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Vrtss.
TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1864.
air We can take no notice of anonymous commu-
MiCations. We do not return rejected manuscripts.
gyp- Voluntary correspondence is solicited from all
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"unary and naval departments. When used, it
-will be paid for.
THE SITUATION.
In. a day .or two we shall her of the
renewal of the great struggle which since
Friday seems to have been suspended.
The two armies are evidently still in near
opposition, and LEE has probably by
his retreat obtained a stronger position.
anANT'S good generalship is now shown in
delay, as it was at first in action. It is not
always that a general knows when to wait,
but GRANT, in all his campaigns, has re
-waled the rare virtue of patience. We
have his own assurance that he intends to
-Bold it out if it takes all summer, and can
net infer from this brief interval of rest
that he has abandoned his original inten
tion of forcing a trial of strength on the
Enemy.
..yhen the battle is renewed, and
begun, if is it may been already
cer
tain that heavier blows will be given and
•
laken.
It must not be forgotten that General
Gitittifs advance is not independent of the
movements of General BUTLER. CO-ope
-,?;
xtdion often necessitates delay, and when
we examine the PeninSular campaign, we
find that 13 - um - En has thus far achieved no
decisive victory, but
:has, in fact, just begun
his great attack. The capture of Fort Dar
ling and the defeat of BEAT:REGARD are
important conditions to the success of the
~ e neral plan, and General GRANT'S tinpa
rent delay does not interrupt the activity of
the campaign. Except upon the Peninsula,
the situation is not materially altered by
the news of to-day. We still - rest upon a
great victory, and prepare for a new tri
umph.
Our later telegranzs bring us the impor
tant'news that Resaea has been evacuated
by the rebel army under JOILICSON in Geor
6a, after a battle with the national forces
tinder SuEnmAN. We can measure front this
fact how great is the collapse of the rebel
strength in the West, and with what timely
vigor General SICEMIAN bas addressed
himself to Ins work. Bast and West keep
step_ together in. triumph.
Pennsylvanians in the Field.
- Governor Cturrts, who went to the seat
.)f war on Wednesday, for the express pur
pose of looking after the wounded of Penn
sylvania, returned to Washington yester
day morning, having set all things in the
hest order. lie left Belle Plain at mid
night on Saturday. He was accompanied
- by Surgeon General JAM - ES - KING, General
JAMES L. REYNOLDS, and Colonel BIDDLE
ROBERTS.
The wounded, as fast as they arrived at
Belle Plain, had all been sent forward to
Washington, up to the time of Governor
CURTIN'S departure. In conseqUenee of
the large number of the wounded, and the
difficulty attending their transport to Belle
Plain, they, llaTe been, and will be, sent
forward, without distinction as to the States
to which they belong, tmdwithont stopping
by the - way to make lists of their names.
'General lists are daily appearing in the
Washington Daily Chronicle, but already
has been commenced the making com
plete lists of the wounded Pennsylvanians,
showing in what hospitals they are, the de
scription of their wounds, &c. Full in
formation on these points will be collected
and digested by tht Surgeon General at
Harrisburg, and thence given, from time to
time, to the newspapers of Pennsylvania.
It will, therefore, be time and money
thrown away for relatives and friends of
the wounded to throng to Washington now,
without the definite and official information
which the Surgeon General will thus sup
ply as soon as possible.
So far, all the arrangements made by the
Medical Department for the transportation
and care of the wounded are complete and
satisfaCtory. Nothing so perfect and ant
ra has been done for any campaign of the
war. The surgeons who went on from
Pennsylvania, at the call of Surgeon Gene
ral IKirro, are able men, doing their duty
excellently, and unremitting in performing
The Sanitary and Christian Commissions
arc dOinir a great deal in this campaign.
They have tents, vessels, supplies, nurses,
and all else that is useful and necessary, at
all points that can be reached.
In consequence of their adniirable,phy
m-que, which has not been enfeebled: by
swamp sickness or previous fatigue, our .
soldiers suffer less from their wounds than
on previous occasions. Their sound condi-
tion of body enables them to recuperate
more rapidly than after any previous con
test in Virginia. In an unusually short
lime, a great number of the wounded will
be able to resume their duty in the field.
Arrangements are being made to convey
the bodies of the slain Pennsylvania sol
diers to their friends. Information on this
subject can be promptly obtained by com
municating with Colonel P. jounAN, agent
for the State of Pennsylvania, at Washing
ton, or with Surgeon General KING, at
HarrislYura .
The Sanitary Fair.
OUT people are not so busy with the
fighting men in Virginia as to have forgot
ten the Sanitary Fair. It seems a long
way off, for when we speak of June we
think of bummer, and summer can hardly
be conceived in these cool, bracing, show
ery days. Mr. WELSH, however, has is
sued his bulletin, the carpenters are roofing
in our beautiful Logan Square, and the la
dies are in a state of excitement about all
the little details of the great display. We
have not been admitted into the confidence
, of these fair Sanitarians fthe word is so
much like Samaritans that we travel out of
the language to coin it), but we presume
they have arranged a series of sensations to
bewilder and charm us when the eventful
day in June arrives. Mr. - Wm.sn's rules
are very simple and business-like, and we
read them over carefully without being able
to know Much more than we have known
before. In the first place, we are to have a
" private view," to cost two dollar:7. This
will enable a respectable crowd to witness
the opening tet'CinOnies, without putting
life and limb into the peril that an uncon
trolled and indiscriminate multitude would
Create. There are to be but ten thousand
tickets sold—positively ten thousand, and
no more. Afterward, the admission fee will
be fifty cents_ As we Ithderstand the rules,no
single 11'0-.4_4 will be sold in Philadelphia.
This privilege will be confined to our su
burban •,tates, Delaware, New ,Tersey, and
New York, and those suburban counties
that go toward making up the balance of
the State, and which are 'known in respec
table circles as the Twenty-sixth ward.
As we have all made up our mindS to go
to the Fair, and to take our wives, and
children, and sweethearts, it makes very
little difference what Mr. WELSH charges,
nr what regulations he establishes in refe
rence to admission. We are only anxious
to know what we are to see, and what we
shall have an opportunity of buying. Are
we to copy the Fair in New York, or the
Fair in Cincinnati ? Are we to have a re
print of other fairs, or one of our own ?
;Shan we have swords to be voted for, and
:an exhibition of Indians Is the contest
to be between 11cC1-ELTAN . and GRANT, or
- between GRANT and some other general,
who would, at least have the merit of know
ing how to use a sword ? Is there to bean
old-fashioned kitchen, and, if so, what .
=saner of kitchen shall it be ? In this re
spect let us at 'twat be original. Let us have
good, old-time Dutch kitchen—such a
One as Berks or Lancaster could show us—
or a prim, sedate Quaker kitchen, if any of
our antiquaries can tell us how our Friends
were in the lOtbit of living when WILLvot
PENN was ]ord of this magnificent manor.
Or, why not reproduce the Republican
Court that shone in the latter clays of the
last century ? No city in the country is as
rich in old associations as Philadelphia, and
if we are to have any masquerading at all,
let us have something fresh, and novel, and
pertinent. Our accomplished contempora
ry—the historian of Chestnut street—with
a half dozen gentlemen whom we could
name, would make an excellent committee
to reproduce a type of Philadelphia man
ners and customs of the olden time.
Then we are to have a newspaper—an
independent newspaper, having no fear of
the politicians or the advertisers. This
itself will be enough of a curiosity to merit
a place in the Curiosity Shop ! The news
paper will be purely original, and every
Chjoe and Amaryllis whose pensive lines
to the moon, and forlorn odes on nightin
gales have been rejected and repressed by
mercenary editors, will have the discipline
of a new and fresh body of critics. As
Mr. CHILDS is to print and Mr. LELAND to
edit this paper, we know it will be a suc
cess. We should like to see it with an
other name than Our Daily Fare. This is
neither a good play upon the word nor an
expressive title. It suggests a restaurant
and a waiter, or some of the books that we
were wont to read in Sunday school about
" Crumbs of Comfort " and " Our Daily
Food." Still Vre all intend to write for the
paper and to buy it, whether it has a name
or not, and we trust that every subscriber
to The Press will place his name on Mr.
Crimns' books. Not many days will pass
before we shall be in the midst of the Fair,
and, those who have work to do must do it
now. Our sister cities have raised princely
sums. New York gave a magnificent con
tribution, and filled the land with the noise
of her ostentatious munificence. In this
respect we shall not imitate our rich and
bustling neighbors. We merely intend to
have a quiet, comfortable, sedate fair—a
fair in which Pennsylvania will be proud to
take part, and when it is over we shall give
the Sanitary Commission the largest con
tributionit has yet received There—we
have ventured to make a prophecyand,
now that it_ is in print, we trust that our
friends will see that it is redeemed.
"THE present prospeCts of the Confede
rates in this fourth year of the civil war
are certainly brighter than they ever were
before." Thus the London. Times 'of the
3d inst. begins one of its heavy leaders on
the American war. Not less than three
blunders are contained in this little sen
tence. "Present prospects brighter than
they ever were" is an absolute "bull."
" This fourth year of the war" implies
another fourth year of the war. "Pros
pects brighter than they ever were before"
is a- gross pleonasm. We. are not surprised
at the falsehoods of the Times, but there is
no reason why it should not lie in good
English,
The War Topic in Washington.
Cerre,pondenee of %be Press.]
"%Vasa - Iwo-Tow, P. 0., May 15, 1804
As I write, a long train of army ambulances is
winding its way from the wharf to the different hos
pitals throughout the city, each one filled with the
wounded heroes of the - past eight days , battles.
They present a mournful sight, but with care, atten
tion, and the hind nursing they will receive a few
weeks will restore them to health and soundness of
limb. It will perhaps be a relief to their friends at
the North to know that the majority of the wounds
are slight ones, which time and attention will soon
overcome.
A FURLOUGH FOR THIRTY DAYS-TRH HOSPITALS
Arrangements have been made that the wounded,
who are able to be so treated, are to receive a fur
lough for thirty days, while the great part of those
who are fit to travel will be forwarded to the hospi
tals of their respective States. Friends having
seen the names of the wounded in the daily papers
have come on here for the purpose of seeking them
in the hospitals, and have as yet met with but lit
tle success. Until lists are prepared from the par
ticular hospital a friend or relative is in, it is use
less to come to this city for information concerning
him. As soon as possible full lists of the wounded
will be published with the hospital designated.
A large number will leave this evening and to
morrow morning for home on furlough. This ar
rangement will work admirably, es heretothwe, no
- matter what promises were made by friends,
the man must remain in the hospital. Relatives
of wounded soldiers have pledged themselves to re
turn the precious charge at the expiration of the
time, if it was only for a few days ; but military
law knew no necessity for any such procedure, and
petitioning and promises- were unavailing. The
giving the wounded soldier a furlough will do more
towards restoring him to health in thirty days at
home than sixty days would in the hospital. Not
that he does not receive the same care, but when he
is wounded, where his home is there his heart is, and
when he loans for home all the care and attention
bestowed upon him in the hospital avail but little.
Let our boys in the field 'know that if they do their
shore in the contest on the field ; that should they be
disabled they can go home, it will do more towards
defeating the rebels than a reinforcement of twenty
thousand fresh troops.
We do not think it contraband to say that if the
friends of the Administration could, in the North,
see the heavy reinforcements being forwarded to
the front from here, they would see that the op
aproaclaing end of Mr. Jefferson Davis' despotism is
drawing near. Every means to support the columns
of General Grant are being used, and when he does
march triumphant into the doomed city of Rich
mond, it will be with such a column that the rebels
will at once acknowledge the supremacy of the
Union and the Constitution, and retire, broken
spirited, to the "last ditch," not to fight longer,
but to flee from the wrath of the Union bayonets.
JOHN Price-Nix; Jr..
Sumner on Caste
The managers of the Young Men's Association of
Albany recently - refused admission to their lec
tures to all persons not of the most approved color ;
and were recently sustained therein by re-election,
by means of most questionable voting and counting.
They then applied to the Hon. Charles Sumner to
deliver one of their lectures, and were answered as
follows :
SENATE CHAMBER, April 16, 166:1
. _
Sin: You invite me to deliver an address on Lafay
ette before the Young 3fenls Association of Albany. in
view of a recent incident in the history of your Asso
ciation, I lan aetoniehed at the request.
1 cannot consent to speak of Lafayette, who was not
ashamed to tight beside a black soldier, to an audience
too delicate to sit beside a black citizen. I cannot speak
of Lafayette, who was a friend of universal liberty, un
der the am.pices of a Society which makes itself the
champion of caste and vulgar prejudice.
1 have the honor to be, sir, your obedient servant,
CHARLES SUMNER.
C. W. DAVIS, Esq., Cor. See, Svc., Albany. •
Tuts Uznort CO:VINIBSION. — A meeting was held
May 12th, at the Cooper Institute, in New York, to
organize and carry into operation a plan to advance
the cause of American and Christian Union, and
the prosperity of the country, by aiding union
portions of the South with Northern charities, em
ployment facilities, emigration, ministers, teachers,
and publications. Resolutions representing the de
graded and impoverished condition of the "poor
whites" of the South, and calling Northerri charity
to their redemption, were adopted heartily. The
following gentlemen were constituted a committee
to place in organization and action the purposes of
the meeting :
Rev. Isaac Ferris, D. D., LL. D., Rev. John MC-
Clintoek, D. D., Francis Lieber, LL. D., Horace
Webster, LL. D., H. 111. Pierce, president of Rut
ger's Institute, Charles Butler, Esq., Rev. S. IL
Tyne - , Jr., _Her. J. T. Duryea, R. H. McCurdy, Esq.,
Wm. C. Bryant, Esq., Jas. Ilumphry, Esq., Wm.
Booth, Esq., Rev. S. B. Bell, D. D. war. L. 0.
Lockwood, of New York ; Rev. E. N. Kirk, D. D.,
Rev. T. N. Haskell, Amos A. Lawrence, Esq., John
N. La WillialnS, Esq., of Boston ; Stephen Cald
well, Esq., Gee. H. Stuart, Esq., Of Philadelphia;
Rev. J. J. Marks, D. D., Chaplain W. Y. Brown, of
Washington, D. C.
TEE PENNSYLVANIA A. B. C. RAILWAY GUIDE
AND ROUTu BOOK is the title of a new Railway
Guide, which is so arranged as to be intelligible to
all, and "to make Philadelphia the centre of her
otra railisnlw.l , The advantages of such a work,
properly conducted, as this promises to be to the
citizens of our State, are obvious, and it deserves
liberal encouragement. It is compiled by Mr.
Thomas Lloyd, who brings much experience to his
task, and is published by A. Winch.
A.SI - lIN 4cerc•-ri.
WASHINGTON, May 16,18%.
Newspapers Tor the Wounded Soldiers
Since the army began moving mail facilities have
been necessarily suspended. hlr. o..Tunn, working
in the Sanitary Commission, writes, "a newspaper
nearly a week old I chanced to have was a great
treat. It was read by a wounded man in the hospi
tal at Fredericksburg to his comrades, and passed
through different rooms, and so read till it was lite
rally worn out. I find the saline eagerness amongst
the many hundreds of men that have been fighting,
and now want to know what the papers say and
what people know about their deeds. Let all ha
ving any papers published this month mail them,
post-paid, to soldiers whose address they know. All
Papers that cannot thus be sent can be forwarded to
_ the United States Sanitary Commission, and they
will be speedily distributed among the different hos
pitals and camps
wit the Sanitary stores.
Chili rand Bolivia
. .
The correspondence relative to the controversy
n b i e c t a w t e e e a n b t y h t e h lt e ep ti lt t of
t C o b t i ii li e fienß
andl3o t l e i:
i S
a t
l ' 0 c W o S m t m h a u. t
the Congress or Bolivia authorized a declaration of
war against Chili, in case the conciliatory measures
u r tc
of diplomacy should not obtain the
solution e4l'r ntl ion n o ionfpathtLe
usurped territory, or other p
Lie with the national dignity. The suggestion of
mediation from. our Government is received in a
kindly spirit, but the Chilian Secretary of Foreign
Relatlons,writingto ourrepresentatives at Santiago,
March, says that g , the state of affairs has under
gone no change whatever favorable to mediation."
Indian Refugees.
The Indian refugees in Kansas have not boon re
turned to their homes in the Indian Torritory, as
eppeaW . by a message from the President Co the
Senate, because of the insecurity and diseord reign
ing there, occasioned by the violence of the rebels
and disloyal Indians. It is hoped that they may be
soon returned, and meOures to that end have been
inaugurated.
The 1.0.410 Lean.
The subscriptions to tho 10-40 loan, reported at
the Treasury Department to-day, amounted to
$1,031,000.
The Delaware Soldiers.
At a meeting of Delawarians to assist 'and care
for the wounded and sick soldiers belonging to the
several regiments of Delaware, the foll Owing per
-5003 Were appointed to said duties:
Hon. N. B. Smithers, president; Colonel Wm.
Hemphill J ones, vice president ; James H. Bell, se
cretary;
James E. Black, treasurer; H. S. Benson,
National Hotel ; Garrett Lull; 453 Ninth street; W.
Hemphill Jones, 450 1-1 street 5 Benj. Janvier, H
street, between Tenth and Eleventh; James E.
Black, National Hotel ; Wm. 0. Redden, National
Hotel ; J. T. Do Ford, National Hotel ; J. H. 8011,
J. W. Nicholls, Harry llaybold, J. J. Jenkins,
Thomas Roach, G. Capron, Hon, George P. Fisher,
Hon. N. B. Smithers.
Persons desiring information or advice should call
on any of these gentlemen.
Capture of a Prize.
The Navy Department has received information
of the capture, by the United States schooner Fox,
at sea, May Ist, of the sloop Oscar, with a cargo of
93 bales of cotton. She had no papers or flag, and
her captain Said that they wore thrown overboard,
and said he was bound from St. Marks to Havana.
Au Urgent Call for Snrgeonis.
We have been requested to publish the subjoined
letter
SURGEON errittERALPS OFFICE,
sni NoTow GI Tr, D. U., May 1.1, 1801.
Sir.: You have been requested by telegraph this
evening to send without delay twenty (20) contract
surgeons, to report to Medical Director Abbott. Se
cure them, by advertisement or otherwisei for duty
in the hospitals at Washington for one month. If
they can furnish good recommendations from well
known medical gentlemen, they . will be accepted
and forwarded at once,),yloont being subjected to an
examination.
By order of the Acting Surgeon General.
By respectfully, your obedient servant,
C. H. CRANE, surgeon U. S. A.
Medical Director Oniaravi , t, Philada.. Pa.
[The above twenty arc in addition to the ten
asked for by telegraph yesterday afternoon.]
Visited States Christian Coininission
NEW YORK, May 16.—An immense meeting was
held in the New York Academy of Music, last night,
on behalf of the United States Christian Commis
sion. It was the third of the series, in connection
with the great national subscription of a million
dollars. Notwithstanding the unfavorable state of
the weather, the building was crowded to its utmost
capacity, many going - away unable to gain admis
sion.
William E. Dodge, Esq., presided. Bishop W
ilt-nine, of Ohio, led the meeting in prayer. Ad
dresses were delivered by Rev. Dr. Adams, Rev. Dr.
Kirk, Per. 3. T. Duryea, and Geo. H. Sturt, Esq.
Resolutions commending the Christian Commission
were offered by W. H. Aspinwall, Esq., seconded by
Gen. Robert Anderson, and unanimously adopted.
A subscription of BSO,OOO was made on the spot,
Which is to be increased to $lOO,OOO in a few days.
The Captured Steamer Greyhound.
NRW Yotw, May .16.—The steamer Greyhound,
which was captured by the gunboat Connecticut,
With a ertige of cotton and tobacco, from Wilming
ton to Bermuda, arrived here tide morning, in
charge of a prise crew. She is of British fPgister,
a 280-tons screw propeller, of 100-horse power. The
vessel and engines are new.
The Militia of New Jersey COlied Oat.
TRENTON, N. J., May 16.-By request of the Pre
sident of the 'United States, Governor d Farker has
issued a proclamation for all the militia rorce he can
raise within fifteen days. The troops are to be mus
tered into the service of the United States by regi
ments, to serve for one hundred days ; to be equipped,
armed, subsisted, and transported as other soldiers.
They are to receive no bounty, nor are they to be
credited to any draft, but individually they will
receive credit for the service.
The Broadway Railroad.
NEw Yonh, May 16.—A decision by Judge Peck
ham, in .the - Harlem Railroad ease, dissolves the
injunction against laying the tracks on Broadway,
and the work is expected to be commenced soon.
Reported Reinforcement of Lee's Army.
NEW Ironic, slag 16.—A special Washingten de
spatch to the Commercial says that rumors from the
front say that Lee has received heavy reinforce
ments from North Carolina and Georgia.
Wew Itelody ror SerViCie.
NEW You's - , iday U.—Official orders in relation
to the disposition of our militia are expected to
night. The 7th, 71st, 22d, 2d, and 12th Regiments,
are prepared to start for Washington at Short
notice. •
Arrival of a Prize Steamer.
BOSTON, Diayl6.—The prize steamer Minniereap
timed err Wilmington, T. C., by the U. S. gunboat
Connecticut, has arrived here.
New York Bank Statement.
NEW YORK, May 16.—The following is a state
ment of the conditionvof the New York banks for
the week ending :slay 16th:
Loans, increase $1,191,675
Deposits, increase 5,856,485
Specie. decrease 446,673
Circulation, decrease 112,475
Great Races at St. Louis.
Sm. Loris, May 15.—The Spring meeting of the
La Clede Racing Association opened yesterday.
The boatman's division-post stake, four miles heat
premium s and stake $3,750, was won by Einordine
in two straight heats ; time, 7.46-7.404. Upwards
of $200,000 changed hands on the race.
Arrival of the Ariel.
THEW YORK, ➢Tay M.—The steamer Ariel, from
Aspinwall on the Bth inst., arrived at 2 o'clock. She
bring,s433o,ooo in specie.
PERSONAL.
It is related of Grant that after the battle of
aml his complete victory- at that point, (lien.
Buell, a thorough soldier, began criticising in a
friendly way the impolicy of his having fought a
battle with the Tennessee river behind his men.
"Where, if beaten, could you have retreated, Gene
rail" asked Buell. "I didn't mean to be beaten,"
was Grant's sententious reply. " But suppose you
had been defeated, despite all your okertions
"Well, there were all the transports to carry the
remains of the command across the river." "But,
General," urged Buell, "your whole transports
could not contain even ten thousand men, and it
would be impossible for them to make more than one
trip in the face of the enemy." " Well, if I had been
beaten," said General Grant, pausing to light an
other cigar as he spoke, "transportation for ten
thousand men would hare been abundant for all that
would be left of us." This anecdote is eminently
characteristic, the data for the proper appreciation
of it being that Grant had about fifty thousand men
over the river.
—Gen. Hunter, who has arrived.from Pew Or
leans, states the report that Gen. Fessenden (son of
Senator William Pitt Fessemlen) was killed, is un
true, he haring seen him in the hospital at New Or
leans.
Gen. Jas. E. B. Stuart, or as he was termed for
short, Jeb Stuart, the well-known rebel cavalry lead
er, justailled in an encounter with Sheridan was born
in Patrick county, Va., and graduated at West
Point in 1854, was severely wounded in fight with
the Cheyenne Indians in 1857, and became captain
of cavalry in 1860. He rose from a coloneleyin the
rebel service to the chief command of cavalry. As
long as the National cavalry was poorly handled
and organized, Stuart had quite a Tialrie, and was a
hero of romance. Tales were told him, andhe dated
back his descent to the royal Stuarts. As our own
cavalry became famous under Pleasonton, Bufoid,
Kilpatrick, Gregg, and, more lately, Sheridan,
Stuart has been less and less thought of by his own
side, as well as ours. Fitz Hugh Lee should have
had his command. After the old style of guerilla
chieftains, it is said that a handsome young lady fol
lowed Stuart in all his fortunes. This idea we com
mend to the future writer of yellow-colored tropical
literature.
The enthusiasm among the soldiers for Grant
is immense. His praises are on every Po
meroy conversed with many rebel officers ; one of
them said that Lee every day announced that he
had whipped Grant, but every night they had to
fall back before our army.
—Dr. Diary Walker is the new lionne of Rich
mond, of whom the Examine,' sayS
"The strong-minded Dr.' Mary J. Walker, nov,
in Castle Thunder, is angry for a horse, and anxious
for a ride through the streets of Richmond. As
horse-flesh is growing scarce under the influence of
the impressment act, it is not probable that she will
be accommodated at a very early day. The Doc
tor,' according to Atlanta authority, rides with
each foot in a stirrup ;> and it would doubtless be an
interestiOgspeeteele should she be fortunate enough
to have her wishes granted. All Richmond would
turn out to see the rare avis on horseback, and be
stow upon her during the perlonnAce, possibly,
more marked attention than her modesty would like
to undergo?'
Another cavalier describes her costume :
"Her costume is as novel as her position. ' Bloom
er 'costu. me ;of blue broadcloth, trimmed with braSS
blittOPS i YankeeuMMTM hat, with cord tassels;
surgeon's green silk sash, worn over the right shoul
der and across the breast, fastening on the left side.
Over her frock she Wore a blue cloth military over
coat and cape. Lastly, she wore boots, (and here
let me say that, in respect to feet, there waS
more of her person parallel to the earth than strict
rules of beauty would require,) plain calf-skin boots
over her pants, and reaching to the bottom of her
dress."
TRE EA:MATS TE IICO:CO SE MINES OF FEUSTA—RII
- Zafaruni is the nearest stage to the famous tur
quoise mines of Khorasan. The way to them lies
through the mountains four miles north of Rabat,
and the whole distance to be travelled about six far
sakhs to the mines, and six farsakhs back, or eight
farsakhs to the Naishapur, supposing the traveller
to be going to Meshed. These mines used to be
taxed at I,ouo Winans a year, but the Government
now receives more from them, besides the eontraet
money, which is included in the general farming
license for all the mines in Kliurasan. As some
three miles of the hill in which the mines are
have been worked, and are encumbered with rub
bish, the expense of working increases every year.
The rubbish, however, is sifted, and sometimes an
outlay of five tumans will bring in forty times that
sum. The two principal mines are called Abduir
Rank and Shaddad. In some places the works are
stopped by water, and the stones procured from
near those spots are of inferior color. The tund, or
dark blue, is the hue preferred. The inferior stones
are made into rings with inscriptions, and are taken
by the pilgrims going to Mecca, who again find a
ready sale for them among the Arabs. - The more
valuable stones are bought by the Persian andees,
or are taken to Europe by the Resist and Astrakan
route.
MINING !RICHES IN ITALY,NICKEL, &c.-The
journal Vlinlie of April makes the follow
ing announcement : "Italy is about benefiting by
an important discovery made in her own territory,
consisting of a mine which, for wealth and facili
ties for being worked, is, perhaps, unexampled in
Europe. This mine of niekel, copper, and cobalt, is
situated at only a few leagues from Turin, in the
raised ground between Vin and Illeszenile. It is
stated that one vein alone of this mine—now by
ministerial decree officially announced as dis
covered—presents an enormous metalliferous mass,.
sufficient for the production of such a quantity of
nickel that the Government would no longer have
a ieno n i y iz,it l gh i:fi e: c oisi u rr l m l ip i clia i s, n arlpat o oi btaining, within the kingdom it-
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THE PRESS.-PITILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1864
THE ADYINCE ON RICHMOND.
THE SIEGE OF FORT DARLING.
MAGAZINE OF THE ENEMY EXPLODED,
The Rebels *e Repeatedly Driven Back.
OUR FLEET ATTACKED BY A RE
BEL IRON-CLAD.
FUNERAL OF OEN_ STUART
NEWS FROM THE ARMY OF THE POTOMIC
Grant's and Lee's Armies Concentrating on the Main
Road from Fredericksburg to Richmond.
THE WAR IN THE SOUTHWEST.
ANOTHER BATTLE AND VICTORY.
OUR LOSS THREE THOUSAND
NO NEW MOVEMENT OF GRANT'S ARMY
SHERMAN DRIVES JOHNSON FROM RE
SACA. .
WASHINGTON, May 16, 1861.
To Major General Cadloafader, Philadelphia:
We have despatches from General, Grant to
A. M. to-day. lie states that offensive opefations
have been necessarily suspended until the road's be
come passable.
That the army is in the best of spirits, and feel
the fullest confidence of success.
The two armies are now concentrated on the main
road from Pre4ericksburg to Richmond.
The operations of General Shown yesterday,
and two days' hard fighting, forced Johnson to eva
cuate Resaca at twelve o'clock last night.
General Sherman's forces are in rigorous pursuit-
No despatches have been received from Gentiral
Butler to-day. At the latest reports he was still
operating against Fort Darling.
EDWIN . M. STANTON.
OFFICIAL DESPATCH FROM SECRETARY
STANTON.
WASHINGTON, May 16, 1.30 P. M.
To Maj. Gen. Cadwalader, Philadelphia:
Our latest dates from General Grant's head
quarters are to yesterday morning at 'T o'clock, 30
minutes. No operatiOns of importance had occurred.
Our reinforcements wore arriving.
Nothing has been received from General Butler
since the telegrams of Saturday.
We have intelligenco from Rosaca up toll o'clock
last night.
Our lines had advarmod on tho left, the enemy s S
earthworks having been stormed.
General Stoneman is reported to have destroyed a
wagon train, captured two guns, and thrashed
Roddy.
WASITINGTObt,I6.—AIate arrival from Bello
Plain says that the surgeon of the CGth Now York,
who was a prisoner, was paroled by Gen , ?Yal Lee
and allowed to disinter the corpse of General Wads
worth, which had been interred in a coffin made by
breaking up a door. He was then passed by General
Leo, with the remains, over their lines into ours.
He further states that General Long-street lies
yet in the rebel camp. Ile wag very badly wounded
in the shoulder-blade, which is shattered. _
He further confirms the fact that the paragraph
from a late Petersburg paper, alleging that .Lee was
wounded, is undue.
According to his belief the rebels are very advan
tageously posted, and will be dislodged from their
present position only after very desperate fighting,
unless General Grant turns it.
It is now stated that General Owen, of Pennsyl
vania, who has twice been reported killed in this
campaign, was alive yesterday. He has had two
horses shot from under hini—the last One three days
ago, which fell so heavily upon him as to render him
insensible. He had to be carried to the hospital,
where he was lying yesterday morning, but ho was
soon expeeted to be in the saddle again.
Among the wounded officers in Seminary Hospi
tal, at Georgetown, not heretofore mentioned, is
General Wm. H. Morris, of the Ist Brigade, 3d Di
vision, 6th Corps.
BAD CONDITION OF THE ROADS
The roads from Fredericksburg to Belle Plain are
in a horrible condition. The wagons sink to the
hubs of the wheels, and it takes six or eight horses
to make the distance.
THE SIEGE OF FORT DARLING—THE
OPERATIONS OF TWO DAYS.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY' OF VIRGINIA AND NORTE
CAROLINA, PROCTER'S CREER, May 1-1, via FOR"
TRESS MONROE, Maylo-5 A. M.
.General Burnham's brigade charged upon the
enemy's outer works, at - Procter's Creek, and car
ried the entire line section by section. At 10 A.
our batteries opened upon the enemy, who had fall
en back to a line of heavy earthworks near Fort
Darling.
The enemy replied briefly until 2 P. M., when our
batteries and sharpshooters- silenced the enemy's
guns, and nothing more was heard from them
during the day, but our batteries continued firing
until sundown. Our loss is 110 men, and we took a
few prisoners.
Major Ainsworth, of the 10th New Hampshire,
was wounded.
'At 4 P. NI., a shell exploded the magazine in Fort
Darling.
May 15th.—A small rebel gunboat came down
opposite Fort Darling this morning, and threw
several shells into our cavalry, after which she re
tired. Lieut. Col. Pond, of the Ist United States
Cavalry, discovered three torpedoes in the James
river this morning. At noon the enemy came out
of his fortifications to attack Heckman's brigade.
The fight lasted until 4P. M. Our musketry drove
the enemy hack to his works, and the sharpshooters
along the Hues kept the rebel artillery silenced, At
9 P. M. last night the enemy advanced upon our
lines near the Petersburg turnpike. After a sharp
engagement with musketry, we drove the enemy
back to his breastworks. -
A. REBEL IRON-CLAD ATTACKS OUR
FLEET.
DEMIRDA DR - NDRED, Va., May 16, 9 A. M., via
Fortress Monroe, May 13, 5 P. M.—The rebel iron
clad Richmond came down last evening and opened
fire, but our fleet of monitors drove her back.
GEN. J. E. B. STUART CERTAINLY KILLED.
The Richmond Dispatch, of the 14th, says the fune
ral of Gen. J. B. B. Stuart took place in Richmond
on the 13th.
REBEL VERSION OF AFFAIRS IN VIR-
It also says the enemy have taken possession of
the road leading to Louisa Court House, and that
the telegraph wires are all cut down to Lee's army,
SO that intelligence has to reach the capital by a
very circuitous route.
ANOTHER ATTACK ON OUR FORCES.
LATEST FROM . THE F.TIONT, 10 A. M., Map 16.
The enemy came out at daylight from his earth
works and attacked our right wing. Our artillery
opened and drove him back to the fortifications with
heavy loss. Our loss was slight, beingunder cover.
No officers were killed in the last engagement.
Rebel prisoners say the enemy has lost more in
killed than wounded in the last three days.
One hundred and forty-one wounded were taken
prisoner. and - placed in the Bth Army Corps Hos
pital. Ninety were sent to Hampton, three-fourths
of them being severely wounded.
Everything is favorable. General Butler com
mands in person.
The steamer Thomas ... Collier has arrived from
Newbern, and reports all quiet there.
THE POTOMAC
. FLOTILDA—AN EXPEDI
TION AGAINST A TORPEDO PARTY—SUO
12ESSIITL SKIRMISH.
WASHINGTON, May 16.—0 n the afternoon of the
11th instant, Commander Parker, of the Potomac
flotilla, received information that a party of rebels
were engaged in placing torpedoes in the Rappahan
nock and Plankatank rivers, to blow up our gun
boats, and he immediately ordered an expedition to
thwart their purposes. Colonel Draper, of the camp
at Point Lookout, was asked to. co-operate, and im
mediately consented to go himself, and with him
about three hundred colored ,troops from the camp,
who embarked the same night.
The troops were landed, with 36 seamen, under
command of Calftain Street, with boat howitzers,
and the peninsulas between the Rappahannock
and Piankatank rivers and Mob Jack Bay were
pretty ,thotoughly scoured. The boats explored
the Rappahannock as high up as Urbana, and the
whole length of the Piankatank, and suceeeded in
finding ten torpedoes, four of Which were exploded,
sending the water up in huge jets. Six others
were got out of the river unharmed. They were
constructed in tin cases, filled with powder, and
were to be exploded by percussion, a tarred string'
leading, to the shore ? being arranged to set them
off by. The amount of powder in them varied from
thirty to sixty pounds. Some of those who were
engaged fixing the infernal machines were seen on
shore, and the troops pursued them for some dis
tance, encountering some two hundred rebel troops,
who were there to protect the party fixing the tor
pedoes, when a little skirmish ensued, resulting in
the killing of ten rebels, the wounding of a number
of others, and the capture of above twenty pri
soners. The colored troops are said to havebehaved
with great gallantry. The leader of the torpedo
party, Acting Master Maxwell, of the rebel navy, a
notorious raider, who has hitherto given much trim'
ble, was killed while attempting to escape by swim
ming the creek.
ANOTHER FIGHT IN GEORGIA—SHERMAN
REPORTS A VIoTORY UNION LOSS
THREE THOUSAND
WASHINGTON, May 16.—A despatch received by
General lialleck from General Sherman says that
he had a fight yesterday, at Resaca, in which we
were successful. No details are given, as he says
he has not had time to find out, but, as near as he
can judge, our loss was about three thousand, in
billed, wounded, and missing.
Everything was progressing very favorably.
The railroad has been repaired to within seven
miles of the army.
MEMPHIS AND ARKANSAS.
CAIRO, May 15.—The stealllaer Belle St. Louis,
from Memphis on the 14th, has passed up with 800
holes of cotton for St. Louis. She reports all quiet
along the river. There is a great rush in Memphis
for supplies, preparatory to the closing of our line's
by General Washburn°.
The latest adVices from Arkansas say that the
new rebel General Mullis has issued an order that
11:0 soldiers in his command are to visit liopetield,
opposite Memphis, and arc under no circumstances
to fire upon unarmed transports on the Mississippi,
under penalty of severe punishment.
The Memphis cotton market is - unsettled and in
set ivo at'72Q7B. Receipts 180 bales.
The steamer Graham, for St. Louis, has on board
100 bales of cotton.
ramarnis, !day I.4.—Abrieea from Little 1204
OFFICIAL GAZETTE.
EDWIN M. STANTON
INTERESTING STATEMENTS.
state that General Steele is confident of maintain
ing the line of the Arkansas. Kirby Smith is moving
on Pine Bluff in strong force, but the place is well
fortified. The Arkansas river is high, and, If they
can cross, they may make trouble on the White
river and up that stream.
General Washburne is quite ill with chills and
fever.
XXXVIIIth CONGRESS---tst SESSION.
WAsnixorox, Mayl6, 1864
SENATE.
Mr. WILSON introduced a joint resolution that the
Secretary of the Interior cause timely provision to be
made for an enumoraf3on of the rnhahltante of the United
States, and of their industrial resources. on or near the
let day of June. 1885, in conformity with the law of
may 23d, IWO, provided that the snperintm. dont of the
work be, and is hereby authorized, to arrange with the
(iovornors of such States respectively, as may make or
shall have made timely provision for a State census at
or near the period indicated, for copies of the original
returns contemplated by this resolution, on such terms
as the Secretary of the Interior shall approve. Referred
to the Judiciary canilnittee. •
Mr. 1I MILAN introduced a bill to grant lands to the
Territories of llakotah and Idaho, in alternate sections,
to aid in the construction of certain railroads, in certain.
Territories, to connect with the railroad system of Min
nesota, which passed to a second reading and was re
ferred to Ihe Committee on Public Lands.
11 MILAN, from the Committee on Public
reported,Avith amendments, a bill for the relief of citi
zens of Denver, in the Territory of Colorado.
Mr. WILLEI introduced a bill to prohibit cattle,
01 . PCS, rnules.and other domestic animals from running
at large in the District of Columbia. Referred to the
Committee on the District.
Mr. NESMITH introduced the following:
Resolved.. That the Committee on Commerce be in
structed to inquire if any further legislation is necessary,
for the protection of passengers and seamen , on board of
war steamers.
The resolution was considered and agreed to,
Maltreatment of Passengers to Foreign
Mr=
Mr. NESMPITIaIiO introduced the following:
Resolved, That the President of the united States be
reonested to communicate to the Senate, if not incom
patible with the Rublic interests, any correspondence
received from the 'United States conauls at Panama, As
pinwall, and in New Granada, in relation to the abase
and maltreatment of passengers, seamen, firemen, Ste..
on board of the steamships plying between New York
and Aspinwall, which was agreed to.
•
The Case of Generals Schenck and Blair.
The reselntion of Mr. DAVIS, that the arrangement
made by the President and the Secretary of War with
Generals Schenck and Blair, to receive from them, tem
porarily, their commissions of major general, with ibßi
eretion on their part, at any time during the sesidon'of
Congress, to revue them was in derogation of
the Constitution of the United States, and not
within the power of the President and the Se
cretary of War, or either of them, to make, with the
amendment offered as a substitute by Mr. Wilson, were,
on motion of Mr. MORRILL, after a short debate, re
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary by a vote of 21
yeas to 12 nays.
The substitute from Mr. Wilson is as follows, strik
ing out all after the word whereas in Mr. Davis' pre-'
amble:
'Whereas, Frank P. Blair, amajor general of volun
teers, nominated and appointed by the President of the
United States, with the advice and consent cc the Senate,
ou the lot day of January, 1864, tendered his resignation
of said office of major general, which resignation was
accepted Ly nrdor of the President, January 12th, 1864,
and the said Frank P. Blair informed thereof: and
whereas, The said Frank P. Blair afterwards, on the
1211, day of January. 1854, appeared and was qualified
as a member of the House, and entered upon the duties
thereof; and whereas, The Constitution expressly de
clares that no person bolding an office under the United
States shall• be a member of either House during his
continuance in office; therefore be it
Resolved, That the said Frank.P. Blair, by, the tender
and acceptance of his resignation, by appearing, quali
fying, and becoming a member of the House, ceased to
be a major general in the volunteerservice of the United
States, and is not entitled to the rank, pay, and emolu
ment of that office, •
Naval Appropriation.
Mr. HALE, from the committee of conference on the
dkagreeing votes of the two Houses on the naval appro
priation bill, made a report, which was adopted..
A message was received from the House announcing
certain amendments to the bill authorizing the printing
of official reports of the operations of the army.
On motion of Mr. WILSLIN, the Senate concurred. in
the House amendment to the bill.
Pensions to the Widows of Generals.
The bill granting a pension of fifty dollars
per month
to the widows or Major General B. Pr Whipple and
Brigadier General Hiram 0, Berry, front the time of
the deaths of these officers and during their widow
hood, and the bill for the relief of Mary J. Baker,
widow of General E. D. Baker, granting her a pension
its above, were passed.
Sievarl COl7/111.1111111cfaa011 with
The Senate, 011 r ia ;tlon of liar. COLLAMER, of Ver
mont, considered the Honed bill authorizing the esta
blishment of an ocean mail servic` between the United
States and Brazil.
Mr. WILKINSON, of Minnesota, offered an amend
ment including the Venezuelan Government in the con
tract.
Mr. COLLAMBR, of 'Vermont, opposed this amend
ment as a measure defeating the original enterprise.
The amendment of Mr. Wilkinson was ordered to be
printed and the further consideration of the bill post
poned.
The Senate bill to amend the first section of the act
of the 21st of December, 1861, entitled "An act to
further promote the efficiency 01 the navy," providing
that it shall not be so construed as to retire any officer
under the age of sixty-two years, and whose name
shall not have been borne upon the navy register for a
period of forty-live years after he had arrived at the
age of sixteen, was called up by Mr. HALE, and
passed.
Bolivian an "CL ilian A f fairs—Message
• • •
from the President.
A message was received from the President communi
cating intelligence in reference.tu Bolivia and Chili. It
was ordered to be printed.
Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation.
A message was received from the House announcing
their non-coneurrence iu the Senate's amondment to the
HQnso CUD Kit ar and diplomatic appropriation bill, and
;irking:). committee of conference.
On motion of Bir, MORRILL, the Senate adhered to
its amendment and agreed to the committee requested
by the House, and the Chair was authorized to appoint
the same. .
• •
The House bill of Mr. Julian, giving pre-emption
rights to the lands of rebels, was referred to the COM
millet on Public Lands.
The ray of Soldiers.
Mr. WHAOIt called up the Senate bill to equalize the
pay of soldiers in the United States army, with the
amendments of the House thereto, togetlisr with the re
port of the Senate Military Committee thereon.
The following were adopted: Strike out the drat sec
tion of the amendment of the House, and insert as fol
lows: That on and after the Ist day of May, 1862, and
timing the continuance of the present rebellion, the pay
per month of non-commissioned officers and privates,
in the regular army, and volunteer, and drafted forces,
in the service of the United States shall be so follows, viz:
. .
Sergeant majors, $26; quartermaster sergeants of
cavalry and artillery, $73; of, infantry, SW; let ser
geants of cavalry, artillery, and infantry, $24; ser
geants of cavalry, artillery, and infantry, 3Q i ser
geants of ordnance, sappers and miners, and ponto
niers, $34; corporals of erdnance, sappers and miners,
'and pontoniers, $2O; privates, Ist class of Fame corps,
$18; privates of second class of same corps, $l6:
corporals of cavalry, artillery, and intsntry, 013; chief
buglers of cavalry, $23 buglers, $10; farriers and
blacksmiths of cavalry, alit artificers of artillery, $18;
privates of cavalry, artillery, and infantry, $l6; prin
cipal musicians of artillery and infant y,s2l; musicians
of artillery and infantry, and musicians of sappers and
miners and pontoniers, $l6; hospital stewards of first
class, 4334 hospital stewards of the second. elms, $9.5
hospital stewards of the third class, $33.
After the second section of the • amendment of the
House, insert the following:
SECTIOri 3. And he it further enacted, That hereafter
rations shall not be issued to soldiers sick in hospital,
but commutation of rations shall be allowed and paid
into the hospital fund at the rate now established by law
for each soldier reported by the eureon in charge as
sick in hospital, and the receipt of the surgeon in
charge shall be a snffident voucher for the gay
.aster or other alsbm'A.g who may he charged
with the payment of such commutation, provided that
the hospital fund shall be devoted solely to the sup
port and maintainance of the sick and wounded soldiers
in such hospitals:
And provided _further, That the Surgeon General
shall, with the approval of the Secretary of War, es
tablish regulations for the accountability of medical
officers having charge of the hospital fund, and any
otlieer who shall appropriate to his own use, or shall
Misapply fins" portion ot a hospital fund, or who shall
make any false report of the number of soldiers sick in
hospital, shall, on conviction, be punished as a court
martial or military commission may direct.
Without further Citation on the bill, the Senate, at five
o'clock, adjourned.
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'A report of the exploration of the Yellowstone Rivet',
by Captain Reynolds, was submitted to the House by
the SPEAKER and ordered to be printed.
Mr. DAWES, of Massachnoetto, presented the cre
dentials of A. A. C. Rogers, member elect from the
Second Congressional district Arkansas, which were
referred to the Committee on Elections.
Resolutions Laid on the Table
Mr. DAWSON', of Pennsylvania offered' resolutions
to the effect that, as had been declared by Congress in
IS6I, the war was conducted not for the purpose of sub
jugation or conquest, but to restore the supremacy of
the Constitution and the Union, therefore it was highly
proper that in the hour of triumph and exultation of
victory we Should tender the olive branch of peace as
an exchange for the sword, and that the President be
required to makes a proclamation of amnesty to any
State which should lay down its arms and withdraw
from the rebellion, with a guaranty that such State
should be left to reorganize and determine its own insti
tutione trifle:yet aitatton or ihtdrferatC4 From the Go
vernment of the United States.
Mr. AMOS MYERS, . of Pennsylvania, moved to lay
the resolutions on the table, on which the vote stood—
yeas Ire, nays ss.
Virlous Resolutions.
Mr. KELLEY, of Pennsylvania, offered a resolution
requesting the Secretat y of War to forward to this
House the proceedings in the trial of Robert Taylor, of
Tennessee.
Mr. COX, of Ohio, mid he slid not object to the reso
lution. but the War Department did not respond to the
resolutions of this House, and, until our resolutions
were treated with more respect, he thought we had bet
ter stop _passing them. The resolution was agreed to.
Mr. JOHNSON, of Pennsylvania, offered a resolution
directing the Secretary of War to inform the House
whether any instructions have been issued by him
under which invalids are enlisted into the Invalid Ve
teran Reserve Corps and credited as sound men on the
quota of a district, and under and by authority of what
law such enlistments are made.
Mr. 13. WINTER DAVIS, of Maryland, introduced a
resolution requesting the Secretary of the Navy to for
ward to this House the proceedings, findings, and sen
tence in the case of Commodore Charles Wilkes, which
was agreed to.
Mr. .WASHBURNE, of Illinois, offered a resolution,
which was agreed to, providing that in the election of
members of this House from, the State of Illinois the
additional member to which that State is entitled may
he elected by the State at large until it has been redis
tricted.
Dir. - - GRINNELL, of lowa, offered resolution re
quiring the Secretary of War to inform the House by
what authority Brigadier General J. M. Hubbell, Afili
tary Commandant of the city of Natchez, issued anorder
which forbids contrabands remaining in the city of
Natchez unlees employed by some responsible white
person, and forbidding any contraband from hiring or
occupying any house in that city, under which regula
tion hundreds of the wives and. children of soldiers in
the field had been turned out of their homes, whichwas
agreed to.
,liar. ELDRIDGE, of Wisconsin, offered a resolution,
which was agreed to, by which the Judiciary Committee
is directed to inquire and report to the House by what
authority the act in relation to the collection of aban
doned property was approved March 12th, 1563 , and
whether it is in force as a valid law.
Electoral Votes.
Mr. COX, of Ohio, offered the following, which was
agreed to:
ile.s.olred, That the Judiciary Committee be directed
to take into consideration the propriety of reporting a
bill providing for the decision of any questions which
may arise as to the regularity and authenticity of the
returns of the electoral votes for President and Vice
President of the United States; the right of the nersonx
who cast the vol cci the manner in which they ought to
be counted; and that such law provide for the .mrisdie
tion as well as the course of proceedings in a case of real
centroversy.
Xl'. BROWN, of West Virginia, offered a resolution
that from and after Wednesday next the Home meet at
11 A. M. until further orders. Objection was made by
several members, and, debate arising, the resolution
went over under Ale rules.
Ir.Ie.KINNEY, of Utah, offered a resolution, which
was agreed to, directing the Committee on Public Lands
to eonAder the expediency of reporting a bill to give to
citizens of Utah title to the lands in the towns and vil
lages of that Territory, they paying one dollar and a
quarter per acre at the nearest laud office.
Inquiry of the Treasury Department.
Mr. PARISTro.tern , S resolution, offered May 4th,and
which was laid over under the rules, inquiring of the
Secretary of the Treasury whether a person named Gar
nett, who formerly held a commission in the military
service of the rebels, is employed ih the Treasury He
imatnent, and. upon whose recommendation he was ap
pointed, Was called up.
lfir• BOUTWELL, of Massachusetts, stated that the
passage of the resolution was unnecessary. Such a, per
son had been In the employ of the Treasury Department,
but was not there now. He explained haw this person
got into the Department, and said that as soon as the
Secretary's attention was called to the case, and the
facts were known, lie discharged him.
Mr. ASHLEY, of Ohio, - said that he desired that the
resolution should Pass, and stated he was satisfied that
for the last three years there had been a systematic of
fiift on the part or the Secessionists in this city to foist
the worst kind, of rebels on all the Departments, which
Lad been but too successful.
The resolution was agreed to.
The Pacific Botati—Passage Writhe Bill
Mr. STEVENS Moved to take from the table and eon
shier the bill granting lands to the People's Pacific Rail
road Company, to aid in building a railroad and tele
graph line by the northern route to the Pacific.
An amendment offered by Mr. lIOLMAN, of Im
was agreed to, providing that the road to be built shall
transport the troops, mails, Sic., of the United States
free of charge.
Mr. WILSON, of lowa, and others opposed adieu upon
this bill at the present time, contending that the House
bad not sufficient information in rf,gard to the matter to
vote away fifty millions of acres of the public lauds,
Mr. SItEaT, of Maine, explained and defend the
hill, contending that unless :meetly and liberal nCtiOn
wastakett towards this company the railroad would be
Luift on British territory, and be a British road.
Mr. SLOAN, of Wisconsin, moved an amendment
t hat if the fifty miles of the road to lie build within thvea
years, by the terms of the bill; 15e not cotqpiel v d,wP‘hin
six isoid.hs after the expiration, of that tune, theXanda
hereby granted shall revert to tto Oul:eriqupUt.
Was agreed to.
DONIVELLY, of Minnesota, argued at...length in
is von of the passage of the bill, on the ground that us
country Wes opened up by rellptott it would
remain unimproved and the Government lauds ab
solutely without value.
Mr. STEVENS. of Pennsylvania, said be was sur
prised at the opposition to this bill, and Ban more sur
prised at the quarter from which it came. Unless we
build Ibis road these lands Will never be occupied until
the fovea. are consumed by the last great fire. He re
plied to the arguments against giving away these lands,
on the ground that they should be retained in order to
afford revenue is the Government. It was shallow
statesmanship to bold these lands and prevent their de
velopment. It was thrifty. substantial States we Want,
from which to derive revenue, and these could only he
develotsad by opening the country to settlement.
On the, passage of the bill the vote was yeas 55,
nays 86.
Public Appropriations.
The bill appropriating $240,000 for the erection of pub
lic buildings in certain Territories wee taken up, but
without action was postponed for one week.
The bill in regard to the printing of the debates of Con
gress, sc propriatimg _money for the purchase of back
copies of the Congrefisionat Globe and Appendix, and
for a continuance of the publication of such reports, was
taken up.
Iitr:CLARK, of New York, demanded the previous
question.
WINTER DAVIS. of Maryland, moved to lay
the bill on the table, which was not agreed to.
On the passage of the bill the vote stood—yeas 76,
nova 26.
29 Donse at 4 o'clock adjourned.
EUROPE.
Arrival or the City of London.
NEW Yong, May 16.—The steamer City of Lon
don, from Liverpool on the 4th, via Queenstown
0n the sth inst., has arrived hero.
The steamers City of Limerick, Peruvian, and
Glasgow, from New York, have arrived out.
It is reported that the rebel pirate Georgia will be
sold at Liverpool, she proving unfit for a cruiser.
The Southern Club has invited her officers to a
banquet.
CONFEDERATE LOAN
The Peruvian's news caused the Confederate loan
to advance 4% per cent., closing at 66Q67.
U. S. TROOPS IN BRITISH TERRITORY.
In the House of Commons inquiry was made as to
the truth of the statement that the United States
troops in Minnesota had been permitted to pursue
the Sioux Indians into British territory.
Mr. Cardwell said it wu true, and offered to pro
duce the papers.
NON-INTERVENTION TN BRITISTI . CHINA.
Mr. Cobden gave notice of a resolution fur non
interventiQn in - China.
- -
THE DANISH qtruSTIoN
The Danish war news is nil.
The Conference called for the 3d was postponed
till the 4th.
The English journals continue to express little
hope of a avertible issue.
The Vienna:journals reassert that the Allies make
a cessation of hostilities conditional on the complete
suspension of the blockade of the German ports.
They also deny that Austria has any intention to
send a fleet to the Baltic.
The British Channel fleet squadron remained in
the Downs, ready to depart at short notice.
\ THE POPE'S ALLOCUTION.
The Russian minister at Rome had demanded an
explanation of the Pope's recent allocution regard
ing Russian policy in Poland. Antonelli defended
the right and necessity of the Pope speaking as he
had done.
The Pope's allocution to the Emperor of Mexico
is published. He urges Maximilian to respect the
rig'hts of the people and of the Church.
- Tunis advices, via Messina, represent the insur
rection as becoming general.
LATEST VIA QUEENSTOWN, MAY fimir.l3
The Bank raised the rate of disoount to-day to 9
per cent.
The political news is unimportant,
There is no movement of the armies in Denmark.
The Conference met yesterday afternoon, but ae
complished nothing, and adjourned till the 9th.
Commercial Intelligence.
LIVERPOOL COTTON 151A.P.X . F.T.—The sales of Cotton
for the past three days were 20,000 bales, opening buoy
ant and closing quiet and easier, with a downward ten
dency. Sales to speculators and. exporters, 5,500 bales.
STATE OF TRADE —The, advises from Manchester
e unfavorable, the market being dull.
LIVERPOOL BREADSTUFF'S MARKET.—Breadstnn
are firm, and still advancing. Messrs. Richardson &
Spence report Flour firm. Wheat steady; red Western
7s 100645 s Gd. Corn firm, and advanced 306(1; mixed
earn ISo ed.
LIVERPOOL PROVISIONS MARKET.—Provisions
steady. Beef quiet and steady. Pork quiet and steady.
i3cco ,, steady- Larddull and. asier. Tallow
dull. -
LIVERPOoL PRODUCE MARKET.—Sugar fiat. Cof
fee steady. Ri c e quiet and steady. .A.Aes d -.11. Lin
seed Oil steady. Rosin quiet. Spirits Turpentine inac
tive. Petroleum quiet; refined 2q. 3d.
LONDON MARKETS.—Wheat firmer and partially
advanced ls. Sugar easier. Coffee quiet. Tea steady.
Rice steady. Tallow quiet. re trolutua steady at 23 3tl
®Zs 40 for relined.
LONDON MONEY MARKET—AMERICAN SECCRITIES.
—lllinois Central shares, 26@24 per cont. discount;
Erie, 59061.
Consols are quoted at 903,11500 r-is.
[Latest via Queenstown_
May sth; arrived steamer Virginia, from New York.
Sales of Cotton on the day of sailing, 8,000 bales. Mar
ket dull and unsettled. Sales to speculators and ex
puriers, 2,000 bales. Breadstufts quiet and steady.
Provisions steady. Petroleum has a downward ten.
dency. Spirits Turpentine still declining,
Consols, 90;4@9e.; Illinois Central shares, 260324 per
cent; discount; Erie, 69061.
ADDITIONAL, NEWS FROM EUROPE
BY THE STEAMED. IMOLA.
-- NEW 'roux, May 16. —The steamer Heels, from Liver
pool on the Id, via Queenstown on the 4th, arrived at
this port at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
Her commercial advices are anticipated by the steam
er City of London, but her general news is interesting.
• The rebel steamer Georgia arrived at Liverpool on the
2d from Bordeaux. There were various rumors as to
her visit. One was that she would be sold, but it was
generally asserted that it was merely to refit. She had
gene into dock.
The court of inquiry into the loss of the steamer New
York attached the blame to Captain Kennedy, and sus
pended his certificate for eight months.
The Daily News learns that the Great Eastern has
been purchased for the French Government at about a
quarter_ of a million sterling. She will nevertheless
carry out her engagement to lay the Atlantic cable.
The Italian frigate Re Galitutuomo, on her passage
from New York to Gibraltar, encountered very severe
weather. She lost one of her masts,
'
sprun ,, aleak, and
had to throw overboard all her
lower deck" guns.
Several men were badly injured.
In the House of Commons on the 23, Sir Elphiustone
made some inquiries as to the report of the rebel Secre
tary of the Navy, which Mr. Seward had presented to
Lord Lyons, and subsequently told him was false.
Mr. Layard said no communication had been made
to the Confederate Government,. as they had no agent
in England, and it was not usual to apply CO agents in
oilier countries.
Sir Elphinstone intimated that the sending of a Con
federate agent to that GoVernment, although he did not
get through the blockade, was a virtual recognition of
the South,
Meyerheer, the composer, has died in Paris.
It is asserted that the French troops are masters of the
revolutionary movement in Algiers.
-The Paris Bourse was heavy.
The Danish war news is unimportant.
A second meeting of the Conference was called for the
3d of May. There was great anxiety to know if it
would result in an armistice, but there are small
speculations from it.
The Times and Daily News taunt the French Govern
ment with being the cause of the difficulty through their
indifference.
The English Channel fleet remained in the Downs
ready to sail at twenty-four hours' notice. The officers
were ordered to join their ships, and the impression
prevailed that they would be ordered to the Baltic if an
Austrian fleet went there. It was rumored that a
French fleet would join that of England in the Downs,
but this is not confirmed. The Morning Post urges their
immediate despatch to the Baltic.
The Pope delivered an allocution denunciatory of
Russia for its policy towards the Catholics in - Poland.
"jakl,S/110, Arra 0. —Coffee quiet ; sueasglteo far
good firsts. Stock 10,000.
The Monifevr says the French Government has re
ceived satisfactory explanations from the United States,
as to the sense and bearing of the resolution passed by
the Rouse of Representatives relative to Mexico.,
LONDON, May 4.—Exchange 27g. The advance of the
rate of discount at the Bank of England to S per cent.
caused a flatness in the funds and markets.
STILL LATER FROM EUROPE.
FATHER PoisT,L. C., May 16.—The steamer Hiber
nian has passed place with Liverpool dates of the
sth via Londonderry on the Ilk inst.
The Etna, from new York, arrived at Queenstown
on the 501.
There is no movement in Denmark. It wag con
sidered that the Conference had come to a timely
end. The Times thinks it may as well be aban
doned. Two British ships have gone to the North
Sea, to watch the Austrian fleet. It was believed
that the whole channel fleet would follow should
the Austrians enter the Baltic. The Morning Post
ik very warlike towards Prussia and Austria.
Commercial Intelligence.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. — Sales of Cotton
for the week 98,000 bales, of which 25,000 were to specu
lators and 14,500 to exporters, the market opening at au
advance of liCelV, but the advance was subsequently
nearly all lost muter the action of the Bank of England.
he sales on Friday were only 5.000 bales, including
1,500 to speculators and exporters, the market closing
Slat at Thursday's quotations.
Middlings.
Orleans 28
Mobile 2731
Uplands
The stock iu port is *A 000, of which. 24,500 are Alum
riean.
LIVERPOOL BREADSTUFFS MARKET. —Breatlstuffs
firmer, and all descriptions a trifle higher, owing to
the warlike symptoms. Provisions steady. Petroleum
tending downwards.
Loximx, May 6,—Consols for money 90 ®95,'(,; Illi
nois Central shares 26024 per cent. discount; Erie
shares 58®60. The bullion in the Bank has decreased
£113,500.
:LONDON MARKETS.—EngIish and foreign Whoat
firm, with fair business. Flour steady.
LA.TER.
LIVERPOOL, May 6.—There is little Wheat on offer, and
a slight advance over Tuesday's rates is made. Flour
steady: Corn 6d higher, and in good demand; mixed,
egS.
LONDON, May p. —Sugar is rutichanged,with few trans
actions. Coffee In fair demand at full kerrnB. Tea rather
lower. Rim firmly held, but not Much doing. Salt-
Petreat full rates, and more Tallow firm.
• STATE OF TRADE.
MANCHESTER, May 6.—Business has again assumed a
retail character.
Lownori, lit ay 6. —The dosing prices of consols, for
money, 9()%09031.
CENTRAL AMERICA.
The War Between Spain and Pern—Cap-
tare of a Peruvian War Vessel.
NEW Yam:, May 16.—The steamer Illinois, from
Aspinwall, has arrived with Panama papers of the
7th inst., and 540 passengers, who were brought
down from San Francisco by the steamer Moses
Taylor.
The Spanish squadron at Chincha Islands, under
Admiral Purzon, seized the Peruvian war vessel
there, making her crew prisoners, taking possession
of the guano islands, and arresting the Governor
and officials. She hoisted the Spanish flag over the
islands and ship-or-war. The chain-gang was turn
ed adrift.
The admiral then steered for Callao, and at
tempted to cut off the Peruvian navy ; but they
were notified in time to place themselves under the
guns of the fort, and were thus saved. The store
ship, however, was seized and carried off
The fleet then returned to the Chinches, where
they remained in possession on the 28th.
The greatest excitement prevailed at Callao and
Lima, and active preparations were being made to
resist the inYettere.
The foreigners generally, and foreign ministers,
consuls, &e., excepting the : French minister, have
held meetings and expressed the strongest sympathy
with Peru, and their disapproval of the course Rar
efied by the Spaniards at most-arbitrary and 1112JUS-
Unable.
It was generally supposed that the whole affair
had been prearranged at Madrid, and was a part or
the French programme on this continent. Despatches
had been sent to Washington by the Peruvian Go
vernment on the subject, Senor •Ariellena being a
passenger on the Illinois.
The Spanish fleet consists of two frigates and a
gunboat, and two or three others were daily ex
pected.
The Peruvian navy consists of eight indifferent
vessels, badly manned, but the Government had
bought the new steamer Quito, of the Pacific Steam
Navigation Company, for $600,000, and intended to
equiP - her for the purpose of a naval engagement.
Gen. Herron had returned from Lima to Pa name,
itis supposed as a special envoy to Washington.
He was not permitted to cross the Isthmus, having
been expatriated from Now Granada some time
since in consequence of holding political views at
variance with the existing authorities. lie would
go to San Francisco, and was to leave for Panama
on the lath. Gnu. Herron was formerly a minister
f ro nt New Granada to Washington:
Three British vessels-of-war wore at Callao.
The United States frigate Lancaster had left Pa
nama for Callao.
annAT WAIT EXCITE - ME:IST tt Cn tea.oo.—On Fri
day last at noon, on the receipt of the news of Ilan-
COCA'S brilliant capture or rebels and of the rout of
Lee a tremendous excitement was produced.
handshaking,Cheer
ing,' and congratulation sere the or
der of the day. About five thousand persons were
assembled in front of the Sherman louse. About
half.past one o'clock, when the excitement was at
fever heat, somebody observed that there was no nag
on the Court House, Loud imprecations were ut
tered against the Mayor and city authorities, and
the term "Copperhead was used with astonishing
freedom. The recruittng flag from the headquarters
of the German regiment was tendered for the occa
sion, if anybody would raise it upon the Court House.
At this point, Mr. Reed, our dis - triet attorney, seetnw
that nobody was over anxious to undertake the task',
offered fifty dollars to any ono who would. earry the
hag, upon the Court House and plant it ihere_ A
Jack tar accepted the proposition, and the flag soon
floated in the air. A fight took place in consequence
of POMO Copperheads interfering, but it was soon
quelled. The joy and excitement wore kept up till
a late hour at night,
Public Entertainments.
WALwrr-sernmem THEATar.. —A crowded house
greeted Miss Lucille Western on her appearance
last evening, at this theatre. The audience seemed
to bo composed, to a great extent, of the admirers of
the lady, and great enthusiasm wa's exhibited. Miss
Western belongs to the sensational school of acting,
and possesses the powers requisite for success in the
performance of the line of eharactera which she has
chosen. She has a fine personal appearance, a full
voice, and a face which is capable of great expres
sion, but which she spoils by endeavoring to render
too expressive. The great feature of her performance
last night was the delivery of the curse which Leah
invokes - upon her recreant lover. This she gate
with an unusual volume of theatrical effect. Mr.
Whalley, who Is now in our city, sustained the part
of Nathan, the apostate Jew. Mr. Whalley has the
defect of being extremely demonstrative, and, at
tinges, much more boisterous than the situation al
lows. His performance was nevertheless an effec
tive piece of melo-dramatic acting.
A FETE CHAMPETRE will be held to-morrow at
the beautifulrstiburban residence of A. M. East
wick, Esq., for the benefit of the Sanitary Pair.
The owner has generously offered tho use of his
grounds, which were formerly known as the Bar
tee.. Gorac.s, to the committee for this purpose.
Refreshments will be furnished to such of the guests
es may desire them, and a band of music will be
present.
THE SCOTTISH COIVOEnT.—The various Scotch
societies in this city, eight in number, announce a
concert at Musical Fund Hall, which will take place
on - Friday evening, in aid of the U. S. Sanitary
Commission. The singers who haveivolunteered for
this purpose are Mrs. Mullen, Miss Matilda Shell
(a very promising young lady), Mr. Bishop of this
city, the well-known tenor ; Mr. George Simpson, of
New York ; Messrs. Alexander Robb, .Tames Tay
lor, Thomas Duncan, Jr., Thomas E. Harkins, and
Mr. Daniel Mclntyre. The last-named gentleman
will conduct this concert, and Mr. H. A. Clark will
accompany on the piano. The programme is very
good, includir ' = "John Anderson, my Jo," which
will be given by Mr. Bishop as none but himself
can sing it ; "Auld Lang Sync," in which members
of the Caledonian Club, attired in itighiLtmi cos
tume, will assist in the chorus ; two Scottish songs,
by Mr. Simpson, and a new National Song, with
chorus, composed by John Hillyer, Big., of New
York. The selection is extremely good, and books
containing the words of the songs, with a glossary
of the Scottish words and phrases, will be supplied
to the audience at a small price. This ' , gathering
lithe Clans " will be unusually attractive.
l LARGE POSITiVE SPRING SALM. OP BOOTS, SIMES,
BROGANS, STRAW GOODS, TRAVELLING BAGS, &C.
—The early attention of purchasers is requested to
the large assortment of boots, shoes, brogans", Shakur
hoods, palm hats, travelling bags, &c., &c., em
bracing samples of 1,100 packages of first-class sea
sonable goods of city and Eastern manufacture, to
be peremptorily sold by catalogue on four months'
credit, commencing this morning at 10_ o'clock,
by John B. Myers & Co., auctioneers, Kos, 232 and
234 Market street.
A Pmacions RELIO.—Tho only gold medal ever
voted by Congress to General Washington for
sale r its owner, who has lost by the war everything
else that is valuable, being compelled to part with
it. It was given in honor of the evacuation of Bos
ton by ti' 13ritis.h. On the obverse Is a fine me
dallion profile of Washington, and on the reverse
he and his staff are grouped on Bunker's Hill, while
the 'British fleet is seen moving down the bay. It
contains $lBO worth of gold. It is in perfect pre
servation, having boon guarded by its owner with
the most religious care. Five thousand dollars have
already been offered for it ; but to the Government,
or to a historical society, it would be worth much.
more. We shall be glad to give further informa
tion concerning it to parties that may desire it;
Bulletin.
CITY.
[FOR ADDITIONAL LOCAL ITEM'S BBli FOURTH PAGE)
VISIT TO THE UNION LEAGUE HOUSE.—
In accordance with an invitation extended to the
delegates to the General Conference of the Metho
dist Episcopal Church, now holdin its session in
this city, by the members of the Union League,
they visited the Club House last evening. A majo
rity of the delegates were represented. Shortly after
eight o'clock, Mr. Ranee Ihnney, Jr., made a short
speech, extending a cordial welcome to the delegates
on behalf of the Lnion League. lie said :
Our bond is that of loyalty to the country, and
loyalty to the Government that has supported the
flag that floats over the church in which you hold
your meetings. From our publication rooms in
the second story we have sent out pamphlets,
tracts, and other papers, fbr the purpose of dissemi
nating a spirit Of loyalty among the people,
This place is more of a work-shop than a club
house. We do not permit in this house any games
of chance. We are really a loyal conference, for to
this place resort earnest-minded inen, who desire to
contribute thoughts and reflections for the benefit of
the country. We have also encouraged efforts in
behalf of loyal refugees from the South. The re
cruiting of the army, gentlemen,
is what the League
has endeavored to contribute toward. You have
given proof that as Christian gentlemen the civil
government is an arm of God. Wo wish to offer
the right hand of fellowship, and hoar from you the
approval of our course.
Rev. Dr. Thompson, of New York, was then in
troduced. He said: We are happy to be the guests
of Philadelphia—a city of clean streets and clean
records, and of generous hospitality. We have not
found your city to be cold and formal. We have
found the latch-string of the heart out. The speaker
then alluded to Penn. His name, he said, will be
immortal as American history. We have not stood
without emotion in your Independence Hall. There
was first announced the true principles of human
liberty. We are told that there is an independence
Hall in Montgomery. Our Independence Hall laid
the corner-stone of liberty and theirs of slavery.
The most eloquent of British statesmen has sug
gested that there is another Washington—one Jef
ferson Davis. [Laughter.] He suggested that this
was a mistake. Their names will live in after
ages, not as examples on the one side, but
as a contrast. One marked his paths with
blessings, shed no more blood than was needed;
the other dyes his robes in blood, and from the
height of his giddy, crumbling eminence - looksqlown
upon the desolated homes and country which he has
left in his path. In art, in science, in literature,
Philadelphia has stood a peer among
her sister
cities. He then mentioned the names of the - most
prominent men produced by this city. Philadel
phia haS not hesitated to furnish of her means to
help crush out this infamous rebellion, whicitistry-
Ing to crush out the country. She has never sent
dislogal representatives, I believe, to the National
Congress. [Applause.] She has not been in the
Woods. [Laughter and applause.] He then al.
luded, in eloquent words, to General Grant. We
are a loyal body. We represent, with scarce an ex
ception, a loyal people. Politicians may denounce
us became we feel a great interest in the battles
which arc now going on, but we care not for what
they may say. lf, while we expect success, disaster
should come, this Church will be the last to give up
the national life, and, like those of old, flee to the
mountains.
Dr. Foster was then introduced. He felt that wo
were in a period of great seriousness. The history
of the world furnishes no parallel to the war in
which we are now engaged. We are now in the
tightness of a death-struggle. He knew but one
word—we must succeed, [applause;] and we will
succeed, with the help . of God. [Applause.] This
war has had its beginning in the most consummate
hate that ever entered human heart, and it has had
a place there for many years. In all his acquaint
ance with the Southern people he never heard any
thing; more than a contempt for the North, as a,
pusillanimous set of Yankees. Out of that spirit of
arrogance and assumption has sprung this war.
They did not think that the North would fight ,•
but, thank God, they were mistaken. [Applause.]
He was glad to believe that the North would - never
yield up the life of this nation. [Cries of never,
never..]
Time has proved that our soldiers are worthy sons
of the illustrious sires of the Revolution. Those in
the South have all along believed that to be a - man
one must own a negro. This war will have to settle
the claims of slavery and that of the sovereignty of
the Government over that of the State, and. it will
settle it.
Let us whip the rebels soundly, and make them
feel that rt Yankee can whip a Southerner. Let us
go on and thrash them soundly, and we shall be uni
ted again. [Applause.]
Revs. Dr. Eddy, J. Walker Jackson, and Colonel
M
bloody, followed in eloquent speeches. The latter
gentleman, who is noted for his extreme loyalty,
made a thrilling address, which brought forth con
tinued rounds of applauSe. lie has a brother Who
fought with the rebels against the North, and who
is now confined in Fort Warren, where the speaker
hoped he would remain until the war was over. At
the conclusion of his speech the delegates were in
vited to partake of a sumptuous repast which had
been previously provided for them by the League.
UNITED STATES CHRISTIAN CO3r3IISSION.
—The following letter is from the Rev. Geo.. Bring
buret, of this city, now a delegate of the Christian
Commission among the wounded in the Army or the
Potomac. Mr. Bringhurst was the first delegate
sent out by the Commission after its organization,
and has served faithfully on all the battle-fields of
Virginia end Pennsylvania,
WAsitrigarox, May 11, nat.
Mn. GEO. H. Siru'Anm : I have just reached here
with a boat load of wounded soldiers. Our friend
Dr. Cuyler is the medical director at Belle Plain,
and, as usual, shows every facility to the dele
gates of the Commission. The wounded still
pour in by thousands, and though tired, hungry,
and suffering from their wounds, theyhave cheer
ful faces, and rejoice in the glorious victories that
have crowned our arms. I know not what they
would do without the Commission, whose delegates
are toiling day and night. The great work at Belle
Plain into receive the wounded and make them as
comfortable as possible. On Thursday evening last,
in a drenching rain, and mud over boot top, lighted
only by flashes j pi ' lightning, I tried to carry the
poor boys down a hill. I found them crawling on
their hands and knees, with strength hardly suffi
cient to get out of the way of the army trains of
stores. Dr. Cuyler calls upon us for nurses con
stantly, and lam happy - to state we are able to sup
ply him with earnest, devotedt workers. Our dele
gates are ready et any time, night or day, to do any
thing the soldiers require. Keep up the spirits
of ourood Philadelphians. ..I tied that the simple
thought of the boys reaching our city is the best
kind of medicine. God bless them and our beloved
country. I hope before I return to preach at Rich
mond under the old flag.
SEMI-ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT. The
emi-annual commencement of tlieNeeilar Eelestie
Medical College, Ninth street, above Spruce, took
place yesterday. The degree was conferred by
President Joseph S. Fisher upon the following
named graduates George U. Bay, Maine ; W. C.
Roney, Pennsylvania; Wm. IL NeChaikey, Ohio
Isaac N. Downes, New Jersey; Simon M. Whirler,
Pennsylvania ; H. N. Rogers, Wisconsin ; Henry C.
Gazlay, Now York; T. P. Waters, 0: \V. ; E S.
Mown. Pennsylvania; Itonn B. Sayres, Ohio; John
IL Wilber, New York ; Heritage New Jersey ;
W. W. Wyeholt, New Jersey ;.1. D. Vinton, Massa
chusetts.; L..AV Beach, Pennsylvania. ; F. F. Gar
vin, Illinois ; G. E. Dalton, Pennsylvania, ; A. F.
Bowen, New Jersey ; George Hinkle;Penn. , :rylvania ;
S. H. Sproglo, Pennsyliqnkt; Isaac Rothrttek,
Pennsylvania.
The valedictory was delivered by the dean, Prof.
W. Paine.. After exhorting the graduates to sustain
a high and honorable medical career, he stated that
the prosperity of the sehool:was cr the most natter
ing character. He stated that tlia number of stu
dents for the annual session was one hundred and
eight, and - the number of gradurixes forty-one, being
quite an increase over last year.
ADVANCE lfi THE PRIEE.OF LAGER BEER.
—The brewers of this extonslvely-used beyerage
have resolved to advance the price of beet to ten
dollars per barrel, so as to hew pace with the times.
The advance took effect yeatetibty. The retail deal
ers will, no doubt, raise the. price of a glan.43 in the
same ratio.
Fl'll , lElO.l. OF AN AGED VETErt...i.S. — The
f o neral of David Smith took place yesterday after
noon, from the residence of John C. ICchter, - From.
street, below Spruce. A number of sailers from tile
Naval Asylum and veterans of the war of 1812 at
tended 111,s funeral , Air. Smith dicAt on Saturday
last, at the advanced ego of MI years. 110 wo.s . for
many sears a seaman in the UnitcOrStates
of the s ki,. Rad woundet soldiers
Fort Trim SICK AND WatrtiDED SOladceats.
—A festival in avid
on the field mill be held on tics- Nth and 21341 1 , o f tlita
month, on the old battleground:it irmantown. A
Bill band of music will be lg attendance and tents
erected for the comfort of vlsitera; Reirosluaords
of all kinds will be servedat the usual rates.
"The
mayar issued war-.
rants, yesterday, for the payment of the oity bounty
to two men. Tbis number nearly corresponds with
the number pat 4 on each day I.ll§t
sewing machine has mo rivairliitnh tthgeral.t.i.
Machine ,
ATPOITINEI I / 6 M.
P it ui p a e r rforms the finest and best ..,,, rb
est ease and facility, and every i m „ hine
5,31,1
i 2
war
ranted to give satisfaction, or the rfloor will be re
funded. The rooms of the agent for thig e"eilent
machine are daily thronged with Cllgt,,MiCrS.
WOOD & CARY'S EMILViIi WAL)CINr; 114.,_
This superb Walking Hat For 'eiKoi or Itolie, 1 4
new offered at IllesSrS. Wood & Cary's Weir...ems,
725 Chestnut street, In all shades of cub-, 1" , ", 1
in
moose white, prettily trimmed, and ii Lavin; as jig
sale.
THE " PRIZE -MEDAL" SHIRT, Invented by 1%.
John F. Taggart, and made and sold by
Grant, 610 Chestnut street, is the best•nuop,
efr Sa
fitting, Mort durable, and the most eutuf,rt,l,l;
Shirt, of the age. All gentlemen of taste ztt , ,,
log it, anti buying Grant's Gentletneu'A ont.r
Goods preforOM to all others . Who dui.,l,,,,a'j
Grant IS popular?
THE STRnGLE 011. ,11en
the accountsU F
of the sanguinarVicTOßY. struggle 'I w
OW le k,
muss In Virginia for the supremacy of laW
der over treason and despotism, we are
that nothing in our power should be left pd!., ,1
Strengthen the arms of the government, 1.;,,, 7
body should economize in order to contribute
end. This they can host do by purchasiegoe,ir
supplies et Coal front W.µ*. Alter, No, f ; :,
Ninth street,llanp
eForeLAR P IMTOG11.11 . 11:: Iri GIITEMIN6.-A
Gutokunst, Nos. 704 and 706 APO: street,' L%
,1, lust
issued five Photographs, of Yarkiiiii Sim:, of i iiit
Hancock, Meade, Grant, (Pm,ner ,
, and 001. fl, r.ti
li
which we invite the attention of persons de,,,.i, i . , 4
best Style of pictures for their cabinet cullecti 41n,,,u1
VA L 17 . 4, nit AND CONVENIENT.—e"BrOW..S LIM-
Ch bal Troches , ' are widely known as an a die ir.thie
remedy for Bronchitis, Hoarseness, Coughs, ant
the
oilier byname:l of the throat and )iinso, They Ai., o f
it
great Mine f,,r the poSefi r IMMO, 0 de.
signed, and thould pur he known fo that, %%hilt 4 arcy
are
usually and pleasantly efficacious, they contain nn
hurtful ingredients, Wit Icily at all tinioi he Used
with perfect salety.—fiatlon Recorder.
A COLossm, Boax.—lt is anthoritatively
serted that the pnbli:thed correlumdence between
Lord Lyons and Jell Ds Vl4, bpqn UmSubj , : et or the
detention of the rebel iromehnls in line:land, is a
huge hoax, no such correspondence having taken
place. We thought ourselves that it WWI strange
that Jell' should have so got upon the rampa ge
upon the subject of rains; but we took into account
the sourness of spirit brought upon the traitor chief
by the fact of his being deprived by cirellmstalleei
of the opportunity of procuring his supplies at the
North, particularly - the elegant wearing apparel
made at the Brown Stone Clothing Halt of Reel:hill
& Wilson, Nos. 603 and tot Chestnut street, Om
Sixth.
- FALSE REMORS, Or canardx of libiagterS to OUT
armies, gotten up by nefarious Speculators, will
every now and then ho circulated nn the dirOOLS.
Let our citizens beware of them, and give no cre
dence to "lying reports." We are instructed to an•
flounce officially that the largest, best, most Sub.
etantially gotten um and chetrpnt Stock of rea.,, T .
made Clothing in the city, Is still at fashion's
"headquarters," Granville Stokes', No. Ge 9 Utrest
nut street.
SPUNKY RED.—General Stuart wouldn't shake
hands with Gen. Hancock after he was taken pri
soner, saying It was "against his prinei:des.' ,
whole rebel army is not only shalcing )lan li new
but is shaking all over ; in fact, it i 3 in a very shaky
Condition from last accounts. Poor !we hope
soon to Sea the time that he will not o n ly A r d t „,
hands with a Yankee general, hot will bo visiting
a Yankee establishment to buy his elotliinte—say fur
example Charles Stokes & Co.'s one-price. wrier the
Continental.l7
EYE &ND EAR most successfully treated by J.
Isaacs, M. D., Oculist and Aurlst, at No. 541 Pins
street. Artific i i , al eyes inserted. No charges for
examination. re74-/2S
BILIOUS AFFECTIONS, Liver Complaint, Sick
Headache, Dyspepaia, &c., are speedily removed by
the MA of. Dr. D. Jayne , e Sanative Pith. The tut
of thirty years' use has proved them superior to
all other remedies for the cure of tho various
diseases for which they are recommended. In their
action they are mild and certain, and may he taken
at any time without risk from exposure. Prepared
only at No. 242 Chestnut street. myltAt
CORNS, MINIONS' INVERTED NAILS, ENLARGED
JOINTS, and all diseases of the feet, cured without
pain or inconvenience to the patient, by Drs. Mishit , .
vie & Barnett, Surgeon Chiropodists, 921 Chestnut
street. Refer to physicians and surgeons of the
city.
ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.
tinental.
G BacheWar, Bruton
The Con
Licut M Dolan, U S 44.
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A Densmore, Meadvil Le
W Southworth, N Y
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W Dart, Now York
3 Mitchell, New York
C F Stausbury,Washington
A 11 ;lobusou, Mass
NV NV Massie & wr. KY
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C N Lobaell. New York
F .111 Robertson, New York
C E Tucker, New York
C A Van Name, New York,
C W Kennard, Boston.
L A Ellis, Boston
Craig, Tennessee
W Brand, New York
W 8 Brand, Jr, New York
Moro & In, New York
E W Groolon & la, Wash
A Ea-ton, New York !
J Midlinger & la, llrookiTn!
B L Purstner, Wash, 1) t.
11 W Brodburst & lei N
Miss Brodhurst, New York!
.1 13 Murray, Wash, D C I
J Grime:, New ?.,Tit I
Mrs Capt Moore, New York',
T 13autngarduer, Lancaster
D S Cook, Wrightsville
C Gray & wf, l'enna
J Sykes, Wash, D C
B ii Leirellyn, Marietta, Pa
J Myers & la, New !York
1) Drcw, New York
D A Dattershall, Trey-, N Y'
W Law & sister. N Y ork
.Tm 4 B Gekley,New York 1
Yfln 11 - Clymer, Readiug
Chas Barber,. Pottsville
E lork, Pa
Mrs I. EChittendon,Washtn
MrsP B
M atch, New York
urray, New y 6,4,
H W 'Woodbridge, Boston
Mrs John Harper,Jr,NY
B Cleveland, Jersey CET
Ji Owl 11, Jersey CitY
L ltalti y. Titusville
n Palmer, Michigan
A K Hay, New .Tersey
A B Crocker, Boston
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Mrs Knowlton . , Danburr p flt
Miss Et Hall, Danbury. Ot.
11.C.lonzo.les, Indiana
\V Mulligan, Ireland
IMissllidan, Ireland.
!It Davies, New York
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31 W Cooper. New York
I, It Avery, Troy. N Y
B F Simpson, N,lersey
Henry TalcoD, Ohio
NY Carroll, tttlio
Chea V Ware, New. York .
M Canfield, New York
C Brainerd, New York
Geo M iihnoneon, N York
.TA Wright dr la, Indiana
Ezra Muck Cr la, Vermont
D Magowen, Port Carbon
W Hayes, Boston
W P Merriani,Eisex co, NY
Mrs Col Crandon, Chicago
ilfai ii 1; Lynn , Obisntro
E Halt, Ihles City
W ft Itolterts, New York
Chas H Irwin, Pittsbaff
A lt Brooks, '
Waoh ashit DC on.IC
J r
Orobioll,..New York
Pranchi JAM MU, Conn
T Struthers & wf, Peuna
Mies Struthers, Warreu,lPEt
tiny, Chicago
ri o Simpson, New Pork
A P Guild, Maine
Jas Littlefield, Maine
Dr Crouituer, Canada
Dr Strawbridge ) Canada
k Lloyd, Sc Lon is
M E Montieth, Plashing
John Prestley N Y
K Enyten, New York
a C Keeler, New York
Ur J Strong, Flushing, L I
The G.
Hou J H Campbell, Peuna
W W :forming, Harrisbnrg
hicob Shell, llarrisbyrg
J I) Benton New York
Stiles, 'New York
James Willie, Baltimore
11 W King, Prima
G Williams, Penna
Sand Bloune, Bedford
Hasid Cooper, Yells
George Adams
Mr Brooke, Penna
W Smith & wf, York, Pa
Miss Smith, York, Pa
Sarni Medenald, Penna.
Rubt Mowery, Penn
.1.5 Holliday, Pittsburg
B Snydsr, Harrisburg
Henry Miller, Baltimore
hold losin g, Ohio
D L Fisher, Obi 9
Jos Williamson, Cumb co
Jan Potter, Jr, Lewistown
C M Eichottz, W Chester
Ma]' GHBardwell, Lanc co
1) C Andrews, IN•kw Jersey
Isaiah Brown, Chester co
Geo Riser, Baltimore
Thos Brooks, New York
W B Hendricks, N
B Franklin, Franklin,Pal
II Salsbury, Albany
S IT Adame, Baltimore
W W Perry. Baltimore
B II Mead & wife,Baltimere
W H Whalley Baltimore
Hamilton Fish, Brooklyn
S Pugh, Franklin co, Pa
li P More, Franklin co,PS
J as 1' Wondraff,i lilwanlors
Mr. Kemp Sr daughter
Se (loell, Ne* fork
Henry Manilla, Ohio
'Mims SLT:liall, Ohio
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A T. Monifer
1. Hensel, Penna
H L Baldwin 3t ram, 01110
Simi Pettengrueollarylantl
Miss Sallie Pettengrue, Mil
Miss Mary Petbingrue, MI
IMiss Hattie Pettengruo, Md.
MA Morrison, Hagerstown
P A Carlman, Ifitgarsto W/1
H I, Wise, Virginia
John T Hampton,Salem,3lJ
A W Bentz Carlisle
Alex Gray ,' Jr, Wilkesbarre
B lieill.7, Putt 6 villa
T Fleming & Wf, liarrisla i g
NV F T Henry. Elkton, 14111
Joh.u. Smith, Ohio
'Henry Fisher Ohio
saml Martin , 'New York
iSaml Hollinshade, Pittsb'g
111 L Junking, Roston
'Semi. - Hoover, Venting° CO
Mr ec: Mrs Asheroft„Toroato
Mrs Doyle, St Louis
Mrs Avery, St LOUIS
Miss Aver y ,St Louis
0, .1 tyon, Alt.., 11l
G It McCabe, Tamtnititi.
lEdwin Lyon, Butler, Pa
Robt Anderson
The Me
W 1T Heel, Allegheny
J A Shol OK, Allegheny
.1 - McCandless, Pittsburg
.T If Allsaliony HUT
T Doke, Joh uAtown
w H L e eore, Pittsburg
N Siephens, Pittsburg.
A N 50mp1,.... St on, s liaStail
W Sherwood, Eric
iV henry, 11-10
A Eakille & 10, Nowville
S H Hartre, York
J 1) Shearer, Maryland.
C A Shultz, York
II gpangler, York
3 II C Doch,_York
.1 CI Munich St la, Bedford
JR Ileiseley, Pittsburg
This Barnhart, Chambers tr
RE Tolbert,Eltainkoralialll
J B Rqddig, Shippnagbarg -
C Reddig, Shippou , burg
L R Merrill, Clearfield
Harman, (Thatoberslotra - .
W W Evans, York, Pa
Mi,. E Eton,
Jl - en A 31. Hem York, Pit
1' Arnold, Carlisle
IA C Foss, rooklyn
Thos Woods, Httuvillo
'MISR F Stria, Milt9u
Pie l ,'W:iVeo"pne;',2ETy.
(Hey II W Warren, Ma.
B Sayre
'l' H. Martin, Franklin'
S Bernhard, New York
Poresh, & 1.74 Wash
.1 Clark, Ohio
S E Neiler, Erie
T S McNair, Hazleton
.7 Best, Lancaster
Iteily, Laucatter
Eli Gale, Lancaster
C S Davis, Lancaster
B F Slurnk, Lancaster
C C TJ,inuelev, Penult
L Hall, Crawtiml co
Aldermitu, Albion
N Brown, Allegheny
C C Ilarhaugh, Allegheny
NV II llorkinl+, Llewellyn
AV 31 Bear, Clarksville
Rev W
A ilson, taltllnore
W Borgliam, Franklin
W W Wolf, York, l'a
'rhos McGrath, - York, l'a
Rev S S Grove, C W
Westcott„ New Jersey,
Stewarison. Pii.totou.
W Patton, Colombia
las Kalmweiler, llarriab'g
Gamberts, Harrisburg
N Brewer, Mercersburg
I; Burry 61 wt, Toronto, c ,
John Bricker, Newville
Lll Somers Hartford
H S Trout, Marietta
C 2'4-I.e & wt, Prstoii.
C A Bxonyttrt, liarrislyarg
H L Durand; NOW York
F Van Reatl4Nelnzo.k44 Toe .
A Van Reath, Mar/laud
,Thos Wallace, Dolawar4
. 111 - GOrton,
.:S" Guider. ChaakbersbUett
a IT Clayton,,W r aNl' s si'"'T.
NV Barton At wY, figading
S co,ieec,cieat
,S Lori, Wastriirqua
L Saionion, Niratatinstm.
P von, Waskingtom
C Bradford, US N.
G 0 Tale.o, U S N
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C S Layton, Delaware
31 Lambson, Delaware
C Randall
Wm D McCord, Baltimore
.1 Buckley, Lock Driven
F G Lubker, New . 3.70rk
WD Groves, G S N
.lohn Haminond,New.York
Jag O'Brien, New York
1111tiekinor, - Waithillloo ll
L Sulirther, Washington
T Leroy, Washington
L Salomon, 'Was-hitt:4ton
C Vriari I, Wat,hington
JOAlli Ceo (.1 notch, 3eWierriey
a”reiree
Jus Ashley, New Jeray .
31 Coburn, New .Tersity
AV Berry.
Crossley 'of, New Yerk
Mitchell
c 41.1eouinga , Easton
R V Montague, Easton
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j G Valdi•on ,
I) Lucas, Etri,oklyt;
Ilearz . Johle•la, M.pr„
.aePs
rho, EVP4Ia,OI/.4k.
Geo 11 Johnson, :AWN. York
J Haley, Beaton.
Henry Maiek, n,
S h.een,,MH,
Giev,esvit
Riehd 6Larpe, trkley
W R Maffet,Vaideesh, fa
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-v Brown. Co.pcntinut-
D B Whitaker, Naw , Jerbeyi
"AT 5 Miguier, ThesuU
'A' Pogue & wf, New Jersey
Mrs Corson, Bridgeton, N
Mrs ClaphathStson,Brook'n:
Geo Street, Wein, 0
F W Hay, Fort Delaware
.1 B llublOY; Pittsburg
P A Bragit'ai wf, Pittslstirg
L C beugherty,Minerscille
C A Lawon Millersville
Mrs Sourvah, Middletown
Geo G Evans, Delawore_
L N Freainan, Now left
H Huss, Rew.limg
R Lyttle,..‘iotipsbarg
Oremer,,
'C'H,,... 5 -^teWArt,Stippeu sinit4
H C returs„ ):ork Spri urN
'J 1) Worle.y, York Sprinit'4
CAW 13,00.41 y, Delitwo.re ,
('ours.9.Sl.9.vr
(,e0 k)won, Tremont
TJ Gape Port Carbon
R C 13 Ming, Ilsucil 1:
.1 Kirkpatrick. Pott.,l l- ie
tI 14 Ridgway &
BIT,* Lu queer., Nevi:Kok: 4 .
Miss E J011.6Y,
"Ike Ma
Josßioh arils ; Lwer
Thus F liunt•lnan,L Ssn,con.
S D King, Lawer SancoA
Z H Long. Carbon co
P Linibaen„ AI lentewa
Zarb LinAbsCh, Allentown
Miss A aktcPbYt 41119;40)1'u
A F Bertelet, Feasting '
jos EVIOI7. Butstowu
'rhos Daily & da, Haston
James II Groff, New Jersey
Munn Di pills, Kew Jersey
Mut Birgel, 11uttretb,
J N Camden, Park-Mum
BF Isherwood, Washington
H F Shepardstown,WM
Pittsburg
G W Irwin, l'ittsl,nrg -
Chase,Wilko,baurs
W II Ph;u•uu Sr suit
Ci Pace, Penns
T Nombold.thlw. Brat&
.hH Mead. Baltimore
Miss L Western. Baltimore
N M 4,Washiegrou.
Fl' Gerow, Brooklyn.
S Lyon, Buffalo
Munro. Ohio
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W wao, w, 4 4h, D O,
Rev fir Orunks, tiow York
0 Hoyt, New York
TI, Rnshrnore, New York
J C Ilarrot & la New York
C C North & la,. New York
S 6 inirlri tt. In, New York
iStephen Crowell, Brooklyn
Jas Bishop, New Jersey
!Illr .li Mrs I) I, Ross ,N York
John Keys, New York
Goo Mariner, New York
Jan Staillon, New York
K Nelson, Michigan
J O Toll,Newbern,N C
T 0 Wall, Eoulewood
.7 1' Burst & wf, N Jersey
J M Ridenour
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L Seilwomir,„ Line.t 4 or
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Atrd• Drelker, StroudNburg
Vold' Littler, Solidi co
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