®-([* J!r tss WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1864. •r Mst~ Wo call tnke do notice of anonymous commu nications. .We do not return rejected manuscripts. <•8" Voluntary correspondence solicited from all part* of Hie world, and especially from our different xuutsry and naval department*. When u*ed, it will 9m paid for. •The Repeal of the Fugitive-Slave taw. When the present session of Congress began we urged, as indispensable to the honor of the nation, the immediate repeal of the fugitive-slave law. On Monday last Sir. Sumnek presented to the Senate a bill repealing all legislation for the return of fugitive slaves, and, as that bill will urn donbtedly be passed, we can exult that the foulest disgrace to which the free States have ever submitted is virtually removed. Mr. Sumner accompanied the bill with an exhaustive report, from which we else where publish important extracts. In this able document it is conclusively proved that the constitutional compact does not require the free States to return escaped slaves to their masters, and not only this, but it is proved that, granting the validity ot the clause in the Constitution which the acts of 1793 and 1850 pre tend to interpret, Congress does not possess the right to legislate for the re turn of slaves. It proves the unconstitu tionality of the fugitive-slave acts by their denial of the right of trial by jury, and the grant of judicial powers by them to com missioners who are not judges. The argu ments of the. report are based upon princi ples universally recognized, and sustained by precedents of the highest legal authority. It may be added, in reply to the assertion that the repeal of these, acts is unconstitu tional, that they certainly do hot exist in the Constitution, and that if Congress had the right to adopt them it must of necessity have the right to repeal them. If the matter was constitutionally put to vote in 1850 it can be just as well pot to vote in 1864. So, after fourteen years of shame, the North is freed of this insult to her laws and the inspiration of her society. A Sight Re verend Bishop will never again be tempted to say that he would return his own mother into slavery if the law required it, and long, grasping arms will no longer reach out of the iiee swamps of Louisiana to snatch men out of the streets of Boston and Philadelphia. We shall not hear the snap of the slave-whip under the shadow of that building wherein Freedom was first de clared. The fugitive-slave law has been dead tor years, but the corpse still sat in state, with the useless sceptre in its hand, and the cruel smile on its lips. It is better that such dead should be buried in their graves, no longer to disgust and offend the sight of God and man. War in Earnest. The air is again full of the rumors of war, and what with Lee’s reported advance, new motion in the Army of the Potomac, Longstreet’s retreat, Grant’s reconnais sance, the return of General Smith’s cavalry expedition, and the disaster in Florida, the theatre of war is becoming rife with event. The sensation of General Lee’s advance may be accepted as a suggestion that the war in Virginia is about to grow earnest, though we must remain some time in sus pense before its real character is developed. Longstrkbt is still a fugitive and elu sive mystery,-and whether he has gone to Virginia or Georgia is a question which is not yet definitely answered. Our strongest information supposes that he has taken flight toward Atlanta, while the invariable deserter reports that he has slipped through the fortunate back-door of Virginia to rejoin the forces of Lee, now about to enact a fierce campaign. "What if the telegraphic miracle should be realized, and tbe two wings of his army fly in different directions—one to joiu .John ston, and the other to join Lee ? For such sudden magic we are unprepared, and must simply suppose that the greater fraction, at least, of this omuipotent personality has gone to Where it is needed most. Of all the rebel armies, the situation ot General John ston's was apparently the most critical; and, singularly enough, our loyal advices from Georgia announce the retreat of Longstbeet into that neighborhood, in positive contra diction of even the moßt reliable deserters who have hypothecated his collapse and evanishment into Virginia. _ "We are at length fully assured' that Gen. Sherman has arrived at Selma, an ulterior point for which his expedition set out; but, contrary to the advice of a Western paper, we might he surprised if he should sud denly turn and leisurely inarch back again. Montgomery is before "him,-with the com munications of the rebel rear, and Selma, on the line with Vicksburg, and commanding river and railroad,' into Georgia and down to the Gulf, is a position worthy in all respects of being held—Or held, at least, till a better one is gained. The success of Grant’s re connoissance follows appropriately upon the event of General Sherman at Selma; re inforcements are prevented from reaching General Poi.k, and the rebels are discovered in force at Dalton. Thus the genius of our best soldiers appears to co-operate intelli gently in fields hundreds of miles apart, though the great campaign in the Southwest has perhaps received a check in the failure of General Smith’s cavalry to form a junction with General Sheehan. This failure has not been unexpected, for, owing to unusual resistance from the enemy, and the delay of some of the troops which composed the expedition, we have been for some time aware that it was behind-hand; but General Smith has done some injury to the rebellion. Every trestle j and many miles of the Memphis and Ohio Railroad were destroyed, and over one mil lion bushels of corn, while the capture of two thousand negro laborers and fifteen hundred mules is not an inconsiderable gain to us or loss to the enemy; and we shall soon hear of its effect in Mississippi. The raid penetrated as far down as West Point, where it encountered combined forces of rebel cavalry under command of Major General Stephen Lee, and from this point commenced the perilous retreat to Memphis, ably managed by harassing and ambushing the superior numbers of the enemy. That the expedition has been checked is both fortunate and creditable to the rebels, and if we ~ must believe that no cavalry force is now Oh its way to General Sherman f Grierson’s column having formed part of General Smith’s en terprise j, the operations in Alabama are de prived of a valuable, if hot indispanable, support. The raid just ended naturally brings to mind the first raid of Grierson through Mississippi. It was a bold ride, swift and desolating, but at the same time it was a foitunate one. He encountered no great force of the enemy, though we must credit his skill in avoiding it; but the brilliancy of his success filled the North with pride and The lecent enterprise was a par “*ei aimost at the beginning, for its real operation commenced at the Tallahat-. j “”3“’ 11 made its first delay, and rr d ” a with the cavalry of Fop.p.est and Shoddy At West Point it found the rebel cavalry concentrated in such remarkable fora as must have required some time to col lect, to defeat the strong mounted army tinder Grierson and Smith. Instead of such an expedition as it was designed to be, it turns out nothing more than a raid, and WC must, after all, regard the destruc- tion of so many million bushels of corn as of very inferior value to the main purpose. Already we hear that the rebel cavalry is hovering in force about Sherman’s army ; •but this is only forecasting what should inevitably occur. Sherman has, perhaps, a strong division of mounted men with him, and this may acconnt for the rapidity of his march, and his deception of the enemy; but it will not save uneasiness, if he encoun ters on his march, forward or backward,, such a force as that sent against GRIERSON and Smith. We have too much faith in the ability of Gen. Sherman to consider his movement one too perilous to venture. His army is certainly required where it is • its operations should have every Bupport possb hie; ana our cavalry should set out again, if only to employ the enemy. „ ’ Of the real nature of the campaign we are doubtless in some respects ignorant: but'we probably learn enough to show that, if more brilliant, it will be no easier than its prede cessors. Grant’s reconnoissance seems to establish that Johnston's army is in excel lent force, and holds positions of immense strength along the gorge which leads into X Alton. The strong positions of the great re be] armies, throughout the war, have had the value of reinforcements. That General Grant will hastily give battle to the enemy is not at all probable. Finally, we must come to consider the bat tle which occurred at Ocuitee, near Lake City, Florida, resulting in the defeat, and some thing like a massacre of some of the forces under General Truman Seymour. A battle, of such importance should have occurred before our delay (unavoidable or otherwise.) gave the enemy time to reinforee from Charleston, Savannah, or elsewhere. Gen. Beauregard must have been too long aware of the importance of strengthening Florida, or our own forces have been much too small for their purpose, or the enemy’s numbers have been exaggerated by an am buscade. TJpon very questionable informa tion, received perhaps from a spy of the enemy, General Seymour marched his troops into the trap so carefully laid, with out taking the ordinary precaution of throw ing out flankers in his advance. ' The trees were filled with rebel sharpshooters, and the main body of the enemy was posted in a position which gave them murderous facili ties. Along the- march, we are told, he was repeatedly warned by the black people, of whom he has been an habitualt con temner, but, like anothertBRADDOCK, rushed into disaster. His little army showed valor deserving a better fate ; and, in spite of seme disparaging reports, we are assured that 4 the black troops were worthy of their cause. Out of five thousand men twelve hundred were killed or wounded. No one will question the justice of his arrest, though we must question the prudence Of having placed him in command of an important undertaking. We trust that those critics of the Government, who have so childishly imputed absurd po litics to the Florida expedition* will now confess themselves nonplussed. It was evidently a military enterprise, intended to employ forces else inactive at Charleston, and it is quite evident that its failure is al together military—a blunder, whose readiest apologists should, according to rule, be found in the defamers of the President. Bat the expeditions against Charleston, or Rich mond, or Dalton, are quite as much politi cal measures as the expedition into Florida. Curious International Polity. The Earl of Derby, who counts upon being made Premier of England whenever Lord Palmerston quits office, either by being outvoted or at the call of the death angel, apparently does not read that chapter in the New Testament which says “ Blessed are the peace- makers. ’ ’ Ever since this war commenced, his Lordship has been indefati gable and earnest in his endeavors to widen the breach between England and the United States. He chuckled overthe Trent diffi culty, is low-spirited over Union successes in the field or on the main, exults in any reported rebel success, wishes good luck to the blockade-runners, and patronizes the Alabama and Other British-built, British armed, and British-manned pirates as if they were crack war-vessels sailing with the Union-Jack at the tore. Just now, specially devoting his attention, in Par liament; to the laudable purpose of putting an extinguisher upon his old crony, Earl Russell, whose foreign policy he truly and sharply describes as “ meddling and mud dling,” he accuses him of yielding to the pressure put upon him by Mr. Seward and Mr. Adams, and of detaining the rebel waT-rams in the Mersey at the dictation of the American Secretary of State. This is adroit, at all events, if not exactly justifiable. John Bull has a constitutional jealousy of all pressure from without. There was a notable example of this, early in 1858, when the Palmerston Cabinet was broken up, by a hostile vote of the House of Com mons, on the bill it brought in, after Orsini’s attempt to assassinate Louis Napoleon in Paris—the anti-Ministerial party having cun ningly raised the impression that this mea sure had been brought forward to gratify the imperial occupant of the Tuflleries. That became the popular belief, and Pal merston, with all his popularity, had to quit office, because Englishmen thought he had endeavored to change the law at the dictation of the Emperor of the French. Lord Derby, speaking in Parliament, has demanded that the Ministry shall publish the correspondence between Mr. Seward, Mr. Adams, and Lord Russell, relative to the rams and the Alabama. The law-officers of the. Crown advise the British Ministry that it would be improper to publish these documents, while the law proceedings aris ing out of the seizure and detention of the Alexandra and tlje war-rams, in the Mersey, are yet unconffiuded. The fact is, Lord Derby already has accurate copies of this correspondence. It is contained in one of the hooks, presented to Congress by the Department of State, last December, and printed. It is not information that the great Tory leader requires: he wants material on which to erect a battery to be employed against Lord Russell, in fact, he acknow ledged this. “ I admit,” heconfessed, “that these papers have already been made public in America, by being laid before Congress. What I want to see,” he added, “is the English as well as the American version. The belief which the production of the papers will , destroy or confirm is that the British Government was compelled,;by the pressure and menaces placed upon them by the United States, to make concessions which they had refused in the first instance.” He here alluded to the delay in issuing the order to stay the Alabama, ("which delay permitted that pirate’s escape,.) and the later seizure of the Alexandra and the waT-rams. More particularly he asked for all the corres pondence between the American Secretary Of State and the American Ambassador and the British Secretary for Foreign Affairs. The Government have crept out of the diffi culty, for the time, by refusing to produce : the papers. j As Lord Derby admitted, for ind.esd he read passages from the book ( fo the House of Lords, this very correspondence is as well known to British as to American politicians. When Parliament met, Lord Derby asked whether Lord Bussell had received a copy of the despatch from Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams, dated July 11, and plainly stating that the United States would hold England responsible for the injuries done to Ameri can commerce, shipping, and other pro perty, by the depredations of the Alabama and other British-built vessels committing piracy under the rebel flag. The same ques° tion was put, in the House of Commons, to Mr. Layard, under-secretary for Foreign Af fairs, and the reply was identical in both instances—namely, that no official commu- Catlon Of such despatch had been made to Lord Bussell. The truth seems to be, Mr. Adams privately read the despatch to Lord Bussell, who was much moved by its une- quivocal and threatening language, and the result was a promise to detain the rams and check similar, future aids to the rebels. On this, Mr. Adams, desirous of not complicating the question, after having obtained this concession from the British Government, did not read the de- spatch to Lord Bussell in an official man- ner, and did not leave him a copy of it, ac cording to custom. Mr. Layard, again questioned on this subject, declined With. statement he had made, “ as no official or verbal communication of the de spatch had been made to Lord Bussell.” It may turn out that said communication was made to the Foreign Office; perhaps to Mr. Layard himself, in Lord Bussell’s absence. If so, this is an evasion equally mean and miserable—a skirting round the question which is undignified and unmanly. The British Government is much dis'. pleased at the publication, by the United States Congress, of a despatch which had not been officially placed before Lord Bus- SELL. Our frank communication to the public of diplomatic papers sometimes ope rates awkwardly against the subterfuge, Chicanery, and circumlocution of European statesmen. In this instance it tells the world that it will claim full compensation for in jury inflicted upon American commerce by British-built buccaneers, and John Bull may meditate upon this threat and its probable results. The Bounty for Veterans. Every patriotic-citizen acquainted with the fact that many of our noble veterans re enlisted in the field, in consequence of being accredited to the city at large, and not to any particular ward, have failed to obtain ward bounties, will be delighted to learn that, at a meeting of delegates from the wards' last evening, Professor Saunders offered a resolution, adopted with entire unaniniity, to the eflect that means be de vised to raise for these veterans a bounty at least as great as the present ward bounty. The committee appointed consists of Pro fessor SAUNDERS, chairman ; Messrs. Ta- THAM, W. D. Lewis, C. B. Andress, and J. W. Frazer. If this matter is energeti- cally urged, and that it will be we do not doubt, from the character of the committee,' it will remove much dissatisfaction in the army. It is but justice that a soldier who has fought throughout the war, and in re enlisting is credited to the quota of the city, should receive at least a bounty equal to that given to the new recruit. It has been incorrectly stated in many Union journals that Mr. Wallace Dewitt, an extreme pro-slavery Democrat, and a bitter opponent of the Administration and of Governor Curtin in the fall canvass, owes his "position as Prothonotary of the Middle District of the Supreme Court to the vote of Judge Agnkw. The indignation aroused by the appointment of Dewitt was lost in the profound regret for the supposed action of Judge Agnew. Aa The Press is one of the journals which published the false statement, we are anxious to entirely vindicate Judge Agnew from the charge. That gentleman imperatively refused to have anything to do with the appointment of Mr. Dewitt, and we trust the fact will be cir culated throughout the State. The lecture and readings of Mr. Mur doch, which, it will be remembered, are to be given to-morrow .evening, at the Acade my, are for the benefit of the “ Special Be lief Committee. ” This committee provides for the needy families of soldiers, so that, if there are no other reasons for hearing Mr. Murdoch, the cause which employs him would be found more than sufficient. LETTER FROM "OCCASIONAL.” Washington, March 1, 1864. The month of March, 1861, was a month of agonizing suspense. It began with the organization of Mr, Lincoln’s Administra tion, and closed with the fact clearly-de monstrated that the madness of Secession would be succeeded by armed and aggres sive rebellion. The month of March, 1864, the beginning of the fourth year of the attempt to destroy the Repub lic, threatens to be far more exciting, and, let us hope, completely decisive of the war. ; Three years ago the rebellion was only pre paring to leap at the throat and drink of the heart’s-biood of the nation. To-day it is prepared to make its last and most despe : rate effort. Its remaining energies and resources are to be put forth. In all probability, the greatest battles of , the war will be fought within the thirty one clays that begin today. Never was the military situation more interesting and extensive. Great armies are standing face to face in Tennessee, Georgia, Alaba ma, North Carolina, Virginia, West Vir ginia, Louisiana, Florida, Texas, &c. Mighty fleets hold the long line of the seceding coast, or ride in the great bays, road steads, and harbors of the South. Such is the prospect before the astonished nations of the earth. The issue will be a sanguinary issue, but it cannot be a doubtful one. The rebels have gathered all their material for the 'conflict, and their true condition is shown in the fact, that, while they swear never to surrender or yield, their cries for food,; raiment, ammunition, and men, are like the wail of fallen angels hurrying With resistless momentum to their inevi table doom. Behind them are a great people, fresh, invigorated, and sternly resolved to save their Government. Be fore them, and close to their ragged but fanatic battalions, are their deso lated firesides, depopulated towns, and scourged plantations, the work of their own traitor-chiefs, who have taken everything to feed and fill the armies of slavery. This is the near future. It does not appal the friends of the Government. In the loyal States the very imminence of fast-coming hostilities has stirred the hearts of the people to their proioundest depths. Thousands are re-en tering the army. Millions are being sub scribed to increase the comfort of their families, to cure the sick, heal the wounded, and provide for the families of the dead. No voice comes from this noble people but the voice of Hope, Perseverance, and awful Resolve. And may God decide for us in this the most critical period of the wax ! The Fkakkpoet COMMOB WEALTH i* a new tri-weekly newspaper, published at Frankfort, Ken- G ' HoiI S e ®. which we are glad to welcome to toe loyal rank*. It »upport» Mr. Bin tare/ rel 11 - I resi 4 e ocy, and earnestly and ably sus tains tbe course or toe radical representatives, of Kentucky in Congress. Well-edited, and advoeal ,ouad Principle*, tbe Frankfort Commonwealth Will do good work ia the Border States. ■ —Mr. De Cordova’s second lecture, Mr. Perkins’ Christmas dinner,” will be evenlu 8- 14 was, indeed, ex pected that Our First Baby ’’ would form the sub ject of the second lecture of the course, as a natural and, indeed, inevitable consequence of the first. Bat Mr. De Cordova has decided otherwise. His first lecture wa* so purely humorous, and delivered with such gusto, his demeanor was so easy and gentle manly, his pronunciation was so* perfect, and his own enjoyment of his own production so sym* P* tlietlc > that we are sure the audience of last Thursday night will be more than doubled to-morrow evening. WASHINGTON. CSpccial Despatches to The Press. J Wabhixstow, D. C„ Maren . Gen. Grant Nominator! g,- p Xfrut, General. Tb» President, by a message to-day, Informed the House that be had approved of the bill reviving the grade of lieutenant general. Shortly afterwards' the President sent to the Senate the nomination of General Grant for the position of lieutenant general. Continuations. The Senate to-day confirmed the nominations or N. M. Obb, to be assessor of internal revenue for the third district of California, and Alpbbd Bbiogs to be collector of internal revenue for the fourth district of California; Second Lieut. David Evans was confirmed as first lieutennnl in the revenue? cutter service; D. N. Coots* to be commissioner of taxes for the insurrectionary district of South' Caro lina, vice A. D. Smith, removed. - General Grant. The Domination of Major General Gbant for lieutenant genera], which waiaent to the Senate to day, wa» referred to the Military Committee, ac cording to Hie ueage in affairs relating to the army. The Freedmen’s Bureau. The bill which passed the House to-day, to es tablish a Bureau of Freedmen’a Affairs, oreates that office in the War Department. It is to be placed in -charge of a commissioner, at the annual salary of $4,000, to whom Is to be referred the adjustment and determination of all question* arising under any laws now existing, or hereafter to be enacted concerning persons of African descent, and persona who are or ahall become free by virtue or any pro clamation, law, or military order, isaued, enacted, or promulgated during the present rebellion, or by virtue of any act of emancipation which ahall be enacted by any State for the freedom of auch per sons held to aervice or labor within suoh State, or who shall be otherwiae entitled to their free, dom. The commissioner is also charged with the execution or all laws providing for the colonization of freedmen, and with the delivery of any bonds of United States, or any indemnity, to any State whioh shall become entitled by reason of the eman elpallon of slaves within such State, and of any act of Congress authorizing the issue of suoh bonds, or payment of such indemnity. The bill, among other things, provides for thy appointment of assistant commissioners and other offloers, who are to permit person* of African descent, and who are or shall beoome free, to occupy, cultivate and improve all lands lying within the dlstrlot now or heretofore in rebellion, which lands may have been, or may hereafter j», abandoned by their for mer owners, and all real estate to which the United Slates shall have acquired title, and to advise and aid them when needful, to organize and direet their labor, adjust with them their wages, and receive all returns arising therefrom, which shall be duly as counted for by the commissioner, and all balance, if any there be, after defraying the oharges and ex penses of the bureau, are to be paid annually into the treasury of the United States; THE PRESS.—PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1E64. The Minority Weport ou the Fugitive Slave Law. Senator SuMNEtt having yesterday made a report from tho Select Committee on Slavery and the treat ment of free Ilmen, and proposing to repeal all fugi tive-«!ave law*, Senator JBcckalw to-day, on be half of Senator Carlilb and himself, presented their views as those of the minority. They take the position that the clauses of the Constitution relating to fugitives, if they appeared In a compact between independent Powers, would depend for their execu tion upon the good faith of the pirty upon whom the duty was charged, but a State aggrieved, In case of a violation of the eompaot, would have a right to rcdiess its own wrong, hy way of reprisal! or other means known to international law. By se veral provisions of the Constitution, however, all mean, of redress by one State against others was taken away, am), therefore, the power to enforoe the right of reclamation must exist In the Govern ment of the United States, or it can exist nowhere as against a state in default in executing a consti tutional duty. Second.. The several decisions or the Supreme Court, affirming the law of Congress in relation to fugitives, ate cited, and the points made in the ma jority report are reviewed. In conclusion, it is ob jected to the proposed repeal that It is against the existing right of many citizens of the United States; that, instead of it being a measure hostile to the rebellion, its practical effect would fall upon loyal citizens in the Border States; and thß tendency of these laws to prevent the passage of negroes into loyal State, la promotive of public polioy, AS In these States such population is misplaoed, and pro ductive of obvious social evils. Ac some controversy exists in Tennessee concern irg the test oath prescribed by (lovcrnor ,Toun,-o.v in bis late proclamation, and as questions have been raised as to ite incompatibility with the President’s amnesty proclamation, it is proper to say that it is known in Washington beyond any doubt that the President and. Governor Jghhsov are in perfect ac cord in the matter of providing for a general elec tion in that State, with the view of restoring Ten nessee to her former position in the Union, and that the President does not consider the Governor’s form of oath, or the qualification of voters, as incongru ous with that whioh he himself has prescribed to be taken as preliminary to pardon, but rather as an oath which should he respected and enforced, and of this fact there is re aeon to believe the people of Tennessee will be duly informed. The Loan Bill. The bill supplementary to the loan act having paEßt d both houses, now only awaits the President’s approval to become a law. It is the same as already published, with the aodltionthst thecoupon or registered bon<-'» for loan, redeem able at the pleasure of the Government, after any period not lese than five years, and payable at any period not more tban forty years from date, are to be paid in eoin. It is understood to be the purpose of the .Government to issue five-per cent, bonds payable in forty years, but*'redeemable at the pleasure of the Government after ten years, the piincipal and interest to be paid in gold. No doubt is entertained that the bonds o&n be readily placed at par. The platea will be immediately engraved. The Re-cnlissed Veterans. Several days ago the House of representatives called upon the President to furnish a statement, showing the number of re.enlisted veterans from each state, and other information in that connec tion. To this the President has replied, enclosing a letter from the Secretary of war, who says that, in his opinion, it would be prejudicial to the public ser vice to transmit to ihe House, at the present tlmB,. the information requested. Acting Mas’er Bubobrs. writing! to the Ravy Department from oh board the United States schooner Beauregard, on blockade duty Off Ju piter Inlet, under date of February 6, says he sent a boat inside Jupiter Inlet, under the charge of Acting Master H. B. Oolbv, to examine Jupiter Narrows and the vicinity for blockade-runners, and at 9 P.M., the same day, they discovered the sloop G. Garibaldi, of Nassau, N. P., on her way down the inlet, from sand Point, Florida, bound to Nas sau, with a cargo of cotton. She was seized as a prize of war by the officer in charge of the boat. s A Fire Telegraph. The Washington City Councils have unanimously passed an ordinance authorizing a contract for the erection of a fire alarm and police telegraph for this city. The appointment of ij]' e wari ] ea of tho j.u 0 f the District of Columbin having bp law been taken ftom Marshal Ljiton. and vested in the President,' the latter to day nominated to that offloe Bobbbt Shale, of Washington, who was formerly sergeant, at arms of the Senate. Captain FERGUSON, ISte 17. 5. Quartermaster at Alexandria, has been released from the Old Capital prison, and honorably acquitted. v THE WAR IN THE SOUTHWEST, ! kunois of an Advance on Dalton. CEKEKAI THOMAS REINFORCED. REBEL CAVALRY IN SHERMAN S REAR GENERAL SMITH’S CAVALRY EXPEDITION. THE ATTACK ON OtTR TROOPS AT Cincinnati, March I.— lt is reported th»t the army or General Thomas has advanced on the enemy at Dalton, from Tunnel Hill, It la itated in .pedal despatches, received here, that General Thomas, has been reinforced by considerable num. here of men. If this he correct a severe engagement Will Inevitably take place very soon. LONG STREET'S RETREAT. ' Cincinnati, March 1 —The retreat of the rebel Long.treet’s force, In East Tennessee, is a mystery. Account, from Knoxville expreu anxiety to Know whether he ba. gone toward. Lee or toward. John, .ton. Report .ay. he will join Lee. SHERMAN’S EXPEDITION. Cibcikhati, March I— Nothing has bsen reoeived from Gen. Sherafan’a expedition. Forrest’s and Morgan’s rebel cavalry are in his rear.— Bulletin, GENERAL SMITH’S EXPEDITION. Cairo, March I.—General Wm. H. Smith, who commanded the late cavalry expedition, arrived, to' day. The expeditionary force was seven thousand atrong, and the object was to clear the country of straggling rebel forces, and if possible to make a di version in favor of Sherman and join him. A Mem phis despatch of the 27 th says thatthe diary of an officer attached to General Grierson’s column, in Smith’s cavalry expedition,' furnishes but little of importance beyond what has been already reported. Our loss in the attack on the enemy at West Point was 40 killed and wounded. We drove the rebels out and destroyed a number of cars and culverts, a ddp6t, and several miles ol track, and a large amount of com and cotton In the attack by Forrest on our forces, near Okslona, the 3d Tennessee Cavalry broke at the first fire, running six or seven or onr small gnns into a ditch, breaking their carnages, and spiking and leaving the guns. In this fight our loss was about 100, mostly in prisoners. Our total loss during the expedition was about ISO. This oolumn burned about 3,000 bales of Confederate cotton, over a million bushels of com, and captured over a hua dred prisoners, a thousand mules and negroes. CAPTURE OF A GUERILLA COLONEL. Lottisviixh, March l.—The notorious rebel gue rilla, Col. Richardson, was captured on Sunday south of the Cumberland river, below BuckviUe, by a detachment of Col. Weatherford’s cavalry. One other rebel was taken with him. Occasional. In the United States Court to- day W. W. Gregory, of this county, who was convicted lsst week and sentenced for harboring and concealing a rebel sol dier, took the oath prescribed in the amnesty procla mation, and was discharged. $lO,OOO in gold, in traoait from Cincinnati to Tea nersee, were seized last night by Officer Symmes, being sent in contravention of the non intercourse regulations. ? AN ENROLLING ORDER AT MEMPHIS. Cairo, Match 1.-General Dockland, command between the .ge, of jo in(J 60 , whodo not^ In,.. 0 ' f authorized companies of the enrolled mUltts, to report In person at headquarters within fifteen days from the date of the older 5 and ail per sons above that class, who may hereafter arrive in the oity, are ordered to report In the same manner, Within ten days after their arrival. „ ARRIVAL OF CQTTON. Eight hundred and sixty bales of cotton, for Cln cinnati, have arrived In the steamer Glendale. Gen. Grant’s new naval steamer New National brought so bales of Confederate cotton.- The steamer brought 677 bales from Duvall’s Bluff to Memphis. The steamer Lillie Martin loaded 600 bales on the rlver ’ but w ** obliged to discharge it, the ?° a , t .^f lDS i e<lulred fOT Government service. Cotton is will and lower; good middling 6i@s3: striot do. 6o a FORTRESS MONROE. _ Ara ‘™ l of Released Prisoners, r ETEESS Monkok, March I —Major Wade, 73d Indiana; Capt. Baston, loth Massachusetts; Col Dulaney, of Governor Pierpant’s staff; Doctors Robinson and Baker; Lieut. Dougherty, of 001. Strelght’s command, and Mr. Buckley, of the New York Herald, and seven citizens, prisoners from Richmond, arrived here to-day on board the flag-of truce boat frryja City Point. Army of the Potomac—Anticipated Action. New York, Marob I —The Tribune's Washington letter of the 2»th stale, that the latest information from the army is up to 10 o’clock on Monday morn ing. No battle had occurred between the opposing infantry forces. There wss some skirmishing on the right on Sunday, but nothing of any account. It is evident that Lee don’t intend to fight unlesa com pelled by Meade to do so. Stirring news may be ex pected soon—perhaps to-morrow. St. Louis, March I.—assistant Provoat-Marahal General Alexander has received orders from Wash ington to commence the draft on the 10th instant in all the auh-distrlcts of Missouri where the quotas are not filled. Volunteer, between the Ist and 10th of March will be deducted after the draft com mences. Cotton is dull at 70 cents for striot middlings. The receipts were 62 bales. Pork, $19.60@20, Other ar ticles are unchanged. Albany, March 1, —The following despatch has been received by Major Townsend, A. P. M. G.: Be fully prepared to commence the draft on the 10th of March, and to make it in every sub-distriot whloh shall not have relied Its quota before March 12th. Volunteers between the Ist and 10th of March may be deducted after the draft commences. Make «*i. known to the Governor. The Tennessee Test Oath. A Blockade-Runner Captured. Warden or the District Jail. Prisoner Released. OKALONA. The Draft in Missouri. The Draft in New York. JAMES B. FRY, Provost Marshal General, THE FRENCH BLOCKADE OF MEXICO. Higb-bandcd Proceedings Toward Ame- rican Vessels. Nnw Yobk, Maroh l A speslal despatch to the World ray a: Highly Important news has reached the Navy De partment from our Pacific Squadron, to the effect that during the latter part of January two French frigates entered the port of Acapulco, Mexico, the coaling station for San Frauoisoo and Panama steamers, and proceeded to overhaul things general* iy, threatening to bombard the town if resistance' was offered. They examined all the American ves sels In port, snd caused much consternation among other nextrals. The affair is regarded as a very strange, if not high-handed proceeding, and may lead to considerable trouble. Panama advices of the 18th are as follows: " No news from Mexico. The French frigate D’Aesas is keeping strict blockade at Acapulco. She b*s seized a quantity of contraband of war. The United States frigate Lancaster, together with the Saginaw and Faralionet, are stiu »t Acapulco. Admiral Bell will leave for Panama as soon as the French admiral, who left here in the Pallas, shall have arrived at that port. The French will then take possession of the town, as is expected, without any resistance on the part of the Juarez Govern ment, The latter has mounted guns In the fort, but only for the purpose of keeping the mob down. Tile (Quota of New York Reduced, Aleaky, March I.—The commission appointed by the Storessry of War, (consisting of Messrs. M. F. Allen of New York, John Love of Indiana, and Cbauncey Smith of Massachusetts,) for determining upon the inequalities in the enrolment in this State, have come to the unanimous conclusion that the en rolment was imperfect, erroneous, and excessive especially with reference to the cities of New York and Brooklyn, and reoommend that tho quota of the State be reduced from c 0.378 to 62,868, with a cor responding reduction under the call of February Ist, 1864. New York Municipal Elections, Tboy, March I.— At the municipal eleotion, held to-day, a large vote was polled. The Democrats elected their candidate for mayor by 700 majority. Six of the ten aldermen are Democrats, And the whole Democratic city ticket was elected by an in crease of 600 over the majority of last year. Lcckfobt, March I.—The entire Democratic ticket was elected to.day by about ISO majority. Yokkbbp, March l—The Democratic ticket for village offlcers.ha* been elected by about 100 majo rity. Ithaca, March I.—At the Charter Biection, to day, George McOhaln (IT.) was elected by 71 majo rity, with the whole Union ticket, except one trus tee, The Union gain is 160. - ' Oswego, March I.—At the charter eleotion to-day Mayor Grant (Demooral) was re-elected by 60 ma jority. The Democrats elected three aldermen and two supervisors, and the Union men one alderman and two supervisors. Review toy General Burnside. " Nbw Yobk, Maroh I.—General Ledlie’s brigade of veteran volunteers will be reviewed to-morrow, by General Burnside, prior to their departure for Albany. XXXVIIIth CONGRESS-—lst SESSION. Washington Marob 1,1861. SENATE, ;* Petitions and. Memorials Kr-.WADE, of Ohio, presented the petition of a Ger man political clnb of Cleveland, Ohio, in reference to the policy pf reconstruction. Referred to the Judiciary Committee. Mr. eOMJfBB. of Massachusetts, Dissented the petition of citizt-nsof Ohio, praying for the repeal of the fugitive blava law. and to amend the Constitution so that n can not be construed to favor slavery. Referred. Mr SDMJM ER reported back a joint resolution from the Committee on Foreign affairs, giving the consent of Congrem to theacceptatceofa watch from the British Frivs Council of 'Jiade by the master of the American tcht oner Highlander. Adopted. Mr. HORGAB, of New York, presented the memorial cf the trustees of the Rosevelt Hospital, Hew York city prajing & remission from the duties upon licenses and oeeas Referredto the finance Committee Also a me morial Of W. - W. Woodworth. Be'erieU to tna Com mute© Oh Patents Overland Emigration BUI* Mr. 2»£SMITH, of Oregon, called up the bill to protecl overlard emigration, which was passed. Mr. Wll,&i : N« of Massachusetts called up the jolnl resolution of tbarks to the re onlistod volunteers Pa* sea. Mr. BT7CKALEW. of Pennsylvania, presented, from the Committee on Slavery and Fieedmen. a minority re po? ton tce ini Hive-slave law. Ordered to be printed. A motion of Mr. POffKLTr, to print ton thousand co pies of said report, waß referred to the Committee on Printing. Debate on the hoau Bill. The Senate then proceeded to consider the House bill, no. £65, authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to borrow not exceeding $200,C00 during the current fiscal year, and for the Issue of additional five-twenty bonds to pro vide for the excess of SU COO, 000. Mr FOWisLL, of Kentucky, moved to strike out the second section. He said the parsons who subscribed knew the limit of the $500,000 000 loan, and the Govern mtrt ib not bound to issue more than that amount, b@ thought the Government had better pay them back, their money, because iheee bonds are really worth seven per cent. Mr. SHEEHAN. of Ohio, explained that numerous parks, scattered all over ihe country, from Maine to Ca li 1012 la. were agents for the sale of the loan, and when it was nearly exhausted it was impossible to ascertain be exact amount that had been taken.; The eleven mil ion excess was paid into the Treasury Department and been expended.' H© thought it manifestly urooar that the Government should authorize the eleven mil Hons to provide for this excess. In reply to a question of Mr Hendricks, Mr. SHERMAN said no loan the Goveriment ever negotiated had been obtained on mere economical terms than the $003,000 000 loan by Messrs. Jay Cooke & Co. After a few explanations by Messrs. Johnson. Fesaen den, and Conner, the Senate refuted to strike out toe second section by a vote of 27 nays to 11 yeas, as follow: YBAS. Howe. Lane (Kansas),' Morgan, Powell, NAYS. $?l b u? r ' £**““• Banner, Herding, Sherman, Chandler. Harian, Spragne. Clark, Harris, Ten £yok. Howard. Van Wlnile Cowan.- Johnson, Wade, ”' Dixon, Lan.© (Indidn.fi) Wlikinfinn Fessenden, Morrill, WHUit on, i Foster, Pomeroy, Wright tv Mr * BENDBICKS moved to strike out the word six as the 1 ateofinteiestin.the two hundred million bonds and insert fl ve in the first section He thought, if 1 the k B |S, rt ?& 11 be d . !acttlt ‘osetaloanT _Mr. rnbbirWDEll thought it nnwise to say to the Secretary of the Treasury that be was not authorized to sive the ordinary rate ofinterest in the aarkS. a© be ?? secretary va« of the opinion that he COllld not obtain aUan at less than six par cent. He knew that be could. No one had done more to Treasury 11 tte late of lllterest tha a the Secretary of the Bnckalaw, DavJl, Htudtrioa, Hendrkke, **& HBETDEICKS said if the banks of the country conid nte Ihtir money in loans at six per cent. Interest, payable in depreciated cnrrency, whj should the Se ®jciery pay the equivalent of nine per cent, in paper in asked if the Senator would not giro the Secretary power to pay nine per cent. ? replied that if the Secretary would say that he could not secure a loan for less than nine per cent he was not entitled to the respect and confl dtnee of >he country. Mr. HABLaK charged that the party with whom the (Mr. Hendrick*) acted had in peace times voted one per cent, par month in cold. Mr. HkhDh'ICKS said he did not intend to he drawn into a political discussion. His object was that the Go mo *«y 88 cheaply as poisible. Did the Senator know of an Instance where money had been thß max mum rates mentioned in Mr. FESSENDEN said he did not. . Wr. BEKpBiCBS said a* soon as the maximum rate ie fixed, « becomes a rule of the and the Department says that shall be the rate, onr debt is & an Mormoxw rate, and we should consider well Whether we cat not secure money at a less rata. Mr. F£SS£m>EN, cf Maine, said that the language of the gentkjn&n amounted to this, that he would not al- J °w tneGovenment to borrow money at more than 6 per cfnt. JWas the Senator prepared to say that? JP*. believed that the money could he Gtykintd for 6 per cent. Confidence in the success of opf rations had much to do with subject The amendment was TPjecied. ’ ’ • MOBGAW introduced an additional section in lien of the 2d, providing that the Secretary of the Treasury issue bonus to the amount of eleven millions, and sell lh«m in open market at the highest rates, to satisfy the 0 five hundradlmiliions. Bejected _Mr. DAVIS, of Kentucky, renewed the motion of Mr Hendricks, to strike out six and Insert five. Mr. Davis ihofigbtthat at ibis xnasimumrateof six per cent, the moneyed men woold combine against the treasury. and force the Secretary to come up to their etard&rd. Be* jected. YEAS. - I Hendricks, [Powell, Buekalew, Davie, Anthony, Chandler* CJark* Connets, Cowan, JUxon, XooliU’e, Featendeo, Foster, Grimes. H&rdixg, Harlan, Ramsey, I Harris, Sherman, Henderson, Sprague, Howard* Stunner, Howe, Ten Eyck. Johnson, . Van Winkle, Lane (Kansas), Wade. Morgan, Willoy, Nesmith, Wilson, Pomeroy, Wilkinson The Hevemie mu ?*•£?“ i V ll » committee of sonfarenea on —»tiwai»-,vw, vi me two Houses on the revenue bill, presented the report of the Senate committee, an* icuncin* a disagreement. On his motion the Senate in tleted on its amendmeits. and aireed to submit the matter again to the Bouse for final action. On motion of Mr. HO WABO, a resolution was adopted calling on the Secretary of the Treasury to furnish copies o-. the reports or the Union Pacific Bailroad Company; or any other mentioned in the 20th section of the Pacific Railroad resolution* and requesting the President to In form the Senate if he has fixed the points of commence ment of the Union Pacific Bailroad, or its branches, at the eastern terminus.. . Ak a quarter to 3 o’clock the Senate went Into executive session, and soon after adjourned. HOD SB OF REPRESENTATIVES- Duty an Salt. , Mr. WASMOEHB. of Illinois, canned to he read a let . . fc om the Secretary of the Treasury, «ayW It Is aaoer. tamed non authentic sources mat many vessels em* Ptojed in the coaiUheriee obtain salt to core their fish wobi the British provinces, thereby avoiding the payment' of duty on salt incorporated with their fish and claim -5S! M ?? , ‘i , “ , .S 1 * S 1 ? 9 , as if theJ ' h *d procured salt Which had paid a duty ,ln our own ports. To prevent [£?<?£t!3. a i2 lears t0 . ,1 f .1° f* -vision of law. Therefore ‘“O Secretary requested that an act he passed to the egaot 1 hat hereafter no fishing bounties be e'atmante eetlsfictorlly show that the salt which they have used has paid a duty to the United mate" Objection wasinade to the introduction of ouch a hill'. On motion of Mr DKK3GB, of Michigan, the Commit tee of Ways and Means were Instructed to lnontre into 'heiOßtceand expsateucy of levying ten oents a bnshel on salt imported into the United States. Fork Tnu>sftr Office. of ffowFork. offered a reso latton, &6 iglJowst which was passed; Resolved, That the Committee of Ways and Means he inttructed to inquire Into the expediency of estab luhipa a trawfer office In the city of Mew York, under the direction of .the Assistant Treasurer of the United btates in that city» for the transfer of Government bonds. And also u to the expediency of authorizing the ex change of coupon and registered bonds, one for the other, as holders desire, and report by bill or'other wt*e. ' Mr. BBAKDAOSS, of Connecticut, offered, a resolution that, the Senate concurring, both Houses adjourn on the SOtb Anri) next. Mr. STEVENS, of Pennsylvania, suggested the 91st of May, instead of April. , Mir. BRANDAGEB accepted the modification, remark ing that he desired to fix a time in order that Congress may work up to it. Mr. HOLMAN. of Indiana, said that extraordinary at tempts were made to prevent discussion, and being un willing to encourage the continuation of such a practice, he moved to jay the resolution on the table. This was dissgretd to, and ihe resolution was passed —yeast's, nays not counted. On motion of Mr PEhTON, of New York, It was re solved that the Committee on Military Affair* be re quested to ascertain what legislation, if anr, is necessa *.y to authorize and require the payment of the certifi cates issued by the Second Auditor and Second Comp troller of the Treasury for arrears of pay and bounty due deceased soldiers, on presentation thereof to any pay master of the army in the city of Washington, as well as in the district where the claimant resides. Bureau for Freedmen’s Affairs. The Houfd then resumed the consideration of the bill to establish a bureau for freedm* n’s affairs, when . Mr. KNAPP, of Illinois, expressed his views against the measure, arguing that such a system of vassalage and tutelage as proposed never entered into the*brain of any sensible man. If the bill was based on charity, why not support ihe widows and orphans of iho.se who have laid down thiir lives in defence of what centlemenon Ihe 1 epobllcan side call free institutions ?” .Blr PRICE, txlOWa, advocated the bill on the ground that It merely proposed to direct into the proper channel the physical energies of those whom the fortunes &t war have* made free He foresaw great benefits to result trom such a bureau, rather than the evils wh'ch its ene mies predicted. | The Whitley Bill Mr. PENDLETON, of Ohio, commenced his remarks aaeinattheblll. bat was interrupted by a message from the Senate static* tb&t the committee of conference on the whuky bill had been unable to agree. „ - Ml. WABBBDRWE. of iuiaota. wiihml referring tt> what occurred in ci'TnmUtee. wmfree to state that ho did not think the committee would have but difficulty tn cocoiM to M agreement on the subject, The gentleman f om Pennsylrania (Mr. Dawson) was of the opinion that, in order to adjust the differences between the two Houses, ataz Of twenty ceuta might ba laid upon the etoefc of spirits on hauu, This was the material point of said hie colleague (Mr. Dawson), who wae on the committee, did not represent the majority of tll Mr °WASHBtfKNE replied that he baHevad that Mr. Dawson voted with tbs gentleman (Mr. Steven*) 1 a ih> nr.n«o fiiaitiiit 'sKinr the on hand. It was Insisted by a tan oftbecommute!* f conference that the Houi* finainat a t*x of 4 nrtj cents Sfalloo. In ordei to teat the souse of the House- Mr. Washtiurne offered a reao iutlon: That the House insist on its to the Bmhte amendment, and request of the benaw another conference; acd It Is hereby declared, the Bouse, that, in the adjustment if the diff-3roac93, there should bean additional tax of not loss than twenty nor more than forty cents per gallon upon spirits on nano orfor'iile « , Mr. STEVFNP, of Pennsylvania, raised the point that ■ tb® Coaiuitlee of Conference could report the fact of did dfiTeement. and Botbinj? mor«. The SPEAKER held that, while a committee mait re port the fact, the Bouse has power to insiruct any oom mi'Ue to he appointed , Mr STEVENS said that the leutleman offered his Instrnctiona as an individual member. Mr. WaSHBUKNE hoped the gentleman would not gri excited. Mr. STEVENS Not at all. _ Mr. PENDLETON. of Ohio, moved that the House recede from its disagreement to the Senate’s amend- *Ad that if this mofcba prevailed there w!l l bv so tax on spirit* OH hand. Mr. PENDLETON. That’s so. Mr. WASHBPRNEf-Hid if his own motion prevailed, then the committee on conference can adjust their differ* epees b-v Hxing the spirits on hand. Mr WASHHUKISE moved, and the House seconded the demand, for the previous question. Adjourned. PEKXSTIVAJmf LEGISLATURE. The Senate was called to 0; dor at II o'clock by Fpaaker PENNEY. The-SPEAKER announced the Stau«Hug Committee*. Mr CONNELL prepented three petitions, praying for the passage of a law to provide for old and faithful teach ers of Common Schools. Also, twelve petitions from the Twenty-third ward, pi ay mg for the pas age of a law to permit passenger rail way cars to run on Sunday. - Also, three remonstrances from Sjhuylkill coaniy against the partnen* of bounties Mr. WORTHINGTON, two petitions from Chester county, praying for rhepassaceof a law making parties and persons interested competent witnesses. Also, a remonstrance from Schuylkill county against the ratetge of a law giving bounties to drafted men. • Also, a remonstrance from Philadelphia, against the passage of a law permitting cars to run on the Sabbath. Mr. TUKKELL presented a petition, praying for a law for the Increase of pay of county commissioners and jurora in bu*quebanna county. Mr. JQHfcS'i‘oN presented two petitions from citizens of For ter township. Lvcoiuicg county, lor a law to levy a tax by the school directors. Also, an invitation from Frederick Watts, Esq., inviting the Senate to visit the Farmers’ High School, in Centre county. Mi*- CHAMFNBYS, a petiuoa from ministers of the gospel of Lancaster, praying to be relieved from the penalty for marrying minors. „ Mr. .DUNLAP, a petition from the borough authori tiesof Monheim Lancaster county, for the passage of a law authorizing them to borrow mosey. Mr. FLEMING, a remonstrxuca from seventy-three citizens.of Philadelphia, against the passage of a law mrirntting cars to run on Sunday Mr. householder, oneof similar itOpdlt. Mr. GRAHAM, a remonstrance from citizens of Eliza beth township, sgainst any law authorizing the issue of any.more bonds. Also, petitions from Moore and Sewickley townships, Allegheny county, or similar jmport. Mr. McGANDLESS presented petitions, from a number of township* in Bottler county, praying for the passage of a law to pay bounties to volunteers. . Also, one for iecrease of the pay of county commis sioners of said county. Also, two remomtrances from Brady and Oakland townships, same county* against, a bounty law. - Mr. BveE a petition for a law to establish a ferry across the Allegheny at Franklin. ;Mr. LOWKY, a remonstrance from Summit township. Fr&skford county, against the passage of any law affect ing their road laws. Also, & number of petitions from Frankfotd and Erie, pr&yisg for the passage of a bounty law. Also, four pstitims from citizens of Erie, praying for the panage ot a law compelling the Erie Canal Company to keep their bridges in repair. Alec, one ;rvtnet>me, prayirs for a law to elect their tez collectors. - Alto, one frem Summit township, Craw'ord eoun.tr prasing for an appropriation to build a town house Also, one from Erie, praying for a revival of the act graduating the price of public lands in Pennsylvania Alio, a petition asking an tquitable distribution of tho hkhonal-land grant among the different colleges of the State. / Also, a remonstrance from the stockholders of the Erie and Waierrord Piank-Boad Company against va cating iheir road. aUo, a petition from tba Connell of Erie of similar im port. Also, a remonstrance from said Council against a law fixing the price ofjic^rises. SBt Is in Place. Mr. CONNELL read in place an act to authorize the appointment of two additional notaries public in Phila ceipbia. Also, an act to incorporate the Burnside Coal and Iron Company. AJto a supplement to the att incorporatingtheLoaust Gap Improvement Company. , Also, an act making incompatible the holding of cer tain offices in the city of Philadelphia. AUo. an act relative to the Bnetleton and Somerton Turnpike Company. Also, a supplement to the act incorporating the Ooopsr Firearms Manufacturing Company. Also, an act to pro ride for the more accurate indexing of liens against real estate in the city of Philadelphia Also, an act to provide for the old and /aithfal teachers ol public schools. Also, & Supplement to an act incorporating the Chest nut Bill and Cheltenham Railroad Company Stir. HUGE, an act fixing the iiabiiiiyjof contracts under seal. Also, an act relative to the special courts. Also, an act providing for the erection of a bridge across Oil creek. Mr. DUNLAP, an act to authorize the borough of MaiT heim to borrow money. Mr GEAHAM, an act to incorporate the Anthoniy Oil Cimpany.. kr.on aMPJ&EYS. an act j elative to the appointment of trustees. Alto, a supplement to the act relative to suits againgl railroads and c&n&l companies. Air. FLEMING, an act to equalize a certain loan made by the city of Harrisburg. Also, an act relative to damages for opening certain streets in Halifax, Dauphin coanty. Bills and Resolutions Considered, Mr. JOHNSTON offered a resolution that the Speaker appoint a committee of three, to act ia conjunction with a simisrccmiuitieefromthe House, to ax upon a time to Visit the Feimere’ Sigh School. Agreed to. Mr. LOWAY moved, the Committee on Federal Rela tions be ojtcharged from further coasideratiou of joint resolution from the House instructing our United States Senators 10 vote for a reconsideration of the vote extend ing the time for the payment of bounties and the enlist ment of volunteers Passed to third reading Mr. LOWKY offered a resolution Inst/uctmg the Com mittee on the Judlciacry to report a bill abolishing the Middle District of tne Supreme Court, Lost. Yeas 15. naysiff. Mr. COB NELL called up thg act to elect two additional notaries in Philadelphia, Faneed to third reading. ..Mr. LOWKY moved the discharge of the committee on the joint resolution from the House to instruct our Sena tors and meiubers of Congress to vote for the increase of the pay of soldiers and non-commiesioned officers, which was agreed to, and the bill passed to third reading. On motion, adjourned until three o'clock this af ternoon. Saulsbury. Sumner, Wilson. / Mi*- TUBBELL introduced an act relative to bounties in Brad ord county, rassed, Committee of the Whole, but laid over on second reading. Mr. JOHITBOiJ, on leave, reported a joint resolution amendments to the Constitution, pemiiidaff ?£ ld «Sl 8 l a the service to vote. Bill passed Committee of ihe Whole, but la d over on second reading. t\o£> T ~}& W £ Y m V r Senate,, Proceed to the consider** tton of the Housa bill, entitled an act to compel the Brie fatal Company to construct and repair bridges. Agreed tO- BSu Dillpasse** to second reading. On motion of Mr. Ci/SMBR, adjourned until 11 o'clock to-morrow morning. e The Hou?e was called to order at 11 o'clock, A. fit, by Speaker JoHKSON. f J Mr. GUERNSEY offered the following joint reso lution ! Xesolved, That the legislature of Pennsylvania hag heard with regret the action of the Senate of the United Btawe, in MKatlviug the resolution of the National House of Representatives, extending the time for the reerpittngofman and paying Government bounties to vo'nntefrs nntll April Ist, 1884. Resolved That ihe Senate of the United States be hereby respectfully requested to reconsider their action and pass said reso.uuon, in order that the armies of the United States may be speedily filled. . Resolved, .That the Secretary of the Commonwealth £?.***£•. slth,5 Ith ,? ltB *9 copy of these resolutions to the Vi.e president of the United States, and to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress, with the request to lay the saxnehefore their respective L idles l he Insolation was passed and sent to the Senate. , Mr. HAKES reported from Committee on Judiciary- &B Mt &U()iori2iiie I]ja r«V{»l< anil But Quehacna Coal Company to bold lauds * ana Mr MOWIT, of Warren, moved that the seslontobs held to-morrow evening, the special order of which is the bill relative to claims for damages during rebel raids, bepostponed until Thursday evening. Agreed to. 1 Mr. BARGER read in place the following * fcECTiox 1. If any person not residing’within this State, and paying under tba laws thereof a license of at dollars, shall. Within the county * £ Philadelphia, sell, or exhibit for sale by sample- spe cimen-card or otherwise, any goods, wares or merchan dise for or on account of any merchant, manufacturer wi?f •^ per t 4 53 npt baving bis proper place of business yittm herald State, and not having a license under the laws of this Commonwealth, for the sale of aucu goods, wares or merchandise, such persons so offending shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction, shall be sentenced to an imprisonment not exceeding thirty davs and to a • fine not three hundred dollars, or b®H*» tt ®Nh«r, l,l discretion of the court. OT The House then proceeded to the consideration of bills on the puvate calendar. she following were objected to on first reidin* * P rt“compa“y rPC,riltQ Tj 101,8 “““i **- pany. SCt *° lacorwrat9 tle Collensburg Bridge od m . An gel to incorporate tho Gila Mining Company Col4 ' Sprlli * 189 ■& Coal and M Inel al llompany, C apprfd May"l f isg 8 Oil paiy. aCt t< '. c ' orporito Brandywine Railroad Oom- The following were passed finally ■ iS actio 2blS£° «? Btreet - ln t! “> ci ‘y of Philadelphia. HoifbamptOT * the venue irom Schuylkill county to ISaluabury, I Wright fl , c Ll?. 1 ’ f ienlato plaooa of public amusement ln the r'ly of Philadelphia! amended by Mr, Quigley to atrike ont thoeocond aectlonofihe bill. E y 19 * lr, * a ,r v? **££ supplement to an act passed 13fcb dav n* tv? 150 *’ to authorise the arrest of professional thlovW.burg.gw, Sc , lnthocltyof Philadelphia •4? to extend the fee bill, as to justices of the peace J t fferaX n iCBofErlB anli to the of . «» “I 1 was amended, on motion of Mr. HOPKOTS «n as to include the aldermen of the city of An act to authorize the Governor to appoint two add! tional notaries public in Philadelphia. w 0 f? a o C ,V?GUa MiDlne Comoauy. T ® oXtoßd iho chftf tsr of the WorkiMmen’R county* LOan * SBdßnlw,n * A »««l»tt«»J»Montaom™y ta ssssssa?“ hMth miiUry Acsd * m ™ AH ACT TO ÜBOlUttOl moling t&et lOTfi Of Eepublican Government, aiding in JiSESRUTUS 0 " «t f *A» union of tlio United States, and I?™* reU ? f to i he a( ttdlera and sailors if too ££?? *h£ha:vy thereof, are aestroua of being tacor poaest^Therefore 1 *° eDafcle tliem to carry out eald pur t Be it? enacted. Ac , That Wm. M. Meredith John B. Myers. Horace Binney, Jr * Adolph fiL BorX* ? or i ol t McMiciael, J. I. Clarke Hare* Benjamin <?er* 1 bard, James L.Claghom. Charles Gibbous, George FT » B BSSSKbSSS c. SSlbigllSfflSlPijSgt Ste*t, Bindley Smith, Daniel Dougherty, George TrotT. Wijjiara Kellers, and such other persona as have or mav Jereaiter be associated with them, for the paVosSof ?*”{ association* are hereby erected into and declared to pen body politic and corporate, by the name* style, and title of “The Union League of Philadelphia,' l and by the ?*3 Q ®* style, ana title, shallhare perpetual succes sion, and may purchase, take, and bold, by gift, grant <LbT iniee, bargain and sale devise and bequest, or by any other lawful mode Of Conveyance any lands, tenements, «ooai, chattels, and estate, real, personal, or miked: , ana the same* or any part thereof; from time to time. ™ay sell, alien, mortgage, or otherwise dispose of, and i may have, a common seal, which they may alter and i renew at their pleasure: Provided* That the clear yearly value or income of all the estate and property of the said corporation, including interest on all moneys by them it n J’!f aa s®£**««hl the Bum of ten thousand dollars, exclusive of the real estate in the actual occupancy of the corporation, - o JS EO -S.That the officers of the said corporation here- Si«* r to he elected shall be a. president, four vice presl* usnta«ana fifteen directors,whoehall c&oose and at point tJ ?S ,r .2 Wn number a seoretary.and also a treasurer. The said officers shall be elected at an annual meeting, * .. held on the second Monday of December; and if an SS ,t }S?*v e * not bel s °P. th^ t day the corporation shall - tbßt "hie, be dissolved, hut an election shall be aa possible, and untu such new election shall take place the former officers shall con tinue and hold over. .. wa , niSL'.f *>mt the duties and rights of the members of SHSrSTr I *^ Dial® and titer in the manner which nay rnfiiWMr^m? 5 Thrtffil LtdVjr-SS Si»i. o f^i I n nce not b* repugnant to or lncontlsteat ?f tbi» h CommonSe»Uh. ,,d LaWB ’° f ffaltM Btttt S*« . «*?££,„£* ‘fhat the following officers, elected by the 1 Ms*sS» *»pt B ,^ a j£®?- kt Jts WMtjjueekin* in December, iWiJ, MUII hold their respective oAice» under thelpchir the next annual. election. In Daeembev. 1884. and that au> vacancies occurring therein before,the next ??3Sv* “« etln * may be filled in the manner provided in their by-laws, »owlt: . Ptebident—W. M WeredUlp Vice Prealdente-Wm. H. A'hhnwt, John B. Myers. Horace Blnnev. Jr. x Adolph C. Bute. v ‘ “ ° _ Dhectofa—BJortoji, McMlchaei, .T. t. Glarke Here. Wth.mmln Gerhard. .TameaE Claghom. Chat. Gibbous. JO S‘ 8 ' Towm * l|A ‘ Georgs Whiiuoy* HAiuilSßuiut, march 1,1331. SENAT2. ATTEIINOOX SESSION. LATER NEWS FBOM EPBOPE. AMEBICAJf AFFAIHS IN' FARLIAME^F. A Council of Diplomatists. PROGRESS OF THE DANISH WAR. THE PIRATE ALABAMA. New York, March l.—Th© cte&mer Br6iaoa, frost Southampton, witu dates to the lith ult., has ar« lived. The Canada arrived out on the isth, the City of N#v York and City of Limerick on the I7m, and the Germania on the nth, High gale* were prevalent on the Eo*li*h ooatt. The teizuie of the Tuscaloosa at the Cape of Good Hope 18 confirmed. In the House of Lordi Ev*l Russell proved, by a comparison of dales, that the Government 1 ?* Ueaiuioa as to detaining the Birkenhead iron r*rao influenced by any representations made by Mr. He use of Commons Mr, Peacock gave notice of a motion as to the demand for compensation made by the "United States for injuries done by the Con* federate cruiser*. „ „ » » m.-* . Hail Russell ssid, in Ike House of Lords, that at to the claims for damages done by the Alabama, the Government consider* Itself in no way responsible, and no hope is held out for changing the policy re* specting this. The rebel* loan is quoted at 51@53. Illinois Cen tral advanced 3 ; United States five* deolined 1. At the Paris Bourse rentes had declined to 66f. 653. Z*e Ford denies that a French army of observation win be placed *n the frontier, M The 6th Prussian Army corps mobilized and quartered in Lanaitz. It is officially announced that a council of minis* terc will open on the 18th at Wurzburg, The Italian Paillamcnt has resumed Us sittings. The armament of the National Guards is hastened, and large quantities of war material have been for warded to Ancona and Bologaa. The Austrian Heichßrath has closed. The Empe ror acid : “In conformity with the Federal Diet, I, as a German Prince, have taken part in the Federal execution, and, in concert with Prussia, occupied gcfcUswig aa a pledge.” - The Revolutionists have expelled the officials from Toi.derc. Prince Augustenburg has been proclaimed atApenrade. The Copenhagen Privy Council has resolved to devote the whole strength or the nation to recover Sohleswip. Mortari have been placed to shell the Danes at Diippeln. The Prussians occupy Fricdrichsort. A Prussian heavy artillery battery hac con 9 to Holncs, from where Flensburg harbor ftflU Duppeln entrenchments can be bombarded. London. Wednesday noon, Feb. n.—Consolf, 9i>£ @&i }£ lor money. .. „ THE ALABAMA. Bombay, Jan. 29, per Bremen.—The pirate stramer Alabama is oft the we&t coast of India. She has burned the ship Ernma, of New York. [This is probably the ship Emma Jano, Which was reported atßombAy Dec. 26.] Bombay, F«b, I.—The following is an extract from a letter written by an Amencan chipmasrer dated Singapore, Jan, 3; The Alabama oame here last week, coaled, and steamed into Malacca Straits. I think she will go rouud Sumatra into Sunda Straits, again up the China Sea, and ove rto the Cali fornia coast. She has 111 men on board, but all are dis contented. There were many deserters here, not withetanding the watch of the officers with loaded revolvers. There are about six Southern men on board, and the carpenter is a Massachusetts man. -she has completely stopped American-commerce in the East. Our vessels are lying up in all the ports. Some are being sold at moderate prices. C,toUa h frßomb^ may 1)6 **■ Esl “*« fro£a LATEST NEWS BY THE BREMEN. The Danish frigate Nciljeal left Plymouth on the loth January. The captain anuouilCe. the intention Of seizing tWO Austrian brigs there) If caught three mllesputside of the const. Two Bremen barge and “ b . sil i w f re * l ’° in tbe harbor. The s?™!I,c 1 ,c “ k will piaoeher In the track X eßßPie going up and down the eban nel, while a continuance of this course will take her near Brest, where there is the Prussian frigate The tie, an encounter with which the Danish officers had been constantly refen ing to while at Plymouth. DENMARK. . {[*“• r®. - The Austrian headquarters keft dquarfers are trae.rerred T?SL*af?* te i a ‘ T be ? are indications on the part of the Allies to enter Jutland. ■ ..™» TO ? A ’ -f* ll -. 19 - —The Austrian civil commit *“ ? spetch at Piensburg, stated that all the °h? c Schleswig-Holsteiners would be *?“*, ush , a personal union of the Duohies With PcoiD&ik ooul'j not be given up. 16 “Sweden does not support iSI'KSSS ** ?.? Wffiutrae. Neither does shbre consUtution UhdlMVal 01 tlie Danish November thUnSSS' 16 ~V’ m bao been brought Into the Cories calling out 35,000 men. , v „ Commercial Intellleence. COTTON MA.KKBT —The sales for the easier, with a downward tea aency, ana quotations arc biwely zaaintained. Sales to Bpecnialors and fur.-Xpert 2.-500 bales. The advices from c^* terare i?bf avo ) ia ble. bnt prices are firm, oread -s’°.?° T' ltha downward tendency. Provisions Wakefield, Nash. & Co., asd Bluland Athuvn & P.n report flour very dull, and downward. 'Wheat IfL v ea fi <r , a J Ss4d@Ss9i f-'r winter red. - Cora, heavj and declined 6<J; mixed 2Si 6d(®2 9a. Beef steady. RnTtL> q « u f t * an i ?f ead r* 'Raeon uachaoged and quiet. Mfl taaetlv™' P e WolenS l iuU st>lrito flr “, A French Advance to the Ithlnc Frontier— Naval Engagsment off the English Coast. CFarie (Feb. 12) Correspondence of London Times ] The free dom of the prens ana the debates in the rMrS-” e fit thin moment,- however, of slight con- Side-ration, as compared with the aspect of aif.irs In the North. The public are In intense anxiety as to the cocduot of the French Government in the com. plication., which seem to increnseevery day—almost eveiy hour. These who persisted up to the lnnt moment in hoping that France would keep out of them, do not conceal their fears now that it will not be possible for her to do so. We hear of projects of sending a corps d’armCe to the eastern frontier. I spoke some days ago of the marshals whose advice the Emperor wished to have. It is said that the prevailing opinion of those high authorities is that fifty thousand men should be despatched to the Rhine. Of course assurances will be given that nothing menacing is meant to Germany, but yet Germany will not hear of It without iome emotion, while the Germans dismember a neighbor to com plete tbeir frontier, they oau hardly complain of France wishing to round hers off also. a vnugsrAsr vessel captured bt dahish siaw-or- CGreat Yarmouth (Feb IS) Correspondence of the London For some day* put considerable excitement has prevailed at this port In consequence of rumor* that several Danish vessel* of war were orulaing outalde for ire purpose of Intercepting Austrian and Prus. ■ merchant veaaels trading to Eogliab port*. On “'“ d .o f . distant oannonadlng at Ha T™* d * B .V n . ot ] r .£ ei i rd * l Lowestoft, and it was oonfi. J? f * I, D ™B*sement had taken »n«?,»J setw *® eu ‘i 10 h p« t f le Power*. This report, though not confirmed, hu received some support a r * e Danish frigate, accompv med by a gunboat, was fallen in with by the fishing smacks off this coast on Wednesday. These vessels turned out to be the Danish eorvette Niels Juel. 450 1 ? e “ ®nd 45 guns, and a powerful iron-olad gunboat. According to official intelligence received here this morning they oaptured, yesterday eyening, a Prus sian vessel, and having removed her crew, and put a prize orewon board, proceeded to Orrordness, with a muter of a fishing smack as pilot. 1 Ohio. * CincißHATi, March I.—Extraordinary exertion* are making to fill the quota of this Commonwealth with volunteers, but the prospect of entire success is not very flatter leg. In lhß ctty 0 f Cincinnati aid in Hamilton county there wlli certainly have to be a drait. There was a heavy snow-storm here last night. Boston. . Boston, March l.—The eommittee of the Boston Board of Trade has issued a circular soliciting sub scriptions Tor the American Steamship Company. They propose to raise a capital of $1,700,000, in shares at sioo each, and to construct four first-class steamships, of 3,e00 to 3.800 tons, to run between Boston and Liverpool. „ w * l i < * ecn ‘® d counterfeit flve-dollar notes on the Southbridge Bank are in circulation. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. THE MONEY MARKET, _ , _ pßliADßipitfA, March t, 1864 Gold was very active to-day, and irose to ifißjf, not wnbrtandingtbe inclement-state of the weather, which Was unfavorable to outside operations. Warranters and rumors of trouble with Prance ware In llvelyciron lation, but failed to produce any effect. The coming of COBMe «*«« b 7 >»me parties, bnt nothing la known positively of the time of their pearance. A more fitting time would be when the five percent, legal, tenders have all beofi issued? An ex tremely easy imoney market would be Ihvorable to » Quick absorption of the bonds. avoracie to a Money is very plenty, rates varying from sto 6 s« vernments were somewhat irregular, but are still in j. maud at old prices. tte- The stock market was strongly agitated, and the gene ral tendency of prices is upward. With such a plethora of money as now exist, the stock exchange csnnot long restuuut. and the many promising openings for invest? ments are challenging the attentlenof outsiders. Petro leum companies ara organizing, and the production will be largely stimulated. This is a new field for stock ope rators, and they are taking advantage of the new asso ciatione to indulge in a good thing. Oil Creek w»« steady at 14; Keystone sold at 6«. w 5 Thirteenth and Fifteenth-street Passenger Bailwav attracthig considerable attention, owing to the proba! billtj that the new navy yard will be located at league I*land, to which pTace tMa company are priviteMi! * n build their road. It sold to day as 43, an advance of 1 with the same bid for more. West Philadelphia sold at J2Ks Green andCoatesat 42; Arch-street at 3- Girard College at SOK. ' ara Pulton Coal ooid at 7,!£; New York and Middle at 12K- Big Mountain at 9X; Penn at 10ii; jfew Creek at 1 Sfl-lwi- Marquette at 6; Maudau at Qirard at 6v- fj.-Aen Reading ehar&e rose to 66K. and dosed Arm at 66- north Pennsylvania closed at 383£; Chester Valley at 6- Fennsylvania at 70K; Philadelphia and Erie at 37Jf’ Catawissa at 23Mi the preferred at 4SK."an advance- MinehiU rose to 64: Morristown sold at 69; 46 bid for tong Island; 49 fer tittle Schuylkill. The market closed Crexel ft Co. quote United States Bonds, 1S81« »ew Certificates of Indebt ; Bß .. 99k®99^ “ •• 7-30B e o r te®.“ t . B '.° f .!” 4ebt ’ M Qnartexmneters' Yonckern. ]” Siyt S Ordere for Certificates of Indebtedness...:..'.'.' jSilfld. Sterling Bneksngei United States 5-£o Bonde 1 loex @lo7 ‘s *old th.PMUdelnMsi Hold ExcheaKe? Sd South Third street, second etor ▼; « o’clock A. M y " A. M " F. M *• F. M s» *• P. M..... «X ■’ P. M.... Market cloned steady- 169?, ~.*~160 ~l6o# ~~V®% Ths official averages of the banks in. the city Of New York for the week ending Saturday last, February 27 1864, present in the aggregate the following Changes froni the previous weekly statement of February 20: Increase of . *e am rnn Decrease of Specie ....."..IV “fg'SS Decrease of Circulation Increase of Undrawn Depot Us * can caS Including the exchanges between the banka Uimm-v the Clearing-House, and ineluding also the *** statement Of Saturday afternoon, the follow; general comparison with the previous w«,v!_ "* and also with the movement of this time laetvee>. r . < ’ P ' >it, Capital...... ?'%5».128.(5fl F |« 9 «i.s» Fa h i), -61. Loans 179.6*8,841 mo»S£ *69.722,808 seoclo... SMSiSajft I S'^ 93s Circulation 8 789,969 TSS? M.8J5.918 gross Dep05it5....218.102.476 tm ea'iin ® 908,694 Exchanged........ 41,189 851 *s Sot'S? 28.828.674 Pndra-wa--.. 175.9.0 go* i!?b&Sm 85 814 fins In Sub-Treasury.. B,SUM 108 - During the month of Fehruarvtk. >L.i S7 ' 230 ' Sa S Dulled Btatee Assay Office, at 1“’“'" ufUe Deposits—Bold. *180,800;BUyer »2AWn' vw aUow * : 3old here stamped, *226,161 •, »*« t^thTtr*!'tS 3,ooo * PUtndelpihla; for coinage, fflg.lfll Mint, at The following Is a statement of the receipt, and dig. burse menu of the Assistaat Treas 1: , t . 'i M for New York, for Febrnarr. 1,-J-J L,l '~' . fl Febmarr X ISSI. by balance, JH iieceipta during the month.: jfM Oa ficccuat of Outturns, 9 * 1 4 * of Loans 7 Ir. H “ oMniornul KeveDUß... * 7’- -V of Transfer.* 19 of Patent Fees *“ ’• >, Jfl ol MifC**lJ'leOUS*«....7 ’ &■,?"< m or Pw Office. ifopartiaeai -t* "fi * Total; Payments Curios? the motilh Treasury traits... Post office diafts Balance Fehrnary 29 Ifr'4 Thereturns oflhe B*r.k o ’ England,',; Febrcary 10, give (lie following re*au* s ‘ r)i tliefetatcißeiu of rite previous week: F-h ? Public deposits XS r«-‘ Orhfc d< posit* . 13 h?i r^> Government Pemrities.. • * 11.]-.4 -j Oitereernri» }*?«............. £o.?'<4 *• in circnb lion W,HYi <;•; Sr.erieaad bullion IS,:-CX Tb© Tfbe] p©v&c-T*!T-ce.ut. ’oaa was <| a .., on the lltli Fcbrnars*. at 49®51. ' The rebel securities were Quoted iu PJc‘ • 20t It. of February, a& follows: KJgbi-per.cent. 100.000.C00loan. Jil'fibt-per.cent. five iear bond# • Eight-per-rent. convertible bonds N-ven-per-ceat. bonds., Bonds of 10,000 GOO loans, coupons nui d* of]s,lou COOJosn, resist* to i...,. Cofton-ioan bonds... ’ " seven thirty treasury notes. ’ The Kew Tort Evtnfng Pott of io-day 4'.’ * v*’ to 160?5. on rumors of an.:v r f he loatfn hH** Exchange i.-i aci V. cumnt ? i afS f fU\ u?cLf,u,,ed steady, „ Oov* drooping. .u=d ia;irv,a noo?i toc!ts Eeilroad shales arei r ? „" n l« „„1 .1 Ik us that if the pr«.em iu'a in , p ra« e for inordinate bpt-cnlaa*>uiim- '“ J ( - tfce comparative t f ti.epa •' Brie is it as Copies-ed than w.s -4 r prospect of the conveisinn of the. j • Block. The effect of the resoiu f’.j'lT’ *: ’/'■ 1 autboiizin* thl* conversion * r <•1 the bonds rather than to dciVo-* t* stock. l ’ y - Among: the cheaper dividend-pn via* »• Marietta avd Cincinnati Is attiMetia? -,> is a ft per csnt fctock and is PoM«nJ- •». Before the first Region thei-s w - was qubteit-et ? P t,. v D t liJdVdn ’ll Vrnt IM,,' K J %. KfadJJKßt JM. >lirtiiciin (Vnw ■ ' ■ fifth (Southern a; f iwh%l' 'i 1 hnirg at lift. Tol.:dj 5 „<??' .The c,pended taN* »a£fti ;’t£j IcF”2 1 c F”2 >- the hoard comp Mod wi f a :) . B &£,*,*£';; M , CTnireq States t:«, tfifl, rcffi T M-h Utilteo biaiM ha,issi. I;? = Called biaU* >gt«” .i * «i , ‘. ffalted «Mn Vy«» w",7-.K’.'.’“jn}w v ! AnterfeaßOo’/.? Tennessee Sixen ’ g,- 45 L >‘ Missouri Sixes.!. V- Pacific Mail New Yolk Centra! KaUro»d.*«» .v lr ,* Erle.* Bria Preforrcd..... ..'v,v Undoes Siyer.«« ■> Harlem ............ ..........'n Harlem Preferred Readijo*!.. i:l Mibbijenn Central... ..............I'p; Michigan Ktiuhmii.,,,,,, Michigan Southern ffa*.rnhtfs6.'.,H:< ’.• ' iltlnui* Central Pittsburg nc ii,. ; g*Je?a 117 fvji T0ieci0...... ,4.4444.14 b:, u-.’ Koek T«Knd....v. r., Port nua5,..,,,.,,;.' S'i'i i'. Mil. and"Prairit Pu Chtes f/1 ' J- Terre Hants... 7o 3 r ; -' Korthweetero..... fa »■ Chiton..... 5-2’4 ; CtUPberland. 66 Yt. f l *. Qaicksilyer, fi7 H & ChUego and Alton BS •; Toledo and Waba5h.......... 65 After the Board tbe cuavket fell % per cent., rallying afterwards, c!?. Phllftda. Stock Exch; [Reported by 8.13, Slathakbi BEFORE 300 KevsteHG Oll..blff. 6k 200/ U7A <OO SmqCanal,...blfi. 2SJ* ICO Schorl I»av prf bff. 41& 300 do 41 ? 4 ' 400 Gr*en Mountain--. 7% 300 Girard Mining Y. 5. 6M ICO Big Mountain-.92£ 100 Readings bSO. 66 200 do ...♦66% 100 do 6»%! 100.. do. WA i SCO do.«i»M i«i >•• oo 300 d 0........... 66 BMC 4CO do ' ICO do .bS. C6>B FIBST 2f OtT S 3.70 T Nts end 11BH 1200 Fesna S'b .97 1000 Peuna Coop £s csh 100>4 ICOOCtt* 6s 103 700 do Hew ICO Rew Creek 1-fiy , SCO Catawfoa B Pref A'iH 600 do b£o 43?* 300 do. be 100 Penn Mining 1 ..,t>30 ]0)4l 3CO Bi» Mountain 8?* ICO d 0...., ft*?: 300 do. l£o Oil Creek....... lots 14 100 fc'cbuyl Ray. .gfiwn vfi^ £CO Ech Ksi/jPref... b3O 42 200 do Frer... OS 41?* JOO do Pref..,l)So 43 JOO do Pref... bs 41 Jf 100 do Pref....bs 41 Jj SCO do Pref.. .bSO 42 10100 Sell H6s 1882 lota 95 4«CO do 1882 bswu 95 ICO Snftj Catal bSO 2SX Li Wyoming Yal 85 BETWEEN 100 Unnion Gl« prf 2d ys. 6fZ< 1(0 do 2«r» 614{ 400 Readings bis BSVi 400 do .. .bls. 66 k : 1(5 Mechanics Haul: 28141 SECOND BOARD. ICO Oil Creek b 5 1414 100 Gwen i ICO do ....fS. 14 2No:-.l? 14 WO d 0... 100 Chester Valletr... 6 10000 VSS -( ~ ICO do bso. ex sswMtj.- B do 8 100Bh.U -2COSclmylNav..,bBo SO 100 so.' ICO do SS Ti 100 <’.J .. eOOEeadingß 130.661a' 2C0(I Anierr' 32 do eo SCO ST i » 200 do ...eSwn. 66 300 A-.... IfCOCily fis T 0.... 102 X 100 Z ... ICO Mandat! 6ji too eh.... 100131 b & lGtli.ac 8... 42 lai Icli ■ AFTER BOARDS. < J00Fn1t0nC081........ CLOS'KO PH Bid. Ash. B6i 81.... Ill' .U ST 7310 Rotes 111 'Philatse lm 104 1 „DO . new l'Jl>4 • Penna6s '....97 97% •Head Hox dir.... 66 toil Do lids ’70.....107 Do 6a‘B6ooi.v. .. ». Do 6s ’BO 48 P.nna H 70 7014 Do lftm 65....113 118 _Do 2d iu 6s 109}i 111 {■Schuylkill H... 49 4»h’! Mortis C l consol. 73 75 I Do pr0f........ 136 340 Bchnyl Hav Stock 2914 30 Do gref. 4>« 43 ! Do 6* m 9.1 55,‘4 i E'Biira H. 18% 38>ii Do prof. 63 64 : r?S- 7 S'S 110 L Island It 46 47 1 Lehigh Ray 61% 62 ! Do scrip 64% 65 I Philadelphia Markus Mar'! The breadstuff* market continues y‘. I Wheat 1r rather lower. Quercitron Bat’s ton-le very q.olfet. Coffee is firmly he.; very little doing, Fish are firm aud st\ rates. In fruit there is no change to 2.': continues very scarce at full price, i'i firmly held. Coal Oil is quiet at form are unchanged. Sugar 1* firm, bot the Whisky is unsettled and dull. Wool U v •There i« very little demand for Fiour, c or home use, and the market U verv i - . prise about 2.K0 bblg at s7®7 53 forfo: family, including £OO bbls Cut auis « {Wo JO” on private terms The r«h»li.s?J . *2 iP- ft small way. at from gfjg.fi ” Z?a i®2 {°r®M™s *7.Sk@7 73 for «m bbl for fancy brands, as to ijs?.’' Small sales are makii T fSs*.i B «^ lfc i® 1 5>r nothing doing in Com ~Th® demanaVor Wheat is i market dull, with sales of about M.too, 17C@190c bushel for vrhi:-’. P?*?®-, Bve is selling in a email way • i?fft?fc,i.,iSP n %** 111 demand, wM • JiiSS bushels yellow at vsif; i Mostno;ders now refuse these; White at lllc bushel. J?S*W about 16 OCO bushes -■ P PBrn^Tr^Sfl s®* 5 ®* JJ 65 * 11 *. for PsnnsjKi a market is less 17 Be Hnli* $22@23 bbl for new; prime: ibi *£"?*»*** Mosb Beef is stliiogK ara >eIH D K at ❖2l(s'-2 ; . D; SiS'SSI flfm** « aio@ii.6o iu*i tirJs® demand* with ret- -of p atlSsU'?® 6^B^ 6B afc 32@12>i'c for at?' J{ nSSL”& c ? Green Meats are also • at ?££*’* at 13>a@Uc. Sides at i £u<*®» uo * ,^ ri . is Am and priced S r ta J e ®.4oo iierces at 14k c, and ra-irA * s , * n demand, with n 1* I*tter for prime. Cheese; 17 MRTATB Id Eggs 20c' "& dozen* f." 5 lron continues verv «i loi.Y 011 email sales ofUcl *4f@so $ ton, cash Scotch. l on t, .•Manufactured iron is & - iioad is better, and quoted ;tt H . e 14 very little demand; yellows" I 0 months, ! r®^ K *,T Tl, ?y o hi very .little denies fl r t .Nnrla sel \ i s Kats;t7?i,c:l - , •- „,£i^pkkS.—-Adamantine are firtuir. l are making at 2>c for short weight, ftul *£srftV „ 1 Caudles are firmly b'y-Ai'continues very dulls a few at ® 8 M® B - 7 " ? , '- VJ - COFFEE :is rather scarce but firm: axe making at andSOObags prime Id nmal terms COTTON, —The market fs very dull :ui; Br ?s Jl i^ £?*& about 160 bales of»■»•* *Ol3 af 7?@Soc & lb, cash, , are firm at the ■* 5«™JL a4ltl 8 9’d afc fil7, *10.50, aid f 8 -» a £ a from fttore are xoaku ar « g Gl'Tng at 7c V> Jb, Pi-*W 6 FktfrT **- 6C ® S bbi for JSmW iilsJl I T:*“Thfre is very littie dome is i|p!o"ar 9 ®”^.' rora ■ f. a 41HB * s -~Good Western srs sellit “KSSsi' 5®“ mMe dol i ~~?k e re is a fall* bUiiflMß \W i. *-o?i e u C H a,. n . Ss^-wSfficJspfejwTai if <?;' . Znaklmfit 9tusttk£? m J** <l ' a te*' F ? IK 155 frirll 2^osl ’ 4o3 bbU retiaed. *• mid S at i?SL IQar w 6t i ?*. r ffif* “i.% iw®siW \ about 750 hbdJ '-'!•• 3 '%’llgW w?t? eil j* Rt M@M". cA'ii/ 12i®l«Vo . i !i* a, * r . dn U. With milm* aribst„’"°i?7“* ,l ? f «‘nMcl la ill d« n^^^^WoSelTMa* ”k£ si ks" e l tttoMrttSSl* “® t»ereceiptor H • £i?«r® ..*... Wheat..;„, M „ t , . 1 “ Co?n 0at*,..,. Yoxk i&Sfn** 1 * with, sales ci 25 *' i*« °* l * toearls c* ,», Bseabstuffs.—The marks* for J™* owned dull and dumping bui •' ®ore active. ,«? »?* h * l* 1 * 8 M* 16.000 bbls at for exlra Stat*ai £; * BMllltohitu, Indians, lowa* < )b^« s ?* tra 60.. iaclndina Pippin* fcf-'K; Wdo, at •7.15@7.23, sod traded i> Scat hern Flour in dall. ancUX ,s fV 760 tbla nV.KfIftT.P M ifori* Wi,SC®M.SO for extra mtto. v , « 4 j Canadian flour Is dull andj£vr®L’ s; r 6-80 for common, and $6.9C@3.35 w extra. Bye flour Is inaeilxe at $5.50@6. 50 ft»* and superfine. fig*» meal Is Quiet and firm. t . u is dnU and iLtijttl 07 for Chicago Spriw. ftjgf' pinto JlC9®l 60 for axnljet Mlchll^®; Ur red Western, *IJO for did dr* £ Michigan, and $1.67 for amber Jersw Byeis quiet at $L 27©1 30. . h 9« Barley la firm, with sales b atfll.6C@tOS . v, laaßj .- Corn la dull and drooping: sale* ' *■ ©1.37 for prime Western, mixed. lc for yellow tofltr* ia»ge Snl«, ». PMlsdeJpV;, boards. SOOSe^u 2CO Iq. .800 d 0..... • 100 do • > 400 no ioo d 0.... 300 do.. ico do : ICO do ICO d 0... 3W d 0.,,, . 300 d-> 25 do 20 do 30*1 dO board. 600() P* Wit r Id 0 Jforrb '. 331 Roadie? 6 d 0.... 2’ O do ICO d 0.... ' 20 d 0...: 3CO d 0....... SO'j do-... 3CO d;> 1C PoG.ua V, . 20 NorrisioK--: 24 Miaeli ,-f ' 4 d 0....... 000 ■: ICO ratci\r<. «OK> Ptlla4-it ICO Arch-*: -»• - IOJ ‘’buster v. . IS) Girard ICO - Alleif V.. v ICON Yoy<: ICO Fttitou r 10C0C& Am-’ r BOABDB f 32 Mecifiti;' |)soPeiina ii. 1100 d 0.... 2 d 0.... 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