WEDNESDAY, JUNE 32, 1864. 4®** We can take no notice of anonymous commu nications. We do not return rejected manuscripts. * 4®** Voluntary correspondence is solicited from all parts of the world, and especially from our different * military and naval departments. When used, it *EJII be paid for, The Grand Campaign. Tlio prospects of the operations against the rebel capital have at last narrowed into what seems the inevitable alternative: that Richmond most he surrendered or evacuated. In either case, the fall of Richmond is feted; but this, however impressivo and. significant to the world as a triumph, may hot, perhaps, comprise at once the one still more important result . the capture or annihilation of the army under Lee. This able general will have to decide how long it will he useful to defend Richmond against an enemy •whose hand he encounters on nearly every side, whose comprehensive prescience and uni eat ing action have paralyzed even the hope of strategy; and then find a way for tempo rary escape from the."doomed.city,'either, north or south—-or lie must .make good the hackneyed boafet of the Richmond journal ists, that the Confederacy will: die defend ing its capital. The easels one of death rather than life, and, whatever the circum stances, is ultimately a matter of u dying in the last ditch.” .Wefind it.impossible to avoid this view of the situation, though months may pass, and many lives may be lost, ore the great, object of Gen, Gbant is attained. The energy of the Government confirms this confidence. No resources will be spared, no time will be lost, till the purpose and aspiration of years of. misfor tune and trial arc nt last thoroughly satisfied. So miicli has been accomplished toward tlie great end of the campaign that we may -now fairly at! empt to estimate the character: and value,of the service, which Sen: Gnani has rendered to the nation. . “ Bull-dog tenacity,” the ungenerous and reluctant credit given him : by the rebels and: his inimical critics - North, . the least virtue which he has shown as a. military lender. “.Bride force” is by no means the most important weapon he lias. wielded against the rebel army. Intellect, courage, clear-siglited military skill, and undaunted/’ purpose, have . all been dis played ih : the victorious march on. Rich mond.. “A: stranger, to the campaigns of Virginia, General Grant has driven his •veteran adversary from position.to position, seldom Using his whole army for the work, of fighting, anti outflanking him from , every difficult stronghold. His. disposi tions upon the. field have rendered it im possible for the enemy to successfully retaliate, and his prompt strategy : has equally circumvented . the : rebel com mander. at every point. /We have not once heard of .Lee .attempting to turn his adversary, or to mSrch northward even the distance /of. a mile. With any other general we may imagine, from observation of the past,'>vhat ; the rebel commander might have done. The Arniy of the Poto mac has hitherto been driven to defence,, after futile eiforts to make headway against the stubborn fortifications of Lee. Grant. lms. so thoroughly reversed , the ease, that, in a period comparatively brief, the rebels have been driven from base 'to base, and from stronghold to . strong- continuously beaten in a series of battles / without parallel in the war, and forced by masterly combinations back upon the immediate defence of Rich mond. • This is not the result of “ brute force” or “ bull-dog tenacity,!’ for the.re bels have been outflanked from their best po sitions, and bewildered by the/movements and plans of their inexorable adversary. All that .they liave been able to do has been to save themselves from rout or capture. That General Grant has had a larger army, than his opponent does not alter the glory of a/ single achievement. ‘ We venture to say that lie lms hajl no stronger force than any skilful general, operating in: so difficult a field,; 'would require, ~The_ rebels .them selves, confidently asserted liis defeat, at !he -outset, and asked no consideration or favor. The genius of common sense is evident .in every movement, and disposition which Grant has made; and the whole of his fixed .plan has been carried out with a di rectness and triumph which are extraordi nary. - *' , ' - T]i.e rebellion in Virginia is now practi cally.reduced to the vicinity of Richmond. After running a fearful gauntlet the deci mated army of Lkk is now about to make its last desperate series of.diminishing strug gles. How Gbakt has brought his foe to this .fate seems inexplicable to the rebels,, and, simple as his p!au has been, is sur prising to his friends. In little more than -one month licr’is before Richmond; .haying won every stop of his prbgress •with hard fighting or consummate • skill. A period Tcmarkably brief, for its results, is crowded with victorious history such as the war lias - not known hitherto. ’Success has been .gained .where success;- has been the most difficult; In bis vigorous campaign against Vicksburg, Grant first became well ac quainted witli his genius. After that; his future .was m necessity. Inv the much grander campaign - in •-Virginia, his genius is fully displayed, and, dike all genius, it seems -a revelation. He seems to bave done everything that was want ing; to; have satisfied, the pride of the country by fairly the enemy in the most obstinate contests, besides over reaching him .at all, points of strategy. . Great armies -do - not accomplish results such as these, but great minds. Nothing can bo suggested as better than the plan which General Gbakt marked out for himself; and let us herotakeoccasion to:say,it-in no par ticular resi mblcs the plan of JlcCx.Em.Aif. -Contrary to tlic policy of the latter, General ■Grant based his success upon courage, as every great soldier must.- For: six weeks . AlcCi.Bi.nAN sat: down beforeVorktown, . .after his army had.been,-transported nearly the whole distance thither.ln .less than -the . General Grant is, to all effect, before Richmond, having, accom plished What Gen. McCi.elt,ax regarded as nearly impossible. He has fought the enemy an one comparatively direct line of march, and driven him, broken and dispirited,to the wall. Instead of following bis antagonist, Grant has forced him ; more than this, he lias out-manoeuvred him and astonished him. Noiv, all are ready to admit that the plan of placing an army in the rear of Richmond as a co-dperatiug force to an army moving direct on Richmond, and a balancing and supporting force to an army moving down the valley, is the best of ■all- plans. It was conceived at once, and- undertaken in the hundredth part of the lime employed:, for McClet.- xan’s colossal preparations, and will have revenged, -wc think, in stupen dous victory over tlic enemy ; ail the mon . stcr misfortunes of the old Peninsular eatb ■ paign. The new march upOn. Richmond has swept clean. Every branch of. the -rebel power in Virginia seems to have been "-cut off, and only root and trunk remain. All, the railroads by which the enemy might move north or south have been seized or broken, "and in this feature of the . campaign, and especially in the disposition - of,his:cavalry, Grant: has shown the best; • foresight and the readiest inspiration. Me need not rehearse how all along tlic march he destroyed the roads in both his front and rear, opening up new bases of supply, and never leaving to the enemy a point for: attack or speculation, ; His plan grasped at ■once Lek's means of supply and reinforce ments, and yet safely provided for the worst ' results while lie cut’his own army off from the ordinary means-of communication with .-"Washington. "With such a plan and such m leader failure in the main objeet Beems an Impossibility, ‘ Gen. Ghaut 1 s removal to the' James river Is, instead of being a change'of plan or ": spirit, oniya- step in progress. It is viri tuaiiy another flanking movement, .com pelling tlie .enemy, from his strong; jest fortifications, to defend his ' rear; ' Jlicjimond,. indeed, may be taken at Pclcrsburg. How dexterously Grant, in the face of the enemy, has removed his army from theChickahominylothe James, may astound the admirers of a change of base. It would have been better bad Grant captured Lee before lie reached Richmond, and had Butler taken Richmond ; but this would have transcended all victories, an cient and modern. As it is, Grant has joined Butler, this general having, by a wise preordination, been placed near Pe tersburg, convenient to the joint purpose of taking Richmond. The late movement of Hunter, Crook, and Avkrill, from Staunton, will have a vital hearing upon the great siege, if there must be a siege of Richmond at all.'' By this time the expedition under Hunter lias been joined by 1 Sheridan’s cavalry, in) progress of its raids upon the railroads, and the whole force, numbering perhaps .40,000 men,- can march upon-Richmond, by way ofLynchburg, or to Burkville Junction or Danville, two important, positions in rear, of the capital. The value of such a force is apparent at a glance. Threatened by Grant and Butler, and Sheridan* and Hunter, with all the railroads broken: at front and rear of Richmond, Lee may still retreat, hut lie must leave his greatest defences, and: cannot far out-distance his opponent.. To break through the present strong lines /of our armies -would require the best effort, of the rebellion. Much is yet to transpire, but we may safely predict the fate of Richmond, ■ Where Shall Wc Go! > Wc have all been at tlio Sanitary Pair, we have, made our summer purchases, dined under the gaudy canopy of the restaurant, spent long hours pf gladness anil joy in the magnificent art gallery, and dreamed of In dia ami Ceylon as wo strolled thvough'Uio ficli tropical gardens and listened to the: fuliing waters. We have more beauty in Lb- > • gan Square than in an j pf our w-:»eviug places or summer resorts, and thrifty peopls maj- liere see inore of perfection in- nature and art than in many of the grandest Eu-: ■ ropean capitals. This little world has much of the perfect world. It seems like an Ara hian Nights Entertainment.; and if Schc hcrezade or. the good Caliph, or some brown beneficent prince carrying, beefsteaks from ,/thc Talley of Diamonds, came sauntering along the Union avenue, wo should not feel any particular bfirprisey fbf this Pair has been a succession of surprises, and ,we have made up our mind to be astonished at no thing. Btillit cannot last much longer, and already the bazaars have a faded look, and the young ladies seem to be suffering from • strawberries and ice cream. The commit tee announce that next week it will, be opened at a reduced rate, that even.tlio poor may see the great sight. Juno will end its reign, and then for the seaside and country. We have really remained too Tong in the burning city, and we lottg for green, fields and fresh pastures. . .. , / Where shall we go ■?,„•■ We have our own Atlantic City, and Cape May, and Long .^Branch —sea suburbs of the great city. Shall we go . down to the sandy oeean slmres and gather shells and sport amid the breakers, or is there more to be seen id the mountains t Cresson. invites us. Away up on the mountain-top, and amid the purest air of heaven, where Nature sits on her Alleghanian throne, we can spend many, of the summer weeks with pleasure and profit. Then we have the respectable Water Gap, where people go for repose, and. keep early hours and play whist, avoiding brandy and the morning newspapers—a., cosy, quiet, comfortable place, where a : man would he content to live and die. "We : might, perhaps, prefer Bphraia, the jewel of the gorgeous crown of Lancaster, or ; Bedford, with its/many dear associations,: where keen men go to talk politics, and, coal, and oil, and eat mutton and drink the , waters. Wc trust our friends wild not allow Sam Weller’s prejudice against " chalybeates” to keep them/ away from Doubling Gap. Mr. Chadsey promises to make us all happy should we pay him a visit,?and if we still prefer the sea, and wish exclusiveness and, privacy, we have only to go over to Barnegat and settle down at Long Beach. . ... T Perhaps we shall go.to Nahant or Sara toga, or away up in Maine, among the woods which the strange and gifted Henry I). Thoreau has made so familiar ; or we may wander among the White Mountains, where the Ambitious Guest: breathed/his; last unavailing sigh. And, thinking of the Ambitious Guest, we may go to Concord, -and stand over the newly-made grave of our deaf Hawthorne, above whose: coffin the apple blossoms have scarcely faded. If there is nothing in the Merrimac, and its rare and quaint old :legends, we may find comfort and ' health on. the Hudson, and think j of; Bip/Van Winkle and : lehabod Crane as we sit under the trees in Sleepy Hollow- Niagara is not too commonplace, we hope, nor should we abandon the great falls to bridal parties / and gentlemen from abroad. Let us go to Niagara by all means, if for no other reason than to appreciate the great picture now. growing under Hamil ton’s; wonderful artist-hand. If we have time and money, • and love adventure, the Great West tpmpts us, and wo may go far off to the Rocky Mountains, %nd, pausing .at Colorado, see., whether there is any prospect of gold falling, or climb ing up the mpuntaia spurs: recall the mag nificent attempts of BrERSTHAT and Eeutzb to transfer these glories to canvas. Haying seen all this, having looked Nature in the face and drank in the inspiration other breath, w:e may return home again early in,the fall, in time for the grapes and the coni, and the long nights.: Wc may come home ready to 'do pur . duty .as good citi zens, by pushing on the canvass for Lin coln and Johnson andtlie preservation of • the Republic. . • Reported Invasion by Moscby Denied. Baltijiobe, Juno 21.—The report that any hostile force has. crossed the Potomac into the Cumberland Valley or elsewhere, is without founda tion. Generals Sigcl, Kelley, and Weber, are on tho alert in command of troops along tho Baltimore and Ohio railroad. ; They have seen no enemy for weeks past 'in their- department. . v-- : ALL QUIKT ON THJ2 BALTIMORE AXD 01110 It ALL- The Evening American, referring to published ru mors of a raid into Maryland, pronounce them sens tional, and says a story almost Identical .was in cir culation on Sunday last, but did notfind sufficient credit to call forth a. contradiction. It has;let ters from Martinsburg, only a few miles .from Falling Waters, written yesterday afternoon, and which make p<? inepf‘ion of any large body of rebels passing in that vicinity. On tho .contrary, they state that Moseby and his guerillas are operating between Winchester and Staunton, preventing, as far as possible, communication with General Hunter. Arrival of Wonndcil at innnpolls. Annapolis, Juno 21.—Tho steamer Connecticut has just arrived with oyer five hundred wodnded, including sixty officers. They are principally from the sth and 9fch Army Corps. They were wounded on the 17th and 18th instant , in .charging tho rebel works around Peters burg. They confirm the news that Burn3id« gained deckled advantages on Saturday, and that Peters burg wbuld sbon fall into our hands.- Dr. yanderkeift and. the surgeons of- the Naval School are doing all in their power for the roliof of the wounded. The field of work for the Sanitary and Christian Commissions is very large. * Rebel News. NXTXIAOTS PitOM SAVANNAir rAPBUS. ■Washington, June 21.—Tho following extracts arc from Savannah papers or Juno 11th, which have been received Eerc : . , - . - “Stand Water, Chief of the Cherokee Nation, has recently been commissioned as a brigadier in the ’Confederate army., Ho Is the first Indian who over attained that rank. ; ... ; “A comi>a»y, of boys, about forty strong, has boon formed at Columbus, Ga.* to guard the railroad bridge at West Point. ’Their captain is Master Walter Gordon, brother of Major GenQral'Gordon, of Lee’s army. Not a member of the company is over 16 years of age.” - . - The papers contain eulogies on Lieutenant Gen. Pelot, and suggest that his name bo given to the “Water Witch,” wli3ch he has bequeathed vto the Confederacy, purchased with his heart’s blood. ; Bogus Quotations for Cold. BAf/rmoRK, Jimo 21.—As an evidence of the bogus character of the gold quotations received hero from New York'and posted upon thebuUotinboards of our gold gamblers, it may bo well to state that this afternoon a respectable broker hero tested the •faith of our gold speculators In their "quotations by offering to sell $5,000 in gold to a broker who had posted on his bulletin; “ Gold wanted at 202.” The dealer, however, backed down, and the-highest he was willing to purchase at was 198 &. Non-Arrival ol' trie Africa. Halifax, N. S., June. 21—7.30'P. are no signs arrival of tfio Africa, nsfw <lue from Xivcrpool. ‘ ’ jr, -, ■ THE WAR IN VIRGINIA. THE SIEGE OF PETERSBURG. OUR TROOPS CAININC CROUND. SKIRMISHING ON SUNDAY. Ccit. Gilmore Relieved of Ms Command, REPULSE OF A REBEL NIGHT ATTACK. BKBEt BKFOBTS FROM HINTKK’S DKPAKTMKNT. Lexington Captured by Crook and Avorill. our Forces near Lynch burg. THE SIEGE OF PETERSBURG. lUiitMuiiA KuNnitiiD, Juno 19.— There lifts flght ihg in front of Petersburg up to 2 o’clock yesterday ivitbout dodslvo result, but our troops havo been constantly gaining ground upon tko enemy. Ano ther ptoco of artillery, wbioli was oaptureil from the enemy, was brooghtintoGon.Grant’s headquarters "yesterday. ' A. It Is understood Hint tlio advantago.gainod on tbo enemy yesterday will bo vigorously followed up to day, and decisive results are expoolod soon to occur. Gen. Giliiioro and staff left Tor Old point on the steamer Wyoming at 12 o’olook last'.ntght,' tlio General having been relieved of his command. : Everything !s moving very satisfactorily with the army. / Bkiinuda Hukuuep, Juno 20.—Sunday, tholOthi was ..comparatively: qulot with the army about Pe tersburg.- The operations of the day were confined torocon notssanees, slight skirmishes, and Some sharpghoot- Jng along the ilucs, which now oxtond somo dis tance around Petersburg, iiud up tho Appomattox river. Generals Grant and Butler wont up; the James river, yesterday, and hail an interview with 1 Admiral ■Lee. ■ . JuwE2oth, 10.80 A. M.-—Some little cannonading has been heard from 8.80 A. 81. to thistlmo. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS OF THE SIEGE. :. Headquarters Anatv or -rits Potosao, June 20, 5 A- M,—yesterday ir js a quiet (Jay. along tlio lines of both sides, the two armies seeming desirous of enjoying a rest after the severe struggle of the two previous days. . Skirmishing and artillery firing occurred at inter vals, ar.d the'Sth Carps lost probably one hundred inen during the day j their lines being’ so close to the enemy that it was dangerous to enter or leave •them.■ 1 An attack was rhadoon the centre, of the lino about ten o’clock last night, hut it was: quickly repulsed. . ; In the charge made by the sth Corps on Friday evening the 3d brigade of General Crawford’s di vision, .Colonel Carroll commanding, took the 45th North Carolina Pegiment prisoners, numbering about sixty men, with theiroffleors, flag, etc. , This legimcnt was bn the right of a column who were: preparing to innke a charge on our works, blit were surprised and astonished: at • being ordered to surrender.:.: ,: . General Crawford Had two of his aids wounded, Captain Suitor and Captain'Chcster, in the fight of that evenings. The loss of the sth Corps will reach about 2,000 for the past three days, the 2d Corps lost heaviest, the figures being 4.200 since Wednesday. A flag of truce was sent to tho enemy’ifdines, yes terday, for the purpose of getting, the dead and wounded between tlio works on each side, but it was refused. - : The negro who was tried some, days since for an attempt at rape upon a white woman, near Cold Harbor, lias; been sentenced to be. hung, and this -morning at 0 o’clock is the time designated to exe cute him. He was employed in the Q.uartermaster ! s Department, but has confessed that he belonged to the Ist Colored Regiment, and haddesorted. OFFICIAL REPORT OF GENvBEAUREGARD. . Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Juno 20, S A. ,M.— I The Richmond Enquirer of the 18th gives the following despatch, from Beauregard to General Bragg: ■ V “Petersburg, June 16thf 9.40 P. Sl.— Sir : The enemy made two attacks on our line this afternoon, but were repulsed with.loss. . • . “We captured about 400 prisoners, including eleven commissioned officers. “ They belong. to the Ist brigade of Hancock’s corps. . “ All is quiet afc this moment,” Vlt also says that “ communication was interrupted (in the railroad to Petersburg, but that after taking up a mile anda half of the track and pulling down three hundred yards of telegraph, wire, our men were so warmly pressed that they backed- out • and retreated from Port Walthall Junction after making a stubborn fight until late in the evening. “The principal fighting occurred two. miles from Cheater, where we repulsed the enemy and took two lines of their breastworks. “We captured a few prisoners, and some of the enemy’s dead and wounded fell into our hands. “The enemy's troops were commanded by Gil more, and consisted of about;2,soo men, all told. “ Our force consisted of Pickett’s division, and our 1 whole losses were not heavy. DESPATCH FROM GENERAL LEE. The following despatch was received from Gen. * “ Headquarters, June 17.—His ExoEnnE.NCT, J. Davis : At 11 last night we took the breastworks at Hewlett’s House. Other positions of the same :line were taken. The battery at Hewlett’s is being re-established. '! “Fiveyessels have been sunk by the enemy in Trent’s Beach. Ten steamers arc within the reach behind the monitors. Some fighting occurred near Petersburg this morning without result. “ I haye ordered/ the railroad at Port Walthall Junction, destroyed by the enemy yesterday, to be' repaired and reopened. E. Eeu.” ; KEBED DEPORTS FROBI GENERAL HUK TEIi’S BEPAHTMEiN'T. ' Washington, June2o.—The Richmond Enquirer of June 15 contains the following important infor mation: “Early, yesterday morning a rumor was reported of. the capture of JJexingion, Va., by the enemy,’ under Generals (Jrook and Averill. As the' same rumor had once before.gone round, not npmch credit was given it, but. it being afterwards confirmetl by official intelligence, the question was a-tlast settled. The enemy’s forces were reported tb be about six teen thousand strong, and consisted mainly of cavalry, with a dozen pieces of artlilerr. . - . “They advanced by two. roads leading from Staunton, and formed a junction several miles northeast of Lexington/ where, they arrived on Sa turday morning. It is believed that they-burned the institute at r Lexington. It was supposed that they would proceed to Lynchburg, about forty miles distant; . Lexington is about 146 miles west of Rich mond, is the eapital of Rockbridge county, and is situated on the west bank of the North river, a branch of the James. It contains about 2,000 in habitants. , :U. ; I! The :idvn nee of tlie enemy upon liexington was. resisted by General McQausl;ind,but his forces, out numbered audliftnked on both sides, fell back to Balcony with the Falls GaUots.. • portion oiAverili’s forces is reported, in well ipformed quarters, to have diverged irom . the Lex ington stage road to Fairfield, and crossed Bine Bidge hiio Nelson county.-: : 11 Here they, are said toliave made a descent upon the Lvnchburg and .Charlottesvillo Railroad at Tye river bridge, twenty-four miles from Lynchburg, where they burned the bridge and committed other excesses. It was supposed they would make a feint’ upon Lynchburg, cross the James, and pitch upon the high bridge over the Appomattox, destroy it, and complete the detour by going on In General Kautz’s track to Butler’s department. This sup position, however, is provisional. “ The demonstration on Lynchburg may not be a feint, but if foiled, Lynchburg may b.e the point of attack as an alternative. Yesterday evening official information had been received that the enemy in the morning had burned Arrington depot and passed on to Amherst Court House,which is only twelve miles from Lynchburg. Their iOrce Is believed to be .eight or ten thousand strong, and be under the immediate command of Crock.” The Richmond Enquirer of the 18th s«ays: “A gentleman who left Lynchburg on Thursday say 3 A Yankee ; lorce, fifteen thousand • strong, under Generals Hunter, Oroo"k, and Avcrili, wore at Forest Depot, on the Virginia and Tennessee Rail road, some eight or ten miles from Lynchburg. They have clone a good deal of damage to the rail road, as was to have been expected, but.wo did not learn the particulars of their vandalism.’ “ A train bfcars arrived at Danville last evening. The Yankeo feat has not been accomplished.” Son’ll CAROLINA. CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN GEN. FOSTER AND GEN. SAM JONES. FEDERAL OFFICERS PLACED V\D£R FIRE AT CHARLESTON* . WAsnratiTOji, June 20.—The following is tho cor respondence between Generals Jones and Foster: 4 IIBAIKJUAUTEUS IIKrAUTMBMT OV South Oarolima, Georgia, AS»Ftoau)A. Ohaeiestox, S. C., June 13,186*. . ■ G KNEitAr. : Five generals anil forty-lire Hold offi cers of the U. S. army, all of them prisonors-of-war, hare been sent to this city for safe keeping. They have been turned over to Brigadier General Hip- Icy, commanding tho first military district of this department, who will see that they -' are pro vided with commodious quarters in that part of the city occupied by non-combatants, tlie majority of whom are-women and children. It is proper, how ever, that X; should inform yoa that it is a part of tho city which bus for many months been exposed, day and night, to the fire of your guns.-. ,- Tory respectfully, your obedient sorvant, Sam .Tonkb, Major General Commanding. To major General J. G. Foster, commanding United Stntcs.forcos on the coast of South Caro lina, O.S. Headquarters Depautmest or the South, iln/roR Head, S. C., Juno 10,180). Maj. General Sam. Jones, Commanding the Confede rate forces. Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida; Gjswehal ; I have to acknowledge tho re ceipt this day of your communication . of the 13th Instant, informing mo that fire general and forty-ti vo field officers oftho TJ. S. army, prisoners of. war, have been- turned OTor by you to Brig. Gen, Bipley, with instructions to see that they aro provided with; quarters in the part of the city occupied by: non combatants, the majority of which Jattor you state are women .and- ‘children. You add that youi deem it proper to inform .mo that, it. Is part; of the city which -has been for .many months ex posed to the fire or our guns. Many months sluce Major General Gilmore, U. S. army,. notified Gen. Beauregard, then commanding at Charleston, that the city would be bombarded. This notice was given that non-combatants might be removed, and thus women and children bo spared Irom liana. Gen. Beauregard, in a communication to General dated August 22d, I,B63,‘informed him that tho non-combatant Charleston would bo-removed with all possible celerity. That tho women and oliildren have boon since retained by you in the part of tho city - which has been for] many months exposod to flro is a mat ter decided by your own sense ol humanity.' 1 I must, however, protest ugainsfc your action in thus plaolng THE PRESS.-PHILA DELPHI A, defenceless prisoners of war in a position exposed to constant bombardment. It is an indefensi ble net oi cruelty, and dan bo designed only to prevent tbe continuance of our fire upon Charleston. This oily is a depot for military supplies, and contains not merely arsenals, but, also, foundries'and factories for tho manufac ture or munitions of war. In its shipyard several armed Iron*clnds have boon already completed, while others arc still upon tho stooks Id course of construction. Its wharvcß and the banks of tho rivers on both sides of the oily are lined with bat teries. To destroy these, motlns' of continuing tho war Is therefore our object and duty. You seek to defeat this effort, and j by moans not known to honorable warfare, but by placing un armed and helpless prisoners under firo. I have for warded your communication to the President with tho request that ho will place in my custody an equal number of prisoners of like grades, to bo kept by mo in positions exposed to tho firo of your guns as long as you continue the course stated In your communication/ I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obe dient servant, -. y' J. O. Foster, Major Gonorai Commanding. D. C. Wager, A. A. General, The Steamer Progress Rnrncd-Tuenty ldvciH l,Oht-T!irc»tenc(l Suspension of €ivil Itulc in tileiupliis. .' Cairo, June 20,—The steamer Motile Able,.from New Orleans on the 10th Instant, has arrived. : The steamer Progress was burned to the . waters edge, at Dead Man’s Bonn, Mississippi river, on the evening of the Oth. She eamo out of lied river with a cargo of 1,369 halos of cotton, or which 600 limy bo saved. The cotton was marked 15 A. ; MV Bmlcr&Co., Cairo.” The boat took fire from a lamp in the engine room.- About twenty iivos wero lost. ■. The cotton market Is active, but the offerings are small j middling„sl.o7@l.oB, ribW: mld(Mag;..Bl.oS@ ,1.05'; good inquiry for sugar and molasses, .with lit-; tie offering. -Three buildings wore blown down in Cairo this af ternoon, during a sever© rain and wind storm. One man wns killed by being crushed in the ruins. ; IMPOIvTANT ANNOUNCEMENT OF. GEN; CAinb, Juno, 21.—Gen, Washburns, oommandor of tho BepartmcptOf Weal Tennessee, has declare!, in answer to a communication of inquiry from Ma jor Parks, that owing; to the disloyal character of the present city government of Memphis/ as Well as Its utter Inefficiency Jn the management of affairs, be is compelled to announce that, in tlie event of the 6f the prompt mayor,! i is thoiaton tion of the military authorities to take eharge of tho municipal department. - > . The General expresses the hope that the cUiaeus of Memphis, by electing a ticket friendly to tho Government of the United States, he may bo re lieved from the duty pf interfering, but expresses a ! determination that, while he .commands, thore shall be no hostile municipal government within his jurisdiction. : -The Secretary :of the Treasury furnishes, in an swer to a resolution--of tfie Senate, a statement of the public debt of the United States to June 14,1861, making the total amounts nsfollowsY Debtbeansg intorett in coin--...;..-V.;.'.’.5837,941 oqi SO in lawful money...,; 319,7f0,802*68 on which interest bus cea5ed......... 370,170 09 " boariugnoiiUerejjt*• ♦• •; ....V:501,353,10i 41 T0ta1..., $1,719, :m, uw sq, Annual interosl in coin. ..... . “ “ ia lawful money Total interest. Ten-forty b0nd5.......... . *7O, -j uu Three-year7-dUn0te5.............;...... t '...ii5,577,(i*0 00 United States notes outstanding. 00 Fractional currency outstanding-..;...: .\v. *21,031,913 S 5 . The remainder of .the debt boaring no interest is mainly unpaid requisitions, ; : v n’QMIN ATIOITS BY THE IPKESII»E2TT. The President'bas nominated for Judge Advocate General, with the rank of brigadier, Joserir Holt, of Kentucky, the present incumbent; and. for as sistant Judjte Advocate General, with the rank of colonel, Major Wm. McKee Dukx, of Indiana, a former member of Congress, now - Judge Advocate oi the Department of Missouri. WAS VESSELS FOR MA.IL PURPOSES. The Secretary of War has. commtmicated, in an swer to the House resolution, information relative to the number, crew, and amount of war vessels suitable to be employed in.conveying the emails. They are. twenty-seven in number ; The Porapa -nooscuck, 3,500. tons; Nishamony, Wampanoag,’ Ammonoosic, and Madawasha, 3,200 tons; Chatta nooga, 3,000 tons; Idaho, Kewaydin, Guerrlere, Mlrmietonka, Antietam, Illinois, Picataqua, v On tario, and Java, 2,500 tons; Hapalo, Moshalu, Mon damin, Keoshauqua, Caulocoek, WiUlamctte, Toh gayuta, Watauga, Arapaho, Pushmataha, : Wana loset, and Manitou, 2,200 tons. The speed ;of the first is fourteen miles per hour; of the following six, fifteen miles, and of the remainder, .thirteen;* The first seven require 3G3 officers and mom In war,? and 226 in peace; the next eight 3‘>2 men in war. and 263 in peace, and the remaining twelve 230 in war, and 139 in peace. - Of the same three classes the first has a monthly pay-xolHn war of $9,190 ; in peace, $6,721; consuming 66 tons of coal, daily ..for mail purposes,»and carries „• 17 guasin war and 5 inpeace.' The second class, with a monthly pay-roll in war of $8,414, and $5,187 in peace,-uses 50 tons of coal, aifcl carrying 9.guns in war and. 3in peaeo. The’ third class; with a monthly pay-roll of 58,55 U lot war, and $4,779 In peace, uses 50 tout of coal, and osrries 9 guns in war and 3 in peace* - The Inter-Continental Telegraph hill, which, passed the Senate to-dayj grants tho right of way through any Territories of the United States to tli boundaries of British /America! .with. hj»nch.Si for the lines needed to open communication with' the mining districts and settlements. Instead of granting a quarter section of land, for each fifteen miles, it gives so . much unappropriated land as is needed Tor stations,, not to exceed .-forty acres for each fifteen miles of the line, The ; Secre tary of the Navy is authorized, not. instructed, to detail a steamer . or.. ..other vessel to assist in the surreys and laying the wires. •-The . subsidy of $50,000 per year is stricken out, ; The Secretary of War is but apt directed, to use the available military forces ini'the Territories to pro tect the lines. - It is, made; subject to the prior use by the Government, and open at all times to the public and to .other telegraph lines at .regular charges. ; The rate of, charges shall not exceed the usual average rates in Europe and xlraerica for the same or such as shall bo fixed by. a con von tion-between the United States, Bussia, and Great Britain. /•. . •.. .. " . THE REPORTED REBEL OAJTAItD, The statement published in some' of to-day’s pa pers that Mosebv 'is : north of the Potomac with, a large force, or any force at all, is totally without foundation. No hostile force, great or small; haS crossed the lino of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at any point during the present season, and, for several weeks, not oven an.armed guerilla has been seen near the road.; ; ' > Mr. IrrpERSOLL. has been appointed .to the place on. the* Committee’on Territories formerly filled by his predecessor; Mr. Lovejoy. The House of. Representatives to-day refused, by a rote of 100 against &0j to repeal the com mutation clause In the enrolment bill. Sueh. a re sult, by so large a majority, took\ every one by surprise, The subscriptions to the 10-iO loan,"reported at the Treasury Department to-day, amount to only <1185,000. - Acting Assistant Surgeon John; IC.) Harden brook, U. S. A., died at Bush Barracks, in Wash ington, on Monday night, of typhoid lover. ; ■ Gen. (1. A. Gilssokb, who has beon relieved from command and; ordered to report ihere for inrther orders, has arrived.. . _ '/■ GUEEIStAS’AT. ACQrriA-ohuatf. J On Saturday last a large band of guerillas made their appearance at Acqnla Creek, and set flro to the lower wharf, whereupon the gunboats Occur do. Lion, Primrose, and, Leslie, opened flro, and; scat tered them. Boats’ crows of the „ Primrose and Occur do Lion were sent on shore to stop tlie Are, but when the Ella passed that place yesterday morning the wharf was still burning. Silas Woonsott has been nominated to ..the 'Senate hs Ohier Justice for Idaho,inU&opladeof Sidney Edgebtow, appointed GovernoroCtao new Territory of Montana. ' . ■ Tho Evening Star says the and his youngest son left the city yesterday aftornoon on the ordnance steamer Baltimore, to pay a visit toG-enet ral Ghaut, and observe how aflivlrs are progressing In the-James river. The' Republican says “Tbe President is talcing a horseback ride In; "Virginia to-day for his health.” ' Hr. HALE, of New Hft'upsldreV reported, without aruoudinout,-the Houb« joint resQlutiou Kotliorlziiig the Secretary of the Navy to amend the contract with Uohn Ericf-son for the cob* traction of tbe tiro impregnable floating batteries, the Dictator and ’ : HOMESTEADS FOR . THE BOLTERS AND S AILERS. Mr. POMEROY, of Ivan?as, reported.without anaend iuent, the bill.to secure toperaona in ibe military and naval service of tho United Statos homesteads on forfeit ed estates in the insurrectionary districts. MiC XANE, of Kansas, submitted a letter, which was ordered to be printed, from William M. Fishback to H. Lane, protesting againsi'.the charges of dis loyolty preferred against Elm, and making averments of his eutire fidelity to the Constitution and Govern- ; xuent of tbo United States. . ; y ' '. : TBK TELEGRAPH. J The bill to'eucourage and facilitate telegraphic cora iuuuicalion between th* eastern and.western continents was; on inotUn of Mr. GBAKDLBIt, of Michigan, taken op; • Mr. GRIMEB, of lowa, opposed-tho clause granting a s subsidy totbo company ofa half million uf dollars Ho ’ wisbeu it understood that be was not opposed to. tbo j grand olyect to be accomplished; bufcMie believed it: could be done by individual enterprise, without any ' subsidy on the, part of the United States Government. This was not a monopoly on the pari of Mr. Oollins par ticularly, but on tbo part of tbs Western Union Tele- : staph Company. Ho did not believe itwas accessary : for ’.this Govmimenttodo more than the British and ; bnssinn Governments lmd. clouer namely,- to gr&nt.ihe • ••right of way and nlfoid facilities for. laying the wire, 5 besides giving thorn grants of lands;. , : - Mr. MORRILL, of Maine, said this was a : measure of: the imtioiml importance,: and If tbe VVeitocn. UniuJPj elograpb Company chops to . undertake It, -and - cunyit ibroush, wlmt interest would be • oudaugtrvi by the Government aiding them to the limited exteut required r The Urn-would cost from five to eight mil- : Hon dollars, and, according to the Secretary, ton -niib Hons. lie did not believe ilioro was a imia-who would have denied to the American people this great boon.of a telegraphic girWo around tbe .world This, If aceoiia piishtd, would bo among tho great things in our his-, tory.' None would stand bi*hyr. Therefore, ho would,, layer the proposition of fhe United Status Government jniulngwith tbo English and Husstatyin putting around - u»ir globe a tologrimiiic'dircle, - “ ; . ‘ J Mr. HO W E; of Wisconsin, faid Mr. .Collins, one of our ow n citizens, who had promptly secured tho op-’ operation of the English and KuMau Gnvwrnments. ia’ tliir groat enterprise df coDuooting these two c»mtuientip by'telegraphic cOHiuiuotcatlou, now comes to us and; • a> kKOur aid; end we gravely debate tho nuostipii of re-i fusing it. because we can haveesneh a thing done by some ore else, who has taken advantago of bis iUhcovo-i cies. Be thought tho Government could well afford to THE LOWKII MlhSlbSirn. G-orojsr. ■ . Washikoton, June 21, ISM. THS KATIOWAL DEBT. TEE UTTER-COSTIKEKTAX. TELBOKArH. COMMITTBK-OK.. TERRITORIES. THE. SfSOO EXEMPTION LAW. THE 10-40 LOAN. DEATH OF A- SURGEON. GEKEEAL GIMIORS iif YVASHIHCITON. KO3UXATIOK OP A OHIEP jnSTIOE ROB itIAUO. MOVEMENTS OP THE PRESIDENT. XXrviHtli CONGKKSS —Ist Session SENATE. AMENDMENT OF Mil. KIUCSSOIf’S CONTRACT, A PROTEST PROM MR..■ PI6HBACK. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 22. IBf>4. pay fifty thouHnnd dolhtrt’per annum as a anbaltly for prompt c* > jnnmulc«t>mi Viathtto old world. He’»pPo*ed the arof-udment of Mr. Ten Kyck, xtrlking out of tho proviso in the third Hoction tho words flfteoa years aud inserting ton, and oinking ont $lOO,OOO and inserting $60,0(0. Mr, WILSON, of MiUf'ftChuaetts. would vote for this bill on general principles, behoving H would accom plish a grand object. As a represo* tatlvc of a great ma nufacturing ii.ierest, he conld do no loss. * The amendment or Mr. Ten Eyck was thou rejected, and thoprovisb stands as follows: JPrnvfaed, Thai if, during any Of tho fifteen years afuießkld, the business done forth© United States under said centiaot shall at tho ordinary rate of charge for m-irate messages exceed ihe sum of ——— huodrod thou wind dollars, an account thereof duly authenticated shall be piesented to the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall certify the same to Congress for payment. /. Mr. DWOLUTLE'S nmonument as an addition 4 sec tion was adopted, as follow*: That tho rate of charges for public or private messages shall not exceed on said line tbe avonißO usual mine in Europe and America for ihe seine $OO vices, or snch rate* as snail h* ascertained and fixed by a convention between the Unitod States, Russia HUif Great Britain. . Mr. BROWN, of Missouri, moved to strlko ont tbo clause allowing the company, to establish , such branch lines rs may be needed to open coraraunlcation with the various mining district-, aud,o!her settloments in said TerrilnrieK, Hismi-th*n wa«Tej»*ctod. ! 1 The ttiU wa* then rpt>ort»*d to the Senate. Mr. TEN EYCK, of New Jersey, renewed his amend ment striking out tin* third section, which ho had horo tofore offered in Committee of the Whole. 1 his section ta-KOH away the suhsiiiiop. Mr. Ton Ever said ho was a warm friend of overy species of public improvements, l ut tho miostlon with h|m was,, how was this work to ho built: whether the Government shall give this subsidy for ten years and more thereafter? Tho Rus sian Government gave no part of it* army to protect the ■land limvftDci none of it* ships for «oun«.ings or traos ponihFmflterial. but required that person* employed Hlvug ibe lino should be Russian*, and married, tons looling 'to a flcukum'nt and extension of ic* owa power. Besides, .ItasHiu provides that the expanses shall.not be borne by the Russian Government, and that tho land* are given Jor a period of thirty-threa years, while we grant lauds in porpelnity. Noither England nor Russia granted any subsidy, and why should wo give them any privilege in addition to the grants of lands and right of way? After further debate by Mr MORRILL and others, * Mr. LANE, of Kansas, moved the postponement of the lull uvtil next .December, which was rejected—nay* 26, yhnsl-i." Mr. TKJf -EYCK’S motion to strike oat th« third soc lion of tho bill granting subsidies was agreed toby the following voW: ' - , Anthony, Brown; Buckiilew, G*)-Jile, Clarke,. : 'CVUamtr, Cowan, Chandler, CrnnOog", Dixon, ikndiltlc, Harris, Howard, The bill was th oh; j.iy grant* tb« navy to n certain r to the company \yi forty, acres of land MrV POMEROY iutroriaced a reaolntion that ih© Senate,’ nfierThursday next, meet at 11 o’clock,'which was not considered, *:> • TITS { f Mr. ’WILSON, from .rte dived a bill fitroplemedUryto the aotn for dU rolling and calling out'the national forces* wbidh waa ordered wbe printed. TUB.RBI’KAL OP. TUB FUOITrV'2 SI.AYB.'LAW. Mr. ST’3INBK, of moved to take up the House bill torepeat ibe Fagitive Slave act, which was debated at some length. Tho ayes and nays were then called on tlio motion to take uu thh bill repealing tho fugitive-slave law, which pji* carried by the foliowiug vote: Anniouy, Brown, Chandler, Claris, Coddcss, - Dixon, Fessenden, Foot, Grimes, Bucknlew, CarHJp, Cowan, David, ;. . • Doolittle, ' Hendricks, THE COMMUTATION CLAUSE. Mr. MORGAN, of New York, fiom the Military Com mittee, reported.the fuliowm^^ A bi t! to prohibit the discharge of persons from liabili ty to military duty by reason of the pa? mebt.of mouey and fur other That so ranch of the act en titled “An act for enrolling aud calling out th* national forces and for other purposes, ” approv-d March & 1SS:1, snd the acts amendatory thereof, a* authorizes the dis charge of any diafted person.from liability to nulitary ■ service by reason of tin} payment of three hundred did* Isrs'for the procuration oi.a substitute or otherwise, be . andihe hame is hereby repealed: Provided, That no thing contained in tins act phaii be construed. to alter the provisions of existing laws relaiiv* to persons actu - ally t nrcisbing t-übsMtutos. :. The Senate stt4>£ o'clock took A reces3 until 7P^M. - EVENING SESSION.: "v - THE BILL RELATING TO THE NATIONAL FORCES. The following; is the bill reported by-Mr. ’WILSON, ; from the Military Committee, to day: Section 1 provides acbnstraciion of fche&cfcof February 20 whicb,.Bhall*repenl the requirement of a draft oi the and fifty.per cent, in ad dition. - • r, • ' J Section 2 amends the act of March?, 1853, that the no-. > lice ondrnfied men may be served within- —days after . such draft, or at any time within six months. •, ! . Section 3 allows ii-ansportation of drafted men from *4be place of residence to the rpndezvons:; \ Section 4 allows payments to be made by. the paymas ters tpiitfn-commissioned officersfrom the date of thaen-. rolment and previous to mustering, in-tbe settlement of .-payniafdeiV accounts. , Section 6 deems the soldier to bays died in the milita ry service if-He shall beunable to avail himself of adlir ohaiae. in'consequence of sickness, wounds, and sub • scquently,dies in hospital. : • . section 6 entitles enlisted men discharged within, two ‘ yearsfroni the date qf enlistment by-rea3f)d : of perma nent iujiiirie« received or permanent disabihty.incarred iji tbo line «of duty to the bounty proportioned .to-tne • ttihe of service. . > S» ctioD 7 allows hospital matrons ISU per month and >. one ration. .* • isfetkm&niakrs provision for the freedom of the wife and children of negro soldiers. - OF A RULE. .$W.S«.b7j *> . 2u,576.tt>7 70 Mr..DJNON, of Conneciicui.submitted tnefollowing: i Remh'td, .That tbe 26th special ruleof the Senate be during the present session of Congress, ox . cfpt thereof as provides that the motioo to rus peAd', or to concur in the resolution of. the House to sus pend the 10 h or 17ih joint rules, of either House, shall always be in order end be immediately considered; and 'beidecidtd without debate. The effect of* this suspen sion is to faci liia te legit! ation and cut the red tape of de laying formalities. THE REGULATION OF DEBATE. Hr. WADE anbmiited the following resolution: , Resolved. -That during the remainder of the present ' cession of no Senator shall speak more than t once on any Question before, the Senate, nor shall such f ereecji exceed ten minutes without leave of the Senate : expiehslj given, *nd when such leave is asked it shall . be d* cided by tbe Senate without debate, and it shall bo , the dnty.of the President to see that this rule is strictly ; enforced;- . ■ , DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BUSINESS. .The remainder of the evening session was devoted to the discussion of District of Columbia business, and at 10. SOP. M. the’ Senate adjourned; HOUSE. BILLS, RESOLUTIONS,- ETC., RETORTED. Mr. SCIIENCK. of Ohio, from the Committee on Mili tary AifaOs, made an adverse report, which was laid on the tabic, on.the petition of certain citizeus who have been confined in rebel prisons; askiogthat they ba.a - lowed the same pay and rations as soldiers Ln the United Suuet*«rn*y,. - Mr BC3IENCK also repbiUda joint resolution for the iclief of Mary Kellogg, wite of Spencer Kellogg, exe cuted as. a spy by the rebel authorities, provided his mime shall be placed on the list of officers of the navy a* fonrih. rnasctr from June, ISS.% to September, 1863, when btr w as executed, and ltis wife receive the pension due.to his rank. The; bill waß passed. Mr; SCIIENCK, of Ohio, made an adverse report on the resolution directing inquiries into the expedieaey of reporting a till for the pay of officers and soldiers'who lave not been mustered into the service. Mr; SCHEJSCK reported back the Senate bill,' with amendments, providing for an examination *s to the moral and business qualification* of commissaries, quartermasters, and paymasters. It was passed. Also, the bill provioing teat paymasters and military., storekeepers; of ordnance shall have the same rank, pay,. and emoluments,as a captain of ordnance, but without conmumd. Also, h bill increasing the eflciency of the medical tbe army. ; Mr. GAKFXELD. from tbe Committee on Military Affairs Reported a joint resolution that Major Brinton, paymavteiy be credited with $10,0(0,(OU, being the amount under bis charge destroyed by tie.burning of the steamer KuUt, He said the official report showed the fragments of all notes, save those m two wooden boxes, recovered. On n-otUin of Mr.IIOLMAN, of subject postponed until tbe second Tuesday in December. = Mr PENDLETON, of Ohio,.made a report’ from the rommitti-eof Conference on the executive, legislative, and judicial appropriation bili, which was adoptod . , Mr. EARNS WORTH, of lllinoiai from th.e Committee on Military Affaire, made an adverre report on the me morial of.certain citizens of that State,: praying that hostilities with the rebels may ceage and peace reign. Mr. FARNSWORTH reported a bill amendatory of the act of June,lS49,fortlepaymeni ofhorsesdestroyed in tbe military service of the United States, by which provision is made for horses lost'by surrender to tbe vneiTiy, wherever it shall appear that .such surrender was ordered by officer. The bill takes effect from the commencement of the present rebellion, and whs passed. : , , , Mr. FARNSWORTH reported a bill, which was passed, providing that veterinary surgeons of cavalry regiments shall have the same rank: pay, nud emolu ments of a second lieutenant of cavalry, and be appoint ed and commissioned-as otber;ofliccrs. Also, a bill for the relief of officers of the 4th and sth Regiments of In diana, vrbo were appointed by the rSecretary of War, and mustered out without pay, which was also passed. J ;Mr. KELLOGG, of Michigan, from the Committee on Military Affaire, made an adverse report on the resolu tion instructing tlit-m to inquire.wuat further legisla tion is necessaiy to'prevent substitute brokers from pur chasing; substitutes. Ho also reported a bill for the re lief of Mrs. General Lander. : Sir. ODJELL, from the Committee on Military Affairs, made an adverse report on the resolution instructing them to iuQuira into the expediency of purchasing- two bridges at Rock Island. Mr. ODELL, from the Committee on Military Affairs; said be bad an extraordinary petition for.rellef seat to tlie Committee by Hoary 1\ Juhns, It appeared that at the coiumeneemont of the rebellion a company was or ganized here by ibemame of the Cassius ML Clay Guard.. It nil? composed of soj<mrner*from. various parts of the couhtiy, some of whom are Ministers abroad, while others occupy prominent positions in the various States. Ii was due to-say that tho relief was asked for by a very few of tbein, while tbe majority repudiated it. la his {Mr. Odell’s) opinion this w>s ajob got up for compea satlon for servlets never rendered wTthauy efilciency. The petition was laid \ipou xhe table, r TBE DR APT. Mr. SCHENCK, from the Committee on Military AiTairs, reported a bill with referenco to the draft, which he thus substaaiially explained: The President secstbenecetsityorhaving men and hot money, and finds that the existing enrolment act does not produce them because of various circumstances, such as •com-, mutation for substituted, and other things which inter vene. The President,''it was known, bad seat a message to the Houae, Sncludiug a communicatiou from tho Secretary of War and General Fry, ail recommending: that the commutation clause be repealed. . Mr. ISCHENCK gave ah illustration toshowhow dif ficuH-frvras to procure men, ehowlng tbatin the Fourth district of Maryland oily one hundred aud twenty-nine were secured;by bounty. Fifty-two were obliged to s-r-rve because they could’ not purchase exemption, while six hundred and thirty were released by paying the commutation. In view of all these facts the first and second scctionsof the bill proposed to reiwal the commutation olause of tbe enrolment act, and that sub stitutes’imightbe furnished by tbe drifted man iu the tenon ofhls father, soa.or brotner. The third .section palliated what might olnerwiscapp ar to be a stringent feature in the bill. It provided that the draft stnfuld not be wholly for three years, but »ho President might a a nift for a less period, bubnot under one year In order fimhertc susiaiunuri carry out the Intention of the billso flsnotiomakeitK grtevaushardshipon any citizen, it is further provided that whenever the 3’resideut calls for a draft he shall, atth# same time. aotify,the people of tho country that volunteers will be accepted iu lfeu of draftee mem and these volunteers may. be for one, two, or three years. Every township, election, district, .county, and precinct, is permitted to make up. its quota by volunteers. Every man, whether he be poor or rich, has an interest In havingthe draft jradde up.' Yolun tters nerving for one year are to receive a bounty of oue Imndved dollars, for two years two hundred dollars,and for thiee years three hundred dollars. Tho’olhcr sec tions of ihomli propose to reined) the deficits in the old . Mr. RANDALL, of rehnsyivania, inquired whether it was the intention ol tbe geutlomdu to move the previ onts question? ' - . Mr. frCHENCK replied-this was a vital measure, - and lienee the uecosßity for its immediate passage - Mr; RAKDALL objected to tho second reading of the bill; therefore the queation occurred, under the rnios, VShall thobili ho rojected^. , The vote was—yeas haya7s ; There beinga tie, ihe SPEAKBR voted in tho negative, amlthis saved the hill from rejection, v Mr. BLAINE, of Maine, moved to strike out the first and second sections of the bill. He said that the Secre tary, of War and the Provost Marshal General had given* • the worst aspocte; in 'lie .case, which be.briefly ilJus trtited. He should staud-up for the enrolmentUw. As enacted the.psst winter it would ; fill up the army more rapidly than tho measure nt w proposed. Mr. Oil AJN LEH, of New York, opposed tbo bill, and, in reply-to-Mr: schenck, said it was a spurious, plea : that tins'was the''poor man's friend. This leaded to ctniralisi-in tho ExecuHvo the whole army, legulars and VohHiteers.'aud to cut off all counoctloa ■ ’between ihe peoplS t>ud tbo Governmoat. •: Mr. KAKDaLL, of PeucsyiTanin, said this bill was;; > not called for by the public wants. Thepaoptethruugh tfut tbo country do not dohire it shall be passed, and that if tho llonso pass the hill it will not moot the con current nrtiou of the Semite. Mr-.SCIiENCK. of Ohio, said if the bill was passed it Rboulil bo passed ;dhfcire, without being amended by . stHklhg out the Jlrst and second sections.- He never be lieved i be old bill wttßefileient. This wss his conviction, < nnd it* was admUted by the war-rnaklug pow-iv who, w> re suxjous,to obtain man, that some more strlnßcnt ineasuVo'was: neec^Kuiy.:: As lie .had previously -aid, - this biU vrould stimulate and encourage volunteering,; • uud inske every district, wait!, and township a kind of, lmituiii society, wtero every mail? whatever, his eou • oUion or pteftus. would b«? required to assist .to procure’ : men, because he is pertonally iuteretted in making up • the quou. .V . .. , r Tho house then voted ou the motion to strike out the : teas; Fessenden; Foot, Foster, Crimea, Harlan, Lime (Kansas), Pomeroy, . NAYS. ITowe, McDouffall, JHorsmn, Mnrriil. ' Nesmith, Powell, Ramsay, Saoislniry, Sherman,, . Tea Kick, Van Wiiikla, Willey.—2l. Trairidull, Wade, Wilkinson, Wilson. • ven read a . third iir 3 right of way. tk< 'xtent. and the prat ne and passnd. It B assiHtai#co of the tecii-m of the army hile building the line, vnih the use of 1 for ouch station. THE HOUR OF MEETING, OF THE FORCES. Pomeroy, Rams-ay, Sprague, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Wade, •■Wilkinson, : Wilson. [Hale, [Harlan, I Harris. . [lldwaid, [Howp, | Morgan, ... [Merrill, : If AYS, Johnson, . Lana (lnd.)« Nesmith* - Powell, Richardson, Riddle, ■ Salisbury, < Sherman. • Tmmlmll. Van Winkle. PETITION FOR BELIEF. first HfictiOD, repei f|UL’Mtf»n wit* i imyßcO, as follows: iftllntf the coramut! decided in the itflli YEAS. Ganson, OdOch, Grider, Griswold, Hale, Harding, 1 Harrington, Ilarnfi(Md), Herrick,’ Holman, Hooper, Hotchkiss, Hutchins. Johnson (Fa), 'Johnson (Ohio), Kalhfleisch, Knapp, Law, Laz^ar, Lo Blond, Mallory, Mnrcy, McDowell, McKinney, Middleton, Miller (NY), Millar (Pa), Morris (NiY) Morris (Ohio), Morrlaoo, Myera Amos, Myers Leonard, NAYS. Hubbard (Iowa), Hubbard (Goun), Ingernoil, Julian, h Kelley, Kellogg (Mich), Knox, Loan, Longyear, Marvin, McCinrg, : Moorhead, Morrill, Norton, O’Neill (Pa>, Orth, Allen Jh.bC, Allen Wm J Alley, Ames, Ancona, Bailer, Baldwin (Mteb), Baldwin (Manns), Blaine. Bonlwell, Brooks, Bronmall. Brown (W|r). Brown (W Va), - Chandler, Clarke, F Cotfrotb, Cravens Davis (N Y), Dawes, Dawson, Doming, Dennison, Eden, Edgcrton, Eldrldge, Elim, English, Fdnton, Ftack, Frank, Arnold, Ashley, - Baxter, Beaman. '’Blair (West Va), Blow, Boyd, : Clark,A W Cohh, Cole, / Dixon. Donnelly, Drigga, • Eckley, Farr.swoHh, Oar field, Higby, The second section of the lull was out. • ‘ Mr. AMOS MYERS, of Pennsylvania, askrd whether U would be lli order to offer a substitute for the first sec tion.. . The SPEAKER Raid that there was no first section, it baviujr Iwvn t-triekea out. . Mr. bO(jI WML, of MnssachtDetb*,offered an amend ment, wMrh whh agreed to, that any vdlunte«r or sub sliruto under,the proyibioas of ibis sectiov, who shall he honorably discharged previous to the. exolratioh of bis term of etilifmm iu, sh*U be entitled to ftiU bounty. : Mr. FARNSWORTH, of IliiunU. moved to lay the bill on the table, which wasdtHagreed lor*>‘«a« 47, nay* 75, Mr. CaRFIKLD, of Ohio, v movod to strike out the third and fourth sections. The bill was presented as an entiremeasure, but a* by the amendments the heart is cut out and the kwwl olf, be had m> further interest in the bill. Bythese atnejulincrffswe get mopoybut not meii; To refu*e to strike out the commutation clause was in ofiVct to give up the war. - The.furlher discussion of theqnestlen was terminated by the arrival of the hour for a recess. EVENING SESSION. THE PACIFIC RAILROAD. The House resumed the consideration of the bill to amend the Pacific Railroad act. Mr. PRUYN, of New York, said that there was but one opinion, and that, was that the road should be con structed without delay and in the bent manner, as a inf ans of binding together all portions of but. country, ■ ir lb* road liao be*;n cotnrnync*.'d it should hive bec£’it Wditltf M*oVf (hjlilpleted. Toe {treat thing wan to stau right. A board might l>e organized by the Government to supervise the work. The present charter provides that the President shall fix the tor mini of the roadbut lie desired that the President should also designate the r *ute or Uue of road, by the advice of a competent hoard of commissioners. Mr. WASIIbbKNE, of Illinois, said there never was atime when ourleßtsl&iiou deservpd to be more vigi lantly guarded than at present. When the public aw tentlon was so much absorbed in he feared many things went through Congre«»:froni inattention," write if they were more carefully considered they would Devf*rpass. He believed tho propereoasidera tion.had not been given to the Pacific Railroad bill she House was considering. ' • ' • As an original friend to that measure, he wauteo. to see the proper legislation, and not have the Gov- ru in enf impos’ don and the road not built, He examined in detail the bill, in connection with the present la#, and denounced some of the sections, sayiagjhere never, was n more monstrous and flagrant attempt to over reach the Government to be?foucd-in Uifl annals of the country. He expressed his.waatof faith, in the .present company, with the mem who at present controlled it, and he warned tho House and ilfat the road would Jiev»*r he hnilt under its present maimgf-meut. When he considered wliat the company should hevedone, and whfttthey had failed to do, and reflected upoji- the extraordinary and unblushing de mands they had made on Congress for additional legis lation on its behalf,-he was led to exclaim, *.* Caa such things be, and overcome us like a summdr cloud with out wonder !” Mr. BRICE, of Indiana, in reply, said the g»atlemau from lliinois'bad failed to show that this bill asked for an additional dollar beyond what was appropriated iu the original act. wasthe;;resuit of the labors of a committee of n for the past six rnoaths. . He bad yet to learn that charges and denunciatldas. how ever loud, amounted to proof • Sofacfrom th* compa ny nofhaving spent any money, he said the statement before the committee showed that it had already ex * - "* . Mr. STEVENS, of Pennsylvania, said that under tbe old bill the company could not work at all, and henfee the committee had reported such amendments as would Anabic the entetprise to progress. The old bill was a . mere piece of patchwork, and required modificatious. lie explained at length the provisions of the bill, by which some of the.restrictions were removed from the company, and he repeated that while additional lands were given, not one more dollar was proposed to be taken out of the trea-mry. The work, whoa finished, will be not only tho most magnificent- but most produ;- tive, apart fr« m Us.political- importance in binding to gether the Atlantic and Pacific States.. V THE TRANSPORTATION OF TROOPS, ETC. ; Mr. Holmeh’s amendment requiring the railroad to transport property, mails, and troops; of the United States free of was disagreed to—yea# 30, nays S 2 The House, at 30.4& P. M. , adjourned. xbw y«HK cm. tSpecial Correspondence of The Press. ] . Nbw Yorr, June 21,1884. RAILWAY REFORMS. The special committee of the Common Council, ffppointed’with an eye to. the reformation of city railway affairs, met yesterday, and received as tes. timony the very facts which were generally predict ed long before the down-town railroads were started. Tho fact is. that a railroad in one of our narrow business streets is simply a nuisance to ; alt except , the aged ladies and the travellers who employ it as a means of, carriage. . The testimony received, by tho committee went to show, that the railroads ru-, ined the business of the draymen and carmen, and not only by impeding and detaining their vehicles, but by other means. In crossiug tho track, wheels are wrenched, and the carrying business rendered inconvenient and comparatively unremunerative. It was suggested before the committee that the city should take possession of the streets and run the at the public expense, thereby arresting the infringements Of monopolies and'increasing the city revenues. . The gentleman making this suggestion understood that “a high State official received sl6o,ooo'worth of stock for signing the railway. bilL ,^ JURY VS. JUDGE. ; Brooklyn has become ;a , great place for grand i juries, and an irrepressible conflict between them and the 1 officers-of the court seems to be waging. Some time ago a jury - indicted a justice forhaal feasance, and presented the district attorney fornot; attending properly to his duties.. The attorney in turn threatened an indictment against one of tlie jurymen for baving tcld secrets out of court. ' Yes terday another grand jury presented, it is under stood, nearly the whole of the Brooklyn city go vernment, tlie police and judicial departments in-. . eluded. The preceding justice hereupon declared that Jie would not be nmde the medium for dissemi nating'slanderous-political documents under the guise of presentments.: It was Intimated that their loose action was calculated to bring tho administra tion of justice into ridicule'and disrepute; : Tlicjuries are determined to make for,: themselves reputations, and if they suspect’.corruption or mal feasance, discharge their duty bypointing it out. A i{ FRIENi) ,, USED UP. Another attempt at police murder was-made in this city on Sunday morning. An officer who had made an arrest was set upon by a gang of young ruffians, who endeavored to offeet a rescue. Aid was summoned and a ;wholesale collision ensued. During the melee one of the desperadoes serzed a paving stone .and hurled it at the officer. It took effect, however, on tho prisoner, knocking him to the ground. A roundsman who happened to be near the assailant, dealt him a blow upon tlie head, which broke his - skull and caused .his death yester day afternoon. The deceased Had- left Ireland a little over a year ago, and was aged but twenty two.-;- COL LUG I ATE CEREMONIES. The students of Columbia College interred u the ancient, S ’ last evening, with imposing ceremonies. The sad proecssion took up its line of march at nine P. M, headed by a band, and bearing: the relic of their studies—a “ shocking bad ” geography. Ar rived at the college green, the appropriate and dolorious exercises were performed^a funeral pyro was built, and the volume laid thcroon. Its ashes were collected, placed ju a coffin, and carefully in terred. •. 5 THE “ JOHANNES »..SUITS. Tho Leader libel case was adjourned until Tuesday next, aitd consequently public expectation is again disappointed. The " Count'Johannes was on hand prepared to assert his claims in person. The Count, during the driy, submitted ah affidavit in his civil suit against tho same paper, which,.after debating the propriety, of giving security for costs on tho grounds Of his hon-residenco, concluded as follows: “Therefore, if security is still insisted upon, and granted alter these additional facts and arguments thereon, then I shall be compelled, as a point of ho nor and the conscientious solemnity of an oath, to appeal, or, ns I may bo adyised therein, elect non-- suit instanlor/apil thereafter to begin anew when time shall have justified my honor and my oath, for my nature revolts, against even a suspicion upon o^hcr. ,, Sthyybsant. CLOBING OF THE,NEW YORK GOLD,BOARD. Gold has been struck off the list balled at the Stock Board. 'What Is termed the Gold Board closed to-day. Speculation v has ceased and the price is nominal. The rate at 10 o’clock was 201, and H is now' held higher. TIJ Y GOI.D ITA.HKLT An Important meeting of bankers and brokers will be held on Wednesday, to urge the ropeal of the gold bill ■ Business in foreign exchange is suspended. Two hundred and six Is asked for gold. ciosed' at 205@208 offered, and 208 @2lO asked. * YORK CATTLE MARKET. Beetle.lower Receipts,4,2oo. Sheep aiuV Xambs at Receipts, 12,860; Hogs higher—OK@loc. Receipts, 13,000. ARRIVAL OF.SrANIStI FRIGATES, Tho Spanish frigatos Carmen and Solaltad ar rived here fcp-day. % THE “rEACK” ,COMMITTEE. The Stajo Committee of “ Peace Men,” appointed at the mass meeting held at tho Coonor Institute, by Fernando Wood and his friend!, a year ago, assein blod at tho' Astor House to-day. There was a pretty full attendance, and the feeling or the' members was very decided. They wore prepared forpoace une quivocally, as the only alternative of ruin andbank rujdcv. They would almost luive fought to sustain their favorite tenet of non-resistance. The principal •limn or tho committee was Edward a. Lawrence, a Quaker, for four years a moinbersof the Legislaturo from Long Island. Judge Onderdonk, Mr. Van Allen, of Sclmylor, and . sovornl other : members were equally demonstrative in their hostility to tho war. v.'. ■ : "">- Tho members of the committee were oxtromoly indignant against Fernando Wood, who had,, they averred, sold then) out to the War Bomoorats. .* Tlie committeo.wiU make arrangemcnU in regard to Uio Chicago Convention', Thoy do not appear to be very sanguine of the strength of tholr faction. Tbo popularity of the war .and the contempt into which peace mon are falling leave few to boar the opprobrium. ■< ; . 1 ‘ About sixty persons were present. Several loiters were read, one from Senator Rich ardson, advocating' peace. A proposition to nomi nate an iridepeudehtoandidato met with little favor. Mr. Wood declined to commit himself for McClel lan or any other man nominated at Chioago. Mass meetings are called for Wednesday in this city and other places, to impress on tho Chioago Convention that the people want peace. • The committee will meet again on Mcaaday next. Central Fair Art Gai.i.luy,—No change wUL be made this evening in the price of admission to. the Art Gallery at, tho Central Bair, the auction sale having been postponed, < ; Latlon elause, and Irmatlve—yeas 100, ' BAS FRANCISCO UNION RATIFICATION MBETINO— OHKAT F.NTHUSIARJ*. San Francisco, Juno 20.—A large Mid enthusi astic mooting was held bore last night, to ratify the nomination of Lincoln and Johnson. Governor Low made a speech, In which every allusion to President Lincoln and denunciation of slavery was loudly applauded. Similar meetings aro being held throughout the State. Trade is more lively. There have been largo ar rivals of sugar. Wheat Is in fair demand. Thirty feet of tho Gould St Curry mine sold to-day at S3,SCO. . Arrived—Phip Garibaldi, from Now York. Sailed—barks Cores, for Hong Kong, and Harriet, for New York. • - Nelson, Noble, Odell, O’Neil! (Ohio), Patterson, Pendleton, Randall (Pa), Rice (Mass), Robinson, Rogers, Rollins (NH), Rchoflelu, Scott, Steele (NJ), Stevens, Stiles, Stroaso, Htuari, Sweat, Thomas, Uoson, Wadsworth, Ward. Washburne (Mas) We Inter, Whaley, Wheeler, Whito, CA White, Jos W Williams, Winfield, Casualties ion tlie Gunboat Granite City. Boston, June 21.—A letter to the Transcript gives the following list, of casualties on the gunboat Gra nite City, captured at Circassian Pass, La., on the Glli Inst., with all on board, after an engagement of fin hour and a half. . Ensign S. Tt. Tyrell, arm shot off, dangerous. Ensign A. If. Barry, shot through the leg. Quartermaster John W, Trindall, killed. Seaman Joseph Johnson, killed. Seaman John Scott, arm shot off. Quartermaster John Jacobs, Utlgh, dangerous. Wm. 11. Hayden, thighs, badly. - Wm. Fitzpatrick, arm, slightly. Ira Loucks, foot. .John Gcgin, leg. Joseph Schallinger, leg. M. McNamara, leg. -*j r K. Spencer, arm. M.eCalloia, shoulder, slight. Pika, Pomeroy* Price, Rica (Maine), Ross, Scbenck, Shannon, Sloan, Smithers, Thaver, Traca. Vhq Walkenbnrg, Washburn (111.), Wilder, Wilson, Wisdom. then also stricken BtOOMSiinito, Penna., June 21.—A miner, namgjj James Branch, in the employ of JVlcKelvy & Neal, was crushed to death in the mines to-day...*'• . TOTES AT TTIE SANITARY FAIR ' „ , VOTJ? OX HWORD. jfeade -if,®® Scattering Hancock McCleJlan-......,»;., r., 216;■ Total Oram. 7®i %'OTK OX HOJISS EQUIPXENTS. Hancock» 70- 8ut1er........ sfl;Birney ....... Graii 1 ........ 4 McGlsilau VOTE OX THR SiJiV r Elt TA3E. Union League.... ....... 647 Llueota ...... 8e110w5.......i.. <7 Welsh-.-*...'. Sljop/OD 60 Farragut..... Curtin.. 48 Henry...... . Hancock .33 Meade........ Wood .. 37 3 ua:t... Chase • .... 14 McCiellaa.... StfliUon .....i........... 7 Grunt......... Potter.. 6 8right......... UnionHefresh’tSuiooß. 3 Dupont.. Good Will Engine.... 2,772 Empire Hook & Lad.... 50 Fainuount Eugme 2,25) United States Hose ......4i3 Pencrylvania H05e...1*222 Good Inroat Hose ..22 Phomsx H05e........... 7&> Northern Liberty Hose. .21 Phiiadeiphia Engine-- 737 Wec-acoe Engine........ 21 Diligent Engine.. 216 Washington Hose 35 United states Engine-- 155 Philadelobia, Hose... ....15 Southwark H05e...... 101 Schuylkill Hos-9....t.....17 Sonth Per,n U05e...... 9i;Columbia H05e...... 12 Vigilant Engine....... 5/iScattering .........130 The tenth semi-annual examination of llib Man tua Female Seminary, was concluded-yesterday. The exercises, which were carefully and pleasingly conducted, occupied the better part of two days. On Monday, use younger portion of the; scholars were questioned upon the studies in which they have been engaged for the past terra. They, acquitted, them selves quite creditably. Yesterday was entirely de voted to the examination and graduation or the senior class oi'young ladies. The exercises were conducted orally, and we were astonished by the readiness with which the often difficult questions of the principal and his assistants wore answered. After the examination was finished, a salutatory ad dress was read by Miss Heacock. . It. was finely composed, and was.read with good emphasis and in clear aml’dlstinct tones. Miss Darnall then read the report of the school, which, besides exhibiting a. pleasing degree of .progress, gave good token of ner. powers of composition. After diplomas-had been awarded to the graduates a valedictory address was read by Miss Oldham. Of this production we cannot speak too highly. In matter and. style it far surpassed any valedictory whiCßTwe have had the pleasure of hearing. Com prising impressive truths and noble sentiments, conveyed in exquisite language, ft was not wanting in that great; essential so .difficult for young to acquire—a good delivery. In it the writer feel ingly alluded to the resignation of the principal."the Eev. I>r. MCCluskey, to whose energy and talents the school has been iodebted for its existence. - , After the conclusion of the exercises an Informal meeting was held by the ladies and gentlemen pre sent, aud resolutions were adopted deeply regret ting the necessity which deprived, them of so ami able and venerable'a teacher and gentleman. The Doctor leaves the Seminary in,order to assist in and superintend the organization of the Van jßensselaer Institute, near Princeton, N. J. He is succeeded by the Itev. Mr. Moore, an instructor, we are informed, of high ability. . Anxmlqi.Q^ni"white man was found drowned* at South-street wharf on Monday evening. From papers found ia. his pocket his name Is supposed to be George .Tones. He is about 21; years of age, 5 feet 7. inches high, has brown hair, navy shirt and pants, and gaiter boots. The coroner held an in quest on the body. "Win. H. Howe, who was convicted by a court -martial of desertion and the murder of an enrolling officer in Montgomery county, is to be executed*on Friday next. Howe is at present confined in the Eastern Penitentiary. SALE or EKAI, ESTATE, STOCKS, ETC. Messrs! Thomas & Sons sold, at tbe Phiiadelphia Exchange, yesterday at noon, the following stocks and real estate, viz : 30 skates Germantown and Perkiomen Turn pike Company,,s2S.V.... SSIO 00 ICO shares Buck Mountain Coal Company, . ,$66 50 6.650 00 1 share Philadelphia Library Company.... .... 2S 50 Three-story.brica dwelling, So. 34 Washing ton arehue; 17 feet front .................. 2,000 03 Three-story brick dwelling, No. 37 North Se venteenth street, IS feet front; subject to & yearly ground r*nt of $63.... 1,325 00 Ground rent, 821.25 a year 300 00 Ground rent. $l9 a year-... 300 00. Elegant modern mansion* 40 feet front, south east corner of Broad and Walcut streets.... 40,25) 00 Large and valuable lot, corner Montgomery: aitd.Berks streets.. 17,90 Q 00. Large lot, northwest corner of Twenty-first and Berks streets .... I,SIO 00 Handsome modern residence. No. ISOjvValnut street, opposite Kiitcnbonse 5quare......... 20,000 00 .Brick stable and coach house, St, Joseph’s avenue.*.*.... - ....,....1,550 00 ISSacre* coal lands, BcbnylkiH emhity, P* , .known as ‘‘Kettle and Wagner Tract, per acre— 64,600 00 26U aervscoal lands, Schuylkill county. Pa., ' : known as “ Mouut Laffy and Oak Hill Coal Estate,” $225 per acre. ....53,500 00 125 acres coal lands, known as fh# *‘ Jemmy Laing Tract,-’ Schuylkill county, Pa., $145 : per acre 18,125 00 Pour well-secured ground renta’of $2Sa year, • : $440............ - 1,760 0Q Three weil-secured. ground rents ol $2B 50 a yea!, $440. .......... ,1,320 00 ,Three-story brick dwelling, No. 1411 North,:" Fifteenth 5treet............ ; ..: r .:8,050 00 Three-story brick tavern and dwell log, north : east corner of Twenty-third amlSharswooct V streets..*••• 1,650 00 Handsome country seat, 16 acres, river Dala ■ W are,- at BUlingsport 6,000 00 Thb Greatest Huhantaiuab" IsYiESTioN op the Age.— The genius of man has neTer'originated any , invention of greater importance to mankind, whether their physical, social, or moral relations are considered, than the Sewing Machine.; The best Sewing Machine extant,'therefore, Is an object of paramount interest. This honor justly belongs to the celebrated Wheeler & Wilson instrument. All who examine these machines in operation are convinced of their completeness in every particular, and of their decidod advantages oTor all rival in struments for all kinds of family use. -Over five, thousand of these celebrated machines are now in use in . this city alone, in • our beat families, among them all vre have never yet been apprised of a single disappointment. In fact, there is no-possi blorisk in buying a Wheeler & Wifson machine, as every one sold is warranted to give perfect satis faction totho purchaser, dr . the; money, is returned. Tisitors to the Great Central Fair should not fail to call at the Wheeler & Wilson establishment, No. 704 Chestnut street, above Seventh. The Wheeler & Wilson machines hare this peculiarity also, that they are practical and easily learned, and the work they perform, while it Is vastly more beautiful, is equally as durable as the very best hand-sewing. Magnificent- Stock of. SumMbr Clothing.— Messrs. Somers & Son’s-Clothing-Emporium, No. 626 Chestnut street, was again yesterday thronged with strangers in thecity visiting the Fair, showing that the great fame of this old house is not confined to Philadelphia alone. Persons wishing to select really elegant and well-made garments, at reason able prices, can find their wishes gratified in greater perfection at 025 Chestnut street, under .Jayne’s Hall, than anywhere else in this city- Thor© is a degree of grace and gentility about their garments that strikes every gentleman of taste favorably. Give them a call. New York, June 22. Buy tkb Gnowßß &. Bakkr.— There is nothing more important to purchasers of Sewina: Machines than the true method of selecting the hesf. Areally good machine in a family Is an unfailing source of joy and domestic comfort, whilst one of inferior quality and unsatisfactory in its operations is a perpetual; annoyance. . Kow, tho only way to go right in selecting a machine is to examine aU the leading Sewing ilachines in use, and decide accord ing to the manifest merits of each., It Is this kind of comparison that the Grover & Baker Cornmny, No. 730 Chostnut street, invito,'arid they can well afford the experiment, as their renowned machines not only perform every variety of sewing of which any other machine is capable, in the very bestmanner t but they execute elegant embroidery which no .other Instrument has over successfully attempted. .We learn that the sales of Grover & Baker ma chines since the opening of tho Pair have been very large, their rooms, at 730 Chestnut street, being crowded almost every hour In the day with visitors. Gold is .Still;. Wending its Way Upward.— Surely those who are now in pursuit of the precious metal cannot bo said to bo tending downwards. In many respects gold is a leader/ Coal is rising under the impetus that gold is giving to it, and for this reason the wisest thing that our readers can do is to order their winter supplies at oneo fromtheyard of W. W.'Alter, 935 North Ninth street. They will save a handsome per centagc by doing so. ~ The Most Popular Sewiwo Machine Out.—- If any one doubts the*fact 1 ttmt•:th<P “Florence” Sewing Machine has a warm place in fcho affections of our people let than read the groat arrayof Phila delphia references published in another column, of our paper to-<lay. The “ Florence” is In many re spects unrivalled. All of thorn are.furnished with a Barnum Self-Sewer—aninvaluablc arrangomont for holding, guiding, and adjusting the work, making sewingon a machine the very nearest thing to mere llatj imaginable.AUtbe“ Florence” macHlnos sold are guarantied to giro entire 1 satisfaction or the money will bo returned. Personsivisiting the city, and our citizens generally who have not yet done so, should - visits the groat establishment of the u Florence” Company, No. 630 Chestnut street. CALIFOKNIA. FafnlAccUtcnt in n Mine. nPYjrTcr l ■./^inpv JL JtTJL JsLd JL JL. JL - • _ : VOTE OX TUB’CAMP- CHEST. Blrney... ];tt’Hancock * 8 Meade.................... 95;Scasteriag..*.*>.... *•••.» 9 Grunt McClellan*. 30i Total Gibb0n5..—........... 29] •VOTE O.V SILVER Vil'-T. ITOUN. I'IANTTTA F ■'M A IX. P.V. .t'SKXOTTN DROWNED STAN. TO BE EXECUTED. CITY-ITJ^MS.; The u Prize-Medal ” Shirt, Invented by Mr. .Tbhn; >\ Tnggart, and sold by Mr. George Grant, 610 Chestnut street, is, without exoepttonvth© host in fit, comfort, beauty, nrid,durabllity. : £ns stock of Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods, of h?s "own exclu sive innnufHCtui*e dnd importallon, ia also the choicest in the city, hiitUUs prices moderate. Ponri.Aß New Photoof. afiis by Wend broth & Tati.or.—Besides being able to examine the most elaborate display of Photographs !n the coun try, by calling at the Galleries of Messrs. Wen derath & Taylor, Nos. 912, 91«, and 916 Ohestnat street, visitors have an opportunity of sitting for a first-class picture, or selecting from one of the finest collections of card pictures for tfie album, among which wo notice, among other new accessions, capi ta! pictures of Gen. Vogdes, Gen. Wistar, Rev. Dr. Washburn, Gov. Yates, of Illinois, and Ike starved Union Prisoners from Libby Prison, Excellent Photographs.— Mr. F. Gutekunst, Nos. 704 and 706 Arch street, has recently executed fine photographic pictures, in various sizes and styles, of Mr. James E. Murdoch, Gens. Hancock, Meade, and Grant, and Bishops Wood, Kingsley, and Simpson, duplicates of all of which can'now bo, had at his counters. Selling Off at Cost Prides.— Messrs. Wood A Cary, 725 Chestnut street, are closing out thrir splendid stocker summer hate and bonnets for la dies .and misses, at cost prices, In anticipation of the close of the season. Their now stylo Pot-Pourri Turban and English Walking Hats are universally popular. A SPLENDID assortment of misses’, childrens’, and boys’ hats, at reduced prices, can be purchased of Charles Oakford & Sons, 834 and 836 Chestnut street, Continental Hotel. v A Noble Sentiment.— The following sentiment has been written in choice Choctaw by the Indians at the Groat Central Fair: “Ton ne po, she chi, ya niche—die chee blnqnay—noosa can win nielie shin. Bo! Che mo to mong , can win Satikenosh—can win, niche shin, squibby—Muck e kan bey Lincoln, noosa—squaw Waubc moo mee. Noosa Lincoln— muck o day pe nace. Ho !’> This Is understood to mean “Buy all your wearing apparel at the Brown Stone Clothing Hall of Hockhill & Wilson, Nos. 603 anil €O5 Chestnut street, above Sixth.” D. 81. B.’s, the “ Defenders of the Monroe Doctrine,” a new order, has recently sprang Into existence In the loyal State?, having for its object the prevention of monarchiel institutions on this continent. Its members are known to each other by signs, and grips, and passwords, and have, when in their league rooms, a regular uniform or Insignia Of distinction. In their ordinary out-door operations they dress in citizen’s dress,us ually gotten up a t the great fashionable etnporimn of Granville Stokes, No. 609 Chestnut street, ■Summer Cr.OTmitG, At Ohab. Stokes A Co.’s, Summer Clothing, at Chas. Stokes & Co.’s, Summer Clothing, at Chas. Stokes A Co.’s. Summer Clothing, at Chas. Stokes h Co.’s, Summer Clothing, at Chas. Stokes & Co.’s, Summer Clothing, at Chas. Stokes A Co.’s, Summer Clothing, at Chas. Stokes & Co.’s, , Under the “ Continental.” . Change op Base. —There was a great excitement In . our city a few days ago on account of a special telegram received from Gen. Grant, stating he was going to change “Ms ,base” again, and more his glorious army to “Smith’s Island,” (opposite Phila delphia,) in order to give his men some repose. Each man of the command is to receive 48 hours pass, in order to visit Lieut. B. G; Smith’s Ice Cream Sa loon, 626 Wharton street. Gen. Grant is expected to bo present on the occasion. • D. Ba rnrm’s “ Sklf-Sewer,” for all Sewing Ma chines, preserves the eyes, avoids bending, guides the cloth itself, and greatly • facilitates the work. No basting. Ho machine complete without it. Donated to, and for sale for all Machines, by the inventor, at the Sanitary Fairs in Philadelphia and Pittsßcrg, and at the Florence Sewing Machine office, 630 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, and at the Grover St Baker dffice, IS Fifth street, Pittsburg, Pa. Price $1.60, with directions, sent by letter, free. D. Barnum, at the Wilcox & Gibbs’ Sewing Machine office, 608 Broadway, N. Y. „• jo2o-3t Photograph Albums in Evert Style.—Eieh Turkey Morocco, Antique, Ivory Mountings, Orna mental Edges, tc., &e., holding from Twelve to Two ■Hundred Photographs ; the largest and best assort-, ■ment in the city. Wm. W. Harding, ,- Manufacturer, ■No. 326 Chestnut street, below Fourth, south side. Get the Best !—The Holt Bible—Harding’s Editions.—Family, Pulpit, and-Pocket Bibles, in "beautiful styles of Turkey Morocco and antique bindings, A new edition, arranged for PhotogTapbio portraits of families, : - Wm. W. Harding, Publisher, No. 326 Chestnut street, below Fourth. The haxdsoxi&t assortment of Straw, Felt, and other Hats can be purchased of Charles Oakford A Sons, 884 and 836 Chestnut street—Continental Hotel. SPECIAL, NOTICES. To i Tkee Worm. BT THE BABD OP TOWER STALL. With dread thy wrigglitrg form I see Hang pendant from the ravaged, tree* *Thou foul, detested thingl . JTo matter where the rambler goes," Still close before Ms thanking nose Thy hideous kindred swing. Thy dusky body, with a head " And crawling feet of dingy red. Is loathsome to the view; But though.’twere had enough to tee X Thee merely, yet. fall often,: we v Are forced/to touch thee, too. ' Oar sunset walks, that else would bo . AH sweetness and tranquility,— " -Thy presence fills with dread; The soft and richly-scented *lr. The leafy shade, and blossoms fair,' In vain around.us spread. And even, when some gallant lad Walks forth, all tlegantly clad, In garb from Tower Hall, Thou, hateful pest, wilt make him throw Grim looks on Ms own form to kndw If thou dost o’er him cfawU The largest and "test assortment of Clothing in Phila delphia always on hand, and kept full and fresh by large daily additions. TOWJ3KHALL, SIS MARKET Street, It BENNETT & CO. Deaf Made to Hear. Instruments to assist the hearing, in every variety and. of the most approved construction, at P. MADEIRA’S, 115 South TENTH Street, below Chestnut. - je22-6fc Consumption,:, all of thb . - a.vd Lux«3. Remarkable Cures+djir Doctor Sicayhie's Compound ** SyrUppf Wild Chtrry Are dally performed! it Is purely vegetable, and la, without exception, the most potent remedy known to the medical world for coughs, bronchitis, asthma, blood-spitting, jaervotts debility, weak breast, all pul monary complaints. Prepared only by Dr. .S WAYNE Se SON, 330 Korik.SIXTH Street. It One-Price Clothing, of the Lateth Styles, made in the Best Manner, expressly for RE TAIL SALES. LOWEST Selling Prices marked la PI tin Figures. All Goods made to Order warranted satisfactory. Oar Qsk-Prtce System is strictly adhered to. AH are thereby treated alike. 4025-ly JONES* CO., 604 MARKET Street. Hair Dye! Bair D¥e-W •$242,895 50 BATCHELOR’S celebrated HAIR DYB is the Best in the World. The only Barmless,True, and Reliable Dye known. This splendid Hair Dye is perfect— changes Bed, Rusty, or Gray Hair instantly to'a Glossy Black or Natural Brovm, without injuring the Hair or Smiling; the Skin, leaving the Hair Softaad Beautiful; imparts fresh vitality, frequently restoring its pristine color, and rectifies the ill effects of bad Dyes. The genuine is signed William A. Batchelqk; all others are mere imitations, and should be avoided. Sold by all Druggists, &c. FACTORY, 81 BARCLAY Street, * New York. Batchelor* r new Toilet Cream for Dressing the Hair. V . jy3o-ly Hoyt’s Hiawatha Hair Restorative. HOYT’S HIAWATHA HAIR RESTORATIVE. HOYT’S HIAWATHA HAIR RESTORATIVE. HOYT’S HIAWATHA HAIR RESTORATIVE. HOYT’S HIAWATHA HAIR RESTORATIVE. In Longfellow’s Poem Hiawatha was adjudged to have conferred the greatest boon on his tribe because he brought to its notice corn. Every one will admit that our preparation is worthy of its name; for the bene*, fits it confers when it is known. WBAT THfi HIAWATHA DOES. . It restores-faded and gray hair and whiskers to their original color. It brings up the natural shading of one hair with another, thus giving the hair a perfect life appearance, so that the most critical observer cannot detect Us nse. It makes harsh hair soft and silky, stops its- foiling out, cleanses it and the scalp from all impa rities, is as readily applied and wiped from the skin qp any hair dressing, and entirely overcomes the bad ef fects of previous use of preparations containing sulphur, sugar of lead, &c. The proprietors of the Hiawatha published the follow ing challenge to teat in the New York dailies three weeks, which WAS NEVER ACCEPTED Let some 'well known and disinterested persons ap point one to the proprietor of each preparation for tha hair to bring np the color. Every proprietor to use no-’ thing but Ms own preparation, and the person nothing also during the test. A certificate of the result to be widely published at the expense of the unsuccessful competitors. Sold everywhere. JOSEPH HOYT & CO., 10 University Plaen, Now York. G———4B63——B. We respectfully invite your attention to and consider ration of the justly celebrated and reliable remedy for Dyspepsia, Heartburn, Debility, and Prostration,, Thu proprietors are proud to acknowledge the unparalleled, sncsess which has attended the sale of their valuable preparation, known in nearly every portion of th« eivilued world as the ‘'GOLDEN BITTERS.’* : We risk nothing when we term them a valuable j»re-' pataiion, for they are one of the few articles of the present day which are not a humbug; and we are wil ling and able to satisfy any person or persons who will apon ns, that the celebrated 4 ‘.Golden Bitters’’ are a genuine, bona, fide hygienic article. It is the wish of the proprietors that the virtue of the article be tested b fore condemning. A decision of their merits by anyone who hasArled them Is worth a million of purchased bogus testimonials. For creating a healthy APFfiTITB they are invaluable, and are, unequalled asa TONIC. They are mild in their action, and operate in giving uipor and strength to the system—not by any chant* they produce in the solids, but through the medium ot the living principle. They are purely VEGETABLE being composed, of Gentian Boot, Calamus, Sassafras, and many other remediaiagenta of the Vegetable world, all preserved la Jamaica Bum and Sherry Wine. AS A BEVERAGE they are the most wholesome, ittvifforafitiff, and palflt* table stimulant ever offered to the public. And thefacl of their being prepared chemically and scientifically precluded the possibility of a bittor, unpleasant commoa to Bitters generally offered for sal©. We es pecially recommend them to LAMES, and particularly to those suffering from Debility, "Weakness, and Pro*' tiation. Haifa wineglassof these “Bitters” three a* four times a day will produee a heathy change in persons greatly debilitated,’ The “Golden Bitters” have been tried and not found? wanting. They i are put up in our own .patentquart bottles, and for sal* by Druggists, Grocers, Ac., throughout the world. Each bottle beam a foe simile of the signature of Hub* bel & Co. GEO. C. HUBBEL & CO., Sole Proprietor*. Hudson, N. V.; Central Depot, American Ex, Building. New Tork; E. G. BOOZ, Agent, Philada. itMv To Clear the House os Plies, use Du(chor*s c*lobrated LIGHTNING PLT-KH<LEK, & neat, cheap article, nary to use. Every shoot will Mil e (inert. Sold everywhere. FRENCH, RICHARDS, S CO., TENTH aai g(S>. KBTStr.fltß, PhUadslpbis, TF&o!9Bs3MfrSSS& isyBs-ivfia2ffi \ New YobK, April 18,1864.
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