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THURSDAY, JANUARY 86, 1885.
What Shall we Pay for Peace!
If two neighbors quarrel about an acre
of land, or a water privilege, they may go
to law. If they are angry and belligerent,
they may go into a fisM and fight for its
possession. One course is illegal, the other
is not, but each has its peculiar efficacy.
When communities differ they have courts
and Legislatures, and by them all difficul
ties are decided. This is called obedience
to law. But when they become dissatis
fied with the law and desire a new one,
the sword is drawn, war is declared, and
by the‘decision of war the disputes are set
tled. This is a mere question of force, and
the only law that can be invoked is the
magnanimity of the victor. At one stage
of the contest one set of terms may be
made, while at another stage they may be
more onerous. If a nation spends a mil:
lion of dollars and a thousand lives, it will
be more .generous than if it spends a thou
sand million of dollars and ten thousand
lives. The burden of all wars should be
placed upon the vanquished. They accept
that alternative. The mercy of war does
not proceed beyond the gr anting of life,
and no ' conquered enemy should ask for
more.
Now, how. is it with the South ? Whether
we ore to have peace or war we cannot
say, but as everybody is discussing terms
we might as well give our ideas on the sub
ject. Some of the Democratic journals
claim peace, and insist upon Mr. Lisconu
making certain declarations made in the
beginning of the war the terms of peace.
Now, this claim may be disposed of briefly.
When Mr. Lincoln made these toraiawe
had not spent im/cli money, and we had
lost few lives. Therefore he could make
an easier bargain than he can now. But
when he offered these terms (hey were rejected,
and now it becomes the duty of the Presi
dent to propose new terms. What shall
they be ? Certainly not those proposed in
18G1. The enemy must submit to his own
record. He cannot recall it. He cannot
go back to the beginning, and ask us
to go back with him. There is too
much blood, and too many lives in the
way. We must ask SJiae consideration
for what has been spent and wasted.
If we look at the wars of history, it will
be found that terms of peace have alto
gether been controlled by the power and
position of the conqueror. If we trace
any of these wars closely, we will find that
What might have been advantageous at
one period of the contest would have been
considered humiliating and disgraceful at
another. This is plain. These wars ex
pend blood and treasure, and no statesman
will willingly risk the liyes of his people.
If all the burdens of defeat are added to
those of victory, A successful war .is sad
enough, hut, having conquered the aggres
sor, are we to promise immunity for future
wars by assuming all the obligations of the
enemy? When Napoleon conquered a
country, he not . only carried out the. mis
sion of conquest, but he compelled those
who had provoked him to war to remune
rate him for its losses. What is our posi
tion to the South ? We have endured the
jurying fortunes of war. If we had lost
we should not have complained. We
have won. Our victories have been
bought by the most precious blood of the
Republic, by the accumulation of an ap
palling debt, the paralysis of manufactures,
and the destruction of the most valu
able part of our commerce. Before we had
suffered so. much we would gladly have
made terms of peace, upon a much easier
basis, and before Sumpter fell. We did
not think of emancipation, but the cam
paigns of the Chiekahominy made emanci
pation proper. We would willingly have .
paid the Southerners for their negroes after
Antietam, but Fredericksburg broke that
bargain, and, instead of paying for the ne
gro, we took him for the man that he is,
put the fmusket In his hands, and by ma
king him an American soldier bade him
hope for the time when he might become
an American citizen. The very least con
dition -of peace that can be made is that
Uhder a reconstructed Union. All men
shall be free and equal.
If Mr. BnMii is admitted into the confi
dence of Mr. Jeffebson Davis, we trust
he will impress this fact on the mind of
that gentleman. Whatever the terms of
peace may be, this will be the .first condi
tion, and, when this is assured, any subse
quent negotiations will be comparatively
easy.
France in Mexico!
There are important rumors from Mexi
co, received in a roundabout manner, via
San Francisco, and on no better authority
than the statement of a Captain Beauee
6AM>, brother of the rebel general, and
'private 'secretary to ex-Senator Gwix,
These are, that the said Gwin has been
created a Duke in Mexico, by the Em
peror Maximilian, -Who has ceded certain
provinces of Mexico to the Emperor Na
poleon, as substantial repayment for
about $60,000,000 expended in converting
the Mexican republic into an empire, by
aid of French bayonets, and that the said
Mr. G\riH has been appointed Viceroy
over these ceded provinces.
It is not very probable that the Mexican
Emperor has placed a dacal crown upon
the head of the ex-Senator from California)
and highly improbable that the French Em
peror would place him, whether as duke
or commoner, in any vieeroyalty. But
we have been prepared, for a long time, for
Napoleon’s obtaining territorial posses
sions on the shores of the Pacific. More
than six years ago, The Pkess drew atten
tion to the persistent schemes of successive
French rulers to obtain the foothold of pos
session in Mexico, and particularly in So
nora and Lower California. The intrigues
of Consul Billon, at San Francisco, du
ring the reign of Loots Philippe, are well
known, and it is equally notorious that Na.
foleon has been manoeuvring for the same
object, ever since he obtained ruling power
in France. When he commenced his ac
tion to destroy the republic of Mexico and
place his own nominee upon the newly-es
tablished imperial thione there, it was evi
dent to all who had watched Ms policy,
that he had a great purpose, political and
personal, to servo; that, as he took Nice
and Savoy is the price of Ms assistance in
the Italian war, he would insist on being
handsomely compensated for his services
in Mexico. If he has not yet obtained tMs
payment, it will surely come.
If Napoleon really has obtained the
Mexican provinces mentioned in the news
from San Francisco,-he has done very well,
Here are the statistics of area aud popula
tion:
£<mar Q Papulation In 1817.
Sonora 181,117. 138,874
Iturauno ..... 48 3W). 144,831
5ina10a...... 34 048 160,000
Chihuahua 102/45
Lower California. 68,384 12.000
The whole area of the Mexican Empire
being 706,482 square miles* and the. popu
lation 8,306,000 souls, it -would appear that
Maximilian has presented INapoleon
with nearly one-half of Mexico, and one
thirteenth pf the entire population of that
country. As the whole area of the French
Empire is 204,928 square miles in Europe
and 173,900 in all other parts of the world,
-(total 878,628 square miles,) this Mexican
acquisition of 875,655 square miles about
doubles the territory of the French Empe
ror. Moreorer, the provinces reported to
have been thus transferred are the richest
and most fraltful in Mexico, and well situ
ated f6r trade on the Pacific.
The yastness of the donation to France
induces us to doubt its reality. But that
Napoleon has Ms eye upon some part of
Mexico- probably Booora and Lower Cali
fornia—may be assumed with considerable
confidence. France is bent on ..having
Colonies on the Pacific, - and Napoleon
would be anything tun q pleasant neighbor
to California. If he gets so near us—what
of the Monroe doctrine?
The Income Tax,
We are not in the habit of either ex
plaining or defending any policy that we
pursue in the management pf this journal,
but as we have received communications
from many good friends, some approving
and others condemning the publication in
yesterday’s Pbess of the income tax of the
Fifth Congressional district, we may as
well make one or two suggestions, which
we think will dispose of the whole matter:
I. The law provides for the publicity of
incomes, and we did not attempt tbeir pub
lication until we received assurances that
such was the ease from the Commissioner
of Internal Revenue.
11. If any man has made a false return,
his neighbofS should know it. Those who
have made true returns need not care.
111. The public will have an opportuni
ty of judging between what is true and
false in the society around them.
IY. The interests of the Government
will be served to the extent of hundreds
of thousands of dollars. It may be a hard
ship to have private business exposed, but
it is also a hardship, to be summoned on a
jury or to be drafted. The law requires it,
and we merely obey the law. If any readers
object to have their incomes printed, they
can find their remedy with Congress, and
not with the editor of The Pbess.
Y. These publications have been made
in every city of the Union, w’e believe, and
it is only just to the Treasury Department
that they should be made in Philadelphia.
YI. False pride, deception, selfishness,
perjury, snobbishness, Copperheadlsm will
all suffer. The loyal and true citizen need
have no anxiety.
RICHMOND.
CONTINUED RUMORS 01 TEE EARLY EYA
tVAriOd op BICHMOm
de&ektebs conrae is to our mis
IN HUNDREDS.
they report the capture op wiimin&tos.
A Vigilance Committee Organised among
the Rank and File to Prevent'
further Depletion.
EXCESSIVE COLDNESS OF THE WEATHER
TEE PBEPABATIOSS OF THE ENEMY
AGAINST AN ASSAULT.
—C. Edmunds.
;Spec!al Correspondence of Tie Press.]
Gira Point, Ye., -Tan. 21,1865.
"Two Confederate captains who, deserted and came
Into bar lines yesterday morning, report that seve
ral days since a council of war wag gammoned by
General Lee, at which all the general officers of his
army were In attendance. The subject for their
consideration was not known; bntlt was widely Be
lieved that the expedtenoy of evacuating Richmond
was under discussion. Thera wUI be stirring news
from the army before many weeks have passed.
Something like one hundred deserters came in on
our left yesterday. They stated, as a current report
in Petersburg, that our force had captured Wil
mington. This jumor is almost too good to bo true,
but it probably does not anticipate the truth by more
than a week or two.
The business of desertion from' the rebel army is
getting to be so serious for the enemy that they
have organized vigilance committees to prevent It.
Tho most gratifying feature of it, to our minds, 1b
not so much that It Is depleting the rebel army—
and it is doing that at an average rate of a regiment
periweek—as that It- evinces the demoralization
with which that army is infected. It Is beyond
Lee’s power ever to light ovor again the desperate
battles of the Wilderness; and it seems as though
Ills final campaign in Virginia was Tory dose at
hand.
There was considerable shelling from our batte
ries, at and around Petersburg, yesterday, and par
ticularly in the afternoon. The enemy did not re
ply with vigor, nor with serious effect.
An accident occurred yesterday afternoon, on the
Oily Point Railroad, which might have been rather
serious, but, happily, was attended by no fatal re
sults. It was caused by a train of freight cars
loaded with hay, upon which a number of soldiers
had seated themselves, running off the track near
Warren Station. The hay flew In all directions,
and the soldiers assumed various picturesque atti
tudes. Several received painful bruises, but no
bones were broken.
—BolUu.—
Special Correspondence of The Pres*. 3
.Heaequabtebib 26th Conns,
Bbfobb Riqhxohd, Jan. 22,1865,
The weather Coring the past twenty-four hours
has been exceedingly disagreeable. Yesterday
morning we were chilled by one of those uncomfort
able rains, whose glaciations tended to increase the
unpleasantness of service in the field during a win
ter campaign. Soldiers gathered around their fires,
In their quarters, communing with absent loved
ones, while the ever watchful and faithful sentries
upon their beats, covered over with lee, were the
only persons stirring about the oamp. The plekets,
standing at their post, looked like men who had'
been glaciated. After the rain cessed, last eve
ning, the wind sprang up several degrees cooler,
which forcibly reminded one that winter was upon
us, with all of Its misfortunes.
This kind of weather has a very eoDTiotlng effect
upon the rebs towards stimulating them to are
turn to their allegiance, especially as their coin
mlsarlat is well nigh exhausted. The stories which
have heretofore been published about the starva
tion in the rebel army hove been premature, but
there can he no doubt, not only or their truth at
this time, but of the demoralisation of the enemy
on account of his scarcity of provisions. One-
thiid of a pound of meat and a little mite of
com meal 1b all that the rebel soldier re
ceives for his allowance. This state of affairs has
produced a wonderful revolution of feeling in Up
army of the enemy in our front, which has tended
to quicken desertions. During the last week we
have |had as high as forty' Johnnies In one day,
along tie line of the Army of the James, coming
voluntarily Into our lines, and expressing them
selves as satisfied that the Confederacy was about
used up. Scarcely a day passes but what a dozen
or more of these penitent brethren oome over and
ask to be received npon probation. Officers are not
nnfrequently among the number.
During the past few days, previous to the rain,
the roads were getting Into excellent condition,
wMchseemed togjve the enemy considerable alarm.
He has been apprehensive of an attack, and has
been most vigilant In guarding against surprise.
With the troops that the enemy has sent South,
and what have deserted, there Is but a small force
Is our Immediate front. With his numerous tor
pedoes and lino of batteries he has good reason for
feeling secure for the present. In an advance his
artillery could have an enfilading fire upon our
storming column, while his infernal machines might
be expected td do fearful execution. At the proper
time these obstructions will all be overcome by Gem
Grant. Since the rebels themselves have but little
doubt of tho laot, it only .tends to confirm the opinion
-irhleh I have long entertained, that the Commander-
In-Chief Is able to reduoe Richmond whenever he
seriously undertakes It. I
From deserters yesterday I learn that tbs rebel
Iron-clad Columbia, stationed at Charleston, was
recently sunk In that harbor by running against a
snag. The Columbia has been regarded as the best
of the enemy’s vessels of war afloat of Its kind, and
Its loss, like all Other disasters to tho Qonfederaoy,
will be of no Importance l
Fort Fisher, the scene of Gen. Terry’s.and Admi
ral Porter’s brilliant operations, is to be Included
in Gen. Foster’s department.
Major Gen. Gibbon, of the Am; of the Potomac,
has been placed in eommand of the 21th Corps, and
has entered upon that duty.
Col. John Holeman, who so eminently distin
guished hlmßelf on the 27th of October, and was
badly wounded, has returned to the field, though
to walk without the aid of' a cane, to report
for duty. Col. H. la deservedly popular with his
command.
FORTRESS MONROE.
HEAVY ICE Iff THE CHESAPEAKE.
The Privateer Shenandoah Destroying our Ves
sels on the Coast of Brazil.
NOTHISfi IMPORTANT FROM WIIKIKGION RABBOB
FobtMokros, Jan. 23.—1 n oonsequenee of the
heavy lee In the Chesapeake Bay, the mall boat from
Baltimore did not succeed In reaching here yester
flayer to-day.
The baTk Clifton, Gavet master, arrived In this
harbor yesterday from Pernambuco, by way of the
Barbados.
The rebel privateer Shsnafdoah Is reported to
have destroyed several American merchant vessels
along tho coast of Brazil, In oonsequenee of whioh
masters of vessels bound to the United States were
obtaining British registers and Bailing under British
colors. . _ „ . _
The steamer OaHlonala arrived here today, from
Fort Fisher, North Carolina, but brings no news or
importance from our forces operating against Wil
mington. A great deal of stormy weather has been
prevailing for the past few days along the ooast.
The fteamshlp Atlantic, Captain Grey, whioh ar
rived here at noon, encountered very heavy
weather during the trip from Now York, and laid
' for twenty-four hours outside ■ the capes, unable to
make this harbor. '“■**
Efforts to Organize the Now Jersey
Legislature
Trbntok, N. j., Jan. 25.—The House spent the
whole day in trying to organize. .The Damooratg
prevented any question from coming; up that con
templated an organization by the, 30 votes of the
Republicans by the use of parliamentary tactics, and
by speaking on points of order, both sides keeping
in good humor. Some or the hits exoltod muoh mer
riment. Finally, an adjournment tooh place until
tomorrow. 1 ■ ’ "
GEN. BRUITS JtRIRV.
A REBEL NATAL FORAY DOWN THE JAMES.
ATTACK ON CITY POINT BY THE
BVBEI. IRON-CRABS.
A BATTIK BETWEEN THEM AND OUR BATTERIES.
One Xren-Clad Blown Up and the others
Driven up the River,
" Wa«*i»otok, Jan. 25.—The Star or this evening
says:
«Despatches received here state that yesterday
morning, at two o'olook, a rebel fleet of five vessels
(the Richmond squadron) came down the river to
destroy our depots and works at City Point.
“ The high water of the current freshet enabled
them to pass the obstructions which onr comman
ders had placed above Oity Point for the better pro
tection of the place. A battle quloUy ensued be
tween the rebel fleet and our naares that terror fort,
In which ono of the rebel vessels was blown up and
Instantly entirely destroyed, while two others were
so damaged by Shot and shell as to compel them to
seek a speedy flight back In the dlreotion or Rich
mond, aoeompanled by the other two, whloh es
caped with no damage to speak of.
« Admiral Farragut left hero yesterday evening
for the scene of-aetion. It is understood that ho
will at once assume the naval command here.”
SOUTHERN NEWS.
REPORTED CAPTURE OP PORT SMITH, AR
KANSAS, BY THE BEBBL PRICE.
TWO THOUSAND UNION TROOPS TAKEN PRISONER!
DESIGNATION OR* SECRETARY BED
DON—THE CAUSES,
Lee made General’ Iu- drier and Jolmstoa
Reinstated by Congress.
Arrival of Blair in Richmond—His Mission
not Known to the Journals—De
parture of Foote.
PEAKS OP A UNION EXPEDITION BP THE BED
BITER OB ABAiNBI MOBILE.
Fifteen Thousaud Union Troops to bo
sent to Pascagoula.
WASHiNOTon, Jan. 25.—The Richmond Dispttck
of January 23d (Monday) contains ithe following:
« There was a report recelvedy osterday that Gen.
Price had captured Fort Smith, Arkansas,'with Its
garrison of 2,000 men. The report Is not oonfirmod
by official intelligence.
“ Mr. James A. Seddon has resigned the portfolio
of War. We have not been able to learn that his
snooesser has been appointed, though several pro
minent gentlemen are spoken of as likely to be ap
pointed. Among these are Gen. Braxton Bragg,
Gen. Breckinridge, and Senator Hill of Georgia.
There is a report that the place had been offered to
Gen. Breckinridge, but he declined to aooept.unleas
he was allowed to eoleot his commissary general.
It is understood that Mr. Seddon was induoed to re
sign by the aotlon taken by the Virginia Congres
sional delegation. These gentlemen, it appears,
sent to President Davis ,an official announcement
that they had lost confidence in all the members of
his Cabinet, except Mr. Trenholm, and asked for a.
change. Mr. Seddon being informed of this aotlon,
immediately sent in his resignation.
“Two important measures, recently passed by Con
gress, were made public on Saturday. One is the bill
providing for the appointment ofa general-in-chief of
the Confederate armies. This provides that the ge
neral-in-chief shall have charge of the armies of the
Confederacy. Whether this Implies the power' to
select the generals who shaft command those armies
is a matter of doubt. It also repeals' the law provi
ding a staff for the general assigned to dnty at Rich
mond. General Bragg now holds the position re
ferred to, The bill has not yet been approved by
the President. The'other measure is a resolution
recommending the assignment of Gen. Joseph E.
Johnston to command the Army of Tennessee.
11 Flye hundred Confederate prisoners who ar
rived at Vatina on Friday reached this city last
night on our flag-of-truee-boat from Boulware’s
Landtag. By the same boat Mr. Francis P. Blair,
g r ,, peace commissioner, Returned to this city.
Nothing has transpired as to the objeot of his mis
sion, but it, of course, has reference to peace nego
tiations, and this has grown out of his former visit.
He is the guest of Capt. Hatch, at the residence or
the latter, oorner of Forsyth and Lehigh streets.
“The Hon. H. S. Foote, of- Tennessee, left the
city yesterday morning by the Fredericksburg (rain,
on route for Prince George oounty Virginia.
The Whig, of January 28d, has the following;
Chabi.ottesvii.l-b, Jan. IB.—The enemy in
heavy lorce, supposed to be 15,000 strong, under
General Foster, advanced on Focot&ligo yester
day. Our troops, after an obstinate resistance, fell
back on this Sffle of the Saltkepatehie, Our toes
embrace the Saltkepatehie bridge. Everything
was brought off safely. General Hardee is in com
mand of our forces. . . ' . .
OlixToh, La., Jan. 14.—A large number or
troops from Nashville, estimated at lfi.ooo to 20,000,
recently passed down the river to New Orleans. It
is believed that an expedition Is organizing either
to attack Mobile or go up Red river.
Jaoksoh, Miss , Jan. 13.—Private advices from
New Orleans to thw 4th Inst, have been received.
Preparations were making for an expedition of
35,000 to Pascagoula. A fair for tho benefit of the
Confederate prisoners was held in this city, tho
proceeds of which were *B,OOO. Many old business
men were emigrating to Matamoros. The Yankee
linos have been stringently closed ontlt&fter March
. 4th. The reported reason la tho fear of .troubles in
the Northwest,
WASHING TO IV.
flie 3letbod of Assigning the Quotas
under the Coining Draft.
THE AMENDMENTS TO THE BANKRUPT Bill.
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
THE QUOTA FOB THE DRAFT.
The Provost lwarsbal General has assigned and
forwarded to the different districts their correct
quotas, under the call of December IS, 1864, for
300,000 men. Shortly after the calls were made
quotas were assigned upon the enrolment as It stood
on the 30th day of November, taking Into aeoount,
the reports of credits, and the estimates of the num
ber of years of service that were then available,
and these quotas were sent to the districts, In order
that recruiting might commence without any delay
for oomputlng the exact quotas. The correct quotas
are based upon the enrolment as corrected, np
to the Ist Inst., and embrace all the credits
for the troops raised up to that date. A
complete settlement with each dlstriot has been
made; and all former deficiencies oharged and the
surplus credited to the district. Consequently, all
men put into service since January Ist, whether by
draft, the acceptance of substitutes, or by voluntary
enlistments, will be applied as credits In reduction
of the quotas now assigned. It will he observed
that the corrected quotas vary in certain localities
from the quotas assigned on the 23d ofDeoember.
The reason for this is, first, that enrolment In
many localities has been mnoh redaoed since the
30th of November, while In others but little
change has occurred. Second, full and accu
rate reports of men and years of service furnished,
not only during the month of December, but from
different localities for previous months, have been
received and taken into account in determining the
correct quotas. The most obvious Instance la in
the case of the rities of New York and Brooklyn,
the quota of the former being largely increased,
while that of the latter Is diminished. This vari
ance Is, however, but partially attributable to the
causes above stated, but Is occasioned to a great
extent by the redistribution of the years of service
on account of naval enlistments allowed to the dis
tricts of the State of New York, while no ohange has
been -made In the number of men credited to each
district by the commissioners; yet In looking Into
tie report made at Washington of the periods of
service of these enlistments, It was found that the
number assigned to New York city was reported as
all three-years men, while those reported to Brook
lyn and the Tarrytown district consisted mainly of
one-year men. This disproportion, being considered
inequitable, and not sustained.aS COffCot by facts,
has been modified, and the one, two, and three
years men distributed to the different localities pro
rata, so that each dlstriot now receives Its share of
three-years naval men as well as one-year men, and
the quota of men to be furnished by the city of New
York becomes largely Increased.
THIS AMENDED BANKRUPT BILL.
The bankrupt bill reported to-day by Senator
Fobtbb, from the Oqmmlttee on the Judiciary, is
amendatory of that passed by the House of Repre
sentatives, and Is In the nature of a substitute. The
principal alterations proposed by the committee are
the following: The eighth and ninth sections are
stricken out. These authorize the President of the
United States, when the business of a Dlstriot Court
In Bankruptcy has so accumulated that the judge
cannot , perform the same In addition to the other
business, to appoint and commission one or more
district judges, to sit'in bankruptcy only, and also
to appoint an assistant dlstriot judge, under similar
circumstances. The voluntary bankrupt and com
mencement of proceedings sections are amended by
striking ont the authority to the marshal or his
deputy, In his taking possession of property, to ex
cept sueh as may be by-the laws of tbe States In
which the judicial dlstriot is situated exempt from
attachment, levy, or seizure and Bale on execution.
Exception Is made from the operajfims of the aot
of the necessary household and kitchen furniture,
and suoh other articles and necessaries of the bank
rupt as the assignees shall designate and set apart,
having reference in the amount to the family,
condition, and circumstances of the bankrupt, not
altogether to exceed in value, In any case, the sum
of $500; and also the wearing apparel of the bank
rupt, and of his wife and obUdren, and the uniform,
arms, and equipment of any person .who Is ot has
been a a soldier in.the servloe of the United States;
and the determination of the assignee in. these
matters shall, On exception being taken, be subject
to the final decision- of the said court.
The nineteenth section, whioh provides that all
attachments of the property Of the debtor shall be
dissolved by the deqrqe in bankruptcy, eto, shall
.be stricken out.' .
In the section for the distribution of the bank
rupt’s eßtate, the committee strike out from the
debts entitled to priority of payment) those due any
physician tor medical attendance on the bankrupt
or his- family during tho pendancy Of the pro-
THE PRESS.—PHIXAHKLPHIA', THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1866.'
seeding* In bankrupted, until the Anal dlvtdendis
declared, not exceeding WO.
In the order for a dividend the following claim;
shall bo entitled toprlorlty or preference, and to be
ant paid In fnH, to the following order:
First. The fees, eoßts, and expenses of write and
for the custody of property as herein provided.
Second. All debts ana to the United States, and
all taxes and assessments under the laws thereof.
Third. All debts due to the State In which the
proceedings In bankruptcy are pending, and all
taxes and assessments made under tire laws of such
State.
Fourth. Wages due to any operative, clerk, or
house servant, to an amount not&xceedtng fifty dol
lars, for labor performed within si* month; next
preceding the first publication of the notioa of pro
cecdlngeln bankruptcy.
Fifth. All debts duo to any persons who. by the
laws of the United States, are or may be entitled to
a priority or preference, in like manner as If this act
had not been passed; always provided that nothing
contained In this act shall interfere with the assess
ment and collection of taxes by the United States
or any State.
The following Is substituted for the thirty seventh
and thirty-eight sections In relation to discharge
from bankruptcy ahd the allowances to the bank
rupt, namely: “That » discharge duly granted
shall, with, the exceptions mentioned, relieve the
bankrupt from all debts, claims, liabilities, and
demands which were or might have been proved
against his estate In bankruptcy, and may be
pleaded hy a simple averment that In the day of Its
date such discharge was granted to him, setting.
the same forth In haec verba as a fall and oomplete
bar to all suits brought for any such debts, olatms,
liabilities or demands, and the certificate shell be
conclusive evfdenoe In favor of such bankruptcy, of
the act and regularity of sueh discharge; always
provided that any creditor or creditors of said
bankrupt whose debt was 'proved or provable
against the estate In bankruptcy, who shall see fit
to contest the validity of sold, discharge, on the
ground that it was fraudulently obtained, may at
any time within two years after the date thereof
apply to the court which granted it to set aside and
annul the same. Said application shall be In wri
ting, and shall specify whieh in particular of the
several acts mentloned ln the section Is Intended to
give evidence against the bankrupt, setting forth
the grounds of avoidance, and no evidence shall be
admitted as to any of the said aots, but the applies
tion shall be subject to amendment at the discretion
of the court, whieh shall cause reasonable notice of
the application to be given by the bankrupt, and
order him to appear and answer the same within
such time as to the court shall seem fit and proper.
If upon the hearing of said parties the court sba.ll.
find that the fraudulent acts or any of them set
forth hy the oredlter or creditors against the bank
rupt are proved and true, add that the creditor of
creditors had no knowledge of. the same, judgment
shall be given in favor of the creditor or creditors,
and the discharge of the bankrupt shall be set aside
and annulled: but If the court shall find that the
fraudulent aot and all of them set forth are not
proved and not true, In that they were known to the*
creditor or creditors before the grantlug of the dis-f
charge, then the judgment shall be rendered In fa
vor of the bankrupt, and the validity of Us discharge
shall not be aflected by the proceedings,'
Sections 30 and 40 remain unaltered. They relate -
to preferences and fraudulent conveyances declared
vow, anfiltho bankruptcy of partnerships and cor
porations. • ' ,
The involuntary bankrupt sections ate amended;
by Including bankers with merchants and traders,
rad striking out the proviso that the petitioning
creditors shall execute a bond, with suffl jlont secu
rity, In a penalty of not less than $2OO, conditioned
for the payment .to the debtor, In case it shall ap
pear that there was no valid ground for the appll-.
cation, of all the damages which he shall suffer
by reason thereof.
There are other amendments, but the above are
among the most important of them,
imnJth CONUEESS—Second Session.
SENATE.
Mr. TEUMBPLL, of IllinoU, presented the psttUon of
chaplains In the army asking that they kayo ths same
pay that la allowed to line officers of corresponding
rank. Referred.
UECOGHITIOM or A SXrPKBSTB BBIHO. t
Mr. COWAN, of Pennsylvania. pWssntad the petition
Of citizens of Pennsylvania asking that the Constitution
jj© 80 amended as to reeogbizs the ©xistenso of a So.-
preice Being. Beferred to the select commit too bating
the subject under coD«id©ration w
PHILADELPHIA AS A POET OP ENTRY.
Mr. COWAN introduced a MU to enlarge the port of
entry and d*llv»ry of Philadelphia, whieh iras referred
to the Committee on Commerce.
THE TAX OK TOBACCO. * v
Mr. BSNDERSON, of Missouri* presented th« rsmon
etrance of citizens of Missouri and Maryland ataiaafe the
proposed tax <m leaf tobacco. Beferred to the Com-*
mititee on Pittance.
AWBHPMSKTS TO THE B AMKRTfPTsBILL •
Mf. POSTER* of Connecticut, • from the Judiciary
Committee, reported the Hons 3 bankrupt bill with
amendments. Be explained that the commutes had not
made any radical chancbi in the billas it
jboaee, bat it had so many trivial aUerattaiu that it had
concluded it was better to offer a new bill, by way of
substitute, Ordered to be printed. .....
' Mr. HaLE, of Sew Hampshire, explained feathers
a member of the Jadiclarr Committee* was not in favor
of the bill as reported, although he had agreed to Its
"Nina reported, if it was not changed in the Senate* as
he wished Uto be, he would vote against it.
REJECTION OP A MEMORIAL.
Mr. WILSON, of Massachusetts* from the Committee
on Military Affairs, reported back the memorial of ex-
Surgeon General Hammond* asking for an investiga
tion into the circumstances of his court-martial, and
asked that the committee be.diacharged from the further
consideration of the subjects So ordered.
THE INCOME TAX ON TONNAGE.
Hr. HARWELL, of Maine, offered a resolution in?
Btruettng the finance Committee to inquire lute the ex
pediency of relieving the tonnage of the country from
the income tax, and reducing ihe duty on chains and
anchors.
Mr. HARWELL stated that the tax upon.tonnage was
so heavy at present as to be very injurious to American
commerce and American ship building, while in Rag
land and France the materials used In the constructJou
of-a ship were free from all tax. It was eo heavy here
as to be almost prohibitory.
The iseolution. was agreed to.
COMPENSATION TO LOYAL OWNERS OP ENLISTED
SLAVES.
Mr, POWELL, of Kentucky, asked that the Senate
take up the resolution calling upon the Secretary of War
to know why he had not appointed a comraissloaerto
compentate loyal owners for slaves enUsted in the
military service. The resolution was taken up and
adopted.
THE RETALIATION RESOLUTION.
Mr. WADE, of Ohio, called up the resolution of the
Military Committee advising retaliation-for the treat*
ment of our soldiers in rebel prisons. • -•
Mr. CLARK, of Hew Hampshire, offered an amend
ment to the effect that Congress earnestly calls too at
tention of the President to tbe condition and,treatment
of our prisoners in rebel prisons* and ifcfor satisfactory
reasons, they cannot be exchanged. Congress desires
that the Piesident employ all the means in <his power,
including fcnchietaUatioii as shall seam Just and pro
per, and shall prevent the continuance and occurrence
*of sack harbantieh, and compel the insurgents to ob
serveihe laws of civilized warfare, .. * • <
Mr. HENDERSON spoke on the subject of retaliation,
mad favored the appointment of commissioners to coa
ler with the rebel authorities w secure-better treatment
to our prisoners in the Booth. If the rebels refused to
receive such commissioners, the President should adopt
such stringent measures of. retaliation,^ consiateat with
the rules of civilized warfare, and not derogatoryto-the
national honor* as would.effectively step; such conduct
on the part of the rebels. He intended, he said* to of
fer an amendment to this effect, and was in favor of re
taliation, but not at all times in kind. He would not
starve rebels to death because they starved oar men,
nor give these prisoner* unwholesome food, or expose
them to be Dozen to death. , _ ••
Mr. BAULSBUBT, of Delaware, suggested that Mr.
Henderson modify his amendment so as ro give the rebel
authorities the privilege of-sending commlerioaers to
look into the condition of Southern prisoners in North
ern prisons
Mr. HENDERSON was willing to accept such a mo
dification* but he balieved'iebel prisoners were hu
manely treated In the North. • . • '■ • • ; - •
Mr. BROWN, asoneof the committee that had re
ported the resolution, advised the provision.
the disagreement between the houses.
Mr. CLARK, from the committee or conference-on
the dcficitnoj hill, reported that the Honae still re
fused to strike out the proposition to increase the salary
of its employees. He moved that the Senate still ad
here to its amendment to strike ont the proposition for
this increased compensation, which he said wa« con
trary to law. This wonld defeat the bill, he said, hat
the responsibility would be upon the Boose. ti
The yeas and nays were called upon the adherence of
.the Senate—yeas 88, cay l:Mr.X7ariile- ' ,
The presiding officer. The potion prevails, and the
bill falls on account of disagreement between the two
Houses.
RESUMPTION 07 THE RETALIATION DISCUSSION.
Mr. 880 WH resumed the floor upon the question of
retaliation, supporting the resolution of the Military
Mr. WAJ)B. of Ohio, moved an amendment, making
the resolution mandatory instead of advisory, and com
pelling the President and officers in the army to retali
ate is kind. ■
Mr. FOSTER was surprised that any Senator should
say that the rebels had noftreaied our prisoners with
inhuman cruelty. After mentioniha several instances
ot lehtl barbarity, Mr. Foster advocated retaliation,
hut was Opposed to retaliating In rklnd to the extent el
starving to death, or any such severe measure*. He be
lieved if the rebels took our prisoners and shot them
deliberately we ahould shoot an equal lumber or theirs,
but he did not believe we should carry retaliattoa to the
extent of torturing all the p>i) oners in our hands be
came the rebels tortured our men in their hands.
Mr. DAVIS, of Maryland, opposed the resolution,and
spoke at length against it Fending the consideration of
the subject the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The special order, the hill for the'construction of a
ship canal around the Falls of Hlagara, was postponed
till Monday next.
DIRECT TAXES IN REBELLIOUS STATUS*
Mr. STEVENS retorted a substitute far the Senate bill
for the collection of direct taxes in iniorrectionarr
States. It was recommitted to the Committee of Ware
mad Means. . :'
''TEJIPOBARY IKORBASB OP SAX*ARIBS»
He also reported a bill to increase temporarily the ea
lariesof certain clerks in the civil service of the Govern
ment, the consideration of whieb was postponed til* to
morrow week. 1?.
. ruaCHASXKG COTTO2T yftOM'BBBIBtiS.
Mr. WA BBTBUBNB, of Illinois, front the Committee
on Commerce, are*olntion that the committee
which vai directed,on the 26th inst *toinqaire into the
matter of a permit granted by the chiei agent of the
Treasury Department to O. W. Dane, of Baltimore* to.
proceed to Dorih Carolina to exchange provisions for
cotton wi h the rebels, be further Instructed 10 inquire
into all the facts and clrctmatances in relation to trade
with the rebellious states since the breaking out of the
rebellion, whether by permit of the Treasury Depart
mentor otherwise, with leave to sit during the recess
of the House* and the committee be authorized to pay
all expanses out of the contingent fund, on the certifi
cate of the chairman. .
Ur. SCHEBGK,©! Ohio, said the whole matter of such
trade was now before the Committee on Military Af
faire, to which, by a resolution of the House* it had
been retemd. The committee were engaged tnihe ex
amination of all the facte, and are collecting much in
formation. Htnca there was an evident impropriety in
directing the Committee on Commerce to tjke the sub*
ject into consideration. .
Hr. FAENbWOhTH.of Illinois, made a similar state
ment* and opposed the passage of the resolution.
Mr. WASjf&CBSB, of litiaois, said the House re
cently had directed; the Committee on Commerce te in
ociie into the facte concerning the permit mated to G
w. Dane I# the prosecution of this duty their atten
tion hae been called to other cases precisely-in the same
channel. A wide field was opened for investigation,
and he desired on feecalf of the comndtteetosay that
they do not court the duty involved in this subject.
Hr. ALLEY said great complaint had been made from
all quarters in relation to this trade, and he hoped the
resolution would he adopted.
The question haring been tafcen the resolution was
aSOn<mot!oE of Mr. SCHENOK, tho Committee on
Military Affair. wa« relieved from fortho. aoiioji on the
eubject.
TKAKXB TO GHNBKAX- SHBBIDAN.
Mr. DEMIS G, from the Committee onMUitaryAf
faiis, reported back the joint resolution tendering tne
thanks of Congrera to Gmeral Sheridan for his gal
lantry. military skill, and brilliant aeries ofvUo.ias
Jn the.valley of the Shenandoah, and especially at
Cedar Bon, In October, which retrieved the-fo> tones
of the day and averted a great disasterr and that the
President cause to be communicated to General Sheri
dan' a copy of the above resolution, and through him
to the oncers and men undertis command. : _
The Mentation ,™ wteed ip— yeas 13D, JIW? “71
Messrs Harris, of Maryland, and Chilton A. White. of
Ohio.
THB BSPIOIBHOT BILL.
Mr. SCHB3ECK, from * second commltt* of canfc
rcnee* made areport on tbs disagreeing amendments to
th lheHooe« receded from all their dlsagreementswlkH
the'Oxeeprion oi the one giving clerks and employe* of
the House 20 per cent, additional pay.
00UKTE8Y TO'BBABS OP DBFABTHaHTB.
The Boose proceeded to the consideration of th«j report
o) the select ,committee, pro-elalM for toe hjadsof tee
departments to occnpr seat* on the floor or the House,
to he Interrogated under certain rulfs concerntc* affairs
of their respective departments, and to a limited extent
p Mr.°(3ißSOKi the report, said thattha
mode proposed was the only one by w “fch memoere.
con id become better d with maters oflects*
l&tlon, as tbe necessary information waa lodged fxcin
slvely in the departments. The House cmidaotßo ta
pe 1 the heads of the departmen's to *ir«.the fcfor
mfetion. among tbe reasons why he we« or
this proposition waa that it would aid and fscUltotis the
buainesa'of <joifgres*» and wouldbriim before-th* re
prtsecta ives vt fcbe people a ta-thful disehM!geof eve*
ontive duty • Itwoiud enable the Qovmtti*
ments If improperly charged; to come before the Homs
and vindicate themselves; but if wrong,thea £&*!&!£
he condemned- Betides. tt would secure authorised.
iSipoublblc, end ©p«a info'nation as a substitutet ■
private Executive latet Terence. It was a step toward
thuseonny 6i popular rights. • „ M „ 4
Mr. MoRRiLL s»id it was not uufa'r to pnaums thst
this measure- which was reported by the
froxuOhio (Sir Pendleton)* was the **guit of study *
admiration of the British example However.be-snhte*
ancb a practice whb to the Bmi'h Government, which
wa« a n»oßwrohT*'tt-wouid be incongruods.-arfl m^r
ehfevcus to .onr republican ia-titatfoos.
this ruhiect ft* length* .saying- among other a,
tint if the measure were adopted the
te thrown into whenever an admitii>tr*
tion was defeated. Tbe excii« meat jf * *J***£\f
election every four years afforded a sufficient M l -*
tton without perplexing the nation still more? Instead
©f the measure securing capacity is executive offee* it
washlscpinion that incapacity would be more apt_to
hide i self in nimble words and flippant rhetoric. The
capacity of debate did not always attach to able offi
cers, end in this connection the' names of Jefferson and
Galisttn were mentioned. The adoption, or such a mea
sure mould afford as arena where the victor would be
con Emulated and the vanquished derided* beside*
beto» subject »o other objections.
The House, without further proceedings on the pt*d«
ing subject, adjourned at 4 o’clock.
THE I^EODSIiA-TUREfi
SUaErasv&a, Jaattary % 1886.
SENATE.
A number of petitions were presented, among them
one by Mr. CONBSLL*. from citizens of MaaayuQtc*
a*£iss that the bridge at that place may be made free.
The Committee on Federal Relation*reported nega
tively the resolutions relative to the repeal of the paper
STARK:, an act Incorporating the Frovidanoe
street Railway Cvmpuiy.
Ateo to consolidate the Wllkesburra Coal and Iron
Goir puny, and tfceConsolldated Goal Company.
Also a supplement to the actiueorporaclsg the WUkts
barre ano Scranton Railroad Company.
Mr. BIGHAM. one to Idcorpnrate the Pittsburg and
Sonors Gold and Silver Mining Company.
• Mr, FLEMING,au act incorporating the Horn® opathie
Medical College of Pennsylvania.
-Mr. jaRES, relative to the pay of certain ©fleers in
Bucks county,
Mr. GKaB AM* one respecting the act which donated
proceeds of Government land* to rite Siate Agricultural
School, in Centre county,
Mr. CORNELL, one regulating the fees of tha Clerk of
Quarter Seteiona of Philadelphia.
Ale©, one to legitimate the children of Barnabas Ham
mett end Bcbina Bardie.
Alto, one to incorporate the Park Mining Company of
Colorado.
t» one to vacate parte of Ash Lane, in the city'of
_ Also, one authorizing the resettlement of the claim of
John Dongan. Passed finally.
Mr. C<»hKEC«L called up the supplement to the aot
incorporating the Leiuau Oil Compray. chauglag its
name to the Rood Farm «<i! Company* and increasing
shares of stock. Parsed fitsliy.
Mr LO WET call ed up the bill authorizing a resettle
muitot the amount of John Dntgan, which* after some
discussion wee defeated
Mr. BaND ALL called up the bill relative to the sure
ties of WiJiism Biekeli* late Treasurer of Schuylkill*
called up the bill allowing sol
diers 10 vote at the municipal elections In Lancaster and
B&rxteburg.
Mr. feT. CLATB moved to amend by including the
townships of ludlasa and Jefferson. .
Hr. DONOVAN said thas it was understood when
the solders* voting bill parsed lastyearthav municipal
and town*Mp elections were not to be included. Me
was sot astonished to find that a mnde had at last been
discovered by the opposite patty to'defeat the present
dominant power in Lancaster and Harrisburg. The
bill w*<* Jam over.
Mr. RIDGWaY called up the supplement to the act
incorporating the Mineral Minins Company, giving
them power to hold lands by lease as well as by pur
Ci £iv WILSON called up the bill authorizing the Audi
tor General to draw his warrants for payment of certain
claims <f military officers oidered to be paid by the
Board of Claim*. Passed. Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
An act divorcing Laura Y. Barton from her husband
(tee Bouse prcoeeoinftg) was csbed up, hud passed.
* Sundry local bounty Dills were considered.
Mr. OuNNhLL called up£a acta*lowlng the Western
P*ople’» Teltgraph Company to exsend iheiT lines to
'Any part of me state* including Brie, Philadelphia,
ana Oil. Creek. Passed.
HOUSE.
The House met at 11A M. „ , , 3
The bill divorcing Laura Y. Barton from her husband
was ca>ied upbyMr. SMITH ©f Philadelphia. The pe
tition alleged that tbe complainant was seduced from a
school st Baltimore, at the age of 14, by a gambler, and
Waswrosged by a doubtful marriage, and has since
suffered intoierableabntefrem her husband. ■ . • *
Mr* iIcCLURS contesdsd that toe courts of law had
jurisdiction to enforce a decree of divorce. •
Mr. SMITH* of Pfciiade.phla, sad that the woman
was bound down to a **moral. leper. M and that it
would be a simple act ©f jostioe ana mercy for the Le
gislature'to break the bonds, > • ,
Mr. WADDELL thought that if the woman was wil
ling to take the responsibility of assuming a Legislative
divorce to be valid, there could be no Injury resulting
from the acrion of ' ■' •
Mr. bMITH. of Philadelphia, said that the petitioner
hsd conre with ihe assent of Hon Alexander Henry and
©tier prominent citizen* of.t'hiladetpiiia.- . -
The fePBAKRR decided that the couris had not auris
diction in tbe.premi^a., The woman had not resided in
the ft&te for otu year preceding the application* hut
Waa a rcsidiht of Maryland. -
The fcttl pawed by a vote of 6T ayes to 28 nayn.
The ePEaEER pretested a communicatloa from, the
Btete Tressurar in answer to the Inquiry what state
bankshad gone into bUbtcess usd*T the uatxoaal law.
Be replied that they were fifty-elghfc in number, hav
ing a capital of 692.388 80.. Theijr chaaga leavasa
cHplth] of only .$e,fi50,995,60 Invested In banks under the
State lhW, and tzkes from I Commonwealth a tax
whlchlastyearsmounted tc f435,57L41.
The SPEARBRpresented a communleatioafrom the
Auoitcr Geretal. ln answer to the inquiry what rail
roads had neglected,topaytreu; tonaage tax. 5 The ra
ti* W as that the Allegheny Valley and Cleveland and
pittsburi.Jinee had failed to comply with the la*.
Mr fcBiBERT predated a mimrlty report/rom the
committee in the co&te* *d election case ofSchoteld vs.
De Haven.. Ths mlrority report declares Mr. Schofield
to be entitled to a seat. . ■ „ ~f '•
Tbe committee to contract, for the publication, ox a
Daily Ltyrelative Record reoorted that they had made
a contract with George Bergner. .
rbsolution, provioir g for a final adjournment
on Febru**y 26th, was tasen up. ~, v ■.
Mr. ALLBMAP moved tomnend byprovldlngfor an
Adjournment * ‘when the intro bars have transa@fced.tue
buriceis for which they were elected** * This amend
“mi: HWJI.it moved to amend by lni«,llneM«obl4.
Hr. tMITH moved to Insert Maroli' 24tii. which, was
finally agreed upon. A6j<jarued.
bebmuda .
Ihe Rews of the Capture of Pert Fisher among
tiie Blockade-runners.
It b Discoiertt kV Accident and Immediately Com-
municated to tbe Bermuda Fleet.
Mysterious Disappearance of some of the
Steamers—Their Probable Cap
ture by our Navy,
Knw Yoek, J»h. 26.—The steamer Alphas from
Sti Thomas and Bermuda, arrived to-day.
Tie blockade-runner Owl succeeded la roaohlng
Fort Caswell on the night It was evacuated, and
immediately returned to Bermuda, arriving on the
21st, with the news of th*: capture or Fort Fiaker,
and stopping the Maud Campbell, Old Dominion,
Florence, Deer, and Virginia, all of which vessels
were ready to sail. The Charlotte and Stag sailed
for Wilmington at the same time with the Owl, Rat.
tleroake, Chameleon, and Snag, between the 18th
rad 20th of Japuary, and have not since been heard
from. „
The bark Sacramento, from New York fbr Rio
Janeiro, pnt tnto Bermuda on January 18th to land
the captain and crew ofthe shiffGangea, fallen in
with on January 7th, ifiSk 36, lop, 60, In a sinking
oonditlon. ‘ ' * 'ISHfe,
The aboyel* probably the brig Ganges, Captain
Johnson, from Cadis, November 4th, for Boston.
The Island of St. Thomas has been declared an
'infected port. -
-CANADA.
REITERATION OF THE HEWS OE YESTERDAY—
NORTHERN INFLUENCE IN THE CANADIAN PAR
LIAMENT—A LARGE MAJORITY IN FAVOR OF THE
NEW CONFEDERATION—FRIENDLINESS OF THE
MBMBEES OF PARLIAMENT.
Quebec, Jan. at—TheGovernorGeneral, as soon
as the speech front-the throne was answered, sent
down a message recommending- an appropriation to
replace the $90,000 In gold given up by the Montreal
police officers to the St. .Albans raiders. Themes
isage was read by the Speaker amid cries of “ Hear,
Jjear,” and there was no expression of dissent.
A commission has been appointed to inquire into
the failure of justice at Montreal. It will Involve
the conduct of Judge" Coursal and other local au
thorities. In the. meantime, Judge Coursal ha
been suspended, if it shall be proved that the mo
ney was given up through the misconduct of Chief
of Police Lamothe, the city of Montreal will be
called upon to make good the, money advanced by
Parliament to pay itbaek again.
These measures show that the Government and
its supporters are in earnest, end that the pro-
Northern Influence predominates in the Canadian
Cabinet and Parliament. , .
It is expiated that the first measure that will be
passed into a law will be the alien and anti-raid
bill. The Attorney General will probably submit it
to-morrow. The majority ior the new Confedera
tion scheme is at least three to one. The opposi
tion are hardly strong enough to set up a respectar
ble dissension.
The Canadian parliamentary history famishes
few precedents of the passage of an, address in an
swer to the speech at one sitting, as was done yes
terday. The tone of the speeches In both Houses
was eminently friendly to the TJnlfed States, while
pointing at the necessity for larger military prepa
rations. . -
MISSOURI.
PUNISHMENT OF GUERILLA SYMPATHIZERS.
St. Louis, Jan. 25.—General Sanborn, command
ing the district of Southwest Missouri, has banished
forty- eight families and one hundred other men and
women to a distance of fifty miles outside bis dis
trict, for feeding and harboring guerillas and bush
wbaokers. The partleß are to lease the district by
the 20th of February, on penalty of arrest and pun
ishment. - y
Another Outrage by Sne Monday.
LotiisviLtn, Jan. 25 —The official authorities are
advised that £3ne Monday's gang this evening killed,
at SlmpsonvlUe, thirty-negroes, who-were in charge
of one thousand head of Government cattle. No
farther particulars have been received.
Beetoratlon of Clvil Law to HorblKand
Vicinity.
tSpecial Despatch to The Press.] , '
Bai,timobe, Jan. 25.—A committee of Norfolk
citizens, A. Watson Atwood chairman, waited upon
Governor Plempont, of Virginia, this morning,
bearing a lengthy petition for the return of olvil
law to Norfolk and vicinity. The Governor holds
it in consideration, and will inform the committee
of what he can do on Friday next.
Conflagration at Buffalo,
BtryvALo, Jan. 26.—The Amerloan Hotel is on- j
fire, and there is no prospeot fif saving the building j
as the wind is blowing a gale from the west and it is
snowing furiously. The thermometer stands at 8 1
degrees above zero, which, with the wind and a j
driving snow storm, makes'it almost Impossible for |
the firemen to work their engines. The loss will j
be very heavy, as there are a number of stores al- I
ready In ruins. The hotel property is believed to I
be fully insured, and the landlord of the American j
has $14,C00 Insurance on the farnlture.
[BRCOHD DBBEATOH.] 1
Buvvax-o, Jan. 25.—The fire was arrested this
afternoon, after the blowing,up of the buildings on
main street. It was stopped also in the rear of
** the flames broke out again in Bully- |
more’s buildings. The fire department are working
at every disadvantage, the weather being intensely
cold, with a violent wind and driving snow, freezing
the hot e and dogging the engines.^
The following are among the sufferers by the con
flagration :Tbe fire caught in Diehl’s restaurant
and extended to Yansciver’s battery, Jaunor’a
drug store. A. S. Schrlver’s shoe store, and Paul
Bnnyon’a confectionary stores thence it spreads
the American Hotel, entirely destroying that build
ing, together with the American Hall, lu ttsjrear,
aiS thi following etorea on the ground floor ’ Bose
naw A Brotberr, dealers ta fanoygootls;Hostettera
& Strauss, dry goods; Lewis A Giranopper, dry
good?; and Bartb&er’B barber stop. .
The fife then communicated to .the buildings ad
joining the hotel, occupied by Mr. Yclger, dealer tu
German goods, Mr. Upson, a Mn
Knight, dealer in liquors, and Bullyraorels meat
stand. The other buildings, at the corner of Unart
street, were damaged more or less. Tbey
copied by Mr. Kasom, a hatter, the Baffilo
Savings’ Bank, and Mr. Gage, a lt is
feared* that; these buildings wfll.be destroyed to
* It is reported thst some persons were Injured .by
the falllrg walls, but amid rite confusion ir is im
ooealble to -ascertain' the facts. James Sidway,
Harry Tint, and Harry Gillott, belonging to the
of half a million dol
isra A large number or persons, who occupied
upper etoriea of the burned 11#8t 811 ~ r
property. The fire is stjll burning.
Repeal of thelUineis “Black laws.”
Nbw Yobk, Jan'. 26-A private dedpatoh from
Springfield, HllnMsi Says thafthe. State Senate
repealed the Biaok Daws to-day.
arsw obi®***-
THB won* or TBXAB t**™*™?
' ATTACK OK THBIB COAST.
Ohnto, Jan. g.-The steamer
Orleans on the 18th, has arrirod, wUk ttuoa.Ma*"
brigades en root* home to ba mastered ont.
- Late adylaes from Texas represent
pie of that State are apprehenslyeof M» attach ®
their eoast, and premise determined
Middling cotton Is held slB# I *few tltleans low
middlings sold at «t. Sagar firm at fall prices.
JffiW lOIIK CITf-
fgpeoial Corwapoadenos of Tie Press. 3
New York, jib. », M«»
trials.
The ease •of Bernard Friery, for the murder of
Barry tasarus, has been fiercely pushed by the
Dlstiiot Attorney, who Is determined that “the
law’s delays ” shall not in this Instanoe area the
culprit. Alter various pleas for delay by counsel,
the drawing of a jury was proceeded with yester
day, Out of a panel of sixty-three only one jary
anan was obtained. A panel of three hundred was
ordered for to-day.
The trial of the Messrs. Brooks, of the Express, at
the suit of the people on the relation of Mr. Sweeny,
has been set down for the first Monday of February.
The ease, it will be remembered, is based upon al
legations of libel.
nrtoorarr riot.
News of a « strike » among the Ice-cutters on the
Buflsoa at Kingston (about ninety miles from this
city) has been received. . They have Injured several
persons supposed to be Inimical to their interests,
and at last accounts seemed disposed to carry their
point, cost what It might.
[Bjr Telegraph. 3
THE QUOTA OP MEW TORS*
New Yoke, Jan. s».-The quota of New York
oity under the draft Is 22,019; and of Brooklyn,
4,91*, The total of the State Is 01,070.
ZVRHXNG STOCK BOARD.
At Gallagher's Evening Exchange tke following
quotations are reported: Gold 204 K; New York
Central 106%; Erie 09; Erie preferred 89%; Hudson
River 84*4; Beading 104; Michigan Control 106%;
Michigan Southern fls%; Illtnols Central lts%;
Cleveland and Pittsburg 79; Cleveland and Toledo
1*1; Obloago and Bock Island 9130 Northwestern
88%; Fort Wayne and Chicago, 92; Canton Co. SO;
.Cumberland Coal 48% Both the Stook and Gold
markets were heavy. Gold sold after call-at 203%,
and afterwards railed te 20S.
WOOL SALE—GOOD FETORS*
There was an offering of 600,*00 pounds of domes
tic fleeco wool by auction to-day. Too sale was very
largely attended by manufacturers and dealers from
tbeEest, and Philadelphia and other cities. Most
of the offerings sold at prices l'ullyup to anticipa
tion. «Joaree Ohio fiasco brought 57%; crew York
State fleece, 94; No. X New York, 8$; XX and XXX
fleece, 10S; Michigan, 90095%; some tub-washed
fleece, 115. Terms oash.
The Income Tax.
To Ua EiitOT of The Press:
Sib: Let me, as one of your constant readers,
heartily thank you for yonraotton In publishing the
returns of the inoomo tax. It has created some flutter
ing; among the’lams pigeons, but I have yet to see
the first loyal and patriotic citizen disapproving of
your course. Although lama citizen of the Twen
ty-second ward, and among those who have had
“their private business” exposed to the public,
stUl lam willing to make any annoyance I may
have suffered a contribution to the general good of
the Government. I therefore pray you to continue
on.lc your good work, and the people of Philadel
phia wiy heartily endorse your aourse,
I am, sir, yours respectfully,
Fbakkpobd, Jan. is, 1805.
Phh.adsi.fhia, Jan. 24,1885.
To the Editor of The Preset '
Sir: We very muob regret to gee The Press fol
lowing tie New York papers 1b go objectionable a
course as publishing tie unmet of citizens liable to
tho Income tax.
Although It may expose those who giro improper
returns, it will enable others to obtain a false bust*
nest credit by reporting a laTger income than they
receive; for the tax they would have to pay would
be a small consideration compared with the benefit
derived. And again; other persons, whose badness
may have been temporarily curtailed by circum
stances which they could not Control, will truthful
ly report a small Income and lose as much benefit
as the former womld Improperly obtain.
Respectfully yours,
To the Editor of The Vrest:
Sib : I see with sorrow, in to-day’s paper, that you
are about to inaugurate the publication of the in
comes oyer $OOO of all the people of this city. Now,
Idonotilfcotosee tills, not so much because it ex
poses the state of one’s finances os because it will
cause me, sir employer, a great deal of annoyance.
At the beginning of the present year my hands,
which are some twenty In number, all came to me
and ashed for an increase of wages. They were al
ready, in my opinion, getting as much as the cha
racter and difficulty of their labor demanded, but
they did not seem to think so. They represented to
me the high prloes of everything—of meat, coal, and
flour, and everything which they were compelled to
use, I could not deny this,' but BtlU I was forced to
some measure to quiet their clamor. When this war
commenced I loßt heavily—more heavily, indeed,
than I care to tell—and as I consider that an em
ployer is not bound to give away a moiety
of his profits in the form of increased wages,
when an opportunity presents itself to him to re
new the waste, X showed my men that I could
not grant their request without Iras. Well, It hap
pens that I had unusual success and a fair .total of
profits. Now, Mr. Editor, If you publish my Income
my employees will see M, and will, in face of It, be
likely to renew their requests. I will be forced to
grant it, for I cannot well replace them. My case
Is not the only one of hardship. I have a friond—a
merebantin the' southwestern section of the city—
who has employees who desired an interest in his
business in the first, because they thought their ser
vices to him had earned them the right. They are
valuable men; he cannot well do without them.
He showed them that the profits would scarcely
; make an Interest desirable to more than one, but
he did not' - show his private ledger. t Now,sir,if
you publish his income, he will get into trouble.
You, In your public and influential position, know
that It takes a great deal to support a family which
occupied a position called respectable before the
war. Now the taxes to carry on the war are heavy,
and what with one expense, and what with another,
it is a pretty difficult thing just now. to make hath
genteel ends meet. Now, if a “respectable gentle
man” should report his income a little less in order
to save a few dollars in taxes, it is very hard in.yptt
to parade the reported inoome, which is con
siderably less ' than the real. It would go
a good way to injure his position in socie
ty. And then there . may be men who
are catting a grand figure on a very small space of
Ice. As it Is now, they may tide through difficulties,
from speculations, etc. But If you show exaotly the
ground they stand on It may injure them, because
moneyed men may discover that there is no room
for extensive credit. And then again there are a
great many quasi bankrupts, who grow richer the
oftener they fail. They report largo Incomes very
naturally, because they omit to pay their debts.
You will discover that fact, when you read over
your lists. Now, is it not injustice to make certain
through your columns what waß before only sus
pected 1 You may reply to me that you are
doing rigltt according to my own showing; you
may say that you are serving the Government,
whose interest it is the interest of us all to serve;
you may say that scanty pockets and family pride
or individual pretensions are incompatible; you
may say that you serve at once the nation, and all
classes of citizens alike, and that if you expose any
it is only the proper punishment of their awn false
hood and shallow deception* But, Mr. Editor,'!
will answer that then are all private affaire. Ifpeo
ple do make false returns if they do make true re
turns, which give the lie to their outward life, what
of it 1 If the Government and the cause is defraud
ed there are Borne people.who gain, and you ought
to feel happy In doing good, even unto a few. But
I will stop, here, though I have many other argu
ments, for X fear I am taking too much of your
space. Y. A. B.
. Philadelphia, Jan. 25, 1885.
J. X.. Bice’s OowcnßT.-v-Young Bice’s concert
for to-night, at the Musical Fund Hall, deserves a
large audience, the attractions being of a superior
Character. This youthful pianist has made great
progress In his art slnoe he was last heard in public,
ayearago, and Is regarded among professors as
possessing a rare talent for his Instrument. He will
be assisted toy Mad. Behrens, Messrs. Beggenburger,
Abroad, and Welalefier.
THE CITY.
>OB ABDITIOHAI. OITY SBWfl BKB POBBTH PAOB.j
BEY. BELLA MABTIN.
Concert Hall was filled last evening bya very ap
preciative audience, for the purpose of listening to a
lecture byßev. Sella Martin, under the auspices of ,
the “ Social, Civil, and Statistical Association.”
The speaker is quite a youthful-looking gentle- 1
man, of a very light -complexion, possessing a fine -
voice, graoeful in his manner, and sufficiently en
tertaining In his discourse to verify the remark of
Chas. Gibbons, Esq.,' “ That the colored-people can ■
take care of themselves.”
Mr, Martin referred to the friends of the Union
in England, enumerating the English sentiment
end-feeling as being divided among the upper, mid
dle, and lower oiasses of the people.
The upper class were divided into two wings,
thefirst of which were the Tories, who wished the
Sauth to succeed, and Bom the sameness of the in
stitutions they do much for tbe poor,-'bat more to
make it needed.
The second of this class were those who fear revo
lotion, as there are no class who are so timid aa the
arlstocraoy. These people cannot understand how
it is that we show wealth without privilege, dls-;
tinciion without transmission,- education without
I patronage.
The speaker paid a glowing eulogy to the Earl
of Carlisle, and Washington Wilkes, now deceased,
with whom he had the pleasure of meeting. It had
■ been his good fortune to be with the last named
gentleman when the Secessionist party in England
had attempted to break up meetings, but he had
always found him to be equal to the emergency, and
I most generally conquered those who, assailed him.
It was a most remarkable Tact that this eminent
I. man died while delivering a speech in behalf of those
I who were attempting tomaintain the union of these
St Tbe iawof primogeniture was alluded to by the
I speaker, andif the North succeeded, no arlstooraoy
I would be allowed, • , , .. .
I Another wing of the English people might be.
I termed that of the political, who were neither tbe
I friends of the" North nor the South, but would like
I to see both fall.
There is no country on the face or the globe who
I do more for the lower classes than that of England,
J and nohe’who endeavor to make the people, the rool-
Lplente of their bounty. .' . ,
1 Toe speaker argued from this that a revolution In
| England would be more terrible than even rite
I French Revolution. The people of -France are al-
I lowed shows of great magnitude to distract their
I attention, whereas thossor England wera brocaf-
I Ized. The interlarding term of an Englishman is
[ bloody: for instance, ho would say he was taken to
I a bloody public house, by a Woody friend, to take a
I bloody drink, and afterwards was arrested by a
I oloody policeman and brought before your bloody
I honor. . '
I It was impossible to make Borne of these - English
| men realize the fact that across the Atlantic a man
1 would make a fortune and lose It ou the morrow for
| the fun ol makiog one over again.
I Tie standing army in times of peace, and the ho3tt
| who are now writing tbeir names on the scroll of
1 lame, and afterwards r*-souung their old occupa-
I tions. Was iuoomprebensiblo to many, of the people
l of England! It is'a mistaken idea to suppose that
> I the aristocracy cl .England ware evet-our friends
1 They went through the West Indio-'femanolpation as
unmoved oa that Copperheads do that of this rebel
lion.
The speaker eafc! that Jeff Davis had threatened
etc place anas In the hands or the slaves, and in this
he was but meeting the course panned by oar Go
vemment. We claim to excel the rebels la huma
nity, and berore we can do se the colored soldier
most be entitled to the right or franchise sad all the
rights appertaining to an American ctttsen. It most
be .remembered, said the speaker, that there are
thousands of ex-slaves in Canada, but In the event
of a difficulty with England would ft be ex
pected that they would sustain the people of
the North, through whose dominions they had to
escape in a surreptitious manner l A very little per
suasion might Induce them to take arms against
them, particularly alter the terrible sufferings they
had endured in passing through their domains.
Bishop Simpson had suggested that the colored
people be sent to Texas, Suppose that this sugges
tion be compiled with, and after the settlement had
been formed some thousands of the African raee be
brought thither from their native elime, would not
such a person as Napoleon IH. seek their valor
to make further aggression T __
We do Injustice to> the Rev. gentleman in this
brief sketch of his very able lecture, but want of
space and time forbids onr saying more. A more
eloquent orator we haw hut seldom listened to.
FORNEY'S WAR PRESS,
rob ran vvffßK ssnise Saturday, jab. 28, isos.
t POETRY.—“Fcit FSahev," by George H. Bsker
“ Peace,” by Mary C. Am»—“ Jessie** Sou*," by
Jean Imelow— “Furloughed.''-“Thelast Call. >’
11. Iff THE WOODS-A ffovelette, written for the
War Press, by Emma Etgleeon. (Contiaued.)
111. EDITORIALS.—The lee Breaking—The Present
Condition of the Rebellion—Fair Play for Women—The
Eebcllidn against D a vis—British-Am Britan Feeling—
The Resrdts of Reunion—The Future of Blockade-Run
ners.
IV. BETTER FROM " OCChSIOHAL.”
V. THE CAPTURE OF FORT FISHER.—The fall
details oStbis great victory, including a sdnrde descrip
tion of the bombardment and the assault, are given, t y
getber with all ihe official oorr«spondance,repoits, etc.
VI. OUR SPECIAL OOBRESPOffDEffCE —Letters
from our special correspondents at all points of the war
compass—from Savannah, Beaufort, Giant's army, and
the Army of the James—Letter from *■ Greybeard. ”
VII. COM GRKSSIQffAL AND LEGISLATIVE SUM
MARY.
VIII- GENERAL HEWS.—The Funeral of Edward
Everett—Pennsylvanians In Rebel Prisons—Washing
ton ffews—Tho Peace Rumors—The Canadian Ques
tion—The Movement that will Astonish the World—
Kews from all puts of tbs World—lnteresting General
Excerpte, readable and instructive.
IX. CITY INTELLIGENCE. —Lecture by Henry
Ward Beecher, "Beauty and tha BeastV —General
Meeting efWorkingwomen, etc.
X. CHESS DEPARTMENT. —Chsea Players in the
fifth year of tha French Republic—Problems—Chess in
Germany, England, Chicago, and Philadelphia.
Tho War Press also contains a large amount of In
teresting matter, not included in the above enumera
tion.
43- Specimens of the “War Pubs" wiU be for
warded when requested. The subscription rate for sin
gle copies is 82 per year. -A-deducHon from these terms
WiU be allowed when dubs are formed. Single copies,
put up in wrappers, ready for mailing, may be obtained
at the counter- Price five cents.
CITY ITEMS.
TJkivbbsAl S apbty match.— '‘ACongreve Matoh
Is at once a good and bad servant, the paradox being
maintained by Us convenience, as a means of ob
taining a light, and the danger from Its too ready
ignition by aeoldeat. We are doing a public ser
vice, then, in flailing attention to an improvement
of this valuable Invention. The ‘ Special-Safety
Match’ will only Ignite when rubbed on the pre
pared surface of the box. What the compound is
with which the Match Is tipped we know not, but It
contains no phosphorus, it te not poisonous, It emits
no unpleasant odor, and It Is not liable to sponta
neous combustion. So carpets need not be burnt by
carelessly-dropped matehes being trodden on, nor
wall papers and panels disfigured by promiscuous
rubbings by lazy light-ecokers. The new Matoh Is
really a great Invention In an unpretending form.”
—Weekly Despatch of the English Press.
O. G. Evans, 630 Oheßtnut street, has the agency
for the sale of these Matohes. Oall and examine.
S. J.G.
<> Lauqh awd Grow Fat.”—Laugh so heartily
as to have your sides pain you for an hour thereaf
ter, was the experience of those who crowded the
large hall of the Assembly Building, on Tuesday
evening last, to witness tho humorous experiments
ol Doctor B. Brown Wliilams, the original Psy
chologist, experiments that can only be appreciated
when seen or realized.
Can it be possible that this science, as demon
strated by the Doctor, controls humanity so far as
to make a man act as anything and everything
other than himself; at one ttmo a monkey, with ail
its activity and motion, at another a general la ac
tive command, assuming and directing all the re
sponsibilities of that position, In faot, a being trans
ormed Into another being or thing without tho pow
er to prevent it 1 Go and see for yourself, and go
early too, or you wont get a seat, to enjoy enough
humor to lastyou until the next lecture. Oan’t the
Doctor secure Concert Hall to please his many
friends!’? It would bo desirable to do so.
Wn LXABir that a good flowing well has been
struck in Rockland township, Venango county,
above the mouth of Schull’s Run, on the Graham
Farm. This well la only a few feet from the Hal.
derman Farm, owned by the Monitor Oil Company,
of this city.
Q,uasn Qummons,—A correspondent propounds
-the following queries: “ Would not horse pistols
.be more effective In Cavalry than Colts? What
kind of wood U a General’s Staff made or? How
many drawers does a Cavalry Bureau contain, and
wlat do they keep In them?” Inreplyto the last
question, we would say, that if the drawers were
well furnished, they would contain a good assort
ment of wearing apparel from tho Brown Stone
Clothing Hall ol Rockklll & Wilson, Noa. *O3 and
60S Chestnut street, above Sixth.
Another “But.lv” at the Capital—Judge
field, we mean, of Ijonisfana, who has shown his
fitness for a true Southern representative In Wash
ing tonby Ms brutal attaok upon Judge Kelley, last
week. TMa Field evidently wants fencing in; he Is
too offensive In his present position. A straight
jacket would become him, and If he wIU send In
his measure to Charles Stokes & Co., the eminent
Clothiers, under the Continental, according to the
system of self- measurement published in the papers,
we have no doubt but that they would accommodate
him.
A Sfi/bhtod Chance.— Ooai OU Refinery tor
sale, In perfect running order, with the entire bu
siness. Capacity £OO barrels erode oil per week,
inquire No. 128 Walnut street,
ja26-3t* Jacob S. Fbt.
Shatikg l Skatikg ! t—On Philadelphia Park,
Thirty-first and Walnut streets, the skating most
excellent. Bailey's fine band afternoon and eve
ning. The Park brilliantly Illuminated every
night, and open every evening until 10 o’clock,
during the skating season. It*
Jabed’s " Email db Paris,” for Imparting beau
ty and freshness to the complexion, dearness and
softness to the skin, Is now used by the most refined
and scrupulous ladies as a toilet article. Sold by
Eugene Jonln, ill S. Tenth, below Chestnut; John
ston, Holloway, A Cowden, and Dyott & Co. js23-at
Gnoses Stock fc Co.’s Planes, and Mason d
Hamlin's Cabinet Organs, fbr sale only by J.B.
Gould, Seventh and Chestnut streets. noio-tf
Eye, Eab, and Cataesh, sueoessfony treated
by J. Banes, M. D., Oculist and Aurlst, HI Pine st.
artificial eyes Inserted. No charge for examination.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Colgate's Honry Soap.
This celebrated TOILET SOAP, Is such universal de
mand, le made from the CHOICEST mateilals. Is KELP
and BMOLLESHTIn Its nature, FB 4GRANTLYSCENT
BD, and EXTREMELY BENEFICIAL in its action upon
the Skin. For sale by all Druggists and FanoyGoodi
dealers. ' fe2S-tuthslr
"Wrought-ibon Melting Ladles of a
viriety of eiees, Plumbers’ Cad-Iron Melting Pots.
Plumbers’and Gas Filters’Pipe Hooks, for.sale at the
Hardware Store of TRUMAN & SHAW, No 835 (Eight
Thirty-five) MARKET Street, below Ninth. . it
Strong Bbass Ale Cocks, a Variety
of other Braes Cooke, including those for Coat Oil, Cork
Stops, Faucets. Molasses Gates, Cedar, and Lignum
vitas Spigots, Tape, Boxers, So., for sale at TRUMAN A
SHAW’S. (Eight Thirty-five) 833 MARKET Street, be
low Ninth.. . Jt
Oil Lands.— l,ooo Acres of Oil Lands
in one Tract, In Weet Virginia, near HUGHES’ BIVEB,
supposed to be the very best of Oil Territory. Pro
petals from companies or Individuals will be received
for afew days.
Address “H. A P.,” aj this ogee. ja£s 3t*
Ladies Receive Instruction in Book
keeping, Commercial Arithmetic, Mercantile Forms,
Ac., and Business,Writing, in O'DONNELL’S Book
keeping Institute, TENTH and CHESTNUT. jaffl. fit*
Trusses, Brace and Mechanical Sup
ports, of approved construction, and light finish, ad
justed with judgment, at C. H. NEEDLES', corner of
TWELFTH and RACE Streets. (Ladies’ Department,
conducted by Ladies, on Twelfth Street, firrtdoor below
Race.) An extensive variety of Supporters, Belts,
Braces, Else tic Stockings, Syringes, Nursery ArHdee,
Ac. ' ial9-Mt
ffWfi
AUD
MASON A HAMLIN’S -
. CABINET ORGANS. „
PIANO OyarKHearit of these fins CABINET
FORTES, last-uments have been cold ORGANS
PIANO by Mr. G.» and.the demand . CABINET
FORTES, Is ronatautly increasing. * ORGANS.
PIANO For sale only by CABINET
FORTES. J- B GOULD, ORGANS.
PIANO SEVENTH and OHRSTNUTSts. OaBIHBT
FORTES. notfi-tf ORGANS.
O vercoats from $l4 to $55. Overcoats.
OVERCOATS FROM #l4 to #55. OVERCOATS.
«< r «#..'• ct
OVERCOATS FROM #l4 to #S$. OVERCOATS.
OVERCOATS FROM #l4 to #». OVERCOATS
WANAHAKERJk BROWN,
OAK-HALL,
I S. E. corner SIXTH and MARKET Streets.
49" Teens Men’s Suite and elegant Variety of the
beet rinse Clothing at REASONABLE PRICES.
WHKRLEK&WiIson’s Highest Premtoi
LO OK-BIIICK
' SEWING MACHINBS,
THE CHEAPEST, SIMPLB3T AND BEST.
Salesrooms. TO# CHESTNUT Btreat, above Seventh.
TUT A WRTP.TI
BRADLEt-MICKLKS -OnSatarday. January 2!. at
the Continental Hotel, Philadelphia, bj the Her. King*,
ttoa Goddard, D. D , Colonel Ueorgs Br*dL>Y«.
TJ. g A., acd Miss Agnes BVla. daughter of Philo y.
Mititles, Etq , ajlof Svratraae, 3ST* Y, *
BICHABDSOIT.—Of *ear)et t aver.oa the 31'hintV*
Laura itiehaidson. daughter of Jou&h P. and JSUia H.
Etchaidsop. aged 4 _
The relative* and friends of the family Bare rssp'Ot*
foUy Invited to attend the ranfVral, from the roaldenw
of herpareots, Ho street, on fhars
da) efrernaton* at 8 ©clocks. Intoxma&t ai Union Cew 9-
te*T Vftolt, .; ' ' ' ■. **
lAimOff, BR.-Oh the 23d last., Joshua Lam
boff, gr,
The frisada end x&&Utc9 of the famUy, also members
X3XSX>-
of the Chrf
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fheroorporeal rwultSf£’]JLV : J*' ~-
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>ind, and nad exhibited ti* „ amt* b
ioiaalhideeof life
ably, tbaiooEtribatid '?
oniM6tdan*btar of “ir ,' r .
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NOTICES."'
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FMTBD STATES CHBHfUS co^,
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AT in O'CLOCK,
ADBBSSSSS WILT. BB DBLiTBEgD gj
general TOK,*fJfca Army of
B*Y B W. CHIDLaVi of OiCCisuatT
JOSIPH STORY, ,of Tta>* "
Her. BIOW4RD ff. KkWTOvV, D,B
Bev, ALEXaKDBB BBBD, of Pillage?! 4l
Her. EDWARD HAWBS, of Ptojaditi t
isd other distinguished speakers, wiWV.
oc yet announced. u * 5 1
Free TJchfetsof admissionnriH temdvtaji*.
Lon on FRIDAY afternoon, at3o elotk «’>?*
took Store. No. 606 Oheeinnt Btr.-et. ‘ *■"
Oneihird of the taifrei* will the* b«
tf«r third oa ShTUSDAY afternoon,
iODDAY afternoon, at tha seine boat*.
o other places or times for obtaining ficW*
Knaicby the Germania Orchestra-
Doors open, at half-peat abc.
j»*er oso. a. smsT. ctna^
HOIIGE.
A SPECIAL MEETraa OF THE STOCmouJ
M’OI>rNTOOKVILLE
FBTBOLX TJM OOMPiJ
'Will fee feeUl at the
lEFICB OF THE COMPANT. So. 411 WIISH|
OH THDBSDAY, FEB’T 16, Isa,
it 12 o'clock M., to
COJfFIRH A SALS
It a portion of their Land, made by th a Bund
eotora January 23, 1555.
By order of tie Bosrd. 1
ja3s-tfl6
STATE EQUAI, BI9HI« r«
9Z5& Y&MTIOK,—At a meeting of tie GOiri-j
CITiZEKF of Philadelphia, 2ta?d at ri»li
Tuesday evening, 24th Inet,, the f-ollotriof nschii
trere unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That* la order to bays Philadelphia it.
represented in the Feansylyasia Sift's E-iad E : tu
Convention, which assemble e at Hanriebcrroß WtdnA
day* Feb. 8* 1865, the city be and is berebr diryMUij
Six Representative Districts, as follow: t;rii Ditidr,'
Fraakroid; Second District* west P2rl*4*jp*t3: TiU
District, north of C&UowMU streei; Fourth Di-hit,
from River to RWer and G&Uowhill to Sprace strsdd
Fifth DUtriet, Vest of Tenth and south ois;nci-V9n\
Sixth District, east of Tenth and aonth o: Sjtae* rxm\
Resolved, That the Preridvnt appoietfaiHtfcTftrf.ej
a Committee, who are hereby authorized ts& w#! d
call at the earliest period Pubiic Meeting* is Vh-lr n\
speettye district*for the election of delegates to km-I
■eat their respective district* in iba said Gonveam 1
Resolved, That the Committees heaad sic herons I
guested to form Leagues auxiliary to. and secantisl
co- operation and support of all Ganiches, Lodjm, ui|
other Associations for the sustenance of the Fajaijirvl
aia State Banal Rights League in It* effort# u>
the enjoyment of eaual right*-without zcgar4 T .o »jhc«j
COMMITTEES, !
THEIR TIME AMD FLAGS OF MEKTOG.
FI3BT DISTRICT—FRAWS FORD.
Samuel Morris* Wm. S. Walker,
Headersoa Davie* Jr,, P. R Brahe.
John Trusty, Bobert Cdiahw.
Vm. Pleasants, Charles Whittaker,
John K. Prince, . Wm. WateM.
C. Pleasants, J. B. Blyera*
George Pleasant*, .. i’S£iM k »& M ' B
Committee will meet at BBTBBL CHTSCB.
TBORSDaT EVRSICfG* 26th fact. at tee <l«« v
public meeting* for the organization of a Sahy
League.
SECOND DISTBICT—WEST PBTT.iMI.PHU.
Ch&rlesßorere, - Caleb Wooiyari,
Katthiaß B&cb, Ellas Feß,
Heiidorson Gray, - SamuelFarter.
Richard Berry, * Ferry
John Wetley, HtUlp Bartba umi.
Claries Armlslad, Emanuel Marti®.
' PHlfmeeTat ftS’horise' of CHAKtKS B. Mi
FORTIETH Street, below Locust, FRIDAY BI
at 7>i o’ clock.
TJIIHB BIHTJtICT—WHSTB 0* CAItOWHM.
R«t. A. h Stamford, RedmonFascM.
Charlee Simpson, Hennrthomu.
D. B. Bowser, X C. Wears.
w&ar
SmwMli.
MMtit'x‘te(?RtlifinLl.’B,«2 HoitbTHIESi
FRIDAY BVKHISTO, at 7K o’clock.
yOtTBTH DISTSICT—FBOK JUTBR TO HlVO.® 5l
&QWBIIX TO SPRUCE STREET.
B*t, r. Booghty Miller, Joseph Jassos,
William Stevens, Hear? Minton,
Samuel Barham, , Thomas
James L Boogtase, Jffin W. Priea>
ThomasH. B&yia, WUiiam^tom-s*
Beaty Joses, . Georg# raw.
Ifelarn Gordon, Bath*m«) Law.
ffiSSSS-fc-. at
GHUEOH, at the dole of the Prayer Beetle* <»
BAY EVESINa.
FIFTH »IfeTaiCT“WEaT FBOH TSSTH ASD riwti
SPRUCE,
B*r. John B. Escts,
i>aniel Colly*
• Monies Ball,
JohnWePage.
James W Parnell,
A, M, Green,
J. E, Glasgow, \
Jonathan bsvts, 1
wiifijeetS’jja 'jrwfagat’s, *>.»*>&
Street, on FRIDAY BYBHIBG, at ~,y, o'clock
sixth distsict—east of tests akb south or'
Bey. William Moore, Joshna Broiro,
Wm- D. Fatten,
Mttleton Hubert, Famiel Wiluaws.
James Brown, Robert 4W
BohejtH. Jones, BobsrtAUre,
John F. Hughes, Joseph »««.
Sn. H. tUey, !*•«■ SPESt,
Stephen Smith,, S^nJia
Joseph n, Bnetlll. Dsrii Bmwfc
Jos. B. EJtfy, JosialiSMy.
Shß?OfflSrf the MAQtTE, 71760HBAED
FRIDAY- BVBHIHG, atJK o o^f*v )B _ wiU t,
It Is expected that FnbUc Meetteg w
Delegatee appointed, ui VP*?*? |s?uSrlt>»'
DDtrietshext week. Frank!, rd tFm- i«k' u
off, and will claim the ffrstdjtyßeagas. t. - ms|M
be up and doing- What JHttncs will culm
fct. George, establisbed atheW
aaJ unigtsitM of . VrcH l ? $«
IS, 1866, thefoliowinf gentlemen
JAMES ALLBIL.
vice paxsiPEirr :
JOSEPH FILLIHO.
TBKAS'JKHR:
WILLIAM H. AiLBH.
secretary : „
JAMJS3 K WBBB. , M*
Kafi & »
Jolia Bardme, ThoaM Worsley, B4Wia
mas Somers. , «*- Gaorl* 4 '*
CKarmuss—Bst. Dr. Baddardr, am.
MiVAesoa. *>**/’£*s, »
PHtsicii»s-Dr. C. W. floraor. Pts"
V W Bmn€ll „
Fryer- JAMBS E. W£BJ.
Attest: SWiaM^
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OP THB DRAIT:—A paad ££~ b itfßg
street, above Master, ai W* £ you » re Ajll
young, come rich* come poor yo draft;
Jraßs* Come, you . ;?1 *
yourselves, titeu we will HA.U«,
. B. Harper. Secretary-
IWlttW® WARD.—J*S ~t « i tjj
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pOTwraof adopting met y,ii]|i
Jobs U Hnj» Secretary-
A*TKkSOOS these* test-- Sk ‘V
dne paid at thaj time.
JBy ora or of fetockboMs*^
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»3» FIFTH WittD. _ w i',i
IFTfiST HilA*,liV > -3 ° .itffc,
Fnnctual atefcaim*
in A, atl2o;«:o«k»'
CHAS L. jDOPuLI^
SamUtT prc.ta.
P. IT. JxuJab,
Jeremiah Ashw,
Alfr«dB. Casssf.
D. D. Ttun*r»
J B. Traetr.
Charles B.Collr.
George Gei*ss,
Beaj. Harmoa