SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1864. The Peace Campaign. On the eve of St. Patrick’s Day a crowd ■was called to the Cooper Institute to “hur rah for McClellak,” and this movement, -we suppose, must be regarded as the regu lar opening of the last campaign of that in imitable general against the Government which he adores. Why St. Patrick s Day was selected, we are not aware, for the good old 6t. Patbick is the recorded enemy of all serpents, from Copperhead to anaconda ; and our intelligent Irish fellow-citizens do not care mnch for a name because it has a Mac to it, or for a general, who, after all said and done, is perhaps below the ■well-known Irish military standard- Time sadly shows that this “too, too”-cherished child of favor and disaster is neither a Na poleon nor a Wellington. We imagine that the meeting of which we speak was not over-particular and was quite small, and must have grown smaller after one or two magniloquent speakers were heard. But it was not an Irish meeting at all, but rather a meeting of all classes, such as they were. Gen. Meagher, who does not adopt the peace policy in leading on the Irish brigade, was not present in sympathy -or otherwise; but a few gentlemen from Kentucky and Texas, who have a lively in terest in slave property, after all intelligent Democrats admit that slavery is dead, gave this new peace meeting its old commercial character, though “slave stock,” and “ McClellan stock,” have all gone down alarmingly in the past tew years. Misera ble vestiges, fugitive masters,remnants of the old heart- breaking tyranny, rag-tag-and-bob tail of inconvertible ignoranceand shabby pa triotism —all these, we suppose, were ele ments of the vociferous company, who called out frantically, as they did in the riots, “ Give us Macklenkin !” The mot toes and devices of this meeting are an im portant contrast to the words of some of the speakers, who argued that the rebellion should he put down in the “kindest way,” and that the waT should be carried on by peace measures. Here are a few: * * The Constitution and Union be praserved.wiiat everbelhe cost in t;me, treasure- uni blood.” McClellan. It is to be remarked that General Mc- Clellan is willing that the war should cost any amount of “time, treasure, and blood,” so that the rebellion may be put down. But Mr. Amos Kendall says that, if General Jackson could rise from his grave, as good Mr. Kendall seems to have done, he would say “ Cease this fraternal strife, cease this shedding of blood.” If Mr. Kendall could only go to General Jaccson, that up right hero, who once swore that he would hang Calhoun, would refresh his memory. But another generality of our modem, but less progressive general, defines the war policy with greater emphasis : * * Let neither military disaster, political /action, nor fcreJjjn oar parpiss to enforce the equal operation otSZap ot the United 3 ato* upon the peop'eof McClellan. This is wbrt* s*gie advice to all who threaten to oppose vupMraft. General McClellans now fairly set out as the Presidential hero of all who wish to have war without fighting, and peace with out peace in it. We protest that this is a veiy absurd use for a general, though Gen. McClellan haß seen a great deal of all kinds of service. Either for dictating poli tics in the field or strategy in "the Cabinet, General McClellan, we fear, would be in the way of all his friends, and especially his own. But if he determines to enter the Presidential race at the head of the Fal suffian two hundred thousand of recruits promised by that famous political purveyor, Max Laugenschwabtz, let him utter his old familiar speech; “We have met our last defeat; we have had our last retreat. Tou stand by me, and I’ll stand -by you, and victory will crown our efforts.” LETTER FROM " OCCASIONAL.” Washington, March 18,1864. Major General Lewis Wallace, of Indi ana, who has been appointed Military Go vernor of the Middle Geographical Depart- ment, consisting of Pennsylvania, Dela ware, and New Jersey, West Virginia, and all ot Maryland bat that part ot the State in cluded in the Department of the Potomac, will to-day occupy the headquarters in the city of Baltimore. Gen. Wallace has served with distinction in West Virginia and in the Southwest, and is one of those decided men Who, breaking away from the Democratic party at the beginning of the war, have ever since shown the most determined hostility to the traitors and the institution which, here tofore their strength, is now their weakness. He is the brother-in-law of the eloquent Senator from Indiana, Hon. Henry S. Dane, and, in the last Presidential struggle, was what is known in Pennsylvania as “a Straight Douglas Democrat. ’ ’ Many coun ties of the Hoosier State rang with his fervid and prophetic appeals against Breckinridge and the Disunionists. Like thousands oi others, the first gun fired upon the old flag by the rebel conspirators dispelled all his party feelings, and made him the firm and uncompromising champion of the Govern ment. General Wallace is a young man, not over thirty-five years of age, but be has been taught in a stern and thorough school, that knowledge of men and of measures without which no man can aspire, in these limes, to be either a wise statesman oi a successful military leader. He would have preferred a more active command, but the confidence of the Government in his jgudence and his pluck is exhibited in the order that places him in charge of the Middle or Baltimore Depart ment. That is a theatre which requires some of the highest qualities of brain and body. General Wallace will not fear to show his mettle in this new sphere. He has, doubtless, realized how much the whole of the Middle Department has been her,tinted by the boldness of that rare genius, General Butler, and by the quick and energetic administration of General Schenck. He remembers, no doubt, the fine example of General Cadwallader during the arrest and confinement of Marshal Kane, and his brave refusal to yield to the com mand of a secession judge in the case of Merriman. Wallace knows that the Monu mental City is infested with a busy and managing clique of sympathizers with trea son, of both sexeß; and also that these spies and plotters are confined to what are fa miliarly, yet falsely, called the upper or the better classes. That element is only re pressed; it has not been extirpated. To understand how this mischievous influence works and plans, read any of the Richmond papers. The rebel chiefs look to Baltimore for stirring and reliable information. They declare that they get it daily. As a proof, let me give an extract from the Richmond Examiner of the 27th of February: “Captain William Campbell, or Company D, 6Sb Kentucky Cavalry, from Mercer county, Kentucky, escaped from tie train conveying Confederate ? fficer * Jobniton'a Island to Point Lookout »»te»y in Richmond. Captain O. ia of OiiSfo Colonel BeU and alto•afe* 11 ’ Who c * c * ped from tte ** me train, are iovlP« b bliD«eif t i i r! I rt <^°l'! b ‘ n wa ‘ ln Baltimore en lame room but the Federal Catrtldn® 1 ?^ 1 *fi e who commanded the eaeort from** TomlSSf I }’ I«land, aid ftom whoie cuitody Uapiai/ tw „ h“if had but a few day. before e.e.Tmd. P ot wae an uncomfortable proximity, but. h,i“Jr:! front, With no lnconlderable amount of coatamS ln the glance. Captain Campbell outwitted OaSmii Lintel). The Federal captain was seeking tterfew York fftrald, which contained the account of Captain Campbell 1 * eaespe. An indifferent look ana bold front saved Captain Campbell from reeog nitlon, and aoon after he left the city, and, by the safe route, reached Richmond, and, we are glad to know, will aoon rejoin hit command under Qeneral Morgan. Captain Campbell did not know personal* ly Colonel Beil or Captain Bell; be aceidcutally en* countered them ln the car at the door from which he jumped; they followed him, and succeeded in ea oapiog. Lieutenant Aleorn, Oompiny O, 6;h Ken tucky cavalry, eaeaped near Pitta burg, by delibe rately knocking one of the guard* off the oara and jumping off after him. while the cars were ruaning at lull arced. 'Whether Lieutenant Aleorn was la* jured by the fall la not known; but aa the enemy make no mention of having recaptured him. It la auppoaed that he escaped. ‘‘Captain Campbell received every attention ./Vom BaltimoreladUi ; nothing that sympathy and kindness could ejftct was denud htm, and his success in escaping ■was dvfr in a great mearureto the aid furnished him fit ggnpgthizing Marylanders iiis, doubtless, is only one instance of Is it not surprising, "when we re priceless benefits bestowed upon Xfcby Federal vigor and impartiality, \ahould exist so active and ua- man; count .Baltimore •that there sleeping an ingratitude and hatred of the Federal Government among the orderly and “genteel classes?” General Wallace will have to keep a bright look upon such dan gerous influences, and I do not doubt that he will- Occasional. WASHINGTON. Washington, March 18, 1864. The Army or the Potomac. A letter from the Army of the Potomao says a very large number of persona attended the celebra tion of St. Patrick’s Day, yesterday, among whom were many women from Washington. This will be the last festival the latter will hare the privilege of attending, aa they were to-day ordered to leave the army. During the boric-racing, owing to a collision, Captain Hobabt was thrown from hts horse and slightly injured. His horse was kiUed. There have been rumors of a rebel raid by Stuart from the direction of Fredericksburg, but nothing of a reliable character is known concerning it. Senate ConliiTnatious. The Senate, In executive eesilon, to-day, confirmed several hundred promotions of officers of the regular army and navy. Among them were the following: In the Marine Oorpr—Captain Shuttleworth to be major, Lieutenant Houston to be captain, Second Lieutenant Robert N. Ford to be first lieutenant, and Edward C. Gabandean, Israel H. Waihburne, Maine; Albert B. Young, Mass; Frank D. Webster, N. H.; and John W. Haverstick, Pa., to be second lieutenants. Captain Winfield S. Haneoekwaa confirmed as qHartermaater, with the rank of major, vice Belger, removed. The foUowlng were confirmed as additional pay masters: Robert J. Stevens, Pa.; W. D. Wheller, Mass.; Martin Evans, N. Y.; Robert H. Howell, W. J. And as assistant quartermaaters, with the rank of captain, A. J. McGinnig, Conn.; John Power, Pa.; Joshua L. O. Ames, Man ; C. M. Levi, N. Y.; Wm. Stanton, Ohio; the last two in the regular army. Chas. Green to be eaptain in the navy, and Asaph Hall, Maas., and Wm. Harkness, to be professors of mathematics In the navy. John O. Gregg and Paul Wuld, hospital chaplains. MaunteU B. Field, N. Y., confirmed as additional Secretary of the Treasury. Ex-Congressman John F. Potter, Wisconsin, di rect tax commissioner f&r Florida, L. Y. Provost, Maryland, eonaul at Guayaquil. Wm. M. Byers, deputy postmaster at Denver City, Colorado, The Canadian Reciprocity Treaty. The Bouse Committee on Commerce bays agreed upon, and authorized to ba reported, when that shall be again ealled up, a joint re solution authorizing and requiring the President to give notice to the Government of Great Britain that it is the wish and intention of tho Government of the United Stales to terminate the reciprocity treaty made with Great Britain for the British pro vinces at the expiration of ten years from the time the treaty went into operation, viz.: September, 1864, to the end that the treaty may be abrogated as soon as it can be done under the provisions thereof, uoleiß ft new convention gbsll Mors that time be concluded between the two Government!) by which the provisions shall be abrogated or so modified at to be mutually satisfactory to both Governments; and the President is also authorized to appoint three commissioners, by and with the advioe and consent of the Senate, for the revision, of the treaty, and to confer with other commissioner* duly authorized therefor, whenever it shall appear to be the wish of the Government of Great Britain to negotiate a new treaty between the two Governments, and the people of both countries, based upon the true prin ciples of reciprocity, and for the removal of existing difficulties. Escape of Captured Cavalrymen. Colonel Tatlob, chief of staff at the headquar ters of the Department of Washington, to-day ad dressed & letter to Corporal Tbatkob, of the lit Michigan Cavalry, saying: 11 The major general commanding desires me to thank you for the gallant and soldierly conduct by which you liberated your self and comrades while disarmed and in the hands of armed guerillas. The same manly spirit and action shown by you, if manifested by your com rades, would rid the department of the predatory bands calling themselves Confederate soldiers.” This refers to an occurrence of Wednesday. Tray rob and a companion were captured near Munson’s Hill, by four guerillas, and were taken to the woods. Watching their opportunity, they seized the guns of the two guards, shot both of them, and escaped. One of the slain was a rebel lieutenant. The Supreme Court. The great cate of Nabdell a et al. vs, Gbat et al. will come up for argument before the Supreme Court, on Monday, upon cross-suits of error from the California Circuit Court. The action is eject ment, the heirs of Gbat claiming an immense amount of valuable land in the business part of San Francisco. Ten years ago the estate was appraised in the probate court there at over $250,000. The li tigation in regard to it has continued ten years. P. G. Galput, of New York, will argue the case for the heirs; and Jambs M. Cablislb, of Washington, for the present owners. The Rock laland Title. A report from Solicitor Whiting embodies the opinions of Caleb Cushing, Judge McLean, <Jbit« tbnden, and Attorney General Bates to the effect that the title to Rook Island, Illinois, remains vested in the United States, excepting 103 acres deeded by special act of Congress to Payemfobt A Sbars, and 13 acres claimed by the Rock Island Railroad Company, leaving 690 acres still in the control of the War Department. The Solicitor suggests the en tire island may be taken by right of eminent domain or by act of Congress with suitable appropriation for satisfaction of private rights invaded, if deemed neceisaiy for the location of an arsenal, and that civil and criminal jurisdiction may doubtless be ob tained by an act of the Illinois Legislature in com pensation for the location of the works. Sherman’s Expedition. A letter received to day by a prominent citizen, from General Shbrmah, gives some particulars of the late raid in Alabama. When the command re turned, the Vicksburg train was ten miles in length, and composed of negroes, horses, and mules, and provision! in wagons, on horses, and mules. In the section of country traversed everything of use to the enemy was destroyed. There was found to be no lack of supplies among the people, and in one day’s foraging sufficient could be obtained lor horses and men to last two days. General Shbrma.it could have taken Mobile had he known Commodore Farragut was near the place to co operate. The people, as well as rebel authorities, civil and mili tary, were panic stricken, and rendered unable to offer any formidable resistance. This raid, in every respect, was a complete success, and one from the effects of which the enemy cannot folly recover. m&trict of the Clinch. Brigadier General O. B. Wilcox, United States volunteers, has been assigned to the command of the District of the Clinch, and of the troops therein. The District of the Clinch inoludes the region be tween the Cumberland and Clinch mountains, ex tending from Big Creek Gap on the west to the eastern line of the State of Tennessee on the east; the headquarters of the district to be at Tazewell or Cumberland Gap. The Sioux Indians laying Down their A letter received at the Indian Office, from St. Louie, says Gen. Sully, who ie there, states that alaige number of Sioux, comprising two hundred and fifty lodges, have come into Fort Pierre to lay down their arms. Deported Bald hy Stuart. There ie acme excitement in military circlee about the reported raid by Stuabt. He croieed at Frede* rickaburg, with a force eetimated at five thoueand men. Kilpatrick and Mbrritt are on hie track. The Prisoners at Richmond* Captain Sawteb, of the let New Jersey Cavalry, who hae jiiet returned from Richmond, reporte that he caw, on Monday last, Lieutenant Colonel Litchfield, Major Coox, Dr. Kinston, and three office!« of a negro regiment, in one cell, chained to aix nrgroes. The prisoners are fed upon corn bread and water, and have a limited supply even of that. A Rumor* Another expedition of eome twenty or twenty* five thousand men, under General Bubnsxdb, ie. shortly to he organized and fitted out from Anna* polls. Colored Troops. The Government is enlisting a email number of colored cavalry, and there will be a few places for White officers. The statement in some of the newspapers that Colonel Lafayette O. Baker has authority to raise a brigade, ie not correct. This denial is made by offi cial request. No authority exists for him to raise troops. Appropriations for Postal Service* Xbe amount appropriated in the law for service of the Post Office Department, for the year ending with June, 1866, is: For inland service, nearly $8,000,000 j for Foreign mail transportation, $250,000; for ship, steamboat and way letters, $B,OOO. The Raid Rumors* Several days ago, information was sent hither by one of the bridge guards on the Virginia side that a rebel raid was apprehended on our defences, asking what he should do. He was promptly advised by the military authoiities to obey former instructions. From this trifling incident, exaggerated rumors have prevailed here. The Hammond Court-Martial* Tl-is court, of which Major General Oolbsby is pieaident, has adjourned until Tuesday next, by per miasion of the Secretary pf War, in consequence of the death of one, and serious illness of another or the children of Major John A. Bingham, the judge advocate, who baa left for his home In Ohio. Charleston* General Gillmork’s chief of staff has arrived, and reports that nearly all of the lower half of Charleston is dcstioyed by our shells* Troops oc cupy the upper and higher part of the city. Arrest of Rebel Recruits and Recruiting Agents. Caibo, Maxell 18.— Several men ‘were arretted a few d»;a tlnce below Hickman, Ky., for having, with others, organized themselves into companies for the avowed purpose of entering the rebel ser viee. A number of rebel sympathizers have reoently &o ‘ lvel y recruiting for the rebel army. Guerin* b . een forn,ed by the citizen, of eeveral K .® ntuok y. for «he purpo.e of Interrupting tie lavigetlon of the Ohio Mi..u.ipp“^e„ departure of Troops. morrow. Union Victory at Huntingdon, Pa. Huhtivodof, Pa., March 18 —After a warm eon test of judge of elections, school directors, j ustice o f the peace, flic., the Democrats were defeated today by 46 majority. They bad worked secretly through out, and expected by such means to suooeed. Union Victory in Erie* JEBIB, Fa., March 18.—The Union candidate for Mayor was elected to day by 336 majority. ARKANSAS A FREE STATE. Isaac Murphy Elected Governor. THE ANTI SLAVERY CONSTITUTION ADOPTED. THE VOTE NEARLY UNANIMOUS. TM6 LATE FIGHT AT YAZOO Litti,b Book, Aik., March 18.—Partial elestion return* !from eleven counties give more vote, than the whole number required by the President’, pro clamation to replaee Arkanaaa In the Union. There are 43 eountiea to be heard from, which will give fully five thouaand more vote.. The new Slate Constitution named by the late Convention, wa® almost unanimously ratified, there being so far only 137 votes against it Arkansas is thus declared a free state, by the voluntary action of her own citizens. Governor Isaac Murphy and the whole State tick et is elected. Guerilla bands made violent threats, notwithstand ing which the citizens were enthusiastic in their de* termination to vote the State back into the Union, many going to the polls at the risk of their lives. The military authorities used every exertion to protect the voters. The hospital steamer C. O. Wood, from Vicksburg and Memphis, arrived to day with 349 sick and wounded troops. She left this morning for St. Louis. Right men died on the way up, among them Julius Reamer, of the 35th New Jersey Vo lunteers, who was burled at Helena. The estimated force of the enemy at the recent flghtat Yazoo city was 5,000, and five guns. Two ■tern-wheel boats were there, but oould render no service without endangering our forces. The Bth Louisiana Colored Regiment lost eighty killed, wounded, and missing. The Ist Mississippi Cavalry lost fifty in wounded. In all, sine out of eighteen officers of the Bth Doulsi an a were found dead. DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI, Aii Interim of the Preparation at Clmt- tanoogm At present the line of our aimy covers a large por tion of the oountry, and is so positioned that raids upon Chattanooga and other points along the line by the enemy are almost an impossibility. There is no skirmishing, excepting occasional salutes be tween the cavalry. All the gaps in the line of ridges about Tunnel Hill have been closed, and are held by our cavalry, supported by Infantry. In Parker’s on the left, Hooker’s on the centre, and Nlcksjack Gap on the right, our forces stand guard. To advanee a%oay from our line of supplies before tbs seasoD of mud is psued would be sheer folly. Hence we are here to-day, quietly waiting for good roads and settled weather* In the meantime our commanding generals are awake to the exigencies of the hour, and are over head and ears In the de< tails of reorganization, equipment, Ac., of their re spective commands. The Government now pos sesses excellent faculties for the transportation of troops and supplies from the rear to the front. THB CAPTURE OF DBCATUK, ALABAMA. A letter from Pulaski, Tennessee, March 12th, de scribes the late capture of Deoatur, Alabsma, by General Grenville Dodge; He moved down the Ten nessee a cumber of pontoon boats, and made ar rangements to cross his foroes in the night for an at tack on Decatur. The rebels had a considerable force—some two or three thousand—and a battery of artillery and some fortifications. The plan was. to launch the boats after dark, silently embark as many troops as they would hold, row across, and storm the rebel works. The regiment* for the work weiethe 63d and 43d Ohio, and|theliith Illinois. The boat* were all lashed together, filled with troops, and'started over Monday night. They land ed, rushed into town, and round it evacuated, only a small force lingered, and In the skirmish a rebel lieutenant was killed, and a few men wounded. The rebel foree had taken fright, and retired to Tutoumbia. General Dodge had a narrow escape in a small boat with which he rowed directly across to the town. Aa the boat approached the shore in the fog, he was fired at by a rebel picket. THE LOWBB MISSISSIPPI—GEN. LBfi’S CAVALRY RETURNED. Cabio, March 18.—The steamer Continental has arrived, with New Orleans advices of the 10th Inst She brings the 12th Wisconsin and 15th lowa Regi ments of Veteran Volunteers. The 12th Wisconsin hss disembarked here. The ether regiments go to St. Louis without debarka tion. An expedition composed of three brigades started from Vicksburg just before the Continental left. The 16th Army Corps has also left for the South, but their destination is unknown. Gen. Dee’s rebel cavalry, which followed Sher man’s expedition on its return, had returned to the interior. New Orleans papers of the 10th, and Mem phis of the 16th inst., contain no new* of interest. The Memphis Bulletin says the increased revenue tsx of two cents per pound, with the amount of stock on hand, and reported weakness in the North ern market, has depressed cotton, the market closing last eveninp with a decline of 4 cents on previous rates* No sales are reported, but prices may be stated at 60 for middling to strictly ditto; 62@63 for good mid dling. Large quantities of forage are coming into Cairo, being inspected by Government inspectors on account of adulteration and inferiority of quality. TBE WAR AT TRE GULF. Unvai Activity near Moblle-Reconnolter* tog to Dauphin Island and Part Gaines. Chattanooga, Maroh 14 —Mobile papers of the 9th of March say the Yankee forces attempted to land on Dauphin Island, thinking it unoeoupied, but happening to catch sight of the Confederate soldiers, concealed and waiting to receive hastily retired, afterward furiously shelling the woods. They also say the Yankee picket-boats reconnoitre with impunity to the foot of Fort Gaines wharf. THE BOUBABDUBNT OP POET POWELL. The New Haven Palladium has a le'ter, giving ac count of the bombardment of Fort Powell, at Grant’s Pass, below Mobile, by Farragut’sgunboats: 11 1 cannot cay that we injure the fort much. The enemy repair the breaches we make duriogtheday at night, it being a sand battery, which are the worst of all batteries to injure without much very hard thumping and shoveling with shell. “I was tola by one of the rebels who deserted from the enemy some months since, that he was in Fort Powell at the time that Genessee and Jackson made the attack last fall. He said when the fire got pretty sharp, that the men left the guns, and went into the casemates, and went to playing cards. Their casemates are 16 feet thick, and I thick they might have gone to playing euchre again—who knows?” Refutation of a Libellous Report* St. Louis, March 18.—A Washington special to the New York Commercial stating that the Military Committee of the Senate refused to recommend for promotion Col. Sanderson, of the 13th Regulars, because of proof or his cowardice at Ghickamauga, was telegraphed West last night. Col. Sanderson is provost marshal of this department, and as an act of justice to a deserving officer, Gen. Kosecrani au thorizes the statement that he has no knowledge that such a charge was ever made, and if made, he believed it unfounded in truth, and that so fax as his personal observation wentj Sanderson conducted himself in such a manner as to entitle him to spe cial mention in his (Rosecrans*) official report of the battle of Ghickamauga. XXXVIIitI) CONGRESS—Ist SESSION. WASHnroTOH, March 18, ISM. SENATE. The Foreign Malls- Mr OOLL4HKB called op the House bill to provide for carrying tbe mails to foreign ports snd for other pur poses, as reported from the Senate committee, with amend ments, which was passed, Tbe Senate amendments repeal the act of August, 1852, authorizing the conveyance of letters otherwise than In the mails, except money letters and accompanying pack ages,and also refuse to extena the prepaid-letter-postage rates over the overland route to California to bona fide subscribers of newip&perg. Mr. MOBGAN presented a petition of citizens of Brook lyn. New York, ashing that the lands of rebels may be confiscated, and divided into parcels of one hnndred and sixty acres, for distribution among soldiers and loyal m« n. Referred. Mr. GRIMES’ resolution to amend the rales of the Senate, so as to reQutre that all action upon nominations shall be made in open Senate, was referred to the Ju dicLry CimmHtee: Kmltstment of Slaves. Mr. WILSON called up tbe Senate bill to promote enJistinents, his amendment m a substitute for the bill being in order. provides for the fr«edom of the wife and chUqren gf tbe clave recruit, in the first section. xhe eecond section authorizes the commissioners in ®lfve Btates «, appointed under the act of Congress of lew, to.award to loyal owners of said wives and chil dren a ju6t compensation. Mr. WILSON «aMH was becoming evident that ne groes would not enlist unless they knew that protec tion 1 would be afforded their families. He read letters to show thst in Missouri the accession makers of slaves mustered Into oar service, as a measure of retaliation, were committing the most unheard-of cruelties towards their families railing them in moit cases into slavery. Mr. WILKINaON moved to strike out the second section Mr. POMEROY thought it was a late day to say that theie was nothing due to the slave. The chairman of Indian Affairs brings in bills to set up the Indians In “® lf condition. Here 1* a class who have rendered the whites service all their life lorn. Why should they net be set up in ihelr new Ilfs ? He proposed to amend the second section of Mr. Wilson’s amendment, by pro viding that the commißsioiers shall be authorized to settle the account between every such person made free and his or htr loyal owners, and award to each party such JOBt compensation as may be found due. Mr. MJMfJER said the main proposition was to strike down slavery wherever we fousd it. It would take a lone time to carry the constitutional proposition bafore Congress and the Legislatures of tbe conntry. Let us not postpone this matter, under the delusion that it can only bod< he by a constitutional amendment. Mr, WILSON also hoped the bill would not be post poned a day. We wan.ed soldbrs at this time, and to get them is costing the country about nice huadred dol lars each. Be re was a way to promote enlistments, by to every loyal slave, that his wife and child should be free from the moment of his enlistment. With what giace could we ask men to enlist in our srmy when the moment their backs are turned from their homes their wivesandchildren may be sold iutotne most abject slavery by their exasperated masters ? This should be cones ted by the paie&geof the bill atonce. As to tbe matter of dollars and cents, which had been urged as an objection, he had no idea that the average Value of these slaves would be two hundred dollars Mr CONNEBB ashed if they would not be worth less after a while. He did not approve of tbe idea of the Go vernment rushing into the market to buy »laves when tbty were high- It was bad economy. •Mf: WILSuN replied that while the Senator was waiting for the price to fall, the man is waiting to have nis wile ana children protected, that he may eater the service or the country, and the country is going to ruin for watt of soldiers. TheHnli&tments of colored men Weie c< creasing on this very account Mr. WILKINSON did not want this Government to become the purchaser of slaves. We had already gone too far in the way of aiknowledging property in slaves, we already pay three hundred dollars for the slave re emit, and now we propose to pay for his wife and chil dren Allowing these to be four, with the money we pay to the recruit himself, they would cost the Govern ment about nineteen hundred dollar*. These persoos 1 owed seivice to the Government, and we had no more obligation to protect tbelr families than we had the families of loval white men who have entered the ser vice. He was in favor os freeing the wives and children without compensation to masters He believed the bill should be pottponed. as it involved millions of dollars outlay to no practical purpose. Mr- LANE, of Kansas, thought the bill should pass lmmtdi&tely. Or We would dop enli&tlug colored men alt< gather. The propositi* n that we should take these min into tie service with -nt securing freedom to their wives and children, was absurd and inhuman He vronid vole against giving their masters one cent of c.o -i enaction BLOWN did not think we should hesitate In I his SSwjV l wives and childien of the brave men Z*9 V? their live* for the country are being hi' 1 kls was a scene t :o disgraceful to vV»»I! k 1!? a moment. W« can’t accomp ish what • protossd constitutional amendments; oit .S I ’.? ,)®' hn cal objections when those Bros, eyei f 1 11 wrpatraUd every day before oar bmwSnd no guarantee that this THE PRESS.—PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, MARCH 19, IEEC ThWi wtre laMMrable obslacUs of carrying oat the provision to free the wives and children of these si &vas. m they were bound to eaoh other by ties not recog .1 zbu by ns. , Let ne destroy the Institution by ench constitutional amendments as those proposed by Hr. Henderson* ao that coarts nor lawyers can find fault with oar act'on He wanted to do this work in sarffectirs way* under a general system based upon constitutional amendments. Hr. GRIMES ttonght that the marriage relation did legally exit t among the colored slaves of the South. He confirmed the statements of Hr. Wilson as to the wives and children of slave recruits being sold iu Mis souri and elsewhere, and could produce a hundred let' lers to prove It. He hoped the bill would pais. and that we would not wait Tor the tardy passage of a constitu tional enactment. There was nor eoold be no more Important measure than this, and it was our Imperative doty to pa*s it at onoe Hr. WILSON did not be]levs the value of these slaves wculd average one hundred dollars. If we passed the amendments to the Constitution, we will have to get three fourths of the States in favor of It, if. indeed, it would pass the Bouse, and for thirty years he had not seen more devotion to the idol of slavery than in this session of the House. The only security we had for the accomplishment of ths.eod was to take the occasion by the |b and He woold be willing to free the wives and children of slave recruits, and leave the question of com pensation to future. A message was .received announcing the non-concur rence of the House, in the Senate's amendments to the bill to provide for the carrying of (he malls, and s*kiog a comzuikUe of conference, a«d the Chair was authorized to appoint such a committee. Hi. CONN HBS moved to recommit the enlistment bill. Mr. DOOLITTLE said there were one thousand of these colored soldiers In Delaware, six thousand iu Indiana, ten thousand in Kentucky, and ten thousand iu His* s< uri; or twenty seven thousand In these loyal States The passage of this bill would aff«=ct 81.000 persons. These, at the lowest figure, would cost 8,000,(00 He LelHved (h*-t the proposed amendments to the Constitu tion would prevail, and that it would settle this whole qnrsilon beyond change Beyond the legislative, exe cutive, aDd judicial departments of the Government, by the supreme veidictinf.the people. The amendment offered by Mr HENDERSON, aSe nator from a slave State, embodying the regeneration which ail these States are to undergo, supported In the committee and in the Senate by thebold speeches of the benaioi from Maryland, and by the judgment of thi country will not he. in the language of Mr. SUMNER sn attempt, but a reality, and that reality shall restore the hope of the country. The nill affects loyal Stales at the very time they are perfecting measures of emancipation, and the very fact of holding out thlß promised compensation will cause these people to oppose the action of chair conventions. In ths language of Uf * * Why purchase them now when their price Is decreasing ?’? Hr CARLILE would wish to have the bill referred to the Judiciary Committee. He would call the attention of its friends to tbe extent of power Involved In it. Granting ihe power to conscript colored men who were slaves, he asked, where do you get t> e power to take his wife and child from their master without the consent of tbe master. In reference to the question of marriage among South ern slaves, though there was not what might be called a proper marriage under the law, there would be no diffi culty in the Southern States in aacertainli g those who here tbe relation of wives and children to slave recruits Mr. CLARK said that we might just as well disc-ea the question here, as he knew of no more Important Jraslaeßß bfrfore the Senate for action, and whatever bight be that committee’s &ctioo it would ha arltlclged on this floor. He certainly thought it more lmporian; than the fagttive-ulfcve bill, which the Senator from Massachusetts was so anxious to have passed* since no one wanted to render up a fugitive now. Hr. HOWARD hoped the bill wooldnot go to the Ju diciary Committee. There could be no doubt of tbe power of the Government to enlist persons known as slaves. This had been proven hr our former acts. They are persons owing allegiance in the same sense as whites. If they hid the right to employ them, they had the right to make the act effective; ana if bo, to remove any ob stacles, even to the extent of freeing their wives and c) ildreo. Hr. FESSENDEN was indoubt* at first* whether it was right to take persons of this description, but he had be ceme convinced that the Government had the right to nw all reason a bio powers to secure its salvation. We decide net only upon the law. but upon the neces sity which causes the law. He should vote for the amendment; as for the question of compensation the Go* vernment could take property for publlo use Tne mo ral and constitution *1 obligation is that they should pay for It* but sot at the time. Therefore w« may take tbe property because there is no such thing as making the Government pay. as its obligation allows its own time asd mot e of payment. The limber consideration of the bUI was postponed. The Senate went into executive session, and soon after adjourned till Monday. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Confiscation of Rebel Property. Mr. JULIAN, of Indiana, introduced a substitute for the bill heretofore repotted by bim from the Committee on Fub.ic Lands, extending the principles of the home stead law to persons in the naval ana. military service on confiscated and forfeited lands. Mr. Julian argued that our public lands have practically ceased to be a source of revenue, and spoke <»f the beneficial and Im portant national results of the homestead principle already initiated. This had been justly styled the “slaveholders’rebellion,’’and it was, besides, a land holders’ rebellion. We have taken measures for the chastisement of traitors and the punishment of treason by *he confutation of their lands under the rights of war For the traitors the Constitution has esased to exist They are enemies of the United Slates, and, as a consequence; public enemieß. The rights of war and the rights o? peace cannot exist at tbe same time. As to the rebels, the Constitution has nothing to do with them, unless we choose to apply its principles to them as citizens. Be repeated that the rebels are belligerents* and we should deal with them as a conquered people, simply niider the 1 -w* of war, untrammelled by the Constitu tion. It was a war of subj a gallon. Our triumph Is not ae near at band as seme suppose The rebels will resist to the death, and we must employ all our weapons to sarpress Hum. We must take away the fee simple of the laid from the rtbels, and totally confiscate it: and he was advised that the President is prepared to aid them in such a measure. Should Congress a~d the courts stand in the way, the wrath of the people will consume those who fail to execute the national will We must fight w-th hard and heavy blows, end will cer tainly win. Unless the forfeited and confiscated lands be disposed of as the bill provides, they will fall into the hands of f peculators, and become a frightful mono poly. The alternative is presented and pressed to a speedy decision. The estates divided into farms would attract the settle ment of loyal men. Slavery destroyed root atd branch. The soil would be tilled by free men. bringing forth zr*at individual and cat ior-al wealth, and extenc ia« the ulettlpgs cf civilization and Christianity This measure was tf mended by humanity and patriotism, to place the republic on the basis of justice and equal rights. No question was taken on the bill. Hr. BENNETT, of Colorado, introduced a bill in rela tion to ihe mires and minerals in the public domain, which was referred to the Committee of Ways aad Means. It reco&nizes the right of loval citizens to mine upon the public domain of tbe United re coiiize* the local lawn of rhe mining districts; restricts a person from holdins more than one claim of eaob class of the different kindß of mines-to wit: one lode, ons placer, and one water claim within ench district; re quires a permit from the United States collector to work a cjaim, for which he must pay do lars for the first yesT. and afterwards an increased sum per annum, and on tbe failure to pay it. forfeit thy ojalm to tha Govern ment. In short, it licenses under the direction of the Treasury Department asd the General Land Office, the worhinf of ihe goid, silver, and copper mines of the United States. The Homestead Law. The House next passed to the consideration of the Senate bill to facilitate entries under the homestead bill oflStfi. Mr- HOLMAN, of offered an amendment in effect relieving any person in the milicaiy or naval em ploym nt. who has served not less than three months, ironi paging the required ten- dollar entry fee. He could see no justice in the argument of his colleague Mr. Julian, to give lands to freedmen who have hot raised their bands to suppress the rebellion, while white m«n, who have made sacrifices and entered the service from patriotic motive?, are required to pay a stipulated fee The restrictions should not be imposed on soldiers. Mr. JULIAN said the adoption of his colleague’s axpfnrimmt proposed a departure from the homestead policy, which looked to the settlement and improvement of the land. He would not enter upon the dUcussionof the African topic with his colleague. Messrs. HIOBEE and DRIGGS also opposed Mr. Hoi n an> amendment, the former saying, if the gentleman wanted to help the soldiers, let him do so in some other bill. Hr. Holman’s amendment was rejected by four ma jority, and ihe bill passed. It provides for facilitating entries by soldiers ruder tbe Homestead law, enabling them to take oath before military officers, instead of be fore land officers, etc. Mr. SMl'i B, of*Kentucky, from the special committee on the subject, made a favorable, report on paying Gales & Seaton for certain volumes of Congressional annals and debates, claimed to be delivered before the resolution authorizing the supply was repealed. During the debate, Mr. WiNDOM said tbe amount in volved was $35 OCO. He read from the testimony to show that, while he did not charge that Gales St Seaton had anything to do in directing improper influences upon the House, there were lobby agents at work trying to force the resolution through, and that apparently fifteen hun dred dollars was floating as incentive to action. The book-keeper of the National Intelligencer . however, testified that he had never made snea proposition to the lobbyist*. Mr t PAULDING spoke about the value of the books, which contained the hiscory of Congress from 1789 to 1846. and gave facts of the transaction. Mr JAB. c. ALLSN would not support the appropria tion as an original proposition, but considering all the circumstances, the money ought to he paid. The House In good faith ought to fulfil its part of the contr&ot After further debate, the whole subject was tabled—67 againßt 60. The House, at 6.16 F. M., adjourned. Interesting Correspondence—Liberal Gift. By tue following letter It will be ieen that an eminent Fane, merchant, a member of several wealthy Eatt India firm., ha. .ent to thiji country JC6OO, to be appropriated to tbe uae of the Freed men. In the letter accompanying the money, the munificent donor exprenei hie reaped for the “benign Government of the United Statei,” in terms of liberality befiting hie generoue gift. A portion of the bounty fall, to the ahare of the Penniylvania Freedmen’a Relief AMoaiatlon, and Mr. Colwell, the Piealdent, In acknowledging it. receipt, .ay. four thing, well calculated to excite thought and arreat attention: e Boston, March 16,1861. Sir : I pncloee herewith copies of two letters which I have lately received from London—the one from my brother Mr. Bmsell Stargis,enclosing the original of the other from Mr. m. H. Gama. & member of one of five in fluential Parses firms in Loudon, who have su -iacribed the cum of five hundred pounds sterling (£600), to be ap propriated to the support of the negroes emancipated un der the proclamation of the Preiident of the United states This sum has been rent to me for appropriation, anal conceive that I cannot better carry out the wishes of the donors than by placing it in the hands of the Freedmes’s Belief Association, in Boston. Sew Tork, and Philadelphia. I therefore enclose you herein drafts of Jaroeß C. wild, cashier or the Boston Bank, on‘he cashier of Plce*ix Bank, New York, payable to my order, and .endorsed to you, for thirteen hundred ana twelve dollars and ninety-six cents ($1,312 96), which is one-third of the amount produced by the negotiation of a diaft on London for the amount authorized in my bro ther's letter. ! eeitd thr name amount to Hr. T, Or. Shaw. President of the Heir Yoik Aeeostatlon, and to hi* Excellency John A. Andrew, President of that in this city. 1 remain, sir,with much respect,yonr ob't servant, m r- « „ H. J* STUBGI3. To Ftkphbn Colwell, Esq.. President of the Freedmen’s Bel'ef Aunt), jtTiUacU, 8 BISHOPfiGATE STMET. TfiT&IY , r „ v Losdok. February 2ft, 1884. Mr Dbab Brother: I have received the enclosed nota of “I Cama* with a chfck for *5OO (fire hundred ponnd*), \rhich I pass to your credit with Baricr B»* tliers & Go, upon whom you can draw at sight for the amount. Pray see that the money is aporopriated in accordance with the wiahea of the lenetous do nors. Ton, ae well aa myjelf from our lone resi dence in the East, feel an Intereek in the good deeds of our fellow-merchants from that quarter; ao yon will b* pleated to learn tt at our friends Cama A Co., and their associates, hare recently contributed to vartan* institu tions in and about l-ondonnot less than twelve thou sand pounds aterliog (.£12.000). lonraf. brother BUS3BLL STURGIS. Henry P. Sturgis, Esq., Boston. „ _ 21 Grbbhan House. Feb 23 1884. My Dear Sir : Four of our Parses firms of Gresham Honee-Msssrs. Cama A Co.Byram.iee C«na & Son. D. D. Cam a * Co., and Mody & Co. and myself—save sub scribed £lOO each for the support of the poor negroes who are emancipated in America from bondage, by the benign Government of the United Slates of America and I beg to send herewith a cheek for £5OO on the Bank of Epgjand, and request yon, on behalf v f the contributors of *be flame, to remit the equivalent to America as you think proper; by your bo doing we shall feel greatly obliied to you 1 remain, my dear sir, yours respectfully. „ „ M H. 6AMA. Bussell Sturgis. Esq _ „ Philadelphia. March is, 1384 Mr. H. P. Sturgis. BostonMy Bear Sir—Your letter of the lfth ins». is received covering a letter from your brother. Mr. Bussell Sturgis, resident now in London, a letter from Mr. H. Cama, of the Parsee firm of Cama A Co.. of Gresham House. London, and a check on the Pfcei-ix Bank cf New York for 91,31296. being the third of the proceeds of a subscription of £6OO, made by five Parses firms, entrusted by them to Mr. Bussell Sturgis, to be appropriated for the benefit of the negroes omanci* peed by the proclamation ol the President of the United Stages Tb«- gratification afforded by this remittance Is far be vend tie addition it makes to our treasury. The up heaval of slavery in the United States, and the vast scale of the tniarc potion which accompanies it. is ftroDgh attracting the attention of the world, and ex citing In the bosoms of the benevolent of every clime srd kl>d red irrepressible eoiotiogs «f gUdneas and boye Whilst the children of hihiopia in this far West are rising from a long and deep degradation, and stretching forth >heir hands for help and sympathy. It is a most joyful circumstance to oee the sons of the earliest civilization of the Old World In the far Ft»t stretching forth their hands fall cf succor and encoangement to these the newest candidates for the blessings of civilized humanity—striking proof that these great Panee merchants, whose native home te distent helf the circumference of the esrth from toe unhappy sufferers whose cause they e»uouae. make the world the fle'd of their generosity. They cannot un moved behold tn* spectacle which Is passing hare, how ever remote Distant as their homes are, they have ibTcwn a plank to the struggling African; they have given special encouragement to his frle -ids. and awaken <d hopes that tbe time may not be distant when all the inhabitants of :he earth will be the subject* of more *yHi re bice is common and kindlier feelings—wbeo the law wl.ich cn joins the love of our neighbor as ourselves shall temper a;l legislation, all systems of social economy, and at. forme of government and shall lead men to the more direct acknowledgment of Him whose merer is over the whole bnn an family, with an eye to the highest inte rests of all His creatures. Pardon this expression of sentiment, awake led by the k;iid gife of the rame merchants, to whom be pleased i (i cf iDinun cßleour awelal gratitude for their liberality. cupu alro. for your brother and yourself onr tnanks for your agency tn the matter tor J HI MtKiro. secretary of the Association, will tr*n* mitto you. and to yonr brother through you. such cocuments as may sive you and the generous Ptursees rome idea of the work In which we are engaged, andbar p ogress in it. Very respectfully and truly, vonrs. . - STkPHBa CuLWBLL, President ofPeuna. Freedman's Aid Association. FRANCE AND THE UNITER STATES. The Rebel Cruiser Rappahannockklu a French port—Minister Dayton’s Protest to the Emperor. [From the New York Times. I Our Parle correspondence announces the Import ant fact that Minister Dayton has served a written notification upon the French Emperor that If the rebel cruiser Rappahannock, now at Calais, be al lowed to proceed to sea, the French Government will be held responsible for all the damage she may do to American commerce. It is also announced that the French Government has issued more strin gent regulations concerning the cruisers of the belli* gerents.~~Among other things specified in these re gulations are two to the effect that no vessel of either of tbe belligerents oan remain in port more than twenty-four hours, unless by stress of weather or for necessary repairs, and that no vessel oan re turn to a French port, after leaving it, in less than three months. The correspondent writes as follows, at date of March 1: The American minister at Paris has collected enough evidence in regard to tbe Rappahannook to satisfy bim that this vessel, If allowed to go to see ought* by every fair construction of Internationa law, to stand in tbe same relation to the'Frenoh Go vernment as the Alabama and Florida do to the Eng lish Government, and he has, therefore, given writ ten Dotice to the French Government that it will be held responsible for all the damage the may do to A merioan commerce. This official notice of the American minister at Osco gave an Increased gravity to the affair, and the Emperor, whose attention had been specially called to the subject, assured the American minis ter, in a lengthy conversation, that the internation al law, whatever It should prove to be, should be stringently executed. His Majesty, In fact) could promite no less than this 5 for, since he sets himself up aa an arbitrator in the world’s affairs, he could not allow to go upon tbe record a precedent which would prove ao prolific of trouble in the future as this one certainly would. 1 believe I have not yet said that the Rappahan nock is expected to meet at sea, if she gets out, a British vessel containing the armament necessary to complete her as a first-class privateer, and thus we will have another example of the new code set up by the rebels: that of Imparting to vessels their nationality and distinctive character on the high sea instead of in port, as heretofore. Letter from Gerrit Smith. Gerrit Smith sends the following letter to the Committee, in answer to their announcement of the faot that he had drawn the President’s proclamation of freedom: \ Pbtbbboko, Maroh 12,1881. Wm. Barnes, Esq., Chairman, Sec.: My Lear Six : I have your letter announcing the gratifying faot that I have drawn the preolous prize. I have never been proud of owning houses and lands, but I confess that I am somewhat elated by being tbe owner of this glorious Proclamation of Freedom, in the very form in which It came from our President’s strong and honest hand. Various suggestions respecting my disposition of the grand paper bare already been made to me. But I reel bound to adhere to my purpoae when I purobaaed tbe ticket.. That purpo.e wa. to let it go to tbe individual or aisoolation who would pay the large.t pi Ice font to tbe Sanitary Commia.lon. Ai I believe the putting down of tbla infernal rebellion to be our blgheat and hollct work, ao I reoogoize no other claim, upon my poiußiloo. to be a. strong a. that of tbe soldier. who are proieoutlng tbli work. But tbe claim of the Sanitary Oomminlon 1. the elatm of tbe aoldiera—since It 1. tbe faithful and tender nine of «uoh of them ae fall In the way from wounda or iickneai. You will plea.e retain the proclamation In your office until the purcha»r .hall call for it. Your friend, GERRIT SMITH. A Rebel View—letter from a Member of tbe Rebel Congress. The following letter was eaptured at Canton, Mississippi, during General Sherman’s maroh. It wa. written by O. R. Singleton, of Canton, M1..1.- ■ippi, and was lent to the eorreipondent of the Chioago Tribune by the officer having it in his poa aeuion: “Richmond, Jan. 16,1861, Hon J. B. Hancock: “ Dbab Sib: * * * The present hour looks gloomy, to be sure: but, like yourself, I believe in ultimate success* To give us this success we want to strike an effective blow early la the spring* This will set us on our legs again. Doubtless the Fede rals will open the oampaign by moving a heavy column on Atlanta, Ga., and at the same time a heavy one from Knoxville, in the direction of south western Virginia and northern North Carolina, '‘This latter, If not repelled, will force upon Gen. Lee tbe necessity of falling back from his present position, it may be from Richmond , and almost entirely from Virginia, to prevent himself from being flanked. and his army from being entirely disbanded or de stroyed* Youcanseeatonce if this movement be allowed to succeed, that these consequences must follow* This portion of Tirginta is pretty well eaten out, asd if Lee's army were cut off from the South it could not be provisioned for three months . Pressed in front, and harassed in rear,with provisions exhaust ed, disbandment and destruction must follow. "Then it becomes a matter of the first moment to guard the rear of the Army of the Potomac* "Should tbe movement upon Atlanta succeed, then Georgia will be laid watte, and our chief source (at present) of provisions will be out off. No man can look forward to spring without great apprehen sion. Doubtless, our severest trials will then bo upon us. If we sustain ourselves, or more, if wo gain any Bignal advantage over the enemy soon after the opening of the campaign, we may give the Opposition elements of the North a chance to com bine and in at Lincoln for President. This t should hail as a good omen, and begin to think of peace at no vety distant day. I see no chance lor peace until the .Republican party is beaten and overcome. In the meantime, things are assuming a moie unfavorable aspect in North Carolina, Her course is deeply humiliating to every patriotic heait. Congress is laboring diligently to strengthen our army and improve our currenoy. I hope we shall succeed materially in accomplishing both of these ends. The remedy is a severe one, but the disease is desperate, and no silly nostrum will answer. The cause is the people’s, &nd they must sustain it at all hazards, and the representative who falters in this hour of trial is not worthy of confi dence. I would tell you what measures we are like ly to adopt, but that would be contraband. Our proceedings are in secret session. - As ever, your friend moat truly, “ O. R. SINGLETON.” POLITICAL. Colonel Frank Wolford, in a political speech at Lexington, denounced the President of the United Stales as «a tyrant and usurper, and advised Kentucky to resist lorcibly the drafting of ne groes, if necessary.” Aa the President is the commander in-chief of the army, such language from an inferior officer is contrary to the rules and articles of war; and, as might have been expected, it is announced that Colonel Wolford has been placed under arrest. The Louis ville Journal says, in this connection: « There never was a more daring, a more resolute, a more vigilant, a more Indefatigable officer than Colonel W,, and there never was one who commanded more entirely the devotion of his men. He may be rough-spoken like Hotspur, but he fights like Hotspur. The Ad ministration should remember that warriors are ex cusable for not being courtiers.” The Cincinnati Commercial says: " There is a very simple explana tion of the Colonel’s speech. He is tired of riding up and down the country, driving, or driven by* gray-backs, He could resign, but that would not be sensational. He courts the honors of martyrdom.” A correspondent of the Dubuque Herald any* that Fitz John Porter arrived In Denver City on the 15tb of February, as the agent of August Belmont and other New York capitalists, to examine into tbe condition of the gold mines of Colorado. The following day Mr* MeConner, of the lower house of the Territorial Legislature, offered the following j'olnt resolution : “Resolved, That Fltz John Porter be requested to leave the Territory in thirty days.” General Eoieorana made a speech in St. Louis, a few days ago, in which he said; "I am not in favor of a central despotism , but in the unity of the nation and the maintenance of the General Go vernment. When a citizen wants to expatriate himself he can do so by the consent of the sovereign. I want Congress to pan an act to allow any citizen to expatriate himself, and to declare its assent to suoh expatriation, and never more allow him to vote until renaturalized.” Answering General McNeil’s remark, that he was In favor of giving oitlzens* rights to every black man who fought for his coun try, Rosecraniexclaimed: "Soaml; so ami.” It is a banner with a strange device, surely— “ Fremont and Vallandigham.” Think of the eu phony J Here there is the meeting of extremes, so often wisely referred to by persons of eminent mo deration and conservative immobility. There is something of the [lion and the lamb in the ticket, The Kooky Mountain pony and the Copperhead— vulgarly called the Woolly Hoss and the Big Snaix— a show surpassing all the wax works of Artemm. The London Post canvasses the elaims of the probable Presidential candidates in this country, and cornea to the conclusion that "Mr. Lincoln stands a better chance of holding the plaee than any one of hiß competitors does of capturing it.” —The Volte freund t a German paper of Cincinnati, gays: “ Abraham Lincoln mart be beaten at all hazard,; totally, overwhelmingly beaten, * “Gen. McClellan was our first choice. We were aetenpifltd to exercise the influence of our psper in Qf OtJRCjFJd ilcCle'lan. but in order to heat Lincoln, McClellan is not strong enough In the West,” Influential leaders of the Demooratlo party argue: “If Fremont shall stand ud against Lincoln, we shall, perhaps, be able, cutting through between both, to effect the election of a Democrat of our color, who will recognize the South, Abraham Lincoln must be beaten at all hazards* This is the leading thought to tbe steps we have taken to*day.” MUSICAL. Meyerbeer, it is said, is to produce, in October next, at the Theatre Lyrlque, Paris, an opera called “ Judith,” which he has composed to a libretto by Scribe; and about the same time his 11 Africaine” will be given at the grand opera. During the present opera season at Naples, Ros sini’s “William Tell,” whichpnnder the Bourbon rule, had hitherto been proscribed, will be produeed, with Mirate and Steffanone in the cast, Taglloni is the chief ballet dancer at San Carlo, Freziollnl, when about to give operatic per formances In Venlee lately, was obliged to abandon the enterprise because the Venitian Committee notified her that, if her company appeared, bomb-, ihelli would be thrown upon the atage* Goldsmith’s comedy, ‘ ‘ She Stoops to Conquer,” has been set to music by Mr# Maoferran, and pro duced with fair success In London by the Pyne and Harrison troupe* The London Musical World says of Mr. Stephen C. Foster: “His loss will be equally lamented in England, where his songs were more successful than those of any composer during the last ten years.” Mario has been singing with Adelina Patti In “ Don Paiquale.” Just twenty years before he sang in the same opera with Giulia Grisi. A Mexican pianist, Manuel O&ttano, has az rivtd In San Francisco. He is also a fine barltoae tinge?, and is expected to appear in the Italian opera at San Francisco. Schira, an Italian composer living In London, has written a new opera on the play of “ Leah, tho Forsaken,” or- “Deborah,” as it is indifferently called. A Ufe-iize bronze monument to Haydn is to ba erected in the eemetery of Gumperdorf, near Vienna. Mr. Benedict’s “Lilly of Killarney,” orjthe Colleen Bawn, has been given at the opera house iu Berlin—successfully. It appears from the journals. Beethoven’s “ Mount of Olives” is to be pro duced at Rome. Aptommas, formerly of New York, Is giving harp reoitaisin Dublin. The latest sucoetsful opera at Turin U “ Vic citlso,” by Alfred Bicking. Tkh Cißctrs.— The matlsde at the ciious, this af ternoon, should not be forgott* n. The performance will ecromtLce with tbe grand Turkish entree. a', half past two o’olrck. A programme of entertain • n t-nt has been arranged that cannot fall to please ail who attend. Tbe evening porformansd wt l commence at quarter befote eight o'clock. “Europe and America ''^LecturedY Ebv. £. H. Ohapiw.—Lasteveniogßev. Dr# Chapin delivered his new lecture on 11 Europe and America,” to a crowded audience, in Concert Hall. He re marked in the outset that Europe had now become ■o familiar to Amerloans that scarcely anything new could befpresented country to any intelligent audience. Travelling has become a part almost of every person’s education. There were different methods of travelling, whioh are more or less bene ficial according as the observation of the traveller is more or less keen. A man might pass all over Eu rope and yet know very little of It. One might go through the British Museum In twenty min utes, and boast all his lifetime of the achieve ment. He might as well have remained at home for all the good that he gained by it. In' a time like tbii, the institutions and manners must be observed as well as the out* side aspects of buildings and handsome structures. Europe and America were the two live continents, and, therefore, should be studied by the traveller, and not merely observed. The characteristic of Eu rope was its diversity of conditions. It was, there fore, the most inviting to the tourists. There is no monotony of scenes or grandeur. In the same day the traveller may spend many hours amid orange blossoms, end then in a short time afterward De viewing with a continuity of delight the snow-clad hills of the Alps. Besides natural scenery, there was a variety of interest in the characteristics and customs of different nations. The vivid con trast between the present and past is not the least remarkable things whioh strike his admlia tion. In a single day the looomotlve whirls him across tbe surface of nations differing radically in language and usages. What moat strikes the in telligent observer, is the Intimate connection in Europe between Nature and history. The aspect of European nationalities was likewise a point of in terest tbat suggests itself at all times. Europe is the beat fitteu of all continents for the formation of nationalities. It is beet fitted to produce what it has produced—to be the school and work shop of The world. Europe is intimately associated with Na ture. One can scarcely look at the ruins of Euro pean castles, without thinking of the Feudal times-, their glories, sins; and shames. The natural soenery ol Eurot-e much resembles one of its old cathedrals. In faot, Europe 1« a great cathedral, reminding us of the great events of the great past. The sensations whioh the lecturer experienced in various oitles of Europe were detailed, and especially his feelings when viewing the grand scenery of Florence, Venice, asd other cities of Italy. Entering Rome was like going into St. Peter’s—one feel* the spirit of the mighty Spirit, and the historical overtops the natu ral interest so much that it it only, as It were* accidental that one becomes acquainted with the rare beauty of the country around Rome. But what Is there which peculiarly interests the American in viewing European scene ry* .J 1 because he sees in the present posi tion of Europe, and in.lts past, that indomitable spirit or liberty whioh stirs the heart and impresses the mind, when you view the mountains of Switzerland, you cannot avoid the reference back to tbe time of Tell, and to think of the spirit of liberty which animated that genuine patriot. You are impressed with the lesson that liberty it worth all that it costs, [applause.]. The traveller of Europe learns another lesson in his progress-through its various cations, and that is the sufferings which nationalities endured rather than surrender their individuality and their freedom. The subject of Eu ropean nationalities was adverted to at length. He had found on the continent many traits or obaraoter that it would be well for Americans to oopy. As to England, he did not propose to say muoh. Betweea that country and this there were two great barriers —the Atlantic Ocean and the London Times. [Laughter,] Both are disagreeable, for both stir up the bile. London is a fit type of England; with its mighty tides of traffic running through the arteries of the world, with tbe splendor of its wealth, with its treasures of „ knowledge, (with its shames, its crushing miseries, its dull skies and dlogy walls, London is sublime. In no country is there such an intense sentiment of nationali ty as in England; she is eonoentrio; then the the Government or aristocratic England; there it the commercial England; the Eogland of working people and the England of a higher cast, just and tolerant, brave and tender, The leoturer next ad verted |to the condition and aspeots [of France. Pails, he said, is undergoing a v»st material altera tion. The spirit of improvement was everywhere observable. A visitor to-that city would hardly know Paris as he last saw it in 1848. The national aspeots of Germany and Switzerland were briefly reterred to. Italy was a live State, embodying the spirit of one of the noblest nations of Europe. As yet it exists as a dismembered body. The spirit of the present is actively at work there, and the time will soon come when Italy will rejoice in a proud and thorough regeneration. It was absurd to speak of any of the old attributes of Europe as being worn out. Monarchies and aristocracies are as ftirong as ever. It was. astonishing to notice how strong aristocratic governments are even when ad joining strong Democracies. Yet the waves of liberty are passing over tbe surface of the nations, and changes for the bunefit of our common hu manity. There was but slight allusion made to American prospects, for the reason that the leoturer considered this topio one of every-day speculation. Out of our troubles would emerge the prospect of national originality. Since our struggle began, and especially while he was In Europe, Dr. Chapin felt deep occa sion to be thankful for the American people—[Ap plause]—thankful that they were so nobly solving the problem of democracy. This was our hour of trial* for men and institutions ; and God be thanked for the hind of men which our institutions are de veloping. The Great Central Fair- To the Editor offfhe Press: Sib: The approaching Sanitary Fair it the ah (cubing theme in all circles * anything that affects our soldiers lays hold upon our sympathies. This is why the Sanitary and Christian Commissions, the noblest charities of the world, have suoh a hold upon the nation. Philadelphia is pre-eminently the heme of the Christian Commission* and by a union of theee Commissions in the approaching fair we should he doing only simple justice. We are glad to see the religious press of the city advocate suoh a union. Every heait in our land beats in sympathy with the holy work of the Christian Commission. And, in order therefore to ensure the greatest success, to en list earnestly every true Christian and patriotic heart, to strengthen the hands of these noble chari ties, to cheer the hearts of heroes on the battle field and in the hospital, to pour oil and wine on the Wounded body, and to point the living and dying to Jesus, let Philadelphia have a grand Union Fair . Let us fling to the breeze and intertwine the flags of the Sanitary and Christian Commissions. A FRIEND OF TRUE CHARITY. thb lady’s Fbibnd,—The April number of thi, new magazine, edited by Mr*. Henry Peterson, h&i reached ue. It contain, an illustration on steel, en graved by Neagle, a donble-faihioned plate (oolored), two whole-page wood engraving., spoiled in the printing, and a variety of feminine illustrations. The letter-pren ii very readable. Pbbpabattom bob Business Live.— Practical instruction in Book-keeping, in all its various branchea, Penmanship, Commercial Calculations, Buslnea. Forms, Ac., at Crittenden’s Commercial College, 637 Chestnut street, corner of Seventh. Students received at any time, and, a. there are no clasiei, each one-may attend at auohhour* as may be moet convenient. Catalogues and Information fur nished on application. Pxtba T.a bob Saxe Stocks and Rbax Bstatb, Tuesday Next,— See Thomas A Sons’advertise ments and pamphlet catalogue.. » CITY ITEMS. What We 'Owe to tbe Sewing Machine. In no invention that the ingenuity ol man has yet given to the world have we a more atriktng illuatra tlon of the old and found proverb, “ Pease hath her victories, no lea* than war,” than in the invention of of the Sewing Machine. The moral and eooial re volution which the introduction of thia wonderful economizer of life and labor hai already wrought 1* without a parallel in hiitory. A tingle firm in thl* country, engaged in the manufacture of olothing, annually disburse! two hundred thousand dollar* to operator* on Sewing Machines, and it is estimated that more than thirty million dollars per annum an paid out by the various houses in this business in New Tork and Philadelphia for Sewing Machine work, and that the aggregate of mobeya thus paid out In the United States annually exceeds the enor mous sum of two hundred millions. Under the growth of such statistics, Hood’s doleful » Song of the Shirt,” we ought to thßnk Heaven, is rapidly becoming obsolete, at least in its application to our own country. In reading over a carefully-prepared record of the Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine Company, whose Immense manufactory it located at Bridgeport, Conn., and whose business office and aalearooma in this city are located at 104 Chest nut street, we- were amazed to find the almost fabulous proportions] to which the busi ness of this company has grown. I; Is but fifteen years since they commenced operations, and, after •teadily increasing their producing facilities from year to.year, their number of machines manufactured in 1863 alone amounted to over fifty thousand. Not withstanding tbit, they still find it impossible to meet the constantly increasing demand. It may safely be predicted alto that the sales of the Wheeler A Wilson Machines for some years to come must in crease in geometrical progression. Five thousand of these machines, for example, are now in use la Philadelphia. Every one of them is a standing ad vertisement of its merits, which, together with the enterprising and judicious efforts made by the popu lar agent of the company in this city to let the peo ple know that the best maohine in the world is the Wheelfr $■ Wilson, cannot fail to stimulate the de mand for it ad infinitum. Wherever it has been ex hibited in comparison with other machines it has carried off the victor’* palm. It has more loops than any ol its rivals, being perfectly well adapted to a greater variety of work, and, owing to the sim plicity of its construction, it is less liable to get out of repair and more easily operated. Then, too, the courtesies whioh this firm extend to thepubllo are not overlooked, n it o. inconvenient for the pur chaser to visit the salesroom, the order may be for warded to tbe offloe, 704 Chestnut street, where it will be a* faithfully filled aa if the selection had been made personally, Machineaare thus forwarded to all parts of the eountry, and full instructions sent, which enable the most Inexperienced to op» rate them without any difficulty. One of the great advantages ol buying the” Wheel er tc Wilson ” is that the investment is not an ex perimental one, but an absolute certainty. We may also state that the Agency, 704 Chestnut street, has constantly on hand a large assortment of Ladies’ and Children’s Beady.made Olothing; also, that family tewing is there done to order, and operators, with or without maohluea, furnished at shoit notice. In short, the Wheeler M Wilson esta blishment, 704 Chestnut street, known by the beau tiful wax figure in the window, i* one of the indui trial institution! of whioh Philadelphia may be justly proud. Dbbbs Tbimmikqb—Whbbb to Bov Thbk.— One half the beauty of a dress consists la the way it is trimmed, and aa the season for purchasing and making up new dresses is at hand, nothing could be more In season than the question or where to buy the trimmings. We have a short answer to this. Mott of our lady readers are already aware that the plaee of all others in this olty to find the best assort ment of fashionable trimmings Is at the popularold stand of Mr. John M. Finn, southeast corner or Seventh and Arch streets. What we desire, how ever, more espeelaUy to notice to day is his splendid new invoice of gtmpulrand NoHnghatn laces; also bugle gimps and bugle buttons—the largest assort ment In the city. We may also stats In this oon motion that Mr. Finn has now in store a capital assortment of balmowl skirts, and sun umbreu,,, all of whioh he is selling at reasonable prices. Delicious CoHMCTrons.— lf any one has doubts as to where the most delicious Confections iu this country may be procured, let him visit the great ea tabUshmentof Messrs. E. Q-. Whitman A 00., No, 318 Chestnut street, next door to Ad sms's Express office, and hit scruples will be effectually settled. The new spring stock of these gentlemen surpasses anything tn the oonfeotionery Hue that we have ever examin'd, aid th* beat tett that we are not ■logiilar in this opinion is the fsot that they have the Ur-est share ol patrrnage. from our first olHz-as, of any coo ftctioneiy house tn Philadelphia, A OBBAT DSIft'BBATtTB W A SBWIHB MAOKINB. -In oanvasslng thR merit* of tMe veriou. Sewing Machines In the mari«t, on* °» nnot bu * oonie *? "j® conclusion that the Embroidering power* or the drover A Baker give* to that fnetrnment great ad vantage* over all ilvaU. We yfltfflrdiy exemlaed aeveral specimen* or embroidery executed on tllll popular maebioe, and mu*t eoate** that the beauty, accuracy, and neatneis with whleh they are done 1* poiltlvely aatoundlng. And another thing to be aald about the drover A Baker la tbat 11 perform* all other kind! of rowing equal to any other ma chine in the world. The Stiehleg Room*, now in mil operation at the agency or the drover A Baker Company, No. 730 Cheatnut itreet, have beoome a great ravorlte with the ladle* or our city. Qbtbbal 11 United States m Gkant la to take command or the armle* of the Republic, and be with the Army or the Potomac. Tht* la, no doubt, aU right. And we may mention the ract in thl* oon notion that W. W. Alter, the eminent Coal dealer or this city, continue* to *ell the beat and oheapeat eoal at 936 North Ninth afreet. Elegant New Spring Oioiaistf.— Mesars. C. Somera A Son, No. 626 Cheatnut itreet, under Jayne’* Hall, have now ready their apring atook or fashionable clothing, whloh we reoommend to the attention of our readers. The atylea of garment* of thl* firm ArG the most exquliitfl in cut And work* manahlp, and all who vlait their (tore are delighted with the atylea of their good*, which are mainly of their own direct importation, and are hence cold at moderate price*. Nbw Photographs bt Gutbkunst.—Mr. F dutekunat, 704 and 706 Arch itreet, ha* ju*t laeued, in hi* own superior etyle or the photographic art, auperb ploturee of John F. Wataon, the annallat of Philadelphia, Bear Admiral Dupont, and deneral* Hancock, Couch, and Meade, in various sizes, to Which he Invites the attention of all who are making collection*. The “Prize-Medal” Shibt, Invented by Mr. John F. Taggart, and *old by Mr. George Grant, cio Cheatnut itreet, I*, without exception, the beat shirt of the age, in fit, comfort, beauty, and dura bility. Hi* stock or Gentlemen’* Furnishing Goods, of hi* own exclusive manufacture and importation, Is also the choicest In the city, and hi* prioe* are moderate. The Florence Sewing Machine, sold at 630 Cheatnut street, i* the only Sewing Machine ever Invented tbat make* all the popular (titohe* in use. Besides this, it is admitted to do the neatest and best sewing, and does a greater variety of work than any other machine has ever attempted. It Is also very simple In its oonstruotlon, and easUy ope rated, and sells at no higher priaes than are charged lor less desirable machines. Every ‘’Florence” Machine sold is warranted to give the purchaser entire satisfaction, or the money wUI be refunded. Great Beduotion in Pbiobs. Great Beduotion in Price*. I.adiea’ And Misses’ Fine Cloak*. Eadies’ and Misses’ Fine Cloak*. Also, Bloh Fur* of all kind*. Bich Furs of all kind*. In anticipation of the close of the season, we are now prepared to make a large concession from for mer prices on aU our atook. J. W. Pbootob A Co., The Paris Cloak and Fur Emporium, 930 Chestnut street. The gold Bill —The gold bill ha* passed, and the dealers In the precious commodity are out of the agony of suspense. They can now find time to think of other objects, and we would suggest to them, as a profitable theme for reflection, the elegant wearing apparel for gentlemen and youths made and sold at the Frown. Stone Clothing Hall of Rockhill & Wil son, Nos. 603 and 606 Chestnut street, above Sixth. We make no charge of eommitsions for this whole some bit of advice. The Pababola Spectacles are becoming rapid ly tbe only ones used by those whose eyes are dim med by age, or otherwise, and for the reason that while they give relief to the eyes, they do not in crease, but lessen the infirmity to whloh they ad minister. The genuine Parabolas are sold only by E. Borbek, Optician, N°. 402 chestnut itreet, and by no other optician in tbe elty. Preparation fob Business Life.—Practical instruction in Book keeping, in all . various branehes, Penmanship, Commercial Calculations, Business Forms, Ac., at Crittenden’s Commercial College, 637 Chestnut street, eorner of Seventh. Students received at any time, and, as there are no classes, each one may attend at inch hour a* may be moat convenient. Catalogue* and information furnished on application. Photograph Albums in Evert Style—Rich Turkey Morocco, Antique, Ivory Mounting*, Orna mental Edges, Ac., Ac., bolding from Twelve to Two Hundred Photograph* ; the largeit and best assort ment in the city. Wm. W. Harijinci, Manufacturer, No. 326 Chestnut street, below Fourth, south aide. Get the Best !—Thu Holt Bible—Harding's Editions —Family, Pulpit, and Pocket Bibles, in beautiful styles of Turkey morocoo and antique bindings. A new edition, arranged for Pbotographio portraits of families. Wm. W. Harding, Publisher, No. 326 Chestnut street, below Fourth. Wb understand the balsnce of the collection of Oil Paintings at Messrs Scott A Stewart s Salesroom, 622 Chestnut street, will be close-out this evening at auction. We notloe there are a number of the choicest yet left, and would advise those who wish to purchase to be on hand. A clergyman, in a drowsy sermon, asked, “ What is the price of earthly pleasure?” “Seven-end-six pence a dozen!” said a half asleep grocer, who was anything but “ clothed in his right mind” on that sleepy occasion. Speaking of being “ clothed,” na turally reminds one of the superb stock of ready made at the palatial store of Granville Stokes, No, 609 Chestnut street. Our Army.—The large degree of health that hai attended our arm; la moat remarkable. During the Crimean war the Biitieh army loat by diaeaae at the annual rate of 912 out of every thouaand, whleh, In fourteen months, would have awept the army out of existence. The loia to our army the laat year wax but 63 to every thouaand, not muoh larger than the percentage at home. One chief cause of thla la be ing well-clothed, and at home thla la owing to having auch establishments aa Ohai. Stoke* & Co.’a •" one-price,” under the Continental, where good clothing la dlapenaed ao cheaply. Jayne's Expectorant,—All who have uaed thla atandard mediolnefbr Aathma, Conaumptlon, Bronchitic, Pleurlay, ■Whooping Cough, Croup, Cougha and Colda, Hoaraeneaa, Or any Pulmonary Complaint, atteat lta uaefulneaa. In proof of thla faot we should atate that for thirty year* pact the Expectorant haa been before the public, and that each succeeding year haa added to lta popularity and extended the demand, until now It la known and appreciated In all quartern of the world, and admitted to be the Great Remedy of the Age for that data of diieaaea for which it la eape clally dealgned. Recent Coughs and Colds, Pleuritic Pains, etc., are quickly and effectually cured by lta diaphoretic, aoothlng, and expectorant power. Asthma it alwaya cure*. It overcome* the spaa modic contraction of the air vessels, and by pro. ducing free expectoration at once remove* all diffi culty of breathing. Bronchitis readily ylelda to the Expectorant. It aubduea the inflammation whioh extend* through the wind tube*, produce* free expectoration, and auppreiaea at onoe the cough and pain. Consumption,— For thla inaidlou* and fatal diaeaae no remedy on earth haa been found ao effectual, it aubduea the inflammation, relieve* the cough and pain, and remove* the difficulty of breathing, and produce* an eaay expectoration, whereby all Irri tating and obatruotlng matter* are removed from the lung*. Whooping Cough ii promptly relieved by thia Ex pectorant. It shorten* the duration of the diaeaae one-hair, and greatly mitigate* the Buffering* of the patient. In all Pulmonary Complaint*, In Croup, Pleurlay, etc., it will be found to be prompt, Bate, pleasant. and reliable, Purgative, Laxative, or Aperient, Dr. D. Jayne’s Sanative Pilli will alwaya be found prompt, safe, and effectual, All of Dr. D. Jaynh & Son’s Family Medicine* are prepared only at 242 Oheitnut atreet, mhl9-2t Coughs and Colds. —Those who are suffering from Cougha, Colds, Hoarseness, Sore Throat, &0., should try "Brown's Bronchial Troches," a simple remedy which has relieved thousand!, and which la In almoat every eaae effectual. Card—Wabbuhtoh’s Hats,— The new ahapßt for iprlng wear are now ready. Gentlemen are re spectfully invited to eall and examine them. It ie believed that the itylea now being offered will prove very pleaeing. The brims are made narrower than heretofore, conforming iu thla respect to the beat fashlona of London and Faria, and in compliance to the expressed wish of manyv who give attention to matters of dress In this city a* well as in New York. Broader brims will be kept In stock, or made to order for those who desire them. The prices of Silk, as well ss Felt Hats, have ne cetearlly advanced—nearly every article entering Into their construction being either prepared or produced abroad, can eonsequently be bought only with gold or its equivalent. Strong endeavors have been made to exceed aa little ae possible the stand #rii prises of the time* preceding the rebellion. Present price* for fine dreas Hate are now $6 and ffi. For blookingorreflhlabing'Hata, an Increase of price la also made necessary by the higher wave* now paid for labor. 5 mblB-2t W. F. Warburton, Hatter. Chestnut Street, next Door to the Foat Office, Nhw Window Shades for Spring Sales. New Window Shades for Spring Sales. New Window Shades for Spring Sales. New Window Shadex for Spring Sale*. New Window Shades for Spring Sales. New Window Shades for Spring Salsa. New Window Shades for Spring Sale*. New Window Shades Tor Spring Sale*. Handsome Designs and Low Prices. Handsome Designs and Low Prioes. Handsome Designs and Low Prices.' Handsome Designs and Low Prices, Handtome Designs and Low Prioes. Handsome Dealgnt and Low Prices. W. Henry Patten, 1408 Chestnut. W. Henry Patten, 1408 Chestnut. W. Henry Patten, 1408 Chestnut. w. Henry Fatten, 1408 Chestnut. mhl7 thsm3t S. R. Bauds A Co, 109 Almond atreet and 122 Gottagb atreet Philadelphia, Driller* and Borers of Artesian Wells, mhB-i2t* Prospecting for Minerals, &o. Cobnb, Bunions, Invrrtbd Nails, E»larg»i Joints, and all dlaeaaea of the feet, oured without pain or Inconvenience to the patient, by Dr. Zacka rie, Surgeon Ohlropodlat, 921 Oheatnut street. vt physicians and surgeons of the city. j*2Ml ■ JD , BT ,1' BT D - PassANo, an extra flue invoice of red and yellow Banannae, ditto Havana Orange*. Tenth and Chestnut streets, mh» 3t ARRIVALS AT THE I ContincDtAl-JlUu'b i , C Knapp, New J«n«f PChene’, Baltimore F W B'rd A wf, Boston Major Bird. Boston 3 K Johnson. Vermont Mr and Mrs Powers, V York Mrs Shendan, New York 6 E Bat er A wf Wae h W H Johnson* Wash M 8 Marsha n, fit Louis CJ sMlilame. New York Obas N Teamans , E MaucMy, St Louis Osborn Bellly* BYanertllo Jno J Bernard, Georgetown E Scbeefz, Peona E N Bert. Nsw York Toe Irwin. Pittsburg OF Bodge, Williamsport A a Marob, Cincinnati (i H V’suFelt, few York ob»s GarJeson Jr, Boston w FTmstose, Fa#ton G H Fickardt. Ohio J B Potts, Witltair.gnort Geo W Painmers)y,Pa B 0 Htrnnci, n 8 A PE Tolas. T oy, N Y CVC Murphy. II J B Lodr-r, jr, New Jersey W B Powtlr-ov, New York Cfipt Lyfmd, USA B it Mev< n« A la Newburg E P Chapin, New York J W Met on A ton, N Y B E Bobinncn, New York W C Tuck. Maryland Edw CJai|c,Bost<n O Wocdbury A wf t Boston J B Blake A la. Worcester Wie* Pants Boston NF W Vand*>ho>f. Is, NY a H Rettlinaer. N Y J 0 Perine, Ealt inure Gen JM Smith, :onn L W Hall. Blair C FiWer, PotteVillO > Tardley. Pott, vl lie WO Care ColMnbia J K Chcpmsn. Illinois w Cooper, Cincinnati BMa'eh, Chicago Alex Smith. Mew Tort J A A.pinwall. Hew Tork I.sae Porto,, J,. Penna John B Carson, fit Louis J ¥ Saunders* New Haven H C Johnson, Harrisburg W D Brown, Harrisburg ABWarfan, Harrisburg Wue WnrfaD, Harrisburg CcT>e F Barnes, New York wrL K « n,ne ?» New York 4*nj Brough. Franklin w™ V* rmont Wmn Osborne. New York Job Kiik, Ner. ark, N J H morse. M*se J A Spooner A wf. Boston C trard- Cbeßtttut stt Q Johnson. Ohio C Stoiz. Beading -*0 P Armstrong. N Jersey J W Lane. N Jersey F G Disboro, N Jersey 0 W Coffin, DSH J Henderson. Ohio J Bnissi Lewietown J Potter, Jr Lewlatown E 'i Chllde, Washington. J P Beven, Boston .. „, W G Tuck, Annapolis, Md H Booraem. Washington W H Hill, Washington Jos Wilson, B 8 A CB Barosdell, Washington a Little, Boston. J TBJlje, Boston .. Hon C Lyons, Lyonaville TL Ogden, Hew Jersey J J Sanderson, Jersey chore Major G H Bard well O > Zane. St Louis M P Fowler, Temaqua Dr H M Nagle. U a A J Haughtoa, Virgliia Mrs Crawford, Rerr York John Thompson, Dubuque Lteot L W Nichols, Onto Lieu 1 W A McGrew, Ohio B Mitchell, Alton _ __ B B Van AJslyne,Troy,N Y JF B*own, Washington JB Butterfield PiUsbnrg G B Metsersmiih, Penna B Crane* Columbia J H Gilman. Harrisburg Mi,a L Hodson, New Sork W H Bead, Baltimore W P Tildeu. Boston J Hoele, Wjlkesbarre A G:ar. Wllkeabarre V H Stone, USA H L Clark, TamaqUft G Worrell. Wilmington, Del B Pierpont, »N e w York £ E Gibson, USA J C Thomas, Cincinnati L Peirce, New Bedford ELow, Penna A Borland, Penna W N Wilton. York < G W Horner, Wilm, Del F Moore, Pottswille , £ Goodwin, Baltimore ] G W Goodwin, Baltimore J T Braden & la. Wash D 8 Pcbale. York ] G W Mntcbler, Scranton j A Waterhouse l< American Hotel—Cliei J fiabeleh H Lunn, New York Geo <>«den, Detroit 8 W Evans, Hudson City Lt H Bowers & wf. Waßh G C Belden & wf, Wash Austin Potts, Germantown HowardPrieitly, Chicago S £ Aimstrong«da, Kent’y J Sellers, Covimton.Ky J G Geage. Covington, Ky Geo Derrickson, Delaware E w Parham, Knoxville,T 8 B Boge, bunhury T H Caldwell. USA T de St Ange, New York B McCool, USA J LJckens, USA J Rowe, USA J Gibbons, USA J W Brown, U S A JM Rhodes. USA J C Langdon, USA St. r.oufa —Chestnut W D Taber, Trenton. N J W R Allison. Steubenville, O G Binman, New York Tho* V Johnson, New York W Van Aukin W B Depew, Fort Delaware C Van Deureen H H Taylor BJj Taylor M Lcfilm A la. New Jersey W Lofitin, New Jersey 'S Yai< Meter, Baltimore G Van Meter.Chic&go J W McNealy, Trenton B W Bail, Kentucky F N Stoddard, U S N T P Whittaker F T Hilldall H 8 Moore. New York J De Gill, New York Merchants' Hotel-Fa John Cnlp, Gettysburg O BBoffman.TreYeiton, Fa Mrs Edmonds R H foster Wm Atkinson* Plymouth. H s Laniatr. Baltimore P Eeniy St wf. Washington Dr a 4 Yarington, USA A M Gray* Hew fork H A Richey. Baltimore H McDowell. Blatlngton A R Sloan Bobt A Abbott. Penna M F Medlar, Potteville J W McKee, Freeport, Pa John Endlish, Reading S Martin, 9 Jersey R Hutchinson, Pittsburg Mies M A Hutchinson, Pa MrsSWetheriU Bethlehem Miss Wetheiill, Bethlehem Q B Lenderman, M Chunk T Hovt, Vineland. 9 J Mrs Moore, B;ldgeton«N J Miss Moore, Bridgeton, N J B B Long* Pennsylvania J Creswell, Fennsylvana Isaac Adams, Zanesville, O The Union-Arch a Mrs Diebn & child. Beading Wm Berran, Lamartine, O Miea Whitman, Beading Wm Emery, Flemiugton»NJ M B Dorman. Boston Geo W Thompson, USA Jos Heisler, PottsvlUe D Gano, Port Carbon Commercial—Sixth gi John Boyd, Penna M latureon, Pott Blown Jw* Crawford, Maryland C Phillips, Delaware John McFarland, USA CaptA UcGittigen, USA W G Drum. USA k D Hawaii, CoakcevUle J c Kauffman fr la, Penna B HcCool. USA J H Thatcher, Hew York States Union—Marled I Bruner. Columbia NH Moore, Lancaster Lient G W Brown Geo Dungsn, Illlnolß Gus Pnngan, Illinois J W McCrea, Penna J W Boueton, Penna •iise 8 J Houston, Penna Miss M E Houston, Penna SamuelHetbit, USA Blach Bear—Third ii Henry F Seagreave, Penna MB Beary, Allentown D Bichenbach, Chester Val Geo Bowman. Bethlehem Geo W Wolf Oanboro E Roads, Son erset A Buck man, Penna F Rhoads, Southampton E P Feastcr, Holland Edward Rhoads, Somerton Bald Eagle-Third iti Elias Deamer, New Jersey St John O Doris. New York cl Boch* Pennsylvania wm J Brig?* Jacob F Stofflet. Penna Chas.andrews. BernvUle EBentz. Bernville Wm Beans, Bucks cq Madison House—See G Shafer. Strondkburg John Woods, Penna H W Morris* Missouri JH Marshall. Berlin, Md D Lewis, Berlin, Md Wm Cadwallader & dau.Pa J Logan, Eckley. Pa Wm Mclammond. Eckley Jos Bosler Penna 8 P Loomis, M Chunk National—Race at) Thof Stewart, M D, Fenna I A « Hoch. West Milton £ Kennen. New York John Allison, Germantown Tjlob Dalton. Germantown SPECIAL NOTICES. Hoyt’s Hiawatha Hair Bestorativb HOYT’S HIAWATHA HAIR RESTORATIVE. HOYT’S HIAWATHA BAIR BE3TORiTHB HOYI ’S HIAWATHA HAIR RESTORATIVE. HOYT’B HIAWATHA HAIR RESTORATIVE. Ifl Longfellow's Poem Hiawatha was adjudged to conferred the greatest boon on his tribe because &» brought to its notice core. Every one will admit thit onr preparation ißWMtlir of the name, for the t>S>“ eflI ’ it confers when it is known. WHAT THE HIAWATHA DOES. It restores faded and gray hair and whiskers to tben original color, it brings up the natural shading of <J fla bair with another,'thns giving the hair a perfect life ap pearance, so that the most critical observer cannot de tect its nee. It xnafc es harsh hair soft and silky, stops i» falling out. cleansos it and the Scalp from all is as readily applied and wiped from the skin as any h*h dress ng, and entirely overcomes the bad effects of pH' Tions nee of preparations containing oolphur, lead, Ac. " The proprietors of the Hiawatha published the follow lug challenge to test in the Hew Tork dailies thra weeks* which WAS NEVER ACCEPTED: let same well known and disinterested person® point or eto the-proprietor of each preparation forth* hair to bring n p the color. Every proprietor to use ai tbir g bni his own preparation, and the person notM“« A .orUAcata of the result tube widely pabliehed at the expense cf theuneneeswfnl it lo ' Alters, told everywhere JOSEPH HOYT & CO., mh!9 ly 1Q nniverelty Piece, New Yore. Colgate’s Honey Soap. 4 Thle celebrated TOILET SOAP. In each nut verse! mand, U made from the CHOICEST materials, 1- M - LD and EMOLLIENT In Its nature. FRAGRANTLY 3CE*T‘ ED. and EXTREMELY BENEFICIAL In lte action Mb’ 8 the Skin. lor sale by all Oruggiets and Fancy G*”*' dealers. jaas-tatbet!' Electricity carefully applied by Db. A. B. STEVENS, at I*lB SOUTH PEHN MDaSS. M l ' ladelphta. miS-t. One Prior Clothing, of ths Bttlxb. mads in ths Best Mannar, expressly for SALES. LOWEST Selling Prices marked in F.»» Figures. AU Good* made te Order warranted wf"- lory. Onr Onx-Pnio, Ststbm la strietiy edhsr»i All are thereby treated alike. ~ ' d«SS ly JONES A CO,. BOA JtABSSr Sir ■d Chet T B Ward, W L Ward G B OakJei Oha-i PBa» F U PIW VrftUrs] Jm M stai Mrs BalK Hies B A Vi L Sco.oey, B Byorly. Jobs Job» Grifl\ P P JT Bills, Bi Sami l/Utlu, 8 M Par Hone, TB Hssesll < SMSmUtoft Israel Lndlo B fl tfatbew O D Schmidt Ursß N BCei J Gordian* Visa G C Gc Mias SIKOt H Rowland V, H Olcottf ) H H Ediarto J H Davis ft F H Hon*, J P Wicker/ G S Malkby, Tkos P John*. Chas Mercur. oh. Ur ft Urs QT Bm]f w „ MieaßA««tr «V ' " I U»nT JYorkfl, j; r col fi ssmroTd it,it MISS PoWDIOIT Wf a Connell, Wanlis-„- F A Mane. New y ?°» John U Moore, w 1 D Wilson Moore, w Urs Judge KaiUv . L Pierre Hew HenG DB*r aer M B 8 Bsymour. tt™ r "jn Hon JL Beeves, J W Binger*. '. H B Tearer ft wf n t l, CT Wathrid.e, s 6 “ J? f W H Blodaett, 80,t,,‘ ; H B “pJyee. Hew- V,,,. 0 H Christian A ii >r * Chas £ Barnard. H*,* J T Dnrmont, Rinds, J,! S Swartwont, J Flowers, Mashvil], 5 B Kemp. Hew York Tf i B HBalch, New lork Miss Rollins ft stater, a 1 Ulss Stephens, New 1 J Mrs Hooper. Baltimore' Mies-Creisman ftsUUr n J-Coiby, New York Levi L Brigham. UBS , M B Eckerson* New reel, below Ninth, T tfCGk&h, Wish I ari.in 8 O Midtaw, U S N S ,D 5® Dallam, Baltimore 5 £ Hadley, New HuS. B L Pierce, Bost .a ® B JDwlnell&U, i/si 8! 8 Bttekinfham, Coin G H Thompson. Bastn-, WB8 W it,er,Usr ,l « J Ulrarsonfl. New Yr.»L W L Parvio, $t Lon',. Dr J P Vickers, Holm*.; OLOoddard, He* i C B Potter Penaa R 4 Doraey &u ILLfao] 1 . haw York SF e ia" ® B JEfaman. Pi Flp Sa^er 4 Garun* KDX r i H * rrlBhjrt GW Carlisle, Frederics W Irvine. Frederick* H WKirtz, BaltiSJm 8 L Goodman 4 wf mi Sami Patteraon, Ohio L Mart in., Pmabur* 8 Shaw Lebanon c) garni Flslwr, Sew tJ.V , | D Kelroy, Fmmltt.bai, Samuel Masselman.Chi-J Engene Levering ’ W Ora., Pennerlvaels EH Hartley, PltWii,, Ml) Greene. Hewt,if* F Leach, Jr, Hew York D B lHimphrey, s Bjdin DT Stair, Ohio L 8 CnintnlnKs ltla.Tr,, ~ John F.ird, Now York Jacob Honry. Lancets, H Shlrely A wf, Y. rkm Levi Matin A.son, Tors r. Thoa Newcomber, Pens', HGinter, Adams co D 8 Bbinn A wf, Daapin P Eauffmann, Lancurer L T Townsend. N Jaraar W G Oorbail, Baltimon J Wilson, Baltimore, C. P Lindiey, New Yo?k J P Southerland, New!,, J W Stuart, Vermont £ A Chapin, Vermont W W Moorhead. Pittman A G Cattell, N Jersey 1 Fd Wolbaxfc, UewTors PV Causey. Jr. Dal I JBroweiy Baltimore stnut et., above Fifth J£ Wiley. Lancaster cj H T Durell, Jersey Slnra H B Phillips, Kentucky’ Dr Sellers, New Jersey Sam’l Abbott & la J 8 Patterson & la, V j Miss Fry, Phi adelpbU H W Dover,Del JS Whitman. Pennaylvaaii J W Ramsey, Washlnztoa G L Ryd, Tamaqua J P Williamson,Penna al Dilly. Wllkesbarre Jalyin Blouse tt A Sis eon Anthony. B [ J Haft, USA WH Biebee, Ea don £ A Depeue. Easton D PhilJippl, Easton J Kirkpatrick, Penna SBoyd, NewAfck, N J J Hewit, Blair co street, above Third. Moses W Mason, New YOl £ W Coffin, New Jersey Geo Gone Chas Beaman, Baltinura AW Marl-y. New York ■ MrsMarlay. New York T Thompeon A wf. Radius H A Perine, New Jersey 8 M Wampole, New W Jones New York GTPlalstedi Boston WRDaFew. Ft Delmu T Foster. New York C G William N&wJiv.k F F Mayer. New York B Hudson. New York J Stockbridge, New York E J Riley, New York P Maher, New York G Wlnternitz, Baltimore rartli St« below Arch. H Spencer R Kiwchbaum, Portland W C Smith, Huntington W A Wellman, Bacy/ns.O Wm Bair, Nash viUe. Tmb C Southard, Newark o TTMaulsby, Valparaiso, la; H J Lonchn.eim,Chuu&c;j S Thomas, Cataeaqm Hoyt Schuyler, Omaha Dr J B Reinholdt. S Ca«i!« A R Sloan W D Shepherd, Wasbiortaa A J Murdock, LoaKanqjir: J A Leslie, Portland. <> J G Leille, Portland. 0 Jos Smith, Portland. 0 A V Bartholomew 4 la. Til WAV H&graw, Peana B H Rich ards A Parr. Louisville, £y Isaac Mooney, Illinois Simon Mooney, Illinois Jacob Mooney, Illinois G A Luckanbacfe. Bethlehem J T Mumford. Washington GT Painter. M Chant itreet, above Third. John Knabb, Somerset, Ps John JScbelitSomer6vt.pl Col I K SlgfaßS, USA 8 G Patterson, Cantm 0 Stephen C Williams, Illinolf A Kitt A wf. Canton Mr Baesett, Wheeling treet, above Chesnut. John Oakford, Oxford £ Jones, Oxford G F Jones, Oxford A Beckett, Norfolk, Vft T Phillips, USA Thos Evans, USA John Patterson, USA Thos P Potts J W’Auchenbacb, Readini James Watson, Peana it street, above Sixth. James Speedy. USA L F Brahm, Harrisburg. J C Winters A hides. OhiJ T P Msgraw, Penna J Lenelemaker, Bloouifisll Jos Buck, Lancaster co ADungan, Beatyville.r* B Thomas, Salem. N J J B Townsend, Lancaster w It, Above Callow 11111, S Homeland. Somerton , . K M Woodward, iloreUai John Jolly Jas R Bookman, Penaa Jas Tomlinson, Syberry W Longshore. Newton Jacob Bass. Hanover Thos Armstrong Jas C Bell, Ohio reet, above CaUowhlU, S G Fegley. DouglassvlUa a F Bertolet, Reading John Darken. AUeatoira P S Heinetz. USA S B Graeff, Tamaqaa Sam’l Hermany. Lebigbo D J Mosaer* Lehigh co ;ond, above Market; S Bittenbender, PoleiSVi'*-® ft 8 Foster, Massachusetts JN Lowe, MO, N Jersey Samuel Noble Thos Bette, Bucks co , J S Wilson A la, Trenton Robfc Beane, Panna D 8 Newbold. New Jer&r C Arnett, fI«W Jersey treet, above Third. IH 0 Honsnxn. Reading Jacob Peterson, Kansas 8 L Thompson, Ohto , . |RT Denison & son, Pittsbt H B Bowman, .Lancaster c -
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