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The President’s Visit.
'To-morrow, for tlic first \ n J*! 60
years, the President of the United States
Will visit Philadelphia- Prom the moment
lie took the oath of office, Mr. Lincoln has
lieen at his post. Once he’visited Gettys
burg, once Baltimore, but, with the excep
tion of these brief absences; he has given
his entire time to his country. Yet, if ho
had been a man to whom popularity had
been dearer than duty, ho would have found
more extended visits to the loyal States to
he triumphal tours ; he would have been
welcomed with the" acclamations of a peo
ple. But Mr. Lincoln lias literally refused
to rest, and has won something more than
even the enthusiasm of the nation, in com
manding its confidence and trust.
The committee of our citizens to escort
the President left the city last night, and
Will bring his Excellency hither by special
train, leaving Washington at 4F. M; to
morrow, and arriving at the depot, at Broad
and Prime, at 9 o’clock in the evening.
In Philadelphia, where lie will remain for’
a day or two, we heed not predict for ivim
an enthusiastic welcome ; in no city lias
the President warmer friends, because
there is none whose loyalty is more uncon
ditional and intelligent,
Our Friends Abroad.
Tlic Palmerston Ministry has sustained
its seventh defeat, this session, in the House
of Commons. The Opposition do not think
it necessary to have any trial of strength
.in the Upper House, where Dio Govern
ment can ho outvoted at any moment, on
any question; To he in a minority of even
ten.(as in this instance,) shows the Govern
ment to he weak. But, such are the pecu
liar relations of parties in England, at this
moment, though the Opposition is strong
enough to defeat the Ministry,, it; is -not
sufficiently powerful to enter into office, as
their successors, with any prospect of hold
ing it permanently. Lord Derby and Mr.
Disraeli, acknowledged heads of the
Tory party, can scarcely desire to drive
Lord Palmerston into such a strait that
lie will resign office.
The third,' or People’s party, is : too fee- .
Wo, as yet, anti, while directly opposed by
the Tories, would receive only a show of
support from the Whigs. Por, it must be
remembered, above all, that while adminis
trative official power, in the British Em
pire, is a bone of contention for the two
sections of tbe Aristocracy, both would re
sist its faliing to the share of the People’s
party. Lord Derby would rather continue
EorthPAMiEBSTON in office than consent to
Mr. Cobben or Mr. Bright being allowed
to form an Administration. Lord Palmer
ston will probably be defeated two or three
times more, during the brief , xeinainder.- of
the present session, but will scarcely resign
office. In the coming Autumn, after the
harvest has been got in, lie will probably
dissolve the present Parliament, which was
elected in May, 1859, and has nearly run to
the full length of its tether, the present
being its sixth session, and-it not being
likely that it will be allowed to have a
seventh. Yet, Lord . Palmerston, if. it
suited him, could continue to work with
the present Parliament even longer ; for,
as the Septennial Act (I'Geo. 1., c. 38),
provides that a Parliament ceases to exist
after seven years from the day on which,
by writ of summons, it was appointed to
• meet, this one will not naturally expire
until the 7tli June, 1866. .-
The elections would terminate greatly
in favor of Lord Palmerston if he would
go to the voters with such a Liberal party
, cry as tbe recent speech of Mr. Gladstone,
in favor of giving the franchise to every
man of twenty-one years and over. But.
there is great doubt whether that declara
tion is to bo considered ns a mere escapade,
as a foreshadowing of Ministerial purpose^
ambitious -politician for popularity. If
Hr. Gladstone’s ultra-liberal speech was
made with Lord Palmerston’s approba
tion, and. the public learn that he sanctioned
it, -the elections will give a strong ■■ working
majority, to the present Ministry in the
House of Commons.
Why do we discuss these matters ? Be
cause it is of the utmost importance to our
interests as a nation that England should
Continue to be. governed.. by , a Ministry
friendly to us. During the early part of
the war, we scarcely had fair play from
England, with -her proclamation.; of neu
trality on one side, a merely nominal pre
tence, and her pirate-ship building and
equipment oh the other, a . tremendous
reality. Greater wisdom and fairer play
have found their way into the Cabinet of
Queen Victoria, and, during tbe last
twelve months, we have found the British
Government showing a strong desire to
act impartially during this our great strug
gle to put down, rebellion, restore the
Union, and annihilate. Slavery.- Let the
Tories drive the Whigs out of office—
which the People’s men have no. chance
of •obtaining—and this country will be op-,
posed by Lord - Derby, or whoever may
succeed Lord Palmerston. Therefore,
we arc interested in calculating on the
possibilities and -probabilities of continued
Whig policy in England. .
The Partition of Denmark.
Everything seems to point to the conclu
sion that Denmark will lose Ilolstein and
South Schleswig (to be governed as part of
the German Confederation, by Prince
Frederic, of Augustenbourg), and that
North Schleswig will he retained by Den
mark. The small Duchy of Laucnhourg,
"Which has only 50,000 inhabitants, also
claims to be separated from Denmark.
The contemplated severance will reduce
the population of Denmark to less than two
millions. The new State will he allowed
to decide, hy universal suffrage, what form
of internal government and pdiat ruler they
Bhall lf England gave her consent
to this, we cannot sec how, with any Con
sistency, Ireland shall he denied the same
privilege of deciding, hy popular vote, how
it shall be ruled,, and by whom.- An Irish
plebiscite, we Suspect, would: not allow
“ the emerald set in the ring of the sea,” to
continue under Saxon rifle.
The End of Speculation in Gold.
In passing the gold hill Congress Ims at
the least attempted the reduction of specu
lation, and we douht not that its legislation
"Will have a permanent and beneficial effect.
If it does not at once bring down the pre
mium on gold It can hardly fail to prevent
further advance and embarrass speculators
"Who hitherto have been unrestrained hy
law. The provisions of the act arc so broad,
and the penalties attached to its viola
tion are 'so heavy, that, if it is energeti
cally enforced, gold speculation must
cease to be the great financial e vil of the
day. The act requires gold to be delivered,
on the day of sale, thus striking at the root
of speculation, and its other provisions
dneet all the .possible evasions of this just
decree. It imposes upon those who break
the law a fine not exceeding $lO,OOO, hot
less than $l,OOO, or imprisonment" for
a period not more than one year
not less than- three months. It is
plainly false to say that -this act, in any
way, interferes with legitimate contracts;
it, on the contrary, protects; the true in
terests of business. New York city needs
but two hundred thousand dollars a day to
pay importation duties and meet foreign
balances, and no one can fail to see that the
speculation which forces the sales of gold
lip to twenty millions daily is an embar-
ISSsmenf and expense to the mercantile
community. Congress has justly reaffirmed,
though not to its full extent, the principle
■which tlie English Parliament .embodied in
the act which declared the sale of the coin
of the realm, at nominal rates ; higher than
its legal value, to be felony.
A Distinguished Exit.
At last the odious fugitive-slave law has
been wiped out of the Statute Book. This
act is not so much for the sake of justice or
retribution as for very decency. Since the
war begun what taskmaster would have
dared to claim a slave in the cities of the
Norik ? What officer, indeed, would have
been hardy enough to have returned a
fellow-being into slavery? For the last
four years it lias been a dry dead letter, and
everything that supports or encourages it
is lib less a dead letter. Mo slave will over
again be surrendered in the North. More
than this, there shall be no slaves North or
South. Though of no vitality, the fugi
tive-slave law was still a malediction, and
while it remained a jiart of the law was
an insult tv every defender of the flag.
Congress has not blotted it out one moment
too soon. While its: repeal gives satisfac
tion, shame and indignation do not cease
that it ever existed, and was, indeed, n part
of our national existence, a nightmare
deatli-in-life. All this will pass into his
tory..: \ ' ; ■ ' ' -..
Under the old rusty iron decree, the
South Carolina planter cracked his whip In
our courts of justice, and was a hero of the
law. It was as though the auction-block,
the slave-jail, the stocks, and the whip
ping post were in the North. The dark
ages were side by side with the era of light
and intelligence. Thousands of miles from
liis master, and after all the terrible hard
ships :of escape, the slave was-'seized,
and, without even fair trial, sent
back in chains. It was worse than
returning a prisoner to “ Libby”—worse,
indeed, than anything short of deatli. The
chevalier of the South pursued his victim
with a zeal cruel even in the drivers of
brutes—but it was not always that he came
of miles into a crowded country
to recover his chattels. .He was rich,.and
could readily have spared the man-machine
vrlio had twenty-times earned his price.
Yankee-master then as Yankee-hatei- now,
the cotton lord, with ah inhuman ambition,
was bent on testing the law and making his
free rival live up to the odious compact.
’ Much may be said on both sides, but both:
have shared in the responsibility of the
act. The South had a fearful - dis
ease, and the North - stood in a - po
litical: .and Amoral.dilemma such as' has
afflicted no other; people. Mn the dan
ger of the country, the wrongs of the slave,
at the very heart’s root of'our suffering,
were resolutely overlooked, and the North
lived up to ,its bond with a patience re
■ markable. Never was there a more hate
ful enactment than the fugitive-slave law.
In the moral constitution of things, under
no system could there be more lieart-bum
ing and heart-breaking.’ Yet even to,the
straw which broke the camel’s back, the
North endured, gathering moral strength,
till at: last the war .began, and the South
opened the battle.
But for this unnecessary, and monstrous
fugitive-slave law there would have been
no war, and gradual emancipation, the
' dream of the conservative, would long ago
have been in’ operation. Had the South
been magnanimous enough to have made
one concession to humanity, it would have
saved itself a volume of agonies. .
Maximilian in Mexico.
Maximilian, by the will of Napoleon
and the misfortunes of .Juarez, nominal
Emperor of Mexico, landed in Vera Cruz
on the 29th of May, and by this time, doubt
less, has been solemnly crowned in the
capital. This event marks a new era, not
only in Mexican but in American history.
It is the formal end'of the Napoleonic policy
on this Continent, though by no means its.
real conclusion.; .By the power of his army, ’
’and in insolent defiance of the known
wishes of the Mexican people, the Emperor
of France has given them a German ruler,
-and 'under the - shallowest of , pretences
established his own tyranny upon the ruins
of Mexican liberty. The history of mo
narchical outrage in this century has many
instances of national oppression, but none
that equal this arbitrary act. Maximilian's
throne is sustained by foreign bayonets;
withdraw the Fjrench army, and his Impe
rial dignities will end in ignominious flight.
The Empire was. 'manufactured in Paris,
cetrd- accept
it, -as the prisoner is compelled to stretch
out his arms for his fetters.
There is some subtle irony in the tele
gram which states that Maximilian,' on his
way to enslave a nation, pausechat the jail;
doors' to liberate some half-dozen of his
enemies, and, with a sublime generosity,
attempted to compensate for the rum of a
republic . by . distributing two thousand
francs in the prisons. It is not by such eco
nomical magnanimity that Mexico will be
reconciled to; his rule. ■ Juarez is yet un
conquered; and the principle of American'
independence has not yielded, to the Napo
leonic idea. Though Maxdiilian has been
crowned, Mexico has not been conquered. -
The permanence of his reign is impossible.;
■ .' ! The. Passenger Railroads.
A card has b'een published, without jsigl
nature,, defending the action of the city
passenger railroad companies in increasing
the rate of fare. It mentions the increased
cost of iron fails, horse feed, and timber, in
apology for their action. To an argument
thus based, it is only necessary to quote the
amount of cash originally paid on the stocks
of the different companies and the present
selling price at the Stock Board.. The fol
lowing table we take from the Evening
Bulletin:
. PaiJ. Sailing price no IT,
Seeondand Third-streets.....s2q S7T
Fourth and Eighth 5 -10
Fifth and 5ixth.......50 ~65
Tenth and Eleventh. 20 51
Thirteenth and Filtfeenth.... 15 , S 5
Seventeenth and Nineteenth. 12 20 -
Spruce and Pine...... 18 40
Chestnut and Walnut 10 64
Market-5treet................. .50 73
Arch-5treet................r.. .20 85«
•Race and Vine............ ... is 18
Green and Coates 15 40
Girard College..-....-.i....... ia - 31
ltidge avenue 15 20
Lombard and 50uth.......... 20 30
It will be noticed that the selling prices
of some of these stocks are six times their
original valued This advance, and the
large dividends paid, compel the public to
disbelieve that poverty has caused the in
uenso of fare.
The American Revolution was fought
not because England laid a small tax. on
tea, but a very heavy tux on principlc.'"We
tliink there is enough public virtue in Phi
ladelphia to create a strong rebellion
against monopoly.; Wo arc unable to print
all the remonstrances we receive against
the action of the railroad companies, but it
is well to state that thousands of our citi
zens have already resolved to use the pas
senger-ears only in the case of absolute ne
cessity, preferring the moral satisfaction of
an independent walk to indolent acqui
escence in extortion,
Thebe was a Ercmont meeting in New'
York, on Monday, which is reported at
length in the Herald. The folio wing seems
to be the, most important business trans
acted': ; 77 7' '
The Chairman said he liked the resolutions,- but
ho would like them better if tho name of Fromont
was in them. _ :
The youthful Boohus: suggested that Fromont
might ole.
■ The Chairman said that he prayed morning, and
evening that God would spare his , life, and he be
lieved his prayer would bo answered.'
The *P:p.ocIaHATIOW ob; EirAKoirArrow.—From
T. B, Callender, Third and Walnut streots, we have
a handsome sheet, containing the above public
document In fullj with fae-slmiles of the signatures
or Mr. Lincoln asFrcsident of the United Statos,and
of fiCr; Seward ns’Socretary of State. It Is of a slzo
adapted for framing, and is surmounted with a por
trait oftho President, and with a border represent
ing,'on one side, negroes working under the whip-ln
linnd overseer, being sold by auction, and being
hunted by blood hounds-, but, on tho. other side, ex
ercising freo labor, instructed at work, and engaged
in commerce. At the foot is tho storming of Fort
Sumpter. .
Portoait OB Gukkiial Grakt.— On Saturday
wo noticed tho portrait of General Grant, published
at by 0.8. Richardson, proprietor of tho
Historical Magazine and of tho United States Service
magazine. It will ho seen, from an announcement
in another dppartmentof Tile Press, that Mr. T.’ B.
Pugh, corner of Chestnut and Sixth streets, is the
sole agent in Philadelphia for the sale of this fine
engraving. It is taken from a rocont photograph,
is admitted by his family, friends, and staff, to bo
the likeness, and lias been engraved by O’Noltl, ono
of the best artists in New York. Mr. Pugh can
send the; portrait by post, in pasteboard oases,
whereby it is impossible that It oun sustain even tho
■ slightest injury 1
THE PRESIDENCY.
ANUItEiW JOHNSON HN V ISOO.
Wo republish tho following articles from Tim
Pnnss, to show what high ground Andrew Johnson
took in 1660-01, and with what ardor and power ho
placed himself in.the front rank of the defenders of
t.lio Union. From the first day that treason was ut
tered on the floor of Congress to this, it has had no
enemy more determined and Inveterate than the An
drew Jackson of Tennessee.' *
CProm The Press of Doc. 21, 1800 ]
Ibe (treat Word Tor the Union .Spoken
»t Last.
"Washington, Doc. 10.
The cloud that lias been hanging over the Capitol
and the country has lined. The Union has found a
gallant defender in the Amoriean Congress, in the
porson of the living Andrew Jackson of the South—
namely, Andrew Johnson, Senator from Tennessee.
Ho concluded his two days’ speech at hair past
four o’clock this afternoon. His manner and his
language carried consternation to tho lioarts of tho
fire-eaters. .They listened to his strong sentences
with amazement. Ho recognized tho existing Union
as tho greatest blessing conferred by Hod upon
man, after the Christian religion. He argued that
to increase tho number of States under the present
Constitution was to enlarge the benefits to humanity,
hero and all over the world, while a diminution of
them was to cause disaster anddeath,
In the course of Ills remarks ho reproduced the
history of tho purchase of Louisiana, Florida, and
the annexation of Texas. In alluding to Florida he
turned to Air. Yulee, the Senator from that-State,
and reminded him that tho timo was whon ho had
come to Congress imploring for the admission of his
State into the American Union. Ho asked him, in
the event of the. secession, of Florida, could that
State set up a claim to sovereignty whon the very
soil of tho State bolongod to and was paid for by
tho Union whose sovereignty sho had recognized on
her admission 1 If so, she could destroy the parent
who. gave hfcr birth and vitality.
Mr. Johnson Introduced with overwhelming effect
the Ostehd Manifesto, which originated In tho.
South, and was based upon the idea that when an
adjoining. State became troublesome to its neighbor ,
and dangerous to our safety, the doctrines or na
tural self-preservation demanded the subjugation
of that State, even by the force of arms. ■
If South Carolina, a small member Of the Confe
deracy, went out of the Union, for the purpose of
destroying it, plunging millions of human beings
into distress, and annihilating the .hopes of the
friends of freedom throughout , tho world, she must
and could bo subjected, according to tho tonus of
the Ostcnd Manifesto, in order to save the Be
publlc. ... - ■ .
His whole speech was crowded with points and
facts, and when the Senate adjourned the hearts of
tho Union men beat: proudly. The. tide has been
turned. The word has been spoken from the home
of Jackson. . Our threatened liberties have at last
found a Southern defender. The lieign of Terrori
Inaugurated by disappointed Southern Presidential
aspirants, is fast passing-away. : .
Andrew. Johnson, at the age of twenty years, did
not even know the alphabet.. He has carved- the
steps that have conducted him to his present eleva
tion out of the rock of adversity. He. is the most
earnest advocate of the homestead bill in the South
ern States, because, having risen from the ranks of
labor, he desires to see all of his former , class pro
tected. Sympathizing-with the theory of Judge
Douglas in the late Presidential campaign, he sup
ported Breckinridge because hebelieved him to be
the strongest man to unite the Democratic vote of
the State of Tennessee. - ’. \
Mr. Johnson, therefore, speaks to many classes:
To tHe Republicans, onaccountof his! earnest ad-;
Tocacy in favor Of opening the public lands to honosfc
settlement ; the Breckinridge men, because he sup
ported their candidate for Presidency; and toDouf
lasmeh, because he:agreed witli the,great Senator
of Illinois oh the doctrine of non-intervention. One
of liis main claims to public attention is founded on
the fact that he was a mostcourageous and constant
defender of the rights of adopted citizens in the peri
lous times of iSS4 and ’©s.
Hail, then, to Andrew Johnson, the living An
drew, Jackson of Tennessee i J. W. F,
letters I'rom «Occas^ional. , - ,
/, Washinoton, December 20,1860.
If anybody-doubted that Che Union still iires in:
the hearts of the American people, it was only ne
cessary to hear, the" great speech of Andrew John-,
son, of Tennessee, to. dispel any such illusion.
The man himself seemed to bo inspired, and in.
.proportion as he rose to the magnitude of his sub
ject, he seized and held the sympathies of the vast
.audience that clustered in the galleries. We shall
now have Union speeches without number. It was
only necessary that the- gqod word should be
spoken, and sicken boldly. There was a peculiar
propriety in such’ a speech coming from such a
man. It required nerre and disinterestedness,
and no one of our statesmen possesses those quali
ties in a larger degree than the self-made Senator
from Tennessee. Had a Northern man given utto- *
ranee to such Opinions, they would not have fallen
with ;thc weight that: has necessarily attached to 1
them 'falling from - the lips of a Southern Senator.
He did not mince matters. -He laid down, tho doc
trine, traced it to. its irresistible conclusion, and
held up before the Disuniohists the fearful realities
of the doom they Were provoking. Alternately clo- :
quent and satirical, he portrayed the advantages of
the Union, and laughed to scorn the efforts of those.
who are seeking its .disruption. It was impossible*
during the delivery of this speech, ,to avoid the con
clusion that Governor Johnson, entirely self-edu
cated as he is, is a man of the highest intellectual
development. He seemed to' have gone to the very
root of the issue, and to have risen to the loftiest
and most comprehensive consideration of it? , -
In Tennessee, you will recollect, Judge Douglas
received a comparatively small vote, Breckinridge,
the Secession candidate, to the surprise of
grefrottrtff tifo
Johnson, while agreeing with Douglas in the mala,
gave Breckinridge- a cold support. Had Johnson :
gone for, Douglas, such is his strength among the
masses Of the people, that the Democracy of Tennes
seewould have rallied around the regularUemocra*;
tie candidate,- You will perceive, therefore, that
his demonstration on Tuesday* and Wednesday will
produce much more healthy and practical results
than if he had taken a different course-during the
Presidential election, forlie is, entitled to speak cfcq
the friends of Breckinridge as well as the frionds of :
Douglas, to the South as y\ eIL as to the North. His
defence of-the Constitution and ,the Union will be
made a text-book by all who; cherish tho recollec
tions of the Revolution, and who believe that the
only way to preserve our free.institutions, is by ad
heriDg-to the present Government.
: - July 28,1561. .
Andrew Johnson, on Saturday last, in probably
the boldest speech ever made in the United States
.Senate, stated his understanding of tho duty; of the
Federal Government to the loyal men of the South
ern States. After showing that whole object of
the rebellion was to establish a monarchy, in the
Southern -'‘fter 'aesarlblogrwltli'won
derful skill and clearness, the aristocratic -proclivi
ties of Darns and his accomplices,-he stated that' if
free government was to he' maintained in Eastern
Tennessee, if the patriots in that, section wero to be
delivered from their Mood-thirsty tyrants, tho Go
vernment must send arms and ammunition to his
-people, and that, too, at the earliest moment. Un
der any ’circums tances, he. said, they will continue
to contend for freedom, and will’ die, if they
must, hurling defiance, at their oppressors.. The.
Government appreciates the necessity of prompt
action; but "at the very moment 'when 'Tennessee
asks its aid,.Kentucky,-through some of her Union
inen, asks that -the soil of Kentucky should-not bo
: used ■to convey arms to East Tennessee until the
August election -Is decided. There is, in fact, no
’way of reaching that part of Tennessee save over
land through Kentucky. Meanwhile, the loyal men
of Kentucky, Western "Virginia, and Missouri, are
demanding the protection of the Government
against their local secession despots. This protec
tion has been, and is being given, so far as the ob
stacles of the times will, admit, but there remain'
many wants misapplied, and many grievances un
redressed. It is unnecessary, to repeat that, to de
fend these bravo men,' is probably the very first of
tho obligations of tho Administration.
National Union Committee-
A meeting of- the National Union Executive
Committee, consisting of Messrs. Baymond, of New
York p Sperry, of Connecticut; Clafiin, of Massa
chusetts; Clark, of Now Hampshire ; Ward, of
New Jersey ; Purvlance, of Pennsylvania, and
genter, of Ohio, .will be held at the Astor House, on
Tuesday, June 21, at 12 o'clock, noon. ' -
A meeting of the . Advisory .Committee for tho
"Western' States,. consisting of Messrs. Lane, of
Kansas.;, Boyd, of Missouri; Stubbs,, of Iowa;
Cook, of Illinois, and Simpson, -of Minnesota, will
bo held at the Lindall Houso, in St. Louis, onTFrl
day, July l, ot 10 o’clook A. M.
Hkkry J. Raymoxd,
,: Chairman of Die Union Committee,
New York, Juno 13, ISM. •
Serenade to Secretary- Otaasc.
At ll o’clock Jack Leland’s brass band, of Cleve
land, attached to the 105th Ohio, serenaded Secre
tary Chase at his residence, corner or Sixth and E
. streets, in this" city, and the Secretary having ap
peared to recognize the compliment r and been warm
ly greeted by tho largo crowd attracted by the' im
promptu demonstration, responded as follows: .
“ l am glad to meet you, fellow-citizens of Ohio.
While we are all eagerly longing for prosperous re
sults of the gallant elforts now making for tho sup
pression of the'rebellion, I am so anxious that I
prefer for tho happy consummation for'which
1 most d'evoC-hr pray, looking to Him alone who oan
give us the victory', rather than make speeches upon
what is transpiring. -
{A voice; ‘‘There’sno had S6ws l’ ( j
‘‘There is no had news. Airthcdows is good.
TEverywhere there is hope; every where confidence.
But, how can wo feel like talking, .when every mes
sage brings us' tidings of some dear, relative who has
.laid down his life upon.tho altar of his country—our
country. Only: a day or two ago a near and very
dear relative of your speaker gave up his life; His
loss was a trying one; it came homo to mo. " But ho
was nq dearer to me than others are to their rela
tives. For the present my heart is too full of sor.
row and anxiety for .the result to admit of my speak
ing, as I otherwise might, of the war and other
matters. But 1 look with confidence for succoss. "
“My friends from Ohio, .wo: have reason to be
proud ofomState,-when tlibgallantGrant,ourown
gallant Sherman, and oCliers are so nobly leading,
and so many of her sons so bravely fighting among
the hosts of freedom. How glorious Is -the rooord of
Ohio in this struggle! How proud wo Should bo of
our noble Governor and of all our people, when
they are among the: foremost of tho (iefenrtoie and
sn|)|orters of thei.Union, .both at homo and In the
“ 1 rejoice that it devolves upon mo, however
humbly, to contribute in this glorious struggle.
Not only has Ohio contributed her full proportion
of men, now veterans, but she haß sent her tliirty
flvo thousand huudred-days-men. And who are
these 1 Why, tho very choicest of *her sons, her
most precious offering. They are men very many
of whom I know well. ..They leave every walk of
life, giving up tho pleasantest hpmos end the most
lucrative -pursuits, not going to command,hut to
represent her in tho rank and file- God bless Ohio
and her bravo men in the field. God bless our coun
try. Let us pray to Him that He will give her de
liverance and secure to us the permanent blessings
of freedom.”— -Washington Chronicle, yesterdhy. .
: Public Sale— For tiir Buhrvit joir -rita Sani
tary Fair.— Will be sold at public salo, without
reserve, on Saturday next, June 18, at 12 o'olook,
noon, at tho Flag Starr, Union avenue, Fair
Grounds, a Building Lot, ‘West, near Nineteenth
street, presented by the Hon, H. Jj. Mooro'to the
Sanitary Fair. ■ ■■'■■' r.
THE PRESS.-PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1864.
HEAVY FIRING IN THE DIRECTION
BSIOS OFFICERS IS DIBBY PRISON.
FURTHER DETAILS OF-MORGAN’S DEFEAT.
THE RECAPTURE OF GENERAL HOBSON
DEFEAT OF GEN. STDRC3TS3
loss of His Wagon and Ammunition Train.
Fortress Monroe, Juno 13.—Tho steamer John
A» Warner, arrived, this afternoon from Bermuda
Hundred, reports no news from thatsoctlon.
Heavy firing was heard this morning in the direc
tion of Richmond. ; * ;
Tlio following arc the names of Union officers re
ported in ...last Saturday’s BJehmond Examiner as
having arrived at Libby Prison :
Captain D. B v McOn>ban,J4tbJJ, S. Regulars.
Captain Ohas. 0. Dodge, Mtcitig anT *• •
Captain Henry It. KcUoKg, U&tti Pennsylvania,
Captain Gilbert Pettit, 120th New York'.
liieutenant E. S. Huntington, 11th-U; S. Hoga*
lars.' •. • • '1;
lieutenant Ohas, E. Noagle, 2d U. S. Infantry,
lieutenant Henry'Gibbon, 140th New York,
lieutenant Sylvester Orossley, 118th Ponnn.
lieutenant Geonrc M. Custer. 140th New York.
Lieutenant H. E. Wentworth, 14th New York
Artillery. 1
Captain W. B. Poasc, 17th 17. S. Regulars.
J>. C. Sliirkloy, lltli Pennsylvania; J. Uillear»l,
1381 H Pennsylvania, andThos. T. Jones anil j.
Griffith, of the 97th Pennsylvania* have died in the
Hampton Hospital. *
THE EXPLOIT OF CAPTAIN HESS.
Headquarters of TJ, S. Ansrr, hear
Cold Hap.bor, Va. : , June 10,18(54.
CPpecial Correspondence of The Press.]
The following is an account of a dashing affair,
derived from the. statement of a participator in it.
It was attributed to the sth New York Cavalry Re
giment, by the writer of an erroneous report in a
New York city dally newspaper:
On the 19th of May, at Milford Station, on the
Virginia Central Railroad, F. W. Hess, senior cap
tain or the 3d Pennsylvania Cavalry, with a detach
>ment of the Ist Pennsylvania Cavalry, mostly re
cruits, was ordered to take some rifle-pits defending
the enemy’s position at a bridge over the Ma-ta-po
ny river. Dismounting his men, he led them over o--
fleld, about 300 yards, without cover of any kind
from the enemy’s bullets./The number of men at
Captain Hess’ disposal was less than 100, armed
with Sharp's carbines and pistols. The pits wore ;
taken in the most gallant style; and in them were
captured six officers and fifty enlisted men of the
11th Virginia Infantry. Captain Horton, their
commanding officer, as he gave up his sword to
. Captain Hess, ‘said: “ Sir, you are a brave man !” :
The loss in this charge was six killed, and eight*
wounded. By the exploit the bridge was uncovered, :
and the passage over the river secured. Captain
Hess and the men of his command were ‘warmly .
commended for their gallantry by General Torbcrt?
and measures have been taken to obtain for the
captain the vacant majority of his regiment. . Capt.
Hess is from McConnellsburg, Fulton county, Fa,
In justice to the recruits of the Ist Pennsylvania
Cavalry } this successful charge should have' been
ascribed to them. The record of the 5tU New York
Regiment is sufficiently honorable and glorious not
to need the addition of deeds of arms in which they
bear no part. ; Penholder.
Lexington, June 14.—A despateh from Captain
Dickson to General Carrington says: Gen. Bur
bridge gave the rebels; a total defeat at Cyhthiana
yesterday morning. The rebel loss was 300 killed,
and 400 prisoners, besides the wounded. Tholr force
exdlfeded'ours. Morgan’s comftand is divided,-and
utterly demoralized, trying to get off in small
squads. ; Cols. Hanson and Garrard, are pursuing
Morgan himself, with a few hundred, men north
east from Cynthiana.
Gerrr Burbridge with a part Of his force has re
iurned here.
A despatch from Gov, Bramletto to General Car
rington, dated Frankfort, .Tune 13th, P. M., says
there are no rebels in forqq moving towards-Louis.
ville. -
A gentleman from Georgetown reports that a few
hours after Hobson’s surrender at Oynthiana, Gen-
Burbridge attacked the enemy, killing and capturing
half the force. The remainder fled in great confu
sion, crossing the railroad yesterday at Payne3vlUe.
We had repulsed the enemy before our reinforce*
ments arrived, but felt insecure until they arrived.
1 Lexington, June 14.—General Burbridge is now
here, and reports the rebel force out of ammunition',
scattered, and utterly demoralized in the fight at
Cynthiana. • “ .
A despatch from Falmouth, Ky;, this
says, after the Cynthiana defeat, .General Hobsbn
and part of his staff were sent under gnard to Pal
mouth, but tho whole wore: recaptured by a scouting
party, and are how at Falmouth.
DEFEAT OF GENERAL STURGIS.
Memphis, June 13.-—The expedition under Gene
ral Sturgis, which loffe Memphis June Ist, is,return
ing. We learn from an officer that they met' a targe
force of rebels at Guntown, said to be 10,000, infan
try and cavalry, under command of Forrest, Lee,
and Roddyr This force attacked them
and a most desperate fight ensued, rosuKing'in
the- defeat of Gen. Sturgis, with tho loss j>f hi 3
wagon and .ammunition, train. was the
most-', severe loss, 5 as Sturgi3 v ofammu.
.ziitioh, and Was obliged to destroy ap&labandon tils
artillery. Many of his infantry
fordo consisted of 8,000 Cavalry, and
5,000 infantry. This large rebel force isisupposed io
. have been en* route , to' Gen. Sherman*s rear, to in
terfere with his communications.
UXSirCCESSFDX. ATTEMPT TO ASSAS
SINATE UOSaEERA.
The Cliinclia Island Difficulty.
PIETtTJ AEMIKG POK WAR
OTHER SOUTH AMERICAN REPUBLICS
PREPARING TO ASSIST.
New Yoke, June li.— The steamer Nocthera*
Light, from, Aspinwall, with dftteijto the juntas'
arrived. She brings $200,000 ia treasure and a large 1
number of passengers.
The stoamvi Site?!? fas at AspinwaU OH the sth)
awaiting tbe arrivni of tho America from San Fran
oisoo, then over due. The Illinois was fill! of pas
fcngcrs.
. A fire at Aspinwall on the SOth utt. destroyed two
blocks, including the City Hotel, and several fine
residences.' The loss Is heavy. *' ■;. -g- g
An unsuccessful attempt was made to assassinate
Mosqnera.The assassins were arrested.
All was quiet at Antloquia. rr :
Valparaiso dates to tho 17th.ult. state that the
whole Chilian and Peruvian coast was highly ex
cited at the recent Spanish occupation of the Chin,
dia Islands; The Ministers of State and Flhance of
Chili,were compelled to resign on account of -pro
posing a settlement of the difficulties by diplomacy,'
and new Ministers were appointed.
The Chilian hary was being augmented'. The
frigate Chili was being armored. "The principal
forts are being fortified, and large subscriptions havo
been added to that of Congress to place the Country
on a war footing, and to ald Peru in resisting the
Spanish invasion of American independence.
' Business at Valparaiso was dull. Coppor was ad
vancing. The ship John Tuokor, from Boston, and
the Susan L. -Fitzgerald, from Baltimore, had ar
■ rived, -:A . V ,
, Tkc Peruvian works of rlcfcnco aijrlafferiee wore
rapiflly going on. Tho naval vessels were be
ing iron-clad and a monitor was soonto bp launched.
The people were unanimous in their (determination
to resist the Spanish aggressions. . Bolivia, Colum-
Ecuador,ahd.the Argentine Republic were also
preparing to assist Peru. ' - J , .
‘ The United States frigate Lancaster and sloop-of
war St. Mary’s wore at Callao on (heSSth ult. <
_ The Spanish Admiral and Commissioner wero*
burnt in eUigy ar Panama.
No new movements of tiro Spanish squadron’ are
announced. ~ '
IMPORTANT. NEWS FROM MEXICO.
THE EMPEEOH MAXIMILIAN AB-
HE LIBERATES MANY PRISONERS.
REPORTED DISASTERS TO THE PATBIOTS.
New York, June If.—Maximilian reached Vera
Crus-on tho 28tk of May. He stopped on the way
at Martinique, liberated and carried with him four
prisoners condemned to hard labor by'Foray, and
also eight'.others,-and paid-their passage to Vera
Crus. Ho distributed 2,Odd frauds iliiiohg3t tho re
mainder, promising to. attend -to their fate on his'
arrival at the City of Mexico. .
The Emperor and Empress landed at Vera Crus
on tlieadth, amid a salute of 101 guns.'iThe keys of
the city wore presented to them, and they imme
diately proceeded inland, and at last accounts had
reached Soledad. -
G eneral Bonais Is reported to have won a victory
■on the 13th ult., capturing one: hundred men, one
hundred and fifty horses, and four guns, and killing
two hundred and fifty of the enemy. -Their force
numbored only three hundred. Donate’ loss' was
four hundred killed and twenty wounded. Ge
neral-Mejia reports defeating Doblado on tho 17th
ult. at Matshuati, and took eleven hundred and se
venteen prisoners, seventeen guns,' tvventy-sovon
wagons, two hundred mules, and a largo quantity of
arms ana munitions of war. ,
A skirmish is reported to have taken place at Val
paraiso, near Zacatecas, In which one hundred and
twenty men were killed, and: three hundred and
eight men, eight guns, five hundred small arms, and
two Hundred horses were captured.
General Ortega is reported at Atemajaewlth a
considerable force. General-Vidaurri is at Larodo,
Texas. ’
Easton, Juno 14. — The first passenger train from
Wilkesbarro, by ibo new rout/ via tho Bonn
Hayen ■: and White Haven Railroad, arrived
bero to-day. This is tho shortest and quickest route
from Wilkesbarro to Philadelphia. The trains will
run regularly, hereafter, iu connection with the
North Pennsylvania Bailroad. ,
’ The New Arctic Expedition^
New LoHDOKj Conn., Juno 14.—The ship Montl
cello, which is-to take Hall’s now Arotlo expedition,
will not be ready ho leave before the 26th inst. --y
THE WAS.
OF RICHMOND.
AND HIS STAFF
GENERAL BUTLER’S DEPARTMENT.
THE MOEGAN RAID, IN KENTUCKY.
CAPT. DICKSON TO GEN. CARBiNOTON.
CENTRAL AKD SOUTH AMERICA.
HIVED AT VEBA CRUZ.
Thoro Is nothing now from Santa Domingo.
The New Railroad to Wilkubarre.
DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF.
Stcaniem Fired nt from Co-
Imnbia, Arhanflax-PoNition oftlie He.
Kiel Forces—A I.argt? Force Neat by tion.
i'Hiiby to Brlve (Item off.
New Yore, Juno 14.— The steamer Daniel Web
ster, from Now Orleans on the 6ih, has arrived. Her
news Is unimportant,
Thopassago of several steamers by the robe! bat
teries at Columbia Is reported, including the Bril,
ltnnt and Mississippi, which boats had reached New'
Orleans. Thoy.were convoyed past the batteries by
gunboats.; The latter were repeatedly struck but not
much injured.
The captain of the gunboat Exchange was seri
ously but not mortally wounded.
It appears that Marmaduke’s main force is at
Bayou Macon, with Shelby and Oabcll at Co
lumbia.
General Oanby despatched a largo force to
drive off the rebels.
The New Orleans markets wero dull and un
changed. *
isxjTtoi’m.
Fnrdicr News by I lie liclgian and Saxo*
jnJu—A IJliera! Tie lory in Parliament—
The Times ana ihe Yirginiu Oampaign
—The ifcue^lion—The Health of
the Pope. S ..
GREAT BRITAIN. . ;
In the House of Commons, on the Ist Inst., the
Government was asked whether the offer to sell the
Mersey rams for £300,000 was mado by tholr owners,
Messrs. Bravay, or by Messrs. Bairds, the builders.
The Attorney General replied that the offer came from
Messrs. Bravay, as the owners. There was no com
munication with the Messrs. Lairds ia regard to tho
On a motion that the House go into committee on the
bill to abolish the religious list at the Oxford Univer
sity,; an amendment was proposed by the Conserva
tives/ rejecting the bill, but the Liberals gained the vic
tory by a majority of ten in.a fall house of four hundred
ana sixty-two.
• A Mr. Itowett, one of the directors of the: Interna
tional Telegraph Company, has been giving explana
tions, at Liverpool, of the design of that company to
construct a telegraph |to America; starting from Brest
via the Azores and the Freupli Islands off Newfound
land, etc A concession haa been obtained from the
French Government in favor of the enterprise. A
capital of half a million sterling is required.
. The London Times< in referring to the Parliamentary
debate on China, says that it .was proved by Mr. Cob
den that at tho present moment the position of England
towards China is the’model attitude of non-intervtm
• tion. . • • -
fiherrard Osborne has returned with hia squadron.
The instructions to British; naval officers are to con
. fine themselves strictly to the defence of treaty ports in
China, and the small circuit around them, and the
■'order ia now-on its way, if not already arrived, whieh
will detach Major Gordon from the service of the im
sperial Government.
THE “TIMES” ON THE AMERICAN WAR.
The Tim e# t after a review of the situation in Vir
ginia, concludes that :
= “ After all the fighting from point to point, the ‘.rela
tive positions of the two armies are clear enough. There
is a pause in the main action of the war, bnt beyond the
Interval tbe prospects of the invading, army are suffi
ciently gloomy.-. As one Federal report says, dating
from headquarters ; ‘We have fought, roanceuvrcd,
and,massed ; we have delivered bloody battles ; we
have withstood the assaults of a desperate foe, and we
have driven him from strong and elaborately prepared
positions; buthesriil confronts us. Vital still in all
his parts, he will not, seve with annihilation, die.'
There is the difficulty. The spirit in which the war has
been earned on has made the resistance of the South
lie»ce and desperate. The North might cease from its
efforts to conquer the Confederacy to-morrow, and feel
little of the struggle bul the losses it hits involved.
But for the South to yield would be social tain, more
extensive than the most protracted war can produce.
The aJmy of the South reflects the feeling aud temper of.
the population more folly than the troops of the North,
as these are drawn more largely from the European im-.
migration; and this difference must soon begin to tell .
on the relative military strength of the rival powers, if
it is not already visible in the desperate resistance to
this last Northern invasion. ”
THE DANO-QERXCAN QUESTION.
The Conference met on the 2d inst,, but nothing defi
nite was done.
A proposal was made and accepted for the prolonga
tion of the armistice fifteeu days longer.
The Conference will meet again on the 6th of June.
Fears gain ground that hostilities will recommence
between the Danes and Germans . :
The London Morning Po&t points out that the pro
longation of the armistice is a matter.of immediate im
portance, and it consoles Denmark by stating that her
contracted frottiers must henceforth be inviolate,.and
that she should regard the riddance of a disaffected peo
ple as a benefit rather than a loss.
It is represented that public feeling energetically de
mands the resumption'of hostilities the present season,
it being especially favorable to the Panes, while delay
will neutralize the Danish naval strength:
The J>agbladet, of Copenhagen, says: ‘‘Should ihe
London treaty be annulled, and.the German inhahl-,
. tants of a monarchy themselves decide on their destiny, 1
the settlenunt of the succession will become void. The
Danish inhabitants will then demand equal rights in
choosing for themselves a monarchical or republican
government. They will also decide whether to join "
Germany or Sweden. ”
The leading Danish papers violently denounce Eng
land’s proposition at the Conference for a division of
Schleswig, and call for earnest resistance/
. Health: OF Tfik pOPEr
The telegrams announcing , the recovery of. the Pope
are only half believed. The exclusion of all strangers
fToIB ike Vatican during the last few weeks leads some
of the most suspicious persons to "suspect that the Pope
is really dead, and that his death is being concealed
while his successor is being appointed and established
on the Papal throne. These surmises, however, ap
pear to'have no better ground than those which .held
that tie Queen of James 11. did not give birth to a son;
but had an infant introduced by stealth into tne Palace.
In the meanwiiie, great excitement prevails m Italy,
and there seems to be ; no very cordial feeling between
the Governments of Turin and Paris.
FRANCE.
The political news' is unimportant • -
The Bourse was firm on the 2d Inst: at 66f. 9oc. for the
Rentes - I ' fc ‘
A French block-house has been captured at Senegal,
and fifteen hundred French soldiers massacred by the
’ blacks. '•
•f , SWITZERLAND. ;: -
• Great political agitation prevailed in Basle, and fears
were entertained of a collision between the opposing
parties, . , - POHTOOAL.
A bill has been introduced in the Cortes to establish
free-trade in corn. ... :
A new loan of fifty millions was apoken of.
THE OORYETTE ST. LOUIS. / •:.
. Ti e United States corvette St. Louis arrived at Tangier
Bay on the 2tst of May.
LONDON MONEY- MARKET.—The funds were inac
tive and generally easier. Money was in limitedde
mand. A rednetion in the Bank-rate of discount was
expected on the 2d inst., bnt do change took place.
' KBW YOKK CITY,
[Correspondence of The Press. ]
New Yoke, June 13,1864. '
authority, that Mr. Scoville, the Reader of the Com
mon Council, the widolyrknown of
the London Telegraph, was this morning arrested in
. pursuance to orders from the) State Department at
.■Washington. My informant did notaseertain the
exact substance ofthe chargos'-wMch were made
against him ; but it is presumed that the matter of
his London letters afforded the Government grounds
for the faction, it has taken. “ Manhattan ss is at
. large, upon parole.
; court scatters, .
The Hunter wife-muTder case has at length
reached its ultimate. This morning, Recorder Hoff
man pronounced the sentence of life-long imprison
ment upon the prisoner. Hunter had drawn ap a
long statement, In which he argued, apparently, fop
the propriety of a mitigated sentence. He did not
deny that he had caused the death of his wife, but
referred, the frenzy in; which the act was com-,
mitted to an injury of the head, received a few days
'previous to the commission of the crime. He also
• took exception to the action of the Recorderupon his
trial. ;
. Judge; Russell this morning called )the attention
of the Grand Jury to the recent seizure of the World
and Journal of Commerce offices. He instructed
them that if the order of tire Presidenfc : was illegal*
all who obeyed that order rendered themselves ob
»noxious,to the penalties of the law. His charge in
dicated that the officials who conducted the seizure
were, under certain circumstances, liable to an in
dictment foT riot. In all probability we shall soon
know the termination of this all-important matter.
GENERAL ITEMS.
It is rumored in political' Circles : that the New
York delegation to the Chicago Convention will use
their influence to induce the nomination of General
Hancock. ■
. Mrs. Julia Ward Howennd daughter, of Boston,
are, at present, guests in our city. ' ' ' : V
4. Fifcz Hugh Ludlow, Rsq., is engaged upon ajiew
work, probably to be issued by the Harpers. r 0
The Ctentury Club ' has appointed a eommittce to
report proper steps for a .tribute to the. memory of
the late General Wadsworth.
Only nineteen bodies have.thus far beori recovered
irpin the Berkshire. Stutv-ESANT, ;
DINNER TO NEW JERSEY COMMISSIONERS.
The New Jersey Commissioners to establish the
exterior line in New York bay were to-day the
guests of the Chamber of. Commerce.. Eloquent
speeches were made by Moses Grinnell, Esq., Hon.
James M. Scovell, Senator Chandler, and others.
ARRIVAL Or WOUNDED.
' The Steamer Western- Metropolis, from Alex
andria, has arrived with 600 wounded and sick
soldiers. . Seine very bad eases were included in the
number. They were received fawn the steamers
...Webster, and State of Maine, that had. just arrived
from the White House. Seventeen died onboard
these .vessels and eight on board tbe Metropolis
during the passage.
EVFBCTS ORTHRLADIRS’ COVENANT IN TRANCE.
A letter from Paris says: “ The formation of tbo
Ladies’ Union in the United States against the uso
of foreign goods has scattered terror.andbonfusion
among the European manufacturers. The buyers
■ ofthebouses of Ai l'. Stewart, Arnold, Constabio St
Co., and others, whom I :have met, say that their
: occupation is gone ; that they have ceased to buy
until further orders, but that they do not expect, to
buy any more so long as the covenant exists. -The
number of American buyers In Franco is very largo,
and they find themselves all at once out of employ
ment. 1 ? yi '.■'■■■. ■'V-X T; 1 ■
. : . RNCOtiRAOEMEXT OP 'ENLISTMENTS.
The Board of Supervisors have resolved to pro
coed-Immediately- with, enlistments, and have au
thorised a new loan of $2,000,000, :
; VATAI.: ACCIDENT, y
A.son of Collector Barney was run over to-day by
an omnibus, and was instantly killed. ,
THE OATTLR MARKET.
Beef was K@le. lower to-day. The sales made
were at 12@l9Ke.j but: few at or above 19, tbo bulk
of the sales being from 16@18.‘:: The receipts were
1,000 head.
. Sheep and Lambs wore lc. lowor. Sales at $4.50@
Operhead. Receipts, 14,3001i0a<1.
Hogs unchanged. Saies at BX@B?f. Receipts,
18,600 head. ■ . •
. : j : marine intelligence.
. The ship Suliote was in collision to-day with tho
brig Scotland, of Boston, In the bay. Tho latter
lost all her head-gear. ArrivcJ. ship Goneral Berry,
Oardiif j bark. Philona; Cow Bay; brig Giovanni
Battista, Odessa. . ■
marine disaster.
-The ship John and Albert, from Now Orleans for
Tobago, was stranded May :17th, on Alagranes reef,
and nbandoned with six feet of water in the hold.
Tho crow wero saved in four boats by the schooner
Louisa, and landed at Sisal previous to June Ist.
SHIP NEWS.
Arrived, ship James L. Botort, from Liverpool;
brig Caroline, from Aspinwallj brig Antonio .Mo
ther, from Belize. '
Terrible Tragedy at Poughkeepsie.
Poughkeepsie, Jime 14.~Mr3. Mary Miller, of
Now York, who has been residing for several weeks
past at I’ishklll Landing, committed a bloody deed
at an early hour this' morning, by cutting the
throats of her two cblldron (girls, aged respectively,
seven and two years,) and then cutting hor own.
Tho not was. committed at the house .of Mr. John'
Carnes. Mrs. Miller has been subject to slight
spells of Insanity since last fall, and had been sent
by her husband to Bishkili Landing for quiet and
repose, with tbo hope that the otfeot.would be benc
: flcial, both montally and bodily; - She is supposed to
liavo boon suffering from ono of those attacks when
tko above bloody deed was committed.
Tlic Asia Ontunrd Bound.
St. Johns, N. P?, June U.—The stoamshjp Asia,
from Boston via Halifax for Liverpool, passed Capo
Race at half-past seven o’clock on Sunday morning.
Markets by Telegraph.
Baltimore, June 14.—The Flour market is aotivo
at ,8.25 Tor fresh-ground Ohio oxtra. Wheat dull.
Corn dull and drooping; sales of white at $1.50@
1.51. Whisky dull and hoavyat $1.32- Sugar steady,
butinactive. ' .
WASHINGTON.
THE GOLD BILL PASSED.
DEBATE ON TJIE ANTI-ST. A VERY CON
STITUTIONAL AJIE.VDSIE.VT.
.TtH-E TABIPF BILL.
WA9HINOTON, June 14.
•rni: TARiffi? mu.
Tho tariff bill was reported by the Senate Finance
Committee t:>-day, Tho rate of taxation, where
is increased in most cases. Redaction is
made in scrap Iron from $0 to'sT perr ton; on scrap
loaJ from 2 to 1% cents per pound. Incroase ls made
In the duty on the following Items: Woolen cloths
changed from 36 to 40 per centum ad valorem; flan
nels from 38 to 24 per centum. Several classes of
cotton manufactures from 15 to 20 per centum; flax
or linen yarns for carpets from 25 to 30 per centum ;
manufactures of Sisal grass from 25 to 30 per cen
tum ; spun silk, 25 to 40 per centum j China and
porcelain ware, 40 to 45per centum ; gutta percha,
35 to 40 per centum; mcorschaum and<othcr pipes, 60
to 75 per centum j teas, 10 per centum ad valorem,
In addition t 0,20 ccnls-per.pouhd-, wood screws, Ox
to d cents, and from 0 to 12 cents ; manufactures’of
steel, 35 to 40 per centum. •
Tho first class in wools is extended to such as are
worth 13, instead of 12 eonts per pound, and a fourth
class is made, with wool exceeding 32 cents per
pound, at 12 cents per pound, and 10 per centum ad
vAlorem.
The following items are added:
On crude saltpetre,’2J£ cents per. pound; strlch-
Dine in salts, 1M cent per pound; playing cards, 20
and 35 cents, for different styles; rice, 2 cents per
pound j paddy, 1 cent per pound; patterns of last
ing, mohairs, Ac., for shoes and slippers, 10 per.
centum ad valorem; whiting, and Paris white, 1
cent per pound j whiting ground in oil, 2 cents per
pound j.on’ cylinder and crown glass, in classes,
from '2' : < to 40 cents per square foot; on opium-for
smoking, 100 per centum. ■./_
The change in the tax on cigars is as follows: On
cigars of all kinds, valued at *l5 or less per thou
sand, 75 cents per pound and 20 per centum ad va
lorem : valuer! at over 815 and-not over $3O per
thousand, $1.25 per pound and 30 per centum ad. va
lorem; valued at over $BO, and not over $45, per
thousand, $2 per pound and 50 per centum ad va---
lorcm; valued at over $45 per thousand, $3 per
pound and 50 . per centum ad valorem; provided
that paper cigars or cigarettes, including wrappers,
shall be subject to the same duties imposed on
cigars . . ;
; A new section requires the owner; or consignee,
when be shall verify to the collector his ontryof
goods, to make additions to- the cost to raise ; the
same to the market value, and if the collector's ap
praisement exceeds'by 2 per centum the. declared
value a duty of 20 per centum additional will be
charged. Another section fixes the value of import
ed goods at the valuation of the la3t port of ship
;ment." :
SENATE ECONfftRMATIONS,
Johx O. Tyi,i!r, of Vermont, to bo assistant ad
jutant general, with the rank of captain, In the vo
lunteer force. -. . ; - :
The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Bri
gadier General John Buford, deceased, to he
major general la the volunteer force from July Ist,
1863.;. ; ■ ;. .. ..
A MESSAOB t-ROM THR PRESIDEKT—THE CASH Off
A KIDNAPPER.
Tho President sent a messago to the Senate to
day, accompanied by a communication from the Se
cretary of War, in answer to a resolution of that
body, from which it appears one.Wri.i.iAji Yocum,
of. Cairo, Illinois, found guilty or kidnapping a negro
man In the employ of the Government of the United
States, and for $6O delivering him to one Gas-t, of
Kentucky, is now in the ! penitentiary at Albany. at
hard labor.
Itseems that on ah appeal from . Bepresentatives
Greek Olay Smith, Luciek Anderson, and W.
H. Kandall, and ex-Representatlye S. S. Carey,
the President ■, endorsed their request as follows:
“Wjr. Yocum, herein named, is hereby pardoned,
Feb. fb, 1804,” and subsequently .added, 11 after
making the above entry for pardon, upon repre
sentations made fcy the Secretary of War, Isus.
pcnded.aotion in the case.” J '
DESTRUCTION OV A BLOCKADE RtJXXER.
The ISTavy Department has been informed that on
the 2d inst. the* United.-States steamer Wamsutta,
stationed at Georgetown, S. C., chased aside-wheel
steamer until she ran her ashore. She proved to be
the Rose, of London, with an assorted cargo. After
fruitless, efforts to . get the Rose afloat she was de
stroyed,.
'TRANSFER Off HOSTAGES TO PORT DELAWAP.E,
Eight prisoners, held as hostages for the Union
citizens now in the hands of the rebels, will to-mor
row be transferred to Fort Delaware.
THE OHIO HUNDRED-DATS'-KEW,
It has been stated in distant papers that the Ohio
hundred-days : regiments, which recently arrived
here, became : mutinous and refused- to go to the
front. This is incorrect. They went with as much
willingness as any other soldiers during the war.
minith CONGRESS—Ist Session,
• SENATE, ■ r. ■
. GSAJfT OP LA2TD.
Mr. HENDERSON, of Indiana, from the Committee
on Public Lands, reported favorably on the bill to grant
to California the four hundred acres of land connected
with the Penitentiary of that State, and U was passed.
THK TARIFF BILL.
v Mr. FESSENDEN, of Mame.from the Committee on
Finance, reported back the bill from the House, in
creasing the imports (the tariff bill),' with several
amendments.-
TITK TEBRITORT OP ID^TO.
Mr. WADE, of Ohio, called up the House bill to amend
the act to provide a temporary government for the Ter
ritory of Idaho. It authorizes a reapportionment of the
Territory under a new enumeration to be,
inhabitants, and fixes the election-f? w 5 of October.
'"The'folKwS se nU.Be"liffl w&B, on motion of Mr'
CEANDLEBrof Michigan, called up and pas&sd,
etriking.outceriain clauses. ; , r. .
/ ifUiSXIC WORKS 02C THE TAKES.
■ The bill as amended is.as follows, substantially:
Thai there be appropriated the sum of $450,000, to he
expended, under the direction ofthe Secretary of War,
in repairing the- public works connected with the har
bors on Lakes Champlain, Ontario, Erie, St Clair, Ha*,
ron, Michigan; and Superior, so.far as the same,' ia his
judgment, may be necessaryi and that there be appro
priated the sum of $lOO,OOO, to be expended, under the
direction of the Secretary of War, in repairing such of
the public works connected with the harbors on fcheaea
board„of the United States as may, in his judgment,
need such expenditures.
, JpALEPOBKTA LAITX) GRANTS. . ;
The special order for 12K o’clock, the bill to ascertain
andaettle private land claims in California, involving
the great Miranda grant, came up. and the pending mo
tion to indefinitely postpone it was carried. It is thus,
after the consumption of much , time, in repeatedly de
bating, got rid of.
THE MEXICAN QUESTION.
The following resolution, was proposed" by Mr, Mc-
DOOGALL, of California:
Resolved, That the people of the United States can
never regard with indifference the attempt of auy Eu
ropean rower to overthrow by force, or to supplant by
fraud, the institutions of any republican Government
on the. Western contiaent, and that they will, view
jfith extreme jealousy, as menacing to the peace and
independence of their own country, the efforts of auy
such Power to obtain new footholds for monarchical
Governments, sustained by foreign military force, in
near proxlmitr'to the United States; v
Mr. CONNESS, of California, objected to Its present
consideration, find it was laid over. . /
AMENDMENTS 07 THE TAX.BILL^
. Mr. FESSENDENY of Maine, from the Finance Com
mit Ue, reported the House hiir imposing - an additional
on Imports, (the tax bill,} which, as amended,
W ordered W P P llnts<l preparatory to actioa to
morrow.
the roRTmdITiON hitt.
Til) fortlßcatioii bill was called op by Mr. FESSBK
• BEN, with the Senaie’samendmentstbereto. Some de
bate ensued on the amendment striking out the appro
priation for certain improvements in Boston harbor.
Jar. WILSON, of Massachusetts, opposed the strifcing
out of the bill the appropriation for the Great Brew
sters Island and on Deer and Lowell Islands, in Boston
harbor. The action of the'sea was. destroying those
islands, and endangering the harbors. It was of vital
importance that the encroachments of the sea on the
harbor of Boston should be'arrested, and the Senate
should concur with the action of the House;
Mr. SUMNER, of Massachusetts, also opposed the
amendment at some length.^
The amendment of the Senate was agreed to.
An amendment appropriating one hue dred and seven
ty-seven thousand dollars for the defences of California
; was offered by Mr. CONNESS. Mr. Conness said' the
Government contemplated no aggression, but simply to
provide for defence against aggression from any foreign.
Bower whatever. It was highly important that th&.
State should be saved to the Union, v ■
Mr. NESMITH, .of Oregon, supported Mr. Coniiesi’
views in relation to the present insufficiency of the forti
fications of California. . '
Tbe amendment was agreed to, and tbe bill as amend
ed' was tben passed. . - ,
The joint resolution for tbe relief of tbe State of Wis
consin was called np, and after considerable,but unim
portant debate, it passed. ?
■ Tim gold bill, with the amendments of the Honse
thereto, was, on motion of Mr. FESSENDEN, taken up,
read, and as amended ordered to be printed, so as to 08
examined and considered to-morrow. -
ABB SOLDIERS’ AND VREEDMEN’S-BILLS. .’
On motion of Mr. WILSON, the Senate adhered to its
amendments to tbe bill equalizing. tbe pay oI: United
States soldiers, and agreed to a new committee of con
terence. ' . -
St.4\ ItVVI
. On motion of Sir. SUMNER, the Honse bill to establish,
a Bureau of Affairs, as reported from the
select committee of slavery and freedinen in tbe
Senate; with amendments.as s substitute, was taken
u/>. and, after discussion on amendments offered by
different Senators; the Senate, afcfiye o’clock, adjourned.
HOUSE* . ; - .
THE OVERLATTD MAIL CONTRACT.
Bfr. ALLEY, of Brassachusetts, from the Committee
on Post Offices and Post Roads, reported a joint resolu
tion empowering the Postmaster General, in his discre
tion, to extend the mail contract with the present con
tractor, commonly known as the Overland Mail Com
pany, for one year from the Ist of July at existing rates.
Blr. Alley.sa.id it was considered best for thednieresfc
of all parties that the contract should be extended one
year, as in the present state of the currency it was im
possible to determine what the service - may be worth.
The Postmaster General had advertised for bids, and :
the time expires to-morrow; hence the importance of
prompt action on tlie resolution.
• Mr. STEVER&, of Pennsylvania, desired its postpone
ment in order that it might be ascertained what the bids
are.. ..
. lit, SHANNON, of California, said while the mail
service from Salt Lake to California, is well performed,
the service on this sidwof Salt Lake is a notorious failure
and outrage. There ought to be more efficiency and re-
SP JMrf ALIIiY, of Massachusettai replied thatrwhat the
gentleman last stated bad nothing to do with the pend
ing proposition; which is provided for continuing the
contract only one year, whereas, if the contract undwr
biddingwasawarded for fonryearH the'contractor might
obtain a much larger sum. The passage of the resolu
tion wouid save hundreds of thousands, if not millions
of dollars to the .Government.
The resolution was read twice, but as objection was
made to the third reading because it had not'been on
grossed, it went to the Speaker's table.
Ok THIS VOTE OH THE GOLD BILL.
The House reconaidered the .rote by which recently
the Senate cold bill was laid upon the table.
Mr. FEKNANJSO WOOD, of Now York, asked the
unanimous consent of the Ilcuseto speak for t«*n mi
nntesupon the subject, butltfr, SPAULDING, ofOhlo,;
objected.
'The House first voted on the amendment.heretofore
offered by Mr. Davis, of New York, namely ( Provided,
moreover, that duriugthe operation of the act the laws
of trade and gravitation shall be, and: the same are
hereby* suspended. ' , .
This was voted down amid much laughter.
Bfr. Hooper’s substitute for the first section of the
Seuate bill was agreed to.
The bill was then passed—yeas 76, nays 62.
THE BILL AS PASSED.
■ It provides that it shall he unlawful to make any con
tract for the'purchase or sale and . delivery of any gold
coin or bullion to be delivered on any ; day subsequent
to the day of making such contract, or tor tho* payment
of any sum, either axed or contingent, In default of the ■
delivery of any gold coin or bullion, or to make such
contract upon any other terms than the actual delivery
of such gold coin or bullion, aiid the payment la fall of
the agreed price thereof on the day oa which such con
tractls made, in -United States notes or nattonuL cur
reney, and not otherwise, or to make any contract for
tho purclase or sale and .delivery of any foreign
excbahge.jto bo delivered at any time beyond ten
days subsequent to the making of such contract, or for
the payment of any sum, either fixed or contingent, in
default of the delivery of any foreign oxchauge. or
upon any Other terms than the actual delivery of such
foreign exchange ten days from the making of
such contract, and thAimmedtate payment in fall of
ihe*agreed price thereof on the day of delivery in
United States notes, or : national currency, ovto raako
any contract whatever for the sale and delivery of any
•gold coin or bullion, of which the person making such
contract shall not, at the time of making the same, bo
in actual possession, and it shall be unlawful to mako
any loan of money or currency not being in com to be
repaid in coin or bullion, or to make any loan of com or
bullion, to be paid in. money or carroncy other than
“it shall ke turtket uaUwfuV for any Laukor,,broker,or
other parson, to make an3’ purchase or halo ot any gold
cola or bullion, or of any Coroigu exchange,oc any oou.'
tract f«r any Ruch jwrehaiO or at any other place
than the ordinary place of vuslnew of oitner the seller
or the purchaser, owner or hirer, sea occupied by him
individually,or by a partnership of Which beta a mem
ber.
Suctions. AH contracts made taylolattat of tbU act
fthali be iibKolotely void.
Bnc. 4. Anv pHtmn who f ball rlolato nfff provision
j?f tbia act Khalltwr hold jjallty of a miftdeta<*ifor» a«d
on conviction thereof «b»li be fitted in any sutfnot i«w
than $l. OCO nor more than $lO,OOO, or be imprisoned for
a period not less than tbre« months nor Jontrer t'Swta one
year, or both, at the discretion of the coart, auA'ahail
likewise be subject to a penalty of $l,OOO for each
offence.
Sno.fi. The penalty irapoaed by the fourth section of
IMh act maybe recovered In an action at Jaw In any
court of record of the United StateH, or any court of
competent jurisdiction, which action may be brought fa
the name of the United Slates..by any pernon who wiH
aua for said penalty, ono hair for the use*of the United
State*,and tho other half for the useofthe poison bring- .
lug such action, and the recovery and satisfaction of a
judgment-in any such action shall be a bar io tho imno-
Hition cf any fine for the »ame offence in any prosecution
instituted subsequent to the recovery of hnclrjiidginent,
but shall nbt'oe a bar to the Infliction of panishmontby
ininrboninentj.as provided by said fourth occtlon.
Siio.d. Al! acts and parts of acts inconsistent with tho
provlfiiom- of this aefare hereby repealed.
APritoniu ations for csvu/ expense*.
The nonse”went into committee on the bin tanking
appropriation a for certain civil expenses.
: The Hi*us© took up, iu Committee of the WhoTe'on the
state of tho Union,-the bill making appropriations for a.
survey of tho coast and the lighthouse establish rewat,
and other civil* expenses, but some of the items being
objectionable to* a majority of the members, amotion
was made, and parried by ; a large majority,-tbat tho
enacting chmse be stricken out. : The bill was thus de
feated. The Bourse reeoxnniitted it to the Committee of
Ways and Means.- .
A DAILY KEOE3S.
Ou motion, it wa#
Resolved, That until otherwise ordered, the House
will dally take a reoess from half past four to half past
seven. , '
TOTES OI?' ABSENTEES RECORDED,
Mr. FENTON, of- New York, stated that'he was
obliged tfr leave the House yesterday on acconntofiil
beami, and his 'colleague, Mr. Steeie, kindly consented
to pair with him. Mr. Steele was now In his seat, and
he (Mr. Fenton) asked consent of the House that they
should now both record their votes on the bill forth©
repeal of the fugitive slave law. Consent was given,
and Mr. Fenton voted for and Mr. Steele against the bill.
THE ANTI-81.AVERY AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTI-
The House resumed the consideration of the bill pro
posing an amendment to the Constitution to abolish sla
very throughout the United States.
Mr, PRDYN, of New York, denied that the Constitu
tion conld be construed to enlarge its power so as to
deal with matters beyond its reach. Two thirds of the
States cannot take away- the reserved rights of aiiy
State- If so, what was to prevent the absorption of ter
ritory? If one right or principle could be swept away,
all conld be destroyed. Under such doctrines, States
might bo annihilated, and monarchy substituted. Leave
each State to say what is-beet for its own people andia
siitiitiona.
FERNANDO WOOD, of New York, said this was no
time for a change in the organic law. ..We-were in the
midst of civil war. The ain of the conflict* aml'the
groans of the dying and wounded are sad evidences of
the destruction around ns. The entire people are in
volved, directly or indirectly, in the dreadful conflict.
There was too much excitement in the public roind to
admit of calm and cautious investigation.
' If such a change could be made m the Constitution
this was not the time for it. .The effect of such -an
amendment would prodace a revulsion, wide-soread
and radical in its character, and add to. the existing
sectional hostility, atd, if possible, make*the conflict
more intense.
Among hia reasons for opposing the resolution; he
said it proposed to make social institutions subject to
Government action, atm was in antagonism-to the prin
ciples which underlie all republican systems, H was
unjust, a breach of good faith, and not reconcilable
wilh expediency. It struck at property and involved
the extermination of the whites of the* southern States
and the forfeiture of their property and lands, to be
given to the black race, who, may drive the former out
of existence. Was this the .last scene of the bloody
drama, on which the world gazed; with horror, and
which would leave fnture ages a warning to avoid civil
war, with all Us atrocities ?
He argued that the Constitution was a "compact and"
covenant, and that the control of slavery and domestic.
institutions was never intended to be delegated to the
General Government, and could not be delegated except
by the consent of all the States. Ia the course of his re-‘
marks he spoke of War Democrats as political jackals
who had jumped into place. He could read many evi
dences to show that they had been the moat intense
against coercion. Certainly ihey are now erased from,
the memorials of the Democractlc party, aadio3t to the
respect of those who hold io its time-honored principles.
The bloody and brutal policy of the party in power had
well nigh destroyed ail hope of the Union, bat much
might still be done by recalling the ancient spirit of con
cession and mutual forbearance, with a view of restor
ing the Union as it was.
Mr. HIGBY, of California, said it was most cautiously
provided that the National Legislature can make no
such amendment. It may be proposed by Congress,but
must be ratified by the State Legislature, or by conven
tions of the people: nothing could moae clearly recognize
State sovereignty. He would a*k whether the gentle
men who have*.spoken against the proposition date to
submit 'the amendmentto tbeirseveral States.
Slavery struck at the roots of onr institutions, and
was a terrible evil- What rights.had the institution,
with two or three hundred thousand men in rebellion,
which this Government was bound to respect. He laid
down as a self-evident truth .|}iat no Government is
republican in fora or substance which tolerates the in
stitution of slavery. Such republicanism- was horn of
hell! , • • . •• • T
He refuted the assertion, which he characterized as a
falsehood, that we commenced war upon the South. On
the contrary, as he showed from President Buchanan’s
Message of January, 1861, the Secessionists first
hostilities bv seizures of fortifications and other public
property. He justified the President’s Emancipation
Proclamation as a blow against slavery,which has come
so near being the d*ath of the Republic. **-/
Mr. KaLBFLEISCH, of New York* spoke*of the,
amendment as a radical change in the Constitution. Re
vering that instrument as ha did, he should receive the
suggestion of amendment with doubts and misgivings.
Before lie could assent to the proposition he must be con
vinced it is indispensable to the future well- being of. the
country, .
Hemust be satisfied it would restore peace and har
mony to the "Onion, and that the present is the most
auspicious time for its inauguration. -
This was a part of the scheme of fanaticism, with a
View of obtaining a new lease of power. He contro
verted the charges against the Democratic party, that
they were in sympathy with secession.. The cries of
“Copperhead,” “Secessionist,“ and snchlying epi
thets, from supporters of the Administration, had,in his
candid Vpiniou, done roach to prolong a war which
ought long ago to have been ended, in conjunction with
other acis in the extreme disgraceful.
The House at five o’clock took a recess till half pass
■ seven."-'. .
BYENING SESSION. '
THE ANTi-SLAVERY QUESTION BBSUMED.
Only twelve members were present.
Mr. SHANNON, of California, argued that slavery
alone is responsible for the war. This carse could not
be perpetuated consistently with freedom, and it be
came their duty to see it shall not longer exist as an
element of disintegration and disruption. - Slavery and
barbarism are identical, and, being antagonistic to onr
Constitution, he would for this, if lor no other reason,
vote lor alt amendment to abolish slavery throughout
*the United States. He regarded slavery as the sum of
all villainies. It was brutality vitiated and dishonesty
corrupted.. ;
The day of concession to the slave power has passed.
The dissolution of the Union and the recognition of the
Southern Confederacy, or the immediate abolition of
slavery,i* the issue, and thepeoplejmust face the music.
There can he no reunion with slavery. .
Mr COFFROTH, of Pennsylvania, said the prppon-.,.
tion was intended to setTddsVfdftrmfliibns of ignorant
and debased negroes to swarm the country with pesti
lential-effect, thus Jollo wing out wild and fanatical
teachings. The question was whether' Congress have
the right to take from the people of the South theiroro-..
- vert J : T--TBC not
only produce discord at the North, hut would strengthen
and add virulence to the rebellion. They have no right
„to amend the Consiitution for the destmction of the
right of the people to hold property. While he strongly
condemned those guilty of treason in the South, he said
he.mnßtin trnth denounce the party which furnished
. them with an excuse for rebellion, forthe Abolitionists
were -the best friends of the Secessionists. It was
fanaticism and sectionalism which had produced the
present unhappy condition of afi’airs. : :- ..
Mr. KELLOGG, of Michigan, said. it. seemed to him
that the progress of tie human race demands this
amendment to the Constitution to be made.. The pros
perity of the country calls for it, and those who avoid
this duty are guilty of treason to human liberty and hu
man rights. The Bible is the text bookJof true Demo
cracy, and teaches ns that governments should be for
the happiness of the many, and not for an exclusive few.
He earnestlv advocated an amendment to the Constitu
tion, so as to sweep away the monster slavery forever,
and thus rid ourselves of a heretofore constant source of
trouble. The rebels have no rights under the Constitu
tion and laws, which they have set at defiauee and re
fused to obey.
Mr. ROBS, of Illinois, defended the Democratic party,
speaking of its patriotism, and saying it had a clear
record and untarnished history, which will live as
long as constitutional government shall endure. He
was in favor of a National Convention to settle and ad
just,-by equal concession, the questions at issue, and of
consolidating the armies, North and South,
and vindicate the Monroe doctrine. ‘ = -
, If xl e politicians had been out of the way; the people
Would have settle&our difficulties long ago. How long, 1
he asked, are the bulls and edicts of Washington and
Richmond to continue potential in the sacrifice of hu
man life at the behest ot these Governments, each of
which is,engaged in. destroying the liberties of the
people? . ' , .
He expressed a hope that the Union-loving conserva
tive men everywhere would unite in the Presidential
election, In order to transmit to posterity the legacy of
free govcnuneht, , . . . .
_• Mr. of Indiana, said tiie pending bill*
having passed the Senate, awaits the action of the
House to Become a law. A', measure to change tne or
. game law should receive full, calm, and dispassionate
consideration, but this was not the time for amending
the Constitution in any particular. There never was a
• Party so profuse in its promises and unfortunate in their
fulfilment as the party now in power. After a vast ex-
N penditme of men and money, the passage of confisca
tion bills, and the 'issuance of emancipation proclama
tions, etc,,, there - is not even reasonable success.
He alluded tojihe Crittenden Compromise as a mea
sure of peace,which the Republicans opposed bufc.who
would now vpte for the pending proposition as a moans
of w*r. It was designed by ' a party platform to change
the Constitution in a way never contemplated by its an
- thors. Not only the maimer but the time of bringing
forward this amendment ought to make gentlemen con
sider and hesitate before they cast a fierce and exciting
- element into the Presidential election. . .
' The Constitution, is sanctified in the hearts and judg
ment of, the people, ana is the only thing which pre
vents anarchy and disintegration everywhere, and
’around which the elemtnts of peace can rally. Hence
he wanted no violent hands laid upon it.
-ThcHonse st eleven o’clock adjourned..
CITY-Y
; The attractive display made txthb G-reat
Ckhthal Fair by the Wheeler & Wilson Sewing
Machine Company Is creditable to this immense'
sewing machine concern, and is likely to result In
making hundreds of maids and matrons happy for
life, by resulting in their securing one of these In
, imitable labor-saving instruments. All .who ex
amine the Wheeler & Wilsoninaohines in operation
are convinced of their completeness in every parti
cular, and of their decided advantages over all rival
instruments for all kinds of family use. Over fivo
. thousand of these colebrated maohines are now in use
in this city alono, in our best families, and' among
them all we have never yet been apprised of a single
disappointment. In fact, there is no possible risk
in buying a Wheeler & Wilson machine, as every
one sold is warranted to give perfect satisfaction to
the purchaser, or the money is rpturned: Visitors to
the Groat Central Fair 1 should not fail to call; at
the Wheeler & Wilson establishment, Ko. 704
Chestnut street, above Seventh. The Wheeler &
Wilson machines have this peculiarity also, that
they are practical and easily learned, and the- work
they perform, while it is vastly more beautiful, Is
equally as durabio os Uio very best hand-sewing.
PnOGEESS IK THE ART_ ,OV PHOTOORArHV.-
Tliore are few arts or scientific’ discoveries that the
world would so unwillingly let die as that which is
comprehended under the general head of J‘hoto~
graphy. The improvements made, upon the first
Crude successes in this department have been almost.
illimitable.. The high state of perfection to which
the various branches of Photography havo attained,
may bo best soen at the spacious exhibition galleries.
of Messrs. Wenderoth & Taylor, Nos, 912, 914, and.
916 Chestnut street. From/ the petit illuminated
Carle de Visile' to the most elaborate .‘and highly
finished life-size Portraits in Oil, Crayon, India Ink,
and those" brilliant gems entitled Ivorytypes and
Wenderotypes (confined exclusively to this firm),
the ouriuris and admiring visitor can here gratify
his fancy for hours. Wo observe that , the influx of
strangers attracted to the city by the Fair has pro
portionately thronged' Messrs. W.'& T.’s: galleries
with applicants for pictures. We are not surprised
at this, as their reputation for producing the finest
pictures in America is established boyond cavil.
.'SEWitrd Maohike vor Mrs. Grishkai. Gbaxt.
—The friends and admirers of Gonoral Grant will •
learn with pleasure that, whllo tho gallant hero of
Vicksburg is hemming in the rebels at Richmond
on all sides, his worthy and amiable lady is being,
aided by the gallantry and patriotism of our citizens
to perform hemming o f a different sort. Tho polito.
and energetic agent of the Grover & Baker Sewing.
Machine Company in this city, No. 730, Chestnut
street, has contributed, among other valuable dona
tions in the way of Machines and elegant em
'broidored work, a superb Sewing Machine; encased
in the most artistic and elaborate, style.’ The ease
of this instrument’ls perfectly unique, being or
rosewood, embellished with landscape paintings,.
and Inlaid with pearl, making altogether one, of. the
most tasteful articles in tho Fair. The Machine is
also supplied with one of Grover ft Bakor’s self
acting fans, and is, upon tho-whole, attracting
marked attention. We learn that the sales of
Grover & Baker machines since the opening or the
Fair have been very large, their rooms, at. 730
.Chostnut.stroot, boing crowded almost every hour
Itt the day with visitors.
Messrs. Sowers & Sofr's Emporium,
No. 625 Chestnut Street, was yesterday thronged
all da? with strangers in the city voting tho Fair,
showing that the great fame of this iOd house is not
confined to Philadelphia alone. Person’s wishing to
select really elegant and well-made garments, at
reasonable prices, can find their wishes gr atified ia
greater perfection at 625 Chestflnt street, under
Jayne’s Hall, than anywhere else In this city. There
is a degree of grace and gentility about their gar
ments that strikes every gentleman of tasjg favora
bly. Give them as call.
The Fair, last evening, wes again througvd
with gaiety, bemityytfnd patriotism; Every depart* *
mont hadUs quota ofvisitors and meed of
and most of them, as the evening advanced, found
their money drawers becoming -plethoric from* a
stilt more* substantial recognition of merit, Thu
particular apace devoted to tho display of the “Fiji*
rente f} Scwfag Machines was fairly besieged with
Interested spectators watching tho movements of
these wonderful machines, every one of which Is
supplied with a I&rnum SefcScwer—an invaluable
arrangement for holding, guiding, and adjusting
the work, making sewing on a machine tho very
nearest thing to mere play imaginable. All the.
Florence machines sold are guaranteed to giver
entire satisfaction or the money will be returned.
Persons visiting the city, and our citizens generally
who have not yet done so,- should visit the great esta
blishment of the Florence Company, No. 630 Chest--
nut street.
Bars Treat—Address ry Prof. R. D. Hitch
cock, D. D.—Philadelphians will learn with plea
sure that this'earnest and. eloquent champion of the
truth is to speak in Musical Fund Hall, next Thurs
day evening. As Dr. H. is a great favorite with-
New York audiences, we doubt not he will meet
with an enthusiastic reception here. Tickets are
free, and may be obtained at Ashmead & Evans',
724 Chestnut street.
Excellent Photographs.— Hr. F. Gutekunst,
No. 704 and 706 Arch street, has recently executed
fine photographic pictures, in various sizes and
styles, of Mr. James* E. Murdoch, JGens. Hancock,'
-Meade, and Grant, and Bishops Wood, Kingsley,
and Simpson, duplicates of all of which can now be
had at his counters.
Compliment to the Ladies.— lt is a universal
remark that the ladies of our city never looked so
beautiful as during their evening promenades at
the-Fair. The cause of this is* that-moab of them
have their heads adorned with Messrs. Wood h
Cary's (No. 725 Chestnut street) new Pot Pourri
Turbans. The new English Walking Hats of this
firm are also greatly admired.
The “Prize-Medal? 5 Skirt, invented by Mr.
John F. Taggart, and sold by Mr. George Grant,
610 Chestnut street, is, without exception, the best
in. fit, comfort; beauty, and durability. His stock of
Gentlemen’s Furnishing Goods,of his own exclusive
manufacture aind importation, IS also the choicest in
the city, and his prices arc moderate.
Bather a Muddle.— They, do not have a very
clear Idea of the geography.and topography of th£g
country in England. At last dates we read that
only the first brief despatches respecting the battle
in the “Wilderness ” had reached London, and that
these were not very correct, as will he seen from the -
report that {f Lee had loft his dead and wounded oa.
the field at Buffalo, and was advancing in fcwoco*
lumns toward Richmond I” This is about as stupid
as it would be to locate the Brown Stone Clothing.
Hall of Bockhlll & Wilson any where else than at
603 and 605 Chestnut street, above Sixth.
A splendid assortment of misses', childrens',
and boys* hats, at reduced prices, can be purchased
of Charles Oakford & Sons, 834 and 835 Chestnut
street, Continental Hotel. it
General Steele.— The Texan rebels have at last
succeeded in making a song of General Steele, and
here it is:. .
Gen. Frederick Steele comes stealing along,
Stealing our hogsrand stealing our cornj
Stealing our sheep and stealing our cows,
And stealing the steel from off our plows.
Steal on, Gen. Steele, ere long you may feel
The blighting effects of very cold steel.”
In good sooth* we hope the General will reform,
and, “ when this cruel war Is over,” purchase his
clothing,-lika “any other man, 55 at the palatial
store of Granville Stokes, No, 609- Chestnut street.
Take Notice.— That Charles C. Overbeck will
give the gross receipts of his business to. the Sani
tary Fair,onWednesday, Juno Isth, and expects
all his loyal friends at the splendid set-out at nine
o’clock in the evening.
. The handsomest assortment op Straw, Felt,
and other Hats can be purchased of Charles Oakford
fit Sons, 834 and 836 Chestnut street—Continental
Hotel. fcf
The Faib continues, the throng continues, and
the greenbacks continue to flow into its coffers and
the people into tho Fair. -Never before in Phila
delphia has there been an exhibition so attractive,
so popular, or sq profitable as the .Great Central
Fair j and for these things, in a great measure, are
we indebted to the ladies and gentlemen of vari
ous committees, and had we our way we would pre
sent to every ladya new “duck of a bonnet,” and
to every gentleman anew suit of clothes from the
establishment of Charles Stokes & Co., under fcha
Continental.
I; Photograph Albums in Evert Stvxb.— Rich
Turkey Morocco, Antique, Ivory Mountings, Omar*
mental Edges, &c., &c., holding from Twelve to Two
-Hundred Photographs j the largestund best-assort
ment In the city. War. W. Hard ing,
Manufacturer,
No. 326 Chestnut street, below Fourth, south side,.
■Upholstering.— The proprietors of hotels Of
bolstering of any description done in a eaa
at anytime secure any number of hands, at a very
.tow <«Qwo,-yw» CMufattOtj-at" ' : '
W. Henry Patttens’,
1408 Chestnut street.
Ip you want a plate of good Ice Cream, go to
Eieut. Robert G. Smith’s, No. 626 Wharton street.
Get the Best ’—The Holy Bible—Harding’s
Editions. —Family, Pulpit, and Pocket Bibles, in
beautiful styles of Turkey Morocco and antique
bindings. A new edition, arranged for Photographic
portraits of families.
Wjt. W, Harding, Publisher,
No. 326 Chestnut street, below Fourth.
Yerandah Awnings, Ifmadeto fitonlyof good
materials, must be ordered at
W. Henry Pattens’,
: 1408 Chestnut street.
Window Shades, TJphoisteby, Bedding, and
Cubtain .Stobe,— Persons who require Window
Shades will please remember that, notwithstanding
Patten has entered largely Into the npholstery bu
siness, he is sfill the head and front of the mann
faotnrers and dealers in Window Shades, and that
those who require Shades will do well to select from
"W. Hbnbt Patten,
1408 Chestnut street.
Dr. D. Jaynk’s Extkctouant.— AU who
used this standard medicine for
Asthma, Consumption,
Bronchitis, Pleurisy,
Whooping Cough, Croup,
v Coughs and Colds, Hoarseness,
br any pulmonary complaint, attest its usefulness.
Recent Cough: and Colds, Plenritis Pains, Src., are
••'.kly and effectually cured by its diaphoretic,
soothimT expectorant power.
, Asthma it aljrtijS.enrii. » overcomes foe spas
modie contraction of the air vessels,
dueing free at oucb remoyes ail
culty of breathing.
Bronchitis readily yields fo the Expectorant. It
subdues , the inflammation which extends through
the' wind, tubes, produces free expectoration, and
suppresses at once the cough and pain.
.Consumption.— For thisinsidiouß and fatal disease,
, ho remedy on earth has ever been found so effectual.
It subdues the inflammation, relievos the congh and
pain, and Temoyes the difficulty of breathing, and
produces an easy expectoration, whereby all irri
tating and obstructing matters are removed from
the lungs. \ . '
Whooping Cough is promptly relieved' by this Ex
pectorant. It shortens the duration of the disease
one-half, and greatly mitigates the sufferings of the
patient- ’
■ In all pulmonary eomplaints, in croup, pleurisy,
&0., it will be found to bo prompt, safe, pleasant,
and reliable. v
All of Br. Jayne & Son’s family medicines aro
prepared only at No. 242 Chestnut street. Jel3-mw2t
- Cobws, Buktoxs, Inverted Nails, Exxaroed
Joists, and all diseases of the feet, cured, without
pain or inconvenience to the patient, by Drs. Zaolia
rio & Barnett, Surgeon Chiropodists, 921 Chestnut
street. Refer to physicians and surgeons of tha
city. ’ tf
ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS,
Til© COI
R5l Stearns, New York .
F S Wilson, Bellefonte
EM Blanchard, Bellefonto,
J C Baxtresser, Bellefonte
W M Tilden, Chicago
S W Allerton. Chicago .
JEReeside, Washington -
J B Trexler, Reading
S A Bridges, Allentown -
Miss Hughes, Penn a
G Manly & wf, New York
G J £ Farrell, Allentown
H 0 Sparks, New York
J P Eppiy, Cincinnati
J W Jolmston, Halifax
J H Kimball, Bath, Me
H P Cochran, Lexington, K
R H Rochester, Rochester -
Lewis Housel, Marietta
WmSsluse, USN . .
Z P Boyer,-PoitsvHle ■
Seth W Green, MlnersvLlle
Mr & Mrs S 1) Stryker, N Y
A Huckwitz, New York
J G Frick, Pottsyille
Jas W Iredell, Norristown
Geo H BiUi Norristown.
HBSmithson, Norristown
G H Morris, Norristown
CP Crockett, Newark, N J
Mrs Crockett & da, Newark
L Bow & wf, New York
J M Michael & wf, B-itt
Miss M A McConkey.Penna
Mrs J A Ross, Penn a
GRMcConkey, Penna
Whitlow Reid, Washing’n
• Mibs Beringer/ield, Cia
J T Murray & wf, Balt
R H Corahs, Bordentown
Miss K Score], Bordentown
ETBay. New York . ,
J Edwards, New York ’ -
Miss 51 Green. New York
Miss B Bay, New York
Miss E Bay, New York -
J E Combs, New York
Miss E Combs, New York
Miss B Allen, Bordentown
XD Clawson, New Jersey
51rs A J; Hires, New Jersey
G J Robbins, New Jersey.
J.W Allen,.Bordentown
L B Goff, Providence. R I
A D Griswold, New York
J A Nye, Dearer City
W St Cole & wf, Baliimore
H Thomas, Harrisburg
V Knocb, Harrisburg
W H Chamberlin, Danville
HFairiamb & la, Vermont
Com J B M Mnltany, U S N
G A Ebbetts, DSN
J H Ijpuswright, W asb.D C
H C Richards & wf. Boston
A W Stetson & wf, Boston
G<oJ Forrest, New York
Sami Smith. New York
A W Spencer, Boston r
Jninea Keeley, New York.
Thos McCurdeo. New York
Boland Smithy New York
Geo Wright & wf, N \ .
MW Goettner, New York
T C Heisey, Portland :
Sirs Abbie Heisey. Portland
. Miss Susieißoyd, Portland
bliss E Wood,- Portland
Miss M Heisey.Portland'
Thos Blew* New. York
itincntal.
J M Benig & la, Columbus
S A Benig & wf. Columbus
Mrs F L Holbrook, N York
S Driakhouse, Easton
Miss Driakhouse &br,Eas’a
T Green, Easton
Mrs Green, Easton
Mies E Green, Easton
C H Edgar & wf, Easton
G il Wilbur, Boston
Arthur Ebbs
H 6 Hopkins, Peuna
A C Henderson, Lane co
J H Briggs & wf, HanisVff
G Naumona. Lancaster
Jas Myers, Columbus
Miss H K Myers, Columbus
Miss L Eagle, Columbus
S A Alien, New York
Jas Fuller, Baltimore
W B Lebo & la, Tamaqua
J L Mott, New York -» *
Mrs M B Van Boren. N Y
Miss A Van Boren, N York
Wm S Short!elf, Mass
jas Goodwin, Conn
Felix R Bnrnot, Pittsburg
Alex King, Pittsburg
F Baaseman, Pittsburg
Alex Chambers & son. Pa
W B Thalhetmer, Ctn
S B Bronson & la, Ohio
Weldon E Wright, Ark
B Sause & wf, ludianapolia
Frank Baltzeii
Edw Jerard& la, New York
Chas F Hager & wf, Penna
Com J Pope, HSN
RELazoubr, England
H S Stoner & wf, Penna
ATan Nerie & wf, Penaft
W A Camp ell&wf. Me
WRMurphey, Jr, N J
J D Blodgett & wf, Boston
H C Marchand, Greensbnrg
Miss K M
W.J Dugan, Baltimore
S Belknap, Vermont
A J Washburn, Vermont
N Laue & wf. New York
Miss E Lane, New York
J Acker, New York
T J Pope, New York
C Van Buethenger& wf.N Y
J C Stewart - •
W F Patierson, Pottsville
G Dent, Eugland
W Firxnstooe, Easton.
F Firmseooe. Easton
S T Jones. Pittsburg
H R Mcßride, New York
C J Bobbins, New York
W W SUter Sc wf
JLauman, New York
N F Evans, New York
L M Jonas. New York
Jas E Gran ness, Now York
Jas S Green. New Jersey
Thos B Budd, New Jersey
Jacob Sctple, New Jersey
James Jenkms,New Jersey
.Mrsß B Moore. Troy, NX
B W Andrews, New York
Br 4 Mrs Brown. N Y
E S
Mrs Pardoe#Ba*loton
A Pilliman & wf, Hazleton
F P EUUman, Hazleton
6 M Bell. Alexandria. Vn :