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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1864.
ale-We can take no notice of anonymous commu
nications. We do not return rejected manuseript&
nu. W. W. Rarrzar ft No.. 604 Ninth street, two
doors north of Penni)) , lvania ATennecWaaldngton
Oity, le the Weal:dna - ton agent of Tan Pause. Mr.
RwiTann will receive anbserliptione for Tau Panes
itl WaShln t atibeeribere are regularly
!served and attend to advertising.
dvertistng. •
0 . • -member the great in
terest - ed over the full, cou
ple graphic, special, and expensive re
p e doings of a certain Colonel .
.s or JAcotrAss " that ,appeared iu
the columns of an enterprising and reliable
contemporary, some weeks' since. At the
time we were not so muchimpressed by the
great importance of a mission to Richmond
as by the tone and coloring of the inimita
-Me report. Even now the recollections of
the gokl,kntves and spoons, the delicacies
of the Spottswood House, and the pathos
of that kind-hearted lover of his race, Mr.
J:- Dpos, are among, our most delightful
recollections. . The mission of these gen
. Alemen. has since, hoiever, received a no-
toriety that could not have been gained in
• 'the columns of our contemporary. What
Colonel JAQUES (subsequent developments
enable us to correct our orthography) -has
done with himself, we have not been able
to learn. . Nobody has heard of .him.nor
seen him nor had any correspondence with
him. , He has not had a public dinner nor
his picture in the illustrated papers, nor has
: liananie even been mentioned in connec
tion:with. the Presidency. 'Not due of our
la* staff of vigilant coriespondents, re
porters, or agents has been able to get a
glimpse of him, nor has he been seen at any
of our hotels. It is painful for us to. ex
press any doubt about a matter on which
the whole world seems to have !made up
its mind, but our conscience compels its to
—say' that we are rapidly forming the opin
iOn that Colonel Jeotixs is a myth—a
" Mrs. Harris," whom a Boston -I' Salley
Ga•mp " bee been imposing upon the cre
dulity of the public. • ' -
This Boston " Sairey (lamp"-is known as
rather, an agreeable and pleasant writer of
books and articles for magazinea. -It is
presumed that by this honorable occupation
lhe: earns his ddilYbread. To a writer of
: hooks and magazine articles notoriety is
'bread 'and meat, and - next to genius for
'writing we must commend -genius for ad- •
vertising. The number of men who. have
amassed large fortunes by advertising May
be readily learned by looking over the ee
lumns of Tim Pumas for the last seven years,
and :we du 'not wonder that the Boston
- writer should be-induced to follow this
'thrifty • and prudent example. We must
commend the ingenuity that has enabled
.this shrewd writer to obtain's° much of our
space without the, usual compensation; but
'we are not at all envious, and trust that he
inlay sell his .books, save his money, and
live like an honest man, At the same
time,. *here is. Col. JAQUES ? He, or a
person answering to his name, went to
:Riehruouct ; he must certainly have gone to
;Richmond, for on this. point the evidence
is overwhelming. The two gentlemen
suet " Secretary" BEN.LOrrir, who said,
"Pray be seated." Now, here is one' im
portant point. "As we took the proffered
seats, the Colonel, drawing. off his duster'
and displaying his uniform; said," &c.
We now know that the person called Col.
3 - AquEs wore a" " duster" 'and a uniforM,
Has anybody seen a stray colOnel with a
"duster" and a uniform ? If this evidence
will throw any light upon the sUbject we
- shall be happy ; but we are not to be en
trapped by such a apringe. We still
'retain our opinion . about "Mrs. Harris."
We know the way of these advertising
people too' well.. In the first place, this
writer went to Richmond to write a book.
His business was book-writing, and he knew
enough of the market and marketable wares
'to place a proper Value, upon interyiew
With two such notorious people as Davrs
and BENJAMIN. He had his friend -in a
"-duster." Why might not the gentleman
iii the "duster" have been a book-pedlar?
'We all know. that book-pedlars wear
"dusters," and we can imagine no more
enterprising scheme than a journey to
Richmond to write a new book, with a
friend along in the business to dispose of
the old edition.
• Ho - w about those "propositrms •for
peace ?" Here again we must-pause to ad
mire the marvellmis tact of this advertising
agent and his friend in the "duster." " The
:'resident did not communicate with Col.
,TAQURS at all." And yet we were told he
had been the President's old friend and
spiritual adviser. "I asked. him," says the
advertising agent, " but once for a pass,
and promptly, and with no hesitation, he
gave it—as promptly, probably, as he would
haze given it to any one he Was glad to be rid
.ol:" Of course. Mr. Liato.blai knows
these people, and he gave thiS agent a piss
'very much as a busy housewife would give
a talkative pedlar a penny to move on with
his pins and needles, tapes and soap.. How,
then,lo . get to Richmond ?
.If lie went to
write a book—intention expressed and
published —.General LEE would have
Bung Um, writing materials and all,
to_ a convenient tree. If he went to " ar-
Image about prisoners,'.' he would certainly
not have gone beyond the flag-of-truce boat.
If lie went as a combatant, Libby prison
would have given him a welcome not quite
as grateful as the Spottswood House. Peace
must be the charmed word, the " open
sesame" to - enter the bandit's cave. He
could tfilk of peace as agreeably 7 an.d as
glibly as Mr. SANDERS or Mr:. HOLCOMBE,
and write a better book than - either. By
dint of that very quality to whigh men
sometimes give a harsher name than we
employ, this adventurous advertising agent
forced lus.way to Richmond,.saw the noto
rious people there, returned honie, and be
gin to write about all he had seen or heard.
He' hail been writing ever since, and it is
with - some feeling of terror and dismay that
wc.look !von this new infliction of articles,
and statements, and cards, and' eiplana
thins, and counter-Charges that seen& to'
lbeL in store for us.' We tlionght
JEWE;tT WEIS the latarof,
but we find we•have beerraildly Mistaken.
Busy people who can worry the• Presi
dent out of passes, and elude the Confede
rate piCkets; have a perfect' right to go to
Richmond and talk peace to 1.117. DA.VIS
and Mr. Bantrawrn twit they become as
gentle as doves. If theyean advance their
interests by it, and sell hooka, well and
good; .but when they attempt to make it a
national question, to bring cabinets and
statesmen into their gossipping, and par
tieniarlY when they wear an air of official
and: diPlcimatic myatery that may lead.peo
pleto,regard them as the representatives of
a nation, their quackery becomes an imper
tinence. The whole advertising scheme of
this book-writer and his 'conipanion in the
"duster" is a stupendous impertinence.
Their mission did no &pi:l,, ancLOOld do
no - good. They trifled - with the dignity of
the Government, anctpreterided to be What
they were :not,: •We laugh-:at the; -whole
affair es- piece, of- folly, and -for ourselves
We have only to say that all .-fhtnre volun
teer peace commissioners to I:!ifebtiona who
care to have their adventures -known must
appear at our biisinesS quieter : and:pay-the
usual rates. This businewi of adyertiaing
for nothing may be ingeniously managed,
but we find that it does not pay, and..that
while, as in this ease, the dignity of 'the
Government is awaited, the newspapers
are the principal sufferers.
Tan New York World of yesterdaY cam
taances a tirade against General 'Bryn=
in this refined and gentlemanly style
rumor has been current for several days—
.ort•what authority we know not:---that this
.cock-eyed hero is to be sent to this metro-
Tons te,,aupersede General Dm and spy out
Cppperhead treason." The World is the
paper which 80 strongly deprecated abusive
personalities a day or two ago, and insisted
tetyji , case of General McetaimArT that
44 1 T HAS GOT TO STOP IMP
Four Planks, at wereyorgotten.
The framers of th i e, Chicago platform,
whoever they were, are guilty of at least
four sins, and four veryreniarkable sins, of
omission. In the first - pladeohey are en."
tire]y silent upon the subject of slavery,
which has heretofore formed the beginning,
middle, and end of all their platforms, and
has been about the only prominent, vital
question to give their, political creed a dis
tinctive, indiVidual_' Chaincter. In the
next place, they are entirely silent about
the Monroe, doctrine.' We know that one 'of
the delegates from this State offered the
following resolution before the ConventiOn:
"Resolved, That we cannot view with in
differenee the, open repudiation and viola
tion of the Monroe doctrine in the esta
blishment of ari Empire on the ruins of a
neighboring Republic." The, resolution
was received with shouts of applause, hats
being violently hurled about upon exalted
canes, and was referred,o the Committee
on Platform, since which no tidings of
its fate have been received. In the
third place, the platform contains no
appeal for foreign intervention. We knew
that nothing could be more acceptable to
the leaders of the Democratic party. Lord
LYONS, in the account of his interview with
the " shining lights " of the Democracy in
1562, bears.significant testimony to this
fact, in the following language : " Several
of the leaders of the Democratic party sought
interviews with me, both before and after the
arrival of the intelligence of General Mc-
CLELLAN's dismissal. The subject upper
most in their minds, while they were
speaking to me, was naturally that of
foreign mediation between North athd South.
Many of them seemed to think that this
mediation must come at last; but they ap
peared to be afraid of its coming too soon.
It was evident that they apprehended that
a premature proposal of foreign interven
tion would afford the radical party a means
'of reviving the violent war spirit, and thus
of defeating the powerful plans of the; con
servatives. They appeared to regard the
present moment as peculiarly anfavorable
for such an offer, and, indeed, to' hold.that
it.would be essential to the success of any
proposal from abroad that it should be de
ferred until the control of the Executive' Go
vernment Should be in. the hands of the Con- ,
aervative party. * * * At the bottom I
thought I perceived a desire to put an end
to the war, even at the risk of losing the
SOutharn States altogether." Of course
these Democratic peace-makera were not
particular, from what, quarter 'mediation
came: It . would be quite as acceptable
if the offer should come from France
as England—perhaps more acceptable--
and hence France must not be offend
ed. We can understand now why no
thing is. said about the Monroe doctrine !
On. one other point this Chicago platform
(it might more properly be called a " raft,"
for its timbers are impractically shaped and
bunglingly thrown together, and it is ques
tionable if they will float anywhere but on
the placid waters of Salt river) is very defec
tive. There is nothing whatever said about
the recognition of the Southern Confede
racy. how such an oversight could. have
occurred With JE-WETT and SANDARS in
direct telegraphic communication with
Chicago, and VALLANDIGHAM and Haulm
in full feather at the Convention, it is diffi
cult to comprehend. When the Conven
tion reassembles for the purpose of abusing
the Administration for the victories at At
lanta and 'Mobile—most inconvenient vic
tories, for they will compel an alteration in
the platform—it is to be hoped that the
points above briefly indicated may be ac
corded a conspicuous. place.
Peace Expenses Abroad.
Certain European journalists throw in
our teeth the vast expense of the - present
War—a contest literally forced - upon us, a
contest not for conquest, not for new ter
ritory, not for ambitious ends, but solely
and wholly for the maintenance of the great
Union which made us a. great and kept, us
i a commanding nation. The policy of:this
country ever has been pacific. It esehhwed
foreign wars, and therefore neither a great
army nor a'great navy was held necessary.
The greatest ship-builders in the world,
our men-of-war, 'frigates, and gunboats
were few in number, and what are called
"the Household Troops" of England,
whose holiday-duty mainly consists in
being near the pe'rson of Royalty in London,
and Windsor, cost more than did our whole
regular "army before the Rebellion broke
out. 'True, there has been a vast expenditure,
naval as - well as military, in. consequence
of that Bebellion—but it was inevitable.
Say that Scotland had revolted from Eng
land, that Silesia had declared its inde
pendence of Prussia, that Bohemia -had
raised the flag against Austria, that the Me
diterranean departments had confederated
to separate from France—would England,
Prussia, Austria, and France permit them
to carry out their views, without endeavor
ing to maintain, each Power for itself, the
full integrity of its territory'.? If to main
tain, surely not without expense. We
have found War a very costly thing—it
was War that swelled up the National
Debt of England to four thousand million
dollars—but a great principle is involved
in the success which is generally reward
ing our great sacrifices and true patriotism,
and has.nearly broken up the Con
federation of the slaveliolders. To pre
serve that principle inviolate, to vindicate
its truth and : necessity, we do not grudge
what it has cost us, but, we repeat, we are
not, on the aggressive. The Union was
basely assailed, and the Free States would
have been doubly traitorous had they held
back from defending it. In that defence,
which has made the greatest war the
world ever witnessed, we are battling not
alone for ourselves and for this land, but
for other peoples, and for fair freedom in all
other civilized lands. We had a right to cal
enlateupon at least the tympathy of England,
a country which had herself made enor
mous sacrifices to crush. Slavery within her
far-extended realm, but England, thereby
making herself the world's wonder, chose
to declare a paper neutrality with us, and
to permit her traders to afford their active
sympathy with 'the slave-owners. The
Alabamas and Floridas, essentially British
vessels were built and manned to aid the
rebels and inpire our commerce, and .the
fleets of blockade-runners that bring cotton
out of:Wilmington and carry in stores for
the rebels, have been. built in the Mersey
and the Clyde, and are owned by Liver
pool, Glasgow, and London merchants.
Comparisons, Mrs. _Malaprop said, are
odorous. Nevertheless, we shall take leave,
having frankly admitted the heavy cost of
our war, to enter a - comparison-with the
peace establishments of Europe:: :AI this
moment, with the war in Denmark ended
and the rebellion in Poland literally crushed
out, Europe is wholly at peace: If NA
POLEON' the leading spirit among the so
vereigns'of the Old World, Pleased to per
form what AtrousTus did at Ftome, he
Might order the "gates 'of the :Temple of
Janus to be closed; so entire is
.the peace
of Europe. Yet it will be found that even
Peace is a very costly luxua7 in. the Old
World.
Let us estimate the population of Euiope
at 326,000,000 inhabitants,- and add up the
different- armies (including , that of the
Prince of Monaco, consisting ' of heave
men), mad we tiball find that 4,04,600 out
of that population are now under arms,
while not even'a solitary Musguet or rifle
shot is -to be heard from the North Cape,
in Lapland, to Cape lViatapan, in the
Mores,. The revenues of the European
Monarchies and States may be estimated at
43314,276,000 per annum; out of which sum,
in the most profound peaCe, not less thin
, R88,093,000' is absorbed for military ex.
perms. That is, out of every sixteen or
twenty adult males in. Europe one man
has been drawn from his occupation to be`'
Oiled into a soldier, and-still in most Pro.
found peace—more than one-fourth of the ,
gold paid in taxes and imports, for `the
government of Europe, goes to maintain
the millions who • constitute the standing
airily of that continent.
:I The annual expenditure of Great Britain
R 68,000 000 out, of, which ki.4,00,000,
, •
or more than a ,filtly goes to pay her array.
It. costs Austrialt..l7thd; Prance' a fourth ;
Russia', over a,:ilaird, -Prussia. a fourth,
Switzerland a seventh, and' Turkey a half
_of her whole income, to maintain their mi
litarY force, in - this - time of peace. Let
war arise, and their armament would be
increased, and the cost.. And the expendi
ture here stated is only 7'l7 : dietary it costs
England and - Prance as much, respectively,
to make and maintain a naval as it :does to
keep a military force. When herstanding
armies alone, in peace, cost one-fourth of
Europe's whole revenue, 'it is a little too
bad to cast •in our teeth the cost of the
greatest war, and for the.grandest purpose,
the world ever saw.
LETTER FROM "OCCASIONAL,"
WASHTNGTON, Sept. 5, 1864.
However glooiny the skies, this is un
doubtedly the brightest day that has dawned
upon our country since the victories of
Gettysburg and. Vielcsburg on the 4th of
July, .1861. Every loyal heart throbs
with gratitude_ to God as the aspects of
to-day point to the prospects of to-mor
row. Observe how true it is that the
only hope, of the friends of General Me,
Malan is in the defeat of our cause on land
and sett. Sherman's mate,hless strategy and
surprising perseverance, "owned, as they
have been, by the capture and occupation
of Atlanta, against all toe , defiant pre
dictions of the rebel leaders and organs,
and the utter defeat of the malignant
" Situation " articles of the Vallartdigham
Democratic papers, have already been fol
lowed by wonderful results. That achieve
ment has struck—terror to the soul of the
traitors. , It has :strengthened the national
credit. It has paralyzed the gamblers in
gold and the speculators ini'bn the 'de
cessities of the .witritng classes. The
fears of those: .who have supposed_ that
the extortionate
prices`:for the great
staples of universal` consumption would
lead to famine or reVoltition, are al
ready everywhere dissipated in. the view
that the last victories of Farragut- and
Sherman have opened to our eyes. Here,
,at a glance, you may see upon what a mise
rable foundation rest the expectations of
Our foes, whether those >in arms or those
who plot in cowardly ease. And if you
desire to see the other side of the medal,
notice the increase of the prices of Abe ne
cessaries of life at Richmend, as the prices
in our own sections gradually but inexora
bly decline. AS Mr. Mcßride, of the
:Morning Chronicle, well expressed it in his
yesterday's letter from before Petersburg :
4 , At last our presence is paiiefully felt, and
as each frantic effort to shake us off only
results in damage to themselves, they rally
their forces for another deadly assault, aid I
raise the price of flour two dollars .a
pound." -
To this may be added the admissions of
the Riehmond. Examiner of the 81st of
August: •
“Nothing which can possibly occur at Chicago is
so momentous to us as the events which are taking
place on ; Me Weltion.liailroad, around Atlanta, and
*near Harper's Ferry. Even_ supposing that the
Yankee Peace Demoorats in that Vonvention should
carry all before them, and nominate candidates on
a distinct basis of pause and separation, { which is by
no means supposable ) yet all that wOuld algaify-no
lhlng, save in so far as the action .should be ailirmed
by Mose ratification meetings which are to take place on
the Weldon road, near Atlanta, and on or about the
Potoitac. In other words, issues of peace and war
are not in the hands of politicians and statesmen;
no, not in the slightest degree ; they are In the hands
of soldfcrs.”
Next, as showing how a single military
success, in an important qUarter, affects the
rebels ' from_ take the following extract the
Petersburg Empress, which appears in a
letter to that paper froni Hill's corps, and
which shows that the occupation by our
forces under Gen. Warren of the Weldon
Railroad has produced a most disheart
ening effect upon the traitors,:
,
" The unsuccessful • efitela of our forces, to die-
Lodge the enemy had the effeet to still further de
press us ; and when, during the past five or six days,
we learned that the' enemy were gradually extend•
irg their lines down the road, hope gave way to a
feeling of deep despair. We prepared for the worst,
and many, we regret to say, have realised Fall and
more than theY expeeled."
Let us now suppose that General Grant,
with his Tapidkvincreasing array animated
by his own bold and persistent spirit,
taking advantage of the despondency which
4 recent events 4must undoubtedly, from the
extracts given, have created in the South,
should effect the capture of Richmend, how
long do you think the rebels would be kble
.to make a stand against his triumphant
columns ? Several Union refugees, here
tofore men of wealth and influence in Rich
mond, have lately arrived within our final,
and 'I believe two of them are now in Phi
ladelphia. They represent that the mili
tary situation in the rebel capital is in the
last degree - pitiable, and they escaped at a
period when the Richmond papers in
sisted that Atlanta could not be taken, and
laughed at the idea of Farragut succeeding
in the conquest of Mobile. These gentle
men aver that notwithstanding the yiro
nwnciamiento of Jeff Davis, over the signa
ture of Judah-P. Benjamin, that no peace
would ever be made by the so-called Con
federacy with the regular Government of
the United States, save upon the basis of
the• acknowledgment of the independence
of the rebel conspiracyr yet that the re
cent intimations from the friends of the
Administration, that the people Of the
South would be received back on the
basis of the restoration of the Union,
bad produced _in -astonishing effect
upon those who haVe so long been im
poverished. and Oppressed. Other juror
,mation from the same quarter states that
the late order of General Grant that de
serters from the rebel lines would not be
compelled to fight in the Union ranks
(thus, of muse protecting them against
execution, if, afterwards captured), but
Would be put to other labor, has had the
great effect of demoralizing the rebel
armies, for nothing seems to be necessary
but to convince' Lee's troops that if they
come to the North they will be .fairly and
properly, treated if they will only take the
oath of allegiance and agtee to abide:by
their obligations as citizens of .the Re
public. 2 • _
There should be no more croaking and
complaining among the loyal men in the
loyal ketes. They are so devoted to the
cause ofthe country that they cannot bear
a catastrophe. A single defeat fills them
with despair, and this feeling leads them
to indulge in the most unjust criticism of
the administration of the' Governinent.
Now, in this hour .of ensured triumph, and
in the foretteof:ghat /I believe will-be
the crowning vfctory-te the war; we must
strengthen the Government in all its de
partments, and agree never hereafter to
give way to those 4 emotions which only
serve to weaken- the Government and to
inspire our foes with new confidence.
♦ Cioce.srozrAn.
—An officer was found dead some weeks ago on
the track of the Indianapolis, Pent, and Chicago
Railroad• Appearances Strongly induced the belief
that he had beeri'murdired: .Papers found upon his
person identified him as Captain Harry Elliott, of
the 25th Pennsylvania, a son of li."11. R. Elliott, of
this city. He had accompanied the remains of his
brohetr, the late Ctiptain Thomas H. Elliott, to this
city, and was returning to iris commandwhen'he
met his sad fate. His' father on this, his double' be•
reavement, merits and receives the unfeigned sym
pathy of his large circle of friends.
A surgeon of the: 25th North Carolina TOO
meet, with Early's rebel army -of the valley, lay
down to sleep in a held a few nights ago. The
Richmcnd Examiner Says- he was waked up by one
of the men who: desired a pass for some.purpose.
The Doctor reached over to get his coat, which
bad folded up and had been resting his head `uion
as a pillow; as he moved his coat a huge.moccavin
snake, with a apread head; crawled slowly from be
neath, and commenced to coil 'tsar priparatory to
springing uport:the surgeon. It.is useless Co state
that the Doctor retired in goodorder.
TEE ARO3I-sTREBT TAticAmmi.—The capital
comedy of "The Belle's Stratagem," presented
lest evening, was a gratifying success,. notwith
standing the notorious perversity,of the weather.
Mrs. Drew appeared to brilliant favor in the part of
Htirdy, very tastefully supported by the best
force of her clever company.
WA.LBUT.STP.IO3I. THE4TRE.—Mr. Edwin Booth
performed. Hamiet last evening to an intelligent and
remarkably full house. ills performance was worthy
of its audience and of Mr. Booth's eminent ability.
During the week he will range through the best
charaoterS Of the stage.
,GATIMBING , Op VEIN Ciews.—The sixth annual
•isercises in the., Scottish games of the Caledonian
tllub, wMch weronecessarily deferral by the heavy
rein yesterday, will come off at Washington Re
'teat (a liftle way out of town, on the Reading Rail
-oarl,) tomorrow forenoon. Prizes will.he awarded,
cis anal. Beck's Band, will be engaged. Transit
- o Washington Retreat, six times in the day, from
siA.. to 4P. can be had, by excursion tioketil
riontthe Reading Railroad' Statiort, Thirteenth and
JallowhiU streets,
THE PREgS.—P eo o ADEuenri, TUESDAY, , SEPTENIMA 6,
Tiara it no truth in the published report that an
envoy extraordinary from the Emperor NLlsmittLie.u.
hoe arrived In Washington.
THE NEW VENEZUELAN IdINISTER. • -
11. I3ausim ex, minister plenipotentiary from Ve-
nezuela, was to-day formally presented to the Pre
sident by the Acting Secretary of State. The usual
assurances of.triendship were exchanged.
THE ItERIE OF FRACTIONAL CURItENCY.
According to en official statement, the amount or
fractional currency in circulation Is $24,000,00%, an
Incrsaseof nearly $1,000,000 within the last month.
THE LOAN SUBSCRIPTION'S. '
The subscriptions to the 7-30 loan, as . reported , to
the Treasury Department, amount to $713,(100, and
to the 10.40 loan to $72,0c0.
THE LATE VICTORIES
A DAY OF THANKSGIVING. AFP.OINTED,
Orders of Praise and Caiigratalailon by
President LiZICOltl•
To Major Genera? Dix, New York
The President has issued the following recom
mendations and orders in relation to the recent suc
cesses by the United States forces at Mobile and
Atlanta. EDWIN M. STANTON,
• Secretary of War.
LISOSTIVE MANSION, WABHINOTON CITY, Sept.
3,1884.—The signal suooess that Divine Providence.
has recently - vouchsafed to the operations of the
•United States army and navyin the harbor of Mo
bile, and the reduction of Port Powell, Port. Gaines,
and Port Morgan, and the glorious achievements
of the army under Major General Sherman In the
State .of Georgia, resulting in the Capture of the
city of Atlanta, call for devout acknowledgment to
the Supreme Being, in whose hands are the desti
nies of nations. • -
It is therefore requested that on next Sunday, in
all places of public worship in the United States,
thanksgiving be offered to. Him for HIS mercy in
preserving our national existence against the in
surgent, rebels who so long - have - been waging a
cruel war against the Government of the United
States for its overthrow, and also that prayei , be
Made for the Divine protection to our brave sol
diers and their leaders in the field, who have so
often and e6gallantly periled their lives in baitling
with the enemy, and, for blessings and
wounded,
frqm
the Father of Mercies to the sick, and wounded, and
prisoners, and to the orphans and widows of those
who .have fallen in the service of their country ?
and that He will , continue to uphold the Govern
ment of the United States against all the efforts of
public enemies and secret foes.
ARRAHAH %Lamour.
THE NA•17017.1.1. THANES TO
,FARRAGITT, aAinnr,
GRANGER, AND THEIR* 70E0E8...
Exaorrrivie MANSION, Sept. 3.—The national
thanks are tendered -by the President to Admiral
Farragut and Major General Canby for the skill
and harmony with which the recent operations In
Mobile harbor and against Fort •Powell, Fort
Gaines, and Fort Morgan were planned and carried
into execution.
Also,. to Admiral Parragut. and Major General
Granger, under whose immediate command they
Were conducted, and to thezallint commanders on
sea and land, and to the - sailors And soldiers en
ged in the operations, for their energy, and eon
rage, which, Hader the blessing of Providence; have
been crowned with brilliant success, and have won
for them the applause and thanks of the nation.
ANDAMAN LINCOLN.
THE NATIONAL THANKS TO SHBICHAN AND HIS
EXECUTIVII .IYIANSION, Sept.- 3.—The National
thanks are tendered by the Prasldorit to Major
General Sherman, and the gallant offi
cers and soldiers of his command before Atlanta,
for the distinguished ability; courage,' and pone
veranci displayed In the campaign in Georgia,
which'lunder Divine favor, have resulted ,In the
capture of the city of Atlanta.
The marches, battles, sleges f and other military
operations that have signalized this campaign,
must render it famous in the annals of war, and
entitle those who have participated therein to the
applause and thanks of the nation. •
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Sept. 3.—Ordered—First,
That on Monday, the etli day of September, coin.
mei:icing at the hour of twelve o'clock noon, there .
shallhe given' a salute of one hundred guns at the
arsenal and. navy yard at Washington, And on
Tuesday, the 6th of September, or the day alter the
receipt of this order, at eachnnenal and navy yard
in the United States, for the recent brilliant achieve
ments of the fleet and the land forces of the United
States in the harbor of Mobile. in the reduction or
Fort Powell, Fort Gaines, and Fort Morgan. -
The Secretary of War and Secretary of the Navy
will issue the necessary directions in thedrrespective
Departments for the execution of this order.
Second. That on Wednesday, the. seventh day of
September,"commencing at the hour of 12 o'clock
noon, there shall be tired a salute of one huhdred
guns at the arsenal at Washington, and at New
York; Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Pittsburg,
Newport, Ky., and St. Louis, and at New Orleans,
Mobile, Pensehola, Hilton Head, and Newbern, the
day after the receipt of this order, for the brilliant
achievements of the army under command of Major,
General Sterman.h 4110 State of Ehiorgia, and the'.
capture of. Atlanta. '
The Secretary of War will issue direetfoniiikir the
execution of this order. Asasits.ii - LINC01;11.
WASBINOI ON, Sept, 6.—A salute of one hundred
gnns.were End to-day, by order of the President,
in honor of the victory of Atlanta.
TREXTON, N. J., Sept. 5.--Governor Parker has
ordered the firing of thirtrfour guns, in honor of the
victory.of our troops at Atlanta, to.morrow at noon.
' One hundred guns were fired tonight by thci loyal
citizens of this city In honor of Sherman's victory.
A public meeting was called for this (waning, but
was postponed till Friday evening on account of the
storm. •
- BovrOw, Sept. 5.—A great Union demonstration,
to commemorate Shermanls victory in Georgia, will
be held In', Fanleul Rail to-morrow night. Gov.
Andrew will preside over the meeting.
Arrest et' Feminine Bloekalle-Runners.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 5.-I,lre. M. J. Clark, Ann
Jones, and a white servant woman of Mrs. Mark;
Were arrested by the military authorities upon the
charge of being engaged In the blockede•rnnning
business. They were arrested at Baimestown, near
the Cross Fords of Virginia, having in their posses
sion three large trunks filled with various articles
of merchandise, consisting in part of medicines of a
very costly character. Notwithstanding they de
nied their guilt, it was In evidence that they had
passed the Union linos more than once in violation
of the rule. They were committed to await an ex
amination.
CINCINNATI, Sept. B.—Another very severe thun
der storm occurred here last night. The down train
•on the Indianapolis and. Cincinnati Railroad, due
here yesterday morning, ran int o a land slide twenty
miles from this city and was thrown from the
track. The engine and tender were badly- dam.
aged and tho fireman was bruised. No other per
son was hurt.
The Burning' of the Frigate Brandywine.
Voneezar, Va., Sept. 3.—1 regret to inform you
of the total destruction, by lire, of the United States
ship Brstndywino. During the past four years she
has been used as a atoreship, and has been at the
dry-dook yard. At the present time alio held stores
to the amount of a million of dollars. - The fire
originated in the foretold among some cotton
waste which was brought down a few days ago by
the Newbern ; this, in addition to oil, spirits tur
pentine, and other combustibles, made all attempts
to save her futile. The Men are distributed In
varibus ships, all safe, .s; ith their hammocks and
bags. The loss of the Government is estimated to
be over a million.
ALBAjyy, sept.j..Loolortel Townsend and Colonel
Stonehouse, of this city, commissioners "appointed
to ascertain the credits dne the State for naval en
listments prior to February 20, ISE% have made a
report, which. was approved by the Secretary of
War on Saturday. The report credits New York
city with 18,445 men, Brooklyn with 6,018, Buffalo
with 1;32.9, and other portions of the State with
1,807. Previously accredited, 117—total, 27,146. In
answer to a despaiok from .AsSittant Provost roTar
fibs! General Townsend, , Oen'eral Pryeannounces
that the . Government bounties will be.coptinued un
til further notice.
Heavy licobbery in Masenalininets.
SPnrsovisim, Sept, s.—Argazg of bureaus broke
Into the . house of Levi B. Butler, in this city, last
Mint, and stole a considerable amount of jewelry,
$4OO in money, and a draft for $ll,OOO on litilliam
Chadbourne, of Boston, drawn by Robert Tests, and
to Hendricks & Butler, or their ordelr.
.
Co on Lake Erie—Nine Lives Lost.
BIIPRALO, Sept. i.—The propeller Scotia was run
Into off Dunkirk, on Friday night, by the propeller
Arctic, and sunk. Nine persons were drowned—as
follows : Mrs. Catharine Dickson and child ; ;Mrs.
Henrietta Helm, of Toledo ; George H. Hickok;
clerk of the Sootia • two firemen and three Colored
hands, names nilkown. The captain, one ,pas
senger, and twelve of the crew were saved.
PRESONALEI BROM RICHMOND.—We contitue to
publish such "Personals" as we find In the Rich
inondjonrnals directed to residents of this city :
Dr. E. C. Jayne, St Chestnut street, Philadelphia:
We are all well, and anxious to hear from you.
Answer through Personals, New York News, and
write by flag of truce. JAME. 9 E. Ch..A.aire,
•
R . ICHISOND, August 18; • ' Enquirer 01110 e.
PETZEISBITRO, Va., August 21 1864,
Mrs. M. E. L., S. E. corner Broad and ear streets,
Philadelphia, Pa.:
1 )ecetved your letter dated August let, and was
happy to hear from you. Stanley was taken pri
soner On the 19th. I saw him and attended to hit
wants. Inform Kr. arable, Seventeenth and Chest.'
nut, that his son•in-law :Lieut. Col. Wm. A. Leach,
90thPennsylvaniallegiment,_was taken prisoner at
the same time. He Is well. Mary Ooldenqs cousins
ere both well. My love to all. I will write to
day, - J.
013THIC8II.T, AUgllEit 11.
To Henry Gormley, Esq.: (Port Richmond), Philadel-
Fia:
ather end nude have both Written you by flag
of truce, but have had-rio reply from you. My bro
ther, Wm. Pat v gd Georgia cavalry regiment, sup
posed to have been captured in East Tennessee, on
the 26th of January, has not been heard from by his
winos since. Please endeavor to find out in what
prison he Is confined, end do all XII your power to
render him as comfortable . as possible. All your
ulends in Oda seorlon-are well. Answer homed'.
at.ly, requesting' Richmond Enquirer and Macon
papers to copy- • Minus a.
Dastertr's Btffor, August 10, 1804.
R. J. Henderson, Attorney al Law, New York, or Henry
C. Ford, Esg., Philadelphia :
Please find out the whereabOutS of James Clarke,
private in Confederate States. Signal Corps, cap
cured by foreearanner General Grant„„in,June. • At.
tend to ,hls. want!, and relieve the anzlety of hid
- AL ~ 0.6. Navy.
WAISMXN(4•I'ON.
WAIIWNGTON, Sept. 6,1664.
A Ttlnfoß DENIED
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
SALUTES IN HONOR OP .TRH VICTORIES.
The Storm in the West.
The haial Ciedits of New Yorh.
THE WAR.
OPERATIONS BEFORE PETERSBURG
LEE'S EFFORTS TO DO WITHOUT THE
- WELBON RAILROAD.
Communication Established by way of Dan;t4ll.
EARLY'S TROOPS SAID TO. BE REIN
FORCING PETERSBURG.
A Battle in the Shenandoah Valley.
Tardy. Net and Defeated at Berry Title.
REBEL REPORTS FROM ATLANTA.
Exertompr 'I"9.9.4piIf.SVILLB.
rtoanm.
OUB FORCES DEFEATED Eli A SHARP FIGHT.
The Florida Militia Called to Arme•
TINE A.RRY BEFORE PETERIABECRO.
SEOBPTIOR OF THE 1 , 7 IVA OP TRIP, PALL
.OTVAT.
LANTA—A ABW RIOMIL RAILROAD.
fSpettal Correspondence of The Press. 7
BEFORB PSTIEIOII3IIRO, Sept. 4,1884._
The report of dtlantai downfall has leen tho
roughly circulated through this army. . We all feel
jubilant and look for a speedy confirmation of the
good tidings.. Many fear the news is too good to be
true: Our time Is now occupied In disowidng the:
probable fate of the Potomac army. Politics, Plat- .
forms, politicians, are all .forgotten. The men who
have thus far fought their way through this bloody
and prolonged campaign ate anxious that Grant
may. have similar success to Sherman. If fighting
would give us posmrsidon of Petersburg or Richmond,
I am sure no. soldiers are more capable of heroic and
daring , soldemopiente than the veterans of this
army, r. , •• • • •
No , outward atm Betray thenrvements or Inten
tions of our . foe. ' Some of-Early's mon are reported
to have arrived, and the. remainder, it is reported,
will soon reinforce Lee. This' continued silence is
unusual, and has a worldof meaning. Opposite our
extreme left a large fort suddenly looms up before
our line, and points abattery of thirty-two pounders
towards us. Other points show aigne of the enemy's
activity and industry, telling us •in almost ezpreis
words that Atlanta may be abandoned• by Hood,
and taken by Sherman, but Riotunond, the 'rebel
metropolis, win - never be forsaken by Lee, or cap
tured by Grant. -All of which will be meree - luny
'known hereafter.
• Thera Is little doubt _workmen. are steadily em
•,ployed In building a junction between the Weldon
and 'Southeide Railroads. A place about fifteen
miles from Petersburg, and five miles from Reams'
Station, is said to be the spot selected for this jnno•
tionof the two roads: The performance of such a
labor. is quite easy, when the granter portion of a
corps could be detailed to build the road.. This is
probably one of the main 'reasons for the present
quietude along our extended front.
While -they are attending to the matter we are
steadily . progressing in laying the City Point
railroad, which will soon be completed to the Yel
low House, or Six-mile Station. This will save a
vast amount of labor. Mules and men can scarcely
stand this constant teaming of fifteen or twenty
miles, over indifferent roads, often Made impassa
ble by heavy rains.
Newtmen are being drilled in the manual of arms
every day.' The weather is favorable for such exer
cise, being cool and delightful. About sixty prl
-loners wore sent off today, the product of small
scouting parties; who seldom return without a
prisoner or two, gathered up during their ride.
Owing to the known unhealthy Character of
this section of country, and the great accession of
now men, to whom the soldier's life is unknOwn,
every sanitary precaution is taken to prevent the
baneful effects of malaria,. Quinine Is used in
liberal quantities and with apparent success. The
sick and wounded are shipped off regularly, so that
the few patients remaining in, the different hospl.,
tale receive excellent attention.. ,
B. H. Ploßarrol.
- TILE - EINTENAIMOAII. VALLIET, '
A BATTx.r. 'Mat BERRTVILIB--0171t, Aura DM'
PAIL strccutffistrL,
BALTIIEORK, Sept.. 15.—The American publlshell,
the following special despatch :
READQUARTERS MILDLY. MILITARY DIVISION,
rwat" Itsairrsumvs, Sept. 4-7 A. M.—General
Torbert's calvalry corps, which was eneamod,at
Rippon's store, on the ObarleatOwn road and Berry
ville pike, left camp at nine o'clock P. M., on Fri
day, and proceeded to Berryville,yeaphing there at
midnight, whore they went into camp until day
lightewhen they went outtbrough Berryville on the
, Winchester pike, taking the road to the left about
seven miles beyond Berryville, and were still ad
vancing when last heard from (at 10 o'clock • yester
day morning), meeting with little or no opposition.
- Theinfantry—vonslstingufOrook's command, ' the
oth - and 19th Oorps—broke camp at four o'clock A.
, M. yesterday, and moved in three parallel coiumns
toyurfds .Berryville.
Crook's command wan on the left, the 10th Corp 9
in the'centre, and the 6th Corps on the right.
Crook's command reached Berryville first, about
noon, and rested in line of battle, with arnisistactuel,
for a couple of hours, while pickets , were being'
posted on the different roads leading from Berry..
'The 2nd Ohio was sent on the Snicker's Ferry,
road, and the 36th Ohio on the Winchester pike,
Tanning to the right from Berryville.
After the pickets were established, about a:Mile
from Berryville, Crook's command went into camp,
and had just finished pitching their tante, about 4
o'clock, when heavy skirmishing was heard on the
picket line.
The whole command was rapidly turned ont and
formed, and moved to the, support of the pickets,
who bad been driven.from behind some entrench
ments which they had occupied.
The 88th Ohio and 9th Virginia wero formed, and
charged the enemy, driving them back out of the
entrenchmenta.
A desperate struggle now ensued, the rebels being
determined, if possible, to regain possession of the
entrenchments.
With this object in view they massed full two di.
visions of their command and hurled them with
their' accustomed ferocity against our gallant little
band, who wore eupported b.v both Duval and-Tho
burn'a
;They were handsomely repulsed every time • they
charged, - the conflict lasting long after the sun had
set, the.artillery firing- being kept up until nine
o'clock.
.Tho whole army has been aimed all night in
-digging entrenchments and throwing up breast
works, and now occupy a strong position.
' The whole of the tinting so far has been done by
(lrook , s command, who captured fifty prisoners and
a stand of colors.
Our lass will be about :300 killed and wen:aided,
whilst that of the enemy is ,at least ono-third
greater. .
The following are some of the oazualties
Captain Selby, 38th Ohio, wounded in the leg.
Lieutenant Phillips, 38th Ohio, wounded In the
.thigh. .
Quartermaster Sergeant E. Hanson ' 2d natant
Shore, Iftd., killed; J. W. Morford, do. do., left arm
amputated ; Corporal .7. 117oCary, Co. A, and private
Henry Webster, Co. A, do. do.. slightly wounded.
Heavy firing was heard yesterday di the vicinity
of Bunker Hill. This la supposed to indicate that
General Averill is advancing. -
DZPAIITREBBIT OF THE 1317LF.
Alf ARRIVAL PROM NEW ORIABANFi-A SI:WC/IBS.
FEL EXPEDITION-THE LOSE LE THE ATTACK ON
FORT MORGA2
NEW YORK, Sept. s.—The steamship Catawba,
from New Orleans on the 28th ult., arrived at thte
port this limning. Among her passengers are
General Bailey. General 'Hahn had • reaehed - New
Orleans, and was warmly welcomed. General
Herron had returned front •an expedition to Red.
wood, seventeen miles from .Baton Rouge on the
Clinton road, where he had a fight with the enemy,
inflicting a loss of one hundred and. sixty men, be
sides destroying a large amount of stores. Onr loss •
was-about thirty killed and wounded. An exchange
of about one hundred prisoners recently took place
near Baton Rouge. General Granger has , issued an
order of acknowledgment to the army for the part
• they took in the reduction of Forts Gaines and
Morgan., There was not a single life lost by our
forces in the last attack on Fort Morgan. The army
worm is working slid havoc in the cotton near Baton
Rouge.
The rebel commander, Jack Soott, has his head
quarters at Clinton, La. He commands about :1,000
cavalry, and is supported by three batteries—two of
four guns and one of three. He has also one 20-
pound Parrott.
W. D. Kann has been nominated for Congress by
the Free State Union Association at Baton Rouge•
About four thousand volumes of the beet works
belonging to the State library have been recovered
from the place where they were secreted.
DEPARWINCEDIT OF THE SOUTH.
NOTHING IMPORTANT PROM CHAILLIISTON.
New Tonic, Sept. s.—The steamer Arago has ar
rived, with Hilton Head advices to the Ist instant.
The captain and mate of the steamer Crescent have
been sentenced to be reprimanded, and the mate
lana• been fined 6100 for nog/eot- of duty.
The Palmetto Eferaid of the Ist is received, but con
tains no news ezeept that the rebel officers willsoon
be placed under fire. Three had attempted to es.
cape, but were recaptured.
SWEEKA3I 9 S ARMY.
REBEL IMPORTS OP THE' CAPTURE O➢P 6TLANTA.
Vir4SITIIIGTON, Sept s.—There 18 HO 1101W8 of
portance from the Army of the Potomac. Deserters
report that, Atlanta Is In our possession; with a
large number of prisoners, and that Richmond
papers contain accounts of a battle, there on the
81st ; that our army was at first repulsed, but finally
drove the enemy back, 'with. heavy loss, Including
three generals—Anderson, Puttee, and Hardee.
They further state that their loss in the light with
the 2d Corps, on the Weldon Railroad, was very
soy ere, but that they tooka lane number of prison
ers. . Oen, Lew Wallace, In company with Gen,
Grant, visited Gen. Warren, at the front, pester
day. Rumor gives him an important command in
that department.
FOUTEESS MONlto7l,Supt. 3,—Tho Ric,tinzond
Sentinel of, Septembitz Ist contains . t7ee * following
derpat?h.es
, .
" Artgust fag Of trißelotil arrived,
tirintang the'. prisoners captured at idootte Bay.
The Oonfecevittiseargeons aro to Sit seat by toe first
boat to Pareagoula. The Federal Ond , (Jontaderatei
agents of ezehaege have .00nSii to a perleoladoit
-1103/41.9gt WASPliera are !Ye: 09 4 14'40C
y.
"Six vemaele are Ott Do riser bar Mb Ol>rialag.o2
As Cerra, Miss., August 29, via Mobile August
_8O;-.The enemy, 7,000 strong, Is in full retest for
• the river: Cole Scott hassill the roads bloc ded In
their front. Col. McClellan Is between them and
the river, and Col. Ogden, with his command, and
Major. Campbell are In pursuit. Prisoners are' still
coining In: Captain Barlow's battery is close to the
river.'
"LTscastrao, Aug. 31.--Gen: Wheeler burned
London briltige, over the Tennessee river, and went
thence to Mayiville and captured Seven hundred
prisoners, thence to New Market, where he cap.
tured two hundred more, all of whom were sent to
South Carolina."
"ATLANTA, Aug. 28 — To J.- A. Seddon.—The
enemy have changed their entire.posltion, the telt
of their Rile 'resting near the Ohattahooohlis and
Sandtown, and their right extendinikto a point near
the WestPOint railroad, between 'East Point and
Fairborn. They hold all the crossings on the Chat.
te:wade. but not with a continuous line.
"Despatches from Wheeler, on the 10th, report
the capture of Ballot, with a large quantity of
stores, and about MO prh3oners and 200 mules. He
destroyed three trains of oars and 26 miles of the
railroad. J. B. How), General."
"So far 206 prisoners, captured in the battle of
Thursday, at Ream's S tation, have been registered
at the provost marshal's °Mee.
"The following are the principal officers Lieu
tenant Colonel T. A. Walker, A. A. G., Major John
Beattie, 104th New York ; Major John W. Byron,
88th do.; Major John Byrne, 166thdo ; Major Frank
Williamams, , tth do. Artillery. •
"A lot of negroes sold last Saturday in Richmond,
for cash, brought from 23,025 to 96,60."
" llistamthrs, Miss , Aug. 19.—The lines at Vicks
burg are completely closed, and, for the next
twenty days, ingress and egress are not allowed
wader any circumstances. It is thought another
movement is on hand, as all the horses in the city
are being impressedhy the Yankees.'"
"pwransiltato, Aug. 29.—Twelve mites of the
Weldon Railroad have been destroyed by the enemy,
the rails and ties being burned. Among the pri
soners captured on Thursday was General Han
cook's adjutant general. He escaped last night, but
was recaptured to-day. The reported capture of 900
prisoners by Hampton is untrue.
. .
•
IPIADRIIPA.
AN BEPEDITION TO GATNDSVILLIPROrDIXTY
STBOYED-4 BATTLE AND THE DDFSAT OP OUR,
TROOPS.
By the arrival of the Arago at New York from .
Port Royal we have news of a military reverse In
Florida. One of the columns sent out by General
Batch on a raid, encountering a superior. force of,
the enemy, under Major Dleldneon, a rebel partisan
,
commander, had a sharp fight . The details of this
affair are us given by the Port Royal New South :
One column, consisting of one hundred and thirty.
eight men of the 75th Ohio, ninety of the 4th Massa
chusetts Cavalry, and ten men of Capt. Hamper's
light battery of the 3d Rhode Island Artillery, with
abowitzer, all _under the command of 001. Harris,
ortholathOhio;:moved 'from Trail Ridge, on the
Oed ei Keys and Fernandina Railroad, some fifteen
.miles from liarifithrOaiyards Gainesville, fdr the
purpose of gathering contrabands, cattle, cotton,
and supplies; and also for a reconnoissance. They
occupied Starke, a small station on the railroad,
without opposition, and captured some cars there,
with produce and quartermasterill stores on board.
The cars and such of the merchandise and stores as
could not be removed were destroyed.. After this
work the command pushed omit* within ten miles of
Gainesville, where It bivouacked for the night.
At ffitylightthe column was again put In motion,
and advanced on Gainesville. A small force of rebel
cavalry were encountered at about ten o'clock, just
outside of , the town. Those -were driven in by
our -akirniishers, and our forces entered the
town. The command there baited there horses, and
probably-scattered about the town somewhat, when
the enemy, under Major Dickinson, between
six and seven hundred strong, consisting of
his cavalry command and the milli faof the country,
collected together on the news of the movements of
our forces, with three 'pieces of artillery, began the
attack, while our men-were not in the best position
for defence. The attack was unexpected and threw
our forces into confusion, and after a sharp fight,
the ammunition becoming exhausted, the men were
ordered to out their way through and escape as best
they might
RI-A.(lB+3h was made • and a portfon.of the "command
succeeded in effecting their escape,, but a number
were captured, with the piece of artillery, a twelve
pounder, .howltscr, with huses, caisson, and every.
thlng,wroplete ttiree. wagons loaded with various
artioleF, and. a number of horses. Quite a neut.
benof our men were killed, and three officers were
wounded and fell - into the hands of the enemy.
A number of officers are missing. Colonel
Harris effected his escape, but Lieut. Col. Morgan
and Major.. Fox have riot been heard from, although
it is known that- they are not, or were not, in the
hands of the enemy.
Those who escaped struck into the swamp and
came into Magnolia, and others are coming In
daily. Our total loss was 174.
TWA EEBEL,XILFELA CALLED OUT
The rebel Goverrior of Florida has homed a procla•
mation calling out all tho males capable of doing
military service, from the aeo of fourteen upwards.
This has had the effect to induce many to seek
safety within our lines, and a number have already,
come in.
CALIFORNIA.
San FRAM:37BC°, Sept. 3.—The steamer Constitu
tion has sailed for'Panasna with $1,188,000 in specie,
of which $406,000 goes to New York.
aubsWorai.srerxErts.
SAN Fneromsco, Sept. 3.-- - The steamer (lonstitn-
Lion bas sailed for Panama with $1,337,000 in gold
and 295 passengers:
The .sanitary gonpuksion remit by the Constitu
tion *lB,OOO In gold. •
The fair of the Christian Commission will net at
least $25,000 in gold.
The Ehip Bethshan, bound for Hong Kong, carries
Out 1,300 bbls of dour and 300 flasks of quicksilver.
Hawaiian angers 'to- the amount of 850,000 pounds
have been sold to a local refinery here.
souint AMI6RIC
Chili ..rlfgainsf Reeognizing- the ifferiean
Empire—A Defensive League of the
South American Republics.
Nuiv TORK,• Sept. s.—Advices from Panama
state that the China& Chamber of Deputies has re
solved that the Mexican Empire ought notto be ra
.
cognized.
The coast tratillo'of Chill has been opened to all
nations,
A duty of five per cent. is to be Imposed henoe
forth on the exportation of copper. •
A motion has been passed in favor of an offensive
and defensive agreement between all the South
American Repubites. - •
The U. S. steamer Wateree arrived at Valparaiso
July-23d.
• A monitor has been launched at Callao, and
,the steamer Loa Is being rapidly converted into an
iromolad.
The United States frigate Lancaster was at
Callao. .
EI73Z 0 3E'
Arrival or the BeUlan and dui or Waal
lagton-Abiziare of the Pirate Georgia
by the Frigate Stag-ars-11m Prize-on
the way to. New York-The Florida
beard from. •
'caw Yoair.,-Sept. 6.—The steamer City of Wash.
ington, from Liverpool, with dates t) the 2511 i, ar
rived at this port this morning.
The following is the latest despatch telegraphed
to Queenstown :
Loans, August 25.—The frigate Niagara seized
the rebel pirate steamer Georgia twenty miles off'
Lisbon put a prize crew on board, and sent her. to
New York. The Niagara landed the Captain and
crew of the - Georgia at Dover. The Georgia, when
seized, was under the British flag. Her captain
entered a protest against the 'seizure. • The aim; had
excited muck controversy.
it is rumored that the capture was effected tinder
consent of the British Government. There is much
difference el opinion' as to the legality of the capture,
but general satisiaction-is expressed.
PAT 13.718 POINT, L. 0., Sept. b.—The steamer
Belgian has passed this point, with Liverpool ad
vices of August 25, via LAndonderry - August 28.
the Steamer St. David arrived at Londonderry
son the 25th, and the Oity of Cork at QtleereltOWll on
the 24th.
Lesbos', Aug. 26.—N0 political news of import
ance bas transpired Mee the sailing of the City of
:Washington, on the 215th.
The capture of tho pseudo pirate Georgia by the
United States frigate Niagara created no excite.
merit whatever.
The pirate Florida sailed from Santa Cruzi Tone
ride, on the 4th of August on a cruise.
Coutuie'rehd Inatelligentkh
LtYkarobr,, August 25.—Cotton sates for the
week,. 26,000 bales including 2,000 to speculators,
and 5,1.00 to exportsirs. The market has been dull,
with a decline of 3ioXd for "American, and Kevi
for other descriptions. Sales on Friday, 5 000 bales,
the market closing firmer. The quotations are :
Orleans, Middling. Sod; Mobile, do 2931'd
lands, do., 29d. } air nominal. Stook, 76,500 imam,
Including 10,000 American.
Prolialons dull. Lard firm.'
Lonnon, Angela, Z.—Consols closed at 119@8e36
for money. Tne bullion in the Bank of England
has increased £106,000.
Jiarenifiin Swiage.—llllnels Central shares, 46@
44 per cent. discount. Eric shares,
Sbipping !Intelligence.
GRZIZNOABTLI4 - Aug. 26.—The ship B. S. Choate,
of Y. rtland, from Balmier. for Falmouth, was lost on
lune 15. The crew, except one; are all supposed to
have gone down with her.
Arrtred from Baltimore—The Clarendon, at Fal
mouth,
rEW TOR% VITT.
Naw YORK, Sept. 6, 1864.
Misr steelier Costa Rica, from Aspinwall on the
26th, has arrived, with 050,000 In treasure.
DANE BTAT2Y&ST.
The following is a statement of 'the condition of
the New York banks for the week ending August 29:
Loans, increase • 11900,000
Specie, increase
. .180,000
Circulation, decrease 60,000
DepoaltB 6,000,000
MARINE IFTELLIG.II3tOB.
The gunboat Paul J0E1438 has arrived from off
Charleston on the 30th of August. She 18 bound for
Boston, and put in here short of coal.
The steamer Ueda, from .Ltrerpool, , haa not ar•
riced.
Arrived, bark Starlight, Glace Bay; eohr M. S.
B. Thome, Greytoora. _
BOSTON.
BOSTON, Sept. 5, 2.864.
DEA= Or A HiCI3IIL PRISONER.
Major Reid Sanders, of the rebel army, died on
Saturday night in Fort Warren, where he was con
fined as a prisoner of war. He was a son of George
N. Sanders. -
Bosvont Sept. 6.—The bark Normandy, at Pro
vidence R um Shields, reports Sept. 2d, eighty miles
southeast of Nantucket lightship, felt in with and
boarded the wreck of an abandoned bark, full of
water, and which had apparently been run into and
abandoned the day before, She had an eliptio stern,
on which only the letters S. R. K. could be made
out. The cargo is supposed to haire beeninalt, as
large quantities were seen floating near the wreck.
• Arrival or a Steamer.
ST. Sonar, N. 8., Sept. S.—The Caladonia, from
Liverpool,' has arrived, and *MIS for Isielir York.
Her newa la anticipated.
The_Quota of Wilmington.
Wit.tentown, Del., Sept. 5.—T city has filled
its quota wlttivolunteeirs, and escapes thedratt.
IlLarkeis by Telegraph.
•
BALTIDLORB, Sept- 6.—Flour firm: Wllftt dull.
,Corn steady. Whisky dull and nominal at clil.BlQl
1.86. Grosecles dull and negleoted.
LAVA3IIPOSPIIPR SAL* on Boole, S ll ° 2B , Bks'
`Guns, AISMIT Goons, Sac.—The early attenttoq of
purchasers le requested to the huge assortmepk. of
'boots, shoes, brogans. travel/leg bags, ac4‘
.rirootoa aop,proo or 1,100 pesksges frrsbute* soft,
sonable gbods,ufultyaud Eastern mantlyeettare, to
!1::e perdroptorlly - soth by catalogue, on 'four months ,
dred l C,_cointnenotmObls idolising -at 40 bislook, by
John B. Myers k, co., auottonaort l / 4 NOS: awl 234
Market Streit.
TIME Cr]UV%
The Thermometer ,
SEPTEMBER 6, 1883. I EMPTEMBgg h 1864 .
6 A.M. ..... i 2 M..... 3 P.M. BA. M 12 M ..... SP. M.
A.
71 74 64% 86..........85
wrtcn.
ME-- ...... N E Nby E E yin ND. Iby S
NNE ......
lICILITAIRY.
ARRIVAL or THE 82D r. P.
The fi2d Regiment P. V. will arrive at the Balti
more depot at 12 &cloak to-day; and_piessead to the
Cooper-Shop Refreshment Saloon. The escort will
form at two o'clock, on Washington street, right
resting on Fourth street, facing south; proceed up
Washington , to Fifth, up Fifth to Pine, up Pine to O
Broad, up Broad to Cheetnut, down hestinut to
Third, up Third to Arch, up Arch to Seventh,; up
Seventh to Rate, down Race to National guards'
Hall, and there dismiss.
- - ARMY HOSPITAL REPORT.
The following is the weekly-report - of the army
hospitals in tido department for the past week, end
ing September 3, 1264
. .
bi
. 4 e% • a
.. 2 4 Tzi
• - 'a
a - 4 . • ' , to El
• .41 '''• a '.•
- -4 AP . 91
CharaberSburg Hospital
Pittsburg ' 43 13 . L . 9 808
Broad. street 6 21 3 1 265
McClellan 173 •36 38 3 1.563
Cupler , .... 75 28 •. - . ass
Islington-Jane
Pilhert-street 17 18 i 2 344
Tamer's. lane 2t 7 .273
Ches . • 20 • W 12 4 I,(ns
Officers ter - 1 - l 27
..
Citizens' Volunteer . 1 ' 2 . 44
Summit-House •32 1 1 7 21 6 971
South-street 10 St •. 2 244
Sat terlee - lO7 66 —24 3,259
Chesinut Hill • 258222 41 .5 2,148
White Hall •. 7 . 13 1,089
•Christias -street 17 1 2 - 351
HaddLnglon - ss 55 1 - I 1,092
———
• 841 866 1111 65 13,674
DELTHS
• The fe ' llovring deaths of sold
the Medical Director's officey
hospitals in this department:
Statimit.lionse Henri • C.
United States Dolored Troo •
Haddington• Heepital—.T.
116th Pennsylvania. . •
Pittsburg Haspital--Henrr.
Michigan.
rf ssux OF CITY
Warrants were Issued yeatortbsy . morning for the
payment of the city bounty to 55 men; thirteen of
whom weresubstitutes. . .
rozEncag,..
_
NATIONAL UNION zsicrunvrannerrawoir
05a:aaffil).4,14:111
The City Executive Committee of the :National
Union Party organized yeateiday afternocin, by the
election of— - • -
pamortmarr.
William Elliott, 7td.ward.
VICE pRzOrDENTIL, •
Linker, 18th ward.
BEORK
Robert T. Gill, 2d ward.
ler, lith ward.
ITTILB.
WARDS. • • , WARD& -
I.•Barvey Money, :14 No Rel. as yet, .
2. Robert T. Gill, 13. Samu el Daniels,
3. P. McLaughlin, 16. No Rep. as yet,
4. 11. I 3: Gardiner, 17. Jas. McManus,
16. -Jae: Gillingham, 18. William Linker,
6. Jno. G. Butler, 19. Amos W. Knight,
7. Wm. Elliott, 2O. J. R. Springer,
8. IL G. MoTotyre, 21. No Rep. as yet,
9: James Freeborn, • 22. F. Elnhardt,
10. William R. Leeds, 23. W. W. Smedley,
11. 3..1'. heimire, 124. Jamesahoads,
12. Wm. R. Andrews, 25. Samuel H. Irwin, -
13. Jos. Hemphill, , 26. John W. Dare°.
There was no business done of general interest.
The committee-expressed a determination to prows.
cute the war at the ballot with vigor, an armistice
being entirely out of the question, The committee
meet this afternoon.
NATIONAL UNION NOMINA.TIONS.
John G. Bn
coma
In the Twenty-first ward, William F. Smith was
nominated last night for the Legislature.
In the Fifth district, John F. Thomas was nomi
nated for a similar position.
FIRST CONORRSSIONAL DISTRICT.
In view of the general interest and closeness of
the recent Congressional contest for the Union
nomination in this district, we give below the names
of the delegates that voted tor A. B. Sloanaker,
Esq., who came so near procuring the nomination :
Crosby SelLv, Joseph Orr, of Second ward ; FL G.
Shrpson Reid,. T. Bickerton, P. Glasgow, of
Third ward ; ; A. R. Underdoisn, Wm. Matthews, of
Potirth ward ; R. Stewart., of Fi ft h ward';., RC-
Watson, G. Davis, D. Shourds, 0. S. Hempstead,
E. Worrell, J. Rt(ter, A. Jones, of Sixth ward;
0. Hawk, H. Moffitt, M. Mall, L. Sheets, G. Berk
ley, J. P. Sbelmire, J. Shreeve, C. Congor, of
Eleventh ward making a total of twenty -tire votes, it being within two of the nomination, which
is very creditable to Mr. Sloanaker's strength and
popularity as a worker for the common cause.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
The first of.a. series of meetings to be. held tri
weekly, in the Continental "Theatre,eame off last
night. It was largely attended. Mr. Philip Lowry,
Jr., was called to the chair. In the absence of Mr.
Theo. Gayle?, who. had been announced to address
the meeting, Mr. Chile. Brooke made a stirring
Speech. He said that the hour of tyrannydraws
near its close. The night Of Abolitionism Iff dYing
away, and the sun of Democracy is shining forth
with renewed effulgence. The people want no more
rall-spiitters from Illinois in the high places of the
nation ; no more men whogrind out greenback car
rency as a miller grinds out corn.
Let the people but resolve to gain a. victory in
Ncvomber next, and we will then hear a voice say.
ing to our Abraham as was said to the Abraham of
old • "Oct together thy substance and thy family,
and bide no huger here." (Loud applause..l We
want the Constitution and the Union as our fathers
made them, and by the Eternal ! we will have them.'
In the day of our triumph we will respect' the lire.'
long and consistent Abolitionists, but let the re
creant Democrats beware ; we will remember them
with an enduring memory. • Those'who stab In se..
eret merit our contempt. Let the people but re.
solve, and next March the tall man from Illinois .
will sneak to his Western home like ,a car With
tall between. his legs. There WM . then. be no
Seward to disgrace the country with hid' elutibitate
statesmanship, no Stanton to traduce onecountry's
noblest heroes, and no Chase to ruin the national
lurrency. -
Mr. Brooke's address was received with great ap.
planse, particularly his Scriptural ottotations,which -
met with the enthusiastic greeting which novelties
usually receive. The meeting 1188 also addressed
by Messrs. Campbell, Robinson, and Bodnar, after
which it adjourned. . ,
METEOROLOGY
A comparison ofeome of the meteorological pheno
mena ofAugust, 1664, with those of August, Ha, and
of the same month. for fourteen years, at Philadel
phia, Pa. Barometer 60 feet above mean tide in the.
Delaware river. Latitude- 39 deg. 573(, min. Dr:
long.itude 75 deg. 10% min. W. from Greenwich:.
.By TAxxs A. KIRKPATRICK, A. M.:
Aug., Aug., AllB,
1864. 1863. fork yes
• .Thermometer. .
Blithest degree • • • 94.00 96.00 - 97.00
Do. date ••.,• • . 11th. - • 10th. 2 '56,4 - 59
Warmest day - mean ' 87.50 88.60 88.50
Do.' . date 11th. 10th. 10th, '63..
Lowest degree ' 61.00 68.00 47.00
Do. , date .. ..... Slat. 80th. 25th, '6lB'
Coldest day - mean. 68.83 . 0.00 • 10.00
Do. date Blst. . 30th. 26th, '36.
Mean daily oscillation-. 11.71 •16.00 16.75
Do. range 2.73 3 79 3.72 •
Mean at 7 A. M 75.26 74.95 70.96
1)0. 2P. If • 84.19 -- 85.50 81.39 '
Do. 9P. X 78.43 78.05 74.03 .
Do. for the month' 79.79 79.60 75.49 •
-.......
.-
barometer.
Highest, inches' - -29.929 -80.113 31 146.
Do. . date 19tn. - 3lst. 20th, 'M.
Greatest daily pressure
mean. 29.916 • 39.107 39. M 3
Do. do. date.. 20th.- 31st. 20. 31, '55
Lomesti inches • 29.437 • " 29.699 29.356
Do. date ' 3d. 29th.' • 20th, '5B.- -
Least daily pressrme
, mean. 29.458 - ' 29.762 29.899
Do. do. ' date.. 3d. 29th. 20th, '5B.
Mean daily range . 0.092 - 0.100 0:015
Mean at 7A. I,l ' 29.728 ...%.878 - 20.867
- Do. 2P. M 29. 894 • - 29.850 29.899
Do. 9P. X 29.728 29.868 29.858
Do. for the month - 29.716 29.865 '29.855
Pbret; of Vapor. • - -
Greatest, inches 0.995 0.980 1.024
Do. date • . 2d. 10th. lat, 'M.
Least, inches .307 .268 .268
Do. date - • Bbet. 80th. often.
Mean at 7A. X • . .623 .585 .687
Do. 2P. M " - 930 .590
Do. 9P. M . .
678 :61.0 .615
• Do. for the month '.645 .695 .599
Reictifve Humidify.
Greatest, per cent . 90_0 88.0 100.0
le6. date ~ 21st.. 16th. 26. 54.
Least, per cent , - 98.0 41.0 16.0
Do. date 31st.
~ 80th. . Ist, '6O.
- Kean at 7 A. X 71 . 5 768 76.4
Do. 2P. X 53.3 60.0 66.0
Do. 9P: li 68,7 75.0 732
Do. for the month 64_4 70.6 85..5
--- -,-
Clends.
Number of clear days.-- 4 days. 10 days. 9.6 days
Do. 'cloudy days,. 27 - 21 21:4
Mean ofskycor'dat7 A. 70.691tct. 56.0 , D0t. 55.7' , Nct.
• Do. do. 2P. M 77.4 • 60.0 60-9 -
Do. do. 9P. X 58.4 46.0 48.1
Ddc for the month 88.8 . 53,3 . 83,2
-- -, •
Rata. •
Amount, inches L1:111 • . 1.49 3.130
No. of days on which =ln
fell .9..dami.2 44nPit. 9.9 days
.......-......,, -,..-........„.. ~......._.
•
0
Wind.. . .
_.. •
Mean direction ' FLOMW 81.80.1" 8. MX W
Times in 1,(X10 - 29& '.,NA .• 103 ,
• Sky one-third or less covered at the how's of
observation.:'
• A comparison of some of the Meteorological pheno
mena of theenmmer of 1864, with that onBfti , and of
the same season for thirteeen years,at Philadelphia,
Penna. Barorbeter 60 feet aboveean tide in the
Delaware river. Latitude deg rees, 573 i minutes
N.; longitude 75. degrees, 1035 minutes W. from
Greenwich. By Tawas A. .IC/IMPALTIIIOIE, A. X.:
Summer. Summer, Summer.
--.
1864. 1868. 13 years.
Thermometer. -- - ---
Highest degree 96.00 95.00 100 5 •
Do. date • .T. 26. A.ll 10th Atig. ZL J'y '5l
Warmest day-mean: • 91 67 88. 60 9L 8
DO. dap ...... .T0ne2601 lOth dug. 13. PT '64
Lowest degree .. ee M.OO 02 00 42.0
d)o.
ca n '• jnnel2kh 811. Julie 0.1).7Ye1d
Coldest day-mean 59.33 _ 60.83 -55 0
.Do. date Junellth 7th 'June 6th J'e'6l.
Mean daily oscillation.- 14 96 . 14 29 16.14
Do. range 406 4 06' 4.14 •
Mean at 7A. M........... 7L66 71.71 - 71;06
De. 2P. If 8197. 60 16 81.19
Do. 9*P. M ' 75.14 .71 09 . 73.74'
Do. Do. for the Summer.... 76.26 75.32 - 75.82. '.
--. -_____ -_---
Barometer. ..
Highest inches 80.087 30.119 30:291
Greatest daily pressures June 21st. Slat Aug. 14thJe'52
ean- 30.038 -30.107 80.251
Lovest inch
Do do. date m July 18ck 31st Aug,. 13i.hJe182li2
es 29 16/6 29.1 29:
Do. date - Tune 9th bit Jane llthJe`s7,
Least daily pressure
mean..
29.368 29.337 29.262
Do. • do. date June 9th la June llikJe's7 -
Mean daily range 0 158 0 087 0.996
Mean at? A. hl 29.774 21807 29.839
Do. 2P. M 29.739 31'731 • 29 SOB'
Do. 9P. X 29.771 39.810 29.8818
Do. forte Summer.- 59.761 29.799 29.825
---- --
- Force of Vapor. :
Greatest inches 0.995
LeDt oi nches date....... Auger 10tOha
30tLh.JW
Do. date . - g• lgne 23th 1611 Jame 14thJe'61
Mean at 7A. 16 -•- • 5- la .661 .667
Do. 2P. M ' - .547
Do. 9P. M.... .. .. ... . .539 .480 ' ..67
Do. for the Summer.... .559 ..567 ' 579
-_____..._ .
Relative Humidity; -____
Greatest per cent 97 0 94.0 - 100_0
Do. date July 25th 22 .129 Ye WM.& '54
,
6;2tJ'e's6 •
Least,pier cent 24. 0 22,0 22 0
MDri. date . : ... . jam e vil,. ukh J une wi th a e : 63
esa at , TA. M.... .... '. ... 1 68.1 74.1 73 -3 • 1
• I.M. 2P. M............ 49.4 68 5 64.0 .
Do. 9P. BS .. : . ".. ... :.. 66.3 , ' 71,9
'Do,. for the Slimmer.- 61.3 • 68 2 -
. 21-1 i
66.1
--- ----- '
Chagas. ,-
Dumber of clear days* 22 . 16
Do. cloudy days:. 70 .76 - 0145 .
Mean of illy covered at • -
7A 1. 60.7130 t. 81 tat. 58.615.4
Da do, 2P. . 63.640. 4...-
i
Do. do. 9P. . 46.7 47.8 '43
Do. for the Summer.. 67.0 8 . 11".2 4
... 1 / 4
• 7---;- -e--. , --....e.:-:....i
Rota. : .. ~. .... "'+ "use
Amount bides., ..,..... 7.62 t 11.183 .* 2 045
N umbel. of derslka. - ::: -7 :
raiz ifell ; ••••vretPe . ; ... .-
• Ai_ -
. 4 Win , ' ... :- -•.-. •777. - 77 4 ..... 77,--.•
mu,. dii th y, !. • : Lit. .
. eiri
.4 ....:
Times is 2-0,2 4 . ...... i ; ... - z
:, A . '7 ic
.•
•si77 : -: •. -
Polka ou.thli'd or Lift
EMMI
THE LATE TRAGEDY Dr )3Rlsere e
_,
We publlsbed, yesterday , an aceonnt tg . , ... I
tragic occurrence which Mole place in Fli rt : .1"
-county. By what seems to have been 1.14,
hension of facts on the inert of the ere e '''` ,
whoinformed us of the affair, we were' fah'
pore the affair to be a wilful murder. :ee ,
received another statement from at',
Bristol, upon whose statement we caet4;e ....r
who has bad the advantage of acquaint:::
the latest developments. in the untwit t ,; • •.„'
ranee, which places an entirely dlu n
ere ee ' '
the matter. This gentleman states that .flt
SOD left her house looked np on Ertl - '..
and went to Spend an hour with one 0 !.' '
bores Her son Charles, aged about to t
years, and a boy called Joseph Fisher. to o ,. .
years younger, bad been playing GNe t. ,.. 4 :'
cellar during the morning. They came ~
afternoon, and, finding the house locked[ •
ed in by a back window [Alter ch, 1 . 7
and resumed their play. son, we e e
sent little Fisher in next door to return B a. ' ' •
he bad been using , and went up sttit i .-'" •
The little fellow rejoined bim, eae re-
afterwards the neighbors were sti l l" •
~. •
port of a gun, and almost lennellatee'
Johnson rushed out—telling that j --.
shot. A Mr. Walmsley, and seme :e e l :e l ': e
the house and found the poor child dead. T' T.
was in the cellar, precisely where the e ce ."`e •
en.tbe morning "making arrows' , rt,, ~-, t • t
been fired in the bedroom, and the ~,,:e 4 ••• .
finding that he bad killed laie comrade, h e .; ",
him up and carried him there—obeyi ne 2 14 •'
pulse, that wo cannot understand, e tt ,....'"er
that, he went out at once and gave tilt ite.r, It
' The body was not placed on a ', nil!: 4.; tiri,
There are no shavingsithere ; nothinxbity;L."
or so of chips, which the lads themselvee Lie:
at their childish work, and on or about 1..,t•
.'".
n !
wan .no 'trace of tire. Hie ir •;•.''` I
burned by the discharge from the ge11,% . % 1 4 . - 7:
within a foot or two of his body when disc i,•
The boy himself summoned the neiehe; e 'e • 3
spot. It bas also been reported that, eftet . .
.'
atfair, Johnson changed his shirt, es If tflii . '
deuce of guilt. This statement likewise lik
a particle of foundation. The poor lad eve.,
evening the same shirt be had on In the z e e'
and made no attempt whatever to content!'
about the wrist. Fite own statement b. de, '
he was in the bedroom dressing, the deep:,. --
I':':. .
floor, and presently called out. " Chr e; : , • e . •
you pound , lie desired him to put e e ,e, :-. 4,
did kept handling it or Carr: [r, '
for some time. Johnson then went anti e,.. • ' 2
him and snapped it at; him In sport. It . 1 :1t . • . e
o
at tie first snap, and he had nu Plea tat: . . '
.'
loaded, ao he snapped it again, and It wee: - ' ''
the poor little fellow fell dead.
REV. NATHANIEL WEST, 1). D. Pa
•
Yesterday morning the funeral of iter. Sr- ye:
West„ D. D., took place from the West le e ; yet
Presbyterian Church. Dr. West, died Ai.: into
last, after a Short illness, at the age e. ee ext
years. net has been pastor of a number's' •.- WU
in Pittsburg and other cities. His lee 7 , nor
charge, we believe, was as pastorof the Pee:: Ito
Church, Belmont.' At the time of his e.-., aqt
was beater chaplain of the West Plilinet: _
_kb!
Intel. Since taking charge as chaplain tie.. .' me f
much for the moral culture of the men e - rem
there. Dr. West was a native of Scotleal e e itts
always brimfull of admiration for hee tee- • :seal
etry, and traditions. There are but fez; ;; eedie
rough Bible students as Dr. West was. Ifee '
most the entire scriptures committed to le I
He was universally Ilked, of a warm tc.leF•e; : 0 "
and kind dtsposition, and social to those ere,
he came in contact almost to a fault- He see;
~
of great muscular development. It bne -... e,..
one occasion , at a public exhibition of the is', ' '
*
giant, he not lifted that monstrosity,;.,
ally Carried him about the room. His seta , _,
.. i . ,
of that solid character which improved ~t e ; 1 ;
tion, and are full of sound doctrine sad t.......'k_
their arguments. "wee
1
THE COLLISION ON THE =LANAI':
Coroner Taylor yesterday held an hags's.:
'body of Mammas Halleck, who died treat:
received in a collision which occurred bent 'TAW
ectooners on last Friday night. The stk. mile
duped yesterday showed that the deceased ::: teem'
other injured man were on the bowsprit fez; 0
rigging, When the deceased perceived tees_:
approaching, he helloed to the man ague: e . ,ILIIC
"look out." In obedience to the order eel :tW
man turned the schooner In a direction tzar • . 9
the one intended by Halleck, and a calls-'
stated, was the result. The whrtessrs wit •,.
seamen. and talked sea talk, stated that E. - •
'had made a mistake In his order; that It ~ .."stop
fi
have ordered "heir." The bowsprit r.•ar.d!- :wean
the bow of the schooner and broken in VIA, .. Nat
unfortunate men v ere jammed against 'le..: weir
Volt
chains,
ost amongst an almost inextricable min • . Yon
chains, pulleys, &o, The jury replete! ee . _won
lug verdict : "That the said Menem he IY,
came to his death by injuries received ;• • vi o l,
axon of the schooners Lydia A. elsy re e- 'owe
New Castle, Sept 2, ISM, and there ir.kf,:- .-. .._._' 1
;before the jury to show any carelessness '..r.e!; /V I
'Or any one. •
Fran
rßEssawATrox OF FEAftlei. and,
•
• - Fruit., as well as the Unloa, " mutt sad ee," tree
"Sereileii'ede" Eeletell to be a cherish& m ev, efele nevi
Aldrielea.:Yerkes, whose mammoth eK.i.-.4 , ..:T liege
consists of a range or block of builehreS et L end.
street,' At the present time these eeneeme: . , Pow
engaged in preserving peaches whiCh Mi47 , ,e; . 3 0 qt
to have reached the height of tee emen. ~ :.;:ahem
of the fruit from the orchards near Weer. e. e d e - Cleil
State of Delaware, is of the truest q'iil , _
largest we have seen for many years. esti . nu
may be formed of the extent of at e . .
_C
hllehment, when it le stated that ;ed lee 7 rated
baskets of peaches are preserved daily. Tee . A.Ta
thonaand baskets from one orchard Meade a
ware have already been canned eel re ' el9Pe,
:?! ~
up for the market. They are preserved lee' In.
ways, in glass jars or cans, hermetically mei!
. ~.
saw some poaches there, yesterday, mes_
inches in circumference, mellow and jekl• 1 - _ tuft ,
blushing es a May morn.
There are abonttbree hundred remitter:"
lit the place, who pare and cut the fruit...er• . : 1 .... ,
S:::
cans and jars. After going through the ..;
. ).tsil ex i
. ....
cess of preservation, the cans again pee - atu ,
the hands of the young women, who preexe % mu ,
them, and thus they are ready for the 1:•.:. .
greae i.
market. for nearly all the fruit act:. „ cos
preserved
preserved by Messrs. A. Er. Y. is St. Ludi. 7 . , 4 147,
Notwithstanding grim-visaged war he' e•, e„, ee ,
Shown its presence in Missouri, yet that I::' , ii t l
the country will soon receive handrede el e. e .. that
of dozens of cans and jars of all 1... y.
ev e r
fruit, such as here alluded to. From St Lee, „ (
arc sent to various parts of the great SK. l. ....451. y
where they find ready retail markets. Is 9.. : . . .
time the cling-stone peaches will come, at: 4 .
datable will be paid tor their preservatem. - .
rings, and such of the peaches as are note:
servation, are converted by a very comer. • •
teas into pure brandy. The whole work is • •
l
ed through the agency of steam, the boiler , -, . Ma
all the safeguards attached that fteattE.:. .:4 4 ,4 1
vented.
,
TILE VERY HEAVENS *REJOIrai. .. 6
A number of Union• loving citizens' in tU'•, • • . i
section of the city fired a national salve.' -1 4 -,
break, esterday morning, In honor of de' e , .Ter;
of Atlanta from the rebel Hood ac 1:. :el MI
r
official despatch-leaving been received Iv - e e lei
the victory. About the same time a TC . ' . A . : A '..
tbeinder Storm broke over the city. lee . . ..„.:
flashed vividly, and the deep thunder 4 , . ' .
UMW the morning dreams of the Mlle; e : -
_e, ~,,
Celestial phenomena, mingling with the ;,' i
made a scene ofexcitement full of remee .
as reality. There were thirteen hen 1 . ,
thunder. Just this number of guns , v , A,,.
The rain fell in torrents for a couple o:: e.,?efern
wind freshened from the northeast. as' • 4giver
the contests of the elements the giori..t! „g a m'
was displayed from many private hou.wa , -, Bi iii
AGRICIILTITRAL CHEMICAL comp!'
This organization has eystematizel arrat. -. I ft'
in Philadelphia for taking city .908Ci...° : . _ & ,bi
soil, azd the waste of factories and (gimlet: . ....,...
pcssessing high fertilizing qualities, and ee . 1 . 1 4.
of various chemical processes, manleede • i -4941
combhentions %re enabled to utilize and r'; .ilizeih
that 'which is offensive and nauseous inn -, edi m oi
fenelve, rich, and highly valuable foal le e...: 111
lion. The health of the city is thereby'gni I..'w. I
meted, the product of the soli largely ie 1
and hundreds of thousands of dollars F... Atka/
added to the wealth of the country.
.. Neil
INFORMATIONWANTED. be-- .
Mrs. Mary A. Moore desires informatere'.
to her brother, Cyrus Widtemore, a Nes : '
tiler, who was wounded and brought to :.. •
Any information respecting him, if left s'e-!
..
England Rooms, 615 Chestnut street : we,
fully received. _
*lit
MEETING OF THE GUARDIAN'S OF 'fill• ..
Oahe
Yesterday afternoon a stated meetineef , - lever)
was -held at the Blockley Almshouse, r' e‘B e „
Erety In the chair.
; -•• ire t
The census of the house up to Saturo:-
reported as follows : ' with
Whole number in the house. ' • • the b
Same time last year cwt
.. 1 1,411
tern were reported at
eaterday, from army
.rge Salter, D, 28th
Az: Smith, Co. D,
,• -nter, D, 24th
IF. Efalukidt, 22d ward.
ARIBIL
[Win. R. Leeds, lab. ward.
Decrease
.. •• • -
Admitted within the last two .
.
weeks .....: • '' • s• Births s, i t ***** •
' RA
.... • •
Deaths " II it .... . • ' Wen
.IDischarged c - c
..... . sem
Eloped tt ,g
"..... ..
7 aill
Granted lodgings II :: .... Ag
..
.i. dIIMI
" meals cc - ..... ••.
The steward reported the hou se receP . ' 111111 E
.44-40. -
The out-door agent reported haying re. - -0 : lbaJA
truppart eases $542.50. ..
•4•!. -du*
'lnc monthly report of the Board of 1 - 5••
.t .
!tented the following : Total e.rpeadhare! . .: ..; -Nall
number' ent to the Almshouse, 333: Io•'' ' -Mitt
whole number receiving outdoor jam:: .
whom 710 are children ; white adc115%.":-: Pc
children) 8 3'; negro adults, 75; black c-- - • slnct
Ameriests, 322; foreigners, 379., ~
men
• boa
The treasurer reported baring P 3i ""' -‘.•
iirjCho ram of g. 1.0387.175.
poTuhneds
of
forfeitedeepe utte r b acka r rledged the r e: 2 ' ; et . a
, draf
A communication was received from .•-•.,.• • • "1,,
agent, asking the admission of four porff• • • ' th e ,
Ah mheuee• three of whom are insane- s''+
the Committee on Outwards. • ' cord
.„--. _
The following was reported by the 4 - I ' ). ' . Thal
Outwards: *elf . ' " 4lar V
,„,- • • •
Resolved, That hereafter ' in pers on' -
- ferred - from the Philadelphia County -- ft
Philadelphia Hospital or Almshouse. the -,",
•of the Prison be requested to furnish to:•:. ,
dians of the Poor, with the authoritY go 'g . --,- aPev
1/kSil In •the case of insane prisoners a e',-. - rabbi
commitment and sentence by whic h r ' ...-- - _ '.tiro'
person IS held, together with a eertiur te i;:-
mien of the prison as to thenatureo- f, ~ - I
whether violent or otherwise — wit h'
Boner is afflicted, and such other ..
tire to the cause of the insanity of nei r , sad
and the names and 'wideness of bit• of ir.:... 6 4
or friends, and matters of history n j c:
habffsrof such insane person that M I, ''. • 7 cif. SC
the 'knowledge of the offi cers
prbo n o e f r3 ih ri e c r i .....i . v..:-... 1.44, 4 0f iu t
And In the case of other
of the commitment or sentence e l :: ••",
.
stating how oltan and for what offer Y "` -,
has.. been committed to prison, 14 ' 1 -..• PJ
Pertaining tathe history ard hatd,"„' l l 7 i .
as may have come to the IsnowleJt - . -: - 4 1 11 1
of the prison, together wit. a car tioN,r :.'•
. siclan of the prison as to . the h cr-li f ' :i . .s.
and, If diseased, the IMAM and pz ,- '' 11P
. the disease. MIPp.
The resolution was weed to. x•
'Also, one authorheng the en* ~,
sistint - engineer at a salary net e xc el. • .
niehth. :=. 41 , 411 Mg
Also, one providing that the ch a t
..
~.;
Ilona standing ocrzemittees shall ~ :
~...
niche application to City counclts ..:••, ,- 4
appropriation to meet at , ezpen- 44 ism
year. Adjourned. MU
FIRE.
. ,
Yesterdayznonthq stout elecr,_.,-
brokeo out in - a frame stable on Cm': ' - u '
WALL. fatich wu augLUF dazthe''
of obeei-
THE ITATIOX'AL 71ELE GUAZIllt ,
The Convention nefseln.tded Yest'al al ,
at the St. James Hotel, Mr. Vice Preult-,'?
mond, o
res St. Louis, in the chair •
ü btt . 7 k
were pent, representing ab out txx. o„ ). „
members. Young, of w a k;
was elected secret/ 11 77r* teni.
' -
After a prelimlnerY ' ll ' l = 3Blo n, the ft u ,
••
several °Mears were received and
pleasant discussion ensued, in which
publishing a review for the-benefit of t!ort ,,
interests was considered.
The Convention thee took a mow
P.M. I
•
At the evening session the following „ft.._ / 1
A
unanimously elected to servbfor the '',) 4
".11, -
C. W. Hammond, of St. Ludo, s a
H. Young, of Wishfogton, D. c., yt,4R•t t , _
Kenneth NeKentie, of St. Louis,
cretary ; J. 0. Upham, of Boston, sso ut r.,.;
tare; James Partrick, of Phlladef p u ,tr it . ,.
The Convention decided to commeaee
eatton of a monthly review, to be cond.:,
the auspices of the National Teleav-`;
for the dissemination of matters of intaft
graphers generally. -
The Convention ales) expressed the m „,_
tally opposed to the present methed .
some extent, of instructing young, Tr
who are wholly unacquainted with ti t , 7
nutriments of the business, and mad e 1 ;;; , ) ,
a suitable way in which to aid the di it.::;
nice in procuring competent operators. "t
The consideration of various impo rtit .
monis to the Constitution was poatp aued
morning at 10 o'clock.