WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1834. Lieutenant General Grant. None of the sensations of the Herald have surpassed its advocacy of General Grant. Its startling rumoTS of war with England, peace with the rebellion, its dreary column of worn-out jokes about Mr. Greeley, are eclipsed by the fact that for once It pays homage to bravery and patriotism. It is true that the quality of this homage is very inferior to its quantity, and that General Grant is not praised so much as a successful soldier as a possible Presidential candidate. Still, the astonishing fact remains that he is not abused, though he has merited the worst treatment from that journal by serving Ms country. But when it is considered that the Herald praises no one that it does not hope to use, it is not difficult to discover the meaning of its moral inconsistency. We find that it affects to regard General Grant as opposed to the Administration, and the Administration as jealous of General Grant’s 'well-earned popularity. It pre tended that his appointment as Lieute nant General was a pretext to withdraw him from active service,'and warned the'Go vernment that if it dared attempt to sacrifice the great soldier, the people would indignant ly rise and hurl it from power. It cried shame! shame 1 at crimes which existed only in its own imagination, and represented General Grant as a victim, at the very mo ment when he was honored as a conqueror. As some political capital has been manu factured out of this old trick of the Herald , we want to say a few words of General Grant, and we believe that we know more of his merits and services than even- our omniscient, infallible, and ever-boasting contemporary. In the first place, the Herald had better drop General Grant, as it has dropped in turn Mr. Lincoln, McClellan, Fremont, Vallandigham, Seymour, and many others, for General Grant will not be a candidate for the Presidency. In the se cond place, he is not at all gratified with fulsome praise, which, properly trans lated, is impertinence and insult. In the third place, he is not in opposition to the Administration, but enjoys its fullest confidence, and will have its absolute sup port in all he undertakes. In the fourth place, if he were an aspirant for the Pre sidency, he would rather have the Herald against him than with him. In the fifth place, the Herald has never been honored with a single line or message from General Grant, but has been treated by him with snpreme indiflerence. In the sixth place, all that it has alleged respecting his relations with the Government is proven false by the important military order just issued, which makes him Commander-in-Chief ol all the armies of the United States, and, instead of withdrawing him from the field, as the Herald falsely • as serted, keeps him in the field and gives him the power to execute his own plans in person. General Grant has returned to the West with, almost imperial power, with all his plans approved by the President and Se cretary of War, and with the fullest as surance that he will be sustained by the Ad ministration and the people to the end. Everything has been given him that a just Government could give, or a great General ask, and upon the sword which he has used so well not an inch of red tape is gracefully festooned. Will the Herald ex cuse us now from giving further considera tion to its fables, or has it any more which need to be exposed ? It is not our habit to praise our generals. Too often the commander has credit for the skill of his subordinates, and frequently the army itself has achieved, by simple bravery, victory that was not organized in council. We think the unbroken self-reliance of the troops, and the good sense of division com manders, saved the Army of the Potomac during the terrible retreat on the Peninsula. But General Grant’s fame is now justly established on his personal merit. He, of ail our leaders, is the successful man. Accident may have had something, but could not have had all, to do with his uninterrupted triumph; the good fortune . that attends the soldier is not the lack that waits upon the gambler. General Grant commands victory by de serving it. He earned Vicksburg by hard fighting. The greatness of his past success increases the improbability of his future failure, and there is no soldier on whom the people have now more reason to depend. We think the grand campaign he will con trol will be decisively triumphant; but, if it should decisively fail,we hope the Govern ment will promptly remove him from com mand. General Grant is, in our opinion, too great a soldier, and trusted with too great a work, to be insulted by flattery or injured by an impartial judgment. General Halleck. In retiring, at his own request, from the position of General-in-Chief of the Army, General Haiaeck has received the especial thanks of the President for his services. It is not to be forgotten that the year and a half of his command has been the most im portant of the war, and that in that period our greatest victories have been achieved. As Chief-of-Staff of the Army, General Haiaeck’s ability will still have ample opportunity. Tlie Philadelphia Sanitary Fair. In the coming month of June Philadelphia is to be the seat of a great national benevo lent enterprise. The “ Great Central Fair ” for the States of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, for the benefit of the United States Sanitary Commission, is to be held here, and will depend npon the interest and exertions of our citizens for its success. We know that but little urging is required to bring lortth all the charitable energies of the patriotic in behalf of this effort to increase the lunds of the Sanitary Commission, so as to enable them to extend their field of opera tions over the entire stretch of country em braced by the Union armies. Already have fairs for the same objects been held in a number of cities throughout the North, and the papers have furnished us with glowing accounts of their success. For the time being they constituted the one gTeat excitement of the places in which they were held; all—old and young, rich and poor —joining in the work with one mind and heart. Now that Philadelphia is called to this enterprise, let not her citizens he found idle. There is work for all to do. Every one is able to contribute in one way or other to the success of the exhibition. The circular of the committee, which we published yesterday, shows how the reve nues of the Commission may be largely in creased by a slight effort on the part of each individual interested in the cause. The two weeks during which the fair is to remain open should be made a continued jubilee. Every means should be used to draw to our city a throng of visitors as well as contributors, so that success shall be cer tain. The past history of thej Sanitary Commission is one of noble charity and heroic exertion. On every field of battle, in every hospital, where the sick and wounded soldier lay suffering for his coun try, the members and agents ot this unsel fish association were to be found bearing every comfort with them. The blessings of pur armies follow the steps of those who have Ihus aided them. Let all join, then, in the work, and share in the benediction. More City Railroads! The cry is still, “ they come.” On Mon day, in the House of Representatives at Harrisburg, was introduced a bill to incor porate the Navy Yard and Kensington Pas senger Railway, along Margaretta, Front, New Market, Laurel, Howard, Memphis, Palmer, Belgrade, and Master streets, and Lehigh and Columbia avenues. If this, and the half a dozen other railway schemes of the present session culminate into laws, the city of Philadelphia will be so thoroughly gridironed that public conveyances and pri vate vehicles, drawn by horse-power, will be unable to traverse the streets without the rif k of being upset, or having their springs broken. LETTER FROM “OCCASIONAh." Washington, March 15,1864. Talking to a very radical man, a few days ago, one of those who think that Mr. Lin coln has not come up to the extreme stan dard, and that he hesitates to take what is called “ultra ground,” he 1 said, in his frank way, • that he guessed, after all, Abraham would have to submit to another term. “Never was there a more unpropitious time," he continued, “to swap horses than now. A few months ago I thought we were near the end of the re bellion ; at present I don’t think we have reached the middle of it. How do you think a new, freßh man would meet all the terri ble troubles growing out of such a state of facts ? Even if he were of our own party he would make many changes, an< J J H ® av ® 11 knows how many experiments. If of the other, then God help our poor country! Many things have taken place under Lincoln that I do not approve very many ; hut I would rather such mis takes, wholly unintended as they were, should be perpetrated by one I support and confide in, than that I should be oppressed by the dreadful thought that they were com mitted by one who was laboring for the de struction of his country.” What better argu ment could be made against the “one term” cry ? Two terms have always been accorded to a faithful President. If Wash ington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, and Jackson were re-elected, why not Abraham Lincoln ? Do you want a fresh man intro duced into a trying and responsible position which it will require years to understand ? Mr. Lincoln came into his high office inex perienced and new. His native common sense, his even temper, and his consistent refusal to be driven when he thought re flection was best, and to be forced away from a position once deliberately selected and held, are now added to a knowledge of his duties and to a full familiarity with the people. He has not an enemy who, in the midst of his satire and his slander, does not admit that he is “honest.” What an immense advan tage it is to have a spontaneous verdict like this in favor of the head of a Govern ment in the midst of a war such as no na tion has ever experienced! I have.never pretended that Mr. Lincoln has not made mistakes. He admits himself that he has made many. But who would have passed through such tempests as those of the three years gone by with less ? And what new man would be able to pass through the hur ricanes before ns, and near us, without com mitting a thousand times more, no matter how honest or how able ? WASHINGTON. Washington, march 15,1861. IMPORTANT ORDER BY THE PRESIDENT. A. Draft for Two Hundred Thousand More Men. BOUNTIES CONTINUED TO THE 15TH OF APRIL. War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, March 15,1361. GENERAL ORDERS, NO. 100. The following i* an order by the President of the United States: Executive Mansion, Washington, March 11,1864. In order to supply the force required to be drafted for the navy, and to provide an adequate reserve force for all contingencies, in addition to the five hundred thousand men called for February Ist, 1304, the call is hereby made, and a draft ordered, for 200,000 men for the military sendee of the army, navy, and marine corps of the United States. The proportional quotas for the different wards, towns* townships, precincts, election dlstzists, or counties will he made known through the Provost Marshal General’s Bureau, and account will be taken of the credits and deficiencies on former quotas. The 15th day of April, 1864, is designated as the time up to which the numbers required in each ward of a city, tows, &e, may be raised by voluntary enlistment, and drafts will be made in each ward of a city, town, fee., which shall not have filled the quota assigned to it within the time designated for the number re* quired to fill the said quotas. The draft will be com menced as soon after the 15th of April as practicable. The Government bounties, as now paid, will be con* tinued until April 15th, 1864, at which time the addU tional bounties cease. On and after that date one hundred dollars bounty only will be paid, as pro vided by the act approved July 22,1861. ABRAHAM DINOODN, omcihli E. Ds Towwsbnd, A. A. G. Caucus of the Democratic Members of the House. The Democratic members of the House held a caucus to-night. Representative Dawson occupied the chair, and Representative Stbblb, of New Jer* 267, acted as secretary. There was a free conversa tion concerning the pending bill as reported by Mr. Davis, of Maryland, for reconstruction in the in surrectionary States, and a oommittee was ap pointed to prepare a bill antagonistic to It, and em bracing aueh principles as will unite the vote* of the Democratic members. A call was read from the Speaker*! desk, after the House adjourned to-day, for a meeting of the I'ODEeivative members in the hah to-night. The Goodyear Patent* The extension of Goodyear’* vulcanizing patent it now agitated here by interested parties from the North. The Senate Committee on Patents, at a meeting held this evening, decided to await the aetlon of the House, whose committee has now the subject before it. Death of Mr. Morrice. Thaddeus Mobricb, well and favorably known to members of the House of Representatives for the lsst eighteen years, died to- day of pneumonia. For fifteen years he was attached to the office or the Speaker, and was always near that officer when the Hcnse was in session, his presenoe being desirable in view of the fact of his intimate acquaintance with parliamentary Jaw, often aiding in the decision of important questions. The Gold Bill. There are many visitors in Washington attendant on the proceedings of the House, and evidently inte rested in the gold bill, judging by the eagerness with which they crowd the telegraph office in the House of Representetives’ gallery, and communicate with their friends respecting the condition of that mea sure. Confirmations by the Senate. The Senate, in Executive session to-day, con firmed the nomination of Ceablbs Gilpin to be United States District Attorney for the Eastern district of Pennsylvania. Ahfc, that of Mans W. Delahav, of Kansas, to he judge of the United States District Court of Kansas. The Homestead Law and Confiscation. The features of the bill recently reported by Repiesentatlve Julian, of Indiana, extending the homestead principle to the confißoated and forfeited lands of the rebelr, were indicated by him in a speech delivered a year ago. The bill was not founded upon a letter of Solieitor Writing, as was heretofore stated, although that gentleman, while the measure was pending before the Committee on Public Hands, communicated, by request, his views upon the subject, which are in support of the same principle. Naval Movements. The United States steamer Sacramento, from Bos ton, arrived at Fayai on the llth of February, The St Louis left theie on the 17th for Madeira. Naval Captures. The Navy Department has reoeived official In foimation of the following captures: on Feb. 26th, the United States bark Roebuck captured in Indian river, abreast or Fort Oapron, the British sloop Two Brothers,fro®Nassau, hnu-j to Dixie, and taken with four bags of salt, one keg Of Jiquor, four boxes of dry goods, and one keg of naiis. Os the 27th she captured at the same place the British sloop Nina, from Nassau, bound to Sand Point, laden with liquors, coffee, and boxes of sundries. On the 29 tb she captured the Bohooner Rebel, with a cargo or liquors, salt, sundries, and one bale of cotton. On March let she captured the British schooner Lauretta, laden with 62 baga of salt, two miles from the entrance of Indian river. Thece prizes were all sent to Key West for adjudi cation. Release or Rebel Deserters. Tfaia morning eighty-six deserters from the rebel aimy were released from the Old Capitol prison, upon taking the oath. They deaired to go North, and were accordingly rumlched with transportation to New York, There was quite a fall of anow for about an hour this morning, with a strong northeast wind. General Wadsworth. The Washington Star says: M We are authorized to contradict in the most positive and unqualified terms, the statement of a morning ootemporary, in respect to the alleged mission of General Wads worth to Fortress Monroe. .General Wadsworth may have gone to Fortress Monroe, but that Is the only part of the statement referred to that can pos sibly be true. 11 Rebel Raid on Kentucky. A Memphis correspondent of the New York Tri bvne says that trustworthy Intelligence from the in terior announces that an extensive raid through T« noessee and Kentucky is projected by the rebels, and is, in fact, nearly, If not quite, ready to start. A point on the Ohio liver, below Louisville, and pro bably near Evansville, Inti., will be an intermediate destination, when, if a crossing can he effected to the northern bank of the river, the raid will be ex tended into Indiana. Such precaution will, how ever, be 1 aken on cur part, now that the design has become known, as will make any attempt to invade Kentucky exceedingly dangerous, if not entirely futile. The Wilkes Court Martial. Com. C. H. Baldwin, of the steamer Vanderbilt, was before the court yesterday. This witness testi fied that he aafied from HampUn Roads, undei special orders from the Navy Department, to cruise after the rebel privateers Alabama and Florida. That while in pursuit of them, after having touched at several places in the West Indies, be touched at St. Thomas, at which port bis vessel was taken by Admiral Wilkes as his flag-ship; took her to Ha vana and other plaoes, thus keeping his vessel sixty deye, and on duty whlobmlfW'hsve been performed by any of the veweU of the We»t Indie equedron. Destruction ofj?®*® 1 Salt Wor6s ‘a The pfsvy Dfp»rtn> ent •*** reoelved the detail! of two expedition* *ent out from the gunboat Taboma, during the part month, the object! of which were auocetufuily accomplished, having marched through awamp! and denie wood! a dlitanoe or four mllea. They deetroyed the rebel Government 1 ! iait work! at St. Mark!, Florida. Theie weie leven miles In extent, and corneoted with them were, among other things, 390 salt kettles, 170 furnaces, and 165 houses and shanties. Similar wotks ten miles distant shared a similar fate. The property destroyed is es timated at two million of dollars. Some time ago the House of Representatives called for information relative to the colonization fund appropriated by the lsat Congress to ensble the President to deport hence persons of oolor. A reply has been furnished that the sum of $33,226 has been drawn from the treasury np tothe present time. Twenty-five thousand dollars were drawn by Hon. S. C. Pomsbov for South American colonization, but the latter appropriation was not oarrled Into effect, owing to the remonstrances of the Govern ments of the countries to which it was proposed to transport negro colonists. No specific practical re sults of the expenditure are given. A special agent, it appears, has been sent to the Island of Anaah, in Hsyti, to Inquire into the reported fasts attending the distressed condition of a large party of negroes sent thither from this country. The statement that General Meads is to be re> moved, and tbat General W. F. Smith will take his place Is, to say the least, premature. Senator Hicks is doing comparatively well. General Sickles has just started for the West, TWENTY-SEVEN GUNBOATS IH BED RIYER Sherman on the Way to Nashville. Memphis, Maroh 13.—General Hurlbut and etaff arrived hom TicKßburg last night. The General has taken his old quarters, and expects to remain for some time. The larger part of his corps Is con nected with another expedition which left Vicks burg some dayß since. General Sherman is at the Yazoo House, where he will review the Memphis enrolled militia this evening. The Arkansas election takes place to day. The Congressional candidates are —■ — Jaoks, First dis trict; A. A. C. Rodgers, W. X>. Snow, and Dr. Bclost, Second district, and John Johnson, Third district. McCoombs’ cotton shed and a quantity of ootton were burned this morning. The loss is $30,000. Twenty, seven iron- clads, are now at the mouth of the Red liver. Kkoxviub, March IS—There was seme ellght skirmishing yesterday beyond Morristown, In which the rebel Colonel Jones was killed. All Is quiet to-day. The rebels are supposed to be In force at Ball’s Gap. A lieutenant engaged In recruiting for the Ist IT- S. Colored (heavy) Artillery, waa shot yesterday, near Louisville, by a rebel citizen. The ears went to Morristown yesterday AU was quiet at the front. GEN. GRANT AND GEN. W. F. SMITH. Chattanoooa, March 13—Messrs. Smith and Collins, commissioners for disbursing the Phila delphia bounty to the East Tennessee Belief Fund, arrived here yesterday. They have on the way to Knoxville several tons of provisions for the Tennes see sufferers. The loyal people of the State are verv destitute, and are deaerving of the sympathy of the people of the North. No doubt exists here of the truth of the report that General Smith will take command of the Army of the Potomac. Occasional. It was no secret in military circles that he has General Grant’s fullest confidence as to fitness lor the position, and this appointment has been looked for for some time. Interesting from Southern Newspapers— The Bombardment Still Going On. Foeteess Mokkob, Maroh 16.—The Richmond Examiner of March 14th contains the following de spatches: “ Chablebtoh, Maroh 13.—Eight shells have been fired at the city since the last report. There Is no news of Importance.” “ Maech 7.—The enemy have, kept up a steady fire on the city. The position of the fleet is un changed.” “ MrP.nn B.—Thirty.one shells were fired at the city to-day.” “Maech 9—Five monitors made their appear ance outside of the bar this morning. Ten shots were fired at Fort Sumpter. An artillery duel was kept up between Battery Gregg and Sullivan’s Island. There was an unusual activity among the enemy’s fleet, in Folly Island, on Tuesday night." CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA. New Yobk, March 16 —The steamer Ariel has ar rived from AsplnwaU with $336,000 m treasure. Central America was tranquil The Falvadorlen Congress has sanctioned the ex pulsion of Barrios, The New Grenadian Congress has declared Mu rillo legally elected President. It will be recollected lhat be sailed from New York in the United States steamer Neptune. What action Mosquera will take about it remains to be seen. The news from South America is unimportant. All is tranquil in Ecuador. Peru has offered to mediate in the pending ques tion between Bolivia and Chili. A cmart shock of earthquake was felt at Panama on the 3d, but no damage was done. The proposition of Peru for a general South and Central American Congress meets with great enthu siasm. The cultivation of cotton has largely increased in Peru. Advices from Nicaragua state that the ratification by Congress and the Presideut of the aontract with the Central American Transit Company, and the flrat instalment of the' payment therefor $50,000 in gold, has been handed over to the Government by Colonel Wood, the agent of the oompany. President Martinez had resigned, but the resigna tion would not be accepted, aa such an event would probably throw the country into another revolution, The cotton orop of Nicaragua will be better than was anticipated,immense tracts being cleared for its cultivation next year. Over $2,000,000 have been spent for cotton in Nicaragua this seaaon. Captain Plan, an Knglißhman, was in Nicaragua endeavoring to get a grant of 4,000,000 acres of land, to enable him to organize a company in London to build a railroad across the country. The Govern ment will doubtless not accede to his desire. Probable Loss of an Italian Frigate. Raw York, March 15. — The ship Star of the West reports that on the 7th of March, in lat. 40° iiy, long. 64° 20', at 4 F. M., she saw a large man-of-war with her maintopmasts gone, and colors at mast head, as If they wished to speak us. 4 Subsequently we were able, after considerable difficulty, to speak her, and were Informed that she was in a sinking condition, with 406 people on board, and asked us to remain by her during the night. This we did, firing rockets and blue lights until lip. M. that night, when we ceased to re ceive any reply. At aix o’clock the next morning hauled by the wind, supposing the man-of-war had kept away be fore the wind. At nine P. M. that night a strong breeze fiom N. W. commenced blowing, and the weather was moderately clear. Nothing more was seen of the frigate, which was the Italian man-of war II Re Galantuomo. An Imperative Demand of the Government Paterton, N. X, March 14.—The Press announces that Colonel McCallum yesterday informed the lo comotive builders or this place that, unless they would proceed at once to furnish the Government with two hundred locomotives, he. should have to seize their shops, and run them upon the Govern ment acoount. The locomotive builders have promised to comply with the demand, and in two of the factories the operatives, who have been on a strike, will Iresume woik to-morrow. , - San Francisco, March 14.—The French consul .at this place advertises that he has the honor of in forming the mercantile community that the admiral cf the French fleet has declared Manzauella and Acapulco under blockade until further orders. Neither passengers nor merchandise are allowed to enter those ports, . Arrived—Brig Admiral from Malaga. Spoken- March 6th, lat. 33° north, ship Carrier Dove, from New York for San Fianoiaeo. Arrival of General Neal Dow at Fortress Monroe. Fortress Monror, March is.— The flag-or-truce eteamer New Yoik arrived here this evening. General Neal Dow, together with Oaptalna Flynn and Sawyer, are among the passengers. There is no later newa lrom Gen. Sherman. Augusta, March 16.—A fire broke out this eve ning in the camp of the 2d Maine Cavalry. A large amount of Government property waa deatroyed, consisting of equipments, ammunition, eto. All the barracks but two were consumed. The fire was un doubtedly the work of an incendiary. Portland, Me., March 15.—The steam revenue cutter Miami has been ordered to Halifax, to con voy the itolen steamer Checapeake to this port. St. Louis, March 16.— Mayor Chauncey J. Fllley resigned to-day. Mr. Filley’s administration of the city’s afiairs shows a gratifying exhibit to the St. Louis bondholders. Without borrowing a cent, $237,000 of the old indebtedness has been liquidated, leaviDg a balance in the treasury of $175,000, or $60,060 more than at the commencement of his term. Portland, Me,, March 15. —George B. Moore, chief editor of the Portland Advertiser, died to-day. Augusta, March 15.—Hiram Chapman, land agent, and formerly President of the Maine State Senate, died in this city this morning. Tbe IT. S. Steamer Neptune Spoken. Baltimore, March 15. —The steamer Saladin, from Port Au Prince, which anired to day, brought a mall from the United States steamer Neptune, apoken off Miragoane. The Italian Frigate. Nsw Yobk, March IS —Some hopes are felt that the Italian frigate Galantuomo has not foundered. Cotton Coming East. Cairo, Match 14 —The steamer Jewess, from Memphis, with nearly 600 bales of cotton for OiQ oiouaU, passed up to-night. THE PRESS.—PTnT.ADWT.PHIA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1864. Florida* The Colonization Fund. Personal. WAR IN THE SOUTHWEST. KNOXyiLIsE. CHAKLKSIOtf. on Locomotive Builders. The Blockade of Acapulco< Burning of a Camp- The Chesapeake Case. The Finances of St- Louts. Death of an Editors Death of a Land Agent. THE WAR. Reorganisation or the Armies Under General Grant. THE BATTLE OP O-BTTYSBTXBO. Oell> gberman’g Progranxmo and Orders. PARTICULARS OF DAHLGREN'S DEATH. Longstrcet’s Corps Reported at Richmond. IMPORTANT ORDERS. WAR Department, Adjt. Gen’s Office, ( Washington, Mutch 12,1864. < General Order,, No. 98.—The President ol the United Stete» orders ss follows: First, msjor General Kalieott Is, at his own re quest, relieved from duty as General-in-chief of the army, and Lieut. General U. S. Grant Is assigned to the command of the armies of the United States. The headquarters of the army will be in Washing ton, and also with Lieut. Gen. Grant in the field. Second. Major General Halleohls assignad to duty in Washington as ohief of staff of the army, under the direction of the Secretary or War and the Lieut. General commanding. His orders will be obeyed and respeoted accordingly. Third. Msjor General W. T. Sherman it assigned to the command of the military division of . the Mississippi, composed of the Department of the Ohio, the Cumberland, the Tennessee, and the Ar kansas. Fourth. Major General J. B. McPherson is assigned to the oommand of the Department and Army of the Tennessee. Fifth. In relieving Major General Hslleek from duly as General-in-Chief, the President desires to express his approbation and thanks for the zealous manner in which the arduous and responsible duties of that position have been performed. By order of the Secretary of War. E. D. TOWNSEND, Alct. Ad). Gen. CHANGES IN THE AEMY OF THE POTOMAC Asa corollary to the foregoing order, changea in the command of one, and in the organization of the other, of our two great armies have been made, or are in progress. The Army of the Potomac,, we learn unofficially, is being reorganized into three corps, which shall be commanded respectively by Generals Warren, Sedgwiok, and Hancock. War ren has been assigned to command the 3d Corps.- A Washington despatch says that General W. F. Smith, Grant’s former chief of stafiT, onoe a division cemmander on the Potomac, will be promoted to a major generalship, and assigned to command the Virginia army, under Grant. GENERAL MEADE AND THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG. ir justice has been done to Generals Doubleday and Sickles by the newspaper despatches from Watbingtoß, which intimate that they have la any way been concerned in bringing the charges against General Meade, which have recently been Invest!* gated by the Congressional Committee. We have very gcod authority, says the Times, for saying that nothing whatever can he farther from the truth. They were aummoned as witnesses by the commit tee because their names were Introduced in the re portc of both Generate Meade and Haileok, in a manner implying censure of their conduct at Gettys burg- They were summoned by the committee, and questioned on the points in regard to which their action was censured, and, aa a matter ol course, they were compelled to state what they believed to be the truth. This ought not, in justice, to subject them to the chnge or suspicion of having taken any part in the arraignment of General Meade. Another authority reports that it was Meade’s in tention to have turned Lee’s right flank at Gettys burg, and to have placed his own ariny between the Confederates and the Potomac before giving general battle. He says that he was perfectly confident of his ability to defeat Lee, and could then have cap. tured him, bag and baggage, but that Gen. Sickles, by disobeying orders, advanced hie own oorpa too far, and got it involved; and it then became neoes sary to engage the whole army in order to save Sickles. Meade says that it coat three thousand men merely to repair the blunder of whioh General Sickles was guilty. General Hancock’s evidence before the Committee on the Oonduot of the War, also vindicated Gen. Meade from all charges of ordering a telreat just be fore the battle of Gettysburg, GENERAL SHEEHAN’S EXPEDITION—HIS ORDERS AND PLANS. At Meridian Sherman issued the following: Hbadquartbbs Department of the Tennessee, Meridian, Miss., Feb. 15,1861. The General commanding conveys his eongratulv tions and thRDkB to the officers and men composing this command for their most successful accomplish ment oi one of the great problems of the war. Me ridisn, the great railway centre of the Southwest, is now in our possession, and, by industry and hard work, can be rendered useless to the enemy, and de prive him of the chief source of supply to his armies. Secrecy in plan and rapidity of execution accom plish the beat results of war; and the Generabeom mandlng assures all that, by following their leaders fearlessly and with confidence, they will in time leap the reward so dear to us all—a peace that will never again be disturbed in our country by a discon tented minority. By order of W. T. SHERMAN, Major General Commanding, The following instructions were issued to the roop s: Headquarters Dep’t of the Tennessee, Meridian, Miss., Feb. 15,1661. 1. The destruction of the railroads intersecting at Meridian is of great importance, and should be done most effectually. Every tie and rail for many miles in each direction should oe absolutely destroyed or injured, and every bridge and culvert should be completely destroyed. To Insure this end, to Gen. Builbut is entrusted the destruction east and north, and to Gen. McPherson the roads west and south. The troops should be impressed with the importance of this work, and also that time is material, and theiefoie it should be begun at onoe, and be proseou ted with ail the energy possible. Working parties should be composed ol about one-half the oommand, and they should move by regiments, provided with their arms and haversaoka, ready to repel attack! of cavalty. The other half in reserve will be able to watch the enemy retreating eastward. 2. Colonel E. F. Winslow, commanding oavalry, Will keep his cavalry L advance of the party work ing eastward, and will act as though this aimy were •lowly pursuing the enemy. 3. Special instructions will be given as to the gene ral supply train, and the troops now in Meridian will, under proper brigade parties, collect meal, meat, and supplies. The destruction of buildings must be deferred till the last moment, when a ape-, cial detail will be madefor that purpose. By order of W. X, SHERMAN, Major General Commanding. The Mobile and Ohio Hoad, which was so thoroughly destroyed* was considered b; engineers to be the finest built road in the United States, costing $50,C00 per mile. It was built .principally by English capitalists, and George Peabody, the London banker, owned several thousand shares. The destination of this road will prevent the rebels from re* enforcing Mobile by rail, and effectually cuts off ihe fertile region of country in Northern Missis sippi from which the rebels derived immense sub sistence supplies. Such a strong influence has General Sherman over his brave men that but very little straggling was observable, although the expo* marched over four hundred miles in twenty four days. Something like seven thousand negroes were cap tured, four hundred miles were marched in twenty four Cays, about one hundred miles of railroad were destroyed in three directions from Meridian, and a quantity cf stores destroyed and captured, far great er than any injury ever inflicted by the moat formidable invasions of the lebels. When Polk evacuated Meridian without a blow, Sherman is re potted to have said* “ This is worth fifty millions to the Government.” The expedition accomplished everything with the slightest loss. THE KILLING OP COL. DABLGREN—HEW PARTICU- Gen. Kilpatrick has come baok with more posi tive evidence that Colonel Dahlgren was nothing less than molt wantonly and inhumanly murdered— at least such is the interpretation he placeßupon the mode of his death. Besides other evidence he obtained was a letter found at King and Queen county Court House, written by a Mrs. Lumpkins to her husband, which letter was sealed, a stamp placed on the envelope, and awaiting to be forward ed to its intended destination. This letter, the original of which has been given to Admiral Dablgren, Is dated at Weir*s Mills, near the Court House. It says that, learning of the ap proach of some of our oavalry, their boys, as she calls them, lay in ambush, and fired ou them as they came up, killing, among others, the Yankee colonel who lea them. The colonel, as he fell from his horse, exclaimd, u Ob, lam hurt so bad t ,J upon which on# ef their men said to him, “ Damn you, make haste, then, and die.” A Mr. Arnold is nftntioned as at tempting to take off his boots, upon which Colonel Dablgren gave him a kick, causing him to desist. He soon died, however, and then was stripped of every thing he bad on except bis drawers. Xu hit pockets were $3OO in greenoaeks. After robbing and stripping him, a hole was dug at the forks of the road, and he was there buried. The next day Jeff Davis sent for his body, and it was dug up aud sent on to Richmond. In the letter allusion is also made to the artificial leg and foot of the deoeased, leaving no possible doubt that Col. Dahlgren, and he only, was the subject cf reference. ANOTHER EXPEDITION UNDER KILPATRICK AND WISTAR—LONGSTRBRT IN RICHMOND. General Butler, learning that the sth and 9 th Vir ginia Cavalry, with a large force of armed citizens, were in the vlolntty of King and Q,ueen Court House, immediately despatched an expedition from Yoiktown under command of General Wistar, and with which General Kilpatrick and a portion of his command essayed to co-operate. This rebel force Was ascertained to be twelve hundred strong, and the same that ambushed and killed Col. Dahlgren. Our forces moved down through the counties of King and Queen, Middlesex and Gloucester, ma king many captures and destroying Urge quantities of supplies. King and Queen Court House was destroyed, and when near Carrollton** store, Colo nel Onderdonk, commanding the Ist New York Mounted Blfles, and Colonel Spear of the Itth Penn sylvania Oavalry, came upon the looked-for rebel force of cavalry and citizens. This was in the midst of a severe rain storm which had been pouring all day, and the mud was knee deep, yet the foe was gallantly charged, dispersed, and chased ten miles, their camp destroyed, about twenty killed, and se venty wounded and taken prisoners. The remainder made good their escape by leuoss ing the rirer into King william county. Our entire force comprised the 45th, fitb, and 22d United States colored, the xst New York Mounted Blfles, the llth Pennsylvania Cavalry, parts of Hart’s and Belger’s batteries, and some 500 of Kil patrick’s Richmond raiders. On this raid, large amounts of grain, provisions, arms, &e., were destroyed. One mill filled with corn belonging to the 9th Virginia Cavalry, was burned. Several of Lee*s soldiers, at home on re cruiting service, were captured. Two Union offl* cers, recently esoaped from Libby Prison, were res cued, and one of Longstreet’s men captured. He reports LoDgstreet’s corps as now in Richmond, and likely to remain therefor the present. THB CASH OF GSNEBALS M’COOK, CaiTTBNDBN, AND HRGLRY. The court of inquiry, consisting of Generals Hun ter, Cadwalader, and Wadsworth, appointed to in vestigate the conduct of Generals MoCook, Critten den, and Ncgley, at the battle of Cbickamauga, has reported the results of its investigations to the War Department. They find that General McCook did his entire duty in the battle proper, but made a mis take, arising from an error of judgment, in going into Chattanooga. General Crittenden is held en tirely blameless, and the court speak In commenda tory terms of his conduct. His forces had been sent piecemeal to General Thomas, and he found himself without a command before leaving for Chattanooga, General Negley is also exonerated. NEW RULES AND ARTICLES OF WAR. The revised artieles of war, prepared by a board of officers consisting of Major General Hitchcock, Brigadier General Canby, and Major Halplne, have transmitted by the Secretary of War to the chairman of the Military Committee of the Senate and will soon come up for notion. It is believed they will be acopted substantially as prepared. They make radical alterations in The present system of military jurisprudence, and form a very stringent and comprehensive code. The articles, as revised, have the approval of the best military minds. THE BSBKL GENERAL POLK’9 ADDRBSB TO HIS ARMY—HE CLAIMS A VICTORY, BTC. G3NBBAL ORDERS, NO 22. H BADQCARTBBS, Pewopolis, Ala., Feb. 26.1661. The LieutenaLi General oommanntng offers his congratulations to tbe army on the successful ter mination of the campaign just olosed. . The Cheerfulness with whioh the troops have borne the fatigues and inconveniences of the march, and their ready acquieceenoe in the orders directing their movement!, have entitled them to the highest com mendation. ..... A To the firmness and good conduct of the men, ana the skill and judgment of their officers inohecklng the enemy’imaroh, the commanding general ic in debted for securing the publio stores and depriving the enemy of the use of the railroads and other fa cilities for foraging and subsistence. The concentration of our cavalry on hie oolumn of cavalry from West Tennessee formed the turning point of the campaign. That concentration broke down the only means of subsisting his InfsDtry. His column was defeated and routed, and his whole force compelled to make a hasty retreat. Never did a grand campaign, inau gurated with such pretensions, terminate more in glorioualy. With a foree three times that whioh was opposed to 11s advance, they have been defeated and forced to leave the field, with a lose of men, small arms, and artillery- Both their columns areretreatlngbelore the squad rons of our pursuing aavalry. The lieutenant general commanding offers his grateful thanks to the whole army, and trusts that tbis opening campaign of the new year may be au earnest of the sucscbscs whioh await us in the fu ture. By command of * Lieutenant General POLK. Taos. M. Jack, A. A. G. COLORADO TERRITORY. Denver City, Maich 16.— Bankers direot from Idaho, who went there for the purpose of buying gold, deny that there is $16,000,000 there awaiting transportation. They could only find a few thou sands. Discoveries as yet hare'been quite limited. Stocks of goods light, but merchants are selling In anticipation of large arrivals in the spring. No mining has been done during the winter, in conse quence of the severe weather. Cairo aud Memphis. Cairo, Mareh 16.—The steamer Perry, from Mem phis on the 13th Inst., arrived here to-day, with 160 bales of cotton, and the 62d Indiana (veteran) Regi ment, en route for home. The Memphis papers are barren of general news. The cotton market at Memphis was more ani mated on the 12th inst. than on any previous day in the week. Several transactions were made at an advance or one cent. Strictly middling was quoted at 63@640. The steamers Progress aud Lebanon, from the Arkansas river, brought 2,000 bales of cotton to Memphis at $3O freight per bale. The steamer Georgia, from Duvall’s Bluff, has passed here for Cincinnati, with 220 balea of ootton. She reports that the White and Arkanaas rivers are in good boating order, and the water is rising. The Western Engineers’ Strikes Chicago, March 15.—The engineers on the Mil waukee, Northwestern, Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroads are running their trains as usual to day. The Michigan Southern, Illinois Central, and Alton and St. Louis Railroads have enough en gineers, who are not connected with the strike, to run their regular passenger trains, and It is not believed there will be any serious delay In the run ning of the freight trains. The North Carolina Indians# Knoxville, Tenn., Mareh 15.—Peace has been ratified with the North Carolina Cherokee,. Those recently captured say they were induced to take up arms under the belief that they were fighting for the United States Government. Two were permit ted to go in search of the band and represent the facts. Their chief, Taokanec, a few days since, with thirty of the tribe, accepted the amnesty proclama tion. Since the retain of theae Indians to loyalty the rebels have committed numerous outrages on them. Twenty have been thrown into prison, an the rest are concealed in the mountains- - The Rhode Island Union Convention. Provider cb, March 15. —The Union National State Convention met to-day, and nominated Jas. T. Smith for Governor, Seth Pudelford for Lieu tenant Governor, John R. Bartlett for Secretary ot State, Horatio Rogers for Attorney General, and Samuel A. Parker for General Treasurer—all of whom are the present Incumbents, except Mr. Rogers. Delegates were elected to the Baltimore convention, and a resolution passed recommending them to vote for the renominatlon oi President Lin coln, The State election takes place on the 6th of April. Marine Intelligence. Fortress Monroe, Mareh 14.—The following vessels have passed the guard-ship Young Rover: Scbr. Northern Light, Capt. Ireland, from Fortress Monroe for Philadelphia, Schr. Boston, Captain Brower, from Fortress Momoe forPhlladelphia. Sobr. Fangessit, Captain Waples, from Fortress Monroe for Philadelphia. Non-Arrival of the Arabia. Halifax, Maieh is.—There are no signs of the arrival of the steamer Arabia, now due from Liver pool. ■iuumcwwhi. Jh. Speech toy Earl Russell on American Affairs. KOSSUTH AT WORK. The steamship Hanss, from Southampton on the 2d of Maich, arrived at New York yeaterday, bring ing foreign files a week later than those reeeived by the Australasian. The Jura at Portland has later tele grapbie news. AMERICAN AFFAIRS IN PARLIAMENT. In the House of Lords, on the Ist instant, iu reply to questions from Lord Clanrlcarde, Earl Russell gave a detailed statement in regard to the alleged re cruiting for the United States army in Ireland, de claring emphatically that no such offence against the foreign enlistment act bad yet been proved, but explaining that many laborers had been hired to work on American railway! and in manufacturing establishments. He said: “Last year I presented papers—correspondence between Mr. Adams and myself—on the subject of British subjects in the Federal armies, and those who have read that correspondence may remember that our complaints were of a general nature, because we had not evidence of particular cases in whiah the of fence was brought home to American agents. Mr. Adams on each occasion denied the truth of these allegations, and on one occasion he said that until I had Drought it to his notice he did not think there was anybody in this country who could have be lieved it possible that agents of the United States Government weie employed in enlisting British sub jects forthe Federal armies. With that general al legation, and with that general denial, I could only wait until there was a case in which particular evi dence could be produced. * * * nit must be borne in mind that the United States Minister has said, and said with per fect truth, that owing to the great number of men employed in the Federal army, and owing to the great progress which railway works are making in the United States, there are many railway compa nies in America which are anxious to obtain men, and ready to pay them high wages. The Chicago Railway Company is known to have hired men for the purpose of working on their line; and we have inhumation that a person named Finney hired a room in Dublin, a few days ago, and there engaged young men, who are go ing or are gone to the United States. My noble friend must perceive that even although it could be' proved that many of those young men on arriving m New York, tempted by the large bounty offered to them, may enter the army of the United States, yet if they go from this country without aoy con tract to enter the army, if they go for the purpose of obtaining good employment and good wages—and wait till their arrival in New York to deoide whe ther they will be railway laborers or soldiers, there can be no ground for a prosecution under the foreign enlistment act.” [Hear, hear.] THB DANISH CONFB&EKGB ACCEPTED. At Vienna, on the 25th ult., Count Reehberg officially made known to Lord Bloomfield that the Austrian Government aooepted Earl Bussell’s invi tation to attend a conference in London for the settlement of the question relative to the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, The Vienna correspondent of the London Times writes: * “Austria, Prutsia, France, Russia, and Sweden have promised to attend the conference, but it is not yet known whether Denmaik and the German Bund will accept Earl Russell’s well-meant proposi tion.” KOSSUTH AT WORK. A letter from Venice, of the 25th of February, states that a proclamation from Kossuth is circu lating among the Hungarians who form part of the Austrian army in Yenetia. The ex-Dlctator prays his countrymen to desert the Austrian flag, declaring that the Hungarians are about to be freed by an alliance with Italy. The proclamation adds that the King, who has merited the title of “gallant man” from his people, is preparing to lead his brave army against Austria, and that all Hun garians who desire the emancipation of their coun try from Austrian tyranny should rally round his flag. Kossuth tells them in conclusion that there is a Hungarian legion being formed in Italy, and it is of pleasing necessity to fill its ranks with devoted patriots, Some copies of this proclamation have fallen into the hands of the Austrian authorities, and, it is said, have spread alarm among.them. The Santiago Tragedy* The London Public Opinion contains a communi cation from “A Protestant Churchman,” contra dicting the statement of the Panama Star and Herald relative to the conductor the priests during the conflagration at Santiago. The writer quotes from the Paris Monde the following statement: “We fled in a journal, printed in Santiago, on the 15th of December, that there were in the church of Lacsmpania, where the fire began, but two priests and four minor eleries. One of the priests, who has lost two of his.sisters in the fire, was dragged from the church by some laymen, who took him, fainting, into a neighboring house; another did not leave the church, and when he saw that he oould not save any one, he stood at one of the doors to give them the last absolution. Out of the four minor eleries, three perished, The only object saved from the sacristy, which was the last to be reached by the fire, was saved by a young man named Guevara, who did so of his own accord, without being requested by any one. The door of the sa cristy was[not closed, and several persons were ena bled to save themselves through it. As soon as the terrible news spread through the town, all the priests went with the Archbishop to the church,' If they did not go into the ohuroh, it was because it was impossible to do so; but they spent the whole night in attending on the persons who were only wounded, and in comforting those who were in dis traction at the loss of their relatives.” ~ Movements or Gen. Grtnit- General Grant arrived here yesterday morning on the early train, and stopped at the Spencer House. He visited his father, in Covington, and proceeded to Louisville on the mail-boat. He will be in Nash ville tbit evening, if nothing occurs to detain him The movements of the General are rapid, and are understood to mean business. General Grant, yesterday morning, asked a hack* man at the Spencer House what be would oharge to take him across the river to Covington. The reply was three dollars. General Grant said It was too much—he would rather walk—and walk he did. The General avoids all display, and la in nowise elated by the great honors and enormous responsi bilities of his position, but is as unassuming and eco nomical in his habits as ever. —Cincinnati Commer cial, March 14th, f. Deceased.—Mrs. Bayard, wife of Hon. James A. Bayard, died at the residence of her husband, in this city, on Friday morning. Ripe iQ years, and adornea with numberless private virtues, she sunk into her Redeemer’s arms. She was interred yester day morning, at the Old Swedes’ Church. Many will miss her kindly dispensed charities, and long remember her excellencies.—Pe/awwe Gazette , 1 6th, Philadelphia Book Trade Sale.—Next Tues day, March 22d, Messrs. Thomas will commence the Sixty-second Trade Sale. The catalogue consists of 216 pages, Bvo.j and includes full invoices from leading publishers: Philadelphia, Boston, New York, Baltimore, Salem, Springfield, Auburn, New Bedford, and Cincinnati. Mr. T. F. Bell, as usual, will wield the hammer—his rightful baton of office on this occasion. “ Sale op Paintings To*day.—We invite atten tion to the sale this morning, at 10 o’clock, at Messrs. Bkich k Son’s, No. 914 Chestnut street, of a collec tion of ninety six Oil Paintings, mostly by artists of our oity, embracing every variety of subject. All of them richly-framed. mnutb CONGRESS— Ist SESSION, Washthotov, Mareh Is. 1901 SENATE* Pflltloii C,l6Md LoulslMtans. Hr. SUMNER presented the petition of one thousand citizens of Louisiana, of African descent* to be allowed to vote in the reorganization of Louisiana The petition is Approved by Anthony Fernandez, president of the Louisiana Association of the Veterans of the War of 1812. founder of the first Union Association-and member of the ( entral Committee for the Organization of a Free State; by Thomas J Durant, president of the Free State CommUfc*. and bv other citizens. It represants that ell are owners of pioperty: many engaged in ttarnr suits of commerce. paying taxes, for forty nine yeara,on av assessment of fifteen millions ofdoll&rs ,anathat on the call of Got. Shepley they raised the first colored re giment in forty-eight fionrs. _ IA . M Mr. ANTHONY, from the Committee on Printing, re. ported a bill to print five thousand copies of the report of Captain Fisk, of his expedition to the Rocky Moan- Hr.' wfLEfiJfcON presented ». MU }* making appropriations fo* the colonization of peMona Oi African descent. Bef&rred to the Committee on Toruto- Mr McDOUGAL offered the following, which was agreed to: . _ . Sc. olved. That the President be requested to commu nicate to the Senate, if not incompatible with the public inleregt. any correspondence or other information in the prseestion of the Government relating any plan or plans now projected* or being projected, with a view to the establishment of Monarchial Governments in Central or South America. _ Artillery Corps. ♦Mr. WILSON introduced a bill to promote the efficien cy of the artillery arm of the service* which was referred to the Military Committee. „ . „ - The bill consolidated, the five regiments of artillery now authorized by law under the title of the corps of artillery* composed of one chief of artillery, with the rank of general; 5 colonels, fi lieutenant colonels, 15 majors, and 60 batteries; the batteries to consist of one captain, two first and iwo second lieutenants, and 145 non-rommitisioned officers and privates The bill makes the chief of artillery a member of the ordnance board, and gives him, under the Secretary of War and General in-Chief. the direction of the volunteer artillery when mustered into the service- Mr. DOOLITTLE Introduced an act to amend the act of June 7* 1862, for the collection of direct taxes in in surrectionary districts, whioh was referred to tne Judi ciaiy Committee. The bill provides that under Bales of the tax commis sioners in such districts a writ to iv i&»U6 by said com misfcioner to th» marshal of said district, commanding him to put said purchaser in poasesslon of said property. The property as above purchased by the United States may be divided into parcels of fifty acres, and pre-emp tion rights granted to persons for meritorious service in the crushing of the rebellion* who shall have resided iu the State where the lands laid. The right to redeem said lands by loyal ll*n<r*dttors is prescribed by the bill. .. On motion of Mr. FOSTER, the Senate reconsidered Its action of yesterday on the passage of thd Houss bill de fining the rank* pay, and emoluments of csitain. officers or the army. Mr. FOSTER offered an amendment, which was or dered to be printed. . 9he Senate bill relating to chaplains was called up and patsed, and on motion of Mr. Wilson* the clauses re* latisg lo chaplains having bDan anticipated by tbe House bill, was amended as a 4 ‘ bill routing to ealist- The’bill provides for the enlistment of regulars during the war for three years, and places them on a footing with volunteers as respects bounties, and that officers absent on leave not exceeding ten days shall receive pay and allowances. It also provides for additional officers in the battalion of regul&T engineers, and for the organization of regi ments of volunteer engineers, not to exceed one com pa&y to each brigade of infantry, to bo placed on the same footing of regular engineers. , . , After the passage of the bill allowing the conferring of degrees by the Deaf and Dumb Institute of the District of Columbia, the chairman of the Commutes on the Dis trict of Columbia (ihis being the day aefapart for Dis trict business), gave way to allow the Senate ti consider the Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill Mr SUMNER’S amendment, raising the rank of the minister resident at Belgium (Mr. Sandford). to a minis ter plenipotentiary, without corresponding pay, was adopted after considerable debate. Amendments increasing the salaries of consuls at Sbanghae, Nassau, Lyons, and Manchester, were adopted. Without disposing of the bill, the Beuateat four o’clock went Into Executive session, and adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The Franking Privilege* 3he House took up the Senate hill providing that the franking privileges of the President and the Vice Presi dent shall extend to and cover all mail matter sent to or fiom either of them. Air. KA6SON* of lowa, suggeeted that farther conside ration should be given to the subject, as the mails should not again be thrown open for the seeding to these offi cars, postage free, of essays, applications for office, and papers of no use or importance to them. Mr. NORTON, of Illinois, said there should be one rule for all having the franking privilege, and hence the President and Vice President should bs placed on the *4H;e basis as Congressmen. He was willing to abolish the privilege aHcgether. Mr. ALLEY, of Massachusetts, remarked that the parties interested desired that the bill should be passed as at present worded. They are subject to onerous .axe tion. .. . The bill was then passed. Mr. MOBRILL, of Vermont, reported from the Com xnittee on Ways and Means a bill to establish an assay office in Nevada and also one at Portland, Oregon. Referred to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union. Mr. DAWES, of Massachusetts, reported a resolution fri m the Committee on Elections to pay John Sleeps) $750, for the tune spent and expenses incurred in eon tA&tiKK the stafc of Mr. Klee, from that Stale A debate ensued, involving the merits of the election, which has all eady been deslded by the House. 1 he resolution was tabled. _ Mr AMBROSE W. CLARE, of New York, from the Committee on Printing, reported in favor of printing ten thousand copies of the reports of Sen. Bosscrana. The resolution, was adopted. , - , Also, a resolution to print an eaal number of Glen, Me&de’e report of the battle of Gettysburg. Debate on the Gold Bilk The Horse returned the consideration of the gold hill. Mr. GRISWOLD, of New York, said that when the debate on the subject commenced he was absent from Washington; but being fh contact with business men, those not interested in gold speculations, found there was an almost universal .expression of hops that the rower to sell gold would be conferred on the Secretary of the Treasury. Be believed all concurred that the treasury should he depleted of its excess of gold. The only point of differ ence was as to the manner in which this should bs done. The gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Bootwelljyes teTday said the Secretary of the Treasury had not re commeided this measure, but he (Mr. Griswold) be lieved the Secretary had sent a letter to the Comml tee of Ways and Means asking for the authority to sell. Mr. BOUTWELL. of Massachusetts, here rose aud caused'a letter, dat«d to day, from Secretary Chase, ad dressed to him. to be read. The Secretary says he was told this morning that Mr. Boutwell was under the im pression that he-was indifferent to the gold bill as amended by ihe keo&te. His views were expressed to the Committee of Ways and Means on the 19>h alt , in favor of giving the Secretary authority to sail the sur plus gold. Be thought then aa he did now. that such aulhoritv would tendto restrain speculation and prevent iudden fluctuations in tbe gold market The use of such power might contribute to this desirable end. His opinion remaineduichanged. Mr GRISWOLD resumed his remarks, advocating the passage of the bill, giving as his reasons that he would afford all reasonable facilities to increase the risks of speculation in gold, and having confidence in the inteUl-. gtnee and patriotism of the Secretary of the Treasury, he would clothe him with the authority desired. The present price of gold is merely speculative. We have almost as much to fear from the army of speculators in gold as from tbe army of lebels. • Mr. HUBBaRD, of Connecticut, declared he would vote for the bill. The Secretary of the Treasury could not endanger the credit of the country any more by the power proposed to be cosferied by this measure than br tbepower with which he was now invested He said this in rep.y to arguments which had been urged against the measure. Be would not borrowfrom England or Fr »nce if they would tend over their money. The only way to maintain the credit of the nation was by relying with boldness and firmness on our own resources. If more mosey was wanted, we must continue to tax ourselves stllJ more, and the people would continue to pay, Mr. BROOMAhL, of Pennsylvania, said he had voted steadily against the me; sure from the beginning, and he would steadily vote against it to theend. The power proposed to be given was wholly unneceisary. The only parti* g who need the gold are the importing merchants. Looking upon excessive importations as one of the evils of the day, he was willing to let gold remain up till importations came down. This would relieve the pressure. If there is a surplus of goid lu ihe treasury, let the Secretary seek out and pay hones! creditors. The bill would be wholly ineffectual to fix the price rf gold. The Secretary of the Treasury was the best man that could be put in the place he occupies, but as he could not individually effect the sale of gold, the speculators, privately gaming knowledge of the time this would tike place through an agent, would be enabled to profit at the expense of the Government. To pass this bill would be a disgrace It w*s repudiation. Mr. MORRIS, of New York, did not profess to under stand everything relative to flnince, and hence he de* femd to the judgment of those who have fall koowledge of the subject. The Secretary of the Treasury has a re putation for skill. astuteness and patriotism, and ability for conducting financially the affaire of the country, and therefore be wag obliged to respect the raauett of that officer that the power to sell the surplus gold bacon* ferred. Mr. DENNISON, ,of Pennsylvania, said—for the Go vernment to go into market and hay its own depreciated paper at sixty esnts on the dollar, would be a pub idea tion to the world that we are disgraced. We should not make a profit out of onr broken promises. Tnis money proposed to be sold, waa appropriated by law oar creditors, and therefore we should not violate the plight* ed faith of the Government. It was proposed to turn the Treasury into a broker’s shop, with a sign informing the public. * ‘Uncurrent funds are bought and sold In this Department. ” He protested agalfist such a prostitu tion of power, and that our government should be re ■ duced to thiß disgrace. Mr WOODBBIDGE, of Vermont, stated the reasons why he supported ihe hill, ‘which, if passed, he be lieved would depreciate the price of gold five or ten per cent. The Committee of Ways and means, should bring in & hill so taxing the people as will obviate the farther emission of paper. Then let General Grant, who is now the most prominent military man In the country, be sent for to lead the Army of the Potomac, so brave and effi dent, against General Lee. A combination of victory with the depredation of the price of gold and the means of carrying on the war by taxing the property of the country, would have the effect of reducing gold to forty or forty- tw o cents; the higt est price it should bear in time of war. Hr, G ARFISID, of Ohio, argued against merely giving authority to anticipate the payment of interest, as it pro posed to pay debts before they are due, and to borrow money to soy debt# that are due. The prepayment of interest would not sensibly affect the gold market. The sinking of the funded debt and the anticipation of inte rest are failures. The only way left is to stop trading and bartering in gold. While the Secretary maintains Inviolate the credit of the Government, he should be permitted to take the balance of the gold and hold it over the hf»ds of the gold speculators, and keep them back from presumptuous sins, that they may not bear rule over ns. we ought to rive the Secretary power to pre tect us from the bulla and bears of Wall street. Mr. DAVIS, of New York, said we should look to the fature as well as the present This bill was to remain in effect until onr successor* shall repeal it. The specu lation w»s merely fsmbilng in paper'for the price of gold. We are importing a hundred millions a year, which have to be paid to foreign nations la sold, whioh coin hr law we have declared sacredly reserved for pay ment of public debts. The House wero endeavoring to do wbai could not be dose by legislation. Mr. PRICE, of lowa, maintained'that the assurance the interest on the public debt would be paid iu coin# gave the bonds more value than .when they were is sued. Remove this foundation and the superstructure of our credit falls. The monsy outht to be retained to ireet the obligations for which the public faith 1b pledged. Hr JAMES 0. ALLEN, of Illinois, said the fact that the Secretary of the Treasury asks for the power to sell sold would nave no influence upon him until he found, as a member of Congress, it was his duty to register the decrees of that officer. Nor was he wIU'QE to yield his opinions to the Committee of Ways and Means. The only way to secure the confidence of the people is to show the power of the Government to pay its liabili ties. and the willingness to discharge them. It was, to cay the least, a dangerous experiment to authorize the Secretary to-sell the gold In the treasury, aud he was oppose dto it. It was a scheme concocted somewhere to speculate on the Government’s gold without reference to the faith of the country and its liabilities. For ths Government to go into the makat and buy up Its own promises would oe dishonorable to the Government and those who admlntstsr its affaire. Mr. HULBURD, of New York, offered an amendment to the bill as a proviso, that the obligation to create a sinking fund by the act passed February 25, 1862, shall not be impaired thereby. Mr. bTBVERS expreseed a hope that the vote on the bill would be taken early to-morrow. The Bouse at a quarter to five o’clock adjourned. PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE. Harrisburg, March Iff, 1864. SEBATB. Numerous petitions were presented, among them the following of interest to Fhifadelohia: Messrs. CONNELL and BIDGWAY, against the run ning of pity pasvAtoger cars on Gnnday.l Reports of committees were received, among them the following, w nich weie reported favorably: ,Incorporating the Soldiers’ National Cemetery. Supplement to the Keystone Zinc Company. incorporating the Burnside Coal and Iron Company. Protecting the Schuylkill navigation from obstructions cauced by deposits of coal. Incorporating theLlttlsToby andSandyHlllßailroad. Bills Introduced. Mr. CONNELL, exempting property of Howard Sun day'school from taxation. MOSTgomBBY, incorporating New York and Middle Coal-Fltld Company. Mr. RIDGWAY, supplement to the Butler House Hotel Company. Bills Considered. Postponed atiD,t the SoWler8 ’ Home in Allegheny county. Extending charter of the Bank of Germantown. Passed -yeas 19, nays 11. Pasted sales of land for taxes in Columbia county. An act protecting miners in Luzerne county. Pawed. Repealing the act authorizing notaries public to take acknowiedimentß of deeds. The bill was discussed and postponed Mr. CONNELL called up an act Incorporating the paHseV° r d ail< * Schuylkill Turnpike-road, which Mr, JOHNSON called up an act providing for the iiftW people shall then vote noon tve adop- proposed amendments to the J* Allowini soldiers to vote “A Legislature shall net pass upon matters o Y, w jy h i oh Ibe courts have jurUdlction. 3 That no bill before the Legislature shall embrace more than one subject 1 bet e three amendments are to be sj arranged on tlck ®“Wjo be voted upon separately by the people. S* *ti'°* 2 provides that the election shall be conducted as other elections. 3 provides tbst a board of canvassers shill artemble to pnb.ish the retnrus. • fcfction 4 author zes sheriffs and commisalonars to per* foim all net er sary duties. 1 be bill was laid over upon second reading, after bavins b«en considered In Committee of Ihe Whole. Hr. CONBkLL ea’ted up an act authorizing chn pay ment of the iateiest due by the Commonwealth 1q legal* cussed until the hour of adjeurament. Adjourned MBMMi. ?S£B2l3f Ssfwl« Hoate Hoteicomo.^; lncnaefng her value of stock ; PiymomfeaadKook» boro’ Railroad ; incorporating Janlalta Steamboat Company. , . .« A number of other local bills also passed. Ad* Journed. HOUSB. The Hou»e met at il o’clock A. M. . . lft The Bouse proceeded to the cunsiieratioa Cf the bills on tbe private calendar. The following were objected to on first reading: A supplement to act incorporating the oity of Philadel phia ; relative to the appointment of port wardens. An act to: Incorporate the Anthracite Coal and Iron Company. An act to Incorporate the Humboldt Petroleum Works. An act to incorporate the Hew Castle and Franklin Sailrosd. A farther supplement to act incorporating the- city cf Philadelphia relative to construction of sewers. Mr. OLafiS presented the report of the committee which had been* appointed to ascertain the author* of certain ar ticles offensive to the Legislature, which had appeared In certain papers. . .. _.. _ The report of the majority of the Committee (Messrs. Glass, Foster, and Bead) sag[ forth that various wit nesses were examined, lg rnilddelpnia and Pittsburg In the former city Mr. John Robley Duaglison. an as sistant editor of the Evening Bulletin. upon being in terrogated, promptly acknowledged the authorship of the offensive arttele in that journal At Pittsburg the committee examined persons connected, with the Com mercial, but were able to elicit nothing tending to fix the authorship of the communication in that paper. Tie report of the majority gars: .. _ Such a fruitiere eearch in the dark among those who it was presumed knew who was the author of the offen sive communication in the Commercial convinced your committee that any attempt to ascertain the authorship by pursuing the investigation among the “rest of man kind'would not only oe without success, but foolish, and your committee resolved to close their investigation Tour committee cannot close this report without exordia log their unqualified disapprobati on of thepraotlce ana policy of cresting committees of investigation, unless there is seme definite and distinct charge, made by s oma responsible party who is willing to give character ani shape to the charge. „ Jn this case there was no charge of breach of privilege against anyone; not even idle rumor, with its mwddle aome tongue, had pretended tofcstsn any charge upon any peron. Without any light to guide them, your committee were compelled to grope In the dark, follow ing only shadowlees phantoms. They cjula but shift their course and purpoee as the passion, prejudice, caprice, or mischief of any one might suggest. True, your committee did discover the author of one of the communications, and of wbat avail is it? A citizen of our Commonwealth, who claims no privileges at our hands, he can and will write ror his journal without a license from this House. If his use of the liberty of the press were really an abuieof it. he is beyond our reach. To proceed fu therwiih this investigation, so idle and so hopeless, we are constrained to say must be vain, and, without any disrespect to the House or the committee, would be foolish. The committee have been unable to arcertain the author of the offensive communications which were published in the Pittsburg Commercial, and failing to find a grsinof «nr testimony pointing to any ore as the author, they are unwilling to proceed to examine the people of our State, for they cannot know where to begin and where to end, and their labors would extend far oeyOnd this session. True, they might pro ceed to call the citizens beore tbetn alphabetically, but they would be unable to get through tha first Istterin the alphabet before they would be compelled.even if granted tbe *• three-score years and ten" allotted to man, to hand over tbeir labors to their heirs and executors I onr therefore, ask to be discharged. Mr. BEX, from; he minority of the Investigating lom mittee. made a report, in which they charge that the majority could have discovered the author, if so dis posed, of the communications in the Pittsburg Commer cial. They also say: • 'Your Committee were actuated by an honest desire to faithfolly and fearlessly perform tbeir duties, and, if poßEiblt, discover the parties who were guilty of the & kid slanderous articles in the raid newspapers, whereupon the Hoaee, by resolution or order, could restrain anoth er infringement upon the privileges of its member*, and vindicate its own honor and authority, The members of the Committee were foiled is thiß purpose by the perais tent determination, of the majority to prevent a fair and impartial investigation. Ihe majority of the Committee Bbaped the questions put to the witnesses so as to elicit Indirect ana insufficient answers, and so that tha House could not pass upon the sufficiency of said answers. The mejority refused to have questions put upon record which were asked by the minority. The majority were resolved to screen the culprits, particularly those who corresponded with the Pittsburg Commercial. Itwasa matter of publio rumor—uncontradicted rumor—th it Mr. Bigbam, a member of the present House of Repre sentatives, was the author of said artleUe—withal, the majority obstinately refused to call Mr. Bfghatn. Such conduct, in the opinion of the undersigned, is unrarliementary, partisan, unfair, and incon sistent with the discharge of their dutif a as members of the committee aforesaid. We cannot too strongly condemn the conduct of the parties In charge or having the management of the Pittsburg Commercial. tbe testimony of Messrs. Sawjer, Ac.. H 1s palpa ble that slander of the vilest kind were again and again published, without even the precaution of requiring the slanders so published to hhve the name of the writer cent to the managing editor! Either the witnesses who testified before the committee foreswore themselves when testify!?; to such & slate of f.uiu.oy +bo said paper was conducted upon principles Alike'unfair, cowardly, and dithonorable, lour committee farther show that the investigation, under the ruling of the majority, was at variance with every rale of law and equi.y. While taking the testimony at Pittsburg, one of the committee was taken out of tbe room by a witness and soon after re tui ned in company with said witness The majority of the ermmittee, after the conference, indicated their purpose to smother the investigation, and not to elicit the truth; if net so. why not examine Mr. Bigbam., whose initial was subscribed to the said article. In tbe Qommrcial? Why not examine Mr. Sawyer, who was indicated un der oath as tbe person who brought the artioles from the post ofihe ? Why rule out the pertinent question put by the minority to the witnesses, viz : “ Who were tbe proprietors of the Commercial at the time of the publi cation of the said slanders? 1 We respectfully show to the House that the majority of the aforesaid committee have made themselves varticeps criminie by ruling out vho qtte&lion to the proprietorship 6f the e&ld P&Pftf. In conclusion, we respectfully ask the House to call the persons hereinbefore indicated to the bar of the House, and there require full and f*ir answers to be made. After debate, the report cf the mt jority was adopted, qs also the resolution discharging them from further in vestigation. Adjourned. AFTERNOON SESSION. The following bills passed ; Opening Columbia avenue ; chanting par value of stock of ibe West Branch and Susquehanna Canal Com pany ; incorporating Pennsylvania Quartz Company ; incorporating Emery Female College ; incorporating Sisters of oharltyof St. Josephs. An act incorporating the Union League of Philadelphia was considered, and various amendments were offered by Democrats; among them, one by Mr. Bex. to make corporators support “the Constitution as it is and the Union as H was;” also, one to insert names of Horace Greeley, Wendell Phillips. Frederick Douglass, and William Garrison. (.Laughter.! The amendments were lost, axrd the original bill passed. The following also passed: Regulating culverts in Phiiade'phia; authorizing St. John’s Methodist Church to sell real estate; authorizing four notary publics in Philadelphia. Also A ntamber of private hills. Ad journed. - FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. THE MONEY MARKET. Philadelphia, March 15, 1834 Gold fluctuated to’day just in proportion as rumors of the final passage of the gold bill predominated. Open ing at 162. it rose to 164%, rapidly falling off to 160%@%, rising to 16.%, closing weak. Late in the day news came that Mr. Chase was formally authorized to sell the surplus gold, but toO late to influence the market. Eve rything, with tha exception of our army movements, is In favor of a lower figure. Foreign exchange is work ing more in our favor, by reason of the heavy demand from Europe for our securities, fears of speculation be ing made a criminal offence, and tbe promise of the pas sage of the gold bill, all combine to depress the market. Government securities strengthened this morning, and were more In demand, the 5- 20 s being the weakest, at 108 k@M. Operations at the stock exchange continue to show a de sire to realize, and prices generally are a fraction lower than last evening. Mining shares continue the most active. Fnlton settled to 9H ; Big Mountain to 10)£; Hew York and Middle to 16%; Green to 8%; Oil Creek to 13%; 4% was bid for Marquette; Clinton, a new concern, sold at 1%; Etna at 20; Butler at 30; Pennsylvania at 9%; New Greek was in demand at 2%@%. Reading declined to 68%: Penn*, to 76$ Catawlssa common to 27% the preferred to 42%. North. Penna. wai steady at 36%. Phil*. A Erie declined %. Long Island -.sold at 46% ; Huntingdon and Broad Top at 24%; Girard College at 31; Green and Coates at 44; Spruce and Pine at 16; TMj teenth and Fifteenth at 43%; Second and Third at SO; 20 bid for. Race and Tine/ State, city, andflrst claes corporation loans were firm and in fair demand. The market at the eloie was irregular and somewhat weak. Drexel & Co. quote United States Bonds, 1881.» „ *lll3{@ll2 *• ‘ k Hew Certificates of IndebVss.. 99 @ 99M 4 * ** 7*30 Botes, August * 110 ©lll '* “ 7-30 Hotes, October. 1U @ll2 Quartermasters’ Vouchers 95>tf© 99 Orders for Certificates of Indebtedness........ %@X ds aoia @l6 Sterling Exchangel”!l7s United Statess-20Bonds ...10S>*®108& Quotations of gold at the Philadelphia Gold Exchange, 34 South Third street* second story: 9* o'clock A, M. $k !! A. M ~~ 183* 12* •• P. M-... —. ... i* •• p. 5i.... M i6s2 S* '• P. M 4* •• P. M™ ********-*.161?g Market closed fluctuating. Tie itonlhly suxoin&ry of Imports at the port of Mew York for February, 1804, was &e follows • Foreign, dutiable..... $15,766 60 Foieign, free 797,738 03 Specie and bullion . 88.16000 Cash duties 7,474.027 00 Entered for warehouse 4,931,593 0) 'Withdrawn from warehouse 6,284,680 00 The monthly summary of exports from Mew York to foreign ports for February, 1664, was as follows: Domestic merchandise .$18,6 ’2,218 Foreign, dutiable 456,49) Foreign, free * 77,84) Specie 3.015.367 Total $17,211,776 A propoaitics, which will probably be adopted. Is before the Board of Directors of the Brie Railroad Com posy, to pay quarterly divider da of two-and a half per cent. The earnings of the road during the present year, it Is estimated, will amount to between twelve and thir teen millions of dollars, which will net twenty five per cettV' Ten per cent of the amount it Is proposed to divide among the stockholders quarterly, commencing on the Ist of May ntxt, and the fifteen per cent balance will be appropriated towards Increasing the facilities of the road. The following national banks were organized between the sth and 11th of March: Number. Location. Capital. First .Skeneaielas, N. Y— $50,000 First .....Clyde, N. Y 50,000 Flirt.Wayn«et>UTg, P»>. 100,000 Second........ Bangor, Me..,.100 000 Tenth. Mew York 600.000 Third Springfield, Mass 500,000 First Butler, Pa, 50,000 First Hallowed. Me 60,000 First Gettysburg, Pa 60 000 Total capital....**.. $1,500,CC0 Aggregate hanks previously organized.. »*..«** *47.909.3J0 Total amount $19,409,900 Whole number of bants • • 311 The official averages of the banks in the city of Mew York for the week ending Saturday last, March 12 1864, present in the aggregate the following changes from the previous weekly statement of March 6: Increase of Loans*******...*.*•*•• Decrease of Specie * 437.629 Increase of Circulation ,%.2>79 Increase of Undrawn DepotUs 9,115 299 Including the exchanges between the banks through the Clearing-House, and including also the Sub-Treasury statement of Saturday afternoon, the following is the general comparison with the previous weekly report, and also with the movement of this time last year: . . Mar-14. ’63. Mu’. 12. ’64. Mar. 6. ’64. Capital sffi.l2B.oCo $69,722,508 ffl9.7K.flOS Loan 187.767.746 182/265 483 Specie 86, 10.08* 20.750.405 91.2ZL65S Circulation 8 657.0)6 6.918.517 5 oftTaiQ Grose Dep05it5....324,172,5 9 S3* 348 669 240 4i* swn Exchanged 61,228.469 1i4,505,712 86 491'906 Undrawn... 172,944.094 168.044 9J7 158 MS 945 tn Sub-Treasury.. 14,948,712 3:4,848 898 sEngras The Mew York Evening Post of to-day says: Gold opened at 161, and after telling at 165.* closed at 162Ai@162*. Exchange is dull and nominal, at 176*, The stock market is active.but irregular Govern ments are stronger than yesterday. .Registered 1881 are wanted at H 2, coupons at 112*. andregistered fi?e twenties at U 0 Sixes of 1867 are offered at 118 and ecu* ?»Qnl?.df<.r «• better - ajd »« area are active, the Western roads being especially In request. Tb . e a npofideu tabic exhibits the chief movements at the board compared with the latest prices of yesterday: _ B . « • To. Mon. A<lv. Dee. United States 6e, 188 L reels. 112 112 United States 6s, 1881, coupon.—.ll2\* lIS* United States seven-thirties Ill* 111* United States five-twenty coup..-IOSS 108* * United States 1 year cer., ear. •«•* 99* 99 >* .. American Gold' 161* 1* Tennessee Sixes - 62 62 Missouri S1im.h.»»»«»«-»»«♦<-<-«»»» »73 73 1 . Paoifle tf all ~~..290X 22S 2>* Stew York Central BaJlroad~*«...l3B)6 136)6 Brie— —.—124, 124>S .. * Erie Preferred— 109 w Hudson BiTer.— »—loi>£ loo# ix .. H&rlem _l4S)i 149* 1 aeadiaK.-.lBBk ” ~i* Iflehlfan Central**** .......**l4lfc 1403< lk .. Hiohlsan Southern* ...***.*.llo 109 k u Michigan Southern guarantied. ..146 148 „ o Olinoia Central Bcnp***..*...*«*.lS7 IS7 Pittsburg «121>* ll»x 118 k Toledo..-* ..**.... ***.***»« l4&k k Sock Tciatd....***.«..****.•*«.....l9tk fe Port Wajna..l3Bm l Mil. aod Prairie Du Chien....*.*. 74k 72k 2 rerre Haute* .. 78k ii£ Terre Haute Preferred*... 96k oiu' o Sorthweatem..**..«.••••••». **** M 64 ra 1 NoTthwcsUrn Preferred.......... 7e 80 .** OwtOP.wH. 64 61k 9k 1 Onuiberlaad.. m &8 lk ** Burlington and Quinog 142 k ITI \\£ “ Ohlcaao and Alton aat? jwv-* «Vi> •« gorwich and Wommlip.tu * a'* •• °AftArt!»?iK l *!i , sSf COBOmoa *"' 41 1% Aft.T thß Board tta. roatiat w« mroo*. «oi . 'aalW, Owrtmww wae dons, the chlaf n x -\i, PjL'lz «*>ich ulTiLctd to 12JJS hu®'” l ' 147, Terre H»nte at 7*. Mlchlmioa™'! T t Harlem at Hadton Central at 137. Canton at S454@«J U <So >» • '-■nai} PAillfUlffc. Stock Excho [Reported by S B. Blatmas?] BEFOBB ] 100Tama<taaCoal..b29 6* ?(0 d 0..... opg 6>4 500 New Creak l* rm do . 2 16C0 do N> 2 600 do 2 FIRST 3 OCO U S C0np088.....*11l 200 U& T 7-SO a EFeb.lW 0600 Penna 9£% 6CO U S 0 20 Bonds K‘S>< (00 CUT 6a KOO do Railroad. 104% 7/50EewCre»b U 740 do - SX 800 do 2116 7(0 N York & Mlcdle. 15>g TOFa BkfSwn. 61 13 do .....61 800 Green Mountain • 8, L .j 9 Mech 8b...(6wn. 29? f ,200 Union Bank 43 200 Penn Miniog- 200 do—. b3O. 9* BETWEEN so OU Creek 14 349,05 Ptnna Ge 98* IfiO Penn War Loan 6J.108 29 Penn* B 74* .lu: Longlslaxd It-.... 463$ lfO Basque!*’* Cl • -bSO. 29>s IWCO d0....5a 70* 2f 0 Schnyl B b3O. 86 100 do «iSf 20(0 d 0...-64 1872....10)3$ 100 Fulton ...b6 9K 2ToReadin* . 69 " 20(1 Marquett..... 4* 2TO Bead Ins B b3B 60 ;i 1100 do bSO&fe ffiO N«w Creek • • b3O 2 1 15 51 CatPfd ..60dsaftlf 4i* ISO do b3O 4:) IfcOßeadinffK.. 50 100 do' b3O 6 50 Bis Mountain. if* [ 100 New Creek 2 l-'d lOGPencaß 74*1 22C0New Creek,....b3o 2* SECOND 10CO U S 5-20 bd* KBV i 8(0 Fulton Coal <t 3 : 60 Union Canal Pref, 7if 100 dO a 4 20CO0FefiB&5iii>...slO OKi" UOO do * oqv 100 fichujl N Pref.... , itenfo p 300 Clinton Coal «...rs 13' sco d 0.,,.;..;; 69 Is? go ::::*£*• go. 400 d 0...... ttk...h‘2fl ]!• SCO Marquette bso 3 0 Green Mount to S-t 3CO North Penna 3t»£ ICO Taraaqua $k 400 - do. -b2ofv 2(0 New Creek 2 3 i« 1700 do 2‘, 200 Mandan 9 32e0 Clinton..... ijt *OO Reading.... 69V JSS 30 *3 65;C 500 d 0.... 68k 4® BIO.WJi IUO do. 65k «> „ ?®-, b>e sg Catawiß6ai)ref..l>?o.« *OO d 0..... V SCO Clinton.... ii' 20u New Creek..2k 10(0Elmira 7e ....lin 2(00 d 0...... 6b 7gk 8 Penna R b 5 76 CCO°Oity6s. cash,los 2vo iE'na Mining..,,, 20 200 do. ....b3O. 20*1 14 W We*t Chester 84... S 3 I SOgchuylN.. b 5. 35#1 GLOSIHQ PR] _ , Bid. Ask. 0 86*81 112 US T 73-10 Notes. 112 PhllaOß... 105 Do new.....-MS# ICO Penna se*«. 98 98 Reading R 69% 69% Do bde ’7OlQB>4 1(9 Do 6s ’B6 cony. .. Do 6b ’BO 43 P«nna R 75% 75 Do IHm 65... Do 2dm 6b 112 LS*hn*lfcMl R... 49% 55k Morris C’l consol 72% 73 Do pref........ 339 140 Schnyl Nay Stock 36} £ 86 Do pref. 45 % 45* Do 65’82....... 88% 98* Eixnira R 39 Do pref........ 55 56 Do 7fi : 73*«*.*.. .4 Llsland K....... 46 47 Lehigh Nay 75 Do icrlp 68 CLOSING PRICES- Bid Jsk. i Gold 160* 161 i US 5-20 fl 10*% 10* Reading R 68% 6?* Pex-naß 75 75* Catawießaß 27* 28 Do pref 42* 42* North Penna 8... 36* 86* Phil a & Erieß .. 37* 37* Schnyl Nav 86* 35% Do pr«f. 45* 45* Union. 4 4* Do pref. 7% 7% fineq (.anal. ...... 29 29* Fulton C0a1....... 9 9* Big Mount C0a1... 10* in* RT&MidCF... Wa 16 I Bemi-Weekly Review Mari Breadstuff* are very dull, and prices .if Corn are rather lower. The demand for Floy: hut prices are without change Quercitron El dull. Coffee Is scarce and firm. Coal iswltc: In Cotton there Is very little doing, and the very quiet* Pith and Fruit are auchsnsfi tlnnes scarce and firm. Coal Oil is firmlyis. sales are limited. Naval Stores are rather te: visions are less active. Sugar is firm and *C, prices. Seeds are dull. Wool continues The demand for flour is limited* and ihs: very dull; about 2.500 bbls sold, inclndu^ fcra family, at $7(j%7 for common :y 1,000 bble city mills extra on private terra: tailera and bakers are baying at from V, fine, f 6 5C@7 for extra, $7@7.50 fox extra‘A: @9 50 bbl for fancy brands, according to fr.i Flour is quiet; small sales are making at Corn Meal tsdull, and there is little or noibiif: GRAIN —There is less demand for niaiKet is dull and rather lower, with sales 1 :' at 16T@165< for ccmmon to prime reds, and vl:‘ 17C@195c$buR, as to quality Rye is dull.*: eal6B at 12f@13Cc bus. Corn is rather du ;; . i have declined; about <20.000 bun sold at 11S&1!' and in the cars, and llS@l2oc $ bus < the former rates. Oats continue very dull: a\ bus have been disposed of at 80@82c. weight. METALS. —Pig Iron continues verj scare market is very firm: about 6,000 tons 2fo. 1 sold at SCO <& ton. and Nos. 2 and •'> at *;> Scotch Pi* is scarce, and worth ss!j(pS >&a lectured Iron is in demand at fall prices. LEAD is very scarce; Galena is held at US'c COPPAB. -Jhere is very little doing: Toilet ste«dy at 36c 11 ft. BAAK.—Quercitron is scarce and very dull Is offered st $37 Tfr ton. CAUDLES. —City- made Adamantine ara i ales of 80 boxes at 21c cash, and Mnall ion of 21XC.H ft. PROVISIONS are firmly held, but the ed. Me?s Pork is selling at s23@i3 .SO V bbl.. i $5C©2l bbl. City packed Mess Beef $14@17 % bbl, and Beef Hams at *22 V Bcarce;2lo casks Hams sold at l-ttZa-fc; ne.r S i 12}£c, and new Shoulders at 10>i@llc, cash G:- are in demand st fall prices; SCO packages P>k rold at lShGltet Sides at loftc, MdSbonlk 10c, cash. Lard is firm, with pales ofTOtf tv t erces at 14c, and kegs at 16%@lfc i* ft B; f ood request, and prices are firm; sales of r»'.’ ni at Sfc@3Bc. Cheep* is selling at i&jB.T; f.’ Fork, and Fgg« at 28c dozen. COAL.—The market continues unseUl*’: i. rates have not yet been fixed ; large supple* forwnrd to supply the Government, We @7 $ ton ou boaid at Richmond. CUFFBE Is very scarce, and prices are firm. sold at 36?i@36$ c. and SCO bags of Rio at 36 ; t •• COTTON,—rhere U very little doing iu :c -sales, and the m& ket continues very «luil:.s bales of middlings sold in lots at from 76@77c ?’ which is a decline: 186 bales damaged cotton • auction at 57@77c “ty lb, cash. PISH. —Mackerel are In demand; SCO hbl* at $l7, $ll. and $8 for the three numbers. >*- store are mating at $17.60 for No.l. $ll. •iwip and for No. 3 500 qnintals CoA-'-’- fc* c3* lb. 1,800 bbla Eastport pickled Hbiri'-U !■- rive on private terms. PBAT9EKB continue scarce; Western uw 6f@e3c?ft. FRUlT.—Several cargoes of foreign have arn.v: MXM Oranges and Lemons sold on privets Apples are selling at $2 <5C@3 70 bbl. S>riei demand,at former rates. GCJaNO.—Peruvian Ib scarce, a&d sellim HOPS. —Small pales are making at r jor?. HAY Is telling at $24@26 too , is a fair demand« and price* the receipts are net large, but sufficient :o wants of the trade. LUMBER.— t rices are without change, at-l are limited; white Pine Boards are selling j:*' 1 000 feet, and Lehigh, and Hemlock at $3l . MOLASSES. —Cuba is scarce, and prices are b* hhds sold at 56@67c for cl&Tid. and vado. kayal stokes.—Rosin continues scarce. ;• mauds f*C@l2 bbl. Spit Its of Turpaaxia* •• held $ Fmali sales are making at S 3 40 ~f> gallon. OlLS.—Lard Oil is firmly held, with sales of.?- *l.7C@l 20, cash; Ked Oil ]r scares, with 78c. Linseed Oil is in good demand, and seln-« 167 c v gallon. Petroleum is unsettled; barer*; Jet* fi.pH.it in their views; we q.a.oie crude at .k- 1 fined In tend at4G@4Sc. and free at from SVS-' }i: 1 as to quality PLASTER Is scarce; soft commands s6.f-0V RICE continues very scarce, and price* oW goon U selling afc"S?{@9e SEEps. Clover is dull, with sates of 630 hn* ♦7.7C@S#bnsh Timothy is selling at A3.25@* ' bush flaxseed sold at from s3.2£@ ?30 bu*U SUGAR. —The market is firm and prices ff* talned: about GX) hhds Cnba and Porto Ki< • 1 H@l6fcc#lb fcPIRITS. Brandy and Gin are firm, but Bum is selling at $l. C6@1.07. Whisky is ora rales of Pennsylvania and Ohio barrels at 9 dindge at 90S 91c it gallon. . TALLOW & in demand, with sates 12&@12&e. and country $ lb. cash. , . f TOBaUCO.—There le very llitle doing In manufactured; 02 boxes sold, by auction,at subject to duty. * WOOL continues very dull and the sales .»r« small sales are making at 7fi@Boc lb cash, for c* to flneneece. ~ .The followln, mre th, receipt, of Hour »nJ u this port to-daj: Flour. Whwii t tint * ; , yom *-J. 0«tl *4.. ***«« New York 3Urketi-M«rcl> Ashes Ann, and ars saUlmat *S S7Ji for r *lO.lO for realm , . Brkadbtcffs -The market for. State and ’ flour is more adil-re, but without jaatenM w* - prices , Th«eajea ftr« 12.000barralaat 96 IW@6Ay?‘" : Stato! *6 7C@6 90 for extra do: *«.26@S • ; Michigan, Indiana, lotra, Ohio, Sc.; *6 ft@"‘ *r* >s*lndinn ihipping brands extra ro»£ : Ohio at $7.1637.28. and trade brands do at *' j , Sontbern Jour la steady and in fair 1.700 bbls at $8 00(37.40 fop snperfine Battik' *T.46@10 60 for extra do. . , 4 Canadian flour is qolek and unchanged: **<■*■, at*6.7f@7 for common, and fori*»a* txtra. Kye flour is quiet and steady at range of fljna ana superfine. . . fi Corn meal is more w Ito» and units bole Urandy wine at *6 J6 f and 100 bbla Jer-»sy * . Wheat Is doll,and the market Is nominal for Chicago spring; $1.62@1 64 for Milw? 1 $1 &1@1.63 for i mber Milwaukee; ' red Western, and 91.72®1.74 for amber fil'cnU 7,t00 bushels choice amber Milwaukee at fl '*■ ity e is aniet a $1.25811 30. , Barley is In fair requstj sales of S,OOO bn mu J«-ff«r»on county at 9t 80, .y- Corn is quiet and wlthcnt essential chsinc* j *i. bnshele at 91.81 in atore. and 9134 anoa.. 1 Western mixed. „ ... Oate are lower ana dull, at S) l a@9o« for C;»D ;,a Me for State, and 90c for Western. . •• Whwkv-Buies firm, with a fair deMnu-v/ty, harreie av 9C@&lo for State, and {ot chiefly it our outaide Quotations- „, v *ti Tai low is firm, with aalee of 26 000 ms f»>*■ Bunts. Ac.—Cbexnicatß are firm, wild , * egß bi carb soda at 7*.<37X • 100 tons aoaft s jD drums caustic soda at 9X. x .. -fi Pkovisioks.—7he Pork market is, #*?*,"** demand. Salta 2.800 bbU at *220.2 30f- r ©lB for old mess? (OftfiVtiftS 76 f** *»?“£ Western prime me**Tsi3@2i tor @21.76f0r thin mess; 926 /or clear, and 91» - old and new prime. .. -a i e » active demand, and firm hblß at $lO oc®l6 60 for repacked Western. A B JJ mess. Tierce Beef rules quiet a sd | , @2B foT prime meft ; 9 7@30 for India '»««»•• a lor India; Bilen 100 tc« India mew at firUm rat Beef Hams are higher and quoted at#**-? •Ft, 1 ®,!? 04 demand and firmer wither . at for Shoulders, and « c i o h r . a( u#* * Bacon is Jn fair request and steady J, D for Cumberland cut; ILSs® -1‘ H 12(312)* tor long clear; 12** tor short clear. » fIW for long-ent hams. , i ki c iad _ J | »rdJß dull and lower* i»les of 755 *>p* s ■ Suiter is decidedly hither and ntore acti v « 9 .. Ohio at SS@32c; common to good State 3Sw do 46@48*. # _, a . fl , r c)**- Cheeeela firm, and selling at I&@lS* r prime. Markets by Baltimobb, March 15.—Flour dull Howaid-aueet lupeifiee Belli BI j* w Wheat dull and drooping ; Kentucky w l 90; Corn firm ; White sl.l£K?’l ,s Whiaky ntm at 90®‘»kj, ytpvi« l .-’’ MWA "*b» a*; !B BOARDS 33 P-. *> r >A2!) >8 &>,**= 40) Srh rc 1 303 ’-a,., V’: iOO “gi&v sS* » 4' v l'« fir sfOir?,,- BO ABBS 300 St!,-... IUOOP. lm 'V 3=. 300 Ua" c loro a £**i P>*nfcm? l«<J 1-eidiatV No V .rc <O-1 s»v p-v/ • v',.'- HO r:vt \m Mp.v. t':. 5 u <->,l fu '.■’•• iioc; i- n : "• M< 0 dV" ‘ • ttO BOIED, Lehigh i" «n d0...*"- I-.C Pena* j; iOAEDS. 8 0 flhnton.... E-00 Oreea Mos. 0 Tow 0.rt,..' DO Bear Cr.- e » 300 (Jo,., t fiO Ponti« s'“ Ss*^^ oa dj.'.v: 10D Green fPV** SCO do.. ' ® Sasq r« a ' a , ■4IXJ Fallon, 100 si4 mVv 200 d 0..:.; 1 75i! Girard at*. _do " SO) Bin 300 do-...,, lOD do 200 Nl l'ji ... 200 Morth P, C V 10C0 Susq. Car./- l r o Nchujl Bv' 25 K Pens a b 200 Bn i q Haas' 7ooa_ u V»«! 8 Bank of fu 4«»> S ate r a „ 10 Weii JJraac OBS—SPEADy. NPennaE.. Do e....... 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