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TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1864.
MK, LIBERTY, AM) VICTORY.
'THANKS TO GOD.
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, May 9, 1864.
'TO the Friends of Union and
Liberty
Enough is known of the army
operations within the last five
days to claim our especial grati
tude to Gokwhile what remains
undone demands our most sin
cere prayers , to and reliance
upon without whom all
human effort is in vain.
I recommend that patriots
rat :their homes, in their places
, of public vrorship, and'wherever
they may be, unite in common
thanksgiving and prayer. to Al
mighty God.
ABRAHAA LINCOLN.
Thanksgiving and .Hope
If the President had ever announced an
uncertain victory, then the country Might
question the value of the assurance he has
given it in the address : we publish to-day.
But he has never spoken a word of hope
that the event did not justify; has never
concealed a disaster, or exaggerated a suc
cess. These facts give greater emphasis
-40 his words of congratulation, and
they are the more 'significant, - being
so quiet and guarded. The Pre
sident has not claimed a : decisive vic
tory ; he has only declared that the events
•tlf the past five days claim our especial gra
titude to God, and reconnnended that all
patriots unite in thanksgiving and prayer.
This is enough. It is upon the highest
authority that we are assured:of the com
plete"success of the Virginia campaign - up
to the close of Sunday, while we are,for
bidden to believe that the victory is seatd.
We could have nothing more encouraging,
and have the right to repose full confidence
in the grand movements of -the campaign.
General LEE gives thanks to God.that
he has repulsed our attack - . This unusual
modesty is:Confirmation of our success; for
it has hitherto been his habit to exult over
pretended victory. In comment upon this
gratitude, we have his retreat towards
Richmond. All the facts thus combine to
place victory above doubt, and to: justify
an unenthusiastic confidence in the great
result of this unparalleled campaign. We
have the positive testimony of the Secre
tary of War, the indirect confession of the
rebel general, the assurance .of the Presi-
dent, iu proof of the triumph of our arms
LEE is retreating on. Richmond, pursued
by the whole army, It is pOssible that a
general engagement has taken place near
Spottsylvania Court House, sixty-five miles
from Richmond. The enemy must cer
tainly give battle more than once before
reaching his entrenchments, and the fact
that he is retreating in good order, while we
are following with unceasing energy, adds
to the probability of a heavy contest near
Spottsylvania village. Friday's battle de
cided the character of the campaign ; it
evidently forced LEE to abandon his works
near Mine Run, and, in connection with
the success of the Peninsular advance,
compelled him to concentrate on the capi
tal. Thus far the plan works without one
blunder. Everything has succeeded. The
enemy is forced to fight at a disadvantage,
while the immense columns of the Union
many press steadily on. to the point where
- they will combine their power, and co--
zperate more effectually - in the final strug
gle.
Nothing like this campaign has been
known in the whole war. Never before
were shown so much method, intelligence,
energy, perseverance, and power. Never
efore was the rebellion lin such danger.
Never before had we so much to hope, so
little to fear. The spirit of the army is
something to stir the blood with noble
pride. It has fought magnificently ; it has
been commanded gloriously. We feel too
deeply to exult; we hope too wisely to
prophecy ; there is a solemnity and gran.;
deur in this patient waiting of the nation
Which premature rejoicing would insult.
Italy.
It has become the fashion to abuse Louis
NAPOLEOic for what he kit undone in Italy,
and thus to echo the denunciation which
GARIBALDI, " a good hater," has hurled
against him any time during the last four
years. It appears to many thoughtful ob
servers of events, however, that while re
membering what the inscrutable ruler of
France did not perform for Italy, men are
too apt to forget what he did. But for NA
POLEON'S threatening speech, to the Aus
:Wan Ambassador, on New Year's day,
1859, which led to immediate war, and but
for the material assistance which he contri
buted, heading his own French army in the
-attempt to throw off the Austrian yoke,
there would not now be the free Italy that
once more exists, honored among the na
tions. He may not yet have done ail that
was expected of him, but no other man,
living or dead, has accomplished so much
for Italy, since the commencement of the
`Christian era, as this much-abused NAPO
-3.EOW the Third.
The condition of Italy, up to NAPOLEON'S
interference in 1859, was very pitiable.
During a reign of nearly thirty years (from
_November, 1830, to May, 18:39), the-Neapo
litan dominions werasubjected to the worst
'tyranny under the misrule of FEIMINAND IL
- That misrule had been exposed and de
nounced through the press, and in the
British Parliament, by Mr. GLADST6NE, a
man of character and standing, and though
foreign Powers refused to interfere, though
Lord Jonx IlussEth, pelted the Neapolitan
tyrant with some paper pellets of warning
and advice, it was evident that the end was
to come ; that such a wretched condition of
affairs must come to a termination, certain
ly inevitable, and probably violent. The
Italian Duchies, or Tuscany, Modena, and
Parma, were governed, as petty mo
narchies; .by potentates whose greatest
pride was - their relationship with the reign
ing
House of Austria, and who, in common
with their cousin of Naples, submitted, in
most things, to the suggestions and the
policy of Austria. The fairest parts of
Italy, Lombardy, and Venetia, were held
as mere provinces of the overgrown and
then nearly bankrupt Empire of Austria,
and anything like Italian feeling was re
garded and treated as at once treasonable
- and irreligious. The King of Sardinia, on
the other haMl7,--was known to be liberal
and national—to have attempted, however
unsuccessfully, to liberate Italy ten years
before, but to be unable, by himself, to strike
-tt second and more effective blow for na-
Aionality. At that monient, NAPOLEON
"threw his force upon the side of the politi
cal regeneration of Italy, and the immedi
ifte'results were the transfer of Lombardy
from Austria to free Italy, the rejection and
+exile of the Austrian rulers of the Duchies,
and the transfer of the 'Romagn a and the
lYtarelies from the Papal to the Italian sove-
reignty. All this was done in a few months
in 1859, and when, in 1800, GARIBALDI was
able to place Naples and Sicily in allegi
ance to VICTOR EMMANUEL, if NAPOLEON
did not help, at least he did not oppose.
Ms pertinacious support of the Papal au
thority in Rome may be a stroke of policy,
or may spring from a religious feeling.
Sufficient that he gives that support.
Recent and reliable accounts front Turin
mention that 'VICTOR EMMANUEL has had
an attack of apoplexy, and that great care
and cautious treatment will be necessary to
prevent a recurrence of the illness. He is
in the prime of life (only forty-four years
old), but while he takes what, in Italy,
may be considered excessive bodily exorcise,
relieved only (if that be relief) by many
hours of continued labor on State matters,
hi his closet, he also is a barb-I:twat, and
unfortunately possesses a full habit of body
and a sanauienous temperament. Here are
several predisposing points towards the
disease which has attacked him. Its future
visitations may have more enduring effects.
But the• fact remains—VlCTOß EALMANUEL
has had on apoplectic stroke.
Then conies the question. What is to be
come of Italy, if he should die ? Ms
eldest - sou, Prince HUMBERT, heir to
the crown, is simply an amiable young
man, who wants ten months of being
twenty-one years old, who drives charm
ingly, rides spiritedly, hunts gallantly, flirts
delightfully, shoots wonderfully, smiles
winningly, dresses becomingly, and is very
Popular on account of his good looks,
friendly manners, and ardent amiability.
How far these qualifications, which make
him a good-natured petit maitre, may serve
him, as King of Italy, wheneVer his turn
comes, remains to be tried and Been. But
it is easy to see . that, should Italy lose
VICTOR EMMANUEL, her chief hope of con
tinued nationality may be looked for in
the friendship and support of the Emperor
of the French.
LETTER FROM "OCCASIONAL."
WASHINGTON, May 9, 1864
General Grant is not a man to promise
victory nor to parade incomplete results. In
all his Past achievements he has preferred to
speak after than to speculate before a battle.
His extraordinary preeauticins for the late
conflict were in harmony with this fine
characteristic. Fcit sixty days all correspon,
deuce with the army, or from thearmY, was
stopped. - No newspapers were allowed to
Circulate until after ',due notice. Corre
spondents of the various leading jour
nals were duly registered, and compelled
to report at headquarters, at stated daily
periods, to prevent sudden and unau
thorized departures, and nothing was
permitted to be sent over •the wires. Up
to thislimment, now - nearly eleven o'clock
A. M., not a word has been received from
him by the War Department. The trains
with the wounded are hourly expected,
and not a straggler from the, front, and not
a deserter, has been seen since the battle of
Thursday. All these indications show that
he was determined to keep his own coun
sel, and to do his work thoroughly; IT
serving the duty of giving results to his
superiors When these had been achieved.
Before Gen, - Grant left for the army, Tun
PRESIDENT wrote hint a warns and grateful
letter, thanking him for his energy and his
devotion, and wishing him " God-speed
in the sublime task that had been assigned
to him. To this epistle it is said the Gene
* briefly and modestly replied, stating that
he . would dO hiS utmost to fulfil public ex
pectation ; that he was under the deepest
obligations to kr. Lincoln and the Admin
istration; that all his requests had been com
plied with, and that no one had attempted
to embarrass, but that each and all had
toiled to encourage, assist, and strengthen
him. Upon one brain, therefore, all the
chief military responsibility has reposed.
Barely, if ever, have such a weight of care
and such destinies been devolved upon any
human being. Should General Grant be
equal to this mighty work, he will be the
deliverer of his country. As he is patient
and persevering, so let us be.
The President and the Army.
Extract from a private letter, April 27!
"Day before yesterday there was considerable ex
citement here in consequence of the passage through
the city, en route for "the front," of the army of
Gen. Burnside. When I assure you that it took nearly
the entire day and evening for it to pass from Wash
ington to Virginia, I need hardly remark that it
was a lame body of troops. The President, with
uncovered head, stood on the balcony at Willard's,
to see it pass, from 12 M. until 4.14 P. M. Part of the
time it rained quite heavily, but the honest-hearted
man would not be induced to put on his hat. For
the gratitude thus manifested by the President to
this brave army, I shall always feel for him the
deepest and most lasting admiration. The whole
of the army, in passingpbestowed upon him such
thunders of cheers as I never before listened to, and
very few of the men passed without taking off their
hats and waving them in the wildest manner. Many
of the troops were colored, and a few of them In
dians. The Indians halted before their "Great
White Father,” whirled their caps in the air, and
gave him three times three such cheers as it would
have done any loyal heart good to hear: ,By the
time the last troops had passed him, the President
(God bless his honest, patriotic, devoted heart!)
looked so weary, and yet so grateful, that it brought
tears to my eyes to see him."
The railer' Heroes.
The death of the noble volunteer -veteran, Gene
_rat Wadsworth, of New York, is undoubtedly the
greatest individual loss / thus far, of the present con-
Rid in Virginia. An upright, honest, brave, de
vOted soldier—a hale, gray-headed man, who left his
farm and his wealth, among the yeomanry of New
York, to take part in the war—he fell leading a
charge of his divisiong a. man - worthy of the old
Revolution. General Wadsworth possessed large
wealth and position in New York, and was as be
nevolent as influential and rich. Hewes the Union
candidate against Governor Seymour in New York.
His death is a severe loss to the service of his coun
try and State, but it will add much to the glory of
their history.
_Brigadier General Alexander Hays, of Pittsburg,
is another conspicuous soldier lost to the muster of
our brave leaders. His daring was proverbial—at
Gettysburg he carried the flag of his brigade in
front of his men, and in the face of the enemy. Ori
ginally colonel of a Pittsburg regiment, he became
brigadier for gallantry at Antietam. Re graduated
at West Point.
Brigadier General Alexander Webb wag the: son
of General Watson Webb, once the widely-known
editor of the New York Courier and Enquirer, and
now Minister to Brazil. A roan of culture, ability,
and modesty--:a soldier always bravo and trusted—
he has passed into death and history at the early
age of 27. Ills family, we believe, is at present in
this city.
Brigadier General Bartlett was a veteran of all
the battles of the Army of the Potomac, coil at the
outbreak of the war a lawyer in Binghamton, NoW
York. HiS gallant death crowned a moat litMerable
career.
General Grant in the Field.
We are familiar with the picturesque interview
between Generals Grant and Pemberton, when the
terms of the surrender of Vicksburg were arranged.
One of the Tribune correspondents Kiresll4 another
glimpse of the Lieutenant General in the bat
tle of last Thursday, in which we find him in
characteristic attitude, smoking a brier-wood pipe,
and watching the field.
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, May f, 1961,
Tice.Condition of Released Union Pri-
cc=
WAns, from the Committee on the Conduct
of thd-War, in the Senate, and Mr. GOOCH, In the
Rouse, submitted a report on the condition of the
returned prisoners from Richmond at Annapolis,
from an examination made at the request of the
Secretary of War. The evidence proves beyond all
doubt, in the estimation of the committee, a de
termination on the part of the rebel authorities to
subject our soldiers and officers who fall into their
hands to physical and mental suffering impossible
to describe. They present the appearance of living
skeletons—little snore than skin and bones, some
'maimed for life, and some frozen by lying without
tent or covering on the bare ground at Belle Isle.
The general practice is shown to be the robbery of
prisoners, as soon as taken, of all money, valuables,
and good clothing. The amount of food allowed
was totally insufficient to preserve the health of
child, consisting usually of two pieces of bread,
made of corn and cubmeal, badly cooked, with about
two ounces of meat, unfit to be eaten, and OeCaSioll.
ally a few black, worm-eaten beans. They were
obliged to sell the clothing received from home to
obtain food to sustain life. Those in the hospitals
were little better fed, and were neglected, their
wounds remaining for days undressed. One witness,
when asked if he was hungry, said : "Hungry ! I
could eat anything in the world that came before
me. Some of the boys would get boxes from the
North, with meat of different kinds in them, and
after they bad idelred the meat oft would throw the
bones into the spit-boxes, and we would get them
out of the spit-boxes and gnaw them over again."
They were submitted to unmerciful and murder
ous treatment from those In charge of theta—
shot and killed for violating rules of which they
had no knowledge. When received at Anna.
polls their clothing was - so filled with vermin
that it had to be destroyed, and' repeated wash.
tags failed to rid their heads and bodies of the posts.
They are now dying daily, and the physicians in
charge entertain no doubt that their emaciation and
death are directly caused by brutal and merciless
treatmentreeelved while prisoners of war.
The testimony shows that the treatmertt received
at Columbia and Dalton was far more humane than
at Richmond.
The committee cannot resist the conclusion that
these inhuman practices are the result of a determi•
nation on the part of the rebel authorities to reduce
our soldiers by privations and exposure to such a
1 condition that they never shall be able to render
effective service in the field—a result, like the mas
sacre of Fort pillow, of predetermined policy.
They deem it evident that the rebel newspaper
statements claiming for the prisoners the same
treatment as received by their soldiers are gla
ring nn a unblushing falsehoods, and say: "No
ono can for a moment be deceived by such
statements, who will reflect that our soldiers,
who, when taken prisoners, were stout, healthy
men, in the prime and vigor of life, have died by
hundreds under the treatment they have received.
Although required to perform no duties of camp or
march, while rebel soldiers were able to make long
and rapid marches, and to offer stubborn resistance
in the field, they refer, with pride and satisfaction to
the uncomplaining fortitude, and undltniniglied pa
triotism exhibited by our brave men, under all their
privations, even in the hour of death. The
chaplain says: "There is another thing I would
wish to state—all the men, without any exception,
among the tlibustinds that have come to this hospi
tal, have never, in a single instance, expressed a re
gret, notwithstanding the privations and sufferings
they have enduredi that they entered. their Conn
try's service. They have been the most loyal, de
voted, and earnest men. :Even on the last days of
their lives they have said that all they hoped for
was just to live and enter the ranks again and meet
their foes. it is a most glorious record in relation
to the devotion of our men to their country. I do
not think their patriotism has ever been equalled In
the history of the world."
The Navy Department has information of the cap
ture, by the gunboat Owasco, of the English schrs.
Lily, Fanny,-and Laura, oil Velasco, Texas. The
prisoners stated that they did not know the ohm
meter of their cargoes, but on the Fanny were
found eight cases for the rebel Gen. IYtAGItUDICR.
COlOllOl CIARICOLL, 95th Pennsylvania, is A'oportod_
killed.
Captain Bynxino, 2d Pennsylvania, captured.
Captain. Br acts, 11th Pennsylvania, wounded in
the thigh.
Captain GWYNN, 116th Pennsylvania, wounded
in the leg.
Major PAnr.hmrow,lBth Pennsylvania, killed.
colonel WooDurAnn, a son of Judge WOODWARD,
dilled.
XXXVIIIth CONGRESS-4st SESSION.
Mr. FOOT repOrted from the Committee on Public
Building., to whom was referred the joint resolution to
inquire intone expediency of altering the south front
of the Treasury Department; reported adversely, and
die report was adopted.
fifr. BUCKALEW offered a joint resolution that a se
lect committee of three from each House be instructed to
inquire what measures are necessary to adapt the hall.
of Congress better to the purposes of legislation and to
secure more perfect ventilation, which was adopted,
Mr, OOZINESS called up the Senate bill for the pur
chase of a site for the erection of loillditsgit for the
branch mint at Philadelphia: It appropriates i3OO, 000.
The bill was passed.
The Pacific Railroad.
Mr. HOWARD, from the Senate Committee on the
Pacific Railroad, reported a substitute for the bill in
amendment of the Pashto Itai.lrond ad. It makes the
number or abates one million, at $lOO each, and no in
dividual may subscribe for more than two thousand
shares. Five dollars assessment per share may be called
for every six mouths. After the next annual meeting in
October, there shall be twenty-one directors, one-third
to be elected annually for the term of three years, and
each shall own not less than fifty shares of stook: Tho
road must be completed by litm Ten sections of land
per mile are granted in aid of the road. No United
States bonds are to be issued, but the road may issue
twentr-feur ‘, 4 4,000 bonds for each mile east of the base
Of tilt Becky Mentffitins, the interest upon which is to
be paid semi-annually, at 6 per cent., in gold and
silver—to be secured by a mortgage of the road, and en
dorsed by the United States. The Hannibal and St.
Joseph Railroad Company is authorized to extend its
road from St. Joseph via Atchison, 100 miles, with the
same priyileges4d the main line, to be completed in two
years. It also provides for the lows. branch-to the 101)th
parallel. The bill is very voltuninous, and embodies
many of the provisions of bills previonsly offered.
On motion of Mr. LANE,• of Indiana, it was re
solved that the President of the United States be re
quested, if consistent with the public interest, to fur
nish copies of the recent correspondence of the Atinistor
or the United, States in Chili, relating to the existing
trouble between Chili and Bolivia.
Mr. CHANIAER • called up the Senate bill to prevent
smuggling, which VaS postponed till to-morrow.
Mr. DOOLITTLE called up the bill to return the Na
vajoe Indians to their reservations in New Mexico, and
appropriating WO, OM for that parpaoP._-
lt opposed by Messrs. CONNESS and ifOWAIt.D,
lalt was passed by a vote of 22 yeas to 11 nays.
Mr. CONisiESS, of California, called up the Senate bill
appropriating three hundred thousand dollars for the
Purchase of a site for the erection. of a branch Mint at
San Pruncise.). Passed.
Bank Rill Amendment.
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration of the
bank bill. The pending question was on the amend
ment of Mr. Henderson, striking out e.300.10h1/00 as the
limit of notes issued for circulation, and insert the
amount now authorized to be issued by the Comptroller
by banks , already created. The amendment was not
agreed to—yeas 12, nays T 3.
Mr. DOOLITTLE'S amendment, a synopsis of which
bas been published, seas discussed. It provides for the
gradual decrease of the volume of paper money issued
by these banks.
Mr. Doolittle advocated his amendment brielly,say ,
fug that it was essential that some means should be do-
Yieed to stop the lunation of the currency and raise the
price of gold.
Mr. SHERMAN opposed the amendment H of Mr. Doo
little, claiming that it would destroy the bill and vir
tually change the character of State haliks. We could
not form State banks in nuder this law. We must as
the bill does, offer inducements for these banks to come
in. It would also tend to erento monopolies in State
banks.
•
Mr.bOOLITTLE denied that his amendment either
repealed bank charters or created a monopoly of State
banks. His idea was to compel thesebauks to keep their
issues within due bounds.
Me. HALF, thon4ht ilittt what the senator wished
might be aCCOMPlisned in a shorter mode. He would
have a section as follows: "Be it enacted, That all State
Constitutions be and the same are hereby abolished,"
for these were very much in the way of any uniform
banking law. If the news tom Grant'a army is true it
will have more effect than all the tipeeclmswe have
made. He thought this bank bill would have but little
effect for good or evil, but as the Secretary of the Trea
sury thought it would do good he would yield his opin
ion and vote fort. Be thought the amendment was
SUbstantially . to strike down State banks. He was op
posed to any interference with State rights, as the States
were the pillars of the Constitution.
The Returned Prisoners.
Occ..asrozTAL
Mr. WADE, from the Committee on the Conduct of the
War, made ,a report in reference to the returned pri
soners at Baltimore and Annapolis, and, on his motion,
25,00 copies were ordered to Le priuted-for the use of the
Senate. _ .
Mr. DOOLITTLE replied to tke remarks of Messrs
Rake and Sherman.
Mr. JOHNSON avowed his intention to Vote for the
hill if the clause allowing State taxation wag retained.
The first clause of Mr, Doolittle's amendment was
rejected—yeas 3, nays 30. .
111 r. DOOLITTLE then withdrew the whole amend-
Merit.
Mr..
MORGAN offered an artiendment inserting Buffa
lo, N. Y. as it place of redemption, which was adopted_
Mr. COLLAMER offered several amendments, which
were adopted without debate. One amendment offered
by Mr. Collamer, requiring a portion of coin to be kept
as a basis of redemption, was discussed by Messrs. Col
lamer, Sherman, and Henderson.
The ARnouncement of Victory. •
Mr. COLLAMER read a despatch from the Secretary of
War announcing - a victory by General Grant over Gene
ral Lee, after which the Senate adjourned.
HOVSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Ou motion of Mr. MOORHEAD, the use of the Hall
was granted for. Wednesday, the Thtli, for the delivery of
a lecture by the Rev. J. R. Warner, on the Battle of
Gettysburg, the proceeds to be applied for religious pur
poses.
On motion of Mr. PERRY, of New Jersey, a resolu
tion was adopted instructing the Committee on Naval
Affairs to examine into the expediency of locating the
proposed navy yard on the west side of the Hudson
river, nearly opposite Yonkers, end to report by bill or
otherwise.
The so•ealled Rebel Navy Report.
Mr. F. WOOD asked, but failed to obtain leave. to
introduce the following resolution:
- - • • • . •
That the President be requested to furnish this bongs.
if not incompatible with the public interests, copied of
all correspondence between the Secretary of State since
the sth of December, 1563, and Mr. C. F. Adams or Lord
Lyons, on-the subject of a simulated report and docu
ment of the Navy Department of the so-called Confede
rate
. . _
Mr. STEVEAS, of Pennsylvania, supposed all the
correspondence had been published, and objected to the
resolution._
.
Mr. WOOD replied that it had not, since his call.
Mr. ItICE,.of Massachusetts, introduced a bill to regu
late the prize proceedings, and distribution of prize
money. Referred to the Committee on Nay al Affairs.
The House resumed the consideration of the Missouri
election cane of Bruce against the sitting member, Mr.
Loan. _ _
Mr. - ELIOT, of Massachusetts,advocated the retention
of the seat by Mr. Loan.
Mr. DAVIS, a Maryland, replied to the remarks de
livered by Mr. Dawes, of Massachusetts, the latter on
Saturday having, in the course of his remarks against
military interference at the polls, alluded to Maryland
and Delaware in that connection. tie thought the gen
tleman from Massachusetts was unkind in assailing those
who, covered with dust and perspiration, had emerged
victorious from the battle to uphold the republican
Government. Mr. Davis spoke of Dawes as n dapper gen
tleman who came, like the dandy - to " Harry Percy,
to read him a lecture on the conflict. In his new-born
zeal for the purity of the elections, and to protect the
Administration from the common scolds of the Demo
cratic party, the gentleman had made an assault upon
his own political friends.
Mr. DAVIS then charged frauds and bloodshed as
Laving been committed by the Democrats at various
places to put down the freedom of elections. Ile de
fended the Know-Nothing party, and said no man had
been assailed more bitterly than himself, and lie had
for six years passed with contemptuous silence the
31Tei'cfn'ine:er.11Tfaerlafettf't*st1,11TiTaller personal
rs i d a t e r go " nlo
tins Douse.
Mr. Dawes, of Massachusetts, was not in his seat
when. Mr. Davis spoke.
13.101)WIV,. of Wisconsin, a member of the Com
mittee on Elect -tons, said Mr. Davi•;, of Maryland, had
just undertaken to defend the military interference at
the polls. If he was correctly informed, the gentleman
had to secretly escape from the violence which he had
himself provoked. Looking at the election of Banks, a
Know-Nothing, as Speaker of this House, Massachu
setts had united with Maryland in support of a party
which hind brought disgrace on the American name.
Mr. Brown appealed to the House to protect the free
dom of elections,
Mr. HARRIS, of Maryland, agreed with his colleague
(Mr. Davis) in One thing only, Hattie/y; That the gentle
nun from klassachosetts lMr. Dawes) had no right to
cast a slur on Da Ithnoro. So lore as the memory of the
Massachusetts Know Nothings was kept up, so long
should Massachn,;etts keep quiet. His colleague had
inaugurated the persecution of men and women for their
religion, and reaped the 'benefit of it. This was the
reason wily Massachusetts could not arraign Maryland
for villainy.
Where did his colleague procure his evidence that a
constituent of his (Mr. Ligon) is a traitor? lie paused
for on-ply_
Mr. PAYIS I decline to make any reply to the un
worthy inelii . ber from Maryland. [Cries of • good" On
the Republican side.]
Mr. HARMS. The reply is very convenient, and I
shall line complain of it. When one man charges
another with the highest crime known to the law, and
declines to give the evidence ou which it is based, 1 will
say nothing more than that he, is a slanderer. I Win
withdraw the charge when he furnishes the proof,
The SPEAKEtt (interrupting) said the gentleman is
out of order in calling his colleague, a slanderer.
31r. lballttlS. My colleague ~,id I am an unworthy
member. I don't want to offend; fur, Mr. Speaker, I
know your iv:pal-ti„:ll.y. 1 Lave been charged in O. re
solution with lining guilty of gross contempt at tho very
time everYhodv knew I delivered myself with perfect
respect.
Mr. Harris "Triumphs over Tyranny: ,
Mr. _HARRIS said the course of Mr. Davis had
brought- en the very bloodshed which the latter tom
donned, and history showed his colleague could never
bare been elected but for the violence which had been
inaugurated by his followers mid f
qln lSrd he (Mr. Harris) was defeated by the smooth
and gentle tyranny of Gen. Dix, a renegade Democrat.
If the elections in Maryland had been free that State
would not be subjugated and her institutions over
thrown. But he had, last autumn, triumphed
_over
tyranny, and here he was to lie censured. (Laughter.)
lie said the charge of traitor against him was false.
Pe had his °Pinions. and was not afraid to proclaim
them i'and referring to the peat action of the House, said.
he had been indicted, tried, and convicted without the
Privilege of a defence. He denied that the language for
which he was censured was intended. to give aid and
comfort to the enemy.
Mr. SCHENCK, of Ohio, said. as the member from
Maryland had referred to him, he merely desired to
have read the resolution heretofore paased , declaring tit:it
Mr. Harris, having spoken words in debate manifestly
intended and deargucd toaid and comfort to the
enemy, in an unworthy - ranru give
her, and is hereby Nevem.
ly cen sured.
The Clerk read the resolution and the result, namely,
53 against
Mr. SCHENCK remarked: I have nothing to "say; I
only desire this resolution to follow the member's
speech in there ported proceedings. [Laughter:3
Mr. LEONARD MYERS of Pennsylvania, said while
loyal hearts ware tendering thanks to Almighty God
for victories on — the battle-field this House was gravely
asked to vacate the seat of General Loan, that an or-
Portunity may be given to rebels to send here a sac
teaser. He argued that Mr. Loan was clearly entitled
to the seat.
• .
Mr. GOOCH, from the Committee on the Conduct of
the War, made a report on the Ili-treatment of prisoners
in rebel bands.
Forty thousand copies Were ordered to he
_printed, to
gether with an equal number of the Fort Pillow ma--
Caere rert.
The Ho po wie then adjourned.
Witval Captures.
Killed and Wounded.
WASIFWGTON, May 0
SENATE.
The Missouri Election Case.
THE PRESS. - PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, MAY. 10, 1864.
THE MARCH ON RICHMOND.
A. GRAND X4O 'X' CO EC .5(.
THE ENEMY REPULSED AND DRIVEN FOR
Gallant Storming or the Rebel Works
GEN. WADSWORTN KILLED AND BART-
The Field Full of Prisoners and Rebel Slain,
REBEL GENERALS JONES, JENKINS, PICKETT, AND
Longstreet, Stafford, and Pegram Placed
GRANT IN r PURSUIT OF LEE.
THE SEVENTH PENNSYLVANIA RESERVES
Lee Again Brought to Battle near
Spottsylvania.
BUTLER, WITHIN . TEN MILEN OF RICHMOND.
INO.Ttri" WAL.TI3LL TA.-25CACTIT.
THE RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG
RAILROAD CUT.
Gen. Crooke Moving in Force on the Virginia
SHERNIAN FIGHTING JOHNSON.
DESPATCHES FROM SECRETARY STANTON AND
LENS. GRANT AND MEADE.
A SPEECH FROM THE PRESIDENT
THE BATTLE OF FRIDAY
WI LDEIVNESB TAVERN, Friday, May - 6, P.M.—
The most terrific battle yet fought closed to-day.
Lee's entire army has made - repeated and furious
aSSallitS Upon our right and left wings, commanded
by Hancock and Sedgwick, with temporary •suc
cesses ; but he has been driven back with great loss.
An attack was made about four o'clock this after
noon simultaneously upon our whole line, which
was gallantly repulsed. Towards dark the enemy
concentrated upon our extreme right, and fell sud
denly upon Sedgwick, crushing in a portion of his
line. •
Goneral Sodgwick succeeded in reforming his
line, and securing it against further disaster, and
the enemy withdrew from his front under the cover
of the darkness. Our losses have been heavy. Our
army to-day has certainly achieved a decided sue
cesst. It hag baffled all the offensive efforts of the
enemy.
The almost impenetrable woods with which the
battle-ground is covered saved the rebels from a
crushing defeat, as it enabled them to-conceal their
movements almost perfectly until the very moment
of their execution.
WiLuzurimss TAvettiv (Va.), Friday Evening,
May e.—The hardest contest was on our right,
where the rebel charges were twice repulsed.
Ilancock , s corps (the 2d) charged twice, and at
one time entered the entrenchments, where A. P.
11111 was in command. They were compelled to fall
back.
Sedgwick's and I - lancock's corps were badly cut
up. -
The number of the rebels killed is reported at two
thousand, wounded ten thousand. - The killed and
disabled were left on the Bold.
NEW YORK, May 9.—The Times , correspondent,
writing from the Wilderness Tavern, on Friday,
says:
The day has closed upon a terribly hard-fought
field, and the Armyof the Potomac, has added
another to its list of murderous conflicts. Lee's
tattles, so energetically employed at Chancellors
ville and Gettysburg, of throwing his whole army
first upon one wing and then upon another, have
again been brought to bear j but "1 - rejoice to say
that the Army of the Potomac has repulsed the
tremendous onslaught of the enemy, and stands
to-night solidly in the position it assumed this
morning. The first attempt was made upon Han
cock, upon the right, somewhat weakened in num
bers by the battle of yesterday, but the iron old 2d
Corps nobly stood its groundl then the enemy
hurled his battalions upon Sedgwick, and once or
twice gained a temporary advantage, but our vete
rant were nobly rallied, and the rebels repulsed
with awful slaughter. About half past four P. M.
Lee made a feint attack upon the whole line, , and
then suddenly fell, with his whole force, upon Sedg
wick, driving him back temporarily, but the ad.-:
vantage was soon regained, and the rebels hurled
back with great loss. Night had now come on, and
it is believed at headquarters, at this hour, that Lee
has withdrawn from our front. Although the na
ture of the ground has been of a terrible character,
most of it being so thickly wooded as to render
movemmits all but impossible, and to conceal en
tirely the operations of the enemy, yet he has been
signally repulsed in all his attacks, and nothing but
the nature of the battle-field has prevented it from
being a crushing defeat. The loss on both.sides has
been ‘ very heavy, but at this - hour of hasty writing I
cannot even give an estimate.
NEW yonn, Nay 9.--The special despaiches to
the Tribune say that twelve trains of wounded are
on the way from the front. The hospitals are ready
for their reception.
A. report from rebel sources says that Gen,. Lee
was wounded, 0,
The Tribune says the situation may be thus epi
tomized : On Thursday the army sustained, suc
cessfully, a fierce attack by the bulk of Lee's army.
On Friday we attacked and drove them some die.
sauce, took all their severely wounded prisoners,
and won an indecisive 'victory. On Saturday there
was no fighting, and Lee was believed to he retiring.
The first man killed in the campaign was Charles
Wilson, of Company I, 18th Mas.sachusetts. Col.
Joseph Hayes, of the same regiment, was wounded.
A COMPLETE VICTORY—GRANT AND BUT
LER PURSUING-.
WASHINGTON, May 9.—The National Republican
has just published, iii an extra, that official de
spatches announce our victory complete. ,
Lee is retreating in the direction of Spottsylva.r
nia, and Grant is pursuing. The Union General
Wadsworth is killed. The rebel Generals .Tones
and Jenkins are killed, and the rebbl Generals
Pickett and Hunter wounded.
Butler has 'whipped Beauregard, and eat the Pe
ersburg and Richmond Railroad,
HANCOCK AT SPOTTST.LVANIA.
WASHINGTON, May O.—A mos.senger who left the
front of the Army of the Potomac on Saturday af
ternoon, at 3 P. M., reports that General Hancock
was then at Spottsylvania Court House, pushing, the
rebels, who were retreating in good order by two
roads.
AND REPORTS-
WADSWORTH KILLED,
WASHINGTON, May 9,—The extra Star says that
reports from the front, not official, brought. by par
ties who left there on Saturday state that the result
of the fighting on Friday was yet more advanta
geous to the Union cause than that on Thursday,
resulting in Lee's falling back, according to some
reports, 12 miles, leaving his dead and wounded in
our hands.
Gen. Grant, according to the same report, "has
a field full of prisoners," and had advanced to
Spottsylvania Court House.
A verbal message received at Gen. Halleck , s
headquarters by a messenger from the Army of the
Potomac is to the effect that the battle closed on
Tuesday, the enemy having - fallen back about twelve
miles, leaving the dead and wounded in our hands.
On Saturday at 3 o'clock Lee was in full retreat
through SPottsYlvanla, and when the messenger
left, a few hours afterwards, Gen. Hancock was en
tering the place in pursuit. We have captured
many prisoners, but the number is not known.
Gen. Wadsworth is reported killed, and Gon
Webb wounded.
Butler is reported to be within ten miles of Rich
mond. This information comes by the boat from
Alexandria. Passengers from there report the ar
rival of parties from Grant's army with informa,
tion to that effect.
Parties in Alexandria county yesterday heard ,
firing from heavy siege guns in the direction of
Spottsylvania Court Howe from 11 A. M. to 1
o'clock P. M.
The distance is sixty miles, but the day was quiet
and the wind from the southwest, snaking it not im
probable that the firing was from the battle-ground
of yesterday between Grant, and Lee.
Owing to the fact of the Rappahannock bridge
being out of repair, the order directing the wound
ed to be brought to Washington haS been counter
manded for the present.
LATER.—Amongst the killed is General Wads
worth, commanding, a division.
LOSSES 10,000—GRANT TAKES UP
Tflt. - 141iiricrE3 IN HIS REAai
WASHINGTON, NOGII—HHADQUARTERS ARMY OR
THE POTOMAC, Saturday evening—At noon to , dity
our skirmishers advanced anti found Hee had re
treated.
Grant pushed out a strong' picket force on all . the
liVOllllOB leading Weattiard, and resumed his origi
nal plan of the eamplgn.
Hancock's corps is now at Spottsylvania Court
House.
We may not hear again from the Army of the
Potomac for a week.
The medical directors of the army estimate
our losses at nearly ton thousand, as follows :
Twelve to fifteen hundred killed, eight thousand
wounded.
Grant has taken up the bridges in his rear.
The 7th Pennsylvania Reserves charged through
a dense thicket, and being unable to get back,' all'
but sixty were taken prisoners.
General Wadsworth, or New 'York, was killed,
THE WAR,
MANY MILES.
by Hancock,
LETT WOUNDED
HUNTER KILLED OR WOUNDED.
Hors du Conibat.
CAPTURED.
and East Tennessee Road.
being shot through the head while leading his divi
sion through a terrific musketry fire.
BUTLER'S ADVANCE FROM PETERSBURG
—THE RICHMOND RAILROAD BROKEN.
FORTRESS Morator,, May B.—The report that
Petersburg was captured on the afternoon of the
6th instant was incorrect.
The Commodore Jones, a small navy gunboat,
Was destroyed by a rebel torpedo on the afternoon
o f the 081 instant.
Most of the crew.eseaped by swimming ashore.
This took place within twelve miles of Richmond.
Yesterday, the 7th inst., Generals Hickman's and
Brooks , brigades advanced on the railroad loading
from Petersburg to Richmond, and after quite a se
vere skirmish with the enemy, succeeded in de
stroying about three miles of the track, and burning
two important railroad bridges.
On the oth inst., when our troops took possession
Of City Point, it was so complete a surprise that tho
enemy's signal corps, consisting of 27 men, were all
captured.
The 'steamer Dictator, 40 hours from Port Royal,
arrived in Hampton Roads; spoke May Gth, United
States gunboat Nereus, cruising ; all well.
THE DESTRUCTION OF THE COM. JONES.
WASnIROTON, May 9.—lt is ascertained from pri
vate sources that every man on board the Gamine
dore Jones, 1510wri up on Friday in the games ri
ver, was either killed or wounded, with one excep
tion.
The man who exploded the torpedo was himself
killed. Persons on another vessel had been watch
ing his movements. A detachment of sharpshoot
ers: sent ashore subsequently, found on his person
instructions from the rebel Secretary of the Navy,
regarding the torpedoes and their various locations.
Several other men were found concealed in ride
pits, ready to perform similar acts. -They were
promptly placed beyond the power of mischief!
GRANT. PUESTIINT3- LEE TO RICHMOND—.
FREDERICKSBURG OCCUPIED BY OUR
TROOPS.
WASIIINGTON, May 9.—Despatches from Lieu
tenant General Grant have just been received by
the War Department. Our army was in full pur
suit of the enemy towards Richmond. We have
2,000 prisoners, Our forces occupied Fredericks
burg at eight o'clock last night.
The hospital for our wounded is established there.
Supplies, nurses, physicians, and attendants have
been ready for two days and have gone forward,
TliC Wounded are estimated at about 12,000.
OFFICIAL DESPATCH FROAX GEN r"!
TO GEN. 'aI:ANT.
OFF CITY POINT, Va., May 5.
Lieutenant General Grant, Commanding Armieu of the
United States, Washington,D. -
• ••
I Ye'llaTC seized Wilson's Wharf Landing. • A bri
gade of Wild'S colored troops ai.e there. At Fort
Powhatan Landing two regiments of the saniehri
gad e have landed.
At City Point, Hinks' division, with the remain
ing troops and battery, have landed, The reinainder
of both the 18th and 10th Army Corps are being
landed at Bermuda Hundred, above the Appo
mattox.
No opposition experioneed thus far. The move
xuent was apparently a complete surprise. Both
army corps loft Yorktown during last night: The
monitors are all over the bar at Harrison's Landing,
and above City Point.
The operations of the fleet have been conducted
to-drty with energy , and success. Generals: . Smith
and Gilmore are pushing the landing of the men,
General Graham, with the army gunboats, led the
advance during the night,' capturing the signal sta
tion of the rebels.
Colonel West, with eighteen hundred cavalry,
made several demonstrations from Williamsburg
yesterday morning. General Rutz left Suffolk this
morning with his cavalry, for the service indicated
during the conference with the Lieutenant General.
The New York, flag-of-truce boat, was found lying
at the wharf, with four hundred prisoners, whom
she had not time to deliver. She went up yesterday
morning.
We are landing troops during the night—a hazard
ous service in the face of the enemy.
BENJ. F. BUTLER,
Major General Commanding..
A. E. PEI - FF.IM, Captain and A. D. C.
DESPATCH TO GENERAL DIX FROM
SECRETARY STANTON.
WASHINGTON 9 May 9,10.45 A. M.
Major General Dix:
We have intelligence this morning by scouts di
rect from the army asiate as Saturday evening, but
no official reports.
The general results may be stated. ac a sueaesg to
our arms.
Tho fighting on Friday was the most desperate
known in modern times.
I deeply regret to say that the country will have
to mourn the death of that accomplished soldier,
Brigadier General Wadsworth, who was struck in
the forehead by a ball at the head of his command
while leading them against one of the enemy's
strongest positions. His remains are in our hands,
with those of Col. Sharpe.
General Webb was wounded.
General Jones, of the rebel army, was killed.
The condition of our army is represented to be
most admirable. Their cool, determined courage
has in every instance proved too much for the des
perate fury of the rebels, who have been driven at
all points. There has been no straggling.
At the latest accounts, Hancock was pushing for
ward rapidly by the left to Spottsylvania Court
House, and yesterday heavy cannonading Was
heard at Acquia Creek from one o'clock until three
o'clock.
We have lost some prisoners. One regiment, the
7th - Pennsylvania Reserves, obargoil through an
abattis of the enemy, but were unable to get baCli,
and most of them were captured. We have also
taken a large number of prisoners, supposed to be
more than we lost.
The wounded had not yet arrived at the point
where the trains were to receive them.
The medical director reports that a large propor
tion are slight wounds.
Artillery was not used on either side the first two
days.
There is nothing later from General Butler than
the date of my last despatch,
General Sherman was heard.from last night. no
had been all day reconnoitring the enemy's position
and would attack to-day.
EDWIN M. STANTON.
ANOTHER DESPATCH FROM THE SECRE-
TARY OF WAR.
WASHINGTON May 8, 5 P. M.
Major General John A. Dir, New
WASHINGTON,
We are yet without any official despatches from
the Army of the Potomac except those referred to
this morning from the Medical Director and Chief
Quartermaster, and nothing additional has been
received by the Department from any other source.
It is believed no fighting took place yesterday. A
part of tho wounded arrived in ambulances this
morning at Rappahannock 'Station, and are on the
way in by railroad. The Department will probably
receive despatcheS by that train, which will arrive
to-night.
A despatch from General Butler, just received,
and which left him yesterday, states that a diversion
had been made by his forces on the railroad between
Petersburg and Richmondrand had Succeeded in
destroying a portion of it, so as to break the connec-
tfon ; that there had been some severe fighting, but
that he had succeeded. He heard from a rebel de-
sere that Hunter was dangerously wounded; Pick,
ett also; and Jones and Jenkins were killed. No
thing has been heard from General Sherman.
EDWIN . hi STANTON, Secretary of War.
OFFICIAL DESPATCH E#9lll . THE SECRE-
TARY OF WAR
WAsizrzazoToN, May 9, 4 P,_Dl.—To Major General
Dix New York:
Despatches have just reached here, direct &dm
General Grant. TheY are not fully deciphered yet,
but he is "op to Riehmond." We have taken 2,000
prisoners. EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
To Major General Dix, New York :
.1.15 IIL—A bearer of despatches from General
nfeade's headquarters has just reached here. Ho
states that Lee's army commenced falling back on
the night of Friday, and our army commenced the
pursuit on Saturday morning. The rebels are in
full retreat for Richmond by the direst road. Han
cock passed through Spottsylvania Court Rouse at
daylight yesterday. His headquarters at noon yes
terday were twenty miles south of the battle-field.
We occupy Fredericksburg. The 22t1 New York
Cavalry held that place at 8 o'clock last night. The
depot for our wounded is established at Frederick*-
burg, EDWIN M. STANTON ?
Secretary of War.
OUR LOSSES OF OFFICERS,
WASHINGTON, May 9.—The Star's extra says
there is no foundation for the report that the rebels
are evacuating Riehmond,,nor that Petersburg has
been evacuated. ,
The following is the list of casualties so far as re
ceived at the present time
Brig. Gen. Alex. Noyes, of Pennsylvania, killed;
Brig.. Gen. Jas. S. Wadsworth, New York, killed?
Brig. Gen. Webb, wounded ; Col. Wilson, 43d New
York, and Major Fryer, wounded 5 Col. Stone, 2.1
Vermont,• Lieut. Col. Tyler, do., wounded ; Col.
Lewis, Ocl Yerinont, and Lieut. Col. • Foster, do.,
wounded; Col. Stone, of the Buektails, injured by
a. fall ; Col. West, ath Maine, killed; Col. Bedwoll,
oth New York, 141a50r Darlington, 18th Pennsyl
vania., wounded. -
An official despatch of General Leo to the rebel
authorities at Richmond, transmitted by General
Butler to the War Department, states that the
rebel loss in killed is not large, but many are
wounded. He further states that he regrets to say
that General Lengstreet is dangerously wounded ;
also. Generals Pegram and Stafford, and that
General Jenkins is killed. General Jones is also
reported to be killed, and his body is said to bo in
our possession.
At the latest dates received by the War Depart
ment General Hancock was rapidly puihing by the
left to Spottsylyania Court House. Heavy can
nonading from that direction was heard at Amnia,
creek yesterday.
VIRGNIA AND TENNESSEE RAILROAD-
GEN. CROOKE AT PRINCETON
CINCINNATI, May 9.—The Gazelle has a special
despatch from West Virginia, announcing the arri
val of General Crooke's command at Princeton,Va.
This is a portion of AverilPs command, sent out to
cut the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad.
_The ene
my, 2,500 strong, retreated, leaving their camp in
our possession.
Accounts preceding this say that General Crooke
left Charieston, on the Kanawha, on tlio 20th of
April, with a force of 22,000 men, consisting of In
fantry, mounted infantry, caN , alry, and artillery.
Pis destination was Supposed to be a point on the
Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, which he would
destroy, so as to cut the communication between
Lee's and Longstreet's armies. Princeton is only
idieut forty miles from the railroad.
FUEL • ACCOUNT OF _ THE BATTLE OP
THURSDAY
Grx• Guar:Vs HuADQUARTEItS, May 5.-8
Iw.-As expected, last night, the arMy Calna up With
the enemy to-day. A battle has been fought be
tween parts of It and the whole rebel army, but, as
at Gettysburg, the bloody scenes of this day were
only a prelude to the bloody work, and it is to ho
hoped more auspicious results tomorrow.
was sounded at 3 A. nf.,and the whole army wag
again in motion at daylight. According to the or
der of the day, '
Gen. Hancock's corps. was to march
upon Chancelloraville, southwestwardly on the Pa
.
milky rond to Grove Church, General Wasyen7s
from Old Wilderness Tavern to Parker's Store,-on
the Orange Court House plank-road.
Corps was to follow - 1)0111nd Warren's.
General Sheridan was to concentrate tho whole
cavalry corps at Piney Branch Church, a Yen miles
south of Ghaneellorsville, and start upun a genaral
hunt after Stewart's cavalry, the main body of
which was reported to be concentrating for a fight.
The different bodies had been in motion but a short
time when, at about six o'clock, reports came in
from both turnpike and plank-road, running almost
parallel from this vicinity to Orange Court Eouse,
that
artilleryth e
towardsenen ly were
us-froma advancin g ati
nearei n
gOWldithanidnnrilnetwrYVaenrd
diersville. The evidence accumulating in the course
of the next two hours that strong rebel columns
GeneralSGrant and Meade came up from Ger,nanna
were moving upon us from the direction mentioned,
Ford, and orders were issued to halt the various
columns of infantry, concentrate and form them for
battle at this point. Commandin ridges running
from the northwest to the southwest across both
roads over which the enemy were advancing, about
half a mile to the west of this point offered a flue
position for the formation of a battle front, and was
selected for this purpose. Sedgwlck was ordered to
take the right, Warren the centre, and Hancock
was expected to come up on the left.
Warren and. Sedgwick got into line about 11
e'elock, and soon after skirmishing was hoard on
the front. About noon General Warren was or
dered to push Griffin's division forward to the right
and left of the turnpike, and ascertain what the
enemy were about. Bartlett's brigade moved up
the left, and Ayres' regulars to the right of the
road—Sweitzer'S following in reserve. After ad
vancing three-quarters us a mile they suddenly
found themselves confronted by a well-formed and
strong rebel pisition on a thickly-wooded rldge. A
severe fight ensued. Our two brigades held their
ground against evidently greater numbers for
nearly an hour, but the enemy cueeeeded in Over
lapping Ayres' regular brigade, and forcing it
back precipitately. The flank of Bartlett's brigade
being exposed, it was also soon forced back for some
distace. Two pieces of the 3d Massachusetts'
Battery had to be left behind in consequence of the
Idling of nearly all the horses, and fell into the
hands of the enemy. Sweitzer's brigade and Wad
worth's, of Robinson's division, were ordered for
ward, and relieved the two brigades. The enemy
soon attacked these, but were held at bay. Brisk
musketry and artillery firing were kept up for an
hour longer, when the enemy drew off from that
part of the line. Our loss in this affair was quite
severe, Ayres' and Bartlett's brigades principally
suffering. No definite -figures can now be given ;
but the total will probablynot exceed siy. hundred
in killed, wounded, and missing.
Among the wounded aro Gen. Bartlett, slightly ;
Col. Hayes, 18th. Massachusetts; slightly ,•
Gwyn, 110th Pennsylvania ; 001. winey, 9th Mas
sachusetts ; Col. Lombard, 4th Michigan. We took
about three hundred prisoners.
Hancock's corps had been ordered to turn off the
road ballad started out on, and march over a cross
road as rapidly as possible for this point, to c 07;;;,,,,,
the formation of the lino of .tiite, About three
o'clock in the aftel'n;im, after the tight on the cen
tre had closed, a movement by the enemy was dis
-1 covered, evidently meant to throw a force between
' and the remainder of the army. Getty's
division of Sedgwick's corps was ordered at once to
stay this dangerous demonstration. Hancock's ad
vance, Mott's division, arrived arrived just in time
to form with Getty's, to the left and right of the
plankroad leading directly from. Chancellorsville to
Orange Court Honse. -Gen. Grant ordered them to
attack the advancing enemy, in order to give the
remaining divisions of Hancock's time to come up
and form. They did so, and became at once hotly
engaged in woods so thick that it was almost im
possible to advance in line. Birney's division of
the 2d Corps soon came up, and quickly formed on
the right of Ootty. BUrlowls and Gibbons , diva
signs farmed a second line at they came up. The
enemy in vast force passed energetically and re
peatedly upon the front, and a most furious mus
ketry fight continued for nearly two hours.
The heavy timber and dense undergrowth ren
dered the use of artillery impossible, and only a few
rounds from heavy piedes were fired on either side,
but as to violence, the musketry surpassed every
thing in the history of the Army of the Potomac.
Our line steadily held its groOnd until the whole
corps was forward, when nightfall prevented an
advance on our part, and put an end to the fight.
Widsworth!s division and. a brigade of Robinson's
division, under command of Gen. Robinson, were
ordered to take the enemy in front ,of Hancock by
'the right flank, but" darkness also prevented the
full execution of this fight. The loss on our left
will probably reach ono thousand, Including Gan.
Alexander Hays, killed; Cols. S. S. Hicks, Car
roll, and 'Eyler among the wounded.
Hancock's men behaved most admirably. The
ath New York Cavalry, in advance on the road to.
Parker's Store, was attacked by superior 'force in
the morning and driven back with considerable loss.
General Sheridan sent a message to General Meade
in the evening, to the effect that he had met part of
Stuart's cavalry and was driving them in every
direction. General Lee made two attempts to cut
our army in two, both on the right and left, by get
ting between 'the river and Warren's and Sedg
wick's cops, with only part of Burnside's across
on the one side and between Hancock's corps and
the remainder of the army on the other. That he
was foiled in .both purposes, and that the army has
been concentrated, notwithstanding his two well
conceived attacks, constitutes a most substantial
success for General Grant. Not quite ono-half of
the army was engaged to-day. To-night every corps
is in proper position, Burnside's being fully up, and
General Grant has at his command a force sufficient
and will make a general attack upon the enemy at
daylight. There was heavy firing on Sedgwick's
part of the line after dark, but it was of' short dent
ration. It is understood that it was brought about
by an advance on our side to clear our front.
PENINSULAR OPERATIONS—CAPTURE OF
Orry POINT, May 'T.—Brigadier Gen. C. K. Gra
ham, with his fleet of gunboats, made a reconnois
sante up the Appomatox river and captured a rebel
fort, known by the name of Walthall ' situated be
tween eight and nine miles from. Petersburg. JA fur
ther advance of a few miles disclosed the existence
Of a huge earthwork mounting several heavy guns.
Lieutenant W. H. Bladenheuser, of the Sol Penn
sylvania Heavy Artillery, commanding the army
gunboat G. L. Brewster, was to bepromoted to a
captaincy in the Ist United States Volunteers for
gallantry and bravery while advancing up the
dames river. At Swan's Point, where we surprised
a rebel signal atation, Capt. Bladenheuser captured
fourteen signal flags. At the landing of Bermuda
Hundred his boat was the first to land, and with his
boat's crew pursued the rebels stationed there quite
a distance into the interior.
ADMIRAL LEE'SFLOTILLA-THE REBEL
Nonromr, May 7, 2 P. M.—The despatch-boat
Mount Washington has just arrived at Norfolk,
from Admiral Lee's flotilla, with over fifty or the
crew of the gunboat Coin. Jones, which was blown
up by torpedoes at Turkey Bend. One of the rebels
who fired the infernal machine was shot, and two
were captured. Nearly all hands of the Com.
Jones were either killed or wounded. The captain
'was badly injured.
JA ES RIVER, May T.—The rebel iron-clads came
down from above Fort Darling yesterday (Friday).
Their advance was discovered by our picket Vessels,
and immediately reported, and the Iron-clads were
despatched to.engage them or drive them back. I
sin of the opinion that theywill not make much of a
fight, but, m event of certain operations not yet pro
per to divulge, they will sink them at the obstruc
tions et. Fort Darling, and their crews run away
from them.
• One of the double-ender gunboats ran into one of
our iron-elads, arid stove her bow in badly. I have
not time to learn particulars.
The entire force of gunboats, emeept the disabled
one, have, gone up the river to endeavor to prevent
the rebels from throwing up earthworks, and-ob
structing the river. Everything is wonting splen
didly.
FORT POWHATAN HELD AND STRONGLY
_ _
FORT POWILATAN, JAMES RIVER, May . 7, 4 A. DI.
—Everything is very quiet at this point. Our forces
here occupy a very strong position, and have been
reinforced. We are able to hold out in the event of
an attack against four times our number. Our ar
tillery is in position. The scouts who have just come
in report a few straggling rebel cavalry hovering
around. We soon expect to hear of our cavalry in
their rear.
PROGRESS OF BUTLER'S MOVEMENT
TRIBUNE CORRESPONDENCE, BUTLER'S lIMAD-
QuARTERE,May 4.—The rebels, to divert Gen. But
ler's attention, threw part of Gen. Pickett's force
into North Carolina, and attacked Nowbern_ f where
they were handsomely repulsed by Qum falmer.
They afterward attacked Plymouth, with what re
sult is too well known. Gen. Butler was not to be
deterred from his main - purpose by the buzzing of
flies, and Concentrated his forces in North Carolina,
by the evacuation of Little Washington, and other
movements. This enabled him to draw from the
forces in that State a small body to augment the
Main body here, The withdrawal of the 10th Corps
from Morris and Folly Islands was sufficient indica
tion that Beauregard and his force would be wanted
elsewhere. Hence we hear of that redoubtable
chieftain at Petersburg, with from 15,000 to 18,000
men, en route for Richmond and Lee's army. It is
understood here that he has joined Leo. The rebels
withdrew their forces from North Carolina, and
have also gathered all available troops from other
points. These are left in and around Richmond to
act as circumstances require.
The transfer of thelOth Army Corpi from Charles
ton to Gloucester Point has been effected without
any loss, and the troops arrived in rine condition,
and are now in excellent spirits. On the first of
May, General Butler telegraphed that he was all
ready and awaiting orders. General Grant replied
that he should attack Lee on Thursday morning
This meant for us to move the night before, that b;
to-night. To-day the embarkation of the troops •
commences at Yorktown and Gloucester Point.
A Treated States Tron-elad About to Neet
NEW "loan, May o.—By an arrival from North
Carolina we learn that - the rebel ram Albemarle,
Which captured Plymouth, is now in full possession
Of Albemarle Sou,nd.
On Friday last she was seen from Roanoke Island.
There is no knowing what movement she may ulake
to attempt to take Roanoke Island and other lin.
portant points. It is reported that a United States
iron -clad, from Fortress Monroe, had arrived at
Hatteras, and was under way to - meet tho rebel ram.
Counhollore Melancth on Smith has arrived at
Newbern and taken command of the naval forces in
North Carolina.
Active and desperate work in the waters of that
State was hourly expected.
United States Christ Ann Comm/BsJon.
PITTSBURO, May 9.—A second meeting of the
United States Christian Commission, in connection
with the great national subserintion of *1,000,0000
was held at the church of the Rev. Dr. Sexton last
evening. Rev. Herrick Johnson presided. Ad
dresses were delivered by Rev. Dr. Dressley and
George H. Stuart, and *29.,000 was subscribed on tho
spot, which will be made 990,000. The Intelligence
of the death of General Hays, of this city, Is causing
a profound feeling throughout the community, and
added Interest to the solemnity of the meeting.
The Relief of the 'Wounded.
BOSTOW, May 9.—ln response to a call from the
Surgeon General at Washington, ten surgeons left
this city last night to acid our wounded.
Public Entertninmentm.
M. Fay's orinzA was successfully performed
and well received WK. night. The company evi
dently improves with each night's experience, and
the action progresses with more smoothness and
rapidity. The audience was appreciative, and,
though numerous, by no means largo enough
to, nil the ample space of our Academy. Now,
this is not as it should be. "Notre Dame"
should be heard by all who take an interest
in the development of music In our country,
and csimeially in this city, the birth-place of the
composer. We have a musical public sufficiently
large to fill the Academy to overflowing on every
opera night, and sufficiently critical. Mr. Fry's
work shOuld excite a great interest in this class,
who will find the pleasure derived from the per
fOrmance to be ample. Aside from the merits of
the opera itself, which are great (though not above
criticism), the conscientious rendering of all the
parts, and the splendor of all ;he appointments,
make an entertainment of the most interesting cha
racter.
INTEItIte.TING Wm. Whit° Wil
"ams, A. ill., of New York, will deliver`a lecture
his evening, at the Church of the Evangelists, on
'Adventures in Samaria and,Galilee." The lecture
rezniced to be of a very latereatinE, character.
LAUGH POSITIVE'. SPRING SALE OF BOOTS,
SHOES,. BIZOGAIVS, STRAW GOODS, &C.—Tho
early attention of purchasers is requested to the
large and desirable assortment of boots, shoes, bro
gans, palm hats and caps, Shaker hoods, &c., &c.,
embracing- samples of 1,100 packages of first-class
seasonable goods, of eify and Eastern manulactUre,
to -be peremptorily sold, by catalogue, on four
months' credit, commencing; this morning at ten
o'clock, by .34a11n B. Myers & Co., riuktioneers; Nos..
232 nnti 234 ISThrlict street.
Sodkrvick)o
ivilremm
IRON-CLADS
REINFORCED
NORTH CAROLDIA.
the Rebel Ram.
LATER FROM EUROPE.
THE STEAMER HANSA AT NEW YORK,
THE DANISH. COMPLICATION.
VESSELS DESTROYED BY THE PIRATE
ALABAMA.
ffmv Yong, Mar P. —Tho steamer Hansa, from South.
ampton on the morning of tho 23th ult., arrived at eight
o'clock this evening.
The steamers Hecla and Africa had arrived out. The
Hibernia reached hoe destination on the Dith ult.
The pirate Alabama put into Cape Town for coals and
supplies on March 20.
Captain Semmes has destroyed, during his cruise in
the Indian seas,' seven ships, and he reckons the damage
caused to the Federals at five millions or dollars. -•
The cortillcate of the captain of the steamer Bohemian
has been suspended for one year.
Garibaldi arrived at Plymouth on the 26th.
The Paris journals say that We following is the basis
of the-agreement which Austria, Prussia, and Germany
propose at the Conference: The integrity of the Danish
monarchy; the political and administrative autonomy
of the Duchies; the maintenance of thoir union in oao
single State, and Rendsburg to be made a German Fede
ral.finlyess, as a guarantee of the autonomy and indi•
v;,otoi tty of the Duchies.
The Conference, composed of all the accredited pleni
potentiaries, met at the Treasury Department, It was
believed that no decision had yet been adopted on the
armistice question. The Government of England was
represented by Bari Russell and Lord Clarendon:
France, by Prince La Tour. D'Au vergne; Austria, by
Count Apponye and Councillor 130,tan; Uerrouny, by
Ruest Denmark, by Baron Bilk, Minister Quadde, and
Councillor Krieger; Sweden. by Count Wachtmeister.
The stock of bullion in the Bank of France was unu
sually low.
In London conuda-were quoted at 91,%091N.
On the rails Bourse, routes quoted at 66f 90c.
The Mexican stock was strengthened by the news that
the United States Senate had aisavowotl the recent una
nimous resolution of the House of Representatives
against recognizing the new monarchy.
The Confederate loan had advanced on the news of
a fresh rise in gold, and the symptoms of a diap-nittion
on the part of some of the bold members of Congress to
bring up the idea of acknowledging the tiouthere, Can.
federacy.
...a United aces declined 2, and United States 5s further
vLecrined 3. Illinois Central shares wore 2 lower.
France and England have despatched a naval force to
prated their M gulvocts in Tunis, where disturbances have
occurred,
The Memorial Diploma tique says! Lord Clarendon
returned to England, having formally engaged to sup
port energetically the demand which the French re
presentative made at the first sitting of the conference.
Francomnd England arc mutually bound to declare war
against that Power which refuses to agree to a truce.
The armistice will be based upon the " uti possidetis
principle. 'unless Denmark refuses to evacuate Alsen,
the Austrians and Prussians - willthen evacuate Jutland.
RUSSIA
RIISHIA Will not send a second plenipotentiary to the
Conference unless it be changed to a General Congress,
when. Gortschakolf will go to London,
PORTUGAL
An Austrian screw-liner, two steam frigates, and one
ironclad frigate, lutve arrived at Lisbon.
DENMARK
All is quiet at DOWI. The King has issued a procla
mation to the army,sayitig.; "The sufferings and losses
of the last few days will not be in vain, bat will bear
fruits in the struggle against iniii.tisce and violence; the
aim of which Is Denmark's existence and Independ
ence."
The enemy Have advanced into Jutland, and occupied
Horsens,. strengthening the batteries in Alsen Sound.
The King of Prussia had visited Flensburg. •
An engagement took place on the 24th, off Rugert
Island, between a Prussian gunboat and a Danish iron
clad frigate. The Pricodana act her on fire, but the
Danes extinguished the &nes. •
in the Danubian principalities the Chamber of Depu
ties passed a resolution that in futuro the Ministers
shall take the oath of alleginnce to the people and not to
the prince.
Commercial Intelligence.
_ _
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, —Sales for the last
two days 20,000 bales. Market firm and unchanged;
sales to speculators and exporters 6,000 prow;
are still advancing, and sales are small,
STATE OF TIRADE.—The advices from Manchester
are fn.vuFajde.
. .
LIVERPOOL BREADSTUFFSMARKET.—Bruadstuffs
quiet and steady. with the exception of Wheat. width
is timer.
Rchardson, Spence, & Co .' s and Gordon, Bruce, &
Co.'s circulars report Flour quietand nominal. Wheat
steady and firmer. Mixed Corn quiet at 2.Ss,
LIN El - WOOL PROVISIONS MA BRET. —Beef steady.
Pork quiet, but steady. Bacon quiet, Lard inactive.
Tallow quiet, with easier prices. Butter dull.
LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET. —Ashes steady,
Sugar quiet. Coffee; no sale. Mice steady. Rosin in
active. Spirits Turpentine quiet and steady. Petroleum
still continues to advance. Sales of relined at , 2s -Idigns
LONDON APEINEY MARKET. —Console 91%Ce3913‘.
WHAT THE " SANITARY" ARE DOING.
The - United States Sanitary Commission chartered
a steamer at Baltimore on Thursday and loaded her
with the following, among other stores, and' des
patched her to Hampton Roads Four and a half
tons of hospital clothing and bedding, twenty-two
and a half tons of hospital food, ono ton of hospital
dressing, thirty tons of ice, and two tons of miscel
laneous Stores, in charge of an inpsector and
eleven reuer agents.
The Commission sent another steamer on Saturday
with still larger supplies. These preparations are
in addition to those already made in the Army of
the Potomac by the Commission, to provide a com
plete organization for the battle-field adapted to
the wants of the corps. The wants of the wound
ed soldiers are pressing, and it behooves all to do
what they can to relieve them. Those who have
the heart, but whose ciroumetances will not permit
them to make a large subscription, can surely give
the proceeds of one day's labor, one day's income,
or one day's revenue.
CITY ITJiMS.
nTHE ENGLISH WALKING HAT.-OHe Of the most
popular and exquisite novelties in the way of la
dies' head-gear, for the present season, is the Eng
lish Walking Eat, sold by Messrs. Wood & Cary,
No. 725 Chestnut street. This inimitable hat is
Wood & Carp's own exclusive style, and within the
past week has kept up a ceaseless Inquiry by the
fashionables of our city. This hat is peculiarly
well adapted for the present style of dressing the
hair, being short and narrow in front, sloping deep
ly in the back, and is set off with a novel edge,
Messrs.W. & C. offer this popular novelty in all the
new shades of tan and cuir, and in white,whieh, when
trimmed, is certainly the most beautiful style of the
season. We may say, In eonelusion,.that it has
been a long time since any new thing in ladles ,
hats has been so well received by the popular taste.
We advise all our lady readers to visit this estab
lishment, and make their selection.
TOE "FLORENCE" SEWING MACHINE.—The
fame of this splendid sewing maciltne, sold at 630
Chestnut street, 3s rapidly eclipsing all rivals. It
is the most perfect sewing machine ever Invented
for all kinds or family purposes, performs a greater
variety of work, and performs it better; is more
easily operated than any other, and rarely, if ever,
gets out of order, and every "FlOrellee" Machine
sold is warranted to give satisfaction or the money
will be refunded to the purchaser.
GENERAL GRANT IN °AMP, like the first Napo
leon, is always more plainly dressed than any officer
of his staff. His three stars indicate his exalted
rank, but his clothes are worn threadbare, and,
despite the steady brushing of his servant, they will
have an untidy look, due, no doubt, to the General's
habit of going everywhere and seeing everything
himself. He intends, however, as soon as he finishes
up the Virginia campaign, to procure for himself
new and elegant Wit at the Brown-Stone Clothing
Hall of Rockhill & Wilson, Nos.-603 and 605 Chest
nut street, above Sixth.
° nl' 11-4.1.1"0C; AN'Ts LET S LIP , rur. Botta OP
WAR."—Terrible as war is, one cannot contemplate
the movement of vast armies, as we are now moving
them on the rebellious soil of our country, without
admiring the patriotism and manhood of thoge who
are willing to lay their lives on the altar of their
country. Uniforms and civilians' dress, ready-made,
made to order, at Charles Stokes & Co.'s, under the
Continental.
ANTIQUARIAN PITZZLX.—WhiIe excavating near
Pairmourit Park the workmen came upon a fiat
Piece of limestone, some ten feet below the surface,
which gave rise to considerable conjecture, as it had
upon its surface a rude carving. Some thought it
an Indian relic, others could not tell what to make
Of it, and some not skilled in paleontology regarded
it as the petrified head of an Aborigine. We are
inclined to the belief that It is only a crude attempt
to draw attention to the fashionable Spring Clothing
gotten up -at the "palatial store" of Granville
Stokes, OW Chestnut street:
A NEOLECTED COUGH, COLD, or Soso: TITILOAT,
which might. be checked by a simple remedy, like
Brownie Bronchial Troches," If allowed to progress,
may terminate seriously.
WE beg leavo to call attention to the large
and peremptory sale of iron furniture, to be held at
the salesroom of Scott & Stewart, 022 Chestnut
street, this morning, at 10 o'clock, comprising bed
steads, washstands, settees, &c. Persons about re
moving to the country will do well to call.
To WOUNDED BOLDIER9. All soldiers who have
been discharged by reason of any wounds recelvaa
in battle and have not received the *lOO bounty, can
receive the came now at once by applying, either In
person or by letter, at the Military Agency, No. 427
Walnut street, Philadelphia.
tnyo-at JOSIEPII E. Di VITT & CO.
ANT veznovv, or permit, or orphan, or brother,
or sister of any soldier, sailor, or marine killed, or
who has died in the service of the United States,
who desires ninety-six ($00) a year pension, from
ono hundred to eleven hundred and nlnoty-flve
($1,105) cask bounty, and all the arrears or pay duo
him, should call at once, or write to Joseph E.
Devitt & Co., No. 427 Walnut street, Philadelphia.
Also, State pay, county, city, ward, or other
bounty, &c., &c., if there Is any due. Apply either
to person or by letter. myto-at
Fon SALE-A. beautiful Country Seat, Bloom.
field Villa, 12% acres, excellent land, 3 mlles from
the city, plenty of fruit, ehado, fine water. Thomas
& Sons, May 10th. my6At•
CORNS, BUNIONS, INVERTED NAILS, ENLARGED
,Tomrs, and all diseases of the feet, Cured without
pain or inconvenience to the patient, by Drs. Zacha.-
rie & Barnett, Surgeon Chiropodists, 921 Chestnut
street. Refer to physicians and surgeons of the
city. tf
EYIC AND EAR most successfully treated by J.
Isaacs, M. D., Oculist and Aurist, at No. 541 Pine
street. Artificial eyes inserted. No charges for
examination. my4-12C
THE SANITARY AND CHRISTIAN COMMISSIONS.—
R. L. Knight Sc Son, Chestnut street, above Eighth,
design appropriating the proceeds of the sale of two
Velvet Medallion Carpets, of the best quality, to
the Sanitary and Christian Commissions. Persons
wishing to contribute to a worthy object, the allevia
tion of the sick and wounded soldiors, through those
channels, will have an opportunity of so doing by
making the above purchase. my7-3t
ANEW PERFUME FOR THE HANDKERCHIEF
i‘ Night Blooming Cloreus.”
PI/glottis
" Night Blooming Cerews.,.
Phalon's
" Night Blooming Cerens.3l
Phalon's
" Night Mooring Cereus."
Phalon , a
Night Blooming . Oerous.”
Phi).lon's
Blooming Cinema."
~ Night Blooming Ceretu3."
Phalon's
A most exquisite, delicate, and Fragant Perfume,
distilled from the rare and beautiful Hatter from
which it takes its name.
Manufactured only , by PHALON & SCVZ,llew York.
BEWARE OF COUNTERrArTS.
ASK FOR PHALON,S—TAICK HO °TRIER.
'JOHNSTON, HOLLOWAY, /4 C;3., Agents, Sixth and
Market streets, PhiladelpbAl. Sold by- all Drug.
OAR, - npls4m
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SPECIAL NOTICES. -
ICE ! ! ICE ! !
A good article at moderate rates,
Families will please take notice that we am foi r •
ing
BOSTON FRESH POND 108
from our wagons on and after Jul ylet ensuing S6l`l
kill lee served in the earlier partart of the Heivion. ,1
CHAS, S. CARPENTER ei 431
N. E. corner FRANKLIN and WILLOW
eee,.
my3-tnths6t*
TO ADVERTISERS.—We have co mp
,A, ed
arrangements which enablo us to contract fqr ".
lr
ti sing in the leading newspapers of the CA NA bui,
Butuelh and nough t on the mostadvancrtge o .,, 4 4
S. N. PETTBNOILL & co ,
Newspaper Advertisin g
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my9-5t No. 37 PARK ROW, X, ‘ ".
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ELECTRICITY.—DOCTOR A. U. STE
Is curing all Chronic Diseases, both of LAB! El and r;I N :
TLEMEN,by a new method in the use of BIAGTRIC!Ty
without shocks or pain, Board for a limitn,l 1.1)/1114:r
Patients from abroad may be had at reasonable
tbo Doctor's family. A Pamphlet of six:tees
taming certificates and other information, 0111.
all orders accompanied with a stamp. °lnca
deem, at 1418 SOUTH. PENN SQUARE, being
and accessible by street-cars from every railro a d
in thncitY•
N. B.—All nose desiring a iron - is-lodge of our
can enter for a full coarse of Instruct at any 111
which course each student has the n pecil 1,,0,„ 5 ,
witnessing much of the practical part withou't „ x i, aa
;
elmme. Lectures in the manic of one TUITION reasonable.
PHILADELPHIA, April, 1.1G4.
HOYT'S HIAWATHA HAIR RESTORATivz
HOYT'S HIAWATHA HAIR RESTORATIVE_
HOYT'S HIAWATHA HAIR RESTORATIVE,
HOYT'S HIAWATHA HAIR RESTORATIVE,
HOYT'S HIAWATHA HAIR RESTORATIVE
In Longfellow's Poem Hiawatha was patjuk4 4
have conferred the greatest boon ou his tribe botas.4
ho brought to its notice corn. Every ono will
hat our preparation is worthy of its name, for the
w,
neftts it confers when it is known.
WHAT THE WIAWATHA DOES.
It restores faded and gray hair and whiskers to Ihii t
original color, It brings up the natural a hadit'g or eat
hair with another, time gis itg the hair a perfect lifs
appearance, so that the most critical observer canto',
detkl. its Use. It make, harA hair soft and silky, atopt
its falling out. cleanses it and the scalp from all impn•
titles, is as readily applied and wiped from the skin as
any hair dressing, and entirely overcome s the had et:
fects of previous use of KM ration containinzeuipluir,
sugar of lead Sc.
The proprietors of the Hiawatha published the M.
towing challenge to test is the Rew York dailies three
Weeks, Which
WAS NEVER ACCEPTED:
Let some weil huown hull disinterested persond &P.
Point one to the proprietor of each preparation for thg
hair to bring up the color. Every proprietor to axe
nothing but his own preparation, out the person
nothing also during the test. A certitteM o of too re•
salt to be widely published at the expense of the on.
successful competitors. Sold everywhere.
JOSEPH HOYT & CO.,
10 University Place, Nov York.
mhl9-ly
ONE-PRICE CLOTIITNO, OP TIM LATEST
STYLEs, made in the Beet Mannei, expressly for Eg.
TAIL SALES. LOWEST Selling Prices marked iv
Plain Figures. AU Goods made to Order warranted
satisfactory. Our OiE - PRICE SYSTEM IS strictly adhered
te. All era thereby treated
de2B-ly JONES 6t CO., 604 MARKET Street
STEINWAY 456 Sows,
PrAKO3,
For bale only at
PIANOS.
STECK it C 07.6
Itindorr
HAMI,Iri'S
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ORGANS
Tag POPULAR CLOTHING HOUSE OF PHILA,
"OAK HALL."
Best-class goods and moderate prices.
WANAMAKER & BROWN,
S. E. corner SIXTH and MARKET Streets.
Carton Depßiment (to make to order) No. 1 S. Sixth it,
WHEELER & WILSON'S HIGHEST PRESIII3I
LOCK-STITCH
SEWING MACHINES.
THE CHEAPEST, SIMPLEST, AND REST,
Salesrooxna. 704- CHESTNUT Street, above Seventh
MARRIED_
BOND—STEVENSON.—May Sth, in the First CL:ngr
gational Chapel of this city, by Bev. D. L. Guar, Mr.
Wm. Bond and Miss Mary S. Stevenson, both of 06
city. AUGHAN—GOODWTN.-00 Sunday the Sth
in St. Mary's Church. Nest Phi I adelnina, by tint
Dr. D. R. Goodwin, Ben3amin V aughan, of 131),m, I.}
A. H. Goodwin, daughter of Dr. Goodwin, of thii
No cards.
• 3DiraL)..
TINGLBY.—At Davenport, lowa, on the. gill fv,t ,
Benjamin, son of B. W. and Elizabeth Tingley.
The relatives and friends of the family are t)
attend his funeral, from the residence of his fatlwr-Li
lavr, Marshall Hill, on Tnemlay (this day) at 3 I'. 11
BOLLIS.—On the oth instant, Mary Elizabeth,
of Pe11... Hollis. and datighter of Thomag T. and Sti.ti
E. Webster, in the 20th year of her age.
The relatives and friends of the family are resfl:.
fully invited to attend the funeral, on Thursday re-,1.
bey, 12th inst., at 10 o'clock, from the residence 0: hdr
father, 'Timmy road, above the D. S. Arsenal, Ten;y
third ward
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iSSON & SON HAVE JUST OPENED
Black Camels' Hair Barege Long Shawls.
" Barege Square Shawls.
" Grenadine Barege Square Shawls.
" Silk Grenadine Square Shawls.
" Mousseline de Lain° Square
White and Black Shepherd Plaid MohairF,
V
7.5 e, .973‘c, *l, and *l_2:i a 'yard. alencia s, a tVi,
White and Black Striped SkTrUng, 75e.
Black neat Check Baregee,
inylo MOURNING STORE, No. 918 CHESTNUT StrAt.
EYRE iS3 LANDELL ALWAYS KEEP
Best Black Silk in the City.
Black Silk $2O to $l. per yard.
Black File Silk for Goats.
Black Silk Plump, yard. wide.
Black Silk, Purple Slyage.
Black Silk for Ladles' Sacks. my 4
MP. JOHN B. GOUGH, ESQ.,
WILL LECTURE,
FOE Tilt LAST TDIE TIIIS SEASON, ON
TEMPERANCE,
CONCERT HALL,
FRIDAY EVENING, 31.1 Y 13,
At 8 o'clock
yyrFl bar. Chao . l4iltcl e]l, 4 R 5 Me 13:1V . ;:•;i „, ;1 1,
t Mine llnnylev, *el Ade Hoffmn.
mbbli,r, *3; Mrs. Alex. Andrews, 112,..
Air. Tewdati, 4 te. zephyr, valued at tO4; j" .
}hinter, 88 yilx. chintz, valued ism. 'Latd,
Perth contributione will be tlitinkful I
They uM• br. Kent to the uudereigued.
MRS. HP.NRY C. TOWNSEND. Chain" '.
MRS. SAMUEL FIELD, Trmndirer.
7111 SS SUSAN H. GODPAIIIL 5.,c1,•,.":'
•
ligr" A HOME MISSIONA Y
TRACT MEETING will be held
spices of the Philadelphia Conference Tram ''
(J.REEN•STE.EET M. E, CIICHCC, omen,
On THURSDAY EYENIN, May 114 154
D
at M before S o'clock.
ThOMUR T, Tanker,. Sr., will preside.
Short RadretirieS will Lo delivered by R.3c,_
Simpson,Rev, .T. IL Wakeley, M r . 11'
HanliflS,llllll Rev. Colonel moody >I Oiiio-
Pref. - Fischer and his eflicient chkar will cowl'
singing. -
A Collection will be taken fir: North 'Diu ,
Church,
COMMITTEE OP ..taltANOF:3ll.;:rre.
A. MANEIf (P, A MOS PHI J,LIP . 4 ,
D. F. PRICE. EDW, WORN,
S. W. THOMAS, CHARLES SCOTT.
JAS. FLADLN ER 1",
agr'OFFICE OF THE UNION FE'
LEU3I COMPANY.. No. 147 South i
I'1111,A1)F.111'III t, f
§treet. ••
The Directors of the Union retrolcom
having declared a dividend oat •of the '
C,l pal. y rOr one month, of. TWO PER COI.
hie, clear of United States and State- tax, km
the MO, inst,
The Transfer Books will be closed on the
Certificates of Stock aro now ready, told c•ol
upon application at the °ince of the Omani
mylo-Ot CHARLES A. DUY, Po.-ib
BEronw OP mexiiiAl .
TRBABIJNEN OF TWENTY-Vilna
BOUNTY FUND COISIIII.IIIIX,, UP TO MAI:
Cash from First Precinct— DP.
.....................
do Second Precinct ........................ .
do Third Preoinet., . ....... , ............ •..
do Fourth and Sixth Prcci ............
do Fifth Precinct -
do Oily Fund
do Reading Railroad CommtaY .... "''
CP.
Paid :IS recruit:4. $7.5 each...
Paid.B2 recruits. C. 25 each ...
Preto iIIEfIN iiiiiiiiii ii i iiiiiiiiii
Lxpennea, printing, ON
Bala ace 311'1 reacalaT
HENRY L 0 MITT, TIT, .1:
abriathali RObe.rti , , Wino I iiiillloVit, I lel/FY Sl'
Auditing Conunittee. The moues ~i' s uiotriiier ,
the amounts given, have been printed on lit.toW: -
van be obtained of the Precinct ' c ' hi ' ltt"'. '
it* 30SEPII tiOtreillil:,S.:en.l
_..
Illgr p I' A R I?. L 1011114 COWL el i k 1111- ' - 't
Capital Stock of the FAF.fiL OIL 01.* !'•
having all been sahwribeti, the Sharetylori:, ,:
guired to
diately to he Tron.;arer, at No. in Nurtli I 11 , !:
.:
pap the Mount of their subscrivii..;ll)..;
Inylo.at. vv,o, IV, m0ri)41,1451:•, I% • 4 '
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PLIZTO6,
J. B. GOULD,
ndNut
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