FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1864.
Tir® most important fact mentioned in
the Official Gazette, this morning is tliat,
up to 10 o’clock A, M. "Wednesday, there
had been no decisive engagement in front
of Richmond. It is difficult to construct,
from the mere hints of corps movements
■which arc given, a satisfactory theory of the
disposition Chant will make of his forces.
He is evidently placing his army in posi
tion, Front Wnionr nothing definite
has keen heard; Smith is supposed to be
within supporting distance of •"Wright ;.
Buhnsike is within a mile and a half of
Jicchanicsvillc; Sheridan is active in as
sisting the establishment of the various
corps, and that all these mannmvrcs are
executed without -serious interruption,: is
additional proof of the soundness of ; Gen.
Chant’s plau "and" his power to carry it
out with energy.
A Campaign Without a Candidate.
Influential members of the Opposition
party recommend to their friends of the
several States that they nominate electoral
tickets, pledged to support the platform,
hut committed to support no person for the
Presidency. They desire to leave to the:
Presidential electors in each- State the
nomination and election of the individuals.
They claim that “in this way we adopt
the theory of the framers of this Govern
ment, and we endorse the doctrine of State
Bights. By this mode we will concentrate
the whole opposition to the present Lin
coln administration of the Government.;
We will also bo enabled, by this mode, to
give an opportunity to the friends of Grant
and McClellan, of the War Democrats,
aud the Peace Democrats, to give their
united support to an electoral ticket. And
above all, we would avoid having the con
test result in a personal attack on our can
didate, instead of our being the attacking
party and assailing the follies, the errors,
and the crimes, of the Lincoln Administra
tion.” In short, the Opposition, having
no real leader, would prefer to go into the
campaign without a candidate. If there
were any true statesman, any mam who
could by right of pre-eminent popularity
thoroughly represent the party, the im
practicable suggestion we hove quoted
would never have boon made.
Strength in War.
The London correspondence of the Now
York Daily JVews inquires: •
“Is it possible that the past unhappy three years,
hare brought you so low that Louis Napoleon can
smite you on the cheek with impunity 1 I cannot, I
will not believe it. I will not despair of tho Repub
lic. I know that the blackness of darkness rests
upon the future prospect. I know it is the eleventh
hour. But I have faith in tho millions who have not
bowed their knees to Napoleon, and who have not
been bought by n corrupt Government; anil thoy
can oven now save themselves and save the country.
True it is, liowover, that there is but one way of
safety, anil that tho case is urgent. Peace, peace,
■peace, is year only safeguard. Peace now, immedi
ate while yet an honorable peace is possible. Peace
must come some day, but the war may last until Hie
country is too exhausted to resist the will of Napo
leon.”
The who delight to picture the
Imperial foot on the neck of American
freedom are never more in error than when
they suppose that the war is exhausting the
strength of the North. Every year of war
adds to our military power, while it weak
ens us in. other respects. The loss is
less than the gain. In 1800 the United
States were so far inferior to France
and England that in the event of sudden.
war either of: those nations would' have
gained decisive. advantages. "While we
could have repelled invasion, we would
have been without power to protect our
■ commerce or 'prevent the effective -block-,
adeof our principal ports. In 1860 we had
no army, no navy. In 1864 our army
is superior to that of any other nation;
our navy is equal to the French and Eng
lish navies, and our iron-clad fleet excites
their envy and admiration. ■ It is false
that the war has exhausted: the United
States. If England could carry on
great wars for fifteen and twenty, years,
.maintaining",.-.hex; in, the field
without reducing their strength, or mate
rially injuring her prosperity, the Kepublie,
with the resources of a continent, can cer
tainly fight for three years, without dropping
the sword from weakness. Men who read
the newspapers.know that our military
. strength was never so great as it is now,
and it requires little argument to prove
that if France has not interfered with the
United States it is chiefly because the war
. has proved Americans to be the first fight
- tag people of tlie world, and American re
sources almost inexhaustible. • Nor: are
tiiose journals likely to he believed which,
with a glaring inconsistency, affirm that
the war, while it has Wearied the North,
has hardened and concentrated the South.;
Queen Victoria’s Own Politics.
The political situation of Europe isiun
usually complicated, and-is not likely to be
simplified very soon. As. usual, English
polities are greatly influencing the leading
Powers, If England, at first, had plainly
declared that the integrity of Denmark
must he maintained, the difficulties between
the Duchies of Schleswig and Holsteinand ".
King Cimis-mx might have been readily .
and peaceably’ settled. Considering that"
King Chkistiax’s daughter is the Prince of
"Wales’ wife, it was to.have been .expected
that the sympathy of England would have
gone with Denmark; indeed, it. has so
gone, hut Queen Yictoeia is understood
to have sot herself, in a determined man
ner, against Denmark. . .
"Obstinacy is an inherent and ruling cha
racteristic of the Guelph family. It was
this obstinacy which made GSfconoE the Third
turn a deaf ear to all demands from his
American coloniesfor simple, justice, which
made him plunge into a war with those
colonies,.-which made him: maintain the
contest long after every person else saw
that it was virtually ended and: that the
Independence of the United " States was
achieved. It was a like obstinacy which
made Geobge the Fourth bring his wife
(the injured Cabolike of Brunswick) to a
public trial in-the House of Lords, to the
injury of public morals and against the
most urgent advice of his Ministers. Queen
Yictobia . opposes Denmark, and has
thrown herself on the German side of the
question, "because the. Duke of Saxc-Co
burg-Gotlia, the elder brother of Prince
Albert, her deceased husband, had put
himself: at the head of the movement to
wrest the Duchies from Denmark, and
she believes that, were lie now living,
Prince Albeet, who was a German
to the last,. would have taken a
stand against Denmark. It is even said
that Yictobia has become a Spiritualist
since she lost her husband-, that she be
lieves herself possessed of the power of
holding communication with his spirit, and
that on more than on'c occasion she has
startled her Ministers by assuring them,
when certain measures were submitted for
approval and adoption, that she had just
consulted with tlic deceased Prince, and re
ceived advice from him not to assent to the
proposed measures. This would indicate
a mind somewhat warped; but, indeed,
ever since Christmas, 1861, when Albeet
died, Yiclobia’s , conduct has, to say tlie
least of it, appeared somewhat eccentric.
Much attached to her cklcsr child, now
the Princess Koyal of Prussia, it has been
evident, during the war between Prussia
and .Denmark, that Yictobia holds with
the former Power,; The aggrandisement
of Prussia • would: benefit tlie reigning
house, and Yictobia must see that, if the
war continue, the disputed Duchies, or the
greater and best part of them, will he an
nexed to Prussia. "When Germany was
first called upon to aid the Duchies in de
taching themselves from Denmark, the
pretext of placing Prince Fbedebic of
Augustcnbourg over them was first put
forward, hut for several weeks his name
has not been mentioned, and the King
of Prussia, wlioso troops have done most
of the fighting, evidently has the purpose
of adding the territory he has conquered to
his own dominions. His aim in commen
cing the war was to divert his 'subjects’
jnlnds from the consideration of his own
unconstitutional Government, which, a
year ago, threatened to load to, a revolution
in Prussia, with his own exile and depo
sition as its inevitable results. He can
amuse them now with bulletins of battles,
victories, spoils; and they are so exultant
over the acquisition of a few blood-stained
laurels that they fling up their caps in joy,
and forget the late misrule of thoir would
be absolute King. It is whispered that be
sides obstinacy and superstition, one other
motive lias -influenced Queen Victoiua in
her Conduct towards Denmark. She lias
peculiar notions of her rights as a Queen,
arid has endeavored to control her first
born 'sou, after his marriage, as much as
she did before that event. It would seem
very preposterous for VicxoitrA to regulate,
by telegraph, the motions of the Prince of
Wales, now a husband and father; to toll
him, oyer the wires, from Osborne or
Windsor, with whom ho shall cllnc, or
whom he shell invite to liis table, on each
day. Yet it is said that this has been con
stantly done, until it-became so intolerable
that the Prince and his wife, to put an
end to it, suddenly quitted London, in the
midst of the season, and betook tliem
. selves to their; country-seat in the county
of Norfolk, where they wore removed
from the interference-and dictation of their
exacting -parent. The Prince is said to
be a negative character, who will never
set the Thames on fire, but the Princess
has the reputation of being shrewd,
thoughtful, and possessed of a strong mind,
without belonging to those human hybrids,
the strong-minded women. No doubt her
good sense lias prevented a rupture be
tween the Prince and his mother. Besides,
the young lady—beautiful, accomplished,
and with very winning "manners, has be
come extremely popular, and’it has been
whispered, (sotto wce, of course,) that
Queen Victoria is not- a little jealous of
her handsome daughter-in law. There is
little doubt that the Prince, who natu
rally takes the side of Denmark, which
gave him a wife, has not made any attempt
■to conceal his decided dissatisfaction with
the anti-Danish policy which Queen Vic
toria has induced the Palmerston Cabinet
to carry out.
..Here, perhaps, it maybe said that the
. Queenof England;who “ can do no wrong,”
and governs through a responsible minister,
lias neither the right nor the power to have
lier peculiar views established as the policy
of the country. True enough, in theory)
But the sovereign’s views will always find
some support at the Council table. Besides,
who knows what remonstrances Lord Pal
‘merston may have privately made to her?
The on dit is that he actually tendered his
resignation to the Queen; that she sent for
the Earl of Derby to form a new adminis
tration ; that he informed her .that Ire
thought the honor of: England demanded
armed interference to prevent- the partition
of Denmark ; that, slie declined accepting
, this policy; and that Lord Palmerston
■was finally.ihduced to consent to remain in
- office, without the Queen’s foreign, policy
being ialtered oi-; abated.,; There will bo, a
General Election in England next August
or September, and Palmerston may not
desire that the wires shall be pulled by any
except his own ministry.
The Conference is not likely to lead to
any conclusion. .Prussia and Austria re
pudiate the treaty of 1852,'t0 which they
were parties, by which the /Duchies were
secured to Denmark, and Prince Chiustian
was admitted as heir-presumptive to the
throne, and this .repudiation means that
. having invaded and conquered the Duchies,
they will divide, and retain them. One
man might balk, this game-of. spoliation;
but Napoleon does nothing, says nothing,
and lets events run their course, at present.
Ere long he may speak, in the thunder of
arms.
UTTER ISOM “ OCCASIONAL.”
■Washington, Juno 1,1854.
While your whole community is excited
by the preparations .for your great June .
lair in aid of the heroes who are fighting
an d dying: that the Bepublic may lire, we.
find ourselves absorbed and occupied by the
mighty events in progress near the capital
of the Bebellion. The legions under Lieu
tenant General Grant, how well in hand,
and completely subject to the : conimand and
control of tliat persistent and uupausiug
hero, seem to be coiling, round the trai
tors’nest with every prospect of a speedy
though it must be a sanguinary victory.
The wail of despair that comes from Bicli
mond, over the strategy of the ITnion com-,
mandcr-in-chief, is a much louder note
than that forced out by the success
ful evolutions of Sherman’s columns in
.Georgia. For if Bichmond falls, the
.Confederacy must begin to crumble to
ruins, Once: isolate the rebel capital, and"
cut off North Carolina from communication
with the Southwest, and especially with
Tennessee, and ; the fight in' the cotton.
States can only be prolonged by the
guerillas. It does hot become me to speak
so as to excite false hopes. In such a
state of .affairs, the truth is always
the best’ and we can only measure and
.fulfil our whole " duty to our country
by understanding that it is surrounded
with dangers. ■ General Grant has . taken
many risks ; indeed, he has taken most of
the,risks; and, up to this writing, he has
given no word of exulting encouragement.
His despatches are'brief, plain, and always
cautious. For he knows that his enemy is
a wily and a daring one, and that he will
fight ahd-die in the last ditch. So that the
work of General Grant cannot be accom
plished as easily as ,we : all hope and
pray- it may W Theie is, however,
such a panic as to the destined move
ments of his armies in Virginia; East and
West, in Tennessee, Georgia, &c., that
we must not be surprised if his grand soap
de main is greatly assisted by the impres
sion among the Southern people that the
Bebellion is near its catastrophe, and that
the Federal Government is now stronger in.
its.. resources and more sincere in its pur
poses Ilian at any period of the war.
Contributions to the Great Pair,
Mr. John A. McAllister, optician, Chestnut street,
will send to the Fair, for exhibition, a clock made
' by A. Fromauicci, Amsterdam, before he removed
to London, whore he introduced tho art of clock
making. This was'about 1059, two, years after the
celebrated Huygens von ; Zuylicham, the natural
philosopher, following up a hint thrown out by
Galileo, constructed the pendulum clock, of which ;,
a full description is to bo found in his great work,
published at the Hague in 1658, and entitled “Ho
rologium Osclllatorium, sive do Motu Pondulo
rum.” Dr, .Hooke, ten years later, removed the
reproach that “ Huygens’ clock governed the pendu
lum, whereas tho pendulum ought to govorn the
clock,” by inventing an escapement, which enables a
-Jess maintaining ’power to carry a pendulum;.-
This (the crutch or anchor oscapement) is the,go
verning power, wo boliove, of the old clock in the
Philadelphia Library,; whereas Mr. McAllister’s
has the Huygens pendulum. The Library clock
was made, not at Amsterdam by tho elder Froinan-,
tool, but by his son, at London ; consequently, it
could not have belonged to Oliver Cromwell, a 3
sometimes stated, seeing that the Protector died in
1058, the year before any clock had beOn made in
England. ; To Mr. McAllister’s eloek a striking ap
paratus is appended; it occupies ft place on the top,
or the clock, and is singularly clear in tono.' Tho :
clock,as far as wo can judge, by comparing it iwith
a print, much r.oscmbles the Horologe presented by
Henry VIII. to ‘Anna Boieyn. It stands 'about
eight inches high, is richly carved, anil is strongly
gilt outside. The works are in exacllent order,
though two centuries have oiapsed sinpo they wore'
made.'. '
William H. Vcaton, Esq., of thir-city, presents to
tho Fair a very fine painting, attributed to Spagno.
letto, the eminent Spanish artist, and which is evi
dently a replica of his “St. Jerome,” long the pride
of Naples. This picture, which is painted in strong
impasto, in the artist’s unmistakable stylo, repre
sents St. Jerome contemplating a crucifix, after
having been reading a book supported on a human
skull. It Is a very noble painting, surpassed by few
on this Continent, and belongs, wo think, to the
artist’s lator period, after ho quitted Spain for Italy,
and studied under Caravoggio. Ho died, in 185 a, at
Naples, whoro ho practised his'art for nearly forty
years, and bad then nearly reached the Psalmist’s.
allotted space of “three score yeays and ten.” The
picture is valued at 8500, and this is a low estimate,
of its value, for It . would bring five times that
amount in London or Paris.
State Faih.—The next exhibition of the Penn
sylvania State Agricultural Society will bo held at
Easton, in the beautiful park fitted up by the spirited
eitliona of the neighborhood. The onclosuro la the
largest of the hind in the State, and in lta accom
modations Bpaoiouß and elegant. The days fixed for
the exhibition are Tuesday, September 27th, to Fri
day, the 30th (rour days.) The premiums offered
are extremely liberal. Catalogues oan bo had after
the Ist of July next, by addressing A. B. Longaker,
Secretary, t*(t,
BATTLES AT. COLD HARBOR AND lIANOYER
COURT HOUSE.
GEN. SHERIDAN DEFEATS FITZ HUGH LEE.
BURNSIDE WITHIN A MILE AND A HALF
OF MEGHANIOSYILLIS.
NAVAL BATTLE ON JAMES RIVER,
A REBEL IBORT-OLAD REPULSED BY
OUR MONITORS.
COLORED PRISONERS SHOT BY THE REBELS
SUPPOSED RETALIATORY MEASURES OF
Election ,of Florida Delegates to the
Baltimore Convention.
UNSUCCESSFUL EXPEDITION UP THE
TIIE SIEGE OF EM Alt LEST OX.
To Major General Dix:
, A despatch from General Grant's headquarters,
dated yesterday, June Ist, at 10 A. M., hag been re
ceived by this Department. : It states that, about 5
P. H., Sheridan, pprpoiring a force of.rebel cavalry
at Cold Harbor, which provod to bo Fltz Hugh
Lee's division, attacked and after a hard fight
routed It, together with Olinginan's 'brigade of in
fantry, which came to Lee's support.'. Siicridan re
mained in possession of the place. Ho'-reported 'at
dark he had a oojftiderablenmnbor of prisoners, and
that there wore many rebels dead and wounded on
the field. Ho was ordered to hold the position, and
at 10 P. M, tho 6th Corps sot out to occupy. it.
; Wo have not yet hoard from Wright or Sheridan
this morning, and do not know whether the former
has got his troops to their destination. Smith must
be close upon "Wright’s column. This morning iho
enemy is also moving a heavy column in the same
direction. Tho order has just gone to Warren to
fall upon tlioir flank.' Wilson had a fight last eve
nlng, near Hanover . Court House, with Young’s
brigade of cavalry. Ho routed Young, killing
and capturing many, r but there has been a good,
deal of artillery firing in that direction this morn
ing. Warren reported last night that in his fight
of. Monday afternoon,: near Betlmida church,
Colonel Tyrrell, 13th, Virginia, and Colonel Willis,
commanding Pegram’s brigade, were killed. Colo- ,
nel Christian, 49th Pennsylvania, was wounded and
captured, and so was the’assistant adjutant general
of Ramsey's brigade, name not reported. Ten other
commissioned officers were captured and seventy
privates.
Sixty rebels were buried on the field.
. Oh our centre Burnside reports his advanced line :
as being this morning within a mile and, a half of
Hechanicsville.
Ho other military Intelligence has been received'
by this Department since yesterday. -
: Edwj.v M. Stanton, -"
Secretary of "War.
FIGHT BETWEEN IRON-OLADS ON JAMES
RIVER. -
: Bermuda Humpred, Juno I.—At. throe o’clock
this morning a rebel iron-clad came down the James
river and attacked onr monitors.
The engagement continued upwards of two hours,
with heavy and continuous cannonading. The rebel
iron-clad was then driven up the river.
Further results were not known when the steamer
John A. Warner leftj at 10 A. Iff. The cannonading
continued till that time, but was supposed to be
mostly on land in the front.
SUPPOSED RETALIATORY MEASURES OF
GENERAL BUTLER.
Fortbesb Monroe, June ,I.—An order has been
issued by General Butler requiring that all the
rebel prisoners captured by General Wild In the re
centbngagement in.the James river, and who have
been forwarded by him to Point Lookout, shall , be
immediately returned to Wild’s headquarters, for
what purpose is not known. -
Information has been received that the colored
troops captured from General Wild’s command have
been shot by tho rebels. : ;
: WHITE HOUSE.
, "Washington, June 12—12.30 o’clock.—Thoro is
nothing new from the front. ■ j
Major. E. L. Wentz, Superintendent of Govcrn
. rnent Railroads, has arrived at the White Houso
. with locomotives and ears, in readiness for tho, grand
fulfilment of “on .to Richmond.”
Tho steamer Utica arrived this morning from
White House. , She reports all quiet at that point
and along the river.
THE SIEGE OF CHARLESTON.
, The latest intelligence from Charleston harbor is
up to Wednesday morning, May 25. No active
movements bad taken place among the ircn-clads.
Two of tbe monitors are .at Bay Point undergoing
repairs. It is believed that Admiral Bahigren will:
begin another attack on the rebel works at Sulli
van’s Island within a short time. .
The present appearance of Fort Sumpter since the
recent bombardment (says the Neit> South) is not
such as to inspire the rebels with the hope that they
will be able to make any practical use of tho struc
ture. The terrific pounding it received last week,
not only from the iron-dads’ guns, but 5 the batteries
on Cummings’ Point, had the effect to completely
demolish the larger portion ofji "parapet which the
rebels had constructed on the ruins of the old walls.
-The guns, if any were mounted therein, are render-.
ed totally useless.
: New Yoke, Jnno 2.—The steamer Fulton, from
Port Royal, with dates to the. 30th ult., has arrived.
She towed the steamer Neva from Port Royal to
this port for repairs.
The Palmetto Herald contains the following:
/Major General Foster has assumed the command
of the. Department of the South, General Hatch
being apjwinted to the command of the District of
Hilton Head, &o.
A convention of loyalists at Jacksonville, Florida,
had elected delegates to the Baltimore Convention.
Ah expedition up the Ashepoo river, Florida, by
General Birney, had been unsuccessful, owing to
the disobedience of orders by a pilot. The steamer
Boston got aground and was riddled ; by a rebel bat
tery- Several men were killed or drowned, and tho
boat burned to prevent her falling into the hands of.
the rebels. Some ninoty horses, many of them be
longing to the 4th Massachusetts Cavalry, were lost.
The Boston formerly ran between Bangor and
Boston. The troops on board wore safely trans
ferred, and the expedition returned.
Fifteen negroes on Morgan’s Island have been :
captured by a rebel scouting party.
'Three deserters from Savannah arrived ,at Port
Royulon the 27th ult. They report that Johnston
had retreated before General. Sherman to'.a point
four miles.from Atlanta, where the final battle will
take place. :
.It was reported at Hilton Head, on the 29th ult.,
that the steamer Columbine was captured on. the
St. John’s river, by the rebels, 'with her crew and
some ninety colored soldiers. . .
Twenty men. of the 17th Connecticut, while on
picket duty, were captured near Jacksonville, on
tho 25th ult.
’ Salutes were fired from the fleet and batteries in
Charleston harbor, and at Hilton-Head, bn the re
ception of the news from Gen. Grant. y
No further movement had taken place in Charles
ton harbor. Fort Sumpter was materially, damaged
by the late attack, and a largo portion of the para
pet demolished.
Admiral Dahlgrenhas made a thorough inspection
of tho. fleet.
THE FLORIDA COXVEXTTOX.
Tho correspondence of the Evening Post gives the
following account of the Convention which, on May
24th, elected delegates to the Baltimore Oonven
tion: ' '
It consisted exclusively of men who wore voters in
Florida bofore the war, who came in largo numbers.
from all parts of the State east of the Sucannoe
: river. -
. The call for this Convention was Issued on tho
i 18th of May.. The meeting was called to order.by
i John W. Price, of-Jacksonville, and O. L. Robin
[json, of Fernandina, was elected permanent presl
' dent. ." ■
- The president stated that the object of tho Con
vention was the election of delegates to the Balti
more Convention. The nominations were sub
mitted to the Convention, and the following six gen
tlemen received each a unanimous vote:
. Delfjratef}— Buckingham Smith, of St. Augustine ;
John w. Price, of Jacksonville; C. ;L. Robinson, of
Fernandina;, John S. Sammis, of Jacksonville: Philip
Frazer, of St. Augustine; Paran. Moody, of Jackson-.
ville,;
Alternates— David R. Dunham, of St. Augustine;
Charles Apple, of Fernandina; Joseph-H. Remington,
of St. Augustine; Jmlge Latte, of Jacksonville; C Sta
ger, of Silver Spring; J. C. Snowball, of Jacksonville.
The following committee was . appointed to pre-
Sare a memorial to bo addressed to the President of
re United States; John IV. Prioo, I, N. Nntland,
Judge Latta, C. L- Robinson, 11. R. •: Dunham. By
vote of tbe Convention the same gentlemen were
constituted a State Committee.
• The following gentlemen were.appointed a Union
Executive Committee of the State of Florida, with
full power to take ail necessary action and measures
to organize a State Government for the said State
of Florida—viz: John W. Price, Isaac N. Rutland,
J. M. Latta, C. L. Robinson, D. R. Dunham.
Among tho resolutions adopted were the follow-
HcsoZecd, That WIN ns loyal citizens of the State of
Florida, are entitled to a voice in tho councils ol the
nation, of which we are a part,and that if it is hold that
our Stale has forfeited its sovereignty as one of the States
of the Union, that wo, as citizens of. the United States,
are none the less entitled to a voice in the National
Convention. .
Itefiolxed^ That wo are unswerving la onr loyalty to
the United States, suhjeet to no condition,and unchange
able in our determination 5 and that, come weal or come
woe, our attachment to aud confidence In the Govern
ment shall remain unaltered.
liesolved. That wo most earnestly solicit the protec
tion of the Government of tho United States in re-esta--
hlishingour Slate Government aud authority, not only;
over tho territory now within the Federal lines, but
throughout the whole State. .. ' ..
Hezolvcd, That we have observed withpocullar satis
faction the able and impartial manner in wbtehour
present Chief Magistrate has discharged the high and
important trust of the nation during the past years ef
Ids most stormy Administration, and now, on the eve
of a coming election, and in vow of the great difficul
ties that sTili surround tho nation, wo feel like the
borso-trader struggling in the waters of, the Missis
sippi—that it is ft ‘‘mighty poor time to swop horses. 1 '
Occasional.
Inriwsrnration of Governor Gilmore in
THE JNAUOTOAX. ADOttERS—THE STATE DEBT.
Concord, N. H., Juno 2.— Governor Gilmore was
inaugurated today. Tho Governor’s message Isa
practical and, patriotic document, and conarms tho
unchangeable lovatty of the Granite State. Hosays
the State debt, including $OOO,OOO paid to tho fami
lies of voluntoors, amounts to $1,900,00a, and rooom
inends tho funding of tho dobt by tho issue of 0 per
cont, ixjpds, payable tp fifteen or tireftty yogis,
THE PRESS.—PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1864.
THE WAR.
GENERAL BUTLER
ASHEPOO RIVER
OFFICIAL GAZETTE.
Washikoton, June 2.
Sew Hftitipstoire.
WASHINGTON.
■Washington, June 2,1864.
THE DILL TO PSOUiniT SPSOWLATrON IN GOLD,
Tho Senate bill prohibiting speculation in or time
sales of gold dr foreign exchange, which was passed
several months ago, and now llos on the Spoakor’s
table,Vas reached to-day, but was informally passed
over. Representative Hooter has prepared an
amendment, and the measure will be called up by
him. at an early day.
TUB TKN-FORTY LOAR.
Subscriptions to t)to ton-forty loan to the amount
of $1,036,000 were reported to the Treasury Depart
ment to-day.
THE DANISH' RLOOKADIS.
It has been officially announced to the State Do
partiponfc that In consequence of a suspension of
hostilities, brought about ;by: tho Cohferodco now
sitting in London, the blockade of tho ports of
Cummin, Swinemundo, : iWolgast,. Guefswaldo,
Stralsund, Barth, Dantzig, and Pillun, and of the
ports nndmiots in the Duchies of-Schleswig and
Holstein, was ordered to be raised on the 12th ult. \"
ARRIVAL OF STRAGGLERS AND WOUNDED HfBN,
It appears that the rebels In the vicinity of Frodo
rlcksburg and the’Wilderness have boon paroling
Borne of our sick and straggling soldiers who have
fallen into their hands. These, by constructing
rafts, mnnngo to make tiioir way out into tho river,
where they show signs of distress, and, are picked
up by passing boats and brought to Washington.
About fifty men arrived here last night in this way.
INDIAN AGENT APPOINTED.
. Alfred Denny has been appointed Indian agent
for the Upper Missouri. This is the first appoint
ment under the law organizing the Territorial Go
vernment of Montana. .
. THE CONDITION OF OXTR ARMY HOSPTTALS.
Medical Director Hamlin says that the statistics
of the hospitals of this department for tho last year
show a remarkable result, giving a ratio of mortali
ty of, oven less than four por cent., .while the
splendid hospitals of London.exhibit a mortality, of .
more than nine per cent., and those of Paris more
than nineteen per cent. The hospitals of tho Bospho
rus, during the Crimean waiy had a death rate of
nearly twenty per eont.,and those of tho Crimea
of more than fourteen per cent.
XXXVmth CONGRESS—Ist'SESSION.
. SENATE.
TENSIONS for families of colored soldiers.
.Mr, FOSTER, of Connecticut, introduced a resolution,
which was adopted: ,
Resolved, That. the Committee on Pensions be in
fitmotod to inquire whether any further legislation is
necessary to provide suitable relief for the widows and
children of colored soldiers in the service of lhe United
States who were*mu.ssaered at Fort Pillow and that
said committee have leave to report by bitl oT otherwise.
RECIPROCITY TREATY WITH GRSAT BRITAIN.
On motion of Mr. McDOUGALL, of California, H was
Resolved, That the Committee on Foreign Relations
be instructed 1 to inquire and report':what legislative
action, if any, is necessary in regard |o the reciprocity
treaty with Great Britain, and whether it be desirable,
if the treaty continue in force, if the Pdcific coast should
be included in its operations; and view of the:
: foregoing the'eommittee be mstructeduo rewri-sta fchq-
Senate upon the commercial results of the' trefttyl&Ey.
far. : / ‘ v " y
LAND TITLES IN CALIFORNIA.
On motion of Mr. CONNESS, of California, the House
bill to expedite the settlement of land titles in Dali*,
fornia, at San Francisco and other points, was takeiuy?
and passed.- - J < - •’“ :
BILL FOR RELIEF OF CONTRACTORS. -
Mr. HALE, of New Hampshire, called up tho joint
resolution for the relief of contractors for the machinery
of tho siac-wheel gunboats known asidouble onders.
Tlic bill authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to
appoiut three commissioners to ascertain what losses
hare been suffered by- the contractors,* and how far
they are justly entitled to relief, and the Secretary.of
the Treasury is to pay the sums adjudged tobe equitably
duo.'
Mr. GRIMES, of lowa, offered a substitute for tho
resolution, which refers all claims based upon these,
contracts to the Court of Claims.
After some discussion between Messrs. Grimes and
Hale, the bill went over under the rules. : - '
THE TAX BILL.
The consideration of the tax bill was then resumed.
TUB TAX OX TOBACCO.
Tlie amendmonts of Mr. Clark, of New Hampshire,
iu reference to tobacco, were adopted. They are as
follows: ,
On tobacco, cavendish, plug, twist, and all other de
scriptions from which the stem has been taken out, in
whole or in part, orwhichfis sweetened, including fine
cut and fine-cut shoris, 35c. per lb.
On smoking tobacco, manufactured with all the stem
in the leaf, not having been wetted or stripped from the
stems, and not sweetened, aud refuse or shorts sepa
rated from the fine-cut tobacco, 2dc. per lb.
. On cut smoking tobacco, made exclusively of stems,
and not mixed with leaf or leaf and stems, Jsc. per lb.
Mr. HARRIS moved the following amendment to;ho
102 d section, which waa adopted: That any person,
firm, company, or corporation owning or possessing, or
having the rare or management ofauy railroad, canal,
steamboat, ship, barge, canal-boat or any other vessel,
or of any stage-coach or other vehicle engaged or em
ployed in the business of transporting passengers or
property for hire, or in transporting tne ; ;maUs of Jhe
United States, or of any canal the water from which is
sold and used for mining purposes, shall be subject to
and pay a duty of per cent, upon the: gross receipts
of such railroad, canal, steamboat, ship, barge, .canal
boat, or other vessel, stage-coach .or other vehicle;
Provided, That the duty imposed in. this section shall
not be charged upon persons or vessels exclusively en
f aged - in carrying persons or property, or both, to or
roni any port in the United States to or from any foreign
port.
On motion of Miv HARRIS, 11 ferries't were-included
in the provision of the section as amended.
THE TAX OX EXPRESS COMPANIES.
The tax on express companies was also decreased, on
motion of Mr. HARRIS, from 3 to ‘2>» per cent.
INCOME OP AMERICANS ABRO4J>.
An amendment of Sir. ‘GOLLAMER, layin|r an ad
ditional tax of 2 per cent, on the income-or persona
abroad, who are citizens of the United States, was
adopted.
SAVINGS BANKS t
An amendment of Mr. CQLLAMER, to exempt sa
vings banks who receive" money alone on deposit, to
loan for these deposits, and for no other purposes, was
discussed at some length, and postponed.
PROPOSED ADJOURNMENT TO ATTEND THE BALTI-
MORE CONVENTION,
Mi\ LAKE, of Kansas, wished that the sense of the
Senate be taken on adjourning over from Saturday un
til Wednesday, for the purpose of allowing Senators to
attend the Baltimore Convention.
Several Senators cried “Pshaw! 11
Mr. ■ WILSON hoped the Senate would pay no atten
tion to the Baltimore Convention. ' * - •' ; .
The Senate, at 4.50; took a recess till 7 o’clock. -
EVENING SESSION. • -
RELEASE PROM ATTACHMENT OP PROPERTT
CLAIMED BY THE UNITED STATES.
. The bill to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to
etipulate for the release from attachment or Other -pro
cess, of property claimed by the Staten," was
passed.
PROCESSORS AT WEST POINV.
The "bill in relation to professors of the West Point
Academy was called up by 3lr, HARRIS and passed.
It simply relieves them from liability to military orders.
THANKS TO LIEUT, COL. BATLET,
The joint resolution tendering the thanks of Congress
to Lieut. Col. Jos. Bailey, acting engineer of the 19th
Army Corps, was called up by Mr DOOLITTLE, and
after the adoption of an amendment offered by ; Mr.
Grime?;. striking out tho clause authorizing .-a gold
medal to be struck; the joint resolution was adopted.
PAT OP. CLEIIKS IN SUPREME COURT.
Mr. TRUMBULL introduced a bill in relation'to the
pay and emoluments of attorneys and clerks in the Su
preme Court of the District of Columbia, which was re
lerrtd. * ?
INTERNAL REVENUE BILL,
The consideration of the internal revenue bill was
thenresumed.
Mr. SUMKER moved to decrease the tax on the gross
amount of auction sales from one-quarter to-one-teiith
of one per cent., which was rejected.
The reading of the bill as in committee of ihe whole
was then finally, completed, and at 9.15 the Senate ad
journed."
HOUSE.
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Mr. STEVENS, of Pennsylvania, reported a substi
tute for the Senate bill, amendatory of the Pacific Rail
road act, passed in July, IS£>2. ’lts ooaaidoration was
postponed till Thursday.
Mr. MORRILL, of Vermont, remarked that the Com
mittee on Way£.and Means had'directed him to suggest
that this entire day be given to the discussion of the
tariffbill, andihat to-morrow the debate be confined to
five-minule speeches. .
On his motion, it was
Hesolved, That the House, at 43£ o’clock to-day, take
a recess till 7K P-M.
Mr. SMITH, of Kentucky* moved that when the
House adjourn to-morrow, it be till Monday next.. -
The SPEAKER replied that the House could not thus
adjourn.
THE TARIFF BILL,
The House then went inib Committee of the Whole
on the state of the Union (Mr. Schenck, of Ohio, in the
chair) on the tarifi’WU. .
Mr. MOBKILL, of Vermont, said the reasons for a
change in the tariff are potential and obvious, and
among them the treasury requires a large supply of
mesns in order to reach tho maximum which it wants.
The increase of internal duties makes it necessary, to a
considerable degree, to increase the duties on foreign
importations.
It was known that owing to the withdrawal of so
many operatives from their various vocations, a pounds
of wool, a yard of doth, aud a ton of iron cannot be
produced as cheap as three years ago.
The increase of rates proposed la this bill are merely
nominal. Be would be glad to do anything by which
the number of days’ labor required could be dimin
ished; but so far as the luxuries of life aud the orna
mental evils of fashion are concerned, any tax on
such superfluities may be increased: aud instead of
being a detriment, may prove at this time a great pub
lic blessing, and especially iflarge additional means
can be obtained for the: suppression. of the rebellion.
In the language of General Grant, we must “fight
cut the battle on this line, if it takes alisummer. ”
. : He had no idea the war would -be protracted by the
South one moment after.the rebel army shall have been
annihilated; but hostilities must be prosecuted until
this takes place. -
' The primary.object of the bill is to increase the reve
nue, and at the same time nurture our domestic pro
ducts, from which we will draw a larger amount of in
ternal revenue. v
: He explained at length the changes ia.the various
rates now. mopqsed, comparing- thorn with those in the
act which tho bill proposes to amend, and remarked
that a decisive victory, whenever it may come, will
prove a sharp .remedy for preventing a depreciation of
tho currency; but perhaps the most effectual remedy
would be to cca?e tbe issues of legal tenders, and rely
upon loans on limited State stocks. >-" ! . .
*Phe Committee of Ways and Means, in proposing the
present bill, did not see ftttorecomieenu prohibitory
duties for the most urgent reason, that the Government
seeks revenue- This is aWar measure, and temporary
In its character, and as *such he believed the country
would give to it. their, approvaLr- Lot us do right and
justice to all the interests of the country, aud oppress
-none. ; ■---*■ ••
Sir. COX, of Ohio, said he had in 1861 protested
against the tariff, then pending, as a great fiscal tyraimjr,
a mountain of burden ou the West. The present bill is
an aggravation of the tariff of 1862. Tiio Government -
credit demands taxation, but not class legislation nor
sectional advantage. Be would not accept everj/ plau
of taxation, representing not tho rich nor the poor
altogether, but as a principle, he demanded that the::
benefits of taxation shall not enure wholly to one
class, and its burdens fall wholly on another. He pro*
posea to discuss the benefit accruing to the raanu*
facturing classes, and the burdens imposed ou the agri
cultural and consuming classes by the present and pro
posed tariff and adepreci&ied paper currency.
In order to pay for $lOO worth of goods in England,
when gold is at 60c., the American merchant, owing to
the price of exchange, must pay $174, and when he
brings that amount ot coeds here, in order to reimburse
he must sellit for $174 of our currency, witkfreight and :
dutytsuperadded. These duties are to be paid in gold.
Iftbeduty is 40 per cent., arid gold is 60, homnstaddOO
percent, to the $4O ? which is equal to ss4;
OwiDg to the flttypprcent, recently added, lie innsfc
pay lu paper thirty-two dollars: so that a consnmor, in
consequence of depreciated paper and gold duties, baa:
to pay two hundred and seventy dollars, or one hmi
dredandseventypor cent, in addition to cost, with a
duty ol* forly per cent., and the fifty per cent, addi
tional. To this is to be added the freight and charges,
and at least two per cent, profits to the importer. At
this point of cost the article imported comes i a compe
tition with tho homo article; and the aggregate of items
above constitute the protection or bounty which the
tariff robs from tho consumer for the manufacturer. :
Tlius labor is taxed iu one pursuit for labor and capital
U COX'theu showed that by the taviff onSB2-, on the
data above, iron received a bounty of over 180 per cent, '
on a paper basis, In consequence of the dift'erenco of ex
change and duty, freight and -importers? profits; or the.
home manufacturers of. iron realized $48,094,548 on a
manufacture of $20,489,302. Yet this bill proposes to in
crease the tariff on Iron. Ho then considered manufac
tures of cotton, woolen, paper, leather tanned, and
clothing manufactured, boots and shoes, soap and can
dles, and indift rubber ; goods; and showed that; the
hoimiy on a specie basis was on an average ;of about CO
percent on a paper basis about 150 per cent,, and that
on these articles alone the bounty paid under the. pre
tence of a tariff for revenue and stimulus - to manufac
tures. amounted to $750,250,252; supposing the manufac-.
turefi to be the -same as for 1860, being at tho rate of
$23.88 per head of tho population, estimated at $31,445,-
OSS so ills * * * -
Mr COX proposed to amend tho bill by having the
duties paid in paper money, urns saving to the poor
man and consumer at least the differeneojietweeu gold ,
and paper oh this bounty, 0r5447,496,910. The people pay
a* gratuity to manufacturers in paper $750,550,352, but
only a small portion of it goes toward the war or the:
revenue. It goes to ratten and pamper an aristocracy
° f He C (Mr. l Cox) deprecated the effects of this tariff, which
would make the extremes of wealth ami poverty here,
cre&to classes, degrade tho poor, establish a tyranny,
withasoldierand a-tax-gatherer as its instruments.
He then showed tho difference between New England
imumfacturoH as protected and tho unprotected S ates
Weßt, whose productions had no bounty. On olght
items—himhor. catUe, swiue, slaughtered animals,
wheat, corn, butter, and oheese—be showed a balance,
iu favor of tho Weßt of over s7so,ooo,ooo,which recoivod
no bounty, white the States of New England and Penn
sylvania had their peculiar Industry bountifully pro
tected. ’ ■ ■ -• i
He argued that the West, if this system continued, in
afew years would be drained-by the manufacturing
Yfiispiroe, He showed how tbe articles ontorlng Into
manufactures wore imported free, while seeds, Ac.,
were taxed; why Mew England accumulated wealth
more rapidly than other States, while 'she had dona
more, by For dogmatical Intermeddling, to produce our
present calamities. He concluded by warning the coun
try against tho legislative oppression, as having in it
tnegorm of future woes, and warning thoso in power of
the retributive justice of God, which, through an awa
kened people, would soonor or later punish tueir crimes
against liberty and mankind.
DEUATB ON NEW ENGLAND.
Mr. DAWES, of Massachusetts, said the gentleman
from Ohio was only refloating an old atory against New
England which -bad its origin in tho men now arrayed
in rebellion against tho Union. Those stale chargos
bad long ago beeu ground into powder by the power of
truth.
Mr. COX said he learned his facts from Dr. Wayland
and others of New England. Because Jeff Davis and
others in rebellion had asserted the proposition did bet
militate against tho facts in this case.
Mr. DAw.ES replied the people of New England did
not care whore tho gentleman got his principles, and
least of all did they caro to adopt them.
Mr. COX said the truth did not depend on any par
ticular class of men, and if tho devil expressed the
truth ho would believe him.
Mr, BLAINE. of Maine, briefly noticed Mr. Cox’s
remark respecting the New England States, during
which he said, as Maine was one of them he was im
pelled to remark that tho gentleman either wilfully or
lgnomutJy misrepresented the facts when-he assorted
that undue protection was afforded her. Tho gentle
man, who had given the House a lecture on political
economy, ought to know that the two leading interests
of Maine are lumber and navigation. What protection
is afforded to them? The only protection they formerly
had was broken down by the gentleman and his friends.
Ohio gets ten dollars protectiou where Maine gets one.
.He was tired of tlie talk of blßSlato beluga pensioner on
the bounty ofthe Government.
V If there is any State which derives no advantage from
.-it,;-that .State is Maine. In further reply Mr, Blaino
said his State had contributed her share of treasure and.
•blood, and in her behalf lio resented tho idea that sho
derives undue advantages, or gets a dollar she does not
pay.back. .
Mr. COX explained—he made ho reference to Maine,
butte the Now England States generally,
Mr. BLAINE, replied that Maine was one of them.
The gentleman should not, in his wholesale slander, in
clude Maine.
Mr. DAWES, of Massachusetts, said that ever since
the commencement of the rebellion that Stale had tho
honor of being the best-hated State. So tong as she
was bated for her opposition to the rebellion lie was
content. The gentleman undertook to show that New
England; including Massachusetts, received all tho
special legislation. These were old and stale calum
nies on New England, taught by leading men now in
rebellion.
lie refuted the false charges on Massachusetts for not
doing her duty: She was prepared, further, to contri
bute nor full sharmof blood and treasure in this war.
Sko had tho honor of shedding the first blood in it, and
was willing to shod the last drop. She had nota dollar
or a man that was not consecrated to tho salvation of
tlie country; in weal or woe,come poverty or riches,she
will never turn her back on the flag which floats over
our heads. *'
Mr. KELLEY, of Pennsylvania, wished it to be un
derstood that the ISth came before thel9th of April, and
it was the blood of a colored man from Pennsylvania
first shed in this war.
Mr. GRJKNELL; of lowa, advocated the bill, deny
ing Jt was a measure of oppression to the West. In a
.revision of the tariff the good of all interests shoald he
consulted. They should all unite and go forth in the
spirit of our soldiers, who in the hour or victory forgot
due State from which they came, all being combined
for one great patriotic object, without regard to Sections.
Mr. ELIJAH WARD, of New York, after alluding to
the finances as affecting the present and the future, ar
gued that in the imposition of a tax or tariff ft was of
fhe utmost importance it should be for revenue, and not
prohibitory* Ho deprecated hasty and, inconsiderate
legislation on the subject, showing'that constant tariff
fluctuations had a tendency to destroy trade, and in. this
connection referred to the agitation concerning a tax on.
whisky on hand.
The House, at 4SO P. M., took a recess till 7.9).
' EVENING SESSION.
Mr. FERNANDO WOOD, of New York, spoke of the
tariff bill as *an.. exceedingly ; crude and improper
measure. The Committee of -.Ways and Means should
have sought the aid ofcompetentteiircbauts.
Mr; MORRILL, of Vermont, saidHliat a larger num--
her of gentlemen from. New York had been consulted
than from any other city. - : '
Mr. WOOD remarked, that lie had no doubt that the
fentleinen had been here to protect their own interests.'
Le would ask whether the.committee had called to
their aid retired merchants who have uo dollar and
cent interest?
Mr. MORRILL replied that the present bill was based
upon the aci of 1861, when merchants from ail parts of
thc,country came hither. = The committee bad no power
to summon any persons to consult upon thesubject. The
only increase was such as became necessary by the in
crease ofthe internal taxes. The bill was for the pur
pose of revenue..
Mr. WOOD said the bill was open to the objec
tion of the gentleman from Ohio (Mr, Cox), with the
addition that it omits from duty every article which
enters into tlie New England cotton manufactures.
They remain as under the existing tariff, on the free
list, while all articles which enter into the agricultu
ral, mercantile, and trading interests are additionally
taxed. It is stability of legislation which importers re
quire beyond anything else. They want to know on
what to depend. It was. Instability and imbecility
which wore destroying this great and glorious country.
Mr, STEVENS, of Pennsylvania, in reply to the gen
tleman from New York, said the bill was designed for
two to raise revenue and to protect do
mestic industry; ami If it fails in either of these it fails
of its legitimate objects. We are bound tc put upon the
people larger burdens, if we intend to carry on thaw&r,
to pay expenses. Hepmyed gentlemen who could easier
find fault than correct error, who could easier puli down
than build up, to say where the money was to come from,
orto acknowledge frankly that they do not want it to
coinefrom any quarter, because they do not wish to
sustain the Government: Let them tell us howto do it,
if they find fault with bur system of taxation More
than two-thirds of the money raised by internal reve
nue is to come from the manufactures of the country,
and if their interests are not protected it will be impos
sible to raise so large a sum.YUnless dye stuffsand
chemicals are admitted free, how could we enable these
manufactures to compete with foreign labor? At this
time, when the hands and hearts of ail men should he
united to put down the rebellion, the man who could
seek ioarray section against.section can never hope to
be ranked among statesmen:" He would not even rise
: to the distinction of a respectable demagogue.
. The committee then rose.
'BILLS PASSED,
1 The House passed the Senate bill to compensate petty
officers and seamen on the gunboat Be Kalb, which was
destroyed, for their loss of clothing. -
Various Senate hills were taken from the Speaker’s
table and referred to appropriate committees.
• The House passed the Senate bill authorizing ah hono
rable discharge to iiremea and coal-hearers in the naval
service, the same as is granted to seamen.
The House at 9.30 adjourned.
NEW YORK CITY.
New York, June 2.
VATAIi COLLISION AT SEA—THE STEAMER POCA-
HONTAS SUNK—GREAT LOSS OP LIFE.
' The Steamer City of Bath, hence for Washington,
has returned, having been in collision with the
steamer Pocahontas, off Gape May. The latter
sunk in twenty minutes, carrying down forty per-
her. ;
The steamer .Pocahontas,, sunk by the steamer
City of Bath, was from" New Orleans. The .latter
reports; At 11.50 P. M. saw a steamer lying ahead j
•put on helm to port to clear her, and at the same
time the helm of the Pocahontas was put to''star
board, and the vessels came together, the City, of
Bath striking the Pocahontas about the fore rig
ging. The. Bath backed off, and was found to be
leaking badly. Cargo was thrown overboard to
lighten her forward, and'the leak was stopped.;
Her boats were sent to the assistance of the Poca
hontas, and she layby the place till daylight, in the
hope of saving , more of her people, a large number
haying already been received on board. Only one
man was picked up. Among tho lost were Captain
Samuel Baxter, her commander; ono discharged
lieutenant, and two engineers; the .balance being
discharged soldiers.- The body of Captain Frank
Halleck, of ”Scott-‘s 900,” was aboard, and was also
lost. The Pocahontas had one hundred and ten per
sons on board at the time of the collision.
Another account says most of the passengers of
the Pocahontas had retired. : Many sooa.sfcarted for
the upper deck, and the vessel was soon discovered
to be sinking. The boats were ordered to be low
ered,-and immediately tho engine stopped. The two
vessels remained thunipinga few minutes, and then
separated, J One of the boats was swamped during
the. excitement. The other two -did what they
could to save tho poor souls still afloat, for the
Pocahontas went down in about twenty minutes.
Planks and ladders were thrown overboard, and
Captain Lincoln, of the City of Bath, threw
overboard scores of life-preservers, but the sea was
high,, and the wind fresh, so many of the poor
fellows sank.
A..chaplain, invalid, on ;furlough, staid by the
ihip to the Inst, encouraging the men, and throw
many planks into the water. When the ship went
down, he deliberately threw off his overcoat, plung
ed into the sea, r and hot having, secured a life-pre
server or plank for himself, ho providentially
reached the stern of one of the boats exhausted, and
wns helped in. Capt, Baxter picked up many sol
diers near the jaws of death. Ono of the saved had
but one arm, having lost tho other in the battle of
Pleasant Hill, Louisiana. His name is Tennison,
a veteran of the 2d New York Regiment.
Tho survivors were kindly received on the City of
Bath, Capt. Lincoln was compelled to throw over
boardmuch of his cargo to keep his own ship from
sinking. The names of the lost arc not yet reported..
REGATTA POSTPONED.
: The annual regatta of the New York Yacht Club,
which was to have taken place to-day, has been
postponed on'account of; tho- weather, which is
rainy and unpleasant, with a strong northeast wind.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
The United States transport Nightingale has ar
rived from ICoy West. .
Arrived, ship Lotus: Palermo; bark Spirit of the
Day; Pisaqua, Peru: brig Stadt, Rio Janeiro; brig
Belie, Remedios; schr Active, St. Jago. .
BOSTON.
Boston. June 2.
YOUNG MEN’S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION FESTIVAL.
A welcome festival was given to the Convention
of Young Men’s Christian Association in Music
Hall last evening. The mammoth organ was han
dled by Dr. Tuckerman. Speeches of welcome aud
reply by Row Dr. Kirk,- George .H. Stuart, Revs.
Messrs: Willetts and, Evarts. A handsome col
lation, wassortred. Tho Russian admiral and offi
cers were present. -
THE RUSSIAN FLEET.
Tho. officers 61 the Russian licet are receiving the
hospitalities of the city In an agreeable Imt unosten
tatious series of excursions and dinners. ;■ It is under
stood that the admiral has received orders to leave
with the three vessels now here early next week for
the Baltic. The two vessels at Now York will also
leave soon for the Mediterranean. •
BALTIMORE,
Baltimore, June 2.
A REGIMENT .OF INDIANS—A GIFT FOR THE PIIILA-
DMLrii'.A VAIK
■A regiment of Indians, one thousand strong,
passed through Baltimore to-day for Washington.
They attracted much attention.
. Mr. 'knabe, the extensive piano manufacturer
here, has a grand eight-hundred-doUar piano which
lie proposes presenting to tho Philadelphia Sani
tary Fair. : ~
Tobacco Sale in Nashville,
NASHTOJVKj Tune 2.— At the Kentucky State
agricultural and tobacco fair to-day, Spratt & 00.
sold a hogshead of Kontucky manufaeturo leaf to
bacco, grown in Ballard county, to I*. L. Anderson,
of Oils at $4.90 per pound, being-more tlian
double tbo price over, obtained before in the world.
Coiillngration at Glenn's Tails, N. V.
: Tout Bdwarb, N. Y., Juno I.—A lire at Glenn's
Falls, yesterday, destroyed; Carpenter’s Hotel, the
Commercial Hank, and most of the business portion
of Uio town. Threo churches and two banks were
also consumed. The loss Is estimated at over a mil
lion dollars. : \
AmateukThkatrioam.— Boueicault’s comedy of
” I.onden Assuranco ” was broughtout on Tuesday
; night at tlio Soldiers’ lionding-Kooni. It went off
-os woll as cOuld'bo expected, when we consider that
It Is a play depending very much upon the up-:
Uolstery of the stage, anil tho no.atness and finish of
the acting, requisites amateurs seldom have in their
power to give. Lady Gay Spanker was admirably
rendered, porfoctly natural and unaffected, foreiblo
and spirited, and delivered withnvoioo that was
melody itself, so fresh and pure, with a ring In ft
that echoes in our oars evon now. Dazzle was well
given, and seemed perfectly at home upon tlio
stago; Pai was very olfootivo and looked charm
ingly • Meddle was exceedingly good, and Holly
Spanker very runny. Tho othor characters wore
respectably filled, and some of the scones deadly
lively, but on tho wholo, tho performance was
creditable.
3KXTHO3P3E-
The English Press on Grants Campaign.
THK LONDON FAFKBSi
(From the London Globe (a Cabinet organ),May 20,1
At length we Uavo something- like authonttc re
ports that General Grant had j>ut the whole dis
posable forces of the Federal Government on the
move, and had opened the campaign in earnest at
tho ond of April and the beginning of May. But
that is nearly all we know. If wo advance a very
littlo way beyond this general statement wo soon
ontor upon dark and doubtful paths-—a wilderness of
rumor and conjectnro. For once a commendable
socresy has been maintained—eommendabl© at loa9t:
by the military mind, but somewhat inconvenient
for the journalist. Only very random guesses havo
boon mado at the probable strength of the rival
armies. To the world outside General Grant's head*
quarters, at least, nothing is known of the position or
the forces of General to, except that the first was
somewhere) south of the Rapldan, and tho second
of respectable magnitude. That very largo and
complex operations wore in progress at the ond of
tho first week in May is plain ; but It would tax tho
shrewdest observer to pick out of the telegrams,/
and the journals which nave come to hand almost*
with them, the materials for a satisfactory account
of tlie relative positions ofthe belligerents.- All we
can do is to try to prosont an intelligible statement.
A glance at tho nows shows,that General Grant
must have in view a very complex plan of campaign.
Before he moved at all, his main army,: under
Meade, was on the north bank of the Rappahan
nock, and between that river and tlie Rapidun. He
had also a strong force, under Sigel, at the mouth of
the Shenandoah valley, another force of some con
siderable strength under Generals Butler and W.
3:\-Sroith, about Fortress Monroe, and an army of
reserve, under Burnside, around the capital; At a
given signal all these troops were put in motion,
though not altogether. In order to distract attention
from his main object, Gen. W. F. Smith sent a recon
noitring party.up the Yorktown peninsula, and
pushed it as iar as Bottom’s Bridge on tho Uhicka
hominy, while at the same time ho ostentatiously oc
cupied West Point, at the mouth of the Pamunkey,
asJf he were about to renew a movement on Rich
mond on McClellan’s old line. Whether the Confede
rates were deceived or not wo cannot say. But it
seems not, for Gen. Beauregard is reported to bo at
Petersburg with 30,000 men, thus apparently antici
pating the real intentions of General Grant, which
were to land a force at City ; Point,ontho right bank
of tho James, and move them or threaten'to move
; them on Petersburg, with the double ; object of cut
ting tho direct communications of Richmond ami
Charleston and taking Fort; Darling in reverse.
The Federate, it is stated, had some tiipe before the
6th of May landed at City Point.. But there wa3
Beauregard oa'tho watch. At the same thno, wo
are informed, Sigel began to march up the Shenan
doah valley, ana on the 4th Meade, commanding the
inaiu army, crossed the Rapldan by-tho fords a few
miles above-its junction with the Rappahannock,
and took up a position in the tangled country known
as : the Wilderness, and having a village of that
name in its depths. The movement had been pre
ceded by a domonstration upon Orange Court House,
iiv-order apparently to draw Bee’s attention to that
side, and if possible-keep him there. But, accord
ing to the reports, X*ee was not deceived; for when
Meade tried to push through the forest Into the more
open country no met with the Confederate right
under Longstrect, and both sidos suffered losses by
fighting in the rough brakes of Spottsylvania, * On
the night of the sth Meade Is said to ,have held a
line stretching from the woods about the ruined
house at Chancellorsville, through Wilderness to
Gcrmunna Ford, on the Rapldan'. On the morning
of the 6th—but here, the intelligence • breaks short
off with the. announcement that a ” cannonade had
.-begun.' ■' >. ■:
Assuming these statements to be correct, it is
plairi .that General Grant is playing a bold game for
nigh stakes;. . With hi§ main army in the centre of
Eastern Virginia, he strikes directly at Richmond.
To facilitate this, his chief object, he had set In mo
tion two columns on his flanks—the right column, in
the Shenandoah valley, while guarding that road,,
is visibly dependent for its safety on the success of
the main army, the left column, on the right bank
of the James, at present Independent of the main
army, would no less be, compelled to retreat by any - .,
failure in the centre. Supposing the main army to
be successful, then Sigel and Smith’s columns may
become sharp and destructive weapons. What Gen.
Grant aimed at was, probably, to fight and defeat
Gen. Dec as soon as lie could In Spottsylvania, and
drive him to retreat, not upon Richmond, but upon
Gordonsville; then to move rapidly over the North
Anna upon th'e Central Virginia Railway, thus in
terposing between Richmond and Lee, and, trusting
to the activity and skill of Sigel and Burnside to'
hold Leoin the mountains, theu'to attack Richmond
on one or the other bank, or both banks, ofthe
Jnmes, withhis own, and Smith’s troops. If this
conjecture be correct, it must be confessed that
Gen. Grant has entered upon a large' and perilous
undertaking. Whether it is correct, how far it is
correct, how the Confederates fared in the action
which appears to have: begun on the 6lh, we shall
not know for some days, Bui so far as we can read
the meagre information supplied to-day, such are
the impressions it loaves on our mind.
Nor Is it from Virginia alone that we obtain news
of the inarch of armies. General Grant seems to
favor simultaneous attacks on all points, and ac
cordingly Gen. Sherman • was to move out from
Chattanooga at the eud of. April .with'thcHouble
: purpose of preventing the despatch of r reinforce
ments to Virginia from the Confederate army at
Dalton, and to push thatarmybefore him to Atlanta.
Sherman is not deficient in daring, but it is ques
tionable whether he can have the means for a cam
paign of this magnitude. That, if ordered to do it,
he will try hard to satisfy Grant, we have no doubt.
Still, with Forrest hanging on his right flank, and
probably by this time threatening the road from
Bridgeport to Nashville, unless he had been called,
to join General Johnston, and- was sweeping up *
Federal outposts on his way, with a difficult and al
most exhausted country, before him, and perhaps
some qualms about the safety of East Tennessee; it
is doubtful whether General Sherman - will see At
lanta this summer. Over the Mississippi the check
which bad soldiership brought upon General Banks
has forced General Steele to retreat at full speed
upon Little Rock, in Arkansas, with, it is said,
siderabie loss—a statement also denied. The low
water in the Red river has obliged Admiral Porter
to sacrifice gunboats and transports, and, deprived
of these, Bank 3 necessarily; retired to Alexandria*
Whether he,would stay there necessarily must have
• depended upon the depth of the river, becausewith
out the water way the army could not be fed.
[Prom the London Post (Palmerston organ), May 21.3
-.*■** On the morning of the 6th the Federal
forces occupied a position, the right of which rested
on the Bapidan at Germanna Ford and the left on
ChftiicelloTSville,.the Confederates. being in their
immediate front. On this morning heavy cannon
ading is reported.to have been heard, and It is . not
improbable that the next mail wiil bringvus the in
telligence of what has proved to be a generalengage
ment. ' : ":V
The advance of Meade's army is, however, only
one of a series of simultaneous operations which have
been projected by the Federal commander-in-chief.
A column, under the command of Couch and Sigel,
had pushed forward from Winchester along the hoe
of the Shenandoah Valley, with the intention, doubt-..
-less, of co-operating with Meade on Lee’s left and
rear, in the event of that general being compelled
to retire before the advance of the main hody of the
Federal forces. At the same time a demonstration
has been made in the -Peninsula by Smith, who has
occupied West Point; whilst a large force, under tho
command of Butler, has been landed at City Point,
on the right bank of the James river, with the inten
tion of threatening Richmond from the southeast.
Gen. Grant has evidently resolved to turn to account
all the available military strength of his Govern
ment, and,, if possible, by a bbld coup, to seize the
Confederate -capital. Everything, however, de
pends upon the success of Meade, and the accounts
received from his headquarters up to the present
are far from encouraging. Fee is clearly aware
that if Meade is repulsed the tacties of the Northern
generalissimo will be ‘rendered futile, and he will
oubtless disregard all other - considerations -in the
Eresence of the paramount necessity of defeating
im. Meanwhile, however, Eichmona is in no im
mediate danger from Butler, as Beauregard has oc- ;
copied Petersburgwith thirty thousand men. The
Fedcrais have once again pursued their former tac
tics of dividing their forces for the sake of simulta
neously threatening different points. Wc have no
precise information of the respective strength of
the armies which were engaged near Chancellors
ville; but, although numerically inferior. the Con
federate forces will probably be found to nave been
amply sufficient, under the generalship of Bee, to
inflict another damaging defeat upon the grand
Army of the North.
[From the London News (Exeter Hall organ). May 21.3
* * * It is perhaps somewhat premature to
-‘speculate with any confidence on ; the campaign
which has just opened, Even some of the princi
pal facts seem to be doubted. Thus, whilst on the
one hand the landing of Butler’s troops at City.
Point Is stated as certain by some, on the other hand
it seems to be believed by others that Butler is ad
vancing from Gloucester Point) winch is on the
north bank of the York river, upon Lee’s communi
cations. This latter conjecture seems scarcely pro
bable, for it is utterly inconsistent with the intelli
vgence that Beauregard is at Petersburg with thirty
thousand men, for such a force in such a position
would be absolutelyuseless. The probability is that
Qrant has intentionally spread alt sorts of false ru
mors, in order lo deceive Ike gaping public of . New
his adversaries. Toyudyc from the news
paper accounts,he has admirably succeeded in his design.
. THE FEELING IN LIVERPOOL. >
(From the Liverpool Journal, May 21.3
* * Although everybody has arrived at the con
clusion that the’ battle in Virginia has been fought,
nobody has made up'his mind as to the result. 'The
talk on’change yesterday was that if the Federals
have been unequivocably triumphant the war will
soon be over, but that if, the Confederates have won
the great fight, or even hold their own, the war will
go on . for a few months longer, when, from con
fessed exhaustion on both sides, a compromise will
be inevitable; that the worst fear, however, is gene
rally the strong one, and that:tho big fear is that
Grant will win: that in that 'case sundry people will
havcao put their houses in order; that reaction is
always accelerated ;■ by unfounded apprehension j
that vague reports about the quantity of cotton iu
America will at first be credited, and. that impa
tient sellers will throw down the market ; that bank
ers will look grave, and proceed to realize; that,
creditors will bo urgent and suspicious; that specu
lators will shun the Flags t or all that is left of them,
and that the depression will be unnatural; that, on
the other hand, if-the chance of peace retires still
further in the distance, spinners will become ven
turesome; that tho speculators will take stock of
circumstances, and arrive at the conclusion that the
demand for cotton will exceed the supply, and that
pricey not yet dreamt of Will bo realized.
OPINION IN MANCHESTER.
[From the Manchester Examiner, May 21.3
At last we have news of the actual commence
ment of tho great contest which has : been so long
preparing on the banks of the Bapidan: The forees
of General Grant and General Lee confront each
other, ami have had a severe skirmish, preparatory
to the more important engagement which by this
time has no doubt been fought. The news, as usual,
breaks off at the most interesting point, we see the
first bloody ossay, wo witness the mutual roeotl of
the two armies' at the approach of night, and we
hear in tho distance the heavy boom of artil
lory, which would lead us to infer that tho battle
was renewed in.. someishape .the next morning.
How that second day’s fortunes wont—whether
•the Confederates made a second attack, and with
what result, or whether, having ascertained - the
force and position of the .Federal army, they fell
back upon their ontronchmonts at Mine run, are
points upon which wo must wait for further in
formation. .. * * * If, however, we would do
full justice to the strategy of General, Grant, we
must look beyond the precincts of the immediate battle
field. He lias called to MU .help a system of combined
movements which, whether they fully succeed or Hot,
willj at all events, find work far the Confederates at <r
distance from the scene where the maim conflict is to be
decided. As the - reserve, under Burnside, forty
thousand strong, is already across the Eapidan, in
tho neighborhood of Germania Ford, we may regard
that body as definitely committed to. the operations
of the main' army. It is clear, however, that the
presence of this formidable forco on Grant's extreme
right will secure him from any flank attack, and'
compel the Confederates .to bo very cautious. ' To
guard his communications, and render impossible
any of those winged manceuvres towards Washing
ton which the Confederates have often attempted,
Gen. Grant has posted a strong body of troops in
the Shenandoah valley. This force, under Sigel,
was marching up tho. valley from Hiu'tlnsburg, anil
may bo intended to act ollonslvoly In the direction
of Orange Court House. "A still more formidable di
version is being made by Gon. Butlor. Forty thou
sand men under hla command have landed at City
Point, on tho southern bank of James river, and
within twenty miles of Petersburg, where Beaure
gard is said to he awaiting him with an army, thirty
thousand strong. A couplo of days’ marching
ought to bring these redoubtable Commanders with
in lightingdistance,-and the conflict must bo a no
table one whenever it takes place.
Ttae Worm Nuisance.
To the Editor of The Press:
Sm: Would it not be well for the Superintendents
of Public Squares to do something towards ridding
'the clty of the orawllng posts with which It is in
fested; by at least making an attempt to destroy the
legions of wormß which are now covering tho iron
railings around the Squares, and spinntug their
webs on them 1 To destroy thorn before tlioy enter
the 11 moth” state would tond to prevent an Increase
of the nuisance next season. A little attention to
this matter would require no groat amount of phy
sical exertion, and would provo a groat benefit to
our citizens. ' y-
Tire New Oroeans Picayune Suppressed.—
A letter in the Herald, dated May 25. says the Ptco
i/tmc was suppressed on' that day by tho Provost
Marshol for the publication Iu an extra of the bo
gus Presidential proclamation.
FERSOiVAI.
Intelligence from Europe Informs us of the re
cent deathof John George Hulsomasm, a man well
known in diplomatic circles at Washington. Ho was
horn at Static, in the Kingdom of lianorcr, was edu
cated at Gottingen, ami about 1826 was editor of a
literary periodical at Vienna. After travelling
through Spain, Portugal, and Italy, he came to this
country in 3838, as secretary of legation to the Aus
trian minister, Baron de Mareschal, and in 18+T, on
the retirement of that official, was first appointed
ch.'Xrge d’affaires, and later was made minister him
self. Tor some twenty-five years ho was a resident
of Washington city, and, in his official capacity, of
course, acquainted-with alt the Presidents and cabi
net advisers who during that period held office. Ho
had a notable dispute at one time with Daniel Web
ster, and later was prominent in the Koszta. case,
in which Secretary Iffarcy so resolutely vindicated
the power of the American flag. In this affair
Hulscmann, of course, represented tho.views of his-
Government. The Chevalier died at the age of
sixty-four, after several years of feeble health.
The Washington Chronicle, speaking of the
Hon. Robt. J. Walker, says:
41 We have read with great pleasure a letter from
this eminent statesman, who went abroad nearly a
year ago on personal business. Since his arrival fn
Europe he lias devoted himself with unremitting
zeal to the vindication of his country.
“ Wo Jcam with regret that Governor Walker’s
health was somewhat impaired by an occurrence
which took place in London last October. Yield
ing to the solicitation of some friends, he accom
.panied them in a balloon ascension. The bal
loon'suddenly rose some two and a half miles in
about seven minutes. Owing to the fact that the
Governor had not provided himself with a change of
clothing, and the fall of the thermometer, twenty
eight degrees, and tho increased rarefaction of the
air, congestion of the limes ensued, followed by a
copious flow ofbloorl from the lungs; The advice of
the most eminent English physicians was taken,
and, in pursuance of this, Governor Walker left
for Italy on the first of last March. But it was not
until he drew near Alexandria, Egypt, that his
health materially improved. This letter, dated
‘near Alexandria, April 20,1864,Us addressed to his
friend and compatriot, Hon. F.,P. Stanton, (whose
fearless resistance of Buchanan’s Loeorapton tyran
ny and proscription will always bo remembered
with gratitude by patriotic men,) and is full of in
terest. 15
The double telescope contributed to the Mary
land State Fair by Mr. Timmons, of New York, to
be presented to tho army or navy officer, now in ac-
tive sendee, who should receive the largest number
of subscriptions atone dollar each, was awarded, by
a large majority of vote 3, to Lieutenant General
Grant, It is from tho celebrated manufactory of
Messrs. YolgtlandcrSw Son, in Vienna'.
It is stated that the late Mr. Giddiogs, of Ohio,
United States consul to Canada, has left behind
him a work, in MS., entitled “A History of the
“ Authors and Causes of the Rebellion,” and that it
is soon to be given.to the press.
A new lady sculptor, Miss Whitney, in Boston,
has produced a statue of the “ Lady Godlva.” . She
is said to have done it most chastely and beautiful
ly.: She has chosen the moment depicted by Tenny
son, when Godfva ...
“Unclasped the wedded eagles of her belt. ”
Public Sntertaiiiinents.
. * Walnut-street Theatre.— Miss Lucille West
ern’s farewell benefit is announced for this “evening,
when she will appear as Lady Isabel, In “East
Lynne,” being the last performance of this favorite
drama.
. Arch-street Theatre.— At Mr. Frank Brew’s
benefit, this evening, that popular actor will im-.
personate a French, an English, an Irish, and a
Butch character. An excellent bill is presented.
Chestnut-street Theatre.— Mr. Frank Mor
daunt’s benefit will take place to-night at this thea
tre. A capital entertainment will be given. Mr.
Grover announces that Mr. J. E. McDonough will
appear, on Monday evening next, when the fairy
of “ The Seven Sisters ” will be produced.
Miss Major Pauline Cushman, the famous Union
scout and spy, has been offered by Mr. Leonard
Grover One thousand dollars a week to play for him
in a drama illustrating and depicting the incidents
and scenes through which she has passed as a Fede-'
ral scout and spy. - :
ProfessobF. A. Roese had occasion tobe proud
of his reception and the success attending his efforts
of Tuesday evening. His recitations from Schiller,
Immerinan, GaSbel, and Langheim were delivered
with -judgment and scholarship, being heartily ap
preciated by his : hearprsjwho'wera generally his
advanced pupils in the classesof German literature
just closing their winter season. Messrs. Wolfsohn,
Kammerer, and Schmitz contributed several instru
mental pieces, and Mr. Kreissmann electrified the
audience by his artistic, intelligent rendition of
some beautiful German ballads.
[Written for The Press. 3
Grant at Chattanooga.
- . - There went up a wail of sorrow
. From all the loyal land— '
There went up a shout of triumph
From every rebel band—
For the banks of Ghiekamauga
Beheld our smitten host,
. And the banks of Ghiekamauga
Made good the rebel boast.
And trade through all our cities
: . Was staggered by the blow, >,
Aiid dowii) with Its torn banner, fell
The nation’s credit Idw.
In the market and the warehouse,
The pulpit and the press,
In the parlors and the highways,
. Was seen the sore distress.'
Good men beyond the ocean.
The poor of every soil,
And the negro, like a culprit,
Chained to his dally toil,.
Felt, each one, the sad disaster—
Feared, each, a darker hour—
Feared, <y.eh, this cursed prestige
. - Of fell barbaric power.
How many a brave heart trembled j
Many a weak one sighed'} ’
Many a prayer was offered up ;
To turn the battle’s tide;
Will our God forsake His children,
And turn away His face 1
Will the cause of truth go under,
And crime usurp its place!
Will the fields of so much glory,
Will all the martyrs slain,
Will opr history and altars v
And all our hopes be vain!
Oh I for a sign in heaven,
Such as the Kaiser saw— V
Oh! for some gifted hero,
His conquering sword to drawl
So some doubted'and debated,
. And marveled and deplored—
With unswerving faith, some waited
The justice of the Lord. .
Soon, brighter than the morning fire,
His stately steps are seen—
Chariots, blazing with his ire,
. Amongst the elouds careen!
Now! Grant girds on his armor,
And leads his legions forth,
For in the fray that comes to-day
Jehovah's with the North!
And be bids his trusty captains,
That at tho signal peal,
Their ranks shall scale, through iron hail,
The mountain sides with steel.
The columns, swiftly formed in line,
Move gaily o’er the field,
As if they know the haughty foe\
. Is sure to fly or yield.
And, rebels, how look to your works,
See that your aim be true,
For Grant commands those loyal bands,
And this is no review.
Full fierce the mighty struggleswelis;
Death roars from every gun,
While through a flood of human blood
The rifle-pits are won.
Our forces follow up the steep,
[Loud shouting as they go,.
Nor heed the shots that, thick and hot,
Come crushing down below. ;
And when they gain tho crested ridgo
The clouds beneath them lie,
And down afar it seems a war .;
Of demons in the slcy., ,
Bound them sulphurous smoko
That follows baMond bomb,
While thunders boom as if the doom
Of all the earth, had come.
reach the very last redoubt,
;-. Hell yawns at every fire j
: Midst sword and lead, o’er piles of dead,
; The rebel hosts retire;
And routed, scattered, and dismayed,
Far flee these lords of slaves,
. Whitewashing bright, from every height,
: The flag of freedom waves I
And honor, then, to all our men,
: To leaders and to guard,
Who bared their life In mortal strife,
Or who kept watch and ward $
And praises to that good Being,
Whom nations must obey,
That He did bide, all by our side,
On Ohattanooga’s day! :
Let holy tears bedew the graves
Of fcbose who fell in fight;
. Bet marble stones, above their bones,
. Salute the morning light j
Let History write in golden books;
Lot bards with song enshrine;
Let women chant the hame.of Grant
Andtho glory, of the Line's
' • . \ James B, Everhart.
West Chester, Pa.
Akv articles intended for the great Sanitary Fair
may be sent to Mrs. J. W. Forney, the chairman of
the Committee on Labor, Revenue, and Income, at
the residence 018 Washisgton Square.
CITY ITEMS.
Always Ahead.—We notice, by; an advertise
ment in our paper to-day that tho Whcoter & Wil
son Sewing Machine Company have given five hun
dred and fifty dollars 5 worth of their celebrated ma
chines to the Great Central Fair. They have also
given, wc learn, one hundred dollars in cash, and
have been doing a great deal of work in various
ways for the fair. This shows their appreciation of
the good cause, and wo are glad to see this old fa
vorite company taking the lead in this matter, as it
always has done in the race of sewing machines.
TUS
needs no argument to prove that the most important
invention of modern times, in a humanitarian souse,
is the Sewing Machine \ nor will it need argument:
to convince the intelligent reader that the most
perfect of these improvements yet givoh to the
public is the celebrated “Florence” Machine,
cold at the agoneyof tlie Florcnco S. M. Com
pany in this city, No. 030 Chestnut street.: It is tho
simplest, most efficient, durable, and, in all re
spects, most desirable in use; and every machine
sold is warranted to give perfect satisfaction, or tho
money will be refunded.
Strawberries Smothered in Cream.—Those
of our renders who wish to enjoy the luxury of a
delicious dish of Strawberries and pure Delaware
County Ice Cream, in greatest perfection, should
visit the popular Eastern Market Choose and Ice
Cream Stand ,of Mr. W. H* Slooomb, Fifth street,
below Market. His supply of firesh-canuod fruits is
also very superior,
New Noveli.’ ik 3 for Ladies and Mihsks.—
Messrs. Wood & CC r 7» No. 725 Chestnut street, have
just received cases of the exgaisifo new “Pof
Pourri" Turbans for .misses and ladies. These are
iho newest things out for covering tho ladles’ heads.
Their stylish English Wa.lking Hats aro also com
manding much attention.
The Great Fair.— The work of getting the
Great Sanitary Fair ready for the grand opening
goes bravely on. The affair w’M attract crowds of
strangers to the city, and there Is no doubt of Its
proving a distinguished success. Wc would suggest
to visitors from abroad to take of the op
portunity, to call in at the Brown* Stone Clothing
Hall of RockhiU & Wilson, Noa. GO3 605 Chest
nut street, above Sixth. They will tftt * s be enabled
to see what Philadelphia can accomplish 1 In tho way
of wearing apparel;
The ScritEKE Court at HAiinisn\' Tß < i has
decided adversely to Councils loaning the t *redlt of
the city or appropriating money or stock la aid of
the great ocean steamship line. This is right, AU
such projects should be left to individual a uter
prisc, and they will be the moro certain to saco sed*
As an illustration, wo need scarcely point to tho
success that crowns the efforts of Granville Stoin
the celebrated clothier, No. 603 Chestnut street.
“Old Hcnbr-ed.”— We hear so much now-a-daya
about “Bermuda Hundred” that we wonder*
whether it Is a different tunc from “ Old Hundred ” '
that General Butler has been playing down there ;
and, if so,iflt has as good afiase as “Old Hundred,"
and whether the tenor of the General’s orders ar©
faithfully followed by his second. Wc, in this city,
think there is no hundred like eight hundred and
twenly-four } .the number on Chestnut street of Chas.
Stokes & Co.’s one-price clothing store.
Brown’s Bronchial Troches, for coughs,
colds, pulmonary, and asthmatic disorders, hay©
proved their efficacy by a test 4 of many years, and
have received testimonials from eminent men who
have used them.
Eye and ear most successfully treated by J.
Isaacs, M. D., Oculist and Aurist, SXI Fine street*
Artificial eyes inserted. No charges for examina
tion.
Corns, Bunions, Inverted Nails, Enlarged
Joints, and all diseases of the feet, cured without
pain or inconvenience to the patient, by Drs. Zacha*
rio & Barnett, Surgeon Chiropodists, 921 Chestnut
street. Refer to physicians and Burgeons of th*
city. '' fcf
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H C O’Donnell
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