Eljt 4-11,Frt55. - WEDDIEBDA.Y, JANUARY 27, 1864 The State of the Country. Congress periodically resolves itself into a Committee of the Whole upon the State of the 'Union, and, in this solvent condition, we have known more, perhaps, of the stale of Congress than that of the country. In a tertitylic, especially, great facts typo them- selves upon the surface of politics, and tuis -is emremely true of a time of war, and pre eminently so of the present moment. Never before was Congress so clear, emphatic, and direct an expositor of the public opinion. This indication has peculiar significance. It means that for once in s very long period, and only after an experience of greigo r i a i, ,the popular convictions are settled; me. pur poses of the nation defined. We have gained the great moral principle of the war, and, in self-conquest, the nation has assured its triumph over rebellion. The people were never so well represented, never so well represented themselves. It is remark able with what remorseless honesty the Con gress of 1.863 has so tar clenched its pur pose. Less noise and more work; an in stant sense of what is just, and as prompt a - determination to do it. These evidences show that Congress at last knows its own and the people's mind, and comprehends the necessities of the hour. Victory on the field has given its proper impulse to legisla tion, and never before was the understanding between the representatives and the people more practically balanced and harmonized to the work of the hour. In fine, the loyal nation understands itself, satisfied that what ha'. so far been gained is permanent and decisive, and determined that the work to be done shall not lack energy to make it 143 to a certain point, our legislators have had to labor under fire. Thanks to the;r efforts, moral batteries have been ertetcd against rebellion which have given strength and character to every victory, and achieved a safe foothold for the law. The President and Congress have kept step with the army, and the moral and military arm of the Republic are one. This, however, is only the state of a por tion of the country, though a portion so great that its moral bearing must determine the Whole. Nevertheless, Congress and the nation have yet to resolve themselves init the true and perfect Consummation of " the committee of the whole on the stale of the Union." The work will end, and our political millennium arrive, when the free Staa. of Maine can sit down with the free commonwealth of Georgia. For the present, we mast be content with a partial view or tato of the South, t) - 1 the rebel Congress and the rebel army Zia now care less to know than of the South ern people. And here the national prospect kuhllnens every day. Our victories are chicily valuable as they secure to us the pc. - -ple of the ll'outh. The disaffection of Nr , rth Carolina; the wholesale desertion frm 'lie rebel armies ; the stringent tyranny of the rebel Government in exacting more nu n and money from a famished people ; the thr,usand signs of destitution and dissatisfac tion which come to us as waifafrom the wreck of the South—show beyond misconception the disintegration of the rebel power. This would be a poor gain to the country were we not sure that growing hatred of the terrible madness which brought all this ruin is the most important sign of the present condition Df the rebellion. In parts of the South JEF FERSON DAVIS is more unpopular than ABRAHAM Lrricauti - . The unanimity of the. North is not so full of meaning as the fact that people in North Carolina have openly declared for the Union. It is not half so important that ABRA HAM LINCOLW is renominated for the Presidency, in Pennsylvania, as that Anti- Slavery meetings in Arkansas announce him as the candidate of the free South. It I is now of no consequence whatever that 1 Goveinor SET3.IOUR and General MCOLEL LAN are discontented, while Louisiana and Arkansas are preparing to elect anti-slavery 1 Governors, and General GANTT is lectur- be in the North. Less signitico:v*- ~,xlrAtv or dming an election in Louisiana, than -the fact that the free State men of New Or leans objected to certain points of the pro clamation for fear that slavery might be al lowed a small chance to deceive the people. The gathering of the loyal Texans to the standard of General flAxtmrox, the increas ing success of free labor on <the Southern plantations, are other marks of growth in the South, and other guarantees of the una nimity of the North. Hate of the rebel oligarchy, not of the Northern Democracy, will erelong be the predominant feeling of the Southern people. We are little bold in saying that slavery is at this moment execrated by the great masses of the South, for the simple reason that it has been the cause of ruin, and is worthless because of that ruin. In time, Northern opinion may only fulfil its simple duty in keeping pace with the progress of freedom in the South. Ilikansas and Louisiana are about to become free States, restored to the Union. A new order of things has become established, I which it would require another revolution equal to that of a fresh rebellion to disor- ganize and uproot and to this end, should the pro-slavery sentiment of the North revolt, freedbm in the South is strong enough to put it down. -- British Royalty. It may be taken for granted that England enjoyed a paroxysm of joy and "loyalty," early in the present month, when it was an nounced that the Princess of Wales had presented her husband, and the nation, with an heir. There is certainly no occasion to fear that the succession to the British throne will go out of the country, for Queen Vic 'oma has nine children and four grand children, though she has not yet completed her forty-fah year. The Prince of Wales was married on the 10th of March 1863, and became a father on the Bth of January, 1864. The child will not have any title Con ferred upon him, but will simply have the title "Prince" prefixed to his Christian name. Thus the grandson of GEORGIC I. was Prince FREDERI% and his eldest son, born during the life eif GEOECIX 11, whom he succeeded, was only Prince GEOAGA during his father's lifetime ; he subsequently became GEOUGE 111.- I No prince of the blood-royal in England succeeds to any hereditary title, except the Sovereign's eldest son, who is born Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rotlisay, Earl of Carrick, Baron of Renfrew, and Hereditary High Ste ward of Scotland. The title of Prince of Wales is generally conferred on him, by pa tent, when he is a few days old. Not one of Queen VICTORIA's sons, the Prince of Wales excepted, has yet a Peer's title, which alone Would qualify them to sit in, the House of Lords. Of the sons of GEORGE 111, Fitz- Driticx was created Duke of York and Al bany at the age of 21; Wria,rAat Han= Was mide Duke of Clarence at the age of 23; EDWARD wasnot created Duke of Rent until he was 32; ERNEST was made Duke of Cumberland at the age of 28 ; AuarreTus FREDERICK became Duke of. Sussex also at 28. and ADOLPHUS, his father's favorite, was made Duke of Cambridge when he was 21_ As the custom has been to settle on each Prince, on his creation as Peer, the 'Sum of $60,000 per annum, for life, besides other emoluments, the British public, we dare say, will not be particularly anx ious for the present young princes to be converted into Royal Dukes. Their father, wild deserved to be called Albert the Saving, laid by the magnificent sum of five million dollars, out of his income, which was Mit less than $300,000 a year from all sources. It might have been expected that his daughters, at least, Would have received their dowries out of this large sum. On the contrary, the British people were called upon to provide his three married children (the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and Princess Aliced with large dowries, liberal outfits, and perpetual annuities. No wonder, then, that the R9yal progeny is so deco* to Briti s h t ax _ payers.. Steam to Europe. A very important correspondence between the Corn Exchange Association and Tnos. EicitAnDsoN & Co., projectors of an inde- pendent line of steamships between Phila delphia and Liverpool, appears in our paper to-day, and particulatly challenges public attention. It confirms the opinion which we expressed on this subject ten days ago. Ihe most active and live, as well as patri otic and liberal, commercial organization in this city is the Corn Exchange Association, always foremost when charity and loyalty appeal to them. The traffic of this body over the railways of this State is enormous, and its members naturally desire to have this port as an outlet to their trade with Eu rope ; in other words, they do not wish that New York shall be, what to a large extent it now is, the port of entry for Philadelphia. The exports and imports of this great city and State ought to be direct, to the great saving of money, time, and trouble. The Corn Exchange, through its most in fluential members, asks what are the pro spects of having the direct steam-line es tablished which, it was understood, several weeks ago, was the subject of negotiations with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.. The reply will be read with interest. The Railroad Company broke ground, last fall, by soliciting Messrs. Rioniatnsort. to negotiate with them in reference to placing a fortnightly line of passenger and freight steamboats between this city and Liverpool. Several weeks' negotiations eventuated in a mutual agreement between the parties as to certain concessions and guarantees, which were finally adopted by a full board of the Railroad Directors. On the strength of this agreement, which re quired only to be duly "signed and sealed" to make it legally binding, Messrs. RICTIARD gON immediately ordered two first-class steamers to be built, in the most competent building-yards on the Clyde, and their con struction is now being proceeded with. All the expenditure for this, and for everything else, would haye been defrayed by Messrs. RrenAnnsow, without calling on the citizens of this city or this State for one dollar. Moreover, they offered a guarantee that the line should be continued for a certain num ber of years ; thus securing its permanency. They found, however, about a fortnight ago, that the guarantees and concessions granted to them had been transferred to a Philadelphia Steamship Company, which proposes to raise an amount of capital from mir citizens, which is palpably inadequate to the purpose which it professes to hold in view. On this we shall only say that an in sufficient capital is ominous of failure in any enterprise ; that, in this country, steamships managed by boards of directors have scarce ]y ever been successful; and that the rule has not yet found its exception in Phila delphia. It is certain that Philadelphia requires di rect steamship traffic with Europe. The difference between an undertaking by a pri vate firm, experienced in all its details, and a public company, with an inferior capital to be raised by subscriptions, is too obvious to be noticed. Let us hope that, in this case, Philadelphia may remember the story of the dog and the shadow—where the sub• stance was lost by the endeavor to grasp at the illusion. Maximilian. The following extract of a letter from the Archduke DI/true:max to the Mexican schemer, ALMON - TE, will determine belief that the Archduke has accepted the Mexi can crown. The extract appears in the Cowrie? des Etats Unis "Rest muted, my dear General, that I do net in the least hesitate about Coining to you. My reefs lution has been finally takep ; and ever since the speech which I made October 3d, before Mexico and the world, I have only been waiting to take up the reins of authority for the fulfilment of conditions made necessary, not by my own dignity alone, but by the beet interests of your country. I have al ready assured you of this in my letter of October 9th, and it gives me pleasure to renew the axeuratoee now. Ireu . may use this letter as you please to dissipate all doubts which may be still felt in Mexico," Not venturing to doubt the authenticity of this statement, we are led to infer that the Archduke has never entertained any serious objection to the offer of the Mexican monarchists. The fact of conquest appears to be the one virtue necessary, and to esta blish this fact MexmimAisf has secretly lent his whole influence. Vi AM. Tv. 0n,..+4..«.114.. The joint action of the Corn Exchange and the Board of Trade is likely to provide Philadelphia with a flour inspector, an offi cer found very useful, twenty years ago, and now more imperatively demanded than be fore by the requirements of trade and do mestic consumption. A large quantity of flour is annually shipped from this port to foreign parts, and the credit of our mar ket ought to be kept up, and can be kept up by having a properly qualified and honest man to examine it. Flour, it strikes us, is entitled to at least as much attention as 'whisky. There are several inspectors of whisky (and a multitude of consumers of the article) in this city, but not yet any inspec tor of flou-. It may not be generally known here, but the decided preference Which Eng lish bakers have always manifested for Ame rican flour arises from the fact that it takes more water than European flour. We have heard English bakers declare, as the profita ble result of their trade experience, that whereas they can produce eighteen pounds of good bread out of fourteen pounds of European flour, they can produce twenty. one pounds of bread out of fourteen pounds of American flour. The latter, as we have said, bears much more wetting to be convert ed into dough, and therefore makes the I larger quantity of bread. LETTER FROM "OCCASIONAL.” WASIONGTON, January 26, 1864. The effort to make General McClellan President of the United States is character ized and accompanied by some most signifi cant developments. If the men who have this enterprise in charge were not veteran politicians, there would be some excuse for the ridiculous position they allow them selves and their favorite to occupy. In a word, Genera/ McClellan is put forward as a Presidential candidate 1 in the coming election, solely on the score of his military achleVements, solely because he <led some hundred thousand of his countrymen in battle; and yet the chiefs and managers of this movement everywhere--in the press, in the courts, and in the Legislatures--op pose the right of the soldiers to 'vote in the elections, and when an attempt is made to , give this right the sanction of law, they re sist it with bitter and persistent hate ! Now I call this something of an ano maly. Run a hero for office, and de ny to his own troops the pleasure of voting for him ! We have had some odd performances within the last three years, but nothing equal to this. We have seen the - Democracy turned into an anti-war party. We have seen the old leaders turning their backs upon a betrayed, debauched, and defiled organization, and their places filled by men who had been outlawed by their own party, or who had lost individuality with the death of temporary combinations. But that a military character should be made a Presidential candidate only because he was a military character, and that those making him candidate should sternly re fuse the soldiers who fought under McClel lan to vote at the elections--this novelty was reserved for the present stage of the rebel lion. The good General, himself, is not a little to _blame for the sad fate which has befallen his managers. When he was charged, more than two years ago, with certain tender yearnings towards the pro-slavery aristocracy, whether of Rich mond, New York, Philadelphia, or Charles ton, especially that branch of tins effete pa trician school who fled from the army and navy and joined the rebel hosts, there was a deal of very angry denial and a torrent of objurgation. It was to insult a brave and a tried soldier to say so. But as events unfolded themselves, and the excellent General allowed himself to become the beneficiatire of some and the guest of others of the most avowed of the sympathizers, these early charges looked more real than rash. And when, at last, he took strong and eloquent ground in favor of Judge Wood ward, the most' offensive of the verdigris Copperheads, who haughtily refused, as a•Su preme dodge of Pennsylvania, to allow Gen. McClellan's soldiers to vote for Governor ; when George B. McClellan wanted this person elected Chief Magistrate of our good old State, nobody wondered that his sincere feelings on:that side should have cropped out so early in the war. But it will be an mitre show of a general running for Preei-, dent, without the votes of his own soldiers— not only without them, but in the name of his friends, refusing them. But it is probable that General McClellan is to be put up on other than military grounds. Here, indeed, he might be most formidable. In the present troublous condition of public concerns why should he not be a transfusion of nil civic greatness and inspiration—a statesman, diplomat, financier, and philoso pher combined ? Why not ! Wonders will never cease, and this would not be half so marvellous as running a general for Presi dent and refusing his own soldiers a chance to vote for him ! OCCASIONAL. Tan Univinten.—Tdr. T. DI. Spellissy, editor of this paper, formerly entitled the Caltiolic Herald, has formally denied that Bishop Wood could have re• moved his name from it because it advocated the Fenian Brotherhood. Dlr. Spenser/ says "The Begrime have never been advocated in my columns. Advocate is a term of wide signification. I Wrote an article against secret societies, at the end of Which I stated to correspondents that to the best of my knowledge the Fenian. Brotherhood is not a secret body. This is the extent of the advocacy of this association. "Why the Bishop has ceased to employ a paper, lately his own, as - the medium of his ecolesiastioal communications with hie clergy, is what I am una ble el.: finitely to settle. Ho intimated to me that he Wished to discontinue it as his medium, and of course he was complied with. This is the entire case. It would be absurd to father on the Bishop any edi torials that have recently appeared in the Unionise. He did not edit a single line in the paper. I did ; and my name was responsibly at the head obthe columns. Nor should any one think that because a paper ceases to be the medium of more Episcopal an nouncements, its catholicity is in any degree dimin ished. There are many Catholic papers in the coun try, only two of them the Bishop's organs. Are all the rest nomCatholic 1 Not by any means. A Bishop's name is a good and venerable name ; but the absence of it does not imply the absence of catao• holly. In the meantime, lam glad to be able to say that r Popular Lives of the Popes,' written c y my self, and commenced in my paper of the present meek, carry with them the imprint alit. Bev. Bishop Wood." This certainly settles one question which has puzzled the religious public fora week or two. The Universe did not cease to be the organ of the Bishop because of its advocacy of the Fenian,. Mr. Spat. limy himself thus settles another of more general interest in his editorial columns : "The A-2o loan is entirely subscribed for. We Democrats, however much and bitterly we are op• posed to this Administration, must admit, try this ism, that the whole country is determined to sup port the same Administration In carrying on the war, in its efforts to restore the Union, in much :of its manner of governing the entire Republic. Let us be just enough to confess the truth. The late elections disappointed the judgments, the desires, and the hopes of many of us ; the exhaustion of the 'loan' has confounded us .altogether. We may carp, but the elections have gone against us, and the loan is entirely taken ' • that is to say, both the votes end the money of the people sustain Abraham Lin coln in his management of the Republic. Our talk about despotism, the ruin of law, the destruction of the Republic, and all that, ate silenced by these t Pio facts." WA.SI - lINT4GrTOM The Army of the Potomac. A note from the headquarters of the Army of the Potomac represents all quiet with no indications of active operations: &apt. WILSON, Chief commissary of Subsistence of the army, has issued a circular directing that oer• tain inspections be made by the various commis" series and acting commissaries of subsistence, having in view the proper distribution of stores by those entrusted with that duty. The Spring Campaign. Gen. HALLECK, in conversation with prominent public men, has expressed his belief that the last grand and desperate effort will be made in the calm ing awing by the rebel. to tranefer the real fighting to Northern soil. They cannot subsist their armies in their own desolated region, from all the most fruitful parte of which slaves have been withdrawn Into the interior cotton States. It is difficult to de• terrnine whether their new campaign will be due north into Pennsylvania again, or across Eentucdry into Ohio, using Longatreet's present position as a base of operations. All the 'afoot advice. received at the War Department show that a Peter-the-Her mit crusade against the North is now being preached throughout the Confederacy, and that they are ion. scripting into the ranks with ruthless violence everything human that Is able to bear arms.— Tribune. Homesteads tbr Militery Services. Senator WiLeon's bill to secure homesteads to persons in the military service, and whioh was re ferred to the Committee on Public Lands, provides that all lands not included in the corporate limits of any city, town, or village against which decrees of condemnation and sale shall •be rendered under the condeeatien law, and all such lands sold for Tlttt taxes in the insiirreetionari gifitrlott shall be bid off to the Secretary of the Interior, and shall be deemed unappropriated public lands of the United States, and shall be subject to entry, under the pro visions of the homestead law, by any officer or sot. Bier who shall have served two years during the present rebellion, or been discharged by reason of wounds or disease contracted in the service or by any person of African descent rendering military service to the United States. All buildings and permanent TENlvelant-flageniiP treasury within five years by the persons entering the same, and such value to be a lien on such lands and buildings in favor of the United States. The laws of the United States relating to public lands are to be extended to these lands, so far as appli cable. The National Banks. It appears by a circular issued by United State' Treasurer 6PIENER that the regulations respecting the employment of national banking assOciations, as depositories of the public moneys, has been modi• Bed so that any banking association, under the national-currency act, may qualify itself to become a depository of the public money and 'a financial agent of the United States, by giving security in any sum not less than fifty thousand dollars, and such security may be by a deposit of the whole amount of security in United States bonds or certificates of in debtedness, or both, in any proportion of either de sired, or by a deposit of not lees than one-filth the whole amount in United States bonds and the re mainder in personal bonds, or by a deposit of not less .than one-half the whole amount in certificates of indebtedness of .the United States and the re. mainder in personal bonds. Whenever the Secre tary of the Treasury shall be of the opinion that any bonds have become insufficient, he may require such additional bonds as he may judge necessary for per• feet security. The National Finances. There is no prospect whatever of a present at tempt to negotiate a new loan. It is not likely that any bonds will again be put upon the market until by the appreciation of those already issued, it is rendered certain that a flveper gent. security can be placed at par. In the meantime the Treasury De_ partment possesses ample recourses for meeting its obligations .to its creditors in legal-tender 'treasury notes and certificates of indebtedness. Confirmations by the Senate. The Senate, in executive guidon, to-day, confirmed the nomination of CHAS. A. Dane as Second Assist ant Secretary of War, and Anniaorr IL FLINT receiver of public moneys for the sale of public lands in Oregon, vice BRIGGS, removed. The Post Office Self—sustaining. Kassomr, in the House to-day, stated that the Poet Office Department is now, for the drat time in fifteen pearls, self•suetsining. Appropriation Bills. The deficiency bill, which will probably pass the souse to-morrow, appropriates over $7,000,000 and Inane! provision for an additional Secretary of the Treasury, and the navy bill appropriates about $105,000,000, which will probably be increased. Exposure of a European Canard. The statement copied from European papers, that Marshal FOREY bad an extraordinary mission to Washington, and had obtained of the Government of the United States a promise not to disturb the new Mexican monarchy, in return, for promised made by France with regard to her attitude towards the United States, is, in every shape and form, -without foundation. Marshal Fororr has not been at Washington, and has had no communication, directly or indirectly, lvith this Government, nor has any such proposition been made. The State papers sent to Congresi With. the President's mes sage contain all that has paned between the "United States and Mexico, Spats, and Austria, on the sub. ieot of the French occupation of Mexico, General Gantt's Views. General GANTT, of Arkaneas, will, issue ft -ad dress to the Southern people. urging them to lay down their arms and return to their alleglanoe under the President's amnesty proclamation, and declaring that, as slavery is dead, there is nothing left for the South to tight for. Col. L. C. Baker's Regiment. Orders were some time since issued by the War Department authorizing Col. L. G. BARBEL to fill up his battalion to a regiment of twelve hundred men. In pursuance of this order, recruiting offices are now open in Blaine. This regiment is linown for its efficiency in drill, and good gualitiec of hones, equipments, and arms. Chief of the Cavalry Bureau. General Wirtow, of General GE&NT's staff, has been appointed to succeed General STONEMAN all chief of the Cavalry Bureau. General Smollsmell assumes command of the cavalry in pen. GRANT'S department. Commutation. Though a majority of the House AUlitary Qom• mince le in favor of the abolition of the commute. tion clause in the enrolment act, the House will agree with the Senate not to strike it out. The Patent Office. The Patent dilloe has accumulated • a fund of $40,000 since last July, after paying all expenies. Against the Test Oath. • The lower house or the Maryland Legislature voted yesterday against establishing a teat oath. Rebel. and Secessionists can vote hereafter in Maryland, unless the military commander of that district interferes as General Sonarrair did. Custorn-Douse Investigation. The New York Custom House was before the Committee on Public Expenditures this morning. Mr. PALXNE, special agent of the Treasury, was examined. The sergeant.st.srms has not yet re turned from New York with Messrs. WADDBLL, ABMS, and MAMMON, who were subpcensed. The'Wbisky. Tax. It is believed that the Senate Finance Clom will adhere to the Homo tax on whisky. John Brown. A brother of Jowzr BUOWN will probably be Sp. pc inted superintendent of the contrabands in this 9101Elity. THE PRESS. --- PHILADELPIIIA; W EDNESDA Y. JANU AR Y 27 s 1864; WASHINGTON, D. C. Jam. 26 THE WAR IN VIRGINIA. Get Geoham's Expedition on the Peninsula , . DESPATCH FROM GENERAL BUTLER - WASHINGTON. Jan. 26.—The following has been received at the War Department Forvrierree Mormon, Jan. 26, 1864—T0 lion. E. 111: Stanton: Brigadier General Graham, by my dire°• tions, went with three armed transports and a com petent force to the Peninsula, and made a landing on James river, seven miler below Fart Powhatan, known as the Brandon Farms, and captured 22 of the enemy, 7 of the signal corps, and brought away 99'regroes ; destroyed 2,400 pounds of pork, a large quantity of oats and iron. They also captured a schooner and sleep With 240 boxes of tobaooo, and five Jews preparing to run the blookade. er he expedition returned Without the loss of a man. BENJ. F. BUTLER, CLIA_ELLIESTON. Rumor of an Attack on Savannah. A. Sensation in the Fleet. Naw YORK, Jan. 26,—A Kerrie Island letter or the 21st inst. says : si There was a big scare in the fleet a few nights since, caused by some rebel ob• structions floating out to sea. If ouriron.olads were nearer Charleston, neither torpedoes nor sea•horses would run against them with impunity. The ob. struotions in the channel between Sumpter and Moultrie are entirely gone, and the opinion of the naval officers is that there are no impediments to the progress of our fleets excepting those extending from James Island to the middle ground. Of their nature it is impossible to judge, tfileugh they are probably not half as formidable aft imagined. A rebel iron -clad, probably the Chleora, was seen yes. terday west of Fort Simkinr. Ne less than three rebel iron•clads are seen daily." REPORTS OF A CORRESPONDENT. Draw Irons, Jan. 26.—A letter from Folly Island to the Commercial says.: “Rumora are still prevalent among the troops of a meditated expedition towards Savannah, but no thing of a reliable character Watknown. "There was a general review on the 20th of all the troops on the island. Seven thousand men were in line, besides two full batterlds. General Terry is in command on Folly Island. "Alt hopes or - reaching Charleston this winter have died sway among the troops.” FORTRESS MONROE, Formunse Mormon, Jan, 26.-List of vessels pan. ing the guard ship Young Boyer, inward bound Behr. Torpedo, Captain Lowe, Boston to HilVin Read. - Steamer City of fliehmond, Captain Kelly, New York to Fortrean Monroe. Steamer Perritt, Captain Delano, Alexandria to Fortress Monroe. Steamer Phdiaaelphis, Captain Allen, Baltimore to Fortress Monroe. Steamer John A. Warner, Captain Cone, Waah• ington to Portren Monroe. ,teanierChas. Osgood, Captain Over, Alexandria to Fortress Monroe. Steamer Quinnabsse, Oaptsin Bedell j Alexandria to Fortress Bionroe. The gunboat Moree reoently left Yorktown with a detachment of oolored troops, entering illobjaok Bay, and went up Rad River, meeting with no re bel force or guerrillas. They brought away three families (whites) of women and children, fifteen in all, with nine con. trabands, all of which arrived here today, on the Yorktown mail boat, together with several other refugees from Richmond. Refugee. are coming into our lines daily, both by Yorktown and Suffolk. Major General Butler and stall have gone to Nor folk to , day. Brig. General Marston arrived this morning from Point Lookout. The United States despatch-steamer Iffassaohu. setts arrived here last night and proceeded Janne. diateiy to the fleet off Newport New', where they left a large mail for New York and other places, and proceeded to Philadelphia. They , did not communi cate ashore, and consequently we obtained no news from her. List of vessels passed by the guard-ship Young Rover, outward bound Steamer Avon, Captain Dunbar, Chaney Island to New York. Steamer Phcenix, Captain Barnes, Newbern to Philadelphia. Schooner Brothers, Oapt. Howes, Cranes , Island to Boston. Mirk Adelaide, Oltpts.irt Etehburger, Forint*/ Monroe to Rio. NORFOLK. The Guerilla Burroughs Attempts au BS. cape and isShet. NORFOLK, Jan. 26.—PdajorBurroughs, the guerilla chief, was shot by the guard last night while at tempting to escape from the Pest Route, where he was being treated for the small.pox. ST. Whe Ice in the 4arbOr -- Attempteit Escape of a Rebel Spy ST. Loins, Jan. 28.—A large portion of the harbd was cleared of Me to-day, and the ferry boats hare resumed their tijpe. General Grant arrived to-day, and proceeded im. mediately to the bedside of his sick son. General Rosman, is expected here tomorrow. H. B. Boyd, a young Englishsien, who was ar• rested at the Planter's House a few days since by x..not spy, emp e o escape from the guard to• day, while being conducted to the Provost Marshal's office, by leaping from the fillth.story of th e hotel, down the centre of the winding stair case to the basement. Be was taken up insen sible, and he now lies in a critical condition, though no bones are broken. HARRISBURG. Legislative Caucus. = HARRISBURG, Jan. 26.—A caucus of the Republi can members of the Legislature met in the State Library this evening, and resolved to recommend the payment of the interest on the State debt in currency, carrying out the views of the Governor as expressed in his annual message. The question of an adjournment was informally discussed, and the sense of the caucus gave a deci sion against the proposition by an active majority. PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE. • Hrotaranuno, Jan. 28, 1864. SENATE. The • SPEAKER presented the annual reports of the Northern U. 017111 for Friendless Children, and of the Philadelphia Saving Fund. • Mr. CONNELL presented petition of citizens of Philadelphia for relief to old and infirm teacher,. Mr. CONNELL offered a resolution appointing a select committee of five to apportion the State into representative districts. Refused second reading— ayes 10, nays 10, Mr. CONNELL moved to proceed to a ballot for clerk. Lost—ayes 10, nays 10. -• Mr. cox wrs..l. moved to adjourn until 11 o'clock N. to-morrow. Not agreed LAMBERTON moved t proceed to a thir: teenth ballot for Speaker. Not agreed to—yeas 10, nays 10, Mr. LOWRY offered a resolution declaring that Senators should receive no pay when they do no Work. Mr. CONNELL suggested to amend by.giving $l,OOO to thos refuse d ere willing to work. The Senate to proceed to the consideration of the original resolution—yang 10, nays 10. Mr. CONNELL moved to adjoUrn. Agreed to, Adjourned, HOUSE. The House was called to order at 11 o'clock A. M. by Dlr. OLMSTEAD, who had been deputized by the Speaker to act in his absence. Mr. BERGUIN oilbred the following resolution : Becoive, That the Judiciary Committee General be requested to report to this House, at their earliest con venience, the amendments to the Constitution passed at the session of 1861, extending the right of suffrage to the citizens of the State in the military service of the coun try; and that they also be requested to report the expe diency of holding a special election, not later than the let of August. to give the people o the Commonwealth an opportunity of adopting or rejecting the same. and that the returns of the said election shall be made in time to give the soldiers of the State, in the State or gene ral service, the right to vote at the ensuing fall elections. The resolution was adopted—yeai 81, nays a. The nays were Memo. Benton, Rice, and Searight. Bills Introdueed.'• By Mr. BIGHAM, incorporating Manchester Water Association. By Mr. DENISTON, extending time of paying enrolment tax, or an act relative to Masonic Kali of East Liberty, Penna. Passed. By Mr. RIDE, relative to volunteer bounties in Delaware county. By Mr. WE/SER, annulling the marriage emit tract between...l - wish and Mary Kerns. By Mn BARGER, exepting Southern Dispen sary of Philadelphia from $ certain tax. By Mr. WATSON, exempting the Mercantile Li brary Building from city and county tax. By Mr. COCHRAN, extending the time for the construction of the Philadelphia and Olney Railway. By Mr. KERNS, incorporating the Merohanta' Hotel Company of Philadelphia. ByMr. MoMANUS, allowing city cam to run on Sunday. Ity Mr. SMITH, of Philadelphia, supplying cer tain sections to the penal code. By Mr. SMITH, of _Philsdelphis,_ changing the venue in a certain cue front Schuylkill to North ampton county. By Mr. ORW/G, providing for the education of children of deceased soldiers. By Mr. LILLY, joint resolutions, providing for an adjournment on Wednesday until February 23d, 1864. Mr. HENRY moved that the House proceed to the consideration of the act with reference to claims for transportation. Agreed to. Dlr. REX. moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. Agreed to. Mr. SCHOFIELD moved that the House adjourn. Not agreed to—yeas 16. nays 66. Mr. LILLY moved that the House proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution providing for an adjournment from Wednesday next until the 23d of February. Not agreed to—yeas 36, nays 67. • Inter eat on State Debt The bill reported by , Mr. WATSON, from the Committee of Ways and Means, relative to interest on the state debt, is as follows: Be tt enacted, ite.. That so much of an act approved J ose 2.2:1., Ism, as 2%v:thee the interest on the public debt ot the Commonwe third s e cti o naid in spa app r oved equivalent. and also the of an act the eleventh day of April. 1. D. DM, be, and the same are herebs,,revealed: Provid,xt. That during the time said interest is paid in funds less va.uable than specie, the State Treasurer shall not collect from the loanholders the tax upon the loans required by the fourth section of the act of the sixteenth day of April A. D 1845. Sec. 2. That it shall be the duty of the State Treasurer to pay all interest falling due oaths public debt of this Commonwealth. on Filch fter the thirty-first day maya unary D. 1&34,..in. notes as hsve been or be I.,.ned by the Ueited States Government. On motion, adjourned. A Blockade Runner Condemned. BOSTON-, Tan. 26,—A steamer called the Triton, built on the Clyde in 1836, put Into Surinam about the Ist of January. She was leaky and would be condemned. She bad been sold for delivery at Weckade runner. Sailing or the Columbia. BosTow, Jan. 26.—The steamer Columbia sailed to day at 11 o'clock for St. John', N. F. She takes 1.0 paraengers or specie. Markets by Telegraph. Po VITIMISR, R . z$ —l , loer 4 drat; flab's are reported 0 1 u 4) bible Ohio ea tra at $7.60. a d otObbla super/Ws 11l 87, Wbeet la dull. with a teat, r fair demand. at $l.lO 0 1.11 , - whukr dull; Ohio La o Cared et tOe. cotreo ease o: GOO Osas Rio. Major General Commanding, This, them Was a declaration to overthrow the Consti tution. We are to have a presidential election in No vember. not by the people, by electors chosen by the People. The meaning and intent of the Senator's view was that, if the People took it into their heads that there Was military interference at the polls, It would be right faritadisappointedportionof them to declare the elec tion void, and that the Preeident elect would -- have no r gift to amuses his functions. If this was not unconsti tutional. he was not able to perceive what Wee. After referring to the Presldt is re amnesty proclama tion, so severely commented u by the Senator from New York, and defending it. Mr. Howard said he was in favor of abolishing slavery forever, because, though not the only cause, it was one of the great and predomi nating causes of the rebellion He believed there never would be permanent peace if they permitted this great cause of disturbance to last. The people of the United States wculd be unwise to let the war close without effecting this object. He was in favor of subjugation, and when he word he used it in the senee of conquest. or a depr iva tion of all power of military resistance. It by no Mani implies acts of atrocity and wanton' barbarity. The rebels bad gone out from am , nget us without suffering wrong; the Government had never Minted a heir of a rake! head. They have gone away with the boast that one Southern man was worth fl we Northern men. They have thrown the gage of battle and we have taken it up, and be (Ma. Howard) Would tight this battle as long as a man, woman, or child remained capable of hanclding a musket. [Loud ariPlanee.3 The re bels w e re a , fearfully in earnest, and we could not eubdue such men by soft persuasion and sweet scented billet-doux, but with the bayonet, cannon. and every other instrument allowable in the prosecution of war. They have treated no with contempt; they have r pit upon the olive branch offered thera, and trampled It under their feet. Mr. Manioc)", or Maryland. said the reerlutiou to ea pal the Senator was based neon the supposed treason able utterance of the Seeger from Mentuskyt for the Senator from Massachusetts would not •offer it unless he. believed it cot taired a plain avowal of treason. He de nied that there was anything in them, taken together, of t, eazeuabla character- The Government did not 0011- Qat gX,OPietYtar 9 1 theguirg,To. hi 4 tam ban FROMILIANIA -REGININNTS. Proclamation of governor Curtin. linAnquenzEne, P. M., AD<TOTANT GSNEIRAL'S DEPARTMENT, HARMEEIBIJEG, Jan. 218 k 1884.—The War Department having authorized Major General Winfield S. Hancock, and Major General Ambrose E. Burnside, two of the most distinguished corn- Blenders in our army, to recruit the ed and 9th Cams, now under their, respeetivecommazidr, to fifty thousand men each, for ouch duty as may be assigned to said Corps, by the War Department, I address myself to the patriotic loyal citizens of Pennsylvania, earnestly invoking them to lend their settee aid to Generals Hancock and Burnside, in the prosecution of such measures as they may adopt, under the re gulations of the War Department, governing en. lislinents in this State, to 811 up the Pennsylvania regiments and batteries of these noble Corp.. They Comprise the following Pennsylvania regi ments and batteries : In the Id Army Corps, commanded by Major Gen. Hancock, are the 53d, 69th, 71st, 72d, 81st, .108th, 116th, 140th, 146th, and 148th regiments, and' rode• pendent batteries (3 and F, and batteries F and G of the let Pennsylvania Artillery. Lathe 9th Army Corps, commanded by Major Gen. Burnside, are the 45th, 48th, 60th, 5111, and 100th re• giment, and Duren's Independent Battery D. The reinforcement of our victorious armies in the field is the only means of bringing the rebellion to an early close, and of forever sealing the fountain of civil war. Let tia, then, maintain the illustrious record which those gallant armies have already won, and effectively aid the Government in seeming a glorious future to our country, by filling up their ranks now greatly reduced by disease and the casual ties of the field. Full information regarding bounties and enlist ments in any of the Pennsylvania organization* at tached to the 2d and 9th Army Corps will be found in the publlehed circulars of Major Generale Han cock and parnside. By order of A. G. CURTIN. Governor, &a. A. L. litresaim, Adj't Gen. Penns. THE WEST. Voting for Kentucky Senator. OrnorntrAm, Jan. 26.—1 n the Kentucky Legisla ture, yesterday, three more ballots were taken for United States Senator. The last ballot stood as fol lows: Guthrie, 47; Bell, 42; Burnham, 32; ner, Necessary to a choice, 64. Sixteen re-enlisted Ohio regiments have arrived at Columbus up to yesterday. Ntne thousand new recruits have been raised in this State since Octo ber. The Navigation of the Mississippi. °auto, Jan. 26.-The steamer Mari has arrived from Carleton, and reports the river gorged withice forty miles above that point. The river is rising here very rapidly and the ice has commenced run. Eking out. The steamer' Omaha and Benefit have arrived from a point tell miles above here. The Weather is very warm, and the resumption of nay!. gallon at all points is speedily looked for. Port Royal and Stono NeW YORK, Jan. 26.—The steamer Fulton has ar rived, with advioes from Port Royal of the 23d, and Stono Inlet of the 24th inst. She brtnge no news of importance. Improvements are being mane in the various forts and batteries. The health of the troops is good. Nova Scotia: HALIFAX, Jan. 26.—The Oanada sailed Alll 0 1 0100 k last night for Boston, where she will be due on Wednesday morning. The weather is splendid. The examination of the Chesapeake pirates, at St. Johns, New Brunswick, will be restune4l morrow. San Francisco. Sex FRAM/WOO, JAB. 26.-6 U the Illouthorn countiei of the State continue to suffer severely from the drouth. The Los Angles Star of the 23d says during the winter only two rains have oceurredonie in Novem ber and, one in January. Tne weather is now like summer, and the remnants of vegetation are wither leg. There is great loss by starvation. Oa some of the ranee' halt of the stock has perished. The loss ofiheep and bona, is comparatively small. XXXVIIIth CONGRESS--Ist SESSION. Mr. Bayard Consents to Take the Oath. ware.he opening of the Senate Mr. BAYAR,D, of Dela stated that ha had resolved to take the oath. though he should react' the seat he had held here for thirteen years shortly afterwards. Mr. RICHARDSON. of Illinois, said he had no ob iection tolthe oath, but doubted its policy. Messrs. Richardson and Bayard then subscribed to the oath. - Mr. Bayard Intends to Resign. Mr. BAYARD then addressed the Senate. The follow ing is a portion of his remarks: Ma. PRESIDENT: In the course of the debate upon the rule adopted yesterday by the Senate I stated that this body having excluave jurisdiction over the subject, I should hold myself bound by its action, and that bat one alternative remained, if the rule was adopted, either to comply with the decision, or relinquish our seat in the Sei ate. „Subsequent reflection has convinced me that I was partially in error q for the course is open to submit to the decision and resign. The gravest consideration has induced me to pursue the latter course, and in a brief period my connection 1 With this body , which has lasted for nearly thirteen years. will cease. I desire to assign the ream - me Which tehtteti, my action. Without any decision upon the constitnilonallfY el' - ehtty to. CI : 1 )382 , all the members or the Senate and House to whom it ap plied, belonging to the political party with which I have acted, have voluntarily taken the oath prescribed by this ac. dE eming, doubtless, that the constitutional questions involved were of leas moment, and the pre cedent made less dangerous, than tney seemed to my mind. I could not but reflect that this unanimous action of those with whom I coincided in general political vie we Plight,give cause even is men d unbiayse huhe pervert o • net lrnow - TaPereonally. to doubt if not to believe that I declined to take the oath for reasons other than the con sideration. in inyindgment, that it was a dangerous innovation upon the fundamental principles of the Con stitution. A s I believe that the law had been passed without full discussion, and as a deoleion by the proper tribunals had been waived at the special session when I was not present, I was content to leave others to their own actions, and govern mine by my b n n c j t udin i of ldu ma d T ha ftderhion r ihas y w b jhoiwnvero • the act, and the oath imposed, and that decision, though in my belief a dangerous precedent, is obligatory to the extent of taking the oath, ae I have already held the seat for nearly one year since my election, Sir, I ad mit that I covet the approbation of the good, the Wise, and the reflecting Mr. Bar era, after descanting at length on his con viction of duty in subsciihing to this newrule of loyalty,' concluded as follows: 1 close these remarks witty the language in which a historian of thellonstitution so eloquently portrays the universal sentiment of the American people: 'Alas how chang feet intendede time of its adoption and the great °bigot to accomplish la thus cementing more firmly a Federal Union. They beheld that Republic and Constitution which, with all that it comprehende and all that it besto wi t houtot only alto gether lovely in their eyes. butwhich there could be no peace —no social order, no tranqutlity and no safety for them and for their posterity. This liberty they knew must be preserved—they loved it with pas sionate devotion —they ha trained to it through a long and exhausting wa r — their habite of thought and action, their cherished principles, their hopes, their life, as a people were all bound up in it: and they knew that if they Buffered it to be lost there would remain for them nothing bat a heritage of eh ame, and ages of confueion, strife, and sorrow ' Mr. Bayard then retired. Exchange of Prisoners. Mr. Davis' resolution calling for papers relative to the exchange of prisoners was adopted. Bill to Secure Homesteads to Soldiers. The bill of Mr. Wilson to secure homesteads to per sons in the military service of the United States contem plates the purchase, in the name of the United States, by the Secretary of the Interior, of all outlying real estate seized under the confiscation act, and their free entry to the extent of eighty acres, by any soldier of two- years' service, whether White or black. Any buildings or im• prevements found t he halami Statese taken at their all praised value, and United hare a lien upon tile land for the payments upon them, Explanation by Hr. Davis. A letter Was read. at the request of Mr. DAVIS, setting forth this fact: That, in offering these resolutions'. I had no purpose to incite the army to mutiny, or the people to sedition or any resistance Whatever, but it was to in cite the whole people, North and South, to terminate the war by a constitutional settlement of their &Melange and a reconstruction of the Union, and that the aeries of rend:Mons could net fairly admit of any other construc tion. Censure of Mr. Davis proposed Instead of Expulsion. Mr. HOWARD, of Michigan. offered an amendment to kir. Wilso's resolution expelling Mr. Davis ly striking out the word 'expelled and inserting shall be ceneured." Mr. Howard said he had known the Senator more than twenty years, and had occasion to admire his Patriotism, frankness, and devotion to principle. In the course of the singular series of resolutions. the Sena tor, alter urging various grounds of complaint against the ffinecutive of the Government and the dominant party in the loyal States. the Senator says! ',Verily the people of the North and of the South ought to re volt against their war-lenders and take this matter into their own hands, and elect members to a National Con vention of all the States to terminate the War." &c. It was plain that the word ”revolt" was used here as a revolutionary rising against the Government A school boy would so interpret it. He could not sit in his seat and bear lentiments of this kind uttered without insist lug that the Senate rebuke the Senator. We were en gaged in a war not merely for restoration, but for pre servation for all time. The question before us was whether we would abandon the struggle or maintain our institutions forever. If we succumb, it will be an acknowledgmeht of a want of vigor to maintain our institutions as established by the Constitution. It was not for Mr. Davis to give the Sole exposition of the meaning of his resolutions. Many of us are equal with him in powers of analysis, and do not accept his commentaries. Who are those war leaders Whom Mr. Davis would advise the people to. revolt agninet,_in defiance of all law and precedent? Both Houses of Congress have the control of the war fn all aspens; these Houses. then. were the war leaders: the President and his officers in the field were war leaders, and the Senator invoked the people to revolt without reference to law or any other instrumentality known to the Government. How was this convention to be elected ? It was not competent for the people and the United States to elect members to a National. Convention for any other purpose whatever. There were but two modes Of amending the Constitution. The first was that in which Congress commends re certain definite amendments; the second. where two- Conven t ion States call upon Congress to call a National. The Senator Would have tha people to do this in their primary capacity. Would the Senator allow rebels in arms to meet in this convention? His resolution would authorize them to pp rticipate as much as loyal citizens. What kind of loyalty was it which would admit Thereauaity? He case Was not for us was against us. had been no case of subversion of the liberty of the press or speech by military power. He challenged the S., nator td produce one except where that press and speech had supported the rebel cause, and was not the suspension proper in such cases? Mr. Howard defined what the freedom of the pi ess was under the Constitu tion, referring to Justice Story. The Senator from Kentucky would AWE BP away courts martial. This he could not do other than by military or mob violence. Courts martial are provided for under the Constitution, the same as civil courts are. How would the Senator punish military crimes, if not by provost and courts martial? WASHINGTON, JAIL 26, 1864 SENATE. NEW CIRESTITUT-STicEBT Tnrcserne.--.Mr. Grover commenced hie - season last night with " The Vete ran." We have neither time nor space for a detail of the plot. The reason why "The Veteran" was selected is probably because the oast is long if not strong, and sufficiently heterogeneous to give a chance to the principal members of the com pany. The scene through the first two acts le in France, and in the last three in Algiers. The hero and heroine are thrown together In ratherwarm• colored and tantalizing predicament/. Miss Swum Denin will please dbidziotly understand that as Blanche /Pim, she looks almost as young and pretty as ever. Her acting was fleeheolored and natural. - Mite Alice Mackie, as Amine , /, looked the character very tolerably and acted with disoretion. Mr. Harry Pearson made ail' excellent Colonel Del. mar. The only fault of Mr. Merle' Barron, as Leon Delmar, was a too rapid utterance. .IYEr.T. , L. Don nelly, as 011:an-agan, Grand Vizier, had the true I accent, and received an encore in the song " quia Ire- land, you're my " The Veterah" is not a f a i r play by 'which to Judge the company which Mr. Grover hat collected. As far as " The Veteran "al lows them to go, they do very well. But it is only after they have been seen in standard first Glass plays, that their merits ds a standard first class com pany can be determined. We take pleasure in ad. verting to the excellent orchestral management of Mr. Charles ICoppek, and the compliment of an encore, which was last evening paid to him. The house Was crowded with an audience evident. .13 , well pleased, and Mr. Grover begins his season with an assurance of the public support. The open. ing night was a decided su - ecese, though the ma. nagement had but little time to prepare the theatre and get the company into good working order. In tact, Nome of its leading members have not yet reached the city; but those who appeared last night well kept the promise of the management. A new theatrical enterprise is always of interest to the ptddic and the best friends of the drama, and we think M. Graver will do his best to win the ap plause of the many and the good opinion of the few. To-EIGHT Miss Anna E. Dickinson will repeat, in the Academy of Music, the address she delivered in Washington recently before the President, Cabinet, and members of Congress. Miss Dickinson hasbeen called the "Corinne Of Itepuhlioan polities," but scarcely needs the compliment of even this comps risen. Her own abilities are sufficient to maintain the great reputation she has won, whioh, we doubt not, will be increased , by het eloquence and argo meet tonight. Tax °BLUM/ITT of General E. W. Gantt, of Ar kansas. won by his bold and unconditional repUdla lion of the rebellion and slavery, should, of itself, attract an immense audience to the Academy of Music on Friday evening, General Gantt obtained his title in the rebel army, was dragged into the re bellion by many political and personal ties, but was one of the first men to see its wickedness and use lessness. But themeeting has a higher claim to our aid, in the feat that it is for.the benefit of the suffer ers in East Tennessee. Of them Hon. N. G. Taylors - of East Tennessee, will especially speak. For the credit of the loyally and generosity of Philadelphia, we should like to see the made/up cremate s on contended that there woo disloyalty fa selling into ones. bon the tionstitutionality of the conduct of the Eger, five. He thong/at it right to welch the Executive. me thsn referred to the war of 1812 and the Mexican war, and cited instances of opposition on the part of leglsla• tares to the war policies of the Executives. He said we °tmid take counsel from the mother coun try. to go Into the houses of Parliament. We find mem bers ashamed not of the conduct of the Ming or @neon. but pf their advisers. It was not only the duty bet the right of the Sepresentativee to small the conduct of the Exem i s ,, w h en wrong. He quoted the case of Lord Chatham. whose eloquent words nerved the American MO and heart in the Revolution. and of B Vire No one proyexed to expel them. The rei un of this unlimited free dom of debate is that England is now the finest country on the face of the earth :the private and personal rights are respected more effectually than among our own selves. The Power of the king has thus become nothing: his po licy. to-day is not that of to-morrow. The special act whieh eanetione free debate has kept alive constitutional freedom. He thence proceeded to speak of the past loyalty of Mn Davis at st me length, and controverted the position of Mr. Howard that courts martial could not be swept away, and contended that a military and naval commis sion could be established under the Constitution. He would like to see the clause in the Constitution prevent ing the people from meeting togsother. call it what he might, to influence the polity of the President or of Con gress. Mr. MORRILL, of Vermont, obtained the floor. hut gave Way until to-morrow, and the Senate adioarn ed. - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The flontlactetton Act. The Home resumed the consideration of the joint ream. lotion amendatory of a joint resolution expianatory of the confiscation act. Mr. FBRNANDO WOOD, of New York, said that the tpwr o g s r i e t i m o t n w r u n o d n e g r s — c o l e s Id t n o r a r t: r e: a s l a o m n g e h a t s a w e n eo I :s h o p ' i r e e n_ vented a Presidential veto of the email nation bill. and which was substantially a part of that law, and tee other was to evaae or violate the Constitution itself. He gave a general History of the proceedings attending the Passage of the confiscation bill in MU and argued that the explanatory resolution was a part of that bill. and that the President gave his assent to the two as one measure; e io s n olu o t z io l n a , w tr .i d ., • t e iG aze , t u n d e right. He then argued against the constitutionality of w w ara re g pe ro a ss t t v h irla r t billand thatdito confiscation, 8o far as the joint resolution pending at tempted to deprive the heirs of .persons attainted of treason of the fee of their real property. The limitations of the Constitution and of the mode of procedure pointed out for the punishment of crimes were direct and ex plicit in the organic law. He said that the Southern States were either witein or without the Union. If within the Union. the people of the revolting States were not deprived of the protection nor exempt from the operation of the Constitution; but if without the Union. they were belligerents—a foreign Power at war with the United States—and were entitled to all the im• munities which the posi t ion ations recognizes. Be alluded to the assumed by Dlr. Stevens, of Pennsylvania. in his .peach delivered iii the Conga on Friday, as sustaining the latter doctrine. He congrattt lated the country that at last the leader of the Republi can party in this House, the man who represented the Administration here as Chancellor of the Exchequer. had had the courage to three publicly avow the doctrine upon which the Government Was now acting. Whilst Pretax ding to be for the Union, admitting its dissolu tion, and sec etly preparing for eternal separation and recognition. nessaming thin as the attitude of the party in power, he saw no difference between it and the lion ' federate Government. The latter contended that it was an independentpower at war with us. and so gild the gentleman from Yetineylv, nia, and the Administration. kir. Weed then said that early fn the session he had provoked the appointment of commissioner. to treat with the Confederate Government. Such had always been the practice of this country. We had done So with the 13 sr bery.powers. with England in 1816 and with Mexico in 11348. But if it be said that this was a rebellion, an d should nothereetegmzed by the appointment of commissioners. he referred to the appointment of commissioners to treat with the leaders of the Shay rebellion in 1786; with the Whisky rebellion in 1796, when Washington and Alexan der Hamilton. then Secretary of the Treasury, proceeded to Carlisle, in Pennsylvania, to treat in parent with the rebels; and to the Slormon rebellion. in 1857, when the President appointed Gov. Powell, of Kentucky, and Col. McCulloch, of Texas, commissioners to effect a Eaciii cation of those profligate outcasts_ Col. Kano, of Pena sylvania. was also a party. wish the executive approba tion, to quiet the Mormons and induce them to acquiesce in the authority of the Conatitution and laws. But the Administration and party in power were opposei to the restorw ion of the Union, and desired x continuance of the War, by whict to accomplish designs of partisan advan tage. The ruling elements were fanaticism and corrup tion. Thus the war is sustained trader the Plea of pa triotism the most damnable deeds were being committed. This mat mual cease. It was commenced withent cane, has been prosecuted without gl iry. and will end in nation al impoverishment, disintegration, and ruin. Tit se who favored this war favored - disunion; and peace, be said. is the only hope of restoration. It was idle to to kof the pellets% Of the war. It made t o difference what were the policiee The result would be subversion of Republican institutions and utter destruction. He was opposed to the conduct of the South, but WAS equally oppo;ed to the conduct of the North under the rem:attics. n pansy. Both were for dissolution. Let ns, therefore, attempt a Peaceable solution of the difficulty. Peace must come sooner or later. Why not procure it before both secti ens were exhausted and all their material interests de etroyed 1 Be referred to what he designated as the bar bariem of the times, which had become so revolting that it ceased to shock. He appealed to the boasted spirit of Christian civilization, of progress, and of common hu manity, to throw itself. into the arena and save the American peoPle. "Peace ! peace ! God of our fathers. grant US peace ! Peace in our hearts: at Thine altars; peace! On the red Waters and their blighted shores: Pease for the leaguered cities and the beet. That watch and bleed around them and within; Peace for the homeless and the fatherless; Peace for the captive on his weary sitY. And the rude crowd who jeer his helplessness; For them that suffer, them that do this wrong, Sinning and sinned against, 0 God! for all; For a distracted, torn. and bleedingeand. Speed the glad tidings! Give us, give ns 'sauce!" The morning hour having expired, there were no farther proceedings on the pending joint resolution. Thanks to Generals and the Army. The house pas s ed the Senate joint reminders. of thanks to Major Generale Hooker, Meade. and Howard, and the °films end men under their respective com mands, in connection with the operations of the Anay of the Potomac, and In successfully driving back the rebels. Also. the resolutions of thanks to Major General Banks and the officers and men_under his command, for the capture of Port litadeon and the reopening of the Mimesis eippl. Also, the resolutions of thanks to Major General Burn side and the officers and men who fought under Ms command. Tha.tdca to Commodore Vanderbilt. .. Also, a resolution of thanks to Commodore Vanderbilt for his gift to the Government. Government Hospitals. The Mouse Paned the Senate bill authorizing the Se cretary of the Interior to admit to the Government Hos pitals such transient insane persons in the District of Co lumbia as may be found without means of support. The House went into Committee of the Whole on the Deficiency bill. Extension of the Capitol. .• Ur:KEENAN, of New York, offered an amendment that no more money shall be expended on the Capitol or Treasury Department extensions than shall be necessary to protect said buildings from injury. Re enforced the ProPrletr of his amendment by saying w column s Which up additional marble columns, whibythe support the Union are trembline The appropriations eihond be peepOnki ie a mOlO appropriate time. Necessity of Taxation. Mr. BOUT WELL, of Massachusetts, said Congress could not adjourn with safety without imposing additional taxation, as it was impossible to raise money on credit for the prosecution:of the war. The time had come when Congress should express its judgment, not to make ap propriations based on necessity. ... Mr. Kernan's amendment was agreed to 'by a vote of 71 ayes to 37 nays. The bill was then laid aside, to be reported to the House. , Newell Appropriations. +.ll4#3 u nkilttlattinrifr' a Payment of Sailors. Mr. J. C. ALLEN, of Illinois, offered an amendment to pay seamen in gold or its equivalent, and gave as a m aim fcr this, hereaper money has depreciated thirty per cent., while has been a large increase in the price of articles of consumption -since Congress fixed the rate of pay. - Mr. STEVENS, of Pennsylvania, had never heard of any person in civil employment, or any soldiers or sai lors, who had objected to receiving the legal money of the Government. He presnmed Mr. Alien's motion was to prevent the payment of soldiers and sailors in depreciated paper of State banks. The gold *peculators and blllll.ollemeteere of /few York were the only ones who objected Mr BROOKS, of New York, said no dere was more patriotic and deserving than our sailors. If prefereece was to be given, it should be to them. In tempests and storms, by night and by day, they not only protein our coast, but are in position to waist all aggression threat ened from abroad. Our foreign ministers and consols are custom house equivalent in gold, an a r gued , is exa ma t t e rhe custom house for ditties+. and he as a of equity, that our sailors and soldiers should receive adequate compensation. Mr. .AMOS MYERS, of Pennsylvan'a, said that he had observ.d on several occasions that /gentlemen on the other side raise points and arguments, the tendency of Which is to produce the impression that the majority here Here opposed to raining the pay of the soldier and sailor. was almost ready to suspect the motives of gentle re en who offer such propositions. When the time comes increase the pay of soldiers and sailors, they would fled that the loyal majority here had taken proper se- Oen in the premises. Mr. J. C. ALLEN. of Mimi& said hie amendment was offered in good faith, and he would toll the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Stevens) that no soldiers and sailors in the West are paid in any,hing else than Go vernment money. excepting perhaps, by agents mho are endeavoring to swindle them. Mr. STROUSE, of Pennsylvania, in rep ly to the re marks of his colleague Mr. Myers). dhe (Mr. S. ) was quite as loyal a• any gentleman on the other side, and evliuld burl back any insinuation to the contrary. He Ineleted that the pay of the sailors• should be In creased. Without further proceedings, the committee rose, and the House adjeurned. SIPOOND ANITIVISNOANT OF TED/ V. S. CHRIS. TIAN UOMMISSION.—This anniversary Will be held at 7y, o'clock tomorrow evening, at the Academy of Pantie. It will be remembered that it ie at once national and Philadelphian enterpriae—x national blossom from a Philadelphia bud. The exercises are under the management of prominent citizens, and the names of the gentlemen from whom addresses may be expected include come of the moat dim/1- Eolk' shed in their respeettVe T. B. Pwrzfisox 4 Rao& have sent us the offi cial coal, iron, railroad, and canal niap of Penney'. YAWS, accompanied with deflation' tables, and giving complete information of our mining and transportation Interest,. They have also a new map of the anthracite coal fields. Theme are invalu able documents. Petersons 2 Detector for February let is just issued. Public Entertainments. T I-I .0 CITY. [HOS ADDITIONAL OITT innm owl I,OIIIITH 'Amid ROBERT BURNS' BrRTIIDAY.--The one hundred and fifth anniversary of the immortal Scotch poet's birthday was celebrated on Monday evening by the Burn. Club. One hundred and ten members partook of supper at the North Perussyi vania Hotel, and about forty more at Burns' Cot tage, corner of Minor and Sixth. At the former . place, With the addition of sixteen invited guests, officers of the Thistle, Albion, St. Andrew's, St. George's, and other societies, and the representa tives of the press and two gentlemen from Norris town, eight toasts, illustrative of the poet, the eeee , try, and the time, were proposed froni the chair, and the time occupied in responding to them was— precisely six minutes, viz :,four minute. by Captain John H Jack, on "The United State* of America: may they remain United, and become more cemented than ever," and two minutes by Dr. Shelton Mac kenzie, in reply to "The President and the Con. stituted Authorities of the United States! , Toastitin honor of Burns were telegraphed on from Burns Clubs of Washington, Baltimore, Wit . mington, Jersey City, New York, and Albany. In consequence o f their being so little oratory, there was sense excellent recitation—particularly. Allan Cunningham's description of Burns' last moments, by Mr. David Winebrenner, and Monk Lewis , "-Maniac," by Mr. Vanborn. The singing, which • was excellent, was contributed by Messrs. D. illo- Intyre, Thomas Duncan, Jr., John H. Jack, R. T. White, Harkine, N. 0. Vasffie, Robb, John Shedden, Finnic, W. U. Smith, Huggart , George Snyder, ho. In the course of the evening, Mr. Joseph Pilling, vise president of the St. George's Society, made an excellent speech, which was only too brief. The catering of Mr. Abel Lukens, who provided the en. terteinment, was very satisfactory and successful. The officers of the Burns Club for the present year are : President, Daniel Mclntyre; vice presidents, Thomas Duncan, Jr., Captain John H. Jack ; treasurer,John Booth,. Chaplain, the Rev. Dr. West ; scretary, Jan. B. Mitchell ; corresponding secretary, John Shedden. CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE CORN EXCHANGE AND THOMAS RICHARDSON & CO.—PHI• LADELSHIA, January 25, 1864—Messrs. Thomas Rich, anti= 4• Co., Philadelphia: DRAB Sloe—As members of the Corn Pixel:tango Association, fully impressed with the great importance and value of steamship communication between our 4ay and Liverpool, we heard with pleasure that yo erein negotiation with the Penneylvania Railroad Company, promis ing such an arrangement as would authorize you to establish a competent and permanent steamship line. We regret now to hear that another project (based on subsciiptions to a moderate amout of capital to be used in the chartering of vessels) I. in suastitu• tion to your pioposal, now receiving the endorse• meat and sympathy of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Will you oblige us with i and what wst tt he prospect prospect Meshed? Res Budd & Comly, Win. B. Thomas, Detwiler & Hartranft, lvins & Allen, Chas. H. Cummings, George Raphael & Co., Josiah Bryan & L. a. blyringer, George Cookman & Co., Freed, Ward, & Freed, James Steel & Co., James S. Perot & Bro., James Barrett & Son, P. Fitzpatrick & CO., L. G. Graff & Co., Wm. Brice es Co., W. Duke Murphy, E. Lincoln, S. Delbert, Meek.) , & Flom Supplee & Giliesple. J M. Smith Sc Co., Malone & Co., John T. Bailey & Co.. Lambert Thome. & Co.; Thomas Barnett & Son, J. S. & E L. Perot, William E. pink, Alex. G. Cotten& Co., Humphreys &Hoffman, PHILADELPHIA, San. 26, 1864 —Corn Exchange As acclaim, Philadelphia—AallNTLEmmr: In reply to your letter of this date, we desire to state that, at the request of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, we hen extended negotiations, through the Steam ship Committee of their hoard of Directors, in refe rence to our placing a fortnightly line of first-class steamships between Philadelphia and Liverpool. After many interviews', reaching over a period of several weeks, we agreed on certain concessions and guarantees, which were approved by the committee, and afterwards adopted by a full Board of the Di rection of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. We naturally presumed that the negotiation was terminated, and that a contract would be signed, and it would be our pleasure to announce to the Pht ladelphia public that a permanent and efficient steamship line would be established. Influenced by the expected natural result to mush a negotiation, we obtained the refusal of the two most competent building yards in Europe, and have actually now under construction two steamers, in every respect adapted to the trade. To these we should have added two more, had the ratification of our accepted propositions been carried out; but, to our surprise, after a negotiation deliberately and faithfully carried forward by us tu a state or comple tion, we find the conceesions and guarantees eautu• ally agreed to, offered to a Philadelphia Steamship Company, who now ask subscriptions from our citi zens' to the extent of five hundred thousand dollars, which sum it is proposed to use in the chartering of vessels with which to open a steam connection with Europe. We believe the only way in which success and per , manency can be assured to a steamship line is by avoldieg o ell experiments, and constructing such ves sels as have already proved their peculiar suffi ciency of fitness for the business. Such steamer' as would be suited to the necessi ties of a Liverpool and Philadelphia Steamship Line cannot be chartered, as they bud already pro fitable employment elsewhere; and, admitting They might be secured at an extreme price, the small amount asked from the Philadelphia public would not long suffice to sustain them. We believe there is a fair support offered in Phila delphia to a line of suitable steamship., but we know it will be the result of patient labor, and past experience is full of illustration that, for a time at least, lose must be anticipated. We can also state that, hitherto, all management here of steamships by boards of direction have re. suited in loss, and 'eventual extinction, without any resulting Dallefiestion to the subscribers who gave so maana them._ Philadelphia has been especially unfortunate in such experience, and her Sister cities have shown few exceptions, We thought, when we tendered so excellent a pro position to the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, approved as it was by them, it would not fail of ac ceptance, but we can readily recognize that it must hare their cordial sympathy and hearty (*.opera tion to make Emcees.' certain. We can only say in conclusion, gentlemen, that we fully appreciate, in common with yourselves, large receivers as you are, via Pennsylvania rail road, of the produce of the West, 4, the great im. portance and value of Steamship communication between Philadelphia and Liverpool," and that if our proposition prove to be the best method of se. curing a permanent and successful steamship line, it may yet be adopted and carried out. Respectfully yours, THOS. RICHARDSON & CO. FIRE LAST EVElallite_PANlC IN COURTS AND Atrarve.—About nine o'clock last evening the foundry of Messrs. Walker & Davis, in the rear of No. 119 Craven street, eastern part of the Sixth ward, was, with its contents, destroyed by fire. It was an old two-story building, and belonged to the Steakhouse estate. The gentlemen who occupied the place were•extensivel engaged in casting arti cles for machinists and ot hers. The second story contained a number of patterns, a considerable part of them belonging to Pdelars. Farrell &Herring , fire-proof safe manufacturers. All these were destroyed. Several other houses, surrounding the foundry, were somewhatidamaged. The old Stackhouee mansion, immediately adjoin ing, had the roof destroyed. This dwelling was oc cupied by two families, of Joseph Smith and James Duffield. Their household effects were more or less damaged by water. The entire /oat will reach at least $3,000. Insurance to this amount is secured in the Roy al and other companies. • A great panic prevailed among the residents in the courts and alleys in the immediate neighborhood of the lire, and for a time it was apprehended that some of them would be killed, because of the wild coati• lion into Which they were thrown. • CORN ExcHANGW.—The annual meeting of this immolation took place last evening. The re port of the Board of Managers WAS read, embracing the trade statistics of the port of Philadelphia for series ofyears, Which we have already published, and the following °floors elected for the ensuing year : President—Henry Windsor. Vies .presinsat—Sametel Hartramft. Secretary—Joseph S. Perot. Treasurer—J . IC. Shipper. Managers—J. H. Mishener, Job S. Wins, G.. R. Tindall. E. H. Jeffries, Lewis G. MI/Inger, William .Brice, E. A. Hunsioker, E. G. Oaten. • CITY "TM AL . - • WHEELER At WILSON'S RIMIEST PREMIUM SEW. ING RIACITONES are the best, the simplest, and the cheapest. Nearly one hundred and flirty the usand' of these wonderful and perfect Sewing Pilachicea have been sold. rive thousand are in use in Phila. delphia. Call and examine. No charge for instruo tion, whether you wish to purchase or not. In affliction given at the houses of purchasers, igdit sired. Don't be deceived. There is but one perfect Sew ing Machine, And that is the Wheeler & Wilson. N. B.—A large assortment of ladies* and children's ready-made Olotialng always on hand. -Family sew. ins done to order. Operators, with or without ma chines, furnished at short notice. Sainerrooias, 704 CEESTNIIT STREET, SECOND DOOR Anovit SEVENTH. Lira size CRAYONS or; Gemmel.. Itlestis AND GRAPT.--We are happy to announce that fir. F. Gutekunot, the well-known Photographer of this city, ha. just executed at his galleries, 704 and 708 Arch street, crayon portraits at life-elze, of those two martial magnates Major Generals Meade and Grant. The mere fast that they are announced by Outekunst is sufficient guarantee of their militia excellence. Indeed, they are among the fluent popular portraits that the war has yet 'lnvited. We than have more to say about them hereafter. In the meantime we advise our readers to call and see them, and if they choose, give their orders for duplicate., whiolftvlll be promptly filled. SYLICAbID OPPORTITNITT POE PP.OOI7BING RAM, GAINS CLOTHING.---BTROM. C. SOlllOlll & Sons No. 625 Chestnut street, under Jayne's Hall. are now selling off their magnificent stook of fine Winter Clothing for Gentlemen at far below the utualprices. We have examined their stock and prices, compere. tively, and speak advisedly in saying that the in ducements held out to purchasers are decidedly tempting to all who wish to save money. Give them a call. TROUBLBS IN THIS COAL RIIGIONIL--NOIMM• standing the rumored troubles in the mining regions from which some coal dealers are already advancing: their prices, Mr. W. W. Alter, With characteristic magnanimity, still continues to sell the bast coal at remarkably reasonable prices. Purchasers will save a handsome per centage by patronizing this popular yard, 935 North Ninth street. NEw PICITURIL—The undersigned have the pleasure of =flouncing to their austonsers and the publio that they are now prepared to ezeoute their new style of pioture, THH PHOTO MuitATIIRR. For artistic merit this picture sun:mese. every thinswlaohplaotography. and art have hitherto pro duced. Specimens are now on exhibition at their gallery. WBRDBRIXPH & TAYLOR, 912, svi, and Ste Chestnut street. • NEBDICAL COMPICTIONB.-.411% A. L. Vansant, Ninth and Chestnut streets, always ahead of all other American Confectioners ... in the quality and elegance of MI preparations, has now, in addition to his rare assortment of tempting articles, In the wag of Confections and Fruits, a variety of valua ble medicinal preparations, among Which his Nandi ffiallow, or Ltohen Paste. and Italian Drops for MOIRE, are D4Yllli a vuy lame sale. Try thein. information as to your De ivanis Railroad Company, of your line being eats reatfutly your., Peaoook, Zell, & Hinter. F man D. N. 'Wetzlar & Co., Rowland & Ervien, Ed. D Potts & Co., S. J. Christian fir, Allman & Wenger, Shipper & Detwiler, A/ex. Nesbit, P. B. Mingle, Jas. L. Bewley & R. Kirkpatrick & Co., H. H. Mears & Co., 'Brown & James, Wm. Bumm & Son L.T. A. Dougherty & Sons, 'Tames Geddes, Jr., Baker & Hopkins, L. F. Peterson, Edward Sites, Thomas A. Wright, Wallace & Brown, Workman & Co., Geo. G. D. Matlack, D. W. Herstine, Brooke & Pugh_, A. C. Craig & K. H. Catherwood & Co. Jacob T. Alburger & 00., Gatkell & Galvin. Coiatimental—Nisth a. Geo L D Davie. Wass J Manly , Milorach.romila H WashingiOni. J Brand. Jr, Baltimore Wm Sperry, Baltimore - Joan E Hurst, Baltimore P Woods. Lowell, !Mass b North, Washington B Herman, New York Win Bannon. Harrisburg Henry Loafs, New York D V Zeller, New York Win J Bryan. New York Gen Torbeit, U S A John Knipp, St Louie John S Shaw, St Louts Sam'/Pepper St Louis R R Sondra, Neweraey J A Wagner York J Erilruann, New York Jae S Oakley. New York H Burrows. Boston . AS FL Morgan , Pltkoturai P A Gale & wr, New York W 13 Plummer & wf, Boston B Powers & Is O H Cassedy, Washington Miss Bouffant. Washington 1) A Rider. St Donis W P Jones, New York D Sowrin, Boston G A Guild, Boston Geo Walker, Penna lient Babcock. D S A P Reynolds & dau, N Y J Havens, M D. Bow Jersey C L Leport, New Jersey T Everit. hew York J Cale well. Boston Dr Msjor T Dl.u. F P Spragueßoston Starr, Richmond, Ind Mrs Potter & oh, Baltimore Af P Bacon, Rhode Island W hi Wallace, Hartford W 11E111. New York J Stearn. New York W P Iddings, _New York R Haines, New-York B J Boston Miss Ritchie. Boston 8 Capowell. New York Miss Capewell, New York J B Brigham & la. Boston Moe A Brooks, Boston R E Jenk son, Boston Mrs Lord. Boston W H Studley & la, Boston A Cabreza, New York B Seeman, Leavenworth, Ere Mho Fftehu_gh, llii nt Alto Hughes, Mont Alto A E Chamberlain. Ci n. 0 Thee Jr Shaw. Cincinnati, 0 B Frankland. Cincinnati, 0 J M Dick, retina W Ctuatp, Chicago B R Brown Jersey City Chas J Goalch,Newark,N J John R Taber, New York C R Cornwell, New York W Wall. New York John S Helen. New York E C Clark, Jr, & wf Albany A T Brown. New York A J Ricker. New York T Antrain. Cinclunati, O J G Lefferts, New York H F Sweater 4wf, N York J Farren C r Helfenatein, Pottsville) W L Hollanstsin. Pottsville C W emery. Hartford WA Jewell. Hartford W Blanchard. New York John Hobbs, New York Chas B .ker da AMO rieltal — Cholltllllll W 0 Lawson Milton J W,Brown, Milton .1 Webtter, Baltimore W Thomas. Philada H Thontas. Philada inapt II Helen!. Philada John Tindall. Batton John Henry. New York H emuley. New Y ort Seib Preetoon J Nein. Baltimore N W Wittman, Baltimore A Mlles, Penns F V Carr. Penna L Boston L Batee, Jr, Boston 1' Bompher J M C Houck. Lewisburg jt.hn G Holm% Salem.) .1 Mies G M Hoime,Balem,N J Mrs Jane S Hall. Salem, N J Casper W W st de , r , S al em B N NJ C Danforth. /iNahllaiN It Miller. Lewisburg Mans & /a. Berlin. Md JWm F Rmith. Jamey HitY W Baker,Baltimore A 3 Wood. Brooklyn W Hale. Massa.chnsetta St Loma—Vhistareat TSpecht. New York Newmay sr, New York B P Cook, New York M Seeley. New York P Hurler& wf, Canada, C Banniniter,_Jr. Reading B W Leary. 8 1 8 N W b Chace, Brooklin. Brown, Brooklet J SEUL Boston Mrs nistead, Harrisburg C Curtiss, Oil City J L Lightner. New York ED Nutz, Batton, hid ..derebiukte—pouirth. ZSteinwart. Shipnensburg Z , New 'York A Creaser°ll &la,Petersbzult J I White Pittsburg A Pauli. II A J Shieier , H I arrisburg 0 nhisler Harrisburg Writt, Clearfield Julien la,_Hasten, Par el 3l dreed,aaten J rune; New Jena) J X Barre~ 1k wtLancaater Miss L iticOrann. Latinate: Lancaater hn P Jo R X itipat cer rick,anti, Lancaster JBarry Lancaster John Starizmanßaltintore M Lowish, New York P J Bath, D elaware Oardner. mew Turk Oprihriimer. r!itte,ttumr Mrs L Bokttan Dr Hunter P 4114 N ork M G rs ardnor: New i rk alvitait Ten ffi Beekw, t , 0 4 . w r Batr:lr. La Co",iMiNk WAILMOgtqI; GREAT ENDTFOTION lA rII/ORS. Great Reduction in Prices. Ladies' and Mapes , Fine Cloak!. Ladies' and filhwes , Fine Cloaks. Also, Rich Furs of all kinds. Rich Furs of all kinds. in seueirstion of the *lose of the sesso cl , now prepared to make a large 000,001111i011 fr s : mer prices on al/ our stook. J. W. PROCTOR & The Paris Mak flue Fur Egerfori 4 feo Oheidnut Frnß QIIALITY OF WHEAT AND BEST k WHEAT FLoun.—The beet Wheat Flour in tt,.: ket, fresh ground, always on hand by Devil aide, Groh and Tenth street" ; Mao, the cal..: "Silver Flint" Buckwheat, the finest BuT 4 ; flour mold in Philadelphia—No pronounced who use it. AN ELEGANT STOCK OP Glllinztflura FL zero Goons, embracing everything necessary,. line for a man of taste to wear, will be George Grant% 610 Chestnut street. RI. " Medal" Shirt, invented by S. F. Taggart, is , of the age. NOTICE. —Dr. E B. Lightkill, from 24 St. place, New Yoik, author of "A Popular on Deafness? .. Letters on Catarrh? /k 0 , shortly make a professional visit to Wash— when he can be consulted on Deafness, Diechatges from the Ear, and ell the rash, eases of the Ear, Throat, and Air Passages. 1, ATTno - rrozr in directed to the cdverl Wanted, Foreman in a Soap and Onadi. THE PERFECTION qv SEWING MACHINE ; , CALL .AND BNB THE "FLORENCE,' 630 CRESTNI7T STREET. CORNS, 13172710218, INVARTILD JOINTS, and all dhows of the feet, cured pain or inconvenience to the patient, by Dr... t . rie, Surgeon Chhopedist, 921 Chestnut street. to physicians and surgeons of the city. THE "FLonarroz" SEWING MAGI/INN, 620 CHESTNUT STREET, IS WARRANTED TO BEST IN THE WORLD. JANICE'S TONIC VERKIFUGR RRIKOVIIa without failure. It removes lour stomach. It increases the appetite. It Istrengthens digestion. It relieves sick headache. It CUM fever and ague in children. It is a 'superior remedy for cholera, or St dance. It is a valuable tonic for all kinds of woako4, It is a valuable remedy in dyspepsia. Poor, puny, crying, fretting children get irs, the use of it, Sold by Dr. D. JA.TNE & SON, No. Zi2 nut street, ja; VISIT TUB "FM:MENDE" SALES ROCIE , „ CHESTNUT STREET, AND SEE TNII 08 1.a.:(Li t REVERSAELE-PEED, Lova, AND KNO'D•STITaz llYti Pdexams. DIA.SON STECK & CO.'S STECK & CO.'S STECK & CO.'S STECK & CO.'S STECK & CO.'S I STECK & CO.'S STECK & CO.'S STECK & CO.'S STECK & CO.'S STECK & CO.'S STECK & CO.'S STECK & CO.'S RADILIN'S CABINET ORGANS. ARRIVALS AT. THE HOTELS. UP TO TWELVE OVLOON LAST NI(H, fifirard—Cheettiant rI A Springer, New York B F Einstein,New York 'I Stagg. Now Jersey Mrs Etas J ti Brown. New York fleet G W Norton, Ohio L Comer, New Jefsey W N Deets, Baltimore F ri Emory, New York E L Demers, Troy S Harrison. Troy ' F 4 Wolbert i Dew York a , L S Sabley , .terse City W Findly, N e w York Gen Torbert J D Stewart. Baltimore W Laren., Chester T Bogart, New York H Bonne, Vermont Chas Mason. Vermont Etaml Perkins ,_New York Coo Roberts. Washington ' W Stover & fem. Ohio J Derrickson, New York B Oakland, New York H F Reynolds & wf, Boston Jas 5111riken,Hollidaystarg C B Franklin. Harrisburg C C Millie, Harrisburg, CRafrleburg W T Wallace. Ohio M B Dyche, Ohio H W Brinton, Delaware co J Minor, Er B A J D Benton, New York Sac Thrasher. New York J A Walker. Maryland J H Wright'. Chicago C C Spregne Washington T W coughlan, New York John Melly, Lebanon John II Howard. Er 8 A. & Mra (3 Adams. Rosh Jacob Singer, Harrisburg , Jno H Bewley, Smyrna, Del Daniel Currey. Delaware Col B B Fiddeman, Del W Polk, Delaware Crr mwell, emy rna, Del Daniel Gordon, Delaware Capt H L tobinton Mrs Robinson, Washington I James erkes, Washington I A G Brann. St Louis J A /eland. Pew York E Marsh, Jersey City Mr a Gordon, New 7 ork B Porter, New York Jam..a Hartley. New York S M. Dickinson, New Jereby F L Flatcheccirell S A Jim Hannan. Cumb go. Fa Salmi Sterrett, Balt R Jones & la. Ohio R Crater, Ohio 0 J Orth. Scranton John Fisher. Scranton Robt Ferguson. Maryland Semi Fisher, Maryland 'Ad Lihentwast cir.:cti. ..4 A Knreheedt, New Y r:i A Frank Colby. NMA York ,'.• Frank Owen,Kentnckr eti L Hamilton. New York Z Louis Nix, New York 7 W Tindley, New York J 0 Bailey, Michigan , A Young, Bath, L 1 ~ H Loowenb urg, Nerw 7 - .:1 B C Mitchell V E Boyle, St Louis M A Hanel] ton. Baltimore .1 N S Claamb.rlain,l3o gn. l Capt Tll Bates, New York 't !S G Mali, Baltimore Coot 0 H Graves • '.. A F Cv °swan, 17 S ri Mrs Orosan .1 . 0. Albre w e. Pittsburf J 0 Wilson, Pittsburg T 0 Gardner. Boston . -. 1' J . Homer, St Louis D A Caldwell, HerriAaft .; JY, Griffin:a & la, El S A :"! Chas Dodge, 118 A H C Longnecker. Attentive j Ben Wheeler, Shepard, New Yorl i P P Clenchet, New York II W Shenk, LanCait9C 4 Captain Stewart Z P Bozer, Pottsville 4 Dr W M Guilford, Leila= 1 A R Light, Lebanon H L McComb., Delaware Jay Cooke & wL Penna Mies Cooke, Penn ~.1 Jay Cooke. Jr, Peoria :. A 000 k, Sandusky. It . .1 F 0 Wolbert, Few York 4 , R Morris. Washington t, C 0 ohapin & wf, Mass . 0 Bromide. Washington Mrs L Clever. Washington Ft F Hairy. Detroit G H Jennies' Mrs Ross, Illinois Mrs Kellogg, Illinois n o - Mrs Fahnestock, W 2 -M.. I. . " •:` WST Marcus. new York, 1 Col Flatter. Penertylvanut R L BonlWare. &atoll' J K Wilson, Cincinnati J B Brannsdore New lark B W W ooster. Albany B L Southwick, New Yet G M Adams, L e it ingt`' n ' . K .r C 11W Adams, Lex! ugton.'"/ 0 J Williams. Ohio H Brewerton, New York A Mall, Massachusetts Benj S Melville, Ti s N . P A Tilton & la, Calcutta John Atkinson. Ivoston .... W Fallen. New York 0W Ewing, Jr, Indiana 11 1. South elm, New York S Starnuck, Hew York , J Kingsbury, Prov, V, i -' Mr & Mrs James, New York D A Barney, New York Geo Lancaster & la . - 'l' Polhemus. Jr. New Tar( . - H Sehommaker. New Yea . ';'.s H Porter. New York Fl . Jay Hartley, New York ' E N Kirk, Boston F L Httchc_ock, ti 8 A J Joseph, Mew York T Heyerdahll New York .; W Frykberg, new York ' . l' Rola Fledges, Baltimore Sat L Howard, Hartford, Ct Robt 11 Little,_New York Fr J W Bryant, New York .47 Mr Berataw $ street, above Amyx Thomaa Choi H Butler. Jr, Hew York Maior WalLaWrOltOO, Val L J ()Johnson O J Richards. &intuition it a i retel e vi,few J A Dick, r en - D PBiltde & , Wag:. Levi twin', Banding Mrs Derrickson dz. Da G Merisicson, Jr, Del P , P Blau. Bridgeton. R Gibson. Lindon, W F Lvitch, 11 8 A Iff Ta7lor, Salem. If X Alex II Hali,Delawars F Tea Linn, Lewisburg - T Ralston, Armstrong of ) D D irennedy. Oxford. L CrowL Oxford AR Borth C Garrison,Brideec. Tb,oB EI Hanlon. Bait igo" Vir DaYldson,, Kura rd.rP RP Pa7ton, Vrolr. ,/ • B Hendrieks A P Nash, Roston Dr a Moor. Bridal )ton ~• s stireetr abet,. 1' l o hlral, hi I. Albertson. MI aton. Sl' ; T B Marra Haat on. ma ,•.: G Slick & ega, Z .raston. 0 •ie: 8 Illiek. 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