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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 18G3
Mir We can take no notice of anonymous COMMIu
aications. We do not return rejected manuscrints;
.fEr Voluntary correspondence solicited from. all
parts of the world, and especially from our different
military and naval departments. When used, it
will be paid for.
The Record or Mr. Justice W.oodivard.
When this'campaign opened, we took oc
casion, in speaking to the people of the nomi
nation of Mr. justice .Woo•pwano, to show
the nature of his . record ‘as-:-a • jurist of .
Pennsylvania, end a leader of the Demo
cratic party, We met a didiculty that was
peculiar to his position as a member of the
Supreme. Cola; for he had been a silent
man ih times of excitement, and instead of
answering the call of the country, and giving
his voice to the cause, he contented himself
with saying nothing, or, it he spoke"atall, in
terms of scorn and . clislbyalty. There was
but one speech: on record in which anything
in relation to the country appeared, and; as
became &bile, journalists with a principle to
defend; we:quoted liberally from that speech,
and proved to the conclusion of ali just men
that it contained words that no patriot
would have uttered. We at least supposed;
when it was printed, that the friends of.. the
speaker would have explained or defended
it, for the sentiments it contained 'required
explanation.. Among them, as our readers
Rill remember, were the following.;
"And thus it has ever happened, that the provf
dance of that good Being who has ever watched
over us from thebeginning, and saved us from ex
ternal foes, has so ordered Our internal relations as
to make negro slavery an incalculable blessing to
us, and to the people of Great Britain. Do you not
see and feel how good it was for us to hand over our
slaves to our Minds at the South I"
"It seems to me that there must be a time when
slaveholders may fall bask on their natural rights,
and employ in defense of their slave property what
ever means of protection they poosen or tan oom•
"It ia acid, let the South go peaceably. I say let
her go peaceably," . - .
. Now,- here are certain- statements, plainly
printed. There is no mistaking their mean
ing.. In the first place, we. have slavery
published as an "incalculable blessing."
It is so much of a blessing that the speaker
cannot repress a certain feeling. of exulta
tion, for he piously makes it a special provi;
dence, and ascribes it ,to "that good Being
who has watched over us from. the begin
ning." Having thus exulted, Mr: Justice
WOODWARD proceeds to inform his friends
at the South that, in defence of slavery, and
of "the incalculable blessing" it conveys,
they would be justified_in going to war ; or,
to Use his own more stately language, they,
should " employ, in defence of their slave
property, whatever means of protection
they possess or can command." This is in
itself very, plain; but, as if to make no
doubt on Ike subject, he tells the South to
go. from the Union, and "go peaceably."
All of whiehbis explicit enough, and not
liable to be misunderstood by any, person
accustomed to reading the English language.
Mr: CHARLES J. BIDDLE, however, is of a
different opinion. As the keeper ,of Mr.
Justice WoonwAnn's political conscience
he comes for Ward and writes an address in
reply to the speech of his candidate. We
Should have preferred to have heard from
that candidate himself, but silence is--his
part: So instead of explaining, or repeating
these obnoxious phrases, Mr. BIDDLE, wri
ting under the immediate inspiration of his
chief; frankly defends them, and speaks - of
the speech being" appropriate to the occa
sion and the purpose of its delivery:" The
‘,‘ occasion," be it remembered, was a meet
ing to pacify the South by assuring the
Southern people that -they would not be
hainied. ". The "purpose" 11 is difficrilt to
explain in any other theory than a desire to
inflame and encourage the rebels in the se- -
ceding States. Having done this, however,
Mr. Esinnrin proceeds to make this charge
directly against Tun PRESS, for Tun
Panss was the newspaper that first
made the charge Passages . and sen
tences, garbled, tlistorted, and mutilated, are
daily offered to the public, to countenance
the.imputrition Of opinions to Judge WOOD
WARD lthich were never enteftained by
him, nor by the Deniocracy of Pennsylvania,
of - whom he is now the candidate." Now,
this in itself is as plain: as Justice
WOonwsnn's speech, and may be answered
as easily. We deny that any phrase or
opinibn of that gentleman has been distorted
by this newspaper ; for the phrases we have
quoted were written; spoken, and printed by
him. If Mr. BIDDLE Will show us in what
way, we shall make the correction. We do
not accept his challenge to publish it, as it
has been. printedin this newspaper, and our
space is too valuable to justify a: republica
tion, merely to gratify a spirit of empty
vaunting: Nor do we see any good to be
done. The issue is a mere question of fact.
Mr.-Justice WOODWARD either wrote these
words or did not write them, and the only evi.-
Bence we desire is a simple affirmation or
denial. Mr. BIDDLE. evades this by a general
charge of fraip against what he is pleased to
call "partisan writers." He may rail in this
way as long as he pleases; but the seal still re
mains upon the bond. Mr. Justice WOOD
WARD is now, before the people as a wor
shipper of slavery—an advocate of`a slave
holding war, and the friend of a dissolution
of the Union. And Mr. BIDDLE might as
well admit the fact and end the controversy,
for the people will pass upon.it in October.
The principle of European progress is the
-accumulation of property. As the old pro
verb lays, "much will have - more." This
has been constantly exemplified by the Eng
lish practice of " annexation," and by the
French, since the time of the first NAPO
LEON. All the wars of the Empire were
wars for conquest,-wars for the extension
of French territory. France is very fond of
glory, but also has a great relish for pos
.4ession. In 1814, when Narolixon - L was
in difficulties,rthe opposing Powers offered
him peace, with indisputed possession of the
crown, provided- he would be content with
France, the same in its limits as before the
_Revolution; and Mironnow declined ; he
felt that his prestige would be more de.
stroyeci by giving - up his conquests than by.
being - beaten in half a, dozen great battles.
Even- the BounsoNs felt that they must do
.something. Therefore CHARLES X. 'planned
the invasion of Algeria, which became a
French prOvince under Lows Prutarrn.
liaroixoti HI. has done something in this
line. As payrdent for what he `did in the"
Italian 'war of 1839, he contrived to take
Savoy and - Nice from Italy, and annex them
to France. He made a successful raid into
Cochin China, • where he has obtained
enough of territory to .provide for a new
colony. Last of- all, he is generally believed
to have gone to 316.x.ib0, chiefly for the pur
pose of making the province of Sonora a
Ifrench colony.
Sonora is more than half the extent of the
whole of France, is advantageously situated
close to the Pacific, and is the richest mine
ral country in the world. At Present, all
• great nations are on the qui vive after mine
. ral wealth Russia has productive mines,
especially in the Ural Mountains; Austria
possesses and has begun- to develope her
• mineral resources; England and the United
States respectively possess golden Australia
and California. FranCe has much mineral ,
wealth in Algeria, but the temptation of
raising up a counterpoise, on the Picific, to
our aureate California, has too deeply im
pressed NAPOLEON' 's mind not to be carried
out. He will • have Sondra, if he possibly,
can, and it is impossible to see, what he may
make of it-in a le* years.
- "Sonora," we arelold, "possesses every
variety of climate found between thelropics
and the arctic regions. Its soil is fertile,
' raising all sorts of grain; fruits, arid - vegetal
bleis, and producing sugar and Coffee." -
'wealth, hZwever, may chiefly be called
mineral, and is reputed to be exhaustless.!
'The mines have been only partially wake
.as yet, chiefly owing to the interference of,
the. Indians. But this race is rapidly disap-
Peering, and when the, French getfoot-hold
•of,the soil, their energy; will certainly either
exterminate or subdue. them. The whole
popul4tion of Sonora; in 1857, - (as; we learn
from the Almanach de G41t0,.. a,.))yrAs not
quite 140,000, actually being atv,a Tate.pf
Sonora.
little more than one inhabitant to every
square mile in the whole province. - If the
French get possession, they will encourage
emigration to Sonora, and we may look to
have the population doubled in a few year.
With the French, territorial - . possession
means progress, civilization, the making of
roads, the improvement of natural advanta
ges, the administration of justice under the
Code 'Napoleon, the erection_of schools, the'
spread of education, and the ;extension of
commerce.
Guaymas, for example, is by far the best
port on the whole line of the Pacific. It is
the only port of entry for Sonora, and would
accommottate the greatest navy. It is, on
the eastern coast, and is easy of access, by
just -running up the Gulf of California from
the Pacific. It is entirely sheltered from,
the sea and has two eiisyientrances. It is
the commercial capital of Sonora, and we
already know -that the French Government
brag among themselves.of its local-481100i
ority over San Francisco, and-quietly exult
at the idea of its surpassing that port; in a
few years. Ten years ago, Guaymas had a.
population of only three hundred, which has
now increased to nearly hur.thousancl. It
is- situated at the mouth of a fine river. It is
the only outlet for the prodUce and coni 7 .
merep not of Sonora only but also of CM-
hualitta,' Arizona, and other adjacent ter
ritories. Let France once obtain So
nora, and Guaymas must become a great
commercial city. See .what France has
done in Algeria, in the way of de
velopement and. improvethent, and judge
what, and how rapidly, can be done with
Guaymas. Even now, there. is a line of
steamers between Guaymas and. San Fran
else°, and the traffic that enters Guaymas is
valued at $3,00,000 per annum. Here, too,
a better class of Indians, the well-behaved
and industrious Yaqui tribe,' are useful as
la'borers and fishernien. There are. several
MOTICaII citizens residing at' Guaymas, as
traders ; many of them are landowners in
and near the town,. Of course, the FrenCh
would respect the rights of these people:::
French policy, in such eases, is highly con
,
ciliatory and protective. We do' not think'
that NAPOLEON' his the shadow of. a right
to own or occupy.one acre of Mexican terri
tory ; but, it seems probable that he will
obtain Sonora, and it is certain that if he
does, he will so build up and improve Guay
mas that it will becothe the New York, the
Liverpool, the MaLseilles, or the • Bordeaux
of the Pacific.
WE SEE it announced that Mr.Trmouoitr,
CUTLER, : of the Eighth ward, and Mr.
"Wrimram C. PATTERSON, of s the Ninth
ward, have, declined nominations for. Select
Council. These gentlemen were the nomi
nees of the Democratic party, and, although
we should probably have opposed their
election, preferring Mr. W.mmuzatiLL and
Mr. GREBLE, we 'regret very - much • that
they have thus. seen proper to with
draw themselves from the public- suffrage.
They are both respectable and worthy men,
and in the local „government of the city
might have .beert of great service. We are
always glad to see good then in nomination,
for we then have an assurance that no mat
ter what party may triumph, the people will
be honestly-served.
IF " A Subscriber" will Send us his name
we shall print his communication. How
Often most We say to our friends that an
anonymous communication can never appear
unless the .editor is. made acquainted with
_
the name of the writer. . -
KENNETT Sotrana, Chester 00., Sept, 10, 1863,
CiThm an Occasional Correspondent.] -
-
'The capacious hall of this place was well packed,
last evening, with the citizens • of this town. and the
neighborhood, to hear a political speech from Dr.
Sumner Stebbins: litany Democrats of the Wood
ward school were present. The whole audience
listened with profound attention, for over two hours,
to the moat convincing argumOnts that the Demo
cratic party had well nigh ruined the country, and
that our only safety is in electing Andrew G. Curtin.
The meeting adjourned with -three-times three for
Curtin and the Union. The ball is in motion. The
people hereabouts are greatly in earnest. W. W.
WASHINGTON".
Special Despatches to . The Press.
The Capture of Fort Smith—Western Ar.
• Kansas and the Indian Country in our
Possession.
Wasermcvrow, September 13.-7 The following was
received at headquarters to-day i
ST. Louis, September 12, 1863.
To Major General Halleck, General-in-Chief:
Colonel Cloud routed the enemy near Fort Smith,
on the Ist instant, and now hOlds that place. West
ern Arkansas and the Indian country are nowin our
poseesaloia.
Army of the Potomac.
- Information from the Army of the Potomac
shows that we . still guard the fords between Fat.
mouth and Rappahannocic station. The enemy's
pickets continue to front ours in these localities,
and occasionally converse with them, but they pro
fess to know little or nothing of LEE and the dispo
eition of his forces. A note from the Upper Poto
mac states that the guerilla WHITE was recently
rear Puraellsville, London county, Va., and alosP,
trios force south of the mountain, near the river.
Citizens frequently cross from Loudon .valley to
Poolsville, and other places in Maryland.
General Burnside's Resignation.
The President lies received the resignation of
General - Bun - Nernst but refuses to accept it, and re
quests him to remain in command in East Tennessee,
which he has liberated from the rebel control.
Caiiture of John CUnderwood by ,Gue-
:ruilgo SOHN•O. UNDRRWOOD, of West Virginia,
was captured on Saturday by a party of rebel gue
rillas, near his former residence, at Occoquan. He
is to besent to Richmond.
Capture of Blockade Runners.
•
The Navy Department has received information
of the capture on the 22d ult., in lat. 26 60, long. 96
30, by the steamer Cayuga, of the schooner Wave,
which had run the blockade at San Louis Pass, near
Galveston. She had the Swiss Confederation flag
dying, and is owned by J. C. Rumr, consul of
Swifzerland at Galveston. Her cargo consisted of
eighty bales of cotton. The Cayuga also captured
the schooner S. T. Davis, off' the Rio Grande, having
run out of the same port., She had no colors, pa
per, or log book. Her cargo consisted of ninety
seven bales of cotton. Both vessels were sent to
New Orleans for adjirdicatiop.
Commissions for Telegraphers.
In filling up the Signal Corps of the army now
organizing under the law passed at the last session
of congress, it .is `desired- to commission as lieu
tenants one or two expert telegraphers for each
army corps. These officers will, have the charge of
the working of the, light field telegraph lines which
are under the control of the Signal Corns, and
which, in battle'or at sieges, are run out and worked
on the field, or in the trenches, under fire.
The service is" . important, and gives to energetic
and able officers every chance'for distinction by gal
lantly or merit.
frf. The examination for : these commissions will differ
somewhat from the examination of other candidates
for . admission to the corps, and will give the appli
. omit full credit for the knowledge of this especial
bransh--telegraphing. They must be good' Engliati
scholars, however, and the higher the order of their
education the better.
Any one may apply for these commissions. The,
appointments will be according to merit only.
The Examining Board is now in session in this
city. Applications to appear before it or to enter
the Signal Corps should be addressed to the Signal
Officer of the Army or. to the Secretary of War.
The Navy:
Captain Joni RODGERS has , been detached as
Mac from the command of the Oanonicue an 4 wait ,
' ' •
Commander E. 0-. PARROTT has.been detached
&Om the command of the Augusta, and ordered to
command the Canonicus.
Lieutenant A. T. Mworcarares orders to the
Naval Academy are revoked, and he is ordered to
the South Atlantic Blookading Squadron.
Acting Master. J. W. Sauvn, commanding the
United States steamer Bermuda, reports the cap-'
tureen the 14th ult., of the British schooner. Car.
mite, Ai& was loaded with one hundred and sixty
one bales of cotton, and was bound from yalasco
Texas, to Belize, Honduras.
The gunboat Massachusetts, which arrived at
Fortress Monroe yesterday, heard nothing of the,
United States brig . Bainbridge, which was reported
to have been seen off Charleston.
The Secretary.of the Navy having returned from
a brief , visit to the several navy yards, expresses his
gratification with the progress being made in the
construction and repair of vessels, and the energy
with which every branch of the varied busineas of
the yards is conducted. The number of men em
' ploy( d was never greater than at the present time.,
The Dyaft,
There will be no draft in Indiana. Under the pre..
sent call she has furnished 93895 three years 2 troops,
while her quota under the calls of the Government in
1861 and '62 was 65,395, making the excess in favor
of the State 28,501. The - number enrolled in the first
elan under the-pment.draft is 134,163.
One-flfth - Of tbitt number is the quota called for by
the . Government-namely, 26.832, which is 1.669 less
than the excess furnished by the State of three years'
men in 1861 and '62. • •
Governor MORTON to.day, accomplished the ob
itjest of his visit to " Washington in the settlement of
ithe queetion,. al above stated. •
The ituisio-American Telegraph.
lion. 0,113E1117S Caey,Rusedan minister, writes,
in -a letter to's friend in Washington : " They have
•granted me a telegraph line charter, the line to run
from the mouth of the 4moor river to - America. It
will unite all .the nontinents, and be the great work
of the age. It, will, iliu "trate my mission to this
countiy." •
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
A SKIM MISR AT CULPEPER.
The Town Oceupied by tlic lecoud Corps.
WAsulNGTox;Sept. 13
General Pleasanton reached a position -to-day
about three miles beyond Culpeper. After conside•
fable skirmishing with the enemy, we captured
three guns and about forty prisoner The 'ld Army
Corps now occupies Culpeper.
Rebel Movements.
Naw Tann, Sept. 13.—The correspondent of the,
New York Times with the Army of the Potomac,
writes under date of the 10th instant It is believed
that, one corps of Lee's army, .under Longstreet, is
moving to'Richmond, there to be tranferred, two
divisions to the SouthwestTand one to Charleston.
Hood's division left Frederioloburg on. Tuesday last
for Richmond, and thence to Charleston. This
seems to indicate that the rebels in Virginia will
remain entirely upon the - defensive'for the corning
campaign o which every one counts upon, before
winter. .0"
BOMBARDMENT OF FORT MELTE.
THE FORT 'RUCH BITTERER.
TWO GUNS DISMOUNTED,
DESPERATE SHELLING OF' MORRIS ISLAND BY
THE REBELS,
REBEL PRISONERS RERIOVING OBSTRUCTIONS,
BOAT - F g XPEDITIoX REPUISEIL
By the Arago, at New York, additional intent
'germe has been received of the progress of the bom
bardment of Fort Moultrie by General Gilmore and
Admiral Dahlgren, The firing had continued all day
Tuesday, the 6th, and up to six o'clock on Wednes
day, the 9th that; with great fury, and the injuries
to Fort Moultrie were of a character toindicate that
the reduction of the fortress would be effected with
comparative ease. ,
The bombardment,_ which began on Tuesday'at
daylight, was kept up during the day. The destruc
tion of the magazine of - Moultrie is represented as
terrific. Though the facts are not positively known,
there is no doubt in the minds of persons who wit
limed the explosion, that even if the magazine was
not the main ode of the fort, which IS by no means
clear, the havoc created inside was such as to ma
terially lessen its capacity forsesistance. That this
explosion is, in no small degree, owing to the fact
that the Monitor Weehawken grounded in front of
'Moultrie, is stated on the authority of an eye.wit
nom of the entire proceedings. The vessel could
not move ; she was thus made an excellent target for
the rebel cannon balls; but, on the other hand, the
aim of her guns was rendered accurate from the fact
of her: stationary position,, and one of the shells
dropping in the interior of the fortress, fortunately
struck the magazine.
The firing ceased on Tuesday night, except from
the rebel batteries. On Wednesday. morning the
fight was resumed. Two or three of General Gil
more's batteries, which were in range of Fort Moul
trie, assisted in the cannonade, but only a part of the
monitor fleet renewed the conflict. The Ironaides,
which has performed great service throughout,
steamed towards Moultrie, and was firing rapidly
when the Arago left.
The injuries to the walls of the fort were impor
tant. 'Obeervaticins were made late in the afternoon
of Wednetday, by' passengers in the Arago, who
were on Morris Island, and it could be seen through
the hazy atmosphere that the parapet walls were
broken. Two , of the guns had been dismounted.
This fort, it woefully shown, could bear only a small
amount of- cannonading compared with Sumpter.
Its reduction will immediately follow the planting
of batteries at Cummings' Point—a work which will
soon be accomplished.
The firing from all the rebel forts and batteries,
which were in range. of Morris Island, upon our
forces there, and which began on the morning after
the evacuation by Beauregard's troops, has' since
been continuous and severe. It is evidently the in
tention to prevent our troops from occupying the,
forte, or from constructing any batteries on the end
of Morris Island nearest Charleston, Moultrie, and
the other rebel fortifications, for the object, as will
be seen, of reaering General Gilmore's success a
barren one.
Notwithstanding the diversion,of the , fire of Fort
Moultrie by the Ironsides and one of ttin monitors,
the -guns of that fort were still operating on Morris
Island; : and the rebels refuse to, intermit their atten
tions to the point of land on which they so fong
withstood the attack of our forces. Our forces ao
not occupy in force the captured rebel fortifications.
Besides the -filth which exists, the rebels made cer
tain arrangements for the destruction of our men
when they should enter the works; and these mat
ters must of course be attended to previous to oc
cupation. . •
It is represented, however, thatthe rebel works
will be of little use to Gen. Gilmore in his future ope
ration 0. He caneeethe ground, which he is already
doing, in spite of the fire on his position; and when
the new batteries - now in progress are completed,
scarcely a position in the harbor but will be com
manded by his guns, while Charleston will be within
easy shelling distance. The immediate fall of the
city is not, however, expected. A novel mode of
removing obstructions has been adopted by General
Gilmore-namely,' the:' employment of the rebel
prisoners in this day; when .it is attempted. It is
juitly supposed that the rebels know quite as well,
if not better, how to handlelheir own infernal ma
chines than do the "Union men, and their risks may
possibly be less. Our soldiers and sailors are en:
thusiaetically in favor of the new arrangement.
Later from Charlestoa--Rebel AteOuritS.
FORTRESS , TIONROE, Sept. 13.—The Richmond
SentinCl of yesterday has been received, with des
patches from Charleston to the'llth inst. :
CnAtir.nsmorT, Sept. 11—Last night we kept up
a steady fire against Norris Island. The enemy did
not fire a gun. .
" The monitors and Ironsidei are apparently re•
ceiving ammunition.
"The enemy have mounted two heavy guns at
Battery Gregg; on Cummings' Point, bearing on
Sullivan's Island. There , has peen but littleldring
to-day. • One of the shells froin Jamei Island ex
ploded the magazine at Battery Gregg."
Latest Rebel Reports from Charleston—lts
Destruction Anticipated—General Gil,-
- more , s. Operations.
. _
Special Despatch to The. Press.)
WAslbrlGrorr, Sept. 13, 1863.—Late Southern
papers have been received, containing gidrious fore
bodings in regard to the fate of Charleston, the fall
of which 'they appear to regard as certain. They
expect that Charleston will.be either surrendered
or burned to ashes in a few days, and dread the
effect of 43-reek lire. .
General GILMORE is erecting new .batteries a
Fort Gregg, and wilt be able to gond chelle ivithou
difficulty into the heart of the city.
THE ASSAULT ON FORT StMPTER.
The Repulse—Eighty Killed, Wounded
and Captured. • -
NEW Yonx, Sept. I3,—A letter from Morris Is.
land, dated the 9th, to the Herald, gives an account
of the recent boat expedition against Fort Sumpter.
The flotilla consisted of between twenty-five and
thirty boats, manned by over one hundred sailors
under Lieutenant Commanding Williams, of the
Wissahickon, and one hundred marines under Cap
tah:i McCauley, the entire force being commanded
by Commander Stevens, of the Patapsco. The boats
were towed to within a short distance of the fort,
whence they advanced. Three boats, under Com
mender Williams, Lieutenant Roney, and Ensign
Palter, landed, and the parties attempted to run up
the ruins to, the parapet. They were fired upon by
musketry, and hand grenades were thrown down upon
them. The slope was so sharp that they were unable
to reach the parapet. A signal was given from the
fort, and in an instant all the rebel batteries opened
on the fort, and shelleditterribly. The three boats
were smashed, and all who landed were killed or
captured. Lieut. Bradford, of the marines was mor.
tally wounded and captured. Amodg others captured
were Coximander Williams, "Lieut. Remy, Lieut.
Preston,Lieut. Brower, Lieut Bunce,Dr. Wheeler,
and Ensign Porter. Between forty and fifty of the
sailors and marines were killed and wounded, and
the entire list of casualties will number about eighty.
The remainder of the command retired safely.
The 'flag of truce states that our captured officers
and men are in Sumpter, and are well treated.
NasninoTorr, Sept. 13.—A private note received
here to daY, from oil' Charleston, states that about
'three hundred and fifty men composed the recent ex.-
-pedition to Stimpter,and that only a portion of the
foree landed, some of the boats having grounded,on
the shoala. But for this, there would probably have
been a different result. •
Captain Rhind arrived today with 4,espatches to
the Navy Department, from Admiral Dahlgren. It
is understood that they are generally of a business
character.
Affairs at Richmond.
NEW Yonx.; Sept. 13.—Special dee - patches from
Washington fOrnish the following information
Mrs. Leach, wife of the superintendent of ,the
Tredegar "Iron Works, at Richmond, had arrived
at Washington.
The evacuation of East Tennessee by the rebel'
forces caused . the , greatest surprise and gloom at
Ricionond, as all were expecting a battle ;there
instead of the peaceable occupation by the Union
forces. •
Troops from Leete army have been arriving quite
‘freely, in ,Richmond. Their destination was 'un-;
known. It was the general belief that Charleston'
would be captured.
Rumor says that Secretary Chase Will celebrate
"the capture of Charleston by the resuMptien of ape
cikpayments atthe "United States Treasuries.' The
authority for the statement is not very reliable.
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• Flight 'of thy, Mexieon Minister. •
(Special Despatch, to the tress . -?
" — WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.—SENOR ROMERO, the
Mexican minister to the 'Clotted States, has iiuietly,
olipped out" of town, and is now on hia way to
flexl6o. Hie atohives are in the poosestsion Of the
chargé fraffairee of. Peru. ..•
FrimAnnr.rirre. Boon Tnenra SALIC.—The sixty
first stile commences tomorrow at Thomas' sale
r00m5,129 and , 141 South Fourth street, and will
continue daily, in the order of the catalogue, a full
sired ootavo volunie of 230 pages. It includes books;
stationery, albums for carte de visits,' copper and steel
plates, stereotype plates; electrotypes, book-binders'
• tooles,
,materiale. As 'usual, that
ex
perienced and popular auctioneer, Mr. Thomas F
Bell, will conduit the seili.i4W ' -
THE PRESS.--PHILADELPHIA; MONDAY, SEPT. 14. 1863.
ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND.
Engagement at Dug Gap.
ONE THOUSAND DESERTERS ARRIVED.
CHATTANOOGA, Sept. 12.—N0 details have been
received of Gen. Negley's engagement at Dug Gap.
From all we -can gather the casualties were light.
Gen. Negley has retired three miles, to the foot of
Look-out Mountain. Gen. Baird's division was
also engaged at Dug Gap, four.miles north of New
Lafayette, where the main column of Bragg was at
the time of the engagement.
It is thought that Bragg feared to lose control of
his line of retreat to Home. He is retreating slowly,
to avoid the ocenee of the Tullahoma retreat, and to
prevent straggling. Never,thelese, large numbers of
deserters come in daily. Three hundred of the 19th
Tennessee came in in a body. At least one thou
sand deserters have arrived here since the evacua-
lion, and a large number is said to be on Missionary
Ridge.
Gen. Crittenden is said to lave occupied Lafayette
to:day, and the army is again concentrated.
'Assistant Secretary Dana has arrived.
CINCINNATI, Sept 13.—[Special to„the New York
Tribune.]—The ovation at Know Ville, on the occu
pation by the Federal troops, was a pleasing affair.
The town was decorated with flags, which, hidden
for years, bad been suddenly brought out.
General Burnside addressed a large meeting the
day after the occupation. ,The people congratulated
themselvee en their deliverance - from oppression.
The day after Foster's arrival a prOceSsion of Women,
whose husbands.were in the Union service, came in
from the country. It was nearly a mile long.
A valuable machine-shop and foundries- were
found in Knoxville, two million" "pounds of salt, a
large'quantity of wheat, and many thousand hogs.
The prisoners captured at. Cumberland Gap were
the 2d North Carolina, let:Virginia, -Ist Georgia,
and several companies of artillery. They surren
dered unconditionally: The Georgia regiment was
800 strong, and was captured once before by General
Burnside at Roanoke
On the night - of the Ith, two companies of our
troops stole through the rebel pickets, and burned a
mill. that had supplied the rebels with meal, in the
very sight of thezebel camp.
Gen. Burnside was to return to:Knoxville on the
10th, where he was to remain until the decision of
the War Department, in regard fo his resignation,
was made.
A few small bodies of rebel troops are still in the
State near the Virginia line. ,
The saltpetre mina which the rebels worked are
now within our lines.
Read , communication is hid with General R.0t38-
crane.
All of General .Burnsidtha troops have marched
over two hundredmad fifty and some:portion three
hundred miles, averaging twenty miles per day over
the most difficult roads. .But one casualty occurred,
and of sickness there is so little that the surgeon in
oharge of the hospital at Knoxville has asked to be
relieved for want of work. _
FORTRESS - MoNnoE, Sept. 12—The flapof-truce
boat arrived' at City Point this' evening, with late
Southern papers:
The Richmond Enquirer or the 11th says; 5' The
_ .
office, type, and presses of the Raleigh (North Caro.
Tina) • Standard, edited by William Holden, were de
stroyed by a party of Georgia soldiers: In turn for
this outrage, the citizens and friends of the Standard
destroyed the office of the State .tournal.
"Governor Vance reached the spotafter the work
of lestruction was nearly completed; and begged the
crowd to desist. He rebuked them for the act by
telling theni that no 'such example had been set in
Lincoln's dominions. , 0-
FORTRESS MONROE, Sept. 11.--Major General
Foster and staff arrived here last evening from New
born, N. C, in the steamer ponVoy, Captain Boeh
ner. The= steamer Convoy is from Morris Island,
but brings no additional news.
The steamship S. Spaulding also' arrived from
Morris %Island, With no later dates than have been
published.
The steamer New. York, Captain Chisholm,left at
4 o l cldek'this morning, for City Point, in charge of
Flag Officer Major Mulford.
THE WAR IN. ARKANSAS.
MEMPHIS, September 9.—Official advieea from Ge•
neral Steele to September 2d - bad reached Browns
ville.
Frequent skirmishes occur with our• cavalry, who
are watching the enemy.
Deserters and refugees, with reports of suffering
and disaffection towards the rebel cause, come into
the lines daily. The tveatheris extremely hot.
"Reports of the guerillas firing on the steamers be
low are frequent, but no damage of any consequence
has been reported. .
DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI.
From Vie&sburg—The Washita River Ex
CAIRO, Sept. 11.—The Memphis Bulletin of the 9th
announces the arrival of the steamer Groesbeck,
from Vicksburg. • -
The Washita River Expedition, consisting , of- the
greater part of General Logau , s brigade, a regiment'
of cavalry, and a battery-'of artillery, had returned
from•diet portion of Louisiana lying adjacent to the
Washita river. :No organized force of the enemy'
being found, a detour was-made to the northwest,
in the direction of the village of Eldorado, Arkansas.
A large number of rebel soldiers came voluntari
ly into our lines and surrendered. About-twenty
five of them are passengers on the steamer Groes
beck. They report matters in the department as
looking quite gloomy. The old conscription laws
are totally inadequate. ' _
.isby Smith, •tommanding in Went laissiasippl,
has called on the old men to rally to his assistance;
promising them that their services will not be need
ed for more than sixty days, as by that time the fate
of the West will be decided.
The wreck of the steamer Courierhasbeen burned
by the guerillas, to prevent her being raised.
The. Occupation of Bristol., ,
WASHINGTON; Sept l2.—lnformation ITas been
received here that our troops are holding Bristol, a
village in Sullivan county, at - the extreme-north
eastern corner of Tonnessee.
[Bristol is the point of junction of the Virginia
and Tennessee Railway, extending from- Bristol to
Lynchburg, and the East Tennessee and Virginia
Railway, running from Bristol to Knoxvllle. It is
two hundred and four miles from Lynchburg, fifteen
from Abingdon, one hundred and thirty from Knox
ville, and two hundred and forty from Chattanooga.
It is a most important position, commanding East
Tennessee, West Virginia, and the mountainous
pelts of North Carolina.—Ens.]
RAILWAY CO MiIUNICA.TION WITH KNOX
VILLE—EDIPLOYMENT-OF-CONTR&B ANDS.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 12.—The Commercial says the
work of the military railroad from Nicholasville,
Ky., to Knoxville, Tenn., has commenced, and will
be pushed forivard withgreat rapidity. A. thousand
men to the mile will soon be employed. Negro la
,borers have been -impressed along the line of the
road, every third slave being taken. They will bp
clothed and paid. 'Unemployed blacks who 'Lurie
come into the Federal lines in the Sonthern States
are being forwarded here tolabor on the road. They
will be paid one-third wages, the balance being re.
served to aid in, providing them with a home in a
foreign country when the war is over. The city of
Louisville has subscribed $600,000 to the Lebanon
Branch Railroad, and throughout the State the hear
tiest co-operation will be given to this enterprise.
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SAN FRANCISCO,
, Sept. 12.—The steamship Ori
zaba sailed for Panama to-day, with $380,000 trea
sure for England;.and $263,000 for New York... -
' Thp work on the San Franciaco harbor defences;
Was oommenoed yesterday by a large body of labor
era, promising the speedy completion of very forml
dable fortifications. 4 '
Nearly-complete returns make the-majority for
the Union Stateticket below twentylhousand.
Thirty-three Democrats were elected to the State
Senate, and sixty-five Unionists.
Five Democratic were elected. 1.
General Sibley's Expedition---kpproaeh,
ing Battle with the Sioux.
LEAVILYWORTH, Sept. 12.—The steamer-Shreve
port arrived here from the Upper Missouri last
night. She left General Sibley's commandon Au
gust 24th. He was then marching to a point eighty
miles above,,where nbout six thousand Sioux were
encamped,' with the intention •of captitring or, de
stroying them:.
The Iddisne were very hostile_ all the way down
to. Fort l'isrre i near the mouth of ;Yellow Stone.
The crew of the Shreveport had a threeliours tight
with the Indians, in which three of the, formewnd
forty of the latter. were killed.
Nearly.every place where the boat attempted to
wood theyjound the Tndians prepared to attack
-them, andon several occasions -the crew were coin
-yelled to cut the cable and let the boat float into the
stream. -
A party of thirty miners, who, started down on a
flatboat for IVliik river, are auppoged to, have been
killed.
ebel Reports .01 our Army Movements.
FORTRESS Flownolz, Sept. 12.—The following de
spatch ia from the Richmond Enquirer :
ArrirvA, Sept. B.—Our cavalry fronts the enemy
near Athens.
There is no news from Chattanooga to-day.
Extebsive preparations are, being made by the
Yankees to send , an expedition against Magruder
and Taylor in Louisiana. -
- QIIBBICC, Sept. 42..—1 n the Canadian Parliament,
the militia bills have passed to a second reading.
D'Any Melee made a speech last night in
alluding to the Military preParations of the Trotted
States Government _at Kennebec, Kansas;point,
and Cleveland, he declared that Canada must ins
mediately prepare for defence, or deliberately pro;
seed to Americanize herself:
Tononzo, C. Iv., Sept 12: 2 -The Provincial Beni
of Canada is abotitwinding up. Its notes will be
redeemed at Montreal or Stansteid till the Ist of
October, when they will cease to be secured by the
deposit of Provincial securities.
Nnw Yonic., Sept. 13.—Rio Janeiro advicee to the
Bth Augumt, state that the Vanderbilt sailed thence
on the 3d ~and the Mohican Atli nist.
TI4 State Election in Maine d
BELFAST, Me.., Sept 12.—The State eleetion
Place on Monday.
LAPAYETT.E OCCUPIED
EAST TENNESSEE.
The Ovation itt Knoxville.
NORTH CAROITICA:
Au Outbreak at Raleigh.
pedition
ARMY OF TRH 01110.
CALII C g&IA:
Sim Fre:noise° Harbor Defence.--
Canadian Affairs.
The Vanderbilt.
EUROPE.
The Rneitioss of French Recognition. ,
ST. Salm, Sept. 12 —The following is a continua
tion• of the news received by the steamer City of
Pdanchester : On the 2d inst. she passed the Ameri
can ship Orans, bound into Liverpool; on the 4th,
eighty stioniles west of Fisheries, passed the steam
er China, bound into Liverpool; on the 6th, in lat.
51° 12 1 , long. 22° - 49 3 . passed a ship-rigged steamer,
supposed to be the City of Washington, bound east.
The London Morning Herald understands that at a 6
French Cabinet council the expediency of recog
nizing the, South . as' discussed, the majority being
in favor of,doing so; but the final decision was not
arrived at.
The Paris Pays denies that the American Govern
ment has„delivered any - proteist to the French Go
vernment in relation to Xexican affairs.
The. Polish question' remained without change
The Comm of the German princes had closed.
The reault-was eatinfactory to the Eniperor of Aus
tria. . . •
The Congress of German Princes concluded their
s ittings °tithe istinst. The propositions submitted
by the Emperor
.of Austria' were carried, with but
five dissentientvotes. The Emperor of Austria ex.
pressed his entire satisfaction with the result, and'
declared his belief that' it would prove beneficial to
Germany. ,
The Polisb question remained without change.
There were rumors of an alliance between France,
Russia, and Prussia, but theParia Pays denies them.
Shipping Intelligence.
Arrived from New York, August 29.—W. 8, Lindsey
and Wm.' Frothinnhaza, at Havre; Minerva. at Cork.
Sept. I—Blizabeth Young.at Falmouth; St. Louis, in
the Clyde. Sept.'l--ltabrera and American, at Liver
pool, Also;ildiAsp i at .Lishon; Protector, at Leghorn;
Palmyra..At Bel a ,• .Panl - Gerard, at Hairre;..Turdter,
at Flushing; Hs,nn h and Bertha at Deal; Belfast, Too
endsk,.:Gold. and-catanie, at Queenstown. .
Sailtd' for--
ffet,'York, Sept 3.Blondina, from Deal;
Finerald IseinbliF, and flaanali, from ditto; New
WorlitgromLiverpool.
r .,.. -,4 4lailroad Accident.
. .
Gm ninliTi, Sept. 12.—An excuraion train on the
Westeprdinision'of the Ohio and Mississippi Rail
road, Talk int o :a gravel train on Thursday. The
_., _ .
-
engineer was killed, and fifteen passengers wounded.
Public Amusements.
AC:,111IIIA" OF aluarc—enArtLorrn OIISHIIAN AND
EDIVIN, BOOTII-111AOBILTIL—Generally in Shake
_
pearean performances the pleasure of the spectator
is solely derivedfrom the dramatist, and in direct
despite of the aCtor. All that man can do to deettoy
the beauty of the Shakepeareau idea is: generally
done by the numerous eminent tragedians of the .
day; that itifirvives their ingenious and persistent at
tacks is not
the slightest evidence of its immortality:
They are clouds - which hide the sun, but cannot- en -
iirely intercept its light. Never yet have we seen a
Shakspearean performance—and we remember many
that were Indescribably wretched—in_ which the
genius of the •master•tnind did not assert itself'
throughlall the ignorance of its false interpreters.
Througli'the w rant of the actor burns the passion of
the words ;;the sky. aspiring thought still mocks the
lips that,utter it ; of the character he plays the actor
may be.loorant, an abyss may divide him from the
ideality;and meaning of the play, still is.its purpose
fulfilledoe In divine music sung by a poor voice
the melody gives delight through all the pain of the
singingl ilrthe tragedy of Shakspeare is, then, felt
so deeply,even Ina false embodithent, what pleasure
does itlyiedewhen perfectly . expressed by such. an
irtiztaa ibharlotte.. Cushman? Tlibtle who saw her
Lady Macbeth on Saturday evening may answer.
Beyond rivalry in this part, Miss Cushman is al
most beyond criticism, Which, indeed, becomes praise
of her genius. It is seldom that the artist raises
our appreciation of works which we have read, which
the greatest minds have analyzed, and of which an
ideal is formed actually too aerial for words to de
fine. Yet : there are few who will not acknowledge
that lion:, lilies Cushman's personation of Lady Mac
beth they gain a knowledge of the character which
their study of Shakspeare, their searching of Cole
ridge and - Hazfitt and Lamb, and all the critics, did'
not supply ; For criticism is cold, but the visible being ;
she creates_ is warm and , breathing. , We do 'not,
imagine' , the triumphant joy which illuminates the
facie of Lady Macbeth when Duncan enters the castle
we see it. We do not imagine the tone in which she
replies. to him-who announces Duncan's approach,
"Thou art mad to say it"—we hear it. To her the
fitness of nature and the results of study have given
tlfsipciwer to realizethis wondrous dream of truth, so
that we , feel and know of no deficiency. If there be
any one whose ideal of Lady Macbeth finer than
this performance we envy him his imagination; he
should be proud that his conception surpasses this
reality. For ourselves, we know of no artist who
comes closer to Shakipeare than does Miss Cushman
in this great ,character. Siddons might have been
fifty times greater, but she is dead; another artist
May in time cause us to forget that Miss Cushman
his played it, but she has not yet appeared.
It is easy to expose faults,*ditllcult to give an idea
of, subtle, and rare beauty, and, therefore, hard to,
say how exquisitely, in the reading of itfacbath,'s
let
ter„which would alone.. have !shown her a great
artist Miss Cuaiunan unfolded the wonder and fear
of the great news it brought. "They met me in the
daY.of success, and I have learned by the perfecteat
report they have more. in them than mortal know.:
ledge. When I burned in desire to queitiOn them
further, they made themselves air, into which they
.vanished.” These words expanded in her utterance
:and attitude; her tones and looks interpreted the
wonder that such things as witches should be. How
. ,
strange that they should make themselves air; what
cOnfirmation of their more than mortal knowledge
that Macbeth should become Thane of CaWdor, as
they had promised, and by wjiat devilish logic it
folloWed that he must be King, as they had hailed
him. 6 . The Ring conies here to-night!" the woman
might well declare; " ThOtert mad to say it," Iu
this scene the mtirder is in her mind committed, yet
before_she can even think of the means; the vie-
Um - comes voluntarily into her power. She would
have thought herself mad to have hoped it. •
4lntil the murder is,done, Lady Macbeth never fal
tombs her resolution; afterwards she 'is itilled by
her'conscience—doilble proof of superiority to, her
guilty husband. The closing scene of act 1, in which
She forces Mdcbeth to crime, is the subtlest appeal
and. arguments in Shakespeare. Miss Cushman exL
presses it perfectly. We decidedly prefer the Sid
dons point—. We fail P'—to Miss Cushman's use of
these words as'a questiqn of surprice. We under
stand that Lady Macbeth is here using every means
to convince Macbeth that they cannot fall, and that
Miss Cushman's emphasis is Plausible. But there
is a grandeur 'in the steady look at ruin. To de-'
Clare, " If we fail, we fail,"-is to sum up everything
in a 'word.
After the murder, in that great dialogue of fear,
Shaltspeare has exhansted terror. Of Miss Cush
- man we shall not repeat superfluoua praise, Here,
as everywhere, she was true to the character ; not
only to the character, but to the appalling nature of
the whole tragedy. How far the fearful mysteries
of the soul transcend the ghastly dreams of witch-
Craft, Lady Macbeth walking in her skip, wander
ingin a dream of sin, discloses. Miss Cushman's
marvellous tones, and looks,and gestures were more
terrible than the dances of witches. The infernal
agony of which they hinted, and of which her stil
convulsions told, when the miserable Macbeth de
' Better be with the dead,
Whom we, Ito gain our place, have sent to peace,
Than in the. tor ore of the mind to lie
Iu reetleee ecetasy "--
even Shakapearefs words do not fully utter. Here
as in many other dreadful` moments, he seems to
have said to the actor, " Finish what I have begun."
Precisely because Shekel:retire is the greatest of dra
matists, his tragedies depend upon the aid of the
actor more than those of any other author.
We have never seen Mr.. Booth play Macbeth so
well, and though all the soliloquiea and some of the
menu' were not well rendered, the performance had
many moments of inspiration. Mr. Booth was eve.
chilly fine when the ghost of Bangle° for the second'
time arises, and in the 'words "Hence, horrible
shadow! unreal mockery,hence !" The cowardice and.
the courage of Macbeth, werebeautifully shoWn lathe
utterance of these adjuration—he covered his eyes
with his arms, and forced, himself spon the vision,
grasped the chair on which it had sat, and stared
at the vacancy as if he dared not believe that it had
vanished. There were many other touches of ge. ,
'
mins and nothing that Avars false to the character;
Mr. Booth did not always rise above his own high
average, but he never fell below it.
The rest of the performance deserves no praise,
'with the exception of the witches by Mr. and _Mrs.
Thayer and Mr. Baker, but .much censure, which
we refrain from giving. 'Mr. Olarke, however, we
exonerate, from the reeponsibility, of the failures.,
At the beginning of a season it is- very difficult to
,obtain good actors for a single night. The gentle
man who played Duncan was fortunately murdered
In the second 'act, and the , others committed dra
_matio suicide so often that they might have been
considered defunct throughout the . play. The
Physician ought to have healed himself, for he
- nearly spoiled the sleep-Walking scene by his own,
inability to :keep; awake. "Go to, go to ; you
. did not, know', what you should have know
—your part " The chorus was very luckily weak
for had it been strong it' wodid have drowned
the feeble voicenf the orchestra. The singers cape
_daily we are sorry to say played hob with Mathew
Locire's fine music. : The Sanitary Commission must
have received much money from tee benefit, and in
' simple gratitude should establish a branch for the
'sanitary good of the stage. These things, however,
did not iaterfere importantly with the great.beauty
and vahie of Abe .. performance, for Miss Qualiman
firstly, and Mr. Booth secondly, gloriously redeeMed
'all itadmperfections, •
This is announced as the only appearance of. Miss
. Cuaturian. Ulm' great success should not change
her determination, the .general wish of the public
might induce her to bid it farewell with lessbrevity.
Is it poisible that we shall see her no more as Rosa.
find'or Queen Callegrine? Let ui have another ,Sani.-
tary Commission.
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WALNUT•STIZERT THEATRE.—At this establish
ment senorita Cubits has been drawing full houses
during , the past week. On Friday night her first.
benefit occurred—the bill consisting of the drama of
the " Wept of the Wish-ton-Wish, the Spanish dance
"`La illadrillna," and "The Frehch Spy`,„2
The Indian has been and is still a favorite figure
for the novel and the drama ; the popular iniagina
tion has seized upon him as the noble savage, par
excellence. 4, Oronooka" took the gay and polishi3d
.
Charles IPA court by storm, and a series of grandilo
quent redskins have ever since met distinguished
consideration, until they created a world-wide fame
for our own Copper,-and even now strut in alt their
magnificence; trailing" Clouds of, glory through the
columns of the weekly sensational papers—serving
as 'a sort of lay 'figure, always ready draped %in
blanket, blank, verse, brayerii and bombast.
Everyday people have theiVwn troubles in pre
serving their hearts pure and their hands clean iri
the Midst of their everyday work, but-the regular
,novellstic a . dramatic " Ingun," unless irredeemably.
had; is . Most seraphically good—more : lntimate .in
the counsels of- the Geod Spirit than even a back.
woods revivalist, and more assured of His tavor:
The popular Indian; is a Magnificent specimen Tmus
cuter Christianity, and the more untaught he is the
finer the blank verse he talks. All-this we accept
in the mouthing' -of our actors, while the reality
crawls and crouches on our prairies, blond -thirsty;
brutal, ^beastly ; the story of his outrages comes
swelling on the Western gales, the blood of the mas
sacred calls aloud for vengeance, and we arelearn
.g by a bitter' experience that, in very troth` the
itrrts4 blanket of the noble savage aovereth a multi-
tude of musk ysti
• .
Of this Fidtapreei t dmirntion for this unhappy
race Cooper availed himself largely. "Lo, the poor
Indian 3, is one of the most frequent notes he strikes,
and the writers for the stage have used his materials
with great effect. The simple pathos of the story of
"The Wept of the Wish-ton-wish" is especially
well calculated for scenic presentment, while the
mixture of New England Puritans, (fromwellian
fanatics, Indian chiefs, and stolen damsels, gives
sufficient character to elevate the spectacle into a
drama, and the dumbness of Narramallah adds to
the romance of the play, at the same time that it
offers a most excellent part for a pantomimist.
Senorita Cubes has very judiciously selected this
role, and most admirably she fills it. Narramallah
is not really an Indian ; she is an English girl who
has lived all hehtfe, in the tribe, and has there be-
come both a wife and a mother. Under thew air.
cumstances, the imagination naturally clothes her
with many of the Indian charieteriatics, Mid these
Cubes is well adapted physically to represent. Her
large, dark eyes, brighteninglwith intelligence, or
softening; with affection, well suit the untamed de-
nizen of the forest, and her long, lithe limbs have
the very eupplenees that ie required to complete our
idea of the stealthiness of the savage tread. Rest-
dente In the wild wood hais taught Narramalta some
of the Indien dignity And . propriety k but she has
never learned to conceal her IcTee and her hates
TIAN simplicity was most admirably conceived by
Cubits. The grace and childish petulance of her
movements of aversion; her disgust and contempt
at the imposture' of the embroidered flowers, that
have neither softness to the touch nor sweetness to
the smell; her admiration for the jowelsi and the
rapture with which she instantly adorned her child
with. the glittering ornaments, had the very, truth
of nature in all its unchanged 'slinplicity.
The excellence of the posturist, was especially
shown in the' grace and dexterity with which she
laid her ear to ;the ground in listening for the ap.
prowling footsteps, forming a picture not easily for•
gotten . ; and the skill of the actress was as well ex
hibited In the ta4eful management of her draPery ;
he panther skin became as effective in her hands as
we hare seen the shawl in the management'of
French,artiste. But it is not as a mere posturiat
that Cubes excels. She made face, and eye, and
hand portray fear, and love; and passion, with all,
the signs_ of growing intelligence, as well as the
gradually•ehanging phases of a darkening intellect.
These were not rendered in the old-established, pre.
scribed gestures, but with theliveliness of a genuine
appreciation, and the accuracy and finish of a true
' , The French Spy" gave Cubaa the opportunity of
various characterizations, as a French lady;a young
soldier, and an Arab - boY ; all were well compre;
hended and expressed. She exhibited really comic.
power in the laughter-loving, dasliing, gallant boy ;
and great agility, skill in fencing, some beautiful
dancing, and exquisite statuesque posturings, as
the Arab. Indeed, the grace and activity of her
form.were, perhaps, most fully shownln this part.
Cubas was repeatedly greeted with enthusiast-la.
applause during the performance, end was called be.
fore the curtain at the close of nearly , every act.
To.hight the Wizard Skiff;.one of Celestthi moat
,popular dramas, will be presented.
* THE NEW ARCH-STREET THEALTRE.--171111. John
'Drew's Arch-street-Theatre was opened on Satur
day night. So much has already beemsaid abont
this new „abode of 'the drama that a .detailTof the
minutia of the establishment cannot be expected.
here. The play chosen for the introduction of
the old (and' new) stock - company -wai't Sheri;
darils comedy of "The Rivals." The old - English
comedies are probably the best metheals for intro
ducing new - actors to an old theatre-going public.
The variety of characters, the intrinsic excellence of
each; and the mere - respectability usually die
-covered in the delineations of all, warrant to a
stage manager a- fair prospect of success. But we
are lorry to, see - a firstclass, play produced at
an establishment which has reason to' pretend
to be. first case,
,in.-sounsatisfactory and. futile a
'manner as that la which The Rivals" was pia.
duces:Yon Saturday evening. . 13are has been be
-stowed; upon the inside. and outside of the , New
Arch.ntreet Theatre, and the- very experienced
_
lessee has taken - a corresponding shate of interest
in the work; but either care has not been bestowed
upon the selection of the stock company, or the
embarresment of a first appearance must have been
completely overwhelming, or some other equally
good reason must be zssignable for the mode in
which "The Rivals" was portrayed. The actors
were almost all of them perfect in their parts; and
dressed, as a rule, with unexceptionable taste. The
only eharacterizations,!however,which deserve men
tion are thoce of MrS. Malaprop (KW Mary Carr),
Jutia Melville Mica Lizzie Price), Sir Anthony Abso
lute (itlr. W. H. Griffiths), and Captain Absolute (51r.
Barton Hill). '
" The Rivals," which hold, a very respectable po
sition in Dibdin's, London, and was first produced .
something more than three quarters of a century
ago, always meets with a pleaeed attention on the
part of an intelligent audience. The merits of the
play itself win this indubitable applause, but are
very considerably enhanced by the merits of the
actor. On Saturday evening there was no onplite-„ -
laity for ouch display. The author was apparent, ,
but the actor was not. We are aware of the em
barrassments attendant upon the opening of a ridei.
place of amusement. We are also aware of the
fact that the parties who undertake to do so should
also undertake the proper methods of propitiating
the public from whom it would realize a living.
Of the new stock company at the new Arch-street
Theatre, we can have but little to say,-becanse there
is very little that is good of them to be said. Mr.
W. H. Grffithe, as Sir Antlaniy Absolute, was at times
amusing. When so many have played the part in-
finitely better, it would be needless and unkind to I
further criticize the characterization. The portrai
ture of. Mrs. Malaprop, presented by Miss Mary
Carr, was on a par, with that of Sir Anthony. She
She has a weak and oldish voice, and is by nomeans
an improvement, in the old-woman line, upon Miss
Wells, the `former attaCh4e that line at the old,
Arch. Miss Lizzie Price was the Julia Melville.
She was dressed with much , taste, and looked very
pretty. The part Isnot a brilliant one, but she rod
its requirements to their full extent. Mr. Barton
Billwee Captain
. Absolute' Be acted the devibmay
care young fellow to excellent advantage, and had
the honor of acknowledging every munificent recep
tion. ,To one of the audience it would be a superfluous
remark that Mr. Stuart Robson air' Bob Acres was less
than nothing, and that. Mr. Frank Aiken as Faulk.
land was equally so. Miss Isabella Freeman was
the Lydia Ldnguish of the evening. We do not know
whether
,she
,is the Miss Freeman who,,es a star,
achieved a not
some
unequivocal semne in
Philadelphia two or three years ago. She is
good. looking and graceful, but we can by, no means
congratulate her en her improvement in histrionic
art. She made nothing of Lydia at all, except the
Languish, and even her attitudes and facial expres
sions were not truthful interpretations of the text.
Every member of the company was well received,
and in the afterpiece of "Betsy Baker," Miss Jose
phine Henry commenced her part better than we
should have thought she could. At the close of the
comedy Mrs. John Drew had, according to the bills,
"the honor of d'ddreesing the audience." The audi
ence was numerous, but by no means crowded. At
tractions elsewhere probably operated unfavorably,
and left plenty of standing.room, where no standing
. room was anticipated. . , The :lessee was led on
by. Mr. Barton Hill, and enjoyed an enthusiastic re
ception. She was dressed with exceeding plainness,
Jima made a name and nieneartt epeeeh. She referred
to the past of the Old Arch, and to the fuiure of the
New, and enumerated among the forthooming stars,
Miss Caroline Richings, the.Wallaak and Daven
port combination, Mrs. Bouoieault, Mrs. D. P.
Bowers, Mr. Prank Drew,' and, at intervals,,tter
self. ' The very graceful method. with which Mrs.
Drew presented this address, and the continuous
applause of her audience,: must have been mutually
agreeable. .
The play was`wellimt upon the stage. Some of
the scenery looked new, and most of it was suffi
ciently well painted. The house is beautiful. The
parquet and circle are so symmetrically;modelled
that all parts of the house can be seen from every
part. The lighted chandeliers produce a brilliant
effect. If they had been lighted earlier in the eve
ning the arrangement would have been much more
acceptable.. We are confident that the New Arch
will very greatly surpass the old, and we are equally
certain that the enterprise of the manageress will
effect a continuous success. If the•stock comPany,
however, la to be at all relied upon, it rat/Myst
least be- modified. A new theatre-is not in itself
enough - to insure a successful season, and the-pre
sent star system :has" repeatedly proved the least
successful to the management. Since every one is
presumed to understand beat his own line of buei
nese, it is to be hoped that both the theatre• and the
public will be mutually conciliatory.
CHESTICITT-STRILET THEA.T.RE.—" The Duke's
Motto,! :was played with very great success last
week, and certainly tieserves it. It is wellpro•
clued, admirably acted, and interesting. It will be
played till further notice, and may run thrdugh the
season. Mc; Wheatley, as Lagardere, =is really a
wonderful performance.
BLITZ.-- After a pleasant vacation, in which
this good magician has made his magic, which is
half in his good nature, ell the keener and merrier,
he begins tonight his regular season of legerdemain
at the Assembly Buildings. The Signor has always
been an . indispensable favorite, and his entertain
ment is an eetablished institution. From the good
fairies that are dreamt of, by the children, the Sig
nor has learned a trick or `two to make them laugh
till they almost cry. There is nobody like Signor
Bliz, just as there is ri,o place, like home, and no
Crhrietmas without Kees Kringle. "It'is no wonder
that he has so many friends; but it is a great wonder
how the benevolent Blitz manages to do that trick
with the bag and the eggs, and makes soldiers out of
canary birds. - •
Mr. Hackett appeated 'for the first time in
.
Cleveland, at the Academy of Music, Ith inst., as
Falstaff, in "Henry rv. ,,
Charlotte Thompson is at Louisville.
Edwin Forrest will continue his personation of
Ramlet, at Niblo's, this week. •
•
-Mrs. John Wood has changed the title of the
theatre she is about to manage, from "Laura.
Keene's" to the " Olympic Theatre."
Mrs. Emma Waller - ie- at Cincinnati, and has
produced a new version of MosenthaPs "Leah."
Forririox —Theatricals are improving in London.
Mr. Moutgomery has been .playing Shaksperean
characters at the Princess'. - Hermann, the magi-.
clan, will shortly appear there. Ben Websteem ,
"Hen and Chickens" crowds the Adelphi, and Mrs.
Stirlin g is more popular than ever. Miss Kate Bate
man -and Mr. Frank Drew are engaged. -"The;
Ticket of Leave Man" still runs at the Olympic.'
Mr. Leigh Murray is at the Strand. Blanchard and:
his dog Carle •play et the City - of .London. The
Marylebone, the Queen's and the Grecian are also',;
open. The Ghost remains at the Brittannia. Drury':
- Lane opens Sept. 12, with, a. new..comedy by Fat
con.er, called " Nature ' s Above Art:" The Little:
Royalty was to open September 1, with a new come
dy,-called "Court Gallants." The Victoria opened
August-0, with a new drama—" A Fatal Likeness."
Sadler's 'SWelle was to (Men' Septeniber 5, with
" Lovels.Sacrifice."- The Haymarket, the Lyceum
and the Surrey will also open this month. -
An improved "Ghost" is advertised in London ;
one that does not require an open stagei nor a plat-'
formabove, nor a mirror. • . • - -
Madame Celeste was acting it the Adelphi, Bir
mingham, at the latest dates. -
An arrangement has recently taken.'place in.
London, having for its object the alternate perform
ances of - Shaksperean characters, at the Princess',
Theatre, by Messrs. James Bennett' and Walter
Montgomery. ,
• Mr. Sotbern was announced o appear at the
Prince of 'Wales' Theatre, Liverpool, on the 31st
lilt, in a new piece by Tom Taylor, called " Sothern
in a . Fix." It is scarcely necessary to add that the
actor lakes the part of Lord Dtmdreary,' under a new
expect, on the occasion...
ENOLTSII DlA.oemEs.-7 - From Mr. Kromer, 403
Chestnut street, newspaper and periodical vendor,
we have Temple Bar, and the Cornhill Magazine for
September. The first of these is by far the best. It
has two serial stories running through , it—Miss
Braddon's "John Marchmont's Legacy," and" The
Trials of the Tredgolds," by Dutton Cook. There
are two papers by Mr. Sala, and a number of other
very readable articles on a variety of subjects. The
Cornhill has only one serial tale—Anthony Trok
lope's "Small House at Allington," and its other
very good articles are a notice, with translations, of
Giovanni Orate, a young Italian poet; "How, we,
Slept at the ()hider des oh6vres, (illustrated and
very amusing, as well as true,) and a semi•didactic
essay, also true, on 0 Going to the Dogs."
Promo - may Save or FRENCH DRY GOODS.—
We .invite the attention of purohasers to the choice
desirable assortment of French,Perman, Swiss, and
'British dry goods, embracing about 500 lots of fancy
staple articles in silks, cottons, worsteds, wool arid
linens, to be peremptorily sold by catalogue, on" four
months+ credit, commencing this morning, at ten
o'clock, by John B. Myers & Co., auctioneers,
No. 232 Market street.
TIOMAS & SONS' SALES.—This morning, Mon
day, at Franklin Iron Works.
Trade Sale.—Tamorrovr morning, at 9 o , clock, the
trade-sale to booksellers will commence at the auc
ticn store.
Stocks and Beal Eslale—To-inbrrow at 12 o'clock, at
the Exchange. Peremptory sales, by order of Or
phan's' Court, executors, assignees,. and others.
See advertisements and catalogues.
LOTTERY 0 - AMBLING AT ROME.-A letter of the
12th instant from Rome givefra list of the principal
objects of the jewelery recently stolen from the
Madonna in the Church of St. Augustine, and,
says that the importance of the loss has been con
siderably exaggerated. Oddly enough, however,
-and in a way peculiarly characteristic of Rome,
the theft has been the indirect cause of a large
sum passing out of the coffers of the Pontifical
treasury. - The lower - classes of Romans are pas
sionately. fond :of playing in the lottery of ninety
numbers. That species of gambling is there elevated
into a regular science ;--ItaLian superstition and
imagination come in aid to it, and the most fantasti
cal devices are resorted to for the purpose of ascer
taining lucky numbers. There exist books, in the
ban& of all Roman lottery gamblers, which profess
to be the results of many years" study, and which
give strange rules and cabalistic formulas for
-the choice of numbers sure to win. Certain
numbers are lucky in certain Months, others
are assoclatedavith particular phases of the moon,
dreams are translated -into particular series of
.numbers, and the book further contains a vocabu
lary of a vast number of the words in commonest
nee, with the numbers placed opposite to them with
which they are supposed to correspond. No sooner,
it appears, was the robbery of the Madonna known
, in Rome than every lottery-player turned to his
or her book. There they found "-Madonna, No,
GO " Robbers,No. ..685,",,,",1ewe15,
FOrthwith theyraked - their ••Money on these num
bers, combined sin twos antrfthreesor, in lotterf
;jalgon,' on amber, and terms. The numbers came
lout at ~the neit drawing, a multitude of Romans
won, - and theeMadcilfea cif St Auguatike became the
most popular 0f,,5.11 the. Madonnas. The Romans
usually play extremely small stakes, bnt 'never.
thelesa it He Bald that the Treasury would hardly
have,Gupported the blow but for a precaution which
that astute Government usually takes. When it
perceives that a great, number of persons are play
inkon the samenumbers, it avails itself of a right
which it reserves and declares that the tickets bear
, ing those numbers will be paid only up to a certain
-amount: The tickets issued are sorted, the earliest
taken having, the preference;.'subsequent ones
- are -repudiated : the numbers refused are stuck up
at the lottery offices before the drawing, and the late
,
playas, in case they win, have a-right only to the
reimbursement of their stake.. -Thus ;the Govern- -
merit escaped on this occasion with a loss of only
about 55,000. crowns, but even this is said to form
the greater part of a whole year's profit on the lot
tery since the reduction of the Papal States to their
:present dimensions. Before that, in the year 1857,
for instance, the gross receipts of the =lottery-offices
were 1.200,000 crowns, leaving a net 'profit to the
State of 375,000 crowns after deduction of prizes and
= expenses. .
A LAWYER'S Oa.vite.m.—William IL Harding, a
lawyer of Lee, Massachusetts, had the misfortune,
a few days since, of having his marriage published
in the Berkshire Eagle: To this he, lawyer-like,
taker exceptions. In a caveat to theeditor he says:
" The report of my marriage, which I Hnd in` our
issue of the 2.7tkinst.; is not quite correct:-First,
On the 20th of July,lBo, I kept Mos i company with
my law ticolis ; Second, I was never in Lebanon
Springs in my life ; Third, I never, to my know
ledge, saw or beard of the Rev. E. T. Hunt ; Fourth,
The young. lady mentioned, as the bride is the wife
of my brother; and, Fifth, I never was -Married at
all; I never came within gunshot of marriage; I
never wanted to get married; and finally, I never
expect to get married. With the above exceptions
your item is all correct."
HEALTHFUVRICSS OF THE LAKE SUPERIOR Rk•
oraw.—A newspaper correspondent, writing from
the Lake Superior country, remarks : " The healthy
influence of this northern region passes all belief.
Here may be found hundreds whose lives were de:
' , paired of, while living • East and South, who now
enjoy vigorous health. To my surprise, I find a
large number of colored persons resident here who
are said to Stand the climate as, well as their white
neighbors."
TIIEiICITY
DIOR ADDITIONAL CITY NBWB CNN FOURTH NAND.)
4MeAM4e
SEPTEMBER 12, 1882. !SEPTEMBER 12, 1883.
12 At 3 6 A. M.... .12 M..... 3 r. M.
71.......:.76...:73 62 76 SO
NE......:..E...W by S,WSW..W by N... I IPSW
SEPTEMBER 13, 1862. I SEPTERBER .13, 1863.
6A. 71.• ....a .....3 P. M. 6A. BS 3P. M.
62 71%.. ....75 63 77.%. "75
NW N W N. by W. NE E : ..... ....E
DEPARTURE OP CONSCRIPTS.—OR Fri
day and Saturday last the conscripts who have been
collecting for some time at Camp Cadwalader, the
rendezvous for drafted men, at the terminus of the
Ridge-avenue Railroad; near :Islington lane, have
bad quite an exciting and busy time among them
selves. These men were collected from the city and
adjoining districts, and it, was expected that they
would remain lathe city, doing guard and patrol duty,'
until the winter should be over, before being sent to
their destined regiments. While in camp they were
granted all the privileges of the regular volunteer
soigne's, having comfortable tents, and being allowed
passes on all proper , occationi.' In this respect they
were treated widely different from the substitutes,
who were kept under close guard until the time
came for forwarding them to the ariny.
On Friday evening, while the troops were in line,
upon dress parade, the following order was read, by
Lieut. Charles H. Hand, adjutant of the liSth Penn
sylvania Volunteers, and adjutant of the camp
liRkbQU'ARTERS RENDEZVOUS FOR DRAFTED
PHILAD'A, Pa., Sept. it, 1563.
SPECIAL ORDERS NO. 34.
I. In accordance with - orders received from the
War Department, the drated men placed on duty
with the permanent party at this rendezvous are
assigned to duty with the,nBth Regiment Pennsyl
vania Volunteers. The good conduct 01 these men
whilston duty here assures the general commanding
that they will prove in the field that his confidence
in then has not been misplaced. They are assigned
to a regiment originally raised by the Corn Ex
change of this city, and will soon be commanded by
their present commanding officer, Colonel: Gwyn.
In parting with them the general commanding,
whilst regretting the separation, congratulates them
on their assignment to a regiment which„ by its
achievements in the field, has gained a reputation
which will place all its members high among the pa
triots of Pennsylvania, who have stood in the front
rank for the salvation of,their country in its hour of
_ _ _
By order of Brigadier General HATCH,
ISAAC Mosms, Major, A. A. G., and Chief of Staff.
[Official:] - GaAs. H. HAND,
First Lieutenant and Adjutant of Camp.
After the reading of this order the comvanies were
inklehed . 1:4-*.c1; to their
quite an animated conversation took place between
them in regard to the matter,•but feeling that they
have been legally and fairly called into the service of
the TJnited States, and that all orders from the pro
per authority must be obeyed, they murmured not,
but soon had their knapsacks packed and stood in
line again to answer to the call of their names, after
which they were dismissed for a short time in order
to obtain their rations for the journey which they
were about to undertake. This over, they marched
. .
to the colonel's tent, who appeared and - made the
following remarks to them :
Sotuisas ! for such _I can of right call you, the
time has • come when you are to be called into ser
vice, and to go to the field to fill up the depleted
ranks of the glorious Pennsylvania regiments,
[cheers 2 ] so many of whose members are now sleep
ing their last sleep, under the sod of Virginia, or,
maimed and crippled, are at their homes, debarred
from Joining in the glorious strife.' [Cheers.] You
are specially destined, - ai the order read on dress
parade informed you, for the 118th Pennsylvania
Regiment, better known as the Corn Exchange
Regiment, where I shall soon - join you. [Cheers.]
:You have behaved admirably white here, of which
there can be no better appreciation than the con
gratulatory order of your general. For my own
part, I am entirely content with_you. • And when
this war is over, and the last rebel shall be subdued
or esterininated, you canretnrn to your _homes and
proudly say that you were a soldier of
,Pennsylva
nia;ln the army of the United States. [Cheers.]
No one can point the finger of scorn at the conscript
then, for he will have proved his valor on the battle
field. If any of you fall, and such may be the ease,
his memory will he forever green in the hearts of
hie friends. [Cheers.] I "now bid lou adieu, for it
is time that you should be on-iour way to your des-
Three cheers were given for 001. Gwyn.
After the exitement attending this, they received
the orders to " sling knapsacks," and the whole de
tachment, accompanied by' a small guard, proceeded
to the depot, n.here they tookthe oars for Warthing
ton, thence to be sent to their regiment. _A few of
these conscripts are still at the camp, detained by
Sickneas, but they will be forwarded on•at the first
opportunity.. .t
•'
ACCIDRNT.—A man named Samuel Cur
ley, aged 35 years, had his head injured and leg frac
tured under the following circumstances : Re was a
brakeman on the Pennsylvania Railroad, and while
- riding on the top of a car, which rimmed under a
bridge near Paoli, he was struck by it, and injured
to the extent above stated. He was conveNd to the
Pennsylvania Hospital. •
THE NATIONAL* FEKA - scEs.—"—The sub
eeription agent reports the sale 9r $267,050 five
twerileeron Saturday. Deliveries of bonds are be
ing 'bade Icol August 18th. , The Treasury . Depart•
went has completed arrangements for more prompt
deliveries of the bonds, and in a few days all cause
of complaint on this score will be removed.
DISTTNGUISTIED ARRIVALS.—The follow
ing distingutehed - 'gentlemen are sojourning at, the
Continental Hotel: Major General Fremont, iton,
Thaddeue Stevens, Hon. Owen .Lovejoy, and Major
B. Rush Plumly.
MAD DOG SIIOT.—A. mad -dog was shot
yesterday morning, at Twelfth and Buttonwood
street's, by Officers Kendig and Bicitley, of the police
force.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL,
THE MONEY MARKET.
PAILADELPITTA, Sept-12, Itt
There was considerable movement in gold. to-day and'.
some fluctuation. It was rather.depressed in the morn
ing, with considerable offerings at 12X0129. Towards .
noon it stiffened,up 'on - the news of a repulse at Pert'
Sumpter and closed strong and in demand at 130
The demand for money increased. to-day and lendera,
were stiff, although some biolitirs had large amounts to'
loan at ion call; Bigi7 were the' ruling rates. It is gene-,
noisily admitted that the negotiation: of the fifty
asked by Escretery (lase need not disturb the money'
market in the least, for brthe time one instalment is
due the lOrmer will be back into the bank vaults, and'
so the same amount Will go backward and forward, an
swering the Purpose of the entire loan: ' -
Government securities were - Steady, and the sale of the
five-twenty loan at the aloe of Say COoke. Esq., ao ;
tive.
Stocks were dull, Reading alone being freely offered at'
57, a decline of 1 North. Pennsylvania sold atlB)6'. El
mira at 66. Philadelphia. and Erie at 26R. 173 was
Camden andAmboy. OM for l'enusylvania
for Little Schuylkill. 65 for Harrisburg. 77 .for Lohigh , ,
Valley. 23 for Catatiwissa preferred. -10 for Long Island:
l'ie' City sixes rose to 107 g.. State coupon sighs to 108.
Schuylkill Navigitibil Sixes; 1663; sold at. 83. Allegherir
Railroad §ixoaat 63, datudeu and Atlantic, 24 mortgage,'
at 68M. Schuylkill Ziaviiatton preferred s9l
„MM. La
bia at 68. l'hiladelphla Batik at 12234. Etre;eikaal 00atea
passenger at 46, an advance.
Drexel & Co. quote :
United States Bonds, 1881.. ................. - .106 itYif
U. S. new Certificates of Indebtedness 9954: 98/i
U. S. old Certificates of Indebtedness ' 101 mix
United States 7 8-10 Notes 10611016
Quartermasters' Vouchers. X. 1 a •
Orders for Certificates of Indebtedness ..
Gold 293 i 30
Sterling Exchange 142 1.4374
Jay Cooke & Co. quote Government securities, &c., as
:
United States 6s, 1881... .....
..........., ......IX4
)611.06X
United States 7 0-10 Ilota . ... .................106X 107
Certificates of Indebtedness, 01d.........4......101% . 101 K
Certificates of Indebtedness. new ...... 9934 0936
Quartermasters' Vouchers ............ 99 99./i.
Demand Notes
.1129
1394
hld
Sales of five. twenties. $267."6..-3.6.
The following is a statement of the Schuylkill Mid.
gation coal trade, for the week ending Thursday, Sept.
10,1683:
From Port Carbon .......
-Pottsville
Schuylkill Haven.
" Port Clinton_ • ....
Total for week
Previously this year
To same time last!-year
Amore:a of Cowl transported on the Philadelphia and.
heading :Railroad, during the week ending Thursdar
Sept. 10. 1863
From Port Carbon
Po Vsville '
Scbtlyikill Haven.
Auburn
" Port Clinton
" Harrisburg and Dauphin
Total Anthracite coal. for the week...... 03,154 01
From Harrisburg, total Bituminous coal for w'k 7.0.94 14
Total of all kinds for the week....
Preyionely.this year
To the same time last year.
The following abstract of Company's reports
the coal tonnage for the week and season, as co
with corresponding time last year:
Companies
Reading R..
Schuy'l Has
'Lehigh Icav
Lehigh Val.
Del. & Lack
Del. &Hu.d.
Penna. Coal
Shamokin...
Broad Top..
Lyken's Val
Trevorton...
Philada. Stock - Bic
at*DOriedbY B. IL Eaantixa
VLEST. •
120 Green & Coatee R.. 45
1000 Allegheny Co R 6s. 83
ofroP.otr .20U
50 Lehigh Nov 58•
60 P•hila & Erie 20%
4•N Penne, R.... ... 183.4
100 do' 1:115 )831
510Q • Schl Raylia '32. • • .. 83
105 Reading
ICO . . .. .• .s 5 67 - 300 • - do. eNVIL 57
200 d 0.... sswn&int 57
AFTER
COO Reading R 57.4 I
100 do blO 673 E;
200 do 571.
100 do E 6 57%
400 do 65 57
400 do • 610 57
100 d0;.»........ - b3O 57%
. 600 do b3O 57%
100 do 57%
100 do 6,10 57
2ro do Ell 3 57
1140 - do 57
106 b3O 57 3 16
ICO do 610 57
WO b 304753
C.OO do 57
100 do - 2dys 57
SEO do b6O 57%
CLOSING PRIME.
, Bid. Asked
Reading R: ... 57.3 i 57Y
Philadelphia Markets.
EEPTE3II3IIR I.27Evellittg.
The demand for Flour is moderate, bollir shipment
and home use, and the market is dull. l'Y - 7.:Ws comprise
about 1, EOCrbbla, at $5.25@5: 75 for old stock extra family - ,
including 200 bbls fresh ground do at $6. 25, and 100 bble
-middlings at $3.62.14 bbl. The retailers and bakers
are buying at from $1.1,1105 for superfine, $4.75&c5.2...5 for
extra, $6.256.50 for extra family, and s7@B bbl fir
fancy brands, according to quality. Itye.Flour is sell
,.
ing in a smell way at $5 `f. bbl. Corn meal is . ecarce :
Pennsylvania is held at $4, and li e randywine at St. t 5
F. bbl.
a-GRAIN. —There is a limited demand for Wheat, and
prices are without change. About 8,000 bushels have
been disposed of at $l. 2C1g4.. 30 for common to Prime new
red: $1.3C01.32. for old. do: $1.35 for Amber. and $L 40(03.
1.53 7 1?, bus for white. the latras for prime Kent:inky. Itye
is selling at 95a9& for o:d, Ind 83@190c 7e bus for new.
Corn is dull and rats er lower. About 1,500-bus yellow
sold. at 84c, and 3,000' bus mixed Western at 813A823fn
tar_. Oats are scarce and in demand with sales of new
at 6C(457c, measure, and 05c, weight.
BARK. —Onercitron is without change; 20 hhdsast
No. 1 sold at $3O `f ton. - - -
COTTON. —The market is firm, bat quiet. In the ab
sence of sales, we quote Middlings at 70071 e tb, cash.
GEOCEMES. —Coffee continues very scarce. hut firm;
small sales 'of Rio arerreported at 27E.2.30 - fl'IL.-e Saga"
and Molasses are firmly held at full rates. •
LEAD. —A sale of 2,000 Pigs Galena was made at The
lb, which is an advance.
PNOVISIONS.—The market is firm, but quiet: small
sales of Bacon Hams are making at 1.3013,0 lb for
fancy. Lard, is firm at 103itglI05.le k,A lb for barrels and
tierces. Small lots of . Mess Pork are reported at DX@
-10F6'th for barrels and tierces.
`WHISKY is dull; small sales of Pennsylvania and
Ohio bble are making at 52@t,3c, 'and Drudge at Sic
gallon
The following are the receipts of Flour, and Grain at
this port to-day
Flour.,
Wheat
ogneter.
REED BERM AND CIIICEEN T, lu. -Mr.
J. W. Price, proprietor of the popular dining saloon.
Fourth and, Cheats ea at streets, is now entertaining
is gIIE eta, as usual, with all the choicest 'Viands of
he season. We °beers% that within the last few
days he has added- to his bill of fare Reed Birdis;
(served up in delicious style) and Chicken Salad.
Since making the laet extension and improvement
in his Saloon, he has added largely to his force or.
Waiters (who, by.the way, are remarkably intelli
gent and polite), and has evidently determined to
distance•till competitors in catering to the gustatory
wants of gentlemen who dine down town. price's,
establishment is visited daily by our very first citi
zens, and all who try his tables once are made per
marent patrons. .
FINE STOCK OF WOODEN AND WILLOW
Waue.--We take pleasure in calling the attention
of merchants now in tha city making their fall:pur
chaee s to the extensive and admirably-assorted stook
of Messrs. White & Pechin, No. 423 Market street,
wholesale dealers in Wooden and Willow Ware.
brooms, cedar ware, oil cloths, looking glasses,
fancy baskets, cordage, and goods generally deno
minated under this head. Messrs. W. fk:f . , are both
merchants' of many yeara':experience, and favorably
known to the business community, and their facili
ties for doing business are such as enable them to
compete with any other house in the trade in this
city or elsewhere. They are also the sole agents for
the sale of the justly-celebrated Haley, Morse, X.
Boyderi , is 'Patent Self Adjusting Olothes Wringer,"
an article Which should, and before long doubtless
will, be introduced in erery well-regulated house
hold. "
INTERESTING TO THE. LADIES.—NOW that
the season is at hand for the ladies to think about,
supplying Themselves with new head-gear, we would
take the liberty of inviting the attention of the
Trade to the superb stock of millinery articles
oared h.; L r ellllef2.7 C..: Brother, at their well
bnOwn French Flower and Feather Emporium, No.
729 Chestnut street, below Eighth. The fall impor
tations of this firm are more extensive mid tasteful
than, any similar stock that we have ever examined,
and we are not surprised, therefore, to And their
large wartrooms already thronged with buyers f?om
all parts of the city and country.
EPEE& 'OF THE GOOD NEws.--Thq-ilciod
of good news which has been pouring in upon us for
several, 'seeks past is having a most enlivening
effect upon trade. Tar. Wm. ;W. Alter, the well
known coal merchant -of this city, Ninth street,
above Poplar, - has sold a larger amount of coal since
the let instant than has been sold before by any one .
concern in the same period, though this is probably.
quite as much attributable to the fact that he - aella a
better article for the money than any othis competi
tors, as to the fact that our armies are whipping the.
rebels. .
E=l
75,218
23,649
26,401'
23,798
27,850
28,3,2
26, 50.3
3.300
8.044
3,647
1.205
1.645,731
657,232
216,756
601,4 1
741.984
3f16 2,6
i 314.0 9 8
1 150.498
' 222.043'
111,24 9
41.573
2,257,212
511,757
441,268
SS9 634
812,972
491,W0
397,199
375,249,
.223.226'
76,661!
41,5431
ge Sale% Sept.l2.
x. Philadelphia Eselumge..3
OAILD
1000 Read I' lots. b. 30 5756
'CO do. ~ .... .blO 57'1-16
_l5O, 67
100 FeliUrav, sash 24
200 (aria New:lo7X
6/00 " do 110w.a0736
100 Spruce & Kee R. .15
5000 Cam &Aden 2d - m. 683 s
;.,7 Rim ira • 36
5 Phila 1.22/4
2000 Penns coup 65....,11:6
BOARD.
1 100 Beading 65 573:
200 do - .
57.44
200 do b3O 57.31
200 do b 5 57%
50 do -573 e"
210 do b 6 6736
100 do 55 67316
150 do 5756.
300 do b3O 5736
ICO . do elo 57X
200 do 530 57K
400 I7th & 19th-ets :•-12x ,
1 24 Cam &Am 13,...,173
, 1000 Penns 10036
t 100 N Penne R...., :860 11336
1450 g Sold. Nav Le. 'B2 63
100 Little Sob IIL .. ..
_47X
..tprnee &Pine R.... 15
4 P. M.—STEADY.
CITY . 11 rr - JP. - NE S
SUPERIOR QIYALITY OF SMONEDATPATS
. „
—The ariciessors to:the late O. H. Mattson, bah
and Tenth streets, dealers in fine family groceries,
have now in store a fresh supply of elegant Jersey
cure d
• Flame;large•sized Tongues, and the finest qua
lity of Dried Beef, to,which we invite the attention
of our realiers.
MESSRS.. CHARLES OAK - FORD - & SONS;
under the Continental Hotel, are now selling their
entire stook of elegant Summer Goods for Children
and youth at and below coat of importation,
FOR THE Lrapitr,- of an elegintly:fittini
Sbirt, go to the popular 'Gentlemen's -Furnishing
store of Zir. George Grant, No. 6io Chestnut street.
.FrNE MILITARY GOODS, of every descrip
tuni, suitable, for Arsity and Navy offkoerii, ran be
bad, at 'moderate prices, at Oakford & under
:tbe Continental Hotel.
“ Nom ANOTHER . DROP."--The rebels
may object to Yankee institutions as mush as they
please, but •it will be. to , no purpose; the Yankee
spirit ies'irrepressible.” They have now Yankee.
ism in the Worst form—that is. in the shispe.of a
"Maine No more liquor ! What awful sum
mons to a real Southerner. A single "smile" coat
ing one dollar,,and a, barrel of whisky (and such.
whisky) coating one thousand three hundred and
seveenty-flve dollars! Nobody can drink now but
officers and Government contractors. Theirpoverty,
and not their will, will make a drunken nation a
sober people. - When the war is over they will pro
bably bequite decent and 'sober, and better citizens
than ever, and, perhaps, not even disgrace a drat
plass suit of Clothing from Charles Stokes Co.,
under the "Continental."
•
Tir Enrzworr ComTßED,Between
Gilmore, G-rant, Dahlgren, Meade, arid Rosecrans,
the rebellion is completely cornered ; it has been
drawn from district to, district and froM State to
State, until the Seceah leaders must be looking
about.theinfor that"last ditch? in witich•they pro
mised to
,give the last kick at the nationality that
has protected them and given them all the glory
they ever had dr ever will have. While Seeeehlits
hunting up that ultimate ditch, the loyal people of
the North are jogging along in their old-fashioned,
quiet way, and paying periodical visits to the Brown
Stone Clothing Hall of Rockhill 605
and 605 Chestnut street, above Sixth, for the pur•
pose of obtainieg for themselves elegant, eomforta
-ble,-;and, seasonable garments. liappy.Joy:allatal
Worthy 8..5. O. Ball I
.trRIIGALITY.—An. old writer 91), " &Naar
says that "young women slicaild let their-judgment
be seen by the frugality and simplicity of their ap
parel.".) Aid thinkgentionten should dress its nearly
as may be in accordance with their position is life,
and deal only with'Granville Stokes, No. 609 Cheat
nut ayeet, where, the' finest and cheapest* attiak of
fall goods in 'tie city is L now in store.
PATENT VENTILATED HINGE SPRING
IYEATTnassee.;•inideby the best and quickest"work,
men in the city, at the West End Store, 140$ ohs*
eelo-4t"
,
BESTR:ASY, SLEEP Soragovi - . — tuy one of
Patten's Patent Ventilated Hinge Spring lllat
tressep,,the beat midis in the Thaionl„ viris,?. ()heat.
mit /Wet; eat°4‘,
Tone. Olt
8,228 10
2,0113 09
13.991 00
1.41? CO
23.049 10
488,108 00
511.767 19
637,292 dl
Tone. Cwt.
.._28.835 01
. 1 SOO 00
. 24,998 12
.. 6.246 OS
.. 9,007 01
~. 124 06
76.248 17
..2,181,96 09
225, 212
288,451
70.9371
136,111
83.101
24.7.1
1.182.
11.492.238'
•• • 1. GOO bbia.
btus..
4.160 bus.
.• • 7.400 bail. •