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Tile JLaw of Evidence.
The state of the . law of evidence in
Pennsylvania in relation to the admission,
of a large class of persons as witnesses in
civil actions has long been the subject of
complaint, and occasional partial attempts
at iegislation have been made to put us on
a footing with England and with many of
our most enlightened sister States. Our
law excludes, as a general rule, all parties
to the record, and also all persons who
have any interest in the issue, no matter
how small, even to the value of a single
cent. This rule has been defended upon
the ground of public policy, which is shi
vered to atoms by the practice of twenty
millions of people in England and up
wards of eight millions in nearly adjoining
States, comprising a large part of the com
merce, agriculture, manufactures, wealth
and industry of the Union. The other
argument, the temptation to perjury, which
pre-supposes every man to be a rogue in
his own case, has been practically proved
to be equally futile and groundless. We
admit, as' a competent witness, a father,
mother, brother, sister, daughter, and son;
we allow affidavits to be made bf parties
and persons interested, and often decide
applications for injunctions .upon such tes
timony. By bills of discovery we practi
cally put the defendant on the stand, and
in proceedings in equity the answer of the
defendant is on oath, and on hearing on
bill and answer it often becomes conclusive.
On motions to open judgment issues are
often granted upon express stipulation that
the parties and all interested persons shall
be competent witnesses for or against
themselves. These examples in the law
prove clearly that the general rule has
been-found unwise and impolitic.
In Pennsylvania we have had a mixed
system of law and equity, which has made
a distinct - court of equity useless. Chief
Justice Tilghmas had much to do in lay
ing its foundations upon a sure and stable
basis, and disregarding the technical rule
that a chose in action cannot be legally as
signed so as to permit the action to be
brought in the name of the assignee, he
allowed the assignor in Steele vs. The
Phoenix Insurance Company to be a com
petent witness for his assignee, but like
Lord Mansfield, who was succeeded by
Lord Kenyon, he was succeeded by
judges who did not emulate his courageous
wisdom. Under their ruling, this subject
of parties and persons interested being
considered as entirely incompetent, has
produced a series of decisions which are
an indelible disgrace to the judicial re
cords of a civilized community. No man
can read the liberal and advanced language
of the Chief Justice in Steele vs. The
Phoenix without feeling its justice and
sound philosophy; and # yet we find the
same court, with different judges, thirty- .
five yearß afterwards, ÜBing the following
absurd language in Wolf vs. Pink: “It
must be admitted that the witness had not
a particle of interest in the event of the
suit. But he may probably have had;
but the exclusion of a witness -cannot be
rested on that ground. The only tenable
objection is, that at the time of the impe
tration of the writ, and the award, he was
a party to the suit. Is this a valid objection
to Ms competency f We -are of opinion it
is.” “It arises from considerations of po
licy.” They had excluded plaintiffs, and
therefore they excluded defendants. It is
a somewhat singular fact that all the cases
cited as supporting this decision, from
New York, the Supreme Court of the
United States, and England, would now he
decided in those tribunals differently, and
••* •-» —l—l- >LCC> 3 -3 -d-- 3 + M ... rr-,1 J
admitted as witnesses, leaving their credi
bility to the jury. That Wolf ys. Pink is
still the law of Pennsylvania is evidenced
by an opinion of the Supreme Court, deli
vered a few days ago, where a decision of
the court below was obliged to be, reversed
for such an error, which, if tried before
Judge Gbieb or Judge’ Cadwaladbb,
would have been no error at all.
There was a strong tendency in England
to extend the practice of special pleading
by additional rules of court, which were
adopted by the District Court here, but
soon abandoned in disgust, and which in
England were swept away with the objec
tions to witnesses by the common-law-pro
cedure acts, and by the evidence-amend
ment acts.
The first act in 1833 rendered witnesses
competent, for or against whom the verdict
or judgment would be admissible in evi
dence, but it was provided that such verdict
or judgment should not be admitted in evi
dence for or against them. By Lord Djsn
man’s act, in 1843, no person” offered as a
witness shall be thereafter excluded by
reason of incapacity from crime or interest,
and by the county-court act of 1846 the
Parliament had the courage to enact that,
“on the hearing or trial of any action, or
on any other proceeding under this act, the
parties thereto, their wives, and all other
persons, may be examined, either on behalf
of the plaintiff or defendant, upon oath or
solemn affirmation.” By the acts of 1831
and 1833 this rule, with a few immaterial
- exceptions, has been extended to all tbe
courts in England. “It is believed, ” says
Mr. Taylob, “ that at present every emi
nent lawyer in Westminster Hall will
most readily admit that this change in the
law has been productive of highly bene
ficial results.” The common-law com
missioners have expressed an opinion most
favorable to the measure, and in their
second report have observed that, “ accord
ing to the concurrent testimony of the
bench, the profession, and the public, the
new law is found to work admirably, and
to in an eminent degree, to the
administration of justice.”
The county courts have a jurisdiction up
to £5O or $260, and are presided over by
sixty judges, sitting singly, each of whom
receives a salary of £1,200 or $6,000, equal
to a judge of the Supreme Court of the
United States. ' In 1863 there were 800,000
plaints in these courts, and 100,000 suits in
the three superior courts of law, presided
over by fifteen judges, each of whom (the
puisne judges) receives a salary of £5,000
or $25,000, equal to that of the President
Of the United States, whilst the Lord Chief
Justice receives £B,OOO or $40,000, and yet,
in all this extended litigation, continuing
year after year, not a voice is raised against
this enligbtpned and liberal policy which
allows the truth to be gathered from all
Sources of testimony.
We are aware that old practitioners who
have gained causes by the exclusion of the
"truth, and judges who are wedded to old
notions of exploded policy, are opposed to
these terrible innovations upon the common
law rules of evidence, and cling to the an
cient prejudices of the profession; but
when they look around and see thisnew po
licy of not excluding the truth prevailing
to a great extent in our sister and adjoining
States, it is certainly time to rise up from
their slumbers and awaken to the necessities
of the present generation. Maine, Mew
Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut,
Mew York, and Ohio have followed in the
wake of England, and the statute of Con
necticut, passed in 1848, is, probably the
simplest and most comprehensive.
On tite 2d of July the Congress of the
United States made this the governing prin
ciple of the District of Columbia, and on
the same day, by the proviso to the third
section of another act, enacted “ That in
the courts of United States there shall
he no exclusion of any witness on account
of colot, nor in civil actions, because be is
a party to or interested in the issue tried.”
So that in those courts held in this State by
Judges Grass, Cadwalabbe, and Mo-
Candle settle rule of 'exclusion from , inte
rest or being a party to the record is abo
lished, and no longer exists. Is it possible,
then, that the rule of exclusion can be
longer permitted to exist in the courts of
the State of Pennsylvania ?
The Circulation of The Inquirer*
We print this .morning a receipt of
Jambs U* Claghorn, treasurer of the
Union League. We do this for the satis
faction of the Inquire?', which did not seem
satisfied because the money was not actual
ly deposited, although we stated on Tues
day that the sum awaited the order of the
gentlemen named. Mr. Claghorn is se
lected, as our cashier learned that Mr.
Binney was out of town, and not expected
to return for several days, and Mr, Stuart
could not conveniently be found :
RxCBIVBD, Jan, 11, 1865, of J. G-. Is. Brown,
cashier of The Press, the check of John W, Forney,
Esq., proprietor of The Press, in favor of George
H. Stuart, of the Christian Commission, and
Horacrßinnry, Jr., of the Sanitary Commission,
for ten thousand dollars, the same being made and
delivered in pursuance of the offer made In the edi
torial article in The Press of 10th instant to the
Philadelphia Inquirer, to prove'its circulation as
therein stated, and to be held to abide the determi
nation of the inquiry called on in that article as
therein proposed. Jambs L. Claghorn.
In this connection it may, perhaps, be
not out of place for us to notice the sugges
tion of a person calling himself the 11 cashier
of Inquirer office,” that the gentlemen who
decide this question should “commence
with the books and clerks of The Press
office.” On this question, let us say that
when The Press makes such pretensions
that the Inquirer, in the interest-of all
honest men, finds it necessary to challenge
their truth, we shall gladly give any in
formation that may be asked. According
to this “ cashier,” it is the Inquirer de
manding the investigation, and the money
of the Inquirer —not the money of The
Press —at issue. We have made this
challenge, we have backed it with our
money, and we are disposed to see that the
investigation is thorough. To this end we
might as well state, for the information of
the Inquirer, that in this matter the cashier
of The Press shall, as the representative
of our interest, take a prominent part; that
the statements of paper-makers, agents,
clerks, and pressmen, and such other per
sons as may be necessary in the further
ance of truth, shall be under oath and sub
ject to cross-examination; that the books of
original entry shall be subjects of verifica
tion, and that there shall be a discrimina
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ing circulation.
We have advanced our money, and pro
pose to manage our part of this investiga
tion in our own way. We need hardly say
that when the Inquirer has got through
with this subject it will be time for it to'
begin a new one with The Press. The
“cashier of Inquirer office” might as
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proposition that journal has accepted, and
not interfere in matters that form no part
of the present controversy.
WASHINGTON-
Gift. sms OH THE LOUISIiHI BLECHOH.
THE NATION’S THANKS TO SHER-
MAN AND HIS ARMY.
SECBETARI STANTON NOT ON A PEACE MISSION*
The Debate on the Constitutional Amendment.
THE RECIPROCITY TREATY.
DENIAL OP A PEACE RUMOR.
Many newspapers have copied a telegram from
Washington, erroneously attributed to the Asso
ciated Press, giving a rumor that “ General Shrr
man had communicated to the President that the
Georgia State authorities had applied to come back
Into the Union, and that. Secretary Stanton’s vi
sit to Savannah had,' doubtless, some conneetlon
with this subject.” The Washington agent of the
Associated Press has merely to say he never .circu
lated Buch a that there is n* truth in It
whatever.
[The telegram referred to was not published by
The Press, Wo considered it unreliable.—Ed.]
THE LOUISIANA ELECTIONS —STATEMENT OP
GEN. BANKS TO THE SENATE COMMITTEE
ON THE JUDICIARY— PROBABLE INTEN
TIONS OP NAPOLEON in.
tlons relative to the recent elections in Louisiana,
He fays he.did not assumo In his proclamation of
January 11, 1864, inviting the people of that State
to participate in an election, to say whether slavery
was or was not an Institution recognized , by law, as
the condition of the State was such that no laws for
the enforcement of the rights of the master could
be executed without disturbance of the public
peace; and they oonid not be enforced by the army
or navy, such intervention being forbidden by Con
gress.
TWb declaration-was generally acceptable to tie
people. There were three candidates; the eanvasi
was spirited, and 11,400 votes were east out 0f16,000 to
18,000 jormerly polled as an average In the parishes
voting, the highest vote ever given being 21,009. He
expresses the belief that 500 persons voted at that
election who were not citizens of the State prior
to the rebellion, and every candidate had
been from fifteen to twenty yeara Identified
with the Interests of the State, and he also de
clares unhesitatingly that two-thirds, If not three
fourths, of the voting population of the State part
tidlpated In the election. There were In the State
from is,GOO to 18,000 persons duly registered as qua
lified by the Constitution and laws pf Louisiana as
voters. He holds that any criticism on this
election suggesting a departure from the sta
tute provisions rests upon the Impossibili
ty of exact compliance therewith. Of the
diminished vote on the ratification of the
new Constitution, he says there was no mate
rial opposition to it, public or private, and that
some failed to participate from apprehensions that
Congresß would not ratify the form of government.
The majority, he asserts, had a contest been made
by the ol emancipation, would have been
15,000 ; and he deolares that the lnfiuenoe of the oS
eers of Government, civil and military, was Indif
ferent if not hostile. The register of votes
has stated that in one department of the
Treasury office only twenty-five out of two
hundred persons voted either for or against the
abolition of slavery. He disclaims In unqualified
terms the imputation of attempts to Influence the
election by the military authorities. The actual
vote polled Is claimed to have been more than one-,
third of the average vote of the entire State for tea
years previous to the rebellion. It is claimed that
the population of the State has been reduced by
enlistments In the rebel army, by removal to the
North and to Europe, .And by tbe appal
ling mortality of the blacks from 708,00* to
460,000. Of 40,000 enlisted In the rebel army,
it Is reekoned that not more than 1,500 are now liv
ing. Probably three-fourths of the population of
the State are now In the lines of our army. He as
serts that he haß never been governed in the admi
nistration of affairs In Louisiana by the fact that a
person haa taken the oath of allegiance, and never
accorded any privilege, on the ground that pnblla
opinion there haa a more substantial and permanent
basis.
General Banks refers to the significant BTextoan
movement of NAroutoir, and olaims that he would,
upon a convenient pretext, plant the French flag
upon the west bank of the Mississippi, and
hence the great Importance of supporting the
United States Government In Louisiana by every
possible means, not only by force of arms, but by the
sympathy of the people; and that all sections and
Interests of the oountry, political and commercial,
have an equal Interest In maintaining the power of
the Government In this central and Important point
of the.oontinent.
THE RESOLUTION OF THANKS TO GBMIgRAT.
SHEBMAN.
The President has approved the joint resolution
tendering the thanks of the people and of Congress
to Major General, William T. Shesman and the
officers and soldfdrs of his command, for their gal
lant conduct In the late brilliant movement through
Georgia,
butler’s farewell address.
Various members of Congress to-day received
from General Butleb bimself, through the mall,
printed cpples of his farewell to the Army of the
James.
XXnUltli CONGRESS-—Second Session.
SENATE.
Vice President HAMLIH in the chair.
POSTAL LAWS.
Mr. COLLAMER, of Vermont, introduced a bill re
lating to postal laws, which was retried to the Com*
mittce on Post Offices and Post Koada It provides for
the payment of postages, registration Zees, and box
rents exclusively in postage stamps; requires the return
to writers of all unpaid or partly-paid letters, if the de
ficit is more than one postage, and demands the prepay
ment alter January next of publications sent by pub
lishers to subscribers. It extends relief to postmasters
who have met with losses by rebel incarrions.
It allows compensation for advertising letters uncalled
for at tbe rale of two cents each; gives the special agent
lor the Pacific States two thousand dollars per annum
salary, and not exceeding five dollars per diem for
expenses; and authorizes the ap&oiptfnent of one addi
tional and two special agents for railwa> service at tte
came rate. It appropriates ten thousand dollars for
Mep*ffingand publishing put route maps with statis
tics, and one hundred thousand dollars to meet any de
ficiencies in the money order system.
POST* OFFICE CLERKSHIPS,
Mr. COLLAHIR also introduced a bill relating to
clerkships in tbe Post Office, which proposes the ap
pointment of a chief clerk for each of the-three Asstet
ant Postmaster Generals, and nine clerks fn lieu of the
temporary clerks now employed, appropriating eigh
teen thousand dollars for payment of such salaries.
Referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post
Beads.
Petitions for an increase of the par of army officers
were presented by Senators WILSON, TRUMBULL, and
HABRIB. and weie referred to the Committee on Mili
tary Affairs.
PAY OP DEPARTMENT CLERKS.
Mr. HABBIS, of New York, presented the petition of
a number ol th ©Depart caent clerks, asking for an in
crease of pay. Referred to the Committee of finance.
CANAL ABOUND NIAGARA.FALLS.
Mr. DOOLirTLE, of Wisconsin, presented a memo
rial from the Chamber of Commerce of Milwaukee, on
tbe subject of canal navigation around the Falls of Ni
agara. Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs.
TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT FOR. VIRGINIA*
Mr, CLARK* of New Hampshire* presented the pe-
positive outbreak. The treaty was followed by entire
tranquillity, which has not moment bean die
turbed. This is a plain advantage which cannot be
’denied. But so far as 1 have been able to examine the
official returns, I do not find any further evidence
showing the value of the Iriafcy. In this connection,
while opinions, even among thoie most interested in
the fisheries, are divided, there are partisans for it l&-
Gloucester, Mass , and partisans again?* It in Maine.
If the treaty related exclusively to fisheries I should
not re willing to touch it, but the practical question is,
whether the seeming advantage in this respect is suffi
cient to counterbalance the advantages in other re
i specie.
Next comes the navigation of the St. Lawrence, hat
this plausible concession has proved to be little more
than a name. It appears that during the first six years
of the treaty only forty American vessels, containing
12,560 tons, passed seaward through the St. Lawrence,
and dnrinjrthe same lime only nineteen vessels, ooa
taining 6,416 tons, returned by the same open highway.
These are very petty amounts when wo consider the
value of commerce on the lakes, which, in 1856, was
$58,75?, Cff, or when we consider-the carrying trade be
tween the Unltrd States and the British Provinces.
Take the yea*s 1857 to 1862, and we shall find that du
ring that period the shipping of the;Unit*d 8-ates which'
cleared for the British Provinces was 10,707 329 tons, and
the foreign shipping which cleared during the same pe
riod was 7,881,399 tons, while the shipping of the United
States which entered at our custom houses from the Bri
tish Provinces was 100,058,383 tons, and the foreign ship
ping which entered wa56.453,520 tons.
1 mention these things by way of contrast. In com
parison with these grand movements thp business
which we have been able to do on the St Lawrence
seems to be trivial. It need not be considered as an
element in the present discussion. The treaty may be
seen next in its bearings in the commerce between the
two countries. This has immensely, but it
is difficult to see how much of this increase is due to the
treaty and how much is due to the natural growth of
population and the facilities of transportation in both
countries. II it could be traced exclusively or in any
large measure to the treaty, it would be an elemeninot
to.be disregarded, but It does not follow from the occur
rence of tbis increase after the treaty, that it was on ae
coiujt of the treaty. The census of the United States and
- of POi?n
the origin of the increase cf commerce. There are also “
railroads fmnhhing prompt and constant means of
4»ter-communication which have gone into successful
operationonly since the treaty.
It would be difficult to exaggerate the iufiaenc? these
nave exercised in quickening and extending commerce.
I cannot doubt that the railroad system ol the two
countries has been in itself a reciprocity treaty more
comprehensive and equal than any written on parch
ment. The extent of trade before and after the treaty
- may be seen in a few figures. Xu the three years'im
mtdiateiy preceding the treaty the total exports to Ca
nada and the other British Provinces were $48,216,618,
and the total imports were $22 568.577, being of exports
to imports in the p’oportionof 10t> to 46. In the ten
years of the treaty the 1 otal exports to C&aada and the
British Provinces were $266,360,931; the total imports
were $-200,399,7*6.
According to these amounts, the exports were in the
proportion of one hundred to seventy-eight. If we take
Canada alone, we shall find the change in their pro
portion greater eiili. The tolal sxporfca to Canada in
the three years immediately preceding the treaty were
*31,846. E 66. and the total importa were $5,637,674, being
in the proportion of one hundred to fifty-two; while the
whole exports to Canada alone, during the ton yeais
of the treaty, were $176,871,919, and the total imports
were $161,474,347, being in the proportion of one nun-.
dred to ninety-ftur. I present these tables simply to
lay before you the extent and nature of the change in
the commerce between the two countries But I for
bear embarking on the much debated inquiry as to the'
effect of a difference between the amount of exports and
of imports, involving, as it does, the whole perilous
question ox the balance of trade. In the view which I
take on the present occasion, It is not necessary to con.
aider it The reciprocity treaty cannot be maintained
or overturned on any contested principle of politic*!
economy. »
Washington, Jan. 11.
Here is another illustration, derived from the tables:
Dunrg the ten years of the treaty the United States
have’actually paid in duties to Canada #l6 802,953,
while during the same period Canada has paid in duties
to the Untied fctates the very moderate sum of #930,444,
Hire again is a vast disproportion, to the detriment of
tbe United States. Tb e same inequality may be ee?u in
another way During the ten years of the treaty duti
able products of the United Spates have entered Canada
and the other provinces to the amount of $83,347,019,
while during the same period dutiable products of
Canada and the other provinces have entered the United
States only to the amount of $7,760,482
During this same period, free products of the United
States have enter* d Canada and the other provinces so
the 6mount of $llB 853.972. while the of
Canada and the other provisoes have entered the United
States to the amount of $178,600-185. Here ag»in is a
va»t disproportion lothe detriment of the Unttea State*.
; Mr. Sumner then quoted from the report of the Secre
tary of the Treasury, showing that the treaty had re
leased from duty a total Bum of $42,333,25? in value of
goods of Canada more than of goods the product of-the
united Sratts. From these various considerations. It
was clear t* Mr. Sumner that the revenues of the United
States have suffered by this treaty, and that in this im
port ant partticnl&r its advantages had not been shared
equally by the two countries.
Messrs RAMfcAY and,HOWE spoke against the repeat
of tbe treaty, and Messrs. SHERMAN and COLLAMEB
spoke in favor of It
Fending the consideration of the resolution the Senate
adjourned.
Hr. WILSON of lowa, reported from the Committee
on the Judiciary, a hill amendatory of the civil appro
priation act, by adding a proviso that in any action by
or against any executors, administrators or guardians,
in which Judgment may have been rendered for or
against them, neilner party »hall he allowed to testify
sgainst the other as to any transaction, unless called to
testify hy the opposite party, or by the court. The bill
was passed.
* Mr. COFFBOTH, of Pennsylvante r offered a resolu
tion, which was passed, requesting the Committee of
Ways and Meansfo inqtire into the expediency of re*
gorting a bIU for the relief of the people of Chambers-
Hr STEVENS, of Pennsylvania, from the Committee
of Way sand Means, reported a bill making appropria
tions for the service of ihe Post Office Department for the
year ending wbh June, 1566, which was made the spe
cial order lor Wednesday next -
The House returned the consideration of the proposed
anti slavery amendment to the Constitution.
Mr. CHILTON A WHITE, of Ohio, believed in the
unqualified sovereignty of the States, and argued there
was no power rathe Constitution to affect the Btatus of
slavery, as its regulation anl management are within
.the province cflF the.Hites themselves where toe Conui
tution exists. No legislativeaction can exceed the dele
gated powers and interfere with the reserved rights.
Mr. bMITHERS. of Delaware, was satisfied the pend
ing measure wa« both constitutional and beneficial, and
the mode of amendment so diettnstly designated as to
preclude all cavil. Be showed that nowhere does
slavery exist in a milder foi m than in Delaware, and
said the people of t&at State would hail with joy the
passage of this great measure of justice and humanity.
Hr.- TOWNSEND, of New York, purposed to vote
against the amendment, and contended that the deduc
tion from the argument of the last tew days was that
those who did not vote for the amendment to the Con
stitution were enemies of the Union and supporters of
slav«it. On-tbe part of bis constituents and himself
he denied any such conclusion.
The Clerk read the Crittenden resolutions at his re
quest.
fie proceeded to say that oh the basis of that resolu
tion his canstttu* nts were at the beginning of the war,
and they are there to-day. In the tumult of civil dis
cord tbe tew* of slavery lose their fores, and are seldom
supplied by th»ie of humanity; the ardor ef contention,
theprjd** of victory, the memory of past Id juries, the
feat of future dangers, all contribute to influence the
Find, and render it incapable of forming, much less of
changing the organic form of a constitution which all
mankind unite in proclaiming the greatest monument
of human wisd Jm Be would therefore record his vote
against the amendment
Mr HOLMaN, oMndisna, said this amendment could
not be adopted without being followed by more radical
measures. If, in tbe judgment of cur fathers, slavery
was incomistent with a republican form of government
they would have abolished it. The Democratic party
were opposed to the amendment, because they want the
Coustitut:oß preserved as it is. He denied that because
of slavery our country had become a hisslng’and re*
prosch. In of slavery, on the contrary, it
had grown in population and wealth, and commanded
the respect «<f the world; nor had its destinies been un
duly controlled bt houthern men. The •Jonstitatira
has been the source of the nation's prosperity, and it s
tbe only ark of onr safety.
Mr. CKAVEbS of Indiana, believed that slavery will
finally die if gentlemen' but address themetlv*« 11 pat
ting down the rebellion.: He believed the war would
have been over before now if they had said nothing
ab ut slavery- . Be thought this was not the proper
time to make eo radical an amendment, and he was
opposed to it on the ground of policy expediency, and
justice -• . ■ £■
Hr BROOJffALL, of Pennsylvania, contended that this
tition of the citizens of Virginia, aeklag that a Territo
rial Government be substituted for their present State
Government. Referred to the Committee bn Territo
ries.
COMPENSATION TO SENATORS.
Mr. BUCKALEW. of Pennsylvania-presented a reso
lution authorizing the Committee of Finance to report a
bill on the joint leßolutton providing compensation for
member* of tte Bax ate at a special session, convened lor
thepurpot# of confirmations, etc.» after the 4th of March
next. Passed.
PRIVATE SILL..
Mr. RAMSAY, of Minnesota, presented a bill to incor
porate the National Protection and Insurance Company
ofthe District of Columbia, which was referred to the
Committee on the District of Columbia.
PENSIONS.
Mr. FOSTER, of Connecticut, from the Committee on
Pensions, reported a bill providing tn&t no parson sliaU
be allowed to diaw a pension who is on the pay- roU of
the Invalid Corps. Passed,
A SECOND ASSISTANT SECRETARY 07 WAR.
Mr. WILSON, of Massaohua * tt?,- f rom the Military
CiiDmittee, reported a bill to authorize the appointment
of a Second Assistant Secretary of War. Passed.
It provides far the appointment from officers now con
nected with the War Department for the term of one
year of a person in b» Second Assistant Secretary of
War, at a salary of $3,000 per j ear, his duties to ba pre
scribed by the Secretary of War.
ADVANCEMENT 07 NAVAL OPPIOBRS.
Mr. GBIMBP, of lowa, called up the House bill to
advance line officers of the navy fifty number* in rank
for special merit Passed.
BELIEF TO ADAMS’ REPRESS OONPANY.
Mr. VAN WINKLE, of W. Virginia.calledupabiUto
reimburse Adams’ Express Company for losses sus
tained by the sinking of a steamer at New Orleans
having os board a safe containing Government Treasu
ry cotes. After some discussion it was referred to the
Committee on Claim*.
THE RECIPROCITY TREATY.
The resolution to repeal the Reciprocity treaty was
then taken up.
Mr. HALE, of New Hampshire, was sorry the Senate
contemplated the repeal of the treaty. He regarded
it as a step in the wrong direction. The treaty had
been productive of good to both parties to it, and Us
repeal could effect no good. If the object in repealing it
was to benefit our commercial and financial interests
he would not object to it. but it had come from the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations and no repo/t had been*
made as to why,action should be taken. It had been
said that the treaty operated all one way, and that
it was not reciprocal at all. The reasons a* signed by
those who urged its abrogation were vague and unsatis
factory. He had an interest in the commercial pro*,
sperity of the country, and he had taken the trouble
to look at the operation of the treaty in gro.s; Some
special pleader might make out a case against it on
a particular point, out its general operation had been
unquestionably beneficial. Mr- Hale read a statement
from a letter of the Secretary of the Trea&ury.to show
that under the operations of the reciprocity treaty the
exports to Canada had been increased, in a few years,
from six to twenty five millions of dollars. Both free
goods and duty-paying goods had increased. He had
been tqid that Canada had altered her tariff bo as to
make it burdensome to American commerce. The rates
had not risen moie than two per cent., and in the last
year they had decreased. In 3881 they were nineteen
per cent., only a h aif per cenM&rger than in 1860. The
statement that there had been unfair advantages taken
in the wsy of duties, was, therefore, a mistake In
1853 the export* to Canada wdTeaeven millions; 1n.1851,
fifteen millions; in 1855,fifteen millions; in 1855,twenty
two millions ; and in 1883, twenty eight millions The
imports had increased from four hundred and ninety
thousand dollars to twenty millions
Mr. HALE was sorry the Senate was about to act so
soon upon this matter The Chamber of Commerce of
New York had tsken the matter under consideration,
and would soon report. He understood the Chamber of
Commerce of Chicago was averse to the repeal of the
treaty. He thought we ought not to strike a blow at
commerce w hen we needed the sinews of war so much.
In conclusion, Mr. Hale said-the abrogation of the trea
ty would be regarded in Canada and in England as reta
liation for the wrongs which the people of the United
States rightly imagined they had sustained; but he was
sure the people of Canada were willin g now to do any
thing they could to repair the wrongs that had been
committed lately and to prevent their repetition. He
believed it would strengthen the rebels and weaken the
Union to repeal the treaty. S appose it true that
the repeal of the treaty would impoverish panada, he
did net believe it would be wise to do so. We ought to
wish oar neighbors rich, and prosperous, and enterpris
ing—able to buy from us and help our commerce In
rtdncing them to poverty we would Id jure ourselves,
but he had no hope of preventing the passage of the re
solution.
This was a time when men took counsel of their pas
sions rather than of the welfare of the country. The
treaty hid been wise and salutary, and under it com
merce had grown up and improved. Until some gen
tlemen conic point out.some great injury that had been
done he hopea the Senate would pause. Be honed the
merchants of New York would have au opportunity to
be h» am from on this subjt ct.
Hr. SUMNER said the raciproeitytreatv has a beauti
ful name. It suggests at once equality, exchange,
equity, and it is because it was supposed to advance
these ideas practicaLy that this treaty was originally
accepted by the people of the United States. If, how
ever, it shall appear that, while organizing exchange,
it forgets equality and equity any essential're
spect, thee muet a modification be made, in cotformltx
with just principles. 1 mean to be br’ef, but 1 hope,
though brief, to make the proper conclusions apparent.
It is a question fqr reason,not for passion or sen Imet t,
and in this spirit I ester upon the discussion, fhe
txtaty may be seen under four different heads It con
cerns the fisheries, the navigation of Si. Lawrence,
thecommexce between the United Staffs aid the Bri
tish provinces, and. the revenue of the United States.
The fisheries have been a source of anxiety throughout
our history. Even from the beginning, and for several
years previous touthe reciprocity treaty, they had been
the occasion of mutual irritation, versing at times in
I come, in the last place, to the influence of the treaty
on tie revenues of the country, and here the custom
house is onr principal witness. The means of deter
mining this question will be found in the authentic
tables which have been published from lime to time in
the reports of the Treasury, and especially in the'report
made io Coe greens at this session, which I have in mr
hands. Looking at these tables we find certain unan
swerable points, i begin with an estimate founded on
the trade before the treaty. From this it appears that
if no treaty had bten made and the trade had increased
in the same ratio as before the treaty, Canada would
have paid to the United states in the ten years of the
treaty at least sixteen million three hundred and seven
ty-three thousand eight hundred and eighty dbliars, of
which she has been relieved. Thiß sum has actually
been lo*t -to the United States. In return Canada has
given up two million six hundred and fifty thou
sand eignthanored and ninety dollars, being the amount
it would have collected if no treaty had Been made.
£here is a vasts disproportion to the detriment of the
united Ststeß.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
• LEGAL TESTIMONY,
BELIEF OF THE OHAMRBBBBUBG PEOPLE.
POSTAL "APPROPRIATIONS.
THE ANTI-SLAVERY AMENDMENT.
THE PRESS.—PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1865.'
question had bean passed upon by the people during the
late Presidential election. They had siren their verdict*
and he held that it must he carried out if not by this, at
least by the next Congress, fie answered the arguments
which had been advanced against the amendment, and
contended that the object of the Constitution, as da
clared in its preamble, wi}B to preserve the liberties of
of Ohio, maintained that the right
of amendment Jsllmlted to two ways—first, by the let
ter of the Constitution itself,' and next by the spirit, in
tent, and scope of that instrnment, and this idea under
lies the foundation li was not anabstiaot question, but
& question of compact. A change could not be made
subverting the Constitution and encouraging a monar
chy, because republicanism is at the base of our sys
tem, and to ovirthiowit is not to amend, butto subvert
the Constitution. If three-fourtha of the States pass
such an amendment, and they find that Rhode Island
should be tbeone dissenting State, she would have the
right, and it would be her duty to resist by force, and
hex cans* would become sacred in the eyes of just men
and sanctified by God Such an amendment would
not be binding in moral law, aud, therefore, is 11
legal and void, and it could be enforced only by<
those who have the power of the sword In fur
ther argument h» maintained that it was not In the
power iof three* fourths of the States to determine
the character of the institutions of the other fourth.
We cannot contravene the letter and spirit of the Con
stitution. We cannot subvert republicanism and de
stroy liberty and decide the status of the citizens of the
States. It this Is imposed Kt fooce it will becotua the
right to resist by force, and to array all the powers
- w bleb may make resistance effective. . He would stand
by the Constitution through good and evil report. He
would stand by it as he understood it to the end H»
loved hia whole country, Itorth and South, aud it was
because he loved it he would do no act to retard the
restoration of peace and the. reconstruction of the
Union.
Hr. JRNCKES, of Rhode Island, said he understood
the gentleman to remark that in the future the cause of
rebellion would be traced to others than thoie nowin
arms. Be would ash the aentleman to s&y at whose
door the sin lies, and by whom committed.
Mr. PENDLETON replied that he .Was not surprised
the gentleman wan somewhat touched by what he had
said. It might be the gentleman misunderstood the
exact force of his language, but there possibly might
have been in the neighborhood of the gentleman, aud
in his own State, and in all the free s Steles, those who
would infract the Constitution. He (Mr. Pendleton)
had >aid let gentlemen beware hoW they path their
doctrine, lest it would be feund that the compact of con
federation had first ifeen broken elsewhere than in the
B'uth. In conclusion, he declared that he was uot in
fluenced by any sectional or partisan feeltn*, but solely
by a regard for the character and perpetuity of our free
institutions.
Mr JENCKES, of Rhode Island; expressed his asto
nishment that Hr. Pendleton called this a compact of
confederation, and asked, If we are not one nation,
what are we? He called upon the gentleman and all of
his school to frame an indictment on the charge that bad
been made that Northern men had infracted the Consti
tution. Mr. Jen ekes maintained that slavery has made
the battle and fallen on its own battle field. Now that
slavery is about to die, let us bui y it quickly, and with'
as little ceremony as U due the occasion- ~
The House then adjourned. ’ • •
Harkisbvro, January 12,1865.
/ {SENATE, ,
- A number of petitions were presented, among them
the following:
Hr. BOYER, from officers of turnpike and pl&nkroad
companies in Bucks and Montgomery counties, for au
increase of toll.
Mr. HOGB, for the erection of a ferry or foot bridge
over Oil Greek, near the Noble Farm.
Hr. CONNELL, .supplement to the Weßtern People’s
Telegraph. *
Mr. WORTHINGTON, relative to the Bank of Dela
ware Corn ty. : ’»
Mr. LOWRY, a supplement to the acts regulating the
militia
Mr. HOGE, giving authority to Samuel Slock to con
struct a ferry over oil Greek, at the Noble Weil.
. Mr. BIGBaM, taxing the dividends of all banks
organized under the National banking law-
Mr. LOWRY offered aresoiutioninsteuctiagthe Judi
cial y Committee to present a bill prohibiting any
street-railway company from making any rule or regu
lation to exclude any race of people' from their ears. ’
Mr. LOWRY said that his resolution had been prompt
ed by Mb indignation at witnessing, a few days since,
in Philadelphia, a colored soldier who had given one
leg to his country excluded from the' city-passenger
cars. ' .
The yeas aud navß being called, resulted in yeas 16,
nays IS. Connell and Nichols voted yea, and Do
novan and Ridgway nay.
Hr. LaTTAcalledupanaettoextend the provisions
of the general mining law of 1863 to. Westmoreland aud
Armstrong counties, which pasted
The henatois then proceeded to the hall of the House,
when an election was held for State Treasurer, Wm. H.
Kemble receivii g 79 votes, ana Wm. Y- McGrath 47
votes. Mr Eemble was declared duly elected.
Adjourned.
Mr. WILSON presented petitiona..eontestiuK the right
of Samuel Alleman, of Baj dor county, to a Thurs
day next was fixed for the appointment of a committee.
(a case under the soldiers 1 vote.)
Mr. ALLEMAN, of Dauphin, presented a preamble
mid resolution setting forth that Governor Curtin, inhifi
last mtsaage.had alluded to frauds c'ommittedby bounty
and substitute brokers, in Harrisburg, and had cited a
particular easewhich had been before the Court of Quar»
ter Sessions of Dauphin county, in such a manner as to
reflect upon that court; therefore*
Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to
investigate the facts and report upon the case referred
to in the meeaage of the Governor,
The resolution was adopted.
Hr. GLASS, a supplement to the Aladdin Oil Com
pany.
Mr. NEGIiEY, repealing the act which prohibits the
circulation of smati notes of other States.
Hr. PERSHING, an act for the better assessment and
collection of taxes, (revising the entire system.)
Hr. BICE, Increasing fees of justices of peace and
clerks of Orphans’Courts.
Hr. KtJDLIMAN, giving power to surviving or suc
ceeding trustees.
Hr. HILL, incorporating Farmers’ and Mechanics’
Railroad; of Crawfoid and Erie counties.
Hr. COCHRAN, of Phi adelphia, regulating the $3OO
exemption of property of widows of decedents.
Hr. SHArPIESS, supplement to the free banking
law (enabling banks to wind up and Adjust their
affairs.)
Mr. JACOBI, relative to widowß’ appraiiements (re
quiring executors to file such appraisements in regis
ters’offices.) _
Hr. HcCLUBE, joint resolutions relative to credits
for enlistments in the military and marine service of'
the United States, as follows: *
Whereas* The system of military and naval enlist
ments now sanctioned by toe Government, by which
recruits are credited to tle locality in which they accept
local bounties, regardless of'fcheir bsnaj&e residences,
has induced most ruinous compstitio a for men, and im
posed wanton and grievous burdens upon the people,
without corresponding benefit to either the Government
or the soldiers; and
Whereas. It has created and fostered a system of
bounty-brokerage at once demoralizing to the people,
the recruits, and the officers of the Government* and
exhausted the pecuniary resources of the States while
it defrauded the army of..many thousands of men;
therefore,
Resolved, That it is due to the faithful paople of
Pennsylvania, who have responded to every demand
made upon them for the Support of our common nation
ality with patriotic pride, that each sub-district shall
henceforth be required to, fill its quota from its own
bona-fide residents, aud thus anestthe present oppres
sive discrimination sg&ibbt the rural districts gene
rally, and especially the less ..wealthy sections of the
Commonwea tb. protect th'e people against needles#
taxation and debt, and enforce fidelity upon ail, in fill
ing: up the ranks of our brave armies. -- .
Resolved, That the Governor of. Pennsylvania be
requested to transmits copy of these resolutions to the
President of the United States;, to the of War,
~-- *V jtf<ren«rij, and to each of the
State* 0 * 8 RBd rriSpiesentatWeß tii congteßg from this
Mr. MILLER called up an act coßfirxMfeg
certain land purchaeeu by the V ntted Gtoeni-
Seni, for the use of the ■ NavaL-Asylmn tpsri of Mount
oriah). -
Mr. ALLEMAN introduced an act, the effect of which
Would be to allow the Commonwealth to giant patents
for lands in the bed of rivers. Beferred to committee. ,
Hr. McCLUBB called up an act changing the venue
in a certain criminal cate from Adams to Franklin,
county. Laid over on third reading. Adjourned. •' .
Inauguration o I the Governor ana Lien
tenant- Governor of Maryland.
■ Babtimobb, Jari.ll.—The Hon. Thos. Swann and
Hon. C. O. Cor, Governor and Lieutenant Gover
nor of Maryland eject,were to-day duly inaugurated
at Annapolis, in conformity with the provisions of
the new Oonatltution. The new Governor does not,
however, enter upon Ms duties until January next,
the expiration of the period for which Gov. Brad
ford was elected. The Lieutenant Governor enters
at onoe on Ms duties as president of the Senate.
Anil-Slavery Resolution of the New
Terk Senate.
- Amaht, Jan. 11.—In the State Senate tWs even
ing a resolution was adopted requesting the Sena
tors and Representatives of the State of 'New
York in Congress to vote for the 'abolitioiy-of.
slavery.
CSpecial Correspondence of The Prose. 3 *
NSW Yob*, January
Mr. Evart’ssumming-up for Weed, and Mr. Dud
ley Field’s for Opdyke, hare both been masterly
evidences of legal ability, mounting here and there,
almost to eloquence. By shrewdly holding up their
client as a representative of the,freedom-of the
press, and his alleged libel as an that
freedom which Is necessary to the exposure of poli
tical corruption, Mr. Weed’s able counsel have ra
ther turned public sentiment against Mr. Opdyho.
I think, however, that the permanent public feel
ing will be a deep regret that such a eoltever took
place, and a settled conviction that there Is not
much to choose between professional politicians.
After being out twenty hours the jury earns Into
eourt to-day unable to agree. They received fresh
Instructions and retired again. It is said nine of
them were In favor of six cents damages.
MAYOR GUNTHER'S MESSAGE
disappoints agreeably, by Its bnslness-likeaßd gene,
ral unpolitical tone; for It wps half expected that
the official who refused to have the city illuminated
for Union victories could not misl profiting by htt
last opportunity to say something rather/spiteful
about this oruel war. It would, appear, however,-
.that the significant /fall of- Governor Seymour has
taught the New York Democracy a useruHesson;
and the Mayor gives us quite a model of a straight
forward, sensible message. Be states the debt of
the city and county at thirty-two and a haft-mil
lions, with ample securities for the pajmentthereof.
THE SAVANNAH-Am MOVEMENT £■ ■
has assumed definite shape, and a oommltte£ of the
Chamber of Commerce are receiving "general contri
butions of money, clothing, and prpylsionspbfiay.
It Is proposed to hold a public meeting and give the
movement a more popular character. ; .
THE LAST EXTRADITION CASH J '
was terminated on Monday, by the sumider of
Ernest Goldenfuss, the supposed forger from .Prus
sia, to the Prussian Consul General, by w&om'he
was shipped In thfe steamer Saxohla, to 'hla
trial in Berlin. Goldenfuss, you may remember,
waß living In this State In considerable style&when
arrested at the Instance of the Prussian Minister,
and had with him a very charming woman, said to
be his wife. The scene on tire steamer, whin he
parted from this lady, Is said to have hsei very
affecting. Goldenfuss expressed a belief thirt he
would be acquitted as soon as tried, and promised to
return to this country at once. "
seems to bo an unavoidable necessity for New York,
since Provost Marshal General Fry Issued last
stringent order; but the Indefatigable Supervisor
Blunt is off for Washington again, to see about
those everlasting “naval enlistments,” and the
papers are keeping up the enoouragements to -re
cruits with all the eloquence at their command.,
The steamer Australasian, which left New Sprk
for Liverpool yesterday, Is ashore half way between
the Southwest Spit and West Bank. She is ‘not
likely to get off until high water to-night. The
wind Is northwest and blowing freshly. s
10 P. M.—Stocks very active, with a strong dispo
sition to fell gold. eat
Gold 218%. and after the oall 219; New York
Central, 116%; Erie, 83%; Hudson Elver, 10&;
Beading, 114%; Michigan Southern, 72%: Illinois
Oentm, 126%; Pittsburg and Cleveland, 92%;
Cleveland and Toledo, 102%; Northwestern, A 8;
Fort Wayne, 99; Ohio and Mississippi certificates,
32%; Cumberland, 44Quicksilver, 98 s United
States 6-20 coupons, 110; do. new, 109%; 10-40 cou
pons, 102%; Mariposa, 10%. \ i
MARINE INTBLLIGRN'OB.
Arrived—Brig!" Robert Moore, Demerara; Minne
haha, Matanzas; Martha Washington, Sagua: 3L\
H. A. Pitt, Bermuda. " ’f
The steamer Kensington,-from New Orleans on
Dee. 81 via Port Royal on the 7th, has arrived hepe-,
She towed Into Port Royal, S. 0., the steambr
Wsndo, from Newborn, short of coal. (
- Sbobbbio’nibts in Boston.—They have Seoes
slonists in Boston; at least we have rebel authority
for it. Pollard, of the Richmond Examiner, tells
us that while under arrest there he fhlt utterly
lonely, as If among a “ black desert of heartless
crowds”—whatever that Is—when an “amiable
looking” gentleman singled him outand surprised
him with the Inquiry as to his name. He subse
quently took him into laweffioes, business establish
ments, the Merchants’ Exchange, Sic .Introducing
him to many a devoted friend cl the South, who not
only sympathise,)] with It; but desired Its fndq
-pendenee. ; We wonder how many orthem wlll ilm
minatewben peace Is proclaimed .with the Union
restored t- - " ‘ ' * .-
THE EEGIBEATURE* *
HOUSE.
NEW TORE CITI*
THE CASH,
THE DBABT
• [fir Telegraph. J
the STEAMER AUSTRALASIAN ASHOSR.
THBKVBUXKG STOCK BO ABB.
THE WAR.
HOOD REPORTED AT CORINTH.
His Army Fortifying the Flace.
CRN. BCTLIR’S FAREWELL TO HIS ABS¥.
His Vindication of Ms Military Record.
GRIERSON’S RAID INTO MISSISSIPPI.
CHEAT REBEL CLOTH AND SHOE FAC-
I TORIES DESTROYED.
KAHEOADS TOES OT AKB OFFOSIN6 REBELS
BEATEN.
THE BEBEL GEN. HOLCOMB BILLED.
Fighting Near Mobile on the 31st alt.
REBELS BESTROYING THEIR OWN COTTON
NEAR NATCHEZ.
MILITARY OPERATIONS IN ARXANB4S.
Probable Bnrrender of the Rebel Chioka
, -saw Battalion.
MOTHER ATTACK OK FAST OF GRANT'S PICKET
The Chivalry in Search of Victuals and Clothes.
HOOD’S ARMY.
HOOD EE POSTED -FORTIFYING AT CORINTH, AND
REPAIRING THE MOBILE RAILROAD.
Cairo, Jan. 11.—The remnant of Hood’s army Is
reported to be fortifying at Corinth, with a view of
going Into winter quarters at that place. They are
also reported to he repairing the Mobile and Ohio
Railroad.
ARMY OF THE JAMES.
MAJOR GEN. BUTLER’S FAREWELL ADDRESS—HIS
REFUSAL TO SACRIFICE RECKLESSLY THE LIVES
OF HIS SOLDIERS THE CAUSE OF HIS REMOVAL.
Headquarters Department of
Virginia and North Carolina.
-Army of the Jambs, Jan. 8, 1865.
To the Sold£brb of the Army of the James :
Yonr commander, relieved by order of the Presi
dent, takes leave of you. Yonr conduct In the field
has extorted praises from the unwilling; you have
endured the privations of camps and marches with
out a murmur: you have never failed to attack
when ordered; you have stormed and carried
works deemed Impregnable by the enemy;
you have shown positions to be so by holding
them against his fierce assaults' In attempting to
take them. Those skilled in war have mar
velled at the obstacles overcome by your valor.
Your line of works has excited the wonder of offi
cers of other nations who have come to learn delen
sive warfare from the monuments of your skilled
labor. Your deeds, have rendered your name Illus
trious. In . after ttees- your General’s .proudest
memory will be to say with you, “I, too, was of
the Army of the James.” To share such com
panionship Is a pleasure jto participate'in such
acts Is an honor; to have commanded such
an army Is glory. No one could yield it with
out regict, knowing your willing obedience to-or
ders, witnessing your ready devotion or your blood
in yonr country’s oause. I have been chary of the
precious charge confided to me. I have refused to
order a useless sacrifice of lives of such soldiers, and
lam relieved from your command. The wasted
blood of my men does not stain my garments. For
my action lam responsible to God and to my coun
try.
To thr Colored ’Troops of thr army
of the James :In this army you have
been treated not as laborers but as soldiers.
You have Bhown yourselves worthy of the uniforms
you wear. The best officers of the Union seek to
command you. Your bravery has won the admira
tion even of those who would be your masters.
Your patriotism, fidelity, and courage have Illus
trated the best qualities of manhood. With the
bayonet you have unlocked the iron-barred gates of
prejudice, opening new fields of freedom, liberty
and equality, and right to yourselves.
Comrades of the Army of the James, I bid you
farewell. Farewell!
Benjamin F. Butler,
Major General.
-Bollln.-- t
CSpecfal Correspondence of The Press. 1
Bermuda Hundred, Jan. 10,1885.
GENERAL BUTLER. .
The event of the past week was the removal o
General Bntler, day before yesterday, from the
command of the Department of Virginia and North
.Carolina. As soon as the fact became known, it
caused a general feeling of depression among that
class of persons who believe that the most vigorous
means'should be applied for thesuppression of the
. rebellion.' Those of doubtful, loyalty are scarcely
able to oonceaL the satisfaction which the news gave
them. There Is much speculation as to what field of
Inhnnl-awlU A.UrUrai'K sencrftllv In.
tmrglng In the belief that be will be sent to Kentucky,
-While the .opposite class seem unanimous In the'
opinion that Lowell, Mass., will be his destination
in future. ' One thing Is certain, that the poor sol
dier mid the humble contraband have lost a faithful
friend, and the cause of ibe Union an uncompro
mising champion of loyalty. Gen. Ord sueoeeds
GeA Butler,but whether he will he able to continue
the efficient government of the Department of Vir
ginia and North Carolina is a subject which should
be left to the future, rather than to speculation.
Gen. Butler left his headquarters with bag and
baggage on Sunday afternoon, took passage on his
splendid boat River Queen at Varlna, stopped at
City Point, where he paid his respects to General
Grant, remaining several hours, and then sailed
for Fortress Monroe and Washington.
THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD. .
The underground railroad, from Richmond, seems
to be thoroughly repaired, and is not only In run
ning condition, but Is doing an Increasing business.
The former officers of this company were obliged,
under a press of appealing circumstances, to grant
many free passes, which prevented the Institution
from being a paying concern, but under a more sys
tematic lflhh&getaeht it has become regular and
profitable. Prevlous.to the war, the road was only
used by negroes; but now both colors, upon terms
of singular equality, patronize It with muoh satis
faction. Formerly the conveniences of the road
only accommodated passengers, but now trans
portation Is furnished to personal effects
and a small amount "Of - freight-., „For some
time past'we have had an arrival from Rich
mond every day, and not unfreqaentlp two or three
times In the twenty-four hours. Notwithstanding
this road Is considered contraband by the rebel
authorities, Its officers thus far have been able to
baffle the vigilance of their detectives, and fulfil the
obligations which they have made to the public.
Men, women, and children, of all colors, with their
household effeots, are dally coming Into our lines
and report at this place. Mr. Robert Frances, a
colored barber, who lived on Main street, nearly
opposite the old market, between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth streets, brought his family, Us bedding,
f, considerable luggage, and nine hundred and
twenty pounds of excellent tobacco. Joe Griffin,
the Ethiopian performer, better known as Tim Mor
ris; Mr. Wm. Monday and laay; Joseph G. Hill,
lady, and child; Solomon Parker and lady, with
his child,’ mother, and sister, and a number of
others, are among the recent arrivals from the robe l
capital. It Is hardly necessary tolnform our South
ern brethren that what they consider as [chattels,
but what we regard as men, may be found Indus
triously engaged about the quartermaster’s depart
ment; or under the inspiration of martial airs keep
ing step to the music of the Union.
AFFAIRS IN RICHMOND.
The hard times In Richmond, which are now se
verely felt by all classes to; that doomed city, are
having a wonderful effeot. towards quickening the
return to loyalty of some of the most violent trai
tors. ' V
While It Is generally admitted that the markets
are well snpplied with the necessaries of fife, yet
the prices are so ■ extravagant that they are not
within the reach of the poorer classes of persons?
The fear of starvation is now driving many away,
and they have good cause to congratulate them
selves that theunderground railroad can be made
available for their escape.
One thing Is particularly noticeable among the
oolored persons who are leaving Richmond. All
or them have announced their determination
to return as soon as the Union "forces occupy it.
This class rarely g 8 faither away than Norfolk,
that they maybe ready to return to their homes
without any protracted delay.
THE WEATHER.
For the past six hOnrs we have been visited with
a heavy Bhower of rain, which, with- what has al
ready fallen, will leave the roads In a condition
altogether unfavorable for military movements, and
in some places Impassable for wagons. The'storm
still Continues, bufc-wlth.every indication of Its soon
ceasing; The weather otherwise is exceedingly
pleasant, and feels more like the beginning of spring
than the middle of the winter.
GUERILLAS.
The rebels, between here and Fort Monroe, are
disposed to be annoying. They have cut the tele
graph, which necessitates General Grant to send
his boat to the fort with despatches, before he can
use the wires in’ communicating with Washington.
It Is not known at what point the telegraph has
been severed, but it is supposed to be In the vicinity
of Fort Powhatan. This Is probably the wejk of
"'some of Jeff’s peaceable Inhabitants, a character
which they assume when their Interests oan be sub
served by It, but at other times they are the most
.villainous out-throat guerillas In the land of rebel
dom. Their speedy suppression would save muoh
annoyance and prevent many of our soldiers from
being surreptitiously spirited away to Libby. By
giving them the benefit of the doubt, many a Union
volunteer Is overtaken with misfortune.
ASSUMPTION OR COMMAND BY ORN. ORD,
Washington, Jan. 11.—A letter from the Army
of the James, dated January e, says: “The weather
Is mild ’and clear. All Is .quiet to-day. Major
General Ord has taken eOmmand of this depart
ment, suooeedlngyMajor General Butler,”
INCIDENTS OF THE DEPARTURE OR BUTLER FROM
HIS ARMY. .
- The correspondent of the Herald, at the head
quarters of the Army of the James, says that the
order for Butler’s removal reached there at H% A.
M., on the morning of the Bth. The only person
present who did not appear to be at all surprised
was the General hlmselr. He was not at all dis
turbed. Immediately on Its reception his orders
were and decisively, And before three
o’clock be wlPrtady to vaoate his -oommaud at the
front. Adopting! he theory that Gem Butter was re
moved on acoount of the Wilmington expedition not
aMSMSWr Saw*
rtgned toto?wmma“d. The hero lautiSriHM
was away on leave of absence, and thoa
only waited for his return to remove Gen. Butler.
Immediately on the promulgation ofj^sori ier re
lieving General Butter and replacing
ral Ord, the staff of the Army of the .Tames assem
bled around the quarters of their late
reinforced by numerous other officers of the 00m
maud; but any expressions of sorrow were cut snort
by the rapidity of the General’s arrangements. He
had received his orders to report at Lowell at the
earliest moment, and before 3 P. M. he announced
that he was ready to leave. The orders direct
ing this ohffnge Instructed General Butler to pro
ceed to Lowell, Mass., andreport from thence.to the
Adjutant General of the army. Before'three P. M.
the General started for the North. He was accom
panied by General Ord, General Devins, General
Turner, General Ludlow, Captain Bruce, Captain
Clark, Captain DeKay, Lieutenant Merrill, Medi
cal Director Suokley, Major Davis, and Captain
Wheaton. All of the above-named officers accom
panied the General to Aiken’s Landing, where he
went on board his flagboat, the River- Queen. Gen.
Butler was accompanied by two captains of bis per
sonal staff, while the remaining officers turned
homeward.
BENBItaT. GRANT’S ARMY.
NIGHT ATTACK ON ’OUR PICKETS—RECENT PROMO-
Headquarters Army of the Potomac, Jan. 9.
—The rebels made another attack on the picket
line this morning, just before daylight, and cap
tured a few vldettes on the right of the 2d Division
of the Oth Corps.
The morning was very darllWnd the attacking
party approached eantlously behind an old abattus
until they were almost at our line ere the pickets
were aware of their coming. The men fired their
pieces and ran hack toward the reserves, but
the rebels were so close to them, and being
dressed in our uniform, could not be dis
tinguished from our own men, and consequent
ly were not fired on as they otherwise would
have been. Not more than two shots were heard
during the attack, and they retreated, taking nine
men with them and wounding one of the 48 th New
York. Their object seemed to be to obtain food and
clothing, as they at once demanded the soldiers’
knapsaoks 'and blankets,* few of which they got,
however, as our men go on picket for twenty-four
hours, and only carry one day’s rations with them,
taking no knapsacks or blankets. They got a few
haversacks this morning, and to-day ono of them
was held up by a rebel to show our troops what they
had gained. Some of our soldiers swear vengeance
against the raiders, and are waiting an opportunity
to pay them back with double fury. • ‘
On the other part of the line not a gun has been
fired for some days.
-The weather has again changed from cold to rain,
and the prospect to-night Is that we shall have no
thing but mud for a week to come. ,
The promotions lately made are: Major Samuel
MoOouohe, 83d New York, to bo colonel, and Adjt.
Bumfrees, 67th Fenna., to be lieutenant colonel.
These gentlemen have well merited the honors be
stowed, having taken an active part In every impor
tant engagement of last summer’s campaign, and
this recognition of their gallantry gives unusual
satisfaction In the several commands.
W. D. McGregor.
SJBKBVAN.
EXCELLENT CONDITION OF THE CATTLE AFTER THE
MARCH—FORAGE CAPACITY OP THR BOUTH.
Washington, Jan. jl.—Major General Sherman,
to a letter to Quartermaßtor General Meigs, dated
at Savannah, says: “ You may use my name to any"
otrculai addressed to the quartermasters of the
afmy, to the effect that every part of the Southern
country will tnppcrt their animals by a judicious
system of foraging. More animals are lost to your
department while standing Idle, hitched to their
wagons, than during the long and seemingly
hard marches into the interior.” General
Meigs also adds that during this remarka
ble march the cavalry and tratoß found an
atrandanoe of forage and of remounts, and the chief
quartermaster, Brevet Brig. Easton, reports from
Savannah thai the transportation Is even to bettor
condition than when the mareh commenced, better
than he had ever before seen It. No horseß or mules
are required from the Northern'depots to refit this
army,-after a march of nearly 300 miles through a
hOßtlle district.
OUR FORCES STILL AT HARDEEVILLE.
Washington, Jan, 11.—The latest Richmond
papers say that the last accounts from South
Carolina state that thp_.DDited:States forces were
still to-front of HairdeevUle.
DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF.
GEN. THOMAS W, SHERMAN AT NEW ORLEANS-A
GUNBOAT BURNED BY GUERILLAS—FIGHTING AT
MOBILE.
Cairo, Jan. 9.—The steamer Magenta, from New
Orleans, brings the announcement of the'arrival of
the steamship Morning Star, with Gen. Thomas
W. Sherman and staff.
The gunboat Battier drifted ashore to ablate
storm, between Vicksburg and Natchez, and was
fired by a gang of guerillas and burned to the wa
ter’s edge.
A letter from Mobile to a citizen of New Orleans
says that .fighting was going on to that vicinity on
the 31st hit.
The rebels were burning cotton a short distance
from Natchez, on the 29th ult.
The New Orleans cotton market was completely
unsettled by news from New York. Middling was
offered at »1.12«. Sugar quiet at 24ifc.fortuity
fair. Molasses $l2O.
GALLANT CAPTURE OF A REBEL SCHOONER AT
GALVESTON.
Sr. Louis, Jan. 10.—On the night or December
20th Ensign Blaines, of the steamer Virginia, cut
out from Galveston the schooner Dollle, from Nas
sau, with 120 hales of cotton. The rebel sohooner
when captured was within five hundred yards of
the rebel guard, asleep, close to shormand dm..
tected by me shore bancries. Hie also passed di
. reotly under the guns of two forts on the way out
MOVEMENTS OF REBEL BLOCKADE-RUNNERS—IN
DIAHB TREATING WITH THE.RBBELS AT BHREVE
* PORT—THE UNION FLEET OFF GALVESTON.
New York, Jan. 11.— The steamer Columbia has
arrived, with Havana dates or the 7th. The Con
federate steamer Ooqnettehad left for Nassau, flying
the rebel flag. The blockade-runners Lena and
Marla had arrived from Galveston, with cotton.
The loss of the rebel steamer R. E. Lee at the mouth
of the Bio Grande Is confirmed, six men were
drowned. The cutting »ut of the schooner Belle at
Galveston, by a Federal expedition, is confirmed.
Part of the crew of a blockade-running schooner
had been arrested at Galveston, charged with a
design to surrender the vessel to the blockading
squadron.
Delegates from each of the Indian tribes friendly
with the rebels had arrived at Shreveport, to re
quest the embarkation of eotton sufficient to pro
vide for the pressing necessities of their families,
and to furnish arms to the regiment now la the
rebel service.
The Federal fleet off Galveston, on Dec. 81st,
Consisted of a screw vessel, three gunboats, and
three transports. A Spanish steamer from Vera
Cruz had arrived at Havana, but her news was not
known when the Columbia sailed.
MISSISSIPPI.
SSNRBAL GRIERSON’S RAID DRRBAT OR THE
REBELS AT EGYPT —A BRIGADIER KILLED
GfiEAT DESTRUCTION OR PROPERTY.
' StFLouis, Jan. lo.—The Vicksburg Herald has a
full account of General Grierson’s recent raid in
Mississippi. The expedition left Memphis on the
21st ult., 3,000 strong, consisting of the 2d New
Jersey, 4th Missouri, 7th Indiana Cavalry, Ist Mis
sisslppl Mounted Rifles, 3d and 4th lowa, 10th Mis
souri, 2d Wisconsin, 4tli and nth Illinois, 3d United
States Oolored. At Egypt, on the Mobile and Ohio
Railroad, a considerable force of the enemy was
encountered, and"a sharp fight ensued, iu which
quite a number of the enemy were killed and
grounded, and five hundred prisoners taken. The
rebel Brigadier Goneral Holcomb was amongtho
killed.
From Egypt the command struck westward, cross
tog the Mississippi Central Railroad below Grena
da, destroying thirty miles." Several locomotives
and fifty oars were destroyed. At Grenada they
destroyed extensive cloth and shoe factories. At
Bankston the expedition brought In a few horses
and mules and some contrabands. Among the
prisoners captured are one colonel, one
colonel, and twenty-five line officers, and a number
of our men who, to escape the horrible treatment of
our prisoners at Andersonville, had joined the rebel
army.
ARKANSAS.
ABVTCEB FROM PORT SMITH—PROBABLE SURREN
DER OR THE REBEL CHICKASAW BATTALION—
THE WHEREABOUTS OR PRICE’S ARMY.
St. Louis, Jan. 10.—Fort Smith (Ark.) advices
of the_27th nit. confirm the reported evacuation of
that post and Van Buren. The probable participa
tion of these garrisons In some, movement South
led to this evacuation, and it was feared that Fort
Smith and Van Buren would be destroyed.
Lieutenant Wilcox, of the Ohiekasaw battalion,
had an Interview with Goneral Thayer on the 23th,
under a flag of truce, and It Is reported that the
effeot of the visit was to negotiate terms of surren
der of his battalion to the Union forces.
It Is rumored that Price’s army wag at Boggy
Depot, on the Red river. Deserters are very
numerous, and the rebel country Is filled with
stragglers.
St, Louis, Jan. 10.-~Late advices from Fort
Smith say that the troops have not yet left that fort,
and will be required to remain there to protect the
Government stores until the Arkansas river is open
to'navigation; so that they can be removed. In the
meantime, it is believed that the President will re
voke the order of evacuation. *
THE INDIAN VAR.
THE RBCENTLY-DKRBATBD INDIANS OnNthß RE
TREAT—OUR RORGSS PREPARING TO PURSUE—
OUR FORCES OUTNUMBERED BY THE SAVAGES.
St. Louis, Jan. 11.—Despatches from the Weßt
say that the Indians, at the last accounts, were on
the Republican river retreating southward. Troops
are concentrating for the purpose of pursuing them.
Advices from Fort Kearney say that the overland
mall line Is infested from O’FaUoh’s Bluff to Val
ley Station, and perhaps beyond. The Indians so
largely outnumber the troops that offensive opera
tions cannot at present be prosecuted with much
chance of sucoess.
FORTRESS MONROE.
COLLISION OR VBSBBL6-LOSB OR LIRE.
Fortress Monroe, J an* 10.—The mail steamer
Georglanna, which left Baltimore .on JTrlday ovo
ning, bound to Old Point, collided with the schooner
John Walker, bound np the ’ bay, this morning, be
tween Smith’s Point light and the Wolf Trap. The
night' was dark and stormy, with a thick fog, so that
the schooner, under sail, was not discerned until it
was too late to avoid the disaster. The' schooner’s
bow-sprit struck near the forward gangway, com
pletely wreaking the light work and state-rooms
clear aft to the port wheelhouse.
Three'handß and a chambermaid belonging to
the boat are missing. Several of the passengers
were Bllghtly wounded, and one or two are thought
to be lost. The schooner sustained very little
damage. The weather still continues unsettled
and stormy. '
CALIFORNIA.
San, Francisco, Jan. 10. —The Central Transit
Company’s steamer Amertoa has sailed for San
Jnan wlth Gfo passengers for New York, via Nlca.
ragua. ' . ' .
KENTUCKY
PITS GUERILLAS HUNG IN RETALIATION.
Louisville, Jftn. 10.—six Inches of snow fell here
to-day. On Sunday a scouting party tram Clarks
ville, Tennessee, captured, south of the Cumberland
river, the notorious guerilla leader, Jake Sly. Sly
aud four of his men were executed ou the spot, in
retaliation for the murder of Union prisoners.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IK LOUISVILLE—TKB a ALT
HOUSE BURNED.
Louisville, Jan. 11—1 A. M.—The Galt House
is just discovered to be on file, and its destruction is
almost certain.
3,30 A. M.—The Galt House Is entirely in ruins,
and very little of the furniture was saved. A ware
house on the east side, occupied by F. W. Thomas
and Andrew Buchanan, was also destroyed. Major
Breston very narrowly escaped. Mr. Proctor, or
•Wood’s Theatre, Is safe with his baggage. Mrs.
Vgaoe Hanhburg, of Kentucky, and family, es
caped safely. - Captain S. T. Cushing, Mr. Throck
morton and wife, Mr. F. J. Folk and family, and
Mr. Big, are safe.
The Insurance on the furniture in Denfoeth’s
agency is SCCO,OOO.
The best information at this hour indicates no loss
Of life, though this is doubtful.
It is uncertain whether the fire .originated from
an Incendiary or not.
The United States subsistence warehouse, Imme
diately In the rear of the Galt House, was not In
jured. The store of MoKell & Mullen, olcthlers,
was burned, and their lobs Is heavy. The aggregate
loss linearly one million.
LATER HEWS—LOBS OP LIPS.
Louisville, Jan. ll.—The origin or the Galt
House fire is stm a mystery. The only person
known to have perished In the flames is Wb.
Hanna, of Shelby county, Ky.
Louisville, Jan. 11.—The remains of two bodies
have been discovered among the ruins of the Galt
House. They have not yet been Identified.
SENATORIAL ELECTION. .
Fbankport, Ky., Jan. ll.—The Hon. James
Guthrie was to-day elected United States Senator,
in place of Lazarus W. Fowell, for six years, from
March 4 th. Mr. Guthrie was chosen on the first
ballot, receiving 65 votes, to 58 for Gen. Rousseau.
PASSAGE OP EMANCIPATION RESOLUTIONS BT
THE LEGISLATURE.
Cincinnati, Jan. 12.— The Kentucky Legisla
ture has adopted resolutions in favor of emancipa
tion, the consent of the owners being obtained, and
compensation made.
TENNESSEE.
ORGANIZATION OP THE UNION STATE CONVENTION
—THE PIEST BAT'S SESSION.
Nashville, Jan. ll.— The Union State Conven
tion, for the purpose of reorganizing the civil go
vernment In Tennessee, assembled at the Capitol
this morning. Delegates were present from all
parts of the State. Samuel R Rodgers, of Knox
county, was chosen president, and Messers. Mercer,
and Cone, of Nashville, vice presidents. Nothing
of importance was done to-day, and the meeting ad
journed until to-morrow. Among the members in
attendance were some of the ablest politicians of
Tennessee. Parson Brownlow and Horace May
nard are here, and were In attendance at the meet
ing.
On a strict test vote it was decided that no man
who had borne arms In the rebel service, or given aid
or comfort to the rebellion, should be entitled to a
seat. ’ The first day and night of the session were
consumed in devising a plan of action. A great
nnmber of resolutions were offered contemplating
the abolition ofslavery, the amendment of the State
Conititution, and repeal of the act of secession. A
bitter discussion arose on the question of a basis of
voting. Fast Tennessee wanted each county to have
one vote for each hundred or fraotdon over fifty that
voted agalnßt separation In 1861. Mid die and West
Tennessee opposed this, but it was carried amid In
tense excitement, and the Convention adjourned
over nighrto avoid a row. '
MISSOURI.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENT lON—PROCEEDINGS
ON TUESDAY.
St. Louis, Jan. 10.—Three resolutions for Im
mediate emancipation were introduced In the
Convention yesterday, bat, after discussion,
were Informally laid aside to allow Mr. - Drake,
of St. Louis, to Introduce Ms resolution for the
appointment of eleven committees, to whem
should be referred the different articles of the
present State Constitution. After further debate
this resolution was adopted, and this morning the
President appointed the committees. In addition
to these, a committee on emancipation was appoint
ed, to which all resolutions, ordinances, and bills
on that snbject shall be referred, with Instructions
to report to-morrow, and another on the elective
franchise and the disfranchisement of rebels.
An ORBINANCE OX EMANCIPATION PASSED.
St. Louis, Jan. H.—The State Convention has
just ppsed the following ordinanre of emancipation
by a vote of 00 to f: ** Be it ordained by the people
of the State of Missouri, In Convention assembled,
that hereafter, In this State, there shall be neither
slavery nor Involuntary servitude, except In punish
ment of crime, whereof the party shall have been
duly convicted, hnd all persons held to service or
labor as slaves are hereby declared free.”
JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT,
St. Louis, . Jan. 10.— Ool. Krekel, president of
the Constitutional Union Convention, has been ap
pointed judge of the District Court for the Western
District of Missouri, vice Judge Walles, deceased.
REBEL NEtFS,
1“ GREAT FIRE AT CHARLOTTE, N. C.
KIABLY $20,000,000 LOBT.
KOYEHMTS OF SHEBHM MB THOMIS.
WienraGTON, Jan. n—Biehmond papers of
January 10 chronicle a great Are at Charlotte,
North Carolina. Tie Government warehouses, la*
eluding the quartermasters’ and commissary offices,
and a portion of the North Carolina and Charlotte
and South Carolina Eallroad depot'were burned-
The loss Was at first estimated at *20,000,000, but
this hae since been reduced, by thc saving of grain,
sugar, etc. Yankee incendiaries were suspected,
botit wag subsequently ascertained that tbs fire re-.
suited accidentally.
■ A Charleston despatch of Jan. 8, Bays: « A gen
tleman from Savannah reports that Sherman Is
sending the 17th Corps aronnd to Beaufort to co
operate with Foster’s troops between Focotaligo and
Cooeawatchle.” ' . •
A despatch from Macon, Ga.,. says: “The ene
my, one or two thousand strong, with wagons and
artillery, were on the Oconee river, moving In the
direction of Southwestern Georgia, on the sthlnst,”.
A despatch received by the War Department
bom Beauregard, dated Macon, Georgia, says:
“ Hood reports from Tupelo, on January Bth, that
ThomasS appeared to’be moving up the Ten
nessee river until 9 A. M.; on the 4th Inst.”
“Scouts report Sherman (1) moving.”
“Sixgunboats and sixty transports had passed
Savannah (Tenn,), going towards East Point,
loaded with troops and supplies.
“ Hood’s report of the battle near Nashville says
he lost fifty pieces of artillery and several ordnance
wagons. The loss In hilled and wounded was small.
The number tahen prisoners 1s not stated.”
CANADA,
THE PABSEOUT BY STEM.
Quebec, Jan. 11,—Messrs. Emmons and Lathrop,
of Detroit, who have been here for some days la
communication with the Government regarding
the passport system, have left for Washington on
the same business.
POSTPONEMENT OP -THU ST. ALBANS CASH.
Moetbeal, Jan. 11.— The St. Albans raiders to
day got another postponement ot thirty days to get
further evidence from Blchmond.
Election of Mr. Fessenden to the Senate.
Augusta, Mb., Jan. 10.—The Hon. Wm. Pitt
Fessenden was to-day elected United States Sena
tor, for six years, from March 4th, 1865. In the Se
nate Mr. Fessenden had 27 votes, and In the Haase
110, to 23 for Wm. P. Haines, Democrat. Na
than O. Farwell was elected for the unexpired term
caused by the reiignatlon of Mr. Fessenden to take
charge of the Treasury Department.
Ihe Steamer Mortb America.
Pobtlamd, Jan. 11.—The steamer North Ame
rica sails for Liverpool on Saturday, calling at St.
Johns, N. F., about Tuesday night for passengers.
Tlie JfsssiiclinMMs Senatorial Election
Postponed.
Boston, Jan. 11.— The Senate of Massachusetts
has postpones the election of a United States Se
nator In place of Henry Wilson, until the second
Tuesdaj in February.
the cmr.
[»OB ADDITIONAL OITT UTS BBBWOTJBTH EASE,]
another passenger railroad.
Allusion was briefly made in the Legislative pro
ceedings published in yesterday’s Press to the In
auguration of another passenger railway The
present bin Is supplementary to the adttoeorpo
rating the Philadelphia and Frankford Ball way
Company. The proposed route of the additional
or new track le as follows:
the terminus of the railroad
on the Frankford road, It traverses Lehigh avenue
to Sepviva street, thence southwardly along SeDvlva
to Vienna street, thence along Vienna and Frank
ford road to Girard avenue, thence along (Brand ave-
Front street and
makes connection with the Union Passenger Ball
way, thence north along Front to Coral? thence
to place of beginning; and along Hun
ttogdon from Sepviva to Coral, and along Amber from
Huntingdon to Lehigh avenue; and to continue
their railway from Harrison street to Cedar HUI
Cemetery, thenee along Bridge street to Brldes
bnrg, thence returning along Bridge street to the
Tacony .road, ttance along the Taconyroad to the
Frankrcrd road, and along Orthodox street to
Frankford street, and to make a connection with
the depot or station of the Philadelphia and Tren
ton Batlroad Company, should that company at any
*1“.? i L < L reaft ft re “ uve Ulelr passenger depot north
of Its present location. *
It also empowers the company to construct such
lateral railways and turnouts Into and along any
other streets, on either side of the line of route, at
snch places as arenow occupied by other railways,
and at such other places as they shall-deem necesl
sary, and return again to the main Upe, in order to
complete the clrcnit or rente, and to oontinue their
railway from their respective termini to their depot
grounds, at Curtin street and Cedar HtU Cemetery,
provided that no lateral railway shall be oonstriioc
ed by the company at a greater distance than two
Equarts east ©r west of tue main ii?>a of the road*
MAN shot.
About eight o’clock, last evening, a man named
James Ward was shot, in the vicinity of Front and
pock streets, by a man named Joslah France. The
latter la a soldier, hailing from Camp Cadwalader,
and his statement Is that he had a deserter in
“barge, and was taking him around to see some of
his friends. .An attempt was made, he alleges, to
take the man from his custody, and a pistol thrown
upon him, whereupon he drew his revolver
sod .fired two shots. One of the balls took
effect In the left should® of Ward, pass-
Itg around to the shoulder-blade. Both of the
parties were arrested and taken to the Central Sta
tion. Ward denies the statement of the soldier la
toto. He was taken to the office of Dr. J. E, Chad,
who was engaged In extracting the ball as we
penned this article. Both parties were detained until
this morning, when a hearing will probably frdlv
untangle the stories of the men. The third man
was not arrested;' ,
ETJlfcOl.^
THE STEAMER MORAVIAN M
Effect of the Sews from Skrman and
TBK ENGLISH I'HKSS OH CAJiABUx „
—
A. 2.ETTJEK FROM I.ORn W»A Rjf
PoBTiABD, Me. , Jab. 11— t0,.«
&« B 8““ w > -’JSSRTa^si
The dates per tie MoriTian arr . «» ‘ Sll Vu!
thosealreadyrecoined. *' 6 ® T « dan,
Purser McDonaldreports: Fim , “‘'lim
January Ist a steamer, ennooßes, , fta ihe "
lat 6465, long. 2206, bournSt^* 181!:5 Hite**
The steamship Hansa, fromffew v .
Eoathampton oa the 28th of l“c?™?L Tl »'k,
. The Steamship Bor aria. from IS"-?- . r : »i a
at Southampton oa December am fori,
GREAT BEITaW
Jhe aews from America, of the
Ehermaa aad Thomas. caused mar? "***"’* of o,
thefrieadsof the Eortb, aad ts“oafe?*'*«'»i
declined three ner cent. .While there
proremeni in Federal securities 6 **•» e;«Y, s >l
The item of news, however, whvi, > * as H.
tentlon, was the order of General a* ,
raWers into Canada if necessary ** 10 it.
The London' Times remarks that it n r% H
Government is so ill- advised as to 2L?«
the Canadian frontier, a very sert- J?
lag betweea the two conntrim mafft ,?' ,o oi=:'s*o
The London Bail » Kevm hones tiS!®! l *!!?*-
General Gin to pursue th« 1 to* r 4
frontier •will be disavowed by 3. a " oss ><
thoritiee of the Washington Goto?!?'*®
“The plea which coald Bone wl™ ® s «- I;‘ ,*'•
the refusal of the Canadians to ... ‘‘'v
aUtes, hat jjulfe
fared la the-Ronee^T“SSh I ;t* U ; ?
Canada, as tending to complicate * «-' 4 * n
flciently emlmrawaniT C a 'a
The London Morning Pobt thicks *v«a.. J r, ‘*
tube of the Canadian G’>v*»rninsati'' oh
&**« »**•*«*• ssbstantial i;?t
«3sfiiflS«3BS^^>C
its intention to increase its Jr!.*,*
it will therefore he able, too, ■«- H
nut igatioa in the St. Lawrenoj, to h-.-. ' «*v-M
ships on the lakes as it can bu~ t c.ia.tAi-r 4 ' » ;
In the interior; and that the Brinrh
lees it should have material for hnil liaL r V
ing and eqn:pph>g them on the o4a<K ? -W
find itself. about the 15th day ©f A P *ii i:; -'
vepel upon each lake to oppose the Fe a t£?
Bela
FRANCE.
Bonne film. Rentes 66. CO.
AUSTEIA AND ITALY
Ejections of the armies are to U
scale by Austria and Italy. It is
auction will be 65, €OO men. ■*' ‘ *
INDII.
An official telegram, dated C-»leoH* T ,
announces that the fortress of --1 -
eeoturea by the British with the n V
officers and fi iy men Theposiri.,* ' -
Three officers and seres men wtr* .n- - rv * - {
by the accidental explosion of gnrm ,~i l * a -0 ..•
THE EDINBURG’S Nr4>
The following Is & summary of the v
The Daily I>iwg publishes a k«-» r ' r -. ■ >
Gold win fcmith, asserting Ms convict,; • *
ingof the Florida was entirely eccid- n.‘l '
Die language of the Americas prst* na *». t
finally asserts thathe left America i * '
fcy of the people to their institution*. c-r- ; "*■
power and determination to achieve th» r ~.? r
taking, and hopeful of their des:iui ' » /
The Times publishes a letter from
in response to Mr. Seward's re'ueaU.--
pool Bazaar fund to be distributed t-. y
«ra. Wharncliffe quotes Northern pipe ,
Mr Seward s statement that the dh-v ." v
suffering unusual privations. . ,;r
were mainly contributed by tlio c e fc H
South, saying the movemen; wa- . • *
can led out by Southern iadlea is , n :~ ,
refusal will not practically aiT-ct thy *• - • ,'' -*
fund. The letter of Mr. Adams, cntirsv . '
Mr. Seward's refusal, is published jj ' -v* ■ ‘-r
regietthat hehae ioclo?st?.c'c " {
The Times has an editorial complijJr. u V.. ‘ •••«.
Wbarscliffeand Adams, and, by infereac
to Mr. Seward. ' ■ - 5
The Daily News justifies Mr. Bew?rds
showff that Wharx chffe deserved "Hi
La France points to General Framost a- % ‘ <,
Deyror's successor. ’
The Russian Ambassador had returned to » -
Calcutta, Dec. 8. —Exchange 2e. H •»« - '
proving.
Bomb at, Bee, B—‘Exchange 2a. i; e .i r .
vancing. - -
Canton. Nov. 26 —Exchange 4s. M. T-t r-.
Shanghai. For. 27.—Tea dull. Shkadvi-”'
change 6s. fid. "
LATEST VIA GREENCifcTLE
London, Dec. 3a—The Time* con*ri-« • . >
temperate language of President I.iDc io - *
message, with the proclamation of ih-z. ri D ’
resolutions offered in the Federal Seiiai* r : v - •*•’ 5
ler. It says: *
“In Congress we are charged with r~
assassination and pillage, while a miikart *. .
threatens onr territories with W
of the Republic does-jasttce to both »
land, and we gladly receive his views a«s ■— :.\
time and reason will commend to the Am-r-v ■ -
War between Amirica and England won ] _
the most formidable intervention in bshilr .f - :
Which Mr. Da via could desire. 7 ' The Ton- :
recommends this point to the consideration n? r- > -/
ricans
It adds: “It has been longstmaised -
federate agents in thntr various operation • ? ’
rather allured than deterred byth* pro«r.--»
national embroilment arising out of their BC h „i
besides escaping with a cruiser and pluaieriav * * >
they could bring a powerful enemy on ihe bac- ' *
foe, it would be an enormous gain to ib&in p-- .
some of jthem. now looking to the St. Aibaa/ra i -
h<pe« of this bird. It is much wiser todi*a?n vr?
than to play their game. The Federals --1
themselves that net even the capture of N&;- v -•
the defeat oi Sherman would gratify the >v ? •<
much as a rupture with this country, wh ;
Northern politicians are incessantly advUiujc
The Lot don Post says that neither the S n
the Federals will allow themselves to bs
unfriendly reUtione bv the * A \ c t
third party, whose object is sufficiently h
Will no doubt he found necesnary to the iat rt» , 1
nation! to maintain an effectual military p ■:», t
the shores and lakes, with the view of press*::.:* i
enrrence of recent depredations
The Times city article says the fund* were raiser
less firin yesterday, consequent upon the deound tx
money at the close of the year; also is connecc::* Wiih
theforeign and share settlement now in pro*r«".
Ameruannews caused some liul« depra*>^H: a i, s .
d’an secnjities, altlonah tfi, oily J
to the exampp. of national 1 ••
by the last New York inte licence, id that t - :
of General Dixand wildn«Bg of the poiit cai nre-« 1
Uad soce irresponsible persons to vio atr f ■
tenitory. andthne the Washington
against theur anxious in apos hica as disarm
hie, both to the ptopi^-of Eaglaud and th* re<p* o 1
a*se«B of the Utitcc Siassa, as WlVt occb^loq *d bf
Commodore Wilkes aud th-j veto ol the Hoa*d of
Bentatives m the Trent att - :r.
The Herald says we mosi take cate and a Vve 3 . }
reasonable grounds ol provocattoni that it rW «- a r
should commence it may he their feub, not oars.
The jStar btlieves that the feeling in the Un ? r*i' a‘n
abcut the release of the Sc. Albans robbfrs. -v. : i
doubtless subside as soon as the course of the C.ti.' i 1
Government was knows.
Commercial Inielligeufe,
[Per Moravian. ]
LIVERPOOL BREABSTGffiFd Hhi EE?. JUr
Evening.—The Breadttuffs market is Kecei‘<u.7 ,; -1
and firm. No icguiar Com mark&t has beea
the sailing of the Asia for Halifax. Messrs. I s
sou, Spence, & Co., report the Bresdst' ff> !;:=•••: 1
generally film, but without any craasictUn. ■
portance, in consequence of the ceiebiciioa of v
days
LIVERPOOL PRODUCE • •
steady. Coffee steady. Bice quiet but l
firmer at 59s 9d@Sos for both pots aad p S a.:;=. ;
Oil steady. Eoein inactive. Spirits ; .
at €< @si*. Petroleum firm.
LONDON MARKETS.—Breadfituffs r, • =
firm, but inactive, owingto ho-icayr. Tau<'v
Spirits Turpentine quiet at e2s6d.
London, Dec. 29.—Consols S9%#S9& for * r *
rlcanstock*—lllinois Central Railroad i
latest per Moravian, via ...
LivxnPoon, Dec. 30. —Cotton.— Sales for f n
44,Gi0 bales, including 12.iG0 bales to ■,* i
7, CIO bales to exporters. The market ■ :
upward tendency, and cio*.ed easier, wiih - -
advance of in American. Quotations &r=:
Fair. M: : -
Orleftns...,,
Mobile :
Urfands : ;i
The actual stock in port on the ijoth £:■ :*">
4f6,0G0 bales, being 115,000 bales in erce=s of** r -
The stock 01 American is 23,000 bales, being I-,' ■
above the estimates.
The solve of cotton to.day (Priday) ' ■'
the ma’ket closing doll, at a decline pf
pound, owing to the exc-es in stock.
market Is quiet and ste.v'.
Provisions.—The market is quiet. Laol ip
waTd tendency.
London. Pec; 30.—OoneolR clowa at
ney. The bullion in the Bank of England ha. i
£207,060.
axbkican Securities.— lllinois Central Kail:
diecount; Erie Railroad, 37@30.
CITY ITEMS.
CrEKBBAt SHERMAN’S MOVEMENTS —Tic ’
was taken by surprise yesterday morning I>y - ''
port that General Sherma* had arrive! ,T
Orleans. “What does he In the West v: *
Should be to the Southeast 1” was toe ;
query. We have telegraphed to Secret :ry t
for toformatlon,and he states thatShernnii' : ‘
ly making a flank movement, so as to come • " 1
to Philadelphia, where he will procure l;! : 1 '
new outfit at the Brown-Stone Cloth;-? fit’.! >'■
Bcckhlll & Wilson, Nos. SOS and 6(5 OtesfGiil rr*«.
above Sixth, and then return to Siv-na-ii v ;i
Fortress Monroe.
Mb. Chablbs Stokes & Co., Clothiers. ut-‘ sf
’the Continental: Gents: I see in your chtUecee I®
yesterday’s paper that yon offer to forf.-'t
that we keep a cigar store, and can’t eu’ - 1 P' ir -
pantaloons at all. How, our busineu is to l” ! _
cigars {no pun Intended), and not clotbing “tores,
but since you have impertinently latermeduled &
our business, and call upon us to show our naty!=,
we accept the offer, and will take *lO,OOO and cat ne
leg, when. If the other leg is to be cut, anothe" a
stalment of $lO,OOO Is necessary. The affidavit
our “stripper” hoy that the pantaloons fit '
than any we ever bought of you must determine !>•
P. S-—As we never bought any pantaloons of r ■«;
we think we’ve got you. Kesp., The “nest Ear,
that keeps the cigar store under the Continents!-
■Skating by Moonlight on the Park, at l c.l?
first and Walnut streets. Open until ten o'tk»
to-night. A toll and superior brass band aftern’W
and evening. K ’
High Approval.—Mrs. S. A. Allen late!?
celved a letter from a lady, stating that, at the - : W‘
gertion of numerous friends, she.purchased a ll ’-
of Mrs. S. A. Allen’s World’s Hair Restorer sa l M
lobalsamum, or Hair Dressing, and after uda,
few times, her hair, which was quite gray, lV l -'‘ e *
stored to its youthful color, and new hair was -Sr
appearing. No lady’s toilet Is complete '^'i' l '"
these preparations.
Every Druggist sells them.
Notice.—Persons wishing to secure Sul
will do well by calling at our offlca, as we cm
Blab, them without the principals being presen: . ' •-
sequontly they will lose no tine. Also codie.-
supplied with Volunteers to fill quotas.
Mybbs k H'-O'
jalo-3t* Office 70S Green Str«.-
Thu St. I<awkbvob Hotm. continues
heretofore, for the entertainment of gawt=,
will still find therein the superior comforts
teotion tbr which this Houbb has always been '
guiehcd.
Bnoeiu's Aektoa jukimbkt, aa
sure for burns, scalds, sprains, Themis'-'®’ (
shot wounds, &o. A stogie applieatM s “® j
pain from a burn the Instant it is appbftl *' °
Iy should be without it.
Gkobsb Stick & Co.’s Kanos, an.! 4 T ,
Hamlin’s Cabinet Organs, for sale emr
Qonld, Seventh and Chestnut streets. '
* __. ...t-V.I
Eyb, Eak, ahd Catabkh, saeoesS'« Uf , l ) ''
by X Isaacs, M. I) , Oculist and Anrist. ill l
Artificial eyes inserted. No charge tut caiim
SPECIAL NOTICES
Pushing Iboks, of the ha'- 5 ' - s ®Y'.*
straight, and fiat shapes and of ecoHo? ° r
patterns; also. Puncher. Mallets. Hammf*-' 4
ferine Sclisore. TftUMAH St SHAW, Be- ‘ ;i
Thirty Aye) MABKET Street.
BABGINE OpENEBS, OF BXVKBAt •
terns. Champagne Openers. Cork ® :a '|' sr «,Ji s
liety of €orlc Screws, are for
SHaW. Ho. 835 (Butt Thirty-fife) Mas- ■
belovr Kinth.
Eastwick Skatiko Park,
CHAT’S FBP.KY- a
Cue Kilo Of sptendid fee lB n<!P rea *”' “ c
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