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WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1804.,
aSir We pan take no notice of anonymous commis
mdeations.; We do not return rejected manuseripts.
iii-Voluntary correspondence is solicited from all ,
-parts of the world, and especially from our different
.asliltary and naval departments. When used, it will
he paid for.
Pennsylvania and her Assailants.
Pennsylvania has received much harsh
triticism of her action in regard to the late
invasion, 'and the truth of some of these
strictures cannot be, denied, though its
- acknowledgment is humiliating. But from
the sweeping censure of some of the New
'York journals it would seem that they re
.gard the 7 Keystone State as a land where
cowardice and imbecility is the ruling
-spirit, and energy and courage exceptional
virtues. To this the history of the war
gives the lie direct, and we are not disposed
to answer in detail charges which are mani
festly false, and have never been repeated
by impartial judges. If Pennsylvania is
degraded, 'then we have no hope fOr the
rest of the Union. Is it forgotten that this
State has sent an army to the war ? What
other State has sent more men in propor
tion to hi - population ? Wha.t o other people
have shown more patriotism than ours ?
We condemn ourselves chiefly for culpa
ble indifference in the choice of legislators.
It is a disgrace to the more loyal and in
s telligent voters especially that they have
permitted the election of so many venal,
disloyal, and incapable legislators. The
'root of our evils is the failure to elect good
men to the Legislature. Had this body
been largely composed of intelligent and
earnest men, the conduct of the people
would have been very different; While it
is untrue that our citizens were apathelic,
or afraid of the invasion, it must be4d
mitted that they did not show the Aotitity
that we had the right to eximet. - Men
enlisted, it is true. Harrisburg was er6wded
with men ; Philadelphia sent hundreds to
the field at once, and three regiments will
start for the front this week. But the un
pardonable failure of the Legislature to
.create a practical militia system resulted in
the utter confusion of the military affairs of
• the State. All the efforts of the Executive
Department to bring order out of this chaos
were necessarily hampered, and partially
ineffective. It is not strange, indeed, that
the people of Pennsylvania, at such short
notice, did so little, but that they did so
- much. It may he well, too, if we remind
the defamers of Pennsylvania that it is
hardly decorous for New York . , which
could not put down a riot in its,own streets,
to abuse this State for its failure to crush an
invasion in a Week,
Maulifacturing au Oppositlon.
The awful note of preparation for the
expected event at Chicago has just been
sounded from Washington, by a number of
Democratic Congressmen,. led by the Oppo
sition members from this State. Mr.
CHARLES BHORALE*, who, unfortunately,
is one of the Senators from Pennsylyania,
has bad the peculiar honor or holding the
trumpet, and • the result of his efforts is a
blast elaborately feeble against the policy
of the Government. The public can veay
well imagine what Mr. 1317DEALEW has to
say. He is reputed to a student of the
late Mr. CALtrourf, of South Carolina, and it
is notto be wondered, therefore, that so
much of his arguinent is built upon State
exclusiveness to the denial of the National'
power. Of Course, he objects to "military
interference," and which.he instances the
cases of Maryland, Delaware, Missouri, Ar
kansas, and Louisiana, States more or less
tainted with secession and its congenial
spirit—slavery ; to negro troops, who, he
says, are merely an expense to the country,
without compensation ; to the equali
ty of negro soldiers with white in
pay and provision ; to arbitrary ar
rests; corruption of race and corrupt
Government; to the , Government plan of
reconstruction, and a few items more,
'which are readily imaginable. Mr. BITCH
ALEW has been shrewdly laboring, with his
best ingenuity; to make -- one a case ; 'and
though we must compliment him upon the
industry which he displays through ten
columns of type, it is unnecessary to write
ten columns to contradict him. The aim of
Mr. Buts. LEW :andahis friends, in this
practical and cautious effort, is to manipu
late into some array the odds and ends of
opposition. They are even willing to
veil their enmity to Freedom in their
opposition to the President, and do
not seek to gain a principle, but rather a
point, which is Mr. BucKATxw's faVorite
idea of statesmanship. This document is,
,
therefore, not remarkable as a work of con
science, and only reveals the old pro-sla
very bias but slightly shaped by circum
stances. The Peace Democrats, and espe
cially FERNANDO WOOD, were the first to
suggest the idea of Dictatorship in the per
son of McCLELLAN ; and to show that such
a chimera still exists in the Democratic
nuind, Mr. BIICRALEW repeats the idea.
Has any other party presented to the peo
ple such an alternative as this ?—and yet
these are the loudest in clamoring about
arbitrary arrests I
The problem for us now to solve is this : Are the
people of the 'United States competent to organize
themselves in defence of. their system of free go
-vernment and voluntary union, or must they resort
to a dictator, armed with large powers who will
crush faction and restore peace and anion at the
sacrifice of liberty 1 Evil in the State will not die
out if left to itself. Some instrument adequate to
its extirpation must be sought and found, in the
dl-
Teotion of either dictatorial or popular power:'
The New Holy Alliance.
Austria has declared, through its Mi
nister at London, that it has not become a
party to the new "Holy Alliance," said to
lave been entered into, at Kissengen; be
tween ALEXANDER 11., WILLIAM L of
Prussia, and FRANCIS • josnru of Austria.
It appears that the Horning Post published
a letter from Count RECHBERG to Prince
lifitrrannrcn, in which reference was made
to this new Holy Alliance. The Morning
Post is said to be the personal property of
- Lord PALotnnerox, and wholly under his
-direction. ‘Therefore, the appearance Of
- the Rechberg letter in that journal was
_significant. -It showed, at any rate; that
PAustensTox - accepted the doe,ument as
authentic. The Horning Herald, which is
Lord DEBBY'S organ, also published the
letter now repudiated by its preowned an-,
thor, and, in spite of his denial, reaffirms
its belief in its accuracy. Of course; noon:`"
tan go beyond Count RECHBERG'S repudia
tion of thedocument-Lthough, no doubt,
public opinion will continue divided upon
it. To write .a letter and to deny it, when
acknowledgment would be troublesome or
dangerous, is not a novelty among Euro
pean statesmen. It is consoling to know,
however, that Austria is-ashamed of being
accused of complicity with Russia and
Prussia in re-establishing the unholy "Holy
Alliance."
The Daily Taegraph, which has generally
supported PAlN:sumo - Ws policy and is dis
tinguished for its able foreign articles,
'wholly refuses to adopt the Austrian or any
other repudiition of the new compact be
tween the Sovereigns who met at Kissen.-
gen. It says : " The time seems coming
when not a mere strip of Schleswig, but
the cause of constitutional government
against the anointed Houses ,
will be dis
puted. Another Holy Allianeedarkens upon
Europe, and covers with its evil shadow al
ready more than Dennwerk. For Denmark's
sake are we to pawn the force that may be
needed against that coalition, to discount
the future at a desperate rate, to give to
sentiment and passion now what we may
need for a vast principle and a vital mo
ment in Europe ? Is not our true policy
rather a painful •patience and a vigilant and
armed observation ?"
The .Record, a Church- journal of large
circtdation
,and much influence, declares
- that Englandls vacillation, as to Denmark,
certainly has tempted the Royal Conclave
at Kissengen to make a new treaty against
the liberties of Europe, hilt (evidently
glancing at Queen V*PORIA.'S personal
Interference in public. matters) adds:
Therlt is good reason , to believe that
had Lord E'AlanuutroN, been permitted at
ftrg to carry out_lass own po4oy, there
would have been a better chance of peace,
whilst the influence of England would have
stood higher in Europe."
An alliance of leading Powers which
exclude France 'and England—the first as
dangerous and the second as feeble—is sufh
cient to awaken apprehension in Europe.
The leading political journals of Paris and
London , have one consolation—namelY,
that this exclusion, indicative of insult or
contempt, may lead 'to a renewal of the
good understanding which existed between
France and England up to last November,
when Lord RussEm sneeringly rejected
NAPOLEON' is proposal for a Congress at
Paris.
A Good Example.
On the last day of June an occurrence
took place in London which ought not hive
been so long delayed. The tolls on all the
thoroughfares within a given radius . of the
metropolis (five miles) were abolished, and
the gates'and bars that obstructed the high
ways were removed. The abolition applies
only to the northern side of the Thames ;
the tolls of the south side are untouched by
the change; but, says the Stancia,rd, it is
supposed they will not long survive the de
struction of their" companions on the north.
In all, twenty-five toll-bars and fifty-six
side bars have been abolished on the Mid
dlesex side of the Thames. We take leave
to suggest that this example be followed in
Philadelphia. When the county was le
gally absorbed in the city, every toll-bar
ought then to have been abolished, for it is
intolerable that within the limits of any city
heavy tolls should be levied on vehicles
and animals traversing, its streets. It is
not yet 'too late to give us as fre - e travel
through the city of Philadelphia .as there
is in New "York and other places.
Captain Semmes's Sword.
Commenting on the suggestion that a
subscription should be raised in London to
obtain a sword for Captain SmntEs, the
ilitestratedllielosof the World, which often
bits the right nail and drives it home, has
the following pithy remarks on mistaken
sympathies
"Captain Semmes, of the Alabama, has ended
for a time his career of plunder. For long he has
been the terror of the Federal commercial marine,
and has given sensible Englishmen an idea of the
frightful injury they might suffer In case we were to
go to war. Many grave questions have been sug
gested by the Alabama's career, and certainly she.
has met with the fate she richly deserved. She lies
peaccililly under the blue waves fully. many a
fathom deep. in Fter,first real encounter with a ship
of war she had no chance. For once her agility In
running away did her no good, nor could she resort
to the ruse of hoisting English colors— there was no
thing for her but to light and fail. But' this Is not
enough for some silly enthusiasts. Captain Semmes
must bo made a hero of—lie must be presented with
a Afford ; and Commander Pito, writing from the
Jailor 'United Service Club, with the sanction of
Admiral Anson, so far forgets himself, and What is
due to his position as an English officer,.to call upon
the public handsomely to subscribe their mite to this
testimony to 'unflinching patriotism and naval
daring.' That Captain Semmes deserves well of the
South we readily admit—he has done his duty.to his
country, and claims thanks at her hands; but of his
gallant daring—as illustrated in burning Mins en
gaged in peaceful occupations of commerce—the less
said the better ; and wo regret deeply to find that
such conduct meets with the approval of men whom
it may, at some time not very remote, be our misfor
tune to see placed at the head of our fleet, and In a
position to imitate the gallantry, the daring of
which we so much question. In his crusades against
the unarmed, Captain Seinmes,is no model for an
.English gentleman and sailor; and the tone of the ser
vice must indeed be low if the feeling popular In it
is representedly such men as Commander Pins or
Admiral Anson. The giddy will, in search of a sen
sation, cheer Captain Semmes, as his is the last
name that has turned up ; but sensible men ought
to know batter than to do anything of the kind."
This is very much to the purpose. We
have not heard what progress, if any, the
subscription made, but the two naval offi
cers, PIK and Arcsow, are said to have re
ceived it hint from the Duke of SOMERSET,
head of the British Admiralty, that they
would do well to mind their own business.
Sips of 66 Punch.”
Some of the recent cartoons in Pu,nch,
draWn by Jorm - TENITIM, are not without
wit. "A proposal was made, it may be re
membered, to deprive Denmark of the
whole of Holstein, and a moiety of Schles
wig. Punch has depicted Lord RussELL
",dressed up as a parish beadle, in the cos
-time affected by _Mr. Bumble, in "Oliver
: Twist"—great-coat with large cape, and a
gold-lhced cocked-hat—standing, be-
Sore the Relieving Office, the door of which
Is marked " Conference," holding a loaf
of bread, called "Schleswig," in his little
band, which he has cut in two with a huge
knife. ' He is offering part of this to a
sdy soldier, wearing a battered crown,
and the Orders of the Elephant and of the
Danebrog. This is intended for the King
of Denmark, who, moreover, has his right
arm in a sling, and is wounded in the head.
The Dane is contemptuously turning away,
buf the little Beadle says : " Better take it I.
Half a, loaf's better than no _bread, you
know !" • - •
Another (cartoon is entitled " Jack on the
Crisis," and represents a couple of En,giish
Jack-tars, well-built and active "salts,"
who are in the presence of a Prussian sai
lor, on the seashore. This latter person, ,
wearing a small cap on the top of his head,
long hair,-round spectacles, great mousta
ches, and large unmentionables, is at once
undersized and Dutch-built; and has one
hand in his pocket ; the other ,sustaining an
cnormous•meerschaum, and a telescope un
der his arm. One British sailor, pointing
back with his thumb to this foreign sea-
man, says to Lis comrade, " Wow it, Bill !
We can't be expected to fight a lot o' lub
berly swabs like him. We'll kick 'em, if
that'll do." -
Gun CrTIZENB owe it to themselves to
press earnestly forward the work of volun
teering. Men of means should furnish a
double representation of recruits, and all
who have influence should see that the
quotas are rapidly filled. Our Statt itself
can become a great recruiting agent, ' and
to the extent of all its power it should aid
the people to answer the new call without
the resort to draft. Governor CURTIN is
now, 'we understand, making arrange
ments to recruit in the rebel States ; but
only a portion of the demand can be sup
plied in this *ay. It is . •necessary that
public spirit shmild be generally roused to
fill the State quota in the fifty days of
preparation before us. • .
TILE STATE CONSTITUTIONAL CONTEN
TION of Maryland undoubtedly speaks for ,
the loyal men of the State in asking that
the sympathizers with the rebellion be as
sessed for the damages of the late inva
sion. 'Those who rejoiced in the success
pf the rebels should be willing to' pay for
the pleasure. The Convention did well in
thanking old ISHMAEL DAY, the man-who
tilled the rebel who dared to touch his flag,
'foisuch men are the heroes of the war,
and , Worthy of all
WASHINGTON.
ISIT'ORTART NATAL CAPTURES
The Nary_Department has received information
of the following captures : On the Bth inst., the U.
S. steamer Sonoma, Lieutenant Commander 74Iam-
TnEWB captured a small side-wheel steamer, the
Ida, w hich left Sapelo, S. C.,the night before, bound
to Nassau. 'She bad fifty-four bales of Upland cot
ton on board.
Also, the capture of the rebel schooner Pocahon
tas-by the U. S. steamers Orizaba and Sweet Brier,
*idle attempting to pass out of-Oharieston harbor,-
bound to Nassau. She had on board SS bales of Cot
ton and 299 boxes of tobacco.
A communication has been receivedfrom Admiral
F.AiIIiAOUT, announcing the destruction of a block
ade-runner, which was run on shore on the night of
the Ist inst., by the United States steamer Glasgow.
The fire of our vessels having failed to destroy her,
Flag Lieutenant 2ATSON offered to go in And set
her on fire. For is purpose he was given three of
the Hartford's and one of the Brooklyn's boats,
which were towed into position by the Metacomet
and Kennebec. The vessel was boarded and set on
fire and rendered utterly useless. The boats then
retreated to the cover of the vessels and were towed
off to the fleet. The whole affair was well managed
i ‘ and very creditable to Lieutenant WATSON and his
assistants, Lieutenant TYI3ON, Enaigns WHITING,
Girl:max, and DANA, and Master's Mate HENRIOIC,
Of the Hartford, and Ensign Pautartroa, of the
Brooklyn.
uvlow PACIFIC liArtitOAD DIRECTORS AP-
POINTED
The President bo.s appointed . .TAS. L. Wn..Ltaxs,
of Indiana, GEORGS ASHMITAI and CRADLES Seam
-
*Air; cif Ohio, as additional Directors of the Union
Racine Railroad Company, and Governor Munn-
SON, of Ohio, Wsr. H. WHITS, of Connecticut, and .
LBONABD Strurr, of Illinois, as 'impactors - of the
road, in accordance with the provisions of the sot of
Congress.
WOMBED CABINET .CIEANGB.
There are rumors this morning indicating another
change in the Cabinet. I saw a wager made that
RUTLKa would be in a responsible position in Ute
Cabinet on the first proximo. -
SOLDIERS'.
Small squads of soldiers are whistg.herg Sad are
}toile/ay
WASHINGTON, July 19
CAPTAIN 1119IMEN C. B.:A. N.
/nue 18,1864. -
Out of Cherbourg harbor, one clear
Sunday morning, the cavalier
Captain Semmes, with his cap a-cook,
Sailed from the friendly Frenchman's dock.
Gaily along the rebel came,
Under the flag of the cross of shame ;
Knight of the handcuff and bloody lash,
He twisted the point of his red moustache,
And swore, in English not over nice,
To sink our Yankee scum in a trice,
Or burn our ship, as the thing might be,
Where the eyes of Cherbourg all should see.
" Heigho-ho you don't say so I" '
Whispered his friend, little -Sean Crapea,u.
Semmes has been a wolf of the deep
For many a day to harmless sheep ;
Ships he scuttled and robbed and burned,
Watches pilfered and pockets turned ;
And all his plunder, bonds, and gold,
' He left for his Gallic friend to hold.
A little over prudent was he
For a cavalier of high degree ;
And Raphael Semmes don't sound, indeed,
As if it came of the purple seed; •
But all the blood in his veins was blue,
And his clay was porcelain through and
through.
Heigh-ho ! the Lord doth know
We are but dirt, and our blood's so-so.
What - will the doughty Captain do
With his British ship, his British crew,
His gunners, trained in the " Excellent,"
The guns his cousin Blakely sent,
His shot and shell at Woolwich made, -
What will he do with the whole parade ?
Up to the top of his cliffs Crapeau
Had clambered to see the Sunday show ;
And his brother Bull, in his fancy yacht,
Stood off end on towards the fated spot
And right across the bold Captain's way
The Eearsarge steamed in her war array.
"Heigh-ho!" said Semmes, "Let's bIOW
That craft to splinteii Vero're we go."
Semmes had heard, with his lip a-curl,
In Cherbourg, that some ls.torthern churl,
Backed ;by a gang of . onion-eaters,
Waited the noble negro-beaters.
Shop-keeping, peddling, vulgar knaves,
To stick their heads into open graves
"'S death ! '8 wounds ! Ods bodkins IHa !
what then,
Will they dare to fight with gentlemen ?
O had I my lance and shield and things,
With which I tilted at Sulphur -Springs !
Or a troop of horse marines 1 ' - Of course,
A knight is nothing without his herse."
Heigh-ho 1 this seemed to show
Oux hero's spirita were running low.
Straight out to sea the Kearsarge drew,
And Semmes, who followed all that flew,
Followed, perhaps by some mistake,
Close in his foeman's frothing wake.
But when three leagues were gained from
shore,
Slowly and grimly the Yankee write ;
And our starry ensign leaped above,
Round which the wind, like a flattering
dove, .
Cooed low, and the sunshine of God's day
Like an open blessing on it lay;
So we felt our friendless ship would fight
Full under the great Disposer's sight.
1 Heigh-ho ! 'tis well to know
Who looks on the deeds done here below.
Semmes led the waltz and struck the tune-:
Shots at the sea and at the moon
The swashing, wasteful cavalier,
Scattered around, him far and near.
The saving Yankees squandered not
An ounce of powder or pound of shot.
They held their peace till the guns would
tell,
Then out they burst like '
the mouths of hell.
Terrible, horrible ! how they tore
The Alabama, until the gore
From her bursting scuppers smoked and
streamed,
The dying groaned and the wounded
screamed
"Heigh-ho 1" said Semmes "let's
show
The Yankees the heels we boast of so.",
Seven times'in that deadly round
Sped the ships to the cannon's sound.
The vulture, through the smoke and din,-
Saw the eagle?'' circles 'nfirrowingin ;
And every time her pivot roared
The fatal bomb-shells uam straight aboard.'
His helm was useless, his engine failed,
His powder was wet, his Britons quailed;
And in his course, like a warning hand,
Stretched forth the flag of his outraged
land.
In vain he hoisted his sails to flee ;
For each foot he sailed, his foe sailedthree.
Heigh-ho ! Why here's a bloW"
Said Semmes, as he hauled his flag below.
Weli was it for the cavalier,
That brother Bull was lying near.
I His vessel with a haughty curl
Turned up her nose, and, in 'the whirl
Of the white sea, stern,foremost, tore
As if in scorn of the crew she,bore.
- Then the thrifty Briton launched his boat,
To pick up aught that might - be afloat, -
And amongst other leis precious spoil,
Fished swordless Semmes from his watery
coil ;
" Hide me !" the gallant cried in afright ;
" Cover me up from the Yankee's sight."
• Heigh-hot they laid bim low,
With a bit of sail to hide his woe.
Safely they bore the, chief aboard,
Leaving behind his fame and sword
And then the Deerhound stole away,
Lest Winslow's*guns might have . p ! say ; -
Landed him in Southateptontowii;
- Where heroes like,him have had renown,
Ever since Lawrence, Perry, and Hull,
Took hold of the horns df great John Bull.
Had I been Winslow, I say to you,
As the sea is green, the sky is blue,
Through the Deerhound I'd have sent a
shot, .
And John might have liked the thing or
not.
Heigh-ho I come , soon or slow,
In the end we are bound to haveAt blow.
What said the Frenchman from his:hill,
After the cannon-shots were still ?
What said the Briton from his deck,
Gazing down on the sunken wreck?
Something was said of guns like mortars,
And something of smooth-bores at close
quarters ; . -
Chain armor furnished a word or two,
But the end . of all was both looked blue.
They sighed again o'er the " Great Conten-
"Um,"
But never hinted at "rntdri , entien."
One thing they wished-;W& they dared
,
not say,
"'if the fightlaad but gdnfirthe other way !
Heigh-ho ! I told you sb
Oh ! Semmes was a sorry fool to go !"
GEORGE H. BoKER.
Resolutions of the ?Maryland Constltu•
ttotsal Convention.
A REQUEST TEAT LOSSES RY THE RAM BE ASSESSED
• 021 THE REBEL SYMPATRIZER.9- , -RESOLUT/ON OF
TILAIVES TO ISHMAEL, DAY
BALTIIIO4E, July 19.—The State Constitutional
Convention to-day passed the following by a vote
of 38 yeas to 17 nays :
Ordered, That this Convention, representing the
people of Maryland, hereby respectfully request the
President of the United States and the command
ants of the military departments in which Maryland
is included, as an act of justice and propriety, to'
assess upon.the sympathtzers with the rebellion re
sidentln this State the total amount of all losses
and !collations sustained by loyal citizens of the
United States resident in. this State,•by reason of
the recent rebel raid, to compensate the loyal suf
ferers. -
The following was also adopted :
Orderer', That the thanks of this Convention ' re
presenting as it does the people of Maryland, are
hereby tendered to the old citizen and patriot of
Baltimore county, Ishmael Day, for his heroic and
gallant act in shooting down the traitor whb dared
to pull down the country's flag which he had raised
as an evidence of his loyalty and patriotism, which
act of daring heroism meets the approbation of the
heart and conscience of every loyal citizen of
Maryland.
The Great Sculling- Match at Pittsbturg.
THE PITTSBURG CU VSI7IIOII SUCCUMBER.
Frrrsralso, July 19.—The boat race to-day was
characterized by considerable excitement amongst
the sporting fraternity, and the city was Well filled
by strangers to Witness it.
The surrounding hills and the roads along the
river were crowded by thousands of spectators,
while the river was dotted with boats.
At the start Hammen took the lead, maintaining
hie position throughout. On turning the buoy he
was about one hundred yards ahead, comingln at the
close between two hundred and three hundred yaids
in advance of his competitor. The course was five
miles; time 89.20. Considerable money changed
hands, but all are satisfied that' the race was fairly
conducted. '
Stovall for the.. Army'or the Petetnt l4 °'
,
itosvox, July 19.---The schooner Obarlotte,laden
with tee, vegetables, hospital stores, etc., for the
Ohristian Donantisslou, In the Army of the 'Reisman,
Shiled Le dSj.
THE PRESS.-PKILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, 41114 Y 20, RM.
- RAPID ADVANCE OF GEL SHERMAN,
RIB ARMY REPORTED FIVE NILES SOUTH
Atlanta within Reach -his Guns;
na RUMORED CAPTURE WITH 15,000 PELSONREIK
IMPORTANT MOVEMENTS IN LOUISIANA.
REBEL ATTACK ON UNTKTILI,B;ALABANI;
The Siege of Petersburg Progressiig,
NEW REBEL BATTERIES OPENED,
OEN. BILIMMAN'I3 AILSIY FIVII MIL= SOUTH OP TRH
CHATTAHOOCHEE—ATLANTA WITHIN . It%LOH OF
HIS OIINe.
WASHINGTON, July 19.—The Government is la
receipt this morning of glorious news from General
Sherman. It is not news of a battle, but something.
better. •
General Sherman announces that on yesterday,
• having previously crossed the Clhattahoochie river,
his whole army advanced five miles south of the
river, and crossed Peach Tree creek.
This advance was made Without any resistance'
from Johnston's army, except slight skirmishing,
with his rear as he retired. _ •
This movement necessarily forces .Tohnstonlato
the defences of Atlanta, and places the city within
range of Sherman's 'guns, the distanCe, according
to the map bOare Ant , rw4 and a half
'Or tbreo miles. The ImpOrtatiCe of this movement
may be better understood after reading. the ems. tracts from the Richmond. Whig of the 14th inst.;
and the Atlanta confederacy of the 10th inst., is
which it Is conceded that the grossing of the Ohat••
tahoochlo river by Siteririati is the last import:4
point for him to gain; tbatlo do thld• is to piss kifil
Rubicon ; that it is his greatest peril, and that oves.,.
come,•the city of Atlanta must fall..
This
- •
This is the rebel view of the situation In - Georgla.
With the official - news of Sherman's splendid ad
vance yesterday to the defences of the city, we cer
tainly have OCCLUSION to rejoice with - exceeding great
JoY•
The Richmond W7lig of the 14th inst., in an °alto:
rial, employs the following strong language.finoni
affairs in Georgia a "The situation in Georgia is not
so favorable as we could wish. General Johnstonisi
either unable to make up-his mind to fight, or uftwlll4
ing to risk a general engagement which shall-not
certainly result in a victory more decisive than Leh,
Beauregard, or any other Confederate general has
achieved."
•
The Atlanta pipers seem to be satisfied that Gen..
..T will give up that important withont
. J ohnstonstruggle.
GENERAL SLOCUM REINFORCED A CALL FOR
TROOPS BY FORREST —EFFECTS-OF GENERAL;
WASHBURNE'S ORDER.
III.EMPRis, July 19.—Vicksburg advises of the 12th:
report all quiet, The expedition -under General'
Slocum was reinforced by cavalry sent by General
and was again on the march for
tailor of Mississippi.
The lutist accounts from General Smith placed
Lim near Pontotoc.
On the 10th inst. Forrest issued a call for all citi
zens between 15 andl3s years to rally to his support,
and asking the oldnen - and boys to come forward
and take care of his horses, while hip men engaged
the enemy. •
The story published in Northern papers that,For
- rest had communicated his intention of retaliating
upon our officers for-any citizens that; might be In
jured under General Washbarne , s recent railroad
order is false. The result proves conclusively the
wiedoin of General Washburne , s order.
Nearly every train on the railroad for ten days
previous to the date of . this order was fired into by
bushwhackers and citizens, and soldiers were killed
and wounded, but not a shot has been fired at a train
since the order was published. -
REPORTS AMBIT ATLANTA-=TRH EVACUATION
COMArtINCED sEVRRAI, WEEKS PAST.
NEW Yonrc, - July 19.—A special' despatCh from
Nashville says the report about Atlanta being °eon
pied.by our troops is without foundation. All kinds
of rumors are afloat regarding the evacuation of At
lanta. Reports say that during the delay of Gene.
ral Sherman at the river the enemy had-been ena.
bled to get airay his valuables, but in opposition to
this, it is well known that they had been sent weeks
ago to Augusta. The evacuation of Atlanta really
began several weeks ago. '
/ General Sherman yesterday moved out of his
works on the south side of the Qhattahoochle tout:
tack Johnston's forces if found in front of them, or
to occupy the city in the event of a retreat. Nothing
later than the information that he had moved had
been received here, but we hope tormorrow to ati
nounce the occupation of Atlanta. It la believed
here that during the halt at the Chattahooehle
Gen. Sherman completely destroyed all the .rebel,
communications between Atlanta and Riehmond,:i
and between Atlanta and Montgomery.
THE RETORTED CAPTURE OP ATLA.NTA..
WASHINGTON,MiIy 10.—The Evening . .91areirilts
late edition says no intelligence has been received'
here by the Government confirmatory of the report
of the capture of Atlanta coining from Norfolk, but
all the information from Sherman's army is in the
highest degree encouraging, showing the capture of
that city by Sherman at no distant day is a matter
almost of certainty.'
SHERMAN'S ADVANCE CONFIRMED.
WASHINGTON, July 19.—A despatch from an offi
cial source confirms the 'statement published this
Morning, that General Shermares force, one part of
It, had crossed the Chattatioochie. Only a small
cavalry force of the enemy were encountered.
Skillman subsequently occupied his troops in tearing
up the rallrondof most use to the rebels. The
distance of his forces from Atlanta Is not mentioned
NEW ORLEANS AND CAIRO.
Carno, July 18.—New Orleans dates of the 12th
inst. have been received. No mail steamer would
leave New Orleans, for •New York, during the week
following the 12th inst., but the malls for the North
and East would be forwarded by each regular
steamer.
The Xrue Della claims to have positive informs.
tion thrit the rebel Dick Taylor left Alexandria
three weeks since, for Richmond, and that the troops
lately under him are now commanded by General
Walker. It is the belief at Alexanfirla that Taylor,
who has lately been made lieutenant general, hopes
to be assigned to the command of the TranS-BilSsla-
Kipp' Department, in place of Kirby Smith. Taylor
being a brother-in-law of . Jeff Davis, this change is
considered quite probable.
There has been a moderate inquiry for cotton.
The supply is limited, having beenonly one hundred
bales; low ordinary *1.03; strict ordinary $1.25. The
reeeipts are. foiir hundred balesf ‘ nsoi Vicksburg.
Sugar and molasses are held very high, with no..
sales. All the leading articles of Western produce,:
and provisions, and also India bagging and coffee,
continue in decided request, and advanced in pride.
Flour Is in' active demand; sales of 3,000 bbls at
$9.75@10 for superfine, and $10.25@10.50 for low
extra.'
Canto, Stay 18.—The Memphis papers of the
eveningnf the lath contain 110 news.
General Washbarne has Issued an order appoint-:
ing aldermen for the different wards of
,the city, who ,
are to receive the usual salary, and, with the Mayor,-
be known as the Provisional Mayor and Council of;
Memphis. '
Brigadier General Payne passed up to Paducah
the afternoon.
The weather here is very warm, and the river Is
falling abordsix inches daily.
Tea steamer Graham, from Illemphls, passed here'
for St. tonis with 130 bales of cotton.
IMBBL ATTACR 4K 1117/VI'SVILL2,".A.LAILS.3IA..
Lou/gym.; July 18.—The Jourrma is advised
that early on Saturday morning a large rebel force,
said to be under the command of Poi/est, capture&
the stockade at Brownsboro, on the Memphis and
Charleston railroad. It was garrisoned by one hun
dred,
men, most of whom escaped. The rebels then
moved on Huntsville, and, after a sharp skirmish,-
drove in the Federal pickets. Our troops numbe
some five thousand and are strongly fortified. The
rebel force is estimated at from eight to fen l Mori!
sand. Additional troops arePleaving for the succor
of Huntsville.
IMPORTANT MOVRWTB 07 TROOPS IN LOUISIANA.:
ST. LOUIS, July IST—The Delon pilbliSheS OXF
tract from a priVate letter dated at New Orleans,
July 7th, which says : ilLastnight staff officers told
me 15,000 men would start from this city and
below in ocean steamers to-day. They are to take
fifteen days' rations, and an ammunition ship ac
companies the expedition. There are now a largo
number of additional gunboats in Lake Poncha.r
train, and more vessels have been added to the fleet
off Mobile. Some think this expedition is intended
for the capture of Note°, so as to possess the Ala
bama river and establish a base of supplies for
Sherman at Selma, while others believe -the broops
are destined for Fortreas Monroe:,
This; iprce may be designed to co-operate with
Gen. Slocum's expedition from Vicksburg, which
has recently been reinforced, and is again marching
to the interior of Mississippi.
The rebel accounts of Slocum's expedition to Jack
son) ]lies., claim that the Federal column, under
General Elliott, were attacked at the junction of the
Port Hudson and Rodney Railroad, on the Sth, and
were. repulsed with groat slaughter, the road for
miles being strewn with. dead negroes, horses, and
guns.
This doubtlees refers to the expedition consisting
of the Marine Brigade, and two regiments of no
groes, which marched from Rodney on the 4th, and
were attacked by five brigades of rebel cavalry aid
one of infantry, and, after fighting nearly all day,
the rebels were driven off, and our troops returned
to their boats. Our loss was about 160 killed, woiutd
ed, and missing.
ST. JosErn, Mo., July 19.--Co/. Ford telegraphs
to headquarters here that he has killed, La all, forty
guerillas, captured 200 stand of arms, auoh ammu
nition,.and many horses, and that his !brae is still
purtming the guerilla force.
ST. Louis, July 19.—The Densomseit speelat gt
Joseph despatch says:
The city and country are wild with rumors.vath3
reported that Colonel. Ford attacked Thornton's
guerillas, at Arnoldsville, on Sunday. Fighting
was kept up all day, but with what result is nu.
known.
Another body of goorilbui, from three. hundred to
al hundred itrong, are (MOO mped =Gordon's for - 02,
rhitte county.
Official Informatten Mates theiptiotativire4 of o,i)
THEE WAR,
.OF THE CHATTAROOCII/E.
THECIVAII IN THE SOITTH*IIST: '
13)VIOES
MISSOVEL
BOUT 07 OUBRILLAS
TAR GUZBILLAB IN MISSOURL
, Paw Paw militia, of Platte and. Clay counting, had
joined Thornton's guerillas.
A eollision.ooourredin Chicon county, but its ox
,
tent is not known.
Governor Hall has commisalmed a Copperhead to
command the militia of Andrews county, and trou
ble is anticipated.
The people are constantly flocking into St. Jo•
seph's from the surrounding counties, and many are
leaving for other points,
' The grain is left unharvested, and much suffering
is anticipated in many localities.
AMBIT OF THE FOTONIA4M
THE WORK ON THE POHTIFIOATIONS-NEW am=
BATTERIBB.
CCorresthondence of the Washington chronicle.]
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OP THE POTOMAO,
11.E.ALR PETERSBURG, July 10, 18e1.
The heat has somewhat abated. Dearth of news
continues. lam lingering hero in expectation of a
fight. Nothing else would detain me in' my .en
feebied health. The labor bestowed upon our for
tifications is enormous. ,Thousands of men are en
gaged In the manufacture of gabiorts, (wicker-worked
baskets, to be filled with sand and placed in the
embrasure of a redoubt,) which at night are placed
in position. All this while the rebels are not idle.
A new battery opened from their side yesterday P.
N. Near. Warren's headquarters Is a battery of
82s, christened by the canncTiniers "The Seven
Sisters," One gun is distinguished from the rest by
the peculiar, rushing sound of its shells, which re
sembles the puffs of locomotive. This piece is
'dubbed the "Petersburg Express " for that reason,
and because it devotes. all attention to the afore'
named place.
~ When the rebels unmasked their battery yester
day afternoon the " Petersburg Express" sent a
message in that direction, causing considerable
Commotion. One of their magazines was'exploded,
and, together with the terrible n&se and smoke,
must have disabled many rebels. =Everythingis new
quiet from that point. All along the line there is
the usual amount of cannonading daily, and, Imight
add, nightly,
We are all much amused with the account of rebel
depredations published in the newspapers. Circum
stances which youlook upon as terrible enormities
are, here committed every day. They haVe not
treated, you with anything like the severity they re;
osive f 4 Our hands.
AFFAtSB ;mei PETERBIII7IIO.
WARAINGTON, July - 19.—A letter from near
Petersburg, dated July 17th, says a majority of the
people of Petersburg bare gone to Richmond.' The
weatherweatherl!Cool,andmorepleasantthinusual.
tar and cannon practice is as sharp and intermittent
-in its'oharacter airevar.' But rely men,are Injured
daily: Our hcispitals are in excellent coniVon. '
TAB rAI4IO AT 3 1. 1 0fr 7 fOND-REMOVAL 00 REBEL
AIWHLVRS.
' The New York Posl sayS : 11 We uaders tand trod
private sources that, In anticipation of the capture
of Richmond' by the Fediral forces under General
Grant, the rebel_ authorities have caused all the
archives tree Jeff Davis Government to be removed
to Goldsboro, North Carolina." •
FORTRESS *CONROE'.
„REPORTED tAPTURX OF ATLANTA-LATE RROBL
FORTIMSS M0N7103, July 18.—The Norfolk Nem
Regime of this morning says We hive informa
tion from the front that a great battle has been
fought in Georgia, resulting
. ln . the oomplete.orer
•tbrow of the rebel force, and the capture of Atlanta
'With 15,000 rebel prisoners. Three cheers for Sher
man!), • . .
, We have arrivals from City Point as late as can
have arrived at Norfolk, and the above report is no
'doubt premature ; bnt it is an event that is looked
for and within a few days.
The remains of Colonel Chambers leave this
evening for New York, via Baltimore.
Commodore B. N. Dove and Lieut. IL O. Nerd
:man arrived in the steamer Connecticut from off
Wilmington.
The 'blockade-runner steamer Boston, captured by
the U. S. steamer Fort Jackson, on the Bth inst.-, off
Wilmington, arrived to-day with twenty prisoners
nine of whom are foreign subjects and are held, thie
being their second offence.
The Richmond Enquirer of July 16, 1864, containS
the following despatches :
ATLANTA
ATLANTA, Ga., July 14.—Two brigades of Yankee
cavalry crossed the Chattahoochie at Moore's
bridge, nine miles 'from Noonan-, last night. They
were met by Arthstrong's brigade. of cavalry and
driven back, and the bridge burned. No change of
the situation of affairs in the front. The enemy are
tiring artillery occasionally across.the river.
[SECOND DESPATCH.] Ay_
• ATLANTA, July lE4—Governor Brown; ing an
oial advises that persons within the military age,.
having Confederate details to remain at home in
pursuit of their ordinary avocations, who express;
their determination not to obey the recent order to
report at Atlanta for the defence of their homes and
the State, has despatched the proper officers to ar
rest all such persons, and send them under guard to
Atlanta; that if force is used against the lawful au
thority, sufficient force will be sent to any point to
overcome resistance. He adpaonishes men thathava
been detailed by the Confederacy for agricultural
purposes that crops will not be endangered by their
absence for a short period.
CILLIEMBSTON, July 10.—The 'enemy have entirely
evacuated John's Island. Transports are noticed
quite busy in changing the troops chiefly to rd - orrls ,
'lsland. The bombardment of Fort Sumpter is kept
up by the enemy.
TB lINION PRISONERS
• We are informed by Major Mulford, general flag
of-truce oftleer r that our prisoners, as fast as cap.
.tared, are removed to Georgia ; most .of the enlist
-omen to AndersOnville, and the offmers to Macon.
AM letters to our prisoners will require the pre-payl
'meat of ten cents for Confederate postage.
NORTII C&BOLINA.
`B'OOOEBBBI7L EXPEDITION
WASHINGTON, July 19.—The Navy Department
has received despatches from Admiral Lee, enclo-
sing a communication frem Commander Macomb,
of the United States steamer Shamrock, dated July
13, in which the latter reports that on the 12th he
sent .Lientenant Commander English with the
Ceres and Whitehead to ascend the Scuppernong
river, in co-operation with a detachment of 80 men,
under command of Lieut. Col. Clarke, to burn the
bridge at Columida, to prevent the rebels from
transporting supplies to their array at Plymouth,
North Carolina. The expedition was entirely suc
cessful, effectuatly destroying the bridge and disa
bling a large grist mill. 1(o opposition was en
countered.
Pt!LIaVE.
ATTEMPT TO $Oll THE HASA'S BARK EY THE
RRI3ELTHE CITIZENS AR3pNE
Oars, Maine, July lB.—At mld,day to-day
there was an attempt to rob the Calais Bank by a
small party of rebel raiders, who came here from
St. John's, N. B. Three men were arrested. The
leader of the gang is Collins,"a captain in the 15th
Mississippi. They say that thirty associates.pro
mind to meet them here, but failed. The vigilance
of the State Griard.preyentesi the consummation of
this bold scheme of pillage. The citizens are arm
ing in expectation of an attack :to-night. The three
men have been committed.
CALIPH ORNLI.
Petition to Remove the Postmaster of
San Fratielico--The Indian Troubles
nded.
Snit FreAnorsco,.Tnly 18.—The steamer Constitu
tion arrived last night. A large fleet of vessels haie
arrived during the past two days, including the
ships Winged Arrow, froni Boston; Edward
O'Brien, from New York; Ferdinand Bremen, from
Hong Kong; Bowdine, from Philadelphia"; Wob•
sung, from Glasgow, and bark Whistler, from New
York. The Edward O'Brien and Winged Arrow
bad heavy weather on this side of Oape Korn, and
lost some of their upper spars. •
A' petition has been circulated for the removal of
Kr. Perkins, the postmaster at Sall Francisco.
The Indian troubles in the northern counties are
about ended.
BARIHSBIJIIO.
The Excitement Subsided—Pad' istment
Doing On—War Demonstration Aniong
the Colored People.
(Special Correspondence of The Press. 3
. HARRISItiraG o July 10,1864."
The excitement here, occasioned by the advent of
the rebels into Maryland with threatening demon
strationsagainatTennsylvania, is wholly subsided.
The jubilant countenances of more than suspected
disloyalty have assumed an aspect of disappoint
ment and chagrin, while all patriotic citizens , are
rejoicing that they have been spared the humilia
tion of an invasion into the State, with all of its
dreadful and mortifying consequences-
RESIThiPTION oxr - scr rmrEss:
The suspension which the various branches of in
dustry received, in response to the patriotic call or
the authorities, in order that all good citizens could
give their efforts to MI the calls for soldiers, under
the recent pro - ilamations of the Governor, has no
longer been . deemed necessary, and everywhere all
kinds of business have been resumed with increasing
activity. The past danger seems to be forgotten in
the actual affairs of Crowding interests and.engross
ing pursuits. itrudety and solicitude are no longer
erperienced, while the lively scenes in all• the busi
ness relationships give evidence that the people
have resumed their application to their Interest,
RZCRUITING IN TRW CITY
- The enlistment of men under. the call for oneltrin
axed days irprogressing slowly, but effectually. The
response has not been as prompt as the emergency
seemed to require, but the people of this city will
disappoint the hopes of Southern sympathizers, and
fully meet the expectation of the authorities. Seve
ral companies will go from this city, followed by the
good wishes and prayers of all loyal hearts. The
First City Zortaves, a fine company of young men
organlied here, will be mustered into the United
States service to-day. They have already been in
earqp aeveral days. As every crow thinks ita own
yoUng ones the whitest, so dortherZonaves !magic's
that their company is better In 'general respects
than all others now in Camp Curtin.
The State Guards, commanded by Captain Roes,
and the Cameron Guards, by Captain J. D. Sutliff;
of this city, are also in camp, waiting to WI master.
ed into the 'United States service. Dr. H. W. MINS,
formerly a captain In the 84th P. V., is industrious
ly engaged in recruiting a company, which may be
successful., The Curtin Fencibles, and one or two
other companies, are in progress of organising. The
grand work Is going on, and you will soon hear that
duty, inspired by patriotism, has been more than
equal to the emergency.
33.EC8101T8 EarLL CO3LTBV
The loyal men of Pennsylvania are still owning
here IS squads in response to the proclamations.
Every train brings a few sturdy yeomen, marching
tip proudly to duty. Their beaming couritenanees
and elastic step present a spectacle of patriotism
which always gives additional lustre to' the itineri.-
can volunteer. .The number of morons fbr one
hundred dais now in Camp Curtin in about two
thousand. Three 'regiments are being organised,
and It is generally understood that Colonels MOO
_
Ohael, Negley; ,
Mor i , all - or *hour art imp*
enqed and gallant officers, will cornmand those "'krt.
mints now being formed. Though many of the men
who are respinding have seen' service, yet the most
of them have never been in the army.
-a;cilterrn WAR pasromerizo2riorr AMONG
COtORBD PEOPLE
Yesterday was a grand gala day among the color
ed population, particularly the female portion.' It
Vas generally understood that the brigade colored
band from Camp Penn Would arrive heri at noon,
and our dark-skinned population turned out to give
them a cordial welcome.. The band marched through
the streets, and serenaded some of the principal ci
tizens, discoursing tolerably good musio for the
length of time It has been in existence.
In the evening a grand war meeting was held in
the fine, large church, belonging to the Zion con
nection, for which purpose the band was brought
here to stimulate military enthusiasm. The meet
ing was the largest ever held among the American
citizens of African descent in this city, but scarcely
productito of satisfactory results. Rpeechea :ware
made by Lieutenant Colonel Evens, of Camp
IlamPenn ; Rev. Mr. Nelson, of this city; Bishops
Wayman and Clinton, of the African Methodists.; -
Thomas Early, and others. Alter the most pressing
appeals from each_and all ofthese gentlemen; whose
sentiments generally were enthusiastically received)
and the Inspiring music of the band to kindle mar
tial 'order, only twenty-one persons were induced to
give in their names. Eight of the new recruits left
for Camp Penn at noon to.day. ' The others are ex
pected to follow in a day or two. _ .
THIS OBJEC,TiONI3, OF 'rffil BLA 088.
The colored men of this city are willing to enter
the service in the manner prescribed by law, •but
claim that under the militia call of Governor Oar
thl they, like 'their white fellow-citizens, should
have the selection of their own company officers,
and in the absence of any law prohibiting - them
from commanding such organizations, they are un
willing to respond unless this privilege is ponceded.
Probably no town in the country has a finer.set of
young, intelligent, and Industrious colored men,
who can neither be bought nor blowed into the ser
vice, but who will rally in goodly numbers when
they can be commanded by the inspiration of the
black comrade. The request is natural and at no
distant day will be granted.
In justice to the blacks it Maybe well to say that
their objections are in no way manifest against the
arrangeniente for `,the.three yeare'vervice, but at
white men, - without anemilitary knowledge, who
may recruit forty men, will receive, under the one
hundred days' call, a captain's commisaion, they
clipmthat ft is unjust to demand of them ) under the
.
circumstanoet, a education.
OPENING 08-ICAILROAD oonsruivicionoir.
The ifirst tratn i on - the Northens Central Railway ,
left - - fibre for BoliiPore this morning, sines the
damage which'irinstained by the late rebel raid.
The train- was a lengthy_ one, 'filled mostly
with soldiers, who hive been accumulating at this
'point for SlSVerai days. be gratifying for the
public to know that the road is repaired, and that
now an" unbroken and direct communication with
the Great West and the Capital of the nation exists
again. May it never be severed. '
GENERAL cesranors art ROUTE FOR WARRINGTON.
General Cameren, the 'venerable es-Secretary of
War, left here this morning for Washington, over
the Northern, Central road.
RECRUITING FOR PRNNSTLVANIA IN REBBLDON.
HARRISBURG-, July 19.;The IGOVer1101" IS now
ready to appoint-agents to recruit for .Pennsylvania
in revolted States,in conformity to the third section
of the act of Congress of July 4th and general
order No. 227, of the War Department. -
,
In -making the appointments the Governor will
endeavor to consult the wishes of the people in the
different districts.
KEW TORN arr.
(Special Correspondence of The Press. ]
Naw YORK, Snip 18,1864
THR 'WEATHER.
The fine weather or tbis month i 9 so congenial to
all temperaments and constitutions that our Go
thamites find little difficulty in yielding complacent
consent to the finely-philosophical proposition; that
"Whatever is is right,"
. _
and manage to bear the tedium of military Suspense,
and the slow fever of financial uncertainty, with a
languid good nature net attainable under gloomy
skies. Under the dominance proton diem suns, balmy
noondays, and unsettled silver moons, it is hard to
!nuke well-dressed mankind take an immediately
glooiny view of any national vicissitude, and hence
the late 'rebel plc-nic to Washington via Baltimore
has already become a mere excuse for that species of
light and airy Metropolitan wit and humor which
must invariably follow even a temporary Interrup
tion of the rather oppressive (in warm weather)
telegraphic correspond.ince between the Capital
and our city. It is the unanimous, belief of all our
great authorities, including the tellable gentlemen,
the trustworthy citizen,' the• certain well-known
Senator, and the Intelligent contraband, that a dis
continuance of the prevailing military advices from
Washington for two weeks would have a happy
tendency to make the masses aware that war is not
an entirely metaphysical system of contradictory
occurrence, and to render the militaik leaders au
our profounder daily journals occasionally compre
hensible to persons in their right minds. Such a
consummation, however, Is not likely to happen,
and so_we must needs be content to embalm those
refreshing two days or so of "interrupted communi
cations In our memories, as equally , worthy of re
gretful veneration with the "days that are no
more," so sweetly v ept by Tennyson.
TELE ASSOCIATED BANKS. -
I The banks and their asserted readiness' to . , accom
modate Secretary Fessenden with a loan of fifty
millions on the_security of gold-bearing bonds, or
7-30 greenbacks redeemable or fundable at maturi
ty, area rather heavy topic for present discussion;
but as the committee of the aforesaid banks ask the
Secretary to be as easy as he can with thcm in re
gard to thespecificitatils - af'whloh the "several in
stalments of the lCan may be required of them,
your correspondent recognizes the business a lan
guor of movement not incompatibfe with the state
of the
_thermometer. The new §ecretary of the
Treasury, I may say, has created a Wholesome im
pression in Wall street; his self-possessed bearing,
and quiet way of " stating the ease," giving ground
to the opinion that he is one of those effective di
plomatists who can accomplish much without giving
outward evidence of special effort. The banks pro
pose to pay for the bonds, or 7-303, in greenbacks,
and whenever this payment commences, it is tole
rably certain that temporarily at least, greenbacks
will be at a premium and gold will decline heavily.
This should constitute a good starting point for Mr.
Fessenden, if he designs to - attempt in any way a
restraint upon future gambling in specie; but, I
need hardly add, he would surely miss this point if
persuaded to issue afresh shower of greenbacks for
the so-called "relief of the money market."
THE LATE EAILH.OAD ACCIDENT
The late accident on the ever-fatal Erle road, by
which nearly one hundred rebel prisoners and Union
veterans have been sent to their last account,
evokes an Indignant article in the Tribune, and a
sentiment of outraged humanity generally. Ac
cording to one account, the collision of the two
trains "was owing to the culpable negligence :of
a dissipated telegraph operator at one of the sta.-
tions, who told the engineer of the coal train that
the road was clear to the next stopping-place.
Surely it is high time for the adoption of some ab
solute measure by which our more sanguinary rail
road companies may be compelled, at least, to lessen
their frightful annual "bills of mortality,"
FIRST DIVISION- N.X. S. MILITIA,
This•body having been accepted by the War rio
pertinent as State militia, to garrison the fortifica
tions of Washington for three months, or a hundred
days, will march for the capital as soon as possible.
Two regiments will be mustered in to-morrow, and
start at once. The arrival of the New Yorkers at
the fortifications will give the gallant old 6th Corps
and other veterans a chance to rejoin Grant and
participate in the capture of RiChMOnd.
THE PLEATS SEMMES , LOO-BOOE,
Of the Sumpter and Alabama piraChni, ie, to be pub
lished here, shortly,from Fnelish." advance sheets.”
I venture tbiß announcement upon the supposition
that certain of the Philadelphians who are bound
for Cape May, or other watering-places, may thank
me for recommending to them an edifying and
pleasing volume for the seenshore. STu x r ICSAMT.
DUATEI OF A. RAILWAY PREBEDEITT.
Nathaniel Marsh, President of the Erie Railroad
Company, died this morning at Staten Island.
. _
tailtIVAL Or THE ETSAIEEE. OALEDONL&.
The steamer Caledonia arrived from Liverpool to
day. Her advices have been anticipated.
Arrival , of the Northern Light.
A CHASE BY A.:PIRATE-THS PWCH AT ACA,
Nity roux, July 19.—The steamer Northern
Light, which left . Aspinwall on Ale 10th,, arrived
this.morning, bringing insoomo in treasure.
She reports having been chased by, a schooner
rigged propeller (probably the Florida), with the
English flag flying, on the afternoon of the 17th, in
let. 34, long. 74. The chase was continued for an
hour and a Tiarteb, when the propeller steered for
the south, accompailis r dlra'schooner which Shined
to be following ihlt movements of the supposed
Pirate. . •
The sloOpof-war °gene sailed from Panama on
the 9th, for Acapulco. - The S. steamer Saginaw
is at Acapulco.
The French occupy Acapulco, but the Me:leans
occupy the outskiits, preventing the French froii
obtaining 'supplies. . .
There Is no other news. •
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Re-
Opened.
BALTIMORE, „Silly 19.—The repairs on the Bent.
more and Ohio Railroad will be fully cOm plated on
Thursday, when regular. through passenger and
freight trains will be resumed.
Fire in itortffalo.
•
BUFFALO, July 19.—A fire lag night destroyed
the "vinegar factory of A, W. Fox, whim) lON is
about $20,000. Ball & Bonnell , s lamp factory and
the store of C. B. Lyman were somewhat ' damaged.
o , 4l.nrounia Giorrow.—Companled of OaUfor,
nians ass engaged in growing cotton in Sinaloa and
Sonora, Mexico, with most encouraging success.
Three thousand acres have been planted north-of'
the Faerte river, and sixteen hundred acres 'al the.
north of brasatlan. It is estimated that thaylet*-
will be about five hundred pounds to the. liere. Two
cotton mills are already in operation.
Trirl CITY BY THBSEA..
The tide oi population is flowing rapidly every
day to the " City by the Sea." There are forit•trains
running at stated hours mornin p i ne - d
ata rnoon.
Passengers take the ferry-boat at et wharf
and the cars atthe tipper part of Camden, jl. J.
The two-oPclock train reaches tho.placaof,desina..
tion in two hours ; the other trains twe and a hair
hours. It is decidedly pleasant fora short, trip to
take the afternoon train and come back the nett
morning. The baldness on the road ' Bryan t are
from that prince of agents, -Colonel t, wag
never better. The accommodations at the sea -side
city are ample, several bands of music...are there'
and the moonlight evenings suggest strolls or drive!:
on the there. Atlantic' City is decidedly popuhlvt.
A. COUNTY CONVENTION TO APOID Sten
.
WASS,
In accordance with the resolution pasie& at a
meeting of the delegates from the Ward, Bounty
Fund Committee, held July 9, 1864, refit each
wards to elect three delegates to It general Convert:
Hon, the delegates that may be'appfdleted by the
irard are requested to meet on Mendel avant-pg.'
mixt, July 25 th, la Mixt_ ot Court room, No:. 2 , sit .
8 o'ciook. , See 'adVerusemeHt ancethimaolliqukor.
tchdirrreren. • - -
ARBIVAL OF tHREI4IIIOadAND =SOPA
~i . _ !.I ~Y 1~:: 1: ..Li:YI
The Ministry Sustained by the Commons and
Defeated by the Lords.
THE DANISH MINISTRY RESIGNED.
NNW Pori, Tidy 19.—The steamer Edinburgh
has arrived. Her advisee. have beerfgenerally an
ticipated.
HALIFAX, N. 8., July 19-8.30 P. M.—The Eu
ropa has arrived here with Liverpool dates of the 9th,
via Queenstown, on the 10th.
DANISH AFFAIRS.
The London Deity Telegraph has the following
Cormanesmar, July 6.—Couriers are coming and
• going here constantly. No attack, it is expected,
will be made until the result of the negotiations
going on at Berlin is known.
• LoaDozi, July 10.—The Danish Ministry has re-
Signed. .
rue OBEAT COW/MST TN F.A.IILIAMRIVF.
The London journals are filled with the proceet
I Inge 01 Parliament on tire:groat party contest, to
I the exclusion of all other news.
The Times publishes forty-two columns of last
' night's proceedings. The result is generally re
garded as a satisuretory endorsement of the Minis
terialpolley, but not a triumph.
In the House of Commons, on the 7th, the debate
on Disraeli's motion of cerunire was resumed, and a
fierce party debate ensued.
Mr. Layard severely denounced Disraeli's ar
gument, and charged him with having garbled
Parliamentary papers.
Mr. Hardy indignantly replied, and said Mr. La-
yard's statement was calumnious. This word was
objected to. A member contendid it was permissible,
while Palmerston argued that Italia not, and a very
turbulent scene ensued, the whole Opposition side
defending the remark. Finally, after an apology
from Mr. Layard, the debate proceeded, and at its
close, blr. Hennessy, amidst great cheeringg, recalled
a case in which - Lord Palmerston himsel f the
term calumnious towards Mr. Layard, some years
ago, and the Speaker, on that occasion, ruled the
expression In order.
The debate was renewed on the Bth, amidst great
excitement, the principal speekers being Osoorn,
Walpole, Palmerston, and Disraeli. •
rdr.,ltlawdegate, at the solicitation of Lord.Pairn
erston,withdrew his amendment, and Kr. Kinglake
moved his, as already given. The result was for
Disraeli's motion 295 against it, 813. Overwhelm
ing cheers from the RUnieterial side greeted the an-
PElllCeineriti
On the seine evening, in the Bowe of Lords, Lord
Malmesbury moved a resolution similar to Mr.
Disraelre, and made e. speech denunciatory of the
foreign policy of the Government. He regretter/
that lefd Derby was unabhp to beKesent, owing to
illness. Speeches were also resole against the. Go
vernment by Marquis Clanricarde, Lord Chelais
ford, Earl Gray, and others, and in defence of , the
Government by Earl Russell, Lords Clarendon and
Wodehouse, the Duke of Argyle, and others. The
result of the division was 177 for Malmesbury's mo
tion and 168 against iL
. .
The debates in Parliament resulted in a majority
of eighteen for the Government in the House of .
Commons, and nine against the Government in the
House of Lords.
The Deno-Gorman news is unimportant.
ARRIVALS OP STBAMERS.
The Scotia reached Liverpool on the 9th, and the
City of Washington on the Bth.
THE RMAILSARGE.
The Kearsarge saw nothing of any rebel cruisers
in the Channel.
THB•YEDDO SOLD TO PRUSSIA.
- -
Lrv - zrirdior., July 9, P. iff.--The steamer Yeddo,
built at Bordeaux, has been sold to Prussia, and IS
now fitting for service at Bremerhaven.
TED ATLLIPTIO TBLEGE.A.PIi.
The Great Eastern left to-day for London, to take
In the Atlantic cable.
anrANWAL.
The Confederate loan, under the' Scotia's news,
advanced to 69@76.
The Bourse closed firmer; rentes 661.15 c.
GIMERAI. NBV7/3. •
The Government chapeltn the Savoy, In London,
a place of considerable historical interest, has been
destroyed by Eire. The archives contained in it were
saved.
Nothing has transpired as to the alleged peace
negotiations between Denmark and Prussia. - • -
General Steinman has succeeded Gen. Garlock in
command of the Danish forces.
An engagement had taken place off-Rugen Island,
between five Prussian gunboats and a Danish fri
gate and steamer. The fight lasted three-quarters
of an hour, but the gunboats, having four of their
ten guns disabled, were forced to retire.
The Berlin journals call it a slight encounter,
and say the Danes withdrew in a damaged condi
tion.
It was reported that the Austrians had takes pos
session of the island of Lolden.
The Danish Rigsraad has voted an address to the
king thanking him for his determination to cede
territory rather than to sacrifice the independenee
of the country.
• The Prussian Government, in view of the block
ade, has taken steps to reduce the transport charges•
on railways.
The weekly returns of the Bank of France show a
decrease of a million of francs In cash.
The bioniteur announces the satiefactory adjust
ment of the questions between France and Morocco.
Several prominent persona have been arrested at
Venice, on suspicion of being connected with the
-Venetian Committee.
Five war vessels will leave Spain for the Pacific
during Scaly.
The Austrian and Prussian Governments publish
reiterated and positive denials of the authenticity
of the despatches published by thehlorning Post,re
lative to a new Holy Alliance.
It is reported that Napoleon and'Paimerston both
believe in the authenticity of the despatches, and
that Austria and Prussia avail themselves of some
trifling verbal inaccuracies as excuses for denying
their authenticity.
Conausseivial liisteLligessee.
STATE OF TRADE.—LIVERPOOL, July 9.—ln, the
Manchester market pries* are still advancing.
/LIVERPOOL BREADSTOPPI3 MAREET--Rictoird.
son, Spence, bc Co., and Bigland, Athya, & Co.,
report Flour dull and declining.
Wheat easier, and is 2d lower for spring;> red
Western, 8s lid@as; red Southern, 88 601088 ild; white
Western, Be ikla9s• white Southern, 138.9d0X1s 3d.
Corn quiet, at 3011*(id for mixed..
Ltv Racoon Paovielors BiLunta-r. Gordon,
Bruce, & Co. report Beef firmePork active- and 2gi
48 higher ; Bacon fi rm and - is higher ; Card a.dmne!
Log and 6d higher. .
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARRET, July 9; P:
Sales of Cotton to-day 20,000 bales; sales yesterday
also 20,000. The market is excited, and prices ad
vanced Xd. Inclnded in the sales to-day were - 10,000
bales to speculators and exporters.
LONDON IVIARRETE, July M—Barings , Circular
reports Breadstnffs steady. Iron doll and un
changed. Sugar advancing. Coffee quiet. Tea
advancing. Rice inactive. Spirits Turpentine
dull. Rosin inactive. Petroleum active at 21230
for refined. Linseed Oil declining.; sales at 37a 6d.
Linseed cakes firmer. Tallow still declining ;sales
at 40s ed. Consols closed on Friday at eolioag.
LATEST MAWITS: •
•
Myanmar., July 9 .—Breadstuffii steady and un
changed. Provisions lirm. Sugar still advancing.
Produce quiet.
LOHDON, July 9.—Consols for-money closed at
lakkigsiom. Illinois Central shares 444043 per cent.
discount. Erie shares 45.
Hama, July 8.--Cotton sales of the week, 16,000
bales. Pdarket firm and advancing, with an. im
proving in the fine qualities. New Orleans tres or
dinaire 380 francs, ditto has 376 francs. Stock 52;000
bales.
Brendstuffs declining. Weather favorable for the
drop!.
lINANCLUI AND CUMKNEOTAL,
The stock market was more active yesterday, at
better prices. Pennsylvania Railroad sold at 733",
a rise or ; Catawisr a preferred at 41, arise of 1;
Little Schuylkill Railroad at 46X, an advance of X,
and Philadelphia and Erie shares at 34, an advance
of X. North Penrisylvanisiwas down about 1. Go-
Immanent loans were also.hrtner, and the 5.208
advanced Xto X. The 'Bl loan was steadir Itt . 103;
State 5s at 101. city 63 sold at 104, a rise of X. The
firstmortgage loan of the Pennsylvania Railroad
was 2% higher, selling at 125. North Pennsylianiti
6 / 3 were also better. Canal stocks were not so firm;
Schuylkill Navigation preferred sold down to 37%,
and the common stock declined 1: In.the.opa , l com
panies we notice also improvements. New Yorkand
Middle was"). higher, and Hazleton 2. In oil stocks
there were no material changes,. •
Drexel & Co. quote: .
New United-States bonds, 11M NOM 10334
Do. New Certif. of Indebfwareles.-- 93 . 84
Do. 7 3-10 Notes - • ,i.47/1, r; 106
Quartermasters' Vouchers
Orders for Cam ideates of Indebtedness
260
Sterling Farchango 28'2
Gold
Plye-twent7 Bonds 16f3 j 1043 r
0-old opened at an advance, but tell off ten about
the close. The following were the quotations during
the day :
9L.
. 111( X ...... • 000000000 00 .. 270
n
265 X•
121
P X ld
265.36
260
8 P. 114
261
4 PAK. 260
The following were the - cptotationg for tho princi
pal oil and mining stooks t
Bid. dn. Bid. Ask.
Fulton Coal 9 9X. Connecticut do —• , 13(
Big Mt Coal 734 8X Alsace Iron ....... 1 IX,
NY & Mid C F•.• 20 20,X Oil Cmeik 6 614
Green Mt C0a1 ... 6X 5 Maple Shade 011. 11. IIX
N Carbondale - el. 2X 3 McClintock 014.• 4_91 6
New Creek Coal. X 1 Perry Oil 1 . .6
Feeder Dam Coal Xl. Mineral Oil "IX 3 ~.
Clinton Coal 30 1 Irving 011 ...,.3 4
Amer Kaolin 2 8X BetlarCoal •82
Penn Mining.... 930 103{ Keystone Zinc—. 2' 2X
Girard d 0..... •.- . 6 Dalzell Olt.. . .... 6 ,
5X
Etna do. .... .. 16. lialbeny Oil.— • 6 ,6.0341'
STOCK EXCHANGE 81J..86. JULY 19.
13EFORD BOARDS.
7 . ib6-67
JOBS? BOARD.
6 Coreteezeial 8k.... 6 6 .1 3 Penna. R ...... ..... 23x
10 Man & xechs' Bk.- YS 1 do .._. 3X
70 do .—... .. . ...... 78 100 N Penns R.,•eliti 432
UM Hazleton doal 82 !61`00 II Sti XI 80na0....104.
leo If Y & Middle. • .b 33 27X 1000 do 104
100 do
.20 11000 do ' 191
100 Reading R b3O 67 MO do
100 do blO ow. 1210 do ' 104 101 X
100 do - 1490 67' MO do .. .. :: .. . . ..... . 194 X
11CO do b 6 6634 300 do .. w ........... 105
03 do ...... . ..... MD 66X MD do ...t ~ .. :.....MiX
ICO do " csh 6634 1000 do ..... ... . ..... 104
'2OO do h.T.I 67 150 do . ....... .:..•.107
200 do boo 67 MOO do ...--101X
10 10 do
...• 66.76 100 do .....,...5....•.1.05
do— •..... 66X 100 do .. i........... 140
100 do blO 66.34 100 do —V.. ....... ..106
ICO do 6634 300 do ...... .... . .... 105
100:Penn *bug ID 100 do . ~.i....::.....1415
100 leo do , ..... 56 10 100 do ...... ........ 105
Organic Oil ........ 1 200 do ... ........... 105
100 Phila. &OD Creek .. I 50 do .. • .......... 105
137 Lehigh C0a1....10ts 85 44x0 do . : ...... . ..low
10 Penns. R ............ 7SX 20161 City %I . —. .. .1014301.
1 d 0.......... ..... 9346 600 Sch li av 541 . 82 t 93
2z do,„, _ -73 X 1000 do. .. . ...... intar glif
avrioluni BOARDS.
oo nil & Brie R ._ .63X 100 Catail .... ban prof 41,
2110 Bch Nay. ASIS Drat 38X 1000 /1 6 6s,
inert' .793
1000 Alleg Val . 2d mort.looo ao:O Penne. 111 st 1 - 26
' 100 Reading R b3O 66X 3000 State 00....a5 &Piolx
1
swoon) soeitn.
geoo gchny l'fam os, '82.. 984 1500 If Penne Se. LW.
150 MO II 8 5-20 bonds 105 ,2030 Mato se....atZlaiiolX
d 0...... ........ 106441 200 do •• ......• MI
6000 do ..... .... ..... ./01X4 ns do. ~. •••• • Ala
/IXXI do••••%-• ....... -104X1 100 ihisci anal ......... 2 1
ZOO boo d0...............104Xt ICe Folcon.Coal .... ..... 11 ,
d 0.... ...... ....MIX' 110 Phil ar. EA ..... St
I
&X) do., . ....... 105 X 3 Mineb B n-- • ••• 64X
80:43 80 i 0 ir 3 6 * , .. 'SI .... .. . ..low 103 Reading 11......„ .... 118
do w ....: .. lotslo3 100 do. .... ............ Go
lOW 7:i Pemeade.... .... aoix
100 Reading 8.....
.LPTZR Boealrme.
MO N 1 & Middle:l)3o 20X MOO 1:1 881 s . . ..... Jeittlo3
14 1
1165 Eeh Ikavile 'X St 100 Readting.............- 66
25 fait Fay ........... 28 Nay.
___
_ r e t t , •••••.-..-- MX
io Li t s ch g - P en‘aanina....... 10
15 do ..... - 00 Pewee Rs.....ettWn 231
600 Ilellhenn.y. ' 6 2, • ilic 6 •••• . .... 73
200 Union , Petroleum. 2. liXt Asoa tur ..... ":iii, Tir
2C6 Reading. lout 6634 100 do.-- ..... .....100 65X
20D mecat, ek ....... . Alk 100,ihesq Canal. 4 .A:0041
X. 4 -0 zi Penns 68 ..... --1613‘
The following EhOWB the amount cat opea to
over the VaLaware, Laokawann and West
eraitlitirotul CsailmlY,fer week ending Satardiy,-
July 16,1884: ' - , , -
.
. .
. . Week.
Year.- .
Totut• Cwt. Tone Cart.
ghltra 1162 th .............. • t.l/70 00 • 171.000 113
8 00th......,..... 90.633 ID 619.704 13
Total ................. mew. ii
e likled " ?str ll4ll4 ... ..!lue. ..18.-11,11Trjo ' 184 gm.
- &lath . ".... ......... 18. 717 , . 13 —.-- 12
C1A,14 . 11 f.lik.
-- ,
al.Tot ....... .............. 11 63 5 .- -070 is
In nesse ............ the ......... _ .. ‘ ...... ,
The followteglefitetegit;t,-00344-----'7."'7"-
over the Lehigh Gasl, for the Week a.
'moo ending July 16 n , 1864 :
4 0 . 4
From Minch Chunk.
Summit Mines
room Etinifinse
Baxamit •
From East Manch Chant.'
Coleraine Mines'
?prize Mountain
New rnrk and LI/14,h
Honey . Brook Coal,B. Sionng Mountain..
Hazleton Mines"...
Mount Pleasant
Buck Mountain
Council Ridge
.intido Mines'
Fulton Mine 5..... ....
lfi 27i 16 •1;----4
lnesville ••SIN
Consolidated Coal Company . • ....
91 04 S,At—
Other shlpPess 252 18
. Total 22.125 OS
Same time inlf63 21,938
214
hlr E
4 1. 74 11 W. Receipts of the Delaware Division Canal -,:• Ka •
--
Week ending July 16, 11364
„326
Previous in 1864 0t.902 g
Week ending July 18, 1853a.1t Cold
64 41 Ms
Previous in 1863 63.431 ta
Sn
Increase in 1864 • cap
1 . ;
The Bank Comptroller of Wisconsin has 111
i, ,;, f t t o ' •
his usual monthly statement of the condition Se,
banks of that State, July 1, 1861: fie
The circulation' has decreased daring the is ? T
month ......................... Cal
The whole amount of circulation outstandir Lie
Par banks ............... '
EA
Banks winding up ..Si.. S X
•
Total ............. ............................. 0
At a meeting of bank officers, held at the lt,• .to e
Bei
can Exchange Bank, on Saturday, the Idth ihr alt ti
• -the following resolution was adopted, via : -4. Jai
Resolved, That the banks of New York, app. n.
Philadelphia be recommen millionske from ct.,'Zl:*
lary..o f t h e Treasury flay of three yytSs3
Treasury Notes, with interest payable sega..t..::. Eta
in lawful money of the United States, and t5.,;;*.i,,, Cr
convertible at.matarity into 6 20 six 9 'r seta h,a,t s a t
that 6-20 bonds be taken &reedy. provided sla'
amusements can be made with the Secretary 7 " 11
payment thereof by the banks. s II •
The resolution was referred to the following,. Ith 11
mittee, . viz: Messrs. J. D. Vernillye, . fames p-- Wm
nett, eo. S. Coe 3. Q. Jones, and I). Berr y. Lith
At a meeting of the bank officers, held on F A
the 18th inst., the following preamble and res in
Bons were adopted, viz: 4 . V S:
'The Associated Banks having for the present fano E.
their efforts to aid the Government, ray piaci t iv Sax
disposal the use of their resources and busi nes, fa..
for the distribution of the national loam, desire .. .'"D S
upon record the following resolutions. viz:
• to et
Re,eotoed, That they have been induced to mak, .1 H
effort fr om a desire to prevent the farther inane o r p .. to to ci
money, whereby the actual capital of all swot,: :,E W
sad individnals in the country is being continua'''.
pallid bra t chiefly to strengthen the financial
Government. That in so doing they hare offsrel t P
commend either an advance of $50,0 1 11.,000 to be Np:; 3 aßti ,
from proceeds of oaks of Treasury notes or bond,: - ‘ 1
made by the banks or the Oevernment or by both.
to-tenante these advisees from time to time a, J
be practicable, or to zrarchase direct that moan to es
_either of the securities authorized by law. Dan
Resolved, Thai in all these efforts at negotistiaa ho. in
Secretary of the Treasury has manifested a (air asp : „ . El it
a d on of the value of the services wide:atm Sank, .
render, and. we believe,- has earnestly atriven •
himself of their aid; but has been restrained-trust d. •••"jI
so simply by a conscientions regard for the law, a-,
prevents bun from drawing checks upon the Birc
banks, even for money loaned by them to the Tat
went. pen
Resolved, That in our interocurse with Nr. Fes,i a am, •
den, we have been deeply impressed with hit Lacier 1
moral integrity, and we unanimously. comm
wisdom of the President in selecting for Secretsfysei; — '"
Treasury, at &crisis 130 important, a statesman p..ea
lag, 1n an eminent degree. the confidence of the p.y.,:7POltlk
Gamlen D. LYMAN, Serrettry.
The New York Evening-Post of yesterday says: gt 4l43 _,_.
Gold opened at 208% and sold down to 259, citlizZa;
at 261.
arls-St
The loan market is active,-and the rate is funi.Th e
per cent. The accumulation of capital seeking . 3at e
vestment continues, and as confidence Is reritit s ith a
the expectation is that there will be increasing es:,
Mr. Fessenden, we learn, is about to place a 5,•
of one hundred millions on the market. The pry.
BlttOmi will be published as soon as the prelitnine,
arrangements are decided on.
The stock market opened steady, but Closed winllo6l
a drooping tendency.
a
• Governments are regular. Five-twenties am_
advanced under an active inquiry for foreign ~l e
..._``
Z
‘'`
count. Sixes of 1881 are steady at the quotatihn I"
list evening. Oertifloates are lower, and are oder! won;
at 93%.'- Ten-forties are selling at 98, flat. sat
Railroad shares are dull, and the advance °NM. ,„
ed after yesterday's second board has not beau VI.,
lathed. The Western stocks are in fair dentin: "'
-Beading has declined, in consequence of the reprir no=
of the intemrption of business by the seizure of •.:e
road for the military service of the Government 11 JR'
Bank shares are doll, State stocks quiet, 04.n101
stocks steady, money shares neglected, and railrol
eedial
bonds firm.
Before the first session gold was quoted at 1 ilk
T.,
Erie at 111sk, Hudson at 127%, Reading :it ;','a
idlehigait Southern At 83%, /Hinds Central - it lit. ate te
Pittsburg at 107%, Rock Island at 109?,f, Fort Wayne tab's
at 113. -
The attended table exhibits the chief movenatat;
at the oard compared with the latest priz •pgrE
Monday :
_ To. Mon. Adv. 11.!i 'n United states Oa - 1881, reg... ..... 70e3i 102 X .. eery
United States 6,3, 1881, coupon xc.102,1£ 102% •• • ding
United &atom seven thirties 11)4' let .
United States fi tre- twenty, conii-104% 100%
United States.' yr eert.carrency. 93lat 94 • . i r the
Americanfiluld. 1693‘ 26t .
Tennemedsixes 67 67 .: "of
Alissonri sixes 65 I aim
Pacific Mail
New York Centralßailread , ......lB2% 132%yi
.• S
Erie 34
Erie Preferred 113% 113
112 ri2 - mint
Hudson River t- 127%131%)21 man.;
Reading 1:34 -•
_ she c
Illesail-weeltly Review or the Philadelphia set h
- Markets. nit 8
JULY 19—Evening. totte4
The Produce markets are dull, and the traces,.sage
tions aro hilted, owing to the difference In Its„
_ha
views of buyers and sellers: Barkrs in demand at ":”
full prices. Cotton is very dull and prices are rather t arir
lower. Coal IS firmly held. Fish and Fruit are 2 g
Without change. In Iron there itvery little doing BB n s
Naval Stores are scarce and firmly held. Coal Of Corr
Is dultand lower. The Provision market is vet; ds th
dull. Wool is firm. Holders of Flour are firm fa
their views, but the market is very dull ; about 2,41 i
bbls sold at $1145 , 11.50 for extra family; and $l2 / 10 un
bbl for fancy Western. 500 bbls City Mills fanny ones,
sold.on private terms. The retailers add bakerl an
buying at from $0@9:50 for superfine ; $10.gt10.50 f d on!
extra; 911@11.50 for extra family, and $12g3.12.50 fres,
bbl for fanny brands, as to quality. Nye Flour is
scarce, with small sales to notice at $8.50 bbl. sings
• (knit Meal is scarce and firmly held.
GAMIC— There is more demand for Wheat, and forms
prices 'have advanced, with sales of 10,000 bus gond br St.
to primer\ reds at 2 / 3 0@265AR bu. In white there 13
little or Uothing doing. Rye Is scarce and in ow ,
mend at 110ci1 bu: Corn is rather dull, with seine of i te
of 5,000 buxprlme yellow at 168c,11 be Oats are
also dell: with sales of 7,000-bus at OVO2O WIhII r e !led
Pnovierolon,The market is very dull and the , WO I
transactions-are limited. Sales of Mess Pork at
8 , 40095 IR Dbl. 'Mess Beef Is quoted at s ls, x 3 bbl for country and city packed. Beef Hams are sad
quoted at 31
itrkbl. Bacon is less active ; &
of Hams are making h 219/23e for plain, and 2i:,. ea
VI lb for fancy bagged ;Sides at 17:1‘e, and Snoulder -
at 16302)17c 39 S. Green,„Meats are scarce ; sate;
Hams in salt and pickleare making at 193..itibk; M a
Sides at 16e/16mc, and Shoulders at 154f41534e 7-1 11 8" r1
Lard is held at 20021 c s ib:...Butter Is in heir ilia mei
mend, with sales of solid packed at 254 , 35 e 1/ 5. Igo r *
Cheese is scarce and firm, with sales of hew fork
at 39§21c ERR S. Eggs are selling at 22c $9 doz.
aberer.s.—Pig Iron Is firmly held, with sales of pal
anthracite to notice at $6507 ifi ton.fpr the three
numbers. Scotch Pig is set in a (mall way at tries I
s7B@Bo $t toe . lktazinfactured Iron la In dewed! Coat
and selling at full prices. Lead is scarce and quoted
at 16@16%e $1 I.
Beaw.--Inereitron is scarce and in demand, with 12E1
sales of Ist No. 1 at' $5O ft ton. Tanners' Bark i;
unchanged; Small sales or SpanialrOall are making
at 920029 tip cord.
Oannixs.—Admantine are scarce and selllotis at small Way at 27@30c tia 15 - for short weight. Te" p a e
tnti
low Candles are in steady demand. role,
• Coen. is in good demand. Cargo sales of' Schuyl
kill are making free on board at Port Richmond at ifi l tr ll
0
$10C11.50 ton. Most holders now refuse then hal
raCe.
ehlyonlea.—Noldera continue fit= In their view?, ,
but the demandls limited; mall sales are =akin; T
eas
er
at botlis2olb for Rio add .Lagnayra.
Corrow Is very dull and lower, with limited sal es ;
about 80 bales of middlings sold in lots at 160@i.)24. inter 1
VI Si, closing at the former rate. 20e21%
sMackerel are rather quiet; 1,000 bble sold a te , H em et
at $l5 for No. 2, and $1101.3 Air No. as; small sales ,o Qua
from store are making at tal@lll for No/1,212.50c) obeys
14 for No. 2, and sllal3 bid formedlam and /area :Mewl
r No! 3s. Herring are scarce. New Codfish are Bal. as. W
at 7Xo sp lb. - .Wind
worthFUATlUtael are very scarce, and good Western are 'ant 1
mace.
et,
Firorr.—There is very little doing" in foreign. ris,'W N
Oranges and Lemons are firmly held. Green Apple , 3st, B
are selling freely at ib3@3.25 $1 bbl: Dried Apples Anted,
are selling at l03i@l13;c11 bbl. Dried Peaches are win a
scarce, and selling at 14@199 53 lb for quarters an ! dicer.
halves.
.ra
Guano is firm ; small sales of Peruvian are Making" SET]
at $1.45011? ton.
RAY is better, and selling at $25@3011 ton. 111/11:1111
Hors are in limited demand ; small sales of }lr.! Izr, X
1 1
eclat,
Eastern and Western are making at tt,B3 ruler,
- Loan:gen.—There is no change to notice. White
Pine Boards are selling at Itaialt32, sod Yellow Pine c a d y
Sap do at $27@29 Ili M. feet. Hemlock Scantling bin
hl
selling at 91811119.
: Ro
alotarsass.—The market is firm at the ado „ 1311
but the demand is limited. Small sales of (.!1'.3 _.
Idnseovado are making at $1@1.05 sp gallon. 1bb0..0 sml
Naval, Svonze.--Rosin is scarce, and selling is aid, I
a
S pirits small way at $45@50 bbl. Small sale, men of Turpentine are making at 83.60j3 mired
gallon.
:haat,
Orr.s--I.ard Oil is firm, with sales of Nr, o .i . wi n . el. See. •
*, sly B
St $L604 0 L06, and $ and Summer at 3150 , e , N
Fish Oils are in g demand at full prices. Lin -ez ra r yl oi
Fishes adyanced, and sells at $1.y4,01.82
solid oil is selling at $13414. "ft basket. Petrbi••:c boi
is less active, and prices are rather lower s e
t. Ch
sales are, making' at 50g52c for crude, 804' ssv
rt
6n are,
bond, and free at 90 ,0 ? gallon, as LI
quality_
' n ee,
at PLawrza. is rather lower ; a sale of soft was made V Mari l
St.5OQ5 16 ton.
eines %
Broghs.very scarce, and prices are firm • seta ' 1101,6
sales have been made at 14e143‘011 Si, mash: ,IT; No
'
s 7
Ssens.—Cloverseed continues scarce and In di`
mend, With mill sales at ha 9.50 is as ks. Time Puree
thy has advanced, with sales of 400 bushels at 401 aws. 1
39 bush. FlaXseed se ll s on arrival at $2.50 141 ' 4 ' " itimm
Srnarrs.—Foreign continnes very firm but v.? °ware
salenare limited. N. B. Bum la held at 20 01
ion. Whisky is rather dull; sales of Pennsylratia L
Tu
and Ohio bbis axe making at 170@1750 $14.110n•
SUGA.R.—lloldera are very firm in their views, !".'. l IT, svg
the demand -1s ; about 800 lihds of Cuba s - dd Maio
at from 20 fed
lA. wa,Pa
TALLOW ? hi firm, with sales Of city-rendered sill ' Du ".
@lBe, and country at 18c 19 lb, cash.
or a„ns
Tonaccha.—There is very little doing in either lest , ia
real char manufacturedrand pritiee are without any rage' 4-Le%
WooL.—_The demandlS good at the laheadraacc,
but the receipts are very 11g. ht ; about isc,., - se 2 • 1 I t l e €7 s ,
medium fleece sold ctrl (184010 c la lb, cash'damns
Vurrn
bbl ak. --Corn - Vinegar is selling freely at hone,
gal - le.
The following are the receipts of R ir
flour and raw B Wo•
at this port to-day: - b di la
Flour ... i
................. bbd. 'ebb, 1
Wheat ..... . ....... ..... 6 0-,94 MO, ta r .............. • er
Corn .
.................... ...u•
la
Oats ................... ir n°Wil
.................
New Week Itericata, NW, le• inter
slske(os.so,for pearine are qniet ls and steady at sl3,so.forpoult !
, PAP',
ern
market or State sal xvcr.,•
ern ones
3n. 25c better ;miles ofl2,ooc_bbu at '-' 4 " 4 Pen
10.24 for 0nn.74t,•
v• --- -e State, $/ 0 .50@10.75f0r extra Suez:
$lO So@u for choice 010059.8.50i0,z3 for
Western, $ 10 . 3 0010.55,f0r common to medium et.ri
Wesbomllll@ai.2s for. common to good Ftiil;Vi,D eater ,
brands extra round-hoop Ohio, and $11.30i3)1 2 - 5 ''';) a lt t "
trade brands. Southerrn Flonris firmer; sale?
< bbls at $ 8 .75¢311.34 for commorkand 87118
fancy acid extroi+madian .Plour is better ;
900' bble at. $7l. .75 for oommon, and 1 149.t0i - : - b, 3r
for choice avast. ye Flour is quiet. esne,
Cbui 31941 1'lleai.maifi steady. Wheat ti
better and erately active. ;sales 94.000 A44/ti
at $2.2562.55 fore =tog ; reZ..y
Milwaukee club; e am b er sittiosoli I
$2.65@2.70 fox winter red Western, and 5 2 h*a... 8 ..„.'• mat
for amber Michigan. Rye Is quiet at SI ... 4 4,',•: 1 Wm.
Barley Is Wet: Barley Malt ls firm at S - 2 , ..e!.. t ' sa k '
ari.firmer at '170980 fi3r ClaIl8d8; 97 t 9 S L ' C" ,,t
and N,40 for Western. The Corn market
suit fain; Falco 20,000 bushels at $ l .- 60 f c' ; '‘ new -de-
Wafture.
P aervunosa.—The Pork market is active.
.t
PrieteAr• higher again. Sales 4,5130 bbla at ft; I:
'8a5, 1 1 1 44045 for new do, 340 for prime, and
prime mem. The Beef market is quiet and a- 2 .50
Gales 200 obis at about previous prices. Prir3e
beef is - ebell - at about WOG. Beef Omni;
and nominal. tint meats are In moieratc , . t
e m BMUS ,6_, ~2 60P kg' s ecte@ieg for shoulders, a'
anaa The LaS4lBlBllBl 18 firm. •
ra lll -' 1 ,... 9 3445,203(0• Ono Eo9bbls for July L
v
v4i r o ailtttllt r. 9. at the &Sae Prlc''
611.4 n ax
Week. Tone. cwt .
"• tre
•"
65 3I S 1 * !1 .1:33 1 1
• ?LI 37,A
14.7019 alb
446 le
Vitu,
LOSS 02 le:;:is
• it,37,.rTr:
ompilly••
Zi .-
619 04 /LOME— .
1,M7 09 i•V‘.
Pa 4.;