OC&CXQ.. FHTCSS, ■■ PCBLIB'BBO DAILY (SUNDAYS EXCEPTED), KE JOHN W. FOBNET, 'OJFICB. Jfo- 111 'SOOTH FOURTH STREET. THE DAILY PRESS, tirtiri Oinnt Pbr WRRK.payable to the Carrier; Balled to Bnbierlbere oat of the city at Sbtba DotiAßa Per Arruk; Tbr*s Domaks Ak» Firry Ckrts ror Six Worths; On DOU.AR ahd Ssvbhty-kvr Orrtb bob Tkrrb Uomte, invariably in advance for the time or- Cored. ' "' *&- AdTertlumenta Isaerted at the usual rate*. BIX lines eonetltote a satire. , *WB TBI-WESKW PRESS, Balled to Babeeribera out of the city at Boob Dollars Psr Abhitx in advance. ■ ■ gPBING AND SUMMER. ' ■ JHTIBS SEW STOCK TJ3V DEBCL O T KING. THE LATEST gOYELTIES IN GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING (JOODS, McISTIRE & BROTHER, ' (80COEBSOK TO HILL * EVANS,) tGS¥ " 'O ST NUT STREET. The “ Model Shoulder-Seam Shirt.” my4»,wfta4n , " gy&o b a e grant;, Vo. 610 CHESTNUT STREET, Has now ready XLAEGE AND COMPLETE STOCK OF *j, fuenishin® goods, Offeieown Importation and manufacture, \ ! His celebrated' *! PRIZE MEDAL SHIRTS,” KanufaeturGd of £ . E VF.ofißWlrof Oidenberg&Tag^Brt!) Are the ffMDsiponect*fitting Shirts of tnoaie. jSP* Orders prpmptlr attended to. jftl3-rrfmfim £25 A.RGH STREET. §25 REMOVAL. : A. HOFFMAN, jfBST wrapper ' ■ 'MIKUfACTOEY, AND GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING EMPORIUM, ' - BEHOfKD FROM 600 ARCH STRBBTj i'y iTOTHBHBW STOEB, ; s 85' ;. ' ;AROH STREET. 835 * jilD-Mgyfoi rpHE PATTERN SHIRT. ANTED TO FIT AND GIVE SATISFACTION. ; ; MADE BY JOiEtWr O. AKRISOrj, ■ : m i AND 8 NORTH SIXTH STREET, MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN ' sTMSßw;sYD*MßiiisHmi goods. ,*n '•£ CONSTANTLY. PN HAND, ' IHBN, ijtDSLIS, a»4 FLANNEL SHIRTS anS BAWBSS, COLLARS, STOCKS, TRAVELLING [RTS, TIES. WRAPPERS, Ac., &0.. OF ElB OWN MANUFACTURE. ' : i f . ALSO, ■ ■ ■ S IaSDKS^CHIEFB, SHOULDER BRACES, &c.. &0. table prioea, PATENT DBD COLLARS before the pubHc *for nearly a year, atoy pronounced the neatest and best :tant.; » presents aperfectcum, free from the . all other collars. \ iaes no puckers on the inside of the turn* ley are AS SMOOTH INSIDE AS OUT afore perfectly free and easy to the neck, allar has a smooth, and evanly-ftaished {IDES, — are not simply flat pieces of paper cut Sn thefonbf a collar, bnt are MOULDED AND SHAPED TO -PIT .-AS KECK, - ~\- * They®«nade in “NoTelty” {or tam-do'wm style,) size from 12 to 17 laches, and in "Eu reka” (alfaroite,)froinl3tol7 iaoiies, &nd packed in •*Bolid 01#,” in neat bine cartoons, contains 100 each; ilsd, In seller ones of 10 each—the latter a very handy parage'k&'Traveilers, Army and Navy OScere. - MBY COLLAB is stamped ;«a»fe PATENT MOLDED COLLAB.” dealers in Hen’s Pumlshins Gooda. The iftadesdjpAiedhy \ , # - . ' BOEip®B,& GO,, Wholesale Dealers in Hen’s Furnishing 6581 OHESTNTJT Street, - Philadelphia. w ‘mßffiplßT. MANUFACTORY. JUMoilien wH4 invite attention to their - IMPBOTBB CDT OF'SHIItTS, Vehiehiheymake a specialty in thßir business, Also, eonitatttlxjweiving • ffQSJiEFIES FOB GENTLEMEN'S WEAR. "j. w. scoot •* cfoc, otkll't, • Jal?*tf i‘ ! - " tLJUr doors below the Continental. - 4. • Cu. OMMISSIOK BOUSES. gfflPisY, HAZARD & HUTCHINSON, , " , Xo. in CHBSTIfUT STBBET, ijdMMissioisr mbeohm'ts, . . ' 108 THE BAILS 07 ' . uni-fmTvmLABSLPHiA-sdo^aoons. miinnßM poops. ft* MISS M. A., BAKER - 1 - '• > Ko. 1346 CHESTNUT STBEET. I Has opened a large assortment of i PABIS MILMNERY, ', for the Sprtnsr and Samggerof IBS4> CABPETMJGS.. CARPET WAREHOUSE. - !', • - .I . • \ " ~~ ■ raU Tllxt luu iu»t jsealved a weU-aalactidstock «{ ISGMBH AK» AMEKICAJ •V /'carpetings, £ FOK SPBXJfG TSADS. , * 4 ib% BLAOKWOOP, r&ikidU Baa abob btkeet.-bblow ninth. PURNITGRB: AND BlL xi'liilßOtabEes. - ’-'-vi omcpion, m aet south second street, ■ In i)tta«itlon with their extensive Cililnot biia!neas,are superior article of . f BILXiXARD TABLES, asl h&ve now on head s fail supply, Saialied with the JHOOHB& CAMPION'S IMPROVED CUSHIONS, WliteU‘'lir« f iir(nionnc94 ty ill who have aseh them to tifl all others. For the qua'ity and fimsii of these vabloa* the manufacturers refer to their nume rous throughout the Union, who are familiar With of their work, : / ap!9-6m JgXBERT BHOSMAKER & CO., ' H. t. Comer of FOUKTH and HAOE Streets, PHILADELPHIA,: WpOIuESALE DRUGGISTS. ' ' atPOjITERS AND DfALBUS IN • . POEEION AND] DOMESTIC AND PLATE GLASS. , / { • KAWrAOTOEsas or . «tlITa LEAD AND ZINO PAINTS, POTTT, *4? A9»TB VO* THE OELEBRATBB f VRBHCH ZINC PAINTS. ! nderlaik •oa«innari.KippUed at ■ Sli-sm • - IJtET -10 W PRICES FOB CASH. ►CEBJIES. HERBINGk SHAD, &a ( w.' Noa. 1* 2, and 3 Mackerel,late* soiled packages. alport, Fortuneßay, and Halifax laled, and No. 1 Herrlngr. \d. junty Cheefte, &c. > ■ by MORPHY & KOONS, No, I*o WORTH WHAK7ES. tEEVES, ,B8AI*:Gr6oBE8, jrth WATER Street, and - ortbDELAWARE Avenue, the lowest Market Prices, a large iis~. MOLASSES, COFFEE, AS, BFIC2S, [TOBACCO. e Agente tor the products of FITHIAN Ac POQDE'S naive Fruit Canning Factory at Bridgeton, N. J. ■ • IfrSp. DICKIES.—IOO BBLS. 'PICKLES IN fflValfjjbls. Pickles la Yin efrar. Also, three-gallon and flve-Kallon hers do. Tor Bale by . RHODES Jt WILLIAMS, Wb2B . 107 South WATER Street, : Mines and upims. in BARRELS YOUNGER’S ALE, ' y St, Anne'a Brewery, lnlnga. * In store, and for aale by v : ' 'r » . WIIItIAM H. YEATON ft CO., I»p8 J HOI Booth FRONT Street, 100 CASES PINET,. OASTILLON, & kyy PA’S COGNAC) BRANDY, landing from brig (‘Loo!*,'v from Bordeaux. Tor sale by? i'll' i • : 'WttLIAMH. YBATON AOO., ,j»P» UOlßouth F RONTBtreat. ITHE BEAUTIFUL ART OF ENAMEL m~t¥KP T , H i®“^Sf 4 1 U Toilet FrcmcaiDt (Branch Toilet Paata), for enamelling the akin, hiding small-pox marks, wrinklM, barns, acaiß, Sc., without injury to (he moat delicate complexion. Its effocta are truly ma tleal- Pjdce onedollar, with dlroctlona for }*J. HUNT S CO., Proprietors, 41 South EIGHTH JUeet.two doors aboya Cheatnnt,and 133 8. SEVENTH : «bT*t- ' . • ■ raTlB-Sm pERFUjyiEP PARLOR MATCHES.— *\ Just received 25 additional cases of these Celebrated (Aexundor’a) Matches, fortala to the tradoonly. »«H» ROWS 4 BOSTON, IST * 159 N. THCBD St. VOL. 7-NO. 279. T IGHT-HOUSE COTTAGE, LJ _ ATLANTIC CITY, N J., NEAREST HOUSE TO THE BEACH. This wall-known house la now opoa for tha raoeption of Boarders, - Bathing never was bailor. jelS-iai* ~ • - J. WOOTTON, Proprietor. CEA BATHING,—CONGRESS HALL, L? LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, is now open for the season. ' Persons wishing to engage rooms will address joTMSt* . ; WOOLMAN oTO-KES, Proprietor. ttnited states hotel, long V, branch, N. J., ia now opou for the reception ol visitors, Address B. A. SHOEMAKER. Prop’r. j6S-2m» CHESTER COUNTY HOUSE, AT WLANTIC CITY, N.J.—This private BOARDING HOUSE (always open for Boarders), is now folly ar ranged for the accommodation of Summer visiters. The situation is one of the best on the Island, being in full view of tbo Ocean, and near excellent bathing ground. my3l-2m JACOB KEIM, Proprietor. T7PHBATA MOUNTAIN SPRINGS.- JCi This popular Summer Resort will be opened for the season June 20th, 1564. The undersigned begs leave to call the attention of his and the public in general to this magnificent and well-known establish ment, which, though having undergone a change of proprietors, will be continued under the new adminis tration with .greatly improved advantages, and in creased facilities for health and pleasure.- From his valuable experience, the proprietor feels Warranted in assuring the public that every depart ment of the establishment will be conducted to the en tire satisfaction of all.' The facilities for railroad communication with the Ephrata Mountain Springs are well known: FROM BALTIMORE—-Northero Central Railroad. — The &.20 A. SI. train,-via York, Wrightsville, and Co lumbia, arrives at the Springs atS.SOP. M.‘ - _ FROM PHILADELPHIA—CentraI Pennsylvania Rail road.’—The 11.20 A. M. train, changing cars at Laudis ville, arrives at the Springs at 5.30 P. M. . ~ • READING RAILROAD.—The 5.15 A. M. train arrives at the Springs at 12 M. - / _ ■ FROM NEW YORK—New Jersey Ce»iral t via Easton' andßeading.—The6_A. M. train (Jersey City) arrives at the Springs at 12 M. P ■ JOHN W. FREDERICK, Proprietor. „K. B,—A fine LIYERY attached to the establish ment. x , jel7-lm yfB.IT E SUL PHUR AND . CHALYBEATE SPRINGS, AT DOUBLING GAP, PA. ' • ' I. G. CHADSEY, Proprietor, - . Formerly of Old United States and St. Louie Hotels, Philadelphia, and United States Hotel, Atlantic City. Season opens June 25th. ' This'delightful place is located In Cumberland county, thirty miles west of Harrisburg. It is accessible from all the principal cities by railroad to Harrisburg, thence by the Cumberland Valley Railroad to Newville, from Newville eight miles good staging to the Springs. The stageis always in waiting upon the arrival of the car* at Newvilie. : - Passengersleaving Philadelphia, Baltimore, of Wash ington in the morning, can arrive at the Springs the same evening, at do’cloek. This Hoteiis commodious and comfortable, (having been recently thoroughly renovated,) with hot and cold baths attached, and extensive grounds for walks and amusements. ?>' The long experience of the present Proprietor enables Mm to say that it will be conducted in a manner to please all visitors. N. B.—A fine Livery is attached to the establish ment. . jeB-lm* RES SON SPRING S^—THIS DE- V LIGHTFUL SUMMER. RESORT,'' located on tha Summit of the Allegheny Mountains, £3oofeet above the level of the sea, will be open for the reception of visitors on the Idth day of June, 1564, and will be kept open Until the Ist of October. The buildings connected with this establishment are of a substantial and comfortable character. The water and air possess superior attrac tions. The cool forests and dry and bracing atmosphere contribute to the pleasure of those who sees relief from the oppressiveness of the sultry air of thickly populated towns and cities. , The grounds, walks, &c., have been highly improved, and are of a varied and picturesque character. A fine Band has been engaged for the season. Ample facilities for. bathing have been provided. The subscriber intends W spare no pains to render it in every respect as comfortable and attractive as possible, ana hopes, by his long experience in the hotel business, to anticipate and supply the wants of the public. The railroad connections of Cresson enable him to obtain /or the table not only from the surrounding country, but from both the Philadelphia and Pittsburg markets. There is atCresson Springs a Telegraph Office, and two daily mails from Philadelphia and Pittsburg and intermediate points. - f Tickets (good for the round trip) from Philadelphia can be had at the office 1 of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. For further information, address * G* W. MOLLIN, jels-lm ■ Cresson Springs, Cambria county. Fa. nONGRESS HALL, ATLANTIC Vx CITY.—I would respectfully inform my friends and the public that I have again taken CONGRESS HALL, inis 'being the third year, and have made every preparation for the; coming..season; the lionse being enlarged, remodelled, new furniture, the chambers with Spring Beds, &0., &e., and will accommodate Four Hundred Guests. You will find no better place than CONGRESS HALL; it is the nearest to the ocean of any of the laxge houses of Atlantic City, being but 100 yards from the Beach, thus pre&entmglitself an advan tage to. the public. There cannot be any better bathing than Atlantic this summer; the Sand Bar, that-was such a great draw-back last season, has ali been swept away by thfe high tides of last winter,•'forming itself the best Bathing Surf on the Atlantic Sea Board. - • • aw.aira. There is an excellent Baud of Music engaged. : Attached is a Splendid Billiard Room. , jeli-liu CURE HOUSE, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.—TMspopularHOTEL will be opened as usual, on the 20th of JUNE. The house possesses advantages that are enjoyed by no. other hotel at Atlantic .City. *• . : Its Immediate proximity to-the..ocean,;tbe magnifi cence of thebathingopposite it (which, was.never so fine as the present season), the certainty of constant cool breezes fromTthe sea, all combine to, render the house a most desirable place pf summer resort. •* ' The undersigned heed scarcely speak'to his 'old patrons concerning the table, attendance, See., and he will only remark that he is determined that the Surf House shall continue to maintain its well- established reputation. ' \ A band of music has been engaged for tbe season, and such of the guests as enjoy dancing will be afforded full opportunity for hops. . The railroad facilities between Philadelphia and At. lantte are Ml and comnleto, while a passenger car eon veye guests to and fro between the Surf House and the "inlet” at short intervals. ~: Persona desiring to engage rooms will please address H. S. BENSON, ' Je4-lm • Proprietor Surf House. "DEDFORD MINERAL' SPRINGS.— This popular Summer Resort is now open.and.pre pared for the reeeptioaof visitors, until October> next. The under.the charge of the most expe rienced management in the country. The Bedford Railroad has been.finished to within one - hoars*, ride of Springs, over due Turnpike road... Visiters willcomepy Pennsylvania Railroad to Hunt ingdon, thence by Broad Top and Bedford through. ; Ample arrangements have bsen'ra&de to supply deal- ,• era and individuals with jhe BEDFORD-WATER, in well-steamed casks, as follows: - - For Barrel,.oak. (40gal)-.f3 00 “ Half Barrel, oak/.... ...*..2 00 . «♦ *» “ .mulberry.-.. •«*. 4 00’ - . All orders addressed to E. L. ANDERSON, Bedford, promptly filled. ■ , %.' -Persons wishing rooms, or. any information about place,will address ESPY L. ANDERSON. ie3-2m TTHITED states HOTEL, U ... . • CAPE ISLAND, N; J. JOHN WEST, AARON MILLER, ?ROP»IETOBSj ” Beg leave to call the attention of their friends and, the public to the above magnificent Establishment, which will be open for the reception of visitors on the 15th of June. Besides a-spacious Dining Hall and Parlors, It con tains an unusual d umber or Targe and.weUventtlatsd Bed Rooms, all handsomely furnished with new furni ture throughout. • ' - V.£ The Proprietors of this Establishment will - spare no care or expense to meet the wants of . their guest*,-' thereby * hoping to share liberally jn the; public pa-. Application for rooms made,, to the subscribers,' by w mieMlT 9»t SP&EB. TTNITED STATES HOTEL, AJ. •:,/ V, :-' ATI,ASTIC CITTy ST. J. \ , : This celebrated Hotel will be open for tbe reception ol nests on THURSDAY, June 2W, 166-1, and will be an 3er the supervision of Col. James W. Powers, with Hr. Edward Hartwell as assistant. .-;J. : • and experienced persons have been employed for each department, and every exertion will be made to conduct the same to the entire satisfaction of the public.-- •- After July Ist, four, trains wlll leave Vine-street Fer ry, dally, the Fast Line through in two hours, without stopping at the way stations. , • • ■ ~, • - • A passenger car will be run from the Hotel to the Inlet every-, twenty minutes. E&ssler’s-Band, under the direction of -Mr. Simon Has*Hr; has been engaged for the season.. • •,'. • Fsrsrns wishing to • Proprietors, •_ ' Atlantic City, New. Jersey. N. B.—The Sand Bar, which last year formed opno site the shore, has entirely disappeared, leaving-lb* beach one of tbebest and safest on the coast, jel-lm COLUMBIA HO¥SB, - .V, CAPE MAT. This Hotel will be opened June Iff. The house h&« been pat in thorough repair, and nearly two hundred new and greatly-improved BATH HOUSES will' tot ready for the accommodation of-gnests. . • - Its capacity and each department will be equal, if not superior,- to any Hotebnpon Cape Island. : Birg'feid’B Band has been secured for the season. Address GEO. J. BOLTON, Proprietor,- Cape Island!. N. J. 5 Or J. fIjjtDEfCNISON, ay26-Im MercbanrPbHotel. Phila. pONGKESS HALL, CAFE ISLAND. NEW. JERSEY. ", , „ • * This favorite Hotel will be opened forth* recaption ©I guestsoa JUNE FIRST. , , ; ;• . A - The House has been refurnished and thorouxhlyrsß©* rated. Writing and Reading Rooms and a reierrspr Office have been added for the exclusive'uw of w pToprietor feels warranted in assuring the public that, with-the gentlemanly and competent officers eared, each department will be conducted to the entlrj satisfaction of the most fastidious, v. H&ssler’s full Band, under the personal direction of Mr. MARK HASSLES, has been engaged excluiivels foi Congress Hall. Any further information will be cheerfully given, bj addressing - J. F. CAKE, my6-2m • - . . : Proprietor. BELLING OUT. Ala WATCHES, JEWELRY AND SILVERWARE. \ The undersigned, having decided to retlro from busi ness, offers- for-sale at low prices, his large and well* selected stack 1 of . . WATCHES,^ r^: JEWELRY, and .. SILVER ana PLATED WARE. . THOMAS C. GARRETT. 1 NO. 718 CHESTNUT Street, : • Opposite the Masonic UaU, 5e20-tf - : , Philadelphia. GLASSES. JAMES S. EARLE & SON, 810 CHESTNUT STREET, PHILA., Have now in store a very fine assortment of' LOMING G&SSES, '• of every character, of the VERY BEST MANUFACTURE AND LATEST STYLES OIL PAINTINQ-S, ENQ-EAVINO'S, ip2o PICTURE AND PHOTOGRAPH FRAMES. WINDOW GLASS.—FRENCH PLATE i i Glass for Btore fronts. Rough Plate Glass for sky lights, floors, Ac.'j Port and Deck Lights, Ornamental Glass for churches,vestibules, &<*.; Photograph Glass, and Foreign and Domestic Window Glass of every va riety, for sale by , BOBT..SHOEMAKER & CO., Nds. 80©and 807 N. FOURTH Street. j«2fl-lfn V Philadelphia. •FOLD’S IMPROVED STEAM WATER-HEAT] N<3 APPARATUS, For Warming Lind Ventilating Public Duiiuingii and „ . Private Resiuencea, _Macufscturedl,y tire . DNION-STEaM AND WATER-HEATING COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA. JAMES P. WOOD,' „ . *1 SouthFOUitTH Street.' ap3Q.tf E, M. FELTWBLL, Superiatendeat. jyENSBRVO. ■ • A most effective anil delightful preparation FOR THE TEETH AND OOMB. a ™!)entSßtB ommlm Wash l aßtoa,.Bi G. . : *Bachaian, A. F;’, Mauch Chunk,-Pa. ; •- Brown, Kirk, Goshen, Lancaster cocaty/Pa. Bush & Kurtz, 137 North 3d street. : . ' B|rgfeld; A.; 254 SouthlSChstt»et. Bickley, M. H.. Chester,'Delawaro-couniy* Pa/ : Brown, R. F., Reading, Pa. - ' v Bodine, J. F., Williamspon, N. Buggy, Mrs,. 24S South atreat. Brown, David, 415 Worth street. Bell, W. M., Smyrna, Del. Barg, Leon, 707 Pine street. . . . Balaley, WiUiam 0., 956 Shackamftxoa street. Black fan, William C., Lambertville, if. J, Bartram, Mrs. 5 E. , 318 North 2dth.streetr Burt, Susie D. ,626 Wharton street, i Benike, Sire., Wissahickon. . ' Bannou, J., PottsviUe, Pa. ?Budd, J. D m Middletown, Delaware. . Bay man, Jos:, 85 Almond streeefc, below Front. . Barnes, T., 1009 Vine street. Butler, Miss M.,.£. E coi. 38th.and Chestuut streets.. Branin, A. A; , corner 20th.and Tioga streets. Betts, Mrs. James, 103& walnut street. : Binder, M. Ai, 1023 Chestnut street. Baker, T. W', 227 Nosfeh Klth street. . . . Boyd, Mrs, 0. , 266 Isauniigerstreet. ’ Bundiick. J. S., Kaighn’s Point, N, J. Bockius,-Edmund, Germantown, Pa. - Brown,-H. A., 1724 Wallace street. Hartjne, D. W., HOKorth 3flstreet, Caradaa, K. J. . Brook, Jane H., 1100 Melon street. .Barnard, E.J., Linden and Friends* av., Camden, N; J. , Brunneli, Garden street, bet. 37th and'SSth .Biaddock, Frankford road, bel. Adams street. - Biddle, w.'rF;* Lowl*!town, Pa. • Black. Mrs. A., Christian street. . ' ■Blackburn, Germantown. Brown, Esther, Fulton, Lancaster county; Pa. • Benfon, B. T., Royal Oak, Md. CoUins, S. R:,S36NorUilCthstreet. - ' . Corbif, Mrs. Charles, Delaware City, Dal. Cauifmari, 0. C. , 414 North IJth street. - \Vi, ISI4 Wallace street. . : C. F.,116 North 11th street. Churchman, Mrs. L.yßarliugton, N. J, : : Crankehaw, J-, fan! street, bel. Green; Frankford. Chambern, Thomas P.Newtown, Bucks co., Pa. Clark, D. A. , Trenton, N. J, • Chew, Mrs., 749 South 9th street. . Coombs,'Gilbert, Gfi.Marshall street. : Chandler, Mies; 1520 Race stnet. Christmaiy, John, Pbojnixville, Pa. Cook, J., Pittstown, N; J.' Conrad, Milton, West Grove, Chester co.. Pa, •Crabtree, Miss. Sellers street, Frankford. J f ’ • Castle, Agar, upland, Delaware co., Pa, Chadwick, - . **. " Creswell M,, Petersburg, Huntingdon co., Pa. Crulkthank, Miss, Ceciiton/Md.' 5 : Carsoa, Capt. J, M- . U. S. Arsenal,‘Waahiagton, D. C. . Cochran, Isaac, 716 South Front street. • Craf{,Edwiu,Clarl£sborough,N.J.V- Coryell, S. A. ; 3508 Alarket street. Cameron, William, 228 North Bth street. -*■ Norib 2d-Rtreet. Cliitord, J. A. , 437 Berkley street; Camden, Carmine, S. J., 2d street, above York > Conley, N., 1112 Girard avenue. = Carriugton, E. J.. Fulton; Oswegoco., N. Y. • Clark, CharlßS, Wallingford Station, Pa. CarsoD, John, Delaware City, Del. Conrow, Clayton, Ffllowship, N. J ' Carrig&n, Mrs., Frankford road and Hart lane. . Conover, W. 8., Haddington, 24£1l ward. - 836 North 2d street. .Cadwaiador, Mrs. :'-1680 North Broad street. . Coleman, George F. , 1529 North 7th street. Cooper,,C. M.; Camden,N. J. . ,■ Cafiero, Captain, Italy/ - - . v " Clifford. Sirs., Nicetowh, Pa; Curtis/Wiiiiam, 716 North 7th street. - Dubois, Mrs J. , .Bridgeton, N. J. . - - - Dennis, Mrs , J 027 GJbdrry street. : , Dptterr A/S., 40«lLocust street, West Philadelphia. Disher, Mrs. , 66Laurel street. * - . Denuis, Miss 8., 31»7 Queen street. - v Dennis, B. H., Tullytown, Bucks co., I’a. Desher, William, 6e Laurel stivet • Dennis,’S.G/, 1515 South 6th street, ' Duboif,'Robert. Bridgeton. N. J. - Donahue, S.v Germantown road, between Master and ■ Jefferson streets. - . . > , Dewees, Miss, Roxborougb,’Pa. Danatii/JamefiA., Cbeitonavonue. Germantown. Sarab/Main street,belo'w Grape, Manayunk. iEaac, Bordentowc, N. J. : . - Dickley,Jennielt,Hopowell I _CheBterco.,Pa.- iJouKlass James L., Reading, Pa. / Dußois, J., Bridgeton, N. J. Kvans, Frederick, Washington, D. C: Evans, Jsiiies, Christian street, below 13ih. Eckenrode, G. F;» Gettysburg, Pa/ - 1 ■ Edwards, James, Dauphin street, below Tulip. Enos, Thomas, Odessa, Del. 1 ; . EvereU, George L. , Council lowa, •' Engles, Joseph, Mount Nobo fc Lancaster county* Pa. Evans/Isaac. Oakland btatlon.N.J. ’ . English, James, 1506 Parrieb afreet, / ’ = English, James. 1250 North llth street. '■/ : Ernest, Mrs., 1&24 North Front street. .. . Firth, Mrs. S. , 1031 Sarah street, Richmond. Fiek, L. 31., 1219Girard,avenue. - *. /' FUcb, James, Vineland, N. J. , Fobes. Thomas, ISIS Pine sireat. * l-’roncii, Janits, liestonviUe v sHthwttrd. Frhke, John R.-t Linden atreet, Gormantown^ Siddler, J, G.,^47Yrio street Free, Mariin/956 North 2d street. Fracker. A. H. i 1448 Hanover street.; Floyd, J., 5Z5 North fiid-street. Foster,’Mrs., 1615 Cherry street. - Fielder, G. W., Hightetown, fit. J. > Foust, Jamesß., 216 Boaver street. Fusffir, Mrs. * 111 Catharine sir^t, PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY. JUNE 24, 1864. French, Mrs., 109 Coates street, Foster, H, L., ISIS Brown street. Fotherolf, B. L., Tauiaqoa, l*a. Feltwell, Rev:, w. 0., Crossoua, Fa. Fitagarntll. M., Delaware City/Dei. Green, B. P., Glen MilJa Station, Fa. Gibson, R. R., Linden, Lycoming county,-Pa. - Goodman, N., 82-1 Geary street. Graham, J. C. f 1042 Vino street. Grier*ba>foiv N., 811 Franklin street Goodwin, M., walnut street, Darby road. Graham, Dr. j. R., Chester, Delaware co., Pa; George, Mrs., 1823 Lombard street, GiUntt, Mrs , 618 South 13th street. Guidon, 13. H. .Pottsvitle, Pa. Graham, Mrs. it., 1D35 Market strsot. IlelfenHtein, J. S., Grsou street, Germantown. Herrleiu, Julius, 1713 Wylie street. Haffelfinger, C. 0., 3811 Mount Vernon street. Heebner, Mrs.. Norristown. Pa. Hall, Miss L.i unlonvttle, Chester co,» Pd. Haucock, J. H., Burlington, &.J. Reintz, Jonathan, Parryville,- Pa. Highly, Cyn. N., Norristown, Pa. Ilincbman, M., Clarksborougb, N. J. . Henff, 1 J., Zacatecas, Mexico, , Rare, Thomas, 468 North Bth street, Hamilton, M. R.» Camden, N. J. Hibbs, E, R., 1113 Girard avenue. Barvoy. E. N., Pcumngtormlle, Chesterco., Pa. Horst, 0., Norristown, Pa. Holstein, Henderson street. Pa. Hobson, Frank M., Freeland, Pa. Holden, 1., Frauklord read; Haslett, A. D., 1127 Coaies-street; <" Rare, 0. W. T ll4 South 17th street. Herboll, Mrs., Montgomery avenue,- below Frankford' road. > Hamer, Mrs. ,1132 Harmer street. Hoffman, J., GOG Arch street. : Berman, N. L,, 1917 Plymouth street, Hewson. E , 1912 Fine street, Hcius, H., Wisaabickonstation. . - Hambleton, C., Elkvlew, Chester co.. Pa. :Hett, Mrs. G-vollFrankUnfitreet. Hurrar, Mrs. william, Lev*ringioa station, Pa. Hoones, H. L., Avondale, Pa. Hanlon, Jacob, 431 North6thstreet. Hall, B. F.; 2115 Green street. • ■. Baliqwellj Mrs., 20W North Front street. : Huntley, J. J., Chestnut Hill Hospital.' Hamel, George, Avington station, Pa. Hlbbr, J. D.\ Harrisburg, Pa^ Wcthei'iU, Miss, No. 7 \V. Orthodox street. Wood, Comly, Montgesaery Hotel. Wnhams, Chas., Buckingham, Pa. > Waples. E. C., Georgetown, Del. Weston, R., Pottsvine, Pa. ! Witbam, JohnE., 916 North 11thstreet. Wilson, O. B;, Chicago. 111. Weavei*, Louis fc 247. South Fourth ■ Worrell, J. Wo RadnOf, Delaware co. Pa. xewdall, Wm;, 23th street.above Spring Garden. : Oxford st; hnl. Taokftwana.FrankPd. Yoangf ttoim fi. ; , 1529 Girard aveno. -r. : YarnaU;L. H., 231 Jacoby street, above Vine. : ,TerkB v Mrs. Jos., South Ninth street All ncr. ons having donbin about what Sewing Macljueß are the best--for jail Family Purposes, are re-' fipee/tfullj referred to any of tho above list of persons, have the Machine impractical use. Remember, ‘ i'Aat all the objections to other first class .Machines are overcome in the Florence, and that the Florence Is tho O.ki.v SIACiUNr Wabbabted to airs Entire SATis»io tios. Its simplicity enables the most inexperlenoed.to operate it. It makes four different stitches,Eock, Knot, Double Lock, and Double Knot t and has the Reversible Feed Motlon.with a uniform and self-regalatlng tension of thread, and no springs to get ont of.%rder, and does all kinds of, work, besides possessing, "Sunny other ad vantagee over ali ether Machines. CaiLand examine; rit costs nothing to test itamerits, and note the improve , meats . over ail, others. Instructions given without charge. ■ ■ , ■ ■ ■ , FLORENCE SEWING MACHINE COMPANY, i'ca-wftu3t 03Q CHESTNUT Street, Philadelphia, 1 FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1864. THE GREAT CENTRAL FAIR, SOLDIERS FROM' THE HOSPITALS ADMITTED FREE. WILLIAM PENN; X*AXUL.OI&. THE PLACE STILL CROWDED. Tlio Scliool DcpfvrtmciiL Agalii- WASHISrGTOM RELICS. lt would, really seem as. though the Fair .would draw for months.' That in Now York was kept open four weeks. The prosont oner has only boon ‘open fifteen days, nndihe season proper will .end.on Saturday night at ton o’clbck. It Was evident from ihe general appearance- of the' visitors yesterday that many of them wero from the' country. Dela ware and New Jersey sent forth their legions, and tho scenes were novel to-, them; and' therefore- In teresting;. ; The eommlttee of general arrangements a day or two since, w;lsolyissuedtiokotsfor;the free admission of tho convaleicont soldiers. Nino hun dred tickets pin- day are distributed to soldlera through the medium of'the Medical Department of the soyeral hospitals; Yesterday an-unaSual num ber of soldiers were in attendanc#and they took a lcisure-stroll.througk every department. ■ ' Many of thorn were the recipients ofhand bouquets from the ladies in- attendance in--the Horticultural Depart ment. A bettor behaved set of men never Mingled in society. They came from nearly, all part 3 of-the Union. . Many had their hands or arms iln 'slings, because ofiWojsnds received in fighting for that glo rious emblem of honor and power that adorns every ! part of the vast fair buildings. A soldier had'his wounded hand slightly; injured;ini .-'trying'-togot through a crowd. “By jingo)” said he to a. companion, "after getting through, “bang me if I; wouldn’t;rather storm;'a rebel battery than to go into that; crowd again. 1 A young lady hurt my hand, but she didn’t ; know it;” AnieVlieal gentleman rendered what; assistance was necessary. Tho soldier uttered no complaint, but stood the, redressing of the wound with com posure. . a- ■' ;V ■ TUB \VM. TF.NN I-AIiLOr., The Great Central Fair has furnished an oppor tunity for obtaining mementos of the; early settle ment of the State, which form a collection of these valuable and rare curiosities, more numerous and varied than any,other since the day in which our first Governor bade farewell to his infant settle ment." : and associations, inspired by the Koli-- ness of the cause for wMch the labor was,, under taken, have poured forth : the treasured relics of the 'fay's of tho Great Founder of our Commonwealth, with, suck liberality that many of the visitors to trie Wm. Penn Parlor are astonished and all are de linked in examining here such an extensive exhibi tion of antiquities, which are well authenticated as having-belonged to Wm. Penn. ; ; The probability that no other such collection can eye* be brought.together'trill induce a general de kro not to'suffer this opportunity to pass by unim proved . , ' Since the opening of the Fair,many additional contributions have been mado.of. articles for sale, Including autographs and letters of William Penn . ans other members of his family,'a carriage panel with his initials, and chairs which undoubtedly belonged to him, photographs of his silver tea service, now extant, blocks and-. carvings from the Treaty tree, besides; photographs and engravings of. many historical places In and around Philadelphia. ' ,'V; ... . The of the valedictory letter written while on shipboard at the time of Ms departure , after his first visit-to. the colony, has been placed on ex hibition. Thefaffectionate regard wliich is mani fested iu it, both for the embryo State and Gity.of Brotherly Lov<|, will Qauseittobe readwithinterest' by all who cherish his memory. The folio wing is a 'literal copy: : . : ; Deae'pkikkds & People . My love and my life is to you fc with* you & no waters can. Quench it, nar a|stance were ifc out or bring it to an.end. Ihavc boen wth. you cared over you & served you with unfelned love & you are be loved of me & noer to me beyond utterance. : I bless-youin thename atipower of the Lord & may God bless you wth his Klghteousnoss, peace & plenty all the Band-over. - v : O, that you would oyeliimdn all. through all, and -above all the-worlis ol' yr hands. &lett it,be yrflrst care; how you inay.gl’orify GOd in yr undertakings, for to a'blessed end are you brought heither & if you see :&rkeep inyosenseof ysProvideuce yr coming, 'staying andJmpraving willow sanoiifyed,bat if any forgett God: & caU not uponi\his name, In truth he will pour his jjlaguesiapon you & they shall know who it ye children of men. O, how you are come to a quiet land; provoke not ye Lord to trouble it, & how liberty & .authority are with you, & in yr.hands, lett the governmt bo on his shoulders, in alt yr. spirits, vfc you may Rule for him, to whom the Princes of tms world will one day esteem it their honour to Govern under & serve.in their places. I 'Caimot when these things come weightily into my mind iw.the apostle did of . old, what manner of Persons ought we to be in ail godly; conversation, truly the name & glory of the Lord are deeply concernocfln you as to ye discharge of yourselves in yr present stations, many eyes being uponyou you,& remember, yt as we have been belyed about disowning ye true religion, so of all jgoveramt &yt to behold us. exemplary & Christian myeuse of yt will not only stop our enemys, but minister conviction to many on yt account* pre judiced. O yt you may seo & know yt service & do it for ye Lora in this yr day.' ' And ; thou Philadelphia the virgin settlement of this province, named before thou wort born wt love, wt care, wt service, & wt travail have there been to tiring theo forth & preseive Uiee from such as would abuse; and defile thee, .; - v O th'at thou may be kept from tho evil yt would overwhelm thee, yt faithfull to the God*of thy mer-. cys in ye life of righteousness tliou inayesi be pre served to the end. My soul prays to God for thee yt thou mayest stand injthv day of triall that thy children may be blest of the Lord & thy people saved by Ms power. My love to thee has been groat and the remembrance of thee'affects my heart and mine eye. The God of eternal-strength keep and preserve thee to.his glory-& thy peace. So Dear friends my love again* salutes you-ali;:wishing yt grace, mercy & peace with all temporal! blessings may abound rielily among you, so says, so prays, ! Your Friend & Lover in the truth ' . WM PENNE*: from on board ye Ketdi*londoayouryel2thdf 6 niolGSl. . For Tho: Lloyd, J. Claypole, J. Simcock, Oh: Tay lor, & Ja: Hamilton. KOUE ABOUT THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT. As tho season of the Fair draws toward a close, all departments are making vigorous efforts to come, up to “schnltz,’land make tho total receiptsfrom the tables foot up to something handsome. Taking a leisure' gtroll through, ihe School De partment, we were tibth pleased and astonished to see the stands keep up such a healthy appearance, and look every way.sb fresh and inviting. •. Notwithstanding, the . enormous sales in the School; Department, there are yet thousands of dollars’ worthof handsome goods of every descrip tion, including perfumery, dry and fancy goods,’ toys, books, wax fruit, and silver ware, still re maining to be disposed of. * The young ladies and gentlemen having charge of the department have replaced, as far as possible, all articles sold, and, by so doing, kept their tables, from assuming that "gick s) and empty appbaraneo which the tables in other departments arc beginning 'to do...v\;• Nearly all the tables have boon supplied with, fresh (lowers daily, whpsosweet perfume .and beau tiful appearance, added to the faces of the ladies, (who are always fresh, sweet, and blooming,) have made tho department n second Horticultural Hall, h ■ ■ : " ' ’ By a stroll through’ the, apartment; the visitor will see that “ baby-houses” are not confined to Union avonuo and the'children’s apartment. Oh the corner table’of the main ayenuo and tlje School De partment ttcro is placed one of the most handsome . miniature houses in tho .Fair, which is to be dis posed of by. “ohanocs” atlone 'dollar apiece, the, inimberofekancesbeihglimited’toone thousand, tiro. greater number of which are already disposed of. The. house eontaiiisfeven; rooms, is under the charge of that energetic and worthy lady, Mrs.Wiedcman; was planned by: Mr. Robert Woodslde, and is gorgeous ly famished with imported furniture. In tho par lor ore congregated a. blooming: party of wax-dolls, who nro mailing merry over a miniature copy of “ Mother. .Goose,” and. drinking imaginary cham pagne and eating oakb, while in the kitchen “Cult' and Sambo ” aremaklng the : “.gpod. things' of life”: in abundance!" On tho door-plate is inscribed « Meade,” and the house is worthy the illustrious ' namo which it bears. lAhappylndlviduol will he or. she bo whowinsthe “Meade baby-housel” It will ho doubt bo found, at the end of the Fair, that tho Fourth section wili have contributed pro bably tho- most largely to.-tho receipts of. tile Com mission. Tho refreshment table of this section,has been pre-eminently successful; a fact attributable, as much to the energy of the ladies as to any other cause. • . (toother tables in tho department wo noticed se veral beautiful and valuable sots of silver, to bo dis posed of by “chances.” The Misses Helon Fisher and Emma Farran have, by rair looks and winning ways, drawn many a dollar from “ye rough,set” to swell the chance llst> and aid wounded.patrlots. When young ladles surround you, look out for your purse strings. •. . . . • The handsome scrap-book which wo have before mentioned, presented to the Boys’ High School ta ble by Master Charles Mortimore, Is to bo given by subscription to the' gallant old tors of tho Naval Asylum. Tho subscriptions ate. only fifty cents! Theobjeclis worthy and humano, and It is, asfiir as wo know, the only .thing for- the veteran sailors In tho fair. 1 The young gontlemen yet wish toi raise about $OO, sixty haying already, booh subscribed.. Wo wish all tho friends of the sailor would visit the ’High School table, and subscribe. They will receive the thanks of the committee, tho! gratitude of. tlio sailors, and a most courtoous bo.w;from''Mas ter Charles .Howell, under whoso superintendence the book Js placed. . ■ While specking of the Boys’ High. School,-wo must aoknowiodgo that theirs is the-table of the department i their sales have boon largo anti their prospeot for still furthor success is good, They hove lowered thoir price of books, and now havo thorn at prices to suit all. Added to this, ever slaee tho Fair opened, the young gonts havo had regular sets ol'night-watches, who have guarded not only their own, but every table In tho Sohool Dopart mept, apd Cpp go doing they are entitled to all praise and the thanks of the Exccutivo Committee. The yonng ladies of the “ Girls’ High and Normal School” Have being doing a brlslc business. It Is au old maxim, “That where energy backs beauty suc cess is sureand it has been amply eXamplified in this ease. One of tho ornaments of the stand is a sty of “ piggies,” which shows tho young ladles are all right on the porfc-auoBtlon. ; Said’sty Is' up for “chances.” We might thus continue glvlng-a sepa rnto account of the beauties of each table, bat'the task would lie long and useless, for what is: said 1 of one stand can be said of all. Each and all the lady attendants have displayed tasto, energy; nhil courtesy In their attentions at tho tables, and havo fully shown that the schools of Philadelphia' can and will do their part when called upon. In concluding this hasty and' imperfect sketch, we congratulate all concerned at the success of their labors) Tho soldiers will pray for them; God bless them, and their “bread oast upon the waters will return after many days."; ' : (iOI.II AND SinVEK STEAMBOAT. Mr. .T. Dean Benton, Of New York, placed on ex hibition yesterday a working model of the Sound steamer Commonwealth, Captain J. IV. "Williams. This model is made of 73 ounces of 18-karat' gold and 242 ounces of coin sliver. Tho miniature boat la constructed In ail its parts in accordance with the ' scale of three-thirtyseconds of ah inch to the foot, and is valued at $6,500. The model js 2 feet 7 inches in length, 8)j inches beam, 4}J inohes in depth from tho top of the saloon to tho keel. The rfppor deck is made of gold, valued at ; $BOO. Tho aonio,-of the same material, cost $lB7. Tho cabins are fully furnished in the same style ns the; large steamer. The cabin floor has a rich carpet upori it, cushions, chairs, and tables, the; latter containing gold pitch ers and goblets. The machinery is propelled by a ‘musical box that plays five national tunes, thus,. while the beam is working up and down, and the sidewbeeli! revolving, the music on board wlUaptiy remind the listening spectator of a steamboat ex cursion, a species of pastime that was very popular ■ on tho Delaware river a fow years sines. The model steamer 1 was. placed under the care of the proper committee, who assigned it a conspicuous place for exhibition. It is Wvery fine piece of workmanship. BOOT AKI> SHOE DEPARTMENT. Not'far from the centre of Union avenue and the south sido-the visitor will find the Shoe Depart ment, under the genera! supervision of Mrs. Eliza beth Hartman and Mrs. Nixon, two ladies who have given much time and attention to the cause.;- There is a general variety of very fine .French boots, gai -ters, ladies’ and children’s slippers, ladies’ riding boots, which may be purchased at tho cheapest rates. There are two pairs of cavalry boots for Major. Gen. Me'ado and Major Gen. Hancock, which are open for subscription. These boots and spurs, arc mado 'of the finest materials; the, workmanship is fault less. Those of tho visitors in want of boots, shoes, or gaiters, might;as well purchase them at tho Fair as at any other place; as they can be had at reason able prices. 6IGHOP. BLITZ. Signor Blitz has been giving exhibitions daily at the Fair to large audiences. Many people from tho country havo paid their respects to him and onjoyed rare amusements, suoh.as he knows well how to provide. Tho; children wore never so well pleased before, and what they have *een and heard will form the subject of many a fireside story. The Signor is a splendid tactician; he can tickle,the fancy as well as the palates of his pleased auditors- So far, he has met with gTcat success, and- thus, tho general fund ol' the Sanitary Commission has been increased for the benefitbfthe wounded soldiers. ; INCOME, LABOR, AND BEVKXUE. : Of all . the committees ab this Fair, we hear of none„ who have more fully carried out the part assigned them than the Committee on “Labor, Income, and Revenue.” Their duties have been peculiar as well as extremely arduous. From the novelty of their undertaking, it was difficult at first to make persons understand what was desired j but when, by dint of hard work, itbecame to be under stood, thousands not only availed themselves of%he opportunity, but considered it privilege that they could do something to alleviate-fcho-sufferings of the soldier wounded in defence of his flag or stricken down by disease.; :■ Mr.Claghorn deposited with‘the treasurer of the : Sanitary Fund $15,000 ; this, with* tlie $145,000. pre viously paid over, makes the handsome sum of $160,000 already handed in by this committee. This .we believe is double the amount any other commit tee have “ acknowledged. 1 ’ To BIr; L. Montgomery Bond'-and his co-workers belongs the “wreath of laurel,’’’for so thoroughly and successfully carrying out the* objects of this committee^; HORSE EQUIPMENTS. ... The horse equipments at’ the : Fair are: much ad mired. They were gotten up expressly for the oc casion, and for beauty of and excellence of workmanship far surpass,.anything heretofore ex hibited.. They are valued at $l,OOO, andr to be-fully appre ciated should be examined. - This magnificent set of horse equipments will be disposed of by voting—the general receiving the largest number of vdtes'getfirig it;; Notwithstand ing the number who arc voting, for the “ vaso,*’ “fire horn,” &c., this should not bo-fOrgotten, It is on exhibition near the entrance at Eighteenth and Vice streets, In the New J ersey Department. - WASHINGTON RELICS. In the Delaware Department there are-many very purious and valuable relics from the- Patept Office at Washington, to which we direct special attention: Amopg those worthy of special notice are the suit of clothes worn by the Immortal Washington, when he resigned his commission, and hiswritingdress, walk-, lng cane, swords presented to hlm, :&c. Besldes these valuable, things, there are .many very interesting curiosities. - • BBCSrPTS. The amount received for admission,,yesterday, into the Fair considerably exceeded that of the day before. The crowd last evening.Wa& immense. The : music by Mayer’s Chestnut Hill Hospital band, in •the popular Horticultural Hall, was excellent. THE WAR. The Military' Situation Petersburg*— The City is hot Besieg«l~Wliy we railed to Take ( it-Ite. Military Ini* porianee. . - Mr. Swinton, the correspondent of the New York Times before Petersburg, sends-the following to that journal, under date of June 2h ‘ He^-ys: THE SITUATION IN- GENE&AU ASPECTS. - Regarded in its most general ralatlohs, the present situation oi the armies; operating against Rich mond presents an aspect identical with that which has alreadythrice metus—inlront of SpottSylvania Court House,before the Unesofthe South Anna, and on the Ohickahominy. Tho stratogicproblem, exe cuted with entire success, has- ;given way to a tacti cal problem, which stubbornly bids defiance to our -, efforts to solve. . In a stroke of.masterly general-: ship this army was taken up.from the Ohicsahoml- 1 ny, conveyed over an interval of over-fifty miles, transported i across twj> formidable rivers, and in two days was planted before Petersburg—the key to Richmond. But Petersburg, the richly-merited, prize of the most boldly-conceived and the most' brilliantly-executed military conception of the war, by one of those vcsatlous accidents that'checker tho history of military operations, failed to be won. In vain a stroke of genius outwitted the astute gene- : ralwho commands the foremost army of the rebel-/ lion, threw him from his central position to one ex terior to us, delayed him two days, and brought this army in front of Petersburg four-and-twenty hours before a man of the enemy had crossed the Jamesriver. The defences of Petersburg fell a prize to the ra pidity of this great movement. Its line of works, ■lormidahlo in eharacter and of old construction, was carried, or rather surprised and taken by our ad vanced column.. A few militia and old men and. boys of the town, hastily gathered lip for the occa sion, were all that met General Smith in a line of works south of Petersburg, which, if properly gar. risoned, could .havebade uefianceto the whole Army of the Potomac, and must have reduced us to the necessity of siege operations. A few: hours’ more daylight, the arrival of a column of troops,. delayed a few miles back, .would have . secured these con-' quests to us as* permanent , possession. At'7.So o’clock in the evening of Wednesday last, General Smith, Miifh a,simple skirmish line,- took the whole lino oifield-works covered by his front.. Hadsthe prearranged plan been carried out, whereby another corps was to have connected• and .ce-oporatcd with ■ him, the whole lise would have been token, and, tho victory followed up, Petersburg would that. night have been In our hands. How thls dasign failed of realization Is worthy of explanation. . ' HOW. WE FAILED TO TAKE PETEnSBUKd, When* early on Wednesday morning, the 2d Corps had effected the.passage, ol the James, river at Windmill Point, Uenoral Hancock was met. by a despatch Horn the Commanding General, directing him that, If pr ovisions had arrived, ha should ration . his men before proceeding toward Petersburg. Just at tips, time he received. Information, seemingly reliable, to the effect that the transports had arrived with supplies. . ..This fact. General Hancock commu nicated to tho .Commanding Goneral, sta ting that lie would soon begin issuing rations, and would then move forward; as directed., The information proved, •to be a mistake—a lamentable mistake—the trans uorts liar] not arrived. Yot this simple error caused' a delay in the movement of .Hancock's" corps of Jive hours and a half. His column joinod Goneral Smith’s, troops at 1 o’clock on tlio morning of Thursday. But had ho been up earlier by tho .dilforoneo noted d five and a half hours, ho would liavb readied the ; front at 7.80 oil the evening ,of Wednesday, mi lnch was precisely the rttoment at which.: General Smith made . Ins attack! ■ v~ Thursday morning revealed a now actor on the stage—a new element introduced into the probiom. While onr troops wore eomiag up during the night, -Beauregard also came up, and the' reconnoissanco of Thursday morning developed him in force in a lino hastily thrown rip during the night, and a littio closer to the; town,’but still strong enough to "check our advance. The militia was reliovod—Beau re gard’s forco, numbering thirty thousand.men, and, reinforced by the addition of,.Bushrod Johnson’s commanibtooktheir.plaoes—men of a very different mettle thesefroin the Crude soldiers to whom ,the .de fence of the works of Petersburg had been en trusted ! •" ' ' It is true the assoalts of the ..two succeeding days drovo the enemy fsom thqir temporary positiafi, hut it was only to fall back on a lino hugging tho.town, which Beauregasftwas.’preparlng In the meanwhile, and which, constantly strengthened during thein lorval that has since elapsed, stands botwoen.usjind tlio desired point as formluablo.ah ob?taolo;as. wo have yet encountered. This lino was.nssaultod along Our entlrb.fropt on Saturday last. •; The attack was similar ip character to that made on the lines of the Ohlckahominy on the 3d Inst..- It resulted, like that, in aoripus TossOf life, and its Issue was of a similar, kipd—thaj is, we failed to carry our point. " ••• h ' A lure untoward fortune attended the attaok of Gen. Butler on that portion er'llip rebel Iposltion lying north of tho Appomattox. Meeting, liko Smith, with but feeble resistance from the local troops in tho attack on. Thursday, he seized tho Petersburg and Richmond. Railroad, and destroyed It in part i but Longstreet’s arrival compelled Gen. Butlor to withdraw his command, to Ms Original -line... v rETEESBUEO, BOT BiESSEtlun. If this outline of the present situation bo intelligi ble, tt will havo made manifest, how. absurd is the notion which has been: expressed in the Northern press, that Petersburg Is in^a state of siege. Suoha phrase, as marking a mere stultification of idoas,» might he allowed to pass unnoticed ; butit is calcu lated to give altogether erroneous improaalons, both ol tho present position and of the future pros pects of the army. A siege, in any other,, than the ■’loosest use of tho term, oanonly ba applied to an army investing a city and planted gg cp piifrTUptpig THREE GENTS. tit communications.&ovr f vre neither Invest Peters-, burff nor are we planted on cor have we Interrupted' its communications... :, c , • Begin with Its northern communications—the and Plchjaoad 'Jtallrood. This was seized by General Butler, at' Port Walthal, and the track torn up for some dwfc&tico Bat Beauregard was able to repulse Butler, and this road, as is eon -3 Teyed In an oraclnl despatch from General Lee to Davis, lias again beon pnf InWEtanina order. Looking to the southern siy the Petersburg' and 1 Suffolk . and the Petersburg and DanvKkr roaribr. Booking to the western aide, its communisgtlons are 1 by the ; Petersburg and Lynchburg Railroad. Beginning ■ withthese in order, the SuSulkroad. is in our possession—the left wing oFour army-rests across it; but it forms no part of the eommunfoations proper of Petersburg, because the terminus, Saff&lk, has long been in our possession. There remain, iberefore r the Petersburg and WoMcn and thor Pe tersburg uad* Lynchburg roads. Thee*are its real communications. Kow, we have touched/ and, i£* . our jiresent situation, can; touch neither of these; * To tap the Petersburg and "Weldon road 'would re-- quire a development of our line several £iil& to the •left. To tapthoFetersburg and LynchbiiTgtoad is at present Impracticable, and probably It vdifbd im possible to do more than make it the object ©t 1 visita tions froih raiiHng parties/because an exteusibn so *far to tlio leftr would seriously endanger out own communications, and the maxim does not allow’ us to expose; our , own communications la operating against thoso of the enemy. In this condition'bf things, to speak of Petersburg as being unG6r’ r a.’ “siege” is a*merc abuse of language. ’THE-MILITARY IMPORTANCE OF PETERSBURG. - Fetorsburgikthe key to Richmond. The elaborate’ construction of its defences furnishes a standard of*' tlic high value set upon it by the rebel military on-* gineers. Viewed from a military point of view, it forms a powerfully fortified (tie dcponi, covering the* passage of the river and the main line of communi cation from Richmond southward. its relations with that capital are, in fact, almost identical with those held by Baltimore toward Washington ; and. wore the rebels in possession of the former point they would not menace our capital more than we would; Richmond, were we once in possession .of Petersburg. In fact, not as much— for even were Baltimore m the hands of the rebels, Washington would, still 1 have its water communi cations, while Richmond is isolated from it. Tlio- rebel defensive line was drawn around the city at a distance of about two ’miles from it, and formed set of detached* redoubts* after what is known as the “German system.” Of these works, there: were seventeen,- mounting from six to eigh teen guns each. They were beautiful in design and powerful in construction, equal to the fortifications around Washington, and connected by an infantry parapet, the strongest I have yet seen in my expe rience over all parts of tketkoatre of war. That they were left as inadequately defended as they were, therefore; can only bo accounted for on the hypothesis—which, indeed; ianolohger a hypo thesis, but an ascertained fact—that Gen. Grant’s manoeuvres deceived Lee, whose army was still a day’s march off when this line of defences fell into our hands. The rapidity with, which Beauregard was hurried forward to the dcfenccs'of Petersburg, and the tenacity with which it has since been held; are the best evidence of the kind’of resistance wo should have met had not GeneratfGrant been be forehand with Lee. Constitutional Abolition of Slavery. -BEMABKS Off HOW. WlnhlAM D. KKLLET, or-PESW STLVAWIA, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, JUNE 15,1584. From this aamirahle speech we givo fhe following interesting extracts: - . . Mr. Kkllev. Mr. Speaker, madness and despair rave, and I shall consume none of the- brief time allotted me by following tho gentleman from Ken tucky (Mr. Mallory), who has just taken his seat > Nor do I avail myself of the floor in tho hope that ; I can say anything which will change the mind of the House on the question nowbefore it j-but, sir, the privilege is not often given to men to perform an act the influence of which will be felt benefi cently by.the poor, the oppressed, the ignorant, and . the degraded of all lands, and which will, endure until terminated by the wreck of matter and the crush of worlds. And X rise that I may thus pub licly thank God, and the good people by whose suf frages Tam here to*day, for the gofden opportunity, afforded me of doing such an act. When the proposed amendment to the Consfeitu- : tlon shall have been adopted and approved' by the Legislatures, as I hope it will he, that instrument will be perfect as the genius of man can conceive. Experience, as the ages roll away, may, it i 3 true, ; suggest improvements, but my poor imagination presents none. .Wo were asked this morning whether we are wiser than the framers of our Government. I utter no word, I think no thought of disparage ment of those great men. They were good men, and were wise In their day and generation 5 but all wisdom did not die with them, and we are expiating in blood, and agony, and death, and bereavement one. of their errors—the unwise compromise they made with wrong in providing for the tdTerationand perpetuation of human slavery. The'Convention ' whfph framed tthe Constitution unwisely compro -mised with wrong, and the bill before the House 7 proposes to submit their work to the people through the States.for revisal in this particular. It was not unknown to many of them that evil must rostiit froni their action. They knew,and said, while in the Convention, that right and wrong were in eternal conflict, and that the avenging God was over on the side of right. ' In proof of this I- turn not to the remarks of men from New England, not to those from dear'old Pennsylvania, but of those who.represented Vir ginia in that august assemblage. I hold in my hand the third Tolume of Eliot’s Debates of the Conven tion which framed the Constitution of the United States, and I quote from Mr. George Mason, of Vir ginia, when speaking, June 15, 17S8, on. the first clause of the ninth section of article one of the Con- Stitution: 1 - “Mr. Chairman,” said he, “this is a fatal section,. Which has created more danger than any other.’ The first clause allows the importation of slaves for twenty years. Under the royal government this evil was looked' upon ae a great attempts were* made to prevent it; bat the interest of the African mer chants . prevented its , prohibition: Ifo sooner did-tbe Kevolmn-n take place than ifcw&e thought of. . It was one of the great causes of our, separation from Great Britain. Its exclusion has been apr ncipal object of this btate, and most of .the States in the Onion. The augmentation»f slaves weakens the States, and such a* trade is diabolical in itself and disgraceful to mankind; yet by this Constitution it is continued for twenty years. As much as I value a union of ail the .States, I would 7 not ad mit the Southern States into the Union unless they agree to the discontinuance of this disgraceful trade, be- ■ cause it.wdnld bring weakness and not strength to the Union. .This detestable kind of commerce s’—- 5 ’—- As he proceeded he spoke of “this detestable kind of commerce,: 7 and said “I have ever looked upon this as a most disgraceful thing to America. I can not express my detestation of it,” . . Mr. Tyler, of Virginia, In the discussion of the same day,.as I find on the very next page, “ warm-: ly enlarged on the impolicy, iniquity, and disgrace fulness of this wicked traffic.' He thought the.-rea sons urged by gentlemen in defence of it were in con clusive and ill-founded. It was one cause of the complaints against British tyranny that this trade, was permitted. The Devolution had put a period;; to it; but now it was to be revived. He thought nothing could Justify it.” ; * . Thus all the wise and good men of that perlodde nounced the system of unpaid labor and property in human beings as wicked, infamously wicked, and ;the trade In men, women, and children, as diaboli cal. We who advocate this amendment do but pro pose to consummate that which the wisestand .best men of that day wished to do in the Convention. We do but propose to advise the people to listen.to theircounsel and perfect their groat work. :• But the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Mal lory) says the season is inopportune. Sfrjjustico is over in season, and: it is never inopportune to do right. But he also says that, the rebellious States are in the Union, and yet we do not propose to allow them to vote on this measure. The people of those States arc probably not .aware- of the fact that they are in the Union. They, believe 7 themselres to; bo" out of the Union, and- if they ODly knew,-as well as the gentleman, from Ken tucky does, that they: have a right to‘bo repre sented here as well as at Bichmond, I doubt not they would have their Beprosematives- here to oppose our action on./this question. If in'the 'Union, why are their. Bepresentatives no i here 1 ■Who expelled them from this Ilouse or the Senate -Chamber 1- If the Constitution be amended' by de fault of their votes there will be ‘no ground for & motion to open or set aside the judgment, as,' to say - the least, the default is the result of their-voluntary . absence. Sir, he who does not sustain, this resolu tion is recreant'to-the -teachings of the.- fathers of. .our country; and did J not sustain it I. would bo; especially false to'the traditions of the v great State Which I have the honor in part to represent. In the I pursue I am guided by the wise-counsels of Benjamin Franklin and the men of Pennsylvania who with him carried that State through the Bevo lutionary war, and gave form and spirit to her free institutions, while yet the Eevolatlonary war was pending—more than three years before our national independence was acknoWledged—on the Ist' of' .March, 1750, inviewof tko fact thafcthey then had “every prospect of being delivered” from British thraldom, they “extinguished and fbrever ;abo- , lislicd ” slavery;in Pennsylvania. Time will not permit me to read the noble preamble to that act of 7 Christian statesmanship; but I. will hand it to' the; reporter that it may appear as pact of my remarks ‘ in the Globe. Its spirit is thatof the gospel, aud its grand sentences seem to have- been plucked from John Milton’s noblest essays-. . , ,-V ; Preamble to ; an act-for the abolition of slavery in Pennsylvania :* - , When we contemplate our abhorrence of that condi tion to which the arms and. tyranny of Great Britain were exertedto reduce us: when, we look back upon tlia variety of dangers to which we have been exposed, and ■ howrairaculiuLriyourwanta- immauy instances have . been supplied and oar deliverancesrouglit; when evou, hope i anu:human:fortitndd-h&ve'becoxne unequal to the conllirt, we are unavoidably led. to a serious and graia •ful senseof the manifold,blessings which we have un deservedly received from .the band of that Being from ' whom eveiy good and perfect gift someth. Impressed with these ideas we conceive that it is our duty, and? we rejoice that it is in our jfo.wer, to extend a portion of that freedom to others whidn hath been extended to-us, and release them fro’ihi that state of thraldom to which • we, ourselves were. tyrannically doomed,, and . from which wo have now, every prospect "of being de livered; 1 Ii is not for us- to inquire.why,lo. the ere- • alien of mankind,; .the. inhabitants of the several parts of/the earth, were' distinguished by a diffe* reace ;in ,featurd‘or- complexion. . It is. sufllcient to know thai all are the work of au Almighty hand. We . find in the distribution of the human species that the : most fertile, as wcll as the most barren, parte of the earth are inhabited by men of complexions different from ours aad.frein each other,’from whence- we may reasonably* aiwell asreligiously, infor that Ho who placed them in their various situations hath extended equally Hls-'caro and'protection to alVand that it be . cornelh not us to counteract HU mercies. Wo esteem it a peculiar, blessing granted tous that we are enabled: this day tt> add one more step to universal civilization, by removing, '"as much as possible, the sorrows of those • who have. lived in undeserved -bondage* and from • which, by the assumed authority of the Kings of Great Britain,* no effectual legal/ relief could bo obtained. 'Weaned by a long course of experience from those nar-' - row prejudices and partialities we had imbibed,we And ■ our hearts enlarged with kinduess and benevolence to ward A|eu of ail conditions and nations, and we.coa ' ceiveburSelvcs at this particular period extraordinarily called upon, by the blessings which we have received, •to manifest the sincerity of our profession, and to give a ■substantial proof of, our gratitude.-: .. Skc. 2., and whereas the condition of those persons who have heretofore been denominated negro and inu i Jatto slaves has been attended with circumstances which. . . not only 6 eprive them oQthe common blessings that they - l were by nature entitled to, but has . cast them into the / deepest afttictions, br an unnatural separation and sale ; of husband and wife from each other and fromtheir ; children—an injury the greatness of which canonly be by supposing that wo were in the same uu . happy rase—injustice, thcfisefore, to persons so unhap pily circumstanced, and who, having noprospect before them whereon they may rest their sorrows and their • hopes, have no reasonable to render their’ service t o society which they otherwise might, and also in greatfui commemoration of our own happy dolive-: ranee from that Btate otuuconditidnal submission to; which wb were'doomed by thetyronny of Britain-* Sec. 3. All persons, as well negroes and aml&ttoes as - others, who shall be born within this State, shall not, . be deemed and considered as servantsfor life, on slaves, nnd all servitude for life or slavery of children,. in con-: sequence of tbe slavery of their mothers, in tkecase of nil children bora within this State fromund after the passingof this set as aforesaid, shall be, ls, utterly taken away, extinguished, and, forever abo lished. .. .. „V Scarcely had tho.Congross oFthe. Whited States ■ assembled, when, as the president of. an abolition; society Benjamin Franklin was admitted to the bar of the House of Hepresentattvos. that, bowing under the weight ofhonors and more than foursoore years, ho might present the petition of,th.o people of Penn sylvania praying Congress,to fpltdw the benign ex ample of iliat State and abolish slavery. Itwas on the l?tli‘ of. February, nss, fie drew the petition,’ which grateful thousands, thronged to sign. And, as , truth Is inimortali let us listen to those words, and : now, when we can aid ip doing It constitutionally, grant, so far as In us lies the power, their prayer, by Submitting the proposed ainondmont to tho people; It reads as follows: To the Senate and Bouse'of Representatives of the : United States: . , , . . ~ ‘ From a persuasion that «tual liberty was originally the portion, and is still the birthright, of all men, and influenced py the stfong tics gf and th% prig- THE WAB (PUBLISHED WEEKLY.) The Was Press trill Ds Mat to subscriborti by 5 mall (per uMSa *» Utnamle &•«... nOO Threecopies. Fire copies.... g 09 Ten copies 15 o# Larger Clubs than Te k Will ba chalkad at the mm rate, *1.50 per copy. ~ Zhe.money must diways accompany 1 the, order, and in no instance can these terms Ire'd’erricdtdfrodit as they afford very little more than the cost of yfvdir, .HOT Postmasters are reaoested to" asS asaciml* fas Tbs Was Psess. M - To the getter-up of the Ciub of tafor tWealy, ad extra copy of the Paper will he given. tuples of their institution,'your memorialiste conceive. UjeaishSyeß bound to use all justifiable endeavors. W & * eneratoa ' iimse mK,, t .L COODte! i OTCe toe restosSfoa of liberty tor are SStSS T i“, ea wbo > alone, In tbia-iro-d of freedom,; fhegenSai for bondage,: and who, amfl ‘ hUservile mSiShS' “founding freedom',-are groaning- Let us, I repeat, heed, and, far as we’ miv S-ant that pethion, -Who shall complain, that the ' ongress oi ISM responds to the prayer of thsS men who secured oar freedom and elaborated oarlnstlta tlons ? Who shall induce us to paiuso in thlaVn-eat work till ailllions of rebels return to toyaltyyand their soldiers lay'dowsrtSleij-arms and come to-eon- ' test the policy of the aetl Sir, they will probably be here before the Legisiatures have all,passed bn - the question. The dcspatch just read told ns that Grant is to the eaEt of Itlehmond, and>wp know that - Hunter’s artillery thunders to the west of that doomed city, i apprehend legislation at lilchmond is not dove calmly to-day. .We may deiiberate, but they who address theP.ichraotid Congress most pro bably echo the ravings of the gentleman from Ken--" tneky. sir, what Ik ft'that we propose In dot Is It an aet of doubtful power! ISo; It i 3 simply to OX6- ~ cuts tbe fifth article of the Constitution of the United ' States, which provides: ' - ’. Congress, . whenever two-thirds of both Houses .shall deem it necessary,.shall propose amendments to " .this Constitution, which shall'ho-valid to all intents - ; and purposes as part of this. Constitution when ratified :tv three-fourths of the Jkgisfcitures of the several - .States-,-or. try conventions- in three-fourths thereof, as. ’the one or the other mode of ratidcatioamayDepro •poted by the Congress. ” . . V. Wepropose to submit to- the wisdom, patriotism, iahd. humanity of the people of the States of this Union an amendment In accordance with this ar ticle-, and for that we are denounced by thoro who, in' the name of Democracy, plead for the perpetuity of slavery as violating the Constitution. I repeat the* question of my friend and colleague (jar. ;Myers), Do gentlemen upon-the other side know of any. one act done against this rebellion that' i hag .been- done constitutionally 1 Have they any eUier prayer than a prayer for the- snccess of the rchel 'lion, which will, In their judgment, save the Conktl tutlotf ;bv perpetuating and extending the area) of human slavery? Their love of Democracy and the 'Constitution finds expression In degradingthela .borlhg mam to a thing of sale upon the auction block, in shutting ont from more than hair our fdr ritorj' schools and cluirches, and- civilization in dll its aspects, whether It be religion, science, art, 'or social life. . -1 appeal to thosegentlemen on theothersidc of thw House who shrink from tbe abhorrent doctrines of ■ the leaders of their party; to thosa of yon who haver, read the Beatitudes, and remember that at your *■ mothers’ Siees you lisped a prayer that God wottltt l deal'gently-even with those who: bad trespassed''" against you, to vote, with us, and not withhold from " the inteuidont people of this country the right to " •pass upon this question so fraught with blessed or ' fearful consequences. We do not make the amend- " ment. We cannot, make it. We can but initiate it. Gentlemen, yon who profess to have such abiding - eoofltlcnce fn the people, will yojrlet them have an.' - opportunity to - say whether the Constitution shall be constitutionally amended 1 In their name, In.tha " name of Democracy, in the name of humanity, In the name of Christianity, I pray you foronoo to make ' food your "professions, and confide in the people snf- ' eicntly to: prrmlt them to say yea or nay on the question whether they will peaceably and constitn- ' tionally extlngulsfi the scourge and disgrace of our -Common country—Sumanslavery. The Hmeral: of Heyerbeerl The last funeral ceremonies over tho remains of M cyerbeer took place in the latter part of May from Berlin. A funeral chorus by Meyerbeer commenced the exercises. Dr. Joel, the Rabbiof Breslau, then delivered the following.very Impressive remarks: “Before the coffin of a man whose reputation fills the two hemispheres, who, raised himself to the greatest height of perfection, and whose works have een consecrated in every, possible manner, com plaint is now allowable. According: to an bid adage, :•* there are some men who? have had only-.one hour in the course of their lives given them in which they have raised themselves above- their fellow-men ;* hut the life of Meyerbeer was entirely composed of such hours; each of them was a success. The whole world was a witness of this, because the language that Meyerbeer spoke needed no interpreter; be cause for that language nations had no frontiers: it subjugated the hearts of heard it, and caused emotion to. penetrate into their innermost recesses; His harp, like that of'David, sent forth, the most gentle strains, or excited the most violent passions. Meyerbeer could exclaim with the Pro £het, whose age ho had ‘ The spirit of ther .ord spoke by me, and His word was In my tongue.* It Is useless to remind you of the. events of his ilfej what he wished and something that eve ry noble and ieeliDg heart has already understood, and will understand, to the very end of time. Con genial for every one, and; honored with the favor of his king, he was joyfully grected.by all, from the throne to the eottage: It is not Meyerbeer, there fore, whom wo should pity,- but ourselves, who 'have lost him. When will there again arise a disciple of German art to whom, the nations Of the earth will spontaneously pay such a tribute ofaSimratiort? When will there again issue from the midst of .the Israelitlshcommunifcy a inanof genius to prove that the Mosaic religion does not prevent those who pro fess it from participating, in all-that is beautiful, in all that is noble and sublime, in a word, in all that exalts the heart of man l * ; ‘ . “Sprung from a family which had ; brought tip more than one son to the honor, of his native land, and of humanity, and which, at all times,-was dis tinguished for the loftiness .of its tendencies and. ideas pgifted with a genius wMCh was revealed in. his earliest youth, Meyerbeer icentred in his own. person a most fortunate combination of circum stances, enabling him to shine like a luminous • meteor in the heaven of German art. His illustri ous memory and his imperishable works will con stitute our best* or only consolation at havinglosfc him; and this, consolation will exert its vivifying influence upon his relations \ 11st as upon the future, as long as men shall continue to- worship the Beau tiful and the Ideal! 31 Capelmeister, Taubert, Dnrlnger, Dorn,Kadecke, Eics, and many more, were in the fanerai Cortege*., with Heir IViefrccht, bandmaster general of the Prussian armies, and the corps and. division band masters, these bearing crape-covered batons, and the musicians crape-covered 'instruments. The hearse: was covered with palms, twelve young mem bers of the royal orchestra guarding it with laurel branches. ‘ Hundreds from the aristocratic and pro fessional world were present,* aha the homage .whs quite as imposing as that paid to a king. „f ' A Defence of Fasseiiger Bailway Com* .. ■. • panies. r • : To the Editor of The Press: Sir ; Some;, of your correspondents are trying very hard to get up "an excitement against Our city pas senger railway companies because they have the fare to six cents. They may as well save them selves that trouble. If they don’t want to ride, they can walk. We have now a monopoly of ttiejhmsi ness. The law gave it to us, and we .claim law don’t limit us.ia our rates of fare, and public clamor can’t.do it. We were called upon to give one day’s receipts for the benefit of the soldiers, and we did it; It was a great loss to us; and now, when we.are trying to make up that loss by charging only one cent extra for a ride, we are abused for it. It only shows how mean and ungrateful the community are. > V 7 .;-'. The board of presidents understand their business. I am not authorized to speak for ; them, but I pre sume they .will , take care of their stockholders nnrr of their, own interests in spite of the City Councils or any other .grumblers. That is what -everybody else does, and why shouldn’t theyido it f Show us theslaw against. it.- You can’t do It l ’ \ ' As for driving fast on Walnut street and slow oat Eighth Street, what do you propose to do about it X There is no law against it, and we intend to do just as we please. . If you don’t like It, you can walk ; andif you don’t,want your children run over, keep them out of the way. That Is your affair, not ours. . People talk about crowding the cars with gers.. Whose.fault, is; that 1 If people choo'se ta crowd; Into a car when it is full, they have no right to complain of it. If those who have seats and have. paid their fare don’t like itj they can get out and walk. There are others to take their places, and the" companies make money by it. There is no law against that. , ;. _ .. 7 I hope these few words will put an end to the • grumblers, and that they will be content to obey ttie , ; iaw and submit to the authority of the board of pas-. senger railway presidents; I am, sir, very respectfully, yours, - v " ' -Peter SwrxrLtNT, # Pres’t. of Ninety-ninth-street Pas. H.B. do; 4 To the. Editor of The Tress: ~ Sir : The postmaster of this city gives notice that,,. , .“ by direction of the Postmaster General, box rants trill bo advanced, on and after July . Ist, from four do eight dollars per annum. ll I think great orror, os will no doubt be proven hy experlencb,- In the first place, it is not just to demand so large an‘ advance, if an advance is at all necessary. Itjsout of till proportion to the general advance la other prices. It Is, secondly, discriminating In fitvor of-, one class of persons who receive letters through the post office., Persons Hying In'remote the city liavo letters delivered to them free cf.ehargo. The Post Office Department. Is obliged to pay,lettm> carriers for this gratuitous service. , Whowould ob ject to paying a reasonable tax for receiving a letter :nt bis house 1 .Yet is nqt ashed.; The boxes yield a-larger revenue, comparativoly. thatt any, other department of thopostoffico. ..It involves no expense of carriers, and thus is savsdVa large per centage to the department. I db.hoi thiii that this new lax upon the host customers of thipost office is politic, tosaytho least. Yoprs, truly, • Philadelphia, June 23,1584 A Financial Suggestion. To the Editor of The Tress : . Sik; If Secretary Cliasa woula.go.on ’Changa-tG morrow in New York, and at auction, to-,the., : highest Udder, saying he jQ.gold : in' lots of *5,000; !and whem, this,'was taken, thettj .offer $200,500 more in lots of 410,000; when Chi 3 was, sold,. ofTar , $600,000 in , lofemfi .$20,000 ; then, .let ' Mm" say he had *5, 000,000 ‘jsprb'tb sell' at, the last, price obtained, and I speculators .would cry enough.* At the him sontt a trusty ■ agent to luiropo to piaca'v62&iobo,ooo United .Stakes, sixes as best lio could, toiraw against aswanted, and ' the gold speculators wonid bo used sp.and jhtngs. find theirVue level j limpur importfcjipns from, this.' time forward will he small, reqiuirlnghut UttSpgold. . . - .' ' ' H. PHIIAHEiPHIA', djaneSSj'lSM.' > 121. e. Void B?J*. To the Editor of The Tress: > Sin: Stand.: the., gold hiU!* Rmnombor, th* fiercer the, stoim, the sooncjswm.it blow orem. I am a .greasy mechanic—A pjoilvtoar-s-and. bayei. & little gold, which. Uncle Sam can, have, Uhowimta it, at par vaine st sis per, cent, interest." All the producers of tt® v couritrsmqsii have, sarapgpld, and no doubt they will do .the same to help,our tlnolo'ln caso of great need. 'Jam, sir, yours trujy, Phh.auui.phia, June 23. ■■■■■;■. - G.iff. ITlio ■ttVjjrm Svisaiuce, To Me Editor of Hut press: ■; Slit: As the public are disousshig the ■ most clTco ttvo means of-xiaatug the oity'of the worms that every summer destroy the beauty of our shade trecs,' I propose, as the most certain way, that Councils' put a houity -of : one or two iconts .bn tho ieud of; every miller that is delivered at any of our police-stations. By so doing, thejioys would, catch the millers for the reward, and the worms would soon disappear. ■I am, sir, yours truly, - PjjjfcApatPßiA. June 21, IBM, MERCHANT. ENRRar,