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Y4ll that are= sairminf with any of WI Kt II ta, may have epent Many' ollar. and yet intl., therefore I ask yol i garand one dollar for 6 Montgomery's Xre ei *law 'OW 7 0 a 9114. Can o egotnit : Street rbil z :La tit giaZt_ omit gLi i 1.4 lOU VOL. 8.-NO. Cljt Vrtss. WEDNESDAY; AUGUST 24, 1864 Educational Literature. In no country is educational literature sc.-- much advanced, so thoroughly good as here. This is because education is more attended to with us than elsewhere. In England, of one-third of the marriages which take place, in one. out of every three cases, bridegroom or groom cannot affix his signature to the parish register, but has to " make his mark," which is simply a cross, often, very clumsy, We -look back, as most parents cannot help • doing, to the time when we were being taught In youth, and remember, as much in disgust as with surprise, what man ner of school-books we had to use : long, dry treatises, which gave the rules, but never gave the reason. We contrast them with the books of instruction which our ohm children use; in which everything - is lucid, attractive, and easy—frequently made still more attractive by the , introduc tion of engravings of a superior class, which bring the form of the objects spoken of before the learner, in the clearest manner. We 'sometimes wonder whettier. the next geneihtion of learners will have yet better books. If so, they will be fortu nate indeed. Harper &- Brothers have published many educational books of great merit—books for the use of students of all ages, from the child who is to learn the alphabet to the young man who will graduate at the' Uni versity next Commencement. No series has been more complete in its class, more comprehensive, more abundantly illus trated than the Spellers and Readers pre pared by Marcius Wilson. This series con sists of a Primer, with 107 neat, engravings; primary and larger Speller, with 56 cuts; and five Readers,. containing 746 illustrations. These books respectively teach, each, Alp to a certain point, and are an ascending series of instruction.. The more advanced Readers popularize the higher branches of general knowledge, belonging to a good English education, especially the Natural Sciences, and*the departments of Animal Life, which are illustrated by descriptions, anecdotes and engravings executed as well as if they were intended for costly picture•booka. One result of this must be to indoctrinate youth, from the first, with correct notions of Art. Children who , have had Marcius Wilson's Spellers and Reader's in their hands from their first introduction to the mysteries of A B C eanhot be ignorant, when they grow up.into manhood or womanhood, of correctArs,Wing and the proper effects of light - And shade. These beautiful en gravings will educate the eye as, well as inform the understanding, and form the judgment. The selection of reading les sons in this series is unhackneyed, and taken from the best writers who have drawn the living waters of thought and fancy from "the well of English unde filed." 'We consider Wilson's Readers to be the best ever published. The Larger Speller has been published this week, and contains 168 pages-12;no. The grammati cal aaa especially the irfining lessons are indeed excellent. J. B. Lippincott & Co:, Market street, supply Harper'e publica tions, including Marcius Wilgon's books. More than once we have had occasion , ti notice the educational books published their 'school-list are the following:.Two volumes of " Appleton's Mathematical Se riei,q, being - a Primary Arithmetic, for those who have no previous knowledge of numbers, and an Elementary Arithmetic, for those who are more advanced. This second volume carries the pupil through the four fundamental operations into Frac tions, Federal money, reduction, and the compound rules of addition, substraction, multiplication and division. These Arith metics, extremely well adapted for _private tuition as well as public instruction, are written by G. P. Quackenbos, A. M., upon the basis of the works of Dr. George R. Perkins. The following are the latest classical works published by Messrs. Appleton; The First Three Books of Xenophon's Analysis, with explanatory notes, and references to Hadley's and Killmer's Greek grammars, and to Goodwin'g Greek moods and tenses; a copious Greek-English Vo cabulary, and Kiebert's map of the route of the Ten Thousand. This has been pre pared by Professor James B. Boise, of the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, and is intended for those who are preparing for college. The notes and vocabulary have been carefully prepared, and the text is principally that of Hertleiii. 2. Progres siie Lessons in Greek, with notes, refe rences, and an epitome of Greek grammar for the use of beginners, by William 'B. Selber, A. M., New York Free Academy. The grammar here, though condensed, is so clear that it must greatly facilitate the study of the language. 3. A Latin Gram mar for Schools and Colleges, by ,Albert Harkness, Ph. D., Professor in Brown University, is the best treatise on the Latin language we have ever examined, and is as much adapted for the advanced student as for the beginner It has an Appendix, containing many things which will be found useful in classical reading, and a double index—one of subjects, and the other of verbs: N SHIRT. Messrs. Appleton's school books are on sale by Ashmead & Evans. Four .Volumes, written by M. Jean B. Sue, A. M., justify his popularity as a teacher of , French in this city, by proving His great'efticreney. Monsieur Sue is tho rongh. mastei of• his naive language, ‘and therefore writes with the gentle autho: rity which fUllness of knowledge be stows upon the, mind. The first of these 'Volumes (12m0., pp. 610,) is "A New and Intellectual Method of Learn ing French, 'grounded on. Nature's teach ings ; adapted to the system of Noel and Chapsal ; with Critical Remarks on Gram mars used in our Schools." In this volume the French syntax is very largely de veloped, with the means of conforming English thought to the necessities of that syntax. M. Sue does not attempt, in print, to show how French is pronounced—be lieving that oral sounds must be learned from the mouths of teachers. On verbs, however, his system appears to operate most successfully, and his practical ex ercides 'on them will be found very useful to beginneks.' Logical parsing, translations and recitations come into play a little later in this course nfinstruction. The study of idioms and of .sy - nomymes *are last of all. The second vo11•me of the series contains "Exercises on the -French , Syntax:" the third is a " Key to the Exercises" chiefly intended for learners, 'who, having gone through the regular course of study, may wish to perfect themselves in the know ledge of the French language. The last 'volume (12m0., pp. 430), is "The Vicar of Wakefield," translated into' French, and intended to serve as a reader and guide, in the construction of French sentences,' to those who have begun to study the syntax of the language, The, originaUtext is on one page, and. M.. Sue's, translation on the other. References to the rules of the French syntax, in M. Sue% grtmunar, are -inserted in the English., teat.; No 'other tranilation can . so .entirely show the' pupil, the sliffe 7 renceslh the idiomi of the two langAages. 11. Sue's books are latelligiple-as Well is praclacal, and well. adapted for - pubUO oY . , . 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' ',`•••••• ..„.1 13111k -r•-;—. - ::— . 7. ''' 4 ' -'''-' ---' .....„="-- • ."e'",'-' - ' —..........-- . . . . . . ...................... . • . • • . • . . . . ... . , . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . ... . . . . . private tuition. The publishers are r. Lippincott & Co., Market street. Not exactly a schoolirook, but connected . - with education, is a small volume (16rn0., pp. 215) entitled -" Thoughts on Sabbath Schools," froze the practised pen of John S. Hart, formerly .Principal of the High School in this- city.' Connected as he -has been, for many , years t. with teaching in its higher branches, few persons are able to speak so decidedly as Dr. Hart about the advantages,- requirements, and even - 'the necessities of Sunday-school instruction, particularly of their establish ment, organization, and management. Upon their object and - their .utility there cannot be two ,opinions among thinking people. He treats, also, of Sun day-school visitors,, missionaries,' • and teachers—most searchingly of, the qualifi cations and duties of the latter—and shows how such institutions can be most efficiently organized. In short, )iis practical expe rience has enabled Dr:=art to make. a 'small but full volume, IT where another man, even of- recognized ability, but- lacking that expefiettee, would, Merely be - groping and guessing, and thereby be diffuse as well as indistinct. The volume is re markably suggestiVe its well as instructive. It is published by the :Presbyterian:Board of Edacation-in tbikcity.• 4. • The Late Deliale' on John's Inland—The .104tle Penna. Retlineist. . . LETTER IRON OOLOICHT.. W. H. 'DANIS. DattraviLLE, August 20, 1864. - To the Editor of The. Prue , : =Sit: Your special correspondent' from the De partment of the South, over the, signature of "Florida," In his letter written on the steamer - Fulton, under date of the 17th of July, in relation to recent operations; on John's Island, among other things, says the following:' " Colonel W. W. H. Davis, of the 104th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, with glees in ,hand, was examining the ehliemyre movements when he was struck in the right hand by %shalt, tearing away all the fingers frotu that hand. He was compelled to leave the field, and the command of the regiment devolved upon Lieutenant Colonel Hart. This change of efficers, as eubseenent events proved, was more than an ordinary calamity, • •The enemy soon advanced in front, right and left of this bridge, with the yell of demons: Lieutenant' Wlldts, with a section of the Al New York Artillery, and all his _guns double. shotted with grape and canister, opened upon this host as R. came down the road. It is use lees to .say that the slaughter was terrible. The charge was wholly ineffectual, and -the enemy gathered up his dead and wounded and made off as eoon as possible. .r - The facts were reported to General Foster, and it was evident to him the rebels were concentrating a orce some six or eight thousand strong on John's Island. To, withdraw our troops and stores was now the question. The evacuation of the island being determined upon, Colonel Montgomery was ordered to take his brigade to the island and cover the evacuation. He leached the scene of action early - In ,he morning of the 9th. The 154th Peru/- Sylvania held the advance and were strongly en trenched in rifle pits; I' cannot-state. how ; other regiments and brigades were- posted. without con veying information . which It is - best the enemy should not understand: I. may -state that Mona g emery's brigade waain reserve. As the day dawned, tie enemy, with horrid yelle; i burst upon our ad vance, the 104th, and drove t to the rear. This must have been a complete surprise to the regi ment, and somebody—pickets; skirmishers, or of ficers—failed to do their duty. - Montgomery pushed forward the left of hie line, the 7th United States- Colored *Troops, Colonel Shaw, checked the -retreat, drove the rebels back, reestablished our line, and held the ground firmly 'to the end.- - I saw this letter for the-first time today, which•is the reason it has remained so long unanswered. , That portionwhich - refers to the IC4th Pennsylvania Volunteers is- a tisane of misrepresentations; of so gross a ohaaracter that itis nothing more or less than a wicked libel. I was not in command of my regiment, but the brigade, and my being wounded did not change regimental commanders; as your con respondentosserts, and had no influence whatever on the subsequent operations of the regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Hart has been in command of the regiment since' December, 1862, with the ex ception of a few months, when Major Rogers com manded it in his- absence". ..The statement of "Florida" that the 104th, in the fight of the 9th of• July. "held the advance and was strongly en trenched in rifle-pits," and that the enemy "drove it to the rear," is a plain and naked falsehood. The following are• the facts: Expecting an attack, the troops were placed- in potijloixon the evening of the 81h of July along the swamp, on both sides of the road, which here crosses a bridge. The 194th onr cupied the left of, ttie,W ainn a dense thicket, but Itiltlaut pith or any deteneireavedthisebtortieii, ?Vial were rifieptteon the right ,of the road which the troops occupied. Along.the edge of the swamp were stationed the division of. Hatch, with eight pieces of artillery/ The picket line-was half a mile in front, and was held by details from severalregiments, the 104th furnishing one company. On the morning of the •9th of July, the enemy advanced in heavy force under cover of a fog, drove in the pickets, and at; tacked the main body; but after a smart action were repulsed with considerable - loss. Upon the feet being reported to the brigade-commander that the ammunition of the 104th was exhausted the re giment was ordered tohe relieved, and it was re placed by some of Colonel; Montgomery's troops. The statement that a negro regiment of Mont gomery's command "cpwcked the retreat, drove the rebels back, and re-established our line," is also an invention of " Florida." If they 'accomplished all this, what must the division of Hatch, with his eight pieces- of artillery, have been about I The enemy made no attack onus at the bridge on the 7th, as your correspondent asserts, and Lieutenant Wildtis guns did not open on them trom that position until the morning of the 9th. • Whether your correspondent writes through ig norance or malice, he has succeeded in doing gross injustice to one of the best regiments that Penn sylvania has sent into the field. In conclusion, I desire you to furnish me the name of your corre spondent 4 ' Plorida,” that I may know who is the gratuitous libeller of my regiment.. W.-W. H. DAVIS, Colonel 104th P. V. Causes of High Prices ofrarm Produce. To the Editor of The Press. - SIR: A writer in The Press of Saturday complains heavily of .the high price of farm produce, and re commends sending the farmers home a few suedes- rive days with their butter. I want to Inquire of the writer what has become of the anti-butter so ciety formed last spring, in which they resolved not to pay more than twenty-Ave cents 'for butter 7 I well know that our farmers ref Used to pay the ex orbitant price that was demanded for cows. Butter being at twenty-five cents, a good dairy cow e r upt to be bought for thirty-five dollars, when the price demanded was from fifty to seventy dollars, accord ing to quality. The consequence is our dairies are not kept up, and the supply is not equal to the de mand. Our dairy cows are permitted to fall Into the hands of one, of the orst classes of citizens, who inhabit principal.ly,We suburbs of Philadel phia, who buy up our dairy cows and stock cattle, and with their old wagons hawk about and expOse for sale on the curb thousands of half-fatted ani mals. According to statistics furnished, there are upwards of seventeen hundred of this class of nee pie infesting Philadelphia, thus destroyieg one.half the weight that such animals ought to produce. Besides, they buy and slaughter thousands of calves from one to Eve days old. The destruction of.our poor stock-cattle,' dairy mire, sheep, and young, calves, has increased to; such an manning extent that if not remedied by Legislature or City Councils both Meat and butler must; reacha price tl4p now : demanded; for no Sooner than ani mals are landed from the'cantbnt•they are picked up by those OurbEitOne'sklnikere and'Agosed-for sale on the shambles. If you do - mOt birlieveme,Plea.sd take a stroll into ,Oallewhill,'Seem4, Seam, and. other atreellm -4re If Philadelphians want to remedy the high price of produce, let them begin at home If batter can. be height for twenty-five cents in Lewisburg, Union county, why 43 it seventy:five in , lAdladel phial It does not cost more than five cents to transport It, and a reascnable commission for selling wouldmot be more than five more The farmers of Onester, Delaware, Bucks, and Montgomery, do not gettheir butter frond western counties. They only sell their own, and there is not a market day but nearly one, half their butter is bought up by huelmtera. I adroit - that farm produce is high, according to the priceof farm lands. The formerls at gold prices, While the latter, on account of It not being exporta ble, remains where it did ten years ago. This state of affairs cannot last long. Farm lands or real es tate of any kind must go up, or gold must go down. There 12 another reasOn why produce is high. Our farms have been neglected. We claim to'be patri- Otto. We have sent our sons into the field with a determination to put down this unholy rebellion. When our quota is asked we don't inquire whether this man or that man can be spared, bat we go to work with a will, and fill -up our required number. We don't get up alue and ory and say ''you have taxed us unfairly?' and then , get 'a large amount stricken off the rolls, as Philadelphians ha t ie done. If you think they could manage better than the farmers, we have lands for sale at gold Prizes. They are welcome to experiment, and see whether we Pay no taxes. CHZsTirat COUNTY FArtaliCß. 740 . ralrlDerli RA! Taxation. , . i'ini.inaLiqui, August 1881 To the Editor of The Press : SIB: it seems to be the lot of the -farmers• who trowly the Phlladelpila markets to receive an un:. limited amount of abuse. This Is entirely unmeri ted, as every one should know, and It to with the desire of assisting to clear - tie farmers from many tutjust Imputations that I loope you will insert this in your paper. In your Saturday's issue leis said that the farmers are remarkably -exempt from taxation, and many ,Surety, ,here-is articles' are enumerated which are said to be free front'. 4utY• some mistake; If the . artidiee In question are not taxed, the farmers have been imposed upon, for they pay •tax for -nearly all 'of tliem. The truth is s there is no class of people upon which the burden of taxation falls - mere heaci. ly than upon that of the - farmers. Not 'only are i their f a ndsisAea t every erop . therraisi. Thelr Wiauttnral-implements and their stook..fhro taied;:f -The lig* they lapoeitheie farm% eita era thiCivcages , In..whloit they ride,:are .taxed;.; Only a d&7 orw o 1 hoard farmer say s "They t aS PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24,. 1864. not only tax our cattle, but also the ha" they eat ? thus making a double tts.T upon them.” Nor are theie the only difficulties with 'which the farmers have to contend. There are many thing®, WHIM) they are under the necessity of mirohlreitig la the city, for which they have to pay three or four times as much as they did three years ago; and, - notwithstanding thb high prices they obtain for much of their produce, are compelled to expend se ranch for necessary articles thatthey make no more than they did under the old low prices. But there good deal -of produce brought'tz market for which they receive very low prices. Tothatoes, for instimee, are sold for-ten cents per basket, and sbme , times as low as twenty-five cents for three bitelletsi while the citizens of Philadelphia are compelled to pay five limes as mveh - for theni. So extortionate are the prices . demanded of the citizens,' that they are •deterred frOM pUrchasing consequently, the mar= ket is overstocked, and many of , the farmerireturn home having disposed of only- half their load. I .have even - known thorn teeed theft* hogs with' tine tomatoes, eratermelona,- and muskmelons, rather than be subjected to such linpositton. Somebody is in fault fbr this F.and unprincipled men, who are ru. ling,the markets so as to Make Such immense profits at tLe expense of bcith: citizens and farmors,"shoald -be brought to a - souse - or their duty by very summary punishment. Respectfully, yours, Something Romeo in the Naval BenOleo* volts. To the Editor of The Press: . Sin: TheMGovernment officers having this office In charge shOuld giveit ititMediate attention: _There' Is a • mysterious •air abOut it, and' there, le a queer ; way of Mug ; buSinese that the people cannot ap-t, preolate,'nuteh lesi'understand. Probably It would' be bell to let the oltizezis--orPhiladelphia know"• h 9.7: is, that"' when whid•cemmittees . ge 'there armed with letters from surgeons to the navy, roll questing .the mustering bffiber to put their menr through without delay, that they are kept waiting from nine crolockin themorning up to two o'clock in the afternoon; and then sent home to come another day,.whlle prominent shoulder•hitters cant' get -as many-men througlras 'they please, and for, other States than our 'own. The business of the office needs's. reform; it is conducted precisely as it was in time of peace, and hundi vie of men are lost to the service by reason the; deity in this build ' ing. Let any one take's walkdown there about ten Weld& in the morning, and look at the crowds unable to'gain admittance unless they are fortunate enough to,possess a mysterious piece of paper, which is thoroughly understood bithose In the ring. No man need try to get into the navy by volunteer, log at this office. We unhesitatingly say that lids efforts would.be Intile, - unless he would consent to divide withthe sharks that surround and infest the place. We may be - mistaken, but we do not think the . governMent' employs shipping masters to pro cure substitutes; yet, we distinctly heard men ap- Preached for this purpose. Let those,whose duty it is look to this matter. The citizens wnj , are en-' deavoring to clear their wards from a draft demand: that ,they shall not 'be obstructed by- impediments' • -placed in their way by officers in the employ of the, Government. . Respectfully yours, Duties of the People. To the Editor of the Press Sat: My very - soul is roused la just reading in your morning's paper the piece headed "Duties of the people." 0 that our whole nation eouldreadit, , and be effectually aroused. .. from the beginning of this war I have felt the danger 7 ofrietting spies had linitors feel so,ilghtly the arm of justice—how many, like the. guerilla Morgan, if Condemned to imprisonment, have es caped,'and are now at' large I- 7 the danger,of letting this clasti of-rebels dwell among us, as they do. "The least that could bed One would be to force them to remain in their own domains. , What if our pedple shotild remove -tc.. the South I Torture and death would be their portion, even though they stiould not otter a word, if they were believed to be. Union men. The rebels are certainly more acute statesmen than We. But to bring thousands of rebel prisoners here, and permit them not only to be under the,proteetion of our lid s;but to corrupt weak . minds around, them by their polluting speech, thus spreading the plague of rebellion amongst us, is more, I fear, than will receive.the approbation of God. In, the beginning of this war, when a spy Was so lenien'tly dealt with, an old lady of (Zara:et , origin rem Arkedl. They' id not do eo In the 'Revolutionary, wart' , rjo, ftideed ; remember Andre. An individual , told mea Jody (7), living in the city, enjoying the peace and plenty and protection of its beautiful borders—speaking of Mr. ono, of our great men,,then fighting for the Union -in thii, South, remarked : "If I could only get the heart Of Mr, --L . -, I wouldlike to give it tomy dog!! , " This.. Is the speech of a Southern rebel; permitted to post sees what she, could not in her own prostituted land,; end yet poisoning the very life-blood of those who were ,protecting her! Should this bel, Is theremoi poWerin the to root out this cancer In our bodyrpolitiol . • - • r ". 3.• Idlghty King of Nat,i9nollis*. Thou who rulest .in Heave:land among the inhabt tants of the earth, give us lantern and power to act: s. • • - .• Primary Meetings. To Me Editor of The Press Sta: The first editorial I read in your paper of the 23d was the one In which you expressed your very earnest hope. that proper attention would be given to the delegate elections to bp held that even ing. And, indeed, I was very favorably impressed with the good opinion you have of "respectable Union men," and of the influence they might exer cise for good in the primary "Steps to insure good Conventions." Now, sir, I claim to be a No. I Union man, and ware it not for my advanced age, I would be among those in our glorious army, in one capacity or another. But, 812, allow me to inform 'you that it is, in my opinion, easier to command a regiment, or fight as a private soldier, with the hope of victory, than for "respectable Union men" to effect anything at our preliminary meetings or elec. tions. 1 live in one of the most populo.is Wards in the city, and, with several of my neighbors, attend. ed qui place of the ward meeting last week; but, as usual, was unable to procure oven entrance into the room, the meeting being held in the third-story room of a. small building, the stairway -thereto • being completely blocked up, and the u'imai .accompaniments of Such meet ings being in such profusion as to preclude the porsibility of any one having any other motive in view except the advancement of party or certain men obtaining entrance. After remaining a short time on the pavement, a friend, of rather large di mensions, and a near neighbor, accosted me, with very little tore breath.than enabled him to ex press himself: "Oh, dear! but that is ohot place ;" and then retaiked, that although in but a few minutes, he was drenched with perspiration, andas all the tickets had been prepared and printed, he thought it best to escapewith his life. Well, sir, we held a "Union meeting of two," and after con ferring together, we concluded as follows: Ist. How Is It that these meetings are .always held In small rooms at the tops of • the buildings, or in some entoroom, of extrernely limiteddimensione, in a small tavern? 2d. How does It happen that at . all these prelimi nary Meetings and elections everything is "out and dried,” and certain mei are always put in the chair and appointed secretaries' 3d. We decided, in our opinion, the good, old fashioned way would be the best, (the same thaNwe were accustomed to In Lancaster county,) and that it these meetings could be held in a large hall, or even "open space," there would be some chance for "the respectable Union men" to be heard, and to have some Influence at them. A: Reform In the Primary Elections. To the Editor of The Pries: Sin: Your notice in this morning's Press, urging citizens to attend the primary eleotiou to be% held this evening, "voting Only 'for. mini Whom they kilow to be worthy of trust,” reads very well; yet you cannot but - be aware; If snot; attendance is observed, bow little can be accomplished' in' many precincts. I claim to havelatthfully endeavored to serve the good canse.lnthe manner which you sag • gest, but experience hati taught me, ana'nrast oon.: . vines others, that Until a radical change shall have beet made In the mode of procuring. nominations' and the method of conducting primary elections, the attendanceeof citizens ; as urged by you, ran ac complish tin my precinct) absolutely nothing in im proving the character of the delegates. A year ago I served as inspector, and during the year have been a member of a ward committee, and my knowledge thus acquired has only convinced me that, in my precinct, reform is hopeless, unless sufficiently stringent measures are adopted to prevent indiscri minate voting. I. can convince anyone who may be et optical that during the past •year the delegates and candidates. for office of the precinct in which I live nominated, themselves, and were elected by men not belonging to our party, and this mode of proceduss has - been en dured for years. . . ' Are the members 'of the City Executive Commit tee indifferent -to this matter 1. If this committee are unwilling to remedy the evil, I respectfully urge members of the Union League to• take•the business in hand., , • , • • Until some practiOal or 'etilciont mesas -are de- vised and adopted tee/erre - et tlileitbuseTrzfalll never . again be induced to sustain the farce of a '3 primary electlon,” as it is now being generally enacted. Vety resPeotrull*, • • 11 PHITAVELPHIA; August 23,1864. _ ' • DROUGHT IN ENGLAND.—The London oorrespon• dent of the Now York Commercial Advertiser, under date of August S, has the following remarks abort the weather in England The drought is unbroken. Not', a tremor can be got out of the barometer, which remains as it has stood for the last two months. "Three hot days and a thunder : storm " has always been accepted as the designation of an English summer, butneitheo three nor Usirty days bring us now wpm that. temporary refreshment. ' • 01 - course, the anxiety with regard to the green crops and the future supply of meat increases under these circumstances. The first effect, however, is to make meat cheap, since graziers kill Muu lambs instead•of-keeping them. Meanwhile, the acoounts of the grain harvest Inc. prove, and the prices of wheat continue with& down. ward tendency. Prom Prance and Germany, and especially liungary, the advises are very favorable. FOULIGN FAtainzwons:—T here Is areportin Lon don that M. Chase has invested £240,000 in the English fonds . ; and La. France, which speaks under the dictation of Mr. Slidell or his agents, tells the French public that the late raiding column carried back item •rdstry find provisions enough - to feed Lee's atniy arßlishiliosaf rim months, a large amount of nistethil, fiktovn .mill tope of dollars takiia fret* tressunpf Grant's armyo A 00101 sr ; `Of the lies siliirlithe 'lntifedeinfes d In.llaroyeould retake the moat .dririOrie 'or a 4 . Um to the "klariopittoo of Llterateo." THE WESTERN CONSPHLICY• pritTlis IMPORT VIEVELOPMENTO: OCTAL EXAMINAViON or TilE • dillit.ND BE omprAlri: Full Adurlisleas as' to the: Iltirengthi , !Munk sui [From the M. Linde Democrat, august s.'] ' The busy tongue of• rumor has been , yritspHn(e: freely within threlast week past as to the motives which 'unnamed; or chutes which. produced the re-* lease from the Military prison, on Gretna street, of. certain gentlemen - who were generally ,understood to have eta' arrest cel anti cOnfined there 'Mr the act • tive part they.havelaken in the secret consearecy Srhic bat recently been brought to the light of day. Among thoracio relieved were Charles L. [lists, on $ bend for - 610,000awith surety to appear fbr .Cherks E. Dithn , ou a bond for 65.00 e, and Green- B. Smite, on a bond for the same amount. All of these gentlemen, it was announced, had ' Oho, on being released, taken the oath of elle- Vance. , Thos e Angular' proceedings, unexplained from y source, gave rise to various Surmises as to what could Dave indueed the military authorities to 're-' lease theeeffieri under each eircumstancee, or what could hay° induced - the latter to take the oath of al legiance-when arra-lance - for trial. It now tarns •out that these men w elt tbe - bigheet offleers, of the" order In the State, Hunt beteg the Grand Cod- . ~mander,-Dunn the Deputy Grand Commander, and , 'Gremethe Grand Secretary ; and that en discover-' ;Mg that (701. Sanderson, the Pro Vest Marshal Ge ateral, was ineull possessionad all the secrets of the order; and that there was, therefore, no use to them : • „any-longer to attempt its secrete by per sistiiigin:perjured eratemente with regarcito - thene , selves, they. resolved to ask for a•reel:imitation,. .alehlehevalgiven them; In which each acknowledge d his former statement to be untrue, and ackdow-. ledge& the existence of suc .'an Oder, his ifitcater ship of it, and truly answered all questions' put to him, in regard to it. • The follOWing Is the examination of the Grand • Secretary, with the exception of such portions as • idtereete of the military service and the ends of pnbliCtiustice require to be withheld from the pule tic at the present time: . itivitian STATEMENT OP TITS GRAND SECRETARY. Green 11. Stnith, of lawful age, being duly Sworn`, deposes and eay - s That be was born and raised in St. Louis county, State of Missouri, and is by occupation a clerk.; has been clerking ,for Messrs. Cirimeley & Company sines 1850. . Qt Wbe n Were you ermined? A. The 28th day of may, 1864. 0 ACKNOWLKDOBS KM ANSWERS UNDER A ramyroni ' EXANOBATION 'WERE, NOT CORREMT, AND GIVES TEE RRAEONS. Q. Have you been examined under oath eines • your arrest and incarceration 1 A. I have. • . Q`. Were the answers by. you given ender that .examination, In - reference to a secret political ar .ganization„-correirt I A. No, sir, they were not. Q. What induced you to withhold the facts under ' that elaminalleel A. A. solemn oath and the ha flucnce of other parties implicated with me.- Q. What Is the nature ot that oath, and What the influence of other parties 7 -A. I took an oath not to reveal facts connected with a certain secret-or ganization, under penalty of death; and the influ ence of members of said organization has thus far prevented me from revealing the truth. Q.: State in. whet manner that influence has been exercised ? A. Religiously and morally. I have been instructed to believe that the oath spoken of was binding, and paramount to any other cronside.. ration. Who has-led you to 'that belief? A. Mrsa perior officers in the organization•of•which I am about to speak. NARB OP TRH ORGANIZATION AND WHEN INITIATED. • Q. What is said organization called 7 A . " Order Of American Knights," recently changed to "Sons of Liberty." ' Q. When were you initiated to the mysteries • Of:said organization I A. Sometime in the spring of 1868. • Q: Where -were you initiated A. Corner- of Fifth and Market, over Leitch's drug store, 'in the Alaof St.'. . Ra - ve you been a member In good standing ever since . l -A. Yes, sir, I think Ihave. Q. What is the number of the Council to which you'have• and - do now belong 7 A. It never had a number, but was called "The George Washington Temple." • ' Q. How frequently have you attended said Tem ple since you were initiatecrl A. Uri an average of tbree times a month. Q. Were, these meetings held in the day-time or it nightl A. Inclusively 'at night, With bat two • exceptions. Q.- Were' time() two exteptione special meetingel • A. 'yea, sir. The one I attended In the day-time was a meeting of the Grand Council, the other was aminforural meeting. TAE INITIATORY STEPS 'TO ADMISSION. • .- Q.: ,Whit are the initiatory steps - taken upo n en tering this order 7 A. The first thing `to be done Is to ascertain his sentiments. and if-in accordance with those entertained by a member, he is immedi ately Sc netted to join, and taken to the ante-room of the Temple, or to a member's room, where the Neophyte is duly Instructed according to the formu las laid. down in that portion of the rituals to be found in pamphlet marked W. to V. in order of bu siness "inclusive:" Q. What is requisite In taking the second de reel A: Simply the relforintiehliatidii of any Mem ' tts of the incline degree,. with two members to vOllOll alai.; - The sameVortnela is oblterved in taking third degree. TO enable him to take the fourth. -Wee neeemerfttatatirieffiernitie eteetetbeo l boefirsad- Connell or-fourth degree by the members of the- tirst. degree.. Q. Whit is requisite in taking the fifth or su preme degree I A. Members of fourth degree are elected by the members of that degree, are then sent to the. Supreme 'Council, where they are duly initiated and credited to the' Grand Council Or Werth degree ,Q. What is the grip sign of recognition and pass. word to the fifth degree'? A. The grip Is given by clasping the right hand -with the index or foreffiager . resting upon the pulse of each: the sign (the only genuine one)) is made by shading the eyes with the right and the left hand placed upon the right breabt, and the password I am unable to give, be cause each county has a distinct one, and is changed MOhihly. Q. W hat words are used when the sign of distress cannot be seen? ' 4 1.. Aok-houn. ORIGIN OP THE ORDER OP ASIRRICAN KNIGHTS AND • •ITRENLATION To . Tali RIMEL GOVERNMENT. Q. 'What is the oriein of the Order of American Knights I A. I have heard that it originated in the Slate of LouiSiana in 1863 ; also, that it extends back to the Revolution of 1776, having had a pro. cartons existence to ti e present rebellion. Q. What Is the relation between this Order and the so•called Confederate Government 1 A. At the llmeljuined I-understood that its object was to aid arid aseistelthe Confederate Government, and en deavor to restore the Union as it was prior to this rebellion. Q. In what particular was aid and assistance to be given to the Confederate Government? A. In any and all ways, and at any and all times. ' KNOWS OF ARMS AND AM3II3IkT/ON BEING FUR. • NISHED. Q. Do you know of any aid and assistance having • been rendered by this order during your connection with it in the manner above spoken oft that arms and ammunition have been purchased b members of the Order to send to other members the country where they could not be had. What kinds of arms are' mostly furnished to in the country by members of this order I A. Revolvers: Q. Are they purchased or obtained in St. Louis I A. Yes, sir. Q, Is the ammunition also I A: 'Yes, sir. CONSTANT COMMUNICATION OP TRH ORDIIII IN ST. LOUIS WITH THE REBEL. ARMY. Q. Do you know.anything about advises in refer ence to the order having been- sent to the rebel army? A. Of my own knowledge, I do not, but. hive through members heard that constant oommu nloallon was kept up between St. Louis and the rebel army. • RETURN OP VALLANDIGRAM 3/ROM EXILE INTENDED • TO START TIIR REVOLUTION. Q. When was the .revolutlonary movement 00n templated by this ..order to have taken place 1 A. The advent of Mr. Vallandigham into the United. 'Stated from exile. - Q, When were the members of this order first in- Arneted to arm and prepare for this movement? A. Inthe summer or fallof 1803. Q. In what manner was tbe Confederate army to emoperete with this: order 7 A. This outer was to bold itself in readiness to act with the Confederate army upon its advent into the State. Q. Who was.to have command of mon composing this of der in Missouri, in that event 7 A. Tho Grand Commander of theStateptialiFsourt. Q.-What diappsition was to have been made of the officers commanding this department in that event? A: Treated as a common enemy. Q.' This order is excluelvely.made, up of disloyal persons, is it not? A. Yes, sir, all Democrats who are detirous of- securing the Independence of the • Confederate States. • ' HAS . HIMSELF. PURCHASED ARY/FOOTO., FOR THE QMavei,yort over ttureniiied anytime and am munition to supply this order? A. I have. Q. What amount of each? A. 'Very little ammu nition, perhaps two hundred revolvers in all. 'What manlier were they sent away. A. Some were delivered to. the parties tllemsolves, and some were,ehipped. Q. 'Were hot those so shipped nearly all sent Co Nertherteltliesourie• A. Yes, sir, nearly all of them. Q. Were, they purchased on regular permits or clandestinely,/ • A. Clandestinely. Q.• Werefurch arms shipped to fictitious particle, and in packages and parcels 'purporting to be.any • thing else than arms I Sometimes to real parties, and ebnaetimes to fictitious parties, and usually pun. portieg to be merchandise. • NUMBER OF THE ORDER IN MISSOURI. - Q. What is the number of this order in St. Louis I A. /YID] 3,000 to 16,000 men. Q. What is the number in the State of Missouri? A. Rrom 40,040 to 60,000 men. ADDRESS OF SAJPROMIL COMMANDER, mAERED "El," • IDENTIFIED. The • address of Supreme Commander, marked "S," being shown witness, is.recognizedas the pro duction of P. C. Wright, copies of which be bassoon ip the tifficeof Charlet L. - Hunt. 'Fixers can be no doubt of Wright's being .the author, from the fact that it was issued before Vallandiglism was elected Supreme Commander of the Order. The signature, P. CAIRO, Drbanae,S. 0.;111.8 'meaning that wit ness has never heard explained. Q. Are any of the officers of this 'Order salaried officers? A.• I don't know ; my impression is that the Supreme: Commander receives a salary. • 1 TROKRENGEGRDIN ORGANIZING TOR ORM*. 42.1 Who first. organized the Order of American Knights. in the. State. of . Missouri? A. P. C. . Wright, of New York. Q. Rave you any knowledge of one William Dougla es 7 A. I imow the man; have methim NW' Or five: times. Q. Do you know, if he has ever been legally ate, theorized by said Order to establish temples in Mira, eouril A. Of my own knowledge I don't know, but my impression formed by remarks of members led • me to believe he was. • Q. Is it not generally known that William M. Douglass is an emissary from Price's army 7 A. I don't know ,• he became very_ unpopular with the Order even before his arrest. Q.. Was Douglass active in organising Temples in Miesonri I A. I think he was, very. et, Was he not on very intimate and confidential terms, with Charles L. Hunt, of St. Lenten A. yes, sir ; more so than with any other person hi this city. - exciter Pontos PROPOSED RY TUB ORDER TO.AB. SASSINATE GOVERNMENT OPPICRRS AND SOL, DIERS: Q. Was there a secret pollee made up of mem-, hers of said order, whose duty it was to ascertain the names of United States detectives, ander possi ble to baffle their efforts in ap prehending rebels and morebere of said order? A. Of my. own knowletdge I can't say; but I heard throng h members• that there were such police to be organized, but to be known only to..the.. officers °timid order. That wonld properly be the business of the exescani mender. • Q. Wail the secret 'asseasinatfo'n ' of any United States` Officinal; tiblalerior Government 'employees' proposed by any bunbbff dr 41.003beri of said eller I VHD. AS Resigns et the 1.1. A. H. A. I have h 'enrd it discmtsed in council and recons tended. . :'HE ogDz4 TEITIviiTo TO TrITITZ WITH TRICE'S nil , TAM ARMY THIS /317XIdlilt. 4. State ivha, t this eider contemplated In the event of price's .Invading Missouri this summer 1 drive out th e If, s, :forces and Union citizens, and A. They', dr rathet ;It, intended to unite with Priee, apptcrprtatie everytb ing belonging to the United Ste tes•Government. - 4. kits this order bilen arming and malting pro peratterfeer that pirp'l l s t e. l Yes, air. 4. trikler.libose tarn ediate direction has this been done il A. The 'Eli.' and Commander of the State of I,lllssestri. . Q. Want' corder - to 00- * 9Perate with that ofother Stet* t event ofan Invasion of Price? A. Until recentlt r yer yhut . la tterly, independent and distinct of othtm States— . Q. What was the intention Nf this order in refer ence to the fel:MO-here on the rlver ? A. To initiate captains, pllots;andrisngineers, In the event of a movement, to:thlierpossession o'f that, and cress members of the 'ortlerlrom Tit nok 1 and other States Into Missouri. WJTNEES PROPOORIP - AIrTEE . HIE A.LINEST TO )(Ars A CLEAN EREAI3I 4' IT, BUT HUSIT WOULD Not' .aenas. Q. Ma on any: conversation with Merles Donn' or OPArlee :•••referehee to ranking public, under° ,eth -your -ctinntection with' the order of American Italigtits l A. Yell sir. With both of them. - Q. State when, where;.and what that Conversa tion was.. A. In June last. at, GratibtMary Prison. I remarked to fah Xtint thet'l 'hit# con `eluded' to eel ntrwio - dge urg eemplteity in tkielnat tot. and was willing to , be - .V:ted upon the moats of Abe _ease. Dir. Hunt said'lhat would not di , : I asked him why he said, 4 " low have taken a solemn oath'never to revoa2 - th - Stie nratefit; bekldes, there mi.:lle; "no, necessity .firr each .a step "; there are no itiseitlis eharges3.againsttrlos, Ewa.; plbron r I infOrmed Mr. Hunt that I should takes care of myself—thattlastirder CM - Tidied- t. protect :Me, and 1 had no one bup mysellfto rely upon. Mr.- Dunn agredd with m 0 ins4doptingi this plan... you withitra7 trern 304' order, A. - 1 have not. • RI:MT% OFFICE— ) n etSHIIRRQII&RTERT, "not tnietrlos•t. Iluntgreedllee via head quartegif this order diallibisohrtl' To all - interits and purposes, yea s 4r. . _ THE. ORDER ziscr,rS REBEL ern!) AND NAIL OAR., Palma. QrDid yeitirftile ic member of Said. Order, give aid end assistance to Jrebel aPies; mailleatriers, and emissaries fmm the rebel States 1' 'Monty one instance. I gave Newcomer, alias ThomOen,'.a email sum` of itionly;, ni kndwittg him •tii , bnikrebel mail-carrier. "Rebel` spies, all-mitricire, and emis saries' have been carefully protected by this Order ever since 'lave been a member.. Previmas 'to my errest4 heard, by and through this 'order,. that the mall to and itornlhe rebel 'army was very regular, with semimonthly desp.atelies to the Grand Oont, mender. A man by the name of Dorris, formerly of Jefferson Olt) son of the pocter—ls esedrby this order' In carrying mails. He was here when / arrested, the 20th day of May last. Ono of the especial objects'of this order Was to Mike irmmbera on: steamboats, ferry-boats, -telegraph °MON, 'de partment headquarters, provost-marshal ahem- and in fact is every position where they could...render valuable service. Q. Are there any members in - any orelther of the pwitions above enumerated?. A. in the express offeoB, and one in the telegraph office over the American Express °Mee. • There are'plenty Cithem on the river. 1ik. , 01.451G-0:44 , 14014:4 , 1N4t/4.34lo,D).oAol:lkattaVO:i'm4:ll • Q. HEM you ever heard any - threats made 'by members of said order against any/member who should divulge the .secrets of said . order I A. Yes, sir. Q. What were these threats 1 A. 'That they would, upon proof of-the feet; kill the man. Q. "What are the duties of the Grand Commanderl A. - Vieillebig officer over the lower degrees, and the ranking officer of the State. - - HEETINO OF HIIPREME - COUNOIL RI NEW TORE, • AND ANOTHER IN CANADA: i .. . .. . . . .... . . .. Q. What, if any, knowledge have you. of a meet ing of the Supreme Council in he city of New York last winter I A. 1 know that e Supreme Council met in New York city last Petruary, on the 22d, I believe, to elect s. Supreme Udhamemder. Q. Was XlBBolll'l represented in that Connell I A. Yes, sir., • I Q. By bovimanydelegates 1 A. Positively: three, ee, And 1 think five. • ), ... Q. Who was elected Supreme Commander by that ,COUZIOIi 1 A. Mr. Vallandl am. ' Qt Was the order in-this to satisfied with that electionl A. No, air. - , . - Q. Who was the . choice. , f Missonrit A. 1 am unable to state. . Q. Do you - know whether Or not a special meeting was held at Windsor, Canada, and, , if so, when and by whomi A Yosornoti i 4, meeting took place in the vicinity of Detroit. (- - - - - Q. What business was transacted. at that meet. Ingl A. A conference with. .allandigham, changing the name of the order and signs and grips. Q. Was Itilmiouri repres ntod at that meeting 1 A. Yes, sir.-• I` - - Q. By whom? A. By the 'Grand Commander of the State of.. Missouri. , - I AILIZRIOAN KNIGHTS HOST .. ll IN Hiram nigc,lniT TO TER GENERAL DOTE } KENT, AND DILLII#4§,2 TO TEE CONFEDERATE. 11 Q. Is not the order of American •Knights hostile. in every respect to the General Government, .and friendly to the 'so-called Confederate Governmenel A. Yes, sir. \ • COIIEIBrITTIOIB BAIB D-TO. ASSIST 4BBEL ATtitY, . . . Q: Have any contribtitions'been made or proposed by this Order with the design or assisting the Con federate army in any way 4 A. Yes, sir; ast before my arrest a proposition to raise money to - pnrchase gun eapi ter the Confederate army was made and talked of among the members, but whether carried out or not 1 am not advited.'• (List of members of tile orderls here given by the witness. This list-of names la, for, vise and pruden tial considerations, yfitlMeld from the public at the present time, by -the;FrovegitOtarshal,tiettersi t add we axe unable, therefore; to publish it.] GENERAL IDEA .AMONG MEMBERS MT. THE 'OBJEOT • OIVTEIN OHDEB. WAS,TO UNITE WITH THE DEMO. CRATIO PiETT TO HELP THE HEBELL/ON Q. State what the prominent Members of the Order of American linighui have universally said in riference to the objects and purposes of said order in your presence.. A. When I Mat joined, in the spring , of 1863, S. L. Noses ' - then instructor of the order; informed me that it was a Democratic organization, gotten up for the benefit of those en gaged in rebellion, and to unite the Democratic party proper, with the view of co-operation with the rebel army. When and where was said organization - ex pected to co-operate - with the so-called Oonlederate army :1 A. In the event of invasion by the rebel army in 7dissohri. Q.. Were you not led to believe, after joining said order, by conversation with members thereof, that its objects and purposes were directly the opposite of those of the General Government, and in direct hostility , to said Government? A. Yes, sir. Q. Were not the members of this order secretly plotting and conniving at the destruction of the General G vernment, and assisting, through. the agents of said order, with the view of establishing the independence of - the se-called Gonfederate State's 1 A. Yes, sir. THE OltDB/1 1.31011.0114111 LY DISLOYAL Q. From the knowledge you have or said or ganization, do you Set believe it to be thoroughly disloyal, and inaugurated for the purpose of defeat. lug the objects of the present Administration in anppressitg the present rebellion) A. Yes, sir. Q. Was It not generally understood by members of said order that steps had been taken to inform the Confederate authorities that this order was friendly to the interesta and policy ofthe so. e ailed Confederate States, and ready and willing at any time to render any and all assistance in its power in the overthrow of the General Government I A. That was believed to be the object of those who gave direction to said order; , EYREES OY TIIR ORDER REITLTING OVER REBEL Q. Did not the members of this order secretly exult over the reverses of the Federal_ army ,and.at the successes of the sa called oOnfedertes. A. Yes, sir. Q. Were you ever present at any Temple or Coon. cil in tide city where congratulatory speeohes wore made by members of the order at the success of the so-called Confederate army 1 A. Yes, sir. Q. Please state when, where, sod by whom such speeches were madel A. At alt times in all cotm ells and temples, and prinolpaial! , y by -, of St. Louis. _ Q. How. Neere steh speeches tonally received by nit miters of such councils lipid temples I A. — With general satisfaction. FREQUENT PROPOSITIONS IN THS CIOITNOLLS AND TEMPLES WITH REGARD TO PLA.OI2IG THE ORDER ON A WAR FOOTING. Q. Was it not a universal custom of those meet ing at the councils and temples of this order to pro- pose and take .np a subscription for the purpose of buying arms and munitionstf war with which to arm and equip the members thereof, with the design of placing it upon a war footing' A. Propositioas of this kind have frequently been made, but whether Successful or not.l am unable to state. PROJECT TO ARM AHD EQUIP THE MEMBERS AT GOVERHIIHNT ICZPENSE Q. Was there not a-project' set on foot by mem bers of this order tearm and equip all they could of the members thereof, at Government expense, to be used when occasion required against the General Government,.and for.the benefit of its enemies 1 A. Yes, sir. Q. When and by whom -were said prefects set afloat'? A. At various times, bymembers duringthe. past :year.; I would. also. state that the Grand. Commander, Charles L. Hunt, and others, recommended that all members of said order enroll In the militia instead,orpsylng their commu tation, thereby obtaining *Nut and equipments and the benign of militia serrleo, which would .enhance the Interests of Said Order and materially injure those of the General Government. Q. By what authority were you constituted an agent to purchase arms, ammunition, &c., ate., for members of said order? A. There were no reg - ularly constituted ones; everymember became a .self-con stltuted agent. WITNESS' MBA OP THE STRENGTH OP THE ORES'S. Q. Have the councils and temples been generally established throughout the. State of blissormi 1 • A. North of the Missouri river generally, ; know of none In *outhwest or Central Mssourl. Q. Wftt is. the number of the organisation in the State of Illinois t A. From, report, from one hun-. dred taone hundred and twenty,thottaand.. Q. What in the State of Itullanet. A. Abort eighty thousand. Q. What In the State of Ohlo.l . A. About sixty thousand. 110E8 2P.A.VXS OP MSMBBBB GIVE'S ET- WenITASIS. Q. Do you now recollect any names or members omitted by you yesterday In the liet given by you I .A. Yes, sir. Q. State them. . I a * • • a • at! PROMINENT POLITICAL MIN CIPSERALLY ADMITTED PRIVATELY AND BOW MNOVI; ITO BUT PEW OP THE ORDER ITSRLIP. . • Q. what °that prominent Dolitioal men belong to said 'order whose names have not been g 1 van I A. I know of none. That class. of men have been ad mitted privately, and theft are but one or two Mambers of said order who do know them. TBM'lMillf CREED OD THE ORDER MIK EHTBSTAHOH THAT LINCOLN HAS LISITIIPED AUTHORITY, AHD THAT THERE EXISTS:HOT ONAY.A RIGHT DDT IT TS A DUTY TO DESIST AND ExsuL HIM BY rOltOs /now ROWER, IB NEOSSSARY. ' Q. IS or Is it not tho universally accepted theoiy of the members of theorder In substance this: that the chosen offioers of the Federal Government have usurped authority end that it is not only en inhe rent right, but an imperative duty for all who think ss the members do, to resist thoseNoderalftruotions , ries,•.and if need be expel them from•gower by force. A. That is my understanding. ••• Q. Is it not distinctly claimed. by the meinhinsi of this order, and so isnnounoed in tho ritual, that such resistance is aoi, revolution but solely the assertion Of right'? A. Xet. sir ; I believe jt Is. Q. I then understand that the principles of this Order, as held by the members therW, are such tbatif one of Its memlgits should assassinate Lincoln because of hialslleged usurpation of power, such member's conduct would bejustified by the e n _ tire order, and that 15 would be the sworn duty of all to keep Basset the atitcand save him' from being brought to trial IMLI/ pen Ilitlittat fOr -WI A. Yes, 'Sir, -•- • 1"8113 1112BBLLIOLf8 PRINOIPLZ HELD API . LICABLE TO ALL OIPPICENA AOTING lINAIIR LINCOLN. Q; 12 the game principle recogn4ed by Ocala as appllcabli; to'orneers lottnu g uider tbe• authority. of the Preiddent andsibeyina -.orders—snob, as cm. , niaziders el departments, array; &C.l A. .I think tW - fir. v10010(108 all military otfloore , of. tile- Ciatiaati Goyarniaorit. FOUR CENTS. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The rumors to the effect that Secrretary FesSenden Intended to place another loan upon the market have failed to produce the effect which It was no doubt Intended they should produce, namely,( to cause a decline In Government securities generally. It is evident that there 1s no truth whatever In these reports of another loan. Yesterday the most marked feature of the stock market was the advance In price and the large transactions In Government • loans. The 6.20 s sold up 1%, and the 'Bl loan %. The 10-400 sold at 102%. The Wang authorised by varions sets of Congress and yet available, including the one now before the people, are as follows : Under sot of March 3, 1863, bonds, six per cent 1,33,Y05,800 Under act of• March 3,1004, bonds, 10.405, Bye per c0nt...., • • 126,471,650 Under sot of June 80, 1864, bonds, deernable to not leas Than five nor iliore than thirty years, ar,.lt" eapedi• ents made payable at not more than ' forty Taira from date, bearing Interest 'not exceeding atx ykir cent., payable In , 400 OCO 000 (Or, in lieu of an equal amouat of the bonds last named r not'eletiedfag 000,000 in Treasury notes, payable at not, exceeding tlarera - years' from , date, or, If expedient, at anytime after ittee years item date, beartno Intern, not exceeding f 3-10 per cent., psya_bAllx_ lawfulrodney; at maZtrrttY or semi-an. nubby.) Under act of February. 2:0,1862;-Wildei • 6.20 a, In Europe ' • 4,00p,100 Total . • • ' . 1 11562;711,060 Udder net of June 800866, in •substltu. - Lion of five per mint. legal-t6mtler notes beretofore issued, now with Maslen to be" destroyed,- there may be issued notes -- as above described,.:.; - - - ' CVO) S9T Total -• • - • • 4..-... , .-..5680;367,241 Stale 90 . are, steady at abont pet;tind city es new Bela it 1063,4, xsir Change.' In etimpitnY binds .there was.more said. ;Allegheny courionr er advanced 344 NorthPonnsylvania 613 sold at 102%4 and /Os'at IBS ; Lehigh 6s sold at 115; - Pennsylvania UV me rtesige decti.ned ' X; and SChuylkill Navigation 13s'or'S;' The share list was qiite.actlie. Betiding ad'vanced X ; and Ontawissa preferred 3g ;-North retipsylva hie sold at 84X I and Philadelhia amt. :Erie at 35. eine} stocks were quiet. Wyoming Wiley im proved 1 ; Susquehanna, ;-Delaware Division was off X. For •ipaesenger railroad, the foileoving bide" were made: Second and Third .street Railway, 72;* Tenth and Eleventiretreet-Railway,4o; Spruce and Pine.street 'RallWaY, '4O ;' Chestnut and Weir/tit street Railway, 59}4 West Philadelphia, RsdiOrty, G 7 . • Arcii•street Railway, 21. • - For oil stockethare was an.inereatieddemand, and the market thiroughont the day presented something . of a furore. The broken!' are full of orders for kinds, - good, bad, and indifferent. There lea Spirit of recklessness manifeated that- is ' really astonish ing. New compardia are continually being brOught forward and put upon the stock list, where they are bought and sold with no regard whatever to their intrinsic valuer. • To persons desirous of 'lnvest ing in oil stooks, all that need be said is to deal only in those Whose characters , are known, and whose regular dividends,show them to rest upon substan tial bases.. A correspondent of the New York Jour nal of Commerce writing from 011 Creek says: The oil excitement runs high all through this re gion, parcels of real " estate frequently changing hands at a high valuation ; but in the estlination of those concerned all this is only a faint premonition of what le to come. The present production of oil fe estimated at 6,000 barrels per d and from pre- sent•appearances the large number of new'wells go. ing.into operation will enhance materially this ag gregate. The Sherman Well ,on the Foster Farm. the Jersey. Wel/ on the Hyde and Ebert Fa.rm, and the Phillips WWI on the' Tar Farm, are producing each from 400 to 600 barrels per day. The Ebert-011 Company has declared a dividend of 2 per cent. on the capital stock. Dalsell ()II sold 'yesterday at an advance of Ig, and Densmore advanced 1%. • Rock• 011 Is very firm' at 53‘.'" The' following are the closing prices for the coal and oil stocks • , Bid: diked. Fulton Coal 103; 10% Big Mount, Coal. 81, 9 .N. Y. &M. C. F'd 2154 22 Grei3n-fdorin•Coal 632 7 Nr Carbond'e 13'1 3% 5 New Creek Coal. 1%, 134 Feeder Dam Coe/ 1 . 134 '3l; .2 Amer. Kaolin.... 2j4 Penrildining, .... 8# 9% Girard Mining. • • • • 6 Etna Mining. 13 15 Phll", - .•& Dos. Min .. 3, Mandan-. ... , .. 6 blarOnette ;Mtn.. 8 5 Conn. Mining...• M • 1 Ahem Iron 1% 3% Oil Creek . 7 2fanieShadeol.l. 17)C 18 I McClintock •Oil .• 6% , ogi Drexel & Co. quote Government seourities, Ace., as follows: . New United States-Bonds, 1201...........terai New Certificates of Indebtedness.••••••'.. 92% ell New' 13nited States 7 8-1.0 Notes • •• -• -....113 114 Quartermasters' Vouchers - 92 94 Orders for Certificates of Lndebtednese. 434 Gold Sterling' Excbange. ......... ... -276 no Flve.tweuty Beads 112 113 STOUR. EXCELA.NGE SALES, August 23. nsvoltic BOARD& • 600 Biebe 011.... . 2%, -900 Hoge lean*" •.11( 5717 .do 7.% 203 Union Pei 334 ' 450 NO . o d d o • 2% 200 Paint & Oil Creek. 2.4 234 100 do 2.4 810 do 2% 100 do 2-44 do 234 700 Rock 0i1...........6% 1000 Clinton b 5. 2 /20 do sat. 6% IGO do 2 400 Alsace fr0n...65. 2 800 do 1.94 800 Briggs b 5. boo Coro 'Plant 4.81 100 Pet Centre 43{ 200 do.. , 4311 160 Beading 1t...•..n. 6734 NO • do • *4-81 200 Egliers. ..... 3-56 160 Organic. OD.. ...... 134 SD Densmore b 5. 2% 1000 Excelsior Coll I% 100 Yerry oil 6)2 60 Maple Shade..••• . 18 • I 610 Story - Farm.:.b3D. 300 Curtin Oil c. 234 200 McClintock- b3O. 63( 900 do 2-44 11Th T y 210 Green .Mottntiots. 6341 100 Reading B 230 67341 PO do b3O ! 100 d o 6 6 7,% 7% i 100. do 1330 67%, 100 do ' WO 67%1 100 do , b3O 67 81, 100 d 0... ....... 67.811 100 do 230 67-81! .110 "- do WO 67% 100 d 0 ....... ....b3O 67% 2(2) do o •• • ..... b3O 6 7 7 14 % nxi d 6 100 do • , 12 Penns Mining 40 300 Organic Oil.. ...... 14.61 310 Dalzell •Oii• •• ••• • • 9%, ••.• 100 do 9%; 300 do 9%! 600 do lots tic, MI) M cC lintock 011b30 BETWEIIN 300 McClint'k 011.b30. 654+ 21.0 Fulton Coal, b - - 10% 3010 State 6s lota 100 WOO Pa 11. let M. 2d5...,1241i 2000 IJ-6 6e 18E1 10834. 2000 5-.a3 Eds. cell -112.14 emionn 10er Stisti 01 5e....31y5. 64 440 Penna. 68 393f4 366 b 10.40. Eds in Ms I 3000 City 6. New 106% 50410 13 5-23 Ede - •Reg.llo C0up.112% 560 do Cocip.ll2% 1700 Subl N 68'82 eOwn. 9451 WOO Alleg co Gp 55 30341 1000 do. ••• • • ........ Ng! moo Cp Os 'Efl•lota•1003.1 100 Admit 0i1.........834 1 100 do•••••• 3% AIPT3in BOARDS. .20 Delaware Div •• • • 4114 200 woes 134 1016 Snag Canal 6514,- 64,-. 100 Story Farm.., . . ... 434 740 Leiden Os 2/5 300 Brener Oil 2 • Si') 616 . 100 10M 500 do 220- - 15A" Cl') Curtin Oil 500 Excelsior 100 Dunmore /2* 1002 McClintock : •.b5. • 9.3,f RIO Maple Shade, 3,7% 103 Readies MO, 67% "300 Hebert 3g 200 Corn. Planter 4-81 000 Reading-bill:lois. 6734 200 Exce15i0r. : ........ 1% 210 Keystone Mee •• • . 2734" 200 Phila. &OM Creek. 23. 100 Dalzell 215... - 10% 321 Dalzell. •• •..•• 10 214 Curtin Oil . 2-4 e DM do - 3056 200 Venaugo X 511!1 , do 1054 ,600 Excelsior 36 400 Philo & Erie 36_._ CM Densmore 13)4 1.000.11• S 5-20 s 112%1 1 100 do 14. 200 Ph & Oil Ork-bl6 214 , 800 do • • •••-• ••• • • • 14% 300 Heading • .62.# 1 20CI Story Farm . b 5 434 leo Alsace 2 350 McClintock 631 500 Excelsior /X 700 Coothiental.,• • • 115"7. 50 Phil& & Erie 36 100 Deleon 103 E 200 Vsestigo••••( % /00 Orobe Oil. .... ..200 Curtin 2MIUOO B:master 1 31 160 do ` 244 1110 Reedit g bp 67 • 600 Continental 2 1300 McElhany 731 1660 Stony , Farm 434 100 Reading........... MR. 100 Rea din g 67 .2000 7, S 5-20 s 'II2W, ROO Ex calsiof 1g 50.eglhesi • 7% 1 6 0 Dalzell 10% 100 Felten Coal • 10%; 203 do. . ..... ' . 3.0% " 100 _.do• • 10% 300 Corn. Planter 4% R 2) Keystone Zine.•••• 300 UAW/ Petroleum. 3% bea Ph lt,4oir art ..230 2 44 ' KO Story Farm 4% 100 Snit Greelti:.-“,, 4 600 Globe Oil P 4 VW Reading ...MO WO Petro Centre...... 4% 200 Cora Planter.....• 100 Story Farm ' 432 'l3O Petro Centre '4% 530 MeElleny 734 Ms) Mineral Oil, 700 Demmore 12% 100 Reading....,..- ..• 07% 1300 lifeClintoele. 6.% .100 ...... 8734 300 Denemore... • • • • - 300 ,Bxcelsior...... 181 710 Story Farm 414 PM Reading 67.14 MY) Egbert.... ..... 6% 160 MuClintecir. 200 Reeding.. •••••• b3O 6134 500 Organic-. • • •••• • I% :.Co Dal sell 106 MO Maple Shade '1734 11 4 9 Clinton Coal 131 .2* Excelsior 13t &CO Excelsior.... 300 Hoge . /Aland , ' 1 3( 100 Keystone Zinc:1330.127X 100 McClintock 6% 200 Densmore The fellowing shows the !meant of coal transport ed over the Delaware, Lisakawanaus awl. West, ern Railroad Company, for week endiu;g_Saturday, August 20,1864 Bid; diked: Pa Petrolettrao9 • • Perry Oil Mineral Oil- ...... Keif tone Oil .... Venabso 011 X Union Oil 3. 4 ‘ .3X i!lenecti Oil • .. Oraanic 011..... 116 . Franklin Ott .. . 2 Howe's Eddy 011 1 • 3 Irving Oil 7 10 Popo !farm Boiler Coal 18 • 19 Keystone Zinc. , 4 2x' 281 Densmore 0i1.... la 144 Dalaell . .... 103‘ tou ;Molithany 011.— 7% • 8 l!tobertv Oil 4'.;sinii;tead •• • . ••• • i.3i ; .2% 100 McClintock Oil S 0( 100 .do 133‘ 700 Densmore Oil lots. 12).".. 100 Egbe O 68 Venusrtil 75 j 4 Minehill R 62 1 4 du • 1 4 NPennalt 3 62 4 20 Catswiess R prefd 413, • milk - - d 3.• • .prefil.Mo 42 :32 Spruce & Pine..e4 R 40 ,6000 WOO D 8 6-2) bdilts ep 11.1% . do 112 1000 do 1123 i 10000 do low ittg IMO d 0... ..... sswn 1123] ,21)00 - do rag 100% 110000 State 6s lore 100 2600 U is Coup 63 '2OOOO do —• 46.106 .1003 Seusquehanus C 163 61 600 R Penns 64 102% BOARDS. .1000 U S 5-20 'Bondi,. • • .112 1 4 20096-20 Bonda 11234 100 Reading, 67 81 11070 N Penni 10a•.....128 • 2000 Stasquehanna Cl 60. 64 BOARD. 11 Wyomtne - Valley. 99 60 Dalnn 011 1034 , WO d 0.... 103 e 1100 MoClint r k 636 101 200 Den do smore ..• 1.2)( 60 do ' 1. 1 2)( 2% 2 Penns . . ... RM. 100 Sasonehanne Cl.. 213( I 100 Reading 15:... b90..673( flo N Penns R 343 i 20 • do 34 200 Organic Oil , ...... -131 Tons Cwt. 11113", loVtt r.. 10.956 98 Total 28,218. C4l 872,258 03 For Corresponding Was lest year Shipped 221,327 18 Northn ......... 0 1 3 6:4988 GS 24,752 10 . Total Increase The following table shows the, amount of coal tranepOrted over. the Lehigh Valley Railroad for the week ending August 29, 1884: - . Arsiek. Tear. Whenshipy,el.from. To. Cwt. Tone. Cwt. • Hazleton Mira*. 3,00 9 18. 130,884 00 East Sugar Loaf 8,362 07 110,641 67 Council Ridge - - ' 1,283 lfs 7 % 656 C 4 Mount Pleat:La. ' .. 488.14 27,684 18 Spring Mountain 1.783,08 . 73.636 OS Coleraine . .6690 (8 19.819 11 13eaver Mee (low ' ' 10 13 1,487 16 New York & Lettish 7 " 12 ' • ' 22.384 17 Honey Brook • Loss it. 99,997 Is P. B. & W. H. B. AN/ 15 25,187 11 Jeddo . ....... 1,854 10 85,091 16 Harleten ~• 1 . 001 00 - 95,304 12 German Penn- closal9o . .., 7&100 37 . 807 06 Ebervale Coal 0 8 . e...• 629 12 28,691 08 )wnesvine . 991 90 - .94,193 la Beek Monntahz.n.? ......... ......•• 670 11 40,365 10 Mabey .4 8;89517 - 85.136 14 L. C. A Y H. Co 35,121 13 Other Odorant 4 '— ' - Ella ---10,96613 Total /;• 01.0110 - 10 037.640 10 Corresponding week 1 Aat year...2o;eoo. 00 840,21016' IntipllMO 7,0 7.0 117,429 16 Receipts of the 'Delaware Division Canal Co. for Week endin Aunst 20, 1864 57,408 01 Preylens in 1 864 . • 117,701:41 .-7.-----$12 5 . 1151 4/1. - .. 68 • $4,5 54077 26 Ss . -----A03,8291 65 - - iiioreirsto in 1861 ' 882.4E6 80 ~,,,,_ .T New York Evenis Post of yesterday says: Gold opened at 257, and g radually rose to 258%, , on rnmors from Grant and Sheridan. The closing prico was 257,;{. Exchange is selling at WO for Our- Tto'bey 811411.08.3440 r gold, , with a fair demand. ~ • • The loan market is more motive, and the rate 126,, folly 7IR cent. The new stamp duty,reetriots the ' rtion'A of brokers, who, in some easisii; - otnirr eia , engtomeciran fa un oominnuiton to. Geyer,' t,T The ii , an y into f go od Adis 0144114 biwi been gwillod Week eudln :mind it% 1243 Prey.ions if= IME/ Witt ruses will 144 ..at to sobedt6# ll l6 Wet itinitid 11 SAVYkliae) . Throe (*Oen five copies - VIM rem !ewes • te•ele-';4 4 «..itie eig urger Cabe' that T:iiitiklisaiaria tbil KIN rate, $L CO Per iettir The 'Amer mot wow — isee~my the eititacard In no triatanee aan Onott*lnirtte'dentatidAnnikalle afford eery Patio ilk* the wet erseldteln, fa. Pogtovustors ars Tegneebd to sot so astssbial ?Es Was Paw. a7' To the tatter-op of the Club of ten Of tilfelltY. - 02111160p7 of the Paper win be give': *ithib 'a %Teak "by a la** Influx of,banfiers , paper, &dated by the tomvs, tranesettobs In CReign er a:tripe. Over $2,000.0e0 are reported to have seen ibtlategotlited, having 60' dart to ran, at I cent. anntial. Heats , drarts have been ma :e an the National ganke tb morning, eenstna a natal:roc of loans to be egtaurbed, . ' , nil' Kock Market opened heavy and closed with out reoeVery. Governments are quiet, ticept the flvetirentles, for. which the foreign demand is in, creasing, Sadie' the bonds are extremely Bearer. State stooks aria strong, and the best' eternities are held for higneeprfaes. boa! Smoke are sin% money shares quiet, .ratiroed bonds ateady, and railroad shares declining. Before the Drat sesision gold wesfntwied of 2173 1 Erie at 117 y(; Readfaw at 134 M: Wilbhi.on Santa. ern at 57% at ; Plltahttre at ; en ded at ge1.12 andson 130. The app table gribliaitii tile chief ilitivement6 at the Board compared' with the latest prices of Monday : United Staten OA 11ik.reg.... , • • 1023( MX . • • •. Ta: it: . AL Bit United State e• 6. 1)381. coup ....... bp . /MK 106:{ • • • • United &ales 7-80 e - .i.. 10936 109 M .. United States 6 2(14cm:iv.... . : ... ...112hr frikls‘ - 4 United Sutra cert, mu ........... ..i. US st • t American Gold • " •1571( 2. Tennessee Efin•ns . me tifi 1 Minn.:owl' Oboe 62 (t 4 Atlantic Mail lBO ISt Pantile Nall 278 278 .. New Tort Gent .itallond, M( 1 8 , 3(' • . . Erie'4 . TX P k • Bri,• /rie Preff Red. • • Hudson Henning.. _ AtioiFthe Board the mark*, eloaed heaiy. New York Central aimed at 320; Erie at BOX, Hodson - HIV!? at 128%,Beading at isag,./Mleblocan Central at 186, lebtgan Southern at 86@8Gi• rlifnots • I lee tral at 32836011 S X; Pittsburg 'at 110 114/n, Ronk bland at inumern, Northwestern at 63 k, Norm wartime prelerreo at 87. heni/-Weeklir Rev iew or the Philtilitaplkla Markets.. AUGUST 23 —Binning. Tharourkets generally are firm, but bur sales arts - Malted. Bark is Ire demand at full prices. Cotton In better, but the salts are limited. agree la rather ...order; le not leech doing in Flour, lint the - mailtek.flr. ;tr.- Wheat is In demand. Corn amerce and prices are rather better. out are 'silo betfer. PriMildonsaretrm, mid therals more hiurenhanced. Wool is excited and soiling • atMt prices. Ther.Flosrmarket is Arm , but there . ¬ mouth defies.; sales comprise about 1.000 Irbk of extra family at sll.6frerierfbr old stock and fresh ground'. The rettilers and bakers iire'buying moan iately irk from 'SA ffb@itrfor sraperfine amso@il -extra ; Sti.6o4l2.sllfor'extre Wally, and $l2 76 tor bbl for fancy brands; according to quality. Rya - Flour is sellttg . ln a small way at 010.2.51g10.60 ft bid: Corn . Meal is SearCe at full prices. Claarsr.—Wheat 1s 111 SCOd . deteeied at full prime, with sales of 12,000 busat 265 e for old reds, 251W:file for retrWestern and Perms &pond 2702271 e for prime Southern; white - ransee se from ailsaseos Yt bus. as to quality. Byer's - soiling la a small way at issfflind for Blelaware- and Penna. lions is scares and rather better, - wlth Small sales at 110e173c 9 bus ter prime yellow. -Oats are firni, with salmi of 6,ooo•bus at abettor new asdl+l3@ioOell hue for old. FaVvraions.—There Is more activity In the mar ket, but 'prices 'are-firmer. Small sales of Mess Pork are • making at eytl44 o 42. l fEbbt, and Man Beer ranges at 'from UooBolfl bbl for country and city rcked:' Bacomlii selling in a small way at 19@2ter lb . tor plain and fancy-tfagged , ' Barns, 17%c for 'ides, , arid .1701730 . 4 ++ lb, oath, - fbr Shoulder*. Green Mesta rwein better demand at• le@fleiic for shoul ders.• Ploiried Hahn are setting:at 200 jel Si. Lard is scarce, and firmly held 'at the advance, with sales of tierces at Xxiggitio. Butter is In demand, cad prices are firm, with sales of solid packed at 40@45e —the latter 'rate for prime fresh, and common at prices rangingdrom 80@88c gram, New York Unease Is selling at from 20025 e .11i. 'km! are selling at 20c ft , dozen. DdetTALS.—P/Mlroll Is SCarCe,liat firm, with salsa Of an three It! •at. 467073fit0n for the threSnumbers_ Small sales ol Scotch Flg.are making at +BO la ton. Zdanufactureitliore is in demand, and selling at fun prices. LICAD is rather , scarce;-Galena sold at 16,ii ‘ c IR If, cash. mtlee-of yellow metal are making at 50c 11,,1C liertn.—Quereitron continues eearce and In de. maid, with sales of 25 hlwis Am, No. 1-at $5l iist ton Spanish oak Is-Booted st iit2l@l3, and chestnut at 11e i 9 .cord. : liDLEl3.—Adamantine are very scarce, and worth 34@35c for short weight; and 40c ift ih for full weight. COAL—There is less-demand, and prices are net so firm ; cargo solos at e making at Port Richmond at $ll tp ton, delivered board: COPFEE is rat her firm; about 800 bags of Rio have been sold at 484ilinall It; cash and time. - .. . COTTON, —ThedemiLnd Is Molted, but prices are better; 800 bales of:middlings have been sold at. 1330 P 186e.1t lb, cash. • . • FlSH.—ltliolerel are firm, and priees are better; 14100 bbis sold at $2B; $15150 • aace513.1:021.4.50 for the three numbers. . Frult.—Tureign. &Intim:tee Beane, and there is very little doing.. Domestia.Pritit.lB coming in and selling freely at $102.59.gt ,A.pples, and. 484/ 100 brisket for Peaches, the- latter tor choice. - Tarornene Continue scarcel. good' Western ,are taken at 87112.90 Telt. . . Hors are firm • lstniortaretaelting in a small way at 30636 e 11l dish. HAY.—Bailea is selling at from $2BOO 30 ton. Ltminra is in fair demand, with BaIOS of Yellow Sap Boards at s2i@t2B ;• White Pine at $320341 Beraleek Boards at s23t 4 and Laths at from s2sl 2.50 ill AL PriuLasess.—Theretis-more doing ; about 300 Ude of Cuba sold on private terms. NAVAL STonse.—&ll kfnda are. scarce, snd there is not much doing. Small sales of Rosin are making. at $95080 'frbbl. Spirits of Turpentine is selling in k small way at $3.8503-7.54ppa10n. On.s.—Lard Oil la ilLmtly held with eC winter at $1.70 0 1:75 gallon. Linseed Oil le eat ing in a small way at sl.7silltgallou. Petroleum is without change ; about 4,000- libis sold at 49@500 for oruee ; 80@85e for relined, in bond, and 87@900 31 gallon for tree. PLASTER 18 In detriandi. We quote soft at 465.20 30 ton. Bias continues very imam/a, with small BaloB notice at 14X@15%0 SEaus.—thovenieed continues , acarce, : with Small sales to notice at $l4 1f SS Ds, mostly from second hands. Tlmothy.la selling, in a email way, at tad coo V/ bn. Flaxseed sells, on. arrival, at $3.50 be. Sri RlTS.—Brandy and. Gin are firmly held, bet there is very little doing In either. Whisky is bet. ter, with sales of bbls at 18,4&11850 for Pennsylvania and Western.. Sroart.--There Is rather more doing, and the market is firmer, with sales of. about 500 hhds Cuba and English Is lands at l9WffrillXe; Porto Bice at 22ge; and 300.boies Cuba at Zijf,c TALLOW Ls in UM demand, witn sales of 50,000 Ss city-rendered at 10@20a ip it, cash. Tonacco.—lleklers are very firm in their views, but there is not math doing in either leaf or manu factured. VizIEGAII.71):1111 Vinegar is selling at 26c VI gal lon, In bbLs. Wool..—Tho market Is exulted and very firm, with large Estes, to notice at 115.2Lne for tine to me` Morn fleece. - The follevring, were the tecelpta of Flour aad Grain at this port to-day : Flour. Wheat Corn Oats ' BTew Turk lisrast - S,, August 23. BusausTuatirs.—The market for State and West ern Flour Is 10 cents better. Sales 15,000 bbls at .9.4009.85./or Superfine State: $lO 35010 45 for extra State; *10,60010.55. fur choice do; 49.40010 55 for superfine Western - ; *4035011.80 for common to, me dium extra Western;.slo.9ooll.lo for common to good shipping brands extra round-hOop Ohio, and 411.16012.75.f0r trade brands. ,Southern Flour is firmer; salesl,23o bbls at *10.20012 for common, and *12.10014.21 for fancy and extra: - Canadian Flour is 19c better; sales 600 bbla at *1025010 70 for common, and" 110 76012 25 for good to choloc extra. R)e Flour is quiet. Cora Meat Is quiet and steady. Wheat is I@2c better; sales 80.000 bus at $2.20(02.23 for Chicago spring, $ 2 210 . 2.37 for Milwaukee .olab, *2.8802 40 iiir amber Mil waukee, IF2 4002 4.2 'for winter red Western, and $2.49,02.52. for amber. Michigan. Bye Is quiet and unchanged. Barley is dull and nominal. Barley Maltie firm at *24002 Oats are dull arid heavy at 94094%0 for Canada, 94095 c for State, and 950 9541,c. for 'Western. The Corn market is 26 better ; sales 86,000.buit at $1.€0011.61 for mixed Western. Pnovisioxs.r-The Pork market is dullapd hear! I sales 2,500.bb1it $24337.50 (Or mess ' - $ 413040.50 for new do. check up and.regular way, closing at 4400 40.25;435 500301er prime, and $BB for prime mesa; also, 1,000 bbls now mess for eeptember, baker's option, at $4B. The Beet market is very dull; sales 250 bbls at about previous prices. Prime MOSS . Beef is quiet and nominally unchanged. Out Meats re quiet but very firm at .154fg153y'C for Shoulders, and 17)4018c for Hams ; sales 250 toe smoked Hams at. 210.. The hard market is quiet. but prices ate . ge higher t sales 600 bbls at 2.3%02.2 ;.also, 800 bids for September, buyer's option, at 21spito tic. Bosteis.Breadstufrs FLoulk—The receipts sines yesterday have been 2,170111115. The market is firm, with good demand. Sales-of Western superfine a t ,7.5@10.26 common extra,' $10.750)11 ; medium do, $11.254311.75q.g00d. and.chokm do, $11.75010.50 i 01. • • (}nets.—The receipts since yesterday have bees 1,84E0 hushes Oats, 9,700 do Shorts. Corn Is In mode rata ,demand sales of Western mixed at $1,67; Sol/them yellow, 01.70 . bushel. Oats are dull; sales if Northern and Canada at sls3l.o6fit bushel. Rye is scarce at $2.26 $1 bushel. Shorts are selling at SO; 'Fine Feed. 3.E0 ll'ton. • • Ifsoyisimis.—Fork Is In, moderate demand r d • sales or prime at S3I3(2ST ; mess, 09f449 • clear, $4.2f1944 bb), cash. Beet is dull; sales of gottevn and West ern mess and extra mesa at $20r423 bbl, cash. Lard is scarce, and the market is firm; sales in bola. at 4.80,2334 c tict 1., cash. Earns are selling at, 196213. ft lb, cash. ' A man named Pi;ter BlurrAwas drowned in a ; vat contenting only three feet of .llqoor, on lifoliday last, in Boston. It is stated asn.faot that the liquor was so poisonous that. tie owing:of the distillery; la atteinpting,to descend Into thiwat to rescue Murry, imxnedietely.falnted away, alter almost met the fate of hie employee. The need, bally s nould only be taken outby the use of hookil. Tberets a New Yor/4rrese at the tort William*. Benny Hotel, Lake Geormerhose-impeakeenta (aa civear denominated baggaze) ;outdate of twenty-ela trunks, and another who rejoloes in "toting around , . sixteen trunks. Betwe.®n,tAe two the &hes competl- Mr' is very lively. • Hachette, the greab and wealthy French pub lisher, (the largest publliher In the world, by the way), lately died. All, the political and literary no tabilities at Paris did him honor at his funeral. The number of rebel deserters who avall them. selves of the benefit of the oath of allegiance is larger now than It has been at any time Mace the breaking out of the'war. They are all sent North after being released. Borden, the condensed-milk wian, Is going tv make meat Werilt for the army, All the nutritious properties of a half ton of beet will be oonoentrated into a very few pounds weight. • The sword bought for Admiral Infragat by his , admirers of the Union I.,eague of New York has reached him, and he has replied in a neat letter. That sword was worthily bestowed. —.General Ledlle, who "eomnianded the colored troops at the assault on Petersburg, has mysteriously disappeared from his command. General Julius White is In command. Torts. Cwt. 212,417 06 81,6,9:6,17 76.5308 00 70.914 03 Rev. Mr. thlrroll,. of. New Haven, has been. praying for peace with the rebel runawaysond out meta at the Clifton House, Niagara Falls, and via , lu:fella:live and pathetiO as to make theM ory pro fusely. Thi3 onion Drop is large this year. A correspondent of the Chicago 'Tritons given. the following derivation of F,arragurs name : : "Ferro is a provincial form pi the German verb fa/nen—fa= or farra, meaning 'to move upon inn' water,' to tail.' Gut,'Of course, Is pure German, and means 'good.' So Farr apd is equivileint.to one who MOM WWI . .upon 54 4 1 wetere et 410 tailor,'" faiK 130 2;000 bbia. .... 9.500• bas. 2,000 bus. 6,44* bus. rEis'orriL.
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