THE PHESS, PUBLISHED DAILY (SUNDAYS EXCEPTED), BY JOHN w. FORNEY. OFFICE. No. 11l SOUTH FOURTH STREET. THIS DAILY PRESS} Fifteek Cents Per Week, payable to the Carrterl Hailed to Subscribers out of the City at Seven Dollars Per Annum, Three Dollars and Fifty Cent 3 for Six Months, One. Dollar as*p Seventy-five Cents for Three Monthb invariably in advance for the time or dered.. 1 49* Advertisements inserted at the usual rates. Six lines constitute a square. THE TRI-WRISKLY PRESS, v Hailed to subscribers out of tbe City at Four Dollars Per Annum, in advance. ' WATCHES AND JEWELRY. A K, K ’ S # 6053 CHESTNUT STREET, IS THE CHEAPEST PLACE IN’ THE CITY TO BUY GOLD or PLATED JEWELRY, SILVER-PLATED WARE, PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS, POCKET-BOOKS, TRAVELLING BAGS, to. Call and examine our stock before purchasing else where. • > .The following is a partial list of goods which.we are ■elling from 20 to 100 per cent, less than at any other es tablishment in the city : * ' ICE PITCHERS. * SYRUP PITCHERS. CRB AM PITCHERS, SUGAR BOWLS. BUTTER COOLERS. • GOBLETS. . . CUPS. • CASTORS. • ■ . WAITERS. . • . CAKE BASKETS. CARD BASKETS. SALT STANDS. * TOBACCO BOXES. , NAPKIN RINGS. FRUIT KNIVES. - TABLE SPOONS. DESSERT' SPOONS. TEA SPOONS. SUGAR SPOONS. SALT SPOONS v DINNER nod TEA FORKS. BUTTER KNIVES. OYSTER LADLES.. GRAVY LADLES. • SETS IN GREAT VARIETY. BRACELETS. BREAST PINS. CHATALAXNE CHAINS. • GUARD CHAINS. .* -MEDALLIONS. CHARMS. THIMBLES. ; - RINGS.. GOLD PENS. GOLD PENCILS. < GOLD TOOTH PICKS. GENTS’ PiNH, beautiful stylet* GENTS’ CHAINS, * 4 “ .. f SLEEVE BUTTONS, e ' STUDS.- „ .ARMLETS. . NECK CHAINS. . . POCKET-BOOKS.. . -.TRAVELLING BAGS. ' ■ ALBUMS. BIGAR CASES. ABD-CASES,'.to. Call early and examine the largest and cheapest stock 6f goods in the-city. - D. W. GLAEKS, r>o:s CHESTNUT STREET. WATCHES I 'WATCHES! AMERICAN WATCH COMPANY. GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES. COMPASS SALESROOM ’ SOUTHEAST CORNER EIGHTH AND CHESTNUT ST. I: B. MARTE-R, ; - AGENT. . .These watcheshaye nowbeen in use over twelve years, And, for. • ACCURACY* DURABILITY, AND RELIABILITY, in every conceivable'manner, have proved themselves to be the most satisfactory time-pieces ever offered to the public. ' . - 1 r This result:has been brought about by a strict appli cation of mechanical science to the consti-action of the watch - from its Terr incej>tion, rendering it, when ■finished, . - * ...V' MATHEMATICALLY CORRECT in all its proportions, and necessarily asperfectatime keeper as it is possible to mahe. ." . The Company have tested th’eir Watches, in many In stances, by actual daily noting, and the resnltof this test has been that they have exhibited a rata equal in regularity to the beat marine chronometer. W© invite attention to the *: LADIES’ : WATCHES, rfaborately .flhished, and thinner than any. we have heretofore produced, with several improvements calcu lated to secure the greatest accurady of performance, and to the usual accidents, and derangements to Which foreign watches are liable. myls-lm r; JUST RECEIVED PEE 'STEAMER EUROFA. ' GOLD WATCHES, JAiDIES’ SIZES, OP NEW STYLES. BILYEB AHCRES ARD CTLISBEES. ,/ ! G{liT AKCRES AHD CYLIKUKES. _ . PLATED ANCEES AND CYLINDRESL for Sal© at Low Rates to the Trade. br D * T PRATT, 607 CHESTNUT STREET. . gift FIN 35 WATOH REPAIRING ■Bmp attended to; by the most experienced workmen, And every Watch warranted for one'year. - G. BUSSELL, 3*5 North. SIXTH Street -TTUJ^OANITE. JEWELRY.--JUST RE * -celved, a handsome assortment of Chatelaln and Vest Chains, Pins - ,.Pencils, &c., and for sale at .very low prices: • I'; ; ■■ .... , G RUKSELjj, . ap2s-tf f »».NorthSlXTH,Sfcreet. J. O. FTjLLKR, v™ ■": Importer and Wholesale Dealer in 'FINE -WATCHES AND JE WELRY, . No. Tl 3 CHESTNUT Street, - CtTp-stairs; opposite Masonic Temple,) Has now Open a LARGE AND COMPLETE STOCK, - ‘ EJ.LBRAOTNG • t "'* Ei HOWARD Jr'CO.’S IFJNI? AMERICAN WATHES, GOLD CHAINS, GOLD SI'iSCTACLES, THIMBLES, ANT) ' PINE JEWELRY OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, ’ Ihy27-t&u22~ i '■ ■ ' -' •, J 0. FULLER’S FINE GOLD PENS, THE BEST PEN IN USE, FOR SALE TN ALL SIZES. JpiNE .GILT COMBS IN.EVEET VARIETY. IMITATIONS OF PEARL AND CORAL. J. O. FULLERi . No. tit CHESTNUT Straat. my22-3m YPLCANITE KINGS. A fall assortment, all sizes and styles. ,T. O. FULLER, . No. Tl 3 CHEST VUT Street. . my22-3m MUSICAL BOXES. Ff SHELL AND ROSEWOOD CASES, playing from Ito 12 tunes, choice Opera and Ameri can Melodies. FARR. St BROTHER, Importers, ■ap4 • r '.-324: CHESTNUT Street, below Fourth, CARPETS AND OIL-CLOTHS, JUST BE CB 1 TED, 3,000 BOLLS * CANTON .MATTINQBJ Which. Wd invite the attention of the trade. M’OALLUM Dealers and Manufacturers •at prices much lelow thepruand ■price of stock. THOMAS POTTER; MANUFACTURER OF Oil. CLOTHS AND WINDOW SHADES, ; 339 ARCH Street, Philadelphia, and 49 CEDAR and 95 LIBERTY Streets, New York. my 12-2 m \ EMOV A L ; J. T. DELACROIX,’ Jus removed hia STOCK OF CARPETINGS', From 47 South FOURTH Street, to hie 3VEW STORE, No. 37 SOUTH SECOND STREET, Where he offers to hie old customers, and purchaser* generally, a large and desirable stock of carpetings; ,«f all grades, and best knowa makes. OIL CLOTHS, MATTINGS, AMD WINDOW SHADES. WHOLESALE and retail. AT THE LOWEST PRICES. J. tEV DELAOROIXi No. 87 SOUTH SECOND STREET* shove Chestnut, 1 mnSj-Sm GAS FIXTURES, dec. 517 ARCH STREET. C. A. VANKIRK A OO.J ' chandeliers AND OTHER GAS FIXTURES. e Alao. French Brome Figures and Ornaments, Poreelaia Md Hlea Shades, and a variety of FANCY GOODS,’ WHOLESALE AND B£TAlla< ritaae nil and examine goods. . ItlS-lr VOL. 6.-NO. 254. COFFIN, & CO., aao CHESTNUT STREET, nave for sale by tbe Package a good assortment of Staple ' Styles . ~ PRINTS, LAWNS, BROWN AND BLEACHED MUSLINS, ‘ COTTONADES,-PRINTED LININGS. SILESIAS. NANKEENS, CORSET JEANS. ALSO, 6-4 BLACK AND MIXED BROADCLOTHS, UNION.CASSIMEKES, EXTRA, MEDIUM, AND LOW QUALITY SATINETS, /NEGRO KERSEYS, PL AID. LINSEYS,' ARMY GOODS, &C., &0. ap2l-tuthsSm gLAOK SILKS. SEVERAL LARGE INVOICES OF SUPERIOR HBLACKGROS DE RHINE, 111 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 82, 34, and 36 inclies. M L. HALLO WELL * 00., NO. 615 CHESTNUT STREET. my2s-2m , ’ ' . ■ JjAWSON, BRANSON, & GO:, IT.W. CORNER MARKET AND FIFTH STS.O. JOBBERS OF ENGLISH, FRENCH, AND GERMAN DRESS FABRICS, SHAWLS, &c. We invite the attention of the RETAIL TRADE to our well-assorted stock of FOREIGN DRESS GOODS AND SHAWLS, Which we will sell at the very lowest market price. We pay especial attention to the, large Auction Sales, and Buyers can find Goods in on* Store, at much less than cost of Importation, and as cheap.as they can be found any where. T. R. Dawsojt. J. G. Bomgardneb, O. Branson. ap!B-S6t x - . / ' jyAVID ROGERS, No. 45 SOUTH FOURTH STREET, Importer and Jobber of MEN AND BOYS’WEAR, LADIES’ CLOAKINGS, &C. mbSO-2m* p HIL AD E LPHI A BURLAP BAGS OE ALL SIZES, FOR CORN, OATS, COFFEE, BONE DUST, &0. Of .standard. makes, ALL SIZES, for sale cheap, for net sash on delivery. GEO. GTIIGG, spls-3m Nob. Sa9 and »31 CHURCH Alley. gHIPLEY, HAZARD, & IHIITOHINSONj No. 113 CHESTNUT STREET, V COMMISSION MERCHANTS, , FOR THE SALE OF PHILADELPHIA-MADE HOODS. mhSl-Gm JOHN T. BAILEY & GO. BAGS AND BAGGING OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, NO. 113 NORTH FRONT STREET, ' WOOL BAGS FOR SALE. Ja2B4n> JOHN KELLY, JB., HAS REMOVED FROM 1022 CHESTNUT STREET: my22-3m Where he presente to former patrons and the public the advantages of a STOCK OF GOODS, equal if not su perior, to any in the city—the skill and taste of himself and EDWARD P. KELLY, the two best Tailors of the eity—at prices much lower than any other first-class esta blishment of the city. : apl-if PHILADELPHIA. 1 ■RLACK CASS. PANTS, $5:50, -*-» At 704 MARKET Street BLACK CASS. PANTS, *5.50, At 7W MARKET Street. BLACK CASS. PANTS, *6.60, At 704 MARKET Street. BLACK CASS. PANTS, .98.00. At 704 MARKET Street. BLACK CASS. PANTS, *5.50. At 704 MARKET Street. GRIGS & VAN GUNTEN’S, No. 704 MARKET Street GRIGS & VAN GUNTEN’S, No. 704 MARKET Street. GRIGG & VAN GUNTEH’S, No. 704 MARKET Street. GRIGG At VAN GUNTEN’S, No. 704 MARKET Street. GBIGG At VAN GBNTEN’S, No. 704 MARKET Street mh22-6m . TgLINDS AND SHADES. B. J. VENETIAN BLINDS . 49* The Largest and Finest Assortment in the city;' at the Lowest Prices. . Blinds Painted and Trimmed equal to new. Store Shadoß Mad© and Lettered, ap6-2m FOR THE SALE OF UNITED STATES TAX STAMPS, No, 57 South THIRD Street, first door above Chestnut, . A full supply of all hinds of TAX STAMPS constantly OH hand, and for sale iu quantities to suit. A liberal discount allowed on amounts of $5O and up* wards. ' , ' ' . . Orders by Mall promptly attended to. Office Hours from 0 A. M. to 5 P. M. JACOB E. RID GW AY, de9-tje!o' No. 5V South THIRD Street. gEWING MACHINES. THE “SLOAT” MACHINE, WITH GLASS PRESSER FOOT. • NEW STYLE HEMMER, BRAIDER, ud other valnahle improvement,. ALSO, THE TAGGART & FARR MACHINES. Agency—933 CHESTNUT Street. mhB-tf DRY-GOODS JOBBERS. JUST RECEIVED. Wbicb will be sold to the Trade at a SMALL ADVANCE ON COST. (501 Market Street.) COMMISSION HOUSES. "B AG” MANUFACTORY, SEAMLESS BAGS, CLOTHING. TAILOR, EDWARD P. KELLY’S, 143 South THIRD Street. Fine GlotMng, FOR Spring and Summer* WANAIAKER & BROWH S. E. cor. 6th & Market. Medium and Common GRADKS, Cut and Made In Fashionable Style and „ SOLD AT LOW PRICES. BLINDS AND SHADES. WILLIAMS; NO. 10 NORTH SIXTH STREET. MANUFACTURER OF WINDOW SHADES. U. S, INT£BKAL REVENUE. SEWING MACHINES. SPRING MILMSERY. g T li A W lIATS MEN AND BOYS, LATEST STYLES, LOWEST PRICES, WOOD & CARY, No. 725 CHESTNUT STREET, Also, display the largest stcck of Straw,"Fancy, Lace, Leghorn, and Chip Bonnets: Children's and. Misses' Hats , Straw Caps, etc., Flowers, and Ribbons. WOOD The remains of our great and good Lieutenant , General T. J, Jackßon were committed to the tomb :in Lexington, Va., on Friday, the 15th, Inat. . The , body, enveloped in the Confederate flag and covered With flowers, was borne on a caisson of the Cadet Battery, draped in mourning. • The Lexington Gazette says: “Ati interesting com-, pany of the procession consisted of such officers and the old Stonewall Brigade as happened at the.time to.be in the county. It awakened thril ling associations to see the shattered fragments of this famous brigade assembled under the flag of the heroic Liberty Hall boys; the same flag which for Bome.timc was the regimental standard of Jackson’s old;4th Regiment, and which that regiment carried iff triumph over the bloody field of Manassas on the ever-memorable 21st day of July. Another interest* ing part of the ceremonies of the day was' the reli gious service, conducted with admirable propriety in the church in our great chieftain had de-. lighted to worship God for ten years before the be ginningofhis late brilliant career of active opera tions. . The. services were conducted by the Rev. Dr. White, the only pastor General Jackson ever had -after he became an avowed.soldier of the, Gross—a pastor whom he tenderly loved', and whose rebellious counsels he modestly sought, even in the midst of the most scenes through which he half passed during theTi\Ht two years.” LEE’S-NEW OFFENSIVE'CAMPAIGN. We find in the Baltimore'correspondence of the Hci-ald important, statements -regarding the general campaign and strength of the rebellion, and Lee’s new designs on Washington and Pennsylvania: Gen. Lee, on the line of the Rappahannock, has one hundred and fifty thousand troopß. There are twenty-five thousand at and near Richmond. Gen. Beauregard haß forty thousand'troops at Charleston and Savannah. Gen. Joseph E; Johnston has one hundred and^reighty-five: thousand troops in the West, including those at Vicksburg and Port Hud- Eon,' and those, under Gen; Bragg.- There are ten thousand afrMbbile, and twenty thousand atvarious other detached points.' This.-makea a total, of four hundred and*'thirty thousaffd troops; which is the effective;;fitrength. of the Confederate army for the ;• eiimmer campaign. They are all disciplined troops* iffthe highest state of efficiency. The general plan of the campaign is that described , in my letters of-March 13 .and April 7—namely, to •defend Richmond, Savannah, Mobile, Vicksburg, and Port Hudson.; to prevent the open ing of the Mississippi river; to defeat the armies of Hooker, Grant, and Rosecrans at.points aefarßOuth as possible, and then to invade .Onio, near Cincin nati or Louisville, and Pennsylvania, between. Har per’s. Ferry and Cumberland. This programme has : been remarkably, successful up to this time. Since it waß has. been attacked and successfully defended, aiid the attack has not been .resumed; all the manoeuvres againHt Vicksburg, in cluying the variods Yazoo Pass expeditions, Sun fiower expeditions, Tallahatchie expeditions, Vicks burg canals, and Lake Providence canals, have been defeated and abandoned. -. All the attempts to divert the Mississippi into new chnnnels through the Ten sas.and Atchafalaya haveffailed, owing? to the topo graphical and geolbgi(isl;;reasonß, set. forth in,my letter of March 25, at thedirrie.when those attempts were being made.; The -operiiDg;-of. the Mississippi has been prevented ;..Hooker.,has been defeated,.and ' that so badly.that he' cannot'possibly resume the offensive before June; Rosecrans and Nashville are in peril, and Grant, lured down to Jackson, has been compelled hastily to evacuate that place in order to get out of the trap that: General Johnston had set .for him.. ; Such is the situation at present, and my inform?.- , tion is to the'effect that Geff.;Lee wili-very soon as sume the offensive and move northwards, either to; ; attack Washington or to invade Pennsylvania. He had less than. 75,000 troops when-:he invatiedJVlary . land last September. He will move.now with fully 160,OOP; His left wing ; already rests at a point On the- upper- Rappahannock, opposite the Sulphur .Springs, seven miles southwest of Warrentou, and only fiftymiles from Washington. Itis supposed to be his intention to move his whole army rapidly towards Centreville and Fairfax, over the Warrea “ ton turnpike, and to move thence either direct on th.e works on Arlington Heights, or else by way of Vienna to Bladildaville, to cross the Potomac at Copn’s ford, twelve miles above Washington ; then to move directly east to tear up the railroad there, so astocut off all communication with the North and Eaßt, and then to attack Washington . from that direction. . Or. else it is supposed that, making a feint on Washington, he, will move really either : on Baltimore or at once into Pennsyl vania. .' • THE SOUTH NOT TO BE STARVED OUT.-:-; The fetters of all the correspondents who have accompanied the Union armies to those parts of the South not yet- devastated by the war, all speak of, the immense productiveness of the. land. The cor-, respondents who ■ accompanied the various Yazoo, Sunflower; Coldwater, Tallahatchie, and other ex- : peditibbß in‘the valley of the, Mississippi; those who;accompanied Grierson’s cavalry raid; those, who went with the various Banks expeditions ; those’ who went with the expeditions along the Cumber land and Tennessee rivers ; those’ who accompanied ■ the Stoneman expedition to.Gordonßvflle,.and the late reconnoitring expeditions of General Dix, and: even-those with some of General Stahl’s recent expeditions in Loudoun and Fauquier counties—all, speak in glowing terms of the exceeding richness, and fertility, ana productiveness of theriand, as evidenced by the barns and storehouses filled with abundance, and .the flocks’ and. herds, the turkeys, • chickens, and geese which everywhere abound, be-. sideß the immense quantities that the armies on. -both sides have already devoured. Itis thesmall •. portions of the territories where the armies have operated that are desolated and laid waste. -The. gi*eat ? interior of the South yet remains untouched. , ; .The amount of. wheat raised in.the States of Ala* bam a, Arkansas, Florida, .Georgia, Louisiana, Mis . sissippi. North-and South Carolina,‘Texas, Tennes - see, and Virginia, in 1860, was 31,326,374 bushels, In. ZIS6I it was. 35,00p,000 ; in 1862 it was 40,000,000; and ! : -.- ariiounFoTcofri‘raiBcdin the same States was, in'lB6o, 280,000,000 bushels; in 1861 it was 300,000,000 ; , irr-1862 .it was 340,000,000: and in 1363 it-, will be /mocOjOQObusheisf/. • /?’-liere, then, it is shown that'there will be this year, >atfd‘has been.for.th’e last three years, forty bushels of .wheat and corn for each man, woman, and child, black and white, in the South.' They, could not eat one-half the.quantity; It is a great deal more, indeed, than* .the Northern people have ; for the North; in 1860, only raieed 540,000,000 bushels of wheat' aud corn, • which, divided among the twenty millions of people : at the North, would only give each one twenty-seven bushels. • The above facts and figures show, therefore, that fhe talk about starving out the South is utter non- Bense; and that all military operations for 1863, based .upon supposed destitution at the South, will fail. The Capture of Vicksburg* To ihe Editor of The Press: Sin: It is impossible to overrate the political and military importance of the capture of Vickßburg and the opening of the Mississippi. A complete control of the great central river ia literally “ breaking the backbone of;the rebellion,’’And from this the monster must languish and die. ' _The vast States and Territories west of the Mis sissippi'are how severed from the Confederacy, and may be reclaimed from slavery. "With the destruc tion of slavery in Missouri, Arkansas, Texa3, and ■Western Louisiana, the slave power in America is crushed for ever. It now becomes the imperative and Bacred duty of the freemen of the North to insist upon the extinc tion-of slavery in the Southwestern, States. Let there be no step backward from the. President’s pro clfimation: of freedom. : So far as these States are concerned, Texas at least hRs forfeited ail claim to indulgence. She-could have remained , true and steadfast to lhe\Union and to safety; she volunta* rily ebdse disunion and danger, and handed over her magnificent territory to: the enemies of freedom, democracy, and the rights of labor. Far removed from South Carolina, the head of the rebellion,' and protected, as she would have been,- by the power of the free States, Texas was not forced by her position or necessities to join the traitors’ Confederacy; nay, •sheir.ight have/stayed the rebellion, for, without her, the. Confederacy would have halted ; and failed ■in its earliest progress. . . Without the assent and aid of Texas, the dreams and hopes which animated, the .Southerners, and drove-them on to rebellion and war against a just and geiierous Government, wouldnofhave prevail ed. Texas is the/keytq/the projected slave empire of the Southwest; through her the institution was to be carried to the vast and fertile regions of Mexico and Central 'America, dominating over the free powers of thiß continent; rjODopolizing the sugar and cotton regions of America, andholding the ma nufacturing industry of the Old and New Worlds subservient to its will.. We all knowthatitwa3 not any fear of inteiference with slavery in'the “’States” that drove.the slave-owners into rebel lion—it was lustjgf power, vast empire, and supreme, dominion upon rae American continent. It was to destroy or make powerless all thatisfree. Free speech, free thought, free labofj all were to be' sup pressed; It is a war, of barbarism against civiliza- . tion; an attempt to staythe progress of the age in.. its onward march towards human excellence. This could never be accomplished by a power confined to the'old Slaye States. Extension of slavery, until.it overshadowed freedom, was essential to its success/' hence the importance of .Texas and the adjacent ter ritories to the directors of the rebellion.. Texaß had but a moderate slave population; even an advocate of'slavery could not truthfully claim that Blavery was essential ,to her.prosperity. Her climate and soil are well fitted - for free white labor, and to freewhite labor they must now be,consecrated. This’ltaly, of America must be rescued from the grasp of slavery, and from the traitors who no w con trol-her; and thrown open to white laboring emi grants from ;the North and from Europe, White labor must no longer be debarred from the; fertile plains, hill-sides, and valleys .of the:Southwest.. T have no wish to' oppress the negro race,* and mo3t :ardently. desire to see it happily delivered from the yoke of Southern owners and the .senseless preju dices of many Northern men; but I see no reason why all. the best part of our country should be set apart : for theiri and-.their ambitious and unprinci pled masters. - Free labor haV made the Northwest ■ a blessing to the Union and ,the world, and raised . many ..a poor aiid deserving man to comfort, intelli gence, and wealth.' The triumphs of free labor oh ‘the plairiß of Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and lowa, have raised the hopes of humanity, all over the world. In every country, in Europe the poor and humble are struggling to lay by a little money to transport their families-to free and prosperous Arne-, rica.. Let the grand experiment of free labor and self-government be repeated in the States and Terri tories of the. Southwest. . The man who,would relegate that magnificent domain to slavery iB no friend of his race; least of allis he a friend to the laboring classes, though it is upon tliese classes that the Northern advocates of •negro slavery are trying to work, by holding up the*, bugbear of negro competition. Negro competition! A man with Saxon or Celtic blood in-his veins is a coward *or a fool to‘ fear the feeble rivalry of the negro.: The proper home for the negro is the old slave States,where there iB. land enough to support both land-owner, and negroes in freedom and com fort. , With ths abolition of slavery, the negroes will have more and the landed proprietor less or the; produce of : tbe. soil, but ; there.wili still be enough ‘ for both 'classea,' without giving up to them the new. States weßt of the'Mississippi. ' , What the. .Government; should at once do, and what Northern men must insist upon their doing, is to expel all traitors from Aikansaa and Texas, and emancipate air the slaves. If any belong'to men whose loj'alty can be established beyond doubt, let such owners be compensated—but at any cost of labor or money let us have, slavery and: rebellion extiipated, and then. ' offer, every inducement to white emigrants to enter upon the cultivation of the ; soil. They will soon destroy the monopoly xjf slave grown cotton;; More than this, they will, by securing the country from any;relapse into slavery, destroy forever the hopes of the would-be founders of a great slave empire, and hasten the final do wnfall of negro slavery upon the continent of&merioa. . I am, yours, &c., J. S. O. Philadelphia, May 25,1863. Killed at Ci r ANCKLi.aftvu .le.— Among those killed at the recent battle near Fredericks-, burg,' was Captain A. S. Taylor, 3d Regiment,. New Jersey Volunteers, , Ist Brigade, Ist Division, Gtli Corps., Captain T. left Philadelphia immediate ly' after tlfe fall of Fort Sumpter, and entered as, a . private in Duryea’a regiment ofZouaves (sth N., ; Y« - V.), from which he was promoted to a-lieutenancy' in the 3d New Jersey, upon its organization, and waß made a captain about a year ago. He fought bravely in seven different battles, and'was wounded ■ on the 27th August last in-the battle at Manassas, -in which his uncle? Brigadier General -Taylor, was; killed.* This brave and accomplished officer died at the early age of twenty years And- eleven months. From his last letter,, written the day previous to his death,we quote the following: “Jtrust, dear sister, you will have no anxiety for me; when your , mind dwells upon the dangers that surround me, think of the cause, the sacredpess of the cause, and what we !mve Atatake. It is glorious to die for one’s Gauntiy*-* The General Synod of the Reformed Pres byterian Church, [Correspondence of The Press. 3; Cedakyjxle, Ohio', May 23, 1863. The General Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church met, in this place, on Wednesday, the 20th instant, at 3 M., and was opened with a sermon by.the Rev. John: [Douglas, D. Pi', 6f Pitts : burg, the retiring moderator. The Bubject of dia , course was “ The Imperishable Name,” which was founded on the 72(1 Psalm,' and first clause of the 17th verse— His name shall endure forever. . Dr. Douglas introduced his subject by stating that the reference in the , psalm, was, primarily, to the government and administration of Solomon, who reigned over* an empire which extended from the Great River to the Red Sea, from the Euphrates to the Mediterranean. But it was evident ■ that a greater than Solomon was there. The psalm, con tained a description of the moral empire of the,Lord Jesus Christ, who still reigns, and whose name, as Ring of Saints, the head of Zion, and the Governor among the nations, shall endure forever. ' The-subject was discussed under the_following .heads: I. Why should the name of Jeßus endure forever 1 It is His mediatorial name that is meant. It Bhall en dure forever. 1. Because of its wonderful character. His name shall be called wonderful.- Names are not got for nothing. A man must achieve: something . marvellous or Wonderful before his immortality is -secured. Many things have’ conspired together to give Christ an immortalj undying, and imperishable ’ namq, His incarnation is the most wonderful event in the annalß of time, or the records of eternity. It is a wonderfulthing to conceive of the. Eternal born in time; the Almighty, lying in all the helplessness of infancy on a motlier’a breast; the upholder of the universe lyiDg in a manger. His works, names, titleSj and honors, were all wonderful; and ; amply sufficient to perpetuate Hiß name. 2. Because of His aißtihguisheaand unparalleled philanihrojiy. Phi lanthropy is more than either friendship or patri otism ; -it is good will to all mankind. /Howard had ' immortalized his name by his Belf.Bacrificing efforts . in behalf of the “unfortunate ,J and the.criminal, the outcast and abandoned. So, also, had Miss Dix, Florence Nightingale, and’the hundreds of noble, and philanthropic women of Amerioa, who are encircling their names with a halo of im mortal splendor by their untiring exertions in behalf , of the and dying soldiers, who have laid their lives on the altar of their country’s honor. Wilberforce,Clarkson, and others,would live long in -the aimals: of philanthropy and humanity, be cause of their noble, untiring, and successful efforts for the abolition of slavery,and, the 'slave trade. • Speaking of the President of, the United. States, he said : The name of Abraham Lincoln will shine with a more resplendent glory in the Millennium than it does now. One single act of executive and official authority has enrolled his name amongst the. most honorable and philanthropic of the earth. The proclamation of emancipation has given him a more lenowned fame than'if he had enjoyed a life-long ■ Presidency ;than if he had beenbornand should die a President. Henceforward he will be known as the great American Liberator,- and as such liis name will live'in history. ss All these persons performed the most commendable acts of philanthropy, but the . philanthropy of ChTist far transcended them all; lor it extends to all people at al! times. 3.” Because of His brilliant achievements,, triumphs, and ,vicr . iories. The conquests of Alexander were nothing in comparison of Christ,'who spoiled principalities and powers, and made a show of them, openly tri umpning'gloriously in His cross.’*'• The evidences that the ,name of Jesus shall en dure.Sare: the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it; His kingdom is universal and everlasting; His ; name has enjoyed a high reputation in the past, and . it lives and is glorified in the present. The instrumentalities by which His name shall , be: perpetuated are : the preaching of the everlasting Gospel; the administration of the sacraments of babtism and the Lord’s Supper; the circulation of. the Bible; the cultivation of ■ the missionary field ; the Church and Church courts, which are consti tuted in His name; the holy walk,'spiritual life, evangelical conversation, and individual efforts of His people. The reverend gentleman then con cluded; by a reference do the great names'which formerly appeared on the roll of : the Reformed-Pres byterian Church. McLeon,''Wylie, Black; McMas-. ter, McMillan; and others, 1 have passed away. Their lives were important and their labors abun dant; but they-Hhall never appear on the stage of action again. But the Dame .of Jesus can never be' obliterated. Every Bible must be destroyed ;’eveiy ambassador of.the Cross gagged; we'must'rise into mid-heaven,and pluck, the everlasting Gospel from the angelß’mouths; effectually resist• the Father 5 a will; pile Ossa-on Pelion;.ascend to the highest heaven, and dethrone, the Emperor of the TJniverse,-. ere the name of Jesus can perish.' is a - faint outline of a discourse which occupied nearly two hours in delivery: > Dr. Douglaß then constituted the Synod by prayer.. , On. motion of Hr. McLeod, Synod then adjourned to meet on Thursday morning, at eight o r clock> with ' the view of proceeding in- a body to the funeral of; - Daniel McMillan, Esq., an. honored and worthy name in the Reformed Presbyterian Church. .Synod met on Thursday morning, at eight o’clock,; and was opened with prayer-by the moderator. ..On •motion, a recess was taken till three, o’clock P. M., for the purpose,of attending the funeral of Daniel ' McMillan, Esq. 1 Addresses. were delivered at the.: house by Revs. J.-A. Crawford and Dr. McLeod, and at the grave by Rev. Dr. Douglas, moderator; : Revs. Samuel Wylie, and John McMaster. : • Synod resumed business at three P. M. Revs. G. R. McMillan, Michael .Harshaw, and Dr. Crawford "wereTjorninated for the moderatorahip. Dr. Craw ford received the majority of all the votes cast, and was, on motion; declared unanimously elected. Rev.’ Dr: McLeod was appointed stated cierk,.ahd Rev. J. F. Hill assistant. Dr. Douglas presented the report of the Education Board, and renewed the re- N commendation of last year, that it be committed into, the hands of some one of the Boards/of the Theological Seminary. Laid on'the table for the present. "Dr. McLeod presented the report of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence. It' was ac--" cepted. - ' ’Rev. T. W. J. Wylie, D. D., was appointed-.dele gate to the General Assembly-of the New School Presbyterian Church now 1 sitting in Philadelphia. •: The committee appointed to, present the resolu tions of last Synod, on the state of:the country, to the President, .reported, through, their, chairman, Dr. Douglas, that. they had discharged the duty im posed upon them, and were cordially received by . Mr. Lincoln. - . AMEND2irEXT OF TECE CONSTITUTION. Dr. McLecd, of New York, presented J a pkper oh the amendment of the Constitution.'of the United States. It set forth that the time has- come for the amendment of the Constitution, in the way provi ded by itself, so as to recognize distinctly the being and supremacy of the God of Divine .Revelation, •‘the mediatorial-supremacy, of Jesus Christ his Son,” “ the Prince of the: kings of the earth, and the Governor among the nations.” That Synod EhGuld petition the next Congresslo take measures for securing these amendments. : That Synod, will transmit a copy of,such action as they may adopt to the several religious bodies of: the country, with the request that they, will take action on the subject, and that a committee, consisting of onie member from each presbytery of Synod, be appointed to corres pond with influential statesmen and other persons of influence in regard to the matter. The Rev. Dr. Douglass, of Pittsburg, presented a paper cn.the same subject, which was adopted lately at a Convention in Pittsburg, inviting each ecclesi astical body in the land to 9end four delegates to a National Council, to be held in the First United Presbyterian' Church, Pittsburg, on: the 4th day -of July next; for the purpose ot having the matter brought before Congress. Both papers were laid on the table for the present. The Rev. Mr. Sterling, a delegate from the Gene ral Assembly of the Presbyterian ChuTch (N. S.), ap ’peared, handed in his credentials, and took Ms seat. Adjourned till Friday morning at nine o’clock/ Synod 2 esumed business on Friday morning at nine o’clock, and spent half an hour in. devotional exer ciEeß, under the conducfc'of the moderator. The re-: mainder of the morning session was spent in hearing Pieshyterial reports. :; - ; . . •••- • Ckdauville, .Onio. May 25,153.3. Synod; met on Friday afternoon, at 2>< o’clock, and was opened with prayer by tbe Moderator. Kev. Michael Barahaw presenfed a most oxcollent report on the Signs efthe Times, which was adopted unanimously. 1 The re port of the Board of Education was referred to the com mittee on the Theological Seminary. - ' The Rev. William Sterling, of ‘VViitiamsport/Pa-, the delegate from the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, addressed the Synod. Sir. Sterling said: . Mouerator : I have been commissioned by the General Assembly of the-Presbyterian'Church to represent it at this meeting, and to bear to.yon its Christian salutations'. 3Hy errand is not one of mere formal courtesy, it is one of fraternal love, to renew to yononr sympathy, and the recognition of you as-brethren in Christ, and fellow laborers in the vineyard of the Lord. It is a pleasant duly my Church, has honored, me with.: lam here among my own “kith and kin;”. I am sprung from the same good old stock; I love the Church of God, but I love'the;Presbyterian form best, bccanso it is more. Scriptural, and its ministers-are the successors of the- • • ■ • •-•s' .. .-. - You have long stood in antagonism to slavery. Like yourselves, we are now a./‘frcechurcn.l don’t think ih v at there Is aslaveliolding minister or member,in,onr .whole Church. ,Gcd:lia>ing: nuvde ns free, :I- hope we will never become entangled akai*- with. Lhe .yoke of Southern bondage. Wesley' said,‘“Slavery is the sum of ail villainies. ” ,1 would it is also the fruitful source of all villainies, as the .present war/abundantly testifies.-..';:'-.- - The Church which I represent stands bythe Govern ment to a man. There has been no division among us on j this subject; not even with ouv.bordermeß/ We, like yourselves, are separated from brethren with whom we formerly co-operated. In Wilson’s Almanac, and other places, we are distinguished by the cabalistic letters,..N.-: S. and O. 8., which are interpreted, “New School and Old schoo2. ” There Is no. truth in this inter pretation. We are as muck New-School as .we are Now; Testament. The truthful .meaning of the cabaHatic let ters N. S., which utc applied to the Church which I re present is,“No Slavery.” - - /-.- In ISSS we became sepafate i from our brethren,’and •we went out stripped.of everything-that could be taken from us., Wow, we have 89 ministers more than churches, and, if we include licentiates, we have 249, which shbws our diligence In providing a ministry. ourvsloo,ooo fundis doing a noblework, in-aiding congregations in erecting churches, throughout the land. ,we have per manent committees of education and; publication. : la our Foreign Missionary operations we are sfciil connected with the-Ameiican Board. But arrangements have been made lately which bring our missionaries into more im mediate relations with the-Ohurch.. We have 21 synods, 104 preshyteries.il,sss.ministers,:244 candidates for the . ministiy, licentiates, 1,4€6 churches, and 135,154 •communicants. Our contributions, tor the past year weie $91,000 for home missions, $69,000 for foreign mis sions, $47,000 for education, and $39,000 for publication. Adjourned till Saturday. . BATUMI .LT. - Resumed business on Saturday morning. TJiree-qfiar ters of an hour .werespontin devotional exercises.' Sub ; ' ject, Sabbath schools. Proceeded to the order of the. dsy—namely, the consideration of .the amendment to the National Constitution.. After.speeches were made by Drs. McLeod and Wilson, it was moved to postpone the further consideration of the matter till Monday morning, and take it 'up with the other papers on the same sub ject. Onmotion of Eev. Michael Harshaw, the-Board of Domestic Missions was instructed to employ a suitable person to explore the field,and,if the way.be clear, esta ; blish a mission among.the liberated slaves. A motion to memorialize thp : 4 ‘ American. Sunday School Union” to substitute: the word Sabbath for Sun day, and omit the sign of the cross in thetr publications, was lofct. Adjourned, to meet on Monday morning at 9 o'clock. On Sabbath, Synod united with the congregation in •the observance of : the Lord’s Supper. A sermon was preached in the morning hy Rev; J: A; Crawford, and in the evening I by the Rev. David Steel. Many of the members of the Synod made addresses during the- progress of the communion services. In the. morning an interesting union-meeting- of Sabbath schools was-held in the united Presbyterian Church, on which occasion addresses were delivered by Revs. Drs. McLeod and Douglas, and Rev.-Mr. Steel. Synod, met on Monday morning at nine. o’clock, and: spent three quarters of an hour in devotional exercises, after which the order of the day was proceeded' with, ■ the consideration of the papers on the amendment to tho Constitution. The discussion was opened by Dr. Douglas, of.Pittsburg, who defended tlih. Constitution from being an 4 ‘infidel/ 1 or **godless” instrument. There was a distinct, recognition of. God and his supremacy, iu the Declaration oflndependence and Articles of Confedera tion, the one going hofore. the other going after the Con stitution. It would be absurd then-to say that there was a studied insult to Christ, the governor;among the nations. The name "Lord ” is fn;-the Constitution. Nevertheless, he would do .all he could to secure the amendment. : ; . ; ; . , ' . r • He w?s followed by Rev. John McMaster, of Prince ton,.lndiaiia, who is speaking as-the mail leaves. " : General George A. McCall. The following orders have been issued by the "War Department: “ Wai Department, Aim't General's Ofi-toe, - ; May 4, ISG3. :SI'KCIAL Onrusns.-Ko. 201.—50 much of Special Orders, No. 169, from the War Department, Adjutant Qeneral’sOlilce, of April 13,15G3, as directs .the mus ter out of service of JBrig. Gen. Geo. A. McOall, U. S. Volunteers, is hereby revoked - . “ lly order of the Secretary of War. “E. D. TOWNSEND, u Assistant Adjutant General.' 1 a We understand, nevertheless, that Gen. McCall has tendeied'his resignation. THREE (DENTS. THE DENOMINATIONAL CONVENTIONS. Annual Sessions of tlie Episcopalians and Presbyterians. Two church convention's are now holding their sessions in r this city, both representing the largest and moat influential congregations in the city and State, The annual session of the Protestant Epis copal Convention is held at St, Andrew’s Church, Right Rev. Bishop Potter presiding, and the sixty ninth annual session of the Presbyterian G-cncral Assembly.. (N. S.) at the church on Washington Square, Rev. H. B. Smith, moderator. THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION. • After the.usual morning service, Rev. Dr VanDuaen of Pittsburg, proceeded to deliver tlie annual convention sermon. Text—“Tliere remainetli yet very much land to be possessed.”—Josbnaxiii, 1. Tlie reverend speaker appropriately referred, iusthe opening,, to the annual address of the bishop, -which atforded much material for gratulation. A great deal of work had been accomplished, and the Church, within certain limits had been, prosperous. Bnt when the work done waa compared with the vast field for exertion within the bounds of the diocese, there were abundant grounds for a feeling of .humiliation. "While there are sixty-five counties in the State, tho Church is found in but forty-four, and in ft population of nearly three millions of souls there are but seventy*five thousand church-members, and of this numbeivbnt fourteen thousand were communicants. There were large dis tricts in the State where tlie* voice of bishop, minis ter, or deacon is never heard, and where the sublime service of the Church is a stranger to the people. Why is this state of things ? A want of true and practical appre ciation of the Gospel in the Church in its assimilative and aggressive force. The speaker urged that the Church,had been too conservative in its .operations; it had pursued a beaten track within well-defined limits, and not push ing itsinfluence abroad where there was so much to be done. He would have it exercise an influence not con tracted, but wide-spread; not forcible and violent, but senile and effectual, like the leaven in the lump; not like the torrent, but like the gentle stream, which ferti lizes as it goes; not like the lightning, bnt like the morn ing light, which revivifies and blesses There was too much of a tendency-towards centralization in the Church; too much of a tendency to confine itself to populous dis tricts, and to establish social circles, instead of diffusing itself abroad, where there is “much land to be pos sessed. ”, The speaker elaborated this idea at considera ble length, and contended that the ministry should en courage the work of Church extension, instead of being content with such a diffusion of Church influences as were incident to the emigration 1 of the laity to new districts, and the consequent formation of the 'nuclecs for new organizations. The exam ples of Christ, of Paul, and of Philip, were cited in this connection. They went upon Evangelical missions without, waiting' for the seed to be planted and the field to be prepared for labor. The idea of church extension did not seem to 1 have entered intothe plans of the active spiritß of the Reformation. The forms of the Church do not encourage the idea, and even those noblemen who planted tlie principles of the Church upon the inhospitable shores of America were regarded by their brethren at home as silly enthusiasts. During the whole of the seventeenth* eentary no steps weie taken in Ingland for a diffusion of the Church abroad, and it Was not until 1701 when the : Society for diffusing the knowledge of the Gospel in foreign parts was formed in London.- This organization never sent* miEfcionaiies to the colonies untiL they-were asked for by the people, and in New England churches were actually huiit at the cost of the people before a missionary would be sent by the society. In spite of all those disadvantages, the Church asserted her diffusive power, and Epread abroad almost in spite of herself. Even at the time of the appointment of bishops for America towards the close of the last century, the only ground upon which the ap pointments were made was the view to avoiding the ex pense and danger of a voyage across the Atlantic in curred by candidates for holy orders. These examples were too much followed at the present time. There must now be some social or financial motive before mission aries are sentto new fields of labor, and. such growth as the Chuich has attained is the result of her ownin herent diffusive principle. -'Even-the ceremony of or dering of. clergymen tends to the production of the result deprecated, as the idea of going’into a fold already pro vided for him ,is principally impressed upon the candi date by the tenor of the services. This system suited the condition of England at the period when the forms were adopted. Then the Church was established by law; its parishes were clearly defined, and there was no room for new fields within the bounds of England. These forms and usages are not sufficient for. the necessities of the American Church at thopresent time, when more vitali ty and vigor of organization are demanded.- The policy of the Church has always been to discourage emotion isms, seasons of extraordinary religious excitement and revivals: the speaker feared it was drifting into ttoe op posite.exlreme of mere forinism and lack of earnestness. Be instanced the example of the ice palace of a Russian. Empress of the past, which was cold, splendid, and glit tering:.but uncongenial and unattractive; and having no enemy but warmth. Dr. Van Dusen closed with an eloquent appeal to'both clergy, and laitv to aid-in the woi k of sivinglrenewed vigor and vitality to the Church. A fter the conclusion of the sefmon, the sacrament was administered by Bishop Potter, AFTERNOON SESSION. At fire o’clock Bight Rev. Bishop Potter called the Convention to order. ‘ • Invitations read to visit the Academy of Natural Sciences, the Union-Volunteer Refreshment Saloon, the Institution for the Blind, and the rooms of the Union League. " " - - - The election ., will, on Sunday next, the 31st inst,. complete the 50th .year .of .his ministry; and whereas,. the Rev. Dr, Clay has passed the whole of this ministry, with the excep tion of a temporary absence, in the workof the Church in this ; diocese, holding at different times Its post of. hohor and of trust, and in all acquitting himself with a spotless reputation: therefore, : r Resolved* That the Convention tender, to Rev. Dr. Clay their affectionate congratulations on reaching this semi-' centennial acni and their earnest wish that Gfod may long spare him in vigor and usefulness to minister in the church where he has so faithfully-labored to make the going down of his sun of life to be the morning of an eternal day iu Heaven. . • The preamble and resolution were unanimously agreed to: - .' Rev. Dr. Ducachet moved that the .secretaries be au thorized to forward to Dr. Clay an authorized copy of the resolution, which was agreed to. ’ Rev, Edward Lounsberry submitted the. report of the committee appointed last year on the subject of Sunday Schools. Tho report was laid on tne table, to be taken up for consideration some time to-day.-. The report was accompanied by the following resolutions, which ex press the sentiments of the committee: . - Resolved* That the religious education and sturitual nurture and training of children have been, by Divine appointment, lodged iu the family and the Church; that the true position of the Sunday school in relation to these is one of simple co-operation, subordinate, auxiliary to both, designed to help tho parent and Hie pastor in caring for the lambs of the flock, but incapable in itself of doing the work of either, or of making up the sad results of their lops. Resolved, Thattbe nearer the Sunday school is brought into connection with the family and the Church in the prosecution of its work the more thoroughly parents and pastors identify themselves with it and mould its teach ing and training into harmony with their own; and the more perfectly the life current of the Sunday school flows out into the - spiritual activities of the pariah, and per vades tho family circle and the Church, the more health ful will be its influence and the more abiding its frnitß. ,-Ltesotocrf.-Tbat before ovr Sunday schools can render to the church the full measure of beneficent servica of which they arc capable, thev must receive a far larger , share of tho pecuniary. Intellectual, and spiritual trea sures of the church: the best talentof the church, the most cnltivated and refined taste, the most matured judgment, and ibe ripest Christian experience must be enlisted, to a much greater extent-tliau now, in their management and instruction. > i?«otocc2, That the slight hold we gain by years of training upon the multitudes of children who come tin-. devour influence in the Sunday schools of our church, . and the small cumber wo retain iu after years, in any living connection .with our congregations, aw not acci dents,but tbe legitimate issue of a manifest cause: .we have not trained. : them to a love for the church ana a personal appreciation of her character and services ; and therefore 1 , the Convention hereby gives expression to its deep conviction that if we desire that ourSuuday school ' children shall become permanently attached in after, years to the worship o) onr church, we .must bring- the general aspect and regimen ot the school and the church ' more into harmony with each other.; ; - r \ Resolved, Thai in view of tne paramount importance of an earlv and close connection between -children and the Church of Chrut, it is the obvious duty of each con gregation net only to be liberalia supplying means for tho neeessaiy expenses of the Sunday-schools, but also to furnish ample accommodation for them in well-venti lated and well-lighted rooms, and, as far as may.be, to select’an organitt and members of ihe choir, with spe cial reference to the ins ruction of teachers and children in sacred music, under some uniform system to beadopt 'ed by tlie rector of the parish. ; ; / , Nesotoed. That the great importance of onr Sunday School work, and the mighty influence it is exerting for " good cf for evil in the. Church, would seem to demand for it a more distinct recognition among the objects of prayer in the public worship of the sanctuary, and the, ‘Convention therefore hereby rcsp.-ctfully requests the Bishop of the Diocese, if in h!s judgment-it shalrseem; best, to prepare such a collect, avd; authorize rits use among the occasional prayers of our liturgical service. Rev. Dr. Leeds submitted tlie report on the services of Christian women, which waa mad s the order of the day at 12 o’clock to-day. , The Convention thou adjourned. THE WAK PRESS, ((PUBLISHED WEEKLY. | The War Press Trtll be sent to subscribers by mall (per annum In advance) at........ Three copies M *’ Five copies Ten “ Larger Clubs than Ten Will ba charged at the eamt rate, 51.50 per copy. The money must always dccpmpfmv the order, and 5* no instances can these terms In deviated froth* ae wtyJtfTord very little more than the tost of the paper. are requested tosct as Agent* for Tms Was Pb EB 3. To the getter-up 0 f the Club of tw cr treaty, em extra *ppy of the Paper will be ffiyea. . . THE PRESBYTERIAN" ASSEMHLY.- The exercises of the sixth day were iesanie3 ! yeste'rdaT morning. . . After prayer and special invocation in lietaif of’ the' army chaplains, and other devotional exercises, the ' Assembly proceeded tobuwnesß. _The clerhl read ;an invitation from B. Howard Banff, Jf. D., Secretary of the Academy of Natural Sciences, in viting the Assembly to visit that institution. Accepted ’ An invitation to visit theUnued States Mint from Bon * James Pollock, director, was also accepted. Rev. Dr. Day moved that the special committee ap-’ pointed to inquire with regard to the number and condi-' tion of the ‘‘manses”.for . ministers throughout the church, be directed to inquire also with regard to the' number and extent of pastoial libraries. Prof. Fowler read the report of the Standing Commit-' tee on Publication.. The report in. a detailed manner described the many difficulties attending the publication, of tracts through, private business houses.- It is urged that the fund for the sustenance of the publication house' be increased. The receipts from contributions for the past year, amount to only $4,212 44,; and . from sales $15,222.00.' The committeejrecommend the establishment of a depository in v £ . [Before Mr. Alderman "White. 1 • .--r Attempted Robbery* Two..men, giving the names of Charles Braniu-and George Haskins, were arraignedbefore Alderman White, on tbe charge of attempting to rob the money-drawer at thepublic Souse of Dennis Constantine, corner of Fifth and Lombard i treets. It seems the defendants went into the tavern on Tuesday night-to get something to drink. One of them-had the effrontery. To represent-himself as General Meagher; He freely entered into conversation with the landlord, rand called for refreshments, over which he detailed some of the hair-breadth escapes that he had: made, and gave a vivid account of battle scenes that was rather entertaining. He saidthat, on;reacli ing New York, he intended- to raise more regiments for the wsr. ; By this time he and his friends had finished their drinks. He called for more. The landlord did not like the entertainment, and began to suspect,hhs customers :were impostors. They called for.ale. The landlord proceeded ; to the cellar, as if intending to draw the beve rage. but stopped on the stairwayjmd. watcheddhe men. The one who had passed himself off-'as*General Meagher stepped'round the bar, pulled the drawet out, handed it to tbe other man. The police were : called; an&both men. were taken into custody. One of them-ransome distance 'before he was caught. The defendants had nothing to say, : They were committed iu default of;$l, 000 bail to answer. [Before Mr. Alderman Beiiler; ] Important Arrest. A fellow, giving the name of Thomas Martin, was ar raigned at the Central Station, on Tuesday evening, charged, ou the oath of Mr. Louis Potsdamer, of No. 331 Market street, with stealing handkerchiefs to the value of twenty-eight dollars. The accused entered the store, anddesired-to see soma linen goods.'; He was taken up stairs,, and availing him self of;a momentary opportunity, stole ;ihO‘handker chiefs.: There was another thief acting m couc.erfc with •him. ‘This one'escaped. Sergeant John-8 ; Magee cap tured Mai tin, and took him to the Central Station. An additional charge was preferred^ him by Mr. Emanuel Arnold, No. 130 North. Front street. On tlie 13th inst. , the defendant and another man stopped, at tbe store of Mr. A. Some conversation ensued rela tive to a purchase of some liquor, during which, one of the men got into the counting-room, .under of looking at a detector to ascertain whether-a counterfeit note lie had was genuine or not. He then stolen'pocket book which, however, contained nothing but Southern bank notes, of no use at present to anybody; These were returned to the store. The facts of this case were given to the public in this column at the time of the oc cusrence. Martin, being fully identified by Mr.- Arnold, was committed in default of He aud his “pal 1 * are dangerous men to be abroad in.the community. Scenes at the Central Station, URUXKEXXESS, ' • . . The effects of habitual drunkenness, in all their horrid foims, may often be seen at the Central station. Some scenes represent mankind to be very foolish and silly; others,'revengeful, mad, and boisterous; some excite loathing, disgust*; others, pity. One of the latter class came up before the magistrate at the Central l&Bt even ings A female—once good looking—a rosy- cheek coun try girl from 'West Chester, lovely to look upon;-once the Idol of a mother—the pride r of a father—now, with .hair disheveled, eyes bleared, dissipation stamped upon her brow, she stands beforo the public outcast, revolt ing and diseased. „ • , ~, . , . • r ‘\Vhat 5 syour name ?” asked the magistrate.- ;* . «‘ Martha McCnen, sir. ” ... 4 ‘Drunk again?” -•- “That’s my business.'’ “ V, here did you come from?” “■Westchester.” . ..... “Wherehave you been?” *‘Jn prison,-sir.” ‘“Whatfor?” ‘‘Not for any crime, sir. I was put in for being drunk; I was iu for eight mouths, Sir.-”,, '. **■ 1 * ‘ What;.eight months for being drttuk only 4 *Yes^the men kept me there so, just because they .likedme.” r - ; t The prisoner of .course; only supposed the keepers of ihe prison liked her.'. Had she' seen herself in ; a mirror all.her,ideas of.beautyrtliat flit, through her.diseased imagination,would have dropped, like the gaudy feathers of. a peacock when lie loots at his feet. 3 ; +* The miserable prisoner commenced screeching screaming; at :the.,top of k ©rv qice ;b 6 rp en ts , *w Orse if possible than copperheads, oommoncedtwisting and coil ing around her arms, and while she was recoiling from their poisoned fangs and horrid hissing, ehe was carried down stairs and placed into a cell. Such a scene is a volume, all at onpe, on the evils and hoira?s qf drunk*- enness, •* OO 5 OO .. 800 - 15 OO