® fr*" ■s**■* * FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1864. Dr. Massie on tbe United States. Last year, among the visitors from I2ng» land to the United States was a distinguished gentleman, the Bev. James William Mas sis,D.D., -who came here, in Jane, as an Am bassador of Peace and Liberty—being, in fact, the representative of the Christian Min- isters ol England and Prance, who, it may be remembered, sent an address to their bre thren in this country, breathing benevolence, religions feeling, and a lively faith in the destruction of that “peculiar institution” of Slavery, which had so long been a Teproach against and a disgrace to a Republic based upon the widest principle of human equality and freedom. Dr. Mabsib has recently pub lished a book entitled “America: The Ori gin of Her Present Conflict; Her Prospect for the Slave j and Her Claim for Anti-Sla very Sympathy.” This book embodies the results of Dr. Massie’a personal enquiry and observation, and it recommends itself to English readers, by their full knowledge of its author’s high character as a clergy man, and a pulpit orator. Before Free Trade was granted, by the measures of the late Sir Robert Feel, one of its most ardent advocates was this same Dr. Massie, and it might therefore be ex pected that he would not look with disfavor on the cause of the South so ihr as it is based upon an antipathy to restrictive tanffs. Aiter an extensive course of travel through this country, during which he came in con tact with persons of all classes and opinions, Dr. Massie’s conclusion was that the cause ■f,f the North was eminently just. He gives a carefully-prepared history of slavery in the United States, and of the legislation upon it from time to time, and, in every instance verifies his statements by quoting from offi cial documents. Thus, a body of evidence is placed before the English public, for WhOße information the book was prepared, which must root out many of their favorite prejudices. We venture to say that never before was the history and purpose of seces sion so fairly placed before Europe by one of its own writers. To Mr. Lincoln, whom he met in Wash ington, the fullest justice is done by Dr. Massie. The reasons for the Emancipation Proclamations axe stated, and it is shown that the course pursued by the President was that which events had made not only politic, but inevitable. From what he says of Mr. Lincoln, we shall extract a single passage: “ j fauna Mr. Lincoln in the midst of * revision of the sentences ol court menials, which seemed to him a matter of serious and couaclemious responsi bility. He referred to the feeling which tbii pro duced, and also to a cate which occurred immediate lc After he entered on hie office as President, and tt pitMtd the emotion productd on QUmind In thefut that newu the lMt on whose jtat snia , i life de> pended. There was here no trifling with death, or fiidifieresce to the issues ol warfare. Sir. Lincoln read aloud to me, he had already perused, as ho assured me. the letter I conveyed, and entered ireely into a review ol ils contents* snowing me that he tally apprehended the subject, ead wsa prepared to maintain the position assumed in hia proclama tion of the Ist of January, 1863. I remained with him about half-an«hour, and left him when I con sidered my mission was discharged. There was no witness to our interview, and i will not publish any report of it. I will only add that I believe he is an honest anti-slavery friend of the negro, wishes the emancipation of every slave within the limits of the Republic, and will faithfully stand by every word of the proclamation, not receding ona step. I think him a true hut unassuming Christian, in his in tegrity resolved to prove himself an American 1 atrior, and eminently fitted for the and time to which i>y Divine Providence he has been raised. He may be slow in his purposes, but, when formed, eu; e in their execution.” On the subject of the irrepressible “Ame rican citizens of African descent,” there is a good deal in Dr. Massie.' s volume. The present condition of colored people, free and in bondage, is carefully examined in relation to the crißis which Secession created. His own opinion is, that the colored race is not inferior to the white, but only suffers from long generations of neglect, which time and culture alone can remove. In the short time since Dr. Mas sib published tins Hux ley stated, in a lecture at the Royal Col lege of Surgeons in London, that “though there are deviations in the make of the negro from the European standard, it may be questioned whether the deviations from that standard are so great in the negro as they are in some other raees that are never called upon, like the poor negro, to justify their place in nature.” Having seen many colored soldiers, particularly at a review, Dr. Masses formed the conviction that they would make well-disciplined and courageous fighting men. Experience has since proved the truth of this conviction. It was Dr. Massik’s ill fortune to have been in New York when the riots of last July broke out. He declares that this rioting were only one of the many ajpmipts got upby the disaffected in the North to help the South ern cause. The President was found equal to the crisis in New York, and Democracy succumbed to the exhibition of the power of Washington. The wretched pretence put forward for the riots was the draft under the Act passed by Congress ; but its real aim was the immolation of the colored people, and its success might have had the effect of staying the war on .terms of dis union. Dr. Massib, in a few sentences, summed up what the rioters did. He says: “ The offices of the Tribune were attacked, because the editor was charged as au advo cate of the abolition ol slavery. Hundreds of colored people were assailed, hunted as wild beasts, their humble dwellings gutted, and burned to ashes. Children, old men, feeble women, and sick and helpless ne groes were killed, hung to lamp-posts, and cast into the river. Soldiers and their offi cers, policemen, and respectable private citizens were murdered in deadly strife. Colonel O’Brien was most brutally beaten and guarded till he expired as the victim of mob outrage. The Colored Orphan Asylum was sacked and burned, and the little in mates only escaped by the daring and skilled management of the matron and superin tendent, who risked their lives in conveying them to the police-station. Streets, ave nues, stations, arsenals, stores, and printing offices, as also telegraphs, were ravaged, occupied, and fired, while the mob were aimed with all kinds of missiles and fire arms, and acted in concert as the agents of a conspiracy. The Ne w York Herald stpod by, and chuckled with glee. For several days the World and the Express found ex cuses and palliatives for the incendiary mob; holding up to ridicule men who, they alleged, had to hide themselves from the in furiated savages.” We rejoice to see such a man as Dr. Mas sib thus boldly coming forward to set His countrymen right upon the great American question. He has great influence with the vast body of Protestant Dissenters in Eng land, because of his high personal character, of the pure life which illustrates his minister rial teaching, and of the great leaming-which he applies to the purposes of religion and humanity. Contrast the convictions of such a man with the weathercock principles of a George McHenry or the interested state ments of a James Spence, the hired agent of the rebels. The British nation will make this contrast —arc making it—and the result is that changed opinion in favor of the Union cause which is increasing ia strength every day. "We take it for granted that. Dr. Mas- SlE's book will be republished in this coun try-. Copperhead Tactics. The war has developed one new name of reproach, much more intense than all pre ceding names given to that class of men sometimes more despicable, and Eometimes quite as dangerous, as open traitors. Tory and Cowboy were the names of Washing, ton’s revolution; but the term of Copper head covers something more contemptible than Cowboy or Tory. If there was little apology for a traitor then, there is still less for a traitor now, when disloyalty is alike bad policy Bnd bad morals; when even Judas cannot obtain his price, and should hang himself without it. Copper headism is still contemptible, but weak; It is no longer a serpent but a worm, that In proper time the people will put foot upon and crash altogether. Its last tactics are as shameful as ever, but imbecile as well as wicked. The spectacle ot unacrupulous ness and puerility presented in some of those leading journals which appear to ad vocate rebellion more than Union may asto nish and shame the sense and self-respect of every well-grown citizen. If disloyalty must have its representation, let it be in some more manly fashion, with arms in its bands, and down in Lee’s army; but cow ardice allied to mißchief, and eveiy day pub licly exhibited, is an exposure shameful enough to disgust the best rebel friends of some of our New York cotemporaries. What shall we think of a journal which laboriously perverts a loyal military success —which employs correspondents to outiaud the rebel papers in praise of rebel generals— which seems to gloat over disaster to the nation, and readily consents to nifest inventions of the enemy as probable truth ? We could make a longer charge, but merely ask—what is the use of lying so uselessly ? Error is certainly tolerable, but dishonesty, after this fashion, is, to say the least, impolitic. A late number of the Boston Courier con tains a statement copied from a New Hamp shire paper, which, for decency’s sake, we shall not republish, even to contradict. It concerned the personal virtue of some New England ladies, who went down to teach the blacks at Fort Royal. This story the Courier published with an approving edito rial introduction. We need not say that it was an outrageous falsehood— that the edi tor of the Courier knew it to be a falsehood. But the name usually given to the man who makes or repeats a statement so gross is something worse than that of coward. We warn such journals, whose examples we have set forth, that such tactics are the worst that can be employed, even for rebel lion’s sake. It is wretched policy to begin the new peace campaign by disparaging Ge neral Grant, quoting General McClellan’s report, defeating Sherman to order, and making war upon women—a kind of Chi nese valor only worthy to be opposed by brooms. Tile Mammoth City Railroad. On Tuesday afternoon was introduced in to the House of Representatives, at Harris burg, a bill to incorporate a joint-stock com pany for the construction of what is called “The Union Railroad of Philadelphia,” otherwise called the Seventh and Ninth street line. Three previous bills, for making railroads through these streets, had been in troduced some time ago. This one, how ever, is to beat them all, for it seeks power to nhvears through over fifty streets, most of which have hitherto been kept intact. On Wednesday, the Railroad Committee of the House, to whom the scheme had been ferred, reported in its favor. We should like to have the names of this committee, and of its clerk. Can any city members be upon it 1 The message of the Mayor is an exhaus. five statement of the civic condition, and contains more than one suggestion impor tant to its improvement. It deserves to be carefiflly read by every intelligent Philadel phian. LETTER FROM "OCCASIONAL.* 5 Washington, March 24, 1864. Thousands of people in the revolted i- tates have availed themselves of the benefits of the amnesty proclamation, issued on the Bth of December last by President Lincoln, and many more thousands only hesitate about following the example by the apprehension that if the Federal armies are withdrawn from the posts they now occupy, or are driven back, the first to suffer would be those who took the oath required as a condition precedent in that great act of indulgence and pardon. It must not be charged, therefore, that every one who declines to come under the terms of the amnesty is impenitent or incorrigible. Should Gen. Grant open up a tide of victory for our arms in this quarter, so that it may flow irresistibly southward, un til it joins with the triumphant columns under Thomas and Sherman, we shall then better realize the incalculable value of this profler of forgiveness by our Chief Magis trate, And I think, from all I see and hear, that the hour is rapidly approaching when we may look for this military fulfilment of an earnest patriotic anticipation. It is to be regretted that in some cases the condi tions and pledges of the Amnesty Procla mation have been misunderstood and per verted, to cover some of the very worst acts of cruelty and rebellion. Of this cha racter was tie recent opinion of Judge Hofiman, one of the United States Dis trict Judges for the State of California, who decided in favor of releasing a pirate named Greathouse, after he had been duly convicted of the most de liberate attempt to carry out of the port of San Francisco a pirate or corsair in the pay and interest of the rebellion, and bound upon a mission of devastation of our commerce. It is not criminals like these, convicted and blood-thirsty as they are, that can be permitted to take an oath which they laugh at, and escape the penalties of their monstrous crimes. Greathouse was not only convicted, but had in fact been sentenced to a long imprisonment, and to pay a fine of ten thousand dollars. And it was just before tbe execution of this sentence that Judge Hofiman, in a long opinion, allowed the am nesty act to he pleaded in his hehalf. Doubtless Greathouse is by this time fitting out another ship to prey upon our com merce ! Ido not wonder that this case has created intense feeling in California. That is one of the regions to which the traitors have looked, and still look, with “hungry eyes.” California was a growth of the Mexican war; and such was the prescience of the slave tyrants, headed by Calhoun, that they believed it essential, fourteen years ago, to their then-hatching and since-de veloped rebellion, to secure it to the South. You cannot forget how they fought against the admission of California intd the Union as a free Commonwealth; how they demanded a division, by which they were to have half, and the free senti ment the other half. And how, failing in this urgent demand, they threatened to break the bonds, and “secede.” All this is veritable history. From that day down to the election to the Senate of Broderick, and his sad and dreadful death, the war between liberty and tyranny has been pro gressing in the Golden State. When Mr. Gwin was the leader of slavery, and for a number of years, aided by the money of the bankers, and the patronage of two Fede ral Administrations, with Davis in one Cabinet, and Cobb and Floyff in another, he held the State to what was then called the “Democracy,” and was all the interval preparing it for the events which, so well known to his coad jutors and masters, suddenly burst upon an unsuspecting people. And this great in trigue would have prevailed, and the whole of our Pacific possessions been lost and en dangered, but fortlie athletic free population, under the leadership of Broderick and his associates who occupied the side of stern opposition to Gwin and his gang, and who, through years of turbulence and riot and bloodshed, contested for every inch of ground. The Chivalry fled almost in a body from the Pacific border when they found they had lost their foothold. Gwin, Calhoun, Ben ham, Terry (the murderer of Broderick), Herbert (who assassinated the Irish waiter at Willard's Hotel, eight years ago,) and others, are now in foreign lands, in the re bellion, or dead. But some of the seeds were left when they left, and Greathouse, the released pirate, is one of them. The opinion of Judge Hofiman, releasing this man, occasions much discussion, and some acrimony, but thus far I have met no loyal man who does not say that he misconstrued the Amnesty Proclamation when he allowed a convicted and sentenced traitor to go free of his just deserts under the terms of that great State paper. Occasional. Illness oe Hon. Owen Lovejov.—O wen Lora COEg,e '* rrom Illinois, is seriously r fT nee .° f Mr ‘ E ‘y* *“ Brooklyn, the Umcti, of last evening,, *ay» : coTfry, l> Ho l i» l tfewly e slQkiLg l i?n”D* t fJ e . r «° f .^‘*. r ?i noon to-day, it was reared he could last hours. He retains possession or his fsoultles. ind u pel feotly aware of his condition.’’ 1 Sale oe Oabebtiwob and Mattihos —The at tention of purebaaers is requested to the general anortment of Brussels, tapestry, superfine ingrain, Venetian, and hemp earpets, coir and Canton mat. tings, to be peremptorily sold by catalogue, on four months’ credit, commencing this morning, at h»u paat 10 o’clock, by John B Myers & Co., auctioneers, Nos set and 234 Market street. WASHINGTON- Washington, March 24. 1884. Ueut. Gen. Grant in tfa. HTCId- Lleut. Gen. Gbaht urt staff arrived at headquar ter* to-day. He haa ordered the army to be at onoe made ready for inipection. He was reoeived with muoh .enthusiasm. . ... Gen. Hakoook hae returned to the army in exeel. ler.t health, and will a»nme command of hli oorpr. During hlaviilt North he obtained* large number of men. The etrength of hia eorpa la not aurpaated by more then one in the nrmy. Lieutenant General Gam and staff arrived at Culpeper to day, at 1 o-<.l ■ Maroh 24,1884. 5 GENERAL ORDERS, No. 10. Ist. The following order has been received from the War Department: War Dki-’t, Adjutant Grnbbal’s Office, 1 Washington, Maroh 23. ( GENERAL ORDERS, No. 115. let. By direction of the President of the United States, tbe numbers of army corps, composing the Aripy of the Potomac, will he reduced to three, viz; the? 2d, 6th, and 6th Corps, The troops of the other two oorpt, viz: the Ist and 3d Corps, will be tempo rarily reorganized, and distributed among the 2d* stb, and 6th, by the commanding general, who will determine what existing organizations will retain their corps badges and other distinctive marks. The staff officers of the two corps, whioh are temporarily broken up, will be assigned to vacancies in the other corps, so far as such vacancies may exist. Those for whom there are no vacancies will cease to be considered as officers of the general staff* of army corps. • 2d- Major General G. K. Warren is assigned by the President to tbe command of the 6th Corps. 3d. The folio wing gensrAl officers are detached from the Army of the Potomao,and will report for orders to the Adjutant General of the army, viz: Major Gene ral George Sykes, U. S. Vols.; Major General W. H. French, U. S. Vole.; Major General John S. Newton, U. S. Yols.; Brigadier General J, R. Ken ley, U. S. Vols. 9 Brigadier General F. Spinola, U. S. Vols., and Brigadier General Solomon Meredith, U. S. Yols. By order of the Secretary of War. E. D. TOWNSEND, A. A. G. 2d. The followiDg arrangements are made to carry out tbe provisions of tbe foregoing order: The 24, nth, and 6tb Army Corps will eacb be consolidated into two divisions. The Ist and 2d Divisions of the 3d Corps are transferred to the 2d Corps, preserving their badges and distinctive marks. The 3d Division of the 3d Corps is transferred permanently to tbe 6th Corps. The three divisions now forming the Ist Corps are transferred to the 6th Corps, preserving their badges and diatinotive marks, and on joining the 6th Corps they will be consolidated into two divicionc, The oorumanderß of divisions transferred to the 2d, Sth, and 6th Corps, will at onee report to the oommanders of these corps fojr instructions. Brigadier General J. B. Carr will report to Major General Hancock, commanding the 21 Corps; and Brigadier General H. Prince to Major General Sedgwick, commanding the 6th Corps, The chief of artillery will assign eight batteries eacb to tbe 2d, 6th, and 6th' Corps, these batteries to be taken from those now with those corps and with the Ist and 3d Corps. The batteries with the seve* ral corps in excess of the above allowance will join tbe artillery reserve. The consolidation of the divisions called for In this order will be made by the' corps commanders concerned, who are authorized to re-arrange the brigades of their respective commands in such man ner as they may think best for the service. The reassignment of officers of the staff depart ments, consequent upon the reorganization of the army, will be made upon the nomination of the chiefs of the staff departmenta at these head quarters. Special Instructions will be given hereafter with respect to the staff officers of the two corps tempo rarily broken up. ad. The major general commanding avails himself of this occasion to say that, in view of the reduced strength of nearly all tbe regiments serving in this army, the temporary reduetion of the army corps to three Is a measure imperatively demanded by the best interests of the eerviee, and that the reasons for attaching tbe Ist and 3d Corps for the time being to other corps were la no respect founded upon any supposed inferiority of these corps to the other corps of this army. All the corps have equally proved their valor on many fields, and all have equal claims to the confi dence of the Government and of the aountry. The Ist and 3d Corps will 'retain their badges and diatinotive marks, and the Major General command ing Indulges the hope that the ranks of the army will be filled at an early day, ao that those corps can again be re organized. By command of Major General Mbadb,. S. WILLIAMS, A. A. G. Tbe Veteran Reserve Corps. Hbadquabtbbs Department or Washinqton, 22d Ash? Cosps, Cashing ton, March 23,1864. SPECIAL ORDERS, NO. 72. Extbaot.—ln accordance with speoial orders, No. 119, War Department, issued Maroh 16, 1864, the following regiment* of the Veteran Reserve Corps are relieved from duty under Brig. Gen. J. H. Martindale, and are announced as the Ist Brigade V. R. V., under Gol. Richard Rush, with headquar tera in auch plaee in this city as shall be designated by the commander: Ist Regiment Y. R. 0., 6th Regiment V. R. 0., 9th Regiment V. R. 0., 19th Regiment Y. B. 0., 22d Regiment Y- R. 0., 24th Regiment Y. K. G. All re turns and requisitions from the Ist Brigade Y. ft. 0, will be forwarded direct to these headquarters. By eommand of Maj. Gen. Augur. J. H. TAYLOR, Chief of Stsff, Acting A. A. G. Official—C. H. Raymond, A. A. G. New Orleans. Cairo, March 24.—Tbe steamer Hannibal, from New Orleans on the evening of the 16th, arrived to night with 390 bhds, sugar, 200 bbls. molasses, 200 bbls. tar, 160 boxes of oranges and lemons for St. Louis, and about 100 of the 4th Illinois Cavalry, veterans, en route home. The clerk of the Hannibal furnishes the following summery of commercial news: Business brisk, with good market for all artloles of produce and cat tle. Vegetables are in muoh demand, and command good prices. Beef advanced to 23@240. Mules iugreat demand, pilots ranging from $2OO to $3OO. Sugar crop all In, and amounts to 60 per cent more tnsu was estimated last fall, it being over 70,000 hhds. Prices are advancing at St. Louts, and Ohio riser buyers are purchasing heavily. Traders say If New Orleans was allowed to furnish general supplies adequate to the demand now existing within the Federal line*, the stock on hand would not last a month. The Use State Executive Committee has called a meeting to be held on the evening of the 16th, for the election of immediate emancipation delegates to the Constitutional Convention. The Executive Committee patted the resolutions recommending voters at the preliminary meeting to aupport no man not rsvorable to Immediate emanci pation. Cotton Is m moderate demand. Low grades easi er ; higher grades soarce and firm; sales of 363 bales, including Auction aalea at 72; low middling 76; stock on sale <2,000 bales No armed rebels heard of 1q the vicinity of the river, they having, it Is said, abandoned that mode of warfare for the presents Steamer St. Patrick, from Memphis, on the 22d, lor Cincinnati, patted up with 1,000 hales cotton, wnerai iiurtourt arrived this evening ea route ? om low» went south tonight to fill up old regiments. THE PRESS,—PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI. SUCCESS OF THE RED RIVER EXPEDITION, Fort De Bnssy and 11 Guns and 300 GEN. DICK TAVLOR OUT-MANCEUVRED- Forrest’s Cavalry Advancing on Colum bus, Ky. OIKOINIfATI, March 24.-A despatch from Cairo says we have good new. from the Had rivhr expedi tion which oomes from undoubted authority. Gen. A. J. Smith landed hia forces from transports a few miles below Fort De Bussey. The rebßl (Jen. Dick Taylor promptly marched against him with his whole snd attacked him In his rear. General Smith) instead of attempting to keep up communica tion with the river, proceeded, by foroed marches, towards the fort. -When Taylor saw the trick, he started for the same destination, and for a,time the race seemed doubtful. But finally the Yankees oame In about three hours ahead, capturing the fort and eleven guns, four of them parrots, one eleven inch and aeveral thirty two pounders; also, 300 prisoners. This gives General Smith a strong foothold In the country, and will enable the Admiral to proeeed to Alexandria with his gunboats without opposl tiODs [Fort De Bussey is on Bed river, a short distance below Alexandria, Da. It was oaptured May sth, Isit year, by Admiral Porter, who took possession of Alexandria the next day. Both were afterwards abandoned, and our forces were sent to assist in the reduction of Port Hudson.] THE EXPEDITION UP THE BED RIVER. Caibo, March S3.—The ram Avenger arrived here this morning, from the mouth of the Red river where she was met by the gunboat Orleket, from which she received despatches, and an order from Rear Admiral Porter to return to the fleet. The latter bad reached the AtehaTalya river on Monday, the lttb, when Gen. A. J. Smith’s forces dlaem baiked to operate on land against Fort De Bussey. It was understood that General Dick Taylor was en camped at andln the immediate vioinity of the latter fort, with 11,(100 men. As soon as Taylor heard of Gen. Smith's landing he attempted to reaoh his rear and made an attack. Thqsklrmlshlng commenced on Smith’s left lank before he was aware of the exact whereabouts or the enemy. Being informed of Taylor’s design, he exclaimed t » Now for a race between the rebels and the United States to the fort.” By a quick move ment Gen. Smith, with hla army, succeeded in reach ing Fort De Bussey three hours before Taylor came up. • A charge was made and some fighting oaourred, during which the Federate had about forty killed and woundbd. The fort was easily taken, with 253 prisoners, one eleven-lneh gun, whloh the rebels had taken off the gunboat Indianola, and mounted. Also, two SO pounder Parrotts from the ram Queen or the West, two long thirty-twos from the Harriet Dans, and four other guns. The fleet, In the meantime, steamed up the Bed river, at Eastport, and fired two shots after the capture of the fortifications. The expedition then moved on to Alexandria, where the boate ley when the Orleket left. ADMIBAU POBTEB’S FLEET. Caibo, March 34 —The Cairo Newt publishes the following list ot vessels, said to comprise Admiral Porter's Bed river fleet; Fort Human, 7 guns; Cricket, Bguns; Lafayette, 9 guns; Neosho, 3 guns; Ozark, 3 guns; Eastport, 9 guns; Choctaw, 8 guns; Otage, 3 guns; Chillieothe, 4 gum; Louisville, 14 guns ; Carondelet, 14 gun.; Benton, 18 guns; Pitts burg, 14 gum; Gazelle, 8 guns; Mound City, 14 gum; General Price,4 guns; Lexington, 8 gum; Ouaohita, 3 guns; Black Hawk, 13 gum—ln all, 180 guns. Of thete, the Osage and Ozuk ue turroted vessels, and the Lafayette, Eastport, Ohootaw, Chil licothe, Benton, Oarondelet, Louisville, Pltteburg, Mound City, and Essex are iron dads. The Lex ington is one of the three wooden boats which were’ put in eommiation on the Mississippi. The Ouachita and Black Hawk are formidable wooden vessel!, partially plated; the balance ue denominated iron clads. The Aufoorat, Maine, Baltio, Diana, and hospital boat Woodford, of the marine brigade, ac company the expedition; also fifteen transports. ADDITIONAL DETAILS OF THE BATTLE IN March 16, via Cairo, Much 34.—This fort was captured to-day, by the United States forces under General A. J. Smith. The expedition left Vleka. burg on the 10th, and landed at Summeraport, La., on the 13 th. Marohed to Bayou Glace, where Gen. Seurrie’s rebel brigade had been encamped, but which fled on the approach of our transports, leav ing considerable camp equipage and commissary stores. General Smith presced forward to Yellow Bayou, where strong fortifications had been erected by the rebels, who again fled as we came up. They were preeeed, and eome skirmishing oceurred, re sulting in thcoapture of seveial prisoner,, and a small wagon-train. At daylight yesterday the entire com mand started for Fort De Bussey, 38 miles distant, and at 4 o’clock F. M. the 3d and 9:n Indiana Batteries opened on the fort, which replied vigorously with three of its heaviest guns. The cannonade was continued an hour, when General Smith ordered the Ist and 3d Illinois, of the 16th Corps, under Ge neral Morver, to charge the enemy’s rifle-pits, and storm the fort. The 58th, 119th, and 89th Indiana, and 24th Missouri regiments, obarged over deep dltohe* and their abattls, amid a galling fire, and within twenty minutes after the order was Issued, a eolor-sergeant of the sBth Illinois planted the American flag upon the enemy’s works. The vic tory was complete, and reaulted in the capture of 3SS prisoners, including twenty-four commissioned officers, two nine inch DAhlgrens, two four - pounders, four thirty-two pounders, two six pounders, a lot of small arms, two thousand bbls. of fine powder, an immense quantity of as sorted ammunition, and $17,000 worth Of commil sary stores. Fort De Bussey is a moat formidable work, of quadrangular shape, and bastiona and bomb-proofs covered with railroad iron ; a powerful water-bat tery connects with the fort, the casemates of which aie capable ot resisting shot and shell of the heaviest calibre. The position of the guns was capital for. rapid and effective fire on all boats attempting to pasa up or down the river. About 800 negroes were employed for a year in constructing the earthworks. General smith will lupirintend the thorough de» traction of the fortification* to-morrow. It will take three thouiand men two or three day* to deitroy the work*. Glorious new* may be expected from Gen eral* Bank* and Smith within two week*. Their design*, atiength and portion are contraband at pre sent. Amongst the artillery captured are two gun* belonging to the schooner Morning liight, two rifled gun* from the Harriet Lane, captured last apring off Sabine Fa**, and one heavy gun from the India noia, rank in the Mississippi last year by the rebel ram Webb. The rebel* bout that their iron-plated ram Miuouri, ho win this river, can aink any gunboat in pur navy. The Webb and Mary Jane are also considered impregnable to any of our flotilla. Ad miral Porter ha* been busily engaged for the past three day* in removing obstruction* In the Bed riv er, conslitlog of raft*, and pllee driven Into the chan nel. Tranaportc are now going up the river without interruption. THE REBEL BAID ON KENTUCKY. Caieo, March 24.—A rebel force estimated at ae ven thouiand, with artillery, under General Forrest, advanced northward a* far a* Obion river laat night. At three o’clock thi* morning their advance drove in our picketa south of Union city, and later in the morning cut off communication with Columbus, Kentucky, by destroying the railroad, outting the telegraph wire*, and burning the bridge*. Our foroe* at Oolumbu* had gone to meet them, and. firing in the direction of Union city wa* heard at Oolumbu* thi* morning. An adequate foroe, under General Brayman, left here this morning lor Columbus, thence to meet the enemy.* Advice* from Oolumbu* up to three o’cloek thi* afternoon furnish nothing later. FOBTBEfeS MOJfKOE. Success of an Expedition. Fobtbbss Monbob, March 23 —The severest ■lorm of the season commenced here yesterday morning, continuing throughout the day, accompa nied by a heavy faU of anow. The Baltimore boat Louisiana was to have left at 5 o’clock, but waa detained till 11 o’clock this fore noon by the gale. Two or three aohoonen are a*hore inalde of Cape Henry. We have not yet been able to obtain their name*. The expedition recently sent into Mathew* county, by direction of General Butler, under the command of General Graham, ha* returned, after succeeding in capturing a large amount of property, eon elating of hone*, cattle, mule*, tevetal aieaifl engine*, and 300 contraband*, all of whom they brought away. Fate of Consul Blslce* Saw Fbanoisco, March 23.—Sailed, ahip Skylark, for Baker’s Island, A letter dated Manzanllla, Feb aetb, states that Consul Blake wa* there exercising consular. func tions, and would continue to do so unions relieved by the United States Government. This renden it probable that the aeoountof the ciroumitanoe* at tending the homicide, hi* conviction of murder, death-sentence, and eioape from Oolima prison, were exaggerated reporta, Blakc’a friend* say early In the winter he made enemies of one of the rival wreck ing partlei for the Golden Gate treasure, and also became obnoxious to Mexican officials, who favored fraud* against the underwriter*. San Fkanoisoo, March 24.—The Anthracite ooal received per chip* Carrier Dove, Mary Robinson, and Sucoeu, goe* into atore for higher prioes, pre sent rate* not covering cost. A large auction sale of raw sugar establishes a decline of l%c within a week. Weather again dry, the ground bßlng only partially moistened by the late rains. Breadstuff* unsettled. The Union State Convention assembled at Sacra mento to-dav, and will be largely attended. Burttlng of a l'ouudry. Mauoh Chunk, Maieh 24 —The large shot and shell foundTy and pattern abop of Albright A Strop wa* destroyed by fire tbl* morning, at hair-past four o’clock. The fire was the work of an incendiary. The loss is s*o,ooo, with an insurance or $ 12,000. The large water-wheel, 44 feet in diameter, was the only part saved. Portlabd, March 24.—A storehouse on Hobson’s whan burned laat night, aontatningbay belonging to the Government, with headings and box-shook*. Albany, March 24. —The Union State Convention bas been oalled to meet at Syraeusa on the 2fith of Mny, New Nork Night stock Board. Nbw Yobk, M.roh 24 Midnight. doling prices: Chicago and Rock Island Illinois Central scrip. Michigan (Southern Canton Company Gold Prisoners Taken. ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA. .Fire at Portland. Mew York Politics. l2Bl* "t"f.l99X IWX 7O l6B Admiral Dablgren’s Ml salon to Fortress MDnroe* Washington, Maroh 24.—The Star b«*BiB foI IOWiDS ! Tbs steamei Baltimore, Acting Master Ultigbsll, wbioh left here on Monday morning with Admiral DahJgren. who went down to Fortreas Monroe, ex peotirg to receive tbs body of bis son, arrived up tbls morning with the Admiral on board, he having been again unsuooeaaftil in hi* mission. Col. Ould, the Confederate agent for (exchanged prisoners, sent a verbal message, stating that the man who bad burled the body’could not be found in time to get It ready for transportation, but that it would be sent down as soon as possible. The promise gives the officers at Old Point and the numerous relatives and friendi of the deceased hopes that tbe remains will shortly be delivered to the affiloted father and family. 4 Oapt. Mitchell describes the late storm as one of tbe most terrific that has ever occurred. It blew and atormed with tremendous fury. A number of vessels in the Roads were dashed about by tbe storm, and some driven ashore and da maged. Three schooners were totally wrecked, and four lives were lost. ARRIVAL OF BEGIABED PRISONERS AT ANNAPOLIS. WRECK OF A PHILADELPHIA SCHOONER Baltimore, March 24.— The fiag-ot truce steamer New York arrived at Annapolla to day, with re leased prisoners. The following news has been received from Fortress Monroe by this steamer: The schooner Alabama, from Philadelphia, was sunk last evening, Inside of Cape Henry, during a gale. The mate was drowned, and the oaptain and crew, after remaining in the rigging all night, were taken off ibis afternoon by the steamer S. O, Pierce. The steamer New York, Captain Chisholm, ar rived here this afternoon, from City Point, with sixty.three officers and nine hundred and twenty soldiers, Federal prisoners of war, In eharge of Flag-of-truce Officer Major Mulford. Five hundred of the number are alok. The following is a list of the officers that have arrived: . Colonels—L. P. Deeesnola, 4th New York Oaval* ry: W. G. Ely, 18th Connecticut; R. M. McClain, 67th Ohio; O. A. Lawson, 3d Ohio. Lieutenant Colonele— J. Williams, 25th Ohio: Wm, Price, 139th Virginia (probably Pennsylvania); A. P. Henry, 16th Kentucky Cavalry ; Q, Vonhel mick, 4th Missouri; F. b. Fyfer, 77th Pennsylvania, Majors— J. O Vanands, 3d Ohio; S. Marsh, sth Maryland, A. Phillips, 77rh Pennsylvania; S. Me- Irwin, 2d New York Cavalry, Captains—J. F. Cummins, 9th Maryland,; W. E. Comvay, 9th Maryland; W. H. Noel, sth Maryland; J. B. Harrold, 9th MarylandM. Callahan, 9th Maryland; F. E. Joselyn, 11th Maasaohusette; John Tweed, 116th Pennsylvania; John Kelly, 73d Penn syivania; John Kennedy,73d Pennsylvania Daniel Kelley, 73d Pennsylvania; E. A, Mass, 88th Penn, sylvsnla j Thomas Gumming*, 19th U. S. Regulars; E F.Plaoe, 167th New York; E. Dillingham. 10th Vermont; W. F. Armstrong, 74th Ohio; B, F. Lonnsbnry, loth New York Cavalry ; J. W. Cham berlain. 123 d Ohio ; G-. W. Warrimen, 18th Connec ticut ; W. K. Bsttz, 11th Pennsylvania; S. H. Ur qulbart, A. O. Cl., 3d Division. ’ Lieutenants—R. H. Pond, I2th IT. S. Infantry; E. P. Brooks, 6th Wisconsin; E. B. Parker, Ist Rhode Island Cavalry; H. O. Smith, 2d Delaware; D. A. Bannls, 59 h Ohio; M. O. B. Tiffany, 18th Connecti cut; J. O. Bidwell, 80th Ohio; H. A. Oheever, 17th Massachusetts; J, P, Rockwell, ISSh Connecticut; J. W. McComas, sth Maryland; W. G. Bamell, sth Maryland; J. W. Rothrook, 6th Maryland; J. W. Worth,6th Maryland: O. L. Sellers, 9th Maryland; W. T. Wheeler, 9th Maryland; G. w. Moore, 9th Maryland; John Turner, 6th Maryland: G. L. Gar rett, 4!h Maryland Cavalry; T. H. Cook, 6th Mary land; S. H. Aresonthiok, 18th Pennsylvania; J, F, Carter. 9ih Maryland; H. P. Jordan, 9th Maryland; A. S. Cooper, 9th Maryland; J. Remlok, 11th Mas sachusetts; H. B. Kelley, 6th Kentucky Cavalry, Shipment of Specie. New Yoke, March 24.— The City of Baltimore sailed for Liverpool to day with $11,500 in specie. XXXVIIItb CONGRESS—Ist SESSION. WASBIXOTOB. March 24. ISB4. SEBATR Hr. LANS, of Indiana, fronrthe Military Committee, reported favorably on the hill to increase the rank, pay, and emoluments of the Provost Marshal General. It proposes to give that officer the rank and emolument of a brigadier general. Mr. MOEGAN presented a memorial of the proprietors s , un - f Bkl ?* wdssioe of their tax on the sGth of March, in order that the entire receipts of that day may go to the Sanitary Fair. Military Interference In Elections. The bill to prevent military interference In elections esme up as unfinished business. Mr. HOWARD concluded his speech commescod. yes terday. He reviewed at great length the question of neutrality in Kentucky at the eommencement of the present struggle, and argued that bat for the proper in terference of the military, that Ftata would, in all pro bability, have been this day in rebellion. He defended the orde-b of General Burnside in reference to elections, as being similar to those issued by General McClellan .in Eaty land, in 1861. He denied that the subordinates of General Burr site had departed from their instruc tions. and claimed that every act of theirs was per formed for the piorectlon of loyal voters and the preser vation of the State to the Union. He eontended that those viho opposed a vigorous prosecution of tbe vrar here or elsew here should be placed on tbe same footing with traitors In arms Mr. said that Governor Bradford, of Mary land, was elected under the order of General McClellan for the protection of the bal;ot-box At that election tbe honorable Senator from Maryland vras chosen Stats f enator. The loyal people or that State, and the coun try generally, were satisfied at that time ofthe necessity of just such military interference as was used to prevent traitors from voting. Sven now. in Maryland, there was no law to prevent traitors from voting, and it was proper that the military power should preserve the parity and freedom of the box to loyal men. Mr Howard proceeded to show that there had been bat few abases of military power, either in Maryland or Delaware, and that wlatn wrongs had been perpetrated the grievances were promptly redressed. Mr. fcAULSbUEY, of Delaware, congratulated his friend from Ken ucky (Mr. Powell) upon the partial suc cess of hi® efforts to insulate inquiries into some of the enormities practiced upon the rfohta of the States. The Senator from MicMi&n denied the necessity of mch a bill as ibis now, for the reason that i; has never been found to be necessary in the past history of the country He would call attention to the fa«t that, during the war of 1812. political giant* shaped and con trolled the de»tiny of the country, and guided the ship of State through the storm. We had not then poimctl Pigmies, perched upon Alps, bat men who .formed aGoiratitußmi as a safeguard against the vio lence of which we now complain While the fathers of that instrument, lived no man dared to say that any military officer had a right to Invade a State and vio late the gnsrantees of the Constitution. The reason tuch provisions ae are contained in the bill were not heretofore demanded, Is that a different class of men administered itbe affairs of Government -men tho roughly and 'deeply read in the history of constitu tional liberty, and cherishing ita principles and tbe oath they took tomaintain it. He suppos'd his advocacy of this bill, despite what the Senator from Michigan had said upon the exprtss ground ttat the rights of the people had been invaded and overturned. He did not hold these military gentlemen responsible, who pre ferred to lord it over the peaceful citizens of loyal States instead of iceking an honorable f. e on the field. He held their mailer at tbe other end of tbe avenue, the! Presi dent. as the responsible party for these outrages, be cause he rad at all times tbe right to interfere i • behalf of the citizen for the protection o' his constitutional riihts. Neither did he bold the soldiers who enforced these orders responsible, though he doubted not that manv a tall ant soli forfeit humiliated at the order to interfere with a peaceful citizen in the exercise of his clear constntional right to appear at the polls and cast his vote for the candidate of his choice Mr. BAULSBURY then proceeded to comment on the plea mg* d in favor of these arbitrary military mea sures, necessity. When the passions of the maddened hour are ffoee, he would tell the Senator and those alike deluded with him, the time would come in the providence of God, when the sons of the United States of America will rise np and vindicate the ancient birth right of literty bequeathe! them by their fathers, and spurn and ssorn these modern ideas of liberty. Without concluding. Mr Saulsbury gave way. Mr. DOOLITTLIS presented a joint resolution of the Slate of wlfccoj »iu- in relation to railroads 'running from fclonx City to Hudson, on St. Croix Lake, and ask ing Congrfssional aid therefor. Referred to the Com mittee on Pacific Railroad. The Senate then adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES On motion of Mr. BLAlfil, of Maine, the Committee on the Judiciary were instructed to inquire into the ex pediency of proposing an amendment to Ihe Constitu tion, by stx iking out the article which forbids the laying of a tax xzpon article* exported from any S ate. Hr. BICB, of Massachusetts. reported back from tbe Committee on Naval Affairs a bill providing for the education of naval cos .tractors and engineers in the Naval Academy. It wee ordered to be printed and re committed. The Air-Line Railroad The House then resumed the consideration of the bill declaring the Delaware Bar and Baritan Railroad to he a military and post road. Ur. BhOOMALL. of Pennsylvania, esid that if this mad was required for military purposes, it could under the act of 1862 he so taken by the President, and if for postal purposes it could be so appropriated, by the aet of 1838. without nuttier legislation, Congress has no right and power to make two lines if a triangle taken to gether shorter than the third,, nor to make a straight lire lake Caps May in Its course. Nor has Congress lbe right to make itself more ridiculous than hereto fore. It was beneath the dignity of ICongress to inter fere in the rquabbles of two railroad companies. If we are to have an air-line road for our own particular tut*, let ns have it amenable to our own laws, and not mix ourselves up with New Jersey jurisdiction. When he looked at that beautiful Btate he was. orry she was so near out of the Union, but he would not take put in a petty quarrel merely because she does not vote light.- Ur. GARFIBLD. of Ohio, said the Imputation of mo tives for the sdYocftcy of this measure was unworthy of this body and or wise legislators. It was a fact that means of communication between the commercial and political XL&tropoJle were extremely deficient. If the Government has a right to feed itself and its srmies.it hssarightto nee the means to accomplish that pur pore. Small tal k about New Jersey and Pennsylvania politic*, or abotot » ir line* or crossed lines will not meet the ilßftnticfict tbit we must feed our armlet and use the means ior incieased facilities between tbis metropo yg and the outside world. The morning hour expired before Mr. Garfield conoluded his speech. The subject will not probably come up again before Thursday next. , Mr. FENTON, of New Fork, from the committee of qcsierebce < n the dUagreeing'ameudments to the Mili tary Academy bill,made a report th*r«on. H* explained tke Senate proposition anthoriatng the President to ap point cadets from districts not now represented in Cou pes;. This the Home struck out, and substituted for It * provision that for one year from the first day of July next an additional cadet shall be appointed for each die* Slot as tow provided bylaw. There were now about go hundred and nicety cadets in the Military Academy, and if that amendment should prevail, instead of the proPotltloß of/fbe Bessie, It would authorize an addition of about one hundred end ninety, making the whole number nearly five hand red; but as tbere are not ac commodations for more than three hundred and ninety or fonrbuidred cadets, tbe House amendment was ren dered Inadmissible, so It was agreed by the committee of conference io strike out the amendment of the two Nopi es, and leave the law as It now stood, without any additlcnal cadets. The report of the committee was concurred In, The National Banlt Law. ■ The House resolved itself into Committee of the Whole on tbe State of the Union on tbe bill amendatory of the National Bank law. Mr. BBOOKB, of New York, said Mr. Hooper had heretofore written a hook on finance different altogether from the light which he had endeavored to shea aeon the subject In his speech of yesterday. The gentleman was once a hard money man of the hardest kind In Boston, but now be advocated paper money as a things perse not only as desirable, but as a necessity The gentleman **la the State banks -had outlived their use fulness, and. therefore, they must give way to banks created by authority of the General Government. The militia have already been transferred from the States to tbe General Government, and State institutions of ail binds. If not abolished* are being abolished. He (Mr. Brook;) expected to see discussed here the question of otrset railroad b in Chicago, or Lexington, or Milwaukee, and up siid down Broadway, with an interested lobby crowding theiebails to press the passage of auoh mea sures. Ho repeated, if tbe State power has not gone, li is going. The most prominent Federalists ana the framer* of the Constitution, never contemplated ►ueb a con*ilidation < t power as It was proposed to exercise. Mr. EBOOKS replied at length to Hr. Hooper's posi tions. and discussed the financial condition of the conn try, showirg the evil effects of inflation of currency, and. maintftlping that, contrary to the oplnlm of that Kent'.tman. tbe war could hayf been proaecn l at*d overthrowing the sub treasury system, and was Jet dii g to corruption Mr KEBNAb. of New York, *aid this bill gives to tbe Federal Government a power far greater than has ever been wielded by any party or set of men in this country. While it professed io put ail men»u au equality as to banking, Here was a clause which really gave the Comp uc)J*r of the Currency power to withhold such privi leges Be indicated other objections which he desired ;hrnld >o remedied. H« desired to offer an amendment lbe b;nk i>-sa©B to State and municipal tax ailunon real atd personal estate the same as persons a>e by State law This would prevent the escape from taxation by investment in United States bonis. Mr. PRUT N, of New York, felt that this system was tie greatest blow yet inflicted on the States, and was a great sir do towards despotic power which, if the pro t+nt Adnii&l"irauon be continued, would spread in a few > ►*»>* over tbe entire country. They should make leas ud< Uiflctlonab 1 * flMbey «• Hid, or atal events, make it w* rk as imotthly as porsib e He mads several eaggea- DO's with ibbt vi- w Id-tend of there being a Currency Bureau of tbe Treasury, there sbnulo be a separate ad mliiirfibtWe department or ibe Government, located at New )nik. the commercial centre of tbe country, and tot in Washington, it shr.uid be removed as far as pos e;l>ie from p Utica! influences, tho Comptroller to he au pitied for four years, at an annual salary of 88.0 CU He < fit red * proposition to aAcAttpUelx that object, but it was oifrugTeea to pot «i) r r*;hau fifteen or twuoty voting it* it* fuvor. The Cctmulfctee then r<.ae, and the House ody. arced. The Raritan and Delaware-Bay Railroad. MBSSAGia or THS GOVERNOR OF »«* JSBBaV. Tbbktow, March 24.—The Governor of New Jersey this morning cent to the Legislature a mer eege relative to a hill now before congress authori zing Ihe Hainan and Delaware. B»y Railroad Com pany, and other oompanle., to tran.port pauengera and height eoroe* the State, anything In the law. of tbe State to the contrary notwithstanding. The reaolutlon, were referred to a committee of both Eou.ee, who made a unanimous report protecting against the passage of the bill becau.e it propoeed to divot the State of its local and territorial juris diction within it. own limit., and the unprecedented exercUe of a power never before claimed by the United State.; to empower theae .corporation. to estead branch road* anywhere within the State, in defiance of the right* of the State; to empower corporation, created by the State to do what the State never gave them authority to do; to violate the law. of New Jereey with impunity, and to defy the proceee of her oourtt, became under epeolal legislation, it would be a wanton insult to the dignity or the State, and a violation of her oontraots, which the courts have pronounoed to be binding. A copy of the resolutions are directed to be forward ed to the members ol Congress and Senator* from New Jersey, and they are requested to use all Cjrer tions in their power to prevent the passage of a bill injurious to the rlghta of the State, and offensive to her citizen*. Mr, Buckley, tbe Republican Senator from Pav sale county, stated that while he would strongly op pose any extension of existing privileges, he pro tested against the present proposed action of .Con gress as a direct interference with the courts, and as a violation of thetdignlty and sovereignty of the State, BLOCKADE RUNNING. Despatch from Admiral Lee-Letteri from Rebels Deploring the Seizure of Blockade Rubbers. The following deapatoh and accompanying docu ments, just received at the Navy Department, show the efficiency of the blockade at Wilmington: DESPATCH FROM LEE. Flagship Minnesota, Off Newport News, Ya., March 19, 1864. Sib: I would call the atention of the Depart ment to the statement made by the oaptain ot the captured blockade-runner Don, that he had called nine times for Wilmington, but-had only succeed ed in entering four times; and that for forty-eight hours previous to hia capture he had encountered so many blockaders that he had been obliged to run out, having been chased twice on the 2d in stant by a large three-masted blockader, the Da cotah* 1 transmit herewith some extracts from letters taken from prisoners on the Don, which go to show the difficulties experienced in attempting to violate the blockade of WiiAingUm—one letter stating that “not one versel out of ten gets in.” Another ex pects “no more letters—so many blockaders about." These evidences from such sources of the efficiency of tyie blockade are very gratifying. The original letteis weie sent to the district Judge in Boston. I have the honor to be, sir. very respeotfolly yours, S. P. DEE, A. B. Admiral Oomd’g N. A. fi. 8, Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy, Wash ington, D. C. The following are the letters referred to by Admi ral Lee. XXTBEOEFTSD LETTERS. A letter dated Fayetteville, N. 0., January 16 Ih, 1864, signed William Phiicox, 2d, and addressed to hia sister, Miss Mironda Phiicox, Small Arms De pot, Tower, London, England, says: "What will you say whenltcll you that twioe the letteis were brought within thirty miles of Fort Fisher, and the ship was chased and put back to Bermuda? The third attempt she made she was taken. Her name, Robert £• Lee. My friend and the letters went to the Tombs—that' is, the New York Newgate j he was set free, and went bmok to Bermuda, and got through in the Presto." Another letter from the same person, and ad dressed to Mrs. Wm. Philoox, London Tower, thus describes the oapture of another prize: 11 1 thought ot what a pleasant time I would have reading your letters, when, the very day I was to have received tnem, news oame that the ship was taken. It did give me a shock. It appears the ship had been chased by three infernal Yankee blockaders, and the oaptain, seeing no chance of escape, ran her aground near Wilmington, thinking that the guns from our forts would be able to protect them. The distance was too great, and the Yankees ran in after them and tugged the ship out to sea again, and made a good prize of her. She hod a splendid cargo aboard. Name of ship, Lady Davis, late Cornubia. The port of Wilmington is too closely watched. Not one vessel out of ten gets in that runs the blockade. (Alluding to a Mr. Wat son) s I don’t think he will stay in this country, for it seems a certainty that the Confederates are going to be whipped." A letter dated at Fayetteville, N. O m February 13, 1864, signed John A. Ward, and addressed to“ Wm. A. Ward, No. 6, Cambridge Road, Mile Bad, Lon don," gives this account: “Butter $5 a pound } flour $l6O a barrel. What would you say to the hind quarters of a bullfrog 1 Don’t your mouth water for corn-bread and rye coffee, without any sugar! Fancy me a fine looking fellow—looking like an Egyptian mummy—who has been roasted, melted, and dried up, till I feel I had better .open a boot and shoe shop, for my skin will make first rate leather. “ I shall not expect any more letters from home* I shall not get them, as there are so many block aders about." The War iu Denmark. The following is the latest Item of news received by the China: Hamburgh, Maroh 12.— The oolonel In command of the garrison of this city has left for Cuxhaven, to hasten the construction of the fortifications for the defence of the mouth ofthe Elbe* Markets by Telegraph* Baltimore, March 24.—Flour very dull and no minal. Wheat firm. scarce, and in demand. Corn dull; white, si.is. whiiky advancing; sales of 300 bbls Ohio at 99c@$l. St. Louis, Maroh 24.—Flour aotive; some in quiry for lower grades; prices full and rather in lavor of sellers. Wheat Arm under the demand. Oats steady at 89@90. Corn—old in demand and Arm; new deoliniug; choice old white 107; new 106; mixed 95. Poltlinouistical.— 'To the Secretary of State of Wisconsin we are indebted for copies of the mes sage of Governor Lewis, printed In the English, Dutob, German, Norwegian, Welsh, and Sclavlo languages, Thi. is illustrative of the varied na tionalities which always congregate In a land of freedom ; and aa those who thus emigrate to new bomea, and brave thedangers and hardships of pio neer life, are among tbe beat of the people, we are not surprised that their mingling of blood la pro ductive of a race possessing an energy unparalleled in the world’* biatory.—Wisconsin Journal. Public Entertainments. J. E. Murdoch and the Ladies’ Relief Asso ciation.—The citizens of the upper districts of our city have a rare treat In store for them in the leo: ture and readings by James E. Murdoch, which will take place at the Handel and Haydn Hail, this evening, for the benefit of the Ladles’ First Union Association, for the relief of the needy families of our brave soldiers. We recommend all who can, to attend and enjoy the patriotism and eloquence of this gifted orator, besides doing a good service for a noble Ichsrity, Mr. Murdooh, as in all similar cases,/ giving bis services gratuitously, and we understand will read for the first time in this olty two original poems, one of whleh from the pen Dr T. Buehanan Read, besides hi* usual well-selected and effective programme. Walnut street Theatre. The everlasting 11 Ticket-of-L-eave Man” Is to be played this eve ning, with Edwin Adams as Robert Srierly, We have had Mr. Clarke, and Barton Hill, and Mr, Pear son, in this character, and now we are to have Ed win Adams, who, if his ability keeps pace with his ambition, will prove signally successful. There will be % ouiioilty to witnei, Mr. Adam* la tbl« part, because be hae been o all tbe State* ob when we rely to el*«t a frcßideDt, and bring back peace avd anion to this distracted land RtsolvHJ. That the Leioocrucy of Fe&nayl vanla here by express their preference for the nominati on of 000 George B; Mc' JeUan. as the Democratic candidate for the Fretldeicv by the Chicago {'ouveatlon, and tb*t the delegatee to »&ld Convention bo Instructed io vote a* ft unit on all qneBtior.aii.ingrh.rsis. a , a majority of tbe deleg&t** shall decide- COheer* i 1 That the first etepnoGeßaary to rattorathe 'wiJfare and prosperity of the Ameiica.n Republic 1. to gt-t rid of tbe prerent corrupt Federal AdminUtratiou nod the ;ure way to accomplish thueadi2athoroa“h organisation of tbe time honored Demoeratienartv and >be pievalvnce cf nn'on and am )ngltamem ber*. The Convention then-proceeded to the eleotton of iwoeJectcis »» Isree. Richsrd Vsurnof Pulladel phls, sod Robert L. Johnson, of Cambria, were declared tbe chelae of tbe Convention. The foilowlrg were elected as delegates at Urge to the National Ccnrenftca : Or. W. One, William Bigler, Wm. V. McGrath, and Aea Paoker. Tha Convention then adjourned eiite die. Draft Mretxrcf. — A large meeting of the Eighth*ward oltlzenr met laat evening at Hortl oultur.l Hall, Broad and Walnut etreete to deviee meant whereby the quota of the ward under the recent call of the Prealdent might be filled. It waa stated that the quota under the eall for 600.000, which amounte to about 536, wm filled. They ool leeted for that purpoee the aum of $22 284 88, of which $5,657 48 still remains in the treasury. The quota under the laet call will be about 200 Addi tional eolleetora were then appointed toaollcit eut> eoriptloDi for the purpoee of raising that many men. Before adjourning Prof. Saunders made a lengthy speech, teeming with Important euggeatlona. He w j V5 Ded !£. eagerneee, and those preaent, no doubt, profited by what he aatd. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, the money market. Philadelphia, March 24,1854. Gold was steady and active to-day at 166@166>£- The money market ie hardening up slightly, owing to the demand for speculative purposes. Bates are wi hout change. Governments are very firmly held at yester day’s figures. The stock market opened with great excitement in oil at d coal stocks, and almost everything advanced, with a list cf sales that surpasses any previous day. The lost in lerest in the old style of railroad and canal fancies la feeing rapidly replaced fey low*priced very productive coals and oils. Hence the new impetus at the Stock Board. Parties will readily transfer their allegiance from Susquehanna Cenallat $29 per share, {which cannot pay any dividend for some years,) to an oil company costing $3 or $4 per share, which will yield an in come of two and three per cent, per month on a ten dollar share. McClintock Oil opened at 9. and sold ra pidly and largely up to ViH closing bid, an ad* vance of five dollars over last evening's figures. Maple Shade sold at 20. same hid for more. Mineral was dull at 7H; 17 was bid for Irwin; for FSrry at the closet Venango sold at 3; Oil Creek at IS?*'; Pulton sold up to 12>£: Green Mountain to 10X; If aw York and Middle to Mountain at lift; Tamaqua at \ Clinton to 3)£, f*lling off toS?£ before the close; Penn Mining was in active demand atl0&@10&; Marquette at li@ll>*; Harden sold at 6>i; 7M bid for Girard; l&X for Etna. Eaihoads and canals were dull, but few orders being on the market, which closed strong and active. Quotations of gold at the Philadelphia Cold Exchange, Uo. 34 South Third street. second story: 9% A. M... U^A. M 12* P. M... p. an i*P. M 4* PM Market excited. 2ty the advertisement of Mr. Mclntyre. Assistant Trea surer. at the United States. Mint, It will be seen that he ispieparedto take snbscxiptions to the new United Si ate* loan authorized by the act of Match 3.1864. The following; la the statement of coal transported over the Hazleton Bailroad for the, week ending -March 19, 1864, compared with the same time last year. . _ Week. JPievlons, Tone. Cwt. Tons. Cwt Toaa.Cwt. . 2.183:17 17,690 08 10.781 OS . 1,32(5 01 11,8117 03 13.183 07 . B&G6 10,033 16 10.880 02 Hazleton Mines. Cranberry.. . Diamond Bast Sugar Loaf. 2,043 10 16 049 07: 21193 04 ConncU Bided 2.C61 C 9 14,630 10 16,69119 Mount Pleasant 1.178 16 6.024 02 9 202 18 92214 9 11319 . 10,086 13 2 233 06 23.C98 C 6 29.331 18 l2 7,783 IS 5,623 08 Harieigh.. Jeddo. ...... fiber vale... MUnesvilte.—. *.**»*. 1107 06 6.270 11 9.371 17 Book Mountain 1.646 07 11.440 17 12.988 04 Total 16.778 13 140.463 16 167.241 08 Corresponding period last year... 16,778 15 166,186 13 170.966 08 Increase....*—.. 999 18- Due*eft*e.......... ...... 14.72918 19,72400 The hew. York Evening Post says; The stock market is feverish. Governments are firm and active, the five-twenties being in treater request for foreign account. The supply in the market is in creasing, otherwise the price of these popular securities would have probably risen, during the past three days, to a nigher point than they have yet reached. Coudous to-day are held at 10974. and registered at 1!0. Stale stocks are steady, bank shares neglected, rail road londs strong, and railroad shares excited and ir regular. _ tjoal stocks are steady. Central are quoted at 96, Amer ican at 114, Cumberland at 88, Pennsylvania at 20914’. Delaware and Hudson at 226. Delaware, Lackawanna and Western at 227@230. The appended table exhibits the chief movements at the board compared with the latest prices of yesterday • Thur, Wed, Adv. Dee United States 6e, IBBL regie IX2 112 United States 6s. 1881, coupon. 11234 112)* United State* seven-thirties lla% 1123 s k United States five-twenty, reg . .H93i ic©% £ United States five-twenty, c0up..119% iue% £ United States 1 year cer., enr..... 99)4 99>? .. .. American Gold—~ ...166 16534 J 4 Tennessee Sixes 61 61 Missouri Sixes. ———. 7234 73 .. k Pacific Mall——-. 227 229 .. 2 tfew York Central Bailrosd—.. 140 14034 .. 34 Brie— ,—.12634 126 .. ft Erie Preferred— —..109 108% u : Hudson River. —.-.166% 1£6% 1 Harlem. LSS 136 .. l Headings. 14234 142% .. 34 Michigan Central——...... 14334 14234 1 Michigan Southern—— ....11634 117% .. lk Michigan Southern guarantied* -.149 147 2 Illinois Central Scrip—. .*<—13834 188% .. k PittBburg«»»*4.*4*4«M*M....... m.. 12-34 128 K Ua1en»........... «. .....MS 12SK .. S Toledo 148 H 1 .. R0.k1.1Mid..127J1 .. Hi Bnrlmtton and Quincy...... 140 144 1 fort Wayne.«..*~ 138 138J£ .. k Mil. and Prairie Du Ohiea»« 78 77}£ Terre Haute 88 89>4 .. lj£ Terre Bante Preferred* •••< Rorthwe*teiu... Northwestern Preferred Cumberland.. • * 88 81% Quicksilver v 67 t>7# Toledo and Wabash.... 71£ 73& • • Toledo and Wabash Preferred.... 89 90 l Chicago and Alton. 98% 90 3% Chicago and Alton Preferred.»73s 98% l Ohio and Mississippi com 64 66% .. 1% After the board there was more disposition to sell and prices declined %@X 3 cent Michigan Southern being the strongest on the list. At the public board 200 STew York Central sold at 140 K @140% : 900 Erie at J75%m25%: 3 300 Harlem at 134 J m%i 600 Michigan Central at 1433<@143>£; 2 690 Miehl gsn Southern at 115K@117Mt 1 900 Illinois Central at 138K@139>f; 9CO do at 127&@127*; 930 Prarie daChlen at7B><@7B>6; CO Chicago and Alton at 94; 100 Burlington and Quincy at 146; 200 Wab&Bh at 7lj£; 200 Wabash pre* f*jredat&9%. PIHlRda. stock Sxcba CBoported by 8. B. Slatuaebi BBPORk ] £OO Marqette Min.. "•* 10 SCO do 2 day 8 10 , 410 do ..bIG 10 m d 0..... 100 30.. M 10 4 2CO d 0....... 10 4CO do 10J£ S 3 do.; 4CO do..- 10% ICO do. 10 % 2CO do 10* ICOO Clinton C0a1....... 2% 400 d 0.... ........b5 2% ICO do 1% CO do 2 200 do 2% cco do 2% 2(oGreen Konnt....fas 10 400 do 10 2CO do ...2d&yelo 50 . do - 10 200 do-sssts..,-,*... 10£ 150 Oil Creek.. cash 13& ICO Girard Mining..... 7}£ riRBT: 3CCOU 8 6-20 80nd*....109* 40C0 do cash 109% 10800 do.. ......119% 3CCO do cash H. 9% 1260 ÜBT 7-SON BF&AIO9* 1000 do 110 lOiOPenna 6* 69 60 Butler Mining.... 49% 100 d 0..... 49% 60 d 0.... 60 31 do 5 % 500 Beading R blfi 71% 2CO do 1)30 71% 2(0 do bOftint 71% 25 do 71 ICO do <6O 71% tilONew Creek «...b6 2% ICO do tfiwn 2* ICON* * 1(0 do 18% ](X> Falcon Coal..cash 12% 2CO do. i bfi 12% 160 do 17% SCO do bls 17% 200 do .b 5 13% BBTWBEH 100 Oil Creek......»b?o 13% 1600 Belv ft Dal 2m csh. 100 4(ooPesna R 2d mt ....112 iao do 112 10 Chester Yal-....... 4% 37 Lehlgli War 76 90 Lehifh Scrip 73 60 Panna K 76 18(00 Cam h in mt>...l(d 400 N T & Middle.. b2O ]6% SCOTaxnaqaa 6% 3920 McCllntc ck 9 kfifiO do. 9 200 do bSO 9% 600 do. 9% 200 dp 9*4 2CO d 0............... 10 200 Clinton b 5 2% 100 McClintock 10% 100 do xOH 200 do.. 11 2CO do 11 6CO Marquette 10% 100 do 10% 100 do io% J00GreeaMt........... 10% 200 "Venango i% 200 Beading. 71% 100 do 71% ICO do b3O 72 200 Mineral 7% 100 Fulton 12% 160 6?ew Creek 2% ICOBUrMt. bfi 12 200Gr»enMt 10% 910 Fulton. ~..b6 12% ICO do 12% BOON'S &Kiadle 18% 6CO Clinton 2% 2CO Heading bS 71% 26 Big Ml. . 400Clinton..bfl 2% ICOMaiquette ....... 10% 6CO-6J-T St Middle 18% CCO do bSO 18% 210 Clinton. 2% 200 Perry bfi 18 260 Clinton ; 2% 2COBU Mt. . W 12 UCO Nav Pref ..... .b& 46% 500 MeClintoek... .©pgStt* 300 Falton 12% SBCOBD 1500 Green Mountain.. 10# 10 West Pills B 72 £0(0 Allegheny Co 6s. •• 80# 160 Aetna msing 19# ICO do. «... 18# AfTKBI 3 North Pinnaß 86# 20 Bank of Kentucky. 06 20 Lehigh Scrip. fS' IGOSohuyl Bay bSO S 6« & Cataviiift B pief.. • 41# 200 Reading B W 71# 200 d 0.... ...b3O 71# 100 Butler Miß..boAlnt 61 4CO Penn Mining. ID# 100 do 10# 400 do ....bSOlO# 100 Little Schyl R . .bSO 50 100 McGllntook. 12# lu» Fulton. hSO 12# 100 Maudes*** «# 900 oil Creek— MO 18# 1(0 Green Mount... 10# SCO Big Mount hSO 13# 500 Alsace 2# 600 Clinton*. 2# 400 .McCllntock 12# ICO Clinton 2(0 Green Mounr.iii... 10# 800 KYI Mid bit 18# 100 Readingß»»».7l 500 CJlnton 2# 100 Conn kilning 1 200 Reeding K... bO 71 110 BngbesCoal 4 200 d 0...-- 4 SCO Beading R.......... 71 i ICO do 7J# 100 Cala* Pref bSO 41# 100 Irvin IB# 100 Ho ~b3O 17 1(« Kav Pref. 4ft# 200 Fulton 12# >w» do : 13# 800 dQ**« ViH ico a 0....»........... 12# so do 12# ](u Big Mount b 6 11# 1(0 Green mount.... b 6 H) 9CO Batler Minina- .b9O 62>tf 200 do. SI 800 Fulton Coal | 300 New Creek BOARDS. 300 MeCllntock UX 10a 011 Creek miSJ 100BeadingS........b* IvA 100 d 0..?. bio 7lg 195 g,*W Mount....bSO 10* lOOMoOlintock...* 12* 200 Readings .Sat h% 108 Butler fil* 100 Del DlTleion b 5 40 Reading b3O 71# 100 d 0..... 71>g 117 Marquette... bd II 100 MapieShade. •••*»** 20 60 McCllntock 12* 200 Tainaqaa .b3O IX SCO d 0... Si 100 Clinton 3* 400 d 0.... 2% 200 New Creek 2* SCO Fulton*. * 12* 100 Penn Mining. lug DOl Fulton 12* 80 Penn Ulnlng W lo# lOOOliuton ... 77 2* ICO Penn Alining 10* 100 do 10¥ 100 Beading R bfi 71 B*ltf ICO oil Creek 13* 1100 Penn Mining . liu 1«> WaT Pwf. bSO 4S3j 60 CUaton 2« 2 0 Falton.. 12* 10" Paon Minin*....bSO lljf 300 Mineral 71* 400 Orean M0unt....... 71J UK) Penn Minin* bj Ujt Wfl 8ut1er...... an; 1M Minin*....bio 115* I£S Clinton 2JC li" Cll Creok. ■ Isjf A 0 N Penna «0 Penn Minin*....b3o 12 <0 Clinton 2K 3W are«n M0unt...... iom 000 g.T at Mid......M0 19 100 Penn b3S 12 100 Tamaana sM ISO Penn Minin*....b3o 12 1000 Clinton.... .....TIT 2« 1(00 Irvin 17M 100 Perry 100 Phil. & 8r1e....bj0 SBM 100 Mineral tm WO Gold 166>4 1-FOOB O’CLOCK. „ _ Bid. Ask. green Monnt Coal 10 lOM Penn Minin* 1031 107* Olrard MlntS*.... 7 7?f ftn* do i IBM 90 Handan 8% 6k Marqnette 11 i«i Oil Creek ISM isB Irvin Oil W* 17M Perry Oil. .. 9X 1(K Venango Oil 2* •*? Mineral 0.1 .. Sfo Maple Bhade : OU,. 70 20K McuJiaticS 0i1... I]U lefl Penna Pet. C 0.... *2 s’ TamaqnaOoal.... aS r,M Clinton C0a1..,,,, §jj ‘JO do 10 $•00 d 0..... 10 100 t>2o 10% 115 **s* WaiPff—WO w% 8M d 0... 10?| 1(0 do.*.- b3O 10% 2(0 Maiqoette 11 60 do.. 160 011 Greek.... is% 2m Venango* 2 200 d 0... 2 1(0 Mlft«r») Vf „ tai , a ,- ttl Vi leu Mb pie Shade.... b2O 20 100 d 0..... kq so CLOSING PRICES _ Bid Ask. Gold 16r% H 7 0 b6-20e 1C9% 100% Readings 71 71% Pei naX......... 74* 70 Catawiißaß...... 28% 14% Do mf. .41% 41% ffnrtbFenra K... 37 Pblla & Brie K... 88% B'% >chuylsaY .-...36% 87 Do prtf. 4?% 45% Onion Canal J.% 4 Ito-pnfff"*"* 6% 7% tMirq ta5a1....... 28% 28% rmtoa coai i*% i 3% lG6?£ • 101 eriji m w 87 7oJ* «8 2% uftge Baleif Much sr. Philadelphia Exofcange. j boabds. ICOJfew Greek; 2% 600 N T & Mid C F Co.. 18.l| ftOVenangj i% SOO Big Mount Goal.. b 6 12 ItO do 11% 800 do bfi 12 400 do *3O 12% 1(0 do bfi 12 100 Fulton Coal .. 12 100 do ...~,-b512 100 do 75 do~~ 12 800 d0..~~ ...,-*lO 12% 600 d0..w.iii,....b5 12K 200 do 12% 200 Miner* 1 Oil 7% 160 McClintock Oil 9 ICO Beading E... .bff&in 71% 100 do b3O 71% 10J do 71% 100 do ..*lO 71% 400 do 71% 110 do _b3o 72 200 Fulton C0a1....b30 12?» 550 do ,♦#*.. 12X 1250 Green Mountain... io>f SCO do bid 10& ICO Penn Mining--.bSO 10? S 800 do.. bSOIOM £OO do Jo yc 1200 Big Mountain..... 12 33 do Ilk 400 Oil Creek 200* do bSO 13K 25 Pchuyl NsYi.,«pref i® 7 * 100 Union Canal,. .pref 7 13 Penna B T... 75 IfOO. do 2d mt..SSIHX 500 LU Sehuyl R.. .b3O 50 200 N Penna B M 37 400 do bonde-caeh 102 i Lehigh Valley.9’ 200 Catawtsia 8,. pr«f4l« 50 do cash pref £O3 do m.-wet aji 3(X) do sSOwn-.pref 30Blage-aveuue 8... 2 4% 100 do b3O ' BOARDS. i 600 Clinton • HO Bin Mt 7. U lot 0 Jlintoa 3 100 Perry id ; 400 Clinton 3 400 do 3 200 Green Ht in 200 Bit Mt. 11% 660 Clinton 3-1 S 600 do. 3% 100 Pulton 12% 2CO Clinton s>l 100 MeCllntock is* 200 do 7 0 Clinton 3% 100 Marquette bO 10% 600 Clinton 3% 100 Butler b.O 61% 200 Bu*q Canal 29 200 do bSO 29% 200 Marquette 11 SOO do b3O 11% 400 McCllntook 12 200 MeCllntock 12 * 760 do. 12 000 do ..12 lOOPnlton, 12% 100 MeCllntock ...opgl2 200 Fulton... 12% 100 do 800 N Penna 30% 100 Butler ...blO 61 100 Nat PmT .......... 49% 100 PhilaA Brie.... bSO 88% 100 Nat Pref b3O 461? 100 Green Mt blO 10% 200 Marquette ffif 200 Venango. 2% 200 s Tam aqua .......... 5% 700 Fulton. lM ioooune»n s ’ 100 Pulton 15% 300 Bntler bS 61 300 Clinton. 3 1100 do 8 200 do 2% /100 do 2S 100 Pblla & Brie 88% M 0 Weir Creek . sS W Marquette 11% 10!0 Reading b 6 71% BOARD. Fhlliuleli(plit* aiarkeU. Harow M—Br«7Hn(f Thereto more doing In Fle'ur, bnt prices are vrfthoit change; sales comprise about d.OCObbla, including ag bbls soperflne, at $5 75 ; 2.6C0 bbla extra family at M » @7.25 for common to good, and 97 60@7.87 9 bbl for h i t ± grade do The retailers and bakers are buying [q a small way at from 95 75@6 for superfine. 99 60@? / 0r extra family, $7@7.75 for extra, and 98@9 If* bsi f or fancy brands, as to quality. Bye Flour is dull; smau rales are making at s6@6 25 18 bbl. In Corn Meal there is very llitle doing, and the market is dull. GKAlfl, -The offertoge of Wheat are light, and price, have advanced, with sales of about 10.C0C bnshsis, n a >t to a) rive, at 16S@i6Gc for prime reds and 'M bm-hel for white, os to quality. Bye is selling in a way &tl2?(&128e S* bashel Corn is firmly held, and prices are rather better; sales reach about 6 000 bnshsls at 119 c in et're, and lye burhel afloat Oats are ta aematd : 4,000 bushels have been disposed of at from BS@B4c $ bnsbel. BaRK —There is rather more doing; 140 hhda sold at s3* ton. as to brand. CoTToN.- Prices have advanced, and there is rather m, re doing in the way of sales; about )50 bales have been disposed of, in lots, at from 74{3>75e iUbcash for middlings I Coffee firm. With email sales of Bio *tjj<@3f?4C tt>; SCO hbda Molasees sold at from 70®78c v*g&jJon. Snsar continues very firm; 205 hhde Porto Rico eoJd by auction this morning at 14)£@1S>fie V tt>, ano 2fl bbls do at 14*;*©lfijtfc, 4 months PETBOLhUM.— 'mere Is no chanee to notice; sales of abont l.;00 bbli are r< ported at So@ilc for crude; 47® 48c for refin*d, in bond, and 56@66c gallon for free. acceding to bread and quality. SEEDB.— I There is a iair demand for Cloveraeod. and prices are rather better; about 1,00) bush, sold at from $6.t(@7.26 bush for common to prime Timothy is rather dull; f-mall salejare malting at s3l* bash. Fl&x e< ed is i q demand at H 25 hash. PROVISIONS —Prices are without any ma-erl&l change, but the sales are limited. Small lots of Ofsis Port are selling At $23.50 bbl for new. Bacon oontlnius seexce. Email sties of Harus are reported at 14@l8?Tin> forp’ain and fancy. ?00 casks Pickled Bams sold at 13*a 14c, and 60.000 fcs Balt Shoulders at 9£cs lb Lard U steady: about 200 tierces sold at from 18it»@14c !l> Bat* teriefi:m. and in demand, with sales ol roll at 3J@4Jc fl> for common to prime. WBlfK^•—The niartet is excited, and prioes are ad* vaneingi Smalltalk of Penntyl vania bbis are nuking atP6@9w; ptime Western do at 100 c. and Drudge at 9t@97c %tgaJlon. . . . a „ The following are the receipts of Flour and Grain at this port to- day: New York Market*—March 2* Ashes are firm, with, sales of 70 bbls at Pot*, and slu 50 for Pearls. . • M ■ .«_ . Bkkadstdkks —The market for State and Western Flour is Do better, and moderately active _ The rales are b,MO bbls at fi* 5008 70 fW ttqU»fh& Etate; $6.9C@7 05 for extra do.; 96 6C@ff 75 for superfine Miohisan, Indiana. lowa. Ohio* Ac.; $?@7.20 for extra do »including shipping brands of round- hoop Ohio at $7 2i@7 35, and trade brands do. als7 30@& 50. Southern F.onr is firmer, and inwood demand;, sales 2.2C0 bhls at $7 1507.60 for superfine Baltimore, and #7.65 and $lO 60 for extra do. Canadian Flour is Ic better, and In.moderate requesta with tales of 550 bbls at $8.95®7.06 for common* and $7 2f.@B for good to choice _ Bje Flour is quiet and steady, at 95.25@6 25 for the range of fine and superfine. : __ . . Wheat la firmer* with sales of 24 00D bushels at 91. 64® 1 65 for Chicago rprlrg; fil. S 3 for old do; 91.65 for Mil waukee Club* fil 66®1 63-for amber Mtehiaab; fiL63® ■y 7l for Winter Bed Western; fit 73®1 76 for amber Michigan, and 91. £7 /or white Michigan. Bye Is quiet and unchanged. ' Barley is a shade firmer. Cora 1* decidedly flrnl r. with sales of 30.000 bushels >t .1 £731-28 fox old Wextern mined, nnd ,12t@L25for new wiiow Otts are firmer, with sales at 68@89e for Canada: 67X® 89c for State, and 69®90c for Western. CITY ITEMS. THB MEBIT! OB THH "FIJOHKMOH” SHWIM' M*« chine, (old at 630 Oho.tout .treet, are ao appa. rent to all who take the trouble to examine It, that it ia next to an impoaalbllity to induoe aueh to In* Teat their money in any other maohine. The Flo rence ii unquestionably the beet seww ever invent ed, and it perforate a larger range of work, while at the aame time it ia operated with greater eaae, and la leaa likely to get out of repair. Every maohine gold la warranted to give perfect aatlgfaotloa, or the money will be refunded. Cheat Bmutotiow m Pnione. Great Keduction In Frioe*. , Ladle.’ and Misses’ Fine Cloak*. Ladies’ and Mii.es’ Fine Cloaks. Also, Bleb Fun of nil fctnd*. Bieh Fun or all kind*. In anticipation oi the dole of the Beacon, we an now prepared to make a large oonoesslon from for mer prices on all our (took. J, W, PNOOTOB ft CO., The Faria Cloak and Fur Emporium, 930 Chestnut street. Thu Matos’s Mesbagb.—The Mayor sent hi* annual message to City Councils, yesterday. It ia an able document. His Honor ha., however, com mitted one very important oversight. The omission we refer to was to make any rererenee to the fact that Ihe but and most elegant garment! for gentle men and youths were those made at the Brown- Stone Clothing Hall of Bockhili Sc Wilson, If os, 603 and 60S Chestnut street, above Sixth. Thu abut and navt of the United Statu to-day stands without a parallel in the world. They are ea far ahead of the navlu and armies of the old countries, in the other hemisphere, a* are the beau- tiful garment! gotten up at the faebloneble Clothing Bazaar of Granville Stokes, No. 609 Chestnut street, ahead of all competitors in that line. Cohns, Bunions, Invested Nails, Enlarged Joints, and all diseases of the. feet, eured without pain or inconvenience to the patient, by Dr, Zaoha rle, Surgeon Chiropodist, 931 Cheatnut street. Ho lers to phyaieiana and surgeons of the city. a23-tf ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS. Girard— Chestnut it J F Price. Delaware B M Boyer, Norristown P B Jenkins PSA W Verner A wf, Pottsvill® C 8 Alexander. Harrisburg J>aniel Rieff, York* Pa J 8 Dillinger. Allentown fien'W Brlndle ') hoe B Beer, New York Cbas ALcece.Vanchee. NE. is Fisher* S. Johns, XT B D M Courtney, N Castle*Fa C H Botsford A lady DP Boyer Gpoß Corson, Norristown J W fiwaney New York MS McCoy. Baltimore L\Gol F L Hitchcock,lT S A D M Barbour, Baltimore Mrs 0 A Zane. St Louis Gyrus SGeorge, Lebanon, Fa M 0 Beebee, Penna T J B ebam, Pittsburg W Karas. Beading H S Kelff, Beading J F Price, Delaware T L Price* Maryland B H Austin, Poltevllle CL a* p Austin. PottivlUe A D Bryant, Buffalo W F Carter, New York F H Bucher, Cumberland J F Kooha & la, New York Lt Col F Hitchcock, USA A A Allen. Botton H Fenton, Boiton W j Palmer, USA John Field W Chase, U 8 A W Milter, Baltimore Hon M Strouse.Pottsvllle Hon J D Stiles, Allentown A*K Powers, New York W B bbattuek John Parker, Mew York A Swain A la, Mew York W B Dodge, New York Capt K A stan ton ■, J W Webster. New York W H Brunt, Pittsburg A Joseph), wiahiiigtoii P 0 B»2le« WaifcJoiton J h BUtinger. 8t Joseph’s B N Ferla. Jersey City J Bould, USA 1 G Dn Pont Breck.Ecranton ] F W Sansoxii, USA ] Geo Pvwer A wf. New York i W 9 Puffy, Piiieburg , W Saunders, London, C W Continental—Ninth a: J Fbld, Hew York A Biker* New York Jsa H Dorrer, Uticago H Amei. < hioixo K 8 Bopkfns. Chicago M Moicur, Toward* John B Ball, N P J A Nerln. Boston Wm Bggert, Cincinnati Gi o Fox, CinelnraU J M Reynolds, Penna VJ 8 Culbertson, N Albany G H Wftjdin, BatllDctoß,u John A Bigler, Harrisburg Wiis B dwell. PUtßburg Mies bllwortli, Pittsburg J H Ftstenden & wf. Cinn Mrs Kb McCook H p Mtars, Washington B C Baldwin k la, Penna B F Libby, flew York Miss G Tnoker. Boston A Comstock, New York B P Bcgers, Vow 1 ork Miss Boners, Hew York MU* hHob cock, New York Mrs Wood A dau.New York W A Bichard eon A la, Mua A Sanders, Medina, O B Mneser. Kayesa, O T ft Miller* Pittsburg F Christ, New York Cbas Silver,FoUayHle A Chapel iwf. Chicago Mrs J If niter, Baltimore Cart T J Southard, M Y W H Hedge. New York Cap*-E Camp, Trenton J (i Aidtoi. Brooklyn C»pt 8 W Purchase, N J AH DeHayen W H Lamon 4 wf, Wash Dr W_H Key A la, Penna C WBumrlchouae, Balt J B Thompson, Dubuque Henry Shroyer, New castle £ P Brown, Anderson JO Marshall,Brie. Pa Jos A Monhelmer BL Pease. Colorado Ter kfcbeeta, Penna Hfi Hamilton, Frsnklin G M 'Pitfona, Columbus, 0 L CFrost, Wheeling Mrs J‘-m * da Wheeling £l* c ifWjE!?OP. WiMomin s« 5 tampion, Wl* S'A*®. Champion, Wl, O M Thomai, now York Si , S7* r ' **yTork ff ETajiop FnnkHn BY ork , •» WhUneT, Hew Jeraey T°f “ Jj M>»rp, Pew J.riey i, ofL®,? ol '. Mew Jer.ey AVr* FJW.Be,!',. PenvarClty J heor Burdolrh. 9 Jeraey New Jeraey Rr I»A.iS!! n l? r> Hariwr’e i 5 Vi lna.H«per a Ferry ” D Bair,a* wf. M Jeraey “jL'Hllyart^,Mew’York to » D »«on, Hew Jersey.: w|-i] T , r 4 W f iFa W 8 Brown A asn, IH, Chile Smith A wf, U 8 M bßaimonnt, Ohio erchunt*’ Hotel-Fa bamnel 8 Bl*]->r. p» nna Hedaea.Ohlo ll(,nia« Headen, p anna V V °£ r - KlUanln* Ijeimer, Bedford liidlMK 3£fi3RWISRSK ?MUKri4M» &{" Pa Jo*. Jobnton* Baitm i ». Aliantown %.}>. Crawford. MifflintowA Allentown r 2! TT* OdfcolC f AItOOSA IM Brawn K A Keil. 6oaiblnjr«town wr 5?R5335HaP mWw *-** » Httiore. hhit»da J»a L Dawson* Fcaaa U ount Vcnnt-tM,,, FAOod»baik H ft Ood*liaik 1,780 bbls. 6.100 bus. 8 900 bus. 2,705 bus treet, below Nlmtti. Bigelow. Obtambus;O B H Saltourlate. New York B Millsr. Now I ork John Fellows. 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