Mr.
Nolan ascertained the whole affair was a fraud. He pro
ceeded to the Girard House to find Mr. Emerson, but no
such one lodged* there. Presently, the young man ar
rived there,'and Mr. Nolan met him; Some excuse was
made, and that is the last seen of him. • He left the pi-
Jatial Girard by a side or back door, and proceeded to-
New York. Mr. Nolan followed to the same city on a
voyage of discovery, and fortunately met the fugitive on
Broadway and took him into custody. The aid of the
detectives, Messrs. Kelso and T. Dusenberry, was called
into requisition. The two prisoners being brought to
the detectives office, in that city, money was found upon
them answering, in regard to the denomination, the
money that had been obtained from Mr. tfolan. One
prisoner said he got the money from the other, and that
it was obtained in Philadelphia on a draft.
The prisoners held their heads down, and had nothing
to say. They were committed in default of $2,000 bail
each, to answer at the Quarter Sessions/
[Before Mr. Alderman White.!
Larceny—A Man. who will Steal*
Edward Cornish, an old thief, who says-imprisonment
can’t stop him from stealing, was/arraigned' yesterday
before Alderman White, on the charge of the larceny of
a new horse blanket, the property of. Captain John
Kline of the army. Captain Kline* arrived from the
army a few days since and was presented with a fine
pony by hisfather, who resides in the interior of Penn
sylvania.
. Yesterday morning lie purchased a blanket for the war
charger, and it was taken by his body servant to the
stables of the William Penn hotel
Cornish, the prisoner,' was loitering around the stable;
and availing himself of a momentary opportunity, seized
the blanket, and ran away with it. He was arrested
near St. Mary and Seventh street, with the stolen arti
cle in his possession. It was restored to the owner.
“ What have you to say for yourself said the* Alder*
man to;the prisoner; “I think you were brought before
me some time since ”
. “Dat’safac, sah? ’speefc I was.”
‘ ‘ How long have you been in prison V*
**Ebry time I steals, sah. ,r
“Why don’t yon stop your bad habits, and live
hcnestly ?•’
* ‘ Ease the prison’s no place to form a man; dat won’t
stop me from stealing wheneber I gets a chance.”
•‘You are a hard character.”
I ‘Bat’s fac, alderman; 1 will steal; day’s no use
talkin' on de subject.”
The incorrigible fellow was committed.
Violent .Assault and; Battery. .
Lewis Feabeau was ‘.arraigned, before the Alderman on.
the charge of committing an assault and battery upon a
woman named Mary Ehen»at house No. 518 South Fifth
street. Her face exhibited the result of severe punching
or blows, her eyes being shockingly, discolored, and her
face disfigured and blood-stained.
It seems that the defendant drives a lager-besr-wagon.
He bad served the woman with some of the beverage' at
a little shop she kept at 211 Union street. He also servedi
a shop at 516 South Fifth/ Yesterday moraingMrs. Eh.en
.went to that place to see something about a burial lot,,
and while there the defendant came. He charged her
w‘th owing the balance of a small bill,- and she denied it*,
that did not suit the Teutonic ears cf Lewis. Re
made an attack upon her, resulting as we have briefly
described. The accused was required to enter bail in the
sum of $660 to answer at court. - <
[Before Mr. Alderman Welding.J
. Bound Over,
A woman; named Ellen Campbell, was arraigned be
fore Alderman Welding yesterday, on the charge of
robbing.a soldier, named Dennis Henrie, of the sum of
$690; as follows; A $5OO United States bond note, asloD
treasury note, and $9O in notes of smaller denomina
tions. The soldier had been in the regular service five
years. On arriving in the city he put up air a den on
Water street, where he alleges that he was robbed- The
proprietor aßd all the , inmates were arrested at the
time, but were discharged because there was not suffi
cient evidence to hold them. Subsequent developments
were such as to authorize the arrest of one of the-parfeies--
as above named. She was committed.
[Before Mr. Alderman McHallinc ]
Larceny.
Patrick Lynch is the name given by a man* who-was
arraigned yesterday morning, before Alderman- MfcMul—
iin, on the charge of tbe larceny of twenty pairs of up--
pers, tbe property of James Matthews, ft is alleged that
the defendant had taken the shoes out several weeks
since to make them up; but be failed to retain-tbe-work.
The property was recovered and the defendant was com
mitted. /
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
District Court—Judge Hare.
Raynor and wife vs. Dunwoody. An action to recover
arrears of rent. Before reported. Verdict for plaintiff
for $250.
James Gordon vs. Jacob Serrell. In this case a ver
dict was taken by consent for plaintifffor $207.91'.
H M. "Warren & Co. vs. James C. Thompson, gar
nishee of Emanuel Peters. An attachment execution to
recover the amount of a judgment against the defendant
from certain money in the hands of the garnishee, al
leged to be the property of defendant. The defence set
up was that the money belonged to Jacob Peters. ■ Ver
dict for garnishee. „ ■ „ _ .
William Harvey vs. John T. Jones, owner or reputed
owner and contractor, and George Woelper, terretenant.
An action to recover on a mechanics’ lien against certain
buildings, in the erection of which tbe plaintiff furnished
marble. The defence set up was that the lien was not
filed within the time required by law to give it validity.
The United States District Court was in session yester
day morning, but no case being ready for-trial the court
adionrned.
The other courts were not in session.
Thb “ Look-out” ’at Cracow. —-Domiciliary
visits continue to be made ~ every eight in Cracow,
At all well-regulated hotels the
beforehand at what time the police may be expect-,
ed, and the waiters go round to the various rooms
whispering in a mysterious voice, ‘‘Revision! Take
care of your papers.” I ieave the only paper the
police have any right to trouble themselves about
on the table, and go to bed. Between six and sevfcn
o ? clockin the morning, as soon as the outer door of
tbe hotel is open, so that people can get in without
knocking, a party of Austrian police make their
appearance, and demand admission into each
room in • succession. After seizing my passport
and examining the lithographed signature of the
foreign minister in the right-hand comer with
great care, they exclaim, “ Ail right, Sir Bussell.”
and go away. So few British travellers come to
Gallicia, and during the last two years such perfect
liberty of locomotion has been allowed, that none
of the newly-appointed local officials know what to
make of an English passport, now that the Govern
ment has once more returned to its : ancient habit of
regarding strangers with suspicion. It is said that
when Mr. Einkenstein passed the G : aliioian fron
tier, both the Austrian and .Russian functipnarie*
insisted, for come time that he must tie ”John,
Earl'jßueaell, Viscount Am berffty, L'S]£jPeer\of■ thp
United-Kingdom,” &c,r + H«ia j th§y <sntoued Wider
this delusion it wotild any toe
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