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'WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1864.
The War in the Southweat.
The disaster at Fort Pillow is a provoca
tion in more ways than one. If all who
wear the national uniform have a right to
feel exasperated at the merciless butchery
of their fellow.soldiers, those who observe
the war have some cause to complain of the
military neglect which seems to have al
lowed the catastrophe to happen. Fort
Pil
low and Paducah are within reach of rein
forcement by way of Cairo and Memphis,
and there had been ample time in which to
send the Deeded ISITQCOrt while PoIVREST was
roaming Western Tennessee and Kentucky
at pleasure, and capturing garrisons and j
posts at his leisure. General GRIMM,
with but half the enterprise that charac
terized his raid during the siege of Vicks
burg, could have prevented or punished
the wanton mischief arid murder which
FORREST has been inflicting on the Missis
sippi side of Kentucky. But what shall
we soy of the military administration at
Memphis, if it be true that all this disas
ter springs from its inefficiency ? " I have
unquestionable authority for saying," says a
special correspondent ot the Missouri Demo.
crag, "that at least three times before the
attack upon Fort Pillow, miiitary authorities
in Memphis were notified th,t FORIMST was
within forty miles of the fort, and preparing
for an attack. Why were not reinforce
ments sent up ? One thousand infantry
would have rendered the post secure, and
the fort is but seventy miles from Memphis."
The case is still obscure, and cannot be
judged. Though the massacre of Fort Pil
low has given it an importance which it did
not at first posses=, still, it this poinand
Paducah were worth garrisons, they were
also worth strengthening.
.Only the hope re
mains that, by the course adopted, some
greater disaster may speedily , fall on the
bead of the enemy.
By letters from the Red river expedition
- we have news of a battle which took place
at Pleasant Hill, De Soto Parish, Louisiana.
The cavalry of two divisions of the army,
said to have been under command of Gene
ral &ll:aims/al, were detested by a largely
superior force of rebels, and sustained heavy
loss, when the 10th Corps arrived in time
to check the enemy. General RANSOM, a
favorite general of the Vicksburg campaign,
was wounded, and our losses are placed at
2,000. General STONEMAN was very lately,
we are sure, in command of ogoFlELn'e
cavalry in East Tennessee, 50 that the coin
mender who brought on the battle may, be
General CHARLES P. t:Torat. The battle
was severely fought, and, rta far as we are
enabled to judge, was only a disaster to our
cavalry, the enemy losing heavily upon the
arrival of our reinforcements.
British Politics.
There was the ghost of a politico-com
mercial panic in Wall street andin Third
street, on Monday forenoon, absurdly caused
by the publication of a paragraph from the
Daily 21rees, (a leading liberal London jotir
nal,) to the effect that the Tory party - in the
British Parliament was preparing to make a
Powerful and combined attack upon the
Palmerston Administration—their principal
opposition being to Lord Russ ETA, whose
conduct of foreign affairs does not please all
parties. Added to this, however, was a
declaration by the Times that when the
House of Commons reassembled, on the 4th
inst., after the Easter holidays the position
of the Ministry would be found stronger
than before; because Lord Russßm.'s pro
posal for a Conference on Danish affairs had
generally been accepted, and that the only
difficulty VMS Lord PALMERSTON'S having
treated Mr. JAMES STANSFELD'S case as
affecting the Ministry, whereas it compro
mised only the individual. As Mr. STAN'S-
Ern has relieved the Government byre-signing office, that difficulty is removed,
and the contest between the great Parlia
mentary parties respectively headed by Lord
PALMERSTON and Earl RUSSELL on one
side, and by the Earl of Derby and Mr.
Drenezra on the other, is now brought down
to a simple trial of strength and judgment.
The Government party in the House of
Commons is not powerful, if judged by its
being occasionally out-voted, and by the
constant dropping away of its strength at
isolated elections. But, were any trial
of strength, holding out the defeat and
break-up of the Palmerston Government,
to come oft, the very members who now
show discontent would vote to keep Pen
ismatsTon in, and DISRAELI Out of office.
For, though there are shades of opinion
among those who call themselves Liberals,
they have an uniformity of opinion that, at
the worst, it is better to serve under avow
ed Whiggism than unmitigated Toryism.
Still, the strength of the contending parties
is very nearly balanced If, as in the French
Corps Legislatir, the Ministry could only
speak, without permlision to vote, Lord
PALMERSTON would have been turn
ed out of office, long ago—for at least
thirty office-holders have seats in the House
of Commons, and can numerically turn the
vote on most questions. Were it a motion
that the Miniatry did not possess or deserve
to possess the confidence of the country,
Lord PeurErisTors and a score of his col
leagues would modestly vote that it did.
E•upposing, however, that the worst came
to the worst—that DISRAELI, victor in a
great Pa-liamentary fight, had got the
Commons to vote against the Govern
ment, can any , one, with the slightest
knowledge of British politics and practice,
believe that all the Tories have next to
do, is to pass over from the Opposition to
the Ministerial henches, apportion the offi
ces of the Government among themselves,
and • kiss hands" in the Queen's closet, on
assuming the Government of the British
Empire ? In the first place, the defeat,
even by a large vote, of the Palmerston
Government is not necessarily follow
ed by their resignation. Lord PALMER
'STOIC is too cool, too practical, too know
ing to allow this conclusion. He would
simply demand an interview with the
Queen ; inform her that he had been
outvoted, with every prospect of further de
feats, vatereby the public business would be
perpetually obstructed ; that Ire had made
up his mind to appeal to the country, by a
General Election, and if a majority against
him, in the new Parliament, were the re
sult, it would then be time to talk of resign
ing office. The Queen, of course, r would
sanction his proposal, and England would
be convulsed 'with election matters for six or
eight weeks.
• Vic present House of Commons, elected
in the spring of 1859, would certainly end
its labors next A.ugnst, for this is its sixth
session ; and there ka a not been an instance,
„since the passing of the Septennial Act,
(May '7, 1716,) of any Parliament having a
seventh session. In the reign of GEOIIOII
111. it is true that, out of eleven Parliaments,
•eight had lasted six years. So, the Parlia
ment elected in 1841, when - Pant, was Prime
..Idinister, was not dissolved until 1847, when
RUSSELL was in office. If Lord PALMER
STON'S Government were defeated in the
Commons, his Lordship, not resigning,would
dissolve Parliament and throw himself upon
the country, as he did once before. In March,
1857, Mr. COBDEN proposed a vote of cen
sure on the Palmerston Government, coo..
demning 'the policy of the war with China,
Which vote, after four nights' discussion in
the Commons, was carried by 269 to 247
votes. PALMERSTON carried on the busi
ness of the session just as if nothing had
.occuried, got all his money votes, and then
called a new Parliament. Two months
later, when the new House of Commons
assembled, PALMERSTON had a working
majority, but he was again outvoted, early
in the session of 1858, on the Conspiracy
bill, which downright John Bull fancied
- was a measure dictated by NAporamsr. So,
In Mizell, /858, when the Derby-Disraeli
Governwent was outvoted on their Reform
bill, the legislative business of the country
was continued,for -some three weeks longer,
before Tarliament was called, which
did not assemble for the despatch of busi
ness
t h e , second week . of the juno
to n owi ng. , ' It is tau Parliament, called
Lord I'ALMERSTOR
IT the Tories, that
would certainly dissolve if now defeated ba
the Commons. He naturally would expect
that in a Legislative Assembly convened un
der his own auspices, he would have more
sympathy and support than in one called
into existence by his opponents. It Parlia
ment were dissolved in May, its successor
would not be in working order before the
first week in July—which is rather too close
to the commencement of the shooting sea
son to have much mischief done; though,
to be sure, the Tories (as the Whigs
did in 1859) might try their strength by a
vote on the Address in reply to the Queen's
Speech. That the result of a General "Elec
tion would be favorable to Lord PALKSR
srov, we cannot doubt. Tie is a very popu
lar man.
While we thus give our reasons for be
lieving that if PALMEItaTON Were now de
feated in the Commons he would not resign
office, but boldly appeal to public opinion,
we also must say that a change of Ministry
in England would greatly affect the intarets
of this, our great Republic. PALMERST N
t ; .
oast, Lord DERRY and his followers wou d
be fn. We know how embittered are their
sympathies, how hostile is their policy to
wards us. The Derbyites are the men who
have been hounding on the Palateretoll
Ministry to acknowledge the independence
of the "so-called Southern Confederacy,"
and who have aided the rebel slave° wners
..
by all means in their power. The only ex
ception is Mr. DISRAELI, who has said next
to nothing on the great issues involved in our
great war. It is said that, in anew Minis
try, Mr. DISRAELI would have the place
of Foreign Secretary. But, in that office,
even were his sympathies with us, he would
be compelled to carry out the policy of his
colleagues—just like Mr. GLADSTARE, at
present—whatever his personal feeling might
be. Moreover, a Derby Cabinet means, so
strangely do circumstances alter cases, a
strong alliance with the Emperor NAPO
LEON, 'who has already endeavored to induce
England and Prussia to exalt the Rebel
South, by interfering so as to cause its be
ing acknowledged as an independent Re
public. In the last twelve months; the Pal
merston Government has been neutral, we
might say has been loyal and friendly, and
a new Ministry would change that. Bat all
do not believe, so strong is British trust in
Ramtanwrolt, that there is much chance of
his being driven out of office. While there,
our relations with England will continue
satiefactory. The partial reconstruction of
the Government, by the applintment of Mr.
Cannwitrz, as Colonial Secretary, in the
place of the Duke of Newcastle, and the
admission of Lori) CLA.RENDON into the
Cabinet, must greatly strengthen Lord
FALDIBBSTON'E. position.
LETTER FROM "OCCASIONAL."
WASHINGTON, April 10, 1804.
• Three years ago, this day, the 6th Massa
chusetts Regiment, on their way through
Baltimore to the defence of the capital of
the nation, were attacked by a mob of trai
tors, and several of their members slain and
a number wounded. The troops then fired
upon the traitors, killing mine and wound
ing many ; after which, these heroic men
steadily pursued their journey. How they
were welcomed here need not again be de
scribed. On the' day before the attack upon
them, part of a regiment of Pennsylvanian&
composed of companies from the counties of
Berks Schuylkill, Mifflin, and Lehigh,
reached Washington, having evaded the
murderers in Baltimore by, passing through
the side streets. = Many of these. brave
men were neither armed nor uni
formed. They were quartered in the Capi
tol, and, on the evening of the 10th, were
joined by the sons of Massachusetts, with
the bodies of their dead and wounded com
rades Dark and heavy days followed. The
railroads between the capital and the East
were obstructed; and for a long and fearful
period we were cut off from all communica
tion with the loyal States. Had the Fred
dent failed to act in that emergency, Wash
ington would have been lost to the nation;
Maryland would-have been thrown into the
lap of Treason ; all Virginia would have
been swept away, and the border between
the Rebellion and the Government would
have been the Susquehanna river and the
Maryland and Virginia line. How much
was saved by this wise promptitude
we now gratefully realize in the
strength which the retention of these
great positions has given to our cause, and
in the mad and persistent efforts of the
rebels to force them from our grasp. In
deed, the blessings secured to these rescued
regions and to all their peoples cannot be
counted. It is true, many who enjoy
them continue to hate the hand that
confers them; but there are thousands less
obdurate and ungrateful. The three years
that have elapsed since the sacred blood of
gallant American soldiers was shed in the
streets of Baltimore have been filled with
_startling events ; but nothing has been
more gratifying than the change wrought
in the minds of men on the subject of
slavery. Of this change Maryland is
a notable example. That State has
pronounced in favor of unconditional
emancipation. Baltimore is no longer
the seat and fortress of a pro
slavery mob, but the brilliant capi
tal of a prosperous and thriving people.
'I he _President, compelled to pass through
that city in disguise in February of 1861,
to assume 'the functions of the office to
which he had been constitutionally elected,
is now its honored guest, and last night
was greeted by a countless' mass of Balti
moreans, in - their great Institute, as their
benefactor and their Mend. No longer are
- white troops assailed and shot down in the
thoroughfares of the Monumental Metropo
-14. So far from this, colored troops (in
many cases the manumitted slaves of the
old aristocracy) are enlisted by.the hundred
every day, and colored regiments march
along these broad avenues to their
camps along the Potomac, or in the fur
ther South, cheered by admiring crowds,
and keeping step to the music of the
Union. As we dwell with sorrow upon
the bloody day of which this is the third an
niversary, and upon the memory of those
who then fought and fell, we can extract
consolation and compensation from this
other retrospect. And we may also hope
that, if the foresight of the Executive and
the valor of our soldiers saved so much that
was Inestimably valuable, and stimulated . so'
wholesome a revolution, the same agencies
may rescue yet wider domains, and set on
foot even more salutary changes. God send
that such may be the future fruit of present
efforts. The great conspiracy is not yet
ended. The chiefs of that wanton war on
Freedom and Christianity are still defiant
and boastful. Encouraged by the utterances
of disaffected men in Congress, and
by the unlicensed mouthings of dema
gogues in our loyal communities, and by
the threats of their ignorant and mis
guided followers, these leaders of the legions
of Slavery really hope that :their proud
dreams will be made true, and that the great
North will yield to the recognition of their
monstrous usurpation.. The mere hint or
surmise of - such a hope, disclosing, as it
must, the degradation of a whole people
through endless generations of shame and
inferiority, should awaken and fire the hearts
of all our loyal millions. And it will f I
have a better opinion of my countrymen,
even of those who are so full .of party as at
intervals to border'on sympathy with trea
son, to suppose that they would consent to
plunge their own section into this-fathom
less gull. General Grant is surrounded with
a representation which has a constituency
in every hamlet and township in the
land. To that representation we confide
the issue. The heroes who compose it are
not—like too many that do not fight, and
are saved by those who do—these heroes
are not divided. There are no Longs and
Harrises in that armed and patriotic con.
grew. The freedom of speech with them is
not abused to sanctify slavery. They do not
see their duty in calumnies upon the Mimi•
tive, in sowing poisons among the people,
and in trying to hurl the public credit into
the chasm of bankrttptcy. Thank God l THE
ARMY IS A UNIT. MOSS who suffer do not
complain. Those who are ready to die for
the Republic are not ambitiods to live in
shame. Upon them, and the thousands who
pray and plead for them, let us place all our
hopes, - OCCASIONAL.
WA tiaIIINGMON.
WAsnirrawar. April IC
Important Deck , lon in the Supreme Court
Oven No. 169 and No. 228. Drignardallo Vr. Gray
and Gray VII. Ehignardello. These eases, which at
tracted mime attention at the argument from the
large amount involved and the questions dissussedo
were fflesided yesterday by the Supreme 40ourt.
They affirmed the judgment in NO. ISO, whisk was
in favor of the heirs, and reversed it in rto.nre,wnion
was against tne others. The result is to give all the
land to the two heirs.
Personal.
Plrre. Cfen, egenT and ion tinted the Capitol yes
terday, and were Introduced to many Congressmen.
vol. OLCOTT, WhO Is Investigating the alleged
Davy agents• frauds, is here, but II Is understood that
he is not, ready to report.
TrCSIIITOS SOINSIMI WM St hi, post again to•dap
General Gilmore to be Relieved
It IN reported that Major General Q. A. (Impious
will be immediately feealled from duty in front or
Charleston, and ordered on duty elsewhere. II is
not unlikely, notwithstanding this ohimge, that our
iroteelads will be alongside of Charleston wharf be•
fore theincoming summer has gone out. General
VATO/i 15 mentioned as the susoessor of Gen. GM
MOBIL in the Department of the South.
The Pacific Railroad.
The Senate Paid& Railroad Committee have au.
tog:Tined Senator How Ann to report as amendments
to the Peelle act of 1862 to allow the proper oomph.
Lies to issue their own bonds in sumo of $l,OOO, on
whieh the Government will etioniete to pay s per
cent. interest, without charge for the drat year, and
will guarantee the payment of the interest at the
same rate for nineteen yenta.
Such payment of interest to constitute first
mortgage on the road and its equlpMents, and to be
on an equal footing with the bonds themselves. The
amount of these bonds will ba,ne follows: On the
eastern section, to the eastern base of the Rooky
Mountain■, $24,000 per mile ; on the mountain rev
rum, W 6,00 per mile ; on the intermediate apace,
$48,000 per mile ; and on the line wait of the Sierra
Nevada, in California, $241100 per mile. It is sup
poooKi that between $80,00%000 and $(00.000,000 will
thus be required. The forfeiture clauses of the act
will be repealed. The entire length of lines will be
between 1,800 and 2,000 miler. -
The Ten-forty Loan.
The subscriptions to the tea-forty /otul repotted at
the Treasury to day amounted to $2,400,000.
The Tax Dill.
No further general debate will take plate on the
Internal tax, but amendments will be amounted in
five•minutes speeches.
Indian Agency.
The Secretary of the Interior hat recommended
to Congrees the appgintment or an Indian agent for
the Sioux, Apache, and Oamanche Indian&
The Chippow,ig Chieles •
Yesterday these chiefs had an interview , with the
President, in the east.room of the White Howie,
were Waleonied by him, and afterwards made the
tour of the mansion. The chief DOLIHN-TFIli DAN
made known the object of their visit in the Indian
tongue, which was rendered into English by an in
terpreter, and responded to by the President. They
seemed mush pleased with their visit, and will re.
turn home in a few days. The authorities should
see that they find visit the army, that they may be
inpressed with the numbers of the "pala•faaed
warriors; ” •
CALIFORNIA.
Sari FBANOIBOO, Aprll 19.—Arritred, Steamer
America, from Panama. A feature of the market
is an increased disposition to sell goods through auc
tion houses. Importers are doing a limited business
for the season. Ciushed augers, lac. Lard ad•
'canned, and partly in demand at low prices. Butter
lower and little offering.
The Gold, Quartz Mill, in Virginia Oity, was
binned on the 16th. Loss g 40,000.
The Los Angeles Star contains encouraging as
counts from the Colorado river mines. The river
was rising slowly. Two new steamers, designed for
the river, had arrived at the mouth of the Colorado
river, from San FEIMAIWO. .
SAN FRANCISCO, April 18.—Arrived, steamers
Orizabs, from Panama, and Panama, from Victoria,
The latter has $138,000 iu treasure.
MEXICO
Occupation of Colima by the French-Oa
Jana Defended by the Mexicana.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 18 —The steamer Orizaba,
from Panama, brings letters front Aeopulao to the
Bth instant.
The occupation of Colima by two thouesnd Trench
is confirmed. Proposals have been made to old
.Tuan Alvarez to acknowledge the Empire.
Re declined to listen to them, and said that the
French were the enemies of his emintry,Aand he
would resist them to the last extremity.
It is believed that the French Will find the moun
taineers of Guerrero among their moat unconquera
ble enemies in Mexico.
The latest advises from Oajaee state that ;General
Diaz held the city with 6,000 Mexicana.
He was confident of his ability to defend the State
against the present French force.
In an emergency/3e could safely retreat to. Chiapas
or Guerreio. The natives of these States - are all
hostile to the French.
The ship Carrier Dove has sailed for Canso.
Departure of Colored Troops.
BALTIMOBK, April 19.—The fair promises great
remits. Our city is lined with strangers, come to
attend it. 'Visitors are crowding it, purohasing
laVishly.
The odic hundred returned prisoners from Rich•
mond who arrived yesterday present the most woe•
begone, starved aspect, I ever beheld. They have
been literally starved to absolute exhaustion. They
are even now dying rapidly. It looks as though they
bad been rendered useless on purpose. The Com.
=intoner of Exchanges and commanders:of the truce•
boat is now here. Ile goes bask to Old Point to.
day. Re hopes the exchange of prisoners is so ar•
ranged as to progrees rapidly.
Three regiments of aelored troops have just gone
from here to• Hilton Head.
Criminals sentenced.
Bosmosr, Aprlll9.—ln the Supreme Court, to•dsy,
Edward P. Jefferies was sentenced to two years ,
hard labor in the State prison. The owe will be re.
membered as one of extensive swindling. Jefferies
occupied a high social and business position, and
for a time was reported to be very wealthy.
The arraignment of Edward W. Gress, late post•
master at Malden, took place in Lowell to. day, be.
fore Judge soar, of the SupreMe Judicial Court.
The indictment charged Green with the wilful mur
der of Frank E. Converse, late teller of the Malden
Bank, to which Green pleaded guilty, and was re•
mended for sentence.
Movements of New England Regiments.
Boaxon, April i9.—The Mat Maine Regiment,
newly enlisted, paned through Boston last night for
Annapolis..
The
The 32d Maine Regiment, also new troops, leave
Augusta to•day for mite same destination.
The 16th Masesokusetts Battery, newly enlisted,
also leaves today,
The 30th REaseaehaselis (veterans) leave for New
Orleans to-day.
Financial Matters.
Naw. Form, April 19—Evening.—Gold closed
firmer, Selling at 168 N. The subscriptions to the
ten. forty lOan at the First National Bank were $325,-
000. One million of the bonds were received from
Washington to•day. The receipts at the Custom
Howe were $515,000, of which $351,000 were in gold
eertificates.
• Election in Chicago.
CHICAGO, April 19.—E. P. Brown, the Republican
candidate for Police COMMillelollelc was elected to.
day by ow majority. The Republicans gain four
aldermen, making the Council a tie. Only a two
thirds vote was polled. _
'Reported Resignation of Gen. Halieek.
NEw Yomr, April 19.—The commercial's Washing
ton letter has a rumor-that General Halle* has
placed his resignation in the hands of the President,
and will Instil on Its acceptance.
Few York Evening stock Board.
Naw Yana, April 19-11 P. M.—Closing priest:
Gold, 166%; New York Central, 138; Erie, 113%;
Harlem, ree ; Reading,' 139_; Michigan Southern,
89%;Illinois C entral , 127; Bwk. Island, 114 g.
A;M:il CV gr) 'l4 Pi
HAussuatree, Aprlll9, 11161.
SMNATIC.
The following petitions were pretreated:
Mr. CONNELL. from 0. A. MangArk and others,
against any law depriving the Fifth and tlZth•atreet
Railway of the are of steam
*ho. remonstrance against changing Sunday lawn
. DomovAN and CONNELL. from property
bolder. and tenant. on Secendetrt between Market and
Coates. against limy law requiring the market stands
to be removed.
. . .
.11dr. EBILLT. for the incorporation of Front-street Pu
get ger Rally ay
Tee fon , wing bine were Introdnerd.
Mr. CONd ELL. epiertiontng the city of Philadelphia
into nine talent eoluleti districts. •
Alto. an act changing the boundary lines of the First
and ketone. divisions of the Twenty. first ward of Phila
delphia. and creaking two additional divisions of said
ward The letter bill was paned. .
Mf. DONOVAN called up an act incorporating the
Delaware Diver itsitroad Company. which was passed.
Mr. GRAHAM allied up an act relative to the laud
scrip donated to this State by the National Government
for educational purposes. and providing that such land
win shall remain in the office of the Secretary of the
Comm, nwealth. and *hall not be sold until farther or.
dered by the Legislature
Without taking any definite action the Senate ad.
Plumed until three o'clock P. M.
The Renee was engaged during tl e meriting 'Mtn in
the first reading of over two hundred bills croon the pri
vats calendar Voile of Them Were pealed finally-
Among those objected to. and thereby pvetpotted fur one
peek: Were tbs following
Requiring. City Railroad. Comnaniee to make tickets
good until wed. This was objected to by. Mr. HOPMims,
Exempting Mercantile Library building from taxation.
Itixemptina Weet Philadelphia Institute from taxation.
A aIINEE,OIEII3. DONATION —Hrs. John W. Forney
has received from the Continental Hotel, of tots
01,y, the awn of one thousand dollars as a eontribm
tien to the funds of the Central Fair of the United
States Sanitary Commission. dust' a liberal offer.
trig as this mho** , the generous spirit in which the
appeal for the soldiers is responded to is Ptdiadel•
phis, and we may well expect that with sush an ex.
ample our fair will be a complete pecuniary anesess.
lEirartlßE PICTORIALB.—From J. J. Kromer, 403
Chestnut street, we hate the News of the World of
April 8, the. Illustrated News of the World of April 2,
and Illuetrated Londilin News of Milne date. Thelstter
Oyes us the following morsel or literary news:
"Mr. Dickens' new story, 'Our Mutual Friend,'
which will appear prat a month bangle, opens with a
river scone, and a Man who seem* to be built up of
mud, and to have grown from slime, and who is of a
new trade, being one who earns hie living solely Iv
tite pleasant occupation of •mud-larking for the par
pole of despoiling dead bodies!"
THltala BANDBOINIR 001ISTalit SILTS, DAILBY.-.
Tbonma& Own will sell. on the preettase,Alth of
Nay. the Country &sat of Joseph E, Conover Esq.
On the lath of May, at the Exchange, the Gtountry
Seat of the Rev. James Neill.
And on the 17th of Alm et the Exchange, the
OMMtry Sett of .10te H. Andrew, EEe,
Th e ,iyest desirable Country Seats in that vkinity
Will be 'gown by the Owners residing thereon,
THE PRESS.-PIHLADELPHIA:
TEE WAR IN TUE SOUTHWEST.
BATTLE ON TUB BED RIVER
general Stoneman's Command Defeated.
Ilea vg Loose on 13oth Sidles.
GENERAL RANSOM SEVERELY WOUNDED.
CAPTURE OF A REBEL MAIL.
RUMORED CAPTURE AND RELEASE OF
ouroeuo, April 19.—The Journal', letter trout
Grand Eeore, dated the 11th inst., says our cavalry
had been driving the enemy for two days, but on
the forenoon of the Bth sent back word for infantry
supports. Gen. Ransom, in command of the ad and
4th DivisiOnS of the lath Corp., was ordered to send
forward a brigade, and he did so at noon. 13e fol.
lowed with the 4th Division, and after advancing
about live mile, from where the 3d Division of his
command and the 19th Corps were encamped, the
rebels tnade a stand, and our line, aonalatims Of Only
2,400 infantry, formed fa a belt of woods with an
open field lo front, and the enemy In the woods on
the other aide. Gem Stone, of asit's Bluff fame,
was older of Gem Banks' staff In the field, and took
direction o the movements. Gen. Ransom was in
favor of advancing only in force, but his wish *a■
disregarded.
After a ahlrmillh Won this open Held for About
an hour, the enemy advanced upon us in overwhelm
ing numbers, estimated at ten thousand strong.
General Ransom got all the available troops in
front, and opened on the enemy, who lost heavily,
but advanced steadily.
Soon all of the cavalry gave way, and the infantry
fell back. In a few momenta the enemy pressed up'
closely. The panic of our cavalry no demoralized
the army that the retreat became a rout. The
General did all in his power to rally them, but,
g it impossible without reinforcements, made every
effort to save the artillery,
'While endeavoring to get the Chicago Mercantile
Battery off safely, General Ransom was severely
wounded iq the leg. 0apt..03311. E. Dickey, his ad.
jutant, vrea instantly muss.
Our loss is large--probably 2,000,
The Mercantile Battery lost all its guns. Captain
White is a prisoner, and .Lieute. Throop and Mu
bride are killed. Tke loin of the battery, in killed,
wounded, and captured, is M. One hundred and ten
men of the battery returned to camp after the die.
aster.
While the 4th Division was falling bask in disor
der, the 2d Division, numbering 1,800 men, came up,
and were immediately routed, Finally, the 19th
Ailey Clorpe, with '7,000 mon, oame up, and formed
in line of battle. They checked the enemy, and held
them until we got all the trains except that of the
cavalry.
The whole army is falling bask here, where it
must wait to reorganize before proceeding teether
against Shreveport,
THE LOWThi, MISSISSIPPI,
CAIRO, April 18 —The steamer Lady Pika."from
Memphis on the 16th, hal passed this point with
600 bales of cotton, 160 of which are for Evansville,
and the remainder for Cincinnati. On the 4th, Cap•
.fain Phelps, Of the gunboat Eastport. eaptured a
rebel malbearrier near Crockett', Bluff, Ark., with
five hundred letters, from Richmond and other
points, and sixty thousand percussion caps, intend.
ed for Priae'a srmy. The letters contained official
communications for Shreveport, end considerable
Federal money. A squad of rebels reeently dap
tured Representative Clark and the sheriff of Kan
sas county, Arkansias, and carried them off. They
also Minted a lot of cotton, and after arresting seven
cotton buyers, and robbing them of several thou
sand dollars, released them.
LOUISVILLE, April 18 —Bennett's guerilla band on
Thursday captured at Madisonville Gee. Shackel
ford, Provoll Marshal Thatehermoen, of that place,
and several citizens, all of whom were subsequently
released. No further particulars received.
XXXVIIIth CONGRESS---Ist SESSION.
Mr. HOWARD from - the Committee on the Pacific
Railroad. reported - Mr Sherman 's bill, with important
amendments No United states bonds are authorized,
lint the Levers). railroad companies may imne their ow
baba in Rosa of 01113 thousand do ll ar. .
pavaine thirty
years after dote, bearing six per cent. interest. pa, able
in geld or silver coin, semi annually, at the rate of
$24.00c for each mile completed and equipped to the east
ern base of the hooky Mountains, and $96000 for each
mile for one hundred and fifty miles west or said base
slid eastward from the Western base of the Sierra Ne
vada, PM fa/for each mile between the mountain sec-
Mons, and grave for each mile west of the base of Sierra
Nevada On these bonds the Secretary of the Treasury
shall endorse the payment of interest for nineteen years,
and pay absolutely the first year's interest as a gratlMY.
It mithotizes the construction of bridges over the Nis.
eisziPld and Missouri rivers, not tees than ninety feet
above low water mark, nor more than forty feet above
hish water.
On motion of Mr. ANTHONY. of Rhode Island, it woe
Rao/tied, That the Committee on Printing be autho
rized to limb@ into the expediency of prin; tag a limited
number of documents for sale,
Mr LANE called np the House bill to amend the en
ro:ment act so a■ to mice the rank, pay, and emola•
menta of the Provost Marshal General to those of a
brigadier sensual. After a short debate, it was passed
he Terklitor3r of illontands.
A message was received from the R 011139 announcing
their adbererce to the disagreement Clutha bill establish
ing a Terr Social Government for Montana, and asking for
a commit:ea of cmference.
Mr. SBERM N. of Ohio. explained that however
ronch he might be disposed to vote that the Senate re.
cedW, be thought it neceeeary for one reason to appoint a
committee to meet that of the House. The difficulty With
the bill was that in its present shape persons from Cana
da could come into the 'Territory without declaring their
intention to become chizeas and vote. This should be
Pr,vit DOOLIT T LEa the bill.
Mr of Wisconsin, thought the question
for which the Senate contended was an abstract one
'1 here was not now, nor Would there be. any number of
nesroes in Montana, and we were 1• striating against an
emergency which would never occur in the history of
the Te. pito Me.
. .
Mr. WILKINSON. of Minnesota, moved that the
&nate Rohm to its amendment, and agree to the re
quest for another conference.
Mr HALE, of New Hampshire, denied that the Prin
ciple of the Senate's amendment was a mere abstraction.
It was establishing a precedent of freedom for the Terri
tory for all time to come. The bill, without the Senate
amendment, Would allow the inhabitants of the young
Terntory to be educated in the barbarous ideas of
slavgry, which had done so much injury in times past.
Mr TRUMBULL. of Illinois, thought the tendency of
this amendment was to alienate loyal men and help the
rebellion Mr bale was Mistaken in saying that this
was Dof an abstraction The bill itself defined the rights
of suffrage, and the very drat Legislature which would
Meet in the Territory would dispose of the nosetton for
itself A great deal bad been said about negro equality
and the equality of all men and women. too, before the
law. and it had been urged that it mattered not whether
the means by whith this was secured were constitu
tional or not This Government could not be saved tin
less we saved it under the Constitution, We were fight.
Ina for 1 rty reg_nlated by law, and. ao far from
strengthening the Government and weakening the re
bellion, yen divide the sentiment of the people of the
Borth whenever yon undertake to pans an unconstitu
tionsl act. The position of the Southern States was
based upon the pretence that the Government, under
pre , ext. has usurped and exercised powers not war
ranted by the Constitution. He did not say Mime charges
Were just always. bat we ehould avoid even the appear
ance of violating the Constitution. We wanted no divi
sions In this country except between patriots and trai
tors He was sorry that the proposition was introduced
here, thence to be sent out for discussion before the pee.
Pie on the stump in the coming campaign. _
Mr. FE-SENDEN objected to farther debate, the morn.
HA hour having expired.
The Appropriation Bill.
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration of the
House legislative, executive,. and judiciary appropria
tion bill.
An amendment of Mr. ANTHONY was adopted. pro-
Title g for the publication of the laws in localities Con
tiguous to the , retest us States, that their dissemina
tion amongst them may be better secured.
After a few unimportant amendments the bill was
Passed.
Repeal of the FagRAW Slime Law
Mr. EBBEN SST called up the bill to repeal all WS for
the rsnoition of persona to service or labor. The bill
passed to a third reading witaont debate. The yeas and
nays were called for °nits passage. •
Mr. SUMNSB said he did not intend to say a word
about the bill. It was as plain as the multiplication
table, a diary. or the Ten Commandments. ELangl.te r.l l33llPHl.:BB old nut think there should be such
an amendment to tie Constitution as this It might be
as plain aa the multiplication table, but it was doubtful
to Dim wt ether the high morality of the Ten Comment
mem* would sanction its passage It was decided in
1798, and again in 1850. to be lawful. and expedient.
The fusitive slave law lies been decided to be constitu
tional by every court of the United States, and reaffirmed
by the people. Now, while the Constitution remains
Inaba nged and its provisions are obligatory upon ns as
members of Congress, kaa
a r e poposed to repealit While
he Was not a member from lave Slate he would vote
Rubles; this bill, eo long as the oath he had taken to sup-
Pot t the Coast, Lotion Was upon his conscience.
Mr. 810113M651 towage thought the law of 1810 uncon
stitutional, dad bad no objection to its repeat now. He
doubted the propriety of going back as far as 1793 He
would give the loyal people of the South all their cons*•
totionsl rights.
Mr, bLillahlt wanted to make a eleanisweep while we
W.l.e at it, and wipe out the barbarous code from oar
statutes.
. . .
Mr. SHARMAN would vote against the bill because he
did not wish to extend the repeal back to the taw of 1793.
The States, to a great extent. in Which this law of 1793
was operative. Were for themselves rapidly perfesting
measures of entire emancipation. He moved to amend
, he bit by laser lag " except the act approved Febrosry
12. 1799. for the rendition of persons to service or labor."
Mr. JOHNStair regretted the proposed action, nos be
cause it Would have any effect in returning a single
slate. nut upon other grom.de. The Conatitution not
only authorized the acts of 1799 and 1890, bat the framers
of that instrument thought it inst and necessary to have
some such law. Sven if these laws. as an original pro
position. were maintained to be unconeditutional, tire
Constitution itself's a fugitive slave law. Without dis
respect to the memory of Justice Story. who had been
red.md to by the Senator from hiniseactingettri (hr. Sum.
ter), be thought he had suffered by his failure to eon
trey the true meaning and effect of his desision upon the
act of 1793
In rigard to the act of MM. the Supreme Court in the
case of Booth, by a unanimous decision, confirmed its
constitutionality lie Would intake what practical
good was to be the result of this measure, tough it
Might create unpleasant feelings amongst the people of
ble tea which are sectionally loyal. and amongst the
loyal people of States which are sectionally disloyal.
if. as the Senator says, the bill proposes to repeat °dim
Jaws, and that it is u elk ar as the multiplication table.
ekrtaial7 it is a reproach to keep them on our statute
to. ke lint he supposed the men who framed the Con
atitntion knew its meaning and true lomat as well as
the Senator from Magsacbusetts, or others in this body.
The presider t of :he Convention which framed it coming
from a slave Mate, knew what the clones or Ms meant.
Is any of t, e men who pawed the act of 1793 were mem
bers of the subsequent Congress, and if the Senator
would look at their proceedings be would And that no
one attempted to breathe a suspicion that it was not con
bottoms al or egredisra
Mr. Milian replied., whatever the framers of the
Ceneti titian Might have meant the words of the Con
stitution d,d not say slaves but persons.
kr JOHNSON said every member of the Convention
klew what he mem. tt and what every other member
meant.
a tone colloquy ensued between Messrs Sumner and
Johnson as to the decision of Chief Justice Story. and its
effect on the law of 1791
Speech of Dlr. Sumner. .-
Mr. 6131111111 it read from the decision, and said it clear
ly gave the right of trial by jury to afugitive. Viewed in
this light, the Constitution war , clearly on the side of hu
man freedom 2he het stov from Maryland said the bill
war not practicable. If it be practicable to relieve ne
m an unconstitutional and odious system, to relieve
our name horn the shame it carries into foreign loads, to
doJustice to as oppressed - race , thus securing, the favor
of Divine Providence. to relieve ourselves and country,
then the proposition upon which you are called to vote
is as practicable as humanity and duty.
We are not aware of the heavy burden our country is
bearing amongst civilized, nations, in • Ustillulnlr the
odious ay ettut of human slavery Qantas has repre
sented its enormities in marble, and on canvas:
literature and art in alt their varied forms have exposed
its horrors, while those win are our enemies abroad
bays upheld it to our ignominy, and taunted our Mende
h it. and professing to be the freest nation on the
globe While we loot these odious laws on the statute
hoekr we were no better than Jeff Davie' Government.
It wee in vain that we inquire into diststers to our
a mire. and lament Inch massacres as that of Fort Wai
ner and Fos t Pillow, if a e still continue to sanction by
law itijl3 . oC43. :hue Stewing the c isfavor of God,
Mr. Sherman's amendment was then adopted—yea&
24. pays 17.
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C"llamer.
rowan.
Davie.
D•aon.
• olatte,
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Auffirmi.,
I;rown.
clank,
Cu! nets.,
14sPesden.
Grimes , .
Mr. C0V1111641
Guerilla Operations in Artafleas.
uNION PRISONERS
THE BATTLE ON RED RIVER
WaisHIMITON. April a 1.8131
SENATE.
Wine 1 3 a.ellie Railroad.
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B.rris. •
Henderson.
Bent: dots.
El o we.
Johnson.
Lane. (Indiana).
lkfc Cotugall,
Beeinith,
PATS
Hale.
Howard.
tons (Kansnal.
Morgan.
I Motrill.
Pomeroy.
d 100 could not
WEDNRSDA.Y, APRIL 20, 1864:
amended. Ae a ovoid ties explain hie via.ws now. he
eared w /SY t OM on She tahlo. whisk woo aosstived
—ma's .31. 70e. 9
A motion of Sir. DAVIS to adjourn woo lost ter &vote
of yrao to IS nays.
Mr. FOSTER motored to alsoneo ike MIL and was wil
ling to do 90 this livening fora 16., 9 - .99929nta. Be Aare
nay on &motion of Mr. MoDOrtGALL that thoihinato
adjourn. which Wee tarried. A.... 4011141611.
HOUSE OF EIRPRFAILENWA wives.
The Bonmm concurred in the Eenate amendment to the
Bongo reseintion. ee ae to read that "mce tionnotttee On
the Conduct of the War shad inentre tato the truth ar
the rumors attending the recent attack on Port Pillow.
and ernether that fort could not have beam anffloietubr
reinforced, and report the facto aa moon an ponnible.n
The Internal Tai
The Feline then went lute Committee of the Whole on
the t tate of the !Union (Mr. Waeliburne in the chair).
and proceeded to the coneideratlon of the internal tax
Mr. MORRILL, of Vermont. explained the provision*
of the mearare. The war having continued longer than
was anticipated. it wee nee?esary to revise our
estimate,. go as to mover all the degeleeetee. The 4e
teepee upon the Treasury are unprecedented, bat our
resenrces are equal to any emergency good or bad'.
The receipts frein thte bill, and from foreign importa
tion. will. deducting. the ordinary expanses of a hun
dred millione annually, be mach greater khan went,'
par be interest on the debt Of three Mamma millions.
"pith a most resp.ctable Pinking fund beanies.
Ii we pees this bill it will show teat we will maintain
our Bnencial credit at all cost. We have, under the
nreeent law. received forty or fifty millions more than
last year. Even now the revenue from the Internal
tax. at well ee that anticipated. to more important, to
the Treasury than the revenue from. imports. ant both
are equal to any ordinary expen titer. in time of peace.
If we rags this measure without curtailing the rates. we
shall fornieb proof that we cannot 01117 pay the interest
on the public debt and ordinary expenditures in time of
Vat but shell Contribute hand/mm.ly to keep .one ex
pendituree within proper limits. We 5h.4.1 chow the
people of the Welted plates that we not only have the
wane to pay every dollar we owe. or ever will owe,
hut the principal and letterset of the public debt in cote.
Be repeated that the public faith will be maintained at
le.Leele. The 47/overt/mein le now Impelled with
more gilt than is salchintlor its purposes. and is ac
tually begging its creditors to receive payment An ad
vance. in order to he relieved from the plat nora of gold
W bleb ie blockit m np the commerce of the c 'nary. Lqt
it be known that if the war be al osed.in 1865 we Will be
able not cult to support the Government. ter pay the
natienal debt In little more than ten years. Let it also
be known that the present large annual expenditures
are not equal to our annual increased wealth.
When th e War commenced we had only a hundred
emote: now we have over six hundred. constituting
one of the Br act Daniell of tha world We have ad4e4
great onantitiee of the molt approved annliances of war,
at a great expen s e .
With the daeh of the general who
never fell , we must anticipate crushing re , ults to the
enemy. But let ne set our hones in order financially,
and. with military success, we obeli be victorious ever
all ills . Let ee 'ehow that wq two stripping for the fight
He trueted that every member will consent to Mate
la' ge escrifites for the good of the country. Let as have
toxsc at ii loans, leeten the amount of serial tenders and
creare the pay of the soldier It is typed the internal
and import taxes will enable the Secretary or. the Tree ,
miry to ohtain all the fonds he wawa. and renege the
legal tender home The freedmen will costribate mach
more to the national wealth than ev..n their Mende
claim. They are largely increasing the amount of pro
duction to which they were !ignited t Y unpaid and forced
lobe.r. inc execoined the eabiect in en econouttont tight,
and did not present a mere theory. Our faith is pledged
to give them shelter and protection.
. .
Mr. Ide ORBILL then examined at length the prominent
features of the bill stating that even without lie ma.
&ivory they might raise a larger sum than is no W pro
posed. It will yield over two hundred and fifty mil
/ions when fairly in omration.
Mr. teTaßstr eb, of sew York, said the preservation of
the credit of this country demsnds the earwigs of this
bill. and -taxation sufficient for our demands both da
ring and after the war. It Was the point on which the
atrossie in which we e , e now engaged must ultimately
turn. The Government. under the tonstitution, 12 put
ting forth its power to preserve the national We. and
perforintug its !solemn ditty in devising the means for
the accomplishment of the great Work. Our means are
far more anode than ever bent , e existed. and more ex
tensive than those of any country on the face of the
globe. This be proceeded to show by reterenee to offi
cial records. The war, be sale, though requiring so
many milliens of expenditure. had been carried os at an
expense less than the agricultural products of the (gan
try, while the reeourcel have not been diminished to tee
extent of a Ring edoller.
Farniebing the Insane of war within ourselves will
tend to develop still more our industry. and show the
overwtelming power of this nation This bill Wes a
part of the gnat chain forged by this Congress to hold
the nation together from the struggle of eight millions
of peeple to preserve their social institutions. He could
DOt di.nbt that the war will be of long eo Watteau:le and
terminate only when the rebels shall submit themselves
to the Constira ion and laws Therefore the nation
should place itself in the strongest pesition. and gnarl
aysinet wren' .0 bible approach of exhaustiou
sfr. srxenrns reviewed the recuperative energy of
the British, drawing a striking contrast between them
and our own, which ar, vastly superior, and give de the
Power and ability to overcome our enemt-s. In the
te one of his remarks, he said the National banks melt'
lake place of Gm State banks, GS Ms) could not so
extol, and ext rested himself in favor of a tax on sales of
gold and sterling exchange as s source of revenue
The nation, be remarked. was destined to cover the
cordieent, banded to gather by diffusive intelligence and
industry. with an unlimited penes f internal improve.
Mints. consolidate° in one nationality, zed etreclod by
the tOVelallfb will of the people. Pass the tax bill, the
bill to prevent gambling in gold, and the natiosal bank
bill, tnd be believed Congress would receive the bless
ings of the people.
Mr. BiltioKtr, of New York, remarked, while Hetet:L
bw to the glowing accounts of the gentleman from Ver
wont and his colleague be had imagined he wee wan
dering in the picture galleries of Versailles, or among
the scriptures of tee Vatican, where men were rem.
eented in armor and depicting war, but without the ac
tual seines oi bait e He had almost come to the conceit •
rion that war is a rlesslng. and a dab, a Levine instnn•
Lion The gentleman from Vermont had mentioned
be Imminent fact that this bill will produce two hun
dred and fifty millions, while his colleague placed
the *menet at three hundred millions of dollars. with
ninety millions tram foreign imports, adding three
hundred and forty millions of dollars to the public
revenue riis colla bad held up for imitation the
British system of d ebt and taxation, which had driven
the sirthects of the kingdom or Great detain. Ireland.
and Scotland to oar shores. Taxation does not always
produce revenue, and thin point he proceeded to argue,
AA the inflation of prices. *trice December Met from the
!nether articles of consumption. tea and coffee, to the
largest, beef and pork, and bread, has been occasioned
by the addition by the Secretary of the Treasury of
6240 t(O.00 beyond what ha promised at that time He
(Mr. Brooke) acid that wages the currency is en/tailed
and the expansion lessened. we will approach a crisis
from which no army can resole the property and labor
of the country. There is no crime so great as an unite.
ceseary inctesse of paper money. It is robbery in the
worst form. and serves to corrupt the morals of the
pre. e xpans ionnly w cu r r e ncyce importation is to check
thof the The necessity of ending
the war is apparent Be ainot believe with his col
league (Mr. Stebbins) that we can endure a war indefi
nitely w ithont bank' uptcy. The main object of his ar
gument wee to produce a crirtaitment of currency.
Mr. HASSON, of lowa. alluding t s the remarks of Hr.
Brooks. Said he had been a 'Whig. then a Know-
Nothing. and now . a Democrat. Tile gentleman from
New York bad defended the Irish. which, was not in ac
cordance with his former Know-Nothing principles.
Mr. BROWS denied that he ever belonged to the
Know-Nothing party, or had ever been in a Know
b athlete lodge:
KASSON then pointed to the sentiments of the
.Ntrerees. f which the gen•leman was part proprietor.
Mr. MK OHS replied that he was in Europe when that
party:was organized.
Jar RAISFOB said the gentleman being a toreis nor, he,
of course, could not hold him ieepon.ible. He then
briefly defended the Secretary of the Treasury from the
charge that the latter had inflated the cnrreney, The
inflation was by the State banks in New York. as the
premium on Saturn ay on the national currency, as con
trasted with the St, to issues. demonstrated.
Mr. 'FERN ABDO WOOD. of New York, assumed that
the present bill was to meet the immense expenditures
which grew out of this war, and therefore it was legiti
mate to dismiss every Question pertaining to the war.
He was In favor of giving a liberal support to the Govern
mart. In this emergency he was not prepared to criti
cise too severely the administration of Panic affairs. He
believed that the administration had undertaken a task
for which roman or set o 7 men were competent; hence
there el onld be the largest generosity-tor the mistakes
which bad been made. He then proceeded to examine
the financial ctheetion. reviewing the acte of the Secre
tary of the Treasury in this connection, in condemns,
hon. He said this was the first time in the history of the
world when any people or Government had departed
from the COMLOOII. sense Ilirtnelides of finance in the en
deavor to snalain the Government and prosecute a War.
The pending bill was fall of errors. He wanted a mea
sure equitable and fair, and all interests to contribute to
the taxation.
. .
The committee tore, when Mr. GARFIELD made good
his former assertion by producing a letter from Judge
stales, of Indiana. which came into his possession,
recommending a young man to John C. Drecalurldge a 8
desirous of entering the service of the South in some ca
pacity. and safely reeenimending him as a faithful man
The Writer said the bearer of the letter was formerly
connected ith but became disgested with the anion
RITE y. bin Outfield al eo produced a similar letter from
John 0. DaYie, remarking that Mr. Davis was formerly
from Indiana, and the predecessor Of Mr. Yoorheea.
Mr. GARFIELD, of Ohio. said: ln my response to my
colleague (Mr Lens) a few days since I asserted that
many leaders of the Democrwic party in the Donn were
in correspondence with rebel leaders, and I promised to
Produce the letters to which I then referred. We found
that some of our reaiments inthe Army of the Camber
land we e being corrupted and induced to desert by poli
ticians at home. and secret-service men were emptoyed
to dud out who were doing it. - One young mIQ went to
Indiana, and by representing himself as friendly to the
rebels, Maimed these lettere. He brought them to me.
I did not know the writers, but oalled several Indiana
deems to examine them. and found those who
)new the hand writing and the history of the writers.
I took treacle of the letters, and sent the scoot with the
originals through our lines.
Rocximinh lan., Aprill4. 1863.
Xajor Macre ,Yohn a Breokinridge:
DEAR Sts.: Nake great pleasure in recommending to
your acquaintance the bearer, Mc of Green.
castle, M tble State. He wishes to visit the * South. and
not be subjected to any dasher from such a visit Mr.
Was connected with the army for some months, as
quartermaster of the—tit Indiana Volunteers. but re
signed immediately after the evacuation of Corinth.ldie
alsoppi. by your forces. and has had no sympathies or
connection with the army since. Any duty that he may
Berea to perform. you may rely upon it that it will be
faithfully done. Any favor ebo en him will be recipro
cated by me whenever any opportunity offers.
I ant. General, yours, with much respect
Joan G. bens
GREENCAETLE. Ind , hily 1, 1883.
DEAR FIR; I take this method cf introducing to your
favolable consideration Mr. , a resident of this
place Mr - wishes to enter the service qf the South'
fn some capacity, so that he can be of some ateletance to
.your cause. I can safely recommend him to you de an
energetic 'and faithful man in any capacity in which
you May place Min, and I know that he can be of valu
able aseistance to you. Mr. - wae for some time con
nected with the Tinton army,but became disgusted with
the party in power. and natured in consequence thereof.
Any favo that may bs shown him will. lam satisfied.
never be betrayed.
I am, General. very respectful'''.
Your obedient sin vent.
D B. SICELBS.
To GM JOHN C BRECRINRIDOE,
Sickles leas a Sate in Mob. under Buchanan. Davis
Was a member of the gitd, Nib. and 96:h Convene, and
the predec•et or of the member from the 1 erre Haute dis
trict (Mr. Voorhees) Both were his constituents, end
lear ing lights in the Democratic party
Mr VOOREillalt rep led, what the gentleman bad No.
duced were not originals, tut only what purported to
be copies Mr Davie was ODD of the moat distinguished
men in Indiana. and, perhaps. at Site time was dying
OD a bed of sickness. There was nothing traltorone
about him I e might pronounce thous totters spurious
and false.
Er GARFIELD replied that he wished the gentleman
!maid
Mr. VOOREPIS said ae that would not suit him he
would not pursue that course
♦t half past 4 o'clock the House took a• ream till
7 o'clock.
The Raritan and D. lawaro Day Railroad bill wee taken
tip. ilhee Mr WILSOff, of lowa. offered a substitute
thcrefor, viz that for the better regulation of commerce
among tee MOW at States every Taiiroa4 company in the
United States whose road is opsrated by sWain. be and
te hereby authorised to transport freight and passengers
from ore State to another anything in any law of any
Stets to the e ntrarnotwithstanding.
On motion of lir YILDIAIT.of itentnekT. the conside
ration of , frerbili was wetponed tor two weeks.
The Home passed the bill authorising the constrna
lion of a railroad bridge over the Falle of the Ohio, near
A Notional Statue. eallery.
Xt. PICR. of Reins. reported a bill setting apart the
old Hail of Representatives so a National Statuary Hail,
the teveral obtuse to Lein marble or bronze. not excised
ice two in number, for each of their most illustrious
civic or military mien. The bill appropriates $20,000 for
be neeemary arransements.
Mr MORRILL. of Vermont, raid the old Senate °ham
s., h o . been sesigned to the Supreme Court. but the old
urgedgn nnused waste draped with cobwebs He
that. from it grandeur of style and its legislative
aseociatiOne, it could be appropriated to no.more Elting
Or DatriCiticPUlP.WO
The bill was parted.
The Reeonstruction Bill.
Tie Ht nee reentued the consideration of the bill re
ported from the select committee providing for the m
oos /tractional' th.. overthrown or rebellions %atm
JAMES O. *URN, of Illino s. a member of that com
mit..., opposed the bill, arguing that the tmwerpro-
Mad to be eieereited ie not conferred by the Constitu
tion. Our political fabric is now shaken to its centre,
Ambition. civil war. and threatened national bank
limn,. are testing the strength of our mistem. andthe
friends of free government everywhere are aralting_to
rejoice at he triumph, or weep over its downfall lle
feared to launchon napown sego. bet , preferred to be
guided by the cheeks furnished by the fathers of the Re
public . The bill was framed on the seetimptioll that
there rebellions mates are out of the Union If he be
lieved this be would regard this war as a sin, and urged
only fo* revenge and plunder.
• This bill would only serve to Increase the present dis
cord. .A large portion of the South seceded beelines they
%hob titt their rights would be insecure and r the. Party
now M power. If we desire hem to return we meet re
move the cause of their apprehension. This measure ac
wally proposo d to accomplish what the South feared po
llens to their secession . He argued that no nem. tatty
• exists for this bill for when the military power shall be
sue pre people returning to their allegiance Will
trial the
see that al their ofgees are tilled by men who will
respect the snthority of the United Slates. •
bliiringe, of Delaware, acid that speedy action
on this bill seem.d auperent. Already by the wools
nation of the President and pronunsiatehentos of m
rr colManilloders. the people of the rebelltons State. ace
ladled to reorganize civil sovirnmente. Unless Con.
grecs defines the terms on which representatives may be
admitted here. the way of reconstruction will he ran
dried more &Moult. The ern principle provided by the
bill is that until the State shall be free from military re.
Melange the President shall appoint a Governor ad We
env, to e o n.. net the civil administration. until facilities
ate to he affords* for instituting Si permanent see..ra.
tint The bill provides for the ceiling of a convention,
thy, recognising the right of the people to form their own
Ovellniti l a w ainoloret other provisions involuntary
servitude le prohibited The CoostUntion. be argued,
is required to are enteeto every State 9 repnbliean form
of g overnment . The principle Is laid down by Veneta
, if a „ A w n to obliged to prieterse itself,
to pie•siveits members. Be (wilier explained the pro.
vielons of the bill. showing Mat the•l.c. pe alone
were to.be paced in poese.elo.4, of the civil soye•mment.
At 10 o'clock the livuae
Powell,
Santabory.
Sherman,
Ten Evan,
Trumbna,
Vaa WWI le.
Ramsay,
Rprene.
13nmoer,
wuklason,
Wilson.
vote for the bin ite
IMBRUE/ SESSION.
Public. Entertainment*.
Orrxerntroorsenr Tnearne...." The Barber of
" was ...dashingly performed last night, and
although a condo opera Is the dreariest of entertain-
Went., sir far as tt fa colDic, the delirious musts
which Interpret/ the merry loves of Rosins sad Al
matrix, it exceptional to this rule. As all the
world knows, the "Barber" is especially! • unen
durable unless it be Well sung. All music is patent
when a poor voice or a trod singer expresses it,
but this muster of Rossini' it unusually dependent
on the artist: We must thank Madero" Jo.
havnaen for her great sumo last night, and
for the charming Rbsica dm presented. She gave
the true spirit of the role,. dramatically and
musically, and fully deserved the enthusiastic ari
ranee she received. Habelotannis Almsvitta
acted and lung with fine spirit, but Ravine was
the , only part which gave entire musical 'Atha - setters.
The Figaro (Herr Stelnecke) was very good, but
Graff and Kronfeld caused far more merriment by
their really capital buffnenery than pleasure by
tlitic vocal success. The opera Was, however, given
as a whole with Unusual brilliancy and effect, and
deservedly delighted the large and fashionable audi
ence, in Which We observed almost every musical
celebrity of the city. The success of the- Germsn
opera, under Mr. Graver , ' management, is so
=liked, that we cannot too much regret that the
season will end with the week.
Tonight "Faust" will be sung, with Meldetnet
Frederiei and Tchannsen, and Simmer, atom, and
Steinecke. Mr. Grover' has provided new scenery
for this popular opera.
Minn Anne Mammon will Valk at the Academy
of Music on Thursday, °housing for her "milder*" Re•
construetion.“ The address is entirely new, and
this eloquent and earnest lady—the "Ooriene of
republican politics," pr she has not inaptly been
styled—wl/1 have* theme worthy of her great ability.
Fire-Proof Buildings for Libraries.
The recent destruction of 4 f The Winthrop House,"
Boston, by ilre,adds smother to the thousand instances
which teach the folly of trusting articles beyond
purchase or price to unsafe buildings. In that build
ing wale the ball of the Grand Lodge of /rem MOON,
and other lodises, and not one doilar's worth of their
property, which was insured for $76,000, was saved.
No money can replace the losses—among which,
were origrnal portraits of Washington, Warren, and
_OO6
____ll_ 042111 028/2611,
all the grand mailers since 1780 — various
signed by Washington, Warren, Franklin, be., and
a large-library, including-many pamphlets, of which
no other copies are known to
It is time that our citizens took action for a great
and abtolutely fire-proof edifice, in Which our save
rat historical-society libraries, the Philadelphia Li
brary, the Mercantile Library, be., might be well
and safely accommodated.
William Penn designated the open square at the
intersection of Broad and Market etreeti for public
buildings. One of the four plats would be the site for
a grand library edifice. It the Philadelphia-Library
building, alone r were to be burnt, the lOU would be
literally incalculable, . and we have other aol.
leetiOnll the deltilletion of which Would never cease
to be deplored.
THE CITY.
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APRIL 19,1868 APRIL 19, 1884.
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BOARD OF TEM:M.—A. stated meeting of
the Executive CoMod, President Morten in the
e ch v a en h ilg wa , held at the rooms of the Board on Monday
The president presented an elaborate communion
tion from Mr. P. Sinclair, of England, in favor of
the encouragement of the immigration of Wailed
manufacturing labor taro this country, The presi
dent was requested to acknowledge its receipt, and
the subject was deterred.
The president also presented a communication
from .1. Rinisell Bradford , . E.g., of London, wish a
WOO contaThing the proceedings of the International
Congress assembled at Glasgow in the autumn of
1860, for the purpose of oevising a system for oovi.
sting some of. the evils arising from the diversity of
laws and practice in different countries regulating
marine general averages.' Tne Congress was coin.
posed of gentlemen of the highest character, del°
gates of chambers of counnet co, boards of trade, and
underwriting muomations in Boston Philadelphia,
New York, Bremen, Hamburg, Oldie, Glasgow,
London, and many other important plum.
The object well deemed by the B 'AM to be one of
great importance, and was imerred to the Committee
of the Month, to confer with the Board of Marine
Underwriters, of this city, and report to the next
stated meeting.
Valuable books were received from various
sources, for which suitable acknowledgments were
directed to be made.
Mr. louder addressed Council upon the subject of
the unequal operation of the late treasury arrange
ment for the bane of gold certificate,, in its having
been confined to New York ; concluding with a re
solution to require the Committee of the Month-to
make a statemeut to the Secretary of the Treasury
In the nature of a protest against a like unfair die
erimination, in any future contingency, In favor of
one city aa against others.
Inr. Horace T. Smith, witk some eloquent re
marks upon the patriotism and constancy of tee
people of East Tennessee under the pressure of
want and persecution, introduced a preamble
and resolution, .which was unanimously adopted
and properly referred, as follows
Whereas, The Immediate completion of the line of
railroad from Cincinnati to Ensxville is an underiatinic
required for the defence and retention of out im•
Portant position in East Tennessee, as wall as to
strengthen tee bonds of our Claim
Resolved. That the Board of Trade* of Philadelphia
earnestly recommend to tne Congressional delegation of
our city to advocate this measure, and that copies of
this resointion be forwarded to our members in
Coligrem
The Connell then adjourned. •
THE NAT art WORKS.—The Committee
on Water of Councils recently requested .51c. Bit.
kenbine ' the chief engineer of the department, to
furnish an estimate tor a loan to extend the water
works. In answer, Mr. Ihrkenblne refers to the la•
portance of that extension, and urges it with cogent
reasoning. The new mil house was at first in
tended to have but two wheels, with a daily
pumping capacity of four million gailons.
The works, as constructed, have three turbines,
and a daily capacity of sixteen million gallons. It
was estimated that the new mill-house would save
$9,216 per annum in the expense of pumping water.
Bad it been necessary to pump by steam the water
supplied by the new works in 1863, it Would have
been at an additional cost of 021,684 95, thus show
ing a saving of that amount of money in the run.
ning expenses of the works. The revenue derived
from the districts supplied by the thirty.inch main,
viz: the First, Second, Third, and Fourlh wards,
has already increased one hundred per cent., and is
now $lOO,OOO per annum.
The value of the increased storage capacity cre
ated by raising the Cmintbien-avenue reservoir can
not be determined by dollars and cents ; out a mo
ment's reflection will show that the expenditure was
a judicious one, for, it has increased the storage ea•
parity of the woi Ica from 66 to ea millions or gallons.
'I he total amount expended upon all these Improve
ments. and for which a loan has been created, is
$353,063.92, while the grosh annual income from the
works has is creased from $447,518.48 in 1858, to
$668,740.60 in 1869—an increase of $lll 222 12.
The net earnings of the works, after deducting all
expenses, in the these six years. from 1853 to 1864,
has been $2.048,401.87, being $1,696,337.95 more than
the entire amount expended in extending the works
in the same time. Thus it Will be seen, that the
Water supply of the city has been materially in
creased, and that the amount expended has yielded
a large profit in the increased revenue and deereased
cost of pumping. The saving produced by the new
mill-house, will alone pay the interest of all the
money expended on the extensions. '
At this time, when prices, are so fluctuating, the
Chief Engineer says it is hardly possible to maim a
reliable estimate of the cost of these extensions, but
he would recommend making a loan of one million
of dollars for the purpose of extending the water
works!, to be appropriated to such of the improve
meats as it may be thought the interest of the city
will demised, from time to time. It is believed that
if this sum be judiciously expended, it will be a pro
fitable investment to the city, and will yield a direct
return, in increased water rents, above the interest
of their entire colt.
THE COLORED PlusoNEße.—Among the
troops engaged in the recent battle at Olustee, Fla.,
wan the eth United States Colored Volunteers , . a
regimenrwhich was recruited almostentirely in this
city, and for a long time stationed at Camp William
Penn. The following is a list of the members of
the regiment now held as prisoners by the rebels.
Some of them are wounded:
Bamnel J Johnson, Co A, Wm W. Wright. B.
ankle,W B Lewis. 8.
Bradley Frogan.A, thigh. Richard Dorr. B.
James Smith, A, hip. John ThomplOn, B.
Coleman Dorsey, A.leg and John Fisher. B.
ankle William Scott B.
'James Blake, A. Joseph Ford B.
Thomas Benedict, A. Alexander Wheeler. B.
Win A &innings, A. tirade Crystal.
John A Jones. A. Pointe Wheaton, C.
Berman Smith. A. W A Green. D.
James Holiinsaworth, A. Joseph Smith, D.
Sem uel Buckman. A. Abraham Raffle. D.
Joreph Jastron. A. James Hay wood, D.
Alexander Waage. A. Chas Ramon* D.
William Edwards. A. Pent 81...ker. b.
Richard Chancellor, B. Stephen Thomas. D
Daniel McCann. A. Horace Potomac. D.
Daniel Phe,ps, B. W H Dresden. 0.
George Wet/Intuition, N. Samoa Docutlass H.
Willie DU:Veen:F. Alex Johnson. H.
Ssmutl White r P. Henry Gardner. H.
AMA . Conant. I'. Thoe A Green, 0.
John Blackstone, F. Abraham Woodward. 0.
Charles auntie . F. Franklin Lynch. I
Bdward Rae, B. Samuel Miller. I.
0 Stalton, F. James Lewis,
Brastns Jackson, F. Thos Hanson. IC—thigh.
Gee A Johnson. P. P De Votes. lE—knee.
John Long, G—thigh, died George Robinson. K—leg
March 3. and side .
Than Williems, Bl—ltnee. Harrison Lawton; K.
1' avid Watkinson. Wm A Jennings. %.
and atm Blamed Collins,R.
Bawl Robertson. B. Norge Johnson. K.
Samuel Petersen. H. Wm Brendt,
J o h n 0 Freeman. B . Joseph Thompson, K.
THY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE FAIR.
—The committee appointed by the fire department,
to make arrangement. relative to the part to be
taken In the Great Boultory Fair, have held a meet
ing, and agreed to issue a circular to the various
companies composing the department. Tina ctrou•
lar proposes that the entire apparatus of the depart •
meat *ball be placed at the disposal of the chief en.
gineer ter the proteettoa of the fair buildings; that
the companies collect crony andsaleable articles for
the fair, and where they can, influence a days
labor, and, to appropriately fill the apace in the fair
alloted to the fire department, the companies shall
place at the disposal of the Committee their banners,
flags, and their entire paraphernalia.
BALES OF REAL ESTATE AND STOCES.-e-
The following sales of real estate, &a., were made
yesterday at the Philadelphia Exchange, b 2 Messrs.
Thomas & teons, auctioneers
Sa elthres Buck' Mountain Coal Clompeny. Sid; sumo
mortgage bond Hazleton coal Company, 8,10; 1 entire
Mercantile Library, $9 90; 8 shares eight per cent pre-
fereed stock West Chester and Philadelphia Railroad
Compeer.. $l7 56; 6 shares common Brock West Chester
and Plitlade.plds itailroad Company. IS 26; NI shares
Union Named Insurance Company ; 111/7 bid; three •
story brick dwelling. Chestnut stree t. watt of Seven
teenth, 4118 600; brick stable and three-story dwelt
Tee, St. Jneeph's &venire, between Chestnut and
Market and Seventeenth and' Eighteenth streets,
sl,Boo;.,large and valuable property, Delaware ave
nue. end Manson street, i 121210 bid; three-story
dwelling. No. 606 North Thirteenta street. $4 702;
business stand. No 9C13 Market street. with eight betels
dwellings in the rear on Crape street. $34.000; loran end
valuable lot. northwest corner of Twentieth and Mut.
gomery streets. 110.810; large hat, southweet oorn.,r of
twenty-second and Montgomery streets. SS 202; entire
square of ground. elolumbia &youths eweary-6.rate
'twenty-second and letchoose streets 400 by HO feet,
1810.860; ground rent $3B $550; three-ether brick dwell
ing. Do. /200 South Thirteenth street: $1.950: handsome
modern residence. No. 1729 Pine street. 450 bid; valu
able property, North Front street and NOW Market Wrest , .
no bid; three-story dwelling. 80. 1212 Nor , tt Nineteenth
street. *1,1,78; three story brick dcrelloes..No. 1214 North
Nineteenth street. 1111,400; three sloe) brick tavern and
&wailing. No 1854 Ridge $0.000; ter.e•lstor7
f rame dwelllag. No. 1848 Ridge_ avenue 81. 1 Xle1;
two-story frame dwelling. No. MS Ridge avonne.
Seventeenth testory buck dwelling. No 219 death
street. $3.825; threeelory brick duel!
lira, No. 821 S•extb. Seventeenth sweet. $3400; tufo-
story brick dwelling , corner of Woad and Elite soreete,
B ur ri uk t ok . N. J., 02.115 ; three-story brick resi
dence No. 705 Walnut street. $10,400 bid; valuable Atli,
wharf, and large Let. litcbmond etreet. Nineteenth
ward. withdr.wo T. modern dweaing. No 1300 North
Sixth. street $5 48$ bid; residence and lot. Frangford
road and Buckram , street, W itty war d . 9.4;
three' awry brute dwelling . 456 North Third ;newt.
$9 490 bid en 1124 30.1thwhili etthet. 47 025;
thr ..,„ ory dwelling, No, 1188 bombard mew. 40,450
bid three three !pore dwebinge. Ne e 21 3 9 2,3., and
2112W00d *treat. $2.950 bid: two three-40.) dw. wimp
Not. 3l7 and3i9N , .rth rwency , ..e .n T gusset. C. 175 bid:
three - story dwelling. No. 821 North Twenty-second
ere f et. $1 £44.1 bldg three .tory d ereuthg,, Co 2141 % v i a
street, 4600: threw story dwehing No. 1812 st e rn we
sheer. $1 . 100; three store d tr. ho :tit North
.Tiventy- eeeond etreet. $1 9 59 bid these Carr C W , 1110.Z•
We of Twelth street, 7h®,
INFORRATIOS WANTIfi.--41111t week IL re
'twee named Robert Burk arrived at the Thelon Vo.
lunteer Refreshment Saloon from Rarrychattnook
smutty, Virginia, which plate he left 10 swift door'
atelption. On Thursday a phew was obtained for
him by the committee of that saloon, to work for a
farmer at Pennsgrove, N. J. lie left that ntellet
and it supposed to have Marta for another position
in this State. Ate wife arrived at the saloon *day
or two after with a sick child, wkere site now re
Irate., waiting to receive torarmation of Mfr VW*.
arenas. Any person acquainted with hit Mauer
residence would confer a giest obligation by send
ing word to the committee of the saloon. This
woman is in destitute circumstances. She, with
two other women, all having °harken left flavor
hellnoelt *booty together, and walked twenty. five
miles to the Union lime, with their little ones in
their arm.. Refugees are constantly arriving at the
saloon, and work is very soon obtained for them
among the farmers, who ire entrering somewhat fbr
the want of hands.
REGULATIONS FOB THE PAYMENT OF THE,
MILITIA.We have received from Major David
Taggart, army paymaster in this city, the following
Circular relative to the payment of the militia caned
Imo service during the rebel raid late this State in
18624
"PAY DEYASTNEENT UNITED STAMM ARXY,
Parmarna.rnia, April 18, 1861.—Dompsny officer,
of the militia called into service in September, 1882,
(or friends of the partie■,llare requested to procure,
as soon as possible, powers of attorney from all absent
members of these organizations, authorizing some
one to receive for them the pay due for that service.
These power. must be acknowledged before a no.
tat) , or magistrate, as per former nottee, unless the
olaimant shall be in the army. In that avant, an
acknowledgment before a OOMMissiOned.Oflicer will
be sufficient. As loon as these are generally ob.
tained, prompt measures will be taken tO pay the
fleMpabille. Mears are requested to notify me when
their men mill be ready in person, or by attorney, to
receive their pay.
Funds and paymasters have been abundantly sup.
plied by the Department, through Pffajor Brice, for
the purpose. -
Newspapers in the dietriet will oblige the public
by giving this, as welts, all other matters pertain•
tug to these payments, a place in their columns.
DAVID TAGG aBT,
Paymaster United States Army."
SENTENCED. TO lIE HUNG.—Wm: H.
Ems. a Private in company 0, 116th Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers, who was convicted of de-
Killen and the murder of an enrolling officer, before
the general court martial convened in this clty, of
which Colonel FL A. Frink was president, and Cip
taba Charles P. Clarke judge advocate, hes been
sentenced to be hung. The findings and sentence
having been approved of by Major General Couch.
the execution will t.lee place at Fort fdillUn, on
Friday. June 24th.- This Rowe Attempted to eseana
from Fort Delaware, about two months ago, by cut
ting a hole throwrh one of the walls, but he was
caught, and placed in confinement again.
ARRIVAL OF Sororkfis —The 57th Regi
ment Massachusetts Volunteers, °umbering 950 men,
arrived in this - city . about 7 o'clock. last evening, on
their way to the seat of war. They were under the
command of 001. Bartlett, who distinguished him
self at the battle of Ball's Bluff, where be lost one of
his legs. After being refreshed at the Union Volun
teer and cooper shop Refreshment Saloons, they
marched to the depot at Broad and rams streets,
tad took the ears for their destination.
. . .
The 18th Vermontand Met Keine Regiments were
expected to pus through at A late hour last night.
DELEGATE Erateriorm...—The members of
the National Union Party met last evening in the
various precincts of the city teeleet delegates to
Congressional, Senatorial, and Representative Oen
ventions. It will be the duty of these conventions
to °boom, delegates to the National Convention, to
assemble in Baltimore, for the nomination of candi
dates for President and Vice President of the
United States.
ANOTHER RAILROAD ACCIDRITT.—A. lit
tle child, named George Greigar, aged me years, had
one of his legs crushed in conseqaenee of being rug
over by a railroad car at Twentieth arid Thie
streets, yesterday
afternoon. The nnfortunatevl/ild
was conveyed to the Pennsylvania Hospital, The
mangled limb was amputated.
THB FIRST REGATTA.—The first grand
regatta of the Philadelphia. Yacht Mut. wilt time
Mace on the ISth Of May next, on the Detawara
The competing boats will be the " Litliberry " aid
" Quickstep." The stakes will be ei.,000 a aide,
Imo the amount will be donated to the Sanitary
Fair.
DEATHS OF 439LDIERS.—The following
deaths were reported at the medical Streator% office
yeateriley :
•
Convalescent Hospital, Sixteenth and 57 / 5 - 7/.--;ECiOeh
Lint , d, On. 0, 152. Reament Penns. You&
' Summil-liouse Hospital. —Luther Redden, O.
25th Regiment U. S. (Adored Troops.
THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIECTV.—The re
gular stated meeting of this society was held at their
rooms, corner of Broad and Walnut streets, last eve
Ding. The premiums on articles exhibited at the
last display were announced. Igo business of im
portance NM Umlauted.
ABSENT FROM DUTY. Surgeon John
Campbell, uldreal director of the Department of the
utquebanna la temporarily absent on official busi
ness In Washington. Surgeon J. Letterstan 3 U, s.
A,, is acting medical director in hie place.
ORDERED TO CAMP WILLIAM PENN.—
Surgeon T. H. Baohe, U. S. V., has been ordere4 to
the post for colored troops at Camp William Penn,
near the Oity-line Station.
PHYSICIANS WANTED.—The medical di
rector of this department has been authorized to
contract with fifteen physicians for &ay in the De.
partment of Washington.
WANES RENTS.—The Register of Water
will cause to be added five per cent, on all bills for
water rent unpaid before the first of blast. This is
in accordance with an ordinance of Councils.
REC,RUITING.—Yesterday morning the
Mayor Limed warrant. for the payment o► the city
bounty to 47 men, the amount being $11,750.
CITY ITEMS.
JEconomy of Sewing Machines:
We need not enlarge on the benefits of sewing ma•
chines. It is no exaggeration to may that a woman
can in a day do ten times as much ordinary sewing
with a machine as she can do by hand, besides caving
her health and prolonging her life.
The Wheeler & Wilson Machine we have used
during five years, and can bear full. testimony in it.
favor. More of those machines are sold than of all
other kinds together, which lea strong proot of the
satisfaction they give. Five thoueand are in Use in
Philadelphia. It is no new experiment to be tried.
They sew with a double thread, both sides of the
fabric showier the same stitch. For every kind of
sewing we prefer the Wheeler & Wilson. We ad
vise our readers to mill at their saleiroom. 704 Chest.
nut 'street, and examine these wonderful machines.
FASHIONABLE SPRING currernea.---Glentlemen
purchasing spring clothing, or getting suits made up
to order, will act wisely in calling at the popular old
stand of C. Somers Sc. Son, No. 625 Chestnut street,
under ,Isyne's Hall. These gentlemen have cer
tainly " carried off the palm" in the matter of
securing the most elegant and desirable stook of
ferules to select from. Their cassimeres, French,
English, Scotch, and American, are among the moat
elegant imported, and the style in which their gar
meats are made up may well challenge comparison.
AN OLD, WNLL•TRIND, AND HONORABLB Faismu.
—This is the light in which hundreds in this city
and elsewhere view the Grover & Baker Sewing
Machine, sold at their waretooms, No. 730 Chestnut
street. Other Sewing Machines may have multi
to commend them, but those who buy the Grover &
'Baker spend their money for " a lure thine—a ma
chine which for all family uses is certainly une
qualled by any in the world. The elegant em
broidery executed at the Stitching Rooms of the
Grover &-Baker aompany, on their inimitable ma•
chines, is attracting universal attention, as the
rarest curiosity in Sewing Machine work yet ac
complished.
GREAT 'FALL irr GOLD.—The gold speculators
have received a terrible rap on the knuckles, and,
accordingly, there is a general stampede out of the
bigh.priced "fancies" Into the low-prired dividend.
paying stocks. Sensible idea! Those who have
suffered loss can do something towards making it up
bi buying their Coal from W. W. Alter, No. 935
North Ninth street, as he sells the cheapest and best
coal in the city.
ADVICE von VIE lIVOUId be en easy
matter to point out a hundred reasons why people
in buying Sewing Machines should select the "Fla
reuse," sold at 630 Chestnut street, bat as the best
plan to be observed in making stiOh purchases
is to mastitis the various instruments offered and
choose the best, we advise our readers to apply this
comparative test to the is Florence " Machine. Every
one of these celebrated Machines Is sold with a gua-
rantee to give perfect satisfaction. "
THZ "PRIZH MEDAL" SHIRT, invented by M.
John P. Taggert, and sold by Mr. George Grout, 610
Chestnut street, is, without exception, the best shirt
of the age, in fit, comfort, beauty, and durability.
His stook of Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods, of his
own exclusive manufacture and importation, is
also the choicest in the city, and hie prima are mo
derate.
M. A. L. Vansawr, the king Confectioner *
Ninth and Chestnut streets, has now ready, amore;
a host of other eiwice things, the finest and purest
roasted Almond., Ohoeolate preparations, Portu
guese Secrets, lfiediednal Thom crystallized and
fresh Fruits, including a new importation Of Alme
ria Grapes.
GuAT POWERS 07 007077714A.T10N.-..W0 often
think of the man who used to play nineteen games
blindfold while be recited three poems in different
languages at once, unmindful of the MIA Who
threw paving-stones at his back and exploded tor
pedoes on the top of his bead, while two unfriendly
eats were sewed up in the legs of his Weenier., and
'finding time amid all these variedemploymenta, and
notwithstanding these multitudinous annoyances,
to write a aeries of first class notices of the Brown-
Stone Clothing Hall of Rookbill & Wilson, Nom. 503
and 605 Chestnut street, above Sixth.
BRIG/MIR GENERAL DUMONT, of Indiana, boasts
the largest family of any member of the Dotted
States Congress, having a wife and nineteen chit.:
dren. To sett the tastes of tits boys, who are es gal
lant and sensible as their distinguished .ire, the
General expeots them to purities°, twist a swat at
least, their Clothing of Charles Stokes is oo.,under
the Continental.
Wirrnow SHAMS,
1408.
Window Shades for Store Windows,
1408.
Window Shades for Steamboat., -
1408.
Window Shades for Churches,
1408.
Window Shades for Hospital.,
1408.
Window Shades for Hotels,
1408.
Window Shades for Drawing Rooms,
1403.
Window Shades for Parlors,
1408.
Window Shade. for Libraries,
1408.
Window Shades for Sitting Booms,
1408.
Window Shades for Nurseries,
1408.
Window Shades forged Hems,
1408.
Window Shades for all Room,
1408
Window Shades
at W. Henry Patten's,
103. Capto Naval WEI Clltiatalat Man. 14064
TVA °SEAT VSAnion AT °OEM
Dr. R. S. Storm of Brooklyn, New York, bp
Semler request, ass consented to deliver his ,t"
UM and eloquent oration is tint atty. m 0 , 3 4 6 _
Hall, on tomorrow (Thursday) smelling. The anti
jest The . Nation after its Ordeal of gnats;
This address is eonsitkned as one of the flaw" .
torioal efforts of the times, and new saw" bac,
greeted with marked mmeam
Bow TO MASI A PAEADOOL-Buy one sore
ground, fence it, mom a neat @allege on it, m in ", °I"
angel in hoops. and take her home to the &A I :
ge home to the soilage rnlelff, abstain from ; I I
villainous drinks, go to alone% rive nruightly, 1, 14
your Clothes of Granville stokes.- No. 6D9 llnert nzt
street, and 'on have gained Ohne original hip oi _
near that has survived the roll.
PlinvoctitArs Atrurmrr zR Evruff STMt-4u *
Turkey Morocco, Antigun, Ivory Mountings, Oros.
mental Edges, etc., ko., holding front TWelve toy..
Hundred Ptiatograptus j the largest IllEti bait am en ,
meat in the city. VIC W. Hiatitnrce,
Manufacturer ;
No. We Chestnut street, below Fourth, south amp.
Clirr TEM Mei HOLY "Statv.—Rezeravii
EDlTlON(' . —Fatelly, Pulpit. and' Pocket Bibles,
is
beautiful atylar of Turkey morocco and autNy4t
bLudirete. A new edition, arrangeOror Photographk
portraits of farnfitos.
Ww. W. Heatßuie; Publisher,
No. ats clhestuat Meet, below Fourt
HAY* You A C0114711--llse De...Tayael Exp uto_
rant at once. It may save you frOal COI:IIIFAYtiOa,
It will certainly cure the moat inveterate C3ughe
and Colds.
Fos Buortourrie try Dr. Jayne'l Expectorant.
rt
quill subdue the i bititlLl/Atioll, relieve the Gough,
pain, and difficulty of breathing, and produce a
speedy cure.
Heys You Asymwd. f—Jayne's Expectorant wilt
Overcome the apasmodia contraction of the' wini
Mel, or air vessels, and cause the ejection of the
mucus which ci'gs them.
Foss Planate's', take two or three large degas of
Jaynes Expectorantin quick ancaession, and. (over.
lug up warmly in bed, the disease will be eubdaed•
at the outset.
HAVE YOIT CONSUME. TION F.spestorant
will give you immediate relief it deranges the masa
from all irritating matters, while it heals and. inet.
' , orates them. Thousands who hare been given up
by their physician's have been restored to health by
its use. .
WHOOPING CouaH, GROLIP, and all diseases of the
Lungs or Breast, are etteOttotlly and speedily cured
by ,Tatne's Expectorant. It is no new rented,. For
thirty years it ha■ been before the public', the
inand for it constantly increasing, and the evidence
of its great curative powers accumulating in our
bands. Why not give it a trial I
Prepared only by Dr. D. jAICX/I fr. 60N. NO. .144.
Chestnut street
A NIW Paartwe von ram IiANDKRBORIBP
Ph*lon's
Night Blooming Berens?,
Phalan's
"Night Blooming Carona."
Phidents
"Night Blooming Cleram.b
Phalon's
(( Night Blooming Oestmh'
Pbs.lon'i
URlght Blooming Omens:,
Phalon's
"Nightßlooming Uereu."
Phalonla
"Night Blooming Clerow
A most exquisite, delicate, and Fragrant Perfume,
distilled Mom the rare and beautiful Hower front --
Which it taken It. name.
Diantifactured only by Prrer.orr & Sox, New Fork.
11.WWARB Or COUNTERFEITS.
ASR NOR PHALON'EI---TAKS NO OTECSR.
. . • - •
JOHNSTON, HALLOWAY, & Co., Agents, Sixth and
Market street% Philadelphia. Sold by all Drug
gists. • apl.s
GILT, ROSEWOOD, Walnnt, And Bronzed Gamins
for Curtains, at Patten's West End Stine, HOS Chess•
nut street. WO mon
GET YOUR CARPETS or Upholstery work done
quiekly—yea delay, at Patten's, 1408 Chestnut street.
aplfoamvpit
CORNS, Burriaus, Irrviurrun Nuns, McLane=
JOINTS, sad all disgusts of the feet, cured +without
pain or Inconvenience to the patient, by Dr. Zardier
de, Surgeon Didropodist, 921 chaistout street. SAM
fern to physicians and surgeons of the city. ja2841
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